JPH11342261A - Game device and composite method for picture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device and a composite method for picture which can deepen fondness of a particular team and a particular game character. SOLUTION: When a favorable team is set by displaying a mode setting picture which can set one of many teams (game characters) i.e., Tokyo Stars as the favorable team, a management according to a setting of the favorable team is done till the setting is removed or changed. And a selective picture for the favorable team is displayed when a team selective picture is displayed. For example, a special picture is displayed when the favorable team is selected in the selective picture. Or a result of game displaying picture for the favorable team is displayed whether the team is won or lost. For example, a game result displaying picture is displayed which is focused on the favorable team, even if the favorable team is lost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a game device and an image synthesizing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game device for playing a baseball game or the like by operating a game character or the like on a screen, a player selects a desired team at the start of the game, and selects the selected team. The game is enjoyed by playing against the computer or a team selected by the opponent player.

[0003] In such a game device, a team which can be selected by a player is generally given a name of a sports team which exists in the real world. Therefore, such a game device can give a player the feeling of playing a game with a real-world sports team, and is highly popular as a game.

However, in the above-mentioned game device,
The player can only select a desired team, and the degree of attachment of the player to the selected team, etc.
I couldn't raise one more.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above technical problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device capable of increasing the degree of attachment to a specific team, a specific game character, or the like. And a method for synthesizing an image.

[0006]

According to the present invention, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters on a mode setting screen. Until the setting of the team or the preferential game character is canceled or changed, a game device that performs image composition processing according to the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character, wherein the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character is performed. In the case where the selection screen for the team or the game character is displayed, a selection screen for the preferential team or the preferential game character is displayed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a special display is made when a preferential team or preferential game character is selected on the selection screen.

Further, according to the present invention, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters on a mode setting screen, and the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. A game device for performing image composition processing in accordance with the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character, wherein the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character is performed regardless of the result of the game. And displaying a game result display screen for the preferential team or the preferential game character.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, even when the preferential team or the preferential game character loses, a game result display screen centering on the preferential team or the preferential game character is displayed.

Further, according to the present invention, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters on the mode setting screen, and the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. An image composition method in which image composition processing is performed in accordance with the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character, wherein when the preferential team or the preferential game character is set, a team or game character selection screen is displayed. Is displayed, a selection screen for preferential team or preferential game character is displayed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a special display is made when a preferential team or preferential game character is selected on the selection screen.

Further, according to the present invention, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters on the mode setting screen, and the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. An image composition method in which image composition processing is performed in accordance with the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character, wherein when the preferential team or the preferential game character is set, regardless of the result of the game In addition, a game result display screen for a preferential team or a preferential game character is displayed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a game result display screen centering on the preferential team or the preferential game character is displayed even when the preferential team or the preferential game character loses.

Further, an information storage medium according to the present invention stores a game program for performing any one of the above-described image synthesizing methods.

The present invention also relates to an image synthesizing method for a game apparatus using an information storage medium which is detachable and capable of writing information, wherein at least one of a plurality of teams comprising a group of game characters or A mode setting screen is displayed in which at least one of the plurality of game characters can be set as a preferential team or a preferential game character, and when the preferential team or the preferential game character is set by a player, Until the setting is canceled or changed, the image composition processing is performed according to the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character, and information indicating that the setting of the preferential team or the preferential game character is performed is provided at least by power-off. Or by the time of system reset or by the end of the game And writes the 憶媒 body.

According to the present invention, a player can set a team or a game character desired by the player as a preferential team or the like using the mode setting screen. When the setting of the preferential team is performed, a process of treating the preferential team is performed on the opening screen, the title screen, the team selection screen, the screen during the game, the game result display screen, and the like. The setting information of the preferential team is written and retained in the information storage medium until the power is turned off, the system is reset, or the game ends, so unless the setting is changed, etc.
The favored team will continue to be favored. This allows
The degree of attachment of players to games, preferential teams, and the like can be increased, and the fun of the game device can be increased.

Also, the present invention provides a method for setting the preferential team or preferential game character and turning off the power and turning on the power again, or performing the setting and resetting the system and restarting the system, or the setting. When the game is ended and the game is started again, a screen indicating that the preferential team or the preferential game character has already been set is displayed.

By doing so, the information storage medium in which the preferential team and the like are set can be a special version in which the team preferred by the player is preferential, and various variations can be made to the uniform information storage medium. Can be given.

Further, the present invention provides a method for supervising a preferential team or a preferential game character by superimposing an image dedicated to the preferential team or preferential game character and an image common to a team or a game character including the preferential team or preferential game character. It is characterized in that image synthesis of a screen that favors a character is performed.

In this way, various display images with a wide variety of variations can be obtained only by changing the image dedicated to the preferential team. This makes it possible to reduce the memory capacity required for generating a screen when setting a preferential team, reduce the scale of hardware, and reduce the cost of the apparatus.

The present invention also provides a method for displaying a preferential team or preferential game character when the preferential team or preferential game character is set, when displaying a title screen, or when displaying a team or game character selecting screen. A title screen or a selection screen for the preferential game character is displayed.

This makes it possible, for example, to display the game character of the preferential team on the title screen or to display a special message when selecting the preferential team on the selection screen, thereby increasing the degree of attachment of the player to the preferential team. It becomes possible.

Further, according to the present invention, when the preferential team or preferential game character is set, an image of a game screen displayed during the game is synthesized so that the preferential team or preferential game character is preferentially treated. It is characterized by the following.

This makes it possible to display a game screen (a support screen for favoring the preferential team, a game screen in which the data of the preferential team is changed) that is advantageous to the preferential team during the game. Enthusiasm for the game can be increased.

Further, according to the present invention, when the preferential team or preferential game character is set, a game result display screen for the preferential team or preferential game character is displayed irrespective of the result of the game. It is characterized by.

In this way, for example, even when the preferential team loses, a game result display screen centering on the preferential team can be displayed, and the degree of attachment of the player operating the preferential team to the game can be increased. be able to.

Further, the game device according to the present invention is characterized in that, when the preferential team or preferential game character is set, a voice process for preferentially treating the preferential team or preferential game character is performed.

In this way, for example, when the player is performing a screen operation on the preferential team, it is possible to output a sound or the like that supports the preferential team,
It is possible to increase the degree of concentration of the player on the game.

Further, in the present invention, when the preferential team or preferential game character is set, the data of the team or the game character is changed so that the preferential team or preferential game character is preferentially treated. And

For example, by changing the preferential team, the game characters constituting the preferential team, the ability data of the preferential game character, and the like, the player can advantageously proceed with the game. The preferential processing may be performed by changing data of the preferential team, the team to be the opponent of the preferential game character, and the game character. Note that as the data to be changed, various data such as image data and audio data can be considered in addition to the performance data.

[0031]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, a description will be given of an example in which the present invention is applied to a game device capable of playing baseball on a screen.

FIGS. 1A and 1B show an example of a mode setting screen displayed according to the present embodiment. The player sets the mode such as the number of innings in one game and the type of sound (stereo or monaural) using operation means such as a game controller while watching the mode setting screen. The first feature of the present embodiment is that the player can set at least one preferential team (favorite team) from a plurality of teams on this mode setting screen. At the time of initial setting, as shown in FIG. 1A, the preferential team is set to "none". On the other hand, when the player sets the preferential team to, for example, “Tokyo Stars”, the screen display as shown in FIG. Until the setting of the preferential team is canceled or changed, the image composition processing according to the setting of the preferential team is performed.

It is desirable that the preferential team that can be set is a team that exists in the real world. This makes it possible to set a team whose player is a fan in the real world as a preferential team.

The contents set on the mode setting screen are stored in an information storage medium, for example, a game cassette, by the time of power-off, by the time of system reset, or by the time of ending the game. The content of the stored mode setting is not lost even after the power is turned off, and is retained in the game cassette. The contents of the mode setting may be stored at any time as long as the power is turned off at least. For example, the contents of the mode setting may be stored when the mode setting is completed and the user exits the mode setting screen.

When the player turns on the power after turning off the power or starts the system again after resetting the system, an opening screen as shown in FIG. 1C is displayed at that time. That is, a screen indicating that "this game cassette is a special version for Tokyo Stars fans" is displayed, and informs the player that the preferential team has already been set. This allows
The game cassette can be a special version in which a favorite team of the player is given preferential treatment, and the player's attachment to the game can be further increased.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of a game device capable of realizing the present invention. A game controller 12 (operating means) is connected to the main unit 20, and an information storage medium 30 for storing a game program and the like is detachable. The images and sounds generated by the main unit 20 are output to the display 10 such as a television or a dedicated monitor, so that the user can enjoy the game.

The main unit 20 includes a CPU 22, an image synthesizing section 24, a voice synthesizing section 26, and a working RAM 28. Here, the CPU 22 performs various arithmetic processing such as game arithmetic based on an operation signal input from the game controller 12 and a game program or the like loaded from the information storage medium 30. The image synthesizing unit 24 and the voice synthesizing unit 26 synthesize a game image and a game sound based on the result of the game calculation and the like performed by the CPU 22 and output these to the display 10.

The display processing of the mode setting screen shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is performed by the CPU 22 and the image synthesizing unit 24 which operate according to a game program stored in the information storage medium 30 or the like.
And so on. Further, the processing according to the setting of the preferential treatment, for example, the display processing of the opening screen shown in FIG.
22, the image synthesizing unit 24 and the like.

In the present embodiment, a game cassette is used as the information storage medium 30, and the information storage medium 30 includes, for example, a backup memory 31 composed of a non-volatile memory.
Is built-in. The above-described mode setting information is stored in the backup memory 31, so that the contents of the mode setting information are retained even when the power is turned off or the like.

As the information storage medium 30, various types such as a writable magneto-optical disk or an IC card can be used. When a writable magneto-optical disk is used, a backup memory is not required, and the mode setting information may be written on the magneto-optical disk together with the game program. When an IC card is used, the IC card may be used as a backup memory, and the game program may be stored in the second information storage medium 32 such as a CD-ROM. Note that a communication control unit may be provided in the main device 20, and the game program may be distributed using the communication control unit and a communication line.

When setting a preferential team, the CPU 22 and the image synthesizing section 24 perform an image synthesizing process as shown in FIG. 3, for example. The image 40 is an image common to all teams including the preferential team. On the other hand, the image 42 showing the pet mark of "Tokyo Stars" is exclusive to the "Tokyo Stars" which is a preferential team. In the present embodiment, a display screen as shown in FIG. 3 is formed by superimposing an image 40 common to all teams and an image 42 dedicated to the preferential team. In this way, by replacing only the image 42 with another image, a screen that favors teams other than “Tokyo Stars” can be formed. This allows
It can save memory capacity and processing time for image formation,
Hardware size can be reduced, and real-time performance of the game device can be ensured. Note that, in the text image 44, all the teams are common except for the column of “preferred team name”.

There are various types of processing to be performed when the preferential team is set, as described below. For example, FIGS. 4A and 4B show an example of a title screen displayed in this embodiment. If the preferential team has not been set, a title screen as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed. In this case, a normal title 46 and a game character 48 are displayed on the screen. On the other hand, when the preferential team has been set, a title screen as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed. The title 50 is exclusive to the preferential team "Tokyo Stars", and the display "Ganbare Tokyo Stars" is added. A game character 52 wearing a Tokyo Stars uniform
Is displayed. Further, the voice “Ganbare Tokyo Stars” is synthesized and output by the voice synthesis unit 26 (see FIG. 2). In FIG. 4B, as in the case of FIG.
(Or only the additional display part), game character 5
2 is an image dedicated to the preferential team, and the other images are images common to all teams.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example of the team selection screen displayed in this embodiment. If the preferential team has not been set, a team selection screen as shown in FIG. 5A is displayed. In this case, when the team icon 54 is selected, the pet mark 56 of the team is displayed. On the other hand, if the preferential team has been set, a team selection screen as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed. In this case, when the team icon 54 is selected, the pet mark 58 to which the character "Ganbare" is added is displayed, and the sound "Ganbare" is output. By doing so, the motivation of the player and the degree of attachment to the game can be increased.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show examples of display screens of player ability values (game character data). When the preferential team is not set, the player ability value is set, for example, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the preferential team is set and the player selects and plays the preferential team, the ability value of the player on the player side increases as shown in FIG. 6B. Specifically, the batting average of all batters is increased by 0.50. Also, the defense rate of the pitcher on the player side is reduced by 1.00. In this embodiment, when the player is the attacking side, after the opponent pitcher throws the ball (the object to be played), the player operates the operation button 16 of the game controller 12 at a desired timing (see FIG. 2).
By pressing, the game character swings the bat and hits the ball. At this time, whether a hit or home run or a ball is caught by the opponent's fielder depends on the timing at which the player presses the operation button 16, the trajectory of the bat, the batting average of the batter operated by the player, the defense rate of the opposing pitcher. Etc. are determined. Therefore, if the batting average of the batter increases, the player who has selected the preferential team can advance the game advantageously. On the other hand, when the player is on the defensive side, the probability of being hit by the opponent is reduced by lowering the defense ratio of the pitcher operated by the player, and the player can advantageously proceed with the game.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the preferential team is set, processing such as changing the data of the team and the game character is performed so that the preferential team is treated during the game. Image synthesis of the displayed game screen is performed. In addition to the above, various other examples of the display of the game screen that favors the preferential team, such as increasing the number of support flags of the preferential team displayed on the screen at the time of the change of offense and defense compared to the opponent team, may be considered.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show an example of a game result display screen displayed after the game is over. If the preferential team has not been set and the player is playing against the computer, a heading image of the team on the player side is displayed. In the case where no preferential team has been set and a player-player battle, a heading image of the winning team is displayed. For example, in FIG. 7A, since the team N has won, the heading image 60 of the team N is displayed. On the other hand, when the preferential team is set, the headline image of the preferential team is always displayed irrespective of the outcome of the game. For example, in FIG. 7B, although the preferential team S (Tokyo Stars) has lost, the heading image 6 representing “Enai”, a player of Tokyo Stars, is shown.
2 is displayed. Then, even when the preferential team wins, the headline image for the preferential team is displayed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when a preferential team is set,
The game result display screen for the preferential team is displayed regardless of the result of the game. As a result, the player's feelings for the preferential team can be further increased, and the fun of the game can be increased.

Finally, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the present embodiment, a game program (software) that performs an operation according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 12 is stored in the information storage medium 30 or the second information storage medium 32. Then, the game program and the CPU 2 shown in FIG.
2. The above-described various image synthesizing processes and the like are performed by the image synthesizing unit 24 and the like.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the setting process of the preferential team (favorite team). When the preferential team setting process starts, a mode setting screen shown in FIG. 1A is first displayed (steps S1 and S2). When the player selects, for example, "Tokyo Stars" using the game controller 12, "Tokyo Stars" is set as a preferential team (steps S3, S4, S5).
And FIG. 1 (B)). The same applies when another team such as "Kyushu Cats" is selected (steps S5 and S8). If the player does not select any preferential team, the preferential team is not set (steps S6 and S9). The setting information of the preferential team described above is stored in the information storage medium 30 shown in FIG.
Since the information is stored in the (backup memory 31), this information is retained even after power is turned off.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the display processing of the opening screen and the title screen. After setting the preferential team, if the power is turned off and turned on again, or the system is reset and the system is started again, it is first determined whether or not the preferential team has been set (steps T1, T2, T1). T3). For example, if “Tokyo Stars” is set as a preferential team, an opening screen as shown in FIG. 1C is displayed (step T8). That is, an opening screen indicating that the preferential team has already been set is displayed. Thereby, the player can feel that the game cassette owned by the player is a special version of the team favored by the player, and the degree of attachment of the player to the game or the game cassette can be increased.

For example, if the information storage medium for storing the setting information of the preferential team can store a plurality of pieces of backup information such as an IC card, the preferential team is set, the game is terminated, and the backup is completed. When the game is started again, the opening screen may be displayed. And in this case, the setting information of the preferential team is
For example, the information may be stored in the information storage medium before the end of the game.

When the opening screen is displayed, a title screen is displayed (step T4). At this time,
When "Tokyo Stars" is set as a preferential team, a title screen for Tokyo Stars as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed (steps T5 and T10). The same applies to a case where another team is set as a preferential team (steps T6 and T11). If the preferential team has not been set, a default title screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 4A (step T7).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the display processing of the team selection screen. If the team selected by the player is not a preferential team, as shown in FIG. 5A, the pet mark of the selected team is displayed and the pet mark speaks the team name (steps U1 to U3; U6). On the other hand, when the selected team is the preferential team “Tokyo Stars”, as shown in FIG. 5B, the word “Ganbare” is displayed below the preferential team pet mark, and the pet mark is “ Do the sound processing to say "Ganbare Tokyo Stars" (Step U
4, U7). The same applies when the preferential team is another team (steps U5 and U8).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining preferential processing of player data during a game. First, the base pitcher data is read from the information storage medium or the like at the start of the game, and if the defending team is a preferential team, the defense rate of the defending pitcher is reduced by 1.00 (steps V1 to V3, V6). . On the other hand, if the attacking team is a preferential team, as shown in FIG. 6B, the batting average of the attacking batter is increased by 0.50 (steps V4, V5,
V7). Thus, the player operating the preferential team can advance the game advantageously regardless of whether the player is offense or defense.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the display processing of the game result screen. When the preferential team is set and the preferential team is operated by the first player, the second player, or the computer, the preferential team always becomes the heading team (steps W1 to W3,
W7, W8). No preferential team is set, and in the case of the first player vs. computer match, the first player's team becomes the heading team, and in the case of the first player vs. the second player's match, the team wins. The team is displayed as the heading team (steps W4 to W6, W
9).

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

For example, in the above embodiment, the preferential setting of the team composed of the game character group has been mainly described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the preferential setting of the game character may be performed. For example, in a fighting game, a robot battle game, and a tank battle game, a player selects a desired game character from a plurality of game characters. At this time, if any one of the plurality of game characters can be set as a preferential game character, the fun of a fighting game or the like can be doubled.

As the information storage medium for storing the preferential setting information, various types such as an IC card, a magneto-optical disk, etc. can be adopted other than the game cassette. At this time, it is desirable that the information storage medium can retain information even after the power is turned off.

As the processing in accordance with the setting of the preferential team and the preferential game character, the processing described in this embodiment is particularly desirable, but various other processing can be considered.

In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a baseball game has been mainly described. In addition to this, various sports games such as soccer, rugby, basketball, etc.
Alternatively, the present invention can be applied to various games other than sports games.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C are views showing an example of a mode setting screen and an opening screen displayed according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an example of a configuration of a game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an image combining process according to the embodiment.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are examples of a title screen displayed according to the present embodiment.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are examples of a team selection screen displayed according to the embodiment. FIG.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a change in a player ability value.

FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are examples of a game result display screen displayed according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a setting process of a preferential team.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a display process of an opening screen and a title screen.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a team selection screen.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining preferential processing of player data.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a display process of a game result display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display 12 Game controller 20 Main unit 22 CPU 24 Image synthesis part 26 Voice synthesis part 28 RAM 30 Information storage medium 31 Backup memory 32 Second information storage medium

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Claims (9)

[Claims] At least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters on a mode setting screen, and the preferential team or preferential game character is set until the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. A game device in which image composition processing is performed in accordance with the setting of a team or a preferential game character, wherein when the preferential team or the preferential game character is set, a screen for selecting a team or a preferential game character is displayed. To
A game device for displaying a selection screen for a preferential team or a preferential game character. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a special display is made when a preferential team or preferential game character is selected on the selection screen. 3. A mode setting screen, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters, and the preferential team or preferential game character is set until the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. A game device for performing image composition processing according to the setting of a team or a preferential game character, wherein when the preferential team or the preferential game character is set, the preferential team is determined regardless of the result of the game. Alternatively, a game device displaying a game result display screen for a preferential game character. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein even if the preferential team or the preferential game character loses,
A game device displaying a game result display screen centering on a preferential team or a preferential game character. 5. A mode setting screen, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters, and the preferential team or preferential game character is set until the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. An image composition method in which image composition processing is performed in accordance with the setting of a team or a preferential game character, wherein when the preferential team or preferential game character is set, a display of a team or game character selection screen is displayed. At that time,
An image composing method characterized by displaying a selection screen for a preferential team or a preferential game character. 6. The image composition method according to claim 5, wherein a special display is performed when a preferential team or preferential game character is selected on the selection screen. 7. A mode setting screen, at least one preferential team or preferential game character can be set from a plurality of teams or game characters, and the preferential team or preferential game character is set until the setting of the preferential team or preferential game character is canceled or changed. An image composition method in which image composition processing is performed in accordance with the setting of a team or a preferential game character. If the preferential team or the preferential game character is set, preferential treatment is performed regardless of the result of the game. An image composing method characterized by displaying a game result display screen for a team or a preferential game character. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein even if the preferential team or the preferential game character loses,
An image composition method characterized by displaying a game result display screen centering on a preferential team or a preferential game character. 9. An information storage medium storing a game program for performing the image synthesizing method according to claim 5. Description: