JP2002119764A - Video game machine provided with analogue lever - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply select a behavior of a character by an operation of an analogue lever. SOLUTION: A plurality of sensors capable of detecting an operation position of the analogue lever 12 are provided and the behavior of the character can be selected by an output of these sensors.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video game machine having an analog lever operated by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game such as a fighting game or a shooting game in which a player selects various patterns of attack or defense and controls the behavior of the character, the player plays the attack or defense. Behavior and item selection are performed by pressing a button. Therefore, if you want to increase the number of these selection means, you have to increase the number of buttons, change the combination of push buttons, and the combination with the analog lever, and the operation becomes complicated and complicated, hindering smooth play. There was a problem of becoming.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily select the behavior of a character by operating an analog lever.

[0004]

The above object is achieved by providing a plurality of sensors capable of detecting the operating position of an analog lever, and allowing the behavior of a character to be selected by the outputs of these sensors. You.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a cockpit portion of an embodiment of a video game machine having an analog lever according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a control panel, 1
0 is the control stick, 100 is the attack button, 101
Is a shield button, 12 is an analog lever, 120 is a special armed button, 13 is a vernier pedal, 14 is a memory card, and 2 is a seat. A video game machine using this cockpit provides, for example, a fighting game.

The control stick 10 is provided at the center of the control panel 1 so as to protrude upward, and can be tilted 360 degrees in a required direction. The tilt angle and direction of the control stick 10 are detected by a plurality of sensors provided on the base side of the control stick 10,
The output of the sensor is reflected in the behavior of the character. When the control stick 10 is tilted back and forth, the character moves back and forth, and when tilted left and right, the direction changes in the tilting direction. For example, if the character is tilted twice in the same direction, the character will dash.

When the player sitting on the seat 2 grasps the steering stick 10 with his right hand, the trigger-type attack button 10
0 is the shield button 101 at the position where the thumb
Is provided. The attack button 100 is used when using a mounted weapon, and the attack method is automatically switched according to the distance to the enemy character.
The shield button 101 is used for defense, and when the enemy character is attacked, pressing the shield button 101 causes the character to perform defense corresponding to the attack. While pressing the shield button 101,
Characters cannot be moved.

The analog lever 12 is a T-shaped member provided with a horizontal grip at the upper end of the vertical leg, and is a thrust lever provided to be movable in the front-rear direction on the left side of the control panel 1. The position of the analog lever 12 is detected by a sensor (not shown) provided at the root thereof, and the output of the sensor is reflected on the behavior of the character.

When the analog lever 12 is moved back and forth, the movement position is detected by a sensor.
The equipment used by the character can be switched according to the output from the sensor. Therefore, by displacing the position of the analog lever 12, the equipment to be used can be switched flexibly according to the progress of the game. On the left end surface of the grip portion of the analog lever 12, a special weapon button 120 is provided which can be pressed by the thumb when the player grips the grip portion with the left hand. This special armed button 120 is used for indirect weapons other than attacks, specifically,
Used when using smoke screen, chaff, optical camouflage, etc.

The vernier pedal 13 is designed so that a player sitting on the seat 2 can depress with his right foot, and the degree of depression is detected by a sensor.
The injection of the vernier worn by the character is adjusted according to the output of the sensor, so that the character can be floated at a desired position. The memory card 14 records the equipment of the character set by the player, the acquired items, the achievements, the acquired points, the rank, and the like. At the time of playing, when this recorded information is loaded into the game machine, the troublesome setting is not performed. Even so, the player can start playing with his / her favorite settings, and can continue playing. The recorded contents can be rewritten each time the player plays.

In the above embodiment, by moving the analog lever 12 back and forth, the weapons and equipment used by the character can be switched easily and smoothly according to the position of the movement, and it is necessary to perform complicated operations such as pressing buttons. There is no. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
It may be one that can be tilted, or one that can be operated with legs. In addition, the contents of the game may be anything as long as it is necessary to switch the equipment used and the offense and defense used by the character according to the development of the game, other elements constituting the game machine, For example, the shapes of buttons and levers, and other operation levers and pedals can be freely changed in design.

[0012]

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
According to the present invention, the behavior of the character can be easily selected and switched by operating the analog lever.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a cockpit portion of an embodiment of a video game machine having an analog lever according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control Panel 10 Control Stick 100 Attack Button 101 Shield Button 12 Analog Lever 120 Special Armed Button 13 Vernier Pedal 14 Memory Card 2 Sheet

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A video game machine having an analog lever operated by a player, wherein a plurality of sensors capable of detecting an operation position of the analog lever are provided, and a behavior of a character is selected by an output of the plurality of sensors. The video game machine described above, wherein the video game machine is configured to obtain the video game machine.