Three-dimensional display game device and recording medium for three-dimensional display game

A three-dimensional (3D) display game device in which a game proceeds as a player takes actions for game elements varied in pattern displayed on a game field spreading across a display screen, the 3D display game device comprising:

• a controller which is actuated by the player;
• and
• image processing means for effecting program processing for a 3D display game in response to actuation of said controller, and then generating image data for the 3D display game for display on said display, wherein
• said image processing means comprises:
• 3D game field display control means for generating, for display on said display, a 3D game field which is laterally extended around a tubular subject and provided with a plurality of display regions arranged along a line direction of the subject which corresponds to a circumferential direction, and along a column direction thereof intersecting the line direction;
• a two-dimensional field table structured by spreading said 3D game field across a two-dimensional (2D) plane, and which is provided with a plurality of entries each corresponding to one of the display regions of the 3D game field, wherein, to the entries, pattern data of the game elements to be displayed on the corresponding display regions is written;
• read means for reading the pattern data of said game elements after designating a read address of said 2D field table;
• texture data generation means for generating texture data for displaying a shape unique to every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• placement processing means for placing said texture data corresponding to the pattern data of the game elements read from said 2D field table on the corresponding display regions of said 3D game field for display,
• wherein said texture data generation means comprises:
• texture data storage means for storing, to deal with the game elements being in visually different shapes depending on which column of said 3D game field the game elements are located, a plurality of texture data, for every pattern of the game elements, indicating the shapes of the game elements varied from column to column;
• and
• texture data selection means for selecting from said texture data storage means for output, when the pattern data of the game elements is each read from an entry of said 2D field table, texture data which corresponds to the pattern data and indicates the shape for the column where the display region of said 3D game field corresponding to the entry is located.

A three-dimensional (3D) display game device in which a game proceeds as a player takes actions for game elements varied in pattern displayed on a game field spreading across a display screen, the 3D display game device comprising:

• a controller which is actuated by the player;
• and
• image processing means for effecting program processing for a 3D display game in response to actuation of said controller, and then generating image data for the 3D display game for display on said display, wherein
• said image processing means comprises:
• 3D game field display control means for generating, for display on said display, a 3D game field which is laterally extended around a tubular subject and provided with a plurality of display regions arranged along a line direction of the subject which corresponds to a circumferential direction, and along a column direction thereof intersecting the line direction;
• a two-dimensional field table structured by spreading said 3D game field across a two-dimensional (2D) plane, and which is provided with a plurality of entries each corresponding to one of the display regions of the 3D game field, wherein, to the entries, pattern data of the game elements to be displayed on the corresponding display regions is written;
• read means for reading the pattern data of said game elements after designating a read address of said 2D field table;
• texture data generation means for generating texture data for displaying a shape unique to every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• placement processing means for placing said texture data corresponding to the pattern data of the game elements read from said 2D field table on the corresponding display regions of said 3D game field for display,
• wherein said texture data generation means comprises:
• basic texture data generation means for generating basic texture data indicating a basic shape for every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• texture data deformation means for producing, when the pattern data of the game elements is each read from an entry of said 2D field table, texture data indicating the shape for the column where the display region of said 3D game field corresponding to the entry is located by subjecting the basic texture data corresponding to the pattern data to a deformation operation, and
• wherein the start read address of said read means is shifted to effect rotation of a game field.

A three-dimensional (3D) display game recording medium on which a program to be run by image processing means is recorded for realizing an operational environment on a 3D display game device provided with a controller which is actuated by a player and the image processing means for effecting program processing for the 3D display game in response to actuation of the controller and then generating image data for the 3D display game for display on a display,

• when run by said image processing means, said program comprises:
• a 3D game field display control step of generating, for display on said display, a 3D game field which is laterally extended around a tubular subject and provided with a plurality of display regions arranged along a line direction of the subject which corresponds to a circumferential direction, and along a column direction thereof intersecting the line direction;
• a two-dimensional (2D) field table creation step of creating a 2D field table structured by spreading said 3D game field across a 2D plane, and which is provided with a plurality of entries each corresponding to one of the display regions of the 3D game field, wherein, to the entries, pattern data of the game elements to be displayed on the corresponding display regions is written;
• a step of reading the pattern data of said game elements after designating a read address of said 2D field table;
• a texture data generation step of generating texture data for displaying a shape unique to every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• a placement processing step of placing said texture data corresponding to the pattern data of the game elements read from said 2D field table on the display regions of said 3D game field corresponding thereto for display,
• wherein said texture generation step comprises:
• a basic texture data generation step of generating basic texture data indicating a basic shape for every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• a texture deformation step of producing, when the pattern data of the game elements is each read from an entry of said 2D field table, texture data indicating the shape for the column where the display region of said 3D game field corresponding to the entry is located by subjecting the basic texture data corresponding to the pattern data to a deformation operation.

A three-dimensional (3D) display game recording medium on which a program to be run by image processing means is recorded for realizing an operational environment on a 3D display game device provided with a controller which is actuated by a player and the image processing means for effecting program processing for the 3D display game in response to actuation of the controller and then generating image data for the 3D display game for display on a display,

• when run by said image processing means, said program comprises:
• a 3D game field display control step of generating, for display on said display, a 3D game field which is laterally extended around a tubular subject and provided with a plurality of display regions arranged along a line direction of the subject which corresponds to a circumferential direction, and along a column direction thereof intersecting the line direction;
• a two-dimensional (2D) field table creation step of creating a 2D field table structured by spreading said 3D game field across a 2D plane, and which is provided with a plurality of entries each corresponding to one of the display regions of the 3D game field, wherein, to the entries, pattern data of the game elements to be displayed on the corresponding display regions is written;
• a step of reading the pattern data of said game elements after designating a read address of said 2D field table;
• a texture data generation step of generating texture data for displaying a shape unique to every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• a placement processing step of placing said texture data corresponding to the pattern data of the game elements read from said 2D field table on the display regions of said 3D game field corresponding thereto for display,
• wherein said texture data generation step comprises:
• a texture data storage means preparation step of preparing, to deal with the game elements being in visually different shapes depending on which column of said 3D game field the game elements are located, texture data storage means for recording a plurality of texture data, indicating the shapes of the game elements varied from column to column, for every pattern of the game elements;
• and
• a texture data selection step of selecting from said texture data storage means for output, when the pattern data of the game elements is each read from an entry of said 2D field table, texture data which corresponds to the pattern data and indicates the shape for the column where the display region of said 3D game field corresponding to the entry is located.

A three-dimensional (3D) display game recording medium on which a program to be run by image processing means is recorded for realizing an operational environment on a 3D display game device provided with a controller which is actuated by a player and the image processing means for effecting program processing for the 3D display game in response to actuation of the controller and then generating image data for the 3D display game for display on a display,

• when run by said image processing means, said program comprises:
• a 3D game field display control step of generating, for display on said display, a 3D game field which is laterally extended around a tubular subject and provided with a plurality of display regions arranged along a line direction of the subject which corresponds to a circumferential direction, and along a column direction thereof intersecting the line direction;
• a two-dimensional (2D) field table creation step of creating a 2D field table structured by spreading said 3D game field across a 2D plane, and which is provided with a plurality of entries each corresponding to one of the display regions of the 3D game field, wherein, to the entries, pattern data of the game elements to be displayed on the corresponding display regions is written;
• a step of reading the pattern data of said game elements after designating a read address of said 2D field table;
• a texture data generation step of generating texture data for displaying a shape unique to every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• a placement processing step of placing said texture data corresponding to the pattern data of the game elements read from said 2D field table on the display regions of said 3D game field corresponding thereto for display,
• wherein said texture data generation step comprises:
• a basic texture data generation step of generating basic texture data indicating a basic shape for every pattern of said game elements;
• and
• a texture deformation step of producing, when the pattern data of the game elements is each read from an entry of said 2D field table, texture data indicating the shape for the column where the display region of said 3D game field corresponding to the entry is located by subjecting the basic texture data corresponding to the pattern data to a deformation operation, and
• wherein the start read address of said read means is shifted to effect rotation of a game field.

A computer-readable medium for use with a video game system comprising player controls and an image processing system for generating image data for display on a display, said computer readable medium having instructions executable by said image processing system to play a video game of the type involving adding, manipulating and eliminating game elements on a tubular game field organized in rows and columns, the instructions performing steps comprising:

• developing a game element table comprising pattern data designating game element patterns for game elements to be displayed in corresponding ones of display regions of the tubular game field;
• developing a parts table that contains, for every game element pattern, pre-rendered data indicating the different visual shapes of the game elements for each column of the tubular game field;
• and
• using the game element table and the parts table to generate a display of the game elements in the display regions of the tubular game field.