JP3011694U - Game console sound controller - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a sound controller for game consoles that allows you to enjoy dynamic games that appeal to the hearing, simply by connecting to the output terminals of existing game consoles regardless of the type and model of the game console. thing. [Composition] On the front panel 1a of the case body 1, a right signal audio input terminal 2a and a left signal audio input terminal 2b connected to a stereo audio output terminal of a home game machine, and a video signal output terminal of a home game machine are connected. A video signal input terminal 3, a video signal output terminal 4 connected to a video input of a display such as a television, a left signal audio output terminal 5a and a right signal audio output terminal 5b connected to an audio input, a pilot lamp 6, and a right volume knob 7a. Left volume knob 7b, stereo audio signal input mini-jack 8a, stereo audio signal output mini-jack 8b for connecting stereo headphones, stereo audio signal output mini-jack 8c for connecting external speakers, power supply for home game console Input power connector for connecting the power supply plug 9 and the output plug from the power supply device of the game console for home use It is configured to include the actuator 10.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a sound controller for a game machine that controls a sound signal such as a sound effect by connecting to a "family computer" of a home game machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Nintendo's home-use game machine "Family Computer" (hereinafter referred to as "Famicom") was first released in 1983, and although it had a great impact on the world toy market, it is a new memory, but the heart of Nintendo. The CPU (Central Processing Unit), which is also called, was an 8-bit machine using an 8-bit CPU. With the introduction of this NES, it has grown significantly in the world's home video game console market, with the number of popular units reaching 18 million in Japan and 32.6 million overseas. In response to the success of Nintendo's NES, other companies also entered the market of home video game consoles one after another, with NEC Home Electronics' "PC Engine" released in 1987 and SEGA Enterprise's "MegaDrive" released in 1988. Was done. Although the PC engine is an 8-bit machine, the processing speed is highest due to the use of a dedicated CPU. The Megadrive is a 16-bit machine that was released before the Super Nintendo, and is far exceeding the performance of NES such as game speed, images, and sound. In this way, in addition to the NES, home-use game consoles were released, and since the Famicom itself reached the limit of performance as an 8-bit machine, users began to get tired of it. In November 2013, the "Super Nintendo" that also adopted a 16-bit CPU was released. As a result, the world market for home video game consoles has entered a full-scale 16-bit era.

The difference between the 8-bit machine and the 16-bit machine is likened to the difference between the monochrome TV and the color TV. The CPU's ability has increased by orders of magnitude, and the information processing speed has increased significantly, resulting in a good response when playing the game, and the movement of the characters was also very smooth. Furthermore, the capacity of the game software that can be played is 4M ROM on average, but you can enjoy a 12M game on the Super Nintendo. The most notable feature of this performance improvement is the beauty of the image. Only 4 out of 52 colors can be used on the NES screen, and only 64 out of 512 colors can be used on the screen even with the Mega Drive, but 256 colors out of 327 68 colors can be used on the Super NES. In this way, home-use game consoles that started with 8-bit consoles have evolved into 16-bit consoles and the hardware performance has improved dramatically, so game software programmers will be able to create more interesting and advanced game software. Now, it is possible to enjoy role-playing games such as Dragon Quest as well as simulation games, which were lacking in ability on 8-bit machines, at home NES.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, such improvements in the hardware performance of home-use game consoles are mainly due to the high speed of the game and the high resolution of the displayed images, such as high-speed CPU processing and increased memory for image display. Since it has been improved for the purpose, the sound effects associated with the game and the sound quality of BGM, etc. are extremely poor except for some high-end models, and I enjoy the game development where I am audibly excited about the development of realistic games. There was a big problem that I could not do it. Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a dynamic sound appealing to the hearing can be obtained by connecting to the output terminal of an existing game machine regardless of the type and model of the game machine. The purpose is to provide a sound controller for game consoles that allows users to enjoy games.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention made to achieve the above object is, as shown in FIG. 1, input from an audio signal input terminal M1 connectable to an audio signal output terminal of a home-use game machine and the audio signal input terminal M1. An audio signal adjusting section M2 for increasing / decreasing the left / right stereo audio signals to arbitrary outputs, an audio signal amplifying section M3 for amplifying the left / right stereo audio signals input from the audio signal adjusting section M2, and A speaker output terminal M4 capable of listening to the audio signal output by the audio signal amplifying section M3 with an existing speaker; a headphone terminal M5 capable of listening to the audio signal output by the audio signal amplifying section M3 with an existing headphone; The main feature is the sound controller of the game console that is equipped with.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the sound controller of the game machine of the present invention, first, the sound signal output terminal of the home game machine and the sound signal input terminal M1 of the sound controller are electrically connected, and the headphone terminal M5 of the sound controller is connected to the headphone. Or a speaker is connected to the speaker output terminal M4. Next, when the home-use game machine connected to the sound controller is operated, the left and right stereo audio signals output from the home-use game machine are input to the audio signal control unit M2 via the audio signal input terminal M1. Therefore, by operating the audio signal adjusting unit M2, the left and right stereo audio signals output from the home game machine can be increased or decreased to arbitrary outputs. Further, the left and right stereo audio signals output from the audio signal adjusting unit M2 are output to the speaker output terminal M4 and the headphone terminal M5 via the audio signal amplifying unit M3. Due to this action, it becomes possible to listen to powerful and realistic sound effects and BGM when enjoying a home game machine.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the sound controller of the game machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sound controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the sound controller of this embodiment has a front panel 1a of a case body 1, a right signal audio input terminal 2a and a left signal audio input terminal 2b, which are connected to a stereo audio output terminal of a home-use game machine. Video signal input terminal 3 connected to the video signal output terminal of the game console, video signal output terminal 4 connected to the video input of the display such as a TV, left signal audio output terminal connected to the audio input of the display such as a TV 5a and right signal audio output terminal 5b, pilot lamp 6, right volume knob 7a and left volume knob 7b, stereo audio signal input mini jack 8a, stereo audio signal output mini jack 8b for connecting a stereo headphone, and external speaker Mini jack 8c for stereo audio signal output, power supply for supplying power to home-use game consoles Plug 9 consists of a configuration with an input power connector 10 that connects the output plug of the power supply of the consumer game machine.

The operation and effect of the sound controller of the game machine having the above configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the power supply plug 9 is connected to the home game machine to which the sound controller of this embodiment is to be connected, and the input power connector 10 is connected to the output plug from the power supply device of the home game machine. Next, connect the R side and L side of the stereo line output terminals of the game machine to the right signal audio input terminal 2a and the left signal audio input terminal 2b of the sound controller, respectively, and connect the video output terminal of the game machine to the sound controller. Connect to the video signal input terminal 3. Further, the video signal output terminal 4 of the sound controller is connected to the video input of the display such as a television, and the left signal audio output terminal 5a and the right signal audio output terminal 5b of the sound controller are also connected to the R side of the audio input of the display of the television. And the L side (in the case of a monaural input device, select either one of the audio output terminals to connect). Now that the connection between the sound controller and the home-use game console is complete, connect the stereo headphones to the mini jack 8b for stereo audio signal output, and listen to the game sound effects and BGM externally. Connect the speaker to the stereo audio signal output mini-jack 8c. In this way, when playing a home-use game machine, the sound signals output from the home-use game machine can be increased or decreased separately inside the sound controller, or can be amplified and output to the outside. Becomes By this action, not only can you enjoy various sound effects such as attack sound, explosion sound, etc. and BGM that are developed according to the progress of the game with realistic sound quality, but also the left and right volume can be adjusted. Since it can be increased or decreased individually according to preference, it is possible to increase the sound effect of explosion sounds in 3D fighting games, etc. to double the power of the game, or to enjoy rhythmic games musically. In addition, two stereo audio signal output minijacks, 8b and 8c, are provided so that stereo headphones can be connected to both and two people can wear the headphones at the same time to play, or speakers can be connected to both. It is also possible to use four speakers. Although the present invention has been described on the premise that it is used by connecting to the home-use game machine as described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this. When used by connecting to an audio device such as a stereo radio cassette player, Walkman, Discman, etc., it can be used to adjust the volume of music played on commercially available music CDs, music tapes, karaoke CDs, karaoke tapes, etc., or to practice karaoke. can do. Also, if connected to a BS tuner or VCR that can receive multiplex audio broadcasting, or a TV, it will be possible to monitor and control the main audio and subaudio of the multiplex audio broadcasting, respectively, using a minijack. For example, it is possible to dub to another recording device.

[0009]

[Effect of device]

 As described above in detail, the sound controller of the game machine of the present invention comprises an audio signal input terminal connectable to the audio signal output terminal of various home-use game machines and a left / right stereo input from the audio signal input terminal. The audio signal adjuster that increases or decreases the audio signal to any output, the audio signal amplifier that amplifies the left and right stereo audio signals input from the audio signal adjuster, and the audio signal output by the audio signal amplifier , Equipped with a speaker output terminal that can be listened to with a built-in speaker and a headphone terminal that can listen to the audio signal output by the audio signal amplification section with the built-in headphones Not only can you enjoy various sound effects such as attack sounds, explosion sounds, and BGM with a realistic sound quality, but you can also adjust the left and right volume individually. It is possible to increase or decrease the amount of sound effects such as explosion sound in 3D fighting games to double the power of the game, and to enjoy rhythmic games musically. Yes, the benefits to the home video game console industry are immeasurable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing an outline of a sound controller of a game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a sound controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case main body 1a Front panel 2a Right signal audio input terminal 2b Left signal audio input terminal 3 Video signal input terminal 4 Video signal output terminal 5a Left signal audio output terminal 5b Right signal audio output terminal 6 Pilot lamp 7a Right volume knob 7b Left volume Knob 8a Mini jack for stereo audio signal input 8b, 8c Mini jack for stereo audio signal output 9 Power supply plug 10 Input power connector

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An audio signal input terminal connectable to an audio signal output terminal of various home-use game machines, and audio for increasing / decreasing a left / right stereo audio signal input from the audio signal input terminal to an arbitrary output. A signal adjustment unit, an audio signal amplification unit that amplifies the left and right stereo audio signals input from the audio signal adjustment unit, and a speaker that can listen to the audio signal output by the audio signal amplification unit with an existing speaker A sound controller for a game machine, comprising: an output terminal; and a headphone terminal through which an audio signal output from the audio signal amplification section can be heard with an existing headphone.