JP2005192834A - Video game machine for playing using music card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video game machine which can develop the game content or the like which has been difficult with one card, by using a plurality of music cards combined all together. <P>SOLUTION: A central controller (2) is provided to carry out the game computation from the information on the plurality of music cards to be inputted through a music card identifier (14) according to the game software previously installed to generate the image signals and the sound signals showing the development of the game from the result of the computation. The image signals are fed to a display device (18) to display the images and the sound signals to a speaker (19) to reproduce the sounds. At the end of the game, the prize dispensing command signal is generated according to the achievement of the games and makes a prize dispenser (16) dispense the prescribed prizes from those preserved at a prize preservation part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a video game machine that plays a game using a music card.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines in which data recorded on cards possessed by a player are reflected in a game are known.
For example, in Patent Document 1 below, when an IC card is set in a game machine, the same character as the character described on the surface of the IC card appears on the display screen of the game machine based on the recorded data of the IC card. A game machine configured to do this is disclosed.
In addition, a game machine configured to record a player's game results and other game histories on a card individually possessed by the player and use the recorded data when playing a game at a later date is also disclosed in, for example, the following patent document 2 is disclosed.

JP 2003-251075 A

Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-59839

However, a conventional game machine can automatically set the difficulty level of a game using data such as a game history recorded on one card, or can continue the game by taking over the previous score. By simply configuring it as possible, there is nothing that can play music using a card, make it related to another card, or develop a unique function on multiple cards. It was.
In other words, in the conventional card game specification, the function of one game card is completely independent only by that card, and there is no further content, and the player needs to continue the game with the same content. there were. In addition, the appearance is not so much changed, and cards of the same single specification are used in many models.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to play music and video using a game card, collect a plurality of cards, It is an object of the present invention to provide a completely new video game machine capable of developing game contents and reproducing and editing music and video, which are difficult with a single card, by using a combination of the cards at the same time.

The above purpose is
A video game machine that is played using at least one type of music card in which an identification code, a video information code, and a music information code are recorded, and the components described in items a to i below:
[A] a game fee collection device;
[B] a prize storage unit;
[C] a prize dispensing device;
[D] a display device for displaying an image showing the progress of the game;
[E] a speaker that produces sound effects;
[F] a play disc on which a plurality of play music cards can be placed;
[G] a music card identification device capable of reading the position, displacement, identification code, video information code, and music information code of the music card placed on the play disc;
[H] Responding to an output signal from the music card identification device, performing game calculation according to pre-installed game software, and generating an image signal and an acoustic signal indicating game development based on the calculation result, Send to display device to display image, send sound signal to speaker to play sound, generate prize payout command signal at the end of game according to game results, giveaway prize stored in prize storage unit by prize payout apparatus A central control device for paying out predetermined items from
[I] a housing provided with each of the above components;
It can be achieved by a video game machine characterized by having.

In that case, the video corresponding to the video information code recorded on the music card placed on the play disc is displayed on the display device, the music corresponding to the music information code is played from the speaker, and further according to the combination of the music cards It is recommended that the game be played by changing the position of the music card placed on the play disc or collecting, adding, or exchanging it. .
The game to be presented is preferably a music-related quiz.

  Further, it is recommended that a predetermined video is displayed and music is played according to the combination and permutation of music cards placed on the play disc.

It is also recommended that the display position of a specific display target in the video displayed on the display device can be changed by changing the arrangement of music cards placed on the play disc.
Further, depending on the combination of music cards placed on the play disc, it is configured to reproduce all video information codes and / or music and / or music other than the music information codes recorded on those music cards. It is also recommended.

  Furthermore, a vendor function is provided so that at the end of the game, a predetermined prize is paid out according to the number and / or results of the game, or a new music card is issued to the player every time the game ends. It is also recommended that it be configured. In the latter case, the newly issued music card can be understood only when it is set in a game machine, so that the player can easily draw the player into the game.

  In addition, the present invention provides the video game machine as described above with a communication circuit that transmits information about the trend of the player's preference for music in the video game machine to the central center. A device is provided that aggregates information from the machine and transmits the totaled result to a live studio where the music performance is actually performed, and changes the actual music performance and production state based on the total result A video game system is also provided.

  With the above configuration, music is played along with video, a game is started based on music card data input through the music card identification device, and a plurality of music cards are used in combination. Thus, a game according to the combination becomes possible, and by changing the arrangement and combination of the music cards on the play disc, the video on the display screen can be rearranged according to one's preference. Compared with the conventional video game machine game in which only the recorded data of one card is reflected in the game, the interest of the game is greatly improved.

  If only one music card is set on the play disc, only a predetermined song may be played based on the recording data of the one card. Even so, the player can select a combination with a music selection list prepared by the game machine itself so that the same effect as that obtained when a plurality of music cards are used is generated.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit configuration of a video game machine according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is an external view of an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the progress of the game by the video game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which the display position of the display target on the display screen can be changed by changing the arrangement of the music cards arranged on the play disc.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which an image element other than data recorded on a music card arranged on a play disc is added to perform display display;
FIG. 6 shows a video game according to the present invention configured to reflect a player's preference for music scenes and popular trends shown in the usage state of a large number of game machines in real time in a performance state actually performed in a studio. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a system.

The configuration of the video game machine of the present invention will be specifically described below.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a housing, 2 is a central control device, and 3 and 3 are music cards possessed by a player.
The area on the housing 1 that can be seen and touched from outside includes a game input device 11, a card issuing port 12 ′ of a card issuing machine 12, a play disc 13 for placing a music card, a game fee collecting device 15, and a prize dispensing device. Sixteen payout openings 16 ′, a display device 18, a speaker 19, and the like are provided.
The central control unit 2 is provided inside the casing 1 and is not visible to the player. The central control unit 2 includes an arithmetic unit 21, a clock circuit 22, a hard disk 23, a ROM 24, a RAM 25, an image processing unit 26, a sound circuit 27, data, and the like. It consists of a bus 28 and the like.

The game input device 11 includes input devices such as a push button and a joystick that are operated by a player to play a game. When two video players are configured so that two players can play against each other, two sets of game input devices 11 are provided so as to correspond to each player.
However, as will be described later, a touch panel display device is used as the display device 18, and all input operations for playing a game are performed on the touch panel of the touch panel display device or on the play card 13 for placing a music card. When the operation is performed by moving the music card 3 or the like, the game input device 11 may not be provided.

The music card placement play disc 13 has one or more music cards 3 held by the player placed on the upper surface thereof to play music and video, and as a work table for playing games. It is an area that plays a role.
A music card identification device 14 including a sensor or the like is provided on the lower surface of the music card placement play disk 13. This music card identification device 14 reads the recorded information of all the cards placed on the music card placement play disc 13, and also detects the position and displacement of each card, and these data are sent to the central control device. The data is sent to the second arithmetic unit 21 or the like.

  Only one music card 3 can be purchased if the game fee is paid when the game is first played, and each time a game is played, a new music card is issued one by one at the end of the game. Stocks them sequentially so that the next game can be played in the desired combination. It can also be provided as a present to participants at various event venues held by game machine makers or the like.

The prize payout device 16 is a device that pays out a predetermined prize from the prize storage unit 160 in the housing when the player gives a high score in the game. Alternatively, a new music card corresponding to the score may be issued from the card issuing machine 12, and this may be used as a prize.
The communication circuit 17 is a circuit that transmits and receives data through a public communication line with a computer in the central center that manages or operates the game machine. For example, image / audio data recorded on the hard disk 23 is downloaded according to the announcement of a new song. It is used to update the data or to transmit data on the content played by the player on the game machine to the central center as will be described later.

The display device 18 is basically for displaying various information such as an image showing the progress of the game, a video showing the performance of music, a game operation method, a game result, etc. The touch panel display device is used to select the item that the player wants from the selection items displayed on the screen when selecting a game to be played or a quiz game for selecting the correct branch. It can also be used as an input device for selecting by touching.
The speaker 19 performs various sound effects and voice instructions to the player.

The central control device 2 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the game machine. The arithmetic device 21 in the central control device 2 is composed of a CPU or the like, and executes arithmetic processing for performing game development in accordance with player input operations in accordance with game software (program) installed on the hard disk 23. The processing process of the game using the music card in the present invention is also executed by the arithmetic device 21.
The clock circuit 22 is a circuit that oscillates a clock pulse as a base for various digital arithmetic processing in the game machine, and performs time management from the start of the game to game over, and other time management necessary for the progress of the game. It also plays an important role to do.

In addition to game software (programs) that directly control the progress of the game, the hard disk 23 is installed with various programs that control the overall operation of the game machine. In addition to music data and video data corresponding to music information codes and video information codes recorded on music cards, image data such as various character images and background images used in games, and sound data such as sound effects Is also recorded.
Furthermore, the music card data of each player read out by the music card identification device 14 is also temporarily recorded on the hard disk 23 and, if necessary, the data is based on data generated during the game execution. It may be configured to be updated and recorded in real time, and the updated data may be updated and recorded in the master card of each player by the music card identification device 14.

The ROM 24 stores game machine management data, initial setting data of each device in the game machine, and the like.
The RAM 25 is a memory for exchanging data necessary for the operation of the arithmetic device 1.
The image processing device 26 organizes the video at the time of music performance designated by the arithmetic device 1 and the video of the game screen based on the video data and image data recorded on the hard disk 23.
The sound circuit 27 converts the music data, the sound effect data, or the voice instruction signal to the player into analog signals, amplifies them, and supplies them to the speaker 19.
The data bus 28 is a data transmission line between the various circuits.

The central control device 2 composed of these various components 21 to 28 responds to the output signal from the music card identification device 14 and performs a game calculation in the calculation device 21 according to the game software installed in the hard disk 23 in advance. Based on the calculation result, an image signal and a sound signal indicating game development are generated, the image signal is sent to the display device 18 to display an image, and the sound signal is sent to the speaker 19 to reproduce the sound, and according to the game result. A prize payout command signal is generated at the end of the game, and the overall control of the entire game is performed such that a predetermined one of the prizes stored in the prize storage unit 160 is paid out by the prize payout device 16.
More specifically, the central control device 2 causes the video data corresponding to the video information code recorded on the music cards 3 and 3 placed on the play disc 13 to be read from the hard disk 23, and this is read out by the image processing device. The music data corresponding to the music information code is read from the hard disk 23, converted into analog by the sound circuit 27 and reproduced by the speaker 19, and further played. Depending on the combination of the music cards 3 and 3 placed on the disc 13, a predetermined game is given, and the player changes the position of the music card or responds to an operation of collecting, adding or exchanging it. The game progress is controlled to advance the game.

Hereinafter, the flow from the start to the end of the game will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
When coins are inserted into the game fee collecting device 15 of the housing 1, for example, a minimum identification code for preventing the borrowing or borrowing of cards between acquaintances is recorded on the card. Displayed on device 18. When the player touches the screen and inputs the necessary items, one music card on which the data is recorded is issued from the card issuing slot 12 ′. In addition to the identification code, a video information code and a music information code are recorded on the music card. As for the video information code and the music information code, for example, about 50 types of music pieces such as currently popular singers may be selected in advance, and each of those music pieces recorded in advance on each card may be used. However, at the same time when the identification code is input, one favorite song of the player may be selected and the video information code and music information code of the song may be entered and issued.
Next, whether to play by one person or two persons is selected according to the display on the display device 18.

When these initial operations are finished and the obtained music card 3 is placed on the play disc 13, the data on the card is read by the music card identification device 14, the contents are displayed on the display screen, and the music recorded on the card is recorded. Music corresponding to the information data is played, and a game is started on the display screen.
In the case of a player who has played with the same type of game machine several times so far and has a plurality of music cards 3 and 3, a desired number of cards among those cards are combined in a desired combination. Are selected and placed on the play disc 13 in a desired arrangement. By doing so, the data recorded on those cards are read, and at the same time, the respective positions of the plurality of cards are also detected and correspond to the music information data recorded on any of those cards. Music and video are played. The music and video to be played are determined according to the combination of music cards placed on the play disc 13 and the order (permutation) of the arrangement.

Furthermore, when the arrangement order of the music cards 3 and 3 on the play disc 13 matches a predetermined specific order, an image that is not normally displayed (for example, an image such as a concert and music) is displayed. It is also possible to configure as described above.
Further, when the combination of the music cards 3 and 3 on the play disc 13 matches a predetermined specific combination, an image that is not normally displayed (for example, an image and music by a group) is displayed. It is also possible.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a game (mini game) is started using a part of the display screen simultaneously with the reproduction of music and video as described above.
The content of the game is arbitrary, but from the viewpoint of playing using a music card, for example, a music-related quiz is suitable. Alternatively, the player may be able to select from several types of games.

  During the game, the player operates the game by moving cards on the play disk 13, changing the order of arrangement, adding new cards, exchanging cards, or removing existing cards. The contents are detected one by one by the music card identification device 14, and the game proceeds according to the result. It is also possible to configure the game input so that the game can be input by touching the screen of the touch panel display device 18 or operating the game input device 11, and the game may be advanced by the input operation. Is possible.

When the game is over, the ranking among all players for that game is displayed, and the player who has achieved a high score over a predetermined score or the winner in the case of two players Will be given a free gift. Alternatively, a new music card corresponding to the score may be issued from the card issuing machine 12, and this may be used as a prize.
Furthermore, it is also recommended that a new music card be issued to the player one by one each time the game ends, regardless of the game score. By doing so, players can expect to be able to stock a variety of cards and enjoy an unprecedented game development.

Next, in the case of displaying a video of the performance status of music, the display position of a specific display target in the video displayed on the display screen is displayed on the music cards 3 and 3 placed on the play disc 13. An embodiment configured to be changed by changing the arrangement will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4A, when five music cards A to E are arranged on the play disc 13 in the order of ABCDE, the talents A, B, out of the talents corresponding to each card are displayed on the display screen. C is displayed in the front row, and the remaining talents D and E are displayed small in the back row.
At this time, if the player is a fan of the talent E and desires that the video of the talent E be displayed large in front, the positions of the cards A and E on the play disc 13 as shown in FIG. Replace. By doing so, as shown in the figure, the positions of the talents A and E on the display screen are also switched, and the talent E moves to the front row so that it can be seen easily.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4C, on the play disc 13, the cards B, C, D, A are moved to the right side, and only the card E is left on the left side in a state of being separated from other cards. On the display screen, only the talent E is displayed large in the center of the front row, making it easier to see.
Thus, in order to link the arrangement of the music card on the play disc 13 and the arrangement of the talent on the display screen, the video information code of each talent is recorded on each card, and the display screen is divided into a plurality of display areas. This can be achieved by dividing each divided area into a specific position on the play disc 13.

Next, when displaying the video of the music performance status, depending on the combination of the music cards 3 and 3 placed on the play disc 13, all the video information codes recorded on those music cards are displayed. An embodiment configured to be able to reproduce video and / or music other than the music information code will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5A, when three music cards A, B, and C are arranged on the play disc 13, the talents A, B, and C corresponding to the cards are also displayed on the display screen. .
Here, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the card D is added on the play disc 13, the talent D corresponding to the card D is additionally displayed on the display screen.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the card E is added on the play disc 13, not only the talent E but also the talent D is added and displayed on the display screen.
Thus, in order to display a talent that cannot be predicted from the combination of music cards on the play disc 13, the cards A, B, C and the card E are detected on the play disc 13 during the game machine program. In some cases, this can be achieved by setting to display the talents A, B, C, E and D. That is, when a predetermined combination of music cards is obtained, it can be achieved by programming to display not only the talent corresponding to those music cards but also other talents.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, the player's preference for the music scene and the trend of popularity, which is apparent from the usage situation of the video game machine of the present invention having the above-described configuration, are actually performed in the studio. An example of the video game system of the present invention configured to be reflected in real time will be described.
In the video game system, a communication circuit is provided for transmitting information about a player's preference for music in the video game machine to the central center. In the central center, the information from the many video game machines is tabulated. A device for transmitting the totaled result to a live studio where the music performance is actually performed is provided, and the actual music performance and production state are changed based on the totaled result.
Such a video game system is likely to be implemented when the video game machine provider as described above according to the present invention is sponsored to provide a music-related TV program, and its effect is also high. large.

6A and 6B show the arrangement of music cards on the play disc and the display state of the display screen in the video game machine, and FIG. 6C shows the state of the TV screen being broadcast on the TV. The display state is shown.
Here, FIGS. 6A and 6B show the same state as FIGS. 4A and 4B. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, when five music cards A to E are arranged on the play disc 13 in the order of ABCDE, the talent A, out of the talents corresponding to each card is displayed on the display screen. B and C are displayed in the front row, and the remaining talents D and E are displayed small in the back row.
At this time, if the player is a fan of the talent E and desires that the video of the talent E be displayed large in the foreground, the positions of the cards A and E on the play disc 13 as shown in FIG. Replace. By doing so, as shown in the figure, the positions of the talents A and E on the display screen are also switched, and the talent E moves to the front row so that it can be seen easily.
This is only a state in which the preference of one player in one video game machine is reflected on the display screen of the game machine, but this is the case when a similar phenomenon occurs in many game machines. FIG. 6C shows the result reflected on the TV screen of the TV broadcast music program.

  For this, the contents of the game operation of the player in each video game machine installed throughout the country (this reflects the player's preference for music as it is) from the communication circuit 17 of each game to the public. The data is transmitted to a computer at a central center of a game machine provider or the like through a communication line, and the central center totals information from these video game machines, and the total result (“Talent E is put forward, Talent A Is transmitted to a live studio such as a TV broadcasting station where music performance is actually performed using a device that transmits it through a public communication line, and the content of the transmission is a talent during a live performance. For example, on the bulletin board installed at a position where you can see “Talent E goes forward, Talent A goes down” Then, as each talent follows this, the actual music performance and production state are changed based on the above-mentioned total result, and an image as shown in FIG. 6C is displayed on the television screen of each home. is there.

  It should be noted that control of all operations such as music and video playback control, game progress control, and the like in the video game machine according to the present invention is a predetermined built-in hardware such as the hard disk 23 of the central controller 2. This is realized by executing the computer program using the arithmetic device 1 or the like.

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

  The present invention is configured as described above, and music and video can be reproduced using a game music card, and a plurality of cards are collected and used by combining several of them simultaneously. It is possible to provide a completely new video game machine capable of developing game contents and playing and editing music and video, which has been difficult to achieve, and greatly contributes to the development of the game machine industry.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example of the circuit structure of the video game machine which concerns on this invention. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the progress form of the game by the video game machine concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing about the example comprised so that the display position of the display target on a display screen could be changed by changing the arrangement | sequence of the music card arranged on the play disk. It is explanatory drawing about the example which adds and displays an image element other than the data recorded on the music card arranged on the play disc. An example of a video game system according to the present invention configured to reflect a player's preference for music scenes and popular trends shown in the usage status of a large number of game machines in real time in a performance state actually performed in a studio. It is explanatory drawing shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 11 Game input device 12 Card issuing machine 13 Play disc for music card mounting 14 Music card identification device 15 Game fee collection device 16 Premium giveout device 160 Premium storage unit 17 Communication circuit 18 Display device 19 Speaker 2 Central control device 21 Arithmetic unit (CPU)
22 Clock circuit 23 Hard disk 24 ROM
25 RAM
26 Image processing device 27 Sound circuit 28 Data bus 3 Music card

Claims (10)

A video game machine that plays using at least one type of music card in which an identification code, a video information code, and a music information code are recorded, and includes the components described in items a to i below. A video game machine characterized by
[A] Game fee collection device (15).
[B] Premium storage unit (160).
[C] A prize dispensing device (16).
[D] A display device (18) for displaying an image showing the progress of the game.
[E] A speaker (19) for generating sound effects.
[F] A play disc (13) on which a plurality of play music cards can be placed.
[G] A music card identification device (14) capable of reading the position, displacement, identification code, video information code, and music information code of the music card (3) placed on the play disc.
[H] Responding to an output signal from the music card identification device (4), performing a game calculation according to pre-installed game software, and generating an image signal and an acoustic signal indicating game development based on the calculation result; The image signal is sent to the display device (18) to display the image, and the sound signal is sent to the speaker (19) to reproduce the sound, and a prize payout command signal is generated at the end of the game according to the game results. A central control device (2) for paying out a predetermined one of the prizes stored in the prize storage unit by (16).
[I] A housing (1) provided with each of the above components.   The video corresponding to the video information code recorded on the music card (3, 3) placed on the play disc (13) is displayed on the display device (18), and the music corresponding to the music information code is displayed on the speaker (19). And a predetermined game is presented according to the combination of the music cards (3, 3), and the player changes the position of the music card (3, 3) placed on the play disc (13), or The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game is progressed by collecting, adding, and exchanging.   The video game machine according to claim 2, wherein the game to be presented is a music-related quiz.   The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein predetermined video is displayed and music is played in accordance with a combination of music cards (3, 3) placed on the play disc (13).   The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein predetermined video is displayed and music is played according to the permutation of the music cards (3, 3) placed on the play disc (13).   The display position of a specific display object in the video displayed on the display device (18) can be changed by changing the arrangement of the music cards (3, 3) placed on the play disc (13). 1. A video game machine according to 1.   Depending on the combination of the music cards (3, 3) placed on the play disc (13), all video information codes and / or videos and / or music other than the music information codes recorded on those music cards The video game machine according to claim 1 to be reproduced.   The video game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a predetermined prize is paid out at the end of the game in accordance with the number of games and / or results.   The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein a new music card is issued to the player every time the game ends.   The video game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided with a communication circuit (17) for transmitting information about a trend of a player's preference for music in the video game machine to the central center. , Install a device that aggregates information from a large number of video game machines and transmits the aggregated results to a live studio where music performance is actually performed, and changes the actual music performance and production state based on the aggregated results A video game system characterized by having

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