JP2003079956A - Game system, control device, game unit, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a game content which can sufficiently cope with the desire of a player by a game device without being limited by the recoding capacity of a game information recording medium which is provided in the game device. SOLUTION: On a medal game machine which is respectively installed at respective game halls, a battle game wherein the castle of another player is occupied while conquering enemy monsters is performed. For the castle data of the battle counterpart which is utilized in this battle game, castle data of a medal game machine of another game hall other than the medal game machine which the player challenging the castle is playing can be utilized as well. Thus, e.g. between players who play at respective game halls and can enjoy the battle between game halls wherein a castle at another game hall is attacked, the castle of his own game hall is defended from the attack from the other game hall. Such an enjoying method for the battle game can be provided to the players.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses a management device having a game information recording medium in which game information is recorded, and a game for advancing a game using the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. A game system including a plurality of game devices each having a game unit having a progression means, the plurality of game devices being connected for data communication, a management device and a game unit configuring the game system, the management device and the game The present invention relates to a control method by a unit and a program for operating these computers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an arcade game machine installed in a store such as a game center, various games are provided in order to meet the demands of players. A player's demand is that the content of the game is sophisticated and complicated, and the amount of game information such as data and programs for realizing the game content tends to increase. Therefore, a measure for coping with an increase in the amount of game information is desired.

[0003]

However, even if the recording capacity of a ROM or the like (game information recording medium) for recording the game information is increased in order to cope with the increase in the information amount of the game information, from the technical point of view, There is a limit to the recording capacity. Further, since the ROM having a relatively large recording capacity is expensive, the manufacturing cost of the game device increases. Therefore, the amount of game information may be limited in terms of technology and cost. Therefore, conventionally, the content of the game executed on the game device is often limited due to the limitation of the information amount of the game information, and there is a problem that it is difficult to sufficiently meet the demand of the player.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is not limited to the recording capacity of a game information recording medium provided in a game device, and the game device can sufficiently meet the needs of players. A game system, a management device, capable of executing game contents that can meet
A game unit, a control method, and a program are provided.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a management apparatus having a game information recording medium recording game information, and recorded on the game information recording medium of the management apparatus. In a game system in which a plurality of game devices each having a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information are connected, and the plurality of game devices are connected in a data communicable manner, each game device Game unit of the above-mentioned game unit, a use request transmitting unit for transmitting a use request for requesting use of the game information used by the game advancing unit to a management device of a game device including the game unit; A game information receiving means for receiving the game information relating to the use request returned from the management device for each game device. A usage request receiving means for receiving a usage request transmitted from a game unit of a game device having the management device, and game information relating to the usage request received by the usage request receiving means, in a game information recording medium of the management device. A game information reading means to be read from
A first management device provided in at least one game device, the game information responding unit returning the game information related to the usage request to a game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request. When the game information related to the use request received by the request receiving means is not available from the game information recording medium of the first management device, the second management device provided in the game device different from the game device The game information recording medium is provided with a game information acquisition means for acquiring the game information from the game information recording medium.

This game system is composed of a plurality of game devices connected to each other so as to be capable of data communication, and these game devices have a management device having a game information recording medium recording game information and game information of the management device. And a game unit having a game progressing means that advances the game using the game information recorded on the recording medium. In this game system, the player can play a game in the game unit of each game device using the game information obtained from the management device of the game device. Specifically, when playing a game using game information, the game unit used by the player sends a use request to the management device of the game device to the effect that the use request transmission means desires to use the game information. To send. The usage request is received by the usage request receiving means of the management device of the game apparatus, and the management device uses the game information reading means to store the game information related to the usage request in the game information recording medium of the management apparatus. Read from. The read game information is returned by the game information returning means to the game unit which is the transmission source of the usage request, and the game information receiving means receives the game information. As a result, the game progression means of the game unit progresses the game using the game information, and the player who plays the game unit can play the game using the game information. Here, the game information is information used in the game in the game unit and managed by the management device, for example, the stored information of the player,
Alternatively, information about a character appearing in the game, information about a virtual game field in the game, or the like can be given. Each game device that constitutes this game system,
They can be installed in different stores, and the player can enjoy the game on each game device in each store.

Here, the management device (first management device) provided in at least one game device constituting the present game system requests the use of game information that cannot be used from the game information recording medium of the management device. When the game information is received, the game information acquisition unit acquires the game information from the game information recording medium of the management device (second management device) provided in the game device different from the game device. That is, the game information related to the usage request is
When it is not in the game information recording medium of the first management device, or when it is already used by another person and cannot be used, the first management device requests the use request from another game device. The related game information can be acquired. Therefore, it is not necessary to store all the game information available during the game of the player in the game device having the first management device played by the player. Therefore, by storing the game information that can be used in the game on the game device having the first management device in a distributed manner in the other game devices that form the present game system, the recording of the game information recording medium is performed. It is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited to the capacity.

Further, by using this game system, it becomes possible to provide the player with a game content which has never existed before. For example, each game device is installed in each store nationwide, and between the game devices installed in each store,
It is also possible to realize a battle-type camp game or the like in which a game field, which is game information held by each other's game devices, is exchanged. In this case, a player-to-person battle game in which players living in each region cooperate to occupy the game field of a game device in another region or defend the game field of a game device in their region. Instead, it is possible to realize a match-up game of region-to-region nationwide.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first aspect, the game information acquisition means of the first management device is the game information recording medium recorded in the game information recording medium of the first management device. When the requested game information is not available, transfer request transmitting means for transmitting a transfer request to the second management device to the effect that the game information is desired to be transferred, and the transfer request from the second management device. And transfer information receiving means for receiving the game information relating to the transfer request, wherein the second management device receives the transfer request transmitted from the first management device and the transfer request receiving means. The game information relating to the transfer request received by the transfer request receiving means is read out from the game information recording medium of the second management apparatus, and the game information is read out as the first information.
And a game information transfer means for transferring to the management device.

In this game system, when the game information acquisition means of the first management device obtains the game information from another game device, first, the transfer request transmission means provides the second game device with the second game device. A transfer request indicating that the game information is desired to be transferred is transmitted to the management device. This transfer request is received by the transfer request receiving means of the second management device, and the second management device causes the game information transfer means to store the game information related to the transfer request in the game information recording of the second management device. The game information is read from the medium and the game information is transferred to the first management device. The transferred game information is received by the transfer information receiving means of the first management device, and the first management device can acquire the game information related to the usage request from the game unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the second aspect, the first management device is the second device.
Functioning as a virtual game unit recognized as a game unit in a game device having the second management device, and the use request receiving means of the second management device is the second management device. Functioning as a transfer request receiving means for receiving a transfer request transmitted from the first management device as a use request transmitted from a game unit in a game device having the second management device, The game information read means and the game information reply means of the management device function as the game information transfer means of the second management device, and the game information transferred to the first management device is transferred to the second management device. The game information is returned as game information to be returned to a game unit in a game device including the device.

In the second management apparatus of this game system, the usage request receiving means for receiving the usage request from the game unit functions as the transfer request receiving means for receiving the transfer request from the first management apparatus. Further, the game information reading means and the game information returning means for reading the game information related to the use request from the game information recording medium and returning the game information to the game unit are transferred to the first management device. It functions as a game information transfer means for transferring. That is, the second management device receives the transfer request from the first management device as a usage request from the game unit, and returns the game information related to the transfer request to the game unit, as in the case of the first request. 1
Transfer to the management device. With such a configuration, the second management device that receives the transfer request can recognize the first management device that is the transmission source of the transfer request as a virtual game unit and perform processing. Therefore, it is possible to process the transfer request from the first management device by using the normal means used in the game on the game device having the second management device.

Further, by recognizing and processing the first management device as a virtual game unit, it is possible to reduce the security problem of the game information managed by the second management device. That is, in the present game system, due to the configuration, the first management device of another game device accesses the second management device.
When arranging the game devices dispersed throughout the country, it is difficult to newly construct a dedicated communication line from the viewpoint of cost, and therefore a general communication line is used. In this case, the second management device may be illegally accessed from the outside other than the first management device, and it is necessary to provide a security function against the access from the outside. here,
In this game system, the second management device recognizes the first management device as a virtual game unit.
It is possible to divert at least a part of the security function when the second management device is accessed by the game unit during a normal game. Therefore, as compared with the case where a completely new security function is applied to the second management device, it is possible to apply the security function to access from the outside relatively easily and at low cost.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first, second or third aspect, the connection for data communication between the plurality of game devices is a data connection between game units provided in each game device. It is characterized in that it is connected in a communicable manner.

In this game system, the game units provided in the respective game devices are connected so that data communication is possible, and the plurality of game devices are connected so that data communication is possible. When directly connecting the first management device and the second management device, it is necessary to change the configuration of the management device that has existed in the past, but the configuration of the management device is changed due to security and the like. Is not desirable. Therefore, in the present game system, by connecting the game units, it is possible to connect the game devices and to perform communication between the first management device and the second management device. Since a connection for communicating game information at the time of a normal game is established between the game unit and the management device, if the configuration of the game unit is changed, the configuration of the management device can be changed without changing the configuration. It is possible to realize data communication between the management devices in the game device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a game is progressed using a management device having a game information recording medium recording game information and the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. In a game system comprising a plurality of game devices each having a game unit having a game progress means, wherein the plurality of game devices are connected for data communication, the game unit of each game device is used by the game progress means. First use request transmitting means for transmitting a first use request indicating that the user wants to use the game information to the management device of the game device having the game unit, and the first response returned from the management device. And a first game information receiving means for receiving game information related to the use request of the game device, The first usage request receiving means for receiving the first usage request transmitted from the game unit of the provided game device, and the game information relating to the first usage request received by the first usage request receiving means, to the management device. The game information reading means for reading from the game information recording medium and the game information relating to the first usage request,
A first game information reply means for replying to the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request of the first management device provided in at least one game device.
When the game information related to the first usage request received by the usage request receiving means is not available from the game information recording medium of the first management device, the game unit which is the transmission source of the first usage request A game unit that has a non-usable information replying unit that sends back unusable information indicating that the game information cannot be used, and the game unit that has transmitted the first usage request is the usage that is returned from the first management device. To the unusable information receiving means for receiving the unusable information, and the second management device provided in the game device different from the game device having the game unit when the unusable information is received by the unusable information receiving means. And a second usage request transmitting means for transmitting a second usage request indicating that the user wants to use the game information related to the first usage request, and a reply from the second management device. And a second game information receiving means for receiving the game information according to the second usage request,
The second management apparatus includes a second usage request receiving unit that receives a second usage request transmitted from the game unit that receives the unusability information from the first management apparatus, and the second management apparatus.
The game information related to the second usage request received by the usage request receiving unit is read out from the game information recording medium of the second management device, and the game information becomes the transmission source of the second usage request. It has a 2nd game information reply means for replying to a game unit.

In the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, when the game information related to the usage request from the game unit cannot be used from the game information recording medium of the first management apparatus to which the usage request is transmitted. The first management device acquires the game information from the second management device of another game device and sends it back to the game unit. On the other hand, in the game system according to claim 5, when the game information related to the usage request from the game unit is not available from the game information recording medium of the first management apparatus to which the usage request is transmitted, the game unit is The game information is acquired from the second management device of another game device. Specifically, when playing a game using the game information, the game unit used by the player first uses the first use request transmitting means to send the game information of the game information, as in the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A usage request (first usage request) indicating that the user wants to use the game device is transmitted to the management device (first management device) of the game device. Then, the game information related to the first usage request is the first
When it cannot be used from the game information recording medium of the management device, the unusable information reply means returns unusable information indicating that the game information cannot be used to the game unit which is the transmission source of the first usage request. To be done. When this unavailability information is received by the unavailability information receiving means of the game unit that has transmitted the first usage request, the game unit is provided with the second usage request transmitting means by which the second unit is provided in another game device. A second use request indicating that the user wants to use the game information is transmitted to the management device of. The second usage request is received by the second usage request receiving unit of the second management apparatus, and the second management apparatus is set to the second usage request.
The game information reply means reads the game information related to the second usage request from the game information recording medium of the second management device, and sends it back to the game unit which is the transmission source of the second usage request. To do. The returned game information is received by the second game information receiving means of the game unit that is the transmission source of the second usage request, and the game progression means of that game unit advances the game using that game information.

As described above, instead of the first management device acquiring the game information from the second management device of another game device, the game unit itself acquires the game information from the second management device of another game device. The configuration for acquiring game information from another game device
It is not necessary to newly provide the first management device. As described above, it is not desirable to change the configuration of the management device due to security or the like, but according to this game system,
By changing the configuration of the game unit, it is possible to acquire the game information from another game device without changing the configuration of the first management device.

Further, the invention of claim 6 relates to claim 1, 2,
In the game system of 3, 4 or 5, each game device has a player specifying information receiving means for receiving player specifying information for specifying a player who plays a game on all the game devices configuring the game system, The player identification information is device-specific player identification information for identifying a player who plays a game on each game device, and device identification information for identifying a game device on which the player is playing a game. It is characterized by being a combination of.

In this game system, each game device receives the player specifying information of the player who plays the game in the game unit by the player specifying information receiving means. This player identification information is separate for each player who plays a game on all the game devices that make up this game system. Therefore,
By using this player identification information, no matter which game device the player plays in the game,
The player can be recognized, and specific processing can be performed for each player. For example, if the player's saved data for continuing the game is saved on the game device on which the player played the game, another player different from the game device on which his saved data is saved. When a game is played on a game device, it is possible that another game device uses the saved data to perform a process of continuing the game. Even in this case, in the present game system, the player can be recognized by the other game device, so that it becomes possible to acquire the saved data of the player. Here, in the present game system, as player identification information, device-specific player identification information for identifying a player who plays a game on each game device, and a game device on which the player is playing a game, respectively. A combination of device identification information for identification is used. As a result, even if duplicate player identification information is given to each player for each game device, the player can be identified from the entire system by combining with the device identification information. In this way, by configuring the player identification information by combining the player identification information for each device and the device identification information, the process of adding new player identification information to a new player is centrally managed in the entire game system. It will be easier than if you do. To be more specific, a new player
When playing a game on a certain game device, new player identification information must be added to identify the new player, but if this game system is composed of multiple game devices, it should be centrally managed by the entire system. In such a case, for example, it may be assumed that the player specifying information is added to the game devices separately from each other almost at the same time. In such a case, the process of adding the player specifying information is complicated so as not to overlap between the game devices. However, in the present game system, if the player-specific information for each device is provided so as not to overlap for each game device, the player-specific information will not overlap from the viewpoint of the entire system.
It is possible to simplify the process of adding the player identification information.

Further, the invention of claim 7 relates to claims 1, 2 and
In the game system of 3, 4, 5 or 6, the above-mentioned second
The first management device or the game unit, which includes a plurality of game devices each including the management device, transmits the usage request to the second management device in the game information recording medium of all the second management devices. The game information specifying information storage unit stores the game information specifying information for specifying each of the recorded game information, and the game information specifying information is
A second information management device, which has device-specific game information specifying information for specifying the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of each second management device for each game device, and a game information recording medium for recording each game information, respectively; It is characterized by being combined with the device specifying information for specifying each management device.

In this game system, the first management device or the game unit that transmits the usage request to the second management device specifies the game information for specifying the game information in the game information specifying information storage means. It stores information. This game information identification information is separate for each of the game information recorded on the game information recording media of all the second management devices constituting the present game system. Therefore, if you use this game information identification information,
The first management device or the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request can recognize which game information is stored in which second management device, and can efficiently acquire the game information related to the usage request. It will be possible. Here, in the present game system, as the game information specifying information, each second
Second management device having device-specific game information specifying information for specifying the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device for each game device, and a game information recording medium recording each game information A combination of the device identification information for identifying each is used. Thereby, even if the game information specifying information duplicated for each game device is added to the game information, the game information can be specified from the entire system by combining with the device specifying information. As described above, by configuring the game information specifying information by combining the device-specific game information specifying information and the device specifying information, it is possible to make common the data used in the game devices constituting the present game system. Specifically, in order to construct the present game system, separate game information specifying information must be added to the game information of the game device having the management device functioning as the second management device. , The data structure of each game device is different from each other. However, in the present game system, even if the same device-specific game information specifying information is added to the game information of all game devices having the management device functioning as the second management device, the game information specifying information is seen from the whole system. Do not overlap. That is, it becomes possible to share data other than the device identification information used in the game devices that form the present game system. Further, as described above, configuring the game information specifying information by combining the device-specific game information specifying information and the device specifying information leads to strengthening the security function. In other words, this game system must connect a plurality of game devices so that data communication is possible. However, in the case where each game device is widely dispersed throughout the country, this game system will be cost effective. The connection is made via a communication medium such as a public telephone line, which is relatively easy to access from outside the network that constitutes the. In this case, it is important to strengthen the security function so that the game information in the second management device is not destroyed or altered by unauthorized access from the outside. Here, in the present game system, since the game information identification information is a combination of the device-specific game information identification information and the device identification information, when the game information identified by the game information identification information is accessed, the unauthorized access person can access the device. Another game information specific information is only leaked,
Since the device identification information of the access destination is unknown and the game information identification information is unknown, the risk of leaking the game information identification information to an unauthorized access person is reduced.

Further, the invention of claim 8 is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information, and the game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. In a management device having a game information recording medium recording
Usage request receiving means for receiving a usage request indicating that the user desires to use the game information transmitted from the game unit,
When the game information related to the use request received by the use request receiving means is available from the game information recording medium, a game information reading means for reading the game information from the game information recording medium, and the use request When the game information related to the usage request received by the receiving means is not available from the game information recording medium, the game information recording medium of the management device provided in the game device different from the game device having the management device. From the game information acquisition unit for acquiring the game information and the game information response unit for returning the game information related to the usage request to the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request. .

Since this management device can play the role of the first management device in the game system according to the first aspect, the game information having a large amount of information is not limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium. It becomes possible to realize a game using.

Further, the invention of claim 9 is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information, and game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. In a management device having a game information recording medium recording
Usage request receiving means for receiving a usage request indicating that the user desires to use the game information transmitted from the game unit,
Game information reading means for reading out the game information related to the usage request received by the usage request receiving means from the game information recording medium, and the game unit serving as the sender of the usage request for the game information related to the usage request. Game information replying means for replying to the game information, transfer request receiving means for receiving a transfer request for requesting the transfer of the game information, which is transmitted from a game device different from the game device having the management device, and the transfer request. Game information transfer means for reading the game information related to the transfer request received by the receiving means from the game information recording medium and transferring the game information to the game device which is the transmission source of the transfer request. It is characterized by that.

Since this management device can play the role of the second management device in the game system according to the second and fifth aspects, it is not limited to the recording capacity of the game information recording medium, and the information amount is not limited. It is possible to realize a game using a lot of game information. In particular,
This management apparatus is the second in the game system according to claim 5.
If used as a management device of the above, it is possible to realize a game system capable of acquiring game information from another game device without changing the configuration of the first management device.

Further, the invention of claim 10 is provided in a game device provided with a management device having a game information recording medium in which game information is recorded, and the game has a game progression means for advancing the game using the game information. In the unit, the first use request transmitting means for transmitting to the management device a first use request for requesting use of the game information used by the game progress means, and the management device returning a first use request. First game information receiving means for receiving game information relating to the first use request, and a game relating to the first use request recorded in a game information recording medium of the management device, returned from the management device. When the unusable information is received by the unusable information receiving means for receiving unusable information indicating that the information cannot be used, and A second usage request transmission for transmitting a second usage request indicating that the user wishes to use the game information related to the first usage request to a management device provided in a game device different from the game device including the game unit. And a second game information receiving means for receiving the game information related to the second usage request returned from the second management device provided in the another game device. .

In this game unit, since it can play the role of a game unit of the game device constituting the game system according to the fifth aspect, it is not limited to the recording capacity of the game information recording medium and has a large amount of information. A game that can realize a game that uses game information and that can acquire game information from another game device without changing the configuration of the management device of the game device that includes the game unit. The system can be realized.

Further, the invention of claim 11 is a game in which a game is progressed by using a management device having a game information recording medium in which game information is recorded, and game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. A control method for a management device provided in at least one game device in a game system comprising a plurality of game devices having a game unit having a progression means, the plurality of game devices being connected for data communication, The usage request received by the management device provided in the game device equipped with the game unit and the usage request received in the usage request receiving process include a usage request transmitted from the unit indicating that the game information is desired to be used. When the relevant game information is available from the game information recording medium of the management device that received the use request The game information reading step in which the management device reads the game information from the game information recording medium, and the game information related to the usage request received in the usage request receiving step is the game of the management device that receives the usage request. When the management device cannot be used from the information recording medium,
A game information acquisition step of acquiring the game information from a game information recording medium of a management device provided in a game device different from the game device including the management device; and a game information reading process or a game information acquisition process. The management device having received the usage request returns the obtained game information to the game unit which is the transmission source of the usage request.

In this control method, the same processing as that of each unit of the management apparatus according to claim 8 can be executed, so that the game information having a large amount of information is not limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium. It becomes possible to realize a game using.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management device having a game information recording medium for recording game information, and a game in which a game is progressed using the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. A control method for a management device provided in at least one game device in a game system comprising a plurality of game devices having a game unit having a progression means, the plurality of game devices being connected for data communication, The usage request received by the management device provided in the game device equipped with the game unit and the usage request received in the usage request receiving process include a usage request transmitted from the unit indicating that the game information is desired to be used. A management device that receives the request to use the game information concerned has a game information recording medium provided in the management device. And a game information returning step in which the management device that receives the usage request returns the game information read in the game information reading step to the game unit that is the source of the usage request. A transfer request receiving step in which a management device provided in at least one game device receives a transfer request transmitted from a game device different from the game device, the transfer request requesting transfer of game information; The game information related to the transfer request received in the receiving step is read out from the game information recording medium provided in the management device that received the transfer request, and the management device becomes the transmission source of the transfer request. And a game information transfer step of transferring the game information to the game device.

In this control method, the same processing as that of each unit of the management apparatus according to claim 9 can be executed, so that the game information having a large amount of information is not limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium. It becomes possible to realize a game using. In particular, if the management device that realizes this control method is used as the second management device in the game system according to claim 5, the game information can be transmitted from another game device without changing the configuration of the first management device. It becomes possible to realize a game system capable of acquiring.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a management apparatus having a game information recording medium recording game information, and a game that uses the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management apparatus to progress the game A game unit control method, comprising: a plurality of game devices each having a game unit having a progression means, wherein the game devices are provided in at least one game device in a game system in which the plurality of game devices are connected in a data communicable manner. A first use in which the unit transmits a first use request to the effect that the unit desires to use the game information used by the game progress means of the game unit to a management device provided in a game device including the game unit. The request transmission step and the first use request returned from the management device that has received the first use request. First game information receiving step in which the game unit that has transmitted the first usage request receives the game information, and the game information record of the management apparatus that is returned from the management apparatus that has received the first usage request. Unusable information receiving step in which the game unit that has transmitted the first usage request receives unusable information indicating that the game information according to the first usage request recorded in the medium cannot be used; When the unusability information is received in the receiving step, the game unit requests the first usage request to the management device provided in the game device different from the game device including the game unit that received the unusability information. A second usage request transmitting step of sending a second usage request indicating that the user wants to use the game information according to the above, and the second usage request sent back from the management device receiving the second usage request. Game information relating to the use request, is characterized in that a second game information reception step of the gaming unit transmitting the use request of said second receive.

In this control method, the above-mentioned claim 10 is used.
Since it is possible to execute the same processing as that of each unit included in the game unit, it is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium. It is possible to realize a game system capable of acquiring game information from another game device without changing the configuration of the management device of the game device including the game unit that realizes the present control method.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the game information is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing the game using the game information, and the game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. In a program for operating a computer of a management device having a game information recording medium storing therein a use request receiving means for receiving a use request for requesting use of game information transmitted from the game unit, the use request When the game information related to the use request received by the receiving means is available from the game information recording medium,
When the game information reading means for reading the game information from the game information recording medium and the game information related to the usage request received by the usage request receiving means are not available in the game information recording medium, the management device is operated. A game information acquisition unit that acquires the game information from a game information recording medium of a management device that is provided in a game device different from the game device that is provided The computer is made to function as a game information reply means for replying to the game unit.

This program is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information, and game information recording game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. By being executed by the computer of the management device having a recording medium, as in the management device of claim 8,
It is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium.

Further, the invention of claim 15 is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progression means for advancing a game using the game information, and the game information utilized by the game progression means of the game unit. In a program for operating a computer of a management device having a game information recording medium storing therein a use request receiving means for receiving a use request for requesting use of game information transmitted from the game unit, the use request A game information reading unit that reads the game information related to the usage request received by the receiving unit from the game information recording medium, and a game that returns the game information related to the usage request to the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request. The information replying means is sent from a game device other than the game device including the management device. The transfer request receiving means for receiving a transfer request to transfer the game information and the game information relating to the transfer request received by the transfer request receiving means are read out from the game information recording medium, It is characterized in that the computer is made to function as game information transfer means for transferring game information to a game device which is a transmission source of the transfer request.

This program is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information, and game information recording game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. By being executed by the computer of the management device having a recording medium, as in the management device of claim 9,
It is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium. In particular, if a management device provided with a computer that executes this program is used as the second management device in the game system of claim 5, the game can be played from another game device without changing the configuration of the first management device. It becomes possible to realize a game system capable of acquiring information.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device provided with a management device having a game information recording medium in which game information is recorded, and the game has a game progression means for advancing the game using the game information. A program for operating a computer of the unit, a first usage request transmitting means for transmitting to the management device a first usage request indicating that the game information used by the game progressing means is desired to be used, First game information receiving means for receiving game information related to the first usage request returned from the management device, the first game information recording medium recorded in a game information recording medium of the management device returned from the management device To the unusable information receiving means for receiving unusable information indicating that the game information related to the usage request is unavailable, Ri when it receives the unavailable information,
A second use in which a second use request indicating that the user wants to use the game information related to the first use request is transmitted to a management device provided in a game device different from the game device including the game unit. Causing the computer to function as request transmitting means and second game information receiving means for receiving game information related to the second usage request returned from a second management device provided in the other game device; It is a feature.

This program is provided in a game device provided with a management device having a game information recording medium in which game information is recorded, and is executed by a computer of a game unit having a game progression means for advancing a game using the game information. As a result, similarly to the game unit according to claim 10, it is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium, and the game can be realized. It is possible to realize a game system capable of acquiring game information from another game device without changing the configuration of the management device of the game device including the unit.

The programs of claims 14 to 16 are as follows:
It can be distributed or obtained in a state of being recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. Also, by distributing this program and distributing or receiving the signal transmitted by a predetermined transmission device through a transmission medium such as a public telephone line, a leased line, or another communication network, distribution or acquisition is possible. Is possible. At the time of this distribution, at least a part of the computer program may be transmitted in the transmission medium. That is, it is not necessary that all the data making up the computer program exist on the transmission medium at one time. The signal carrying the program is a computer data signal embodied on a predetermined carrier wave containing the computer program. Further, the transmission method of transmitting a computer program from a predetermined transmission device includes a case of continuously transmitting the data making up the program and a case of transmitting the data intermittently.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a game system provided with a plurality of medal game machines which are game apparatuses for executing a role playing game will be described below. Each medal game machine that constitutes this game system is installed in a store such as a game center in each region of the country. In each medal game machine, the player operates the warrior character (hereinafter referred to as “hero”) of the game hero who is the operation target, picks up the gems appearing in the dungeon, and escapes from the dungeon. The target exploration game is developed. In that dungeon, an enemy monster that blocks the protagonist's way appears, so the player controls the protagonist to escape the dungeon without being defeated by the monster. The protagonist operated by the player attacks the enemy monsters and uses various items and magic in order to counter the enemy monsters while proceeding in the dungeon and attempting to escape. Also, this exploration game has multiple dungeons, and each player aims to clear all dungeons.

In addition to the dungeons, the medal game machine according to the present embodiment also develops a battle-type camp game for the purpose of occupying a castle. In this match-up game, if a player successfully occupies a castle, he or she can become the owner of that castle, and the player who becomes the castle owner will try to occupy his castle with other players who try to occupy his castle.
You can play a battle-type camp game. The content of this battle game is the same as that of the above-mentioned exploration game. In addition, a plurality of castles are prepared in this battle game, and each player has a castle to challenge from these castles. Select and aim to occupy the castle.

The overall structure of the medal game machine that constitutes the game system according to this embodiment will be described below.
The medal game machines installed in each store all have the same configuration. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the entire medal game machine according to the present embodiment. This medal game machine is composed of twelve game units 1 operated by each player, and a central control device 20 as a management device for controlling these game units 1 in a centralized manner. The player can participate in the game in the game unit 1 by inserting a medal having a game value into the game unit 1. Each game unit 1 is connected to the central controller 20 by a communication line such as a LAN cable. With this medal game machine alone, a maximum of 12 players can play the game at the same time.
In addition, the central controller 20 has 12 game units 1
It is located inside one of the game units.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the game unit 1. The game unit 1 includes a display 2 as a display unit for displaying a game screen according to the progress of the game, a speaker 3 for playing a sound such as a sound effect or back music according to the progress of the game, and a player on the game screen. An operating lever 4 and three operating buttons 5a, 5b, 5c which are operating means for operating the appearing movement of the main character,
Payout button 5d for paying out medals, etc.
And a save end button 5e for taking out a magnetic card to be described later and ending the game. While watching the game screen displayed on the display 2, the player can operate the operation lever 4 and the three operation buttons 5a, 5b,
By operating 5c, the hero appearing on the game screen can be moved or an item can be used. The game unit 1 also has a medal slot 6 as a game value receiving means for receiving medals paid by the player in a tangible state, and a game value payout means for paying out medals to the player in a tangible state. Medal payout 7 of the game, the player who has finished the game inserts or removes a magnetic card 9 for recording the personal information of the player and the game state at the time of the end so that the player can continue the game at the next play. A card insertion / extraction opening 8 and the like are also provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of the inside of the game unit 1. The game unit 1 includes a main board 10 that controls each unit in the game unit 1, an image display control unit 11 that controls image display on the display 2, and a sound control unit 12 that controls sound played by the speaker 3. And the operating lever 4 and the operating buttons 5a, 5b, 5
c and payout button 5d and save end button 5e
An operation control unit 13 for receiving a signal from the device and converting it into a predetermined control signal; a magnetic card writing / reading unit 14 for writing / reading data to / from the magnetic card 9 inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 8; It has a medal payout control unit 15 for controlling the payout of medals and the like according to the operation of the payout button 5d. In the game unit 1, a RAM 16 for temporarily recording various data such as credit data which is a game value obtained by converting the number of medals into electronic data, a game execution program required for the exploration game and the competition game, and the like. A ROM 17 in which various databases are stored is also provided. The main board 10 is connected to the image display controller 11, the sound controller 12, the operation controller 13, the magnetic card writing / reading unit 14, the medal payout controller 15, the RAM 16 and the ROM 17, respectively. Further, the main board 10 is connected to the central controller 20 via the interface 18,
Data communication is possible with a central control board 21 of the central control device 20, which will be described later.

At least one of the twelve game units constituting the medal game machine has its main board 10 connected to an external communication line via an interface 18, as shown in FIG. You can use public telephone lines or leased lines as external communication lines.
Through this external communication line, the respective medal game machines constituting the present game system are connected to each other so that data communication is possible.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the central controller 20. The central controller 20 performs bidirectional data communication with the main board 10 of each game unit 1 to control the entire medal game machine.
And a program ROM 22 in which a control program or the like for centrally controlling each game played in each game unit 1 is recorded, and a database for registering various data as game information used for the game in the game unit 1. And a database ROM 23 as a game information recording medium in which is recorded. In addition, the central control board 21
Is connected to the main board 10 of each game unit 1 through the interface 24, and each main board 1
Data communication with 0 is possible.

In the present medal game machine, when the player finishes the game, game state data, which is game state information for restoring the game state at the time of the next game restart, is stored in the game state recording means. The data is recorded on the magnetic card 9 as the game state recording medium by the magnetic card writing / reading unit 14 as. The game state data includes player I as player identification information.
D, player name (name of main character), last play time, ability of main character, player information such as kind of item owned by player, type of dungeon or castle where main character at the end of game, main character in that dungeon or castle , Game information such as field data such as positions of enemy monsters or items, and the like. On the other hand, if the player wants to continue the game once finished,
Insert your magnetic card 9 into the card insertion slot 8.
As a result, the magnetic card writing / reading unit 14 as the player identification information receiving unit and the game state reading unit reads the game state data recorded on the magnetic card 9. This game state data is recorded in the RAM 16,
It is read by the game execution program recorded in the ROM 17. As a result, the player can operate the main board 10 as a game progression means executed by the game execution program.
In the game progressed by, the play can be resumed from the last continued game state.

Here, the player ID used in this embodiment is to identify each medal game machine and each player medal game machine ID as device-specific player identification information given to each player for each medal game machine. It is a combination of the machine code as the device specifying information of. Therefore, in each medal game machine, it is possible to give device-specific player IDs to each other. Therefore, there is no need to perform a process of adjusting the player IDs of the medal game machines constituting the present game system so as not to overlap each other. Become.

Incidentally, it is not necessary to record all the game state data in the magnetic card 9. For example, a player ID is recorded in the magnetic card 9 and a part or all of the game state data corresponding to the player ID is recorded. Central controller 20
ROM for database as game state recording medium
3 may be recorded. In this case, after the player ID is read from the magnetic card 9, the game state data corresponding to the player ID is downloaded from the central control device 20 to the RAM 16 of the game unit 1 so that the continuation of the previous operation is performed in the same manner as above. Play can be resumed from the game state. When the player tries to restart the game on a medal game machine different from the medal game machine played last time, the game state data of the player is not recorded in the database ROM 23 of the medal game machine restarting the game. . However, by reading the machine code from the player ID of the player, the medal game machine that resumes the game can specify the medal game machine in which the game state data of the player is recorded. Therefore, the game state data corresponding to the player ID can be acquired from the database ROM 23 of the medal game machine specified by the machine code.
By downloading from 0 to the RAM 16 of the game unit 1, it is possible to restart the play from the game state of the continuation of the previous time, as described above.

Next, the flow of the game played in each game unit 1 of the medal game machine will be described. Figure 6
6 is a flowchart showing a game flow by the main board 10 as a game progression means for executing the game execution program stored in the ROM 17 of each game unit 1. When participating in the game, the player first inserts the magnetic card 9 into the card insertion slot 8 (S1).
When playing for the first time, the player obtains a new magnetic card 9 from a store clerk such as a game center in which the present medal game machine is installed or a vending machine, and inserts the magnetic card 9 into the card insertion / ejection slot 8 To insert. Also, players who are trying to continue the previous game,
Magnetic card 9 recorded in the game status data at the end of the previous time
Is inserted into the card insertion slot 8. In the game unit 1 thus receiving the magnetic card 9, the magnetic card write / read unit 14 reads the recorded contents of the magnetic card 9 and sends the data to the main substrate 10. The main board 10 determines whether or not it is a new play according to the received recording content (S2).

When it is determined in S2 that the game is not a new play, the main board 10 reads the magnetic card writing / reading unit 1
4, the game state data recorded on the magnetic card 9 is read (S4) and recorded in the RAM 16. Then, the main board 10 loads the program recorded in the ROM 17 based on the game state data, and the image display control section 11 causes the display 2 to display the game screen of the previous continuation, and the game is started. (S
5).

On the other hand, if it is determined in S2 that it is a new play, the main board 10 transmits a dummy ID to the central control board 21, as shown in FIG. Receiving this, the central control board 21 recognizes that it is a new play, and returns a new ID number to the main board 10. Main board 1 that received this new ID number
0 inputs and sets initial information (S3). In the input and setting of the initial information, the player operates the operation lever 4 and the operation button 5a to input the name of the protagonist and perform initial setting such as selecting the occupation of the protagonist to be operated by the player. The operation contents of this input or selection are
It is sent from the operation control unit 13 to the main board 10 and recorded in the RAM 16 as player information.

When the input / setting process of the initial information is completed in this way, the game is started by the main board 10 (S5), and the image display controller 11 causes the display 2 to be displayed.
The main menu screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. This main menu screen has an explore game button to explore the dungeon, a match game button to challenge the castle owned by another person, and a card list button to display a list of magic cards that can be used during these games. There is.
On this screen, the player selects whether to play an exploration game or a competitive game.

Here, when the player selects the exploration game, the main board 10 causes the image display controller 11 to display the dungeon selection screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display 2 and executes the dungeon selection process. On this dungeon selection screen, a display area showing each dungeon is displayed. Then, the player selects a dungeon to challenge by moving the cursor with the operation lever 4. In each display area, the name of the dungeon and the number of medals (challenge cost) necessary for the challenge are displayed. In each dungeon, a game development derived from the dungeon name is performed, and different games are progressed. When the player selects, for example, a comfortable dungeon, the selected dungeon is displayed in the upper part of the screen shown in the figure. Then, when the player decides to challenge the selected dungeon, he pushes the operation button 5a. This button operation is sent from the operation control unit 13 to the main board 10. Then, the main board 10 reduces the credit data recorded in the RAM 16 by an amount corresponding to the challenge cost.

More specifically, the ROM 17 of the game unit 1 has a data area for recording a dungeon information database in which dungeon data including game contents of each dungeon is recorded. In this dungeon information database, dungeon name data for identifying the dungeon data is recorded in a state associated with the dungeon data. The main board 10 is
When the dungeon selection signal regarding the dungeon selected on the dungeon selection screen shown in FIG. 9 is received from the operation control unit 13, the dungeon name selected by the player is recognized and the dungeon data corresponding to the dungeon name data is read. Then, the main board 10 loads a program based on the dungeon data, causes the image display control unit 11 to display a game screen on the display 2, and advances the game.

In the dungeon information database,
The challenge cost data is recorded in association with the dungeon name data. The main board 10 is
When the dungeon name selected by the player is recognized, the dungeon name data is selected from the dungeon information database, and the challenge cost data corresponding to this dungeon name data is read. Then, the main board 10 supplies the credit amount corresponding to the read challenge cost data,
A process of reducing the credit data recorded in the RAM 16 is performed. Hereinafter, the process of increasing / decreasing the credit data is performed in the same manner as above. Here, RAM16
If the credit data recorded in (1) is less than the credit amount corresponding to the challenge cost data, a screen prompting the player to insert additional medals is displayed. When a medal is inserted (S6), the number of medals is detected by a medal insertion sensor (not shown), and the main board 10 stores the credit data corresponding to the number of medals inserted into the RAM1.
It records in 6 (S7). It should be noted that if the medals are not inserted even if the medal insertion is prompted, the challenge to the dungeon is not permitted. Hereinafter, even when the process of reducing the credit data is performed, the insertion of medals is urged similarly to the above.

On the other hand, when the player selects the competitive game on the main menu screen shown in FIG. 8, the main board 10 causes the image display controller 11 to display
Then, the castle selection screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the castle selection process is executed. On this castle selection screen, a display area showing each castle is displayed. Then, the player selects the castle to challenge by moving the cursor with the operation lever 4. In each display area, the castle name and the challenge cost are displayed. In each castle, different game progress states are prepared, and various game developments are performed. In each castle, the player who succeeded in occupying the castle in the past is the castle owner, and the player will compete with the player who is the castle owner.

More specifically, the database ROM 23 of the central control unit has a data area for recording a castle information database recording castle data as game information including information on fields of each castle, enemy monsters, items and the like. Have The castle name data included in the castle data recorded in the castle information database is associated with the ID of the castle owner, which is player identification information.

11 and 12 are explanatory views for explaining the data communication between the main board 10 and the central control board 21 in the castle selection process. When the main board 10 receives a signal from the operation control unit 13 by the button operation when the player selects the competition game on the main menu screen shown in FIG. 8, the main board 10 transmits a competition data request to the central control board 21. Upon receiving this, the central control board 21 returns the image data generation parameter for displaying the castle selection screen shown in FIG. 10 on the display 2 of the game unit 1. Then, the main board 10 generates image data based on the image data generation parameter and displays the castle selection screen on the display 2. When the player selects a castle to challenge on the castle selection screen displayed on the display 2, the main board 10 receives a castle selection signal from the operation control unit 13 by the button operation. And
The main board 10 functions as a usage request transmitting unit, and transmits a castle data request as a usage request including castle name data corresponding to the castle selection signal to the central control board 21 via the interface 18. The castle data request is received via the interface 24 by the central control board 21 functioning as a usage request receiving means. This allows
The central control board 21 functions as a game information reading means, and reads the castle data corresponding to the castle name data included in the castle data request from the castle information database. Then, the central control board 21 functions as a game information returning means, and the castle data is returned to the main board 10 via the interface 24 as shown in FIG. Then, the castle data is received by the main board 10 functioning as game information receiving means via the interface 18, the main board 10 loads a program based on the castle data, and the competitive game proceeds.

The ROM 17 of the game unit 1 is
In association with the castle name data for identifying each castle data,
It has a data area for recording a castle challenge information database in which challenge cost data is recorded. As described above, the main board 10 receives the castle selection signal regarding the castle selected on the castle selection screen shown in FIG.
The challenge cost data corresponding to the castle name data is read from the castle challenge information database recorded in M17, and the credit amount corresponding to the challenge cost data is reduced from the credit data recorded in the RAM 16.

When the game progresses in this way, a game screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display 2. Since the game screen is almost the same in both the exploration game and the battle game, and the way the game progresses is also the same, the battle game will be described below as an example.

On the game screen shown in FIG. 13, a castle screen, which is a field in the castle, is displayed. In addition, the number of floors of the castle, the physical strength of the protagonist, and the number of credits based on the player's credit data are displayed at the top of the screen. Is displayed. The castle screen is a view of the floor of the castle viewed from above, and the illustrated screen displays the hero, enemy monsters, and item cards.

The player can operate the operation lever 4 and the operation buttons 5a, 5b, 5c to move the hero, attack an enemy monster, and use a magic card owned by the player. In addition, enemy monsters also attack the main character, so if you receive that attack,
The game is over when the hero's physical strength decreases and his physical strength becomes zero. In addition, there are item cards in the castle,
When the player operates the main character and picks up an item card, a magic card can be obtained. In addition, there is a shop in the castle where you can sell your own magic cards or purchase the ones you don't own. When a player operates the hero to enter the shop, he or she can sell the magic card in his possession and convert it to credit, or pay the credit for the magic card sold in the shop and purchase it.

Among the enemy monsters arranged, there is a gem monster whose credit increases when defeated. The operation of this gem monster is controlled by the main board 10 that executes the game execution program.
When the player operates the hero to defeat the jewel monster, the main board 10 changes the credit data recorded in the RAM 16 to increase by the amount corresponding to the number of medals according to the type of the jewel monster.

When the main character succeeds in occupying the castle, the castle selection screen shown in FIG. 10 is again displayed on the display 2 after a predetermined effect. Therefore, the player can challenge another castle by selecting the next castle to challenge on the castle selection screen.

When the main character succeeds in occupying the castle and the player becomes the castle owner, the player who is the castle owner determines the type of castle, the number of floors of the castle, traps, stairs, and magic cards in his castle. The position etc. can be changed. Specifically, in the castle selection process performed by the player selecting the competitive game on the main menu screen shown in FIG. 8, the player selects the castle selection screen shown in FIG. When the castle that is the castle owner is selected, the player can change the castle data by paying his credit. In the castle data change process, the type of castle, the number of floors of the castle, the position of traps, stairs, and magic cards in the castle, etc. can be changed, and an escort monster to be placed in the castle can be added. Then, after the customization such as the type of castle, the number of floors, the arrangement of traps, etc., or the addition of escort monsters, the main board 10 generates new castle data based on the customization information. Then, the main board 10 transmits the generated castle data to the central control board 21. As a result, the central control board 21 functions as a game information changing means, and the castle data in the castle information database recorded in the database ROM 23 is transferred to the main board 1
Perform castle data change processing to change the castle data received from 0. As a result, the castle type information, the number of floors information, the arrangement information such as traps, etc. included in the castle data are rewritten to the contents according to the customization information.

As described above, the player who is the castle owner can change or add the position of the stairs, traps, and magic cards of his castle, or add an escort monster, so that the other player can control himself. You can increase the castle defense power when you challenge the castle.

When a player selects his own castle, if another player is challenging the castle,
You cannot change the castle data or add escort monsters, but you can see the play status of other players. Specifically, from the central control board 21, the main board 10 of the game unit 1 operated by another player.
To the main board 10 in response to the signal.
Then, for example, information such as the type of the operation target operated by another player, the equipment (warrior, etc.), the type of the magic card owned, the floor where the player is currently present, etc. is returned. Upon receiving this, the central control board 21 sends the information to the main board 10 of the game unit 1 of the player who owns the castle. As a result, the information is displayed on the display 2 of the player's game unit 1, and the player can know the game progress status of other players.

Further, in the competitive game played on the present medal game machine, the player aims to challenge the castle and capture the castle from other players. In this battle game, a player who challenges a castle spends his / her own credits such as a challenge cost for challenging the castle and a card usage cost for using a magic card. At least a portion of the credits spent by the player who challenged the castle, for example 90%, are added to the credits of the player who owns the castle. That is, when the player who challenges the castle fails to occupy the castle and the game ends, the used credit data etc. spent on the game are sent from the main board 10 of the game unit 1 to the central control board 21. Here, the database ROM 23 of the central control device 20 has a data area as a game state recording medium for recording player information which is game state information. Then, the central control board 21, which has received the usage credit data and the like, changes the credit data included in the player information to the usage credit as a change condition that the player who has challenged the castle fails to occupy the castle and the game ends. Saved data change processing is performed to change so as to increase by an amount corresponding to 90% of the data.

When the player who challenges the castle achieves the game purpose of successfully occupying the castle, the player can become the owner of the castle. Therefore,
You can receive the privilege of being a castle owner that the credit will be increased when you succeed in defending the castle by being challenged by another player. Specifically, when the player who challenges the castle succeeds in occupying the castle, the main board 10 of the game unit 1 uses the player ID of the castle owner included in the castle data temporarily stored in the RAM 16 to occupy the castle. Change to the player ID, which is the player identification information of the player who succeeded. And the main board 10
Transmits the changed castle data to the central control board 21. As a result, the central control board 21 functions as a player specific information changing means, and save data for changing the castle information database castle data recorded in the database ROM 23 of the central control device 20 to the castle data received from the main board 10. Change processing is performed (S9). This allows
The player ID of the castle data is the player ID which is the player identification information of the player who has successfully occupied the castle.
Is changed to.

When the player wants to end the game, he pushes the save end button 5e shown in FIG. This button operation is sent from the operation control unit 13 to the main board 10. Then, the main board 10 includes the image display control unit 1
By 1, the game end selection screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed so as to overlap the image displayed on the display 2 (S10). In this game end selection screen,
The "Yes" and "No" buttons are displayed below the comment "Do you want to exit the game?". When the player does not end the game, the player moves the cursor to the "No" button with the operation lever 4 and presses the operation button 5a. As a result, the game end selection screen disappears, and the game is restarted from the previous screen. On the other hand, when ending the game, the player moves the cursor to the "Yes" button with the operation lever 4 and operates the operation button 5a.
push. This button operation is sent from the operation control unit 13 to the main board 10. The main board 10 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the credit data and the game state data recorded in the RAM 16 are transmitted to the central control board 21 as a data save request. The central control board 21 that receives this data stores the data in the database ROM.
It is saved in the player information of the player recorded in 23. Then, the central control board 21 transmits save completion data indicating that the save is completed to the main board 10. Upon receiving this, the main board 10 writes credit data, game state data, etc. to the magnetic card 9 by the magnetic card writing / reading unit 14, and the magnetic card 9
The card is ejected from the card insertion port 8.

Here, the configuration and operation of the entire game system, which is a characteristic part of the present invention, will be described. Figure 1
It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It should be noted that FIG. 1 shows only two medal game machines A and B among the medal game machines constituting the present game system. In this game system, one game unit 1 constituting each medal game machine is connected to each other through an external communication line, whereby data communication is possible between each medal game machine.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the castle data is customized by the player who is the castle owner, so that the castle data in each medal game machine is different. Then, in the present embodiment, the player uses the castle data of the medal game machine including the game unit 1 that he or she is playing, that is, the castle information database of the database ROM 23 provided in the central control device 20 of the medal game machine. It is also possible to play a battle game using not only the registered castle data but also the castle data of another medal game machine installed in another store. As a result, the player can play the competitive game by using the castle data of the medal game machine in another store while staying in the store currently playing.

When the player selects a competitive game on the main menu screen shown in FIG. 8, as described above, the main substrate 10 is displayed on the display 2 by the image display control unit 11 on the castle selection screen shown in FIG. Is displayed, the player can also select a castle based on the castle data of another medal game machine installed in another store on this castle selection screen. As shown in FIG. 1, the medal game machine A
When a player who plays a game selects a castle on another medal game machine B and plays a competitive game, the main board 10 of the game unit 1A of that player firstly selects the central controller 20A as the first management device. A castle data request for the castle is transmitted to the central control board 21 (route in the figure). Upon receiving the castle data request, the central control board 21 determines that the castle data relating to the castle data request is not in the castle information database of the database ROM 23, and functions as a game information acquisition unit.

Here, in the database ROM 23 of the central controller 20A, the castle information list of all the medal game machines constituting this game system is recorded.
The castle information list includes a machine code as device identification information for identifying each medal game machine and a castle code as device-specific game information identification information for identifying castle data in each medal game machine. The castle data ID as the combined game information specifying information is described. Then, the central control board 2 of the central control device 20A
1 refers to the castle information list and identifies the medal game machine B having the castle data related to the castle data request from the machine code of the castle data ID related to the castle data request.

When it is necessary to update the castle information list, for example, by adding a new medal game machine to the game system or excluding some medal game machines from the game system, the castle information list Update process.
In this update processing, for example, a new castle information list is created in one medal game machine that constitutes the present system, and this new castle information list is created and is stored in the central controller 2 of the medal game machine.
It is stored in the ROM 23 for the database 0A. And
The central control device 20A of the medal game machine that has created the new castle information list sends the updated castle information list to the central control devices 20 of all the other medal game machines together with the update request for the castle information list. Upon receiving the update request and the updated castle information list, the central control board 21 of the central controller 20 changes the castle information list recorded in the database ROM 23 to the received castle information list in response to the update request. Update. As a result, the updated castle information list is used in the game of the present game system after this update processing.

Central control board 21 of central control unit 20A
When the medal game machine B having the castle data related to the castle data request is specified, the medal game machine B functions as a transfer request transmission means and is connected to the medal game machine B through the external communication line through the interface 18 provided in the game unit 1A ′. In response, a castle data transfer request as a transfer request is transmitted (route in the figure). This castle data transfer request includes the castle data ID, and via the interface 18 provided in the game unit 1B ′ of the medal game machine B,
It is received by the central control board 21 as the transfer request receiving means of the central controller 20B. Upon receiving this, the central control board 21 receives the castle name data I included in the castle data transfer request.
After confirming that the machine code of D is its own machine code, it functions as a game information transfer means and reads out castle data corresponding to the castle code of the castle name data ID from the castle information database. Then, the castle data is returned to the central control board 21 of the central control device 20A of the medal game machine A (route in the figure).

In order to enhance security, the central control board 21 that has received the castle data transfer request confirms that the machine code of the castle name data ID included in the castle data transfer request is its own machine code. Alternatively, it may be later confirmed whether the machine code of the transmission source of the castle data transfer request is present in the castle information list. In this case, it is possible to further enhance the security function for an unauthorized access person from outside the game system.

Here, in the present embodiment, the central control board 21 of the central control device 20B controls the central control board 21 of the central control device 20A to be a virtual game unit in the medal game machine B (hereinafter referred to as a "dummy unit"). .)
Have recognized as. More specifically, the central control board 21 of the central control device 20B is the medal game machine B
A unit ID is given to each of the twelve game units 1B provided in each of the game units 1B, and the transmission source of the castle data request or the like transmitted from each game unit 1B is specified. That is, the unit ID of the game unit 1B is added to the castle data request or the like transmitted from each game unit 1B, and based on this unit ID, the central control board 21 determines the castle data request or the like. The data and the like are surely returned to the game unit 1B that is the transmission source. Further, the central control board 21 of the central control device 20B also gives a unit ID to each of the other medal game machines A constituting the present game system. Therefore, in the same manner as described above, the castle data or the like relating to the castle data transfer request or the like transmitted from another medal game machine A can be reliably returned to the transmission source medal game machine A.

In this way, by recognizing another medal game machine A that transmits the castle data transfer request as a dummy unit of the medal game machine B, the central control board 21 of the central control device 20B can recognize the game unit 1B. Data communication with another medal game machine A is realized by performing the same processing as the data communication of.

As described above, the castle data returned from the central control board 21 of the central control device 20B is the central control board 2 as the transfer information receiving means of the central control device 20A.
1 is received. Thereby, the central controller 20A
The central control board 21 can acquire the castle data related to the castle data request from the game unit 1A. Then, this castle data is sent via the interface 18
The game data is received by the main board 10 of the game unit 1A that is the sender of the castle data request (route in the figure), and the main board 10 loads the program based on the castle data in the same manner as above, and the competitive game progresses. To do.

[Modification] Next, a modification of the game system will be described. In the above game system, the castle data relating to the castle data request from the game unit 1A is
When it is not in the castle information database of the ROM 23 for the database of the central control device 20A, the central control device 20A
The central control board 21 sends a castle data transfer request to another medal game machine B to acquire the castle data, and sends it back to the game unit 1A. In this modified example, instead of the central control board 21 of the central control device 20A transmitting a castle data transfer request to another medal game machine B, the unusable information is returned to the game unit 1A which is the transmission source of the castle data request. The game unit 1A acquires castle data from another medal game machine B by itself.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system according to this modification. When a player who plays on the medal game machine A selects a castle on another medal game machine B to play a battle game, the main board 10 of the game unit 1A of that player functions as a first usage request transmission means, First, with respect to the central control board 21 of the central control device 20A as the first management device,
A castle data request as a usage request is sent (route in the figure). This castle data request is received by the central control board 21 as the first usage request receiving means of the central controller 20A, and the central control board 21 stores the castle data related to the castle data request in the castle information database of the database ROM 23. Judge that it is not inside. And the central control board 2
1 refers to the castle information list in the database ROM 23 to identify the medal game machine B having the castle data related to the castle data request. Then, the central control board 21
Functions as unusable information replying means, and returns unusable information including game machine identification information for identifying the medal game machine B to the game unit 1A that is the transmission source of the castle data request (route in the figure). ).

The unusable information is received by the main board 10 of the game unit 1A as the unusable information receiving means. Upon receiving this, the main board 10 functions as a second usage request transmission unit, and based on the game machine identification information included in the unusable information, through the interface 18 provided in the game unit 1A ′, via an external communication line, A castle data request as a second usage request is transmitted to the medal game machine B (route in the figure). This castle data request is received by the central control board 21 as the second usage request receiving means in the central controller 20B as the second management device via the interface 18 provided in the game unit 1B 'of the medal game machine B. To be done. As a result, the central control board 21 functions as a second game information reply means, reads out castle data corresponding to the castle name data included in the castle data request from the castle information database, and reads it out of the medal game machine A. Game unit 1A
To the main board 10 (route in the figure). Also in the case of this modification, the game unit 1A that transmits the castle data request is recognized as the dummy unit of the medal game machine B, as in the above-described embodiment.

As described above, the castle data returned from the central control board 21 of the central controller 20B serves as the second game information receiving means in the game unit 1A of the medal game machine A which is the sender of the castle data request. It is received by the main board 10 of. As a result, the game unit 1A can acquire the castle data related to the castle data request, load the program based on the castle data, and proceed with the competitive game in the same manner as above.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the player can play the battle game using the castle data of the medal game machine installed in another store. With such a configuration, in the present game system, for example, between players who play at each store, attack a castle in another store, or defend a castle in their own store from an attack from another store. It is possible to provide players with the enjoyment of playing a match in. This creates an unprecedented game property in which players playing in the same store cooperate with each other to attack castles in other stores or defend castles in their own stores from attacks from other stores.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the player who is the castle owner of the medal game machine B is playing on the game unit 1A of the medal game machine A of another store, the castle of the medal game machine B is played. Can be customized to improve the defense of the castle. As a result, even when the player is playing in a store different from the store where the medal game machine with the castle is installed, it is possible to protect the castle from other players.

In the present embodiment, the medal game machine has been described in which the main character plays a role-playing game in which he or she adventures in the dungeon or competes for the castle.
The present invention can be applied to various games. For example, it can also be applied to a battle-type shooting game in which a player operates a fighter that is an operation target and plays aiming at occupying an enemy's base while shooting down an enemy fighter. In this case, for example, the enemy base may be occupied in the same manner as the castle is occupied in the above embodiment.

Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration has been described in which a competition game using castle data in a medal game machine of another store can be played from a medal game machine installed in any store. Only some of the medal game machines that make up the system may be capable of playing a battle game using castle data in the medal game machines of the store. For example, the function of the medal game machine A may be provided only to the medal game machine in the store where the number of visitors is large.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the castle data stored in the medal game machine of another store is used has been described, but the present invention is, for example, oneself stored in the medal game machine of another store. It can also be applied to the case of playing a game using the saved data of. In particular,
For example, when only the player ID is recorded on the magnetic card 9, the game state data of the player is recorded in the database ROM 23 of the central control device 20 of the medal game machine of the store in which the player was playing. When this player restarts the game on the medal game machine of another store using the magnetic card 9, the player ID is read from the magnetic card 9 received by the game unit of the medal game machine, and the player I
A data request as a usage request for requesting the use of the game state data based on D is made to the central control board 21.
The central control board 21 that has received this, similarly to the case of acquiring the castle data in the above-described embodiment, plays the game as the game information related to the data request recorded in the database ROM 23 of the medal game machine of another store. Get state data. Then, the central control board 21 that has acquired the game state data returns the game state data to the game unit 1, so that the game unit 1 records the game state data in the RAM 16, and similarly to the above, Play can be resumed from the continued game state.

Further, in the present embodiment, the player ID and the castle data ID each include a machine code individually assigned to all the medal game machines constituting the present game system. On the other hand, the medal game machines constituting the present game system are divided into a plurality of groups, and instead of the machine code, a group ID for specifying each group and a medal game machine within each group are specified. You may use together with a machine code. In this case, by performing the communication process using the group ID, it is possible to easily perform the processes that should be collectively performed on the medal game machines belonging to the same group. As a process to be performed collectively, for example, when a different castle information list is used for each group, a castle information list update process can be used. Further, it becomes easy to individually set various settings such as the difficulty level and the payout rate in group units. In this case, it is possible to provide the player with a game that takes advantage of the characteristics of each group, for example, the difficulty level is much higher than other groups, and the payout rate is much higher than other groups. .

[0094]

According to the invention of claims 1 to 16, it is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium provided in each game device. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the game content that can sufficiently meet the player's request can be executed by each game device. Also, instead of the conventional individual-to-individual match game, for example,
There is also an excellent effect that it becomes possible to provide the player with a game content that has never existed, which is a regional-to-region battle game nationwide.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the invention, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to smoothly obtain the game information from another game device.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, it is relatively easy and low-cost to access from the outside with respect to the second management device which is required to transfer the game information from another game device. There is an excellent effect that the security function can be applied.

According to the invention of claim 4, the data communication between the management devices in the plurality of game devices can be performed without changing the configuration of the management device which is not desired to be changed due to security or the like. It has an excellent effect that it can be realized.

According to the invention of claim 5, the game information is acquired from another game device without changing the configuration of the first management device which is not desired to be changed due to security or the like. It has the excellent effect of being able to.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, there is an excellent effect that the process when the new player specifying information is given to the new player can be simplified.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, there is an excellent effect that data other than the device specifying information used in the game device constituting the present game system can be shared. Further, there is an excellent effect that it becomes possible to strengthen the security function for an unauthorized access person from outside the game system.

According to the inventions of claims 8 to 16,
There is an excellent effect that it is possible to realize a game using game information having a large amount of information without being limited by the recording capacity of the game information recording medium.

In particular, claims 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15.
According to the inventions of 16 and 16, it is possible to realize a game system capable of obtaining game information from another game device without changing the configuration of the first management device. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a medal game machine that constitutes the same game system.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a game unit forming the medal game machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the inside of the game unit.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a central control device forming the medal game machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a game flow by a main board that executes a game execution program stored in a ROM of the same game unit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of data communication between the same game unit and the same central control device in a new card processing.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a main menu screen displayed on the display of the game unit.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a dungeon selection screen displayed on the display of the game unit.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a castle selection screen displayed on the display of the game unit.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of data communication between the same game unit and the same central control device in the castle selection process when the castle challenge is permitted.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of data communication between the same game unit and the same central control device in the castle selection process when the castle challenge is not permitted.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen displayed on the display of the same game unit.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a game end selection screen displayed on the display of the same game unit.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system according to a modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game unit 2 display 4 Operation lever 5a, 5b, 5c operation buttons 5d payout button 6 medal slot 7 medal payout exit 8 Card insertion slot 9 magnetic cards 10 Main board 20 Central control unit 21 Central control board A, B medal game machine

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A game unit having a management device having a game information recording medium for recording game information, and a game progression means for advancing a game using the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. In a game system in which the plurality of game devices are connected for data communication, the game unit of each game device desires to use the game information used by the game progression means. A usage request transmitting means for transmitting a usage request to that effect to a management device of the game device including the game unit, and game information receiving means for receiving game information related to the usage request returned from the management device. The management device of each game device is transmitted from the game unit of the game device including the management device. A usage request receiving means for receiving a usage request, game information reading means for reading the game information related to the usage request received by the usage request receiving means from the game information recording medium of the management device, and the usage request A first management device provided in at least one game device, the game information returning unit returning the game information to the game unit that is the transmission source of the use request, When the game information relating to the received usage request cannot be used from the game information recording medium of the first management device, the game information recording medium of the second management device provided in a game device different from the game device. A game system having a game information acquisition means for acquiring the game information. 2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game information acquisition means of the first management device uses the game information related to the usage request recorded in the game information recording medium of the first management device. When it is not possible, transfer request transmitting means for transmitting to the second management device a transfer request indicating that the game information is desired to be transferred, and a game related to the transfer request transferred from the second management device. And a transfer information receiving means for receiving information.
Management device for receiving the transfer request transmitted from the first management device, and game information relating to the transfer request received by the transfer request receiving device, to the game of the second management device. A game system comprising: a game information transfer means for reading the game information from the information recording medium and transferring the game information to the first management device. 3. The game system according to claim 2, wherein the first management device is provided with the second management device.
Functioning as a virtual game unit recognized as a game unit in a game device having a management device of
The use request receiving means of the second management device functions as a transfer request receiving means of the second management device, and includes a transfer request transmitted from the first management device with the second management device. The game information is received as a usage request transmitted from the game unit in the game device, and the game information reading means and the game information replying means of the second management device function as game information transfer means of the second management device. A game system, wherein game information transferred to one management device is returned as game information to be returned to a game unit in a game device having the second management device. 4. The game system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the connection for data communication between the plurality of game devices is a data communication connection between game units provided in each game device. A game system characterized by the fact that there is. 5. A game unit having a management device having a game information recording medium recording game information, and a game progressing means for proceeding a game using the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. A game system in which the plurality of game devices are connected for data communication, the game unit of each game device desires to use the game information used by the game progression means. First use request transmitting means for transmitting a first use request to the effect that the first use request is transmitted to the management device of the game device including the game unit, and game information related to the first use request returned from the management device. And a first game information receiving means for receiving the game information. A first usage request receiving means for receiving a first usage request transmitted from the unit; and game information relating to the first usage request received by the first usage request receiving means, to the game information recording medium of the management device. And a first game information reply means for returning the game information related to the first usage request to the game unit which is the transmission source of the first usage request. And a first management device provided in at least one game device, wherein the game information related to the first usage request received by the first usage request receiving means is stored in the game information recording medium of the first management device. Has a non-usable information reply means for returning unusable information indicating that the game information cannot be used to the game unit that is the source of the first usage request. The game unit that has transmitted the first usage request receives the unusability information by the unusability information receiving unit that receives the unusability information returned from the first management device, and the unusability information by the unusability information receiving unit. At this time, a second use request for requesting use of the game information related to the first use request is issued to a second management device provided in a game device different from the game device including the game unit. It has a second use request transmitting means for transmitting, and a second game information receiving means for receiving the game information related to the second use request returned from the second management device. The management device is
Second receiving a second usage request transmitted from the game unit receiving the unavailability information from the first management device
The usage request receiving means and the game information related to the second usage request received by the second usage request receiving means are stored in the second
And a second game information reply means for returning the game information from the game information recording medium of the management device and returning the game information to the game unit that is the transmission source of the second usage request. . 6. The game system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein each game device specifies player identification information for specifying a player who plays a game on all the game devices constituting the game system. Player identification information receiving means for receiving the player identification information, the player identification information is device-specific player identification information for identifying a player who plays a game on each game device for each game device, and a game in which the player is playing the game. A game system comprising a combination of device identification information for identifying each device. 7. A game system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, comprising a plurality of game devices including the second management device, and requesting the second management device to use the game device. The first management device or the game unit that transmits the game information storing means stores the game information specifying information for specifying the game information recorded in the game information recording media of all the second management devices. The game information specifying information includes device-specific game information specifying information for specifying the game information recorded on the game information recording medium of each second management device for each game device, and each game information. A game system characterized by being combined with device identification information for identifying each second management device having a game information recording medium to be recorded. 8. A game information recording medium, which is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information, and records game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. In a management device having: a usage request receiving means for receiving a usage request to use the game information transmitted from the game unit, and game information related to the usage request received by the usage request receiving means, When available from the game information recording medium, the game information reading means for reading the game information from the game information recording medium and the game information relating to the use request received by the use request receiving means are the game information recording means. When it cannot be used from the medium, the game device is different from the game device equipped with the management device. Game information acquisition means for acquiring the game information from the game information recording medium of the management device, and game information reply means for returning the game information related to the usage request to the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request. And a management device. 9. A game information recording medium which is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game progression means for advancing a game using the game information, and which records game information used by the game progression means of the game unit. In a management device having: a usage request receiving means for receiving a usage request to use the game information transmitted from the game unit; and game information related to the usage request received by the usage request receiving means, Game information reading means for reading from the game information recording medium, and game information returning means for returning the game information related to the usage request to the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request,
A transfer request receiving unit for receiving a transfer request for requesting transfer of game information transmitted from a game device other than the game device including the management device, and a transfer request received by the transfer request receiving unit. The game information is read out from the game information recording medium, and the game information is
And a game information transfer means for transferring to a game device which is a transmission source of the transfer request. 10. A game unit, which is provided in a game device provided with a management device having a game information recording medium having game information recorded therein, and which has a game progressing device for advancing a game using the game information. First request for use of game information used by
First usage request transmitting means for transmitting a usage request of the above to the management apparatus, and the first usage request returned from the management apparatus.
A first game information receiving means for receiving game information related to the usage request of the game information, and the game information related to the first usage request recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device, which is returned from the management device. And a management device provided in a game device different from the game device having the game unit when the unavailability information is received by the unavailability information receiving device. On the other hand, a second usage request transmitting unit that transmits a second usage request indicating that the user wants to use the game information related to the first usage request, and a second management device provided in the other game device. A game unit comprising: a second game information receiving means for receiving the game information relating to the returned second use request. 11. A management device having a game information recording medium on which game information is recorded, and a game unit having a game advancing means for advancing a game using the game information recorded on the game information recording medium of the management device. In a method of controlling a management device provided in at least one game device in a game system in which the plurality of game devices are connected to each other in a data communicable manner, the game information transmitted from the game unit. Is received by the management device provided in the game device including the game unit, and the game information related to the use request received in the use request receiving process is the use request. When available from the game information recording medium of the management device that received the request, the management device And a game information reading step of reading information from the game information recording medium, and the game information relating to the usage request received in the usage request receiving step is used from the game information recording medium of the management device that received the usage request. When it is not possible, the management device obtains the game information from a game information recording medium of a management device provided in a game device different from the game device including the management device; Control including a step or a game information reply step of returning the game information obtained in the game information acquisition step to a game unit that has received the usage request, to the game unit that is the transmission source of the usage request. Method. 12. A management device having a game information recording medium on which game information is recorded, and a game unit having a game advancing means for advancing a game using the game information recorded on the game information recording medium of the management device. In a method of controlling a management device provided in at least one game device in a game system in which the plurality of game devices are connected to each other in a data communication manner, the game information transmitted from the game unit. The usage request receiving step in which a management device provided in the game device including the game unit receives a usage request for requesting the use of the game unit, and the game information related to the usage request received in the usage request receiving step, A game that the management device receiving the request reads from the game information recording medium provided in the management device At least one game; a report reading step, a game information returning step in which the management device that receives the usage request returns the game information read in the game information reading step to the game unit that is the source of the usage request. The management device provided in the device receives the transfer request received from the game device different from the game device, the transfer request receiving step of receiving a transfer request indicating that the game information is desired to be transferred, and the transfer request receiving step. The game information related to the transfer request is read out from the game information recording medium provided in the management device that has received the transfer request, and the management device sends the game information to the game device that is the transmission source of the transfer request. And a game information transfer step of transferring the game information. 13. A management device having a game information recording medium for recording game information, and a game unit having a game progression means for proceeding a game using the game information recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device. In a method of controlling a game unit provided in at least one game device in a game system in which the plurality of game devices are connected to each other so that data communication is possible, the game unit is A first usage request sending step of sending a first usage request to the effect that the user wants to use the game information used by the game progression means to a management device provided in the game device including the game unit; The game information related to the first usage request returned from the management device that has received the first usage request is The first game information receiving step received by the game unit that transmitted the usage request, and the first game information recorded on the game information recording medium of the management apparatus, which is returned from the management apparatus that received the first usage request. The unusability information is received in the unusability information receiving step in which the game unit that transmitted the first usage request receives unusability information indicating that the game information related to the usage request cannot be used, and the unusability information is received in the unusability information receiving step. At this time, with respect to the management device provided in the game device different from the game device including the game unit that has received the unavailable information,
A second usage request transmitting step of transmitting a second usage request indicating that the user desires to use the game information related to the first usage request; and a second usage request transmitted from the management device which has received the second usage request. And a second game information receiving step in which the game unit that transmitted the second usage request receives the game information related to the second usage request. 14. A game information recording medium, which is provided in a game device provided with a game unit having a game advancing means for advancing a game using the game information, and which records game information used by the game advancing means of the game unit. In a program for operating a computer of a management device having a use request receiving means for receiving a use request to use the game information transmitted from the game unit, and a use request received by the use request receiving means When the game information according to the above is available from the game information recording medium, the game information reading means for reading the game information from the game information recording medium, and the game information relating to the use request received by the use request receiving means However, if it is not available from the game information recording medium, And a game information acquisition means for acquiring the game information from a game information recording medium of a management device provided in a game device different from the game device provided with A program that causes the computer to function as a game information reply means for replying to a game unit. 15. A game information recording medium, which is provided in a game device including a game unit having a game progressing means for advancing a game using the game information, and records game information used by the game progressing means of the game unit. In a program for operating a computer of a management device having a use request receiving means for receiving a use request to use the game information transmitted from the game unit, and a use request received by the use request receiving means Game information reading means for reading the game information related to the above from the game information recording medium, game information returning means for returning the game information related to the usage request to the game unit that is the source of the usage request, the management device Of game information transmitted from a game device other than the game device equipped with A transfer request receiving means for receiving a transfer request indicating that the transfer request is desired, and the game information related to the transfer request received by the transfer request receiving means is read from the game information recording medium, and the game information is transferred to the transfer request. A program that causes the computer to function as a game information transfer unit that transfers the game information to a game device that is a transmission source of. 16. A computer of a game unit, which is provided in a game device having a management device having a game information recording medium having game information recorded therein, and has a game progression means for advancing a game using the game information. In the program, the first use request transmitting means for transmitting to the management device a first use request indicating that the user wants to use the game information used by the game progress means, and the management device returns a reply. First game information receiving means for receiving game information relating to the first usage request,
Unusable information receiving means for receiving unusable information indicating that the game information according to the first usage request recorded in the game information recording medium of the management device, which is returned from the management device, cannot be used; When the information receiving unit receives the unusable information, the management device provided in the game device different from the game device including the game unit desires to use the game information according to the first usage request. Second use request transmitting means for transmitting the second use request of the second game, and the second game for receiving the game information related to the second use request returned from the second management device provided in the other game device. A program that causes the computer to function as information receiving means.