JP3258002B1 - Game device with multiple screens - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a game device that allows a plurality of sets of players to simultaneously execute a game on a single screen. SOLUTION: The display device 2 having a display unit for displaying a content of a game in which a plurality of players can participate.
, An input device 3, 3... Each of which performs a game operation, and an execution device 10 for executing a game process. In the case where the display device 2 includes a group participating in the second game, the display device 2 displays the content of each game by dividing the display unit into a display area of the first game and a display area of the second game. I do.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device, and more particularly to a game device capable of simultaneously processing each game by a plurality of sets of players.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a game device capable of displaying a game content on a monitor and executing a game by a plurality of players. In a conventional game device,
Since only one game content can be displayed on one monitor, the number of games that can be processed simultaneously is limited to one. In addition, in order to execute a plurality of games at the same time, it was necessary to use different monitors.

[0003]

However, for example, in a one-player-to-one-player game in which four players play a league, only one game can be processed at a time, so it takes time to realize all matches. Not only does it take time, but the time waiting for the turn can be painful for the player.

If different monitors are used to display each game, the display area of each game is separated. This makes it difficult for the player to know the progress of another game, and for the spectator, it is impossible to watch a plurality of games at the same time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus in which a plurality of sets of players can simultaneously execute a game on a single screen.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to the present invention comprises a display device having a group of display sections for displaying the contents of a game in which a plurality of players can participate; An input device for performing a game operation, an execution device for executing a game process,
When the plurality of players includes a group participating in a first battle game and a group participating in a second battle game, all of the plurality of players are displayed in a display area of the first battle game. And a table for displaying the content of each game divided into a display area of the second competitive game and a display area of the second competitive game.
It is configured so that the indicating device can be seen .

In the above-mentioned game apparatus, when the execution device executes processing of a specific game different from the first competition game and the second competition game, the execution apparatus executes processing of only the specific game, Is displayed in the display area of the first competitive game or in the second game.
Is desirably displayed in an area larger than the display area of the battle game. Thereby, for example, a specific game such as a final match can be displayed on a large screen, and the place of the game can be excited.

[0008] In the above-mentioned game device, the execution device comprises: an input device selected by each player to perform a game operation; a unit for acquiring information on a correspondence relationship between a game in which each player participates; Means for allocating an input signal input using each input device to execute processing of each game, based on the information on the correspondence relationship with the game, It is desirable that the game process can be executed even when each of the players belongs to any input device. Thus, a combination of players participating in the same game can be determined irrespective of the arrangement between the input devices where each player performs a game operation. Further, the player can change the combination of players participating in the same game without changing the input device operated by the player.

In addition, each player operates the game individually.
Satellite devices corresponding to the input devices performing the
A display, wherein the execution device includes the first pair.
Battle game and the second battle game and another battle game.
When executing the processing of a specific game, the specific game
Processing and at least one other match with the specific game
And processing of a sub-game which is a game, and displaying
The device displays the content of the specific game on the display unit.
Display area of the first battle game or the second battle game
The satellite display corresponding to the input device of each player participating in the sub game is displayed in an area larger than the display area of
The content of the sub game in which the player participates may be displayed. Thus, for example, a specific game such as a final match in a tournament match can be displayed on a large screen, and a sub game such as a lower-rank decision match in the same tournament can be displayed on a satellite display.

[0010] In the above-mentioned game apparatus, the execution device includes: an input device selected by each player for performing a game operation; and means for acquiring information relating to a correspondence relationship between each player and a game in which each player participates. Means for assigning an input signal input using each input device to execute processing of each game, based on the information on the correspondence between the device and the game,
It is desirable that the game process can be executed even when each player belonging to the group participating in the game of any one selects any input device.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of Game Apparatus) FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire game device according to an embodiment. As shown in the figure, the game device includes a display device 2 having a display unit for displaying the content of the game, and input devices 3, 3,...
An execution device 10 for executing a game process.

The display device 2 includes a plurality of input devices 3, 3,.
・ It has a large-screen display that can be seen by all of the players in front of. The configuration of the display device is not particularly limited, and any device that displays an image on the display unit using any image display method, such as projection by a projector, a liquid crystal display, or a plasma display, may be used.

The display device 2 is connected to the execution device 10, and displays the contents of the game on the display unit based on the image signal from the execution device 10. When a plurality of games (for example, these are referred to as a first game and a second game) are executed in parallel in the execution device 10, the display device 2
Displays the content of each game in a display area for the first game and a display area for the second game based on a signal from the execution device 10. Thus, for example, in a case where four players play a league match in a game of the same rule, if the respective games are started simultaneously, it is possible to know the progress of the game other than the game that the player is currently playing. The fun as a league match is doubled. Furthermore,
It is possible to enjoy the thrill of playing a game while competing against one another while paying attention to the difference in points and the difference in points in a league match such as a soccer game.

The display device 2 is not limited to the above two divisions, and may be divided into four divisions or other divisions for display. FIG. 1 shows a state of four divisions.

When a specific game such as a final match is executed, only the specific game is executed and the display device 2
, The content of the specific game is displayed on the entire display unit of the display device 2 based on a signal from the execution device 10.

At the end of the display unit of the display device 2, a speaker for outputting the sound of the game can be provided if necessary.

Are provided with a plurality of, preferably four or more input devices so that a plurality of players can respectively perform game operations. In this embodiment, in particular, eight input devices 3, 3,... Are provided. Each input device includes an input device (not shown) such as various buttons and a joystick. In addition, a satellite display, which is an individual display device, is provided for each input device so that each player can display an individual player dedicated screen for viewing. Further, a coin insertion machine or a card reader for a membership card may be provided.

The input devices 3, 3,... Are connected to the execution device 10. An operation signal based on an input from each input device 3 is transmitted to the execution device 10, and the execution device 10
After a process (described later) such as specifying the input device to which the operation signal has been input, the process is performed as a game operation by the player who has performed the input.

Although the details of the hardware of the execution device 10 are not specifically shown, in addition to a CPU for processing, a RAM for temporary storage, a ROM for storing programs and the like, an input / output interface with external devices, and the like, It is desirable to have a dedicated board or the like that executes image processing and the like of the game at high speed. Further, a communication device with another game device may be provided as needed.

(Operation of Execution Apparatus) FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of executing a game process in the execution apparatus in the game apparatus of the above embodiment. This process is mainly performed by the CPU of the execution device 10 executing the program loaded from the ROM to the RAM.

When receiving an entry to participate in a game through the input device 3, the execution device 10 determines the type of the game (step S1). If the entered game does not include the specific game (S1: NO), the execution device 10 executes a plurality of games simultaneously (step S1).
2) The contents of the plurality of games are displayed in each of the divided regions of the display unit of the display device 2 (step S3). For example, when the first game and the second game are executed as a plurality of games, the execution device 10 includes a first game processing unit that outputs an image indicating the content of the first game, and a content of the second game. A second game processing means for outputting an image indicating the first and second images, and both images are arranged in a divided area in a group of images based on an image output from the first game processing means and an image output from the second game processing means. By providing an image arranging means for outputting the image to the display device 2, the display unit can be divided into a plurality of regions and the content of each game can be displayed on the display device 2.

If it is determined in step S1 that the entered game includes the specific game (S1: YES), the execution device 10 does not execute another game, and enters another game. Even if there is, an "executable" message is output to the satellite display or the like. Then, the specific game is displayed in an area larger than the divided screen (step S4). In particular, in the present embodiment, a large display is performed over the entire area of the display unit of the display device 2. Such a specific game is temporarily referred to as an “exclusive specific game”.

By performing such processing, a plurality of sets of players can simultaneously execute a game other than the specific game, and when executing the specific game such as the final match, the specific game is displayed on the display unit of the display device. The content can be displayed in a large size, and the place around the game device can be excited.

Although not shown here, even if it is determined that a part of the entered game is a specific game (S1: YES), the execution device 10 executes the specific game and executes the specific game. In addition to displaying the content of the game in an area larger than the divided screen of the display device 2, the game device executes a game different from the specific game (hereinafter, referred to as a "sub game"), and is provided with a satellite provided for each input device. The contents of the sub game may be displayed on the display. Such a specific game is distinguished from the above and is referred to as a “non-exclusive specific game”. As a result, other players who do not participate in the specific game can enjoy the sub-game such as the lower determination battle without impairing the excitement of the surroundings of the game device due to the large-screen display of the specific game.

When executing the game, the execution device 10 acquires information on the correspondence between each input device and the game (step S5). In the battle game, information is also obtained as to which side the player operating each input device is a player.

The correspondence between the input devices and the game is determined by which of the plurality of input devices is selected by a player participating in the game and which game each player participates in. When the player arbitrarily determines which game each player participates in, the execution device 10 acquires information on the correspondence between each input device and the game based on a game selection operation input by the player from each input device. . On the other hand, when the execution device 10 determines a combination of matches in a league match, a tournament match, or the like, the execution device 10 determines the combination of matches based on predetermined parameters such as the entry order of each player and past match results. It is stored in a combination data table, and the correspondence between each input device and the game is acquired based on the data of this combination. In any case, the execution device 10 can execute the game process regardless of which input device each player selects.

This processing is also executed in a specific game, for example, the above-mentioned exclusive specific game and the above-mentioned non-exclusive specific game. Get information about which one is. This allows the execution device 10 to execute the game process, regardless of which input device is selected by the player participating in the specific game.

Here, when an operation signal of the game is input from a certain input device 3 (step S6: YES), the execution device 10 determines which of the plurality of input devices the input device has received the operation signal. Is determined (step S7). In this specification, the operation signal from the input device 3 includes a signal for specifying the input device, and the execution device 1
This can be done by a method such as identifying this at 0.

When the input device is specified, the execution device 10
Specifies a game (and an opponent) to be operated by the operation signal based on information on a correspondence between the input device and the game (and an opponent) (Step S).
8). When the game (and the opponent) is specified, the game processing based on the operation signal is executed (step S9).

By performing the above-described processing, it is possible to determine a combination of players who participate in the same game, regardless of the arrangement between the input devices where each player performs a game operation. Further, even when the player changes the opponent in the next game after finishing one game, the player does not need to change the input device operated by the player.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Multiple players can play the game at the same time on a single screen, and the game
It is possible to provide a game device that can be know the game course of the non-time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure of a game process in an execution device in the game device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 execution device 2 display device 3 input device

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-11-253653 (JP, A) JP-A-10-126706 (JP, A) JP-A 2000-300850 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 13/00-13/12

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display device having a group of display sections for displaying the contents of a game in which a plurality of players can participate, an input device for each player performing a game operation, and an execution device for executing a game process When the plurality of players includes a group that participates in a first battle game and a group that participates in a second battle game, all of the plurality of players are included in the first battle game. The display device is configured to display the contents of each game separately in a display area and a display area of the second competitive game, and each player corresponds to the input device that performs a game operation. Further comprising a satellite display, wherein the execution device executes the first battle game and the second battle game.
When performing the processing of the specific game is war games and other competition game, executes the process of the sub game is processed and the specific game and another of the at least one competition game of the specific game, the display device , the content of the specific game of the display unit
The display area of the first battle game or the second game
A game device for displaying in a region larger than the display region of the battle game, and a satellite display corresponding to an input device of each player participating in the sub game among the satellite displays, for displaying contents of the sub game in which the player participates .