JPH03170185A - Video game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a video game machine compact and light in weight and further to improve performance without limiting the weight and size of a main body part by dividing the game machine into the main body part and a handy part and loading a display means and a controller at the handy part. CONSTITUTION:A handy part 1 is equipped with a display 3, which is composed of a liquid crystal or compact CRT, etc., and a controller 4 equipped with various switches 41 for advancing a game. A main body part 2 is equipped with electronic circuit parts, inserts and sets a game cassette 6 so as to exchange it. The transmission of a data signal between the handy part 1 and the main body part 2 is executed by a cable C1. The handy part 1 is made compact and light in weight and even when a player plays the game for a long time, the player does not get tired. Since it is not necessary to graspe the main body part 2 by a hand, the weight or the size, etc., is not limited and the high performance can be obtained. Even when the machine is slightly made heavy, there is no trouble for carrying the machine by putting it into a bag or hanging it to a belt, etc.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a portable video game machine.

[Prior Art] For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a conventional home video game machine is comprised of a game machine main body l5 and two controllers 16 and 17 connected to this wooden body l5 via cords. There is a game cassette consisting of ROM in the main body l5.
8 is inserted and set, and the wooden body 15 is connected to, for example, a home television receiver EL 19 via a cord for transmitting video/audio signals.

As another example, HAN [l-HELD game machine (hand-held game machine) 2] as shown in Figs.
There is 0. The one shown in FIG. 1O is composed of an integrated display section 21 made of liquid crystal and a controller section 22 (having a plurality of switches 22A for progressing the game), and has one type (or multiple types) inside. It has a built-in game program (therefore, it can only play limited games). The one shown in FIG. 11 is one in which a game cassette 23 is inserted and set in a replaceable manner,
Any type of game can be played. The one shown in FIG. 12 uses the communication cord 24 to connect the two game machines 2 shown in FIG.
It is a game that can be played by two people.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the game machine shown in FIG. 9 cannot play more advanced games by increasing the performance of the processing circuits (CP[], RAM, etc.) in the game machine main body 15. However, it cannot be carried around and there is no display means, so a separate suitable display means (with audio display) must be prepared.

In the devices shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the main body including the processing circuit and the display means are integrated, and although they can be carried around, their performance is limited.

When trying to increase performance, the processing circuit (CPI) inside the main unit
The problem is that the size of the device (I, RAM, etc.) must be increased, the overall mass becomes heavier and the size also becomes larger, and playing a game for a long time while holding it in your hand becomes extremely tiring.

Furthermore, the game shown in Figure 12 allows two people to play the game, but it has the same problems as the one in Figure 1, and three
It is not possible to use more than one game machine, and a game cassette must be used for each game machine.

An object of the present invention is to provide a video game machine that solves the above problems.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a hand-held portion having a display means and a controller, a game processing circuit for proceeding with game operations based on instructions from the controller, and a game processing circuit for performing game operations based on instructions from the controller. The main body includes a display means control circuit for displaying processing contents on the display means, and means for transmitting information between the display means and controller and the game processing circuit and display means control circuit.

[Function] According to the present invention, the game machine is divided into a main body portion and a handheld portion, and the handheld portion is equipped with a display means and a controller, thereby reducing the size of the game machine. The weight can be reduced, and the main body part does not have to be restricted by weight or size, so performance can be improved.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the basic structure of the present invention, in which 1 is a hand-held part, 2 is a main body part, and C is a cable for transmitting data signals between the hand-held part 1 and the main body part 2. The handheld portion 1 includes a display 3 made of a liquid crystal or a small CRT, and a controller 4 having various switches 41 for progressing the game.

The main body portion 2 has electronic circuit components as described below (FIG. 2), and a game cassette (ROM format) 6 is inserted and set therein in a replaceable manner.

With this configuration, the hand-held portion 1 is small. It's lightweight, so you won't get tired even if you play games for a long time. In addition, since the main body part 2 does not need to be held in hand, there are no particular restrictions on weight, size, etc., and high performance can be obtained.
Even if it's a little heavy, you can easily carry it around by putting it in your bag or hanging it on your belt. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the basic configuration of the present invention.
rtl 7, a RAM 8 as a temporary storage means for data for operating the game, and a display controller and video RAM (CRTC/VRAM) 9 for displaying game screen information on the display 3 of the handheld portion 1. Various game cassettes (ROM) 8 are connected to the CPII 7, and a speaker or earphone 12 for emitting game sounds output from the CPII 7 is connected as necessary. Similarly, a speaker or earphone l1 is connected to the hand-held portion 1 as required.

Each component 7, 8.9 of the main body part 1 and each component of the handheld part 1, that is, the display 3, the controller 4, and the built-in speaker lO are connected via a cable C1, and each switch of the controller 4 Instruction data, CRTC
/Data from VRAM9 and CPυ7 as necessary
Built-in speaker, external speaker or earphones
The audio signal data output to 1 is transmitted by cable CI.

FIG. 3 and subsequent figures show other specific examples of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows an example in which a home television 13 is used as a display means. The display device 3 and the controller 4 are separated, and as shown in FIG.
The image signal and audio signal extracted by accessing AM14 are connected to the home television 13 via cable C2.

Figure 5 shows the connection relationship between two or more hand-held parts and the main body part, and extension cords C3 and C are connected between each hand-held part.
4, C5...

Figure 6 shows the main body part and each handheld part separately with each code C7.
, C8, (;9, CIO...),
Its block diagram is shown in FIG. According to the examples shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, two or more players can play the game at the same time. For example, a game such as mahjong (poker) can be played by four people, and each person can use a display in their hand so that only their own tiles (cards) are visible. Also, since the performance (of the wooden body) can be increased, four people can play the game more than 60 times in total, just like in regular mahjong.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 8, a face-to-face game (Figure 8 (a)
(see FIGS. 8(b) and 8(c)), each player can see the other person face-to-face using their respective display devices (FIGS. 8(b) and (C)), making the game even more enjoyable.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, ■ it is possible to play the game for a long time without getting tired due to the small and lightweight handheld part, ■ it is easy to carry, and ■ it is possible for three or more people to play the game at the same time. You can play games, and since you only need one main unit, you only need one game cassette.■ Weight of the handheld part. Effects such as high performance can be obtained without increasing the size.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the basic configuration, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of another specific example of the present invention, Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the same, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the connection mode between a plurality of hand-held parts and the main body, Fig. 7 is a block diagram of the configuration of Fig. 6, Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a face-to-face game, Figs. 9 to 12 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional game machine. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Handheld part, 2...Main body part, 3...Display device, 4...Controller, 5...Wooden body, 6...Game cassette. 1 person g 2 people D 3 people B 4 people 8 1st B 2 people B 3 people 8 4 people

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) a handheld portion having a display means and a controller;
a main body portion having a game processing circuit that advances a game operation based on instructions from the controller; and a display means control circuit that displays processing contents of the game processing circuit on the display means; the display means, the controller, and the game processing; A video game machine comprising: a means for transmitting information between a circuit and a display means control circuit.