JPH08332282A - Using method for game device ic card, image synthesizing method, and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an image synthesizing method increasing the interest of a game using items and capable of affecting the play of another player via the items. CONSTITUTION: The first and second data are updated based on the first and second data read out from the first and second IC cards 120, 122. The first and second data contain the item data held by a player, and the item data are intake-processed based on the competition result with an opponent player. An event (exchange, bargain, competition) screen for acquiring items is generated, and the data of the items acquired from the other player are transferred to the player side via an information memory medium or a communication line. The player can advantageously develop a game by using the acquired items.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device IC.
The present invention relates to a card usage method, an image composition method, and a game device.

[0002]

Background Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention In roll-plane games, simulation games, etc.,
The player can acquire an item during the game and can advantageously advance the game by utilizing various effects of the item. Therefore, the acquisition of items is an important factor in enhancing the fun of the game and the player's enthusiasm for the game.

However, conventionally, the transfer of items by exchange, sale, gift, etc. has been performed only between the player and the computer. That is, the player
Items are acquired by purchasing items in the item space provided in the game space or searching for items hidden in the game space, but the items that players acquire are limited to those prepared by the computer in advance. It was being done. Therefore, the variety and rarity of the item cannot be increased, and the player's attachment to the item cannot be increased.

Also, the types of items that the player acquires,
The effects of the game play of other players cannot be exerted on the effects and the like, and the variety of game development cannot be further increased. That is, conventionally, the player cannot carry an item generated by the play result of another player or an item having a unique effect by the play result of the other player.
It was not possible to reflect the original fun of the multiplayer game in the item acquisition.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enhance the interestingness of a game using an item and to influence the play of another player through the item. An object of the present invention is to provide an image synthesizing method, a method of using an IC card for a game device, and a game device that can influence the player's play.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a method of using an IC card for a game device, which is performed by using a plurality of IC cards having a memory capable of writing data. The plurality of IC cards are assigned to each of the first to N-th (N is an integer) players and store the first to N-th data.
A C card, the first to Nth data includes data of items owned by the player, and the first to Nth I
The C card is loaded into the game device, the first to Nth data are updated based on the first to Nth data read from the first to Nth IC cards, and the update processing is performed. In the above, based on the result of the battle with the opponent player,
It is characterized in that the item data is captured between the Nth data.

According to the present invention, the 1st to Nth IC cards are assigned to the 1st to Nth players (game characters, moving bodies, etc. operated by the player).
Then, these first to Nth IC cards are loaded into the game device, and the first to Nth data are read out. At this time, all the IC cards may be loaded into the game device to read the data, or some of the plurality of IC cards may be sequentially loaded to read the data. The present invention also includes the case where the IC card is loaded into the expansion slot box or the game controller. And the first to Nth
The data update processing is performed based on the first to Nth data. That is, taking the case of N = 2 as an example, not only the first data but also the second data is updated in response to the update processing of the first data.
Data can also be involved. Therefore my IC
The contents of the data stored in the card will be affected by the contents of the data stored in the IC card owned by another player. As a result, it is possible to increase the fun of the competitive game, and it is possible to give the IC card a value that has not existed in the past.

According to the present invention, when the opponent player wins, the item possessed by the opponent player can be taken in. As a result, each time the player plays an opponent (the game character operated by the player,
It is possible to change the strength of the moving body etc.) and to increase the fun of the battle game.

The present invention naturally includes a case where a plurality of data are stored in one IC card having a plurality of data storage areas. For example, the first data is the first I
It corresponds to one of one or a plurality of data stored in the C card.

Further, the present invention is a method of using an IC card for a game device, which is performed by using one or a plurality of IC cards having a memory capable of writing data, wherein a plurality of data contained in the one or more IC cards are used. The first to Nth data assigned to each of the 1st to Nth (N is an integer) player is stored in the storage area, and the 1st to Nth data are stored in the items owned by the player. Including the data, the one or more IC cards are loaded into the game device, and the first to Nth data are updated based on the first to Nth data read from the IC card,
In the update process, the item data is taken in between the first to Nth data based on the result of the battle with the opponent player.

According to the present invention, for example, the update processing of the 1st to Nth data is performed based on the 1st to Nth data stored in the 1st to Nth data storage areas of one IC card. Be seen. Alternatively, for example, in the first to Kth data stored in the plurality of data storage areas of the first IC card and the (K + 1) th to Nth data stored in the plurality of data storage areas of the second IC card. Based on this, the update processing of the first to Nth data is performed. At this time, the first to Nth data are assigned to the first to Nth players. Therefore, according to the present invention, the content of data assigned to one player is influenced by the content of data assigned to another player. As a result, the first to Nth data can be given a value that did not exist in the past.

Further, according to the present invention, since the item possessed by the opponent player can be taken in by the above-mentioned update processing, the interestingness of the competitive game can be increased.

The present invention is also an image synthesizing method used in a game device capable of data transfer via at least one of an information storage medium and a communication line, wherein a player acquires an item possessed by another player. A screen of an event for the event is generated, and the data of the item acquired by the player in the event screen is transferred from the other player side to the player side via at least one of the information storage medium and the communication line. It is characterized by generating a screen for a player who possesses the transferred item to play the game.

According to the present invention, screens of various events such as competitive games, exchange of items, bidding, and gifts are generated. When a player acquires an item owned by another player on this event screen, the data of this item is transferred from the other player to the player via the information storage medium and the communication line. Then, the player uses the transferred item to change the game development of the player. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to exert the influence of the play of another player on the play of the player, and it is possible to create a game that is more interesting than ever.

Further, the present invention is an image synthesizing method used in a game device capable of data transfer via at least one of an information storage medium and a communication line, and is generated in a game space in which another player plays. A screen of an event for the player to acquire an item is generated, and the data of the item acquired by the player on the event screen is transferred from the game space of the other player to the player via at least one of the information storage medium and the communication line. Of the data is transferred to the game space, and a screen is created for a player who possesses the item to which the data is transferred to play the game in the game space of the player.

According to the present invention, the game space played by a player is different from the game space played by another player, and items are transferred between these different game spaces. By making the game spaces different in this way, it becomes easy to generate items with high rarity and uniqueness, and to change the effects of the items after transfer.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that items having different probabilities owned by a player and possessed by other players are generated. By making the possession probabilities of the players different in this way, the rarity and uniqueness of the item can be enhanced. Since the item with high rarity and peculiarity becomes the envy of other players, it is possible to further increase the enthusiasticness of the game for the player who plays for the purpose of acquiring this item.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the probability is made different based on at least one of a time element, a random number element, and an input element of the player. For example, a certain specific item is generated only at a specific time, an item is generated based on a random number generated from a given random number seed, various items are generated based on the input information of the player through the operation means, etc. By generating an item, the possession probability of the item can be made different between players, the rarity of the item,
The uniqueness can be increased.

The present invention also provides, when either a given time is reached or a given time period elapses,
The item is generated. In this way, only the player who has been playing at a given time and after a given period has elapsed can acquire the item, and the rarity and uniqueness of the item can be enhanced.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the item is generated at a given place in a game space at the given time and when the given period elapses. By doing so, only the player who was playing at the given place at the given time and the given time period can obtain the item, and the rarity and uniqueness of the item can be further enhanced. Can be increased.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the item is generated based on one of identification data of an information storage medium storing a game program and a random number element generated by using the identification data as a random number seed. By doing so, different items are generated from different information storage media, and it is possible to generate unique items in the information storage media.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the item is generated based on either one of a player's input element and a random number element generated by using the input element as a random number seed. By doing so, it is possible to generate an item based on the player's birth date and the like input by the player, and it is possible to generate an item unique to the player.

The present invention is also characterized in that the event is an item transfer event between a player and another player. By doing so, it becomes possible to exchange, sell, gift, etc. items not only with the computer but also with other players.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the event is a competition event between a player and another player. For example, if the winner of the competition can acquire the item of another player, the player becomes enthusiastic about the game because he / she wants to acquire the item of another player, which can increase the fun of the competition game.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the influence of the item before transfer on the game calculation for screen formation is different from the influence of the item after transfer on the game calculation.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the contents of the item data before the transfer are different from the contents of the item data after the transfer. For example, if the item after transfer is changed to one that makes the game development of the player more advantageous, the player's desire to acquire the item of another player can be increased, and the interest of item transfer can be increased. .

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the first to Nth data of the first to Nth players are stored in one or a plurality of IC cards and read out from the IC card. This is an embodiment in which the first to Nth data are updated based on these first to Nth data. In this update process, the item data included in the first to Nth data is updated based on the result of the battle with the opponent player. In the following, in order to simplify the description, the case where two IC cards are used will be mainly described as an example. However, for example, one IC card stores first to Nth data and is read from the IC card. The first to N-th data may be updated based on the issued first to N-th data.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of the game device of this embodiment. The main body device 100 includes a CPU 102 and an operation unit 10.
4, image processing unit 106, audio processing unit 108, RAM 11
0, a communication control unit 111, a control unit 112, and a card slot unit 116. Further, a data storage unit such as the hard disk 118 may be included. The CPU 102 controls the entire device. The operation unit 104 is
This is for inputting a player operation signal. The image processing unit 106 is composed of an IC or the like dedicated to image processing, and
A game screen is formed in accordance with an instruction or the like from U102 and is output to the image display unit (TV monitor or the like) 144. The sound processing unit 108 forms a game sound according to an instruction from the CPU 102 and outputs it to a sound output unit (speaker or the like) 146. The RAM 110 serves as a work area of the CPU 102, and temporarily stores data and the like necessary for the arithmetic processing of the CPU 102. The communication control unit 111 is for performing data transfer with a host system or another game device or the like via a communication line. The control unit 112 controls data reading from the second information storage medium 114. Here, as the second information storage medium 114, for example, a CDROM, a game cartridge, or the like can be considered. In addition to this, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic disk, or the like can be considered as a data writable information storage medium. In this case, the control unit 112 also controls data writing. A game program and the like are stored in the second information storage medium 114, and this game program is read by the CPU 102. The CPU 102 performs a game calculation process (moving a game character, displaying a background, etc.) based on the game program, an operation signal from the operation unit 104, and the like, and an image processing unit 106 based on the game calculation result.
The voice processing unit 108 generates a screen and voice.

The card slot section 116 serves as an interface section between the IC card which is the first information storage medium 113 and the main body device, and a control section of the first information storage medium 113, and in this embodiment. Two IC cards, that is, the first and second IC cards 120 and 122 are loaded in the card slot section 116. First and second IC
The cards 120 and 122 are assigned to the first and second players, respectively, and store data relating to the first and second players. Therefore, the first and second IC cards 120,
122 includes a writable memory. The memory to be included is EPROM, OTPROM, EEPR
Various types such as OM and flash type EEPROM can be considered. Further, an integrated circuit other than the memory, such as a microprocessor, may be included. First and second IC cards stored in the first and second IC cards 120 and 122
Data of the CPU 1 through the card slot section 116
Read by 02. The CPU 102 performs a game calculation process based on the read first and second data, and outputs the result as an image processing unit 106 and a sound processing unit 108.
It is output to the outside via. Further, the CPU 102 updates the first and second data based on the read first and second data, and updates the updated data through the card slot section 116 to the first and second IC cards. 120, 1
Write to 22. Furthermore, it is also possible to write data from a device (for example, the control unit 112 or the like) in the main body device 100 to the first and second IC cards 120 and 122.

The first and second IC cards 120 and 12
Writing / reading data to / from 2 is not always C
It need not be done via the PU 102. For example, the card slot section 116, the first and second IC cards 120 and 122
A control unit is included in the operation unit 1, and the operation unit 1 is controlled by the control unit.
It is also possible to directly write data from the control unit 112 and the control unit 112 into the first and second IC cards 120 and 122. Alternatively, the first and second IC cards 12
The data stored in Nos. 0 and 122 are read out by the control means and directly read by the image processing unit 106 and the audio processing unit 1.
It is also possible to transfer to 08. It is also possible to control the writing / reading of data to / from the first and second IC cards by using a control unit included in the operation unit 104, the control unit 112, or the like.

FIG. 2A shows an external view of the game device. Controllers 150 and 152 corresponding to the operation unit 104 are connected to the main body device 100. The first and second IC cards 120 and 122 are the main device 10
No. 1 first and second slots 154, 156
(Corresponding to the card slot portion 116). In this embodiment, the first and second IC cards 120 and 122 and the first and second slots 154 and 156 are respectively the first and second IC cards 120 and 122, respectively.
It is for the second player. At this time, the player is 3
If there are more than one person, three or more slots may be provided. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the expansion slot box 160 is connected to the main body device 100,
Second and third ICs are provided for the second and third slots 156 and 158 provided in the expansion slot box 160.
The cards 122 and 124 may be loaded. At this time, the main body device 100 may not be provided with a slot, and only the expansion slot box 160 may be provided with a slot.
A configuration in which a plurality of slots are provided at both 0 may be used.

The main body device 100 may be provided with only one slot. In this case, the first player first loads the first IC card 120 into this one slot and reads or writes data. Next, after pulling out the first IC card from this slot, the second player inserts the second IC card 122 into this slot and reads or writes data. At this time, it is desirable to temporarily store the data read from the first IC card or the like in a data storage means such as the hard disk 118 or the like.

Further, the game controllers 150 and 152
It is also possible to provide a slot in which the IC card is loaded.

Unlike the floppy disk, the magneto-optical disk, etc., the IC card has the characteristic that the control means for reading / writing can have a simple structure. This is because the floppy disk and magneto-optical disk require a special mechanism for moving the head to the read / write position, whereas the IC card only controls the address signal input to the IC card. This is because it becomes possible to read and write data. For this reason, in the IC card, even if the number of slots is increased and the number of IC cards that can be mounted is increased, the scale of hardware is not so large. On the other hand, if the floppy disk and the magneto-optical disk are composed of a plurality of drives, the scale of hardware increases and the cost of the apparatus increases. In general, an inexpensive game device of this type is desired, and in this sense, when a plurality of data back memories are provided corresponding to the player, an IC card is the most suitable.

In the first embodiment, based on the first and second data read from the IC card, these first and second data are obtained.
The main part is to perform the update process of the item data included in the data. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the item data is included in the first and second data, and the item data is captured between the first and second data based on the result of the battle with the opponent player. Update process.

In FIG. 3, the robots "MECH A" and "MECH C" which are operated by the first and second players are shown.
Will compete. "MECH A" is "V4ENGIN"
"E", "MACHINE GUN", "BEAM SW"
Possess items such as "ORD" (aircraft, equipment, weapons, etc.). On the other hand, "MECH C" is "HEAT AX",
Possess items such as "M. LAUNCHER". In this case, since the first player has won, "ME
"M.LAUNCHER" which is a weapon of "CH C" is taken into "MECH A". As a result, "MEC
"HA" becomes more powerful, and the player can enjoy the growth of the robot he / she operates.

In the above description, the "M.
Although "LAUNCHER" is not left in "MECHC", it may be left. Also, the item data to be updated is not limited to the machine body, equipment, weapons, and the like, and various items generally used in the game can be considered (for example, various items in the role playing game).

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage area of the IC card is usually divided into a plurality (for example, 15) of banks (blocks). This bank cannot be divided and only one type of data can be stored in one bank. For example, it is assumed that the intermediate game result of the first game is stored and saved in the first bank. Then, if the second game intermediate result is stored in this first bank, the data will be overwritten and the first game will be overwritten.
The results in the middle of the game disappear. When the amount of data is large, one data may be stored in a plurality of banks, and the data storage area of the present invention corresponds to one or a plurality of banks in which one data is stored. Various data can be considered as the data to be updated in the present embodiment. For example, as shown in F of FIG. 5, update processing may be performed between data stored in a plurality of different banks (data storage areas) in the same IC card. The update process may be performed between them. Further, as indicated by I and H, update processing may be performed between data stored in different IC cards. Furthermore, update processing as shown in J is also possible.

According to the present embodiment, the first and second data stored in the IC card are updated each time a match with the opponent player is repeated. Therefore, the IC card or the first and second data is updated. In addition, it is possible to add "value" that did not exist before. For example, an item containing rare item data of another player and an item containing a large amount of item data of another player are highly valuable IC cards and data. Moreover, since the first and second data are stored in the IC card, the first and second data can be updated one after another at different places and different times. Therefore, different players
It is also possible for the players to brag each other with data created by separately updating at different locations and at different times.
In addition, in this embodiment, the first data is updated by the influence of the second data and the second data is updated by the influence of the first data. Therefore, the content of the data stored in the player's own IC data is influenced by other players, and the interestingness of the competitive game can be further improved.

(Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment, an event screen for a player to acquire an item owned by another player is generated, and the data of the acquired item is stored in an information storage medium or a communication line. This is an example of using and transferring. In the first embodiment, the event for acquiring the item is a competition event between players, and the acquired item is transferred by the IC card. In the second embodiment, the event for acquiring an item includes various events such as a battle event, an item transfer (exchange, sale, gift) event. Item data transfer is
It is performed via a C card, an information storage medium other than an IC card, or a communication line.

FIG. 6 shows a flow chart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. First, an event screen for acquiring an item owned by another player is generated (step S1). Examples of events in this case are:
There are various types as shown in FIGS. 7 (A), (B), and (C).

In FIG. 7 (A), an event occurs in which a player and another player compete with each other. That is, the game character 200 operated by the player and the game character 202 operated by another player play a competitive game such as a fighting game. And the winning player is
You can get the items of the loser player. In this case,
Items to bet on each other have been selected before the match, and the losing player loses the item he has bet on.

In FIG. 7B, an event occurs in which an item is exchanged between a player and another player.
In this event, for example, an item exchange place or the like is displayed on the screen, and the player selects the player who wants to exchange the item and the item to be exchanged while watching this screen. When the exchange is established, the item owned by the player belongs to the other player, and the item owned by the other player belongs to the player.

In FIG. 7C, an event occurs in which a plurality of players compete for items. In this case, for example, a plurality of players enter bid prices and bid items held by other players.

As an event for a player to acquire an item of another player, FIG.
Various things other than those shown in (B) and (C) can be considered. For example, besides exchanging items and bidding,
Items may be transferred at events such as buying and selling, gifts, and gambling. An event where you can steal items from other players during simultaneous play with other players,
An event may be generated in which an item can be hidden or placed in the opponent's game stage.

Returning to the explanation of the flowchart of FIG. After the event acquisition event screen is generated, the acquired item data is transferred from another player to the player (step S2). In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the item data is transferred via at least one of the information storage medium and the communication line. When the information storage medium is used, for example, I
The C card 212 is loaded, and the item data of another player is stored in this IC card 212. And this I
Item data is transferred by loading the C card 212 into the game device 206 of the player and reading the item data of another player acquired by the player.
When using the communication line 214, the communication control unit 111 (see FIG. 1) built in the game device is used to transfer the item data between the game devices 206 and 208. In this case, the game devices 206 and 208 may be directly connected to each other using a cable, a telephone line, or a telephone line and a host system. The information storage medium used when transferring the item data is not limited to the IC card, and various information storage media that can be attached to and detached from the game and can be carried can be used. Alternatively, it is possible to allocate the information storage medium of the host system to each player and transfer the item data between the allocated information storage media.

After the item data is transferred, a screen is displayed for a player who possesses the transferred item to play the game (step S3). For example, in the game screen shown in FIG. 9A, the door 220 is locked and cannot be opened, but the door is opened by using the "secret key" which is an item obtained from another player. It can be opened. This changes the subsequent game development.

The "secret key" has not been generated, for example, by the player's play, and it has been generated for the first time as a result of another player's play. If the item was not transferred, the player could not possess the item, but by transferring the item, the player can possess the item. And possession of this item changes the game development,
For a player, acquiring items owned by another player is an important factor for clearing the game or enhancing the fun of the game. In the game screen shown in FIG. 9B, the acquired item “super sword” is used to effectively attack the enemy. This "super sword" is not possessed by the player before it is acquired from other players, and by acquiring this "super sword" from other players, the subsequent game development can be advantageously advanced.

Next, one of the concrete examples of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, the IC
A flow chart is shown for exchanging items between players via cards. First, the first player operates the first game character to obtain the first item (step T1). For example, in FIG. 11A, the first player has obtained the “super sword” as the first item. Next, an event occurs for exchanging the first item for another item (step T
2). In FIG. 11B, the first player prepares “super sword” as an exchange item, and waits for the second player to load the IC card.

On the other hand, the second player also operates the second game character to obtain the second item (step T3). When the second player saves the data relating to the second player in the IC card, the data of the second item obtained by the second player is also saved (step T4). After the second player finishes the game, the second player
The second IC card is taken out from the game device and loaded into the first game device (steps T5 and T6).
Then, when the data of the second player is loaded, the second game character appears on the game screen of the first game device (step T7). Next, as shown in FIG. 12A, the second player uses the second item as an item to be exchanged.
The player's item "Great Shield" is selected (step T8). In this case, there is a difference in value between the items, so the second player presents the condition “Great Shield + 100 Gold” as the exchange condition. When the item exchange is established, FIG. 12 (B)
As shown in, the item "super sword" of the first player belongs to the second player, and the item "great shield" of the second player belongs to the first player (step T9). ). The first player to win the "Great Shield" will enjoy the rest of the game with this item. On the other hand, the second player who has won the "Super Sword" takes out the second IC card from the first game device and loads it into the second game device. As a result, the second player can enjoy the rest of the game by using the acquired “super sword”.

Next, another specific example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 13 shows a flowchart in the case of competing between players and transferring the acquired item via the IC card.
First, the storage contents of the first IC card of the first player are loaded (step U1). The first IC card stores data and the like of the item possessed by the first player, and the data and the like of this item are loaded. Next, the item selection screen is displayed, and the first player selects an item to be bet from the items owned by the first player (step U2). Next, the storage contents of the second IC card in which the data of the items possessed by the second player are stored (step U3). Then, the second player selects an item to be bet from the items possessed by the second player (step U4). After that, the first and second players play a competitive game to determine the winner (step U5). When the first player wins, the data of the item bet by the second player is deleted from the second IC card of the second player, and the data of this item is deleted by the first IC card of the first player. Write to the IC card (steps U6 and U7). On the other hand, when the second player wins, the data of the item bet by the first player is deleted from the first IC card, and the data of this item is written to the second IC card (step U
8).

Now, the player's interest in item transfer,
In order to increase the passion, it is important to make the player want to acquire the item of another player, or to increase the player's attachment and attachment to the item,
To that end, it is desirable to generate items with high rarity and uniqueness. For example, if there are items that are rare and hard to come by, or items that are highly unique and only owned by a given player, these items will be the envy of players who do not own them. . Therefore, if you generate such an item,
The player positively exchanges items with other players, and at the same time, the player's attachment to the item thus obtained can be increased.

In the present embodiment, in order to increase the rarity and uniqueness of the items, items having different probabilities owned by the player and possessed by other players are prepared.
For example, an item having a very high probability of being possessed by the first player and an extremely low probability of being possessed by the second player is prepared. This increases the rarity and uniqueness of the item, making it the envy of the second player.
As a result, when an event for exchanging this item, a competition event, or the like is performed, it is possible to increase the player's enthusiasm and fighting spirit, and increase the fun of the game.

The first method of making the possession probabilities of the items different among the players is a method of making the probabilities different based on the time element. For example, when the calendar device is built in the game device and the given time is reached, that is, when the bb month cc day aa is reached as shown in FIG.
To occur. And, for example, if the item disappears on the next day, the first one played on this day
Player can get item X, and the second player who has not played this day cannot. This makes Item X unique to the first player and the envy of the second player. Alternatively, the item may be generated when a given period has elapsed. That is, an item is generated when a given period has passed since the start of game play, the start of energization of the game device, the installation of the game program, and the like. Then, for example, if the item disappears after that, the rarity and uniqueness of the item can be enhanced.

Whether the given time has been reached or whether the given period has passed is determined by measuring the real time by the calendar device if the game device has a calendar device. Can be judged based on. If the calendar device is not built-in, the program counter measures the total play time, the total energization time to the game device, etc., and the virtual time is calculated from the total play time and the total energization time. It may be determined whether or not a given time has been reached, and whether or not a given period has passed.

If the time element is further combined with the location element so that a specific item occurs only at a specific location in the game space at a given time and a given period, the item rareness is increased. Sex and uniqueness can be further enhanced. For example, in a roll-plane game, a game character operated by the player moves in the game space (on the map) to search for an item or the like. Therefore, if an item that can be acquired only when the game character is at a given place at a given time is prepared, only the player whose game character is located at that time can obtain this item, and the item is rare. Sex and peculiarity increase.

The second method is a method of making the probabilities different based on random number elements. In this case, an item or a group of items is generated based on a random number generated by a given random number seed. As the random number seed, the above-mentioned real time and virtual time can be used as the simplest ones. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 14B, for example, a serial number 16, which is recorded on an information storage medium such as a CDROM storing a game program or recorded on a sheet enclosed in a package of the information storage medium, Identification data such as 18 can also be used. That is, the CDR possessed by the first player
Since the OM and the CDROM owned by the second player are given different serial numbers, the serial number is used as a random number seed for the first player and item X
Item Y is generated for the player. In this case, if the random numbers a0 to a11 are obtained by the above random number seed, the item name is determined by, for example, a0 to a3, and a4
The shape of the item may be determined by a8 to a7, and the effect of the item may be determined by a8 to a12. Further, as shown in FIG. 14C, the player may input the date of birth, the address, etc., and this date of birth, which is an input element, may be used as a random number seed. In addition, a combination of time, serial number, date of birth, etc. can be used as a random number seed, or a random number generated by using time as a random number seed and a random number generated by using serial number, birth date as a random number seed May be generated.

It should be noted that, without generating random numbers as described above,
Items unique to the player may be created directly from identification data such as the manufacturing number and input elements (date of birth, address, telephone number, operation information, etc.) of the player.

Various other methods can be considered as the method of changing the possession probability of the item. For example, the item may be generated by a combination of a time element, a place element, and a random number element. Also, the item may be created by the player himself, as in the case of drug preparation. For example, the player may draw the shape and color of an item on the screen displayed by the game device so that the item can be exchanged with another player. Also, if there are multiple game stages, the items are generated based on the order in which the game stages are cleared, or in the role plane game as an example, the order in which the game characters existing in the game space are spoken to. May be. For example, if there are A, B, C, and D game characters to listen to, even if they hear the story in the order of A, B, C, and D, they hear the story in the order of D, C, B, and A. Even though the game stage can be cleared, the items generated by the former and the latter will be different. By doing this, A, B,
Items possessed by the player who cleared the specific game stage by listening to C and D, and items possessed by the player who cleared the specific game stage by listening to D, C, B, and A in this order. And can be different.
Further, depending on an event in the real world or on the network, the special item may be stored only in the information storage medium of the specific player, or may be given to only the specific player via the communication line.

Now, in order to make a player want to acquire an item of another player and to make item transfer an important element for increasing the fun of the game, various effects are applied to the effect of the acquired item. Is effective.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the influence of the item on the game calculation for forming the screen is different before and after the transfer. Alternatively, the contents of the item data are changed before and after the transfer. For example, in FIG. 15A, the second
The item "phantom seed" discovered by the player of No. 2 does not produce any effect as an item when used by the second player. On the other hand, if this item "Phantom Seed" is transferred to the first player, and the first player uses this item, the "Phantom Flower" will bloom, and this flower blooms to solve the mystery or By meeting people, the game development of the player can proceed advantageously. Further, in FIG. 15B, the item “super sword” found by the first player becomes “ultra super sword” when transferred to the second player, and not only the offensive power of the item but also the graphic changes. To do. For example, the attack power is improved and the graphics become more beautiful. As a result, it is possible to further increase the player's feeling of wanting to acquire items of other players.

Various other ideas can be considered as measures to be applied to the effect of the item after transfer. For example, by obtaining an item from another player, the player may be allowed to go to a place where he or she could not have been before. That is, unless a key or other item obtained from another player is used, the door of a specific maze cannot be opened or the game stage cannot be moved to another game stage. A special effect may be produced by collecting a plurality of items obtained from other players. That is, for example, if the "shield", the "weapon", and the "armor" of the specific material possessed by the other player are arranged, an effect higher than the sum of the effects possessed by each player can be obtained. Furthermore, an effect that makes the game development of another player disadvantageous may be included in the item so that the game cannot be known to the other player, and may be transferred to the other player. That is, for example, when the game character is equipped, an item having an effect of gradually reducing the ability value of the game character is generated, and the item can be transferred to another player who does not know that there is such a disadvantageous effect. By doing so, the fun of the game can be further enhanced.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is desirable that the game spaces in which the first and second players 230, 232 play are different from each other. That is, the first player 230 operates the first game device 234, and according to this operation, the first game device 23 is operated.
4 displays a game screen 238 in the first game space on the display 242. On the other hand, the second player 232
Operates the second game device 236, and in accordance with this operation, the second game device 236 displays the game screen 240 in the second game space on the display 244. That is, the first and second game devices 234 and 236 respectively
Different game spaces are formed, and game screens in the different game spaces are generated and output. Therefore, different game spaces are generated and different game screens are displayed depending on the player's operation (operation history, operation time), the content of data stored in an information storage medium such as an IC card, and the like. By making the first and second game spaces different in this way, it becomes easy to generate items with high rarity and uniqueness. That is, it is not rare for the second player, but rare items are generated for the first player, or items unique to the first and second players (first and second game spaces) are generated. It will be easy to do. Further, for example, when the item is transferred from the second game space to the first game space, the process of changing the effect of the item is also facilitated. Further, according to the present embodiment, items can be transferred between such different game spaces, so that it is possible to create an interesting game that has never existed before. That is, according to the present embodiment, for example, the game development in the first game space is influenced by the play content of the second player in the second game space. This makes it possible to significantly increase the variety of game development.

The present invention is not limited to that described in the first and second embodiments, and various modifications can be made.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the explanation has been made mainly about the processing between two players, between two information storage media and between two data, but the player is N (N is an integer).
The case where there are N persons, information storage media, and data is also included in the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to various games such as a simulation game and a sports game in addition to the roll-plane game.

Also, the battle between the players can be performed among various things such as a game character operated by the players or a moving body such as a racing car. in this case,
It is also possible to store a plurality of game characters operated by a player, a plurality of moving bodies, etc. in one information storage medium.

The data storage area in the present invention is
It may be an area for storing at least one (one type) data, and when one data is stored in a plurality of banks, the plurality of banks correspond to one data storage area. In addition, as a data storage method, there is a method in which areas are secured one after another from a storage area with a limited total amount, but in this case also, the area where one data is stored corresponds to the data storage area. To do. For example, the first data is 3
When the second data is stored in the 2000-byte area in the 000-byte area, the 3000-byte area serves as the first data storage area and the 2000-byte area serves as the second data storage area. As described above, the data storage area of the present invention is not limited to one whose size is always fixed, but includes one whose size changes discretely or continuously according to the amount of save data.

The data update process may be executed by the game program stored in the second information storage medium such as a CDROM, or the information storage means (R) in the game device.
Program (B stored in OM, hard disk, etc.)
May be executed by IOS).

When different game spaces are formed, it is not always necessary to prepare a plurality of game devices as shown in FIG. For example, a host system to which a communication line is connected forms a different game space corresponding to each player, and items are transferred between these different game spaces via a communication line or an information storage medium of the host system. You may go.

A game device to which the present invention is applied is also shown in FIG.
The configuration is not limited to. For example, when the built-in memory in the main body device is only ROM, both ROM and RAM, and when the operation unit 104 is an external component,
The present invention can be applied to game devices of all kinds of configurations such as the case where the second information storage medium is integrated with the main body device. Further, the present invention can be applied to various game devices such as a game device for home use as well as a game device for business use, and the game device is not a game-dedicated device but a general-purpose device such as a multimedia terminal. It can also be applied in cases.

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a game device.

2A and 2B are examples of external views of the game device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an item data update process.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a bank of an IC card.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a combination of data that is a target of update processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the process of the second embodiment.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are examples of event screens.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining transfer of item data.

9A and 9B are examples of game screens after item acquisition.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a specific example of the second exemplary embodiment.

11A and 11B are examples of a screen when an item is generated and an event screen for item exchange.

FIGS. 12A and 12B are examples of screens when exchanging items.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining another specific example of the second embodiment.

FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C are diagrams for explaining an item generation method.

15A and 15B are diagrams for explaining a method of changing the effect of an item after transfer.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a case where the game spaces played by a plurality of players are different from each other.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16, 18 Serial number (identification data) 100 Main body device 102 CPU 104 Operation unit 106 Image processing unit 108 Audio processing unit 110 RAM 111 Communication control unit 112 Control unit 113 First information storage medium 114 Second information storage medium 116 Card Slot section 118 Hard disk 120 First IC card 122 Second IC card 124 Third IC card 144 Image display section 146 Audio output section 206, 208 First and second game devices 212 IC card 214 Communication line

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A method of using an IC card for a game device, which is performed by using a plurality of IC cards having a data-writable memory, wherein the plurality of IC cards are first to N-th (N is an integer). The first to Nth IC cards that are assigned to each of the players and store the first to Nth data, the first to Nth data including data of items possessed by the player, The first to Nth IC cards are loaded into the game device, and the first to Nth data are updated based on the first to Nth data read from the first to Nth IC cards. The method of using the IC card for the game device is characterized in that, in the updating process, the process of fetching the item data between the first to Nth data is performed based on the result of the battle with the opponent player. 2. An IC for a game device, which is executed by using one or a plurality of IC cards having a data writable memory.
A method of using a card, wherein the first to Nth data assigned to each of the first to Nth (N is an integer) player are assigned to a plurality of data storage areas of the one or more IC cards. The first to N-th data includes data of an item possessed by the player, the one or more IC cards are loaded into a game device, and the first to the first data read from the IC card are stored. The update processing of the first to Nth data is performed based on the Nth data, and in the update processing, the processing of importing the item data between the first to Nth data is performed based on the result of the battle with the opponent player. A method of using an IC card for a game device, which is characterized by being performed. 3. At least one of an information storage medium and a communication line
An image synthesizing method used in a game device capable of data transfer via a game, in which an event screen for a player to acquire an item owned by another player is generated, and the event screen is acquired by the player. Item data is stored in at least one of the information storage medium and the communication line.
And an image synthesizing method for generating a screen for a player who possesses the item to which the data has been transferred to play the game. 4. At least one of an information storage medium and a communication line
An image synthesizing method used for a game device capable of transferring data via a game screen, the screen of an event for a player to acquire an item generated in a game space in which another player plays, The data of the item acquired by the player on the screen is stored in at least one of the information storage medium and communication line.
And transferring a data from the game space of the other player to the game space of the player via the game, and generating a screen for a player who possesses the item to which the data has been transferred to play the game in the game space of the player. Image composition method. 5. The image synthesizing method according to claim 3, wherein items having different probabilities owned by a player and possessed by another player are generated. 6. The image synthesizing method according to claim 5, wherein the probability is made different based on at least one of a time element, a random number element, and an input element of the player. 7. The item according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the item is generated when a given time is reached or when a given period elapses. Image composition method. 8. The image synthesizing method according to claim 7, wherein the item is generated at a given place in a game space at the given time and when the given period elapses. 9. The item according to claim 3, wherein the item is generated based on one of identification data of an information storage medium storing a game program and a random number element generated by using the identification data as a random seed. An image synthesizing method characterized by: 10. The image composition according to claim 3, wherein the item is generated based on either one of a player input element and a random number element generated by using the input element as a random number seed. Method. 11. The image synthesizing method according to claim 3, wherein the event is an item transfer event between a player and another player. 12. The image synthesizing method according to claim 3, wherein the event is a battle event between a player and another player. 13. The method according to claim 3, wherein the effect of the item before transfer on the game calculation for screen formation is different from the effect of the item after transfer on the game calculation. Image composition method. 14. The image synthesizing method according to claim 3, wherein the content of the item data before the transfer is different from the content of the item data after the transfer. 15. A game device using a plurality of IC cards having a memory capable of writing data, wherein the plurality of IC cards are assigned to each of first to N-th (N is an integer) players. And first to Nth IC cards for storing first to Nth data, the first to Nth data including data of items possessed by the player, and the first to Nth ICs The first read from the card
~ A means for updating the first to Nth data based on the Nth data, and a means for updating the item data between the first to Nth data based on the result of the battle with the opponent player in the updating process. A game device including a means for performing a capture process. 16. A game device using one or a plurality of IC cards having a data-writable memory, wherein the first to the first data storage areas are provided in the plurality of data storage areas of the one or a plurality of IC cards. First to Nth data assigned to each of N (N is an integer) players are stored, and the first to Nth data include data of items owned by the player, and the one or more ICs The first read from the card
~ A means for updating the first to Nth data based on the Nth data, and a means for updating the item data between the first to Nth data based on the result of the battle with the opponent player in the updating process. A game device including a means for performing a capture process. 17. A game device capable of data transfer via at least one of an information storage medium and a communication line, and means for generating an event screen for a player to acquire an item owned by another player. And data of the item acquired by the player on the event screen in at least one of the information storage medium and the communication line.
And a means for transferring the data from the other player side to the player side via one, and a means for generating a screen for a game play by a player who possesses the item to which the data has been transferred. . 18. A game device capable of data transfer via at least one of an information storage medium and a communication line, and an event for a player to acquire an item generated in a game space played by another player. And a data for an item acquired by the player on the event screen, in at least one of the information storage medium and the communication line.
Means for transferring the game space from the other player's game space to the player's game space via one, and means for generating a screen for a player having the item to which the data has been transferred to play the game in the player's game space. A game device comprising: