JPH0130227Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video game machine, particularly a so-called block-breaking video game machine.

A conventional block-breaking TV game machine and a method of playing a game using the game machine will be explained with reference to FIG. The display image displayed on the cathode ray tube is regarded as a ball, and the display image similarly constituted as a separate electrical signal and displayed on the cathode ray tube is regarded as a block and a racket, and the ball is hit with the racket, and the ball is hit with the racket. It is applied to a block in order to break down sections of the block one by one.
Ball image 3 is created by racket image 2 displayed above.
When you hit a ball and hit block image 4, each time you hit block image 4, the block image would shift by 5 blocks (the image display on the CRT screen would disappear). It was just a matter of erasing blocks, and the score was displayed for how many blocks you erased, so it was just a matter of getting points.

In this invention, if all the blocks are erased within a set time limit, Koiwa (metal) will be paid out to the player, and at that time, the remaining play time will be displayed on the display, and the number of remaining blocks will be displayed. The purpose of this invention is to provide a block-breaking video game machine that stimulates players' desire to challenge themselves and arouses their interest.Other purposes and novel features of the present invention are: It will become clear from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. Fig. 2 shows a system diagram of the video game machine of the present invention, and 6 in the figure is a player panel, which may be for one player or two players, for example. Items necessary for gaming such as selection buttons, dials for moving the racket left and right, serve buttons, and parts for inputting and operating the contents.
7 is a control unit, such as a microcomputer,
A part consisting of a memory etc. and inputting, making judgments and controlling all the data necessary for the progress of the game, 8 is an image signal forming part which receives data signals from the control part 7 etc., and controls the TV according to the data. This is a part that stores and forms image signals such as digital signals, and also includes forming a remaining play time image signal when displaying the remaining play time, which will be described later. Reference numeral 9 denotes a display section, where an image as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed.

When a player inserts money, coil metal, etc. from the game panel 6 and presses a serve button provided on the game panel 6, the input signal is input to the control section 7. An image (signal) as shown in FIG. 1 is formed by an image signal forming section 8, and by driving a display section 9, the image signal is displayed on a display section, for example, a cathode ray tube of a television receiver.

In addition, in FIG. 2, 10 is a coin payout determination section, 1
Reference numeral 1 indicates a coin dispensing mechanism section, and numeral 12 indicates a remaining time counting section.The coin dispensing mechanism and remaining play time display mechanism of the present invention will be explained below based on the system diagram shown in FIG. 2 including these components. First, the coin dispensing mechanism will be described. When the block image is erased within a time limit, for example, within three minutes, the coin dispensing determining section 10 outputs an electrical signal indicating coin OUT. Then,
This pulse is converted into electric power and drives a plunger mechanism (not shown) for coin dispensing built in the coin dispensing mechanism section 11. Due to this drive, coins are paid out from the coin payout mechanism section 11 to the player's hand. Although the coin payout determination section 10 is provided separately in FIG. 2, it is possible to include this as a function in the control section 7.

Next, to explain the remaining play time display mechanism, the remaining play time is counted by the remaining time counting section 12,
A numeric image ROM (Read Only Memory) configured with the remaining time count value in the image signal forming section 8 is operated, and then the numeric image in the ROM is transmitted to, for example, a means for forming a television signal as a television image signal. 13 in FIG.
Display it as shown in the example below. Although the remaining time counting section 12 is provided separately in FIG. 2, it is possible to include this as a function in the control section 7.

Next, the overall layout of the video game machine of the present invention will be explained using the embodiment shown in FIG. The installed board (BOARD) 15 has connectors 16 and 17
It is connected to the distribution board 18 by. Sho 1
Reference numeral 9 shows an example of the internal configuration of the connector, where the left side shows the upper part of the connector and the right side shows the lower part of the connector. In the figure, 20 shows the pin number, and 21 shows the name of the signal. The distribution board 18 receives various inputs from the game panel (player panel) 22, such as one-player switch input, two-player switch input from the one-player game line 23, and serve input from the two-player game line 24. From line 25, racket position inputs are received from respective lines 26 and 27. When there is a coin input signal, the counter 35 inputs
(In) counter 350 operates and records this.

Coin payout is via the coin payout (COIN OUT) line 29 connecting the distribution board 18 and the power supply board 28 to the coin pair (CP) lines 30, 3 of the power supply board.
1, the plunger mechanism of the coin payer (coin dispensing mechanism) 32 is activated to dispense coins as described above. At this time, an image is displayed on the display section 9, and the distribution board 18 and the speaker 3
Music is outputted to the speaker 32 through a speaker line 330 connecting the machine 3 and the number of coins to be paid out is recorded in an OUT counter 351 of the counter 35. When the coin payer 32 runs out of coins, a coin alarm (COINALM) 34 signal is output, and the BOARD side detects this and counts the number of shortages in the shortage counter 352 of the counter 35.

Note that the OUT counter 351 does not operate at this time.

Further, in the present invention, the number of remaining blocks is displayed on the display section 9, which is different from the conventional display in which the number of erased blocks is successively displayed.

In addition, 36 in Fig. 3 is a color monitor unit, and in this invention, the progress picture, remaining play time, block images, etc. are displayed in color, and the B (blue) line 360 and the G (green) line 361 and an R (red) line 362 for color monitoring.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a coin payer control circuit diagram explaining the above-mentioned coin payout. When the COINOUT signal is input from the terminal 37 and output through the power conversion element drive circuit 38, a pulse is generated by the power conversion element 39. The power is converted and the coin payer 32 is driven to pay out coins as described above.

As explained above, according to the present invention, if you destroy a block within the time limit, coins will be paid out based on the picture and music output.For example, if it is 60 seconds before the time limit, the coins will be paid out until the remaining play time reaches 0 seconds. are displayed one after another, and the number of remaining blocks (for example, 1 remaining) is displayed, so if you fail, you are encouraged to try the game again, making it an extremely interesting TV game compared to conventional monotonous games. We were able to provide game machines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating image display on a cathode ray tube screen, FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a layout diagram illustrating the overall layout of the video game machine of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram illustrating coin payout in the present invention. 1... Receiver (cathode ray tube), 2... Racket image, 3... Ball image, 4... Block image,
5... A section of a block image, 8... Image signal forming unit, 9... Display unit, 10... Coin payout determining unit, 11... Coin payout mechanism unit, 12... Remaining time counting unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An electrical signal is configured to form the television image signal into the shape of a ball, a display image displayed on a cathode ray tube is regarded as a ball, and a separate electrical signal is configured to form the television image signal into the shape of a block and a racket. In a video game machine, the display image displayed on a cathode ray tube is regarded as a block and a racket, and the ball is hit by the racket and hits the block to destroy a section of the block. This television game machine is equipped with a coin payout mechanism that pays out coins by breaking blocks within a given time, and a display mechanism that displays remaining play time on a cathode ray tube.