JPS61290977A - Electronic game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention 1] The present invention provides a method for arranging display elements in the shape of a target object such as an enemy aircraft in a grid pattern, lighting any display element to move the target object, This is related to the electronic game "J'11" in which players compete for points by performing predetermined operations on the target object.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, such electronic game devices have been designed to move each target vertically one by one, to move all targets vertically at once, or to move the targets vertically every evening. There were various ways to move it, such as moving it in one direction.

[Problems with conventional technology] However, if the target only moves vertically,
There was a problem that the movements were easy and the game content became monotonous. Furthermore, moving each target object one by one vertically and horizontally has the problem that as the number of targets increases, it becomes complicated, making it difficult to understand the movement of the target objects, and the sense of speed is lost.

[Object of the Invention] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling the movement of a target body in which there is a change in movement.
The object of the present invention is to provide a ``juko'' game device that allows you to enjoy interesting games.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve this object, the main point of the present invention is to move the target object not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction.

[Configuration of Example] An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

External configuration Figure 1 shows the external appearance of a wristwatch-type game device.
A display section 2 is formed at the top of the front of this game equipment Fit, and at the bottom of this display section there is a left movement key for moving all the display objects in the display section 2 so that the game groove side has moved. 3 and a right movement key 4 are provided, and the side of the game device δl has a clock, an alarm, and a game display mode! l? ]
A display changeover switch 5 for changing the time and a time adjustment switch 6 for adjusting the time are provided.

The display screen of the display unit 2 has a display pattern as shown in FIG. There are actually no bright display elements, and each display element becomes larger toward the front, creating a sense of perspective. Display elements for displaying missiles 8 launched by the targets 7 are provided between each row of the targets 7. In front of both sides of the target object 7 in the middle row, display elements are provided for displaying a progressing object 9 in the shape of a full-shot bullet fired by a player.

Below each of these display elements, a mode display section lO1, a numeric display section 11. A timer display section 12 is provided, and the mode display section IO displays the alarm mode, game mode, alarm set and 1 hour signal set, and the numerical display section 11 displays the current time, alarm time, and game score. The timer display section 12 displays a one-minute timer time or game time as a bar graph divided into 10-second intervals.

In FIG. 3, each display element of the display unit 2 is represented by a simplified symbol, and the target object 7 and the missile 8 have virtual display elements that are not displayed with dotted lines, and each of the target object 7 The rows are numbered O to 6 from the right, each row is numbered ae from the top, and missile 8 is also numbered 1 to 4 from the right in each row, and each row is numbered fj from the top. e3 to indicate the 3rd row of the e stage of the target object 7, and j2 to indicate the 2nd row of the j stage of the missile 8.
This will be shown as follows. Also, the progressive body 9 is also l, m, n from the top.
, 0 are attached.

Game Content> Target objects 7 appear one after another from above the display section 2 and descend down each row while firing missiles 8. In this case 1
When all the targets 7 in the display section 2 move down one stage, the e stage remains unchanged, the d stage moves to the left, and the a-C stages move one row to the right, making a variable movement.

On the other hand, the m player operates the left movement key 3 or the right movement key 4 to avoid collision with the target object 7 or the missile 8, and simultaneously presses the left movement key 3 and the right movement key 4 to move the progressing object 9. Shoot down the target 7 and earn points. In this case, the target 7 will not disappear even if it hits the target 7 once.
The object 7 can be moved and displayed as it is, and another target object 7 can be further aimed at. Bonus points are added if a number of targets 7 are shot down with one progressive object 9.

If there are four failures to collide with the target object 7 or the missile 8, the game ends with a game over.

Circuit Configuration> FIG. 4 shows the circuit configuration of the control unit 25, etc. of the game device 711, and the operation signals of the -F foot switches 5 and 6 are connected to the ROMA.
ROM (Read Only Memory) given to Dl 5
The address data of the first address where the game program in No. 16 is stored is output and given to ROM1&.

From this ROM16 to RAM (random access memory)
Address data SU, SL, FU, and FL are given to 17 and used as addresses for reading or writing.

As will be described later, this RAM 17 has built-in various registers such as T, Y, Z, Z, and R, as well as buffers for counting A and B, and stores data on the results of arithmetic processing such as movement display, score addition, and elapsed time. memorized. Various data in this RAM 17 is given to an ALU (Arithmetic and Logic Unit) 19 through a latch 18, and various processing of the game described above is performed, and the resulting data is preset in the RAM 17 and also sent from the RAM 17 to the display section 2. given and displayed. The output from the ALUI9 is given to the ROMAD15 and the address is incremented,
The signal NA from the ROM 16 is also applied to the ROMAD l 5 and the address is incremented. An instruction signal is applied from the ROM 1e to the instruction decoder 20, decoded, and a control signal is applied to each circuit.

In addition, the oscillation signal from the oscillator 21 is converted by the timing generator 22 into a control signal that controls each circuit in time series, and is also frequency-divided by the divider 23 and sent to the ALU 19.
is given to and used for timekeeping processing. The output timing of the control signal becomes faster when the game level is increased, and the game progresses faster. Further, the buzzer circuit 24 is supplied with drive signals from the ALU 19 and the like at the start and end of the game, when a score is scored, when a mistake is made, etc., and a buzzer is emitted.

Note that AI, A2, B1. B2. CI NC4, DI, B
2 is a gate for controlling the flow of each data.

Figure 5 shows the contents of RAM17.
7 is the basic clock register 26. Alarm clock register 2
7. Highest score register 28, current score register 291, display position register 30, timer 31, flag register 32
, drop position register 33, level register 34 . A failure count register 35 is provided. Basic clock register 2
6 stores the current time, the alarm clock register 27 stores the alarm time, the highest score register 2B stores the highest score of the past game, and the current score register 29 stores the score of the current game. It has a bit amount corresponding to all the display elements shown in FIG. .Timer 31
The timer time is memorized. The flag register 32 includes a left movement flag in response to the left movement key 3, a right movement flag in response to the right movement key 4, a firing flag in response to the left movement key 3 and right movement key 4 being pressed at the same time, and a firing flag in response to the simultaneous pressing of the left movement key 3 and right movement key 4. Bonus point flag indicating that you can get bonus points if you shoot down one 7 and another, program count value that counts in 32 decimal from 00 to IF The cause of PC failure is that missile 8 hits 13. Did you hit it with j4? j3. j4
Flags PO-P4 are stored, respectively, indicating whether the target object 7 was hit, or whether the total number of failures was "4". The target object 7 is stored in the falling position register 33,
The display position when the missile 8 falls from the bottom of the display fi2 and disappears is stored, and the level register 34 stores that the score exceeds 1000 points and the level has increased.
The number of failures register 35 stores the number of failures up to four times.

[Operation of the embodiment] Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

Overall processing and key processing> The control f425 performs the overall processing shown in FIG. When a temporary interrupt (HALT) command is issued in response to
performs key processing as shown in FIG. 7, which will be described next (step A3).

That is, the control unit 25 determines the setting mode at that time (step Bl), and if it is the current time mode or the alarm time mode, it selects the setting mode according to the operation of the time adjustment switch.
Correct the current time and alarm time (step B2,
B3), in the game mode, if the operation key is left movement key 3, performs left movement processing to be described later (step B4,
B5, B6), if the right movement key 4 is pressed, the right movement process described later is performed (step B7), and if the left movement key 3 and right movement key 4 are pressed at the same time, the projectile appearance process also described later is performed (step B7). B8), if it is the display changeover switch 5, a return to the current time mode is performed (step B9).

In addition, if there is no operation key, the game start process is performed if the game is started (step BIO1Bll), and if there is a failure, the failure display process is performed (step B12).
If the score exceeds 00 points, level up processing is performed (Step B
13) In this case, if none of these is present, enemy aircraft fall processing and missile fall processing 1 light projectile progress processing, which will be described later, are performed (steps B14 to B16).

Left, right movement processing> The above steps B6 and B7, the person movement and right movement processing, are
This is done based on the flow shown in the figure. That is, in the case of leftward movement, the control unit 25 shifts the contents of the display position register 30 and moves all the targets 7 and all the missiles 8 on the display unit 2 to the right one column at a time (steps C1 and C2); 1 to 0 bits in display position register 30 and flag register 32
Clear the bonus point flag and display progress object 9 from display section 2.
(steps C3 and C4). In addition, in the case of right movement, the target object 7 and missile 8 are simply moved to the left one column at a time, and the rest is the same as in the case of left movement (step C5).
, C6, C1, C2).

Firing Valve (Progressing Object) Appearance Process> The firing bullet appearance process in step B8 described in 1- is performed based on the flow shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 25 determines that no progressing object 9 is displayed on all stages from 1 to 0 on the display section 2, and displays the progressing object S on the 0th stage (stay, stage DI, D2 ), if target 7 is displayed on 'e3, it is assumed that target 7 has been shot down, and after scoring,
This score is displayed on the numerical display section 11 (step D3
~D4).

Enemy Aircraft (Target) Falling Process> The enemy aircraft falling process in step B14 is performed based on the flow shown in FIG. 1θ. Namely.

The control unit 25 determines the level of the game, determines the value of the program count value PC of the flag register 32, and performs the following processing according to the value (steps E1 and E2).
.

If rOAl, when the target object 7 is located at C3,
The failure flag P3 is set in the flag register 32 as it collides with the target object 7, and the data in the failure count register 35 is increased by 1.
When the target object 7 is not located at C3, the contents of eO to e6 of the display position register 30 are cleared as shown in FIG. 14 (1) and (2). , the e-stage target object 7 is erased, and the PC value is increased by +1 (steps E6, B7).

If the value of PC is rOBJ, the contents of dO to d6 of the 1 display position register 30 are set to eO as shown in FIG. 14 (3).
~ e6 to move the target object 7 in the d stage to the e stage (step E8), and clear the contents of dO to d6 in the display position register 30 to erase the target object 7 in the d stage (step E9).
, Here, if the target object 7 of 83 and the progressive object 9 of 0 are displayed, it is assumed that the progress object 9 has hit the target object 7, and the target object 7 of C3 is erased, and the score is processed and the score is displayed. (Steps E-10 to E13), add 1 to the PC value (Step E
7) If the target object 7 of C3 or the advancing object 9 of O is not displayed in step EIO, the target object 7 will not be shot down, so no point processing etc. will be performed.

Then, the PC value is rOcJ rODJ rOEJ
As the count increases, the numbers in Figure 14 (4) to (6)
), the target object 7 in stage C moves to stage d.

The target object 7 in the b stage is moved to the C stage, the target object 7 in the a stage is moved to the b stage, and the target object 7 is displayed in d3, C3, and B3, respectively.
If the advancing object 9 is displayed in n, m, l, points are processed according to the shot down of the target object 7 (step E1).
4-E25).

In this way, when the advancing object 9 shoots down the target object 7, the steps Elf, E17, E21. At E25, the target object 7 is erased, but the progress object 9 is not erased, and the player can continue to aim for the next target object 7, thereby achieving a high score.

Furthermore, if the value of PC becomes "OF", then Fig. 14 (7)
As shown in FIG. 3, the target object 7 appears on stage a based on the generated random number (step E26).

Then, the PC values are rlOJ rlAJ rlBJ
After that, when it becomes "IC", the contents of dO to d6 of the 1 display position register 30 are shifted to the left as shown in FIG. (step E27), and when it becomes "ID", the contents of co-c6 of the 1 display position register 30 are shifted to the right as shown in FIG. 14 (10), and the target object 7 in stage 0 is shifted to the right. If it becomes rlFJ, the 11 specimens 7 in the next row and the a row are sequentially moved one row to the right as shown in FIG. 14 (11) and (12) (step E29). , E
30).

In this way, all the targets 7 on the display section 2 move down one row and then move one row to the left or right, making complex movements and making the game more interesting.

Missile Drop and Launch Valve Advance Process> The above step B15, the BIB missile 8 drop and launch valve advance process, is performed based on the flow shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 25 sends missiles 8 to j2 and j3.
If it is located, it is assumed that the Yugigou side was shot down by missile 8 (step E31), and when there are only 12 missiles 8, flag P1 when there are only PO1j3, and flag P2 when there are both j2 and j3. Set in register 32 (steps E32.E33.E34), failure count register 3
5 data is +1 (step E35)
).

In this case, if the missile 8 is not displayed in the l position of either j2 or j3, it is assumed that there has been no failure, and the display bits of the missile 8 in the display position register 30 are sequentially shifted to display the missile 8 currently displayed. The display position register 3 is lowered one step from the f step to the j step and falls down one step at a time.
The missile 8 is made to appear by setting "1" to the bit of the missile 8 corresponding to the display bit of the target object 7 where "1" of 0 is set based on the generated random number (steps E36 and E37).
).

Next, the control unit 25 moves the progressing object 9 from the first stage to the 0th stage of the display unit 2.
The display position register 30 indicates whether the display is displayed in any of the columns.
Judging from the contents, if it is displayed, the display bits of the progressor 9 in the display position register 30 are sequentially shifted so that the progressor 9 at stage 0 is moved to stage n, and the progressor 9 at stage n is moved to stage m by 1m. The progressing body 9 of the stage is moved to the 1st stage, the progressing body 9 of the 1st stage is erased, and the progressing body 9 is advanced (steps E38, E39).Next, the control unit 25 changes the display position of the progressing body 9 to the display position. register 30
(step E40), if progressor 9 is displayed in stage n, target object 7 is not displayed in d3, or if progressor 9 is displayed in stage m, target is displayed in C3. If the object 7 is not displayed, or if the progressing object 9 is displayed in the first row, then check whether the target object 7 is displayed in b3 (steps E41 to E43), and if it is displayed in these positions, then , the progressing object 9 shoots down the target object 7, performs score processing, and displays the score (step 2 E44,
E45), in this case, if the progress object 9 has disappeared upward from the first stage, the bonus point flag in the flag register 32 is cleared (step E46).

Score processing> Step D4 above. The score processing for E12 and E44 is the first
This is done based on the flow shown in Figure 2.

That is, if the display position of the advancing object 9 is o and n stages when the advancing object 9 shoots down the target object 7, the control unit 25 gives 20 points and 1 point.
Set a score of 30 points for m-stage and 40 points for 1-stage (steps F1 to F5). If the bonus point flag is not set in the flag register 32, set the bonus point flag and set the above set score. This time score register 29
(steps F6 to F8). On the other hand, if the bonus point flag has already been set, the control unit 25 determines that the progressing object 9 has already shot down two or more targets 7. Then, the first set score is doubled and added to the current score register 29 (steps F9 and F8).

In this way, the target object 7 of 2 m or more is
If you shoot them down, you can get a very high score.

Next, if the score value in the score register 29 this time is 1000 points or more, the control unit 25 improves the level of the game, such as increasing the game progress speed (step FI).
O, FIZ), if it exceeds the highest score in the highest score register 28, this highest score is rewritten (step F12.F
13).

Failure Display Process> The failure display process in step B12 is performed based on the flow shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 25 determines which of the failure flags PO to P4 of the flag register 32 is set if the first decimal digit [1 is from 0 to 5 and the first half of the one second time count] of the time count value of the timer 31 is set. The cause of the failure is determined based on whether the target object 7 of e3, j2, j3 . The missiles 8 of j2 and j3 and any of the six segments of the timer display section 12 are turned on (steps 61 to G7), and if the display time of a certain period of time, for example, 5 seconds, has not finished counting (step G8)
Then, after performing other processing, the control unit 25 again changes the time count value of the timer 31 from 6 to 0 in the first decimal place, and in the second half of the one-second time count. If yes, flag register 32
Depending on which of the failure flags PO to P4 is set, the target object 7. of e3 that is lit and displayed. j2, j3,
Either the missile 8 of j2 or j3 or the segment 6 of the timer display section 12 is turned off (steps 69 to G14).
), and similarly determines the elapse of 5 seconds (step G8).

As a result, each time the 1-second time count is performed, the lighting process of steps 03 to G7 and the step G
The turning off process of IO~G14 is repeated, and the display element that caused the failure is blinked repeatedly for 5 seconds, and after 5 seconds, the failure flags PO~P4 of the flag register 32 are turned off.
is cleared and the game is restarted or ended (
Step G15).

In the above embodiment, the target object is an enemy aircraft, the advancing object is a projectile, and the enemy aircraft is shot down with the projectile.
It is also possible to play a game in which the target object is a falling object such as a pole, or something that jumps up, and the object is picked up by a progressing object. In this case, once the object is launched, the object moves automatically along a predetermined path. However, it does not depend on the will of the player. Further, a large number of display paths for the progressing object may be provided so that the player can select the direction of launch.

In addition, regarding the way the target body moves, only the d step is moved to the left, but it may be moved all the way or to the left, or each step may be moved alternately left and right, and the movement in the vertical direction is not only downward. , it may move back upwards, it may not only move once vertically then move once horizontally, it may also move twice vertically and once horizontally, or once horizontally and once vertically, and so on. The number of targets to be displayed is not limited to a plurality of objects, and may be just one.

[Effects of the Invention 1] As stated above, the present invention allows the target object to be displayed moving in the vertical direction as well as in the horizontal direction, so that changes occur in the movement of the target object, such as firing and firing. When playing a game by shooting down targets with bullets or picking up targets.

It was hard to hit the target or difficult to collect,
The game content becomes a high-level conflict, allowing you to enjoy an interesting and never-ending game. Also, the targets can be moved all at once to make it easier to see, and each target can move independently, making the targets intertwined. Movement becomes difficult to understand,
The sense of speed is not lost, and as a result, more moving targets can be displayed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an external view of the electronic game device, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the display section, Figure 3 is a diagram showing a simplified arrangement of each display element of the display section, and Figure 4 is the entire electronic game device. Circuit diagram, 5th
The figure shows the specific configuration of the RAM. Figures 6 to 13 respectively show overall processing, key processing, left/right movement processing, moving object appearance processing, target object falling processing, missile falling and progressing object movement processing, and scoring processing. , Flowchart of failure display processing, 1st
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of how the target object moves. l...Game device, 2...Display section, 7
...41 specimens, 9...Progressive objects, 17...
...RAM, 19...ALU, 25...
...Control unit, 30...Display position register, 3
2...Flag register, aO~e6...
-Display element of target object, 1-o...Display element of progress object. Patent Applicant Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Machi 1) Tadashi Toshi' Figure 1 Figure 6 Figure 2 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 8 Figure 9 Map 12 of Chofu-ri

Claims (1)

[Claims] The target object is made to appear by lighting up an arbitrary display element on a display screen in which a large number of display elements in the shape of a target object are arranged in a grid, and by sequentially switching the lighting display elements, In an electronic game device that displays a moving target object, performs a predetermined operation on the target object, and displays the result of the operation, the target object is displayed moving vertically as well as horizontally. What is claimed is: 1. An electronic game device comprising: display control means for controlling the display;