JP2843497B2 - Demonstration processor for video game machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a demonstration processing device for a video game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a video game machine, a score obtained as a game result is compared with past score data, and if the score is higher, the name of the player who obtained the score can be input. There was something.
Then, such a video game machine displays its ranking together with its name at the time of demonstration.

[0003]

However, in a game of a martial arts system such as a boxing game, for example, in a process of obtaining a high score in a game rather than evaluation of a score obtained by another player or oneself, There is a tendency to attach importance to what the game content was.
For this reason, at the time of the demonstration, simply displaying the ranking of the scores could not satisfy the players and was not useful for the next game play.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems existing in the above prior art, and has as its object to provide a demonstration processing apparatus in a video game machine capable of reproducing a game process. is there.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, game process data and past
Storage means for storing score ranking data of a plurality of top scorers in the game, and
Score data of the plurality of top scorers.
Must be ranked higher than
Names for which this player's name entry is allowed
Input means, at the time of the demonstration, the Ne
If the name is entered by the

In the invention of claim 2, the storage means also stores past high scorer game process data and score data, and the reproduction means is provided with a judgment means,
The judgment means compares the score as a game result with the past high score, and if it is more than that, saves the current game process as game process data of the high scorer and reproduces the game process at the time of the demonstration, If it is less, the game process of the past high scorer is reproduced.

[0007]

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of the demonstration, the player can play back and view his or her own game play, which can be used as a reference for the next game play and when a higher score is obtained. Is my own
You can enter a name and score after entering the name
The ranking data is displayed.

[0009] In the second aspect of the present invention, Ru can be the game play of the high scorer in the reference of their game play.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a demonstration processing device in a video game machine according to the present invention.
4 will be described with reference to FIG.

The video game machine of the present embodiment comprises a game machine main body 1, operation keys 2 and a display 3 connected to the game machine main body 1. The operation key 2 has a direction key 4 and two buttons 5, and inputs an operation signal to the game machine main body 1. The player participates in the game via the operation keys 2 and performs various inputs such as a name input and a game start input (to start the game). The display 3 displays a game image, a demonstration image, and the like according to a game signal from the game machine body 1.

The game machine body 1 includes a CPU 10 and a CP
It includes a ROM 11 and a RAM 12 connected to U10. The ROM 11 stores, for example, a boxing game program as a game program.
The RAM 12 constituting the storage means stores the game process from the start to the end of the game as game process data. Further, the RAM 12 stores various data such as names and score data of top scorers (for example, about the tenth place). In the RAM 12, two storage areas for game process data are provided, an area A stores game process data of the current player, and an area B stores game process data of a past high scorer.
At the time of the demonstration, what is to be reproduced is the game process data stored in the area B. Data is transferred from the area A to the area B under certain conditions described later. The above-described score data and the like are stored in area C.

The CPU 10 performs the following operations in accordance with the game program stored in the ROM 11. That is, C
The PU 10 performs a game process according to a program based on an operation signal from the operation key 2. Although this game process is not described in detail, various signals such as an operation signal of the boxer Z1 as a character and a background image signal calculated in the CPU 10 and an operation signal of the opponent boxer Z2 based on the operation signal are displayed on the display. Output. That is, the player operates the operation key 2 arbitrarily while watching the display 3 to operate the boxer Z1 on the display 3, and
In other words, it fights against the opponent boxer Z2 controlled by U10.
As an example of the operation, various punches are dispensed by moving the boxer Z1 up, down, left, and right using the direction keys 4 and pressing one or both of the two buttons 5 simultaneously.

The same game signal as the game signal output to the display 3 is input into the RAM 12, and this signal is accumulated from the start to the end of the game and stored in the area A as game process data.

After the game is over, CPU 1 as determination means
A value of 0 compares and determines the current player score with the past score rank data. If the current score is a high score, the CPU 10 as a name input means displays a name input screen on the display 3 and allows input of a name using the operation keys 2, and the input name is
Along with the score, the result is stored in area C in the RAM 12 as score ranking data together with past score data. At this time, the current score data is permutated with the past score rank data according to the level of the score, and the scores are rearranged from the upper or lower order and stored. The score data rearranged by adding the current score data becomes the current score ranking data. Although the name input is not shown, for example, an alphabet group is displayed on the display 3, and the player moves the cursor with the direction keys 4 to select an arbitrary alphabet, and determines the name with one of the buttons 5. Has become. In addition, since the current score and name are stored in area C as score data, the score data that is out of the ranking is deleted.

Then, the past game process data stored in the area B, that is, the game process data of the previous high scorer is deleted, and the current game process data is moved to the area B, and the new high scorer game process data is deleted. Then, during the demonstration before the next game play (after the current game play), it is reproduced together with the score data, and the reproduction candidate in the demonstration after the next game play (that is, if the next game has a high score, this data is It will be deleted, but if the next game is not high score, this data will be played)
Save as

If the current score is higher than the high score (for example, within about 10th place), after inputting the same name as at the time of the high score, the current game process data in area A is deleted, and At the time of the demonstration before the game play, the game process data of the high scorer stored in the area B is read out and reproduced.

If it is determined that the current score is not higher, no name is entered and the score ranking stored in area C is displayed. Then, the game process data in the area A (current game play) is deleted, and the game process data in the area B is reproduced together with the score data at the time of the demonstration after the current game play.

If the current game play is the first play counted from the reset of the game machine, area B is blank and area C has no score data. The stored current game process data moves to the area B without judging the level of the score, is stored as the high scorer game process data, and is reproduced together with the score data during the demonstration after the current game play.

The operation of the demonstration process of the CPU 10 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step 101, it is determined whether or not the game has been started. If not, the process proceeds to step 102, where the game process of the current high scorer is reproduced as a demonstration, and step 10 is executed.
Step 1 is repeated until the game starts. Step 1
If it is determined in step 01 that the game has started, the process moves to step 103. In step 103, the CPU
10 stores the game signal in the RAM 12. In step 104, it is determined whether or not the game is over. If the game is not over, the process jumps to step 103, and the loading of the game signal into the RAM 12 is repeated until the game is over. If it is determined in step 104 that the game is over, the process moves to step 105. In step 105, the score as the game result is stored in the RAM
The score is compared with the past score rank data stored in 12 and if the current score is higher in the score rank, the process proceeds to step 106. Step 106
, A name input screen is output to the display 3 and a name input operation by the player is permitted. The input name is stored as score rank data in the RAM 12 together with the score data.
In this step 106, a timer function is juxtaposed, and if no name input is performed for a certain period of time, the current score data may be deleted from the score rank data, or only the name portion may be blanked to display the ranking. ,
It may be added to the score rank data.

Moving to step 107, it is determined whether or not the score is a high score. If the current score is a high score, the process moves to step 108, and the current game process stored in the RAM 12 is reproduced together with the score data.

If it is determined in step 105 that the score is not high (the score does not fall into the ranking), the process proceeds to step 109. Step 10
At 9, the score ranking up to the previous time is displayed, and at the next step 110, the game process signal of the high scorer stored in the RAM 12 is reproduced together with the score data. If it is determined in step 107 that the score is not a high score, the same applies to step 1
Moved to 10.

The above flowchart relates to at least the second or later game play counted from the time of the game reset. If the current game play is the first time, at step 102, the demonstration game stored in the ROM 11 is executed. Demo display according to data. Step 10
5. In step 107, the vehicle is passed in the YES direction without any determination.

As described above, according to the embodiment having the above-described configuration, it is possible to display a score rank or input a name at the time of a demonstration (FIG. 4A), and to reproduce a game play of a high scorer (FIG. 4A).
(B)). For this reason, the player himself or another player can refer to the reproduced game play and utilize it in his or her next game play.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be carried out in the following modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention. (1) The game program stored in the ROM 11 is not limited to the boxing game, but may be changed to a game of various martial arts systems such as karate and sumo. Further, the present invention is not limited to the game of the martial arts system, and may be changed to an action game program that can be realized in a video game machine. (2) In the above embodiment, the game process is not reproduced this time unless the high score is determined in step 107. This is changed, step 107 is deleted, and if the current score is ranked higher in step 105, the current game play is reproduced. Further, in addition to the deletion of step 107, the process may jump to step 108 from the NO determination in step 105. (3) Game machine body 1, operation keys 2, and display 3
In a case to form an integrated video game machine. (4) In the above embodiment, the current game process is played back in order from the start of the game until the next game play starts. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A portion having the highest number of added points per unit time) may be extracted and reproduced repeatedly.

High Scorer-In this specification, a high scorer is a game player who has obtained the highest score (high score) in the game play from the time of resetting the game machine to the current time. Score: In this specification, a score does not simply mean a score, but also includes, for example, the number of cleared stages (levels).

[0027]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of the demonstration, the player can play back and view his or her own game play, and can not only refer to the next game play. Take the top score,
You can enter your name,
The score ranking data after the name input is displayed.

[0028] According to the invention of claim 2, Ru can make the game play of the high scorer in the reference of their game play.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a video game machine, and is a configuration diagram of the video game machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the video game machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a demonstration processing operation of a CPU.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image displayed on a display during a demonstration.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... game console body, 2 ... operation keys, 3 ... display,
10 CPU constituting storage means, playback means and name input means, 11 RO storing game program
M, 12: RAM constituting storage means, reproduction means and name input means.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine main body containing a game program, a display connected to the game machine main body and displaying a game screen, and an operation key connected to the game machine main body and interposed between the player and the video game machine. Video game machine consisting of game process data and multiple top scorers in the past.
Storage means for storing the score ranking data , and, after the game is over, the score data of the current player.
The score ranking data of the plurality of top scorers and
This play, provided that you are ranked higher in comparison
Name input means for inputting the name of the player, and the name input means during a demonstration.
If the name is entered by the
A demonstration processing apparatus comprising: a reproducing unit that reproduces the game process data stored in the storage unit while reproducing the score ranking data . 2. The storage means also stores past high scorer game process data and score data.
The reproducing means is provided with a judging means. The judging means compares the score as the game result with the past high score. 2. The demonstration processing device according to claim 1, wherein the game process is reproduced at the time, and if the time is less than that, the game process of the past high scorer is reproduced.