JP2001231976A - Pattern combination display game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pattern combination display game machine which can prevent a game player from getting tired of a game by displaying a pattern combination image which can impart a strange feeling to the game player. SOLUTION: In the pattern combination display game machine wherein a combination pattern display means for successively and repeatedly displaying various kinds of combined patterns W respectively on combined pattern display elements 61, 62, 63 arranged in rows on a display screen 60 is provided, and when repeated displays are successively stopped and all of the combined patterns W displayed side by side are identical to each other, many big hit prize balls or prize medals are delivered, an image processing means is provided to perform an image processing to that a space, which is different from a display screen background Y, is displayed within the contour of a specific pattern W.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a symbol combination display game machine such as a pachinko game machine and a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a game ball enters a winning port, a three-line combination symbol display section on a display screen provided at a predetermined position on a board rotates a torso simultaneously when a game ball enters a winning slot. Is repeated, and then sequentially stopped. If all the stopped combination symbols are the same, a large number of prize balls are paid out at the big hit.

When the stopped symbols of the two previously stopped rotating drums are arranged in the same pattern, it is a reach state in which the possibility of a big hit is high. There is an example in which a character 01 appears as shown in FIG.

[0004] In Fig. 14, the left-handed torso and the right-handed torso stop rotating, and both of them display the symbol "3" and are in the reach state, and the character 01 tries to stop the middle torso with the symbol "3". I do. Therefore, the appearance of the character 01 increases the expectation of the big hit.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In most cases, 01 appears on the display screen, and the character is merely different to the extent that it is different, and freshness has already been lost and the player has been bored.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to display a symbol combination symbol image which gives a player a mysterious sensation which has not existed in the past, and a symbol combination display game which does not cause the user to get bored The point is to provide a machine.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of combination symbols are provided on each combination symbol display section arranged in a plurality of columns on a display screen. Combination symbol display means for sequentially and repeatedly displaying a symbol combination display device, in which the repeated display is sequentially stopped and the combination symbols displayed side by side are all the same, and a large number of prize balls or prize medals are paid out at a big hit. The symbol combination display game machine provided with image processing means for performing image processing so that a different space different from the display screen background is displayed within the outline of the symbol.

[0008] Since a different space different from the display screen background is displayed in the outline of a specific symbol by the image processing means, it looks as if there is another world in the specific symbol such as a combination symbol, so that the player can see it. A mysterious feeling can be given, and the effect of the image allows the player to enjoy the play and does not get bored.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to the first aspect, the specific symbol is the combination symbol, and the image processing means displays each different symbol within the outline of each combination symbol. The space is characterized by being one common space.

[0010] Since the different space displayed in each outline of each combination symbol displayed side by side on the display screen background is one common space, another world where the different space seen through the combination symbol is vast is present. It gives the player a mysterious feeling as if they are playing, and can be intriguing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to the first or second aspect, the different space in the outline of the combination symbol is different from the different space background by the image processing means. It is characterized by being displayed with a moving body moving inside.

[0012] Since the different space in the outline of the combination pattern is displayed by the different space background and the moving object moving in the different space background, another world in the outline of the combination pattern is displayed more realistically, and more and more games are played. Can give a strange feeling to the elderly.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the image processing means superimposes images according to a set priority. The display image is synthesized.

By superimposing images in accordance with the set priority order, a different space different from the display screen background can be displayed within the outline of the combination symbol, and a strange feeling can be given to the player.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to the fourth aspect, the different space background is formed by a different space background image formed in a frame corresponding to each of the combination symbol display sections. The combination symbol image is formed by hollowing out the inside of the symbol in the frame corresponding to each combination symbol display section, and the image processing means superimposes the combination symbol image with high priority on the different space background image. To form a combined symbol display section composite image.

By forming a combined symbol display section composite image by superimposing a combined symbol image in which the inside of the symbol in the frame is cut out on the different space background image, the combined symbol display section of the display screen becomes the inside of the outline of the symbol. , A different space background is displayed, and a strange feeling can be given to the player.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to the fifth aspect, the moving body is constituted by a moving body image displayed by moving the display screen, and the image processing means comprises: The moving object image having a higher priority is superimposed on the different space background image, and the combined symbol image having a higher priority is further superimposed thereon to form a symbol display section composite image.

The moving image of the moving object is superimposed on the background image of the different space, and the combined symbol image obtained by hollowing out the inside of the symbol inside the frame is further superimposed thereon to form a combined symbol display section composite image. The combination pattern display section of the screen displays the different space background and the moving object moving within the background inside the outline of the pattern, so that another world is displayed realistically through the pattern, making the player more and more mysterious feeling Can be given.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the display screen background is formed by hollowing out the combination symbol display portion in a frame corresponding to the display screen. The image processing means is configured to form a display screen composite image by superimposing the high-priority display screen background image on the combination symbol display unit composite image, and form the display screen composite image on the display screen. It is characterized by displaying.

Since a display screen composite image is formed by superimposing a display screen background image formed by hollowing out the combination symbol display section on the combination symbol display section composite image, the combination symbol display section composite image is combined with the combination symbol display section. Even if it has an image other than the above, the display screen background image formed by hollowing out the combination symbol display unit is superimposed from above, so that parts other than the combination symbol display unit are hidden in the display screen background and extra images are It is not displayed, but only the combination symbol display section displays the combination symbol and the different space background and the moving object within its outline.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination display game machine according to the third or seventh aspect, the image processing means performs processing so that the moving body appears when a special game state is established. It is characterized by.

In a special game state such as when the possibility of a big hit such as a reach is high, a moving object appears in a different space displayed in the outline of the combination symbol, so that the player enters a special game state. You can easily find out.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an overall front view of the present symbol combination display pachinko gaming machine 1. The opening and closing door 3 provided on the front surface of the rectangular outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable,
A glass door 5 framed by a metal frame 4 is stretched substantially in the upper half, a hit ball supply tray 6 is arranged horizontally below the glass door 5, and a surplus ball tray 7 is horizontally arranged below the glass supply tray 6. Have been.

When the ball discharge port 6a on the rear wall of the hit ball supply tray 6 is filled with the discharged balls (game balls, pachinko balls, game medals) 8, surplus balls are guided to the surplus ball discharge port 7a. The surplus ball tray 7 is paid out.
An operation handle 9 is provided on the right side of the surplus ball receiving tray 7.

An outer rail 12 is largely disposed in a substantially circular shape on a substantially square game board 11 stretched behind the glass door 5. The outer rail 12 draws an arc upward from the lower side of the game board 11 along the left side and the upper side, and is then laid downward in an arc shape along the right side, and along the lower side, a further continuous inner rail.
13 is laid upward in parallel with the inside of the outer rail 12 along the left side.

The ball 8 fired by the hit ball firing mechanism is guided by the outer rail 12 between the outer rail 12 and the inner rail 13 and rolls clockwise in an upwardly arcuate trajectory to play a game. The game area 11a in the outer rail 12 on the board 11 falls. Large rectangular liquid crystal display in the center of the game area 11a
20 are arranged, and a number of nails 14 are hit on the game board 11 outside thereof, and a windmill 15 is arranged.

The liquid crystal display 20 includes a TFT
A display device including an active matrix type LCD or CRT based on a (Thin Film Transistor) method, a display device using a fluorescent display tube or an LED may be used. Furthermore, instead of an active matrix type LCD, DST
It may be an N (Double Super Twisted Nematic) type LCD. PDP (Plasma Display Panel), EL
(Electro Luminescence) or the like.

The game board 11 is provided with a plurality of normal prize holes 16 in the processing place, and a start prize hole 1 is provided in the center of the lower half.
7, a big winning opening 18 is provided below it. Grand Prize Winner 1
8 is opened and closed by the swing of the opening and closing door driven by the special winning opening solenoid 39. In addition to the normal winning opening 16, the starting winning opening 17 and the large winning opening 18 are provided with switches 36 for detecting a ball.

When the ball 8 enters the winning opening, a prize ball is paid out from the ball payout opening 6a to the hit ball supply tray 6, and the unwinning ball 8 is an out-ball entrance provided at the bottom center of the game area 11a. Entered 25 and confiscated.

The big hit control and the image display control by the liquid crystal display 20 will be described below. FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of the control system. Game control C for big hit control
The PU 30 processes data using the RAM 32 as needed in accordance with the control program written in the ROM 31, and outputs a control signal.

The game control CPU 30 is connected to the ROM 31 and RAM 32 via a bus line 33 to exchange data, and is connected to a buffer gate 34, an output port 37, a sound generator 41 and the like via the bus line 33. Then, data and signals are exchanged with the game control CPU 30.

To the buffer gate 34, a detection signal from a switch for detecting a ball at the start winning opening 17 and other winning openings and other switches 36 is input via a low-pass filter 35, and the detection signal is The data is input from the buffer gate 34 to the game control CPU 30 via the bus line 33.

The output port 37 outputs a control signal from the game control CPU 30 to the driver 38, and based on the control signal, the driver 38 controls the special winning opening solenoid 39, the lamp and the L
It drives various lamps 40 such as ED. The sound generator 41 generates a sound effect according to an instruction from the game control CPU 30, and the sound generation signal is amplified by the amplifier 42 and
Drives 43 to generate sound effects.

A display CPU 45 for inputting data and signals directly from the game control CPU 30 to perform image control is provided. The display CPU 45 stores a control program, a ROM 46 for storing display data, and the like and data as needed. R
Display driver 49 via bus line 48 with AM 47
And a display driver 49 drives the liquid crystal display 20 to display an image based on the display control signal.

The display CPU 45 performs image processing control based on a control signal input from the game control CPU 30.
It outputs image data to the liquid crystal display 20.

The display CPU 45 has a priority circuit 50
Is connected, and outputs necessary data to the priority circuit 50 in accordance with a control command of the game control CPU 30. R
The OM 46 contains a plurality of image data, and the plurality of image data includes priority data corresponding to each image.

The display CPU 45 reads out this priority data and sends it to the priority circuit 50. The priority circuit 50 designates the image data with the lowest display priority to the display CPU 45 in accordance with the transmitted priority data, and the display CPU 45 reads the designated image data from the ROM 46 and writes it to the RAM 47.

As described above, when the priority circuit 50 sequentially designates image data having lower priority to the display CPU 45 in ascending order, the display CPU 45 sequentially writes the image data in the RAM 47 so as to overwrite. Display driver 49 is RAM
By reading the image data from 47 and displaying it on the liquid crystal display 20, an image with a higher priority is finally displayed on the near side.

The liquid crystal display 20 has a horizontally long rectangular liquid crystal display screen in which the combined symbols are variably displayed on the left, middle, and right combined symbol display portions, respectively. The combination symbol is repeatedly displayed as if it is rotating.

In this embodiment, the display column corresponding to each torso has ten numbers from 0 to 9 arranged in order, the combination pattern is a number, and three display columns are repeatedly displayed. The case where the three stop numbers when stopping is the same is regarded as a big hit.

A plurality of images are combined on the display screen 60 of the liquid crystal display 20, and a combined display screen image Z as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is displayed. In the display screen composite image Z, in the display screen background image Y, combination symbol display units 61, 62, and 63 surrounded by a rectangular frame are located side by side in the middle left and right, and each combination symbol display unit 61, 62 , 63, the symbol display unit composite image X is displayed.

The symbol display section synthesized image X is formed by synthesizing the combination symbol image W, the different space background image V, and the moving object image U. Hereinafter, a method of forming the display screen composite image Z by the priority circuit 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 shows a combination symbol image W.
Numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are respectively formed by hollowing out a rectangular surface substantially equal to the rectangular frame of the combination symbol display portions 61, 62, 63. This combination symbol image W is displayed on each of the combination symbol display sections 61, 62, 63 in the order of numbers.

FIG. 6 shows a different space background image V.
It is formed by applying a color to a rectangular surface substantially equal to the rectangular frame of the combination symbol display section 61, 62, 63, and may not only be colored in a single color but also draw a background image different from the display screen background. . This different space background image V is a combination symbol display unit 61,
It is displayed so as to be fitted into each of 62 and 63.

FIG. 7 shows a moving object image U, which is formed as a single unit without a frame, imitating an airplane. The moving object image U is displayed while moving to the combination symbol display sections 61, 62, 63.

FIG. 8 shows a display screen background image Y, in which a background image is drawn on a rectangular surface equal to the rectangular frame of the display screen 60, and the combination symbol display sections 61, 62, 63 are formed by being cut out into three rectangular portions. Have been. The display screen background image Y is displayed on the display screen 60.
Is displayed full.

The data of the combination symbol image W, the different space background image V, the moving object image U, and the display screen background image Y are stored in the ROM 46, and the display CPU 45
The priority circuit 50 sets the priority order of the combination symbol image W, the different space background image V, the moving object image U, and the display screen background image Y read out from the M46 and combines them.

The priority set by the priority circuit 50 becomes higher in the order of the different space background image V, the moving object image U, the combination symbol image W, and the display screen background image Y. Therefore, when the moving object image U having the next highest priority is superimposed on the different space background image V having the lowest priority, the three images arranged at the positions of the combination symbol display sections 61, 62, 63 as shown in FIG. The moving object image U is superimposed on the two different space background images V with priority given to the images.

The position where the moving object image U is superimposed is not fixed, and in this embodiment, the moving object image U imitating an airplane moves from right to left in FIG. In some cases, the image cannot be superimposed on the spatial background image V.

Next, when the combination symbol images W are superimposed on the image shown in FIG. 9 in accordance with the positions of the three different space background images V, as shown in FIG. A symbol display part composite image X is formed.

When the display screen background image Y having the highest priority is overlaid on the image shown in FIG. 10, a display screen composite image Z as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is formed. By superimposing the display screen background image Y, the combination symbol display unit 61,
The image portions other than 62 and 63 are replaced with the display screen background image Y, and the symbol display unit composite image X is displayed only on the combination symbol display units 61, 62 and 63.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a different space background is included in the outline of the combination symbol (number) of the combination symbol image W displayed on the combination symbol display section 61, 62, 63 in the display screen background image Y. The image V is displayed, and a state in which the moving object image U is moving on the different space background image V is displayed. The different space background images V of the combination symbol display sections 61, 62, 63 are not independent, but display a common different space.

Therefore, a different space different from the display screen background is displayed in the outline of each combination symbol, so that there appears to be another world in the combination symbol, and a strange feeling can be given to the player. The effect of this image allows the player to enjoy the play and does not get bored.

In the combination symbol display sections 61, 62, 63, the combination symbol image W is moved, and the numeric symbols are sequentially and repeatedly moved and displayed, and sometimes stopped and displayed.

The control operations of the big hit control and the image display control in the above control system will be briefly described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the left-middle-right combination symbol display section 61, 62, 63, the combination symbol image W is repeatedly and simultaneously displayed (rotated), and stops sequentially with a time lag. Often, in the present embodiment, the display columns stop in the order of left and right.

First, it is determined in step 1 whether or not a ball has entered the start winning opening, that is, whether or not the starting winning opening switch has been turned on. In step 2, the priority order (priority) of each image (sprite) is set by the priority circuit 50.

Then, the display screen composite image Z is displayed on the display screen 60 of the liquid crystal display 20 in accordance with the priority set in step 3. Display screen composite image Z at this time
An example is shown in FIG. The three combination symbols are stopped, and the moving object image U is not yet displayed in the different space background image V within the outline of each combination symbol.

Next, in step 4, it is determined whether or not to display a moving object image (character) U for which a big hit is to be announced. There are two ways to give a jackpot notice: a case where a lottery has been won and a jackpot has been won, and a case where a loss has been made, a fake announcement may be given. Indicates that there is a possibility of

When a big hit is to be announced, proceed to step 5,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the moving object image (character) U
Is moved and displayed on the different space background image V within the outline of each combination symbol, and the process proceeds to step 6. The player enjoys a mysterious sensation that has not been seen in the past by seeing the moving object appearing from the right side and moving to the left in the different space within the outline of the combination pattern, and knowing that the possibility of a big hit is high Can be.

If no big hit notice is given, the process jumps from step 4 to step 6. By entering step 6 and proceeding to step 7 and step 8, the combination symbol is variably displayed in the order of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol.

Then, in step 9, it is determined whether or not the left symbol is to be stopped, and the process returns to step 6 until steps for stopping are issued and the steps 6, 7, 8, 9 are repeated.
The variable display of all the combination symbols in the middle left is continued. When it is determined that the left symbol is to be stopped, the process goes from step 9 to step 10 to determine whether to stop the right symbol.

Until it is determined that the right symbol is to be stopped, the process returns to step 7 and steps 7, 8, 9, and 10 are repeated, and the variation display of the left symbol is stopped, and the right symbol and the middle symbol are variably displayed. When it is determined that the right symbol is to be stopped, the process goes from step 10 to step 11 to determine whether to stop the middle symbol.

Until it is determined that the middle symbol is to be stopped, the process returns to step 8, and steps 8, 9, 10, and 11 are repeated, and the variation display of the right symbol is stopped, and only the middle symbol is variably displayed.
If the left symbol and the right symbol stopped in this state are the same symbol, reach is reached.

When it is determined that the middle symbol is to be stopped, the process goes from step 11 to step 12, and all the left, middle, and right combination symbols are stopped. In the stopped symbol combination, the same symbols are arranged and a big hit occurs. It is confirmed whether or not it is a symbol combination actually displayed, and when the same symbols are arranged side by side, the process goes to step 13 to perform a jackpot process such as payout of a prize ball of a jackpot or display of a jackpot, and the other symbol combination If there is at least one different symbol, the process proceeds to step 14 with a loss, and a loss process is performed.

In the above-described image control, a big hit notice is given before the combination symbol is fluctuated and the moving object image (character) U is displayed on the different space background in the outline of each combination symbol as shown in FIGS. In the reach state where the two combination symbols are stopped at the same symbol, especially when the possibility of a big hit is high, the moving object is moved and displayed on the different space background within the outline of each combination symbol. You may.

That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the left and right combination symbols are stopped at the same symbol "7", and the moving object image (character) U is displayed as the outline of each combination symbol in the reach state in which the middle symbol is variably displayed. May be moved and displayed on the different space background image V in the inside. The player can easily know that the possibility of a big hit is high due to the moving object that has appeared in the reach state, and the sense of expectation greatly increases.

As described above, the different space displayed in each contour of each combination symbol displayed side by side on the display screen background is different from the other one in which the different space seen through the combination symbol is vast in one common space. Appears to exist and the moving object moves and displayed in the background of the different space, so the other world in the outline of the combination pattern is displayed more realistically, giving the player an increasingly mysterious feeling and intriguing be able to.

In the above embodiment, the different space is formed in the outline of the combination symbol. However, the different space is displayed in the outline of another specific symbol such as a cloud in the background shown in FIG. You may do so.

Although the above embodiment has been applied to a pachinko gaming machine, the present invention is applicable to general gaming machines such as slot machines which display symbol combinations.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a symbol combination display pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image in a next state.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a combination symbol image.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a different space background image.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a moving object symbol.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen background image.

FIG. 9 is a diagram in which a different space background image and a moving object image are combined.

FIG. 10 is a diagram in which a combination pattern image is combined with a different space background image, a moving object image, and the like.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the control system.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on a liquid crystal display according to another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko gaming machine, 2 ... Outer frame, 3 ... Opening / closing door, 4 ... Gold frame, 5 ... Glass door, 6 ... Hitting ball supply tray, 7 ... Surplus ball tray,
8 ... ball, 9 ... operation handle, 11 ... game board, 12 ... outer rail, 13 ... inner rail, 14 ... nail, 15 ... windmill, 16 ... normal winning opening, 17 ... starting winning opening, 18 ... big winning opening, 20 ... liquid crystal display, 25 ... out ball entrance, 30 ... game control CPU, 31 ...
ROM, 32 RAM, 33 bus line, 34 buffer gate, 35 low-pass filter, 36 switches, 37 output port, 38 driver, 39 big win opening solenoid,
40 lamps, 41 sound generator, 42 amplifier, 43 speaker, 45 CPU for display, 46 ROM, 47
... RAM, 48 ... Bus line, 49 ... Display driver, 50 ...
Priority circuit, 60 ... display screen, 61, 62, 63 ... combination symbol display unit, U ... moving object image, V ... different space background image,
W: combination symbol image, X: symbol display unit composite image, Y: display screen background image, Z: display screen composite image.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A combination symbol display means for sequentially and repeatedly displaying a plurality of types of combination symbols on each of the combination symbol display portions arranged in a plurality of columns on a display screen, wherein the combination is repeatedly stopped and sequentially displayed. In a symbol combination display game machine in which a lot of prize balls or prize medals are paid out at a big hit if all symbols are the same, image processing is performed so that a different space different from the display screen background is displayed within the outline of a specific symbol. A symbol combination display game machine comprising image processing means. 2. The combination according to claim 2, wherein the specific symbol is the combination symbol, and each of the different spaces displayed in the outline of each combination symbol by the image processing means is a common single space. 1. The symbol combination display gaming machine according to 1. 3. The different space in the outline of the combination symbol is displayed as a different space background and a moving body moving in the different space background by the image processing means. 2. The symbol combination display game machine described in 2. 4. The symbol combination display according to claim 1, wherein said image processing means synthesizes a display image by superimposing images in accordance with a set priority order. Gaming machine. 5. The different space background is constituted by a different space background image formed in a frame corresponding to each of the combination symbol display units, and the combination symbol image is included in a frame corresponding to each of the combination symbol display units. The image processing means is formed by hollowing out the inside of a symbol, and the image processing means forms a combination symbol display unit composite image by superimposing the combination symbol image having a high priority on the different space background image. The described symbol combination display gaming machine. 6. The moving object is constituted by a moving object image displayed by moving the display screen, and the image processing means is configured to display the moving object image having a high priority on the different space background image. 6. The symbol combination display game machine according to claim 5, wherein the combination symbol image having a higher priority is further overlapped to form a symbol display portion composite image. 7. The display screen background is formed by a display screen background image formed by hollowing out the combination symbol display section in a frame corresponding to the display screen. The symbol combination display game machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a display screen composite image is formed by superimposing the display screen background image having a high priority on an image and displaying the composite image on the display screen. 8. The symbol combination display game machine according to claim 3, wherein the image processing means performs processing so that the moving object appears in a special game state.