JP2005205103A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine for executing an image game for shifting to a special game by the motion of a character and displaying an image for introducing the motion of the character for shifting to the special game at the time of shifting to the special game. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine comprises a game board where hit pachinko balls flow down, a start winning port provided on the game board, to which the game balls can flow in, an image display means provided so as to be visible to a player, and a control means for performing a lottery processing of shifting to the special game advantageous to the player on the basis of a prescribed probability when the game ball flows into the start winning port and displaying the image in which a plurality of characters compete in the image display means. The control means displays the image of a prescribed competition corresponding to the result of the lottery processing at the image display means, and displays an introduction image in which the motions of the characters for determining the winning and losing of the competition are gathered in the image display means at the time of shifting to the special game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine that displays an image in which a plurality of characters play a game on an image display device.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, pachinko gaming machines, which are a kind of ball and ball gaming machines, are widely used in which an image display device is provided on a gaming board. In this pachinko gaming machine, for example, an image game imitating a slot game is performed by changing a plurality of rows of symbols displayed on the image display device, and the game state of the pachinko game is changed based on the game result. is there. Specifically, when the slot game is a big hit, the pachinko game is changed to a special game to make it easier for the game ball to win. Various designs have been proposed for the fluctuating symbols, but all the symbols are big hits, and it was difficult to say that the player has a fresh taste.

Therefore, in order to eliminate this monotony, a pachinko gaming machine that displays an image of a character known to the player as one of the effect images has been proposed. In addition, a pachinko gaming machine that displays an image of this character has also been proposed that displays, for example, an image that introduces an appearing character when the game is shifted to a special game. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1.)
JP 2002-143446 A

  However, the image using the character described above is an incidental image for enhancing the production effect, and the main image game for shifting the pachinko game to the special game is a slot game by changing the design as before. It was a mode of performing.

  In addition, the image that introduces the character displayed when the transition to the special game is not related to the image game by the slot game, so the player cannot be expected to be very interested, and the following characters I couldn't expect much to continue the ball game to see the introductory image.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to make an image game in which an image using a character is not an incidental effect image but is shifted to a special game by the movement of the character. Further, the present invention provides a ball game machine that displays an image that introduces the movement of a character for shifting to a special game when the game shifts to a special game.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, an embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention includes a game board in which a ball that has been bulleted flows down, and a start prize that is provided in the game board and into which the game ball can flow. Mouth, image display means provided so that the player can see, and lottery processing to shift to a special game advantageous to the player based on a predetermined probability when the game ball flows into the start winning opening And a control means for displaying an image of a plurality of characters playing a game on the image display means, and the control means displays a predetermined game image according to the result of the lottery process. When displayed on the image display means and shifted to a special game, an introduction image in which movements of characters for determining the outcome of the competition are collected is displayed on the image display means.

  In this embodiment, it is possible to notify the player as to whether or not the character moves to the special game as a movement of the character to be transferred to the special game, and whether or not to shift to the special game by winning or losing. Since the game image can clearly show the win / loss, superiority, and inferior situation, the player can easily grasp the result and situation of the image game. Also, the introductory image displayed when transitioning to the special game is also an introduction of the character's movement to determine the outcome of the competition, so the player is useful for judging the superiority or inferiority in the next image game. Information can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention has a selection means for allowing the player to select one or more items from a plurality of items, and a plurality of introduction images classified based on a predetermined condition. One or more introduction images selected by the player using the selection means are displayed on the image display means.

  In this embodiment, since a player can select a desired introduction image from a plurality of classified introduction images, the introduction image can be systematically shown, and the player himself can Because you can select, you can expect more interest in the introduction image. In addition, in order to see the remaining images of the plurality of introduction images, it can also be expected that the player continues the ball game.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the predetermined condition is based on an effect for determining the outcome of the game.

  Still further, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention includes an operation means in which the selection means generates an operation signal based on an operation of the player, and the control means is an introduction selected by the player based on the operation signal. An image is displayed on an image display means.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention is characterized in that the movement of the character for determining the outcome of the competition indicates the contents of the technique in the competition.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention is characterized in that the introductory image includes character information indicating the name of the technique and information of a moving image indicating the aspect of the technique.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention is characterized in that the competition is a martial art, and the introduction image includes information indicating the strength of the technique.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention is characterized in that the introduction image includes information on a physical part where the technique works.

  Furthermore, the embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention is provided with a special winning opening through which a game ball can flow into the game board, and the control means opens the special winning opening when the game is shifted to the special game. When the predetermined condition is reached, the closing process is repeated, and the contents of the technique different for each process are displayed on the image display means.

  In the ball game machine of the present invention, since the character performs a game and whether or not the game can be shifted to a special game by winning or losing the game is indicated, the player is given a greater sense of realism and narrative than before. Therefore, it is expected that the player can continue the ball game without getting bored.

  Furthermore, when transitioning to a special game, the player can grasp the situation and result of the game at the next change by displaying an introduction image that summarizes the movement of the character to determine the outcome of the game. You can get useful information and you can expect more interest in the competition.

  Furthermore, by allowing the player to select from a plurality of introduction images, the player has room for selection, and the player continues the ball game to view other introduction images. Can be expected.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Explanation of general ball game machines)
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an outline of an example of a pachinko gaming machine which is one embodiment of a ball game machine according to the present invention. The example shown in FIG. 1 is a view showing the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 12, a front frame 14, and a game board 24. The outer frame 12 constitutes an outline of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and has a rectangular shape. The outer frame 12 is provided with a front frame 14 that is pivotally supported so as to be freely opened and closed. The front frame 14 is provided with various members such as a glass door 16, an upper plate 18 and a lower plate 20 for receiving game balls, a hitting ball handle 22, and a storage unit for storing the game board 24.

<Game board 24>
The game board 24 is provided with a game area 28 partitioned by rails 26. An image display device 30 for displaying various images such as images of symbols is provided at a substantially central portion of the game area 28. Further, the game area 28 includes a start winning port 32 that defines conditions for starting the variation of symbols, a special winning port 34 that opens and closes when a game is a big hit, normal symbol variation display ports 36 and 38, and a plurality of others. Are also provided with general winning ports 39a to 39d, windmills 40 and 42 that affect the fall of the game ball, a number of game nails (not shown), and an out port 44.

  When the player rotates the hitting ball handle 22 described above, the game balls are supplied one by one from the upper plate 18 to the hitting ball launching unit (not shown). With high strength, it is launched as a hit ball into the game area 28 by a hit ball launching device (not shown).

  The hit ball fired in the game area 28 flows down while changing the moving direction by repeatedly contacting with the windmill and the game nail described above, and flows into the various winning holes 32 to 38 and 39a to 39d and the out port 44 described above. It will be. When the hit ball wins any one of the winning openings 32 to 38 and 39a to 39d, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 18 or the lower plate 20 as winning balls.

<Image display device 30>
As described above, the image display device 30 is provided in a substantially central portion of the game area 28, and various images including moving images can be displayed. When the game ball flows (wins) into the start winning opening 32, an image in which a plurality of characters play a game is displayed. In particular, in the present embodiment, as will be described in detail below, an image for performing a professional wrestling game in which two characters are a type of martial arts is displayed.

<Starting prize opening 32>
When a hit ball is won at the start winning opening 32, the image displayed on the image display device 30 starts to be displayed in a variable manner. Specifically, the protagonist character and the opponent's character play a professional wrestling game, and an image in which the two characters engage in various techniques is displayed. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the variable display is stopped. It is possible to notify the player that the image game will be a big hit by displaying the result of the professional wrestling game (for example, win win) during the fluctuation display, and the situation of the game (for example, downing the opponent) It is possible to notify the player that the possibility of jackpot has increased (for example, reach (fall in this embodiment)).

  In the case of a big hit, a special game advantageous to the player is executed. In this special game, an introductory image summarizing the professional wrestling skills that the character delivers is displayed on the image display device 30, and the special prize opening 34 is opened to make the game ball easy to win, It makes it easy to flow into the special winning opening 34.

<Special prize opening 34>
As described above, when the image game on the image display device 30 is a big hit, in the pachinko game, the special prize opening 34 is opened and the special game is executed. The easy winning state of the special winning opening 34 is, for example, 30 seconds until a predetermined number of hit balls are won in the special winning opening 34, for example, ten pieces are won, or until a predetermined time elapses after the special winning opening 34 is opened. Continue until it has passed. Thereafter, the special winning opening 34 is closed to make it difficult to win. The special prize opening 34 is provided with a specific area (not shown). If the hit ball passes through the specific area while the special prize opening 34 is open, the special prize opening 34 is once closed and then opened again. The operation of opening and closing the special prize opening 34 is repeated a plurality of times, for example, 15 times, and then the special prize opening 34 is closed. In the following, a game from when the special winning opening 34 is opened until it is closed is referred to as a unit game, and the number of times a unit game is played is referred to as a round number.

<Operation button 46>
An operation button 46 is provided on the left side of the above-described upper plate 18 so as to be capable of being pushed. This operation button 46 is electrically connected to a main control board 50 described later. When the operator pushes the operation button 46, an operation signal is generated and supplied to the sub-control board 52. When the operator releases his / her hand from the operation button 46, the supply of the operation signal to the sub control board 52 is stopped.

  FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the back of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

<Main control board 50>
As shown in FIG. 2, a main control board 50 is provided at the lower part of the back surface. The main control board 50 performs overall control of the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the main control board 50 performs control for paying out a number of game balls corresponding to the winning opening as winning balls when winning a winning ball such as the start winning opening 32 and the special winning opening 34.

The main control board 50 includes a CPU (central processing unit) (not shown) for performing calculations and the like, a ROM (read only memory) (not shown) storing a program for controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine 10, and A random access memory (RAM) (not shown) for temporarily storing each data is included. These CPU, ROM, and RAM are electrically connected by an input / output bus so that data signals and address signals can be input / output. Of the programs for controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine 10, programs for performing a winning process, a special winning opening control process, a lottery, and an image process are shown in FIGS.

<Sub control board 52>
An image display device 30 is provided on the upper portion of the main control board 50, and a sub control board 52 is provided on the back surface of the image display device 30. The sub control board 52 is electrically connected to the main control board 50 and controls the image display device 30 based on a control signal generated from the main control board 50. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) that performs arithmetic operations, a ROM (Read Only Memory) (not shown) that stores a program for controlling the image display device 30, and each data are temporarily stored. RAM (random access memory) (not shown) etc. are included. The ROM stores a program for controlling a ball game and an image game, which will be described later, and further stores image data used for an image game and the like. These CPU, ROM, and RAM are electrically connected by an input / output bus so that data signals and address signals can be input / output. The sub-control board 52 controls the display of the image on the image display device 30 and defines the display mode of the operation game and the image game described above. A program for performing an introduction image display process performed at the time of transition to a special game is shown in FIG.

(Explanation of functional block diagram)
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an outline of control functions in the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a control means 500, a winning detection means 600, an operation means 400, and an image display means 300. The control means 500 is electrically connected to the winning detection means 600, the operation means 400, and the image display means 300.

  The winning detection means 600 includes a winning detection sensor 70 installed at the start winning opening 32 and other winning openings. When a game ball flows into these winning openings, the winning detection sensor 70 sends a detection signal to the main control board. Call 50. The operation means 400 includes an operation button 46, and when the player of the pachinko gaming machine 10 presses the operation button, an operation signal is transmitted to the sub-control board 52. The image display unit 300 includes the image display device 30, and displays a predetermined image on the image device 30 based on an image signal transmitted from the image display control unit 540 provided in the sub-control unit 52.

  The control means 500 includes a main control board 50 and a sub control board 52. The main control board 50 controls the entire pachinko gaming machine 10 as described above. The main control board 50 includes a winning processing means 510 and a special winning opening control means 520. The winning processing means 510 includes a lottery and image processing means 530.

  The winning means 510 performs a winning process when a game ball is won, and the lottery and image processing means 530 included in the winning means 510 determines whether or not to shift to a special game based on a predetermined probability. The outline effect indicating the outline of the game image to be displayed is selected by lottery processing. The special winning opening control means 520 determines the number of rounds and controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 34.

  The sub control board 52 includes an image display control unit 540, and the image display control unit 540 includes an introduction image display control unit 550. The image display control means 540 displays an image of a predetermined game on the image display means 300 in accordance with the lottery and summary effect information received from the image processing means 530. The introduction image display control unit 550 displays an introduction image corresponding to the number of rounds on the image display unit 300 when the special game is entered.

(Description of control processing)
Hereinafter, various controls performed in the above-described main control board 50 and sub control board 52 will be described. In the following, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has been activated in advance, and the above-described main control board 50 and sub-control board 52 have finished activation processing such as initialization of various variables used for control, and the pachinko gaming machine 10 is assumed to be in steady operation.

  4 to 6 shown below show a subroutine executed in the main control board 50, and FIG. 7 shows a subroutine executed in the sub control board 52. Note that the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 show only one example for executing the control process in the main control board 50 or the sub-control board 52, and are not limited to this process procedure.

<Winning process>
FIG. 4 shows a winning processing subroutine executed by the winning processing means 510 described above. The subroutine shown in FIG. 4 is called from a main program (not shown) executed in advance on the main control board 50 at predetermined timings and repeatedly executed.

  First, it is determined whether or not the game ball moving on the game board 24 has won the start winning opening 32 (step S11). The start winning opening 32 is provided with a winning detection sensor 70 that detects that a game ball has passed and issues a detection signal to the main control board 50. In the process of step S11, this detection signal is sent to the main control board 50. Judgment is made based on whether or not it is supplied.

  When it is determined in step S11 that the game ball has won the start winning opening 32, lottery and image processing from step S14 to step S22 are executed. In the lottery process, based on the random number value generated by the random number generation means, it is determined whether the pachinko game is a big hit or missed. When it is a big hit, a special game is executed. This special game is a game in which the above-described special prize opening 34 is opened so that game balls can easily flow into the special prize opening 34.

  First, it is determined whether or not the image is already changing (step S14). If it is determined that the change has not yet been made, a random number is acquired (step S15), and lottery processing is continued using the random number (step S19).

  If it is determined that the change has already occurred, it is determined whether or not the suspension is possible (step S16). Here, the term “holding” means that when a plurality of game balls win the start winning opening 32 during the change, a predetermined number (four in this embodiment) can be stored. When it is determined that holding is possible, that is, when it is determined that the number of game balls won in the start winning opening 32 has not reached the predetermined number, a new random number is further acquired and stored (step S17). ). Then, the first random number among the stored random numbers is read (step S18), and a lottery process is performed using the random number (step S19).

  In addition, when it is not possible to hold, that is, when it is determined that a predetermined number of game balls have already been won in the start winning opening 32, random numbers are not acquired and the remaining random numbers are stored. The first random number is read out (step S18), and lottery processing is performed using the random number (step S19). Here, step S19 is a subroutine for lottery processing and image processing, which will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

  And the result of the lottery process by step S19 is transmitted to the sub control board 52 (step S20), and it is determined whether the result of this lottery process is a big hit (step S21). If it is determined that the game is a big win, execution of the special prize opening control process is started (step S22), and this subroutine is terminated. If it is determined that it is not a big hit, this subroutine is immediately terminated.

  When it is determined in the above step S11 that the game ball has not won the start winning port 32, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the other winning ports 36, 38, etc. (step S12). When it is determined that a game ball has won the other winning holes 36, 38, etc., a winning process such as a game ball payout process is executed according to the type of the winning hole (step S13), and this subroutine is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that no game balls have been won in the other winning openings 36, 38, etc., it is determined whether or not there is a hold (step S23). If it is determined that no hold remains, this subroutine is immediately terminated. Further, if it is determined that the hold remains, it is determined whether or not the image is changing (step S24). If it is determined that the image is changing, this subroutine is immediately terminated. If it is determined that it is not changing, the first random number among the stored random numbers is read (step S18), and lottery processing is performed using the random number (step S19). Thereafter, similarly to the above description, the processes from step S20 to step S22 are performed, and this subroutine is terminated. Thus, the winning process shown in FIG. 4 is completed.

<Special prize opening control process>
FIG. 5 shows a subroutine of the special prize opening control process in which the process is started in step S22 of FIG. 4 described above. The subroutine shown in FIG. 5 is called at every predetermined timing and repeatedly executed after the processing is started in step S22 in FIG. This special winning opening control process is a process for mainly controlling the opening or closing of the special winning opening 34 described above, and is a process for shifting a pachinko game to a special game.

  First, information indicating that a special game has started on the main control board 50 is transmitted to the sub control board 52 (step S31). Next, the value of the variable round is initialized, for example, set to 0 (step S32). This variable round is the number of rounds described above, and indicates the number of steps when the steps from the opening of the special prize opening 34 to the closing thereof are taken as one step.

  Next, the special winning opening 34 is controlled to be opened (step S33). A motor (not shown) is connected to the special prize opening 34, and the special prize opening 34 is opened by driving the motor. Next, the value of the variable round is increased by 1 (step S34), and the value is transmitted to the sub control board 52 (step S35).

  Further, it is determined whether or not the condition for closing the special prize opening 34 is satisfied (step S36). Specifically, the conditions for closing the special prize opening 34 are: whether or not a predetermined time, for example, 30 seconds has elapsed since the special prize opening 34 was opened, and the number of game balls won in the special prize opening 34 Whether or not has reached 10 or more. When it is determined that the condition for closing the special prize opening 34 is not satisfied, the determination process in step S36 is repeated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the condition for closing the special prize opening 34 is satisfied, the special prize opening 34 is closed (step S37). This closing control is also performed by driving a motor connected to the special prize opening 34. Next, it is determined whether or not to continue the next round (step S38). Specifically, whether or not to continue this round is determined by whether or not the value of the variable round is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, for example, 15 or greater, and the so-called V zone formed in the special prize opening 34. It is whether or not the game ball has passed through the area called. If it is determined that the next round will continue, the process returns to step S33 described above.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the next round is not to be continued, the main control board 50 ends the special game (step S39), and transmits information indicating that the special game has ended to the sub-control board 52. (Step S40), this subroutine is finished.

<Lottery, image processing>
FIG. 6 shows a lottery and image processing subroutine shown in step 19 of FIG. In this subroutine, the lottery process first determines whether or not to win a big win, and then draws one outline effect according to the lottery result from the outlines (summary effects) of various martial arts images stored. It is selected by processing and transmitted to the sub control board 52. Specifically, the selection of the summary effect is stored in a table in which summary effects including information on the hitting of game results as shown in the table of FIG. 8, for example, is stored. When the result is a win, the selection is made from the summary effect having the winning information, and when the result of the lottery process is out of the selection, the selection is made from the summary effect having the error information.

  In this embodiment, the player can continue to watch a series of professional wrestling matches by starting the next variation image from the state where the previous variation in the image has stopped. The outline effect described in the second column from the left of the table of FIG. 8 as “player introduction” is used for the scene where the game starts, and the outline effect without “player introduction” starts in the middle of the game. Used for scenes.

  Explaining along the flowchart of FIG. 6, first, based on the random numbers acquired in the flowchart of FIG. 4, a lottery process is performed to determine whether or not to shift to a special game (step S50). Next, the summary effect of the previous variation is read (step S51), and it is determined from the read summary effect whether or not the previously selected summary effect ends the game (step S52).

  If it is determined that the match is to end, a summary presentation with player introduction is selected by a lottery process. In particular, in the case of a win in the lottery process of step S50, a summary presentation having winning information is selected. One outline effect is selected from the inside, and in the case of losing, one outline effect is selected from the outline effects having the information of losing (step S53). Also, if it is determined that the previously selected summary presentation does not end the match, a summary presentation without introduction of players is selected by a lottery process. In this case, one outline effect is selected from the outline effects having the winning information, and in the case of losing, one outline effect is selected from the outline effects having the outlier information (step S54).

  Then, the selected outline effect is transmitted to the sub control board 52 (step S55). The image display control means 540 of the sub control board 52 displays a specific game image on the image display means 300 based on this signal, as will be described later. In addition, the selected outline effect is stored for use at the next fluctuation (step S56). Then, a winning process for paying out a predetermined number of game balls according to the winning of the start winning opening 32 is performed (step S57).

  Although the flow chart and the like are not shown, the image display control means 540 on the sub control board 52 side stores a plurality of details stored based on the outline effect transmitted from the main control board 50 transmitted in step 55. Among the effects, one detailed effect is selected by lottery processing from the detailed effects that match this general effect, and is displayed on the image display means 30. Thus, the player can continuously watch a series of professional wrestling matches.

<Introduction image display processing>
As a result of the lottery process, an introduction image summarizing the techniques that the character unfolds in the game is displayed on the image display means 300. A control method for displaying the introduction image will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The introduction image display processing is performed by the introduction image display control means 550 of the sub-control board 52. When a big hit is made, the introduction image display control means 550 receives the jackpot game start information (FIG. 5) transmitted from the main control board 50. (Refer to step S31.) (Step S61). Then, the image data of “introduction image classification” for displaying an image with a round number of 1 is read (step S62).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in the table of FIG. 9, the technique that the character takes out at the time of change depends on the strength of the technique (the strength of the damage given to the opponent). There are three types of “middle skills”, and 15 types of skills with a round number of 1 to a round number of 15 are stored in each classification. However, the image of round1 is the “introduction image classification” image data read in step S51, and the three classifications are the same image data. The contents of images having a round number 2 to a round number 15 will be described later.

  Next, the introduction image display control means 550 first receives a signal of round number 1 (see step S35 in FIG. 5) from the main control board 50 (step 63). Then, the read “classification of introduction image” image is displayed on the image display means 300 (step S64).

  Here, FIG. 10 shows an example of an “introduction image classification” image displayed with a round number of one. In the image, three types of classification names, “Death (Technology)”, “Daisaku”, and “Medium Skill” are drawn, and only one name is lit, and the classification of the lit name is selected Indicates that it is in a state of being The player can change the name to be lit by pressing the operation button 46 of the operation means 400, and can arbitrarily select a category to be displayed (step S65).

  If it is determined after the round number remains 1, the processes from step S63 to step S66 are repeated (step S66). During this time, the player can arbitrarily change the classification to be selected. When the number of rounds received in step S63 is changed to 2, in step S66, it is determined that round> 1, and the process proceeds to step S67. In step S67, the classification selected at that time (name is lit) is determined as the classification of the introduction image to be displayed.

  Subsequently, the introduction image display control means 550 reads the image data of each technique from the technique number 2 to the technique number n (n = 15 in this embodiment) of the determined classification (step S68). Then, the number of rounds is received from the main control board 50 (step S69), and the image of the technique number that matches the number of steps is displayed on the image display means 300 (step S70). The number of rounds is received until it is determined that the “big hit game end information” has been received from the main control board 50 (step S69), and an image having a branch number that matches the received number of rounds is displayed (step S70). ) The process is repeated (step S71 NO). When it is determined that the “big hit game end information” has been received from the main control board 50, the introductory image display subroutine is ended (YES in step S71).

(Description of introduction image)
Next, examples of technique introduction images displayed on the image display means 300 are shown in FIGS. These drawings are images showing one frame of a moving image displayed on the image display means 300. FIG. 11 is an image of “airplane throwing” with branch number 2 of the classification “deadly technique”, and an image (technique mode) in which the character performs a technique from the center to the right side of the screen is displayed. The number is shown, and the name (character information) of this technique is displayed in the right center. Below that, as information on the strength of the technique, the strength of the technique when the strongest state is 100% is represented by a numerical value (percent) and a bar graph. Further, on the left side of the figure, a physical part in which the displayed technique is effective is represented by coloring (the hatched portion in the figure) in the diagram of the person schematically represented.

  Similarly, FIG. 12 shows an image of the technique number 14 “Western Lariat” of the classification “Daitech”, and FIG. 13 shows an image of “Side Suplex” of the technique number 10 of the classification “Middle technique”. ing.

  As described above, the player can select an arbitrary category that the image wants to see from among the three types of categories, and can view images of different techniques belonging to the selected category for each round. . Each image shows the name of the technique, information on the strength of the technique, and information on the body part where the technique is effective, so it is possible to immediately grasp the outline of the technique, It is possible to understand the details of the game that will be played and to predict the possibility of a big hit.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to any other ball game machine.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the description has been made by taking an example of an image in which a character plays a professional wrestling game. For example, brain sports such as various martial arts, ball games, motor sports, and shogi are also included.

  Moreover, the movement of the character displayed on the introduction image is not limited to the technique of martial arts, and the movement used for determining the most appropriate win / loss in each competition can be considered. In addition, as for other information shown in the image, the optimum information for each competition can be displayed.

  In the above embodiment, the classification is selected by using the operation means. However, any other selection means can be used, for example, using voice or winning a game ball at a winning opening. You can also.

It is a front view showing the outline of an example of the pachinko gaming machine which is one embodiment of the ball game machine concerning the present invention. It is a rear view which shows the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an outline of a control function in the pachinko gaming machine 10. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a subroutine of a winning process executed in a winning process means 510. It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the special winning opening control process by which a process is started in step S22 of FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a lottery and image processing subroutine shown in step S19 of FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a subroutine for displaying an introduction image executed by the introduction image display control means 550. It is the table | surface which listed up the summary production | presentation selected by the lottery process by the lottery and image processing means 530. It is the table | surface which listed up each technique of the introduction image displayed by the introduction image display control means 550. It is a figure which shows the Example of the image which shows the classification | category of an introduction image. It is a figure which shows an example of the technique image displayed with an introduction image. It is a figure which shows an example of the technique image displayed with an introduction image. It is a figure which shows an example of the technique image displayed with an introduction image.

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24 game board 30 image display device 32 start winning opening 34 special winning opening 46 operation button 50 main control board 52 sub control board 510 winning processing means 520 special winning opening control means 530 lottery, image processing means 540 image display control means 550 introduction image Display control means

Claims (9)

A game board in which the game balls that have been shot down flow down,
A start winning opening provided on the game board and into which a game ball can flow;
Image display means provided so that the player can visually recognize;
When a game ball flows into the start winning opening, a lottery process for shifting to a special game advantageous to the player is performed based on a predetermined probability, and an image in which a plurality of characters play a game is displayed on the image display means. A ball game machine including control means,
The control means displays a predetermined image of the game on the image display means according to the result of the lottery process, and when the game is shifted to the special game, the control means moves the character to determine the outcome of the game. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that the collected introduction images are displayed on the image display means.   The player has a selection means for selecting one or more items from a plurality of items, and the player uses the selection means to select from a plurality of the introduction images classified based on a predetermined condition. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the one or more introduction images are displayed on the image display means.   The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined condition is based on an effect for determining victory or defeat of the game.   The selection means includes an operation means for issuing an operation signal based on a player's operation, and the control means displays the introduction image selected by the player on the image display means based on the operation signal. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that   The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the movement of the character for determining the victory or defeat of the game indicates the content of the technique in the game.   6. The ball game machine according to claim 5, wherein the introduction image includes character information indicating a name of the technique and information of a moving image indicating an aspect of the technique.   The ball game machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the competition is a martial art, and the introduction image includes information indicating the strength of the technique.   The bullet ball game machine according to claim 7, wherein the introduction image includes information on a physical part where the technique works.   The game board is provided with a special winning opening through which game balls can flow, and the control means repeats a process of opening the special winning opening and closing when a predetermined condition is reached when the game is shifted to the special game. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the contents of the technique different for each step are displayed on the image display means.

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