JP2002058825A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the interest of a game by making the fluctuation display mode of a specific pattern unprecedentedly novel in a game machine having a pattern display device. SOLUTION: A specific pattern 74 is stereoscopically displayed at least temporarily on the pattern display device, and such a pattern fluctuation is displayed that the specific pattern 74 and its background 80 are changed as time elapses as though the view point in the virtual space seeing the specific pattern 74 is moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a symbol display device, and more particularly, to an improvement in a variation display mode of a specific symbol displayed on the symbol display device until a specific symbol is confirmed and displayed. Here, "specific design" in this specification
Means a symbol for causing the player to recognize the grant of the privilege.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a specific symbol is fluctuated in accordance with the content of a game, and a player is made aware of awarding of a privilege by a visual recognition mode of the specific symbol when the fluctuation is stopped. ing. For example, in a pachinko machine, a specific symbol is variably displayed on a symbol display device in accordance with a prize to a specific winning opening, and a player is made aware of the establishment of a jackpot game state by visually recognizing the specific symbol when the variance is stopped. I have. The above-described symbol change of the specific symbol relates to whether or not a privilege can be given, and has conventionally been performed in various change display modes in order to improve the interest of the game. For example, in a pachinko machine, a specific symbol displayed on a symbol display device fluctuates in a predetermined mode (several different variation patterns) during a certain period (for example, a reach time) until a specific symbol is determined and displayed. A known symbol variation process is known (JP-A-11-285566, etc.).

[0003]

However, in the conventional symbol variation process including the above-mentioned publication, a specific symbol displayed in a plane on the symbol display device is displayed in a vertical (or horizontal) direction on the screen.
It was just a scroll display. For this reason,
The variation pattern is uniform and the player is easily bored, and there is a limit to improving the interest of the game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to make the design fluctuation of a specific symbol more novel than ever before, thereby further improving the interest of the game. Is to provide a machine.

[0005]

Means and Effects for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine provided with a symbol display device, wherein the symbol display device is specified at least temporarily. The symbol is displayed three-dimensionally, and a symbol change in which the specific symbol and its background change as if the viewpoint in the virtual space for viewing the specific symbol is moving is displayed. Here, the “virtual space” refers to a virtual space that is grasped by a specific symbol and its background by displaying the specific symbol in a three-dimensional manner. "Means a viewpoint in the virtual space when a specific symbol is displayed on the screen of the symbol display device (that is, a viewpoint of a player who views the specific symbol).

In the gaming machine, the specific symbol is displayed at least temporarily in a three-dimensional manner, and the specific symbol and its background change as if the viewpoint in the virtual space for viewing the specific symbol is moving. Therefore, the player who sees the symbol display device is perceived as if he / she is looking at the specific symbol while moving in the virtual space. Therefore, compared to the conventional design variation in which the specific symbol fluctuates in a state in which the player's own viewpoint is fixed, a visual effect based on a novel concept of moving the viewpoint is possible, and the interest of the game is further improved. be able to. Note that the three-dimensional display method of the specific symbol may be performed by any display method. For example, when a specific design having a clear external shape such as a numeral or symbol is used, the image can be three-dimensionally represented by adding a thickness in the depth direction of the screen. Further, when a specific pattern having no definite outer shape such as a pattern / pattern / color is used, for example, the pattern / pattern / color etc. is applied to each face of a polyhedron (tetrahedron / cube etc.). The specific symbol may be three-dimensionally represented by adding a symbol.

Further, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, in the symbol change, the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol before the symbol change is different from the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol after the symbol change. Is preferable (claim 2). Here, the “specific symbol visual recognition mode” refers to the shape, pattern, and color of the specific symbol recognized by the player. According to such a configuration, the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol is changed to another visual recognition mode by a novel effect that has not been achieved in the related art, so that the player's interest in the symbol change can be further increased.

Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is preferable that the specific symbol after the symbol change is a different symbol from the specific symbol before the symbol change (claim 3). According to such a configuration, not only the visual recognition form of the specific symbol changes due to the novel symbol change, but also the specific symbol itself before the symbol change changes to another symbol, so that the player's expectation of the symbol change is increased. Can be more enhanced. In addition, in the above-mentioned case, the grant of the privilege is not recognized by the player depending on the specific symbol before the symbol change,
It is preferable that the player recognize the grant of the privilege based on the specific symbol after the symbol change. According to such a configuration, the specific symbol once recognized as a loss is changed to a new symbol due to a novel symbol change that has not been achieved in the past, so that it is possible to effectively perform the re-lottery.

Further, in the gaming machine according to the second or third aspect, the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol after the symbol change is the reverse of the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol before the symbol change. Preferred (claim 4). In such a configuration, the visual form of the specific symbol can be naturally reversed by moving the viewpoint before the symbol change to the back side of the specific symbol. The form can be associated with the player, and the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a first-class pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of the first-type pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of processing in the display control unit, FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining viewpoint movement in a virtual space, and FIGS. 6 to 12 are screens displayed on a symbol display device. It is a figure showing an example of.

First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a front frame 3 formed in a frame shape on the front surface of a wooden frame 2 formed in a rectangular frame shape, similarly to a conventional general pachinko machine. It is installed. On the upper part of the front frame 3, a metal frame 4 fitted with a glass plate through which the game board 8 can be seen is mounted so as to be openable and closable. On the other hand, a front plate 5 is attached to the lower part of the front frame 3 adjacent to the metal frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. An upper plate 5a, which is a tray for pachinko balls, is attached to the surface of the front plate 5. Below the front plate 5, a lower plate 6, which is one of the trays for pachinko balls, and a handle 7, which communicates with a firing device (not shown) for firing the pachinko balls onto the game board, are mounted. I have.

The game board 8 is configured to be able to carry out a so-called first-class pachinko game, and in the center of the game board 8 is a center role incorporating a symbol display device (CRT) 10 according to the present embodiment. An object 12 is provided. on the other hand,
In the vicinity of the center role object 12, there are appropriately arranged a role such as an attacker (large-size winning device) 15 having a first-type starting port 13 and a special winning port 14, a general winning port, and the like.

Next, a brief description will be given of a pachinko game carried out in the pachinko machine 1 having such a configuration. In the present pachinko machine 1, when a game ball ejected to the game board 8 passes through the game ball passage gate 16, the normal symbol fluctuates on the ordinary symbol display unit (7-segment LED here) (not shown) of the center role object 12. Thus, when a predetermined hit symbol is displayed on the normal symbol display portion, the lower starting port 17 is opened for a predetermined time (here, one second). Here, when a game ball enters the first type starting port 13 or the lower starting port 17, a special symbol changing process (hereinafter simply referred to as a symbol changing process) is performed on the symbol display section 11 of the symbol display device 10. .

In this symbol variation process, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a special symbol 72 (hereinafter referred to as a left symbol) is provided on the left side of the screen of the symbol display device 10, and a special symbol 7 is provided in the center of the screen.
4 (hereinafter referred to as the middle symbol), a special symbol 76 on the right side of the screen
(Hereinafter, referred to as a right symbol) is displayed while being scrolled up and down. Here, special symbols 72, 74, 76
There are characters (alphanumeric characters, kanji, etc.), symbols, figures, patterns, etc. in the design used as
To 9, and 15 to A to E). In the special symbols 72, 74, and 76, when the visual recognition form at the time of the fluctuation stop (at the time of confirmation) becomes a predetermined combination (for example, a slot of 7, 7, 7, etc.), a big hit game state occurs. ing. Therefore, these special symbols 72, 74, 76
It becomes the specific design described in the claim. The symbol display device 10 includes, in addition to the special symbols 72, 74, and 76 described above,
Spaces and planets of the solar system are displayed as backgrounds of the special symbols 72, 74, and 76.

When the big hit game state is established, the big winning port 14 of the attacker 15 is opened for a predetermined time (typically, for 30 seconds or until 10 game balls are won). When the game ball winning from the special winning opening 14 passes through a special winning area (V zone) (not shown) inside the special winning opening 14, the once winning special winning opening 14 is opened again for a predetermined time. And the big hit condition continues. This open repetition operation is typically continued up to 16 times. In the present embodiment, as in the case of the conventional pachinko machine, when a game ball further wins in the start-up ports 13 and 17 during the above-mentioned symbol change processing, a maximum of 4 balls is obtained.
Up to the winning balls are counted as reserved balls. That is, if the number of reserved balls is present after the symbol display processing is completed, the above-described symbol change processing is repeatedly performed by the number of retained balls.

Next, the symbol change process executed by the symbol display device 10 during the execution of the pachinko game and the mode of the symbol change will be described in detail. First, a control system related to symbol fluctuation in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. A display control unit (control board) 40 for controlling symbol variation and a main control unit (control board) for controlling the entire game operation in the pachinko machine 1 are provided at predetermined positions on the back side of the game board 8 of the pachinko machine 1. ) 30 are mounted. The symbol display on the symbol display device 10 is controlled mainly by these two control units 30 and 40.

The main control unit 30 includes a CPU (processor) 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, and an input processing circuit 3.
5, an output processing circuit 36, a display control circuit 37, a communication control circuit 34, and the like. The CPU 31
The entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 is controlled according to a predetermined game control program stored in M32. The game control program includes a process of creating command data, which will be described later, and the created command data.
A program for realizing a process of transmitting the data to 0 is included. On the other hand, the RAM 33 is a main storage element used as a work memory, and various data such as a first type counter, a change flag, a special winning opening flag, a decoration display flag, and an input / output signal are input and output according to the execution of various programs. Is stored.

The input processing circuit 35 includes the first type starting port 1.
The ball detection signals sent from the starting port sensor 21 provided at the third and lower starting ports 17 and the gate sensor 22 provided at the game ball passing gate 16 are received and processed in the main control unit 30. This is a circuit for converting the data into a possible data format and sending it to the CPU 31 or the RAM 33 via the bus 38. On the other hand, the output processing circuit 36
This is a circuit for driving the solenoid 23 and other operating devices provided in the pachinko machine 1 in response to the operation data sent from the U31 via the bus 38. The display control circuit 37 is a circuit that receives the display control data sent from the CPU 31 via the bus 38, and controls the blinking of the display 24 such as the LEDs and decorative lamps constituting the ordinary symbol display section. The communication control circuit 34 is a circuit for transmitting and receiving data to and from a display control unit 40 and other control boards (for example, a prize ball payout control unit) described later. The CPU 31 of the main control unit 30 is also connected to a clock circuit and a power supply circuit for defining a predetermined cycle for input / output processing and the like. Is omitted.

Next, the display control unit 40 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the display control unit 40 according to the present embodiment
Is composed of a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, a communication control circuit 44, a VDP 46, a character ROM 45, and the like. The CPU 41 operates according to a predetermined image processing program stored in the ROM 42, and controls display of images and symbols displayed on the symbol display device (CRT) 10 according to the command data transmitted from the main control unit 30. That is, when the CPU 41 transmits a command corresponding to the received command data to the VDP 46 via the bus 48, the VDP 46 reads necessary data from the ROM 42 storing predetermined image data according to the command. Thus, the VDP 46 displays a predetermined image (background diagram,
Image data for displaying special symbols, error messages, etc.) is created, and the image data is temporarily stored in a VRAM (not shown). This image data is RG
After being converted to a B signal and then to an analog signal, it is output to the symbol display device 10 (CRT). As a result, a predetermined image (background or the like) and a special symbol are displayed on the symbol display section 11 of the symbol display device 10. The VDP 46 is connected to a character ROM 45 for storing data such as characters (numbers 0 to 9 and alphabets A to E in the present embodiment) that constitute special symbols that are frequently used. The character pattern display data stored in the character ROM 45 is read. The symbol display device 10 of the present invention is not limited to a general CRT, but may be, for example, a color liquid crystal display.

Next, a processing procedure for realizing the symbol variation processing in the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. In order to variably display a special symbol on the symbol display device 10, first, command data required for variably displaying a special symbol is created in the main control unit 30, and the created command data is displayed in the display control unit 40. Sent to. Then, the display control unit 40 creates image data based on the command data transmitted from the main control unit 30 and displays the image on the symbol display device 10. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 30 performs only the creation and transmission of the command data at the start of the symbol variation process, and the subsequent processes (such as creation and output of image data) are performed only by the display control unit 40. Will be

First, the processing in the main control unit 30 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 3, first, the main control unit 30 determines whether the main control unit 30 has received a symbol variation signal (S01). In particular,
It is determined whether or not a signal output from the starting port sensor 21 has been input to the input processing circuit 35. That is, starting port 1
It is determined whether the pachinko ball has won a prize at 3,17. When the symbol variation signal is not received [Step S0
In the case of 1 and NO), the processing in the main control unit 30 is terminated as it is, and when a symbol variation signal is received [in the case of YES in step S01], a jackpot lottery is performed (S0
2). Specifically, a lottery of jackpot random numbers is performed. Here, the jackpot random number is a random number for determining whether or not it is a jackpot. Next, it is determined whether or not a jackpot is determined based on the jackpot random number drawn in S02 (S03). That is, it is determined whether or not the jackpot random number drawn in S02 matches the jackpot value. If it is a jackpot (if YES in step S03), a jackpot symbol is determined by randomly selecting a jackpot symbol random number (S0
4) If it is not a jackpot [NO in step S03
Is first determined whether or not reach is reached (S0
7) If the reach is reached, a symbol that causes a loss in the reach (a symbol in which the left symbol 72 and the right symbol 76 are the same) is determined (S09). If the reach is not reached, a lost symbol that is not the reach is determined (S08). . Special symbols 72, 7 variably displayed on the symbol display device 10 by the above-described steps.
After the 4,76 stop symbols are determined, next, a variation pattern is determined by randomly selecting variation pattern random numbers (S05). Here, the fluctuation pattern is the left symbol 72,
The timing from the start of the change of the middle symbol 74 and the right symbol 76 to the stop of the change is determined. When the variation pattern is determined in step S05, the main control unit 200
Creates a command relating to the items determined in each step of S04, S05, S08, S09, and transmits the command to the display control unit 40 (S06). That is, the command data to specify the fluctuation pattern, the left symbol, the middle symbol,
The command data for designating the stop symbol of the right symbol is transmitted to the display control unit 40 (S06). The above processing is processing in the main control unit 30.

Next, the processing in the display control unit 40 will be described with reference to FIG. In the display control unit 40, first,
Command data transmitted from the main control unit 30 (see FIG. 3)
It is determined whether or not the display control unit 40 has received the command data transmitted in step S06 (S10).
Specifically, it is determined whether or not the communication control circuit 44 of the display control unit 40 has received the command data transmitted from the main control unit 30. If the command data has not been received (NO in step S10), the process is terminated as it is. If the command data has been received (YES in step S10), it is determined whether or not reach is reached. It is determined (S11). That is, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the left symbol 72 specified by the command data transmitted from the main control unit 30 and the stop symbol of the right symbol 76 are the same symbol. Specifically, the left symbol is determined. 7
If the two symbols and the right symbol 76 have the same stop symbol, it is determined to be reach, and if the left symbol 72 and the right symbol 76 have different symbols, it is determined to be not reach. If a reach is reached [YES in step S11], a reach action is determined by randomly selecting a reach action random number (S12). When the reach action is determined, a special symbol or the like is variably displayed based on the determined reach action and the command data transmitted from the main control unit 30 (S13). On the other hand, if it does not reach (NO in step S11), special symbols and the like are variably displayed based on the command data transmitted from the main control unit 30 (S14). By the above processing, the special symbol is variably displayed on the symbol display device 10. In the processing procedure of displaying an image on the symbol display device 10 in the above-described steps S13 and S14, the CPU 41 firstly stores the received command data (variation pattern / stop symbol) and scheduler data corresponding to the determined reach action in the ROM 42. Read from. Here, the scheduler data is the special symbols 72, 74, 7
6 is data that defines the stop timing and the content of the reach action (whether or not to perform the symbol change (viewpoint movement display) according to the present invention). Then, the CPU 41 decodes the read scheduler data, and sequentially issues commands to the VDs.
Transmit to P46. The VDP 46 controls the ROM 42 and the character RO in response to a command transmitted from the CPU 41.
The necessary image data is read from M45 to create image data. Then, the VDP 46 sequentially outputs the image data so that the special symbol, the background, and the like are displayed on the symbol display device 1.
0 is displayed on the symbol display section 11. In addition,
The three-dimensional display and the viewpoint moving display according to the present invention can be performed by various methods known in the field of computer graphics technology (using polygons, wire frames, and the like).

Next, the symbol display device 1 is executed by the above-described processing.
The variable display mode of the special symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 11 of 0 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, even if the change of the special symbol does not reach (in the case of NO in step S11) or the change of the special symbol becomes reach (in the case of YES in step S11), the symbol variation (viewpoint movement display) according to the present invention. When a reach action that does not perform ()) is selected, the display pattern is the same as the special symbol fluctuating display mode in a conventionally known pachinko machine. Therefore, in the following description, only an example in which the reach action in which the symbol change (viewpoint movement display) according to the present invention is performed is selected will be described. First, when a pachinko ball wins in the starting ports 13 and 17, the left symbol 7 displayed on the symbol display section 10 of the symbol display device 10 as shown in FIG.
2. The middle symbol 74 and the right symbol 76 start to change. Here, the symbols 72, 74, and 76 are displayed with downward arrows in a state where these symbols are scroll-displayed from top to bottom at a high speed. In this high-speed scroll state, the player cannot clearly recognize each of the scroll-moving symbols. In the background of these special symbols 72, 74, 76, each planet 80, 82, 84, etc. of the solar system, which is not shown in FIG. Is moved and displayed. Left pattern 72, middle pattern 74,
When a predetermined time elapses after the symbol change of the right symbol 76 is started, first, the left symbol 72 stops, and then the right symbol 7
6 stops. In this stopped state, as shown in FIG. 7, the stop symbol of the left symbol 72 is "2" and the stop symbol of the right symbol 76 is "2", so that a so-called reach state is formed. Then, even after the reach state is formed, the symbol 74 scrolls for a while and stops at a predetermined timing. In this state, when the symbol 74 is stopped, the stopped symbol is "5" as shown in FIG.
Nos. 4 and 76 are a combination (2, 5, 2) of the loss.

As described above, the special symbol 7 is obtained by the combination of the loss.
After 2, 74 and 76 are stopped, the symbol change (viewpoint movement display) according to the present invention is performed. As shown in FIG. 5, the virtual space in which the viewpoint is moved at the time of the symbol change is the outer space 86 displayed around the middle symbol 74 and displayed around the back.
And the planets 80, 82, 84, etc. of the solar system, and a viewpoint is set between the medium design 74 and each planet, etc. in this virtual space. Then, the viewpoint of seeing the middle symbol 74 is in a state of stopping by a combination of losing (a state shown in FIG. 8).
5 (point A in FIG. 5) to point B in FIG. 5 as indicated by the arrow. And the special pattern 74 and its background (spaces and planets in the solar system) viewed from this moving viewpoint
Is displayed on the symbol display device 10. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the left symbol 72 and the right symbol 76 are displayed in a reduced size, and simultaneously move to the upper left corner and the upper right corner, respectively. Next, the middle design 74'5 'which looked like a plane
Is displayed in three dimensions, the viewpoint in the virtual space where the middle symbol 74 is viewed first moves diagonally upward to the right. Thereby, the middle symbol 74 is displayed three-dimensionally (see FIG. 9). At this time, since the viewpoint moves diagonally to the upper right, Saturn 80, which is the planet of the solar system, which is the background, also moves diagonally to the upper right of the medium pattern 74, and the space 86, which is the background.
Will also change. Therefore, an illusion that the player looking at the symbol display device 10 is moving diagonally right and upward in the virtual space is generated. Then, the middle symbol 74 and the background (e.g., planets of the solar system) are moved and displayed so that the viewpoint moves from point A to point B in the virtual space. Therefore, the middle pattern 74
The visual form changes as the viewpoint moves, and the background (such as a planet in the solar system) moves from left to right on the screen. For example, when the viewpoint moves to the point C, the middle design 74 and the background are displayed as shown in FIG. 10, and the visual recognition form of the middle design 74 at this time is “1”, and the background is Mars 82
Is displayed. Further, when the viewpoint moves to point B, the middle symbol 74 and the background are displayed as shown in FIG. 11, the visual recognition form of the middle symbol 74 is “2”, and Venus 84 is displayed on the background. Then, when the viewpoint moves to the point B, the viewpoint moves to a plane parallel to the middle symbol 74, and the middle symbol 7
4 is displayed again in a plane and stops (the state of FIG. 11). Then, the left symbol 72 displayed in the upper left corner of the screen and the right symbol 76 displayed in the upper right corner of the screen are displayed again at the normal position as shown in FIG. As a result, the stop symbols of the special symbols 72, 74, and 76 are determined as winning combinations (2, 2, 2). Therefore, the special winning opening 14 of the pachinko machine 1 is opened.

As is clear from the above description, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, after the special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 10 stops changing once, the special symbol 74 is displayed.
Are displayed three-dimensionally, and the middle symbol 74 and its background are displayed so that the viewpoint for viewing the middle symbol 74 moves. Therefore, an illusion that the player himself looks at the middle symbol 74 while moving is generated, and it is possible to excite the expectation that the player may hit the jackpot with a novel and unprecedented rendering method. In particular, in the above-described embodiment, the game machine which has one end is re-changed (repeated lottery) by the above-described novel design change, so that it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is highly interesting and does not get tired. . In addition, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the viewpoint can be set arbitrarily in the virtual space grasped three-dimensionally (in the space, compared to a conventional gaming machine that displays special symbols only two-dimensionally. Since it can be moved freely, the width of the effect can be dramatically increased and the design can be changed without getting tired.

Second Embodiment Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 13 is an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device before the symbol change (viewpoint movement display), and FIG. 14 is an example of a screen displayed during the symbol change (viewpoint shift display). Note that also in the second embodiment,
The hardware configuration and the processing in each control unit are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted, and the following description is different from the first embodiment, that is, the difference between the first embodiment and the symbol display device. Only the special symbol change display mode will be described.

In the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, when a pachinko ball wins in the starting ports 13 and 17,
The left symbol 72, the middle symbol 74, and the right symbol 76 displayed on the symbol display device 10 start changing, and stop changing at a predetermined timing after the start of the change. In the state where the fluctuation is stopped, as shown in FIG. 13, the stop symbol of the left symbol 72 is “2”, the stop symbol of the middle symbol 74 is “5”, and the right symbol 76.
Stop symbol is '2' and special symbols 72, 74, 76
Is a loss combination (2, 5, 2). Note that FIG.
As shown in the figure, in the second embodiment, the special symbol 7
2, 74, 76 are displayed in a square white frame.

As described above, after the special symbols 72, 74, and 76 are stopped in a combination of losing, the symbols change (viewpoint movement display).
Is performed. That is, as shown in FIG.
2 and the right symbol 76 are moved to the upper left corner and the upper right corner, respectively, while being reduced and displayed. Next, in order to three-dimensionally display the middle symbol 74 that has been viewed in a plane, the viewpoint in the virtual space where the middle symbol 74 is viewed first moves diagonally right and upward. For this reason, the middle symbol 74 is visually recognized by the player as a dice-shaped cube, and numerals 1 to 6 (5, 3, 1 in FIG. 14) are displayed as different symbols on each surface of the cube. ing. Then, the viewpoint in the virtual space moves from the start point to the end point along a predetermined trajectory, and the dice-shaped medium pattern 74 and its background (the space space 86 and the planets 80 of the solar system, etc.) viewed from the moving viewpoint are displayed on the symbol display device. 10 is displayed. Then, the symbol displayed on the face of the cube facing the end point is finally displayed as the fixed symbol of the middle symbol 74. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 14, "2" is displayed on the back surface of the cube where "5" is displayed, and "2" is changed to the final symbol by moving the viewpoint to the back side of the cube. May be displayed. In this case, the special symbols 72, 74, and 76 become (2, 2, 2) and are finally determined by the combination of the hits.

As is apparent from the above description, the special symbol '5' does not necessarily have to be displayed three-dimensionally, and the special symbol '5' which is viewed in a plane is displayed on the surface of the cube. The viewpoint movement display according to the present invention may be performed. In this case, by displaying different symbols on each surface of the cube, it is possible to increase the number of symbols (specifically, six symbols) finally stopped by the number of surfaces of the cube.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the present invention can be variously modified and improved based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art. It can be implemented in the form described. For example, the present invention can be implemented in the following embodiments.

(1) In the example of the above-described embodiment, the middle symbol 74 stopped in the visual recognition mode '5' is changed to the visual recognition mode '2' by moving to the viewpoint and displayed. It is not limited to such an example. For example, the visual recognition mode of the special symbol before the viewpoint movement display is set to “3”, and the visual recognition mode “E” is displayed by moving the viewpoint in a horizontal state (a state where the upper and lower sides of the special symbol are not interchanged). Alternatively, the visual form '6' may be changed to the visual form '9' by moving the viewpoint in a vertical state (a state in which a special symbol is turned upside down). Further, by performing the viewpoint movement display up to the point C or the point D in FIG. 5, the visual appearance mode is changed to “1” (in this case, the symbol before the viewpoint movement display may be any symbol). You may do it. Further, the viewpoint movement from the point A to the point B in the virtual space may be stopped at the point B after rotating around the middle symbol 74 several times. In short, it is only necessary to finally stop at point B after arbitrarily moving in the space.

(2) In the example of the embodiment described above, the middle symbol 74 becomes a big hit symbol from the lost symbol by the movement of the viewpoint, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the viewpoint shift display according to the present invention may be performed on a lost symbol, and as a result, the visual recognition form of the special symbol does not change (the symbol before the viewpoint shift display and the symbol after the viewpoint shift display are the same). Further, in the above-described example, the visual point form moves from the point A to the point C, so that the visual form '5' becomes the visual form '1', and the special symbols 72, 74,
76 may be 2, 1, 2 (combination of losing).

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the special symbols are numbers and symbols of 0 to 9 and A to E. However, what is displayed as the special symbol is not limited to such. . For example, a case may be adopted in which the special design of the picture is reversed by the viewpoint movement display so that the front and the back are changed to another picture.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, the viewpoint movement display according to the present invention is performed only when the special symbol change display reaches the reach. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a case. It is not limited to the form. For example, when there is no possibility of "big hit" at the stage where the left symbol and the right symbol stop changing, the left symbol and / or the right symbol are subjected to the viewpoint movement display according to the present invention and changed to a new symbol. Is also good.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the display technique of the present invention is applied to the fluctuating display of the special symbol of the first-type pachinko machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a case where a symbol is variably displayed on a game machine such as a machine, an arrangement hall machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and a video game machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a rough configuration of a control system related to symbol display in the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a process performed in a main control board.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a process performed in the display control board.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between a special symbol, a background, and a viewpoint in a virtual space.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a symbol display device in a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a symbol display device in a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 10 Symbol display device 13 First-class start-up port 30 Main control board 40 Display control board 72 Left symbol 74 Middle symbol 76 Right symbol

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a symbol display device, wherein the symbol display device displays a specific symbol at least temporarily in a three-dimensional manner, and a viewpoint in a virtual space for viewing the specific symbol moves. A gaming machine characterized by displaying the specific symbol and the symbol change in which the background changes as shown in FIG. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein, in the symbol change, a visual recognition mode of the specific symbol before the symbol change is different from a visual recognition mode of the specific symbol after the symbol change. Machine. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the specific symbol after the symbol change is a different symbol from the specific symbol before the symbol change. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol after the symbol change is the reverse of the visual recognition mode of the specific symbol before the symbol change. .