JP2006314610A - Video game device, program for achieving the video game device and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video game device with new fun by making the display images of both screens replaceable with each other and making a touch operation to both images possible in the video game device having two screens. <P>SOLUTION: The video game device 1 has display parts 28 and 29, and a touch operation part 34 is provided on the screen of the display part 28. Two different game images A and B are respectively displayed at the display parts 28 and 29, and the game image B at the display part 29 is an image enlarged to be larger than the game image A at the display part 28. When a player performs a prescribed touch operation by the touch operation part 34, the game image A at the display part 28 and the game image B at the display part 29 are replaced with each other, and the touch operation to the game image B displayed at the display part 28 becomes possible. When the player performs the touch operation to a specified object of the game image B displayed at the display part 28, a special game effect corresponding to the touch operation is generated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes two display devices for displaying the progress of a video game, and also includes a touch panel on the display screen of one display device, and the images displayed on both display devices are interchanged with each other. The player can directly perform a touch operation on the touch panel, and the touch operation causes the enemy character to be disadvantageous to the main character operated by the player, or the object responds to the touch operation. The present invention relates to a television game apparatus capable of generating special effects such as operation and the like, a program for realizing the television game apparatus with a computer, and a recording medium.

  Conventionally, in a video game device using computer graphics technology, a screen of a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) is divided, and the progress of the game is shown on each divided screen. A video game apparatus capable of displaying images having different contents is known.

  For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-334850 discloses that a small screen can be added to the screen of the display device, and a viewpoint different from the normal viewpoint is added to the virtual space where the game is developed. Two 3D animation images (hereinafter referred to as “3D images”) consisting of 2D images created by perspective projection method are created, and 3D animation images from the normal viewpoint are displayed on the original screen and added. A video game display method for displaying a three-dimensional animation image from the selected viewpoint on a small screen is described.

  In addition, as seen in Nintendo DS (registered trademark) of Nintendo Co., Ltd., the mobile phone has two display devices for displaying the progress of the video game and a touch screen on the display screen of one of the display devices. Type video game devices have been commercialized. In this video game device, a player draws an image on a display screen by using game software in which an image displayed on one display device is directly operated using a touch panel to make the game progress, or drawing software is used. It is possible to enjoy game software that uses an image to advance the game.

JP 2004-334850 A

  In the conventional video game device, the display technology for dividing the screen of the display device and displaying images of different contents indicating the progress of the game on each divided screen is developed by the player in the virtual space. In order to make it easier to grasp the progress of the game, the game progress status is displayed on the display screen at the same time when viewed from different viewpoints, and the game is progressed using the images displayed on both split screens. It is not used to make the game progress by combining the two images.

  On the other hand, Nintendo DS (registered trademark) is a new sense of technology that fuses the game content with the characteristics of a touch panel that allows a player to directly input an operation command by touching the screen on which the game is developed. Although game software can be developed, game software that is currently commercialized, for example, allows a player to directly touch an object displayed on the touch panel to control the operation of the object, An image of an object is drawn, and the game is developed using the object as a game character. The images displayed on the two display screens are interchanged with each other for a specific object displayed on each image. Can be used to generate various game effects or to advance the game Game software that can has not yet been commercialized.

  In other words, the conventional video game device displays two different types of images indicating the progress of the game on one display screen divided into two screens and displayed on each display screen. It has a function to display and also has a function to input an operation signal by a touch panel provided on at least one display screen, but it is provided on one display screen using two display screens. In game software that plays a game by operating a touch panel, images displayed on a screen without a touch panel are configured so that touch input is not possible at all times from the start to the end of the game. It is still proposed that the displayed images can be interchanged and a touch operation can be input to each image from the touch panel. Orazu, not been commercialized.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is displayed on two display screens in a video game that uses two display screens and operates a touch panel provided on one display screen to play a game. By switching the images to each other and enabling touch operations using the touch panel for the objects included in each image, and generating special game effects for the touch operations, the game development and game operation are enhanced. An object of the present invention is to provide a video game device that can be used, a program for realizing the video game device, and a recording medium.

  The video game device provided by the first aspect of the present invention is operated by a player to advance a video game, a first display means for displaying an image, a second display means for displaying an image, and a video game. First operation means, first image creation means for creating a first game image, second image creation means for creating a second game image, and game progress control for controlling the progress of the video game Operated by the player to replace the first game image displayed on the first display means and the second game image displayed on the second display means. A second operation means, the first game image is displayed on the first display means, and the second game image is displayed on the second display means. Game When the player operates the second operation means while the line is controlled, the first game image is displayed on the second display means, and the second game image is displayed on the second display means. And display control means for displaying on the first display means (claim 1).

  In the video game device according to claim 1, the first display means and the second display means may be arranged adjacent to each other vertically or horizontally (claim 2).

  The video game device according to claim 1, wherein the first game image includes a main character that is an operation target of the first operation means arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space, It is a three-dimensional animation composed of a two-dimensional image including a main character obtained by perspective projection of the virtual space from a viewpoint, and the second game image is obtained from the second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint from the third viewpoint. It may be a three-dimensional animation composed of a two-dimensional image obtained by perspective projection of the original virtual space.

  In the video game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the second operation means may be a touch panel provided on a screen of the first display means (claim 4).

  5. The video game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display control means is configured to perform the predetermined touch operation when a player performs a predetermined touch operation set in advance in a predetermined touch area provided on a panel surface of the touch panel. The first game image displayed on one display means and the second game image displayed on the second display means may be exchanged (claim 5).

  6. The video game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display control means is displayed on the first display means according to a touch operation amount of the second operation means by a player. The display of moving the first game image and the second game image displayed on the second display means within each screen is performed, and the first and second game images are being exchanged with each other. The state may be displayed (claim 6).

  The video game device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the second game image is displayed by the player in a state where the second game image is displayed on the first display unit by the display control unit. When a predetermined operation is performed using the operation means, it is preferable to further include a special effect generating means for generating a preset special game effect corresponding to the operation (claim 7).

  8. The video game device according to claim 7, wherein the video game is a battle type in which the first operation means controls the action of the main character displayed on the first display means to play against an enemy character. The special game effect is such that the player directly touches the enemy character displayed on the first display means so that the enemy character is in a disadvantageous situation with respect to the main character. By directly touching the player so as to operate the operation member with respect to the predetermined object having the operation member displayed on the first display means and the effect directly affecting the character's movement It is preferable to include at least one of the effects of causing the object to perform an action corresponding to the touch operation.

  A program provided by the second aspect of the present invention is a computer operated by a player to advance a video game, first display means for displaying an image, second display means for displaying an image, and First operation means, first image creation means for creating a first game image, second image creation means for creating a second game image, and game progress for controlling the progress of the video game Controlled by the player in order to exchange the first game image displayed on the first display means and the second game image displayed on the second display means. Second operation means, the first game image displayed on the first display means, and the second game image displayed on the second display means by the game progress control means. Tele When the progress of the game is controlled and the second operation means is operated by the player, the first game image is displayed on the second display means, and the second game image is displayed. Is made to function as display control means for displaying on the first display means (claim 9).

  The program according to claim 9, wherein the first game image includes a main character, which is an operation target of the first operation means, arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space, and the virtual image from a first viewpoint. A three-dimensional animation comprising a two-dimensional image including a main character obtained by perspective projection of the space, wherein the second game image is obtained from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint. It is good that it is the three-dimensional animation which consists of a two-dimensional image obtained by perspective-projecting (Claim 10).

  In the program according to claim 9 or 10, the second operation means may be a touch panel provided on a screen of the first display means (claim 11).

  Furthermore, in the program according to claim 11, when the player performs a predetermined touch operation set in advance in a predetermined touch area provided on a panel surface of the touch panel, the display control unit performs the first control. The first game image displayed on the display means may be replaced with the second game image displayed on the second display means (claim 12).

  The program according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the display control means displays the first display means displayed on the first display means in accordance with a touch operation amount of the second operation means by a player. A display in which the game image and the second game image displayed on the second display means are moved in each screen is performed, and the state in which the first and second game images are interchanged with each other is displayed. It may be displayed (claim 13).

  The program according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the player controls the computer to display the second game image on the first display means by the display control means. When a predetermined operation is performed using the second operation means, it may be further functioned as a special effect generating means for generating a preset special game effect corresponding to the operation (claim 14).

  The program according to claim 14, wherein the video game is a battle-type game in which an action of a main character displayed on the display unit is controlled by the first operation unit to play against an enemy character, A special game effect is that the player directly touches the enemy character displayed on the first display means so that the player character directly touches the enemy character so that the player character is in a disadvantageous situation. The effect is given to the object by directly performing a touch operation so as to operate the operation member with respect to the predetermined object having the operation member displayed on the first display means. It is preferable to include at least one of the effects of performing an operation corresponding to the touch operation.

  A recording medium provided by the third aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to any one of claims 9 to 15 is recorded (claim 16).

  According to the present invention, while the video game is in progress, the image (A) displayed on the first display means by the player and the image (B) displayed on the second display means by the player. ), The image (B) created by the second image creating means is displayed on the first display means, and the image created by the first image creating means is displayed on the second display means. (A) is displayed. Thereby, the player can replace the desired image (A) or (B) with a simple operation and easily confirm it.

  Further, since the second operation means is constituted by a touch panel, the image exchange operation can be performed sensuously. Furthermore, since the state in which the first and second game images are being exchanged with each other is displayed, the player can visually recognize the exchange of images.

  In addition, when the player performs a predetermined touch operation on the image (B) displayed on the first display unit by the second operation unit in a state where the images are replaced, a special corresponding to the touch operation is performed. Since the game effect is generated, the game development displayed on the display means becomes more complicated and the fun of the game content is improved than when the game is progressed only by indirectly operating only the main character. In addition to the operation of the main character, a new game operation is added to improve the fun of the game operation.

  For example, when the video game is a battle-type game in which the main character is played against an enemy character, if the player directly touches the enemy character displayed on the first display means, the situation is disadvantageous for the main character. This produces an effect that directly affects the action of the enemy character. For example, an effect that an enemy character crawls or falls occurs.

  Further, when the player performs a direct touch operation so as to rotate the handle with respect to a predetermined object having an operation member displayed on the first display means, for example, an object of a water pipe provided with a handle, An effect of causing the object to perform an operation corresponding to the touch operation, for example, an effect of ejecting water from a drain of a water pipe occurs.

  Therefore, when a situation in which an object that can be touch-operated is displayed on a display unit that is not provided with a touch panel as the game progresses, the player interchanges the images displayed on the two display units with each other. A special game effect can be generated by directly touching the object.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an overview of a video game apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view showing an overview of the video game apparatus.

  The video game apparatus 1 is a portable video game machine, and the game program and game data are stored in the apparatus from a dedicated portable recording medium (hereinafter referred to as “game media”) in which the game program and game data are recorded. A game can be enjoyed by a player by reading it into a memory (RAM) and executing a game program by a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  Although this embodiment is a portable video game machine, the present invention can also be applied to other types of game machines such as home video game machines and arcade game machines. In the following description, a battle type game (a game in which a main character and an enemy character fight or fight) will be described as an example of game content.

  The video game apparatus 1 includes a lower main body 2 made of a horizontally long rectangular thin rectangular parallelepiped, and an upper main body 3 attached to the upper side of the upper surface of the lower main body 2 by a pair of hinges 2a and 2b so as to be opened and closed. It is a portable video game device that can be folded. The upper main body 3 is electrically connected to the lower main body 2 through the connection portion 2c.

  A first display 4 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the lower main body 2. On the left side of the display 4, a power button 8 and a cross key 7 are arranged vertically. On the right side of the display 4, an operation button 11 composed of two buttons and an operation button 10 composed of four buttons are arranged vertically. In addition, an indicator lamp 9 for indicating the on / off state of the power supply is disposed at an appropriate position on the lower edge of the lower body 2 (in FIG. 1, a position located at the lower right of the first display 4). . Further, a media mounting portion 13 for mounting a recording medium is provided on a side surface along the upper long side of the lower main body 2.

  On the other hand, a second display 5 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the upper main body 3 (the surface facing the upper surface of the lower main body 2 in a closed state), and speakers 12A and 12B are arranged on both sides of the display 5, respectively. ing. The two speakers 12A and 12B are for outputting sound effects in stereo.

  The power button 8 is an operation button for supplying power to a circuit in the video game apparatus 1 to activate the video game apparatus 1. When the power is turned on, the indicator lamp 9 is lit. The cross key 7 selects an item, for example, when a menu screen or a selection screen is displayed before the game starts or during the game, or instructs the main character to be operated by the player during the game. It is used as an operation key for

  The operation button 10 gives various operation commands such as causing the main character to attack the enemy character while the game is in progress, causing the enemy character to perform a defense operation against the attack from the enemy character, and causing an item search operation. It is used as an operation member. The operation button 11 is used as an operation member for instructing the start of a game or instructing display of a menu screen or a selection screen.

  The first display 4 and the second display 5 display various images such as a game title image, a menu image, and a game progress image. The first and second displays 4 and 5 are composed of, for example, transflective color liquid crystal displays and have substantially the same display size.

  As will be described later, the video game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a function of generating a 3D image including a two-dimensional image obtained by perspective projection of a main character from a predetermined viewpoint behind it as a progress image of the game. The first display 4 and the second display 5 display 3D images with different viewpoints.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the first virtual camera C1 is arranged at a predetermined position P1 behind the main character A (a position D1 behind the main character A and a height H1). A two-dimensional image GA (see FIG. 4A) obtained by photographing the main character A side with the camera C1 is generated as an image of each frame of the three-dimensional animation and displayed on the first display 4. Further, the second position P2 is different from the predetermined position P1 (in the present embodiment, a position on the front side of P1 and a position at a height H2 (<H1) behind the main character A by a distance D2 (<D1)). A two-dimensional image GB (see FIG. 4B) obtained by arranging the virtual camera C2 and photographing the main character A side with the virtual camera C2 is generated as an image of each frame of the three-dimensional animation. It is displayed on the display 5.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when an image displayed on the first display 4 (hereinafter referred to as “lower screen 4” if necessary) is an image with a standard field of view, the second display 5 (hereinafter referred to as “lower screen 4”). The upper screen 5 is referred to as “upper screen 5” as necessary, and is closer to the main character A than the lower screen 4, and the main character A and the opponent's object B (hereinafter referred to as “enemy character”) play. An enlarged image (zoomed up image) is displayed.

  Note that the images GA and GB shown in FIG. 4 are not simulations of a captured image obtained when the main character A side is actually captured by the virtual cameras C1 and C2, but the main characters from the positions of the virtual cameras C1 and C2 are not simulated. The line of sight is extended to the A side, and the line of sight intersects the screen S virtually arranged between the virtual cameras C1, C2 and the main character A. The main character A, the enemy character B, the buildings E1, E2, and the background This is a drawing (two-dimensional image by a perspective projection method) of another object such as the mountain M.

  In addition, the display image of the competitive game illustrated below is not a deep 3D image as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, but a depth in which an actor plays in the front by drawing a background image on the back of the stage. This is a shallow 3D image. In other words, on the display screens of the first and second displays 4 and 5, the main character and the enemy character are arranged side by side in front of the stereoscopically visible background image, and these characters are obtained by perspective projection. The created 3D image is displayed. The player cannot move the main character A in the depth direction, but moves the main character A in the left-right direction and the up-down direction to advance the game.

  Accordingly, the player appropriately determines the situation by looking at the upper screen 5 as necessary while looking at the lower screen 4, and controls the operation of the main character A by the operation button 10 based on the determination result. The game can be advanced.

  A transparent touch panel 6 is provided on the display screen of the first display 4. The touch panel 6 has a large number of micro capacitors or micro resistors arranged in a grid pattern on the panel surface. The touch panel 6 is touched directly with a hand or touched with a dedicated touch pen, and the micro capacitor or micro resistor at the contact position is touched. , And a touch position on the display screen of the first display 4 is detected from the change information and input to the CPU.

  The cross key 7 and the operation buttons 10 are mainly used as operation members for the player to control the movement of the main character A existing in the game environment in the virtual space, whereas the touch panel 6 will be described below. Thus, in order to support the main character A during the game, the player is used as an operation member for changing the situation of the battlefield.

  The player can operate the operation button 10 to control the movement of the main character A while playing the game. Basically, the first object (main character A) that is the main character in the battlefield provided in the virtual space is used. ) And a second object (enemy character B) as an opponent, the player remotely controls the operation of the main character A, and the computer (other players in the two-player type) controls the enemy character B. The battle situation is advanced by remotely controlling the movement of the game.

  The opponents in this case are the main character A and the enemy character B that are present on the battlefield, and the battle situation between the characters A and B is an obstacle virtually provided on the battlefield (if the battlefield is an urban area) , Objects such as buildings and vegetation constituting urban areas) and virtually set conditions (for example, forcibly restricting the movement of both characters A and B, or moving the main character A by obtaining a predetermined item) Game rules such as permitting the player), and the player observes the progress of the game on the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5, but the player is directly involved in the battle situation. Never do.

  That is, as long as the player operates the cross key 7 or the operation button 10, the player only has to experience a battle with the enemy character B on the battle field in the virtual space via the main character A. It can be said that 4 and the upper screen 5 are merely windows for the player to look into the battle situation in the virtual space in order to visually experience the simulated experience.

  The touch panel 6 makes it possible for the player to change the virtually set conditions with respect to the progress of the game. Thus, the main character operated by the player in the battle with the enemy character B can be obtained. A is supported. More specifically, as will be described later, the player touches the touch panel 6 in a predetermined direction to divide the lower screen 4 into upper and lower or left and right sides, or display images of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5. You can replace the image.

  Furthermore, merely dividing the lower screen 4 or switching the display image of the lower screen 4 and the display image of the upper screen 5 merely changes the shape of the window and the arrangement of the windows for looking at the battle situation. However, the video game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment divides the lower screen 4 for game effects such as the attacking power of the main character A against the enemy character B in the state where the lower screen 4 is vertically divided. The game effect is changed so that the game effect is not increased or the lower screen 4 is divided horizontally, for example, when an object (for example, a water pipe or a gas pipe) constituting the battlefield is divided by the division. The effect of the division can be reflected in the game effect.

  Further, in a state where the display image of the lower screen 4 and the display image of the upper screen 5 are switched, for example, a specific object that forms the battlefield displayed on the lower screen 4 after the replacement, for example, a handle of a water pipe When the player touches the image to rotate the touch panel 6, the rotation operation is reflected in the progress of the game, and water can be ejected from the water pipe on the lower screen 4.

  In other words, the touch panel 6 is an operation member for the player himself / herself to participate in the game progress, and in particular, an image displayed on the lower screen 4 (a divided image or an upside down image) satisfies a specific condition. Then, the video game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a characteristic configuration in that it is an operation member that generates a predetermined special game effect (hereinafter referred to as “special effect”) corresponding to the image. It has become. Details of the operation of the touch panel 6 and special effects based on the operation will be described later.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the video game apparatus according to the present invention.

  The video game apparatus 1 includes a CPU 21, a drawing data generation processor 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 24, a drawing processing processor 25, a VRAM (Video-RAM) 26, a D / A (Digital-Analog). ) Converter 27, display unit 28, display unit 29, audio processor 30, amplifier 31, speaker 32, input signal processing unit 33, touch operation unit 34, operation unit 35, driver 36 and bus 37 are included.

  The display unit 28 corresponds to the first display 4 in FIG. 1, the display unit 29 corresponds to the second display 5 in FIG. 1, and the speaker 32 corresponds to the speakers 12A and 12B in FIG. Further, the touch operation unit 34 corresponds to the touch panel 6 in FIG. 1, and the operation unit 35 corresponds to the cross key 7, the power button 8, and the operation buttons 10 and 11 in FIG.

  In the video game apparatus 1, a game program and game data (character and background image data, image data for displaying information such as status, sound data such as sound effects and BGM, message data using characters and symbols, etc.) are recorded. The game content can be enjoyed by mounting the game media 38 on the media mounting unit 13, reading the game program and game data in the game media 38 into the RAM 23 with the driver 36, and executing the game program with the CPU 21.

  The player can advance the game by operating the operation members of the touch panel 6, the cross key 7 and the operation buttons 10 of the main body 2.

  The CPU 21, the drawing data generation processor 22, the RAM 23, the ROM 24, the drawing processing processor 25, the sound processing processor 30, and the driver 36 are connected to each other via a bus 37 so that data transmission is possible.

  The CPU 21 comprehensively controls the game progress by executing the game program read from the game media 38 to the RAM 23 by the driver 36 as described above. More specifically, when a player's operation signal is input from the touch operation unit 34 or the operation unit 35, the CPU 21 performs a predetermined game progress process for the operation signal in accordance with the game program, and displays the processing result on the display unit. 28 and the display unit 29 are displayed as 3D images and output from the speaker 32 as sound effects.

  Drawing processing of 3D images to be displayed on the display units 28 and 29 is mainly performed by the drawing processing processor 25. The CPU 21 determines the content of the 3D image to be displayed on the display units 28 and 29 based on the player's operation signals from the touch operation unit 34 and the operation unit 35, and draws necessary drawing data for the content into the drawing data. The data is generated by the generation processor 22 and the drawing data is transferred to the drawing processor 25 to perform drawing processing.

  Further, the CPU 21 determines the sound effect or BGM sound content to be output from the speaker 32, causes the sound processor 30 to generate sound data corresponding to the sound content, and outputs the sound data from the speaker 32.

  The drawing data generation processor 22 performs various arithmetic processes necessary for the drawing process. The CPU 21 determines an image to be displayed on the display units 28 and 29, reads out image data (background, main character and enemy character polygon data, texture data, light source data, etc.) necessary for drawing the image from the RAM 23. This is supplied to the drawing data generation processor 22. In addition, the CPU 21 supplies operation information input from the touch operation unit 34 or the operation unit 35 to the drawing data generation processor 22.

  Based on the image data and operation information supplied from the CPU 21, the drawing data generation processor 22 provides data necessary for drawing (virtual camera, main character, enemy character and background positional relationship in perspective projection, screen screen (monitor screen (E.g., coordinates of polygons constituting the main character, enemy character and background, texture corresponding to each polygon, reflection characteristics of each polygon, etc.) and the calculation result is supplied to the drawing processor 25. .

  The RAM 23 provides an area for storing a game program and game data read from the game media 38 by the driver 36 and a work area for the CPU 21 to process the game program. In the RAM 23, a game program and game data necessary for the progress of the game are read from the game media 38 and stored.

  The game program describes processing procedures and various instructions to be executed by the CPU 21, and controls the game screen, sound, and the like according to operation signals from the touch operation unit 34 or the operation unit 35. Contains content to do. The game data includes, for example, main data, enemy characters, other objects, polygon data constituting the background, and texture data, and also includes sound data used as BGM and various sound effects.

  In the present embodiment, the game program stored in the game media 38 is operated by, for example, a main character whose operation is controlled by a player operating the touch operation unit 34 or the operation unit 35 and another player or computer. It is an action game in which a plurality of controlled enemy characters are played against each other. More specifically, in this action game, for example, a situation such as an urban area is used as a battlefield, and a main character directly hits an enemy character, or a water pipe, a gas pipe, an electric wire, a ladder, an illumination light, etc. that constitutes the battlefield. The purpose is to attack the enemy character indirectly by destroying various objects of the above, to fight against a plurality of enemy characters, and to defeat stronger enemy characters.

  The ROM 24 stores a basic program indicating a basic function of the video game apparatus 1 such as a disk loading function, a game program stored in the game media 38, a procedure for reading game data, and the like. When the game media 38 is loaded in the media loading unit 13, the CPU 21 operates the driver 36 according to the basic program gram in the ROM 24, reads the game program and game data from the game media 38 into the RAM 23, and sets the game start state.

  The drawing processor 25 generates an image of each frame of the 3D image (a two-dimensional image by a perspective projection method) and displays it on the display unit 28 and the display unit 29. The drawing processor 25 creates a two-dimensional image of each frame to be displayed on the display unit 28 and the display unit 29 using data supplied from the drawing data generation processor 22 based on a drawing command from the CPU 21. Connected to the drawing processor 25 is a VRAM 26 for creating a two-dimensional image of each frame.

  The VRAM 26 is provided with two buffer areas (hereinafter referred to as “screen buffers”) for storing two-dimensional image data of each frame displayed on the display units 28 and 29. The screen buffers 26A and 26B have the same memory structure and memory capacity. Although not shown, the VRAM 26 has a work area for creating an image for display in the screen buffers 26A and 26B.

  The two screen buffers 26A and 26B are provided in the VRAM 26 in the case of a normal drawing process in which a 3D image is displayed on a single display, for example, the first display 4, by using one screen buffer 26A. While the display process of one display 4 is being performed, image data of the next frame is generated in the other screen buffer 26B using the work area, and this process is performed between the screen buffer 26A and the screen buffer 26B. This is because the drawing process of each frame on the first display 4 every 1/60 seconds can be smoothly performed by performing alternately.

  The D / A converter 27 converts the image data output from the screen buffer 26 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the display units 28 and 29. The D / A converter 27 is provided with a switch circuit for switching the image data from the screen buffer 26A and the image data from the screen buffer 26B, and the switching of the switch circuit is controlled by the drawing processor 25.

  In other words, when only the main 3D image is displayed on the display unit 28 (first display 4), for example, the drawing processor 25 displays the main to be displayed on the display unit 28 of the screen buffer 26A or the screen buffer 26B. The connection in the switch circuit is switched every 1/60 seconds so that the screen buffer in which the 2D image GA of each frame of the 3D image is created is connected to the display unit 28. For example, when the 2D image GA of the current frame is already created in the screen buffer 26A and the 2D image GA of the next frame is being created in the screen buffer 26B, the drawing processor 25 switches the D / A converter 27. When the circuit is switched so that the screen buffer 26A is connected to the display unit 28, and the two-dimensional image GA of the next frame is created in the screen buffer 26B, the screen buffer 26B displays the switch circuit of the D / A converter 27. Switch so that it is connected to 28.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the progress of the game is displayed using the first and second displays 4 and 5 (display units 28 and 29) simultaneously. In this case, a 3D image composed of a two-dimensional image GA of the perspective projection method at the first camera position P1 (hereinafter referred to as “main 3D (Dimension) image”) and two of the perspective projection methods at the second camera position P2. In order to simultaneously display a 3D image (hereinafter referred to as a “sub 3D image”) composed of the three-dimensional image GB on the first display 4 (display unit 28) and the second display 5 (display unit 29), a screen buffer is used. 26A is assigned for creating the two-dimensional image GA, and the screen buffer 26B is assigned for creating the two-dimensional image GB, so that the two-dimensional image GA and the two-dimensional image GB are created every 1/30 seconds.

  That is, the drawing processor 25 converts the data of the two-dimensional image GA of the perspective projection method at the first camera position P1 and the data of the two-dimensional image GB of the perspective projection method at the second camera position P2 every 1/60 seconds. Alternately generated. Accordingly, a two-dimensional image GA (see FIG. 4A) of each frame of the main 3D image created from the first camera position P1 is created in the screen buffer 26A every 1/30 seconds, and is stored in the screen buffer 26B. A two-dimensional image GB (see FIG. 4B) of each frame of the sub 3D image created from the second camera position P2 is created every 1/30 seconds.

  Then, the drawing processor 25 creates the 2D image GA constituting the main 3D image in the screen buffer 26A, and creates the D / A when the 2D image GB constituting the sub 3D image is being created in the screen buffer 26B. When the switch circuit of the converter 27 is switched so that the screen buffer 26A is connected to the display unit 28, and the two-dimensional image GB constituting the sub 3D image is created in the screen buffer 26B, the switch circuit of the D / A converter 27 is switched. The screen buffer 26B is switched to be connected to the display unit 29. That is, every time a two-dimensional image GA constituting a main 3D image is created in the screen buffer 26A, the drawing processor 25 outputs the two-dimensional image GA to the display unit 28, and constructs a sub 3D image in the screen buffer 26B. The connection of the switch circuit of the D / A converter 27 is switched every 1/60 seconds so that the two-dimensional image GB is output to the display unit 29 every time the two-dimensional image GB is created.

  In addition, when the screen of the display unit 28 (first display 4) is divided, the main 3D image is displayed in one divided region in the screen, and the sub 3D image is displayed in the other divided region, the drawing processing processor. 25 switches the connection in the switch circuit as in the case where only the main 3D image is displayed on the display unit 28. In this case, the rendering processor 25 creates the two-dimensional image GA of each frame of the main 3D image in, for example, a partial region corresponding to one divided region in the screen buffer 26A, and outputs the two-dimensional image GA of each frame of the sub 3D image. For example, the dimensional image GB is generated in a partial region corresponding to the other divided region in the screen buffer 26B.

  Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 28 alternately displays the two-dimensional image GA of each frame of the main 3D image and the two-dimensional image GB of each frame of the sub 3D image every 1/60 seconds. The FIG. 6 divides the screen of the display unit 28 into upper and lower parts, displays a 2D image GA of each frame of the main 3D image in the lower area, and displays a 2D image GB of each frame of the sub 3D image in the upper area. More specifically, the frame No. created by the drawing processor 25 is specifically described. In (k-2), k, (k + 2),..., A two-dimensional image GB of each frame of the sub 3D image is created in the upper half area of the screen buffer 26B. (K−1), (k + 1),... Show a state in which the two-dimensional image GA of each frame of the main 3D image is created in the lower half area of the screen buffer 26A.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the two-dimensional image GA of each frame of the main 3D image and the two-dimensional image GB of each frame of the sub 3D image are alternately displayed on the display unit 28. In, the 2D image GB of each frame of the sub 3D image is displayed at a period of 1/30 seconds, and the 2D image GA of each frame of the main 3D image is displayed at a period of 1/30 seconds in the lower area. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the display unit 28 substantially displays the sub 3D image in the upper area of the display unit 28 and the main 3D image in the lower area.

  The same applies to the case where the screen of the display unit 28 is divided into right and left, the two-dimensional image GA of each frame of the main 3D image is displayed in the left area, and the two-dimensional image GB of each frame of the sub 3D image is displayed in the right area. Drawing processing is performed, the main 3D image is displayed in the left area of the display unit 28, and the sub 3D image is displayed in the right area.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the sound processor 30 reads the sound effect or BGM sound data from the RAM 23 based on the sound command from the CPU 21, performs the required processing and D / A conversion processing, and then outputs them to the amplifier 31. . The amplifier 31 amplifies the audio signal input from the audio processor 30 with a predetermined amplification degree, and then outputs it to the speaker 32.

  The input signal processing unit 33 calculates a touch position on the panel surface (display screen of the first display 4) based on touch information (change information of a resistance or a capacitor as a sensor) input from the touch operation unit 34, The calculation result is input to the CPU 21.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the panel surface is set with the upper left corner as the origin O and the y-axis in the downward direction and the x-axis in the right direction. A sensor position (x, y) is defined for a sensor such as a capacitor. For example, when the player touches the P point portion of the touch panel 6 with his / her finger, the contact area includes a plurality of sensors St as shown in FIG. Is input to the input signal processing unit 33.

  The input signal processing unit 33 calculates the coordinates (x, y) of the sensor St that has been in contact from the input signal, calculates the center position of the contact area from these coordinates, and uses the calculation result as contact position information. Input to the CPU 21. For example, when the range in the x-axis direction of the contacted region is x (i) to x (i + n) and the range in the y-axis direction is y (j) to x (j + m), the input signal processing unit 33 inputs (x (i) + x (i + n)) / n and (y (j) + y (j + m)) / m to the CPU 21 as coordinates of the contact position P.

  Next, the operation of the touch panel 6 in the game progress and the game effect by the operation will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the video game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the game is normally performed in a state where the main 3D image is displayed on the first display 4 and the sub 3D image is displayed on the second display 5. The player can move the main character A, attack the enemy character B, or defend the attack from the enemy character B by operating the cross key 7 or the operation button 10. When the player moves the main character A, the virtual camera C1 of the main 3D image and the virtual camera C2 of the sub 3D image are also automatically set by the game program in accordance with the movement of the main character A on the battlefield in the virtual space. A main 3D image and a sub 3D image that move and track the main character A are displayed on the first display 4 and the second display 5, respectively. Hereinafter, the game progress in such a display mode is referred to as “normal mode”.

  When the power button 8 is turned on and the game software is activated, the game is started in the normal mode. The player can switch to one of the vertical division mode, the horizontal division mode, and the slide mode by touching a predetermined area of the touch panel 6 in a predetermined direction while the game is in progress in the normal mode.

  In the vertical division mode, as shown in FIGS. 9B to 9D, the lower screen 4 is divided into right and left, the main 3D image is displayed on the left screen, and the sub 3D image is displayed on the right screen. In this state, a special game effect (special effect) that is not in the normal mode is generated. On the other hand, in the horizontal division mode, as shown in FIGS. 12A to 12C, the lower screen 4 is vertically divided into two, the main 3D image is displayed on the lower screen, and the sub 3D image is displayed on the upper screen. In this mode, a special effect is generated in a state where is displayed.

  Since the vertical division mode and the horizontal division mode are for generating special game effects that do not occur in the normal mode, a predetermined time is set even if the normal mode is switched to the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode. When (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, the mode is automatically switched to the normal mode. Therefore, the player can only switch from the normal mode to the vertical split mode or the horizontal split mode, and after switching to the vertical split mode or the horizontal split mode, a special effect must be generated within a predetermined time. Don't be.

  The mode switching from the normal mode to the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode is performed by touching an area other than the slide mode setting area of the touch panel 6 with a finger or a dedicated touch pen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction for a predetermined length or more. As shown in FIG. 10, the band-shaped area As at both ends of the panel surface of the touch panel 6 is an area for setting / canceling the slide mode (hereinafter referred to as “slide mode setting area”). The area Ab except for is an area for performing the setting operation of the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode (hereinafter referred to as “division mode setting area”).

  When the player touches the split mode setting area Ab of the touch panel 6 with a finger so as to draw a straight line in an arbitrary direction, the CPU 21 changes the length of the line L in accordance with the change in the length of the touched line L. The length Lx of the component in the x-axis direction and the length Ly of the component in the y-axis direction are integrated, and the length Lx precedes the length Ly by a predetermined threshold Lr (depending on the size of the panel surface, for example, several mm If the length Ly exceeds a predetermined threshold Lr before the length Lx, it is determined to be a setting operation for the vertical division mode. Determine and set the vertical split mode.

  Theoretically, the lengths Lx and Ly may simultaneously exceed the threshold Lr, and it may be unclear whether the operation is in the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode. However, the player's touch operation is usually slightly fluctuating. Therefore, it is extremely rare that the lengths Lx and Ly simultaneously exceed the threshold value Lr, and when the player sets the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode, either the length Lx or the length Ly is intentionally set. Since it is normal to touch the touch panel 6 so as to be longer than the other, it can be said that the above problem does not substantially occur.

  By the way, the player can also operate the touch panel 6 with a dedicated touch pen. However, since the cross key 7 and the operation button 10 which are the operation members of the main character A are normally operated with fingers, When the touch panel 6 is operated as a member, it is generally considered to be operated with a finger. Therefore, hereinafter, the touch panel 6 will be described as being operated with a finger.

  For example, when the player touches the panel surface of the touch panel 6 in the vertical direction while the main 3D image shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the first display 4, for example, the normal mode is switched to the vertical division mode. Thus, the screen of the first display 4 changes as shown in FIG.

  The display example of FIG. 9A shows a state where the main character A is going to play against the enemy character B, and three buildings E3 to E5 and a water pipe F1 are drawn as a background. When the mode is switched to the vertical division mode, a vertical division line LB1 is displayed at the center of the screen, the main 3D image is displayed in the left division area AL, and a sub-area is displayed in the right division area AR as shown in FIG. A 3D image is displayed.

  Since the main 3D image is displayed on the entire screen of the first display 4 and the sub 3D image is displayed on the entire screen of the second display 5, only the left side portion of the main 3D image is divided into the divided area AL immediately after the division. Only the right part of the sub 3D image is displayed in the divided area AR. The slight difference between the image in the left divided area AL and the image in the right divided area AR in FIG. 9B is based on the difference between the viewpoints of the main 3D image and the sub 3D image.

  When the player operates the right key of the cross key 7 in the divided display state of FIG. 9B, the main character A is moved to the right according to the operation, and the main character A is tracked. A main 3D image is generated by moving the camera C1, and the main 3D image is displayed in the left divided area AL as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the sub 3D image is generated as an image for photographing a subject that falls within the photographing range of the virtual camera C2 with the virtual camera C2 fixed, and is displayed in the right divided area AR.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, in the image displayed in the left divided area AR, the main character A moves with the background (buildings E3 to E5), but is displayed in the right divided area AL. In the image, the background does not change, and when the main character A enters the frame and moves, the state is displayed and the action of the enemy character B corresponding to it is displayed. FIG. 9C shows a state where the main character A is framed in the right divided area AR.

  When the player brings the main character A closer to the enemy character B and attacks the enemy character B from the state of FIG. 9C, as shown in FIG. 9D, the left divided area AL and the right divided area AR The image showing the substantially similar attack state is displayed, and the amount of damage given to the enemy character B, for example “+10”, is displayed on the screen in both divided areas AR and AL. This damage amount “+10” is the same as when the same attack damage is given to the enemy character B in the normal mode, but only “+10” is displayed on the display screen of the first display 4 in the normal mode. On the other hand, in the split mode, two “+10” are displayed on the display screen of the first display 4, so the amount of damage given to the enemy character B is + 10 × the number of displays in the normal mode. It is calculated by (1), and in division mode, it is calculated by + 10 × number of displays (2). Therefore, in the normal mode, the damage amount is +10, but in the split mode, the damage amount is doubled to +20. Hereinafter, this special game effect is referred to as “first special effect”.

  In this way, the amount of damage given to the enemy character B in the vertical split mode is doubled even if the player performs an attack operation similar to that in the normal mode on the screen of the first display 4 in the vertical split mode. Two states are shown where the enemy character B takes damage, and the enemy character B appears to be doing double damage to the enemy character B, so that such a visual effect is generated as a special game effect. is there. For the same reason, when the main character A receives damage from the enemy character B in the vertical split mode, the damage amount is doubled as compared with the normal mode.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of another special game effect in the vertical division mode.

  FIG. 11A shows an example in which a switch F2 for opening a door (not shown) is provided on the battlefield, and there is a mechanism for opening the door by placing the main character A on the switch F2. is there. This mechanism is such that when the main character A gets on the switch F2, the switch F2 is lowered by the weight of the main character A (virtually set parameter) and the door is opened. The weight of the main character A is insufficient, and the switch F2 is not lowered even when the player moves the main character A over the switch F2, as shown in FIG.

  However, in this case, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the player switches the normal mode to the vertical division mode, the virtual weight of the main character A is doubled due to the special effect of the vertical division mode described above. When the main character A is placed on the switch F2, the switch F2 descends so that the door can be opened.

  This special game effect (hereinafter referred to as “second special effect”) increases the weight of the main character A, which is a virtual parameter, from the amount of damage to the enemy character B and the enemy character B. This is similar to the first special effect that increases the damage amount of the game, but is different in the game development. That is, since the damage amount is a parameter of a direct game effect with respect to the action of the main character A, it functions effectively as an effect on the battle itself against the enemy character B, and the main amount according to the movement route prepared in the battle field. It does not function as a parameter for moving the character A to advance the game. On the other hand, since the virtual weight is a parameter of the game effect of moving the main character A to unlock the device, it does not function as an effect on the battle against the enemy character B, but is prepared in the battlefield. This is an indispensable parameter for moving the main character A along the moving route to advance the game.

  Therefore, the first special effect is an effective game effect for the player to indirectly experience the battle through the main character A, but the second special effect is a variety of effects provided by the player himself in the progress of the game. The game effect is effective in solving the mystery of the game, and the nature of the game effect is different. Conventionally, there are devices that provide a mechanism for the game contents and allow the game to proceed while solving the mystery, but they are those in which the player operates the main character A to solve the various device mysteries. As described above, there is no device that generates the second special effect based on the image content appearing on the divided screen and uses this second special effect to solve the device, and the video game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. By providing the second special effect in the vertical division mode, there is an effect that it is possible to produce an unprecedented game development and game operation fun.

  In addition, although one representative example was given as an example of the first and second special effects in the vertical division mode, the first and second special effects are not limited to the above, It can be set as appropriate depending on the type of game and the content of the game. For example, in a game in which the main character A acquires points and specific items as the game progresses, a game effect that increases the amount of points acquired in the vertical division mode as compared to the normal mode may be set as the first special effect. it can.

  If the main character A has a function of jumping, as a second special effect, it is possible to set a game effect that increases the jump amount in the vertical division mode as compared with the normal mode. In addition, a game effect may be set that increases the speed of each action such as attack / defense and movement of the main character A compared to the normal mode.

  In the present embodiment, as the first and second special effects in the vertical division mode, parameters (parameters such as attack power, defense power, and weight) associated with the main character A are displayed on each divided screen. Thus, the display of the movement state of the main character A is changed in accordance with the number of divisions, but it is not always necessary to be linked to the display number of the movement state of the main character A based on the divided screen. . For example, when the display number of a specific item displayed on the first display 4 is increased by the number of divisions due to screen division, an attack accompanying the main character A in conjunction with the increase in the display number of the specific item Parameters such as force may be increased.

  Next, a special game effect in the horizontal division mode will be described.

  For example, when the player touches the panel surface of the touch panel 6 in the horizontal direction while the main 3D image shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the first display 4, for example, the normal mode is switched to the horizontal division mode. Thus, the screen of the first display 4 changes as shown in FIG.

  When switched to the horizontal division mode, as shown in FIG. 12A, a horizontal division line LB2 is displayed at the center of the screen, the main 3D image is displayed in the lower division area AD, and the upper division area AU. A sub 3D image is displayed. More specifically, immediately after the division, only the lower part of the main 3D image before the division is displayed in the lower divided area AD. On the other hand, in the upper divided area AU, the position of the virtual camera C2 for creating the sub 3D image immediately after the division is moved to the position of the virtual camera C1 for creating the main 3D image, and the perspective projection method is used from that position. Only the lower part of the sub 3D image created by is displayed.

  In the horizontal division mode, when the player performs an operation of moving the main character A with the cross key 7, the main character A is moved in the virtual space in accordance with the operation, and the main character A is followed. The main 3D image is created by moving the virtual camera C1. On the other hand, in the horizontal division mode, when the player performs a touch operation on the horizontal division line LB2, the virtual camera C2 is moved in the horizontal direction in accordance with the touch operation to create a sub 3D image.

  Accordingly, when the player operates the right key of the cross key 7 in the divided display state of FIG. 12A, the main character A becomes the enemy character B in the lower divided area AD as shown in FIG. A main 3D image that moves so as to approach is displayed.

  On the other hand, although the sub 3D image is displayed in the upper divided area AU, the virtual camera C2 does not move by the operation of the cross key 7, and the battle field is the ground in the example of FIG. Since there is no frame-in in the upper area of the C2 frame, a substantially static image is displayed as shown in FIG.

  As the main character A moves, the main 3D image of the lower divided area AD changes with the background as a whole, whereas the upper divided screen AU remains in a state of being totally stationary regardless of the movement of the main character A. Therefore, the pipe portion F1 ′ in the vertical direction of the water pipe F1 in the screen is divided by the horizontal dividing line LB2.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the effect of the division on the object such as the water pipe F1 in which the image in the screen of the first display 4 is divided by the horizontal dividing line LB2 in this way is divided into the upper division area AU or the lower division area AU. A special game effect (hereinafter referred to as “third special effect”) reflected in the side division area AD is generated. In the example of FIG. 12B, an image for ejecting water F3 is displayed at a position where the water pipe F1 in the lower divided area AD is divided. Although not shown, this third special effect is not only the effect on the image, but when the enemy character B is present under the position where the water pipe F1 is divided, the water F3 ejected is An effect of damaging the enemy character B is also produced.

  FIG. 12B shows a third special effect by shifting the image of the lower divided area AD with respect to the image of the upper divided area AU by the player moving the main character A. However, in this embodiment, when the player touches the horizontal dividing line LB2 in the horizontal direction in the horizontal division mode, the virtual camera C2 moves in the horizontal direction based on the touch direction and the touch amount. A moved sub 3D image is generated, and the sub 3D image is displayed in the upper divided area AU.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), the entire image of the upper divided area AU moves to the left and right according to the touch amount on the player's horizontal division line LB2. The pipe F1 ′ is divided by the horizontal dividing line LB2, and an image for ejecting the water F3 is displayed at the divided position of the water pipe F1 ′ in the lower divided area AD.

  That is, the player switches to the horizontal division mode while the enemy character B is displayed so as to overlap the vertical water pipe F1 ′, and performs an operation of moving the main character A, or on the horizontal division line LB2. Depending on whether the operation of touching in the horizontal direction is performed, the water pipe F1 ′ can be divided, and the water F3 can be ejected from the divided position to damage the enemy character B (indirect attack).

  In FIG. 12, the water pipe F1 has been described as an example of an object that generates a special effect (third special effect) due to the division. However, the third special effect includes a gas pipe, an oil feed pipe, a steam pipe, and the like. The present invention can also be applied to an object of a pipe through which other liquid or fluid passes. As another aspect of the third special effect, an object such as a chandelier suspended by a wire is dropped by cutting the wire, or the glass fitted in the window frame is dropped by cutting the window. May be. That is, content corresponding to an actual phenomenon in which a content or a held member is ejected, dropped, or flows out by cutting or dividing a certain object can be adopted as the third special effect.

  In addition, a special effect is generated as a third special effect that displays a state in which energization to an object such as an electric fixture or an amusement park vehicle constituting the battlefield is stopped by dividing the electric wire. May be.

  As another example of the third special effect generated by scrolling the image of the upper divided area AU in the horizontal division mode, for example, the building is divided by scrolling the upper image and the main character A is put into the building. To move an object on the platform by scrolling the upper image and dropping it down, to draw a distant scaffold by scrolling the image, and to move the scaffold of the main character A, etc. A game effect can be considered.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of another special game effect in the horizontal division mode.

  The special effect shown in FIG. 12 is an effect when an object such as the water pipe F1 constituting the battlefield is divided by the horizontal division of the screen of the first display 4, but the special effect ( Hereinafter, the “fourth special effect”) is an image of the lower divided area AD when the player moves the main character A in the horizontal direction while the screen of the first display 4 is divided vertically. This is an effect when an object such as a ladder F4 divided by scrolling is connected or combined.

  FIG. 13A shows a state in which an image including a ladder F4 in which the lower half portion is cut off is displayed on the upper right portion of the screen of the first display 4 in the normal mode. In this display state, when the player moves the main character A to the right and scrolls the background image from right to left, the ladder F4 ′ in which the upper half portion connectable to the ladder F4 is cut appears. (See FIG. 13B).

  In the normal mode, the player can move the main character A to below the ladder F4 but cannot climb the ladder F4. On the other hand, when the player moves the main character A to the right side in the normal mode, the background image displayed on the screen of the first display 4 is displayed with the ladder F4 in the lower half of FIG. From the state, the upper half of the ladder F4 ′ can be scrolled to be displayed. In this display state, the ladder F4 ′ is cut off, so that the main character A cannot climb the ladder F4 ′. I can, but I can't climb on the way.

  In such a display state, when the player switches the normal mode to the divided mode and moves the main character A to the right side, the image of the upper divided area AU is stationary and only the background image of the lower divided area AD is displayed. By scrolling from right to left, as shown in FIG. 13C, it is possible to create a display state in which the ladder F4 ′ is connected to the ladder F3 portion of the upper divided area AU.

  When the background image of the lower divided area AD is scrolled to the state where the ladder F4 ′ is connected to the ladder F4 of the upper divided area AU, the display of the lower divided area AD is changed from the scroll display to a display in which only the main character A is moved. Can be switched. That is, the main 3D image displayed in the lower divided area AD is fixed within the virtual camera C1 from the 3D image created by moving the virtual camera C1 along with the movement of the main character A, and moves within the screen of the virtual camera C1. To the 3D image as if the main character A is photographed.

  Then, when the player moves the main character A to the position of the ladder F4 ′ and operates the cross key 7 to climb the ladder F4 ′, as shown in FIG. A main 3D image in which the main character A climbs the ladder F4 ′ is displayed. In this case, in the normal mode, the main character A displays a main 3D image that can only climb up to the lower half of the ladder F4 ′ on the entire screen of the first display 4, but in the horizontal division mode, the main character A is shown in FIG. As shown, a main 3D image in which the main character A climbs further above the upper end of the ladder F4 ′ is displayed in the lower divided area AD. At the same time, a sub 3D image in which the main character A has climbed up from the lower end of the ladder F4 is displayed in the upper divided area AU.

  Therefore, in the horizontal division mode, the main character A displays an image ascending the ladder connecting the lower ladder F4 ′ and the upper ladder F4, and the player switches from the normal mode to the horizontal division mode and then performs a predetermined operation. If the main character A is moved to the upper ladder F4 within the time, the game can be further advanced after the mode is switched to the normal mode. That is, the main character A can be moved to a place where the main character A cannot be moved unless the fourth special effect in the horizontal division mode is used.

  In FIG. 13, the ladder F4 is described as an example of an object that generates a special effect (fourth special effect) by connection. However, the fourth special effect also applies to objects other than the ladder F4, such as stairs and ropes. Can be applied.

  In FIG. 13, the special game effect has been described on the condition that the divided images of the objects constituting the moving path of the main character A are connected. However, the fourth special effect is the object constituting the moving path of the main character A. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to an operation member for causing the main character A to operate.

  For example, the bell rope for unraveling the mechanism is divided in the normal mode, and the main character A operates the rope to ring the bell by connecting the rope in the horizontal split mode, that is, solving the mystery of the mechanism. You may be able to. Further, the present invention can be applied to devices such as aligning the colors of specific objects divided up and down, or combining shapes to complete specific shapes.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of another special game effect in the horizontal division mode.

  The special game effect shown in FIG. 14 (hereinafter referred to as “fifth special effect”) does not occur after switching to the horizontal division mode, but occurs when the horizontal division mode is switched. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the balloon F5 and the like are on the line on which the horizontal division line LB2 of the screen of the first display 4 is drawn in the normal mode (on the horizontal line at the approximate center in the vertical direction of the screen). When the player performs an operation of switching to the horizontal division mode with the touch panel 6 in the state where the object is present, a horizontal division line LB2 is drawn on the first display 4 as shown in FIG. This is a game effect in which the horizontal dividing line LB2 hits the balloon F5 and bursts.

  The object to which the fifth special effect is applied is not limited to the balloon F3, and can be applied to any object that bursts, such as a bomb. In addition to the effect of causing the object itself to rupture and disappearing from the screen, for example, the effect of dropping the object from the table by applying the horizontal dividing line LB2 to the object placed on the table is generated. You may make it make it.

  The fourth special effect in the horizontal division mode shown in FIG. 13 mainly assists the movement of the main character A operated by the player in the virtual space, but in the horizontal division mode shown in FIGS. The third and fifth special effects are different from the fourth special effect in that the player himself destroys the equipment that constitutes the battle field of the main character A and changes the battle environment. . The fifth special effect is different from the third and fourth special effects in that the horizontal dividing line LB2 itself is used as a tool for progressing the game, and is associated with the display of the horizontal dividing line LB2. Therefore, it can be said that it is a completely new game effect for a conventional game in which no division line is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the fifth special effect at the time of switching the division mode is referred to only in the case of the horizontal division mode, but the same special effect is also generated at the time of switching the vertical division mode. Also good.

  Next, the slide mode will be described.

  In the slide mode, as shown in FIGS. 15A to 15C, the image on the first display 4 (lower screen 4) and the image on the second display 5 (upper screen 5) are switched, and the upper screen is displayed. In this mode, the image 5 is moved to the lower screen 4 so that various special game effects can be generated on the touch panel 6.

  As described above, in the normal mode, a main 3D image having a slightly wider field of view centered on the main character A is displayed on the lower screen 4 so that the overall battle situation can be easily grasped, and the main character A is displayed on the upper screen 5. A sub 3D image that is zoomed up is displayed on the main character A so that the surrounding situation can be easily grasped.

  The lower screen 4 is provided with a touch panel 6, and the player can input any operation from the touch panel 6 to the image displayed on the lower screen 4 and generate a special game effect for the operation. Can be done. For example, as shown in FIG. 15A, when an operation for rotating the handle F6 of the water pipe F1 displayed on the lower screen 4 is input from the touch panel 6, water is ejected from the outlet F1 ″ of the water pipe F1. Such a special game effect (hereinafter referred to as “sixth special effect”) can be generated.

  However, the handle F6 displayed on the lower screen 4 is too small for the player to touch and rotate with his / her finger. Therefore, in this embodiment, the zoomed-in image of the upper screen 5 and the lower screen 4 Thus, the player can touch and rotate the handle F6 of the zoomed-up image with a finger.

  That is, when the player inputs a predetermined touch operation on the touch panel 6 on the lower screen 4 with the object that is the target of the special effect being displayed, the player starts from the normal mode. By switching to the slide mode (a mode in which the image on the lower screen 4 and the image on the upper screen 5 are interchanged), a predetermined touch operation can be input to the image on the upper screen 5.

  The mode switching from the normal mode to the slide mode is performed by touching the slide mode setting area As of the touch panel 6 with a finger or a dedicated touch pen in a vertical direction (R direction in FIG. 15A) for a predetermined length or more. . In the present embodiment, as will be described later, display is performed in which each image on the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 is moved in the touch direction in accordance with the touch amount of the finger. Since the display of completely replacing the images on the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 is performed when moving two or more, the predetermined length is substantially determined by the amount of movement of the image in each screen.

  The operation of touching the touch panel 6 for a predetermined length or more is substantially the same touch operation as when switching to the vertical division mode. However, since the slide mode setting area As is a narrow band-like area, if the slide mode setting area As protrudes from the slide mode setting area As to the divided area Ab during the touch operation, the protruding portion is not integrated as a touch amount, and the touch is performed. The presence / absence of an operation for switching to the slide mode is determined based on the amount of touch (see the length Ly in FIG. 10) from the start point to the point protruding from the divided area Ab.

  In addition, when the player touches the slide mode setting area As on the lower screen 4 with his / her finger in either the upper or lower direction in the normal mode, the image on the upper screen 5 corresponds to the touch amount in either the upper or lower direction described above. While moving downward in the screen, the image of the upper screen 4 moves upward in the screen. FIG. 15B shows the images of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 when the player touches the slide mode setting area As of the lower screen 4 with his / her finger in either the upper or lower direction from the state of FIG. The figure shows a state in which about 1/3 of the vertical length of the screen is slid to the upper side and the lower side, respectively.

  In FIG. 15B, the lower screen 4 is displayed at the bottom of the upper screen 5 where the image of the lower screen 4 protrudes upward from the screen of the lower screen 4. The image and the image of the upper screen 5 are arranged in the front and back, and are moved up and down to express the state in which the positions of both images are interchanged. Instead of the display mode of FIG. 15B, a portion where the image of the upper screen 5 protrudes from the upper screen 5 to the lower side may be displayed on the upper portion of the lower screen 4.

  In the present embodiment, when the images on the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 slide to the upper side and the lower side by ½ or more of the vertical length of the screen, the lower finger of the slide mode setting area As Regardless of the touch amount, the image of the lower screen 4 and the image of the upper image 5 are automatically switched as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the normal mode, the main 3D image is created by, for example, the screen buffer 26A and displayed on the first display 4, and the sub 3D image is created by, for example, the screen buffer 26B and is displayed on the second display 5. Is displayed.

  When the player performs an operation to switch from the normal mode to the slide mode, as shown in FIG. 16, the frame image GA and the sub 3D image of the main 3D image respectively displayed in the screen buffers 26A and 26B in the work area of the VRAM 26. When the frame image GB is copied, for example, in a slide state in which the slide amount is 25% (an amount corresponding to 25% of the length in the vertical direction of the screen), the operation is performed as shown in FIG. An image obtained by combining the image of the upper 25% portion of the frame image GA copied to the region and the image of the upper 50% portion of the frame image GB is created in the lower 75% region of the screen buffer 26B. An image of the lower 75% of the frame image GA copied to the work area is created in the upper 75% area of the screen buffer 26A.

  In the slide state with a slide amount of 40%, as shown in FIG. 4B, an image of the upper 40% portion of the frame image GA copied to the work area and an image of the upper 20% portion of the frame image GB are displayed. Is created in the lower 60% area of the screen buffer 26B, and the lower 60% portion of the frame image GA copied to the work area is in the upper 60% area of the screen buffer 26A. Created.

  As a result, the images created in the screen buffers 26A and 26B are displayed on the first display 4 and the second display 5, respectively. In the second display 5, the image displayed on the first display 4 is the upper side. The state of sliding is displayed.

  When the slide amount exceeds 50%, each frame image of the sub 3D image is created in the screen buffer 26A, and each frame image of the main 3D image is created in the screen buffer 26B, as shown in FIG. Thus, the slide amount is substantially 100%, that is, the state in which the image on the upper screen 5 and the image on the lower screen 4 are completely interchanged is displayed.

  If the work area does not have enough memory capacity to copy the images of the screen buffers 26A and 26B, the image content of the main 3D image is moved upward in the screen buffer 26A and the sub 3D is transferred to the screen buffer 26B. Only the state in which the image content of the image moves downward may be displayed. In this case, it is not possible to display the state in which the images on both screens are moved overlappingly on the lower screen 4 or the upper screen 5, but the display content is moving up and down on each screen 4 and 5 Is displayed, it is possible to achieve an effect of allowing the player to visually recognize the state of transition to the slide mode.

  Returning to FIG. 15, when the player touches the slide mode setting area As on the lower screen 4 with his / her finger in either the upper or lower direction in the state of FIG. The images of 4 and the upper screen 5 slide to the lower side and the upper side, respectively. The state in which the images of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 slide up and down according to the finger touch direction and the touch amount in the slide mode setting area As is linked to the player's finger operation. Then, by moving the images of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5, the player can visually and sensibly understand that the player has switched from the normal mode to the slide mode.

  The main character A may be jumped on the screen at the moment of switching from the normal mode to the slide mode, and the switch to the slide mode may be expressed by the action of the main character A. Switching to the vertical division mode and the horizontal division mode visually indicates that the player has switched from the normal mode to the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode by displaying the vertical division line LB1 and the horizontal division line LB2. To be understood sensuously.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a special game effect in the slide mode.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a special game effect that is generated when the player touches the enemy character B with respect to the lower screen 4 after switching from the normal mode to the slide mode. FIG. The image of the lower screen 4 before switching is shown, (b) shows the image of the lower screen 4 after switching to the slide mode, and (c) shows the enemy with the touch panel 6 in the display state of (b). It is a figure which shows the special game effect which generate | occur | produced when the character B is touched.

  FIG. 17A is a diagram showing a state in which the enemy character B is attacking the main character A in the normal mode. In the normal mode, the player operates the operation button 10 to the enemy character B to the main character A. Can be dealt with and the situation shown in FIG. 5A can be dealt with.

  Furthermore, the player touches the slide mode setting area As of the lower screen 4 with a finger in a certain direction in the upper and lower directions for a predetermined length or more, and as shown in FIG. 17B, the image of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 images can be exchanged to generate a special game effect (hereinafter referred to as “sixth special effect”). That is, when the image of the enemy character B is touched with the touch panel 6 with the finger in the display state of FIG. 17B, for example, when the area b1 indicated by the dotted line is touched with the finger, as shown in FIG. The operation of the touch panel 6 is reflected in the action of the enemy character B, and the enemy character B is displayed so as to bend by the operation of the player's touch panel 6.

  In other words, in a battle between the main character A and the enemy character B, a sixth special effect is generated in which the player himself can assist the main character A by obstructing the action of the enemy character B.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of another special game effect in the slide mode.

  The special game effect (hereinafter referred to as “seventh special effect”) shown in FIG. 18 is shown in FIG. 17 in that the player himself helps the main character A in the battle between the main character A and the enemy character B. This is common with the sixth special effect. In the example of FIG. 17, the player himself touches the image of the enemy character B directly in the slide mode, thereby causing the enemy character B to be obscured or preventing the enemy character B from attacking the main character A. In the example of FIG. 18, a player directly operates various facilities arranged on a battlefield that can be operated by the main character A in place of the main character A, thereby damaging the enemy character B, The enemy character B can be prevented from attacking the main character A.

  FIG. 18A shows a state in which the enemy character B is positioned below the drain F1 ″ of the water pipe F1 on the lower screen 4 in the normal mode, and FIG. 18B shows the display state of FIG. 18 shows a state in which the player switches from the normal mode to the slide mode, and an image in which the handle F6 of the water pipe F1 is raised is displayed on the lower screen 4. In the display state of FIG. When the region b2 centered on the handle F6 of the touch panel 6 is touched with a finger and rotated counterclockwise, the rotation operation is reflected in the operation of opening the water pipe F1, and water is discharged from the drain F1 ″ of the water pipe F1. A special game effect is generated in which F3 is ejected.

  FIG. 18 (c) shows a special game effect displayed in the image of the upper screen 5 switched by the slide mode. The water F3 is ejected from the drain F1 ″ of the water pipe F1 below. The enemy character B is damaged, and the player can rotate the handle F6 by the main character A, but the touch panel 6 can rotate more than the handle F6 by the action of the main character A. When it is easier for the player to directly rotate the handle F6, it is beneficial to use the seventh special effect in the slide mode, and the fun of the game is increased by appropriately selecting a plurality of operations.

  FIG. 18 shows an example in which the player himself rotates the handle F6 as a seventh special effect. However, for example, a switch is pressed by operating the player's touch panel 6, or a specific object is picked and moved. Such an operation may be possible. Further, the main character A may be configured so that the handle F6 cannot be rotated.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of another special game effect in the slide mode.

  As in the seventh special effect, the special game effect shown in FIG. 19 (hereinafter referred to as “eighth special effect”) is also played by the player himself in the battle between the main character A and the enemy character B. It is common to help. The seventh special effect is generated when the player himself directly operates various facilities arranged on the battlefield where the main character A can be operated instead of the main character A. The special effect is a game effect in which the player himself scratches the panel surface of the touch panel 6 to shake the screen of the first display 4 and reflect the swing effect on an image in the screen.

  That is, FIG. 19A shows a state in which an image including the illumination device F7 of the upper screen 5 is displayed on the lower screen 4 by switching to the slide mode. In this display state, the slide of the touch panel 6 is performed. When the player touches an area other than the mode setting area As with his / her finger so as to make a slight reciprocating movement on the panel surface, for example, when the player touches the area b3, b4, etc. in FIG. The touch operation is input as an operation that gives vibration (hereinafter referred to as “scratch operation”), and the image displayed on the display screen is shaken as a whole as shown in FIG. A game effect that the state of various objects in the display screen changes occurs.

  In FIG. 19 (c), a special effect occurs in which the lighting fixture F 7 falls and hits the enemy character B to cause damage.

  The eighth special effect is that the entire image displayed on the display screen is shaken by the player's scratch operation, and more specifically, an earthquake occurs on the battlefield within the range displayed on the display screen. An image effect is generated, and as a result, equipment such as the lighting equipment 7 provided on the battlefield is damaged, or the action of the enemy character B is affected, so that the main character A is brought into an advantageous state. It is.

  A specific example of the eighth special effect is not limited to the above-described lighting device F7, and can be applied to various objects corresponding to a case where various things are damaged by an earthquake in the real world. For example, plant fruits such as coconuts and bananas are dropped by vibration, objects on a table are dropped by vibration, pole-like laying objects such as telephone poles and traffic signs and trees are broken, buildings It is possible to generate special effects such as damaging a building or causing the liquid in the container to flow out of the container by vibration.

  Further, as an eighth special effect, not only is the enemy character B damaged by the above-mentioned destruction of various objects, but a special effect is also generated in which the enemy character B itself is paralyzed by vibration. Also good.

  Next, a processing procedure for switching from the normal mode to the vertical division mode, the horizontal division mode, and the slide mode by operating the touch panel 6 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  The input signal processing unit 33 monitors the level change of input signals from a number of sensors constituting the touch panel 34 at a predetermined minute period t. The flowcharts of FIGS. 20 and 21 show the mode switching processing procedure based on whether or not the level of the input signal changes every period t. In the following description, the mode switching is performed by the player operating the touch panel 6 after starting the game. Will be described.

  First, flags and registers necessary for processing are initialized (S1). As the flags, flags FBH, FBV, and FS indicating settings of the horizontal division mode, the vertical division mode, and the slide mode are initialized to “0”. Therefore, FBH = FBV = FS = “0” indicates the normal mode. Further, a flag FA indicating whether or not the area touched by the finger of the touch panel 6 is the slide mode setting area As is initialized to “0”. FA = 1 indicates the slide mode setting area As, and FA = 0 indicates the division mode setting area Ab.

As a register, when a finger touches the touch panel 6, a counter i that counts a period during which the contact state continues from the first touch of the finger, coordinates of the touch position of the touch panel 6 detected at each count (x , Y) for storing a register TP (i), a register TP _S for storing the coordinates (x, y) of the position touched by the finger first, and the coordinates (x, y) of the position touched by the finger last. register TP _E is initialized to "0", respectively. Also, a register SUMY that stores the length in the y-axis direction when the touch panel 6 is touched with a finger and a register SUMX that stores the length in the x-axis direction are each initialized to “0”.

  Subsequently, when the presence or absence of a touch is detected by monitoring the presence or absence of a touch every predetermined minute time t (S2, S3: YES), the coordinates (xi, yi) of the touch position on the panel surface of the touch panel 6 are obtained. Calculated and stored in TP (i). In the case of the first touch position, coordinates (x0, y0) are stored in TP (0) (S4). Subsequently, based on the coordinates (xi, yi), it is determined whether or not the touch position is the slide mode setting area As (S5). If the touch position is the slide mode setting area As (S5: YES), the flag FA is “ If it is set to “1” (S6) and it is the division mode setting area Ab (S5: NO), the flag FA is set to “0” (S7).

Subsequently, whether the first touch is determined (S8), if the first touch (S8: YES), registers the coordinates of TP (0) (x0, y0 ) is the register TP _S and the register TP _E (S9), and the count value of the counter i is incremented by “1” (S10), the process returns to step S2, and the presence / absence of touch in steps S2 to S8 is continued.

  The minute time t is very short, and when a normal player touches the panel surface of the touch panel 6, the state continues for a time of n × t. Therefore, when returning to step S2 from the first touch, i = n Up to step S8, the process proceeds to step S11.

  When the process proceeds to step S11, it is determined whether or not the touch area is the same as the previous touch area (S11). If the touch area is not within the same area (S11: NO), the process returns to step S1. That is, the touch amount is not a touch amount sufficient to set the slide mode in the slide mode setting area As, or a touch amount not sufficient to set the vertical split mode or the horizontal split mode in the split mode setting area Ab. It is determined that there is no setting touch operation, and the process returns to step S1.

If the same region (S11: YES), the coordinates (xi, yi) is stored in the register TP _E (S12) of the register TP (i), the first touch position at the current time point TP _S (x0, y0 ) And the last touch position TP _E (xi, yi) x component LX = xi−x0 (hereinafter referred to as “lateral touch amount LX”) and y component LY = yi−y0 ( Hereinafter, “the amount of touch LY in the horizontal direction” is calculated (S13, S14).

  Subsequently, the touch area is determined from the flag FA (S15), and if it is the slide mode setting area As (S15: YES), the process proceeds to step S21, and if it is the split mode setting area Ab (S15: NO), step The process proceeds to S16.

  When the process proceeds from step S15 to step S16, it is determined whether or not the lateral touch amount LX is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold Lr (S16), and the lateral touch amount LX is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold Lr. If this is the case (S16: YES), the flag FBH is set to “1” (the horizontal division mode is set) (S18), and the mode setting process ends.

  If the horizontal touch amount LX is smaller than the predetermined threshold Lr (S16: NO), it is further determined whether or not the vertical touch amount LY is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold Lr (S17). If the amount LY is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold Lr (S17: YES), the flag FBV is set to “1” (the vertical division mode is set) (S19), and the mode setting process ends.

  On the other hand, if both the horizontal and vertical touch amounts LX and LY are smaller than the predetermined threshold Lr (S17: NO), the process returns to step S2 and the mode setting process is continued.

  When the process proceeds from step S15 to step S21, it is determined whether or not the vertical touch amount LY exceeds a predetermined threshold value K (S21).

  If LY> K (S21: YES), a display for switching the image displayed on the first display 4 (lower screen 4) and the image displayed on the second display 5 (upper screen 5) The process is performed (S22), the slag FS is set to “1” (slide mode is set) (S23), and the mode setting process ends.

  On the other hand, if 0 ≦ LY ≦ K (S23: NO), the image displayed on the second display 5 (upper screen 5) moves downward in the screen by LY, and the first display 4 A display process is performed in which the image displayed on the (lower screen 4) is moved upward by LY in the screen (S24), and the count value of the counter i is incremented by “1” (S25). Returning to step S2, the mode setting process is continued.

  In this embodiment, the slide mode is set and canceled by a touch operation on the touch panel 6 by the player. However, the slide mode also has a predetermined time as in the vertical split mode and the horizontal split mode. You may make it return to normal mode automatically.

  Next, special effect generation processing based on the operation of the touch panel in the vertical division mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the mode is switched to the vertical division mode, first, it is determined whether or not a specific object such as a balloon to be subjected to the special effect exists on the division line (S31), and if a specific object exists (S31: YES). The vertical division line LB1 is displayed on the lower screen 4, and a display process for generating a special effect (fifth special effect) such as the object splitting when the vertical division line LB1 touches or hits the object is performed. Once performed (S32), the process proceeds to step S34. On the other hand, if the specific object does not exist (S31: NO), the vertical vertical dividing line LB1 that divides the screen left and right is divided into the lower screen 4 without generating a special effect (fifth special effect). It is displayed (S33).

  Subsequently, the image size of the main 3D image displayed on the lower screen 4 is changed to the left half size and displayed on the left divided area AL of the lower screen 4 (S34) and displayed on the upper screen 5 The image size of the sub 3D image that has been changed is changed to the right half size and displayed in the right divided area AR of the lower screen 4 (S35). Further, the specific parameter related to the special effect (first and second special effects) of the main character A is changed to a value for the special effect in the vertical division mode (S36). As described above, this parameter is, for example, the attack power (the amount of damage given to the enemy character) of the main character A, the defense power (the amount of damage received from the enemy character), the virtual weight, and the like.

  Subsequently, the timer for counting the time during which the vertical division mode is continued is started (S37), and the processing of special effects (first and second special effects) in the vertical division mode is started. That is, it is determined whether or not the player operates the main character A until the timer measures a predetermined time for maintaining the vertical division mode (S38), and if no operation is performed (S38, (S49 loop), the display process of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 is switched to the display process of the normal mode (S50), the flag FBV is reset to “0” (the vertical division mode is switched to the normal mode) ), The special effect generation processing in the vertical division mode is terminated.

  If the player performs an operation to move the main character A (S38: YES) until the timer measures a predetermined time (S38: YES), the operation subsequently moves the main character A and moves the main character A. It is determined whether the action is to attack the enemy character B, the specific action that is the target of the special effect that is neither movement nor attack, or any other action (S39, S43, S46). If so (S39: YES), the image of the left divided area AL of the lower screen 4 is scrolled in the horizontal direction (S40). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a part or all of the main character A enters the screen of the right divided area AR by the lateral movement operation of the main character A (S41), and part or all of the main character A enters. In this case (S41: YES), a sub 3D image including a part or all of the main character A is generated and displayed on the right divided area AR of the lower screen 4 (S42). On the other hand, when part or all of the main character A does not enter (S41: NO), step S42 is skipped.

  If the operation by the player is an action that causes the main character A to attack the enemy character B (S43: YES), it is further determined whether or not the attack action has caused damage to the enemy character B (S44). If damage has been given (S44: YES), an image of the content of the enemy character B being attacked with a damage amount twice that in the normal mode is displayed on the lower screen 4 (see FIG. 9). Special effect processing is performed to update the status information such as the acquired attack points based on the special effect (first special effect) (S45).

  If the player's operation is a specific action that is the target of a special effect (second special effect) different from the attack action (S46: YES), the special effect corresponding to the specific action (second A special effect process (see FIG. 11) for displaying an image of the content causing the special effect on the lower screen 4 is performed (S47). This specific action is, for example, an action of placing the main character A described above on the switch F2 to turn on the switch F2.

  Further, if the operation by the player is an operation that is not the target of the special effect (S46: NO), the upper screen 5 and the lower screen 4 perform normal display processing of contents corresponding to the operation (display in which no special effect occurs). Processing) is performed (S48).

  Next, special effect generation processing based on the operation of the touch panel 6 in the horizontal division mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the mode is switched to the horizontal division mode, first, it is determined whether or not a specific object such as a bomb subject to special effects exists on the division line (S51), and if a specific object exists (S51: YES). In addition, the horizontal division line LB2 is displayed on the lower screen 4, and a display process for generating a special effect (fifth special effect) such as the object exploding when the horizontal division line LB2 contacts or hits the object ( 14 is performed (S52), and the process proceeds to step S54. On the other hand, if the specific object does not exist (S51: NO), the horizontal horizontal dividing line LB2 that divides the screen vertically into the lower screen 4 without generating a special effect (fifth special effect) is generated. It is displayed (S53).

  Subsequently, the image size of the main 3D image displayed on the lower screen 4 is changed to the size of the lower half and displayed on the lower divided area AD of the lower screen 4 (S54), and the upper screen 5 The image size of the sub 3D image displayed on is changed to the upper half size and displayed on the upper divided area AU of the lower screen 4 (S55).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a specific object (such as a water pipe) that is a target of the special effect (third special effect) divided by the horizontal dividing line LB2 (S56), and the specific object exists. Then (S56: YES), a special image that causes a special effect (third special effect) corresponding to the specific object to be displayed on the lower divided area AD or the upper divided area AU of the lower screen 4 is displayed. Effect processing (see FIG. 12) is performed (S57). If the specific object does not exist (S56: NO), step S57 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S58.

  Subsequently, the timer for counting the time during which the horizontal division mode is continued is started (S58), and the processing of special effects (third and fourth special effects) in the horizontal division mode is started. That is, the presence or absence of an operation for moving the main character A by the player and the presence or absence of a touch operation on the touch panel 6 on the horizontal division line LB2 until the timer times a predetermined time for maintaining the horizontal division mode. If there is no operation (S59, S67 loop or S59, S63, S67 loop), the display processing of the lower screen 4 and the upper screen 5 is switched to the normal mode display processing. (S68) The flag FBH is reset to “0” (the horizontal division mode is switched to the normal mode), and the special effect generation processing in the horizontal division mode is terminated.

  If the player performs an operation to move the main character A before the timer counts a predetermined time (S59: YES), the image in the lower divided area AD of the lower screen 4 is scrolled horizontally. (S60). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a specific object (such as a water pipe) targeted for a special effect (third special effect) is vertically divided by scrolling the image of the lower divided area AD (S61). When the object is divided (S61: YES), a special effect (third special effect) generated by the division is generated at a position corresponding to the divided specific object in the upper divided area AU of the lower divided area AD. A main 3D image including the image (see FIG. 12) is generated and displayed (S62).

  On the other hand, if the specific object is not divided (S61: NO), the specific object that is the target of the special effect (fourth special effect) divided up and down is scrolled by the image of the lower divided area AD. It is determined whether or not they are connected or combined (S65), and when a specific object is connected or combined vertically (S65: YES), the scroll display of the image of the lower divided area AD freezes the background image, and the main character The display is switched to a display for moving only A, and a special effect (fourth special effect, see FIG. 13) such as allowing the main character A to move along the vertically connected object is generated (S66). If the specific object is not connected or combined vertically (S65: NO), step S66 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S67 to return to the special effect generation process in the horizontal division mode.

  Next, special effect generation processing based on the operation of the touch panel 6 in the slide mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the touch panel 6 is operated by the player in the slide mode (S71: YES), it is determined whether or not the touch operation is an operation in the slide mode setting area As (S72). If so (S72: YES), slide processing is performed to replace the image on the upper screen 5 and the image on the lower screen 4 (S73). That is, the process for switching from the slide mode to the normal mode is performed, the flag FS is reset to “0” (S74), and the special effect process in the slide mode is ended.

  If the touch operation is not an operation in the slide mode setting area As (S72: NO), the touch operation is then performed on the enemy character B and another specific object that is the target of the special effect (seventh special effect). It is discriminated whether the touch operation is a touch operation or a scratch operation (S75, S77, S79). If the touch operation is a touch operation on the enemy character B (S75: YES), the lower screen 4 A display process (see FIG. 17) in which a predetermined special effect (sixth special effect) corresponding to a touch operation such as whispering the enemy character B is generated is performed (S76), and the process returns to step S71.

  If the touch operation is a touch operation that operates a specific object other than the enemy character B (such as a water pipe handle) (S77: YES), the touch operation is caused by operating the specific object on the lower screen 4. A display process (see FIG. 18) in which a special effect (seventh special effect: an effect of ejecting water from a water pipe outlet) is performed (S78), and the process returns to step S71.

  Further, if the touch operation is a scratch operation (S79: YES), a special effect such as that a specific object (for example, a lighting device) constituting the battlefield falls due to vibration, or the enemy character B is paralyzed by vibration. The display process (see FIG. 19) that has generated the (eighth special effect) is performed (S80), and the process returns to step S71.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the lower screen is divided into two as an example of the vertical division mode and the horizontal division mode has been described, but the occurrence of special effects by the screen division is not limited to two divisions. You may apply when dividing into three or more divisions. Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the case where it had two display screens for displaying the progress state of a game, two display screens are not necessarily required for generation | occurrence | production of the special effect by screen division. The present invention can be applied even when the number of display screens is one.

  In this embodiment, a special effect (eighth special effect) by a scratch operation using the touch panel 6, a special effect by a touch operation on the enemy character B (sixth special effect), or a special effect by a touch operation on a specific object Although the effects (seventh special effects) have been described as the special effects in the slide mode, these special effects may not be limited to the slide mode. That is, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the number of display devices provided with the touch panel 6 is one. When the video game apparatus 1 does not have the second display 5, the cross key 7 and the operation buttons 10 are moved to the main character A. The touch panel 6 may be an operation member for causing the player to directly touch the image displayed on the first display 4 to generate a special effect.

  Even in this case, the generation of the special effect in the vertical division mode or the horizontal division mode can be distinguished from the generation of the special effect using the touch panel 6 in the normal mode. That is, a division mode setting area is provided on a part of the panel surface of the touch panel 6 or an image of an operation member for setting the division mode is displayed, and an area other than the division mode setting area or a division mode is set. For example, when a scratch operation is performed in an area other than the image display area of the operation member, the eighth special effect described with reference to FIG. 19 may be generated for the scratch operation.

  In the above embodiment, the player cannot visually distinguish the slide mode setting area As and the split mode setting area Ab simply by providing the slide mode setting area As and the split mode setting area Ab on the panel surface of the touch panel 6. Although an example of the configuration has been described, an image for setting a slide mode (for example, an image of a lever that moves up and down) is displayed, and an image of an operation button for setting a vertical division mode and a horizontal division mode is displayed first. The player can switch from the normal mode to each mode by touching the lever image up and down or by touching the operation button image. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, the slide mode is described as a mode for generating a special game effect. However, the slide mode is displayed on both display devices in a video game device including two display devices. Since the images can be exchanged by a simple operation and the image that the player wants to see can be easily and quickly viewed, it is possible to set the mode for such an effect, which is not necessarily limited to the sixth to the above-described modes. It is not necessary to generate the eighth special effect. For example, in a role-playing game or the like, a game progress image is displayed on the display screen together with, for example, a map image or a list image of acquired items. If two display devices are provided, the game progress image is displayed on one display screen. Can be displayed, and a map image, a list image of acquired items, and the like can be displayed on the other display screen. When such a display mode is adopted, the player can change the display screen as appropriate. The image can be easily confirmed.

  Further, in the case where the slide mode is intended to replace the images of both display devices, the touch panel 6 is not particularly used as a slide mode setting member, and the operation button may be configured similarly to the operation button 10 or the like. .

  Further, as an operation member for setting the vertical division mode and the horizontal division mode, an operation button such as the operation button 10 may be used instead of the touch panel 6. A video game device that uses a home-use television as a monitor usually does not have a touch panel. In such a video game device, for example, the operation buttons (eg, A button, B button, R, etc.) of an existing operation controller are used. Operation buttons such as buttons and L buttons) may be assigned as operation members for setting the vertical division mode and the horizontal division mode.

  In the above-described embodiment, the battle game has been described as an example. However, the video game device that generates the special effect according to the present invention is not limited to the battle game. The special effects according to the present invention reflect the specific display state of the image displayed on the divided screen in the game content, instead of making the image displayed on the screen only an image for monitoring the progress of the game. Since the player directly touches a specific object displayed on the screen, the player participates in the game progress in the virtual space. It can be applied to genre games, and the contents of the special effects can be set as appropriate according to the game contents.

1 is a front view showing an overview of a video game apparatus according to the present invention. It is a right view which shows the external appearance of the video game device concerning this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the three-dimensional animation by a perspective projection method. It is a figure which shows an example of the three-dimensional animation image displayed on the 1st, 2nd display. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the video game device concerning this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the production method of a divided image. It is a figure which shows an example of the division | segmentation image at the time of dividing a display screen up and down. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the touch position of a touchscreen. It is a figure which shows an example of the display example of vertical division mode, and an example of the special game effect (1st special effect) in vertical division mode. It is a figure for demonstrating the touch operation for switching and setting a vertical division mode and a horizontal division mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the other special game effect (2nd special effect) in vertical division mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the display in horizontal division mode, and an example of the special game effect (3rd special effect) in horizontal division mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the other special game effect (4th special effect) in horizontal split mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the other special game effect (5th special effect) in horizontal split mode. It is a figure which shows a mode that the display image of a 1st, 2nd display is mutually switched by switching to a slide mode. It is a figure for demonstrating the display method of the 1st, 2nd display at the time of switching from normal mode to slide mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the special game effect (6th special effect) in slide mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the other special game effect (7th special effect) in slide mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the other special game effect (8th special effect) in slide mode. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence switched from normal mode to vertical division mode, horizontal division mode, and slide mode by operation of a touch panel. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence switched from normal mode to vertical division mode, horizontal division mode, and slide mode by operation of a touch panel. It is a flowchart which shows the generation | occurrence | production process of the special game effect (1st, 2nd special effect) based on operation of the touch panel in vertical division mode. It is a flowchart which shows the generation | occurrence | production process of the special game effect (3rd-5th special effect) based on operation of the touch panel in horizontal division mode. It is a flowchart which shows the generation process of the special game effect (6th-8th special effect) based on operation of the touch panel in slide mode.

Explanation of symbols

1 Video game device 2 Lower body 3 Upper body 4 First display (lower screen)
5 Second display (upper screen)
6 Touch panel 7 Cross key 8 Power button 9 Indicator light 10, 11 Operation button 12A, 12B Speaker 13 Media mounting part 21 CPU
22 Drawing data generation processor 23 RAM
24 ROM
25 Drawing processor 26 VRAM
26A, 26B Screen buffer 27 D / A converter 28, 29 Display unit 30 Audio processor 31 Amplifier 32 Speaker 33 Input signal processing unit 34 Touch operation unit 35 Operation unit 36 Driver 37 Bus 38 Game media A Main character B Enemy character C1, C2 Virtual camera E1, E2, E3, M Other objects F Background F1-F7 Objects related to special effects GA, GB Two-dimensional image

Claims (16)

First display means for displaying an image;
Second display means for displaying an image;
First operating means operated by a player to advance a video game;
First image creation means for creating a first game image;
Second image creation means for creating a second game image;
Game progress control means for controlling the progress of the video game;
A second operation that is operated by the player to replace the first game image displayed on the first display means and the second game image displayed on the second display means; Operation means;
The progress of the video game is controlled by the game progress control means while the first game image is displayed on the first display means and the second game image is displayed on the second display means. When the player operates the second operating means, the first game image is displayed on the second display means, and the second game image is displayed on the first display means. Display control means to be displayed on,
A video game apparatus comprising:   2. The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display unit and the second display unit are arranged adjacent to each other vertically or horizontally. The first game image includes a main character obtained by arranging a main character, which is an operation target of the first operating means, in a three-dimensional virtual space and perspectively projecting the virtual space from a first viewpoint. 3D animation consisting of 2D images included,
The second game image is a three-dimensional animation including a two-dimensional image obtained by perspective projection of the three-dimensional virtual space from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint. 3. The video game device according to 1 or 2.   The video game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second operation means includes a touch panel provided on a screen of the first display means.   When the player performs a predetermined touch operation set in advance in a predetermined touch area provided on the panel surface of the touch panel, the display control unit displays the first display unit displayed on the first display unit. 5. The video game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the game image and the second game image displayed on the second display unit are exchanged.   The display control means is displayed on the first game image displayed on the first display means and on the second display means in accordance with a touch operation amount of the second operation means by the player. 6. The display according to claim 4, wherein display is performed to move the second game image within each screen, and a state in which the first and second game images are being interchanged is displayed. Video game device.   When a predetermined operation is performed by the player using the second operation means in a state where the second game image is displayed on the first display means by the display control means, it corresponds to the operation. 7. The video game apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising special effect generating means for generating a special game effect set in advance. The video game is a battle-type game in which the action of the main character displayed on the first display means is controlled by the first operation means to play against an enemy character,
The special game effect is a movement of the enemy character so that the player directly touches the enemy character displayed on the first display means so as to be disadvantageous to the main character. An effect that directly influences the object by directly touching the object to operate the operation member with respect to a predetermined object having the operation member displayed on the first display means. The video game apparatus according to claim 7, comprising at least one of the effects of performing an operation corresponding to the touch operation. Computer
First display means for displaying an image;
Second display means for displaying an image;
First operating means operated by a player to advance a video game;
First image creation means for creating a first game image;
Second image creation means for creating a second game image;
Game progress control means for controlling the progress of the video game;
A second operation that is operated by the player to replace the first game image displayed on the first display means and the second game image displayed on the second display means; Operation means;
The progress of the video game is controlled by the game progress control means while the first game image is displayed on the first display means and the second game image is displayed on the second display means. When the player operates the second operating means, the first game image is displayed on the second display means, and the second game image is displayed on the first display means. Display control means to be displayed on,
Program to make it function. The first game image includes a main character obtained by placing a main character, which is an operation target of the first operating means, in a three-dimensional virtual space and perspectively projecting the virtual space from a first viewpoint. 3D animation consisting of 2D images included,
The second game image is a three-dimensional animation including a two-dimensional image obtained by perspective projection of the three-dimensional virtual space from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint. 9. The program according to 9.   The program according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the second operation unit includes a touch panel provided on a screen of the first display unit.   When the player performs a predetermined touch operation set in advance in a predetermined touch area provided on the panel surface of the touch panel, the display control unit displays the first display unit displayed on the first display unit. The program according to claim 11, wherein the game image and the second game image displayed on the second display unit are exchanged.   The display control means is displayed on the first game image displayed on the first display means and on the second display means in accordance with a touch operation amount of the second operation means by the player. 13. The display according to claim 11, wherein display is performed to move the second game image within each screen to display a state in which the first and second game images are interchanged with each other. Program.   When a predetermined operation is performed by the player using the second operation means in a state where the second game image is displayed on the first display means by the display control means, The program according to any one of claims 11 to 13, further functioning as special effect generating means for generating a preset special game effect corresponding to the operation. The video game is a battle-type game in which the action of the main character displayed on the display means is controlled by the first operation means to play against an enemy character,
The special game effect is a movement of the enemy character so that the player directly touches the enemy character displayed on the first display means so as to be disadvantageous to the main character. An effect that directly influences the object by directly touching the object to operate the operation member with respect to a predetermined object having the operation member displayed on the first display means. The program according to claim 14, comprising at least one of the effects of performing an action corresponding to the touch operation.   A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to any one of claims 9 to 15 is recorded.

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