JP7309353B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

In general, in a pinball-type game machine (pachinko machine), a game ball is shot toward a game area in a game board by a player's handle operation, and the game ball that flows down the game area enters the starting hole. A lottery for special symbols is executed under the condition of. In the gaming machine, the special symbols are variably displayed on the special symbol display device, and the special symbols determined by the lottery are stopped and displayed to inform the player of the lottery result. At this time, in the gaming machine, when a specific special symbol indicating a big hit is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device, a special game state which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game is started. When the special game state is started, in the gaming machine, the attacker device opens and closes a predetermined number of times, allowing game balls to enter the big winning opening, so that the player can receive a large number of winning balls. It becomes possible.

Among the gaming machines described above, there is known a pachinko machine that is equipped with a display device having a liquid crystal display or the like that displays moving images according to the progress of a game, and is capable of displaying a plurality of moving images on the display device (Patent Reference 1). The pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1 extracts a frame image from each of a plurality of moving image data stored in a CGROM, and synthesizes the frame images extracted from the plurality of moving image data frame by frame. is displaying multiple videos at the same time.

JP-A-2008-55068

However, when a plurality of images whose contents are related to each other are displayed on the display device with different triggers, the display contents of the display device as a whole become inconsistent depending on the contents of the images, the timing of display, etc. In some cases, the player's interest in the performance cannot be sufficiently improved due to the possibility of giving a sense of incompatibility to the performance or the appearance of the image being poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing a player's interest in an effect of displaying a plurality of images on a display device.

The present invention provides a gaming machine in which games are played using gaming values,
a display device capable of executing an effect of displaying an image whose display mode changes according to the progress of a game;
Effect control means for controlling display of a first image and a second image as images displayed by the display device,
each of the first image and the second image is a moving image composed of a plurality of still images;
The plurality of still images that make up the first image and the second image are given index values that are different within each moving image and that correspond to the time series of the plurality of still images that make up the moving images. and
In a state in which the first image is displayed on the display device, the effect control means, when starting the display of the second image triggered by the input of a specific signal, the The index value of the still image of the first image is referenced, and the display of the second image is started from the still image of the second image having an index value matching the index value.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the player's interest in the effect of displaying a plurality of images on the display device.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to this embodiment; FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board according to this embodiment; FIG. It is a block diagram showing each part of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the sub-control part of the pachinko machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the kind of special figure pending|holding animation of the pachinko machine which concerns on this embodiment. (A) to (K) are diagrams showing the data structure of the special figure pending animation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. (A) to (N) are diagrams showing the data structure of the special figure pending animation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the pending|holding moving image start processing of the pachinko machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the pending|holding moving image completion|finish process of the pachinko machine which concerns on this embodiment.

The present embodiment will be described below. It should be noted that the embodiments described below do not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent elements of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 1, which is a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 in which a space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape; A front frame 6 attached to the middle frame 4 by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable is provided.

Similarly to the outer frame 2, the middle frame 4 has four sides formed in a substantially rectangular shape to form an enclosed space. The pachinko machine 1 holds a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) in the surrounding space of the middle frame 4 . Further, the front frame 6 holds a transmission plate 10 made of glass or resin. In the pachinko machine 1, when the middle frame 4 and the front frame 6 are closed with respect to the outer frame 2, a predetermined gap is maintained between the game board surface 31 (see FIG. 2), which is the surface of the game board 30, and the transparent plate 10. The game board 30 can be visually recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine 1 through the transparent plate 10. - 特許庁

An operation handle 12 projecting to the front side of the pachinko machine 1 is provided at the lower portion of the front frame 6. - 特許庁The operation handle 12 is provided with a firing operation lever 12a that can be rotated by the player. At high intensity, a game ball as a game value is shot by a shooting mechanism (not shown). The game ball thus launched rises between rails 32 and 33 provided on the game board 30 and is led to the game area 40 (see FIG. 2).

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 40 is a space formed between the game board 30 and the transmission plate 10, and is an area where game balls can flow down or roll. The game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails and windmills, and the game balls guided to the game area 40 collide with the nails and the windmills to flow down and roll in irregular directions.

The game area 40 includes a first game area 40L and a second game area 40R in which the degree of penetration of game balls is different from each other according to the firing intensity of the shooting mechanism. The first game area 40L is positioned on the left side of the game area 40 as seen from the player facing the pachinko machine 1, and the second game area 40R is positioned at the game area 40 as seen from the player facing the pachinko machine 1. located on the right side of the In the pachinko machine 1, since the rail 33 is discontinued at the upper left side of the game area 40, the game ball fired by the shooting mechanism with a shooting intensity less than a predetermined intensity enters the first game area 40L, A game ball shot with a shooting intensity equal to or higher than the intensity enters the second game area 40R.

In addition, the game area 40 is provided with a first starting port 51, a second starting port 52, a plurality of first general winning ports 58, and a second general winning port 59 into which game balls can enter. , the game ball that has entered the first game area 40L can enter the first starting hole 51 and the plurality of first general winning holes 58, and the game ball that has entered the second game area 40R can enter the second It is configured so that a ball can be entered in the starting port 52 and the second general prize winning port 59. - 特許庁When a game ball enters each of the first starting port 51, the second starting port 52, the first general prize winning port 58, and the second general prize winning port 59, predetermined prize balls set respectively are paid out to the player. . In addition, in the pachinko machine 1, the number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more. The number of prize balls to be paid out in each of may be set to be different, or the same number of prize balls may be set. In the pachinko machine 1, the number of winning balls to be put out by entering the first starting hole 51 may be set smaller than the number of winning balls to be put out by entering the second starting hole 52.例文帳に追加It is possible.

In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the first starting area is provided within the first starting opening 51 and the second starting area is provided within the second starting opening 52 . Then, in the pachinko machine 1, when a game ball enters the first start port 51 or the second start port 52 and enters the first start area or the second start area, the generated random number is used to set in advance. An internal lottery is performed to determine any one of the special symbols drawn. Each special symbol is associated with various benefits (game profit) such as whether or not a jackpot game can be executed as a special game state advantageous to the player, and what kind of game state the subsequent game state should be. . Therefore, when the game ball enters the first start hole 51 or the second start hole 52, the player obtains a predetermined prize ball and at the same time obtains a lottery opportunity for obtaining rights to receive various privileges. It will happen.

In addition, a movable piece 52a is provided in the second starting port 52 so that it can be opened and closed, and the easiness of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 52 changes according to the state of the movable piece 52a. It is Specifically, when the movable piece 52a is in a closed state, it becomes impossible to enter the game ball into the second starting port 52, and when the movable piece 52a is opened and is in a state where it is more open than the diameter of the game ball. , a game ball can be entered into the second starting port 52. - 特許庁

In the pachinko machine 1, when the game ball passes through the entry area in the gate 53 provided in the second game area 40R, a lottery of normal symbols is performed, and when the lottery wins, the movable piece 52a is opened for a predetermined time. State controlled. By controlling the movable piece 52a to the open state, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the movable piece 52a functions as a tray that guides the game ball to the second start port 52, and the game ball to the second start port 52. It becomes easy to enter the ball. Note that the pachinko machine 1 is configured such that the game ball cannot enter the second starting port 52 when the movable piece 52a is in the closed state. It may be configured so that game balls can be entered at a certain frequency even when in the state.

In addition, a warp introduction port 56 and a warp discharge port 57 are provided in the upper part of the second game area 40R. It passes through the back side of the game board 30 from 56 and is led to the warp discharge port 57, and is returned to the second game area 40R above the gate 53 again.

A large winning opening device 60 having a large winning opening 65 into which a game ball can enter is provided on the lower side of the second game area 40R. The large winning opening device 60 is provided with an opening/closing door 61 capable of opening and closing the large winning opening 65. Normally, the opening/closing door 61 closes the large winning opening 65, and the game to the large winning opening 65 is performed. It is impossible to enter the ball. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 1, when a jackpot game is executed, the opening/closing door 61 is opened, and a game ball can be entered into the big prize winning opening 65.例文帳に追加Note that the big winning gate device 60 is provided with a rotating member 62 that rotates up and down in conjunction with the opening and closing of the opening/closing door 61. When the opening/closing door 61 is opened, the rotating member 62 moves upward. It is configured to receive the game balls that rotate and flow down from above, and perform winning assistance that makes it easier to lead them to the big winning opening 65. - 特許庁

Then, when a game ball enters the big winning hole 65, the passage of the game ball is detected by the big winning hole detection sensor 67, and a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player. In the pachinko machine 1 of the first mode, which will be described later in detail, the game ball entering the big winning hole 65 passes through the first communication hole 89 or the second communicating hole 69 arranged on the lower side to win a big prize. It is discharged to the outside from the back side of the opening device 60, and in the pachinko machine 1 of the second form described later in detail, it passes through the second communication hole 69 arranged on the lower side and is discharged from the back side of the big winning opening device 60 to the outside. discharged to The game ball that has passed through the big winning hole detection sensor 67 is detected by a big winning hole discharge detecting sensor 68 or a specific area detecting sensor 88, which is a game ball detecting sensor, and is detected by the big winning hole device 60 within a predetermined time. It is detected whether or not the game board 30 is properly discharged from the first communication hole 89 or the second communication hole 69 of the game board 30 .

In addition, game balls that do not enter the second starting hole 52 and the big winning hole 65 pass through the big winning hole device 60 as they are, are guided above the second general winning hole 59, and enter the second general winning hole. Win 59 or just flow down. In addition, the second general winning hole 59, for example, is set to one prize ball, and when the winning is detected in a state where the game ball should be shot aiming at the first game area 40L, the first game area 40L is aimed. It is possible to configure so as to notify the player that the player should hit (that is, the recommendation to hit left).

At the bottom of the game area 40, the ball does not enter any of the first general winning opening 58, the first starting opening 51, the second starting opening 52, the big winning opening 65, and the second general winning opening 59. A discharge port 55 is provided for discharging the game ball from the game area 40 to the back side of the game board 30 .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 includes an effect display device 400 comprising a liquid crystal display device, a performance accessory device 410, various lighting modes, and the like as effects devices for performing effects during the progress of a game. A production lighting device 420 consisting of lamps controlled to emit light of different colors, a music output device 430 consisting of a speaker, and a production operating device 450 for accepting player's operations relating to production are provided.

The effect display device 400 includes an image display section 400a for displaying a moving image or a still image (hereinafter also referred to as an image) at a position visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 1, substantially in the center of the game board 30. FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 400 variably displays the effect symbols 401L, 401C, and 401R arranged on the left side, the center, and the right side in the image display section 400a, and stops the effect symbols 401L, 401C, and 401R. Depending on the mode, a variable effect is executed in which the player is notified of the result of the big win lottery.

In addition, the effect display device 400 displays a special figure pending animation corresponding to the pending state of the internal lottery in a plurality of special figure pending display units of the special figure pending effect unit 402 arranged on the lower side of the image display unit 400a. be. Specifically, the special figure reservation effect unit 402 is arranged in the special figure reservation display unit 402t arranged in the lower center of the image display unit 400a, and the special figure reservation display unit 402t on the left side of the special figure reservation display unit 402t. 402t arranged in order from the side, the first special figure reservation display unit 402a, the second special figure reservation display unit 402b, the third special figure reservation display unit 402c and the fourth special figure reservation display unit 402d, and the special figure The fifth special figure reservation display portion 402e, the sixth special figure reservation display portion 402f, the seventh special figure reservation display portion 402g, and the third It consists of 8 special figure reservation display parts 402h and a plurality of special figure reservation display parts. The effect display device 400 notifies the player of the pending state of the internal lottery stored in the first special figure pending storage section and the second special figure pending storage section (not shown) of the main ROM 100b by displaying the special figure pending moving image. are doing.

In the following description, the special figure reservation display unit 402t is the highest position, the position closer to the special figure reservation display unit 402t is higher than the special figure reservation display unit, the position from the special figure reservation display unit 402t The farther one is also called the lower part of the special figure reservation display unit. The details of the special figure reservation effect unit 402 and the special figure reservation animation will be described later.

The production accessory device 410 is arranged in front of the image display section 400a of the production display device 400, and is usually retracted so as not to interfere with the display of the image display section 400a. During the variable display, etc., the player moves to the front of the image display section 400a to give the player a feeling of anticipation of a big win.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the production lighting device 420 includes, for example, an LED as a light source and a lens that diffuses the light emitted from the LED. , and the lighting is controlled in various ways according to the image displayed on the effect display device 400 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the music output device 430 is a so-called speaker provided at an upper position of the front frame 6 or a lowermost position of the outer frame 2, and is arranged in accordance with an image or the like displayed on the effect display device 400. Then, various musical pieces are output toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1.例文帳に追加Note that music includes all concepts related to sound, such as musical tones, noises, voices, and onomatopoeias.

The performance operating device 450 has a performance pressing button 451 for receiving a player's pressing operation, and a performance rotating lever 452 for receiving a player's rotating operation for rotating the entire performance operating device 450. and at a lower position than the transmission plate 10 . The effect operating device 450 is activated in accordance with an image or the like displayed on the effect display device 400, and when an operation by the player is received within the operation valid period, the effect display device 400 or the effect accessory is activated in response to the operation. Various productions using the device 410 are executed.

Further, behind the effect operation device 450, there is provided an upper tray 22 for guiding prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine 1 and game balls rented from the game ball rental apparatus, and a lower tray 24 is provided below the upper tray 22. is provided. In the pachinko machine 1, when the upper tray 22 is filled with game balls, the game balls that cannot enter the upper tray 22 are guided to the lower tray 24.例文帳に追加Also, the bottom surface of the lower tray 24 is formed with a ball extraction hole (not shown) for ejecting game balls from the lower tray 24 . The ball removal hole is normally closed by an opening/closing plate (not shown), but when the ball removal button 24a is pressed down, the opening/closing plate slides to open the ball removal hole. A game ball can be discharged below the lower tray 24 through the hole.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the game board 30, there is a device for displaying various situations related to the game outside the game area 40 and at a position visible to the player. First special symbol display 71, second special symbol display 72, first special symbol reservation display 73, second special symbol reservation display 74, normal symbol display 75, normal symbol reservation display 76, and right-handed An information display device 70 having a notification indicator 77 (see FIG. 3) is provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing each part of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment. A main control unit 100 configured by a main control board controls the progress of a game, and includes a main CPU 100a, a main ROM 100b, and a main RAM 100c. The main CPU 100a reads out programs and data stored in the main ROM 100b based on input signals from each detection switch and the payout/launch control unit 300 input via the I/O port 102 as command output means. In addition to performing arithmetic processing, by directly controlling each device and display, or by transmitting a command generated by the main control unit 100 to another control unit according to the result of arithmetic processing, the progress of the game can be improved. Such control processing is executed. The main RAM 100c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing of the main CPU 100a. For example, the main CPU 100a functions as a special symbol lottery means 101 that executes processing related to internal lottery in cooperation with the main RAM 100c based on a program stored in the main ROM 100b.

The main control unit 100 includes a first general winning opening detection switch 58s for detecting that a game ball has entered the first general winning opening 58, and a detection switch for detecting that a game ball has entered the second general winning opening 59. The second general winning opening detection switch 59s, the first starting opening detection switch 51s for detecting that the game ball has entered the first starting opening 51, and the second starting opening 52 for detecting that the game ball has entered A second starting opening detection switch 52s for detection, a gate detection switch 53s for detecting that a game ball has passed through the gate 53, and a large winning opening detection sensor 67 for detecting that a game ball has entered the large winning opening 65. A large winning opening detection switch 65s provided in (see FIG. 2) and a large winning opening detection sensor 68 (see FIG. 2) provided in a large winning opening detection sensor 68 (see FIG. 2) for detecting that a game ball is discharged from the large winning opening 65 The mouth discharge detection switch 68s and the specific area detection switch 88s provided in the specific area detection sensor 88 (see FIG. 2) are connected, and detection signals output from each detection switch are input to the main control unit 100. It is configured as follows.

In addition, the main control unit 100 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 52so that operates the movable piece 52a of the second starting port 52, a large winning opening solenoid 61so that operates the opening and closing door 61 that opens and closes the large winning opening 65, A large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so that operates the moving member 62 is connected, and the main control unit 100 executes opening/closing control of the second start opening 52 and the large winning opening 65, and execution of winning auxiliary control to the large winning opening 65. configured to be

In addition, the main control unit 100 includes a first special symbol display 71, a second special symbol display 72, a first special symbol reservation display 73, a second special symbol reservation display 74, and a normal symbol display. A device 75, a normal symbol reservation display device 76, and a right-handed information display device 77 are connected, and the main control unit 100 controls the display of each of these display devices.

Specifically, when the internal lottery is started based on the game ball entering the first start port 51, the main control unit 100 blinks the plurality of LEDs of the first special symbol display device 71 and fluctuates. When the display is made and the internal lottery is finished, a plurality of LEDs of the first special pattern display device 71 are stopped and displayed in a lighting pattern corresponding to the determined special pattern, and the lottery result by the internal lottery is reported. In addition, the main control unit 100, when there is a game ball entering the first starting port 51 during the variable display of the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72, based on the entering ball The execution of the internal lottery is suspended, and the fact that the execution of the internal lottery is suspended is displayed by the lighting pattern of a plurality of LEDs of the first special symbol suspension indicator 73.例文帳に追加

Similarly, when the internal lottery is started based on the game ball entering the second starting port 52, the main control unit 100 blinks the plurality of LEDs of the second special symbol display device 72 to display the variation. When the internal lottery is completed, a plurality of LEDs of the second special symbol display 72 are stopped and displayed in a lighting pattern corresponding to the determined special symbol to inform the lottery result of the internal lottery. In addition, the main control unit 100, when there is a game ball entering the second starting port 52 during the variable display of the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72, based on the entering ball The execution of the internal lottery is suspended, and the fact that the execution of the internal lottery is suspended is displayed by the lighting pattern of a plurality of LEDs of the second special symbol suspension indicator 74.例文帳に追加

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a special game is started mainly by entering a game ball into the first start hole 51 or the second start hole 52, and a game ball is started by passing the game ball through the gate 53. The type of game is roughly divided into normal game and game. The main ROM 100b of the main control unit 100 stores various programs for progressing special games and normal games, data necessary for various games, and tables.

In the main CPU 100a, for example, when a game ball enters the first start hole 51 or the second start hole 52, the random number generation means (not shown) generates random numbers, and among the generated random numbers, the internal lottery is performed. A special figure holding control to store unused random numbers and suspend the execution of internal lottery, an internal lottery related to the propriety of a special symbol to be executed using the generated random number, and output a signal to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 52so. Control to operate the movable piece 52a, control to output a signal to the large winning opening solenoid 61so based on the winning of the special symbol to operate the opening and closing door 61, output a signal to the large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so to operate the rotating member. Control, control related to the progress of the game, such as control to change the probability of winning a special symbol in the internal lottery.

For example, the main control unit 100, when there is a game ball entering the first starting port 51 during the variable display of the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72, based on the entering ball Along with executing control to generate random numbers in the random number generating means, special figure reservation control to store the generated random numbers in the first special figure reservation storage unit of the main ROM 100b is executed. Similarly, the main control unit 100, when there is a game ball entering the second starting port 52 during the variable display of the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72, Based on this, the random number generating means is controlled to generate a random number, and the generated random number is stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit (not shown) of the main ROM 100b. In addition, the 1st special figure reservation storage section and the 2nd special figure reservation storage section constitute the reservation storage means in this embodiment.

The random numbers stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit and the second special figure reservation storage unit are managed so that the generated order can be known, FIFO (First In First Out) processing is performed, and the first generated It is used (consumed) in the internal lottery from the random numbers that have been drawn, and is erased from the 1st special figure reservation storage unit when the internal lottery ends, and the random numbers that remain without being erased are the 1st special figure reservation storage unit and the 2nd special The order in the figure reserve store is moved up by one. In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when random numbers are stored in both the first special figure suspension storage unit and the second special figure suspension storage unit, the random number stored in the second special figure suspension storage unit It is used for the internal lottery with priority over the random number stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit.

The first special figure reservation storage unit and the second special figure reservation storage unit are each configured to be able to store up to four random numbers. When there is a game ball entering the first start port 51 in a state where four random numbers are stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit, and four random numbers are stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit When there is a game ball entering the second start port 52 in a state where the Discard without storing it in the part.

The main CPU 100 a also converts the results of each control and detection signals input from each detection switch into commands (main control commands), and transmits the commands to the payout/launch control section 300 and the sub control section 200 .

For example, the main control unit 100 detects that a game ball has entered the first start hole 51 or the second start hole 52 by the first start hole detection switch 51s or the second start hole detection switch 52s, and newly generates When the random number is stored in either the first special figure suspension storage unit or the second special figure suspension storage unit, the sub CPU 200a of the sub control unit 200 stores the first special figure suspension storage unit and the second special figure suspension A special figure hold command as a hold signal according to the storage contents of the storage unit, that is, the hold state of the internal lottery is transmitted. In addition, a special figure reservation command comprises the specific signal in this embodiment. Specifically, the special figure reservation command is a random number stored in any of the first special figure reservation storage unit and the second special figure reservation storage unit, as a state of holding the internal lottery. and information about the number of the newly generated random number stored from the earliest stored random number among the random numbers stored in the storage unit.

Also, for example, the main control unit 100 terminates the internal lottery, stops displaying the first special symbol display 71 or the second special symbol display 72, and starts a new internal lottery. A special figure stop command is transmitted to the CPU 200a. The special figure stop command includes information on whether the random number stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit or the second special figure reservation storage unit has been consumed by a new internal lottery, the first special figure reservation storage unit and Contains information such as the storage content of the second special figure reservation storage unit.

In addition, the control to change the winning probability of the special symbols means the game state after the end of the jackpot game, the normal state in which the winning probability of the special symbols in the internal lottery is the normal probability, and the probability to rise from the normal probability. It refers to the game state determination control that determines either the probability variable state.

The payout/launch control unit 300 performs control for shooting game balls and payout prize balls. The payout/launch control unit 300 also includes a CPU, ROM, and RAM (not shown) in substantially the same manner as the main control unit 100, and is connected to the main control unit 100 so as to be able to communicate bidirectionally. A game information output terminal board 311 is connected to the payout/launch control section 300, and various information on the progress of the game output from the main control section 100 is sent to the payout/launch control section 300 and the game information output terminal board. 311, it is output to an external counter, a hall computer of amusement arcade, or the like.

A payout motor 312 is connected to the payout/launch control unit 300 to pay out the game balls stored in the storage unit to the player as prize balls. The payout/launch control unit 300 controls the payout motor 312 based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control unit 100 to pay out predetermined prize balls to the player. At this time, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to detect the number of put-out game balls by the put-out ball counting switch 313s, and to grasp whether or not the prize balls to be put out have been put out to the player.

Further, the dispensing/firing control section 300 is connected with a full-dish detection switch 314s for detecting the full state of the lower tray 24 . The plate full detection switch 314s is provided in the passage leading the game balls from the upper plate 22 to the lower plate 24, and the payout/launch control unit 300 uses the presence or absence of the game balls at the plate full detection switch 314s as a game ball detection signal. configured to output to That is, the payout/launch control unit 300 determines that the lower tray 24 is full when the game ball detection signal is continuously input for a predetermined period of time, and when the continuous input of the game ball detection signal stops. , it is determined that the full tank state has been released. When it is determined that the lower tray 24 is full, for example, the sub-control unit 200 uses the effect display device 400, the music output device 430, etc. to notify the player that the lower tray 24 is full. inform.

The payout/launch control unit 300 is provided with a payout/launch control circuit 301 for controlling the launch of game balls. The payout/fire control unit 300 includes a touch sensor 12s provided on the operation handle 12 for detecting that the player touches the operation handle 12, an operation volume 12v for detecting the operation angle of the shooting operation lever 12a, is connected. Then, when a signal is input from the touch sensor 12s and the operation volume 12v, the payout/shooting control circuit 301 executes control to energize the shooting solenoid 12so provided in the game ball shooting device to shoot the game ball. be.

A sub-control unit 200 configured by a sub-control board mainly controls each effect such as during a game or during standby, and includes a sub-CPU 200a, a sub-ROM 200b, and a sub-RAM 200c. Note that the pachinko machine 1 is connected to the main control unit 100 so as to be communicable only in one direction from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention.

The sub CPU 200a reads the program stored in the sub ROM 200b based on various signals such as commands transmitted from the main control unit 100, performs arithmetic processing, and controls the effect display device 400 to display an image. Controls related to production such as image display control, drive control for driving the production accessory device 410, lighting control for lighting the production lighting device 420, and music output control for outputting music from the music output device 430 are executed. The sub-RAM 200c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing of the sub-CPU 200a.

In addition, the sub-control unit 200 includes a depression operation detection switch 451s for detecting the player's pressing operation on the effect pressing button 451 of the effect operating device 450 and the player's rotating operation on the effect rotating lever 452. It is connected to the rotation operation detection switch 452s. When the pressing operation detection switch 451s detects the pressing operation of the performance pressing button 451 by the player, it outputs a performance pressing operation detection signal to the sub control unit 200, and the rotating operation detection switch 452s detects the performance rotation by the player. When the rotation operation of the moving lever 452 is detected, the effect rotation operation detection signal is output to the sub-controller 200 . Then, the sub-control unit 200 performs effects using the effect display device 400, the effect accessory device 410, the effect lighting device 420, the music output device 430, etc. based on these effect pressing operation detection signals and effect rotation operation detection signals. Execute.

The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a power supply unit (not shown) that receives a commercial power supply having a voltage of 100 V, for example, and functions as a power supply. It has a first step-down circuit that steps down the voltage to 24V (or 12V) and supplies it to each section, and a second step-down circuit that steps down the voltage to, for example, 5V and supplies it to each section. It should be noted that the power of, for example, a voltage of 24 V supplied to the island facility may be input as it is, in which case the first step-down circuit is unnecessary.

For example, the power of voltage of 24V from the first step-down circuit includes the main control unit 100, the sub-control unit 200, the normal electric accessory solenoid 52so, the large winning opening solenoid 61so, the large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so, the specific area opening/closing solenoid 80so, 1st special symbol display 71, 2nd special symbol display 72, 1st special symbol reservation display 73, 2nd special symbol reservation display 74, normal design display 75, normal design reservation display 76, right-handed notification Power is transmitted to the display 77, payout motor 312, firing solenoid 12so, production display device 400, production accessory device 410, production lighting device 420, music output device 430, etc., and used as drive power and light emission power.

In addition, for example, the power of voltage of 5V from the second step-down circuit is the first general winning opening detection switch 58s, the second general winning opening detection switch 59s, the first starting opening detection switch 51s, the second starting opening detection switch 52s, Gate detection switch 53s, big winning opening detection switch 65s, big winning opening discharge detection switch 68s, specific area detection switch 88s, payout ball counting switch 313s, tray full detection switch 314s, touch sensor 12s, operation volume 12v, press operation detection The power is transmitted to the switch 451s, the rotational operation detection switch 452s, and the like, and used as drive power for those sensors and switches.

In addition, in the main control unit 100, the voltage power of, for example, 24V from the first step-down circuit is further stepped down to power of, for example, 5V voltage. , is used as drive power for the payout/launch control circuit 301 .

Then, in the sub-control unit 200, the voltage power of, for example, 24V from the first step-down circuit is further stepped down to the voltage power of, for example, 3.3V (or 1.2V may be used). is used as driving power for the sub CPU 200a, the sub ROM 200b, and the sub RAM 200c.

Next, details of the sub-controller 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the details of each functional unit that constitutes the sub-controller 200. As shown in FIG.

The sub-control unit 200 includes a sub-CPU 200a, a sub-ROM 200b, a sub-RAM 200c, an image IC 200d, an image ROM 200e, and an image RAM 200f for executing control related to images displayed on the effect display device 400, and an effect accessory device. 410, a lighting driver 200h for turning on and off the lighting device 420, and a music IC 200i and a music ROM 200j for controlling music output from the music output device 430.

In the sub-control unit 200, a series of functional units such as a sub-CPU 200a, a sub-RAM 200c, an image IC 200d, an image ROM 200e, an image RAM 200f, a music IC 200i, and a music ROM 200j are integrated as one SoC (System-on-a-Chip). integrated in the circuit. However, it is possible to arbitrarily set which function units are integrated in the SoC. Also, the sub CPU 200a, sub RAM 200c, image IC 200d, image ROM 200e, image RAM 200f, music IC 200i, music ROM 200j, etc. may be integrated as different integrated circuits and electrically connected.

The sub CPU 200a cooperates with the sub RAM 200c based on a program stored in the sub ROM 200b to function as a performance control means 201, a computing means 202, and an I/O port 203 as command receiving means.

The effect control means 201 executes various control processes for executing effects related to games executed by the sub-control unit 200 . For example, the effect control means 201 receives a command transmitted from the main control unit 100 by the I/O port 203, and determines whether or not an error has occurred in the received command. Various control processes, such as control processing for storing commands in the command buffer, reading and decoding the commands stored in the command buffer, and determining the effect pattern (description content) based on the decoded command, are performed at a predetermined cycle ( For example, 4ms) is configured to execute an interrupt process.

The calculation means 202 executes calculations based on the production pattern determined by the production control means 201, and constructs production commands. For example, when an image, that is, an effect pattern using the effect display device 400 is determined by the effect control means 201, the calculation means 202 determines the image data based on the determined effect pattern, and determines the position to arrange the image data. is executed to construct an image command, which is an effect command related to an image. Then, the computing means 202 transfers the constructed image command to the image IC 200d. Details of the image IC 200d will be described later.

Further, when the effect pattern using the effect accessory device 410 is determined by the effect control means 201 as the effect pattern, the computing means 202 computes a role product pattern based on the determined effect pattern, and According to the pattern, the role product command, which is an effect command composed of 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF) data, is constructed in the role product driver 200g at predetermined time intervals, and transferred to the role product driver 200g. The role product driver 200g turns ON or OFF an FET (Field Effect Transistor) that drives the production role product device 410 according to the role product command transferred from the computing means 202 .

Further, when the effect pattern using the effect lighting device 420 is determined by the effect control means 201 as the effect pattern, the calculating means 202 calculates the lighting pattern based on the determined effect pattern, and according to the calculated lighting pattern, A lighting command, which is an effect command composed of data of 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF), is constructed at predetermined time intervals in the lighting driver (LED driver) 200h and transferred to the lighting driver 200h. The lighting driver 200h turns ON or OFF the FET that drives the production lighting device 420 according to the lighting command sent from the computing means 202 .

Further, when the effect pattern using the music output device 430 is determined by the effect control means 201 as the effect pattern, the calculation means 202 calculates the music data based on the determined effect pattern, and specifies the music data as the effect command. It constructs possible music commands and transfers them to the music IC 200i. The music IC 200i reads music data specified by the music command from the music ROM 200j to the music IC 200i, and sequentially outputs the music data to the music output device 430. FIG.

The music IC 200i has a plurality of music buffers (buffers), and each music buffer can hold different music data. Then, the music IC 200 i superimposes the music data held in the plurality of music buffers, and outputs the superimposed music data to the music output device 430 .

The image IC 200d is also called a VDP (Video Display Processor), and functions as image control means 221 in cooperation with the image RAM 200f based on a program stored in the image ROM 200e. The image control means 221 reads the image data specified by the image command transferred from the calculation means 202 from the image ROM 200e as storage means for storing the image data relating to the effect, and stores the image data in the image RAM (VRAM) 200f. Image data is drawn on a target layer among a plurality of layers including the layer 231 and the second layer 232 .

The image RAM 200f can draw different image data on each of a plurality of layers. The image control means 221 sequentially draws images to be displayed on the effect display device 400 in a frame buffer 233 as a drawing area in which images drawn on lower layers among a plurality of layers are drawn. The drawn image is superimposed on the frame buffer 233 so that the image drawn on the upper layer is preferentially displayed. In this embodiment, the first layer 231 is configured as a higher layer than the second layer 232 .

Next, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.4, the special figure reservation animation displayed on the production|presentation display apparatus 400 is demonstrated. The sub control unit 200 is triggered by the input of the special figure pending command from the main control unit 100 and the input of the special figure stop command from the main control unit 100, and the production control means 201 executes various processes related to the special figure pending animation. do.

Specifically, the effect control means 201 is triggered by the input of the special figure reservation command, and the reservation animation start processing that causes the production display device 400 to execute the effect of starting the display of the special figure reservation animation in the special figure reservation display unit. Executed, and triggered by the input of the special figure stop command, the production display device 400 executes the effect of ending the display of the special figure reservation animation in one of the special figure reservation display units according to the input special figure stop command. Execute pending video end processing.

More specifically, the effect control means 201, the first starting port 51 or the second starting in a state in which the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72 (see FIG. 3) is not performing the variable display A performance lottery is executed based on a random number included in the special figure reservation command by executing a reservation animation start process with the input of a special figure reservation command indicating that a game ball has entered the mouth 52, and a performance result is obtained. Determine the data of the special figure reservation animation to start displaying on the special figure reservation display unit 402t from among the data of the special figure reservation animation stored in the image ROM 200e according to the internal The production display device 400 is made to execute the effect of displaying the special figure reservation animation on the special figure reservation display part 402t until the lottery is finished.

In addition, the effect control means 201 receives the input of a special figure pending command indicating that the game ball has entered the first starting port 51 while the first special symbol indicator 71 or the second special symbol indicator 72 is displayed in a variable manner. By executing the pending animation start process as a trigger, any one of the first special figure pending display section 402a to the fourth special figure pending display section 402d from among the data of the plurality of special figure pending animations stored in the image ROM 200e Decide the data of the special figure pending animation to start displaying on, and display the special figure pending animation in the first special figure pending display section 402a to the fourth special figure pending display section 402a in a manner according to the contents of the special figure pending command The effect display device 400 is made to execute the effect to be displayed in 402d.

Specifically, the effect control means 201, the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72 during the variable display game ball enters the first starting port 51, the first special symbol reservation storage When the special figure reservation command indicating that the random number is newly stored in the n-th part is input, the production lottery is executed based on the random number, and the special figure reservation animation that newly starts to be displayed is determined by the lottery result. Then, the production display device 400 is made to execute the effect of starting the display of the determined special figure reservation animation on the n-th special figure reservation display section.

In addition, similarly, the effect control means 201 is a special figure holding command indicating that the game ball has entered the second starting port 52 while the first special symbol indicator 71 or the second special symbol indicator 72 is fluctuating display By executing the pending movie start process triggered by the input of, from among the data of the plurality of special figure pending movie stored in the image ROM 200e, the 5th special figure pending display unit 402e to the 8th special figure pending display unit Determine the data of the special figure pending video to start displaying on any of 402h, and display the special figure pending video in the form according to the contents of the special figure pending command 5th special figure pending display unit 402e to 8th special figure The effect display device 400 is made to execute the effect to be displayed on the pending display part 402h.

Specifically, the effect control means 201, while the first special symbol display device 71 or the second special symbol display device 72 is variable display, the game ball enters the second start port 52, the second special symbol reservation storage When the special figure reservation command indicating that the random number is newly stored in the n-th part is input, the production lottery is executed based on the random number, and the special figure reservation animation that newly starts to be displayed is determined by the lottery result. Then, the production display device 400 is made to execute the effect of starting the display of the determined special figure reservation animation on the (n+4)th special figure reservation display section.

In addition, the effect control means 201 is triggered by the input of the special figure stop command indicating that the random number stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit is consumed by the new internal lottery, and executes the pending animation end process. By, of the first special figure reservation display unit 402a to the fourth special figure reservation display unit 402d, the effect display device 400 to end the display of the lowest special figure reservation animation in which the special figure reservation animation is displayed let it run. In addition, in the sub-RAM200c, the special figure reservation animation displayed in the first special figure reservation display section 402a to the eighth special figure reservation display section 402h is any of the special figure reservation first animation to the special figure reservation third animation. is stored.

Effect control means 201, when executing the pending animation end processing triggered by the input of the special figure stop command indicating that the random number stored in the first special figure pending storage unit has been consumed, the storage area of the sub RAM200c With reference to, the special figure corresponding to the special figure reservation animation that was displayed in the first special figure reservation display unit 402a to the fourth special figure reservation display unit 402d before ending the display of the lowest special figure reservation animation The production display device 400 is made to execute the effect of starting the display of the reserved animation, that is, the special figure reservation animation having the same shape and color one by one in the upper special figure reservation display part. As a result, in the effect display device 400, the display of the special figure reservation animation displayed in the special figure reservation display section 402t ends, and the first special figure reservation display section 402a to the fourth special figure reservation display section 402d An image that seems to have moved to the upper special figure reservation display unit is displayed one by one.

In addition, the effect control means 201 is triggered by the input of the special figure stop command indicating that the random number stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit is consumed by the new internal lottery, and executes the pending animation end processing. By, of the 5th special figure reservation display unit 402e to 8th special figure reservation display unit 402h, the effect to end the display of the lowest special figure reservation animation in which the special figure reservation animation is displayed is displayed on the effect display device 400 let it run.

Effect control means 201, when executing the pending animation end processing triggered by the input of the special figure stop command indicating that the random number stored in the second special figure pending storage unit has been consumed, the storage area of the sub RAM200c With reference to the special figure reservation display unit corresponding to the special figure reservation display unit that was displayed in the 5th special figure reservation display unit 402e to the 8th special figure reservation display unit 402h before ending the display of the lowest special figure reservation video The effect display device 400 is made to execute the effect of starting the display of the figure pending animation in the special figure pending display part one by one respectively. As a result, in the effect display device 400, the display of the special figure reservation animation displayed in the special figure reservation display section 402t ends, and the fifth special figure reservation display section 402e to the eighth special figure reservation display section 402h An image that seems to have moved to the upper special figure reservation display unit is displayed one by one.

In addition, the effect control means 201, when a special figure stop command is input in a state in which the random number is not stored in either the first special figure suspension storage unit or the second special figure suspension storage unit, the suspension animation end processing is executed, the effect display device 400 is caused to execute an effect for ending the display of the special figure reservation moving image displayed in the special figure reservation display section 402t. The details of the pending moving image start processing and the pending moving image end processing executed by the effect control means 201 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the special figure pending animation is classified into the special figure pending animation and the first special figure pending animation to the eighth special figure pending animation, which have different special figure pending display parts to be displayed respectively. The said special figure reservation animation is a special figure reservation animation displayed on the said special figure reservation display part 402t with the entrance ball of the game ball to the 1st starting opening 51 or the 2nd starting opening 52 as a trigger. The 1st special figure reservation animation to the 4th special figure reservation animation are in a state where the special figure reservation animation is displayed in the special figure reservation display unit 402t. , Each is a special figure reservation animation displayed in the first special figure reservation display section 402a to the fourth special figure reservation display section 402d. The 5th special figure reservation animation to the 8th special figure reservation animation are in a state where the special figure reservation animation is displayed in the special figure reservation display unit 402t, and the entry of the game ball to the second start port 52 is triggered. , Each is a special figure pending animation displayed in the fifth special figure pending display unit 402e to the eighth special figure pending display unit 402h.

As the special figure reservation animation, the special figure reservation 1A animation and the special figure reservation 2A animation displayed in the special figure reservation display unit 402t triggered by the entry of the game ball to the first start port 51, and the second 2 There are the special figure reservation 1B animation, the special figure reservation 2B animation, and the special figure reservation 3rd animation displayed in the special figure reservation display unit 402t triggered by the entry of the game ball to the starting port 52. , the displayed contents are different. For example, the special figure reservation 1A animation and 2A animation are animations in which spherical symbols of different colors emit light at a constant cycle, specifically once per second while rotating. Further, for example, the special figure reservation 1B animation and 2B animation are animations in which polygonal symbols with different colors are rotated and emit light at a constant cycle, specifically once per second. Moreover, for example, the said special figure reservation 3rd animation is an animation which the symbol showing a flame seems to fluctuate irregularly. In the special figure reservation display section 402t, any one of the special figure reservation animations is displayed with the ball entering the first start opening 51 or the second start opening 52 as a trigger.

As the first special figure pending video, there are the first special figure pending first video and the first special figure pending second video depending on the difference in the displayed content. Figure pending 1st video and 2nd special pending 2nd video, 3rd special pending 1st video and 3rd special pending 2nd video as 3rd special pending video, 4th special pending video as 4th special pending video There is a figure pending first animation and a fourth special figure pending second animation. In the first special figure reservation display unit 402a to the fourth special figure reservation display unit 402d, each one of the first to fourth special figure reservation videos is displayed with the entry to the first starting port 51 as a trigger. It is possible.

As the 5th special figure pending video, there are the 5th special figure pending 1st movie to the 5th special figure pending 3rd movie, and the 6th special figure pending 1st movie to the 6th special figure, depending on the difference in the displayed content. There are 3rd pending video, 7th special pending 1st video to 7th special pending 3rd video, 8th special pending 1st video to 8th special pending 3rd video. In the 5th special figure reservation display unit 402e to the 8th special figure reservation display unit 402h, each one of the 5th to 8th special figure reservation videos is displayed with the entry to the second starting port 52 as a trigger. It is possible.

In the following description, the special figure reservation 1A animation, the special figure reservation 1B animation, and the 1st to 8th special figure reservation 1st animation are also referred to as the special figure reservation 1st animation.

Similarly, in the following description, the special figure suspension 2A animation, the special figure suspension 2B animation, and the 1st to 8th special figure suspension 2nd animations are also referred to as the special figure suspension 2nd animation, and the special figure suspension 2nd animation 3 animation, and the 5th to 8th special figure reservation 3rd animation, also called special figure reservation 3rd animation. It should be noted that the 1st to 4th special figure pending first animations are the same in shape, color and size, only different in display position.

Similarly, 1st to 4th special reservation 2nd animation, 5th to 8th special reservation 1st animation, 5th to 8th special reservation 2nd animation, 5th to 8th special reservation 3rd animation are the same in shape, color, and size, but differ only in display position. In addition, the special figure reservation 1A animation is the same as the 1st to 4th special figure reservation 1st animation, only the display position and size are different, and the shape and color are the same.

Similarly, the special figure reservation 2A animation is the 1st to 4th special figure reservation 2nd animation, the special figure reservation 1B animation is the 5th to 8th special figure reservation 1st animation, and the special figure reservation 2B The animation is the 5th to 8th special reservation 2nd animation, and the special reservation 3rd animation is the 5th to 8th special reservation 3rd animation, respectively, only the display position and size are different, Same shape and color.

As shown in FIGS. 6(A) to (K) and FIGS. 7(A) to (N), the image ROM 200e stores data of each special figure pending animation as image data. Specifically, in the image ROM 200e, data 501 of the special figure suspension 1A animation, data 502 of the special figure suspension 1B animation, data 503 of the special figure suspension 2A animation, data 504 of the special figure suspension 2B animation, Data 505 of the special figure reservation third animation, data 506 to 513 of the first to eighth special figure reservation first animation, data 514 to 521 of the first to eighth special figure reservation second animation, fifth to eighth Data 522 to 525 of special figure reservation third animation, data of each special figure reservation animation are stored.

The data of the special figure pending animation includes a data name, an identifier, display coordinates, a plurality of still images constituting the animation, an index value and a still image size (not shown) as information, respectively. Hereinafter, the structure of the data of the special figure reservation animation will be described with the data 501 of the special figure reservation 1A animation as an example.

As shown in FIG. 6(A), the data 501 of the special figure reservation 1A video includes a data name 501a, an identifier 501b, display coordinates 501c, a plurality of still images 501d constituting the video, an index value 501e and a still image not shown Each size is included as information.

The data name 501a is composed of a character string. For example, it is composed of a character string that can identify from the appearance to some extent which moving image the data is and what the content of the data is. The data name has data of all the special figure reservation animations, and consists of a character string unique to each special figure reservation animation.

The identifier 501b is a character string shorter than the data name 501a, for example, a character string of about 2 to 4 characters, and is structured so that the content is difficult to understand from the outside. Identifiers, data of the associated special figure pending animation, and data of the special figure pending animation that is not assigned. Specifically, the identifier is given to the data of the special figure reservation 1st animation and the special figure reservation 2nd animation, and is not given to the data of the special figure reservation 3rd animation. Each identifier is composed of a character string unique to the given special figure pending animation, for example, a serial number consisting of alphabets, numbers, and the like.

The display coordinates 501c are values indicating the position where the special figure pending animation is displayed in the display area of the image display unit 400a. As for special figure reservation animation, respectively, the original reference point is defined inside the display territory of image display section 400a. Display coordinates 501c, for example, from the display origin in the display area of the image display unit 400a, to the reference point unique to the special figure pending animation, X direction (horizontal direction) and Y direction (vertical direction) a pair of is composed of the values of

The plurality of still images 501d is a so-called frame of a special figure reservation video that is slightly different in shape and color, and 30 sheets from "the special figure reservation 1_0.jpg" to "the special figure reservation 1_29.jpg" It consists of still images.

The index value 501e is associated with each of the plurality of still images 501d with serial numbers from value "0" to value "29". Effect control means 201 displays 30 still images per second in the order of the index value continuously on the special figure reservation display unit, that is, displays a plurality of still images 501d on the special figure reservation display unit at a frame rate of 30 fps. The performance display device 400 is made to execute the performance of displaying the special figure pending moving image as an animation whose appearance changes in a cycle of one second by cyclically repeating the performance to make the effect. In addition, the special figure reservation 1st video to the special figure reservation 3rd video are data compressed in units of frames, and each frame is a so-called key frame (I frame) that holds all the information of that one frame. It is configured.

The still image of the data 502 of the special figure reservation 2A animation has the same size and shape as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 501 of the special figure reservation 1A animation, and only the color is different. . The still image of the data 504 of the special figure reservation 2B animation has the same size and shape as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 503 of the special figure reservation 1B animation, and only the color is different. .

The still image of the data 506 of the first special figure reservation first video has the same shape and color as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 501 of the special figure reservation 1A video, only the size different. In addition, the data 506 to 509 of the first to fourth special figure reservation first moving images have the same content for all still images associated with the same index value.

The still image of the data 514 of the first special figure pending second video has the same size and shape as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 506 of the first special figure pending first video, and only the color is different. In addition, the data 514 to 517 of the first to fourth special figure pending second moving images have the same content for all still images associated with the same index value.

The still image of the data 510 of the 5th special figure reservation 1st animation has the same shape and color as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 502 of the special figure reservation 1B animation, only the size different. Further, the data 510 to 513 of the 5th to 8th special figure reservation first moving images have the same content for all still images associated with the same index value.

The still image of the data 518 of the fifth special figure pending second video has the same size and shape as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 510 of the fifth special figure pending first video, and only the color is different. Further, the data 518 to 521 of the 5th to 8th special figure pending second moving images have the same content for all still images associated with the same index value.

The still image of the data 522 of the fifth special figure pending third video has the same shape and color as the still image associated with the same index value of the data 505 of the special figure pending third video, only the size is different. Further, the data 522 to 525 of the 5th to 8th special figure pending third moving images have the same content for all still images associated with the same index value.

The still image size is represented by a pair of pixels in the vertical and horizontal directions that indicate the size of the still image. It is a value, and the 1st to 8th special figure pending videos have the same value for each still image size.

Next, the details of the pending moving image start processing and the pending moving image end processing executed by the effect control means 201 will be described. As described above, the special figure pending animation is displayed so that the appearance changes in a period of one second. For example, when both the first special figure pending video and the second special figure pending first video are displayed, the effect control means 201 associates both special figure pending videos with the index value "0" When the display is started based on the timing of the game ball entering the first start port 51 from the still image (initial frame) that is being displayed, both special figure pending videos have the same display content. Therefore, the change in appearance is shifted and displayed, and the appearance of the presentation is not good. For this reason, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, by the production control means 201 executes the pending video start processing, even when the display of a plurality of special figure pending videos is started by different triggers, a plurality of It is configured to be able to synchronize and display the special figure pending animation.

Specifically, the effect control means 201, by executing the pending animation start process, while setting one of the already displayed special figure pending animation as a reference image, acquires the degree of progress of the reference image. , When starting to display a new special figure pending video triggered by the entry of the game ball into the first start port 51 or the second start port 52, the display of the new special figure pending video from the progress of the reference image It is configured to cause the effect display device 400 to start.

More specifically, the effect control means 201, by executing the pending animation start process, when starting to display a special figure pending animation having a new identifier, the identifier associated with the special figure pending animation It is set in the sub RAM 200c, and the special figure pending animation having the identifier among the special figure pending animations already displayed by the set identifier is identified and set as a reference image, and the effect display device 400 is acquired each time the frame buffer 233 draws the index value of the still image of the reference reference image that is being displayed (each frame) and stored in the sub-RAM 200c, and each time a new index value is acquired The index value stored in the sub RAM 200c is overwritten. Note that the effect control means may overwrite the index value at predetermined time intervals (cycle), for example, every 4 ms, or every predetermined number of frames.

In addition, the effect control means 201, by executing the pending moving image start process, in a state in which the special figure pending moving image set as the reference image on the effect display device 400 is displayed, the first starting port 51 or the second When starting to display a special figure pending video with a new identifier triggered by the entry of a game ball into the starting port 52, the index value of the reference image identified by the identifier is referenced, and the reference image being displayed is displayed. It is configured to cause the effect display device 400 to start displaying a new special figure pending moving image from a still image with an index value combined with the index value of the still image.

With such a configuration, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment starts displaying the moving image in a state in which the progress of the moving image to be displayed later is advanced in accordance with the progress of the moving image whose display is started first. By making it possible, the production control means 201 can synchronize and display a plurality of special figure pending animations.

Note that the reference image displayed on the effect display device 400 constitutes the first image in the present embodiment. A special-figure pending animation having an identifier whose display is newly started triggered by the entry of a ball constitutes the second image in the present embodiment.

Also, as described above, the special figure suspension first animation and the special figure suspension second animation include different sizes, colors, shapes, etc., but spherical or polygonal symbols are displayed for one second. It is common that they are displayed so as to emit light periodically, and it is desirable to synchronize the display in order to improve the appearance of the presentation. In this way, the moving images whose display is to be synchronized are not limited to those having exactly the same display content, and may differ in color and size from each other. By setting the degree of progress to a specific level, it is sufficient if the players can recognize some kind of cooperativeness with respect to changes in each other's moving images, for example, by displaying them so as to emit light at the same timing.

In addition, the special figure suspension third animation is a movie in which the symbol representing the flame appears to flicker irregularly, and there is little need to synchronize the display, or the special figure suspension animation is conspicuous by not synchronizing it. It is a moving image that can enhance the production effect. Therefore, the effect control means 201, by executing the pending animation start processing, synchronizes the display of the plurality of special figure pending first animation and the special figure pending second animation having the identifier, It is configured not to synchronize the display of the figure-pending third moving image. That is, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the effect control means 201 sets identifiers associated with a plurality of moving images, respectively, and manages the display modes of the plurality of special figure pending moving images according to the identifiers. In addition, for videos that are not synchronized with other videos, such as the special figure reservation third video, the number and frame rate of the composed still images may be different from those of other videos, and means other than the index value of the still images It may be a moving image whose progress is managed by , or may be composed of a key frame, a P frame (previous difference frame) and a B frame (preceding and succeeding difference frame). In addition, the sub-control unit 200 is such that the special figure reservation third animation has an identifier, the special figure reservation third animation, the special figure reservation third animation, the special figure reservation first animation, and the special figure reservation second animation The effect display device 400 may be configured to display the index values of the still images in synchronization with each other.

Thus configured, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment determines whether or not it is a special figure pending animation for which display is to be synchronized, and which special figure pending animation should be used as a reference image to synchronize other special figure pending animations. is managed by an identifier with a relatively small number of characters, the processing load on the effect control means 201 is reduced compared to the case of managing by a data name or the like.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a pending animation start process executed by the effect control means 201. As shown in FIG. Effect control means 201, when starting the pending moving image start processing triggered by the input of the special figure pending command, first refers to the effect lottery table (not shown) stored in the sub ROM 200b, the random number included in the special figure pending command A performance lottery is executed based on (step S1). In this process, the effect control means 201, based on the random number included in the special figure pending command, to display the special figure pending moving image on the effect display device 400 is stored in the image ROM 200e special figure pending first moving image ~ special figure It is determined which special figure pending animation of the third pending animation.

When the process of step S1 is executed, the effect control means 201 determines whether or not the identifier is included in the data of the special figure pending animation won by the effect lottery (step S2). In this process, the effect control means 201 determines whether or not the special figure pending animation won by the effect lottery is a special figure pending animation to be synchronized with other special figure pending animations. In addition, the input special figure reservation command contains information indicating that the random number used for the production lottery is the random number stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit, and the special figure reservation number in the production lottery When 3 animation wins, production control expedient 201 executes the processing after step S2 as that the special figure reservation 2nd animation wins. In addition, the effect control means uses a different effect lottery table depending on whether the random number used for the effect lottery is stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit or the second special figure reservation storage unit. It may be configured to run a lottery. For example, when the random number used for the effect lottery is the random number stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit, the effect lottery table that does not include the winning area in which the special figure reservation third animation is won is used. It may be configured to execute the effect lottery.

In the process of step S2, if the identifier is included in the data of the winning special figure pending video (YES in step S2), the effect control means 201 refers to the storage area of the sub RAM 200c and is set as a reference image. It is determined whether or not the identifier currently used is stored (step S3). In this process, the effect control means 201 determines whether or not the winning special figure pending animation is a special figure pending animation that should be used as a reference when displaying other special figure pending animations.

In the process of step S3, if the identifier set as the reference image is stored in the sub RAM200c (NO in step S3), the effect control means 201, the winning special figure reservation first video ~ special figure reservation third An identifier of a special figure reservation animation to be displayed in a special figure reservation display unit corresponding to a special figure reservation command input among any of the special figure reservation animations of the animation is set as an identifier of the non-reference image and stored in the sub RAM 200c. At the same time, referring to the index value stored in the sub-RAM 200c, the effect display device 400 displays a still image having an index value that matches the index value of the still image being displayed as the reference image, that is, according to the progress of the reference image. The display of a new special figure pending animation is started from the advanced state (step S4), and the pending animation start processing is ended. In this process, the effect control means 201 stores the identifier of the data of the winning special figure pending animation in the sub RAM 200c, and whether or not the special figure pending animation display to be newly started to be displayed is the special figure pending animation to be synchronized. In addition, the effect display device 400 is caused to start displaying in synchronization with the reference image.

In the process of step S3, if the identifier set as the reference image in the sub RAM200c is not stored (YES in step S3), the effect control means 201, the winning special figure pending first animation or the special figure pending second Among the special figure reservation videos in any of the videos, the special figure reservation display unit corresponding to the input special figure reservation command, that is, the random number used for the effect lottery is the first special figure reservation storage unit or the second special figure reservation storage The sub-RAM 200c stores the identifier of the special figure reservation animation displayed in the special figure reservation display unit according to the information as to what number the random number is stored in the unit, and the effect display device 400 has the index value " 0” (initial frame), the display of the special figure reservation moving image is started (step S5). In this process, the effect control means 201, based on the fact that the reference image has not been set, even if the data of the special figure reservation animation has an identifier, the index value, which is the default start position, is the value "0". It manages the special figure pending video so that the display starts from the still image of.

When the process of step S5 is executed, the effect control means 201 sets the identifier of the special figure pending animation that has newly started display stored in the sub RAM 200c as the identifier of the reference image (step S6), and the pending animation start process exit. In this process, the effect control means 201 sets the special figure pending animation identified by the unique identifier stored in the sub RAM 200c as a new reference image. Moreover, in this process, the effect control means 201 starts storing the index value of the still image of the special figure reservation moving image set as the reference image.

In the process of step S2, if there is no identifier in the data of the winning special figure reservation animation, that is, if the production control means 201 determines the display of the special figure reservation third animation by the production lottery (NO in step S2), production control Means 201, the effect display device 400, the index value of the special figure suspension third moving image to be displayed in the special figure suspension display unit corresponding to the input special figure suspension command from the still image of the value "0", the special figure Display of the pending moving image is started (step S7), and the pending moving image start process is ended. In this process, the effect control means 201, based on the fact that the data of the special figure pending video to be newly displayed does not have an identifier, regardless of whether or not the reference image is set and the degree of progress of the reference image, The index value which is the default start position manages the special figure reservation animation so that the display is started from the still image with the value "0".

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing pending moving image end processing executed by the effect control means 201 . Effect control means 201, when starting the pending animation end processing triggered by the input of the special figure stop command, first, whether the special figure pending animation being displayed in the special figure pending display section 402t is set as a reference image is determined (step S21). In this process, the effect control means 201 refers to the identifier stored in the sub RAM 200c, and the special figure pending animation identified by the identifier set as the reference image is being displayed in the special figure pending display section 402t. It is determined whether or not it is a video of

In the process of step S21, when the special figure reservation animation being displayed in the special figure reservation display section 402t is set as a reference image (YES in step S21), the effect control means 201 is stored in the sub RAM 200c. Of the identifiers, the information of the identifier associated with the special figure pending animation being displayed on the special figure pending display unit 402t is erased (step S22). In this process, the effect control means 201 erases the information about the reference image stored in the sub-RAM 200c and prepares for setting a new reference image.

When the process of step S22 is executed, and in the process of step S21, if the special figure pending animation being displayed in the special figure pending display unit 402t is a special figure pending movie that is not set as a reference image, that is, sub If no identifier is stored in the RAM 200c, an identifier that identifies the special figure reservation animation displayed in the special figure reservation display section other than the special figure reservation display section 402t is set as the identifier of the reference image. If it is either case (NO in step S21), the effect control means 201 terminates the display of the special figure reservation animation being displayed on the special figure reservation display section 402t (step S23).

When the process of step S23 is executed, the effect control means 201 refers to the special figure stop command, and whether or not the random number newly stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit is consumed with the end of the internal lottery. is determined (step S24). In this process, the effect control means 201 gives priority to the special figure reservation animation currently displayed on the 1st special figure reservation display section 402a, and becomes the special figure reservation animation to be next displayed on the special figure reservation display section 402t. It is determined whether or not the special figure reservation animation is displayed in the fifth special figure reservation display section 402e.

In the process of step S24, when the special figure pending animation is displayed in the fifth special figure pending display unit 402e (YES in step S24), the effect control means 201 causes the effect display device 400 to display the fifth special figure pending display. The animation displayed in the part 402e displays the animation moving to the special figure reservation display part 402t, and the special figure reservation animation being displayed in the 6th special figure reservation display part 402f to the 8th special figure reservation display part 402h In some cases, these special figure reservation animations are displayed one by one to move to the special figure reservation display section of the upper rank, and the special figure reservation display section 402t and the fifth special figure reservation display section 402e to the seventh In the special figure reservation display unit 402g, according to the number of random numbers stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit and the second special figure reservation storage unit, out of the special figure reservation first animation to special figure reservation third animation , Start displaying the special figure reservation animation corresponding to the special figure reservation animation displayed in the special figure reservation display unit one by one (step S25), the fifth special figure reservation display unit 402e to the eighth special The display of the lowest special figure pending animation displayed in the figure pending display section 402h is ended.

In the process of step S24, when the special figure reservation animation is not displayed in the 5th special figure reservation display section 402e (NO in step S24), the effect control means 201 refers to the special figure stop command, the internal lottery It is determined whether or not the random number newly stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit has been consumed along with the end (step S26). In this process, the effect control means 201 determines whether or not there is a special figure pending animation to be displayed next on the special figure pending display section 402t.

In the process of step S26, when the special figure pending animation is displayed in the first special figure pending display unit 402a (YES in step S26), the effect control means 201 causes the effect display device 400 to display the first special figure pending display. Display the animation that moves the animation displayed in the section 402a to the special figure reservation display section 402t, and the special figure reservation animation being displayed in the second special figure reservation display section 402b to the fourth special figure reservation display section 402d In some cases, each of these special figure reservation animations is displayed one by one to the upper special figure reservation display section, and the special figure reservation display section 402t and the first special figure reservation display section 402a to the third In the special figure reservation display unit 402c, according to the number of random numbers stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit and the second special figure reservation storage unit, out of the special figure reservation first animation to special figure reservation third animation , Start displaying the special figure reservation animation corresponding to the special figure reservation animation before the movement (step S27), and the lowest displayed in the first special figure reservation display unit 402a to the fourth special figure reservation display unit 402d End the display of the special figure pending video. In this way, when the special figure stop command is input, the effect control means 201 does not display the special figure reservation animation in the fifth special figure reservation display section 402e, and the first special figure reservation display section 402a Only when the special figure reservation animation is displayed, the effect display device 400 displays the animation for moving the special figure reservation animation displayed in the first special figure reservation display part 402a to the special figure reservation display part 402t. Let

When the processing of step S25 or step S27 is executed, the effect control means 201 determines whether or not there is a special figure pending animation set as a reference image among the special figure pending animations being displayed (step S28 ). In this process, the effect control means 201 refers to the identifier stored in the sub-RAM 200c and determines whether or not the identifier set as the reference image is stored.

In the process of step S28, when the reference image is not set (YES in step S28), the effect control means 201 is displaying the special figure pending animation having the identifier in one of the special figure pending display units. It is determined whether or not there is (step S29). In this process, the effect control means 201 determines whether or not any identifier is stored in the sub RAM 200c.

In the process of step S29, when the special figure suspension animation having an identifier is being displayed in one of the special figure suspension display units (YES in step S29), the effect control means 201 is the special figure suspension being displayed Among the moving images, the moving image that has the identifier and is being displayed in the highest special figure reservation display section is set as a new reference image (step S30). In this process, the effect control means 201 refers to the identifier stored in the sub RAM 200c, and the special figure suspension being displayed in the special figure suspension display section at the top of the special figure suspension moving images in which the identifier is stored. The identifier associated with the moving image is set as the identifier of the reference image. In addition, if there are two special figure pending videos having the identifier being displayed in the top special figure pending display unit, for example, the special figure pending video data being displayed in the special figure pending display unit 402t has an identifier If not, both the data of the special figure pending video being displayed in the special figure pending video displayed in the first special figure pending display unit 402a and the special figure pending video being displayed in the fifth special figure pending display unit 402e have an identifier, Effect control means 201, of the two special figure pending animations having the identifier being displayed in the top special figure pending display unit, the identifier of the special figure pending animation corresponding to the previously generated random number as the identifier of the reference image set as

When the random number is not stored in either the first special figure reservation storage unit or the second special figure reservation storage unit in the process of step S26 (NO in step S26), the reference image is set in the process of step S28 If (NO in step S28), if the moving image having the identifier in the process of step S29 is not displayed in any special figure pending display unit, that is, if no identifier is stored in the sub RAM200c ( NO in step S29) or when the process of step S30 is executed, the effect control means 201 ends the pending moving image end process.

2. Summary of the present embodiment The gaming machine (1) according to the present embodiment is
In a gaming machine (1) in which games are played using gaming values,
a display device (400) capable of executing an effect of displaying an image whose display mode changes according to the progress of the game;
Effect control means (201) for controlling display of a first image and a second image as images displayed by the display device (400),
The effect control means (201), in a state in which the first image is displayed on the display device (400), when starting the display of the second image triggered by the input of a specific signal, It is characterized in that the display of the second image can be started from a state in which the progress of the display mode of the second image is advanced in accordance with the progress of the display mode of the first image (501e).

As a result, when the pachinko machine 1 displays a new special figure pending movie while the special figure pending movie set as the reference image is displayed on the effect display device 400, the special figure pending movie set as the reference image is displayed. By referring to the progress of the, a new special figure pending video can be displayed from the state where the progress of the new special figure pending video is advanced according to the progress of the special figure pending video set as the reference image, so multiple images By synchronizing the display of , the appearance of the image can be improved, and the player's interest in the effect of displaying a plurality of images on the effect display device 400 can be improved.

Further, the gaming machine (1) according to the present embodiment is
each of the first image and the second image is a moving image composed of a plurality of still images (501d);
A plurality of still images (501d) that constitute the first image and the second image are associated with different index values (501e) in each moving image,
The effect control means (201), when starting the display of the second image while the first image is being displayed on the display device (400), referring to the index value (501e) of the still image of the first image, and starting to display the second image from the still image of the second image having an index value that matches the index value (501e); It is characterized by

Thereby, in the pachinko machine 1, when the image to be displayed on the effect display device 400 is a moving image composed of a plurality of still images, the special figure pending moving image set as the reference image is displayed on the effect display device 400.例文帳に追加When displaying a new special figure reservation video in the state, refer to the index value of the special figure reservation video set as the reference image, and the still image with the index value that matches the index value of the special figure reservation video set as the reference image Since a new special figure pending moving image can be displayed from , the display of a plurality of images is synchronized to improve the appearance of the images, and the player's interest in the performance of displaying a plurality of images on the performance display device 400 is improved. be able to.

Further, the gaming machine (1) according to the present embodiment is
a game board (30) formed with a game area (40) in which game balls flow down;
A starting area provided in the game area (40);
a main control unit (100) that controls the progress of the game;
A sub control unit (200) having the effect control means (201),
The main control unit (100)
A special symbol lottery means (101) for acquiring a random number triggered by the entry of the game ball into the starting area and executing a lottery for determining whether or not the special symbol is appropriate using the random number;
A pending storage means for storing the pending state of the lottery by the special symbol lottery means (101);
Command output means (102) for outputting a hold signal as the specific signal corresponding to the hold state stored in the hold storage means to the sub control unit (200) with the entry of the game ball into the starting area as a trigger. and
Triggered by the input of the hold signal from the command output means (102), the sub control section (100) displays the first image and the second image on the display device (400) by the effect control means (201). 2 is displayed to inform the user of the pending state stored in the pending storage means.

As a result, the pachinko machine 1 can synchronize the display of a plurality of special figure pending moving images displayed on the effect display device 400, so that the appearance of the image displayed on the effect display device 400 can be improved. It is possible to improve the player's interest in the effect of displaying a plurality of images on the effect display device 400.例文帳に追加

Further, the gaming machine (1) according to the present embodiment is
In a gaming machine (1) in which games are played using gaming values,
a display device (400) capable of executing an effect of displaying an image in accordance with the progress of a game;
Effect control means (201) for controlling display of a plurality of images displayed on the effect device,
The effect control means (201) is characterized by setting identifiers (501b) associated with the plurality of images, respectively, and managing display modes of the plurality of images according to the identifiers (501b). .

As a result, the pachinko machine 1 only needs to contain the minimum information necessary for the performance control means 201 to identify the moving image data, and the contents of the data can be identified to some extent from the appearance. Using an identifier that requires less information than the data name, etc., that need to It becomes possible to reduce the processing load of the production control means 201 .

Further, the gaming machine (1) according to the present embodiment is
The effect control means (201) sets the identifier (501b) of one of the images displayed on the display device (400) as a main identifier, and sets the identifiers of the other images as secondary identifiers. It is characterized in that the display mode of the other image with the subordinate identifier set can be controlled in accordance with the display mode of the image with the main identifier (501b) set.

As a result, it becomes possible to manage by identifier whether or not the image is an image whose display is to be synchronized and which image should be used as a reference image for synchronizing other images. As a result, it becomes possible to reduce the processing load of the effect control means 201 .

3. Possibility of Other Embodiments The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment described above is configured to have the special figure reservation display section 402t as the highest special figure reservation display section. Not limited to this, for example, the first special figure reservation display section or the fifth special figure reservation display section may be configured to be the highest special figure reservation display section.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the identifier included in the data of the special figure pending moving image is set to either the identifier of the reference image or the identifier of the non-reference image, stored in the sub RAM 200 c, and stored in the sub RAM 200 c. Although it is configured to manage the special figure pending video by the identifier, it is not limited to this, for example, the identifier contained in the data of the special figure pending video is set as an identifier other than the identifier of the reference image or the identifier of the non-reference image and stored in the sub-RAM. Specifically, even if the effect control means is configured to add the information of the display position of the animation and the corresponding random number information to the identifier contained in the data of the special figure pending animation and store it in the sub RAM good. With this configuration, it is possible to determine in which display position the moving image identified by the identifier stored in the sub-RAM is displayed by referring to the storage contents of the sub-RAM. Therefore, there is no need to include information about the display position in the data of the moving image, and it is possible to share the data of the moving image of the moving image displayed at different display positions but having the same content. When configured in this way, it may be configured to update the display position and random number information given to the identifier stored in the sub-RAM with the input of the special figure stop command as a trigger.

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the data of the special figure pending video includes a data name, an identifier, display coordinates, a plurality of still images constituting the video, an index value and a still image size. However, not limited to this, for example, other information such as layer information for displaying a special figure pending video may be included.

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the special figure pending animation constitutes the first animation and the second animation. A plurality of moving images indicating the number of times the game has been played by the number of displayed moving images, or a moving image of a character whose display is started upon input of a background moving image or a specific signal, or the like may be used. In the case of such a configuration, the specific signal may be an operation signal from the effect operation device or another signal that may trigger the start of displaying a moving image.

Also, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the special figure pending animation displayed as animation as the first image and the second image has been described, but not limited to this, the first image and the second image The image may be an image whose display mode changes as the degree of progress changes. For example, the first image and the second image may be a still image that appears to move by movement or rotation, an image whose color changes with the passage of time, an image obtained by mathematically manipulating a three-dimensional polygon, or the like. may Further, the progress of an image is not limited to an index value associated with a still image forming a moving image, but may be the playback time of the moving image, or may be a parameter value such as image coordinates, rotation angle, or color.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, an image having an identifier set as a non-reference image is configured to be synchronized with one reference image. It suffices if they are managed by identifiers. For example, the effect control means can set a plurality of reference images, and the shape, color, size, number of still images to be composed, frame rate, etc. correspond according to the identifier of the special figure pending video to be newly displayed. The identifier of the reference image may be used to determine which reference image to synchronize with. Specifically, the effect control means can set the reference image of the special figure reservation first animation and the reference image of the special figure reservation second animation respectively, and the non-reference image of the special figure reservation first animation is special figure reservation The reference image of the first animation, the non-reference image of the special figure reservation second animation may be configured to be synchronized with the reference image of the special figure reservation second animation, respectively. By being configured in this way, the effect control means is, for example, the first special figure reservation first animation to the fourth special figure reservation first animation and the first special figure reservation second animation, which are special figure reservation animations having the same shape as each other Synchronize the 2nd animation to the 4th special reservation 2nd animation, and the 5th special reservation 1st animation to the 8th special reservation 1st animation and the 5th special reservation, which are special reservation animations with the same shape A plurality of images, such as synchronizing the 2nd animation to the 8th special figure reservation 2nd animation, and not synchronizing the special figure reservation 1st animation and the special figure reservation 2nd animation which are special figure reservation animations with different shapes from each other can be displayed on the display device in synchronization with different reference images according to the respective identifiers.

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the special figure suspension first moving image to the special figure suspension third moving image are each composed of 30 still images, but not limited to this, the special figure suspension that is not synchronized with each other Between moving images, the number of still images forming each moving image may be different. For example, the special figure reservation first video consists of 30 still images, and the special figure reservation third movie consists of 60 still images, each of which is configured to be displayed at a frame rate of 30 fps. good too. Also, for example, the special figure pending first video is composed of 30 still images and displayed at a frame rate of 30 fps, and the special figure pending second movie is composed of 60 still images and displayed at a frame rate of 60 fps. Is configured to be able to start displaying the special figure pending second video as a non-standard image from a still image with an index value twice the index value of the still image of the special figure pending first video being displayed as a reference image. may

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the data of the special figure pending video includes data name, identifier, display coordinates, a plurality of still images constituting the video, index value and still image size (not shown) as information. but not limited to. In the pachinko machine 1, instead of the still image and the index value, the data of the special figure reservation moving image may include a moving image file in which the still image and the index value are packaged, or a separately stored moving image file. Information indicating the storage location of is included, and special figure pending animations with the same shape and color may be configured to refer to the same animation file.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the data of the special figure pending third moving image is configured not to have identifier information. As long as it can be identified, for example, the data of the special figure pending third animation has an identifier of value "0", and the effect control means has an identifier of value "0". may be configured to be managed so as not to synchronize with

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the random number is included in the special figure hold command as the specific signal, but not limited to this, the game to either the first start port 51 or the second start port 52 It is sufficient if the effect control means can execute the effect lottery based on the information based on the random number generated when the ball enters the ball. For example, the main control unit manages the random numbers by dividing them into a plurality of groups, and specifies the group containing the random numbers generated when the game ball enters either the first start opening or the second start opening. You may transmit a special figure reservation command including information to do, or may transmit a special figure reservation command including flag information based on the random number.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, depending on whether the ball is entered in the first start port 51 or the second start port 52, either the first special figure reservation storage unit or the second special figure reservation storage unit Although it is configured to store a random number, it is not limited to this, and it may be possible to manage which of the first starting hole 51 and the second starting hole 52 the ball is hit. For example, the main control unit 100 can store information on whether the ball is entered in the first starting hole or the second starting hole and the generated random number as a set, and can store up to 8 to 9 random numbers. It has a possible special figure reservation storage unit, and when the random number stored in the special figure reservation storage unit is consumed, it is generated when the ball enters either the first start opening or the second start opening. A special stop command including information on whether the random number has been consumed is transmitted, and the effect control means is based on the information on whether the generated random number has been consumed when the ball enters either the first starting opening or the second starting opening. , may be configured to execute pending moving image end processing.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the gaming machine includes a symbol determining means for determining one of a plurality of types of symbols including the jackpot symbol, and a symbol display unit that displays a symbol when a predetermined fluctuation time elapses after the symbol is determined. a symbol display means for displaying symbols on the symbol display portion; a big win game executing means for executing a big win game composed of a plurality of round games when a big win pattern is displayed on the symbol display portion; Game profit giving means for giving a predetermined game profit when a game ball entering a big winning hole enters a specific area during a set specific round game, and production execution means for executing a production during the big win game. Although the pachinko machine 1 capable of so-called first-class games is exemplified, it is not limited to this, for example, a second game that can start a big win game by entering a game ball into a predetermined area during a small winning game The present invention can be applied even to a pachinko machine capable of seed games. Also, for example, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface, a start switch for detecting a start operation by the player, and a switch provided corresponding to the plurality of reels for stopping each reel. A stop switch that detects a stop operation, a main control unit that controls the progress of the game, and a sub control unit that has an effect control means that controls the effect based on a command, and the main control unit determines whether a plurality of types of wins are correct. An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine, a plurality of reels are rotated based on detection of a start operation by a start switch, and detection of a stop operation by a stop switch and based on the result of the internal lottery determined by the internal lottery means and reel control means for performing reel stop control to stop rotating reels, and symbol combinations indicating predetermined winning forms for each combination are displayed on the activated line with the plurality of reels stopped. The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine having winning judgment means for judging that a winning combination has been won based on.

1 … Game machine (pachinko machine)
201... Effect control means 400... Display device (effect display device)
501e... Degree of progress (index value)

Claims (1)

In gaming machines where games are played using gaming values,
a display device capable of executing an effect of displaying an image whose display mode changes according to the progress of a game;
Effect control means for controlling display of a first image and a second image as images displayed by the display device,
each of the first image and the second image is a moving image composed of a plurality of still images;
The plurality of still images that make up the first image and the second image are given index values that are different within each moving image and that correspond to the time series of the plurality of still images that make up the moving images. and
In a state in which the first image is displayed on the display device, the effect control means, when starting the display of the second image triggered by the input of a specific signal, the referring to the index value of the still image of the first image, and starting to display the second image from the still image of the second image having an index value that matches the index value;
A gaming machine characterized by:

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