JP2018043014A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine achieving an excellent connection and the like between presentations by causing a player to reliably view presentations that should be viewed, even if the speed of progress of games or change in a game situation is too quick.SOLUTION: A first message is triggered by a signal which is transmitted from a main control device and which is based on operation to operation means. A second message is triggered by a signal which is transmitted from the main control device and which is based on a cancellation of operation to the operation means. When a peripheral control device instructs the second message after a set time being set for the first message is elapsed, in a situation in which instructing the first message and the second message have been determined, the peripheral control device immediately operates a presentation device according to a presentation content specified by the second message.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a spinning machine, other slot machines, pachinko machines and the like.

  In Patent Document 1, the sub CPU responsible for effect control takes out a message from the main CPU responsible for game progress from the message queue, determines the effect content, registers animation data, registers sound data, registers lamp data, and is movable. There is disclosed a gaming machine that performs processing corresponding to each production device such as registration of yakmono data and performs various productions in cooperation among a plurality of production devices (FIG. 101, etc.).

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  In the above, even if a variety of effects are possible, the sub CPU performs an effect in response to a message from the main CPU. Therefore, depending on the game progress speed, the game situation, etc. May not be. For example, in a spinning-type game machine, if the game progress speed is fast due to quick hits (fast stop operation), etc., and the stage change triggers come early and the stage is updated quickly, the stage will be given to the player There is a risk that it will be difficult to understand the connection of the productions, because it will switch to the next production before it can be shown sufficiently. In addition to the game progress speed by the player, there is a similar risk when the game situation temporarily changes rapidly and the renewal of the presentation is accelerated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reliably performing an effect desired to be executed, such as reliably showing an effect desired to be shown even when a game progress speed or a game situation change is too early. Is to provide

  A main controller that advances the game in accordance with the operation of the operation means;
  A peripheral control device for causing the production device to perform an effect accompanying the progress of the game
  By the execution of the effect message commanded from the peripheral control device to the effect device, the gaming machine is operated according to the effect content specified by the effect message,
  In the production message,
  A first message triggered by a signal based on an operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device;
  A second message triggered by a signal based on the cancellation of the operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device,
  When the peripheral control device commands the second message after the set time set in the first message has elapsed in a state in which it is determined to command the first message and the second message The production device is immediately activated with the production contents designated by the second message.

The perspective view of this invention gaming machine. The block diagram of the control apparatus of a gaming machine. Explanatory drawing of the 1st aspect of a message with a delay function. Explanatory drawing of the 2nd aspect of a message with a delay function. Explanatory drawing of a message with a jump function. Explanatory drawing of a message with a minus jump function.

  FIG. 1 shows a swivel game machine to which the present invention is applied. The swivel type gaming machine is generally called a pachislot machine. In 1985, after revisions to the gaming machine rules, that is, the National Public Safety Commission Regulation No. 1 on January 30, 2004 (2004), 2 It is a slot machine that conforms to the National Public Safety Commission Regulation No. 4 “Rules for Game Machine Approval and Type Approval” on May 12. Hereinafter, terms and their technical contents are in accordance with the existing game machine rules.

  The gaming machine housing 8B includes a honeycomb rear cabinet 8R, a cabinet frame 8W, and door-shaped upper and lower front cabinets 8E and 8F. In the upper front cabinet 8E, an upper liquid crystal display device 71 that projects a moving image or the like in full color, a dot matrix display device 73 that imitates a searchlight, a reel panel 8, and an upper left movable lamp E1 having a set lamps e1 to e3 that can be unfolded and stored. , Upper right movable lamp E2 having the same set of lamps e4 to 6, lower left movable lamp E3 having the same set of lamps e7 to 9, lower right movable lamp E4 having the same set of lamps e10 to 12, upper left lamp E5, upper right lamp E6, reel Gate-type lamps E7 to E11 surrounding the panel 8 are provided. Note that left and right mean left and right in the player's line of sight facing the gaming machine.

  The lower front cabinet 8F has a lower liquid crystal display device 72 composed of a movable vision ATV that also functions as an operation unit 8S and a lower liquid crystal button AB for production and displays a moving image or the like in cooperation with the upper liquid crystal display device 71. Side lamps E12 and E13 are provided. Reference numerals 91 to 94 denote speakers for outputting BGM and various sound effects, 8M denotes a medal payout port, and 8G denotes a medal tray. Inside the housing 8B is incorporated a woofer 90 that generates vibrations by reproducing heavy bass such as “do, do, do, doo”.

  The transparent display window 80 of the reel panel 8 includes a left reel 1L, a middle reel 1C, and a right reel 1R that serve as a plurality of variable display elements. A total of 21 reels 10L, 10C, and 10R are arranged on the outer periphery of the reel bands 10L, 10C, and 10R. Three consecutive frames out of symbols arranged in frames or 20 frames face through the window. Each symbol scrolls from top to bottom during normal forward rotation, including during steady rotation. A plurality of rows and a plurality of symbol display positions displayed through the window of the display window 80, that is, the three rows of the left, middle, and right reels 1L, 1C, and 1R and the upper, middle, and lower three rows respectively. At 3 × 3 = 9 symbol display positions specified by columns and stages, for example, only the middle line (left middle-middle middle-right middle) is the effective line. Note that two or more lines including other lines may be effective lines.

  The operation unit 8S has a medal slot 2i for inserting a game medal as a game medium, a start button bi, up / down / left / right move buttons b1 to 4, and an end button bo, and can select and change the volume, light quantity, BGM, character, and the like. A cross key unit BT for customizing the actual machine, an electromagnetic record of the storage device, that is, a bet button 3 for pulling out a prescribed number necessary for one game from a credit, for example, 3 (3 BET) medals, a number of medals remaining in the credit, etc. An adjustment button 4 dropped on the medal tray 8G, a start lever 5 serving as a start switch for starting variable display (rotation) of each reel 1L, 1C, 1R, provided corresponding to each reel 1L, 1C, 1R, Left stop button 6L and middle stop button 6C, which are stop switches that individually stop variable display (rotation) Right stop button 6R, reject button 2R press when clogging medals downstream medal slot 2i, an operation hole 8K of door key.

  Also, a credit display DL1 for displaying the current number of credits, a main monitor MA for displaying the number of payout medals by winning and displaying the code (number etc.) of the instruction information signal when the instruction function by the assist time AT as an advantageous section is activated. The payout indicator DL2, which also serves as a player, uses the dot to light up when it is in the advantageous section from the next game where the transition to the advantageous section is determined, and turns off during the normal section from the next game where the advantageous section has ended Section indicator Ek, 1 to 3 lamps EL1 to 3 that are turned on each time one, two or three medals are applied, bet lamp ELb to be turned on when a receiving medal is accepted, and start by start lever 5 The start lamp ELs that is turned on when the operation is possible, the combination of symbols related to replay is displayed, and the replay is activated It includes a game basic lamps 30 including replay lamp ELr to light.

  When the bet lamp ELb is lit, when one medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 2i with the hanging medal being 0, the one lamp EL1 is lit, and when one is inserted, the two lamp EL2 is lit, and one more is inserted. The three-lamp lamp EL3 is lit and reaches the specified number. When the specified number of multiplying medals is reached, the start lamp ELs is turned on, and the start operation by the start lever 5 becomes possible. When a medal is further inserted into the medal insertion slot 2i without operating the start lever 5 from the state where the prescribed number has been reached, the counter of the credit indicator DL1 is advanced and can be stored up to a predetermined upper limit of 50 sheets. Up to 50 medals paid out by winning are added to the credit, and medals paid out exceeding 50 are received by the medal tray 8G from the medal payout opening 8M.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control device CN incorporated in the gaming machine casing 8B includes a main control device MC corresponding to a main board on the so-called main side that is responsible for main game control for proceeding with the game, and the main control device. Peripheral control device SC corresponding to the so-called sub-side peripheral board that receives the information transmitted from the MC according to the one-way communication specification and is responsible for the presentation control accompanying the progress of the game based on the matters determined by the main control device MC Including. The one-way communication specification refers to a communication specification that satisfies “not capable of receiving a signal transmitted by a peripheral board” defined in the gaming machine rules for the main board.

  The main control device MC includes a main CPU incorporating a ROM and an RWM. The main CPU is composed of a Z80 compatible chip, applies a predetermined game machine expansion specification to the basic Z80 specification, and is used in a system clock operating environment of 12 MHz, for example. The input port I1 is connected to the index sensors 11L, 11C, 11R (IDs) of each reel, the stop buttons 6L, 6C, 6R, the bet button 3, the settlement button 4, the start lever 5, and the medal selector 2 downstream of the insertion slot 2i. Insertion sensor SEN0 and passing sensors SEN1, 2 provided, R chute sensor SEN3 provided for R chute taking over medals from medal selector 2, payout sensor SEN4 provided at the outlet of medal payout device HP, surplus exceeding bucket capacity of medal payout device HP An overflow sensor SEN5 provided in the auxiliary storage for storing medals thrown into the door, a door opening / closing switch Si1 for detecting the opening of the front cabinets 8E and 8F, and a setting that is a combination of the winning probability in the internal lottery is set by an operation by a game staff 1 (low) Set 6 have entered the signal 6 steps such as setting change switch Si2 set forth in any one of (high).

  From the output port O1, via the LED driver Dr0, the stop indicators 61, 62, 63 incorporated in each stop button, that is, the red LEDs 61R, 62R, 63R that are turned on when the stop cannot be displayed and the blue LEDs 61B, 62B that are turned on when the stop is displayed. 63B, stepping motors 12L, 12C, 12R (SM) for directly connecting the drive shafts SH to the respective reels via the motor driver Dr1, the game basic lamps 30 via the LED driver Dr2, and the medals via the solenoid driver Dr3 The blocker solenoid 28s for projecting the blocker claw portion 28 for releasing the medal from the selector 2 controls the medal payout motor HPm of the medal payout device HP via the motor driver Dr4.

  The stepping motor SM has a permanent magnet built-in rotor Rm having a large number of rotor teeth on the outer periphery of the iron core, and a plurality of sets of magnetic poles having a plurality of stator teeth on the inner periphery of the magnetic pole. And a stator Sw wound with a D-phase (B-bar phase (B-inverted phase)) winding, and turns on one winding during steady rotation. One-phase excitation and two-phase excitation for turning on one winding and other adjacent windings are alternately repeated every one interrupt time, for example, every t = 1.49 ms. A half step angle is changed by one step update (one step angle by two step update), and one rotation is made by, for example, 504 step update. Further, forward rotation and reverse rotation are made possible by changing the step update direction of the excitation pulse.

  At the time of steady rotation, each reel 1L, 1C, 1R makes one rotation at 750.96 ms, which is multiplied by 504 steps and 1 interrupt time 1.49 ms. Approximately 80 rotations per minute. The average time required for the symbol to move one frame is approximately 37.55 ms. In the gaming machine rules, the specified time “within 190 ms” from the normal reel stop operation to the stop is that the integer solution of ((190 ÷ 37.55) −1) = the maximum number of sliding frames allowed to be 4 frames. Become. As the stepping motor SM, a motor having a specification of rotating once by step update of 400 or the like that is a multiple of 20 by 1-2 phase excitation may be used, and one interrupt time may be set to 1.875 ms.

  Each index sensor IDs detects an on-edge and an off-edge of a semicircular belt-shaped index ID (1Li, 1Ci, 1Ri) attached to the inner side of each reel every half circle, and the detection of the first on-edge or off-edge is in a steady rotation state. After each reel, the lighting of the red LEDs 61R, 62R, 63R of the stop indicators 61, 62, 63 is changed to the lighting of the blue LEDs 61B, 62B, 63B, and the operation of the stop buttons 6L, 6C, 6R can be accepted. To.

  On the ROM of the main CPU, the medal insertion means T for inserting a specified number of medals, and the random number value for internal lottery extracted by the operation of the start lever 5 are classified according to the role within the random number range. Depending on whether it belongs to the winning area, the internal drawing means K, start lever for determining any winning combination or unfairness related to winning, re-playing operation, operation of the accessory (including the continuous action device) After the operation of 5 and 4.1 seconds from the start of the previous game, the rotating device control means V1 for accelerating all the reels to the normal rotation side to reach the normal rotation, and a stop indicator for each rotating reel Reel control including rotation stop device control means V2 for stopping individually based on the operation of corresponding stop buttons 6L, 6C, 6R when the blue LEDs 61B, 62B, 63B of 61, 62, 63 are lit. It is provided with a stage V.

  Further, if the game result is a win, the medal paying means M for paying out a medal of a predetermined payout number, if the game result is a re-game operation, the medal automatic insertion means N for automatically inserting a medal, and the game result fluctuates the probability of re-game. If there is a transition to the replay time RT or a transition to an active part, gaming state transition means J for transitioning the gaming state, each reel is reversely rotated at a predetermined probability determined for each winning combination by a predetermined freeze drawing, etc. Freeze lottery means W for determining whether or not a predetermined turning effect is determined, and turning effect execution means Q for executing the turning effect related to the winning are provided.

  Furthermore, the AT operation determining means H1 for determining the transition to the assist time AT, which is an advantageous section, under predetermined operating conditions associated with the winning combination with no setting difference, and the number of continuous games that will extend the operation of the assist time AT AT addition determining means H2 for determining the addition under a predetermined additional condition with no setting difference, AT continuation managing means H3 for managing the operation from the start to the end of the assist time AT, and a push order small part for obtaining a high payout medal Instruction information signals such as the correct answer pressing order and the correct answer pressing order for the transition and maintenance of the replay time RT are output to the main monitor MA constructed by borrowing the display function of the payout display DL2 managed by the main controller MC. There is provided AT instruction information output means H4 for output to the upper liquid crystal display device 71 managed by the peripheral control device SC.

  The peripheral control device SC includes a sub CPU having a ROM and an RWM. The sub CPU is composed of a 32-bit RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) chip microcomputer and is used in a system clock operating environment exceeding 200 MHz, for example. Under the control of the real-time operating system RTOS (Real-Time Operating System), the sub CPU controls the CPU time and priority assigned to tasks related to image production, audio production, etc., thereby performing appropriate and efficient parallel processing of tasks. It is possible.

  The sub CPU includes an input / output port I2 // such as a general-purpose port control function Po, an asynchronous serial UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter), a serial communication function Sr using a clock synchronous serial, and an I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) control function Ii. It is a microprocessor comprising an integrated chip SOC (System On a Chip) that integrates a communication control function via O2 and a dedicated control function for each production device with different output forms.

  As a dedicated control function, a liquid crystal display function Sy1 for displaying moving images and the like on the upper and lower liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72, an audio output function Sy2 for outputting sound effects from the speakers 91 to 94 and / or the woofer 90, and various lamps E1 to E13 And the lighting control functions Sy3 for lighting the reel back lamps BL1 to 9 that illuminate the nine symbols facing the display window 80 from the back of the reel band, and the motors m1 to m4 for developing and storing the movable lamps E1 to E4 are driven. Various functions such as a motor control function Sy4 are built in. The RTC is a real-time clock that is backed up by the secondary battery Bt, and can be used to perform synchronized effects such as butterflies rising from the lower liquid crystal display device 72 to the upper liquid crystal display device 71 at the same time during game standby. Yes.

  Transmission information from the main controller MC, cross key unit BT, and signals of the lower liquid crystal button AB are input to the input port I2. The transmission information from the main controller MC includes main side initialization completion information, medal insertion information including operation information of the bet button 3, reel start information including operation information of the start lever 5, winning flag information by internal lottery, stop Operation information of buttons 6L, 6C, 6R, game result information, game state information, freeze and rotation effect information, AT operation information, AT instruction information, AT addition information, AT end information, error information, etc. Various control information to be detected or determined or executed is included.

  The production devices that are subject to production control by the sub CPU include upper and lower liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72, a dot matrix display device 73, various lamps E1 to 13 and reel back lamps BL1 to 9, motors m1 to m4, and a speaker 91. -94 and woofer 90. Also included are display backlights 71B and 72B using LED backlights, which are surface light source units arranged behind the respective liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72, and the luminance can be adjusted by changing the duty ratio by pulse width modulation PWM. .

  The liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72 are controlled via the LCD drivers Dr5 and 6, and the backlights 71B and 72B are controlled via the LED drivers Dr7 and 8. The dot matrix display device 73 is controlled via a dedicated LED driver Dr9. The various lamps E1 to 13 and the reel back lamps BL1 to 9 are controlled via I2C specification LED drivers Dr10 to Dr13. The motors m1 to m4 are controlled via a motor driver Dr14. The speakers 91 to 94 and the woofer 90 are controlled via amplifiers Dr15 and 16 with a digital / analog conversion function. The lower liquid crystal button locker AR that locks the lower liquid crystal button AB and prohibits its pressing is controlled via a solenoid driver Dr17.

  On the ROM of the sub CPU, based on the information on the main game control received from the main control device MC and / or the information on the current performance control of the peripheral control device SC, the sub-side production state is managed, Production state management means Z for determining production contents of each production device is provided. This effect state management means Z is based on the information on the main game control and / or the information on the effect control. An effect message determining means Y for determining an effect message for executing the effect is included.

  By directing the effect message determined by the effect message determining means Y and commanding each effect device to be effected under the control of the effect state management means Z, the effect device that designates each effect device to be effected by the effect message Operate according to contents. Here, “command” mainly means internal transmission / reception processing under the control of the sub CPU, and includes execution of jump instructions, subroutine call instructions, function call instructions, and the like. A plurality of types (many) of production messages are defined in advance on the ROM of the sub CPU.

  On the ROM of the sub CPU, the following means for constructing a plurality of combinations of effect messages are provided. That is, if the navigation according to the AT instruction information signal output from the AT instruction information output means H4, for example, if the correct push order is “left middle right”, “123” or the like is displayed corresponding to the stop button position on the upper liquid crystal display device 71. Display navigation means X1 and voice navigation means X2 that informs by voice whether the stop button to be operated from the speakers 91 to 94 is left, middle or right in conjunction with the display navigation.

  In addition, the image effect means X3 for changing and displaying the moving images and the like displayed on the liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72 and the dot matrix display device 73 according to the gaming state, the spinning effect, the advantageous section by the AT, etc., and various lamps E1 in conjunction with this. Control of the deployment and storage of the movable lamps E1 to E4 by the lamp effect means X4 for controlling the lighting and emission color of -13, the sound effect means X5 for outputting sound effects and BGM from the speakers 91 to 94, and the motors m1 to m4. Mechanical effect means X6, vibration effect means X7 for operating the woofer 90 in accordance with the pressing timing of the lower liquid crystal button AB, and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the effect message, when another effect message is instructed before the set time specified by the number of delay frames F, the execution of the other effect message is delayed after the set time elapses. It includes a message with a delay function that activates the production device with the production content specified by itself. One image of the liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72 is updated with the number of frames F = 1. 30F (30 frames) corresponds to about 1 second.

  The message with delay function includes a first delay message Msg_A of delay type SET and a second delay message Msg_B of delay type ADD, which have different priorities. Both SET and ADD are written in the message you want to show to the end. Therefore, following the stage of the final attack of the battle triggered by the third stop when the third (last) stop button is being pressed, the enemy triggered by the third release that releases the press of the stop button In order to ensure that the effect of the third stop is displayed and the effect of switching to the third release is ensured when the effect such as whether the player falls down, is defeated by the enemy, or becomes a draw. It is appropriate to use the first delay message of the delay type SET or the second delay message of the delay type ADD as the effect message due to the stop.

  In addition to the delay, NON described in the message not affected by the delay, NML described in the message delayed execution due to the delay, EXE for forcibly executing the delayed message, and the delayed message Defines CLR to be erased without execution. An NML type message is suitable for the effect message resulting from the third release in the above example. NON, NML, SET, ADD, EXE, and CLR are defined as {DELAY_KIND_NON} etc. by a C language program such as C ++ that constructs a sub CPU production control program, and are delayed for each production message on the message list table. The type, set time (number of delay frames F), and the like are described as necessary. If the delay type is left blank, a message of NON type is displayed.

  When message A (Msg_A) is SET30 (set time 30F with delay type SET), message B (Msg_B) is ADD60 (set time 60F with delay type ADD), and message C (Msg_C) is NML, the production state management means Z It is executed as follows according to the timing instructed to each production device to be produced.

(Example 1) When message A (Msg_A) = 20F within the set time 30F of SET30, message B (Msg_B) = ADD60 is commanded, and when message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded at 50F, SET and ADD According to the priority order, a delay of 30F of message A acts on message B, and message B is executed at 30F. That is, when the second delay message by the ADD related to the post-command is instructed before the set time of the first delay message by the SET related to the previous command elapses, the first delay message by the SET is more than the second delay message by the ADD. Prioritized execution. Also, since only the delayed frame of message A is valid when the message B is commanded (the number of frames that can be delayed is limited to only one), the 60F delay addition of message B is discarded, and the message C is a 50F command. Sometimes executed immediately. In the above example, the production by the third stop is more preferably the first delay message by SET than by ADD.

(Example 2) When message A (Msg_A) = 10F within the set time 30F of SET30, message B (Msg_B) = ADD60 is commanded, and message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded in 20F, message B On the other hand, the delay of 30F of message A works also for message C, and since only the delay frame of message A is valid when commanding message B, the 60F delay addition of message B is discarded, and the message B and message C are executed simultaneously after a delay of 30F. In the liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72, the image based on the message B and the image based on the message C are displayed in different layers or the like.

(Example 3) When message A (Msg_A) = 30F after the set time 30F of SET30, message B (Msg_B) = ADD60 is commanded, and message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded by 40F, message A 30F Message B is immediately executed at the commanded 30F, the 60F delay of message B is set, and message C is executed at 90F after the 60F delay.

(Example 4) When message A (Msg_A) = 10F within the set time 30F of SET30, message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded, and message B (Msg_B) = ADD60 is commanded in 20F, (Example 2) ), A message A 30F delay works for both the message B and the message C, and only the delayed frame of the message A is valid when the message B is commanded. The delay addition is discarded, and message B and message C are executed simultaneously after a delay of 30F.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the SET and ADD in FIG. 3 are interchanged, and message A (Msg_A) is ADD30 (delay type ADD, set time 30F), and message B (Msg_B) is SET60 (delay type SET, set time 60F). When the message C (Msg_C) is NML, it is executed as follows according to the timing instructed from the production state management means Z to each production device to be produced.

[Example 1] When message A (Msg_A) = 20F within the set time 30F of ADD30, message B (Msg_B) = SET60 is commanded, and message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded at 50F, SET and ADD According to the priority order, because of the delayed SET, the 30F delay of message A does not work for message B, and message B is executed at the commanded 20F. That is, when the first delay message by the SET related to the post command is instructed before the set time of the second delay message by the ADD related to the previous command elapses, the first delay message by the SET is more than the second delay message by the ADD. Prioritized execution. When the message B is commanded by SET, the 60F delay by the message B is set, and the message C is executed at 80F after 20F to 60F.

[Example 2] When message A (Msg_A) = 10F within the set time 30F of ADD30, message B (Msg_B) = SET60 is commanded, and message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded in 20F, [Example 1] ], Because of the delayed SET, the delay of 30F of message A does not work with respect to message B, message B is executed at the commanded 10F, and when message B is commanded by SET, message B 60F delay is set, and message C is executed at 70F after 10F to 60F.

[Example 3] When message A (Msg_A) = 30F after the set time 30F of ADD30, message B (Msg_B) = SET60 is commanded, and message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded by 40F, message A 30F Message B is immediately executed at the commanded 30F, the 60F delay of message B is set, and message C is executed at 90F after the 60F delay. This [Example 3] is the same as the above (Example 3).

[Example 4] When message A (Msg_A) = 10F within the set time 30F of ADD30, message C (Msg_C) = NML is commanded, and message B (Msg_B) = SET60 is commanded in 20F, message C On the other hand, the delay of 30F of message A works, but message C is forcibly executed simultaneously with the execution of message B at 20F by SET of message B. In this case, the delay of 60F of message B is in an effective state, and during this time, if another effect message by NML or ADD is commanded, it will be executed after the delay of 60F of message B.

  If another effect message by SET is later commanded during the delay by SET, the first delay is executed immediately. Further, when another effect message by ADD is later commanded during the delay by ADD, only the first delay is valid, and the ADD related to the later command during the delay is executed simultaneously or continuously after the first delay. become.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the effect message, after the effect of the effect content specified by itself is executed until the elapse of the specified time specified by the number of jump frames F, other effect messages mainly defined for the effect device are used. This includes a message with a jump function for jumping to and executing other production messages. In contrast to the delay that delays the execution of messages that are successively commanded from the production state management means Z, the jump is a mechanism for executing the next message in units of devices for one commanded message. It is a concept of connecting data (scripts) by message, not by weight.

  The jump is triggered by a message instructed by the production state management means Z, and a normal jump in which another message is executed after the number of jump frames has elapsed, and a message instructed by the production state management means Z, as described later, is postponed. Then, there are two types of minus jumps in which the message designated on the production device side is executed for the number of jump frames. In the normal jump, the message definition name to be jumped and the number of frames until the jump are described on the message list table. In the minus jump, the message definition name to be jumped and the number of frames to be returned from the jump destination are described in minus on the message list table.

  Example 1 is an example in which all PUSH display by the lower liquid crystal button AB or the like is performed by a normal jump. A production message of “final G roll + PUSH1” that displays a normal PUSH that prompts pressing with a normal small image from a blow by the battle in the final G (game) by a battle production developed on the liquid crystal display devices 71 and 72 When instructed by the means Z, the message jumps to the “normal PUSH display” message 60F after the reception. Similarly, when a production message of “final G roll + PUSH2” for displaying a deca push that prompts pressing with a large image from turning is commanded from the production state management means Z, a message of “deca push display” 70F after the reception. Jump to and run. Similarly, when a production message of “final G roll + PUSH3” for displaying a long push PUSH that prompts a long press from a turn is commanded from the production state management means Z, “long push PUSH display” 70F after the reception. It is executed by jumping to the message.

  In these cases, just by changing the number of jump frames according to the turn time of the first half, the scale alignment with the PUSH display of the second half can be performed easily and reliably. When the first half and the second half are not connected by jumping, but the process from turning to PUSH display is executed continuously without separation, the data corresponding to each production device such as liquid crystal images, lamps, and sounds is time-sequential. If the scale of the turn, that is, the length changes, the weight adjustment etc. will become complicated, and there is a risk that the lamp will be slow or the sound will not sound at the right time, but it will be connected by jumping In such a case, such a fear can be reduced. Further, in Example 1, the first half before the jump (D_MSG_KKZ_S01 to S03) is set as a plurality of different beat effects according to the enemy type, and the plurality of the first half is set as, for example, “Deca PUSH as an ending derivation effect that prompts a push button operation. It may be the result of jumping to the same second half of the display, etc., and in this case as well, by setting the designated time according to the scale (length) of the first half, Can be connected efficiently and appropriately.

  Example 2 is an example in which the squeak effect by battle battle is commonly used. For each message of “Winning from Scoring”, “Loss From Scoring”, and “Continuing from Scoring”, the snarling video (liquid crystal image), the lamp and the sound are arranged in the same configuration, and the subsequent development is performed for each production device. By jumping to the dedicated messages “display from win to win”, “display from defeat to dark”, and “display from draw to NEXT”, the effect of the sword is shared. It is also possible to easily correct the scale of the turn by changing the number of jump frames with the expression of the turn in a loop state. In the second example, the first half before the jump (D_MSG_HKZ_S01 to S03) is the same scoring production, and the first half of the one scoring production is substantially reduced to a plurality of second half parts with different outcomes of winning / losing / drawing. Equivalent to directing. Also in this case, the first half and the second half can be efficiently and appropriately connected by setting the designated time according to the scale (length) of the first half.

  Example 3 is an example used for weights that do nothing. The reel lock is an effect that is performed by the spinning drum effect execution means Q and reverses the reels 1L, 1C, 1R by several frames. “Reel lock 1” has video, lamp, and audio data corresponding to the case where the reel lock is executed without weight. “Reel lock 1” is executed after 15F without placing anything in “surprise reel lock 1”. As a result, it is not necessary to have a weight at the head of each of the liquid crystal, lamp, and audio scripts, and the processing can be simplified.

  Example 4 is an example of running a story. The story was divided in the early stages of the development of the machine, and each script of video, lamp, and audio was created separately, but from the introduction of the story, such as when it changed to a specification that drifted down at the end of the completion Up to END can be continued by jumping together.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the effect message specified by the player after jumping to another effect message and executing this other effect message until the return by the elapse of the specified time specified by the number of jump frames F is included in the effect message. Includes a message with a minus jump function to execute the production.

  Example 1 is an example in which normal jump example 2 is rewritten with a minus jump. For each message of “Winning from Scoring”, “Loss From Scoring”, and “Continuing from Scoring”, the device expression of winning, losing, and continuing from the head is placed. An expression is placed. When “winning from scolding” is instructed from the production state management means Z, “winning the battle” is executed 90F, and then the winning message is executed. Compared to the normal jump example 2, it is possible to reduce dedicated messages for the production device. That is, in the case of Example 1, the production content designated by the message itself is composed of one of a plurality of latter half parts having different endings of winning / losing / continuing (drawing), and is executed until returning after the lapse of the designated time. As the effect message, it is sufficient to define only one “battle” effect for the liquid crystal display device as a dedicated message for each effect device, that is, a liquid crystal display device dedicated message. Therefore, the merit which can reduce the number of exclusive messages for every device for production depending on the composition of the first half and the latter half of the production is also obtained.

  Example 2 is an example used in the case of developing from the first stage reel lock 1 to the second stage reel lock 2 in accordance with the reel lock stage by the spinning effect. In “reel lock 1 + 2”, video, lamp, and audio device data only for reel lock 2 are arranged. When “reel lock 1 + 2” is instructed from the production state management means Z, “reel lock 1 + 2” is executed after executing the “reel lock 1” message 30F, so the production of the reel lock 1 and the reel lock 2 Production can be performed continuously. Even if the scale up to the reel lock 2 is changed, it is possible to respond flexibly.

  Example 3 is an example in which an impact effect that effectively excites the battle effect is used in common. Depending on the type of chance zone (CZ), “CZ1 Bar Alignment”, “CZ2 Alignment 7”, “CZ3 Alignment 7”, “Continuation Battle 1 Win” or “Continuation Battle 2 Win” In the display devices 71 and 72, the dot matrix display device 73, and the like, after performing the “spark effect” that generates a spark, a bar alignment, 7 alignments, or a winning blessing effect is performed.

  Example 4 is an example used for reverse cut-in when the battle effect is continued. In “Battle 1 Reverse Win” and “Battle 2 Reverse Win”, a normal win effect is arranged. First, a common reverse cut-in is displayed on the upper liquid crystal display device 71 etc. for 90F, and then the win screen is displayed. Connected. In this case, as shown in the reference, when “Continuous Battle 1 Win” or “Continuous Battle 2 Win” has already been defined as in Example 3, “Battle 1 Reverse Win” or “Battle 2 Reverse Win” itself Reversal cut-in effect data may be arranged and jumped to “Continuous Battle 1 Win” or “Continuation Battle 2 Win” by a normal jump. In this case, the number of new device-dedicated messages can be reduced.

  By setting SET or ADD in the delay type of the message with the jump function in FIG. 5 or the message with the minus jump function in FIG. 6 and setting the delay time in the set time (number of delay frames) An effect message that uses both the jump function and the jump function may be defined. In addition, in the above, by specifying 0xFFFFFFFF in the jump message column, it is possible to clear the jump message accumulated by receiving the message, and 0xFEXXXXXXX (X is optional) is described in the jump message column. Therefore, the jump destination message can be forcibly executed before the number of jump frames has elapsed.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the rotating type gaming machine, but the present invention may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine. In the above description, the specific types of production devices, types of production messages, and the like are merely examples.

1L, 1C, 1R; reel 2i; medal slot 2; medal selector 3; bet button, 4; settlement button, 5; start lever 6L, 6C, 6R; stop button 71; upper liquid crystal display device, 72; Display device 73; Dot matrix display device E1-13; Various lamps, m1-4; Motor 91-94; Speaker, 90; Woofer CN; Control device, MC; Main control device, SC; Means, Y; Production message determination means

A main controller that advances the game in accordance with the operation of the operation means;
A peripheral control device for causing the production device to execute an effect accompanying the progress of the game,
By the execution of the effect message commanded from the peripheral control device to the effect device, the gaming machine is operated according to the effect content specified by the effect message,
In the production message,
A first message triggered by a signal based on an operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device;
A second message triggered by a signal based on the cancellation of the operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device,
The peripheral control device is in a state in which it is determined to command the first message and the second message, and when operating the effect device with the effect content specified by the first message, In the case of commanding the second message before the set time set in the first message elapses, the contents specified by the second message after the set time set in the first message elapses. When the production device is activated and the second message is commanded after the set time set in the first message has elapsed, the production device is immediately activated with the production content specified by the second message. Let

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A main controller that advances the game in accordance with the operation of the operation means ;
A peripheral control device for causing the production device to execute an effect accompanying the progress of the game,
By the execution of the effect message commanded from the peripheral control device to the effect device, the gaming machine is operated according to the effect content specified by the effect message,
In the production message,
A first message triggered by a signal based on an operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device;
A second message triggered by a signal based on the cancellation of the operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device,
When the peripheral control device commands the second message after the set time set in the first message has elapsed in a state in which it is determined to command the first message and the second message the gaming machine according to claim and Turkey is immediately operated to the presentation device in effect content of the second message is specified. A main controller that advances the game in accordance with the operation of the operation means;
A peripheral control device for causing the production device to execute an effect accompanying the progress of the game,
By the execution of the effect message commanded from the peripheral control device to the effect device, the gaming machine is operated according to the effect content specified by the effect message,
In the effect message, when another effect message is instructed before the set time elapses, execution of the other effect message is delayed after the set time elapses, and the effect device specifies the effect content specified by itself. Message with delay function to activate
The message with a delay function includes a first message triggered by a signal based on an operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device,
In a state in which the peripheral control device is determined to command the first message and a second message triggered by a signal based on the release of the operation to the operation means transmitted from the main control device. When the second message is instructed after the set time set in the first message has elapsed, the effect device is immediately activated with the effect content specified by the second message. Gaming machine.

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