JP6881957B2 - Game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system including buttons.

Conventionally, there has been a game system in which the same game can be played with different button settings (for example, Patent Document 1).
However, in the conventional game system, for example, when playing in a store different from the store that the player usually uses, it is necessary to play with the button setting of the game machine of that store. Therefore, the player may play with an unfamiliar button setting.

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An object of the present invention is to provide a game system that can be played with button settings corresponding to the player even when playing on different game machines.

The present invention solves the problem by the following solution means. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding, the description will be given with reference numerals corresponding to the embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, the configurations described with reference numerals may be appropriately improved, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with other configurations.

The first invention is a game system including a plurality of game machines (10) and a server (50), and each game machine has a plurality of buttons and each button (22L) in advance for operation contents in the game. , 22C, 22R), and a play processing unit (27a) that performs processing related to play based on the button operation. The server provides player identification information and player identification information as a player's play history. Corresponds to the play history storage unit (56a) that stores the game machine identification information that is the identification information of each game machine in association with each other, the game machine identification information, and the information related to the button settings set in each game machine. A game machine to be attached and stored-a button setting storage unit (56b) and a button processing unit (57a) for processing button settings are provided, and the play processing unit of each game machine is provided with player identification information at the start of play. And the game machine identification information are transmitted to the server (S3), and the button processing unit of the server reads the game machine identification information corresponding to the player identification information received from each game machine from the play history storage unit. Further, the past button setting specifying process for specifying the past button setting at the time of past play by reading the button setting corresponding to the game machine identification information read from the play history storage unit from the game machine-button setting storage unit ( By reading S6) and the button settings corresponding to the game machine identification information received from each game machine from the game machine-button setting storage unit, the current button setting preset for each game machine is specified. When the button setting specifying process (S7), the past button setting, and the current button setting do not match (S8: NO), information regarding the past button setting is transmitted to each game machine (S9). When the play processing unit of each game machine receives the information regarding the past button setting, the button setting preset in another game machine is replaced with the button setting preset in each game machine. This is a game system characterized in that a play process is performed (S12) based on the past button setting.
According to the second invention, in the game system of the first invention, if the past button setting and the current button setting do not match, the server (50) does not match. Is stored in the play history storage unit (56a), and the button processing unit (57a) of the server starts the play after determining that there is a mismatch, except for the play history having the mismatch information, the past button setting specifying process. (S6), the game system is characterized in that the current button setting specifying process (S7) is performed.
According to the third invention, in the game system of the first or second invention, the button processing unit (57a) of the server (50) is the play history storage unit (56a) in the past button setting specifying process. The game system is characterized in that at least one history is selected and the past button setting specifying process (S6) is performed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system that can be played with button settings corresponding to the player even when playing on different game machines.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the game system 1 of embodiment. It is a block diagram of the game machine 10 of an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the button setting storage unit 26b and the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b of the embodiment. It is a figure explaining the play history storage part 56a of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the process of the game system 1 of embodiment.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the game system 1 of the embodiment.
FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the game system 1.
FIG. 1B is a view of the operation unit 20 as viewed from above.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the game machine 10 of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a button setting storage unit 26b and a game machine-button setting storage unit 56b of the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the play history storage unit 56a of the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a game machine 10 and a server 50.
The game machine 10 is arranged in a store such as an amusement facility in each area.
FIG. 1 shows an example in which the game system 1 includes a plurality of game machines 10 in a store in Kanto and a plurality of game machines 10 in a store in Kansai, but the area is not limited to these two and may be three or more. Good. In reality, each region has a plurality of stores.
As will be described later, the button setting of the game machine 10 in the Kanto store and the button setting of the game machine 10 in the Kansai store are different. This is to reflect the player's preference in each region in the button settings of the game.
The server 50 is arranged in a facility of an operator (game maker or the like) that controls and manages the system.
The game machine 10 and the server 50 are connected by a communication network 2 such as an Internet communication network.

In the embodiment, the computer means an information processing device provided with a storage device, a control device, and the like, and the game machine 10 and the server 50 include storage units 26, 56 and control units 27, 57, and the concept of a computer. include.
The storage units 26 and 56 are storage devices such as a hard disk and a semiconductor memory element for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for operating the game machine 10 and the server 50.
The control units 27 and 57 are devices for performing arithmetic processing necessary for the operation of the game machine 10 and the server 50, and for comprehensively controlling the game machine 10 and the server 50. The control units 27 and 57 are composed of, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The control units 27 and 57 realize various functions of the embodiment by appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the storage units 26 and 56.

The game machine 10 is a device in which each player actually plays.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the game machine 10 can play a fighting game.
The player plays a battle with an enemy E (a character controlled by the game machine 10 in a computer battle or a character operated by another player in a battle play). The player operates the punch, kick, and defense of the character C that he / she operates. Punches and kicks can damage enemy E. The defense can defend against the attack from the enemy E.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game machine 10 includes a coin slot 11 (billing unit), a card reader 12 (player identification information acquisition unit), an operation unit 20, a display unit 25, a storage unit 26, and a control unit 27. To be equipped.
The coin slot 11 is a slot for inserting coins for the player to play. Inside the coin insertion slot 11, a coin detection unit (not shown) such as an optical sensor that detects the inserted coin is provided. When the coin detection unit detects a coin, the coin detection unit outputs a coin detection signal to the control unit 27.
The billing unit is not limited to the coin slot 11 as long as it can be charged by the player and can output billing information. For example, a card reader that reads information such as a prepaid card may be used.

The card reader 12 is a device that obtains a player ID (player identification information) by communicating with an ID card 30 possessed by the player and reading out the player ID (player identification information). The ID card 30 is a card containing an RFID tag 35. Communication between the card reader 12 and the ID card 30 is possible in a non-contact manner by an electromagnetic induction method or the like.

The operation unit 20 is operated by the player during play progress or the like. The operation unit 20 is provided on the operation panel 20a of Y1 on the front side of the game machine 10.
The operation unit 20 includes one lever 21 and three buttons (left button 22L, center button 22C, right button 22R).
The lever 21 is a member that is operated so as to tilt in the left-right direction X, the depth direction Y, and a combined direction thereof.
The left button 22L, the center button 22C, and the right button 22R are push buttons.
The left button 22L, the center button 22C, and the right button 22R are arranged in this order from the left side X1 of the operation panel 20a. That is, the left button 22L and the right button 22R are arranged on the left side X1 and the right side X2, respectively, and the center button 22C is arranged at the center thereof.

The display unit 25 displays a play screen or the like during play. The display unit 25 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device or the like.

The storage unit 26 includes a game machine ID 26a, a button setting storage unit 26b, and a game program 26d.
The game machine ID 26a is identification information of each game machine 10.
Each of the game machines 10 installed in the Kanto region stores "ID = G001, G002, G003" as the game machine ID 26a. The game machine 10 installed in Kansai stores "ID = G101, G102, G103" as the game machine ID 26a, respectively.

The button setting storage unit 26b stores information related to the button setting. Button setting refers to setting the function of a button by assigning the operation content in the game to each button, and the information thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the button setting storage unit 26b stores the button settings in the form of a table.
The button setting storage unit 26b stores the game machine ID, the initial setting, the operation content of the left button 22L, the operation content of the center button 22C, and the operation content of the right button 22R in association with each other.
The Kanto settings are as follows.
"Left Button-Punch", "Center Button-Kick", "Right Button-Defense"
On the other hand, the Kansai settings are as follows.
"Left Button-Defense", "Center Button-Punch", "Right Button-Kick"

The initial setting is set in advance by the system administrator or the like when the game machine 10 is installed in a store.
As shown by "○" in the initial setting column of FIG. 3A, the Kanto setting is preset for the game machine 10 (ID = G001) arranged in the Kanto region.
The same applies to the other game machines 10 (ID = G002, G003) arranged in the Kanto region.
On the other hand, as shown by "○" in the initial setting column of FIG. 3B, the Kansai setting is preset for the game machine 10 (ID = G101) arranged in Kansai.
The same applies to the other game machines 10 (ID = G102, G103) arranged in Kansai.
The game program 26d is a program for executing play.

The control unit 27 includes a play processing unit 27a.
The play processing unit 27a performs processing related to button setting and processing related to play based on the operation of the operation unit 20 according to the game program 26d.
The detailed processing of the control unit 27 will be described later.

The server 50 includes a storage unit 56 and a control unit 57.
The storage unit 56 includes a play history storage unit 56a and a game machine-button setting storage unit 56b.
As shown in FIG. 4, the play history storage unit 56a stores the player's play history.
The play history storage unit 56a stores the player ID, the play date, the game machine ID, and the button determination in association with each other.
The example of FIG. 4 stores the play history of the player with the player ID “ID = 001, P002, P003 ...”.
The button determination is information recorded when the past button setting and the current button setting do not match, as will be described later. In the example of FIG. 4, "mismatch" is stored in the histories "P001-R31" and "P001-R32" in which both button settings are inconsistent.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b associates the game machine ID 26a of the game machine 10 with the button setting (initial setting) of the game machine 10 in the form of a table. Remember. Such information is input by, for example, a system administrator or the like using an input device (not shown) such as a keyboard.

The control unit 57 includes a button processing unit 57a.
The button processing unit 57a performs processing related to button setting.
The detailed processing of the control unit 57 will be described later.

The processing of the game system 1 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing of the game system 1 of the embodiment.
In step S (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 1, when the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 11 of the game machine 10, the coin detection unit transmits a coin detection signal to the control unit 27.
In S2, when the player holds the ID card 30 over the card reader 12 of the game machine 10, the card reader 12 reads the player ID of the ID card 30.
In S3, the play processing unit 27a of the game machine 10 transmits the game machine ID 26a read from the storage unit 26 and the player ID read in S2 to the server 50.

In S4, the button processing unit 57a of the server 50 reads the play history corresponding to the player ID received from the game machine 10 from the play history storage unit 56a.
In S5, the control unit 57 determines whether or not there is something stored as "mismatch" in the play history. The control unit 57 proceeds to S5a if there is a "mismatch" in the play history (S5: YES), and proceeds to S6 if there is no "mismatch" (S5: NO).

Hereinafter, as specific examples, the following scenes (a) and (b) will be described as appropriate.
(A) In the example shown in FIG. 4, the current play date is "2016/01/20", that is, when the play of the history P001-R13 starts (b) In the example shown in FIG. 4, the current play date is It is "2016/03/02", that is, when the play of history P001-R32 starts.

(A) At the time when the play of the history P001-R13 starts, since there is no record of "mismatch" in the history P001-R11 and the history P001-R12 before this (S5: NO), the process proceeds to S6.
(B) At the time when the play of the history P001-R32 starts, since there is a record of "mismatch" in the history P001-R31 before this (S5: YES), the process proceeds to S5a.

In S5a, the button processing unit 57a excludes the play history having the record of "mismatch" from the play history, and then proceeds to the next process (S6).

In S6, the button processing unit 57a performs the past button setting specifying process. The past button setting specifying process is a process of specifying the past button setting, which is a button setting on the game machine 10 that the player has played in the past.
The button processing unit 57a performs the past button setting specifying process as follows.
(1) One is selected from the play history, and the game machine ID corresponding to the player identification information received from the game machine 10 is read from the play history storage unit 56a.
(2) The past button setting is specified by reading the button setting corresponding to the game machine ID read from the play history storage unit 56a from the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b.

(A) In the example shown in FIG. 4, if the current play date is "2016/01/20" (history P001-R13), it corresponds to "player ID = P001" in the history before this. The game machine ID 26a is "G001" of the history P001-R11 and "G002" of the history P001-R12. After selecting one of them (for example, history P001-R11), the button setting "Kanto setting" corresponding to these game machines 10 is specified by referring to the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b.
The reason why one should be selected from the history is that, referring to the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b, the button settings corresponding to these game machines 10 are all "Kanto settings". Is.

(B) Even if the current play date is "2016/03/02", the button processing unit 57a specifies that the past button setting is "Kanto setting". This is because after excluding the history P001-R31 having the history of "Kansai setting" in S5, the processing after S6 is performed.

In this way, the button processing unit 57a processes the history P001-R31 "G101" without including it, so that if the player IDs are the same, the past button setting can be performed in any of the cases (a) and (b). Is specified as "Kanto setting".
Further, since the processing of S6 may select one history from the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b, the processing for specifying the past button setting has a small load.

In S7, the button processing unit 57a performs the current button setting specifying process. The current button setting specifying process is a process of specifying the current button setting, which is a button setting preset in the game machine 10 that currently starts playing.
The button processing unit 57a specifies the current button setting by reading the button setting corresponding to the game machine ID received from the game machine 10 in S4 from the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b.

(A) If the current play date is "2016/01/20", the game machine ID received from the game machine 10 in S4 is "ID = G001". Therefore, the button processing unit 57a reads out the "Kanto setting" corresponding to the game machine 10 "ID = G001" by referring to the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b. As a result, the current button setting is specified as "Kanto setting".
(B) If the current play date is "2016/03/02", the game machine ID received from the game machine 10 in S4 is "ID = G102". Therefore, the button processing unit 57a reads out the "Kansai setting" corresponding to the game machine 10 "ID = G101" by referring to the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b. As a result, the current button setting is specified as "Kansai setting".

In S8, the button processing unit 57a determines whether or not the past button setting specified in S6 and the current button setting specified in S7 match.
The button processing unit 57a proceeds to S9 if they match (S8: YES), and proceeds to S8a if they do not match (S8: NO).

(A) If the current play date is "2016/01/20", the past button setting "Kanto setting" and the current button setting "Kanto setting" match (S8: YES), so the button processing unit 57a Proceeds to S9.
(B) If the current play date is "2016/03/02", the past button setting "Kanto setting" and the current button setting "Kansai setting" do not match (S8: NO), so the button processing unit 57a Proceeds to S8a.

In S8a, the button processing unit 57a stores information (mismatch information) indicating that the past button setting and the current button setting are "mismatch" in the play history storage unit 56a.

In S9, the button processing unit 57a commands the game machine 10 as follows according to the processing result related to the button setting.
When the past button setting and the current button setting match as in (a) (S8: YES), the button processing unit 57a transmits information indicating play permission to the game machine 10.
On the other hand, when the past button setting and the current button setting do not match as in (b) (S8: NO), the button processing unit 57a provides information instructing the button setting to be changed to the past button setting. It is transmitted to the game machine 10. The information of this change instruction includes information indicating the type of the past button setting, for example, text information of "Kansai setting".

In S10, the play processing unit 27a of the game machine 10 determines whether or not to change the button setting of the game machine 10. The play processing unit 27a determines which of the result information received from the server 50 is "information instructing to change the button setting to the past button setting" or "information indicating play permission". It is done by confirming.
If the reception result is "information instructing the button setting to be changed to the past button setting" (S10: YES), the play processing unit 27a proceeds to S11, while "information indicating play permission" is displayed. If there is (S10: NO), the process proceeds to S12.

In S11, the play processing unit 27a refers to the button setting storage unit 26b and changes the button setting (that is, the current button setting) preset in the game machine 10 to the past button setting received from the server 50 in S10.

In S12, the play processing unit 27a starts playing. Then, the play processing unit 27a proceeds with the play according to the button setting and the operation of each of the buttons 22L, 22C, 22R.
In this case, when the determination result of the server 50 is "information indicating play permission" as in (a) (S8: YES → S10: NO), the button setting is preset in the game machine 10. "Kanto arrangement". Therefore, the play processing unit 27a may proceed with the play as it is without changing the button setting from the "Kanto arrangement".
On the other hand, when the determination result of the server 50 is "information instructing to change the button setting to the past button setting" as in (b) (S8: NO → S10: YES), the button setting is The preset "Kanto layout" on the game machine 10 is changed to "Kansai layout" (S11). Therefore, the play processing unit 27a proceeds with the play based on the changed "Kansai arrangement".

In S12, the play processing unit 27a ends the play when the remaining life value of the player character C becomes zero. Although detailed description will be omitted, the play processing unit 27a associates the play result (score, etc.) with the player ID and transmits the player ID to the server 50. When the control unit 57 of the server 50 receives this, it stores it in the storage unit 56 as a play history.

By the above processing, for example, when a player residing in the Kanto area uses a store within the daily activity range, he / she can continuously play with the button setting arranged in the Kanto area as described in (a) above. ..
In this case, since the game machine 10 processes based on the preset button settings, the processing load is small. Further, for the server 50, the load is small because it is sufficient to perform processing such as comparison processing of the past button setting, the current button setting, and the like.

On the other hand, even when a player residing in the Kanto area uses a store in the Kansai area (that is, a store outside the range of daily activities) for travel, etc., play with the button setting arranged in the Kanto area as described in (b) above. can do.
In this case, although the game machine 10 requires processing to change the button setting, there are few opportunities for the player to play in a store outside the daily activity range. Therefore, even for the game machine 10, there are few opportunities to change the button settings, so that the load is small. Further, the load is also small for the server 50 because there are few opportunities to process such as recording (S8a) that the settings of both buttons do not match.

Further, in the present embodiment, the button setting of each player (that is, whether it is the Kanto arrangement or the Kansai arrangement) is not associated only with the player ID. That is, the button setting of each player corresponds to the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b (see FIG. 3C) by using both the player ID and the game machine ID 26a (see FIG. 4) played in the past as keys. There is.
Therefore, the system does not need to provide a button setting as a management item for each player.
That is, as shown in the game machine-button setting storage unit 56b of FIG. 3C, the server 50 may store the button settings preset in each game machine 10. Therefore, the game system 1 is easier to manage than storing the button settings of each player ID.

As described above, in the game system 1 of the present embodiment, the player can play with the button setting corresponding to himself / herself, which has been used before, even when playing at different stores.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible as in the modified embodiments described later, and these are also available. It is within the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most suitable effects arising from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. The above-described embodiment and the later-described modified form can be used in combination as appropriate, but detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Transformed form)
(1) In the embodiment, the type of game is shown as an example of a fighting game, but the game is not limited to this. The type of game may be one that uses two or more buttons. The type of game may be, for example, a music game in which a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of melodies are operated, a shooting game in which a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of weapons are operated, and the like.

(2) In the embodiment, the game machine has shown an example including three buttons, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a game machine may have two buttons, or four or more buttons.
(3) In the embodiment, the button is mechanical, but the button is not limited thereto. For example, the button may be a button displayed on a touch panel or the like.

1 ... Game system 2 ... Communication network 10 ... Game machine 20 ... Operation unit 21 ... Lever 22L ... Left button 22C ... Center button 22R ... Right button 26, 56 ... Storage unit 26a: Game machine ID 26b ... Button setting storage unit 26d ... Game program 27, 57 ... Control unit 27a ... Play processing unit 30 ... ID card 35 ... RFID tag 50 ... Server 56a ... Play history storage unit 56b ... Game console-Button setting storage unit 57a ... Button processing unit

Claims (2)

A game system equipped with multiple game machines and a server,
Each game machine
With multiple buttons
It is equipped with a button setting in which the operation content in the game is set for each button in advance, and a play processing unit that performs processing related to play based on the button operation.
The server
As the player's play history, a play history storage unit that stores the player identification information and the game machine identification information, which is the identification information of each game machine, in association with each other.
A game machine-button setting storage unit that stores the game machine identification information in association with the information related to the button settings set in each game machine.
Equipped with a button processing unit that processes button settings
The play processing unit of each game machine is
At the start of play, the player identification information and the game machine identification information are transmitted to the server, and the player identification information is transmitted to the server.
The button processing unit of the server
The game machine identification information corresponding to the player identification information received from each game machine is read from the play history storage unit, and the button setting corresponding to the game machine identification information read from the play history storage unit is set to the game machine-. Past button setting identification processing that identifies past button settings during past play by reading from the button setting storage unit, and
Current button setting specifying process for specifying the current button setting preset for each game machine by reading the button setting corresponding to the game machine identification information received from each game machine from the game machine-button setting storage unit. When,
If the past button setting and the current button setting do not match, information regarding the past button setting is transmitted to each game machine.
The play processing unit of each game machine is
When the information regarding the past button setting is received, the play is performed based on the past button setting which is the button setting preset for other game machines instead of the button setting preset for each game machine. processing,
The server
When the past button setting and the current button setting do not match, the mismatch information indicating the mismatch is stored in the play history storage unit.
The button processing unit of the server
At the start of play after determining that there is a mismatch, the past button setting specifying process and the current button setting specifying process are performed, excluding the play history having the mismatch information.
A game system featuring. In the game system according to claim 1,
In the past button setting specifying process, the button processing unit of the server selects at least one history of the play history storage unit and performs the past button setting specifying process.
A game system featuring.

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