JP2000229176A - Racing game device having function to select body color of car in use - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To greatly improve an interest in game by selecting body colors of a car which is driven by a player at the time of starting the car. SOLUTION: This racing game device includes processing units 1, 2, 3 to execute a program required for developing a game, an operation unit 4 provided at such a location as to be operated by a player from a seat, a display device 6 to display the contents of the development of the game, and an effective sound generating devices 7, 8, and the player can select the kind of a car which is displayed on the display device 6 and driven by the player from a plurality of predetermined kinds of cars. Body color selecting means 1, 2, 3, 4 are provided and the player can select a body color of the selected kind of car utilizing the operation unit 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a racing game machine, and more particularly, to a racing game machine provided with a function of selecting a body color (including a pattern; hereinafter the same) of a vehicle used by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art While operating a steering wheel, an accelerator, a brake, and the like provided in a driver's seat, the user drives a vehicle shown on a display screen and competes for a time to reach a goal while avoiding obstructive vehicles and obstacles. A racing game device that competes with a rival vehicle and competes for an order of arrival at a goal has been widely known, and recently, a communication line has been used to communicate with another player located far away. Communication-based racing game machines that can also be used for battle are also in widespread use. In this case, in order to enhance the interest of the game, a game device configured to allow the player to select the type of the vehicle is also provided. However, the body color cannot be selected, and when a specific vehicle type is selected, colors other than those already attached to the vehicle cannot be used. As for body color, the tastes of the players are greatly separated, and it is a natural desire to enjoy the game as much as possible with the car of the color that you like. In particular, in a competitive racing game with other players, body color has a large demonstration effect on the opponent, and is an important element that cannot be overlooked to excite the game.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system in which a player selects his or her vehicle at the beginning of a game. An object of the present invention is to provide a racing game apparatus that can also select a color and thereby greatly enhance the interest of the game.

[0004]

An object of the present invention is to provide an arithmetic processing unit for executing a program necessary for developing a game;
An operation unit provided at a position where the player can operate from the driver's seat, a display device for displaying the development of the game, and a sound effect generating device, and are displayed on the display device as a car driven by the player. In a racing game machine configured such that a player can select a vehicle type from a plurality of predetermined vehicle types, the player selects and determines a body color of the selected vehicle type by using the operation unit. The present invention can be achieved by a racing game apparatus having a body color selection function of a vehicle in use, provided with a body color selection unit that performs the following.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a circuit configuration of a racing game device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting a vehicle type and a body color in the racing game device according to the present invention.
It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen display on a display apparatus at the time of selection of a vehicle type, a body color, etc.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a CPU for controlling the operation of the entire game apparatus, 2 is a ROM in which programs necessary for the game, image data, audio data, etc. are recorded, and 3 is used for calculation for progressing the game. RAM, 4 is an operation unit operated by a player for a game, 5 is a three-dimensional image processing device,
Reference numeral 6 denotes a display device, 7 denotes a sound circuit for sound effects and the like, and 8 denotes a speaker. The operation unit 4 includes a steering wheel 41, an accelerator 43, and a brake 44, and in this embodiment, a knob 42 for selecting a body color.
Is provided.

The game proceeds by arithmetic processing performed by the CPU 1 based on programs and various data read from the ROM 2, and the player operates the steering 41, the accelerator 43, the brake 44 and the like of the operation unit 4. Various game developments are performed according to the input operation signals.

Thus, in the racing game device according to the present invention, at the first stage after the start of the game, the vehicle type and the body color of the vehicle displayed on the display device as the vehicle driven by the player can be selected. It has become. These functions will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

When the game is started, a certain car 61 is brightly highlighted at the center of the screen 60 of the display device 6 and, for example, “Choo” is displayed at the top of the screen.
An invitation to select a vehicle type, such as "seCar", is displayed. Here, if the vehicle type desired by the player can be the one currently displayed, the vehicle type is determined by depressing the accelerator 43. When a different vehicle type is desired, turning the steering wheel 41 causes a plurality of different vehicle types to be switched and displayed on the screen in order, so the accelerator 43 is displayed when the desired vehicle type is displayed.
If you step on, the car type is determined to it.

When the vehicle type once determined is canceled and the vehicle type is changed to another vehicle type, the steering wheel 41 is turned again by depressing the brake pedal 44, so that another vehicle type can be sequentially switched and displayed. When the desired vehicle type is displayed, a new vehicle type can be determined by depressing the accelerator 43 as before.

As described above, in order to make it easy to recognize that the vehicle type is switched by the steering wheel 41, the decision is made by the accelerator 43, and the cancellation is made by the brake 44, the respective operating tools are displayed on the display screen. Design and character 6 showing its function
It is recommended to configure to display 2, 63, 64.

When the selection of the vehicle type is completed by the above operation, the vehicle of the vehicle type selected by the player is displayed on the screen in a specific color. Next, an invitation to select a body color, such as "Choose Color", is displayed at the top of the display screen. Here, if the player's desired body color is the one currently displayed, the accelerator pedal 43 is pressed to determine the body color. If the player wants another body color, turning the knob 42 provided on the operation unit 4 near the driver's seat will display the body color of the vehicle on the screen in a sequentially switched form. Accelerator 4 when the desired body color is achieved
If you step on 3, the body color will be determined accordingly.

When canceling the body color once determined and changing it to another body color, by depressing the brake pedal 44, the knob 42 is turned again to switch and display another body color in order. Thus, when the desired body color is displayed, a new body color can be selected and determined by depressing the accelerator 43 as before.

In order to make it easy to understand that the display of the body color is switched by operating the knob 42, it is recommended to display the knob pattern and the characters 65 on the display screen.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the gear change system can be further selected and determined to be either "AT (automatic)" or "MT (manual)". At the top of the display screen, a solicitation message indicating that a gear change method such as "Choose Gear" should be selected is displayed, and the player can select one of them using a predetermined operation tool. ing.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the present invention is configured as described above, at the beginning of the game, the player can select the body color of the vehicle that he or she drives,
With this, it is possible to provide a racing game device capable of greatly improving the interest of the game,
In particular, the present invention can be suitably applied to a commercial communication competition type racing game machine.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the operating tool used for selecting and determining the body color is not limited to the knob, and various types of operating tools can be used. Accordingly, the present invention covers all modifications within the scope of the invention that would be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the foregoing description.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a circuit configuration of a racing game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting a vehicle type and a body color in the racing game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a screen display on a display device when a vehicle type, a body color, and the like are selected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Operation part 41 Steering 42 Knob 43 Accelerator 44 Brake 5 3D image processing device 6 Display device 7 Sound circuit 8 Speaker

Claims (1)

[Claims] An operation processing device (1, 2, 3) for executing a program necessary for game development, an operation unit (4) provided at a position where a player can operate from a driver's seat, and a game development content A display device (6) for displaying
A sound effect generator (7, 8), and a player can select a vehicle type displayed on the display device (6) from among a plurality of predetermined vehicle types as a vehicle to be driven by the player. In the racing game device configured as above, the player selects the body color of the selected vehicle type by using the operation unit (4),
A racing game apparatus having a body color selection function for a vehicle in use, provided with a body color selection means (1, 2, 3, 4) for determining.