Game apparatus, gaming method, and game program

a game apparatus and gaming technology, applied in the field of game apparatus, gaming method, game program, can solve the problems of adding to the burden of the creator, eliminating the burden on the creator to create operation sequences, and affecting the creation of new operation sequences, so as to achieve easy control of the difficulty level

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-27
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD
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[0022]The present invention can provide a technique whereby a game's difficulty level can be easily controlled.

Problems solved by technology

Accordingly, every time a musical performance changes or the number of musical performances increases, the creator is burdened with creating new operation sequences.
This increasingly adds to the burden of the creator.
This demand is one factor that makes eliminating the burden on the creator to create operation sequences very difficult.

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(1) Configuration of a Game System According to the Present Embodiment

[0049]FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram that shows the entire configuration of the game system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This game system comprises a center server 100 and a plurality of game terminals 200a, 200b, . . . The game terminals 200 are connected to the center server 100 via a network 500 such as the Internet.

(1-1) Center Server

[0050]The center server 100 receives and stores the personal data of every player from the game terminals 200. In addition, in response to requests from the game terminals 200, the center server 100 transmits personal data to the requesters. The center server 100 comprises the following elements (a)-(e):[0051](a) CPU 101: implements a plurality of functions, which are discussed later, based on, for example, a control program that is stored in a ROM 103 or a RAM 102.[0052](b) RAM 102: temporarily stores, for example, the control program and personal...

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(5-1) Modified Example 1

[0117]In the abovementioned embodiment, the output states of the operation bars 212 are changed for each game in accordance with the game difficulty level. The following modified example 1 explains a case wherein the output states of the operation bars 212 are changed during a game. In modified example 1(a), the output states of the operation bars 212 alone are set in accordance with the game difficulty level, and a time interval, upon which every time it elapses the output states are changed, is set regardless of the game difficulty level. In addition, in modified example 1(b), both the output states of the operation bars 212 and the time interval are set in accordance with the game difficulty level; furthermore, in modified example 1(c) a prescribed time interval alone is set in accordance with the game difficulty level, and the output states of the operation bars 212 are set regardless of the game difficulty level. The following text explains each of the m...

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(5-2) Modified Example 2

[0137]In the abovementioned embodiment, each of the output regions 300a-300c of the operation bars 212 comprises three LEDs, each of which is one of three colors-namely, the LED 302a (red), the 302b (green), and the 302c (blue)—and is configured such that it outputs one of the three output patterns, namely, “R,”“G,” or “B.” However, the present invention also encompasses the operation bars 212 shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 25. FIG. 24(a) is an external enlarged view of a modified example of one of the operation bars 212, and FIG. 24(b) is an enlarged view that shows the interior of the light emitting part of the operation bar 212 in FIG. 24(a). FIG. 25(a) is an external enlarged view of another modified example of one of the operation bars 212, and FIG. 25(b) is an enlarged view that shows the interior of the light emitting part of the operation bar 212 in FIG. 25(a). As shown in FIGS. 24(a), (b), the output region 300a of the operation bar 212 outputs a red outp...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a game apparatus that comprises: an operation instructing unit 323 that outputs an operation instruction to a player; an operating unit, which is provided with one or a plurality of output regions, that accepts an input operation from the player; an outputting unit, which is provided to the operating unit corresponding to each of the output regions, that outputs one output pattern or any one of a plurality of output patterns to the corresponding output region; a changing unit 325, which is provided to the operating unit, that changes the output state of the output pattern output by at least one outputting unit in accordance with the game difficulty level; a determining unit 324 that determines an operation result based on the operation instruction and the output pattern output to the output region of the operating unit that accepted the player's input; and a game executing unit 321 that controls the execution of the game based on the determination result of the determining unit.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a technique whereby the execution of a game is controlled in accordance with the game's level of difficulty.BACKGROUND ART[0002]A game's difficulty level is generally controlled by a program. For example, music game apparatuses incorporate programs called operation sequences. Based on the given operation sequence, the music game apparatus issues an instruction, on a monitor, regarding the operation members to be operated and the timing with which this instruction is to be carried out. Furthermore, the game apparatus computes a game result by comparing each instruction timing with the timing with which the selected operation member was actually operated.[0003]Instructions are issued regarding operation members and the instruction timing, for example, as follows. Instruction marks, which correspond to the operation members, are scrolled on a monitor screen toward a timing line, and the instruction mark of a certain operation member...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24A63F13/52A63F13/211A63F13/428A63F13/44A63F13/5375A63F13/55A63F13/814A63F13/98
CPCA63F13/10A63F13/45A63F13/00A63F13/60A63F13/52A63F13/67A63F13/28
Inventor MATSUMOTO, NAOKOMASUDA, HIROYUKIKONO, MASANORIFUKUDA, YOSHITO
Owner KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD
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