JP6247836B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine that is played with two players facing each other.

Conventionally, there has been a game machine that plays with two players facing each other (for example, Patent Document 1).
However, the conventional game machine is expensive because a dedicated monitor is provided for each of the two players.

JP 2001-46745 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that plays with two players facing each other at a low cost.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

The first invention is a game machine in which a first player (1P) and a second player (2P) positioned facing the first player play the same game at the same time, the first player and A double-sided display that is arranged in the center of the second player, displays a play screen on the first surface on the first player side, and allows the play screen to be horizontally reversed from the second surface on the second player side. Part (20), a first operation part (61) in which the first player performs a selection operation in the left-right direction, a second operation part (62) in which the second player performs a selection operation in the left-right direction, and a game program (70a) is stored in accordance with the game program and the storage unit (70a) is played, and the operation information in the left-right direction from the second operation unit is reversed from the operation information of the first operation unit. Progress system Part (70) and be provided with a gaming machine according to claim.
-2nd invention is the game machine of 1st invention, The said game program (70a) has independently the play screen only for the said 1st player (1P), and the play screen only for the said 2nd player (2P). The control unit (70a) displays a play screen dedicated to the first player and does not display a play screen dedicated to the second player.
-3rd invention is the game machine of 1st or 2nd invention, The said game program (70a) is an independent which the said 1st player (1P) and the said 2nd player (2P) play independently simultaneously. The play mode (M1) and the same play mode (M2) in which the first player and the second player play the same play at the same time are selectably executed. The control unit (70) In the game machine, when the first player and the second player play simultaneously, the same play mode is selected without selecting the independent play mode.
The fourth invention is a game machine according to any one of the first to third inventions, and is arranged closer to the first player than the center of the first player (1P) and the second player (2P). The double-sided display unit (20) is a double-sided screen on which the play screen (31) is projected from the projector onto the first surface (21). The game machine characterized by the above.
The fifth invention is the game machine of any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein a part of the first surface is a character display area (42-1) onto which a character display indicating a play situation is projected. The portion of the second surface opposite to the character display region is a non-transparent region (42-2) where the character display cannot be observed, and the character display is performed with respect to the non-transparent region. A game machine, comprising: an optical device (50) having an adjustment unit that projects the character display of the region upright on a non-transparent region and adjusts the projection position.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
-1st invention displays a play screen on the 1st surface of a double-sided display part, and since the play screen reversed horizontally from the 2nd surface can be observed, even if there is one display device, the 1st player And since the 2nd player can observe a play screen, it can implement | achieve at low cost.
In the present invention, since the operation information in the left-right direction from the second operation unit is reversed from the operation information of the first operation unit, the operation information of the second operation unit is processed upright and processed. Can be executed.
-2nd invention projects a play screen of the 1st player from a projector, even if a game program generates a play screen of the 1st player, and a play screen of the 2nd player independently, and the 2nd player Since this play screen is not projected, even a general-purpose game program can be played using the play screen on the first player side.
In the third invention, when the first player and the second player play at the same time, the same play mode is selected without selecting the independent play mode. Even a game program that can select a play mode can select only the same play mode using one screen.
-Since 4th invention projects a play screen on a double-sided screen from a projector, it can display a big play screen at low cost.
-Since the fifth invention projects the character display of the character display area of the second surface upright on the non-transparent area with respect to the non-transparent area of the second surface, for example, the physical strength display of the battle game, Even a game having a score display can be observed upright from the second player side. Further, even if the character display area differs for each game program, the projection position can be adjusted because the adjustment unit for adjusting the projection position is provided.

It is the perspective view and side view of the game machine 1 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the play screen of embodiment. It is a side view (enlarged view of the arrow III part of FIG.1 (b)) of the character display inversion apparatus 50 of embodiment. It is a block diagram of game machine 1 of an embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the game machine 1 of embodiment.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view and a side view of the game machine 1 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view.
FIG.1 (b) is a side view (figure seen from the left side X1).
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a play screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the character display reversing device 50 according to the embodiment (enlarged view of an arrow III portion in FIG. 1B).
In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in the state where the first player 1P is located toward the game machine 1, the left-right direction viewed from the first player 1P is X, the depth direction is Y, and the vertical direction is Z. Will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 is a large-sized device having a width of about 1 m in the left-right direction X, a length of about 1.5 m in the depth direction Y, and a height of about 1.5 m in the vertical direction Z. Installed in stores such as game centers. The game machine 1 is a device that allows a first player 1P and a second player 2P located opposite to the first player 1P to play a battle. That is, the first player 1P and the second player 2P play the same game at the same time. The first player 1P operates the 1P character C1, while the second player 2P operates the 2P character C2.
Note that the type of game is not limited to battle play, and may be, for example, a role playing game as long as two players can play simultaneously.

The game machine 1 includes a case 2, a window 3, a 1P coin insertion slot 11 (first charging unit), a 2P coin insertion slot 12 (second charging unit), a speaker 15, a projector 16, a double-sided screen 20, and a character display reversing device 50. (Optical device) 1P operation unit 61 (first operation unit) and 2P operation unit 62 (second operation unit) are provided.
Case 2 is a housing of game machine 1.
The window 3 is a member for partitioning the inside and the outside of the game machine 1. Inside the window 3, a projector 16 and a double-sided screen 20 are arranged. The window 3 is formed of, for example, transparent acrylic or glass so that the play screen 30 (see FIG. 2) of the double-sided screen 20 can be visually recognized from the outside.

The 1P coin insertion slot 11 is provided on the operation panel 2a on the front side Y1. The 1P coin insertion slot 11 is an insertion slot for the first player 1P to insert coins in order to play. An optical sensor (not shown) or the like for detecting the inserted coin is provided inside the 1P coin insertion slot 11, and when this optical sensor or the like detects a coin, it is detected by the control unit 71 (described later). A signal is output and the control unit 71 accepts a play fee.
Similarly, the 2P coin insertion slot 12 is provided on the operation panel 2b on the back side Y2, and when the second player 2P inserts a coin, the control unit 71 accepts a play fee.
The speaker 15 is an audio output device that outputs sound effects and the like during play.

The projector 16 is a short focus type projection device arranged at a position of about several tens of centimeters on the first player 1P side of the double-sided screen 20. The projector 16 projects a large play screen 30 of, for example, 40 inches or more.
As the projector 16, for example, WT610J manufactured by NEC or the like can be used.

The double-sided screen 20 is a screen that displays a play screen 30 projected by the projector 16. In the double-sided screen 20, the first surface 21 on the near side Y1 where the first player 1P is located is a matte surface, while the second surface 22 on the far side Y2 where the second player 2P is located is a mirror surface. Yes.
As the double-sided screen 20, for example, a MirrorVu (mirror view) screen manufactured by ITEM-16 Corporation can be used.
As shown in FIG. 2, for this reason, the 1P screen 31 on the first surface 21 is observed upright, left and right, and upside down, while the 2P screen 32 on the second surface 22 is observed reversed left and right. That is, in the case of a conventional two-player game machine, the 2P screen 32 is located on the right side X2 and the 2P character C2 is located on the left side X1 as in the 1P screen 31, but in this embodiment, Left and right are reversed.
In this way, the second player 2P can observe the 1P screen 31 projected on the double-sided screen 20 as a 2P screen 32 while being reversed left and right. For this reason, the game machine 1 does not require separate display devices for the first player 1P and the second player 2P, and can be realized at low cost.

The play screen 30 includes a 1P remaining energy value display unit 41 and a 2P remaining energy value display unit 42. The 1P remaining energy value display unit 41 and the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction X on the upper side Z <b> 2 in the play screen 30.
The 1P remaining energy value display unit 41 is a display region for displaying a numerical value of remaining energy (play situation), which is a physical strength display of the 1P character. The 1P remaining energy value display unit 41-1 on the 1P screen 31 is observed as a 1P remaining energy value display unit 41-2 on the 2P screen 32 while being reversed left and right.

The 2P remaining energy value display unit 42 is a display area that displays the remaining energy (play situation), which is the physical strength display of the 2P character C2, as characters.
The 2P remaining energy value display unit 42 has white sheet members 42-1a and 42-2a attached to the double-sided screen 20 on the front and back sides. For this reason, the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2 (non-transparent area) on the 2P screen 32 side does not transmit characters on the 1P screen 31.
Therefore, the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1 (character display area) of the 1P screen 31 can be observed upright by the first player 1P, but the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2 of the 2P screen 32 is The second player 2P cannot observe. Therefore, as will be described later, the character display of the remaining energy of the 2P character C2 is reversed by the character display reversing device 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the character display reversing device 50 erects the character display of the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1 of the 1P screen 31 on the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2 of the 2P screen 32. An optical device for projection. The character display reversing device 50 is disposed on the upper side Z2 of the double-sided screen 20.
Since the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42 is arranged on the upper side Z2 in the play screen 30, even if the character display reversing device 50 is arranged, the lines of sight P1a and P2a of the first player 1P and the second player 2P are displayed. There is no blocking. This is because since the play screen 30 is a large screen, the first player 1P and the second player 2P look into the 2P remaining energy value display units 42-1 and 42-2 from the lower side Z1.
The character display reversing device 50 includes a case 51, an optical member 52, and an adjustment unit 53.

The case 51 is held in the case 2 or the window 3 of the game machine 1 by an attachment device including a screw (not shown) for adjusting the attachment position and an arm member (not shown) capable of adjusting the angle.
The optical member 52 includes a plurality of mirrors, pentaprisms, and the like. A plurality of mirrors, pentaprisms, and the like are provided, and the 2P residual energy value display unit 42-1 of the 1P screen 31 is set upright on the left and right and up and down of the 2P residual energy value display unit 42-2 of the 2P screen 32. Project.

The adjustment unit 53 is a member that is operated by an administrator of the game machine 1 or the like. The adjustment unit 53 includes a screw (not shown) for adjusting the attachment position and an arm member (not shown) capable of adjusting the angle.
The administrator or the like can adjust the projection position by the attachment device of the case 2 and the adjustment unit 53 and guide the display of the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1 to the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2. .

The character display reversing device 50 may be configured as follows.
When the luminance of the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2 is low, an amplifier that amplifies the light from the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1 of the 1P screen 31 may be provided.
Instead of the character display reversing device 50, a device that images the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1 and projects it with a projector or the like (not shown) may be provided.
The character display of the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1 may be guided by using the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2 of the 2P screen 32 as a mirror.
A half mirror that transmits a part of the light from the projector 16 and reflects the other light is provided, and a part of the light is projected onto the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-1, and the other light is left as the 2P remaining light. You may guide to the energy value display part 42-2.
A similar character display reversing device 50 may be provided in the 1P remaining energy value display unit 41.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the 1P operation unit 61 is an input device operated by the first player 1P. The 1P operation unit 61 includes an up / down / left / right lever 61a and an operation button 61c.
The up / down / left / right lever 61a is provided to stand upright from the operation panel 2a. The up / down / left / right lever 61a is a lever for operating (selecting) the 1P character C1 in the 1P screen 31 to move in the vertical direction Z and the left / right direction X.
The operation button 61c is a button for operating a decision to start play, an attack on the character, a defense from the character, and the like.

The 2P operation unit 62 is an input device operated by the second player 2P. The 2P operation unit 62 includes an up / down / left / right lever 62a, an operation information reversing unit 62b, and an operation button 62c. The up / down / left / right lever 62a and the operation button 62c are the same as the up / down / left / right lever 61a and the operation button 61c.
The operation information reversing unit 62 b is an electric circuit that reverses left and right operation information in the left-right direction X of the up / down / left / right lever 62 a and outputs it to the control unit 71. For this reason, the operation information in the left-right direction X from the 2P operation unit 62 is horizontally reversed from the operation information of the 1P operation unit 61.
Thereby, even if the play screen 32 of the 2nd surface 22 is reversed and observed, the game machine 1 can be processed by making the right and left of the operation information of the 2P operation unit 62 stand upright.

  In the embodiment, the operation information in the left-right direction X of the up / down / left / right lever 62a of the second player 2P is inverted by the electric circuit of the operation information reversing unit 62b, but the operation information is directly input to the control unit 71 (described later). Then, the control unit 71 may perform the inversion process. In this case, a program for this inversion may be incorporated in the dedicated program 70b (described later).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the game machine 1 according to the embodiment.
The game machine 1 includes a storage unit 70 and a control unit 71.
The storage unit 70 is a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory element for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the game machine 1. The storage unit 70 includes a game program 70a and a dedicated program 70b.
The game program 70a is a battle play program. The game program 70a is a general-purpose program, and originally, a 1P screen 31 dedicated to the first player 1P and a 2P screen dedicated to the second player 2P are respectively displayed on the monitor for the first player 1P and the monitor of the second player 2P. It is generated and displayed independently.

Further, the game program 70a can originally select the independent play mode M1 and the same play mode M2.
The independent play mode M1 is a mode in which the first player 1P and the second player 2P play independently at the same time. That is, it is a mode in which different games are progressed on the monitor for the first player 1P and the monitor for the second player 2P. In the embodiment, when two players play simultaneously, this independent play mode M1 is not selected.
The same play mode M2 is a mode in which the first player 1P and the second player 2P play the same play together at the same time. In the embodiment, when two players play simultaneously, only the same play mode M2 is selected.

The dedicated program 70 b is a correction program for using the general-purpose game program 70 a on the game machine 1. The dedicated program 70b causes the control unit 71 to perform the following processing.
When the first player 1P and the second player 2P play simultaneously, the same play mode M2 is selected without selecting the independent play mode M1.
The 1P screen 31 of the first player 1P is projected from the projector 16 so that the 2P screen dedicated to the second player 2P is not generated or is generated so that it is not projected even if generated.

The control unit 71 is a control device for controlling the game machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes, for example, a CPU (central processing unit). A play screen generation unit 71a and a play progression unit 71b are provided.
The control unit 71 reads and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 70 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The play screen generation unit 71 a is a control unit that generates the 1P screen 31 and controls the projector 16.
The play progression unit 71b is a control unit for comprehensively controlling the progress of the game. The play progress unit 71b progresses play according to the game program 70a. The play progression unit 71b proceeds with the play according to the operation information of the 1P operation unit 61 and the 2P operation unit 62.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the game machine 1 according to the embodiment.
In step S (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 1, the control unit 71 determines whether or not the first player 1 </ b> P has inserted a coin based on the output from the 1P coin insertion slot 11. When it is determined that the first player 1P has inserted a coin (S1: YES), the control unit 71 proceeds to S2. On the other hand, when it is determined that no coin has been inserted (S1: NO), the coin is inserted. Wait until
In step S2, the play advancing unit 71b starts 1P play start. In this case, the play progression unit 71b accepts only an input from the 1P operation unit 61.

  In step S3, the control unit 71 determines whether or not the second player 2P has inserted a coin based on the output from the 2P coin insertion slot 12. When it is determined that the second player 2P has inserted a coin (S3: YES), the control unit 71 proceeds to S4. On the other hand, when it is determined that no coin has been inserted (S3: NO), the control unit 71 proceeds to S6. move on.

In step S4, the play advancing unit 71b stops the 1P play and selects the battle mode that is the same play mode M2 as the next play to be started. Here, the game program 70a incorporates a program for executing the independent play mode M1, but the play progression unit 71b does not select the independent play mode M1.
In the embodiment, the 1P screen 31 displayed on the double-sided screen 20 is shared and observed by the first player 1P and the second player 2P, and thus independent play cannot be executed.
Thereby, even if the game program 70a is a program for a game machine that originally has two monitors and can select the independent play mode M1, the game machine 1 does not select the independent play mode M1, Only the same play mode M2 using one double-sided screen 20 can be selected.

In step S5, the play progression unit 71b starts a battle play.
In the battle play, the play screen generation unit 71a displays the 1P screen 31 of the first player 1P on the projector 16 even if the game program 70a independently generates a screen dedicated to the first player 1P and the second player 2P. And the dedicated screen of the second player 2P is not projected.
Thereby, even if it is the general purpose game program 70a, the game machine 1 can be played using the 1P screen 31 on the first player 1P side.
Further, since the operation information reversing unit 62b reverses the operation information in the left / right direction X of the up / down / left / right lever 62a of the 2P operation unit 62, and the play progression unit 71b proceeds based on the information, the second player 2P The play operation may be performed.
Furthermore, since the character display reversing device 50 displays the remaining energy value of the 2P character C2 upright on the 2P remaining energy value display unit 42-2, the second player 2P confirms information necessary for the progress of the play. it can.

  In S6, the play advancing unit 71b determines whether or not the play has been won or lost, or whether or not the play time has ended, and determines whether or not to end the play. When it is determined that the play is to be ended (S6: YES), the play progressing unit 71b proceeds to S7 and ends the series of processes. On the other hand, when it is determined that the play is not to be ended (S6: NO), Continue.

As described above, since the game machine 1 according to the embodiment includes the projector 16 and the double-sided screen 20, even if there is only one display device, two players can play simultaneously and can be realized at low cost.
Moreover, since the game machine 1 is provided with the character display inversion apparatus 50, even if there exists a character display, it can be made to stand upright and can be displayed on the 2P remaining energy value display part 42-2.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
In the present embodiment, an example in which the play screen is displayed by a projector or a double-sided screen is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the play screen may use an organic EL display capable of double-sided display.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 16 ... Projector 20 ... Double-sided screen 50 ... Character display inversion apparatus 42-1 ... 2P remaining energy value display part 42-2 ... 2P remaining energy value display part 50 ... Character display inversion apparatus 61 ... 1P operation part 62 ... 2P operation unit 62a ... Up / down / left / right lever 62b ... Operation information inversion unit 70a ... Game program 70b ... Dedicated program 71 ... Control unit 71a ... Play screen generation unit 71b ... Play progress unit

Claims (4)

A game machine in which a first player and a second player located opposite to the first player play the same game simultaneously,
The play screen is arranged in the center of the first player and the second player, displays a play screen on the first surface on the first player side, and is flipped horizontally from the second surface on the second player side. An observable double-sided display,
A first operation unit in which the first player performs a selection operation in a horizontal direction;
A second operation unit in which the second player performs a selection operation in the left-right direction;
A storage unit for storing game programs;
A control unit that progresses in accordance with the game program, and that inverts left and right operation information from the second operation unit with respect to the operation information of the first operation unit ;
A part of the first surface is a character display area on which a character display indicating a play situation is projected,
The portion of the second surface opposite to the character display region is a non-transparent region where the character display cannot be observed,
An optical device having an adjustment unit that projects the character display of the character display region upright on the non-transparent region and adjusts the projection position with respect to the non-transparent region;
A game machine characterized by The game machine according to claim 1,
The game program is to independently generate a play screen dedicated to the first player and a play screen dedicated to the second player,
The control unit displays a play screen dedicated to the first player and does not display a play screen dedicated to the second player;
A game machine characterized by In the game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The game program includes an independent play mode in which the first player and the second player play independently simultaneously, and an identical play mode in which the first player and the second player play the same play together at the same time. To run selectably,
The control unit selects the same play mode without selecting an independent play mode when the first player and the second player play simultaneously.
A game machine featuring In the game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A short focus type projector disposed closer to the first player than the center of the first player and the second player;
The double-sided display unit is a double-sided screen on which the play screen is projected from the projector onto the first surface;
A game machine characterized by

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