JP2012019857A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine adapted to reduce image capacity while displaying a specific image on an image display means according to the movement of a movable performance body.SOLUTION: An image data storage means 506 stores specific arrangement position information which is position information on a first storage region of a display storage means 536 in which specific image data read from the image data storage means 506 are arranged, in relation to specific plotting position information which is position information on a second storage region (a frame buffer region) of the display storage means 536 to which the specific image data arranged in the first storage region are moved by a plotting means 534. The plotting means 534 corrects the specific arrangement position information and moves a part of the specific image data from the first storage region to the second storage region so that at least a part of the specific image is displayed behind the movable performance body, for instance, according to the movement of the movable performance body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a slot machine or a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine represented by a slot machine or a pachinko machine includes an image display device (image display means) for displaying an image and a door (movable effector) that moves on the front side of the image display device, In conjunction with the movement of the door, an effect of displaying an image with a picture behind the door as a door background image (specific image) is given to the player (see Patent Document 1). .

Japanese Patent No. 4195335

  However, in the above-described technique, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of door background images corresponding to the size of the background region that changes as the door moves, and there is a problem that the image capacity increases.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention intends to provide a game machine that can reduce the image capacity while displaying a specific image on the image display means in accordance with the movement of the movable effector. .

  The present invention is a game machine for solving the above-described problems, and includes an image display means for displaying an image, an image data storage means for storing image data corresponding to the image, a first storage area, and the first storage area. A second storage area different from the one storage area, and the display storage means in which the image data read from the image data storage means is arranged in the first storage area, and the first storage area The image display means displays the image corresponding to the image data moved to the second storage area by moving the image data thus moved to the second storage area, and the display screen of the image display means A movable effector provided movably in the front, and the image data storage means includes the image data storage means as position information of specific image data relating to a specific image of the images. The specific arrangement position information which is the position information of the first storage area where the specific image data read out from the area is arranged, and the drawing means moves the specific image data arranged in the first storage area The specific drawing position information, which is the position information of the second storage area, is stored in association with each other, and the specific arrangement position correction information for correcting the specific arrangement position information is stored. The specific arrangement position information is corrected based on the specific arrangement position correction information in accordance with the movement, and a part of the specific image data specified by the corrected specific arrangement position information is stored in the first storage area from the first storage area. (2) By moving to the two storage areas, at least a part of the specific image is displayed on the image display unit in accordance with the movement of the movable effector. .

  Alternatively, the gaming machine according to the present invention includes an image display means for displaying an image, an image data storage means for storing image data corresponding to the image, and a second storage different from the first storage area and the first storage area. Display storage means in which the image data read from the image data storage means is arranged in the first storage area, and image data arranged in the first storage area in the second storage A drawing means for displaying on the image display means an image corresponding to the image data moved to the second storage area by being moved to the area; and a movable provided movably in front of the display screen of the image display means The image data storage means includes the specific data read from the image data storage means as position information of the specific image data relating to the specific image of the images. Specific arrangement position information which is position information of the first storage area where image data is arranged, and position information of the second storage area where the drawing means moves the specific image data arranged in the first storage area Is stored in association with the specific drawing position information, and the specific drawing position correction information for correcting the specific drawing position information is stored. The drawing unit is configured to store the specific drawing position information and the specific drawing before correction. The entire specific image data is moved from the first storage area to the second storage area based on the position information, and the specific drawing is performed based on the specific drawing position correction information in accordance with the movement of the movable effector. The position information is corrected, and the position corresponding to a part of the specific image data at a location specified by the specific drawing position information after correction in the second storage area A part of the constant image, is characterized in that to be displayed on the image display means in accordance with the movement of the movable directing body.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that the image capacity can be reduced while displaying the specific image on the image display unit in accordance with the movement of the movable effector.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the slot machine of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which opened the front door of the slot machine of this invention. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the door member and image display apparatus of this invention. (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram which shows the movable range of the door member of this invention. (A) is the figure which expanded and showed the arrangement | sequence of the symbol applied to each reel (left reel, middle reel, right reel) of this invention, (b) is the winning combination (operation | movement) of this invention It is the figure which showed the type of symbol (including a combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout or operation of each winning combination. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the winning probability of the winning combination of this invention, (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the lottery probability of the effect determined according to the winning combination of this invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the effect A of this invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the effect B of this invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the effect C of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the main control part of this invention, a 1st sub control part, and a 2nd sub control part. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating transfer and drawing of image data in 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the table memorize | stored in ROM in 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a table which shows the outline | summary of effect data, (b) is door movement data. A table showing an outline, (c) is a table showing an outline of image display data. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the table memorize | stored in ROM in 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a table which shows the basic position information of the image A, (b) is the image A A first correction value table for correcting the basic position information of the image A, and (c) is a second correction value table for correcting the basic position information of the image A. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main process (basic control of a game) of the main control part of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of the main control part of this invention. (A)-(c) are all the flowcharts which show the flow of the process which the 1st sub control part of this invention performs, (a) shows the flow of the main process, (b) is the command reception interruption. The flow of processing is shown, and (c) shows the flow of the timer interrupt processing. (A) And (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which the 2nd sub control part of this invention performs, (a) shows the flow of the main process, (b) is the command reception interruption. The flow of processing is shown. (A) And (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which the 2nd sub control part of this invention performs, (a) shows the flow of the door control process, (b) is the door movement information. The flow of setting processing is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the speed setting process of a 2nd sub control part. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the door movement process of the 2nd sub control part of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the structure of parts list data and parts data of this invention. (A) And (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which the 2nd sub control part of this invention performs all, (a) shows the flow of the timer interruption process, (b) is the door motor The flow of processing is shown. (A) And (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which the 2nd sub control part of 1st Embodiment of this invention performs, (a) shows the flow of the image control process, (b) Shows the flow of the image display processing. It is an image figure of VRAM in which VDP draws image data in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. In 1st Embodiment of this invention, when VDP produces | generates the 1st frame image for effect B, it is an image figure of VRAM. In 1st Embodiment of this invention, VDP is an image figure of VRAM at the time of producing | generating the 2nd frame image for effect B, or the 1st frame image for effect C. FIG. In 1st Embodiment of this invention, when VDP produces | generates the 7th frame image for effect B, it is an image figure of VRAM. In the first embodiment of the present invention, it is an image diagram of the VRAM of the present invention when generating a frame image for effect A or an eighth frame image for effect B. FIG. (A)-(d) are all the schematic diagrams which show together the effect by image display, and the effect by door movement in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the image which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the image B, (b) has shown the image A comprised from the divided images A1-A8. It is a data table which shows the positional information on divided image A1-A8 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. In 2nd Embodiment of this invention, it is an image figure of VRAM when VDP produces | generates the 1st frame image for effect B. FIG. In 2nd Embodiment of this invention, it is an image figure of VRAM when VDP produces | generates the 2nd frame image for effect B, or the 1st frame image for effect C. FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the image B ', (b) shows the division images A11-A18 which comprise the image A, (C) has shown the door. (A)-(h) is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the effect in order in 3rd Embodiment of this invention in order. It is an image figure which shows typically the display state of the image A in 1st Embodiment of this invention combining with the movement of a door. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the 1st modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the 2nd modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the 3rd modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the 4th modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the 5th modification of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a slot machine (game table) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
<Overall configuration>
A slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are housed inside the center of the main body 101, and can be rotated inside the slot machine 100. Has been. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that displays a plurality of combinations of symbols in a variable manner. The arrangement of symbols applied to each reel 110 to 112 will be described in detail later. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display device. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating the winning line 114 that is valid. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 114. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right The down line and the upper right line may be set as valid pay lines, and the same number of pay lines may be set as valid pay lines regardless of the number of bets.

  The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 137 to 139, and when the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  Below the stop button unit 136 is provided a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and pasting various types of certificate. At the lower part of the title panel 162, a medal payout opening 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 180 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. An effect device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided above the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a door member (movable effect body) 163 including two right doors 163a and a left door 163b that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device disposed on the back side of the door member 163 ( When the right door 163a and the left door 163b are opened outward in the horizontal direction in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, the display screen (display area) of the liquid crystal display device 157 is a slot machine. 100 has a structure that appears on the front (player side). Details of the door member 163 will be described later.

  In addition, the display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be any display device that can display various effect images and various game information. , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the entire display screen. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decorative object (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen, and a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen may be hidden by the decorative object, so that the display screen looks irregular. In the present embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. The main body 101 is a box that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side plate 260, the right side plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the back plate 242, and that opens to the front. Inside the main body 101, a main control board storage case 210 that stores the main control board is disposed at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided on the upper portion of the back plate 242. Below the three reels 110 to 112 are arranged. On the side plate 260 on the left side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reels 110 to 112, a sub control board storage case 220 containing a sub control board is disposed. Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 248 that is connected to the main control board and outputs the information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

  The lower surface plate 264 is provided with a medal payout device 180 (device for paying out medals accumulated in a bucket), and has a power supply board above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reels 110 to 112. A power supply device 252 is provided, and a power switch 244 is provided on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit and each device such as a main control unit 300 and sub-control units 400 and 500 described later. To do. Furthermore, a power storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power source is cut off is provided. Yes.

  A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind this (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connecting portion for connecting a power cord 264, and the power cord 264 connected thereto extends to the outside through a power cord hole 262 provided in the back plate 242 of the main body 101. Yes.

  The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the main body 101 via a hinge device 276, and an effect device 160 and an effect control board (which controls the effect device 160) are provided above the symbol display window 113. An upper speaker 272 is provided. Below the symbol display window 113, there are provided a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a passage 266 through which medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops illegal medals etc. on the medal tray 161. Yes. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 180.

<Door>
Next, the structure of the door member (movable effect body) 163 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 is a front view of the door member 163 in a state in which the right door 163a and the left door 163b are in the fully open position, and FIGS. 4A to 4C are views of the right door 163a and the left door with respect to the liquid crystal display device 157. It is a schematic diagram which shows the movement area | region of 163b.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the door member 163 includes a right door 163a, a left door 163b, and a frame 163c. The frame 163c has an opening 163c1 at the center and two pairs of upper and lower guide rails 163c2 and 163c3. The left door 163b and the right door 163a are made of transparent or translucent members that transmit the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157, and are guided in the upper and lower ends by the guide rails 163c2 and 163c3 to move in the horizontal direction. The liquid crystal display device 157 is disposed behind (back side) the opening 163c1 of the frame 163c. Therefore, the display of the liquid crystal display device 157 is visually recognized through the opening 163c1. Since the left door 163b and the right door 163a are configured to have a size capable of covering at least half of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157, a liquid crystal display that can be viewed through a transparent or translucent member. The display area of the device 157 can be sufficiently secured as an effect display area. Further, since the left door 163b and the right door 163a are configured to move in parallel with one side of the rectangular display area of the liquid crystal display device 157, the liquid crystal display device 157 is moved in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b and the right door 163a. The size of the image to be displayed can be easily changed. Furthermore, since the left door 163b and the right door 163a are configured so that the periphery of a transparent or translucent member is surrounded by an opaque member, the left door 163b and the right door 163a are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b and the right door 163a. When the image to be displayed is displayed in alignment with the edges of the left door 163b and the right door 163a, even if a slight shift occurs, the shift is made inconspicuous to the player.

  In addition, two sets of a pair of pulleys 163c4 and an endless belt 163c5 wound around these are disposed on the left and right of the frame 163c. One of the two pairs of pulleys 163c4 is connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and the two endless belts 163c5 are connected to upper portions of the right door 163a and the left door 163b, respectively. That is, the right door 163a and the left door 163b move in the horizontal direction together with the endless belt 163c5 that is driven by the stepping motor and travels.

  The right door 163a and the left door 163b are driven by the stepping motor in this way, and the fully open position for releasing the opening 163c1 and the left end 163a1 of the right door 163a and the right end 163b1 of the left door 163b at the center of the opening 163c1 are substantially the same. It moves between the fully closed positions that contact each other and shield the opening 163c1. That is, the right door 163a and the left door 163b are a fully open position that completely or substantially completely releases the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157, and a fully closed position that completely or almost completely shields the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157. Move between. The right door 163a and the left door 163b can be stopped at an arbitrary position between the fully open position and the fully closed position.

  Further, a first right door sensor 550 and a second right door sensor 551 are disposed between the pair of pulleys 163c4 for driving the right door 163a, and a pair of the pair for driving the left door 163b. A first left door sensor 552 and a second left door sensor 553 are disposed between the pulleys 163c4. These door sensors 550 to 553 are for detecting that the right door 163a and the left door 163b are in the fully open position or the fully closed position. Specifically, the first right door sensor 550 detects that the right door 163a is in the fully open position, and the second right door sensor 551 detects that the right door 163a is in the fully closed position. The first left door sensor 552 detects that the left door 163b is in the fully open position, and the second left door sensor 553 detects that the left door 163b is in the fully closed position.

  Here, the stepping motor that drives the right door 163a and the left door 163b is used in 1-2 phase excitation. The pair of pulleys 163c4 and the endless belt 163c5 are configured such that the right door 163a and the left door 163b move by 0.25 mm when one pulse (p) is input to the stepping motor. Since the distance from the fully open position of the right door 163a and the left door 163b to the fully closed position is set to 98 mm, the door member 163 moves the right door 163a and the left door 163b from the fully open position to the fully closed position. It is necessary to input 392 pulses (= 98 mm / 0.25 mm / pulse).

  In this embodiment, the number of pulses is used as coordinates indicating the positions of the right door 163a and the left door 163b. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the left end of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157 is coordinate 0, the center of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157 is coordinate 392, and the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157 is The right end is a coordinate 784. The position of the right door 163a is based on the left end 163a1, and the position of the left door 163b is based on the right end 163b1. Accordingly, the right door 163a is located at the coordinate 784 in the fully opened position and is located at the coordinate 392 in the fully closed position. Further, the left door 163b is located at the coordinate 0 in the fully opened position, and is located at the coordinate 392 in the fully closed position. As a result, the right door 163a moves between the coordinates 392 and the coordinates 784, and the left door 163b moves between the coordinates 0 and the coordinates 392.

  The stepping motor that drives the right door 163a and the left door 163b may use other excitation patterns (two-phase excitation or the like), or may use a plurality of types of excitation patterns depending on conditions. There may be.

<Pattern arrangement>
Next, the arrangement of symbols applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram in which the arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) is developed in a plane.

  In each reel 110 to 112, a plurality of types (eight types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged in a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment). Also, numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the “replay” symbol for the number 1 frame on the left reel 110, the “bell” symbol for the number 0 frame on the middle reel 111, and the “bell” symbol for the number 2 frame on the right reel 112. "Watermelon" design is arranged respectively.

<Type of winning prize>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure shows the types of winning combinations (including actuating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout or operation of each winning combination.

  Of the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the big bonuses (BB1, BB2) and the regular bonus (RB) are used as a combination for shifting to the bonus game, and the replay (replay) is a replay without newly inserting a medal. Each winning combination is sometimes distinguished from a winning combination and sometimes called an “acting combination”. However, in the “winning combination” in this embodiment, a big bonus, a regular bonus, and a replay that are operating combinations are included. included. In addition, “winning” in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of an actuator not accompanied by a medal payout (without medal payout) is displayed on an active line, for example, a big bonus, regular Includes bonuses and replay wins.

  The winning combination of the slot machine 100 includes a big bonus (BB1, BB2), a regular bonus (RB), a small combination (cherry, watermelon, bell), and replay (replay). Needless to say, the type of winning combination is not limited to this and can be arbitrarily adopted.

  “Big Bonus (BB1, BB2)” (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “BB”) is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning a prize. . Corresponding symbol combinations are “white 7-white 7-white 7” for BB1, and “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” for BB2. Further, flag carryover is performed for BB1 and BB2. That is, when BB1 and BB2 are won internally, a flag indicating this is set (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300), but even if BB1 and BB2 are not won in the game, a prize is won. Until then, the flag indicating the internal winning is maintained, and even after the next game, BB1 and BB2 are being internally selected, and the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 “white 7-white 7-white 7”, the symbol corresponding to BB2 The combination “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” is in a state of winning a prize.

  The “regular bonus (RB)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a regular bonus game (RB game) is started by winning. The corresponding symbol combination is “bonus-bonus-bonus”. Note that the RB carries over the flag as well as the above-mentioned BB. However, in the big bonus game (BB game) (details will be described later), the regular bonus game (RB game) is won internally and the combination of symbols is displayed on the winning line. In addition, the regular bonus game is started after the start of the big bonus game, and when the regular bonus game is finished once, the regular bonus game is automatically started so that the next regular bonus game is immediately started. It is good. “Short (cherry, watermelon, bell)” (hereinafter, simply referred to as “cherry”, “watermelon”, “bell”) is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. The symbol combinations are “cherry-ANY-ANY” for cherry, “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” for watermelon, and “bell-bell-bell” for bell. The corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG. In the case of “cherry-ANY-ANY”, the symbol of the left reel 110 may be “cherry”, and the symbol of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol.

  “Replay” is a winning combination (operating combination) in which a game can be performed without inserting a medal (game medium) in the next game by winning, and no medal is paid out. The corresponding symbol combination is “replay-replay-replay” for replay.

<Type of gaming state>
Next, the types of gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described. The gaming state is information for identifying the type of lottery data selected in a lottery or the like. In the present embodiment, the gaming state of the slot machine 100 is roughly classified into a normal game, a BB game, an RB game, and an internal winning game of a big bonus (BB) and a regular bonus (RB). However, the internal winning game may be a division included in the normal game.

<Normal game>
There are big bonuses (BB1, BB2), regular bonuses (RB), replays (replay), and small roles (cherry, watermelon, bell) as a single role in the internal winning prizes during normal games. In addition, there are Cherry & BB1, Cherry & BB2, and Cherry & RB as the internal winning combination for plural kinds of single roles.

  “Big bonus (BB1, BB2)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning. The “regular bonus (RB)” is a special role (operating role) that starts a regular bonus game (RB game) by winning. The “replay” (replay) is a winning combination (operating combination) in which a game can be performed without a medal being inserted in the next game by winning, and no medal is paid out. The “small role” is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. In addition, the internal winning probability of each combination is a range of random values obtained at the time of internal lottery from numerical data corresponding to the range of lottery data associated with each combination from lottery data prepared for normal games. It is calculated by the value divided by the numerical data (for example, 65535). As shown in FIG. 6A, the lottery data prepared for the normal game is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each combination or lose is associated with each numerical range. It is determined whether the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery is a value corresponding to the lottery data corresponding to which combination, and the internal lottery combination is determined. This lottery data is provided with settings 1 to 6 in which the winning probabilities of at least one combination are different, and a game shop clerk can arbitrarily select and set any set value.

  In the normal game, the internal lottery result is almost lost (big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), replay (replay) and small role won), or any stop display result A setting is made so that the stop display result of the losing that does not correspond to the symbol combination of the combination is generally derived, and the total number of medals to be acquired is less than the total number of inserted medals. Therefore, it is a gaming state that is disadvantageous for the player. However, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when a specific symbol combination is displayed), it is a gaming state that may be changed to increase the probability of internal winning of replaying. In this case, Consumption of medals used for games is suppressed, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a small role, resulting in a gaming state where the total number of medals exceeds the total number of medals inserted, which is beneficial to the player. May become a gaming state.

<BB game>
The BB game is set to be in a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. That is, the BB game is in a gaming state in which the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted. In this embodiment, the BB game is started by winning a big bonus (BB), and an RB game (described later) can be continuously executed repeatedly, and a predetermined number (for example, during the game) The process ends when more than 465 medals are obtained. However, the BB game only needs to be able to execute the RB game a plurality of times. For example, when a combination (for example, replay-replay-replay) is set for starting the RB game, and this combination is won internally, or The RB game may be set to start when winning. Furthermore, in the BB game, when the BB general game excluding the RB game during the BB game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 30 times), or the number of the RB games executed during the BB game is a predetermined number of times. It may be made to end when it reaches (for example, three times).

<RB game>
The RB game is set so as to be in a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. That is, the RB game is in a gaming state in which the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted. In this embodiment, the RB game is started by winning a regular bonus (RB), and a predetermined role is set to a variation that increases the probability of internal winning (for example, “setting 1” or “normal game”). The internal winning probability 1/15 of “small role 1” is increased to an internal winning probability 1 / 1.2, which is a predetermined value), and a predetermined number (for example, 8 times) It ends when there is a prize. In the RB game, when a predetermined number of times (at least 2 times) is won (for example, 8 times), or when the number of RB games executed during the RB game reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, (8 times). Since the BB game described above can execute the RB game a plurality of times, when a single RB game is performed, the number of medals less than the total number of medals obtained in the BB game is acquired and terminated. Become.

<Big winning (BB) and regular bonus (RB) internal winning games>
The winning combination that is internally won for the internal winning game of the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) includes a replay and a small role. The big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are not won internally, and are game states in which a symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) or the regular bonus (RB) can be won.

  However, the probability of the internal winning of the replay may be changed from the next game internally won in the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB). Until the symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB) wins, the total number of medals to be acquired is almost the same as the total number of inserted medals, and is compared with the normal game. The gaming state may be beneficial to the player. It should be noted that BB game and RB game are both game states that are beneficial to the player, and may be generally referred to as bonus games or special games.

<Type of production>
Next, the types of effects performed by the effect device 160 will be described. The kind of production to be performed according to the winning combination is determined by lottery (production lottery) as in the internal lottery of the winning combination.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the big bonus (BB1, BB2) or the regular bonus (RB) is won internally, the production A has a probability of 30% by the production lottery. Production B is performed with a probability of 40%. In addition, in case of internal winning for duplicate roles (Cherry & BB1, Cherry & BB2, Cherry & RB), production A is produced with a probability of 10%, production B is produced with a probability of 40%, and production B is produced with a probability of 50%. C is performed. On the other hand, when a small role (bell, watermelon, cherry) is won internally, production X (non-bonus production) is produced with a 50% probability and production Y (non-bonus production) is produced with a 30% probability. The effect Z (non-bonus effect) is performed with a probability of 20%. That is, the effects A, effects B, and effects C are effects with high expectation that may shift to a game state (bonus game) advantageous to the player.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the effects A to C can display an effect image of 8 frames in 266 ms (= about 33.3 ms (time for two VSYNC signals described later) × 8 frames)). A first effect and a second effect that can display an effect image of 120 frames in 3996 ms (= about 33.3 ms × 120 frames) after the first effect are configured. FIGS. 7A and 7B are schematic diagrams showing an outline of the effect A, FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic diagrams showing an outline of the effect B, and FIGS. (B) is a schematic diagram showing an outline of effect C. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7B, 8B, and 9B, the second effect is performed in the same way in effects A to C, and immediately after the end of the first effect. It may be started automatically immediately, or the second presentation may be started when the player receives an operation. The first effect is to produce an image display effect by the liquid crystal display device 157 in conjunction with the effect by the door member 163, and the movement of the right door 163a and the left door 163b in each of the effects A to C. Is different.

  More specifically, in the first effect, in the first effect, neither the right door 163a nor the left door 163b moves in the fully opened position, and as shown in FIG. The image is displayed continuously. That is, eight frames of the first frame image display period (1f), the second frame image display period (2f),..., The eighth frame image display period (8f) are present during 266 ms during which the first effect is performed. Although a period is provided, one type of frame image is displayed in common in each frame period. Thereby, in the effect A, the expectation given to the player is extremely small (expectation is low).

  In the production B, in the first production, the right door 163a and the left door 163b move from the fully open position to the fully closed position in a stepwise manner (in this example, in 8 stages), and the right door 163a and the left door 163b 8 types of frame images are displayed in the first frame image display period (1f) to the eighth frame image display period (8f) for 266 ms as shown in FIG. It is supposed to be displayed. Thereby, in the effect B, the expectation given to the player is larger than the effect A (medium expectation).

  In the production C, in the first production, the right door 163a and the left door 163b move from the fully opened position to the fully closed position in a stepwise manner (in this example, in 4 stages), and the right door 163a and the left door 163b In accordance with the four-stage high-speed movement of the door 163b, as shown in FIG. 9A, four types of frame images are displayed in 266 ms. That is, different frame images are displayed in the first frame image display period (1f) to the third frame image display period (3f), respectively, while the fourth frame image display period (4f) to the eighth frame image display period (8f). ) Displays one type of frame image in common. Thereby, in the effect C, the expectation given to the player is larger than the effect B (high expectation).

  In addition, the production time in each production A thru | or C and the number of frames to display are not limited to the above-mentioned numerical value, and can be changed suitably.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into main effects according to a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and reel stop. ROM 306 for storing position, RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, and the like WDT (watchdog timer) 314 is mounted. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312. The counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency division data. An interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 at every interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 304 monitors each sensor and transmits a drive pulse. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47 ÷ 8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

  The main control unit 300 uses a random number value generation circuit 316 that is used as a hardware random number counter that fluctuates a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535, and a start signal output that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When the activation signal is input from the activation signal output circuit 338, the CPU 304 starts game control (starts main processing main processing described later).

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from various sensors 318 (a bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, a bet button 132 sensor, and a medal slot 141 at every interruption time. Medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, stop button 137 sensor, stop button 138 sensor, stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, index sensor for reel 110 , The index sensor of the reel 111, the index sensor of the reel 112, etc.).

  When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random value generation circuit 316. Receiving this signal, the random value generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random value used for the lottery.

  Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 and detect a start operation by the player. The stop button 137 sensor, the stop button 138 sensor, and the stop button 139 are installed in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 130 to 132, and the medals stored electronically in the RAM 308 are inserted as inserted medals into the game. Detecting the input operation when The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the medals stored electronically are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting a medal paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The index sensor of the reel 110, the index sensor of the reel 111, and the index sensor of the reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and each time a light shielding piece provided on the reel frame passes. Becomes L level. When detecting this signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  The main control unit 300 is provided in a drive circuit 322 for driving a stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, a drive circuit 324 for driving a solenoid provided in a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a medal payout device 180. A drive circuit 326 for driving the motor, various lamps 338 (a winning line display lamp 120, a notification lamp 123, a game medal insertion possible lamp 124, a re-game lamp 122, a game medal insertion lamp 129, a game start lamp 121, and a stored number display. A driving circuit 328 for driving the device 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127).

  Further, an information output circuit 334 (external concentration terminal board 248) is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information (for example, game state) of the slot machine 100 is output to the information input circuit 652 provided.

  The main control unit 300 also includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 330 is a voltage of the power source. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has decreased is output to the basic circuit 302.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400 and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Note that information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured not to transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.

<First sub-control unit>
Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that receives a control command transmitted from the main control unit 300 via an input interface and controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time and frequency. It is installed. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a backlight lighting pattern, data for controlling various displays, and the like.

  The CPU 404 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls sound output from the amplifiers and speakers 272 and 277 in accordance with a command from the CPU 404. The sound source IC 418 is connected to an S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored. The audio data acquired from the ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel 162 lamp, etc.) are provided to the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. It is connected.

  In addition, the CPU 404 transmits and receives signals to the second sub control unit 500 via the output interface.

<Second sub-control unit>
Second sub-control unit 500 performs various controls of rendering device 160 including display control of liquid crystal display device 157. Note that the second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls display of the liquid crystal display device 157, a control unit that controls various driving devices for effects (for example, a control unit that controls motor driving of the door member 163). ), And the like.

  The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time and frequency 512. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub control unit 500, data for image display, and the like.

  The CPU 504 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 504 for each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a drive circuit 530 that drives a stepping motor of the door member 163, and the drive circuit 530 is provided with a door member 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 530 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided on the door member 163 in response to a command from the CPU 504.

  The second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a sensor circuit 532, and door sensors 550 to 553 are connected to the sensor circuit 532 via an input interface. The CPU 504 monitors the state of the door sensors 550 to 553 every interruption time.

  The second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 534 (video display processor; drawing device), and a ROM 506 and a VRAM 536 are connected to the VDP 534 via a bus. The VDP 534 reads image data and the like stored in the ROM 506 based on a signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using a work area (a frame buffer area and an arrangement area described later) of the VRAM 536, and the liquid crystal display device 157. Display an image. In the present embodiment, the VDP 534 and the VRAM 536 are separated, but the VRAM 536 may be built in the VDP 534.

<VRAM 536>
Next, the VRAM 536 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 11, the VRAM 536 includes a frame buffer area (second storage area) and other areas (hereinafter referred to as arrangement areas; first storage areas). Is provided.

  The frame buffer area is a storage area for temporarily storing image data of an effect image (one frame image) displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157. The effect image corresponding to the image data arranged in the frame buffer area is obtained by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 at a predetermined timing (for example, the timing when the VSYNC signal input at an interval of 16.66 ms from the VDP 534 is detected twice, That is, at about 33.3 ms intervals, the display instruction of the effect image corresponding to the image data stored in the frame buffer area is output to the VDP 534 to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 (details are described later in the second). (See sub-control unit image control process).

  In the present embodiment, the effect image is a part of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157 (an area corresponding to the back of the left door 163b) on the image B displayed over the entire display area of the liquid crystal display device 157. ) Is displayed by overlapping images (door background image; specific image) A. Image A and image B are both rectangular images here. The image A has a horizontal 400 × vertical pixel size, and the image B has a horizontal 800 × vertical 480 pixel size. Note that the shapes and sizes of the images A and B are not limited to those described above, and may be square as long as they are rectangular, and the size can be arbitrarily set. More specifically, the pixel size indicates display resolution (resolution when displaying on the liquid crystal display device 157). This is because the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 may be deformed such as being enlarged, and in this case, the image resolution (resolution before being deformed such as being enlarged) may be smaller than the display resolution. .

  The arrangement area is an area that is first arranged when the image data is transferred from the ROM 506 to the VARM 536 by the VDP 534 that has received the image data transfer request from the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. Position information (VRAM coordinates described later) on which image data is to be transferred is stored in advance in the ROM 506 for each image data. The image data temporarily arranged in the arrangement area is moved (drawn) to the frame buffer area in accordance with preset position information (VRAM arrangement position information and VRAM drawing position information described later) in response to a command from the CPU 504. ) To be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157. In the arrangement area, color palette data that is color information of an image, information on frequently used image data (for example, image data of a main character), and the like are also stored.

Next, the data table stored in the ROM 506 will be described in detail.
<Production data table>
The ROM 506 stores an effect data table as shown in FIG. In the effect data table, “effect data (effect type)”, “door movement data”, and “image display data” are set in advance in association with each other. In the “door movement data” item of the effect data table, an address (first address on the ROM 506 in which each part list data is stored as each door movement data) for storing the door movement data for each effect is stored. In addition, an address for referring to each image display data (a leading address on the ROM 506 in which each image display data is stored) is stored in the image display data item.

  Although the details will be described later, the parts list data is composed of items of “number of data”, “number of loops”, and “data a to x” as shown in FIG. The total number of data a to x is stored in the “number of data” area, the number of times the operation is repeated is stored in the “number of loops” area, and each data (part data) is stored in the “data a to x” area. Are stored (addresses on the ROM 506 in which each part data is stored). Each of the data a to x is configured with items of “movement position (stop position; p)” and “movement time (ms)” separately for the left door 163b and the right door 163a.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12A, parts list data I is set as door movement data corresponding to the effect B. The parts list data I stores a numerical value “1” as the number of data, a numerical value “1” as the number of loops, and an “address for referring to the data a”. As shown in FIG. 12B, data a includes 392 pulses as the moving position of the left door 163b, 266 ms as the moving time of the left door 163b, 392 pulses as the moving position of the right door 163a, and the moving time of the right door 163a. 266 ms is stored. This indicates that as the effect B, the left door 163b and the right door 163a are moved by 392 pulses from the fully open position (coordinate 0) to the fully closed position (coordinate 392) in a movement time of 266 ms.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12A, parts list data II is set as door movement data corresponding to the effect C. The parts list data II stores a numerical value “1” as the number of data, a numerical value “1” as the number of loops, and an “address for referring to the data b”. As shown in FIG. 12B, the data b includes 392 pulses as the moving position of the left door 163b, 133 ms as the moving time of the left door 163b, 392 pulses as the moving position of the right door 163a, and the moving time of the right door 163a. Is stored as 133 ms. This is an effect C, in which the left door 163b and the right door 163a are moved by 133 ms (1/2 of the movement time of data a) with 392 pulses from the fully open position (coordinate 0) to the fully closed position (coordinate 392). It shows that it is moved by minutes.

  Each image display data includes an item “transfer data” and an item “display data” as shown in FIG. In the item “transfer data”, the transfer source coordinates (CGROM coordinates) and transfer destination coordinates (VRAM coordinates) of data relating to the image A (hereinafter also referred to as image data A) are stored. Further, the display data stores the palette number, drawing order, enlargement / reduction ratio, and position information of the image A.

<Location information table>
As the position information of the image A in the “display data” described above, “VRAM arrangement position information (specific arrangement position information)” and “VRAM drawing position information (specific drawing position information)” are stored for each frame. That is, the position information table as shown in FIG. 13A is stored in advance in the ROM 506, and the head address of the position information table is stored in the item of position information of the image A in the display data. Yes. In the position information table, the VRAM arrangement position information of the image A and the VRAM drawing position information are set in advance in association with each frame. The information in the position information table is used as basic position information for the image A.

  The VRAM arrangement position information is position information in the arrangement area of the image A data transferred from the ROM 506 to the arrangement area of the VRAM 536. That is, the image A data stored in the ROM 506 is transferred to the VRAM 536 based on the above-mentioned transfer source coordinates (CGROM coordinates) and transfer destination coordinates (VRAM coordinates), but the image A transferred to the VRAM 536 is transferred. The detailed position information of the data is determined by the VRAM arrangement position information. The VRAM arrangement position information is also used as position information for setting (specifying) which range of data in the image A is to be moved when the data of the image A is moved from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area. The

  The VRAM drawing position information is position information for setting (specifying) a range to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 with respect to the data of the image A moved to the frame buffer area. The range set (specified) by the VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area is the range actually displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157. The liquid crystal display device 157 has a display range for displaying the image A (here, a moving range in which the left door 163b can move in front of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157) and a display area (here, the display range). It is an area that is covered by the left door 163b and is behind the left door 163b, and the display area increases in size as the left door 163b moves). The VRAM drawing position information is set in association with the position of the liquid crystal display device 157 so that a part of an image A described later is displayed in the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157.

  Here, as the VRAM arrangement position information (basic arrangement position information), the X-axis direction based on the coordinates (X3, Y3) and the coordinates (X3, Y3) of the image A is common to the first to eighth frames. (The horizontal direction of the display area) (hereinafter also referred to as a horizontal size; 400 here) and the size (also referred to as the vertical size) in the Y-axis direction (the vertical direction of the display area) based on the coordinates (X3, Y3). ; 480) is stored here. As VRAM drawing position information (basic drawing position information), the coordinates (X1, Y1) of the image A and the X-axis direction (X1, Y1) as a reference (common to the first to eighth frames) The horizontal size of the display area (hereinafter also referred to as horizontal size; 400 here) and the size (also referred to as vertical size) in the Y-axis direction (vertical direction of the display area) based on the coordinates (X1, Y1); Here, 480) is stored. As the coordinates of the image A (in this example, the coordinates (X3, Y3) and the coordinates (X1, Y1)), the reference coordinates of the image A are set. Here, the pixel at the upper left corner of the image A is used as the reference coordinates. The coordinates of the VRAM 536 where (pixel) is arranged are selected. Of course, the coordinates of another position (for example, the pixel at the upper right corner of the image A) may be selected as the reference coordinates of the image A.

<Correction value table>
The position information (basic position information) is corrected by the CPU 504 when the effect device 160 performs the effect B or effect C described above. In the present embodiment, the horizontal size is corrected in any of the effects B and C.

  Specifically, for this correction, the ROM 506 stores a first correction value table (specific arrangement position correction information and specific drawing) for correcting information in the position information table of the image A as shown in FIG. (Position correction information) is stored. In the first correction value table, the horizontal size correction value in the VRAM arrangement position information of the image A and the horizontal size correction value in the VRAM drawing position information are set in advance in association with each frame. Specifically, the correction values for both lateral sizes are stored for each of the first to seventh frames. The correction value of each horizontal size stores a numerical value such as 50 in the first frame, 100 in the second frame, 150 in the third frame,..., 350 in the seventh frame, and the number of frames is changed from 1 to 7. The horizontal size is set to increase by 50 as it proceeds. The first correction value table is used when the production B is performed.

  As a result, when effect B is performed, the horizontal size of the image A drawn in the frame buffer area and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 is 50 for the first frame, 100 for the second frame, and 150 for the third frame. ..,... In the seventh frame, it is increased by 50 as the frame progresses, and is corrected to reach 400 in the eighth frame.

  The ROM 506 stores a second correction value table (specific arrangement position correction information and specific drawing position correction information) for correcting the information in the position information table of the image A as shown in FIG. . In the second correction value table, as in the first correction value table, the horizontal size correction value in the VRAM arrangement position information of the image A and the horizontal size correction value in the VRAM drawing position information are set for each frame. It is associated and set in advance. However, the second correction value table is different from the first correction value table in the number of frames and the numerical value of the correction value. Specifically, in the second correction value table, correction values of both lateral sizes are stored for each of the first to third frames. The correction value for each horizontal size stores a numerical value of 100 for the first frame, 200 for the second frame, and 300 for the third frame, and the horizontal size increases by 100 as the number of frames advances from 1 to 3. Is set to The second correction value table is used when the effect C is performed.

  Thereby, when performing effect C, the horizontal size of the image A drawn in the frame buffer area and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 is 100 for the first frame, 200 for the second frame, and 300 for the third frame. Thus, the frame is increased by 100 as the frame progresses, and is corrected to reach 400 in the fourth frame.

<Main control unit; main processing>
Next, a main process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit 300.

  As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal has been input resets by a reset interrupt and executes the main process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 14 in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

  When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are made in step S101. In this initial setting, setting of a stack initial value to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of interrupt prohibition, initial setting of the I / O 310, initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, operation permission to the WDT 314, and initial setting Set the value.

  In step S103, medal insertion / start operation acceptance processing is executed. Here, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted, and the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on in response to the insertion of the medal. Note that when a re-win is won in the previous game, a process of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed, so that it is not necessary for the player to insert medals. Further, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If there is an operation of the start lever 135, the process proceeds to step S105.

In step S105, the number of inserted medals is determined and an effective winning line is determined.
In step S107, the random number generated by the random value generation circuit 316 is acquired.
In step S109, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current gaming state, and an internal lottery is performed using this and the random value acquired in step S107. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination (including an operating combination) is won internally, the flag of the winning combination is turned ON. Also, in this step S109, when any winning combination is won internally, the first sub-control unit 400 responds to the internally winning winning combination in order to produce an effect according to the winning combination. Send an internal winning command. For example, when a big bonus (BB1) is won internally, a BB1 internal winning command is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S111, reel stop data is selected based on the internal lottery result.
In step S113, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started.
In step S115, the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be received. When any one of the stop buttons is pressed, the reel stop control in which one of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop button is selected in step S111. Stop based on data. When all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S117.

In step S117, a winning determination is performed. Here, when a symbol combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line 114, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For example, if “bell-bell-bell” is aligned on the activated winning line, it is determined that the player has won the bell.
In step S119, if any winning combination with payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out according to the number of winning lines.

  In step S121, game state control processing is performed. In the game state control process, a process related to transition of each game state of normal game, BB game, RB game, and internal winning game is performed, and the game state is shifted when those start conditions and end conditions are satisfied. Thus, one game is completed. Thereafter, returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing, the game proceeds.

<Main control unit; Timer interrupt processing>
The timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the main control unit 300.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms). The timer of the main control unit 300 is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. Interrupt processing is started at a predetermined cycle.

  In step S201, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving each register value of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

  In step S203, the WDT 314 is periodically changed to the initial value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) so that no WDT interruption occurs (so as not to detect a processing abnormality). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S205, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port status update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input ports of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and each of the various sensors 318 is partitioned in the RAM 308. Store in the provided signal state storage area.

  In step S207, various game processes are performed. Specifically, an interrupt status is acquired (various interrupt statuses are acquired based on signals from various sensors 318), and processing according to this status is performed (for example, the interrupt status of each acquired stop button 137 to 139). Based on the stop button reception process).

  In step S209, timer update processing is performed. Various timers are updated for each time unit.

  In step S211, command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. Note that the output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in the present embodiment, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bit 11 -14 are command types (in this embodiment, basic command, start lever reception command, internal winning command, effect command accompanying effect lottery processing, rotation start command accompanying the start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, stop buttons 137 to 139 Bits 0 to 10), a stop button reception command associated with the acceptance of the operation, a stop position information command associated with the stop processing of the reels 110 to 112, a payout number command and a payout end command associated with the medal payout processing, a command indicating the gaming state, etc. Consists of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type)

  In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the contents of effect control can be determined.

  In step S213, an external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to an information input circuit 652 separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S205 are read, and the presence / absence of errors relating to medal insertion abnormality and medal payout abnormality is monitored. (Not shown) Error processing is executed. Further, according to the current gaming state, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 338, and various 7-segment (SEG) indicators are set.

  In step S217, it is monitored whether the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply shutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S221. When the low voltage signal is off (power supply shutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219.

  In step S219, various processes for ending the timer interrupt end process are performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register. Thereafter, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in step S221, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved as a return data in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. After that, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG.

<Processing of first sub-control unit>
The process of the 1st sub control part 400 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 5A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 5B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub control unit 400. FIG. 5C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400.

<First sub-control unit; main processing>
First, in step S301 in FIG. 16A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S301. In this initialization processing, initialization of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed.

  In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S305, 0 is substituted into the timer variable.

  In step S307, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 determines whether a command has been received from the main control unit 300.

  In step S309, effect control processing is performed. For example, when a new command is received in step S307, processing corresponding to the command is performed. That is, when an internal winning command is received in step S307, an effect lottery is performed to determine what effect is to be performed according to the winning combination won internally. Next, effect data corresponding to the effect determined by effect lottery is read from the ROM 406. When the production data read from the ROM 406 needs to be updated, the production data is updated. Specifically, when the BB1 internal winning command is received, it is determined which of the effects A, B, and C is to be performed based on the lottery probability as shown in FIG. Then, when the determined effect is, for example, effect B, effect data corresponding to effect B is read from ROM 406. The effect data includes commands to the sound source IC 418, commands to various lamps 420, and control commands (door commands and image display control commands) to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500.

  In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is a command to the sound source IC 418 in the effect data read in step S309, this command is output to the sound source IC 418.

  In step S313, lamp control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is a command to the various lamps 420 in the effect data read out in step S309, this command is output to the drive circuit 422.

  In step S315, an information output process for setting to transmit a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result in step 309 is performed. For example, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step S309, the control command is set to be output, and the process returns to step S303. Specifically, when the effect data related to the effect B is read in step S309, the setting for transmitting the door command and the image display control command included in the effect data related to the effect B to the second sub-control unit 500 is performed. Return to step S303.

<First sub-control unit; command reception interrupt processing>
Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output from the main control unit 300. In step S401 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

<First sub-control unit; timer interrupt processing>
Next, a timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is performed by using the timer interrupt as a trigger. Execute in the cycle.

In step S501, 1 is added to the timer variable value described in step S303 in the main process of the first sub control unit 400 shown in FIG. 16A, and the result is stored in the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).
In step S503, transmission of a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S315, update processing of the effect random number value, and the like are performed.

<Processing of second sub-control unit>
Next, processing of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 7B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500.

<Second sub-control unit; main processing>
First, the main process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S601, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S601. In this initialization process, input / output port initialization, storage area initialization in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

  In step S603, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S605.

In step S605, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.
In step S607, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 determines whether a command is received from the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400.

  In step S609, effect control processing is performed. For example, when a new command (for example, a door command or an image display control command) is received in step S607, processing corresponding to the command is performed. In the effect control process, when the effect data (door movement data and image display data as shown in FIG. 12C) corresponding to the received command is read from the ROM 506, the effect data needs to be updated. Includes updating the production data.

  In step S611, a door control process to be described later is performed based on the processing result in step S609. For example, the door control is performed based on the door movement data read out in step S609 and updated as necessary.

  In step S613, an image control process to be described later is performed based on the processing result in step S609. For example, image control is performed based on the image display data read out in step S609 and updated as necessary. Thereafter, the process returns to step S603.

<Second sub-control unit; command reception interrupt processing>
Next, a command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub control unit 500 detects the strobe signal output from the first sub control unit 400.
In step S701 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the first sub control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

<Second sub-control unit; door control process>
Next, the door control process in the main process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of a door control process.

  In step S801, it is determined whether the door command is received in step S607 described above. If the door command is received, the process proceeds to step S803, and if not, the process proceeds to step S809.

  In step S803, parts list data corresponding to the door command is acquired. The door command stores the head address on the ROM 506 where each parts list data is stored, and the CPU 510 obtains control information by referring to the parts list data stored in a predetermined area of the ROM 506 in advance. To do. Details of the parts list data will be described later.

  In step S805, more detailed control information is acquired by referring to the part data stored in advance in a predetermined area of the ROM 506 based on the acquired parts list data. Details of the part data will be described later.

  In step S807, door movement information setting processing is performed, and in step S809, door movement processing is performed. Details of the door movement information setting process and the door movement process will be described later.

<Second sub-control unit; door movement information setting process>
Next, the door movement information setting process in the door control process described above will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of a door movement information setting process.

  In step S901, the movement positions (stop positions) of the right door 163a and the left door 163b are acquired from the part data with reference to the parts list data and the part data, and set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508.

In step S903, referring to the parts list data and the part data, the time (movement time) required for the right door 163a and the left door 163b to move to the movement position (stop position) is acquired from the part data, and the predetermined data in the RAM 508 is obtained. Set to the area.
In step S905, a speed setting process described later is performed.

<Second sub-control unit; speed setting process>
Next, the speed setting process in the door movement information setting process described above will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the speed setting process.

  In step S1001, the movement distance is calculated. Here, the movement distance from the current position of the right door 163a and the left door 163b to the movement position (stop position) is calculated. Specifically, the current position information of the left door 163b and the right door 163a is acquired from the drive circuit 530, and the absolute difference between the coordinates of the movement position and the coordinates of the current position set in step S901 of the door movement information setting process described above is obtained. The value is calculated as the moving distance. The calculated movement distance is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508.

  In step S1003, the speed is calculated. Here, a speed closest to a value obtained by dividing the movement distance calculated in step S1001 by the movement time set in step S903 of the door movement information setting process is selected from a preset movement speed table (not shown). And set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508.

  In step S1005, provisional coordinates are calculated. In the present embodiment, when the right door 163a and the left door 163b are moved at a speed higher than a specified speed (500 PPS in the present embodiment), the right door 163a and the left door 163b are decelerated based on the deceleration pattern when stopped. For this reason, when a speed of 500 PPS or higher is set in step S1003, provisional coordinates are set at a position far from the moving position by the amount of insertion of this deceleration pattern (by the distance required for deceleration) and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 508. To do. For example, if the coordinate of the movement position is 150 and the distance required for deceleration is 25, the provisional coordinate is 175 which is the sum (150 + 25) of both. The deceleration pattern is preset according to the moving speed and is stored in a predetermined area of the ROM 506.

  In step S1007, the temporary coordinates set in step S1005 are the fully open position (coordinate 0 for the left door 163b, coordinate 784 for the right door 163a) or the fully closed position (coordinate 392 for both the left door 163b and the right door 163a). It is determined whether or not it exceeds. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S1009; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1011.

  In step S1009, deceleration start coordinates are set. Here, when the provisional coordinates exceed the fully open position or the fully closed position, the deceleration start coordinates are set so that the positions where the right door 163a and the left door 163b stop are the fully open position or the fully closed position. Specifically, for example, when the coordinate of the moving position of the left door 163b moving in the closing direction is 380 and the distance required for deceleration is 25, the temporary coordinate is 405 (= 385 + 25), and the fully closed position (coordinate 392). Here, in such a case, the deceleration start coordinate is set to 367 (= 392-25). Further, when the coordinate of the moving position of the left door 163b moving in the opening direction is 15, and the distance required for deceleration is 25, the temporary coordinate is -10 (= 15-25), and the fully open position (coordinate 0) is It will exceed. In such a case, the deceleration start coordinate is set to 25 (= 0 + 25). When the temporary coordinates do not exceed the fully open position or the fully closed position, the deceleration start coordinates are the coordinates of the movement position.

  In step S1011, it is determined whether an acceleration pattern is necessary. That is, when the movement of the right door 163a and the left door 163b is started, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to accelerate based on the acceleration pattern up to the speed set in step S1003. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the speed set in step S1003 is greater than the current speed and greater than the specified speed (500PPS). If applicable, the process proceeds to step S1013, and if not applicable, the process ends.

  In step S1013, an acceleration pattern is set. Here, an acceleration pattern preset in accordance with the moving speed and stored in a predetermined area of the ROM 506 is acquired and set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508.

  In the present embodiment, the specified speed is 500 PPS or more, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the specified speed may be set as appropriate based on the motor specifications, the mass of the right door 163a and the left door 163b, and the like. Further, the prescribed speed for the deceleration pattern and the prescribed speed for the acceleration pattern may be set separately.

<Second sub-control unit; door movement process>
Next, the door movement process in the door control process described above will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the figure (a) is a flowchart which shows the flow of a door movement process, and the figure (b) is a figure which shows the structure of parts list data and parts data.

  First, parts list data and parts data will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, the parts list data is composed of items of “number of data”, “number of loops”, and “data a to x”, for example, and stored in a predetermined area of the ROM 506 in advance. ing. In the parts list data of this embodiment, the total number of data a to x is stored in the range of 0 to 65535 in the “number of data” area (invalid when 0). In the “number of loops” area, the number of times the operation is repeated in the range of 0 to 65535 is stored (in the case of 0, an infinite loop). In the “data a to x” area, an address for referring to the part data (a leading address on the ROM 506 in which each part data is stored) is stored. That is, the parts list data is configured to be able to execute various continuous operation controls by combining a plurality of parts data, which is control information of the minimum unit, in time series.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the part data is composed of items such as “movement position (stop position)” and “movement time (ms)”, and is stored in advance in a predetermined storage area of the ROM 506. Has been. In this embodiment, the number of steps of the motor from the current position to the movement destination is stored in the “movement position” area as information on the coordinates of the movement position (movement destination position). In the “movement time” area, the time required for movement is stored in the range of 0 to 65535 ms (in the case of 0, the fastest operation is performed). More specifically, this part data includes items of a movement position and a movement time of the left door 163b, and a movement position and a movement time of the right door 163a.

  The parts list data is preset for each production (or for each series of operations of the right door 163a and the left door 163b in the production), and the parts data is for each specific operation of the right door 163a and the left door 163b. It is set in advance.

  In addition, when one part list data is composed of a plurality of types of part data (there may be only one part data), the door movement setting process described above is all performed in the part list data. It is executed for the part data. Specifically, the door movement setting process is executed for each part data in order from the part data stored at the top of the parts list data.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, in step S1101 of the door movement process, it is determined whether or not the movement time of the part data has ended. Here, it is determined whether or not the movement time set in the part data for the movement of the right door 163a and the left door 163b currently being executed has ended, and if applicable, the process proceeds to step S1103. The process ends.

  In step S1103, it is determined whether the total number of parts data has been exceeded. That is, it is determined whether or not all the part data set based on the parts list data has been executed. If applicable, the process is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1105.

  In step S1105, door movement information, which is a command to be transmitted to the drive circuit 530, is set from the next part data set based on the parts list data, and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 508.

<Second sub-control unit; timer interrupt processing>
Next, a timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500.

  The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and executes timer interrupt processing triggered by this timer interrupt. Note that the second sub-control unit 500 sets the general-purpose timer (10 ms) in the same manner as the first sub-control unit 400, and updates the general-purpose timer in step S1201. In step S1203, door motor processing described later is performed. In step S1205, various update processes are performed.

<Second sub-control unit; door motor processing>
Next, the door motor process in the above-described timer interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of a door motor process.

  In step S1301, the counter that manages the pulse output timing is updated. The counter that manages the pulse output timing is a counter that determines the timing of outputting a pulse to the drive circuit 530 based on the door movement information. Here, the update setting of the counter for managing the number of pulse outputs is performed.

  In step S1303, based on the value of the counter that manages the pulse output timing, it is determined whether it is time to output the pulse and move the right door 163a and the left door 163b. If it is time to output a pulse, the process advances to step S1305; otherwise, the process ends.

  In step S1305, a pulse is output to the drive circuit 530 to move the left door 163b and / or the right door 163a.

  In step S1307, door position information update processing is performed. In this door position information update process, the door position information stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 is updated as information regarding the current position (current coordinates) of the right door 163a and / or the left door 163b. Description of the details of the door position information update process is omitted.

  In step S1309, it is determined whether the state of each door sensor 550-553 has changed from OFF to ON. That is, each door sensor 550 to 553 determines whether or not the right door 163a or the left door 163b has been detected. If detected, the process proceeds to step S1311, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S1311, the door position information is corrected in order to eliminate the deviation between the current positions of the right door 163a and the left door 163b stored in the door position information and the actual current positions of the right door 163a and the left door 163b. .

  In the present embodiment, the first right door sensor 550 is ON when the right door 163a is in the range of coordinates 776 to 784, and the second right door sensor 551 is that the right door 163a is in the range of coordinates 392 to 400. In this case. The first left door sensor 552 is turned on when the left door 163b is in the range of coordinates 0 to 8, and the second left door sensor 553 is turned on when the left door 163b is in the range of coordinates 384 to 392. It becomes. Therefore, when the first right door sensor 550 is changed from OFF to ON, the current coordinates of the right door 163a in the door position information are changed to 776, and when the second right door sensor 551 is changed from OFF to ON. The current coordinate of the right door 163a in the door position information is changed to 400. When the first left door sensor 552 changes from OFF to ON, the current coordinate of the left door 163b in the door position information is changed to 8, and the second left door sensor 553 changes from OFF to ON. The current coordinate of the left door 163b in the door position information is changed to 384.

  Note that the door position information is corrected only when the current coordinates of the right door 163a and the left door 163b are more than a predetermined allowable range from the coordinates of the positions at which the door sensors 550 to 553 change from OFF to ON. Also good. For example, the allowable range of the first right door sensor 550 is set to coordinates 760 to 784, and the current coordinates of the right door 163a when the first right door sensor 550 changes from OFF to ON are outside this allowable range. Only in some cases may the current coordinates of the right door 163a be changed. Further, when changing the current coordinates of the right door 163a or the left door 163b, a preset correction value may be added to or subtracted from the current coordinates of the right door 163a or the left door 163b.

<Second sub-control unit; image control processing>
Next, the image control process in the main process performed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing.

  In step S1401, it is determined whether or not the execution of effect B is newly started. When the execution of the production B is started, the process proceeds to step S1403. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1407.

  In step S1403, image display data related to effect B (see “data sa” in FIGS. 12A and 12C) is expanded from ROM 506 to RAM 508, and the process proceeds to step S1405.

  In step S1405, the VRAM arrangement position information and VRAM drawing position information of image A are corrected with reference to the first correction value table, and the process proceeds to step S1413. That is, in step S1405, the horizontal size of the image A is corrected in each of the first to seventh frames.

  In step S1407, it is determined whether or not the execution of effect C is newly started. If the execution of the production C is started, the process proceeds to step S1409, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1413.

  In step S1409, image display data related to effect C (see “data sa” in FIGS. 12A and 12C) is expanded from ROM 506 to RAM 508, and the process proceeds to step S1411.

  In step S1411, the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information of image A are corrected with reference to the second correction value table, and the process proceeds to step S1413. That is, in step S1411, the horizontal size of the image A is corrected in each of the first to third frames.

In step S1413, other data expansion processing is performed. If there is an effect to be newly executed, the data is developed in the RAM 508 here. If not, exit.
In step S1415, an image display process described later is performed.

<Second sub-control unit; image display processing>
Next, image display processing in the above-described image control processing will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of image display processing.

  In step S1501, an instruction to transfer image data is issued. Here, the CPU 504 stores the CGROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination of the VRAM 536) based on the image display data (for example, “data sa” shown in FIG. 12C) in the attribute register of the VDP 534. Address) and the like, and then a command for instructing the start of image data transfer from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536 is set. The VDP 534 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536 based on the command set in the attribute register. Thereafter, the VDP 534 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

  In step S1503, it is determined whether or not a transfer end interrupt signal is input from the VDP 534. If a transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S1505. If not, a transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for it.

  In step S1505, based on the production scenario configuration table and attribute data (“pallet number”, “drawing order”, “enlargement / reduction ratio”, “position information”, etc. in the display data shown in FIG. 12C), etc.). Set parameters. Here, in order to form an effect image (display image) in the frame buffer area of the VRAM 536 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 536 in step S1501, the CPU 504 includes information on the image data constituting the effect image (the coordinate axes of the VRAM 536, VRAM layout position information, VRAM drawing position information, etc.) are instructed to the VDP 534. The VDP 534 performs parameter setting in accordance with the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

  In step S1507, a drawing instruction is performed. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 534 to start drawing an image. The VDP 534 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 504.

  In step S1509, it is determined whether or not a generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 534 based on the end of image drawing is input. If a generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S911. If not, the generation end interrupt signal is determined. Wait for input.

  In step S1511, a scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scene images have been generated is incremented (+1), and the process ends.

<Direction B>
Next, the above-described effect B will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing the frame buffer area of the VRAM 536 and the image A and the image B before being arranged in the frame buffer area. FIGS. 24 to 27 show the image A and the image A in the frame buffer area of the VRAM 536. It is the figure which showed a mode that the image B was arrange | positioned.

  For example, when the main control unit 300 internally wins a predetermined winning combination (for example, BB1) in the winning combination internal lottery (step S109) of the main control unit main process, An internal winning command (for example, BB1 internal winning command) is transmitted.

  The first sub-control unit 400 that has received the internal winning command performs a process corresponding to the internal winning command in the effect control process (step S309) of the first sub-control unit main process. For example, when the first sub-control unit 400 receives the BB1 internal winning command, as described above, the production lottery has a 20% probability of production A, a 30% probability of production B, and a 40% probability. An effect C is selected, and processing such as reading effect data corresponding to the selected effect from the ROM 406 is performed. Here, it is assumed that the production B is selected by the production lottery.

  Subsequently, the first sub-control unit 400 performs information output processing for setting to transmit a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result of step 309 in step S315, but here, step S309 Is set to transmit the door command and the image display control command included in the effect data of the effect B read from the ROM 406 to the second sub-control unit 500, and the door command and the image display control command are transmitted in the subsequent processing. Transmit to the second sub-control unit 500.

  The second sub-control unit 500 that has received the door command and the image display control command performs a process corresponding to the received command in the production control process (step S609) of the second sub-control unit main process. Processing such as reading effect data (door movement data and image display data) corresponding to the door command and image display control command of effect B from the ROM 506 is performed.

  Subsequently, in step S611, the second sub control unit 500 performs door control processing based on the door movement data, and performs image control processing based on the image display data in step S613.

In the door control process, the second sub-control unit 500 acquires parts data corresponding to the parts list data after acquiring the parts list data corresponding to the door command. Corresponding parts list data I (1/1 / data a) and parts data (data a) corresponding to the parts list data I are acquired. Further, in the door movement information setting process, the second sub-control unit 500 refers to the parts list data and the part data, and moves the right door 163a and the left door 163b (here, the left door data movement position 392p). And the right door data movement position 392p) and the movement time required for the right door 163a and the left door 163b to move to the movement position (stop position) (here, the left door data movement time 266m and the right door data movement) After obtaining the time (266 ms), the movement distance, speed and provisional coordinates are calculated, the deceleration start coordinates are set, the acceleration pattern is set, and the like.
Subsequently, in the second sub control unit door motor process, the second sub control unit 500 moves the left door 163b and the right door 163a while updating the current positions (current coordinates) of the right door 163a and the left door 163b. Here, the left door 163b and the right door 163a are moved by 392 pulses from the fully open position (coordinate 0) to the fully closed position (coordinate 392) in a movement time of 266 ms.

  The second sub control unit 500 performs an image control process described below in synchronization with such a door control process. Specifically, the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 transfers the image display data related to the effect B (here, data sa shown in FIG. 12C) from the ROM 506 to the RAM 508 in step S1403 of the image control process. In step S1405, the horizontal size of the position information of the image A in the image display data (data sa) is corrected.

  Next, in step S1501 of the image display process, the CPU 504 stores the CGROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506) and VRAM coordinates (transfer destination of the VRAM 536) in the attribute register of the VDP 534 based on the corrected image display data (data sa). After setting the address), the position information of the image A, and the like, a command for instructing the start of image data transfer from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536 is set, and the VRAM 536 transfers the image data based on the command. Thereby, the data of the image A and the image B stored in the ROM 506 are respectively arranged at preset positions in the arrangement area of the VRAM 536 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the images A are arranged so that the upper left corner of the image A is positioned at the coordinates (X3, Y3) of the arrangement region, and the upper left corner of the image B is positioned at the coordinates (X2, Y2). It arrange | positions so that it may not overlap in an arrangement | positioning area | region. At this time, all of the data of the image A is transferred from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536.

  Subsequently, in step S1503 of the image display process, the CPU 504 waits for the transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 534 to be input, and then in step S1505, the attribute data (here, the data shown in FIG. 12C). parameter setting based on the display data in sa).

  In step S1507, the VDP 534 starts image drawing in the frame buffer area. Thereby, when the production B is performed, the VDP 534 transmits at least a part of the image data A and the image data B from the arrangement area to the frame based on the corrected VRAM arrangement position information and VRAM drawing position information. Move to the buffer area and draw.

  That is, in the production B, the horizontal size of the VRAM arrangement position information of the data of the image A is corrected for each frame, and in the first frame, as shown in FIG. 24, 1/8 ((X3, Y3), Data corresponding to (X3 + 50, Y3), (X3, Y3 + 480), and (X3 + 50, Y3 + 480) (rectangular range with four points as corners) is drawn from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area. At this time, since the horizontal size of the VRAM drawing position information is also corrected, a part of the data of the image A is drawn at a location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area.

  Next, in the second frame, as shown in FIG. 25, four points of 1/4 ((X3, Y3), (X3 + 100, Y3), (X3, Y3 + 480), (X3 + 100, Y3 + 480) of the image A are corners. The data corresponding to (rectangular range) is drawn from the arrangement area to the location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information of the frame buffer area.

  Similarly, after the third frame, the data movement amount of the image A is increased by 1/8, and the image is drawn from the arrangement area to the location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information of the frame buffer area. Then, as shown in FIG. 26, it corresponds to 7/8 of image A (rectangular range having four points ((X3, 350), (X3 + 350, Y3), (X3, Y3 + 480), (X3 + 350, Y3 + 480) as corners)). The data to be drawn is drawn from the arrangement area to the location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area. As shown in FIG. 27, since the VRAM arrangement position information of the image A data is drawn without correction in the eighth frame, all of the image A data is drawn from the arrangement area to the basic VRAM drawing of the frame buffer area. It is drawn at the location specified by the position information.

  Effects obtained by combining this image display and door movement are shown in FIGS. The image A is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 so as not to protrude from the left door 163b in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 28A, in the first frame period (elapsed time: 0 ms to about 33.3 ms), the left door 163b moves from the coordinate 0 (fully opened position) to the coordinate 49, and the image A is The horizontal size is drawn in the frame buffer area by 50. Then, at the end of the first frame period (when the CPU 504 detects the above-mentioned VSYNC signal from the VDP 534 twice and when the left door 163b moves to the coordinate 49), the CPU 504 performs the post-correction in the frame buffer area. Since an instruction is sent to the VDP 534 to display the image A drawn at the location specified by the VRAM drawing position information on the liquid crystal display device 157, the image A is partially displayed behind the left door 163b (display area). It has become so.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 28B to 28D, in the second frame period (elapsed time; about 33.3 ms to about 66.7 ms), the left door 163b moves from the coordinate 49 to the coordinate 98, Image A has a horizontal size of 100 at the end of the second frame period (when CPU 504 detects the VSYNC signal from VDP 534 two more times and left door 163b moves to coordinate 98). Since it is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, the image A is partially displayed behind the left door 163b (display area).

  Similarly, in the third frame period to the seventh frame period (elapsed time; about 66.7 ms to about 232.7 ms), the image A is partially displayed behind the left door 163b (display area), and the eighth frame period (Elapsed time; about 232.7 ms to 266 ms), the left door 163 moves to the coordinate 392 (fully closed position), and the image A is displayed entirely behind the left door 163b (display area). Yes.

<Direction C>
The case where the production C is performed will be described. The case where the production C is performed is, for example, that the big bonus (BB1) is won internally by the internal lottery (step S109) of the main control unit 300, and the first sub-control unit. This is a case where production C is selected by 400 production lotteries (step S309). At this time, the first sub-control unit 400 reads out the effect data corresponding to the effect C from the ROM 406 after the effect lottery (step S309).

  Then, the first sub control unit 400 performs setting for transmitting the door command and the image display control command included in the read effect data of the effect C to the second sub control unit 500 (step S315), and subsequent processing Then, the command is transmitted to the second sub control unit 500 (step S503).

  The second sub-control unit 500 that has received the command performs processing such as reading effect data (door movement data and image display data of effect C) corresponding to the command from the ROM 506 (step S609). Subsequently, the second sub-control unit 500 performs door control processing based on the read door movement data of the effect C (step S611) and performs image control processing based on the read image display data of the effect C (step S611). Step S613).

  In the door control process, parts list data II (1/1 / data b), which is door movement data of effect C, and parts data (data b) corresponding to parts list data II are acquired (steps S803 and S805). . Then, referring to these parts list data II and parts data (data b), after obtaining the movement position (392p) and movement time (133 ms) of the right door 163a and the left door 163b (door movement information setting process), It calculates the movement distance, speed, and provisional coordinates, sets the deceleration start coordinates, sets the acceleration pattern (speed setting process), and the like.

  Subsequently, the second sub-control unit 500 updates the current positions (current coordinates) of the right door 163a and the left door 163b while moving the right door 163a and the left door 163b from the fully open position (coordinate 0) with a movement time of 133 ms. Move to the fully closed position (coordinate 392) by 392 pulses (door motor processing).

  The second sub control unit 500 performs an image control process described below in synchronization with such a door control process. Specifically, the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 transfers the image display data related to the effect C (here, data sa shown in FIG. 12C) from the ROM 506 to the RAM 508 in step S1403 of the image control process. In step S1405, the horizontal size of the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information of the image A in the image display data (data sa) is corrected.

  Next, in step S1501 of the image display process, the CPU 504 stores the CGROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506) and VRAM coordinates (transfer destination of the VRAM 536) in the attribute register of the VDP 534 based on the corrected image display data (data sa). Address) and the like are set, a command for instructing transfer start of image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 536 is set, and the VRAM 536 transfers the image data based on the command. Thereby, the data of the image A and the image B stored in the ROM 506 are respectively arranged at preset positions in the arrangement area of the VRAM 536 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the images A are arranged so that the upper left corner of the image A is positioned at the coordinates (X3, Y3) of the arrangement region, and the upper left corner of the image B is positioned at the coordinates (X2, Y2). It arrange | positions so that it may not overlap in an arrangement | positioning area | region.

  Subsequently, in step S1503 of the image display process, the CPU 504 waits for the transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 534 to be input, and then in step S1505, the attribute data (here, the data shown in FIG. 12C). parameter setting based on the display data in sa).

  In step S1507, the VDP 534 starts image drawing in the frame buffer area. As a result, when the effect C is performed, the VDP 534 displays at least a part of the data of the image A and the image in each frame based on the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information corrected by the second correction value table. The B data is moved from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area for drawing.

  That is, in the production C, the horizontal size of the VRAM arrangement position information of the data of the image A is corrected for each frame, and in the first frame, as shown in FIG. 25, 1/4 ((X3, Y3), Data corresponding to (X3 + 100, Y3), (X3, Y3 + 480), and (X3 + 100, Y3 + 480) (rectangular range with corners at four points) is drawn from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area. At this time, since the horizontal size of the VRAM drawing position information is also corrected, a part of the data of the image A is drawn at a location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area.

  Next, in the second frame, it corresponds to 1/2 of the image A (rectangular range having four points ((X3, Y3), (X3 + 200, Y3), (X3, Y3 + 480), (X3 + 200, Y3 + 480) as corners)). Data is drawn at a location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area.

  Next, in the third frame, it corresponds to 3/4 of image A ((X3, Y3), (X3 + 300, Y3), (X3, Y3 + 480), (X3 + 300, Y3 + 480), a rectangular range having four corners). Data is drawn at a location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area.

  In the fourth and subsequent frames, since the VRAM arrangement position information and VRAM drawing position information of the image A data are not corrected, all of the image A data is drawn at a location specified by the basic VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area. The

  An effect that combines such image display and door movement will be described. In the first frame period (elapsed time: 0 ms to about 33.3 ms), the left door 163b moves from coordinate 0 (fully opened position) to coordinate 98. At the same time, the image A is drawn from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area by a size of 100 in the horizontal size. At the end of the first frame period (when the CPU 504 detects the aforementioned VSYNC signal twice from the VDP 534 and when the left door 163b has moved to the coordinate 98), the CPU 504 displays the VRAM drawing position in the frame buffer area. Since an instruction is sent to the VDP 534 to display the image A drawn in the range specified by the information on the liquid crystal display device 157, the image A is partially displayed behind the left door 163b (display area). It has become.

  In the second frame period (elapsed time; about 33.3 ms to about 66.7 ms), the left door 163b moves from the coordinate 98 to the coordinate 196, and the image A is displayed at the end of the second frame period (the CPU 504 When the VSYNC signal is further detected twice from the VDP 534 (when the left door 163b is moved to the coordinate 196), the horizontal size is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 by 200, so the left door 163b Image A is partially displayed behind (display area).

  In the third frame period (elapsed time; about 66.7 ms to about 100 ms), the left door 163b moves from the coordinates 196 to the coordinates 294, and the image A is displayed at the end of the third frame period (the CPU 504 starts from the VDP 534). When the VSYNC signal is detected two more times (when the left door 163b moves to the coordinate 294), the horizontal size of 300 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, so the back of the left door 163b ( The image A is partially displayed in the (display area).

  Further, in the fourth frame period (elapsed time; about 100 ms to about 133 ms), the left door 163b moves from the coordinate 294 to the coordinate 392 (fully closed position), and the image A is displayed at the end of the fourth frame period (CPU 504). Is the time when the VSYNC signal is further detected twice from the VDP 534, and when the left door 163b is moved to the coordinate 294), the entire size is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, so the back of the left door 163b (display area) All the images A are displayed.

  After the fifth frame period (elapsed time; about 133 ms to about 266 ms), the horizontal size of the VRAM arrangement position information of the image A data is not corrected, so that the right door 163a and the left door 163b are stopped at the fully closed position. The entire image A is displayed behind the left door 163b (display area).

  As described above, the image A is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 so as not to protrude from the left door 163b in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b.

<Direction A>
For example, when the production A is performed, the VDP 534 moves the image A and the image B arranged in the arrangement area to the frame buffer area and draws based on the basic position information, as shown in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12A, when performing the effect A, there is no door movement data (the effect data does not include a door command), so the right door 163a and the left door 163b are the current ones. Does not move from position. Further, as shown in FIG. 22A, the image control process in the case where the effect A is executed does not include a step of correcting the position information of the image A. Therefore, the VDP 534 draws all of the data of the image A from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area using the basic position information as it is, and causes the liquid crystal display device 157 to display the data. As a result, in effect A, in any of the first to eighth frames, as shown in FIG. 27, all of image A is drawn in the frame buffer area, and the effect image as shown in the uppermost stage of FIG. Is generated, and the generated effect image is displayed in the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157.

  As described above, the VRAM 536 is disposed when the right door 163a and the left door 163b move in front of the liquid crystal display device 157 to cover the liquid crystal display device 157 (effect B and effect C). Since the basic position information of the data of the image A arranged in the area is corrected and at least a part of the data of the image A is moved from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area, the background area of the door (the left door 163b) is conventionally used. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of door background images according to the above, and the image capacity can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the first embodiment except that the data configuration of the image A and the image control processing method of the second sub-control unit in the first embodiment are changed. is there. For this reason, below, only a different structure from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, and the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about another same part, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 29A, the image B is the same as in the first embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 29B, the image A has a plurality of (here, eight) rectangular shapes. Each image data corresponding to the divided images A1 to A8 is stored in the ROM 506 in a state of being divided into the images A1 to A8. That is, the image A is composed of a plurality of divided images A1 to A8.

  Each of the data corresponding to the divided images A1 to A8 has VRAM arrangement position information and VRAM drawing position information individually. Here, the upper left corner coordinate of the arrangement position information of the divided image A1 is set to (X11, Y11), and the upper left corner coordinate of the drawing position information is set to (X21, Y21). Further, the upper left corner coordinate of the arrangement position information of the divided image A2 is set to (X12, Y12), and the upper left corner coordinate of the drawing position information is set to (X22, Y22). Further, the upper left corner coordinate of the arrangement position information of the divided image A3 is set to (X13, Y13), and the upper left corner coordinate of the drawing position information is set to (X23, Y23). Further, the upper left corner coordinate of the arrangement position information of the divided image A4 is set to (X14, Y14), and the upper left corner coordinate of the drawing position information is set to (X24, Y24). Further, the upper left corner coordinate of the arrangement position information of the divided image A5 is set to (X15, Y15), and the upper left corner coordinate of the drawing position information is set to (X25, Y25). Further, the upper left corner coordinates of the arrangement position information of the divided image A6 are set to (X16, Y16), and the upper left corner coordinates of the drawing position information are set to (X26, Y26). Further, the upper left corner coordinates of the arrangement position information of the divided image A7 are set to (X17, Y17), and the upper left corner coordinates of the drawing position information are set to (X27, Y27). Further, the upper left corner coordinates of the arrangement position information of the divided image A8 are set to (X18, Y18), and the upper left corner coordinates of the drawing position information are set to (X28, Y28). Image data corresponding to each of the divided images A1 to A8 is arranged in the arrangement area of the VRAM 536 so as not to overlap each other.

  Further, the horizontal size and vertical size of the divided images A1 to A8 are the same size (here, horizontal size 50, vertical size 480) in both the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information in each of the first to eighth frames. Is set.

  Further, as correction information for correcting the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information, a table as shown in FIG. 30 is stored in the ROM 506 for each of the divided images A1 to A8. That is, in the table shown in FIG. 30, the first divided image A1 has the horizontal size 50 and the vertical size 480 set as VRAM arrangement position information (X11, Y11) in the first to eighth frames, and the VRAM drawing position. As information (X21, Y21), horizontal size 50 and vertical size 480 are set.

  In the second divided image A2, the horizontal size 50 and the vertical size 480 are set as the VRAM arrangement position information (X12, Y12) in the second to eighth frames, and the horizontal size 50 and the vertical size 480 are set (X22, Y22). Size 50 and vertical size 480 are set. Nothing is set in the first frame.

  In the third to eighth frames, the third to eighth frames have VRAM arrangement position information (X13, Y13), horizontal size 50, and vertical size 480 set, and VRAM drawing position information (X23, Y23). Size 50 and vertical size 480 are set. Nothing is set in the first and second frames.

  The fourth to seventh divided images A4 to A7 are also appropriately set similarly to the first to third divided images A1 to A3, and the eighth divided image A8 has VRAM arrangement position information in the eighth frame. Coordinates (X18, Y18), horizontal size 50 and vertical size 480 are set, and coordinates (X28, Y28), horizontal size 50 and vertical size 480 are set as VRAM drawing position information. Nothing is set in the first to seventh frames.

  When the VDP 534 draws based on the correction information set in this way, for example, an effect image as shown in the uppermost stage of FIG. 31 is generated as the first frame image.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the first sub-control unit 400 effects lottery effect B or effect C in the effect control process (step S309 in FIG. 16A) of its own main process, and the second sub-control unit 500 When the image control process (step S613 in FIG. 17A) is executed based on the lottery result, the position information of the divided images A1 to A8 shown in FIG. It is like that.

  Specifically, when the effect device 160 performs the effect B, the second sub-control unit 500, based on the door command received from the first sub-control unit 400, door movement data shown in FIG. The parts list data (1/1 / data a) and the parts data (data a) shown in FIG. And door control processing is performed based on these read data. The point concerning the door control process is exactly the same as in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, the second sub control unit 500 performs an image as shown in FIG. 12C based on the image display control command received from the first sub control unit 400 in the image control process as shown in FIG. Display data (data sa) is read from the ROM 506 and developed in the RAM 508 (step S1403). At this time, the position information of the image A in the display data in the read image display data (data sa) is changed (corrected) to the position information individually set in the divided images A1 to A8 as shown in FIG. (Step S1405). This correction is significantly different from the image control process of the first embodiment.

  Thereby, the VDP 534 of the second sub control unit 500 refers to the VRAM arrangement position information of the corrected image A in the image display process as shown in FIG. Only data corresponding to the image A1 is drawn from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area. Next, in the second frame, data corresponding to the first divided image A1 and the second divided image A2 is drawn in the frame buffer area. Similarly, after the third frame, the divided images to be drawn are increased one by one, and all the divided images A1 to A8 are drawn in the frame buffer area in the eighth frame. At this time, since the VRAM drawing position information is also corrected, data of a predetermined divided image is drawn at a location specified by the corrected VRAM drawing position information in the frame buffer area.

  As a result, when the above image display and door movement are combined, at least a part of the image A is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 so as not to protrude from the left door 163b in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b. It becomes.

  That is, for example, in the first frame period (elapsed time; 0 ms to about 33.3 ms), the left door 163b moves from the coordinate 0 (fully opened position) to the coordinate 49 and corresponds to the first divided image A1 as the image A. Only data is drawn from the placement area to the frame buffer area. Next, an image in which the CPU 504 is drawn in the frame buffer area at the end of the first frame period (when the CPU 504 detects the above-mentioned VSYNC signal from the VDP 534 twice and the left door 163b moves to the coordinate 49). Since an instruction is sent to the VDP 534 to display data (data corresponding to the first divided image A1) on the liquid crystal display device 157, the image A is partially displayed behind the left door 163b (display area).

  Further, when the effect device 160 performs the effect C (when the moving speed of the left door 163b is fast), it is preferable to increase the number of divided image data to be drawn in accordance with the moving speed of the left door 163b. That is, in the effect B, the number of divided image data to be drawn is increased by one as the frame advances by one, whereas in the effect C, the number of divided image data to be drawn is increased by two as the frame advances by one. You should increase it step by step. More specifically, in effect C, data corresponding to the first divided image A1 and data corresponding to the second divided image A2 are drawn in the first frame as shown in FIG. Next, in the second frame, data corresponding to the first to fourth divided images A1 to A4 is drawn, in the third frame, data corresponding to the first to sixth divided images A1 to A6 is drawn, In the fourth and subsequent frames, data corresponding to all the first to eighth divided images A1 to A8 are drawn. In this way, the image A is appropriately displayed behind the left door 163b in conjunction with the movement of the left door 163b.

  As described above, when performing an effect (effect B and effect C) in which the right door 163a and the left door 163b move in front of the liquid crystal display device 157 to cover the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157, the VRAM 536 Since the position information of the data of the image A arranged in the arrangement area is changed and at least a part of the data of the image A is moved from the arrangement area to the frame buffer area, it is matched with the background area of the left door 163b as before. It is not necessary to prepare a plurality of door background images, and the image capacity can be reduced while displaying the image A in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Unlike the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the third embodiment of the present invention gradually turns off the display of the image A in accordance with the movement of the door. In addition, since the structure of the data concerning the image A and the image B, the image control process of the second sub-control unit, the image display process, and the structure of the door member are the same as the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the same part Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the third embodiment, an image B ′ is set and the image data is stored in the ROM 506 as shown in FIG. The image B ′ corresponds to the right half of the image B of the first embodiment. Further, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), as in the second embodiment, the image A is divided into a plurality of (here, eight) rectangular images A11 to A18, corresponding to the divided images A11 to A18. Data to be stored is stored in the ROM 506. Each of the divided images A11 to A18 individually includes VRAM arrangement position information (specific arrangement position information), VRAM drawing position information (specific drawing position information), and VRAM arrangement position correction information (specific arrangement position information) for correcting the VRAM arrangement position information. Correction information) and VRAM drawing position correction information (specific drawing position correction information) for correcting VRAM drawing position information, and these pieces of information are stored in the ROM 506 in association with each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 33 (c), the left door 613b ′ is configured by an opaque member that does not transmit the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 so that the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157 in the back cannot be seen through. Yes.

  Since the image A is divided and stored as data corresponding to the divided images A11 to A18 as described above, in the image control processing of the second sub-control unit 500, the VDP 534 is based on the corrected position information. The divided image data corresponding to a part of the image A is drawn for each frame from the arrangement area of the VRAM 536 to the frame buffer area as follows. At this time, at least a part of the image A is displayed in a display area within a preset display range of the liquid crystal display device 157. The display range here is set as a moving range in which the left door 163b can move in front of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157, as in the first and second embodiments. On the other hand, unlike the first and second embodiments, the display area is an area that is not covered by the left door 163b, and is set so that the size decreases as the left door 163b moves.

  That is, in the first frame, as shown in FIG. 34A, the VDP 534 draws data corresponding to the divided images A12 to A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, the first divided image A11 is not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and the second to eighth divided images A12 to A18 are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157.

  Next, in the second frame, as shown in FIG. 5B, the VDP 534 draws data corresponding to the divided images A13 to A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, in the second frame, the first and second divided images A11 and A12 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and the third to eighth divided images A13 to A18 are displayed.

  Next, in the third frame, as shown in FIG. 5C, the VDP 534 draws data corresponding to the divided images A14 to A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, in the third frame, the first to third divided images A11 to A13 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and the fourth to eighth divided images A14 to A18 are displayed.

  Next, in the fourth frame, as shown in FIG. 4D, the VDP 534 draws data corresponding to the divided images A15 to A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, in the fourth frame, the first to fourth divided images A11 to A14 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and the fifth to eighth divided images A15 to A18 are displayed.

  Next, in the fifth frame, as shown in FIG. 5E, the VDP 534 draws data corresponding to the divided images A16 to A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, in the fifth frame, the first to fifth divided images A11 to A15 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and the sixth to eighth divided images A16 to A18 are displayed.

  Next, in the sixth frame, the VDP 534 draws data corresponding to the divided images A17 to A18 in the frame buffer area as shown in FIG. As a result, in the sixth frame, the first to sixth divided images A11 to A16 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and the seventh and eighth divided images A17 and A18 are displayed.

  Next, in the seventh frame, as shown in FIG. 5G, the VDP 534 draws only the divided image data A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, in the seventh frame, the first to seventh divided images A11 to A17 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, and only the eighth divided image A18 is displayed.

  Next, in the eighth frame, as shown in FIG. 9H, the VDP 534 does not draw any of the divided image data A11 to A18 in the frame buffer area. As a result, all the first to eighth divided images A11 to A18 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 in the eighth frame.

  In this way, the number of divided images A11 to A18 displayed is reduced as the frame progresses, and when the eighth frame is reached, all the divided images A11 to A18 are not displayed.

  The door control process similar to that in the first and second embodiments is performed in synchronization with the above-described image display process. Thereby, the part where the image A is not displayed is shielded by the left door 163b.

  Even with such a configuration, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of door background images in accordance with the background area of the left door 163b as in the prior art, and the image capacity can be reduced.

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It should be noted that the game table of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 35, the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information of the data of the image A are X as the left door 163b moves from the fully open position to the fully closed position. The size is increased in the axial direction (in other words, the X coordinate at the upper right corner of the corrected image A is increased), but as shown in FIG. 36, the right door 163a is moved from the fully open position to the fully closed position. It may be corrected so that the size decreases in the X-axis direction (in other words, the X coordinate of the upper right corner of the corrected image A decreases) as it moves to. That is, in the first embodiment, the left door 163b moves from the left to the right in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, and as the area behind the left door 163b increases, the left door 163b becomes behind the left door 163b. The VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information of the image A are corrected so that the image A is displayed only in the display area. In contrast, for example, as the right door 163a moves from the right to the left in front of the liquid crystal display device 157 and the area behind the right door 163a increases, the right door 163a covers the right door 163a. The VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information of the image A may be corrected so that the image A is displayed only in the display area that is not displayed.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37, the display of the image A may be gradually turned off in accordance with the movement of the left door 163b as in the third embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, only the horizontal size of the position information of the image A is changed. However, the parameter to be changed of the position information is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. Of the position information, the vertical size may be changed in addition to the horizontal size. This is based on the precondition that the right door 163a or the left door 163b moves on the front side of the liquid crystal display device 157 so as not to cover a part of the image A actually displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 in the Y-axis direction. It is preferable to apply in some cases.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the movable production | presentation body was comprised with the door member 163, as shown in FIG. 39, you may comprise a movable production | presentation body not with the door member 163 but with the rod-shaped structure 163 '. The bar-like structure 163 ′ is greatly different in that the door member 163 shields the display area of the liquid crystal display device 157 with a surface, but shields it with a line. When the movable effector is composed of a rod-shaped structure 163 ′, it is assumed that the range (moving region) in which the rod-shaped structure 163 ′ actually moves corresponds to the rear region of the door member 163. good. That is, it is only necessary that the image A is displayed or not displayed in the moving region of the rod-shaped structure 163 ′.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 40, even when the rod-shaped structure 163 ′ moves so as not to partially block the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157, the position information of the image A It is preferable to correct only the horizontal size.

  In the above embodiment, both the VRAM arrangement position information and the VRAM drawing position information are corrected. However, only the VRAM arrangement position information may be corrected, or only the VRAM drawing position information is corrected. You may do it.

  A case where only the VRAM arrangement position information is corrected will be briefly described. As described above, the VRAM arrangement position information is position information used when moving image data transferred from the ROM 506 to the arrangement area of the VRAM 536 to the frame buffer area. Therefore, if at least only the VRAM arrangement position information is corrected, a part of the image data can be moved to the frame buffer area, and as a result, a part of the image can be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157.

  Next, a case where only the VRAM drawing position information is corrected will be briefly described. The VRAM drawing position information is position information used when the image data drawn in the frame buffer area is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 as described above. Therefore, even if all of the image data is drawn in the frame buffer area, if the range to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157 is limited by correcting the VRAM drawing position information, a part of the image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 157. Can be displayed.

  In the above embodiment, an example of a slot machine using medals (coins) as a game medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a game ball (for example, a pachinko ball) is used as a game medium. The present invention can also be applied to the slot machines and pachinko machines described above.

  That is, the present invention includes an image display means (for example, a liquid crystal display device 157) for displaying an image, an image data storage means (for example, ROM 506) for storing image data corresponding to the image, and a first storage area (for example, , An arrangement area) and a second storage area (for example, a frame buffer area) different from the first storage area, and the image data read from the image data storage means is arranged in the first storage area Display storage means (for example, VRAM 536) and moving the image data arranged in the first storage area to the second storage area, thereby causing an image corresponding to the image data moved to the second storage area to be displayed. Drawing means (for example, VDP 534) to be displayed on the image display means, and a movable effect body (movable effect body) movably provided in front of the display screen of the image display means ( For example, a door member 163 or a bar-like structure 163 ′) is provided, and the image data storage means reads from the image data storage means as position information of specific image data relating to a specific image of the images. Specific arrangement position information (for example, VRAM arrangement position information) that is position information of the first storage area where the specific image data that has been output is arranged, and the specification in which the drawing unit is arranged in the first storage area Specific drawing position information (for example, VRAM drawing position information), which is position information of the second storage area to which the image data is moved, is stored in association with each other, and specific arrangement position correction information for correcting the specific arrangement position information (For example, the correction value of the horizontal size of the VRAM arrangement position information in the first correction value table shown in FIG. 13B) is stored, and the drawing means The specific arrangement position information is corrected based on the specific arrangement position correction information in accordance with the movement of the effector, and a part of the specific image data specified by the corrected specific arrangement position information is stored in the first storage area. The game table is characterized in that at least a part of the specific image is displayed on the image display means in accordance with the movement of the movable effector by moving to the second storage area.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that the image capacity can be reduced while displaying the specific image on the image display unit in accordance with the movement of the movable effector.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the image data storage means further stores specific drawing position correction information for correcting the specific drawing position information, and the drawing means is adapted to the movement of the movable effector. The specific arrangement position information is corrected based on the specific arrangement position correction information, the specific drawing position information is corrected based on the specific drawing position correction information, and is specified by the corrected specific arrangement position information. A part of the specific image data is moved from the first storage area to a place specified by the corrected specific drawing position information in the second storage area, and the specific image data is moved according to the movement of the movable effector. It is preferable to display at least part of the image on the image display means.

  According to such a gaming machine of the present invention, since both the specific arrangement position information and the specific drawing position information are corrected, a part of the specific image data is reliably moved from the first storage area to the second storage area. A part of the specific image can be displayed on the image display means.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the movable effect body is provided so as to be able to execute a plurality of effects (for example, effect B and effect C) respectively corresponding to a plurality of preset movement speeds, and the drawing Preferably, the means corrects at least the specific arrangement position information in accordance with a moving speed of the movable effector.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the specific drawing position information is set in advance so that the specific image is displayed in a display range on a display screen of the image display means, and the display range is The movable effect body is set in advance so as to coincide with a movement range that can move in front of the display screen of the image display means, and the specific arrangement position correction information is determined by the drawing means to move the movable effect body. When the part of the specific image is displayed in the display area within the display range based on the specific arrangement position information corrected according to the size of the display area, the size of the display area is adjusted according to the movement of the movable effector. It is preferably set in advance so as to increase or decrease. At this time, the display area is an area that is covered by the movable effector and is behind the movable effector, or the display area is an area that is not covered by the movable effector. preferable.

  When the display area is an area not covered by the movable effector, the specific image is a rectangular image made up of a plurality of rectangular or square rectangular images, and the movable effector is the image display means. The drawing means includes at least one rectangular image of the plurality of rectangular images so that at least a part of the specific image is displayed in the display area. It is preferable that the image data corresponding to is moved to the second storage area.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the specific image is a rectangular image made up of one rectangular or square rectangular image, and the specific arrangement position information and the specific drawing position information are Information on coordinates of a specific angle, information on the size of a first direction (for example, horizontal direction) of the specific image, and a second direction (for example, vertical direction) orthogonal to the first direction of the specific image Each of which is configured so that the movable effector has the front of the display screen of the image display means in any one of the first direction and the second direction. It is preferable that the drawing unit is movable, and the drawing unit changes at least information on a size in a moving direction of the movable effector in the specific arrangement position information.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the specific image is a rectangular image composed of a plurality of rectangular or square rectangular images, and the drawing means includes at least a part of the specific image in the display area. Preferably, image data corresponding to at least one rectangular image of the plurality of rectangular images is moved to the second storage area so as to be displayed.

  In the game table of the present invention described above, it is preferable that the movable effector is made of a transparent or translucent member that transmits the display screen of the image display means.

  Alternatively, the present invention provides image display means (for example, a liquid crystal display device 157) for displaying an image, image data storage means (for example, ROM 506) for storing image data corresponding to the image, and a first storage area (for example, , An arrangement area) and a second storage area (for example, a frame buffer area) different from the first storage area, and the image data read from the image data storage means is arranged in the first storage area Display storage means (for example, VRAM 536) and moving the image data arranged in the first storage area to the second storage area, thereby causing an image corresponding to the image data moved to the second storage area to be displayed. Drawing means (for example, VDP 534) to be displayed on the image display means, and a movable effect body (movable effect body) movably provided in front of the display screen of the image display means ( For example, a door member 163 or a bar-like structure 163 ′) is provided, and the image data storage means reads from the image data storage means as position information of specific image data relating to a specific image of the images. Specific arrangement position information (for example, VRAM arrangement position information) that is position information of the first storage area where the specific image data that has been output is arranged, and the specification in which the drawing unit is arranged in the first storage area Specific drawing position information (for example, VRAM drawing position information), which is position information of the second storage area to which the image data is moved, is stored in association with each other, and specific drawing position correction information for correcting the specific drawing position information (For example, the correction value of the horizontal size of the VRAM drawing position information in the first correction value table shown in FIG. 13B) is stored, All of the specific image data is moved from the first storage area to the second storage area based on the arrangement position information and the specific drawing position information before correction, and the identification is performed in accordance with the movement of the movable effector. The specific drawing position information is corrected based on the drawing position correction information, and the specific corresponding to a part of the specific image data at a location specified by the corrected specific drawing position information in the second storage area A game table characterized in that a part of an image is displayed on the image display means in accordance with the movement of the movable effector.

  According to such a game table of the present invention, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that the image capacity can be reduced while displaying the specific image on the image display means in accordance with the movement of the movable effector.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the specific drawing position information is set in advance so that the specific image is displayed in a display range on a display screen of the image display means, and the display range is The movable effect body is set in advance so as to coincide with a movement range that can move in front of the display screen of the image display means, and the specific drawing position correction information is determined by the drawing means to move the movable effect body. When the part of the specific image is displayed in the display area within the display range based on the specific drawing position information corrected according to the size of the display area, the size of the display area is adjusted according to the movement of the movable effector. It is preferably set in advance so as to increase or decrease.

  The game machine of the present invention is movable on various game machines such as a spinning machine (slot machine), a ball game machine (such as a pachinko machine), a casino machine, an arrange ball game machine, a sparrow game machine, and a smart ball. Needless to say, the present invention is applicable to various effects of movement of the effector and image display of the image display device. The pachinko machine is a launching device that launches a ball into a predetermined game area, a winning opening configured to be able to enter a ball launched from the launching device, a detection means that detects a ball that has entered the winning opening, In addition to a payout means for paying out a sphere when the detection means detects a sphere, an image generation device (drawing means) that generates an image based on the detection result of the detection means, and a predetermined symbol generated by the image generation device It is a pachinko machine including a variable display device (image display means) that performs variable display and a movable effect body that is movably provided in front of the display screen of the variable display device. A slot machine (pachi-slot) is provided with a plurality of types of symbols, a plurality of reels that are driven to rotate, a start lever for instructing the rotation of the reels, and a corresponding reel. A stop button for individually stopping, a lottery means for determining whether or not an internal winning of a plurality of types of winnings is won by lottery, and a reel stop control means for performing stop control related to stopping the rotation of the reels based on the lottery result of the lottery means Determining means for determining whether the symbol combination displayed by the reels stopped based on the lottery result of the lottery means is a symbol combination predetermined corresponding to the winning combination internally, When the stop mode is a predetermined winning mode, in addition to a payout control unit that performs a game medium payout process for paying out a game medium corresponding to the predetermined winning mode, a lottery unit based on a lottery result The image generating device (image display device) for generating an image based on the lottery result of the lottery device and the image display device for displaying the image generated by the display control device. A slot machine including (image display means) and a movable effect body provided to be movable in front of the display screen of the image display device. The casino machine selects lottery means by lottery to determine whether or not the internal winning is based on the bet and start operation, and if the lottery result by the lottery means winning, the number of bonus coins is added to the remaining credit number and cashout is selected In this case, in addition to a payout means for issuing a receipt in which a code corresponding to the number of remaining credits is written from the receipt issuing machine, an effect means for executing an effect based on the lottery result of the lottery means is provided. An effect generating means generates an image based on the lottery result of the lottery means (image display means), an image display device (drawing means) that displays the image generated by the display control means, and a display of the image display device A casino machine comprising: a movable effector movably provided in front of the screen.

100 slot machine
157 Liquid crystal display device (image display means)
163 Door member (movable production)
506 ROM (image data storage means)
534 VDP (drawing means)
536 VRAM (display storage means)

Claims (12)

Image display means for displaying an image;
Image data storage means for storing image data corresponding to the image;
Display storage means having a first storage area and a second storage area different from the first storage area, wherein the image data read from the image data storage means is arranged in the first storage area;
Drawing means for causing the image display means to display an image corresponding to the image data moved to the second storage area by moving the image data arranged in the first storage area to the second storage area;
A movable effect body provided movably in front of the display screen of the image display means,
In the image data storage means,
As position information of specific image data relating to a specific image of the images,
Specific arrangement position information which is position information of the first storage area where the specific image data read from the image data storage means is arranged;
Specific drawing position information that is position information of the second storage area for moving the specific image data arranged in the first storage area is stored in association with the drawing means;
Specific arrangement position correction information for correcting the specific arrangement position information is stored,
The drawing means includes
The specific arrangement position information is corrected based on the specific arrangement position correction information in accordance with the movement of the movable effect body, and a part of the specific image data specified by the corrected specific arrangement position information is the first. A game table, wherein at least a part of the specific image is displayed on the image display unit in accordance with the movement of the movable effector by moving the storage area to the second storage area. In the game stand of Claim 1,
In the image data storage means,
Specific drawing position correction information for correcting the specific drawing position information is further stored;
The drawing means includes
Along with the movement of the movable effect body, the specific arrangement position information is corrected based on the specific arrangement position correction information and the specific drawing position information is corrected based on the specific drawing position correction information. Moving a part of the specific image data specified by the specific arrangement position information from the first storage area to a place specified by the specific drawing position information after correction in the second storage area;
In accordance with the movement of the movable effector, at least a part of the specific image is displayed on the image display means. In the game stand according to claim 1 or 2,
The movable effect body is provided so as to be able to execute a plurality of effects according to a plurality of preset movement speeds,
The drawing means corrects at least the specific arrangement position information in accordance with a moving speed of the movable effector. In the game stand of any one of Claims 1-3,
The specific drawing position information is set in advance so that the specific image is displayed in a display range on a display screen of the image display means,
The display range is set in advance such that the movable effector coincides with a moving range in which the movable display body can move in front of the display screen of the image display means,
further,
The specific arrangement position correction information is:
When the drawing means displays a part of the specific image on the display area within the display range based on the specific arrangement position information corrected in accordance with the movement of the movable effector, the display area is movable. It is set in advance so that the size increases or decreases with the movement of the effector. In the game stand of Claim 4,
The display area is an area that is covered by the movable effector and is behind the movable effector. In the game stand of Claim 4,
The display area is an area not covered with the movable effector. In the game stand of any one of Claims 1-6,
The specific image is a rectangular image composed of one rectangular or square rectangular image,
The specific arrangement position information and the specific drawing position information are orthogonal to the specific angle coordinate information of the specific image, the size information of the specific image in the first direction, and the first direction of the specific image. Each having information on the size of the second direction.
The movable effect body is provided so as to be movable in either one of the first direction and the second direction in front of the display screen of the image display means.
The drawing means changes at least information on a size in a moving direction of the movable effector in the specific arrangement position information. In the game stand of any one of Claims 1-6,
The specific image is a rectangular image composed of a plurality of rectangular or square rectangular images,
The drawing means moves image data corresponding to at least one of the plurality of rectangular images to the second storage area so that at least a part of the specific image is displayed in the display area. It is characterized by making it. In the game stand of any one of Claims 1-8,
The movable effect body is composed of a transparent or translucent member that transmits the display screen of the image display means. In the game stand of Claim 6,
The specific image is a rectangular image composed of a plurality of rectangular or square rectangular images,
The movable effect body is composed of an opaque member that does not transmit the display screen of the image display means,
The drawing means moves image data corresponding to at least one of the plurality of rectangular images to the second storage area so that at least a part of the specific image is displayed in the display area. It is characterized by making it. Image display means for displaying an image;
Image data storage means for storing image data corresponding to the image;
Display storage means having a first storage area and a second storage area different from the first storage area, wherein the image data read from the image data storage means is arranged in the first storage area;
Drawing means for causing the image display means to display an image corresponding to the image data moved to the second storage area by moving the image data arranged in the first storage area to the second storage area;
A movable effect body provided movably in front of the display screen of the image display means,
In the image data storage means,
As position information of specific image data relating to a specific image of the images,
Specific arrangement position information which is position information of the first storage area where the specific image data read from the image data storage means is arranged;
Specific drawing position information that is position information of the second storage area for moving the specific image data arranged in the first storage area is stored in association with the drawing means;
Specific drawing position correction information for correcting the specific drawing position information is stored;
The drawing means includes
Based on the specific arrangement position information and the specific drawing position information before correction, the entire specific image data is moved from the first storage area to the second storage area, and in accordance with the movement of the movable effector, Correcting the specific drawing position information based on the specific drawing position correction information;
A part of the specific image corresponding to a part of the specific image data at a location specified by the specific drawing position information after correction in the second storage area is adjusted according to the movement of the movable effector. A game table characterized by being displayed on an image display means. In the game stand of Claim 11,
The specific drawing position information is set in advance so that the specific image is displayed in a display range on a display screen of the image display means,
The display range is set in advance such that the movable effector coincides with a moving range in which the movable display body can move in front of the display screen of the image display means,
further,
The specific drawing position correction information is
When the drawing means displays a part of the specific image on the display area within the display range based on the specific drawing position information corrected in accordance with the movement of the movable effector, the display area is movable. It is set in advance so that the size increases or decreases with the movement of the effector.