KR101357485B1 - Rhythm game device - Google Patents

Abstract

The rhythm game machine according to the present invention includes a general note having a note stored therein, a hit reference line indicating a time at which the general note is to be hit, and a command for adjusting the height and size of the note stored in the general note, A screen on which a line note is displayed, the command including a command to adjust the height, size and pace of the entire music regardless of the general note; A hit button capable of hitting the general note when the general note is located on the hit reference line; And a slider capable of executing the command included in the line note.

Description

Rhythm game machine {RHYTHM GAME DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a rhythm game machine.

1 is a view showing a scene of a rhythm game realized in a conventional rhythm game machine.

As shown in Fig. 1, the notes 1 in which the notes are stored come down toward the note heat line 2. When the note 1 on which the note is stored is located on the note hit line 2, when the player presses a button (not shown) of the rhythm game machine, the note 1 is hit and the note stored in the note 1 is reproduced. The player can play the music by successively hitting the note (1).

An example of a rhythm game machine capable of implementing such a rhythm game is a rhythm game machine disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-294603 of "Konami Misa. &Quot; Alternatively, there is a rhythm game machine disclosed in a domestic patent (10-085259) of "Pentavision ".

On the other hand, in the conventional rhythm game machine, the game player can only play the notes stored in the note (1) while the game progresses, and the player can not arbitrarily adjust the height and size of the notes stored in the note (1). Also, the player can not arbitrarily adjust the height, size, and speed of the entire music.

Therefore, in the conventional rhythm game machine, the game player can passively play the game, and can not actively play the game in accordance with his / her musical taste, and the interest in the rhythm game is rapidly reduced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rhythm game machine in which a game player can actively perform a rhythm game in accordance with his / her musical taste.

In order to achieve the above object,

A hit reference line indicating a time at which the general note is to be hit and an instruction for adjusting a height and a size of the note stored in the general note in correlation with the general note, A screen on which a line note is displayed that includes instructions to adjust the height, size and pace of the entire music, regardless of the note;

A hit button capable of hitting the general note when the general note is located on the hit reference line; And

And a slider capable of executing the command included in the line note.

Using the present invention,

As the game progresses, not only can the player play the notes stored in the note, but the player can adjust the height and size of the notes stored in the note, and adjust the overall height, size and pace of the music. Therefore, the player can actively perform the rhythm game in accordance with his / her musical taste.

1 is a view showing a scene of a rhythm game realized in a conventional rhythm game machine.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a rhythm game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a scene of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2; FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing an algorithm of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view of a scene of a rhythm game realized in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2, which includes a long note, which is one type of general note, and a line note including a command for adjusting the height of the note stored in the long note Fig.
FIG. 6 is a view of a scene of a rhythm game realized in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2, which shows a general note in which a drum note is stored and a line note including an instruction to change a drum note.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a line note including a command for controlling the speed of the entire music, which is a view of a scene of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2. FIG.

Hereinafter, a rhythm game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a rhythm game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the rhythm game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is composed of a main body 11, a screen 12, a button 13, and a slider 14.

The main body 11 is mounted on the bottom surface of the game room. The main body 11 has a height of about adult height. Of course, when the present rhythm game machine is made for home use, the main body 11 may be made small so that the game player can hold the rhythm game by hand.

A control unit and a power supply unit are provided in the main body 11, and a coin slot, a speaker, and a lighting lamp are provided outside the main body 11. [ The control unit, the power supply unit, the coin input unit, the speaker, and the illumination lamp are not essential parts of the present invention, so their explanation is omitted.

The screen (12) is installed on the upper side of the main body (11). The type of the screen 12 may be various, such as a CRT monitor, an LCD monitor, a PDP monitor, an LED monitor, and an OLED monitor.

The screen 12 displays a general note in which a note is stored, a hit reference line indicating a point at which the general note should be hit, a score, and a background picture.

The button (13) is installed on an operation plate (11a) provided at the center of the front face of the main body (11). Of course, the installation position of the button 13 can be changed.

The button 13 is composed of a start button 13a and a hit button 13b. Of course, the button 13 may be composed of more kinds of buttons.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a scene of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2; FIG.

2 and 3, the game player starts the rhythm game by pressing the start button 13a. The player presses the hit button 13b to hit the general note N located at the hit reference line H. [

In the screen 12, four regions A1, A2, A3 and A4 are vertically partitioned. The hit reference line H is disposed for each of the areas A1, A2, A3, and A4, and the general note N is lowered for each of the areas A1, A2, A3, and A4. In order to take charge of each of the four areas A1, A2, A3 and A4, the four hit buttons 13b are grouped into one group. Of course, the screen 12 may be divided into more or less than four regions so that more or less than four hit buttons 13b may be grouped.

The four hit buttons 13b respectively take the four areas A1, A2, A3 and A4 in order from left to right. The game player presses the hit button 13b for each of the areas A1, A2, A3, and A4 to determine whether or not a normal note N descending in each area is positioned on the hit reference line H of each area, And hits the general note N located at the hit reference line H.

The heat button 13b is arranged on the left side of the operation plate 11a for a right-handed player and another group is disposed on the right side of the operation plate 11a for a left-handed player. Due to the group of two hit buttons 13b, two people may play the rhythm game simultaneously.

Three sliders 14 are arranged on the left, center and right sides of the operation plate 11a in front of the heat button 13b. Of course, the position and number of the slider 14 can be changed. In this embodiment, the slider 14 has a shape that slides left and right, but may have a shape rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. The game player may select and use the slider 14 that is easy to operate from among the three sliders 14. [

The line note L shown in FIG. 3 is a note including a command for adjusting the height or size of the notes stored in the general note N in correlation with the general note N. When such a line note L appears, the player can slide the slider 14 to the left and right to adjust the height or size of the note stored in the general note N

Meanwhile, the line note L shown in FIG. 3 may be a note including a command for adjusting the height, size, or pace of the entire music regardless of the general note N. FIG. When such a line note L appears, the game player can slide the slider 14 to the left and right to adjust the height, size, or speed of the entire music.

Hereinafter, a method of playing a rhythm game with a rhythm game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a flowchart showing an algorithm of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG.

2 to 4, the game player starts the rhythm game by pressing the start button 13a (S11)

3, the general note N and the line note L descend toward the hit reference line H in each of the areas A1, A2, A3, and A4.

A2, A3, A4) because the general note N and the line note L correlated to the general note N are all outputted (S14) The normal note N is hit (S15), and the slider 14 is slid to the left and right to hit the line note L. (S16)

When the game player hits the general note N positioned on the hit reference line H by pressing the hit button 13b in step S15, the score stored in the general note N is output to acquire the score. (S17) If the game fails to hit the general note N located on the hit reference line H, the score acquisition fails (S19)

When the slice 14 is slid to the left and right and the hit is made (S16), the command contained in the line note L is executed and the additional score is obtained. (S18)

More specifically, the game player slides the slider 14 to the right first along the shape (>) of the line note L while the line note L passes through the heat reference line H and slides it to the left , The size of the notes stored in the general note N can be made large or small. (S18) In this way, commands contained in the line note L are executed. For example, assuming that the original size of the notes stored in the general note N is 100, the game player can slide the slider 14 to the right end, increase the sound size to 120, and move the slider 14 to the left end By sliding, the size of the sound can be reduced to 90. However, in order not to break the atmosphere of the entire music, it is preferable to set the size of the sound to 120 from the upper limit and to 90 from the lower limit.

On the other hand, if the game does not hit the line note L located on the hit reference line H, the score acquisition fails (S19)

On the other hand, if another general note N or another line note L remains (S20), the rhythm game continues. (S20), the rhythm game is terminated. (S21) The termination of the rhythm game means not only the end of the rhythm game as a whole, but also the termination of the rhythm game (Stage) of the image processing apparatus 100 is terminated.

On the other hand, if only the general note N is present (S12), the game player may hit only the general note N by pressing the hit button 13b. (S15) (S17). On the other hand, if the game does not hit the general note N located on the hit reference line H, the score The acquisition fails. (S19)

On the other hand, when only the line note L is present (S13), the game player slides the slider 14 to the left and right to hit the line note L. (S16) When the note L is hit (S16), an instruction included in the line note L is executed and an additional score is obtained (S18). On the other hand, when the game player moves the line note L located on the hit reference line H If it does not hit, the score acquisition fails (S19)

In the above-described method, the game player can adjust the size of the notes stored in the general note N in accordance with his / her musical taste. Of course, if adjusting the size of the notes stored in the general note N does not match the taste of the user's own music, the user should not hit the line note L. [

FIG. 5 is a view of a scene of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2, which includes a long note, which is a kind of general notes, and a line note including a command for adjusting the height of a note stored in the long note Fig.

2 and 5, a black long note N passes through the heat reference line H along the second area A2. If the note stored in the black long note N is "DO", when the black long note N passes the hit reference line H, when the player presses the hit button 13b, the "DO" . At the same time, if the player slides the slider 14 to the left side and slides it to the right side along the shape (<) of the line note L, the sound stored in the black long note N becomes " It can be changed to "city" -> "road". In order not to break the mood of the entire music, the notes stored in the long notes (N) are not suddenly changed to "degrees" -> "poems" -> "degrees" "To" -> "poetry" -> "province".

Then, a long note N of white along the third area A3 passes through the hit reference line H. If the note stored in the white long note N is "Les", when the white long note N passes the hit reference line H, the player presses the hit button 13b and outputs a "long" . At this time, if the game player slides the slider 14 to the right side and slides to the left again along the shape (>) of the line note L, the sound stored in the white long note N becomes " You can change it to "Les #" -> "Les". In order not to break the mood of the whole music, the notes stored in the long notes (N) are not suddenly changed to "Les" -> "Les #" -> "Les" ) To "Le" -> "Le #" -> "Le".

In the above-described method, the game player can adjust the height of the notes stored in the general note N in accordance with his / her musical taste. Of course, if adjusting the height of the notes stored in the general note N does not match the taste of the user's own music, the line note L should not be hit.

FIG. 6 is a view of a scene of a rhythm game realized in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2, which shows a general note in which a drum note is stored and a line note including an instruction to change a drum note.

2 and 6, if the note stored in the general note N is a "drum" note, when the general note N passes through the hit reference line H, the game player presses the hit button 13b Press "DOWN" to output. At the same time, the game player quickly slides the slider 14 to the left side along the shape (← ← ←) of the line note L so as to turn the drum sound stored in the general note N from "round" to " It can be adjusted to "paw".

With the above-described method, the game player can adjust the drum sound stored in the general note N in accordance with his / her musical taste. Of course, if the adjustment of the drum sound stored in the general note N does not match the taste of the user's own music, the line note L should not be hit.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a line note including a command for controlling the speed of the entire music, which is a view of a scene of a rhythm game implemented in the rhythm game machine of FIG. 2. FIG.

The line note L shown in Fig. 7 is a note capable of adjusting the overall speed of the music regardless of the general note N.

2 and 7, the game player slides the slider 14 to the right along the shape (>) of the line note L while the line note L passes the hit reference line H, Slide it back to the left. Then, the speed of the entire music is accelerated and slowed down.

For example, assuming that the speed of the entire original music is 100, the game player can slide the slider 14 to the right end, increase the speed of the entire music to 120, slide the slider 14 to the left end, Can be reduced up to 90. However, in order not to break the atmosphere of the entire music, it is desirable to set the pitch of the sound to 120 from the upper limit and to 90 from the lower limit.

With the above-described method, the game player can adjust the speed of the entire music to suit his / her musical taste. Of course, if adjusting the overall speed of the music does not fit your musical taste, do not hit the line note (L).

As another example, the slider 14 is slid to the right along the shape (>) of the line note L while the line note L passes through the heat reference line H regardless of the general note N, And slide it back to the left side to increase or decrease the size of the entire music.

As another example, the slider 14 is slid to the right along the shape (>) of the line note L while the line note L passes through the heat reference line H regardless of the general note N, You can slide it to the left again to raise or lower the overall music height.

Claims (5)

A hit reference line indicating a time at which the general note is to be hit and an instruction for adjusting a height and a size of the note stored in the general note in correlation with the general note, A screen on which a line note is displayed that includes instructions to adjust the height, size and pace of the entire music, regardless of the note;
A hit button capable of hitting the general note when the general note is located on the hit reference line; And
And a slider capable of executing an instruction included in the line note,
The line note is a note including a command that can make the size of the notes stored in the general note larger or smaller. While the line note passes through the hit reference line, the slider is slid along the shape of the line note The size of the notes stored in the general note can be adjusted to be larger or smaller,
The general note is a long note that can produce a long note while passing through the hit baseline, and the line note is a note including a command for adjusting a height of a note stored in the general note, While passing through the hit reference line, the slider may be slid along the shape of the line note to adjust the height of the notes stored in the general note to be high or low,
The general note is a note that can generate a drum sound while passing through the hit reference line. The note is a note including a command for adjusting the size of a drum sound stored in the general note, While passing through the hit reference line, the slider may be slid along the shape of the line note to adjust the size of the drum stored in the general note to be larger or smaller,
The line note is a note including a command for adjusting the height, size, or speed of the entire music, regardless of the general note. While the line note passes through the hit reference line, the shape of the line note And the slider is slid according to the pitch of the rhythm game, thereby adjusting the height, size, or speed of the entire music. delete delete delete delete

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