JPH10118336A - Game machine using midi information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a full-scale game using MIDI information used in electronic musics, etc., by reflecting the results derived from a comparison via a pattern identifier onto the game, and by providing a game controller to control moving the game subjects and adding the gained scores. SOLUTION: The game machine is basically provided with some patterns given into such storage units as RAM 102, ROM 103, HDD/CD-ROM 104 and the like. These patterns are the patterns to output the MIDI information. Randomly selecting one pattern out of a multiple number of patterns, the player recognizes that patterns as a problem to be given to the player via a multiple number of means while the player operates the various input units along the patterns to be output visually and audibly to generate the MIDI information. The game machine compares the patterns outputted as a problem with those inputted by the player, whose results are identified for agreement to realize the game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to various MIDI devices.
The present invention relates to a game device using a message.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, musical tones of various pitches are randomly generated as problem sounds, and when an operator presses a key on a keyboard corresponding to the problem sound, the pitch of the problem sound is depressed. By comparing the pitch of the key with the pitch of the key to determine the match / mismatch, and by notifying the determination result (correct answer / incorrect answer), a music game device (an educational device) for practicing the keyboard and training in listening sounds. )was there. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-506
In No. 74, a question sound of a random pitch is displayed or pronounced by a note, and when the operator presses a key that seems to correspond to the pitch of the problem sound, a score is obtained according to the time until the key is pressed. A music game device as displayed is disclosed.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional music game apparatus has only a game function as an additional function of the electronic musical instrument, and does not play a full-scale game. Also, the educational device has an educational effect of key operation training and listening sound training, but cannot practice key pressing of one song or a phrase having a certain length.

The present invention relates to a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) used in electronic musical instruments and the like.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device that uses MIDI information to realize a full-fledged game using information and also to practice the keyboard of one song or a long phrase.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a game apparatus using MIDI information according to claim 1 outputs MIDI information in a predetermined pattern which is a problem or a problem, and outputs the MIDI information in an auditory manner. Pattern output means for visually or visually presenting to the operator; input means for detecting an operation of the operator and acquiring a pattern of MIDI information generated in accordance with the operation; Pattern determining means for comparing the pattern of the MIDI information presented to the user with the pattern of the MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator obtained by the input means, and reflecting the result of the comparison by the pattern determining means on the game. Means for controlling a game such as control of movement of objects and addition of points. Claim 1
Corresponds to FIG. 2 described later.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus using MIDI information in a predetermined pattern which is a problem or a problem.
Pattern output means for outputting information and presenting the MIDI information to the operator, either audibly or visually; and an input for detecting the operation of the operator and acquiring a pattern of the MIDI information generated according to the operation. Means, a pattern of MIDI information presented to the operator by the pattern output means, and MIDI by the operator obtained by the input means.
A pattern determining means for comparing the information with a pattern of information, the M being provided to the operator by the pattern output means.
For the pattern of the IDI information, the pattern of the MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator obtained by the input means is:
Under a predetermined condition, whether the condition is exceeded, matches the condition, or is below the condition is output as a determination result, and the game is performed based on the determination result by the pattern determination means. Means for controlling the position and / or operation of the target object.
Claim 2 corresponds to a later-described horizontal scrolling game or submarine game.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus using MIDI information in a predetermined pattern which is a problem or a problem.
A pattern output unit that outputs information and presents the MIDI information to an operator audibly or visually, wherein a form of presentation to the operator changes according to conditions such as time, position, and display area. And the operation of the operator,
Input means for acquiring a pattern of MIDI information generated according to the operation, a pattern of MIDI information presented to the operator by the pattern output means, and a pattern of MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator acquired by the input means And a pattern determination unit that compares the score with the pattern determination unit, and determines the score of the game according to the determination result, and the score changes as the form of presentation to the operator in the pattern output unit changes. And means for controlling the speed of the movement. Claim 3
Corresponds to a keyboard drop game described later.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus using MIDI information, a designating means for designating a predetermined performance pattern to be a problem or a task, a MIDI operation detected by an operator, and a MIDI generated in response to the operation. Input means for acquiring a pattern of information, and determining whether a pattern of MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator acquired by the input means repeats a performance pattern designated by the designation means, It is characterized by comprising pattern determining means for detecting the degree of the coincidence, and means for controlling the position and / or operation of the object of the game based on the determination result by the pattern determining means. Claim 4 corresponds to a MIDI horse racing game described later.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a game device according to the present invention. The game device includes a central processing unit (CPU) 101, a random access memory (RAM) 102, a read-on memory (ROM) 10
3. Storage device 104 such as a hard disk device (HDD) or CD-ROM device, sound source 105, display 10
6, a keyboard and mouse 107, a MIDI interface (I / F) 108, a controller 109, a communication interface 110, and a bus line 111.

The CPU 101 controls the overall operation of the game device. RAM 102 is a CPU
A memory used for a work area 101 and the like. RO
M103 is a BIOS (Basic Input / Output) that controls a startup routine at power-on and low-level I / O processing.
System) is stored. HDD / CD-ROM10
Reference numeral 4 denotes a storage device that stores various information. Programs for realizing various games to be described later (FIGS. 2, 4, 8,
FIG. 11) is installed in the HDD from the CD-ROM in advance. These programs are loaded on the RAM 102 by a predetermined start operation of the operator,
It is executed by the CPU 101. In addition, CD-R
A program on the OM may be loaded into the RAM 102 and executed. The sound source 105 generates a tone signal based on an instruction from the CPU 101. The tone signal output from the sound source 105 is emitted by a sound system (not shown).

The display 106 is a display device for displaying various information, and displays each screen of a game described later. The keyboard and mouse 107 are input devices such as a typing keyboard and a mouse used in an ordinary personal computer. Note that the keyboard 107 will be referred to when focusing only on the keyboard, and the mouse 107 when focusing only on the mouse. The MIDI interface 108 is an interface for connecting various MIDI devices such as a keyboard. The controller 109 is an input device for a game, for example, a joystick or a game pad. The communication interface 110 is an interface for connecting to an external network, and can download various data and programs from the network.

The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is a general-purpose personal computer in which a CD-ROM device, a sound source, a communication I / F,
This is realized by mounting a controller, MIDII / F, and the like, and installing necessary software.

In this game device, basically, the RAM 1
02, ROM 103, and HDD / CD-ROM 10
The storage device such as No. 4 is provided with some predetermined patterns. This pattern is a pattern for outputting MIDI information, and is, for example, as follows. A pattern that repeatedly outputs a predetermined sound at a predetermined cycle. The predetermined sound is, for example, a metronome sound with a short beep or a sound with a short pitch and a short pitch. This predetermined sound is called a tap sound. A plurality of patterns are prepared by changing the sound period of the tap sound. A pattern that outputs a predetermined rhythm with a tap sound. For example, a rhythm such as "Tan-ta-ta-tan-ta". Here, “tan” is a quarter note, and “ta” is an eighth note. Prepare multiple patterns with different rhythms. A pattern for one phrase that outputs several pitched sounds at a predetermined timing. For example, a phrase for the first two bars of the song with the title "Chocho" is used. A plurality of patterns of various phrases are prepared. A pattern that outputs all phrases of one song. For example, all the phrases of the song with the title "Chocho".
Prepare a plurality of patterns for various songs.

In this game apparatus, one pattern is selected at random from such a plurality of patterns, and the operator is made to recognize the pattern by a plurality of means as a problem to be given to the operator. Specifically, the MI corresponding to the pattern
The DI message is output and displayed on the display or uttered according to the MIDI message, thereby causing the operator to visually or audibly recognize the pattern as a problem. A wide variety of patterns may be used, and the output format is also arbitrary. The difficulty of the game is determined according to the pattern. On the other hand, the game operator generates MIDI information by operating various input devices in accordance with such a visually or audibly output pattern. The game device implements the game by comparing the pattern output as a problem with the pattern input by the operator, determines the degree of coincidence, and displays a score corresponding to the degree of coincidence, for example.

FIG. 2 shows a basic processing procedure when playing various games on the game apparatus of FIG. First step 2
At 01, one pattern that is a problem in the game is randomly extracted. In step 202, the extracted pattern is output. In this output process, specifically, according to the MIDI information generated along the extraction pattern, a musical tone is output or a display is performed on the display screen according to the MIDI information.
Next, in step 203, an input from the game operator is waited. As the input device used for input, an appropriate device may be selected from the keyboard and mouse 107, MIDI devices such as a keyboard connected to the MIDI interface 108, the controller 109, and the like, depending on the type of game. If there is an input in step 203, in step 205, the pattern of the MIDI information input by the operator is compared with the extraction pattern in question to determine the pattern. If the pattern matches, a matching process is performed in step 206, and the process returns to step 203. Conformance processing is
This is processing such as counting up points and raising the level of the game. If there is no input from the operator for a predetermined time in step 203, or if the pattern of the MIDI information input by the operator does not match the extraction pattern in question in step 205, the non-conforming process in step 204 is performed. And return to step 203. The nonconforming process is a process of lowering the score or lowering the level of the game.

Next, a specific example of a game executed in the game device and a processing routine thereof will be described.

FIG. 3 shows a display screen of a horizontal scroll game executed on the game device of FIG. It is assumed that the operator performs a predetermined operation and instructs the start of the horizontal scroll game in the apparatus shown in FIG. At this time, the display screen as shown in FIG.
It is displayed on the display 106. In FIG. 3, a game title 307 is displayed at the upper left of the display screen. At the bottom of the display screen, a start button 303 for instructing the start of the game, a stop button 304 for instructing the interruption of the game, and a help button 305 for displaying help information such as how to play are displayed. ing. In the center of the screen, a background 301 that scrolls during the game is displayed. In the background 301, a runner 311 imitating a running human is displayed. The background 301 may display a cityscape, a mountain landscape, or the like.

Before the game operator clicks the start button 303 with the mouse, a line 302 below the background 301 (a fixed background is displayed without scrolling) (hereinafter referred to as ground 302). Is displayed in a state where the runner 311 is upright near the center of the image. When the operator clicks the start button 303, the sound of the tap sound is started in a manner such as "beep-beep-beep" in accordance with the periodic tempo of the randomly extracted problem pattern.
After some pre-count sounds, scrolling is started so that the background 301 flows from right to left. The runner 301 displayed in the center of the screen moves from right to left in accordance with the scroll of the background 301 if there is no operation by the operator.

When the operator presses the space bar of the keyboard 107 in accordance with the tap sound tempo (hereinafter referred to as tap tempo) of the pattern in question, the displayed runner 311 can be run. If the operator presses the space bar substantially at the tap tempo, the runner 311 is displayed as an animation running near the center of the ground 302. During this time, the background 301
Is scrolling from right to left, so runner 31
Reference numeral 1 denotes a state in which the vehicle is running at a speed corresponding to the moving speed of the background at the center of the screen. If the tempo of the space bar pressing by the operator is later than the tap tempo, the running speed of the runner 311 becomes slower than the scrolling speed of the background 301,
The runner 311 flows on the ground 302 to the left.
Conversely, if the tempo of pressing the space bar of the operator is faster than the tap tempo, the running speed of the runner 311 is reduced to the background 301.
Faster than the scroll speed of the runner 311
It flows rightward on the ground 302. In this manner, the operator can adjust the speed of the runner 311 displayed as the running animation by pressing the space bar while listening to the tap tempo, and can move the runner 311 arbitrarily left and right on the ground 302. it can.

On the other hand, the obstacle 32 is located on the ground 302 from the right side.
One scrolls. The obstacle 321 may be a round stone as shown in FIG. 3 or may be a groove or the like. The size and shape of the obstacle 321 are arbitrary. When the obstacle 321 scrolls from the right side,
The operator jumps the runner 311 by clicking the mouse button of the mouse 107, and
Avoid 1 In Figure 3, animation 3 jumps
12 to 314 are shown. When the runner 311 is caused to jump to avoid the obstacle 321, the game continues. If the runner 311 cannot jump properly and collides with the obstacle 321, the game ends there.

As described above, the position of the runner 311 is moved right and left by pressing the space bar along the tap tempo, and the obstacle 321 that appears as appropriate is jumped by operating the mouse button.
Run one. The running distance is displayed at the position of the running distance 308 on the upper right of the display screen in FIG. The initial value of the running distance 308 at the start of the game is 0. Reference numeral 306 denotes a tempo display indicating the speed of the tap tempo. The runner 311
When a predetermined time elapses while running, the pattern of the tap sound is changed. The tap tempo may be increased to increase the difficulty of the game.

FIG. 4 shows a processing procedure of the above-described side scroll game. This processing procedure is basically the same as the processing procedure in FIG. 2, but the processing flow is detailed for a side scroll game. In the device of FIG.
When the operator instructs the execution of the horizontal scroll game by a predetermined process, first, an initial screen as described in FIG. 3 is displayed by a processing routine (not shown). When the operator clicks start button 303 in FIG. 3 with mouse 107, the processing in FIG. 4 starts.

First, in step 401, a tap sound pattern is randomly extracted. Specifically, it means that the tap tempo, which is the cycle of the sound of the tap sound, is determined. Next, at step 402, a tap sound is output at the tap tempo. Specifically, a MIDI message is transmitted to the sound source 105 to generate a tap sound. Then step 4
At 03, the operator waits for the input of the space bar by the operator. When the space bar is input, in step 404, the tap sound pattern is compared with the operator's space bar input pattern. Specifically, the sound generation timing of the tap sound is compared with the input timing of the space bar of the operator,
It determines whether or not they match within a predetermined allowable range, if they do not match, how far they are off, and whether the input timing of the space bar is earlier or later than the sounding timing of the tap sound. is there.

If it is determined in step 404 that the timing at which the tap sound is generated matches the input timing of the space bar of the operator within a predetermined allowable range, an adaptation process is performed in step 405, and a dotted line 410 is displayed. Return to step 402 as shown. The adaptation process of step 405 is a process of displaying the runner 311 on the ground 302 in FIG. 3 while stopping the position on the screen while displaying the animation. If it is determined in step 404 that the timing at which the tap sound is generated and the timing at which the operator inputs the space bar deviate from the predetermined allowable range, step 4 is performed.
At 08, it is determined whether the input tempo of the space bar of the operator is higher or lower than the tap tempo.

If the operator operated the space bar at a tempo faster than the tap tempo in step 408, the nonconforming process 2 was performed in step 409, and the operator operated the space bar at a tempo slower than the tap tempo. In this case, the nonconforming process 1 is performed in step 406. The incompatibility process 2 in step 409 is a process for advancing the runner 311 to the right on the screen, and the incompatibility process 1 in step 406 is a process for advancing the runner 311 to the left on the screen. After steps 406 and 409, it is determined in step 407 whether a predetermined time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step 401 to randomly extract a new pattern to change the tap sound pattern and continue the game. If the predetermined time has not elapsed in step 407, the process returns to step 403.

FIG. 4 omits the processing for causing an obstacle to appear and the processing for causing the runner 311 to jump.
Further, although the pattern that is a problem presented to the operator is a simple tap sound pattern, a more complicated pattern may be a problem. For example, when a predetermined rhythm or phrase is pronounced, the operator operates a keyboard or the like connected to the MIDI interface 108 so as to correspond to the rhythm or phrase, and when the operator plays early, the runner is advanced to the right. Alternatively, when playing late, the player may advance to the left.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a display screen of another game, a submarine game. It is assumed that the operator performs a predetermined operation using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and instructs the start of the submarine game. At this time, the display screen as shown in FIG.
Will be displayed. In FIG. 5, a display screen 501 displays a view that can be seen when the operator looks into the periscope of the submarine. Sky, clouds and land are displayed on the sky side 505,
Waves are displayed on the sea side 506. The boundary between the sky side 505 and the sea side 506 is a horizontal line 502. A figure 503 composed of up and down arrows, left and right arrows, and a circle surrounding the whole is a site (sight) for aiming a torpedo to be fired.

When the submarine game starts, a horizontal line 50
The ship 504 appears from the right side on 2 and moves to the left side. When the ship 504 appears, a tap sound having a tempo corresponding to the moving speed of the ship 504 starts sounding. The operator
The site 503 is matched with the appearing ship 504 and a torpedo is fired. The method of moving the site 503 is based on the tap tempo of the tap sound emitted when the ship 504 appears.
By operating the space bar of the keyboard 107. That is, when the space bar is pressed almost in accordance with the tap tempo, the site 503 moves from right to left on the horizontal line 502 at the same speed as the ship 504. If the tempo of the space bar pressing by the operator is later than the tap tempo, the site 503 moves from right to left on the horizontal line 502 at a speed lower than the speed of the ship 504. If the tempo of the operator pressing the space bar is faster than the tap tempo, the site 503 will move the horizontal line 5 at a speed higher than the speed of the ship 504.
02 Move from right to left on top. In this way, the operator can adjust the speed of the site 503 by pressing the space bar while listening to the tap tempo, and can move the site 503 arbitrarily right and left on the horizontal line 502.

The torpedo is fired by clicking the mouse button of the mouse 107. When the mouse button is clicked while matching the site 503 to the ship 504 by the above method, a torpedo is fired and the ship 504 is hit. 507 indicates the wake of the torpedo that fired. The initial values given to the operator are 20 torpedoes and 90 seconds. The remaining number of torpedoes is 511, and the remaining time is 51
Each is displayed as shown in FIG. When launching a torpedo with the site 503 exactly aligned with the ship 504 (ie, pressing the space bar exactly with the tap tempo), the ship 504 is severely damaged. When aligning the site 503 with the ship 504 is slightly shifted (ie,
The ship 504 is sunk when the space bar is pressed to roughly match the tap tempo but the timing is slightly off. 513 is an area for displaying the number of sunk ships, and 514 is an area for displaying the number of wrecked ships. An area 515 displays a score.

The processing procedure of the submarine game is the same as that shown in FIG. However, in the adaptation process of step 405, the site 503 in FIG. 5 is advanced from right to left at the same speed as the speed of the ship 504, and in the nonconformity process 1 of step 406, the site is advanced from right to left at a speed lower than the speed of the ship 504. In the nonconforming process 2 of 409, the ship proceeds from right to left at a speed higher than the speed of the ship 504. Even when the adaptation process in step 405 is performed, when the ship 504 disappears to the left, the next ship 504 appears from the right. In this case, the tap tempo changes, so steps 405 to 40
It may return to 1.

Although the pattern presented to the operator is a simple tap sound pattern, a more complicated pattern may be used. For example, a predetermined rhythm or phrase is pronounced, and the operator operates a keyboard or the like connected to the MIDI interface 108 so as to correspond to the rhythm or phrase. When the operator performs early, the speed of the site 503 is reduced. The advance may be made earlier than the ship 504, and when the performance is performed later, the advance may be made later.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a display screen of a keyboard fall game which is another game. It is assumed that the operator performs a predetermined operation using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and instructs the start of the keyboard drop game. At this time, a display screen 601 as shown in FIG. A keyboard display 602 is displayed at the top of the display screen 601. At the same time as the start of the game, a katakana sound name character falls randomly from the keyboard display 602, for example, as indicated by an arrow 631. It is assumed that one sound name character falls on the screen 601 at a time. When one note name character falls from the keyboard display 602, the color of the key of the keyboard display 602 corresponding to the sound changes color.

The space between the keyboard display 602 and the lower part 625 of the screen is divided into four areas 1 to 4 with a predetermined width. 6
21 is an area 1, 622 is an area 2, 623 is an area 3, and 624 is an area 4. 611 to 615 are division lines of each area. These dividing lines 611-61
5 is actually invisible on the screen 601. Note that there is a slight margin above the dividing line 611 up to the keyboard display 602 and a slight margin below the dividing line 615 up to the screen lower part 625.
And are included in area 4.

When the note name character starts to fall from the keyboard display 602, it starts to fall in a rectangular rear view as shown at 632, for example, and rotates around the axis of the falling direction in area 1 as indicated by an arrow 633. To display characters (do, re, mi, etc.) 634. The falling note name character is
It is assumed that the area divided into four parts blinks discontinuously and falls. That is, when displayed in each area, it is displayed as "bright", and when it moves from the upper area to the lower area, it "disappears", that is, disappears. Each time the falling character changes its area, including when it begins to fall, it emits a sound at the corresponding pitch. The falling sound name character stops in each area for a predetermined time (for example, about 1 second). The next area has a predetermined time (for example, 0.3
(In seconds). When the character that has fallen collides with the lower portion 625 of the screen, the character that has collided is displayed like 635 and then disappears. When it disappears, it emits an annihilation sound.

The operator presses the sound of the pitch with the key while the falling pitch name character is on the screen 601. This input may be performed using a keyboard or the like connected to the MIDI interface 108, or may be performed using the keyboard 107. When the pitch name corresponding to the dropped character is input, it means that the operator has input the correct answer, and the score of the score display 604 is increased by some points. When the operator inputs a correct answer, the note name character disappears and the next note name character falls from the keyboard display 602. If you answer correctly for several note names, the level of the game will be increased. 60
3 is a display indicating the level of the game.

As the game progresses, the entire screen scrolls upward with the lower portion 625 of the display screen 601 rising, and the keyboard display 602 is initially invisible. In this case, since the note name character falls from the invisible keyboard, the difficulty of the game increases. As the game further proceeds, the lower portion 625 of the screen further rises, and the area becomes narrower in order from the lowest area 4. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the lower portion 625 of the screen has risen and has disappeared to near the middle of the area 4. In this case, since the keyboard is not displayed and the area is narrowed, the time during which the pitch name character falls as indicated by 701 to 705 is shortened, and the game is more difficult.

FIG. 8 shows a processing routine of the above-mentioned keyboard drop game. First, in step 801, a problematic pattern is randomly extracted. This pattern is a pattern of a falling pitch name character as described with reference to FIGS. Next, in step 802, step 801
And outputs a MIDI message corresponding to the sound of the pitch name extracted in step (a).
The display falling from the keyboard display 602 and the display in the area 1 are performed.

Next, at step 803, input from the operator is waited. This detects an input from a keyboard or keyboard 107 connected to the MIDI interface 108. If there is an input, pattern determination is performed in step 804. In the pattern determination, the pitch name character falling down on the screen, which is presented as a problem, is compared with the pitch name input by the operator, and if they match, the process proceeds to step 805. If they do not match, the flow returns to step 803 to wait for the operator to input again. Step 8
05 is processing when the degree of difficulty increases as the game progresses. If the degree of difficulty is such that one note name character exists on the screen, step 805 is skipped and the processing proceeds to step 806. In step 806, an adaptation process is performed. This adaptation process is a process when the input by the operator is correct. The pitch name character in question is deleted, the score display 604 is increased, and the level 6 is displayed as necessary.
03. After the adaptation process,
Returning to step 801, the next note name character is generated, and the game is continued.

If the pitch name of the dropped pitch name character is different from the pitch name input by the operator in step 804, the flow returns to step 803 to return to this area (now the pitch name character is displayed in area 1). Waiting for the operator to input again. If there is no operator input while the pitch name character on the screen is in one area in step 803, it is determined in step 807 whether a predetermined time for displaying in one area has elapsed. If it has elapsed, it is determined in step 808 whether or not the dropped pitch name character has ended all areas (ie, whether or not the dropped pitch name character has passed areas 1 to 4). Now that there is a note name character in area 1 and the time to display it in area 1 has passed,
The process proceeds from step 808 to step 809.

In step 809, another means is used to output an extraction pattern in order to switch the area for displaying the pitch name character. Right now, I ’m going to change the pitch name character to area 1.
Sound from the sound source 10 to move from
5 and a display in area 2 is performed. Next, the process returns to step 803 to wait for an operator input in the area 2. If the time within one area has not elapsed in step 807, the process returns to step 803.

Transition from area 2 to area 3, area 3
The process of shifting from to the area 4 is the same as above. If there is no input in step 803 in a state where the pitch name character is displayed in area 4, the process proceeds to step 808 via step 807. At this time, since the pitch name character has reached the last area 4, the process proceeds from step 808 to step 810. In step 810, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied, that is, whether or not the game end is instructed by the operator. If it is instructed to end the game, the game is ended. If not, in step 811 all area end processing (processing such as causing the dropped sound name character to collide with the lower portion 625 of the screen and disappear to generate a disappearing sound, etc.) ) To return to step 801 to generate the next pitch name character and continue the game.

Correcting some of the falling sound name characters as described above raises the level of the game. When the level of the game rises, the lower part of the screen rises as described above to increase the difficulty. However, in order to further increase the difficulty, the falling sound name character may be a pattern of a predetermined phrase. For example, the pattern of “Somi Farele”, which is the first phrase of “Butterfly”, may be dropped in area 1 and the operator may input the pattern. In this case, in the processing of FIG.
In step 805, a comparison is made for each pitch name, and in step 805, the entire pattern is compared. That is, in the above example, first, in step 804, it is determined whether or not the operator has input the first tone name “so” of “somimi farelet”. Is determined by the operator. Since only the first note name “S” has been input at this time, the process returns from step 805 to step 803 and waits for the next input. This is repeated for each note name of “Somimi Farele”.
In step 5, it is determined that all patterns have been input, and the flow advances to step 806.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show another game, M.
4 shows an example of a display screen of an IDI horse racing game. It is assumed that the operator performs a predetermined operation using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and instructs the start of the MIDI horse racing game. At this time, a pre-start betting screen 901 as shown in FIG. The pre-start betting screen 901 includes a start horse display window 902, a performance sound confirmation window 903, and a guidance window 904.

In the running horse display window 902, a list of horses to run, odds of each horse, fingering required for the operator to run each horse, and a lower horse rating of each horse are displayed. . The operator displays a running horse display window 902
Is selected by clicking on one horse from the list of runners. Note that there are CPU horses that cannot be selected by the operator during running horses. In FIG. 9, "Synthesan"
Is a CPU horse.

In the performance sound confirmation window 903, the name of the horse selected by the operator is displayed, and the fingering, which is the task for running the horse, is displayed in color, and the playing order is displayed in numbers. Is pressed to confirm the keyboard (keyboard connected to the MIDI interface 108). When the confirmation is completed, it automatically shifts to run mode,
The screen changes as shown in FIG. Guidance window 9
Reference numeral 04 denotes a window for displaying various guidance messages.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a post-run race live screen 1001 in the start mode. The post-run race live view screen 1001 includes a track window 1002 that displays the area where the horse is currently running, a run horse window 1003 that displays the horse numbers and odds of the run horses, a rank display window 1004 that displays the current rank, and each horse. Consists of a live window 1005 displaying an animation of the running of. In the run mode, the operator can run the selected horse by playing the keyboard with the finger specified in the performance sound confirmation window 903. In particular, if the operator performs a performance that matches the specified pattern,
The operator's horse advances. If the pattern is shifted, the horse will not move. For example, since C3 / E3 / G3 is specified in the performance sound confirmation window 903 in FIG. 9, the horse can be advanced by performing the keyboard performance at predetermined intervals in this order. When all the horses finish, the race ends, and the ranking is displayed.

FIG. 11 shows a processing routine of the above-mentioned MIDI horse racing game. First, in step 1101, a method of playing is displayed as shown in FIG. 9, and the operator is caused to select a character (running horse). In addition, a pattern of a problem (problem) is displayed, and a display such as finger use is also performed. When the mode shifts to the run mode, the game is started in step 1102. In addition,
Step 1102 indicates a mere node on the processing flow, and does not perform any processing.

Next, in step 1103, runners other than the operator are arbitrarily advanced to the target value. Step 1
In parallel with 103, in another task, steps 1104-1
Step 106 is performed. In step 1104, the MID
An input from a keyboard connected to the I interface 108 (a MIDI input device other than the keyboard may be used) is detected. Next, in step 1105, it is determined whether or not the input pattern by the operator matches the pattern specified in step 1101 (the pattern specified in the performance sound confirmation window 903 in FIG. 9). For example, what is designated is C as shown in the performance sound confirmation window 903 in FIG.
In the case of 3 / E3 / G3, since the reference pattern is to play these three notes in order at predetermined intervals, it is determined whether the input of the player matches this pattern only by comparing the note names. Instead, the intervals between the sounds are also compared to make a determination. If there is no input from the operator in step 1104, or if the patterns do not match in step 1105, the process returns to step 1102. If the patterns match in step 1105, the horse of the operator is advanced to the target value in step 1106.

After steps 1103 and 1106, it is determined in step 1107 whether any horse has reached the goal. Step 1 if no horses finish
Return to 102. If any horse was finishing,
At step 1108, it is determined whether or not all the running horses have finished (reached the target value). If all the horses have not finished, the process returns to step 1102. If all the running horses have finished, in step 1109, race end processing is performed, and ranking is displayed.

In the MIDI horse racing game, the sound source 105 generates a sound in accordance with the pattern input by the operator. However, the sound may not be generated.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pattern output as the task / question of the game is such that a sound of a predetermined pitch is generated at a predetermined timing (that is, the pattern includes pitch information and generation timing information). Pattern), the pattern may include channel information and dynamic information (velocity) included in the MIDI key press information.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, by realizing a game using MIDI information, the success or failure of the game is determined by whether or not the user can play along the pattern presented as a problem. Will be. Therefore, trying to successfully clear the game has various musical educational effects, such as practice of practicing a predetermined tempo and rhythm, performance of a predetermined frame, and performance of one song. In a normal game, a controller such as a game pad is used, but the number of switches is not so large, so that the number of amounts that can be controlled by the operator is not so large. On the other hand, since MIDI information is used in the present invention, the MID which is an amount that can be controlled by the operator is used.
All the parameters that can be input by the I message can be input to the game, and a wide variety of games can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing basic processing procedures when playing various games.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a horizontal scroll game.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a side scroll game.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen example of a submarine game.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen example (part 1) of a keyboard fall game;

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example (part 2) of a display screen of a keyboard fall game;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a keyboard fall game.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display screen example (1) of a MIDI horse racing game.

FIG. 10 is a display screen example of a MIDI horse racing game (part 2).
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FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a MIDI horse racing game.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: central processing unit (CPU), 102: random access memory (RAM), 103: read-on memory (ROM), 104: hard disk / CD-ROM,
Reference numeral 105: sound source, 106: display, 107: keyboard and mouse, 108: MIDI interface (I / F), 109: controller, 110: communication interface, 111: bus line.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An MID in a predetermined pattern which is a problem / issue
A pattern output means for outputting I information and presenting the MIDI information to the operator aurally or visually; and detecting an operation of the operator and generating an MI generated in accordance with the operation.
Input means for acquiring a pattern of DI information, and MID presented to the operator by the pattern output means
Pattern determining means for comparing the pattern of the I information with the pattern of the MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator obtained by the input means; and reflecting the comparison result by the pattern determining means in the game to determine the movement of the object in the game. Means for controlling the game such as control and addition of points. A game device using MIDI information. 2. An MID in a predetermined pattern which is a problem or a problem.
A pattern output means for outputting I information and presenting the MIDI information to the operator aurally or visually; and detecting an operation of the operator and generating an MI generated in accordance with the operation.
Input means for acquiring a pattern of DI information, and MID presented to the operator by the pattern output means
Pattern determining means for comparing a pattern of the I information with a pattern of MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator obtained by the input means, wherein the pattern of the MIDI information presented to the operator by the pattern output means is: MIDI by the operation of the operator obtained by the input means
Outputting, as a determination result, whether a pattern of the information exceeds the condition under the predetermined condition, matches the condition, or is lower than the condition; and a determination result by the pattern determination unit. Means for controlling the position and / or operation of an object of the game based on the game information. 3. An MID in a predetermined pattern which is a problem or a problem.
A pattern output means for outputting I information and presenting the MIDI information to an operator aurally or visually, wherein a form of presentation to the operator changes according to conditions such as time, position, and display area. And an operation detected by the operator, and an MI generated in response to the operation is detected.
Input means for acquiring a pattern of DI information, and MID presented to the operator by the pattern output means
Pattern determining means for comparing the pattern of the I information with the pattern of the MIDI information obtained by the operation of the operator obtained by the input means; determining the score of the game according to the determination result by the pattern determining means; Means for controlling the score to change as the form of presentation to the operator in the means changes. A game device using MIDI information. 4. A designating means for designating a predetermined performance pattern to be a problem or a task, and detecting an operation of an operator and generating an MI generated in accordance with the operation.
Input means for acquiring a pattern of DI information, and MID by an operation of an operator acquired by the input means
Pattern determining means for determining whether or not the pattern of the I information repeats the performance pattern designated by the designating means, and detecting the degree of coincidence; and Means for controlling the position and / or operation of an object in the game.