JP2003038850A - Method for controlling to set question on quiz game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling to set questions on a quiz game by which a quiz with a content of the questions in accordance with the attribute of a player can be practiced in use and a variety of questions can be provided. SOLUTION: In the method for controlling to set the questions on the quiz game in which the quiz questions are randomly selected from the quiz questions stored in a storing means by a controlling means and the selected quiz questions are displayed on a displaying means, the control method comprises a step in which information on the attribute of the player is inputted based on input from an operating means, a step in which the quiz questions are stored on every attribute in the storing means and the quiz questions in accordance with the inputted attribute of the player among a plurality of quiz questions stored on every attribute are selected and a step in which the selected quiz questions are displayed on the displaying means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a quiz game question control method in which attribute information such as age is input and the difficulty level of the game in game progression is determined based on the information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, video game machines have become widespread, but in conventional quiz games, the contents of the questions are not changed depending on the player's age, sex, birth area and other attributes. The content of the question is designed to be changed only by the player's arbitrary choice such as the question genre.

[0003]

Since the question contents of the quiz game cannot be changed depending on the attributes of the player, it is inconvenient to choose the quiz question that suits the intelligence and character of the player. For example, even elementary school students sometimes had to answer quizzes on middle- or high-school-level problems. There was also a strong demand to play games according to the player's attributes.

The present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to input attribute information in order to perform a quiz question according to a player, and to determine the content of the question based on the attribute information. It is to provide a method for controlling a question in a quiz game, in which the difficulty level is determined, and the content of the question is selected and displayed on the screen.

[0005]

The present invention provides a quiz game in which the control means randomly selects a quiz question from the quiz questions stored in the storage means and displays the selected quiz question on the display means. The present invention relates to a control method, and the object of the present invention is to input attribute information of a player based on an input from an operation means, and to store the quiz question in the storage means for each attribute. This is achieved by including a step of selecting a quiz question according to the input player attribute from a plurality of stored quiz questions, and a step of displaying the selected quiz question on a display means. . Further, the attribute information of the player is attribute information input by the player after operating a start button for instructing the start of the quiz game; the attribute information of the player is age, sex, and birth area. Each of these is more effectively achieved.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, the contents of a quiz question are
The screen is output according to the player's age and other attributes. For this reason, it is possible to smoothly execute the quiz question and the answer thereto without the level difference between the quiz answers being extremely shifted.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the appearance of a game device to which the present invention can be applied.
Is provided, and a coin insertion slot 2 for inserting a coin (credit) to play a game is provided at the front end of the desk portion 1. The operation panel 10 is provided with a joystick (for one or two people) 11, a start button (for one or two people) 12, a decision button (for one or two people) 15, or the like. A CRT3 that outputs quiz questions on the screen is installed in the rear with an appropriate inclination.
A speaker 4 for producing a sound effect is provided under the desk portion 1.
Is installed. The game device is selectively operated by one person (1P) or two people (2P).

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the game apparatus, which has a main CPU 20 and a subordinate CPU 21, which are connected to each other via a bus controller 22. A ROM 23 and a RAM 24 are connected to the CPU 20, and a RAM 25 is connected to the CPU 21. A video circuit 30 is connected to the bus controller 22. In the video circuit 30, a RAM 31, a scroll circuit 32 for executing a screen scroll function, and a R circuit are provided.
AM 33, sprite (object) circuit 34, priority circuit 35 for determining priority, color RAM 3
6 and a D / A circuit 37 for converting digital information into audio information. Further, the speaker 4 is connected to the bus controller 22 via the sound circuit 40, and the joystick or the like of the operation panel 10 is connected to the bus controller 22 via the input / output circuit 41 so as to detect the coin inserted from the coin slot 2. ing. Further, a floppy (registered trademark) disk (FDD) 50 in which a quiz question program is stored is adapted to be taken in through an interface 51, and various FDDs 50 are prepared to suit a desired quiz question program. It can be exchanged.

In such a structure, the ROM 23 on the CPU 20 side is turned on by turning on a power switch (not shown).
The FDD start-up program stored in
Run the quiz question program from D50 on the R side of the CPU20
Take in AM24. CPU21 side is subordinate, CPU2
Operates as soon as there is an instruction from 0. Mainly CPU 20
Works and advances the game.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the progress of the screens. The title / advertisement screen P1, the opening / year of birth input / game start screen P2, the stage start screen P3, the game progress / questioning question / bonus game screen. There are a P4, a stage clear screen P5, and an ending screen P6, and the screens are changed due to the connection of the broken lines. Seven types of stage start screens P3 and stage clear screens P5 are prepared in this embodiment. On the birth year input screen P2, as shown in FIG. 4, the joystick 11 in four directions and the enter button 1
5, and on the question / bonus game screen P4, the joystick 11 and the enter button 15 in two directions are operated as shown in FIG. A practical example of each screen will be shown later.

The basis of the game is that after a coin (credit) is inserted, the player obtains a heart (life) determined by a dips switch (not shown). Basically, in this game, the game is over when there are no more hearts. The number of hearts is decreased by 1 each time the wrong option is selected for the question to be asked or when the time limit has elapsed, and 0, 1 or more are recovered by the bonus game. The questions will be presented in 8 questions each, and the player will advance by the number of correct answers on the game progress screen. The stage is cleared if a certain number of steps are completed, and the game ends when all seven stages are cleared. Bonus points are arranged at certain places on the game progress screen, and the bonus game is started when the bonus points are exceeded.

The screen of FIG. 12 shows the stage start screen, and FIG. 15 shows an example of the screen that has progressed by three games from that stage. It is displayed each time eight problems are completed on the problem question screen. The picture of the doll moves to the left by the number of correct answers. For example, if there are three correct boy pictures (for one person), then 3
Move to the left, and if the girl's picture (for two people) is correct, move 4 to the left. One stage has about half a screen (Fig. 12
15 is connected to the left part of FIG. 15), starting from the start point SP on the right side of the screen, and proceeding to the left by the number of correct answers every turn (end of 8 questions). If there are 3rd and 9th bonuses and the number of correct answers exceeds this point after the end of each turn, it will be a bonus game. In order to reach the goal point GP, you have to make 17 correct answers. The HT in FIGS. 12 and 15 is the heart.

The operation of the player and the basics of the game are such that the player operates only one joystick and one enter button. That is, the joystick 11 selects an answer (question question screen), age (born year input screen), and course (bonus game screen), and the decision button 15 determines what is selected by the joystick 11. As a result, the player selects the answer to the question to be asked 8 questions each turn from the five choices with the joystick 11 and decides with the decision button 15 (however, depending on the bonus game, there are three to four choices). Sometimes). Basically, you can move forward by the number of correct answers.
1P, 2P life = by the start button 12
You can restart from the same place as when it reached 0.

By the way, 100 in FIG. 13 is a display of the highest score so far, and 101 is a score display. Also,
Numeral 102 is a doll display which is moved up and down by the joystick 11. The doll is moved to the correct answer, and the enter button 15 is pressed.
Stop by pressing. 103 is a time display, which gradually becomes smaller, and disappears unless the answer is given within the time limit, and the time is over. 104 is a win / loss display,
105 is a heart (life), and if this heart 105 is not answered correctly, it will decrease by one. When all of them are lost, an invitation of the continue game (continuous play) is displayed for a certain period of time, and by inserting coins and pressing the start button 12 within that time, the number of hearts increases, and the player can participate in the game and continue.

Next, a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS.

At the start, the title screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed (step S1). If no coin is inserted from the coin slot 2, the advertisement screen is displayed (steps S2 and S3), and a coin is inserted. If not, the ranking list will be displayed (step S
5) If no further coin is inserted, the process returns to step S1 (step S6), and the above screen display operation is repeated until a coin is inserted. When a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 2, the start button 12 is waited for next (step S10), and the start button 1 is pressed.
When 2 is pressed, first give life (step S11),
The opening screen is displayed (step S12). After that, a birth year input screen as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed (step S13). This is to press the start button 12 for one person or two people after inserting the coin, and move the joystick 11 up, down, left or right to indicate the year of birth. , Push the button according to the year of the human character (even if two people play the game, the year of birth is the same). Then, it is determined whether the decision button 15 has been pressed (step S14) or the time limit has elapsed (step S15), and if the decision button 15 has been pressed or the time limit has passed, the elementary school and junior high school students from the birth year Calculate the ten years of the era (Step S
20) and display the game start screen (step S2
1), a stage start screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed (step S22). And 10 from 27 years worth of problems
The questions for one year are selected (step S23), the order of questions is randomized (step S24), and the question question screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed (step S25). Question screen (2
(For humans), the picture that he is thinking about becomes smaller with the passage of time, and the picture disappears when the time is over. Either one moves earlier with the joystick 11 to move his or her character next to the correct answer and presses the decision button 15 to win, and if he makes a mistake, the opponent remains wrong until he gives the correct answer in time.

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the decision button 15 has been pressed (step S34), and if not pressed, the picture to be considered is reduced with the passage of time (step S35), and it is determined whether or not the time limit has elapsed. Yes (step S3
6). When the decision button 15 is pressed in step S34, it is determined whether or not the answer is correct (step S40). In the case of an incorrect answer, the wrong face and winning or losing are displayed (step S41), and the life is reduced by one (step S42). . In the case of a correct answer, the face of "I did it!" And the win / loss are displayed (step S44).
A score map is displayed (step S45). As shown in FIG. 17, when either one gives the correct answer, the person who answers correctly becomes a big smiley face, and the one who has not answered yet becomes the face that "is".

Thereafter, it is judged whether or not there is a life (step S46), and if there is no life, a reminder for the continuation is displayed (step S30), and it is judged whether or not there is a credit and the start button 12 is pressed. (Step S3
1). If there is credit and the start button 12 is pressed, life is added and the process returns to step S43 (step S32). If not, it is determined whether the time limit has elapsed (step S33), and the time has passed. If not, the process returns to step S30. The game is over when the time limit has passed.

Then, when the life remains, it is judged whether or not the eight questions in question have ended (step S43), and
When the question is over, the game progress screen is displayed (step S50), and it is determined whether or not the number of correct answers reaches a predetermined bonus point (step S51). If it has reached, a bonus game is randomly selected (step S52), and FIG.
The bonus game screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed (step S53), and the determination button 15 is pressed (step S5).
4) It is determined whether the waiting time has ended (step S55). That is, one of them is for each turn (8 questions each)
At the end, if the number of correct answers reaches 3 or 9, it becomes a bonus game, and each of the joysticks 1 to 4 starts.
Use to select and press the enter button 15. When the decision button 15 is pressed or when the waiting time is over, the bonus game is started (step S60), and the life is increased according to the result of the bonus game (step S61). After that, it is determined whether or not the goal of the stage is reached (step S62), and when the goal is reached, a stage clear screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed (step S6).
3). Then, it is determined whether or not all seven stages are completed (step S64), and if not completed, the process proceeds to the next stage (step S65). On the other hand, if all of them are finished, the ending screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed (step S66), the high score name is registered (step S67), and the game is over (step S70).

In the above description, the year of birth is designated as an attribute, but other attributes (gender, birth area, etc.) can be entered, and the game contents can be changed in various ways. .

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the question contents can be selected and displayed according to the player's attribute, so that a smooth quiz can be executed. In addition, since the difficulty level in the game progress is determined according to the attribute input by the player, it is possible to provide a problem that suits the intelligence and personality of the player, as well as provide a variety of problems to the player. It is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of a game device to which the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a game device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a progress state of a screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a joystick and an enter button.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a joystick and an enter button.

FIG. 6 is a part of a flowchart showing an operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a part of a flowchart showing an operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a part of a flowchart showing an operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a part of a flowchart showing an operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a title screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a birth year input screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a stage start screen.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a question question screen.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a bonus game screen.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a stage clear screen.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an ending screen.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen example of correct answer and wrong answer.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a bonus game.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 desk department 2 coin slot 3 CRT 10 Operation panel 11 joystick 12 Start button 15 Enter button 20 CPU (main) 21 CPU (subordinate) 30 video circuits 50 floppy disks

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. From the quiz problem stored in the storage means,
In the question control method of the quiz game in which the control means randomly selects a quiz question and displays the selected quiz question on the display means, a step of inputting attribute information of the player based on an input from the operation means, Storing the quiz question for each attribute in the storage means, and selecting a quiz question corresponding to the inputted player's attribute from a plurality of quiz questions stored for each attribute; And a step of displaying the quiz question on a display means. 2. The quiz game question control method according to claim 1, wherein the player's attribute information is attribute information input by the player after operating a start button for instructing the start of the quiz game. 3. The question control method for a quiz game according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information of the player is any one of age, sex, and birth area.