JP3265234B2 - Video game apparatus and method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention displays a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen on a display screen of a display device based on game control data, and responds to an operation command to display the action of the displayed player character. And a video game apparatus for controlling the video game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One example of a video game controls an action of a player character displayed on a display screen of a display device based on an operation command given from an operation command button or the like. 2. Description of the Related Art In a video game, there is a role playing game in which a player character acts on a display screen in order to achieve a certain purpose in a story on behalf of a player.

In such a video game, the game is played according to a predetermined game program. A game environment such as a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen appearing in a video game is predetermined according to game control data. The player repeats the video game in the game environment determined by the game control data.

However, since the game environment is predetermined, if a video game is repeated several times in the game environment, the user may get tired of the video game.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to prevent a player from getting tired of a video game.

A video game device according to the present invention displays a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen on a display screen of a display device based on game control data, and responds to an operation command to display the displayed player character.・
In a video game device for controlling the action of a character, a password input means for a user to input a password , and a user
Generate game control data according to commands given by
Generating means that is inputted by the storage means corresponding to storing the password input from the password input means in connection with the game control data and the operations generated by the generating means, the well password is input Display control means for reading the game control data corresponding to the password from the storage means, and displaying a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen based on the read game control data on a display screen of the display device. It is characterized by the following.

The present invention also provides a video game method suitable for the video game device. A video game method according to the present invention displays a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen on a display screen of a display device based on game control data, and responds to an operation command.
In a video game device for controlling the action of a displayed player character, the operation of the video game device is controlled.
In connection with the work, and generates a game <br/> beam control data according to a command given from the user, the generated game control data
Corresponding to <br/> store the password entered in connection with the operation, the corresponding game control data input password by the password has been inputted read, the game control data read A video game is performed by displaying a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen on a display screen of a display device.

According to the present invention, in connection with the operation of the video game device (for example, when the player achieves the highest score in the game, he continuously wins several enemy characters in the role playing game) Case), you
Generates game control data according to commands given by the user
The password is entered by the user. Raw
And a password entered and made the game control data
Stored correspondingly . Thereafter, when a password is input, game control data corresponding to the password is read. A player character, an enemy character and a background screen based on the read game control data are displayed, and a video game is played.

The game control data includes the color of the player character (the whole body or a part of the head, arms, etc.), the color of the clothing of the player character (all the clothing may be used, outerwear, pants, etc.). There is data for controlling the color of the enemy character, the color of the background screen, and the like. Based on the changed game control data, a player character, an enemy character, a background screen, and the like unique to the player are created. Since a video game can be played in a game environment such as a player character unique to the player, the player feels close to the game environment such as the player character unique to the player, and the player does not get tired of the video game.

[0010]

[0011] The password may be determined by the video game device in connection with changing the game control data. In this case, the password determined by the video game device is stored in association with the changed game control data.

[0012]

In the case where the game control data is changed and a video game is played under the control of the changed game control data, a message for prompting the input of the password is sent in response to the game operation start command. What is necessary is just to display on a display device. By looking at this message, the player can recognize that a video game can be played using the game control data changed by inputting the password. Such a message may be displayed on the display device in response to the call command.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view of a video game apparatus.

A video game apparatus 1 according to this embodiment
The player can change the color (game control data) of the player character by obtaining the highest score as described later, and thereafter can play a video game using the player character of the changed color. Things. The video game device 1 is generally placed in a game center.

A display device 2 is provided above the front surface of the video game device 1. On the display screen of the display device 2, a player character that moves in response to a player's operation command is displayed, and a video game is played.

An operation unit 10 is formed at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the video game apparatus 1 so as to protrude toward the front surface.

The operation unit 10 of the video game device 1 includes
As shown in an enlarged manner in FIG.
1, a start button 12, an A button, a B button, a C button, and a D button. 8-way lever 11
Falls forward, backward, left, right, front left, back left, front right, and back right. The direction of movement of the player character displayed on the display screen 2 when playing the video game of the video game apparatus 1 is specified by the movement of the eight-direction lever 11.
When the A button, the B button, the C button, or the D button is pressed, the motion of the arm, foot, or the like of the character of the video game is specified. Further, when the color of the character is changed using the lever 11 and the button as described later, the part of the character whose color is to be changed and the color to be changed are specified. Before the game, the A button also functions as a decision button, and the B button also functions as a cancel button. Since the video game apparatus 1 is capable of one-player and two-player play, an eight-way lever 11, a start button 1
2, A button, B button, C button and D button are 2
A set is provided.

A coin slot 15 and a coin return button 17 are provided on the right side of the video game apparatus 1 at a substantially central portion on the front side. In addition, a coin return slot 16 is formed on the lower right side of the front surface of the video game device 1.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a part of the electrical configuration of the video game device.

The overall operation of the video game apparatus 1 is C
It is controlled by the PU 20. The CPU 20 has a ROM
21 and the RAM 22 are connected. The ROM 21 stores an execution program of the CPU 20, a number of combinations of characters to be changed and colors to be changed,
A password to be input to the video game apparatus 1 when a video game is played by displaying a character in the combination on the display screen is stored corresponding to a number of combinations. Part of the contents stored in the ROM 21 is shown in FIG. Further, the ROM 21 also stores data representing a display screen described later. In the RAM 22, when the user inputs a password, the part of the character whose color is changed by the user, the color to be changed, and the password to be displayed on the display screen when playing a video game using the character. Are stored. A part of the contents stored in the RAM 22 is shown in FIG.

The execution program stored in the ROM 21 is read by the CPU 20, and the image generation circuit 23 is controlled by the CPU 20 based on the operation program. As a result, a video game screen specified by the execution program is displayed on the display screen of the display device 2.

An operation signal of the operation unit 10 is input to the CPU 20. The user's character displayed on the display screen moves according to the operation signal of the operation unit 10.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process for changing the color of a character appearing in a video game. FIG.
10 shows an example of a display screen of the video game apparatus 1. FIG.

A user plays a video game and plays a video game.
When the game is over, the process shown in FIG. 6 starts (step 31). If the video game is over and the user's score is the highest ever,
The display screen of the game device 1 has a color display as shown in FIG.
The change mode setting screen is displayed (step 3
2).

On the color change mode setting screen,
An area A1 and an area A2 are included. The character "YES" is displayed in the area A1. In the area A2, "N
The letter "O" is displayed. When the eight-direction lever 11 is tilted to the left, the area A1 is turned on. When the eight-direction lever 11 is tilted rightward, the area A2 is turned on. If the start button 12 is pressed while the area A1 is turned on, the mode shifts to the color change mode (YE in step 33).
S).

When shifting to the color change mode,
On the display screen of the video game apparatus 1, a character color change screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (step 34).

In the character color change screen, areas A4 and A4 are displayed.
A5, A6 and A7 and a simplified character CH are displayed. A region whose color is to be changed is displayed in the area A4. In the areas A5, A6 and A7, the ratio of the color to be changed is displayed. The area A5 displays the proportion of red in the color to be changed, and the area A6 is
The ratio of green among the colors to be changed is displayed, and the area A7 displays the ratio of blue among the colors to be changed.

By tilting the eight-direction lever 11 left or right, the part of the character displayed in the area A4 is changed. When the start button 12 is pressed,
The part displayed in the area A4 is determined as the part that changes color. The lighting of the areas A5, A6 and A7 moves upward by tilting the eight-direction lever 11 backward, and the areas A5, A6 and A by tilting the eight-direction lever 11 forward.
The lighting of 7 moves down. By pressing the A button, the numerical value displayed in the areas A5, A6 and A7 increases in response to the depression. By pressing the B button, the areas A5, A6 and A7 are responsive to the depression.
The numerical value displayed inside becomes smaller. Start button 1
By pressing 2, when the start button 12 is pressed, the numerical value of the lit area of the areas A5, A6 or A7 is determined as the ratio of the color to be changed (steps 35 and 36).

When the part of the character whose color is to be changed and its color are determined, the part corresponding to the character CH displayed in a simplified manner on the character color change screen is changed according to the color to be changed. As a result, the user can visually confirm which part of the character has been changed to which color (in FIG. 6, the part whose body is changed is indicated by hatching).

As will be described later, when playing a video game with a character of a changed color, a password is input by the player to call the character of that color. It is determined whether the video game device 1 is used by the user to determine and input the password or the video game device 1 uses a password stored in advance in the video game device 1 (step 37).

In the case of the video game apparatus 1 in which the user determines and inputs a password (Y in step 37)
ES), a password input screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display screen of the video game apparatus 1 (step 3).
8).

In the password input screen, areas A10, A
11 and A12 are included. The password input by the user is displayed in the area A10. In the area 11, the alphabet and the character of "cancel" are displayed.
A frame F for specifying a character is also displayed. In the area A12, the character "OK" is displayed.

By moving the eight-direction lever 11 back and forth and right and left, the frame F displayed in the area A11 also moves back and forth and right and left in the area A11, and the characters surrounded by the frame F change. When the A button is pressed, the character surrounded by the frame F is determined as one of the characters constituting the password. When the characters constituting the password are determined, the characters are displayed in area A10. When canceling the input character in this manner, the eight-way lever 11 is moved so that the frame F surrounds the character "cancel".
Move. If the A button is pressed while the character of "cancel" is surrounded by the frame F, the last character of the input password is deleted. When all of the characters that make up the password are entered by the user,
The area A12 is turned on. Thereby, the password is determined (step 39). The user records the entered password on a piece of paper, and later plays a video game on the video game device 1. When playing the video game by displaying a character in a color changed by the user, the password is written in the video game device. This will be input to the device 1. The process of inputting a password and playing a video game will be described later in detail.

The password input by the user and the change data indicating the combination of the part to change the color of the character and the color set when the password is input are stored in the RAM 22 as shown in FIG. 5 ( Step 40).

If the video game device 1 is a device for which the user does not determine and input a password (NO in step 37), the user changes the color and the password corresponding to the combination of the changed colors. Is ROM
21 (see FIG. 4) (step 41).

The password read from the ROM 21 is displayed in the area A14 of the display screen as shown in FIG. 10 (step 42, for example, when the body of the player character is blue, "AAAAA" is displayed as the password). Is done.) The user records the password displayed on the display screen on paper, and inputs the password when playing a video game by displaying a character having a color portion changed by the user himself.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the video game device 1 starts a video game. The processing shifts to this processing when a coin is inserted into the video game apparatus 1.

The user decides the password, and the video is displayed with the character of the color specified by the decided password.
When playing a game, the password entered by the user is stored in the RAM 22 of the video game apparatus 1 that has obtained the highest score.
Therefore, the video game is played on the video game apparatus 1 which has obtained the highest score. If the password is not determined and entered by the user, the password is stored in the ROM 21 of the video game apparatus 1 (the same type of video game apparatus 1 is identified by the password and the password). (The color of the character to be played and the combination of the part and the part are specified to be the same.) If the video game apparatus 1 is of the same type, the video using the character having the part of the color determined by the user can be performed on the different apparatus 1.・ Game becomes possible.

First, a title screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display screen of the video game apparatus 1 (step 51).

In the title screen, area A16 and area A
17 are included. In the area A16, the characters "START" are displayed, and in the area A17, the characters "password" are displayed. When the eight-directional lever 11 is moved backward, the area A16 is turned on, and when the eight-directional lever 11 is moved forward, the area A17 is turned on.

When the start button 12 is pressed while the area A16 is lit (NO in step 52), the display screen becomes a video game character selection screen, and a character to be displayed in the video game is selected. (Step 57). Thereafter, the video game starts (step 58).

If the start button 12 is pressed while the area A17 is lit (YES in step 52),
The display screen is a password input screen as shown in FIG. 9 (step 53). 8 as described above by the user
A password is input using the direction lever 11 and the start button 12 (step 54).

If the entered password matches one of the passwords stored in ROM 21 or RAM 22, the entered password is recognized as a valid password (YES in step 55). If the password is valid, a character having a portion of the color specified by the password is displayed on the display screen (step 56), and a video game using the character is started (step 58). If the password entered by the user does not match any of the passwords stored in the ROM 21 or the RAM 22 (NO in step 55), it is determined that the password is not valid, and the character select screen is displayed (step 57). . The user selects a desired character from the plurality of characters displayed on the character select screen, displays the selected character on the display screen, and starts a video game (step 58).

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure at the time of starting a video game according to another embodiment. In this figure, the same processes as those shown in FIG. 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 14 shows an example of the display screen.

When a coin is inserted into the video game apparatus 1, the processing shown in FIG. 13 is started.

FIG. 1 shows the display screen of the video game device 1.
A character select and password input display screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed (step 61). On this display screen, in addition to areas A10, A11 and A12 displayed on the password input screen as shown in FIG.
The character select area A16 is displayed. In the character selection area A16, a plurality of characters that can be operated by the user in the video game are displayed.

Unless the B button is pressed, it is determined that the user inputs a password and plays the game using the character specified by the input password.
In this case, it is considered that the password input screen has been selected by the user, and the input of the password is validated (YES in step 62). Subsequent steps are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

When the B button is pressed, the password selection screen is regarded as not selected (N in step 62).
O), a character is selected by the user (step 63). When the eight-direction lever 11 is tilted left and right, different characters are displayed in the character select area A16 one by one according to the tilt direction. If the user presses the A button while a desired character is displayed in the character selection area A16, it is determined that the character has been selected by the user. The video game is started by the character thus selected (step 58).

FIG. 15 shows still another embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure at the time of the start of a video game. In this figure, the same processes as those shown in FIG. 11 or FIG. FIG. 16 shows an example of the display screen.

Also in the processing shown in FIG. 15, this processing starts when a user inserts a coin into the video game apparatus 1.

First, a character selection screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the display screen of the video game apparatus 1 (step 71). This character select screen includes a character select area A16 displayed on the character select and password input screen shown in FIG. However, areas A1, A11 and A12 for inputting the password are not displayed.

In the processing shown in FIG. 15, there is a hidden mode processing. When a specific password input screen calling operation is performed on the operation unit 12 while the character selection screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed, as shown in FIG. A character selection and password input screen is displayed (YES in step 72, step 73). When the character select screen is displayed, by entering a valid password, a character according to the password appears on the display screen, and a video game can be played by operating the character as described above. The processing is the same. If the password input screen call operation is incorrect (NO in step 72), a character selecting operation is performed in the same manner as described above (step 6).
3).

In the case where the user determines and inputs a password, if the same password is input, it is difficult to know what color character should be displayed. Therefore, when the same password is entered,
The score of each user who has input the same password may be compared, and the character specified by the password input by the user with the higher score may be suspected as a valid character. In this case, in this embodiment, since the score of the user who scored the highest later is higher, the character specified by the user who played the game later becomes the valid character.

In the above-described embodiment, the user having the highest score can change the color of the desired portion of the character. However, when the highest score has been obtained, the color of the desired portion of the character can be changed. It is not necessary to do so.

For example, in a one-player game, when a specific character is continuously used to clear a video game, when an enemy character is continuously defeated, a video game is continuously played using the same character. When a game is entered, a specific command is entered using the operation unit, or if the game is to enter a name when the highest score is obtained, if a predetermined command is entered instead of entering a name, the enemy character will never enter If you win multiple enemy characters without losing, if you enable anyone to change the color from the beginning, if the highest score is taken, what is the highest scorer until the highest score is overtaken To change the color of the character, to defeat an enemy character with a specific special attack, or If you win more than once, it may be able to change the color of the desired portion of the character when, such as when winning the enemy character only specific attacks among a plurality of types of attack.

Further, in addition to changing the color of the desired portion of the character, changing the character portion, changing the costume of the character, changing the color of the background of the video game, changing the background parts of the video game, Change of character's hairstyle, voice, dialogue, size, name, technique used by character, change of effect, attack method, defense method change, change of BGM and sound effect, change of 8-way lever and button setting And so on.

The part of the player character, the enemy character, etc., which changes the color depends on the type of the player character, the enemy character, etc., for example, head, chest, belly, waist,
Right arm, left arm, left foot, right foot, hair, eyes, nose, ears, right shoulder, left shoulder, right elbow, left elbow, right hand, left hand, right knee, left knee, wing, hippo, dorsal fin, skin, horn, etc. In addition, the clothing part of the character that changes color includes outerwear, pants (trousers), skirt, boots (shoes), gloves (gloves), obi, cloak,
Mufflers, decorations (bangles, earrings, necklaces, etc.), hats (headgear, helmets, etc.),
There are knee pads and glasses. In addition, character's weapons and armor (helmet, armor, gloves, feet, shield, sword, sword, spear, gun, mask)
You may change colors, such as.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a video game device.

FIG. 2 shows an operation unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a part of an electric configuration of the video game device.

FIG. 4 shows the contents of a ROM.

FIG. 5 shows the contents of a RAM.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a video game is ended.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a display screen.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a display screen.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a display screen.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a display screen.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of starting a video game.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a display screen.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the start of a video game.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a display screen.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the start of a video game.

FIG. 16 shows an example of a display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Video game device 2 Display device 10 Operation part 11 8-way lever 12 Start button 20 CPU 21 ROM 22 RAM 23 Image generation circuit

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. Displaying a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen on a display screen of a display device based on game control data, and controlling an action of the displayed player character in response to an operation command. video·
In a game device, a password input means for a user to input a password, provided by a user in connection with an operation of a video game device.
Generator that generates game control data in response to a given command
Dan , game control data generated by the generating means and
Serial storage means corresponding and storing the input password from the password input means in connection with the operation, and reads the game control data corresponding to the input password by the password has been inputted from said memory means, A video game device comprising: display control means for displaying a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen based on read game control data on a display screen of a display device. 2. The video game according to claim 1, further comprising: message display control means for displaying a message for prompting the input of the password on the display device when a video game operation start command is given. apparatus. 3. The video game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said message display control means displays said message on said display device when a password input message screen call command is given. 4. Displaying a player character, an enemy character, and a background screen on a display screen of a display device based on game control data, and controlling an action of the displayed player character in response to an operation command. video·
In a game device, a user gives a request in connection with an operation of a video game device.
Generates game control data according to a command that is, in connection with the generated game control data and the operation corresponds to storing the password input, corresponding to the entered password by the password has been entered A video game method for reading a game control data to be played, and displaying a player character, an enemy character and a background screen based on the read game control data on a display screen of a display device to play a video game. 5. The video game method according to claim 4 , wherein a message for prompting the input of the password is displayed on the display device when a video game operation start command is given. 6. The video game method according to claim 5 , wherein said message is displayed on said display device when a password input message screen call command is given.