JP2003062227A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid the monotonousness of effects in conventional game machines indicating a ready-to-win condition, in which the final pattern to stop is simply scrolled. SOLUTION: When Kira (villain) escapes to a corridor, two doubles for Kira appear wearing fabric, (refer to Figure. 10 (k)) and Kira also puts on fabric (l). Kira and the two doubles are shuffled (m) and one cannot find which is the true Kira as Kira is confused with the two doubles (n). Then a jackpot symbol '7' is divided into three parts, which are attached to Kira and the two doubles and displayed. When Horibe (retainer) selects one of the three and cuts it (o), the fabric which it wears is cut apart, exposing its figure. If the person exposed is the true Kira, Horibe slays Kira and the other two doubles, while at the same time the middle symbol is determined as '7', assuring a jackpot.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine which displays symbols in a variable manner based on the result of jackpot determination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of game machine, there is a pachinko machine, for example.

In a conventional general pachinko machine, when a pachinko ball hit on the board surface of a game board wins at a starting winning opening while flowing down the board surface, a big hit judgment is made by random number lottery. Then, based on this determination result, a plurality of special symbols are variably displayed on the symbol display device, and a special symbol game is performed as a variable display game. The variable display of the special symbols is carried out by cyclically moving the three symbol columns, which are the left symbol column, the middle symbol column, and the right symbol column, at a constant speed. Each symbol row that is circulating and moving at a constant speed is the first
The left symbol column which is the stop symbol, the right symbol column which is the second symbol, and the middle symbol column which is the third symbol are stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing in this order. When all symbols are stopped and displayed and the same symbol is displayed in each symbol row, a big hit occurs and a big hit game is performed. In the jackpot game, a large number of winning balls are opened, and a large number of pachinko balls flowing down on the board surface of the game board are won, so that the player can obtain a large number of prize balls. Further, if all the symbols stopped and displayed are not aligned in the same symbol, the game is lost and the special symbol game ends.

In such a conventional pachinko machine,
Reach occurs when the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol are stopped and displayed together in the same symbol, and the state immediately before the stop display mode at the time of a big hit is reached. When the reach occurs, the reach effect image is displayed on the symbol display device, and the reach effect that gives the player an expectation that the jackpot is close is performed.

In a conventional pachinko machine, instead of simply displaying a reach effect image such as a character symbol as a background image of the special symbol, various effects are added to the variable display mode of the special symbol to achieve the reach effect. Some have raised it. For example, in the conventional first pachinko machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-140878, when the reach of the register marks is aligned with the first and second stop symbols, the aligned register marks are divided. Increase the reach line,
The effect is shown to increase the probability of jackpot occurrence (see FIG. 29 of the same publication). Further, in the second conventional pachinko machine disclosed in the publication, when a reach occurs,
The third stop symbol is divided into three, and scroll display is performed for each divided symbol. Then, one of the split symbols is stopped and displayed on the reach line, and then the stopped and stopped symbol is rotated to stop and display the split symbol being scrolled next on the reach line. Such a stop display is performed three times while rotating the split symbols, and the reach effect of determining the third stop symbol is performed (FIG. 3 of the publication).
0). According to such a reach effect, since the stop display for determining the third stop symbol is performed three times, it is felt that the probability of a big hit is increased.

Further, in the third conventional pachinko machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-25544, a ninja character symbol appears after a reach occurs, and becomes a hit symbol of the third stop symbol during variable display. Reaching is performed by jumping on and showing the face and upper body from above the hit symbol, and scrolling together with the hit symbol (see FIG. 7 of the publication). In such a reach production,
It is possible to surely and instantly recognize the winning symbol of the third stop symbols that are variably displayed, and there is no fear of missing both effects due to the variable display of the special symbol and the character effect display.

[0007]

However, in the reach effect in the above-mentioned first conventional pachinko machine, even if the dragonfly symbol is divided and the reach line is increased, the third stop symbol is the same scroll display as usual. However, the variable display mode is monotonous and lacks in fun. Further, the special symbol variation and the reach effect by the dragonfly symbol are separately performed, and the reach effect by the dragonfly symbol may be overlooked while watching the special symbol variation, and the interest of the reach effect may not be enjoyed. .

Further, the reach effect in the above-mentioned second conventional pachinko machine is interesting because the symbols after the third stop symbol is divided into three are scroll-displayed in the same manner as in the conventional technique and sequentially stopped and displayed. Lack. Further, since the variable display is performed only with the special symbol, the effect is lacking in power.

Further, in the reach effect in the above-mentioned third conventional pachinko machine, the special symbol integrated with the character is scroll-displayed, and although the special symbol and each effect of the character are not overlooked, the variable display of the special symbol is displayed. Since the aspect is the same scroll display as the conventional one, the reach effect is monotonous and lacks in fun.

[0010]

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a plurality of special symbols and a symbol display device for displaying an effect image behind them,
When the start winning a prize occurs, the jackpot determination means for performing jackpot determination, and the variable display means for displaying the special symbols in a variable manner on the symbol display device and sequentially stopping and displaying each special symbol in a manner corresponding to the result of the jackpot determination by the jackpot determination means. , The stop display mode of each special symbol by the variable display means, when the big hit determination is in a state immediately before the stop display mode at the time of a big hit, is provided with a production means for performing reach production using the special symbol and the effect image. In the gaming machine, the production means is characterized in that the special design is stopped and affixed to the production image, and the special production is incorporated into the production by the production image to perform the reach production.

In such a configuration, during the reach production, the special symbol is attached to the background effect image, and the special symbol is incorporated and integrated in the effect by the effect image. Just by paying attention to the effect by the image, it is possible to simultaneously grasp each effect display of the special symbol and the effect image. Moreover, since the special symbol effect is incorporated in the effect by the effect image, it produces a novel interest that the conventional scroll display does not have.

Further, in the present invention, the rendering means divides the special symbol into a plurality of temporary symbols, attaches each of the divided temporary symbols to the rendering image, and incorporates it into the rendering by the rendering image. It is characterized in that, in accordance with the effect by, one of the divided temporary symbols is selected as the final stop symbol by the variable display means.

In such a structure, the reach effect by the effect image and the selection effect of the final stop symbol of the special symbol are simultaneously enjoyed by the player.

Further, in the present invention, the production means hides the special symbol for completing the stop display mode when the big hit determination is a big hit in one tentative symbol which is divided, and the big hit determination completes the stop display aspect when the game is lost. It is characterized in that the special symbol to be hidden is hidden in the remaining divided symbols, and the hidden special symbol is made to appear from the temporary symbol as the final stop symbol according to the effect by the effect image.

In such a structure, the player does not know which hidden special symbol corresponding to the jackpot or the loss appears from the temporary symbol.

Further, according to the present invention, the rendering means causes a plurality of sub-characters to appear in the rendering image, attaches temporary patterns to each of these sub-characters, and causes the sub-characters to appear against each other. It is characterized in that the character acts on the sub character to cause a special symbol hidden in the temporary symbol attached to the sub character to appear.

In such a structure, the special symbol hidden in the temporary symbol appears in response to the bargaining between the opposing sub character and the main character. Therefore,
The production by the bargaining of each character becomes even more interesting.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment in which the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine will be described.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment. A game board 2 is provided on the front of the pachinko machine 1, and an upper plate 3 is provided below the game board 2. On the lower right side of the upper plate 3, a handle 5 that is operated when driving a pachinko ball into the game board 2 via the rail 4 is provided. Also, above the game board 2, a frame top decoration lamp 6
Is provided.

At the center of the board surface of the game board 2, a special symbol display device 10 composed of a liquid crystal display device is provided. The special symbol display device 10 displays a plurality of special symbols in three columns consisting of a left symbol, a middle symbol and a right symbol, and an effect image is displayed behind these special symbols. Above the special symbol display device 10, a normal symbol display device 1 in which a green LED (light emitting diode) and a red LED are arranged side by side
1 is provided, and the normal start winning number display section 9 composed of four LEDs is provided with the normal symbol display device 11 in between. Further, a special start winning number display unit 12 including four LEDs is provided on the lower side of the special symbol display device 10, and a passage hole 13 is provided on the left and right of the special symbol display device 10. Further, a start winning opening 14 is provided below the special symbol display device 10, a large winning opening 15 is provided below the starting winning opening 14, and general winning openings 16 are provided on the left and right thereof.

In the normal starting winning number display portion 9, a passage hole 13 is provided.
A maximum of four pachinko balls passing through are stored as reserved balls, and the special winning prize number display unit 12 has a starting winning opening 14
Up to 4 winnings of pachinko balls are stored as reserved balls.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of an electronic circuit for controlling the game operation of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment. This electronic circuit is formed on the back surface of the game board 2 with the main control board 20 as a main component.

The main control board 20 has a main MPU.
(Ultra-compact processor) 21 and main R which is a storage means
Electronic components such as an AM (readable / writable memory) 22 and a main ROM (read-only memory) 23 are mounted. A program for the main MPU 21 to process and control the game operation of the pachinko machine 1 is stored and stored in the main ROM 23. In addition, a jackpot determination table that is referred to when a jackpot determination is made by a random number lottery described later, and effects Various probability tables such as an effect condition selection table that is referred to when lottery is selected are also stored.

The main MPU 21 constitutes a big hit judging means for making a big hit judgment when a pachinko ball enters the starting winning opening 14 and a starting winning occurs.

The relay board 24 connected to the main control board 20 is provided inside the passage hole 13, and a passage ball sensor 13s for detecting passage of a pachinko ball through the passage hole 13 is provided.
Also, a start winning ball sensor 14s for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize in the starting winning opening 14 is connected. In addition, a big winning ball sensor 15s that detects a pachinko ball that has won a special winning opening 15 and a general winning ball sensor 16s that detects a pachinko ball that has won a general winning opening 16 are connected. In addition, a launch ball sensor 52s that detects a pachinko ball that is launched from the launching device 52 by operating the handle 5, and a pachinko ball that has been launched but has returned to the rail 4 without reaching the board surface of the game board 2 is detected. The return sphere sensor 4s is connected. In addition, the relay board 24, as an actuator, a normal symbol display device 11 composed of green and red LEDs, a start winning opening 14 with an expanded ball receiving opening, a large winning opening 15 with which the door is opened and closed, and a frame top decoration lamp 6 and the like. The lamp display device 17 and the like are connected.

When each of the sensors 13s to 16s detects a pachinko ball, the detection signal is input to the main MPU 21 of the main control board 20, and the main MPU 21 responds to the input detection signal by the main MPU 21.
Drive control is performed on 4, 15, and 17, respectively. Further, a control command is transmitted from the main control board 20 to the display control board 30, the sound control board 40, and the prize ball control board 50, and the special symbol display device 10 and the speaker are respectively provided by the boards 30, 40, 50. 41, prize ball device 51, launch device 52
Is controlled.

The display control board 30 includes a sub MPU 31,
A work RAM 32 and a program ROM 33 are mounted. The sub MPU 31 interprets the control command received from the main control board 20 and sets parameters of the VDP (video display processor) 35. In the program ROM 33, a control program for the sub MPU 31 to process and control the operation of the special symbol display device 10 is stored. The work RAM 32 is the sub MPU 31.
Serves as a temporary storage means when performing processing control according to the control program.

The display control board 30 also includes an image ROM.
34, VDP 35, D / A (digital / analog) converter 36, CTC (count timer controller) 3
7 and a reset IC (integrated circuit) 38 are mounted. The image ROM 34 stores and stores dot data for forming an image displayed on the special symbol display device 10.
The VDP 35 reads the dot data in the image ROM 34 according to the parameters set by the sub MPU 31,
Image data to be displayed on the special symbol display device 10 is generated. The D / A converter 36 converts the image data generated by the VDP 35 into RGB (red green blue) signals. CTC
When detecting that the processing of the sub MPU 31 by the control program has entered an abnormal processing routine, the 37 functions as a watchdog timer for issuing a reset command for returning the sub MPU 31 and the VDP 35 to the initial state. The reset IC 38 issues a reset signal in response to a reset command from the CTC 37.

The display control board 30 is a special symbol display device 1
The special symbol and the effect image are variably displayed on 0, and the variable display means is configured to sequentially stop and display the special symbol in a mode corresponding to the result of the big hit determination by the big hit determination means. Further, the display control board 30, the stop display mode of each special symbol by the variable display means, the state immediately before the stop display mode when the big hit determination is a big hit, that is, the left symbol and the right symbol are aligned in the same symbol. When the reach state is displayed in a stopped state, the special symbol display device 10 also constitutes a production means for performing a reach production using a special symbol and an effect image.

A speaker 41 is connected to the sound control board 40. The sound control board 40 generates a sound signal based on the sound generation command signal output from the main control board 20. The speaker 41 produces a sound based on the input sound signal. To the prize ball control board 50, a prize ball device 51 and a ball launch device 52 for paying out prize balls are connected. The prize ball control board 50 is a main control board 2 according to various winnings.
The prize ball device 51 is driven and controlled according to the payout command signal output from 0, and the prize balls are paid out. Further, the prize ball control board 50 drives and controls the launching device 52 according to the operation of the handle 5 to launch a pachinko ball.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main MPU 21 is
The control boards 30, 40 and 50 are connected to each other via an I / O port (input / output port) 60. The main MPU 21 is a random number counter 61 for jackpot determination, a random symbol counter 62 for losing symbols, a random number counter 63 for jackpot symbols, which is provided with a random symbol for determining symbols for left symbols, middle symbols, and right symbols. It has various random number counters such as a selection random number counter 64 and a reach operation determination random number counter 66.

The main MPU 21 is also connected to an initial reset circuit 71 for resetting a program counter when the power is turned on, and a reset clock pulse generation circuit 72 for generating a clock pulse for resetting the runaway main MPU 21. .

Next, the processing of the game operation of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an outline of the main game control processing performed by the main control board 20 of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment.

First, an interrupt permission flag for permitting interrupt processing is set (FIG. 4, step 101). Next, a random number updating process of the random number counter 62 for determining a lost symbol and the random number counter 65 for determining a reach operation is performed (step 102). Random counter 6 for losing symbols
2 is used for a selection process (see steps 118 and 119 in FIG. 6) which special symbol is to be stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 10 when the determination result in the jackpot determination described later is lost. Further, the reach operation determining random number counter 65 causes the effect determining process (FIG. 6, step 11) described later.
6)), it is used when determining whether to perform a reach effect with a loss. Each of these random number counters is incremented (+1 added) every time this random number is updated.

Next, it is determined whether or not a control command (command) is being transmitted from the main control board 20 to each of the display control board 30, the sound control board 40, the prize ball control board 50, and the like. (Step 103). If the command is being transmitted, the process returns to step 101. If not being transmitted, a command for error check processing is generated (step 104), and error check processing for determining whether a predetermined error has occurred based on the generated command is performed (step 105). . Next, it is judged whether or not an error is occurring (step 10
6) If the error is occurring, the process is step 10
Return to 1. If the error is not occurring, subsequently, the special symbol game control process is performed (step 107).

FIG. 5 shows that at a predetermined time, for example, 3 [msec].
7 is a flowchart showing an outline of an interrupt process performed by the main control board 20 for each time.

In this interrupt processing, first of all,
The contents of each register in the main MPU 21 are the main RAM
It is evacuated to 22 (FIG. 5, step 201). Next, the update processing of various random number counters is performed by the main MPU 21 (step 202). In the update processing of the random number counter, the count values of the above-described big hit determination random number counter 61, big hit symbol determination random number counter 63, and effect condition selection random number counter 64 are counted up and updated for each interrupt processing. Next, a timer update process for measuring the opening time of the special winning opening 15 that opens when a big hit occurs, the variable display time of the special symbol, etc. is performed (step 203), and subsequently various input signal processes are performed. (Step 204).

In various input signal processing, a pachinko ball is won in the special winning opening 15 during the big hit game, and it is checked whether or not there is an input signal from the special winning ball sensor 15s which detects this, and the payout will be described later. In the process, a control signal is generated so as to pay out, for example, 15 prize balls. In addition, it is checked whether or not there is an input signal from the general winning ball sensor 16s that has detected a pachinko ball in the general winning opening 16, and the payout process is controlled to pay out, for example, 10 winning balls. A signal is generated. Also, start winning a prize 1
It is checked whether or not there is an input signal from the start winning award ball sensor 14s that has detected a pachinko ball in 4 and a control signal is generated in the payout process so as to pay out, for example, 5 award balls. . Further, a pachinko ball passes through the passage hole 13, and it is checked whether or not there is an input signal from the passage ball sensor 13s that detects this, and a control command for performing a normal symbol process is generated.

Following the various input signal processing, the above-mentioned ordinary symbol processing is then carried out (step 205). In this normal symbol process, first, when a control command corresponding to the input signal from the passing ball sensor 13s is generated in the above-described various input signal processes, the main MPU 21 makes a normal symbol winning determination. In this normal symbol winning determination, a random number is extracted from the normal symbol determining random number counter of the main MPU 21, and it is determined whether or not the extracted random number is in the winning zone of the normal symbol selection table stored and stored in the main ROM 23. It is done by Then, based on the determination result of the ordinary symbol winning determination, the main MPU21
The two green and red LEDs normally provided on the symbol display device 11 are controlled by. That is, when the determination result is a hit, the green LED and the red LED, which were alternately blinking at first, are turned on only for the green LED, and the ball receiving opening of the starting winning opening 14 is opened for a certain time. . If the determination result is a loss, only the red LED is turned on and the normal symbol process ends.

Next, decoration control processing is performed (step 2).
06), and then the payout process is performed (step 20).
7). In the decoration control process, a control signal is transmitted from the main MPU 21 to the lamp display device 17, and various decorative lamps including the frame upper decoration lamp 6 are controlled to emit light. In the payout processing, a control signal is transmitted to the prize ball control board 50 according to the processing results of the various input signal processing described above. Prize Ball Device 5
1 is controlled based on this control signal and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls.

Next, a predetermined error process is performed on each signal according to the error signal generated from various devices (step 208). Next, a transmission data output process is performed (step 209), and each control signal stored and stored in the main RAM 22 is transmitted to the display control board 30, the sound control board 40, the prize ball control board 50, and the like. The special symbol display device 10, the speaker 41, the prize ball device 51, and the launch device 52 are the display control board 3 in this step 209.
0, the sound control board 40 and the prize ball control board 50 are driven based on the control signals sequentially transmitted.

Next, in step 201, the main RAM 22
The contents of the respective registers in the main MPU 21 saved in (1) are restored (step 210), the interrupt permission flag is set (step 211), and the interrupt processing ends.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing details of the special symbol game control process performed in step 107 of the main game process shown in FIG.

In the special symbol game control process, first, it is judged whether or not there is a winning in the starting winning opening 14 of the pachinko ball (FIG. 6, step 111). When there is no winning in the starting winning opening 14, a normal game screen or a demonstration screen is displayed on the special symbol display device 10 (step 1).
12). On the other hand, if there is a winning in the starting winning opening 14, the jackpot determination is performed. The jackpot judgment is the main MPU
21 extracts a random number from the jackpot determination random number counter 61, and determines whether the extracted random number value is in the jackpot section of the jackpot determination table stored and stored in the main ROM 23. If the extracted random number value is in the jackpot section, it will be a jackpot prize, and if it is not in the jackpot section, it will be lost.

Next, it is judged whether or not the result of the jackpot judgment is a jackpot (step 113), and the "jackpot" is given.
If so, the jackpot effect is determined (step 11).
4). The jackpot effect is determined by the main MPU 21 extracting a random number from the effect condition selection random number counter 64 and determining to which section of the effect condition selection table stored in the main ROM 23 the extracted random number belongs. To be done. In the determination of the jackpot production, the production pattern of the bargaining between the sub character and the main character that are made to appear in the production image is determined as the reach production pattern. When the jackpot production is determined, subsequently, the main MPU 21 extracts a random number from the jackpot symbol determination random number counter 63, and determines the jackpot symbol of the special symbol according to the extracted random number value (step 115).
The jackpot pattern determined here is attached as a temporary pattern to the above-mentioned sub character appearing in the reach effect as described later, and is hidden in the temporary pattern and incorporated in the reach effect by the effect image.

On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step 113 is not a “big hit”, that is, if the result is “miss”, the lose effect is determined (step 116). When determining the lost effect, the main MPU 21 extracts a random number from the reach operation determination random number counter 65 and determines whether the extracted random number value belongs to the “reach” or “no reach” section of the reach determination table. Then, it is determined whether or not reach production is performed. As a result of this judgment, "reach"
In this case, the main MPU 21 extracts a random number from the effect condition selection random number counter 64, determines which partition of the reachable section of the effect condition selection table the extracted random number belongs to, and determines whether there is a reachable loss effect. To decide. If "No reach" is displayed, the main MPU21
Extracts a random number from the effect condition selection random number counter 64, determines which partition of the partition without reach in the effect condition selection table belongs to, and determines the reachless loss effect.

In the reach production by the above-mentioned reach production with reach, the sub character and the main character appear and the bargaining production of each of these characters is performed as in the case of the big hit.

Next, it is judged whether or not there is a reach effect in the lost effect determined in step 116 (step 117). When “reach is present”, the main MPU 21 extracts a random number from the random number counter 62 for determining lost symbols updated in step 102 of FIG. 4,
By referring to the stop symbol selection table stored in the main ROM 23, a lost symbol which will be lost after the reach effect is performed is determined (step 118). If the determination in step 117 is "no reach", the reach design is not performed and the lost design to be lost is determined (step 119). The lost design decided here is
As will be described later, it is hidden in the temporary pattern attached to the sub character.

Next, the display control board 3 is provided so that the effect by the determined effect image and the stop display of the special symbol are displayed.
A command for 0 is generated by the main MPU 21 (step 120). The generated display control command is temporarily stored and stored in the main RAM 22 of the main control board 20, and is transmitted to the display control board 30 in step 209 of the interrupt processing of FIG. 5 described above.

Next, it is determined whether or not the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot (step 121). If the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, a special game process is performed (step 122). In this special game processing,
Control related to opening / closing management of the door of the special winning opening 15 during the jackpot game, output of the effect sound from the speaker 41, and the like are performed.
After that, special symbol game control end processing (step 12
3) is performed and the special symbol game control process ends. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step 121 is not a big hit, the special symbol game control ending process of step 123 is performed, and the special symbol game control process ends.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the outline of the processing performed by the display control board 30.

In the display control board 30, when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on, initial setting processing of the operation of the sub MPU 31 is performed (FIG. 7, step 301), and then the work RAM 3
2 is cleared (step 302). Next, VDP3
Initial setting processing of the operation of 5 is performed (step 303),
Then, the mother task is started (step 30)
4).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an outline of processing of the mother task started in step 304 of FIG.

In this mother task process, first, VDP
An initial setting process for screen display by 35 is performed (step 311 in FIG. 8). Next, in the command transmitted from the main control board 20 and stored in the work RAM 32,
It is determined whether or not there is a designation for a variation pattern regarding the screen display of the special symbol display device 10 (step 3).
12). If the fluctuation pattern is specified, fluctuation pattern setting processing is performed (step 313). In this variation pattern setting process, the symbol control board 30 is the main control board 20.
The command from is analyzed, the designation information of the predetermined command stored in the work RAM 32 is read, and the setting related to the variable display of the special symbol and the display of the animation on the special symbol display device 10 is performed. That is, if the command read from the work RAM 32 is a command for designating a performance condition, the program ROM 33 is based on this designation information.
One animation sequence program based on the effect image is selected and set in a predetermined memory area of the work RAM 32. Moreover, one variable sequence program of the special symbol is selected based on the read command for designating the effect condition, and is set in a predetermined memory area in the work RAM 32. Then, based on the set special symbol variation sequence program, the variable display of the special symbol is controlled, and based on the set animation sequence program, the setting for controlling the animation display is performed.

Next, the animation control task is activated (step 314), and subsequently the animation display task is activated (step 315). The animation control task initializes the animation data for each initialization of the animation, and performs the animation control process of sequentially reading the data of the animation sequence program based on the count of the animation display time management timer. The processes of steps 313 to 315 described above are not performed if the result of determination in step 312 is that no variation pattern is specified.

Next, it is judged whether or not the command stored in the work RAM 32 has the designation of the left symbol (step 316). If the left symbol is specified, a setting process for variably displaying the left symbol is performed (step 317). On the other hand, if the left symbol is not designated, the setting process of step 317 is not performed. Next, it is determined whether or not the command stored in the work RAM 32 includes the designation of the right symbol (step 318). When the right symbol is designated, a setting process for variably displaying the right symbol is performed (step 31).
9). On the other hand, if the right symbol is not specified, step 31
The setting process of 9 is not performed. Next, it is judged whether or not the command stored in the work RAM 32 includes the designation of the middle symbol (step 320). When the middle symbol is designated, a setting process for displaying the middle symbol in a variable manner is performed (step 321). On the other hand, if the middle symbol is not designated, the setting process of step 321 is not performed.

Next, all the left, right, and middle symbols are designated as stop symbols, and it is determined whether or not the special symbol is fixed (step 322). If the special symbol is confirmed, the symbol confirmation setting process for setting the confirmation flag is performed (step 323), and the task control wait state is set (step 32).
4), the process returns to step 312. On the other hand, step 3
If all the special symbols are not confirmed in 22, the confirmation flag is not set, the task control wait state is entered in step 324, and the process returns to step 312.

The special symbol game is based on the setting process performed in such a mother task process, and the symbol control board 30.
However, it is performed by causing the special symbol display device 10 to variably display the effect image including the special symbol and the character symbol as follows.

FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (c) are views showing an example of the normal variable screen displayed on the special symbol display device 10 in the special symbol game, and FIGS. 9 (d) to 9 (g) are normal reach screens. It is a figure which shows an example. In addition, FIG.
(O), FIG. 11 (p)-(v) and FIG. 12 (A)-
(H) is a diagram showing an example of a super reach screen.
Each of these FIG. 9 to FIG. 12 is an example of the animation when the motif of the game production is set to Chushingura, and each of the three rows of special symbols set to the numbers “1” to “9” and the Kira residence And an effect picture that displays a scene where the attack is entered.

When the special prize game is started after the start winning is generated, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the left, right, and middle special symbols are scroll-displayed all at once, and in the background effect image. , A scene in which the main character "Horibe Yasube" appears in front of the Kira House is displayed. When a predetermined time has passed since the scroll display was started, "Horibe" kills the first servant of "Kira Uenosuke," which is a sub character, and the left symbol stops, as shown in FIG. Is displayed. The symbols that are stopped and displayed are the special symbols determined in steps 115, 118, and 119 (see FIG. 6) of the special symbol game control process, and in the case of this example, they are "seven". When a predetermined time has passed since the left symbol stopped, then, as shown in FIG. 7C, Horibe cuts Kira's second servant and the right symbol is stopped and displayed at "7".

Here, since the left symbol and the right symbol are stopped and displayed together with the same symbol "seven", a reach occurs. When the reach occurs, the normal reach effect start screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 7D, and the reach effect is started. When the normal reach production is started, as shown in (e) of the same figure, Ako Nanishi gathers in front of the gate of the Kira house and prepares to destroy the door. During this time, the middle symbols are still scroll-displayed. Eventually, the same figure (f)
As shown in, the door is tapped with a mallet, and the middle pattern is stopped and displayed at the same timing as when it is tapped. At this time, if the door is not broken, the middle symbol is determined by the symbol that is stopped and displayed. In this case, the result of the special symbol game is lost because it is stopped and displayed at "6". However, the same figure (g)
As shown in, when the door is broken, the middle symbols that have once stopped will change again and develop into super reach.

As for the super reach, the super reach effect start screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 (h), and the effect is started as "Kagemusha reach". When the production of Kagemusha Reach is started, first, as shown in (i) of the figure, Horibe who entered the mansion discovers Kira lurking in the room. Kira, who was found, hurriedly escaped, as shown in (j) of the same figure, followed by Horibe. Then, as shown in (k) of the same figure, when Kira escapes to the corridor, two shadow warriors who wear cloths appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Here, Kira also wears a cloth as shown in FIG. At this time, the middle symbols that have been scroll-displayed are temporarily stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol "7". Then, as shown in (m) of the same figure, Kira and the two shadow warriors who have been clothed are shuffled so that they cannot be distinguished from the two shadow warriors, and as shown in (n) of FIG. I don't know if I'm Kira. At this time, the "7" of the middle pattern that had been temporarily stopped was divided into three "7", "7", and "7" temporary patterns of different colors, and attached to Kira and the two Kagemusha, respectively. Is displayed. The jackpot design is hidden in the temporary design "7" attached to Kira, and the lost design is hidden in the temporary design "7" attached to the other two shadow warriors.

Horibe, who has no idea which one is the real Kira, selects one of the three as shown in FIG. The slashed sub-character is shown in Figure 1.
As shown in 1 (p), the piece of cloth that was covered is torn and the figure is exposed. At this time, if the person who appeared is a real Kira as shown in FIG. 6 (q), Horibe cuts off Kira and the other two shadow warriors as shown in FIG. The medium pattern is confirmed as the big hit "7" and becomes a big hit.

On the other hand, in FIG. 7 (p), in the case where the person who has been slashed and the piece of cloth is broken is a shadow warrior as shown in FIG. 6 (s), as shown in FIG. Lost symbols other than "7", such as "6", are temporarily stopped, and the confrontation between Horibe and Kagemusha begins. Here, when Horibe breaks the confrontation with Kagemusha, the middle symbol "6" that has been temporarily stopped as shown in FIG. Then, finally, as shown in (v) of the same figure, the true Kira is revealed and the Kagemusha reach production is finished. However, when Horibe defeats Kagemu in the confrontation in FIG. 6 (t), the reach production further develops.

As shown in FIG. 12 (A), when Horibe defeats Kagemusha, as shown in FIG. 12 (B), the provisionally stopped middle symbol "6" disappears and remains with Kira who has clothed. The Shadow Warrior escapes from the spot. Horibe, who follows him, slashes at one sub-character again, as shown in FIG. The slashed sub character is exposed, as in the case of the first person, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the cloth object that it covers is broken. Here, if the person who appears is a shadow warrior again as shown in FIG. 6E, as shown in FIG. 6F, Horibe will go back and attack, and the middle symbol will be a lost symbol other than “7”. For example, "8" is stopped and displayed, which causes a loss. On the other hand, if the person who appears after the cloth is torn is the real Kira Uenosuke as shown in FIG. 7 (G), Horibe cuts off Kira and the rest of the shadow warriors as shown in FIG. 3 (H). The big hit symbol "7" is stopped and displayed on the middle pattern, and it is a big hit.

The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment as described above
According to, when a special reach (Kagemusha reach) occurs, the special symbol "7" sticks to the sub character,
The special design "7" is incorporated and integrated into the production by the production picture. Therefore, the player can grasp each effect display of the special symbol and the effect image at the same time only by paying attention to the shadow warrior reach effect. Therefore, the player can concentrate his / her attention on the effect by each character during the reach effect, and can fully enjoy the interest of the effect by each character. Further, since the special symbol "7" is produced by being incorporated into the effect by the character, it produces a novel interest that is not available in the scroll display of the conventional special symbol. For this reason, the reach production becomes more interesting and the player can fully enjoy the pachinko game of the pachinko machine 1.

Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the special symbol "seven" has three temporary symbols "seven" of different colors.
, And one temporary symbol "7" in the divided pattern is selected as the final stop symbol. Therefore, the effect of each character of the effect image and the selection effect of the final stop symbol of the special symbol are simultaneously enjoyed by the player. Therefore, the player is
While fully enjoying the reach effect by each character, it is possible to expect that the design "7" will be selected as the final stop design while being thrilled.

Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the special symbol “7” which is a jackpot symbol is one temporary symbol “7” out of the three temporary symbols “7” which are divided into different colors. Hidden in "7", special pattern when lost, for example "6"
And "8" are hidden by the remaining two provisional symbols "7" that have been split, and depending on the effect by the stage effect, the hidden special symbol appears from the provisional symbol "7" and finally stopped. become.
Therefore, the player does not know which hidden special symbol corresponding to the jackpot or the loss will appear from the temporary symbol “7”. For this reason, the interest of reach production is further enhanced.

Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of sub characters such as "Kira" and "Kagemusha" appear in the effect picture, and each temporary character "7" is given to each of these sub characters. The main character "Horibe" that is pasted and appears against the sub character is the sub character
By slashing on the character "Kira" or Kagemusha, the special symbol "7" which is a jackpot symbol hidden in the temporary symbol "7" attached to the sub character, or the special symbol "6" which is a missing symbol ",""Eight", etc. appear. Therefore, the production by the confrontation of each character becomes more interesting. For this reason, the appeal of reach production is further enhanced.

In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game program described in the above embodiments may be recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) and the like, and this may be executed by a computer provided in a home-use game machine or a personal computer. it can. Even in this case, the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

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As described above, according to the present invention, during the reach production, the special pattern is attached to the background production image,
Since special symbols are incorporated and integrated into the effect by the effect image, the player can grasp each effect display of the special symbol and effect image at the same time only by paying attention to the effect by the effect image. . For this reason, the player, during the reach production,
Since you can concentrate your attention on the effects of the effects, you can fully enjoy the interest of the effects of the effects. Therefore, unlike the conventional art, the reach effect is not missed while looking at the special symbol, and the interest cannot be lost. Moreover,
Because the special design effect is incorporated into the effect by the effect image, it creates a novel interest that the conventional scroll display does not have. Therefore, the reach effect becomes more interesting, and the player can fully enjoy the game of the gaming machine.

Further, the special symbol is divided into a plurality of temporary symbols, each divided temporary symbol is attached to the effect image and incorporated in the effect by the effect image, and is divided according to the effect by the effect image. In the case of a configuration in which only one temporary symbol is selected as the final stop symbol by the variable display means, the reach effect by the effect image and the selection effect of the final stop symbol of the special symbol are simultaneously enjoyed by the player. Therefore, the player is
While fully enjoying the reach effect by the effect image, you can expect that the symbol will be selected as the final stop symbol and the symbol will be selected.

Also, the big hit judgment is hidden in one provisional design that splits the special design that completes the stop display mode at the time of jackpot, and the special design that completes the stop display mode when the big hit determination is lost is split. In the case of a structure in which the hidden special symbol is made to appear from the temporary symbol to make it the final stop symbol in accordance with the effect by the effect image, the player can see whether it is a big hit or a loss. I don't know if the special design will appear from the temporary design. For this reason, the interest of reach production is further enhanced.

In addition, a plurality of sub-characters appearing in the effect picture, each temporary character is attached to each of these sub-characters, and the main character, which appears in opposition to the sub-characters, acts on the sub-characters. Thus, when the special symbol hidden in the temporary symbol attached to the sub character is made to appear, the special symbol hidden in the temporary symbol is used as a bargain between the sub character and the main character that are hostile. Appears accordingly. Therefore, the production by the bargaining of each character becomes more interesting. For this reason, the appeal of reach production is further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an electronic circuit for processing and controlling a game operation of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main control board of the electronic circuit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of main game processing performed by a main control board in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of an interrupt process performed by the main control board in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing details of special symbol game control processing in the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing performed by the display control board in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of a mother task performed by the display control board in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a normal variation screen and a normal reach screen displayed on a special symbol display device in a special symbol game performed in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a first diagram showing an example of a super reach screen displayed on the special symbol display device in the special symbol game performed in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a second diagram showing an example of a super reach screen displayed on the special symbol display device in the special symbol game performed in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a third diagram showing an example of a super reach screen displayed on the special symbol display device in the special symbol game performed in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Pachinko machine 10 ... Special symbol display device 11 ... Ordinary symbol display device 14 ... Starting prize hole 20 ... Main control board 21 ... Main MPU (ultra-compact processor) 22 ... Main RAM (readable / writable memory) 23 ... Main ROM (read-only memory) 30 ... Display control board 31 ... Sub MPU 32 ... Work RAM 33 ... Program ROM 35 ... VDP (Video Display Processor)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Emiko Kikuchi             Ariake 3-1-25 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo             Tier Building A (72) Inventor Masanobu Shibata             Ariake 3-1-25 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo             Tier Building A (72) Inventor Akiko Suzuki             Ariake 3-1-25 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo             Tier Building A F term (reference) 2C088 AA17 AA35 AA36 AA37 BA03                       BA04 BA05 BC22 CA27 EA10

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of special symbols and a symbol display device for displaying an effect image behind them, a jackpot determining means for determining a jackpot when a start winning occurs, and a variable display of the special symbols on the symbol display device. The variable display means for sequentially stopping and displaying each of the special symbols in a mode corresponding to the result of the jackpot determination by the jackpot determination means, and the stop display mode of each of the special symbols by the variation display means, when the jackpot determination is a jackpot In the gaming machine configured to include the special symbol and the effect means for performing reach effect using the effect image when the state immediately before the stop display mode, the effect means stops the special symbol, and A game machine characterized in that it is attached to a performance image, and the reach design is performed by incorporating the special design in the performance by the performance image. 2. The production means divides the special symbol into a plurality of temporary symbols, attaches the divided temporary symbols to the effect image, and incorporates the temporary image into the effect by the effect image,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein one divided temporary symbol is selected as a final stop symbol by the variable display means according to the effect by the effect image. 3. The production means hides the special symbol for completing the stop display mode when the big hit determination is a big hit in one provisional symbol that is divided, and the big hit determination completes the stop display aspect when the game is lost. The special symbol to be hidden is hidden in the remaining symbols that have been split, and the hidden special symbol is made to appear from a temporary symbol as a final stop symbol in accordance with the effect of the effect image. The game machine described. 4. The main character that causes the plurality of sub-characters to appear in the effect image, attaches each temporary pattern to each of the sub-characters, and causes the sub-character to appear in opposition to the sub-character. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the special symbol hidden by the temporary symbol attached to the sub-character is caused to appear by acting on the sub-character.