JPH09215865A - Game machine using auxiliary block - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game in which various techniques can be used by attaching an auxiliary block to each block, and deforming the blocks themselves. SOLUTION: In a game machine, blocks 6 that appear one by one at the top of a display area 2 are changed in the direction in which they fall and in their orientation under control of the player as they drop toward the bottom of the display area, and are piled up at the bottom of the display area 2 and, when complete layers are formed, a predetermined number of rows of blocks forming the complete layers are eliminated. The shape of each block 6 that drops to the bottom of the display area 2 is varied under control of the player by attaching auxiliary blocks 1, 3, 5. The deformed blocks 6 are fitted into gaps (blanks) to eliminate or pile up the accumulating blocks.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine using an alternation block which follows a block appearing in a display area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional game machine, the main body of the game machine is connected to a television or the like, and a controller at hand is operated to display the game on the screen of the television or the like. The controller of the operating device is provided with cross-shaped keys and A and B buttons. A display area of a television or the like is surrounded by a frame, and an entrance gate (NEXT zone) is provided above the display area.

A block composed of 3 to 6 lumps appears from above while changing into a convex, rod-shaped, or key-shaped block, and naturally falls and moves downward. Below the display area, there is a large block of accumulation, and in the accumulation block there is a blank gap with holes. When the blocks that fall into the missing parts (blanks) are fitted properly, the accumulated blocks are taken in, and a complete layer in which the unit blocks are lined up appears. The player operates the cross-shaped key and the A and B buttons to give rotation and a falling speed to the falling block so that the falling block can be fitted into the missing portion (blank) well.

The completed layer completed by the player is automatically erased from the accumulation block upon completion. On the contrary, if the completed layer cannot be formed, it is added to the accumulation block and rises up. The frame is filled with the accumulation block. And lose.

[0005]

In the conventional game machine,
When a block that appears and falls is determined to have a convex shape, a rod shape, or a key shape, for example, if it is a convex shape, it falls while remaining in a convex shape, and only the speed and inclination can be changed. However, once the block began to fall, it was stable because the shape was constant, and it was unsatisfactory that it could not exert a spectacular skill that was daunting.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a block game in which a block is attached to a block to transform the block itself and various techniques can be used.

[0006]

The present invention provides a display area 2
When the blocks 6 appearing sequentially in the upper part are dropped to the lower part of the display region and the direction and direction of the drop are changed by the player's operation to accumulate the blocks 6 below the display region 2 to form a completed layer. , A certain number of completed layers 25
It is used for the game machine that erases the block. By the operation of the player, the shape of the block 6 falling below the display area 2 is arbitrarily changed with the alternation blocks 1, 3 and 5.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1. The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 7 shows a block circuit diagram of the game machine of the invention.
The game machine according to the present invention includes an operating device 22, a game device 20, and a C, such as a television as a display device, which are independent of each other.
It is composed of the RT 35 and the speaker 18 of the television. The game device 20 includes a TV speaker 18 and a CRT 35.
You can play games by inserting a soft card using.
The controller 22 of the operating device is provided with a cross-shaped key 23 and A and B buttons.

Here, the game screen on the CRT 35 is shown in FIG.
Will be explained in detail. The screen on the CRT 35 is provided with display areas for the number of players so that a plurality of players can play, but FIG. 1 shows one display area 2 for one player. The display area 2 is surrounded by a frame 8, and above the display area 2, an entrance gate (NEXT zone) 4 in which blocks 6 sequentially appear is provided. The blocks 6 appear while changing to be convex, rod-shaped, or key-shaped, and the blocks 6 that have successively appeared fall naturally and move downward. Below the display area 2, there is a storage block 10, and the storage block 10 includes
There is a blank space missing portion (blank) 12. When the block 6 is properly fitted into the missing portion (blank) 12, a complete layer in which the unit block is embedded on one surface appears.

At this time, the cross-shaped key 23 and the A and B buttons of the controller 22 are operated to give rotation and a falling speed to the block 6 so that the block 6 can be fitted into the missing portion (blank) 12 successfully. In the case of a one-player game, if the completed layer 25 is erased, there is no opponent to fit in, so the accumulation blocks 10 appear one after another from the bottom layer, and the accumulation block 1
If you delete 0 as a complete layer and delete it, the score will increase and you will win.
In the case of a battle game, the completed layer 25 in which the enemy has been completed is erased by the enemy, and rises and appears in his / her own display area. Now, the inventor of the present application decides to attach a plurality of alternations 1, 3, 5 to the block 6 that emerges from the entrance gate 4 and falls. As a result, the effect of fitting the blocks 6 including the alternations 1, 3, and 5 is doubled, and the chance of collectively erasing is increased.

Next, the configuration of the game device 20 is shown in FIG.
Let us return to and explain in more detail. The game device 20 includes a coin-related device 16 that is added for commercial use, and the coin-related device 16 includes a coin counter, a coin box, and the like. The input / output control device 111 is the game device 20.
Interface with the coin-related device 16 or controller 22 of the external device, and the backup memory 117
Stores set values such as the number of coins, the number of plays, and the difficulty level.
The program ROM 116 stores a basic operation program, character fonts, etc., and the CPU 113 of the central processing unit.
Controls the whole game. The program ROM 116 may be a removable cassette.

The CPU 113 uses the work RAM 14 as a calculation area, and the character ROM 126 stores a block character and a background character. The video control circuit 122 calculates the display position of each character on the CRT 35 according to the signal from the operating device 22. The buffer 119 is a bitmap type memory, stores characters to be displayed in a screen frame, and is read by the video control circuit 122. The background screen 120 stores the address code of the background character.

The color RAM 118 has a built-in D / A converter, outputs RGB digital signals based on the color code and palette number, and converts the RGB digital signals into analog signals. A communication RAM 115 is connected to the bus 112, and the CPU 11 for sound
Sound system circuit 124, which stores commands from
Generates a sound signal from a signal obtained from the communication RAM 115 according to a command from the CPU 113. The audio signal reproduced by the sound system circuit 124 is output to the speaker 18 of an external television or the like.

Next, the configuration of the CPU 113 will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 113 includes a drop processing unit 41, an alternation (shadow block) generation unit 42, a ground contact determination unit 43, and a lower key determination unit 4
4, a block fixing unit 45, and a counter unit 46. The drop processing unit 41 drops the block 6, and the clone (shadow block) generation unit 42 causes the clones (shadow blocks) 1, 3, and 5 to appear. The ground contact determination unit 43
It is determined whether the block 6 hits the accumulation block 10, and the down key determination unit 44 determines whether the down key of the cross-shaped key 23 is operated. The block fixing unit 45 fixes the block 6 to the accumulation block 10, and the counter unit 46 measures the elapsed time after grounding.

Next, the operation will be described in detail with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 5 and FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4. The block game read from the program ROM 116 is C
Under the control of the PU 113, the block game starts and the flow starts. In step S1, the CPU 113
The inner drop processing unit 41 drops the block 6 appearing in the entrance gate (NEXT zone) 4. This block 6 is shown in FIG.
Even the convex block 6 of FIG.
But it's okay.

In step S2, the alternator (shadow block) generation unit 42 follows the trail of the image one image before the main body of the block 6 has dropped and rotated, as shown in FIGS. Make 5 appear. Step S
In 3, the ground contact determination unit 43 is a ghost (shadow block).
Check if block 6 with 1, 3, 5 is grounded. This grounding includes the case where the block 6 is not only coupled to the storage block 10 below but also hits and jumps. If not grounded, the process proceeds to step S4, where the drop processing unit 41 continues to drop the blocks 6 including the shadow blocks 1, 3 and the like, and the process returns to step S3.

If grounded in step S3, step S3
5, the alternation (shadow block) generation unit 42 causes the alternation (shadow block) 1, 3, etc. to be sucked into the main body of the block 6 and starts the operation of returning to the original shape of the block 6. At this point, the alter ego (shadow blocks) 1, 3 etc. still exist. Next, in step S6, the down key determination unit 44 checks whether or not the down key of the cross-shaped key 23 on the controller 22 of FIG. 6 has been pressed.

If the lower key of the cross-shaped key 23 is pressed in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7, and the block fixing unit 45 determines the number and shape of the alternation (shadow block) at the time of pressing the lower key. Is retained and fixed to the storage block 10 while being attached to the original block 6. 1, 2,
As shown in 3, 4, alternation (shadow block) 1, 3
The equal blocks 6 are efficiently fitted into the storage block 10. As a result, a large completed layer is achieved all at once, erasing in the frame 8 is executed, and a wide space is formed.

If the lower key of the cross-shaped key 23 is not pressed in step S6, the process proceeds to step S8, and the counter section 46 checks whether a certain time t has passed. This fixed time t is the time from when the block 6 is grounded to when the block 6 is coupled and fixed to the storage block 10 or fixed by being stuck. If the predetermined time t has passed in step S8, the process proceeds to step S9, and the block fixing unit 45 fixes only the main body of the block 6 to the storage block 10 by fixing or by fitting.

If the predetermined time t has not passed in step S8, the process advances to step S10, and the subject (shadow block) generating unit 42 sucks the subject (shadow block) 1, 3 etc. into the main body of the block 6 during jumping or the like. And continue to return to the original block 6 shape. And step S
Returning to step 6, it is checked whether the lower key of the cross-shaped key 23 is pressed, and step S7 or step S8, 9 or
The step S10 is repeated, and the block 6 is fixed to the storage block 10 by coupling or is fixed by fitting.

FIG. 2 shows the operation of step S7 in block 6.
Shows a case where the shape is a rod shape, and shows a state in which the body is fitted into the storage block 10 in a form in which the three divisions (shadow blocks) 1, 3, and 5 are drawn right after the main body 6. The block 6 main body consisting of 4 in the 7-stage missing portion (blank) 12 of the accumulation block 10 and 3 alternations (shadow blocks) 1,
3 and 5 are fitted by pressing the lower key of the cross-shaped key 23. Therefore, seven layers of completed layers 25 are formed, and this completed layer 25 disappears immediately thereafter, which means that the player has erased all of them.

FIG. 3 shows another operation of step S7, in which the block 6 is in the shape of a rod as in FIG. 2, and the three divisions (shadow blocks) 1, 3 and 5 are arranged directly behind the main body 6. The state of being fitted in the storage block 10 in a drawn form is shown. By pressing the left key of the cross-shaped key 23, the block 6 main body consisting of 4 pieces and the 3 alternations (shadow blocks) 1, 3 and 5 in the four missing parts (blanks) 12 of the accumulation block 10 I am addicted to all at once. Therefore, four layers of completed layers 25 are formed, and the completed layers 25 disappear immediately thereafter, which means that the player has erased all of them.

In this way, by controlling the timing of pressing the lower key of the cross-shaped key 23, the alternation (shadow block)
You can make full use of various techniques. Falling block 6
However, it is possible to stack a large number of storage blocks 10 quickly and erase them in reverse by using a shadow block that has a shape similar to that of oneself (a shadow block is dragged). Or, if the fitting is unsuccessful, the number of storage blocks 10 increases greatly, the risk is large, and the game becomes interesting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a game screen of a game machine according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation example of a game screen of the game machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another operation example of the game screen of the game machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing still another operation example of the game screen of the game machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the game machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a central processing unit of the game machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block circuit diagram of the game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an appearance of a controller of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 3, 5, 7, 9 alter ego (shadow block), 2
Display area, 4 gates, 6 blocks, 8 frames,
10 accumulation block, 12 missing part (blank) 16 coin related device, 18 speaker 20 game device, 23 cross key, 25 completed layer, 29 unit block, 35 CRT, 18, 4
1 drop processing unit, 42 alternation generation unit, 43 ground contact determination unit, 44 lower key determination unit, 45 block fixing unit,
46 counter unit, 111 input / output control device, 11
3 CPU, 114 work RAM, 115 communication RAM, 116 program ROM, 11
7 Backup memory, 118 color RAM, 1
19 buffer, 120 background screen, 122
Video control circuit, 124 Sound system circuit, 126 Character ROM.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A block that successively appears in the upper part of the display area is changed in the falling direction and direction by a player's operation while falling in the lower part of the display area to accumulate the block in the lower part of the display area under a predetermined condition. In a game machine that erases a predetermined number of blocks when is satisfied, a game machine using an alternation block characterized in that the shape of the block falling below the display area is arbitrarily changed by a player's operation.