JP3167029U - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interesting game machine by giving playability to an operation until the light beam is emitted in a game machine capable of emitting light rays and playing. SOLUTION: A game machine has two game states, a firing standby state in which light rays cannot be emitted and a firing ready state in which light rays can be emitted. A roller 17 is provided on the bottom surface 10a of the game machine 10 so that it can rotate when the game machine 10 is slid on a flat surface. Transition the game state. When the firing switch 14 is operated, the light source device 11 is not activated in the firing standby state, and the light source device 11 is activated in the firing ready state. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine that can play with light rays.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines that can play by emitting rays such as infrared rays are known.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a movement in which a light beam is emitted aiming at a specific place of the opponent's tank, and the struck tank is automatically hit by the opponent when the light ray hits the specific place. The tank of the tank game which plays by showing is disclosed.

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  However, the tank described in Patent Document 1 emits light by simply pressing a switch, and there is no particular playability in the operation until the light is emitted.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an interesting game machine by providing playability to the operation until the light beam is emitted.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is characterized by the following.

(Claim 1)
The device described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.

  That is, the game machine according to claim 1 is a game machine that can play by emitting light, and is in a standby state in which light cannot be emitted and in a state in which light can be emitted. A light source device that emits light rays, a light source switch for operating the light source device, and a bottom surface of the game machine that can be rotated when the game machine is slid on a plane. And a rotation detecting means for detecting the rotation of the roller, a counting means for counting the number of times of detection by the rotation detecting means, and the firing ready state from the firing standby state according to the count number counted by the counting means. Game state control means for transitioning the game state to, and when the firing switch is operated, the light source device is not operated if the firing standby state, A light emission control device for activating the light source device, if the serial projectile state, characterized in that it comprises a.

(Claim 2)
The device described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the device described in claim 1 described above.

  That is, the roller is rotatable only in a direction substantially orthogonal to the light emitting direction of the light source device.

(Claim 3)
The device described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the device described in claim 1 or 2 described above.

  That is, a tact switch as the rotation detecting unit and a switch pressing unit that rotates integrally with the roller to press the tact switch are provided.

(Claim 4)
The device described in claim 4 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the device described in any of claims 1 to 3 described above.

  That is, the game state control means manages the fireable state in a plurality of stages and sequentially changes the stages according to the number of rotations of the roller detected by the rotation detection means after transitioning to the fireable state. The light emission control means causes the light source device to output data including information on the stage as a light beam from the light source device when the firing switch is operated.

(Claim 5)
The device described in claim 5 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the device described in claim 4 described above.

  That is, a display means for displaying the stage is provided.

(Claim 6)
The device described in claim 6 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the device described in any of claims 1 to 5 described above.

  That is, a light receiving device for receiving a light beam from the opponent game machine is provided.

(Claim 7)
The device described in claim 7 has the following features in addition to the features of the device described in claim 6.

  That is, the light receiving device includes a vibration motor that vibrates when receiving a light beam from the opponent game machine.

  The invention described in claim 1 is as described above, and includes a roller provided on the bottom surface of the game machine so as to be rotatable when the game machine is slid on a plane, and detects the rotation of the roller. In this way, the state is switched between a firing standby state in which light cannot be emitted and a launchable state in which light can be emitted. For this reason, it has the playability of how many rollers are rotated in order to emit as much light as possible, and it can have playability in the operation until the light is emitted. Moreover, since such an operation is a simple operation of sliding the game machine on a plane, unlike a conventional game machine having many buttons, even a small child can easily play.

  The invention according to claim 2 is as described above, and the roller is rotatable only in a direction substantially orthogonal to the light emitting direction of the light source device. For this reason, the roller can be rotated while maintaining the light emitting direction, and the rotation of the roller and the light emitting can be performed smoothly. Specifically, it is easy to play even with a small child because it can be charged by moving the main body to the left and right and emitting the light as it is.

  The invention described in claim 3 is as described above, and includes a tact switch as the rotation detecting means, and a switch pressing unit that rotates integrally with the roller to press the tact switch. . For this reason, the rotation detection means for detecting the rotation of the roller can be realized with a simple configuration.

  The invention according to claim 4 is as described above, and the game state control means manages the launchable state in a plurality of stages and detects the rotation after transitioning to the launchable state. The steps are sequentially shifted according to the number of rotations of the roller detected by the means, and the light emission control means causes the light source device to output data including information relating to the steps as light beams when the firing switch is operated. . For this reason, for example, when the roller is rotated more than a certain number of revolutions from the launchable state, it is possible to give a greater damage to the projectile object than when the light beam is launched immediately after the launchable state is reached. Can be formed. According to such an aspect, even if the rotation speed of the roller is the same, it is possible to select whether to perform a small attack or a large attack less, so that it is possible to give a strategy to the launch of light rays. it can.

  The invention according to claim 5 is as described above. Since the display means for displaying the stage is provided, it is possible to easily grasp which stage the game machine is in.

  The invention described in claim 6 is as described above, and is provided with a light receiving device for receiving a light beam from the opponent game machine. For this reason, it can play by aiming at a light-receiving device and emitting a light beam, and can play as a battle game. When the game machine of the present invention is used as a battle game, an operation of sliding the game machine on a plane to emit light and an operation of moving the game machine to avoid an attack from the opponent can be performed together. Attack and defense can be performed continuously. Further, since the light source device and the light receiving device are integrated into one main body and can be played by rotating the roller by the movement on the desk, it is possible to play in a space-saving manner.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is as described above, and includes a vibration motor that vibrates when the light receiving device receives a light beam from the opponent game machine. For this reason, it is possible to intuitively notify that an attack from the opponent game machine has been hit.

It is the (a) front view and (b) top view of a game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the game machine in the case of performing a competitive game. It is a block diagram which shows the input of a game machine, an output, and a control apparatus. It is a bottom view of a game machine. It is a side view of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a game machine. It is a figure which shows a mode that a tact switch is pushed by rotation of a roller, Comprising: (a) A figure which shows the state by which the tact switch is not pushed, (b) A figure which shows the state by which the tact switch was pushed. . It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a game machine is moved right and left and a roller is rotated. It is a figure which shows the game state selection table for selecting the game state of a game machine. It is a flowchart which shows a rotation speed detection process. It is a flowchart which shows a light ray emission process. It is a flowchart which shows a light reception process.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The game machine 10 according to the present embodiment can play with light rays, and as shown in FIG. 1, the light source device 11 capable of emitting infrared rays and the infrared rays emitted from other game machines 10. A light receiving device 12 for receiving light and a firing switch 14 for operating the light source device 11.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, the two game machines 10 are positioned so as to face each other, and are formed so as to be able to play by emitting infrared rays from the light source device 11 toward the light receiving devices 12. . In the present embodiment, the life point (described later) is subtracted every time the other game machine 10 hits an infrared ray, and as a result, when the life point of any game machine 10 becomes 0, the game ends. It is formed to become. That is, the winning or losing is determined depending on which game machine 10 first hits infrared rays until the life point of the opponent game machine 10 becomes zero.

  The operation of the game machine 10 is controlled by a control device 100 (see FIG. 3) built in the game machine 10.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the control device 100 is configured around a CPU and includes a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. Then, the CPU is configured to control various input devices and output devices by reading a program stored in the ROM.

(Input device)
As an input device of the control device 100, as shown in FIG. 3, a power button 13, a light receiving device 12, a firing switch 14, and a tact switch 23 are provided. In addition, as an input device, it is not limited to each above-mentioned input device.

(Power button 13)
As shown in FIG. 1, the power button 13 is a slide-type switch provided on the side of the game machine 10, and is used to switch the power of the game machine 10 on and off.

(Light receiving device 12)
The light receiving device 12 includes a phototransistor, and receives infrared rays from the light source device 11 and sends a signal to the control device 100. As shown in FIG. 1A, the light receiving device 12 is arranged on the front surface of the game machine 10 so as to be aligned with the light source device 11. In the present embodiment, the light receiving device 12 is disposed inside the case of the game machine 10 and is not exposed to the outside.

(Launch switch 14)
The firing switch 14 is a push button type switch for operating the light source device 11. Specifically, when the control device 100 receives a pressing signal indicating that the firing switch 14 has been pressed, a light beam emission process (described later) is executed in response to this, so that infrared light from the light source device 11 is emitted. It has become. As shown in FIG. 1B, the firing switch 14 is provided in the vicinity of the front end of the grip portion 10b, and is formed so that it can be easily pressed with an index finger when the grip portion 10b is gripped.

(Tact switch 23)
The tact switch 23 is for detecting the rotation of the roller 17 provided on the bottom surface 10a of the game machine 10, and is arranged inside the game machine 10 as shown in FIG. The tact switch 23 is pressed by the rotation of the roller 17 and will be described in detail later.

(Output device)
As an output device of the control device 100, as shown in FIG. 3, a light source device 11, a vibration motor 24, a speaker 25, a charge lamp 15, and a life lamp 16 are provided. In addition, as an output device, it is not limited to each above-mentioned output device.

(Light source device 11)
The light source device 11 is composed of a light emitting diode, and emits infrared rays by emitting light based on a command from the control device 100. The light source device 11 is arranged in front of the game machine 10 as shown in FIG. 1A, and can emit infrared rays toward the front.

  In the present embodiment, the reaction ranges of the light source device 11 and the light receiving device 12 are set so as to react within a range of 70 mm (for one main body) from side to side at a position 200 mm away, and the opponent game is within this reaction range. When the light source device 11 emits infrared rays in the state where the light receiving device 12 of the machine 10 is present, the opponent game machine 10 reacts (determines that the infrared rays hit).

  The irradiation angle of the light source device 11 is not limited to this, and can be set in any way as the setting of the game machine 10. For example, when a small child plays, widening the reaction range makes it easier to play and more interesting. A method of changing the setting of the irradiation angle of the light source device 11 can be realized by adjusting the output of infrared rays or moving the relative position of the light receiving device 12 in the game machine 10 back and forth, for example.

(Vibration motor 24)
Although not particularly shown, the vibration motor 24 is housed in the game machine 10 and vibrates when the light receiving device 12 receives infrared rays from the opponent game machine 10. That is, it functions as a display means for notifying the player that the infrared ray has been determined to have hit.

(Speaker 25)
The speaker 25 is for outputting sound used for explanation and production of the game situation of the game machine 10, and is housed inside the game machine 10. The sound produced by the speaker 25 is output to the outside through an upper surface side sound output portion 25a and a rear side sound output portion 25b formed by providing a plurality of sound transmission holes on the surface of the game machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the upper surface side sound output portion 25 a is provided on the upper surface side of the game machine 10, and the rear side sound output portion 25 b is provided on the rear side of the game machine 10. Thereby, even when the upper surface side sound output portion 25a is blocked when the grip portion 10b is gripped, sound output from the rear side sound output portion 25b can be secured.

  The speaker 25 outputs, for example, a game start sound, an infrared emission sound, an infrared reception sound (a sound indicating that an attack has been hit), a game end sound, and the like. Note that these sounds output from the speaker 25 are stored in a storage device in the control device 100, although not particularly illustrated.

(Charge lamp 15)
The charge lamp 15 is used to indicate that the light source device 11 can emit infrared rays, and indicates the infrared attack power to be emitted (the magnitude of damage to the opponent game machine 10 when the infrared rays hit). It is. The charge lamp 15 is controlled by the control device 100 so as to turn on when the tact switch 23 described above is pressed a predetermined number of times.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the charge lamp 15 includes three LEDs, a first charge lamp 15a, a second charge lamp 15b, and a third charge lamp 15c.

(Life lamp 16)
The life lamp 16 is for indicating the value of a life point to be described later. The life lamps 16 are all turned on at the start of the game, and the control device 100 is turned on or off when the light receiving device 12 receives infrared rays from the opponent game machine 10 (the attack is received from the opponent game machine 100). To be controlled. A detailed control method will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the life lamp 16 includes two LEDs, a first life lamp 16a and a second life lamp 16b, as shown in FIG.

(Control device 100)
Next, the control device 100 will be described in detail.

  The control device 100 controls various devices of the game machine 10. For example, the control device 100 counts the number of times the tact switch 23 is pressed, and the game state control means 120 manages the internal status of the game machine 10. , And functions as each means such as a light emission control means 130 that operates the light source device 11 when the firing switch 14 is operated.

  Control device 100 is not limited to the above-described means, and may include other means.

(Counting means 110)
The counting means 110 is a program that receives a pressing signal indicating that the tact switch 23 has been pressed and detects the rotation of the roller 17 by counting the number of times of reception. The count number counted by the counting means 110 is configured to start with 0 as an initial value at the start of the game, and to be incremented by 1 every time a press signal is received thereafter.

(Game state control means 120)
The game state control means 120 is a program that manages the internal status of the game machine 10 such as the start end of the game and the game state. Hereinafter, (1) game state management and (2) life point management, which are the main roles of the game state control means 120, will be described.

  First, game state management will be described. The game state control unit 120 transitions the game state when the count number counted by the counting unit 110 reaches a predetermined number, and manages this game state as an internal status.

  The game machine 10 according to the present embodiment has, as game states, two game states, a standby state in which light cannot be emitted and a ready state in which light can be emitted. As possible states, the first stage to the third stage are provided (see FIG. 9). In these three stages, the attack power (the amount of damage given to the opponent) changes as the upper stage is reached. For example, the attack power of the first stage is 10 and the attack power of the second stage is 20, the attack power of the third stage is set to 30 and so on.

  These three stages are displayed by the charge lamp 15 described above. That is, all the charge lamps 15 are turned off when in the firing standby state, only the first charge lamp 15a is turned on when shifting to the first stage, and the second charge is added to the first charge lamp 15a when shifting to the second stage. The charge lamp 15b is also turned on, and when the process proceeds to the third stage, all the charge lamps 15 (first charge lamp 15a, second charge lamp 15b, and third charge lamp 15c) are turned on. As a result, the current game state is displayed by the charge lamp 15 and is notified to the player.

  This game state is selected by the game state selection table shown in FIG. The game state control unit 120 performs a process of sequentially increasing the level every time the count number counted by the count unit 110 exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 10). Then, the internal status is managed so that the game state associated with the level is obtained. Specifically, the game state is level 0 (that is, “launch standby state”) until 10 counts from the initial state, and when the counting means 110 counts 10 after that, the “first” of level 1 (that is, “fireable state”). The game state is shifted to “stage”), and when the counting means 110 thereafter counts 10 times, the game state is shifted to level 2 (that is, “second stage” of the “fireable state”), and then the counting means 110 counts 10 times. Then, the game state is shifted to level 3 (that is, “third stage” of the “shootable state”). As will be described later, when infrared rays are emitted, the level is initialized regardless of the level up to that point, and a transition is made to a game state of level 0 (that is, “firing standby state”). The game state control means 120 manages the game state that shifts in this way as an internal status.

  Next, life point management will be described. The game state control unit 120 analyzes the infrared data received by the light receiving device 12 from the other party, and manages the life point as an internal status by subtracting the life point corresponding to the infrared data.

  The life points are sequentially subtracted from a predetermined initial value. For example, when the initial value of the life point is set to 100, the life point is changed from 100 to 10 when the attack of the attack power 10 is first received. Subtracted to 90. Further, when an attack with an attack power of 30 is received, the life point is subtracted from 30 by 90 to 60. As a result of subtracting the life points in this way, when the life point becomes 0 or less, the game is over, and it is determined that the game machine 10 whose life point has become 0 or less loses and the opponent game machine 10 wins.

  This life point is displayed by the life lamp 16 described above. That is, if the life point is half or more of the initial value (50 or more if the initial value is 100), all the life lamps 16 are turned on, and 2 if the life point is less than half of the initial value. One life lamp 16 is blinked, and when the life point becomes 0 (game over), all the two life lamps 16 are turned off. As a result, the current life point is displayed by the life lamp 16 and is notified to the player. The two life lamps 16 are provided so that when the game machine 10 is moved left and right to play, the player can check the current life point status regardless of the position of the game machine 10. Because.

(Light emission control means 130)
The light emission control means 130 is a program that controls the operation of the light source device 11 when the firing switch 14 is operated.

  When the game state managed by the game state control unit 120 is the firing standby state, the light emission control unit 130 does not operate the light source device 11 even if the firing switch 14 is operated. If the game state managed by the state control means 120 is the above-described launchable state, the light source device 11 is controlled to operate immediately upon detecting that the launch switch 14 has been operated.

(About charge operation)
As described above, the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes the tact switch 23 that is pressed when the roller 17 rotates, and the game state transitions depending on the number of times the tact switch 23 is pressed. The player rotates the roller 17 by sliding the game machine 10 on a plane to shift to an advantageous game state 10 (this operation is referred to as “charge operation”). Hereinafter, this charging operation will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the roller 17 is provided on the bottom surface 10a of the game machine 10 so as to be rotatable when the game machine 10 is slid on a plane. As shown in FIG. 10 is pivotally supported inside the game machine 10 so as to protrude with respect to the bottom surface 10a. That is, the bottom surface 10a of the game machine 10 is provided with an opening 10c, and a part of the outer periphery of the roller 17 protrudes from the opening 10c. In addition, on the bottom surface 10 a of the game machine 10, four pieces 18 are provided around the roller 17 in order to make the game machine 10 slide smoothly.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the roller 17 is supported by a rotating shaft 20 provided in parallel with the light emission direction of the light source device 11, that is, the roller 17 is a direction orthogonal to the light emission direction of the light source device 11. It is pivotally supported so as to rotate. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the roller 17 is configured to rotate when the player moves the game machine 10 in the left-right direction D while holding the grip portion 10 b of the game machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a cam member 19 is fixed to the rotating shaft 20 of the roller 17, and the tact switch 23 is pressed by rotating the cam member 19 integrally with the roller 17. Has been.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the cam member 19 has a hook shape, and includes a switch pressing portion 19 a from which a part in the circumferential direction protrudes. On the other hand, the tact switch 23 includes a button portion 23 a that protrudes toward the cam member 19. A swing member 21 is swingably provided between the switch pressing portion 19a and the button portion 23a. The swing member 21 is pivotally supported by a swing shaft 22 provided in parallel with the rotation shaft 20 of the roller 17 and the cam member 19.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, the tact switch 23 is not pressed when the switch pressing portion 19a of the cam member 19 is not facing the direction of the button portion 23a, but as shown in FIG. When the cam member 19 rotates integrally with the roller 17 and the switch pressing portion 19a of the cam member 19 faces the button portion 23a, the tact switch 23 is pressed.

  As can be seen from FIG. 7, the tact switch 23 can be pressed regardless of which of the rollers 17 rotates. For this reason, when the game machine 10 is reciprocated to the left and right, the tact switch 23 is pressed in both the forward and backward operations.

(About game progress)
Next, the progress of the game using the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The game progress relating to the game machine 10 can be broadly divided into (1) a rotational speed detection process triggered by turning on the tact switch 23, (2) a light beam launching process triggered by turning on the launch switch 14, 3) Since the three processes of light reception processing triggered by light reception by the light receiving device 12 are processed in parallel, each will be described below.

(Rotation speed detection process)
The rotation speed detection process is a process of changing the game state when the tact switch 23 is turned on. This rotation speed detection process will be described with reference to the flow of FIG.

  First, in step 100 shown in FIG. 10, pressing of the tact switch 23 is detected, and a pressing signal is transmitted to the counting means 110. Then, the process proceeds to step 101.

  In step 101, the counting means 110 that has received the pressing signal counts up the count number of the internal information. Then, it is checked whether the counted number exceeds a predetermined number. For example, when the level is sequentially raised every time the count number exceeds 10, it is checked whether or not the count number exceeds 10. If the count number exceeds 10, the count number is initialized to 0, and the process proceeds to step 102. On the other hand, if the count number does not exceed 10, the process returns to step 100 and waits until the tact switch 23 is turned on.

  In step 102, it is checked whether the current level is level 3 (see FIG. 9). If the current level is level 3, the level cannot be increased any further, so the process returns to step 100 and waits until the tact switch 23 is turned on. On the other hand, if the current level is not level 3, the process proceeds to step 103.

  In step 103, the current level is increased by one. As a result, if the level before the level-up is in a standby state, the game state transitions to the first stage of the launchable state, and if the level before the level-up is the first stage of the launchable state, the process proceeds to the second stage of the launchable state. The game state transitions to the third stage of the launchable state if the game state transitions and the level before the level-up is the second stage of the fireable state. Then, the charge lamp 15 is turned on according to each game state. Then, it waits until the tact switch 23 is turned on again.

(Light emission processing)
The light beam emission process is a process for performing control of emitting infrared rays when the emission switch 14 is operated. This light beam emission process will be described with reference to the flow of FIG.

  First, in step 200 shown in FIG. 11, the operation of the firing switch 14 is detected, and an operation signal is transmitted to the light emission control means 130. Then, the process proceeds to step 201.

  In step 201, the current game state is referred to by the light emission control means 130, and it is checked whether or not the current game state is in a launchable state. If the current game state is a fireable state, the process proceeds to step 202. If the current game state is not in a fireable state (a fire standby state), the process returns to step 200 and waits until the fire switch 14 is operated again.

  In step 202, the light emission control means 130 generates transmission data for transmission by infrared rays. This transmission data includes information relating to the current stage (any one of the first to third stages). In the present embodiment, as described above, since the attack power is changed according to the stage, the numerical value of the attack power is included in the transmission data. When the transmission data is generated, the process proceeds to step 203.

  In step 203, the transmission data generated by the light emission control means 130 is output from the light source device 11 as infrared rays. Then, the process proceeds to step 204.

  In step 204, the game state control unit 120 is notified that infrared rays have been emitted, and the game state control unit 120 shifts the level related to the game state to level 0. Further, the counting means 110 is notified that infrared rays have been emitted, and the count number of the counting means 110 is initialized to zero. Then, the process returns to step 200 and waits until the firing switch 14 is operated again.

(Light reception processing)
The light receiving process is a process of controlling the life point when the light receiving device 12 receives infrared rays from the opponent game machine. This light receiving process will be described with reference to the flow of FIG.

  First, in step 300 shown in FIG. 12, the light receiving device 12 receives infrared rays from the opponent game machine 10. At this time, information transmitted from the opponent game machine 10 is received by infrared communication (this information is referred to as “reception information”). This received information is transmitted to the game state control means 120. Then, the process proceeds to step 301.

  In step 301, the game state control means 120 receives the received information. The game state control means 120 drives the vibration motor 24 to vibrate the game machine 10. Then, the process proceeds to step 302.

  In step 302, the game state control means 120 analyzes the received information and reads the numerical value of the attack power transmitted by the opponent game machine 10. Then, the current life point is subtracted by the numerical value of this attack power. Then, the process proceeds to step 303.

  In step 303, the life lamp 16 is turned off according to the life point. That is, when the life point becomes less than half of the initial value, only the first life lamp 16a is turned off, and when the life point becomes 0 (game over), all the life lamps 16 (first life lamps). 16a, the second life lamp 16b) is turned off. Then, the process proceeds to step 304.

  In step 304, it is checked whether the life point is 0 (0 or less). If the life point is not 0 (0 or less), the process returns to step 300 and waits until the light receiving device 12 receives the infrared light from the opponent game machine 10 again. On the other hand, if the life point is 0 (0 or less), the process proceeds to step 305.

  In step 305, the game over sound is output and the game is terminated.

(Summary)
As described above, according to the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the roller 17 provided on the bottom surface 10a of the game machine 10 is provided so as to be rotatable when the game machine 10 is slid on a plane. By detecting the rotation of the roller 17, a standby state in which light cannot be emitted and a state in which light can be emitted are switched. For this reason, in order to emit as much light as possible, it is provided with playability of how many rollers 17 are rotated, and it is possible to have playability in the operation until the light is emitted. Moreover, since such an operation is a simple operation of sliding the game machine 10 on a plane, unlike a conventional game machine having many buttons, even a small child can easily play.

  Further, the roller 17 can rotate only in a direction substantially orthogonal to the light emitting direction of the light source device 11. For this reason, the roller 17 can be rotated while maintaining the light emission direction, and the rotation of the roller 17 and the light emission can be performed smoothly. Specifically, the game machine 10 can be charged by moving it left and right, and the light can be emitted as it is, so even a small child can easily play.

  Further, a tact switch 23 is used as means for detecting the rotation of the roller 17, and the tact switch 23 is pressed by the switch pressing portion 19 a of the cam member 19 that rotates integrally with the roller 17. For this reason, the rotation detection means for detecting the rotation of the roller 17 can be realized with a simple configuration.

  Further, the game state control means 120 manages the launchable state in a plurality of stages and sequentially shifts the stages according to the number of rotations of the roller 17 detected by the tact switch 23 after transitioning to the launchable state. When the firing switch 14 is operated, the light emission control unit 130 causes the light source device 11 to output transmission data including information (numerical value of attack power) related to this stage as an infrared ray. For this reason, since the attack power can be increased by further rotating the roller 17 from the launchable state, the fun can be further increased. For example, if the firing switch 14 is pressed in a state where the attack power is small, many attacks can be performed. On the other hand, the damage to the opponent is reduced by one attack, but the attack switch 14 is pushed after the attack power is increased. For example, the number of attacks can be reduced, but the damage to the opponent can be increased by one attack. That is, since the player can select what kind of attack is to be performed, the attack can be made strategic and the fun is increased.

  In addition, since the charge lamp 15 displays which stage the game machine 10 is in, it is possible to easily grasp which stage the game machine 10 is in the first to third stages.

  In addition, since the light receiving device 12 for receiving the light beam from the opponent game machine 10 is provided, it is possible to play with the light beam emitted from the light receiving device 12 and play as a battle game. In the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment, an operation of sliding the game machine 10 on a plane to emit a light beam and an operation of moving the game machine 10 to avoid an attack from the opponent can be performed together. Attack and defense can be performed continuously. In addition, since the light source device 11 and the light receiving device 12 are integrated into one main body and arranged vertically, it is possible to play by rotating the roller 17 by the movement on the desk, so that the space can be played.

  Further, since the light receiving device 12 includes the vibration motor 24 that vibrates when receiving a light beam from the opponent game machine 10, it is possible to intuitively notify that an attack from the opponent game machine 10 has been hit.

  In the above-described embodiment, the light source device 11 emits infrared rays. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, visible light or ultraviolet light may be used as the light emitted by the light source device 11.

  In the embodiment described above, the game machine 10 includes the light receiving device 12, but the light receiving device 12 may not be included. Even if the light receiving device 12 is not provided, for example, a light receiving device to be attacked may be separately provided, and a game may be played as to whether or not predetermined damage can be given within a predetermined time. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the roller 17 is rotatable only in a direction substantially orthogonal to the light emission direction of the light source device 11, but may be rotatable only in the light emission direction of the light source device 11. Alternatively, the roller 17 may be formed of a trackball, and the roller 17 may rotate in a free direction.

  Although not particularly described in the above-described embodiment, the game state control unit 120 may control the internal status according to external information such as a memory card. For example, by attaching a memory card or the like to the game machine 10, the attack power or life point of the game machine 10 may be determined based on the initial value of the attack power or life point stored in the memory card. Further, in addition to the attack power and life point, information on defense power that invalidates the attack power of the opponent within a certain range may be stored in the memory card. If the characteristics of the game machine 10 are changed with the memory card in this way, each game machine 10 can have individuality, and the range of play can be expanded.

  Although not particularly described in the above embodiment, a timer referred to by the game state control means 12 may be provided, and the level may be increased or decreased using this timer. Specifically, when the game state control unit 120 performs a process of sequentially increasing the level, the level is increased and time measurement by a timer is started. If the firing switch 14 is not pressed within a certain time, the level is increased. Control such as lowering by one may be performed. In addition, the game state control means 120 uses a timer to check the number of times the firing switch 14 is pressed every predetermined time, and if the number of times the firing switch 14 is pressed within the predetermined time is less than the predetermined number, the level Control such as lowering by one may be performed. By combining the time measurement by the timer in this way, a game with more playability can be performed by limiting the timing of pressing the firing switch 14.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine 10a Bottom surface 10b Grip part 10c Opening part 11 Light source device 12 Light receiving device 13 Power button 14 Launch switch 15 Charge lamp (display means)
15a 1st charge lamp 15b 2nd charge lamp 15c 3rd charge lamp 16 life lamp 16a 1st life lamp 16b 2nd life lamp 17 roller 18 top 19 cam member 19a switch pressing part 20 rotating shaft 21 swinging member 22 swinging shaft 23 tact switch (rotation detection means)
23a Button part 24 Vibration motor 25 Speaker 25a Upper surface sound output part 25b Back surface sound output part 100 Control device 110 Count means 120 Game state control means 130 Light emission control means

Claims (7)

A game machine that can play with light rays,
There are two game states, a standby state where it is impossible to launch a light beam and a ready state where a light beam can be fired,
A light source device that emits light rays;
A firing switch for operating the light source device;
A roller provided on the bottom surface of the game machine so as to be rotatable when the game machine is slid on a plane;
Rotation detecting means for detecting rotation of the roller;
Counting means for counting the number of times of detection by the rotation detecting means;
Game state control means for transitioning the game state from the firing standby state to the launchable state according to the count number counted by the counting means;
When the launch switch is operated, the light emission control means that does not operate the light source device in the firing standby state and operates the light source device in the firing enabled state;
A game machine comprising:   The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the roller is rotatable only in a direction substantially orthogonal to a light emitting direction of the light source device. A tact switch as the rotation detecting means;
A switch pressing unit that rotates integrally with the roller and presses the tact switch;
The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: The game state control means manages the fireable state in a plurality of stages and sequentially shifts the stages according to the number of rotations of the roller detected by the rotation detection means after transitioning to the fireable state. ,
4. The light emission control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the launch switch is operated, data including information on the stage is output from the light source device as a light beam. 5. game machine.   5. A game machine according to claim 4, further comprising display means for displaying the stage.   6. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a light receiving device for receiving a light beam from the opponent game machine.   The game machine according to claim 6, further comprising a vibration motor that vibrates when the light receiving device receives a light beam from the opponent game machine.

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