JPS62286490A - Animation display game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides a main body that imitates the cockpit of various vehicles such as automobiles, motorcycles, ships, aircraft, and animals, and a game system. An image display means for displaying to the player image information such as a running route, a background, and a character to be operated representing the vehicle to be operated by the player, which changes sequentially as the game progresses; and a preset game. The present invention relates to a video display game machine that includes a game progress control means that controls the formation of image information by adding and processing operation information from the player from the cockpit to the progress program, and also manages the progress of the game.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a player rides on a main body imitating the cockpit of various vehicles such as automobiles, motorcycles, ships, aircraft, and animals, and by appropriately shifting his/her weight, the player can shake the vehicle. There are game machines that you can play by moving them (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-31784
(see publication).

In addition, it is possible to attach a drive device to a game machine such as the one described above.
There is a type of play in which you are forced to shake.

On the other hand, as a type of TV game machine using a CRT display, moving images are displayed on the CRT screen, and the vehicles displayed on the screen can be input to an attached input means, such as a simulated 2. Description of the Related Art There is a game machine in which users operate a shift lever, a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, a keyboard, a joystick, etc., enter control information, and operate the game machine as they wish. This type of TV game machine is
There are enough game-like elements such as a large degree of freedom in operating the target vehicle displayed on the 4-screen display of a variety of situations such as competitiveness and the appearance of unexpected Ts situations, and the player is able to judge the situation. , it is possible to demonstrate relatively advanced abilities such as operating it, and the so-called game nature is very large.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, although the former type of swinging game machine allows players to play by directly moving their bodies, it is not just for enjoying the fun of swinging. As a result, the game is monotonous, making it a game machine suitable for relatively young children. Therefore,
The drawback was that it was not possible to play by making full use of advanced operations, and the gameplay was lacking.

On the other hand, although the latter type of TV game consoles are rich in gameplay, they are simply enjoyed with the eyes and fingertips, and cannot be played using the whole body, so they lack a sense of realism. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and therefore, it is possible to display a variety of situations such as competitiveness and the appearance of unexpected situations, and to have a large degree of freedom in operating the target vehicle displayed on the screen. There are enough game-like elements, and the player can demonstrate relatively advanced abilities such as situational judgment and operation, and can also play using not only the fingertips but also the movement of the body. The purpose is to provide a video display game machine having sufficient game performance and a function to provide a sense of realism.

[Means for Solving the Problems] As shown in FIG.
The main body imitates the cockpit of various vehicles such as ships, aircraft, animals, etc., the running route and background that change sequentially as the game progresses, and images of characters to be operated that represent the vehicle to be operated by the player. Image display means for forming information and displaying it for the player, and controlling the formation of image information by processing the operation information by the player from the cockpit as data based on a preset game progress program, and controlling the formation of image information. In a video display game machine having means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the cockpit is provided so as to be able to swing at least backwards according to the player's weight shift, and the swinging angle of the cockpit is detected. An angle detection means is provided for outputting swing angle information as one of the control information, and the posture and vertical position of the character image to be controlled are determined by referring to the Noh control information using the swing angle information. The present invention is characterized by comprising a character image setting means for calculating aspects such as changes and setting corresponding image information.

In the above configuration, the mechanism for swinging the cockpit is as follows:
For example, the above-mentioned cockpit is supported so as to be able to swing back and forth by a support that is attached to a base so as to be able to swing back and forth, and a biasing means that restores the swing to the original position is connected to the support. It can be formed by

In the above configuration, the angle detecting means may be, for example, a gear that extracts the swing from the swing center of the support column as a rotational motion, and this rotation rotates a sliding terminal of a variable resistor or the like, thereby causing the swing. The moving angle is detected as a corresponding change in resistance value.

[Operation] In the above-described configuration, when the player is seated in the cockpit and starts the game, various images that change sequentially in accordance with the progress of the game program are successively displayed on the image display means. On the other hand, the player can move the image of his or her vehicle as appropriate by operating the handle or the like. That is.

Maneuvering information based on various operations by the player is taken into the game program as data, and the progress of the game and the state of the image are successively changed.

Further, in the present invention, by moving the weight in the cockpit, the cockpit can be rocked. This rocking motion is detected as an angular displacement by the angular displacement detection means. This swing angle information is used as data by the character image setting means to calculate aspects such as the attitude and vertical position change of the character image to be controlled, together with the other control information.

In this way, according to the present invention, not only the fingertip operations but also the movement of the player's body are incorporated as control information, so that, together with the game nature of the TV game machine, a sense of realism is achieved. You can enjoy a warming game.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration of the Embodiment> Fig. 2 shows the appearance of an embodiment of the video display game machine of the present invention.The present embodiment is equipped with a driver's seat imitating a motorcycle (hereinafter abbreviated as "Bites"). This is an example in which a play t& machine is constructed by displaying an image of the back view of the bite as a character to be controlled.

As shown in the figure, the main body 1 imitates the cockpit of a motorcycle.
2, and an image display section 14 that displays image information such as the driving route, background, and character to be controlled, etc., which change sequentially as the game progresses, to the player, on a base IO.

The main body 12 includes a seat part 16, a handle 1 and every other foot 20 disposed in front of the seat part 16, and is supported on the base 10 by a support 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the image display unit 14 displays a moving image, which is a game screen, on a CRT display 102. In this screen, there is a background A, a driving route B, and an obstacle C.
, a competitor's Bite D, a street light E, and a vehicle of the player, Bite 0, are drawn, and as the game progresses, these items move sequentially to change their position, shape, size, etc. changes. That is, as the player's bites progress, the positions, shapes, sizes, etc. of the background A and the running route B change according to a preset program, and the obstacles C and the competitor's bites change. As for D and street lights E, their positions, shapes, sizes, etc. change according to the program, and the situation changes from time to time, enhancing the gameplay.

As shown in FIG. 4, the handle 18 is provided with an accelerator 26 and a brake 28 at one end thereof, and the operation displacement of these is controlled by a control information fitting 91 via a wire 30.
A clutch 24 that functions as a high/low two-speed transmission is provided on the opposite side of the main body. This clutch 24 is constituted by a changeover switch, and is connected to the control information forming section 3 by a signal line 32.
4 is electrically transmitted. In addition, this operation information forming section 3
4 is provided with means (not shown) for electrically detecting the rotation angle of the handle 18.

In the operation information forming section 34, the operation displacement transmitted from the accelerator 26 and the brake 28 through the wire 30 displaces the movable piece of each variable resistor, and sets the resistance value change accordingly. and converted into an electrical signal. Similarly, the rotation angle of the noddle 18 is also converted into an electrical signal.

As shown in FIG. 5, the support column 22 is provided with a fulcrum 40 near its base, and the fulcrum 40 is rotatably supported by a bearing 42 fixed to the base 10. 10 in a swingable manner. One end of a biasing means 36 for restoring the swing to the original position is connected to the support column 22 at a position upwardly displaced from the fulcrum 40 thereof.

This biasing means 36 includes a bracket 33 connected to the support column 22 side, a bracket 35 connected to the base 10 side,
It is composed of a shaft 37 fixed to the bracket 33 and slidably held on the bracket 35 side, and a coil spring 38 wound around the shaft 37.

In addition, around the base of the support column 22, there are stator bars 44, 46, which are formed by fixing a rubber cushion to the base 10, and are arranged almost oppositely across the base, and due to this and the stroke range of the shaft, In the case of this embodiment in which the swinging range is determined, as is clear from the figure, the bite is mainly arranged so as to swing rearward.

A sector-shaped gear 48 is attached to the fulcrum 40 of the support column 22, and meshes with a gear 50 that rotates a movable piece of a variable resistor (not shown). This constitutes an angle detection means 52 that detects the swing angle of the cockpit and outputs swing angle information as one of the operation information.

Next, the configurations of the game progress control means, character image setting means, and image display means for executing the game using the above-mentioned operation information will be explained.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a hardware configuration for realizing these means.

The hardware shown in the figure includes a steering information forming unit 34 that forms clutch information, accelerator information, brake information, and steering wheel information, the angle detection means 52 that forms rocking angle information, and other information other than the clutch information. An A/D converter 54 for selectively A/D converting information is provided as a control information input means.

Also, a microprocessor (hereinafter abbreviated as MPU)
56, a read-only memory (hereinafter abbreviated as ROM) 58 that stores an operation control program for the MPU 56 and a game program for progressing the game, and a random access memory (hereinafter abbreviated as RAM) used for the work of the MPU 56. .) 60 is provided as a game progress control means.

Furthermore, a control information memory 62 which is a RAM and stores the above-mentioned control information, and a character image setting which forms each character image of the obstacle C1, the competitor's bike D, the street light E, and the player's vehicle Bite 0. means 70, a background image generating means 77 for generating an image of the background A, a traveling path image generating means 82 for generating an image of the traveling path B;
a timing circuit 90 that forms the XY address together with a horizontal synchronization signal, and a priority circuit that selectively outputs images from the character image setting means 70, background image generation means 77, and running path image generation means 82 according to their priorities. 8, a color expansion circuit 100 for making the color of the image information outputted from the priority circuit 8 more diverse, and a CRT display 102.

The character image setting means 70 includes an image information parameter memory 72 that stores and holds image information parameters set based on the game program from the operation information;
A character image memory 7 consisting of OM and storing character images corresponding to various image information parameters in advance.
4, and compare the image information parameters with the xY addresses corresponding to the vertical and horizontal synchronization signals to determine the indicated position signature of the screen F.
1. A comparison circuit 76 outputs corresponding image information from the character image memory 74. In this embodiment, this character image setting means 70
Four systems are provided corresponding to the character images of the competitor Bites D, the street lamp E, and the player's vehicle Bites 0. Each character image memory 74 can store image data of about one hundred to several hundred images, although this differs depending on the system.

As shown in FIG. 6, the background image generating means 77 that generates the image of background A includes a character generator 7 that outputs a planar image element of 8×8 dots, and a scroll 80 that expands this image element. and ζ. Also,
As shown in FIG. 6, the running road image generating means 82 includes a character generator 84 that outputs linear image elements;
and a scroll 86 for expanding this image element.

These means form images of the background A and the running path B that change as the game program progresses. The progress of the game is set by the running state of Bites O, and a new image is formed in accordance with the speed of Bites O so as to draw a screen preset by the game program.

As shown in FIG. 7, the timing circuit 90 forms a vertical/horizontal synchronization signal from a clock generator 92, a horizontal counter 94, a vertical counter 96, and the counted values of both counters 94 and 96. It also includes an arithmetic circuit 98 that sets the XY address of the position on the screen corresponding to the synchronization signal. Note that the arithmetic circuit 98 may also serve as the MPU 56 described above.

<Operation of the Embodiment> The operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be explained with reference to the above figures and FIGS. 8 and 9. Note that FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an overview of the operation of this embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of game processing in this embodiment.

The MPU 56 executes various processes according to programs stored in the ROM 58. Processing can be broadly divided into game machine management and game progress processing. 8th
The figure shows the former processing procedure, and FIG. 9 shows the latter processing procedure. Note that the MPU 56 is connected to an address bus AB and a data bus DB, and is connected to other hardware devices by addressing, and also transfers data via the data bus DB. However, in order to simplify the explanation, the explanation of address designation and data transfer route will be omitted.

In FIG. 8, when the device is started, the MPU 56
Display the game title of the game machine on the CRT display 10.
2, and monitors whether or not a coin has been inserted to start the game (step 1.2).Until a coin is inserted, the initial demonstration screen display is set by the display timer set in the program. Continue until it becomes O, at which point the ranking list is displayed and return to step 1 (step 3.4゜5)
, this operation is repeated until a coin is inserted.

Here, when a coin is inserted, a detection signal is input from a limit switch (not shown), etc., and in response to this, M
The P U 56 checks whether the start button to start the game has been pressed (step 6), and if the button is pressed, displays the game start on the screen (step 7).
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When the game starts, the MPU 56 takes in control information through various operations performed by the player, and performs game progress processing (step 8). When the timer set by the program reaches 0, the ranking list is displayed, then r GAMEOVERJ is displayed, and the process returns to step 1 (steps 9 to 11).

The flow of the above processing is basically the same as the flow of conventional gaming machines of this type. It should be noted that image data stored in the ROM 5Q is used for standard screen data, except for screens during game processing.

Next, details of the above game processing will be explained with reference to FIG. 9.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. Let's take as an example a game in which the winner or loser is determined by the distance traveled within the distance. Note that in this game, obstacles C and other bites D appear on the driving path, so it is necessary to avoid them. That is, regarding the obstacle C, the main body (cockpit) is swung backwards, the bite is in the standing state, and the obstacle C is jumped, and regarding the other bite D, the handle is moved.

It is necessary to overtake the vehicle while avoiding a rear-end collision by operating the brakes, accelerator, etc. In addition, street lights E are placed at regular intervals on both sides of the driving route B, so if you make a mistake in operating the steering wheel, you will collide with the street lights E. Therefore, if you do not operate the steering wheel accurately, you will , Bites 0 is
It collides with obstacle C and other bites D, falls down, and collides with street light E, and the screen pauses.

Here, the formation of the screen of the CRT display 102 will be explained.

As described above, image information of the background A and the running route B is formed by the background image generating means 77 and the running route image generating means 82, and is sent to the CRT display 102 for display after passing through the priority circuit for 8 days. Also, these images are
It is rewritten sequentially to match the running speed of Bites 0.

Therefore, the faster Byte 0 is, the more frequently these screens are rewritten. In addition, background A and running route B are
In this embodiment, since the screen is divided and arranged at the top and bottom, it is possible to combine them at the same time. Therefore, both images A.

The priorities of B in the priority circuit 88 are equal.

On the other hand, as for the motorcycle O, the obstacles C1 and other bites D, and the street light E, various types of image data are stored in the character image memory 74, as described above. These images are
Depending on the progress of the game and the player's control status, the position on the screen is set, and optimal image data is selectively read out and sent to the CRT display 1 via the priority circuit 88.
02 and displayed on the background A and the running route B. In addition, character images such as bite 0, obstacle C1, other bites D, and street light E have higher priority than images of background A and driving route B, so these character images should be displayed on one screen. The position will be displayed preferentially.

Next, the relationship between the player's operation and the display on the screen will be explained with reference to FIG. 9.

The MPU5G performs initial settings 1 before starting the game, such as clearing each memory and setting initial values.
The initial values of each parameter are set in the image information parameter memory 72 (steps 12 and 13).

When the player takes a seat on the seat section 16 and starts the game,
For example, an image as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen of the CRT display 102. Therefore, the player selects the clutch, turns the accelerator, and operates the steering wheel in order to drive the Bite O, which is the player's control target, and operates the brakes to avoid a collision with the competitor's Bite D. Perform various operations such as On the other hand, the MPU 56 causes the background A, the running route B, the obstacle C1, the competitor bites D, the street light E, etc. to appear on the screen according to a preset game program. At this time, the various maneuvering information mentioned above is referred to, and processing such as relatively changing the traveling route B in accordance with the speed of the Bite O is performed to improve the sense of realism on one screen.

Various operations by the player are output as clutch information, accelerator information, brake information, and steering wheel information by the operation information forming section 34, and backward rocking of the main body by the player is detected by the angle detecting means 52 as the rocking angle. Output as information. Among these pieces of information, clutch information is directly stored, and other information is selectively A/D converted by an A/D converter 54 and stored in a maneuver information memory 62. Storing these data in the memory 62 is performed by the MPU 56
This is done at regular intervals. Note that the maneuver information memory 62 stores current values and previous values, and these values are updated every time new data is input.

The MPU 56 reads the old and new data stored in the maneuvering information memory 62, performs a comparison operation, and determines the running state of Bite 0, that is, the current position, direction, speed,
Various parameters related to acceleration, deceleration, normal running, jumping state, etc. are calculated.

Parameters are also calculated for each character image of 4 Tsuji Akirapu Dark Medium Width C Tate 悘 Hobano hn Pine ← yt Ki defeat Uchi E. These parameters are stored in the image information parameter memory 72 corresponding to each character C1D, E, and 0 (steps 14 to 19).

Here, the MPU 56 determines whether or not the controlled Bite 0 is in a running state, and if it is in a running state, further determines whether or not it is in a jumping state (step 20.21).
. In this determination, for example, if the accelerator information is the minimum and the brake information is the maximum, it is determined that the Bite O is stopped. In addition, in the steering wheel information, if the angle of the steering wheel is too large, it is determined that the vehicle deviates from the traveling path B and collides with a street light E based on the position and timing.

If it is determined that it is not in a running state, the MPU 56
The image pattern of the falling state is stored in the character image memory 74.
CRT display 1 via priority circuit 88.
Transfer to 02. At this time, the image pattern is displayed using the XY address supplied from the I-side L - position L ÷ the current position of the byte stored in the image information parameter memory 72 . The comparison circuit 76 compares the parameters with the parameters and sets the corresponding position (step 32).

Also, other character images (excluding Competitor Bites D)
, the screen is stopped by sending the currently transferred image data to the same position on the screen. Similarly, the screens for background A and travel route B are also brought to a halt state (step 33). Then, the competitor's bites D are allowed to pass and the obstacles are removed (step 34).
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When Bite 0 is in a normal running state, the MPU 56 reads the positions (xY addresses) of obstacle C and other Bite D displayed on one screen on the screen, and compares them with the position of Bite 0 (step 23).

Here, if the xY addresses do not match, there is no conflict and the process returns to step 14. On the other hand, when any of the XY addresses match, MPU
56 transfers the fallen image of Bites O to the corresponding XY address (step 29), and similarly to the above, other character images (excluding competitor Bites D),
Regarding background A and running route B, one screen is brought to a halt state by sending the image data currently being transferred to the same device on the screen (step 30), and the competitor's bites D are passed through (step 30). 31).

Furthermore, when the player looks at the obstacle C on the screen and shifts his/her weight to the rear of the main body, the support 22 tilts toward the rear of the main body about 40, and the swing angle is detected by the angle detection means 52. be done. When Byte 0 enters the jump state due to this operation, the MPU 5G sequentially converts the jump initial image and the jumping image determined based on the parameters stored in the image information parameter memory 72 into the character image. It is selected from memory 74 and transferred to CRT display io2 via priority circuit 88 (steps 24 and 25). Here, this parameter is
Referring to the swing angle information and speed information, the jump height, time, and distance are calculated using the equation of falling motion.

In addition, the MPU 56 performs the above processing and also sends a signal to the background image generating means 77 and the running road image generating means 82 to change the boundary position on the screen between the background A and the running road B up and down according to the jump height. O (step 26). Further, a signal is sent to the comparison circuit 76 to change the vertical positions of the obstacles C1, the competitor's motorcycle D, and the street light E (step 27).

Then, for example, the MP05G checks whether Bite 0 has landed based on the elapse of the jump time, and if it is jumping, returns to step 25; on the other hand, if it has landed,
Return to step 14 (step 28).

In this way, the MPU 56 refers to the player's operating state and advances the game according to the game program.

Note that the backward tilt of the main body will be restored by the coil spring after 3 days when the player returns his/her weight to the original position.

In the embodiment described in E, the object to be controlled is a bite-sized bicycle, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other vehicles as well. Further, the content to be displayed on the screen can also be set as appropriate.

Further, in this embodiment, the main body swings only backwards, but it may be configured to swing back and forth.

In addition, in this embodiment, RAMs are provided separately for each purpose, but a common RAM may be used in separate areas.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has advantages such as displaying a variety of situations such as competitiveness and the appearance of unexpected situations, and having a large degree of freedom in operating the target vehicle displayed on the screen. A game that has enough game-like elements, allows the player to demonstrate relatively advanced abilities such as situational judgment and manipulation, and allows the player to play using not only the fingertips but also the movement of the body. A video table with a function that allows you to feel the warmth and reality.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing the appearance of one embodiment of the video display game machine of the present invention, and FIG.
The figures are explanatory diagrams showing an example of image display in this embodiment, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the handle portion of this embodiment, Fig. 5 is a side view showing the mechanism for swinging the main body, and Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the game progress control means and image display means of this embodiment, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a timing circuit in the above hardware configuration, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an overview of the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of game processing in this embodiment. 10... Base 12... Main body 14...
・Image display section 16... Seat section 18... Handle 22... Support column 24... Clutch
26...accelerator 2nd...brake
34... Maneuvering information forming section 36... Urging means
(Death... coil spring 40... fulcrum
42...Bearing 44.46...Stopper 48.
...Sector gear 50...Gear 52...
Angle detection means 54...A/D converter 56...Microprocessor (MPU) 58...
- Read only memory (ROM) 60...Random access memory (RAM) 62...Maneuvering information memory 70...Character image setting means 72...Image information parameter memory 74...Character image memory 76...・Comparison circuit 77...Background image generation means 78.84...Character generator 82...
- Traveling path image generating means 80.86... Scroll 88... Priority circuit 90... Timing circuit 102... CRT display A... Background B... Traveling path C... Obstacle D. ...Competitor's bike E...Street light 0...Motorcycle to be operated Applicant SEGA Enterprises Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Shina Mitsu
Iwa Oatatsu 1 Figure 2 Figure 7 Za164:3 Figure 8

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A main body that imitates the cockpit of various vehicles such as automobiles, motorcycles, ships, aircraft, animals, etc., and the driving route and background that change sequentially as the game progresses, and the vehicle that is operated by the player. The controller forms image information such as a character to be controlled representing a character to be controlled, and processes the control information by the player from the cockpit as data based on an image display means to display to the player and a preset game progress program. A video display game machine is provided with a game progress control means for controlling the formation of image information and for managing the progress of the game, wherein the cockpit is provided so as to be swingable at least rearward by the player's weight shift; , an angle detection means for detecting the swing and angle of the cockpit and outputting swing angle information as one of the maneuvering information, and using the swing angle information to refer to the other maneuvering information. 1. A moving image display game machine comprising: character image setting means for determining the posture, vertical position change, etc. of a character image to be controlled and setting corresponding image information. (2) The above-mentioned cockpit is supported so as to be swingable back and forth by a support that is attached to the base so as to be swingable back and forth, and
2. A moving image display game machine according to claim 1, wherein the cockpit is rocked by connecting a biasing means for restoring the rocking motion to the original position.