JP2016087032A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine interested in the operation itself of a game participation input device.SOLUTION: If a predetermined performance execution condition holds, operation promotion means (an operation for promoting a first operation) instructs a player to perform a first (pulling) operation which is one of operations (e.g., pushing and pulling). When the first operation is detected by first detection means, the operation promoting means (an operation for promoting a second operation) instructs the player to perform a second (pushing) operation, and a specific performance is executed if the second operation is detected by second detection means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (pachinko machine) or a spinning cylinder type gaming machine (pachislot machine).

One of the effects in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine is a player participation type.
The player-participation-type effects include a game participation input device capable of a predetermined input operation, such as a button, lever or touch panel on a gaming machine, and a control means capable of controlling the effect based on the input operation to the game participation input device. If a predetermined performance execution condition is established as the game progresses, the player is prompted to operate the game participation input device, and a predetermined response is based on the game machine detecting the operation. By performing the production, the operator is given the impression and feeling of participating in the production. This makes the game interesting and enhances the fun of gaming.

  For example, in the “gaming machine” of Patent Document 1, the gaming machine includes an operation lever 300 as a game participation input device, and when a predetermined performance execution condition is established as the game progresses, a battle scene, a bombardment scene, etc. The player is made to participate by operating the operation lever 300 in a notice effect that may cause the gaming machine to shift to a specific gaming state advantageous to the player.

Japanese Patent No. 5133166

As described above, gaming machines that perform a player-participation type effect using a game participation input device as the game progresses are already known.
However, there are many simple operations such as hitting, touching, pulling, pushing, and rotating the operations that the player performs in the conventional player-participation-type production, and such simple operations give the player a fresh taste. It was difficult to make further improvements in the entertainment industry.
This invention makes it a subject to aim at the further improvement of game entertainment at the player participation type | formula production.

[Means 1]
It is a gaming machine, and includes a game participation input device that allows a player to perform a predetermined input operation, and a control unit that can control an effect based on the input operation on the game participation input device.
The game participation input device is:
Movable means for direct contact and operation by the player;
First detection means for detecting that a first operation has been performed on the movable means;
Second detection means for detecting that a second operation has been performed on the movable means;
Is provided.
The second operation is an operation paired with the first operation,
The control means includes
When the predetermined performance execution conditions are met,
A process for prompting the player to perform the first operation;
On condition that the first operation has been performed by the first detection means,
A process for enabling the player to perform the second operation and a process for prompting the second operation;
When it is detected by the second detection means that the second operation has been performed,
A gaming machine characterized by performing a process of executing a specific performance.

  According to the gaming machine of means 1, the movable body operation for participating in the player participation type production is a simple one-way operation such as hitting, turning, pushing and pulling (hereinafter referred to as simple operation). ), And a pair of first and second operations are encouraged to be performed in a predetermined order, and a specific performance is executed according to the final operation. Until now, it is possible to give a fresh feeling of operation to the player, and the gaming interest can be improved as compared with the prior art.

[Means 2]
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising resistance force generation means for generating a resistance force to the second operation while the first operation is being performed.

  According to the gaming machine of the means 2, for example, while the paired first operation is being performed, the second operation is performed by generating a resistance force that prevents the transition to the second operation. By the way, we will intentionally create a “tolerance period” such as “waiting” and “gaman”. And, for example, by solving the resistance by the establishment of a predetermined release condition, the player's feeling of operation when the second operation that triggers the execution of the specific performance is performed becomes more exhilarating. Is possible.

  It is possible to further improve the gaming interest by directing players.

The perspective view of a gaming machine. The perspective view which shows the structure of a game machine roughly. The perspective view which shows the inside of a game machine. A perspective view of a game participation input device (example 1). The top view which shows schematically the mechanism of a game participation input device. The front view which showed the front side of the piston. The side view which shows a piston in a cross section. The configuration of the control device. [A] is a diagram showing a positional relationship between the sensors SW1 to SW3 and the movable portion 25. [B] is a diagram showing a movement position relationship between the sensors SW1 to SW3 and the movable portion 25. [C] is an operation determination table. The flowchart of a movable part process. [A] to [F] are diagrams showing an example of a liquid crystal display screen at the time of a player participation effect and an operation stage in association with each other. The figure which shows schematically the mechanism of the game participation input device in Example 2. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the principal part (Example 2). The figure for demonstrating the positional relationship at the time of operation. Other arrangement examples of game participation input device

[Example 1]
[Outline of the gaming machine]
An outline of the gaming machine is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a game board 4, and a door frame 5. The gaming machine 1 is played by launching the game ball 8 from the game ball launching device 7 to the game area 9 of the game board 4 by the player operating the game ball launching handle 6. The launched game ball 8 flows down the game board 4 while colliding with the obstacle nail on the way, and is collected after entering various winning holes (after winning) or collected as an out ball. .
When the gaming machine 1 is an encapsulated ball type, all the gaming balls 8 launched from the gaming ball launching device 7 are collected in units of the gaming machine 1 and are circulated again to the gaming ball launching device 7 to play the game. To use.

The outer frame 2 is a rectangular frame that is installed on the game hall arrangement table.
The main body frame 3 is a box-shaped frame that is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed and the front side is opened. Inside the main body frame 3, a power supply device 10, a game ball launching device 7, a prize ball payout device 11 and the like, which are schematically shown, are arranged (FIG. 3).
The game ball launching device 7 is disposed below the main body frame 3 and launches game balls into the game area at regular intervals by a hitting mechanism. A game ball launching handle 6 for operating the hitting mechanism is disposed at the lower front portion of the door frame 5.

The game board 4 includes a front component member 12, a game panel 13, and a back unit 14, and is mounted and fixed to the main body frame 3 from the front side (FIG. 2).
The front component member 12 is a member for fixing the entire game panel 13 and the back unit 14 to the main body frame 3 after assembling them together.
The game panel 13 has a game area in which the parts necessary for the game such as obstacle nails, windmills, start ports, electric tulips, attackers, other winning ports, out ports, etc. are mounted on the front (player side), and the results of the game A special symbol display device (7-segment etc.) is displayed. In the game board 4 shown in FIG. 2, details of the game area 9 and the special symbol display device are omitted.

  Here, the outline | summary of the game of the gaming machine 1 of a present Example is shown. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a game ball launched from the game ball launching device 7 enters the start opening on the front surface of the game panel 13, the start opening detection SW (not shown) detects the entrance. Then, a lottery (for example, a lottery that wins at 1/300) is determined based on the detection of the incoming ball. The lottery result is indicated by the special symbol display device changing and displaying the special symbol in a variable manner. The special symbol is displayed in a stopped state with a special symbol corresponding to “going out” or a special symbol corresponding to “winning” through a fluctuation display for a predetermined time. In addition, during the special symbol variation display, an effect display corresponding to the lottery result is performed on the liquid crystal display device 16 in order to excite the game. When the winning special symbol is stopped and displayed, a big hit game is played in which the attacker in the closed state is in an open state for a predetermined period. When the game balls launched from the game ball launcher 7 enter the attacker on the front surface of the game panel 13, a predetermined number of prize balls (15 in this embodiment) are paid out. Note that the above-described control of the lottery, the special symbol variation display, the effect display, and the jackpot game execution is performed by the control device 18 described later.

  The back unit 14 includes a back box 15, a liquid crystal display device 16 disposed at a position corresponding to the rear surface of the back box 15, various movable accessories 17 and a control device disposed between the game panel 13 and the liquid crystal display device 16. 18 (main control device, production control device) and the like, and is a part that performs various productions according to game progress of the gaming machine 1 and game progress, and is a central part of the gaming machine 1.

The door frame 5 includes a door frame base unit 19 and a front decoration 20 and has a window 21 that is greatly opened in the center.
The door frame base unit 19 is a rectangular and sturdy plate-like frame, and is provided with a hinge fitting 22 at the left end of the upper side, and this is combined with the hinge receiving fitting 23 (FIG. 3) of the main body frame 3 so that the door frame 5 The main body frame 3 is rotatably attached.

The front decorative portion 20 (FIG. 2) is attached to the front surface of the door frame base unit 19 so as to surround the outer peripheral portion of the game area, and is mostly a resin member molded for decoration. The front decoration part 20 is provided with a color and a form that attracts the player, such as a light-emitting component such as an LED or a light guide member disposed in the back side space, and being decorated gorgeously from the inside.
Further, in this embodiment, an upper plate and a lower plate for storing game balls and prize balls are formed in the lower part of the front decoration 20 so as to protrude forward, and the game ball launch handle 6 and the game participation are The operation unit (game participation input device 24) is arranged with a design that does not impair the decorative effect of the front decorative unit 20 (FIG. 1).

[Game participation input device]
4-7 has shown the game participation input device 24 of the game participation operation part in Example 1. FIG.
The game participation input device 24 includes a cylinder 27, a piston 28, a rod 29 that reciprocates the piston 28, and an operation grip 30 that are housed inside the case 26. In this case, the piston 28, the rod 29, and the operation gripper 30 are movable means that are operated by direct contact.
For convenience of explanation, the operation grip 30 side is referred to as “front” and the cylinder 27 side is referred to as “rear”.

  A tension spring 31 having front and rear ends fixed to the cylinder 27 and the piston 28 is disposed inside the cylinder 27. Further, the piston 28 is formed with slits 32 and two exhaust holes 33 (two) communicating in and out of the cylinder 27 in the front-rear direction. The slit 32 penetrates back and forth, and has a one-way valve 32a made of a rubber piece inside the cylinder. The exhaust hole 33 is opened and closed by an on-off valve 34 (FIG. 6) disposed on the front side of the piston 28. The on-off valve 34 is a plate-shaped fan valve having two openings 35. In this embodiment, the on-off valve 34 can be rotated about the rod 29 of the piston 28 as an axis. A sector gear 36 is integrally provided on the opposite side of the fan-shaped valve 34 from the rod 29. A pinion gear 38 driven by a motor 37 is engaged with the sector gear 36.

  The two openings 35 formed in the valve 34 correspond to the exhaust holes 33 provided in the piston 28, and the two exhaust holes 33 can be opened and closed simultaneously by the sector gear 36 reciprocatingly rotated at an angle α. . One exhaust hole 33 and one opening 35 may be provided, but a plurality of exhaust holes 33 and openings 35 are preferably provided in order to increase the exhaust efficiency.

The tension spring 31 disposed inside the cylinder 27 has a certain compressibility in the natural length when there is no load when the operation grip 30 is not pulled forward.
The cylinder 27 is provided with a front stopper 39 with which the piston 28 comes into contact when the operation gripping part 30 is pulled out to the limit and a rear stopper 40 with which the piston 28 comes into contact when the operation gripping part 30 is pushed back to the limit. ing.
Further, non-contact type sensors SW <b> 1 to SW <b> 3 are arranged in the cylinder 27 together with wiring for the motor 37. In this embodiment, the sensors SW1 to SW3 are photosensors. As shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, when the piston 28 is provided with a light-shielding detection piece 28a and moves, the space between the projector and the light receiver 28b is measured. It has come to pass.
The sensors SW1 to SW3 are in an ON state at the time of receiving light, and when the detection piece 28a is positioned between the light projecting / receiving device 28b, an ON → OFF edge is detected and turned off, and the detection piece 28a is turned into the light emitting / receiving device 28b. The edge of OFF → ON is detected by moving away from the space, and the device is turned on again. That is, the sensors SW1 to SW3 are all in the ON state when they are in the PN position where the operation gripping unit 30 is not operated (referred to as the original position, FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 [B]). The control device 18 sets “0” to “3” as the flag F indicating the operation state of the game participation input device 24 based on the detection status of each of the sensors SW1 to SW3 (see: operation determination in FIG. 9). Table 44).

  SW1 and SW3 have an arrangement configuration in which the detection piece 28a can pass through (can pass through) the light projecting and receiving devices 28b of SW1 and SW3, but the detection piece 28a is SW2 only in SW2. The arrangement configuration is such that it cannot pass (cannot pass) between the projector / receiver 28bwp. Specifically, SW2 is arranged in such a manner that when the operation gripping portion 30 is pulled forward to the limit and the piston 28 is in contact with the front stopper 39, the detection piece 28a is placed between the SW2 projector / receiver 28bwp. The structure is such that the detection piece 28a does not pass between the SW2 light projecting / receiving device 28bwp. Although this will be described in detail later, this is because a predetermined effect is executed while the operation gripping portion 30 is pulled out to the front limit (while SW2 is an OFF signal).

  The case 26 is cylindrical and accommodates a cylinder 27 therein, and the front is open. The front portion of the case 26 has a cylindrical shape with a diameter that allows the operation gripping portion 30 to enter the inside, and the front opening is a funnel-shaped curved wall 41 that is recessed rearward. A tip opening 43 of an air pipe 42 provided in the section is disposed.

When pulling the operation grip 30 forward, the on-off valve 34 closes the exhaust hole 33. On the other hand, the one-way valve 32a of the slit 32 is a forward direction in which air enters from the outside, and therefore opens according to the inflow of air. Therefore, the piston 28 moves forward by an amount corresponding to the amount of air entering the cylinder 27 through the slit 32. That is, a certain load can be given to the pulling operation by the resistance of the air passing through the slit 32. This load becomes so high that the operation grip part 30 is pulled quickly, so that the pulling operation cannot be finished immediately. The time between them can be adjusted by the diameter of the slit 32.
Further, the operation of pulling the operation gripping part 30 forward pulls the tension spring 31 from the natural state, so that the load of the tension spring 31 also acts on the operation gripping part 30. However, the elasticity of the tension spring 31 is not so great, and it is sufficient to return the pulled operation grip 30 to the PN position, that is, return the piston 28 to the original position.

In the middle of the pulling operation that pulls the operation gripping part 30 forward, the exhaust hole 33 is closed by the on-off valve 34 even if the operation gripping part 30 is pushed in, and the slit 32 has an inner side of the cylinder 27. Since the one-way valve 32a is in the reverse direction in which air flows out from the inside of the cylinder and closes the slit 32, the piston 28, that is, the operation grip 30 cannot be pushed back easily.
When the operation gripping portion 30 tries to push in reverse from the pull-out limit position PL, the opening / closing valve 34 is rotated by the angle α by the motor 37, the opening 35 of the opening / closing valve 34 is aligned with the exhaust hole 33, and the exhaust hole When 33 is opened, the air inside the cylinder 27 can be discharged to the outside through the exhaust hole 33, so that the operation grip 30 can be lightly moved to the pushing position PS all at once. At this time, the elastic force at which the tension spring 31 returns to the natural state is also applied.

Such an operation is suddenly applied to the player who has experienced that it is difficult to pull the operation gripping part 30 forward, stand by, and return to the rear. Pushing becomes possible, and it will also give you a refreshing feeling of excitement at the same time as the movement that moves to the pushing limit position at once. At the same time, in this embodiment, air inside the cylinder 27 is guided to the opening 43 in the curved wall 41 of the case 26 by the air pipe 42, and the discharged air is blown to the hand holding the operation grip 30. Thereby, a player's refreshing feeling can be increased.
During this time, the sensors SW1 to SW3 send ON / OFF signals to the control device 18. Upon receipt of these signals, the control device 18 displays the above-mentioned “close” or “press” operation promotion image on the liquid crystal display device, drives the valve opening / closing motor 37 of the open / close valve 34, or “presses”. Use the result of the operation to produce a game in progress.

[Control means]
The control device 18 (control means FIG. 8) includes a main control board 4100 and a peripheral control board 4140. The main control MPU 4100a of the main control board 4100 executes a program to control the progress of the game. The main control MPU 4100a is a microprocessor with a built-in ROM that stores various processing programs for progressing games and various commands, a RAM that temporarily stores data, and the like. Various commands relating to the state are transmitted to the peripheral control board 4140.

The peripheral control board 4140 includes a peripheral control unit 4150 and a liquid crystal / sound control unit 4160. The peripheral control unit 4150 has a peripheral control MPU 4150a as a microprocessor and a peripheral control ROM 4150b for storing various processing programs, various commands, and various schedulers. The liquid crystal / sound control unit 4160 has a VDP 4160a and a character ROM 4160c. The VDP 4160a includes a sound control unit 4160b including a sound source IC 4150c that performs a high-quality sound and a sound ROM 4150d that stores sound information such as music and sound effects referring to the sound source IC 4150c. A command, signal, and data for peripheral control (such as a sound command) are exchanged between the peripheral control unit 4150 and the liquid crystal / sound control unit 4160. The peripheral control unit 4150 includes a sensor provided in the game participation input device 24. Signals from SW1 to SW3 are transmitted.

  The peripheral control MPU 4150a incorporates a plurality of parallel I / O ports, serial I / O ports, and the like. When various commands are received from the main control board 4100 via these ports, the game is performed based on these various commands. The game board side emission data for outputting lighting signals, blinking signals or gradation lighting signals to a plurality of LEDs provided on the decorative boards of the board 4 is sent from the lamp driving board serial I / O port to the lamp driving board 4170. The game board side motor drive data for outputting to the motor drive data to the electric drive source such as a motor or solenoid for operating various movable bodies provided in the game board 4 is transmitted to the serial I / O for the motor drive board. Transmission from port to motor drive board 4180, door side motor drive / light emission data from frame decoration drive amplifier board serial I / O port to frame periphery Relay terminal plate 868, and to send the frame decoration drive amplifier board 194 via a peripheral door relay terminal plate 882. The valve opening / closing motor 37 in this embodiment is also opened / closed by a drive signal from the frame decoration drive amplifier board serial I / O port.

  Further, the ON / OFF signals of the sensors SW1 to SW3 for detecting the state of the movable means (the rear end position of the rod 29) in the game participation input device 24 shown in FIG. Similarly to the signal from the board, it is input to the detection serial I / O port of the peripheral control MPU 4150a via the frame decoration drive amplifier board 194, the peripheral door relay terminal board 882, and the frame peripheral relay terminal board 868, and the peripheral control MPU 4150a. The data is stored in either the ON or OFF state in each storage area of the sensors SW1 to SW3 set in the peripheral control built-in RAM 4150ab. On the other hand, in the peripheral control ROM 4150b, an operation determination table 44 for determining which state (which position the end of the rod 29 is) of the movable part 25 in the player participation part from the state of the sensors SW1 to SW3. (B) has been prepared.

  Detection signals from various original position detection switches for detecting the original positions of various movable bodies provided on the game board 4 are input to the parallel I / O port for game board of the peripheral control MPU 4150a via the motor drive board 4180. However, the movable portion 25 in the game participation input device 24 of the first embodiment is provided on the door frame 5 side, and is mechanically returned to the original position by the tension spring 31 as described above. The process for returning the movable part 25 to the original position is not necessary.

  The sound source IC 4150c extracts sound information from the sound ROM 4150d based on control data (sound commands) from the peripheral control MPU 4150a, and is provided in the main body frame 3 via the frame peripheral relay terminal plate 868 and the peripheral door relay terminal plate 882. Control is performed so that music, sound effects, and the like according to various effects flow from the speaker 821, and provided on the door frame 5 via the frame peripheral relay terminal plate 868, the peripheral door relay terminal plate 882, and the frame decoration drive amplifier board 194. Control is performed so that music, sound effects, and the like according to various performances flow from the speaker.

In the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the peripheral control ROM 4150b of the peripheral control unit 4150 has a player participation type program. The peripheral control MPU 4150a can execute a player participation effect as one of the effects indicating a hit or miss during the special symbol variation display. The player participation effect of the present embodiment is executed during the special symbol variation display when a predetermined effect execution condition for executing the player participation effect is satisfied. As the performance execution condition, for example, execution of the player participation effect is determined by a lottery for determining the type of the effect that is performed when the lottery result is win or miss. It should be noted that the player participation effect is not limited to the special symbol change, but may be executed at another time of the game progression process (for example, during the big hit game).
When the player participation effect is started, first, operation promoting means for urging the player to operate the game participation input device 24 of the gaming machine 1 is executed. For example, when prompting the player to pull out the operation gripping portion 30 of the game participation input device 24 toward the front side (toward the front side of the gaming machine 1), a “shrink” message (specifically, , An operation promotion message such as “Message is a chance. Please pull the operation unit on the lower left of the gaming machine!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display device 16. When the player is prompted to push the operation grip 30 of the game participation input device 24 toward the back side (toward the rear side of the gaming machine 1), a “press” message (specifically, , An operation promotion message such as “Now, please press the handle at once!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the liquid crystal display device 16. Note that these operation promoting means may output a message such as “Close” or “Press” by voice and transmit the message to the outside. Then, the player who has reacted to these operation promotion means pulls the operation grip 30 of the game participation input device 24 provided in the front decoration 20 of the gaming machine 1 or pushes the operation grip 30 to move the movable part. 25, and can participate in player participation effects as described above. These “promotion” means “squeeze” message and “press” message prompt a paired operation. One of the paired operations (for example, the “squeeze”) is referred to as a pair operation 1, and the other (for example, the “push”) is referred to as a pair operation 2.

When the operation promoting means is first executed in the player participation effect, the operation gripping portion 30 is in the PN (original position). From this state, the operation gripping portion 30 is pulled forward to the pull-out limit position PL, and then It will be pushed to the pushing limit position PS position at once.
In this case, the peripheral control MPU 4150a performs the movable part process of FIG. This process is repeated at a cycle of 2 ms as one of the peripheral control steady processes.

In step S1, the current state of the sensors SW1 to SW3 is stored. In this case, the sensors SW1 to SW3 are all in the ON state as described above.
In step 2, it is determined whether flag F = 0. Flag F = 0 means that this moving part processing flow is equal to the initial cycle or the initial cycle (FIG. 11A). The operation grip 31 is in the original position PN, and a “small circle” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 16 together with a message “pull the lower left operation grip”.
Note that the flag F = 1 means that the piston 28 is in the position of withdrawal (PL1) that reaches the sensor SW2 (FIG. 11B). In addition, a medium circle, which is larger than the original circle and slightly darker in color, is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 16 together with a message “Please keep pulling the lower left operation grip”. The middle circle means that the operation grip 30 is pulled out with respect to the initial circle. The size of the circle changes continuously according to the amount of pulling out of the operation gripping unit 30.

  The flag F = 2 means that the piston 28 reaches the sensor SW2 and is in the extraction limit (PL2) where the piston 28 is in the OFF state. On the screen of the liquid crystal display device 16, a large circle having a darker color that is larger than the medium circle is displayed, giving the player the feeling that the operation grip 30 is pulled out to the limit (FIG. 11 c). While the OFF state of the sensor SW2 is detected, the circle displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 16 changes to a larger circle, and a predetermined time has elapsed (in this embodiment, the sensor SW2 has been reached). The message “Now, please press” is displayed with the passage of 2 seconds since the switch was turned off, and the player is impressed that the operation grip 30 has been pulled out to the limit (FIG. 11D).

The flag F = 3 is a push-in limit where the piston 28 reaches the most pushed-in sensor SW3 position from the pull-out limit (PL2) position by the player in response to the “push” instruction, and the sensor SW3 is turned off. It means that the position is (PS). On the liquid crystal screen, the effect is as if a light bulb that has expanded to the limit explodes (Fig. 11E). In this case, for example, it is a jackpot, and in the case of other so-called losing, it is displayed in a state where the original circle is destroyed together with a display of regret (figure 11).
In this case, in this case, in order to reach the sensor SW3 position from the sensor SW2 position, the sensor SW1 is passed through. Therefore, all of the sensors SW1 to SW3 are turned off at this pushing position PS.

If the flag F = 0, in step S5, the above-described operation promoting means “close” is displayed on the liquid crystal screen, and then the process proceeds to step S6 to determine the state of the sensor SW1.
When the player pulls the operation gripping portion 30 in response to the operation promoting means “squeeze”, the sensor SW1 is turned from ON to OFF, so that the flag F = 1 in step 7 and then the process proceeds to step S8, and the state of the sensor SW2 Is determined. In this case, if the player pulls out the operation gripping part 30 to the position of the pull-out limit PL2, the sensor SW2 is turned from ON to OFF, so that the flag F = 2 in step S9 and the process proceeds to step S10. At this time, the piston 28 is in contact with the front stopper 39 and cannot be pulled forward any more, and the sensor SW2 remains turned from ON to OFF. Hold for 2 seconds with counter treatment. If the maintenance for 2 seconds is achieved, the flag F = 2 is set in step S10, and the process proceeds to step S11. If not, the process proceeds to step 21.
In step S <b> 11, the control device 18 drives the valve opening / closing motor 37 to rotate the opening / closing valve 34 to open the exhaust hole 33. Then, the process proceeds to step S11, and the operation promoting means “press” is displayed on the liquid crystal screen.

When a player corresponding to the operation promoting means “press” pushes the operation gripping portion 30, the exhaust hole 33 of the piston 28 is largely opened, and a certain resistance is obtained when the operation gripping portion 30 is pulled out. Therefore, the player predicts the same resistance when pushing and pushes the operation gripping portion 30 with force, so that the piston 28 reaches the position of the pushing limit PS in a short time. Meanwhile, the sensors SW2, SW1, and SW3 are turned from ON to OFF, respectively.
In this state, in step S13, the state of the sensor SW3 is determined. Since step S13 satisfies the conditions, the specific effect of step S15 is performed with flag F = 3 in step S14.
In executing the specific effect, the peripheral control MPU 4150a is on the condition that the state of the sensors SW1 to SW3 stored in the internal RAM and the same sensor state of the drawer limit PL2 of the operation determination table 44 are compared and matched. To do.
The specific effect can be determined in various ways, but in short, it is preferable that the player pays in return for participating in the effect of the gaming machine 1.

After the specific effect is displayed on the liquid crystal screen and set, the control device 18 performs a process for ending the current player participation effect. That is, in step S16, instructions such as the display of the operation promoting means related to the paired operations 1 and 2 are erased, and in step S17, an instruction to release the hand from the operation gripper 30 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen.
Since the player knows that the game participation has reached the final stage and has ended by the instruction screen for releasing the hand and the display of the specific screen, the player releases the operation grip 30. Then, the piston 28 is returned to the original position PN when the tension spring 31 that has been compressed expands to a natural state. This movement is performed lightly because the exhaust hole 33 remains open in step S11.

In step S18, it is determined whether the piston 28 is located at the original position PN.
Before that, in step S17, a message “Please release your hand from the operating unit at the lower left of the gaming machine” is displayed on the liquid crystal screen. This process is for a player who has unintentionally pressed the operation grip 30 even though the specific effect is performed in step S15. In step S18, the position of the operation grip 30 is defined as the original position PN. Is to do. If the player has already released his hand from the operation gripping portion 30, the message of releasing the hand in step S17 is meaningless, but there is no hindrance to the progress of the production.

  Even if the player does not release the hand while pressing the operation gripping part 30 and a predetermined limit time has elapsed, an alarm is issued as an abnormality. As for this alarm, the alarm sound information stored in the sound ROM 4150d is extracted based on the control data (sound command) corresponding to the abnormality from the peripheral control MPU 4150a, and the frame peripheral relay terminal plate 868, the peripheral door relay terminal plate 882, And it is controlled to output from the speaker provided in the door frame 5 via the frame decoration drive amplifier board 194.

The determination in step S18 is based on whether the state of the sensors SW1 to SW3 stored in the internal RAM of the peripheral control MPU 4150a matches the state of the sensors SW1 to SW3 set in the original position PN of the operation determination table 44. Determined.
When the piston 28 is in the original position PN and the condition of step S18 is satisfied, the control device 18 reversely rotates the valve opening / closing motor 37 in step S19 to close the exhaust hole 33 with the opening / closing valve 34, and In step S20, the flag F is set to 0 to prepare for the next player participation effect.
The above is the main flow of the movable part processing.

  In step S6, it is conceivable that the player does not operate the operation grip 30 regardless of the operation promotion display in step S5. In this case, since it is unclear whether the player participation effect is ignored or the operation is troublesome for some reason, the process proceeds to step S21 and waits for the counter C = n between step S22 and step S22. . In the meantime, if the operation gripping unit 30 is operated and SW1 is changed from ON to OFF, the process proceeds to step S6 and the main flow is performed. However, when the counter C = n is reached, the player is no longer in the current game. Assuming that there is no intention to participate in the person participation effect, the counter C = 0 is set in step S23, and the process returns. Then, it waits for the next player participation effect.

  In step S8, the player pulls the operation grip 30 in response to the operation promotion display in step S5, but the player may abandon the operation during the withdrawal PL1. In this case as well, since it is unclear whether the player participation abandonment has been abandoned or that the operation is troublesome for some reason, the process proceeds from step S8 to step S21, and the game is performed after a predetermined time by the same processing as described above. It is determined that the intention to continue the player participation effect has been lost, and the next player participation effect is awaited, as described above. In this case, the counter value C = n may be a separate counter value C = m, and the standby time may be adjusted.

Since the flag F = 1 after the operation gripping part 30 is pulled and the sensor SW1 is turned from ON to OFF, in the next cycle, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S3, and further skips to step S8. , The process after step S8.
After the operation gripper 30 is operated to the pull-out limit PL2 position and the sensor SW2 is changed from ON to OFF, the flag F = 2, so in the next cycle, the process skips from step S4 to step S13, Become.

  In the above processing, the pair operation 1 displayed by the operation promoting means is the first operation, the pair operation 2 is the second operation, and the process for promoting the pair operation 1 by the operation promoting means is the first operation. The process that prompts the second operation is a process that prompts the second operation.

In the above-described configuration, the player operates the game ball launch handle 6 to drive the game ball 8 into the game area 9, and the game ball 8 is disturbed by the obstacle nail while flowing down the game area 9, and winning a prize. The game can be enjoyed by the thrill due to the approach to the mouth, etc., and the effects of sound and light that enhance the image.
Then, when an instruction to “close” is given to the liquid crystal display device 16 in the production accompanying the progress of the game by the gaming machine 1, the player responds to the game participation operation unit, that is, the game participation input device 24. The operation grip 30 is pulled to participate in the game.

  In the first embodiment, the operation unit 30 is initially pulled with force by the “close” operation promotion instruction (processing for prompting the first operation), and the excitement of how this operation expands is enhanced. Now, since the gaming machine 1 issues an operation promotion instruction (processing for prompting the second operation) to “press”, the player expects to perform the other pressing operation of the pairing operation with expectation. Become. At that time, the player pushes the operation grip 30 while predicting that the operation in the pushing direction is also highly resistant from the experience of the pulling operation, but the exhaust hole 33 of the piston 28 is opened. Thus, the operation is achieved with unexpected lightness, and an exhilarating feeling is obtained in contrast to trying to apply force during the pulling operation.

[Example 2]
12 and 13 show the game participation input device 24 in the second embodiment. Since the other configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description in the first embodiment is used. The same reference numerals as in the first embodiment are used for common members and portions. The first embodiment has a structure similar to an air damper using the cylinder 26 and the piston 28, whereas the second embodiment has a structure similar to a latch mechanism.
The game participation input device 24 (FIG. 12) includes a rod 29 guided in a case 26 so as to be able to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction, a pair of brake rollers 45 disposed in contact with the rod 29 from both sides in the axial direction, and a claw mechanism. 46, sensors SW1 to SW3, and an original position return spring 55.

The rod 29 is provided with an operation grip 30 at the front end, and has a plurality of latch teeth 47 in a row at a constant interval in a portion inside the case 26, and this portion is a latch rod 48.
The pair of brake rollers 45 are pivotally supported at a rear end portion of the swing arm 49 but have a large rotational resistance. The front end portion of the swing arm 49 is rotatably supported on the front wall 50 of the case 26, and is attached by a biasing spring 51 so that the brake rollers 45a and 45b face each other and move toward the rod 29. ing.
The claw mechanism 46 includes a claw member 52 that engages with a latch tooth 47 provided on the latch rod 48 and a claw opening / closing solenoid 53 that rotationally drives the claw member 52. An intermediate portion of the claw member 52 is rotatably supported on the case 26 side, and a front end portion is a claw and a solenoid 53 armature is rotatably attached to a rear end portion with the shaft support portion 54 interposed therebetween. Reference numeral 55 denotes an original position return spring for returning the pawl member 52 in the direction of engagement with the latch teeth 47.
Reference numeral 39 denotes a front stopper, and reference numeral 40 denotes a rear stopper.
The original springs 55 for returning to the original position are attached to the left and right sides of the rod 29 so as to face each other, and always urge the rod 29 so that the axis is perpendicular to the axis of the rod 29 in the left-right direction.
In the second embodiment, the rod 29 and the operation gripper 30 are movable means that are operated by direct contact.

  In the production accompanying the progress of the game by the gaming machine 1, when a “close” operation promotion message (processing for prompting the first operation) is issued to the liquid crystal display device 16, the player reacts to this and the game participation operation unit In other words, the operation grip portion 30 of the game participation input device 24 (FIG. 12) is pulled to participate in the game.

  Normally, the operation gripping portion 30 is maintained at the original position PN by the return spring 55 (FIGS. 12 and 14). When the operation portion handle 30 is pulled by the “retract” operation promotion message, the moving direction of the rod 29 is the forward direction with respect to the claw mechanism 46, so that it can be pulled out straight. However, since this operation extends the return spring 55 forward, there is resistance by the return spring 55. This resistance is so strong that the operation gripping part 30 is pulled out, and can be considerably strong when reaching the pull-out limit position PL. Also, the operation of pulling out the rod 29 is heavy due to the action of the brake roller 45 that contacts both sides of the rod 29. Moreover, since the swing arm 49 that pivotally supports the brake roller 45 is closer to the rod 29 when the rod 29 is pulled out, the operation of pulling out the rod 29 becomes heavier. Such resistance force by the brake roller 45 acts more strongly as the operation of pulling out the rod 29 is faster. The pulling operation is performed until the protrusion 56 provided on the rod 29 comes into contact with the front stopper 39.

  For this reason, the player has a sense of “Oh!” While performing pair operation 1 (drawing operation). Then, when the game machine 1 has raised the interest of how to develop, the game machine 1 issues an operation promotion message (processing for prompting the second operation) to “press”. ) With high expectations. At this time, the peripheral control MPU 4150a simultaneously releases the latch of the pawl mechanism 46 (releases the engagement between the pawl member 52 of the pawl mechanism 46 and the latch tooth 47 of the latch bar 48).

In addition, before the operation promotion message “push”, the latch member 47 of the latch rod 48 of the rod 29 is engaged with the latch member 47 of the pawl mechanism 46 by the elastic action of the biasing spring 51, and is returned. I can't.
For this reason, in response to an operation prompt message “push”, the player pushes the operation gripping portion 30 while predicting that the operation in the pressing direction is also highly resistant based on the experience during the pulling operation. However, at that time, the pawl mechanism 46 is released, the elasticity when the original position return spring 47 contracts, and the direction in which the brake rollers 45 on both sides are separated when the rod 29 moves backward. Since the rearward movement of the rod 29 cannot be braked by moving, the push-in operation is achieved with a surprisingly light weight until the rear end of the rod 29 comes into contact with the rear stopper 40. You will get a refreshing feeling in contrast to.

The processing on the gaming machine 1 side when the game participation input device 24 of the second embodiment is operated is substantially the same as that in FIG. 10 relating to the first embodiment, and the sensors SW1 to SW3 and the sensors SW1 to SW3 The positional relationship of the detection piece provided on the rod 29 side is also the same. Then, “open the exhaust hole” in step 6 corresponds to a process of releasing the engagement between the latch teeth 47 of the latch rod 48 and the claw member 52 in the pawl mechanism 46, and “close the exhaust hole” in step S14. This is a process of engaging the claw member 52 with the latch tooth 47.
FIG. 15 shows another example of the arrangement of the game participation input device 24. In this example, the operation grip 30 as the movable unit 25 is provided in front of the gaming machine 1 and at the lower part of the touch panel. . The operation of the movable part 25 is the same as in the case of the first and second embodiments, but since it is provided largely in the lower part in front of the gaming machine 1, there is a reliable sense of stability when the operation grip part 30 is gripped. For this reason, the paired operations 1 and 2 performed by grasping the operation grip portion 30 have a dynamic feeling.

The above is an example. In either case, the movable part 25 needs to be directly operated by hand.
In addition, the pair operation 1 and the pair operation 2 are not only “push: pull”, but also “rotate right: rotate left”, “fast: slow”, “strong: weak”, “ It is possible to target a pair of actions that a normal player can perform, such as “High: Low” and “Carefully: Roughly”.
Further, in the first embodiment, during the pair operation 1, the player is given a resistance force due to air flow resistance or a resilience force due to the elasticity when the return spring is stretched, and the player's emotion is changed to the pair operation 2. However, by other means, the counter operation 1 and the counter operation 2 are simply performed, such as making the fish feel cold, warm, or scented, or giving a vibration that causes the fishing line to shake before catching a large fish. In contrast, it gives an unusual feeling and change during operation.
As described above, when the pair operation 1 and the pair operation 2 that are strongly related to each other are selected, the player's sense of the pair operation 1 emphasizes or changes the sense that the player receives during the pair operation 2. As a result, the operation of the game participation input device can be interesting.

1 gaming machine
2 outer frame 3 body frame 4 game board 5 door frame 6 game ball launch handle 7 game ball launch device 8 game ball 9 game area 10 power supply device

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Prize ball payout device 12 Front component 13 Game panel 14 Back unit 15 Back box 16 Liquid crystal display device 17 Movable accessory 18 Control device 19 Door frame base unit 20 Front decoration part

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Window 22 Hinge bracket 23 Hinge bracket 24 Game participation input device 25 Movable part 26 Case 27 Cylinder 28 Piston 28a Detection piece 28bwp Throw and light receiver 29 Rod 30 Operation grip part

31 Tension spring 32 Slit 33 Exhaust hole 34 Open / close valve 35 Open 36 Sector gear 37 Valve open / close motor 38 Pinion gear 39 Front stopper 40 Rear stopper

41 Curved Wall 42 Air Pipe 43 Opening 44 Operation Determination Table 45 Brake Roller 46 Claw Mechanism 47 Latch Tooth 48 Latch Bar 49 Peristaltic Arm 50 Front Wall 51 Biasing Spring 52 Claw Member 53 Solenoid 54 Shaft Support 55 Return Spring 56 Protrusion

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a game participation input device capable of a predetermined input operation by a player, and a control means capable of controlling an effect based on the input operation on the game participation input device,
The game participation input device is:
Movable means for direct contact and operation by the player;
First detection means for detecting that a first operation has been performed on the movable means;
Second detection means for detecting that a second operation has been performed on the movable means;
With
The second operation is an operation paired with the first operation,
The control means includes
When a predetermined performance execution condition is established, a process for prompting the player to perform the first operation is performed. When the first detection unit detects that the first operation has been performed, A process for urging the second operation to the game is performed, and when the second detection means detects that the second operation has been performed, a process for executing a specific effect is performed. Machine.

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