Electronic fighting sport game apparatus

• US 4,491,324 A
• Filed: 09/24/1982
• Issued: 01/01/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Yoshida, Takao
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/422,962
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 273/1 E, 273/1 GC, 273/85 G, 273/94, 273/313, 273/88, 273/DIG. 28, 272/76
• US Class Current: 463/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/833 Hand-to-hand fighting, e.g. martial arts competition A63F13/837 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/303 for displaying additional data, e.g. simulating a Head Up Display
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/63 for controlling the execution of the game in time
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8029 Fighting without shooting
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32

Abstract

An electronic fighting sport game apparatus includes stamina data memory sections which store initial and current stamina data of fighters or boxers. A stamina data arithmetic section reads out the current stamina data of the attacked boxer from the stamina data memory section when one of the boxers delivers a clean punch. The readout stamina data is decreased by a predetermined amount. The decreased stamina data is stored again in the stamina data memory section. The action or movement of the boxers is performed in accordance with stamina data. The winner or loser is judged by determining whether the final stamina data of a boxer is larger or smaller than that of his opponent.

Claims

1. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus, comprising:

displaying means including an attack display portion in which opposing fighting display figures appear to attack each other;

driving means connected to said displaying means for selectively supplying a drive signal to said fighting display figures;

display data storing means connected to said driving means for storing display data to selectively display said fighting display figures and for supplying corresponding display data to said driving means;

key input means including at least one attack key for specifying an attack for at least one of said fighting display figures displayed on said displaying means;

display data producing means connected to said key input means and said display data storing means for producing the display data for said at least one of said fighting display figures in accordance with operation of said at least one attack key and for supplying the display data to said display data storing means;

attack success determining means connected to said display data storing means for receiving the display data of said fighting display figures which is stored in said display data storing means for determining which fighting display figure succeeds to deliver a blow;

stamina data storing means for storing initial stamina data and current stamina data for said fighting display figures;

stamina data operating means connected to said stamina data storing means and said attack success determining means for reading out from said storing means the current stamina data of one of said fighting display figures when attacked by another of said fighting display figures and when said attack success determining means determines that the attack is successful, wherein said stamina data operating means decrements the read out stamina data by a predetermined amount and restores into said stamina data storing means stamina data corresponding to a decreased count; and

winner determining means connected to said stamina data storing means for receiving the stamina data of said fighting display figures which is stored in said stamina data storing means to determine a winner in accordance with predetermined conditions;

wherein said stamina data storing means is arranged to store attack power data, and said stamina data operating means includes means for calculating the attack power data in accordance with the stamina data of each of said fighting display figures and means for decreasing stamina data of one of said fighting display figures which is attacked by a predetermined amount on the basis of the attack power data of the other of the attacking fighting display figures when said attack success determining means determines a successful attack.

2. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stamina data storing means is connected to said driving means;

said calculating means of said stamina data operating means calculates the attack power of each of said fighting display figures in accordance with the stamina data thereof to allow said stamina data storing means to store the attack data, and said decreasing means of said stamina data operating means decreases the stamina data of said one of said fighting display figures which is attacked in accordance with the attack power data of the other of said fighting display figures by a predetermined amount and allows said stamina data storing means to store the attack power data; and

said displaying means includes an attack power data display segment arranged to receive the drive signal from said driving means on the basis of the attack power data.

3. A fighting sport game machine according to claim 2, wherein said displaying means includes a stamina data display segment, and said driving means is arranged to supply the drive signal to said stamina data display segment on the basis of the stamina data.

4. A fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said fighting display figures of said displaying means comprise boxers;

and said winner determining means is arranged to judge a fighting display figure to be a loser when the associated stamina data is zero within a predetermined time interval, and to judge the fighting display figures to be a loser when the fighting display figure has associated stamina data which is smaller than the stamina data of the other of said fighting display figures if the stamina data associated with none of said fighting display figures is decreased to zero within the predetermined time interval.

5. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus, comprising:

displaying means including an attack display portion in which opposing fighting display figures appear to attack each other;

driving means connected to said displaying means for selectively supplying a drive signal to the fighting display figures;

display data storing means connected to said driving means for storing display to selectively display said fighting display figures and for supplying corresponding display data to said driving means;

key input means including at least one attack for specifying an attack for at least one of said fighting display figures displayed on said displaying means;

display data producing means connected to said key input means and said display data storing means for producing the display data for said at least one of said fighting display figures in accordance with operation of said at least one attack key and for supplying the display data to said display data storing means;

attack success determining means connected to said display data storing means for receiving the display data of said fighting display figures which is stored in said display data storing means for determining which fighting display figure succeeds to deliver a blow;

stamina data storing means for storing initial stamina data and current stamina data for said fighting display figures;

stamina data operating means connected to said stamina data storing means and said attack success determining means for reading out for said storing means the current stamina data of one of said fighting display figures when attacked by another of said fighting display figures and when said attack success determining means determines that the attack is successful, wherein said stamina data operating means decrements the read out stamina data by a predetermined amount and restores into said stamina data storing means stamina data corresponding to a decremented count;

winner determining means connected to said stamina data storing means for receiving the stamina data of said fighting display figures which is stored in said stamina data storing means to judge a winner in accordance with predetermined conditions; and

score calculating means for calculating at least one of a winning number and a score on the basis of the judgment made by said winner determining means and for obtaining a maximum value corresponding to said at least one of a winning number and a score obtained through the execution of a game;

said stamina data storing means being arranged to store attack power data, and said stamina data operating means comprises means for calculating the attack power data in accordance with the stamina data of each of said fighting display figures and means for decreasing stamina data of one of the fighting display figures which is attacked by a predetermined amount on the basis of the attack power data of the other of the attacking fighting display figures when said attack success determining means determines a successful attack.

6. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said display data producing means is arranged to produce display data of one of said fighting display figures in accordance with operation of said attack keys of said key input means, and to produce the display data of the other of said fighting display figures independently of the operation of said attack keys and on the basis of predetermined conditions.

7. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said stamina data storing means is connected to said driving means, and said displaying means includes a stamina data display segment arranged to be driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means.

8. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said fighting display figures of said displaying means comprise boxers;

said attack display portion comprises attack display segments which indicate an arm and a glove; and

said attack keys of said key input means comprise punch keys, wherein said attack display portion which indicates an arm and a glove of another of said fighting display figures is driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means to perform an attack on said one of said fighting display figures.

9. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said key input means includes a defense key;

and each of said fighting display figures includes a defense display segment corresponding to said attack display segment, wherein said defense display segment of said one of said fighting display figures is driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means when said defense key is pressed, and said attack display segment which corresponds to said defense display segment is driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means in accordance with said defense display segment when said attack key is pressed.

10. An electronic sport game apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said displaying means includes ring rope display segments which surround said fighting display figures, so that a ring rope is displayed to indicate one'"'"'s own corner, a ring center and an opponent'"'"'s corner in accordance with stamina data stored in said stamina data storing means.

11. An electronic sport game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said fighting display figures of said displaying means comprise boxers;

and said winner determining means is arranged to judge a fighting display figure to be a loser when the associated stamina data is zero within a predetermined time interval, and to judge the fighting display figure to be a loser when the fighting display figure has associated stamina data which is smaller than the stamina data of the other of said fighting display figures if the stamina data associated with none of said fighting display figures is decreased to zero within the predetermined time interval.

12. An electronic fighting spot game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said maximum value corresponding to at least one of a winning number and a score which value is calculated by said score calculating means is displayed on said displaying means during the start of a game.

13. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 12, which comprises a calculator and wherein said key input means includes ten keys and a function key.

14. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus, comprising:

displaying means including an attack display portion in which opposing fighting display figures appear to attack each other;

driving means connected to said displaying means for selectively supplying a drive signal to the fighting display figures;

display data storing means connected to said driving means for storing display data to selectively display said fighting display figures and for supplying corresponding display data to said driving means;

key input means including at least one attack key for specifying an attack for at least one of said fighting display figures displayed on said displaying means;

display data producing means connected to said key input means and said display data storing means for producing the display data for said at least one of said fighting display figures in accordance with operation of said at least one attack key and for supplying the display data of said display data storing means;

attack success determining means connected to said display data storing means for receiving the display data of said fighting display figures which is stored in said display data storing means for determining which fighting display figure succeeds to deliver a blow;

stamina data storing means for storing initial stamina data and current stamina data for said fighting display figures;

stamina data operating means connected to said stamina data storing means and said attack success determining means for reading out from said storing means the current stamina data of one of said fighting display figures when attached by another of said fighting display figures and when said attack success determining means determines that the attack is successful, wherein said stamina data operating means decrements the read out stamina data by a predetermined amount and restores into said stamina data storing means stamina data corresponding to a decremented count;

winner determining means connected to said stamina data storing means for receiving the stamina data of said fighting display figures which is stored in said stamina data storing means to judge a winner in accordance with predetermined conditions; and

score calculating means for calculating at least one of a winning number and a score on the basis of the judgment made by said winner determining means and for obtaining a maximum value corresponding to said at least one of a winning number and a score obtained through the execution of a game;

said stamina data storing means being connected to said driving means and being arranged to store attack power data;

said stamina data operating means comprises means for calculating the attack power data of each of said fighting display figures in accordance with the stamina data thereof to allow said stamina data storing means to store the attack data, and means for decreasing stamina data of one of said fighting display figures which is attacked in accordance with the attack power data of the other of said fighting display figures by a predetermined amount to allow said stamina data storing means to store the attack power data; and

said displaying means includes an attack power data display segment arranged to receive the drive signal from said driving means on the basis of the attack power data.

15. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said display data producing means is arranged to produce display data of one of said fighting display figures in accordance with operation of said attack keys of said key input means, and to produce the display data of the other of said fighting display figures independently of the operation of said attack keys and on the basis of predetermined conditions.

16. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said stamina data storing means is connected to said driving means, and said displaying means includes a stamina data display segment arranged to be driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means.

17. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said displaying means includes a stamina data display segment, and said driving means is arranged to supply the drive signal to said stamina data display segment on the basis of the stamina data.

18. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said fighting display figures of said displaying means comprise boxers;

said attack display portion comprises attack display segments which indicate an arm and a glove; and

said attack keys of said key input means comprises punch keys, wherein said attack display portion which indicates an arm and a glove of another of said fighting display figures is driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means to perform an attack on said one of said fighting display figures.

19. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said key input means includes a defense key;

and each of said fighting display figures includes a defense display segment ccorresponding to said attack display segment, wherein said defense display segment of said one of said fighting display figures is driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means when said defense key is pressed, and said attack display segment which corresponds to said defense display segment is driven by the drive signal supplied from said driving means in accordance with said defense display segment when said attack key is pressed.

20. An electronic sport game apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said displaying means includes ring rope display segments which surround said fighting display figures, so that a ring rope is displayed to indicate one'"'"'s own corner, a ring center and an opponent'"'"'s corner in accordance with stamina data stored in said stamina data storing means.

21. An electronic sport game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said fighting display figures of said displaying means comprise boxers;

and said winner determining means is arranged to judge a fighting display figure to be a loser when the associated stamina data is zero within a predetermined time interval, and to judge the fighting display figure to be a lower when the fighting display figure has associated stamina data which is smaller than the stamina data of the other of said fighting display figures if the stamina data associated with none of said fighting display figures is decreased to zero within the predetermined time interval.

22. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said maximum value corresponding to at least one of a winning number and a score which value is calculated by said score calculating means is displayed on said displaying means during the start of a game.

23. An electronic fighting sport game apparatus according to claim 22, which comprises a calculator and wherein said key input means includes ten keys and a function key.