JPH06277364A - Game-over method computer game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To employ a playing method of a variety by subtracting a penalty time from a reference play time of a game stage when an action to an event is failed, and setting a game-over in the case where stage clearing conditions are not satisfied when a corrected play time is reached. CONSTITUTION:When a game player pushes a start button, description for a method of a quiz is displayed in a display surface of a CRT 7 in a step S1. Next, in a step S2, the quiz is given in the display surface of the CRT 7, so when a player gives a correct answer, the next quiz is given in a step S4, and these steps are repeated. In the meanwhile, in the case where the answer given by the player is not correct, a penalty time is subtracted from a prescribed time in a step S3. Simultaneously, a passage time is counted from a start point when the first quiz is given is counted, the passage time is compared with the prescribed time, and time is over in the case where correct answers are not given to a specified number of the quizes in a step S5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game over method for a computer game in which a plurality of events are sequentially generated at each game stage and a player takes an action for each event.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One of the typical computer games of this type is a quiz game. So in the quiz game,
A plurality of events, that is, questions are sequentially presented on one stage, and the player performs an action of inputting an answer to each question.

In the conventional quiz game, a fixed time limit (for example, 7 seconds) is set for each problem, and the player must answer within the time limit. If you cannot answer within the time limit, it will be regarded as an incorrect answer. The number of incorrect answers is counted, and when the number reaches a certain number, the game is over.

[0004]

In the conventional quiz game, the player can only take a fixed playing method of answering each problem within a fixed time limit.

However, depending on the personality of the player, the nature of the problem, or the progress of the game, it may be desirable to take the time to think, or it may be preferable to make an incorrect answer immediately. But traditional games
It does not allow the player to play with such variations.

Also, this means that the questioner of the quiz cannot set the type of question that cannot be answered within the time limit, so that the degree of freedom of questioning is limited.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a playing method which is rich in variations in a computer game in terms of how much time the player spends on events that occur sequentially during the game. Is to

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, a game over method for a computer game according to the present invention is a process of measuring a game play time from the start of a game stage and an action taken by a player for each event. And a step of calculating a modified play time by subtracting a preset penalty time from a reference play time preset for each game stage when the evaluation result shows failure, and a predetermined stage clear In the process of determining whether or not the conditions are met, and in the situation where the stage clearing conditions are not yet satisfied, it is determined whether or not the game play time has reached the modified play time, and if the game play time reaches the modified play time. And the process of game over.

[0009]

According to the game over method of the present invention, since there is no time limit for each event, the player may spend a long time on each event, but is free to process quickly and proceed to the next event. . However, if the player's action with respect to the event is unsuccessful, the predetermined penalty time is subtracted from the reference play time preset for the game stage. If the stage clear conditions can be satisfied within the modified play time obtained by this subtraction, the stage is considered to have been completed successfully (cleared) and the next stage is advanced, but even if the modified play time is reached, the stage If the clear conditions cannot be satisfied, the game is over.

The player may clear the stage over a long time as a whole by reducing the number of failures by spending a reasonably long time for each event, or by processing each event quickly. By finishing all events in time, you can clear the stage even if the number of failures is large. Alternatively, a difficult event may take a long time and a simple event may be processed in a short time. Alternatively, you can take the strategy of preparing for a difficult event in a short period of time and ensuring that only simple events are cleared. Alternatively, you may choose to play carefully in the beginning to reduce the number of failures, and in the latter half to handle the remaining events briefly within the time remaining.

In this way, the player can enjoy the game by a method according to his or her preference. On the other hand, the setting side of the event can be set without worrying about the difficulty level of the event, and the degree of freedom in setting the event is increased.

The term "event" used in this specification means
This refers to the event that the game player is required to process in the game. For example, in a quiz game, this is a quiz question, and in a so-called action game, an encounter with an enemy character or a dangerous object is a problem. Equivalent to. An "action" refers to an action performed by a player to process an event. For example, in a quiz game, it is an answer to a problem. Is.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an embodiment of a computer game apparatus for executing a quiz game to which the game over method of the present invention is applied.

This game machine has a central controller (CP).
U) 1, work RAM 3, program ROM 5, CRT
7, a control pad 9 operated by the player, and a peripheral device connection port 11.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of this embodiment.

When the game player presses the start button, the explanation of the quiz method is first displayed on the screen of the CRT 7 (step 1). The explanation of the quiz method is, for example, "You will be given a play time of 2 minutes at the beginning as a time limit for answering the quiz. Within this time,
Please answer 5 questions (normal number) correctly. However,
Each time you make a mistake in the quiz, you will have a penalty time of 15 seconds and it will be deducted from the time. If you can answer 5 questions correctly within the time you have, you can proceed to the next stage. Is the content.

Next, quiz questions are sequentially presented on the screen of the CRT 7 (step 2). If the player answers correctly to this quiz, the next quiz is presented and this step is repeated (step 4). On the other hand, if the player cannot get the correct answer, the penalty time of 15 seconds is subtracted from the initially set holding time of 2 minutes (step 3).

In parallel with this, starting from the time when the first quiz question is given, the elapsed time thereafter is counted, and this elapsed time is compared with the above holding time (or after the holding time has passed). Time is deducted).

Until the elapsed time reaches the holding time (that is, both times match in the case of the above comparison, and the holding time becomes zero in the case of the above subtraction), as described above. Questions are repeated, and within the time limit 5
If the answer to the question's quota is correct (step 6), this stage has been cleared and the next stage can be proceeded to.

On the other hand, if the normal numbers of the five questions cannot be answered correctly within the available time (step 5), the game is over.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing examples of two different playing methods for clearing one stage by using such an embodiment.

The example on the left side of FIG. 3 is an example in which the quizzes that are sequentially presented on the CRT screen are answered in sufficient time, and the quotation of 5 questions is completed without making a mistake. That is,
This is an example in which each quiz was answered in 24 seconds, and the quota number of 5 questions was correctly answered within 120 seconds in total.

On the other hand, in the example on the right side of the figure, each quiz is answered in less than 5 seconds, and the first four questions (Problems 1 to 4) were incorrect answers, but after Question 5 it went smoothly This is an example in which five correct questions are given in succession. The actual time the player took to answer the quiz was 5 seconds x 9 questions = 45 seconds, but the penalty time of 15 seconds was subtracted from each of the 4 questions that could not be answered correctly, so this penalty time was also answered. If it is included in the time, a total of 105 is needed to handle the quota number.
It took 2 seconds. Even in this case, Problem 1 to Problem 4
Although it is an incorrect answer up to this point, the quota number of 5 questions has been completed within the set time (120 seconds), and the stage can be cleared.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the player who wants to think carefully about each problem can clear the stage by steadily answering correctly. Also, depending on the nature of the problem, for example,
You can spend more time answering difficult questions and less time spending on simple problems. Alternatively, each problem can be completed in a short period of time, being prepared to reduce the penalty time due to an incorrect answer.
As described above, since various playing methods can be adopted according to the player's preference and the progress of the game, it is possible to enjoy the game with a high degree of freedom and rich variety.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications can be considered. The set time per stage, penalty time, etc. can be set freely. These times may be fixedly set by the game setter, but some courses may be set according to the degree of difficulty so that the player can freely select this course. You may comprise.

Further, the present invention is not only applied to a quiz game, but can also be applied to, for example, a shooting game or an action game. For example, in a conventional action game, the game is over if the character that the player takes charge dies a certain number of times (for example, three times) in one stage, but when the present invention is applied, even if the character dies many times, the remaining time remains If it is, the game is not over, and even if you do not die even once, the game will be over if the holding time elapses. Therefore, for the player, there are many operational options that can be taken to clear the stage, and the player can enjoy a profound way of enjoying.

[0028]

According to the game over method of the present invention, the game player can enjoy the game by different playing methods according to his / her preference and the progress of the game. Also, for the game designer, various events with different levels of difficulty can be interwoven, which increases the degree of freedom in game design.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an embodiment of a game device to which the method of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is 2 when a stage is cleared according to the embodiment.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of two different playing methods.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 3 RAM 5 ROM 7 CRT 9 Control pad 11 Connection port

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A process of measuring a game play time from the start of a game stage in a game over method of a computer game in which a plurality of events are sequentially generated at each game stage and a player takes an action for each event. And the process of evaluating the action taken by the player for each event, and when the result of the evaluation indicates failure, the modified play time is obtained by subtracting the preset penalty time from the reference play time preset for each game stage. And a step of determining whether or not a predetermined stage clear condition is satisfied, and in a situation where the stage clear condition is not yet satisfied, the game play time is equal to the corrected play time. It has a process of judging whether or not it has been reached, and if it is reached, the game is over Game over how to, characterized in that.