JP2000237457A - Tv game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance interest by expressing a movement reflected in the feeling of a game player, by displaying a character image according to a movement of a moving body, and displacing the character image in a displaced shape selected from among plural displaced shapes on the basis of the game progress state and the operation state of an operation part. SOLUTION: In a block breaking game, a game court display part 16 is arranged in the center of a monitor image screen 10A, a game elapsed time display part 18 is arranged on the left side, and a score display part 20 is arranged on the right side. A racket 24 for hitting back a ball 22 making a prescribed movement is supported by a character 28, and can move in the lateral direction, and the game is developed by hitting back the approaching ball 22. In this case, a moving distance of the racket 24 of one time and a moving speed of the racket 24 are respectively detected to change a shape of the character from these detecting results. That is, a face of the character is changed on the basis of game progress time and a victory or defeat situation, and motion is made sensitive or slow.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video game device in which a moving object displayed on a display screen is moved by operating an operation unit to advance a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A video game device, for example, a block-breaking game in which a block is broken by hitting an aggregate block in which blocks are gathered is a typical example of a popular video game. Yes, it is widely used and enjoyed by many people in video game devices at game centers and video game devices at home.

[0003] In this type of video game, the game content is simple. For example, the higher the score, the faster the game speed (for example, the moving speed of the ball) or the more difficult it is to hit the ball (ball The racket width that returns the phenomenon) is devised so that beginners and advanced players can enjoy it. It is to be noted that in some games, further changes are made so that a sub-bracket or the like appears in a manner that is advantageous to the player, or the number of balls is increased so as to be disadvantageous for the player.

[0004] Thereby, the player continues the game in order to clear the game in a disadvantageous situation.

[0005] However, since the game itself is simple, there is a problem in that the monotonousness of the movement (returning the ball with a racket) lacks the interest of a video game.

In order to solve this problem, it has been proposed that a popular character image appear on the screen irrespective of the game, but since the character image itself is also monotonous,
Interestingness has not been restored.

In view of the above facts, the present invention expresses on the screen movements that reflect the player's feelings at the time of playing, so that the player is not bored even in a monotonous game. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a video game device that can improve the game performance.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video game apparatus for moving a moving object displayed on a display screen by operating an operation unit to advance a game, and Character image display control means for displaying a character image in accordance with the movement; and a character for selecting and displacing the character image from a plurality of predetermined displacement modes based on a progress state of a game and an operation state of the operation unit. Form displacement control means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the game is in progress, a character image is displayed according to the movement of the moving body. For example, it is displayed as an alter ego of the player who moves the moving object. The displacement mode of the character image is prepared in advance, and based on the progress state of the game and the operation information of the operation unit, the character image mode displacement control means
The most appropriate displacement mode is selected and displaced from the current display state.

As a result, the character of the changed player becomes as if he / she is operating the operation unit on the screen.
Players can be more entertaining and focus on the game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the character form displacement control means dynamically performs displacement in a continuous displacement form.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by adding the movement of the display displacement (ie, displaying the state in the middle of the displacement), the reality can be increased.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the displacement mode of the character image is determined according to an operation amount and an operation speed of the operation unit. And

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the displacement mode is selected according to the operation speed of the operation unit. That is, when the operation speed of the operation unit is high, the moving body is moved quickly, and when the operation speed is low, the moving body is not required to move quickly. In this way, by considering the player's idea, the character image can be regarded as an alter ego of the player.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the displacement of the character image is determined based on a probability of winning or losing the game and a progress time of the game. It is characterized by determining the form.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the displacement mode of the character image is selected in consideration of the probability of winning or losing the game and the progress time. For example, when the number of losses is large or when the progress of the game is prolonged, a screen that does not get tired can be provided by considering a mental part such as giving a feeling of fatigue to the character image.

Note that a sub-character image may appear depending on the progress of the game. For example, if the game is displayed when the progress of the game is struggling, and the state is advantageous to the player, the game can be continued for a longer time. Conversely, when the progress of the game is advantageous, an enemy character (sub-character) may appear to bring the game to a disadvantage.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the television game device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the television game device moves the racket left and right below the screen to thereby provide a predetermined position. This is a block breaking game in which the ball moving from the top of the screen is hit back by the exercise of the motion, and the blocks are sequentially erased by hitting the blocks stacked on the top of the screen, and the moving amount of the racket left and right is small, and The character image is displaced and moved in a form that has a margin as the moving speed is slower, and the character image is displaced and moved in a form that does not have a margin as the moving amount of the racket left and right is larger and the moving speed is faster. .

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is applied to a block breaking game, the moving amount of the racket to the left and right is small, and The slower the moving speed, the more displaced the character image is. The more the left and right movement amount of the racket is, and the faster the moving speed is, the more displaced the character image is.

That is, when the character image is a person supporting the racket, the racket is moved by walking when there is room, the racket is moved by running when there is not enough room, and the hand is moved when there is no room. By moving the racket in a form that extends and jumps in, the player himself runs around the screen with the racket, without losing interest,
You can continue the game.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a hard unit for playing a block breaking game according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the home television monitor 10
Is used to play a game.

The video input terminal of the television monitor 10
A connection cable 14 connected to an output terminal of the video game device 12 is connected.

The video game device 12 includes game software (not shown) (for example, a dedicated cartridge, an IC card,
CD-ROM) is loaded, and the game proceeds based on a program stored in the game software.

As shown in the monitor screen 10A of FIG. 1, a game breaking game applied in the present embodiment is provided with a game court display section 16 in the center, a game elapsed time display section 18 on the left side, and a score on the right side. A display unit 20 is provided. It should be noted that these displays show only general ones, and may show the result of winning or losing, the game difficulty level, or the like.

The game court display section 16 includes a ball 22 moving in a predetermined manner and a racket 2 for hitting the ball 22.
4. A block 26 is displayed, which disappears sequentially when the ball 22 comes into contact with the ball.

The racket 24 is supported by the character 28, and is movable in the left-right direction in FIG. By this movement, it is the role of the player to strike back so that the approaching ball 22 does not reach the lower side of the game court display section 16.

The video game device 12 has a cable 30
Is connected to the controller 32 via the. The controller 32 has a function as an operation unit for performing various inputs such as start and stop of a game, movement of a racket during the game, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game apparatus.

An operation section 34 shown in FIG. 2 shows various switches provided on the controller 32, a display section 36 shows the monitor 10, and an audio output section 38 shows a speaker (not shown) built in the monitor 10. .

These are respectively I / Fs 40, 42, 4
4 is connected to a game progress control unit 40 in the video game apparatus 12.

The game progress control section 40 is composed of a ROM in which a program of the present game is stored, an RA for storing various data during the game, and a CPU for controlling the RA.

The game progress control unit 40 is connected with a moving amount detecting unit 42 and a moving speed detecting unit 44. The moving amount detecting section 40 has a role of detecting the moving amount of the racket 24 at one time, and the moving speed detecting section 42 has a role of detecting the moving speed of the racket 24. The racket 24 moves at a normal moving speed by simply pressing when operating the operation unit 34 (controller 32), and moves at a speed higher than the normal moving speed by repeatedly hitting. The moving speed detecting section 44 detects the speed.

Moving amount detecting section 42 and moving speed detecting section 44
Is connected to the character image determination unit 46. That is, the form of the character 28 supporting the racket 24 is changed based on the moving amount detected by the moving amount detecting unit 42 and the moving speed detected by the moving speed detecting unit 44. . The character image data determined by the character determination unit 46 is sent by the game progress control unit 40 via the character correction unit 49. In the character correcting section 49, fine adjustments such as changing the face of the character, making the movement more sensitive or slower are made based on the game progress time or the win / loss situation from the game progress controller 40. ing.

The form of the character to be changed is stored in the character image memory 48 in advance, and in the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 3, patterns are classified into basic type, low speed / short distance, high speed / short distance, low speed / long distance, and high speed / long distance. In the present embodiment, A (low speed / short distance) and B (high speed) are based on the moving amount detected by the moving amount detecting unit 42 and the moving speed detected by the moving speed detecting unit 44.・ Short distance or low speed ・ long distance), (high speed ・
(Long distance).

As shown in FIG. 3, the pattern A is a so-called marginal movement. For example, when the racket 24 is slightly moved from the state of the basic diameter, such a character image is preferable.

The pattern B has no margin than the pattern A, but is most suitable when the ball 22 can be hit back with ease. That is, it is optimal when the ball 22 is approaching and the hit point is near the current position, or when the ball 22 is far and the hit point is far from the current position.

Further, the pattern C is a movement with no allowance. For example, when the player has to move quickly from the right end to the left end, the ball 22 is finally hit back in a jumping shape, and the player may feel a sense of urgency. it can.

The speed of movement is determined by the operating state of the operating section 34 (simple pressing or continuous hitting). When the racket 24 has not moved for a predetermined time, the racket 24 is controlled to return to the basic form.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

At step 100, the flag F is cleared, and then the routine proceeds to step 102, where it is determined whether or not the operation unit for operating the racket 24 has been operated.
Here, when an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 104, where it is determined whether or not the operation unit 34 is repeatedly hit. Here, in the case of repeated hits, step 10
6, the flag F is set (1), and step 10 is executed.
Move to 8. If the user does not hit repeatedly, the process proceeds from step 104 to step 108.

In step 108, it is determined whether or not the operation of the operation unit 34 has been completed. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 110 to determine the moving distance. That is, the movement distance detection unit 42 detects the movement distance.

In the next step 112, it is determined whether or not the flag is in a reset (0) state. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 114, and if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 116.

In steps 114 and 116,
It is determined whether the moving distance detected in step 110 is shorter than a predetermined moving distance, and as a result, the state can be classified into four types.

That is, step 112, step 11
4. If the process proceeds to step 118, the racket 24
Is slow (low speed), but the moving distance is determined to be long. Such an operation is a case where the ball 22 is hit far away from the current position. Therefore, the form B in FIG. 3 is selected as the character image (step 120).

When the process proceeds to step 112, step 114, or step 122, it is determined that the moving speed of the racket is low (low speed) and the moving distance is short. Such an operation is a case where the ball 22 is far away and can be hit back at a position close to the current position. Therefore, as a character image,
Form A of FIG. 3 is selected (step 124).

When the process proceeds to steps 112, 116 and 126, it is determined that the moving speed of the racket is high but the moving distance is short. Such an operation is a case where the ball 22 is approaching and can be hit back at a position close to the current position. Therefore, as a character image,
Form B of FIG. 3 is selected (step 128).

When the process proceeds to step 112, step 116, or step 130, it is determined that the moving speed of the racket is high and the moving distance is long. Such an operation is a case where the ball 22 is approaching and must be hit at a position farther from the current position. Therefore, the form C in FIG. 3 is selected as the character image (step 132).

Steps 120, 124, 128, 132
When the character image form is selected in any of the above, the process proceeds to step 134, where the character image is corrected based on the progress time and the win / loss situation. For example, when the progress time is short, the physical strength of the character image is sufficient, and the facial expression and movement of the face are made agile, and when the progress time is long, the physical image of the character image has lost physical strength. It is displayed slowly (step 136).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation of the racket 24 is made to appear to be performed by the character image 28, and the moving speed, the moving distance, etc. of the racket 24 are set so that the player can freely set them. Based on this, a change can be given to the movement, so that a virtual reality effect can be obtained. Therefore, even if the player has a simple game content, the player is absorbed in the movement and can increase the interest.

Further, by giving a subtle change in facial expression, the player can concentrate on the game as if the player himself were in the game and operating the racket 24.

In this embodiment, the character image 28 is determined on the basis of the moving speed and the moving distance. However, for example, a plurality of patterns may be selected so that the character moves. For example, when the pattern C is selected, frame transition may be performed in the order of pattern A → pattern B → pattern CNO without immediately shifting from the basic form to the form of pattern C (dive form).

In the present embodiment, only one racket 24 is provided. However, a spare racket may be made to appear along with the sub-character in accordance with the win / loss situation or the game progress situation. This allows two players to enjoy the same game at the same time.

[0053]

As described above, the video game device according to the present invention displays on the screen a movement that reflects the player's feelings at the time of playing, so that the player does not get bored even in a monotonous game. And has an excellent effect that it is possible to improve the interest.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a hardware system of a video game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the video game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a list of character images stored in a character image memory.

FIG. 4 is a control block diagram for performing character movement corresponding to operation of the operation unit of the video game device according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 monitor 12 video game device 22 ball 24 racket 28 character 32 controller 34 operation unit 40 game progress control unit 42 movement amount detection unit 44 movement speed detection unit 46 character image determination unit 48 character image memory 49 character image correction unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A video game device which advances a game by moving a moving object displayed on a display screen by operating an operation unit, wherein a character image display control for displaying a character image according to the movement of the moving object. And a character form displacement control means for selecting and displacing the character image from a plurality of predetermined displacement forms based on a progress state of a game and an operation state of the operation section. Game equipment. 2. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character form displacement control means dynamically performs displacement according to a continuous displacement form. 3. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a displacement mode of the character image is determined according to an operation amount and an operation speed of the operation unit. 4. The character image according to claim 1, wherein a displacement mode of the character image is determined based on a probability of winning or losing the game and a progress time of the game.
The video game device described in the item. 5. The video game device, by moving a racket left and right below the screen, hits back a ball moving from above the screen with a predetermined motion, and hits the blocks stacked above the screen. A rack breaking game in which the blocks are sequentially erased, wherein the character image is displaced and moved in such a manner that the moving amount of the racket to the left and right is small and the moving speed is slower,
5. The character image according to claim 1, wherein the character image is displaced and moved in such a manner that there is no margin as the moving amount of the racket in the left and right direction is large and the moving speed is fast.
The video game device described in the item.