JPH0533778U - Gaming adapter with a micro computer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] At least three or more people play games by using a microcomputer equipped with multiple controllers with multiple switches as an adapter for Famicom (registered trademark) or a personal computer. It was made possible. The present invention relates to an adapter centered on a microcomputer having a plurality of controllers on the input side and a connector for connecting to a NES computer or a personal computer on the output side.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an adapter capable of playing a game with a large number of at least three people in a game device using a NES or a personal computer. In particular, it relates to an adapter centering on a microcomputer having a plurality of controllers on the input side and a connector on the output side.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The conventional NES has, for example, two controllers, and each of these controllers has, for example, eight switches incorporated therein. Therefore, the maximum number of game participants per NES was two. In other words, the number of game participants was determined by the number of controllers that the NES had in advance.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 According to the above-mentioned conventional example, since the maximum number of participants in the game is two, there is a problem that the content and type of the game are naturally obstructions. Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional example, the present invention uses an adapter capable of connecting a microcomputer having a plurality of controllers to a Famicom or a personal computer, so that at least three or more persons can use it. It is to provide a game adapter equipped with a microcomputer capable of playing games with the same number of people.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention is an adapter centered on a microcomputer having a plurality of controllers on the input side and a connector for connecting to a NES or a personal computer on the output side. In this way, at least three or more players can play the game.

[0005]

[Action]

 The present invention is an adapter that can be implemented by connecting a microcomputer equipped with a plurality of controllers on the input side to a NES computer or a personal computer. The controller can be used to play the game, and thus at least three or more people can enjoy the game.

[0006]

【Example】

 The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings shown as an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a game adapter equipped with a microcomputer of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a known NES, and this NES 1 has, for example, 8 ONs. There are two publicly known controllers 2 incorporating the OFF and OFF switches. 3 is a well-known expansion port connector provided on the front side of the NES 1 and 4 is an insertion port of an external memory case such as a ROM cassette.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an adapter of the present invention, which is connected to a microcomputer 6, a plurality of controllers 7 connected to the input side of the microcomputer 6, and an output side of the microcomputer 6. It is composed of the connector 8 and the connector 8.

Each of the controllers 7 includes, for example, eight ON / OFF switches similar to the NES controller 2 described above. The microcomputer 6 has a function of outputting the signals of the eight switches of each controller 7 to the NES 1 independently for each controller 7. That is, the controllers can be operated in a non-interference state. The connector 8 on the output side of the microcomputer 6 is connected to the expansion port connector 3 of the NES 1.

The microcomputer 6 will be described. First, assuming that, for example, six controllers 7 incorporating eight ON / OFF switches are connected to the same microcomputer 6 as described above, the microcomputer 6 has two NES. A total of 64 types of ON / OFF signals will be output, including the number of controllers. Therefore, how to judge each of these signals is decided by the software program on the NES side. In other words, even if the same signal is output, if the programs are different, they are treated as completely different signals.

Further, the microcomputer 6 also determines whether to read a certain signal or not to read a certain signal from among the many signals described above by NES software. For example, if you read the signal of a certain controller but do not read the signal of a certain controller or respond to the signal of a certain switch of each controller, but not the signal of a certain switch, etc. by.

The adapter 5 of the present invention can be implemented by connecting its connector 8 to the connector 3 of the NES 1. In other words, the game can be used with a maximum of 2 controllers on the NES side and 6 controllers on the microcomputer side (this number can be increased or decreased) for a total of 8 games. That is, the game can be developed by up to eight people.

Although the description has been made above only of the case where the adapter of the present invention is applied to the NES, the present invention is not limited to the NES, and for example, the adapter is connected to a personal computer and each controller of the adapter is used. You can deploy the game. Further, according to the present invention, when the game is developed by using the controller of the adapter, the controller on the NES side can be prevented from operating. Reference numeral 9 in FIG. 1 indicates a television.

[0013]

As described above, the present invention is an adapter that can be implemented by connecting a microcomputer provided with a plurality of controllers to a NES computer or a personal computer. Therefore, a controller group of the same adapter or a controller of the same adapter. Also, the game can be developed by using the controller on the NES side, and therefore, the game can be enjoyed by at least three or more people, and the content and variety of the game can be enhanced. It has many advantages such as being able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an implementation state of a game adapter including a microcomputer of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Famicom 2 Controller 3 Expansion Port Connector 5 Adapter 6 Microcomputer 7 Controller 8 Connector

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An adapter connected to a Famicom or a personal computer so that at least three or more people can play the game, the adapter having a function of outputting an input signal to the Famicom or the personal computer, and the same micro computer. A game including a microcomputer characterized by comprising a plurality of controllers provided on the input side of the computer and a connector provided on the output side of the same computer for connecting to the NES or personal computer. Adapter.