JP2021121254A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an unprecedented game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 includes popular name determination output means for determining a popular name for a player according to an input character string input by the player and for outputting the popular name using display or sound.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present disclosure relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, a gaming machine that outputs a predetermined constant display or sound by a display screen, a speaker, or the like has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-238934 (paragraphs [0043], [0051], [0062], etc.)

However, since the above-mentioned conventional gaming machines have been around for a long time, their freshness is fading. Therefore, there is a demand for unprecedented gaming machines.

The invention of claim 1 made to solve the above problems is a name determination output means for determining a name for a player according to an input character string input by the player and displaying or outputting the name by voice. It is a gaming machine equipped with.

According to the invention of claim 1, a name for a player is determined according to an input character string input by the player, and the name is displayed or output by voice, which is an unprecedented novel gaming machine. Can be provided. According to the present invention, since the name of the player is determined according to the input of the player, it is possible to make the player feel that he / she is involved in the determination of the name, and it is possible to improve the taste. It will be possible.

Front view of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment (A) Front view of the display screen on which the game custom image is displayed, (B) Front view of the display screen on which the called custom image is displayed. (A) Front view of the display screen on which the custom image is displayed, (B) Front view of the display screen on which the name determination image is displayed. (A) Front view of the display screen on which the custom image is displayed, (B) Front view of the display screen on which the image for re-entry is displayed. (A) Front view of the display screen on which the called custom image is displayed, (B) Front view of the display screen on which the called custom image is displayed. (A) Front view of the display screen on which the special name selection image is displayed, (B) Front view of the display screen on which the name determination image is displayed. Block diagram showing the electrical structure of a gaming machine Conceptual diagram of nickname storage table Conceptual diagram of nickname storage table Flowchart of sub-control board main program Flow chart of reception interrupt processing (A) Flow chart of 2ms timer interrupt processing, (B) Flow chart of input processing Flowchart of 10ms timer interrupt processing Flowchart of how to call custom processing Flowchart of name determination process

[First Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, provided with a front frame 10Z, and the front surface of the gaming board 11 is provided through a glass window 10W provided inside the front frame 10Z. The gaming area R1 formed in the above is visible.

An upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two upper and lower stages below the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z, and a firing handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. Then, when the launch handle 28 is rotated, the game ball housed in the upper plate 26 is ejected toward the game area R1. In the front frame 10Z, side lamps 22 and 22 are provided on the left and right sides of the glass window 10W, and speakers 24 (see FIG. 7) are provided above the glass window 10W. Further, on the upper part of the upper plate 26, an operation button 29 that can be pushed down by the player and a cross key 25 that can be operated back and forth and left and right are provided.

The game area R1 is provided with a display device 13. The display device 13 has a rectangular display screen 13G on the front surface, and various effects related to the game are displayed on the display screen 13G.

In the game area R1, below the display screen 13G, a first starting winning section 14A, a second starting winning section 14B, and an out opening 16 are provided side by side at intervals from the top. Further, a starting gate 18 is provided on the right side of the display screen 13G, and a large winning section 15 is provided below the starting gate 18. Further, the game area R1 is provided with a plurality of general winning portions (not shown). In the game area R1, in addition to various winning portions 14A, 14B, 15 and starting gate 18, obstacle nails, windmills, and the like that change the flow direction of the game ball are arranged.

When the game ball passes through the start gate 18, a normal symbol hit / miss determination (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a normal symbol determination) is performed. The determination result of the normal symbol determination is notified by the normal symbol display device 18X (see FIG. 7), in which the normal symbol is displayed in a variable manner and then stopped and displayed.

The first start winning section 14A is provided with a first starting winning opening on the upper surface of a member protruding from the game board 11. Further, the second start winning prize portion 14B is provided with a second starting winning opening on the upper surface of a member protruding from the game board 11. The second start winning section 14B is provided with a pair of opening / closing members 14C, 14C that open / close the second starting winning opening. The opening / closing members 14C, 14C usually stand up to close the second start winning opening, while when the above-mentioned normal drawing judgment is successful, the opening / closing members 14C, 14C lie down to open the second starting winning opening. As a result, the game ball can enter the second start winning section 14B.

When a game ball enters each of the starting winning units 14A and 14B, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball, and a special symbol winning / failing determination (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a special symbol determination) is performed. .. The determination result of this special symbol determination is displayed on the special symbol display device 14X (see FIG. 7), and is also displayed on the display screen 13G of the display device 13 in a combination of symbols. Specifically, on the display screen 13G, the special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C (see FIG. 1) are stopped and displayed in a combination indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination after the variation display, and the determination result is notified by the combination. Judgment notification effect is performed. In detail, each special symbol 13A, 13B, 13C is provided with, for example, a plurality of types in which the numbers "0" to "9" are written, and the special symbol determination result is a hit (big hit). The special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C corresponding to the jackpot (for example, all the same symbols (doubles) as shown in FIG. 1) are stopped and displayed, and the game shifts to the "big hit game". If the special symbol determination result is incorrect, the special symbol of the combination other than the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed, and the normal game that is not the "big hit game" continues.

The large winning portion 15 has a horizontally long rectangular large winning opening, and the large winning opening is normally closed by a movable door 15T. Then, when the "big hit game" is executed, the movable door 15T is tilted forward for a predetermined period to open the big winning opening, and the movable door 15T is used as a guide to open many game balls in the big winning opening. It will be possible to win a prize. When a game ball wins in the large prize section 15 (large prize opening), for example, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball for each prize.

By the way, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the player can select and change various settings related to the game. Specifically, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the operation button 29 is operated in the customer waiting state, the display screen 13G can make various settings related to the game from the customer waiting image. It switches to the game custom image (specifically, it switches to the main menu image 31 of the game custom images. See FIG. 2 (A)).

As shown in FIG. 2A, in the main menu image 31 of the game custom image, selection icons 41 to 45 corresponding to various settings are displayed. The cursor 40 is placed on any one of the selection icons 41 to 45. The cursor 40 moves when the above-mentioned cross key 25 is operated, for example, back and forth, whereby the selection icons 41 to 45 to which the cursor 40 is aligned are switched in order. Then, when the operation button 29 is operated, the setting item corresponding to the selection icon to which the cursor 40 is placed is selected and determined, and the display screen 13G is switched to the setting image of the setting item. When the display screen 13G switches from the customer waiting image to the main menu image 31, the cursor 40 is automatically set to the selection icon 41 displayed as "calling custom".

When the "calling custom" corresponding to the selection icon 41 of the main menu image 31 is selected and determined, the image of the display screen 13G is changed to the calling custom image 32 as shown in FIG. 2 (B). Can be switched. When the other selection icons 42 to 45 of the main menu image 31 are selected and determined, the display screen 13G is switched as follows, for example. When the selection icon 42 (displayed as "protagonist horse custom") is selected and determined, for example, the protagonist horse to participate in the horse race production performed on the display screen 13G during the variable display of the special figure determination is selected. Switch to the screen. When the selection icon 43 (displayed as "Other Custom") is selected and determined, the screen switches to the selection screen for other settings related to the game. When the selection icon 44 (displayed as "custom initialization") is selected and determined, the settings related to the game are initialized. When the selection icon 45 (displayed as "return") is selected and determined, the image returns to the customer waiting image. As described above, the game custom image ends when the selection icon 45 for the "back" display is selected and determined, but other than that, for example, when the launch handle 28 is operated or the customer It may end even when a predetermined time has elapsed after switching from the waiting image to the game custom image (main menu image 31).

Further, in the present embodiment, in the game custom image (main menu image 31, called custom image 32, special name selection image 34 described later, etc.), the character image 30 which is an image of the character related to the game is also displayed. Then, for example, in response to the input by the player, the effect of the character speaking is performed by display or voice.

As shown in FIG. 2B, in the called custom image 32, for example, the player can use the operation buttons 29 and the cross key 25 to input arbitrary characters in hiragana. ing. In this embodiment, when the image of the display screen 13G is switched to the custom image 32, for example, the line "Please tell me your name!" Is output by the voice from the speaker 24 or the display of the display screen 13G. And the player is prompted to enter a name. By outputting the lines in this way, it is possible to make the player feel as if the character is being called out, and it is possible to enhance the taste.

In the called custom image 32, in addition to a large number of character icons 51 and input character display fields 52, selection icons 55 to 59 are displayed, and the above-mentioned character image 30 is displayed. Each character icon 51 represents a different hiragana, and the cursor 50 is placed on any one character icon 51. When the cursor 50 is switched to the custom image 32 to be called, the cursor 50 is automatically set to the character icon 51 representing "A" in hiragana, and the cross key 25 is operated by the player to correspond to any hiragana. It is possible to select the character icon 51. Then, when the operation button 29 is operated, the hiragana corresponding to the character icon 51 (the selected and determined icon 51) to which the cursor 50 is aligned at that time is displayed in the input character display field 52. Then, each time the operation button 29 is operated up to a predetermined number (five times in the example of the present embodiment), the selected and determined character icons 51 are displayed in the input character display field 52 in order from the left. That is, the maximum number of input character strings input by the player is the above-mentioned predetermined number (up to 5 characters in the example of the present embodiment). The characters that can be input by the player are not limited to hiragana, and may include foreign language characters such as katakana, kanji, and English characters, or numbers.

In detail, when the operation button 29 is operated (selection is decided) while the cursor 50 is on the selection icons 55 to 57 of the called custom image 32, for example, as follows. Become. When the selection icon 55 (displayed as "delete one character") is selected and determined, the last character or character string (character or character string selected and determined so far) in the input character display field 52 is selected. The selected character (that is, the rightmost character) is deleted. When the selection icon 57 (displayed as "OK") is selected and determined, the character or character string displayed in the input character display field 52 at that time is input by the player (input by the player). It is confirmed as an input character or an input character string). When the selection icon 56 (displayed as "stop") is selected and determined, the selection icons 58 and 59 (in the example of FIG. 2B, they are displayed at the lower right of the display screen 13G). ), The cursor 50 can be moved to. When the selection icon 58 (displayed as "special") is selected and determined, the image on the display screen 13G is switched to the special name selection image 34 (see FIG. 6A) described later. When the selection icon 59 (displayed as "return") is selected and determined, the process returns to the main menu image 31 (see FIG. 2A) described above. When the selection icon 56 for the "stop" display is selected and determined in the called custom image 32, the cursor 50 is automatically moved to the selection icon 58 for the "special" display, and the cross key 25 is operated back and forth, for example. By doing so, the selection icon 58 and the selection icon 59 for the "back" display can be alternately selected.

By the way, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, in the calling custom image 32, the name for the player can be determined according to the input character string input by the player. Specifically, when the input character string is determined as described above (see FIG. 3A), a nickname for the player is determined, and the nickname is displayed on the nickname determination image 33 on the display screen 13G. (See FIG. 3 (B)). At this time, the player in front of the gaming machine 10 is called by the name by the voice from the speaker 24 or the display of the display screen 13G. For example, as shown in Fig. 3 (B), when the name is decided to be "Ai-chan", "Then, it's" Ai-chan ". nice to meet you! Is output. That is, the effect that the character calls by the name is executed. By outputting the lines that call out by the name in this way, it is possible to make the player feel as if the character is being called out, and it is possible to enhance the taste. It should be noted that the player may be able to select the dialogue of the character in this production.

Here, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured so that a character string different from the character string input by the player can be determined as a nickname. For example, when the input character string is confirmed by "Aizawa" (see FIG. 3 (A)), "Ai-chan" is set as the nickname (see FIG. 3 (B)). In the gaming machine 10, for example, when a player inputs a surname, the gaming machine 10 can be called with a nickname (for example, a nickname) different from the surname. It is possible to feel familiarity with the above characters. As a result, it becomes possible to increase the motivation of the player for the game, and it is possible to improve the taste for the game. Depending on the input character string, the input character string and the determined nickname may be the same (for example, when "Ai-chan" is input).

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the nickname is determined as follows. The gaming machine 10 is provided with a name storage table 100 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. In the nickname storage table 100, a plurality of types of nickname candidates 102 that can be determined as nicknames are stored. The nickname candidate 102 is associated with the input character string, and the nickname candidate 102 corresponding to the input character string input by the player is determined as the nickname.

Specifically, the nickname storage table 100 stores at least a part of the characters in the input character string or the reference character portion 101 corresponding to the character string, and the nickname candidate 102 is associated with the reference character portion 101. ing. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the reference character unit 101 is an initial character of the input character string or a continuous character string including the initial character. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, for an input character string starting with "a", the reference character portion is "a", "ai", "ao", "aki", or the like. In FIGS. 8 and 9, the reference character portion 101 is arranged in the gray column, and the name candidate 102 associated with the reference character portion 101 is the white one to the right of the reference character portion 101. It is placed in the column. For example, when the reference character unit 101 is "A", the corresponding name candidate 102 is "Achan".

When the input character string is input by the player, it is first determined whether or not the entire input character string is stored as the reference character unit 101 of the name storage table 100, and if it is stored, it is determined. The name candidate 102 associated with the reference character unit 101 is determined as the name. For example, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, examples of the correspondence between the input character string and the nickname are "Susan" in the case of "Suzuki", "Nakaji" in the case of "Nakajima", and "Yamaguchi". In the case of "Gussan", in the case of "Yamazaki", it is "Zakki", in the case of "Yamamoto", it is "Mocchan", in the case of "Watanabe", it is "Nabe-chan", etc.

Next, it is determined whether or not the character string on the first side of the input character string excluding the last character is stored as the reference character portion 101 of the name storage table 100, and if it is stored, the character string is stored. The name candidate 102 associated with the reference character unit 101 is determined as the name. If the first character string is not stored as the reference character part 101, whether or not the character string excluding the last character of the first character string is stored as the reference character part 101. Is judged. Then, this procedure is repeated until it is determined whether or not the first letter of the input character string matches the reference character portion 101. Since the first character of the input character string is always stored in the name storage table 100 as the reference character unit 101, the name candidate 102 associated with the input character string is determined as the name by repeating the above procedure. Will be.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the name candidate 102 corresponding to the reference character unit 101 having a large number of characters has priority in determining the name. For example, when the input character string is "Yamaguchi", "Yamazaki", or "Yamamoto", the input character string includes both "Yama" and "ya" stored as the reference character part 101, but each is "Gussan". , "Zakki", "Mocchan", the name candidate 102 is preferentially determined as the name. Further, when the input character string is, for example, "Yamada", it includes both "Yama" and "ya" stored as the reference character part 101, but is associated with "Yama" which is the reference character part 101 having a large number of characters. The designated name candidate 102 "Yama-chan" is determined as a name with priority over the name candidate 102 "Ya-chan" associated with "ya".

Further, in the name storage table 100, a character string starting with a predetermined initial character (for example, "ai", "shu", "sugi", etc.) is stored as the reference character unit 101. The name candidate 102 corresponding to the character portion 101 includes a character string including the above-mentioned predetermined acronym, which is composed of a character string with a suffix such as "chan", "kun", a title, and the like. ing. For example, the nickname "Ai-chan" is determined for the input character string "Aizawa". The honorific titles are "san", "sama (sama, sama)", "sensei (teacher)", "sho (master)", "kakka (His Excellency)", "Denka (His Highness)", etc. May be included. In addition, the above suffixes include "pon" (named "tsuyopon" for the input character string "tsuyoshi"), "tan", "shan", "nyan", "chin", "pyon", "Rin" and the like may be included.

If only the first character of the input character string is stored as the reference character part 101 in the name storage table 100, a sokuon ("tsu") and a long sound ("-") are added after the first character of the input character string. Etc.) or a second suffixed character string with the above suffix added to the one with a sound repellency (“n”) may be determinable as a nickname. For example, in the present embodiment, "Achan" and "Sochan" are determined as the names for the input character strings "Akutagawa" and "Sorimachi", respectively.

By the way, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a predetermined prohibited character string that is not accepted as an input character string is set in advance. Then, when the input character string in the called custom image 32 matches this prohibited character string, the name is not determined. Examples of the prohibited character string include setting broadcast prohibited words, vulgar words, and the like, and may be one type or a plurality of types. In the present embodiment, the nickname candidate 102 of the nickname storage table 100 is set to be different from the prohibited character string.

In FIG. 4A, in the calling custom image 32, a prohibited character string (“stupid” in the example of the figure) is input to the player as an input character string and selected and determined (operation button 29 is operated). The case is shown. In this case, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, this input character string is not accepted, and a screen prompting the input again is displayed. Further, when the prohibited character string is input as the input character string in this way, a negative effect is executed in which the character makes a negative remark. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, an image in which the character is shy, an angry image, an image in which the character is despised, or the like is displayed as the character image 30 on the display screen 13G. , Negative lines are output by the display or voice of the display screen 13G.

In detail, one type of dialogue may be prepared as the dialogue emitted by the character in the negative effect, or a plurality of types may be prepared. In the example of this embodiment, a plurality of types of such lines are prepared. Then, for example, if the operation button 29 is operated once for the input character string which is a prohibited character string within the continuous display period of the called custom image 32, "No, please stop". If it is operated twice, "I don't think it should be done", if it is operated three times, it is "Sai-tei", and if it is operated four or more times, "Wow, Hikuwa". The dialogue is output like "-". In this way, since there are variations in the dialogue in the negative production, it is possible to improve the taste.

As described above, when the selection icon 56 for the "stop" display is selected and determined in the called custom image 32 (see FIG. 5A), the selection icons 58 and 59 can be selected (FIG. 5). 5 (B)). Here, when the selection icon 58 for the "special" display is selected and determined, the image on the display screen 13G is switched to the special name selection image 34 as shown in FIG. 6A. Here, as the nickname for the player, a nickname that does not depend on the input character string can be selected. In the example of this embodiment, choices of names that are not related to the surname are displayed, and specifically, selection icons such as "player", "jockey", "brother", "senior", and "you". 61-65 are displayed. The cursor 60 can be moved to these selection icons 60 to 65 by, for example, operating the cross key 25 back and forth. Then, when the operation button 29 is operated while the cursor 60 is on any of the selection icons 61 to 65, the name corresponding to the selection icon is used as the name for the player. It is determined. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the fact that the nickname has been set is displayed on the display screen 13G, and the calling effect in which the character calls the nickname is executed by the display or voice of the display screen 13G. (For example, the line "Then," Player ". Nice to meet you!" Is output.) In the example of the present embodiment, when the image is switched to the called custom image 32, the cursor 60 is aligned with the selection icon 61 displayed as "player". Further, when the cursor 60 is aligned with any of the selection icons 61 to 65, for example, when the cross key 25 is operated left and right, the cursor 60 is aligned with the selection icon 66 displayed as "Back". When the operation button 29 is operated in this state, the process returns to the called custom image 32 shown in FIG. 2 (B).

The nickname for the player will return to the default nickname (for example, "Jockey-san") when a predetermined time has elapsed after the customer waiting image is displayed (that is, after the player stops playing). It may be.

Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, reference numeral 80 denotes a main control board 80, which comprises a microcomputer provided with a CPU 81A, a RAM 81B and a ROM 81C, and a plurality of counters, and an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the sub control board 82. In addition to being provided, a relay circuit to which the first start winning sensor 71, the second starting winning sensor 72, the gate sensor 73, the general winning sensor, the center winning sensor, the side winning sensor, etc. are connected, and the touch sensor of the firing handle 28 It also has an input / output circuit connected to the payout control board to which the 28S and the payout sensor for detecting the payout prize ball are connected, and performs main control related to the game. The CPU 81A is provided with a hit / fail judgment unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and in addition to performing arithmetic control, it also generates random numbers related to special symbol hits and ordinary symbol hits, and sub-controls control signals. It is configured so that it can be output (transmitted) to the board 82 or the like. The RAM 81B includes a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 81A, a storage area and a flag for temporarily storing various data, and a work area of the CPU 81A. In addition to writing the main program executed by the CPU 81A, control data, and the like, the ROM 81C is written with judgment values for special symbols and normal symbols, and determination values for probabilistic transition lottery.

Like the main control board 80, the sub control board 82 includes a CPU 82A, a RAM 82B, a ROM 82C, and a microcomputer 82M having a plurality of counters. The microprocessor 82M is also provided with a flash memory 82F in which the name storage table 100 is stored. Further, the sub control board 82 includes an input / output circuit that connects the microcomputer 82M and the main control board 80, and also includes an input / output circuit that connects the display control board 84, the lamp control circuit, the operation buttons 29, and the like. The CPU 82A includes a control unit, an arithmetic unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, timers, etc., performs arithmetic control, and outputs (transmits) control signals to a display control board 84, a lamp control circuit, an audio control circuit, and the like. It is configured to be possible. The RAM 82B has a storage area for various data and a work area by the CPU 82A. The ROM 82C stores a main program executed by the CPU 82A, control data for various effects, and the like.

Here, the RAM 82B is also provided with a name storage area for storing a character string as the name when a name for the player is determined. Then, the CPU 82A uses the character string stored in the name storage area as the name and outputs it as a display or voice on the display screen 13G, the speaker 24, or the like at the timing when a predetermined effect is executed. For example, the timing of such output includes when a character's call effect is executed on the name determination screen image 33, when music is played from the speaker 24, and the like. An example of the latter is a configuration in which a song effect is executed in which a name is output by voice as a part of the lyrics of a song played from the speaker 24. The determined name may be stored in a server, a smartphone, or the like linked to the gaming machine 10.

When the power of the gaming machine 10 is turned on for the first time, for example, the nickname (initial nickname) stored in the ROM 82 or the flash memory 82F (a storage area different from the nickname storage area) is stored in the nickname storage area of the flash memory 82F. It is read and copied. Each time the power of the gaming machine 10 is turned on, the nickname (initial nickname) may be read from the ROM 82, and when the power is turned on for the second time or later, the nickname is read from the nickname storage area of the flash memory 82F. You may. In this embodiment, for example, the initial name is set to "Jockey-san".

The display control board 84 is provided in the display device 13, and the CPU reads predetermined display control data from the ROM based on the control signal from the sub control board 82, generates control data in the storage area of the RAM, and VDP. Output to (not shown). The VDP reads necessary data from the ROM based on a command from the CPU, and displays a display image (special symbol, various effects including a big hit game effect, and a display image of the presence or absence of transition to a probabilistic game state) on the display screen 13G. Etc.) and store it in VRAM. The image data stored and stored in the VRAM is converted into an RGB signal by the D / A conversion circuit provided in the input / output circuit and output to the display screen 13G.

The main control board 80, the sub control board 82, the display control board 84, and other circuits (voice control circuit, lamp control circuit, etc.) operate by receiving power supply from the power supply board 85.

The above is a description of the configuration other than the control flow of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment. The control flow will be described in detail later, and then the operation and effect of the gaming machine 10 will be described.

According to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a character string different from the input character string is determined as a name for the player according to the input character string input by the player, and the name is displayed or output by voice. It will be possible to provide a novel gaming machine that has never been seen before. According to the present embodiment, since the name of the player is determined according to the input of the player, it is possible to make the player feel that he / she is involved in the determination of the name, and to improve the taste. Is possible. In addition, since it is possible to determine a character string different from the input character string as the nickname according to the input character string input by the player, the nickname is determined only to be the same as the input character string, as compared with the configuration in which the nickname is determined only to be the same as the input character string. , It is possible to enhance the taste of the name.

If the input character string matches the preset prohibited character string, the name is not determined and the output is not performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player who wants to determine the nickname from inputting the prohibited character string. Furthermore, if the input character string matches the prohibited character string, an input image for re-entering the input character string is displayed, so that the player is given an opportunity to input another input character string, and the game is played. It is possible to suppress the decrease in motivation of the person.

In the present embodiment, since a plurality of types of nicknames are prepared, it is possible to enhance the taste of the nicknames as compared with the case where there is only one type of nickname. Further, since the nickname candidate 102 corresponding to the reference character portion having a large number of characters is preferentially determined as the nickname, it is possible to prevent all the input character strings having the same initial letter from having the same nickname.

Also, if the input character string contains a predetermined first character, even if the character string with the affix with the affix consisting of chan, kun, and other honorific titles is determined as the nickname after the character string starting with the first character. good. In the present embodiment, since the characters of the input character string are left in the nickname, the input character string and the nickname are related to each other as compared with the case where the nickname does not include the characters of the input character string. It is possible to increase the motivation to input.

In the present embodiment, when the input character string matches the preset specific character string, the specific name candidate 102 can be determined as the name for the player. Therefore, the nickname for the input character string is less likely to be monotonous, and the taste for the nickname is improved. Further, the first character string with an affix in which the first character string of the input character string is attached with an affix may be determined as the nickname. Further, a character string with a second affix, which is obtained by adding a sokuon, a long vowel, or a syllabic sound after the first character of the input character string and further adding an affix, may be determined as a nickname. In this way, by leaving the characters of the input character string in the nickname, the relationship between the input character string and the nickname appears compared to the case where the character of the input character string is not included in the nickname. It is possible to increase the motivation for input. Further, in the present embodiment, since the special nickname can be selected, the choice of the nickname is increased, and it becomes possible to make the nickname more interesting.

In the present embodiment, the effect called by the character with the determined nickname is executed by display or voice. In addition, when the input character string is a prohibited character string, a negative effect that causes the character to make a negative remark is executed. According to these configurations, it is possible to increase the motivation of the player who wants to see the reaction of the character by inputting the character string to input the character string, and it is possible to improve the taste. In addition, if a song effect is performed in which the name given to the player is output as a part of the lyrics of the song, it is possible to improve the taste for the effect in which the song flows.

Next, the control flow regarding the determination of the name in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15. Specifically, the control of the name determination is performed by the sub control board 82. As described above, the name storage table 100 is stored in the flash memory 82F of the sub-control board 82 of the gaming machine 10 (see FIG. 10). In the nickname storage table 100, the nickname candidate 102 corresponding to the input character string is stored in advance. Then, the CPU 82A of the sub-control board 82 refers to the name storage table 100, selects a name candidate 102 corresponding to the input character string determined when the name custom image 32 is displayed, and plays the game. It is determined as a nickname for a person, and is stored in, for example, the nickname storage area of the RAM 82B. Then, as described above, the CPU 82A of the sub-control board 82 outputs the nickname stored in the nickname storage area by display or voice on the display screen 13G, the speaker 24, or the like at a predetermined timing.

The sub-control board 82 executes the sub-control board main program PG2 shown in FIG. 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the sub-control board main program PG2 executed by the CPU 82A of the sub-control board 82 is initially set (1). After performing S21), the user enters a loop in which interrupt prohibition (S24), random number counter update process (S25), and interrupt permission (S26) are repeated. Then, the reception interrupt process (S27), the 2 ms timer interrupt process (S28), and the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29) are interrupted and executed for the loop.

Following the initial setting (S21), each of the following steps S24 to S26 is looped in the remaining time until the interrupt processing (S27 to S29) described later is executed. First, interrupts are disabled (S24), and even if a timer interrupt comes in, interrupt processing is not performed until the interrupt is enabled. Subsequently, the random number counter update process (S25) is executed. In this process (S25), various random number counters are added by 1 and updated. The updated counter value is stored in the updated value storage area of the RAM 82B one by one. When the random number counter update process (S25) is completed, the interrupt is permitted (S26) and the interrupt process (S27 to S29) can be executed.

In the reception interrupt process (S27), as shown in FIG. 11, the strobe signal is checked (S31), and if the strobe signal is not on (No in S31), the reception interrupt process (S27) is immediately exited. If the strobe signal is on (Yes in S31), the commands and control data sent from the main control board 80 to the sub control board 82 are fetched and stored in the RAM 82B (S32), and then the reception interrupt process (S27). Exit.

The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S28) is shown in FIG. 12 (A), and interrupts are executed at a cycle of 2 msec. First, in the output process (S41), in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29) described below. The created control data is output to the display control board 84. Next, in the input process (S42), the states of the various switches of the gaming machine 10 are read and switch data is created. When the input process (S42) is completed, the watchdog timer reset process (S43) or the like is executed, and the 2 ms timer interrupt process (S28) is completed. The input process (S42) will be described in detail later.

The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29) is interrupted at a cycle of 10 msec. As shown in FIG. 13, in this process (S29), the switch state acquisition process (S61) and the received command analysis process (S62) are mainly executed. First, in the switch state acquisition process (S61), the switch data created in the 2 ms timer interrupt process (S28) is taken in as the switch data for the 10 ms timer interrupt process. The switch data also includes operation data of the operation buttons 29 and the cross key 25.

In the reception command analysis process (S62), first, it is determined whether or not the sub control board 82 receives a command from the main control board 80. Then, when the command has been received, the type of the received command (received command) is determined, and the process is executed based on the content thereof.

As shown in FIG. 12 (B), in the input process (S42) of the above-mentioned 2 ms timer interrupt process (S28), it is first determined whether or not the called custom image 32 is displayed on the display screen 13G. (S51). If the called custom image 32 is displayed (Yes in S51), the called custom process (S52) described later is executed, then other processes (S52) are executed, and then the input process (S42) is executed. ) Ends. If the called custom image 32 is not displayed (No in S51), other processing (S53) is executed, and then the input processing (S42) ends.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the calling custom processing (S52), first, it is determined whether or not the ending condition of the calling custom image 32 is satisfied (S71), and the ending condition is satisfied. In the case (Yes in S71), the end command of the called custom image 32 is set (S72). How to call If the end condition of the custom image 32 is not satisfied (No in S71), it is determined in step S73 whether or not the switching operation to the special name image 34 is performed (that is,). In the called custom image 32, it is determined whether or not the selection icon 58 for the "special" display is selected and determined). If this switching operation is not performed (No in S73), it is determined whether or not the input character string determination operation is performed (that is, the input character string is input in the called custom image 32). Then, it is determined whether or not the selection icon 57 in the "decision" display has been selected and determined). If the input character string determination operation has not been performed (Yes in S74), the calling custom process (S52) ends. When the input character string determination operation is performed (No in S74), the name determination process (S52) described later is executed, and then the name determination process (S52) ends. On the other hand, in step S73, when the operation of switching to the special name image 34 is performed (Yes in S73), it is determined whether or not the special name has been selected and determined (S76). If a special nickname (such as "player") is selected and determined (Yes in S76), the special nickname is set in the output buffer. This special name is output to, for example, a display control board 84 or the like in the above-mentioned input process (S42). If the special nickname is not selected and determined (No in S76), the nickname custom process S52 ends.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the above-mentioned name determination process (S75), first, it is determined whether or not the input character string is a prohibited character string (S81). When the input character string is a prohibited character string (Yes in S81), it is determined whether or not the prohibited character string has been input less than 4 times within the continuous period in which the called custom image 32 is displayed. (S82). When this number of times is less than 4 times (Yes in S82), when the number of times is 1 to 3 times, there are negative lines (1st to 3rd lines) that make the character speak with the corresponding negative effects. It is set in the output buffer (S83). After that, the image setting process (S85) for re-input is executed, and then the name determination process (S75) ends. When the number of times the prohibited character string is input is 4 or more (No in S82), a negative fourth line that causes the character to speak in the negative effect is set in the output buffer. After that, the image setting process (S85) for re-input is executed, and then the name determination process (S75) ends. The dialogue set in the output buffer is output to, for example, a display control board 84 or the like in the above-mentioned input process (S42).

On the other hand, in step S81, when the input character string is not a prohibited character string (No in S81), first, it is determined whether or not the input character string has four or more characters (S86). When the input character string is 4 characters or more (Yes in S86), it is determined whether or not the character string of 4 characters from the beginning of the input character string is stored as the reference character unit 101 in the name storage table 100. (S87). This is because, in the present embodiment, the number of characters of the longest reference character unit 101 among the reference character units 101 stored in the name storage table 100 is four. When the reference character unit 101 of 5 characters is stored in the name storage table 100, if the input character string is not a prohibited character string (No in S81), first whether or not the input character string is 5 characters. Is determined, and if it is 5 characters, it is determined whether or not the reference character portion 101 that matches the entire input character string is stored. When the input character string is less than 5 characters, the same control flow as in S86 and later in FIG. 15 may be performed.

In step S87, when the character string of the first four characters of the input character string is stored as the reference character part 101 (Yes in S87. For example, when the input character string is "Yamazaki" or "Watanabe"), the output buffer. A name candidate 102 (for example, "Zakki", "Nabe-chan", etc.) corresponding to the reference character portion 101 is set in (S88). The name candidate 102 set in the output buffer is stored (that is, determined as a name) in, for example, the name storage area of the flash memory 82F in the above-mentioned input process (S42). After step S88, the name determination image setting process (S89) is executed, and a command for switching the image on the display screen 13G to the name determination image 33 is set. After that, the name determination process (S75) ends.

In step S87, if the character string of the first four characters of the input character string is not stored as the reference character unit 101 (No in S87), the process proceeds to step S91 described later.

In step S86, if the input character string is less than 4 characters (No in S86), it is determined whether or not the input character string is 3 characters (S90), and if it is 3 characters (S90). Yes), the process proceeds to step S91. In step S91, it is determined whether or not the character string of the first three characters of the input character string is stored as the reference character unit 101. When these three character strings are stored as the reference character part 101 (Yes in S91. For example, "Suzuki"), the name candidate 102 corresponding to the reference character part 101 (for example, "Susan"). (See FIG. 8) is set in the output buffer (S92), and then the name determination image setting process (S89) is executed, and then the name determination process (S75) ends. If the character string of three characters from the beginning of the input character string is not stored as the reference character unit 101 (No in S91), the process proceeds to step S94 described later.

In step S90, if the input character string is not 3 characters but 2 characters or less (No in S90), it is determined whether or not the input character string is 2 characters (S93). If the input character string is two characters (Yes in S93), the process proceeds to step S94. In step S94, it is determined whether or not the character string of the first two characters of the input character string is stored as the reference character unit 101, and if it is stored (Yes in S94), the reference character unit 101 is used. The corresponding name candidate 102 is set in the output buffer (S95). After that, the name determination image setting process (S89) is executed, and then the name determination process (S75) ends.

In step S94, if the two-character input character string is not stored as the reference character unit 101 (No in S94), the process proceeds to step S96. Further, in step S93, even if the input character string is not two characters (No in S93), the process proceeds to step S96. In step S96, in the name storage table 100, the name candidate 102 associated with the same reference character unit 101 as the first letter of the input character string is set in the output buffer. Here, as described above, the name storage table 100 always has a name candidate 102 corresponding to the first letter of the input character string (see, for example, the leftmost reference character portion 101 and the name candidate 102 in FIG. 8). .. After that, the name determination image setting process (S89) is executed, and then the name determination process (S75) ends. The above is the description of the sub-control board main program PG2 executed by the sub-control board 82.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, the gaming machine of the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine, but it may be a slot machine or a game machine.

(2) In the above embodiment, the transition to the game custom image (main menu image 31) is possible when the customer is waiting, but it may be in another state. For example, the gaming machine 10 sets the gaming state after the big hit game to either a normal gaming state or a high-probability gaming state in which the probability of winning in the special figure determination or the normal figure determination is higher than the normal gaming state. The time when it is possible to shift to the game custom image may be the time when the high-probability game state is reached.

(3) In the gaming machine 10 of the above embodiment, when the input character string in the calling custom image 32 matches the prohibited character string, the name for the player is not determined, but it may be determined. .. In this case, a character string different from the input character string (that is, the prohibited character string) may be determined as the nickname.

(4) In the above embodiment, a common name is determined for an input character string including a predetermined character or character string at the beginning, but an input including a predetermined character or character string at the end. A common nickname may be determined for the character string (for example, the nickname "Gakki" for the input character strings "Inagaki", "Aragaki", etc.).

<Additional notes>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiment are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like.

The following feature groups are related to the gaming machine and can be displayed on the display screen like the gaming machine of "Patent Document A (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-238934 (paragraphs [0043], [0051], [0062], etc.)). It is considered that the background technology of "a gaming machine having an output means for outputting voice or the like by a speaker is known" was made with the problem of "a novel gaming machine that has never existed is required." Can be done.

[Feature 1]
A character string different from the input character string is determined as a name for the player according to the input character string input by the player, and the name is displayed or output by voice (sub-control board 82, A gaming machine (gaming machine 10) including a display device 13 and a speaker 24).

[Feature 2]
The name determination output means is common to the input character strings including a predetermined character or character string at the beginning, or to the input character strings including a predetermined character or character string at the end. The gaming machine according to feature 1, which determines the name of the above.

[Feature 3]
The gaming machine according to feature 1 or 2, wherein the name determination output means executes a name effect that causes a character to say the determined name.

[Feature 4]
The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 3, wherein the name determination output means does not determine the name when the input character string matches a preset prohibited character string.

[Feature 5]
It is provided with an input display means (display device 13) for displaying an input image including a character string being input by the player.
The gaming machine according to feature 4, wherein the input display means displays the input image for re-inputting the input character string when the input character string matches the prohibited character string.

[Feature 6]
Negative effect executing means (sub-control board 82, display device 13) for executing a negative effect that causes a character to make a negative statement to the input character string when the input character string matches a preset prohibited character string. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 5, wherein the game machine comprises.

[Feature 7]
A storage unit in which a plurality of types of name candidates are associated with the input character string and stored in advance is provided.
The game according to any one of features 1 to 6, wherein the name determination output means determines the name candidate corresponding to the input character string as the name when the input character string is input. Machine.

[Feature 8]
In the storage unit, a reference character unit for determining whether or not the character or the character string in the input character string matches is associated with the name candidate.
The gaming machine according to feature 7, wherein the name determination output means preferentially determines the name as the name candidate corresponding to the reference character portion having a large number of characters.

[Feature 9]
As the name candidate stored in the storage unit, a character string starting with a predetermined initial letter includes a character string with a suffix such as chan, kun, honorific title, and the like.
When the input character string includes the predetermined initial character, the name determination output means can determine the name candidate composed of the suffixed character string corresponding to the input character string as the name. The gaming machine according to feature 7 or 8.

[Feature 10]
When the specific condition that the input character string matches a predetermined specific character string is satisfied, the name determination output means assigns a character string starting with the first letter of the input character string to a chan, kun, or title. The gaming machine according to any one of features 7 to 9, wherein a specific name candidate different from the other suffixed character string can be determined as the name.

[Feature 11]
When the specific condition is not satisfied and the first condition that the first character string of the input character string matches the preset first character string is satisfied, the name determination output means is said to be the first character string. The gaming machine according to feature 10, wherein a first character string with a suffix having the suffix added to the character string can be determined as the name.

[Feature 12]
When the specific condition and the first condition are not satisfied, the name determination output means adds a suffix to the initial character of the input character string followed by a sokuon, a long sound, or a syllabary. 2. The gaming machine according to feature 11, wherein a character string with a suffix can be determined as the name.

[Feature 13]
The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 12, wherein the name determination output means executes a song effect that outputs the name as a part of the lyrics of the song.

[Feature 14]
An option display means for displaying a plurality of options of the nickname that can be selected by the player, and
When the option is selected without inputting the input character string by the player, the option is determined as the nickname, and the nickname is displayed or output by voice. Selective nickname output means (sub-control board 82, display). The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 13, comprising the device 13).

[Feature 15]
A gaming machine (game) including a name determination output means (sub-control board 82, display device 13) that determines a name for a player according to an input character string input by the player and displays or outputs the name by voice. Machine 10).

[Feature 16]
The gaming machine according to feature 15, wherein the name determination output means does not determine the name when the input character string matches a preset prohibited character string.

According to the feature 1, according to the input character string input by the player, a character string different from the input character string is determined as a name for the player, and the name is displayed or output by voice. It will be possible to provide a novel game machine that is not available. According to this feature, since the name of the player is determined according to the input of the player, it is possible to make the player feel that he / she is involved in the determination of the name, and it is possible to improve the taste. It will be possible. In addition, since it is possible to determine a character string different from the input character string as the nickname according to the input character string input by the player, the nickname is determined only to be the same as the input character string, as compared with the configuration in which the nickname is determined only to be the same as the input character string. , It is possible to enhance the taste of the name.

In feature 2, since it is possible to determine a common nickname for different input character strings, it is possible to reduce the number of nicknames compared to the number of combinations of input character strings, and reduce the storage capacity of the nicknames. It becomes possible.

In feature 3, a nickname effect is executed in which the character is made to say the determined nickname. Therefore, according to this feature, it is possible to increase the motivation for inputting a character string, and it is possible to improve the taste.

In feature 4, if the input character string matches the preset prohibited character string, the nickname is not determined. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player who wants to determine the nickname from inputting the prohibited character string.

In feature 5, when the input character string matches the prohibited character string, an input image for re-inputting the input character string is displayed, so that the player is given an opportunity to input another input character string. , It becomes possible to suppress the decrease in the motivation of the player.

In feature 6, when the input character string is a prohibited character string, a negative effect is executed in which the character makes a negative remark to the input character string. Therefore, it is possible to increase the motivation of the player who wants to see the reaction of the character by inputting the character string to input the character string, and it is possible to improve the taste.

In feature 7, since a plurality of types of nicknames are prepared, it is possible to enhance the taste of the nicknames as compared with the case where only one type of nicknames is prepared. Further, if a character string inappropriate as a nickname is excluded from the nickname candidates, it is possible to prevent such a character string from being determined as a nickname.

In feature 8, the name candidate corresponding to the reference character portion having a large number of characters is preferentially determined as the name. As a result, it is possible to make different names even for input character strings having the same initials, and it is possible to improve the taste of the names.

When the input character string contains a predetermined initial letter as in feature 9, the character string with a suffix that starts with the initial letter and is followed by chan, kun, honorific title, or other suffix is used as the nickname. It may be decided. In this feature, since the characters of the input character string are left in the nickname, the input character string and the nickname are more related than when the nickname does not include the characters of the input character string. It is possible to make people feel that they are involved in the decision of, and it is possible to increase the motivation to input the input character string.

In feature 10, when the input character string matches a predetermined specific character string, a specific name candidate different from the suffixed character string can be determined as a name for the player. Therefore, the nickname for the input character string is less likely to be monotonous, and it is possible to improve the taste of the nickname.

As in feature 11, the first character string with a suffix, which is the first character string of the input character string with a suffix, may be determined as the nickname. Further, as in feature 12, a character string with a second suffix, which is obtained by adding a sokuon, a long vowel, or a syllabic sound after the initial letter of the input character string, and further adding a suffix, may be determined as a nickname. .. In features 11 and 12, since the characters of the input character string are left in the nickname, the input character string and the nickname are related to each other as compared with the case where the character of the input character string is not included in the nickname. It is possible to increase the motivation to input columns.

According to the feature 13, it is possible to improve the taste for the production in which the song is played.

According to the feature 14, since the choice of the nickname is increased, it is possible to make the nickname more interesting.

According to the feature 15, a name for a player is determined according to an input character string input by the player, and the name is displayed or output by voice, providing an unprecedented novel gaming machine. It becomes possible. According to this feature, since the name of the player is determined according to the input of the player, it is possible to make the player feel that he / she is involved in the determination of the name, and it is possible to improve the taste. It will be possible.

In feature 16, if the input character string matches the preset prohibited character string, the nickname is not determined. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player who wants to determine the nickname from inputting the prohibited character string.

10 Gaming machine 13G Display screen 25 Cross key 29 Operation button 30 Character image 39 Input character string 80 Main control board 82 Sub control board 82A CPU
82F Flash memory 100 Name storage table 101 Reference character part 102 Name candidate

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a nickname determination output means that determines a nickname for a player according to an input character string input by the player and outputs the nickname by display or voice.

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