JP2002085693A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the presentation effect of a variable display pattern including the temporary stop and re-change of display patterns. SOLUTION: The left pattern, the middle pattern and the right pattern are started to change (a) and then temporarily stopped in that order; at this stage, the patterns have been temporarily stopped only once, so sounds are output from speakers 8R and 8L once and one of four split lamps 9 is turned on (b). Thereafter, the left pattern, the middle pattern and the right pattern are changed again (c) and are temporarily stopped in the same way. Similarly, once the patterns have been temporarily stopped twice, sounds are output from the speakers 8R and 8L twice and two of the lamps 9 are turned on (d). Further, once the patterns have been temporarily stopped three times, sounds are outputted from the speakers 8R and 8L three times and three of the lamps 9 are turned on (f). Once the number of temporary stops of the patterns has reached four as predetermined, the display patterns are determined without sounds being output and the lamps 9 (h) being turned on.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a variable display function of variably displaying predetermined identification information and a sound output function of outputting sound in conjunction with the variable display function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine for playing a special figure game, for example, there is a pachinko gaming machine having a first-class special electric accessory. In this pachinko gaming machine, a game ball fired in a game area is provided with a first type start port (start chucker).
When a prize is called, a random number value is extracted, that is, a jackpot lottery is performed, and based on the extracted random number value, the effect display and the stop symbol mode in the special figure game are determined.

For example, on the special symbol display device, three display symbols arranged in the horizontal direction such as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol stop sequentially updating the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol, When all of these display symbols are finally stopped at the same type of symbol, a big hit occurs. During this time, if the left symbol and the right symbol other than the middle symbol, which is the final stopped symbol, are temporarily stopped at the same symbol, the reach display mode is set. Further, if the middle symbol is also temporarily stopped at the same symbol, the jackpot is displayed in a jackpot display mode.

Some conventional pachinko gaming machines temporarily stop all or part of the displayed symbols in a losing display mode and then change the symbols again. Further, in some pachinko gaming machines which prepare a plurality of types of jackpot display modes having different game values, there is a type in which a display symbol is temporarily stopped in the jackpot display mode and then changed again. The former is intended to maintain the player's expectation even when the game is temporarily stopped in the losing display mode, and the latter is to determine that the same jackpot display mode is determined in a higher jackpot display mode with a higher game value. It is to try to expect.

[0005]

Temporarily stopping the display symbols and then re-changing the symbols is effective in increasing the sense of expectation of the player, and has been adopted in more pachinko machines than in the past. Have been. However, the temporary stop of the display symbol, the change display until the display symbol is finally settled down to the point where it is most effective to raise the player's expectation by performing the procedure of temporary stop and re-change Was not found in conventional pachinko machines. Further, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the mode of temporary stop and re-variation of the display symbols is simple, and a sufficient effect has not been exhibited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of obtaining a high effect in a variable display pattern including temporary stop and re-change of a display symbol (identification information).

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a variable display device (for example, a special symbol display) when a predetermined fluctuation start condition is satisfied. A variable display mode determining means for determining a process and a result of variable display of a plurality of identification information displayed on the device 4); and an audio output device (for example, speaker 8L, 8R), the identification information on the variable display device is variably displayed based on a result of the determination by the variability display mode determination means, and the variability display mode is determined based on a determination result by the variability display mode determination means. A variable display control unit for stopping the variable display of the identification information; and a voice control unit for outputting a voice from the voice output device based on a result determined by the voice mode determining unit. The variable display control means, based on a determination result of the fluctuation display mode decision unit, until a complete stop variable display of the identification information, at least
After temporarily stopping one (or all) pieces of identification information, the apparatus has a function of performing re-variation display for changing the number of times a plurality of times. And a predetermined sound is output.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the temporary stop and the re-change of the identification information are repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times, and a sound is output at the same time. At each time, an effect that enhances the player's expectation, such as changing to a reach display mode or a jackpot display mode, or changing to a jackpot display mode having a higher game value, is performed.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the voice control means is configured to output a voice mode (for example, the number of times of sound, the length of a sound, the scale,
(Tone, volume) may be changed. In this case, every time the number of temporary stops increases, the number of times of sound generation or the scale or volume can be increased in order to further increase the player's expectation.

[0010] Further, the gaming machine includes a light emitting mode determining means for determining a mode of light emitted by a light emitting device (for example, a lamp 9) when the plurality of identification information is variably displayed, and the light emitting mode determining means. The light-emitting device may further include a light-emission control unit that causes the light-emitting device to emit light based on the determination result. In this case, the light-emission control unit controls the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting device according to the number of times that the identification information is temporarily stopped. For example, the light movement pattern, movement speed, light movement width, and emission color) can be changed.

Here, as the light emitting device, when the variable display device is constituted by a plurality of reels, a back light or a side light for irradiating light to each reel, or a frame outside the variable display device is provided. Any of the lamps provided separately can be applied. Further, the change of the light emission mode by the light emission control means can be synchronized with the output of the sound by the sound control means. For example, when the number of times of sound generation is increased, the number of lamps that emit light may be increased.

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, a computer-readable recording medium according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises:
When a preset change start condition is satisfied, a variable display mode determination process for determining a process and a result of a variable display of a plurality of pieces of identification information displayed on the variable display device, and the plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed. A voice mode determination process for determining a mode of a voice output from the voice output device at the time of performing, and based on a determination result by the variable display mode determination process, the identification information on the variable display device is variably displayed, and A variable display control process for stopping the variable display of the identification information after a lapse of time, and a sound control process for outputting a sound from the sound output device based on a result of the sound mode determination process. A program for recording, wherein the variable display control process performs a variable display of the identification information based on a determination result of the variable display mode determination process. Before stopping all, at least 1
After temporarily stopping one piece of identification information, the apparatus has a function of performing re-variation display for changing again a plurality of times, and the sound control process outputs a predetermined sound when the identification information changes again.

That is, a computer machine (including a video game device; the same applies hereinafter) or the like reads a program included in a recording medium and executes a series of processes, thereby easily realizing the gaming machine of the present invention. be able to.
That is, by adopting a form of a recording medium on which a program is recorded, production, sale, distribution, and the like can be easily performed as a software product independent of the device. Further, by incorporating this software into hardware such as a computer device, the effect display technique of the present invention can be easily implemented.

In order to achieve the above object, a variable display method according to a third aspect of the present invention provides a variable display method, wherein when a preset variable start condition is satisfied, a plurality of identification information displayed on a variable display device is changed. A variable display mode determining procedure for determining a display process and a result; a voice mode determining procedure for determining a mode of a voice output from a voice output device when the plurality of pieces of identification information are displayed in a variable manner; A variable display control procedure for variably displaying the identification information on the variable display device based on the result of the determination and stopping the variable display of the identification information after a lapse of a predetermined time; A sound control procedure for outputting a sound from the sound output device, and the variable display control procedure is based on a determination result of the variable display mode determination procedure. Until the variation display of the identification information is completely stopped, at least one of the identification information is temporarily stopped, and then a function of performing a re-variation display for varying again a plurality of times is provided. When the signal fluctuates again, a predetermined sound is output.

That is, by causing a computer device or the like to execute the procedure according to the above method, the same effect as that of the gaming machine of the present invention can be obtained. That is, by realizing the above-described processing procedure using hardware such as a computer device, the effect display technique of the present invention can be easily implemented on the hardware.

Also, a program or data for causing a computer or the like to execute the procedure according to the above method is encoded and transmitted as a program code signal superimposed on a carrier, and the program code signal superimposed on the carrier is received. Then, the effect display technology of the present invention can be easily implemented by decoding the original program or data and causing the computer device or the like to execute it.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the reach effect display refers to a display symbol other than the display symbol that is the final stop symbol, for example, stopped, rocked, enlarged or reduced or deformed in a state in which it matches the specific display mode that is a big hit. State, that is, a state in which the update display is continuously stopped within a predetermined area for a certain period of time (hereinafter, these states are temporarily stopped), or a state in which the display positions of the display symbols are switched, or This refers to an effect display in which the possibility that the display result becomes a specific display mode is apparently increased before the final result is displayed, such as a state in which a plurality of display symbols are updating and displaying in synchronization.

The gaming machine in this embodiment is a gaming machine for playing a special figure game using a special symbol display device, and a card reader (C) for lending a ball with a prepaid card.
R: Card Reader) -type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example, but the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

In addition, even if it is a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, if it has a variable display device constituted by a rotatable reel or an LCD, for example,
Pachinko gaming machines classified as Type 2 or Type 3,
A general electric machine or a ball game machine with a probability setting function called a pachicon may be used. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to a CR-type pachinko gaming machine (CR machine) that lends a ball with a prepaid card, but also to a pachinko gaming machine (cash machine) that lends a ball with cash.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and shows an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (base frame) 3 for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. A substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails is formed on the game board 2, and a special symbol display device 4 is provided at a substantially central position of the game area.

The special symbol display device 4 comprises three reels 4a, 4b, 4
c. On the outer peripheral portion of each of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c, some display symbols related to the big hit and display symbols not related to the big hit are alternately drawn in a predetermined order. Among the display symbols related to the jackpot, white, red, blue and green “7” are probability variation symbols,
"A" (white), "J" (blue), "Q" (red),
The symbol with “K” (green) is a non-stochastic variation symbol.
The probability variation symbol and the non-probability variation symbol are drawn alternately with a symbol "." The arrangement order of the symbols on the reels 4a and 4c is the same.
The arrangement order of the symbols in a and 4c is completely reversed.

In the special symbol display device 4, the player
Of the display symbols drawn on the outer periphery of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c, three consecutive symbols can be visually recognized in three stages, three in the horizontal direction and two in the diagonal direction of each stage. The valid line of is set. Also, the reels 4a, 4b, 4
Inside c, there are provided reel lamps for irradiating light from the back side of the display symbols in the respective viewable areas. These reel lamps are configured to be able to change a light emission mode such as a light emission color.

At the lower position of the special symbol display device 4, a special symbol starting port (start chucker) 6 also serving as an electric tulip type accessory (ordinary electric accessory) 5 and a solenoid or the like are driven when a big hit occurs. A large winning opening (a first-class special electric accessory) 7 that performs an opening operation is arranged vertically. The special winning opening 7 performs an opening operation when a special figure game is played based on a winning timing to the special symbol starting opening 6 and a big win is achieved. In addition, speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at upper left and right positions of the game frame 3, and a lamp 9 is provided around the game area.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration centering on a game control unit. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a power supply section (power supply board) 10.
And a game control unit (game control board) 11 and an input / output unit 12
, A display control unit (display control board) 13, a sound control unit (sound control board) 14, and a lamp control unit (lamp control board) 1
5, a payout control unit (payout control board) 16, and an information output unit (information terminal board) 17. In the present invention, the functions of the variable display mode determining unit, the audio mode determining unit, and the light emitting mode determining unit, and the functions of the variable display control unit, the voice control unit, and the light emitting control unit are mainly the game control unit 11, This is realized by the display control unit 13, the sound control unit 14, and the lamp control unit 15.

The power supply section 10 supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to each circuit in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control unit 11 includes various circuits provided in the game control board, and has a function of generating random numbers used in the special figure game, a function of inputting and outputting signals via the input / output unit 12, a display control unit, 13, a sound control unit 14, a lamp control unit 15, and a payout control unit 16, each of which has a function of outputting a control command signal and a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer.

The input / output unit 12 is used for detecting a game ball and opening / closing an accessory. The display control unit 13, the sound control unit 14, and the lamp control unit 15 control the special figure display in the special figure game (including the lighting control of the reel lamp) based on the control command signal transmitted from the game control unit 11,
The game control unit 1 controls sound output control and lamp display control.
1 is executed independently. Display control unit 13
Sends a control signal to the stepping motors of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c to rotate and stop the reels 4a, 4b, 4c to change the display symbols. Payout control unit 16
Is used to control the lending of game balls and the payout of prize balls. The information output unit 17 is for outputting various game-related information to the outside.

Here, the temporary stop timing and the fluctuation timing of the display symbols displayed on the special symbol display device 4 are as follows.
It is uniquely determined according to a variable display pattern command described later. That is, the display control unit 13 and the audio control unit 14
From the timing at which the fluctuation display pattern command is received, the lamp control unit 15 changes the display symbol on the special symbol display device 4 (including turning on the reel lamp), outputs sound from the speakers 8L and 8R, and outputs the lamp 9 The control is performed so that the blinking display is performed in conjunction.

Next, the operation (operation) of this embodiment will be described.

First, an outline of a game flow in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. Pachinko machine 1
By operating the handle provided at the lower right position of the game ball, the game ball is fired into the game area. Game control unit 11
In this example, the presence or absence of an input of a special symbol start switch or the like in the input / output unit 12 is monitored, and when a game ball wins the special symbol start port 6, the winning of the game ball is detected by the special symbol start switch. When a winning of a game ball is detected in the special symbol starting port 6, the number of winning game balls and a random number at the time of winning are stored in a special symbol determination bank. Then, a special figure game is started on the special symbol display device 4 based on the stored data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing operation in the game control section. The game control unit 12 according to the present embodiment is activated approximately every 2 milliseconds by a timer interrupt. That is, the game control unit 11 uses a timer interrupt method, and repeatedly executes the following processes for each timer interrupt.

When the game control unit 11 is started by the timer interrupt signal, the game control unit 11 performs a so-called stack setting process of setting a designated address to a stack pointer (step S101: hereinafter simply referred to as S101). . Next, the game control unit 11 checks the flag information for system check, and if the flag information is different from the normal operation determination value, performs a system check process of clearing a work area in the memory ( S102).

Next, the game control section 11 performs time division processing of information output processing for acquiring various flag information and the like in the special figure game and sound output processing for outputting a sound effect in the special figure game (S103). . Next, an input signal from the input / output unit 12 is detected, and an input process corresponding to the detected state is performed (S104).

Next, the game control section 11 executes a special symbol process, which will be described in detail later (S105). Similarly, after executing the special symbol process, a random number updating process for updating the determination random number used for the special figure game is performed (S106), and a display symbol for updating the display symbol random number used for the special figure game is also provided. Perform random number update processing (S
107). Then, the game control unit 11 performs an error process of detecting the presence or absence of an irregularity such as an error, and performing an error notification as necessary when an error occurs (S108).

Further, the game control unit 11 includes an input / output unit 12
And performs a prize ball process to determine whether or not each prize port or prize device has a prize (S10).
9). Next, the game control unit 11 outputs audio data, a display control signal, a decorative lamp, an information signal,
An output process for transmitting commands such as a solenoid drive signal and a winning ball number signal is performed (S110). Thereafter, the game control unit 11 repeats the remaining time process of updating the display symbol determination random number and the determination random number until a timer interrupt signal is given (S111).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the special symbol processing of FIG. In the special symbol process processing, the corresponding processing is selectively executed according to special figure flag information for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to the gaming state. Then, the value of the special figure flag information is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. In the special symbol process process, the following processes are executed corresponding to the special figure flag information.

When the value of the special figure flag information is "0", it is determined whether or not the random number value drawn in the special figure game is equal to the jackpot value, or the information is notified to the outside. Process ”(S201). When the value of the special figure flag information is “1”, “special design change start processing” for starting the change display in the special figure game on the special symbol display device 4 is executed (S202). In the special symbol change start processing, the setting of the change display pattern of the special figure game and the setting of the final stop symbol are performed.

When the value of the special figure flag information is "2", "special design change processing" for performing change display processing in the special figure game is executed on the special design display device 4 (S20).
3). When the value of the special flag information is “3”, a special symbol left symbol which is the first stop symbol in the special symbol display device 4,
Subsequently, a “special symbol all symbol stop process” for performing a deceleration stop process of a special symbol right symbol which is a second stop symbol and finally a special symbol middle symbol which is a final stop symbol is executed (S20).
4).

When the value of the special flag information is "4", initialization processing for the jackpot operation, various processes during the interval period, and various flags set at the time of the jackpot at the end of the jackpot operation are reset. "The special winning opening pre-opening process" is executed (S205). When the value of the special figure flag information is "5", various processes relating to the jackpot operation and "the process of opening the special winning opening 7" for checking the opening time of the special winning opening 7 per time are executed (S206). When the value of the special figure flag information is "6", a "big hit operation end waiting process" for adjusting the timing until the big hit operation ends is executed (S207).

The processes executed in the special symbol process are not limited to the above-described processes, but may be replaced with other processes or further other processes may be added. Also, if the processing contents of each processing branched according to the value of the special figure flag information become complicated and the processing cannot be completed within the timer interrupt time,
A plurality of the same processes may be added.

In the special figure game, when the game ball passes through the special symbol starting port 6, the jackpot and the loss of the special symbol are determined by the value of the random number for determination. As a result of the determination, when a jackpot is won, the special symbol combination corresponding to the value of the random number for determination is displayed on the special symbol display device 4. On the other hand, when a loss occurs, a special symbol corresponding to the value of the display symbol random number is displayed.

Hereinafter, based on the variable display pattern command sent from the game control unit 11 as described above,
The display control unit 13 displays the symbols on the special symbol display device 4 in a variable manner, and the sound control unit 14 controls the speakers 8L and 8R.
A process for causing the lamp control unit 15 to output a sound and cause the lamp 9 and the reel lamp to emit light will be described. Here, the patterns shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the display examples of FIGS. 6 and 7 are shown as the variable display patterns.

The flow chart used in the following description is for explaining the procedure of the display change of the display symbols and the sound output in an easy-to-understand manner.
3. The sound control unit 14 and the lamp control unit 15 do not necessarily need to execute a program corresponding to such a flowchart to perform processing. In other words, the mode on the special symbol display device 4 (including the light mode of the reel lamp), the mode of the sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R, and the mode of light emission of the lamp 9 correspond to the display screen example described later. If so, the processing programs of the display control unit 13, the sound control unit 14, and the lamp control unit 15 may be any programs.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a variable display pattern in this embodiment. FIG. 6 and FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of a display on the special symbol display device 4 in this Embodiment. 6 (a) to 6 (f), FIG. 7 (g),
In (h), the display example on the special symbol display device 4 is shown as a center, the sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R is shown on the lower side, and the light emission mode of the lamp 9 is schematically shown on the right side. ing. Here, it is assumed that the lamp 9 is divided into three.

When the special figure game starts, the display control unit 13
As shown in FIG. 6 (a), all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are rotated by driving all the reels 4a, 4b, 4c stopped in the end state of the last special figure game. The display is changed (S301). At this time, the speaker 8
There is no output of sound from L, 8R, and no emission of lamp 9.

Next, the display control unit 13 stops the rotation of the reel 4a temporarily by stopping the rotation of the reel 4a every time a predetermined period elapses (S302), and stops the rotation of the reel 4c by stopping the rotation of the reel 4c. Temporarily stop the right symbol (S30
3), the rotation of the reel 4b is stopped to temporarily stop the middle symbol (S304). Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, which are temporarily stopped, are displayed by swinging up and down as the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c are reciprocally driven in small increments. Have been. In the following description, a state in which all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are temporarily stopped is referred to as “temporary stop of the display symbol”.

Next, it is determined whether or not the display symbols have been temporarily stopped a predetermined number of times (here, four times) (S305). At the stage of FIG. 6B, the number of temporary stops of the display symbol has not reached the predetermined number (S30).
5; NO), the sound control unit 14 causes the speakers 8L and 8R to output a sound of “Pong!” Having a sounding frequency of one from the speakers 8L and 8R in correspondence with the number of times the display symbol is temporarily stopped (= 1). In step S306, one of the lamps 9 emits light in accordance with the number of temporary stops (= 1) of the display symbol (S306). In addition, the output of the sound from the speakers 8L and 8R and the lamp 9
The light emission is synchronized with the timing.

Thereafter, when the sound output by the sound control unit 14 is stopped and the light emission of the lamp 9 by the lamp control unit 15 is stopped, the display control unit 13 returns to the reels 4a, 4a.
By rotating b and 4c, all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are re-variably displayed as shown in FIG. 6C (S307). Then, returning to the process of step S302, as shown in FIG. 6D, the left symbol, the right symbol,
The temporary stop is performed in the order of the middle symbols (S302 to S304).

Here, it is determined whether or not the temporary stop of the display symbol has been performed a predetermined number of times (S
305). In the stage of FIG. 6D, the number of temporary stoppages of the display symbol has not reached the predetermined number (S305; NO),
The sound control unit 14 causes the speakers 8L and 8R to output a sound of “Pong! Pong!” With two sounding times corresponding to the number of times the display symbol is temporarily stopped (= 2 times).
Causes two of the lamps 9 to sequentially emit light one by one in accordance with the audio output in accordance with the number of temporary stops (= two times) of the display symbol (S306).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6 (e), all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are re-variably displayed (S10).
307), as shown in FIG. 6 (f), a left symbol, a right symbol,
The temporary stop is performed in the order of the middle symbols (S302 to S304). Also at the stage of FIG. 6F, the number of temporary stops of the display symbols has not reached the predetermined number (S305; NO), so the sound control unit 14
Causes the speakers 8L and 8R to output a sound of “Pong! Pong! Pong!” With three times the number of times of sounding corresponding to the number of times the display symbol is temporarily stopped (= 3 times). In response to the temporary stop number (= 3 times), three of the lamps 9 are sequentially turned on one by one in accordance with the output of the sound (S306).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7 (g), after all of the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol are re-variably displayed (S
307), as shown in FIG. 7 (h), a left symbol, a right symbol,
The temporary stop is performed in the order of the middle symbols (S302 to S304). At the stage of FIG. 7H, the temporary stop number of the display symbol has reached the predetermined number (S305; YES).
Completely stops the driving of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c in this state, thereby fixing all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol (S308). At this time, no sound is output by the sound control unit 14 and no light is emitted from the lamp 9 by the lamp control unit 15. Then, the processing in the variable display pattern ends.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment, the temporary stop and the re-change of the display symbol are repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times. For this reason, the player
In each case, it can be expected that the loss display mode is changed to the jackpot display mode, or it is expected to change to the jackpot display mode having a higher game value, so that the player's expectation is effectively increased. be able to.

Before the re-variation of the display symbol is started, sound is output from the speakers 8L and 8R and the lamp 9 is turned on.
Is produced, so that the player's expectation can be increased. Moreover, as the number of temporary stops increases, the number of sounds increases,
Because the light emitting portion of the image becomes larger and the effect becomes more flashy, a more effective effect can be obtained.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the above embodiment, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are all temporarily stopped and changed again. However, the number of display symbols to be temporarily stopped and changed again is arbitrary.
For example, if the left symbol, the right symbol and the first symbol are temporarily stopped, and the reach design is the same symbol, the middle symbol, which is the final symbol, is temporarily stopped for a predetermined number of times. Is also good. In this case, before the middle symbol fluctuates again, the speakers 8L and 8L are changed according to the number of temporary stops of the middle symbol.
R can output audio.

In the above embodiment, the speakers 8L, 8L
Although the sound is output from R in the same number of times as the number of times of temporary stop of the display symbol, for example, the remaining number of times of temporary stop may be used as the number of times of sound generation. Furthermore, as the number of temporary stoppages of the display symbol increases, not the number of times of sound generation, the length of the sound is lengthened (shortened), the scale is raised (lowered), and the tone is changed from minor to major, Speakers 8L, 8R, such as raising (lowering) the volume
It is also possible to change the mode of the sound output from.
However, it is preferable that the change in the voice mode is such that the player's expectation is increased each time the number of temporary stops is increased, such as increasing the number of sounds or increasing the scale or volume. Is preferred.

In the above embodiment, the number of light emitting portions of the lamp 9 increases as the number of times of sound generation increases, that is, as the number of temporary stops increases.
It may be changed in a different manner. For example, the light movement pattern, movement speed, light movement width, and emission color may be changed. Here, it is preferable that the change in the light emission mode is such that the expectation of the player is increased as the number of temporary stops increases, for example, the light moving speed is increased,
It is preferable to increase the light emission luminance.

In the above embodiment, the reels 4a, 4a
Reel lamps provided inside b and 4c were backlights for emitting light from the back side of the display symbol. On the other hand, a front light that irradiates light from the front side of the display symbols on the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c, and a side light that irradiates light from the side surface may be used. In any of these cases, the light emission mode can be changed according to the number of temporary stops, similarly to the lamp 9.

In the above embodiment, as the special symbol display device 4, the display symbols are drawn on the outer periphery, and the reels 4a, 4b, which change the display symbols by being driven to rotate,
4c has been described as an example. However, the special symbol display device 4 may be configured by arranging a plurality of belts each having a ring shape and having a display symbol arranged on the outer periphery. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a special symbol display device 4 'in which six reels 4a' to 4f 'are arranged in three rows of three rows in each of upper and lower rows can be applied. In this special symbol display device 4 ', reels 4a' to 4
Each of the f's is independently rotated, and when stopped, only one display symbol is displayed for each. In addition, a special symbol display device in which the six reels are arranged vertically and horizontally, and three reels are arranged vertically and horizontally is also applicable. Further, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko game machine including an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device and having a special symbol display device that changes a display symbol by scrolling, for example.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described. On the other hand, the present invention can be applied to a game machine or the like that simulates the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In other words, when the CPU of the game machine executes a predetermined program to simulate the movement of the above-mentioned game ball, and as a result, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the above-mentioned special symbol starting port 6, the above-mentioned The same lottery as that described above is performed, and the display symbols can be changed and displayed. The game machine program can be stored in a CD-ROM or the like and distributed separately from the game machine.
In addition, the present invention can be applied to a slot machine or the like that displays an image on a liquid crystal display device and outputs sound to perform an effect.

[0060]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By temporarily stopping and re-changing the identification information, the player's sense of expectation can be increased, and an effective effect can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration centering on a game control unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing operation example in a game control unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the special symbol process processing of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a variable display pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example on the special symbol display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example on the special symbol display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the special symbol display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 4 Special symbol display device 8L, 8R Speaker 9 Lamp 11 Game control unit 13 Display control unit 14 Sound control unit 15 Lamp control unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A variable display mode determining means for determining a process and a result of a variable display of a plurality of identification information displayed on a variable display device when a predetermined variable start condition is satisfied; A voice mode determining unit that determines a mode of a voice output from the voice output device when the information is variably displayed, based on a determination result by the variable display mode determining unit,
A variable display control unit that variably displays the identification information on the variable display device and stops the variance display of the identification information after a predetermined time elapses, based on a determination result by the voice mode determination unit, from the voice output device. Voice control means for outputting a voice, the variable display control means based on the determination result of the variable display mode determining means, until completely stopping the variable display of the identification information, at least one identification information Has a function of performing a plurality of re-variation displays for temporarily changing and then changing again, and wherein the voice control means outputs a predetermined voice when the identification information changes again. Machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the voice control means changes a mode of a voice to be output according to the number of times the identification information is temporarily stopped. 3. A light-emitting mode determining means for determining a mode of light emitted by the light-emitting device when the plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed, and the light-emitting device emits light based on a determination result by the light-emitting mode determining means. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a light emission control unit configured to cause the light emission control unit to change a light emission mode of the light emitting device according to the number of times the identification information is temporarily stopped.