JPH0655693U - Amusement device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] This is a vertical video game machine for business use that allows multiple people to participate at the same time. By displaying actual players on the billboard panel, the appeal is enhanced and how many players can play. It's about being able to see from a distance. [Structure] Operation participation means 6 and moving picture display means 2 for the number of persons
In a commercial video game machine that has a plurality of players and is capable of participating in a limited number of players in the middle of the game when the number of players is less than the capacity, the advertisement display means 3 is provided at a position not less than the height of a person. Provided, the advertisement display means 3 is provided with a capacity participation display means 10 for displaying the participation for the capacity, and when each player participates in the play, each participant participates in each operation participation means 6
Is a game device that processes the operation signal through the game control means and displays on the capacity participation display means 10 that each player is operating until the game ends.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a player display in a commercial video game machine in which a plurality of people can play at the same time.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of a conventional vertical video game machine for business use, which allows up to four people to participate in the game simultaneously. This video game console 01 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing that is taller than a person's height. A monitor 02 is attached to the front at eye level, and a billboard panel 03 is attached to the upper front. ing.

A control panel 04 is attached to the center of the front face, a controller 05 consisting of a control lever and a push button switch for four persons is attached upward, and coin insertion ports 06 are attached to the lower left and right sides of the front face. The provided coin door 07 is located. Speakers 08 are provided on the left and right of the billboard panel 03. The billboard panel 03 is translucent and can be illuminated from inside by a fluorescent lamp 09.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 When the above-mentioned video game consoles become popular, spectators surround the video game consoles during the game, and it becomes unclear how many people are actually playing the game, and people behind them do not know, and they can still participate. You may miss that opportunity. In addition, the billboard panel is only illuminated by a fluorescent lamp from the inside, which impairs its appeal.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention displays an actual player on a billboard panel to enhance the appeal of the game, and even in a game in which up to four players can participate, how many players are playing It is to be understood even from.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 It has a coin insertion slot for the number of people, operation participation means such as operation levers and operation buttons, and a moving image display means that is a monitor, and it is possible for multiple people to play and when the number of players is not enough In a commercial-use video game machine capable of playing games up to the maximum number of people, an advertisement display means for displaying the game name, etc., which consists of a monitor, billboard, etc., is provided at a position above the height of a person A capacity participation display means for displaying participation is provided to display symbols such as player characters operated by each participant until the participant finishes playing. Then, when each player participates in the game, each participant processes the operation signal through each operation participation means by the game control means, and each player until each participant finishes the game. Is an amusement device that displays that is being operated.

[0007]

[Action]

 Explaining the operation of the above configuration, when each player is playing, the game control means advances the game through each operation participation means, and the game screen is displayed as a moving picture on the moving picture display means of the monitor. In addition, while each player is participating, a display indicating the participation of each player is displayed on the advertisement display means located above the height of the person.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vertical television game machine for business use, and the television game machine 1 is a housing that is about the height of a person. The monitor 2 is attached to the front at eye level, and the billboard panel 3 is attached to the upper front. A control panel 4 is attached to the center of the front face, and a coin insertion slot 5 for four persons, a controller 6 including a control lever and a push button switch are attached upward. A coin door 7 is located below the front. The speakers 8 are provided on the left and right sides of the monitor 2.

The video game machine 1 of the present invention comprises a coin slot 5 and a controller 6 for a capacity of 4 persons, and the game can be started by one or more players, and there is no other player. It is possible to participate in the game by using the coin slot 5 and the controller 6 which are open even from the middle.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the billboard portion. The billboard panel 3 is translucent, and the model name 9 and the player character 10 used in the game are displayed. The back side of the billboard is divided by a model name 9 and a partition board 11 for each character 10, and a fluorescent lamp 12 is provided on the back side of the model name 9 portion to illuminate the model name 9. A lamp 13 is provided on the back side of the billboard panel 3 behind each character 10 so that each character 10 can be illuminated independently. Each lamp 13 is connected to the control unit and illuminates the character 10 who is actually participating in the play.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the character display section of the billboard section. This is a panel in which the character display portion of the billboard panel 3 is frosted glass and the billboard panel 3 is projected from the back side. The back side of the character display part of the billboard panel 3 is a partition plate 11 divided for each character, and a slide 14 with a character is provided at a slight distance from the inner surface of the billboard panel 3, and thereafter. A lamp 13 is located on the side. When the lamp 13 lights up, the image of the character attached to the slide 14 is projected on the billboard panel 3. It should be noted that in the present invention, the billboard may be a monitor that displays a moving image or a projection screen regardless of the billboard panel 3.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a vertical video game machine for business use. A coin switch 5a provided in the coin slot 5 and a controller 6 are connected to the game board 15 which is a control unit of the video game machine 1 for each player, and an image is displayed on the monitor 2 by the operation of the player. It

When the player 1 and the player 3 are playing, the lamp 13 for displaying the character operated by each player is turned on in the game board 15 at the start of each player's play. When each player reaches the game over, the corresponding lamp 13 on the game board 15 is turned off.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart regarding turning on and off the lamp of each character. When the power of the game machine is turned on, the monitor screen goes into the advertise mode and continues until a coin is inserted (step 1).

Next, when a coin is inserted and the start button is pressed (step 2) and the game is started (step 3), at the same time, the spotlight of the character on the game board is turned on (step 4). Lights up the lamp until the player is over the game (step 5), and turns off when the game is over (step 6). When the player is over the game, the character will wait for the next coin to be inserted, and if the game is in progress by another player, it will not be displayed on the advertise screen, but will remain in the game progress screen and wait for coin insertion. (Step 1).

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 To describe the effect of the present invention with the above configuration, in a video game machine in which multiple people can participate, the current participants are clearly displayed on the billboard panel, which has become popular and become a crowd of Kuroyama. However, you can check the current number of players from behind. If you want to participate among those who are behind the spectator, you can participate by looking at this display, and you can broaden the scope of participation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an industrial vertical video game machine.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a billboard portion.

FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the billboard portion.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a commercial vertical video game machine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart regarding turning on and off of a spotlight of each character.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a vertical video game machine for business use as a conventional technology in which up to four people can simultaneously participate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Video game machine 2 ... Monitor 3 ... Billboard panel 4 ... Control panel 5 ... Coin slot 5a ... Coin switch 6 ... Controller 7 ... Coin door 8 ... Speaker 9 ... Model name 10 ... Character 11 ... Partition plate 12 ... Fluorescent Light 13 ... Lamp 14 ... Slide 15 ... Game board

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A television for business use, which has operation participation means and moving image display means for the number of people, allows a plurality of people to play, and can participate in the game up to the number of people during play when the number of players is less than the capacity. In a game machine, an advertisement display means is provided at a position equal to or more than a person's height, and a capacity participation display means for displaying the participation of a fixed number of people is provided on the advertisement display means, and when each player participates in the play, Each participant processes the operation signal through each operation participation means by the game control means, and displays that each player is operating on the capacity participation display means until each participant finishes playing. A game device characterized by the above.