JP2001149644A - Control method for output sound, game device, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to process for both of basic sound for which an output is determined in advance and operation sound outputted based on the contents of operation inputted from an input device arbitrarily in a game device outputting both sounds from a speaker device. SOLUTION: This game device provided with a basic sound data preparation part 203 preparing basic sound data, an operation sound data preparation part 205 for preparing operation sound data, a sound data processing part 208 applying effect on the basic sound data and the operation sound data, and an output sound data preparation part 207 preparing output sound data concerning final output sound from the basic sound data and the operation sound data is provided with a change-over part 209 switching between whether the basic sound data and the operation sound data are sent to the output sound data preparation part 207 through the sound data processing part 208 based on the contents of operation inputted by a player and whether these data is sent to the output sound data preparation part 207 directly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a basic sound which is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and an operation sound which is a sound output based on an operation content inputted by a player via input means. The present invention relates to a video game device capable of outputting in accordance with the progress of a game, and to a technique for allowing a player to perform predetermined processing desired for such basic sounds and operation sounds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a video game apparatus, an image displayed on a display device occupies the center thereof, but sounds output in accordance with the progress of the game also play a large role in enhancing the entertainment of the game. I have. In particular, recently, an instruction image for visually providing the player with information useful for determining the timing of performing the operation of the input means is displayed on a predetermined display device. A game device has become available which allows the user to enjoy music performance by operating the input means with good timing (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
151380) and has gained enormous popularity. Such a game device is such that a player obtains amusement by an output sound thereof, rather than an image displayed on a display device, so that the player can sufficiently enjoy the sound only by listening to the output sound as music. ing.

By the way, from a player's point of view, when it is possible to always obtain the same output sound, it is better to obtain various output sounds that change with time. Since the musicality of the music is further improved,
It is obvious that the game will be more enjoyable.
Therefore, a method of obtaining various output sounds while avoiding an increase in the original data by enabling processing of the output sound data has been considered.

However, there is a possibility that simply processing the output sound may not be sufficient.
That is, the sound output from the game device includes a basic sound that is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and an operation sound that is a sound output based on the operation content input by the player via the input unit. In such a case, it is conceivable that the player does not want to process both of the output sounds, and that the processing of these output sounds can be arbitrarily performed so that the original purpose of improving the musicality can be more highly achieved. become.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a basic sound which is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and an operation sound which is a sound which is output based on an operation content inputted by a player through input means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology that enables a player to arbitrarily process both output sounds of a game device that can output the same from a predetermined speaker device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus for generating basic sound data for generating basic sound data for a basic sound which has a predetermined output. Means, operation sound data generating means for generating operation sound data for operation sounds which are sounds output based on operation contents input by the player via the input means, the basic sound data, the operation sound data Sound data processing means capable of processing the sound data, and output sound data generating means for generating output sound data for a final output sound from the basic sound data and the operation sound data. The game device is basically configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from the speaker device. Then, based on the operation content input by the player, the basic sound data and the operation sound data are sent to the output sound data generating means via the sound data processing means, or the sound data processing means Switching means for switching whether to send to the output sound data generating means without going through.

[0007] Since the game device according to the present invention is provided with the switching means as described above, whether the basic sound data and the operation sound data are sent to the output sound data generating means via the sound data processing means, or The player can arbitrarily decide whether to send the data directly to the output sound data generating means. According to the switching means, the above-mentioned switching can be performed even during the execution of the game, so that the change of the output sound can be made wider. The processing of the sound data by the sound data processing means of the present invention may be of any type, such as overdrive / distortion, compressor, equalizer, chorus, delay, wah pedal, pitch shifter, flanger, phaser, reverb, and harmonic. Strike, tremolo, humanizer, noise suppressor,
An amplifier simulator, high-pass, low-pass, reverb, etc. can be used for this. Further, the basic sound and the operation sound referred to in this specification do not necessarily need to relate to music. For example, the basic sound is BGM, and the operation sound is output by an input from a player's input means.
A sound effect output together with the missile launch image, a sound effect such as a sword swinging in a battle scene, or the like may be used. In this case, the game can be more entertaining.

The sound data processing means in the game device according to the present invention may be provided separately for processing the basic sound data and for processing the operation sound data. In this case, the basic sound data and the operation sound data can be processed differently, which is suitable for increasing the entertainment of the game. On the other hand, it has one effector capable of processing the basic sound data and the operation sound data, and the effector is used for processing both the basic sound data and the operation sound data to constitute the sound data processing means. You can also. In this way, any one of the basic sound data and the operation sound data can be processed by one effector, which is suitable for simplifying the structure of the game device.

Further, the sound data processing means in the present invention may be configured to change the type of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data based on the operation content inputted by the player. it can. The sound data processing performed by the sound data processing means in the game device according to the present invention may be any processing as described above. here,
If a plurality of types of processing can be performed by the sound data processing means, and the type can be changed based on the operation content input by the player, the range of sound processing is widened and the entertainment of the game is enhanced. .

Further, the sound data processing means in the present invention may be configured to change the degree of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data based on the operation content inputted by the player. it can. According to such a configuration, the degree of processing of the sound data can be appropriately modified according to the player's preference, so that the entertainment of the game can be further enhanced.

[0011] The game device according to the present invention can change the type of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data based on the operation content input by the player, and based on the operation content input by the player. In the case where a sound data processing unit configured to change the degree of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data is provided, it is preferable to configure the input unit as follows. That is, first input means used for inputting information for generating operation sound data, second input means used for inputting information for switching by the switching means, and sound data processing means. A third input unit used to input information for changing the type of processing performed by the sound processing unit, and a fourth input unit used to input information for changing the degree of processing performed by the sound data processing unit. Preferably, the input means is configured to include. By doing so, it becomes possible to clearly and individually input information.

A game device according to the present invention is provided on a predetermined display device on which an image including an instruction image for visually providing a player with information useful for determining a timing for operating an input means is displayed. Image control means for controlling an image to be processed. The image control means can be configured to display a state display image visually indicating the intensity distribution of each frequency of the output sound at that time, on the display device, in the image. In this way, the result of processing the basic sound data and the operation sound data can be visually presented to the player, and the player can easily realize the result, thereby increasing the amusement of the game. Increase.

The invention relating to the above-mentioned game apparatus can also be realized by causing a computer device such as a dedicated game machine or a general-purpose home computer to execute the following method. That is, from the basic sound data of the basic sound that is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and the operation sound data of the operation sound that is a sound output based on the operation content input by the player via the input unit, Output sound data generating means for generating output sound data for the final output sound; and sound data processing means capable of processing the basic sound data and the operation sound data. A method executed by a computer configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from a predetermined speaker device according to progress, wherein the sound is output based on an operation content input by a player. This is a method of generating output sound data, wherein the data processing means processes any of the basic sound data and the operation sound data.

In order for the computer device to function as the game device according to the present invention, this can be achieved by, for example, causing the computer device to read a program code recorded on a recording medium as described below. That is, the game device includes input means for the player to input operation details, and output sound generation means for generating output sound data for a final output sound based on the operation details input from the input means, As the game progresses,
A recording medium in which a program code for causing a computer configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from a predetermined speaker device to function as a game device is recorded in a computer-readable form,
The program code includes basic sound data for a basic sound that is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and an operation sound for an operation sound that is a sound that is output based on an operation content input by a player via input means. A process of generating data, a process of processing the basic sound data, and processing of any of the operation sound data based on an operation content input by the player via the input means; A process of generating output sound data for a final output sound by the output sound generation unit that has received the operation sound data;
Is a recording medium for causing the computer to execute. Note that the program code referred to in the present specification is a concept including, in addition to the program itself, data necessary for causing the game device to execute the game, control parameters, and the like.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 9 are views for explaining a game device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the external perspective view of FIG. 1, the game device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has various components mounted inside and outside a housing 101. A display device 102, a decorative light emitting lamp 103, a speaker device 104, a slot 105, a top box 106
Is attached. A part of the housing 101 is protruded, and a controller panel 107 is provided on an upper surface thereof.
Is provided. Further, below the housing 101, two foot pedals P, which are foot-operated input devices corresponding to a part of the second input means of the present invention, are provided.

The display device 102 is, for example, a CRT.
A predetermined image is displayed under the control of an image control unit, which will be described later, which corresponds to the image data generating means of the present invention. The light-emitting lamp 103 is configured to flicker at a predetermined timing according to the control of the light-emitting lamp control unit described later as the game progresses. The speaker device 104 is controlled by a sound data generation unit, which will be described later, corresponding to sound data generation means of the present invention, and outputs a predetermined sound. The slot 105 is configured so that a predetermined recording medium can be inserted therein, and is, for example, a floppy disk drive. When a recording medium such as a floppy disk is inserted, the slot 105 reads out data for identifying a player or data relating to the progress of a game from the recording medium, or reads data for identifying a player or progress of a game. You can write data about. The top box 106 has a light transmitting plate 108 on the front of which a display such as a game device name is printed. Although not shown, a light source is provided inside the light transmitting plate 1 by illumination from the inside.
It is configured to make the printed symbol set to 08 stand out.

The controller panel 107 is provided with the game device 1
The height is adjusted so as to be located at the hand of the player standing opposite to 00. Such a controller panel 107
Are as shown in FIG. Near the center of the controller panel 107, a coin slot 108 and a selection button 109 are attached. The selection button 109 is for inputting information on whether to play the game alone or two people. Further, a pair of effect operation units 1 are provided at the left and right positions of the controller panel 107.
10 are provided. Each effect operation unit 110 is provided with five keyboard buttons 111 and a turntable input device 112 configured as a push button type corresponding to the first input means of the present invention. Further, at the back position of the controller panel 107 viewed from the player, a selector knob 113 corresponding to a part of the second input means of the present invention, a type change knob 114 corresponding to the third input means of the present invention, A change knob 115 corresponding to the fourth input means is provided. The selector knob 113 is rotatable. By turning the type change knob 114 and the degree change knob 115, information for changing the type of processing by the sound data processing unit described later and information for changing the degree of processing by the sound data processing unit will be described. Each can be entered. The controller panel 107 is provided with a pair of left and right pair indicator lamps 116 and a selector indicator lamp 117. These set indicator light 116 and target indicator light 117 are
Each is composed of an LED.

The turntable input device 112 has a configuration as shown in FIG. That is, the turntable input device 112 has a circular concave portion, and has a base 112A fixed to the controller panel 107 and a rotation shaft 112B rotatably supported by the base 112A.
And a slide disk 112 fitted in the recess of the base 112A and fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft 112B.
C and a cylindrical transmission roller 112D fixed to the lower end of the rotating shaft. The slide disk 112C imitates a record disk, and the upper surface is exposed to the controller panel 107. In addition, the transmission roller 11
2D is in contact with the detection roller 112E on its side.
The detection roller 112E is fixed to the upper end of a shaft 112F that is rotatably extended from the rotation amount detection device 112G. The rotation amount detection device 112G can detect the rotation amount of the shaft 112F. For example, a combination of a pulse generator that generates a pulse that generates a pulse each time the shaft rotates by a fixed angle and a counter that counts the number of pulses generates a rotation amount detecting device 11.
2G can be configured. With such a structure,
The rotation amount of the slide disk 112C is
The rotation amount is transmitted to the shaft 112F via the 2D detection roller, and the amount of rotation of the shaft 112F is detected by the rotation amount detection device 112G and calculated backward, whereby the rotation amount of the slide disk 112C is obtained. The player can simulate scratch play by rotating the slide disk 112C in any direction with a finger attached. This scratch play is to output a sound simulating a so-called scratch sound which is generated when a record disc is rotated irregularly by hand while being in contact with a record needle, and a player feels like a DJ (disc jockey). Contributes to making it easy to taste. However, the sound generated here may be different from a so-called scratch sound.

The sound output with the rotation of the slide disk 112C can be as follows. That is, the slide disk 112 in the stopped state
When C is rotated, the pitch (reproduction frequency) of the output operation sound is kept constant until the C is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the slide disk 112C is rotated beyond the predetermined angle. In this case, the pitch of the output operation sound can be changed. For example,
When the slide disk 112C rotates beyond the predetermined angle, according to the magnitude of the excess angle,
The pitch of the operation sound can be raised or lowered. In this case, the pitch can be raised or lowered according to the rotation direction of the slide disk 112C. As a specific example, it is possible to control the operation sound as shown in FIG. In this example, the slide disk 112C is rotated counterclockwise beyond a predetermined angle (indicated by D in the figure) from a stop position (indicated by 0 in the figure) before the start of rotation (see FIG. a))
When the rotation angle is between 0 and D, the pitch of the operation sound is constant. When the rotation angle exceeds D, the pitch of the operation sound increases in proportion to the increase of the rotation angle beyond D. Control to raise the pitch. Further, when the slide disk 112C is rotated clockwise beyond the predetermined angle D from the stop position 0 before the rotation is started (FIG. 4B), the rotation angle between 0 and D is The pitch of the operation sound is constant, and when the rotation angle increases beyond D, control is performed such that the pitch of the operation sound decreases in proportion to the rotation angle increasing beyond D. Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, a predetermined angle D from a stop position 0 before the start of rotation is determined.
When the slide disk 112C is continuously rotated clockwise and counterclockwise within the range of and the slide disk 112C is continuously rotated counterclockwise beyond a predetermined angle D, the continuous The operation sound is output continuously, and when the rotation angle exceeds D, the rotation angle becomes D.
Is performed in such a manner that the pitch of the operation sound increases in proportion to the increase beyond. Such control can be realized by providing a means for detecting the rotation amount of the slide disk 112C, such as the above-described rotation amount detection device, and the turntable input device 112 having the slide disk 112C. This is meaningful in that various operation sounds can be output in a manner closer to the intention of the player. This control is performed by using trigger information including information about the direction of rotation and information including the rotation direction and acceleration information, using the slide disk 112C.
This is fundamentally different from the case where the output of the operation sound is controlled by the rotation of. The former can assign a different operation sound depending on the direction of rotation, but cannot control the pitch of the operation sound, and the latter can control the pitch of the operation sound, but from the stopped state. Slide disk 1
This is because the pitch of the operation sound changes from the time when the 12C starts moving, and it is difficult to obtain the operation sound desired by the player. The control of the operation sound by the turntable input device in this embodiment can be applied not only to the game device according to this embodiment but also to a general game device including the turntable input device 112.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game device 100. As shown in FIG. As is apparent from this figure, the game device 100 is mainly configured by a microprocessor, and performs various calculations and operation control necessary for the progress of the game. The display device 102 displays a desired image in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 120. A screen drawing control device 121 for drawing a desired sound from the speaker device 104 in accordance with a command from the CPU 120, an effector 208A described later, which constitutes an output sound processing means according to the present invention, and a sound control device 122. CPU 12
An illumination control device 123 for blinking the light-emitting lamp 103 in accordance with a command from 0, and a RAM as storage means
124, a ROM 125 and an auxiliary storage device 126. The auxiliary storage device 126 incorporates a so-called hard disk storage device having a magnetic storage medium. The sound control device 122 receives PCM data and ADPCM data recorded in the auxiliary storage device 126 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 120, and outputs a sound corresponding to the data from the speaker device 104.

Each of the above control devices 121 to 123, RAM
The ROM 124, the ROM 125, and the auxiliary storage device 126 are connected to the CPU 120 via the bus 127. Also,
The CPU 120 includes a keyboard button 111, a turntable input device 112, and a selection button 10 via the bus 127.
9, the slot 105 and the coin management device 128 are also connected. The coin management device 128 manages the suitability and the amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 108.

The ROM 125 stores programs and data necessary for controlling basic operations and the like at the time of starting the game apparatus 100. The auxiliary storage device 126 stores BGM (Back Ground Musi) used in the game device 100.
As c), performance data of various songs and data designating an effect procedure to be performed in accordance with the performance are written. This data is loaded into a predetermined area of the RAM 124 according to a command from the CPU 50. The performance data is created, for example, as PCM data or ADPCM data.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the game apparatus 100. As is clear from this figure,
The game apparatus 100 includes an instruction information analysis unit 201, a game control unit 202, a basic sound data generation unit 203, a basic data recording unit 204, an operation sound data generation unit 205, an operation sound data recording unit 206, and an output sound data generation unit 207. , A sound data processing unit 208, a switching unit 209 corresponding to a switching unit according to the present invention, an intensity distribution extraction unit 210, an image control unit 211, and an illumination control unit 212.

The instruction information analyzer 201 includes a keyboard button 111,
Turntable input device 112, selector knob 113,
It is connected to the type change knob 114, the degree change knob 115, and the foot pedal P, and analyzes operation contents input from these. The instruction information analysis unit 201 is also connected to the selection button 109, the slot 105, and the coin management device 128, and analyzes information input from these.

The game control unit 202 includes a basic sound data generation unit 203 for processing the game, a basic data recording unit 204, an operation sound data generation unit 205, an operation sound data recording unit 206, an output sound data generation unit 207, and a sound data processing unit. The control 208 is performed. In this embodiment, the performance game is controlled. Specifically, the start of a predetermined game is permitted according to the deposit information input from the coin management device 128 and the number of game participants input from the selection button 109, or based on information from the slot 105. And allow more advanced games to run. The game control unit 202
When the tune to be played is determined, the performance is started based on the data.

The basic data recording unit 204 stores basic sound data of a basic sound which is a sound whose output is determined in advance,
Instruction image data on an instruction image for visually providing a player with information useful for determining the timing of operating the input means is recorded. This data is
Records of all songs scheduled to be performed are recorded.

The basic sound data generating section 203 generates basic sound data for a basic sound which is a sound whose output is determined in advance in the music determined by the game control section 202. When the game control unit 202 determines a tune to be played, the basic sound data generation unit 203 reads out the basic sound data from the basic data recording unit 204 and outputs it.

The operation sound data recording unit 206 stores the keyboard button 11
1. When there is an input from the turntable input device 112, data on an operation sound to be output by the operation is recorded. Such data is predetermined for each song and for each scene in the song.

The operation sound data generation unit 205 generates operation sound data for operation sounds which are sounds output based on operation contents input by the player via the keyboard button 111 and the turntable input device 112. It has become. The operation sound data is generated by the operation sound data generation unit 205 reading out the operation sound of the music piece determined by the game control unit 202 from the operation sound data recording unit 206.

The output sound data generation unit 207 receives the basic sound data and the operation sound data, and generates output sound data which is data on a sound to be finally output from the speaker device 104 based on these. Has become. According to the output sound data, the speaker device 10
4 outputs a predetermined sound.

The sound data processing unit 208 includes basic sound data,
Processing can be performed on operation sound data. As shown in FIG. 7, the sound data processing unit 208 includes one effector 208A for processing sound data and an effector 208A.
A type determining unit 208B that determines the type of processing performed by the effector 208A and a degree determining unit 208C that determines the degree of processing performed by the effector 208A are included. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of processing can be performed by the effector 208A. In this example, the processing methods applied to the basic data and the operation sound data are roughly divided into two sets (hereinafter referred to as a right set and a left set for convenience). , Delay, flanger, distortion, high-pass, low-pass, reverb, and chorus. The processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data is performed by one type of processing method appropriately selected from the above. The foot pedal is
Information for determining ON / OFF of the effector 208A is input. In this embodiment, the basic sound data and the operation sound data are not processed by the initial value, and by depressing the left and right pedals, the sound processing function of one of the two sets is turned on. Become. Specifically, when the right foot pedal is depressed toward the game apparatus 100, the right set is turned on, and when the left foot pedal is depressed, the left set is turned on. Also,
When one of the right set or the left set is in the ON state,
If the foot pedal on the side corresponding to the set of the processing type in the N state is depressed, the selection of the set is released and no processing set is selected, and the processing type in the ON state is turned off. When the foot pedal corresponding to the pair not in the above is depressed, the other pair of the processing type is selected and turned on. Which of the processing sets is selected depends on the lighting state of the above-mentioned set indicator 116.
Visually shown to the player. That is, when the right set is selected, the right set indicator light 116 is lit, and when the left set is selected, the left set indicator light 116 is lit, and no set is selected. At this time, control is performed so that both sets of indicators 116 are turned off.

The switching unit 209 is input from the selector knob 113 via the instruction information analysis unit 201 on the assumption that the player has depressed the foot pedal P and has input information for selecting one of the pairs. Based on the information
For each of the basic sound data and the operation sound data, a determination is made as to whether to send the sound data to the output sound data generating unit via the sound data processing unit or to the output sound data generating unit without passing through the sound data processing unit. , Make that switch. At the beginning when one of the pairs is selected, a state in which both sound data are directly sent to the sound data generation unit 207 is selected. The selection state is that the selector knob 113 is turned to the right and “both sound data is directly sent to the sound data generation unit 207” → “the basic sound data is sent to the sound data generation unit 207 after passing through the sound data processing unit 208”. At the same time, the operation sound data is sent directly to the sound data generation unit 207 ”→
"A state in which the operation sound data is sent to the sound data generation unit 207 after passing through the sound data processing unit 208, and the basic sound data is directly sent to the sound data generation unit 207." After passing through the sound data generator 20
7 ”→“ a state in which both sound data are directly sent to the sound data generation unit 207 ”... When the selector knob 113 is rotated in the opposite direction, the above-described continuous change is in the opposite direction. The state of which sound data is selected as the sound data to be processed is visually indicated to the player by the lighting state of the selector display lamp 117. The basic sound data and the operation sound data are associated with the upper selector indicator light 117 and the lower selector indicator light 118, respectively. One or two selector indicator lamps 118 are turned on. The type change knob 114 is for inputting information for determining the type of processing performed by the effector 208A from any of the processing types. Upon receiving such information, the type changing unit 208C determines the type of processing. When any of the pairs is initially selected, the state is such that the delay is selected as the type of processing. When the right set is selected, the type of machining included in the set can be selected by rotating the right type change knob 114. At this time, even if the left type change knob 114 is rotated, the processing type is not changed. The same applies to the case where the left pair is selected. When the type change knob 114 is rotated clockwise, the type of processing changes accordingly in the order of delay → flanger → distortion → high pass → low pass → reverb → chorus → delay... When the type change knob 114 is rotated in the reverse direction, the order of the change is reversed. Degree determination unit 208
C is the degree change knob 11 via the instruction information analysis unit 201.
In accordance with the information input from No. 5, the degree of processing performed by the effector 208A is determined to a predetermined value. At the beginning of the game, the degree of the processing is set to a predetermined intermediate value, and the processing is performed only when the player inputs information for changing the degree of processing by rotating the degree changing knob 115. Is changed. If the type of processing is not processed, regardless of the degree of processing,
No processing is performed on the basic sound data and the operation sound data. In addition, the degree change knob 115 is provided on the control panel 1.
07, two on the right and two on the left, a total of four. The two degree change knobs 115 provided on the right side are effective when the right set is selected. On the other hand, the two degree change knobs 115 provided on the left are effective when the above-mentioned left combination is selected. Further, of the degree change knobs 115 provided on the right and left sides, the degree change knobs 115 provided on the respective left sides are provided with the game device 10.
0 for inputting information for determining the degree of processing on the operation sound data generated based on the information input from the effect operation unit 110 on the left side toward 0,
Each of the degree change knobs 115 provided on the right side has information for determining the degree of processing for the operation sound data generated based on the information input from the right effect operation unit 110 toward the game apparatus 100. It is for input.

The above described foot pedal P, selector knob 113, type change knob 114, and degree change knob 11
5 can be operated even while the game is in progress, so that the selection of sound data to be processed, the type of processing by the effector 208A, and the degree of processing by the effector 208A can be arbitrarily changed even during the game.

The intensity distribution extracting section 210 receives the output sound data generated by the output sound data generating section 207, and detects the intensity of the output sound for each frequency band.

The image control unit 211 controls the display device 1
Image data for controlling an image to be displayed in the image No. 02 is generated. The image data includes data for displaying an instruction image useful for visually providing a player with information useful for determining a timing at which input from the keyboard button 111 and the turntable input device 112 is to be performed. included. In addition, the image control unit 211 displays a state display image visually indicating the intensity distribution of each frequency of the output sound at that time on the display device, in the image.

FIG. 8 shows an example of an image displayed on the display device. Among the images, the image near the center denoted by M is the main image, and is a portion where an image that does not directly affect the game progress, such as an image that matches the atmosphere of the music to be played, is displayed. Instruction images S are located on both left and right sides of the main image. FIG. 9 shows an enlarged instruction image.
Shown in The portion on the left side of the instruction image S in the figure is an image indicating the input timing by the keyboard button 111.
In correspondence with five keyboard buttons 111, 2
A total of five tracks are shown in the vertical direction outside the division line L, and each track has an instruction mark H indicating the input timing of the keyboard button 111 corresponding to each track.
Is displayed. After the indicator H is displayed at the upper end of the track, the indicator H descends at the fixed speed and reaches the timing line T at the lowermost end. A keyboard button 111 corresponding to the indication mark H overlapping the timing line T
Is input, the game is treated in an advantageous manner in the progress of the game. Therefore, the player can measure the input timing of each keyboard button 111 using this as a guide. In the instruction image S, a portion on the right side in the figure is an image indicating the timing of input by the turntable input device 112. This image includes one track extending in the up and down direction. If an input by the turntable input device 112 is performed with the indication mark H descending on the track overlapping the timing line T as an indication, it is advantageous in the progress of the game. It is set to be. The player may rotate the slide disk 112C using this as a guide.

G in FIG. 8 is a groove gauge, which displays a predetermined gauge frame and a gauge bar (hatched portion in the figure) which expands and contracts based on the left and right ends of the gauge frame according to the play quality. .

A in the figure is a state display image according to the present invention, and visually shows the intensity distribution of the output sound for each frequency band at that time. In this example, a plurality of intensity gauge frames extending in the vertical direction are displayed in parallel for each frequency band, and a gauge bar (e.g., in the figure) that expands and contracts according to the intensity of the output sound in the frequency band of each intensity gauge frame. (Hatched area) is displayed. For this display, data on the intensity distribution of the output sound for each frequency band generated by the intensity distribution extraction unit 210 is used.

The illumination control unit 212 generates a blink signal required to blink the light-emitting lamp 103 at a predetermined timing as the game progresses, and controls the issue lamp 103.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that, in the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for parts common to the first embodiment, and redundant description will be omitted. The game device 1 of this example is a computer device dedicated to a game, and constitutes the video game device 1 by being integrated with the recording medium according to the present invention.

First, a description will be given of a game device main body for constituting the game system of the present invention. As the game device main body, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-212377 can be used. In the present embodiment, exchangeable portable disks (CD-ROM, DV
D) or a game program or data recorded on an auxiliary recording medium such as a memory card, by the game device itself,
The game system can execute a plurality of types of games by executing the game program alone or in cooperation with an operating system (hereinafter referred to as “OS”) of the game device itself or other program codes in the device. Make up.

FIG. 1 shows a specific configuration example of the game apparatus main body.
0. That is, the main control unit 10, the image control unit 20, the sound processing unit 30, the disk control unit 40, the communication control unit 50, the input / output port unit 60, and the above units 10 to 10
The game apparatus main body 1 is configured to include a main bus B for connecting the game device 60 so as to enable two-way communication.

The main control unit 10 has a CPU (Central Procedure).
ssing Unit) 11 and interrupt control or DMA (Direct Memor
y Access) A peripheral device controller (D · CONT) 12 for performing transfer control and the like, and a RAM (Randum Access Memory) for temporarily recording a game program and data.
y) 13 and O which performs overall management and control of each unit of the device
And a ROM (Read Only Memory) 14 in which S and the like are stored. The CPU 11 executes a RISC (reduced instruc
The CPU is a CPU that implements a plurality of functions, which will be described later, based on an OS recorded in the ROM 14 and a game program and the like in the RAM 13.

The image control unit 20 includes a geometry transfer engine (GTE) 21 for performing high-speed coordinate conversion of data to be displayed and the like, and polygons and sprites (triangles, squares, etc.) based on drawing instructions from the CPU 11. A graphics processing unit (GPU) 22 that performs a drawing process of a game image composed of a combination of polygons and the like, and a frame buffer (F.) that temporarily stores the game image that has been subjected to the drawing process by the GPU 22
B) 23, and an image decoder (MDEC) 24 for decoding image data as necessary. The image data decoded by the image decoder 24 and recorded in the frame buffer 23 is read and displayed on the display device DP. By continuously performing the drawing processing by the GPU 22 and the recording in the frame buffer 23, a game image including a moving image element can be displayed on the display device DP.

The sound processing unit 30 has a sound reproduction processor (SP) for reproducing sound based on sound data.
U) 31 and a sound buffer (S / B) 32 for temporarily recording reproduced data. The data in the sound buffer 32 is output to the speaker SP.

The disc control unit 40 includes a game CD-R.
A disk drive (CD-ROM DRV) 42 for reproducing the recorded contents of the music CD in which the OM or the music data is recorded so that the CPU 11 can recognize it (hereinafter, the reproduced data is referred to as “reproduced data”); When an error correction (ECC) code is added to the reproduced data, a CD-ROM decoder (CD-R
OM DEC) 41. The disk drive device 41 usually includes a buffer for temporarily recording reproduction data before recording it in the RAM 13. It should be noted that the CD-ROM decoder 41 also constitutes a part of the sound processing unit 30, and among the outputs of the CD-ROM decoder 41, those relating to sound are input to the SPU 31.

The communication control unit 50 includes a communication controller (COM CONT) 51 for controlling communication with the CPU 11 via the main bus B, a game controller CN for receiving an instruction from a player, and a memory card device of the present invention. A device driver (D / DRV) 52 serving as an interface between the exchangeable memory card MC and the communication controller 51 is provided. The game controller CN is an interface component for instructing a player's intention. This game controller C
Data specified through N is transmitted to the communication controller 51 by synchronous communication.

The communication controller 51 transmits instruction data representing instruction contents sent from the game controller CN to the CP.
Send to U11. Thereby, the intention of the player is CP
The information is transmitted to U11, and the CPU 11 can perform processing according to the intention of the player based on the game program being executed. The communication controller 51 also includes a CP
It also has a function of recording data on the memory card MC and reading the recorded data based on an instruction from U11. Since the memory card MC is separated from the main bus B, it can be removed while the power is on.

The ports of the parallel input / output (I / O) 61 and the serial input / output (I / O) 62 are connected to an acoustic processing device or an external information processing device for reproducing music and musical instrument sounds, and are connected to the ports. Electronic data (music data, etc.) from each device is taken in. That is, the present invention can be implemented using data from an external device as well as a game CD and a music CD.

Next, the memory card MC will be described. The memory card MC is inserted into a card insertion section provided in a slot (not shown) of the game apparatus main body 1, and is used as a unique data recording unit corresponding to each of the plurality of game controllers CN. For example, when two players play a game, two memory cards MC
The game execution results and the like of each player can be recorded. The appearance of the memory card MC and a mechanism for attaching the memory card MC to the card insertion portion are disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-7504.

In the game apparatus main body 1 having the above configuration, C
When power is turned on or reset processing is performed with the D-ROM 44 attached to the disk drive device 42, the CPU 1
1 executes the OS stored in the ROM 14, initializes the entire apparatus such as operation check, and controls the disk control unit 40 to execute the game program recorded on the CD-ROM (CD). It is read out to the main memory 13 and executed. By executing this game program, the CP
U11 forms the functional blocks as shown in FIG. 11 to realize the video game device of the present invention.

The video game device 1 has substantially the same functional blocks as those in the first embodiment. That is,
The video game device includes an instruction information analyzer 201, a game controller 202, a basic sound data generator 203, a basic data recorder 204, an operation sound data generator 205, an operation sound data recorder 206, an output sound data generator 207, Sound data processing unit 208, switching unit 209 corresponding to the switching unit according to the present invention, intensity distribution extraction unit 210, image control unit 21
One. However, this video game apparatus 1 does not include an effector as hardware, but performs processing of sound data in the same manner as in the case of using the effector in a software manner. The video game device 1 differs from the first embodiment in that the video game device 1 does not have the illumination control unit 212. This video game device 1 does not have the illumination control unit 212.
This is because there is no indicator lamp 103 as in the embodiment. Further, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the instruction information decoding unit 201 of the video game device 1 does not have an input from the coin management device 128. The reason why there is no input from the coin management device 128 in the instruction information decoding unit 201 of the video game device 1 is that such a video game device does not have the coin slot 108 and the coin management device 128 as in the first embodiment. is there.

The video game device 1 has the same functions as the game device of the first embodiment except for the above points.
The player can output sound processed by the player in the same manner as the game device of the first embodiment from the speaker device SP,
Similar to the game device of the first embodiment, a status display image that visually indicates the intensity distribution of the output sound for each frequency at that time can be displayed on the display device DP.

The controller CN of the video game apparatus 1 includes a keyboard button 111 and a turntable input device 112 provided on the controller panel of the first embodiment.
It is preferable to have the same structure as described above. However,
If the functions of the keyboard button 111 and the turntable input device 112 are assigned to each input key of a general controller provided in the video game device 1, the video game device 1 according to the present invention is realized using a general controller. You can also.

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the game device of the present invention, a predetermined sound is output to a desired one of a basic sound, a basic sound, and an operation sound. Since the processing can be performed, the amusement of the music game can be remarkably enhanced particularly when a music game is executed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view showing the appearance of a game device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a controller panel of the game apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view schematically showing a structure of a turntable input device of the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the relationship between the movement of the turntable input device of the game device shown in FIG. 1 and the sound output therewith.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game device illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the structure of the game shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged functional block diagram showing the sound data processing unit shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display device when a game is executed on the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the instruction image shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a video game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the video game device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 housing 102 display device 104 speaker device 104 107 controller panel 107 111 keyboard button 112 turntable input device 113 selector knob 114 type change knob 115 degree change knob 201 instruction information analysis unit 202 game control unit 203 basic sound data generation unit 204 basic Data recording unit 205 Operation sound data generation unit 206 Operation sound data recording unit 207 Output sound data generation unit 208 Sound data processing unit 209 Switching unit 210 Intensity distribution extraction unit 211 Image control unit P Foot pedal

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yuichiro Samukawa 7-3, Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 2 Konami Corporation F-term (reference) 2C001 BA00 BA07 BB00 BB04 BB05 BC00 BC09 CA01 CA02 CB01 CB06 CC02 CC03 CC08

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A basic sound data generating means for generating basic sound data for a basic sound which is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and is output based on an operation content inputted by a player via an input means. Operation sound data generation means for generating operation sound data for operation sound being a sound, the basic sound data, sound data processing means capable of performing processing on the operation sound data, and the basic sound data and Output sound data generating means for generating output sound data for the final output sound from the operation sound data, and configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from a predetermined speaker device. In the game device, the basic sound data and the operation sound data are output via the sound data processing means based on the operation content input by the player. It is sent to the data generating means, or has a switching means for performing one of switching and sends to the output sound data generating means not through the sound data processing unit, that the game apparatus according to claim. 2. The sound data processing means has one effector capable of processing the basic sound data and the operation sound data, and the effector is provided with both of the basic sound data and the operation sound data. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is configured to be used for processing. 3. The sound data processing means is configured to change a processing type of the basic sound data and the operation sound data based on an operation content input by a player. 2. The game device according to 2. 4. The sound data processing means is configured to change a degree of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data based on an operation content input by a player. 4. The game device according to 2 or 3. 5. A basic sound data generating means for generating basic sound data for a basic sound which is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and is output based on an operation content inputted by a player via an input means. Operation sound data generating means for generating operation sound data for the operation sound being a sound; and output sound data generation means for generating output sound data for a final output sound from the basic sound data and the operation sound data. A game device configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from a predetermined speaker device, wherein sound data processing capable of processing the basic sound data and the operation sound data Means, and based on the operation content inputted by the player, the basic sound data and the operation sound data are each converted into the output sound through the sound data processing means. Switching means for switching between sending to the data generating means or sending to the output sound data generating means without passing through the sound data processing means. The type of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data can be changed based on the input operation contents, and the degree of processing of the basic sound data and the operation sound data based on the operation contents input by the player. The input means inputs first information used for inputting information for generating the operation sound data, and information for switching by the switching means. Second input means used for inputting information for changing the type of processing performed by the sound data processing means; and third input means used for inputting information for changing the type of processing performed by the sound data processing means. And a fourth input means used to input information for changing the degree of processing by the processing means. 6. An image for controlling an image to be displayed on a predetermined display device on which an image including an instruction image for visually providing a player with information useful for determining a timing for operating the input means is displayed. Control means,
6. The image control unit is configured to display a state display image that visually indicates an intensity distribution for each frequency of an output sound at that time on the display device, the image being included in the image. The game device according to the above. 7. A basic sound data of a basic sound which is a sound whose output is predetermined, and an operation sound of an operation sound which is a sound output based on an operation content inputted by a player via an input means. Output sound data generating means for generating output sound data for the final output sound from the data, and sound data processing means capable of processing the basic sound data and the operation sound data. A method that is executed by a computer configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from a predetermined speaker device in accordance with a progress of a game, based on an operation content input by a player. A method for generating output sound data, wherein the sound data processing means processes any of the basic sound data and the operation sound data. 8. An input means for a player to input operation contents, and output sound generation means for generating output sound data for a final output sound based on the operation contents inputted from said input means. And as the game progresses,
A recording medium in which a program code for causing a computer configured to output a sound based on the output sound data from a predetermined speaker device to function as a game device is recorded in a computer-readable form, wherein the program The code includes basic sound data for a basic sound that is a sound whose output is determined in advance, and operation sound data for an operation sound that is a sound output based on the operation content input by the player via the input means. A process for generating, a process for processing the basic sound data and any of the operation sound data based on an operation content input by the player via the input means, the basic sound data and the operation sound A process of generating output sound data for a final output sound by the output sound generating means having received the data. Recording medium is intended to be executed by the over data.