JPS6324706B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a racing game device, and in particular, a first and a second moving body are displayed by lighting on the display surface of the upper surface of the case, and one of the moving bodies is moved by a switch operation to move the other moving body. The present invention relates to a portable electronic racing game device that allows players to compete for points based on their relative positional relationship with a moving object.

Conventionally, this type of racing game device has been widely used, which uses an electronic control device to project a predetermined pattern on a television receiver, making it possible to play car racing and other games more realistically. There is. However, such game devices are large and relatively expensive, and require a television receiver, making them unsuitable for mobile use and limiting the number of places where you can play games. There is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable racing game device that allows users to easily enjoy a game similar to actual racing anywhere.

Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is applied to a car racing game device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a car racing game device according to the present invention. This racing game device is housed in a flat case 20 that can be divided into upper and lower parts. The case 20 is provided with a display means 30, a switch device 40, a control means 50 consisting of first and second moving display control means 50a and 50b, and a score display control means 60 (FIG. 2).

Note that in the following description, the term "vehicle" or "car" will be used in conjunction with the term "mobile object."

The display means 30 is disposed in the upper central part of the case 20 in the longitudinal direction, and is arranged in the display window 2 made of a rectangular colored transparent plate.
It has 2. The lower side of this display window 22 (case 20
As shown in FIG. 3, there are patterns 24 and fences representing moving bodies (cars) 37, 39 (in the illustrated embodiment, car shapes) of a predetermined shape (the shape of a car in the illustrated embodiment), as shown in FIG. Alternatively, a pattern 26 representing the lane (course), a three-digit Japanese-shaped pattern 28a representing the score 28, and "1" to "3" representing the podium 32 (respectively 1st to 3rd place)
Pattern 32 with human shape (indicating 3rd place)
a, pattern 34 indicating checker flag 34
a, and furthermore, a liquid crystal element having a bar-shaped pattern 36 arranged at a predetermined position on the display surface 23 for displaying games "1" to "6" selected by a game selection switch to be described later. is set up.
In the illustrated embodiment, the liquid crystal display uses a large liquid crystal element to obtain 108 pattern segments, and is lit in a 1/3 duty manner at an operating voltage of 3.0V.

Then, among the patterns of moving objects (cars), B~
The patterns in the J row are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the four central patterns in each of the A and K rows are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the two patterns in each corner part are arranged diagonally adjacent to each other.

The moving objects include a first moving object, that is, the own vehicle 37, which is turned on in response to an input from a switch device 40 that is manually operated by the player, and a first moving object, that is, the own car 37, which is turned on in accordance with a certain predetermined rule of the racing game. A second moving object, that is, an obstacle vehicle or a target vehicle 39 (FIG. 2), is lit up and displayed, and points are competed for based on the relative positional relationship between the two.

In this way, multiple patterns representing moving objects (cars) are arranged adjacently, so the movement of moving objects (cars) is
This is expressed by sequentially lighting up the pattern portions of each moving object (car) at predetermined time intervals. Note that lighting control for each pattern portion will be described later.

Next, the switch device 40 (FIG. 1) will be explained.

This switch device is provided below (on the front side) of the display window 22 and includes a movable switch 41 of a movable body. The switch 41 includes a start/acceleration (push button) switch 41a and a deceleration (push button) switch 4.
1b, and upward, downward, rightward, and leftward movement direction selection (push buttons) switches 41c ₁ to ₄ .

The acceleration switch 41a is also used as a start switch, and is a switch used to change the speed of the first moving object, that is, the own vehicle.It has speeds from 1 to 4, and each time it is pressed, the speed increases, and the switch is used to change the speed of the first moving object, that is, the own vehicle. Once that happens, it won't get any faster. In addition, the deceleration switch 41
On the other hand, b is a switch used to reduce the speed of the first moving object, that is, the own vehicle, and the speed decreases each time the switch is pressed. Once the car is in 1st gear, it will not slow down any further.

This speed adjustment is achieved in cooperation with a control means 50, which will be described later, and the details of the speed are, for example, as follows.

1st speed...650ms/1 pattern segment 2nd speed...500 〃 3rd speed...400 〃 4th speed...250 〃 Direction selection switches 41c ₁ to ₄ are the first
This selects the traveling direction of the moving body, that is, the own vehicle, and when each of the switches 41c ₁ to ₄ shown in FIG. 1 is pressed, the own vehicle moves upward, downward, rightward, or leftward.

Further, the switch device 40 is provided with a power (slide) switch 42 and a game selection (push button) switch 43.

This game selection switch 43 is used to select one of six games "1" to "6" (Fig. 1, Fig. 3) one by one in that order when pressed once. Next, return to game “1”.

Next, the control means 50 is constituted by a microprocessor or the like that operates according to a predetermined program according to the game, and the control means 50 includes first and second moving display control means 50a and 50b (see FIG. 2). ).

The first movement display control means 50a lights up a pattern portion representing the aforementioned first moving object, that is, the own vehicle 37, in response to an input from the switch device 40. On the other hand, the second moving display control means 50b
The above-mentioned second movement is performed according to certain predetermined rules (a program set in an electronic control unit such as a microprocessor) of the racing game selected by the game selection switch 43. In other words, a pattern portion representing an obstacle vehicle or a target vehicle 39 is illuminated.

The game selection switch 43, start switch/acceleration switch 41a, deceleration switch 41b, and direction selection switch 41c are connected to a game determination device 51, a game start and moving body speed adjustment determination device 52, and a direction determination device 53, respectively.

The first movement display control means 50a is a first moving object display position determining device 54 that is operated by inputs from a game determining device 51, a game start and moving object speed adjustment determining device 52, and a direction determining device 53. , and moves the first moving body 37 to the moving switch 4
It lights up in response to manual operation by player 1.

The second movement display control means 50b has a second moving object movement control device 55 that is operated by inputs from a game judgment device 51, game start and speed adjustment judgment devices 52 and 53, and a second movement display control device 50b. The moving body 39 is lit according to a predetermined program.

The movable area setting device 56 sets the movable area of the moving object based on the output sent from the game determining device 51 according to the game selected by the selection operation of the game selection switch 43, and sets the moving area of the moving body, for example, fences, courses, etc. This is to establish the following.

The score 28 is displayed by the score display control means 60 determining the relative positional relationship between the first and second moving bodies, counting this, and lighting up the corresponding pattern.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the above embodiment, in which the control means 50
is composed of a one-chip microprocessor or microcomputer that operates according to a predetermined program, while the display means 30 is
It consists of a liquid crystal element that controls the lighting of each display pattern using a 3.0V, 1/3 duty method.

The sound generating unit 70 is composed of a piezoelectric buzzer, and is used to generate sounds of a moving body, such as a car engine sound, a crash sound, a fanfare sound, etc., at different frequencies using a microprocessor or the like of the control means 50. .

These signals of various frequencies are generated in a pulse waveform according to a predetermined program by an oscillation circuit such as a microprocessor, and are
The signal is amplified by the Tr and drives the buzzer of the sound generating section 70 via the coil L.

B turns on the power switch 42 using the power source (battery).
When turned ON, the control means 50, such as a microprocessor, is reset by the circuit of the resistor R _D and the capacitor C _D.

Note that capacitors C ₁ and C ₂ are noise removal filters. Further, Rf is a resistance that generates a clock in a microprocessor or the like.

Furthermore, the direction selection switches 41c ₁ to ₄ for up, down, right, and left, acceleration and deceleration switches 41a, b, game selection switch 43, and power switch 42 are the first
They are provided in correspondence with the switches shown in the figure.

The operation of the racing game device configured as above will be explained as follows. First, when the power switch 42 is turned on, one game is selected, and the movable area setting device 56 determines the movable range of the movable body according to the game, and the first movable body 37 and the second movable body A display indicating the moving body 39 is clearly displayed on the display means 30.
The first moving body includes acceleration and deceleration switches 41a and 41b of the moving switch 41 and direction selection switches _41c1 to 41c.
₄ via the display position determination device 54 of the first display control means 50a, while the second moving body is manually operated by the display position determination device 54 of the second display control means 50b. The images are moved randomly or regularly according to the programmed program and are displayed on the display means 30, respectively.

The score display control means 60 counts the scores according to the relative positional relationship between the pattern parts of the first and second moving bodies that are lit by the first and second display control means, respectively, and displays the score 28. This is specified in the means 30.

The racing game device of the present invention can be configured to play only one game, but can also be configured to selectively play a plurality of games.

In the illustrated embodiment, the racing game device of the present invention when applied to car racing can select and enjoy the following six types of games.

Game “1” (Circuit car race…
PRACTICE) “2” (Circuit car race…PRO) “3” (Dedicated heat car race) “4” (Head-on car race) “5” (Circuit Ace No.1) “6” ( Cartier Ace No. 2) Every time the game selection switch 43 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is pressed once, games are selected in the order described above. When the power switch 42 is turned on, the first
A program by the microcomputer in the second moving display control means 50a, b is automatically executed to select game "1", and a bar-shaped pattern 36 representing game "1" is displayed on the display means 30. It lights up under "1" and a game display, which will be described later, is displayed.

If you want to play another game, you can press the game selection switch 43 once at a time. Each time the button is pressed, the bar-shaped pattern 36 serving as an indicator representing the game advances one by one toward the right, and the game display, which will be described later, changes accordingly. After game "6", the game returns to game "1" again.

When the player selects the game he or she wants to play, the player presses the switch 41a to start the game.

Note that the frequencies of the sounds used in the racing game for a moving object (vehicle or car) in this embodiment are as follows.

Car engine sound 1st gear 20Hz 2〃 30〃 3〃 50〃 4〃 70〃 Juanjuare sound A melody made by combining the 1st note (1760Hz), 2nd note (1100Hz), and 3rd note (750Hz).

Car crash sound 2nd sound Game end sound 3rd sound The details of each of the games "1" to "6" will be described in sequence below.

Game “1” (Circuit car race…
PRACTICE) As mentioned above, when the power switch 42 is turned on, game "1" is selected, the display as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and the bar-shaped pattern 36 lights up under the game display "1". . In the figure, a car 37 is a first car, that is, the player's own car, and a car 39 is a second car, that is, a disabled car controlled by a microprocessor or the like. Note that the pattern 26 represents a course. In FIG. 3, the courses are arranged in two columns L, M, P, and Q on the left and right, excluding columns N and O of rows B to J, and the top row A and the bottom row K are one-stage courses.

The starting position is the left column as seen in Figure 5, the own vehicle is on the inside F row, the obstructed vehicle is on the outside H row, and the direction of travel is clockwise.

Regarding the speed of the car, the disabled car is fixed at 2nd gear, and the own car accelerates from 1st to 4th gear and decelerates switch 41.
It can be varied by a and b. Acceleration switch 41a
Since 41 is also used as a start switch, when starting, the vehicle starts in 2nd gear, and acceleration/deceleration switch 41
It can be accelerated and decelerated by a and b. However, if your vehicle collides with a disabled vehicle,
When restarting after going off course, your vehicle will start in 1st gear.

Unless the start switch is pressed, the own vehicle flashes before starting to distinguish it from an impaired vehicle. Flushing is configured by, for example, lighting (1 sec) → non-lighting (1 sec) → lighting (1 sec) → non-lighting (1 sec).

Game “1” is a circuit car race for the purpose of “PRACTICE”.
7. The obstacle vehicle 39 travels on an inside or outside vertical course, automatically turns at a curve,
Enter a single horizontal course, go out to each vertical course again, and enter the general horizontal course again. In addition,
The obstacle vehicle 39 randomly changes course in accordance with predetermined rules in two longitudinal courses, an inner and an outer one. That is, the course is controlled to change from the inner course to the outer course or vice versa. On the other hand, the own vehicle 37 is set to always travel on the inner vertical course (along the fence 26 in FIG. 5) unless the player operates the left and right direction selection switches 41c ₄ and 41c ₃ . , when the above-mentioned direction selection switch _41c4 or _41c3 is operated, from the inside to the outside course (when operating the switch _41c4 to the left) or from the outside to the inside course (when the switch _41c3 is operated to the right) (when operating) change course. If the player makes a mistake in this course change operation (for example, presses the switch _41c3 to the right while proceeding on the inside course), a crash occurs as the player collides with a fence or moves out of the area.

Due to the fact that it has such a travel course,
The player accelerates and decelerates the speed of his/her vehicle 41
While making adjustments by pressing buttons a and b, you must also change the course of your vehicle using the left and right direction selection switches 41c ₄ and 41c ₃ to avoid crashing into obstructed vehicles or fences. .

The scoring method is that 2 points are added each time the own car advances one pattern segment, and players compete to see how many points they can get within 2 minutes of game time. If you clash with an obstacle vehicle, the game time will decrease by 7.5 seconds.

When the game is over after 2 minutes,
The checker flag 34 (FIG. 3) lights up, and the podium 32 lights up in accordance with the score 28. That is, when the score is 900 or more, the "1" for the first place lights up and Juanjuare is sounded. 700-899 points,
2nd place and 3rd place “2” for 500 to 699 points, respectively.
“3” lights up.

In addition, if you score the highest score of 999 points (actually 1000 points, but the score 28 uses a 3-digit number, so it is 999 points) before the game is over, Juanjuare will become The check flag flashes. After that, 1st place “1” for 5 seconds
The checker flag lights up.

When a vehicle deviates from the course or collides with an obstructed vehicle, it will crash, emitting the aforementioned one sound for three seconds and flashing the display for that vehicle. The game then starts again from the starting point.

Next, the operation of the car racing game device when game "1" is selected will be explained using FIG.

When the game selection switch 43 is pressed, the device 5
4, 55, and 56 operate to display a pattern as shown in FIG. The movement control device 55 operates, and the display signal generation device 58
The disabled vehicle 39 travels on the above-mentioned course at second speed due to the output from b. On the other hand, if the player presses the acceleration/deceleration switches 41a and 41b, the display position determining device 54 of the own vehicle is activated, and the display signal generating device 5
8a, the own vehicle 37 is caused to travel along the aforementioned course while being accelerated or decelerated.

Further, the relative positional relationship between the pattern parts of the own vehicle and the obstructed vehicle is compared by a comparator 57a, and when the two match, that is, when there is a crash, the relative positional relationship between the own vehicle 37 and the obstructed vehicle is sent via display signal generators 58a and 58b. 39 is of course flashed at the same location. If there is a discrepancy, 2 each time the vehicle advances one pattern segment.
The points are counted by the score display control means 60 and the score 28 is displayed.

On the other hand, the position determining device 57b determines the position determined by the movable area setting device 56 of the own vehicle and the position determined by the display position determining device 54, and the position determining device 57b determines whether the own vehicle is out of the area. If the game start determination device 52 starts the game start judgment device 52, the timer 59 starts the timer 59, which is started by the game start determination device 52, and the time is counted in the same way as when the comparator 57a shows a match. Cut in 7.5sec increments. When the score 28 reaches the highest score of 999 points in the score display control means 60 or when the game time of 2 minutes has elapsed according to the timer 59, the game is over and the checker flag 34 is turned on by the output from the game over determination device 59a. and podium 32 depending on the score 28
lights up.

Note that in order to generate the aforementioned car engine sound, fanfare sound, car crash sound, and game end sound according to the program, the sound generation unit 70 (fourth
(Fig. 6) are provided. The engine sound is emitted at different frequencies as described above, depending on the first to fourth speeds.

Game “2” (Circuit Trace…PRO) Game “2” has a higher level of difficulty in car racing operations than game “1”.
(Authentic) “Enjoy circuit racing.

When playing the game "2", if the game selection switch 43 is pressed once from the state of the game "1", the bar-shaped pattern 36 moves one place to the right and lights up below the game "2". . The display is the same as in the case of game "1" (FIG. 5), and therefore the game content is also the same as in the case of game "1". However, the own vehicle is not controlled by the microcomputer or the like of the control means 50 so as to automatically turn at a curve as in the case of game "1". Therefore, when leaving the vertical course and entering the horizontal course, the own vehicle will crash unless the right direction selection switch 41c ₃ (FIG. 1) is pressed at the right time. Also, when leaving the horizontal course and entering the vertical course, you can press the direction selection switch 41 to the right at the right time.
If you do not press c ₃ , you will automatically exit the outer vertical course and enter the obstacle course.
If you want to exit to the inner vertical course where no obstructed vehicle is running, just press the direction selection switch _41c3 to the right at the right time at the time of the curve.

The operation of the car racing game device when game " ₂ " is selected will be explained with reference to FIG. A signal is applied to the device 54 to manually control the movement of the vehicle. Further, in the movable area setting device 56, an area is set so that the vehicle will crash if the direction is not changed in a timely manner by the switch device at the above-mentioned curve point. Therefore, cutting the time of the timer 59 is the same as in game "1".

In short, game "2" is about how far your car travels in 2 minutes of game time, except that the operation is more advanced by adding the operation of pressing the direction selection switch to the right at the curve point of the course. This game is similar to game "1" in that the players compete for points.

Game “3” (Dead Heat Car Race) When playing game “3”, when the game selection switch 43 is pressed once from the state of game “2”, the bar-shaped pattern 36 moves one place to the right side. and the bottom of the game display “3” lights up.

As shown in Fig. 7, the screen used (Fig. 3) consists of the following sections, except for the left and right outer columns L and Q.
4 columns: M, N, O, P columns, and upper and lower A, K
Excluding rows, 9 rows from rows B to J are used. In addition, the pattern 26 indicating the fence is provided outside the 4-row vertical course used, but the 3rd row from the bottom of the right edge
The pattern of the rows is pitted, and vehicle 37 is pitted to the right from the fence line on the right end.
Before the start, I was flashing here.

When the acceleration switch 41a, which also serves as a start switch, is pressed, a plurality of obstructed vehicles 39 run randomly from above (or from below).

If the speed is 1st gear, the obstructed vehicle will pass from below, and if the speed is 2nd to 4th gear, the obstructed vehicle will come from above.

When one of the direction selection switches 41c ₁ to _{41c 4} is pressed once, the own vehicle moves in one pattern (one segment) in the direction of that switch. The driver competes for points by pressing the direction selection switch to avoid these obstructing cars, and can enjoy a game that can be called a "dead heat" car race.

Each time the impaired vehicle (for example, 39a) moves by one pattern (one segment), points are added according to the following classification depending on the position of the own vehicle.

Position of own vehicle Score B Row 5 points C~F〃 3〃 G~J〃 2〃 When the direction selection switch is pressed and the own vehicle goes outside the fence, or when the own vehicle collides with an obstructed vehicle, a crash occurs. Therefore, like the game mentioned above, 7.5 seconds will be subtracted from the game time of 2 minutes.

Unlike the previous game, the obstructed vehicle is not limited to 2nd gear, but can be varied from 1st to 4th gear. However, if the obstructed vehicle is in 1st gear, the obstructed vehicle will run through from below, so points will not be added and time will be lost. Only.

The operation of the car racing game device when game "3" is selected will be explained with reference to FIG. 8. When the start switch 41a is pressed, the movement control device 55 is operated by the device 52, and the display signal generator 58b, a plurality of obstacle vehicles 39... randomly run through their respective courses from top to bottom on the display surface of the display means (FIG. 7).

When the leftward direction selection switch _41c4 is pressed, the display position determining device 54 is activated by the direction determining device 53, and the vehicle enters the course from the pit-in state. Therefore, when the player presses any one of the direction selection switches 41c 1 to 41c ₁ to ₄ upward, downward, rightward, or leftward, a signal is applied to the display position determination device 54 via the direction determination device 53, and the display position determination device 54 automatically Manually control the movement of the car to avoid colliding with obstructed vehicles and to avoid going outside the fence.

The disabled vehicle is in 2nd speed at the start, but is in 1st speed when restarted after a crash, and can be varied from 1st to 4th speed by pressing the acceleration/deceleration switches 41a and 41b. Further, an area including a pattern 26 indicating a fence is set in the movable area setting device 56, and if the own vehicle deviates from the area by pressing the direction selection switch, a crash occurs and the timer 59 is set. Cutting (2 minutes) is the same as in the previous game.

Other operations such as score counting are the same as in the case of the above-mentioned game.

Game "4" (head-on car racing) When playing game "4", press the game selection switch 43 once from the state of game "3", and the bar-shaped pattern 36 will move one place to the right. It lights up under the game display “4”.

As shown in Fig. 9, the display is used for the horizontal course of rows A and K, and for the horizontal courses of rows L, M, P,
The vertical course of column Q (FIG. 3) is used, and a pattern 26a indicating a fence and a pattern 26b indicating an infield are lit.

Cuts are provided at the 4th and 7th tiers from the bottom of the leftmost fence, and at the 3rd and 6th tiers from the bottom of the rightmost fence.

In this game, in exchange for the game time of 2 minutes, five 37a cars are given to each player, and the player competes for points when they lose their cars. The five cars I own are lit in the left row of the infield.

The starting position is the own vehicle 37 at the upper left and the disabled vehicle 39 at the lower right. Before the start, the own vehicle is flashed to distinguish it from the disabled vehicle, but after the start, no flashing is performed.

In game "4", the own vehicle can shift from 1st to 4th gear and travels clockwise, while the obstructing vehicle is fixed at 2nd gear and travels counterclockwise, resulting in a head-on collision. You can play games.

The driver's vehicle can change its course to the left or right by the player's manual operation at the break in the fence mentioned above, while the obstacle vehicle changes its course randomly by generating random numbers using a computer or the like.

In this game, the player advances his own vehicle while avoiding a head-on collision (crash) with an obstructed vehicle, and when the vehicle crashes, the number of owned vehicles 37a decreases.

The score is 2 for each pattern segment that your car advances.
Compete for points until you run out of 5 cars. Other points awards etc. shall be as per game “1”.

The operation of the car racing game device when game "4" is selected will be explained with reference to FIG. 10. When the start switch 41a is pressed, the device 55 is activated by the device 52 and the game is started via the device 58b. Obstacle cars rotate around the course counterclockwise and randomly change the course to the left or right. Meanwhile, the player's car runs clockwise along the course, but the player manually operates the acceleration/deceleration switches 41a, b and the direction selection switch 41c to adjust the speed and turn left and right to prevent the car from colliding head-on with an obstacle. Change the course.

The movable area setting device 56 also has patterns 26a and b indicating infields and fences.
If the vehicle leaves the area by pressing the direction selection switch,
Alternatively, when the vehicle fails to pass through the above-mentioned cut, the position determination device 57b causes a crash. Similarly, if your vehicle and a disabled vehicle collide,
Comparative detection is performed by the comparator 57a, resulting in a crash. In these crashes, the number of cars 37a is decreased by one by the car setting device 59c.

Other points awards, etc. will be the same as for game “1”.

Game “5” (Kirch Ace No. 1) When playing game “5”, when the game selection switch 43 is pressed once from the state of game “4”, the bar-shaped pattern 36 moves one place to the right. The light will appear below the game “5”.

As shown in FIG. 11, the display uses the entire screen (FIG. 3), and the own vehicle 37 and target vehicle 39 are illuminated.

The starting position is the same as in game "4", and the own car flashes before the start and does not flash after the start.

In this game, when the game starts, the target randomly moves in all directions, and the direction of the vehicle changes by manually operating the direction selection switch, and then continues in that direction until the next time the direction selection switch is pressed. The vehicle will proceed in first gear, and the switch will be operated so that it will eventually make contact with the target vehicle. In this way, this game allows the player to enjoy chasing the target vehicle with his or her own vehicle.

If the driver deviates from the course (the lower rectangular portion indicated by the solid line in FIG. 11), a crash occurs and the time is cut as described above.

Scoring is determined by how many target cars are caught (contacted) in two minutes, with each round being worth 55 points.

Other ranking decisions etc. are the same as in other games. When a point is scored, the game starts again from the starting position.

The operation of the car racing game device when game "5" is selected will be explained with reference to FIG. Function, display signal generator 58a,
The own vehicle, the target vehicle, and the area as shown in FIG. 11 are displayed through b.

When the switch 41a, which also serves as a start, is pressed,
The target car 39 starts moving randomly by the device 55, and the player presses the direction selection switch 41c to capture the target car. When the own vehicle catches the target vehicle, the score display control means adds the score 28 by 55 points via the comparator 57a, and the display signal generators 58a and 58b flash the own vehicle and the target vehicle.

Furthermore, when the own vehicle leaves the area, the position determination device 57b causes a crash, causing the own vehicle to flash and the timer 59 to be cut off. When the timer 59 reaches the game time, the game is over, and a game over device is activated to display a score 28, a checker flag, and a podium 34 according to the score.

Game “6” (Karchy Ace No.2) Game selection switch 4 from the state of game “5”
When 3 is pressed once, the bar-shaped pattern 36 moves one place to the right and lights up below the game display "6".

As shown in FIG. 12, the screen used (FIG. 3) uses the entire display, with pattern 2 showing the host vehicle 37, target vehicle 39, and fence.
6 is lit.

The game method is more sophisticated in that the player must capture the target vehicle without causing the player's vehicle to crash into the pattern 26 indicating the fence, but other operations are the same as in game "5".

Note that if you press the game selection switch 43 once when game "6" has finished, game "1" will be selected.
is selected.

The operation of the car racing game device when game “6” is selected is as follows:
This is the same as the case of game "5" except that the pattern 26 indicating the fence is included.

In the above embodiments, a case was explained in which a car was used as the first and second moving objects, but the present invention should not be limited to such embodiments, and other vehicles such as ships, airplanes, etc. It is equally applicable to racing games using moving objects.

As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, a plurality of patterns representing first and second moving objects of a predetermined shape for playing a plurality of racing games, racing courses, etc., and scores are displayed on the display screen. The moving object, the racing course, etc., and the score are displayed by placing it at a predetermined position and lighting each pattern part, and the pattern part representing the first moving object is turned on by the player's operation. A switch device including an acceleration/deceleration switch and a movement direction selection switch for control, and a game selection switch for selecting one of a plurality of racing games is provided, and a switching device is provided that includes an acceleration/deceleration switch and a movement direction selection switch for controlling the game, and a game selection switch for selecting one of a plurality of racing games. Then, the display means lights up a pattern part such as a course to set the moving area of the moving object, lights up a pattern part representing the first moving object in response to an input from the switch device, and selects the game selection switch. The pattern portion representing the second moving object is illuminated according to certain predetermined rules of the racing game selected by the player, and the pattern portion of the first moving object and the second moving object or course When the relative positional relationships of the pattern parts match, both pattern parts are lit at the same point, and points are scored according to the relative positional relationship between the pattern parts of the first moving body and the pattern parts of the second moving body. It counts the points and lights up the pattern of the score, so you can easily enjoy multiple racing games anywhere with a small, portable device, further improving your hobby. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a racing game device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a display screen of the device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the device shown in FIG. 1;
5 to 13 are block diagrams showing displays and their configurations in various games that can be played with the apparatus shown in FIG. 1. 23... Display surface, 24, 28a... Pattern,
28...score, 30...display means, 37...first
moving body, 39... second moving body, 40... switch device, 50a... first moving display control means,
50b...Second movement display control means, 60...Score display control means, 26...Fence, lane or course, 41a, b...Acceleration, deceleration switch,
41c ₁ to ₄ ...Movement direction selection switch, 43...
Game selection switch, 56... movable area setting device, 58a, b... display signal generating device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A plurality of patterns representing first and second moving objects of a predetermined shape, racing fences, lanes or courses, and scores for playing a plurality of racing games are arranged at predetermined positions on a display surface, and each a display means for displaying the moving object, racing fence, lane or course, and score by lighting the pattern portion; and a display means for controlling the lighting of the pattern portion representing the first moving object by player operation; a switch device including an acceleration/deceleration switch, a movement direction selection switch, and a game selection switch for selecting one of the plurality of racing games; and the display according to the racing game selected by the selection operation of the game selection switch. a movable area setting device that lights up a pattern portion of the fence, lane, or course by means to set a movement area of the movable body; and a pattern portion that represents the first movable body in response to an input from the switch device. a first moving display control means that lights up a pattern portion representing the second moving object according to a predetermined rule of a racing game selected by a selection operation of the game selection switch; a second movable display control means that lights up a pattern portion that is lit by the first movable display control means; and a pattern portion that is lit by the second movable display control means or the movable area setting device. a display signal generator that lights up both pattern parts at the same point when the relative positions of the pattern parts match;
A score is counted according to the relative positional relationship between the pattern portion lit by the first moving display control means and the pattern portion lit by the second moving display control means, and the pattern portion corresponding to the score is calculated. A racing game device comprising: a score display control means for lighting up a score display control means.