Game machine

• US 20020128736A1
• Filed: 08/09/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Namco Limited (BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Namco Limited (BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Hirotada, Otsuka, Takashi, Yamaguchi, Koji, Kimura, Masanori
• Application Number:
  US09/913,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/92
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/61 Score computation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games

Abstract

[Object]

It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device in which the status of a plurality of games of players can be easily recognized when the results obtained by the players are displayed.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

A ranking display means for displaying the results of players on the basis of a ranking is provided. The ranking display means displays the status of a plurality of plays such as a display 34 of a new musical note, a display 35 of the degree of hardness or ease, a duet display 36 and a display 37 of an extra play, a display 38 of an expression of one'"'"'s thanks for a full house, etc. as well as the ranking of the results.

Claims

1. A game device having a ranking display means for displaying the ranking of players when the superiority or inferiority of players is generated in the results of the players as a consequence of a game, characterized in that said ranking display means is adapted to display information concerning the status of a plurality of plays as well as the ranking.

2. A game device according to claim 1, characterized in that the information concerning the status of plays is information based on game elements selected by the players before the plays.

3. A game device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the information concerning the status of plays is information based on game elements of a game for one man or a game for a plurality of men selected by the players before the plays.

4. A game device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the information concerning the status of plays is information based on game elements of the degree of hardness or ease in a game selected by the players before the plays.

5. A game device according to claim 1, characterized in that the information concerning the status of plays is information based on an event generated during the play.

6. A game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the information concerning the status of plays is displayed by symbols such as pictures or characters.

7. A game device according to claim 6, characterized in that said symbols have the same size and forms and are displayed in parallel.

8. A game device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in which the player selects a musical piece before the play, shows an instruction for performance based on the selected musical piece on a display, and operates an input and operating member in accordance with the instruction for performance so that the result of the player is determined depending on whether or not a timing between the instruction for performance and the operation of the input and operating member by the player is good, characterized in that said ranking display means displays the ranking, the marks obtained, the names of musical pieces, the dates of plays, and the names of players and the symbolized information concerning the status of a plurality of plays.