JP2003340036A - Game machine and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem with a conventional game machine, such as the lack of interest because an image is split and displayed in individual display areas even if the screen of a liquid crystal display is split. <P>SOLUTION: In a ready-to-win performance, different environments of one event of angling, namely a ground environment P1 and a submarine environment P2 are separately displayed in two scenes on a special pattern display 10. The movements of character patterns A and D in the different environments P1 and P2 are displayed, linked with each other. Therefore, though the one event of angling can be seen from a plurality of viewpoints, since the situations of the environments P1 and P2 are associated with each other in terms of the detail and a time series, it is possible to simultaneously keep track of the displays of the simultaneously changing and progressing environments P1 and P2 on one screen of the special pattern display 10. Consequently the ready-to-win performance gains depth and increases the interest of a pachinko game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine and a game program for controlling the display of display means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, there is a pachinko machine. In a conventional general pachinko machine, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out when a pachinko ball hit on the board surface of a game board wins a general prize opening while flowing down the board surface. In addition, when the start winning a prize is won, a special symbol game in which a plurality of special symbols are variably displayed on a liquid crystal display device provided in the center of the board is played. In the special symbol game, when a plurality of variably displayed special symbols are stopped and displayed in a predetermined combination such as the same symbol, a jackpot prize is generated. When the big hit prize occurs, the big prize opening at the bottom of the board is opened so that a large amount of pachinko balls can be easily won. During the big hit game, an effect image that directs the big hit game is displayed on the liquid crystal display device, and the big hit game is heaped up.

In addition, during a special symbol game, when a reach state is reached immediately before a predetermined symbol combination for generating a big hit prize is prepared, a reach effect for enhancing the player's expectation for the big hit occurrence is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device. The image is displayed.
This reach effect image is developed by the movement of the character design entwined with the jackpot design, and the last symbol of the symbol combination is stopped according to the end of the development of this effect. In addition, a reach announcement effect display may be made to give an advance notice that the reach state is reached, for example, when the special symbol game starts to change. Further, when the jackpot game and the special symbol game are not played, an effect image such as a game demonstration or character introduction is displayed on the liquid crystal display device.

In such a conventional pachinko machine,
Most of the players' interest was in the performance display by the liquid crystal display device, and there were many machines that prepared elaborate performance images to make the player interested, but due to the restriction of the game area of the game board, the large size of the liquid crystal display device. There is a limit to conversion. Therefore, in order to enable elaborate effects on a relatively small liquid crystal screen, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-218930 discloses
A game machine is disclosed in which, in the display of a liquid crystal display device, the screen is divided into sections and images in different display modes are displayed in the sections to enhance the effect. In addition, in the reach effect where the player's attention is most focused, the reach effect image is divided into four and displayed, and the reach effect is sequentially performed for each image, giving the player a feeling that the reach chance has come four times. There was also a gaming machine.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, even if the screen of the liquid crystal display device is divided, the image is divided into the respective display areas and displayed, which is not interesting. There wasn't.

[0006]

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and is provided with display means for displaying a symbol and display control means for controlling the display of the display means. In a game program that causes a gaming machine or a computer configured to function as display means for displaying a symbol and display control means for controlling the display of this display means, the display control means, contents of different environments in the same event. Is divided into display means for display.

According to this structure, the display means has one
The contents of the environment in which one event is different are displayed divided into a plurality of scenes, and one event can be viewed from a plurality of viewpoints.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the display control means causes the display means to display a specific symbol which is divided and displayed on the display means and which moves between different environments.

[0009] According to such a configuration, it is surprising that a specific symbol moves from another environment to each environment that looks like a different display at first glance.

The present invention is also characterized in that a phenomenon in any one of different environments affects a phenomenon in another environment.

According to such a configuration, the display contents of one environment influences the display contents of the other environment and are correlated, so that it is recognized that the display contents of each environment represent one event. Easier to do.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that phenomena in different environments are interlocked with each other.

According to such a configuration, the display contents of the respective environments are associated with each other both in terms of content and time series, and the display contents of the respective environments that are changing at the same time can be grasped simultaneously on one screen. Can be done.

[0014]

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. This special symbol display device 10 constitutes display means for displaying symbols, and displays a plurality of special symbols in three columns consisting of a first stop symbol, a second stop symbol and a third stop symbol. Above the special symbol display device 10, a normal symbol display device 11 in which green LEDs (light emitting diodes) and red LEDs are arranged side by side is provided, and this normal symbol display device 11 is provided.
A normal start winning number display unit 12 including four LEDs is provided with the LED in between. Further, below the special symbol display device 10, a special starting winning number display unit 13 including four LEDs is provided. In addition, passing holes 14 are provided on the left and right of the special symbol display device 10, and a starting winning opening 15 is provided below. Normal start winning number display 1
Up to four pachinko balls passing through the passage hole 14 are stored as reserved balls in 2 and up to four pachinko balls winning at the starting winning opening 15 are reserved balls in the special start prize number display section 13. Remembered.

Below the starting winning opening 15, a big winning opening 1 in which a door called an attacker opens and closes during a big hit game.
6 are provided, and general winning openings 17 are provided on the left and right of the starting winning opening 15. The jackpot game is a game that can be played when a jackpot occurs in a jackpot determination described later, and in the present embodiment, until a predetermined number, for example, ten pachinko balls are won in the jackpot 16, or a predetermined time, for example, 30 seconds. Until the lapse of time, a game advantageous to the player with the special winning opening 16 open is played at most 16 rounds. During the round, if the pachinko ball that wins the special winning opening 16 passes through a specific area called the V zone inside the attacker, you can continue to the next round. If it does not pass through the zone, it becomes a so-called puncture, and the jackpot game is terminated in that round even before the 16th round has been reached.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main structure 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 CPU.
(Central processing unit) 21 and main RA as storage means
Electronic components such as an M (readable / writable memory) 22 and a main ROM (read-only memory) 23 are mounted. In the main ROM 23, a program for the main CPU 21 to process and control the game operation of the pachinko machine 1 is stored and stored. In addition, a jackpot determination table that is referred to when a jackpot determination is performed by a random number lottery described later, and an effect. Various probability tables such as an effect group selection table that is referred to when a group is drawn are also stored.

The relay board 24 connected to the main control board 20 is provided inside the passage hole 14 and detects the passage of the pachinko ball through the passage hole 14s.
Alternatively, a start winning ball sensor 15s for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize is connected to the starting winning hole 15. In addition, a big winning ball sensor 16s that detects a pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 16 and a general winning ball sensor 17s that detects a pachinko ball that has won the general winning opening 17 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 starting winning opening 15 with an expanded ball receiving opening, a large winning opening 16 with which the door is opened and closed, a frame upper decoration lamp 6, etc. The lamp display device 18 and the like are connected.

When each of the sensors 14s to 17s detects a pachinko ball, the detection signal is input to the main CPU 21 of the main control board 20, and the main CPU 21 responds to the input detection signal by the main CPU 21.
Drive control is performed on each of 5, 16, and 18. Further, a control command is transmitted from the main control board 20 to the sub 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 sub control board 30 includes a sub CPU 31,
A work RAM 32 and a program ROM 33 are mounted. The sub CPU 31 interprets a control command received from the main control board 20 and sets parameters of the VDP (video display processor) 35. The program ROM 33 stores a control program for the sub CPU 31 to process and control the operation of the special symbol display device 10. The work RAM 32 is the sub CPU 31.
Serves as a temporary storage means when performing processing control according to the control program.

The sub-control board 30 has an image ROM.
34, VDP 35, D / A (digital / analog) converter 36, CTC (Counter Timer Circuit) 37, and reset IC (integrated circuit) 38 are mounted. The image ROM 34 stores and stores image data to be displayed on the special symbol display device 10. VDP35 is the sub CPU3
Image data in the image ROM 34 is read according to the parameter set in 1, and effect image data to be displayed on the special symbol display device 10 is generated. The D / A converter 36 has a V
The image data generated by the DP 35 is converted into RGB (red green blue) signals. When the CTC 37 detects that the processing of the sub CPU 31 by the control program has entered an abnormal processing routine, the CTC 37 performs a watchdog timer function of issuing a reset command for returning the sub CPU 31 and the VDP 35 to the initial state. Reset IC 38 is CTC
A reset signal is issued by the reset instruction from 37.

The sub-control board 30 provided with the VDP 35 for producing the effect image data controls the display of the special symbol display device 10 and displays the contents of different environments in the same event separately on the special symbol display device 10. It constitutes display control means. In the present embodiment, the sub control board 3
0 causes the special symbol display device 10 to display a specific symbol that moves between different environments that are divided and displayed. Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control board 30 is configured so that a phenomenon in any one of different environments in the same phenomenon affects a phenomenon in another environment, and each phenomenon in a different environment is affected. Each environment is divided and displayed on the special symbol display device 10 so as to interlock with each other.

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.

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

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an outline of a main game process performed by the main control board 20 of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment.

First, an interrupt enable flag which allows interrupt processing is set (see step 101 in FIG. 3). Next, a random number updating process of the random number counter for determining a lost symbol and the random number counter for determining a reach operation of the main CPU 21 is performed (step 102). The random symbol counter for determining a lost symbol is used to select which special symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 10 when the determination result in the jackpot determination described later is lost. In addition, the reach operation determination random number counter is used when determining whether or not to perform the reach effect of the loss when determining the loss effect described later. 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 command is being transmitted from the main control board 20 to each of the sub control board 30, the voice control board 40, the prize ball control board 50, etc. (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 determined whether or not an error is occurring (step 106). If an error is occurring, the process returns to step 101. If the error is not occurring, subsequently, the special symbol game control process is performed (step 107).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an outline of an interrupt process performed by the main control board 20 at predetermined time intervals, for example, every 3 [msec].

In this interrupt processing, first of all,
The contents of each register in the main CPU 21 are the main RAM
It is saved in 22 (see step 201 in FIG. 4). Next, the update processing of various random number counters is performed by the main CPU 21 (step 202). In the updating process of the random number counter, the count values of the jackpot determining random number counter, the jackpot symbol determining random number counter, and the effect group selecting random number counter are counted up and updated for each interrupt process. Next, a timer update process for measuring the opening time of the special winning opening 16 that opens when a big hit occurs, the variable display time of special symbols, etc. is performed (step 20).
3), followed by various input signal processing (step 204).

In various input signal processing, a pachinko ball is won in the special winning opening 16 during the big hit game, and it is checked whether or not there is an input signal from the special winning ball sensor 16s that 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 17s that has detected a pachinko ball in the general winning opening 17, 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 15s that detects a pachinko ball winning in 5, and a control signal is generated in the payout process so as to pay out, for example, five award balls. . Further, the pachinko ball passes through the passing hole 14, and it is checked whether or not there is an input signal from the passing ball sensor 14s that detects this, and a control command for performing the normal symbol processing is generated.

Following the various input signal processing, the above-mentioned ordinary symbol processing is then performed (step 205). In this normal symbol processing, first, when a control command corresponding to the input signal from the passing ball sensor 14s is generated in the above-described various input signal processing, the main CPU 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 CPU 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 judgment result of the normal symbol winning judgment, the main CPU 21
The two green and red LEDs normally provided on the symbol display device 11 are controlled by. In other words, 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 15 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 processing, a control signal is transmitted from the main CPU 21 to the lamp display device 18, 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 sub control board 30, the sound control board 40, the prize ball control board 50, and the like. The special symbol display device 10 and the speaker 41 are in this step 2
In step 09, the sub-control board 30 and the sound control board 40 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 CPU 21 saved in (1) are restored (step 210), the interrupt permission flag is set (step 211), and the interrupt processing ends.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing details of the special symbol game control process performed in step 107 of the main game control process shown in FIG.

In the special symbol game control process, first, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the starting winning hole 15 of the pachinko ball (see step 111 in FIG. 5). When there is no winning in the starting winning hole 15, a normal game screen or a demonstration screen is displayed on the special symbol display device 10 (step 112). On the other hand, when there is a winning in the starting winning opening 15, the jackpot determination is performed. The jackpot determination is performed by the main CPU 21 by extracting a random number from the jackpot determination random number counter and determining whether the extracted random number value is in the jackpot section of the jackpot determination table stored and stored in the main ROM 23. Be seen. 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 "jackpot" is given.
If so, the jackpot symbol is determined (step 11).
4). When determining the jackpot design, the main CPU21
Extracts a random number from the jackpot symbol determination random number counter, and determines the jackpot symbol according to the extracted random number value. Subsequently, the main CPU 21 extracts a random number from the effect group selection random number counter, and the extracted random number is the main ROM.
One jackpot effect group is selected and determined by determining which one of the effect group sections corresponding to the jackpot in the effect group selection table stored and stored in 23 belongs (step 115).

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”, it is determined whether the reach is generated and then the lose occurs, or the reach is lost without causing the reach. It is determined (step 116). When determining whether to generate the reach, the main CPU 21 extracts a random number from the reach operation determination random number counter, and the extracted random number value is assigned to either “reach” or “no reach” in the reach determination table. It is determined whether or not they belong, and whether or not the reach effect is performed is determined.
If the result of this determination is that "reach is present", the main CPU 21 extracts a random number from the random number counter for determining lost symbols, and refers to the stop symbol selection table stored in the main ROM 23 to perform reach production. After that, determine the stop symbols to be lost (step 11).
7). Next, the main CPU 21 extracts a random number from the effect group selection random number counter, and determines which partition of the reachable lost effect group in the effect group selection table to which the extracted random number belongs. The lost effect group is selected and determined (step 118).

If "No reach" is found in step 116, the main CPU 21 extracts a random number from the random number counter for determining a lost symbol, refers to the stop symbol selection table, and loses the reach effect without performing the reach effect. The loss stop symbol is determined so that (step 119). Subsequently, the main CPU 21 extracts a random number from the effect group selection random number counter, and determines which partition of the reach-less loss effect group in the effect group selection table belongs to by the extracted random number. Select and determine the loss production group (step 12)
0).

Next, a display control signal (command) for the sub control board 30 is generated by the main CPU 21 so that the stop display and the effect display of the determined symbols are performed (step 121). The generated display control command is temporarily stored in the main RAM 22 of the main control board 20.
Are stored and stored (step 122). Main RAM2
The display control commands stored and stored in No. 2 are the same as those in FIG.
In step 209 of the interrupt processing of the sub control board 3
Sent to 0.

Next, it is determined whether or not the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot (step 123). If the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, jackpot game processing is performed (step 124). In this jackpot game process, control regarding opening and closing management of the door of the jackpot 16 during the jackpot game is performed. After that, the special symbol game control end process (step 125) is performed, and the special symbol game control process ends. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step 123 is not a big hit, the special symbol game control ending process of step 125 is performed, and the special symbol game control process ends.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the outline of the processing performed by the sub control board 30.

In the sub control board 30, an initial setting process of the operation of the sub CPU 31 is performed when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on (see step 301 in FIG. 6,) and then the work RA.
M32 is cleared (step 302). Next, VD
Initialization processing of the operation of P35 is performed (step 30
3) Then, the mother task is started (step 3)
04).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an outline of the timer interrupt process performed by the sub control board 30. The timer interrupt process is performed every 2 [msec], and the main control board 2
Based on the data received from 0, the sub CPU 31 performs a process of generating a reception command (FIG. 7, step 401).
reference). Then, the generated received command is checked (step 402) and the received command is stored in the work RAM 3.
2 is stored, and the process ends.

FIG. 8 shows V_ performed by the sub control board 30.
It is a flow chart which shows an outline of a Sync (Vertical Synchronize: Vertical synchronization) interruption processing.

The V_Sync interrupt process is synchronized with the non-display period start timing of the screen of the special symbol display device 1 at 1
It is a process performed every 6.6 [msec] (= 1/60 seconds),
This is a process of transferring data to the VDP 35 during this non-display period. In this V_Sync interrupt process, first, the data at the next address of the animation data stored in the predetermined area of the work RAM 32 in the variation pattern setting process described later is transferred to the VDP 35 (FIG. 8, step 5).
01). Next, the display coordinate data of the special symbol is VDP
35 (step 502). The display coordinate data of this special symbol is converted into data of screen coordinates corresponding to the screen of the special symbol display device 10 in a variation pattern setting process described later. Next, control processing of the operation of each started task is performed (step 5).
03). In the individual task, the processing is divided into units of V_Sync, and the processing operation is once delivered to this task control processing.

When the animation data is input, the VDP 35 reads the image data corresponding to the animation data from the image ROM 34 and generates the effect image data to be displayed on the special symbol display device 10. The generated effect image data is converted into RGB by the D / A converter 36.
It is converted into a signal and output to the special symbol display device 10.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an outline of the processing of the mother task started in step 304 of FIG.

In this mother task process, first, VDP
Initial setting processing for screen display by 35 is performed (see step 311 in FIG. 9). Next, it is determined whether or not the command from the main control board 20 includes a change pattern regarding the screen display of the special symbol display device 10 (step 312). If a fluctuation pattern is specified, fluctuation pattern setting processing is performed (step 31
3), the file animation control task is started (step 314). In this file animation control task, for each animation initialization, the initial setting of animation data and
An animation control process for sequentially reading the data pointed by the animation pointer is performed.

Next, the animation display task is activated (step 315) and the symbol variation setting process is performed (step 316). If the variation pattern is not designated as a result of the determination in step 312, steps 313 to 31
The process of 5 is not performed, but the symbol variation setting process is performed.
In the symbol variation setting process, the variation setting process for the first, second, and third stop symbols designated by the main control board 20 is performed. Next, the first, second, and third stop symbols are all designated, and it is determined whether or not the symbol is fixed (step 317). When the symbol is confirmed, the symbol confirmation setting process is performed (step 318) and the confirmation flag is set to 1. After that, the task control waits (step 3
19) and the process returns to step 312. On the other hand, if all the symbols are not confirmed, the flag is not set, the task control wait state is entered, and the process returns to step 312.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the details of the variation pattern setting processing performed in step 313 of the above-mentioned mother task processing. In the fluctuation pattern setting process,
First, the confirmation flag is reset to 0 (see step 331 in FIG. 10), and subsequently the fluctuation pattern information is set (step 332). This variation pattern information is information according to the effect group determined in steps 115, 118, and 120 of FIG. Next, the variation control task is activated (step 333), and subsequently the variation animation setting task is activated (step 334). In the variable animation setting task, settings such as a predictive image of a reach occurrence, a reach advance notice image, and a jackpot effect image are mainly set. Next, the special symbol reel processing task is activated (step 335). In this special symbol reel processing task, the display coordinate data of the special symbol is used as the special symbol display device 10.
The process of converting the screen coordinate data on the screen is performed.

In such a variation pattern setting process, the sub control board 30 analyzes the command from the main control board 20, reads the specified information of the predetermined command stored in the work RAM 32, and interprets this specified information. Then, the settings relating to the variable display of special symbols and the display of animation in the special symbol display device 10 are performed. That is, if the command read from the work RAM 32 is a command for designating an effect group, one animation sequence program is selected from the program ROM 33 based on this designation information and set in a predetermined area of the work RAM 32. Further, the variable sequence program of one special symbol is selected based on the read command for designating the effect group, and is set in a predetermined memory area in the work RAM 32. Sub-control board 30, based on the set special symbol variation sequence program,
While controlling the variable display of the special symbols, it also controls the animation display based on the set animation sequence program.

11 to 15 are views showing a first example of the reach effect displayed by the VDP 35 of the sub control board 30 on the special symbol display device 10 during the reach. In the reach effect images (a) to (i) shown in the respective figures, the character design "Rua-chan" A is the character design "cat" B.
The environmental content on land and the environmental content in the sea in the same event of fishing in the sea together are displayed separately. In the drawings, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals for description.

When the reach occurs when the first stop symbol 71 and the second stop symbol 72 are stopped and displayed together with the same symbol, for example, "7", the screen of the special symbol display device 10 is displayed until then. The reach effect image shown in FIG. 11A is displayed instead of the normal variation screen of the special symbol game. In this reach effect image, the third stop symbol 73, which is the final stop symbol which is still changing, is displayed surrounded by a frame. In addition, the special pattern 7 which is displayed in a vertical line in the center
The screen is divided by a diagonal line C behind 1, 72 and 73, and is divided into a display environment P1 on the left side and a display environment P2 on the right side toward the drawing. The display environment P1 on the left side shows the situation of the land environment where Rua-chan A and the cat B are present, and the display environment P2 on the right side shows the situation of the undersea environment where the character pattern "fish" D is present. Has been done.

When the reach effect is started, the fish D hits Rua-chan A as shown in FIG. When Lua-chan A, who feels a good response, hits the rod as shown in FIG. 7B, the underwater fish D is pulled in conjunction with this. As shown in FIG. 12C, when Rua-chan A pulls with great force, the fish D resists and moves backward. As shown in (d) of the same figure, when Rua-chan A pulls with more force, the fish D is greatly attracted. But,
As shown in Fig. 13 (e), when the fish in the sea desperately resisted and pulled back, in conjunction with this, Rua-chan A on land
The rod is pulled and bends greatly. As shown in (f) of the same figure, Rua-chan A tries hard to pull up, but fish D also pulls back.

Eventually, as shown in FIGS. 14 (g) to 15 (i), the fish D gradually weakens and is gradually pulled toward the land and finally pulled up. At this time, the rod of A-chan A, which has been greatly bent, gradually restores straight in association with the attraction of the fish D. Then, as shown in FIG. 15 (j), the third stop symbol 73, which was being changed, was stopped in line with the jackpot symbol “7”, the jackpot was confirmed, and R-chan A with the fish D caught was , Decide the peace sign next to the happy cat B.
On the screen when this fluctuation is confirmed, the display of the diagonal line C disappears,
One environment is displayed, which is a long-distance view of the sea and land in one event of fishing.

The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment as described above
According to the reach production, the special symbol display device 10
, The situation of different environments in one event of fishing, that is, the situation of the land environment P1 and the environment P2 in the sea is divided into two scenes and displayed, so that one event of fishing can be viewed from a plurality of viewpoints. I can. Therefore, rather than producing by simply displaying an image of one event of fishing viewed from only one viewpoint, the production has a greater depth and the pachinko game is more interesting.

Further, according to this embodiment, the different environment P
Since the movements of the respective character designs A and D in 1 and P2 are displayed interlockingly with each other, the situations of the respective environments P1 and P2 are associated with each other both in terms of content and in time series, and change in progress at the same time. The display contents of the environments P1 and P2 can be simultaneously grasped on one screen 10. Therefore, one phenomenon of fishing is observed from many sides, and the effect is deepened.

FIGS. 16 to 23 are views showing a second example of the reach effect displayed by the VDP 35 of the sub control board 30 on the special symbol display device 10 during the reach. Even in the reach effect images (a) to (n) shown in the respective figures, FIG.
~ Similar to the first example of the reach effect shown in FIG. 15, the character design "Rua-chan" A is the character design "cat".
The environmental content on land and the environmental content in the sea in the same event of fishing in the sea with B are displayed separately. 16 to 23, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIGS. 11 to 15 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the reach effect starts, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), a fish D hits Rua-chan A,
As shown in, fish D pulls A-chan A's rod trying to escape. Next to Rua-chan A, a land P1 who interacts with a fish D desperately resisting in the underwater P2, see FIG.
As shown in (c), the cat B jumps up
It disappears upward as shown in FIG. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 18 (e), when Rua-chan A and fish D continue to interact with each other, as shown in FIG. 18 (f), the cat B, which has disappeared upwards, becomes P2 in the sea. Will appear. While Rua-chan A and fish D continue to interact, FIG. 19 (g),
As shown in (h), the cat B appearing in the underwater P2 swims at the fish D. Cat B who has reached the side of Fish D
Is aimed at as shown in FIG. 20 (i), and FIG.
Punch fish D as shown in. The fish D that ate the punch was damaged as shown in FIG.
As shown in (l) of the same figure, it becomes adult and is attracted to A-chan A who is on land P1. As shown in FIG. 22 (m), when Rua-chan A is drawing the weakened fish D more and more, the cat B, who went to the underwater P2 and punched the fish D, appeared from the sea surface on the land, As shown in Figure (n), it returns to the land, and at the same time, fish D is also pulled up. Then, as shown in FIG. 23 (o), the third stop symbol 73, which was changing, was stopped together with the jackpot symbol "7" and the jackpot was confirmed, and Lua-chan A with the fish D caught was , Decide the peace sign next to the happy cat B.
On the screen when this fluctuation is confirmed, the display of the diagonal line C disappears,
One environment is displayed, which is a long-distance view of the sea and land in one event of fishing.

When the special symbol display device 10 is configured to display the reach effect in which a specific symbol such as the cat C moves between the different environments P1 and P2 which are divided into two and is displayed, at first glance, another display. When a specific symbol "cat" B moves from the other environment to each of the visible environments P1 and P2, unexpectedness occurs and the display content of the reach effect becomes more interesting.

24 to 29 are diagrams showing a third example of the reach effect displayed by the VDP 35 of the sub-control board 30 on the special symbol display device 10 during the reach. Even in the reach effect images (a) to (j) shown in the respective figures, FIG.
~ The first and second reach effects shown in Figs. 15 and 16 to 23
Similar to the second example, the land environment and the underwater environment are displayed separately in the same event that the character pattern "Rua-chan" A is fishing in the sea with the character pattern "cat" B. Has been done. It should be noted that in FIGS.
1 to FIG. 23, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the reach effect starts, as shown in FIG. 24 (a), a fish D hits Rua-chan A, and FIG.
As shown in, when Rua-chan A and the fish D are interacting with each other, a jellyfish E appears from above the underwater P2. Figure 25
As shown in (c) and (d), the jellyfish E gradually approaches the fish D while the Rua-chan A and the fish D continue to communicate with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 26 (e), the jellyfish E suddenly becomes angry and starts to take on electricity as shown in FIG. 26 (f). Then, as shown in FIGS. 27 (g) and 27 (h), the fish D was electrocuted by the jellyfish E, which blocked the electricity, and the cat A immediately on the land P1 was also in the cat B.
At the same time, he gets an electric shock through the fishing line. Eventually, Jellyfish E leaves, and Rua-chan A and cat B are damaged and tattered, but as shown in FIGS. 28 (i) and 28 (j), fish D is more damaged and weakened. Somehow pull up and pull out. At the same time withdrawing Fish D,
As shown in FIG. 29 (k), the third stop symbol 73 that was changing was stopped in line with the jackpot symbol "7" to confirm the jackpot, and Rua-chan A caught the fish while raising her hair upside down. Hold D and somehow decide the pose. On the screen when the fluctuation is determined, the display of the diagonal line C disappears, and one environment in which the ocean and the land are seen in a long way in one event of fishing is displayed.

The special symbol display device has a reach effect in which a phenomenon such as an electric shock in one environment P2 of the different environments P1 and P2 causes a phenomenon such as an electric shock in the other environment P1 through the fishing line to affect. When the configuration is displayed on 10, each environment P1, P is affected by the influence.
Since the display contents of 2 are associated with each other, each environment P1, P2
It becomes easy to recognize that the display contents of both represent one event such as fishing. Therefore, the depth of the effect is further increased, and the display content of the reach effect is more interesting.

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, it can be similarly applied to other gaming machines such as slot machines.
Further, the game program described in the above embodiments can be executed by a computer provided in a home-use game machine or a personal computer. 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, the contents of the environment in which one event is different are divided into a plurality of scenes and displayed on the display means, so that one event can be viewed from a plurality of viewpoints. I can. Therefore, in the display effect representing one event, the effect is deepened and the interest of the game is increased.

Further, when the display means is configured to display a specific symbol that moves between different environments, which is divided and displayed on the display means, at first glance, each environment that appears as a different display has a specific symbol from the other environment. The movement of causes unexpectedness, and the display content becomes more interesting.

When the phenomenon in one of the different environments influences the phenomenon in the other environment,
Since the display contents of one of the environments influences the display contents of the other environments and are associated with each other, it becomes easy to recognize that the display contents of each environment represent one event. Therefore, the depth of the effect is further increased, and the displayed contents are more interesting.

When the phenomena in different environments are interlocked with each other, the contents displayed in each environment are
It is possible to simultaneously grasp the display contents of each environment, which are associated with each other in a time series and are changing at the same time, on one screen. Therefore, one phenomenon is observed from many sides, and the effect is further deepened.

[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.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of main game control processing performed by a main control board in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 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. 5 is a flowchart showing details of special symbol game control processing in the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of a game process performed by the sub control board in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of a timer interrupt process performed by the sub control board in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of mother task processing performed by a sub-control board in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart showing details of a variation pattern setting process in the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed at the beginning of the first example of reach effect displayed on the special symbol display device of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed at the beginning of the second example of reach effect displayed on the special symbol display device of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed at the beginning of the third example of reach effect displayed on the special symbol display device of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

25 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 24. FIG.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 25.

27 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed following the effect image shown in FIG. 26. FIG.

28 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed following the effect image shown in FIG. 27. FIG.

29 is a diagram showing a reach effect image displayed subsequently to the effect image shown in FIG. 28. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Pachinko machine 10 ... Special symbol display device 11 ... Ordinary symbol display device 15 ... Starting prize hole 16 ... Big prize hole 20 ... Main control board 21 ... Main CPU (central processing unit) 22 ... Main RAM (readable / writable memory) 23 ... Main ROM (read-only memory) 30 ... Sub control board 31 ... Sub CPU 32 ... Work RAM 33 ... Program ROM 34 ... Image ROM 35 ... VDP (Video Display Processor)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising display means for displaying a symbol and display control means for controlling the display of the display means, wherein the display control means displays the contents of different environments in the same event. A game machine characterized in that the display means is divided and displayed. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display control means causes the display means to display a specific symbol which is displayed separately on the display means and which moves between different environments. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a phenomenon in any one of the different environments affects a phenomenon in another environment. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the phenomena in the different environments are interlocked with each other. 5. A game program for causing a computer to function as display means for displaying a symbol and display control means for controlling the display of the display means, wherein the display control means displays the contents of different environments in the same event. A game program characterized by being divided into display means for display. 6. The game program according to claim 5, wherein the display control means causes the display means to display a specific symbol which is displayed separately on the display means and which moves between different environments. 7. The game program according to claim 5, wherein a phenomenon in any one of the different environments affects a phenomenon in another environment. 8. The game program according to claim 5, wherein the phenomena in the different environments are interlocked with each other.