JPH08276073A - Video game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a video game machine in which a proper level can be set according to the technique of a beginner of a game and a skilled player by managing the progress state of the game by a progress state managing means in accordance with skill of the player evaluated by a skill evaluation means. CONSTITUTION: A program of a CPU circuit 7 is stored in a program memory 10. A state in which a player operates an operating device 2 is detected and is transmitted to the CPU circuit 7. The ability and skill of the player are evaluated by scores acquired by the player and a hit ratio. For example, areas 1 to 8 are sequentially executed to beginner player. The areas 1, 3, 6, and 8 are sequentially executed and the areas 2, 4, 5, and 7 are skipped to skilled player.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional video game machine, both a beginner and an expert in the game are allowed to proceed uniformly. Therefore, there is an unfairness that a beginner ends the game immediately and an expert can enjoy the game for a long time. Also, as an expert, at the beginning of the game, I had to go through exactly the same elementary and trivial process as a beginner, so I got the impression that it was not interesting.

[0003]

That is, the conventional video game machine has a drawback in that it is not possible to set a proper difficulty level to both a beginner and an expert of the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to set a suitable degree of difficulty according to the skill for both beginners and experts in the game.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the video game machine of the present invention comprises a progress status management means for managing the progress status of the game, and a skill level evaluation means for evaluating the skill level of the player. And the progress management means is
The progress state of the game is managed according to the skill level of the player evaluated by the skill level evaluation means.

[0006]

In the video game machine having the above structure, the progress of the game is managed in accordance with the skill level of the player evaluated by the skill level evaluation means. It is possible to set a suitable difficulty level according to.

[0007]

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

FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the video game machine comprises a coin-related device 1, an operating device 2, a monitor 3, and a speaker 5 with a TV game device 4 as a center. The coin-related device 1 communicates with the TV game device 4 (the input / output control circuit 6) and manages the number of coins to be inserted and the payout. The operation device 2 is a joystick,
Devices such as buttons and switches operated by the player. The monitor 3 converts the image output signal of the TV game device 4 into a visible image and displays it. Speaker 5 is a TV
The audio output signal of the game device 4 (sound system circuit 16) is converted into an audible sound and output.

The TV game device 4 includes an input / output control circuit 6,
It is composed of a CPU circuit 7, a video control circuit 11, a screen memory 14, a sound system circuit 16, and the like. The input / output control circuit 6 communicates with the coin-related device 1 mutually and sends information such as the number of coins to be inserted and payout to the CP.
It is transmitted to the U circuit 7. In addition, a state in which the player operates a joystick, a button, a switch and the like (operating device 2) is detected and transmitted to the CPU circuit 7. CPU circuit 7
The transmission and reception of signals to and from are performed via the system bus 8.
The work memory 9 is used as a work area of the CPU circuit 7. The program of the CPU circuit 7 is stored in the program memory 10.

When the CPU circuit 7 outputs an image,
Image data is written to the screen memory 14 via the video control circuit 11 and the video bus 13. Monitor 3
Reads the image data written in the screen memory 14, converts it into a visible image, and displays it. The player is
The game proceeds while watching the visible image on the monitor 3.

When the CPU circuit 7 outputs a voice,
The audio data is output to the sound system circuit 16 via the dual port RAM 15. The sound system circuit 16 performs audio signal processing, generates an analog audio output signal, and outputs the analog audio output signal to the speaker 5. The speaker 5 outputs the audio output signal of the sound system circuit 16 as an audible sound. The player advances the game while listening to the sound output from the speaker 5.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a subroutine of a program of the CPU circuit 7, which is called from a main routine (not shown) and started. When the program starts, the game in the area is first progressed. The area refers to an area divided by the progress state of the game, as shown in FIG. In step S2, it is determined whether or not there is an area break. If it is not a break in the area, the process returns to step S1 to advance the game in the area. In the case of an area break, the player is evaluated according to the reference condition in step S3. That is, the ability (skill level) of the player is evaluated based on the score and hit rate obtained by the player. In step S4, depending on the result of the evaluation performed in step S3, the area is connected to the next area. In step S5, it is determined whether or not it is the final area. If it is not the final area, the process returns to step S1 and the game in the area is advanced. In the case of the final area, the program is terminated and the process returns to the main routine.

FIG. 3 shows the progress of the area when the program of FIG. 2 is executed for a beginner player. That is, area 1 to area 8 are sequentially executed. FIG. 4 shows the progress of the area when the program of FIG. 2 is executed for a skilled player. That is, area 1, area 3, area 6, and area 8 are executed in order. For expert players, Area 2, Area 4, Area 5, and Area 7 have been skipped and not executed.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the area is skipped. However, the execution speed is increased (wait time is reduced) for the purpose of correcting the unfairness of the play time between the beginner and the expert. By doing so, the object of the invention can be achieved also by advancing the progress state of the game. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made assuming that the expert skips one or two areas, but the number of skipped areas may be changed according to the skill level.

[0016]

As described above, according to the video game machine of the present invention, the progress state of the game is managed according to the skill level of the player evaluated by the skill level evaluation means. In addition, even a skilled person can set a suitable difficulty level according to his skill.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 coin-related device 2 operating device 3 monitor 4 TV game device 5 speaker 6 input / output control circuit 7 CPU circuit 8 system bus 9 work memory 10 program memory 11 video control circuit 13 video bus 14 screen memory 15 dual port RAM 16 sound system circuit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A progress state management unit for managing a progress state of a game, and a skill level evaluation unit for evaluating a skill level of a player, wherein the progress state management unit is a player evaluated by the skill level evaluation unit. A video game machine characterized by managing the progress of the game in accordance with the skill level of the game. 2. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the progress status management means advances the progress status of the game when the skill evaluation means evaluates that the skill of the player is high. 3. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game is divided into a plurality of regions according to a progress state, and when the skill evaluation unit evaluates that the player has a high skill, the progress management unit determines A video game machine characterized by skipping a part of a plurality of areas. 4. The video game machine according to claim 3, wherein the progress state management means changes the number of regions to be skipped according to the skill level of the player.