JP2003299876A - Program and method for growing character, and video game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program and method for growing a character and a video game apparatus for varying a parameter expressing a relation between characters except for an ability parameter by selecting an exercise items for improving the ability of the characters. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 1 accepts the election of an exercise item desired by a user from among a plurality of the exercise items, virtually carries out the exercise of the character according to the accepted exercise item, changes the ability parameter featuring the ability of the character according to the carried out exercise, and changes a relation parameter about relation between the character and other characters. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character training program, a character training method and a video game device for virtually training a character.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a training game for training a character imitating a sports player such as baseball or soccer is generally known. In this training game, the user is given the opportunity to select a command a predetermined number of times, and among these commands, the practice items that cause the character to carry out a predetermined practice correspond to the increase and decrease values of a plurality of ability parameters of the character. It is attached.

By selecting a plurality of types of practice items, the user can fluctuate the value of the ability parameter of the character and train a character having a desired ability characteristic.

Furthermore, a competitive game is set up on the theme of sports competition, in which a team composed of trained characters can participate. It is supposed that you can find a unique interest in operating the character and winning over the opponent team.

Further, in the above-mentioned breeding game, the relationship between the characters is provided as a friendship parameter in order to give a story, and a special event occurs in accordance with this friendship parameter, which makes the breeding game interesting. Will increase.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned training game, the parameters that fluctuate by selecting one practice item are only the ability parameters associated with the abilities of the characters, and the friendship that represents the relationship between the characters. The parameters are changed by, for example, selecting a command different from the practice item such as a conversation command. Many users tend to place importance on increasing the character's ability parameter in order to win in a competitive game, and neglect to increase the friendship parameter between characters. Therefore, the event that occurs based on the relationship between the characters cannot be performed, and the story of the training game becomes monotonous, which is a problem that it is not interesting.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and by selecting a practice item for improving the ability of a character, characters other than the ability parameter associated with the character are selected. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character training program, a character training method, and a video game device capable of varying a parameter indicating the relevance of.

[0008]

The present invention according to claim 1 is a character training program for virtually training a character, wherein a training item desired by a user is selected from a plurality of training items. A practice item acceptance unit that accepts a practice item, a practice execution unit that causes the character to virtually practice the practice item according to the accepted practice item, and an ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character according to the practice item that has been performed. In addition, the video game device is caused to function as a parameter changing unit that changes a relevance parameter relating to the relevance of the character to another character.

According to the present invention of claim 1, the character training program for virtually training a character is a training item receiving means for receiving a selection of a training item desired by a user from a plurality of training items. And practice execution means for causing the character to virtually practice the practice in accordance with the accepted practice item, and change the ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character in accordance with the practice that has been performed. The video game device is caused to function as a parameter changing unit that changes a relevance parameter relating to relevance.

That is, the selection of the exercise item desired by the user from the plurality of exercise items is accepted, the character virtually exercises the exercise in accordance with the accepted exercise item, and the practice is performed in accordance with the performed exercise. The ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character is changed, and the relevance parameter relating to the relationship between the character and other characters is changed.

Therefore, conventionally, the relevance parameter relating to the relevance between the character and another character has been changed by selecting another command different from the practice item for changing the ability parameter. In this character training program, by selecting one practice item, not only the ability parameter but also the relevance parameter can be changed. Therefore, the user can improve the ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the training game. In addition to being able to make it possible, for example, a predetermined event that occurs according to the relevance parameter can be performed, and by giving the predetermined event, the nurturing game has a storyline characteristic, and the video game is diversified and rich in interest. Becomes

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the relevance parameter reaches a constant value, the video game device is further caused to function as event generating means for generating a predetermined event that changes the ability parameter. And

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the relevance parameter reaches a constant value, the video game device is further caused to function as an event generating means for generating a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter.

That is, when the relevance parameter indicating the relevance between the character to be raised and another character reaches a certain value, a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter occurs, so that the user raises the relevance parameter. By doing so, a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter can be performed, and by causing the character to perform the event, the ability parameter of the character can be further changed, and the game is diversified and the video game is rich in interest.

The present invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the parameter changing means increases the increase amount of the capability parameter in response to the event.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the parameter changing means increases the increase amount of the capability parameter in response to a predetermined event that changes the capability parameter generated when the relevance parameter reaches a constant value.

That is, the user can perform a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter by increasing the relevance parameter, and can increase the increase amount of the character's ability parameter by causing the character to perform the event. Therefore, a user who wants to train a character with high ability and win a competitive game within a limited number of practice item selections can efficiently improve the ability parameter by increasing the relevance parameter. It will be a rich video game.

According to the present invention of claim 4, the parameter changing means increases the ability parameter according to the number of other characters participating in the practice of the practice item accepted by the practice item accepting means. It is characterized by increasing the amount.

According to the present invention of claim 4, the parameter changing means increases the amount of the ability parameter according to the number of other characters participating in the practice of the practice item accepted by the practice item accepting means. To increase.

That is, the user can increase the amount of increase in the ability parameter by selecting a practice item in which many other characters participate, and causing the character to perform a practice associated with the practice item.
A user who wants to win a competitive game by training a character with high ability within a limited number of practice item selections can efficiently select ability parameters by selecting practice items in which many other characters participate. It's a video game that can be improved and is entertaining.

The present invention according to claim 5 is a video as a storage means for storing an ability parameter of a character whose ability parameter has not reached a predetermined reference value in a breeding game that progresses by selecting a plurality of practice items. The game apparatus is further caused to function, and the parameter changing means changes the ability parameter of the character currently being trained based on the ability parameter of the character stored in the storage means.

According to the present invention of claim 5, as a storage means for storing the ability parameter of a character whose ability parameter does not reach a predetermined reference value in the training game which progresses by selecting a plurality of practice items. The video game device is caused to further function, and the parameter changing means changes the ability parameter of the character currently being raised based on the ability parameter of the character stored in the storage means.

That is, in the upbringing game up to the previous time, the ability parameter of the character whose ability parameter has not reached the predetermined reference value is reflected in the character to be raised in the current upbringing game. The character of the character who has failed but has high ability can be taken over by the character of the current training game, and a different story is developed for each user,
Video games become entertaining. Further, even if the character training fails, it is reflected in the ability parameter of the character to be trained in the next training game, so that the user can efficiently train the character without waste.

The present invention according to claim 6 is a character raising method for virtually raising a character, wherein the video game device accepts a practice item selected by a user from a plurality of practice items. An item accepting step, a practice executing step in which the video game apparatus causes the character to virtually practice in accordance with the accepted practice item, and a video game apparatus responding to the practice performed in the character And a parameter changing step of changing the relevance parameter relating to the relevance between the character and another character, as well as changing the ability parameter characterizing the ability.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a character raising method for virtually raising a character, the video game device is a practice of accepting a selection of a practice item desired by a user from a plurality of practice items. The item accepting step, the video game device performs a practice execution step of causing the character to virtually practice the practice item according to the accepted practice item, and the video game device responds to the practice practiced.
A parameter changing step of changing the ability parameter characterizing the ability of the character and changing the relevance parameter relating to the relation between the character and another character.

That is, the selection of the exercise item desired by the user from the plurality of exercise items is accepted, the character virtually exercises the exercise in accordance with the accepted exercise item, and the exercise is performed in accordance with the performed exercise. The ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character is changed, and the relevance parameter relating to the relationship between the character and other characters is changed.

Therefore, conventionally, the relevance parameter relating to the relevance of the character to another character has been changed by selecting another command different from the practice item for changing the ability parameter. In such a character training method, by selecting one practice item, not only the ability parameter but also the relevance parameter can be changed, so that the user can improve the ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the training game. In addition to being able to make it possible, for example, a predetermined event that occurs according to the relevance parameter can be performed, and by giving the predetermined event, the nurturing game has a storyline characteristic, and the video game is diversified and rich in interest. Becomes

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video game device for virtually raising a character, the practice item acceptance means for accepting a selection of a practice item desired by a user from a plurality of practice items. Practice executing means for causing the character to virtually practice the practice according to the accepted practice item, and ability parameters that characterize the ability of the character are changed according to the practice performed, and the character and other characters are changed. And a parameter changing unit for changing a relevance parameter relating to the relevance to the character.

According to the present invention of claim 7, a video game device for virtually raising a character includes practice item acceptance means for accepting selection of a practice item desired by a user from a plurality of practice items. A practice executing means for causing the character to virtually practice the practice according to the accepted practice item, and the ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character is changed according to the practice performed, and the relationship between the character and other characters And a parameter changing unit for changing the relevance parameter regarding.

That is, the selection of the exercise item desired by the user from the plurality of practice items is accepted, the character virtually exercises the practice in accordance with the accepted practice item, and the practice is performed in accordance with the practice performed. The ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character is changed, and the relevance parameter relating to the relationship between the character and other characters is changed.

Therefore, conventionally, the relevance parameter relating to the relevance of the character to another character has been changed by selecting another command different from the practice item for changing the ability parameter. In such a video game device, by selecting one practice item, not only the ability parameter but also the relevance parameter can be changed. Therefore, the user can improve the ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the training game. In addition to being able to make it possible, for example, a predetermined event that occurs according to the relevance parameter can be performed, and by giving the predetermined event, the nurturing game has a storyline characteristic, and the video game is diversified and rich in interest. Becomes

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A video game device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, a home video game device configured by connecting a home video game device to a home television will be described as an example of the video game device.
The present invention is not particularly limited to this example, and can be similarly applied to a commercial video game device in which a monitor is integrally configured, a personal computer that functions as a video game device by executing a video game program, and the like. .

The video game device shown in FIG. 1 comprises a home-use game machine 100 and a home-use television 200. The home-use game machine 100 is loaded with a computer-readable recording medium 300 in which a video game program and game data are recorded, and the video game program and game data are appropriately read to execute a game.

The home-use game machine 100 has a CPU (Centra).
l Processing Unit) 1, bus line 2, graphics data generation processor 3, interface circuit (I
/ F) 4, main memory 5, ROM (Read Only Memor
y) 6, decompression circuit 7, parallel port 8, serial port 9, drawing processor 10, audio processor 11, decoder 12, interface circuit 13, buffer 14 to
16, a recording medium drive 17, a memory 18, and a controller 19. The home-use television 200 includes a television monitor 21, an amplifier circuit 22, and a speaker 23.

The CPU 1 is connected to the bus line 2 and the graphics data generation processor 3. The bus line 2 includes an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc., and includes a CPU 1, an interface circuit 4, a main memory 5, a ROM 6, a decompression circuit 7, a parallel port 8, a serial port 9, a drawing processor 10, a voice processor 11, and a decoder 12. And interface circuit 1
3 are connected to each other.

The drawing processor 10 is connected to the buffer 14. The audio processor 11 is connected to the buffer 15 and the amplifier circuit 22. The decoder 12 is connected to the buffer 16 and the recording medium drive 17. The interface circuit 13 is connected to the memory 18 and the controller 19.

The television monitor 21 of the home television 200 is connected to the drawing processor 10. The speaker 23 is connected to the amplifier circuit 22. In the case of an arcade video game device, the television monitor 21, the amplifier circuit 22, and the speaker 23 may be housed together with the blocks that make up the home-use game machine 100 in one housing.

When the video game device is constructed with a personal computer, a workstation or the like as the core, the television monitor 21 or the like corresponds to the display for the computer. Further, the decompression circuit 7, the drawing processor 10, the voice processor 11, etc. correspond to a part of the program data recorded in the recording medium 300 or the hardware on the expansion board installed in the expansion slot of the computer. The interface circuit 4, the parallel port 8, the serial port 9, and the interface circuit 13 correspond to the hardware on the expansion board mounted in the expansion slot of the computer. Further, the buffers 14 to 16 correspond to the respective storage areas of the main memory 5 or the expansion memory.

Next, each component shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The graphics data generation processor 3 is a CPU
1 plays a role as a coprocessor. In other words, the graphics data generation processor 3 performs coordinate conversion and light source calculation, for example, fixed-point matrix and vector calculation by parallel processing.

The main processing performed by the graphics data generation processor 3 is based on the coordinate data of each vertex in the two-dimensional or three-dimensional space of the image data supplied from the CPU 1, the movement amount data, the rotation amount data and the like. , A process of obtaining address data of an image to be processed on a predetermined display area and returning it to the CPU 1, a process of calculating the brightness of the image according to a distance from a virtually set light source, and the like.

The interface circuit 4 is a peripheral device,
For example, it is used for an interface such as a pointing device such as a mouse or a trackball. The main memory 5 is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like. The ROM 6 stores program data serving as an operating system of the video game device. This program is a personal computer's BIOS (Bas
ic Input Output System).

The decompression circuit 7 is an MPEG (Movin
g Picture Experts Group) JPE for standards and still images
Decompression processing is performed on a compressed image that has been compressed by intra coding conforming to the G (Joint Photographic Experts Group) standard. Decompression processing is decoding processing (VLC: Variable
Decoding of data encoded by Length Code), inverse quantization processing, IDCT (Inverse Discrete Cosin)
e Transform) processing, intra-image restoration processing, etc.

The drawing processor 10 performs drawing processing for the buffer 14 based on a drawing command issued by the CPU 1 every predetermined time T (for example, T = 1/60 seconds in one frame).

The buffer 14 is composed of, for example, a RAM,
It is divided into a display area (frame buffer) and a non-display area. The display area is composed of an expansion area of data to be displayed on the display surface of the television monitor 21. The non-display area is composed of storage areas such as data defining skeletons, model data defining polygons, animation data for moving the model, pattern data indicating the contents of each animation, texture data and color palette data.

Here, the texture data is two-dimensional image data. The color palette data is data for designating colors such as texture data. Recording medium 30
The CPU 1 records these data in advance in the non-display area of the buffer 14 from 0 at once or a plurality of times according to the progress of the game.

As the drawing command, there are a drawing command for drawing a three-dimensional image using polygons and a drawing command for drawing a normal two-dimensional image. Here, the polygon is a polygonal two-dimensional virtual figure, and for example, a triangle or a quadrangle is used.

The drawing command for drawing a three-dimensional image using polygons is the polygon vertex address data indicating the storage position of the polygon vertex coordinate data in the display area of the buffer 14, and the texture buffer 14 to be attached to the polygon. In the buffer 14 of the texture address data indicating the storage position, the color palette data indicating the color of the texture, and the brightness data indicating the brightness of the texture.

For the polygon vertex address data on the display area among the above data, the graphics data generation processor 3 converts the polygon vertex coordinate data in the three-dimensional space from the CPU 1 based on the movement amount data and the rotation amount data. By doing so, it is replaced with the polygon vertex coordinate data in two dimensions. The brightness data is determined by the graphics data generation processor 3 based on the distance from the position indicated by the polygon vertex coordinate data after the coordinate conversion from the CPU 1 to the virtually arranged light source.

Buffer 1 for polygon vertex address data
4 shows the address on the display area. Drawing processor 1
For 0, the texture data corresponding to the range of the display area of the buffer 14 indicated by the three polygon vertex address data is written.

An object such as a character in the game space is composed of a plurality of polygons. The CPU 1 stores the coordinate data in the three-dimensional space of each polygon in the buffer 14 in association with the corresponding skeleton vector data.
Then, when the character is moved on the display screen of the television monitor 21 by the operation of the controller 19 described later or when the character's movement is expressed or the viewpoint position at which the character is viewed is changed, Processing is performed.

That is, the CPU 1 obtains the graphics data generation processor 3 from the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertices of each polygon held in the non-display area of the buffer 14 and the skeleton coordinates and the amount of rotation thereof. The amount of movement data and the amount of rotation data of each polygon are given.

The graphics data generation processor 3 sequentially obtains the three-dimensional coordinate data after the movement and the rotation of each polygon based on the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertices of each polygon and the movement amount data and rotation amount data of each polygon. .

3 of each polygon obtained in this way
The horizontal and vertical coordinate data of the dimensional coordinate data is supplied to the drawing processor 10 as address data on the display area of the buffer 14, that is, polygon vertex address data.

The drawing processor 10 writes the texture data indicated by the pre-assigned texture address data on the display area of the buffer 14 indicated by the three polygon vertex address data. As a result, on the display screen of the television monitor 21, an object having a texture attached to a large number of polygons is displayed.

A drawing command for drawing an ordinary two-dimensional image is composed of vertex address data, texture address data, color palette address data indicating a storage position on the buffer 14 of color palette data indicating the color of texture data, and texture. This is performed on the luminance data indicating the luminance. Among these data, the vertex address data is the vertex coordinate data from the CPU 1 on the two-dimensional plane, and the graphics data generation processor 3 based on the movement amount data and the rotation amount data from the CPU 1.
Is obtained by coordinate transformation.

The voice processor 11 reads an ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse) read from the recording medium 300.
Code Modulation) data is stored in the buffer 15,
The ADPCM data stored in the buffer 15 serves as a sound source.

The voice processor 11 also reads ADPCM data from the buffer 15 based on a clock signal having a frequency of 44.1 kHz, for example. The audio processor 11 performs processing such as pitch conversion, noise addition, envelope setting, level setting, and reverb addition on the read ADPCM data.

Audio data read from the recording medium 300 is a PC such as CD-DA (Compact Disk Digital Audio).
In the case of M (Pulse Code Modulation) data, the audio processor 11 converts this audio data into ADPCM data. Further, the processing of the PCM data by the program is directly performed on the main memory 5. The PCM data processed on the main memory 5 is supplied to the audio processor 11 and converted into ADPCM data. Then, the above-described various processes are performed, and the voice is output from the speaker 23.

As the recording medium drive 17, for example,
DVD-ROM drive, CD-ROM drive, hard disk drive, optical disk drive, flexible disk drive, silicon disk drive, cassette medium reader, etc. are used. In this case, as the recording medium 300, a DVD-ROM, a CD-ROM, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory or the like is used.

The recording medium drive 17 reads image data, audio data, and program data from the recording medium 300, and supplies the read data to the decoder 12. The decoder 12 performs error correction processing by ECC (Error Correction Code) on the data reproduced from the recording medium drive 17, and supplies the data subjected to the error correction processing to the main memory 5 or the audio processor 11.

As the memory 18, for example, a card type memory is used. The card-type memory is used to hold various game parameters at the time of interruption, such as holding the state at the time of interruption when the game is interrupted.

The controller 19 is an operating device used by the user to input various operation commands, and sends an operation signal to the CPU 1 according to the user's operation. The controller 19 includes a first button 19a, a second button 19b,
Third button 19c, fourth button 19d, up arrow key 19
U, Down arrow key 19D, Left arrow key 19L, Right arrow key 19R, L1 button 19L1, L2 button 19L2, R
1 button 19R1, R2 button 19R2, start button 19e, select button 19f, left stick 19S
An L and a right stick 19SR are provided.

The up-direction key 19U, the down-direction key 19D, the left-direction key 19L and the right-direction key 19R are used to give a command to the CPU 1 to move a character or a cursor vertically and horizontally on the screen of the television monitor 21, for example. used.

The start button 19e is used, for example, to instruct the CPU 1 to load the game program from the recording medium 300. The select button 19f is used to instruct the CPU 1 to make various selections regarding the game program loaded from the recording medium 300 to the main memory 5.

Left stick 19SL and right stick 1
Each button and each key of the controller 19 except 9SR is an on-off switch which is turned on when pressed from the neutral position by an external pressing force and is returned to the neutral position and turned off when the pressing force is released. Composed.

Left stick 19SL and right stick 1
9SR is a stick-type controller having almost the same configuration as a so-called joystick. This stick-type controller has an upright stick, and is configured to be tiltable in a 360 ° direction including front, rear, left and right with a predetermined position of the stick as a fulcrum. Left stick 1
The 9SL and the right stick 19SR send the values of the x-coordinate in the left-right direction and the y-coordinate in the front-rear direction with the upright position as the origin to the CPU 1 via the interface circuit 13 as operation signals according to the tilt direction and tilt angle of the stick. To do.

The first button 19a and the second button 19
The b, third button 19c, fourth button 19d, L1 button 19L1, L2 button 19L2, R1 button 19R1 and R2 button 19R2 are used for various functions according to the game program loaded from the recording medium 300.

Next, the general operation of the above video game device will be described. When the recording medium 300 is loaded in the recording medium drive 17, a power switch (not shown)
When is turned on and the video game device is powered on,
Based on the operating system stored in the ROM 6, the CPU 1 instructs the recording medium drive 17 to read the game program from the recording medium 300. As a result, the recording medium drive 17 causes the recording medium 3
00, image data, audio data, and program data are read. The read image data, audio data, and program data are supplied to the decoder 12, and the decoder 12 performs error correction processing on each data.

The image data subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is expanded via the bus line 2 into the expansion circuit 7.
Is supplied to. The image data subjected to the above-described expansion processing by the expansion circuit 7 is supplied to the drawing processor 10,
It is written in the non-display area of the buffer 14 by the drawing processor 10. The audio data subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is written in the buffer 15 via the main memory 5 or the audio processor 11. The program data subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is written in the main memory 5.

Thereafter, the CPU 1 advances the video game based on the game program stored in the main memory 5 and the contents instructed by the user using the controller 19. That is, the CPU 1 appropriately performs control of image processing, control of audio processing, control of internal processing, and the like based on the content that the user instructs using the controller 19.

As the control of the image processing, for example, the calculation of the coordinates of each skeleton or the calculation of the vertex coordinates of the polygon from the pattern data corresponding to the animation instructed by the character, the obtained three-dimensional coordinate data and the viewpoint position data are performed. The supply to the graphics data generation processor 3 and the issuing of a drawing command including the address data and the brightness data on the display area of the buffer 14 which is determined by the graphics data generation processor 3 are performed.

As control of voice processing, for example, issuance of voice output command to the voice processor 11, level,
Reverb etc. are specified. As control of internal processing,
For example, calculation or the like is performed according to the operation of the controller 19.

Next, an example of a raising game using the character raising program according to the present invention will be described. This training game is based on, for example, baseball,
The user causes the main character to belong to a desired high school baseball club (team) from a plurality of high schools at the start of the training game, and the user virtually trains the main character by selecting various practice items. Then, when the ability parameter of the hero character trained for a predetermined period (3 years in the game) reaches a predetermined reference value, it is possible to join the professional baseball team as a successful training. Further, when the ability parameter of the hero character does not reach the predetermined reference value, it is determined that the hero character has failed and a new hero character is set and cultivated again. The user trains the main character with the above-mentioned training success as a training target.

Further, in the present video game, between the own team composed of the character trained by the user and the opponent team composed of the partner character whose operation is controlled by the CPU 1 of the video game device or another user. Competitive games can be played.

In the present embodiment, the ability parameters that characterize the ability of the main character are physical strength parameter, muscle strength parameter, agility parameter, technical strength parameter, changing ball parameter, mental strength parameter, supervision evaluation parameter and injury avoidance rate parameter. Etc.

The physical strength parameter is an ability parameter indicating the stamina of the main character, and a predetermined value is subtracted by executing a predetermined exercise. A character having a high physical strength parameter can perform many exercises, and when the physical strength parameter becomes 0, the exercise cannot be performed until the character recovers.

The muscular strength parameter is an ability parameter that represents a striking force if the main character is a fielder, and is an ability parameter that represents ball speed if the main character is a pitcher. A predetermined value is obtained by executing a predetermined practice item. Is added. A character having a high muscular strength parameter has a long flight distance and can throw a fast ball.

The agility parameter is a capability parameter representing the running power of the main character, and a predetermined value is added by executing a predetermined practice. A character with a high agility parameter can run faster in competitive games and the like.

The technical ability parameter is an ability parameter representing the proficiency of the main character to meet the ball, and a predetermined value is added by executing a predetermined practice. A character having a high technical skill parameter has a wide range of meeting the ball in the competitive game.

The changing ball parameter is an ability parameter indicating the degree of bending of the ball of the main character, and a predetermined value is added by executing a predetermined practice.
A character having a high changing ball parameter has a large amount of change in the changing ball such as a curve when pitching.

The mental strength parameter is an ability parameter indicating the strength of the hero character's mental strength, and a predetermined value is added by executing a predetermined exercise. When the protagonist character is a pitcher, a character having a low mental strength parameter has poor control when hit by a batter in a competitive game, for example.

The director evaluation parameter is a capability parameter representing the evaluation of the main character by the director, and a predetermined value is added by executing a predetermined practice. An event or the like with the director occurs for the character having a high director evaluation parameter.

The injury avoidance rate parameter is an ability parameter indicating the difficulty of injury of the hero character, and a predetermined value is added by executing a predetermined exercise.
A character with a low injury avoidance rate parameter is less likely to have an injury event that causes injury. The ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the hero character is not limited to the above, and may be another parameter.

Next, the main functions of the video game device in the case of playing a video game on the subject of baseball using the video game device configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main functions of the video game device shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the video game device functionally includes a program execution unit 31,
Data storage unit 32, program storage unit 33, display unit 34
And an operation unit 35.

The program execution unit 31 is, for example, the CPU 1
And the like, and the CPU 1 and the like execute the character raising program stored in the main memory 5, whereby the character setting reception unit 41 and the inherited data extraction unit 4 are executed.
2. It functions as the character allocating unit 43, the practice item receiving unit 44, the practice event generating unit 45, the practice executing unit 46, the parameter changing unit 47, and the practice result event generating unit 48.

The character setting acceptance unit 41 accepts the initial setting of the main character by the user at the start of the breeding game, and stores the initial values such as the ability parameters of the main character set by the user in the inherited data storage unit 49. If there is no free area in the inherited data storage unit 49, the oldest data is overwritten.

The succession data extraction unit 42 extracts a plurality of succession data of characters other than the main character currently being cultivated stored in the succession data storage unit 49 and appears as an appearance character storage unit 51 as an appearance character to appear in the succession event. Remember. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, there are three inherited data items of the appearing characters to be extracted.

The character allocating section 43 allocates other characters of the team to which the main character operated by the user belongs to participate in the practice associated with a predetermined practice item. The exercise items in this embodiment include basic exercises, strength exercises, batting exercises, base running exercises, defensive exercises, mental exercises, and pitcher exercises. In the present embodiment, the other characters represent characters other than the main character that belong to the same team as the main character. For example, when one team is composed of 20 characters, 19 characters other than the main character are other. Character.

The practice item acceptance unit 44 controls the practice item selection screen to be displayed on the display unit 34, and accepts the selection of the practice item desired by the user from the plurality of practice items.
The practice item selection screen will be described later with reference to FIG.

When the friendship parameter reaches a certain value, the practice event generating section 45 generates a predetermined practice event for changing the ability parameter. Basic training, strength training,
A practice event is associated with each of the practice items of batting practice, base running practice, defensive practice, mental practice, and pitcher practice, and the practice event in the present embodiment includes:
There are solo practice events, joint practice events, tag practice events, and friendship tag practice events. The independent practice event is a practice performed when only the main character is present in the practice item selected by the user. The joint practice event is practice performed when another character exists in the practice item selected by the user. The tag practice event is a practice that is performed when the practice item selected by the user includes another character who specializes in the practice item. The friendship tag practice event is a practice that is performed when there is another character specializing in the practice item in the practice item selected by the user and the friendship parameter with the character reaches a certain value.

The practice executing section 46 controls the display section 34 to display a practice event execution screen in which the character executes a practice event corresponding to the practice item, and the practice item accepting section 44 accepts the practice item. In response, the character is made to practice virtually.

The parameter changing unit 47 changes the ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character, and also changes the friendship parameter relating to the relationship between the character and another character, according to the practiced. The parameter changing unit 47 increases the increase amount of the ability parameter according to a predetermined event that changes the ability parameter of the character. In addition, the parameter changing unit 47 increases the increase amount of the character's ability parameter according to the number of other characters participating in the practice of the practice item accepted by the practice item accepting unit 44. Further, the parameter changing unit 47 changes the practice level parameter stored in the practice level parameter storage unit 52. Also,
The parameter changing unit 47 changes the ability parameter of the currently trained character based on the ability parameter of the character stored in the appearing character storage unit 51.

The practice result event generating section 48 generates a practice result event based on the executed practice. In the present embodiment, the practice result event includes a normal event and a succession event. A normal event is an event that occurs as a result of practice. The succession event is an event for transferring the ability of the main character trained up to the previous training game to the main character trained in the current training game.

The data storage unit 32 is, for example, the main memory 5
And includes a succession data storage unit 49, a character data storage unit 50, an appearance character storage unit 51, and a practice level parameter storage unit 52.

The inherited data storage unit 49 stores the data relating to the hero character trained by the user in the raising game as the inherited data for passing on to the hero character raised by the user in the raising game to be performed next time. As the inherited data, for example, player name, number of home runs, batting average,
RBI, meet power, power, shoulder strength, running power, defensive power, position, defensive rate, ball speed, ball control, stamina, and the degree of change of the changing ball. The inherited data storage unit 49 may be realized by the memory 18.

The character data storage unit 50 stores various data such as ability parameters of the hero character trained by the user in the game space. Further, the character data storage unit 50 stores a friendship parameter indicating the relationship between the hero character and another character.

The appearance character storage unit 51 stores the succession data of a plurality of appearance characters extracted by the succession data extraction unit 42 in order to appear in the succession event.

The practice level parameter storage unit 52 stores practice level parameters associated with each practice item. A practice level is set for each practice item, and a variation amount of the ability parameter according to the practice level is obtained as a practice effect. The practice level increases when the practice level parameter reaches a predetermined value, and the practice effect increases every time the practice level increases, and the increase amount of the ability parameter increases.

The program storage unit 33 is realized by, for example, the recording medium drive 17 or the like, and is loaded with a computer-readable recording medium 49. The recording medium 53 is the recording medium 3
00, and stores a character training program as a video game program. Further, the video game program includes a control program for controlling the motion of the character and display data regarding the displayed character and object. When the character changing program is read from the recording medium 53 and the program is recorded in the main memory 5, the main memory 5 functions as the program storage unit 33.

The display section 34 is, for example, the television monitor 2
It is realized by 1 etc. The operation unit 35 is, for example, the controller 1
It will be realized with 9 mag.

In the present embodiment, the practice item acceptance unit 44 corresponds to practice item acceptance means, and the practice execution unit 45.
Corresponds to practice executing means, the parameter changing section 46 corresponds to parameter changing means, the practice event generating section 45 corresponds to event generating means, and the inherited data storage section 49 corresponds to storage means.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of a character raising process by the video game device shown in FIG. The character training process shown in FIG.
These are the processes performed by executing the character training program and the like stored in the recording medium 300.

In step S1, the CPU 1 accepts the initial setting of the hero character the user desires to bring up. In this initial setting, the name of the hero character, the defense position, the throwing method (right throw, left strike, etc.) are set.

In step S2, the CPU 1 stores in the main memory 5 initial values such as parameters of the hero character whose initial settings are accepted in step S1.

In step S3, the CPU 1 extracts the inheritance data of the three characters from the main memory 5 and stores it in the main memory 5 as an appearance character to appear in the inheritance event of the main training game. Note that the number of inherited data items extracted as appearance characters is not limited to the above three, and may be another number.

In step S4, the CPU 1 sorts characters other than the main character into practice items. This character allocation is a process performed based on a plurality of types of preset patterns, and is allocated to each practice item as if each character had a will. The distribution of characters may be accepted by the user using the controller 19 to allocate desired characters to desired practice items. In this case, the user can train more efficiently by arranging many other characters in the practice item that the hero character wants to improve and selecting the practice item.

In step S5, the CPU 1
The practice item selection screen to be described later is controlled to display on the television monitor 21 using
Displays the practice item selection screen.

In step S6, the CPU 1 accepts the user's selection of a practice item from a plurality of practice items. The user selects a desired practice item using the controller 19 and virtually trains the main character.

In step S7, the CPU 1 determines whether or not another character participates in the practice item accepted in step S6. The CPU 1 causes an independent practice event when no other character participates in the practice of the practice item selected by the user. here,
If another character is not participating in the practice item (NO in step S7), the process proceeds to step S8, and if another character is participating in the practice item (YE in step S7).
S), the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S8, the CPU 1 causes the independent practice event to occur, and the television monitor 2 displays the practice execution screen (not shown) of the independent practice event.
1, the television monitor 21 displays the practice execution screen. On this practice execution screen, a game image corresponding to the individual practice event of the practice item selected by the user is displayed.

In step S9, the CPU 1 changes the parameters of the main character in accordance with the single practice event that has occurred. When the practice event is an independent practice event, the ability parameter and practice level parameter of the main character are changed. Table 1 below shows, as basic data, the amount of change in the ability parameter when the practice item is basic practice and the practice event is a single practice event. The main memory 5 stores table data as shown in Table 1 for each team and each practice item.

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[Table 1]

For example, when the basic practice of the practice level 1 is executed, the physical strength parameter of the main character is decreased by 12, the muscle strength parameter is increased by 1, the technical parameter is decreased by 5, and the mental parameter is increased by 1. The director evaluation parameter is added by 24 and the injury avoidance parameter is added by 80. When practicing level 1 and practicing level 9 in Table 1 are compared, in practicing level 1 the physical fitness parameter of basic practicing is subtracted by 12, and in practicing level 9 the physical fitness parameter of basic practicing is practicing level 1
However, the muscle strength parameter is increased by 10 which is 10 times the practice level 1. in this way,
The amount of change in the ability parameter varies depending on the practice level of the practice item, and as the practice level increases, the amount of increase in the ability parameter increases even for the same practice item, and the main character can be efficiently trained.

In step S10, the CPU 1 determines whether or not a character specializing in the practice item is included in the other characters participating in the practice of the practice item selected by the user. When another character participates in the practice of the practice item selected by the user and a character who is good at the practice item does not participate in the practice of the practice item selected by the user, the CPU 1 causes a joint practice event. Here, when the character who is good at the exercise item selected by the user does not participate (NO in step S10), the process proceeds to step S11, and the character who is good at the exercise item selected by the user participates. If there is (YE in step S10)
S), and the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S11, the CPU 1 controls the television monitor 21 to display the practice execution screen (not shown) of the joint practice event, and the television monitor 21 displays the practice execution screen. On this practice execution screen, a game image corresponding to the joint practice event of the practice item selected by the user is displayed.

In step S12, the CPU 1 changes the parameters of the main character according to the joint practice event that has occurred. When the practice event is a joint practice event, the ability parameter and the practice level parameter of the hero character are changed, and the friendship parameter with other characters participating in the same exercise item as the hero character is increased by a predetermined value. Table 2 below
Represents a value added to the ability parameter when the practice item is basic practice and the practice event is a joint practice event, as a joint practice addition value. The main memory 5 stores table data as shown in Table 2 for each team and each practice item.

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[Table 2]

The practice effect of the ability parameter by the joint practice event is calculated based on the following equation (1). Practice effect = (basic data) + ((joint practice addition value) x (joint practice number of people)) ... (1)

The basic data represents the amount of change in the ability parameter shown in Table 1 above, the joint practice addition value represents the addition value of the ability parameter shown in Table 2, and the joint practice number is different from the other characters assigned to the practice item. It represents the total number of characters including the main character.

For example, practice level 1 with four characters
When the basic exercise of is executed, the ability parameters other than the muscle strength parameter are the same as the exercise effect in the case of the independent practice event, and the muscle strength parameter is 1 as the basic data,
By substituting 1/10 as the joint practice addition value and 4 as the joint practice number into the above formula (1), 1.4 is added. Further, when four characters perform the basic exercise of the practice level 9, the ability parameters other than the muscle strength parameter are the same as the exercise effect in the case of the single practice event, and the muscle strength parameter is set to 1 as the basic data. By substituting 1/2 as the practice addition value and 4 as the joint practice number into the above formula (1), 3 is added. As described above, when the practice level 1 and the practice level 9 are compared, the practice effect obtained at the practice level 9 is about twice as much as the practice effect at the practice level 1, and the practice parameter is changed according to the practice level of the practice item. The added value of is different, and as the practice level becomes higher, the increase amount of the ability parameter becomes larger even in the same practice item, and the main character can be efficiently trained.

Further, the user can increase the amount of increase in the ability parameter by selecting a practice item in which many other characters participate, and causing the character to perform a practice associated with the practice item. A user who wants to win a competitive game by training a character with high ability within a limited number of practice item selections can efficiently select ability parameters by selecting practice items in which many other characters participate. Can be improved,
It will be an entertaining video game.

In step S13, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the friendship parameter is a certain value or more. C
In PU1, another character participates in the practice of the practice item selected by the user, and the character specializing in the practice item is included in the other characters.
If the friendship parameter with the character does not reach a certain value, a tag practice event is generated. here,
If the friendship parameter is not above a certain value (step S1)
If NO in step 3, the process proceeds to step S14, and if the friendship parameter is equal to or greater than a certain value (YES in step S13), the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S14, the CPU 1 controls the television monitor 21 to display the practice execution screen (not shown) of the tag practice event, and the television monitor 21 displays the practice execution screen. On this practice execution screen, game images corresponding to the tag practice event of the practice item selected by the user are displayed.

In step S15, the CPU 1 changes the parameters of the main character according to the tag practice event that has occurred. When the practice event is a tag practice event, the ability parameter and the practice level parameter of the hero character are changed, and the friendship parameter between the hero character and another character is increased by a predetermined value. Table 3 below shows the good practice coefficient of each character associated with each ability parameter, and Table 4 below shows the ability parameter to the practice parameter when the practice item is basic practice and the practice event is a tag practice event. The added value is represented as a tag practice coefficient. The main memory 5 stores table data shown in Table 3 for each team, and table data shown in Table 4 for each team and practice item. In addition, A to E in Table 3 represent character names.

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[Table 3]

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[Table 4]

The practice effect of the ability parameter by the tag practice event is calculated based on the following equation (2). Practice effect = (basic data) + ((joint practice addition value) x (joint practice number)) + ((tag practice coefficient) x (special practice coefficient)) ... (2)

The basic data represents the amount of change in the ability parameter shown in Table 1 above, the joint practice addition value represents the addition value of the ability parameter shown in Table 2, and the joint practice number is different from other characters assigned to the practice item. The tag practice coefficient represents the tag practice coefficient shown in Table 4, and the good practice coefficient represents the good practice coefficient shown in Table 3.

For example, the main character and the character A
When the basic practice of the practice level 1 is executed with three other characters including, the ability parameters other than the muscle strength parameter are the same as the practice effect in the case of the single practice event, and the muscle strength parameter is 1 as the basic data. , 1/10 as the joint practice addition value, 4 as the joint practice number,
By substituting 1 as the tag practice coefficient and 3 as the good practice coefficient into the above equation (2), 4.4 is added. Also, the main character and the character A
When the basic practice of the practice level 9 is executed with three other characters including, the ability parameters other than the muscle strength parameter are the same as the practice effect in the case of the single practice event, and the muscle strength parameter is 1 as basic data. , 1/10 as the joint practice addition value, 4 as the joint practice number,
16.4 is added by substituting 5 as the tag practice coefficient and 3 as the good practice coefficient into the above equation (2). As described above, when the practice level 1 and the practice level 9 are compared, the practice effect obtained at the practice level 9 is about four times as high as the practice effect at the practice level 1, and the tag practice coefficient is determined according to the practice level of the practice item. In contrast, as the practice level becomes higher, the increase amount of the ability parameter becomes larger even for the same practice item, and the main character can be efficiently trained.

At step S16, the CPU 1 has another character participating in the practice of the practice item selected by the user, and a character specializing in the practice item is participating in the other character. When the friendship parameter with the character has reached a predetermined value, the friendship tag practice event is generated, and the television monitor 21 is controlled to display the practice execution screen (not shown) of the friendship tag practice event. Monitor 21
Displays the practice screen. On this practice execution screen, a game image corresponding to the friendship tag practice event of the practice item selected by the user is displayed.

In step S17, the CPU 1 changes the parameters of the main character according to the friendship tag practice event that has occurred. When the practice event is a friendship tag practice event, the ability parameter and practice level parameter of the main character are changed. Table 5 below
Represents a value added to the ability parameter when the practice item is basic practice and the practice event is a friendship tag practice event. The main memory 5 stores table data as shown in Table 5 for each team and each practice item.

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[Table 5]

For example, when the basic practice is executed and a character whose friendship parameter exceeds a certain value participates in the basic practice, the muscular strength parameter of the hero character is increased by 8 and the agility parameter is increased by 1. The parameter is incremented by 1, the changing sphere parameter is incremented by 1, and the mental parameter is incremented by 3. As shown in Table 5, when another character whose friendship parameter exceeds a certain value is included in the practice item, the increased amount of the changed ability parameter increases, and the main character can be efficiently trained even in the same practice item. it can.

Further, the user can perform a friendship tag practice event in which the ability parameter is changed by increasing the friendship parameter, and by increasing the friendship tag practice event, the increase amount of the character's ability parameter is increased. Therefore, a user who wants to train a character with high ability and win a competitive game within a limited number of practice item selections can efficiently improve the ability parameter by increasing the friendship parameter. , It will be an entertaining video game.

Further, steps S9, S12, S15, S
At 17, the CPU 1 changes the practice level parameter of each practice item. For this, the number of other characters participating in the practice item is added to the practice level parameter, and for the practice item including the main character, only 5 is added as a bonus point.

In step S18, the CPU 1 controls the television monitor 21 to display the ability parameter changed in any of steps S9, S12, S15, and S17 as a parameter change screen (not shown), and the television monitor 21 is controlled. 21 displays a parameter change screen.

In step S19, the CPU 1 determines whether or not a practice result event should be generated. The practice result event includes a normal event and a succession event.
The normal event may be randomly generated by the CPU 1, may be generated after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, or may be generated when the parameter of the hero character reaches a predetermined value. For example, when the injury avoidance parameter, which is one of the ability parameters of the main character, is high, C
PU1 randomly causes a normal event such as the main character being injured. Further, when the friendship parameter between the main character and another character reaches a predetermined value, the CPU 1 may generate a normal event with the other character. The inheritance event is generated at a predetermined timing such as when a predetermined period has elapsed. The inheritance event may be generated when the friendship parameter reaches a certain value. If it is determined that the practice result event is to be generated (YES in step S19), step S
If it is determined that the practice result event does not occur in step 20 (NO in step S19), the process proceeds to step S25.

In step S20, the CPU 1 determines whether the practice result event to be generated is a succession event. If it is determined that the event is a succession event (YES in step S20), the process proceeds to step S22, and if it is determined that the event is not a succession event (step S2).
If NO, the process proceeds to step S21.

In step S21, the CPU 1 controls the television monitor 21 to display a normal event screen (not shown), and the television monitor 21 displays the normal event screen.

In step S22, the CPU 1 randomly extracts one of the three appearing characters stored in the main memory 5.

In step S23, the CPU 1 causes the television monitor 21 to display the succession event screen in which the appearing character extracted in step S22 appears.
The television monitor 21 displays the inheritance event screen. The inheritance event screen will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S24, the CPU 1 changes the ability parameter of the main character. CPU1
Replaces a part of the ability parameter of the main character stored in the main memory 5 with a part of ability parameter of the appearing character extracted in step S22, thereby inheriting the ability of the appearing character to the main character. For example, in the case of inheriting the ability according to the hit, the ability parameter related to the hit is changed. Note that all the inherited data of the appearing character may be rewritten with the inherited data of the main character.

In step S25, the CPU 1 determines whether or not to end the breeding game. In this breeding game, the breeding ends when a predetermined period has passed. Here, if it is determined that the training game is to be finished (Y in step S25)
ES), the process proceeds to step S26, and if it is determined that the breeding game is not finished (NO in step S25), the process returns to step S4 and the character breeding process is performed.

In step S26, the CPU 1 overwrites and stores the inheritance data of the hero character at the end of the breeding in the main memory 5. The inherited data stored here is used as the data of the appearing character at the next breeding.

In the character training process, three years (144
(Week) is set in the game, and it is set that one week elapses by selecting the practice item once, and the ability of the hero character is set within the limited number of practice item inputs. Improvement and creation of user's original character are achieved.

Conventionally, the ability parameter that characterizes the ability of the character and the friendship parameter relating to the relationship between the character and another character have been changed by selecting different commands.
By selecting one of the practice items, not only the ability parameter but also the friendship parameter can be changed. Therefore, the user can improve the ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the training game, and, for example, A predetermined event such as a friendship tag practice event that occurs according to the friendship parameter can be performed, the story game is added to the nurturing game, and the video game is diversified and becomes entertaining.

Further, conventionally, a character whose ability parameter has not reached a predetermined reference value in the raising game is considered as a raising failure, the ability parameter of the character is not reflected in the raising game from the next time onward, and the user raises the character. If he failed, he had to retrain. However, in the character upbringing process according to the present invention, the ability parameter of the character whose ability parameter has not reached the predetermined reference value in the upbringing game up to the previous time is stored as the inherited data, and the stored inherited data is used in the current upbringing game. It is registered as an ability parameter of an appearing character that appears in a given event that occurs, and the ability parameter of the appearing character is inherited by the ability parameter of the character that is being raised in the current raising game by the given event. Therefore, for example, the ability parameter of a character that has failed to raise in the last raising game but has high ability can be taken over by the ability parameter of the character to be raised in the current raising game,
A different story is developed for each user, which makes the video game entertaining. In addition, even if the character training fails, it is reflected in the ability parameter of the character to be trained in the next training game. Therefore, the user does not train the character from the beginning, but rather raises the character with the ability parameter raised to some extent. The character can be raised, and the character can be efficiently raised without waste.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the practice item selection screen. When the user selects a practice item in step S6, the practice item selection screen 400 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the television monitor 21, for example. On the practice item selection screen 400, a game image 410 in which the character 411 or the like is practicing is displayed in the center of the screen,
A practice item display section 420 that the user can select using the controller 19 is displayed on the upper side of the screen, and a character ability display section 440 that represents the current ability when the main character is a fielder is displayed on the lower side of the screen. ing.

The practice item display section 420 includes a basic practice command 421, a strength practice command 422, a batting practice command 423, a base running practice command 424, and a defensive practice command 4.
25, a mental practice command 426 and a pitcher practice command 427. The practice level and the joint practice number are displayed in association with each practice item 421 to 427 of the practice item display unit 420. The practice level represents the current practice level of the practice item, and the joint practice number represents the number of other characters included in the practice item assigned by the CPU 1. In the basic practice command 421 shown in FIG. 4, the practice level is 3 and the number of joint practice people is 3. Strength training command 42 shown in FIG.
In the case of 2, the practice level is 2, and the number of persons who practice together is 0. Therefore, “2” is displayed. In the batting practice command 423 shown in FIG. 4, the practice level is 3 and the number of joint practice persons is 2. Run base practice command 424 shown in FIG.
Has a practice level of 1 and the number of joint practitioners is 1. The defensive practice command 425 has a practice level of 3 and a combined practice number of 2. In the mental practice command 426 shown in FIG. 4, the practice level is 4 and the number of joint practice persons is 1. The pitcher practice command 427 has a practice level of 2 and a combined practice number of 2.

The user moves the cursor 429 to a desired practice item 421 to 427 by using the controller 19 to select the desired practice item 421 to execute the practice item displayed in the cursor 429. Further, the explanation of the practice item displayed in the cursor 429 is explained in the practice item display section 4.
It is displayed as an explanation display unit 430 below 20. Figure 4
In the practice item selection screen 400 shown in FIG. 5, the cursor 429 is located at the batting practice command 423, and therefore the explanation display section 430
Is displayed as a description of the batting practice command 423. In addition, the character who is good at the practice item displayed in the cursor 429 is displayed as a good character display section 431 under the explanation display section 430. In the practice item selection screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, since the cursor 429 is located at the batting practice command 423, a character who is good at the batting practice command 423 is displayed in the good character display portion 431. In addition,
When the return command 428 is selected, the previous screen is displayed.

The character ability display section 440 displays the name of the main character, a character name display section 441,
A physical strength display unit 442 for displaying the physical strength of the main character,
A meat force display unit 443 that displays the power of the protagonist character, a power display unit 444 that displays the power of the protagonist character, a running force display unit 445 that displays the running power of the protagonist character, and a shoulder force that displays the shoulder force of the protagonist character. The display unit 446 and the defense display unit 447 that displays the defense power and defense position of the main character.

In the character name display portion 441 shown in FIG. 4, the name of the main character is displayed as "XXXXX". In the physical strength display portion 442, the remaining physical strength of the main character is displayed by a gauge bar, and the gauge bar expands and contracts according to the physical strength parameter. In the practice item selection screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, the meat force display portion 443, which is displayed as “meet”, displays the meat force of the hero character as a numerical value of 1 to 7, and is displayed as 6 in FIG. .
In the power display portion 444, the power of the main character is displayed as a numerical value of 0 to 254, and is displayed as 137 in FIG. The running power of the main character is displayed on the running power display unit 445 as a numerical value of 1 to 15, and in FIG.
Is displayed. On the shoulder force display portion 446, the shoulder force of the main character is displayed as a numerical value of 1 to 15, and in FIG.
It is displayed as 5. In the defensive display section 447, the defensive power of the main character is displayed with a numerical value of 1 to 15, and in FIG. 4, it is displayed as 12, and the defensive position of the main character is "Pitch" (pitcher) or "Catch" (catcher). ) Etc.,
In FIG. 4, since the main character is the setting of a shortstop, it is displayed as “Yu”. The user selects practice items 421 to 427 while nurturing the hero character while confirming the ability of the hero character displayed on the character ability display section 440. The above-mentioned ability is divided into ranks A to G according to its value. For example, since the meat power is 6, the rank is displayed as "B" and the power is 1
Since it is 37, the rank is displayed as “C”.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the inheritance event screen. When a succession event occurs in step S14, for example, the succession event screen 500 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the television monitor 21. In the succession event screen 500, a game image 510 in which the appearing character 501 stored in the main memory 5 and the main character 502 currently being trained are in conversation in the center of the screen.
Is displayed, and the conversation display section 52 showing the conversation content between the appearing character 501 and the main character 502 is displayed on the upper side of the screen.
0 is displayed and the main character 502 is displayed on the lower side of the screen.
A character ability display unit 530 representing the current ability of the pitcher is displayed.

In the game image 510, the appearing character 501 that has failed to be raised in the raising game is displayed on the right side of the screen, and the main character 502 being raised in the current raising game is displayed on the left side of the screen. Conversation display section 5
20, the appearance character 501 and the main character 5
The content of the conversation with 02 is displayed, and "I'm thinking of giving you a blow." Is displayed.

The character ability display section 530 is a character name display section 531 for displaying the name of the main character,
A physical fitness display section 532 for displaying the physical fitness of the main character,
A ball speed display unit 533 that displays the ball speed of the ball of the main character, a control display unit 534 that displays control (ball control) of the ball of the main character, a stamina display unit 535 that displays the stamina of the main character, and a change ball of the main character. It is composed of a changing sphere display section 536 that displays the degree of bending.

In the character name display portion 531 shown in FIG. 5, the name of the main character is displayed as "XXXXX". On the physical strength display portion 532, the remaining physical strength of the main character is displayed by a gauge bar. Ball speed display 53
In 3, the ball speed of the hero character is 80 to 16
It is displayed at 0 km / h, and is displayed at 125 km / h in FIG. In the control display portion 534, the control of the ball of the main character is displayed with a numerical value of 0 to 254, which is displayed as 65 in FIG. The stamina of the main character is 0 to 2 in the stamina display portion 535.
It is displayed as a numerical value of 54, and is displayed as 30 in FIG. The changing sphere display portion 536 displays a gauge bar according to the type of the changing sphere. In the present embodiment, there are sliders, curves, forks, sinkers, and shoots as the ball types of the changing balls, and a slider gauge 536 corresponding to each ball type.
a, curve gauge 536b, fork gauge 536c,
A sinker gauge 536d and a shoot gauge 536e are provided. Each of the gauges 536a to 536e is displayed in, for example, seven levels from 0 to 7, with 0 being the least bent and 7 being the most bent.

When the succession event occurs, the ability of the appearing character is inherited by the main character. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the ability regarding hitting is inherited. When confirming the inherited ability, it can be confirmed by displaying the ability confirmation screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the capability confirmation screen. When the user confirms how much the ability of the main character has increased, for example, by pressing the select button 19f of the controller 19, the ability confirmation screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the television monitor 21.

The ability confirmation screen 600 is a fielder ability display section 61 in which the ability of the hero character as a fielder is displayed.
0, a pitcher ability display unit 620 that displays the ability of the main character as a pitcher, and an other ability display unit 630 that displays other abilities of the main character. The fielder ability display section 610 is displayed on the ability confirmation screen 600 shown in FIG. 6, and when the user presses the R1 button 19R1 of the controller 19, the pitcher ability display section 620 is displayed, and further the R1 button of the controller 19 is displayed. By pressing 19R1, the other capability display section 630
Is displayed.

The fielder ability display section 610 displays the abilities that the protagonist character currently has as a fielder, and the protagonist character shown in FIG.
A left-handed pitcher 612, a base 613, a base 614, and a pitch 61
Has the ability for 5. Further, the value of the ability parameter is displayed on the right side of each of the displayed abilities 611 to 615, 1 is displayed on the chance 611, 1 is displayed on the left pitcher 612, and 3 is displayed on the stolen base 613. It is displayed, 3 is displayed on the base 614, and 3 is displayed on the throwing ball 615. For example, when the ability parameter is increased by the main character inheriting the ability from the appearing character, a display relating to the increased ability is displayed in a color different from other abilities, so that it is possible to confirm which ability has been increased. It is like this.

On the lower side of the fielder ability display section 610,
The dominant character (throwing method), batting form, and pitcher type (starter, relay or relief, etc.) of the hero character are displayed, and the hero character shown in FIG. 6 has the dominant arm right-handed and left-handed, and the batting form is standard, It can be seen that the pitcher type is the starting type.

Although the present embodiment has been described as a video game using baseball as a subject, the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and is also applied to other sports games such as soccer and baskets. It is possible and applicable to other action games and the like.

[0165]

According to the present invention described in claim 1, as the relatedness parameter relating to the relationship between the character and another character, another command different from the practice item for changing the ability parameter is selected. However, in the character training program according to the present invention, by selecting one practice item, not only the ability parameter but also the relevance parameter can be changed. The ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the game, can be improved, and, for example, a predetermined event that occurs according to the relevance parameter can be performed. In addition, video games will become more diverse and entertaining.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the relevance parameter indicating the relevance between the character to be raised and another character reaches a certain value, a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter occurs. Therefore, the user can perform a predetermined event that changes the ability parameter by increasing the relevance parameter, and by causing the character to perform the event, the ability parameter of the character can be further changed. It becomes a video game with a lot of interest.

According to the present invention of claim 3, the user can perform a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter by increasing the relevance parameter, and by causing the character to perform the event, the ability of the character Since the amount of increase in parameters can be increased,
A user who wants to train a character with high ability and win a competitive game within a limited number of practice item selections can efficiently improve the ability parameter by increasing the relevance parameter, which is interesting. It will be a video game.

According to the present invention of claim 4, the user selects an exercise item in which many other characters participate, and causes the character to perform an exercise associated with the exercise item. Since the amount of increase can be increased, a user who wants to train a highly competent character and win a competitive game within a limited number of practice item selections is a practice item in which many other characters participate. By selecting, the ability parameter can be efficiently improved, and the video game is rich in interest.

According to the present invention of claim 5, the ability parameter of the character whose ability parameter has not reached the predetermined reference value in the upbringing game up to the previous time is reflected on the character raised in the current upbringing game. , For example, the ability of a character who has failed to raise in the previous raising game but has high ability can be handed over to the character of the current raising game, a different story is developed for each user, and the video game is entertaining Becomes Further, even if the character training fails, it is reflected in the ability parameter of the character to be trained in the next training game, so that the user can efficiently train the character without waste.

According to the present invention described in claim 6,
The relevance parameter relating to the relevance between the character and another character was changed by selecting another command different from the practice item for changing the ability parameter, but in the character raising method according to the present invention, By selecting one of the practice items, not only the ability parameter but also the relevance parameter can be changed, so that the user can improve the ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the training game, and A predetermined event that occurs according to the relevance parameter can be performed. By performing the predetermined event, the nurturing game is given a story, and the video game is diversified and rich in interest.

According to the present invention described in claim 7,
The relevance parameter relating to the relevance between the character and another character fluctuates when another command different from the practice item for varying the ability parameter is selected, but in the video game device according to the present invention, By selecting one of the practice items, not only the ability parameter but also the relevance parameter can be changed, so that the user can improve the ability of the character, which is the original purpose of the training game, and A predetermined event that occurs according to the relevance parameter can be performed. By performing the predetermined event, the nurturing game is given a story, and the video game is diversified and rich in interest.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing main functions of the video game device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of character raising processing by the video game device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a practice item selection screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an inheritance event screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a capability confirmation screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CPU 2 bus lines 3 Graphics data generation processor 4,13 Interface circuit 5 main memory 6 ROM 7 Expansion circuit 8 parallel ports 9 serial port 10 drawing processor 11 Voice processor 12 decoder 14 to 16 buffers 17 Recording medium driver 18 memory 19 Controller 31 Program Execution Unit 32 data storage 33 Program storage section 34 Display 35 Operation part 41 Character selection reception section 42 Inherited data extraction unit 43 Character distribution unit 44 Practice item reception section 45 Practice event generation section 46 Practice Department 47 Parameter change section 48 Practice result event generation section 49 inherited data storage 50 Character data storage 51 Appearing character storage 52 Practice level parameter storage 53 recording media

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiroshi Tanibuchi             2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City Co., Ltd.             Konami Computer Entertainment Large             Sakauchi (72) Inventor Kazuo Dokei             2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City Co., Ltd.             Konami Computer Entertainment Large             Sakauchi (72) Inventor Kenji Ikemoto             2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City Co., Ltd.             Konami Computer Entertainment Large             Sakauchi (72) Inventor Keisuke Kamiya             2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City Co., Ltd.             Konami Computer Entertainment Large             Sakauchi (72) Inventor Takashi Chiba             2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City Co., Ltd.             Konami Computer Entertainment Large             Sakauchi F-term (reference) 2C001 AA05 AA13 BA02 BB01 BB02                       BB05 BB07 BB08 BC10 CB01                       CB06 CC02 CC08

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A character training program for virtually training a character, comprising practice item acceptance means for accepting a selection of a practice item desired by a user from a plurality of practice items, and the accepted practice item. In response to the practice executing means for causing the character to virtually execute the exercise, and changing the ability parameter characterizing the ability of the character according to the performed exercise, the relationship between the character and other characters A character training program characterized by causing a video game device to function as parameter changing means for changing a relevance parameter. 2. The character according to claim 1, further comprising a video game device functioning as an event generating means for generating a predetermined event for changing the ability parameter when the relevance parameter reaches a certain value. Training program. 3. The character training program according to claim 2, wherein the parameter changing unit increases the increase amount of the ability parameter according to the event. 4. The parameter changing unit increases the increase amount of the ability parameter according to the number of other characters participating in the practice of the practice item accepted by the practice item accepting unit. Claim 1
Character development program described. 5. The video game apparatus is further caused to function as a storage means for storing the ability parameter of a character whose ability parameter does not reach a predetermined reference value in a training game that progresses by selecting a plurality of practice items. 5. The character raising program according to claim 1, wherein the parameter changing unit changes the ability parameter of the character currently raised based on the ability parameter of the character stored in the storage unit. 6. A character breeding method for virtually breeding a character, the video game device comprising a practice item acceptance step of accepting a selection of a practice item desired by a user from a plurality of practice items, and a video game device. A practice execution step of causing the character to virtually practice according to the accepted practice item, and the video game device changes the ability parameter characterizing the ability of the character according to the practice performed. And a parameter changing step of changing a relevance parameter relating to the relevance between the character and another character. 7. A video game device for virtually raising a character, the practice item acceptance means for accepting a selection of a practice item desired by a user from a plurality of practice items, and the practice item acceptance means according to the accepted practice item. Practice executing means for causing the character to virtually practice the practice, and changing ability parameters that characterize the ability of the character according to the practice performed, and relevance relating to the relationship between the character and other characters. A video game device, comprising: parameter changing means for changing a parameter.