JPS59118185A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to a game device most suitable for learning words.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel game device that eliminates the monotony that often occurs in games with strong learning elements by adding effective movement to the displayed content and displaying characters such as familiar animals. .

<Example> The apparatus of the present invention will be explained in detail below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a radio audio electronic translator according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a two-tier display made of a liquid crystal dot matrix, 2 is a headphone jack, 3 is a mode selection slide switch, 4 is a game start key in game mode, and a reverse key in Japanese/English and English/Japanese modes. Hereinafter referred to as a game key. 5 is a character insertion key in the game mode, hereinafter referred to as the (1) key. 6 is the right shift key in the game mode, hereinafter referred to as the day key. 7 is the left shift key in the game mode, hereinafter referred to as the day key. 8 is a character key.

The mode selection switch 3 can be switched to radio, power off, English-Japanese translation, Japanese-English translation, and game modes depending on its switching position. Since the English-Japanese and Japanese-English translation functions of this translator are already well known, detailed explanations will be omitted here.

Figure 2 is a system block diagram. In the figure,
DISP is a liquid crystal dot matrix display section, and DS
C7 controls the display of characters and symbols. KEY is the key human power section, SW is the mode selection switch c,
MPU is a microprocessor, KEY and SW
The input state is detected by outputting a strobe signal to and reading the return signal.

VC is a speech synthesis control unit, which synthesizes speech corresponding to sentence numbers and word numbers received from the MPU.

DA is a D/A conversion section, and AMP is an audio signal amplification section.

ROMI is a read-only memory in which the MPU control program is written, ROM2 is a read-only memory in which spelling data of sentences and words is embedded, and ROM3 is a F-only memory in which voice data used for speech synthesis is written. It is.

These blocks are connected by a data bus DB, an address bus AB, and a control bus CB. The DSC is composed of a random access memory, a part of which has a display area corresponding to each dot on the display section. By writing a desired bit pattern into this display area, desired characters or memories are displayed.

Figure @3 is a flowchart showing the procedure by which the MPU processes based on the program in the ROMI.

First, the state of the key is read, and if there is human power for the key, the process corresponding to that key is performed. In a state where there is no key human power, movement processing is performed to prevent the game from progressing in game mode.

FIG. 4 shows processing for game keys.

The highest score is displayed as shown in Figure 9 (1).

This score is an updated memory of the highest score from the previous game played, and even if the power is turned off, the memory is backed up and stored.

After that, a message to start the game is displayed moving rapidly from right to left. Figure 9 (2'l, (3)) shows this state. Other words for this message include "Challenge!" and "Ganbaru!", and one of them is randomly selected at the start of the game. Thereafter, a melody corresponding to this message is broadcast for several seconds (n, -n2-n3).

When reading a word to be asked from the ROM 2, the word number is determined by generating random numbers. However, it is checked whether the read word is suitable for the game (n4-n5-n
6). In other words, words that include symbols other than alphabets such as O' CL OCK, San F
Words that contain capital letters, such as proper nouns such as ``rancisco,'' or the translated word ``P Pcaugh.''
A Japanese word other than Narimono, such as t (translation of Ccatch), is determined as the question word.

Furthermore, for this word, it is determined by random numbers whether this character b should be made into a cat symbol. The test words in which some of the letters have been replaced with cat symbols are displayed moving rapidly from right to left as shown in FIG. 9 (4) and (5) (n7-n, -n,).

Thereafter, the translated words are read out and displayed in a similar manner (n+o-no) as shown in (5) and (6) of the same figure. Furthermore, the pronunciation of the word on the question is announced by voice (nt2).

Thereafter, it is determined by a random number whether the 9 symbol is to be displayed at the right end or left end, and the state is set in the flag FR. If FR=0 now, a 9 symbol will be displayed at the left end of the upper part of the display, and a mouse facing left will be displayed in the center (n
13”-n14- n1s -n16-+ n, □)
. Here, CP is a pointer indicating the position of 9 symbols.

FIG. 9 (7) is an example of this display. The actual game starts from this state.

If a desired character is input using the character key 8, that character will be displayed at the 9 symbol position. (Fig. 9 (8)) On the other hand, the word on the question is moved from right to left for a certain period of time. This is done by the movement process in the key wait state shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 8 shows the procedure. This is what is shown.

In Figure 8, first, a time measurement process is performed to determine whether it is time to shift the word on the question. When the time to be shifted, for example, 1 second has elapsed since the previous shift, the question word is shifted to the left by one character and displayed2.As a result, if the question word does not go out of the display range, the process returns to the key reading routine again.

If the 1 day key is pressed, the process shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

Display the mouse facing left at the position of the currently displayed mouse (in the above example, the mouse facing left is already displayed). riFR
= O, so it is determined whether MP = 2 or not. ``I: It is determined whether the display position of the mouse has reached the lucky position of two characters from the left (MP is a pointer indicating the position of the mouse, IMF = 2). If not, count down the MP and shift the mouse display position to the left (01-02-0,
, -0. ). F (Jj: This is a flag indicating that the character is shifted by 2 degrees, and since FG=O now, the position of the character 11 t II is not shifted (05-
07). If the mouse reaches the position of MP=2 as shown in Figure 9 (9), the flag FG is set (07-
o3).

If you press the - key again in this state, the character +1
t II is displayed blinking, indicating that the mouse cannot proceed any further (03-0.).

If you press the - key at the center of Figure 9 (9), the screen will return to Figure 9 (1o).
The display changes to a mouse pointing to the right, as in , and when the - key is pressed, both the character 11 t II and the mouse move to the right. Figure 6 shows the processing for the - key.
In this case P1-P2-P1o-P1, -P1□-PI3
is processed.

If 1-1-1 is pressed when the character is moved at the position shown in FIG. 9 (11), the cat is replaced with the character 11 t II and the cat is deleted.

FIG. 5 shows the processing procedure for the ↓ key.

CF2 is the lower position of the position CP where the character tt t rr is displayed, and it is determined whether the content is a cat symbol or not. If the answer is something other than a cat symbol, or even if it is a cat symbol, it will be recorded as shown in the upper row of Figure 9 (7)?
The symbol and mouse are displayed in the initial position (ql-92-
■-n+3-).

The correct answer is determined by storing the correct spelling in a register for each poem in which the question word has been determined in advance, and comparing the spelling with the completed word.

If the answer is correct, the score is added and a counter C that counts the number of steps in the game is counted up. If C
=5, an intermediate display is displayed as shown in Figure 9 (14),
Announce a melody corresponding to the step (q3-Q4-
Q5-qa-q7-qs).

There will be a set of questions that will require you to reconsider.

If you are unable to enter the correct letter until the question word, especially the Chinese word %6 of cat, disappears from the left edge of the display, the correct answer will be displayed as shown in Figure 9 (13). . , As shown in Figure 8, the reading is outputted aloud once again, and the missed number counter CN is counted up (r
4-r5-r6-r7). If you miss the game three times, a message will be displayed indicating that the game is over, a melody will be played according to the score, and a message will be displayed (rs -r9-
rto-rB).

FIG. 9 (15) Game O/K display. (1G) is an example of a message display.

In the above example, the movement speed of the question words was constant, and there was only one moth-eaten place, but the game has a number of places where difficult words are eaten, and the movement speed is also increased. It can be done quickly.

In addition, there are multiple types of cat characters instead of one type,
By changing the score accordingly, the game quality can be further improved. 1. Effect> As described above, in the game device 4 of the present invention, the display content can be given effective movement, and at the same time Since it is possible to display characters such as animals, it is possible to provide a game device which is not only monotonous but also interesting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a radio 4-. External view of the J Audio Electronics tJAF machine, Figure 2 is the system block diagram,
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure in the MPU, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for the game key, and FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are for the January key. Flowchart 1-1 for the day key and the snake key FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the # movement processing procedure of key ambush j13,
! Figure 9 (1) to (1G) are display examples and some gears to be operated.
FIG. 1 is the display tη4, 3 is the mode selector switch,
4 is the game key, 5 is the character insertion key, 6 is the right shift key, 7 is the left shift key, 8 is the character entry key - 1MPU is the microprocessor unit, VCVi
Speech synthesis control unit, 1 Agent Patent attorney Aihiko Fukushi (and 2 other people) → Kei Figure 6-4-Beichi Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A game device that is a game for completing incomplete words, and is played by moving the characters to be completed and the uncompleted words relative to each other by key operations. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a character such as a mouse or a cat is displayed when characters and unfinished words are moved relative to each other.