JP5547445B2 - Competitive video game device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a competitive video game apparatus, and more particularly to a competitive video game apparatus in which game commands are displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

Among video game devices, in a battle-type video game device such as a boxing game device, a kick boxing game device, a professional wrestling game device, a fencing game device, etc., an on-screen character (in the present application, simply “character” ")" Must be operated to win the opponent's character.
For this purpose, it is necessary to appropriately input game commands in a timely manner by operating direction selection keys and push button switches for game input.
For example, in a game machine capable of changing the attack direction as in the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is important to operate the direction selection tool accurately and quickly.

However, it is quite difficult for a beginner to quickly input an appropriate game command according to the game scene, and even if the beginner battles an expert, the type and timing of the technique (work) that the character can execute I often lost unilaterally without knowing.
In order to solve such a problem, a command image showing a simple diagram showing the number of punches and kicks to be paid out, the direction, etc. is displayed as a help image on a part of the game screen as an option to solve such a problem. There is also a known game device.

  However, the position and orientation of yourself and your opponent's characters on the screen always change while the game is in progress, and along with this, the technique to move out and the direction to move also change, but the conventional command image is , It was displayed only based on the state that your character is standing on one side of the screen (usually the left side) facing the center of the screen. Therefore, when the character is standing on the opposite side of the reference position, the direction of the technique shown in the command image (the direction to be input) is opposite to the direction of the technique that the character takes out on the screen. It was difficult to understand and often mistaken the instantaneous operation.

JP 2000-5434 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a battle equipped with assist means capable of displaying an easy-to-understand command image corresponding to the position and orientation of the character on the screen. Is to provide a video game device.

The above purpose is
A player- type video game device used by player A in order to match a character a on the screen of a display device operated by player A with a character b of another player B,
A display device for displaying the progress of the game;
A game input device having a direction selection tool for game input and at least one pushbutton switch operated by a player;
A game arithmetic device in which a predetermined game program is installed, responds to a game control signal input from the game input device, performs game arithmetic according to the game program, and obtains game image data to be displayed on the display device ,
An image processing circuit that converts game image data obtained from the game arithmetic device into an image signal for a display device and supplies the image signal to the display device;
A communication control device for performing data communication necessary for a battle with another similar battle type video game device via a communication line;
And an assist means comprising the components described in (a) to (d) below, that is,
(A) A command list in which a scene index predetermined for each scene of the game corresponding to the position and orientation of the character a and command image data indicating a recommended game command in each scene is recorded. A command list recording device;
(A) means for calculating a scene index corresponding to the displayed screen in accordance with the progress of the game;
(C) means for searching a command list of the command list recording device and acquiring command image data corresponding to a scene index corresponding to the displayed scene;
(D) a screen compositing means for performing an operation for compositing and displaying the command image based on the command image data acquired in (C) above with the game image displayed on the screen of the display device;
This can be achieved by the above-described competitive video game apparatus.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, an easy-to-understand command image corresponding to the position and orientation of the character a of the player A displayed on the screen of the display device is displayed on a part of the screen. A can see the command image and promptly input an appropriate game command, and even a beginner can provide a competitive video game apparatus that can compete with an expert and enjoy the game. is there.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display image of the display apparatus of the battle | competition type video game apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display image in another scene in the competitive video game apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows one Example of the circuit structure of the battle | competition type | mold video game device based on this invention.

The configuration of the competitive video game apparatus according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an example of a display image of a display device of a competitive video game apparatus according to the present invention. The illustrated image is a simplified display image of a kick boxing game.
In the figure, 10 is a display device of the competitive video game apparatus according to the present invention, 100 is its screen, a is the character of player A who is currently playing (round face), b is the character of player B who is the opponent (square) Face), 101 is a command image, 102 is a timer indicating the remaining time, 103a is a scale indicating the physical strength of the character a, and 103b is a scale indicating the physical strength of the character b.
The player B who is the opponent plays a game with the player A by operating another similar battle type video game device connected through a communication line, and the same game image is displayed on both display devices. Although it is displayed, only the command image is displayed separately for each player character.

In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the command image 101 includes an arrow indicating forward and backward, a letter P indicating punch, and a letter K indicating kick.
In the situation of FIG. 1, the character a stands on the left side of the screen facing right, so that a right arrow indicates “forward” and a left arrow indicates “reverse”.
Therefore, in the command image 101, a good result can be obtained with respect to the punch P by pressing the push button punch key after performing two steps of moving the game input direction selection tool twice and moving forward two steps. Is displayed.
For kick K, the direction selection tool performs a leftward movement operation once and moves backward one step, then performs a rightward movement operation twice and moves forward two steps, and then presses a push button type kick key. When pressed, it is displayed that a good result is obtained.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the character A of the player A comes to the right side of the screen and stands facing left in the same game as described above.
In this case, since the character a faces in the opposite direction to that in FIG. 1, in the present invention, the direction of the arrow in the command image is also displayed in the opposite direction to that in FIG. Indicates “reverse”, and a left arrow indicates “forward” to facilitate player A's command input.
That is, with respect to the punch P, it is displayed that a favorable result can be obtained by pressing the push button type punch key after performing the leftward movement operation of the direction selection tool twice and moving forward two steps.
For kick K, the direction selection tool moves once in the right direction and moves backward one step, then moves in the left direction twice and moves forward two steps, and then presses the push-button kick key. It is displayed that a good result is obtained.

  The recommended command is determined in advance by the relative position (distance) of both characters, the posture, the remaining time of the game, the physical strength of both characters, etc., and is preset in the command list command prepared in the game program. Try to keep it.

Hereinafter, the circuit configuration and the like of the competitive video game apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 3, 1A is a competitive video game device played by player A, 1B is a competitive video game device played by player B, 10 is a display device, 100 is its display screen, 11 is a game input device, and 111 is a direction. Selection tool, 112 is a push button switch, 12 is a fee collection device, 13 is a game calculation device, 13a is a CPU, 13b is a storage device such as a hard disk drive, 13c is a work RAM, 13d is a ROM, 13e is a clock circuit, 131 is Command list recording device 132, scene index calculation means, 133 command image data acquisition means, 134 screen composition means, 14 image processing device, 15 sound circuit, 16 speakers, 17 communication control device, 18 data Bus, 2 is host computer, 3 is communication line That.

As shown in FIG. 3, a competitive video game apparatus 1A on which a player A plays is a host for centralized management of a game provider via a communication line 3 such as the Internet (including a network such as a LAN in a game field). In addition to being connected to the computer 2, it is connected to the battle type video game apparatus 1B of the player B who is the opponent.
The competitive video game apparatus 1A includes a display device 10, a game input device 11, a fee collection device 12, a game calculation device 13, an image processing device 14, a sound circuit 16, a speaker 16, and a communication device in a housing (not shown). A control device 17, etc. are provided. The competitive video game apparatus 1B on which the player B plays has the same configuration as this.

The display device 10 displays a game image indicating the progress of the game including the characters a and b, and as described above, the command image 101, the remaining time display timer 102, and the scales 103a and 103b indicating the character's physical strength. , Etc. are displayed.
Among these images, images other than the command image 101 are referred to as “game images” in the present application.
The game input device 11 operated by the player includes a direction selection tool 111 such as a joystick for game input, and at least one push button switch 112.
A predetermined game program is installed in the game calculation device 13, and in response to a game control signal input from the game input device 11, the game calculation is performed according to the game program. 10, game image data to be displayed is output.
The image processing circuit 14 converts the game image data output from the game calculation device 13 into a display device image signal, and supplies it to the display device 10.
The communication control device 17 performs data communication necessary for a battle with a similar battle type video game device 1B of the player B, in addition to data communication with the host computer 2 via the communication line 3.

The CPU 13a in the game calculation device 13 executes a game program recorded in a storage device 13b such as a hard disk drive, and performs calculation processing necessary to advance the game according to the program.
The work RAM 13C exchanges data necessary for the operation of the CPU 13a, and temporarily records and holds data.
In addition to basic character data, image data, audio data, etc. used in the game, various data and programs of a relatively small size necessary for backing up the operation of the CPU 13a are recorded in the ROM 13d. If the storage device 13b is a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk drive, character data, image data, etc. may be recorded there.
The clock circuit 13e oscillates clock pulses necessary for the operation of the entire apparatus, and performs time management from the start of the game to game over, other time management necessary for the game progress, and the like.

In addition to the above components, in the present invention, as a circuit element for displaying the command image 101 as a help image, a command list recording device 131, a scene index calculating unit 132, and a command image data acquiring unit 133 are displayed. And assisting means comprising screen composition means 134 are provided.
These circuit elements are executed by hardware such as the CPU 13a, the storage device 13b, the work RAM 13c, and the ROM 13d by a game program (software) installed in hardware such as the CPU 13a and the storage device 13b of the game arithmetic device 13. It is constructed by the cooperation of the software and hardware.

The command list recording device 131 is a device that records a command list that lists a number of commands of techniques that are desirable as techniques to be performed by the character a for each scene of the game.
This command list includes a scene index predetermined for each scene (situation) of the game corresponding to the position and orientation of the character a or a major scene important for the battle, and a recommended game command for each scene. It is a list comprising combinations of command image data to be shown. Therefore, if a certain scene is specified, command image data indicating a game command recommended in the scene can be read from the command list recording device 131.
This command list is stored in advance in the game program. By installing the game program in the game arithmetic device 13 and executing it, the command list is stored in the storage device 13b and the work RAM 13c during the game period. The command list recording device 131 is constructed by developing and recording, and the recording portion.
As described above, the recommended command is determined by the relative position (distance) of both characters, the posture, the remaining time of the game, the physical strength of both characters, and the like, and is recorded in the command list.

  The scene index calculating means 132 is a means for calculating a scene index corresponding to the displayed screen as the game progresses. As described above, each scene (situation) of the game corresponding to the position and orientation of the character a. ) Is detected and output in accordance with the progress of the game by the game program.

  The command image data acquisition unit 133 searches the command list of the command list recording device 131 based on the scene index obtained by the scene index calculation unit 132, and acquires command image data corresponding to the scene index. is there. Thus, command image data indicating a game command recommended in the situation currently displayed on the display screen is acquired.

The screen synthesizing unit 134 performs an operation for synthesizing and displaying the command image based on the command image data acquired as described above with the game image displayed on the screen of the display device 10.
As a result, for the game image, a game image common to the game device 1A of the player A and the game device 1B of the player B is displayed, and for the command image, an image indicating individual command contents for the players A and B, respectively. Will be displayed individually.

  As described above, the command list recording device 131, the scene index calculation means 132, the command image data acquisition means 133, and the screen composition means 134 are games installed in hardware such as the CPU 13a and the storage device 13b of the game arithmetic device 13. A program (software) is executed by hardware such as the CPU 13a, the storage device 13b, the work RAM 13c, and the like, and is constructed by cooperation of the software and hardware.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention includes all the modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the above description within the scope of the object. .

  According to the present invention, since an easy-to-understand command image corresponding to the position and orientation of the character A of the player A displayed on the screen of the display device is displayed on a part of the screen, the player A looks at the command image. It is possible to provide an appropriate game command quickly, and even a novice player can compete with an expert and enjoy a game. It has value.

1A Competitive video game apparatus 1B according to the present invention played by player A Competitive video game apparatus 10 according to the present invention played by player B Display apparatus a Character of player A b Character 100 of player B Display screen 101 Command image 102 Remaining time display timer 103a Scale 103b indicating the physical strength of the character a 11 Scale 11 indicating the physical strength of the character b Game input device 111 Direction selection tool 112 Push button switch 12 Charge collection device 13 Game arithmetic device 13a CPU
13b Storage device (hard disk drive)
13c Work RAM
13d ROM
13e clock circuit 131 command list recording device 132 scene index calculation means 133 command image data acquisition means 134 screen composition means 14 image processing device 15 sound circuit 16 speaker 17 communication control device 18 data bus 2 host computer 3 communication line

Claims (1)

A battle-type video game apparatus (1A) used by a player A in order to match a character a on the screen of a display device operated by the player A with a character b of another player B,
A display device (10) for displaying the progress of the game;
A game input device (11) having a direction selection tool (111) for game input and at least one pushbutton switch (112) operated by a player;
A game in which a predetermined game program is installed, responds to a game control signal input from the game input device, performs a game calculation according to the game program, and obtains game image data to be displayed on the display device (10) An arithmetic unit (13);
An image processing circuit (14) for converting game image data obtained from the game arithmetic device (13) into an image signal for a display device and supplying the image signal to the display device;
A communication control device (17) for performing data communication necessary for a battle with another similar battle type video game device (1B) via the communication line (3);
And the above-mentioned battle type video game apparatus (1A), characterized by comprising assist means comprising the components described in (a) to (d) below.
(A) A command list in which a scene index predetermined for each scene of the game corresponding to the position and orientation of the character a and command image data indicating a recommended game command in each scene is recorded. Command list recording device (131).
(A) Means (132) for calculating a scene index corresponding to the displayed screen in accordance with the progress of the game.
(C) Means (133) for searching the command list of the command list recording device (131) and acquiring command image data corresponding to the scene index corresponding to the displayed scene.
(D) Screen composition means (134) for performing a computation for compositing and displaying the command image based on the command image data acquired in (c) above with the game image displayed on the screen of the display device.

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