Game machine, control method used therefor, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program

A control method of controlling a computer incorporated into a game machine which is applied to a game system progressing a game between a plurality of terminals connected through a communication line, based on play acts by a player of each terminal, which is capable of functioning as one of the plurality of terminals, and which comprises a reference timing data storage device adapted and configured to store two or more pieces of a reference timing sequence in which reference timings at which the play acts should be performed in the game are described so that contents of the reference timings differ from each other, and wherein the control method of controlling the computer comprises the steps:

• a reference timing teaching step that teaches the reference timings for own game machine, based on a piece of the reference timing sequence differing from a piece of the reference timing sequence used in another game machine functioning as another terminal of the game system, among the two or more pieces of reference timing sequence, wherein the reference timing sequence of the game machine correspond to a first difficulty level of the game and the reference timing sequence of the other game machine correspond to a second difficulty level of the game that is different than the first difficulty level, and wherein the reference timing sequence used in the game machine corresponds to a movement of a first number of objects reflected across a screen of the game machine, and the reference timing sequence used in the other game machine corresponds to a movement of a second number of objects reflected across a screen of the other game machine;
• an other machine information acquiring step that acquires other machine information relating to the play acts on the other game machine;
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• a condition determination step that determines paths of the first number of objects reflected on the screen of the game machine and whether or not a predetermined reflection condition in which the other machine information in the other game machine should be reflected to the screen of the game machine has been met based on the other machine information acquired by the other machine information acquiring device, and wherein
• the reference timing teaching step further includes a step that reflects the other machine information to a teaching aspect for teaching the reference timings for the own game machine, when the predetermined reflection condition has been met based on a determination result of the condition determination device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for a game machine which is applied to a game system progressing a game between a plurality of terminals connected through a communication line, based on play acts by a player of each terminal, which is capable of functioning as one of the plurality of terminals, and which comprises a reference timing data storage device adapted and configured to store two or more pieces of a reference timing sequence in which reference timings at which the play acts should be performed in the game are described so that contents of the reference timings differ from each other, and wherein the computer program for the game machine is configured so as to cause a computer which is incorporated into the game machine to function as:

• a reference timing teaching device adapted and configured to teach the reference timings for own game machine, based on a piece of the reference timing sequence differing from a piece of the reference timing sequence used in another game machine functioning as another terminal of the game system, among the two or more pieces of reference timing sequence, wherein the reference timing sequence of the game machine correspond to a first difficulty level of the game and the reference timing sequence of the other game machine correspond to a second difficulty level of the game that is different than the first difficulty level, and wherein the reference timing sequence used in the game machine corresponds to a movement of a first number of objects reflected across a screen of the game machine, and the reference timing sequence used in the other game machine corresponds to a movement of a second number of objects reflected across a screen of the other game machine;
• an other machine information acquiring device adapted and configured to acquire other machine information relating to the play acts on the other game machine;
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• a condition determination device adapted and configured to determine paths of the first number of objects reflected on the screen of the game machine and whether or not a predetermined reflection condition in which the other machine information in the other game machine should be reflected to the screen of the game machine has been met based on the other machine information acquired by the other machine information acquiring device, and wherein
• the computer program for the game machine is configured so as to cause the reference timing teaching device to further function as a device adapted and configured to reflect the other machine information to a teaching aspect for teaching the reference timings for the own game machine, when the predetermined reflection condition has been met based on a determination result of the condition determination device.