JP2021109022A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of effectively preventing failure to listen to a speech sound by a player when executing a speech performance.SOLUTION: A game machine is equipped with speech performance execution means for executing a speech performance that executes output of speech sound and display of speech letters corresponding to the speech sound. A plurality of types of display modes for the speech letters are provided, and an effective sound according to the display mode of the speech letters can be output. The speech performance execution means starts the output of the speech sound with a predetermined time lag after the display of the speech letters and the output of the effective sound are almost simultaneously started. Furthermore, a vibration device for vibrating a predetermined site may be provided so that the vibration device is activated almost simultaneously with the start of the output of the effective sound.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 44

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

In a game machine such as a pachinko machine, various effects are executed at a predetermined timing such as during a symbol change. In many cases, various characters appear in these productions, and the production by the dialogue (line production) emitted by the character is one of the most widely performed productions. In this serif production, in many cases, the serif characters corresponding to the serif sound are displayed on the screen together with the output of the serif sound (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2019-98045

In the conventional dialogue production, if the output of the dialogue sound is suddenly started while the player is not conscious of the voice, the player can easily miss the beginning part of the dialogue sound, thereby producing the effect of the dialogue production. Was not fully exhibited.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of effectively preventing a player from missing a dialogue sound when performing a dialogue effect.

The present invention provides a plurality of types of serif character display modes in a gaming machine provided with a serif effect executing means for executing a serif effect that outputs a serif sound and displays a serif character corresponding to the serif sound. It is possible to output a serif sound according to the display mode of the serif character, and the serif effect executing means starts the display of the serif character and the output of the serif sound substantially at the same time, and then outputs the serif sound with a delay of a predetermined time. Is to start.
Further, a vibrating device for vibrating a predetermined portion may be provided, and the vibrating device may be operated substantially at the same time as the output of the sound effect is started.

According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the player from missing the dialogue sound when the dialogue effect is executed.

It is an overall front view of the pachinko machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view of the glass door of the pachinko machine. It is a top view which shows the effect button, the cross operation means, the volume adjustment operation means, the light amount adjustment operation means, etc. of the pachinko machine. It is a front sectional view of the operation effect means of the pachinko machine and its vicinity. It is a side sectional view of the operation effect means of the pachinko machine and its vicinity. It is a front sectional view which shows the state which the effect button of the pachinko machine is pressed. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game information display means of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation of the board movable body of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a block diagram of the control system of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the hit probability and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol, and the opening / closing pattern of the 2nd special symbol starting means for each game state of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the correspondence relation of the jackpot mode, the extraordinary profit state, the special game state and the jackpot production mode about the 1st and 2nd special symbols of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the volume level setting table of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the volume adjustment notification image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the light amount adjustment notification image of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the change state of the volume and the volume adjustment notification image when the volume adjustment knob is operated while the volume adjustment notification image is displayed by the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the reset condition and the reset process of the volume level of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the image production and the sound production in the pending change notice of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which showed the history of the volume of the sound effect shown in FIG. 20 divided into a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the 1st volume LP1 (dB) and the 2nd volume LP2 (dB), and the synthetic volume LP (dB) obtained by synthesizing them. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the image effect and sound effect in the normal fluctuation (during the probability change state) of the pachinko machine. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a part of the history of the volume of the sound effect shown in FIG. 23 divided into a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (1/2) of an image effect and a sound effect in a normal variation (during a normal game state) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (2/2) of an image effect and a sound effect in a normal variation (during a normal game state) of the pachinko machine. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a part of the history of the volume of the sound effect shown in FIG. 26 divided into a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (1/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (low reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (2/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (low reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (3/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (low reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (4/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (low reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (5/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (low reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which showed the part of 42s to 61s in the history of the volume of the sound effect shown in FIG. 30 divided into a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect. It is a figure which showed the part of 92s to 96s in the volume history of the sound effect shown in FIG. 32 divided into a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (1/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (high reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (2/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (high reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (3/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (high reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (4/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (high reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow (5/5) of the image effect and the sound effect in the reach effect (high reliability) of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which showed the part of 42s to 61s in the history of the volume of the sound effect shown in FIG. 37 divided into a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect. It is a figure which shows an example of the variation of the dialogue production α of the pachinko machine. It is the figure which compared the time chart of the dialogue effect α1 and α3 of the pachinko machine. It is the figure which compared the time chart of the dialogue effect α2, α5 of the pachinko machine. It is the figure which compared the time chart of the dialogue effect α7, α8, α9 of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the variation of the dialogue effect α of the pachinko machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the variation of the dialogue effect α of the pachinko machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the volume level setting table of the pachinko machine which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the history of the volume in the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect when the hall set value is set to T7 in the pachinko machine for each volume level. It is a figure which showed the history of the volume in the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect when the hall set value is set to T3 in the pachinko machine for each volume level. It is a figure which shows the volume level setting table of the pachinko machine which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the history of the volume in the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect when the hall set value is set to T7 in the pachinko machine for each volume level. It is a figure which showed the history of the volume in the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect when the hall set value is set to T3 in the pachinko machine for each volume level. It is a figure which shows the modification about the combination of a normal sound effect and a specific sound effect.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 44 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine main body 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 arranged on the front side of the outer frame 2. The front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via a first hinge 4 in the vertical direction arranged on one end side in the left-right direction, for example, the left end side, and is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and detachable. The outer frame 2 can be locked in a closed state by the locking means 5 provided on the opposite side, for example, the right end side.

The front frame 3 includes a middle frame 6 and a glass door 7 arranged on the front side of the middle frame 6. The glass door 7 is pivotally attached to the middle frame 6 via a second hinge 8 in the vertical direction arranged on one end side in the left-right direction, for example, the left end side, and is pivotally attached to the middle frame 6 by the locking means 5. It can be locked in the closed state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 2 is formed in a rectangular shape by a pair of left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b and a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame members 2c and 2d. For example, a front cover member 9 made of synthetic resin is attached to the lower front side of the outer frame 2 so as to connect the lower front side of the left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b along the front edge of the lower horizontal frame member 2d. There is. The front cover member 9 projects forward from the left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b, and the middle frame 6 is arranged on the upper side thereof. Further, in the outer frame 2, the outer frame upper hinge metal fittings 11 constituting the first hinge 4 are arranged, for example, in the upper left portion, and the outer frame lower hinge metal fittings 12 are arranged in the upper left portion of the front cover member 9 in the lower left portion, respectively.

The middle frame 6 is made of synthetic resin, and has a rectangular frame portion 13 that can substantially contact the front edge side of the outer frame 2 on the upper side of the front cover member 9, and a game board provided on the upper side in the frame portion 13. For example, the mounting portion 14 and the lower mounting portion 15 provided on the lower side in the frame portion 13 are integrally provided. A game board 16 is detachably mounted on the game board mounting portion 14, for example, from the front side, and a launching means 17, a lower speaker 18, and the like are arranged on the lower mounting portion 15 on the front side thereof. Further, in the middle frame 6, the main body frame upper hinge metal fittings 19 constituting the first hinge 4 and the main body frame upper hinge metal fittings 20 forming the second hinge 8 are, for example, in the upper left portion, and the first, second hinges 4, 8 are provided. The hinge metal fittings 21 under the main body frame constituting the above are arranged, for example, in the lower left portion.

The glass door 7 includes a resin door base 22 formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the front side of the middle frame 6. The door base 22 is formed with window holes 24a of the glass window 24 corresponding to the front side of the game area 23 formed on the game board 16, and a plurality of window holes 24a (here, four) are formed around the window holes 24a, for example. Various effect means such as the upper speaker 25, the frame first movable body 26, the frame second movable body 27, and the blowing means 28 are arranged.

On the upper front side of the door base 22, a side unit 30 is attached to at least a part of the outer circumference of the window hole 24a, for example, a substantially L-shaped part corresponding to the upper side and the right side of the window hole 24a, and the other part. For example, the upper decorative cover 31 is attached to the left side of the window hole 24a. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example, the side unit 30 holds the fixing screw 30a, the fixing lever 30b, etc. on the back side of the front frame 3 with the front frame 3 open without using a special tool. It can be easily attached and detached by operating it. Normally, the front frame 3 is commonly used by a plurality of models, and by mounting a game board 16 different for each model on the front frame 3, the playability and design peculiar to the model are realized. In the machine, a part of the front side of the front frame 3 is a side unit 30 that can be easily attached and detached as compared with other parts, and this side unit 30 has a design and unique functions that are integrated with the game board 16. By making it possible, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in design and function for each model while making most of the front frame 3 common.

The side unit 30 of the present embodiment is equipped with a frame first movable body 26, a frame second movable body 27, a blowing means 28, and the like. The frame first movable body 26 can slide and move in the substantially front-rear direction by driving a driving means (not shown). The frame second movable body 27 can be slid and moved substantially in the front-rear direction by driving a driving means (not shown), and can be pushed by the player. The blowing means 28 can blow wind toward the player's hand, for example, at the timing when the player operates the frame second movable body 27.

On the lower front side of the door base 22, the upper plate 33 that stores the game balls paid out from the payout means 32 arranged on the rear side of the middle frame 6 and supplies them to the launching means 17, and the upper plate 33 is full. A lower plate 34 for storing surplus balls and the like, a launch handle 35 for operating the launching means 17, and the like are arranged, and a lower decorative cover 36 for substantially covering the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, etc. from the front side is attached. Has been done. The lower decorative cover 36 is formed, for example, in a forward-facing bulge shape, and for example, on the upper side thereof, operating means such as an operation effect means 37, a cross operation means 38, a volume control means 39, and a light amount control means 40 are provided. (Fig. 4).

The operation effect means 37 is used for a notice effect during a symbol change and other effects, and as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a vertically movable effect button 41 that can be pressed and operated by the player, and a vertically movable effect button 41 thereof. A movable effect means 42 arranged inside the effect button 41 and a vibration generating means 43 for vibrating the effect button 41 are provided and arranged in the lower decorative cover 36.

The movable effect means 42 includes a rotating body 44 formed in a substantially spherical shape, a shaft member 45 in the left-right direction that rotatably supports the rotating body 44, a light emitting substrate 46 arranged in the rotating body 44, and a rotating body. It includes a rotational driving means 47 that rotationally drives the 44, and a support frame 48 that supports the shaft members 45, the rotational driving means 47, and the like.

The rotating body 44 is formed in a hollow shape by a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and is rotatably supported by a shaft member 45 via cylindrical rotating shafts 49a and 49b fixed on both left and right sides thereof. The shaft member 45 penetrates the rotating body 44 to the left and right, and the light emitting substrate 46 is fixed to a substantially central portion thereof. The light emitting substrate 46 is for illuminating the rotating body 44 from the inside, and for example, a plurality of LEDs 50 are arranged on the upper surface side thereof.

The support frame 48 is formed in a substantially U-shape in front view by a pair of left and right vertical frames 48a and 48b and a horizontal frame 48c that connects the lower ends of the vertical frames 48a and 48b to the left and right. The left and right ends of the shaft member 45 are detachably fixed to the upper side of the frames 48a and 48b. A rotary drive means 47 including a stepping motor or the like is fixed to either one of the vertical frames 48a and 48b (here, the vertical frame 48b on the right side) in a state where the drive shaft 47a is projected inward. Further, one of the left and right rotary shafts 49a and 49b (here, the right rotary shaft 49b) is provided with a driven gear 51, and the driven gear 51 is connected to the drive shaft 47a of the rotary drive means 47. The mounted drive gear 52 is engaged. As a result, when the rotary driving means 47 operates in the forward direction or the reverse direction, the driving force is transmitted to the rotating body 44 via the driving gear 52 and the driven gear 51, and the rotating body 44 rotates around the axis in the left-right direction. do.

The support frame 48 is supported by the door base 22 via, for example, an effect button base 53 fixed to the lower side thereof. The effect button base 53 is made of sheet metal, for example, and has a rectangular mounting plate 54 arranged substantially horizontally along the lower surface side of the horizontal frame 48c, and extends downward from both left and right edges of the mounting plate 54. A pair of left and right connecting plates 55a and 55b, base plates 56a and 56b extending outward from the lower edges of the left and right connecting plates 55a and 55b, and mounting plates 54 extending downward from, for example, the trailing edge side. For example, the support plate 57 provided is integrally provided, the mounting plate 54 is fixed to the horizontal frame 48c, and the support plate 57 is fixed to the fixing member 58 mounted on the front side of the door base 22, for example.

The effect button 41 constitutes a cover body that covers the movable effect means 42 inside, and is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and has a substantially cylindrical body portion 61 arranged in the vertical direction and the body portion 61 thereof. It is integrally provided with a substantially spherical operating portion 62 formed so as to substantially close the upper end side of the body portion 61. The body portion 61 is provided with notches 64a and 64b formed upward from the lower end side on the left and right side surfaces thereof. The effect button 41 is mounted from above so as to cover the movable effect means 42 while the rotation shafts 49a and 49b are loosely fitted in the left and right notches 64a and 64b, and the operation unit 62 on the upper side thereof is under-decorated. It is exposed upward from the button hole 65 formed in the cover 36.

At the lower end of the effect button 41, a substantially circular elevating plate 66 arranged substantially horizontally between the horizontal frame 48c and the base plates 56a and 56b is detachably fixed. An insertion hole 67 is formed in the elevating plate 66 substantially in the center, and the upper side of the effect button base 53 is vertically inserted into the insertion hole 67.

A total of four guide pins 68 are projected downward on the elevating plate 66, for example, two front and rear ones on each side. The guide pins 68 are for guiding the effect button 41 in the vertical direction, and are inserted downward into the guide holes 69 formed in the base plates 56a and 56b. A coil spring 70 is attached to each guide pin 68. The coil spring 70 has a diameter larger than that of the guide hole 69 and is arranged between the elevating plate 66 and the base plates 56a and 56b, so that the elevating plate 66, that is, the effect button 41 faces upward with respect to the base plates 56a and 56b. Is elastically urged.

The effect button 41 is held at an upper non-operating position (shown by a solid line in FIGS. 5 and 6 and a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7) by restricting the upward movement of the elevating plate 66 by the horizontal frame 48c. A plurality of cushioning members 71 made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber are arranged between the horizontal frame 48c and the elevating plate 66, and the elevating plate 66 elastically urged upward by the coil spring 70 has the cushioning member 71. The upward movement is restricted by abutting on the lower surface side of the horizontal frame 48c via the lateral frame 48c. The cushioning member 71 may be attached to either the horizontal frame 48c or the elevating plate 66.

A vibration generating means 43 is mounted on the lower side of the effect button base 53. The vibration generating means 43 includes a vibrating device 72 and a vibrating base 73 that vibrates by the operation of the vibrating device 72, and the vibrating base 73 is an effect button base via a cushion member 74 made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber. It is attached to the base plates 56a and 56b of 53. The vibration base 73 is provided with a plurality of guide pin insertion holes 75, and the guide pins 68 are inserted downward into the guide pin insertion holes 75, respectively.

The vibrating device 72 is composed of a motor in which an eccentric weight 72a is mounted on a drive shaft. It is detachably fixed to the center of the lower surface side of the vibration base 73. By operating the vibration device 72, the vibration base 73 supported via the cushion member 74 vibrates with respect to the effect button base 53, and the vibration causes the guide pin 68 inserted into the guide pin insertion hole 75. It is transmitted to the effect button 41 via.

By the way, the effect by the movable body has an aspect of a movable effect that appeals to the player's visual or tactile sense by the movement of the movable body, and an aspect of a sound effect that also appeals to the player's hearing. Of course, there are also movable bodies in which no sound effect is substantially generated, such as when the operating sound of the movable body is extremely quiet or when there is no sound.

Of the two movable bodies (rotating body 44, effect button 41) of the operation effect means 37, the player can visually recognize the rotation operation of the rotating body 44 that is rotated by the drive of the rotation drive means 47. In addition to being able to perform (movable effect), it is possible to hear the operating sound such as "gacha" driven by the rotation driving means 47 (sound effect). Further, regarding the effect button 41 that vibrates by driving the vibrating device 72, the player can recognize the vibration of the effect button 41 by the tactile sense of the hand (movable effect), and the operation sound (vibration sound) generated by the vibration. ) Can be recognized by hearing (sound production).

Here, among the movable effect and the sound effect related to the operation of the effect button 41, the movable effect that appeals to the player's sense of touch cannot be established unless the player touches the effect button 41, but the sound that appeals to the player's hearing. The effect is established regardless of whether or not the player touches the effect button 41. However, regarding the sound effect, the volume of the generated operation sound (vibration sound) changes depending on whether or not the player is touching the effect button 41 and further, whether or not the player is pressing the effect button 41.

That is, when the player operates the vibrating device 72 without touching the effect button 41, the operating sound is (1) the operating sound of the vibrating device 72, and (2) between the vibration base 73 and the guide pin 68. (3) Contact sound between the elevating plate 66 and the horizontal frame 48c (via the buffer member 71), (4) Contact sound of other joints (play), and the like. On the other hand, when the vibrating device 72 is operated while the player is touching the effect button 41, the operation sound of (1) is the same as when the player is not touching the effect button 41, but the game Since the user's hand serves as a cushioning material, the driving of the effect button (predetermined part) 41 by the vibrating device (driving means) 72 is restricted, and the vibration of the effect button 41 is suppressed, the contact sounds of (2) to (4) are suppressed. Is smaller than when the player is not touching the effect button 41, and the operating sound is reduced as a whole. Further, when the vibrating device 72 is operated while the player is not only touching the effect button 41 but also pressing it, the elevating plate 66 of the effect button 41 is the horizontal frame 48c as shown in FIG. Since the contact sound of at least (3) is not generated, the operating sound is further reduced. As described above, the volume of the vibration sound of the effect button 41 (volume of the specific sound effect) becomes the maximum volume when the player does not touch the effect button 41 (when the specific volume change operation is not performed).

As shown in FIG. 4, the cross operation means 38 includes four operation keys 38a to 38d up / down / left / right, and is used in situations where operations such as moving the cursor up / down / left / right are required, such as when selecting a menu item. .. The volume control means (B operation means, first operation means) 39 is used for volume adjustment by the player, and includes a plus key 39a and a minus key 39b as shown in FIG. 4, and the player can use them. By operating the two operation keys 39a and 39b, the player setting value (B value) related to the volume can be set in a plurality of stages, for example, one of five stages of M1 to M5. The light amount operating means 40 is used for adjusting the light amount by the player, and includes a plus key 40a and a minus key 40b as shown in FIG. 4, and the player operates the two operation keys 40a and 40b. As a result, the light intensity level can be set to a plurality of stages, for example, one of three stages of 1 to 3.

In the present embodiment, the volume control means 39 dedicated to volume adjustment and the light amount control means 40 dedicated to light amount adjustment are provided, but without providing them, general-purpose operation means such as the cross operation means 38 can be used for volume adjustment and light amount. It may also be used for adjustment.

As shown in FIG. 2, a glass unit 80 that substantially closes the window hole 24a from the rear side is detachably mounted on the back side of the door base 22, and is attached to the edges on the first, second hinges, and 8 sides. Vertical hinge end side reinforcing sheet metal 81a arranged along, vertical opening / closing end side reinforcing sheet metal 81b arranged along the opening / closing end side edge, left and right arranged below the window hole 24a. The lower reinforcing sheet metal 81c in the direction is detachably fixed by screwing or the like. Further, on the door base 22, the hinge metal fittings 82a on the glass door constituting the second hinge 8 are arranged, for example, in the upper left portion, and the hinge metal fittings 82b below the glass door are arranged in the lower left portion, for example.

Further, for example, a ball feed unit 83a, a lower plate guide unit 83b, and the like are mounted on the back side of the lower reinforcing sheet metal 81c. The ball feeding unit 83a is for supplying the game balls in the upper plate 33 one by one to the launching means 17, and is arranged corresponding to the front side of the launching means 17. The lower plate guide unit 83b guides the surplus ball when the upper plate 33 is full and the foul ball that has returned without reaching the game area 23 even though it was launched by the launching means 17 to the lower plate 34. For example, the ball feed unit 83a is adjacent to the ball feed unit 83a and is arranged on the first and second hinges 4 and 8 sides thereof.

Further, for example, on the upper side of the middle frame 6, a door opening switch 84 that can detect whether or not the front frame 3 is open to the outer frame 2 is provided. The door opening switch 84 is configured to be turned on when the front frame 3 is opened to the front side with respect to the outer frame 2 and turned off when the front frame 3 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the game board 16 includes a base plate 85 such as a veneer plate, and a guide rail 86 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means 17 is arranged in an annular shape on the front side of the base plate 85. At the same time, in the game area 23 inside the guide rail 86, a large number of game nails (not shown) are arranged in addition to unit parts such as a central display frame unit 87, a start winning unit 88, and a normal winning unit 89. The game information display means 90 is arranged on the outer side of the area 23, for example, on the lower side. Of course, the game information display means 90 may be arranged in the game area 23.

As shown in FIG. 9, the game information display means 90 includes four LED groups composed of, for example, eight LEDs 100, and a total of 32 LEDs 100 are the normal symbol display means 91 and the normal hold number display means. 92, 1st special symbol display means 93, 2nd special symbol display means 94, 1st special hold quantity display means 95, 2nd special hold quantity display means 96, fluctuation shortening notification means 97, right-handed notification means 98 and number of rounds. A predetermined number is assigned to the notification means 99. That is, each of the eight LED100s belonging to the first and second LED groups 90a and 90b constitutes the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94, respectively, and the eight LED100s belonging to the third LED group 90c are two. Eight LEDs 100 belonging to the fourth LED group 90d, respectively, constitute the first special hold quantity display means 95, the second special hold quantity display means 96, the normal hold quantity display means 92, and the fluctuation shortening notification means 97, respectively. Two of them constitute the normal symbol display means 91, the other two constitute the right-handed notification means 98, and the remaining four constitute the round number notification means 99, respectively.

On the plurality of unit parts 87 to 89 of the game board 16, a normal symbol starting means 101, a first special symbol starting means 102, a second special symbol starting means 103, a large winning means 104, a plurality of ordinary winning means 105, and the like are placed. It is provided. Further, on the rear side of the base plate 85, in addition to the liquid crystal display means (image display means) 106, movable bodies such as the first movable body 107 of the board, the second movable body 108 of the board, and the third movable body 109 of the board are arranged. There is. Of course, the image display means is not limited to the liquid crystal display means.

The central display frame unit 87 constitutes the display frames of the liquid crystal display means 106 and the movable bodies 107 to 109, and the opening window 110 corresponding to the liquid crystal display means 106 on the rear side is formed substantially in the center of the base plate. It is detachably mounted from the front side with respect to the mounting hole (not shown) formed in 85 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the central display frame unit 87 is arranged outside the mounting hole along the front surface of the base plate 85, and the front mounting plate 111 through which the game ball can pass, and the liquid crystal display means 106. Arranged in the shape of a front view gate extending from both the left and right sides to the upper side on the front side of the above, and arranged between the decorative frame 112 projecting forward on the inner peripheral side of the front mounting plate 111 and the left and right lower ends of the decorative frame 112. It is equipped with a stage 113 to be performed. The game ball launched by the launching means 17 and entering the upper side of the game area 23 is distributed to the left and right at the top of the decorative frame 112, and the left flow path 114a on the left side and the right flow path 114b on the right side of the central display frame unit 87. Flow down either.

The central display frame unit 87 is provided with a warp inlet 115 through which a game ball can flow, on at least one side of the left flow path 114a side and the right flow path 114b side, for example, the left flow path 114a side. The game ball that has flowed into the warp inlet 115 while flowing down the left flow path 114a freely rolls in the left-right direction on the stage 113, and then is provided at the center of the game area 23 in the left-right direction. It falls to the front side from any of the other parts. Further, on the upper side of the stage 113, an intrusion prevention means 117 for preventing the invasion of the game ball to the rear side due to rebound or the like is provided.

The first movable body 107 of the board and the third movable body 109 of the board are both arranged horizontally on the front side of the liquid crystal display means 106, and the left and right end sides thereof are supported outside the opening window 110 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. It can be individually moved up and down by a lifting drive means (not shown). The first movable body 107 of the board has an origin position (FIG. 10 (a)) on the upper side of the opening window 110 and a maximum operating position (FIG. 10 (b)) at substantially the center in the vertical direction. The lower side of the opening window 110 is the origin position (FIG. 10 (a)), and the lower front side of the opening window 110 is the maximum operating position (FIG. 10 (c)). When both the first movable body 107 of the board and the third movable body 109 of the board move to the maximum operating position, they are in a state of being vertically adjacent to each other on the central front side of the liquid crystal display means 106 (FIG. 10 (e)). ..

The board second movable body 108 is a three-dimensional model formed in a predetermined shape such as a character, is arranged on the front side of the board first movable body 107, and can move up and down integrally with the board first movable body 107. At the same time, by driving the rotation driving means (not shown), it is possible to rotate the first movable body 107 of the panel around the central axis in the front-rear direction. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the second movable body 108 of the board is always visible from the front side through the opening window 110. For example, when the first movable body 107 of the board is in the origin position, the second movable board 108 opens. It may be retracted to the upper side of the window 110 so that at least a part of the window 110 cannot be seen from the front side.

The second movable body 108 of the board has a "swinging motion" (FIG. 10 (d)) that performs a reciprocating rotation motion within a predetermined angle range and a "rotating motion" (FIG. 10 (e)) that rotates 360 degrees or more. Is possible. The shaking operation can be executed regardless of the position of the first movable body 107 of the board, but the rotational operation can be executed only when the first movable body 107 of the board is in the maximum operating position, for example.

As shown in FIG. 8, the start winning unit 88 is arranged on the lower side of the central display frame unit 87, and is detachably attached to the base plate 85 from the front side. As shown in FIG. 8, the ordinary winning unit 89 is arranged on the lower side of the central display frame unit 87 and on the left side of the starting winning unit 88, and is detachably attached to the base plate 85 from the front side.

The normal symbol starting means 101 is for starting the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display means 91, and is composed of a passing gate or the like through which the game ball can pass, and is a passage detecting means (passing detecting means) for detecting the passage of the game ball. (Not shown). As shown in FIG. 8, the normal symbol starting means 101 is provided, for example, on the front side of the front mounting plate 111 on the right side of the central display frame unit 87, and allows a game ball flowing down the right flow path 114b to pass through. ing.

The normal symbol display means 91 is for displaying the normal symbol in a variable manner, and is composed of, for example, two LEDs 100 in the game information display means 90 as shown in FIG. 9, and the normal symbol starting means 101 displays a game ball. Based on the detection, after those two LEDs 100 constituting the normal symbol emit light in the normal fluctuation light emission pattern, the hit determination disorder included in the normal random number information acquired when the game ball is detected by the normal symbol starting means 101. If the numerical value matches the predetermined hit determination value, the fluctuation is stopped in the hit mode, and in other cases, the fluctuation is stopped in the miss mode. It should be noted that the two LEDs 100 constituting the normal symbol can display one or more hit modes and one or more missed modes depending on the combination of their light emitting modes (for example, lighting / extinguishing), and are in normal fluctuation. As for the light emission pattern, for example, a plurality of specific types (here, two types) of light emission modes are switched at predetermined time (for example, 128 ms).

Further, when the ordinary symbol starting means 101 detects a game ball during the ordinary holding period including the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display means 91 and the ordinary profit state, the ordinary random number information acquired by the detection is predetermined. The maximum number of reserved symbols, for example, 4 is reserved and stored, and each time the normal holding period ends, one is consumed and the normal symbol is changed. The stored number of ordinary random number information (ordinary hold number) is notified to the player by the ordinary hold number display means 92 or the like. As shown in FIG. 9, the normal hold number display means 92 is composed of, for example, two LEDs 100 in the game information display means 90, and each of the two LEDs 100 emits light (for example, lighting / blinking / extinguishing). Depending on the combination, it is possible to display 5 types of normal hold numbers of 0 to 4.

The first special symbol starting means 102 is for starting the symbol variation by the first special symbol displaying means 93, is composed of a non-opening / closing winning means having no opening / closing means, and is a game ball for detecting a winning game ball. It is equipped with a detection means (not shown). As shown in FIG. 8, the first special symbol starting means 102 is provided in, for example, the starting winning unit 88, and is arranged in an upward opening shape on the lower side corresponding to the central falling portion 116 of the stage 113, and is left. Due to the existence of a winning route from the warp inlet 115 on the flow path 114a side via the stage 113, the probability that the game ball that has flowed down the left flow path 114a is higher than that of the game ball that has flowed down the right flow path 114b. It is possible to win a prize at. When a game ball wins the first special symbol starting means 102, a predetermined number of game balls per winning is paid out as a prize ball.

The second special symbol starting means 103 is for starting the symbol variation by the second special symbol displaying means 94, and the game ball can be won in the open state and cannot be won (or from the open state) by the operation of the opening / closing unit 118. It is composed of an openable and closable winning means that can be changed to a closed state (which is also difficult to win), and is equipped with a game ball detecting means (not shown) for detecting a winning game ball. When the symbol becomes a hit mode and a normal profit state occurs, the opening / closing portion 118 changes from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

As shown in FIG. 8, the second special symbol starting means 103 is arranged, for example, on the front mounting plate 111 on the right side of the central display frame unit 87 and on the downstream side of the normal symbol starting means 101, and is a right flow path. The game ball that has flowed down 114b can win a prize. The opening / closing portion 118 can swing around a rotation axis in the left-right direction provided on the lower side, for example, and in the closed state, it is substantially flush with the front mounting plate 111 so that the game ball can pass through the front side. In the open state, the front side of the front mounting plate 111 has an inclined shape that descends backward so that the game ball can win a prize backward. When a game ball wins the second special symbol starting means 103, a predetermined number of game balls per winning is paid out as a prize ball.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first special symbol display means (symbol display means) 93 is composed of, for example, eight LEDs 100 in the game information display means 90, and the first special symbol starting means 102 detects a game ball. On the condition that the eight LEDs 100 constituting the first special symbol emit light in the light emission pattern during the special fluctuation, the information is included in the first special random number information acquired when the game ball is detected by the first special symbol starting means 102. When the jackpot determination random number value to be determined matches a predetermined jackpot determination value, the fluctuation is stopped in the first jackpot mode, and in other cases, the fluctuation is stopped in the first missed mode. When the stop symbol after the change of the first special symbol display means 93 becomes the first jackpot mode, the first extraordinary profit state occurs.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second special symbol display means (symbol display means) 94 is composed of, for example, eight LEDs 100 in the game information display means 90, and the second special symbol starting means 103 detects the game ball. On the condition that the eight LEDs 100 constituting the second special symbol emit light in the light emission pattern during the special fluctuation, the information is included in the second special random number information acquired when the game ball is detected by the second special symbol starting means 103. When the jackpot determination random number value to be determined matches a predetermined jackpot determination value, the fluctuation is stopped in the second jackpot mode, and in other cases, the fluctuation is stopped in the second missed mode. When the stop symbol after the change of the second special symbol display means 94 becomes the second big hit mode, the second extraordinary profit state occurs.

The first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94 have one or a plurality of first and second jackpot modes and one or a plurality of first, depending on the combination of the light emitting modes (for example, lighting / extinguishing) of each of the eight LEDs 100. The second out-of-range mode can be displayed, and the light emission pattern during the special fluctuation is such that, for example, a specific plurality of types (here, two types) of light emission modes are switched at predetermined time (for example, 128 ms).

In addition, the first and second special symbols are started during the special holding period including the symbol change of the first special symbol display means 93, the symbol change of the second special symbol display means 94, and the first and second extraordinary profit states. When the means 102 and 103 detect the game ball, the first and second special random number information acquired by the means 102 and 103 are stored in a predetermined maximum number of pending numbers, for example, four each. Then, when the hold memory on the second special symbol side is 1 or more at the end of the special hold period, one hold memory of the second special symbol is digested to change the second special symbol, and the first When only the reserved memory on the special symbol side is 1 or more, one reserved memory of the 1st special symbol is digested and the 1st special symbol is changed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when both the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not changing, and there is a hold memory on both the first special symbol side and the second special symbol side. Is designed to give priority to the change of the second special symbol.

The number of stored first and second special random number information (first and second special reserved numbers) is notified to the player by the first and second special reserved number display means 95, 96, the liquid crystal display means 106, and the like. NS. Here, the first and second special reserved number display means 95 and 96 are composed of two LEDs 100 in each of the game information display means 90 as shown in FIG. 9, and their light emitting modes (for example, lighting / blinking / extinguishing). ), It is possible to display 5 types of 1st and 2nd special hold numbers of 0 to 4.

The large winning means 104 is an opening / closing type winning means provided with an opening / closing plate 119 that can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which the game ball cannot win. It is provided on the downstream side of the second special symbol starting means 103 and on the upstream side of the first special symbol starting means 102, and flows down the right flow path 114b from the game ball that has flowed down the left flow path 114a. The game ball that has been played has a higher probability of winning a prize. The first prize-winning means 104 is generated when the first and second special symbols of the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94 stop in the first and second big hit modes (specific modes) after the change. , In the second extraordinary profit state, the opening / closing plate 119 opens to the front side according to any one or a plurality of types of opening patterns, and the game ball that has fallen on the opening / closing plate 119 is made to win a prize inside. When a game ball wins the large prize-winning means 104, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls per prize. In the following description, the first extraordinary profit state and the second extraordinary profit state are collectively referred to as "extraordinary profit state" (profit state).

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, one of a plurality of types of extraordinary profit states is selected corresponding to the first and second jackpot modes A1 to A3 and B1 to B3. There are two types of opening patterns of the big winning means 104 in the extraordinary profit state of the present embodiment, 10R and 2R. Each open pattern is assigned. The 10R open pattern is configured to perform so-called rounds with balls 10 times, and the 2R open pattern is configured to perform so-called rounds without balls twice.

Here, in the round with balls, after the large winning means 104 is opened, when the number of winnings to the large winning means 104 reaches a predetermined number (for example, 9) or a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses. It is set to close the big prize means 104, and if the player hits right at the big prize means 104 on the right flow path 114b side, the maximum number of game balls can be easily won and a large number of prize balls can be won. Can be acquired. On the other hand, in the round without a ball, the big winning means 104 is set to open for a very short time (for example, 0.2 seconds x 2), and the player hits right at the big winning means 104. However, it is difficult to win a prize ball, and the player cannot expect to win the prize ball. In addition, an open pattern having both a round with a ball and a round without a ball may be provided.

Further, on the liquid crystal display means 106, for example, the effect symbol 120 can be variablely displayed in parallel with the variable display of the first and second special symbols by the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94, and the first and first special symbol display means 106. Various images such as the first and second reserved images X1 to X4, Y1 to Y4, and the changing pending image Z indicating the number of second special reserved images can be displayed.

Here, the effect symbol 120 includes a plurality of symbol sequences (here, three in the left-right direction) composed of a plurality of symbol symbols and other symbols, and each symbol constituting each of these symbol sequences is shown in FIG. As shown in, for example, it is composed of a combination of a symbol body portion 120a composed of numbers such as 1 to 8 and others, and a character or other decorative portion 120b attached to the symbol body portion 120a. The display mode of the effect symbol 120 can be arbitrarily changed, such as enlargement or reduction, change of the display position, and erasure of the decorative portion 120b.

For example, the effect symbol 120 starts the fluctuation by vertical scrolling for each symbol row according to a predetermined fluctuation pattern substantially at the same time as the fluctuation start of the first and second special symbols, and the stop symbol on the predetermined effective line is the predetermined mode. For example, the final stop is performed substantially at the same time as the fluctuation stop of the first and second special symbols. In the effect symbol 120, for example, the case where all the stop symbols on the effective line are the same is the jackpot effect mode, and the other cases are the off effect mode, and the first and second special symbols are the first and second jackpot modes. If this is the case, the effect symbol 120 is in the jackpot effect mode, and if the first and second special symbols are in the first and second off modes, the effect symbol 120 is in the off effect mode.

Regarding the first and second reserved images X1 to X4, Y1 to Y4, and the changing pending image Z, the first and first first and second special symbol starting means 102 and 103 detect the game ball. 2 When the number of special reserved images increases, one additional first and second reserved images X1 to Y1 to be displayed on the liquid crystal display means 106, and the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94 are used. When the number of first and second special reservations decreases based on the start of new fluctuations of the first and second special symbols, for example, the pending image Z during fluctuation is deleted, and the first and second reserved images X1 to , Y1 to the front side of the queue (for example, the right side of the screen) by one, and the extruded first and second reserved images X1 and Y1 are moved to a predetermined position, for example, to make a new fluctuation. It is designed to be changed to the middle hold image Z.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a back case 121 for supporting the liquid crystal display means 106 on the rear side of the game board 16 is mounted on the back side of the game board 16, and a main control is provided on the back side of the back case 121. The main board case 122 in which the board 122a is stored, the sub board case 123 in which the sub control board 123a is stored, and the like are detachably mounted.

A volume adjusting knob (instep operating means, second operating means) 140 is connected to the sub-control board 123a. The volume adjustment knob 140 is for hall personnel and the like to perform selection operations related to the volume, and can be switched to a plurality of stages (here, 10 stages corresponding to the hall setting values T0 to T9, see FIGS. 15 and 18). It is composed of a rotary switch, and is mounted on the sub-control board 123a in a state where it can be operated from the outside of the sub-board case 123 as shown in FIG. In this way, the volume adjustment knob 140 is arranged on the rear side of the gaming machine main body 1, and it is necessary to unlock and open the front frame 3 in order to operate it. I can't.

Further, on the back side of the front frame 3, a back cover 125 that covers the back side of the game board 16 so as to be openable and closable is detachably attached, and the game ball tank 126a and the tank rail 126b are placed on one side on the left and right sides. The payout means 32 and the payout passage 127 are installed respectively, and when the game ball wins a prize in the winning opening of the large winning means 104 or the like, or when there is a ball lending command from an automatic ball lending machine (not shown), the game is played. The game ball in the ball tank 126a is paid out by the payout means 32 via the tank rail 126b, and the game ball is guided to the upper plate 33 via the payout passage 127. The back cover 125 is arranged so as to cover substantially the entire sub-board case 123 including the volume adjusting knob 140 and a part of the upper side of the main board case 122 from the rear side.

A board mounting base 128 is detachably mounted on the lower portion of the back side of the front frame 3, and a power supply board case 129 and a payout control board 130a in which the power supply board 129a is stored are mounted on the back side of the board mounting base 128. The payout board case 130 in which the is stored is detachably attached to each of the payout board cases 130.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the control system of this pachinko machine. In the block diagram of FIG. 12, the boards other than the main control board 122a and the sub control board 123a are omitted.

The main control board 122a comprehensively controls the game operation, and includes a normal random number creation processing means 141, a normal start port check processing means 142, a normal random number storage means 143, and a normal symbol, which are composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. Processing means 144, ordinary symbol display control means 145, ordinary profit state generating means 146, special random number creation processing means 147, special start port check processing means 148, special random number storage means 149, special symbol processing means 150, special symbol display control means It includes 151, a special profit state generating means 152, a special gaming state generating means 153, a control command transmitting means 154, and the like.

The ordinary random number creating processing means 141 is configured to repeatedly generate a hit determination random number or the like used for determining whether or not the changed ordinary symbol is the hit mode at predetermined time intervals. The normal start port check processing means 142 performs processing based on the detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 101, and based on the normal symbol starting means 101 detecting the game ball, the normal random number creation processing means 141 It is configured to acquire the created ordinary random number information such as the hit determination random number value and store the ordinary random number information in the first-in first-out type ordinary random number storage means 143 up to a predetermined upper limit holding number (for example, 4). Has been done.

The normal symbol processing means 144 performs processing related to the variable display of the normal symbol, and the normal symbol display means 91 is in a state where the normal symbol display means 91 can be variablely displayed, and one or more hit determination random numbers are stored in the normal random number storage means 143. The hit judgment random number value is taken out from the beginning of the queue of the normal random number information stored in the normal random number storage means 143 on the condition that the number is (normally held number is 1 or more), and the hit judgment random number value is set in advance. The hit / miss judgment is performed according to whether or not it matches the specified hit judgment value, and the type of the stop symbol after the change of the normal symbol is selected based on the hit / miss judgment result, and the normal symbol is selected. It is configured to select the variation time.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the hit probability (for example, 1 / 1.3) in the special gaming state (in the time saving state and the probability variation state) described later is the hit probability in other normal gaming states. It is set higher than (for example, 1/10), and the fluctuation time in the special gaming state (for example, 2.7 seconds) is set to be shorter than the fluctuation time in the normal gaming state (for example, 27 seconds). ..

The ordinary symbol display control means 145 controls the display of the ordinary symbol display means 91 based on the ordinary symbol processing by the ordinary symbol processing means 144, and the ordinary symbol display means 91 is in a state where variable display is possible and the ordinary random number storage means. On the condition that one or more ordinary random number information is stored in 143 (the number of ordinary pending numbers is 1 or more), the ordinary symbol display means 91 starts the fluctuation of the ordinary symbol, and the ordinary symbol processing means 144 selects it. Based on the elapse of the changed fluctuation time, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is stopped by the stop symbol also selected by the normal symbol processing means 144.

The ordinary profit state generating means 146 is a second special symbol when the stop symbol after the change of the ordinary symbol display means 91 becomes a hit mode based on the result of the hit determination by the ordinary symbol processing means 144 being a hit. The opening / closing portion 118 of the starting means 103 is adapted to generate a normal profit state that changes to an open state according to, for example, any of a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a normal opening / closing pattern (for example, 0.2 seconds × 1 opening) and an extended opening / closing pattern (for example) set so that the opening time is longer than the normal opening / closing pattern. Two types of opening / closing patterns (2 seconds x 3 times opening) are set, and the normal opening / closing pattern is selected during the normal game state and the extended opening / closing pattern is selected during the special game state.

The special random number creation processing means 147 includes a jackpot determination random number used for determining jackpot / miss, a symbol determination random number used for selecting a stop symbol after a change of a special symbol, a variation pattern random number used for selecting a variation pattern, and other predetermined random numbers. It is configured to perform a special random number creation process that repeatedly generates random numbers.

The special start port check processing means 148 performs processing based on the winning of the game ball to the first and second special symbol starting means 102 and 103, and is any one of the first and second special symbol starting means 102 and 103. Based on the winning of the game ball, the first and second special random number information such as the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value created by the special random number creation processing means 147 are acquired, and the first and second special random numbers are acquired. The special random number storage means 149 is configured to store the special random number information up to a predetermined upper limit reserved number (for example, 4).

Further, the special start port check processing means 148 includes a look-ahead determination means 148a. The look-ahead determination means 148a determines the first and second special random number information acquired when the game ball wins the first and second special symbol starting means 102 and 103 before being subjected to the symbol variation. Whether or not the big hit judgment random number value included in the first and second special random number information matches the first and second big hit judgment values at the timing of, for example, when the first and second special random number information is acquired (whether it is a big hit or not). Pre-reading judgment is performed for (whether or not) and the like. The look-ahead determination result is transmitted to the sub-control board 123a or the like by a hold addition command transmitted based on the winning of the game ball to any of the first and second special symbol starting means 102 and 103, for example. In the look-ahead judgment, not only whether or not it is a big hit, but also the type of fluctuation pattern and the like may be the judgment target.

The special symbol processing means 150 performs processing related to variable display of the first and second special symbols and the effect symbol, and when the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94 are in a state where the variable display is possible. , If the number of the second special hold is 1 or more, the queue of the second special random number information is selected. If only the number of the first special hold is 1 or more, the queue of the first special random number information is selected. A numerical value is taken out, and a jackpot / miss is judged according to whether or not the jackpot judgment random number value matches a predetermined jackpot judgment value, and the first and second special symbols are determined according to the jackpot judgment result. The mode of the stop symbol, the variation pattern of the effect symbol, and the like are determined.

When the jackpot determination result is a jackpot, the stop symbol modes of the first and second special symbols are, for example, the first and second jackpot modes A1 based on the jackpot symbol random number values included in the first and second special random number information. ~ A3, B1 to B3 (FIG. 14), and when the jackpot determination result is out of order, for example, one or a plurality of first and second outlier modes based on the newly acquired outlier symbol random number value. It is selected from. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, in the case of a big hit, the types of the first and second special profit states and the special gaming states (hereinafter, big hits) correspond to the selected first and second big hit modes. The type) is decided. That is, the jackpot type when the jackpot modes A1 and B1 are selected is "10R probability variation", the jackpot type when the jackpot modes A2 and B2 are selected is "10R time reduction", and the jackpot modes A3 and B3 are selected. In that case, the jackpot type is "2R probability change (sudden probability)".

Here, the special gaming state is a gaming state that is advantageous to the player that occurs after the end of the extraordinary profit state, and in the present embodiment, there are two types, a time saving state and a probability variation state. During the time saving state, for example, the fluctuation time of the first and second special symbols is switched to a shortened fluctuation time shorter than the normal fluctuation time, and the probability that the normal symbol becomes a hit mode is higher than the normal probability (for example, 1/10). To the probability (for example, 1 / 1.3), the fluctuation time of the normal symbol from the normal fluctuation time (for example, 27 seconds) to the shortened fluctuation time (for example, 2.7 seconds), of the second special symbol starting means 103 in the ordinary profit state. The opening / closing pattern can be switched from a normal opening / closing pattern (for example, 0.2 seconds × 1 opening) to an extended opening / closing pattern (for example, 2 seconds × 3 times opening) (FIG. 13). The time saving state ends when the next extraordinary profit state occurs or when the first and second special symbols have changed a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times).

Further, during the probability variation state, the probability that the first and second special symbols are in the first and second big hit modes is switched to a higher probability (for example, 1/35) than the normal probability (for example, 1/350), and the time is shortened. The same switching as the state is also performed. The probability change state ends when the next extraordinary profit state occurs, but other end conditions such as the number of fluctuations of the first and second special symbols may be added. The probabilistic state that occurs after the end of the extraordinary profit state of 2R is a so-called sudden probabilistic change (hereinafter referred to as abrupt probability), and the effect symbol related to the start of the extraordinary profit state is, for example, an irregular specific effect mode.

In addition, this pachinko machine is equipped with a setting change function, and when the hall staff performs a predetermined setting change operation when the power is turned on, the jackpot probability, that is, the probability that the first and second special symbols become the jackpot mode ( The probability of winning in a random number lottery) can be changed to multiple stages (here, 6 stages of settings 1 to 6).

The special symbol display control means 151 controls the display of the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94, and the first special symbol display means 93 or the first special symbol display means 93 or the first is based on the special symbol processing by the special symbol processing means 150. 2 The first and second special symbols are started to fluctuate by the special symbol display means 94, and the first and second stop symbols are selected based on the elapse of the fluctuation time corresponding to the selected fluctuation pattern. It is designed to stop the fluctuation of special symbols.

The extraordinary profit state generating means 152 is for generating an extraordinary profit state (profit state) that is advantageous to the player, and the result of the jackpot determination by the special symbol processing means 150 becomes a jackpot, and the first and second special symbols When the stop symbol after the change becomes the first or second big hit mode (predetermined mode), the big winning means 104 is set to a predetermined opening pattern, for example, one of the two types of opening patterns of 10R and 2R shown in FIG. It is configured to generate an extraordinary profit state that opens according to.

The special gaming state generating means 153 is for generating a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player, and after the end of the extraordinary profit state, either the time saving state or the probabilistic changing state corresponds to the first and second big hit modes. Is configured to generate a special gaming state (FIG. 14).

The control command transmitting means 154 is for transmitting a predetermined control command to the sub control board 123a or the like to give a control command, and when the number of the first and second special hold increases, the first and second special hold Based on the function of transmitting a hold addition command for specifying the addition of the number to the sub-control board 123a side and the special symbol processing by the special symbol processing means 150, the first and second special symbols start to fluctuate. The sub-control board 123a is a hold subtraction command that specifies the subtraction of the special hold number, a fluctuation pattern command that specifies the fluctuation pattern of the effect symbol 120, and a special symbol command that specifies the stop symbol mode of the first and second special symbols in this order. A function to send a fluctuation stop command to the sub-control board 123a side to send to the side and instruct to stop the fluctuation at the end of the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, and the first and second special hold numbers are both 0. It is equipped with a function to send a command waiting for a customer when the first and second special symbols are in a change standby state due to the end of the change of the first and second special symbols.

Subsequently, the control operation of the sub control board 123a will be described. The sub-control board 123a includes a liquid crystal display means 106, an illumination means 155, speakers 18, 25, a frame first movable body 26, a frame second movable body 27, a blower means 28, a board first movable body 107, and a board second movable body. The effect is controlled by various effect means such as the body 108 and the third movable body 109 of the board. , Customer waiting control means 165, volume setting means 166, light amount setting means 167 and the like are provided. The illumination means 155 is composed of a large number of LEDs (not shown) arranged on the front frame 3 side and the game board 16 side.

The types of effects produced by the various effect means include an image effect of displaying an image including a moving image on the liquid crystal display means 106 and the like, a light emission effect by the lighting means 155 and the like, a sound effect by generating sound, a rotating body 44, and an effect. There are movable effects such as a button 41, a frame first movable body 26, a frame second movable body 27, a board first movable body 107, a board second movable body 108, and a board third movable body 109.

Further, the sound effect includes a normal sound effect that outputs sound from the speakers 18 and 25 based on the sound data, and a specific sound effect that generates an operation sound by driving a movable body (predetermined part) by a driving means. Here, the volume due to the normal sound effect changes with the change in the volume level due to the volume adjustment operation described later, but the volume due to the specific sound effect does not change even if the volume level changes due to the volume adjustment operation. However, regarding the volume of the specific sound effect, if the player can touch the driven movable body, the volume of the operating sound may change depending on whether or not the player is touching the movable body. There is sex.

As described above, the sub-control board 123a transmits sound from the display effect executing means capable of executing the display effect of displaying the image including the moving image on the liquid crystal display means (display means) 106 and the speakers (audio output means) 18 and 25. It constitutes a sound effect executing means capable of executing the output sound effect. The moving image displayed by the display effect is composed of, for example, connecting a plurality of scenes.

The special hold number display control means 161 controls the display of the first and second special hold numbers on the liquid crystal display means 106, and corresponds to the increase / decrease in the first and second special hold numbers, and the first special hold. Corresponds to the number of first reserved images X1 to X4 (maximum 4), the second reserved images Y1 to Y4 for the number of second special reserved (maximum 4), and the fluctuating first and second special symbols. The variable pending image Z is displayed on the liquid crystal display means 106.

In the present embodiment, since the reserved memory of the second special symbol is preferentially digested over the reserved memory of the first special symbol, the second special symbol side is prioritized also with respect to the hold display, and as shown in FIG. The second reserved images Y1 to Y4 are partially overlapped and displayed on the front side of the reserved images X1 to X4. When the hold addition command regarding the first and second special hold numbers is received from the main control board 122a, one additional first and second hold images X1 and Y1 are displayed at the end of the queue. Further, when the hold subtraction command regarding the first and second special hold numbers is received from the main control board 122a, the first and second hold images X1 and Y1 are directed toward the front side of the queue one by one. At the same time as shifting, the extruded first and second reserved images X1 and Y1 are moved to, for example, a predetermined position to change to the changing reserved image Z. In the present embodiment, for example, "white" is set as the default for the display color (display mode) of the first and second reserved images X1 and Y1 and the changing pending image Z, and the pending change effect described later is executed. Is changed according to the scenario selected by the look-ahead advance notice effect control means 162.

The look-ahead notice effect control means 162 controls the look-ahead notice effect. In the pre-reading notice effect, based on the pre-reading determination result by the pre-reading determination means 148a on the main control board 122a side, the stop symbol after the change of the first and second special symbols becomes the first and second jackpot mode, and the extra profit state. Is foretelling whether or not the occurrence of In (middle), for example, "continuous effect" for executing the effect of the same mode, "hold change effect" for changing (changing) the display modes of the first and second reserved images X1 and Y1 based on the pre-reading determination result, etc. There is.

The symbol variation effect control means 163 controls various effects related to the variation display of the effect symbol 120, that is, image effect, light emission effect, sound effect, movable effect, etc., and when a variation pattern command is received from the main control board 122a. In addition, an image effect, a light emission effect, a sound effect, and a movable effect related to the variation display of the effect symbol 120 based on the variation pattern scenario corresponding to the specified variation pattern and the advance notice effect scenario selected by the normal advance notice effect control means 164. Etc., and when the fluctuation stop command is received, the fluctuation of the effect symbol 120 is stopped by the stop symbol selected based on the stop symbol command and the variation pattern command, and the accompanying image effect, light emission effect, etc. Sound production, movable production, etc. are stopped.

The normal advance notice effect control means (speech effect execution means) 164 executes the normal advance notice effect. The normal notice effect is to give a notice of whether or not the stop symbol after the symbol change becomes the jackpot mode during the symbol change, based on the jackpot determination result or the like by the jackpot determination process on the main control board 122a side, for example. There are "pseudo-ren", "SU production", "timer production", "revival production", "premier production", "button production", "line production" and the like.

Here, the "pseudo-ream" is an effect in which the effect symbol 120 is changed a plurality of times by the liquid crystal display means 106 while the first and second special symbols are changed once. It is set to be highly reliable. Further, in the "SU effect", during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, a predetermined effect step including the display of the effect symbol 120 on the liquid crystal display means 106 is performed in a plurality of stages (for example, SU1) according to the jackpot reliability. It is an effect to be executed up to a predetermined stage among (3 stages of ~ SU3), and for example, the jackpot reliability is set to increase as the stage of the effect step progresses. The "timer effect" is, for example, an effect of displaying a timer image on the liquid crystal display means 106 at a predetermined timing to perform time counting (for example, countdown). For example, the longer the time counting time is, the higher the jackpot reliability is set. Has been done.

In addition, the "revival effect" is an effect in which the appearance is revived from the state in which the outlier is displayed and becomes, for example, a big hit mode, and the "premier effect" is an effect in which the appearance rate is extremely low, and when it appears, for example, the probability change big hit is confirmed. The "button effect" is, for example, a jackpot reliability when it is determined that the operation of the effect button 41 satisfies a predetermined operation condition (operation is established) during the operation valid period during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols. A predetermined post-operation effect is executed accordingly. Further, the "line effect" is an effect in which the character emits a line, and is controlled so that the jackpot reliability differs depending on the type of the emitted line and the like.

When the normal advance notice effect control means 164 receives the fluctuation pattern command from the main control board 122a, the information obtained from the fluctuation pattern command (here, the jackpot determination result and the fluctuation pattern selection result) and the set value (settings 1 to 6) Based on either) and the normal notice effect selection table, it is selected whether or not to execute the lottery related to the normal notice effect (with or without lottery). When the lottery execution is selected for at least one of the plurality of normal notice effects, for example, the jackpot determination result, the set value (any of settings 1 to 6), and each normal notice effect are selected for the normal notice effect. Select one from multiple scenarios based on the scenario selection table for.

After the customer waiting start condition including the reception of the customer waiting command is satisfied, the customer waiting control means 165 starts the variation of the first and second special symbols by the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94. It controls the production and the like during the customer waiting state (during the fluctuation stop state in which the symbol is not changed) until the customer waiting end condition such as the command is satisfied.

After the start of the waiting state for customers, the production before waiting for customers is first performed. In this pre-customer waiting effect, the liquid crystal display means 106 continues to display the image of the effect symbol 120 in a state of being stopped due to the immediately preceding symbol change, and the illumination means 155 emits light in a predetermined customer waiting light emitting mode, and the speaker 18, From 25, the predetermined BGM is continuously output.

When a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses from the start of the effect before waiting for the customer, the effect shifts to the effect of waiting for the customer. The image is continuously displayed, and the menu display operation notification image that notifies the operation method for displaying the menu screen, the volume adjustment operation notification image that notifies the operation method for volume adjustment, and the operation method for light amount adjustment are notified. Start displaying the light amount adjustment operation notification image or the like. In this way, during the execution of the pre-customer waiting effect, that is, during the period from the start of the customer waiting state to, for example, 30 seconds, the menu display operation period and the volume / light amount adjustment operation period are performed. , The menu display operation notification image for notifying it, the volume adjustment operation notification image, and the light amount adjustment operation notification image are not displayed.

After that, when the demo start condition is satisfied (for example, 180 seconds have passed from the start of the customer waiting state), the customer waiting effect shifts to the demo effect. In the demo production, "model image demo" that executes the image movie of the model, "model logo" that displays the model logo image that shows the logo of the model, and "company logo" that displays the company logo image that shows the logo of the manufacturer. , "Anti-entry display", etc., which displays an image of an anti-adhesion display, are sequentially performed.

After the start of the demo production, waiting for customers for a predetermined time, for example, until the customer waiting end conditions such as the start of fluctuation of the first and second special symbols by the first and second special symbol display means 93 and 94 are satisfied. The demo production is repeatedly executed while sandwiching the production or without sandwiching the customer waiting production.

The volume setting means (volume level setting means, volume level changing means, first volume level changing means, set volume changing means) 166 is a volume related to the sound (BGM, sound effect, notification sound, etc.) output from the speakers 18 and 25. The hall setting value (instep value) obtained by the volume adjustment knobs (instep operating means, second operating means) 140 arranged on the rear side of the gaming machine main body 1 for setting the level or changing the level into multiple stages. The player setting value (B value) obtained by the volume control means (B operation means, first operation means) 39 arranged on the front side of the gaming machine main body 1 and the volume level setting table stored in advance. Based on this, the volume level is set to one of a plurality of levels, for example, eight levels from 0 (silence) to 7 (maximum volume). The volume adjustment by the volume control means 39 can be performed during a predetermined volume adjustable period. The volume adjustable period can be arbitrarily set, but for example, the entire period except for a certain period when the power is turned on may be set as the volume adjustable period.

In the volume level setting table, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, 10-step hall setting values of T0 to T9 by the volume adjustment knob 140 and 5-step player setting values of M1 to M5 by the volume control means 39 are displayed. Corresponding volume level assignments and initial positions of player set values M1 to M5 for each hole set value T0 to T9 are set. Of the hall set values T0 to T9, those involved in the hall usually select T3 to T7 for the normal mode and T8 and T9 for the power saving mode. When T8 or T9 for the power saving mode is selected, the power saving mode is turned on, and when a power saving start condition such as a predetermined time elapses after the start of the customer waiting state is satisfied, the light intensity is set lower than that in the normal mode. It is controlled so as to emit light (may be extinguished) in the light emitting mode during power saving. When T3 to T7 for the normal mode are selected, the power saving mode is turned off.

In the volume level setting table shown in FIG. 15, the correspondence between the player set values M1 to M5 and the volume level is the same for the hall set values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, and the initial positions are different. .. That is, for each of the hole set values T3 to T7, volume levels 3 to 7 are assigned to the player set values M1 to M5, respectively, but the initial position with respect to the hole set values T3 to T7 is set by the player. The values are set to M1 to M5 (that is, volume levels 3 to 7). As described above, with respect to the hall set values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, the larger the hall set value, the higher the initial volume level.

Regarding the hall set values T8 and T9 for the power saving mode, the correspondence between the player set values M1 to M5 and the volume level is all the same, and the initial positions are different. That is, for both the hole set values T8 and T9, the volume levels 3 to 7 are assigned to the player set values M1 to M5, respectively, as in the case of the hole set values T3 to T7, but the hole set values are assigned. The initial positions with respect to T8 and T9 are set to the player set values M1 and M5 (that is, volume levels 3 and 7), respectively. As described above, with respect to the hole set values T8 and T9 for the power saving mode, the larger the hole set value, the higher the initial volume level.

Further, among the hole set values T0 to T2 that are not normally selected in the game hall, the hole set value T0 is for making the hall silent state, and the volume levels corresponding to the player set values M1 to M5 are all 0 (silence). It has become. The hall set value T1 is for presentation, for example, the volume level corresponding to the player set value M1 at the minimum stage is 1, and the volume level corresponding to the other player set values M2 to M5 is the same as the hall set value T3 and the like. The initial position is set to the player set value M1 (that is, volume level 1). The hall set value T2 is for factory use. For example, the volume level corresponding to the player set value M1 at the minimum stage is 2, and the volume corresponding to the other player set values M2 to M5 is the hall set value T3 or the like. It is the same, and the initial position is set to the player set value M1 (that is, volume level 2). As described above, the initial positions in the case of the hole set values T0 to T2 are all set to the minimum player set value M1.

Further, in the present embodiment, regarding the volume level when outputting the error sound, regardless of the player set value by the volume control means 39, the maximum volume level corresponding to the hall set value at that time (here, the player set value). The volume level corresponding to M5) is set.

Here, the error sound is a notification sound output when a predetermined error occurs. In the present embodiment, not only a normal error sound but also a specific notification sound, for example, various security notification sounds output when the power is turned on (RAM clear notification sound, backup return notification sound, setting changing notification sound, setting confirmation notification sound, etc. ) Is also output at the volume level for the error sound. The same shall apply in the embodiments described later unless otherwise specified.

Further, the volume setting means 166 includes a volume adjustment notification means 166a, a reset means 166b, and the like. The volume adjustment notification means 166a is for displaying the volume adjustment notification image PV on the liquid crystal display means 106, for example, and is displayed on the liquid crystal during the volume adjustment notification period started when the player operates the volume control means 39. The volume adjustment notification image PV is displayed on the display means 106.

The volume adjustment notification image PV is for notifying the volume setting status by the player's operation, and as shown in FIG. 16, for example, a plurality of (five here) corresponding to the player setting values M1 to M5 regarding the volume. The volume display figures 171 to 175 are provided. The volume display figures 171 to 175 are formed in a vertical band shape having a length corresponding to, for example, a player set value, and are arranged in the left-right direction with the lower end sides aligned, for example. The volume display figures 171 to 175 can be displayed in two types of display modes, for example, "white" and "solid", and are predetermined from the volume display figure 171 side, for example, according to the player setting value at that time. By setting the display mode of the number to "solid painting" and setting the other display mode to "white", the player setting value related to the volume is notified. For example, in the case of the player set value M3, as shown in FIG. 16, the three volume display figures 171 to 173 from the left are "solid", and the other volume display figures 174 and 175 are "white". Is displayed respectively.

In this way, the volume adjustment notification image PV indicates a range of player set values (first information) that can be selected by operating the volume operating means 39 according to the number of displayed volume display figures, and also displays the volume by "solid painting". The number of displayed figures indicates the player set value (second information) at that time. In the following description, the volume adjustment notification image PVs corresponding to the player set values M1 to M5 are distinguished as PV1 to PV5, respectively.

In the case of the present embodiment, since the initial position is different for each hole set value as shown in FIG. 15, when the volume adjustment knob 140 is operated during the display of the volume adjustment notification image PV, the volume and the volume are increased. The adjustment notification image PV changes together. For example, as shown in FIGS. 18A to 18E, the hole setting value is set to T3 and the player setting value is set to M1 (initial position), and the hole setting value is displayed during the display of the volume adjustment notification image PV. When is changed in the order of T3 → T4 → T5 → T6 → T7, the volume level changes sequentially in the order of 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 according to the initial position corresponding to the changed hall setting value, and the volume is adjusted. The broadcast image PV also changes in the order of PV1 → PV2 → PV3 → PV4 → PV5 according to the initial position corresponding to the changed hole set value.

The reset means (second volume level changing means) 166b is for resetting the volume level, and when a predetermined reset condition is satisfied, the player set value (that is, the volume level) corresponds to the hall set value. It is designed to reset to the initial position (specific volume level). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the first and second reset conditions are provided as the reset conditions for resetting the volume level, and the first reset condition is "when the volume adjustment knob 140 is switched". , The second reset condition (predetermined condition) is "when the demo start condition is satisfied during the customer waiting state (for example, 180 seconds have passed from the start of the customer waiting state) and the player set value is smaller than the initial position". ing.

For example, (a) → (b), (b) → (c), (c) → (d), (d) → (e) in FIG. 18 all show the situation when the first reset condition is satisfied. After switching the volume adjustment knob 140, the player set value (that is, the volume level) is set to the initial position corresponding to the new hole set value. Further, for example, when the hall set value is set to T5, 180 seconds have passed from the start of the customer waiting state, and the player set value at that time is smaller than M3 (specific volume level 5) which is the initial position. If it is (volume level 3) or M2 (volume level 4) (predetermined condition is satisfied), the player set value is reset to M3 (specific volume level 5).

In this way, the reset means 166b sets the volume level so that the volume due to the normal sound effect and the volume due to the specific sound effect are in a predetermined balance, regardless of the volume adjustment operation of the player, based on the establishment of the predetermined condition. It constitutes a changeable second volume level changing means.

The light amount setting means 167 sets the light amount when the illumination means 155 or the like composed of various light emitting boards on the frame side or the board side emits light, and corresponds to the player set value obtained by the light amount control means 40. Then, the light intensity level is set to any one of a plurality of stages (for example, 3 stages of 1 to 3). As described above, in the present embodiment, the light amount level is not provided with the operation means for those involved in the hall such as the volume adjustment knob 140, and can be adjusted only by the operation of the light amount control means 40. Further, the light amount level related to the light emission for error notification is always the maximum light amount level, for example, and cannot be changed by the light amount operating means 40. The light amount adjustment by the light amount control means 40 can be performed during a predetermined light amount adjustable period. The light amount adjustable period can be arbitrarily set, but for example, the entire period except for a certain period when the power is turned on may be set as the light amount adjustable period.

Further, the light amount setting means 167 includes a light amount adjustment notification means 167a. The light amount adjustment notification means 167a is for displaying the light amount adjustment notification image PL on, for example, the liquid crystal display means 106, and the liquid crystal display means during the light amount adjustment notification period including the case where the player operates the light amount operation means 40. The light amount adjustment notification image PL is displayed on 106.

As shown in FIG. 17, for example, the light amount adjustment notification image PL includes a plurality of (three in this case) light amount display figures 181 to 183 corresponding to the number of steps of the light amount level. The light quantity display figures 181 to 183 are formed in a vertical strip shape having a length corresponding to, for example, the light quantity level, and are arranged in the left-right direction with the lower end sides aligned, for example. The light amount display figures 181 to 183 can be displayed in two display modes, for example, "white" and "solid", and a predetermined number of light amount display figures 181 are displayed according to the light amount level at that time. The light intensity level is notified by setting the display mode to "solid paint" and the other display modes to "white". For example, when the light amount level is set to 1, as shown in FIG. 17, only the first light amount display figure 181 is "solid paint", and the other light amount display figures 182 and 183 are "white". Is displayed.

Next, a specific example of the symbol variation effect in this pachinko machine will be described. First, a specific example of the hold change effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21, but before that, the aim of the hold change effect will be described.

With the spread of smartphones these days, the use of apps such as SNS, games, manga, and video sites is rapidly spreading, and many players play games with their smartphones in one hand even while playing pachinko / pachislot. It is becoming like. For such players, the eyes are directed not to the board of pachinko / pachislot, but to their own smartphones, such as being distracted by the operation of the smartphone during the game, watching the played video, and playing on SNS. Often.

It is considered that one of the factors causing such an event is the game characteristics of pachinko / pachislot. That is, since the pachinko / pachislot machine is designed to repeat the winning game while maintaining a predetermined probability and a predetermined output rate (output rate per predetermined time), (number of out-of-game games (time))> (winning game). It is inevitable that the number of times (time) will be reached, and the player will inevitably spend a lot of time on the out-of-game game. Therefore, for the player, much of the time spent on the game becomes, so to speak, boring off-game time.

That is why pachinko / pachislot manufacturers have always considered productions and notices that will not make players bored from various angles, and have created interesting productions and notices so that players can withstand repeated out-of-game games. rice field. However, as mentioned above, recent players have come to overcome boredom by using smartphones during out-of-game games, and they are interested in the productions and notices that manufacturers have made efforts to think about. There is a situation where there is no such thing. In the present embodiment, as described above, in order to deliver more effective effects and notices to the players who enjoy using the smartphone during the game, for example, the effects and notices should be constructed in consideration of the following points. I have to.

First, when considering a gimmick to change the situation where the player's interest is (smartphone)> (directing and notice) to (smartphone) <(directing and notice), spend on out-of-game games. In all of the time, it means that we cannot dare to create a relationship of (smartphone) <(directing and notice). If you try to establish a relationship of (smartphone) <(directing and notice) in all the time spent on out-of-game games, the apparent flashiness and complexity of the directing and notice will increase, and on the contrary, the important part will be to the player. It leads to not reaching (I understand that it is flashy, but the reliability and expectation are not well communicated). In addition, simply, players who enjoy using smartphones are considered to be enjoying what they are particularly interested in from among the many contents, so all the productions and notices that exceed their interests are missed and spent on the game. It is almost impossible to execute in time, and in that respect, even if you challenge the smartphone head-on, there is no chance to win. In consideration of these, in the present embodiment, it is selected that the relationship of (smartphone) <(directing and notice) is not intentionally created in all the time spent on the out-of-game game.

In this case, the next important thing is how to change the situation where the player's interest is (smartphone)> (directing and notice) to (smartphone) <(directing and notice). Is it set to? For example, if the frequency of appearance in one off-game is set high for effects and notices aimed at changing to (smartphone) <(effects and notices), even if such effects and notices appear. As a result, the frequency of derivation of out-of-order results increases. This is effective for first-time players, but the effect gradually diminishes for known players, and eventually it may become (smartphone)> (directing and notice). The sex becomes high. Of course, this does not mean that it is not good as a production or notice of a gaming machine, but it is intentionally set to have a high frequency of appearance in one out-of-game game, or it is configured to appear multiple times in one out-of-game game. As a result, as described above, a configuration that is more effective only for the first-time player or a notice may be adopted.

However, in order to make it more effective not only for first-time players but also for known players, the purpose is to change the interest to (smartphone) <(directing and notice). It is desirable to set the frequency of appearance in one out-of-game game of or notice to be low. That is, the purpose is to change the player's interest from (smartphone)> (directing or notice) to (smartphone) <(directing or notice) by setting the frequency of appearance of such production or notice to be low. Since the reliability of the effect and notice can be set high (the reliability at the time of appearance becomes relatively high as the appearance rate in the out-of-game game decreases), the frequency with which the hit result is derived when it appears can be determined. Can be set high. This makes it possible to change the subject of interest of the player from (smartphone)> (directing or notice) to (smartphone) <(directing or notice) regardless of whether it is first seen or known.

And, most importantly, the direction and notice for changing the player's interest to (smartphone) <(direct and notice) are as shown in FIG. 20 as shown below. It can be a more effective production or notice.

The hold change effect shown in FIG. 20 is executed during the reach change or before the reach change in the normal gaming state, and is held during the change to suggest that the effect symbol 120 may become a big hit mode due to the change. Change the display color of image Z from the default white (normal hold) to red (red hold) (the order of colors indicating the degree of expectation is blue, green, red, gold, rainbow, etc., among them relatively It is easier to change to a color that shows relatively high reliability (red or higher here) than a color that shows low reliability (blue, green here).

Regarding the hold change effect, first, the image effect will be described. At the start of the hold change effect, the screen of the liquid crystal display means 106 is toned down (visibility is suppressed), and an image indicating an “arrow” appears ( FIG. 20A), the pre-hold change effect for producing the hold change is started. At this time, on the screen of the liquid crystal display means 106, in addition to the image of the “arrow” related to the effect before the hold change, the hold image including the changing hold image Z and the effect symbol 120 reduced and saved in the corner of the screen are displayed. Although it is displayed, for example, the "arrow" image and the hold image are excluded from the tone-down target, and the other parts including the effect symbol 120 are the tone-down target, so that the "arrow" image and the hold image are displayed. Is designed to stand out visually. At this time, the hold image including the changing hold image Z is displayed in white (normal hold), which is the default.

Here, in the tone-down of the image, the priority of each layer (non-target layer) for displaying the image of the "arrow" that is not the target of the tone-down and the reserved image is set to the image of the effect symbol 120 or the like that is the target of the tone-down. This is performed by setting the priority of each layer (target layer) to be displayed higher than the priority, and arranging a specific layer for displaying tone-down data such as black translucency between the non-target layer and the target layer. For example, when an "arrow" appears, highlighting such as effect processing may be performed in addition to tone down. After the "arrow" appears, the "arrow" flies, approaches the variable pending image Z, and collides (hits) (Fig. 20 (b) → (c)), and the collided variable pending image. The display color of Z changes from white to red (FIG. 20 (d)). At this time, for example, when the "arrow" hits the pending image Z during fluctuation or immediately before that, the tone down ends. The effect before the hold change in FIG. 20 is a success pattern when the hold change is performed, but a failure pattern when the hold change is not performed may be provided. This failure pattern may be configured such that, for example, the "arrow" does not hit the floating pending image Z.

Subsequently, the sound effect of the hold change effect shown in FIG. 20 will be described. First, regarding the normal sound effect consisting of the sound output from the speakers 18 and 25, one type of BGM1 is continuously output throughout the hold change effect, and as a volume increase effect that temporarily raises the volume, "arrow". "Appearance sound" (first voice) when "" appears, "fanning sound (third voice)" when "arrow" approaches, and "collision change sound" (second voice) when "arrow" collides and changes color. ) Are output respectively. Further, regarding the specific sound effect of generating the operation sound by driving the predetermined portion by the driving means, the vibration sound caused by the vibrating device 72 vibrating the effect button 41 is parallel to, for example, the "collision change sound" in the normal sound effect. Occurs.

Further, in FIG. 20, the change history of the volume (dB) of the execution sound due to the sound effect (normal sound effect and specific sound effect) is the volume level (set volume) 3 to 7 (set volume) that can be selected in the normal mode and the power saving mode (set volume). (See FIG. 15) Each is displayed as a numerical value and a graph. As is clear from the figure, in this hold change effect, the jackpot mode (specific mode) is defined in the final section (2s to 3s) included in the latter half section of the hold change effect (0 to 3s) regardless of the volume level. The volume (second volume) such as the "collision change sound" generated when suggesting the possibility of becoming is the "appearing sound" generated at the start (0s) included in the first half section of the hold change effect (specific notice). It is louder than the volume of the above (first volume). In addition, the volume (third volume) of the "fanning sound" or the like generated in the middle section (1s) before the final stage section after the start of the hold change effect is the "appearance sound" or the like generated at the start of the hold change effect. It is lower than the volume (first volume).

As described above, in the pending change effect (specific effect) shown in FIG. 20, the first half section that does not yet suggest the possibility of becoming a jackpot mode (specific mode) and the second half section that suggests the possibility of becoming a jackpot mode (specific mode). In the first half section, the sound (first sound) related to the hold change effect (specific effect) is output at the first volume, and in the second half section, the sound (second sound) related to the hold change effect (specific effect) is output. It is designed to output at a second volume that is larger than the first volume, and further, after the first half section where the audio output at the first volume is executed, before the second half section where the audio output at the second volume is executed, the relevant The sound (third sound) related to the hold change effect (specific effect) is output at a third volume lower than the first volume.

As described above, by generating the "appearance sound" or the like to be executed when the notice appears at the first volume, the player can first notice that the notice has appeared. That is, it is possible to invite the player's eyes from the smartphone to the liquid crystal screen on the surface of the gaming machine. Further, in the example of FIG. 20, in addition to this, since the screen is toned down on the liquid crystal screen, it is possible to give a different impression to the player who has shifted his / her eyes to the liquid crystal screen. , The player's eyes can be nailed to the LCD screen. Of course, it is not limited to the toned-down screen, but it may be a white-out screen, and at that time, by already displaying the image of the "arrow", a mechanism for nailing the player's eyes should be provided. You may do it.

Next, it is desirable that the volume (third volume) of the "fanning sound" or the like generated after the "appearing sound" is lower than the volume of the "appearing sound" or the like (first volume). The point of this is that the role of the sound output here is to the last "fanning sound". In other words, the player who has shifted his eyes from the smartphone to the LCD screen has a feeling of expectation that the production with a relatively high degree of expectation will be performed, and he may stop operating the smartphone and look at the LCD screen. Although it is conceivable, the "fanning sound" executed at this timing is a sound production for inciting whether or not the subsequent change in the reserved image (effect suggesting the degree of expectation) is executed or not, for example, the first. By executing at a volume higher than the 1st volume or the 2nd volume, an excessive sense of expectation is given, and in the end, when a highly expected production is not executed after that, a great disappointment is given to the player. We are considering the risk of getting rid of it. In particular, this is the moment when the player's interest was taken from the smartphone to the LCD screen, so if the production and notice are configured without considering such risks, the pending image will change (expected) as a result. There is a great deal of disgust given when the effect that suggests the degree is not executed, and even if the same effect or notice is executed after that, the known player will see the timing (effect or notice appears) that he or she aimed at. There is a high possibility that the line of sight will not be transferred from the smartphone to the LCD screen at the same timing. Taking these factors into consideration, the volume of the "fanning sound" (third volume) is the volume of the "appearing sound" (first volume) and the subsequent volume of the "collision change sound" (second volume). It is desirable to configure it at a volume lower than).

Next, when a "collision change sound" or the like is generated following the "fanning sound" or the like, that is, when a change in the reserved image (an effect suggesting the degree of expectation) is executed, the "collision change sound" or the like is generated. It is desirable to set the volume (second volume) to be higher than the volume such as "appearing sound" (first volume) and the volume such as "flaming sound" (third volume). One of the purposes of setting such a setting is to increase the interest of the player who has already moved his / her eyes from the smartphone to the LCD screen to the change of the reserved image to be executed (the effect suggesting the degree of expectation). To maximize the atmosphere. The second purpose is to appeal again to the players who unfortunately couldn't take their eyes off at the time of the announcement. Since some players are not interested in the appearance of the notice and are only interested in the result of the notice, the volume is louder than the "appearance sound" or "fanning sound" for such a player. By generating a "collision change sound" or the like, it is possible to effectively direct the line of sight to the liquid crystal screen.

As described above, the hold change notice shown in FIG. 20 attracts more attention of the player than the case where the hold change effect is simply executed (the effect of only changing the hold color according to the effect image). For example, even a player who concentrates on the operation of a smartphone and has no eyes on the liquid crystal effect can pay attention to the liquid crystal effect. And, by combining such a production that steals the line of sight from the smartphone and a normal production that is not so in a more optimal form, it is possible to execute a production that steals the line of sight from the smartphone more effectively. Become. In other words, not only one of the productions, but also the coexistence of each, and by creatively devising the execution at the more optimal timing and expression, we can realize the unprecedented production expression, and at the same time, it is a recent issue. It is possible to steal the player's eyes and attention from a certain smartphone.

Further, in the example of FIG. 20, since the effect button 41 is vibrated at the timing of outputting the "collision change sound" or the like to generate the vibrating sound, for example, the volume control means 39 is operated to set the volume level low. Even for players who are concentrating on smartphones, it is possible to appeal to the player by the vibration sound generated at a substantially constant volume regardless of the volume level, and it is possible to effectively grab the line of sight.

In the numerical values and graphs of the volume change history shown in FIG. 20 described above, the volume of the execution sound that combines the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect is displayed, but in FIG. 21, the volume of the execution sound of those normal sound effects is displayed. And the volume of the execution sound by the specific sound production are displayed separately. Of the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect, only the normal sound effect changes the volume of the execution sound due to the change in the volume level (set volume), and the specific sound effect changes the volume level (set volume). However, it does not change the volume of the execution sound. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 21, the change history of the volume due to the normal sound effect has substantially the same shape at each volume level, and when the volume level is changed from 3 (first set volume) to 7 (second set volume). The rate of increase (volume ratio), which is the rate of change in volume, is always about 1.2. On the other hand, the volume of the vibrating sound in the specific sound production is 80 dB regardless of the volume level. The value of 80 dB, which is the volume of the specific sound effect, is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3 during the same period, and is also the volume of the normal sound effect at the maximum volume level 7. Is smaller than.

On the other hand, looking at the change history of the volume of the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect (Fig. 20), the volume level is during the period when the normal sound effect is generated and the specific sound effect is not generated (non-specific period). The rate of increase, which is the volume increase when is changed from 3 to 7, is about 1.2 (first volume ratio), but the period during which both the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect occur (specific period). The rate of increase in the middle is smaller than 1.2 (second volume ratio). The combined volume LP (dB) obtained by synthesizing the first volume LP1 (dB) and the second volume LP2 (dB) is calculated by the mathematical formula shown in FIG. 22.

As described above, in the hold change effect shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the minimum volume level (first set volume) 3 that can be changed by the player operation and the maximum volume level (second set volume) are set. In the case of being set to 7, the non-specific period in which the volume ratio of the executed sound when the sound effect is executed is the first volume ratio, and the specific period in which the volume ratio is the second volume ratio smaller than the first volume ratio. Is provided. Further, during the non-specific period, the normal sound effect is executed, but the specific sound effect is not executed, and during the specific period, the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect are executed. Further, the volume produced by the specific sound effect is made lower than the volume produced by the normal sound effect during the specific period when the maximum volume level (second set volume) 7 is set.

When the hole set value by the volume adjustment knob 140 is set to T4, the initial position of the volume level is set to the volume level 4 corresponding to the player set value M2, as shown in FIG. In this case, in the example of 2s to 3s in FIG. 21, when the volume level is set to 3 (first level), the volume of the normal sound effect is lower than the volume of the specific sound effect, so that the specific sound effect is produced. While the volume of the normal sound effect is more difficult to hear (listen to) than the volume of the normal sound effect, when the volume level is set to 7 (third level), the volume of the normal sound effect is higher than the volume of the specific sound effect. Since it is large, the volume of the normal sound production is easier to hear (listen) than the specific sound production. Further, when the volume level is set to 4 (second level), the volume level is set to 3 (first level) and the volume level is set to 7 (third level). , The difference between the volume due to the specific sound effect and the volume due to the normal sound effect is small. In this case, the reset means (second volume level changing means) 166b changes (reset) the volume level to the volume level 4 (second level) when a predetermined reset condition is satisfied (FIG. 19). It has become. The same can be said for the case where the hole setting values are set to T5 and T6, but in these cases, the second level which is the initial position (volume level 5 for T5 and volume for T6) When set to level 6), the difference between the volume due to the specific sound effect and the volume due to the normal sound effect is smaller than when set to volume level 7 (third level), but the volume level 3 It is larger than when it is set to (1st level).

It should be noted that the first hold change effect shown in FIG. 20 and the second hold change effect excluding the specific sound effect from the first hold change effect are provided, and the first hold change effect is more than the case where the second hold change effect appears. It may be controlled so that the big hit mode is more likely to occur when the effect appears. Further, in the hold change effect shown in FIG. 20, the display mode of the changing hold image Z corresponding to the change is changed, but the display modes of the first hold images X1 to X4, the second hold images Y1 to Y4, and the like are changed. It may be changed at any timing. Further, the display mode other than the display color, such as the shape and size, may be changed with respect to the reserved image.

Subsequently, specific examples of the effect during the normal fluctuation (symbol fluctuation due to the normal fluctuation pattern) are divided into the probabilistic change state (special game state) shown in FIG. 23 and the normal game state shown in FIGS. 25 and 26. explain.

The normal fluctuation in the probabilistic state (during high probability) has a short fluctuation time of about several seconds, and in the example of FIG. 23, as an image effect, the normal fluctuation of about 2 seconds due to the effect symbol 120 in front of the background image for high accuracy ( Start → high speed fluctuation → stop) is repeated. Further, in the example of FIG. 23, as a normal sound effect, a high-accuracy BGM is continuously output, and as a symbol variation sound, a “start sound” is generated according to the start of the symbol variation and the high-speed variation. A "stop sound" is output in accordance with the stop.

Further, in the example of FIG. 23, various notices are executed in a specific symbol variation. That is, vibration caused by the vibrating device 72 vibrating the effect button 41 in accordance with the symbol stop and the output of the "stop sound" at each timing of the elapsed time of 8s, 10s, and 12s corresponding to three consecutive symbol fluctuations. Sound is generated (specific sound production). Further, at the timing of the elapsed time of 14 s corresponding to the next symbol change, for example, the entire screen is toned down as shown in FIG. "Sound" is output. Further, at the timing of the elapsed time 16 s corresponding to the next symbol variation, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), in addition to the same effect (screen tone down and volume increase effect) as in the elapsed time 14 s, the third board The movable body 109 is moved ascending (specific sound production). Further, at the timing of the elapsed time 18 to 19 s corresponding to the next symbol variation, as shown in FIG. 23 (c), the third movable body 109 of the board returns to the origin and the second movable board 108 swings. Be told.

Further, FIG. 24 shows the volume of the execution sound of the normal sound effect and the volume of the execution sound of the specific sound effect separately displayed in the range of 6s to 14s in FIG. 23. As shown in FIG. 24, the change history of the volume due to the normal sound effect has substantially the same shape at each volume level, and when the volume level is changed from 3 (first set volume) to 7 (second set volume). The rate of increase (volume ratio), which is the rate of change in volume, is always about 1.2. On the other hand, the volume of the vibrating sound in the specific sound effect is 80 dB regardless of the volume level, which is louder than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 5 in any of 8s, 10s, and 12s, and the volume level. It is almost the same as or lower than the volume of the normal sound production at 6.

On the other hand, looking at the change history of the volume of the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect (FIG. 23), the volume level is changed from 3 to 7 during the period when the specific sound effect does not occur (non-specific period). In this case, the rate of increase, which is the rate of change in volume, is about 1.2, but for example, at the timing of the elapsed time of 8s, 10s, and 12s, both the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect (vibration sound) occur. (Specific period), the rate of increase is less than 1.2. Further, both the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect occur at the timings of the elapsed time 16s, 18s, and 19s, but the rate of increase at the time point of the elapsed time 16s is 1.2, which is the same as the non-specific period. There is. This is because the moving sound of the third movable body 109 of the board is about 50 dB, which is very small compared to the sound from the speaker, and has almost no effect on the overall volume change.

In the normal fluctuations in the normal gaming state (low accuracy) shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, first, the symbol fluctuation is performed once in the period of the elapsed time of 1s to 9s, and the fluctuation starts at the elapsed time of 1s. After performing high-speed fluctuation in 2s to 5s, the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol are stopped in this order in 6s to 9s to finally stop. In addition, as a normal sound effect, a normal BGM is continuously output, and as a symbol variation sound, a "start sound" is generated at each stop of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol at the start of the symbol variation. At the same time, "stop sound" is output respectively. In addition, the SU1 gassing effect of the SU effect appears at the time of 3s during high-speed fluctuation, for example, a predetermined line is displayed as a telop on the screen, and a predetermined "SU sound" is output from the speakers 18 and 25.

Further, in the next symbol variation performed in the elapsed time period of 10s to 23s, SU1, SU2, and SU3 effects of SU effect are sequentially executed in 11s, 12s, and 13s during high-speed fluctuation, and predetermined lines are displayed on the screen respectively. The telop is displayed and the "SU sound" is output from the speakers 18 and 25, and the SU3 confirmation effect, that is, an image showing the SU3 confirmation is displayed on the screen in the subsequent 14s to 16s. Further, at the time of the SU3 finalization effect, after the "confirmation sound" is output as the volume increase effect, the character's dialogue (character voice) is output as voice.

Further, in the next symbol variation performed from the elapsed time of 24 s, at the start of the variation, a vibration sound (specific sound effect) of the effect button 41 is generated according to the output of the "start sound" (normal sound effect) (normal sound effect). And a special production that performs a specific sound production together). This is an example of a jackpot suggestion effect (first special effect) that can suggest the possibility of a jackpot mode due to the symbol variation, and it is more likely to be a jackpot mode than when no vibration sound is generated. It shows.

Further, FIG. 27 shows the volume of the execution sound of the normal sound effect and the volume of the execution sound of the specific sound effect separately displayed in the range of 22s to 26s in FIG. 26. As shown in FIG. 27, the change history of the volume due to the normal sound effect has substantially the same shape at each volume level, and the volume level is changed from 3 (first set volume) to 7 (second set volume). The rate of increase (volume ratio), which is the rate of change in volume, is always about 1.2. On the other hand, the volume of the vibrating sound in the specific sound effect is 80 dB regardless of the volume level, which is higher than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 6 and higher than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 7. Is also small.

On the other hand, looking at the change history of the volume of the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect (FIGS. 25 and 26), the volume level is set to 3 to 7 during the period when the specific sound effect does not occur (non-specific period). The rate of increase, which is the rate of change in volume when changed to, is about 1.2, but at the timing of the elapsed time of 24 s, both normal sound effect and specific sound effect (vibration sound) occur (specific). Period), the rate of increase is less than 1.2.

Further, when the volume due to the normal sound effect is compared between the normal fluctuation in the probabilistic state (special gaming state) shown in FIG. 23 and the normal fluctuation in the normal gaming state (low probabilistic state) shown in FIGS. In the state (special game state), the average volume of the execution sound produced by the normal sound effect is louder than in the normal game state (an example when they are different). On the other hand, regarding the volume of the specific sound effect, there is no difference between the probabilistic state (special game state) and the normal game state. That is, in the present embodiment, the volume due to the normal sound effect is larger than the volume due to the specific sound effect in the probabilistic state (special game state) than in the normal game state. ) It is easier to hear the operating sound such as the vibration sound produced by the specific sound effect (easy to hear) with respect to the sound from the speakers 18 and 25 produced by the normal sound effect in the normal game state than in the middle state.

In addition, when the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect are executed at the same time, the increase rate (sound effect when the minimum volume level is set), which is the rate of change in the volume when the volume level is changed from 3 to 7. The volume ratio of the sound effect when set to the maximum volume level with respect to the above is the normal fluctuation in the probability variation state (special game state) shown in FIG. 23 and the normal game state (low probability) shown in FIGS. Comparing with the normal fluctuation of (middle), it is larger in the probabilistic state (special game state) than in the normal game state.

Further, in both the normal game state and the probabilistic state (special game state), the volume level of each execution sound when both the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect are executed is the minimum volume level (here). When the volume level is set to 3), the volume of the normal sound effect is lower than the volume of the specific sound effect, and the volume of the normal sound effect is more difficult to hear than the specific sound effect. When the volume level is set to the maximum volume level (volume level 7 in this case), the volume of the normal sound effect is louder than the volume of the specific sound effect, and the volume of the normal sound effect is heard more than the volume of the specific sound effect. It's easy to understand.

Next, two specific examples of the effect during the reach variation (the symbol variation after the reach due to the reach variation pattern) will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 32 and 35 to 39, which have different jackpot reliability. In the reach production A (big hit reliability is low) shown in FIGS. 28 to 32, a production with the theme of a battle between a monster and a kappa, which is the main character, is performed. In the early period of the reach fluctuation (elapsed time 0s to 41s), the image effect and the corresponding normal sound effect are executed, and the specific sound effect (operation sound) is not executed.

In this early period, the scene of the image production is "Reach title display"-> "Monster appearance"-> "Mini monster appearance"-> "Main character (kappa) appearance"-> "Mini monster attack"-> "Main character avoidance & holding"-> " The main character attacks and repels the mini monster, "→" Monster reappears, "→" Monster attacks the main character, "and each scene consists of one or more cuts (cut split).

Here, the cut split is a timing at which, for example, in a series of moving images composed of a plurality of scene images, the continuity of the images is cut off and the scene images (including not only still images but also moving images) are switched. For example, the case of switching from the first scene to the second scene is applicable. By switching the scene, for example, the display content of the liquid crystal effect shifts from the image of the ally character drawn in the first scene to the image of the monster drawn in the second scene. In this way, by switching the scene of the image of the character to be displayed on the liquid crystal screen, it is possible to execute an expression that appears on the screen in the reach effect.

As a result, the content drawn in the first scene can be instantly switched to the second scene, so that the display content can be changed when it is desired to display a different character or to switch to a different scene as described above. This is an effective technique for making sudden changes. Of course, the cut may switch in the middle of the scene.

On the other hand, by expressing the image on the liquid crystal so that it transitions to either up, down, left, or right without using the cut split (an image like when the video camera is shaken left, right, up, down), for example, the opposite side from the ally character. There is also a technique to change the display target of the liquid crystal effect to the monster located in. In this way, by expressing the transition of the image on the LCD screen while maintaining continuity, it is possible to make the player feel the positional relationship between the characters and the surrounding environment as described above. can. When creating a video such as a reach effect, one video is produced in a more optimal form by combining techniques such as cut splitting and video transition as described above.

In each scene, a character telop is displayed as needed. For example, in the "reach title display" scene (0s to 3s), the title telop such as "monster VS kappa" (Fig. 28 (a)) is a part of the scene from "monster appearance" to "mini monster appearance" (5s to). In 9s), monster dialogue telops such as "Kappa" (Fig. 28 (b), (c)), and in the latter half of the scene of "Avoiding the main character & holding" (17s-18s), the main character dialogue telop such as "Exterminate!" (Fig. 28 (d)) In the scenes (32s-41s) from "Monster reappearance" to "Monster attacks the main character", monster dialogue telops such as "Kappa" (Fig. 29 (e)) are displayed on the screen respectively. Will be done. The effect symbol 120 is displayed back in the corner of the screen.

Here, the scene of "reach title display" may be configured to suggest the reliability of the reach effect by changing the display mode of the title telop, for example, the display color. In addition, before the telop display of the reach title and / or the reading of the reach title (which will be described later), the first and second characters (here, monster and kappa) are displayed on the screen as the characters used in the reach production. It may be displayed. As a result, after the player is made aware of the content of the reach effect, the display related to the reach title and the audio output can be executed, so that the player can perform the reach effect as compared with the case of displaying all at once. It is possible to make it easier to understand the contents. In addition, when the reliability differs depending on the type of the character appearing in the reach effect (when branching to the reach effect according to the appearing character), the character scheduled to appear is indicated in advance. As a result, it is possible to display the reach title and the like after notifying the content of the reach effect of the branch destination. In this case, if the reliability is suggested by using the character telop when the reach title is displayed as described above, the player gradually informs the content of the reach effect → suggests the reliability. Since the information can be transmitted to the player, it is possible for the player to easily grasp the information as compared with the case where the information is transmitted all at once. In addition, it is desirable to read out the reach title by voice, which will be described later, with all the contents in order. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reach title may be read aloud, or after the reach title is read aloud, the telop display of the reach title, the reliability suggestion, the display of the first and second characters appearing, and the like may be executed. .. As a result, the player can be made to feel the unexpectedness, so that the production interest at the timing when the reach production is started can be enhanced.

Further, in the normal sound production during this early period, a plurality of types of BGM are sequentially reproduced according to the scene, and a voice (telop voice) corresponding to the telop displayed on the screen is reproduced. That is, the telop voice for reading the reach title is displayed while the telop regarding the reach title of "Monster VS Kappa" is displayed (0s to 3s), and the monster voice is displayed while the telop regarding the monster dialogue is displayed (5s to 9s, 32s to 41s). During the telop display (17s to 18s) regarding the main character's dialogue, the main character's voice is output from each speaker.

At this time, when the specific voice (here, the main character voice corresponding to the main character's dialogue telop) is output (elapsed time 17s, 18s), the playback of the BGM up to that point is paused, and at the end of the specific voice. BGM playback is resumed. Also, at this time, the BGM to be restarted is different from the immediately preceding BGM. In this way, when a specific voice (hero voice) is output at the timing of switching from the first BGM to the second BGM, a BGM stop period (output stop period) is provided from the stop of the first BGM to the start of the second BGM. , A specific voice (a predetermined sound different from the first and second BGM) may be output during this BGM stop period. In this case, at the timing when the BGM stop period ends, that is, when the second BGM is output, the scene from the "hero avoidance & holding" scene (first scene) to the scene of "the hero attacks and repels the mini monster" (second). The scene is changed to (scene). The BGM stop period may be a muffling period in which no sound is output from the speaker.

Further, in the normal sound production during this early period, in addition to the telop voice corresponding to the telop, the reach production voice corresponding to each scene of the reach production is output, and the volume increase production is executed at an arbitrary timing. For example, in a part of the scene (19s to 29s) of "the main character attacks and repels a mini monster", the dialogue voice (mini voice) of the mini monster that is not displayed as a telop is output. Also, in the "hero avoidance & stance" scene (15s-18s), the "avoidance sound" is output when the hero avoids the attack of the mini monster, and the "stance sound" is output when the hero holds, and the "hero" is output. In a part of the scene (21s, 31s) of "Attack & repel a mini monster", an "attack sound" is output according to the attack of the main character, and a "repulsion sound" is output according to the repulsion of the mini monster.

In the middle period of the reach fluctuation (elapsed time 42s to 63s), a specific sound effect (operating sound) is executed in addition to the image effect and the corresponding normal sound effect. In this middle period, the image production scene progresses in the order of "holding the hero"-> "monster & hero on the verge of collision"-> "character effect"-> "rainbow effect"-> "destroy"-> "monster collapse".

In this middle period, the button effect and the corresponding movable body effect are the main, and the telop is not displayed on the screen except for a part. First, in the scene (42s-48s) of "holding the hero" → "monster & hero on the verge of collision", the screen is toned down (visibility is suppressed) and the fade-in image of the effect button 41 is displayed on the screen. (FIG. 30 (f)), the button pressing guidance image and the gauge image for causing the player to press the effect button 41 are displayed, and the operation valid period is started (FIG. 30 (g)). The button press guidance image is composed of, for example, a moving image showing how the effect button 41 is pressed, a character image such as "press!", And the like. The gauge image shows the remaining time of the operation valid period in real time. At this time, the image related to the button effect, that is, the button fade-in image, the button press guidance image, the gauge image, etc. should be excluded from the tone-down target, and the other parts including the effect symbol 120 should be the tone-down target. Therefore, it is desirable to make the image related to the button effect visually conspicuous.

Further, during the display period (42s to 45s) of the fade-in image of the effect button 41, a "fade-in sound" is output from the speaker as a volume increase effect, and the rotating body 44 of the movable effect means 42 swings and the board. An operation sound is emitted by the ascending operation of the third movable body 109 (FIGS. 30 (f) → (g)). At this time, since the operating noise such as "rattling" due to the shaking motion of the rotating body 44 is relatively loud, the volume level is changed from 3 to 7 at the time of 42s when the shaking motion of the rotating body 44 is performed. The rate of increase, which is the rate of change in volume, is less than 1.2. On the other hand, since the moving sound of the third movable body 109 of the board is about 50 dB, which is very small compared to the sound from the speaker, the increase rate of 43s to 45s is 1.2, which is the same as the non-specific period.

Here, a pattern that does not cause the rotating body 44 to sway at the time of pre-fade notification, that is, a pattern that does not generate an operation sound such as "rattling" may be provided. Further, instead of the rotating body, the first movable body 107 of the board, the third movable body 109 of the board, and the like may be shaken up and down to generate an operation sound.

In addition, during the display period (46s to 48s) of the button pressing guidance image, a pressing guidance voice such as "press the button" and a "pressing guidance sound" as a volume raising effect are output from the speaker, and the board is output. The 3 movable body 109 is temporarily stopped at a predetermined position, and the second movable body 108 of the board is shaken and the rotating body 44 is rotated. At the time when the button pressing guidance image is displayed, the playback of the BGM is paused, and the pressing guidance voice or the like is output while the BGM is stopped.

Here, the pressing guidance sound is continuously output until, for example, the player presses the effect button 41 and the operation valid period ends, whereas the pressing guidance voice such as "press the button" is output. , The output is stopped at the time when the output is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, once) (at the time of 47s in the example of FIG. 30), and the output is not continued until the end of the operation valid period. Of course, the pressing guidance voice may be continuously output until the end of the operation valid period, but in that case, the output of the pressing guidance voice is likely to be cut off in the middle. In that case, if the pressing guidance voice is being output at the end of the operation valid period, the output may be continued until the end.

When the effect button 41 is pressed during the operation valid period, the operation valid period ends, and the button press guidance image or the like fades out from the screen (49s). Further, in the subsequent "rainbow effect" scene (51a to 60s), for example, a rainbow effect (rainbow effect) in which the entire screen has a rainbow-colored gradation is executed.

Further, when the effect button 41 is pressed, the effect button 41 is vibrated by driving the vibrating device 72, and a "vibration sound" is output from the speaker (49s to). In this way, by vibrating the effect button 41 when the player presses the effect button 41, the player can be surely recognized the vibration. A vibrating sound is generated by vibrating the effect button 41 with the vibrating device 72. However, as described above, the volume of the specific sound effect is set when the player does not touch the effect button 41 (the specific volume change operation is performed). The maximum volume is reached when not performed), and when the player is touching or pressing the effect button 41 (when a specific volume changing operation is performed), the vibrating device (driving means) 72 The drive of the effect button (predetermined part) 41 is restricted, and the volume of the vibration sound is suppressed as compared with the state where the effect button 41 is not touched. Therefore, it is possible to compensate for the decrease in the volume of the actual vibration sound by outputting the "vibration sound" from the speaker when the effect button 41 is vibrated.

In this way, the volume can be changed by the normal sound effect even when the player operates the volume control means 39 even when the normal sound effect is not being executed, whereas the player's effect button (predetermined part). The change in volume due to the specific sound effect by touching or pressing the 41 can be executed only during the execution of the specific sound effect. The "vibration sound" from this speaker may be output only during the vibration period (49s to 53s) of the effect button 41, but in the example of FIG. 30, even if the vibration period of the effect button 41 ends. After that, for a certain period (~ 56s), the "vibration sound" from the speaker is continuously output.

Here, the vibration sound output from the speaker (normal sound effect) may be output in a shorter period than the actual vibration effect and the vibration sound generated accompanying the actual vibration effect (specific sound effect). Further, a plurality of types of vibration sounds output from the speaker may be provided. Further, a plurality of vibration sounds may be output from the speaker according to the actual vibration effect, the length of the vibration sound generated accordingly, and the vibration pattern. Further, even if the actual vibration effect and the length and the vibration pattern of the vibration sound generated by the actual vibration effect are different, one kind of vibration sound may be output from the speaker. It is desirable that the vibration sound output from the speaker is similar to the vibration sound generated by the actual vibration effect, but the vibration sound is not limited to this, and may not be similar to the vibration sound output from the speaker. Even in this case, by outputting in parallel with the actual vibration sound, both can be synchronized and coordinated to generate a peculiar vibration sound, and it is possible to enhance the interest.

Further, in the actual vibration effect, a case where the vibration sound is output from the speaker and a case where the vibration sound is not output may be provided, and the reliability may be suggested depending on which of them is used. In addition, when the vibration effect is executed at the time of the effect of notifying the hit at the end of the reach, the vibration sound is output from the speaker, and when the vibration effect is executed as a suggestion of reliability during the fluctuation, the speaker vibrates. It may be configured not to output sound. As a result, it is possible to configure different production modes depending on the role of the vibration effect. Of course, it is configured to output the vibration sound from the speaker in both the case where the vibration effect is executed at the time of the effect of notifying the hit at the end of the reach and the case where the vibration effect is executed as a suggestion of reliability during the fluctuation. May be good.

Further, when the effect button 41 is pressed, the movable bodies 107 to 109 execute the following post-operation effects (49s to 54s). That is, the third movable body 109 of the board resumes the ascending movement (49s ~), and when it reaches the maximum operating position, it stands by at that position (51s ~). Subsequently, when the first movable body 107 of the board starts to move downward (51 s ~), reaches the maximum operating position and is integrated vertically with the third movable body 109 of the board (53 s), the movable bodies 107 to 109 are integrated. The effect is performed, and as shown in FIG. 30 (h), for example, the second movable body 108 of the board rotates (53s to 54s). During the post-operation effect, a "movable sound" corresponding to the operation of the movable bodies 107 to 109 is output from the speaker as a volume increase effect. Further, at a predetermined timing after the effect button 41 is pressed, the reproduction of the BGM is started after the button is pressed (52s to).

When the post-operation effect (49s to 54s) is completed, the board first movable body 107 and the board third movable body 109 each start moving to the origin position (FIGS. 30 (h) → (i)), for example. At a predetermined timing during movement, the main character voice corresponding to the successful button press is output from the speaker, and at the timing when the movable bodies 107 and 109 reach their respective origin positions, the speaker "returns to origin sound" as a volume increase effect. Is output.

In the scenes of "defeat" and "monster collapse" after the end of "rainbow effect" (61s-63s), the main character's dialogue is displayed as a telop on the screen, and the main character's voice corresponding to that dialogue is output from the speaker. At the end, the lines of the fallen monster (monster voice) are output. The BGM playback is stopped during the "defeat" scene, and a new BGM playback is started during the output of the main character voice at the start of the "monster fall" scene (62s).

FIG. 33 shows the volume of the normal sound effect and the volume of the specific sound effect separately displayed for the period of 42s to 61s of FIG. 30. As shown in FIG. 33, from 42s in which the rotating body 44 is swayed and the board third movable body 109 is raised as a specific sound effect, 43s to 45s in which only the board third movable body 109 is raised. For the period from 46s to 47s when the rotating motion of the rotating body 44 and the swinging motion of the second movable body 108 of the board are performed, the volume of the specific sound effect is the normal sound when all the volume levels that can be set are set. It is lower than the volume of the production.

After that, at the time of 48s, as the specific sound effect, the swinging operation of the second movable body 108 of the board is completed and only the rotating operation of the rotating body 44 is performed. Therefore, the volume due to the specific sound effect is slightly reduced, but the normal sound effect is produced. As for, the volume of the specific sound effect is louder than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3, because the BGM is stopped and the press guidance voice ends and the volume drops sharply. It is lower than the volume of the normal sound effect in the case of the upper volume level 4.

Subsequently, during the period of 49s to 53s when the vibration sound of the effect button 41 is generated, the volume of the specific sound effect is maintained at a state higher than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3. Specifically, the volume of the specific sound effect during the period from 49s to 52s is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3 and lower than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 4, and is 53s. At this time, the volume of the specific sound effect is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 4 and lower than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 5. Then, after 54 s after the vibration sound of the effect button 41 ends, the volume of the specific sound effect is the normal sound effect when all the volume levels that can be set are set, except for 55 s in which the volume of the normal sound effect suddenly drops. It is lower than the volume of.

In the final period of the reach variation (elapsed time 64s to 98s), the image effect and the corresponding normal sound effect are executed, and the specific sound effect (operating sound) is not executed except for the vibration sound of 93s to 95s.

In this final stage, the scene of the image production is "The hero pursues and destroys the monster trying to attack again" → "Golden effect" → "Black background" → "Golden effect" → "The hero waving the flag "→" Golden effect ".

In the scene of "the main character pursues and destroys the monster trying to attack again", after the effect symbol 120 in the evacuation display is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG. 31 (j) (64s to 69s), the figure is shown. As shown in 31 (k), temporary stop is performed in a normal jackpot mode such as "4, 4, 4" (70s to 77s). In this scene, for example, before the enlarged display of the effect symbol 120 (64s to 67s), the dialogue of the main character is displayed as a telop, and the voice of the main character corresponding to the dialogue is output. Also, as a volume increase effect. The "defeat sound" when defeating a monster is output from the speaker.

In the following "golden effect" scene (78s to 80s), as shown in FIG. 31 (l), the golden effect that makes the entire screen golden is executed, and the temporarily stopped effect symbol 120 is reduced, for example. Re-variation (full rotation) is started, BGM is switched, and "re-variation sound" is output from the speaker as a volume increase effect.

Then, in the next "golden effect" scene with the "black background" where the entire screen is blacked out, the button effect is performed again. That is, after the pre-fade notification is performed on the screen from the end of the "black background" to the beginning of the "gold effect" (FIG. 32 (m)), the fade-in image of the effect button 41 is displayed (FIG. 32 (n)). )), Then, the button pressing guidance image and the gauge image are displayed, and the operation valid period is started (FIG. 32 (o)). In the pre-fade notification, for example, an image in which the effect button 41 is rotated is displayed.

In addition, after the pre-button effect voice for notifying the start of the button effect is output at the timing straddling the button fade-in from the pre-fade notification, the press guidance voice such as "press the button" is the button press guidance image. Is output after the display of is started. Furthermore, as a volume increase effect, a "background change sound" is output from the speaker during the "black background" scene, and a "fade-in sound" is output from the speaker while the fade-in image is displayed.

Regarding the content of the pre-fade notification, when blacked out, an image similar to the effect button image or the effect button image and a related image for deriving the effect button image are displayed, and those images are blacked out images. By displaying the image on the front side, the image display related to the operation effect is displayed so as to be more conspicuous (FIG. 32 (m)). As a result, the player can detect that the operation timing of the effect button 41 is about to arrive at a timing before the fade-in image of the effect button image and the operation button image is actually displayed.

Here, it may be decided whether or not to execute the pre-fade notification according to the reliability of the operation effect and the reach effect. For example, when the pre-fade notification is executed, the pre-fade notification is performed. There is a possibility that the subsequent operation effect will be more successful than if it was not executed (success = big hit notification when notifying that the fluctuation is a hit depending on the operation result, and in other cases, the operation effect As a result, an effect suggesting a predetermined reliability may be executed). Further, when the pre-fade notification is executed, the subsequent operation effect may be configured to succeed without fail.

By blacking out the background during the pre-fade notification as described above, the visibility of the scene image on the screen can be reduced, and the pre-fade notification can be executed using the entire LCD screen. It is considered that the person's consciousness and attention can be directed from the scene image to the pre-fade notification, but the screen mode other than the blackout (black background) may be executed to make the pre-fade notification stand out. The screen aspect is more conspicuous than the scene image (scene moving image) that is executed before the pre-fade notification is executed and is executed in the hierarchy with a low display priority even during the execution of the pre-fade notification (at least the scene). It suffices if the display priority is set higher than that of the image).

Further, the voice before the button effect may be any voice content that suggests the appearance of the operation effect to be executed after that. Further, the reliability may be different depending on the content of the voice before the button effect. For example, a voice content having a high possibility of success in the subsequent operation effect and a voice content having a low possibility of success are prepared and played. It may be configured to suggest the reliability of the operation effect depending on the content of the voice to be played. Further, not limited to this, for example, when there are a plurality of operation buttons used in the operation effect, a voice with a high possibility of deriving a highly reliable operation button and a highly reliable operation button are derived. A voice or the like that is unlikely may be prepared.

Further, as a mode of pre-fade notification, the content of the pre-button effect voice executed at substantially the same time may be displayed as dialogue. In this case, unlike the telop displayed during reach, the dialogue, which is the content of the voice to be reproduced, may be displayed as characters in a manner in which the entire liquid crystal screen is used larger.

In addition, the scenes are switched during the execution of the pre-fade notification, but in this case, the scenes are switched in the display hierarchy having a lower display priority than the pre-fade notification, so that the player does not feel uncomfortable. , Scenes can be switched during pre-fade notification. Further, in that case, the switching scene image may be configured to be visible to the player. For example, by executing a blackout effect having a certain degree of transparency as a pre-fade notification, the back side thereof is during blackout. It may be configured so that the mode in which the scene image is switched can be visually recognized. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the production by the pre-fade notification, and the player can also visually recognize the switching of the scene images, so that the connection of the scene images can be grasped, which makes the scene more uncomfortable. No production is possible.

In addition, by configuring the scene image to progress on the back side of the pre-fade notification in this way, even if the reach effect is executed in a pattern in which the pre-fade notification is not executed, the appearance is apparent. Since the production content progresses as the scene image progresses, it is possible to execute the reach production without giving the player a sense of discomfort. In this way, by switching the scene image during the execution of the pre-fade notification or by advancing the content of the scene image without switching, the above-mentioned effect can be exhibited.

When the effect button 41 is pressed during the operation valid period, the operation valid period ends, the scene of "the main character waving the flag" (Fig. 32 (p)) is started, and the button press guidance image and the like are displayed from the screen. Fade out. In addition, after the main character voice regarding the re-lottery of the symbol is output, a "flag waving sound" is output as a volume raising effect.

From the end of the "hero waving the flag" scene to the beginning of the "golden effect", after the re-changing production symbol 120 is enlarged and displayed (93s to 94s), as shown in FIG. 32 (q), "7. The final stop is made in a probabilistic jackpot mode such as "7.7", and the final stop is made (95s to 98s). Further, from the enlarged display of the effect symbol 120 to the final stop (93s to 95s), the effect button 41 vibrates by driving the vibrating device 72, and a "vibration sound" is output from the speaker (specified as a normal sound effect). Special production that performs together with sound production). This is an example of a jackpot notification effect (second special effect) capable of notifying that the stop symbol is in the jackpot mode (specific mode). In addition, this jackpot notification effect (second special effect) is a normal sound effect (vibration sound by the effect button 41) with respect to the volume of the special sound effect (vibration sound by the effect button 41) as compared with the jackpot suggestion effect (first special effect) shown in FIG. The volume of BGM, vibration sound, etc. from the speaker is relatively low. Further, the jackpot notification effect (second special effect) has a longer effect time than the jackpot suggestion effect (first special effect) shown in FIG. 26.

FIG. 34 shows the volume of the normal sound effect and the volume of the specific sound effect separately for the period of 92s to 96s in FIG. 32. As shown in FIG. 34, during the period of 93s to 95s when the vibration sound of the effect button 41 is generated as the specific sound effect, the volume of the specific sound effect is higher than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3. Is maintained in a large state. Specifically, the volume of the specific sound effect at the time of 93s and 95s is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3 and lower than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 4. The volume of the specific sound effect at the time of 94s is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 4 and lower than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 5.

Subsequently, the reach effect B (high hit reliability) shown in FIGS. 35 to 39 will be described. In the reach effect B shown in FIGS. 35 to 39, as in the reach effect A shown in FIGS. 28 to 32, an effect on the theme of a battle between a monster and a kappa, which is the main character, is performed. In the early period of the reach effect (elapsed time 0s to 39s), the image effect and the corresponding normal sound effect are executed, and the specific sound effect (operation sound) is not executed.

In this early period, the image production scene changes from "reach title display" (Fig. 35 (a)) to "appearance of the main character (kappa)" (Fig. 35 (b)) to "repeat attack and avoidance with each other" (Fig.). 35 (c)) → "Monster defense" → "Monster counterattack" (Fig. 36 (d)) → "Friend character" → "Monster avoidance" → "Monster counterattack" → "Attack and defense against each other" (Fig. 36 (e)) → It progresses in the order of "holding the main character" → "holding the monster & launching an attack", and each of these scenes is composed of one or more cuts.

In each of these scenes, character telops are displayed as needed. For example, in the "reach title display" scene (0s to 3s), a title telop such as "Monster VS Kappa" is displayed (Fig. 35 (a)), and in the "hero (kappa) appearance" scene (4s to 13s), the main character's dialogue. The telop (Fig. 35 (b)) is displayed on the screen respectively. Further, the effect symbol 120 is displayed in a retracted position in the corner of the screen.

The reach title of this reach effect B is "Monster VS Kappa" like the reach effect A, but the display mode of the title telop is different from the reach effect A (FIG. 28 (a)) having a low jackpot reliability. There is. In this way, the reliability may be suggested by the display mode of the reach title. Although various examples have already been shown for the “reach title display” scene (FIG. 28) in the reach effect A, all of these examples can be applied to the reach effect B as well.

Further, in the normal sound production during this early period, a plurality of types of BGM are sequentially reproduced according to the scene, and a voice (telop voice) corresponding to the telop displayed on the screen is reproduced. That is, while the telop regarding the reach title of "Monster VS Kappa" is displayed (0s to 3s), the telop voice for reading the reach title is displayed, and when the telop regarding the dialogue of the main character is displayed (4s to 13s, 35s), the main character voice is the monster. The monster voice is output from the speaker during the telop display (22s, 28s, 38s to 39s) related to the dialogue, and the ally voice is output from the speaker during the telop display (26s) regarding the dialogue of the ally character.

Further, in the example of FIG. 35, when switching from the reach effect BGM1 to the reach effect BGM2 (elapsed time 14 s), the BGM stop period (from the stop of the reach effect BGM1 (first BGM) to the start of the reach effect BGM2 (second BGM)) Output stop period) is provided, and the scene from "the main character (kappa) appears" (first scene) to "repeat attack and avoidance with each other" (second scene) at the timing of executing the reach production BGM2 (second BGM). Changes are being made. Further, during the BGM stop period, a "change sound" (a predetermined sound different from the first and second BGM) that emphasizes the change of the scene is output. The BGM stop period may be a muffling period in which no sound is output from the speaker.

Further, in the normal sound production during this early period, in addition to the telop voice corresponding to the telop, the reach production voice corresponding to each scene of the reach production is output, and the volume increase production is executed at an arbitrary timing. For example, in a part of the scene of "repeating attack and avoidance with each other" (16s), the dialogue voice (monster voice) of the monster that is not displayed as a telop is output, and similarly, a part of the scene of "monster counterattack" (16s). In 23s), the monster voice is output, and in the scene of "offense and defense against each other", the ally voice of the ally character is output in 29s, the monster voice is output in 31s, and the main character voice is output in 33s. Here, in the "offense and defense against each other" scene (Fig. 36 (e)), the main character and the monster appear on the screen, and the ally character does not appear, but the voice is the main character, the monster, and the ally character. Audio is being output. That is, for a ally character (a character that is less important than the main character), only the voice such as dialogue is output without appearing as an image on the screen.

For example, in the "reach title display" scene (0s to 3s), the "emphasized sound" is output corresponding to the read-aloud voice of the reach title, and a part of the "hero (kappa) appearance" scene (6s to 8s, In 12s and 14s), the "operation sound" is output in response to various movements of the main character, and the above-mentioned "change sound" is output at the end of the scene, and in a part of the "monster counterattack" scene (23s). , "Counterattack sound" is output in response to the counterattack action of the monster. In the reach effect A (FIG. 28), no emphasis sound is output during the "reach title display". In this way, during the telop display of the reach title, the reliability is suggested by whether or not to output a voice other than the telop voice (other than BGM) corresponding to the telop display, or by the type of the voice (including BGM). It may be configured as follows.

In this early period, it is desirable to display the corresponding ally character as a scene image during the output of the ally voice 1 (20s to 21s). In that case, it is desirable to display a telop image corresponding to the voice. Regarding the telop image, the reliability of the reach effect may be suggested by a change in the display mode (display color, etc.). Of course, even when the ally voice 1 is being output and the corresponding ally character is displayed as a scene image, the telop image may not be displayed.

Further, when the scene expression is such that the corresponding ally character is not displayed in the scene image as in the output of the ally voice 2 (29s), only the voice may be reproduced and the telop image may not be displayed. .. In this way, the expression (presence / absence of display, etc.) of the scene image or the telop image may be different depending on the content of the voice to be reproduced. Further, the telop image may be displayed even when the ally voice 2 is being output and the corresponding ally character is not displayed in the scene image. Originally, it is desirable not to display the telop image when the image of the corresponding ally character is not displayed, but when suggesting reliability using the telop image, display the telop image. It may be configured.

Further, in the present embodiment, the expression method is changed as described above according to the type of voice, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, for a main character such as the main character among characters, during voice output. May be configured to always display both a character image (scene image) and / or a telop image. On the other hand, for characters that are less important than the main character, such as ally characters, the character image (scene image) and / or telop image are not displayed even during voice output. You may. As described above, as described above, the effect mode at the time of voice output may be different depending on the importance of the target character, the contribution during reach, the display frequency, and the like. Further, even if the characters are the same, the production mode may be different as described above depending on the progress and content of the reach production. With this configuration, if there is a character with a relatively high frequency of speech or a character with a relatively low frequency of speech in the reach production, the scene image can be switched each time the voice of that character is played. It is not necessary to display the character, and the number of scene images can be reduced to reduce the effect data. Also, when creating a scene image, it is possible to create a scene image with a high degree of freedom without being bound by the output voice.

Further, in the reach effect, in a scene in which the character that outputs the voice emits a line for the first time, it is desirable to display the corresponding character at the time of voice output in the scene image. Further, more preferably, it is desirable to display a telop image at that time. Further, at that time, the telop image may be changed in a mode according to the reliability. Further, at the time of subsequent voice output, it is not always necessary to display the corresponding character as a scene image or a telop image, and in consideration of the progress in the reach production, for example, in the character appearance scene described above. It is desirable to configure it so that it has the following production mode.

Further, when the corresponding character is not displayed in the scene image when the voice is output, it is desirable not to display other characters as well. This makes it possible to prevent the player from misunderstanding that the voice being output is a voice by a different character. In that case, it is desirable to display a background image or the like on the screen. Even if a character different from the character corresponding to the voice is displayed, for example, a different ally character is displayed when the voice of the ally character is output, and a different enemy character is displayed when the voice of the enemy character is output. It is desirable to display a character with the same attributes as the character to be played so that the content of the dialogue is not confused between characters with different attributes such as an ally and an enemy. On the other hand, when playing back the voice of a ally character, a character having a different attribute from the character corresponding to the voice may be intentionally displayed, such as displaying an enemy character. Depending on the situation, it may work more effectively. In addition, the attributes of characters with different attributes are not limited to enemies / allies, but include various things such as gender, good / bad people, and animal types.

In the middle period (elapsed time 40s to 67s) of the reach fluctuation, in addition to the image effect and the corresponding normal sound effect, a specific sound effect (operating sound) by the movable body effect is executed. In this middle period, the scene of the image production progresses in the order of "set the main character"-> "button production effect background"-> "character effect"-> "rainbow effect"-> "monster collapse".

First, in the "protagonist gimmick" scene (40s-41s), after the monster dialogue (monster voice) is output from the speaker, the hero dialogue is displayed on the screen across the next "button effect effect background". The telop is displayed and the main character's dialogue (hero voice) corresponding to the telop display is output from the speaker.

Further, when the "button effect effect background" scene (42s to 48s) is started, the fade-in image of the effect button 41 is displayed after the pre-fade notification is performed on the screen (FIG. 37 (f)). FIG. 37 (g)), subsequently, the button pressing guidance image and the gauge image are displayed, and the operation valid period is started (FIG. 37 (h)). In the pre-fade notification, for example, an image in which the effect button 41 is rotated is displayed. Further, after the pre-button effect voice for notifying the start of the button effect is output during the pre-fade notification, the press guidance voice such as "press the button" is output after the display of the button press guidance image is started.

In this reach effect B, the blackout (black background) is not executed at the time of the pre-fade notification, but the blackout (black background) may be executed in the same manner as the reach effect A. Further, the reliability may be suggested by whether or not to execute the blackout, or by the type of the screen aspect including the blackout. In addition, various examples have already been shown for the pre-fade notification in the reach effect A, but all of these examples are also applicable to the reach effect B.

Further, during the pre-fade notification on the screen, a "pre-fade notification sound" is output from the speaker as a volume increase effect, the rotating body 44 of the movable effect means 42 swings, and the third movable body 109 of the board rises. An operation sound is emitted due to the operation. At this time, since the operating noise such as "rattling" due to the shaking motion of the rotating body 44 is relatively loud, the volume level was changed from 3 to 7 at the time of 42s to 44s when the shaking motion of the rotating body 44 is performed. The rate of increase, which is the rate of change in volume in the case, is smaller than 1.2. On the other hand, the moving sound of the third movable body 109 of the board is about 50 dB, which is very small compared to the sound from the speaker. It is .2.

Here, a pattern that does not cause the rotating body 44 to sway at the time of pre-fade notification, that is, a pattern that does not generate an operation sound such as "rattling" may be provided. Further, instead of the rotating body, the first movable body 107 of the board, the third movable body 109 of the board, and the like may be shaken up and down to generate an operation sound.

In addition, during the display period (46s to 48s) of the button pressing guidance image, a pressing guidance voice such as "press the button" and a "pressing guidance sound" as a volume raising effect are output from the speaker, and the board is output. The 3 movable body 109 is temporarily stopped at a predetermined position, and the second movable body 108 of the board is shaken and the rotating body 44 is rotated. At the time when the button pressing guidance image is displayed, the playback of the BGM is paused, and the pressing guidance voice or the like is output while the BGM is stopped.

When the effect button 41 is pressed during the operation valid period, the operation valid period ends, and the button press guidance image or the like fades out from the screen (49s to 50s). Further, in the subsequent "rainbow effect" scene (51a to 60s), for example, a rainbow effect in which the entire screen has a rainbow-colored gradation is executed.

Further, when the effect button 41 is pressed, the effect button 41 is vibrated by driving the vibrating device 72, and a "vibration sound" is output from the speaker (49s to). In this way, by vibrating the effect button 41 when the player presses the effect button 41, the player can be surely recognized the vibration. A vibrating sound is generated by vibrating the effect button 41 with the vibrating device 72. However, as described above, the volume of the specific sound effect is set when the player does not touch the effect button 41 (the specific volume change operation is performed). The maximum volume is reached when not performed), and when the player is touching or pressing the effect button 41 (when a specific volume changing operation is performed), the vibrating device (driving means) 72 The drive of the effect button (predetermined part) 41 is restricted, and the volume of the vibration sound is suppressed as compared with the state where the effect button 41 is not touched. Therefore, it is possible to compensate for the decrease in the volume of the actual vibration sound by outputting the "vibration sound" from the speaker when the effect button 41 is vibrated. The "vibration sound" from this speaker may be output only during the vibration period (49s to 53s) of the effect button 41, but in the example of FIG. 37, even if the vibration period of the effect button 41 ends. After that, for a certain period (~ 56s), the "vibration sound" from the speaker is continuously output.

Although various examples have already been shown with respect to the vibration effect in the reach effect A and the vibration sound output from the speaker performed in parallel with the vibration effect, all of these examples can be applied to the reach effect B as well.

Further, when the effect button 41 is pressed, the movable bodies 107 to 109 execute the following post-operation effects (49s to 54s). That is, the third movable body 109 of the board resumes the ascending movement (49s ~), and when it reaches the maximum operating position, it stands by at that position (51s ~). Subsequently, when the first movable body 107 of the board starts to move downward (51s to), reaches the maximum operating position, and is vertically integrated with the third movable body 109 of the board (53s), it is shown in FIG. 37 (i). As described above, the movable bodies 107 to 109 are integrally produced, and for example, the second movable body 108 of the board performs a rotational operation (53s to 54s). During the post-operation effect, a "movable sound" corresponding to the operation of the movable bodies 107 to 109 is output from the speaker as a volume increase effect. At a predetermined timing after the effect button 41 is pressed, BGM playback is started after the button is pressed (52s to).

When the post-operation effect (49s to 54s) is completed, the board first movable body 107 and the board third movable body 109 each start moving to the origin position (FIGS. 37 (i) → (j)), for example. At a predetermined timing during movement, the main character voice corresponding to the successful button press is output from the speaker, and at the timing when the movable bodies 107 and 109 reach their respective origin positions, the speaker "returns to origin sound" as a volume increase effect. Is output.

In the "Monster collapse" scene after the end of the "Rainbow effect" (61s-67s), the dialogue of the monster just before the collapse is displayed as a telop on the screen, and the monster voice corresponding to that dialogue is output from the speaker. When the monster finally collapses (Fig. 38 (k)), the monster voice is output again, and the "falling sound" is output as a volume increase effect. When the scene is changed from "Rainbow effect" to "Monster collapse", the BGM stops almost at the same time as the scene change, and the new BGM is played later than the start of the new scene with the BGM stop period in between. It is supposed to be started.

FIG. 40 shows the volume of the normal sound effect and the volume of the specific sound effect separately for the period of 42s to 61s of FIG. 37. As shown in FIG. 40, from 42s to 44s in which the rotating body 44 is swayed and the board third movable body 109 is raised as a specific sound effect, only the board third movable body 109 is raised in 45 s. For the period from 46s to 47s when the rotating motion of the rotating body 44 and the swinging motion of the second movable body 108 of the board are performed, the volume of the specific sound effect is the normal sound when all the volume levels that can be set are set. It is lower than the volume of the production.

After that, at the time of 48s, as the specific sound effect, the swinging operation of the second movable body 108 of the board is completed and only the rotating operation of the rotating body 44 is performed. Therefore, the volume due to the specific sound effect is slightly reduced, but the normal sound effect is produced. As for, the volume of the specific sound effect is louder than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3, because the BGM is stopped and the press guidance voice ends and the volume drops sharply. It is lower than the volume of the normal sound effect in the case of the upper volume level 4.

Subsequently, during the period of 49s to 53s when the vibration sound of the effect button 41 is generated, the volume of the specific sound effect is maintained at a state higher than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3. Specifically, the volume of the specific sound effect during the period from 49s to 52s is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the minimum volume level 3 and lower than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 4, and is 53s. At this time, the volume of the specific sound effect is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 4 and lower than the volume of the normal sound effect at the volume level 5. Then, after 54 s after the vibration sound of the effect button 41 ends, the volume of the specific sound effect is the normal sound effect when all the volume levels that can be set are set, except for 55 s in which the volume of the normal sound effect suddenly drops. It is lower than the volume of.

In the final period of the reach variation (elapsed time 68s to 98s), the image effect and the corresponding normal sound effect are executed, and the specific sound effect (operating sound) is not executed. In this final stage, the scene of the image production is "Main character Banzai"-> "Golden curtain"-> "Golden effect"-> "Golden effect & golden curtain"-> "Golden effect"-> "Golden curtain"-> "Golden curtain" "Proceed in this order.

In the scene of the "hero Banzai", after the effect symbol 120 being displayed in the evacuation display is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG. 38 (l) (68s to 73s), as shown in FIG. 38 (m), "4.4. Temporarily stop in a normal jackpot mode such as "4" (74s to 77s). Then, in the subsequent "golden curtain" scene, the BGM is changed, and as shown in FIG. 38 (n), the effect symbol 120 is covered with a golden curtain to hide it, and the "concealment sound" is used as a volume increase effect. Is output. Then, in the “golden effect” scene, as shown in FIG. 38 (o), the golden effect in which the entire screen becomes golden is executed, and the effect symbol 120 reappears and re-variation (full rotation) is started.

In the following "golden effect & golden curtain" scene (82s to 89s), the effect symbol 120 continues to fluctuate, and the effect symbol 120 is concealed by the golden curtain (Fig. 39 (p)) and non-concealed. The concealed state (FIG. 39 (q)) is alternately repeated. Then, after passing through the "golden effect" and "golden curtain" scenes (90s to 93s), in the "golden folding screen" scene (94s to 98s), the re-changing production symbol 120 is set against the background of the golden folding screen. After the enlarged display (94s to 95s), as shown in FIG. 39 (r), the final stop is performed in a normal jackpot mode such as "4.4.4", and the final stop is made (96s to 98s).

Subsequently, a specific example of the dialogue effect as an example of the symbol variation effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 41 to 44.

The serif effect of the present embodiment is composed of an image effect that displays a character image and a serif character on the liquid crystal display means 106, and a sound effect that outputs a serif sound and a sound effect. Of course, it is also possible to execute a light emitting effect, a movable body effect, and the like in parallel with these image effects and sound effects, but here, effects other than image effects and sound effects are omitted.

FIG. 41 (a) is a diagram showing the types of serif effect α and their contents. When the dialogue effect α is selected from, for example, a plurality of types of symbol variation effects in the lottery performed at the start of the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, for example, 10 types of α1 to α10 shown in FIG. 41 (a). One of the dialogue effects of is selected by lottery. The selection lottery for the dialogue effects α1 to α10 is performed based on, for example, a selection table (not shown) in which the distribution rates of the dialogue effects α1 to α10 are set for each fluctuation pattern. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), it is assumed that the selection table is set so that the jackpot reliability gradually increases from the dialogue effects α1 to α10.

The dialogue effects α1 to α10 are the type of dialogue, the type of character (character), the expression of the character (character), the voice of the dialogue sound, the length of the lip-syncing motion by the character (lip-syncing length), the color of the dialogue character, and the normal. It is classified according to multiple items such as the type of sound effect.

As shown in FIG. 41 (b), five types of lines, L1 to L5, are provided. The line L1 of "feeling a curse" is provided in the line effect α1, and the line "the key to break the curse is here" is provided in the line effect α2. The dialogue L2 of "Ni", the dialogue L3 of "This is ..." for the dialogue production α3 and α4, and the dialogue L4 of "It was Daikichi when I drew a fortune" for the dialogue production α5 and α6 are the dialogue production α7 to α10. Is assigned the line L5 of "I feel great" respectively. That is, the jackpot reliability increases in the order of lines L1 to L5. The lengths of the lines L1 to L5 are not constant, the lines L3 of "this is ..." are the shortest, and the lines L4 of "it was Daikichi when I draw a fortune" are the longest.

There are two types of characters that emit (assume) these lines, a boy character C1 and a girl character C2, and the liquid crystal display means 106 has the character image shown in FIG. 41 (c), respectively. Is displayed. In the following description, the characters C1 and C2 indicate the character image displayed on the liquid crystal display means 106. Further, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), the character C1 is for the lines L1 and L3 in the case of the dialogue effects α1, α3 and α4, and the characters C1 are for the dialogues L2 and L4 in the case of the dialogue effects α2, α5 and α6. Is assigned one of the characters C1 and C2 to the dialogue L5 when the character C2 is the dialogue effects α7 to α10, respectively. Further, in the dialogue effects α7 to α10 to which the dialogue L5 is assigned, the dialogue effects α9 and α10 of the character C2 have higher jackpot reliability than the dialogue effects α7 and α8 of the character C1.

As shown in FIG. 41 (d), each character C1 and C2 can be switched into four types of facial expressions: a joy facial expression FE1, a surprise facial expression FE2, an anxiety facial expression FE3, and a calm facial expression FE4. The facial expressions of these characters are determined according to the type of dialogue, and as shown in FIG. 41 (a), the facial expression FE3 of anxiety with respect to the dialogue L1 in the case of the dialogue effect α1 is the case of the dialogue production α2. The calm facial expression FE4 for the dialogue L2, and the surprising facial expression FE2 for the dialogue L3 in the case of the dialogue production α3 and α4, the dialogue L4 and the dialogue production α7 to α10 in the case of the dialogue production α5 and α6. A joyful expression FE1 is assigned to each of the lines L5 in the case.

The dialogue sound is a voice representation of the dialogues L1 to L5, and is output from the speakers 18 and 25 by reproducing the dialogue sound data. The voice quality of this dialogue sound differs depending on the characters C1 and C2 that emit (assuming) it, but it is also a pleasure as shown in FIG. 41 (e) in response to the facial expressions of the characters (4 types here). It is assumed that the voice is output in any of four types of voices (an example of the output mode of the dialogue sound) of the voice V1, the surprise voice V2, the anxiety voice V3, and the calm voice V4.

When the dialogue sound is output, the lip-syncing operation by the character image is performed in parallel. This lip-syncing action (speaking action) is an action of moving the mouth as if the character image is emitting lines. Therefore, it is ideal that the execution time of lip-syncing action (lip-syncing length) matches the length of each dialogue sound, but in that case, if the number of types of dialogue increases, a huge number of mouths will be added accordingly. It is necessary to prepare a lip-sync image, which puts pressure on the storage capacity. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the number of types of lip-sync length is narrowed down from the number of types of dialogue to, for example, three types of short S, medium M, and long L, and the three types of lip-sync length are set according to the length of each dialogue. Is assigned to any of. In the example of FIG. 41 (a), the lip-sync length of S (short) is changed to the line L1 of "feeling a curse" and the line L5 of "feeling the best" with respect to the line L3 of "this is ...". On the other hand, M (middle) lip-synching length is L (long) lip-synching length for each of the lines L2 of "The key to break the curse is here" and the line L4 of "It was Daikichi when I drew a fortune". Assigned.

The serif characters represent the serifs L1 to L5 in characters, and are displayed on the liquid crystal display means 106 together with the character image. As shown in FIG. 41 (f), the serif characters are displayed in one of two character colors (an example of the display mode of the serif characters) of white W and red R. Further, the serif characters may be displayed in the form of subtitles on the lower side of the screen or the like, or may be displayed in a balloon for the character image. Further, in the example of FIG. 41 (a), with respect to the serifs L3, L4, and L5, the jackpot reliability is higher when the serif character color is R (red) than when the serif character color is W (white). As the serif character color, a plurality of display modes other than the color, for example, font type, size, and the like may be provided.

The sound effects include normal sound effects output from the speakers 18 and 25 by reproducing sound effect data, and specific sound effects emitted by driving a movable body (predetermined part) by a driving means. As shown in FIG. 41 (g), the normal sound effect of the present embodiment is either one of the normal sound effect SE1 expressed as "Pickin" and the normal sound effect SE2 expressed as "Baburn". Is to be output. In the example of FIG. 41 (a), the type of the normal sound effect corresponds to the dialogue character color, and when the dialogue character color is W (white), the normal sound effect SE1 of "Pickin" is output and the dialogue character color. When is R (red), the normal sound effect SE2 of "Baburn" is output.

Further, the specific sound effect of the present embodiment is a vibration sound generated by the vibration of the effect button 41 due to the operation of the vibration device 72, and as shown in FIG. 41 (a), is a normal effect in all of the dialogue effects α1 to α10. It is designed to occur in parallel with the sound.

42 to 44 show time charts of image effect and sound effect for some of the dialogue effects α1 to α10. First, the time chart of the dialogue effect α1 shown in FIG. 42A will be described. In the dialogue effect α1, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), the dialogue type L1 (feels a curse), the character type C1 (boy), the character expression FE3 (anxiety), the voice color V3 (anxiety), and the lip-sync length M. (Middle), serif character color W (white), normal sound effect SE1 (Pickin), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

As shown in FIG. 42 (a), in the dialogue effect α1, the display of the boy character C1 is first started on the liquid crystal display means 106. Of the four types of facial expressions FE1 to FE4, for example, a calm facial expression FE4 (FIG. 41 (d)) is set as the default character image, and the character image appears in the state of the default facial expression FE4 (FIG. FIG. 42 (A1)). In addition, facial expressions other than a plurality of types of facial expressions (here, four types of FE1 to FE4) that are switched according to the type of dialogue may be set as default.

Then, at a predetermined timing after the start of displaying the character image, the display of the dialogue character of "feeling a curse" corresponding to the dialogue L1 is started on the liquid crystal display means 106, and the facial expression of the character image is the dialogue L1. The facial expression of anxiety changes to FE3 in response to (FIG. 42 (A2)). Here, the serif characters are displayed in white W. It should be noted that the timing of the display start of the serif character and the change of the facial expression of the character image do not have to be the same, and the change of the facial expression of the character image may be the first, or the display of the serif character may be the first. In addition, the character image may appear with a facial expression corresponding to the dialogue. Further, the display of the serif character may be started substantially at the same time as the display of the character image is started. In this case, it is desirable that the character image has a facial expression corresponding to the dialogue from the time of appearance.

In addition, almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue character starts, the dialogue sound data corresponding to the dialogue L1 of "feeling a curse" is reproduced, the sound effect data corresponding to the normal sound effect SE1 of "Pickin" is reproduced, and the vibration device 72. The vibration of the effect button 41 is started by the operation of. Here, the dialogue sound data (specific dialogue sound data) is provided with a silence period during which no voice is output for a predetermined time before the dialogue sound period corresponding to the output of the dialogue sound, whereas the sound effect data. Has no silence period. Therefore, the output of the normal sound effect SE1 of "Pickin" and the output of the vibration sound (specific sound effect) are started almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue character is started, and after a predetermined time, the output of the dialogue sound of "feeling a curse" is started. Is started.

Further, substantially at the same time as the output of the dialogue sound is started, the lip-syncing operation (speaking operation) by the character image is started (FIG. 42 (A3)). It is desirable that the facial expression of the character image during this lip-syncing operation maintains the facial expression FE3 of anxiety that has changed in response to the dialogue L1.

The reproduction of the dialogue sound data and the sound effect data ends when the output of the dialogue sound and the normal sound effect ends, respectively, and the vibration sound (specific sound effect) ends almost at the same time as the end of the normal sound effect, for example. Further, the length of the lip-syncing motion (lip-syncing length) of the character image is M (medium), and the lip-syncing motion ends after the output of the dialogue sound ends. In addition, the display of the serif character ends after the end of the lip-syncing operation of the character image, and the display of the character image ends at a predetermined timing thereafter. That is, the lip-syncing operation (speech operation) by the character image ends after the output of the serif sound ends and before the display of the serif character ends.

As described above, the display of the serif characters corresponding to the serif sound is started before the start of the serif sound output, and the sound effect is output, effectively preventing the player from missing the serif sound. can.

Next, the time chart of the dialogue effect α3 shown in FIG. 42 (b) will be described in comparison with the time chart of the dialogue effect α1 shown in FIG. 42 (a). In the dialogue effect α3, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), the dialogue type L3 (this is ...), the character type C1 (boy), the character facial expression FE2 (surprise), the voice color V2 (surprise), and the lip-sync length S. (Short), serif character color W (white), normal sound effect SE1 (Pickin), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

In the dialogue effect α3 shown in FIG. 42 (b), the dialogue character and the dialogue sound correspond to the dialogue L3, "this is ...", and the facial expression of the character image changes to the surprising facial expression FE2 corresponding to the dialogue L3. It differs from the serif effect α1 shown in FIG. 42 (a) in that it (FIGS. 42 (B2) and (B3)) and the mouth-puck length of the character image is S (short) corresponding to the serif L3. ..

As described above, in the dialogue effect α3 of FIG. 42B, the length of the dialogue L3 is shorter than that of the dialogue L1 of the dialogue production α1, and the lip-sync length is correspondingly shorter. And the end timing of the lip-syncing operation is earlier than the dialogue effect α1. By making the output period of the dialogue sound different according to the length of the dialogue and ending the reproduction of the dialogue sound data at the same time as the output of the dialogue sound ends, the voice reproduction channel can be quickly opened. The lip-syncing operation ends after the output of the dialogue sound ends. On the other hand, although the serif length is different between the serif effect α3 and the serif effect α1, the display period of the serif characters is substantially the same. Further, although the dialogue effect α3 and the dialogue effect α1 have different types of dialogue, a common sound effect is used.

Subsequently, the time chart of the dialogue effect α2 shown in FIG. 43A will be described. In the dialogue effect α2, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), dialogue type L2 (the key to break the curse is here), character type C2 (girl), character expression FE4 (calm), voice color V4 (calm), Lip-sync length L (long), serif character color W (white), normal sound effect SE1 (pickin), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

As shown in FIG. 43 (a), in the dialogue effect α3, the display of the girl character C2 is first started on the liquid crystal display means 106 (FIG. 43 (A1)). The facial expression of the character image at that time is, for example, the default calm facial expression FE4. Then, at a predetermined timing after the start of displaying the character image, the display of the serif character "The key to break the curse is here" corresponding to the serif L2 is started on the liquid crystal display means 106. At that time, the facial expression of the character image changes to the facial expression corresponding to the dialogue, but in the case of the dialogue effect α3, the facial expression corresponding to the dialogue L2 is FE4, which is the same as the default facial expression, so the facial expression of the character image remains the default. It is maintained (FIG. 43 (A2)).

Also, almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue characters starts, the dialogue sound data corresponding to the dialogue L2 of "The key to break the curse is here" and the sound effect data corresponding to the normal sound effect SE1 of "Pickin" are reproduced. , The vibration of the effect button 41 by the operation of the vibration device 72 is started. Here, the dialogue sound data has a silence period for a predetermined time before the dialogue sound period corresponding to the output of the dialogue sound, whereas the sound effect data has a silence period. Since it is not displayed, the output of the normal sound effect SE1 and the output of the vibration sound (specific sound effect) of "Pickin" are started almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue character is started, and after a predetermined time, "The key to break the curse is here. The output of the "ni" line sound is started. Further, substantially at the same time as the output of the dialogue sound is started, the lip-syncing operation (speaking operation) by the character image is started (FIG. 43 (A3)).

The reproduction of the dialogue sound data and the sound effect data ends when the output of the dialogue sound and the normal sound effect ends, respectively, and the vibration sound (specific sound effect) ends almost at the same time as the end of the normal sound effect, for example. Further, the length of the lip-syncing motion (lip-syncing length) of the character image is L (long), and the lip-syncing motion ends after the output of the dialogue sound ends. In addition, the display of the serif character ends after the end of the lip-syncing operation of the character image, and the display of the character image ends at a predetermined timing thereafter. The display period of the serif characters is substantially the same as that of the serif effects α1 and α3 (FIG. 42).

Next, the time chart of the dialogue effect α5 shown in FIG. 43 (b) will be described in comparison with the time chart of the dialogue effect α2 of FIG. 43 (a). In the dialogue production α5, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), dialogue type L4 (it was Daikichi when the lottery was drawn), character type C2 (girl), character facial expression FE1 (joy), voice color V1 (joy), and mouth. Lip-sync length L (long), serif character color W (white), normal sound effect SE1 (pickin), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

The dialogue effect α5 shown in FIG. 43 (b) is that the dialogue characters and dialogue sounds correspond to the dialogue L4, "It was Daikichi when I drew a fortune", and the facial expression of the character image corresponds to the dialogue L4. It differs from the dialogue effect α2 in FIG. 43 (a) in that it changes to FE1 (FIGS. 43 (B2) and (B3)).

As described above, in the dialogue effect α5 of FIG. 43 (b), although the type of dialogue is different from that of the dialogue production α2 and the length of the dialogue is also different, the display period of the dialogue characters is substantially the same, and the lip-sync length is also the same. It is almost the same. In this way, by using a common lip-syncing motion for different lines, it is possible to reduce the amount of image data, although there is some unnaturalness in the effect. It should be noted that the unnaturalness of the production can be minimized by setting the lip-sync length as close as possible to the display period of the serif characters. Further, although the dialogue effect α5 and the dialogue effect α2 have different types of dialogue, a common sound effect is used.

Subsequently, the time chart of the dialogue effect α7 shown in FIG. 44A will be described. In the dialogue production α7, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), dialogue type L5 (feels great), character type C1 (boy), character facial expression FE1 (joy), voice V1 (joy), lip-synching. Long M (medium), serif character color W (white), normal sound effect SE1 (piceen), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

As shown in FIG. 44A, in the dialogue effect α7, the display of the boy character C1 is first started on the liquid crystal display means 106. The facial expression of the character image at that time is, for example, the default calm facial expression FE4. Then, at a predetermined timing after the start of displaying the character image, the display of the serif character of "I feel the best" corresponding to the serif L5 is started on the liquid crystal display means 106. At that time, the facial expression of the character image changes to the joyful facial expression FE1 corresponding to the dialogue L5.

Also, almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue characters starts, the dialogue sound data corresponding to the dialogue L5 of "I feel the best" is reproduced, and the sound effect data corresponding to the normal sound effect SE1 of "Pickin" is reproduced and vibrated. The vibration of the effect button 41 due to the operation of the device 72 is started. Here, the dialogue sound data has a silence period for a predetermined time before the dialogue sound period corresponding to the output of the dialogue sound, whereas the sound effect data has a silence period. Since it is not displayed, the output of the normal sound effect SE1 and the output of the vibration sound (specific sound effect) of "Pickin" are started almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue character is started, and after a predetermined time, "I feel great". The output of the dialogue sound of is started. Further, almost at the same time as the output of the dialogue sound is started, the lip-syncing operation (speaking operation) by the character image is started.

The reproduction of the dialogue sound data and the sound effect data ends when the output of the dialogue sound and the normal sound effect ends, respectively, and the vibration sound (specific sound effect) ends almost at the same time as the end of the normal sound effect, for example. Further, the length of the lip-syncing motion (lip-syncing length) of the character image is M (medium), and the lip-syncing motion ends after the output of the dialogue sound ends. In addition, the display of the serif character ends after the end of the lip-syncing operation of the character image, and the display of the character image ends at a predetermined timing thereafter. The display period of the serif characters is substantially the same as that of the serif effects α1, α3 (FIG. 42) and α2, α5 (FIG. 43).

Next, the time chart of the dialogue effect α8 shown in FIG. 44 (b) will be described in comparison with the time chart of the dialogue effect α7 of FIG. 44 (a). In the dialogue production α8, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), dialogue type L5 (feels great), character type C1 (boy), character facial expression FE1 (joy), voice V1 (joy), lip-synching. Long M (medium), serif character color R (red), normal sound effect SE2 (Baburn), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

The dialogue effect α8 shown in FIG. 44 (b) includes dialogue type L5 (it feels great), character type C1 (boy), character facial expression FE1 (joy), voice V1 (joy), and lip-sync length M (middle). In common with the serif effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a), the serif character color and the type of the normal sound effect are different from the serif effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a). That is, in the serif effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a), the serif character color is W (white), and the normal sound effect SE1 (pickin) is selected accordingly, whereas the serif sound effect SE1 (pickin) is selected, whereas it is shown in FIG. 44 (b). In the serif effect α8, the serif character color is R (red), and the normal sound effect SE2 (Baburn), which is more flashy than the normal sound effect SE1 (Pickin), is selected accordingly. As described above, in the serif effect α of the present embodiment, the types of sound effects are assigned according to the display mode (color in this case) of the serif characters.

Further, the dialogue effect α8 shown in FIG. 44 (b) and the dialogue effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a) are different in the type of the normal sound effect, and the length of the output time of the normal sound effect is also different. The sound output start timing is the same regardless of the length of the normal sound effect.

Further, the dialogue effect α8 shown in FIG. 44 (b) and the dialogue effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a) have the same dialogue type L5 (it feels great), character type C1 (boy), and the like. The jackpot reliability differs depending on the difference in the serif character color and the sound effect (Fig. 41 (a)).

Next, the time chart of the dialogue effect α9 shown in FIG. 44 (c) will be described in comparison with the time chart of the dialogue effect α7 of FIG. 44 (a). In the dialogue production α9, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), dialogue type L5 (feels great), character type C2 (girl), character facial expression FE1 (joy), voice V1 (joy), lip-synching. Long M (medium), serif character color W (white), normal sound effect SE1 (piceen), and specific sound effect are set respectively.

The dialogue effect α9 shown in FIG. 44 (c) has a dialogue type L5 (it feels great), a character facial expression FE1 (joy), a voice color V1 (joy), a lip-sync length M (middle), and a dialogue character color W (white). ), The normal sound effect SE1 (Pickin) is common to the dialogue effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a), but the character type is different from the dialogue effect α7 shown in FIG. 44 (a). The jackpot reliability differs depending on the difference (Fig. 41 (a)).

As described above, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the normal advance notice effect control means (serif effect execution means) 164 simultaneously displays the serif characters and outputs the sound effect when the serif effect α is executed. After the start, it is configured to start the output of the dialogue sound with a delay of a predetermined time. Then, it is possible to output a sound effect according to the display mode of the serif character, and regardless of the length of the sound effect, the output start timing of the serif sound is substantially the same. The sound effect is the same for each case.

Further, the normal advance notice effect control means (serif effect execution means) 164 is configured to start displaying the serif character after starting the display of the character image, and to start outputting the serif sound after the display of the serif character is started. There is. Then, the speech operation by the character image is started substantially at the same time as the output of the serif sound, and the speech operation by the character image is terminated after the output of the serif sound is completed and before the display of the serif character is completed.

Further, the speech operation by the character image is common between the case of the first dialogue and the case of the second dialogue. In addition, the facial expression of the character image is changed according to the dialogue before the output of the dialogue sound is started.

Further, as the serif sound data, the specific serif sound data having a silent period of a predetermined time before the output period of the serif sound is provided, and the normal advance notice effect control means (serif effect execution means) 164 displays the serif characters and the specific serif. By starting the reproduction of the sound data substantially at the same time, the output of the serif sound is started with a predetermined time delay from the start of the display of the serif character.

Further, the normal advance notice effect control means (serifu effect execution means) 164 starts the output of the serif sound after a predetermined time delay after starting the display of the serif character, and the output period of the serif sound is longer according to the length of the serif. Although the difference is different, the length of the display period of the serif characters is almost the same.

In addition, when the first set volume is set and when the second set volume is set, the volume ratio of the executed sound when the sound effect is executed is a non-specific period in which the volume ratio is the first volume ratio. , A specific period in which the volume non is a second volume ratio smaller than the first volume ratio is provided, and the normal sound effect is executed during the non-specific period, but the specific sound effect is not executed, and the normal sound effect is performed during the specific period. And a specific sound production. Further, when the second set volume is the upper limit value of the set volume that can be changed by the set volume changing means based on the volume adjustment operation by the player, and the volume by the specific sound effect is set to the second set volume. It is lower than the volume produced by the normal sound production during a specific period.

Further, based on the volume adjustment operation by the player, the volume level in the normal sound production is set to at least the first level, the second level in which the volume is louder than the first level, and the volume is higher than the second level. It is provided with a first volume level changing means that can be changed to a large third level and a second volume level changing means that can change the volume level regardless of the volume adjustment operation based on the establishment of a predetermined condition. When the volume of the normal sound effect is set to be more difficult to hear than the specific sound effect when the first level is set by the first volume level changing means, and the volume is set to the third level. Is set so that the volume of the normal sound effect is easier to hear than the specific sound effect, and when it is set to the second level, when it is set to the first level and / or to the third level. The difference between the volume due to the specific sound effect and the volume due to the normal sound effect is set to be smaller than when the level is set, and the second volume level changing means is the volume when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The level is changed to the second level.

In addition, the volume of the execution sound when the normal sound effect is executed differs between the normal game state and the special game state, and in both the normal game state and the special game state, the volume level can be changed by the volume level changing means. When set to the minimum volume level, the volume of the normal sound effect is set to be more difficult to hear than the specific sound effect, and when set to the maximum volume level, it is set to be higher than the specific sound effect. The volume of the normal sound effect is set so that it is easy to hear.

In addition, the first special effect that can suggest the possibility that the stop symbol may be in a specific mode when the specific sound effect is executed during the execution of the normal sound effect, and the specific sound effect are executed during the execution of the normal sound effect. In this case, it is possible to execute a second special effect that can notify that the stop symbol is in a specific mode, and the first special effect is the volume of the normal sound effect with respect to the volume of the specific sound effect as compared with the second special effect. Is configured to be relatively small. Further, the production time by the second special production is made longer than the production time by the first special production.

In addition, the volume of the normal sound effect can be changed based on the normal volume change operation by the player, the volume of the specific sound effect can be changed based on the specific volume change operation by the player, and the volume by the normal volume change operation. Can be changed even when the normal sound effect is not being executed, and the volume change by the specific volume change operation can be executed only while the specific sound effect is being executed. Further, the specific volume changing operation is a touching and / or pressing operation to a predetermined portion, and it is possible to execute an operation guidance notification that guides the player to the specific volume changing operation during the execution of the specific sound effect.

In addition, it is provided with a display effect executing means capable of executing a display effect composed of a series of moving images in which a plurality of scenes are connected, and a sound effect executing means capable of executing a sound effect for outputting sound from the sound output means. During the execution of the display effect, the sound effect executing means starts executing the second sound effect after a muffling period in which no sound is output from the sound output means after the execution of the first sound effect. The scene of the display effect is changed from the first scene to the second scene at the timing when the second sound effect is executed. Further, the sound effect executing means starts the output of the second BGM after the BGM stop period after the output of the first BGM is stopped, and the display effect executing means starts the display effect scene from the first scene at the timing of outputting the second BGM. It is designed to change to the second scene. Further, during the BGM stop period, the audio output means outputs a predetermined sound different from that of each BGM.

In addition, the specific notice can be executed during the variable display of the symbol, and the specific notice includes the first half section that does not yet suggest the possibility of becoming a specific mode and the second half section that suggests the possibility of becoming a specific mode after the first half section. Has an audio output means capable of outputting a voice related to the specific notice when executing the specific notice, and the voice output means outputs the voice related to the specific notice at the first volume when executing the first half section. , When the latter half section is executed, the voice related to the specific notice is output at the second volume higher than the first volume. Further, after the execution of the first half section and before the execution of the second half section, the voice related to the specific notice is output at a third volume smaller than the first volume.

FIG. 45 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention, and by changing the content (FIG. 41) of the dialogue effect α in the first embodiment, it is possible to output a sound effect according to the output mode of the dialogue sound. An example is shown. Note that FIG. 45 differs from FIG. 41 of the first embodiment only in the portion shown in gray. Hereinafter, the different parts will be mainly described.

In the dialogue effect α of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 45A, two types of facial expressions and voices of the character (an example of the output mode of the dialogue sound) are provided for the dialogue L3 (this is ...). ing. That is, in the dialogue effects α3 and α4, the types of dialogues are both L3 (this is ...), whereas the facial expressions and voices of the characters are FE3 and V3 in which the dialogue effects α3 correspond to anxiety, and the dialogue effects α4. Are FE1 and V1 corresponding to joy.

Further, in the serif effects α3 and α4, the serif character color is the same as W (white), but a normal sound effect corresponding to the facial expression and voice of the character is output. That is, in the dialogue production α3, the normal sound effect SE3 (Garn) is output corresponding to the character facial expression FE3 (anxiety) and the voice color V3 (anxiety) (Fig. 45 (g)), and in the dialogue production α4, the character facial expression FE1 ( The normal sound effect SE1 (Pickin) is output corresponding to the joy) and the facial expression V1 (joy).

Further, in the dialogue effects α3 and α4, the dialogue and the character are the same, and the jackpot reliability differs depending on the facial expression, voice color, and type of sound effect of the character.

In this way, a plurality of character facial expressions and voice colors (speech sound output modes) are provided for the same dialogue, sound effects corresponding to those character facial expressions and dialogue sound output modes (for example, voice color) are output, and a big hit. The reliability may be different.

The facial expressions of the characters may be the same, but the voices may be different, and sound effects corresponding to the voices may be output. Further, the voice color may be the same, the facial expressions of the characters may be different, and sound effects corresponding to the facial expressions of the character may be output. In addition, the display mode (display color) of the serif characters may be different according to the difference in the sound effect.

FIG. 46 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example in which the first embodiment is partially modified so that the sound effect is different for each type of character image. Note that FIG. 46 differs from FIG. 41 of the first embodiment only in the portion shown in gray. Hereinafter, the different parts will be mainly described.

In the dialogue effect α of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 46A, the normal sound effect SE1 is assigned to the character C1 and the normal sound effect SE2 is assigned to the character C2, respectively. As a result, in the dialogue effects α7 to α10 to which the dialogue L5 is assigned, the dialogue effects α9 and α10 of the character C2 and the normal sound effect SE2 are more reliable than the dialogue effects α7 and α8 of the character C1 and the normal sound effect SE1. The degree is high.

FIGS. 47 to 49 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention, change the volume level setting table (FIG. 15) in the first embodiment, and change the adjustable range of the volume level for each hole setting value. An example is shown. The parts not specifically mentioned in the following description are the same as those in the first embodiment.

In the volume level setting table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 47, for the hole set values (A value) T3 to T7 for the normal mode, the volume is set for each player set value (B value) M1 to M5. As the level changes by a predetermined step value, the predetermined step value is different for each of the hole set values T3 to T7, and the larger the hole set value, the larger the predetermined step value. Further, the volume level corresponding to the minimum player set value M1 is the same for all the hall set values T3 to T7. For example, the volume level corresponding to the hall set value T3 is 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 corresponding to the player set values M1 to M5, and the predetermined step value in this case is 3. On the other hand, the volume level corresponding to the hall set value T7 is 3,10,17,24,31 corresponding to the player set values M1 to M5, and the predetermined step value in this case is 7.

As described above, in the volume level setting table of the present embodiment, the first instep value (for example, T3) is selected by the operation of the volume adjustment knob (instep operating means) 140, and the first instep value (for example, T3) is operated by the operation of the volume operating means (instep operating means) 39. When the 1st B value (for example, M1) is selected, the 1st predetermined value (for example, 3) is set, the 1st A value (for example, T3) is selected, and the 2nd B value is larger than the 1st B value. When (for example, M2) is selected, the second predetermined value (for example, 6) is set, the second A value (for example, T4) is selected, and when the first B value (for example, M1) is selected, the third value is set. When a predetermined value (for example, 3) is set, a second A value (for example, T4) is selected, and a second B value (for example, M2) is selected, a fourth predetermined value (for example, 7) is set, and the first The amount of change between the predetermined value and the second predetermined value (for example, 3) and the amount of change between the third predetermined value and the fourth predetermined value (for example, 4) are made different, and the first instep value (for example, T3) is selected. , When the upper limit B value (for example, M5) at that time is selected, the first upper limit predetermined value (for example, 15) is set, the second A value (for example, T4) is selected, and the upper limit B value (for example, T4) at that time is selected. For example, when M5) is selected, the second upper limit predetermined value (for example, 19) is set and the first upper limit value and the second upper limit value are different, so that the volume adjustment knob 140 is operated on the game hall side. By doing so, it is possible to change the adjustable range of the volume level by the player. Moreover, since the first predetermined value and the third predetermined value are the same, it is possible to change the upper limit value of the adjustable range of the volume by operating the volume adjustment knob 140.

Further, while the volume of the normal sound effect changes according to the volume level setting, the volume of the specific sound effect is constant regardless of the volume level setting. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the volume control means (operation B) When the first instep value (for example, M3) is selected by the means) 39, the second instep value (for example, T4) is selected as compared with the case where the first instep value (for example, T3) is selected by the volume adjustment knob (instep operating means) 140. ) Is selected, the volume of the normal sound effect is relatively higher than the volume of the specific sound effect.

In this embodiment, the initial position (default player set value) is different for each of the hole set values T3 to T7 for the normal mode. That is, as shown in FIG. 47, the initial positions in the case of the hole set values T3 to T7 are M1 to M5, respectively, and the larger the hole set value, that is, the larger the upper limit of the volume level, the more the initial position. Is also large.

The hole setting value T8 for the power saving mode is the same as the hole setting value T3 having the smallest upper limit of the volume level among the hole setting values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, for example. The hole setting value T9 for the power saving mode is the same as the hole setting value T7 having the largest upper limit of the volume level among the hole setting values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, for example. The same applies to the initial position.

Further, among the hole setting values T0 to T2 that are not normally selected on the game hall side, at the hole setting value T0 for silence, the volume levels corresponding to the player setting values M1 to M5 are all 0 (silence). The hall set value T1 is for presentation, for example, the volume level corresponding to the player set value M1 at the minimum stage is 1, and the volume level corresponding to the other player set values M2 to M5 is the same as the hall set value T3, for example. It has become. The hall set value T2 is for factory use, for example, the volume level corresponding to the player set value M1 at the minimum stage is 2, and the volume level corresponding to the other player set values M2 to M5 is, for example, the hall set value T3. Is the same as. The initial positions in the case of the hole set values T0 to T2 are set to the minimum M1 in each case, for example.

Further, in the present embodiment, regarding the volume level when outputting the error sound, regardless of the player set value by the volume control means 39, the maximum volume level corresponding to the hall set value at that time (here, the player set value). The volume level corresponding to M5) is set. As described above, since the volume level of the error sound is always the upper limit value corresponding to the hall setting value at that time, it cannot be changed by the player operating the volume control means 39, but it is related to the hall. It is possible for a person to change the volume by operating the volume adjustment knob 140.

In FIGS. 48 and 49, FIG. 21 in the first embodiment is modified according to the present embodiment, and the hall set value (selected value) by the volume adjusting knob (second operating means) 140 is set to the volume level. When the upper limit value is set to T7 (first selection value), which is the maximum value, the player set value (volume setting value) by the volume operating means (first operating means) 39 is set to M1 (first volume setting value) to M5. FIG. 48 shows the change in volume when set to (second volume setting value). Similarly, when the hall setting value is set to T3 (second selection value) at which the upper limit of the volume level is the minimum. FIG. 49 shows the volume change when the player set value (volume set value) is set to M1 (first volume set value) to M5 (second volume set value). As shown in FIG. 47, when the hole setting value is set to T3 (second selection value) and when it is set to T7 (first selection value), the player setting is set to T3. The volume level (second corresponding volume level) when the value is set to M5 (second volume setting value) is small. Further, the volume corresponding to the volume level 3 (first corresponding volume level), 10, 17, 24, 31 (second corresponding volume level) in FIG. 48 is the volume level 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in FIG. 21. It is made to be the same as the volume corresponding to.

Comparing FIG. 48 and FIG. 49, the lower limit value (first corresponding volume level) of the volume level is common, and the upper limit value (second corresponding volume level) is lower in FIG. The rate of increase (volume ratio), which is the rate of change in volume when the value is changed to the upper limit, is smaller in FIG. 49 (1.097) than in FIG. 48 (1.200). Further, in both the case of FIG. 48 in which the hole set value is set to T7 (first selection value) and the case of FIG. 49 in which the hole setting value is set to T3 (second selection value), the player When the set value is set to M1 (first volume setting value), the volume of the specific sound effect is louder than the volume of the normal sound effect, and the volume of the specific sound effect is easier to hear than the normal sound effect. It has become. Further, in both the case of FIG. 48 in which the hole set value is set to T7 (first selection value) and the case of FIG. 49 in which the hole setting value is set to T3 (second selection value), the player When the set value is set to M5 (second volume setting value), the volume of the specific sound effect is smaller than the volume of the normal sound effect, and the volume of the specific sound effect is difficult to hear compared to the normal sound effect. It has become.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the first B value is selected by the volume control means (B operation means) 39, it is more than when the first A value is selected by the volume adjustment knob (A operation means) 140. When the second instep value is selected, the volume of the normal sound effect is relatively higher than the volume of the specific sound effect.

In addition, the volume is arranged on the front side of the main body and is used to change the player setting value (volume setting value) related to the volume level of the normal sound effect to M1 (first volume setting value) and M5 (second volume setting value). M1 (first volume setting) by setting to one of a plurality of hall setting values (selected values) arranged on the rear side of the main body and the volume operating means (first operating means) 39 capable of changing the set value. A plurality of hall setting values are provided with a volume adjustment knob (second operating means) 140 capable of changing the first corresponding volume level corresponding to (value) and the second corresponding volume level corresponding to M5 (second volume setting value). (Selection value) is at least T7 (first selection value) and T3 (second selection value) having a smaller second corresponding volume level corresponding to the player set value M5 (second volume setting value). Including, regardless of whether the hall set value T7 (first selection value) or T3 (second selection value) is set by the volume adjustment knob 140, the player set value M1 (first selection value) is set by the volume control means 39. When set to 1 volume set value), the volume of the specific sound effect becomes easier to hear than the volume of the normal sound effect, and the hall set values T7 (first selection value) and T3 (first selection value) are set by the volume adjustment knob 140. Regardless of which of the second selection value is set, when the player setting value M5 (second volume setting value) is set by the volume control means 39, the volume of the normal sound effect is increased. The volume of the specific sound production is configured to be difficult to hear.

50 to 52 illustrate the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and the volume level corresponding to each player set value is at least a part of the hole set values in the volume level setting table. Although it is common among the set values, an example is shown in which the maximum volume level is made different by making the range of the player set values different among those hole set values.

The volume level setting table (FIG. 50) of the present embodiment corresponds to a 10-step hall setting value of T0 to T9 by the volume adjustment knob 140 and a 10-step player setting value of M1 to M10 by the volume control means 39. Although the assignment of the volume level to be performed is set, the range that the player setting value can take is different for each hole setting value. Further, as in the fourth embodiment, the hall set values T0 are for silence, T1 is for presentation, T2 is for factory shipment, T3 to T7 are for normal mode, and T8 and T9 are for power saving mode.

For the hall setting values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, the volume levels corresponding to the player setting values M1 to M10 are all the same, for example, the volume level 5 corresponding to the minimum player setting value M1 to the maximum player setting. The volume level 86 corresponding to the value M10 is changed by a predetermined step value (9 in this case).

On the other hand, regarding the range that the player set value can take, the upper limit differs for each of the hole set values T3 to T7, and the lower limit is common. That is, the lower limit of the range that the player set value can take is M1 for all of the hole set values T3 to T7, while the upper limit of the range that the player set value can take is M6 for each of the hole set values T3 to T7. It is ~ M10. As a result, the upper limit of the volume level in the case of the hall set values T3 to T7 is 50, 59, 68, 77, 86, respectively, and the larger the hall set value, the larger the upper limit of the volume level.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the volume level corresponding to each player set value is common for each of the hall set values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, and the upper limit of the range that the player set value can take is different. Therefore, it is possible to change the upper limit of the adjustable range of the volume level by operating the volume adjustment knob 140, and even if the volume adjustment knob 140 is changed, it is unlikely that a player feels uncomfortable when adjusting the volume. There is an advantage.

In the present embodiment, the initial position corresponding to the hole set values T3 to T7 for the normal mode is set to the upper limit of the range that the player set value can take. That is, as shown in FIG. 50, the initial positions in the case of the hole set values T3 to T7 are M6 to M10, respectively, and the larger the hole set value, that is, the larger the upper limit of the volume level, the more the initial position. Is also large.

The hole setting value T8 for the power saving mode is the same as the hole setting value T3 having the smallest upper limit of the volume level among the hole setting values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, for example. The hole setting value T9 for the power saving mode is the same as the hole setting value T7 having the largest upper limit of the volume level among the hole setting values T3 to T7 for the normal mode, for example. The same applies to the initial position.

Further, regarding the hall set value T0, the volume levels corresponding to the player set values M1 to M10 are all 0 (silence). Regarding the hall set value T1, the volume levels corresponding to the player set values M1 to M10 are all the same as in the case of the hall set values T3 to T7, and the upper limit of the range that the player set value can take is, for example, the hall set value T3. It is the same M6 as in the case of. Regarding the hall set value T2, the volume levels corresponding to the player set values M1 to M10 are all the same as in the case of the hall set values T3 to T7, and the upper limit of the range that the player set value can take is, for example, the hall set value T4. It is the same M7 as in the case of.

Further, in the present embodiment, the volume level at the time of outputting the error sound is set to the maximum volume level corresponding to the hall set value at that time regardless of the player set value by the volume operating means 39.

As described above, in the volume level setting table of the present embodiment, the first instep value (for example, T3) is selected by the operation of the volume adjustment knob (instep operating means) 140, and the volume operating means (instep operating means) 39 is operated. When the first B value (for example, M1) is selected, the first predetermined value (for example, 5) is set, the first A value (for example, T3) is selected, and the second B value is larger than the first B value. When a value (for example, M2) is selected, a second predetermined value (for example, 14) is set, and when a second A value (for example, T4) is selected and a first B value (for example, M1) is selected, the first value is selected. When the 3 predetermined value (for example, 5) is set, the 2nd A value (for example, T4) is selected, and the 2nd B value (for example, M2) is selected, the 4th predetermined value (for example, 14) is set, and the second When the 2nd instep value (for example, T4) is selected and the 3rd B value (for example, M7) which is larger than the 2nd B value is selected, the 5th predetermined value (for example, 59) is set and the 1st predetermined value is set. (For example, 5) and the third predetermined value (for example, 5) are made the same, the second predetermined value (for example, 14) and the fourth predetermined value (for example, 14) are made the same, and the third predetermined value (for example, M7) is set. Since it is not included in the first selection range (for example, M1 to M6) that can be selected when the first instep value (for example, T3) is selected, the player can operate the volume adjustment knob 140 on the game hall side. It is possible to change the adjustable range of the volume level by. Moreover, since the upper limit of the player setting value (B value) that can be selected by the operation of the volume control means (B operation means) 39 is different between the hall set values (specific A value) T3 to T7 in the normal mode, the volume is increased. By operating the adjustment knob 140, it is possible to change the upper limit of the adjustable range of the volume level.

51 and 52 are obtained by modifying FIG. 21 in the first embodiment according to the present embodiment, and the hall setting value by the volume adjusting knob (second operating means) 140 is set to the maximum value of the upper limit of the volume level. When the volume is set to T7, the volume change when the player setting value by the volume operating means (first operating means) 39 is set to M1 to M10 is shown in FIG. 51. Similarly, the hall setting value is set to the volume. FIG. 52 shows the change in volume when the player set values are set to M1 to M6 when the upper limit of the level is set to T3, which is the minimum. As shown in FIG. 50, when the hall set value is set to T3, the range in which the volume level can be changed by the volume control means 39 is 5 (first level) to 50 (second level) (second changeable). Range), and the range in which the volume level can be changed by the volume control means 39 when the hall setting value is set to T7 is 5 (first level) to 86 (third level) (first changeable range). It has become. Further, the volume corresponding to the range of volume levels 5 to 86 in FIG. 51 is made common with the volume corresponding to the range of volume levels 3 to 7 in FIG. 21.

As is clear from FIGS. 51 and 52, when the player setting value is set to M2 (volume level 14) or less, the volume of the specific sound effect is larger than the volume of the normal sound effect, resulting in the normal sound effect. On the other hand, while the volume of the specific sound effect is easy to hear, when the player setting value is set to M3 (volume level 23) or higher, the volume of the specific sound effect is higher than the volume of the normal sound effect. It is small, and the volume of the specific sound production is difficult to hear compared to the normal sound production.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the volume level of the normal sound effect, which is arranged on the front side of the main body, is 5 (first level), 50 (second level) which is louder than that, and the volume is higher than that. Volume control means (first operation means) 39 that can change the volume level to change to a larger 86 (third level), and a range in which the volume level can be changed by the volume control means 39 located on the rear side of the main body. The changeable range that can be switched by the changeable range switching operation is set to the hall set value T7, and is equipped with a volume adjustment knob (second operating means) 140 that can switch the changeable range. The first changeable range including 5, 5 (1st level), 50 (2nd level) and 86 (3rd level), and 5 (1st level) and 50 (1st level) and 50 (when set to the hole set value T3). When the volume level of the normal sound effect is set to 5 (1st level), including the 2nd changeable range including the 2nd level) and not including the 86 (3rd level), the volume of the normal sound effect is set. On the other hand, the volume of the specific sound effect becomes easier to hear, and when the volume level of the normal sound effect is set to 50 (second level) or 86 (third level), the specific sound is compared with the volume of the normal sound effect. The volume of the production is configured to be difficult to hear.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, in the lottery for determining the type of dialogue effect α, dialogue effects α1 to α10 in which each item such as the type of dialogue and the type of character (character) are set in advance are provided, and the dialogue effects α1 to α10 are provided. Although it is configured to select one of the above, for example, a selection lottery for the type of dialogue is performed, and a selection lottery for the type of character (character) is performed based on the result. It may be configured to determine the type.

In the serif effect, the serif characters may be displayed substantially at the same time as the display of the character image is started. Further, the timing of the display start of the serif character and the timing of the facial expression change of the character image do not have to be the same, and the facial expression change of the character image may be the first, or the display of the serif character may be the first. After the start of displaying the serif character, the facial expression of the character may be changed substantially at the same time as the start of the lip-syncing operation by the character.

In the embodiment, a plurality of types of voice colors are provided as an example of the output mode of the dialogue sound, but the output mode is not limited to the voice color, and may be tone, tempo, or the like. Further, although a plurality of character colors are provided as an example of the display mode of the serif characters, the display mode is not limited to the character color, and may be a font type, a size, an effect type, or the like.

In the embodiment, only one type of specific sound effect pattern is used, but a plurality of types may be provided. In FIG. 53, there are two types of vibration sound (specific sound effect) patterns generated by the vibration of the effect button 41 caused by the operation of the vibration device 72: a continuous pattern (FIG. 53 (a)) and an intermittent pattern (FIG. 53 (b)). For example, depending on the type of normal sound effect, a continuous pattern vibration sound is generated when the normal sound effect is SE1 (Pickin), and an intermittent pattern vibration sound is generated when the normal sound effect is SE2 (Baburn). An example of making it is shown.

It is not necessary to have a one-to-one correspondence between the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect. For example, by combining a plurality of types of normal sound effects and a plurality of types of specific sound effects, the sound effects can be diversified. In this case, only one of the normal sound effect and the specific sound effect may be output.

Sound effects (normal sound effects and specific sound effects) may not be output. Even if the sound effect is not output, by starting the display of the serif character before the start of the output of the serif sound, a certain effect can be expected in preventing the player from missing the serif sound.

In the embodiment, as the specific sound effect emitted by driving the movable body (predetermined part) by the driving means, the vibration sound emitted by the vibration of the effect button 41 due to the operation of the vibrating device 72 has been exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the operating sound of the rotating body 44 that reciprocates by being driven by the rotating driving means 47, the collision sound of the first movable body 107 of the board due to the high-speed descent, and the like may be used as the specific sound effect.

In the embodiment, the output of the sound effect is started almost at the same time as the display of the serif character is started, but the output start timing of the sound effect may be before the output start timing of the serif sound, and the serif character is displayed. It does not have to be approximately the same as the start timing.

In addition, multiple types of sound effects (for example, normal sound effects and specific sound effects) can be output, and the output of the first sound effect (for example, normal sound effect) starts almost at the same time as the display of the dialogue character starts, and the second sound effect. The output of (for example, a specific sound effect) may be started before (or after) it. When the second sound effect is started before the first sound effect (for example, when the display of the character image is started), the output of the second sound effect may be ended substantially at the same time as the output of the first sound effect is started. The output of the second sound effect may be terminated after the output of the first sound effect is started and before the output is terminated, the first sound effect and the second sound effect may be terminated at substantially the same time, or the first sound effect may be terminated. The second sound effect may be terminated after the end of.

The button effect and the dialogue effect may be combined so that the dialogue effect α is executed when the player operates the effect button 41 or the like during the operation valid period in the button effect. In this case, the display of the character image may be started at the time of button production, and the output of the sound effect and the display of the serif characters may be started substantially at the same time as the player's button operation.

Further, the present invention can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines such as arrange ball machines and sparrow ball game machines, as well as in game machines other than ball game machines such as slot machines.

164 Normal notice effect control means (line effect execution means)

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine equipped with a serif effect executing means for executing a serif effect that outputs a serif sound and displays a serif character corresponding to the serif sound.
Multiple types of serif character display modes are provided.
It is possible to output sound effects according to the display mode of the serif characters.
The serif effect executing means is a gaming machine characterized in that after the display of the serif character and the output of the sound effect are started substantially at the same time, the output of the serif sound is started with a delay of a predetermined time. Equipped with a vibrating device that vibrates a predetermined part
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating device is operated substantially at the same time as the output of the sound effect is started.

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