JPH0975545A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device capable of motivating the prompting of a selective action for a continued game to be played by a game player. SOLUTION: This game device is designed so that the acceptance of a continued game for a specified period of time at the time of terminating a game. The game device has a game arithmetic part 110 for calculating the earned points of a game player displayed on a game screen in the game in which the length of a play time is reflected on the earned points of the player in accordance with the specified program of the game. The game arithmetic part 110 controls the acceptance of the continued game in collaboration with a play time measurement part 112 for changing the play time influencing the conditions of the continued game, based on timing by which the player selects the continued game. In addition, the game device is equipped with a continued game acceptance part 114 for displaying the game conditions on a continued game acceptance screen, and a timer part 116 for measuring the time of a timer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device, and more particularly, to a game device capable of playing a continue game when a player selects it.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there are known game devices in which several game stages are prepared and the final goal of the game is cleared by clearing them. In such a game device, when the game is over and the player tries again, if the player has to start from the first game stage, beginners, etc. I'm over and I can't enjoy the latter half of the game stage. Therefore, in many game devices, if the game is restarted within a predetermined time when the game is over, the continue game can be continued from the state when the game is over.

When the game is over, such a game machine is controlled to a continuation waiting state in which a screen for accepting a continue game is displayed for a predetermined acceptance time. When a coin is inserted again within the acceptance time, the continue game is started. Shaped to get started.

[0004]

By the way, during such a wait for continue, other players cannot start a new game, which causes a decrease in the operating rate of the game device. Especially for a popular game device or a game device installed in a crowded game hall, it is preferable that the continue waiting time is as short as possible. Therefore, if the player wants to continue the game again, it is preferable to insert coins as soon as possible after the reception of the continue game has started and to restart the continue game.

However, in the conventional game device, there has been no game device devised so that a player who desires a re-game can quickly insert coins while waiting for continuation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a game device capable of motivating a player to hurry coin insertion on a screen waiting for continuation. is there.

[0007]

According to the present invention, as long as the player is able to continue playing under advantageous game conditions as the player inserts coins and restarts the game in the waiting state for continuation, it is possible to provide the player with This was done with a focus on motivating the player to rush to insert a coin for the player who wants to continue the game.

According to the invention of claim 1, in a game device for accepting a continue game for a predetermined time at the end of the game, the game condition for the continue game is based on the timing at which the player selects the continue game within the accept time. A game condition setting means for changing the game condition, and a continue game receiving means for displaying the changing game condition together with a screen for accepting the continue game on the display during the acceptance of the continue game.

As described above, according to the present invention, the game condition of the continue game is changed according to the timing at which the player selects the continue game, and the change of the game condition is displayed on the display together with the continue acceptance screen. Is displayed. This motivates the player who wants to continue the game to hurry to insert a coin, and the game waiting time can be shortened to provide a game machine with a high operating rate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the game condition setting means sets the game condition that is advantageous to the player as the player selects the continue game earlier within the reception time. To do.

As described above, according to the present invention, the earlier the player selects the continue game, the more advantageous the game condition of the continue game is set, and the change of the game condition is displayed on the display together with the continue acceptance screen. Is displayed in. This provides a stronger motivation for the player who wants to continue the game to rush the coin insertion, thereby shortening the continue waiting time and providing a game device with a higher operating rate.

The advantageous conditions described above may be set as appropriate according to the content of the game. For example, time conditions,
Environmental conditions of the game, conditions such as life and power, and various conditions such as game items may be advantageously set according to the game content.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, based on a predetermined game program, a game operation is performed in which the length of the playing time of the game is reflected in the player's performance, and the game screen is displayed on the display. The game condition setting means calculates the time during which the continue game is being accepted into the play time, and the play time at the time of selecting the continue game is set as the game condition of the continue game. The play start time at the start of the continue game is set, and the continue game reception means displays the changing play time on a display during reception of the continue game.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the game device in which the length of the play time is reflected in the player's performance, the play time during the continue game acceptance time is also included in the play time of the continue game, and the play time is also included. , Is displayed on the display together with the screen for accepting continue.

That is, since the player is playing the game including the continue waiting time, it is preferable that the continue waiting time, which is a loss time for the player, is short. Therefore, for players who want to continue playing the game, the play time that increases while accepting the continue game is a strong motivation to rush coin insertion,
As a result, it is possible to shorten the waiting time for continue and provide a game machine with a higher operating rate.

Further, it is possible to provide a game device in which it is possible to enjoy as an element of the game how quickly the game is resumed by continue.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the game condition setting means allows the start point of the continue game to pass from the predetermined point to the start point while the continue game is being accepted. And the game condition is set to set the point at the time when the continue game is selected as the start point of the continue game as the game condition, and the continue game accepting means changes while accepting the continue game. The feature is that the start point is displayed on the display.

As described above, according to the present invention, unless the player selects the continue game early, the start position of the continue game is disadvantageously set, and the start position is disadvantageously changed. Together with this, it is displayed on the display. This motivates the player who wants to continue the game to hurry to insert a coin, and the game waiting time can be shortened to provide a game machine with a high operating rate.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the game data storage means for storing the play data of the game, and the play data of the previous game stored in the game data storage means during the acceptance of the continue game. Based on the above, the start point of the continue game includes a replay screen calculation means for calculating a replay screen that traces back from the end point of the previous game to the start point with the passage of time, and the continue game reception means is In addition, the replay screen is displayed on the display as the changing start point.

As described above, according to the present invention, the replay screen traced back from the end point of the previous game to the start point with time is displayed on the display together with the continue acceptance screen. This is displayed vividly as a replay screen in which the start position moves backward, so that a player who wants to continue the game can be more agitated and can quickly insert a coin. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game machine with a high operating rate by shortening the continue waiting time.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the game time of the continue game is more advantageous as the game condition setting means selects the continue game earlier as the game condition of the continue game. It is characterized in that it is formed to be set to.

As described above, according to the present invention, the earlier the player selects the continue game, the more advantageous the game time or the like given in the continue game is set. This motivates the player who wants to continue the game to hurry to insert a coin, and the game waiting time can be shortened to provide a game machine with a high operating rate.

For example, when playing a game in which the number of enemies and the number of reached points are targets for evaluation of performance, it is set such that the game time of the continue game becomes longer as the continue is selected earlier, and the more enemies there are. It may be formed so that a special enemy character with a high score appears in the latter half of the game by giving an opportunity to defeat the player or using the extended game time, and as a result, good results can be achieved. In this way, by setting the game time in the continue game according to the time until the continue is selected, it is possible to give advantageous conditions to the player, and this is for the player who wants to continue the game. It becomes a motivation to rush, and it is possible to realize a game device with a high operating rate.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in a game device that accepts a continue game for a predetermined time at the end of the game, the play time during the game is calculated, and the elapse of the accept time of the continue game is included in the play time. It is equipped with a play time measuring means for performing calculations
It is characterized in that the play time is displayed on a game screen during a game and a reception screen during reception of the continue game.

As described above, according to the present invention, on the game screen and the continue acceptance screen, the continue acceptance time is also displayed as the play time that has entered.

Therefore, the player is given the impression that the continue acceptance time is included in the play time, which motivates the player who wants to continue the game to rush to insert coins, and the continue waiting time is shortened to improve the operating rate. A game device can be provided.

[0027]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a shooting game device to which the present invention is applied. In this shooting game device, a display 12 is provided inside the housing 10 toward the player P. The display 12 is of a raster scanning type, and a CRT is used in this embodiment.

A gun case 14 is provided on the front surface of the housing 10 so that the gun 20 can be housed therein. The gun 20 is connected to the housing 1 via a cable.
0 is configured to be connected to the internal circuit.

A coin insertion slot 16 is provided below the housing 10. When a player inserts a coin and presses the start button 18, a shooting game is started.

When the player P holds the gun 20 and moves toward the display 12, the game screen is displayed on the display 12. The player can enjoy the shooting game by aiming at the targets displayed one after another on the game screen and operating the trigger button.

Further, in the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention, a foot operation type input section 30 is provided at a position where it can be operated by the player with his / her foot by being connected to the lower front surface of the housing 10. The foot operation type input unit 30 includes a pedal 32 on which a player puts his / her foot to perform a stepping operation, and is configured to input which of an attack state and a defense state, which will be described later, is instructed.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of the shooting game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the shooting game apparatus of this embodiment, the game PCB 40 is formed so as to calculate a game screen in which targets having an attacking ability against the player appear one after another according to a predetermined game program and display it on the display 12. There is.

The game PCB 40 calculates the game screen of the game in which the length of the playing time of the game is reflected in the player's score according to a predetermined game program, and the calculated game screen is displayed on the display 12. It is configured to include an image synthesizing unit 120 for displaying and a voice synthesizing unit 130 for synthesizing and outputting an audio signal according to the game development to the speaker 50.

Further, the game calculation section 110 controls the play time measuring section 112 for changing the play time which influences the game condition of the continue game based on the timing when the player selects the continue game, and the acceptance of the continue game. A continuation game acceptance section 114 for displaying the game conditions on a continuation acceptance screen, and a timer section 1 for measuring a timer time.
16 are included.

The play time measuring unit 112 functions as a game condition setting means, and the play time measuring unit 112 and the continue game receiving unit 1
The configuration of 14 will be described in detail later.

The game calculation section 110 is configured to start the game based on signals from the operation section 11 such as the coin slot 16 and the start button 18.

When the player shoots the target with the gun 20, the game calculation section 110 detects the landing position. Then, when the position of the impact point and the position of the target match, it is determined that the bullet has hit, and the screen where the bullet hits the target is displayed as an image, and the player visually enjoys whether the bullet hits the aimed target. be able to.

Regarding the technique in which the game calculation unit 110 detects the landing position on the display 12 when the trigger 26 of the gun 20 is operated, Japanese Patent Application No. 6-285955 filed by the applicant of the present application is referred to. Since it is disclosed in detail, the description is omitted here.

Next, the outline of the contents of the game played on the shooting game device according to the present embodiment will be specifically described. The player uses the foot operation type input unit 30 to selectively use the attack state and the defense state, Perform a shootout with the character. The attacking state is a state in which the player can damage the enemy character by attacking the enemy character while being exposed to the enemy character's attack, and the defending state is the player's hiding or avoiding the enemy character. Dodge the character's attacks and dangers. Such a shooting battle is performed for each shooting point, and when all the enemy characters there are annihilated, it is formed so as to proceed to the next shooting point.

FIG. 3 shows a game screen at shooting points on the game screen of the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

The remaining time 380 of the game is displayed in the upper center of the game screen. This remaining time 380 decreases in real time as the game progresses,
The game is over. Also, in the lower left of the screen,
Life 390 is displayed, and this life 390 is
Six pieces are given at the start of the game, and the number decreases by one each time the enemy character attacks. Also, at the bottom right of the screen, the remaining number of bullets 370 and timer 400 for time attack
Is displayed. The former represents a display of the number of bullets that the player can attack at one time, and when it reaches 0, the pedal 32 must be released to put it in a defense state and reload. The latter represents the play time since the stage started, and when the game is cleared, you can evaluate your skill with the total time.

These values displayed during the game are calculated by the game calculation section 110. Here, the game calculation section 110 calculates the remaining time 380 of the game and the time attack timer 400 based on the timer time measured by the timer section 116.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of a game played on the shooting game device according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the game played on the shooting game apparatus according to the present embodiment is composed of all three stages, and each stage is composed of four areas. This area is also composed of 4 to 5 shooting points.

The shooting game device of this embodiment has two modes, a story mode and a time attack mode. The story mode is a mode in which all three stages are advanced in order, and the time attack mode is a mode dedicated to time attack in which one stage is selected and the time until the stage is cleared is competed. When the player starts the game,
A game is played by selecting one of the above modes.

The story mode will be described below as an example.

When the game is started, the player starts shooting from the first shooting point in area 1 of stage 1. Then, when the enemy characters arranged at each shooting point are wiped out, the process moves to the next shooting point, and when all the shooting points in the area are cleared, it moves to the next area. However, each area has a time limit, and if the area cannot be cleared within the time limit, the game will be over. In addition, a certain number of lives are set for the player, one life is lost when the enemy attacks, and the game is over when all lives are lost.

When all four areas are cleared without the game being over, the result screen of the stage is displayed and the next stage is started. In this way, clearing all three stages will clear the game.

Next, specific contents of each stage will be described with reference to FIGS.

The stage 1 shown in FIG. 5 is a stage for capturing the hideout of Captain Tsume, who is a lower enemy boss, and the stage 2 shown in FIG. 6 is a stage for capturing the hideout of Sheludo, which is an intermediate enemy boss. Then, the stage 3 shown in FIG.
Is a stage to capture the hideout of Crazy Dock, the advanced enemy boss.

For example, the stage 1 is composed of four areas 480 as shown in FIG. One area 480
When moving from one to the next area 480, the player is set to move from place to place. That is, since each area in one stage is set in the same game space formed by continuous maps, when changing areas, the player moves in the game space and moves to the next area. A game production that moves is performed.

However, each stage is set as a separate place, that is, as another three-dimensional game space, and each stage has a different atmosphere in the game space so that it can be called an independent game. Has been formed.

By the way, when the game is over and the player tries again, if he / she has to start from the stage 1, the beginners, etc. will have the game over before reaching the latter half of the stage no matter how many times they play the game. Can not enjoy the game stage of.

Therefore, in the shooting game device of the present embodiment, when the game is restarted within a predetermined time when the game is over, the game is continued so that the game continues from the state when the game is over.

That is, the life of the enemy character is completely lost by the attack of the enemy character, or the time limit is exceeded,
When the game is over, the game is suspended there. Then, the continue game accepting unit 114 displays a continue accepting screen 500 as shown in FIG. 8 on the display 12 to start accepting the continue game. On the continue reception screen 500, the screen becomes gray and CONTINUE? Message 510 is displayed.

The continue acceptance time is set for 20 seconds after the game ends, and the continue acceptance screen 500 is displayed.
Then, a count display 510 for counting down the elapse of the reception time is displayed. The count display 510 initially displays 20 seconds, then 1 is displayed in real time.
Decremented by seconds and displayed.

Below that, a map 530 showing how far the player has advanced in the previous game is displayed.

At the lower right of the screen, the time attack timer 400 displayed in FIG. 3 is displayed.

During the reception time of the player,
When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 16, the continue game acceptance unit 114 returns the count display to 20 at that time, as shown in FIG. 9, and a message 540 “Push pedal to continue play” is displayed below the count display. Then, when the player depresses the pedal 32 of the foot operation type input unit 30, the next game is restarted as a continue game from the position where the previous game was interrupted. In addition, the place to resume as a continue game is not only the place where the previous game was interrupted in this way, but if necessary, restart the game from the stage, area, points etc. last passed in the previous game. Is also good.

By the way, during such a continue reception time, as described above, other players cannot start a new game.

Therefore, in the shooting game device of this embodiment, the play time is continuously updated even when the game is over, and the continued attack time is displayed on the time attack timer 400 on the continue acceptance screen. Has been done. That is, the time attack timer 400 represents the play time after the stage starts as described above, but is updated without interruption during the continue reception time.

Then, when the player plays the continue game, the continue game receiving portion 114 is configured to set the play time, which has been updated even during the reception of the continue game, to the play start time at the start of the continue game. There is. Therefore, during the continue game, the timer 400 for time attack
Since the game started last time, the play time including the continue reception time is displayed.

By the way, in the shooting game of the present embodiment, the play time including the continue acceptance time is reflected in the player's performance in the continue game as described below.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show screens for displaying the results over two screens which are displayed when the player clears all three stages and the game is cleared.

Stage clear screen (1) 6 shown in FIG.
00 is the stage time display 610, 620, 630 which is the clear time of stages 1-3, the total time 640 of the game which is the sum of these, and the time difference with the top 6
50 and a hit rate (hits / used bullets) 660 are displayed. Here, if the game is over at one of the stages and the continuation is performed, the stage time display of the stage includes the play time including the continue acceptance time until the player inserts a coin and selects the continue. The time is displayed. Therefore, the total time 640 also displays the play time including the continue reception time.

Stage clear screen (2) 7 shown in FIG.
00 is the same as the total time 640, the total time 710, the hit rate (hits / used ammo) 660
The same accuracy rate as 720, the number of hits 730, the damage 740 that represents the lost life, the number of continuations 750, and a comprehensive evaluation 760 that displays the player's rank based on the overall evaluation score calculated by a predetermined calculation method.
Is displayed. Also here, if the game is over at any stage and the continuation is performed, the play time including the continue acceptance time is reflected in the total time 710 and the comprehensive evaluation 760 which is also an evaluation target. Has been done.

As described above, the play time including the continue acceptance time is formed so as to be reflected in the player's performance in the continue game. Moreover, in the game device according to the present embodiment, a new time limit is given in the continue game, but the longer the time until selecting the continue is, the shorter the time limit is, so that the player is disadvantageous in the condition in the continue game. Will be.

Further, in the game device of this embodiment,
As described above, the time attack timer 400 is displayed on the continue reception screen 500 as a time attack timer 400 showing that the play time, which is an important determinant factor of the player's performance and time limit, is updated in real time. As a result, the player has to select the continue while keeping the updated play time in sight, so that a player who wants to continue the game can be effectively motivated to insert a coin.

Next, regarding the configuration of the play time measuring section 112, the continue game accepting section 114, and the timer section 116, which are the configurations for exhibiting the functions peculiar to the shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment as described above,
This will be described in more detail.

The timer section 116 measures the time from the start of the game as the timer time, and is formed to reset and start when a game other than the continue game is started. Game operation unit 1
During the game, 10 calculates the play time P excluding the non-combat time such as the area moving time based on the timer time measured by the timer unit 116, and displays it on the time attack timer 400 as the play time.

After the game is over, the play time measuring unit 112 performs a calculation for including the elapsed play time into the play time and updates the play time.

That is, if the play time at the time of game over is P1, the timer time at game over is G1, and the timer time measured by the timer unit 116 during the continue game acceptance time is G2, the play time measuring unit 112 The current play time P2 is updated based on the following equation.

P2 = P1 + G2-G1 Such an updating operation is performed until the continue game is selected, and the play time P2 is set to the game calculation unit 11
0 is set in a play time storage area (not shown).

If the game calculation unit 110 is formed so that the non-combat time such as the area movement time is also included in the play time, the timer time can be used as it is as the play time. Therefore, the calculation as described above is not necessary. Absent. Therefore, the timer time may be set as it is in a play time storage area (not shown) of the game calculation section 110. Further, even if the game calculation unit 110 is formed so that the non-combat time such as the area movement time is not included in the play time, the timer unit does not measure the timer time when the game calculation unit 110 is in the non-combat state. If it is formed so as to be controlled as described above, the timer time can be used as it is as the play time, and thus the above-described calculation is not necessary.
Therefore, the timer time may be set as it is in a play time storage area (not shown) of the game calculation section 110.

The continue game reception unit 114
When the game being played is over, displays the continue reception screen shown in FIG. 8 as described above. And on the continue game reception screen,
The play time set in the play time storage area (not shown) of the game calculation section 110 is displayed on the time attack timer 400 on the continue game reception screen. In the play time storage area, a play time measuring unit 1
The play time calculated by 12 is set, and this value is continuously updated after the game is over.

When the continue game is restarted, the continue game accepting section 114 initializes the play time set in the play time storage area as the play time of the continue game, and the game computing section 110 sets this value. The play time after that is calculated by using as an initial value.

As described above, the time attack timer 400, the time limit, the result display, etc. affect the play time. Therefore, in the continue game, the continue game acceptance time included in the play time changes the game condition. It will be an important factor. Therefore, the player can play the continue game under conditions that are more advantageous as the continue game is selected earlier.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the procedure from the game over to the restart of the continue game.

When the game is started, all the stages are cleared and the game is cleared (step 20) or the game is over in the middle (step 30) until the game calculation section 110 calculates the game of the game. I do.

The game is over on the way (step 3)
0), and the play time measuring unit 112 updates and calculates the play time during the acceptance of the continue game as described above, and sets it in the play time storage area (not shown) of the game calculating unit 110 (step 40). Then, the continue game acceptance unit 114 starts accepting the continue game and displays the continue game acceptance screen 500 shown in FIG. 8 (step 50). At this time, the continue game reception unit 114 displays the play time set in the play time storage area as the time attack timer 400. Therefore, this value continues to be updated from the value when the game is over until the player inserts a coin.

The maximum time limit for accepting the continue game is 20 seconds, so this time (step 6
In step 0, when the player inserts a coin (step 7
0), the continue game acceptance unit 114 displays a message 540 of "continue play when pedal is depressed" on the continue game acceptance screen 500 as shown in FIG. 9 (step 80). At this time, the play time measuring unit 11
2 stops the play time update calculation (step 9).
0).

Then, the player operates the foot operation type input unit 3
When the 0 pedal 32 is depressed (step 100), the next game is restarted as a continue game (step 110). When the continue game is restarted, the play time from the previous game until the player inserts a coin is set in a play time storage area (not shown) of the game calculation section 110, and the game calculation section 110 is based on this value. The subsequent play time is calculated.

When the game is cleared (step 2
In 0), the stage clear screen shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is displayed and the result is displayed (step 120), but in the continue game, this result is displayed by the player who is accepting the continue game and inserts a coin. It is performed based on the play time including the time until it is played.
In addition, when the continue acceptance time is over (step 60) or when the player does not perform pedal input (step 100), the grade display (step 13).
0, step 140) is performed. In the continue game, this result display is performed based on the play time including the time until the player inserts a coin while the continue game is being accepted.

The present invention is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

Further, in the shooting game apparatus of the above-described embodiment, the case where the play time itself is directly reflected in the result, that is, the case where the play time is disadvantageous in the case where the result is directly displayed or the ranking is displayed will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the play time may be indirectly reflected in the result. For example, even in a game device in which the number of defeated enemies and the number of points reached is an object of evaluation, if the setting is made such that the time limit or holding time becomes longer as the continue is selected earlier, good results will be obtained. Can be saved. That is, even in a game device in which the play time is indirectly reflected in the game result, the time limit or holding time in the continue game is set according to the time until the continue is selected, which is a condition advantageous to the player. Can be given. Therefore, the player who wants to continue the game is motivated to hurry to insert a coin, and it is possible to provide a game device with a short operating time and a high operating rate.

In the shooting game apparatus according to the above-described embodiment, the case where the play time is disadvantageous has been described, but the start point in the continue game may be disadvantageously formed. That is, while the continue game is being accepted, the start point of the continue game is formed to trace back from the predetermined point to the start point over time, and in the continue game, the point at the time when the continue game is selected is set to the point of the continue game. Form to set at the starting point. Then, on the continue acceptance screen 500 in FIG. 8, the point display 531 of the map 530 showing how far the player has advanced in the previous game is displayed so as to trace back to the start direction of the game with the passage of time.

In such a case, the game condition setting means 111 shown in FIG. 2 calculates such that the start point of the continue game goes back from a predetermined point to the start point with the passage of time while the continue game is being accepted. In the continue game, the point at the time when the continue game is selected may be set to be the start point of the continue game.

In addition, the continue game acceptance section 114 shown in FIG. 2 displays the continue acceptance screen 5 in FIG.
At 00, the point display 531 of the map 530 showing how far the player has progressed in the previous game may be formed so as to be traced back to the start direction of the game over time.

In this way, if the player does not select the continue game early, the start position of the continue game is disadvantageously set, and the situation where the start position changes disadvantageously is the continue acceptance screen 500.
Is displayed in. Therefore, a player who wants to continue the game is motivated to insert a coin quickly, and it is possible to provide a game device with a high operating rate by shortening the continue waiting time.

When the start point in the continue game is formed to be disadvantageous, in the continue acceptance screen 500 in FIG. 8, the background screen is displayed so that the screen at the end of the previous game is directed toward the game start direction. You may form so that the replay screen displayed in reverse may be displayed.

In such a case, as shown in FIG. 2, the game calculation section 110 may be formed to include a game data storage section 118 and a replay screen calculation section 119. Then, the game calculation unit 110 may be formed so that the game data is stored in the game data storage unit 118 shown in FIG. In this way, when the game is over, the game data storage unit 118 stores the game data for a predetermined time before the game is over.

Then, during the acceptance of the continue, the replay screen calculating section 119 causes the continue accept screen 5
At 00, the background screen display is based on the game data stored in the game data storage unit 118, and a replay screen is displayed in which the screen at the end of the previous game is displayed in the reverse direction toward the game start direction. You may form.

In this way, the replay screen that goes back from the end point of the previous game to the start point with time is displayed on the display together with the continue acceptance screen. Therefore, the state in which the start position moves backward is displayed vividly as a replay screen, so that the player who wants to continue the game can be more agitated and can quickly insert a coin. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game machine with a high operating rate by shortening the continue waiting time.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a game device in which the play time itself is directly reflected in the result, that is, the game in which the play time is a result display or ranking display target game. Although a case has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and a game device that evaluates game results using a method other than this, for example, the number of defeated enemies and the reached points are targets of the result evaluation. It can also be applied to a game device that plays a game. In this case, for example, the earlier you select Continue, the longer the game time for the Continue game will be set, giving you the opportunity to defeat as many enemies as possible,
A special enemy character with a high score may be made to appear in the latter half of the game by utilizing the increased game time, and as a result, it may be formed so that good results can be achieved. In this way, depending on the time until Continue is selected,
By setting the game time in the continue game, it is possible to give advantageous conditions to the player, which motivates players who want to continue the game to rush coins, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the continue waiting time. It is possible to realize a game machine with a good balance utilization rate.

Further, the earlier the continue game is selected, the other conditions of the continue game, for example, the item condition may be more advantageous. The item condition may be player power, life, or the like.

Further, in the game device of the present embodiment, the game device is formed so that the condition such as the result or the time limit of the continue game is disadvantageously set unless the player selects the continue game early. However, the play time may not be directly related to the conditions such as the result of the continue game or the time limit. That is, in the continue reception time and the continue game, the timer 400 for time attack is simply updated continuously, giving a feeling of pressure and motivating a player who wants to continue the game to rush to insert a coin. It is possible to provide a game device with a high operating rate by shortening the operation time.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to shooting games with guns but also to shooting game devices using other shooting devices.

The present invention can be applied not only to a game device for business use but also to a game device for home use, for example.
FIG. 13 shows an example of a block diagram when the present invention is applied to a home-use game machine. This game device includes a main body device 1000, an operation unit 1012, a shooting device 1020, and a storage medium (CD-ROM, game cassette, memory card, etc.) 1306, and outputs generated images and sounds to a television monitor 1010 or the like. It is a game that you enjoy. The main unit 1000 has a CPU 110.
0, 3D calculation unit 1210, image synthesis unit 1220 including image formation unit 1228, voice synthesis unit 1300, working R
An AM 1302 and a backup memory (memory card or the like) 1304 for backing up data are included.

In such a home-use game machine, the CP
The U1100 executes the program stored in the storage medium 1306 by using the RAM 1302, whereby the game calculation means, the game condition setting means, and the continue game
It is formed so as to function as a reception unit.

The present invention can also be applied to a so-called multimedia terminal or a large attraction type game machine in which a large number of players participate.

In addition, a dedicated image processing device is used for the arithmetic processing performed in the image synthesizing unit of the present embodiment in FIG. 2, the three-dimensional arithmetic unit of the home-use game machine in FIG. 13, the image forming unit, and the like. It may be processed, or may be processed by software using a general-purpose microcomputer, DSP or the like.

The configuration of the game calculation section and the calculation processing method are not limited to those described in this embodiment.

Further, the present invention also includes a structure in which a game image obtained by image synthesis is displayed on a display called a head mounted display (HMD).

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective explanatory view showing an example of a shooting game device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a game played on the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing specific contents of stages set in the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing specific contents of stages set in the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing specific contents of stages set in the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the embodiment.

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

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure until the continue game at the time of game over is restarted.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shooting game device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 display 20 gun 24 light receiving sensor 26 trigger 40 game PCB 110 game calculation unit 112 play time measurement unit 114 continue game acceptance unit 116 timer unit 120 image synthesis unit 130 voice synthesis unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game device that accepts a continue game for a predetermined time at the end of the game, and game condition setting means for changing the game condition of the continue game based on the timing at which the player selects the continue game within the acceptance time. During the acceptance of the continue game, the game conditions that change are displayed together with a screen for accepting the continue game,
A game device comprising: a continue game receiving means for displaying on a display. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game condition setting means sets a game condition that is advantageous to the player as the player selects the continue game earlier within the reception time. 3. The calculation means according to claim 1, further comprising a calculation means for displaying a game screen on a display by performing a game calculation based on a predetermined game program, in which the length of the playing time of the game is reflected in the player's performance. The game condition setting means calculates the time during which the continue game is being accepted into the play time, and sets the play time when the continue game is selected as the play condition at the start of the continue game as the game condition of the continue game. A game device formed so as to be set to a start time, wherein the continue game reception means displays the changing play time on a display during reception of the continue game. 4. The game condition setting means according to claim 1, wherein the start point of the continue game goes back from a predetermined point to the start point as time elapses while the continue game is being accepted. The game condition is formed so that the point at the time when the continue game is selected is set as the start point of the continue game, and the continue game acceptance means displays the changing start point on the display during the acceptance of the continue game. A game device characterized by being displayed on. 5. The game data storage means according to claim 4, which stores the play data of the game, and the play data of the previous game stored in the game data storage means while the continue game is being accepted.
The start point of the continue game includes a replay screen calculation means for calculating a replay screen that goes back with the passage of time from the end point of the previous game to the start point, and the continuation game reception means, during reception of the continuation game, A game device, wherein the replay screen is displayed on the display as the start point for changing. 6. The game condition setting means according to claim 1, wherein the game condition of the continue game is set such that the earlier the continue game is selected as the game condition of the continue game, the more advantageous the game time of the continue game is set. A game device characterized by being played. 7. A game device for calculating a play time during a game in a game device for accepting a continue game for a predetermined time at the end of the game, and for calculating an elapsed play time of the continue game to be included in the play time. A game device comprising a time measuring means for displaying the play time on a game screen during a game and a reception screen during reception of the continue game.