JP2001137546A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device enabling a player to compete with other players in the speed of operating an input control member. SOLUTION: This game device has a sensor 15 for detecting whether a gun- shaped input member 11 is in the waiting condition or not, a detection means for detecting whether a player's game is completed or not, an operation permission informing means for informing the player of the operation permission of the gun-shaped input member 11, and a time counting means for counting the time from the operation permission of the gun-shaped input member 11 to the completion of a prescribed action.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has an input operation member for a player to be operated in a stand-by state before playing, and competes for the time required to complete the operation of the input operation member. The present invention relates to a game device suitable for a quick-hit shooting game or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, there have been known many shooting game devices using a gun-type input member or the like. In these shooting game machines, those competing for the accuracy of hitting a target are mainstream. For this reason, the gun model provided in the amusement device is mounted on the device body via a joint or the like, and the barrel can be directed to an arbitrary direction on the game screen. However, there are few devices capable of moving the gun model itself.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional amusement apparatus using the gun-type input member, the aim is to hit the target, and therefore, the player can compete at the speed of handling the input operation member. There was no.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus capable of competing in the speed at which players handle an input operation member in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a game apparatus comprising an input operation member operated by a player and competing for speed of operation in operating the input operation member. Means for detecting whether or not the operation member is in a standby state, means for detecting whether or not the predetermined operation has been completed, and operation permission notifying means for notifying a player of permission to operate the input operation member. A timer for measuring a time period from when the operation of the input operation member is permitted to completion of a predetermined operation, and a means for monitoring whether or not the operation of the input operation member is performed after the operation permission notifying unit notifies. Features.

The present invention is effective when the timing means further measures the time from when the operation is permitted by the operation permission notifying means until the input operation member leaves the standby state.

Further, the present invention is effective when the input operation member in a standby state is held by a holder. Furthermore, the present invention is effective when the holder is mounted on the player himself.

Still further, according to the present invention, the operation permission notifying means is a timepiece member formed in a shape imitating an analog timepiece, and the operation permission is notified by the hand of the timepiece pointing at a predetermined position. Is effective.

Still further, according to the present invention, the operation permission notifying means is a clock member formed in a shape imitating a digital clock, and the operation is permitted when the clock member displays a predetermined number. And it is effective.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an entire configuration of a shooting game machine as an example of a game machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the shooting game machine of the present embodiment has two housings 1 and 10. The first housing 1 has a front side, that is, a player P
A display window 2 is provided on a surface facing the display device 2, and a target 3 is provided inside the display window 2. On the other hand, the second housing 10 is provided with a gun-type input member 11 and a coin device 13 as input operation members operated by the player P. The first housing 1 and the second housing 10 are arranged in a second
The housings 10 are arranged side by side such that the first housing 1 is on the front side and the first housing 1 is on the back side. The target 3 provided in the first housing 1 is a cup, but the target 3 may be a doll model or the like imitating an outlaw or the like appearing in a western play.

The second housing 1 is provided with a holder 12 for accommodating a gun-type input member 11 on an upper portion thereof, and a coin device 13 on a front side. The gun-type input member 11 is a light gun that irradiates an appropriate light beam, for example, a xenon light beam when the trigger is pulled, and the target 3 detects a light beam emitted from the gun-type input member 11. A hit detection sensor is provided as means for detecting whether or not the operation has been completed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the holder portion 12 is provided with a concave portion 14 for inserting the barrel side of the gun-shaped input member 11 in the upper portion thereof. Is provided with a sensor 15 for detecting the presence / absence. The sensor 15 according to the present embodiment is a light transmission type sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element,
When 1 is inserted into the holder section 12, the gun-shaped input member 11 is detected by blocking the light of the light emitting element of the sensor 15.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control device in the above-mentioned amusement device. The control device has a game control unit 20 for performing control according to a predetermined game program. A timer unit 21 is provided as time counting means. The game control unit 20 is configured to receive a signal indicating that a predetermined coin has been inserted into the coin device 13 or a signal from an operation unit such as a start button as appropriate, and to place the device in a game standby state.

In the game standby state, the sensor 1
It is determined whether or not 5 detects the gun-type input member 11. If the sensor 15 does not detect the gun-type input member 11, the sound from the speaker 23 via the voice synthesizing unit 22 or a display lamp is used. The user is notified to insert the gun-type input member 11 into the holder portion 12. When the gun-shaped input member 11 has already been inserted into the holder section 12, the sensor 15 is turned on, so that the standby state in the present embodiment is determined.

When this standby state is detected,
When it is determined that the game can be started, the operation permission display unit 24 as an operation permission notifying unit issues a signal of operation permission by voice via the voice synthesis unit 22. Then, the player P receives the signal and places the gun-type input member 11 in the holder 1.
2, the sensor 15 is turned off and the gun-type input member 1 is turned off.
The game control unit 20 determines that 1 has been removed from the holder unit 12. The timer unit 21 operates from a signal of operation permission, and measures time until a target hit signal.

Upon receiving the operation permission signal, the player quickly pulls out the gun-shaped input member 11 from the holder portion 12, shoots the target 3, hits the target 3, and the hit sensor 16 detects this, and sends the signal to the game. Output to the control unit 20. Then, the timer unit 21 measures the time from the operation permission signal to the target hit, and displays the time, the quick hit rank, and the like on a display unit (not shown). At this time, the player may be notified of the game result using voice. In addition,
Since the target of the present embodiment competes for fast-hitting, it is advantageous that the target 3 is large and easy to hit.

The game device thus configured can measure the speed from the signal of the operation permission display portion 24 to the time when the target 3 is hit, and the gun-type input member 11 is pulled out of the holder portion 12. Since the time can also be measured, it is possible to know the time required for the gun-shaped input member 11 to be removed from the holder unit 12 and the time required for the gun-shaped input member 11 to be removed from the holder unit 12 and hit the target from the signal, and to inform the player of the time distribution played. it can. Also, the case where the gun-type input member 11 is removed from the holder unit 12 before the signal is detected can be detected by the game control unit 20, so that in such a case, the player can be notified of the offense play. That is, the game control unit 20 also functions as a unit that monitors whether the operation of the gun-type input member 11 has been performed after notification of permission of the operation permission display unit 24. The gun-type input member 11 is provided with a sensor for detecting whether or not a hand is touching the gun-type input member 1.
It may be monitored whether or not the first operation is after the notification of the permission of the operation permission display unit 24.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the target displayed on the CRT 7 is configured to be shot. In this case, the target is CRT7
, It is possible to display, as targets, a plurality of gunmen ranked with a quick hit. Then, the player can be configured to select one of a plurality of gunmen as targets in accordance with his or her skill prior to the game. In addition, the target of such a plurality of gunmen is a game device in which a gunman with a low quick-hit rank appears at the beginning of the game, and if the gunman is won, a gunman with a higher quick-hit rank appears, and successive battles are won. You can also. In addition, the signal of the operation permission notifying means in this embodiment can be made when the hand of the enemy gunman touches the gun or the hand moves to pick up the gun in the video instead of the sound or light. further,
The signal of the operation permission notifying means may be a combination of some of sound, light and video.

The play apparatus constructed as described above can produce a duel scene seen in western drama and the like. Further, the signal indicates that the gun-shaped input member 11 is pulled out of the holder 12 and that the gun-shaped input member 11 is pulled out of the holder 12. To tell the player how long it will take to hit the target. If the player pulls out the gun-shaped input member 11 from the holder section 12 before the signal, the CRT 7 displays, for example, “a cowardly person”.
Is displayed, and the player is determined to lose.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the holder is not provided on the housing of the game machine, but is mounted on the player P itself. Gun holder 33 provided in 32
It is composed of The gun holder 33 is provided with a sensor (not shown) for detecting whether or not the gun type input member 31 is correctly accommodated. Reference numerals 34 and 35
Is a cord that connects the housing of the game apparatus not shown in FIG. 6, the gun belt 32 and the gun-type input member 31, respectively.

In the game device of the present embodiment, the player P
Is a standby state in which a gun belt 32 is mounted, and the gun type input member 31 is accommodated in the gun holder 33,
Here, when the player P presses a start button provided on the apparatus main body (not shown), a few seconds after that, the operation permission notifying means is activated and the game is started. And
When the player P removes the gun-type input member 31 from the gun holder 33 as shown in FIG. 7, a sensor provided on the gun holder 33 detects this. In this embodiment, the time from the signal to the target hit, the time from the signal to the removal of the gun-type input member 31 from the gun holder 33, and the time from the signal are also measured by a timing means (not shown).

[0023] The play apparatus having the above-described configuration can produce an effect such as a duel of a western play, so that the sense of realism of the quick-hit game is increased and the player can enjoy the game more.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing still another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the above embodiment in the operation permission notifying means. The operation permission notifying means of this embodiment is a clock member 3 formed at an appropriate position of the housing 1 of the game apparatus, in this embodiment, formed in a shape imitating an analog clock.
6 are provided. The watch member 36 has, for example, 1
A hand 37 is provided which advances one graduation every second, and this hand 37 usually points to a predetermined position, in this example, directly above.

At the time of a game, the player arranges the playing system and a start switch 17 provided on the housing.
When the button is pressed, the hand 37 of the clock member 36 starts to move, the circuit 37 makes a full circle, and the hand is pointed to the position immediately above again, so that the operation is permitted.

FIG. 9 shows still another embodiment of the operation permission notifying means. The operation permission notifying means of the present example is provided with a clock member 38 formed in a shape imitating a digital clock instead of an analog clock. ing. When the player presses the start switch 17, the numeral display 3 of the clock member 38 is initially displayed.
9 indicates 10.00, and then decreases in increments of 0.01 second. The operation is permitted when a predetermined number, for example, 00.00 is pointed.

In the case where the above-mentioned operation permission notifying means resembles an analog or digital timepiece, the operation is continued even after a signal is given, and if the operation is stopped by a target hit signal, the time of the quick hit is displayed to the player. It can also be used as a display unit.

Further, the operation permission notifying means can signal the blinking of the lamp. In the example shown in FIG. 10, a lamp group 40 provided at the upper part of the housing is provided, and the lamp group 40 is normally turned off. I have. Here, when the player presses the start switch 17, the lamp group 40 is sequentially turned on with a certain time, and the operation permission signal is given when all the lamp groups 40 are turned on. The signal of the operation permission notifying means by the lamp group 40 is indicated by the lamp group 4 which is lit.
It is also possible to signal when 0 is turned off sequentially and all lamps are turned off.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be variously modified. In the above-described embodiment, the number of targets is one. However, a plurality of targets can be used. In this case, a plurality of targets can appear at the same time or with a slight time delay.

Although the input operation member of the present invention is most preferably a gun model, the input operation member may be a sword and the speed of pulling out the input operation member or the input operation member may compete with the bow and arrow for fast shooting of the arrow.

[0031]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player can sufficiently enjoy a quick hit with a gun model or the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the time spent in the play such as a quick hit by the player is analyzed.
It is possible to know whether the reaction time to a signal is fast or the time to shoot with a gun model or the like is short, which is useful for improving techniques such as quick shooting.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to know an accurate play time without an error at the time of a quick hit or the like. According to the configuration of claim 4, it is possible to provide an effect as if a duel is performed to the player.

According to the fifth and sixth aspects, the operation permission notifying means can also be used as a display for notifying the player of the time spent for the operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a holder unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing another embodiment of the game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view showing another embodiment of the holder unit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory perspective view showing one aspect of a play in the game device of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a housing showing another embodiment of the operation permission notifying means in the game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a housing showing still another embodiment of the operation permission notifying means in the game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a housing showing still another embodiment of the operation permission notifying means in the game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Target 11 Gun-type input member 12 Holder part 15, 16 Sensor 20 Game control part 24 Operation permission display part 33 Gun holder 36, 38 Clock member 40 Lamp group

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An amusement apparatus comprising an input operation member for a player to operate, and competing for speed of operation in operating the input operation member, wherein the input operation member is in a standby state. Means for detecting whether or not the predetermined operation has been completed, operation permission notifying means for notifying a player of an operation permission of the input operation member, and operation permission of the input operation member. A game device comprising: a timer for measuring a time from completion of a predetermined operation to a completion of a predetermined operation; and a unit for monitoring whether the operation of the input operation member has been performed after the operation permission notifying unit has notified the operation. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein said time counting means further measures a time from when the operation is permitted by said operation permission notifying means until when said input operation member comes out of a standby state. Play equipment. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the input operation member in a standby state is held by a holder. 4. A game device according to claim 1, wherein said holder is mounted on a player himself. 5. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the operation permission notifying means is a clock member formed in a shape imitating an analog clock, and a hand of the clock member points to a predetermined position. An amusement device characterized in that an operation is permitted when the player has done something. 6. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the operation permission notifying means is a clock member formed in a shape imitating a digital clock, and the clock member displays a predetermined number. A game device characterized in that an operation is permitted by holding the device.