JP3048277B2 - Image display game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moving image display game machine in which a seat of a game machine main body is swingable in the left-right direction and the front-back direction so as to obtain a simulated experience close to a real vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine in which a player rides on a vehicle imitating a motorcycle and swings the vehicle by shifting the weight left and right to play the vehicle is known, for example, from JP-A-60-31784. However, this amusement machine merely enjoys the game by swinging the vehicle, and does not give a player riding the vehicle a simulated experience as if driving.

[0003] Therefore, a game machine main body having a portion imitating a handlebar and a seat of a motorcycle, image information display means for forming image information that changes sequentially with the progress of a game and displaying the image information, and a game machine. Game progress control means for controlling the formation of image information by processing the operation information from the main body as data based on a preset game progress program and managing the progress of the game, and the seat can be swung in the left and right direction And the player can operate the steering wheel,
A video display game machine was developed that enables the driver to perform a driving operation by moving the body left and right, avoiding obstacles on the screen and other motorcycles and passenger cars, and obtaining a simulated experience close to that of a real car. .

[0004]

A moving image display game machine of the above-mentioned type has a large degree of freedom in the driving operation of a motorcycle displayed on a screen, and therefore has a sufficient element of a theme, and has a function full of a sense of realism. However, the operations of the player operating the steering wheel and moving the seat left and right are separate from each other, and there is a limit in bringing a simulated experience close to the real vehicle feeling closer to the real real vehicle feeling. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and allows the seat of the game machine body to swing freely in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction, and moves the seat in the rearward direction, or moves the seat in the left-right direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving image display game machine capable of obtaining a simulated experience of a wheelie floating a front wheel, in addition to a simulated experience close to a real vehicle feeling by moving in a left-right direction.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a moving image display game machine for displaying image information which sequentially changes with the progress of a game, and controlling the formation of the image information to manage the progress of the game. Game progress control means, swinging means for swinging the seat to the left and right by an operator, swinging means for swinging the seat back and forth by the operator, And a photo sensor unit for detecting a front and rear swing angle of the seat that is rocked by the seat back and forth rocking unit. The information is output to the game progress control means as one of the operation information. The moving image display game machine according to the present invention further includes left-right swing angle detecting means for detecting the left-right swing angle of the seat swinging by the seat left-right swing means, and the right-left swing detected by the left-right swing angle detecting means. Angle information can be output to the game progress control means as one of the seat operation information by the operator.

[0006]

According to the moving image display game machine of the present invention, the swing angle of the seat on which the operator is seated in the forward and backward directions by the forward and backward swing means is detected by the photo sensor section provided in the forward and backward swing means, The forward / backward swing angle information of the seat detected by the sensor unit is output to the game progress control unit as one of the seat operation information by the report operator, and the forward / backward swing angle information is output to the image information display unit for displaying image information. In addition to the pseudo-experience similar to a real vehicle feeling when the operator moves the seat in the front-rear direction by means of the seat back-and-forth swinging means, the pseudo-experience of a wheelie floating the front wheels by moving the seat backward can be obtained.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG. 1 shows an entire configuration of a moving image display game machine according to the present invention. The moving image display game machine has a game machine main body 3 having a portion imitating a steering wheel 1 and a seat 2 of a motorcycle.
And image information display means 4 for forming image information which sequentially changes with the progress of the game and displaying the image information, and processing the operation information from the main body of the game machine as data based on a preset game progress program. Game progress control means for controlling the formation of image information and managing the progress of the game. The handle 1 is provided with a brake lever and an accelerator lever, and signals from the brake lever and the accelerator lever are sent to game progress control means. The image information display means 4 displays a moving image, which is a game screen, on a CRT display. The screen includes a background, a traveling path, an obstacle, a motorcycle of a competitor and a player, and the like.

A housing 5 is arranged below the seat 2 of the game machine main body 3, and a base 6 is arranged inside the housing 5 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the base 6 has a front portion and a rear portion located in the front-rear direction of the seat 2 and are swingably supported by bearing devices 7 and 8. The pivot axes of the bearing devices 7, 8 coincide with the longitudinal axis of the seat 2. The base 6 has a pair of spring units 9 (only one is shown) disposed below the base 6 so as to maintain a horizontal position at a swing angle of about 8 degrees in the left-right direction and in a no-load state. Is set to
The swinging motion of the base 6 is controlled by the sector-shaped gear 10 mounted on the shaft 7a of the bearing device 7 by the variable resistor 11a of the angle detecting means 11.
Is rotated. The angle detecting means 11 is converted into an electric signal by displacing a movable piece (not shown) of the variable resistor 11a. Then, the electric signal of the angle detecting means 11 detected as the horizontal swing angle of the base 6 is sent to the game progress control means as base swing angle information which is one of the operation information.

On the other hand, a support frame 13 for supporting the seat 2 of the game machine main body 3 at the upper end has a lower end portion having a rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axes of the bearing devices 7 and 8 on the base 6. It is arranged so as to swing back and forth about the fulcrum 15 via the bearing device 14. This support frame 13
Is set to be in the range of 0 ° to 7 ° rearward by the rubber stoppers 16 and 17 disposed in the front and rear directions of the support frame 13 in the rocking direction. The swing angle of the support frame 13 is detected by an angle detection unit 20 including a photo sensor 18 and a detection piece 19. That is, the detection piece 19 is provided with a window 21, the detection piece 19 is fixed to the support frame 13, the detection piece 19 is arranged at a position corresponding to the photosensor 18, and the detection piece 19 is moved by the swing of the support frame 13. Activate the photo sensor 18,
The swing angle of the support frame 13 is detected by the signal of the photo sensor 18. The electric signal detected by the angle detection means 20 as the swing angle of the support frame supporting the seat in the front-rear direction is sent to the game progress control means as swing angle information which is one of the operation information.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the game progress control means and the image information display means. This hardware configuration stores clutch information, accelerator information, brake upper information, and steering wheel information. A steering information forming unit 100, an angle detecting means 101 for forming swing angle information in the horizontal direction of the seat, and an angle detecting means 10 for forming swing angle information in the longitudinal direction of the seat.
2 and an A / D converter 103 for selectively A / D converting other information except the clutch information.

The game progress control means comprises a microprocessor 104, a read-only memory 105 for storing an operation control program of the microprocessor 104 and a game progress program, and a random access memory 106 used for the operation of the microprocessor 104. It has a microcomputer.

The image information display means includes a control information forming unit 10.
A control information memory 106 for storing control information from 0;
Character image setting means 107 for forming a character image of a motorcycle, an obstacle, or the like as a vehicle of a player, background image generating means 108 for generating a background image, and traveling road image generating means for generating an image of a traveling road 109, a timing circuit 110 for forming XY addresses, a character image setting means 107, a background image generating means 108, and a priority circuit 111 for selectively outputting the images from the road image generating means 109 in accordance with the priority of the images. A color expansion circuit 112 and a CRT display 113 for making the color of the image information output from the priority circuit 111 more diverse are provided.

Next, the operation will be described. When the player sits on the seat 2 of the game machine main body 3 and starts the game, the screen of the CRT display 113 of the image information display means 4 displays
An image required for the game is displayed according to a preset game program. Next, the speed of the motorcycle driven by the player is determined by the player selecting the clutch, turning the accelerator, operating the brakes and the like. According to the speed determined by this motorcycle, C
The traveling path displayed on the RT display 113 changes relatively, and the realism of the screen is improved.

The driving operation of a motorcycle driven by a player is performed by swinging a steering wheel and a seat in the left-right direction in relation to the speed. In the high-speed operation of the motorcycle, obstacles and other vehicles on a traveling path are required. Driving operation to avoid
This is mainly performed by swinging the seat in the left-right direction. When the player tilts the seat 2 to the left, the support frame 13 that supports the seat 2 at the upper end moves in the front-rear direction but does not move in the left-right direction with respect to the base 6 via the bearing device 14 with respect to the base 6. As a result, the support frame 13 and the base 6 are integrated and swing about the shaft 7a as shown in FIG.
The swinging motion of the base 6 is controlled by the sector-shaped gear 10 mounted on the shaft 7a of the bearing device 7 by the variable resistor 11a of the angle detecting means 11.
Is turned into an electric signal by rotating the gear 12 and displacing the movable piece (not shown) of the variable resistor 11a,
The electrical signal detected as the horizontal swing angle of the base 6 is sent to the A / D converter 103, where the A / D converter 103 performs A / D conversion and outputs one of the control information. It is stored in the steering information memory 106 as swing angle information of a certain base. The microprocessor 104 reads the old and new data stored in the steering information memory 106 and changes the direction of the motorcycle displayed on the CRT display 113 to the left.

Further, when the player looks at the obstacle on the screen and jumps over the obstacle, the player moves his / her weight backward so that the front wheel floats. The support frame 13 supported by the support frame 13 is arranged so that the lower end thereof swings in the front-rear direction about the fulcrum 15 via the bearing 14 on the base 6.
Swings backwards. The backward swing angle of the support frame 13 is detected by an angle detecting means 20 provided with a photo sensor 18 and a detection piece 19, and is detected as the forward and backward swing angle of the support frame supporting the seat. The signal is stored in the steering information memory 106 as swing angle information which is one of the steering information. Microprocessor 104
Reads the data stored in the steering information memory 106 and, when the motorcycle is in a jump state, the jump initial image and the image during the jump determined based on the parameters stored in the image information parameter memory. From the character image memory, and the priority circuit 11
2 to display an image on a CRT display.

[0016] Simultaneous swinging of the seat 2 of the game machine main body 3 in the left-right direction and swinging of the seat 2 rearward by the player can provide a simulated wheelie experience in an off-road motorcycle game. become.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a simulated experience of a wheelie floating the front wheels by moving the seat backward is obtained in addition to a simulated experience close to a real vehicle feeling by moving the seat in the left-right direction. be able to. In addition, the mechanism is simplified by providing the angle detecting means with a photo sensor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a moving image display game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a part of a housing portion of the main body of the amusement machine with a part omitted.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a housing portion of the game machine main body.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a moving image display game machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Seat 3 Amusement machine main body 4 Image information display means 5 Housing 6 Base 7, 8 Bearing device 11 Angle detecting means 13 Support frame 14 Bearing device 18 Photosensor 20 Angle detecting means

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An image display game machine having a seat which can be swung by an operator, an image information display means for displaying image information which changes sequentially with the progress of the game, Game progress control means for managing progress; seat left / right swing means for swinging the seat left and right by an operator; seat front / back swing means for swinging the seat back and forth by the operator; On the base that swings left and right according to the left and right swing of the seat
A photo sensor portion provided, and a supporting member that swings back and forth in accordance with swinging of the seat back and forth.
Provided at a position corresponding to the photosensor portion of the frame.
And a photodetector, wherein the photosensor section includes a support frame swinging back and forth.
The movement of the detection piece linked to the
The front-back swing angle is detected, and the detected front-back swing angle is determined by the operator.
Game progress control as one of the seat operation information by
An image display game machine for outputting to a means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a left / right swing angle detecting means for detecting a left / right swing angle of the seat swinging by the seat left / right swing means, wherein the left / right swing angle detecting means detects the detected left / right swing. The image display game machine according to claim 1, wherein the angle information is output to the game progress control means as one of the seat operation information by the operator.