JP2002153632A - Game machine, storage medium storing display method thereof, and server equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To draw a player's interest by varying the way symbols stop after being varied and the order of starting the symbols to vary. SOLUTION: The symbols are displayed in an unexpected and interesting way for the player by varying the way the right, middle and left variable symbols stop after being varied, and varying the order of starting the symbols to vary.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a plurality of fluctuating symbols are variably displayed, and more particularly to a gaming machine in which a fluctuating start order and a fluctuating stop order of a plurality of fluctuating symbols are sequentially different.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 shows a general front view of a conventional gaming machine, particularly a pachinko machine. The pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 has a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven into the game board 41, and includes a winning port 48, a display unit 54, and the like. The display unit 54 includes a left symbol display area 54a, a middle symbol display area 54b, and a right symbol display area 54 on which the left symbol image, the middle symbol image, and the right symbol image are respectively displayed.
c, and a background display area 54d in which a background image defined as an image other than the plurality of variable symbols is displayed.

In such a gaming machine, when a pachinko ball is fired from the lower part of the game board 41, the pachinko ball reaches the upper part of the game board 41 and then goes through a random route corresponding to a plurality of obstacle nails. 41, and is discharged from the discharge port 49 to the outside of the game board. In this process, when the pachinko ball enters the winning opening 48 (symbol change start opening), the stop symbol displayed on the display unit 54 starts to change. And the symbol which started the change stops the symbol change in a predetermined stop order.

[0004]

Here, the player is only interested in the symbol combination mode when a plurality of variable symbols are stopped, and in the conventional gaming machine, the display mode of the variable symbols is special. No consideration was given.

For this reason, when the pachinko ball enters the winning opening 48 and the stop symbol displayed on the display unit 54 starts to change, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol start to change at the same time, and a predetermined symbol is changed. At the timing, the pattern fluctuation of the left fluctuation symbol stops, then the symbol fluctuation of the right fluctuation symbol stops, and finally the symbol fluctuation of the middle fluctuation symbol stops. Did not change the stop order.

In order to enhance the visual effect of the player, various image effects are given to the character image or the like for display. In order to further double the pleasure of the player's playing, A surprising and interesting display mode is required for the design.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to give a variety of variations to a symbol variation stop or variation start order to attract the interest of a player. .

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the order of the stop of change and the start of change of each symbol, that is, a left-varying symbol, a middle-varying symbol, and a right-varying symbol, are sequentially changed. By doing so, a surprising and interesting symbol display mode is provided for the player.

More specifically, the present invention provides the following gaming machines.

(1) A display unit provided in a gaming machine, and a display unit for displaying a screen image composed of a moving image, a still image, or an image obtained by combining these images as appropriate according to the gaming state of the gaming machine; And a control unit for transmitting electronic data of the game machine, wherein the screen images are individually changed and individually stopped at a predetermined timing to determine a mutual combination state, a plurality of changing symbols Image, and a character image formed by imitating a moving object such as a person or an animal, and the display unit includes: a change stop order of the plurality of changing symbol images according to a rendering expression of the character image; and And / or displaying a display mode in which the change start order changes.

According to the present invention, the display unit displays a display mode in which the variation stop order and the variation start order of a plurality of variation symbol images are changed according to the effect expression of the character image.
For example, when a character image performs a staging expression so as to stop a specific variation symbol image among a plurality of variation symbol images, the specific variation symbol image becomes a display mode in which it is stopped, and for the player, The player feels as if the character itself stopped the variable symbol, and provides the player with the fun of stopping the variable symbol.

[0012] In addition, by configuring the effect expression of the character image in various patterns on the display unit, it is possible to display the stop state of the variable symbol image according to the effect expression. The display order in which the stop order is not uniformly determined but the stop order is changed depending on the effect expression of the character image can be displayed.

Furthermore, in the conventional gaming machine, the display mode is such that a plurality of fluctuating symbol images start to fluctuate at the same time. By displaying, the player feels as if the character itself has started to change the design, and provides the player with the fun of the start mode of the changed design.

(2) The screen image further includes a quasi-character image that operates in association with the character image, and the display unit displays the plurality of quasi-character images in accordance with the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image. The gaming machine according to (1), wherein a display mode in which the change stop order and / or change start order of the change symbol image changes is displayed.

In the present invention, the display mode is such that the variation stop order and the variation start order of the plurality of variation symbol images displayed on the display section are changed according to the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image. The mode can be visually recognized on the display unit.

The "character image" referred to here is a virtual living body on a screen that imitates a moving object such as a person or an animal. Is a concept that includes not only “character (character)” in its original sense but also an object (item), and any object that operates along with a character image may be used.

(3) According to the effect expression of the character image displayed on the display unit provided in the gaming machine, the display unit changes the order of the change stop and / or the start of change of the plurality of change symbol images. A gaming machine displaying a display mode.

(4) The character image performs an operation of individually prompting the change stop and / or the start of the change of the plurality of change symbol images, and the plurality of change symbol images are prompted by the operation of the character image. The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the stop and / or the start is sequentially performed in an order.

In the present invention, the plurality of variable symbol images are sequentially stopped and / or started in the order prompted by the operation of the character image, and the character image operates with a closer relationship with the variable symbol image. Therefore, while the game is in progress, the character image and the variable symbol image have an independent relationship, and it is easy to get tired of the image with the limited number of pattern types on the normal screen and concentrate on the movement of the variable symbol. It is possible for the player to be more interested in the movement of the character image and to make it easier to play the game while concentrating.

Further, the present invention also provides the following as a storage medium for the gaming machine and a server device storing the same.

(5) A display unit provided on the gaming machine and displaying a screen image composed of a moving image, a still image, or an image obtained by combining these images as appropriate according to the gaming state of the gaming machine. A fluctuating design image that fluctuates individually and is individually stopped at a predetermined timing to determine a mutual combination state, a character image formed by imitating a moving object such as a person or an animal, and a semi-operational image accompanying the character image A display unit on which a display including a character image is displayed;
A control unit for transmitting electronic data to the display unit, a computer-readable storage medium used for a gaming machine, wherein the display unit, the effect of the character image and the quasi-character image A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for displaying a display mode in which a variation stop order and / or a variation start order of the plurality of variation symbol images change according to expression.

(6) A server device for displaying a gaming machine on the screen of each terminal, the server device being provided in the gaming machine displayed on the screen of each terminal, and according to a gaming state of the gaming machine. A display unit on which a screen image composed of a moving image, a still image or a combination thereof is appropriately displayed, wherein each of the plurality of images fluctuates individually and is individually stopped at a predetermined timing to determine a mutual combination state. The variation design image of the character, a character image composed of an image of a moving object such as a person or an animal, and a quasi-character image that operates in conjunction with the character image, a display unit that displays an image including The display unit displays a display mode in which the change stop order and / or the change start order of the plurality of changing symbol images change according to the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image. Bar equipment.

[0023]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine includes a main body frame 40, a game board 41 incorporated in the main body frame 40, an upper plate 44 and a lower plate 45, and a firing handle 46 is disposed on the right side of the lower plate 45.

A plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven into the game board 41. Further, the game board 41 is provided with a display screen 54, a hold lamp 58, a decoration lamp 59, and a shutter 48 which is a winning port for pachinko balls. Recently, the game board 41 is made of a resin material,
There is also a game board in which a metal bar is planted toward the front side, and the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine having such a configuration.

The winning opening 48 is provided with ball detecting means 60 for triggering the change of the three rows of stop symbols displayed on the display screen 54 to a fluctuating state.

The firing handle 46 is provided so that a player can grip the firing handle 46 and rotate the main body frame 40. A firing motor 47 is mounted on the back side of the firing handle 46. Have been. When the firing handle 46 is rotated clockwise by the player, power is supplied to the firing motor 47, and the pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 44 are repeatedly fired.

The pachinko balls hit in this way are discharged from the game machine through the discharge port 49 and collected,
Enter a specific winning opening to trigger a prize. In addition,
When the "big hit" state is reached, the pachinko balls discharged from the discharge port 49 are not collected, and
4 will be returned.

Next, functions of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG.

In the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, a ROM as a storage unit 101 storing a control program of the pachinko machine, a RAM as a temporary storage unit 102, and a control unit 10 for executing the control program. As a CPU.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 51 includes a control program area 31 for controlling the flow of the entire game of the pachinko machine, a character image appearing in the game displayed on a display screen 54 using liquid crystal, An image data area 32 related to a background image and a symbol, a music data area 33 used for a game, an initial data area 34 for executing a control program, a plurality of blinking operation patterns of a plurality of decorative lamps 49 as light sources, or a plurality of randomly stored patterns. It is composed of a light source blinking data area 35 for blinking operation.

The image data stored in the image data area 32 is displayed on the display unit 14 according to a command from the control unit 10.
0, the music data stored in the music data area 33 is sent to the audio output unit 113, and the data of the blinking operation pattern stored in the light source blinking data area 35 is sent to the decorative light processing unit 144 directly or indirectly. Is transmitted to

The image data stored in the image data area includes design data including a variable design as shown in FIG. 4A, a character image of a main character as shown in FIG. 4B, and the like. . In addition, these image data is an example, and in this invention, it is not limited to this,
It is also possible to store more image data in the storage unit 101 and make it appear as appropriate regardless of the normal screen and the reach screen.

In a pachinko machine, a control program is used to execute two modes: a high-probability mode (first mode) and a low-probability mode (second mode) which is a state with a probability lower than the high probability mode.
The first mode has a higher probability of transitioning to a gaming state advantageous to the player than the second mode, and the control unit 10 sets these two modes.
The mode is controlled so that the game progresses by appropriately switching between the two modes.

Further, based on a random number generation program or the like prepared in advance, the control unit 10 is assigned to the reach, the jackpot, or the high probability mode when the mode is shifted to the reach, the jackpot, or the high probability mode later. A control program of a predetermined blinking operation pattern is read from the light source blinking data area 35, and the plurality of decorative lights 59 are caused to blink by the control program.

The decorative light 59 incorporates a lamp of a plurality of colors, such as a blue light and a red light, so that more various illumination effects, reach announcements, or jackpot announcements can be made.

Temporary storage unit 102 temporarily stores new input data and calculation results by control unit 10 and stores images to be displayed on display screen 54 based on detection results of sensors such as ball detection means 60. are doing.

In such a gaming machine, when the player grips the firing handle 46 and rotates (rotates clockwise) with respect to the main frame 40, the power is supplied to the firing motor 47 mounted on the back side of the firing handle 46. Is supplied, and the pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 44 are repeatedly ejected.

The hit pachinko ball is discharged from the top of the game board to the bottom through a random path corresponding to a plurality of obstacle nails. In this process, when the pachinko ball enters the winning opening 48 (symbol change start opening) and the detecting unit 145 detects a winning, the number of winnings is stored in the temporary storage unit 102 via the control unit 10. When the winning of a plurality of pachinko balls is detected, the temporary storage unit 1 is limited to the number of winning holdings that can be controlled by the holding lamp processing unit 143.
02 is stored as the number of times. Please note that the number of prizes held
The player is notified by the lighting number of the holding lamp 58 of the gaming machine. The cumulative number of winnings to the winning opening 48 is counted by a counter of the control unit 10, and
The information is accumulated and stored in the temporary storage unit 102.

The scrolling of the symbols is performed at a high speed of 1/50 to 1/60 second per frame at the start of scrolling. As a specific operation mode, the control unit 10 appropriately reads an image from the storage unit 101, and normally controls three symbol arrays between the background image and the foreground image expressing the main character by the control of the control unit 10. After combining and temporarily storing the combined image in the temporary storage unit 102, the combined image data is transferred to the image display unit 140, and the combined image is displayed on the display screen 54. In addition,
The temporary storage unit 102 stores the temporary storage unit 102 sequentially from the background surface.
This is used to complete the composite image by overwriting in units of pixels, but by using means capable of real-time composition, the composite image is directly displayed without passing through such a temporary storage unit 102. It can also be displayed on the screen 54.

The pachinko machine has a 7-segment display section 141 using LEDs, a prize processing section 142 for driving an openable and closable shutter for prize balls, and the like, in addition to the above configuration. These are controlled by the control unit 10.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing functions of a pachinko machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The pachinko machine according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a storage means 100, an effect expression means 130, a fluctuation display means 120 and the like. Also, the storage unit 100
Includes a storage unit 101 and a temporary storage unit 102, the effect expression means 130 includes an effect display unit 132,
0 includes the fluctuation display section 122. Further, the image display unit 140 includes the variable display unit 120 and the effect expression unit 13.
0, and an image display processing unit 150 is connected in front of the display unit 140. Further, the variation display section 122 includes a left symbol variation display section 122a, a middle symbol variation display section 122b, and a right symbol variation display section 122c.

A display screen 5 provided on the gaming machine 40
4 is a left symbol display area 54a and a middle symbol display area 54b
And a right symbol display area 54c, and an effect expression display area 54d for displaying an effect expression such as a background or a character as a background image which is an image other than the variable symbol image displayed in these symbol display areas. ing.

In the image data area 32 of the storage unit 101,
Image data including moving image data such as a character image and a background image appearing in a game and design data relating to a design is stored. Of the image data, the symbol data is transmitted under the control of the control unit 10, and is transmitted from the control unit 10 to the display unit 140 via the symbol variation display units 122a to 122c.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the procedure for changing symbols according to the present invention.

Based on FIGS. 5 and 6, the display screen 5
A display mode in which the change stop order of the plurality of changing symbol images displayed in No. 4 is changed according to the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image will be described.

When a pachinko ball enters the winning opening 48, a winning is detected by the detecting section 145 (S1). And the control unit 1
0, the symbol data stored in the storage unit 101 is changed to each symbol variation display unit 122a of the variation display unit 122.
To 122c. In this way, the stopped symbol change is started (S2), and the changed symbol image is displayed on the display screen 54.

While the symbol is changing, a changing symbol image is displayed on the display screen 54, and an effect expression image of the character image is also displayed. In other words, the effect of the character irrespective of the stop condition of the fluctuating symbol, for example, an effect expression image in which the character dances to the rhythm of the music emitted from the gaming machine is also displayed on the display screen 54.

After the character performs a predetermined operation, the image display processing unit 150 receives an interrupt request to stop the change of the design, which is sent together with the image data of the character (S3). The effect expression of this character is, for example,
When the effect is such that the right symbol is stopped, the image display processing unit 150 issues an interrupt request for stopping the change of the right symbol to the right symbol change display unit. In this way, the fluctuation of the right symbol is stopped according to the effect expression of the character image (S
4).

Such processing is performed for all of the right symbol, the left symbol, and the middle symbol. When the fluctuation of all symbols is stopped (S5), the winning determination unit 142 determines the winning based on the combination of the stopped symbols. A determination is made (S6). For example, when the symbol is stopped in a combination such as "7-7-7" or "3-3-3", it is a "big hit" and the game shifts to a bonus game.

On the other hand, the symbols "7-7-2" and "1-2-
If the same combination of symbols does not occur, such as “3”, the change of the symbols ends. If the hold lamp 58
If there is the remaining number of prize holdings notified by (S7), the next symbol change is started continuously, and if the number of remaining prize is zero, a pachinko ball enters the winning opening 48 and the detecting unit 145. The fluctuation of the symbol is stopped until the winning is detected.

In such a cycle of symbol fluctuation,
For example, the first cycle is "left symbol → right symbol → middle symbol",
The second cycle is "right symbol → middle symbol → left symbol", the third cycle is "left symbol → middle symbol → right symbol". In this case, it is possible to give the player not only a simple change in the stop order of the variable symbols, but also an interesting fact that the stop order of the variable symbols differs depending on the effect expression of the character.

In the above description, the display mode in which the order of stopping the change of the plurality of changing symbol images is changed according to the effect expression of the character image has been described. The present invention can also be applied to a display mode changed according to the effect expression.

In this case, when a pachinko ball enters the winning opening 48, symbol data is sent to each symbol variation display section in order to start the variation of the stopped symbol. The image data of the effect expression for starting the change of the right symbol is sent to the effect display unit 132, and the image display processing unit 140 receives the instruction to start the change of the right symbol, and the changed symbol image is displayed on the right symbol change display unit 122c. Is sent, and a variable symbol is displayed in the right symbol display area 54c of the display screen 54. Such processing is repeated for the left symbol and the middle symbol, and the image display processing unit 150 changes the symbol variation start order by receiving the command to start the symbol variation in a different order each time. Can be done.

Further, it is also possible to provide a temporary symbol stop state in which the stop order of the variable symbols is changed and the symbol once stopped is changed again. For example, after stopping the changing symbol in the order of “left symbol → right symbol (temporary stop) → middle symbol”, the right symbol is again changed and stopped to stop the symbol unexpectedly for the player. You can give an order.

FIG. 7 shows an example of an image displayed on the display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. The screen configuration in this figure is composed of three variable symbol images, a DJ character image, a record player that is a quasi-character image operating accompanying the character image, and a background image.

When a pachinko ball enters the winning port 48 of the pachinko machine and a winning is detected, three symbols start to change, and DJ
The character dances to the rhythm (Fig. 7
(A)) The effect expression image performing a predetermined operation is displayed on the display unit 14.
0 is displayed on the display screen 54 connected to “0”. And D
The display screen 54 in which the J character scratches the record player at the lower right of the screen with the left hand and reduces the rotational speed of the right record player to an effect expression image connected to the display unit 140
Is displayed, the fluctuation of the right-moving symbol above the right record player stops. (FIG. 7 (b)). Next, when the DJ character scratches the record player at the lower left of the screen with the right hand and the effect expression image for lowering the rotation speed of the left record player is displayed on the display screen 54 connected to the display unit 140, the DJ character Of the left-moving symbol in FIG. 7 stops (FIG. 7 (c)). Finally, the effect expression image in which the DJ character stops the middle symbol is displayed on the display unit 140.
Is displayed on the display screen 54 connected to the symbol, the fluctuation of the medium fluctuation symbol stops. Then, the fluctuation of the three fluctuation symbols is stopped, and it is determined whether or not a prize has been won (FIG. 7).
(D)). Thus, one cycle of the symbol change from the start of the change of the symbol to the stop of the change is completed.

In the next cycle, for example, the variable symbols stop in the stop order of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol (FIG. 7).
(A) → (c) → (b) → (d)). In this way,
A display mode for changing the change order of the change symbols for each cycle is displayed. Incidentally, in a certain gaming machine, if the stop order of the symbol fluctuation is not fixed uniformly, but changes at some predetermined timing, it can be included in the concept of the change of the stop order according to the present invention. It is.

In this way, by changing the stop sequence of the symbol change without being limited to the normal screen, the reach notice scene, the reach screen, etc., the player can play the game while watching the unexpected symbol change display mode. It is possible to change the order of stopping the movement of the symbols according to the effect expression of the character image and the display mode of the background image, so that the player can not only stop the fluctuation of the symbol but also change the symbol linked with the change of the image of the character or the like. You can visually enjoy the unprecedented feeling of playing a game while watching the movement.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine provided in a pachinko hall. However, in the present invention, a device capable of displaying an overview of a pachinko machine and a sound capable of producing a sound are provided. The present invention is also applicable to a game machine or the like having an output device.

The control unit according to the present embodiment comprises at least one or more semiconductor devices.
It is also possible to separately provide a display control unit for performing the display control in, and separately provide an execution system control unit such as a control program for other games. Further, the storage unit 101 is a semiconductor device such as a ROM which stores an image of a background or a character or the like appearing on a display screen used in a game or an image related to a design, a program related to display control, and data such as music related to a sound used in the game. It is also possible to separately provide a display storage unit consisting of, and separately provide a control storage unit that stores a control program for controlling the probability of winning when the same type of symbols are arranged in the horizontal direction.

With this configuration, based on the system control unit and the control storage unit, only the display control unit and the display storage unit are changed in accordance with the game contents of the pachinko machine, so that another type of pachinko machine is used. , And it is possible to make the configuration very efficient and inexpensive for the manufacture of pachinko machines. Of course, the display storage unit and the display control unit are composed of a cassette, CD-ROM, DVD-RO
It can be built in an external storage medium such as M, CD-RAM, DVD-RAM or the like, and can be detachably provided to the pachinko machine. In this way, in the case of a series of game contents, for example, it is possible to standardize the structure and change only the display mode, and even for a person who owns a pachinko machine and runs a game hall, it is not necessary to replace the new model. Then, a new pachinko machine can be provided to the player.

The storage medium storing the image display type game program and the server device storing the same according to the present invention allow a game to be played via a communication line such as the Internet. That is, by connecting a server device storing such a program to communication means and using the server device as a communication terminal, the present invention can be provided through the Internet network. Note that the communication mode is not limited to the Internet network.
A communication mode using a LAN (Local Area Network) is also included. Further, it is understood that a case where a program stored in the storage medium of the present invention is downloaded via a communication line using such a communication mode is also included in the storage medium according to the present invention.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention, the pattern change stop order is changed in accordance with the effect expression of the character image and the change of the background image. A variation display mode can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functions of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a partition configuration in a storage unit of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of image data stored in an image data area in a storage unit of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing functions of a pachinko machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a symbol changing procedure according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 44 upper plate 45 lower plate 46 firing handle 47 firing motor 48 winning opening 49 discharge outlet 54 display screen 58 hold lamp 59 decorative lamp 60 ball detection means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A display unit provided in a gaming machine, wherein a display unit that displays a screen image composed of a moving image, a still image, or an image obtained by combining these images as appropriate according to a gaming state of the gaming machine;
A control unit for transmitting electronic data to the display unit, wherein each of the screen images individually fluctuates and is individually stopped at a predetermined timing to determine a mutual combination state. A plurality of variable symbol images, and a character image formed by imitating a moving object such as a person or an animal, wherein the display unit displays the plurality of variable symbol images in accordance with the effect expression of the character image. A gaming machine displaying a display mode in which a change stop order and / or a change start order changes. 2. The screen image further includes a quasi-character image that operates accompanying the character image,
The display unit displays a display mode in which a change stop order and / or a change start order of the plurality of changing symbol images change in accordance with the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image. The gaming machine according to 1. 3. A display in which a change stop order and / or a change start order of a plurality of changing symbol images are changed according to a rendering effect of a character image displayed on a display unit provided in a gaming machine. A gaming machine displaying an aspect. 4. The character image performs an operation of individually prompting a change stop and / or a change start of the plurality of change symbol images, and the plurality of change symbol images are arranged in an order promoted by the operation of the character image. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the stop and / or the start are sequentially performed. 5. A display unit provided on a gaming machine and displaying a screen image composed of a moving image, a still image, or an image obtained by combining the moving image, the still image, and the like as appropriate according to a gaming state of the gaming machine. Fluctuating pattern images, which are individually stopped at a predetermined timing and are determined to be in a mutually combined state, a character image formed by imitating a moving object such as a person or an animal, and a quasi-character operated along with the character image A computer-readable storage medium used for a gaming machine including a display unit on which an image is displayed, and a control unit for transmitting electronic data to the display unit, A display unit configured to change a change stop order and / or a change start order of the plurality of changing symbol images in accordance with the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image; Computer readable storage medium storing a program to be displayed. 6. A server device for displaying a gaming machine on a screen of each terminal, the server device being provided on the gaming machine displayed on a screen of each terminal,
A display unit that displays a screen image composed of a moving image, a still image, or an image combining these, as appropriate according to the gaming state of the gaming machine, each of which fluctuates individually and is individually stopped at a predetermined timing. The display includes a plurality of fluctuating design images in which the mutual combination state is determined, a character image formed by imitating a moving object such as a person or an animal, and a quasi-character image operating in conjunction with the character image. The display unit displays a display mode in which the change stop order and / or the change start order of the plurality of changing symbol images change in accordance with the effect expression of the character image and the quasi-character image. Server equipment.