JP2003164573A - Game machine, method for performing the same, computer- readable storage medium, and server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which is capable of reducing the visual tiredness of a player while keeping conventional sense of a pachinko game and a slot game, and to provide a method for performing the game machine, a computer-readable storage medium and a server. <P>SOLUTION: A loudspeaker 42 for emitting voice concerning a game situation is provided to emit voice instructing the kind of a pattern vary-displayed or stop-displayed in display windows 14L, 14C and 14R. The voice produces a stereoscopic effect. In addition, the loudspeaker 42 is a parametric loudspeaker creating a virtual sound source. In addition, the loudspeaker 42 adopts a stereo dipole system which creates a virtual sound source. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot gaming machine, and more specifically, to a gaming machine in which an identification display image is displayed in a variable and stopped manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general slot game machine, a plurality of symbols, which are a plurality of identification information images showing the progress of the game, are repeatedly displayed in a variable and stopped manner. A plurality of symbols that are present are stopped and displayed by the stop operation, and a game medal can be obtained according to the combination of the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the pay line.
In this slot game, when the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed on the pay line becomes a predetermined combination (hereinafter, referred to as a winning pattern), the player wins and shifts to a winning game state advantageous to the player.

In addition, the slot game machine, by a random number lottery that is performed in advance before the player performs a stop operation, a winning possible state that can match the winning pattern and a winning impossible state that cannot match the winning pattern. Is set to either.
Note that the above-described winning possible state, once set, continues until the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed matches the winning pattern. Therefore, the player not only plays the game by visually recognizing a plurality of symbols in which the variable display and the stop display are repeatedly performed, but also when the player recognizes that the game state has transitioned to the winable state, the variable display is displayed. In order to stop and display the combination of the plurality of symbols that are present in the combination of the symbols that matches the winning pattern, the plurality of symbols that are variably displayed are stared and the stop operation is performed.

On the other hand, in order to keep the interest of the player who plays the slot game, various effects are performed by using a display lamp, a sound generating device and the like. For example, when the game state shifts to the winning game state, the display lamp that is not lit in the normal game state is blinked, and music different from the normal game state is emitted to give the player a sense of superiority. In addition, various effects that naturally keep the player from getting tired even in the normal gaming state are naturally performed.

Further, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2001-29542, a sound effect is heard from various positions by incorporating a three-dimensional sound generating device into a game machine and operating the game machine. A technique for realizing complicated and diversified production modes is disclosed.

[0006]

However, no matter how much production is adopted to make the player's interest last forever, the player continues to visually recognize the plurality of symbols displayed in the variable display and the stop display. It is difficult to enjoy the game for a long time because there is a risk of accumulating fatigue.

In particular, a player with a low level of improvement often cannot distinguish between the winning state and the non-winning state, and even in the non-winning state, he gazes at a plurality of symbols displayed in a variable manner. There is a risk. Even after recognizing that the winning state has been entered, it is not easy for a player with a low level of progress to stop and display the plurality of variably displayed symbols so as to match the winning pattern. Instead, it takes a long time to gaze at the plurality of symbols displayed in a variable manner, which increases the possibility of accumulating visual fatigue. Furthermore, the visually impaired player cannot see the symbol, and therefore cannot play the slot game itself as described above.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a gaming machine capable of reducing the visual fatigue of the player while maintaining the sensation of conventional pachinko games and slot games. An object is to provide a rendering method for a game machine, a computer-readable storage medium, and a server.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a voice generating device for emitting a voice relating to the situation of the game, and the voice generating device is provided in the display section. It is characterized in that a voice for teaching the type of the identification information image which is variably displayed or stopped is emitted.

More specifically, the present invention provides the following.

(1) The game machine has a display section for displaying an identification information image which is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing, and the identification information image is stopped and displayed on the display section. A game machine in which a game that can shift to a state advantageous to a player is performed according to the identification information image at the time of being played, including a sound generation device that emits sound related to the situation of the game, and the sound generation device is A gaming machine that emits a voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped on the display unit.

According to the invention of (1), "a voice generating device for emitting a voice relating to the situation of the game is provided, and the voice generating device displays the identification information image which is variably displayed or stopped on the display section. The player can identify the identification information image only by hearing based on the voice because it gives a voice instructing the type. This reduces the burden on the eyesight and allows the player to play for a long time. More likely to entertain you. Further, even a visually handicapped person can play the game, and the game can be played without selecting the player.

(2) The game machine according to (1), wherein the sound produces a three-dimensional sound effect that can be heard by a player from a certain position.

According to the invention of (2), "the sound produces an effect of a three-dimensional sound that the player can hear from a certain position", so that the player has a sense of perspective, a sense of movement, and a sense of movement to the sound. Since the possibility of perceiving a sense of localization increases, even if the player is not aware of it, unnecessary sounds can be eliminated and only necessary sounds can be heard easily. It may be possible to play a game without worrying about the sound from the gaming machine.
In addition, it is possible to create a sense of presence and a three-dimensional sound field that cannot be experienced during monaural reproduction or stereo reproduction, widen the range of production, and increase the possibility of enduring the interest of the player. In particular, when the player is made to identify the type of the identification information image, the above-described stereophonic sound is used to make the position and depth of the identification information image and the state such as its variable display or stop display realistic. It can be directed.

Further, the sound generating device is provided with a "parametric speaker" for producing a virtual sound source and a "speaker adopting a stereo dipole system" so that the sound source is actually provided behind the player. Without doing so, it is possible to allow the player to identify the sound as a stereoscopic sound that allows the player to identify the type of the identification information image, so that it is possible to save space in the gaming machine.

(3) An identification information image that is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing is displayed, and in a state advantageous to the player according to the identification information image when the identification information image is stopped and displayed. A production method for a gaming machine in which a game that can be transferred is performed, and a method for producing the gaming machine is characterized in that a step of issuing a voice that teaches a type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped is executed.

According to the invention of (3), "the step of issuing a voice for teaching the type of the identification information image which is displayed in a variable or stopped state is executed", and therefore the same effect as that of the invention of (1) is obtained. be able to.

(4) An identification information image which is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing is displayed, and in a state advantageous to the player according to the identification information image when the identification information image is stopped and displayed. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for performing a game that can be transferred, wherein the program executes a step of issuing a voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped. A computer-readable recording medium characterized by.

According to the invention of (4), "the program executes a step of issuing a voice for teaching the type of the identification information image which is displayed in a variable or stopped state."
Therefore, the same effect as that of the invention of (1) can be obtained.

(5) An identification information image that is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing is displayed, and in a state advantageous to the player according to the identification information image when the identification information image is stopped and displayed. A server that communicates with a gaming machine in which a game that can be transferred is performed, and a step of issuing a voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is displayed in a variable or stopped state is executed to the gaming machine through the communication. A server that is characterized by:

According to the invention of (5), "the step of issuing a voice for teaching the kind of the identification information image which is displayed in a variable or stopped state is caused to be executed by the gaming machine through the communication", The same effect as the invention of 1) can be obtained.

[Definition of Terms, etc.] “Identification information” according to the present invention refers to information that can be visually identified such as characters, symbols, patterns or patterns. Further, the “identification information image” means an image showing this identification information image. This identification information image corresponds to a pattern image described later.

The term "display" means that the identification information image is in a state where it can be visually recognized by the player. Also,
The "display unit" is for displaying the identification information image as described above, and is not limited to, for example, a movable body such as a drum body or a reel body on which the identification information image is drawn, or the identification information image. Is a concept including a display device such as a liquid crystal display (hereinafter, referred to as an LCD panel) in which variable display and stop display are performed and a cathode ray tube.

Further, the "variable display" means that, when the identification information changes sequentially, for example, a symbol "7" which is one piece of identification information.
When changing from the other identification information to the design "8",
When changing from the design "9" to another design "☆" and displaying it, one identification information is displayed and the identification information is moved and displayed in the display area where the identification information can be displayed. In this case, for example, it is a concept including both or one of the case where one symbol “7” moves while being displayed in the display area.

Further, when the display mode of the identification information changes, for example, when one symbol "7" is deformed and displayed horizontally or vertically, or when the symbol is enlarged or reduced. This is a concept including a case where it is displayed after being displayed.

On the other hand, the "stop display" means a mode in which an identification information image showing certain identification information is stopped and displayed at a predetermined position.

The "virtual sound source" is a sound output from the speaker provided in the gaming machine, and allows the player to hear the speaker as if it exists even in a position where the speaker does not exist, and realizes it. Specific means for
A speaker that employs a "parametric speaker" or a "stereo dipole method" is typical.

[0028]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. still,
This example describes an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot game machine. Also, this slot game machine 10
Is a gaming machine that plays with coins, medals, tokens, etc., which are gaming media, but in the following description, coins are used.

[Structure of Slot Gaming Machine] FIG. 1 shows an outline of the slot machine 10.

On the front surface of a housing 12 forming the entire slot machine 10, three vertically elongated rectangular display windows 14L, 14C, 14R are provided. These display windows 14L, 14C, 14R have five winning lines, that is, three horizontally (center L1, upper and lower L2).
A, L2B) and two diagonally (diagonally downward right L3A,
There is a winning line of diagonally upward right L3B).
At the left and right ends of these pay lines L1, L2A, L2B, L3A, and L3B, a pay line that is valid depending on the number of coins inserted (hereinafter referred to as a valid line) and the number of coins bet The bet-number display unit 18 for displaying, and “3”, “2”,
They are provided like "1", "2", "3".

When a player operates a 1-BET switch 20 described later, one of the five pay lines,
For example, when the pay line L1 is activated and the 2-BET switch 22 is operated, 3 of the 5 pay lines are selected.
When the book, for example, the pay lines L1, L2A and L2B are activated and the maximum BET switch 24 is operated, all the five pay lines, that is, L1, L2A, L2B and L3.
Enable A and L3B. The activated pay line is indicated by turning on an activated line display lamp 44 (not shown) provided on the back surface of the bet amount display section 18.

Inside the housing 12, three reels 26L, 26L each having an image of a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface thereof are provided.
C and 26R are rotatably provided. Each of these reels 26L, 26C, and 26R has the above-mentioned display window 1
It is provided so as to be visible through 4L, 14C, and 14R. As will be described later, the reels 26L, 26C, 26R are
In the display windows 14L, 14C, 14R, the reel 26
The images of the patterns drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of L, 26C, and 26R are rotationally driven so as to move from top to bottom.

Further, the above-mentioned display windows 14L, 14C, 1
A substantially horizontal pedestal portion 28 is provided below 4R, and a display device 30 including a liquid crystal display panel is provided in the center thereof. On the display device 30, a game history is displayed, a bonus game effect is performed, or a warning notification message as described later is displayed.

On the right side of the display device 30, a coin slot 31 into which a large amount of coins can be inserted at once is provided.

Further, on the left side of the display device 30, a 1-BET switch 20 for targeting only one coin already inserted by one pushing operation to bet a game, 2-BET switch 2 to target only 2 coins already inserted
2 and a maximum BET switch 24 for targeting the maximum number of coins that can be played in one game among the already inserted coins to bet on the game. By pushing and operating these BET switches 20, 22 or 24, the pay line described above is activated according to the pushed and pushed BET switch. 1-BE described above
T switch 20, 2-BET switch 22, or maximum B
When the player pushes the ET switch 24, the game startable state can be reached.

A start lever 32 is tiltably provided on the left side of the front surface of the pedestal portion 28. When the player tilts the start lever 32, the rotations of the three reels 26L, 26C, and 26R are simultaneously started. When the three reels 26L, 26C, 26R are rotated, the image of the symbol drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 26L, 26C, 26R is displayed in the display windows 14L, 1L.
It will be variably displayed in each of 4C and 14R.

The above three reels 26L, 26C, 2
When the rotation speed of 6R reaches a certain speed, the player's operation of stop buttons 34L, 34C, 34R described later becomes effective.

Three stop buttons 34L, 34C, 34R are provided at the center of the front surface of the pedestal portion 28. The stop button 34L corresponds to the reel 26L, and the stop button 34L
C corresponds to the reel 26C, and the stop button 34R corresponds to the reel 26R. When the player pushes the stop button 34L, the reel 26L stops, and when the player pushes the stop button 34C, the reel 26L.
When C stops and the player pushes the stop button 34R, the reel 26R is stopped.

Reel 26L, reel 26C, reel 26
When R stops, reel 26L, reel 26C,
The images of the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 26R are positioned and displayed on the pay lines L1, L2A, L2B, L3A, and L3B.

A payout button 36 is provided on the left side of the start lever 32. Player pays out button 36
When is pushed, the inserted coins are paid out from the coin payout opening 38 at the lower front portion, and the paid-out coins are stored in the coin receiving portion 40.

On the upper side of the coin receiving portion 40,
Speaker 42 housed inside housing 12 (see FIG. 5)
A sound transmission opening 41 is provided for outputting the sound emitted from the outside of the housing 12. As will be described later, the speaker 42 emits various three-dimensional sounds.
Various three-dimensional sounds are used for sound effects, sounds related to symbols, and the like.

On each of the above-mentioned reels 26L, 26C and 26R, a predetermined number of, for example, 21 images of a plurality of types of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface. Code numbers “0” to “20” are given to each of these symbols, and the relationship between the image of the symbol and the code number is stored in the ROM 108 described later as a data table.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the data table.
In the data table shown in FIG. 2, the types of symbols are simplified and represented by symbols "A" to "H". For example, "A" indicates "7" of the symbol. It is a code, and "C" is a code indicating the symbol "cherry". On the outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 26L, 26C, and 26R, the symbols corresponding to the code numbers are drawn in the order of the code numbers in the data table. Thus, if the reel and the code number are determined, the type of symbol can be specified. For example, the symbol of the code number 16 on the reel 26R is "C".

This data table, as will be described later,
It is used when associating each rotation angle position of the reels 26L, 26C, and 26R with the design image. For example, when the reels 26L, 26C, 26R are stopped,
By referring to the data table shown in FIG. 2 on the basis of the information on the rotational angle positions of the reels 26L, 26C, and 26R, the pay lines L1, L2A, L2B, L3A, and L3B of the display windows 14L, 14C, and 14R. It is possible to specify the image of the symbol that is stopped and displayed above.

The ROM 108 also stores a winning symbol combination table showing the relationship between the winning symbol combination and the number of coins to be paid out when the winning symbol combination is achieved. An example of this winning symbol combination table is shown in FIG. still. This FIG. 3 is also FIG.
Similarly, the type of symbol is simplified and represented by the symbols "A" to "H", for example, A is the symbol indicating the symbol "7", and C is the symbol "cherry". It is the code | symbol shown.

For example, three reels 26L, 26C, 2
When all 6Rs are stopped, this winning symbol combination table is referred to, and when the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is, for example, "A"-"A"-"A",
A predetermined number of coins, for example, 15 coins will be paid out. Further, this winning symbol combination table is referred to not only when all of the three reels 26L, 26C and 26R are stopped, but also when the reels 26L and 26C are stopped as described later. .

The winning symbol combination table shown in FIG. 3 described above is in the normal game state, and in a big bonus game or a regular bonus game which is a game in a state advantageous to the player, a bonus not shown. The winning symbol combination table for the game is referred to.

The gaming state in the slot game will be described below. The gaming state in the slot game is a game in the normal gaming state, a game in the regular bonus state (hereinafter referred to as RB game),
There are three types of games (hereinafter referred to as BB games) in the big bonus state, and RB games and BB games are games in the "state advantageous to the player", and as will be described later, from the games in the normal gaming state. The game shifts to the "state advantageous to the player".

In the game in the normal game state, when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated line becomes a predetermined combination, for example, "watermelon"-"watermelon"-"watermelon" or "bell"- When the combination of "bell"-"bell" or the like is obtained, it is determined that a small hit is won, and a predetermined number of coins are paid out to the player, and one game is finished.

Further, when a combination of different symbols is formed on the activated line, for example, "JAC"-"JAC"-"JA"
When a combination of "C" or the like is obtained, the game can be played once again without inserting coins, which is so-called replay or replay. Furthermore, if none of the combinations of the winning symbol combination table shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the same color pattern "7"-"7"-
When a combination of symbols such as "7" is stopped and displayed on the activated line, a predetermined number of coins are paid out, and then a BB game described later is started.

Further, "BOMB"-"BOMB"-
When a combination of symbols such as "7" is stopped and displayed on the activated line, a predetermined number of coins are paid out, and then the RB game described below is started.

As described above, in the RB game described above, "BOMB"-"BOM" during the game in the normal game state.
It is a game executed when a combination of symbols such as "B"-"7" is lined up on the activated line. In this RB game,
It is possible to play a game called a jack game in which one coin is used a plurality of times. In this jack game, "JAC"-"JAC"-"JAC" is displayed on the activated line L1.
When a combination of is aligned, it is determined that a jack game has been won, and a predetermined number of coins, for example, eight coins are paid out. Although a "miss" occurs in the jack game, the winning of the jack game occurs with a high probability of about 9/10. In this RB game, for example, if a jack game wins eight times,
Alternatively, when the total number of jack games executed during the RB game reaches, for example, 12 times, the game ends and the game returns to the normal game state.

The BB game described above can be played a plurality of times as a set of an RB game and a game called a general game. When the game shifts to the BB game, a general game is first executed. In the normal game during this BB game, "disengagement" also occurs, but "7"-"7"-
A small hit due to a combination of "7", "watermelon"-"watermelon"-"watermelon", etc. occurs with a higher probability than in the game in the normal game state described above. Furthermore, in the general game during this BB game, a small hit may occur due to a combination of symbols that does not occur in the game in the normal game state.

In the general game during the BB game,
When the combinations of "JAC"-"JAC"-"JAC" are lined up, a predetermined number of coins are paid out, and then the RB game in which a plurality of jack games can be played is performed. In the BB game, the first set of BB games ends when, for example, a jack game win occurs eight times, or the total number of jack games executed during the RB game reaches 12, for example.

When the first RB game is over, the general game in the BB game described above is played again, and if a combination of "JAC"-"JAC"-"JAC" occurs during this general game, then again. The RB game described above is played.

The BB game is a repetitive game in which a normal game and an RB game are set as one set. When this one set of games is played a predetermined number of times, for example, two times, the BB game ends and the game is in the normal playing state. Return. However, during this BB game, the total number of games in the normal gaming state is a predetermined number of times,
For example, even if it exceeds 30 times, the BB game ends and the game returns to the normal game state.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the front door 50 of the slot machine 10 is opened to the left.

A coin counter 52 and a coin passage sensor 54 are provided behind the coin insertion slot 31 described above. The coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 31 are counted by the coin counter 52, and the coin passage sensor is detected. 5
After passing through the chute 56, the slope 60 provided inside the hopper 58 rolls and is stored in the hopper 58.

The above-mentioned coin passage sensor 54 issues a coin detection signal when detecting that a coin has passed. This coin detection signal is a signal indicating that a coin has been inserted. By determining whether or not this coin detection signal is issued, it is possible to determine that the game startable state has been reached.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration including a control circuit for controlling the slot machine 10 and peripheral devices electrically connected to the control circuit.

The start lever 32 described above is connected to the interface circuit group 102 of the control circuit 100, and the interface circuit group 102 is connected to the input / output bus 104. The start start signal emitted from the start lever 32 is converted into a desired signal in the interface circuit group 102 and then supplied to the input / output bus 104. The input / output bus 104 is a central processing circuit (hereinafter, CPU
A data signal or an address signal is input / output to / from (referred to as) 106.

Further, the interface circuit group 1 described above
02 has stop buttons 34L, 34C, 34R, 1-B.
ET switch 20, 2-BET switch 22, maximum BE
The T switch 24 and the payout button 36 are also connected. The signals emitted from these buttons and switches are also supplied to the interface circuit group 102, converted into desired signals, and then supplied to the input / output bus 104.

A coin counter 52 and a coin passage sensor 54 are also connected to the interface circuit group 102. The signals emitted from these counters and sensors are also supplied to the interface circuit group 102, converted into desired signals, and then supplied to the input / output bus 104.

The input / output bus 104 described above includes a ROM
A (read only memory) 108 and a RAM (random access memory) 110 are also connected. R
The OM 108 stores a control program that controls the overall flow of the slot machine. Further, the ROM 108 includes initial data for executing the control program, character data such as messages displayed on the display device 30, and the like.
The voice data for the voice emitted from the speaker 42 is also stored. Further, it also stores the data table shown in FIG. 2 described above, the winning symbol combination table shown in FIG. 3, and a winning probability table described later.

The RAM 110 also temporarily stores the values of the flags and variables used in the above control program.

The input / output bus 104 is also provided with a random number generator 112 for generating random numbers. Random number generator 1
12 is a numerical value within a certain range, for example, 0 to 65535 (2
(16th power of) is generated. The random number is C
You may comprise so that it may be emitted by the arithmetic processing of PU106.

The motor drive circuit 1 is connected to the input / output bus 104.
14 is connected. The motor drive circuit 114 includes stepping motors 62L, 62C, 62R that rotate and drive the three reels 26L, 26C, 26R described above.
Are connected. Stepping motors 62L, 62
Each of C and 62R has three reels 26L, 26C and 2
6R is provided inside the stepping motors 62L, 6L.
The rotating shafts of 2C and 62R are reels 26L and 26C,
The reels 26L, 26 are arranged so as to be the center of rotation of 26R.
C and 26R are stepping motors 62L, 62C and 6
It is provided in 2R.

The drive control command issued from the CPU 106 is converted into a drive signal by the motor drive circuit 114,
Drive signals are stepping motors 62L, 62C, 62R
Is supplied to. The drive control command also includes a rotation speed command, and the stepping motors 62L, 62C,
The rotation control and the stop control of 62R are performed, and the rotation speed is also controlled.

Since the CPU 106 controls the stepping motors 62L, 62C, 62R as described above, it can control the rotation and stop of the reels 26L, 26C, 26R and the rotation speed. is there.

Each of the reels 26L, 26C, and 26R is provided with a rotation angle position sensor (not shown) for detecting the rotation angle position of each reel. It is connected to the detection circuit 116. When a signal indicating the rotation angle position of each of the reels 26L, 26C, and 26R is issued from the rotation angle position sensor, the signal is supplied to the reel rotation angle position detection circuit 116, converted into a predetermined signal, and then the input / output bus 104.
Is supplied to.

The CPU 106 calculates the code number of the symbol from the supplied rotation angle position, and the data shown in FIG.
By referring to the table, the display windows 14L, 14
The image of the pattern displayed on each of C and 14R can be specified.

A lamp driving circuit 118 for driving the effective line indicating lamp 44 is also connected to the input / output bus 104, and the CPU 106 controls the 1-BET switch 2
0, 2-BET switch 22 or maximum BET switch 2
4 outputs a drive command to the lamp drive circuit 118 in response to the signal output from the LED 4 and drives the effective line display lamp 44 to light up in response to the drive command.

Further, the display device 3 is connected to the input / output bus 104.
A display driver 120 for driving 0 is also connected, and
The PU 106 reads out image data, character data, and the like stored in the ROM 108 and supplies the data to the display drive device 120. By doing so, the display device 30 displays the image data as an effect screen and the character data as a message.

Further, the input / output bus 104 has a speaker 4
The speaker driving circuit 122 for driving the speaker 2 is also connected, and the CPU 106 reads the audio data stored in the ROM 108 and supplies the data to the speaker driving circuit 122. By doing so, a predetermined sound is emitted from the speaker 42.

Further, as described above, the speaker 42 emits a voice representing a plurality of symbols which are variably displayed or stopped in the display windows 14L, 14C and 14R. ROM
In 108, voice data for representing a plurality of symbols is recorded, and the voice generated based on the voice data is audibly identifiable. For example, the sound pressure, frequency, and At least one element of the timbre is different.

The CPU 106, as described above, detects the reels 26L, 26C, 2 detected by the rotation angle position sensor.
From the respective rotation angle positions of 6R, the display windows 14L, 14
C, 14R identify the image of the pattern that is variably displayed or stopped, and the audio data corresponding to the image of the pattern is R
Reading from the OM 108, the display window 14 is displayed on the speaker 42 via the input / output bus 104 and the speaker drive circuit 122.
The sound corresponding to the image of the pattern that is variably displayed or stopped on L, 14C, and 14R is generated.

Furthermore, the speaker 42 of this embodiment is
It is a pair of “parametric speakers” that emits a stereoscopic sound, and also creates a virtual sound source that artificially generates sound from a position where the speaker 42 does not exist. As a technique for generating the virtual sound source, for example, a technique generally known from the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-29542 can be used.

Since such a three-dimensional sound can give the player a sense of perspective, movement, and localization, which are its characteristics, nine symbols that are displayed in a variable or stopped state on the display windows 14L, 14C, 14R. Each of them is expressed as voices emitted from nine different directions, and is made audibly distinguishable.

Furthermore, the sound uttered based on the above-mentioned sound data may be one in which the symbol is stopped and displayed,
In the case where the symbols are displayed in a variable manner, the symbols are emitted distinguishably. The voice is repeatedly turned ON / OFF at a predetermined timing when the design is stopped and displayed, and is turned ON / OFF at a timing shorter than the predetermined timing when the design is variably displayed. As it is repeated, it is issued so as to move corresponding to the moving position of the symbol.

In this embodiment, a "parametric speaker" for creating a virtual sound source is provided, and the display windows 14L, 1
It emits audio that expresses the image of the variable display or stop display on 4C and 14R, but a speaker of another method may be used, or even a speaker adopting a "stereo dipole method" that creates a virtual sound source. Good. Also, a plurality of speakers may be provided to generate a stereoscopic sound. Furthermore, the display windows 14L, 14C, 1
There is no problem as long as the voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped is displayed on the 4R.

In the following, it is assumed that the slot machine 10 has been started in advance, the variables used in the CPU 106 described above have been initialized to predetermined values, and are operating normally.

FIG. 6 shows a subroutine for driving and controlling the slot machine executed in the control circuit 100 described above. It should be noted that this subroutine is called and executed at a predetermined timing from the main program of the slot machine 10 which has been executed in advance.

First, a predetermined number of coins are in the coin slot 3
It is determined whether or not it is input from step 1 (step S1
1). If it is determined that no coin has been inserted through the coin slot 31, this subroutine is immediately ended.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 31, the 1-BET switch 20,
2-BET switch 22 or maximum BET switch 24
It is determined whether or not any of the above has been pushed (step S12). When it is determined that none of the BET switches has been pushed, this subroutine is immediately ended.

When it is determined that one of the 1-BET switch 20, the 2-BET switch 22 and the maximum BET switch 24 has been pushed, the start lever 32
It is determined whether or not is pushed (step S1)
3). When it is determined that the start lever 32 is not pushed, this subroutine is immediately ended.

The 1-BET switch 20 and 2-BET
By pressing either the switch 22 or the maximum BET switch 24, the five winning lines L1,
Which of the L2A, L2B, L3A and L3B is to be the active line is determined, and the corresponding active line display lamp 44 is driven to light. Further, in the process of step S12, the 1-BET switch 20 and the 2-BET switch 2 are
When it is determined that either the 2 or the maximum BET switch 24 has been pushed, the fact is recorded. Therefore, when this subroutine is called again, the BET switches are pushed in step S12. It is determined that it has been done.

When it is determined that the start lever 32 has been pushed, a command for generating a random number is sent to the random number generator 112 to generate a random number, and an internal lottery process is performed according to the generated random number (step S14).

The ROM 108 described above also stores a winning probability table, and the internal lottery process in step S14
The winning mode is determined based on the value of the generated random number. In the following, the winning mode determined by the internal lottery process will be referred to as a lottery winning mode.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the above-mentioned winning probability table. The winning probability table stores data for partitioning random numbers generated by the random number generator 112 into winning modes. The example shown in FIG. 7 is in the normal game state, and when a regular bonus game or a big bonus game is executed, a prize probability table for a bonus game (not shown) is used.
A1 to a3, b1 to b3, c1 to c3, d shown in FIG.
1-d3, e1-e3, f1-f3, g1-g3, h1
The symbols h3 to h3 are preset numerical data, and are used when the random numbers generated by the random number generator 112 are divided into winning modes.

When the number of inserted coins is one, the numerical values of "a1 to g1" are used, and when the number of coins is two, "a1 to g1" is used.
2 to g2 ”is used, and in the case of 3 sheets,“ a3 to
The value of "g3" is used. The example shown in FIG. 7 is used when the number of inserted coins is three.
3 shows specific numerical values of 3 to g3 and a range of random number values, and specific numerical values are defined for a1 to g1 and a2 to g2.

The relationship between these numerical values is usually "a1 <b1.
<C1 <d1 <e1 <f1 <g1 ”,“ a2 <b2 <c
2 <d2 <e2 <f2 <g2 ”, and“ a3 <b3 <c
The relationship is set to 3 <d3 <e3 <f3 <g3 ”. The value of the random number generated by the random number generator 112 is a
If it is 1 or a2 or less than a2, it is determined that the jackpot is won, and the "BB" winning flag is set. If the value of the random number is a1 or more and less than b1, a2 or more and less than b2, or a3 or more and less than b3, it is determined that the "RB" winning flag is set. In addition, "BB" mentioned above is an abbreviation which shows a big bonus, and "RB" is an abbreviation which shows a regular bonus.

Further, the value of the random number is not less than b1 and less than c1,
In the case of b2 or more and less than c2 or b3 or more and less than c3, the "watermelon" winning flag is set, and c1 or more and less than d1 or c
"Bell" winning flag in the case of 2 or more and less than d2 or c2 or more and less than d2, and "4 cherry" in the case of d1 or more and less than e1 or d2 or more and less than e2 or d3 or more and less than e3
In the case of a winning flag, e1 or more and less than f1, or e2 or more and less than f2, or e3 or more and less than f3, the "two cherry" winning flag is set. Further, if f1 or more and less than g1, f2 or more and less than g2, or f3 or more and less than g3, the "replay" winning flag is set, g1 or more, g2 or more, g3 or more,
In that case, the "out-of-game" winning flag with no winning is set.

Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 7, when the number of inserted coins is 3, and the value of the random number generated by the random number generator 112 belongs to the range of 0 to 200, The "BB" winning flag is set because the jackpot is won, and when the random number belongs to the range of 201 to 380, the "RB" winning flag is set because the jackpot is won. Similarly, when the value of the random number belongs to the range of 381 to 10000, it is determined that the small hit is won.
"Watermelon" winning flag, "Bell" winning flag, "4
A "cherry of cherry" winning flag and a "2 cherry" winning flag are set. Furthermore, when the value of the random number belongs to the range of 10001 to 18000, the "replay" winning flag is set,
When the value of the random number belongs to the range of 18001 to 65535, the “out” winning flag is set.

As described above, the lottery winning mode is determined by the numerical range to which the value of the random number generated by the random number generator 112 belongs, and is represented by the winning flag. The types of winning flags are “out”, “replay”, “2 cherries”, “4 cherries”, “bell”, “watermelon”, “R”
There are eight types of "B" and "BB", and a winning flag corresponding to the winning mode selected by the internal drawing process of step S14 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 110.

Further, since the lottery winning mode occurs under the probability according to the data setting of the winning probability table, it is not extremely influenced by the skill of the player, and for example, the total within the business hours of one day. The typical payout rate of coins can be kept almost constant.

After the internal lottery process in step S14 is executed, the reel rotation control process is executed (step S15). In this process, the CPU 106 issues a drive control command to the motor drive circuit 114 via the input / output bus 104, and the motor drive circuit 114 that has received the drive control command outputs a drive signal to the stepping motor 62L,
Supply to 62C and 62R. The stepping motors 62L, 62C, 62R that have received the drive signal are
The rotation control and stop control of L, 26C, and 26R are performed, and the rotation speed is controlled. by this,
The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 26L, 26C, and 26R are variably displayed. After this processing ends, the processing moves to step S16.

Then, a reel position detecting process is performed (step S16). In this processing, the reel rotation angle position detection circuit 116 that has received the signal indicating the rotation angle position issued from the rotation angle position sensor converts the signal into a predetermined signal, and then outputs the CP via the input / output bus 104.
Supply to U106. C receiving a signal as described above
Based on the signal, the PU 106 causes the reels 26L, 26L to
The rotation angle positions of C and 26R are detected. After this process ends, the process moves to step S17.

Then, reel stop control processing is performed (step S17). In this process, when the player presses the stop buttons 34L, 34C, 34R, the CPU 106 receives the stop signal via the interface circuit group 102 and the input / output bus 104 as described above. The CPU 106 that has received this signal, the reel 2 corresponding to the stop button 34L, 34C, 34R
I / O bus 1 to stop 6L, 26C, 26R
The motor drive circuit 114, which issues a stop control command to the motor drive circuit 114 via 04, and receives the command,
Drive signals are stepping motors 62L, 62C, 62R
Supply to. Stepping motor 6 that received the stop signal
2L, 62C and 62R are reels 26L, 26C and 26
The rotation control and stop control of R are performed, and the rotation speed is controlled. By this, the reels 26L, 2
The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of 6C and 26R are stopped and displayed. In addition, the reels 26L, 26C to be stopped,
26R stops at the position calculated by the internal lottery process in step S14. After this processing ends, the processing moves to step S18.

Next, a voice generation control process is performed (step S18). In this process, as described above, C
The PU 106 calculates the code number of the symbol by referring to the data table shown in FIG. 2 from the supplied rotation angle position, and specifies the image of the symbol displayed in each of the display windows 14L, 14C, 14R. . And the CPU 10
As will be described later, 6 generates audio data based on the image of the specified symbol, and supplies the audio data to the speaker drive circuit 122 via the input / output bus 104. The speaker drive circuit 122 that receives the audio data performs data conversion and supplies the audio signal to the speaker 42. As a result, the sound indicating the image of the pattern displayed in each of the display windows 14L, 14C, 14R is emitted from the speaker 42. After this process ends, the process moves to step S19.

Next, in step S19, all reels 2
It is determined whether 6L, 26C and 26R are stopped.
When it is determined that all reels 26L, 26C, 26R have been stopped, the process proceeds to step S20, and when it is determined that all reels 26L, 26C, 26R have not been stopped, the process proceeds to step S16 again.

Next, a medal payout process is performed (step S20). In this process, the winning symbol combination table shown in FIG. 3 is referred to for a combination of symbols arranged on the activated line, and a process of paying out coins by a predetermined number of payouts according to the winning mode is executed. Immediately after this processing ends, this subroutine is ended.
It should be noted that the winning symbol combination table shown in FIG. 3 is referred to, and if it does not correspond to one of them, this subroutine is immediately terminated without performing the payout process.

FIG. 8 shows a subroutine of the reel stop control processing called and executed in step S17 described above.

It is determined whether or not the stop button 34L is pushed by the player (step S31). CPU
When it is determined that the stop button 34L is pushed, the process 106 shifts to step S32, and when it is determined that the stop button 34L is not pushed, the process shifts to step S33.

Next, the first reel stop control process is performed (step S32). In this process, the CPU 106
From the signal emitted from the rotation angle position sensor of the reel 26L to stop and control the reel 26L.
2 is obtained from the obtained rotation angle position.
The code number of the symbol is calculated with reference to the data table shown in, and the three symbols currently displayed in the display window 14L are specified.

At this time, when the above-mentioned "BB" winning flag or "RB" winning flag is set, it is determined whether or not a symbol constituting a big hit or a middle hit is located on the activated line. Similarly, a "watermelon" winning flag, a "bell" winning flag, a "4 cherry" winning flag,
When the "two cherries" winning flag is set, it is determined whether or not the symbol forming the small hit is located on the activated line. Further, even when the "off" winning flag is set, it is determined whether or not the symbols constituting the off are located. When it is determined that the symbol corresponding to the standing winning flag is located on the activated line, a stop signal is supplied to the stepping motor 62L to immediately stop the reel 26L. In consideration of the fact that the reel 26L cannot be stopped instantaneously, the determination process may be performed before the symbol is located on the activated line.

When the symbol corresponding to the standing winning flag is not located on the effective line of the display window 14L,
When the reel 26L is rotated by a predetermined angle, for example, when the reel 26L is rotated by an angle corresponding to four symbols, it is determined what symbol is located on the activated line. When the symbol corresponding to the winning flag is present, the reel 26L is rotationally driven until the symbol is positioned on the effective line, and when the symbol is positioned on the effective line, the reel 2
A stop signal is supplied to the stepping motor 62L to stop and control 6L. After this processing is completed, step S
The process is transferred to 33.

Next, it is determined whether or not the stop button 34C has been pushed by the player (step S33).
When the CPU 106 determines that the stop button 34C has not been pushed, the CPU 106 shifts the processing to step S35, and when it determines that the stop button 34C has been pushed, the CPU 106 performs the following control process to stop the reel 26C. Is executed (step S34).

While the reel 26C is rotating, the code numbers 0 to 2 are first displayed on the pay line L1 of the display window 14C.
Assuming that all the symbols of 0 can be stopped, a combination of the symbol number of the symbol of the reel 26L already stopped on the activated line and the code number of the symbol of the reel 26C is generated, and the above-described FIG. 3 is generated. The winning symbol combination table shown in is referred to.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the reel 26L is already stopped, and the reels 26C and 26R are rotating. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the same elements as those shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when the reel 26L is stopped, the symbol "C" is displayed on the upper side of the display window 14L.
The symbol “F” is displayed in the center and the symbol “A” is stopped and displayed on the lower side. As described above, the symbols "A", "C", and "F" are symbols for simplifying the symbol types such as "7" of a specific symbol and "cherry".

The combination of the code number of the symbol of the reel 26L and the code number of the reel 26C is as shown in FIG. 9 (b). The combination shown on the right side of FIG. 9B is the symbol "C" stopped and displayed on the upper side of the display window 14L.
And a combination with all the symbols on the reel 26C. The combination shown in the center of FIG. 9B is the display window 14
Symbol "F" stopped and displayed in the center of L and reel 26C
FIG. 9 (b) shows a combination with all the symbols of FIG.
The combination shown on the right side of the symbol indicates a combination of the symbol "A" stopped and displayed on the lower side of the display window 14L and all the symbols on the reel 26C.

Next, the five pay lines L1, L2A, L
On 2B, L3A or L3B, a combination that may be a winning symbol combination is selected with reference to the winning symbol combination table shown in FIG.

FIG. 10A shows a winning combination on the winning line L1. Incidentally, the reel 26R
The symbol "-" shown for is a symbol indicating that the reel 26R is still in a rotating operation, and thus is undetermined. As shown in FIG. 10A, in the winning line L1, a combination such as “F”-“F” is a winning combination.

FIG. 10B shows the pay line L2A.
Or, the winning combinations in L3A are shown. In these pay lines L2A or L3A,
A combination such as "C"-"C" is a winning combination.

Further, FIG. 10C shows the winning line L2B.
Or, the winning combinations in L3B are shown. In these pay lines L2B or L3B,
A combination such as "A"-"A" is a winning combination.

The symbol combinations shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 110. The example of the symbol combination shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C is when the jackpot is won and the "BB" winning flag is set, but these combinations are the same as those in step S14 described above. It is generated according to the winning flag determined by the internal lottery process.

In step S33 described above, when the player operates the stop button 34C,
First, a combination of symbols as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C described above is generated and stored in the RAM 110. Next, when the stepping motor 62C is stopped and controlled so as to stop the reel 26C, the stopping control of the stepping motor 62C shown in FIG. 3 is performed with reference to the generated symbol combination. That is, FIG.
The stop control of the stepping motor 62C is performed so that any one of the symbol combinations shown in (c) is realized. After this processing ends, step S35
Transfer processing to.

Next, it is determined whether or not the stop button 34R is pushed by the player (step S35).
When the CPU 106 determines that the stop button 34R has not been pushed, the CPU 106 shifts the processing to step S37, and when it determines that the stop button 34R has been pushed, the following control processing is performed to stop the reel 26R. It is executed (step S36).

In this stop control processing, the reel 26L and the reel 26C are already stopped by the above-described processing, and the combination of symbols which is stopped on the activated line is specified, and is shown in FIG. 10 described above. The stop control of the stepping motor 62R is performed with reference to such a table.

That is, with reference to the table as shown in FIG. 10 described above, the stepping motor 62R is controlled so that the symbols that realize the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning flags are stopped and displayed on the activated line. Of.

By performing the stop control process of steps S31 to S36 described above, when the winning flag is “out”, the combination of the winning symbol patterns is not aligned on any of the activated lines. The stepping motors 62L, 62C and 62R are stopped and controlled.

When the winning flag is "two cherries", the stepping motor 62 is arranged so that the combination of the symbols "cherry" is aligned on any of the activated lines.
L, 62C, and 62R are stop-controlled.

Further, when the winning flag is "4 cherry", the stepping motor 62 is arranged so that the combinations of the symbols "cherry" are aligned on the two activated lines.
L, 62C, and 62R are stop-controlled.

Furthermore, when the winning flag is "bell" or "watermelon", the stepping motor 62L, so that the combination of the symbols "bell" or "watermelon" is aligned on any of the activated lines, 62C and 62R are stop-controlled.

When the winning flags are "RB" and "BB", the stepping motors 62L and 62C are arranged so that the symbol "7" or a predetermined symbol combination is aligned on any of the activated lines. , 62R are stopped and controlled.

The stepping motor 62L as described above,
By performing the stop control of 62C and 62R, the combination of symbols can be stopped and displayed on the activated line so that the lottery winning mode determined by the internal lottery process of step S14 is achieved.

FIG. 1 shows a subroutine of the voice generation control process called and executed in step S18 described above.
Shown in 1.

First, it is determined whether or not the first reel 26L has undergone the stop control process. (Step S51). When it is determined that the first reel 26L has received the stop control processing, the process proceeds to step S52, and when it is determined that the first reel 26L has not received the stop control processing, the process proceeds to step S53.

In the process of step S52, the first reel stop symbol sound data is generated. As described above, the CPU 106 displays the display window 1 from the rotation angle position of the first reel 26L.
Three symbols that are stopped and displayed on 4L are detected, and stop symbol voice data indicating a combination of the detected symbols is generated. This stop symbol voice data is recorded in the ROM 108 and is composed of 20 voice data. Each of the voice data is a combination of three voice data indicating a symbol that can be stopped and displayed on the display window 14L. As described above, the CPU 106 reads out one of the stop symbol voice data and records it in the RAM 110.

Furthermore, when the stop symbol voice data is reproduced in the process of step S61 which will be described later, the voice indicating the symbol stopped and displayed on the upper side of the display window 14L is displayed in the upper left direction toward the slot game machine. The player can recognize the voice as if it is emitted from the display window 14L, and the voice showing the symbol stopped and displayed in the center of the display window 14L can be recognized by the player as if it were emitted from the left direction toward the slot game machine. The player can recognize the voice indicating the symbol stopped and displayed on the lower side of 14L, as if uttered from the lower left direction toward the slot game machine. After this process ends, the process moves to step S54.

Further, in the processing of step S53, the first reel variable symbol sound data is generated. CPU 106
As described above, the three symbols variably displayed on the display window 14L are detected from the rotation angle position of the first reel 26L,
Fluctuating symbol voice data indicating the detected symbol is generated. The variable symbol voice data is recorded in the ROM 108 and is composed of 20 voice data. Each of the voice data is a combination of three voice data indicating a symbol that can be variably displayed on the display window 14L. As described above, the CPU 106 reads one of the variable symbol voice data and records it in the RAM 110.

Furthermore, when the variable symbol voice data is reproduced in the process of step S61 which will be described later, the voice indicating the symbol which is variably displayed on the upper side of the display window 14L is displayed at the upper left of the slot game machine. The player is made to recognize it as if it came from the direction, and the display window 14L
The voice indicating the symbol that is variably displayed in the center of the figure is made to be recognized by the player as if it is emitted from the left direction toward the slot game machine, and the voice indicating the symbol that is variably displayed on the lower side of the display window 14L. Is to be recognized by the player as if it were emitted from the lower left direction toward the slot game machine. After this process ends, the process moves to step S54.

Then, it is determined whether or not the second reel 26C has undergone the stop control process. (Step S54). When it is determined that the second reel 26C has received the stop control process, the process proceeds to step S55, and when it is determined that the second reel 26C has not received the stop control process, the process proceeds to step S56.

In the process of step S55, the second reel stop symbol sound data is generated, as in step S52 described above. As described above, the CPU 106 detects the three symbols stopped and displayed in the display window 14C from the rotation angle position of the second reel 26C, and generates the stop symbol sound data indicating the combination of the detected symbols. This stop symbol voice data is recorded in the ROM 108 and is composed of 20 voice data. Each of the voice data is a combination of three voice data indicating a symbol that can be stopped and displayed in the display window 14C. CPU 106
As mentioned above, one of the stop symbol voice data is read,
It records in RAM110.

Furthermore, when the stop symbol voice data is reproduced in the process of step S61 which will be described later, a voice indicating the symbol stopped and displayed on the upper side of the display window 14C is displayed on the front of the slot game machine. The player recognizes the sound as if it were emitted from the direction, and the voice showing the symbol stopped and displayed in the center of the display window 14C is made to be recognized by the player as if it was emitted from directly in front of the slot game machine, and the display window The voice indicating the symbol stopped and displayed on the lower side of 14C is made to be recognized by the player as if uttered from the front lower direction toward the slot game machine.
After this processing ends, the processing moves to step S57.

Further, in the processing of step S56, as in the case of step S53 described above, the second reel variable symbol sound data is generated. As described above, the CPU 106 is the second
Three symbols that are variably displayed in the display window 14C are detected from the rotation angle position of the reel 26C, and variable symbol voice data indicating the detected symbols is generated. The variable symbol voice data is recorded in the ROM 108 and is composed of 20 voice data. Each of the voice data is a combination of three voice data indicating a symbol that can be variably displayed on the display window 14C. CPU 106
As mentioned above, one of the variable symbol voice data is read,
It records in RAM110.

Furthermore, when the variable symbol voice data is reproduced in the process of step S61 which will be described later, the voice indicating the symbol that is variably displayed on the upper side of the display window 14C is displayed in front of the slot game machine. The player recognizes it as if it were emitted from above, and the display window 14
The voice showing the symbol that is variably displayed in the center of C is made to be recognized by the player as if it is emitted from the front directly toward the slot game machine, and the voice that shows the symbol variably displayed on the lower side of the display window 14C. Is to be recognized by the player as if it were emitted from the front lower direction toward the slot game machine. After this processing ends, the processing moves to step S57.

Next, it is determined whether or not the third reel 26R has undergone the stop control process. (Step S57). When it is determined that the third reel 26R has received the stop control processing, the processing proceeds to step S58, and when it is determined that the third reel 26R has not received the stop control processing, the processing proceeds to step S59.

In the process of step S58, the third reel stop symbol sound data is generated as in steps S52 and S55 described above. As described above, the CPU 106 displays the display window 1 from the rotation angle position of the third reel 26R.
Three symbols that are stopped and displayed on 4R are detected, and stop symbol voice data indicating the combination of the detected symbols is generated. This stop symbol voice data is recorded in the ROM 108 and is composed of 20 voice data. Each of the voice data is a combination of three voice data indicating a symbol that can be stopped and displayed on the display window 14R. As described above, the CPU 106 reads out one of the stop symbol voice data and records it in the RAM 110.

Furthermore, when the stop symbol voice data is reproduced in the processing of step S61 which will be described later, the voice indicating the symbol stopped and displayed on the upper side of the display window 14R is displayed in the upper right direction toward the slot game machine. The player recognizes the voice as if it was emitted from the display window 14R, and the voice showing the symbol stopped and displayed in the center of the display window 14R is made to be recognized by the player as if emitted from the right direction toward the slot game machine. The voice indicating the symbol stopped and displayed on the lower side of 14R is made to be recognized by the player as if uttered from the lower right direction toward the slot game machine. After this process ends, the process moves to step S60.

Further, in the process of step S59, the third reel variable symbol sound data is generated as in the case of step S53 and step S56 described above. CPU 106
As described above, the three symbols variably displayed on the display window 14R are detected from the rotation angle position of the third reel 26R,
Fluctuating symbol voice data indicating the detected symbol is generated. The variable symbol voice data is recorded in the ROM 108 and is composed of 20 voice data. Each of the voice data is a combination of three voice data indicating a symbol that can be variably displayed on the display window 14R. The CPU 106 reads out each of the variable symbol voice data synthesized as described above and records it in the RAM 110.

Furthermore, when the variable symbol voice data is reproduced in the process of step S61 which will be described later, the voice indicating the symbol that is variably displayed on the upper side of the display window 14R is displayed in the upper right direction toward the slot game machine. The player recognizes it as if it came from the direction, and the display window 14R
The voice that shows the symbol that is variably displayed in the center of the figure will be recognized by the player as if it came from the right direction toward the slot game machine, and the voice that shows the symbol that is variably displayed on the lower side of the display window 14R. Is to be recognized by the player as if it were emitted from the lower right direction toward the slot game machine. After this process ends, the process moves to step S60.

Then, a voice data synthesizing process is performed (step S60). In this process, the CPU 106
As described above, the image data of the pattern recorded in the RAM 110, which is variably displayed or stopped in the display windows 14L, 14C, and 14R, is combined so as to correspond to each of the left and right speakers 42, and is recorded in the RAM 110. . After this process ends, the process moves to step S61.

Then, a synthetic voice data reproducing process is performed (step S61). In this process, the CPU 10
6 supplies the audio data synthesized in step S60 to the speaker drive circuit 122 via the input / output bus 104. Speaker drive circuit 122 that receives the audio data
Converts the audio data into a predetermined signal and supplies the predetermined signal to the speaker 42. As a result, the sound based on the image of the symbol that is variably displayed or stopped and displayed in the display windows 14L, 14C, and 14R is emitted from the speaker 42, and the player makes a voice based on the image of the symbol from different directions. Will be recognized auditorily.

Steps S16 and S51 described above
By performing the processing from step S61 to, "a sound generation device that emits a sound related to the game situation is provided, and the sound generation device changes the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped on the display unit. Since the player is able to identify the identification information image only by hearing based on the voice, the player can recognize the identification information image based on the voice, which reduces the burden on the eyes and allows the player to enjoy the game for a long time. There is a high possibility that Further, even a visually handicapped person can play a game, and the game can be played without selecting a player.

Further, by performing the above-described processing of step S16, step S51 to step S61,
Since "the sound produces a stereoscopic sound effect that can be heard by the player from a certain position", the player is more likely to perceive a sense of perspective, movement, and localization with respect to the sound. Eliminate unnecessary sound and make it easy to hear only the necessary sound, that is, the possibility of causing a cocktail party effect increases,
It may be possible to play a game without worrying about sounds from other gaming machines. In addition, it is possible to create a sense of presence and a three-dimensional sound field that cannot be experienced during monaural reproduction or stereo reproduction, widen the range of production, and increase the possibility of enduring the interest of the player. In particular, when the player is made to identify the type of the identification information image, the above-described stereophonic sound is used to make the position and depth of the identification information image and the state such as its variable display or stop display realistic. It can be directed.

Furthermore, by performing the processing of steps S16, S51 to S61 described above, the sound generating device creates a virtual sound source, so that the player does not actually have a sound source behind the player, etc. Since the player can identify the voice as a stereoscopic sound that allows the player to identify the type of the identification information image, it is possible to save space in the game machine.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, by creating a virtual sound source, the sound emitted from the adjacent slot game machine is masked and the sound emitted from the own slot game machine is aurally heard. Although it was made easy to recognize, by appropriately adjusting the sweet spot of the voice, as shown in FIG. 12, the voice emitted from the own slot game machine is emitted from the slot game machine "provided in the rear facing direction". Since it is not masked by the voice, it is possible to reduce the visual burden without making major design changes to the slot game machine, the game hall, etc., and at the same time, there is a high possibility that the player will enjoy the game for a long time. It will be.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the sound is emitted only by the slot game machine.
A voice may be generated by transmitting and receiving with the server 80 as shown in FIG.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment,
Although the reels are used to variably or stop display the symbols as the identification information image, a display device such as a liquid crystal panel may be used to variably or stop the symbols. Furthermore, although the slot gaming machine has been described in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a conventional pachinko gaming machine may be used.

[0152]

According to the present invention, "a voice generating device for emitting a voice relating to the game situation is provided, and the voice generating device is a type of the identification information image which is variably displayed or stopped on the display section. Since the player can identify the identification information image only by hearing based on the voice, it reduces the burden on the eyes and allows the player to play for a long time. More likely to entertain. Further, even a visually handicapped person can play the game, and the game can be played without selecting the player.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a slot game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing each data of the slot game machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing each data of the slot gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a slot game machine.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot game machine.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a flowchart of a method for controlling a slot gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing each data of the slot game machine.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a flowchart of a control method of the slot game machine.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing each data of the slot game machine.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing each data of the slot game machine.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a flowchart of a control method of the slot game machine.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a slot game machine.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline in a case where a server and a slot game machine are connected via a network.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 slot machine 14L, 14C, 14R display window 26L, 26C, 26R reel 30 display 32 Start lever 34L, 34C, 34R Stop button 42 speakers 62L, 62C, 62R Stepping motor 80 servers 100 control circuit 102 Interface circuit group 104 I / O bus 112 random number generator 114 motor drive circuit 116 reel rotation angle position detection circuit 118 lamp drive circuit 120 display drive 122 speaker drive circuit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game machine provided with a display section for displaying an identification information image which is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing, and the identification information image is stopped and displayed on the display section. A game machine in which a game that can shift to a state advantageous to the player according to the identification information image at the time of playing is performed, including a sound generation device that emits sound related to the situation of the game, and the sound generation device, A gaming machine, which emits a voice that teaches a type of identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped on the display unit. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the sound produces a three-dimensional sound effect that can be heard by a player from a certain position. 3. An identification information image which is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing is displayed, and a state advantageous to a player is shifted according to the identification information image when the identification information image is stopped and displayed. A production method for a gaming machine in which a possible game is played, wherein a step of producing a voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped is executed. 4. An identification information image which is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing is displayed, and a state advantageous to the player is set according to the identification information image when the identification information image is stopped and displayed. Is a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for playing a possible game, wherein the program executes a step of issuing a voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped. Characteristic computer-readable recording medium. 5. An identification information image which is variably displayed and can be stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing is displayed, and a transition to a state advantageous to a player is made according to the identification information image when the identification information image is stopped and displayed. A server that communicates with a gaming machine in which a possible game is played, and causes the gaming machine to execute a step of issuing a voice that teaches the type of the identification information image that is variably displayed or stopped. A server characterized by that.