JP2001087555A - Portable game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable game machine enabling the input operation from any side in the vertical direction in any case of playing a game to be performed in the vertical direction and a game in the horizontal direction with one game machine. SOLUTION: This invention includes a memory means for storing the image data of the game content, plural input means for selecting and deciding the display direction of the image data and for inputting the operation, a control means for controlling while reading the image data from the memory means when the image data operating process is input from each input means, and a display means for displaying the image data operated by each input means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable game machine capable of freely operating a game in a vertical direction or a game in a horizontal direction according to the contents of the game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional portable game machines include game machines in which a single game machine can use both a vertical game and a horizontal game. Games for horizontal games were developed as dedicated software.

[0003] However, this game machine is a game machine that can use both a vertical game and a horizontal game at the same time. However, since the input operation can be performed only in each of the vertical and horizontal directions, a speedy game such as an In the case of a soccer game in which a player passes or shoots a ball between players, a tennis doubles game that requires a combination of forward and back, etc., it was not possible to realize a game characteristic according to the game content. .

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention relates to a portable game machine capable of performing an input operation from any direction, in both vertical and horizontal games, using a single game machine. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Storage means for storing image data of the game content, a plurality of input means for selecting and determining the display direction of the image data, and inputting the operation thereof; It is characterized by including control means for reading data from the storage means and performing control processing, and display means for displaying image data operated by each of the input means.

According to the present invention, since the player can arbitrarily select and determine the display direction of the image, the player can operate the game from any of the four directions of the game machine, and the image is displayed in spite of the same game content. You can enjoy games with different backgrounds.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the display direction of the image is a vertical direction, and the operation of the image data can be input from any direction of the game machine. I do.

According to the present invention, when a player selects and determines a display direction in which an image is displayed in a vertical direction, a game operation can be performed from any direction of the game machine.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the image is displayed in a horizontal direction, and the operation of the image data can be input from any direction of the game machine. I do.

According to the present invention, when a player selects and determines a display direction in which an image is displayed in a horizontal direction, a game operation can be performed from any direction of the game machine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects, the storage means stores the image data of the game contents so that the image data can be used in both vertical and horizontal directions.

According to the present invention, since the storage means stores the image data so that both the vertical game and the horizontal game can be performed, the game contents and the game contents in the vertical and horizontal directions can be stored in one game machine. You can enjoy games with different senses.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the storage means for storing the image data of the game content is RO.
The information recording medium is any one of an M cartridge, a CD-ROM, and a magnetic card.

According to the present invention, since the storage means can be stored in various information recording media, not only a portable game machine corresponding to each recording medium can be provided, but also a vertical game and a vertical game can be stored in one information recording medium. It is stored so that a lateral game can be used together.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a portable game machine used in the present invention. The game machine G has a W button, an X button, and a Y button as input means for performing a game operation.
Buttons and a Z button are arranged in four places. When playing a game in the vertical direction, either the W button or the Y button is used in accordance with the direction in which the image is displayed on the image display section 5, and the horizontal direction is used. When playing a game, the image display unit 5
Either the X button or the Z button is used depending on the direction in which the image is displayed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable game machine according to the present invention. W button, X button, Y button, Z button
The buttons are button switches for operating a game screen displayed on the image display unit 5 of the game machine. When the player performs an input operation on one of the buttons, the analog signal is converted into a digital signal, and the electric signal is output to the control unit 1. Then, the control unit 1 is controlled by a control signal from the arithmetic processing unit 2. This arithmetic processing unit 2
At any time, control is realized by reading out the operation procedure stored in the ROM 3 constituting the storage unit via the control unit and performing the execution process. The electric signal input to the control unit 1 is read by the arithmetic processing unit 2 in accordance with the operation procedure stored in the ROM 3, and the data stored in the RAM 4, which is information to be compared and calculated next, is stored in the RAM 4. Alternatively, the data is written and stored in the RAM 4 after being subjected to a comparison operation with any of the data stored in the ROM 3.

Further, information obtained by the comparison operation and R
The comparison with the database stored in the OM 3 is performed by the arithmetic processing unit 2, and as a result, the graphic pattern displayed on the image display unit 5 is determined and displayed. This image display section 5
Is a device that displays the progress of the game, graphics of the outcome, and the like, and visually effects the progress of the game. In addition, the sound generation unit 6 provides a signal to start the game and a BG during the game.
M, a device that outputs sound effects such as when winning.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt processing of the game according to the present invention. The timer interrupt is a process that must be performed at regular intervals in response to a request from the timer. First, step 001
Then, the W button information of the game machine is read. Then, in step 002, the W button information read in step 001 is stored in a storage device (RAM). Subsequently, in step 003, X button information of the game machine is read. In step 004, the X button information read in step 003 is stored in a storage device (RAM).
To memorize. Subsequently, in step 005, the Y button information of the game machine is read. And step 0
In step 06, the Y button information read in step 005 is stored in the storage device (RAM). Then, Step 007
Then, the Z button information of the game machine is read. In step 008, the Z button information read in step 007 is stored in a storage device (RAM).

Subsequently, at step 009, other button information such as start, sound, etc. is read. Then, in step 010, the button information read in step 009, such as start and sound, is stored in the storage device (R
AM). In step 011, image data transfer processing of the image display unit of the game machine is performed. In this processing, the display data created and generated on the image processing unit on the main processing side is transferred to the display peripheral device. Subsequently, sound processing is performed in step 012. In this processing, sound generation processing corresponding to the request flag (or number) of the sound set on the main processing side is performed. And step 01
At 3, each counter processing is performed. This process counts the elapsed time and counts pseudorandom numbers. The count of the elapsed time is used for powering off (OFF) when the game is over or when there is no button input. In addition, the pseudo-random number is counted by multiplying the time during which the button is kept pressed or the like to perform an operation as if a random number was generated. Then, when the processing performed by the timer interrupt in step 014 is completed, the timer interrupt processing ends.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts of the game according to the present invention. When the player turns on the power of the game machine G, the game starts in step 100. Subsequently, in step 101, peripheral devices are initialized, and each IC, CPU, and peripheral devices are initialized. Then, in step 102, it is determined whether or not the player has pressed down the lower buttons of the W buttons, X buttons, Y buttons, and Z buttons, which are cross buttons. As a result of the judgment,
When the lower button of any cross button is pressed,
Proceeding to step 103, message display data shown is generated, and "Is this screen direction OK?" Is displayed on the image display unit as a horizontal front pattern. The generated display data is transferred to the display peripheral device at regular time intervals and displayed on the screen by the image data transfer process (step 011) in the timer interrupt process.
When the horizontal front pattern is displayed, the screen direction is such that the player can easily perform a game operation with the X button. Subsequently, in step 104, the information on the game screen direction is stored as horizontal (front) in the storage device, and the process proceeds to step 114. In step 114, it is determined whether the start (decision) button has been pressed. The start button is a button for determining the screen direction. In this case, it is determined whether the screen direction is a horizontal front pattern. If the result of determination is that the start button has not been depressed, the process returns to step 102, and if it has been depressed, the process proceeds to step 115.

If the result of determination in step 102 above is that the lower button of any of the cross buttons has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step 105. In step 105, depending on the player, each W button, X button,
It is determined whether the upper button of the Y button or the Z button has been pressed. If the result of the determination is that the up button of any of the cross buttons has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 106, where message display data shown in the drawing is generated, and a horizontal back pattern is displayed on the image display section. ? "Is displayed. The generated display is similarly transmitted to the image data transfer process (step 01) in the timer interrupt process.
According to 1), the data is transferred to the display peripheral device at regular intervals and displayed on the screen. When the horizontal back pattern is displayed, the screen direction is such that the player can easily perform a game operation with the Z button. Subsequently, in step 107, information on the game screen direction is stored as horizontal (back) in the storage device, and the process proceeds to step 114. Step 1
At 14, it is determined whether the start (decision) button has been pressed. The start button is a button for determining the screen direction. In this case, it is determined whether or not the screen direction is a horizontal / backward pattern. If the result of determination is that the start button has not been depressed, the process returns to step 102, and if it has been depressed, the process proceeds to step 115.

If the result of determination in step 105 above is that the up button of any of the cross buttons has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step 108. At step 108, the player selects each W button, X button,
It is determined whether the left button of the Y button or the Z button has been pressed. If the result of determination is that the up button of any of the cross buttons has been pressed, the flow proceeds to step 109, where message display data shown in the drawing is generated, and a vertical frontal pattern is displayed on the image display section as "This screen direction is fine. ? "Is displayed. The generated display is similarly transmitted to the image data transfer process (step 01) in the timer interrupt process.
According to 1), the data is transferred to the display peripheral device at regular intervals and displayed on the screen. When this vertical front pattern is displayed, the screen direction is such that the player can easily perform a game operation with the Y button. Subsequently, in step 110, the information of the game screen direction is stored as vertical (front) in the storage device, and the process proceeds to step 114. Step 1
At 14, it is determined whether the start (decision) button has been pressed. The start button is a button for determining the screen direction. In this case, it is determined whether the screen direction is a vertical frontal pattern. If the result of determination is that the start button has not been depressed, the process returns to step 102, and if it has been depressed, the process proceeds to step 115.

If the result of determination in step 108 above is that none of the up buttons of the cross button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 111. In step 111, the player selects each W button, X button,
It is determined whether the right button of the Y button and the Z button has been pressed. If the result of the determination is that the right button of any of the cross buttons has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 112, where message display data shown in the drawing is generated, and a vertical back pattern is displayed on the image display section as "This screen direction is fine. ? "Is displayed. The generated display is similarly transmitted to the image data transfer process (step 01) in the timer interrupt process.
According to 1), the data is transferred to the display peripheral device at regular intervals and displayed on the screen. When the vertical back pattern is displayed, the screen direction is such that the player can easily perform a game operation with the W button. Subsequently, in step 113, information on the game screen direction is stored as vertical (back) in the storage device, and the process proceeds to step 114. Step 1
At 14, it is determined whether the start (decision) button has been pressed. The start button is a button for determining the screen direction. In this case, it is determined whether the screen direction is a vertical / backward pattern. If the result of determination is that the start button has not been depressed, the process returns to step 102, and if it has been depressed, the process proceeds to step 115.

If the result of determination in step 111 is that the right button of any of the cross buttons has not been pressed, the flow proceeds to step 114. If the result of determination in step 114 is that the start button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 115, where the screen display direction, vertical (front), vertical (back), horizontal (front), and horizontal (back) are determined. Generate display data for the opening demo. Then, step 11
At 6, it is determined whether the game start button has been pressed. If the result of determination is that the button has not been pressed, the process returns to step 115, and if the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 117, where active data is extracted. In this process, the button information to be referred to during the game is read from the storage device, and the button press information is stored in the referred storage device. Subsequently, in step 118, a display coordinate calculation process of the character is performed. In this process, the display coordinates of the character are calculated based on the button press information stored in the storage device, and the calculation result is stored in the storage device. Then, in step 119, display screen data generation processing is performed, and in step 120, it is determined whether or not there is a game termination factor. If the result of determination is that there is no game termination factor, the process returns to step 117 and the game is continued. If there is a game end factor, the process proceeds to step 121, where game over display data is generated. In step 121, display data for causing the player to understand that the game is over is generated at a specific location in the storage device. The generated data is transferred to the display peripheral device at regular intervals by image data transfer processing in the timer interrupt processing, and is displayed on the screen. Thereafter, the game ends in step 122.

[0025]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

According to the present invention, a storage means for storing image data of a game content and a display direction of the image data are selected and determined.
A plurality of input means for inputting the operation, a control means for reading the image data from the storage means when the operation processing of the image data is input from each input means, and a control means for operating the input means; Display means for displaying the image data, the player can arbitrarily select the display direction of the image, can operate the game from any of the four directions of the game machine, even if the game content is the same It is possible to enjoy a game in which the displayed background is different. As such a game, for example, a maze game, a balance game for preventing balls from falling off a shaking floor, a snowboard half-pipe game, and the like are suitable.

According to the present invention, a storage means for storing image data of a game content, a plurality of input means for selecting and determining a display direction of the image data in a vertical direction, and inputting its operation, When inputting data operation processing, the control means includes a control means for reading image data from the storage means and performing a control processing, and a display means for displaying the image data operated by the input means. When a game is selected, the game can be operated from any direction of the game machine.

Further, the present invention provides a storage means for storing image data of a game content, a plurality of input means for selecting and determining the display direction of the image data in the horizontal direction, and performing an input operation of the operation. When inputting data operation processing, the image processing apparatus includes control means for reading image data from the storage means and performing control processing, and display means for displaying image data operated by the input means. When a game is selected, the game can be operated from any direction of the game machine.

According to the present invention, the storage means for storing the image data of the game content stores both the game in the vertical direction and the game in the horizontal direction.
You can enjoy games with different game content and game sense in the horizontal direction.

Further, according to the present invention, the storage means for storing the image data of the game content is a ROM cartridge, a CD-RO,
M or a magnetic card, so that not only a portable game machine corresponding to each recording medium can be provided, but also a vertical game and a horizontal game on one information recording medium. Is convenient so that it can be used together.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a portable game machine used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram related to the portable game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process of a game according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a game according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 control unit 2 arithmetic processing unit 3 storage device (ROM) 4 storage device (RAM) 5 image display unit W button X button Y button Z button G game machine

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing image data of game contents, a plurality of input means for selecting and determining a display direction of the image data, and inputting an operation of the operation, and inputting an operation process of the image data from each input means. A portable game machine comprising: a control unit that reads image data from the storage unit and performs a control process when the image data is input, and a display unit that displays the image data operated by each of the input units. 2. The portable game machine according to claim 1, wherein the display direction of the image is a vertical direction, and the operation of the image data can be input from any direction of the game machine. . 3. The portable game machine according to claim 1, wherein the display direction of the image is a horizontal direction, and the operation of the image data can be input from any direction of the game machine. 4. A portable game machine according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores the image data of the game contents in a vertically and horizontally usable manner. 5. The storage device according to claim 4, wherein the storage means for storing the image data of the game content is a ROM cartridge, a CD-R.
A portable game machine characterized by being an information recording medium of either an OM or a magnetic card.