JP2002219240A - Game machine, game providing method, memory medium for program controlling the game, and server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having a display improving the amusement by displaying a moving picture, a still picture, or the combination on the progress of the game machine. SOLUTION: In the direction of a general screen except for a big win and ready-to-win where a cycle of fluctuating, stopping, and settling identification information is repeated, the identification information is made to stop simultaneously with the moving picture expression which a hit character hits the identification information and the screen is made to change into a picture which an opponent character is received the hit according to the stopped action. An amusing and refreshing picture is provided to the general screen, which the player comes in contact with for a long time, so that the game machine and game method hardly getting tired of can be provided. In the background, the game state is visually informed to the player according to the identification information directed and displayed as if the hit character makes it stop so that the player can grasp the game state without constantly and concentratedly confirming the rapidly fluctuating identification information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a pachislot gaming machine having a display means such as a liquid crystal display device, and more particularly to the production of a display screen of the pachinko gaming machine or the pachislot gaming machine. Game machine, a game providing method, a storage medium storing a program capable of controlling the method, and a server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine, based on a winning in a starting winning opening or a winning memory thereof,
The variable display game is configured to be played on the display screen of the display means provided on the game board.

In the variable display game, a pattern change and stop, which is an example of identification information, are taken as one cycle, and a plurality of pattern change portions sequentially and repeatedly expressed in the cycle, and a background or a character are used. This is a game that can be changed to a state that is advantageous to a player on the condition that at least the effect expression portion for effecting the effect expression is synthesized and displayed and the symbol stop result becomes a predetermined stop result. More specifically, the player changes and stops sequentially in each of the plurality of symbol change portions, and when the types of the symbols stopped in the respective symbol change portions all match with the same type on the same activated line, the player This is a game that shifts to a gaming state (for example, a jackpot state) that is advantageous to the player.

[0004] The fluctuation of the symbols is generally scroll-displayed with a plurality of different symbols arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions of the screen. There are also gaming machines in which a plurality of symbols fluctuate at a plurality of positions. In the present invention, “the design (identification information) changes” means that the above two designs (identification information)
Are used collectively.

[0005]

However, in such a gaming machine, the display effects on the screen in the reach state and the jackpot state are extremely elaborate, and the player has a big hit. Is expected to be higher and the impact of the jackpot is increased, but when the player plays the game, the reach screen that is in contact for the longest time and the normal screen other than the jackpot screen A device for the screen is an issue for the future.

For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 8-66531 is known as a disclosure concerning the effect on the normal screen. As is clear from FIGS. 24 to 25 of this publication and the accompanying description, a moving image effect of expressing the variation of the identification information and the lapse of time of the stop of the moving image of the female dealer is performed on the background of the normal screen. In the event that a jackpot or a losing event is finally reached, the game state result is displayed in a moving image representation of the female dealer, so that the player can be notified.

However, in such an effect on the normal screen, the notification of the reach loss or the like when the second identification information stops is not considered, and the display on the normal screen is most frequently performed. It is an object of the present invention to improve the playability on the normal screen of the gaming machine by notifying the player of the reach loss to the player.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine which is interesting when a normal screen is viewed with a fighting motif as a motif, and has a refreshing feeling.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the hitting character displayed on the foreground is synchronized with the effect of hitting the changing identification information, and The present invention is characterized in that the changing identification information stops and is determined, and a background moving image that visually notifies a game situation depending on the determined identification information is displayed. More specifically, the present invention provides the following.

(1) The identification information is displayed at a plurality of positions in the display screen of the display means, and the identification information stops after a change, and the combination of the identification information stopped and fixed at the plurality of positions becomes a predetermined combination. A gaming machine that shifts to a gaming state advantageous to the player when
The image displayed in the display screen is controlled so that it can be displayed in a state where the identification information is arranged between a background image and a foreground image, and each of the identification information displayed at the plurality of positions is displayed. Is sequentially stopped in synchronization with the moving image representation of a hitting character such as a limb placed on the foreground image hitting the identification information, while the image expression displayed on the background is the identification information of the identification information. A gaming machine characterized by being able to visually notify a player that a transition to the advantageous gaming state will be made by changing in synchronization with a stop.

(2) The identification information is displayed at a plurality of positions in the display screen of the display means, and the identification information stops after a change, and the combination of the identification information stopped and fixed at the plurality of positions becomes a predetermined combination. A gaming machine that shifts to a gaming state advantageous to the player when
The image displayed in the display screen is controlled so that it can be displayed in a state where the identification information is arranged between a background image and a foreground image, and each of the identification information displayed at the plurality of positions is displayed. Is that the hit character such as a limb arranged in the foreground image stops sequentially in synchronization with the moving image representation of the hit on the identification information, while the enemy character image displayed on the background image is The character image that changes in synchronization with the stop of information and is added to the enemy character image with a character image that the enemy character speaks to a player according to a game state caused by the identification information that sequentially stops at the plurality of positions. A gaming machine characterized by the following.

[0012] By adding a character image to which the enemy character speaks to the player to the enemy character image,
For example, when such a gaming machine is installed in a pachinko hall, and the pachinko hall is prosperous and the sound is hard to hear due to noise, it is ensured that the enemy character will not be able to hear the player from the enemy character. It is possible to avoid a possibility that a message is transmitted to ruin the normal screen presentation.

(3) In the gaming machine, a plurality of types of identification information are displayed at a plurality of positions on the display screen of the display means, and the identification information stops after a change, and stops at the plurality of positions and is fixed. A game providing method for transitioning to a gaming state advantageous to a player when the combination of the predetermined combination becomes a predetermined combination, wherein the identification information fluctuates at a plurality of positions on the display screen, and And displaying the striking character in a range where the type of the identification information is identifiable to the player, and synchronizing with the identification information being displayed overlapping with the striking character. The step of stopping the change of the information and the stop of the change are synchronized with the stop of the change at least in the display area outside the display area of the identification information and the batting character. Displaying a moving image for notification that enables a player to visually notify a player of a game state according to identification information.

(4) A storage medium characterized by storing a program that can execute the pachinko game providing method of (2).

(5) A server for displaying, on each terminal, a gaming machine image indicating a gaming machine, the server displaying a gaming machine image at a plurality of positions on a display screen portion in the gaming machine image in accordance with a state of a game played on the terminal. When an image as identification information is displayed, and the identification information is determined after the change, and the combination of the identification information determined at the plurality of positions becomes a predetermined combination, the game state shifts to a game state advantageous to the player. Performing control to the terminal, and displaying an image in a state where the identification information is arranged between a background image and a foreground image as an image displayed in the display screen. Each of the displayed identification information sequentially stops in synchronization with the moving image representation of a hitting character such as a limb or the like arranged in the foreground image hitting the identification information. On the other hand, by displaying the image expression displayed on the background so as to change in synchronization with the stop of the identification information, it is possible to visually inform the player that the game state will shift to the advantageous game state. A server for performing control to enable notification to the terminal.

The "background image" means an image which is displayed so as to be behind the identification image among the images other than the identification information, and the "foreground image" means the image other than the identification information. Out of the images, the image is displayed so as to be located in front of the identification image.

The above-mentioned "visually informing a player that a transition to an advantageous game state will be made" means a moving image in which a background enemy character is afraid of a character when a reach state is reached. Displaying an image or, in the case of a big hit, expressing a state in which a background enemy character has been knocked out by an attack by a hitting character as a moving image, and visually announcing a game state on a normal screen. Means that. As described in an embodiment to be described later, the game state on the normal screen may be such that when the character is out of the reach state, an enemy character displayed as a moving image is smirking in the background. included.

The hitting character is an image imitating a hand or a foot, and it is as if a limb as a hitting character extends from a player's line of sight to a diagonally upward depth direction in a player's line of sight. It is possible to achieve a highly attractive effect in which the player himself hits the enemy character in the background through the identification information image. Then, by giving a phonetic character notation (for example, “Ah!” Or “Are?”) To the hitting character, success or failure can be expressed happily instead of the player.

The above-mentioned "notifying the player of the game state visually" means that the player plays a game with the gaming machine.
In the end, the game is played in the hope of "transition to a game state advantageous to the player", and the degree of expectation or achievement is visually notified. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-66531 (hereinafter, particularly referred to as
In FIG. 28 and FIG. 29), there is a type in which a female dealer is displayed as a background image, and a moving image effect expressing the variation of the identification information and the time lapse of the stop and the final game result is performed. The image expression (announcement moving image) in the image does not represent the time lapse of repeating such a series of fluctuations and stoppages or merely the final game result as a moving image, but is based on the combination of the stopped identification information. Thus, the possibility of "transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player", that is, a gaming state indicating whether or not the player has an advantage is gradually notified each time a plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and determined one by one. Is what you do.

As described above, the "background image"
A background for the identification information, and a further background may be present in the “background image”, and the “foreground image” is also a foreground for the identification information, and is further more than the foreground. It goes without saying that the present invention includes a case where a foreground exists.

The "game providing method" means an entertainment providing method.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present invention is applicable to a pachinko machine, a home game machine, or an arcade game machine. In the present invention, a case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine provided in a pachinko hall will be described.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

The pachinko machine includes a body frame 40, a game board 41 incorporated in the body frame 40, a window frame 42 of the body frame 40 on the front side of the game board 41,
2, an upper plate 44 and a lower plate 45 are sequentially provided on the lower side of the glass window 43 and on the front surface of the main body frame 40 at the lower side of the glass window 43. On the right side, a firing handle 46 is arranged.

Although not shown, the game board 41 has a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) punched into its front surface.
These days, such nails are not driven,
The gaming board 41 is made of a resin material, and there is also a game board 41 made of a resin material in which a metal rod is planted toward the front side, and a pachinko machine (pachicon machine) having such a configuration is also available. The present invention is also applicable. In this specification, a pachinko machine is a concept that includes the above-mentioned pachicon machine.

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 6. Then, 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 that have been struck out of the game board 4
It is guided by the rail 41A provided on the upper part 1 and moves to the upper part of the game board 41, and thereafter falls toward the lower part of the game board 41 while hitting the plurality of obstacle nails.

On the front surface of the game board 41, there are provided a display screen section 54, a 7-segment display section 56, a holding lamp 58, a decorative lamp 59, and a pachinko ball winning port 48, which will be described later.

As the winning opening 48, as described above, in addition to the shutter 48B (big winning opening) which is opened when a big hit state occurs, the three rows of symbols displayed on the display screen portion 54 are changed. A winning port 48A provided with a ball detecting means 60 serving as an opportunity to change is provided.

When a pachinko ball wins the winning opening 48A, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the lower plate 44.

(Explanation of Function) Next, the function of the pachinko machine in the present embodiment will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG.

The pachinko machine is provided with a ROM as a storage unit 51 storing a control program of the pachinko machine, a RAM as a temporary storage unit 52, and a CPU as a control unit 53 for executing the control program. ing.

The storage unit 51 stores, in addition to a control program for controlling the flow of the entire game of the pachinko machine, image data relating to a character image, a background image, and a pattern appearing in the game displayed on the display screen unit 54 using liquid crystal. , Sound data used for a game, or initial data for executing a control program. In a memory area 51A of the storage unit 51, a control program storing a plurality of blinking operation patterns of a plurality of decorative lamps as the light source is stored.

The above-mentioned symbol data relating to the symbol includes image data of a fluctuating symbol, image data representing a character appearing on a normal screen displayed on the display screen 54 described later, and the like.

The image data to be stored in the storage unit 51 is not limited to image data of a character (a pattern image, an enemy character image, a hit character image, a character image, etc.) appearing on the normal screen. The data of the image of the character appearing on the reach effect screen and the jackpot screen other than the normal screen may be stored, and the image data of the character appearing on the normal screen may be stored on the reach effect screen and the jackpot screen other than the normal screen. Of course, it can also be used as a character image to appear.

Further, the control unit 53 executes a control program of a predetermined blinking operation pattern assigned to the reach or the big hit when the later shift to the reach or the big hit is performed based on a random number or the like prepared in advance. Read out from the memory area 51A, and make the plurality of illumination lights 59... 59 blink in accordance with the control program.

The temporary storage section 52 temporarily stores new input data and the result of calculation by the control section 53, and stores the display screen section 5 using sensors such as the ball detecting means 60.
Symbols on three rows displayed in 4 are scroll-expressed in predetermined directions.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a variable symbol group (in this embodiment, the variable symbol is a symbol representing a numeral) falls on three rows L1, L2, and L3 in the direction of arrow N. (Variable symbol), and the variable symbol of each column is stopped at three positions where the row L5, which is a fixed line, and the three columns L1, L2, L3 intersect. The design is such that the symbol types of the stopped three columns L1, L2, L3 all match in the row L5, resulting in a big hit.

The scrolling variable symbol group is
The control is performed by the control unit 53 so as to stop the symbol at a time difference for each column, and in the row L5, three columns L
A state in which two variable symbols of 1, L2, and L3 match, and the remaining one row of variable symbols have not stopped symbols yet, and the symbols have not been determined as a reach state. I have.

As described above, the three symbols L1, L2, and L3 are scrolled so as to fall from the top to the bottom (in the direction of arrow N in FIG. 3) of the display screen 54, and sequentially stopped after a predetermined time. The screen that appears is the normal screen.

In this embodiment, the symbol representing the numeral as the identification information as shown in FIG. 3 is configured to fluctuate and stop, but other identification information other than the symbol representing the numeral is used. Can be varied and stopped.

The trigger for changing the fluctuating symbol is that the winning of the pachinko ball into the winning port 48A (variable starting port) is detected by the ball detecting means 60, and the number of pachinko balls that have won the winning port 48A. Are cumulatively stored under the control of the control unit 53, up to the number of holding lamps 58 described later.
Then, the accumulated number of stored balls is notified to the player by the number of lighting of the holding lamp 58. The number of wins to the winning opening 48A is counted by a counter of the control unit 53 and is accumulated and stored in the temporary storage unit 52.

The above-described scroll expression of the moving symbol in the arrow direction N is stopped by a control program prepared in advance under the control of the control unit 53. Then, if the number of remaining storages notified by the holding lamp 58 is present, the next variation (the scroll expression) is started, and if the number of storages is zero, the next pachinko machine is sent to the winning port 48A. The next scroll expression is started after the ball has won and the winning is detected by the ball detecting means 60.

Incidentally, the control unit 53 also functions as a display control unit for various image data on the display screen unit 54, and particularly functions as a control unit for symbol display, symbol rotation stop, and symbol combination. In addition, the control unit 53 performs control to appropriately reproduce the sound data in the storage unit 51 as music or voice using a speaker as the sound reproducing unit 55.

The pachinko machine has a seven-segment display unit 56 using LEDs and a solenoid 5 for driving an openable and closable shutter (to be described later) for winning spheres in addition to the above functions.
7, a hold lamp 58 indicating the number of effective symbol rotations, and a decoration lamp 59 which blinks or lights up at the time of a big hit or a reach are controlled by the control unit 53.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, on the normal screen of the display screen section 54 of the pachinko gaming machine, the symbol Z representing the number is changed, and the background image of the changing symbol Z is displayed. As the BG, for example, an image of the enemy character C is displayed. in this case,
The symbol Z is displayed so as to be superimposed on the background image BG (image of the enemy character C).

A configuration for performing the effect by scrolling the symbol Z will be described. FIG. 4, in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. 2 are assigned the same reference numerals, is a block diagram showing a configuration for displaying images on the control unit 53 and the display screen unit 54. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 53
CPU 53A, VDP (Video Display Processor) 53
B, including an LCD driver 53C and a control ROM 53D.

The CPU 53A displays images (design Z, background image BG (enemy character C), foreground images (hitting characters K1 and K2), character images, etc.) on the display screen 54 in the VDP 53B and the control ROM 53D. It supplies address signals, data signals and control signals. Control RO
The M53D stores a control program for controlling the operation of the CPU 53A in advance, and returns the corresponding control program as a data signal to the CPU 53A in response to the address signal and the control signal supplied from the CPU 53A.

The VDP 53B generates image data in response to a command signal from the CPU 53A. VDP53B
Indicates that a VRAM address signal and a VRAM
Provides data signals and VRAM control signals. VRAM
A VRAM data signal is returned from 51B to VDP 53B. The VDP 53B supplies a character ROM address signal, a character ROM data signal, and a character ROM control signal to the character ROM 51C. Character ROM data is returned from character ROM 51C to VDP 53B.

The VDP 53B generates image data for forming a screen displayed on the display screen 54 in response to a control signal from the CPU 53A. VRAM 51B
Temporarily stores the image data generated by the VDP 53B. The image data generated by the VDP 53B and stored in the VRAM 51B is an identification number of a character (display image element) in units of a set of a predetermined number of dots. The image data contains identification numbers of a plurality of characters in accordance with the displayed positional relationship. This is called map data. The identification number of each character is stored in the control ROM 53.
D is stored in advance. An identification number of a character required to compose a screen displayed on the display screen unit 54 is read from the control ROM 53D, and is read by the VDP 53B.
It is stored in the VRAM 51B as map data for indicating the arrangement relationship of each character (each component such as the design Z, the background image BG, the foreground image, and the character image) on the display screen unit 54.

The character ROM 51C stores in advance dot data corresponding to a character identification number.
The VDP 53B, at a predetermined timing,
And reads the dot data of each character from the character ROM 51C based on the identification number of each character included in the map data. V
DP53B performs RG based on the read dot data.
Generate a B signal. The VDP 53B supplies the generated RGB signals to the LCD driver 53C. The LCD driver 53C displays images corresponding to various screens on a display screen unit 54 composed of an LCD based on the supplied RGB signals.

Next, the function of the VDP 53B will be described. FIG. 5 shows the functional configuration of the VDP 53B as a CPU 53A.
It is a block diagram shown with the relationship with VRAM51B and character ROM51C. As shown in FIG. 5, the VDP 53B includes various registers 102, a timing generator 103, a function controller 104, a palette RAM 105, and a screen selector 106. These functional units are connected to each other via an internal bus BUS, and a CPU 53A outside the VDP, a VRAM 51B, and a character RO.
M51C. The CPU 53A is a CPU
Connected to the internal bus BUS via the interface 101, the registers 102 of the VDP 53B, the palette RAM
105 and the VRAM 51B.

The registers 102 receive various command signals and data signals supplied from the CPU 53A. The timing generator 103 outputs a pulse signal for synchronizing the processing of each functional unit. The function controller 104 controls processing inside the VDP 53B based on a command signal and a data signal received by the registers 102. The VRAM 51B is a unit for storing data of various screens displayed on the display screen unit 54. The data of this screen is a set of identification numbers of elements (character data) constituting the display screen unit 54, as described above.

The character ROM 51C stores the VRAM 51
The dot information corresponding to the identification number of the character data stored in B is stored in advance. Palette RAM 105
Is means for storing color data corresponding to pallet data included in dot information. The screen selector 106 is means for associating a color data signal output from the palette RAM 105 with a screen (described later).

When displaying an image on the display screen unit 54,
The CPU 53A sets a command signal and a data signal in the registers 102 based on the program data in the control ROM 53D, and further writes an identification number of character data in the VRAM 51B. The VDP 53B controls the VRA
The identification number of the character data stored in M51B is read, and dot information corresponding to the read identification number is read from character ROM 51C.

The VDP 53B stores color data corresponding to palette data included in dot information in a palette RAM.
105, and is supplied to the screen selector 106 as a color data signal. Screen selector 10
The LCD driver 5 associates a color data signal output with reference to the palette RAM 105 with a designated screen, synthesizes screen data as necessary, and
The signal is output to 3C as an RGB signal. LCD driver 53
C is a display screen unit 54 based on the supplied RGB signals.
Is driven to display a predetermined image.

Next, the configuration of the screen displayed on the display screen unit 54 will be described. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a configuration of a screen displayed on the display screen unit 54.
The VDP 53B stores the data to be displayed on the display screen in the first
, A second screen 54B, a third screen 54C, and a border screen 54D. First, second and third screens 54
A, 54B, and 54C are screens displayed by dot data on the display screen, respectively.

The border screen 54D is an area where dot data cannot be displayed on the display screen, and includes first, second and third screens 54A, 54B and 54B.
This is a screen serving as a base for C. On the border screen 54D,
The dot data cannot be displayed, but the specified color can be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the screen displayed on the display screen unit 54 is based on a border screen 54D.
The image of the third screen 54C is superimposed on the border screen 54D (on the near side as viewed from the player), and
The image of the second screen 54B is superimposed on the image of the screen (on the front side as viewed from the player), and the first image is further superimposed on the image of the second screen (on the front side as viewed from the player).
Screen data that is finally displayed with the image of the screen 54A of FIG. In FIG.
The screen viewed from the direction of the arrow is displayed on the display screen unit 54. In this case, when the first screen 54A, the second screen 54B, and the third screen 54C are superimposed, which screen dot data is displayed with higher priority can be determined by changing the setting of the registers 102. It is possible to change to. By the way,
In the case of this embodiment, the priority of the image displayed on the first screen 54A closest to the player as viewed from the player is the highest, and the image (symbol Z) displayed on the second screen 54B is given the highest priority. The priority is set second highest, and the priority of the image displayed on the third screen 54C is set lowest. Thereby, the first screen 54A
Is displayed as the foreground image closest to the player, and the image (symbol Z) displayed on the second screen 54B is displayed as being behind the foreground. The image (enemy character C) displayed on the third screen 54C is displayed as the rearmost background image.

The CPU 53A that executes the control program of the pachinko gaming machine 10 stored in the storage unit 51 performs a scrolling operation and a stop operation of the symbol Z on the normal screen. FIG. 7 shows a display process by the CPU 53A. That is, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the normal screen control routine RT10 according to the feature of the present invention, which is executed by the CPU 53A executing the control program. When entering the normal screen control routine RT10, the CPU 53A first waits for a winning port 48A pachinko ball to enter in step A11, and then determines in step A12 whether a pachinko ball has entered the winning port 48A. If a negative result is obtained here, this means that the player has operated the firing handle 46 and the pachinko ball hit from the ball firing unit did not enter the winning opening 48A, and at this time the CPU 53A Returns to the above-described step A11 and waits again for the winning of the pachinko ball into the winning opening 48A.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step A12, this means that the player operates the firing handle 48 and the pachinko ball hit from the ball firing portion enters the winning opening 48A. At this time, C
The PU 53A switches the screen of the display screen unit 54 from the fixed screen to the normal screen, and starts a game that proceeds on the display screen unit 54.

Here, the game proceeding on the display screen section 54 is called a variable display game. As described above with reference to FIG. As a cycle, after a plurality of symbols are variably displayed, a plurality of symbols are stopped and displayed, and when the combination of symbols in a fixed state in which all the symbols have stopped is a predetermined combination, a pachinko game is played. This is a game for shifting to an advantageous state for the player. For example, the symbol Z (FIG. 3) is “1”, “2”,.
The symbols Z are scrolled in a plurality of columns (for example, three columns) in the vertical direction, and the symbols Z are variably displayed on the display screen unit 54, and thereafter, the symbols are changed one by one. To stop.

When the combination of the symbols (the symbols in the row L5) in the fixed state where all the symbols in the three columns are stopped is a predetermined combination, for example, "7"-"7"-"7", the big hit is won. If so, the game shifts to a state where the pachinko game is advantageous to the player. When the game goes into a state where a big hit is made and the player becomes advantageous, the shutter of the special winning port 48B provided on the board is opened to make it easy for the pachinko balls to enter the special winning port 48B.

When the variable display game is being executed, an effect screen including the background image BG and the foreground of the design is also displayed on the display screen section 54. Note that the above-described fixed screen refers to a screen displayed on the display screen unit 54 when the variable display game executed on the display screen unit 54 is not executed and only the pachinko game is in progress. Also,
The normal screen means that the variable display game is started on the display screen unit 54, the symbol Z displayed on the display screen unit 54 is changed (scrolled), and the game on the display screen unit 54 reaches a reach or a big hit. Screen other than the effect screen displayed when

When the variable display game is started, first, in step A13, the CPU 53A executes an internal lottery process by its calculation process. The internal lottery process is a process of determining in advance a combination of symbols Z to be displayed when all the symbols Z displayed in a fluctuating manner are stopped and fixed, and the CPU 53A determines a symbol combination by the symbol combination determined by the internal lottery process. The variable display and the display stop processing are performed so that Z stops.

Next, the microcomputer 35 proceeds to step A14 to change (scroll) the symbol Z on the display screen 54. In this case, the CPU 53A displays the enemy character C, which is the background image BG, in the upper area on the display screen unit 54, and displays the symbol Z in each of the columns L1, L2, and L3 corresponding to the target character.
Is displayed, and the symbols Z in the respective columns L1, L2, and L3 are scrolled so as to fall from the upper part to the lower part of the display screen unit 54. As a result, as described above with reference to FIG.
The symbol Z is scroll-displayed for each of the columns L1, L2, and L3. During scrolling, the symbol Z dropped from the upper part of the display screen part 54 disappears at the lower part of the display screen part 54,
Subsequently, a new symbol Z appearing on the upper portion of the display screen 54 is scrolled so as to fall.

When the variation display of the symbol Z is started, the CPU
53A moves to the following step A15, where each symbol Z changing at this time is subjected to the above-described internal lottery processing (step A1).
Stop sequentially according to the result of 3). In the case of this embodiment, when each symbol Z that is changing is stopped, an effect such that the symbol Z is stopped by the foreground image displayed on the first screen 54A is performed. .

In the effect, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, in the normal screen in which the symbol Z fluctuates, the image of the foreground displayed on the first screen 54A is displayed from the lower part of the screen to the fixed line (line L5) at the center of the screen. A striking character K1 representing a fist and a striking character K2 representing a foot are fed out, and an effect is given to strike the symbol Z with "punch" or "kick". That is, symbol Z
First, as shown in FIG. 8, an effect is produced by the batting character K1 representing the foreground fist in the left column L1 as shown in FIG. At this time, the control unit 53
As a result, the shouting is reproduced from the speaker, which is the sound reproducing section (FIG. 2), and a character image K5 representing the shouting in characters is displayed on the display screen. Then, following the effect by the hitting character K1, the symbol Z fluctuating on the row L1 stops. Thereby, it is possible to obtain an effect that looks as if the symbol Z was stopped by “punch” by the hitting character K1 representing a fist. Further, at this time, as the background image, the image changes to an image in which the enemy character C has been hit, and a character K3 that emphasizes that the enemy character C has been hit around the stopped symbol Z is displayed. As a result, an effect is produced in which the damage to the enemy character C is associated with the stop of the symbol Z by the impact. Incidentally, the stopped symbol Z is configured such that the luminance and the color change from the display state that has been changed up to that time, and the player can easily recognize the stopped symbol Z.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the symbol Z in the left column L1 stops, the CPU 53A subsequently proceeds to FIG.
As shown in the figure, the symbol Z moving on the right column L3 is stopped according to the result of the above-described internal lottery process (step A13). Also in this case, the symbol Z in the left column L1
Is produced in the same manner as the production method in the case where is stopped, by the batting character K1 representing the foreground fist. At this time, the control unit 53 reproduces the shout from the speaker, which is the sound reproducing unit (FIG. 2), and displays a character image K5 representing the shout in characters on the display screen. Then, following the effect by the hitting character K1, the symbol Z fluctuating on the row L3 stops. As a result, it is possible to obtain an effect that looks as if the symbol Z was stopped by “punch” by the hitting character K1 representing a fist. Further, when the symbol Z is stopped, the image changes to an image as if the enemy character C has been hit as a background image, and the character K3 emphasizes that the hit has been received around the stopped symbol Z.
Is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to perform an effect in which the damage to the enemy character C and the stop of the symbol Z by the impact are associated with each other. Incidentally, the stopped symbol Z is configured such that the luminance and the color change from the display state that has been changed up to that time, and the player can easily recognize the stopped symbol Z.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the symbol Z in the right column L3 stops, the CPU 53A subsequently proceeds to FIG.
0, the symbol Z fluctuating on the center row L2.
Is stopped according to the result of the above-described internal lottery process (step A13). In this case, in the foreground, an effect is given in which the hitting character K2 representing a foot hits the changing symbol Z with a "kick". At this time, the control unit 53 reproduces the shout from the speaker, which is the sound reproducing unit (FIG. 2), and displays a character image K5 representing the shout in characters on the display screen. Then, following the effect by the hitting character K2, the symbol Z fluctuating on the row L2 stops. Thereby, the design Z
Can produce an effect that looks as if the player has been stopped by the "kick" of the hitting character K2 representing the foot. Further, when the symbol Z is stopped, the image changes to an image as if the enemy character C has been hit as a background image, and a character K3 that emphasizes that the hit has been hit around the stopped symbol Z is displayed. Is done. Thereby, the enemy character C is damaged,
An effect associated with stopping the symbol Z by the impact can be performed. Incidentally, the stopped symbol Z is larger than the changing display state up to that point, and the brightness and the color are changed, so that the player can easily recognize the stopped symbol Z.

Thus, the CPU 53A can perform an effect in which each movement of the batting character K1 or K2 displayed in the foreground, each symbol Z, and each enemy character C displayed in the background is associated.

(Explanation of Operation) In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention having the above-described functions and configurations, when a pachinko ball launched by a player enters the winning opening 48A, a screen displayed on the display screen section 54 is displayed. Changes from a fixed screen to a normal screen in which a symbol Z (identification information image) represented by a number scrolls (fluctuates).

On this normal screen, an enemy character C is displayed in the background of the symbol Z. This enemy character C
Moves in accordance with the operation of the symbol Z (stop operation, fluctuation start operation, etc.). For example, as an effect operation when the symbol Z stops, when an effect is performed in which the impact character K1 or K2 displayed in the foreground causes the symbol Z to be impacted and stopped, the enemy character C responds accordingly. The production is performed as if it were received. In this way, when the symbol Z is hit by the hitting character K1 or K2, the enemy character C behaves like a hit in the same manner as the symbol Z, so that the enemy character C receives the hit of the hit by the symbol Z. The impact will be transmitted even more strongly to the player. As a result, even on the normal screen, the player can enjoy a refreshing game without getting bored by the strong impact received from the action of each character on the screen.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, in the reach state where the symbols Z in the left column L1 and the right column L3 are the same symbol, and the symbols Z in the center column L2 are different symbols, the symbols Z are different. In the case where the enemy character C has stopped and is in the “out of contact” state, the enemy character C changes to an image that makes a laugh laughing like a triumph, and the laughter is sent to the controller 53
As a result, the character is reproduced from the speaker, which is the sound reproducing unit 55 (FIG. 2), and character information K5 representing the shouting in characters is displayed on the display screen. Also, at this time, the shouting made from the speaker in accordance with the hitting character K1 is changed to a sad shout.

As described above, the enemy character C displayed as the background image of the symbol Z changes according to the movement of the symbol Z or changes according to the game state such as reach, so that the game state can be visually recognized. This allows the player to understand the game state without constantly looking at and checking the rapidly changing symbol Z, and can easily play the game for a long time.

When the game state becomes advantageous for the player as an effect of the enemy character C, the enemy character C has a favorable expression accordingly, and the game state becomes disadvantageous for the player. The enemy character C is rendered in such a manner as to have a triumphant expression in response thereto.
It is possible to incite the excitement of the player by the effect as if the player is playing against the player. Incidentally, the enemy character C is output from the speaker in accordance with the effect of the enemy character C.
When a voice such as is reproduced, the content of the voice is displayed as a character image on the display screen at the same time, so that the pachinko hall where the pachinko gaming machine 10 is installed is prosperous and the sound is hard to hear due to noise. Even under such a situation, it is possible to reliably transmit a message from the enemy character to the player and avoid the possibility of ruining the normal screen effect at the corner.

(Other Embodiments) In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a pachislot game machine. Can obtain the same effect as the above case.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a pachinko game program is provided to a personal computer via a network. It can also be applied to other products. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, each of the personal computers 152A from the server 151 storing the pachinko game program via a network 150 such as a public telephone line network.
The pachinko game program is downloaded to 152B, 152C,.... Each personal computer 152
A, 152B, 152C,... Execute the downloaded pachinko game program, and thereby each of the personal computers 152A, 152B, 152
Pachinko games can be provided to users who use C,. Each personal computer 152
A, 152B, 152C,..., The state of the pachinko game (the number of balls to be lent, the number of balls on hand, etc.) is transmitted to the server 151 at a predetermined timing.
At 1, it is stored as the game history information of the user. This information is used as information for charging the user and exchanging prizes. Even in such a network pachinko system, by applying the present invention, it is possible to enhance the dynamic effect on the normal screen for the player.

In the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the display control of the display screen unit 54 is performed by the program for executing the normal screen control routine (FIG. 7) called from the storage unit 51 of the pachinko gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the program may be stored in a predetermined computer-readable storage medium in advance, and the pachinko gaming machine may read and execute the program as needed. In this case, as a pachinko machine,
A so-called personal computer may be used, in which a pachinko gaming machine is displayed on a display screen thereof. Further, a pachinko gaming execution program via the network 150 as described above with reference to FIG. In the case of downloading to a personal computer, the server 151 may read a program for executing a normal screen routine from a computer-readable storage medium and download the program to each personal computer.

In the above-described embodiment, as described above with reference to FIG. 6, as the image displayed on the display screen 54, the first screen 54A, the second screen 54B, and the third screen 54C are prioritized. Have a degree,
Although a case has been described in which images of lower priority screens are superimposed so that images of lower priority screens are hidden behind images of higher priority screens, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to combine the images of the second screen 54B and the third screen 54C. In this case, the CPU 53 determines how much the dot data of each screen is superimposed.
A executes the control program read from the storage unit 51 and is determined according to the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine, and the color corresponding to the dot data of each screen at the determined ratio. The screen selector 106 is controlled so that the data signals are synthesized.
For example, if the gray value of each dot of the symbol Z and the background image BG corresponding to the display position is PA and PB, the gray value (color data) PC of the corresponding dot of the composite image is P
C = α · PA + (1−α) PB, and the color data calculated by performing such an operation is output from the screen selector 106 to the LCD driver 53C as a synthesis result.
Is output to However, 0 <α <1.

That is, taking the first screen 54A and the second screen 54B as an example, if the dot data of the second screen 54B is given 100% priority over the dot data of the first screen 54A, In the portion where the image of the first screen 54A and the image of the second screen 54B overlap, only the image constituted by the dot data of the second screen 54B is displayed, and constituted by the dot data of the first screen 54A. The image will not be displayed. On the other hand, when the dot data of the first screen 54A is given 100% priority over the dot data of the second screen 54B, the image of the first screen 54A and the image of the second screen 54B overlap. In part,
Only the image constituted by the dot data of the first screen 54A is displayed, and the image constituted by the dot data of the second screen 54B is not displayed.

On the other hand, the first screen 54
If the ratio of the priority between the dot data of A and the dot data of the second screen 54B is set to 50%, the image composed of the dot data of the first screen 54A and the dot of the second screen 54B The image constituted by the data is displayed in a state of being overlapped by 50%.

By the semi-transparent processing of the symbol Z,
Image of first screen 54A, second screen 54
By superimposing the image of B and the image of the third screen 54C, the image of each screen can be seen through at the portion where the image of each screen overlaps. Incidentally, various ratios can be applied to the synthesis ratio of the image of each screen in the translucent processing.

In the above embodiment, the symbol Z
As the effect of the enemy characters C1, C2 and C3 displayed on the background of, the enemy characters C1, C2 and C3 are also hit in response to the effect of receiving the hit by the hitting character K1 or K2 on the normal screen and stopping the design Z. Although the description has been given of the case of performing the effect as received, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the production of the enemy character that gives the player a sense of expectation to the big hit when reaching, In the event of a loss, various effects may be performed, such as an effect in which the enemy character is proud.

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According to the first to fifth aspects of the present invention described above, even in an effect on a normal screen other than a jackpot or a reach in which a cycle in which the identification information fluctuates and the stop is determined is repeated, the impact character can be identified. The identification information is stopped in synchronization with the animation expression that hits the game, so that the player can enjoy a refreshing image while watching the normal screen that the player is in contact with for the longest time. Can also be provided.

In the background, the game state is visually notified to the player in accordance with the identification information displayed as if the batting character was stopped, so that the rapidly changing identification information is always concentrated. It is possible to imagine the effect that the player can understand the game state without checking and confirming the game state, and the player can easily play a long game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the pachinko machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of the pachinko machine of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a VDP unit of the pachinko machine of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view for explaining first, second, and third screen images.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a normal screen display processing procedure according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen unit.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen unit.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen unit.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen unit.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 40 body frame 41 game board 42 window frame 43 glass window 44 upper plate 45 lower plate 46 firing handle 47 firing motor 48 shutter 48A winning opening 48B special winning opening 51 storage unit 51A memory area 51B VRAM 51C character ROM 53 control unit 53A CPU 53B VDP 53C LCD driver 53D Control ROM 54 Display screen unit 56 7-segment display unit 58 Hold lamp 59 Decorative lamp 60 Sphere detection unit 102 Registers 103 Timing generator 104 Function controller 105 Palette RAM 106 Screen selector

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Identification information is displayed at a plurality of positions in a display screen of a display means, and the identification information stops after a change, and the combination of the identification information stopped and fixed at the plurality of positions becomes a predetermined combination. A gaming machine that shifts to a gaming state advantageous to the player when the game is performed, wherein an image displayed in the display screen can be displayed in a state where the identification information is arranged between a background image and a foreground image The identification information displayed at each of the plurality of positions is synchronized with a moving image representation that a hitting character such as a limb placed on the foreground image hits the identification information. While sequentially stopping, the image expression displayed on the background changes in synchronization with the stop of the identification information, thereby visually notifying the player that the game state will be shifted to the advantageous game state. Can the gaming machine, characterized by. 2. Identification information is displayed at a plurality of positions in a display screen of a display means, and the identification information stops after a change, and the combination of the identification information stopped and fixed at the plurality of positions becomes a predetermined combination. A gaming machine that shifts to a gaming state advantageous to the player when the game is performed, wherein an image displayed in the display screen can be displayed in a state where the identification information is arranged between a background image and a foreground image The identification information displayed at each of the plurality of positions is synchronized with a moving image representation that a hitting character such as a limb placed on the foreground image hits the identification information. While sequentially stopping, the enemy character image displayed in the background image changes in synchronization with the stop of the identification information,
A gaming machine wherein a character image in which the enemy character speaks to a player is added to the enemy character image in accordance with a game state caused by the identification information that sequentially stops at the plurality of positions. 3. A plurality of types of identification information are displayed at a plurality of positions on a display screen of a display means of a gaming machine, and the identification information stops after a change, and stops at the plurality of positions and the identification information of the identification information is determined. A game providing method for transitioning to a game state advantageous to a player when a combination becomes a predetermined combination, wherein identification information fluctuates at a plurality of positions on a display screen, A step of superimposing and displaying a hitting character in a range of an area in which the type of the identification information is identifiable to the player; synchronizing with the display of the identification information overlapping with the hitting character, the identification information being changed. Stopping the change of the character, and synchronizing with the stop of the change, at least the identification information and the stopped information are displayed in a display area outside the display area of the batting character. Game providing method comprising the step of displaying a notification for moving the image to visually announce allow gaming state to the player in accordance with the information, in that it consists of. 4. A storage medium storing a program capable of executing the pachinko game providing method according to claim 2. 5. A server for displaying a gaming machine image indicating a gaming machine on each terminal, wherein the server displays a gaming machine image at each of a plurality of positions on a display screen portion in the gaming machine image according to a state of a game performed on the terminal. When an image as identification information is displayed, and the identification information is determined after the change, and the combination of the identification information determined at the plurality of positions becomes a predetermined combination, the game state shifts to a game state advantageous to the player. Performing control on the terminal, displaying an image in which the identification information is arranged between a background image and a foreground image as an image displayed in the display screen, and displaying the image at the plurality of positions. Each piece of identification information is sequentially stopped in synchronization with the moving image representation of a hitting character such as a limb or the like arranged in the foreground image hitting the identification information. By displaying the image expression displayed on the background so as to change in synchronization with the stop of the identification information, it is possible to visually notify the player that the game state will shift to the advantageous game state. Controlling the terminal to be performed on the terminal.