JP4199147B2 - Terminal device, game system, and game program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device, a game system, and a game program.

  A music game system that gives players the pleasure of directing music by overlaying sound effects like DJ (Disc Jockey) or adding ad-lib performance to music played as BGM (Back Ground Music) (See Patent Document 1).

Such a music game system has been progressed exclusively by the game players individually enjoying music performances.
JP 2000-16938A

  However, there is also a type of music in which ensembles and choruses are composed by a plurality of people, and conventional music game systems cannot produce and enjoy such music by a plurality of players.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to play and enjoy music of a type constituting an ensemble or chorus by a plurality of terminals using a plurality of terminal devices according to operations of a plurality of players.

  The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises a display screen, input means for receiving input from a player, and communication means for executing a game by communication connection with another terminal device. A terminal device for reproducing music data in accordance with the received input content, a storage unit for storing music data divided into a plurality of parts, and a selection receiving unit for receiving selection of a first part among the plurality of parts. Display control means for displaying the first input timing for reproducing the first phrase in the music data of the first part on the display screen, and so that the pitch at the time of reproduction changes in an unstable manner. Phrase correcting means for correcting a phrase in music data, and the input means accepting input within a first time width including the first input timing The first phrase in the music data of the first part is reproduced, is within a second time width longer than the first time width including the first input timing, and the first And a playback unit that plays back the first phrase corrected by the phrase correction unit when the input unit receives an input outside the time width of 1.

The invention for solving the above-mentioned problems further comprises a display screen, an input means for receiving an input from the player, and a communication means for executing a game by communication connection with another terminal device. A terminal device that reproduces music data according to the input content and the input content received in the other terminal device, the storage device storing music data divided into a plurality of parts, and the music data in the plurality of parts Display control means for displaying on the display screen input timing for reproducing the predetermined phrase configured, and input in the input means during a period of receiving input for reproducing the predetermined phrase corresponding to the input timing Or the other terminal device receives an input during the period and the other terminal When it is put et notified, playing the total number of the number of the input means is accepted during the period in number with the other terminals of input accepted is notified from another terminal apparatus input to the period A number- of- parts determining unit that determines the number of parts to be processed; and a reproducing unit that reproduces the predetermined phrase in the music data with the number of parts determined by the number-of-parts determining unit.

  The present invention that further solves the above problem comprises a display screen, input means for receiving an input from a player, and communication means for executing a game by communication connection with another terminal device. A terminal device that reproduces music data according to the input, storage means for storing music data divided into a plurality of phrases assigned to each of the terminal device and the other terminal device, and the plurality of the music data Display control means for displaying on the display screen input timing for reproducing a predetermined phrase among phrases assigned to the terminal device among phrases, and the music data so that a pitch at the time of reproduction changes unstablely. A phrase correcting means for correcting the predetermined phrase in the first time width including the input timing When the input means accepts an input, the predetermined phrase in the music data is reproduced, is within a second time width longer than the first time width including the input timing, and the first When the input means accepts an input outside of the time width, a playback means for playing back the predetermined phrase in the music data corrected by the phrase correction means.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the music of the kind which comprises an ensemble and chorus by several persons can be reproduced | regenerated and enjoyed using a some terminal device according to operation of a some player.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a music game will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a game device that also functions as a terminal device in the present embodiment. A CPU 101 controls the entire game apparatus using programs, data, and the like stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 105, and controls the processing of a music game corresponding to the present invention. I do. Reference numeral 102 denotes a RAM that includes an area for reading the game program 111 and game data 112 stored in the external storage device 110, and also includes a work area used when the CPU 101 executes various processes.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes an operation unit that functions as an input unit that receives input from the player. An instruction input unit 103a for inputting a movement instruction of a cursor or the like, a menu selection instruction, an operation input in accordance with an input timing, a game progress instruction, In addition, an input button group 103b is provided for performing instructions such as determination and cancellation, and operation input in accordance with the input timing. The form of the operation unit 103 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1, and for example, an analog stick may be used instead of the instruction input unit 103a and the input button group 103b.

  Reference numeral 104 denotes a communication I / F (interface) for communication connection with another game device via a cable or the like to execute a game, or for connection to the Internet or a LAN (local area network). Functions as I / F.

  A ROM 105 stores a program (for example, a boot program for the game apparatus) for controlling the entire game apparatus, data (for example, setting data for the game apparatus), and the like.

  Reference numeral 106 denotes a display unit as a display screen, which includes a CRT or a liquid crystal screen, and displays a screen related to the game (a screen during the game and a screen for performing various settings in the game).

  A sound processing unit 107 synthesizes phrase data with BGM based on sound data included in the game data 112 to generate music data for reproduction, and outputs the music data to the speaker 108.

  Reference numeral 110 denotes an external storage device, which is configured by a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, ROM cartridge, hard disk, or the like, and stores the above-described game program 111, game data 112, and user data 113. The data stored here is read out to the RAM 102 as necessary. The game program 111 is a program for controlling the entire game.

  112 is game data, data for generating an image of each object (character, character, background screen, etc.) constituting the game screen, music data such as BGM and a phrase synthesized with the BGM, and various parameters. Etc.

  When a player tries to execute an online game by connecting a game device to a network, the game program 111 and the game data 112 are downloaded from a predetermined server on the network that provides the game program. And data. Moreover, while using a package medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and ROM cartridge in combination with a hard disk, some data is downloaded from a predetermined server, while the main game program is stored in the package medium. May be used.

  The user data 113 is data relating to the history of games played so far by the player. Reference numeral 109 denotes a bus connecting the above-described units.

  A system configured by the game device according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the game system is constructed in such a manner that the game devices 201 to 203 are connected to each other in a peer-to-peer manner via a connection cable. Further, the game apparatus 201 and the like are equipped with ROM cartridges (201c to 203c) that store programs necessary for executing the game and predetermined data. The predetermined data includes music data, and each game device has common music data. The ROM cartridge corresponds to the external storage device 110 and the user data 113 in FIG. In addition, the game devices 201 to 203 each have a configuration corresponding to the basic configuration of the game device shown in FIG. 1, but the description of the configuration of the game device 201 and the like is omitted here.

  In this embodiment, each of 1P, 2P, and 3P is determined by the peer-to-peer connection format, and the game device 201 assigned to 1P operates as a master device, and the other game devices 202 and 203 are slave devices. Works as. In the present embodiment, menu selection or the like is performed based on an operation in the game device 201 as a master device, and the game devices 202 and 203 are notified of the selection result, thereby maintaining synchronization as a game system.

  In the following, for simplification of explanation, the players of the game apparatuses 201 to 203 are referred to as players 1 to 3, respectively.

  Next, an outline of a music game corresponding to this embodiment will be described.

  First, in the music game corresponding to the present embodiment, a predetermined BGM is reproduced from the speaker 108 and, at the same time, a screen 300 as shown in FIG. Predetermined music information is combined with the BGM to be played in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 103 of the player.

  In the display screen example of FIG. 3, input position information 301 a to 301 f indicated by a graphic corresponding to each button is displayed in the area of the upper part 301 of the screen. In addition, the graphic display corresponding to each button rises from the bottom of the screen to the area 301 in the direction of the arrow 303 as timing marks 302a to 302f. When one of the timing marks 302a to 302f reaches the corresponding input position information 301a to 301f, the player operates a desired button on the operation unit 103, so that appropriate music information is synthesized with the BGM. . Reference numeral 304 denotes a display showing the player's score.

  As described above, by pressing the button corresponding to the timing mark at the button operation position, the content of the reproduced music from the speaker of the game apparatus is controlled, and the music can be reproduced according to the button operation.

  When a music game is executed by a plurality of players, the color for displaying the timing marks 302a to 302f is changed for each player so that the part or phrase assigned to each player can be identified. Can do. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 3, only the timing marks 302a, 302b, and 302e filled in black may be assigned to the player who is viewing the screen 300, and 302b and 302c may be assigned to other players. In that case, on the game device used by the other player, 302c and 302f are displayed in black. In addition, timing marks assigned to other players may not be displayed on the display unit 106 at all.

  Furthermore, whether or not the player has input at a desired timing can be notified to the player by the display form of the timing mark 302 corresponding to the button pressing timing. For example, when the input is performed at an appropriate timing, the timing mark 302 disappears simultaneously with the button operation, and when the pressing timing is delayed, the timing mark 302 does not disappear but passes the button operation position. If the timing of pressing is early, the timing mark 302 is displayed so as to disappear while being reduced. By changing the display contents in this way, it is possible to give hints of appropriate timing to the player.

  In this way, the input timing is associated with any button of the operation unit 103, represents a plurality of phrases constituting the music data, and is a timing mark that is graphic information that moves in a certain direction within the display screen; The input position information, which is graphic information fixedly displayed on the display screen, is displayed on the display unit 106 by overlapping and notified to the player.

  Next, FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining processing for determining the input timing from the player in the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 4a, 401 indicates a performance time. Here, it is assumed that the time is progressing in the right direction as indicated by an arrow. In the present embodiment, music composed of predetermined time intervals is called “phrase” among music that is synthesized and played back by BGM by an input operation of the player. Reference numeral 402 denotes a phrase group. For example, if music composed of times t1 to t2 is phrase 1, phrase 2 is the same from time t2 to t3, and phrase 3 is from t3 to t4. Each phrase does not include BGM.

  The conditions for reproducing each phrase data are determined using an effective input range signal (Sv) indicated by 403 and an input signal (Si) generated when the player operates the operation unit 103. Here, the valid input range signal (Sv) is a signal that represents a period during which an input for reproducing a predetermined phrase is received, and an input from the player via the operation unit 103 is received during a period when Sv is HIGH. On the other hand, no input from the player is accepted while Sv is LOW.

  The input signal (Si) is a signal representing the timing at which the player operates the operation unit 103, and becomes HIGH when any button on the operation unit 103 is pressed.

  First, the player must operate the operation unit 103 within a time period belonging to the effective input range to generate an input signal. As a result, the phrase is reproduced when Si 404 becomes HIGH while Sv 403 is HIGH.

  In the case of FIG. 4a, for phrase 1 and phrase 2, when Si 404 is HIGH, Sv 403 is also HIGH, so the timing determination is “pass” and the phrase is reproduced. On the other hand, in the case of Phrase 3 and Phrase 4, when Si404 is HIGH, Sv403 is LOW, and the timing for operating the button is shifted, so the timing judgment is “fail” and the phrase is played back. Not.

  In the present embodiment, the Sv 403 is given a width, and a finer timing determination can be made according to the timing when the Si 404 becomes HIGH.

  FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of Sv 403 and Si 404, and a clock 406 indicates a clock signal used for timing determination. Here, the Sv 403 has a time width of 13 clocks, and a more detailed timing determination can be performed depending on at which timing the Si 404 becomes HIGH.

  Here, whether or not Si 404 becomes HIGH is determined at the rise of Si 404 and clock 406. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 4b, it can be determined that Si 404 becomes HIGH at the fifth clock after Sv becomes HIGH.

  In FIG. 4b, when Si becomes HIGH until the 1st to 4th clocks, it can be determined that the operation has been performed at an early timing within the allowable range. Further, when Si becomes HIGH by the 5th to 9th clocks, it can be determined that the operation is performed at the timing of justification. Furthermore, when Si becomes HIGH by the 10th to 13th clocks, it can be determined that the operation is performed at a later timing within the allowable range.

  As described above, even when it is determined that the phrase is reproduced, the timing of operation of the operation unit 103 is differentiated into at least three types of “early”, “just”, and “slow”, thereby reproducing the phrase. It is possible to improve the game preference.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4b, Sv is divided into three patterns, but it may be divided more finely.

  4a and 4b, only one type of Sv and Si is shown for simplification of explanation, but there are a plurality of inputs via the operation unit 103 received from the player as shown in FIG. Are used to generate an effective input range signal and an input signal corresponding to each button.

  The progress of the music game in this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 5 shows an example of the overall progress of the game, and describes an example executed in the game device 201 as the master device.

  First, in step S501, a mode selection input is received from the player 1 of the game apparatus 201. Here, “mode” means a mode of a music game to be executed from now on, and in this embodiment, there are three types of “part mode”, “sync mode”, and “mix mode”.

  In step S502, it is determined whether the mode in which the selection has been accepted is the part mode. If the mode is the part mode, the process proceeds to step 503 to execute the part mode process. On the other hand, if it is not the part mode, it is determined in step S504 whether or not it is the sync mode, and if it is the sync mode, the process proceeds to step S505 to execute the sync mode process. On the other hand, if it is not the synchro mode process, the process proceeds to step S506 to execute the mix mode process.

  When the process in each mode is completed and the game end is selected in step S507, the process ends. If the game end is not selected, the process returns to step S501 to perform the above process.

[First Embodiment]
In the first embodiment of the present invention, a process for executing the part mode will be described.

  First, in the “part mode”, when playing a music having a plurality of parts by a plurality of players and proceeding with the game, different (or the same) parts are assigned to each player, and the operation of each player is performed. In this mode, the performance of the assigned part is reproduced in the corresponding game device, and one piece of music is played as a whole.

  For example, when a chorus song is played, any part of soprano, alto, or bass is assigned to each player. Specifically, when the soprano is assigned to the player 1, the alto is assigned to the player 2, and the bus is assigned to the player 3, the player 1 operates the game device 201 so that the soprano part is reproduced by the game device 201. Similarly, the players 2 and 3 operate the game devices 202 and 203, respectively, and the alto and the bus are reproduced on each game device. Accordingly, it is possible to play and enjoy a three-part chorus using the three-channel speakers of the three game devices.

  In addition, the type of music is not limited to chorus, but for example, band-style music composed of vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano trio-style music composed of pianos, bass, drums, etc. It may be.

  In other words, “part mode” means that each part of music composed of a plurality of parts is assigned to one of a plurality of players, and the game is played by playing the parts on each game device in accordance with the operation of each player. It is a progressing mode.

  Hereinafter, the part mode process will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart corresponding to an example of part mode processing. The processing of this flowchart is realized by reading a part mode processing program stored in the game-like program 111 into the RAM and executing it in the CPU.

  The process corresponding to the flowchart in FIG. 6 is a process that is commonly executed in the game apparatuses 201 to 203 except for the pre-game start process 1 in step S601. However, in the following description, in the game apparatus 201 for the sake of simplicity. The case where it is executed will be described. Further, in the following description, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that a game system is configured by one master (game device 201) and one slave (game device 202). (Game device 203) operates in the same manner, so that the part mode process is executed.

  First, in step S601, pre-game start processing 1 is performed. Details of the pre-game start process 1 are as shown in FIG.

  Next, in step S602, a game screen is displayed on the display unit 106, and BGM is reproduced from the speaker 108. Here, the game screen is a screen corresponding to the screen 300 in FIG. 3 for notifying the player of the input timing. The BGM is music corresponding to chorus accompaniment, for example, if the music is chorus.

  Next, in step S603, it is determined whether or not it is a period for determining the timing of button operation by the player, depending on whether or not the signal: Sv is HIGH for determining the effective input range shown in FIG.

  If Sv is HIGH, it can be seen that it is within the period for determining the operation timing, and therefore the process proceeds to step S604, where Sv becomes HIGH, and the counting of the clock signal 406 thereafter is started. The clock count value counted here is represented by Cc, and is first reset before the count starts. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S605 and step S608. If Sv is LOW, monitoring of the Sv state is continued because it is not within the period for determining the operation timing.

  In step S605, it is determined whether an appropriate input from the player 1 via the operation unit 103 has been received. Here, the appropriate input means an input using any button of the operation unit 103 that is permitted to input corresponding to Sv that is currently HIGH, and based on the operation of the button, Sv and If the associated Si is HIGH, it can be determined that an appropriate input has been accepted. For example, in FIG. 3, the timing mark 302 b exists in the area 301. At this time, the button whose input is permitted because Sv is HIGH is the upward button of the cross button. Therefore, although an appropriate input is made when the player operates the upward button, even if the input is made by operating the right button by mistake, the input is not an appropriate input.

  When an appropriate input is received, the process proceeds to step S607, and the received input content is notified to the other game device 202, and the process proceeds to step S607. On the other hand, if an appropriate input has not been received, the process proceeds to step S606 to determine whether or not the current clock count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth. Here, the threshold value Cth corresponds to the number of clocks while Sv is HIGH. In the case shown in FIG. 4B, Cth = 13. Here, if Cc> Cth, it is determined that the button operation is not received within the effective input range, and the process proceeds to step S603. On the other hand, if Cc ≦ Cth, the process proceeds to step S605 to continue monitoring whether or not a button operation has been accepted.

  In step S608, it is determined whether an input content notification has been received from another game device 202 or not. If an input content notification is received, the process proceeds to step S610 to determine timing. On the other hand, if the input content notification has not been received, the process proceeds to step S609 to determine whether or not the current clock count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth. The process here is the same as in step S606.

  In step S610, the input timing received from the player 1 of the own device and the input timing received from the player 2 of another game device are individually determined. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4b, when the period when Sv is HIGH is divided into three and the clock count value Cc when the input through the operation unit 103 is received is 1 ≦ Cc ≦ 4 It is determined that “timing is early”. When 5 ≦ Cc ≦ 9, it is determined as “just timing”, and when 10 ≦ Cc ≦ 13, it is determined that “timing is late”.

  In step S611, it is determined whether or not the received input is just timing. If it is just timing, the corresponding phrase data is not corrected in step S612, and the process proceeds to step S614. On the other hand, if it is not just timing, that is, if it is determined in step S610 that “timing is early” or “timing is late”, in step S613, for example, phrase data is set so that the pitch of the phrase changes unstablely. To correct.

  In step S614, the uncorrected phrase data in step S612 or the corrected phrase data in step S613 is synthesized with BGM, and the phrase is reproduced by voice. At that time, the sound of the part assigned to the player 1 is reproduced to be larger than the sound of the part assigned to the player 2. Since the game device 202 of the player 2 reproduces a large part of the player 2, the stereo effect and the surround effect can be produced by a plurality of game devices.

  In step S615, it is determined whether or not to end the music reproduction. If not, the process proceeds to step S603 to continue the processing. On the other hand, when the reproduction ends, the process returns to the original process and proceeds to step S507.

  Next, the pre-game start process 1 in step S601 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart corresponding to an example of the pre-game start process 1. The left side of FIG. 7 shows the flow of processing in the game device 201 operating as a master, and the flow of processing in the game device 202 operating as the right slave of FIG. Note that the game device 202 is described as a representative of game devices that operate as slaves. When there are a plurality of slave devices, the other devices perform the same processing as the game device 202, thereby A music game corresponding to the embodiment can be executed.

  First, in step S701, the game device 201 notifies the game device 202 that the part mode has been selected (part mode selection notification). In step S702, a part mode selection notification notified from game device 201 is received. In step S703, the game apparatus 201 accepts music selection from the player 1. In step S704, the selected music (selected music) is notified to the game device 202. In step S705, the game 202 receives the selected music notification transmitted from the game apparatus 201.

  In step S706, part selection is accepted. If the music is in a chorus style, the part can be selected by displaying a character in charge of chorus and accepting the selection. Further, if the music is in a band style, an image of a musical instrument (for example, a microphone, guitar, bass, drum, etc.) can be displayed and selection can be accepted. In step 707, the game device 202 is notified of the part that has received the selection. In step S708, it is determined whether notification of the selected part has been received from all the game terminals that play the game simultaneously.

  On the other hand, on the game device 202 side, part selection is accepted in step 709, the part accepted for selection is notified to other game devices in step S710, and the selected part notification is sent from all other game devices other than the own device in step S711. Whether or not is accepted.

  When notification of the selected part is received from all terminals in S708, the game apparatus 201 receives a game start instruction from the player 1 in step S712. When a game start instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to step S713, and the game start instruction is notified to another game device operating as a slave. The game device 202 monitors whether or not a game start instruction notification has been received after receiving notification of the selected part from all terminals, and has received the notification with the transmission of the game start instruction notification in step S713. In that case, the process proceeds to step S715 to transmit a confirmation signal to the game apparatus 201, and the process proceeds to step S718 to start the game.

  On the other hand, the game device 201 monitors whether or not the confirmation signal from the game device 202 has been received in step S716. If the confirmation signal is received, the game device 201 proceeds to step S717 and starts the game.

  Since a delay due to communication occurs after the game device 202 transmits the confirmation signal and before the game device 201 starts the game, the timing of the game start in step S718 is determined not immediately after the confirmation signal transmission in step S715. This can be done by shifting the clock.

  In the above description, transmission of a confirmation signal from the game device 202 after a predetermined notification from the game device 201 to the game device 202 other than the game start instruction notification is omitted for the sake of simplicity of explanation. It is naturally assumed that a confirmation signal is used in implementation.

  As described above, in the music game corresponding to the present embodiment, in the game system constituted by a plurality of game devices, the parts assigned to the respective players are reproduced on each game device, so that the game device itself is Even if you only have a monaural playback function, you can use other game devices in the system to enable stereo playback or surround playback, so you can enjoy music while enjoying more realistic playback. The game can be played.

[Second Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, when playing music by a plurality of players and proceeding with the game, the music is played back by playing back a phrase corresponding to a case where an operation is received from each player at a predetermined timing. The synchro mode will be described.

  Hereinafter, the synchro mode process will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart corresponding to an example of the sync mode processing. The processing of this flowchart is realized by reading the sync mode processing program stored in the game-like program 111 into the RAM and executing it in the CPU.

  The process corresponding to the flowchart of FIG. 8 is a process that is commonly executed in the game apparatuses 201 to 203 except for the pre-game start process 2 in step S801. However, in the following description, in the game apparatus 201 for the sake of simplicity. The case where it is executed will be described. Further, in the following description, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that a game system is configured by one master (game device 201) and one slave (game device 202). (Game device 203) operates in the same manner, so that the synchro mode processing is executed.

  First, game start pre-processing 2 is performed in step S801. Details of the pre-game start process 2 are as shown in FIG.

  Next, in step S802, a game screen is displayed on the display unit 106, and BGM is reproduced from the speaker 108. Here, the game screen is a screen corresponding to the screen 300 in FIG. 3 for notifying the player of the input timing. The BGM is music corresponding to chorus accompaniment, for example, if the music is chorus.

  Next, in step S803, whether or not it is a period for determining the button operation timing by the player is determined based on whether or not the valid input range signal Sv is HIGH.

  If Sv is HIGH, it can be seen that it is within the period for determining the input timing. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S804, where the counting of the clock signal 406 is started after Sv becomes HIGH. The clock count value counted here is represented by Cc, and is first reset before the count starts. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S805 and step S808. Further, when Sv is LOW, since it is not within the period for determining the input timing, the monitoring of the Sv state is continued.

  In step S805, it is determined whether an appropriate input from the player 1 via the operation unit 103 has been received. When an appropriate input is accepted, the process proceeds to step S807, the received input content is notified to the other game device 202, and the process proceeds to step S811. On the other hand, if no input is accepted, the process proceeds to step S806, and it is determined whether or not the current clock count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth. The details of this determination are the same as in step S606 in FIG.

  In step S808, it is determined whether a notification of input content has been received from another game device 202. Here, when the input content notification is not received, the process proceeds to step S810, and it is determined whether or not the count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth. On the other hand, if an input content notification has been received, the process proceeds to step S809, where the number of game devices constituting the game system is N (in this example, N = 2), from N-1 terminals. It is determined whether an input content notification is received. If the number of receptions is less than N-1, the process proceeds to step S810 to determine the count value. On the other hand, if the number of receptions is N-1, the process proceeds to step S811.

  In step S811, it is determined whether or not an input content notification has been received from N terminals, and if received, the process proceeds to step S812, and timing determination is performed based on the last received input content notification. Details of the timing determination are the same as in step S610 of FIG.

  In step S813, it is determined whether or not the last received input is just timing. If it is just timing, the corresponding phrase data is not corrected in step S814, and the process proceeds to step S816. On the other hand, if it is not just timing, that is, if it is determined that “timing is early” or “timing is late” in step S812, in step S815, for example, the phrase is changed so that the pitch of the phrase changes unstablely. Correct the data.

  In step S816, the uncorrected phrase data in step S814 or the corrected phrase data in step S815 is synthesized with BGM, and the phrase is reproduced by voice.

  In step S817, it is determined whether or not to end the music reproduction. If not, the process proceeds to step S803 to continue the processing. On the other hand, when the reproduction ends, the process returns to the original process of FIG. 5 and proceeds to step S507.

  Next, the game start pre-processing 2 in step S801 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart corresponding to an example of the pre-game start process 2. The left side of FIG. 9 shows the flow of processing in the game device 201 operating as a master, and the flow of processing in the game device 202 operating as the right slave in FIG. Note that the game device 202 is described as a representative of game devices that operate as slaves. When there are a plurality of slave devices, the other devices perform the same processing as the game device 202, thereby A music game corresponding to the embodiment can be executed.

  First, in step S901, the selected mode content is notified from game device 201 to game device 202 (mode selection notification). In this embodiment, since the sync mode has been selected, it is notified that the sync mode has been selected.

  In step S902, a mode selection notification notified from game device 201 is received. In step S903, the game apparatus 201 accepts music selection from the player 1. In step S904, the selected music (selected music) is notified to the game device 202. In step S905, the game 202 receives the selected music notification transmitted from the game apparatus 201.

  In step S906, selection of a part is accepted. If the music is in a chorus style, the part can be selected by displaying a character in charge of chorus and accepting the selection. Further, if the music is in a band style, it is possible to display a musical instrument image and accept the selection.

  In step S907, the game apparatus 202 is notified of the part that has received the selection. In step S908, it is determined whether the game apparatus 202 has received notification of the selected part.

  In S909, the game apparatus 201 accepts a game start instruction from the player 1. When a game start instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to step S910, and the game start instruction is notified to another game device operating as a slave. In the game device 202, after receiving the notification of the selected part from the game device 201, the game device 202 monitors whether or not the game start instruction notification is received in step S911. With the transmission of the game start instruction notification in step S910, When the notification is received, the process proceeds to step S912 to transmit a confirmation signal to the game device 201, and the process proceeds to step S915 to start the game.

  On the other hand, the game apparatus 201 monitors whether or not the confirmation signal from the game apparatus 202 has been received in step S913. If the confirmation signal is received, the process proceeds to step S914 to start the game.

  Since a delay due to communication occurs after the game device 202 transmits the confirmation signal and before the game device 201 starts the game, the timing of the game start in step S915 is set not to be just after the confirmation signal transmission in step S912. This can be done by shifting the clock.

  In the above description, transmission of a confirmation signal from the game device 202 after a predetermined notification from the game device 201 to the game device 202 other than the game start instruction notification is omitted for the sake of simplicity of explanation. It is naturally assumed that a confirmation signal is used in implementation.

  In step S906, selection of a part is accepted. In the present embodiment, a predetermined phrase is played based on the operation of all players and the game proceeds. Therefore, the reproduced phrase need not be divided for each part. Good. Therefore, when the part is not divided, the processing in steps S906 to S908 can be omitted.

  Further, when part selection is not performed (that is, all parts are to be reproduced), reception of input content notifications from N-1 or N terminals cannot be confirmed in steps S809 and S811 of FIG. Even in this case, the number of parts to be reproduced may be changed according to the confirmed number. For example, in the case of playing chorus style music by four people, if the input content notification is received from only three of the four game devices, the chorus for three people is played and When received, a full chorus of four people can be played. The same applies to band style and piano trio style music.

  In this case, the reception of the input content notification is monitored until the clock count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth, and the number of input content notifications received during that time is counted (for example, this value is assumed to be Cr). , The number of choruses and the number of musical instruments to be reproduced can be determined according to the value of Cr when Cc exceeds Cth. It should be noted that a threshold may be provided for the Cr value so that reproduction is not performed unless Cr is 2 or more.

  As described above, in the music game corresponding to the present embodiment, in a game system constituted by a plurality of game devices, a phrase is reproduced when a button operation is received within a predetermined timing in all game devices, Music game can be progressed. Thereby, all the participants of a game can advance a game, feeling a sense of unity.

[Third Embodiment]
In this embodiment, when music is played by a plurality of players and the game proceeds, one piece of music is divided into a plurality of phrases, each divided phrase is assigned to each player, and each player performs an operation. A mixed mode in which music as a whole is reproduced will be described.

  In the mix mode, phrases in music whose playback content is controlled in accordance with player button operations are divided in advance and assigned to game participants. For example, when there is music composed of “(Phrase A) − (Phrase B) − (Phrase C) − (Phrase A) − (Phrase B) − (Phrase C)”, the phrase A is the game device 201. Is assigned to the player 1 who uses the game device 202, the phrase B is assigned to the player 2 who uses the game device 202, and the phrase C is assigned to the player 3 who uses the game device 203.

  The timing mark corresponding to the phrase assigned to each player can be operated only by the player using the operation button, and the operation of each player is notified to other game devices. The assignment of each phrase to the player may be determined in advance according to the connection status of the game device, or may be assigned in the order of participation in the game.

  Hereinafter, the mixed mode process will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart corresponding to an example of the mixed mode process. The processing of this flowchart is realized by reading the mixed mode processing program stored in the game-like program 111 into the RAM and executing it in the CPU.

  The process corresponding to the flowchart of FIG. 10 is a process that is commonly executed in the game apparatuses 201 to 203 except for the pre-game start process 2 in step S1001. However, in the following description, in the game apparatus 201 for the sake of simplicity. The case where it is executed will be described. Further, in the following description, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that a game system is configured by one master (game device 201) and one slave (game device 202). (Game device 203) operates in the same manner, so that the mixed mode process is executed.

  First, the processing from step S1001 to step S1004 is the same as that described in FIG.

  In step S1005, it is determined whether or not the current phrase in which Sv is HIGH is a phrase for which the player 1 in charge is responsible. If the phrase is to be handled by the player 1 of the own device, the process proceeds to step S1006. In step S1006, it is determined whether an appropriate input via the operation unit 103 has been received. If an appropriate input is received, the process proceeds to step S1008 to notify the other game device 202 of the received input content. Then, the process proceeds to step S1011. On the other hand, if an appropriate input has not been received, the process proceeds to step S1007 to determine whether or not the current clock count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth. The details of this determination are the same as in step S606 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1005 that the phrase is not assigned to the player 1 of the own device, the process proceeds to step S1009 and an input content notification from the game device used by the player 2 in charge of the phrase is received. It is determined whether or not. When the input content notification is received, the process proceeds to step S1011. On the other hand, if the button operation has not been accepted, the process proceeds to step S1010 to determine whether or not the current clock count value Cc exceeds the threshold value Cth. The details of this determination are the same as in step S606 in FIG.

  In step S1011, the timing determination is performed based on the input content received from the player 1 in the case of the player 1's assigned phrase, and based on the received input content notification in the case of the player 2's assigned phrase. Details of the timing determination are the same as in step S610 of FIG.

  In step S1013, it is determined whether or not the accepted input is just timing. If it is just timing, the corresponding phrase data is not corrected in step S1014, and the process proceeds to step S1016. On the other hand, if it is not just timing, that is, if it is determined that “timing is early” or “timing is late” in step S1012, in step S1015, for example, the phrase is changed so that the pitch of the phrase changes unstablely. Correct the data.

  In step S1016, the uncorrected phrase data in step S1014 or the corrected phrase data in step S1015 is synthesized with BGM, and the phrase is reproduced by voice.

  In step S1017, it is determined whether or not to end the music reproduction. If not, the process proceeds to step S1003 and the process is continued. On the other hand, when the reproduction ends, the process returns to the original process of FIG. 5 and proceeds to step S507.

  As described above, in the music game corresponding to the present embodiment, in the game system constituted by a plurality of game devices, a plurality of phrases constituting music are assigned to each of a plurality of players participating in the game, When a button operation is received within a predetermined timing in the game device, the phrase can be played and the music game can be advanced.

[Other Embodiments]
The above processing (for example, processing according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 10 in the above embodiment) is stored as a program in a storage medium such as a CD-R, ROM, DVD-ROM, or MO, and stored in this storage medium. By reading (installing or copying) the stored program by the computer, the computer can perform the above processing. Therefore, it is obvious that this storage medium is also within the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows an example of the basic composition of the game device in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the game system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display corresponding to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the timing determination corresponding to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the timing determination corresponding to embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the game progress process corresponding to embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the part mode process corresponding to the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the game start pre-processing 1 corresponding to the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the synchro mode process corresponding to the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the game start pre-processing 2 corresponding to the 2nd and 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the mix mode process corresponding to the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Claims (4)

A display screen; input means for receiving an input from the player; and communication means for executing a game by communication connection with another terminal device, wherein the input content received by the input means and the other terminal device A terminal device that reproduces music data according to received input content,
Storage means for storing music data divided into a plurality of parts;
Display control means for displaying an input timing for reproducing a predetermined phrase composed of the plurality of parts in the music data on the display screen;
The input means receives an input during a period for receiving an input for reproducing the predetermined phrase corresponding to the input timing, or the other terminal apparatus receives an input during the period, and the other terminal apparatus. when notified by the reproduction of the total number of the number of the input means is accepted during the period in number with the other terminals of input accepted is notified from another terminal device input to said period target and part-number determination means that the number of parts to be,
A terminal device comprising: playback means for playing back the predetermined phrase in the music data with the number of parts determined by the part number determination means. Phrase correcting means for correcting the phrase in the music data so that the pitch at the time of reproduction changes unstablely,
Of the inputs received by the input means during the period and the inputs received by the other terminal apparatus and received from the other terminal apparatus during the period, the input received or notified last corresponds to the period. The predetermined phrase corresponding to the input timing reproduced by the reproducing means is corrected by the phrase correcting means when the input timing is outside a predetermined time width including the input timing. The terminal device according to claim 1.   A game system configured by connecting a plurality of terminal devices according to claim 1. A computer comprising a display screen, an input means for receiving an input from a player, and a communication means for executing a game by communication connection with another terminal device, an input content received by the input means and the other terminal A computer program for reproducing music data according to the input content received in the apparatus, wherein the computer is
Storage means for storing music data divided into a plurality of parts;
Display control means for displaying on the display screen input timing for reproducing a predetermined phrase composed of the plurality of parts in the music data;
The input means receives an input during a period for receiving an input for reproducing the predetermined phrase corresponding to the input timing, or the other terminal apparatus receives an input during the period, and the other terminal apparatus when notified by the reproduction of the total number of the number of the input means is accepted during the period in number with the other terminals of input accepted is notified from another terminal device input to said period target Part number determining means that the number of parts to be,
Reproducing means for reproducing the predetermined phrase in the music data with the number of parts determined by the part number determining means,
A computer program that functions as a computer program.

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