JP2006340989A - Typing game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a typing game apparatus capable of enjoying a typing game sufficiently by changing it appropriately to a difficulty level suitable for a player's skill, especially for a typing game apparatus for executing a typing game using music data. For the purpose.
In the typing game apparatus 1, in the input target character count calculation process (S34), the correct input rate for the input target character string 23A of one phrase performed immediately before is calculated, and according to the correct input rate, The input target rate (t) in one phrase is selected. Then, by multiplying the number of characters (n) composing the current phrase by the input target rate (t), the number of input target characters (s) composing the input target character string 23A is calculated. Thereafter, the phrase input process (S36) for the current one phrase is executed for the input target character string 23A determined by the calculated number of input target characters (s).
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Description

  The present invention relates to a typing game apparatus in which a typing game using music data is executed, and more particularly to a typing game apparatus that can be appropriately changed to a degree of difficulty suitable for a player's skill and fully enjoy a typing game. It is.

Currently, as a game played in a game center or a home game machine, there is a typing game in which a character string displayed on a display means such as a display is input by an input means such as a keyboard and a score based on the correctness of the input result is competed. These typing games are installed in game centers and the like and are enjoyed.
Here, at present, the penetration rate of personal computers has been improved, and there are many opportunities for input using a keyboard. However, there are not many who are skilled in keyboard input skills. Accordingly, there are more players who are not good at keyboard input, and these players tend not to enjoy the games in the typing game, and therefore tend to avoid typing games.
In order to improve this point, many of them are designed so that a wide range of players from beginners to advanced players can enjoy typing games by setting the difficulty level when starting typing games. Has been.

Patent Literature 1 describes a typing practice method with high game characteristics, and the typing practice method described in Patent Literature 1 includes the reproduction of a song selected by a player and the lyrics of the song at a predetermined timing. It is comprised so that it may input with a keyboard.
JP 2002-268534 A

And in the typing practice method described in Patent Document 1, as a remedy for those who are not good at keyboard input as described above, by slowing down the playback tempo of music, more time for receiving a key input operation is provided to beginners. It is configured so that even a novice typing game can enjoy typing games.
Furthermore, in the typing practice method described in Patent Document 1, the input result of the previous typing (number of mistakes, type of key entered by mistake, etc.) is analyzed, and the music is automatically selected according to the analysis result. Is disclosed. As a result, music that matches the skill of the player is selected, so that even those who are not good at keyboard input can enjoy the typing.

  However, the typing practice method described in Patent Document 1 is a mode in which lyrics are input along with the reproduction of music, and the player usually enjoys typing practice and wants to enjoy the music itself. is there. That is, when a beginner is rescued by the method of changing the playback tempo of the music described above, the playback tempo of the music is changed, so that the attractiveness inherent to the music itself is greatly impaired. As a result, the attractiveness of the music is greatly impaired, and typing beginners feel stressed.

  In the typing practice method described in Patent Document 1, the previous typing input result (number of mistakes, type of key that was missed, etc.) is analyzed, and the music is automatically selected and selected according to the analysis result. A typing game based on the set music is executed. However, in this case, a beginner cannot select a desired piece of music because of the limitation of the skill of keyboard input. That is, a typing beginner cannot select a desired piece of music and is forced to type with a piece of music that he / she does not want. As a result, the player who is forced to make an unintentional typing feels a great stress, so that the willingness to practice again with the typing practice method is greatly reduced.

Here, the case where the typing practice method described in Patent Document 1 is applied to an arcade game machine or a home game machine will be considered. In the game industry such as arcade game machines, for example, when a number of mistakes more than a predetermined number occurs, the execution of the game is often forcibly terminated at that time (so-called game over). That is, in the case of a typing game, the game is over when a mistake is input a predetermined number of times or more.
Therefore, when the typing practice method described in Patent Document 1 is a typing game in a commercial game machine or the like, a beginner plays a typing game based on a desired song in a state where the original appeal of the song is impaired. Run the typing game while unwillingly running the typing game based on the song specified by the player's skill or not being able to fully enjoy the desired song to the end become.
That is, when the typing practice method of Patent Document 1 is applied to a game machine, a typing game based on a song desired by the player can be played with difficulty according to the skill of the player without detracting from the appeal of the song. The problem arises that it cannot be executed.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention relates to a typing game apparatus in which a typing game using music data is executed, and in particular, to appropriately change the difficulty level suitable for the skill of the player and to fully enjoy the typing game. An object of the present invention is to provide a typing game apparatus capable of

  In order to solve this problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that music data, storage means (for example, ROM 53, RAM 54, HDD 55) for storing determination reference data based on the music data, and the music data are stored. Display means (for example, the first liquid crystal display 3) for displaying a character string relating to the progress of the game based on the game, input means (for example, the keyboard 6) in which a plurality of keys corresponding to a plurality of characters are arranged, and Based on the determination reference data corresponding to the character string, correctness / incorrectness determination means (for example, CPU 51) for determining the correctness of input by the input means, and game control for controlling the progress of the game based on the determination result of the correctness / incorrectness determination means In the typing game apparatus having a means (for example, CPU 51), the correctness determination means is used for determining whether the input to the character string is correct or incorrect. Based on the previous determination result that, determination range changing means for changing the ratio of the character string to be right or wrong decision with respect to the character string (e.g., CPU 51) and having a.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the typing game apparatus according to the first aspect (for example, the typing game apparatus 1), the storage unit (for example, the ROM 53, the RAM 54, the HDD 55) is the determination range changing unit. The determination range changing means (for example, the CPU 51) has a change reference data related to the change of the determination range, and the determination range change means (for example, the CPU 51) is a target of correct / incorrect determination for the character string when the previous determination result is worse than the change reference data It is characterized by lowering the ratio of the character string.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the typing game apparatus according to the first or second aspect (for example, the typing game apparatus 1), the storage means (for example, the ROM 53, the RAM 54, the HDD 55) is configured to change the determination range. The determination range changing means (for example, the CPU 51) determines whether the character string is correct or incorrect when the previous determination result is better than the change reference data. It is characterized by increasing the ratio of the target character string.

  In the typing game apparatus according to claim 1, a character string based on music data is displayed on the display means, and the typing game is executed by determining the input by the input means based on the character string by the correctness determination means. The Then, when determining whether the input to the character string is correct or incorrect, the determination range changing unit changes the ratio of the character string that is a target of the correct / incorrect determination with respect to the character string, based on the previous determination result by the correct / incorrect determination unit. . That is, the amount of characters to be input by the player for the character string is changed according to the skill of the player. Thereby, when the number of characters to be input increases, the typing game is more difficult, and when the number of characters to be input is decreased, the typing game is less difficult. Therefore, the player can execute the typing game at a difficulty level suitable for his / her skill, and a typing game beginner as well as a player accustomed to the typing game can fully enjoy the typing game.

In the typing game device according to claim 2, the determination range changing unit is configured to determine whether or not the character string is correct when the previous determination result is worse than the change reference data stored in the storage unit. It is configured to lower the percentage of the character string that becomes.
As a result, when the typing game is executed, there are many mistakes in input by the input means, and a determination result that is worse than the change reference data is obtained, that is, it can be determined that the current typing game is difficult for the player. , The number of characters to be input decreases, and the difficulty of the typing game decreases. Thereby, the typing game can be executed by adjusting the difficulty level suitable for the skill of the player.
In particular, since a typing game with an appropriate level of difficulty can be provided to a typing game beginner, even a typing game beginner can fully enjoy the game.

In the typing game apparatus according to claim 3, the determination range changing unit is configured to determine whether the character string is correct or incorrect when the previous determination result is better than the change reference data stored in the storage unit. It is configured to increase the percentage of character strings.
As a result, when the typing game is executed, there are many mistakes in input by the input means, and a better determination result than the change reference data is obtained, that is, it can be determined that the current typing game is easy for the player. In addition, the number of characters to be input increases and the difficulty of the typing game is improved. Thereby, the typing game can be executed with an appropriate difficulty level by increasing the difficulty level suitable for the skill of the player.

Hereinafter, a game device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which a case-type typing game device installed in a game center or the like is embodied.
Here, the typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment reproduces music from a speaker, sequentially displays lyrics on the display in accordance with flowing music, and the player sequentially inputs the displayed lyrics using a keyboard. It is comprised so that a game may be performed. Furthermore, the typing game to be implemented is composed of a plurality of stages according to the number of music numbers of the music to be played back, and when the number of typoes of the player is less than a predetermined number at the end of one stage Next, the process proceeds to the stage corresponding to the music of the next music number, and the typing game can be continuously performed.
First, a schematic configuration of the typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 2 that forms the outer shape of the typing game apparatus 1, and a main game screen (see FIGS. 5B and 6B). The first liquid crystal display 3 on which is displayed, and an image (see FIGS. 5A and 6A) that is located above the first liquid crystal display 3 and related to effects such as promotional videos and advertisements is displayed. A second liquid crystal display 4, a center panel 5 provided below the first liquid crystal display 3 and formed with a slot for coins and cards, a keyboard 6 on which a player performs an input operation, and a front side of the housing 2. Basically, a pair of lighting devices 7 provided at both ends, a pair of speakers 8 disposed on the left and right sides of the second liquid crystal display 4, and four spotlights 11 disposed above each speaker 8. Structure It is. Each component will be described below.

The first liquid crystal display 3 is a liquid crystal display that is disposed at a predetermined angle at the center of the front side of the housing 2, and is inclined rearward at a predetermined angle.
On the first liquid crystal display 3, game information relating to the progress of the typing game such as the lyrics of the music played through the speaker 8 at the time of execution of the typing game, the player's input result, and the associated score, etc. The information required by the player at the time of display is displayed (see FIGS. 5B and 6B).

On the other hand, the second liquid crystal display 4 separately disposed above the first liquid crystal display 3 is a liquid crystal display similar to the first liquid crystal display 3, but the second liquid crystal display 4 produces a typing game when the typing game is executed. An effect image is displayed.
Here, the effect image displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 is different from the display content mainly displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 described above, and is not directly required for the progress of the game by the player. It has an auxiliary role to excite the typing game.
For example, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a song of an artist is reproduced as a song, and the player inputs the lyrics of the song with the keyboard 6 and the game proceeds. At this time, the second liquid crystal display 4 Displays a promotion video (hereinafter abbreviated as PV) related to the music (see FIGS. 5A and 6A). Therefore, it is possible to play a typing game in a realistic situation in which the artist singing is displayed along with the performance of the music, and the player is not bored.
The display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 will be described in detail later.

  The center panel 5 is provided with a coin insertion slot 9 and a card insertion slot 10. The coin insertion slot 9 is an insertion slot into which a coin such as a 100 yen coin is inserted. A coin sensor 63 is disposed at the coin slot 9, and when a coin is inserted into the coin slot 9, a coin detection signal is output to the CPU 51 via the coin sensor 63 (see FIG. 11). Then, the CPU 51 detects that a coin has been inserted based on the coin detection signal.

The card insertion slot 10 is an insertion slot into which an IC card (not shown) containing an IC tag in which a game result of a typing game is recorded is inserted. A card sensor 64 and a card reader / writer 65, which will be described later, are disposed inside the card insertion slot 10 (see FIG. 11).
Here, the IC card used in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a game result (acquired score (score), points, etc.) in the game up to the previous game of the owned player in a built-in IC tag. I remember it.
When the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, the card sensor 64 detects that fact. The card reader / writer 65 can read the game result stored from the IC tag built in the IC card and write the game result executed by the player to the IC tag.
That is, by inserting an IC card into the card insertion slot 10 and performing a predetermined operation, the game result stored in the IC card can be read and displayed on the typing game apparatus 1 (S3 in FIG. 13). Thereby, the player can confirm the history of his game information. Also, at the end of execution of the typing game, the current game result can be stored in the IC tag (S10 in FIG. 13).

The keyboard 6 is disposed on an operation table 200 that is formed so as to protrude to the front side of the front surface of the housing 2, and as will be described later, "English letters (A to Z)" and "Kana (a ~)". ) ”,“ Numeric (0-9) ”,“ Symbol (Period, Comma) ”, etc. Japanese character input keys, enter keys, cursor keys, etc. 108 keyboard (see FIG. 8). During the game, the player inputs characters by inputting keys corresponding to characters, symbols, numbers, etc., and advances the game. Further, prior to the start of the game, after the end of the game, etc., commands such as selection and selection of a song to be played and game difficulty, and start of game execution are performed based on the operation of each key.
Here, the configuration of the keyboard 6 disposed on the operation table 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. 2 is an enlarged perspective view schematically showing an operation table portion in the typing game apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the operation table on which a keyboard is arranged.
2 and 3, a light transmissive cover member 201 is disposed on the operation table 200. A glass plate 202 is placed on the cover member 201, and the keyboard 6 is disposed on the upper surface of the glass plate 202.
A rectangular frame 203 is disposed on the operation table 200 inside the cover member 201 so as to surround the outer periphery of the keyboard 6 from below the keyboard 6. A plurality of full-color LEDs 204 are arranged on the peripheral upper surface of the frame 203. Each full color LED 204 is controlled to emit light each time various processes are performed in the typing game apparatus 1. For example, the full color LED 204 arranged on the frame 203 is controlled to emit light in a predetermined light emission mode by setting the difficulty level when executing the typing game and determining the music to be used. When the typing game is executed, the light emission is controlled in conjunction with the timing of the typing operation performed via the keyboard 6, whereby the keyboard 6 is irradiated from below and around the keyboard 6. As a result, it is possible to perform light emission control in which the pair of lighting devices 7 provided at both ends on the front side of the housing 2 and the entire operation table 200 are interlocked, and the illumination is even more flashy than when only the periphery of the keyboard 6 is emitted. It is possible to entertain the player as a director.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a start button 205 is provided on the right side of the keyboard 6 on the operation table 200. The start button 205 is pressed when a typing game is performed, when various conditions in the typing game (for example, difficulty level setting or selection of music used) are determined, or when the typing game is started.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the typing game apparatus 1 is provided with a pair of lighting devices 7 at both ends on the front side of the housing 2. Each lighting device 7 includes a transparent member having a curved inner surface, a full color LED that can be lit in full color, and a light blocking member.
The curved transparent member is a lenticular lens formed in an inner curved shape, and the transparent member is fixed to the housing 2. Further, full color LEDs are fixed to the light blocking member at equal intervals in the vertical direction. A light blocking member having a full color LED fixed thereto is inserted into the transparent member. Therefore, the full color LEDs are arranged at equal intervals in the illumination device 7.
In the illuminating device 7 having such a configuration, when one full-color LED emits light, due to the effect of the lenticular lens of the transparent member, from the outside, one ring-shaped light emitting mode (hereinafter referred to as the left-right direction) "Light emitting ring").
That is, by controlling the light emission mode of the full color LED, the light emitting ring can be expressed in a state of being stacked in the vertical direction, and various lighting effects can be performed according to the music played on the typing game apparatus 1, Lighting effects can be performed in accordance with the player's input status. For example, lighting effects such as changing the position and color of the light-emitting ring, changing the position and light color of the light-emitting ring according to certain rules, and turning the light-emitting ring on and off are possible. It is.

  Speakers 8 are disposed on the left and right sides of the second liquid crystal display 4. The speaker 8 is an output device that outputs music, sound effects, and the like that are reproduced in the typing game apparatus 1. Specifically, when a typing game is executed, music and voice are output at a designated tempo based on the voice data and performance data of the music stored in the HDD 55 (see FIG. 11).

  Next, each display content displayed on the 1st liquid crystal display 3 and the 2nd liquid crystal display 4 is demonstrated in detail using FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. The display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 are basically composed of three patterns before the typing game starts, during the typing game, and after the typing game ends. 4 (A) and 4 (B) are schematic views showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 before the typing game is started. FIGS. 5A and 6A are schematic diagrams showing display contents displayed on the second liquid crystal display 4 during execution of the typing game, and FIGS. 5B and 6B. These are the schematic diagrams which showed the display content displayed on the 1st liquid crystal display 3 during execution of a typing game. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 after the typing game is over.

Here, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a typing game is performed by inputting lyrics of a musical piece to be played.
Specifically, first, the player selects an arbitrary difficulty level from three levels of difficulty described later, and then selects a music piece for which a game is desired from a plurality of prepared music pieces. When the typing game is started, performance data corresponding to the accompaniment music of the selected music and audio data corresponding to the singing voice of the artist of the music are reproduced. Further, as the performance data and audio data of the music are reproduced, the lyrics of the music are displayed for each phrase as a character string to be input by the player in accordance with the audio data to be reproduced.
The typing game progresses by inputting a character string to be inputted by the keyboard 6 corresponding to the displayed one-phrase lyrics, and at the end of the game, typing accuracy, typing timing, etc. The results of the typing game (number of key input mistakes, acquired points, points, etc.) calculated based on each element are displayed. That is, the typing game in the typing game apparatus 1 competes for the level of skill related to typing while enjoying the music played during the game. In the typing game executed by the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the key input timing is missed unless the key input corresponding to the voice is performed at the same time as the voice of the artist singing in the music. It is judged that it is not possible to obtain a high score.

  First, display contents before the start of the typing game will be described with reference to FIG. In the first liquid crystal display 3 after inserting a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 9 and before the start of the typing game, first, as shown in FIG. 4A, typing in the typing game apparatus 1 is performed. A difficulty level selection screen 12 for selecting the difficulty level of the game is displayed.

The difficulty level selection screen 12 includes a difficulty level display unit 13 that displays the difficulty level of the typing game, and a difficulty level selection cursor 14 that can select one of the difficulty level display units 13.
The difficulty level display part 13 shows the difficulty level setting of the game in the typing game performed this time.
In the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a typing game can be started with three levels of difficulty settings of “LEVEL (A)”, “LEVEL (B)”, and “LEVEL (C)”.
Here, each difficulty level setting will be briefly described. First, when “LEVEL (A)” is set as the difficulty level setting, the typing game is started in a state where all the lyrics of one phrase of the music are targeted for key input. Accordingly, in “LEVEL (A)”, since the number of characters required to be input increases, a typing game with a difficulty level for a player skilled in typing games is started.
When “LEVEL (C)” is set as the difficulty level setting, the typing game is started in such a manner that the number of characters corresponding to about 60% of the lyrics of one phrase of each song is targeted for key input. Will do. That is, in this case, it is only necessary to input approximately 60% of the character string constituting the first phrase, and it is not necessary to input the remaining characters. Therefore, in “LEVEL (C)”, the player can perform key input with a margin by reducing the number of characters to be key input as compared with the above-mentioned “LEVEL (A)”.
In other words, in the difficulty level setting “LEVEL (C)”, even a beginner who is not familiar with input with the keyboard 6 and who is a beginner of a typing game such as a player who confirms and inputs his / her hand will be able to play the typing game sufficiently. I can enjoy it.
Next, when “LEVEL (B)” is set, a typing game is started with about 80% of characters constituting one phrase as input targets. Accordingly, when inputting lyrics for one phrase, the number of characters requiring key input is smaller than that of “LEVEL (A)”, but the number of characters requiring key input is larger than that of “LEVEL (C)”.
Therefore, “LEVEL (B)” allows easy character input with “LEVEL (C)”, but “LEVEL (A)” causes a mistake input when inputting one phrase. It is possible to start a typing game for a player who ends up, that is, an intermediate player of a typing game.

On the difficulty level selection screen 12, the keyboard 6 is operated, and the game mode selection cursor 14 selects one game mode from among "LEVEL (A)", "LEVEL (B)", and "LEVEL (C)". When the difficulty level setting is determined, the song selection screen 15 is displayed.
The song selection screen 15 includes a playable song name display unit 16 that displays the titles of songs that can be played, a song selection cursor 17 that can select any of the playable song name display units 16, and a song selection cursor 17. The selected song name display unit 18 displays the song name of the selected song, and the selected artist name display unit 19 displays the artist name of the song selected by the selection cursor.

  The playable song name display unit 16 shows the names of songs that can be played in the current typing game apparatus 1 (up to 8 songs in the present embodiment). Here, the playable music displayed by the playable music name display unit 16 is a music for which music data is stored in the HDD 55 described later (see FIGS. 11 and 12), and the stored music data is It is managed by the server 80 (see FIG. 10) and updated sequentially. Therefore, the player can select and play from a plurality of music pieces including the latest music piece updated by the server 80. The playable song name display unit 16 may display not only the song name but also the artist's photo and PV.

The song selection cursor 17 can be moved up and down and left and right on the playable song name display section 16 by operating the cursor key 114 (see FIG. 8) of the keyboard 6, and the selected song name display section 18 and the selected artist name display section. 19 shows the song name and artist name of the song in the playable song name display unit 16 where the song selection cursor 17 is currently located.
Then, when the start button 205 (see FIG. 1) or the enter key 112 (see FIG. 8) is pressed in a state where the song selection cursor 17 is positioned on the playable song name display section 16 on which the desired song name is displayed, The music to be played is determined, and the typing game is started.

  As described above, when the difficulty determination operation on the difficulty selection screen 12 and the music determination operation on the music selection screen 15 are performed, the frame is linked with the input of the start button 205 or the enter key 112. Each full-color LED 204 disposed on the body 203 is controlled to emit light, and an illumination effect is provided on the operation table 200.

  Next, display contents during execution of the typing game will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B show the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 when a typing game is started by selecting a song (a) sung by a male artist on the song selection screen 15. It is explanatory drawing which shows each display content of. 6A and 6B show the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal when the typing game is started by selecting the music (b) sung by the female artist on the music selection screen 15. It is explanatory drawing which shows each display content of the display.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the game is started by selecting the music (a), the second liquid crystal display 4 displays a male artist who sings the music (a) played through the speaker 8. The PV image 20 is displayed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the music (b) is selected and the game is started, the second liquid crystal display 4 sings the music (b) played through the speaker 8. A PV image 20 of a female artist is displayed.
At this time, as shown in FIGS. 5 (B) and 6 (B), the first liquid crystal display 3 is connected to the main display relating to the progress of the typing game in parallel with the display of the PV video 20 on the second liquid crystal display 4. A game screen 21 is displayed.

  Here, the main game screen 21 includes a lyric display unit 22 that displays the lyrics of the phrase that is currently being played in kanji characters and the like, and a romaji display unit 23 that separately displays the lyrics displayed in the lyric display unit 22 in romaji. Currently, the lyric phrase displayed in the lyric display unit 22 and the romaji display unit 23 indicates the number of the song number (the number of stages) and the number of the phrase counted from the beginning of the song number. A music status display section 25, a type result display section 26 that displays the result of the player's key input correct / incorrect determination, and a score display section 27 that displays the score (score), points, etc. that the player has acquired so far. The music information display unit 28 displays the name and song name of the artist who is currently playing.

The lyrics display section 22 is a display section that displays the lyrics for one phrase of the currently played music. Therefore, the game progresses when the player inputs the lyrics displayed on the lyrics display section 22 with the keyboard 6.
Here, when the player correctly inputs the displayed lyrics, the score is gradually added, and when the lyrics are input incorrectly, the score is not added. Is added.
If the number of key input mistakes exceeds a predetermined number at the end of any of the song numbers (stages) constituting the song, the game ends at that point (S41 in FIG. 16). reference).

Similar to the lyrics display section 22, the romaji display section 23 displays the lyrics for one phrase of the currently played music, but displays the same lyrics in roman letters.
Here, the Roman character display unit 23 includes an input target character string 23A that indicates a character string that the player needs to input and a non-input target character string 23B that indicates a character string that does not require key input. The input target character string 23A includes an input character string 23C indicating a character that has already been keyed by the player, and an input target character string 23A that has not been input by the player. (See FIG. 19 to FIG. 22).
As shown in FIG. 19 to FIG. 22, the input target character string 23A and the non-input target character string 23B are displayed in different fonts such as normal characters and white characters, and the input target character string 23A. Among them, the input character string 23C that has already been key-input by the player is displayed in the lower stage as compared with the non-input character string 23D and the non-input target character string 23B.
In this way, the input target character string 23A, the non-input target character string 23B, the input character string 23C, and the non-input character string 23D are different so that they can be easily identified on the main game screen 21 when the typing game is executed. Since it is displayed in the display mode, the player can enter the characters that have already been key-inputted, the characters that should be input by the player and the characters that do not need to be input, by visually checking the Roman character display portion 23. It is possible to easily determine whether there is no character.

In addition, the song status display unit 25 corresponds to the number of the song number of the lyrics phrase currently displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23 and the numbered phrase counted from the beginning of the song number. Is displayed. Here, the typing game according to the present embodiment has a plurality of stages (for example, first to third) according to the number of music numbers of the music to be played (for example, one music is composed of Nos. 1 to 3). Composed of stages). For example, FIG. 5B shows that the 15th phrase of the first stage is currently displayed. FIG. 6B shows that the fifth phrase of the second stage is currently displayed.
Each time a player completes input of one phrase, a numerical value 25A indicating the number of phrases is incremented by one, and each time one stage of input ends, a numerical value 25B indicating the number of stages (song number) is incremented by one. Is added. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player of the current number of stages (music number) and the number of phrases that have been input so far.

  The type result display unit 26 is a display unit that displays a result of the player's key input correct / incorrect determination. When a correct character is input at a correct timing in the key input, “PERFECT” is displayed. If a correct character is input but there is a difference in input timing, “GOOD” is displayed. On the other hand, when an incorrect character is input regardless of the key input timing, “MISS” is displayed.

The score display unit 27 is a display unit that displays the score (score) and points that the player has acquired so far. Here, the score (score) is added by correctly inputting according to the input target character string 23 </ b> A displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23. Then, when the corresponding character is input at the same timing as the sound of the music to be played, a score is further added.
On the other hand, points are added one by one when the input target character string 23A in the lyrics for one phrase is input without making an input error (S37 in FIG. 16).
Then, the score (score) and points are added until the game ends, and when the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, the score (score) and points acquired at the end of the game are Stored in the IC card.

  The song information display section 28 displays the title of the song currently selected and the name of the artist that the player has selected at the start of the game.

Then, after the typing game ends, as shown in FIG. 7, a game result screen 30 showing the game result of the current typing game is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3.
The game result screen 30 includes a miss count display section 31 that displays the number of key input misses in the current typing game, an acquisition point display section 32 that displays the acquired points, and an acquired score that displays the acquired score (score). The display unit 33 includes a name input display unit 34 that prompts the player to input the name of the player who has played the game.

  Then, by referring to the game result screen 30, the player can recognize the number of misses, the acquired points, and the score (score) in the current typing game. In addition, by inputting an arbitrary name using the keyboard 6 in the name input display unit 34, it is possible to register the acquired score in the ranking. The registered ranking list is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 or the second liquid crystal display 4 in a demonstration screen or the like.

  While the game result screen 30 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3, the lyrics of the songs used in the game flow on the second liquid crystal display 4, and the parts that could not be input correctly are displayed as side lines. Then, it may be displayed so as to scroll from the bottom to the top, or PV of an arbitrary music piece may be played. Further, an advertisement image or the like may be displayed. Further, the game result screen 30 may be displayed not on the first liquid crystal display 3 but on the second liquid crystal display 4.

  Next, the keyboard 6 provided in the typing game apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a keyboard provided in the typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of any one of a plurality of keys provided on the keyboard.

As shown in FIG. 8, the keyboard 6 performs input such as “English letters (A to Z)”, “Kana”, “Numbers (0 to 9)”, “Symbols (period, comma)”. This is a Japanese 108 keyboard in which a plurality of character input keys 111 and function keys 115 such as an enter key 112, a shift key 113, and a cursor key are arranged.
Then, during the game, the player inputs characters by inputting the character input keys 111 corresponding to characters, symbols, numbers, etc., and advances the game. On the other hand, prior to the start of the game, after the end of the game, etc., commands such as selection of a song to be played and game difficulty, determination of game execution start, etc. are performed based on the operation of the function keys 115. As will be described later, light emitting LEDs are disposed inside various keys of the keyboard 6 and are configured to emit light in various modes based on control signals from the CPU 51.

  Here, the key internal structure of the keyboard 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The plurality of keys arranged on the keyboard 6 have the same internal structure. Accordingly, the following description will be given by taking the internal structure of one character input key 111 as an example of the plurality of keys arranged on the keyboard 6, and description of the other character input keys 111 and function keys 115 will be omitted. To do.

As shown in FIG. 9, the character input key 111 basically includes a base plate 150, a switch circuit board 151, a light emitting circuit board 152, a key top 153, an urging mechanism 154, a full color LED 155, and the like.
In this regard, the switch circuit board 151 laid on the base board 150 is provided with a pair of electrodes 156 disposed immediately below the center of the key top 153.
Further, the light emitting circuit board 152 laid on the switch circuit board 151 is provided with an opening 157 for exposing the pair of electrodes 156, and the periphery of the opening 157 is a full color. A full color LED 155 that can be lit is provided.

An urging mechanism 154 is provided between the light emitting circuit board 152 and the key top 153, and the urging mechanism 154 urges the key top 153 to the opposite side of the switch circuit board 151. Further, an electrode 158 protrudes near the center of the key top 153 toward the switch circuit board 151.
Accordingly, if the key top 153 is pressed, the electrodes 158 projecting from the key top 153 can be brought into contact with the pair of electrodes 156 provided on the switch circuit board 151. Therefore, the key top 153 is pressed. This can be transmitted as an electrical signal flowing through the switch circuit board 151. That is, the key switch 159 is constituted by these three electrodes 156 and 158.
The urging mechanism 154 may be composed of only an elastic body, or may be composed of an elastic body or a bridging mechanism, and the configuration thereof is not limited.

The key top 153 is formed of a translucent material (for example, transparent acrylic, transparent plastic, etc.), and key information 160 such as letters, numbers, and symbols is printed in black on the surface plane portion. . Further, the surface on the key top 153 side of the light emitting circuit board 152 is also printed in black.
Therefore, when the full color LED 155 is turned off, the translucent key top 153 appears in black, which is the color of the surface of the light emitting circuit board 152. Therefore, the key information printed in black on the black key top 153 appears. 160 becomes difficult to recognize.
On the other hand, when the full color LED 155 is lit, the translucent key top 153 appears in the color in which the full color LED 155 is lit. Become.

  And in the keyboard 6, the key switch 159 in each key is connected to the transmission circuit not shown. The transmission circuit is connected to the CPU 51 of the typing game apparatus 1 via an interface unit 52 (hereinafter referred to as I / O) described later. Therefore, the type of the pressed key can be specified by transmitting an electric signal from the key switch 159 of the pressed key to the CPU 51 via the transmission circuit. The transmission circuit is mounted on the switch circuit board 151.

In the keyboard 6, a full color LED 155 inside the key is connected to the light emission control circuit 62. Further, the light emission control circuit 62 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52 (see FIG. 11). Therefore, the full color LED 155 in the key can be turned on with the color specified by the CPU 51 via the light emission control circuit 62.
Specifically, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when there is a key input during the typing game and when it is determined that a correct key input is made, the character input key that is pressed 111 emits light in blue. If there is a key input and it is determined that an incorrect key input has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is lit red, and the correct key to be input is lit green. Further, when there is no key input, only the correct key to be input is illuminated in green.

As shown in FIG. 10, the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is connected to a server 80 via a network N capable of bidirectional communication such as the Internet. Based on the data transmitted from the server 80, the music data stored in the HDD 55 (see FIG. 11) of the typing game apparatus 1 can be updated.
Therefore, it is possible to change the types of music that can be played by the typing game apparatus 1 by updating the music data, and by managing the typing game apparatuses installed in each game store in a lump. The data update work is also easy.

Next, a configuration related to the control system of the typing game apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 11, the control system of the typing game apparatus 1 is electrically connected to the CPU 51 that controls various controls such as game processing operations in the typing game apparatus 1, the ROM 53 and the RAM 54 connected to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51. Peripheral device (actuator).

The CPU 51 is a central processing unit that performs arithmetic processing according to various commands. The I / O 52 is a connection unit that directly and indirectly electrically connects the first liquid crystal display 3, the second liquid crystal display 4, the keyboard 6, the illumination device 7, the speaker 8, the spotlight 11, and the like to the CPU 51.
The ROM 53 is a non-volatile read-only memory that stores a calculation program for operating a flowchart described later.
The RAM 54 is a memory for temporarily storing various data calculated by the CPU 51. The number of key input mistakes of the player in the typing game, the score (score) acquired, the points acquired, etc. Remembered. Also, the RAM 54 stores the lyrics data of the song data used in the current typing game among a plurality of song data stored in the HDD 55 described later, and is temporarily stored after being divided into phrases.

The HDD 55 is a storage device that stores music data used when the typing game is executed. Here, the music data includes video data, performance data, audio data, lyrics data, judgment reference data, lighting device light emission pattern data, key light emission pattern data data defining the light emission pattern of each key on the keyboard, and a frame. It consists of frame LED light emission pattern data and time limit data in which the light emission pattern of the installed LED is defined, and is stored in each storage area of the music data storage area 56 formed in the HDD 55 ( (See FIG. 12).
Also, a plurality of pieces of music data are stored in the music data storage area 56 (a maximum of eight in this embodiment), and each piece of data stored based on the data transmitted from the server 80 as described above is stored. The music data is updated as needed. Then, the type of the song name displayed on the song selection screen 15 (see FIG. 4B) is changed based on the type of the song data stored in the song data storage area 56 and is selected on the song selection screen 15. A typing game is performed based on the music data corresponding to the music (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

Here, the music data storage area 56 formed in the HDD 55 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a music data storage area.
As shown in FIG. 12, the music data storage area 56 of the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of storage areas (in the present embodiment) corresponding to the number of music data that can be stored (8 music in the present embodiment). 1st storage area to 8th storage area), and for each storage area, a video data storage area 56A, a performance data storage area 56B, an audio data storage area 56C, a lyric data storage area 56D, a judgment reference data storage area 56E, an illumination A device light emission pattern data storage area 56F, a key light emission pattern data storage area 56G, a frame LED light emission pattern data storage area 56H, and a time limit data storage area 56I are provided.

Here, each data storage area constituting the storage area formed in the music data storage area 56 will be described. The video data storage area 56A is a storage area for storing video data related to the PV video 20 (see FIGS. 5A and 6A) among the music data. Therefore, when the typing game is executed, the video data related to the PV video 20 is read from the video data storage area 56A and displayed on the independent image area 101 and the second liquid crystal display 4 in the first liquid crystal display 3 at the same timing. The
The performance data storage area 56B is a storage area for storing performance data related to accompaniment by a musical instrument or the like output from the speaker 8 among the music data.
The sound data storage area 56 </ b> C is a storage area in which sound data related to the singing voice sung by the artist output from the speaker 8 is stored.
The lyric data storage area 56D is a storage area for storing lyric data related to document data of the lyrics of music among the music data. As described above, when the typing game is executed, the lyrics of the music are sequentially read from the lyrics data storage area 56D for each phrase and displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 (FIGS. 5B and 6). (See (B)).

The determination reference data storage area 56E is a storage in which determination reference data is read out as a reference for the correctness determination of the characters input by the player and the correctness determination of the input timing during the execution of the typing game. It is an area. Then, the CPU 51 adds the number of misses, scores, points, and the like as described later based on the stored determination reference data and the operation signal from the keyboard 6.
This criterion data is determined for each key to be input based on key input criterion data for determining whether or not the key input is correct and the singer's singing in the song. Input timing determination reference data. That is, the key input determination reference data is data in which a correct key is defined for each character constituting the lyrics of the music. The input timing determination reference data is data in which an elapsed time from the start of performance of the music is defined for each character constituting the lyrics of the music.

In the lighting device light emission pattern data storage area 56F, the key light emission pattern data storage area 56G, and the frame body LED light emission pattern data storage area 56H, the full color LED 155 disposed on the lighting device 7 and the keyboard 6 is included in the music data. The light emission pattern data of the full color LED 204 arranged in the frame 203 is stored.
In the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the pair of lighting devices 7 are respectively controlled by the light emission control circuit 62 during the execution of the typing game based on the lighting device light emission pattern data stored in the lighting device light emission pattern data storage area 56F. The light emission is controlled in the light emission mode (light emission color, lighting / extinguishing).
Further, the full color LED 155 provided inside the key is controlled to emit light in the respective light emission modes (light emission color, lighting / extinction) by the light emission control circuit 62 during execution of the typing game based on the stored key light emission pattern data. The
In addition, as a light emission pattern of the full color LED 155, for a beginner of a typing game, a light emission pattern for assisting key input by sequentially lighting a key to be input with a light emission color different from the light emission color of the entire keyboard 6, There is a pattern that changes the emission color of all keys arranged on the keyboard 6 in accordance with the image of the music.

In addition, the frame LED light emission pattern data storage area 56H is arranged around the frame 203 when various conditions (difficulty, music used) in the typing game are determined, or when a key input is performed when the typing game is executed. This is an area in which light emission pattern data for performing light emission control of each full color LED 204 arranged on the upper surface is stored. In the light emission pattern data, the order of light emission colors set in advance (for example, the order of red → yellow → green → blue → purple, etc. However, the light emission order can be arbitrarily set freely). It has been established.
Each full color LED 204 arranged in the frame 203 is controlled to emit light in its respective light emission mode (light emission color, lighting / extinction) by the light emission control circuit 62 based on the stored frame LED light emission pattern data. The

  The expiration date storage area 56I is a storage area in which expiration date data relating to the expiration date of the song data is stored in the song data. The expiration date data includes the date when the song data can be used (use start date). , It is composed of two date data of the date when the music data becomes unusable (use end date). This deadline data is used for managing the expiration date of each piece of music data together with the timer 58 (see FIG. 11), and is controlled by the CPU 51 so that a typing game using the song data whose expiration date has passed cannot be played.

Here, returning to FIG. 11, the control system of the typing game apparatus 1 will be described.
The game communication means 57 converts the signal sent out by the typing game apparatus 1 into a signal in a transmittable format according to the communication format such as a telephone line or a LAN cable, and transmits the signal to the server 80 and transmitted from the server 80. This is a device that receives the received signal and converts it again into a signal that can be read by the typing game apparatus 1. The game communication means 57 is connected to the server communication means 81 of the server 80 via a network N capable of bidirectional communication such as the Internet (see FIG. 10).

  Further, a timer 58 is connected to the CPU 51. Information of the timer 58 is transmitted to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51 manages the expiration date of the stored music data from the information of the timer 58 and the expiration date data stored in the expiration date storage area 56I of the HDD 55.

The display control circuit 60 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52, and controls the display contents of the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 in accordance with the calculation processing result of the CPU 51. is there. Here, the display control circuit 60 includes a program ROM, an image ROM, an image control CPU, a work RAM, a VDP (video display processor), a video RAM, and the like.
The program ROM stores an image control program related to display on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4 and various selection tables. In particular, an independent image area 101 is provided in the first liquid crystal display 3, and an image control program and various selection tables necessary for displaying the PV image 20 at the same timing on the independent image area 101 and the second liquid crystal display 4 are provided. Stored.
Further, in the image ROM, for example, an image such as a song selection screen 15 (see FIG. 4B) displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 or a main game screen 21 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is formed. Dot data is stored.
Then, based on the parameters set by the CPU 51, the image control CPU follows the image control program stored in advance in the program ROM, and selects the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal from among the dot data stored in advance in the image ROM. The image displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 is determined. The VDP forms an image corresponding to the display content determined by the image control CPU and outputs the image to the first liquid crystal display 3 and the second liquid crystal display 4.

Thereby, for example, in the standby state, a demonstration screen including PV, advertisements, ranking list, etc. of an arbitrary song is displayed, and after a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 9, a song is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3. The selection screen 15 (see FIG. 4B) is displayed.
When the typing game in the typing game apparatus 1 is started and executed, the lyric data constituting the music data is displayed for each phrase on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the characters corresponding to the input of the keyboard 6 are displayed. Is controlled from the non-input character string 23D to the input character string 23C.
On the other hand, the second liquid crystal display 4 displays PV, which is video data constituting music data. Further, an independent image area 101 is provided at the center upper portion of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3, and the PV is displayed at the same timing in the independent image area 101 and the second liquid crystal display 4.

  The sound control circuit 61 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52 and is also connected to the speaker 8. Then, when the typing game is executed and the music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55 is read, the performance data and audio data constituting the music data are converted into sound signals by the sound control circuit 61, Output from the speaker 8.

  The light emission control circuit 62 is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52, and is also connected to the lighting device 7 and a full color LED 155 (see FIG. 9) disposed inside the key. Similarly, the light emission control circuit 62 is connected to each full-color LED 204 disposed on the frame 203. When the music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55 is read by the CPU 51, the light emission control circuit 62 reads the light emission mode of the full color LED 155 and the frame LED light emission pattern based on the key light emission pattern data constituting the music data. The light emission mode of the full color LED 204 is controlled based on the data, and the light emission mode of the lighting device 7 is controlled based on the lighting device light emission pattern data constituting the music data.

  Returning to FIG. 11, a keyboard 6 is connected to the CPU 51. A key switch 159 provided inside each key of the keyboard 6 transmits that the key top 153 has been pressed down as an electrical signal flowing through the switch circuit board 151. The CPU 51 performs control to execute various operations corresponding to each key based on the switch signal output from each key switch 159 when each key is pressed.

  The coin sensor 63 is a sensor that detects a coin (for example, a 100 yen coin) used as a price for executing the typing game in the typing game apparatus 1. The coin sensor 63 is disposed inside the coin insertion slot 9 and is connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52. Accordingly, the coin sensor 63 transmits a coin insertion signal to the CPU 51 based on the insertion of the coin from the coin insertion slot 9. Then, the CPU 51 can execute the typing game by detecting a coin insertion signal corresponding to a predetermined amount (for example, 200 yen).

  The card sensor 64 is a sensor that detects whether or not an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, and the card reader / writer 65 reads / reads data from / to an IC tag disposed on the IC card. It is a device that performs writing. The card sensor 64 and the card reader / writer 65 are both disposed inside the card insertion slot 10 and connected to the CPU 51 via the I / O 52. When an IC card is detected by the card sensor 64 and a predetermined operation is performed, the game result of the typing game is read from the IC tag by the card reader / writer 65 (S3 in FIG. 13). . At the end of the typing game, a new game result (acquired points or points) is written to the IC tag (S10 in FIG. 13).

  The spotlight control circuit 66 is connected to the CPU 51 and the spotlight 11 via the I / O 52. Then, the spotlight control circuit 66 controls the light emission mode of the spotlight 11 based on the command of the CPU 51, and particularly when the light emission mode of the illumination device 7 is controlled by the above-described light emission control circuit 62 or the like. By causing the spotlight 11 to emit light while rotating, the lighting effect in the lighting device 7 is made flashy. Accordingly, the lighting mode of the spotlight 11 for controlling the lighting effect in the lighting device 7 is controlled in the lighting device light emission pattern data constituting the music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55. Content for is added. However, the content for controlling the light emission mode of the spotlight 11 may be provided separately from the lighting device light emission pattern data.

  Further, the CPU 51 is connected with a control timer 59 capable of timing in units of 1/10 second. The control timer 59 is a time measuring device used when executing various control programs described later. In the present embodiment, in particular, the timing is started with the start of execution of the typing game, and is referred to when the correctness of the input timing in the typing game is determined.

Next, the main processing program of the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 shows a typing game apparatus 1 according to this embodiment.
It is a flowchart of the main processing program.
Each of the programs shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 13 to 17 and FIG. 23 is stored in the ROM 53 and the RAM 54 provided in the typing game apparatus 1 and executed by the CPU 51.

In the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the start button 205 or the enter key 112 is pressed as shown in FIG. 13, first, in S1, the CPU 51 is based on a detection signal from the card sensor 64. Then, it is determined whether or not an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10.
If it is determined that an IC card is inserted (S1: YES), it is determined in S2 whether or not a data content confirmation request from the player has been received. On the other hand, if it is determined that the IC card is not inserted (S1: NO), the process proceeds to S4.

Here, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the shift key 113 of the keyboard 6 is pressed before the coin is inserted and the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, the first liquid crystal display 3 is displayed. A list of game results recorded on the IC card is displayed. Thereby, the player can check the history of his game results.
Therefore, in the determination of S2, it is determined whether or not the shift key 113 is pressed based on the operation signal from the keyboard 6. When it is determined that the shift key 113 has been pressed (S2: YES), the data of the IC tag built in the IC card is read by the card reader / writer 65, and the first liquid crystal display 3 is read based on the read data. A list of game results is displayed (S3).

In S4, a start acceptance process is performed. Specifically, in the start acceptance process, it is determined whether or not a coin (100 yen coin or the like) has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 9 by a predetermined amount (200 yen in the present embodiment). Until a predetermined amount of coins is inserted, the apparatus stands by in a standby state in which a demo play game screen, a PV of an arbitrary musical piece, a promotional screen, a demo screen including a list of ranking data, and the like are displayed on the display.
In the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 9, the coin sensor 63 detects the coin and a coin detection signal is output to the CPU 51. Thereby, the CPU 51 can determine whether the player has inserted coins.
When a predetermined amount of coins is inserted and the start acceptance process (S4) is completed, the process proceeds to a difficulty level selection process (S5).

In the difficulty level selection process (S5), a process for setting the difficulty level of the typing game executed this time is performed. That is, the difficulty level selection screen 12 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3, and the player determines the difficulty level from the above-described settings of “LEVEL (A)”, “LEVEL (B)”, and “LEVEL (C)”. A process for selecting a setting is performed. Thereby, the player can start a game with the difficulty level in which he can enjoy the typing game most. The difficulty level setting data indicating the difficulty level selected in the difficulty level selection process (S5) is stored in the RAM 54 and used in the input target character calculation process (S34) in the typing game execution process described later.
The difficulty level selection process will be described later in detail with reference to the drawings, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

  Subsequently, in S6, a music selection process for selecting a music to be used for execution of the current typing game is performed. In the music selection process, the music selection screen 15 (see FIG. 4B) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 based on the type of music data stored in the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55 as will be described later. Set the music to be used in this game. The music selection process (S6) will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.

When the music used in the current typing game is determined by the music selection process (S6), the music selection process is terminated and the process proceeds to the typing game execution process (S7).
In the typing game execution process (S7), a music is played based on the music selected in the music selection process (S6), and scores, points, etc. are added based on the input result of the keyboard 6 to satisfy a predetermined end condition. Continue typing game. Details of the typing game execution process (S7) will be described later with reference to the drawings.

After the typing game execution process (S7) ends, a game result display process is performed (S8). In the game result display process (S8), the game result screen 30 (see FIG. 7) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 based on the result of the executed typing game.
The game result screen 30 displays the number of mistakes in the current typing game stored in the RAM 54, the acquired points, and the acquired scores (scores), and further inputs a name for prompting the player to input the name of the player who played the game. The display unit 34 is displayed. Further, when the keyboard 6 is operated in this state, the characters input to the name input display unit 34 are displayed based on the operation signal. If the acquired score (score) is equal to or higher than the predetermined score, the ranking data stored in the RAM 54 is updated. After completing the game result display process (S8), the process proceeds to S9.

In S <b> 9, the CPU 51 determines whether or not an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10 based on a detection signal from the card sensor 64. If it is determined that an IC card has been inserted (S9: YES), the points acquired in the current typing game stored in the RAM 54 and the score (score) acquired are determined by the card reader / writer 65. Are written in the IC tags built in the IC cards respectively (S10). The data written here can be referred to by the data content display process (S3) at the next game.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the IC card is not inserted (S9: NO), the main processing program is terminated as it is.

Next, each process constituting the main control program will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the difficulty level selection process (S5) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the difficulty level selection processing program.
After shifting to the difficulty level selection process (S5), the CPU 51 first displays the difficulty level selection screen 12 (see FIG. 4A) on the first liquid crystal display 3 (S11).
Accordingly, the first liquid crystal display 3 has a difficulty level display section 13 indicating the difficulty level settings of “LEVEL (A)”, “LEVEL (B)”, and “LEVEL (C)”, and the player selects A difficulty level selection cursor 14 indicating the difficulty level display section 13 is displayed.

In S12, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the cursor key 114 has been pressed. Here, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the cursor key 114 is input based on the operation signal of the cursor key 114 transmitted from the keyboard 6. When the cursor key 114 is pressed (S12: YES), the difficulty level selection cursor 14 is moved based on the operation of the cursor key 114 (which key in the vertical direction is input) (S13), S12 Return to. On the other hand, when the cursor key 114 is not pressed (S12: NO), the process proceeds to S14.
As shown in FIG. 8, the keyboard 6 according to this embodiment is provided with cursor keys 114 corresponding to the four directions of up, down, left, and right, but in the difficulty level selection process (S5), the left and right The input from the direction cursor key 114 is invalid.

In S14, the CPU 51 determines whether or not an operation for selecting and determining the difficulty level setting where the difficulty level selection cursor 14 is located (hereinafter referred to as a determination operation) has been executed. Here, the determination operation in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment refers to an input operation of the start button 205 arranged on the operation table 200 or the enter key 112 of the keyboard 6.
Accordingly, in S14, the presence / absence of the determination operation is determined based on the operation signal from either the start button 205 or the enter key 112. When the determination operation is performed (S14: YES), the current difficulty level is selected. The difficulty level of the current typing game is determined based on the difficulty level setting corresponding to the difficulty level display unit 13 where the cursor 14 is located. The determined difficulty level setting is stored in the RAM 54 as difficulty level setting data (S15). After the difficulty level setting data is stored in the RAM 54, the difficulty level selection process (S5) is terminated.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the determination operation has not been performed (S14: NO), the process returns to the determination process of S12 again.
As described above, when a determination operation is performed in the difficulty level selection process (S5), a light emission effect of each full-color LED 204 arranged in the frame body 203 is performed in conjunction with the determination operation.

  Next, the music selection process program executed in the music selection process (S6) in the main control program will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the music selection processing program according to the present embodiment.

When the process proceeds to the music selection process (S6), the CPU 51 first obtains the music name and artist name (up to 8 types in this embodiment) of the music related to the stored music data from the music data storage area 56 of the HDD 55. (S21).
Based on the song name and artist name of the song acquired in S21, the song selection screen 15 (see FIG. 4B) is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 (S22).
On the song selection screen 15, a list of the acquired song names is displayed in the playable song name display unit 16, and the selected song name display unit 18 and the selected artist name display unit 19 are selected by the song selection cursor 17. The song name and artist name of the song are displayed.

Subsequently, in S23, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the cursor key 114 is pressed. Here, whether or not the cursor key 114 is pressed is determined based on an operation signal transmitted from the keyboard 6. If it is determined that the cursor key 114 has been pressed (S23: YES), the music displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 based on the operation of the cursor key 114 (which key has been pressed up, down, left, or right). The selection cursor 17 is moved in the pressed direction (S24).
In S25, the display of the selected song name display unit 18 and the selected artist name display unit 19 is changed to the song name and artist name corresponding to the song newly selected by the song selection cursor 17 moved in S24. Thereafter, the process returns to the determination process of S23.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the cursor key 114 has not been pressed (S23: NO), it is determined whether or not the same determination operation as in the above-described difficulty level selection process (S5) has been executed (S26). ). If it is determined that the determination operation has been performed (S26: YES), the music at which the music selection cursor 17 is currently positioned is set as the music for the current typing game, and the music selection result is stored in the RAM 54. (S27). By selecting and determining the music to be used in this typing game, the music selection process (S6) is terminated and the process returns to the main control program. On the other hand, when it is determined that the determination operation has not been performed (S26: NO), the process returns to the determination process of S23 again.
In the music selection process (S6), as in the determination operation in the difficulty level selection process (S5), the music piece selection process (S6) is arranged on the frame 203 in conjunction with the determination operation of the music used in the current typing game. A light emission effect by each full-color LED 204 is performed.

  Next, the typing game execution processing program executed in the typing game execution processing (S7) in the main control program will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the typing game execution processing program according to the present embodiment.

When conditions in the current typing game are determined by the difficulty level selection process (S5) and the music selection process (S6), the process proceeds to the typing game execution process (S7), and the selected music is set with the set difficulty level. A typing game using is started.
When the process proceeds to the typing game execution process (S7), first, in S31, the CPU 51 reads data indicating the music selected by the music selection process (S6) from the RAM 54, and stores the music data in the HDD 55 based on the data. The music data corresponding to the selection result of the music selection process (S6) is read out of the music data stored in each storage area (see FIG. 12) of the area 56. At this time, the lyric data stored in the lyric data storage area 56D is divided for each phrase and temporarily stored in the RAM 54.

Next, in S <b> 32, the CPU 51 displays the main game screen 21 (see FIGS. 5B and 6B) on the first liquid crystal display 3. At this time, the independent image area 101 is formed at the upper center of the main game screen 21 in the first liquid crystal display 3.
At this time, no character strings are displayed on the lyrics display portion 22 and the Roman character display portion 23 on the main game screen 21, and the score and score display on the score display portion 27 are also "0". Further, at this time, the PV video 20 is not displayed in the independent image area 101.

Subsequently, in S33, the CPU 51 reads the video data stored in the video data storage area 56A, and displays the independent image area 101 on the first liquid crystal display 3 and the PV video 20 on the second liquid crystal display 4 at the same timing. Start (see FIG. 5A and FIG. 6A).
Also, accompaniment music and sound are output via the speaker 8 based on the performance data stored in the performance data storage area 56B and the sound data stored in the sound data storage area 56C. As a result, the music is played and the PV video 20 is reproduced accordingly.

Next, in S34, an input target character count calculation process for calculating the number of characters of the character string that the player should input in one phrase is performed. Here, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the number of input target characters (s) that is the number of characters constituting the input target character string 23A is the difficulty level setting in the difficulty level selection process (S5) or the immediately preceding 1 It varies according to the input result for the phrase.
That is, in the input target character count calculation process (S34), the number of characters (n) constituting the lyrics of one phrase is acquired, and the difficulty level setting or the previous input result is obtained for the number of characters (n) constituting one phrase. A process of calculating the number of input target characters (s) is performed by multiplying the ratio determined accordingly (hereinafter, this ratio is referred to as an input target ratio). When the number of input target characters (s) in one phrase is determined by the input target character number calculation process (S34), the process proceeds to S35.
The input target character count calculation process (S34) will be described later with reference to the drawings, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

Next, in S35, the CPU 51 acquires the lyrics for one phrase of the lyrics data stored in the RAM 54, and sets the corresponding character string to the lyrics display section 22 of the main game screen 21 in accordance with the tempo at which the music is played. Each of them is displayed on the Roman character display unit 23.
At this time, based on the number of input target characters (s) calculated by the number of input target characters calculation process (S34), the number of input target characters (s) calculated from the top of the character string constituting the lyrics for the one phrase. Characters up to the minute are displayed as the input target character string 23A. On the other hand, of the character strings constituting the one phrase, characters that are not the input target character string 23A are displayed as non-input target character strings 23B (see FIGS. 19 to 22).
As described above, the input target character string 23A and the non-input target character string 23B have different display forms and can be distinguished at a glance, so even if the number of input target characters (s) varies for each phrase, The player can easily grasp the input target character string.
In this way, the first liquid crystal display 3 displays the main game screen 21 in parallel with the performance of the music and the display of the PV video 20 on the second liquid crystal display 4 (see FIGS. 5B and 6B). ).

Subsequently, in S36, a phrase input process for inputting lyrics corresponding to one phrase displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 is performed. In the phrase input process (S36), input determination for each character constituting the input target character string 23A displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 is performed, and the score and the number of misses are added based on the input determination of each character. Processing is performed. When the input determination for all the input target character strings 23A for one phrase, the addition of the score, and the number of mistakes are completed, the process proceeds to S37.
Since the phrase input process (S36) will be described later with reference to the drawings, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In S37, point addition processing is performed. In the point addition process (S37), the input is completed without making an input mistake (including determination of an input mistake after a predetermined time (S75) described later) in the input target character string 23A in the lyrics of one phrase. If it is determined that it has been done, 1 point is added. That is, points can be obtained when the correct key is input for all characters constituting the input target character string 23A in one phrase regardless of whether the input timing is correct or incorrect.

Next, in S38, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the music corresponding to the one phrase has been completed, and the process waits until the reproduction of the music corresponding to the one phrase is completed (S38: NO). ) When the reproduction of the music for one phrase is completed (S38: YES), the process proceeds to S39.
By executing the process of S38, when there is a non-input target character string 23B in one phrase, it is possible to reliably reproduce the music of the portion corresponding to the non-input target character string 23B. That is, since the music for one phrase is surely reproduced, the attractiveness of the typing game apparatus 1 for executing the typing game as the music is reproduced is not impaired.

  In S39, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the input determination of the phrase of the stage corresponding to any one of the plurality of song numbers (usually one song is composed of Nos. 1 to 3) constituting the song is completed. Determine whether or not. If it is determined that the input determination of all phrases for one stage has not been completed (S39: NO), the process returns to S34, and the number of input target characters for the lyrics of the next phrase is calculated. . Then, by calculating the number of input target characters (s) in the lyrics of the next one phrase, the input target character string 23A in the next one phrase is fixed, and the lyrics of the next one phrase are displayed on the main game screen 21 as lyrics. It is displayed on the part 22 and the Roman character display part 23, respectively.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the input determination of all phrases for one stage has been completed (S39: YES), it is determined whether the input determination of phrases for all stages (all songs of the music) has been completed. (S40).
If it is determined that all stages have been completed (S40: YES), the typing game execution process is terminated regardless of the points owned by the player, and the process returns to the main control program.
When it is determined that all the stages have not been completed (S40: NO), it is determined whether or not the number of player mistakes to date added in the phrase input process (S36) is less than a predetermined number. (S41).
The typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of stages according to the number of music numbers of the music to be played back, and continues the stage related to the next music number when one stage is completed. In order to perform the game, the condition is that the number of typographical errors from the start of the game is less than a predetermined number (for example, the number of typographical errors 20 Less than 35 times to play 3rd after playing the part corresponding to 2nd, and less than 35).

  If it is determined that the number of typographical errors of the player stored in the RAM 54 is less than the predetermined number (S41: YES), the process returns to S34 and the lyrics corresponding to the first phrase of the next song number are returned. Is obtained from the RAM 54, and character strings corresponding to the lyrics are displayed on the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23, respectively. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of typographical errors of the player is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (S41: NO), the typing game execution process is terminated and the process returns to the main control program.

Next, the input target character number calculation processing program executed in S34 of the typing game execution processing (S7) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the input target character count calculation processing program.
As shown in FIG. 17, when the process proceeds to S34 of the typing game execution process, the CPU 51 first reads the lyric data for one phrase stored in the RAM 54, and calculates the number of characters (n) constituting the lyric for one phrase. Calculate (S51).
After calculating the number of characters (n) constituting the lyrics for one phrase, in S52, it is determined whether or not the phrase for which the number of characters (n) is currently calculated is the first phrase of the music. That is, it is determined whether or not it is the first phrase of the first stage of music in the current typing game. In S51, when one phrase for which the number of characters (n) is calculated is the first phrase of the music (S52: YES), the process proceeds to S53, and when it is not the first phrase of the music (S52: NO) , The process proceeds to S55.

Here, first, the processing when one phrase for which the number of characters (n) has been calculated is the first phrase of the music (S52: YES) will be described. In this case, in S53, the CPU 51 reads the difficulty level setting data set in the difficulty level selection process (S5) from the RAM 54. As described above, in the present embodiment, three difficulty levels “LEVEL (A)”, “LEVEL (B)”, and “LEVEL (C)” can be selected. Difficulty level setting data indicating one of the difficulty levels is stored.
Thereafter, in S54, the input target rate (t) corresponding to the difficulty level setting data read from the RAM 54 is read based on the input target rate table (see FIG. 18) stored in the ROM 53. After the input target rate (t) corresponding to the difficulty level setting data is read and stored in the RAM 54, the process proceeds to S61.

Here, the input target rate table will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of an input target rate table.
As described above, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the input target character string 23 </ b> A that constitutes the front portion of the one phrase as well as an aspect that requests input of all characters of the lyrics that constitute one phrase. The typing game is also executed in a mode that requires the input of. That is, the input target rate (t) indicates the ratio of characters constituting the input target character string 23A among all characters constituting the lyrics of one phrase.
The input target rate (t) is also associated with the difficulty level setting data. As shown in FIG. 19, in the case of the difficulty level setting “LEVEL (A)”, the input target rate (t) = 100. %, Difficulty level setting “LEVEL (B)” is associated with an input target rate (t) = 80%. The difficulty level setting “LEVEL (C)” is associated with the input target rate (t) = 60%. In the input target rate table, in addition to the input target rates (t) of the three patterns described above, the input target rate (t) = 40%, which is not associated with the difficulty level setting data, and the input target rate (t) = There is 20%. That is, the input target rate table defines five levels of input target rates.
Therefore, in the input target character count calculation process for the first phrase of the song, for example, when the difficulty level setting data “LEVEL (B)” stored in the RAM 54 is read (S53), it is stored in the ROM 53. By referring to the input target rate table, the input target rate (t) = 80% is read and stored in the RAM 54 (S54).

  On the other hand, when the one phrase for which the number of characters (n) is calculated is not the first one phrase of the music (S52: NO), the correct key input is performed for the number of characters constituting the input target character string 23A of the immediately preceding one phrase. The correct answer rate in one phrase immediately before calculated at the rate of the number of characters is calculated (S55).

Subsequently, in S56, it is determined whether or not the correct answer rate calculated in S55 is 80% or less. If the correct input rate in the immediately preceding phrase is 80% or less (S56: YES), the input target rate table is referred to, and the input target rate (t) set in the immediately preceding phrase is one step lower. The input target rate (t) is set as the current input target rate (t) (S57).
For example, when the input target rate (t) in the immediately preceding 1 phrase is set to 60% and the correct answer rate in the immediately preceding 1 phrase is 80% or less (S56: YES), in the current 1 phrase The input target rate (t) is set to 40%, which is the input target rate one level lower (see FIG. 18). Note that when the input target rate (t) immediately before is 20% and the correct input rate of the one phrase is 80% or less, the current input target rate is the smallest. Is set to 20%.
On the other hand, when the correct answer rate in the immediately preceding phrase is greater than 80% (S56: NO), the process proceeds to S58.

  In S58, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the correct input rate in the immediately preceding phrase is 90% or more. When the correct input rate for the immediately preceding phrase is 90% or more (S58: YES), the input target rate table is referred to, and the input target rate (t) set in the immediately preceding phrase is one step higher. Is set as the current input target rate (t) (S59). On the other hand, when the correct input rate in the immediately preceding phrase is larger than 80% and smaller than 90% (S58: NO), the input target rate set for the immediately preceding phrase (t) Is set again as the current input target rate (t) (S60). In S59 and S60, when the input target rate (t) for the current one phrase is set, the process proceeds to S61.

  Here, the processing of S58 to S60 described above will be described with a specific example. The input target rate (t) in the immediately preceding one phrase is set to 60%, and the correct input rate of the immediately preceding one phrase is set to 60%. When it becomes 90% or more (S58: YES), the input target rate (t) in this one phrase is set to 80%, which is the input target rate in one stage (see FIG. 18). On the other hand, in this case, if it is determined that the correct input rate is smaller than 90% (S58: NO), the input target rate (t) 60% set in the immediately preceding phrase is the current input target rate (t ) Is set. Note that when the input target rate (t) immediately before is 100% and the correct input rate of the one phrase is 90% or more, the current input target rate (t) is the largest. The input target rate (t) = 100% is also set for this one phrase.

  When the input target rate (t) in one phrase immediately before S61 is set to 60% and the correct answer rate in the immediately preceding one phrase is 80% or less (S56: YES), in this one phrase The input target rate (t) is set to 40%, which is the input target rate one level lower (see FIG. 18). Note that when the input target rate (t) immediately before is 20% and the correct input rate of the one phrase is 80% or less, the current input target rate (t) is the smallest. The input target rate (t) for this one phrase is set to 20% again.

In S54, S59, and S60, after the input target rate (t) for the current one phrase is set, in S61, the CPU 51 shifts the number of characters constituting the lyrics of the current one phrase calculated in S51 ( n) and the number of input target characters (s) in one phrase this time are calculated based on the set input target rate (t). That is, a value obtained by multiplying the number of characters (n) constituting the lyrics of one phrase this time by the input target rate (t) set in S54, S59, and S60 is calculated, and this value is calculated as the number of input target characters (s). Become. In the present embodiment, when a fractional number is generated in the numerical value obtained by multiplying the number of characters (n) by the input target rate (t), all the values are rounded up.
Based on the number of characters (n) constituting the lyrics of the current phrase and the set input target rate (t), the number of input target characters (s) in the current phrase is calculated and stored in the RAM 54. And the input target character count calculation process (S34) is terminated.

Here, the case where the number of input target characters (s) for one phrase shown in FIG. 5B is calculated as the input target character number calculation processing (S34) will be described as a specific example. 19 to 22 are explanatory diagrams showing display modes of the lyrics display unit 22 and the Roman character display unit 23 when the input target rate (t) = 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%.
In this case, the lyrics stored in the RAM 54 as one phrase to be reproduced next is “MOU MAYOWANAI”. Therefore, when the input target character count calculation process (S34) for one phrase is executed, the number of characters (n) of “MOU MAYOWANAI” is calculated, and as a result, n = 12 is stored in the RAM 54 (S51). Under these conditions, the number of input target characters (s) calculated in the input target character number calculation process (S34) will be described for each input target rate (t).

  First, when the input target rate (t) is set to 80% by the processing of S52 to S60, the set input target rate (t) is 80% with respect to the number of characters (n) = 12 calculated in S51. When multiplied, 9.6 is derived as the calculation result. Here, in this embodiment, when a fraction occurs in the calculation result of the number of input target characters (s), the fraction is rounded up, so that the number of input target characters (s) is “10” (S61). .

  If the input target rate (t) is set to 60% by the processing of S52 to S60, “8” is calculated as the number of input target characters (s) based on 12 × 0.60 = 7.2. When the input target rate (t) is set to 40%, the number of input target characters “5” is calculated based on 12 × 0.40 = 4.8. When the input target rate (t) is set to 20%, the number of input target characters “3” is calculated based on 12 × 0.20 = 2.4 (S61). The number of input target characters (s) calculated in this way is stored in the RAM 54, and then the input target character number calculation process (S34) is terminated.

The number of input target characters (s) calculated by the input target character number calculation process (S34) and stored in the RAM 54 is the input target character string when displaying one-phrase lyrics on the Roman character display unit 23 of the main game screen 21. 23A is used when determining the non-input target character string 23B and determining the end of the phrase input process (S35).
For example, when “10” is calculated as the input target character count (s) by the input character count calculation process (S34), the main game screen 21 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 3 (S35). In the Roman character display section 23 of the screen 21, among the 12 characters “MOU MAYOWANAI”, the first 10 characters “MOU MAYOWAN” are input character strings 23A, and the remaining 2 characters “AI” are non-input target characters. Displayed as a column 23B (see FIG. 19). Similarly, when the input target rate (t) is 60%, 8 characters “MOU MAYOW” (see FIG. 20), and when the input target rate (t) is 40%, 5 characters “MOU MA” (FIG. 21). For example, when the input target rate (t) is 20%, three characters “MOU” are displayed as the input target character string 23A in each case. Even in this case, all characters after the input target character string 23A are displayed as non-input target character strings 23B (see FIGS. 20 to 22).
As shown in FIGS. 19 to 22, when displayed on the Roman character display unit 23, the input target character string 23 </ b> A and the non-input target character string 23 </ b> B are different from each other so that they can be easily distinguished. Since it is displayed, the player can easily determine the number of characters to be input in the one phrase.

Next, the phrase input process program executed in the phrase input process (S36) of the typing game execution process will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the phrase input processing program.
When the input target character count (s) calculated by the input target character count calculation process (S34) is stored in the RAM 54, the lyrics for one phrase are displayed on the lyrics display portion 22 and the Roman character display portion 23 of the main game screen 21. The phrase input process starts. At this time, the Roman character display unit 23 displays the input target character string 23A and the non-input target character string 23B based on the number of input target characters (s) (when the input target rate (t) is 100%, input is performed). Only the target character string 23A is displayed (see FIGS. 5B and 6B).

  When the phrase input process (S36) is started, first, the CPU 51 substitutes 0 for an arbitrary variable m stored in the RAM 54 (S71). Here, the arbitrary variable m is a variable used for character input determination for each character forming the input target character string 23A for one phrase, and is incremented by one every time the input determination for one character is completed. (S78). Therefore, in each input determination process repeatedly performed in the following S72 to S79, when m = t (0 ≦ t ≦ s−1), input determination of the character positioned at the t + 1th position from the head of one phrase is performed. It will be.

In S <b> 72, the CPU 51 determines whether or not a key input by the character input key 111 has been performed based on an operation signal from the keyboard 6. When it is determined that there is a key input (S72: YES), the control timer 59 stores input timing data indicating the input timing of the key in the RAM 54. Thereafter, based on the type of the pressed key, the input timing data, and the determination reference data stored in the determination reference data storage area 56E, correctness determination processing of the input key is performed (S73).
In the correctness determination process (S73), it is recognized that the key input is correct when a key corresponding to the Roman character that is the input target character string 23A displayed on the Roman character display unit 23 of the main game screen 21 is input. If it is determined that a key other than the corresponding key has been input, the number of misses is incremented by one.
Further, when the corresponding key is input, it is also determined whether or not the key input timing coincides based on the determination reference data. This timing coincidence is determined by the input timing defined in the determination reference data. If the correct key is input but the input is out of input timing, only the score based on the input of the correct key is added. If the correct key is input at the correct input timing, the correct key is input. The score based on the key input at the correct timing is added together with the score based on the input.
After performing correct / incorrect determination for key input, the process proceeds to S76.

On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no key input (S72: NO), a character string corresponding to one phrase is displayed on the main game screen 21 for a predetermined time (when the first character of one phrase is input). After (S35), when other characters are input, score calculation processing is performed (measured after (S77).) It is determined based on the information of the control timer 59 (S74). ). If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed (S74: NO), the process returns to the determination process of S72.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed (S74: YES), the number of mistakes in the current game stored in the RAM 54 is incremented by 1 assuming that no key input by the player has been performed (S75). ).

  In S76, a key emission process is performed by the full color LED 155 provided inside the key of the keyboard 6. Specifically, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when there is a key input (S72: YES) and when it is determined that a correct key input has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is displayed in blue. Make it emit light. If there is a key input (S72: YES) and it is determined that an incorrect key input has been made, the pressed character input key 111 is emitted in red, and the correct key to be input is emitted in green. Let Further, when there is no key input and a predetermined time has elapsed (S74: YES), the correct key to be input is made to emit green light.

In S77, score calculation processing is performed based on the determination result of the correctness determination processing (S38). In the score calculation process (S77), the player's score (score) in the current game stored in the RAM 54 is added.
That is, as a result of the determination by the correctness / incorrectness determination process (S73), if the correct key is input but is not input within the input period, only the score based on the input of the correct key is added, and the correct key is determined. When the input is made within the input period, the score based on the key input at the correct timing is added together with the score based on the correct key input.

Thereafter, in S78, the variable m stored in the RAM 54 is read, "+1" is added, and the variable m is stored again. Subsequently, in S79, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable m has reached s-1, that is, whether or not the input determination for each character constituting the input target character string 23A in one phrase has been completed. .
When it is determined that the value of the variable m has not reached s−1 (S79: NO), the process returns to S72 again, and the next character among the characters constituting the one-phrase input target character string 23A is returned to the next. The input determination of the characters positioned in the order is performed.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the variable m has reached s-1 (S79: YES), the input of the input target character string 23A for one phrase has been completed, so the phrase input process (S36) Exit.

As described above, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, in the input target character count calculation process (S34), the input target ratio (t) with respect to the number of characters (n) constituting the lyrics of one phrase this time. ) To determine the number of input target characters (s), which is the number of characters in the input target character string 23A that the player needs to input in the current one-phrase lyrics.
Here, the number of input target characters (s) depends on the input target rate (t) selected based on the correct input rate for the immediately preceding one phrase, so that the skill of the player is the input target for the current one phrase It is reflected in the number of characters (s).

Specifically, if the correct answer rate in the immediately preceding phrase is 80% or less, it is determined that the immediately preceding phrase was difficult for the player, and the input target rate (one step lower than the immediately preceding phrase) ( t) is selected. That is, in this case, since the ratio of the input target character string 23A is lower than that of the immediately preceding one phrase and the number of characters to be input is smaller in this one phrase, the typing game is executed with a lower difficulty setting. be able to.
On the other hand, if the correct input rate in the immediately preceding phrase is 90% or more, it is determined that the immediately preceding phrase was easy for the player, and the input target rate (t) that is one step higher than the immediately preceding phrase. Is selected. That is, in this case, the current one phrase has a higher proportion of the input target character string 23A than the immediately preceding one phrase, and the number of characters to be input increases, so the typing game is executed with a higher difficulty setting. be able to. If none of the above applies, the typing game is executed by using again the input target rate (t) used in the immediately preceding phrase for the current one phrase.
Therefore, in the typing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the difficulty level of the typing game is reviewed in units of one phrase, and the typing game can be executed with a difficulty level suitable for the skill of the player. As a result, even players with different skills can enjoy the interests related to typing games in the same way, and in particular, even players who are not able to use keyboard input can fully enjoy typing games.

In the present embodiment, the difficulty level setting associated with the input target rate (t) can be performed in the difficulty level selection process (S5) before the typing game execution process (S7). The difficulty level setting data set in the difficulty level selection process (S5) is used when the number of input target characters (s) of the first phrase of the music is calculated. That is, in the difficulty level selection process (S5), the player can execute a typing game with an appropriate difficulty level more quickly by setting the difficulty level according to his / her skill level.
Thereby, for example, when a game is started with a degree of difficulty higher than the skill of the player, many mistakes are input at the beginning of the game, and it is prevented that the interest of the game is impaired. Can do. Furthermore, when the game is started with a difficulty level lower than the skill of the player, it is possible to prevent the beginning of the game from becoming very boring and impairing the interest of the game. That is, it is possible to reduce problems that occur when there is a difference between the difficulty level at the start of the typing game and the skill level of the player.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning.
For example, in the present embodiment, the input target character string 23A includes the input target rate (t) selected based on the correct input rate for the immediately preceding one phrase and the number of characters (n) constituting the character string of the current one phrase. However, the present invention is not limited to this aspect. The correct input rate for the immediately preceding phrase and the number of input target characters (s) are associated with each other, regardless of the number of characters constituting each phrase. It is also possible to configure to select the number of input target characters (s) according to the correct answer rate.

Further, in the present embodiment, the input target rate is selected based on the correct input rate, which is the ratio of the number of characters correctly input to the number of characters of the input target character string 23A constituting one phrase. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode, and the input target rate may be selected according to the number of characters that have been correctly input. Moreover, it is also possible to configure so as to select the input target rate in accordance with the number of characters that have been input incorrectly.
Further, in the present embodiment, the input target rate is selected using only the correct answer rate in the immediately preceding one phrase, but instead of the correct answer rate in the immediately preceding one phrase, this typing game The input target rate may be selected by judging the long-term results from the start point to the immediately preceding phrase, and the above two judgment materials are used together, and these are comprehensively evaluated to select the input target rate You may comprise so that it may do.
Here, as a method for evaluating the long-term results, for example, the ratio of the sum of the correct number of key inputs up to the present with respect to the sum of the number of characters in the input target character string 23A from the start of the typing game to the present can be cited.

It is a perspective view of the typing game device concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows typically the operation table part in a typing game device. It is a schematic cross section of the operation table provided with a keyboard. It is the schematic diagram which showed the display content displayed on a 1st liquid crystal display before a typing game start. (A) is the schematic diagram which showed the 1st liquid crystal display which displayed the difficulty level selection screen, (B) is the schematic diagram which showed the 1st liquid crystal display which displayed the music selection screen. (A) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the second liquid crystal display during execution of the typing game, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display during execution of the typing game. is there. (A) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the second liquid crystal display during execution of the typing game, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing display contents displayed on the first liquid crystal display while the typing game is in progress. is there. It is the schematic diagram which showed the display content displayed on a 1st liquid crystal display after completion | finish of a typing game. It is the top view which showed the keyboard with which the typing game apparatus which concerns on this embodiment was equipped. It is the schematic sectional drawing which cut | disconnected any one of the some key provided in the keyboard. 1 is a system block diagram showing a system including a typing game apparatus and a server according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows typically the control system of the typing game device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the music data storage area of HDD of the typing game device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the main process program of the typing game device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the difficulty level selection processing program of the typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart of the music selection process program of the typing game apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the typing game execution processing program of the typing game apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the input target character count calculation processing program of the typing game apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the input target rate (t) table used by the input target character number calculation process which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the lyrics for 1 phrase in case input target rate (t) 80% is set. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the lyrics for 1 phrase when the input object rate (t) 60% is set. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the lyrics for 1 phrase in case input target rate (t) 40% is set. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the lyrics for 1 phrase in case input target rate (t) 20% is set. It is a flowchart of the phrase input processing program of the typing game apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Typing game device 3 1st liquid crystal display 6 Keyboard 51 CPU
53 ROM
54 RAM
55 HDD

Claims (3)

Storage means for storing music data and determination reference data based on the music data;
Display means for displaying a character string related to the progress of the game based on the music data;
An input means in which a plurality of keys corresponding to a plurality of characters are arranged;
Correctness determination means for determining correctness of input by the input means based on determination criterion data corresponding to the character string;
In a typing game apparatus having game control means for controlling the progress of a game based on the determination result of the correctness determination means,
When determining whether the input to the character string is correct or incorrect, it includes a determination range changing unit that changes a ratio of a character string that is a target of the correct / incorrect determination with respect to the character string, based on a previous determination result by the correct / incorrect determination unit. Typing game device to play. The typing game apparatus according to claim 1,
The storage means has change reference data relating to the change of the determination range of the determination range change means,
The typing game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination range changing means lowers a ratio of a character string to be subjected to a correct / incorrect determination with respect to the character string when the previous determination result is worse than the change reference data. In the typing game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The storage means has change reference data relating to the change of the determination range of the determination range change means,
The typing game apparatus characterized in that the determination range changing means increases a ratio of a character string to be subjected to a correct / incorrect determination with respect to the character string when the previous determination result is better than the change reference data.

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