JP2003320164A - Racing game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a racing game system by which a heated up race development can be enjoyed with a ghost car of a technique being suitable for a player' s technique as a competitor. <P>SOLUTION: The three-dimensional image data of a game which is up-loaded from and played by a large number of racing game machines (1A, 1B and 1C) through a communication circuit (3). The three-dimensional image data is recorded together with other game data, and managed by a data base serer (4). The data base server (4) is provided for this racing game system, and respective racing game machines (1A, 1B and 1C) access to the data base server (4) through the communication circuit (3), and the three-dimensional image data regarding one game which is selected from among games recorded in the data base server is down-loaded together with other game data. The racing game system is constituted in such a manner that the racing game can be performed while displaying the image of the racing car for the down-loaded game, which is made a competitor, on a monitor (16) together with the image of a racing car which is controlled by the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention According to the present invention, a player plays a game as a virtual competitor with a person having a skill corresponding to his / her skill among many games played in the past on the same racing game machine. The racing game system that can do. The "racing game" referred to in the present invention broadly includes not only car racing but also games competing for speed such as boat races and bicycle races.
Therefore, also in the present invention, a "racing car",
The term "ghost car" broadly includes not only so-called racing cars but also general vehicles used for competition such as motor boats and bicycles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional racing game, the play data of the player who has run the fastest time on the game machine in the past is stored in the game machine, and when a later player plays, the play of the past player is saved. A game machine that reproduces the content on the screen and can race with a racing car (ghost car) at the time of past play is already adopted in various models. However, in the conventional racing game machine, the ghost car that is played is only the fastest time in the past on that game machine, so if the player's driving technique is immature, it is not possible to compete on an equal basis with the ghost car. , I could not enjoy the heated race development. Therefore, again, players with low skills are
It gave me a feeling of giving up on the game, and the result was moving away from the game.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to carry out in the past on similar racing game machines nationwide or all over the world. You can play the game by displaying the car of the player who has the skill of your own skill or a slightly higher skill from the many games as a ghost car on the display screen, and enjoy the heated race development. It is to provide a racing game system that can.

[0004]

The above objects of the present invention are as follows.
A device for reading the player's ID code recorded on a recording medium delivered to the player, and a game data recording device for recording the three-dimensional image data of the played game together with other game data including the player's ID code. A database capable of recording and managing the three-dimensional image data of the played game uploaded from each racing game machine through a communication line together with the other game data. Each racing game machine accesses the database server through a communication line, and the three-dimensional image data of one game selected from the games recorded in the database server is stored in the other racing game machine. Download with the data and download the downloaded game. As the image competitors racing car, can be accomplished by racing game system characterized in that it is configured capable of performing racing game while the display on a monitor with the image of the racing car to control the player.

In that case, the database server stores the highest record of each player for each race genre and course based on the game data uploaded from each racing game machine, and also for each genre and course, a large number of them. It is recommended to configure to create and save a ranking list of player records.

The selection work for selecting one game from the games recorded in the database server corresponds to the skill of the player among the games corresponding to the race genre and course selected by the player. The game of another player having skill may be configured to be automatically selected by the database server based on the ranking list. Alternatively, the database server has a bulletin board function for disclosing the ranking list to the player, and the selection work for selecting one game from the games recorded in the database server is displayed on the bulletin board. It can be configured such that the player operates by selecting the racing game machine while referring to the list.

Further, it is also recommended that the player can write a message from each racing game machine on the bulletin board of the database server.

As the recording medium, a start key type recording medium for a racing car can be used as well as a card type recording medium.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a racing game system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a card type recording medium to be given to a player, and FIG. 3 is a start key type recording medium and its FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a use state, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a racing game system according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of operation of the racing game system according to the present invention. Further, in the figure, 1A, 1B, 1C, etc. are a number of racing game machines installed in various game centers and the like, 2A is a card-type recording medium in which the player's ID code is recorded, and 2B (FIG. 3) is Similarly, a start key type recording medium, 3 is a communication line forming the Internet, etc., 4 is a database server installed in a management center or the like in a state capable of data communication with the above-mentioned many racing game machines through the communication line 3. is there.

The racing game machines 1A, 1B, 1C, etc. are game machines of the same kind for performing the same game, for example, the same car race, and are installed in game centers in various parts of Japan, and in some cases around the world. The machine allows different players to play the game individually. When starting a game with these game machines, the player has a reading device 11 (see FIG. 4) provided with a recording medium in which the ID code (ID number, password, name, etc.) given to each person is recorded.
To read. As the recording medium, a card type recording medium 2A as shown in FIG. 2 and a start key type recording medium 2B as shown in FIG. 3 are preferably used.

Particularly, the start key type recording medium 2B is
Since it gives the player a realistic sensation of actually driving a car, the configuration thereof will be briefly described with reference to FIG. This start key type recording medium 2
B (hereinafter, simply referred to as "start key 2B") is given to each player when the player first plays a game on this type of game machine. Start key 2
The shape of B is made by imitating a start key of a car or the like that the player should drive in the game, and the data recording chip 2b is attached to an appropriate portion thereof.

On the other hand, the control panel 2C of the game machine main body is provided with a steering wheel, a push button, etc. for driving, and a lock (cylinder) 21 for inserting the start key 2B to start a game.
A device 11 for reading the data of the data recording chip 2b of the start key and writing the data into the data recording chip 2b of the start key, if necessary, is provided immediately beside it. The player uses this lock 21
When the start key 2B is inserted and turned, the switch provided on the lock 21 is turned on, engine sound starts to flow from the speaker 18 shown in FIG. 4, and the game can be started.

At the same time, the recording contents of the data recording chip 2b of the start key 2B are read by the reading device 11. When the player plays this racing game for the first time, data is not normally recorded in the data recording chip 2b of the start key 2B, so during the period from the insertion of the start key at the time of the player's first play to the removal of the start key. When you enter your name, desired password, etc. according to the instructions displayed on the game screen at the appropriate time, the data will be the start key 2B.
Is written in the data recording chip 2b, and at the same time, an ID number for identifying the player in the future is also written. Regarding the ID number, the data recording chip 2
You may make it use the start key by which this was recorded beforehand by b.

Furthermore, the highest record (speed, score, etc.) achieved by the player is written in the recording medium 2A or 2B at the end of the game, and the highest record is updated the next time the game is played. If it is done, it will be rewritten to the new record.

Thus, the racing game machines 1A, 1B,
1C (only the game machine 1A is shown in FIG. 4, but the same applies to the other game machines 1B, 1C, etc.), as well as the reading device 11 for the recording medium, as well as the normal game machine. An operation tool 12 such as a handle or a pedal operated by a player to play a game, an I / O port 1
3, a CPU 14, an image processing device 15, a monitor 16, a sound processing device 17, a speaker 18, etc. are provided, and in the case of the present invention, a game in which the three-dimensional image data of the played game can be recorded together with other game data. A data recording device 19 and a communication control device 20 are provided. That is, since the image processing of the video of the game to be displayed on the display screen of the game machine is usually performed using a three-dimensional image model such as polygons, the image data of the game performed by each player is The original image data is recorded in the game data recording device 19. In the game data recording device 19, in addition to such three-dimensional image data, the ID code (the above-mentioned ID number, password, name, etc.) of the player who played the game, the score, the date and time when the game was played, etc. The game data and audio data, if possible, are recorded at the same time.

In this way, the game data recording device 1
The data recorded in 9 is used by the player who played the game to replay and watch his / her game after the game ends, and is automatically uploaded to the database server 4 through the communication line 3 by the communication control circuit 20. To be done. Uploading such three-dimensional image data and game data of each player to the database server 4 is inevitably performed when the player plays the game for the first time, and is performed by himself / herself in the second and subsequent games. It will be automatically uploaded only when the highest record is updated.

The database server 4 is a large-capacity recording device 41 for recording the three-dimensional image data of each player and other game data uploaded from each racing game machine through the communication line 3 as described above, and these. It is configured by a server computer including a management device 42 that manages the data and the like. Management device 4
2 manages player ID code registration, authentication, etc., classifies the highest record of each player recorded in the large-capacity recording device 41 according to race genre and course, and for each genre and course, Create and save a ranking list of multiple player records.

Thus, each racing game machine 1A, 1
In B, 1C, etc., when the player starts the game by causing the game machine to read the recording medium 2A, etc. possessed by the player, as described above, the player may recognize a racing car (ghost car) played by another player in the past. When a mode in which competition is desired is selected, the racing game machine is connected to the database server 4 through the communication line 3.
To download the 3D image data (ghost data) of one game selected from the past games by other players recorded in the mass storage device 41 of the database server, and record the game data. Once stored in the device 19, it is reproduced. As a result, the player uses the racing car (ghost car) of the downloaded game as a competitor, together with the racing car controlled by the player, and monitors 16.
You can play a racing game while displaying it on the top.

As described above, when the racing game machines 1A, 1B, 1C, etc. access the database server 4 and there is a request for downloading ghost data of past players, the game to be downloaded. Is selected by the management device 42 of the database server.
It is recommended that the configuration be performed based on the ranking list created by. That is, in the case of automatically performing this, for example, when the player plays the game for the first time, the lowest or the lowest in the ranking list from the games corresponding to the race genre and the course selected by the player. Allow ghost data with a ranking close to that to be automatically selected and downloaded. Then, from the second time onward, the ghost data of the ranking one level above or two or three levels above the player's own record is automatically selected. In this way, by making the ghost car of the past player having the skill corresponding to the skill of the player the opponent, it becomes possible to enjoy the heated race.

On the other hand, in order to allow the player to select the ghost car, the following configuration may be adopted. That is, in the management device 42 of the database server 4,
A bulletin board function for disclosing the ranking list is provided, and when the player accesses the database server via the game machine, the player operates the game machine and refers to the desired ranking while referring to the ranking list displayed on the bulletin board. It is good to be able to select the ghost data of.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an example of the game progression operation in the racing game system according to the present invention as described above. In this case, when the player himself / herself selects the ghost data to be played, the player performs a selection operation of downloading any ghost data desired by the player, and when the player himself does not make such a selection / selection, After checking the past record of the player automatically, if there is no record, the ghost data of the lowest ranking is downloaded, and if there is a record, the ghost data of the ranking higher than that is downloaded. And is configured to race.

If the player can write a message from each racing game machine on the bulletin board of the management device 42 of the database server 4, many gamers can communicate with each other through this bulletin board. It becomes possible.

[0023]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the racing game system of the present invention can achieve the following excellent operational effects which have not been heretofore available. (1) Since a large amount of play data can be collected from stores nationwide or around the world, a ranking database with a minute time difference is created, and it is possible to provide the best opponent (ghost data) to each player. The game can be deployed. (2) By allowing the player to arbitrarily select an opponent (ghost data), it is possible to further play the game according to the player's preference. (3) Providing a bulletin board function on the database server allows players to enter and post comments, which enhances communication between players, thus securing fixed customers for the game. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a racing game system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a card-type recording medium delivered to a player.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a start key type recording medium and a usage state thereof.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a racing game system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the racing game system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B, 1C game console 11 reader 12 controls 13 I / O port 14 CPU 15 Image processing device 16 monitors 17 sound processor 18 speakers 19 Game data recorder 20 Communication controller 2A card type recording medium 2B Start key type recording medium 3 communication line 4 Database server 41 Large-capacity recording device 42 Management device

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A reader (11) for reading an ID code of a player recorded on a recording medium (2A, 2B) delivered to the player.
And a game data recording device (19) capable of recording three-dimensional image data of the played game together with other game data including the player's ID code, and a number of racing games provided with a communication control device (20). Machine (1A, 1B, 1C) and a database server capable of recording and managing the three-dimensional image data of the played game uploaded from each racing game machine through the communication line (3) together with the other game data ( 4) and each racing game machine (1A, 1B, 1C) accesses the database server (4) through the communication line (3) and selects one of the games recorded in the database server. Download the 3D image data of one game together with the above-mentioned other game data, and use the image of the racing car of the downloaded game as a competitor. A racing game system characterized by being configured to play a racing game while being displayed on a monitor (16) together with an image of a racing car controlled by the year. 2. The database server (4) stores the highest record of each player by race genre and course based on the game data uploaded from each racing game machine, and also by each genre and course.
The racing game system according to claim 1, wherein a ranking list of records of a large number of players is created and saved. 3. The work of selecting one game from among the games recorded in the database server (4) is performed by selecting the skill of the player from the games corresponding to the genre and course of the race selected by the player. 3. The racing game system according to claim 2, wherein the game is played by the database server (4) automatically selecting a game of another player having a skill corresponding to the above, based on the ranking list. 4. The database server (4) has a bulletin board function for disclosing the ranking list to the player, and the selection work for selecting one game from the games recorded in the database server (4). The racing game system according to claim 2, which is performed by the player operating and selecting the racing game machine while referring to the ranking list displayed on the bulletin board. 5. The database server (4) according to claim 1, characterized in that the player can write a message from the racing game machine (1A, 1B, 1C) to the bulletin board. The racing game system according to any one of claims. 6. A card type recording medium (2
A) is used, The racing game system as described in any one of Claim 1 to 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. 7. A racing game system according to claim 1, wherein a start key type recording medium (2B) of a racing car is used as the recording medium.