JP2000245969A - Video game and recording medium storing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain changes in a magic showing method in an action game and a roll playing game by providing an item selecting means for selecting an item for showing magic, deciding magic to be shown by means of the selection order of the selected items and displaying it in a display means. SOLUTION: While a game is played, an item selecting part 41 senses the depression of the 'circle' button of a controller 3 and decides to use an attack by magic as an attack method. When the attack by magic is decided, the part 41 displays a magic item list window 63. A cursor is moved by the direction key of the controller 3, a magic item is selected by the depression of the 'circle' button and the selection order is recorded. Then, a magic deciding part 42 decides magic when an available magic exists in the selection order of the magic items when an R1 button is depressed by the controller 3. A display control part 43 reads the image data of the applying magic from an image data recording part 44 and the image is displayed on a display 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique which is effective when applied to the determination of the type of magic to be activated during a battle in a video game, in particular, an action game or a role playing game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In some action games and role-playing games, a magic to be activated in a battle is determined by a combination of magic items possessed by a character. For example, if the user possesses magic items A and B in a predetermined number or more, magic C can be activated.

[0003]

However, in order to define various types of magic to change the battle, it is necessary to increase the types of magic items, which is complicated.
Also, the magic is valid for one or more enemy characters, and no spatial effective range has been set.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for changing the method of activating magic in an action game and a role playing game so that the player can play without getting bored.

[0005]

A first means of the present invention is as follows.
A player character and an enemy character are displayed on a display unit, and an item for activating the magic is selected in a video game device in which at least an attack using magic is performed mutually by an operation command from an input unit or predetermined program processing. Item selection means, magic determination means for determining magic to be activated according to the selection order of the items selected by the item selection means, and display control means for displaying the magic determined by the magic determination means on the display means. It is a video game device provided.

According to the first means of the present invention, magic C, magic item B → magic item A in the order of selection of magic elements, for example, magic item A → magic item B in the selection order.
Different magics can be activated like magic D in the selection order, and various kinds of magic can be defined by limited magic items.

As described above, different magic can be activated according to the selection order of the magic items, so that a magic attack in a battle can be changed.

[0008] Here, the display means means a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and the input means means an input device such as a controller or a keyboard.

A second means of the present invention is the first means, wherein the magic determining means determines the magic to be activated based on the selection order of the items selected by the item selecting means and the number of the items by type. Is what you do.

According to the means of the present invention, for example, magic item A: 2 items → magic item B: selection order and number of magic items E, magic item A: 1 item → magic item B: 2 items selection order Different magic can be activated like magic F depending on the number and the number of magic F, and various kinds of magic can be further defined by limited magic items.

[0011] A third means of the present invention is the first means, further comprising an effect range designating means for designating the magic effect range, and wherein the display control means is configured to control the effect designated by the effect range designating means. The magic is displayed in a range.

[0012] According to the means of the present invention, it is possible to carry out an operation such as setting a plurality of enemy characters as a magic effect range, thereby improving the playability of the game.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the item selecting means selects the item with the button which has been previously assigned to each button of the input means and pressed. .

According to the means of the present invention, the magic can be quickly performed, and the interest in the game can be increased.

A fifth means of the present invention is a video game in which a player character and an enemy character are displayed on a display means, and at least an attack using magic is performed by an operation command from an input means or predetermined program processing. In the device, magic determining means for determining magic to be activated according to the pressing order of each button pressed by the input means,
A display control unit for displaying the magic determined by the magic determination unit on the display unit.

According to the means of the present invention, the magic to be activated is determined according to the button input order of the input means, and the magic can be quickly activated.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for displaying a player character and an enemy character on a display means and performing an attack using at least magic by an operation command from an input means or predetermined program processing. In the stored recording medium, an item selection step of selecting an item for activating the magic, a magic determination step of determining a magic to be activated in the selection order of the items selected in the item selection step, and a magic determination step of And a display control step of displaying the magic on the display means.

As a recording medium, a CD-ROM, a game cartridge, a memory card, a floppy disk,
Any recording medium such as a magnetic disk and a magneto-optical disk can be used. Among them, a CD-ROM and a game cartridge are particularly suitable for a game.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0020]

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a video game apparatus according to the present invention is connected to a video display apparatus 4 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "display 4").

The game machine body 1 has a controller 3 connected thereto as an external input device, and further has a CD-ROM (C) (not shown) under a cover 2a of the CD-ROM drive.
(compact disc-ROM) 2 is provided to provide a game program and game data.

The display 4 is for providing display symbols output from the game machine body 1 as display images, and the speaker 5 is for providing voice symbols to the player as voice. A general household television receiver is used. Can be.

The controller 3 has various operation buttons. A direction key 6 is provided on the left side of the controller 3 when viewed from the plane. On the other hand, on the right side of the controller, a circle button 7, a cross button 8, a square button 9, and a triangle button 10 are arranged. In the center of the controller 3, a start button 11 and a select button 12 are provided.
Is provided. Furthermore, an L1 button 13 is provided on the left side of the controller 3 and an R1 button 14 is provided on the right side of the controller 3.

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram mainly showing the game machine 1. CPU for bus 20
(Central Processing Unit)
21, DRAM (DynamicRandom Acc)
ess Memory) 22, MDEC23, GPU
(Graphic ProcessingUnit) 2
4 etc. are respectively connected. Also, the CPU 21 has G
TE (Geometric Transfer Engi)
ne) 25 is connected.

The MDEC 23 is a processor for reproducing moving images, and develops moving images read from the CD-ROM 2. The GTE 25 is a processor dedicated to graphics, and is composed of a plurality of arithmetic units that perform parallel processing, and executes coordinate conversion, rendering, and the like on image data developed by the MDEC 23 in parallel.

The GPU 24 is a processor dedicated to graphics, like the GTE 25, and is responsible for actual drawing such as shading, texture mapping, and raster processing based on data subjected to coordinate transformation by the GTE 25. The image data obtained as a result is stored in the VRA as a buffer.
The data is sent to an expansion device 27 via an M (Video RAM) 26. The expansion device 27 expands the image data and performs digital-to-analog conversion. The image signal obtained as a result is output as RGB (Red, Green, Blue) signals, and is input to the NTSC encoder 28 as an NTSC video signal. Is output.

The bus 20 is connected to a ROM 29 in which a boot program is stored.
0 is CD-DSP (CD-Digital Signa)
lProcessor 31 and a CD-ROM decoder 32.

The CD-DSP 31 performs noise filtering. An SRAM (Static RAM) 33 as a buffer and a mechanical controller 34 are connected to the CD-ROM decoder 32, and the decoded image data is sent to the bus 20 and the audio data is sent to the SP.
U (Sound Processing Unit) 3
5 The SPU 35 is a processor in charge of audio processing, and the DRAM 3 as a connected buffer.
6, the audio data decoded by the CD-ROM decoder 32 is decoded, and the audio data obtained as a result is converted into a DAC (Digital Analog Converter).
ter) 37 to perform digital-to-analog conversion and send it out as audio output.

An SIO (Serial) for enabling data to be transmitted bidirectionally to the controller 3 is provided on the bus 20.
l I / O Interface) 38 is connected.

The video game stored in the CD-ROM 2 is an action game in which a player character and an enemy character attack each other.

FIG. 3 shows a battle start screen displayed on the display 4 of the above-mentioned action game. A player character 61 is displayed on the right side of the screen, and an enemy character 62 is displayed on the left side of the screen. Player character 61
Is selected from the attack methods assigned to the buttons of the controller 3 (o button 7: attack by magic, □ button 9: attack by sword, Δ button 10: attack by item). Here, when the ボ タ ン button 7 is pressed, a magical attack is selected, and a magic item list window 63 is displayed at the bottom of the screen. A magic item is selected from the list window 63 with the cursor.

FIG. 4 shows the magic item "fire" in FIG.
The screen on which the fire ball 64 is activated when “ground” is selected is shown. FIG. 5 shows a screen on which the flame blast 65 is activated when the selection order of the magic item “ground” → “fire” is reversed from that of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a functional block diagram of this embodiment. The item selection unit 41 selects a magic attack when the button 7 is pressed from the attack method assigned to the button of the controller 3, and displays the magic item list window 63. When a magic item is selected with a cursor by pressing a button of the controller 3 in the list, the magic determination unit 42 determines the fire ball 63 as attack magic from the item selection order. The display control unit 43 reads the magic image data determined by the magic determination unit 42 from the image data recording unit 44 and displays the magic image data on the display 4.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing this. That is, the item selection unit 41 selects the controller 3
Is received (step 101), the attack method is determined to be a magical attack (102). On the other hand, when the □ button 9 (attack with a sword) or the △ button 10 (attack with an item) is pressed, the present flow is terminated, and the flow proceeds to the respective processing flows (120). When the magical attack is determined, the item selecting unit 41 displays a magical item list window 63 (103). Controller 3
A magic item is selected by moving the cursor with the direction keys 6 and pressing the o button 7 (104), and the order of selection is recorded (105). When the R1 button 14 is pressed (106), if there is a magic corresponding to the selection order of the magic items (107), the magic determination unit 42 determines the magic (10).
8). The display control unit 43 reads the magic image data from the image data recording unit 44 (109) and displays it on the display 4 (110).

As described above, according to this embodiment,
Magic can be determined according to the selection order of magic items, and the selection of magic can be changed.

[0036]

Embodiment 2 In this embodiment, the magic to be activated is added in the selection order of the items, and is determined by the number of items of the same type.

FIG. 8 shows a magic item list window 63.
(See Fig. 3), the magic item "fire" → "fire" → "earth"
5 shows a screen on which the fire ball 64 is activated when the user selects “!”. Since the element of the magic item “fire” is strong, the fire ball becomes vertically long, and the power to the integral enemy character 62 increases.

FIG. 9 shows a magic item list window 63.
(See Fig. 3), the magic item "fire" → "ground" → "ground"
5 shows a screen on which the fire ball 64 is activated when the user selects “!”. Since the element of the magic item “ground” is strong, the fire ball is horizontally long, and the enemy characters 62 in two rows
The power to the power increases.

This will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 6 and the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 10, the same steps as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers, and only different parts from the first embodiment will be described. That is, the item selection unit 41 displays the magic item list window 63 (103), and the direction key 6 and the o button 7 of the controller 3 are displayed.
Is pressed (104), and the order of selection is recorded (10).
5). When the R1 button 14 is pressed (106), if there is a magic corresponding to the selection order of the magic items (107), the magic determination unit 42 determines the type of magic (108), and also determines the type of the selected item. Count the number of each (20
1) Determine the nature of the magic (202).

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to display different properties even for the same type of magic.
It can change the game.

[0041]

Third Embodiment In the first embodiment, the magic is determined in the selection order of the magic items, but in the present embodiment, the range of the magic effect can be further specified.

FIG. 11 shows the magic designated on the display 4 for the effect range. After arranging the magic effect area designation items 66a and 66b, the magic item “ground” is displayed in the magic item list window 63 (see FIG. 3).
By selecting “fire”, the firewall 67 can be activated. By the firewall 67,
The enemy character 62 cannot approach the player character 61, during which the player character 61 can attack with a flying tool or the like.

The processing described above can be realized by adding functional blocks 51 and 52 to the functional block diagram of FIG. That is, the character movement receiving unit 51 receives the movement of the player character 61 by pressing the direction key 6 of the controller 3, and the display processing unit 43 stores the moving image data of the player character 61 in the image data recording unit 44.
And displays it on the display 4. The effect range designating unit 52 determines the movement position of the player character 61 received by the character movement receiving unit 51,
Of the effect range designation item 66a by pressing the □ button 9
And 66b are received. The display control unit 43
The effect range designation items 66a and 66b are arranged and displayed at the arrangement positions received by the effect range designation unit 52.

FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show this in a flow chart, and can be realized by adding steps 301 to 306 to the flow chart of the first embodiment (see FIG. 7).
The same steps as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different parts from the first embodiment will be described. That is, the character movement receiving unit 51 receives the pressing of the direction key 6 of the controller 3 (Step 301), reads the moving image data from the image data recording unit 44 (302), and displays it on the display 4 (303). The effect range designation unit 52
When the □ button 9 of the controller 3 is pressed (30
4) The image data of the effect range designation items 66a and 66b are read from the image data recording unit 44 (305), and the effect range designation items 66a and 66b are displayed on the display 4.
Is displayed (306). Step 201 through Step 206 are performed by pressing the ○ button 7, the □ button 9 or the
Repeat until 0 is pressed (101, 120). The display control unit 43 determines that the magic determined by the magic determination unit 42 is (1).
08), the image data recording unit 44 according to the effect range specifying items 66a and 66b arranged by the effect range specifying unit 52.
Is read (109) and displayed on the display (110).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the arrangement position of the effect range designation item can be designated by the above-described effect range designation section 52, and the magic effect range is set by the arrangement of the item. This provides an action game that changes the magic attack and can be played without getting tired.

[0046]

Embodiment 4 In this embodiment, a magic item is assigned to a button of the controller and input.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the attack of the player character 61 is based on the attack method assigned to the button of the controller 3 (： button 7: attack by magic, □ button 9: attack by sword, Δ button 10: by item) Attack). Here, the ○ button 7 is pressed to select a magic attack. Next, the magic item (O button 7: fire, X button 8: water, □ button 9: wind, Δ button 10: ground) buttons assigned to the buttons of the controller 3 and the determination button (R1 button 14) are pressed. To select magic. For example, a fireball (64 in FIG. 4) is activated by the ボ タ ン button 7 → △ button 10 → R1 button 14, and a flame blast is activated by the △ button 10 → ○ button 7 → R1 button 14 (65 in FIG. 5).

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of FIG. 6. The item selecting section 41 selects a magic attack by receiving a press of the o button 7 from the attack method assigned to the button of the controller 3, and further selects, for example, o from the controller 3. Button 7 →
The button 10 → the depression of the R1 button 14 is accepted. The magic determining unit 42 determines the selection order of the magic items based on the pressing of the button received by the item selecting unit 41, and determines the fire ball 63 as the attack magic. Display control unit 43
Reads the image data of the fireball 63 determined by the magic determination unit 42 from the image data recording unit 44 and displays it on the display 4.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing this. The same steps as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers, and only different parts from the first embodiment will be described. That is, the item selection unit 41 receives the press of the o button 7 of the controller 3 (step 101), and determines the attack method to be an attack by magic (102). Further, when the ボ タ ン button 7, the × button 8, the □ button 9 or the ９ button 10 of the controller 3 is pressed (401), the pressed button is recorded (402). Steps 301 and 302 are repeated until the R1 button 14 is pressed (106). When the R1 button 14 is pressed (106), the magic determination unit 42 determines a magic item selection order from the recorded press buttons,
If there is magic corresponding to the selection order (107), the magic is determined (108).

As described above, according to this embodiment,
The magic can be determined according to the selection order of the magic items assigned to each button of the controller 3, so that the selection of magic can be changed and the operation can be performed quickly.

[0051]

Embodiment 5 In this embodiment, the magic to be activated is determined according to the input order of each button of the controller.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the attack of the player character 61 is based on the attack method assigned to the button of the controller 3 (o button 7: attack by magic, □ button 9: attack by sword, Δ button 10: item) Attack). Here, the ○ button 7 is pressed to select a magic attack. Next, the magic is determined based on the pressing order of the o button 7, the x button 8, the □ button 9, and the △ button 10 of the controller 3. For example, ○ button 7 → △ button 10 → R
A fireball (FIG. 4)
Button 64 → button 10 → button 7 → R1 button 1
In 4 (press end input), a frame blast is activated (65 in FIG. 5).

This processing is performed in the functional block diagram of FIG.
The fourth embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart of the fourth embodiment. That is, the item selection unit 41 receives the press of the o button 7 of the controller 3 (step 101), and determines the attack method to be an attack by magic (102). Further, when the ○ button 7, × button 8, □ button 9 or Δ button 10 of the controller 3 is pressed (401), the pressed button is recorded (40).
2). Steps 401 and 402 are repeated until the R1 button 14 is pressed (106). The magic deciding unit 42
When the 1 button 14 is pressed (106), if there is a magic corresponding to the order of the recorded pressed buttons (107), the magic is determined (108).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the magic to be activated is determined by the order in which the buttons of the controller are pressed, and the selection of the magic can be changed and the operation can be performed quickly.

[0055]

According to the present invention, the method of activating the magic in the action game and the role playing game can be changed so that the player can play without getting bored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a video game device of the present invention is connected to a video display device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration centered on a game machine main body.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle start screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle screen.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram for explaining the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle screen.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle screen.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle screen.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game console 3 Controller 4 Display 5 Speaker 6 Directional key 7 ○ Button 8 × Button 9 □ Button 10 △ Button 11 Start button 12 Select button 13 L1 button 14 R1 button 61 Player character 62 Enemy character

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A video game apparatus which displays a player character and an enemy character on a display means and performs an attack using at least magic by an operation command from an input means or predetermined program processing, wherein the magic is activated. An item selection unit for selecting an item to be operated; a magic determination unit for determining a magic to be activated according to a selection order of the items selected by the item selection unit; and a magic determined by the magic determination unit is displayed on the display unit. A video game device comprising a display control unit. 2. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magic determining means determines the magic to be activated based on the selection order of the items selected by the item selecting means and the number of the items by type. . 3. An effect range designating means for designating an effect range of the magic, wherein the display control means displays the magic in the effect range designated by the effect range designating means. The video game device according to 1. 4. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item selecting means selects the item by pressing the button assigned to each button of the input means in advance. 5. A video game device which displays a player character and an enemy character on a display means and performs at least an attack using magic by an operation command from the input means or a predetermined program processing. A video game device comprising: a magic determining unit that determines a magic to be activated according to a pressing order of each pressed button; and a display control unit that displays the magic determined by the magic determining unit on the display unit. 6. A recording medium storing a program for displaying a player character and an enemy character on a display means, and executing at least an attack using magic by an operation command from an input means or predetermined program processing, An item selecting step of selecting an item for activating the magic; a magic determining step of determining a magic to be activated according to a selection order of the items selected in the item selecting step; and a magic determined by the magic determining step is displayed on the display means. A storage medium storing a program comprising: a display control step of displaying on a computer.