JPH08332280A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To inflict a penalty for a course out on a player without reducing the game participating time of the player. CONSTITUTION: A game calculation section 100 is provided with a map information memory section 130 functioning as a course setting memory means storing the main moving path set with a course out area and a return area and a penalty moving path branched from the main moving path in the course out area, merged in the return area, and set with penalties in response to game contents as the moving path and a game space calculation section 110 making game calculation based on the input signals from a player operation means and the prescribed game program. The game space calculation section 110 is provided with a position detection section 120 calculating the moving position on the moving path of a player moving body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a game device for playing a game while operating a player moving body in a three-dimensional game space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a drive game in which a player runs a racing car that he or she is driving on a course set in a virtual three-dimensional game space while watching a game screen displayed on a display. The device is known.

In such a game device, the lap time is displayed each time a moving body operated by the player orbits the game course, and at the end of the game, game results such as the total time from start to goal in are displayed. Many of them are designed to give you the same excitement as in an actual circuit race.

[0004] The player challenges the time attack of how quickly and accurately he can run through the racing course to reach the goal, and not only the steering wheel technique is sufficient, but also deceleration and acceleration timing on a curve are important techniques. While making full use of these various techniques, it is required to drive without leaving the racing course. Therefore, if you just step on the accelerator indiscriminately, you will go off the course on a curve.

In such a conventional game machine, the racing car crashes or spins at such a time, and after a certain period of time elapses (usually around 5 seconds), the running is restarted. .

However, when the vehicle crashes or spins, there is a time in which the player cannot operate anything until the traveling is restarted. Therefore, even if the penalty is off the course, the player cannot enjoy the game while the driver cannot drive, and the fun of the game is halved. Especially for beginners, such a situation often occurs, and the game ends without being able to fully enjoy the game.

[0007]

Therefore, in such a game device, how to set the penalty when the player goes out of the course is an important point for enhancing the reality and the fun of the game.

That is, it is difficult for a beginner or an intermediate person to drive the racing car to the end without going off the course. If you set walls and obstacles on both sides of the racing course and set the course so that the racing car will spin or fall at the same time as the course out, beginners etc.
The game will end before you fully realize the fun of the game. Therefore, it is difficult to get the player to try the game again, and there is a problem that the operating rate of the game machine itself is reduced.

Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a course-out area, such as a lawn, around the racing course in which the vehicle can run, and set the course in the course-out area so that the speed is about half that of normal running. In this way, a beginner can continue running without spinning even if he / she goes off the course, and can enjoy the fun of the game itself.

However, in a hairpin curve or the like, when the vehicle enters a curve at a high speed and sticks out of the course out area and exits the curve, the vehicle is decelerated in advance to enter the curve, and the course is accurately taken to run. In some cases, the traveling time can be shortened. Therefore, if the course-out area is provided, the difficulty level of the game is lowered, and it is not possible to enjoy the fun of the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device which imposes a penalty for a course out without reducing the time for the player to participate in the game.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that the player operating means for controlling the player moving body and the player moving body operated by the player are along a predetermined movement path. A game computing means for computing a moving virtual three-dimensional game space, and displaying a game screen of the virtual three-dimensional game space on a display, wherein the game computing means uses the course out as the movement path. A main movement route in which an area and a return area are set, and a penalty movement route in which the main movement route is branched in the course out area and merged in the return area and a penalty is set according to the game content are stored. Based on the course setting storage means, the input signal from the player operating means and a predetermined game program, Position calculating means for calculating a moving position of the player moving body on the moving path, and moving the penalty moving path to the player moving body that has gone out of the course in the course out area based on the moving position and returning the position. It is characterized in that the area is merged with the main movement route to give a penalty in the game.

According to the game device of the present invention, the main moving path of the moving body stored in the course setting storage means and the main moving path are branched in the course out area and merged in the return area according to the game content. The penalty movement path with the penalty set therein is set in the virtual three-dimensional game space. Then, the player can enjoy the game by manipulating the moving body so as to move along the moving route while watching the game screen displayed on the display.

In particular, in the present invention, a penalty movement route is set which is branched from the main movement route and allows the player moving body to move. For this reason, when a player moving body operated by a beginner or an intermediate player who is unfamiliar with the game goes out of the main movement route, it enters the penalty movement route, and after the penalty movement route is automatically given a penalty, Return to the main travel route in the return area. In this way, by providing a penalty to the player who has left the course while continuing the game, the player can fully enjoy the fun of the game itself within a limited playing time.

In this way, according to the present invention, the game can be enjoyed by beginners to advanced players, and as a result,
There is an effect that a game machine with a high operating rate can be obtained.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the game calculation means controls the player moving body, which has gone out of the course in the course out area, to be immediately movable along the penalty moving route. .

By doing so, it is possible to impose a penalty for the course out without causing a time during which the player cannot operate anything until the traveling is started again. Therefore, the limited game time can be effectively utilized to enjoy the game.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, in any one of claims 1 and 2, the penalty moving route is set with a stricter moving condition than a section between the course out area and the return area of the main moving route. It is characterized by being done.

By doing so, the player who has left the course is subjected to a severe movement condition penalty, but at the same time, the player can enjoy the game of running under such movement condition. Therefore, an effective penalty can be given without halving the fun of the game, and the game effect is high.

The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in claim 3, the penalty movement route is set to be longer than a section between the course-out area and the return area of the main movement route. There is.

By doing so, the player who has left the course is penalized for traveling a longer distance than the main movement route, but it is the same as the main movement route in that the player can enjoy the moving game. . Therefore, an effective penalty can be given without halving the fun of the game, and the game effect is high.

Further, in the invention of claim 5, in any one of claims 3 and 4, the penalty movement route is set to a bad road from a section between the course-out area and the return area of the main movement route. It is characterized by that.

By doing so, the player who has gone off the course is penalized with a bad road, but at the same time, the player can enjoy the game of running on such a bad road. Therefore, an effective penalty can be given without halving the fun of the game, and the game effect is high.

Further, in the invention of claim 6 according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the penalty movement route is disadvantageous in that the game item is more disadvantageous than the section between the course out area and the return area of the main movement route. It is characterized by being set under various conditions.

By doing so, the player who has left the course is penalized that the game item is set under a more disadvantageous condition than the main movement route, but the main point is that the player can enjoy the running game. It is similar to the movement route. Therefore, an effective penalty can be given without halving the fun of the game, and the game effect is high.

The invention of claim 7 is characterized in that, in any one of claims 1 to 6, the course-out area is set at a corner portion of the main movement route.

Since the corner portion is where the course is most likely to go out, by providing the course out area in this portion, the penalty can be most effectively imposed on the course out occurring during the game.

[0028]

【Example】

1. First Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking a game device that races on a racing course set in a three-dimensional game space as an example.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit race type game system of the embodiment. In the game system of the embodiment, a plurality of independent game devices 1-1, 1-2, ...
They are connected to each other via a data transmission line.

In each game device, in the three-dimensional game space 500 shown in FIG. 4, a player racing car operated by a player competes with a racing car operated by another player or a computer car operated by a computer. Is formed in.

Here, independent game devices 1-1, 1-
2, means that each of the game devices 1-1, 1-2, ... Is formed so as to be able to independently play a single player game. Of course, it is also possible to play a multi-player game in the same game space with other players via the data transmission line.

Each game device is formed similarly to the driver's seat of an actual racing car. And the player
While sitting on the seat 18 and watching the pseudo three-dimensional image (game screen) displayed on the display 30, the operation unit 10
A game is performed by operating a fictitious racing car by operating a steering wheel 14, an accelerator 15, a shift lever 16, a brake and the like provided on the vehicle.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the game device. Note that description of the configuration for transmitting and receiving data to and from other game devices is omitted.

The commercial video game apparatus of the embodiment has an operation unit 10, a game calculation unit 100, and an image composition unit 200.
And the display 30.

The operation unit 10 includes a handle 14 shown in FIG.
It is a member operated by the player, such as the shift lever 16 and other pedals.

The game calculation section 100 performs various game calculations based on an input signal from the operation section 10 and a predetermined game program, and outputs data necessary for image combination to the image combination section 200. The game space calculation unit 110, the map information storage unit 130, and the moving body information storage unit 140 are included.

Objects forming the three-dimensional game space include moving objects such as a racing car, and fixed objects such as a racing course, tunnels, walls, and buildings.

The moving body information storage section 140 stores the position information / direction information of a moving body such as a racing car and the object number of an object representing an image of the racing car to be displayed (hereinafter, this is stored. The position / direction information and the object number are called mobile body information).

Further, the map information storage unit 130 divides the map information including a racing course, tunnels, walls, buildings, etc. into a rectangular shape, and the positional information of the divided map and the racing course to be displayed at this position. An object number of an object representing an image such as a tunnel is stored (hereinafter, the stored position information and object number are referred to as division map information).

A predetermined game program is stored in a storage section (not shown) provided in the game space calculation section 110. The game space calculation unit 110 calculates the position coordinates of the player racing car according to the game program, the operation signal from the operation unit 10, and the player racing car information read from the moving body information storage unit 140. Furthermore, the game space calculation unit 110 also calculates the position coordinates of other moving bodies based on the game program and the moving body information read from the moving body information storage unit 140. The position coordinates of the player racing car, the position coordinates of another moving body (racing car, etc.), and the map information storage unit 1
A three-dimensional game space is set based on the division map information read from 30.

In this way, in this embodiment, the racing car is moved by the player's control within the predetermined three-dimensional game space 500 set as shown in FIG. 4, and the player competes with other racing cars. The calculation is performed and the calculation result is output to the image synthesis unit 200.

Further, the game space computing section 110 is constructed so as to also function as the position detecting section 120, and as will be described later, the player racing car goes out of the course,
It controls the travel of the penalty travel route and the return to the main travel route.

Since the image is supplied to the display every 1/60 seconds in the game device of this embodiment, the game space calculation section 110 performs the above-mentioned calculation every 1/60 seconds, and the information thereof is used as the image composition section 200. Is output to.

The image synthesizing unit 200 is a game calculation unit 100.
The pseudo three-dimensional image actually seen by the player is formed according to the calculation result of (3) and is displayed on the display 30. The three-dimensional calculation unit 220 and the image drawing unit 240
And an object image information storage unit 260.

The object image information storage unit 260 stores image information of a moving body such as a racing car designated by the object number and image information of a racing course, a tunnel, a wall and the like.

In this case, these pieces of image information are expressed as a set of a plurality of polygons. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a moving object 510 such as a racing car is represented by a set of polygons 512-1, 512-2, 512-3 ... Then, the image information including the vertex coordinates of the polygons 512-1 to 512-3 ...
It is stored in the object image information storage unit 260.
Similarly, map information such as a wall that is a map object is also expressed as a set of polygons, and image information including vertex coordinates of the polygons is also stored in the object image information storage unit 260.

The three-dimensional operation unit 220 reads out corresponding image information from the object image information storage unit 260 based on the input data (moving body information, division map information, etc.) and enters the game space as a set of a plurality of polygons. Set. At this time, a process for obtaining the vertex coordinates in the viewpoint coordinate system of the set of polygons forming each object is performed from the position information of each object input in the world coordinate system. That is, since the output coordinates of the game space calculation unit are the world coordinate system, coordinate conversion is performed to the viewpoint coordinate system. Then, processing such as clipping processing for removing data outside the field of view, perspective projection conversion to the screen coordinate system, and sorting processing is performed, and the processed data is output to the image drawing unit 240.

The image drawing section 240 forms image information that should be actually seen by the player from the input data. That is, since the data input from the three-dimensional calculation unit 220 is expressed as image information including the vertex information of the polygon, the image drawing unit 240 uses the vertex information of the polygon and the like to determine all dots inside the polygon. Image information is formed. Then, the processed data is output to the display 30, and the virtual three-dimensional game image as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display 30.

As the image composition calculation method in the image drawing section 240, the contour line of the polygon is obtained from the vertex coordinates of the polygon, the contour point pair which is the intersection of this contour line and the scanning line is obtained, and this contour point is calculated. A method of associating the line formed by the pair with predetermined color data or the like may be used. In addition, the image information of all the dots in each polygon is stored in advance in a ROM or the like as texture information, and the texture coordinates given to each vertex of the polygon are used as an address to read and paste the texture information. A so-called method may be used.

In this way, the racing course set as shown in FIG. 4 is formed so as to form a game screen on which the racing car moves under the control of the player and to display it on the display 30.

FIG. 3 shows a principle diagram of such an image synthesizing method.

In the game device of the embodiment, information about the three-dimensional game space 500 and the three-dimensional object 510 appearing in the three-dimensional game space 500 is stored in advance. The image information relating to the three-dimensional object 510 includes a plurality of polygons 512-1, 512-2,
It is expressed as a shape model consisting of 512-3, ...
Pre-stored in memory.

Taking a drive game as an example, the three-dimensional object 510 is a racing car that appears in the three-dimensional game space 500. In the three-dimensional game space 500, other than this, for example, as shown in FIG. Racing course 320, building 330, tunnel 332, cliff 336,
Various three-dimensional objects representing the background such as the guardrail 338 are arranged.

The racing course 320 has a plurality of corner portions 322, and ups and downs or banks are provided depending on the location.

These three-dimensional objects are perspective-projected on the perspective projection plane 520 of the viewpoint coordinate system centering on the viewpoint 610 of the virtual player, and displayed on the display 30 as a pseudo three-dimensional image 522. For example, when the player 600 looks at the display 30 from the viewpoint 610 with the operation unit 12 in front, he / she can see an image as if he / she sits in the driver's seat of the racing car and is located in the three-dimensional space 500. . When the player 600 operates a steering wheel or the like of the operation unit 10 to perform an operation such as rotation or translation of a racing car that he or she virtually rides, the position of the viewpoint 610 with respect to the three-dimensional space 500 changes, and The dimensional space 500 will be rotated and translated. Therefore, the game calculation section 100 configures the three-dimensional game space 500 based on the operation signal and the game program, and the three-dimensional object 510 that is a racing car and other three-dimensional objects 510.
Performs operations such as rotation and translation of dimensional objects in real time. Then, as described above, these three-dimensional objects are perspective-projected on the perspective projection plane 520 and displayed on the display 30 as a pseudo three-dimensional image 522 that changes in real time.

Therefore, the player 600 has the operation unit 1
By operating 0 and operating a racing car, 3
It is possible to virtually simulate the state of participating in the race while driving the racing car in the racing course set in the three-dimensional game space 500.

When the computer graphics method is used, the shape model of the three-dimensional object 510 is created using an independent body coordinate system. That is, each polygon that forms the three-dimensional object 510 is arranged on this body coordinate system, and its shape model is specified.

Further, the three-dimensional game space 500 is constructed by using the world coordinate system (XW, YW, ZW), and the three-dimensional object 510 represented by using the body coordinate system.
Are placed in the world coordinate system according to their kinetic model.

Then, with the position of the viewpoint 610 as the origin,
The data is converted into a viewpoint coordinate system in which the direction of the line of sight is the positive direction of the Z axis, and the respective coordinates are perspective-projected into the screen coordinate system which is the projection surface 520. In this way, the image within the field of view of the three-dimensional game space 500 that can be seen from the viewpoint 610 can be displayed on the display 30.

In particular, the game calculation section 100 of the embodiment is formed so that the position of the viewpoint 610 can be arbitrarily changed in the three-dimensional game space 500 constituted by the world coordinate system. In the embodiment, the viewpoint position 6 during the game
By setting 10 from the rear side to the front side of the player racing car 530, an image of the three-dimensional game space 500 viewed from the rear side to the front side of the player racing car 530 is displayed on the display 30 as shown in FIG. Can be made.

In the arcade game machine of this embodiment, when the game is started, the racing car 53 driven by the player.
0 starts from the start point 340 shown in FIG. Then, when the game course 320 makes one lap and passes the checkpoint 342 within the time limit, it makes another lap of the game course. Then, when the player goes around the game course a predetermined number of times, the goal is reached, and the ranking of the player is decided.

The player challenges the time attack of how quickly and accurately he can run through the racing course to reach the goal, and the steering wheel technique is not enough, and deceleration and acceleration timing on a curve are also important techniques. While making full use of these various techniques, it is required to drive without leaving the racing course. Therefore, if you just step on the accelerator indiscriminately, you will go off the course on a curve.

The conventional game machine has a racing course 3
Walls and other obstacles are installed on the outer periphery of 20, and if the racing car 530 comes into contact with these obstacles, it will fall or spin, and the game is set so that it takes a few seconds before returning to the course 320 again. Was there. In such a case, the racing car was restored after a certain period of time (usually around 5 seconds) and restarted. However, the player cannot operate anything for a certain period of time until the vehicle starts running again when it crashes or spins, which causes stress. Especially for beginners, such a situation often occurs, and the game ends without being able to fully enjoy the game.

Further, the fact that the racing car is automatically restored after a crash impairs reality and gives the player an unnatural feeling.

Therefore, in such a game device, how to set the penalty when the player goes out of the course is an important point for enhancing the reality and interest of the game.

The game machine of the present embodiment employs a non-conventional structure in which a penalty for a course out is imposed in order to play such a racing car game without reducing the time for the player to participate in the game.

That is, the normal player uses the main movement path 32.
Although it is running above 0, the course-out area 324 is provided in an area such as the corner portion 322 where it is easy to go out of the course.
Then, if the driver fails to cut the steering wheel and goes out of the course, the vehicle falls to the penalty movement route 328, and thereafter, the penalty movement route 3 continues until it joins the main movement route 320 in the return area 326.
Drive over 28.

At this time, the player moves the penalty movement path 3
It is possible to start traveling immediately at 28, but the penalty movement route 328 is the main movement route 3 which should have originally passed.
From the section between the 20 course-out area 324 and the return area 326, the movement condition is set to be stricter. That is, the penalty movement route 328 is longer than the main movement route 320 which is a normal movement route or is a bad road, and thus the player receives a penalty that it is difficult to drive and it takes extra time.

In order to realize a game machine which imposes such a penalty, the game space calculation section 110 is constructed so as to also function as the position detection section 120.

As described above, the game space calculation unit 110
Then, the existence position of the player racing car 530 is detected every 1/60 seconds, but the position detection unit 120 does this. At this time, since the position where the player racing car 530 exists is limited to a racing course having a certain width due to the nature of the game, the position detection unit 120 follows the conditions determined by the player's operation and the program on the racing course. The existing position is detected.

The game space calculation section 110 includes the position detection section 1
Based on the detected position of 20, the player racing car 53
Judges whether 0 is off the course or not. That is, in the game space calculation unit 110, the player racing car 53 that the position detection unit 120 calculates every 1/60 seconds.
The position of 0 is checked to detect whether or not the position is out of the course in the course out area 324. Also, after the course is over, it is checked whether or not it has reached the return area 326.

In this embodiment, the map information storage section 130 functions as a course setting storage means, and the course structure and
The specific road condition is stored in the map information storage unit 130 as divided map information. The concrete road condition of the course such as unevenness of the road on the bumpy road and the slipperiness of the road is represented by the map information storage unit 1 as the information on the height of the point and the friction coefficient.
It is stored in 30.

Therefore, by storing the course contents to be set as the main movement route 320 or the penalty movement route 328 in advance in the map information storage unit 130, a penalty for the course out can be imposed. The penalty movement route 328 may be set longer than the main movement route 320, or may be set on a bad road.

In this embodiment, the penalty movement route 328
Is set on an unpaved gravel road, so that the penalty movement route 328 is given division map information of a bumpy road.

Next, the structures of the penalty movement route 328, the course-out area 324 and the return area 326 set in this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the course-out area 324 for detecting the course-out is set in the corner portion 322 where the player is most likely to go out of the course. When the vehicle operated by the player goes out of the course in the course-out area 324, the course-out area 324 falls on the penalty movement route 328. , Is set to travel along the penalty movement route 328.

FIG. 6A shows a main movement route 320, a penalty movement route 328, and a course out area 324 that branches from the main movement route 320 to the penalty movement route 328.
6 is a diagram showing an example of a return area 326 where the penalty movement route 328 merges with the main movement route 320. FIG.

The course-out area 324 is provided in a portion indicated by a broken line B ₁ B ₂ of the corner portion 322 where the player can easily go out of the course. Penalty movement route 328
Is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main movement path branching from the course-out area 324, and ends at the return area 326 indicated by the broken line C ₁ C ₂ .

FIG. 6B shows the course out area 324.
It is a cross-sectional view of a course in the vicinity. In this vicinity, the penalty movement route 328 is set considerably lower than the main movement route 320. By setting in this way, in the present embodiment, the racing car 530 that has left the course
Performs a game effect of dropping from the main movement path 320 to the penalty movement path 328.

FIG. 6C shows a cross-sectional view of the course near the return area 326. The penalty movement route 328 is set higher than the main movement route 320 by about 50 cm. By setting in this way, in this embodiment,
In the return area 326, vehicles cannot enter the penalty movement route 328 from the main movement route 320, and the penalty movement route 328 joins the main movement route 320 in one way.

In this embodiment, both the course out area 324 and the return area 326 are set to one-way by providing the above-mentioned height difference, and in the course out area 324, the penalty movement route 328 is changed to the main movement route 320. It is not possible to return, and in the return area 326, the main movement route 320 cannot go to the penalty movement route 328.

Further, it is set that the main movement route 320 and the penalty movement route 328 cannot be moved back and forth except the course out area 324 and the return area 326, and the penalty movement route 328 becomes the main movement route 320 as shown in FIG. When the courses are set in parallel, the courses are set so that each course is separated by a cliff or a guardrail.

Next, the course out of the player racing car 530 in the course out area 324 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a running state of the racing car in the vicinity of the course out area 324. In this embodiment, the course out area 324 is provided in the corner portion 322 as shown in FIG. Player racing cars are 530-1, 530-
As shown in 2, 530-3, when traveling in the corner section 322 within the range of the main movement route 320, the game space calculation section 11
0 does not detect the course out, and the player racing car 530 runs on the main movement path 320 as it is.

However, as shown in FIG.
When a part or all of the player racing car 530 enters the course out area 324 provided on the outer peripheral portion of 2,
The game space calculation unit 110 detects the course out.

For example, in this embodiment, since the guard rail 338 on the outer periphery of the corner portion 322 is cut, 530-6.
As described above, when the player racing car 530 jumps out of the corner of the guardrail without being able to turn the corner, the game space calculation unit 110 detects the course out.

Since the penalty movement route 328 is set lower than the main movement route 320, the player racing car 530 that has left the course will have the main movement route 320.
The game effect of falling from the penalty path 328 to the penalty moving path 328 is performed, and the player racing car drops at the falling point 530-7.
The vehicle starts traveling on the penalty movement route 328.

At this time, how much the player racing car 530 enters the course out area 324 to be out of the course can be set according to the difficulty level of the game. That is, when the difficulty level is desired to be high, the course is off if at least one wheel shown in the player racing car 530-4 is included, and when the difficulty level is low, the course is out if all the wheels of the player racing car 530 are included. Should be

Therefore, when the difficulty level is set high,
As shown in 530-4 in FIG. 7, the player racing car 53
Even if one of the wheels 0 is out of the place where the guardrail is cut, the game space calculation unit 110 detects the course out. Then, in the game space calculation unit 110, the player racing car 530 determines that the penalty movement route 328
The player racing car 5
The vehicle 30 immediately starts traveling on the penalty movement route 328 from the drop point 530-5.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the movement route of the player racing car during the game.

The player racing car 530 starts traveling from the start point 340 shown in FIG. 4 and travels on the main movement route 320 (step 10). At this time,
If the player tries to go out of the course in a place other than the course out area 324 of the main movement route 320, a game effect is presented in which the player cannot hit the guardrail or a wall such as a cliff to go out of the course.

In the main movement path 320 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a corner portion 322 where the player can easily go out of the course.
In addition, a course-out area 324 provided with an effect such as a state where the guardrail is cut off is provided. When the player goes out of the course there (step 20), the player racing car 530 falls from the main movement route 320 to the penalty movement route 328 (step 40).

FIG. 10A shows the course out area 324.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state of a game screen when the player racing car 530 is off the course. In the course out area 324, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the main movement route 320 is set to be considerably higher than the penalty movement route 328, so that the player racing car 530 has a penalty as shown in the game screen of FIG. 10 (A). Moving route 32
A game effect of dropping to 8 is performed.

And the player racing car 5 which fell
The vehicle 30 immediately starts traveling on the penalty traveling route 328 and travels on the penalty traveling route 328 until it joins the main traveling route 320 in the return area (step 50).
In the present embodiment, the penalty movement route 328 is set to a bad road that is difficult to travel on an unpaved gravel road, and the player who has left the course can start running immediately, but must run on the bad road as a penalty. I won't.

When the player singing car 530 turns completely without turning off the corner portion 322 provided with the course-out area 324, the main moving path 320 is kept.
Run on the road (step 30).

As shown in FIG. 4, the penalty movement path 32
8 and the main movement route 320 are separated by a guardrail 338, and the main movement route 320 cannot be reached except in the return area 326.
At 6 the penalty movement route 328 ends and the main movement route 3
The course is set to merge with 20.

FIG. 10B shows the game screen immediately before the return, in which the player racing car 530 joins the main movement route 320 from the return area 326 which can be seen in front. In the return area 326, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), the main movement route 320 is 50c farther than the penalty movement route 328.
Since it is set as low as m, the player racing car 530 falls to the main movement route 328, and a game effect is created in which the player racing car 530 joins while bouncing (step 6).
0).

After that, the racing car that has left the course also travels along the main course of travel, which is a normal course (step 70).

In this embodiment, the course out area 3
Although the description has been given by taking the course in which only one 24 and the penalty movement route 328 are provided, a plurality of these may be provided on the course.

Further, in this embodiment, the penalty movement route 3
Although the case where 28 is set along the main movement route 320 has been described as an example, the penalty movement route 328 may be provided in a completely different course apart from the main movement route 320 as shown in FIG.

In such a case, the penalty movement route 328
If this is set to be longer than the main movement path 320, the player will be penalized for taking an extra course time. Also, by setting the penalty movement route 328 to a bad road with an atmosphere different from the original course such as a cliff, a tunnel, or a forest, an effective game production as if you went out of the course and entered the bad road You can do it.

Further, in the case of a game setting in which points are added or power is increased when a predetermined check point is passed or a predetermined game item is acquired, those are disadvantageous conditions in the penalty movement route. The penalty may be imposed on the player by setting at.

2. Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, the game machine in which the penalty movement route 328 is a bad road or is longer than usual and the road condition of the course or the course setting is set to be stricter than the main movement route has been described. In the penalty movement route 328, weather conditions and other conditions that influence traveling may be set strictly.

For example, as a weather condition, a bad condition such as rain and wind fog is imposed on the penalty moving route 328, and rockfall, an obstacle such as an animal or a person is set on the penalty moving route 328.

In order to realize a game machine that imposes such a penalty, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is configured to function as 4.

In the first embodiment, the condition for determining the running state is determined by the divided map information stored in the map information storage section 130 functioning as the course setting storage means. In this embodiment, by providing the traveling control unit 124, it is possible to control traveling conditions other than the course situation and the course setting.

The traveling control unit 124 controls the game space computing unit 1
Penalty movement route 3 when 10 detects the course out
Conditions such as weather and obstacles are strictly set for the player racing car 530 running 28. For example,
It rains to make the road slippery, and fog is generated to impair visibility. And the game space calculation unit 1
When 10 detects the return, it controls to return to the normal condition again.

As described above, by providing the traveling control unit 124 with the function of controlling various traveling conditions other than the course condition and the course setting, it is possible to produce a variety of penalties.

Although the above embodiments have been described by taking the case where the present invention is applied to a drive game as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a motorcycle game and the like. Further, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be widely applied to a game in which the player moving body is set to move along a predetermined moving path. Therefore, for example, a moving path set in outer space can be set. It can also be applied to a game in which a spacecraft operated by a player is formed to move. If the game is set to run on a preset course, it can be applied to skiing, skating, skateboarding, etc.

[0108]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since it is possible to impose a penalty on the course out without reducing the time for the player to participate in the game, it is possible to obtain a game device that can be widely enjoyed by beginners to advanced players.

[0109]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a game device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the game device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a synthesizing principle of a pseudo three-dimensional game image according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a game course of an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a course-out area and a return area of the game course of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram when the racing car goes off the course in the game device of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of another game course of the game device of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-1, 1-2 Game device 10 Operation unit 30 Display 100 Game calculation unit 110 Game space calculation unit 120 Position detection unit 124 Travel control unit 130 Map information storage unit 140 Mobile object information storage unit 200 Image synthesis unit 220 Three-dimensional calculation Part 240 Image drawing part 260 Object image information storage part 320 Main movement route 322 Corner part 324 Course out area 326 Return area 328 Penalty movement route 530 Player racing car

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Akira Fujii 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Namco Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenji Wakabayashi 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Namco (72) ) Inventor Fumihiro Tanaka 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Namco Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A player operating means for controlling a player moving body, and a game calculating means for calculating a virtual three-dimensional game space in which the player moving body operated by the player moves along a predetermined moving path, wherein the virtual In a game device for displaying a game screen of a three-dimensional game space on a display, the game calculation means has a main movement route in which a course-out area and a return area are set as the movement route, and the main movement route is set to the main movement route. Based on a course setting storage unit that stores a penalty movement route that branches in the course out area and merges in the return area with a penalty set according to the game content, based on an input signal from the player operation unit and a predetermined game program Position calculating means for calculating the moving position of the player moving body on the moving route. Based on the moving position, the player moving body that has gone out of the course in the course out area is moved along the penalty moving path and merges with the main moving path in the return area to give a game penalty. . 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game calculation means controls the player moving body that has left the course out in the course out area so as to be immediately movable along the penalty movement route. 3. The penalty movement route according to claim 1, wherein a movement condition of the penalty movement route is set to be stricter than a section between the course-out area and the return area of the main movement route. Game device. 4. The game device according to claim 3, wherein the penalty movement route is set to be longer than a section between the course-out area and the return area of the main movement route. 5. The game according to claim 3, wherein the penalty movement route is set to a bad road from a section between the course-out area and the return area of the main movement route. apparatus. 6. The penalty movement route according to claim 1, wherein the game item is set under a disadvantageous condition from a section between the course out area and the return area of the main movement route. A game device characterized by. 7. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the course out area is set at a corner portion of the main movement route.