JP2000084245A - Flight body shooting device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure the exact reaching of a flight body even with a game screen which is made three-dimensional. SOLUTION: This device has a monitor which display a site mark to be a target for reaching of a flight body item within the game screen and a player manipulation section which is two-dimensionally movable and has a bomb button. A player moves the display of the site mark (S103) by two-dimensionally moving this player manipulation section while pushing the bomb button (S101) and shoots the flight body item (S105) by releasing (S104) the bomb button.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flying object launching device for a game machine suitable for detecting a target position in a three-dimensionally displayed game screen and launching a flying object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gun shooting game machine and the like, a bomb (explosive) such as a grenade or a rocket launcher is used as an item for avoiding a player's danger and favorably progressing the game, separately from a gun. There were things to throw and shoot.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, it has been difficult to determine a target (position) at which a flying object is fired as the game screen becomes three-dimensional. For example, it is possible to reach a place near a player's intended place, but it is very time-consuming and extremely difficult to place it in a precise place. As described above, since it is difficult to launch a flying object into the three-dimensional space, there is a slight difficulty in terms of game characteristics when the program is designed to destroy a target on the game screen.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a flying object launching device for a game machine that can accurately reach a flying object even on a three-dimensional game screen.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a target position display means (12) for displaying a target position at which a flying object reaches within a game screen; A flying object launching device for a game machine, comprising: a target position moving means (25) for moving the flying object; and a launching means (14a) for launching the flying object toward the target position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the flying object launching apparatus for a game machine according to the first aspect, further comprising an operation unit (14) that is two-dimensionally movable and has a firing button. A two-dimensional movement while pressing the firing button (14a) to move a target position, and releasing the firing button (14a) to fire the flying object. It is a flying object launching device.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.
1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of a flying object launching device for a game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG.
2A is a plan view, and FIG. 2B is a side view.

This game machine 10 is for playing a gun shooting game, and includes an upright type main body case 11, a monitor 12 such as a CRT provided on the upper front of the main body case 11 for displaying a game screen, and a main body. Operation panel 13 provided on the upper surface of the base on the front side of case 11
And two player operation units 14, 14 provided on the left and right of the operation panel 13 and imitating a gun, an operation button 15 provided at the center of the operation panel 13, and provided at the lower center of the main body case 11. Money management device 16 and body case 1
1 and a speaker 17 that generates game sounds and communicates with the left and right duct portions 17a, 17a.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a player operation unit of the flying object launching device of the game machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a game screen of the flying object launching device of the game machine according to the present embodiment. The player operation unit 14 can move up, down, left, and right to set an aim as shown by an arrow A, and the amount of the movement can be input by the aim moving input device 25 in FIG.

The player operation unit 14 is provided with a bomb button (a firing button) 14a. While the bomb button 14a is being pressed, a site mark M indicating a target position is displayed in the game screen of the monitor 12 (see FIG. 4), and the player operation unit 14 is moved to an arbitrary position on the screen. Aim can be set. When the bomb button 14a is released, an item (flying object) such as a grenade is fired toward a target point. If there is an obstacle between the starting point and the target point, the item passes through the obstacle and flies to the target point.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system of the flying object launching device of the game machine according to the present embodiment. A control system 20 of the game machine is configured around a CPU 21 and stores a ROM for storing program data such as game contents.
The game progresses while exchanging data with the P.22. The CPU 21 receives signals from the bomb button 14a of the player operation unit 14 and a signal from the aiming input device 25.

The output of the CPU 21 is connected to the monitor 12 via the image processing device 23. on the other hand,
The output of the CPU 21 is output via the sound processing device 24.
Connected to speaker 17.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the flying object launching apparatus of the game machine according to the present embodiment. C
In the PU 21, the bomb button 14a is pressed (S101: Y
ES), possessing the item (S102: YES)
At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the site mark M is displayed on the monitor 12 (S103). At this time, the sight mark M moves on the screen from the aim movement input device 25 in accordance with the amount of movement of the player operation unit 14.

When the bomb button 14a is released (S104: YES), the item is fired at the site mark M (S105).

According to this embodiment, there are the following various effects. (1) Since a target place can be visually observed, processing can be quickly and accurately performed. (2) Considering the effects of throwing (or shooting) objects, objects that should not be destroyed (or shot to death) can now be avoided and processed. (3) Considering the effect of throwing (or shooting) objects, it is possible to destroy (or shoot) more efficiently. (4) According to the above (2) and (3), game characteristics can be improved.

Various modifications and changes are possible without being limited to the embodiment described above, and these are also within the equivalent scope of the present invention. (1) The flying object may be anything that can throw or fly, such as a grenade, and may not explode, such as a knife, a shuriken, a spear, or a stone. (2) The bomb button (launch button) may be provided at another place, not at the tip of the gun, or may be provided separately from the one that determines the aim. The ones that aim are also
Another lever or handle may be used.

[0017]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, even on a three-dimensional game screen or the like, a target position can be determined, and the target position can be fired while being moved. Thus, there is an effect that the flying object can be accurately reached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a flying object launching device of a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of a flying object launching device for a game machine according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 2 (A) is a plan view and FIG.
(B) is a side view.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a player operation unit of the flying object launching device of the game machine according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a game screen of the flying object launching device of the game machine according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system of the flying object launching device of the game machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the flying object launching apparatus of the game machine according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine 11 Main body case 12 Monitor 13 Operation panel 14 Player operation part 14a Bomb button 15 Operation button 16 Money management device 17 Speaker 21 CPU 22 ROM 23 Image processing device 24 Sound processing device 25 Aiming input device M Site mark

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A target position display means for displaying a target position at which a flying object reaches in a game screen; a target position moving means for moving the target position; and launching the flying object toward the target position. A launching means for a game machine, comprising: launch means. 2. The flying object launching device for a game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: an operation unit that is two-dimensionally movable and has a firing button. The operation unit presses the firing button, A flying object launching device for a game machine, wherein a target position is moved by two-dimensionally moving, and the flying object is launched by releasing the firing button.