JPH0819664A - Multiplayer game device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Multiple players can play a multi-story game in the same game space while selecting a story as the consensus of the players as a whole. To provide a multi-player game device. [Structure] A game device in which a plurality of players play a multi-player game with a predetermined game story in the same game space. This game device has a gun assay 40 that each player operates while looking at the game screen, and a game calculation unit 60 that calculates the game screen displayed on the display means.
And The game calculation unit 60 sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point, displays a selection screen for a plurality of branch stories to select a desired branch story for each player. It includes a story selection rendering unit 62 and a branch story determination unit 64 that determines a branch story based on the selection result of each player.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-player game machine, and more particularly to a game machine in which a plurality of players play a predetermined multi-player game in the same game space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a game device formed so that a plurality of players play a multi-player game in the same game space. As for this game device, for example, while watching the game screen displayed on the display, each player
There is a shooting-type game where you destroy enemies that appear one after another and compete for points.

However, the conventional multi-player type game device can play only the game of the same story, and therefore, if the player plays the same game several times, the game itself gets tired. there were.

Particularly, in a multi-player type arcade game machine, the entire apparatus is large and expensive as compared with a single-player game machine. Therefore, it is necessary to take measures so that the player does not get tired easily even if the player repeats the same game several times.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to allow a plurality of players to select a story as a consensus of the players as a whole while playing a multi-story game in the same game space. It is to provide a multi-player type game device capable of playing a game and never getting tired of playing repeatedly.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a multi-player type game apparatus in which a plurality of players play a multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space. At
A story branch point is set in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point, a story selection rendering means for performing a story selection rendering operation for notifying each player of a plurality of branch stories, and each player described above. A multi-story game including a story selecting means for arbitrarily selecting a branch story from a plurality of branch stories and a branch story determining means for determining a branch story based on the selection result of each player. It is characterized by performing.

According to the present invention, a story branch point is set in the middle of the game story. And
When the game reaches the story branch point, the story selection means performs a story selection effect operation for notifying each player of a plurality of branch stories.

Each player selects an arbitrary branching story from the plurality of branching stories at the player's will.

The branch story determining means determines a branch story based on the selection result of each player.

As described above, according to the present invention, a multi-story game can be played in the same game space while selecting a branch story as a consensus of a plurality of players. As a result, it is possible to realize a multi-player game device in which the player does not get tired of playing the game repeatedly.

In particular, according to the present invention, at each branch point of the game story, each player can play an interactive game of participating in the selection of the next story, so that each player is given unilaterally. It is possible to provide a game device in which the fun of the multi-story game is dramatically enhanced as compared with the game device for playing the game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a multi-player type game apparatus in which a plurality of players play a multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space, display means for displaying a game screen, and each of the players. A player operating means for operating while watching the game screen, a game operating means for operating the game screen displayed on the display means, based on an operation signal of each player inputted from the player operating means and a predetermined game program. And a story selection means for each player to perform a story selection operation, wherein the game calculation means sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point, the display is displayed. Display the selection screen of multiple branch stories in the means Includes story selection effecting means for performing a story selection effect operation for causing each player to select a desired branch story using the story selecting means, and branch story determining means for deciding the branch story based on the selection result of each player. , Is characterized by playing a multi-story game.

According to the present invention, since the branch story selection effect operation is performed while displaying the selection screen of a plurality of branch stories on the display means, the player can more easily select each branch story. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the story selection explanation means explains the outline of the branch story to each player during or before the selection screen of the branch story is displayed. Is configured to perform an action.

By performing the branch story explanation operation in this manner, each player can select a story development that suits his or her taste while clearly understanding the contents of each branch story.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the story selection effecting means displays a plurality of windows representing the contents of each branch story as the branch story selection screen and moves by the story selection means. The story selection means is formed so as to display a mark peculiar to each player to be operated, and the story selection means is arranged so that each player moves the peculiar mark to a desired window and selects a branch story.

According to the present invention, as the branch story selection screen, a plurality of windows representing the contents of each branch story are displayed. Further, on the branch story selection screen, a mark peculiar to each player moved by the story selection means is also displayed.

Then, each player uses the story selecting means to move a mark peculiar to the player to the window in which the branch story he / she wants to select is displayed, and selects the branch story.

As described above, according to the present invention, each player moves the player-specific mark to the branch story selection window to select a branch story.
Each player can select his / her own story while visually and easily determining which branch story is being selected by the other player.

In particular, according to the present invention, by displaying the image of the game space showing the outline of the branch story in each of the windows, each player can visually and instantaneously judge the content of each branch story, The choice can be made without error.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the branch story determining means is formed to determine the branch story by a majority decision based on the result selected by each player.

As described above, by determining the branch story by the majority decision based on the result selected by each player, it is possible to rationally select the branch story as the consensus of each player.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, the branch story determining means determines the branch story based on the game performance of each selected group when there are the same number of branch stories selected by the player. Has been formed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, the player operating means is formed so as to also function as story selecting means.

By doing so, it is not necessary to provide the story selecting means as a dedicated member, so that the entire apparatus can be simplified.

According to the invention of claim 8, in a multi-player type game device in which a plurality of players play a shooting type multi-player game in a predetermined game story, a game screen is displayed on the screen. Display means for displaying, a plurality of player-operated shooting means installed toward the screen and aiming and shooting at a target on the screen, a signal inputted from the shooting means, and a predetermined game A game calculation means for calculating a shooting-type game screen displayed on the screen based on a program, wherein the game calculation means sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and the game plays the story branch point. When it reaches A selection screen of a plurality of branch stories is displayed on the screen, and a story selection effect means for performing a story selection effect operation for causing each player to select a desired branch story using the shooting means, and a branch based on the selection result of each player A branch story determining means for determining a story, wherein the story selection directing means displays a plurality of windows representing the contents of each branch story as a selection screen of the branch story, and the shooting means controls each player By shooting the window, it is formed to select a branch story,
The branch story determining means is configured to determine a branch story by majority voting based on the result selected by each player.

By doing so, it is possible to realize a game device capable of playing a multi-story, multi-player shooting game.

Further, according to the invention of claim 9, in a multi-player type game device in which a plurality of players play a shooting type multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space, a game screen is displayed on the screen. Display means for displaying, a plurality of player-operated shooting means installed toward the screen and aiming and shooting at a target on the screen, a signal inputted from the shooting means, and a predetermined game A game calculation means for calculating a shooting-type game screen displayed on the screen based on a program, wherein the game calculation means sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and the game plays the story branch point. When it reaches Displaying a selection screen of a plurality of branch stories on the ray means, a story selection effecting means for performing a story selection effect operation for causing each player to select a desired branch story using the shooting means, and based on the selection result of each player, A branch story determining means for determining a branch story, and the story selection directing means,
As a selection screen of the branch story, a plurality of windows showing the contents of each branch story are displayed, and aiming peculiar to each player moved and operated by the shooting means is formed, and the shooting means is formed by each player. Is formed to select a branch story by moving the unique aim to a desired window and shooting, and the branch story decision means decides a branch story by majority decision based on the result selected by each player. It is characterized by being formed.

In particular, according to the present invention, the branch story is selected by moving the aiming peculiar to each player displayed on the display to a desired window using the shooting means and shooting. Therefore, as a series of shooting games, it is possible to enjoy a multi-story, multi-player type shooting game by selecting a branch story without a sense of discomfort.

[0030]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a multi-player type shooting game apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the game device of the embodiment, a game area as shown in FIG. 2 is provided inside the housing 10, and each player enters the game area through the entrance 12 and exits 14.
Is configured to go out from.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the internal structure of the housing 10. In front of the passenger seat 30, there is provided a screen 20 extending in an arc shape in the lateral direction.
Projectors 22 provided near the rear ceiling of the
A game screen 100 as shown in FIG. 6, for example, is projected from -1, 22-2. That is, the projector 22-
1, 22-2 share the right half and the left half of the horizontally long game screen 100, respectively, and both of them form one game screen 100.
Is configured to project.

Between the screen 20 and the passenger seat 30, a pair of left and right speakers 24-1, 2 facing the passenger seat 30.
4-2 is provided, and is formed so as to output the game sound effects in stereo. Furthermore, this housing 10
There are a plurality of strobe lamps 26-1, 26-2, 2 inside.
6-3 is provided, and by flashing each of these lamps, a visual effect of the game is provided.

In the seats 30, the personal assays 32-1, 32-2, ...
2-6 are provided. Each personal assay 32 is provided with a player operation section 34 and a chair 36.

FIG. 4 shows a specific structure of the player operation section 34.

The player operation unit 34 has a base 4
Mounted on screen 8 is a gun assay 40 directed to the screen. The gun assay 40 is rotatably movable in the vertical direction (Y direction) and the horizontal direction (X direction).
It is attached and fixed to. The rotation angle in the X and Y directions is detected by using an X, Y volume not shown. The player holds the gun assay 40 toward the screen 20 while holding the grip portion 44 while sitting on the chair 36. At this time, the aim 50 of the gun assay 40 is displayed as an image on the screen 20. Then, the gun assay 40 is moved up, down, left and right to align the aim 50 with a desired target, and the trigger button 42 is turned on to direct the laser beam toward the target. The laser beam at this time is displayed as an image on the screen 20. When you hit the target,
The score of the player is added. The base 48 has
A coin slot 46 is provided.

In the multiplayer game of the embodiment, the game story is set so that the six players do not attack each other but cooperate with each other to defeat the enemy aircraft.

That is, in the game device of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a maximum of six players can simultaneously watch the game screen 100 displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 6 in the same game space. It is designed to play multiplayer games. At this time, on the screen 20, the unique sights 50-1, 50-2, ... 50-6 of the gun assays 40-1, 40-2, ... 40-6 are displayed.

As a result, each player has his own aim 50.
It is possible to move within the game screen 100 and shoot down the target 110 while clearly distinguishing from the aim of other players.

The gun assay 40 may be provided with an aiming device of a type in which each player looks into the screen 20. In such a case, it is not necessary to display the sight 50 on the screen 20 as an image.

FIG. 8 shows a circuit configuration of the game device of the embodiment.

The game apparatus of the embodiment has a game operation section 60 for promoting the progress of the game and generating information that is the basis for driving the peripheral devices in accordance with the progress of the game. The game operation section 60 includes: Personal data arithmetic control unit 70-1,
70-2, 70-3, image creating units 76-1, 76-2,
The voice creating units 78-1, 78-2 and the like are connected.

The personal data calculation control unit 70 is
A total of three units are provided, and two gun assays 40 are connected to one personal arithmetic control unit 70. Each personal arithmetic control unit 70 sends an input signal from one gun assay 40 (eg, trigger button operation information, direction information indicating the direction of the gun assay, coin insertion information, etc.) to the game arithmetic unit 60. , Game calculation unit 60
Information is transmitted to the gun assay 40 to control the gun assay 40. As the control of the gun assay 40, for example, when a trigger button is turned on and a laser beam is emitted, an internal vibration motor is driven to produce the emission state of the gun.

In addition to controlling the entire apparatus, the game calculation section 60 also controls each gun assay 40-1, 40-2, ... 40-.
According to the signal inputted from 6 and a predetermined game program, the game calculation is performed, and the projectors 22-1 and 22-2
The game screen to be shared and projected from 2-2 is determined, and the information is output to the image creating units 76-1 and 76-2.

At the same time, the game calculation section 60
Calculates and determines acoustic information, background music, and other information according to the progress of the game, and each sound creation unit 7
Output to 8-1, 78-2.

As shown in FIG. 8, two image forming units 76 are provided corresponding to the two projector devices 22-1 and 22-2. Then, based on the game image information determined by the game calculation unit 60, the image data of the shared image projected on the screen is calculated, and the video signal is output toward the corresponding projector 22-1 or 22-2. As a result, one continuous game screen in the horizontal direction is projected on the screen 20.

The respective voice producing units 78-1 and 78-2 are
Receives information about the game progress input from the game calculation unit 60, creates voice information according to the information,
Output from the speakers 24-1 and 24-2.

In this way, according to the game device of the embodiment, one large game screen 100 continuous in the horizontal direction is projected on the screen 20 as shown in FIG. A corresponding sound effect or the like is output. For this reason, a maximum of six players can play a multiplayer game of a predetermined game story in the same game space while enjoying the wide game screen 100 and the sound effects developed in the front.

A feature of the present invention is that, in such a multi-player game, a story branch point is set in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point, all the players have a consensus among a plurality of branch stories. It is possible to play a multi-story game by selecting a desired story from.

Therefore, the game calculation section 60 of the embodiment is
The story selection production unit 62 and the selection story determination unit 64 are included.

When the game reaches the story branch point, the story selection effector 62 displays the screen 20.
A plurality of branch story selection screens are displayed above, and a story selection effect operation for causing each player to select a desired branch story is formed.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the branch story selection screen 200 displayed on the screen 20. As shown in the figure, in this selection screen 200, a plurality of windows 210-1 and 210- representing the contents of the branch story are displayed.
2 is displayed. Each window 210-1, 210-2
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the screen itself showing the contents of the next game story is displayed on the screen, so that the player can visually judge the contents of the branch story.

Further, in the game device of the embodiment, each gun assay 40-1, 40-2, ... Is displayed on the selection screen 200.
Aims 50-1, 50-2, ... 50-6 specific to 40-6 are displayed. Then, each player operates his / her own gun assay 40 within a predetermined selection time and shoots a desired window 210 to be selected. As a result, the branch story corresponding to the window 210 is selected.

When the branch story selection operation of each player is completed in this way, the selected story determination unit 64
Determines the next branch story by majority voting. For example, if 4 players select the story A and 2 players select the story B among the 6 players, the story A
Is determined as the next branch story. When the number of selected stories A and the number of stories B are the same, the branch story is determined based on the overall game score of each selected group. For example, the total score of all the players in group A who chose story A is 10,000, and the total score of all the players in group B who chose story B is 15,000.
If it is a point, the story B selected by the group having the higher total score is determined as the next branch story.

In this way, it is possible to play a multi-player multi-player game while selecting the next branch story with the consensus of each player.

Next, the details of the present embodiment will be described by taking the case of playing a specific game as an example.

FIG. 15 shows an example flowchart showing the operation of the game apparatus of the embodiment.

First, when the power of the game device is turned on, the game device is set to the attract mode (step S1).
0), a demo screen of the game is displayed on the screen 20.

At this time, when one of the plurality of players in the seat inserts a coin (step S1
2) The player is automatically entered, and the game device is set to the entry acceptance mode for 30 seconds thereafter. Then, within the entry acceptance time, the player who inserts the coin is also entered in the multi-player game. Here, it is assumed that six players have entered.

When the entry acceptance mode ends, the game device is switched to the game mode and a multi-story multi-player game is played (step S1).
6).

Then, when the game ends, it is judged whether or not there is a game assay 32 in which even one inserted coin remains (step S18), and if it exists, the process returns to the entry acceptance mode again. , If it does not exist, it returns to the attract mode. When the power is turned off or the operation of the game device is stopped by the operation of the operator (step S20), all of the attract mode, the entry acceptance mode, and the game mode are ended.

FIG. 16 shows details of the operation of the game device in the game mode (step S16).

The game of the embodiment is developed in accordance with a story in which a plurality of players on a spaceship destroy the attacking enemy while destroying Zorgia, the largest enemy.

The biggest enemy, Zolgia, is a space creature whose total length is 10 km and freely moves around in outer space by manipulating gravity to destroy surroundings with unimaginable power. In addition, this Zolgia has many parasites around it to protect itself.

Zolgia was initially hibernating in the ground on the satellite "Zol" on the planet "Exia". However, it was awakened that the human race's space development extended to Exia and Zol.
After waking up, Zolgia turned to Zol, looking at the planet Exia to replenish his energy.

The human colonial satellite Exia has a large number of metropolises and an environment control center for controlling its environment. We must stop Zorgia heading to Exia and protect Exia from destruction.

For this reason, UGSF (Galaxy Federation Space Force) fighters started to attack one after another, but all were destroyed by Zolgia. Under such circumstances, a new fighter dragoon was developed, which has dramatically high maneuverability and offensive power.
Up to 6 players who enter the game will be the crew of this dragoon and will sort out.

The entry acceptance is completed (step S1)
4) When the game is started, the sortie scene of the dragoon is displayed on the screen 20 for 15 seconds (step S30), and then the game including the game stages 1 to 4 is played. Note that if the dragoon's shield remaining amount becomes 0 on the way and is shot down, the game ends at that point.

First, when the game stage 1 is started (step S32), a game screen 100 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the screen 20. Here, Zorgia, who emerged from the satellite Zol, will undergo a battle in outer space on the way to the human colonial satellite Exia.
Here, instead of directly fighting against Zolgia, a battle with parasites brought by many Zolgia will be performed. On the screen 20, the parasites appear as targets 110 one after another and attack the dragoon. The player destroys the target 110 which appears one after another by aiming his aim 50 and pulling the trigger button. When the target 110 is shot down, the score of the player who has shot down is added, and the score 130 is displayed below the game screen 100.
Is displayed as. At this time, the rankings of the six players are also displayed at the same time.

Above the game screen 100, the shield amount 120 of the dragoon is displayed. If you do not shoot down the target 100 promptly, you will be attacked by the enemy, and this shield amount 120 will decrease gradually, and when the remaining amount becomes 0, you will be attacked by the enemy,
You will be shot down and the game will end at that point.

In the latter half of the game stage 1, as shown in FIG. 7, a relatively strong enemy appears as the target 112. At this time, the enemy shield amount 122 is also displayed on the game screen 1
It is displayed above 00. This enemy 112 cannot be defeated by the attack of one player. Unless a plurality of players cooperate with each other to attack the enemy 112 and reduce the shield remaining amount of the enemy, the enemy cannot be defeated. Then, when the enemy 112 is defeated, or when 90 seconds have passed after starting the game stage 1, the game stage 1 ends.

The game performance of each player on the game stage 1, that is, the ranking and the score thereof, is displayed on the screen 2.
0 is displayed as a graph as shown in FIG. 17 (step S
34) Next, a course selecting operation for selecting a branch story, which is a feature of the present invention, is performed (step S36).

FIG. 18 shows a schematic flowchart of the course selecting operation. Here, first, an explanation operation of each branch story to be selected by the player is performed (step S60), then an effect operation for selecting each branch story is performed (step S62), and finally, each player's selection story is selected. An operation of determining a story to be branched based on the selection result is performed (step S64). Step S6
0 and 62 are performed by the story selection effector 62, and step S64 is performed by the selected story determiner 64.

19 and 20 are flowcharts showing more detailed operations of the flow of FIG.

First, the operation of explaining the branch story (step S60) will be described in detail.

When the operation of step S60 is started, first, N = 1 is set (step S70), and then, on the screen 20, the branch story explanation screen 200 shown in FIG.
Is displayed. At this time, in the frame 220 above the screen 200, “M” indicating that the branch story explanation operation is currently being performed.
The characters "ISSION BRIEFING" are displayed.

At the center of the screen 200, the map 2 for operation is displayed.
30 is displayed, and a window 210- representing two branch stories to be selected is displayed on both sides thereof.
1, 210-2 are displayed. In game stage 2,
Two operations will be prepared for Zolgia, which has invaded the human colony "Exia". And, one of these two operations is the branch story A, and the other one is the branch story B.

On the operation map 230 on the screen 200, the sol gear 232 heading to the environmental control center 231 is displayed.
And the fighter dragoon 233 on which each player is riding are displayed. It is also displayed that the metropolis 234 exists on the side of the entry route of the sol gear 232. Each player can visually know the current situation by looking at the strategy map 230.

In order to more surely understand the contents of the story A and the story B, the window 210-1 is shown in FIG.
An image of the metropolitan city area as shown in 0 is displayed, and an image of the environment control center as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed in the window 210-2. This makes it easy to select the branch story later.

Next, window 2 representing the branch story A
The frame 211-1 of 10-1 starts blinking, and the narration for explaining the contents of the branch story A is output as voice from the speakers 24-1 and 24-2 (step S7).
4). In other words, the operation of "following Zolgia who has invaded Exia and having a city battle at Metropolis" is output as voice.

Next, N = 2 is set, and the branch story B
The frame 211-2 of the window 210-2 that represents is started to blink, and the narration describing the content of the branch story B is output as voice. In other words, the operation "Solgear picks up before going to the environmental control center and picks it up" is output as voice.

In this way, two branch stories A,
When the explanation of B has been completed (step S76), the player is then instructed, "To select the story A or B, the aim 50 of each player is moved into the window 210 corresponding to the story to be selected, and a trigger is given. The explanation "This is done by pulling the button" is output as voice (step S79).

During these explanations, the aim 50 of each player is displayed on the screen, but NG indicating that the gun cannot be used is displayed in the center of each aim 50. There is.

When a series of branch story explaining operations (step S60) is completed in this way, next, a branch story selecting effect operation which will be described in detail below is started (step S62).

The operation of step S62 is set to be performed for 5 seconds. For this reason, first step S
In 80, the initial value of the countdown timer is t = 5
Then, the countdown operation is started, and the screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed as the branch story selection screen 200 (steps S81 and S82). The difference between the branch story selection screen 200 and the branch story explanation screen described in the above-mentioned stage S72 is the display 235 of the remaining time by the countdown timer and the display in the frame 220. Here, “MISSION SELECT” indicating that the branch story selection operation is being performed is displayed in the frame 220. Further, frames 211-1 of both windows 210-1 and 210-2, which represent two branch stories,
211-2 blinks to indicate that it is a selection target.

Furthermore, NG is displayed on the selection screen 200.
Gun assay 40-1, 40- for each player without display
2, ... Aims 50-1, 50-2, ... Corresponding to 40-6 ...
50-6 is displayed. Each player operates his or her own gun assay 40 and either one of the blinking windows 21
By pulling the trigger button aiming at 0, the branch story corresponding to the window can be selected. For example, if the player wants to select the story A, he operates the gun assay 40 to display his sight 50 in the window 210-
1 to the inside of the frame 211-1 and pull the trigger button here. Even if the trigger button is operated outside the range of the window 210, the story cannot be selected.

In this way, when the player selects the branch story (step S86), the story selection rendering unit 62 stores the data of the player, and the sight 50 of the player has already been selected near the outside of the frame of the window 210. Display as player mark. Here, the aim 50-3 is fixedly displayed as a selected mark near the outside of the frame of the window 210-1, and the window 210-
The aim 50-1 is displayed as a selected mark outside the frame of 2. Such selected marks 50-3, 50
-1 will not move no matter how the player then manipulates the gun assay.

As described above, according to this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the contents of each branch story to be selected are displayed as images in the windows 210-1 and 210-2. Therefore, each player has a gun assay 40
Displayed windows 210-1, 210-
By firing either of the two, the desired branch story can be selected without error.

In addition to this, in the embodiment, the aim 50 having a shape peculiar to each player is displayed on the selection screen 200,
It is possible to determine in real time which player has selected which branch story. Therefore, each player can determine the story that he / she selects while judging the selection status of the other players.

In this way, the selection operation of the branch story of each player is performed and the value of the countdown timer is t.
When = 0, the operation for branch story selection ends.
Even before the value t of the countdown timer becomes 0, if one of the branch stories is selected by a majority of the players, the story selecting operation is finished (step S89).

Then, a branch story determination operation described in detail below is performed (step S64).

First, it is determined whether or not a branch story can be determined based on the principle of majority voting (step S9).
0). For example, when the story A is selected by four persons and the story B is selected by two persons, the story A is determined as a branch story (step S91).

If the majority decision cannot be made, it is next judged whether or not the total score can be decided (step S92). When there are three players who have selected stories A and B, the total score of the three players who have selected story A and the total score of the three players who have selected story B are compared, The branch story selected by the group with the higher score is determined as the next branch story (steps S92 and S96).

If it is not possible to make a decision by either the majority or the total score, the story of which the players have completed the selection earlier is decided as the next branch story (steps S93, S95).

If it cannot be determined by any of steps S90, S92 and S93, the story A is forcibly determined as the next branch story (step S).
94).

When the next branch story is determined in this way, the window 21 corresponding to the selected story is selected.
"0" is displayed brightly, and "SE
[LECT] is displayed. The windows corresponding to the stories that are not selected are displayed dark. This allows each player to instantly visually judge which story has been selected.

When such a series of story selecting operations (steps S60 to S64) are completed, a game is next played in the selected story (step S).
38, S40).

When the branch story A is selected, the game space for the urban battle at the metropolis is calculated, and the game screen is displayed on the screen 20. Here, each player's riding dragoon 233 runs through the city area of Metropolis following Zolgia 232 that has entered the Exia. A game with a sense of speed will be played through the valley of the building.

When the game story B is selected,
A defense battle is held at the environmental control center 231. The game calculation section 60 calculates the game space at this time and displays the game screen on the screen 20. Here, the Zolgia invaders Exia will be picked up ahead of heading to the Environmental Control Center, and will be greeted. However, Zorgia's minions have already occupied the Environmental Control Center, and a game of destroying it will be played.

When the game on the above-mentioned game stage 2 ends, next, in step S42, the same interim report of the game results as in step S34 is made. Then, in step S44, the selection of the branch story in the game stage 3 is performed.

FIG. 12 shows a branch story explanation screen 200 used for explaining the branch story at this time. At the center of this screen 200 is an operational map 230, and on both sides of it a window 210 corresponding to each branch story.
-1, 210-2 is displayed.

At game stage 3, the strategy map 230
As shown in, Dragoon undertakes an operation to enter Zorgia's body. There are two operations, Story A and Story B, depending on the course of Zolgia's entry into the body.

Strategy A is to enter the circulation system of Zolgia. In response to this operation, window 2
As shown in FIG. 13, an image of the circulatory organ in the Zolgia body is displayed on 10-1.

Strategy B is to plunge into a gravity organ in the body of Zolgia. Correspondingly, window 2
In 10-2, as shown in FIG. 14, an image representing a gravity organ in the Zolgia body is displayed.

Basically, the explanation operation of the branch stories A and B corresponding to such two operations, the branch story selecting operation, and the branch story determining operation are performed in the step S36 (see FIGS. 19 and 20). The operation is performed in the same manner as (shown operation). Therefore, details thereof are omitted here.

When the branch story is determined as the consensus of each player, the game corresponding to the story is played (steps S46 and S48).

In the third stage, when the story A is selected, the battle in the energy circulation organ is performed. The game calculation unit 60 calculates a game space in which the dragoon that has entered the body of Zolgia passes through the energy circulator and fights with the parasites in the body, and displays the game screen as an image on the screen. .

When the story B is selected in the third stage, the battle in the gravity organ is performed. In the game calculation unit 60, the dragoon that rushes into the body of Zolgia passes through the body while avoiding the complicated organs that are gravity controlled.
A game space for fighting against parasites is calculated, and the game screen is displayed on the screen 20.

In this way, each player can play the game according to the selected branch story.

Then, when the game stage 3 ends,
Similar to the above, the intermediate results of each player are reported (step S50), and then the game on stage 4 is started (step S52). In Stage 4, the final battle between Dragoon and Zolgia will be held, and the game will be played according to the story that the Dragoon who has reached the brain center of Zolgia attacks the central organs that can be said to be the lifeline of Zolgia.

Then, in game stage 4, when the brain center of Zolgia is destroyed, a successful ending screen is displayed on the screen 20 (step S54). When the central institution cannot be destroyed, a failure ending screen is displayed. It is displayed on the screen 20 (step S56).

Thereafter, the final result of each player is calculated and displayed on the display (step S58), and the series of games is finished.

As described above, according to the game apparatus of the embodiment, among the four game stages configured for multi-player, the stage 2 and the stage 3 are multi-selected by the consensus such as the majority decision of a plurality of players. It has a story structure. Therefore, even if the same player repeats this game a plurality of times, he or she can enjoy the game in different stories each time, and enjoy a multiplayer game that will not get tired for a long time.

In particular, at each branch point of the game story, each player can make an interactive game story decision to participate in the selection of the next story. Therefore, each player can dramatically increase the fun of the game as compared with the case of playing the game given unilaterally.

FIG. 21 shows a more specific structure of the control circuit shown in FIG.

The game calculation section 60 is a master CPU.
410 and a communication PCB 412.

The image creating sections 76-1 and 76-2 include the slave CPU 420 and the foreground generating sections 422-1 and 422.
2. The image composition PCB 426 and the laser disk drivers 428-1 and 428-2 are included.

The sound producing units 78-1 and 78-2 include a sound PCB 440, amplifiers 442 and 444, and a BGM storage unit 430 of the laser disk in the laser disk 428.

The communication PCB 60 is a master CPU.
410 and laser disk drivers 428-1, 42
8-2, personal data calculation control units 70-1, 70-
2, 70-3, and an interface with the sound PCB 440.

Here, the master CPU 410 centrally controls the entire game device, and in essence, the game calculation section 6
The same operation as 0 is performed. That is, this master CPU
410 determines a game screen to be projected on the screen 20, and outputs the information to the slave CPU 420, the laser disk drivers 428-1 and 428-2, and the sound PC.
Output to B440. Also, the master CPU 410
Are personal data arithmetic control units 710-1 and 710.
-2, 710-3 and each gun assay 40-1, 40-2, ... 40-6 input via the communication PCB 412
Based on the input signal from the player, it determines which part of the screen 20 the aim 50 and the laser beam of each player should be projected on, and determines whether the player's laser beam hits the enemy plane.

The slave CPU 420 sends the game screen information sent from the master CPU 410 in accordance with the game screen shared by the foreground generators 422-1 and 422-2.

The foreground generators 422-1 and 422-2 are formed so as to generate image information regarding the enemy plane and the foreground based on the game screen information sent from the master CPU 410. In the foreground, in addition to targets such as enemies, aiming of each player, laser beam,
Furthermore, the remaining time 230 of the screen 200 shown in FIG. 9, the frame 211 of each window 210, the shield amount 120,
The display in the frame 220 and the like are included. And the slave CP
The foreground image information of the shared area determined by U420 is output to the image combining PCB 426.

Further, the laser disk driver 42
8-1 and 428-2 share the image information regarding the background of the screen and store it in the laser disk. For example, the image 200 shown in FIG. 9 includes the image of the strategy map 230 and the images displayed in each window 210 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. Then, the background image information of each sharing area is output to the image combining PCB 426.

The laser disk driver 428-
In the BGM storage unit 430 of the laser disk in 1, audio data fixed to each game screen such as background music is stored. Further, the laser disk driver 428-1 has four-channel output terminals, channels 1 and 2 are connected to the amplifier 442, and channels 3 and 4 are connected to the amplifier 444. The image composition PCB 426 includes the foreground generators 422-1 and 422-2.
Image information and laser disc driver 4 from
The background image information from 28-1 and 428-2 is combined, and RGB data is output to the projectors 22-1 and 22-2. As a result, the projectors 22-1 and 22-2
Will project the game screen onto the screen 20 based on the RGB data from the image composition PCB 426.

Further, the sound PCB 440 includes a sound ROM 440a therein, and the ROM 44
In 0a, voice data and the like that change depending on the development of the game are stored. Then, in accordance with an instruction from the master CPU 410, the audio data of the sound ROM 440a is combined and output to the amplifiers 442 and 444.

On the other hand, the audio data sent from the laser disk driver 428-1 is input to the amplifiers 442 and 444.

Thus, the speakers 24-1, 24-2 are
From, voice data such as background music and narration, and a synthesized sound of explosion sound are output.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a shooting type multi-player game has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other than this, for example, a role-playing game and other games. You may apply to the game device which performs a multiplayer game.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where two branch stories are prepared at each branch point of the game story has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and if necessary 3
One or more branch stories may be prepared, and a desired branch story may be selected from these.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the game device for business use has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a game device for home use.

In the above embodiment, the case where the branch story display screen is displayed on the display and the branch story is selected has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and voice information or the like is used. You may make it perform the selection operation of a branch story.

[0133]

As described above, according to the present invention,
To provide a multi-player game device in which a plurality of players can play a multi-story game in the same game space while selecting a story as a consensus of all the players, and never get tired of playing repeatedly. You can

In particular, at each branch point of the game story, each player can play an interactive game in which he / she participates in the selection of the next story, so that each player can play a game given unilaterally. In comparison, it is possible to provide a game device in which the fun of the multi-story game is dramatically increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view explanatory diagram of a multi-player game device to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a schematic plan view of the game device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a player is sitting in the audience seat of the game device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and playing a game.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a player operation unit used in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the player is playing a game on the screen.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a game screen displayed on the screen.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a game screen displayed on the screen.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the game device of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a branch story selection screen displayed on the screen.

10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed in one window of the screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed in the other window of the screen shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a branch story selection screen displayed on the screen.

13 is an explanatory diagram of an image displayed in one window of the screen of FIG.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an image displayed in the other window of the screen of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game device of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a detailed operation of the game device of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed as an interim report of the results of each player.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a series of story selection operations by the player.

FIG. 19 is a step S6 of the flowchart shown in FIG.
It is a flowchart figure of detailed operation | movement of 0 and S62.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the detailed operation of step S64 of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the circuit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 screen 22 projector 32 personal assay 34 player operation unit 40 gun assay 42 trigger button 50 aiming 60 game calculation unit 62 story selection production unit 64 selection story determination unit 70 personal data calculation control unit 76 image creation unit 78 sound creation unit

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A multi-player type game device in which a plurality of players play a multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space, wherein a story branch point is set in the middle of the game story, and the game is executed by the story. When the branch point is reached, a story selection directing means for performing a story selection directing operation for notifying each player of a plurality of branch stories, and each player selecting an arbitrary branch story from the plurality of branch stories by the player's intention. A multi-player type game device, comprising: a story selecting means for performing a multi-story game, and a branch story determining means for determining a branch story based on a selection result of each player. 2. In a multi-player type game apparatus in which a plurality of players play a multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space, display means for displaying a game screen, and each player watching the game screen. While operating the player operation means, the operation signal of each player inputted from the player operation means, the game operation means for calculating the game screen displayed on the display means based on a predetermined game program, and each player A story selecting means for performing a story selecting operation, wherein the game calculation means sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point,
A plurality of branch story selection screens are displayed on the display means, and a story selection effect means for performing a story selection effect operation for causing each player to select a desired branch story using the story selection means, and a selection result of each player. A multi-story game apparatus, comprising: a multi-story game including: a multi-story game based on a multi-story game. 3. The story selection effect means according to claim 2, wherein the story selection explanation means performs a branch story explanation operation for explaining an outline of the branch story to each player during or before the display of the branch story selection screen. A multi-player game device characterized by being formed. 4. The story selection rendering means according to claim 2, wherein the story selection display means displays a plurality of windows representing the contents of each branch story as the branch story selection screen, and It is formed so as to display a mark peculiar to each player who is moved, and the story selection means is formed so that each player moves the peculiar mark to a desired window and selects a branch story. Multi-player game device. 5. The multi-player type according to claim 1, wherein the branch story determining means is formed to decide a branch story by a majority decision based on a result selected by each player. Game device. 6. The branch story determination means according to claim 5, wherein the branch story determination means is configured to determine a branch story based on a game score of each selected group when there are the same number of branch stories selected by the player. A multi-player game device characterized by: 7. The multi-player game device according to claim 1, wherein the player operating means is formed so as to also function as story selecting means. 8. A multi-player type game device in which a plurality of players play a shooting type multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space, and display means for displaying a game screen on the screen, A plurality of player-operated shooting means which are installed toward the target and are formed so as to aim and shoot at a target on the screen; a signal input from the shooting means; and a predetermined game program to display on the screen. A game calculation means for calculating a shooting type game screen, wherein the game calculation means sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point,
Displaying a selection screen of a plurality of branch stories on the screen, and a story selection directing means for performing a story selection directing operation that causes each player to select a desired branch story using the shooting means, and based on the selection result of each player, A branch story determining means for determining a branch story; and the story selection directing means, as the branch story selection screen, displaying a plurality of windows representing the contents of each branch story, and the shooting means for each player. Is formed so as to select a branch story by shooting the window, and the branch story decision means is formed to decide a branch story by a majority decision based on a result selected by each player. Multiplayer game device. 9. A multi-player type game device in which a plurality of players play a shooting type multi-player game of a predetermined game story in the same game space, and display means for displaying a game screen on the screen, A plurality of player-operated shooting means which are installed toward the target and are formed so as to aim and shoot at a target on the screen; a signal input from the shooting means; and a predetermined game program to display on the screen. A game calculation means for calculating a shooting type game screen, wherein the game calculation means sets a story branch point in the middle of the game story, and when the game reaches the story branch point,
Displaying a selection screen of a plurality of branch stories on the screen, and a story selection directing means for performing a story selection directing operation that causes each player to select a desired branch story using the shooting means, and based on the selection result of each player, Branch story determining means for determining a branch story, and the story selection directing means, as the selection screen of the branch story, a plurality of windows showing the contents of each branch story are displayed, and the shooting operation is performed by the shooting means. The shooting means is formed to select a branch story by moving each player's unique aim to a desired window and shooting. The decision means is the selection of each player. It was based on the results, multi-player gaming device, characterized in that it is formed to determine the branch story by majority.