JP2006239043A - Typing game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a typing game apparatus which can sufficiently demonstrates the publicity effect for the sales promotion just as the CDs, DVDs or the like of a promotion video yield while appealing the level of evaluation, better or worse pertaining to the typing by changes in the display mode utilizing the promotion video so attractive as to charm the general publics. <P>SOLUTION: When the reproduced music is not No.1 (S101: NO), if the evaluation pertaining to the typing is worse (S103: NO), a noise or a deviation is generated to make the display condition of the PV images shown on the second liquid crystal display even worse by one level (S105). On the other hand, when the reproduced music is No.1 (S101: YES), normally the PV images 20 of the music are displayed beautifully without generating the noise or deviation over the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display (S102). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a typing game apparatus in which lyrics of a song to be typed and a promotion video of the song are displayed at the same time.

Conventionally, in a typing game apparatus, typing practice with game characteristics can be performed. As an aspect of the typing practice, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a video is being played along with a video. There is a format in which lyrics corresponding to music are keyed and the correctness and timing of the key input are competed.
JP 2002-268534 A

  In this regard, according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is also possible to reproduce only music without performing video reproduction and lyric display, and in that case, only the information entered from the hearing can be relied upon. It is also possible to key in lyrics corresponding to the music being played and to compete for correctness and timing of the key input.

  However, if the music to be played is a popular song that is distributed on CD, DVD, TV, etc., and the video that is played with it is the promotional video, the video that is the promotional video is played back. If it is set so that it will not be missed, the opportunity to demonstrate the functions of promotional videos, such as the attractiveness of attracting the public and the advertising effect for promoting sales of CDs and DVDs, etc. will be taken away, conversely If the video playback, which is the promotion video, is always set to be performed from the beginning to the end, the promotion video will have enough opportunities to perform the function, but the freshness of the promotion video will be lost. The speed that will be displayed will be faster, on the contrary, the function that the promotional video has immediately It will be thus reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and uses a promotional video that has an attractive appeal to the general public, and promotes the audience while appealing to the audience about the evaluation of typing with the change of the display mode. It is an object of the present invention to provide a typing game apparatus capable of sufficiently exerting an advertising effect for promoting sales of CDs and DVDs possessed by videos.

  In order to solve this problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a storage means (for example, music data configured to include video data and at least instrument, voice, lyrics, and judgment standard data). HDD 55), music performance processing means (for example, CPU 51, sound control circuit 61) for playing music by outputting musical instruments and sounds based on music data stored in the storage means (for example, HDD 55), First image display means for sequentially displaying a predetermined character string that is part of the lyrics of the music while the music played by the music performance processing means (for example, the CPU 51, the sound control circuit 61) progresses. (For example, the first liquid crystal display 3) and second image display means (for example, the video data stored in the storage means (for example, the HDD 55)) 2 liquid crystal display 4), the operation of the first image display means (for example, the first liquid crystal display 3) and the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4) in the storage means (for example, the HDD 55). Image display control means (for example, CPU 51, display control circuit 60) for controlling based on stored music data, input means (for example, keyboard 6) in which a plurality of keys corresponding to a plurality of characters are arranged, and Based on the music data stored in the storage means (for example, HDD 55) whether or not the character string input by typing pressing the key of the input means (for example, the keyboard 6) matches the predetermined character string. Determination results of correctness / incorrectness determination means (for example, CPU51, S28) determined by the determination criteria and the correctness / incorrectness determination means (for example, CPU51, S28) A game development control means (eg, CPU 51) for controlling game development based on the game performance processing means (eg, CPU 51, sound control circuit). 61) a first condition determining means (for example, CPU 51, S101) for determining a first condition that restricts that the music being played is in a predetermined situation, and the first condition determining means (for example, CPU 51, If it is determined in S101) that the first condition is satisfied, the video data stored in the storage means (for example, HDD 55) in full screen with respect to the second image display means (for example, second liquid crystal display 4). Full-screen display control means (for example, CPU 51, display control circuit 60, S102) for performing an operation of displaying A second condition determining means (for example, CPU 51, S103) for determining a second condition whose restriction content is that the determination result of the determining means (for example, CPU 51, S28) is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference, and the first condition determining means. When it is determined that the first condition is not satisfied (for example, the CPU 51, S101), the input is performed when the second condition determining means (for example, the CPU 51, S103) determines that the second condition is not satisfied. When the evaluation regarding the typing of the means (for example, the keyboard 6) is in a bad state, the video data stored in the storage means (for example, the HDD 55) for the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4) Screen display control means (for example, CPU 51, display control circuit 60, S) 05) and, further comprising a, it is characterized in.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the typing game apparatus according to claim 1 (for example, the typing game machine 1), wherein the first condition is satisfied by the first condition determining means (for example, the CPU 51, S101). If it is determined that the second condition is determined to be satisfied by the second condition determining means (for example, the CPU 51, S103), the input means (for example, the keyboard 6) is evaluated for typing. When it is in a good state, an operation for removing the disorder of the screen on which the video data stored in the storage means (for example, HDD 55) is displayed with respect to the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4) It is characterized in that it is provided with randomness removal display control means (for example, CPU 51, display control circuit 60, S104) for performing the above.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 (for example, the typing game machine 1), wherein the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4). The randomness on the video data display screen is characterized in that noise is generated on the display screen.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 (for example, the typing game machine 1), wherein the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4). The disorder in the video data display screen is characterized in that a shift occurs in the display screen.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 (for example, the typing game machine 1), wherein the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4). The randomness on the video data display screen is characterized in that the display screen is moved in the vertical direction.

  The “video data” includes moving images (including frame advance images, fast forward images, rewind images, etc.) and still images.

  In addition, “video data” is usually sent to the second image display means (for example, the second liquid crystal display 4) while the music performance performed by the music performance processing means (for example, the CPU 51, the sound control circuit 61). ) Is a promotion video of the music displayed on the screen, but in this respect, other images unrelated to the music (for example, CM images, animation images, promotion videos of artists other than the music artist, etc.) There may be.

  That is, in the typing game apparatus of the present invention, when the musical piece being played is not in a predetermined situation, if the determination result is determined not to exceed the predetermined standard and the evaluation regarding typing is in a bad state, the video data is Since the displayed screen is messed up, it is possible to appeal to the audience whether the evaluation related to typing is good or bad through the display mode of video data that attracts the public, while the music being played is in a predetermined situation Since the video data is always displayed beautifully on the entire screen, the advertising effect for promoting the sales of CDs and DVDs possessed by the video data can be fully exhibited.

Hereinafter, a typing game apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment embodied in a case-type typing game machine installed in a game center or the like. Here, the typing game machine according to the present embodiment reproduces music from the speaker, sequentially displays lyrics on the display according to the flowing music, and the player displays the lyrics displayed on the keyboard sequentially. It is comprised so that a game may be performed. Furthermore, the typing game to be implemented is composed of a plurality of stages according to the number of music numbers of the music to be played back, and when the number of typographical errors of the player is less than a predetermined number at the end of one stage. The game proceeds to the stage corresponding to the music of the next music number, and is configured so that the typing game can be continuously performed.
First, a schematic configuration of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a typing game machine according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 2 that forms the outer shape of the typing game machine 1, and a main game screen (see FIGS. 3B and 4B). The first liquid crystal display 3 on which is displayed, and an image (see FIGS. 3A and 4A) that is located above the first liquid crystal display 3 and related to effects such as promotional videos and advertisements is displayed. A second liquid crystal display 4, a center panel 5 provided below the first liquid crystal display 3 and formed with a slot for coins and cards, a keyboard 6 on which a player types, and left and right sides of the first liquid crystal display 3 The light emitting light 7 provided and a pair of speakers 8 arranged on the left and right sides of the second liquid crystal display 4 are basically configured. Each component will be described below.

The first liquid crystal display 3 is a liquid crystal display that is disposed at a predetermined angle at the center of the front side of the housing 2, and is inclined rearward at a predetermined angle.
On the first liquid crystal display 3, game information related to the progress of the typing game, such as the lyrics of the music played through the speaker 8 during the typing game, the player's type result, and the score associated therewith, is displayed. Information necessary for the progress of the game) is displayed (see FIGS. 3B and 4B).

On the other hand, the second liquid crystal display 4 separately disposed above the first liquid crystal display 3 is a liquid crystal display similar to the first liquid crystal display 3, but the second liquid crystal display 4 produces a typing game when the typing game is executed. An effect image is displayed.
Here, the effect image displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is different from the display content mainly displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 described above, and is not directly required for the progress of the game by the player. It has an auxiliary role to excite the typing game. For example, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a song of a singer is played as a song, and the player inputs the lyrics of the song with the keyboard 6 and the game proceeds, but the second liquid crystal display 4 displays the song. A promotion video (hereinafter abbreviated as PV) is displayed (see FIGS. 3A and 4A). Therefore, it is possible to play a typing game in a realistic situation in which the figure of the artist singing is displayed along with the performance of the music, and the player is not bored. The display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 will be described in detail later.

  The center panel 5 is provided with a coin insertion slot 9 and a card insertion slot 10. The coin insertion slot 9 is an insertion slot into which a coin such as a 100 yen coin is inserted. A coin sensor 63 is disposed at the coin slot 9, and when a coin is inserted into the coin slot 9, a coin detection signal is output to the CPU 51 via the coin sensor 63 (see FIG. 9). Detect that was inserted.

The card insertion slot 10 is an insertion slot into which an IC card (not shown) containing an IC tag in which a game result of a typing game is recorded is inserted. A card sensor 64 (described later) and a card reader / writer 65 are disposed inside the card insertion slot 10 (see FIG. 9). When an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, The card sensor 64 detects that fact. Here, the IC card used in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment is the game result (acquired score (score), points, etc.) of the game up to the previous game of the player possessed by the built-in IC tag. The stored game result can be displayed to the player by performing a predetermined operation.
That is, when an IC card is detected by the card sensor 64, the card reader / writer 65 reads out the game result of the typing game from the IC tag or writes a new game result to the IC tag (FIG. 11). S3, S9).

  Also, the keyboard 6 is disposed on the front surface of the housing 2 so as to protrude toward the front side, and as will be described later, “alphabetic characters (A to Z)”, “kana (an)”, “numbers (0 to 0). 9) ”, a Japanese 108 keyboard in which a plurality of character input keys for inputting characters such as“ symbol (period, comma) ”, function keys such as enter key and cursor key are arranged (see FIG. 6). . Then, during the game, the player inputs characters by typing each key corresponding to characters, symbols, numbers, etc., and advances the game. Before the game starts or after the game ends, etc. Commands such as difficulty determination selection and game execution start are performed based on the operation of each key. The keyboard configuration will be described in detail later.

  Further, four light-emitting lights 7 are arranged on each of the left and right side surfaces of the housing 2, one for each side surface. The light-emitting light 7 is composed of a full-color LED that can be turned on in full color, and performs various lighting effects according to the music played on the typing game machine 1. For example, as the lighting effect, an effect of changing the illumination color of the total eight light-emitting lights 7, an effect of changing the illumination color according to a certain rule, an effect of turning on / off the light-emitting light 7, and the like are possible. .

  Speakers 8 are disposed on the left and right sides of the second liquid crystal display 4. The speaker 8 is an output device that outputs music, sound effects, and the like that are played back on the typing game machine 1. Specifically, when the typing game is executed, music and voice are output at a specified tempo based on the voice data and performance data of the music stored in the HDD 55 (see FIG. 9).

  Next, each display content displayed on the 1st liquid crystal display 3 and the 2nd liquid crystal display 4 is demonstrated in detail using FIG. 2 thru | or FIG. The display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 are basically composed of three patterns before the typing game starts, during the typing game, and after the typing game ends. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 before the start of the typing game. FIGS. 3A and 4A are displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 during the execution of the typing game. FIG. 3B and FIG. 4B are schematic diagrams showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 during execution of the typing game, and FIG. 5 is after the typing game is finished. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3.

Here, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a typing game is performed by inputting lyrics of the music to be played. Specifically, first, the player selects a song that he wants to play from a plurality of songs prepared. When the typing game is started, performance data corresponding to the accompaniment music of the selected music and audio data corresponding to the singing voice of the artist of the music are reproduced. Further, as the performance data and audio data of the music are reproduced, the lyrics of the music are displayed for each phrase as a character string to be input by the player in accordance with the audio data to be reproduced.
By inputting a character string corresponding to the displayed lyrics of one phrase with the keyboard 6, the typing game proceeds, and at the end of the game, each element related to typing such as the accuracy of typing and the input timing (hit) Based on the above, the results of the typing game (number of typing mistakes, points acquired, points, etc.) are calculated and displayed. That is, the typing game in the typing game machine 1 competes for the level of skill related to typing input while enjoying the music played during the game.

  First, display contents before the start of the typing game will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a list of songs that can be played by the typing game machine 1 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 after a predetermined amount of coins is inserted into the coin insertion slot 9 and before the typing game is started. A song selection screen 15 is displayed.

  The song selection screen 15 includes a playable song name display unit 16 that displays the titles of songs that can be played, a song selection cursor 17 that can select any of the playable song name display units 16, and a song selection cursor 17. The selected song name display unit 18 displays the song name of the selected song, and the selected artist name display unit 19 displays the artist name of the song selected by the selection cursor.

  The playable song name display unit 16 indicates the names of songs that can be played on the current typing game machine 1 (up to 8 songs in the present embodiment). Here, the playable music displayed by the playable music name display unit 16 is a music for which music data is stored in the HDD 55 described later (see FIGS. 9 and 10), and the stored music data is It is managed and sequentially updated by the server 80 (see FIG. 8). Therefore, the player can select and play from a plurality of music pieces including the latest music piece updated by the server 80. The playable song name display unit 16 may display not only the song name but also the artist's photo and PV.

The song selection cursor 17 can be moved up and down and left and right on the playable song name display unit 16 by operating the cursor key 114 (see FIG. 6) of the keyboard 6, and the selected song name display unit 18 and the selected artist name display unit. 19 shows the song name and artist name of the song in the playable song name display unit 16 where the song selection cursor 17 is currently located.
Then, when the enter key 112 (see FIG. 6) is pressed while the song selection cursor 17 is positioned on the playable song name display unit 16 on which the song name of the desired song is displayed, the song to be played is determined, and typing is performed. The game starts.

  In addition, while the music selection screen 15 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3, PV of an arbitrary music may be played on the second liquid crystal display 4. Further, an advertisement image or the like may be displayed. Further, the music selection screen 15 may be displayed not on the first liquid crystal display 3 but on the second liquid crystal display 4.

  Next, display contents during execution of the typing game will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B show a case where a predetermined music A by a male artist is selected on the music selection screen 15 and a typing game is started, and FIGS. 4A and 4B show a predetermined music by a female artist. The display contents of the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 when B is selected on the music selection screen 15 and the typing game is started are shown.

As shown in FIG. 3A, for example, when the game is started by selecting the music piece A, the second liquid crystal display 4 has a PV image of a male artist who sings the music piece A played through the speaker 8. 20 is displayed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4A, for example, when the game is started by selecting the music B, the PV of the female artist who sings the music B played through the speaker 8 is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4. The video 20 is displayed.
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 4B, the first liquid crystal display 3 has a main game related to the progress of the typing game in parallel with the display of the PV video 20 on the second liquid crystal display 4. A screen 21 is displayed.

  Here, the main game screen 21 displays a lyrics display unit 22 that displays the lyrics of the phrase that is currently being played in kanji and the like, and the lyrics displayed in the lyrics display unit 22 are separately displayed in roman characters, and the player uses a keyboard. The romaji display unit 23 showing the input result inputted by typing 6, and the lyric phrase currently displayed in the lyric display unit 22 and the romaji display unit 23 at what song number (the number of stages) and further the song number The music status display unit 25 that displays the number of phrases counted from the start, the type result display unit 26 that displays the player's type correct / incorrect determination result, and the score that the player has earned so far (Score), a score display section 27 for displaying points, etc., and a song information display section 28 for displaying the name and song name of the artist currently performing. .

  The lyrics display section 22 is a display section that displays the lyrics for one phrase of the currently played music piece, and the game progresses when the player types the lyrics displayed on the lyrics display section 22 with the keyboard 6. To do. And if the player correctly typed the displayed lyrics, the score is gradually added. On the other hand, if the lyrics are entered incorrectly, the score is not added, and the number of mistakes is added as the number of incorrect inputs. The If the number of mistakes of this type exceeds a predetermined number at the end of any of the song numbers (stages) constituting the song, the game ends at that time (see S38 in FIG. 13). .

  Similarly to the lyrics display section 22, the romaji display section 23 displays the lyrics for one phrase of the currently played music, but displays the same lyrics in roman letters. Further, among the displayed lyrics, the character string 23A already typed by the player is moved to the lower stage in comparison with the character string 23B before the type, and the character typed up to the present is displayed to the player. Can be notified.

In addition, the song status display unit 25 corresponds to the number of the song number of the lyrics phrase currently displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23 and the numbered phrase counted from the beginning of the song number. Is displayed. Here, the typing game according to the present embodiment has a plurality of stages (for example, first to third stages) according to the number of music numbers of the music to be played (for example, one music is composed of Nos. 1 to 3). Consists of). For example, FIG. 3B shows that the 15th phrase of stage 1 (song number 1) is currently displayed. FIG. 4B shows that the fifth phrase of stage 2 (song number 2) is currently displayed.
Each time a player completes input of one phrase, a numerical value 25A indicating the number of phrases is incremented by one, and each time one stage of input ends, a numerical value 25B indicating the number of stages (song number) is incremented by one. Is added. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player of the current number of stages (music number) and the number of phrases that have been typed so far.

  The type result display unit 26 is a display unit that displays a player's type correct / incorrect determination result. When a correct character is typed (hit) at the same timing as the sound of the music to be played, “PERFECT” is displayed. Is displayed. Also, “GOOD” is displayed when a correct character is typed at a timing different from the sound of the music to be played. On the other hand, when an incorrect character is typed regardless of the timing, “MISS” is displayed.

The score display unit 27 is a display unit that displays the score (score) and points that the player has acquired so far. Here, the score (score) is added by correctly typing according to the character strings displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23, and the corresponding character is typed at the same timing as the sound of the music to be played ( In case of a hit), the score is further added. On the other hand, points are added one by one when a sentence for one phrase is input without typo (S35 in FIG. 13).
Then, the score (score) and points are added until the game ends, and when the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10 of the center panel 5, the score (score) obtained at the end of the game is obtained. ) And points are stored in the IC card.

  The song information display section 28 displays the title of the song currently selected and the name of the artist that the player selects at the start of the game.

  Further, on the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 (B) and 4 (B), an independent image area 101 is provided at the upper center portion thereof. In this regard, the independent image area 101 overlaps the lyrics display section 22, the romaji display section 23, the song status display section 25, the type result display section 26, the score display section 27, and the song information display section 28 in the main game screen 21. It is not provided. In the independent image area 101, the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed at the same timing.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A, the name of the artist who is currently playing is displayed at the upper left end of the second liquid crystal display 4 on which the PV image 20 is displayed. The artist name information display section 201 is provided, and at the lower right end portion of the second liquid crystal display 4 on which the PV video 20 is displayed, the song name information display in which the name of the currently playing song is displayed. Part 202 is provided. Further, here, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 4B, also in the independent image area 101 of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3, the upper left end and the lower right end thereof. The artist's name and song name are displayed.
In this regard, in the upper and lower ends of the independent image area 101, in addition to the name and song name of the artist, the number of phrases of the currently played song, the number of stages (song number), and the game to date The score (score), points, etc. acquired by the person may be displayed. Conversely, nothing may be displayed.

In the present embodiment, the main game screen 21 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the PV video 20 is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4. On the contrary, the PV of the PV is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3. The video 20 may be displayed, and the main game screen 21 may be displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4.
In this case, however, an independent image area 101 is provided at the upper center of the main game screen 21 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4, and the independent image area 101 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3. The PV image 20 is displayed at the same timing.

Then, after the typing game is completed as shown in FIG. 5, a game result screen 30 showing the game result of the current typing game is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3.
The game result screen 30 includes a miss count display section 31 that displays the number of misses of the type in the current typing game, an acquisition point display section 32 that displays the acquired points, and an acquired score display that displays the acquired scores (scores). The unit 33 and a name input display unit 34 that prompts the player to input the name of the player who played the game.

  Then, by referring to the game result screen 30, the player can recognize the number of mistakes in the current typing game, the acquired points, and the score (score). In addition, by inputting an arbitrary name using the keyboard 6 in the name input display unit 34, it is possible to register the acquired score in the ranking. The registered ranking list is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 or the second liquid crystal display 4 in a demonstration screen or the like.

  While the game result screen 30 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3, the lyrics of the songs used in the game flow on the second liquid crystal display 4, and the parts that could not be input correctly are displayed as side lines. Then, it may be displayed so as to scroll from the bottom to the top, or PV of an arbitrary music piece may be played. Further, an advertisement image or the like may be displayed. Further, the game result screen 30 may be displayed not on the first liquid crystal display 3 but on the second liquid crystal display 4.

  Next, the keyboard 6 provided in the typing game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a keyboard provided in the typing game machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of any one of a plurality of keys provided on the keyboard.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the keyboard 6 inputs “English letters (A to Z)”, “Kana (A ~)”, “Numbers (0 to 9)”, “Symbols (period, comma)”, and the like. This is a Japanese 108 keyboard in which a plurality of character input keys 111 and function keys 115 such as an enter key 112, a shift key 113, and a cursor key 114 are arranged. During the game, the player inputs characters by typing the character input keys 111 corresponding to characters, symbols, numbers, etc. to advance the game, and plays the game before the game starts or after the game ends. And commands such as selection of game difficulty level and start of game execution are performed based on the operation of the function keys 115. Further, various keys of the keyboard 6 are provided with light emitting LEDs, and the keys are configured to emit light in various modes based on control signals from the CPU 51.

  Here, the key internal structure of the keyboard 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The plurality of keys arranged on the keyboard 6 have the same internal structure. Accordingly, the following description will be given by taking the internal structure of one character input key 111 as an example of the plurality of keys arranged on the keyboard 6, and description of the other character input keys 111 and function keys 115 will be omitted. To do.

As shown in FIG. 7, the character input key 111 basically includes a base plate 150, a switch circuit board 151, a light emitting circuit board 152, a key top 153, an urging mechanism 154, a full color LED 155, and the like.
In this regard, the switch circuit board 151 laid on the base board 150 is provided with a pair of electrodes 156 disposed immediately below the center of the key top 153.
Further, the light emitting circuit board 152 laid on the switch circuit board 151 is provided with an opening 157 for exposing the pair of electrodes 156, and the periphery of the opening 157 is a full color. A full color LED 155 that can be lit is provided.

An urging mechanism 154 is provided between the light emitting circuit board 152 and the key top 153, and the urging mechanism 154 urges the key top 153 to the opposite side of the switch circuit board 151. Further, an electrode 158 protrudes near the center of the key top 153 toward the switch circuit board 151. Accordingly, if the key top 153 is pressed, the electrodes 158 projecting from the key top 153 can be brought into contact with the pair of electrodes 156 provided on the switch circuit board 151. Therefore, the key top 153 is pressed. This can be transmitted as an electrical signal flowing through the switch circuit board 151. That is, the key switch 159 is constituted by these three electrodes 156 and 158.
The urging mechanism 154 may be composed of only an elastic body, or may be composed of an elastic body or a bridging mechanism, and the configuration thereof is not limited.

The key top 153 is formed of a light-transmitting material (for example, transparent acrylic, transparent plastic, etc.), and key information 160 such as letters, numbers, and symbols is printed in black on the surface plane portion. ing. Further, the surface on the key top 153 side of the light emitting circuit board 152 is also printed in black.
Therefore, when the full color LED 155 is turned off, the translucent key top 153 appears in black, which is the color of the surface of the light emitting circuit board 152. Therefore, the key information printed in black on the black key top 153 appears. 160 becomes difficult to recognize.
On the other hand, when the full color LED 155 is lit, the translucent key top 153 appears in the color in which the full color LED 155 is lit. Become.

  And in the keyboard 6, the key switch 159 in each key is connected to the transmission circuit not shown. The transmission circuit is connected to the CPU 51 of the typing game machine 1 via an interface unit 52 (hereinafter referred to as I / O) described later. Therefore, the type of the pressed key can be specified by transmitting an electric signal from the key switch 159 of the pressed key to the CPU 51 via the transmission circuit. The transmission circuit is mounted on the switch circuit board 151.

  In the keyboard 6, a full color LED 155 inside the key is connected to the light emission control circuit 62. Further, the light emission control circuit 62 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52 (see FIG. 9). Therefore, the full color LED 155 in the key can be turned on with the color specified by the CPU 51 via the light emission control circuit 62. Specifically, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when there is a key input during the typing game and it is determined that the correct type has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is turned blue. Make it emit light. Further, when there is a key input and it is determined that the wrong type has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is lit in red, and the correct key to be input is lit in green. Further, when there is no key input, only the correct key to be input is illuminated in green.

As shown in FIG. 8, the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment is connected to a server 80 via a network N capable of bidirectional communication such as the Internet. Based on the data transmitted from the server 80, the music data stored in the HDD 55 (see FIG. 9) of the typing game machine 1 can be updated.
Accordingly, it is possible to change the types of music that can be played on the typing game machine 1 by updating the music data, and also to manage the typing game machines installed in each game store in a lump. The data update work is also easy.

Next, a configuration related to the control system of the typing game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the control system of the typing game machine 1 is electrically connected to the CPU 51 that controls various controls such as game processing operations in the typing game machine 1, the ROM 53 and the RAM 54 connected to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51. Peripheral device (actuator).

The CPU 51 is a central processing unit that performs arithmetic processing according to various commands. The I / O 52 is a connection unit that directly and indirectly electrically connects the first liquid crystal display 3, the second liquid crystal display 4, the keyboard 6, the light emitting light 7, the speaker 8, and the like to the CPU 51.
The ROM 53 is a non-volatile read-only memory that stores a calculation program for operating a flowchart described later.
The RAM 54 is a memory for temporarily storing various data calculated by the CPU 51, and also stores the number of player type mistakes in the typing game, the score (score) acquired, the points acquired, and the like. Is done. Also, the RAM 54 stores the lyrics data of the song data used in the current typing game among a plurality of song data stored in the HDD 55 described later, and is temporarily stored after being divided into phrases.

The HDD 55 is a storage device that stores video data and music data used when a typing game is executed in the typing game machine 1. Here, the video data is stored in each storage area of the video data storage area 59 formed in the HDD 55. The music data is composed of performance data, audio data, lyrics data, determination reference data, LED light emission pattern data, keyboard light emission pattern data, and time limit data, and each of the music data storage areas 56 formed in the HDD 55. Each is stored in the storage area (see FIG. 10).
Further, a plurality of pieces of music data are stored in the music data storage area 56 (a maximum of eight in this embodiment), and each piece of music stored based on the data transmitted from the server 80 as described above. Data is updated from time to time. Then, the type of song name displayed on the song selection screen 15 (see FIG. 2) changes based on the type of song data stored in the song data storage area 56, and corresponds to the song selected on the song selection screen 15. A typing game is performed based on the music data to be played (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

This also applies to video data, and a plurality of (up to eight in this embodiment) data are stored in the video data storage area 59 in association with music data, and transmitted from the server 80 as described above. Each video data stored based on the data to be updated is updated as needed.
In this case, the video data storage area 59 formed in the HDD 55 has the same timing as the independent image area 101 of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 in the music data. Video data relating to the displayed PV video 20 of the artist (see FIGS. 3A and 4A) is stored.

  Here, the music data storage area 56 formed in the HDD 55 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a music data storage area.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the music data storage area 56 of the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of storage areas (in the present embodiment) corresponding to the number of music data that can be stored (8 music in the present embodiment). First storage area to eighth storage area), and each storage area includes a performance data storage area 56B, a sound data storage area 56C, a lyrics data storage area 56D, a judgment reference data storage area 56E, and an LED light emission pattern data storage area. 56F, a keyboard light emission pattern data storage area 56G, and a term data storage area 56H are provided.

Each storage area will be described below. The performance data storage area 56B is a storage area in which performance data relating to accompaniment by a musical instrument or the like output from the speaker 8 is stored.
The sound data storage area 56C is a storage area for storing sound data related to the singing voice sung by the artist output from the speaker 8 among the music data.
The lyric data storage area 56D is a storage area for storing lyric data related to document data of the lyrics of the music among the music data. As described above, the lyrics for each phrase are displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 when the typing game is executed (see FIGS. 3B and 4B).

The determination reference data storage area 56E is a storage area in which the determination reference data regarding the correctness / incorrectness determination of the characters typed by the player and the correctness / incorrectness determination of the input timing among the music data is stored. Then, the CPU 51 adds the number of misses, scores, points, and the like as described later based on the stored determination reference data and the operation signal from the keyboard 6.
The LED light emission pattern data storage area 56F and the keyboard light emission pattern data storage area 56G include LED light emission pattern data for emitting the light emission light 7 and light emission of the full color LED 155 provided in the key. This is a storage area in which keyboard light emission pattern data is stored. In the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the eight light-emitting lights 7 are emitted by the light-emission control circuit 62 (to be described later) during execution of the typing game based on the stored LED light-emission pattern data. The light emission is controlled to be off. Further, the full color LED 155 provided inside the key is controlled to emit light in the respective light emission modes (light emission color, lighting / extinguishing) by the light emission control circuit 62 described later during the execution of the typing game based on the stored keyboard light emission pattern data. The In addition, as a light emission pattern of the full color LED 155, for a beginner of a typing game, a light emission pattern for assisting key input by sequentially lighting a key to be input with a light emission color different from the light emission color of the entire keyboard 6, There is a pattern that changes the emission color of all keys arranged on the keyboard 6 in accordance with the image of the music.

  The expiration date storage area 56H is a storage area in which the expiration date data relating to the expiration date of the song data is stored in the song data. The expiration date data is a date when the song data can be used (use start date), It consists of two date data of the date when the music data becomes unusable (use end date). This expiration date data is used for managing the expiration date of each piece of music data together with the timer 58 (see FIG. 9), and is controlled by the CPU 51 so that a typing game using the song data whose expiration date has passed cannot be played.

Here, returning to FIG. 9, the control system of the typing game machine 1 will be described.
The game communication means 57 converts the signal sent out by the typing game machine 1 into a signal that can be transmitted according to the communication format such as a telephone line or a LAN cable, and transmits the signal to the server 80 and is transmitted from the server 80. Is a device that receives the received signal and converts it again into a signal in a format that can be read by the typing game machine 1, and is connected to the server communication means 81 of the server 80 via a network N capable of bidirectional communication such as the Internet ( (See FIG. 8).

  Further, a timer 58 is connected to the CPU 51. The information of the timer 58 is transmitted to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51 manages the expiration date of the stored music data from the information of the timer 58 and the expiration date data stored in the expiration date data storage area 56H of the HDD 55.

The display control circuit 60 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52, and controls the display contents of the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 in accordance with the calculation processing result of the CPU 51. is there. Here, the display control circuit 60 includes a program ROM, an image ROM, an image control CPU, a work RAM, a VDP (video display processor), a video RAM, and the like. The program ROM stores an image control program related to display on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 and various selection tables. In particular, an independent image area 101 is provided in the central upper part of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 4, and is necessary when displaying the PV video 20 on the independent image area 101 and the second liquid crystal display 4 at the same timing. An image control program and various selection tables are stored. The image ROM also has dot data for forming images such as a song selection screen 15 (see FIG. 2) and a main game screen 21 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3, for example. Is stored.
Then, based on the parameters set by the CPU 51, the image control CPU follows the image control program stored in advance in the program ROM, and selects the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal from among the dot data stored in advance in the image ROM. The image displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 is determined. The VDP forms an image corresponding to the display content determined by the image control CPU and outputs the image to the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4.

  Thereby, for example, in the standby state, a demonstration screen including PV, advertisements, ranking list, etc. of an arbitrary song is displayed, and after a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 9, a song is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3. A selection screen 15 (see FIG. 2) is displayed. And when the typing game in the typing game machine 1 is started and executed, the lyric data constituting the music data is displayed for each phrase on the first liquid crystal display 3 and based on the input result of the keyboard 6. Control is performed such that the character string 23A already typed by the player is moved to the lower stage compared to the character string 23B before the type. On the other hand, the second liquid crystal display 4 displays PV which is video data separate from the music data. Further, an independent image area 101 is provided at the upper center of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 4, and the PV is displayed at the same timing in the independent image area 101 and the second liquid crystal display 4.

  The sound control circuit 61 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52 and is also connected to the speaker 8. Then, when the typing game is executed and the music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55 is read, the performance data and audio data constituting the music data are converted into sound signals by the sound control circuit 61, Output from the speaker 8.

  The light emission control circuit 62 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52, and is also connected to the light emitting light 7 and the full color LED 155 (see FIG. 7) disposed inside the key. When the music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55 is read by the CPU 51, the light emission control circuit 62 reads the light emission light 7 and the full color based on the LED light emission pattern data and the keyboard light emission pattern data constituting the music data. The light emission mode of the LED 155 is controlled.

  Furthermore, a keyboard 6 is connected to the CPU 51. A key switch 159 provided inside each key of the keyboard 6 transmits that the key top 153 has been pressed down as an electrical signal flowing through the switch circuit board 151. The CPU 51 performs control to execute various operations corresponding to each key based on the switch signal output from each key switch 159 when each key is pressed.

  The coin sensor 63 is a sensor that detects a coin (for example, a 100-yen coin) used as a price for executing the typing game in the typing game machine 1. The coin sensor 63 is disposed inside the coin insertion slot 9 and is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52. Accordingly, the coin sensor 63 transmits a coin insertion signal to the CPU 51 based on the insertion of the coin from the coin insertion slot 9. Then, the CPU 51 can execute the typing game by detecting a coin insertion signal corresponding to a predetermined amount (for example, 200 yen).

  The card sensor 64 is a sensor that detects whether or not an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, and the card reader / writer 65 reads / reads data from / to an IC tag disposed on the IC card. It is a device that performs writing. The card sensor 64 and the card reader / writer 65 are both disposed inside the card insertion slot 10 and connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52. When an IC card is detected by the card sensor 64 and a predetermined operation is performed, the game result of the typing game is read from the IC tag by the card reader / writer 65 (S3 in FIG. 11). . At the end of the typing game, a new game result (acquired score or points) is written to the IC tag (S9 in FIG. 11).

  Next, a main processing program executed in the typing game machine 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the main processing program of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment. Each program shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 to 13 below is stored in the ROM 53 and the RAM 54 provided in the typing game machine 1 and is executed by the CPU 51.

  As shown in FIG. 11, first, in S <b> 1, the CPU 51 determines whether an IC card is inserted in the card insertion slot 10 based on a detection signal from the card sensor 64. If it is determined that an IC card is inserted (S1: YES), it is further determined in S2 whether or not a data content confirmation request from the player has been received. On the other hand, if it is determined that the IC card is not inserted (S1: NO), the process proceeds to S4.

Here, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the shift key 113 of the keyboard 6 is pressed before the coin is inserted and the IC card owned by the player is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, the recording is performed on the IC card. A list of the game results (scores, points, etc., acquired by the player in the previous games) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3, and the player can check the contents.
Therefore, in the determination of S2, it is determined whether or not the shift key 113 is pressed based on the operation signal from the keyboard 6. If it is determined that the shift key 113 is pressed (S2: YES), the card reader / writer is determined. The data of the IC tag built in the IC card is read by 65, and a list of game results is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 based on the read data (S3).

  In S4, a start acceptance process is performed. Specifically, in the start acceptance process, it is determined whether or not a coin (100 yen coin or the like) has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 9 by a predetermined amount (in this embodiment, 200 yen). Stands by in a standby state in which a demonstration play screen including a demo play game screen, a PV of an arbitrary music, a promotion advertisement, a list of ranking data, and the like are displayed on the display. In the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 9, the coin sensor 63 detects the coin and a coin detection signal is output to the CPU 51. Thereby, the CPU 51 can determine whether the player has inserted coins.

  Subsequently, in S5, the music selection process of FIG. 12 is performed. In the music selection process, the music selection screen 15 (see FIG. 2) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 based on the type of music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55, as will be described later, and this game. Set the music to be used in.

  In S6, the typing game execution process of FIG. 13 is performed based on the music set in S5. In the typing game execution process, music is played as will be described later, and points, points, and the like are added based on the type result of the keyboard 6 and are continuously performed until a predetermined end condition is satisfied.

  Thereafter, when the typing game execution process ends, a game result display process is performed (S7). Specifically, in the game result display process, the game result screen 30 (see FIG. 5) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 based on the result of the typing game in S6. The game result screen 30 displays the number of mistakes in the current typing game stored in the RAM 54, the acquired points, and the acquired scores (scores), and further inputs a name for prompting the player to input the name of the player who played the game. The display unit 34 is displayed. Further, when the keyboard 6 is operated in this state, the characters input to the name input display unit 34 are displayed based on the operation signal. If the acquired score (score) is equal to or higher than the predetermined score, the ranking data stored in the RAM 54 is updated.

Next, in S <b> 8, the CPU 51 determines whether an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10 based on a detection signal from the card sensor 64. If it is determined that an IC card is inserted (S8: YES), the points acquired in the current typing game stored in the RAM 54 in S9 and the acquired scores (scores) are respectively determined by the card reader The data is written on the IC tag built in the IC card by the writer 65. The data written here can be referred to by the data content display process in S3.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the IC card is not inserted (S8: NO), the process is terminated.

  Next, the music selection processing program of S5 performed on the typing game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the music selection processing program of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment.

  In the song selection process, first, in S11, the song name and artist name (up to eight types in the present embodiment) of the song related to the stored song data are respectively acquired from the song data storage area 56 of the HDD 55.

  Then, based on the song name and artist name of the song acquired in S11, the song selection screen 15 (see FIG. 2) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 (S12). On the song selection screen 15, a list of the acquired song names is displayed in the playable song name display unit 16, and the selected song name display unit 18 and the selected artist name display unit 19 are selected by the song selection cursor 17. The song name and artist name of the song are displayed.

  Subsequently, in S13, it is determined whether or not the cursor key 114 is pressed. Here, whether or not the cursor key 114 has been pressed is determined based on the operation signal transmitted from the keyboard 6, and if it is determined that the cursor key 114 has been pressed (S13: YES), the cursor key 114 is determined. The music selection cursor 17 displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 is moved in the pressed direction based on the operation (which key is pressed up, down, left, or right) (S14).

  In S15, the display of the selected song name display unit 18 and the selected artist name display unit 19 is changed to the song name and artist name corresponding to the song newly selected by the song selection cursor 17 moved in S14. Thereafter, the process returns to the determination process of S13.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the cursor key 114 has not been pressed (S13: NO), it is subsequently determined in S16 whether the enter key 112 has been pressed. If it is determined that the enter key 112 has been pressed (S16: YES), the music at which the music selection cursor 17 is currently positioned is set as the music for the current typing game (S17). Be started. On the other hand, if it is determined that the enter key 112 has not been pressed (S16: NO), the process returns to the determination process of S13 again.

  Next, the typing game execution processing program of S6 performed on the typing game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a typing game execution processing program of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment.

  In the typing game execution process, the CPU 51 first corresponds to the music selected by the music selection process of S5 among the music data stored in each storage area (see FIG. 10) of the music data storage area 56 of the HDD in S21. Read music data. In particular, the lyrics data stored in the lyrics data storage area 56D is divided for each phrase and temporarily stored in the RAM 54.

  Next, the main game screen 21 (see FIGS. 3B and 4B) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 in S22. At this time, the independent image area 101 is provided at the center upper portion of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3. At this time, no character strings are displayed on the lyrics display portion 22 and the Roman character display portion 23 on the main game screen 21, and the score and score display on the score display portion 27 are also "0". Further, at this time, the PV video 20 is not displayed in the independent image area 101.

  Subsequently, in S23, based on the video data stored in the video data storage area 59, in the independent image area 101 of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4, the PV of the selected music is displayed. The display of the video 20 is started at the same timing (see FIGS. 3A and 4A). At this time, on the second liquid crystal display 4, as will be described later, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. Further, accompaniment music is output via the speaker 8 based on the performance data stored in the performance data storage area 56B, and sound is output based on the audio data stored in the sound data storage area 56C. As a result, the music is played and the PV video 20 is reproduced accordingly.

  Next, in S24, the lyrics for one phrase of the lyrics data stored in the RAM 54 are acquired, and the corresponding character string is displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23 of the main game screen 21 in accordance with the tempo at which the music is played. indicate. Thereby, the first liquid crystal display 3 displays the main game screen 21 in parallel with the performance of the music and the display of the PV video 20 on the second liquid crystal display 4 (FIGS. 3B and 4B). reference).

  Thereafter, the number of characters n of one phrase is calculated based on the acquired lyrics data of one phrase (S25), and 0 is substituted for an arbitrary variable m stored in the RAM 54 (S26). Here, the arbitrary variable m is a variable used for character input determination for each character forming one phrase, and is incremented by one every time the input determination for one character is completed (S33). Therefore, in each input determination process repeatedly performed in the following S27 to S34, when m = t (0 ≦ t ≦ n−1), input determination of the character located at the t + 1th position from the head of one phrase is performed. It will be.

  In S27, based on the operation signal from the keyboard 6, it is determined whether or not a key input by the character input key 111 has been performed. If it is determined that there is a key input (S27: YES), the correctness determination process for the input key is performed based on the type of the pressed key and the determination reference data stored in the determination reference data storage area 56E. (S28). Specifically, it is recognized as the correct type when the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed on the Roman character display portion 23 (see FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21 is pressed. The If it is determined that a key other than the corresponding key has been pressed, 1 is added to the number of misses. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S31.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no key input (S27: NO), a character string corresponding to one phrase is displayed on the main game screen 21 for a predetermined time (when the first character of one phrase is input). After (S24), when other characters are input, the score calculation process is performed (measured after (S32)). It is determined based on the information of the timer 58 (S29). ). If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed (S29: NO), the process returns to the determination process of S27.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed (S29: YES), the number of mistakes in the current game stored in the RAM 54 is incremented by 1 assuming that no key input by the player has been performed ( S30).

  Subsequently, in S31, key emission processing is performed based on the full-color LED 155 provided inside the key of the keyboard 6. Specifically, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when there is a key input (S27: YES) and when it is determined that the correct type has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is turned blue. Make it emit light. If there is a key input (S27: YES) and it is determined that the wrong type has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is lit in red and the correct key to be input is lit in green. . Further, when there is no key input (S27: NO), the correct key to be input is illuminated in green.

  In S32, score calculation processing is performed based on the correctness determination processing in S28. In the score calculation process, the player's score (score) in the current game stored in the RAM 54 is added when it is determined that it is correctly typed in the determination by the right / wrong determination process, and the music to be played If it is determined that the corresponding character has been typed (hit) at the same timing as the voice, the score is further added.

  Thereafter, in S33, the variable m stored in the RAM 54 is read, "+1" is added, and the variable m is stored again. Subsequently, in S34, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable m has reached n-1, that is, whether or not the character input determination for each character forming one phrase has been completed.

  If it is determined that the value of the variable m has not reached n−1 (S34: NO), the process returns to S27 again and is positioned in the next order among the characters constituting one phrase. Character input judgment is performed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the variable m has reached n−1 (S34: YES), input of one phrase has been completed, and therefore point addition processing is performed in S35. In the point addition process, 1 point is added when it is determined that the input has been completed without making a typo in the n characters constituting one phrase (including the determination of a typo after a predetermined time has elapsed (S30)). .

  Further, in S36, it is determined whether or not the input determination of the phrase of the stage corresponding to any one of a plurality of song numbers (usually one song is composed of Nos. 1 to 3) constituting the song is completed. Is done. If it is determined that the input determination of all phrases for one stage has not been completed (S36: NO), the process returns to S24, the lyrics of the next phrase are acquired from the RAM 54, and the main game screen 21 is displayed. Corresponding character strings are displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23, respectively.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the input determination of all phrases for one stage has been completed (S36: YES), whether or not the input determination of phrases for all stages (all songs of the music) has been completed. Is determined (S37).

  If it is determined that all stages have been completed (S37: YES), the typing game execution process is terminated regardless of the points owned by the player, and the process proceeds to the game result display process of S7. On the other hand, if it is determined that all the stages have not been completed (S37: NO), it is determined whether or not the number of typographical errors of the player added up in S28 and S30 is less than a predetermined number. (S38). The typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of stages according to the number of music numbers of the music to be played back, and when one stage is completed, the stage related to the next music number is continued. In order to perform the game, the condition is that the number of typographical errors from the start of the game is less than a predetermined number (for example, the number of typographical errors is to continue the second after playing the portion corresponding to the first. Less than 20 times, less than 35 times to continue to play number 3 after playing the part corresponding to number 2).

  If it is determined that the number of typographical errors of the player added in S28 or S30 is less than a predetermined number (S38: YES), the process returns to S24 and corresponds to the first phrase of the next song number. The lyrics are acquired from the RAM 54, and the character strings corresponding to the main game screen 21 are displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23, respectively. Then, input determination processing is performed in the same manner. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of typographical errors of the player is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (S38: NO), the typing game execution process is terminated and the process proceeds to a game result display process of S7.

  In the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, a song of a singer is reproduced as a song, and the player inputs the lyrics of the song with the keyboard 6, and the game proceeds. The PV image 20 related to the music is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 (see FIGS. 3A and 4A). The display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is, here, a normal screen state, a noise screen state 1, a noise screen state 2, a noise screen state 3, a noise screen state 2 There are 6 ways of 4 and 5 noise screen state.

  In this respect, the normal screen state refers to a state in which the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4, for example, the state illustrated in FIG.

  The noise screen state 1 is a state in which a little noise is generated with respect to the state where the PV image 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4, and is more difficult to see than the normal screen state. For example, the state shown in FIG.

  The noise screen state 2 is a state in which more noise than the noise screen state 1 is generated with respect to the state where the PV image 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the first noise screen state, for example, the state shown in FIG.

  The noise screen state 3 is a state in which more noise is generated than the noise screen state 2 with respect to the state in which the PV image 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the noise screen state 2 described above, for example, the state shown in FIG.

  Further, the noise screen state 4 refers to a state in which more noise than the noise screen state 3 is generated with respect to the state in which the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the noise screen state 3 described above, for example, the state shown in FIG.

  The noise screen state No. 5 refers to a state in which more noise is generated than the noise screen state No. 4 with respect to the state in which the PV image 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the noise screen state No. 4, for example, the state shown in FIG.

  16 to 20, the PV image 20 of the male artist singing shown in FIG. 3A is displayed. This is because the female artist singing shown in FIG. The same applies to the PV image 20.

  In the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the first piece of music is being played, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, PV video that is always displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4. The display state of 20 is changed to the normal screen state. However, after the first piece of music is played, input must continue to be completed without making a typo in the n characters that make up a phrase (including typo determination due to the passage of a predetermined time (including S30 above)). In other words, unless one point is continuously acquired, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 cannot be maintained in the normal screen state.

  That is, after the first piece of music is played, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts as shown in FIG.

  First, when the display state of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the normal screen state (S111), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (typo errors due to the passage of a predetermined time). When the input cannot be completed without making a determination (including S30), that is, when one point cannot be acquired, the display of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the state shifts from the normal screen state of FIG. 16 to the noise screen state 1 of FIG. 17 (S112).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 1 (S112), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input cannot be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30), that is, when one point cannot be acquired, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. Is shifted from the noise screen state 1 in FIG. 17 to the noise screen state 2 in FIG. 18 (S113).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 2 (S113), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input cannot be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30), that is, when one point cannot be acquired, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. Is shifted from the noise screen state 2 in FIG. 18 to the noise screen state 3 in FIG. 19 (S114).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 3 (S114), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input cannot be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30), that is, when one point cannot be acquired, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. Is shifted from the noise screen state 3 in FIG. 19 to the noise screen state 4 in FIG. 20 (S115).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 4 (S115), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input cannot be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30), that is, when one point cannot be acquired, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. Is shifted from the noise screen state 4 in FIG. 20 to the noise screen state 5 in FIG. 21 (S116).

  When the display state of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the noise screen state 5 (S116), n characters constituting one phrase are typed incorrectly (type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input cannot be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30), that is, when one point cannot be acquired, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the noise screen state 5 of FIG. 21 is maintained (S116).

  On the other hand, when the display state of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the noise screen state 5 (S116), n characters constituting one phrase are typed (typified after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input can be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30 above), that is, when 1 point has been acquired, the display of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the state shifts from the noise screen state 5 in FIG. 21 to the noise screen state 4 in FIG. 20 (S115).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 4 (S115), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input can be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30 above), that is, when 1 point has been acquired, the display of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the state shifts from the noise screen state 4 in FIG. 20 to the noise screen state 3 in FIG. 19 (S114).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 3 (S114), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input can be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30 above), that is, when 1 point has been acquired, the display of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the state shifts from the noise screen state 3 in FIG. 19 to the noise screen state 2 in FIG. 18 (S113).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 2 (S113), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input can be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30 above), that is, when 1 point has been acquired, the display of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the state shifts from the noise screen state 2 in FIG. 18 to the noise screen state 1 in FIG. 17 (S112).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the noise screen state 1 (S112), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (a type after a predetermined time has elapsed). When the input can be completed without making a mistake determination (including S30 above), that is, when 1 point has been acquired, the display of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the state shifts from the noise screen state 1 in FIG. 17 to the normal screen state in FIG. 16 (S111).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the normal screen state (S111), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (typo errors caused by the passage of a predetermined time). When the input can be completed without making a determination (including the above S30), that is, when 1 point is obtained, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is For example, the normal screen state of FIG. 16 is maintained (S111).

  And in the typing game machine 1 of this Embodiment, in order to control the display state of PV image | video 20 displayed on the 2nd liquid crystal display 4 as mentioned above, S36 of the typing game execution process shown in FIG. The second liquid crystal display process is executed at the time point W1 when the process returns from S38 to S24. Therefore, the second liquid crystal display process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the second liquid crystal display processing program of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the second liquid crystal display process, first, in S101, it is determined whether or not the first piece of music is being played. At this time, if it is determined that the first piece of music is being played (S101: YES), the process proceeds to S102, where the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the current state, That is, for example, the normal screen state as shown in FIG. 16 is maintained, and thereafter, the process returns to the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13 and returns to S24.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the first piece of music has not been played (S101: NO), the process proceeds to S103 to determine whether or not point addition has been performed. Here, the point addition means that 1 point is added in S35 of the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13 performed immediately before this process.

  At this time, when it is determined that the point addition has been performed (S103: YES), the process proceeds to S104, and the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one step. Thereafter, the process returns to the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13 and returns to S24.

  Here, to improve the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 by one step is to maintain the normal screen state (maintain S111 in FIG. 15) or the noise screen state. Transition from No. 1 to normal screen state (transition from S112 in FIG. 15), transition from noise screen state 2 to noise screen state 1 (transition from S113 to S112 in FIG. 15) Transition from the noise screen state 3 to the noise screen state 2 (transition from S114 in FIG. 15 to S113), transition from the noise screen state 4 to noise screen state 3 (from S115 in FIG. 15) Transition to S114), transition from noise screen state 5 to noise screen state 4 (S116 to S115 in FIG. 15) It is one of the transition be).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that point addition has not been performed (S103: NO), the process proceeds to S105, where the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is divided by one step, and thereafter Returning to the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13, the process returns to S24.

  Here, to change the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 to one level, the transition from the normal screen state to the noise screen state 1 (transition from S111 to S112 in FIG. 15). Also, the transition from the noise screen state 1 to the noise screen state 2 (transition from S112 to S113 in FIG. 15), the transition from the noise screen state 2 to the noise screen state 3 (FIG. 15 from S113 to S114), the transition from the noise screen state 3 to the noise screen state 4 (transition from S114 to S115 in FIG. 15), the noise screen state 4 to the noise screen state 5 (Shifting from S115 in FIG. 15 to S116), maintaining the noise screen state 5 (see FIG. 15). Maintaining a 116) is either.

Therefore, the CPU 51 functions as “correctness determination means” when executing S28.
Further, the CPU 51 functions as a “first condition determining unit” when executing S101.
Further, the CPU 51 functions as a “second condition determination unit” when executing S103.
The CPU 51 and the display control circuit 60 function as “full-screen display control means” when executing S23 or S102.
The CPU 51 and the display control circuit 60 function as “messy screen display control means” when executing S105.
Further, the CPU 51 and the display control circuit 60 function as “randomness removal display control means” when executing S104.

  As described above, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the music being played is not the first (S101: NO), n characters constituting one phrase are typoed (due to the passage of a predetermined time). It is determined that the input could not be completed without making a typo determination (including S30 above), that is, it was determined that one point could not be acquired (S103: NO), and the typing evaluation was in a bad state The display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed in one step (S105), and the PV video 20 of the music is displayed as shown in the order of FIGS. Since the noise of the screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 becomes severe, it is related to typing through the display mode of the PV video 20 having the attractiveness to attract the masses. While the evaluation can be appealed to the audience, only when the music being played is No. 1 (S101: YES), the PV video 20 of the music is always the second as shown in FIG. Since the entire screen of the liquid crystal display 4 is displayed neatly without generating noise (S102), the advertising effect for promoting the sales of the CD / DVD etc. of the PV video 20 can be sufficiently exerted. .

  Further, when the music being played is not the first (S101: NO), n characters constituting one phrase are not typoed (including typo determination due to elapse of a predetermined time (including S30 above)). When it is determined that the input has been completed, that is, one point has been acquired (S103: YES) and the evaluation related to typing is in a good state, the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. The display state is improved by one level (S104), and as shown in the order of FIGS. 21 to 16, the noise of the second liquid crystal display 4 on which the PV video 20 of the music is displayed disappears. It is possible to appeal to the audience whether the evaluation regarding the typing is good or bad through the display mode of the PV video 20 having attractiveness.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning. For example, in the present embodiment, when the music being played is not the first (S101: NO), the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one level (S104). ), Or whether to complete one step (S105), and complete the input without making a typo in the n characters constituting one phrase (including determination of typo after a predetermined period of time (including S30 above)) Depending on whether or not, that is, whether or not one point has been acquired (S103).

  In this regard, whether or not a key other than the key corresponding to the Romaji displayed on the Romaji display portion 23 (see FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21 has been pressed, or a predetermined time has elapsed. However, it may depend on whether or not the key input by the player has not been made, that is, whether or not the number of mistakes is incremented by 1, and in this case, it is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4. As the display state of the PV video 20, for example, a normal screen state, a displacement screen state 1, a displacement screen state 2, a displacement screen state 3, a displacement screen state 4, and a displacement screen state 5, are available. May be present.

  Hereinafter, as a display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4, for example, a normal screen state, a shift screen state No. 1, a shift screen state No. 2, a shift screen state No. 3, a shift screen state No. 4 The typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in which there are six different screen states, that is, the deviation screen state 5, will be described.

  Here, the normal screen state refers to a state in which the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4, for example, the state illustrated in FIG. 16.

  Further, the shift screen state 1 refers to a state in which a slight shift occurs with respect to the state in which the PV image 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4, and is more difficult to see than the normal screen state. For example, the state shown in FIG.

  Further, the shift screen state No. 2 refers to a state in which a shift larger than the shift screen state No. 1 occurs with respect to the state in which the PV image 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the shift screen state 1 and refers to the state shown in FIG.

  Further, the shift screen state 3 means a state in which more shifts than the above-described shift screen state 2 occur with respect to the state in which the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the above-mentioned misalignment screen state 2 and, for example, refers to the state shown in FIG.

  Further, the shift screen state No. 4 refers to a state in which a shift larger than the shift screen state No. 3 occurs with respect to the state in which the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the misalignment screen state 3 and, for example, refers to the state shown in FIG.

  Further, the shift screen state No. 5 refers to a state in which more shifts than the above-described shift screen state No. 4 occur with respect to the state in which the PV video 20 is displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4. It is harder to see than the misalignment screen state No. 4, for example, the state shown in FIG.

  Of course, in FIG. 16 and FIGS. 24 to 28, the video 20 of the male artist PV shown in FIG. 3 (A) is displayed, but this point is shown in FIG. 4 (A). The same applies to the video 20 of the female artist's PV.

  In the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the first piece of music is being played, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, PV video that is always displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4. The display state of 20 is changed to the normal screen state. However, after the first piece of music is played, the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in the Roman character display section 23 (see FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21 is within a predetermined time. The display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 cannot be maintained in the normal screen state unless the pressing is continued, in other words, unless the number of misses is not added.

  That is, after the first piece of music is played, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts as shown in FIG.

  First, when the display state of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the normal screen state (S211), the Roman character display portion 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. ) See)) When a key other than the one corresponding to the Roman character displayed is pressed, or when the player does not input a key after a predetermined time, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. At this time, for example, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts from the normal screen state of FIG. 16 to the shift screen state 1 of FIG. 24 (S212).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 1 (S212), the Roman character display section 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When a key other than the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed, or when no key input is made by the player even after a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. When this is done, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts from the shift screen state 1 in FIG. 24 to the shift screen state 2 in FIG. 25, for example (S213).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 2 (S213), the Roman character display portion 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When a key other than the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed, or when no key input is made by the player even after a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. When this is done, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts from, for example, the shift screen state 2 in FIG. 25 to the shift screen state 3 in FIG. 26 (S214).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 3 (S214), the Roman character display section 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When a key other than the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed, or when no key input is made by the player even after a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. When this is done, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts, for example, from the shift screen state 3 in FIG. 26 to the shift screen state 4 in FIG. 27 (S215).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 4 (S215), the Roman character display section 23 (FIG. 3B and FIG. 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When a key other than the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed, or when no key input is made by the player even after a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. When this is done, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 shifts from, for example, the shift screen state 4 in FIG. 27 to the shift screen state 5 in FIG. 28 (S216).

  When the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the shift screen state 5 (S216), the Roman character display section 23 (FIG. 3B and FIG. 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When a key other than the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed, or when no key input is made by the player even after a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. When this is done, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is maintained, for example, the shift screen state 5 of FIG. 28 (S216).

  On the other hand, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the shift screen state 5 (S216), the Roman character display portion 23 (FIG. 3B and FIG. 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed within a predetermined time, that is, when the number of mistakes is not added, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. The display state of, for example, shifts from the shift screen state 5 in FIG. 28 to the shift screen state 4 in FIG. 27 (S215).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 4 (S215), the Roman character display section 23 (FIG. 3B and FIG. 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed within a predetermined time, that is, when the number of mistakes is not added, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the display state shifts from the shift screen state 4 in FIG. 27 to the shift screen state 3 in FIG. 26 (S214).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 3 (S214), the Roman character display section 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed within a predetermined time, that is, when the number of mistakes is not added, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the display state shifts from the shift screen state 3 in FIG. 26 to the shift screen state 2 in FIG. 25 (S213).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 2 (S213), the Roman character display portion 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed within a predetermined time, that is, when the number of mistakes is not added, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the display state shifts from the shift screen state 2 in FIG. 25 to the shift screen state 1 in FIG. 24 (S212).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is in the shift screen state 1 (S212), the Roman character display section 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in (B) is pressed within a predetermined time, that is, when the number of mistakes is not added, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the display state shifts from the shift screen state 1 in FIG. 24 to the normal screen state in FIG. 16 (S211).

  Further, when the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the normal screen state (S211), the Roman character display portion 23 (FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21 is displayed. When the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in ()) is pressed within a predetermined time, that is, when the number of mistakes is not added, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. For example, the normal screen state of FIG. 16 is maintained (S211).

  In the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 as described above is controlled, the typing game execution process shown in FIG. At the time point W2 where the process returns to S27, the second liquid crystal display process shown in FIG. 22 is executed. Therefore, the second liquid crystal display process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart of the second liquid crystal display processing program of the typing game machine according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in the second liquid crystal display process, first, in S201, it is determined whether or not the first piece of music is being played. At this time, if it is determined that the first piece of music is being played (S201: YES), the process proceeds to S202, where the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is the current state, That is, for example, the normal screen state as shown in FIG. 16 is maintained, and thereafter, the process returns to the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13 and returns to S27.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the first piece of music is not played (S201: NO), the process proceeds to S203, where it is determined whether or not the number of misses has been added. Here, the addition of the number of misses means that the number of misses is added by 1 in S30 or S28 of the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13 performed immediately before this process.

  At this time, if it is determined that the number of misses has not been added (S203: NO), the process proceeds to S204 to improve the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 by one level. . Thereafter, the process returns to the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13, and the process returns to S27.

  Here, to improve the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 by one step is to maintain the normal screen state (maintain S211 in FIG. 23) or the shifted screen state. Transition from the first to the normal screen state (shift from S212 in FIG. 23 to S211), shift from the second shift screen state to second shift screen state (first shift from S213 to S212 in FIG. 23) Transition from the shift screen state 3 to the shift screen state 2 (shift from S214 to S213 in FIG. 23), shift from the shift screen state 4 to shift screen state 3 (from S215 in FIG. 23) Shift to S214), shift screen state 5 to shift screen state 4 (shift from S216 to S215 in FIG. 23) It is whether the deviation.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of misses has been added (S203: YES), the process proceeds to S205, where the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is divided by one stage, Thereafter, the process returns to the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13, and the process returns to S27.

  Here, to change the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 to one level, the transition from the normal screen state to the shift screen state 1 (the transition from S211 to S212 in FIG. 23). Also, transition from the shift screen state 1 to the shift screen state 2 (shift from S212 to S213 in FIG. 23), shift from the shift screen state 2 to shift screen state 3 (FIG. 23, transition from S213 to S214), transition screen state 3 to transition screen state 4 (transition from S214 to S215 in FIG. 23), displacement screen state 4 to displacement screen state 5 (Shifting from S215 in FIG. 23 to S216), maintaining the shift screen state 5 (maintaining S216 in FIG. 23). ) It is either.

Therefore, the CPU 51 functions as a “first condition determination unit” when executing S201.
Further, the CPU 51 functions as a “second condition determination unit” when executing S203.
The CPU 51 and the display control circuit 60 function as “full-screen display control means” when executing S23 or S202.
The CPU 51 and the display control circuit 60 function as “messy screen display control means” when executing S205.
Further, the CPU 51 and the display control circuit 60 function as “randomness removal display control means” when executing S204.

  Therefore, even in such a case, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the music being played is not the first (S201: NO), the Roman character display section 23 of the main game screen 21 (FIG. 3B) ) And a key other than the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in FIG. 4B), or the key input by the player is not performed even after a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, the number of misses is incremented by one. If the evaluation related to typing is in a bad state (S203: YES), the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is separated by one step (S205), FIG. 16, FIG. As shown in the order of FIG. 28, the screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 on which the PV video 20 of the music is displayed is greatly shifted, so it attracts the public. While it is possible to appeal to the audience whether the evaluation regarding typing is good or bad through the display mode of the PV video 20 having power, only when the music being played is No. 1 (S201: YES), FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the PV video 20 of the music is displayed neatly without causing any deviation on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 (S202). The advertising effect for promotion can be fully demonstrated.

  When the music being played is not the first (S201: NO), it corresponds to the Roman character displayed on the Roman character display section 23 (see FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21. When a key is pressed and a player performs key input within a predetermined time, that is, it is determined that the number of mistakes is not incremented by 1 (S203: NO), and the evaluation regarding typing is in a good state, 2 The display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one level (S204), and the PV video 20 of the music is displayed as shown in the order of FIGS. Since the screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 is shifted, the evaluation of the typing evaluation is made through the display mode of the PV video 20 having an attractive appeal to the public. It is possible to appeal.

  When the score is added, that is, the key corresponding to the Roman character displayed in the Roman character display section 23 (see FIGS. 3B and 4B) of the main game screen 21 is pressed, and When the player performs key input within the time, or when it is determined that the corresponding character is typed (hit) at the same timing as the sound of the music to be played, the typing evaluation is good. The PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one level, and the PV video 20 of the music is displayed as shown in FIGS. 28 to 24 and FIG. The difference in the screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 that has been applied is reassured, and the appreciation of the evaluation regarding typing is given to the audience through the display mode of the PV video 20 that has the attractiveness of attracting the public. You may be able to.

  24, the shift screen state 2 of FIG. 25, the shift screen state 3 of FIG. 26, the shift screen state 4 of FIG. 27, and the shift screen state 5 of FIG. In the order of description, the fixed shift in the screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 on which the PV video 20 of the music being played is displayed increases. In this regard, the shift in the screen moves up and down. The moving speed may be increased.

  In the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13, only one of the two second liquid crystal display processes shown in FIGS. 14 and 22 may be performed, or both may be performed simultaneously. Further, the time point W1 and the time point W2, which are execution timings, may be exchanged.

  In this regard, in the typing game execution process shown in FIG. 13, when the two second liquid crystal display processes shown in FIGS. 14 and 22 are simultaneously performed, the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. As the display state, a state in which each noise screen state shown in FIGS. 17 to 21 and each shift screen state shown in FIGS. 24 to 28 are superimposed appears.

  Also, in these embodiments described above, only when the music being played is number 1 (S101: YES, S201: YES), as shown in FIG. Is clearly displayed on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 (S102, S202). In this regard, the advertising effect for promoting the sales of CDs / DVDs, etc., possessed by the PV video 20 generally decreases with time when the music related to the PV video 20 is provided.

  Therefore, when a music piece that has not been updated for a predetermined time (for example, June) has been played since it was updated by the server 80, an advertisement for promoting sales of CDs / DVDs, etc., possessed by the PV video 20 Emphasizing that the effect is fully exerted, the PV image 20 of the music is always displayed neatly on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 as shown in FIG. 16, and the beautiful PV image 20 is displayed to the audience. By showing it, the audience's willingness to purchase CDs / DVDs of the music related to the video 20 of the PV is inscribed in the audience, and on the other hand, a predetermined time (for example, June) has passed since the update by the server 80. When music is being played, appeal to the audience about the goodness and badness of the evaluation regarding typing through the display mode of the PV video 20 having the attractiveness to attract the public If the evaluation regarding typing is in a bad state, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is divided by one stage, and the evaluation regarding typing is in a good state. The display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 may be improved by one step.

  In these embodiments described above, when the music being played is number 1 (S101: YES, S201: YES), the PV video 20 of the music is always displayed as shown in FIG. While the display is beautiful on the entire screen of the two liquid crystal display 4 (S102, S202), if the music being played is not the first (S101: NO, S201: NO), the evaluation regarding typing is in a bad state (S103: NO, S203: YES), the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is divided by one stage (S105, S205), and if the evaluation regarding the typing is in a good state (S103: YES, S203) : NO), the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one step (S10). , S204). On the other hand, when the music being played is number 1 (S101: YES, S201: YES), if the evaluation regarding typing is in a bad state (S103: NO, S203: YES), the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 when the display state of the PV image 20 is in one stage (S105, S205) and the typing evaluation is good (S103: YES, S203: NO). While the display state of the PV video 20 being displayed is improved by one level (S104, S204), when the music being played is not the first (S101: NO, S201: NO), as shown in FIG. The PV video 20 of the music may be displayed neatly on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4 (S102, S202).

  Further, in the typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of music pieces are continuously played, while the first music piece is being played, the PV video 20 of the music piece is always displayed as shown in FIG. While the display on the second liquid crystal display 4 is clearly displayed, while the next and subsequent music is being played, if the evaluation regarding typing is in a poor state, the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is displayed. If the state is divided by one stage and the evaluation regarding typing is in a good state, the display state of the PV image 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 may be improved by one stage, and vice versa. During the performance of the song, if the evaluation regarding typing is in a poor state, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is divided by one step, and the typing is performed. If the evaluation is good, the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one level, while the subsequent music is always being played as shown in FIG. In addition, the PV video 20 of the music may be displayed neatly on the entire screen of the second liquid crystal display 4.

  In these embodiments described above, if the evaluation regarding typing is in a poor state (S103: NO, S203: YES), the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is changed to one level. If the evaluation about the typing is good (S103: YES, S203: NO), the display state of the PV video 20 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is improved by one level. (S104, S204). In this regard, the display state of the main game screen 21 displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 may be changed by one step or by one step.

  The typing game machine 1 according to the present embodiment is connected to the server 80 via a network N capable of two-way communication such as the Internet, and based on data transmitted from the server 80, the typing game machine 1 The video data and the music data stored in the HDD 55 (see FIG. 9) can be updated. However, the video data and the music data may be updated independently of the server 80.

  Moreover, as described above, the case-type typing game machine 1 installed in a game center or the like has been described as an example of the typing game apparatus according to the present invention. However, typing is performed on a PC having two display screens. The present invention can also be applied to a typing game apparatus in which software related to a game is installed. Note that the present invention can also be applied to software related to a typing game in which two display areas are displayed on one display screen.

  The present invention can be applied to the display technology of a typing game apparatus.

It is a perspective view of the typing game machine concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic diagram which showed the display content displayed on a 1st liquid crystal display before a typing game start. (A) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the second liquid crystal display while the typing game is in progress, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display while the typing game is in progress. is there. (A) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the second liquid crystal display while the typing game is in progress, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display while the typing game is in progress. is there. It is the schematic diagram which showed the display content displayed on a 1st liquid crystal display after completion | finish of a typing game. It is the top view which showed the keyboard with which the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment was equipped. It is the schematic sectional drawing which cut | disconnected any one of the some key provided in the keyboard. 1 is a system block diagram showing a system including a typing game machine and a server according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows typically the control system of the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the music data storage area of HDD of the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the main process program of the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the music selection process program of the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the typing game execution processing program of the typing game machine concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the 2nd liquid crystal display processing program in the time point W1 of FIG. 13 of the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the transfer procedure of the display state of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the normal screen state of the 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the noise screen state of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the noise screen state 1 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the noise screen state 2 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the noise screen state 3 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the noise screen state 4 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the 2nd liquid crystal display processing program in the time point W2 of FIG. 13 of the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the transfer procedure of the display state of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the shift | offset | difference screen state 1 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the shift | offset | difference screen state 2 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the shift | offset | difference screen state 3 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the shift | offset | difference screen state 4 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the shift | offset | difference screen state 5 of a 2nd liquid crystal display in the typing game machine which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Typing game machine 2 Case 3 First liquid crystal display 4 Second liquid crystal display 6 Keyboard 8 Speaker 20 Promotion video image 21 Main game screen 51 CPU
53 ROM
54 RAM
55 HDD
56 Music data storage area 59 Video data storage area 60 Display control circuit 61 Sound control circuit 101 Independent image area 111 Character input key

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing video data and music data including at least musical instrument, sound, lyrics, and judgment standard data;
Music performance processing means for playing music by outputting musical instruments and sounds based on music data stored in the storage means;
First image display means for sequentially displaying a predetermined character string that is a part of the lyrics of the music while the music played by the music performance processing means is being progressed;
Second image display means for displaying video data stored in the storage means;
Image display control means for controlling operations of the first image display means and the second image display means based on music data stored in the storage means;
An input means in which a plurality of keys corresponding to a plurality of characters are arranged;
Correctness determination means for determining whether or not a character string input by typing pressing a key of the input means matches the predetermined character string, based on a determination criterion based on music data stored in the storage means;
A game development control means for controlling the development of a game based on the determination result of the correctness determination means, and a typing game apparatus comprising:
First condition determination means for determining a first condition that restricts that the music being played by the music performance processing means is in a predetermined state;
Full screen display for causing the second image display means to perform an operation of displaying the video data stored in the storage means on the full screen when the first condition determining means determines that the first condition is satisfied. Control means;
A second condition determining means for determining a second condition having a restriction content that the determination result of the correctness determination means is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference;
When the first condition determining unit determines that the first condition is not satisfied, the second condition determining unit determines that the second condition is not satisfied, and thus the input unit is poorly evaluated regarding typing. And a random screen display control unit for causing the second image display unit to perform a random operation on the screen on which the video data stored in the storage unit is displayed. A typing game device. A typing game apparatus according to claim 1,
When it is determined that the first condition is not satisfied by the first condition determining unit, the second condition determining unit determines that the second condition is satisfied, thereby evaluating the typing of the input unit. When it is in a state, it is provided with randomness removal display control means for causing the second image display means to perform an operation for removing randomness on the screen on which the video data stored in the storage means is displayed. A typing game device. A typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
A typing game apparatus characterized in that the randomness on the display screen of the video data of the second image display means means that noise is generated on the display screen. A typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
A typing game apparatus characterized in that the display screen of video data of the second image display means is misaligned. A typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
A typing game apparatus characterized in that the randomness of the display screen of video data of the second image display means means that the display screen is moved in the vertical direction.

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