JP3276903B2 - Video game machine and medium recording computer program - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video game machine for a pachinko game in which a game player performs a pachinko game by hitting a virtual pachinko ball into a game area of a virtual pachinko game machine, and a computer for playing a video game for a pachinko game. The present invention relates to a medium recording a computer program to be executed by a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a video game machine of a pachinko game that performs a pachinko game with respect to a pachinko game machine installed in a virtual game space displayed on a display device is known.

[0003]

However, in a conventional actual pachinko game video game machine, how many balls can be obtained by a game player simply performing a pachinko game with a pachinko game machine in a game space? Just to enjoy.

[0004] Therefore, the game player can subjectively feel how much the skill of the pachinko game is and how much it has improved, but cannot objectively know it. That is, the video game machine of the conventional pachinko game could not satisfy the objective desire of the game player to know the pachinko game ability as the skill of the game player improved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and enables a game player to know his or her objective ability for a pachinko game, and to provide a conventional video game machine of a pachinko game machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium in which a video game and a computer program of a pachinko gaming machine which can be more interesting are recorded.

[0006]

The present invention employs the following configuration to solve the above-mentioned problems.

That is, the invention of claim 1 is a video game machine of a pachinko game in which a game player performs a pachinko game by hitting a virtual pachinko ball into a game area of a virtual pachinko game machine, and relates to the pachinko game. A first test means for causing the game player to perform a knowledge degree test on a knowledge degree; and a second test means for causing the game player to perform a practical skill test on the skill of the pachinko game.
Test means; and total ability determination means for determining the overall ability of the game player relating to pachinko game based on the result of the knowledge degree test by the first test means and the result of the practical skill test by the second test means. Comprising the above
The practical test is that the game player is a virtual pachinko
Performed by playing pachinko games on gaming machines
The game player at the beginning of the
The number of pachinko balls held by the first test means
It is determined by the result of the knowledge level test . According to the video game machine of the present invention, the comprehensive ability determining means determines the overall ability of the game player relating to the pachinko game based on the result of the knowledge degree test by the first testing means and the result of the second testing means. Therefore, the game player can know his or her objective comprehensive ability related to the pachinko game which could not be known with the conventional video game machine.

[0008] Here, the comprehensive ability includes the knowledge of the game player regarding the pachinko game and the skill of the pachinko game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first test means according to the first aspect specifies a plurality of quizzes for the game player as the knowledge level test, and causes the game player to answer each quiz. It is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the result of the knowledge level test by the first test means according to the first aspect is specified as being the number of correct answers to the plurality of quizzes.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the second test means includes:
At the end of the pachinko game.
The number of pachinko balls held by the game player
The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein:

[0012] The invention of claim 5, the second tape of claim 1, wherein
The test result of the practical skill by the
The slap held by the game player at the start of the strike
The game at the end of the practical test for the number of kodama
The number of pachinko balls held by the game player is included and the number of pachinko balls included is specified.

Here, the test of the practical skill by the second test means
The results of the game include the digital round in the pachinko game.
Turns (claim 6), the jackpot in the pachinko game
Presence (claim 7), winning in the pachinko game
The number of pachinko balls recovered (claim 10),
Whether there is a puncture state in the dick game (Claim 11)
May be included.

[0014] The second test means may detect whether the nail is in a nail state.
Prepare a plurality of different virtual pachinko gaming machines and
Pachinko machines that play pachinko games on mu-players
And the actual test by the second test means.
The result of the game includes the pachinko game selected by the game player.
The state of the nail of the gaming machine may be included.
8 ).

[0015] Further, the second test means may include a different model.
Prepare a plurality of virtual pachinko gaming machines
Pachinko machines that play pachinko games by themselves
Test by the second test means.
The result of the pachinko game selected by the game player
The model of the technical machine may be included (claim 9 ).

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the video game system according to the first aspect.
A testing machine for a knowledge degree test by the first test means.
First comment means for displaying a comment according to the result
By further preparing, it is specified. In this case
The game player to comment on the knowledge test results.
Gaining an objective knowledge of pachinko game knowledge
This is preferable in that it is possible to obtain a good evaluation.

The invention of claim 13 is the first or twelfth aspect.
The video game machine described above,
Second comment to display the comment according to the result of the test
It is specified by further providing a client means.
In this case, the game player
By obtaining appropriate comments, the skills of pachinko games
Point to be able to know objective evaluation of
Is preferred.

[0018]

[0019]

[0020] The invention of claim 1 4, recorded a computer program for executing a video game pachinko performing pachinko game by game player to the gaming area of the pachinko gaming machine hypothetical drive the pachinko balls virtual to computer A step of causing the game player to perform a knowledge level test on a degree of knowledge relating to a pachinko game, a step of causing the game player to perform a practical test on a skill of a pachinko game, and the first test means. Determining the overall ability of the game player relating to the pachinko game based on a result of the knowledge degree test by the second test means and a result of the practical skill test by the second test means. Play pachinko games on virtual pachinko machines Made by a, a computer program, wherein the number of pachinko balls game player's at the start of the test of the practical is determined by the results of the knowledge of the test on the computer
This is a medium that has been recorded so as to be more readable . Here, the medium includes a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like. The invention according to claim 15 is the computer according to claim 14.
Computer program to be readable by computer
Of the knowledge level by the first test means,
Steps to display comments based on test results
It is further characterized by being provided. The invention of claim 16 is
A computer program according to claim 14 or 15,
On a medium that is readable by a computer
And responds to the result of the practical test by the second test means.
Further comprising the step of displaying the comment
It is characterized by.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the computer program according to the sixteenth aspect is further characterized in that the computer program further comprises a step of displaying a comment corresponding to a result of the knowledge degree test by the first test means. .

The invention of claim 18 is the invention of claim 16 or 17
The computer program described above is further characterized by further comprising a step of displaying a comment corresponding to a result of a practical test by the second test means.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The image processing system of this configuration example is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-212377.
By reading and executing game program data from an optical disc such as a CD-ROM,
A game or the like can be displayed in response to an instruction from the player), and has a specific configuration as shown in FIG.

Further, the image processing system of this configuration example has a C
A main memory 53 for storing three-dimensional image data read from the D-ROM 84; and a frame buffer 63 for storing a color information table, texture pattern information, translucency designation data, and the like as characteristic data designated for each polygon. And the disk drive 81 from the CD-ROM 84
A geometry engine (GTE) 61 as coordinate transformation means for performing perspective transformation processing on the three-dimensional image data read by the
CPU 51 as a drawing command generating means for generating a drawing command packetized for each polygon by synthesizing the two-dimensional image information and information specifying the characteristics of the polygon, and the characteristic data specified by the generated drawing command. A graphics processing unit (GPU 62) that renders two-dimensional image information in a frame buffer 63 based on the two-dimensional image data, reads out the two-dimensional image data from the frame buffer 63 in synchronization with a television synchronization signal, and supplies it to display means such as a display device. And a video output unit 65.

That is, the image processing system comprises a control system 50 comprising a central processing unit (CPU 51) and its peripheral devices (peripheral device controller 52), and a graphics processing unit (GPU 62) for drawing on a frame buffer 63. , A sound system 70 including a sound processing unit (SPU 71) for generating musical sounds, sound effects, and the like, and an optical disk (C) as an auxiliary storage device.
An optical disk control unit 80 for controlling a disk drive 81 of the D-ROM 84 and instructing a code of reproduction information,
A communication control unit 90 for controlling input / output from an auxiliary memory (memory card 93) for storing an instruction input from a controller 92 for inputting an instruction from a user, game settings, and the like; A main bus B to which the control unit 90 is connected is provided.

The control system 50 includes a CPU 51, a peripheral device controller 52 for performing interrupt control, time control, memory control, direct memory access (DMA) transfer control, and the like, and a main storage device (main memory) comprising, for example, 2 megabytes of RAM. Memory) 53, the main memory 53 and the graphic system 60,
For example, 5 stores a program such as a so-called operating system for managing the sound system 70 and the like.
It has a ROM of 12 kilobytes.

The CPU 51 has a 32-bit RIS, for example.
C (Reduced Instruction Set)
(Computer) CPU, which controls the entire apparatus by executing an operating system stored in the ROM 54. The CPU 51 has an instruction cache and a scratch pad memory, and also manages a real memory.

The graphic system 60 uses a CD-
A geometry transfer engine (GTE) 61 including a main memory 53 for temporarily storing data read from the ROM 84 and a coprocessor for performing coordinate conversion and the like on the data stored in the main memory 53. A graphics processing unit (GPU) 62 for performing drawing based on a drawing instruction (drawing command) from the CPU 51; a frame buffer 63 of, for example, 1 megabyte for storing an image drawn by the GPU 62; And the like, and an image decoder (hereinafter, referred to as MDEC) 64 for decoding image data which has been subjected to orthogonal transformation such as compression and encoded.

The GTE 61 is provided with, for example, a parallel operation mechanism for executing a plurality of operations in parallel. As a coprocessor of the CPU 51, coordinate conversion such as perspective conversion and the like between a normal vector and a light source vector are performed in response to an operation request from the CPU 51. Light source calculation by inner product calculation, for example, calculation of fixed-point format matrix or vector, can be performed at high speed.

More specifically, the GTE 61 can perform a coordinate calculation of a maximum of about 1.5 million polygons per second in the case of performing flat shading in which one triangular polygon is drawn in the same color. As a result, in this image processing system, the CP
The load of U51 can be reduced, and high-speed coordinate calculation can be performed. The polygon is a minimum unit of a figure for forming a three-dimensional object displayed on the display, and is a polygon such as a triangle or a quadrangle.

The GPU 62 operates according to a polygon drawing command from the CPU 51, and draws polygons and the like on the frame buffer 63. The GPU 62 is capable of rendering a maximum of about 360,000 polygons per second. Also, the GPU 62 has a CPU 5
1 and has a two-dimensional address space, in which the frame buffer 63 is mapped.

The frame buffer 63 is formed of a so-called dual port RAM, and can simultaneously perform drawing from the GPU 62 or transfer from the main memory 53 and reading for display. The frame buffer 63 has a capacity of, for example, 1 megabyte and is treated as a matrix of 1024 horizontal pixels and 512 vertical pixels of 16 bits each. An arbitrary display area of the frame buffer 63 can be output to display means such as a display device via the video output means 65. Also, this frame buffer 6
3, in addition to the display area output as a video output,
A second color lookup table (CLUT) that is referred to when the GPU 62 draws a polygon or the like is stored.
And a texture area, which is a first storage area for storing a material (texture) to be inserted (mapped) into a polygon or the like which is subjected to coordinate conversion at the time of drawing and drawn by the GPU 62, is provided. ing. The CLUT area and the texture area are dynamically changed according to a change in the display area.
That is, the frame buffer 63 can execute drawing access to the area being displayed, and can also perform high-speed DMA transfer with the main memory 53.

In addition to the above-described flat shading, the GPU 62 stores Gouraud shading based on the colors of the vertices of the polygon to determine the color in the polygon, and pastes the texture stored in the texture area onto the polygon. Texture mapping can be performed.

When performing Gouraud shading or texture mapping, the GTE 61
It is possible to calculate the coordinates of up to about 500,000 polygons per second.

Under control of the CPU 51, the MDEC 64 decodes still image or moving image data read from the CD-ROM 84 and stored in the main memory 53, and stores the same in the main memory 53 again. Specifically, the MDEC 64 performs an inverse discrete cosine transform (IDC).
T) The operation can be executed at a high speed, and the compression of the color still image compression standard (so-called JPEG) read from the CD-ROM 84 and the storage media system moving image coding standard (so-called MPEG, but only intra-frame compression in this example) are performed. The data can be expanded.

[0037] The reproduced image data is GP data.
By storing the image in the frame buffer 63 via the U62, the image can be used as the background of the image drawn by the GPU 62 described above.

The sound system 70 includes a CPU 51
A sound reproduction processor (SPU) 71 for generating musical tones, sound effects, and the like based on instructions from CD-RO.
A sound buffer 72 of, for example, 512 kilobytes, in which data such as voice and musical sound read out from the M84 and sound source data are stored, a musical sound generated by the SPU 71,
A speaker 73 is provided as sound output means for outputting a sound effect or the like.

The SPU 71 converts the 16-bit audio data into a 4-bit differential signal using adaptive differential encoding (ADP).
CM), an ADPCM decoding function for reproducing the reproduced audio data, a reproduction function for generating sound effects and the like by reproducing the sound source data stored in the sound buffer 72, and an audio data stored in the sound buffer 72. And the like. That is, the SPU 71 has functions such as looping and automatic conversion of operation parameters using time as a coefficient, incorporates an ADPCE sound source having a capability of 24 voices, and operates by operation from the CPU 51. Further, the SPU 71 manages a unique address space to which the sound buffer 72 is mapped, and
PCM data is transferred, and data is reproduced by directly passing key-on / key-off and modulation information.

By providing such a function, the sound system 70 is used as a so-called sampling sound source that generates musical tones and sound effects based on audio data and the like recorded in the sound buffer 72 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 51. You can do it.

The optical disk controller 80 has a CD-R
A disk drive 81 for reproducing programs, data, and the like recorded on the OM 84; for example, error correction (ECC)
A decoder 82 for decoding programs, data, and the like recorded with codes, and a buffer 83 of, for example, 32 kilobytes, for temporarily storing reproduction data from the disk drive 81 are provided. That is, the optical disk control unit 80 includes components necessary for reading a disk, such as the disk drive 81 and the decoder 82. Here, data such as CD-DA, CD-ROM, and XA can be supported as a disk format. Note that the decoder 82 also constitutes a part of the sound system 70.

The audio data recorded on the disk reproduced by the disk drive 81 includes, in addition to the above-described ADPCM data (eg, ADPCM data of a CD-ROM XA), a so-called PCM obtained by converting an audio signal from analog to digital. There is data. As the ADPCM data, for example, audio data in which a difference between 16-bit digital data is represented by 4 bits and recorded is a decoder 82.
Is supplied to the above-mentioned SPU 71 after being subjected to error correction and decoding, and is subjected to processing such as digital / analog conversion by the SPU 71, and then used to drive the speaker 73. Also, audio data recorded as PCM data, for example, as 16-bit digital data, is decoded by the decoder 82 and then used to drive the speaker 73. The audio output of the decoder 82 enters the SPU 71 once, is mixed with this SPU output, and becomes the final audio output via the reverb unit.

The communication control unit 90 includes a communication control device 91 for controlling communication with the CPU 51 via the main bus B, a controller 92 for inputting instructions from a player, and a memory for storing game settings and the like. Card 93
And

The controller 92 is an interface for transmitting the player's intention to the application. The controller 92 has various keys as described below for inputting instructions from the player. The state of this instruction key is determined by synchronous communication.
It is transmitted to the communication control device 91 about 60 times per second. Then, the communication control device 91 transmits the state of the instruction key of the controller 92 to the CPU 51. The controller 92 has two connectors in the main body, and it is also possible to connect a large number of controllers using a multi-tap. Thereby, an instruction from the player is input to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51 performs a process according to the instruction from the player based on the game program or the like being executed.

Here, the instruction key of the controller 92 will be described. The controller 92 includes a cross key including a left key L, a right key R, an up key U, and a down key D, a first left button 92L1, a second left button 92L2, a first right button 92R1, a second right button 92R2, and a start button. Button 92
b, a select button 92a, a first button 92c, a second button 92d, a third button 92e, and a fourth button 92f. The cross key is used by the player to
It is for giving up, down, left and right commands. The start button 92b is used by the player to instruct the CPU 51 to start an operation based on game program data or the like read from the CD-ROM 84 and loaded. When the player presses the CD-RO
This is for instructing the CPU 51 on various selections regarding game program data and the like loaded from the M84 into the main memory 53.

The CPU 51 transmits the stored data to the communication control device 91 when it is necessary to store the settings of the game being executed, the end of the game, or the results during the game, and the like. 91 is the CPU 5
1 is stored in the memory card 93. Since the memory card 93 is separated from the main bus B, it can be inserted and removed with the power on. Thus, game settings and the like can be stored in the plurality of memory cards 93.

The present system also includes a 16-bit parallel input / output (I / O) port 10 connected to the main bus B.
1 and asynchronous serial input / output (I / O) port 10
2 is provided. And the parallel I / O port 10
1, and can communicate with other video game devices and the like through the serial I / O port 102. .

Incidentally, the main memory 53 stores the GP
It is necessary to transfer a large amount of image data at a high speed between the U62, the MDEC 64, the decoder 82 and the like when reading a program, displaying an image, or drawing. For this reason, in this image processing system, as described above, the CP
The main memory 53, the GPU 62, and the MDE are controlled by the peripheral device controller 52 without using the U51.
So-called DMA transfer for directly transferring data between the C64 and the decoder 82 and the like can be performed. As a result, the load on the CPU 51 due to data transfer can be reduced, and high-speed data transfer can be performed.

In this video game apparatus, when the power is turned on, the CPU 51 executes the operating system stored in the ROM 54. By executing the operating system, the CPU 51 initializes the entire apparatus such as operation check and the like, and then controls the optical disk controller 8.
0 is executed to execute a program such as a game recorded on the optical disk. By executing a program such as a game, the CPU 51 causes the graphic system 60 and the sound system 7 to respond to an input from a player.
By controlling 0 and the like, the display of an image, the generation of sound effects, and the generation of musical sounds are controlled.

Next, display on the display in the image processing system of this embodiment will be described.

The GPU 62 includes a frame buffer 63
The contents of an arbitrary rectangular area are displayed on a display device such as a CRT via the video output means 65 as it is. This area is hereinafter referred to as a display area. The size of the rectangular area can be selected according to the setting mode. For example, in mode 0, 256 (H) × 2
40 (V) (non-interlace), 38 in mode 9
4 (H) × 480 (V) (interlace). That is, the display start position and the display end position can be specified independently in the horizontal and vertical directions. The relationship between the values that can be specified for each coordinate and the screen mode is as follows. For example, the specification range of the horizontal coordinate is 0 to 276 (horizontal display start position coordinate) and 4 to 280 (horizontal display) in modes 0 and 4. In the modes 8 and 9, 0 to 396 (horizontal display start position coordinates) and 4 to 400 (vertical display end position coordinates). The designated range of vertical coordinates is 0 to 240 (vertical display start position coordinates) in modes 0 to 3 and 8, and 4 to 484 (vertical display end position coordinates) in modes 4 to 7 and 9. . here,
The horizontal start and end position coordinates need to be set to be a multiple of four. Therefore, the minimum screen size is
Pixels, 2 pixels vertically (at non-interlace) or 4 pixels (at interlace).

The GPU 62 has a 16-bit direct mode (32768) as a mode relating to the number of display colors.
Color) and 24-bit direct mode (full color). The 16-bit direct mode (hereinafter referred to as 16-bit mode) is a 32768-color display mode. In the 16-bit mode, a 24-bit direct mode (hereinafter referred to as a 24-bit mode)
Although the number of display colors is limited as compared with, the color calculation inside the GPU 62 at the time of drawing is performed in 24 bits, and a so-called dither function capable of increasing the gradation in a pseudo manner is provided. (24-bit color) display is possible. The 24-bit mode is 2677
This is a mode for displaying 7216 colors (full color). However,
Only the display of the image data transferred in the frame buffer 63 (display of the bitmap) is possible, and the GPU 62
Cannot execute the drawing function. Here, the bit length of one pixel is 24 bits, but the values of the coordinates and display position on the frame buffer 63 need to be specified on the basis of 16 bits. That is, 24 of 640 × 480
The bit image data is 96 bits in the frame buffer 63.
It is treated as 0x480. Also, the horizontal display end position coordinates need to be set to be a multiple of 8, so that the minimum screen size in this 24-bit mode is 8 × 2 pixels.

The GPU 62 has the following drawing function. First, 1 × 1 dot to 256 × 25
For a 6-dot polygon or sprite, a 4-bit CLUT (4-bit mode, 16 colors / polygon, sprite), an 8-bit CLUT (8-bit mode, 256 colors / polygon, sprite), or a 16-bit CLUT (16
Bit mode, 32768 colors / polygon, sprite)
Polygon or sprite drawing function that can draw etc.,
Draw by specifying the coordinates on the screen of each vertex of polygons and sprites, flat shading to fill the inside of polygons and sprites with the same color, Gouraud shading to specify different colors for each vertex and gradation inside, polygon A polygon drawing function for preparing a texture pattern that is two-dimensional image data (particularly, a sprite pattern is called a sprite pattern) on the surface of a sprite, and performing a texture mapping and the like, a straight line drawing function capable of gradation, and a CP.
The image transfer function such as transfer from the U51 to the frame buffer 63 and the other function of translucent by taking the average of each pixel, that is, by mixing the pixel data of each pixel at a predetermined ratio α There is a function called a blending function, a dither function that blurs by putting noise on a color boundary, a drawing clipping function that does not display a portion beyond the drawing area, an offset designation function that moves the drawing origin according to the drawing area, and the like.

The coordinate system for drawing is 11 with a sign.
The unit of bit is -1024 to ++ for each of X and Y.
Take the value of 1023. In addition, since the size of the frame buffer 63 in this example is 1024 × 512, the protruding portion is folded back. The origin of the drawing coordinates can be freely changed in the frame buffer 63 by the function of arbitrarily setting the offset value of the coordinate values. In addition, drawing is performed by the drawing clipping function.
This is performed only for an arbitrary rectangular area in the frame buffer 63. Further, the CPU 62 supports a texture of a maximum of 256 × 256 dots, and can freely set vertical and horizontal values.

The image data (texture pattern or sprite pattern) to be attached to the polygon or sprite is arranged in a non-display area of the frame buffer 63. The texture pattern or sprite pattern can be placed on the frame buffer 63 as many as the memory permits, and 256 × 256 pixels are defined as one page, and this 256 × 256 area is called a texture page. The location of one texture page is determined by specifying a page number as a parameter for specifying the position (address) of the texture page in the drawing command.

The texture pattern or the sprite pattern includes a 4-bit CLUT (4-bit mode), an 8-bit CLUT (8-bit mode), and a 16-bit CLUT.
(16-bit mode). In the 4-bit and 8-bit CLUT color modes, C
Use LUT. The CLUT has 16 to 256 R, G, and B values of three primary colors representing colors to be finally displayed, arranged in the frame buffer 63. Each R, G, B
The values are numbered sequentially from the left on the frame buffer 63, and the texture pattern or sprite pattern represents the color of each pixel by this number. Also,
CLUT can be selected in units of polygons or sprites, independent CLUTs for all polygons or sprites
It is also possible to have The storage position of the CLUT in the frame buffer 63 is determined by the parameter used to specify the position (address) of the CLUT in the drawing command.
It is determined by specifying the coordinates of the left end of the LUT.

The GPU 62 uses a method called frame double buffering as a moving image display method. This frame double buffering is to prepare two rectangular areas on the frame buffer 63, display the other side while drawing in one area, and exchange the two areas with each other when drawing is completed. It is. Thus, it is possible to avoid displaying the state of rewriting. Note that the buffer switching operation is performed during the vertical blanking period. In the GPU 62, since the rectangular area to be drawn and the origin of the coordinate system can be freely set, a plurality of buffers can be realized by moving the two.

The drawing command is in a packet format. In this example, the drawing command has a format directly specified by the CPU 51,
There is a format specified directly by dedicated hardware. In particular,
In the format that the dedicated hardware directly specifies, the CPU 5
A packet configuration is used in which a tag is added to the instruction format used by 1 in which the number of words of the instruction and a pointer to the next instruction are added. As a result, a plurality of instruction sequences that are not placed in a continuous area on the frame buffer 63 can be connected and executed at once. In this case, the transfer of the drawing command is performed by dedicated hardware, and the CPU 51 is not involved at all.

The parameters that can be included in the drawing command are as follows.

CDDE: command code call option R, G, B: luminance value shared by all vertices Rn, Bn, Gn: luminance value of vertex n Xn, Yn: two-dimensional coordinate Un of vertex n in the drawing space Un, Vn: two-dimensional coordinates of a point on the texture source space corresponding to vertex n CBA (CULT BASE ADDRESS): CL
UT start address TSB (TEXTURE SOURCE BASE):
Additional information such as texture page top address and texture type For example, triangle drawing command (command code 1h)
Gives vertex information as a command argument after a command code containing options. Arguments and formats differ depending on the option.

As parameters, IIP: type of luminance value SIZ: size of rectangular area CNT: vertex to be used TME: presence or absence of texture mapping ABE: presence or absence of translucency processing TGE: presence or absence of multiplication of a texture pattern and a luminance value For example When IIP is 0, one type of luminance value (R, G,
In B), a triangle is drawn (flat shading).
For example, when CNT is 0, one triangle is drawn at three vertices following the command, and when CNT is 1, a connected triangle is drawn at four vertices following the command, that is, a quadrangle is drawn.
When TME is 0, texture mapping is turned off and 1
When, texture mapping is turned on. ABE is 0
When the value is 1, the translucent process is off, and when the value is 1, the translucent process is on. TGE is effective only in the case of TME. When TGE is 0, the texture pattern is multiplied by the luminance value for display. When TGE is 1, only the texture pattern is drawn.

Line drawing command (command code = 2)
h) gives single point information as a command argument after a command code including an option. The number and format of arguments differ depending on the option. For example, when the IIP is 0, the pixel is drawn with the designated brightness value, and when the IIP is 1, the brightness values of the two vertices are linearly interpolated with the displacement in the long axis direction of the line segment. When CNT is 0, one straight line is drawn at the two end points following the command, and when CNT is 1, a connected straight line is drawn. When ABE is 0, the translucent processing is off, and when ABE is 1, the translucent processing is on. When drawing a connected straight line, an end code indicating the end of the command is required at the end.

In the sprite drawing command (command code = 3h), after the command code (including the option), luminance information, the lower left point of the rectangular area, the upper left point of the texture source space, and the width and height of the rectangular area are command arguments. Give as. The number and format of arguments differ depending on the option. Since the sprite drawing command processes two pixels at the same time, the two-dimensional coordinates Un of the point on the texture source space corresponding to the vertex n must be specified as an even number.

That is, the lower one bit has no meaning.
When TME is 0, texture mapping is turned off, and when TME is 1, texture mapping is turned on. AB
When E is 0, the translucent process is turned off, and when E is 1, the translucent process is turned on. TGE (valid only for TME) is 0
In the case of, drawing is performed by multiplying a texture pattern (in this case, a sprite pattern) by a constant luminance value, and in the case of 1, only the texture pattern is drawn. SIZ is 00
Is specified by H and 2 fields, and 01 is specified by 1
In the case of × 1, 10, the size is specified as 8 × 8, and in the case of 11, the size is specified as 16 × 16.

The game program recorded on the CD-ROM 84 in the present embodiment is
3 displayed on a display device (not shown) connected to
This is a pachinko simulation game for performing a pachinko game for a pachinko gaming machine A (see FIG. 19) installed in a three-dimensional game space. In this pachinko simulation game, there is a mode of collecting and analyzing pachinko data, "Katsutsutsu Kenkyu", a mode of recording or reading out a game performed by a game player, a "winning and losing record notebook", and terms relating to pachinko games. "Pachinko Glossary '96", a database mode
And a "throbbing test", which is a mode for judging the overall ability of the game player regarding pachinko.

Of these, the "pounding test" is comprised of a pachinko game knowledge degree test and a practical skill test.
The overall ability of the game player is determined based on the test results. Specifically, the game player is 2000
The game starts with a pachinko ball from the player holding the ball, and a knowledge level test is performed first. The knowledge level test is conducted in a quiz format, and 20 quizzes are given one after another. When the game player answers the quiz correctly, the ball is added each time. The ball at the end of the knowledge level test is the ball at the start of the test in the practical skill test. The practical skill test is performed by selecting one pachinko gaming machine A from a plurality of pachinko gaming machines A prepared by a game player, and playing the pachinko gaming machine A for 30 minutes in principle. In this practical test, the number of wasted balls (balls collected without winning), the digital D (three virtual reels installed substantially at the center of the gaming area of the pachinko gaming machine A:
The number of rotations (see FIG. 19), the presence or absence of a big hit (when the digital D indicates a specific symbol combination), the number of balls at the end, and the like are considered. When the practical skill test is completed, a comment is displayed in consideration of the result of the knowledge degree test and the result of the practical skill test, and the overall ability of the game player related to the pachinko game is indicated by displaying the number of stars. It is.

The functions developed in the CPU 51 when the game program for performing the above-described pachinko simulation game is loaded from the CD-ROM 84 into the main memory 53 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing functions developed in the CPU 51. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the first comment table shown in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are second comment tables shown in FIG. FIG. In FIG. 2, among the components of the video game machine shown in FIG.
Only the GPU 62, the controller 92 and the CD-ROM 84 are shown, and other components are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the functions developed in the CPU 51 are: a program reading section 30 for sequentially reading game programs from the CD-ROM 84 (via the main memory 53); 30
A game execution unit 31 that receives the game program read by the controller and receives input information from the controller 92, and a knowledge test processing unit 41 (corresponding to a first test unit) to which data from the game execution unit 31 is respectively input. , A practical skill test processing unit 42 (corresponding to a second test means), a knowledge test processing unit 41 and a practical skill test processing unit 4
A total determination unit 43 (corresponding to a total ability determination unit, a first comment unit, and a second comment unit) to which data from the second unit 2 is input. Further, a first comment table 44 and a second comment table 45 that hold data read by the comprehensive determination unit 43 are created.

The game execution unit 31 includes the program reading unit 3
Game program received from the controller 9
2 is executed using the input data from 2 as a parameter. When the game execution unit 31 executes the game program, the game player operates the controller 92 to perform a normal process of the pachinko simulation game in which the ball B is driven into the game area of the pachinko game machine A installed in the game space. Will be

When the game player selects the above-mentioned "throbbing test", the knowledge test processing section 41 starts up by receiving a start-up command from the game execution section 31, and performs processing related to the knowledge degree test. That is, the knowledge test processing unit 41 sequentially displays the quiz on the display device, receives the quiz answer of the game player input from the controller 92, and determines the authenticity. Then, when the knowledge degree test is completed, the evaluation value P1 corresponding to the result is notified to the comprehensive determination unit 43.

After the processing by the knowledge test processing section 41 is completed, the practical skill test processing section 42 receives an activation command from the game execution section 31 and starts up, and performs processing relating to the practical skill test. That is, in the pachinko game played by the game player, the practical skill test processing unit 42 measures the number of waste balls, the number of rotations of the digital D, and the like, and determines whether there is a big hit or a puncture (even though the big hit state is reached). Is not determined)
As a result of the test of the actual skill, each count value and the evaluation values P2 to P8 corresponding to each count value are notified to the comprehensive determination unit 43.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first comment table 44 stores six types of comments (comments (I) to (VI)) according to the result (value of P1) of the knowledge level test. ing. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second comment table 45 has 26 types of comments (comment (1) to comment (2) according to the result of the practical skill test.
6)) is stored.

The comprehensive judgment section 43 displays comments on the knowledge test and the practical skill test on the display device. That is, the comprehensive determination unit 43 reads out the comment corresponding to the result of the knowledge degree test received from the knowledge test processing unit 41 from the first comment table 44, and causes the display device to display the comment via the GPU 62. In addition, the comprehensive determination unit 43 reads out a comment corresponding to the result of the practical skill test received from the practical skill test processing unit 42 from the second comment table 45, and causes the display device to display the comment via the GPU 62.

The comprehensive judgment unit 43 calculates the sum of the values of P1 to P8 received from the knowledge test processing unit 41 and the practical skill test 42 to obtain a total ability value (P). By giving a star (up to five) display command to the GPU 62, the display device displays the overall performance of the game player indicated by the number of stars. In calculating the overall performance value P, the above-described evaluation values P1 to P8 are set as follows.

P1: score in knowledge test (maximum 20 points) 1 point per correct answer for quiz P2: increase / decrease in the number of balls in actual skill test (maximum 20 points) 20 points 15 points if the number of balls hit is 1000 or more and the number of balls at the end of the test is greater than the number of balls at the start of the test P3 ... ability to see nails (up to 10 points) Game player selects 5 points of 10 points, 7 points, 4 points, 2 points, and 0 points are assigned in ascending order according to the state of the nails in the pachinko game machine.
Number of rotations (20 points) Applied when the number of rotations of digital D is more than 30 times the number of pachinko balls launched per 1,000 yen P5: Number of wasted balls launched (10 points) 80 wasted balls Granted if less than P6 ... Big hits (15 points) Big hits P7 ... Selection of model (5 points) Big hit probability, number of balls hit at big hit and start of practical skill test P8. Granted when an appropriate model is selected in consideration of the relationship with the number of balls (whether the jackpot occurrence probability or the number of balls should be emphasized in order to achieve 10,000 balls) ..Presence / absence of puncture (−30 points) Provided when a puncture is generated. Then, if the value of P is 0 to 19 points, the general determination unit 43 assigns one star and the value of P is 20. If the score is ~ 39 points, two stars are given. If the value of P is 40-59 points, 3 stars, 4 stars if the value of P is 60 to 79 points, 5 stars if the value of P is 80 to 100 points
Are displayed on a display device.

Next, the CPU of the video game machine in the case where the game player performs the above-mentioned "throbbing test"
The processing by 51 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
13 to 13 are flowcharts showing processing by the CPU 51 of the video game machine, and FIGS. 14 to 20 are diagrams showing screens of the display device displayed by the processing by the video game machine.

As shown in FIG. 6, in S01, when the power of the video game machine is turned on by the game player, the game program and data recorded on the CD-ROM 32 are read out by the program reading section 30. And executed by the game execution unit 31.
As a result, an opening screen (not shown) of the pachinko simulation game is displayed on the display device via the video output unit 65.

In S02, the controller waits for an input from the start button 92b (see FIG. 1) of the controller 92.

In S03, the start button 9 is pressed in S02.
When 2b is pressed, the game execution unit 31 receives an execution command from the controller 92 and causes the display device to output the mode selection screen 105 shown in FIG. This allows the game player to set the 4
It is possible to select the mode that the user prefers from the types of modes.

In step S04, the operation waits for input of the start button 92b again. That is, the game player waits for the user to select an appropriate mode and press the start button 92b for starting the mode.

In S05, the start button 9 is pressed in S04.
2b is pressed, and the game execution unit 31 is
Receives the execution instruction, the game execution unit 31
Sets the mode selected by the game player.

At S06, the game executing section 31 initializes flags and variables related to the processing of the selected mode.

In S07, the game executing section 31 determines whether or not the mode selected by the game player is a "pounding test" (skill determination mode). If the selected mode is “pounding test”, the game execution unit 31 notifies the knowledge test processing unit 41 of a start command, and the process proceeds to S08. On the other hand, when the selected mode is not the “throbbing test”, the process proceeds to S12, and another mode is played. Then, in S13, when it is determined that the mode in the process of S12 has been completed, the process returns to S03.

When the process shifts to S08, as shown in FIG. 15, the display device displays the difficulty selection screen 10 of the "pounding test" consisting of elementary, intermediate and advanced.
8 is displayed. When the game player inputs a difficulty determination instruction from the controller 92, the knowledge test processing unit 41 and the practical skill test processing unit 42 change the setting to the specified difficulty. However, here, the following description will be made assuming that the intermediate level is selected as an example.

At S08, the knowledge test processing section 41 executes the knowledge test processing subroutine shown in FIG. In S101 in this subroutine, the knowledge test processing unit 41 causes the display device to display a knowledge degree test screen. As shown in FIG. 16, the knowledge degree test screen is a 5 × 6
Panel display area 1 for displaying panel group consisting of = 30
11, a number-of-balls display area 112 arranged at the top of the left screen to display the current number of balls, a number-of-questions display area 113 arranged at the top of the right screen to display the remaining number of questions, and It is composed of Then, when the game player selects any of the panels displayed in the panel display area 111, the screen switches to a quiz screen 120 shown in FIG. 17 and a quiz is given. However,
When a predetermined panel is selected, a mini game screen 1 is displayed instead of a quiz as shown in FIG.
When 30 is displayed and the mini-game is started, and the game player has obtained a predetermined score in the mini-game, the possessed balls are added.

In S102, the knowledge test processing unit 41
A panel selection signal input from the controller 92 by the game player is received.

In S103, the knowledge test processing unit 41
The quiz screen 120 is displayed. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the panel display area 111 in FIG.
Is switched to the quiz display area 121. The quiz is given in the form of a three-choice question in principle.

In S104, the knowledge test processing section 41
The game player waits for a quiz answer signal input from the controller 92. Then, when the knowledge test processing unit 41 receives the answer signal, the process proceeds to S105.

In S105, the knowledge test processing unit 41
It is determined whether the answer to the quiz is correct. And
If the answer to the quiz is correct, the process proceeds to S106.

When the processing has proceeded to S106, the knowledge test processing section 41 adds the score 1 to the above-mentioned evaluation value P1. However, the value of P1 at the start of the knowledge level test is 0
Here, 1 is added to 0 here.

In S107, the knowledge test processing section 41
The number of balls possessed by the game player is increased by a predetermined number. Then, the process proceeds to S110.

If the processing has proceeded to S108, the knowledge test processing section 41 determines whether or not an incorrect answer to the quiz corresponds to a point to be deducted.
Reduces the number of balls possessed by the game player by a predetermined number. Then, the process proceeds to S110.

In S110, the knowledge test processing section 41
The number of possessed balls increased or decreased in S107 or S109 is displayed in the possessed ball number display area 112 (see FIG. 16) on the knowledge level test screen 110 of the display device.

In S111, the knowledge test processing unit 41
The number of remaining questions displayed in the remaining question number display area 113 on the knowledge level test screen of the display device is changed to a value obtained by subtracting one.

In S112, the knowledge test processing section 41
It is determined whether or not the number of quiz questions is equal to or less than 20, that is, whether or not the knowledge level test has been completed. When it is determined that the number of questions is less than 20 (knowledge level test is not completed), the process returns to S101, and the processes of S101 to S111 are repeatedly performed until the number of questions becomes 20 or more. . On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of questions is equal to or greater than 20 (the knowledge level test has been completed), the process proceeds to S113.

In S113, it is determined whether or not the number of balls possessed by the game player is 0 or less. This is because the actual skill test performed after the knowledge level test is performed using the ball at the end of the knowledge level test.
This is because a practical test cannot be performed in the following cases. At this time, if the number of possessed balls is 0 or less, the process proceeds to S114. On the other hand, the number of balls is 0
If not, the process proceeds to S115.

If the processing has proceeded to S114, the knowledge test processing section 41 determines that it is not possible to shift to the practical skill test,
The character of game over is displayed on the display device. Then, the knowledge test processing unit 41 terminates the “throbbing test” and returns to S0 of the main routine shown in FIG.
Return to step 3.

When the processing has proceeded to S115, the knowledge test processing section 41 determines whether or not the number of possessed balls is less than 1,000. This is because when the number of balls possessed is less than 1000, the test of the practical skill cannot be performed properly. At this time, if the number of possessed balls is less than 1000, the process proceeds to S116. On the other hand, if the number of possessed balls is 1000 or more, the subroutine of the knowledge degree test processing is terminated, and the processing shifts to S09 (see FIG. 6) of the main routine.

In S116, the number of balls possessed by the game player is set to 1,000. This is for properly performing the practical test as described above. When the process of S116 ends, the subroutine of the knowledge level test process ends, and the process proceeds to S09 of the main routine shown in FIG.

When the process proceeds to S09, the knowledge test processing unit 41 notifies the general judgment unit 43 of the value of P1. Further, the number of balls possessed by the game player at the end of the knowledge level test is displayed on the display device.

In S09 of the main routine, the practical skill test processing subroutine shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, in S201 of the subroutine, the actual skill test processing unit 42 displays a pachinko gaming machine A (pachinko machine) selection screen (not shown) on the display device, and a pachinko gaming machine A selection determination signal from the game player. Accept. On the selection screen of the pachinko gaming machine A (not shown), a plurality of pachinko gaming machines A of different models prepared in advance are displayed in a state where the nail state can be observed, and the game player considers the nail state. At the same time, the pachinko gaming machine A can be selected in consideration of the unique jackpot occurrence probability set for each pachinko gaming machine A and the number of payouts due to the jackpot. Then, the selection test signal of the pachinko gaming machine A input from the controller 92 by the game player is transmitted to the practical skill test processing unit 42.
Is received, the process proceeds to S202.

In S202, the score of the nail state preset for the pachinko gaming machine A selected in S201 is substituted for the above-mentioned evaluation value P3. At the same time, the score for the model selection is substituted for the above-described evaluation value P7.

In S203, the evaluation values P2, P4
To P6 and P8 are initialized, and the process proceeds to S204.

When the processing shifts to S204, the processing in FIG.
Is displayed on the display device. In FIG. 19, a practical skill test screen 140
The pachinko gaming machine A selected by the game player is displayed, and a ball number display area 141 for displaying the current ball number and a rotation number display for displaying the number of rotations of the digital D are displayed on the right side. Area 142 and jackpot count display area 143 for displaying the number of jackpots
And a time display area 144 for displaying the remaining time of the actual skill test, and a gauge 145 for indicating the strength of hitting a ball are displayed on the pachinko gaming machine A in a superimposed manner. Then, the game player presses the left and right (L, R) of the cross key of the controller 92 to adjust the strength of hitting the ball B, and presses the third button 92e, which is a ball firing button, to play the game of the pachinko game machine A The ball B that is driven into the area and moves in the direction of gravity while being entangled with the nail is displayed. At this time, when an image in which the ball B enters the winning opening is displayed, a predetermined number of the balls B are refunded and added to the number of possessed balls in the possessed ball number display area 141. Further, when an image in which the ball B enters the predetermined winning opening is displayed, the digital D rotates, and the combination of the symbols of the digital D becomes a predetermined combination (for example, as shown in FIG. 19, “ If three 7 "are aligned), the result is a jackpot. When the game player plays such a pachinko simulation game for 30 minutes, an actual skill test is performed. However, when the number of possessed balls becomes 0 and when the possessed ball number becomes 1
If the number of shots exceeds 10,000, the practical test ends. Note that if the strength of launching the ball B is too weak or too strong, a voice (for example, “the ball is too weak” or “the ball is too strong”) is in the reach state (one more time). (A state where the combination of symbols becomes a predetermined combination)
The speaker 73 makes a “reach” shout if it becomes a “big hit”.
(See FIG. 1).

In S204, as described above, the game player presses the third button 92e, and the practical skill test processing unit 42 causes the pachinko gaming machine A on the practical skill test screen to execute.
Is displayed in the game area of the game.

In S205, the practical skill test processing unit 42
It is determined whether or not the ball B displayed in S204 is a waste ball (a ball collected without winning). At this time,
If it is determined that the ball B is a waste ball, the process proceeds to S206. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ball B is not a waste ball (the winning opening has been won), the process proceeds to S207.

In S206, the practical skill test processing unit 42
One is added to the above-described evaluation value P5. Since the initial value of P5 is 0, the value of P5 is 1 here.

At S207, the display of the number of possessed balls displayed in the possessed ball number display area 141 on the practical skill test screen is changed. That is, when the ball B is determined to be a waste ball, the number of possessed balls obtained by subtracting 1 from the currently displayed number of possessed balls is displayed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ball B has won the winning opening, the number of possessed balls obtained by adding a predetermined payout number to the currently displayed number of possessed balls is displayed.

In S208, the practical skill test processing unit 42
The increase / decrease number of possessed balls is substituted for the above-described evaluation value P2.

In S209, the practical skill test processing unit 42
It is determined whether or not the digital D has rotated due to the winning of the ball B. When it is determined that the digital D has rotated, the process proceeds to S210, and when it is determined that the digital D has not rotated, the process proceeds to S212.

When the processing has proceeded to S210, the practical skill test processing section 42 substitutes the rotation speed of the digital D into P4. That is, the state in which the digital D completely stops after starting to rotate is defined as one time, and the number of times is substituted into P4. If it is determined that the value of P4 (the number of revolutions of the digital D) at the end of the practical test is 30 times or more per ball B for 1,000 yen, the value of P4 is set to 20 points. .

In S211, the practical skill test processing unit 42
One is added to the rotation speed of the digital D displayed in the rotation speed display area 142.

In S212, the practical skill test processing unit 42
It is determined whether the rotation of the digital D has stopped and a big hit has occurred. Then, if it is determined that a big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S213, and if it is determined that no big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S215.

When the processing has proceeded to S213, the practical skill test processing section 42 substitutes the number of jackpots into P6. That is, the score due to the occurrence of the big hit is substituted for P6.

In S214, the practical skill test processing unit 42
The number of times obtained by adding 1 to the number of times displayed in the jackpot number display area 143 (see FIG. 19) is displayed. Further, the practical skill test processing unit 42 monitors whether a puncture state has occurred, and if a puncture occurs, substitutes the score in that case into P8.

In S215, the practical skill test processing unit 42
It is determined whether or not the number of balls possessed by the game player exceeds 10,000. If the number of possessed balls exceeds 10,000, this subroutine ends, and the routine goes to S10 of the main routine (see FIG. 6). On the other hand, if the number of balls does not exceed 10,000, the process proceeds to S216.

In S216, it is determined whether or not the actual skill test processing unit 42 has run out of balls (the number of balls held is 0) or time runs out (30 minutes have passed). If it is determined that the ball has run out or the time has run out, this subroutine ends, and the process proceeds to S10 of the main routine. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ball is not out of time or time out, the process returns to S205, and the processes in S205 to S215 are repeatedly performed until the time out of the ball or time out is determined in S216. At the end of the practical skill test processing subroutine, the practical skill test processing unit 42 gives the overall determination unit 43 the results of the practical skill test (the number of balls at the end of the test, the number of unused balls, the digital rotation speed, the presence or absence of a big (The presence or absence of puncture, evaluation of nail selection) and the evaluation values P2 to P8.

At S10 in the main routine, it is determined whether or not the practical skill test has been completed. Then, when it is determined that the practical skill test has been completed, the process proceeds to S11.

When the process shifts to S11, a judgment result display screen 150 shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the display device. In FIG. 20, the determination result display screen includes a first result display area 151 formed in the upper part of the screen, a second result display area 152 formed in the middle part of the screen, and a total result display area 153 formed in the lower part of the screen. Be composed. Here, in the first result display area 151, a comment on the knowledge level test is displayed. Further, in the second result display area 152, a comment on the test of the practical skill is displayed. Then, the comprehensive result display area 153
Displays the number of stars indicating the total ability.

In S11, a subroutine (see FIG. 9) of the judgment result display processing by the comprehensive judgment section 43 is executed. In S401 in this subroutine, the comprehensive judgment section 43
Performs a knowledge level test comment display process. Specifically, the comprehensive determination unit 43 performs the processing of S501 to S511 illustrated in FIG. 10 as the knowledge degree test comment display processing.

That is, in S501, it is determined whether or not the number of correct answers in the knowledge level test is 0 (the value of P1 received from the knowledge test determination unit is 0). At this time, the number of correct answers is 0
In the case of, the process proceeds to S502, and if the number of correct answers is not 0, the process proceeds to S503.

When the process has proceeded to S502, the comment (I) is read from the first comment table 44 shown in FIG. 3, and the first result display area 15 shown in FIG.
The comment (I) is displayed in 1. Then, the knowledge degree test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S402 shown in FIG.

In S503, the number of correct answers in the knowledge degree test is 1
It is determined whether or not 4 or more (1 ≦ P1 ≦ 4).
At this time, if the number of correct answers is 1 to 4, the process proceeds to S5.
04, and if the number of correct answers is not 1-4, the process proceeds to S
Proceed to 505.

In S504, the comment (II) is read from the first comment table 44 shown in FIG.
The comment (II) is displayed in the first result display area 151 in. Then, the knowledge degree test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S402 shown in FIG.

In S505, the number of correct answers of the knowledge degree test is 5
It is determined whether or not 9 or less (5 ≦ P1 ≦ 9).
At this time, if the number of correct answers is 5 to 9, the process proceeds to S5.
06, if the number of correct answers is not 5-9, the process proceeds to S
Proceed to 507.

In S506, the comment (III) is read from the first comment table 44 shown in FIG.
Comment (III) in the first result display area 151 at 0
Is displayed. Then, the knowledge degree test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S402 shown in FIG.

In S507, the number of correct answers in the knowledge degree test is 1
It is determined whether or not 0 or more and 14 or less (10 ≦ P1 ≦ 14). At this time, when the number of correct answers is 10 to 14, the process proceeds to S508, and when the number of correct answers is not 10 to 14, the process proceeds to S509.

In S508, the comment (IV) is read from the first comment table 44 shown in FIG.
The comment (IV) is displayed in the first result display area 151 in. Then, the knowledge degree test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S402 shown in FIG.

In S509, the number of correct answers in the knowledge degree test is 1
It is determined whether or not 5 or more and 19 or less (15 ≦ P1 ≦ 19). At this time, when the number of correct answers is 15 to 19, the process proceeds to S510, and when the number of correct answers is not 15 to 19, the process proceeds to S511.

In S510, the comment (V) is read from the first comment table 44 shown in FIG.
The comment (V) is displayed in the first result display area 151 in. Then, the knowledge degree test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S402 shown in FIG.

In S511, the comment (VI) is read from the first comment table 44 shown in FIG.
The comment (VI) is displayed in the first result display area 151 in. Then, when S511 ends, the knowledge level test comment display processing ends, and S402 shown in FIG.
The processing shifts to. In this way, a comment corresponding to the number of correct answers (value of P1) of the knowledge degree test is displayed.

In S402, the overall judgment section 43 performs a practical skill test comment display process. Specifically, based on the result of the practical skill test received from the practical skill test processing unit 42, the overall determination unit 43 performs the processing of S601 to S652 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 as the practical skill test comment display processing.

In S601, it is determined whether or not a puncture state has occurred in the practical skill test. When it is determined that a puncture state has occurred, the process proceeds to S602, and when it is determined that a puncture state has not occurred, the process proceeds to S603.

In S602, the comment (2) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. S6
When 02 is completed, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S603, it is determined whether or not the number of balls at the end of the practical skill test is 10,000 or more. If it is determined that the number of possessed balls is 10,000 or more, the process proceeds to S604, and if it is determined that the number of possessed balls is not 10,000 or more, the process proceeds to S609.

If the processing has proceeded to S604, it is determined whether or not the nail condition in the pachinko gaming machine selected during the practical skill test was good (whether the nail selection was good). When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S605, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S606.

In S605, the comment (3) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. When S605 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S606, whether the state of the nail in the pachinko gaming machine selected at the time of the practical skill test was normal or not.
It is determined whether (the nail selection was normal) or not. And
If the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S607, and if the nail selection is not normal (the nail selection is bad), the process proceeds to S608.

In S607, the comment (4) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. In S608, the comment (5) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen. S
When the processing of 607 or S608 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

If the processing has proceeded to S609, it is determined in the practical skill test whether or not there were 300 or more useless balls. Then, if there are 300 or more useless balls, the process proceeds to S610, and if there are no more than 300 useless balls, the process proceeds to S613.

At S610, it is determined whether or not a big hit has occurred in the practical skill test. If it is determined that a big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S611, and if it is determined that no big hit has occurred,
The process proceeds to S612.

In S611, the comment (7) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. In step S612, the comment (6) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen. S
When the processing of 611 or S612 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S613, it is determined whether or not the practical skill test has ended due to a missing ball. Then, if it is determined that the processing has been completed due to a broken ball, the process proceeds to S614. If it is determined that the processing has not been completed due to a broken ball, the process proceeds to S617.

In S614, it is determined whether or not the number of balls B launched in the practical skill test is less than 1000.
If it is determined that the number of launches is less than 1000, the process proceeds to S615, and the number of launches is 100
If it is determined that it is not less than 0, the process proceeds to S624 shown in FIG.

In S615, the comment (1) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. When S615 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the processing has proceeded to S617,
It is determined whether or not a jackpot has occurred in the practical skill test. When it is determined that a big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S618, and when it is determined that no big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S619.

In step S618, the comment (26) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. Then, when S618 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S619, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test is good. When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S620, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S621.

In step S620, the comment (23) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. Then, when S620 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S621, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was normal. When the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S622, and when the nail selection is bad), the process proceeds to S623.

At S622, the comment (24) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. In S623, a comment (25) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen.
When the processing of S622 or S623 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

When the process has proceeded to S624 shown in FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not a big hit has occurred in the test of the practical skill. When it is determined that a big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S625, and when it is determined that no big hit has occurred, the process proceeds to S636.

When the process has proceeded to S625, it is determined whether or not the number of possessed balls (the number of remaining balls) at the end of the practical skill test is 7700 or more. And the number of remaining balls is 7700
If so, the process proceeds to S626. If the number of remaining balls is not more than 7,700, the process proceeds to S631.

In S626, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was good. When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S627, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S628.

In step S627, the comment (17) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. Then, when S627 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S628, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was normal. When the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S629, and when the nail selection is bad), the process proceeds to S630.

In step S629, the comment (18) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. In S623, the comment (19) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen.
When the processing of S629 or S630 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

When the process has proceeded to S631, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was good. When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S632, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S633.

In S632, the comment (20) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. When S632 ends, the practical skill test comment display process ends, and the process proceeds to S403 shown in FIG.

In S633, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was normal. When the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S634, and when the nail selection is bad, the process proceeds to S635.

In S634, the comment (21) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. In S635, the comment (22) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen.
When the processing of S634 or S635 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

When the processing has proceeded to S636, it is determined whether or not the rotation speed of the digital D (reel) was 180 times or more. If the number of rotations is 180 or more, the process proceeds to S637. If the number of rotations is not 180 or more, the process proceeds to S642.

In S637, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was good. When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S638, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S639.

In S638, the comment (8) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. When S638 ends, the practical skill test comment display process ends, and the process proceeds to S403 shown in FIG.

In S639, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was normal. When the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S640, and when the nail selection is bad, the process proceeds to S641.

In S640, the comment (9) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
Is displayed in the second result display area 152 in the. In S641, a comment (10) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen.
When the processing of S640 or S641 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

When the process has proceeded to S642, it is determined whether or not the rotation speed of the digital D in the practical skill test was 120 or more and less than 180. If the rotation speed of the digital D is not less than 120 and less than 180, S6
The process proceeds to 43, where the rotation speed of the digital D is 120 or more and 1
If it is less than 80, the process proceeds to S648.

In S643, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test is good. When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S644, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S645.

In S644, the comment (11) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. When S644 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

At S645, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was normal. When the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S646, and when the nail selection is bad, the process proceeds to S647.

In S646, the comment (12) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. In S647, the comment (13) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen.
When the processing of S646 or S647 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

If the processing has proceeded to S648, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was good. When the nail selection is good, the process proceeds to S649, and when the nail selection is not good, the process proceeds to S650.

In S649, the comment (14) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. When S649 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG.

In S650, it is determined whether or not the nail selection in the practical skill test was normal. If the nail selection is normal, the process proceeds to S651, and if the nail selection is bad, the process proceeds to S652.

In S651, the comment (15) is read from the second comment table 45 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed in the second result display area 152. In S652, the comment (16) is read from the second comment table 45 and displayed on the determination result screen.
When the processing in S651 or S652 ends, the practical skill test comment display processing ends, and the processing shifts to S403 shown in FIG. In this way, a comment corresponding to the result of the practical skill test is displayed on the determination result screen.

In S403, the comprehensive judgment section 43 calculates a total judgment value P by taking the sum of P1 to P8 received from the knowledge test processing section 41 and the practical skill test processing section 42.

[0177] In S404, the comprehensive judgment section 43 determines that
Perform overall result display processing.

The comprehensive judgment section 43 performs a knowledge level test comment display process. More specifically, the comprehensive determination unit 43 performs S701 to S7 shown in FIG.
09 is performed.

That is, in S701, the value of P is 0 to 1
It is determined whether or not there are nine points. At this time, the value of P is 0
If the score is 19, the process proceeds to S702. If the number of correct answers is not 0, the process proceeds to S703.

At S702, one star is displayed in total result display area 153 shown in FIG. And S7
When the process of 02 is finished, the subroutine of the determination result display process shown in FIG. 9 is finished.

In S703, it is determined whether the value of P is between 20 and 39 points. At this time, the value of P is 20 to 39.
If it is a point, the process proceeds to S704, where the value of P is 2
If not, the process proceeds to S705.

At S704, two stars are displayed in total result display area 153 shown in FIG. And S7
When the process of step 04 ends, the subroutine of the determination result display process shown in FIG. 9 ends.

At S705, it is determined whether the value of P is between 40 and 59 points. At this time, the value of P is 40 to 59.
If it is a point, the process proceeds to S706, where the value of P is 4
If it is not 0 to 59 points, the process proceeds to S707.

In S706, three stars are displayed in the total result display area 153 shown in FIG. And S7
When the process of step 06 ends, the subroutine of the determination result display process shown in FIG. 9 ends.

In S707, it is determined whether the value of P is between 60 and 79 points. At this time, the value of P is 60-79.
If it is a point, the process proceeds to S708, where the value of P is 6
If it is not 0 to 79 points (the value of P is 80 to 100 points), the process proceeds to S709.

At S708, four stars are displayed in total result display area 153 shown in FIG. And S7
When the process of step 08 is completed, the subroutine of the determination result display process shown in FIG. 9 ends.

In step S709, five stars are displayed in the comprehensive result display area 153 shown in FIG. And S7
When the process of step S09 is completed, the subroutine of the determination result display process shown in FIG. 9 ends. The judgment result screen shown in FIG. 20 is a screen when the highest judgment result in the intermediate level is displayed.

Thus, when the subroutine of the judgment result display processing is completed, the "pounding test" is completed, and
The process returns to S03 of the main routine shown in FIG.

According to the video game machine and the medium storing the computer program according to the present embodiment, comments corresponding to the results of the knowledge degree test and the practical skill test are displayed, and the game player taking both results into consideration. Is displayed as an overall result.

Therefore, it is possible to objectively know how much the player has his / her total ability regarding the pachinko game, which has not been able to be known with the conventional pachinko game video game machine, and how much has been improved. That is, it is possible to satisfy the desire of the player to acquire his / her objective pachinko gaming ability with the improvement of the pachinko gaming ability of the game player. In addition, since a comment is displayed for each of the result of the knowledge degree test and the result of the practical skill test, the game player can know which points to pay attention to based on the comments to improve the ability.

[0191] Therefore, it is possible to attract more interest of the game player as compared with the conventional pachinko game video game machine.

[0192]

According to the video game machine and the medium storing the computer program according to the present invention, it is possible for a game player to know his or her objective comprehensive ability for a pachinko game, and to provide a conventional pachinko game. It is possible to provide a video game machine that can attract the interest of a game player as compared with a video game machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a video game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions inside the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a first comment table shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a second comment table shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a second comment table shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display screen output from the video output unit of FIG. 1 to a display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Pachinko machine D Digital (reel) 51 CPU 84 CD-ROM 41 Knowledge test processing unit 42 Practical test processing unit 43 Overall judgment unit 44 First comment table 45 Second comment table

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Claims (16)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko game video game machine in which a game player plays a pachinko game by hitting a virtual pachinko ball into a game area of a virtual pachinko game machine, and a knowledge degree test on a degree of knowledge relating to the pachinko game. A first test means for causing the game player to perform the following: a second test means for allowing the game player to perform a practical test on the skill of the pachinko game; a result of the knowledge degree test by the first test means; Based on the results of the practical test by the test means,
A total ability determining means for determining an overall ability related to the pachinko game of the game player, wherein the test of the practical skill is performed by the game player performing a pachinko game on a virtual pachinko gaming machine, A video game machine wherein the number of pachinko balls held by a game player at the start of a test is determined by the result of a knowledge degree test by the first test means. 2. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the first test means gives the game player a plurality of quizzes as the knowledge level test and answers each of the quizzes. 3. The video game machine according to claim 2, wherein the result of the knowledge degree test by said first test means is the number of correct answers for said plurality of quizzes. 4. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the practical skill test by said second test means includes the number of pachinko balls held by the game player at the end of the pachinko game. 5. The result of the practical skill test by the second test means includes the number of pachinko balls possessed by the game player at the start of the practical skill test held by the game player at the end of the practical skill test. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of pachinko balls is included. 6. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the test of the practical skill by the second test means includes a digital rotation speed in the pachinko game. 7. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the test of the practical skill by the second test means includes the presence or absence of a jackpot in the pachinko game. 8. The second test means, wherein the second test means prepares a plurality of virtual pachinko gaming machines having different nail states, and causes the game player to select the virtual pachinko gaming machine as a pachinko gaming machine which performs pachinko games. 2. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the actual skill test includes a state of the nail of the pachinko game machine selected by the game player. 9. The second test means prepares a plurality of virtual pachinko gaming machines of different models, and causes the game player to select the virtual pachinko gaming machine as a pachinko gaming machine that performs a pachinko game by itself. 2. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the test includes a model of the pachinko game machine selected by the game player. 10. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the test of the practical skill by the second test means includes the number of pachinko balls collected without winning in the pachinko game. . 11. The video game machine according to claim 1, wherein the result of the test of the practical skill by the second test means includes the presence or absence of a puncture state in the pachinko game. 12. The video game machine according to claim 1, further comprising first comment means for displaying a comment according to a result of the knowledge degree test by said first test means. 13. The video game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a second comment unit for displaying a comment according to a result of a practical skill test by said second test unit. 14. A medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a video game of a pachinko game in which a game player drives a virtual pachinko ball by hitting a virtual pachinko ball into a game area of a virtual pachinko game machine. a step of causing the knowledge of testing for knowledge of relating to a game to the game player, the steps to perform practical tests for skill pachinko to the game player, result before the winding識度test before Symbol based on the results of the test of the actual technique, and a step of determining overall ability of the pachinko of the game player, the test of the practical is the game player to pachinko game for a virtual pachinko machines At the beginning of the practical test. A computer- readable recording medium for storing a computer program, wherein the number of pachinko balls held by the game player is determined by the result of the knowledge degree test. 15. readably serial by the claims 1 to 4, wherein the computer program further comprising the step of displaying a comment corresponding to the result of the test of knowledge degree of the first test unit computer <br The recorded medium. 16. Readable by Computer claims 1 4 or 1 5, wherein the computer program further comprising the step of displaying a comment corresponding to the result of the practical test by the second testing means
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