JPH11179050A - Information storage medium, game device and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information storage medium, a game system and a game device capable of providing a capture information so as not to supply the capture information of a part to be captured hereafter by a user to the user. SOLUTION: A memory card 60 stores the play data 510 of the user relating to game conditions and this information storage medium 50 stores hint data 540 stored relating to game conditions and a game capture information provision program for deciding the provision-permitted area of the information of the hint data 540 and outputting the provision-permitted area based on the play data 510. A processing part 20 provides the capture information so as not to supply the capture information of the part to be captured hereafter by the user based on the play data 510 stored in the memory card 60 and the game capture information provision program 52 and the hint data 540 stored in the information storage medium 50.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information storage medium, a game system, and a game apparatus, and more particularly to an information storage medium, a game apparatus, and a game system for providing game strategy information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in role-playing games, adventure games, and the like, the method of capture has become complicated. For this reason, game capture books and the like are provided in this type of game. The user purchases the strategy book as needed, obtains a hint to capture a desired location, and sequentially captures the game.

[0003] However, in a conventional paper-based game strategy book, the user often sees hints that he or she does not want to see at the moment of opening the page, and often feels the regret of knowing the content of the game to be challenged in the future. Was.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide only capture information of a portion required by a user to a user, and to provide the user with other hints, particularly, capture information of a portion to be captured in the future. The present invention relates to an information storage medium capable of providing information, a game system, and a game device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to an information storage medium storing computer-executable software, wherein the memory stores user play data relating to a game situation of a given game. Based on the information for reading the play data, the strategy information of the game stored in association with the game situation of the game, and the play data, determine the provision permission area of the strategy information of the game, and And information for outputting an area.

By executing the software stored in the information storage medium of the present invention, the provision permission area of the strategy information of the previous game is determined based on the user's play data relating to the game situation of the given game. Can be output. For this reason, based on the user's game situation, provide the user with only the hints of the places that the user needs, and capture the other hints, especially the hints of the areas to be captured, so as not to give the user hints Information can be provided. Therefore, unlike a conventional book-type game strategy book, the user does not see the hint that he does not want to see at the moment of opening the page, and does not feel the regret of knowing the content of the game to be challenged first.

The present invention is also an information storage medium storing computer-executable software, wherein information for executing a given game is stored in association with a game situation of the game. Information for determining the capture-permitted area of the game capture information based on the game capture information and the user's play data related to the game status of the game during execution of the game, and outputting the provision-permitted area And characterized in that:

According to the present invention, during execution of a given game, a provision permission area for strategy information of the given game is determined based on the user's play data relating to the game situation of the given game. For this reason, the user does not need to start a new program for providing capture information, and does not need to be particularly aware of storage and input of play data.
At the desired timing during the game, game capture information can be obtained.

[0009] Furthermore, based on the play data, only the hints of the parts required by the user are provided to the user, and the hint information is provided so as not to give the user any other hints, especially hints of the parts to be captured in the future. Can be provided. Therefore, unlike a conventional book-type game strategy book, the user does not see the hint that he does not want to see at the moment of opening the page, and does not feel the regret of knowing the content of the game to be challenged first.

Further, the information storage medium of the present invention is characterized in that it is formed detachably in a computer.

[0011] The information can be distributed only by the information storage medium, and necessary capture information can be obtained only by setting it in any computer when necessary.

Further, in the information storage medium of the present invention, the play data includes data relating to at least one of a game progress status and a game history of the user, and the strategy information of the game includes at least one of the game progress status and the game history. It is characterized by being stored in association.

[0013] In role-playing games and the like, there are many types in which the game is advanced while solving various mysteries. In such a game, since each strategy information is closely related to the progress of the game and the game history, it is necessary to provide strategy information according to the progress of the game and the game history.

According to the present invention, the play data includes data relating to at least one of the game progress status and the game history of the user, and the provision permission area of the capture information is determined based on the data. Therefore, based on at least one of the game progress status and the game history of the user, the user is provided with only the hint of the location required by the user, and the user is given other hints, particularly, the hint of the location to be captured in the future. It is possible to provide capture information so that it does not happen.

Further, in the information storage medium of the present invention, the capture information comprises a plurality of capture items, and title information of each capture item and detailed capture information stored in association with the title information of each capture item. Information for outputting a title list of capture information in the provision permission area from among a plurality of capture items, and for reading and outputting detailed capture information of each capture item designated by an external input Information.

According to the present invention, a title list of capture items in the provision permission area from among a plurality of capture items is output. Then, when the user inputs a desired capture item, detailed capture information of the capture item is output. Therefore, by referring to the title list of the capture items, the user can search for the capture items required by the user and obtain detailed capture information of the capture items.

Further, the information storage medium of the present invention is characterized in that it includes information for reading and outputting step-by-step strategy information in the provision permission area based on an external user operation input.

According to the present invention, capture information can be output stepwise according to the level of the user. For example, the user can provide the capture information little by little by inputting an instruction from the outside to request more capture information. Therefore, the user can determine how much of the capture information provided by his / her own judgment.
For this reason, advanced users and intuitive users can enjoy the game without giving too much hints.
In addition, beginners and intuitive users can be given detailed tips to enjoy the game.

Further, the information storage medium of the present invention is characterized in that the information storage medium further includes information for displaying the output strategy information on a display unit.

According to the present invention, capture information is displayed on a screen. Therefore, the user can easily obtain capture information with the same device configuration as in the case of a video game or the like.

Further, the present invention is a game system including a host machine and a game terminal connected via a communication line, wherein the host machine captures the game in association with a game situation of a given game. Means for storing information, and a game capture information providing program for determining a provision permission area for capture information of the game based on a user's play data relating to a game situation of a given game and displaying the provision possible area. Means for storing the game capture information and a game capture information providing program to the game terminal, wherein the game terminal includes the game capture information and the game capture information transmitted from the host machine. Means for receiving a game capture information providing program, play data of the game, capture information of the game sent from the host machine And displaying the provided permission region based on micro the game capture information providing program.

According to the present invention, each game terminal can obtain the game strategy information and the game strategy information providing program from the host machine via the communication line. Therefore, it is possible to easily distribute the game strategy information and the game strategy information providing program simply by using an existing communication line or the like. In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to add or change the game capture information and the game capture information providing program at any time.

Further, the present invention is a game system including a host machine and a game terminal connected via a communication line, wherein the host machine captures the game in association with a game situation of a given game. Means for storing information, means for transmitting the game capture information to the game terminal, the game terminal receiving the game capture information sent from the host machine, Means for determining, based on the user's play data relating to the game situation of a given game, a provision-permitted area for the received strategy information of the game, and displaying the provision-permitted area.

According to the present invention, each game terminal can obtain the strategy information of the game from the host machine via the communication line. Therefore, it is possible to easily distribute the strategy information of the game simply by using the existing communication line or the like. In addition, there is an advantage that addition, change, and the like of the strategy information of the game can be performed at any time.

The game apparatus of the present invention further comprises means for reading play data from a memory in which play data of a user relating to a game situation of a given game is stored; It is characterized by including means for storing capture information, and means for determining a provision permission area of the capture information of the game based on the play data and outputting the provision possible area.

In the game device of the present invention, it is possible to determine and output a provision permission area for capture information of the given game in the previous term based on the user's play data relating to the game situation of the given game. For this reason, based on the user's play data, provide the user with only the hint of the place that the user needs, and capture it so as not to give the user any other hint, especially the hint of the area to be captured in the future Information can be provided. Therefore, unlike a conventional book-type game strategy book, the user does not see the hint that he does not want to see at the moment of opening the page, and does not feel the regret of knowing the content of the game to be challenged first.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the game capture information providing program is started separately from the game main body. In the following, the CD-ROM in which the game body is stored will be described.
C that stores ROM and game capture information providing program
Although the D-ROM will be described as being separate, it may be physically the same medium.

FIG. 1 shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to a home game machine.

The user views the game image displayed on the display 1200 while watching the game controller 12.
02 and 1204 to enjoy a game such as a role playing game (hereinafter referred to as RPG). In this case, information necessary for playing a game, such as a game program, is stored in a CD-ROM 1 which is an information storage medium detachable from the main unit.
206, the IC card 1208, the memory card 60, and the like.

At a given timing during the game, the game history of the player, in particular, play data including information on the current progress is written to the memory card 60.

When the user wants to obtain game strategy information, the user interrupts or stops the game and starts the game strategy information providing program. That is, the game CD-ROM 1206 is removed from the game machine main body 1210, and the CD which is the information storage medium according to the present embodiment in which the game capture information providing program is stored instead.
-Set the ROM 50. And the user has said CD
When the game capture information providing program stored in the ROM 50 is executed, the game capture information is displayed on the display 1.
Displayed at 200.

When the game capture information providing program is executed, the play data is required.
The memory card 60 storing the play data also needs to be set in the game machine main body 1210.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining capture information displayed on the display 1200 in the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, only the capture information of the portion that the user has already captured and the portion that is currently being captured is displayed, and the capture information of the portion where the user has not yet started capture and is about to capture is displayed. Is not given to the user.

FIG. 2A shows a screen displayed on the display 1200 when the game capture information providing program is started at about one third of the game. As shown in the figure, first, a hint list, which is a list of titles of respective items of a plurality of capture information, is displayed. But 210
As shown in, the user has not yet started the capture,
The hint title of the part to be captured in the future will be displayed with the asterisk *. On this screen, a list of hint titles corresponding to the current progress position of the game of the user is displayed. In the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, capture information corresponding to the current progress position of the game of the user is displayed. The current progress position of the user is determined from the play data stored in the memory card 60.

If necessary, the hint title can be viewed by going back to the past game progress position.
That is, when the user clicks the previous screen display 240, a hint list screen in which a past hint title is displayed is displayed. However, if the user wants to see the capture information ahead of the game progress position, the next screen display 25
Even if 0 is clicked, the hint title is 2 in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 10, it is displayed in a face-down character with an asterisk and cannot be seen.

As described above, information on the remaining 2/3 of the game for which the user has not started capturing is not displayed.

FIG. 2B shows a screen displayed on the display 1200 when the game capture information providing program is started at a point where the game progresses by about half.

In FIG. 2 (B), the hint title is displayed with the hidden part of the * mark at 220. this is,
This is because the capture of this part was started when the user advanced to about half of the game.

As described above, in the present embodiment, only necessary capture information is displayed according to the progress of the game by the user. For this reason, unlike the conventional strategy book, the user does not want to see the hint at the moment when the page is opened, and does not spoil the fun of the game.

Further, the user can select a desired hint title from the hint titles shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B and see the detailed hint contents.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display when viewing the hint contents of a desired hint title. For example,
On the hint list screen 310, when the user wants to see detailed hint contents of the hint title “Walnut hat?” 320, the user clicks on the sentence. Then, detailed hint contents are displayed as shown at 340. This allows the user to obtain detailed capture information and capture the game.

Note that the detailed hint contents may be displayed stepwise.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining an example of displaying detailed hint contents step by step.
When the user clicks the sentence "Where is the walnut hat?" On the hint list screen 310, the hint contents shown in FIG. 4A are displayed. This means that only the first half of the hint content displayed at 340 in FIG. 3 is displayed. If the user does not understand this capture information alone or wants to know a little more about the capture information of "Where is the walnut hat?", The next screen display 420 is clicked. If it is determined that this is all that is needed, the user clicks the previous screen display 410.

When the next screen display 420 is clicked, as shown in FIG. 4B, all capture information of "Where is the walnut hat?" Is displayed.

As described above, by displaying the capture information step by step as required by the user, it is possible to give a hint according to the level of the user. In other words, advanced users and intuitive users can enjoy the game without giving too much hints. In addition, beginners and intuitive users can be given detailed tips to enjoy the game.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the present embodiment.

The information storage medium 50 stores a game capture information providing program 52 and hint data 540 as capture information.
I remember. The function of this information storage medium 50 is a CD
-ROM, game cassette, IC card, MO, FD,
It can be realized by hardware such as a DVD, a memory, and a hard disk.

The game capture information providing program 52 is a program for providing capture information so that the user does not give the user hint data 540 of a portion to be captured. Hint data 540
Will be described later.

The memory card 60 stores user play data 510. The function of the memory card can be realized by hardware such as an IC card. The contents of the play data 510 will be described later.

The operation unit 10 is used to input operation data such as a click on an item for which the user wants to view the contents of a hint as described with reference to FIG. The user inputs operation data using the game controllers 1202 and 1204 shown in FIG.

The processing section 20 performs a process of determining a provision permission area of the hint data 540 based on the operation data and the game capture information provision program 52 stored in the information storage medium 50 and the like. This processing unit 20
Functions of CISC and RISC CPU, DSP,
This can be realized by hardware such as an image capture IC.

The image generation unit 30 performs processing for generating an image such as a display screen described with reference to FIGS.
For example, it is configured by hardware such as a CPU, a DSP, an IC dedicated to image generation, and a memory. The image obtained by the image generation unit 30 is displayed on the display unit 40.

Next, the contents of the hint data 540 and the play data 510 will be described.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a data structure of play data 510 stored in the memory card 60, and FIG. 6B is a view showing the hint data 540 stored in the information storage medium 50. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure.

As shown in FIG. 6A, play data 5
10 includes a scene number 520 and a player level 530.

The scene number 520 is data indicating to which scene each user is currently progressing. The game for which the capture information is provided in this embodiment is:
It is a type of RPG that sequentially clears multiple scenes while acquiring various items and preaching a mystery.
Therefore, the progress of the game of each user can be determined by the scene number 520. For example, if the scene number is 3 as shown in FIG.
It means that the player is currently capturing the third scene and has not yet progressed to the fourth scene.

The user level 530 is data given according to a game history such as an item or a mystery that the user has acquired so far. For example, even if the user is in the same numbered scene, the user level increases when there are many items or preached mysteries that have been acquired so far, and the user level decreases when there are few items or preached mysteries that have been acquired so far.

The hint data 540 shown in FIG.
This is capture information provided by the game capture information providing program, and includes a hint number 550, a scene number 560, a user level 570, a hint title 580, and a hint content address 590 for each hint.

Reference numeral 550 denotes a hint number for identifying each hint, which is given as a serial number. Reference numeral 560 denotes a scene number for determining whether or not the hint can be displayed by comparing it with the scene number 520 of the play data. 570
Is a user level for determining whether or not to display the hint by comparing with the user level of the play data. 580 is a hint title to be output on the hint list screen. 590 is an address where the contents of the hint (for example, detailed hint contents displayed on the screens of FIGS. 4A and 4B) are stored.

Next, based on the play data 510,
Processing for determining a hint data display permitted area and outputting the displayable area will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the present embodiment.

The processing section 20 reads the play data 510 stored in the memory card 60, and reads the scene number 520 of the memory card 60 ≧ the scene number 560 of the hint data 540 and the user level 530 of the memory card 60 ≧ the hint data 540. User level 570
Are extracted (step S10).

FIG. 2 shows the title of the extracted hint.
A list is displayed as a hint list as shown in (A) and (B) (step S20).

As shown at 330 in FIG. 3, the user selects the title of the hint to be read (step S30).
Then, as shown at 340 in FIG. 3, the contents of the hint of the selected hint title are displayed (step S40).
And if the user wants to see other hints, step S2
The process of step S50 is repeated from 0, and if no other hint is found, the process is terminated (step S50).

Next, an example of a hardware configuration capable of realizing the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the device shown in FIG.
AM1004, information storage medium 1006, sound generation IC10
08, image generation IC 1010, I / O port 1012,
1014 are connected via a system bus 1016 so that data can be transmitted and received between them. And the image generation IC
A display 1018 is connected to 1010, a speaker 1020 is connected to the sound generation IC 1008, and an I / O
The control device 1022 is connected to the port 1012, and the communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014.

The information storage medium 1006 mainly stores programs, image data for expressing a display object, sound data, and the like. For example, in a home game device, a CD-R is used as an information storage medium for storing a game program and the like.
OMs, game cassettes, DVDs and the like are used. In the arcade game device, a memory such as a ROM or a hard disk is used. In this case, the information storage medium 1006 is an RO.
M1002.

In this embodiment, the game capture information providing program 52 and the hint data 540 are stored in an information storage medium constituted by a removable CD-ROM.

The control device 1022 corresponds to a game controller, an operation panel, and the like, and is a device for inputting a result of a determination made by a user in accordance with the progress of a game to the main body of the device.

The program stored in the information storage medium 1006, the system program (initialization information of the apparatus main body) stored in the ROM 1002, the control apparatus 102
CPU 1000 according to a signal input by
Controls the entire apparatus and performs various data processing. RAM10
Reference numeral 04 denotes storage means used as a work area or the like of the CPU 1000. The information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 10
02, or the calculation result of the CPU 1000 or the like is stored.

Further, this type of device includes a sound generation IC 100
8 and an image generating IC 1010 are provided so that a suitable output of game sounds and game images can be performed.
The sound generation IC 1008 includes the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1
This is an integrated circuit that generates game sounds such as sound effects and background music based on the information stored in 002, and the generated game sounds are output by the speaker 1020. The image generation IC 1010 includes a RAM 1004,
An integrated circuit that generates pixel information to be output to the display 1018 based on image information sent from the ROM 1002, the information storage medium 1006, and the like. Note that the display 1018 needs to have a light emitting function, and for example, a CRT, an LCD, a plasma display, or the like is suitable.

The communication device 1024 exchanges various kinds of information used inside the game device with the outside. The communication device 1024 is connected to another game device to transmit and receive given information according to the game program. It is used for transmitting and receiving information such as a game program via a communication line.

The various processes described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 include a game capture information providing program which is a program for performing the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG.
The information storage medium 10 storing the hint data 540 shown in FIG. 6 and the play data 510 shown in FIG.
06 and the CPU 100 operating according to the program
0, an image generation IC 1010, a sound generation IC 1008, and the like. Note that the image generation IC 1010 and the sound generation I
The processing performed by the C1008 or the like may be performed by software using the CPU 1000, a general-purpose DSP, or the like.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to a game device including a host device 1300 and terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n connected to the host device 1300 via a communication line 1302. Is shown. In this case, the game capture information providing program 52 and the hint data 540 shown in FIG. 6B are stored in an information storage medium 1306 such as a magnetic disk device, a magnetic tape device, or a memory that can be controlled by the host device 1300. I have. Terminal 1304
-1-1304-n are CPU, image generation IC, sound generation IC
If the game device can generate a game image and a game sound in a stand-alone manner, the host device 1300 sends the program 52 and the hint data 540 to the terminal 130 via the communication line 1302.
It is delivered to 4-1 to 1304-n. On the other hand, if it cannot be generated stand-alone, the host device 1300 generates a game image and a game sound, transmits them to the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n via the communication line 1302, and outputs them at the terminal.

Note that each of the game terminals 1304-1 to 1304
-n has only the game capture information providing program 52, and may be configured to receive and execute the hint data 540 from the host machine via the communication line.

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

In the present embodiment, the case where the game capture information providing program is started separately from the game main body has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the configuration may be such that the game capture information providing program can be started from the game program. In such a case,
In particular, a configuration in which data is exchanged between programs without using a memory card or the like may be used.

The game to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the RPG and the adventure game described in this embodiment.

The contents of the play data are not limited to the scene numbers and user levels introduced in the present embodiment. It may be an item acquired by the user, information of a friend, or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case where hint titles for which display is not permitted is displayed in an invisible manner has been described as an example. However, hint titles for which display is not permitted may not be displayed at all. .

[0082]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to a home-use game device.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining information displayed on a display in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an example of a screen displaying detailed hint information.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining an example of a case where detailed hint information is displayed stepwise.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a data structure of play data stored in a memory card, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure of hint data stored in an information storage medium.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration capable of realizing the embodiment;

FIG. 9 illustrates an example in which the present embodiment is applied to a game terminal connected to a host device via a communication line.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 operation unit 20 processing unit 30 image generation unit 40 display unit 50 information storage medium 52 game capture information providing program 60 memory card 510 play data 540 hint data

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information storage medium storing computer-executable software, the information for reading the play data from a user's play data relating to a game situation of a given game. And information for determining a game permission information provision area based on the play data based on the game capture information stored in association with a game situation of the game and outputting the provision available area. An information storage medium comprising: 2. An information storage medium in which software executable by a computer is stored, wherein information for executing a given game is stored in association with a game situation of the game. Capture information, and information for determining a provision permission area for the capture information of the game based on user play data relating to a game situation of the game during execution of the game, and outputting the provision permission area. An information storage medium characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The information storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the information storage medium is detachably formed in a computer. 4. The game data according to claim 1, wherein the play data includes data on at least one of a game progress status and a game history of the user, and the strategy information of the game includes a game progress status and a game history. An information storage medium characterized by being stored in association with at least one. 5. The detailed capture information according to claim 1, wherein the capture information includes a plurality of capture items, and title information of each capture item and detailed information stored in association with the title information of each capture item. And information for outputting a title list of capture information in the provision permitted area from among a plurality of capture items, and detailed capture information of each capture item specified by an external input. An information storage medium comprising information for reading and outputting. 6. The information according to claim 1, further comprising information for reading and outputting step-by-step capture information in said provision permission area based on an external user operation input. Information storage medium. 7. The information storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising information for displaying the output strategy information on a display unit. 8. A game system including a host machine and a game terminal connected via a communication line, wherein the host machine stores strategy information of the game in association with a game situation of a given game. Means for determining, based on play data of a user relating to a game situation of a given game, a provision area for provision of capture information of the game, and storing a game capture information provision program for displaying the provision possible area. Means for transmitting the game capture information and the game capture information providing program to the game terminal, wherein the game terminal includes the game capture information and the game capture information sent from the host machine. Means for receiving a provided program, game play data, strategy information for the game sent from the host machine, and the game A game system for displaying the provision permission area based on a game capture information provision program. 9. A game system including a host machine and a game terminal connected via a communication line, wherein the host machine stores strategy information of the game in association with a game situation of a given game. Means for transmitting game strategy information to the game terminal, the game terminal receiving the game strategy information sent from the host machine, Means for determining a provision permission area for the received game capture information based on the user's play data relating to the game situation of the game, and displaying the provision permission area. 10. A means for reading play data from a memory in which user play data relating to a game situation of a given game is stored; and a means for storing strategy information of the game in association with the game situation of the game. A means for determining a provision permission area of the strategy information of the game based on the play data and outputting the provision possible area.