JP2000070550A - Video game device and recording medium storing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To vary the attack of a character machine in a shooting game and action game and to provide techniques for improving the visibility of a character boarding on the character machine. SOLUTION: A special attach peculiar for character boarding on a character machine can be started after the lapse of set time from the start of a battle. Further, the discrimination of continuous hits is performed by pressing specified operate buttons 7-14 plural times within fixed time and the set time capable of starting the special attack is changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique effectively applicable to a video game, particularly a shooting game in which a character machine is operated to fight an enemy and a character machine in an action game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this kind of shooting game and action game, a player operates a character machine,
They fired or fired to destroy the enemy. For example, the operation of bombardment is performed by moving the character machine to enter the range of the enemy, aiming the gun at the enemy, and pressing a specific operation button.

[0003]

However, in such a shooting game and an action game, an attack is performed using a fixed weapon such as a gun or a machine gun mounted on the character machine, and the attack becomes monotonous. There was a thing.

[0004] On the other hand, in battles of this type of game, a display with emphasis on a character machine is made, and the display of a character operating the character machine is generally neglected.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and provides a technique for increasing the attack of a character machine in a shooting game and an action game, and improving the visibility of a character on the character machine. Is to provide.

[0006]

A first means of the present invention is as follows.
In a video game device for operating a character machine displayed on a display means to perform a battle with an enemy, a character selecting means for selecting a character to be mounted on the character machine, and selecting the character by the character selecting means. A timing means for starting counting of time as a trigger; a special attack input permitting means for enabling input of the special attack by operating a specific operation button when the time measured by the timing means exceeds a set time; and A video game device comprising: a special attack display control means for receiving an input of a special attack by the attack input permitting means and displaying image data of the special attack specific to the character selected by the character selecting means on the display means. It is.

[0007] The display means means a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display. What is a character machine?
A player character machine such as a tank, a fighter, a battleship, etc. operated by the player on the display means, and an enemy refers to a tank similar to the character machine, a moving body such as a fighter, or fixed equipment such as a turret. I do.

[0008] The special attack means a missile, a bomb, or an attack by mercenating another character machine, which is different from a normal attack using a gun, a machine gun, or the like mounted on the character machine. The character boarding the character machine means a player character that is set on the game when boarding and operating the character machine in order to increase the player's empathy. The counting of time means counting clock pulses generated by a clock built in the game device to count time. When a specific operation button is operated after the counted time reaches the set time, a special attack input is accepted, and a special attack specific to the selected character is displayed on the display means.

As described above, in addition to the normal attack, a special attack unique to the selected character can be used after the elapse of the set time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the timing means includes timing value display means for displaying the status of the timing on the display means.

That is, a display for notifying the player of the status of the timing by the timing means is performed. The time is displayed by a numeral, a second hand, a time gauge, or the like. This makes it easy for the player to know the timing at which a special attack can be performed and to make a strategy and proceed with the battle.

A third means of the present invention is the second means, wherein the special attack input permitting means comprises a continuous input determining means for detecting the presence or absence of a continuous operation of the operation button within a predetermined time. The special attack input permission means changes the set time when a continuous operation of the operation button is detected.

That is, the set time required for activating a special attack is changed by repeatedly hitting the operation button a certain number of times or more within a certain time. Here, if the set time is shortened by repeated hits, the number of special attacks activated during the battle increases, and the playability can be improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the character selection means includes a character machine selection means for selecting a character machine, and the special attack display control means is controlled by the character selection means. The special attack peculiar to the combination of the selected character and the character machine selected by the character machine selecting means is displayed.

That is, a special attack peculiar to the combination of the character on board and the character machine is displayed. As a result, even if the same character is used, special attacks differ depending on the character machine on board, and interest in the game can be increased.

A fifth means of the present invention is the first means, wherein the character image data storing means storing image data of the character and the special attack display control means display the character at the time of displaying the special attack. Character display means for reading the image data from the character image data storage means and displaying the image data on the display means.

That is, simultaneously with the display of the special attack, the image data of the character on board is read and displayed on a part of the battle screen. Thus, it is possible to emphasize that the character is a special attack peculiar to the character, and to enhance the emotional transfer to the player in the battle display.

A sixth means of the present invention is a recording medium storing a program for operating a character machine displayed on a display means to perform a battle with an enemy, and selects a character to be mounted on the character machine. A character selecting step, a timing step for starting counting of time triggered by the selection of the character by the character selecting step, and a special attack of the character machine can be input when the timing by the timing means exceeds a set time. A special attack input permitting step, and a special attack display control for receiving the special attack input in the special attack input permitting step and displaying the special attack specific to the character selected in the character selecting step on the display means. And a recording medium storing a program having steps.

As a recording medium, a CD-ROM, a game cartridge, a memory card, a floppy disk,
Any recording medium such as a magnetic disk and a magneto-optical disk can be used. Among them, a CD-ROM and a game cartridge are particularly suitable for a game.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0021]

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a video game apparatus according to the present invention is connected to a video display apparatus 4 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "display 4").

The game machine main body 1 is connected to a controller 3 as an external input device, and further has a CD-ROM (Co) (not shown) under the cover 2 of the CD-ROM drive.
mcomp disc-ROM) is provided, and provides a game program and game data.

The display 4 is for providing display symbols output from the game machine main body 1 as display images, and the speaker 5 is for providing audio symbols to the player as audio. A general household television receiver is used. Can be.

The controller 3 has various operation buttons. A direction key 6 is provided on the left side of the controller 3 when viewed from the plane. On the other hand, on the right side of the controller, a circle button 7, a cross button 8, a square button 9, and a triangle button 10 are arranged. In the center of the controller 3, a start button 11 and a select button 12 are provided.
Is provided. Further, an L1 button 13 is provided on the left side of the controller 3 and an R1 button 14 is provided on the right side of the controller 3.

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram mainly showing the game machine 1. CPU for bus 20
(Central Processing Unit)
21, DRAM (Dynamic Random Ac)
cess Memory) 22, MDEC23, GPU
(Graphic Processing Unit)
24 and the like are connected to each other. The CPU 21 has a GTE (Geometric Transfer En).
Gine) 25 is connected.

The MDEC 23 is a processor for reproducing moving images, and develops moving images read from a CD-ROM. The GTE 25 is a processor dedicated to graphics, and is composed of a plurality of arithmetic units that perform parallel processing.
The image data developed by the MDEC 23 is subjected to coordinate conversion, rendering, and the like by parallel processing. In addition, CPU
21 is provided with a clock for generating a clock pulse.

The GPU 24 is a processor dedicated to graphics like the GTE 25, and is responsible for actual drawing such as shading, texture mapping, and raster processing based on the data subjected to coordinate conversion by the GTE 25. The image data obtained as a result is stored in the VRA as a buffer.
The data is sent to an expansion device 27 via an M (Video RAM) 26. The expansion device 27 expands the image data and performs digital-to-analog conversion. The image signal obtained as a result is output as RGB (Red, Green, Blue) signals, and is input to the NTSC encoder 28 as an NTSC video signal. Is output.

A ROM 29 in which a boot program is stored is connected to the bus 20.
0 is CD-DSP (CD-Digital Signa)
lProcessor) 31, CD-ROM decoder 3
2 are connected.

The CD-DSP 31 performs noise filtering. An SRAM (Static RAM) 33 as a buffer and a mechanical controller 34 are connected to the CD-ROM decoder 32, and the decoded image data is sent to the bus 20 and the audio data is sent to the SP.
U (Sound Processing Unit) 3
5 The SPU 35 is a processor in charge of audio processing, and the DRAM 3 as a connected buffer.
6, the audio data decoded by the CD-ROM decoder 32 is decoded, and the audio data obtained as a result is converted into a DAC (Digital Analog Converter).
ter) 37 to perform digital-to-analog conversion and send it out as audio output.

An SIO (Serial) for enabling data to be transmitted bidirectionally with the controller 3 is provided on the bus 20.
l I / O Interface) 38 is connected.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the present embodiment. The character machine selection unit 41 determines whether the L
By pressing the 1 button 13 or the R1 button 14, a character machine is selected. The character selection unit 42 selects a character to be mounted on the character machine by pressing the L1 button 13 or the R1 button 14 of the controller 3.
In response to the selection of the character, the character device display control unit 4
3 displays the character machine selected by the character machine selection unit 41 on the display 4 (see FIG. 12).

In response to the selection of the character, the timer 44 starts counting time by counting clock pulses generated by the CPU 21. The special attack input permission unit 45 accepts a special attack input when the time measured by the clock unit 44 exceeds a set time. When the ボ タ ン button 7 of the controller 3 is pressed in this state, the special attack display control unit 4
6 reads a special attack unique to the character selected by the character selection section 42 and displays it on the display 4 (see FIG. 13). Here, when the button 7 is pressed within the set time, the normal attack display control unit 47 sets the display 4
The normal attack is displayed above (see FIG. 14).

FIG. 12 shows the player character machine 81 displayed on the display 4. An enemy character machine 82 is also displayed on the same screen.

FIG. 13 shows a screen in which the player character machine 81 has made a special attack 83 on the enemy character machine 82. A rocket has been launched as a special attack 83.

FIG. 14 shows a normal attack 84 by bombardment of the player character machine 81.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show this in a flow chart.
6 and FIG. The character machine selection unit 41 is processed in step 101, and the details of step 101 are shown in FIG. That is, when the L1 button 13 or the R1 button 14 of the controller 3 is pressed (111), the character machine selection screen is scrolled and displayed for each page (11).
2) When the @ button 10 is pressed (113), a character machine is selected (114). Character selection section 42
When the L1 button 13 or the R1 button 14 is pressed (115), the character selection screen is scroll-displayed for each page (116), and when the O button 7 is pressed (117), a character is selected (117). 118). The character machine display control unit 43 displays the character machine 71 selected in response to the character selection (119).

The timer 44 starts timing (102),
The special attack input permission unit 45 is processed in step 103,
FIG. 6 shows the details of the step 103. That is, when the ○ button 7 is pressed (121), if the measured time exceeds the set time (122), the special attack display control unit 46 displays a special attack image (123). On the other hand, when the set time has not been exceeded (122), the normal attack display control unit 47 displays the normal attack image (124). The above processing is repeated from the start of timing (102) until the battle ends (104).

As described above, according to this embodiment,
In the above-described series of processing, the special attack of the character machine changes depending on the selected character, and the interest in the game can be increased.

Although only the display of the special attack is shown as the effect of pressing the o button 7 after the lapse of the set time, the damage to the enemy character machine may be displayed by an image or a number together with the display of the special attack. Further, the special attack of the character may be changed according to the accumulated riding time on the character machine, the number of hits, the number of destroyed enemies, the time required for destroying the enemy, acquired items, and the like.

[0040]

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the special attack is displayed when the button 7 is pressed after the lapse of the set time from the start of the time measurement. It is difficult to make a strategy.

In the present embodiment, this is solved by visually displaying the measured value. That is, in the functional block diagram of FIG. 3, the clock value display section 51 displays a time gauge on the display 4 at the same time that the clock section 44 starts clocking.

FIG. 15 shows the time gauge 85 displayed on the display 4. When the time gauge 85 is satisfied, a special attack of the player character machine 81 becomes possible.

FIG. 7 shows this in a flow chart, and is realized by adding steps 201 and 202 to the flow in FIG. That is, the clock value display unit 51
The time value which the time measurement unit 44 starts time measurement (102) is displayed as a time gauge (201). Also, special attack display section 4
6 displays a special attack image (103), or when the normal attack display control unit 47 displays the normal attack image (10)
3) The time display unit 48 clears the time gauge to zero (202).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by displaying the measured time as a time gauge, the player can determine the timing at which a special attack can be activated.

[0045]

[Embodiment 3] In the above-described embodiment 2, the time measured is displayed by the time gauge. However, it is often difficult to wait for the set time due to the necessity of fighting the enemy, so that a normal attack is often used. . On the other hand, if the set time is simply shortened, a special attack becomes easy, and the game becomes unsatisfactory.

In the present embodiment, this is solved by detecting a continuous input of the operation button and changing the set time.

That is, in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the continuous input judging section 61 determines the input time of a certain time (T
When the △ button 10 of the controller 3 is pressed a certain number of times during I) (Pn in FIG. 16), it is determined that the input is a continuous input, and the special attack input permission unit 45 shortens the set time (the time gauge set time in FIG. 16). TC changed to TC '). In addition, the time display unit 51 increases the speed of the time gauge.

FIG. 8 shows this in a flow chart. This is realized by adding step 301 to the flow chart of FIG. 7, and the details of step 301 are shown in FIG. That is, when the time value display unit 51 displays the time gauge (2)
01), the continuous input determination unit 61 starts measuring the input time (311), and detects the pressing of the △ button 10 (31).
2) The number of presses is counted (313), and steps 312 to 313 are repeated until the number of presses reaches a set value (314) or reaches a set time (315). When the number of presses of the △ button 10 reaches the set value of the number of inputs (314), the continuous input determination unit 61 shortens the set time (316), and the clock display unit 51 accelerates the increase of the time gauge. (317). If the number of presses does not reach the set value and the input time reaches the set value, the continuous input determination unit 61 does not shorten the set time (315).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the continuous input of the △ button 10 of the controller 3 shortens the set time for enabling the input of the special attack, thereby providing a wide range of combat operations. The ability to improve the nature.

[0050]

Fourth Embodiment In the first embodiment, a special attack is determined by a selected character. However, a player who always selects and plays the same character always has the same special attack and feels that the type of attack is scarce. I will.

In this embodiment, the special attack differs depending on the character machine on which the character is mounted, which is solved.

That is, in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the special attack display control unit 46 displays a special attack specific to the character machine selected by the character machine selection unit 41 and the character selected by the character selection unit 42 on the display 4. To be displayed.

Such processing is realized by displaying a character machine and a special attack unique to the character in step 123 of the flowchart of FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since a special attack is set by a combination of a boarding character and a character machine, various types of special attacks can be displayed.

[0055]

Fifth Embodiment In the first embodiment, a character to be mounted on a character machine is selected. However, the character machine is displayed but no character is displayed, and the player is less interested in what character is selected. I will. Also, always
Displaying the information on the screen requires a display area, which rather complicates play.

In the present embodiment, this has been solved by displaying the character for a limited time. That is, in the functional block diagram of FIG. 3, when the special attack input permission unit 45 performs the special attack input permission to the special attack display control unit 46 and there is a special attack input from the controller 3, The image data of the character is read from the character image data storage 72, and
Display above.

FIG. 17 shows a character image 86 displayed together with the special attack 83 of the player character machine 81.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing this, in which step 103 of the flow of FIG. The details of step 501 are shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is obtained by adding steps 511 and 522 to the flowchart of FIG. That is, after the special attack display control unit 46 displays the image of the special attack (step 123), the character display unit 71 reads the image data of the character from the character image data storage unit 72 (511) and displays it on the display 4. Yes (51
2).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by displaying the character in accordance with the special attack, it is possible to enhance the empathy without having to always take up the character display area.

In this embodiment, the character image is displayed when the special attack is displayed.
It may be performed when the (hit points) decreases. Also,
The speech of the character may be displayed together with the image display of the character, or the sound of the character may be output.

[0061]

According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the range of attack of the character machine in the shooting game and the action game, and to enhance the visibility of the character on the character machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a video game device of the present invention is connected to a video display device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration centered on a game machine main body.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining display of a character machine and an attack;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining display of a character machine and an attack.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining display of character machines and attacks.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a time gauge.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a set time of a special attack.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining display of a character;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine main body 2 CD-ROM drive cover 3 Controller 4 Display 5 Speaker 6 Direction key group 7 ○ button 8 × button 9 □ button 10 △ button 11 Start button 12 Select button 13 L1 button 14 R1 button 81 Player character machine 82 Enemy Character machine 83 Special attack image 84 Normal attack image 85 Time gauge 86 Character image

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A video game apparatus for operating a character machine displayed on a display means to perform a battle with an enemy, comprising: a character selecting means for selecting a character to be mounted on the character machine; A timing means for starting counting time in response to the selection of the character; and a special attack input permission for enabling input of the special attack by operating a specific operation button when the time measured by the timing means exceeds a set time. Means for receiving a special attack input by the special attack input permitting means, and displaying special attack image data unique to the character selected by the character selecting means on the display means. Video game device equipped. 2. The video game device according to claim 1, wherein said timing means includes timing value display means for displaying the status of said timing on said display means. 3. The special attack input permitting means includes a continuous input determining means for detecting the presence or absence of continuous operation of the operation button within a predetermined time, and the special attack when the continuous operation of the operation button is detected. 3. The video game device according to claim 2, wherein the input permission unit changes the set time. 4. The character selection means includes character machine selection means for selecting a character machine, and the special attack display control means is selected by the character selected by the character selection means and by the character machine selection means. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the special attack unique to the combination of the character machines is displayed. 5. A character image data storage unit storing image data of the character, and when displaying the special attack by the special attack display control unit, reading the image data of the character from the character image data storage unit, 2. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising character display means for displaying on the display means. 6. A recording medium storing a program for operating a character machine displayed on a display means to perform a battle with an enemy, wherein: a character selecting step of selecting a character to be mounted on the character machine; A timing step of starting counting of time in response to the selection of the character by the selection step; and a special attack input permitting step of allowing a special attack of the character machine to be input when the timing by the timing means exceeds a set time. A special attack display control step of receiving a special attack input in the special attack input permission step and displaying the special attack unique to the character selected in the character selecting step on the display means. The stored recording medium.