JP2001009117A - Game machine and display control method for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform display control while reducing poor appearance and unusual control in processes up to variation stop of identification information after variation start. SOLUTION: A CPU of a special pattern display device stops and display a projecting pattern appearing in a display area after making a variation displayed pattern disappear once from the display area when it is stopped and displayed. Accordingly, there is no sudden changed condition of the pattern as usual. Since the pattern is made to disappear once from the display area and then the projecting pattern is stopped and displayed, poor appearance of the pattern and unusual variation display control are reduced during variation display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information and a display control method therefor, and more particularly to a display control of a gaming machine suitable for being applied to a pachinko machine. Technology improvement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko machine, various symbol display control methods have been proposed in order to increase a sense of expectation of occurrence of a hit. For example, according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-70225, a left symbol and a middle symbol are controlled. When a predetermined combination is reached and the reach state is reached, the symbol suddenly changes state in which the right symbol is indistinguishable, and the symbol instantaneous stop state in which the right symbol is temporarily stopped and the symbol is identifiable, and finally In this case, the result is displayed on the right symbol to enhance the expectation of hit occurrence.

[0003]

However, according to such a display control method, when a symbol sudden change state occurs, the symbol is displayed at a high speed and the symbol cannot be discriminated. It is impossible to confirm the process until it is determined while discriminating the symbols to be displayed in a variable manner, and there is a problem that the display process from the start of the symbol change to the stop of the symbol change is unsightly or unnatural.

[0004] In addition, when a suddenly changing state of the symbol occurs suddenly during the game, there is another problem that the player who enjoys the game thinking that the symbol is fixed is confused.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and performs display control so as to reduce unsightlyness and unnaturalness in the process of stopping the change of the identification information that has started to change. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of performing the same and a display control method thereof.

[0006]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information. When the stop display is performed, after the identification information disappears from the display area, the display control means for causing the identification information to be stopped and displayed to appear in the display area and stop display is provided. is there.

According to the present invention, when the display information is stopped and displayed, the identification information disappears from the display area, and then the identification information to be stopped and displayed appears in the display area. Therefore, there is no sudden change in the design as in the prior art, and the identification information is temporarily erased from the display area, and then the identification information to be displayed is stopped and displayed. Therefore, the unsightlyness of the identification information during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control are reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine having a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information, the identification information disappears from the display area after a certain identification information is displayed in a fluctuating manner. The game machine further comprises display control means for repeatedly performing the process of changing the identification information and causing the identification information to be finally stopped and displayed to appear in the display area and stopped and displayed.

According to the present invention, the display control means repeatedly changes the identification information from the display area after changing and displaying the certain identification information, while changing the identification information, and finally stops the display. The identification information to be displayed appears in the display area and is stopped and displayed. Therefore, there is no suddenly changing state of the symbol as in the prior art, and after the identification information is variably displayed, the process of temporarily removing the identification information from the display area is performed for each identification information to be variably displayed, and thereafter, Since the identification information is stopped and displayed, the unsightlyness of the identification information during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control are further reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first and second aspects, the display control means stops the identification information for setting a gaming state advantageous to a player. The identification information to be displayed is a means for causing the identification information to appear in the display area and stop and display the identification information.

[0011] According to the present invention, the display control means sets the identification information for making the game state advantageous to the player as the identification information to be stopped and displayed in the display area to stop and display the identification information. The player can grasp that the gaming state is advantageous to him without feeling uncomfortable or unnatural.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the display control method for a gaming machine having a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information, the method further comprises: A display control method for a gaming machine, comprising: a step of causing the identification information to disappear from a display area; and a step of causing the identification information to be stopped and displayed to appear and stop-displayed in the display area.

According to the present invention, when stop-displaying the variably displayed identification information, the identification information disappears from the display area, and the identification information to be stopped and displayed appears in the display area and is stopped and displayed. As shown in the figure, the symbol sudden change state does not exist, and the identification information is temporarily erased from the display area, and thereafter, the identification information to be displayed is stopped and displayed. Therefore, the unsightlyness of the identification information during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control are reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method for a game machine having a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information, wherein the display area is displayed after a certain identification information is variably displayed. A step of repeatedly performing a process of deleting the identification information while changing the identification information, and a step of causing the identification information to be finally stopped and displayed to appear in the display area and stopped and displayed. This is a display control method for the gaming machine.

According to the present invention, after the certain identification information is variably displayed, the process of deleting the identification information from the display area is repeatedly performed while changing the identification information, and the identification information to be finally stopped and displayed is displayed. Appear in the area and stop display. Therefore, there is no suddenly changing state of the symbol as in the prior art, and after the identification information is variably displayed, the process of temporarily removing the identification information from the display area is performed for each identification information to be variably displayed, and thereafter, Since the identification information is stopped and displayed, the unsightlyness of the identification information during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control are further reduced.

Note that such display control can be realized by recording a display control procedure on a computer-readable recording medium, and reading and executing the display control procedure recorded on the recording medium by a computer. Examples of such a recording medium include a semiconductor recording medium such as a ROM and a semiconductor IC, an optical recording medium such as a DVDROM and a CDROM, a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, and a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the game board 10. At the approximate center of the game board 10, there is a display area capable of displaying three symbols (left, middle, right). In the display area, identification information composed of symbols and figures by characters independently is provided. A special symbol display device 100 capable of variable display is provided, and a special symbol start port 104 is provided directly below the special symbol display device 100. On both sides of the special symbol start port 104, ordinary symbol operation gates 102, 102 are provided. Are arranged. Also, a pair of opening / closing members 120, 120
Are provided to be openable and closable so as to form a special symbol starting port 104.

Further, below the special symbol opening 104, a special winning opening 106, a normal symbol display device 108, and an out opening 114 are arranged in this order. Has a lamp display device 110,
110 is provided, and a lamp display device (more specifically, an LED device) is also provided near both side ends of the game board 10.
112, 112 are provided.

Then, a game ball is won in the special symbol starting port 104 and a random number lottery is performed. When this random number is a big hit value, at least one random number is displayed in the display area.
The display of a predetermined pattern (for example, “7, 7, 7”) is performed by the special symbol display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to be opened and closed in the predetermined pattern. It becomes an advantageous big hit gaming state. In addition, when a specific hit among the big hits is obtained, the jackpot has a probability changing function in which the jackpot probability becomes small to large, and the symbol changing time is shortened while the number of times of variable display is a predetermined number of times, for example, 50 times. It has a time reduction function that is advantageous for the player.

When the normal symbol operation gate 102 detects the passing of the game ball, a random number lottery is performed. When the random number selected is a small hit value, the normal symbol display device 108
Is displayed in a predetermined pattern (for example, “7” or “3”), and thereafter, when the opening / closing member 120 is opened and the game ball wins the special symbol starting port 104, the random number is similarly displayed. When the lottery is performed and the random number selected is a big hit value, the variable display in the display area is started, and then the display of a predetermined display pattern (for example, “7, 7, 7”) is performed by the special symbol display device 100. , Grand Prize Winner 1
06 is controlled to open and close in a predetermined pattern, and a big hit state advantageous to the player is achieved. On the other hand, hit balls that are not won are discharged through the out port 114.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing only the main part of the gaming machine in which such gaming machine control is performed according to the progress of the game. The main control unit 200 is equipped with a microprocessor having a built-in CPU. The command data table stores various control commands including at least various commands for controlling the special symbol display device 100, which will be described later. An area 202, a ROM 201 for storing a control program or control data describing a series of gaming machine control procedures, and a RAM 203 for forming a work area are provided, forming an integrated one-chip microcomputer.

The main control unit 200 has a special symbol start switch 304 provided inside the special symbol start port 104 through the input port 210 for detecting a winning of the game ball into the special symbol start port 104, a normal symbol operation gate. A normal symbol operation switch 306 provided inside the 102 and detecting a game ball passing through a gate, and a large winning opening switch 308 provided inside the large winning opening 106 and detecting a winning of the gaming ball in the large winning opening 106. The main control unit 200 is connected and can receive each detection signal.

The main control unit 200 has an output port 2
15, a special symbol display device 10 having a display area for displaying a special symbol or a character and capable of independently and variably displaying each of the left, middle, and right symbols and realized by an LCD or the like.
0, lamp display devices 110 and 11 for controlling lighting of lamps
2. A sound effect generator 116 for generating a sound effect, for example, 7
Ordinary symbol display device 108 realized by a segment display device, starting port operating solenoid 300 for opening / closing control of opening / closing member 120 for starting port, and special winning opening 106
The large winning opening actuation solenoid 302 for controlling the opening and closing of the wide opening / closing member is connected, and the main control unit 200 can transmit a control signal for controlling each device. The main control unit 200 can transmit a predetermined number of display control commands to the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing.
0 is based on the received command, and the CPU in itself performs detailed display control without depending on the main control unit 200. Furthermore, a communication mode by one-way communication in which only a command is transmitted from the main control unit 200 to the special symbol display device 100 is adopted.

A power supply circuit 212 for supplying power and a reset circuit 213 for outputting a reset signal at predetermined time intervals are connected to the main control unit 200. A pulse signal generated by the periodic timer counter is input from the control unit 200, and a monitor signal for monitoring the current supply state from the power supply circuit 212 is input.

Now, as shown in FIG.
A command for display control sent from 0 to the special symbol display device 100 is an identifier for identifying the classification of the command and is 1-byte long digital information (MODE).
6 to 9 show an event (EVENT) which is one-byte digital information indicating the content (function) of the command to be executed. FIGS. 6 to 9 show the command data table area 202 stored in the ROM 201. It shows a part of command data for display control.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the display control command includes “special symbols are changed, and how long after the change starts, the special symbols (identification information) are stopped. Command for instructing, "Command for specifying the stop symbol on the special symbol left", "Command for specifying the stop symbol in the special symbol", "Command for specifying the stop symbol for the special symbol right", "Special symbol There is a command to stop. These commands are always required no matter how the variation mode of the variable display changes in accordance with the game situation, and the main control unit 200 determines when the game situation is such that the symbol variation display is started. These five commands are transmitted to the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing in one variable display control. Therefore, since the special symbol display device 100 is responsible for fine display control such as a change in the symbol display speed, the program for the main control unit 200 is simplified, and the program is not changed even if the display content is changed. And a general-purpose program can be constructed. In addition, the main control unit 200 includes a command defining a time period from the start of the variable display of the symbol to the stop thereof,
Since only a command for designating a symbol is transmitted, the program is further simplified.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the special symbol display device 100. As shown in FIG. The special symbol display device 100 supplies power to a data receiving circuit 1140 (including a voltage converting circuit for converting a data level) for receiving a strobe signal and a command from the main control unit 200, and to the voltage converting circuit and the like. A power supply circuit 1160 and a CPU 1 that generates control data necessary for performing display control based on a received command and outputs the control data to an image processing LSI (VDP) 1060
020 (display control means) and a program ROM 10 containing a program in which an operation procedure of the CPU 1020 is described.
40, a RAM 1090 functioning as a work area and a buffer memory, and an image processing LS for performing image development processing.
I (VDP) 1060 and image processing LSI (VDP)
A video RAM 1080 for temporarily storing the image data developed by the image processing unit 1060, and an image processing LSI (VDP) 10
A character ROM 1180 storing data necessary for image development by 60 and an LCD for receiving and transmitting image data temporarily stored in the video RAM 1080
Panel interface circuit 1100 and this LCD
LCD panel 1 that outputs a display image using image data sent from panel interface circuit 1100
120.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the character RO
M1180 is a ROM title area, a ROM management information area, a character image data area storing actual character data, a pallet data area storing character color data, and a scenario data area storing information defining character movement. The character data is stored in the character image data area in a state where it is compressed by a specific compression method. Further, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of pairs of color numbers and color codes are stored.

Then, the CPU of the special symbol display device 100
1020, the control data generated in response to the command received by the data receiving circuit 1140 is transferred to the image processing LSI (V
DP) 1060, the image processing LSI (VD
P) 1060 decompresses the character data obtained from the character image data area, colors it with the color data obtained from the palette data area, and specifies the video RAM 108 specified by the information obtained from the scenario data area.
The temporarily stored data is temporarily stored at a position on the LCD panel 0, and the temporarily stored data is sent to the LCD panel interface circuit 1100.
By means of 20, various image displays including a change in the variable display speed are performed in detail.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the command transmission / reception timing. As previously mentioned,
The command consists of a 1-byte mode (MODE) and a 1-byte event (EVENT).
In this example, the main control unit 200 transmits mode (MODE) information at the first rising edge of the strobe signal (DUSTB) generated by itself at the time of a command change, and then transmits the two strobe signals (DUSTB). Event (EVENT) information is transmitted with the rise of the eyes. Then, in response to this, the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device generates an interrupt when the strobe signal (DUSTB) is transmitted, receives a command by this interrupt processing, and stores the command in the RAM 1090.

Next, first, a normal control operation performed by the main controller 200 or the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 (a general flowchart of game control) and FIG.
Then, the characteristic display control of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 16 in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. Note that the series of processes shown in FIG. 10 is executed by the main control unit 200, and is executed from the first step by using a reset signal supplied from the reset circuit 213 every predetermined time (for example, every 4 msec) as a trigger.

First, when the power supply circuit 212 is activated by a power switch (not shown), the main control unit 200 is activated. It is determined whether or not the first processing has been performed since the power-on. Step S11
0). In the case of the first processing after turning on the power (Yes)
The process proceeds to step S200, but otherwise (No), the process proceeds to step S120.

In step S200, a clearing process of a storage area is performed as initialization processing of the RAM 203, and then, in step S210, data for performing an initial control process is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 203. On the other hand, in step S120, the count values of various random number generation loop counters (not shown) for large hit determination, small hit determination, and the like formed in the RAM 203 are incremented. Update the timer value of the timer.

Next, in step S140, a special symbol start switch 304, a normal symbol operation switch 306,
An input port process of reading and storing the detection signal output from the special winning opening switch 308 into a register (not shown) via the input port 203 is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S150 to read and store the data read by the port input process. Switch check processing for grasping the condition.

Next, in step S160, each switch 3
A check is made to see if there is a disconnection or short-circuit in the lines 04, 306, 308, etc., and if any of these failures has occurred (Ye
s) The process proceeds to step S220, but otherwise (No), the process proceeds to step S180 (step S180).
170).

In step S180, data necessary for display control of the ordinary symbol display device 107 is stored in the RAM.
203 and a command necessary for display control of the special symbol display device 100 (see FIGS. 6 to 9).
(Including the commands described in the above) are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 203, and the timer values of the various timers are reduced (step S190). In step S180, the main control unit 200 determines a command of a necessary mode and event according to the game control with reference to the command data table area 202, and stores digital information indicating the determined mode and event in the RAM 203 in a predetermined manner. Store in area.

Next, in step S195, the starting port operating solenoid 300 and the special winning port operating solenoid 302 are driven to control the opening and closing of the special winning opening 106 and the opening and closing member 120 of the special symbol starting opening 104 in a predetermined pattern. Then, in step S220, a prize ball setting process for outputting control information for causing a prize ball payout device (not shown) to perform a payout operation is executed. Further, in steps S230, 240, and 250, a game (not shown) External information processing for outputting various game data to the machine management device, a display lamp control process for storing a command for lighting control of the lamp display devices 110 and 112 in accordance with a game state in a predetermined area of the RAM 203, sound effect generation Device 11
6 executes a sound effect process for storing a command for controlling the sound effect generation in a predetermined area of the RAM 203 in correspondence with the game state.

Next, in step S260, R
The data stored in the AM 203 is output to the corresponding device via the output port 215 (port output process), and the device that receives the data performs a control operation based on the data. Then, a strobe signal is first output to the special symbol display device 100, and the mode and event data stored in the RAM 203 in step S180 are transmitted as shown in FIG. Thus, the commands shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 are transmitted from the main control unit 200 to the special symbol display device 100 and received.

In step S270, the reset circuit 21
The reset standby process is executed until the reset signal is input from Step 3, and when the reset signal is input, the process shifts to Step S110 to continue the gaming machine control. Note that the reset standby process includes updating of the various random number generation counters described above.

Next, the operation of the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 having received the command will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1100, the CPU 1020 sets its own stack pointer,
Initialization of the RAM 1090, initialization of the RAM 1090 itself, and the like are performed, and in step S1102, it is determined whether a new command has been input. When it is determined that a new command for display control has been input, (Y
es) The process proceeds to step S1104, while otherwise (No), the process proceeds to step S1110.

In step S1104, in the interrupt processing described with reference to FIG.
Copies the received command to the RAM 1090, and checks whether the command is normal or not. Next, CPU1
020 determines the start address of a processing table (not shown) in order to obtain a necessary command for performing fine display control independently of the main control unit 200. Then, in step S1108, the image processing LSI 1060 The data in the necessary area of the RAM 1090 is updated to output the data to the RAM 1090.

Next, in step S1110, RA
Based on the symbol control data set in M1090, scroll data to be output to the image processing LSI 1060 is obtained and set in the RAM 1090, and the symbol display position is set. Then, in step S1112, the symbol speed control is performed. Necessary data is stored in the program ROM1
040, which is obtained from a speed table (not shown) built in, and set in the RAM 1090.
At 114, the symbol offset value is updated based on the speed data, and preparation is made for performing the symbol variation at the set speed.

Next, in step S1116, RA
Animation data is acquired from an animation processing table (not shown) storing the animation processing data set in M1090, and preparation for displaying a background image is performed.
Set in P output buffer, output enable flag is "1"
It is determined whether or not (step S1118).

If the output permission flag is not "1" (No), the flow returns to step S1102 to repeat a series of processing, while the output permission flag is "1" (Ye).
In step S1120, the data set in the VDP output buffer is transferred to the image processing LSI 106 in step S1120.
Output to 0. The image processing LSI 1060 acquires the data in the character ROM 1180 and develops the image in response to the data. The developed image data is temporarily stored in the video RAM 1080 and then sent to the LCD panel interface circuit 1100 to be sent to the LCD panel 1120. Is displayed. In this way, at the set display position on the special symbol display device 100, the symbol variation display at the set speed, the display of the background image, and the like are performed.

FIGS. 13 and 14 are explanatory diagrams of an example of the transmission timing of a command transmitted from the main control unit 200 to the special symbol display device 100, and the transmission command. As can be seen from these drawings, the main control is described. When a predetermined condition such as a game ball winning in the special symbol starting port 104 is satisfied, the unit 200 first transmits a command for designating a symbol change and specifying a time from the start of the symbol change to the stop of the symbol change. (), A command for designating a left stop symbol is transmitted after a lapse of T1 time (), and a command for designating a middle stop symbol is transmitted after a lapse of T2 time (), and right after a lapse of T3 time A command for designating a stop symbol is transmitted (), and a command () for stopping all symbols is transmitted after a lapse of T time from the start of fluctuation, and further, these Before receiving the command, the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 performs a series of variable display control by performing fine display control such as a change in the change speed before the time specified by elapses. After the elapse, the variable display control ends.

Next, FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining display control according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 are explanatory diagrams showing a state of display change.
The display control which is a feature of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. These processes are performed in step S1110 of FIG.
This can be realized by appropriately setting and changing the data in 1116.

First, in step S1600, CPU 1020 of special symbol display device 100 displays a background image in the display area. Next, in step S1610, symbol "012" and symbol "123" appear in the display area. (See FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b).) In this case, the two sides that have appeared are in opposite directions (for example, “123” is upward in the direction of “01”).
2 is displayed so as to move downward (see FIG. 1).
6 (c) (d)).

Next, in step S1620, both symbols are once removed from the display area (FIG. 16 (e)).
reference). Then, in step S1630, the symbol "123", which is an appearance, appears from the upper side to the lower side of the drawing and is stopped and displayed (FIGS. 16 (f), (g), (h), (i)
reference).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when stop-displaying the variably displayed symbol, the symbol is once deleted from the display area, and then the appearance symbol is displayed in the display area and stopped. Since it is displayed, there is no sudden change in the design as in the prior art. In addition, the symbol is once disappeared from the display area, and thereafter, the displayed symbol "123" is stopped and displayed, so that it is possible to reduce the unsightlyness of the symbol during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control.

FIG. 17 shows another display example. In this display example, as a result of the main controller 200 performing the hit determination, it is determined that the probability variation is to be started, and the control command related to the display of the probability variation symbol is first given in FIG.
3. It is assumed that the data is transmitted to the special symbol display device 100 as described with reference to FIG.

In this display example, CPU 1020 displays a background image in the display area (step S1600), and then, in step S1610, causes pattern "012" and pattern "123" to appear in the display area (FIG. 17).
(See (a) and (b).) Further, both of the two appearances are variably displayed so as to move in opposite directions (FIG. 17).
(See (c) and (d)).

Then, in step S1620, after both of them disappear from the display area (see FIG. 17 (e)), a probability variation symbol "777" as a symbol which is in a game state advantageous to the player is displayed in the upper part of the drawing. , And is stopped and displayed in step S1630 (see FIGS. 17 (f), (g), (h) and (i)).

Therefore, according to this display example, the symbol is once disappeared from the display area after the symbol change starts, and thereafter, the probability variation symbol is caused to appear in the display area and is stopped and displayed. It can be grasped without feeling uncomfortable or unnatural in a natural game state. Here, the case has been described in which the probability variation symbol is re-emerged and stopped and displayed, but the jackpot symbol may be simply re-emerged and stopped and displayed. Also, the symbols may be re-emerged in random order without being restricted to the symbol permutation and stopped and displayed.
The middle and right symbol variations may be varied at at least two or more different speeds.

Next, FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining display control according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
In particular, with reference to FIG. 19 which is an explanatory diagram showing how the display of the right symbol changes, the display control which is a feature of the present invention will be described. These processes are also performed in step S in FIG.
This can be realized by appropriately changing the setting of the data in 1101 to 1116.

First, in step S1900, the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 performs symbol variation display. At this time, after a certain symbol is varied and displayed, a process of extinguishing the symbol from the display area is performed for each symbol. To go. In FIG. 19, the display transition of only the right symbol is particularly shown for ease of explanation, but the symbol "9" is first displayed in a variable manner by the process of step S1900 (FIG. 19).
(A)) Then, the symbol disappears from the display area (FIG. 19 (b)), and then the symbol "8" is variably displayed (FIG. 19 (c)), and then the symbol disappears from the display area. (FIG. 19D). And
In step S1910, the stop symbol "7" is stopped and displayed (see FIG. 19E).

According to this embodiment, after a certain symbol is variably displayed, the process of extinguishing the symbol from the display area is repeatedly performed while changing the symbol, and finally the symbol to be displayed is displayed in the display area. Appear and stop display. Therefore, there is no sudden change of design as in the past, and
After the symbols are displayed in a variable manner, the process of once removing the symbols from the display area is performed for each symbol to be displayed in a variable manner, and thereafter, the symbols appearing are stopped and displayed. The unnaturalness of the control is further reduced.

In this embodiment as well, a symbol such as a probability-variable symbol, which is in an advantageous game state, is repeatedly displayed in the display area while being changed, and thereafter, the displayed symbol is stopped and displayed. The player may
It becomes possible to grasp that a game state that is advantageous to oneself is not felt uncomfortable or unnatural. Further, by repeatedly displaying the probability variation symbols and finally stopping and displaying the symbols, the player's attention can be effectively concentrated on the game, and the player can be enhanced.

The embodiments described above can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the first embodiment, three patterns of left, middle, and right are used. A case has been described in which the display is changed and then disappears from the display area. However, the number of symbols may be less or more than three, and the symbols to be erased are not necessarily all symbols. Or more than one.

In the above description, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of a gaming machine. However, not only a pachislot machine and a video game machine, but also other gaming machines having a display unit capable of variably displaying identification information. Needless to say, the present invention is also applicable.

[0060]

As described above, according to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, when stop-displaying the variably displayed identification information, the identification information disappears from the display area and then is stopped and displayed. Since the identification information appears in the display area and is stopped and displayed, there is no sudden change in the design as in the past, and the identification information is temporarily erased from the display area, and then the identification information to be displayed is stopped Display. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect of reducing the unsightlyness of the identification information during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control.

According to the second and fifth aspects of the present invention,
After changing certain identification information, the process of eliminating the identification information from the display area is repeatedly performed while changing the identification information, and finally, the identification information to be stopped and displayed appears in the display area and is stopped and displayed. . Therefore, there is no design sudden change state as in the prior art, and after the identification information is variably displayed, the process of temporarily removing the identification information from the display area is performed for each identification information to be variably displayed,
After that, since the identification information to be displayed is stopped and displayed, it is possible to obtain the effect that the unsightlyness of the identification information during the variable display and the unnaturalness of the variable display control are further reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the display control means sets the identification information for making the game state advantageous to the player as the identification information for stop display, and causes the identification information to appear in the display area. Because the stop display, the player,
This has the effect of being able to grasp the game state that is advantageous to the player without feeling unsightly or unnatural.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a game board 10;

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the gaming machine.

3 is a block diagram of the special symbol display device 100. FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a character ROM memory map and pallet data.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the timing of command transmission and reception.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a command stored in a command data table area 202.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202.

FIG. 10 is a general flowchart for explaining a game control operation of the gaming machine.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of CPU 1020 of special symbol display device 100. FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure of a command.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing a command transmission timing for symbol display.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining command transmission.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining display control according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display state.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display state of another example.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining display control according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display state according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 100 Special symbol display device 102 Normal symbol operation gate 104 Special symbol start-up port 106 Big winning opening 108 Normal symbol display device 110 Lamp display device 112 Lamp display device 114 Out port 116 Sound effect generator 120 Opening / closing member 200 Main control unit 201 ROM 202 Command data table area 203 RAM 210 Input port 213 Reset circuit 212 Power supply circuit 215 Output port 300 Starting port operating solenoid 302 Large winning port operating solenoid 304 Special symbol starting switch 306 Normal symbol operating switch 308 Large winning port switch 1020 CPU 1040 Program ROM 1060 Image processing LSI 1080 Video RAM 1090 RAM 1100 LCD panel interface circuit 1120 LCD panel 11 0 data receiving circuit 1160 supply circuit 1180 character ROM

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information, wherein when the variable-displayed identification information is stopped and displayed, the identification information is deleted from the display area and then stopped. A gaming machine comprising: display control means for causing identification information to be displayed to appear in the display area and for stop display. 2. A game machine comprising a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information, wherein the identification information is changed in a process of changing the identification information from the display area after changing and displaying certain identification information. And a display control means for repeatedly displaying the identification information to be finally stopped and displayed in the display area to stop and display the identification information. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display control means uses identification information for setting a game state advantageous to a player as the identification information for stop-displaying the identification information. A gaming machine characterized in that it is means for appearing in the display area and performing stop display. 4. A display control method for a gaming machine having a display means having a display area capable of displaying identification information, wherein the identification information disappears from the display area when the variable-displayed identification information is stopped and displayed. A display control method for a gaming machine, comprising: a step of causing identification information to be stopped and displayed to appear in the display area and to be stopped and displayed. 5. A display control method for a gaming machine having a display unit having a display area capable of displaying identification information, wherein a process of changing certain identification information to disappear from the display area after the certain identification information is displayed. A display control method for a gaming machine, comprising: a step of repeatedly performing information while changing information; and a step of causing identification information to be finally stopped and displayed in the display area to be stopped and displayed.