JP4399561B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine. Specifically, the present invention relates to a technique for confirming the operation of the gaming machine after the fact.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A pachinko machine that is a kind of gaming machine will be described as an example.
When the player operates the launch handle to fire a pachinko ball, the fired pachinko ball falls on the game board surface while colliding with a nail. When a pachinko ball wins at the start opening provided on the game board surface, three symbols arranged side by side are variably displayed on the symbol display device provided at the center of the game board surface. The symbols displayed in a variable manner are then stopped, and if the combination of the symbols displayed in a stopped state is a predetermined combination symbol (for example, “7, 7, 7”, “5, 5, 5”), a big prize is awarded. Mouth is large and opened for a long time. When the grand prize opening is opened, a lot of pachinko balls win the game, and as a result, a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out. This state is called so-called “big hit”. In the following, a predetermined combination symbol that becomes a big hit when stopped is referred to as a “hit symbol”.
[0003]
What combination symbols are to be stopped and displayed on the symbol display device is determined by lottery in the main control unit in response to winning of a pachinko ball at the start port. The determined combination symbol is output to the display control unit as stop symbol information.
A display control part produces | generates the data for stop symbols based on the stop symbol information output from the main control part, and outputs it to a symbol display apparatus. The symbol display device stops and displays the combination symbols determined by the main control unit according to the input stop symbol data. Such a gaming machine is described in Patent Document 1, for example.
As described above, when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed, a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out. For this reason, whether or not the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed is a great concern for the player.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-62087 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When a combination symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device, a gaming operation corresponding to the combination symbol may not be performed. For example, the big winning symbol may not be opened even though the winning symbol “7, 7, 7” is stopped and displayed. Such an abnormality is considered to occur because stop symbol data that is not based on the stop symbol information input to the display control unit has been output to the symbol display device due to factors such as electrical noise. Naturally, if the big winning symbol is not opened even though the jackpot symbol “7, 7, 7” is stopped and displayed, the player protests the game hall or requests compensation.
Many pachinko balls are fired on the game board surface in a short time. Therefore, when the pachinko ball wins continuously at the start port, the symbol variation is repeated at short intervals on the symbol display device. Therefore, even if the player insists on the stop display of the jackpot symbol “7,7,7”, the fact is that if the symbol variation is further performed, no evidence remains and it becomes a watering theory.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can confirm stop symbol information and stop symbol data corresponding to the stop symbol information afterwards. .
[0007]
[Means for solving the problem, operation and effect]
The gaming machine according to claim 1 variably displays a plurality of symbols on the symbol display device, and allows a player to recognize whether or not a privilege can be granted by a combination of symbols that stop thereafter. The gaming machine of the present invention determines a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on the symbol display device, outputs a stop symbol information related to the determined symbol combination, and a stop input from the first controller Based on the symbol information, the stop symbol data is generated, the stop symbol data is output to the symbol display device, the stop symbol information input from the first controller to the second controller, and based thereon And a means for storing the stop symbol data output by the second control unit to the symbol display device in association with each other.
The storage means of the gaming machine stores the stop symbol information input from the first control unit and the stop symbol data output to the symbol display device based on the stop symbol information. Therefore, the stop symbol information and the stop symbol data can be confirmed after the fact from the stored contents of the storage means.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The preferred embodiment of this invention is illustrated.
(Mode 1) The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a point in time when stop symbol information is input and / or a point in time when data for stop symbol based on the stop symbol information is output. .
With this configuration, it is possible to confirm when stop symbol information is input after the fact and when stop symbol data is output.
[0009]
(Form 2) The 1st control part determines the change symbol information concerning the change mode of a symbol, outputs it to the 2nd control part,
The second control unit generates variation symbol data based on the variation symbol information input from the first control unit, and outputs the variation symbol data to the symbol display device.
The storage means is for the change symbol information that the second control unit outputs to the symbol display device based on the change symbol information corresponding to the stop symbol information for the stop symbol information input from the first control unit to the second control unit. The game machine according to claim 1 or 1, wherein data is stored in association with each other.
When configured in this manner, from the stored contents of the storage means, the variable symbol information input to the second control unit after the fact and the data for the variable symbol output to the symbol display device by the second control unit based on it are confirmed. can do.
[0010]
(Mode 3) The gaming machine according to claim 1, or 1 or 2, further comprising means capable of outputting the storage contents of the storage means to an external device.
According to the above gaming machine, the stored contents of the storage means can be output to an external device by the output enabling means.
[0011]
(Mode 4) A gaming machine that displays a plurality of symbols on a symbol display device and causes a player to recognize whether or not a privilege can be granted with a combination of symbols that stops thereafter.
A first control unit that determines a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed by the symbol display device, and outputs stop symbol information related to the determined symbol combination;
A second control unit that generates stop symbol data based on the stop symbol information input from the first control unit, and outputs the stop symbol data to the symbol display device;
Means for storing the stop symbol information output from the first control unit and the stop symbol information input to the second control unit in association with each other is provided.
The storage means of the gaming machine stores the stop symbol information output from the first control unit and the stop symbol information input to the second control unit in association with each other. Therefore, the stop symbol information output from the first controller and the stop symbol information input to the second controller after the fact can be confirmed from the stored contents of the storage means.
[0012]
【Example】
An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine 10 which is a kind of gaming machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the flat game board surface 12 has a rail 44 extending upward in an arc shape, a display 14, a start port 30, a big winning port 34, a gate 17, and four normal winnings. Mouth 18 etc. are arranged. A large number of nails (not shown) are driven on the game board surface 12.
As shown in FIG. 2, the display 14 has a symbol display device 22 that is a liquid crystal display, a decoration 14 a provided around the display 14, a holding ball lamp 28 composed of four LEDs, and projects forward. It is comprised from the shelf board 21 grade | etc.,.
[0013]
A warp inlet 15 is provided at the top of the display 14. A warp outlet 16 is provided on the lower right side of the display 14. The warp inlet 15 and the warp outlet 16 communicate with each other on the back side of the display 14. Thus, the pachinko ball that has entered from the warp inlet 15 passes through the back side of the display 14 and comes out of the warp outlet 16. The pachinko balls that have exited from the warp outlet 16 move along the shelf 21 to the shelf central part 21a and fall from there.
As shown in FIG. 1, the shelf central portion 21 a is located directly above the start port 30. Therefore, the pachinko ball falling from the shelf central portion 21a wins the start opening 30 with a high probability.
The symbol display device 22 displays a left symbol 31, a middle symbol 35, a right symbol 39, a character, and the like. The display mode of the symbols 31, 35, 39 will be described in detail later. A normal symbol display unit 19 for displaying normal symbols is provided at the lower left portion of the symbol display device 22.
[0014]
The starting port 30 has two movable blade pieces 30a. The movable wing piece 30a is normally arranged vertically, but opens outward when a predetermined condition (described later) is satisfied. When the movable wing piece 30a opens outward, the pachinko ball can easily win a prize at the start port 30. Inside the start port 30, a start port sensor 56 for detecting the winning of a pachinko ball is provided. In addition, a normal winning opening sensor (not shown) for detecting the winning of a pachinko ball is also provided inside the normal winning opening 18.
The special winning opening 34 includes a rectangular plate-shaped opening / closing door 36 that opens forward with the lower side as an axis. The open / close door 36 is driven by a solenoid 50 mounted on the back side of the game board surface 12 to open and close. A V zone (not shown), which is a special prize area, is provided inside the big prize opening 34.
[0015]
A gate sensor 54 is mounted inside the gate 17 arranged on the left side of the game board surface 12. The gate sensor 54 detects a pachinko ball that passes through the gate 17. The three windmills 25 provided on the game board surface 12 can rotate around its axis. A speaker 26 is attached to the back side of the pachinko machine 10. A plurality of lamps 27 that emit light by light bulbs or LEDs are arranged at various locations on the game board surface 12 or around the game board surface 12.
On the lower right side of the pachinko machine 10, a handle 38 that is operated by a player to launch a pachinko ball is mounted. The handle 38 can be rotated in the clockwise direction. A touch portion 38 a that detects that the player is touching the handle 38 is provided on the outer periphery of the handle 38. Further, a firing switch 38b (not shown in FIG. 1, not shown in FIG. 3) is provided on the back side of the handle 38, which is turned on when the handle 38 is turned. The touch unit 38a and the firing switch 38b are connected to a firing control unit 280 described later.
A ball storage tank (not shown) for storing the prize balls to be paid out is provided on the upper back side of the pachinko machine 10.
[0016]
At the bottom of the pachinko machine 10, an upper plate 46, a lower plate 40, a ball removal lever 33, and an ashtray 42 are mounted.
The upper plate 46 stores the paid-out prize balls. The lower plate 40 temporarily stores prize balls and rental balls. When the ball release lever 33 is slid in the horizontal direction, the bottom surface of the lower plate 40 is opened, and the pachinko balls can be extracted from the lower plate 40.
[0017]
On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, a main control unit 100, a display control unit 200, a prize ball payout control unit 250, and a firing control unit 280 shown in FIG. Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 10, a prize ball payout device 62 for paying out a prize ball and a launching device 60 for firing the pachinko ball are mounted.
The main control unit 100 includes a CPU 102, a ROM 104, a RAM 106, an input processing circuit 108, an output processing circuit 110, and a communication control circuit 112 connected to the CPU 102 via a BUS 114.
The CPU 102 executes various types of games performed in the pachinko machine 10 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 104, and creates a command to be output to the display control unit 200 and the prize ball payout control unit 250. The RAM 106 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control unit 100 and information such as input signals.
[0018]
Detection signals from the gate sensor 54, the start port sensor 56, and the like are input to the input processing circuit 108. The input processing circuit 108 converts the input detection signal into a data format that can be processed in the main control unit 100. The communication control circuit 112 outputs a command to the display control unit 200 and the prize ball payout control unit 250.
The output processing circuit 110 processes drive data input from the CPU 102 via the BUS 114 and outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 50 and the like. Various sensors and driving devices are connected to the input processing circuit 108 and the output processing circuit 110. In FIG. 3, these are represented by a gate sensor 54, a start port sensor 56, and a solenoid 50, and others. The illustration of those is omitted.
[0019]
The display control unit 200 includes a CPU 202, a ROM 204, a RAM 206, a flash memory 214, a communication control circuit 208, an output processing circuit 210, and the like, which are connected via a BUS 212. The display control unit 200 processes the command output from the main control unit 100 and controls the symbol display device 22, the holding ball lamp 28, the lamp 27, the speaker 26, and the like.
A command from the main control unit 100 is input to the communication control circuit 208. The communication control circuit 208 outputs the input command to the CPU 202 via the BUS 212. The CPU 202 processes commands according to a control program stored in the ROM 204. The RAM 206 temporarily stores information such as various data and input / output signals generated in various processes executed by the display control unit 200.
[0020]
The flash memory 214 stores a display command related to display input from the main control unit 100 to the display control unit 200 and symbol data output to the symbol display device 22 by the display control unit 200 based on the display command. Specific contents stored in the flash memory 214 will be described in detail later. The output processing circuit 210 processes a command sent from the CPU 202 via the BUS 212, displays a symbol on the symbol display device 22, turns on the holding ball lamp 28 and the lamp 27, and sounds the speaker 26. A connector 216 is connected to the BUS 212. An external tester 300 can be connected to the connector 216. The tester 300 is used for downloading the storage contents (log data) of the flash memory 214.
[0021]
The winning ball payout control unit 250 processes the command transmitted from the main control unit 100 and outputs a driving signal to the winning ball payout device 62. The prize ball payout device 62 pays out a prize ball in accordance with the drive signal.
The touch unit 38a and the firing switch 38b are connected to the firing control unit 280. The firing control unit 280 detects that the handle 38 is operated from a change in capacitance caused by the player touching the touch unit 38a. The firing control unit 280 outputs a drive signal to the launching device 60 when it is detected that the handle 38 is operated by the touch unit 38a and the handle 38 is rotated and the firing switch 38b is turned on. The launching device 60 launches a pachinko ball based on the drive signal.
[0022]
When the player turns the handle 38 and fires a pachinko ball, the pachinko ball reaches the upper part of the game board surface 12 along the rail 44 and frequently hits nails hitting the game board surface 12 frequently. Fall while changing direction. The windmill 25 rotates when the pachinko ball hits, and suddenly changes the falling direction of the pachinko ball. When the pachinko ball wins the starting port 30, the starting port sensor 56 detects it. When the start opening sensor 56 detects the winning of the pachinko ball, five winning balls are paid out and the left symbol 31, the middle symbol 35, and the right symbol 39, which are arranged side by side on the symbol display device 22, are scrolled downward. So that the fluctuations begin. As for the changed symbols 31, 35, 39, the left symbol 31 and the right symbol 39 stop first, and finally the middle symbol 35 stops. When the combination of the stopped symbols 31, 35, 39 is a big hit symbol, the pachinko machine 10 shifts to a big hit state. The big hit symbol is, for example, “7 · 7 · 7” or “3 · 3 · 3”.
[0023]
When the pachinko machine 10 shifts to the big hit state, the open / close door 36 of the large winning opening 34 that is normally closed is driven by the solenoid 50 to open. The opened open / close door 36 is closed when either 10 pachinko balls have been won since opening or 30 seconds have elapsed since opening. If the pachinko ball passes through the V zone in the special winning opening 34 while the door 36 is open, the door 36 is opened again after being closed. The opening / closing of the opening / closing door 36 repeated in this way is performed up to 16 times, and 15 prize balls are paid out for one pachinko ball winning in the big prize opening 34. For this reason, when the pachinko machine 10 shifts to the big hit state, 2000 or more prize balls are paid out.
When the gate sensor 54 detects that the pachinko ball has passed through the gate 17, a plurality of normal symbols change in the normal symbol display unit 19 provided in the symbol display device 22. And when this normal symbol becomes a predetermined combination, the movable wing piece 30a of the starting port 30 opens for 1 second, and makes it easy to win a pachinko ball during that time.
[0024]
When a pachinko ball wins at the start port 30, the holding ball lamp 28 is turned on. If the pachinko ball wins the start opening 30 when the symbols 31, 35, 39 are fluctuating, the number of lighting of the holding ball lamp 28 increases. Each time the symbols 31, 35, and 39 start to change, the holding ball lamp is turned off one by one. The upper limit of the number of reserved balls is four. Therefore, even if the pachinko ball wins the start opening 30 in a state where the four holding ball lamps 28 are lit, the winning is ignored.
When the normal winning opening sensor detects the winning of the pachinko ball in the normal winning opening 18, ten winning balls are paid out. The speaker 26 and the lamp 27 emit various sounds and lights according to the progress of the game to entertain the player.
[0025]
Various processes executed in accordance with the progress of the game in the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to flowcharts and the like. A game process 10 to be described later is processed by the main control unit 100, and the command analysis process S60 is processed by the display control unit 200.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the first process S <b> 12 of the game process S <b> 10, it is determined whether or not a pachinko ball has won a winning opening 30. In this determination, if the detection signal from the start port sensor 56 provided in the start port 30 is input to the main control unit 100, the answer is YES. If YES is determined in S12, the process proceeds to S14.
In S14, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls exceeds the upper limit of four. If it is determined in S14 that the number of held balls does not exceed 4 (NO), S16 is executed. When S16 is executed, “1” is added to the number of reserved balls. Then, the process proceeds to S18. If it is determined in S14 that the number of held balls exceeds 4 (in the case of YES), S16 is skipped.
If NO is determined in S12, S14 and S16 are skipped.
[0026]
In S18, it is determined whether or not the number of held balls is “1” or more. If it is determined in S18 that the number of held balls is not “1” or more (in the case of NO), the game process S10 is ended as it is. When it is determined in S18 that the number of held balls is “1” or more (in the case of YES), S20 is performed.
In S20, the big hit random number, the big hit symbol random number, the off symbol random number, and the variation pattern random number are acquired from a counter (not shown) provided in the CPU 102. Subsequent to S20, a symbol determination process S26 shown in FIG. 5 is performed.
[0027]
In S28 of the symbol determination process S26, it is determined whether or not the big hit random number acquired in S20 is a win value. In this determination, the big hit random number is collated with the big hit determination table stored in the ROM 104. The big hit determination table stores a collation value and “hit” or “off” corresponding to each collation value. For example, when “39” is acquired as the big hit random number and the hit value is stored in the matching value “39” that matches the big hit random number, the big hit random number “39” is the hit value. For example, when “296” is acquired as the big hit random number, and the outlier is stored in the matching value “296” that matches the big hit random number, the big hit random number “296” is not a hit value.
If it is determined in S28 that the big hit random number is a win value (YES), S30 is executed. In S30, the jackpot symbol is determined using the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S20. Specifically, the jackpot symbol random number is compared with the jackpot symbol table. The jackpot symbol table stores a matching value and a jackpot symbol corresponding to each matching value. For example, if the jackpot symbol random number is “7” and “7 · 7 · 7” is stored in the matching value “7” that matches it, the jackpot symbol “7 · 7 · 7” is determined.
[0028]
Subsequent to S30, S32 is performed, and the big hit flag is turned on. Then, the process proceeds to S34. In S34, the fluctuation pattern number is determined using the fluctuation pattern random number acquired in S20. The change pattern number is determined by comparing the change pattern random number with the change pattern table. The fluctuation pattern table stores collation values and fluctuation pattern numbers corresponding to the respective collation values. For example, if the obtained variation pattern random number is “18” and “06” is stored corresponding to the matching value “18” that matches the random number, “06” is determined as the variation pattern number. . The variation pattern number specifies how the symbol is changed on the symbol display device 22 and what character is displayed. After executing S34, the process proceeds to S40.
[0029]
On the other hand, if it is determined in S28 that the big hit random number is not a win value (NO), S36 is executed. In S36, an out symbol is determined using the out symbol random number acquired in S20. Specifically, the out symbol random number is checked against the out symbol table. The off symbol table stores collation values and off symbols corresponding to the collation values. For example, when the out symbol random number is “69” and “5.9.2” is stored in the matching value “69” matching the random number, “5.9.2” is determined as the out symbol. . S38 is performed following S36. When S38 is performed, the big hit flag is turned off. Then, the process proceeds to S40.
In S <b> 40, a display command is output from the main control unit 100 to the display control unit 200. Then, the symbol determination process S26 ends.
In addition to the display command, commands related to the sound generation of the speaker 26 and the lighting of the lamp 27 are also output from the main control unit 100 to the display control unit 200, but these commands are not directly related to the present invention. Description is omitted.
[0030]
A display command output from the main control unit 100 to the display control unit 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the display command is composed of a variation pattern command, a left stop symbol command, a middle stop symbol command, and a right stop symbol command.
The variation pattern command includes identification information to which “10” is allocated and a variation pattern number. For example, when the variation pattern command is “1008”, the upper two digits “10” indicate that the command relates to the variation pattern, and the lower two digits “08” indicates the variation pattern number “08”. ".
The left stop symbol command is, for example, “2004”, and the upper two digits “20” indicate that it relates to the left symbol. The lower two digits “04” indicate that the left stop symbol is “4”. The middle stop symbol command is, for example, “2102”, and the upper two digits “21” indicate that it relates to the middle symbol. The right stop symbol command is, for example, “2201”, and the upper two digits “22” indicate that it relates to the right symbol. The display commands are output at intervals of 4 ms in the order of the variation pattern command, the left stop symbol command, the middle stop symbol command, and the right stop symbol command.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 4, S46 is executed following the symbol determination process S26. When S46 is executed, “1” is subtracted from the number of reserved balls.
In S48 performed after S46, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is ON. When it is determined in S48 that the big hit flag is ON (in the case of YES), the big hit processing S50 is executed. When the big hit process S50 is executed, the open / close door 36 of the big winning opening 34 is opened. The open / close door 36 is opened after the fluctuation time of the symbols 31, 35, 39 has elapsed. This variation time is set based on the variation pattern number determined in S34 of the symbol determination process S26. The variation time of the symbols 31, 35, 39 is, for example, 25 seconds or 30 seconds. Then, the game process S10 ends. A symbol stop confirmation command is output to the display control unit 200 at the timing when the variation time of symbols 31, 35, 39 has elapsed.
On the other hand, when it is determined in S48 that the big hit flag is not ON (in the case of NO), the game process S10 is ended as it is.
[0032]
The command analysis process S60 will be described. As already described, the command analysis process S60 is executed in the display control unit 200 based on the display command input from the main control unit 100. For ease of explanation, it is assumed that the display command illustrated in FIG. 6 has been input. Further, it is assumed that the display command is input when “8 minutes 12 seconds” have elapsed since the power to the pachinko machine 10 was turned on.
As shown in FIG. 7, in the first process S62 of the command analysis process S60, it is determined whether or not a display pattern variation pattern command has been input. When the variation pattern command “1008” illustrated in FIG. 6 is input, it is identified that the command relates to the variation pattern by the upper two digits “10”. Accordingly, in this case, YES is determined in S62, and the process proceeds to S64.
In S64, the start information is stored in the flash memory 214. The flash memory 214 includes continuous data areas corresponding to addresses, and sequentially stores data in these data areas. If the above-described start information is the first information stored in the flash memory 214, “AA” allocated as start information is stored in the data area of the address “0000H” as shown in FIG. To do.
[0033]
Subsequent to S64, S66 is executed. When S66 is executed, “00 hours 08 minutes 12 seconds”, which is an elapsed time from when the power to the pachinko machine 10 is turned on until a display command is input, is stored in the flash memory 214. The elapsed time is measured by a timer provided in the CPU 202. As shown in FIG. 9, the time / minute / second of “00 hours 8 minutes 12 seconds” is stored in the data areas of the addresses “0001H”, “0002H”, and “0003H”, respectively.
In S 68, the input variation pattern command “1008” is stored in the flash memory 214. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper two digits “10” of the variation pattern command “1008” are stored in the data area of the address “0004H”, and the lower two digits “08” indicating the variation pattern number are stored in the address “0005H”. Is stored in the data area.
As shown in FIG. 8, after executing S68, the command analysis process S60 is terminated.
[0034]
On the other hand, if it is determined in S62 that the variation pattern command is not input (NO), the process proceeds to S70. In S70, it is determined whether or not a left stop symbol command has been input. When the left stop symbol command “2004” shown in FIG. 6 is input, it is identified by the upper two digits “20” that the command relates to the left symbol stop. Therefore, YES is determined in S70. If YES is determined in S70, S72 is executed.
In S 72, the input left stop symbol command “2004” is stored in the flash memory 214. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper two digits “20” and the lower two digits “04” of the left stop symbol command “2004” are stored in the data areas of the addresses “0006H” and “0007H”, respectively.
[0035]
In S74 following S72, the left stop symbol data “04” output from the display control unit 200 to the symbol display device 22 is stored in the left stop symbol buffer. The left stop symbol data is generated by the CPU 202 based on the input left stop symbol command. The symbol display device 22 stops and displays the left symbol 31 corresponding to the left stop symbol data output from the display control unit 200. The left stop symbol buffer is provided in the RAM 206. After executing S74, the process proceeds to S76.
On the other hand, when it is determined in S70 that the left stop symbol command has not been input (in the case of NO), S72 and S74 are skipped.
[0036]
In S76, it is determined whether or not an intermediate stop symbol command has been input. When the middle stop symbol command “2102” shown in FIG. 6 is input, it is identified by the upper two digits “21” that the command relates to the middle stop symbol. Therefore, YES is determined in S76. If YES is determined in S76, S78 is executed.
In S 78, the input medium stop symbol command “2102” is stored in the flash memory 214. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper two digits “21” and the lower two digits “02” of the middle stop symbol command “2102” are stored in the data areas of the addresses “0008H” and “0009H”, respectively.
In S80 performed after S78, the medium stop symbol data “02” output to the symbol display device 22 is stored in the medium stop symbol buffer. The middle stop symbol buffer is provided in the RAM 206. Then, the process proceeds to S82.
On the other hand, if it is determined in S76 that the middle stop symbol command has not been input (NO), S78 and S80 are skipped.
[0037]
In S82, it is determined whether or not a right stop symbol command has been input. When the right stop symbol command “2201” shown in FIG. 6 is input, it is identified by the upper two digits “22” that the command relates to the right stop symbol. Accordingly, YES is determined in S82, and S84 is executed.
In S84, the input right stop symbol command “2201” is stored in the flash memory 214. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper two digits “22” and the lower two digits “01” of the right stop symbol command “2201” are stored in the data areas of addresses “0010H” and “0011H”, respectively.
In S86 following S84, the right stop symbol data “01” output to the symbol display device 22 is stored in the right stop symbol buffer. The right stop symbol buffer is provided in the RAM 206. Then, the process proceeds to S88.
On the other hand, when it is determined in S82 that the right stop symbol command has not been input (in the case of NO), S84 and S86 are skipped.
[0038]
In S88 shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not a symbol stop confirmation command has been input. As already described, the symbol stop confirmation command is output from the main control unit 100 at the timing when the variation time of symbols 31, 35, 39 has elapsed. If it is determined in S88 that the symbol stop confirmation command has not been input (in the case of NO), the command analysis processing S60 is terminated as it is. If it is determined in S88 that the symbol stop confirmation command has been input (in the case of YES), S90 is executed.
[0039]
In S90, the left stop symbol data “04”, the middle stop symbol data “02”, and the right stop symbol data “01” stored in the left stop symbol buffer, the middle stop symbol buffer, and the right stop symbol buffer are stored in the flash memory. 214. As shown in FIG. 9, the left stop symbol data “04”, the middle stop symbol data “02”, and the right stop symbol data “01” are data at addresses “0012H”, “0013H”, and “0014H”, respectively. Stored in the area.
In S92 following S90, the end information is stored in the flash memory 214. “AF” is assigned to the end information. As shown in FIG. 9, the end information “AF” is stored in the data area of the address “0015H”.
After executing S92, the command analysis processing S60 is terminated.
[0040]
As described above, when a display command is input from the main control unit 100 to the display control unit 200, the input time, fluctuation pattern command, left stop symbol command, middle stop symbol command, and right stop symbol command are sequentially input. The data is stored in the data area of the flash memory 214. The left stop symbol data, middle stop symbol data, and right stop symbol data output from the display control unit 200 to the symbol display device 22 are also stored in the data area of the flash memory 214. Then, start information is stored in the data area before the time, and end information is stored in the data area after the right stop symbol data. By storing the start information and the end information, it is identified that the time to the right stop symbol data correspond to one display command.
[0041]
As already described, the pachinko machine 10 can download the data stored in the flash memory 214 by connecting the tester 300. The tester 300 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a storage device, a display, and the like, and can be realized by using a commercially available personal computer.
The data downloaded by the tester 300 is displayed on the display as shown in FIG. 10, for example. The displayed download data includes a continuous number, a time, an input stop symbol, an output stop symbol data, and an address of the flash memory 214 in which such information is stored. Note that the data related to the variation pattern output from the display control unit 200 to the symbol display device 22 can be stored in the flash memory 214 and downloaded together with the inputted variation pattern number using the tester 300. .
[0042]
The display command (FIG. 6) used as a specific example in the description of the command analysis process S60 described above corresponds to the download data number “1” in FIG. The download data includes a display command input time of “00 hours 08 minutes and 12 seconds”, an input stop symbol command of “4 · 2 · 1”, an output stop symbol data of “4 · 2 · 1”, It shows that the addresses where these data are stored are “0000H to 0015H”. According to the download data of the number “1”, the input stop symbol command “4 • 2 • 1” matches the output stop symbol data “4 • 2 • 1”.
On the other hand, according to the download data of the number “419”, the input stop symbol command is “7 · 6 · 5”, and the output stop symbol data is “7 · 7 · 7”. Disagreement. It can be confirmed that stop symbol data not based on the input stop symbol command is output due to an electrical noise or the like. In this way, by downloading the data stored in the flash memory 214, it is possible to confirm after the fact whether or not a signal abnormality such as a command has occurred in the pachinko machine 10.
[0043]
For this reason, for example, when the player receives a protest from the player that the jackpot symbol “7,7,7” is stopped but does not win (the door 36 of the big prize opening 34 does not open), The player can be convinced by presenting the downloaded data by the tester 300. In addition, even when a game hall clerk discovers that a big hit has started even though the combination symbol that has been stopped is not displayed, it is possible to determine whether or not this is due to fraud by using the tester 300. Can do. Furthermore, the downloaded data can be used to find bugs in pachinko machine programs.
[0044]
Specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above.
In addition, the technical elements described in the present specification or drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the technology illustrated in the present specification or the drawings achieves a plurality of objects at the same time, and has technical utility by achieving one of the objects.
Therefore, for example, it can also be configured as described below.
[0045]
(1) The variation pattern data and stop symbol data output from the display control unit 200 to the symbol display device 22 are configured to be downloadable by the tester 300. Then, the same program as the pachinko machine 10 is stored in the tester 300 so that the symbols and characters displayed on the symbol display device 22 can be reproduced in a movie form from the downloaded data.
In this way, the display on the symbol display device 22 can be confirmed in more detail afterwards.
[0046]
(2) The display commands output by the main control unit 100 are stored, the display commands input by the display control unit 200 are stored, and the stored display data can be downloaded by the tester 300.
According to such a configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not the display command output from the main control unit 100 matches the display command input to the display control unit.
[0047]
(3) The present invention can be suitably applied to gaming machines other than pachinko machines (for example, slot machines).
[0048]
(4) The flash memory 214 can be provided independently at a part other than the display control unit 200.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main control unit, a display control unit, and the like according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of game processing according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a symbol determination process according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 illustrates a display command according to the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart (first part) of command analysis processing according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart (second part) of command analysis processing according to the embodiment.
FIG. 9 illustrates a data area of a flash memory according to the embodiment.
FIG. 10 illustrates data downloaded to a tester according to an embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10: Pachinko machine
12: Game board
14: Display, 14a: Decoration
15: Warp entrance
16: Warp exit
17: Gate
18: Ordinary winning opening
21: shelf board, 21a: shelf board center
22: Symbol display device
25: Windmill
26: Speaker
27: Lamp
28: Reservation ball lamp
30: Start port, 30a: Movable blade
31: Left design
33: Ball release lever
34: Big prize opening
35: Medium design
36: Open / close door
38: Handle, 38a: Touch part, 38b: Launch switch
39: Right design
40: Lower plate
42: Ashtray
44: Rail
46: Upper plate
50: Solenoid
54: Gate sensor
56: Start sensor
60: Launcher
62: Prize ball dispensing device
100: Main control unit
102: CPU
104: ROM
106: RAM
108: Input processing circuit
110: Output processing circuit
112: Communication control circuit
114: BUS
200: Display control unit
202: CPU
204: ROM
206: RAM
208: Communication control circuit
210: Output processing circuit
212: BUS
214: Flash memory
216: Connector
250: Prize ball payout controller
280: Launch control unit
300: Tester

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that variably displays a plurality of symbols on a symbol display device and allows a player to recognize whether or not a privilege can be granted by a combination of symbols that stops thereafter,
A first control unit that determines a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed by the symbol display device, and outputs stop symbol information related to the determined symbol combination;
A second control unit that generates stop symbol data based on the stop symbol information input from the first control unit, and outputs the stop symbol data to the symbol display device;
Means for storing the stop symbol information input from the first control unit to the second control unit and the stop symbol data output from the second control unit to the symbol display device based on the stop symbol information. A featured gaming machine.

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