JPH1147433A - Video game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an invigorating feeling of hitting by applying an impact to a switch means for shooting a hitting medium shot toward a target displayed on a display means according to the progress of a game to proceed with the game in a game machine where a hitting game is applied to a video game. SOLUTION: When a game is started, first a controller 1 makes a previously prepared character as a target appear on a display screen 2 according to a game program 1A. At this time, when a player instantaneously recognizes a switch means 5 corresponding to the appear position of the target which appeared on the display screen 2 and gives a blow to a hitting part 5C, a hitting medium 3 is shooted along a rail 6 toward the target and detected by sensors 11, 10, and a detection signal is input to the controller 1. When the controller 1 decides that the hitting medium 3 hits the target, the strength of hitting is calculated and a hit action according to the strength of hitting is displayed on the display screen 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hit input video game in which a hit game is applied to a video game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique of this kind, a mole hitting game has been known for a long time. A popular mole whacking game is to make multiple holes on the table, through which mole dolls appear and disappear randomly.
When a game player instantaneously hits a mole that has come out of the hole with a mole hit, the hit is detected by a pressure sensor and points are added.

There is also a game in which the above-mentioned mole hitting game is applied to a video game. In this video game, a character, such as a mole, appears on a monitor that displays the video game, and the game player looks at and hits the character that jumps out of the monitor. Whether a game player hits a character that has hit and jumped out is detected by a touch sensor provided on the surface of the monitor. That is, the game player hits the monitor surface through the touch sensor, and detects a "hit" when the touch sensor on the surface of the character that has jumped out detects the hit. If a hit is detected, the character on the screen takes a hit action,
If it comes off, we take the action of losing.

[0004]

In the above-described hitting game such as the conventional mole hitting game, even though the player touches the touch panel, the game player has the same feeling as hitting the monitor surface directly. However, there is a problem that the user is hesitant to hit the surface of the monitor strongly by being conscious of breaking the monitor. In the first place, a hitting game of this type is characterized in that a game player can obtain a feeling of exhilaration by applying a "full power" hit to a character that appears and disappears. Therefore,
The above-mentioned "strongly hesitant to hit the monitor surface" is a fatal defect for this kind of hitting game.

The inventor of the present invention has found that the above-mentioned problem of the hit-input video game is caused by a feeling of directly hitting a character displayed on a monitor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a video game machine capable of achieving the same refreshing feeling of a blow as hitting a conventional mole doll by hitting the monitor in a targeted manner.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention employs the following configuration.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a controller which advances a game according to a game program, a display means for displaying an image corresponding to the progress of the game, a target displayed on the display means, A hitting medium which is fired toward the vehicle, and switch means for firing the hitting medium, are provided with a sensor for detecting a moving state or a position of the hitting medium fired by applying an impact to the switch means.

[0008] As the sensor, a transmission type optical sensor such as a photointerrupter or a pressure sensor can be applied.

The hitting to the switch means is performed not only by the game player directly hitting with the hand, but also by indirectly hitting with a hammer or the like. The hitting medium may be a ball or the like in addition to a character doll such as an octopus. Further, even if the target is used, a character such as an object such as an airplane can be applied in addition to an animal such as a mole.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the video game machine of the first aspect, a rail for guiding the hitting medium from the standby position to the target is arranged, and the hitting medium is directed to the target on the rail. The moving state is detected by the sensor, and the controller receives a detection signal output from the sensor, and the controller determines a hit between the hitting medium and the target based on the detection signal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the video game machine of the second aspect, a plurality of sensors are provided so as to detect a hitting medium moving on the rail at a plurality of locations, and the plurality of sensors are provided. The impact intensity on the target is determined based on the input time difference of the detection signal input from the controller to the controller, and the image of the target is changed according to the determined impact intensity.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the video game machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, a plurality of the hitting media are arranged so as to be able to fire toward the display means, and a switch corresponding to each hitting media is provided. Means is provided.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a video game machine according to one embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the video game machine comprises a controller 1 for proceeding with a game according to a game program 1A, a display means 2 for displaying an image corresponding to the progress of the game, and A target T displayed on the display means 2, a hitting medium 3 fired toward the target T, and a switch means 5 for firing the hitting medium 3 are fired by applying an impact to the switch means 5. The sensor 10 determines whether or not the hitting medium 3 hits the target T in the game progressing.
In the video game exemplified in this embodiment, as is apparent from FIG. 2, a mole as a target T is formed from a plurality of holes H (three in this case) displayed on a display means 2 made of a CRT or a liquid crystal. A so-called mole hit that appears and disappears along the game program 1A is applied. The mole hitting game is only an example of a game that can be applied, and the present invention can be applied to other hitting games.

A rail is arranged between the hitting medium 3 and the target T, and the hitting medium 3 fired toward the target T moves on the rail. By arranging the rails in this manner, the hitting medium 3 can be emitted toward the target T while being restricted in vertical and horizontal movements, and the movement can be captured by the sensor 10 and a sensor 11 described later. .

Specifically, the support shaft 3A of the striking medium 3 is inserted into the elongated hole 6A of the rail 6, and this inserted state is brought into contact with each of the front and back sides of the rail 6, and the support shaft 3A
A is configured to be held by a plurality of rollers 3B fixed to A. According to the mounting relationship between the hitting medium 3 and the rail 6 configured as described above, the hitting medium 3 moves between the standby position and the target T along the rail 6 within a range regulated by the long hole 6A. It is free.

A sensor 10 is arranged to detect the support shaft 3A of the striking medium 3 when the striking medium 3 is located at the movement end of the striking medium 3 on the target T side regulated by the slot 6A. Therefore, when the hitting medium 3 moves to the end of the movement without directly hitting the display screen 2, the sensor 10 detects the support shaft 3 </ b> A and detects that the hitting medium 3 hits the display screen 2. . The sensor 10 may use a photocoupler or the like.

A sensor 11 for detecting the support shaft 3A is provided in the same way as the sensor 10 during the movement of the hitting medium 3 on the rail 6. The reason that the sensor 11 is provided is that the use of the two sensors 10 and 11 makes it possible to detect the speed at which the striking medium 3 has moved between the sensors (distance L). The reason for detecting the speed will be described later in detail.

The switch means 5 for firing the hitting medium 3 toward the target T will be described. The switch means 5 is based on the principle of leverage. A rod 5B is rotatably supported on a fixed shaft 5A serving as a fulcrum O, and a game player is provided at a force point P on one end side. The hitting portion 5C for directly or indirectly hitting with a hammer and the action point S on the other end are kept in contact with the hitting medium 3 at the standby position of the hitting medium 3. A compression spring 5D is provided at the force point P, and the striking portion 5C is constantly urged by the compression spring 5D in a direction to be pushed up. 5E indicated by a virtual line is a storage cylinder of the compression spring 5D, and the compression spring 5D contracts in the storage cylinder 5E.

In the case of this embodiment, the switch means 5, the hitting medium 3, the rails 6, and the sensors 10 and 11 are arranged as shown in FIG.
The three sets are provided as shown in FIG. Such a plurality of sets are provided because the present embodiment is applied to a mole tapping in which a mole as a target T emerges from three holes H displayed on the display means 2. Is applied to a game in which the hitting medium 3 is hit at one place on an airplane as a moving target T,
You only need to prepare one set.

FIG. 3 shows the flow of a game by the video game machine configured as described above, and the flow of the game will be described with reference to FIG.

The controller 1 causes a character (a mole in FIG. 2) as a target T prepared in advance to appear from the hole H on the display screen 2 along the game program 1A (step 20).

At this time, the game player instantly recognizes the switch means 5 corresponding to the appearance position of the target T appearing on the display screen 2, and strikes the hitting section 5C (step 21).

When a hit is applied to the hitting portion 5C, the hitting medium 3 is fired on the rail 6 toward the target T, and the detection by the sensor 11 (step 22) and the detection by the sensor 10 (step 23) are performed. , Both sensors 1
Detection signals from 0 and 11 are input to the controller 1.

If the sensor 10 does not detect in step 23, the controller 1 recognizes that the hitting medium 3 has not hit the target T, and the controller 1 causes the character on the display screen 2 to take a "losing action". (Step 24).

In the case where the detection is made by the sensor 10 in step 23, the controller 1 determines that the hitting medium 3 has hit the target T, and calculates the hitting strength of the hitting medium 3 hitting the target T at this time ( Step 25). The hitting strength is determined by the sensors 10 and 11
Is calculated based on the input time difference input to the controller. The smaller the transmission deviation of the detection signals detected by the two sensors, the greater the contact strength with the target T.

When the calculation in step 25 is completed, an Atari action corresponding to the hitting strength is displayed on the display screen 2 (step 26). For the Atari action, a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance in the storage unit of the controller, and it is interesting to take an exaggerated action as the hitting strength increases.

As described above, in this embodiment, the switch means 5 is connected to the striking medium 3 according to the striking strength of the striking portion 5C.
As an example that can change the firing strength of the target T
Although a mechanical structure using "lever" is shown, instead of this configuration, a pressure sensor is provided in the hitting portion 5C, and an electromagnet is adopted as a power source for firing the hitting medium 3 toward the target T. The amount of current supplied to the electromagnet may be changed according to the pressure applied to the pressure sensor to change the firing speed of the striking medium 3. As described above, when the impact strength applied by the game player can be directly detected by the pressure sensor, there is an advantage that a plurality of sensors are not used as in the above-described embodiment. Also,
The target T is displayed on the display screen 2 from the time difference between the appearance of the target T that appears on the display screen 2 and the impact timing applied to the pressure sensor, and the impact strength detected by the pressure sensor. Whether or not the striking medium 3 hits during that time can be determined by calculation in the controller 1. Therefore, for example, when a pressure sensor is applied to the present invention, it is possible to detect whether or not the hitting medium 3 hits the target T with one sensor, and also to detect the hitting strength of the hitting medium 3 on the target T. It becomes possible.

Further, the hitting action according to the hitting strength displayed on the display screen 2 in the above-mentioned step 26 means, for example, that the hitting strength is divided into 10 stages from 0 to 10, and the “0” stage. At times, the character may display the character "Hatchara!" As if speaking from the character's mouth, and at the stage of "5", display the character "No longer available" and the character's eyes may be black and white. At the stage of "10", it is conceivable to display an image in which the character is abducted together with the characters "Doka-n!"

[0031]

According to the present invention having the above configuration, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the controller advances the game according to the game program, the display means displays an image according to the progress of the game, the target displayed on the display means, and the target A hitting medium fired toward the target, and switch means for firing the hitting medium, wherein a sensor detects whether or not the hitting medium fired by applying an impact to the switch means hits the target. With this configuration, when a switch is shocked at a good timing toward a target displayed on the display means in accordance with the game program, the hitting medium is fired toward the target. Therefore, there is no need to hit the display means directly as in the prior art, and it is possible to apply a shock with a hammer or hand without any hesitation, and to obtain a refreshing feeling peculiar to this kind of hitting game in a video game machine.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the target is configured to move on the rail, the hitting medium is not scattered here and there. Further, since the trajectory of the movement of the striking medium is determined, it is possible to arrange the sensors so that the movement of the striking medium can be accurately detected. Further, in the invention according to claim 3, a plurality of the sensors are provided so as to be able to detect a striking medium moving on the rail at a plurality of locations, and by an input time difference between detection signals input to the controller from the plurality of sensors, Since the configuration is such that the hitting strength to the target is determined, instead of merely seeing the "hit" as in the prior art, for example, a character determined to have hit the hitting medium by the determined hitting strength is used. By changing the image, the game can be more interesting. In addition, it is possible to give a game property that makes a difference in a score in the game depending on the impact strength.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, since the plurality of hitting media are arranged so as to be able to be fired toward the display means and provided with switches corresponding to the respective hitting media, the hitting media are displayed on the display means. It is also possible to set a character such as a mole to appear and emerge along the game program from a plurality of holes, and to strike the mole of the appearing character by applying an impact to the corresponding switch at a good timing. In this way, by measuring the moving speed of the hitting medium over the distance L and changing the image in a stepwise manner, a hitting-type video game machine can be provided as never before.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a video game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a game flow of the video game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Controller 1A Game program 2 Display means 3 Hitting medium 5 Switch means 6 Rail 10 Sensor 11 Sensor T Target S.N.K.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A controller that progresses a game according to a game program, a display unit that displays an image according to the progress of the game, a target displayed on the display unit, and a target fired toward the target. A video game machine comprising: a hitting medium; switch means for emitting the hitting medium; and a sensor for detecting a moving state or a position of the hitting medium fired by applying an impact to the switch means. 2. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein a rail for guiding the hitting medium from a standby position toward the target is arranged, and a state in which the hitting medium moves on the rail toward the target is set. The detection is performed by a sensor, and the detection signal output from the sensor is received by the controller, and the controller determines a hit between the hitting medium and the target based on the detection signal. 3. The video game machine according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of said sensors are provided so as to be able to detect a hitting medium moving on said rail at a plurality of locations, and input to said controller from said plurality of sensors. The impact strength on the target is determined based on the input time difference of the detection signal. 4. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein said hitting medium is arranged so as to be able to fire a plurality of hitting means toward a display means, and is provided with said switch means corresponding to each hitting medium. It is characterized by the following.