JP3681531B2 - Video game console - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a video game machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the following games have been proposed by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 6-333131 to Japanese Patent Application No. 6-333139).
[0003]
Bubbles are connected to each other by injecting bubbles from the lower center of the screen into the 8-color bubble group spread at the top of the screen and colliding with the bubbles. When it becomes a lump of three or more bubbles of the same color due to the connection, the lump bubbles are extinguished. The number of bubbles dropped and extinguished is the score. The 8-color bubble group spread on the upper part of the screen falls downward according to the number of times the bubbles are ejected from the lower center of the screen. When the lower end of the bubble group falls below a predetermined line (dead line), the game is over.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In this game, when the lower end of the bubble group approaches a predetermined line (dead line), there is room for improvement in that the change in the game progress becomes poor because there is no countermeasure.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to make the game interesting by enriching variations in game progress.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, a video game machine according to the present invention includes an operation device operated by a player, a display device that displays a game screen, and a game progress and display based on an input signal and a program from the operation device. A control device that creates an image to be displayed on the device, and injects a bubble from the lower center of the screen into the multi-colored bubble group spread on the upper part of the screen of the display device so that the bubbles collide with the bubble group. In a video game machine that clears the bubbles when the number of bubbles of the same number or the same shape or more than a predetermined number of bubbles disappears, and when all the bubbles disappear, the bubbles disappeared When a multi-colored bubble spread at the top of the screen touches the bubble that touches the top of the screen or touches the top of the screen Discriminating means for individually discriminating whether or not there is a drop means for performing a display for dropping a lump that the discriminating means has determined that neither the upper part of the screen nor the bubble in contact with the upper part of the screen is in contact with, The specific bubble determining means for determining whether or not the specific bubble is included in the lump that is displayed to be dropped by the dropping means, and the specific bubble determining means raises the lump that is determined to include the specific bubble. Rising means for performing display.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.
[0009]
In FIG. 1, the video game machine includes an operation device 2 and a monitor 3 with a video game device 1 as a center. The operating device 2 is a device operated by a player such as a lever, a button, or a pad. The monitor 3 converts the image output signal of the video game apparatus 1 into a visible image and displays it. In FIG. 1, the audio output circuit is omitted.
[0010]
The video game apparatus 1 includes an input / output control circuit 6, a CPU circuit 7, a work memory 9, a character memory 12, a screen memory 14, and the like. The input / output control circuit 6 detects a state in which the player has operated the operating device 2 such as a lever, button, pad, etc., and transmits it to the CPU circuit 7. Transmission / reception of signals to / from the CPU circuit 7 is performed via the system bus 8. The work memory 9 is used as a work area for the CPU circuit 7. The program memory 10 stores a program for the CPU circuit 7.
[0011]
In order for the CPU circuit 7 to output an image, image data is written into the screen memory 14 via the system bus 8. The CPU circuit 7 displays the image on the monitor 3 by writing the object image and the background image read from the character memory 12 to the screen memory 14. The monitor 3 reads the image data written in the screen memory 14, converts it into a visible image, and displays it. The player proceeds with the game by operating the operation device 2 such as a lever, a button, and a pad while viewing the visible image on the monitor 3.
[0012]
2 to 4 are front views showing visible images displayed on the monitor 3 by the operation of the CPU circuit 7.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the turret 20 is displayed at the lower center of the monitor 3. The turret 20 is fixedly displayed and does not move, and the operation device 2 is operated to rotate the turret 21 to fire the bubble 22. The bubble 22 is fired upward from the bottom of FIGS. 2 to 4 so as to be launched when the player turns on the fire button (operation device 2).
[0014]
Bubbles 22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> C are displayed on the top of the monitor 3. Bubbles marked with the same alphabet are the same color. These bubble groups descend downward in FIGS. 3 to 4 according to the number of times the bubbles 22 are ejected from the turret 20. If the lower end of the bubble falls below the deadline 24, the game is over. The anti-gravity bubble 22UP indicated by the arrow is a special bubble having a function of raising the bubble including the connected bubbles.
[0015]
In FIG. 2, the bubble 22 fired from the cannon 21 is a bubble 22C4, and collides with and is connected to the bubbles 22C1 to 22C3 displayed on the upper part of the monitor 3 to form a lump of four bubbles 22C1 to 22C4. To do. At this time, the lumped bubbles 22C1 to 22C4 disappear, and the state shown in FIG. 3 is obtained.
[0016]
In FIG. 3, the four bubble masses including the antigravity bubble 22UP start to rise by the function of the antigravity bubble 22UP. Whether or not to raise is determined by a determination unit provided in the CPU circuit 7. That is, the CPU circuit 7 is provided with a discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the four bubbles including the anti-gravity bubble 22UP are connected to the bubble on the ceiling 25 or the other upper side. When it is determined that the four bubbles including are not connected to the ceiling 25 or other bubbles on the upper side, the mass of the four bubbles including the antigravity bubble 22UP rises.
[0017]
Although not shown, when the bubble 22A1 or 22B1 is connected to the upper side of the antigravity bubble 22UP, the antigravity bubble 22UP starts to rise together with the bubble 22A1 or 22B1 on the upper side. Further, when the bubble 22A1 or 22B1 is not connected to either the lower side or the upper side of the antigravity bubble 22UP, the antigravity bubble 22UP starts to rise independently.
[0018]
The four bubble masses that have started to rise are connected to the bubble that originally existed in the upper part of the monitor 3, and stop in the state shown in FIG. The player operates the operation device 2 from this state and continues the game. When there is no bubble at the top of the monitor 3, the four bubble masses that have started to rise come into contact with the ceiling 25 and stop.
[0019]
In the above description, the attribute is assumed to be color. However, in addition to color, attributes such as shape, blinking display, and density can also be used.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the video game machine of the present invention, the dropping means and the raising means are provided so that they may be raised rather than simply dropped, so that variations of the game progress are abundant, The game can be interesting.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Video game device 2 Operating device 3 Monitor 6 Input / output control circuit 7 CPU circuit 8 System bus 9 Work memory 10 Program memory 12 Character memory 14 Screen memory 20 Turret 21 Gun barrel 22A Bubble 22B Bubble 22C Bubble 22UP Antigravity bubble 22A1 Bubble 22B2 Bubble 24 Deadline 25 Ceiling

Claims (1)

An operating device operated by a player;
A display device for displaying a game screen;
A control device for performing game progress and creating an image to be displayed on the display device based on an input signal from the operation device and a program;
The bubbles are connected to each other by injecting the bubbles from the lower center of the screen and colliding with the bubbles in the multi-colored bubble group spread on the upper part of the screen of the display device. In the video game machine, when the bubble becomes a lump, the bubble that disappears becomes extinct, and when all the bubbles disappear, the game is cleared.
A discriminating means for individually discriminating whether the multi-colored bubbles spread on the upper part of the screen are in contact with the upper part of the screen or the bubbles in contact with the upper part of the screen when the bubbles disappear. ,
A drop means for performing a display for dropping a lump determined that the determination means is not in contact with either the top of the screen or a bubble in contact with the top of the screen;
A specific bubble determining means for determining whether or not a specific bubble is included in a lump that is displayed to be dropped by the dropping means;
A video game machine characterized in that the specific bubble determining means includes an ascending means for performing a display for ascending a lump determined to contain a specific bubble.

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