JP2023031515A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine suppressing decrease in performance effects.SOLUTION: A game machine according to the present invention, when a first display performance and a second display performance are executed, a stereoscopic material is drawn on a prescribed layer on the basis of, priority and a normal material is drawn on an upper prescribed layer than a prescribed layer, sometimes draws a specific normal material different from the normal material to be drawn on the upper layer, on a prescribed layer between the layer where the stereoscopic material is drawn and the layer where the normal material is drawn. The specific normal material is drawn larger than the normal material, the specific normal material and the normal material are drawn at an overlapped position, and a color of the specific normal material is different from a color of the normal material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

As a gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine is known which includes a game area in which game balls (game value) move, a shooting device for shooting game balls into the game area, and the like. The pachinko game machine has a starter opening provided in a game area, and when entry of a game ball into the starter opening is detected, a special symbol lottery is performed. When the result of the special symbol lottery is a jackpot, the game state shifts to the special game state, and the special game is executed a plurality of times in the special game state. In each special game, the big winning opening provided in the game area operates in an open state, and the game ball is paid out based on the entry of the game ball into the big winning opening.

Also, as a game machine, a slot machine is known which includes a plurality of reels having a plurality of patterns arranged on the outer peripheral surface, a start lever, a stop button, and the like. In the slot machine, reels start rotating based on a game start operation, and an internal lottery using a lottery table is performed. When each reel stops, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination won in the internal lottery is displayed, and when the winning combination wins, as processing corresponding to the winning combination, for example, medals (game value) are paid out. A medal payout process, a replay process that enables the game to be played again without consuming new medals, and the like are performed.

2. Description of the Related Art Some game machines such as slot machines and pachinko game machines are equipped with a liquid crystal display, and some display a display that allows a player to view stereoscopically (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5979801

By the way, in game machines, it is required to suppress the deterioration of the performance effect.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which the decrease in performance effect is suppressed.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention
display means;
display control means for controlling display on the display means;
a drawing means for generating a frame image to be displayed on the display means based on information from the display control means;
The display means includes a first display effect of displaying a display object in a stereoscopic display mode that allows the player to view the display object stereoscopically, and a second display effect of displaying the display object to the player in a normal display mode different from the stereoscopic display mode. is executable to render and
The drawing means draws a plurality of drawing materials on a predetermined layer based on the priority set for each drawing material, and generates the frame image by superimposing the plurality of layers,
The drawing materials include a stereoscopic material used for display in the stereoscopic display mode and a normal material used for display in the normal display mode,
The first display effect and the second display effect are executed, and based on the priority, the stereoscopic material is drawn on a predetermined layer, and the normal material is drawn on a predetermined layer higher than the predetermined layer. a specific normal material different from the normal material drawn in a higher layer is drawn on a predetermined layer between the layer on which the stereoscopic material is drawn and the layer on which the normal material is drawn. may be
The specific normal material is drawn larger than the normal material,
The specific normal material and the normal material are drawn at overlapping positions,
The color of the specific normal material and the color of the normal material are different.

According to this configuration, the specific normal material (specific normal material material Y) may be drawn, the specific normal material is drawn larger than the normal material, the specific normal material and the normal material are drawn in overlapping positions, and the color of the specific normal material and the color The color is different from the normal material. In other words, the specific normal material different in color from the normal material is displayed around the normal material. Therefore, the specific normal material is displayed (visually recognized) between the normal material and the stereoscopic material (boundary portion).
As a result, the normal material (normal display object) is displayed in a different space (different place) from the stereoscopic material (stereoscopic display object) that is viewed as if it were protruding forward. (It becomes easier to distinguish between a normal display object and a three-dimensional display object). In other words, it becomes easier to recognize that the normal display object is the display object displayed on the back side (on the display surface of the display means) of the three-dimensional display object visually recognized on the front side. Therefore, a contradiction in depth is less likely to occur, the player can easily focus, and it is possible to suppress difficulty in visually recognizing a stereoscopic display object (prevention of stereoscopic vision failure can be suppressed). As a result, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the production effect.

Further, in the above configuration of the present invention, blurring may be applied to the outer edge of the specific normal material in the frame image.

According to this configuration, the boundary between the specific normal material and the stereoscopic material becomes ambiguous. As a result, it is possible to prevent the stereoscopic view from collapsing while suppressing deterioration in designability due to the boundary portion being clearly visible.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the production effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows an example of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the external structure. It is a front view showing the external configuration of the game board of the same. It is a front view which shows the appearance structure of a state display part equally. It is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the gaming machine. Similarly, it is a state transition diagram of a game state. It is a figure for demonstrating the production|generation of a synthetic image equally. It is a figure for demonstrating a layer structure same. Similarly, it is a diagram for explaining the production pattern, (a) shows the state before the variable display, (b) shows the state during the variable display, and (c) shows the state of the stopped display. is shown. Similarly, it is a diagram for explaining the effect pattern, (a) shows the ready-to-win state, and (b) shows the state at the start of the ready-to-win development effect. 3D is a diagram for explaining the 3D display effects, in which (a) shows materials for the right eye, (b) shows materials for the left eye, and (c) shows intersections of the player's line of sight. It is. 3D is a diagram for explaining the 3D display effects, in which (a) shows materials for the right eye, (b) shows materials for the left eye, and (c) shows intersections of the player's line of sight. It is. 3D is a diagram for explaining the 3D display effects, in which (a) shows materials for the right eye, (b) shows materials for the left eye, and (c) shows intersections of the player's line of sight. It is. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the placement of drawing materials on each layer; FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the placement of drawing materials on each layer; Similarly, it is a view of the specific material and the normal material viewed from the upper side of the layer. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a liquid-crystal drawing process similarly.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Although a pachinko game machine, which is one type of game machine, will be described below, the game machine according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko game machine, and may be a slot machine, a medalless game machine, or the like. .
Further, in the following explanation, when the player is in front of the gaming machine, the terms "front and back" basically mean "front" for the player and "back" for the gaming machine, and "up and down". means that the upper side of the gaming machine is "up" and the lower side is "lower", and "left and right" means that the left side of the player playing on the gaming machine is "left" and the right side is "right". .

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the gaming machine according to this embodiment. The gaming machine of the present embodiment performs a game using game balls (game media) rented from a gaming arcade. , a game board 6 that forms a game area 4 in which game balls move, an inner frame 7 that holds the game board 6, a glass unit 8 that makes the game board 6 visible and inaccessible to the player, and a glass unit. and a front frame 10 to which 8 is attached. The inner frame 7 is attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge mechanism so that it can be opened and closed. Also, the front frame 10 is attached to the inner frame 7 via a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable. The inner frame 7 (and the front frame 10) can be opened and closed between a closed position (closed state) that closes the opening of the outer frame 2 and an open position (open state) that opens the opening of the outer frame 2. there is In the closed state, the glass unit 8 faces the later-described game board 6 with a predetermined gap (gap) therebetween.

A portion of the front frame 10 surrounding the glass unit 8 is made of a translucent material that transmits light. A plurality of front frame lamps 12 (illumination means) for outputting are provided. Speakers 14 (acoustic device, sound output means) are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the front frame 10 and on the left and right of the lower part of the front frame 10 for outputting dramatic sounds for exciting the game.

An upper plate 16 for storing game balls is provided in the lower center of the front frame 10, and a left part of the inner side surface of the upper plate 16 is for paying out game balls from the game machine to the player. A payout port 18 is provided. A grip unit 20 (handle) is provided on the lower right side of the front frame 10. When the player rotates the grip unit 20 clockwise toward the game machine, the grip unit 20 is provided inside the game machine. A shooting device (shooting means) (not shown) is operated to shoot game balls into the game area 4 . The shooting device of this embodiment can shoot 99 game balls per minute (1.65 game balls per second).

A supply port 22 for supplying game balls from the upper plate 16 to the shooting device is provided on the right side of the inner side surface of the upper plate 16 . A lower tray 24 is provided below the upper tray 16 for storing surplus game balls when the upper tray 16 cannot store all the game balls.

In addition, an effect button 26 (effect operation means) is provided on the front side of the edge of the upper tray 16, and when the player operates the effect button 26, the effect performed by the game machine changes. Based on the operation (pressing) of the effect button 26, for example, the result of the game is notified (predetermined effect occurs).

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the external configuration of the game board 6 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 6 is provided with a circular outer rail 28, and an area surrounded by the outer rail 28 serves as a game area 4 in which game balls move. In addition, at the left end of the game area 4, an inner rail 30 is provided in an arc shape along the outer rail 28. The outer rail 28 and the inner rail 30 are provided below the game board 6 (not shown). A game ball shot from a shooting device is guided to a game area 4. - 特許庁The game area 4 is a space formed between the game board 6 and the glass unit 8, and the game ball can move (flow down, roll). The game board 6 is provided with a large number of game nails and pinwheels, and the game balls guided to the game area 4 collide with the nails and pinwheels and move in irregular directions.

At the center of the game board 6, a liquid crystal display 32 (effect display device, display means) for displaying effect images for assisting the game, effect images for enlivening the game, etc., is formed so as to surround the liquid crystal display 32. A production unit 36 having a display frame 34 is provided. A display frame lamp 38 (lighting means) is provided in the display frame 34 above the center of the liquid crystal display 32 to output effect light or the like for livening up the game. The front frame lamp 12, the speaker 14, the production button 26, the liquid crystal display 32, the production unit 36, the display frame lamp 38, and the like constitute production equipment (production means).
Although illustration is omitted, an accessory device (movable accessory) may be provided as an effect device. The accessory device is driven by a performance driving device (motor, solenoid, etc.), and is located behind the game board 6 and is difficult (impossible) to be visually recognized from the front (first position), and a liquid crystal display. It may be movable between a position (second position) in front of the display area of 32 . The accessory device is positioned at the first position when not in operation, and moves to the second position when in operation.

In this embodiment, the game ball cannot pass through the front side of the liquid crystal display 32, and the game ball shot from the shooting device falls in the left game area 4a or the right game area 4b of the liquid crystal display 32. It is designed to Also, in the game area 4, a large number of game nails (not shown) are nailed so as to intersect the surface of the game board 6, so that the moving direction of the game ball moving in the game area 4 changes at random. there is

In addition, an opening 40 is formed in the left part of the display frame 34 through which game balls falling in the game area 4a on the left side of the liquid crystal display 32 can pass. It passes through the passage 42 and falls onto a stage 44 provided below the liquid crystal display 32 . The upper surface of the stage 44 is a smoothly curved surface, and a gap is formed between the stage 44 and the glass unit 8 to allow game balls to fall downward from the stage 44, and drop onto the stage 44 from the passage 42. After the game ball hits the stage 44 and reciprocates left and right, it falls downward from the vicinity of the central portion of the stage 44. - 特許庁

Below the central portion of the stage 44, there is provided a first starting port 46 into which game balls that have fallen downward from the vicinity of the central portion of the stage 44 can enter. A first starter switch 100 (see FIG. 4) is arranged in the first starter 46 to detect a game ball entering the first starter 46 . The first start port switch 100 outputs a detection signal to the main control board 200 when detecting a game ball (entering the game ball into the first start port 46). Also, the main control board 200 executes a first special symbol lottery as a special symbol lottery based on the input of the detection signal from the first starter switch 100 . Further, the main control board 200 causes the payout device 130 to pay out prize balls based on the input of the detection signal from the first start port switch 100 . Also, the game ball that has entered the first starting port 46 is collected inside the game machine.

A plurality of (three) general winning openings 47 (upper left general winning opening 47a, middle left general winning opening 47b and lower left general winning opening 47c) are provided to the left of the first starting opening 46 in the game area 4. . In addition, the game board 6 is provided with a general winning slot switch 101 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball entering the upper left general winning slot 47a, the middle left general winning slot 47b, or the lower left general winning slot 47c. there is General winning a prize mouth switch 101, when detecting a game ball (entrance of the game ball to the upper left general winning a prize mouth 47a, left middle general winning a prize mouth 47b or lower left general winning a prize mouth 47c), a detection signal to the main control board 200 Output. In addition, the main control board 200 causes the payout device 130 to perform a prize ball payout operation based on the input of the detection signal from the general prize winning port switch 101 . Incidentally, one general prize winning port switch 101 may be provided for each of the upper left general prize prize port 47a, the middle left general prize prize port 47b, and the lower left general prize prize port 47c. Only one may be provided for each. In addition to the upper left general winning opening 47a, the middle left general winning opening 47b and the lower left general winning opening 47c, the general winning opening 47 and the general winning opening switch corresponding to this general winning opening may be provided.

In addition, in the game area 4b on the right side of the liquid crystal display 32, there is provided a passage gate 48 through which game balls pass without being collected inside the game machine. Also, a gate switch 102 (see FIG. 4) is arranged in the passage gate 48 for detecting that a game ball has passed. The gate switch 102 outputs a detection signal to the main control board 200 when a game ball (passage of the game ball through the passage gate 48) is detected. In addition, the main control board 200 executes a normal symbol lottery for determining whether or not a normal hit is won based on the input of the detection signal from the gate switch 102 .

A second starting port 49 is provided below the passage gate 48 in the game area 4 b on the right side of the liquid crystal display 32 . Further, in the second starting port 49, a second starting port switch 103 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball entering the second starting port 49 is arranged. The second starting port switch 103 outputs a detection signal to the main control board 200 when detecting a game ball (entering the game ball into the second starting port 49). Also, the main control board 200 executes a second special symbol lottery as a special symbol lottery based on the input of the detection signal from the second starting port switch 103 . Further, the main control board 200 causes the payout device 130 to pay out prize balls based on the input of the detection signal from the second start port switch 103 . Also, the game ball that has entered the second starting port 49 is collected inside the game machine.

In the second starting port 49, there are a reduced state (state that does not assist entry, non-assisted state) in which game balls are difficult to enter into the second start port 49, and an expanded state (state that assists entry, non-assisted state) in which game balls easily enter. state) is provided. The normal accessory 54 incorporates a driving device such as a solenoid, and is controlled to be in an enlarged state under a predetermined condition when a normal winning is won in a normal symbol lottery.

Also, in the game area 4b on the right side of the liquid crystal display 32, a big winning opening 50 is provided. In addition, a count switch 104 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball that has entered the big winning hole 50 is arranged in the big winning hole 50 . The count switch 104 outputs a detection signal to the main control board 200 when detecting a game ball (entering the game ball into the big winning hole 50). In addition, the main control board 200 causes the payout device 130 to perform the payout operation of prize balls based on the input of the detection signal from the count switch 104 . In addition, the main control board 200 counts the number of game balls entering the big winning hole 50 based on the detection signal input from the count switch 104 . Also, the game ball that has entered the big winning hole 50 is collected inside the game machine.

The big winning hole 50 has a closed state (second state, non-enterable state) in which game balls cannot enter the big winning hole 50, and an open state (first state, enterable state) in which game balls can enter. A special accessory 56 is provided operable therebetween. The special accessory 56 incorporates a driving device such as a solenoid, and is opened under predetermined conditions in a special game state that starts when a big win is won in a special symbol lottery (first special symbol lottery or second special symbol lottery). state is controlled.

In addition, at the bottom of the game area 4, an out port 62 is provided for collecting game balls that have fallen in the game area 4 without entering any of the winning openings 46, 47, 49, 50 into the gaming machine. there is Here, a discharge path (not shown) through which game balls collected (discharged) from the game area 4 pass is provided inside the gaming machine. This game machine is configured such that all game balls launched into the game area 4 (all game balls collected from the game area 4) pass through the discharge path. That is, the game ball hit into the game area 4 is collected from the game area 4 and flows into the discharge path by entering one of the winning openings 46, 47, 49, 50 or passing through the out opening 62.例文帳に追加Specifically, the game balls that have entered the respective winning openings 46, 47, 49, 50 are guided to the discharge path after being detected by the switches 100, 101, 103, 104 provided in the winning openings. . Also, the game balls collected from the out port 62 are guided to the discharge path. In addition, an out switch 106 (see FIG. 4) is arranged in the discharge path. The out switch 106 outputs a detection signal to the main control board 200 when detecting a game ball passing through the discharge path (discharge of the game ball from the game area 4). Further, the main control board 200 counts the number of game balls ejected from the game area 4 based on the detection signal input from the out switch 106 .

The game ball shooting device is constructed so that the game ball shooting force (shooting intensity) is changed by adjusting the amount of rotation of the grip unit 20 (handle) shown in FIG. When the amount of rotation of the grip unit 20 is small (when the game ball is shot with less than a predetermined intensity), the game ball falls in the left game area 4a (left hitting area, first game area) of the liquid crystal display 32. In addition, when the amount of rotation of the grip unit 20 is large (when the game ball is shot with a predetermined strength or more), the game ball falls in the game area 4b (right-handed area, second game area) on the right side of the liquid crystal display 32. do.

The player adjusts the amount of rotation of the grip unit 20 according to the game situation, and the game ball falls down the left game area 4a, or passes through the opening 40, the passage 42 and the stage 44, and then the first start port 46. A game ball is shot so as to win a prize (left hitting), the game ball falls through the game area 4b on the right side, and the game ball passes through the passage gate 48, or the game ball enters the second start port 49. A game ball is shot so that it wins a prize, or a game ball enters a big prize-winning hole 50 (right-handed hitting). Hitting a game ball into a left-handed area with the amount of rotation of the handle set to a predetermined amount is called left-handed hitting, and hitting a game ball into a right-handed area with the amount of rotation of the handle set to a predetermined amount of rotation is called right-handed hitting. .

In addition, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the game ball falls in the left game area 4a, the game ball does not pass through the passage gate 48, and the game ball enters the second start opening 49 and the big winning opening 50. The ball is designed not to enter (win a prize). Further, when the game ball falls in the right game area 4b, the game ball does not enter the first starting hole 46, the upper left general winning hole 47a, the middle left general winning hole 47b and the lower left general winning hole 47c. It's like

In addition, in the lower right portion of the game board 6 and outside the game area 4, there is provided a state display section 70 that indicates various states of the game machine by turning on and off lights such as lamps.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the external configuration of the state display section 70. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the state display portion 70 includes a normal symbol display portion 72, a normal reservation display portion 74, a first special symbol display portion 76, a first special reservation display portion 78, a second special symbol display portion 80, A second special hold display section 82 and a game state display section 84 are provided.

The normal symbol display part 72 is composed of two lamps, and when the normal symbol lottery is performed, the normal symbols are variably displayed by flickering the two lamps, and the normal symbols are displayed by lighting or extinguishing the two lamps. A stop display is performed to display the result of the normal symbol lottery.

The normal holding display part 74 is composed of two lamps, and acquires a normal symbol lottery random number when the normal symbol is already being displayed in a variable or stopped manner when the game ball passes through the passage gate 48.例文帳に追加When the normal symbol lottery random number value is reserved due to the fact that the normal symbol lottery cannot be performed even if the A combination of turning on or off or blinking the two lamps displays 0 to 4 normal pending numbers.

The first special symbol display part 76 is composed of a 7-segment display, and when the first special symbol lottery is performed by entering the game ball into the first starting port 46, the 7-segment display flashes to display the first symbol. A special pattern is variably displayed, a 7-segment display is lit in one of a plurality of types of modes, a first special pattern is stop-displayed, and a result of a first special pattern lottery is displayed.

The first special holding display part 78 is composed of two lamps, and when the game ball enters the first starting port 46, the first special symbol or the second special symbol is already displayed in a variable display or in a stopped display. When the special symbol lottery random number is reserved as the first special random number because the special symbol lottery cannot be performed even if the special symbol lottery random number (lottery information) is acquired, etc., it is reserved. It displays the first special reserved number corresponding to the number of the first special random number, and displays 0 to 4 first special reserved numbers by a combination of lighting, extinguishing, or blinking the two lamps. .

The second special symbol display unit 80 is composed of a 7-segment display, and when the second special symbol lottery is performed by entering the game ball into the second starting port 49, the 7-segment display flashes to display the second symbol. A special pattern is variably displayed, a 7-segment display is lit in one of a plurality of types of modes, a second special pattern is stop-displayed, and a result of a second special pattern lottery is displayed.

The second special holding display part 82 is composed of two lamps, and when the game ball enters the second start port 49, the first special symbol or the second special symbol is already displayed in a variable display or in a stopped display. If the random number for the special symbol lottery is reserved as the second special random number due to the fact that the special symbol lottery cannot be performed even if the random number for the special symbol lottery is acquired, the second special random number that is reserved The second special reserved number corresponding to the numerical value is displayed, and the second special reserved number of 0 to 4 is displayed by a combination of lighting, extinguishing, or blinking the two lamps.

The game state display section 84 is composed of six lamps, and displays the currently set game state type by a combination of lighting, extinguishing, or blinking of the six lamps. In this embodiment, a normal state (low probability state), a probability variable state (high probability state/special state) in which the probability of winning a jackpot is set higher than the normal state, and a jackpot in a special symbol lottery will start. It is possible to set four types of game states, namely, a special game state and a time-saving state (special state) in which the fluctuation time of the first special pattern or the second special pattern is shortened to frequently come the opportunity to execute the special pattern lottery. Which game state is set is displayed by a combination of lighting, extinguishing, or blinking of the six lamps.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of this embodiment. The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by control boards including a main control board 200 (main control means) and a sub-control board 202 (sub-control means). The functions of each board such as the main control board 200 and the sub-control board 202 are implemented by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of information storage medium), or RAM. It is realized by software consisting of a given program pre-stored in a ROM or the like.

The main control board 200 controls the progress of the game. The main control board 200 receives an input signal from an input means such as a first starting port switch 100, a general winning port switch 101, a gate switch 102, a second starting port switch 103, a count switch 104, or an out switch 106, and plays a game. , and based on the results of the calculations, the state display unit 70, the normal accessory 54, the special accessory 56, or the output means such as the payout device 130 is controlled.

The sub control board 202 controls execution of effects based on information transmitted from the main control board 200 . The sub-control board 202 receives a signal sent from the main control board 200 and an input signal from the effect button switch 150 that detects the operation of the effect button 26, and executes effects according to the progress of the game. , and based on the results of the calculations, the operations of the production devices such as the liquid crystal display 32, the lighting device, the speaker 14, and the production drive device are controlled.

The main control board 200 includes random number generation means 210, normal symbol lottery means 220, normal display control means 222, normal role item control means 224, special symbol lottery means 230, special display control means 240, game state transition control means 250, special It includes game execution means 260 , payout control means 270 , communication control means 280 and main memory 290 .

The random number generating means 210 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery, and is implemented by a random number generator for generating hardware random numbers or a program for generating software random numbers. A software random number can be generated, for example, based on the count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts numerical values so as to cycle through a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, "random value" includes not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but also a substantially It also includes values that can function as random numbers.

The normal symbol lottery means 220 acquires a normal symbol lottery random value from the random number generation means 210 on the basis of the detection signal being input from the gate switch 102 for detecting game balls passing through the passage gate 48 one by one. Then, a normal symbol lottery is performed to determine whether or not a normal win is possible with respect to the normal symbol lottery random number read out from the normal random number storage means 2912 of the main memory 290.例文帳に追加Specifically, the normal symbol lottery means 220 performs a normal winning determination process or the like as a normal symbol lottery.

The normal hit determination process is a process of determining the propriety of the normal hit. In the normal winning determination process, the normal symbol lottery means 220 refers to any normal symbol lottery table among a plurality of types of normal symbol lottery tables stored in the lottery table storage means 2910 of the main memory 290, and performs random number determination processing. is selected according to the game state. Here, in each normal symbol lottery table, each of 100 normal symbol lottery random numbers from 0 to 99 is associated with a normal win or a loss. Then, the normal symbol lottery means 220 refers to the selected normal symbol lottery table and determines whether or not one normal symbol lottery random number read from the normal random number storage means 2912 is associated with a normal hit. Thus, it is determined whether or not the normal winning is won. Then, the normal symbol lottery means 220 sets the winning flag of the normal win in the ON state in the flag storage means 2916 of the main memory 290 when the normal win is won, and when it becomes a loss, the normal win. is set to OFF state.

In addition, the normal symbol lottery table selected when the game state is the probability variable state or the time saving state wins a normal hit as compared with the normal symbol lottery table selected when the game state is neither the probability variable state nor the time saving state. High probability is set. In other words, the normal symbol lottery performed when the game state is the probability variable state or the time saving state has a higher probability of winning a normal hit than the normal symbol lottery performed when the game state is neither the probability variable state nor the time saving state. It's becoming

The normal display control means 222 is means for controlling the display of the state display section 70 based on the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery, and performs normal symbol display control processing and normal reserved display control processing.

In the normal symbol display control process, the normal display control means 222 variably displays the normal symbol by blinking the two lamps of the normal symbol display unit 72 until a predetermined variation time elapses, and normal in the normal winning determination process. The normal pattern display part 72 is caused to display the result of the normal pattern lottery by stopping and displaying the normal pattern by lighting or extinguishing two lamps of the normal pattern display part 72 according to whether or not the win is won. .

Specifically, in this embodiment, when the game state at the time when the normal symbol lottery is performed is neither the probability variable state nor the time saving state, the normal symbol fluctuation time is set to 20 seconds, and the normal symbol lottery is performed. When the game state at the time of winning is the probability variable state or the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is set to 1 second, and the case where the game state is the probability variable state or the time saving state is better. , The execution opportunity of the normal symbol lottery comes frequently.

In the normal reservation display control process, the normal display control means 222 turns on or off the two lamps of the normal reservation display section 74 according to the number of random number values for normal symbol lottery stored in the normal random number storage means 2912. A blinking combination displays 0 to 4 normal pending numbers.

The normal role control means 224 is means for controlling the normal role 54 based on the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery. When the game state is neither the probability variable state nor the time saving state, the normal role product control means 224 is normally displayed until 0.1 seconds pass, triggered by the stop display of the normal symbol in the mode indicating the winning of the normal winning. Control is performed to operate the normal role object 54 so that the role object 54 returns to the reduced state after being in the enlarged state. In addition, when the game state is the probability variable state or the time saving state, the normal role product control means 224 is normally displayed until 20 seconds pass, triggered by the stop display of the normal symbol in the mode indicating the winning of the normal hit. Control is performed to operate the normal role object 54 so that the role object 54 returns to the reduced state after being in the enlarged state.

Therefore, when normal winning is achieved in the normal symbol lottery, if the game state is neither the probability variable state nor the time saving state, the normal accessory 54 is arranged so that the ease of entry of the game ball into the second start port 49 hardly increases. operates, but if the game state is a probability variable state or a time-saving state, the normal accessory 54 operates so as to increase the ease with which the game ball enters the second starting port 49 .

The special symbol lottery means 230 selects the special symbol lottery from the random number generation means 210 based on the detection signal input from the first start port switch 100 for detecting the game balls entering the first start port 46 one by one. A random number value is acquired and stored in the special random number storage means 2914 of the main memory 290 as a first special random number value. In addition, the special symbol lottery means 230 receives a detection signal from the second start port switch 103 for detecting game balls entering the second start port 49 one by one, and the special symbol from the random number generation means 210. A lottery random number is acquired and stored in the special random number storage means 2914 as a second special random number. Then, the special symbol lottery means 230 uses the first special random number value or the second special random number value read out from the special random number storage means 2914 to perform a special symbol lottery for determining whether or not a big hit is won. Specifically, the special symbol lottery means 230 performs a big hit determination process, a symbol determination process, etc. as a special symbol lottery.

The big hit determination process is a process of reading out one big hit determination random number value contained in the first special random number value or the second special random number value stored in the special random number storage means 2914, and determining whether or not the big win is won. Here, one jackpot determination random number is obtained from 65536 jackpot determination random numbers of 0 to 65535 based on the detection signal being input from the first starter switch 100 or the second starter switch 103. , is stored in the special random number storage means 2914 as the first special random number value or the second special random number value.

In the big-hit determination process, the special symbol lottery means 230 refers to which of a plurality of types of big-hit lottery tables stored in the lottery table storage means 2910 of the main memory 290 to perform the random number determination process according to the game state. to select. Here, in each big-hit lottery table, each of 65536 big-hit determination random numbers from 0 to 65535 is associated with a big hit or a loss. Then, the special symbol lottery means 230 refers to the selected big win lottery table and judges whether or not one read-out big win determination random number value is associated with the big win, thereby determining whether or not the big win has been won. to decide. In addition, the special symbol lottery means 230 sets the winning flag of the big win in the ON state in the flag storage means 2916 when the big win is won, and sets the winning flag of the big win to the OFF state when the loss occurs. to set

The jackpot lottery table selected when the game state is the variable probability state is set to have a higher probability of winning the jackpot than the jackpot lottery table selected when the game state is the normal state or the time-saving state. there is In other words, the jackpot determination process (special symbol lottery) performed when the game state is the variable probability state is compared to the jackpot determination process (special symbol lottery) performed when the game state is normal or in a time-saving state. You have a higher chance of winning.

The symbol determination process is a process performed when a big hit is won in the jackpot determination process. It is a process of reading numerical values and determining which one of the 16-round probability variation pattern, the 4-round probability variation pattern, the 16-round normal pattern, and the 4-round normal pattern as the jackpot pattern (type of jackpot). Here, one symbol determination random value is obtained from 100 symbol determination random values of 0 to 99 based on the detection signal input from the first start switch 100 or the second start switch 103, It is stored in the special random number storage means 2914 as the first special random number or the second special random number.

In the symbol determination process, the special symbol lottery means 230 refers to one of the plurality of types of symbol lottery tables stored in the lottery table storage means 2910 to perform the random number determination process. A selection is made depending on whether the number was stored as the first special random value or the second special random value. Here, each symbol lottery table corresponds to each of the 100 symbol determination random numbers from 0 to 99, one of 16 round probability variable symbols, 4 round probability variable symbols, 16 round normal symbols, and 4 round normal symbols. It is attached. Then, the special symbol lottery means 230 refers to the selected symbol lottery table and determines to which one of the plurality of types of jackpot symbols the one read symbol determination random number value is associated. It determines which of the jackpot symbols has been won. In addition, the special symbol lottery means 230 sets the winning flag corresponding to the winning jackpot symbol in the flag storage means 2916 to the ON state.

The special display control means 240 is a means for controlling the display of the state display unit 70 based on the lottery result of the special symbol lottery, and includes a first special symbol display control process, a second special symbol display control process, and a first special hold. Display control processing and second special hold display control processing are performed.

The first special symbol display control process is a process performed when the first special random number value is read out from the special random number storage means 2914 and a special symbol lottery is performed. Until the time elapses, the 7-segment display of the first special symbol display part 76 is blinked to variably display the first special symbol, and then the 7-segment display of the first special symbol display part 76 is lit in a predetermined manner. By doing so, the first special symbol is stopped and displayed.

In this embodiment, the display mode of the 7-segment display is predetermined corresponding to each of the four types of jackpot symbols and losses, and the special display control means 240 determines whether or not the jackpot has been won in the jackpot determination process. The 7-segment display of the first special symbol display part 76 is lit up in a mode corresponding to the jackpot, and in a mode corresponding to the jackpot pattern determined in the pattern determination process when the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process. The special symbols are stopped and displayed, and the result of the special symbol lottery is displayed on the first special symbol display part 76.例文帳に追加

The second special symbol display control process is a process performed when the second special random number value is read out from the special random number storage means 2914 and a special symbol lottery is performed. Until the time elapses, the 7-segment display of the second special symbol display part 80 is blinked to variably display the second special symbol, and then the 7-segment display of the second special symbol display part 80 is lit in a predetermined manner. By doing so, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed.

Then, the special display control means 240 is in a mode according to whether or not the big win is won in the big win determination process, and in a mode according to the big win pattern determined in the pattern determination process when the big win is won in the big win determination process. Then, by lighting the 7-segment display of the second special symbol display part 80, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed, and the result of the special symbol lottery is displayed on the second special symbol display part 80.例文帳に追加

In the first special pending display control process, the special display control means 240 lights the two lamps of the first special pending display section 78 according to the number of the first special random number values stored in the special random number storage means 2914. Or 0 to 4 first special reserved numbers are displayed by a combination of extinguishing or blinking.

In the second special pending display control process, the special display control means 240 turns on the two lamps of the second special pending display section 82 according to the number of the second special random number values stored in the special random number storage means 2914. Alternatively, 0 to 4 second special reserved numbers are displayed by a combination of extinguishing or blinking.

Game state transition control means 250, as shown in FIG. 5, based on the establishment of a predetermined transition condition, normal state, special game state, probability variable state, game state transition control processing to shift the game state between the time-saving state I do. As for the game state transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. When a plurality of conditions are defined, the game state is changed based on the satisfaction of one of the plurality of predetermined conditions or the satisfaction of all of the plurality of predetermined conditions. It is possible to move to another game state.

The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and it is possible to shift from the normal state to the special game state. In a normal state, a normal pattern lottery is performed with reference to a normal pattern lottery table in which the probability of winning a normal win is set to about 1/20, and a big win lottery table in which a probability of winning a big win is set to 1/319 is used. A special pattern lottery is performed with reference to this.

In the normal state, the normal winning probability in the normal symbol lottery is as low as about 1/20, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbols is set long, and the period during which the normal accessory 54 is in the enlarged state is 0.00. Since it is as short as 1 second, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second starting port 49.例文帳に追加

The special game state is started based on winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery in the normal state, the probability variable state or the time saving state, and the special game of the number of rounds (the number of executions) predetermined according to the type of the jackpot symbol. Terminates when executed.

Specifically, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 16 round probability variation pattern is set to the ON state in the special symbol lottery, the special game of 16 rounds from the 1st round to the 16th round is performed. The special game state ends on the condition that it is executed.

In addition, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 4 round probability variation pattern is set to the ON state in the special symbol lottery, the special game of 4 rounds from the 1st round to the 4th round is executed. Under the condition that the special game state ends.

Further, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the win flag of the 16th round normal pattern is set to the ON state in the special symbol lottery, the 16th round special game from the 1st round to the 16th round is executed. Under the condition that the special game state ends.

Further, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 4th round normal pattern is set to the ON state in the special symbol lottery, the 4th special game of the 1st round to the 4th round is executed. Under the condition that the special game state ends.

The probability variation state is started when the special game state started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 16 round probability variation pattern or the 4 round probability variation pattern (probability variation pattern) is set to the ON state, and is started from the probability variation state. can transition to a special game state or normal state. In addition, in the variable probability state, the normal pattern lottery is performed with reference to the normal pattern lottery table in which the normal winning probability is set to about 19/20, and the big winning lottery table in which the big winning winning probability is set to 1/31. is more advantageous to the player than in the normal state in that the special symbol lottery is performed with reference to . Then, the variable probability state ends under the condition that the number of times the special symbol lottery is performed in the variable probability state reaches 9999 times, and shifts to the normal state.

Specifically, the game state transition control means 250 writes a value (e.g., 9999) corresponding to a predetermined number of games (e.g., 9999 times) to the variable probability end determination counter 2930 of the main memory 290 when the special game state ends. , Every time a special symbol lottery is performed in the variable probability state, a value (for example, 1) corresponding to the number of games for one time is subtracted from the stored value of the variable probability end determination counter 2930 to update the decrement. Then, when the stored value of the variable probability end determination counter 2930 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), the variable probability state is ended and the normal state is started. However, in the variable probability state, the winning probability of the big hit in the special symbol lottery is set to 1/31, so the special game state is started before the number of times the special symbol lottery is performed in the variable probability state reaches 9999 times, and the probability variable It is almost impossible to transition from the state to the normal state.

In addition, in the variable state, the normal winning probability in the normal pattern lottery is as high as about 19/20, the fluctuation time of the normal pattern is as short as 1 second, and the period in which the normal accessory 54 is in the expanded state is 20 seconds. Since it is longer, it is easier for the game ball to enter the second starting port 49 than in the normal state, which is advantageous to the player. The variable probability state is a game state in which it is more advantageous for the player to hit to the right so that the game ball enters the second starting port 49 .

In addition, in the variable state, regardless of the number of reservations, a shorter variation time is often set as the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, so the opportunity to execute the special symbol lottery is more frequent than in the normal state. is expected to arrive at

The time saving state is started when the special game state started based on the fact that the win flag of the 16 round normal pattern or the 4 round normal pattern is set to ON state, and the special game state is started from the time saving state. Or it is possible to shift to the normal state. In addition, in the time saving state, the normal pattern lottery is performed with reference to the normal pattern lottery table in which the probability of winning the normal hit is set to about 19/20 as in the variable state, but the probability of winning the jackpot is the same as in the normal state. A special symbol lottery is performed with reference to a jackpot lottery table set to approximately 1/319, which is more disadvantageous to the player than the variable probability state. Then, the time saving state is ended on condition that the number of times the special symbol lottery is performed in the time saving state reaches 100 times, and the state is shifted to the normal state.

Specifically, the game state transition control means 250 is triggered by the game state being shifted to the time saving state, and the time saving end determination counter 2932 of the main memory 290 corresponds to a predetermined number of games (for example, 100 times). A value (eg, 100) is written, and a value (eg, 1) corresponding to the number of games for one time is subtracted from the stored value of the time-saving end determination counter 2932 each time a special symbol lottery is performed in the time-saving state. . And when the stored value of the time saving end determination counter 2932 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), the time saving state is ended.

In addition, in the time saving state, as in the probability variable state, the winning probability of the normal winning in the normal pattern lottery is as high as about 19/20, and the fluctuation time of the normal pattern is as short as 1 second, and the normal accessory 54 is in the expanded state. Since the period is as long as 20 seconds, it is easier for the game ball to enter the second starting port 49 than in the normal state, which is advantageous to the player. The time-saving state is a game state in which it is more advantageous for the player to hit to the right so that the game ball enters the second starting port 49 .

In addition, in the time saving state, as in the variable state, a shorter variation time is often set as the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol regardless of the number of reservations, so the special symbol than the normal state Opportunities for executing the lottery have come frequently.

The special game execution means 260 is means for executing a special game based on the lottery result of the special symbol lottery, and performs special game execution processing 1 to special game execution processing 4 and the like.

The special game execution process 1 is executed based on the winning of the 16-round probability variation pattern in the special symbol lottery, and the special game execution means 260 sets the number of rounds predetermined for the 16-round probability variation pattern as the upper limit value of the round counter 2933. A value (for example, 16) corresponding to 16 times is set, and each time the special accessory 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the stored value of the round counter 2933 is set to the number of rounds for one time. Incremental update is performed by adding a value (eg, 1) corresponding to . When the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches the upper limit (for example, 16), the special game state ends.

Specifically, in the special game execution process 1, in the special game of each round from the 1st round to the 16th round, the opening timer 2934 counts 29 seconds after the special accessory 56 is opened. When the switch 104 detects the entry of one game ball, a value (for example, 1) corresponding to one game ball is added. Drive control of the special prize 56 is performed so that the special prize 56 is in a closed state. Then, "1" is added to the value of the round counter 2933 assuming that the end condition for one round is satisfied.

The special game execution process 2 is executed based on the winning of the 4 round probability variation pattern in the special symbol lottery, and the special game execution means 260 sets the predetermined round number for the 4 round probability variation pattern as the upper limit value of the round counter 2933. A value (for example, 4) corresponding to 4 times is set, and each time the special accessory 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the stored value of the round counter 2933 is set to the number of rounds for one time. Incremental update is performed by adding a value (eg, 1) corresponding to . When the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches the upper limit (for example, 4), the special game state ends.

Specifically, in the special game execution process 2, in the special game of each round of the first to fourth rounds, the opening timer 2934 counts 29 seconds after the special accessory 56 is opened, or When the value of the prize number counter 2936 reaches the upper limit (for example, 10), the special accessory 56 is driven and controlled so that the special accessory 56 is closed. Then, "1" is added to the value of the round counter 2933 assuming that the end condition for one round is satisfied.

The special game execution process 3 is executed based on the winning of the 16 round normal symbols in the special symbol lottery. A value (for example, 16) corresponding to 16 times is set, and each time the special accessory 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the stored value of the round counter 2933 is set to the number of rounds for one time. Incremental update is performed by adding a value (eg, 1) corresponding to . When the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches the upper limit (for example, 16), the special game state ends.

Specifically, in the special game execution process 3, in the special game of each round from the 1st round to the 16th round, the opening timer 2934 counts 29 seconds after the special accessory 56 is opened, or When the value of the prize number counter 2936 reaches the upper limit (for example, 10), the special accessory 56 is driven and controlled so that the special accessory 56 is closed. Then, "1" is added to the value of the round counter 2933 assuming that the end condition for one round is satisfied.

The special game execution processing 4 is executed based on the winning of the 4 round normal symbols in the special symbol lottery. A value (for example, 4) corresponding to 4 times is set, and each time the special accessory 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the stored value of the round counter 2933 is set to the number of rounds for one time. Incremental update is performed by adding a value (eg, 1) corresponding to . When the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches the upper limit (for example, 4), the special game state ends.

Specifically, in the special game execution process 4, in the special game of each round of the first to fourth rounds, the opening timer 2934 counts 29 seconds after the special accessory 56 is opened, or When the value of the prize number counter 2936 reaches the upper limit (for example, 10), the special accessory 56 is driven and controlled so that the special accessory 56 is closed. Then, "1" is added to the value of the round counter 2933 assuming that the end condition for one round is satisfied.

The payout control means 270 receives a detection signal from the first starting port switch 100, a detection signal from the general winning port switch 101, a detection signal from the second starting port switch 103, or a detection signal from the count switch 104. , control is performed to cause the payout device 130 to pay out a number of game balls corresponding to the number of prize balls predetermined for each detection signal. The number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more, and the number of prize balls paid out by each of the first start port switch 100, the general prize winning port switch 101, the second start port switch 103, or the count switch 104 may be different, or may be set to the same number of prize balls.

The payout device 130 pays out the number of game balls instructed by the payout control means 270 . This payout device 130 is provided with a payout motor in a game ball tank for storing game balls, and a payout control means 270 controls the rotation angle of the payout motor to produce the number of game balls as instructed. Discharge from the game ball tank. In addition, the payout device 130 is provided with a payout switch that operates each time one game ball is put out, and the payout control means 270 actually pays out from the payout device 130 based on the payout signal from the payout switch. It is possible to manage the number of played game balls.

The communication control means 280 controls transmission of various commands generated according to various calculation results in the main control board 200 to the sub control board 202 . In the gaming machine of this embodiment, between the main control board 200 and the sub control board 202, only one-way communication from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 202 is possible. are connected so as not to be able to transmit information to the main control board 200 from.

Next, the sub-control board 202 will be described. The sub control board 202 is provided with effect control means 300 and a sub memory 302 . In addition, the effect control means 300 includes effect determination means 310, display control means 312, and VDP 314 (drawing means). VDP 314 also includes VRAM 320 . Also, the sub-memory 302 includes a plurality of types of RAM and ROM, and various data stored in the sub-memory 302 are stored in each RAM and ROM.
The effect control means 300 produces effects on the liquid crystal display 32 based on various commands transmitted from the main control board 200, input signals from the effect button switch 150, and effect data stored in the ROM of the sub-memory 302. An image is displayed, lighting devices such as the front frame lamp 12 and the display frame lamp 38 are turned on or blinked, a production sound is output from the speaker 14, and a production product (accessory) is driven by driving the production product driving device. By controlling the production device such as operating the production device, the production device is made to execute production for livening up the game or assisting the game (controls various production devices).

The effect determining means 310 determines the contents of effects to be executed based on various commands transmitted from the main control board 200, input signals from the effect button switches 150, and the like. In addition, when the effect determination means 310 determines the effect content to be executed, the effect determination means 310 sets a message for instructing the effect content to the display control means 312 .

The display control means 312 analyzes the set message and controls the display on the liquid crystal display 32 . Specifically, the display control unit 312 executes the liquid crystal drawing process at a predetermined cycle (for example, 60 times per second=60 FPS frame rate). In the liquid crystal drawing process, the display control means 312 analyzes the set message and constructs a drawing command (information) for instructing the drawing contents to the VDP 314 . Then, the VDP 314 performs drawing according to the drawing command, and the drawn content is displayed on the display area 32 a of the liquid crystal display 32 .
The VDP 314 is a processor that performs drawing related to display on the screen of the liquid crystal display 32, and is integrated with the effect determination means 310 and the display control means 312 into one chip.

The VDP 314 expands the drawing material stored in the ROM of the sub-memory 302 into the frame buffer of the VRAM 320 for each frame. In the frame buffer, multiple drawing materials are superimposed according to set priorities. Specifically, in the frame buffer, drawing materials with lower priority are placed on the lower (back) side in the stacking direction, and drawing materials with higher priority are placed on the upper (front) side in the stacking direction. . As a result, image data (composite image) representing a frame image of one frame is generated on the frame buffer. The VDP 314 then drives the liquid crystal display 32 based on the synthesized image generated on the frame buffer. As a result, the synthesized image generated by the frame buffer is displayed on the display area 32a of the liquid crystal display 32 for each frame.

A drawing material with a low priority is overlaid with a drawing material with a higher priority, so that part or all of the drawing material may not be visible on the display (composite image) of the liquid crystal display 32 . However, it is possible to set transparency for each drawing material. In some cases, the drawing material hidden in the background becomes visible on the display (composite image) of the liquid crystal display 32 .

In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, as display effects on the liquid crystal display 32, 3D screen display (3D display effect, first display effect, first effect) and 2D screen display (2D display effect, second display It is possible to execute a plurality of types of effects including effects, second effects). On the liquid crystal display 32, display in a stereoscopic display mode (3D display) that allows the player to view the displayed objects in the display area 32a in a stereoscopic manner, and display in a normal display mode that does not allow the player to view the displayed objects in a stereoscopic manner. (2D display) and are possible. The 3D display is a display that uses parallax to allow the player to see displayed objects three-dimensionally (perceive and recognize them three-dimensionally). The 2D display does not perform stereoscopic representation using parallax, but is a display in which a displayed object appears two-dimensional (perceives and recognizes two-dimensionally). Note that stereoscopic vision (3D display) may be realized by a well-known technique such as a lenticular lens system or a parallax barrier system. In addition, the method is not limited to the method of stereoscopic viewing with the naked eye, and a method of stereoscopic viewing by wearing predetermined glasses or the like may be used. Display objects include, for example, people, animals, vehicles, buildings, natural objects (for example, rocks, trees, etc.), characters, backgrounds, patterns, designs, and other objects (images) displayed on the liquid crystal display 32. Say things.

In this embodiment, as drawing materials, left-eye materials and right-eye materials as stereoscopic viewing materials, and normal materials are prepared. For display objects that are not stereoscopically visible (display objects displayed in the normal display mode: normal display objects), normal materials are used to construct a composite image. In addition, for a display object to be stereoscopically viewed (display object to be displayed in a stereoscopic display mode: stereoscopic display object), a pair of left eye material (first material) and right eye material (second material) related to the display object is used. to construct a composite image. By constructing a composite image using only one of a pair of left-eye material and right-eye material (for example, left-eye material), it is also possible to display the displayed object in the normal display mode. ing.

In this embodiment, a first frame buffer 321 and a second frame buffer 322 are prepared as frame buffers (FIG. 4). FIG. 6 shows generation of a composite image in the case where drawing materials constituting a frame image of one frame include normal materials and stereoscopic materials (left-eye materials and right-eye materials). In FIG. 6, the priority of the normal material related to the normal display object is set lower than the priority of the stereoscopic viewing material (left eye material and right eye material) related to the stereoscopic display object. As for normal materials, one drawing material (the same drawing material) is drawn in both the first frame buffer 321 and the second frame buffer 322 . In other words, when displaying in the normal display mode, the VDP 314 acquires the normal material from the ROM of the sub-memory 302 based on the drawing command for drawing the normal material transferred from the display control means 312, and displays it in the first frame buffer 321. and the second frame buffer 322 .

In the display in the stereoscopic display mode, the VDP 314 acquires the material for the left eye from the ROM of the sub-memory 302 based on the drawing command for drawing the material for the left eye, which is transferred from the display control means 312, and displays the material for the left eye in the first frame buffer 321. (left-eye frame buffer). In parallel with this, the VDP 314 acquires the material for the right eye from the ROM of the sub-memory 302 based on the drawing command related to the drawing of the material for the right eye, which is transferred from the display control means 312, and the second frame buffer 322 ( It draws sequentially in the frame buffer for the right eye). As described above, the left-eye material and the right-eye material are drawn so as to be superimposed according to the priority specified by the drawing command.

After the drawing of the left eye material (1 frame of left eye material) in the first frame buffer 321 and the drawing of the right eye material (1 frame of right eye material) in the second frame buffer 322 are completed. , VDP 314 perform the compositing process. Here, the synthesizing process is a process of synthesizing the image drawn in the second frame buffer 322 with the image drawn in the first frame buffer 321 . The VDP 314 combines an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 in a stereoscopic display mode (hereinafter, an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 in a stereoscopic display mode is also referred to as a “three-dimensional image”) into a first frame buffer. 321. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, an image synthesized by the first frame buffer 321 (left-eye material drawn in the first frame buffer 321) and an image synthesized by the second frame buffer 322 (material for the left eye drawn in the first frame buffer 321). 2 material for the right eye drawn in the frame buffer 322) and the 3D image (composite image partly 3D image) is generated by arranging each of them alternately in the form of elongated strips. The width of the strip corresponds to, for example, the width of fine semi-cylinders lined up on the surface of the lenticular lens. be done. Note that the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 in the normal display mode can also be called a "two-dimensional image", but the two-dimensional image included in the composite image is viewed two-dimensionally.

In the example of FIG. 6, in the process of constructing a frame image of one frame, one frame buffer (for example, the first frame buffer 321 ) only need to draw the normal material. Data (intermediate image) in one frame buffer (for example, the first frame buffer 321) is copied to the other frame buffer (for example, the second frame buffer 322) immediately before drawing the stereoscopic material in the frame buffer. After that, the left-eye material and the normal material are drawn in one frame buffer, and the right-eye material and the normal material are drawn in the other frame buffer. By configuring in this way, the processing load can be reduced as compared with the case where normal materials are drawn in both frame buffers from the beginning. Note that when all the drawing materials that make up the frame image of one frame are normal materials (when the frame image does not include the left-eye material and the right-eye material), in other words, the frame image includes a display object for stereoscopic viewing. If not, a composite image (two-dimensional image) to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 is completed using only one of the frame buffers (without copying to the other frame buffer or performing the above-described composite processing). good too.

Drawing a drawing material on top of the image buffered in the frame buffer can be said to draw the drawing material in a higher layer. That is, it can be said that there are N virtual transparent layers in one frame, and each drawing material is arranged in each layer. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the concept of layers in which drawing materials are arranged, and shows the layer structure that constitutes one frame. A priority is set for each drawing material that is superimposed, with drawing materials with lower priority being placed on lower layers and drawing materials with higher priority being placed on higher layers. . It should be noted that the composite image that forms each frame can be configured by arranging drawing materials on all N layers, but the number of drawing materials that constitute each composite image varies depending on the content of the effect. However, it is not necessarily configured by arranging drawing materials on all N layers. Also, when the drawing materials that make up the composite image are laid out, the layers are not always used without vacancies, and the layers are used in consideration of the efficiency in the composite processing of the frame images. Therefore, unused layers may appropriately occur in the intermediate portion.

When drawing one frame, the drawing materials with the lowest priority are drawn one by one on the corresponding layer. For example, if one frame consists of five drawing materials, the drawing material with the lowest priority (fifth priority) is placed on the lowest layer and drawn at a predetermined position. . A drawing material with the second lowest priority (fourth priority) is placed on a layer higher than the layer on which the drawing material with the fifth priority is drawn and drawn at a predetermined position. In this way, the drawing materials are drawn one after another according to the priority, and finally the drawing material with the highest priority (first priority) is higher than the layer on which the drawing material with the second priority is drawn. Arranged in a layer and drawn at a predetermined position. When all the drawing materials have been drawn on each layer (when the drawing materials include stereoscopic materials, the image drawn in the first frame buffer 321 and the image drawn in the second frame buffer 322 When the process of compositing with the image is finished), a composite image of a plurality of layers viewed from the upper side (front side) is displayed in the display area 32a of the liquid crystal display 32 as a composite image corresponding to the frame. In other words, when the composite image is viewed in the display area 32a, the drawing materials placed in the lower layer are covered with the drawing materials placed in the higher layer. Furthermore, in other words, it can be said that the higher the layer is, the higher the display priority in the display area 32a.

Next, the display of performance symbols will be described. The production pattern is matched with the variable display (stopped display) of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display section 76, or matched with the variable display (stopped display) of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display section 81. is a display object displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 . The effect of displaying the effect pattern on the liquid crystal display 32 is called special pattern lottery effect. The special symbol lottery effect is executed and the result of the special symbol lottery is displayed on the liquid crystal display 32, so that the player can easily grasp the result of the special symbol lottery. In addition, through such an effect, it is possible to make the player feel a sense of anticipation for winning.

In this embodiment, 9 types of performance patterns are prepared with any number from 1 to 9 as the performance patterns, and 3 performance pattern groups composed of 9 types of performance patterns are the first special After being variably displayed according to the variably displayed symbol or the second special symbol, it is stopped and displayed. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is informed by the stop mode of the three performance symbol groups (combination of the three performance symbols that are stopped and displayed).

FIG. 8(a) shows the state before the special symbol (the first special symbol in the first special symbol display section 76) starts the variable display (however, the state is not during the demonstration effect). In the display area 32a of the liquid crystal display 32, production patterns 301 (left production pattern 350, middle production pattern 352 and right production pattern 354) are displayed. The left effect pattern 350 is displayed on the left side of the display area 32a of the liquid crystal display 32, the middle effect pattern 352 is displayed on the center part of the display area 32a of the liquid crystal display 32, and the right effect pattern 354 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 32. It is displayed on the right side of the display area 32a. Although illustration is omitted, each production design may include a decorative portion such as a character as well as a number.

Based on the start of the variable display of the special symbol (the first special symbol in the first special symbol display section 76), as shown in FIG. be. A downward arrow in the drawing indicates that each effect symbol group is being displayed (scrolling) at a high speed in the vertical direction.

Based on the stop display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display section 76, as shown in FIG. 8(c), three performance symbol groups are stopped and displayed. The three performance symbol groups are stop-displayed in a mode according to the result of the big hit determination process in the special symbol lottery (first special symbol lottery). In other words, the three performance symbol groups are stopped in a mode according to whether or not the big win is won in the big win determination process (in a mode according to the big win pattern determined in the symbol determination process when the big win is won). Is displayed. FIG. 8(c) shows a case where the first special symbol lottery (jackpot determination process) is lost. When the result of the big hit determination processing is a loss and the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode corresponding to the loss in the first special symbol display part 76, the three performance symbol groups correspond to the loss on the liquid crystal display 32.例文帳に追加It is stopped and displayed in the mode. In FIG. 8(c), the effect pattern 301 (combination of three effect patterns) is a losing eye of "8"-"1"-"3", and the result of the big hit determination process is a liquid crystal display. It is notified via the display 32 . In addition, when a big win is won in the first special symbol lottery (jackpot determination process), for example, a ready-to-win effect is executed during the variable display of the three effect symbol groups, and after the ready-to-win effect, the three effect symbol groups win big. is stopped and displayed in a manner corresponding to the 8(a) to 8(c), the liquid crystal display 32 shows a hold display (hold ball display). This pending display is a display corresponding to the first special pending number or the second special pending number.

FIG. 9A shows a state in which the fluctuation of two production pattern groups (left production pattern 350 and right production pattern 354) is stopped, and one production pattern group (middle production pattern 352) is in fluctuation. , The left effect pattern 350 and the right effect pattern 354 are the same type of effect pattern, and the combination of the effect patterns is "5"-"fluctuation"-"5" (that is, reach state). . In other words, three effect symbol groups (effect symbol 301) are displayed in a ready-to-win state.

In this embodiment, the above-described 3D display effect is executed along with the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, that is, the variable display of the three effect symbol groups (the effect symbol 301) (special symbol lottery effect). may occur. Note that the 3D display effect may be a effect suggesting the degree of expectation for the special symbol lottery jackpot (the degree of expectation for the award of the privilege), and when the 3D display effect is executed, the 3D display effect is not executed. The degree of expectation for the big hit of the special symbol lottery may be higher than in the case of .

Incidentally, when the effect pattern 301 is displayed in the ready-to-win mode, the 3D display effect described above may be executed as one of the ready-to-win effects (as the ready-to-win development effect). When the reach development effect is executed, for example, as shown in FIG. 9B, a display (image) indicating that the reach development effect is started is displayed on the liquid crystal display 32, and then a predetermined character is displayed as a predetermined character. A display of challenging a mission, a display of a predetermined character (ally character) fighting against an enemy character, and the like are started.

Next, an example of the 3D display effects executed on the liquid crystal display 32 will be described. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, a lenticular lens is arranged on the surface of the display area 32a of the liquid crystal display 32, and when a three-dimensional image is displayed in the display area 32a, the left eye material L is placed on the player's left eye LE. The right-eye material R is visually recognized by the player's right eye RE. 10 to 12, a case where a 3D display effect is executed and a 3D image simulating the effect button 26 is displayed in the display area 32a will be described.

FIG. 10(a) shows the case where the right eye material R is positioned at the center of the display area 32a, and FIG. 10(b) shows the case where the left eye material L is positioned at the center of the display area 32a. At this time, the line of sight of the player is as shown in FIG. 10(c). That is, the player visually recognizes the left eye material L with the left eye LE and visually recognizes the right eye material R with the right eye RE. , the position of intersection W where the line of sight of the left eye LE to the material L for the left eye and the line of sight of the right eye RE to the material R for the right eye intersect is positioned substantially on the surface of the display area 32a. When the intersection point W is located near the surface of the display area 32a, the displayed object is visually recognized two-dimensionally, and there is almost no difference from the case where the displayed object is not stereoscopically viewed. Hereinafter, the position of the intersection point W on the surface of the display area 32a (on the display surface) or near the surface of the display area 32a will be referred to as a reference position (zero position). The 0 position can also be said to be a position where the parallax between the material L for the left eye and the material R for the right eye is 0.

11A shows the case where the right eye material R is positioned on the left side of the center of the display area 32a, and FIG. 11B shows the case where the left eye material L is positioned on the right side of the center of the display area 32a. is shown. At this time, the line of sight of the player is as shown in FIG. 11(c). That is, the position where the line of sight of the left eye LE intersects the display area 32a is on the right side of the center of the display area 32a, and the position where the line of sight of the right eye RE intersects the display area 32a is on the left side of the center of the display area 32a. . Therefore, an intersection point W where the line of sight of the left eye LE to the material L for the left eye and the line of sight of the right eye RE to the material R for the right eye intersect is located on the front side (front side) of the display area 32a. In this way, when the intersection point W is located on the front side of the display area 32a, the displayed object is viewed stereoscopically. In other words, the displayed object is positioned at the intersection point W, that is, the displayed object appears to protrude (protrude) in front of the display area 32a. Hereinafter, the position of the intersection point W on the front side of the display area 32a, that is, the position of the intersection point W on the front side of the reference position (0 position) will be referred to as the front position (-position).

12(a) shows a case where the right eye material R is positioned on the right side of the center of the display area 32a, and FIG. 12(b) shows a case where the left eye material L is positioned on the left side of the center of the display area 32a. ing. At this time, the line of sight of the player is as shown in FIG. 12(c). That is, the position where the line of sight of the left eye LE intersects the display area 32a is on the left side of the center of the display area 32a, and the position where the line of sight of the right eye RE intersects the display area 32a is on the right side of the center of the display area 32a. . Therefore, an intersection point W where the line of sight of the left eye LE to the material L for the left eye and the line of sight of the right eye RE to the material R for the right eye intersect is located on the back side (rear side) of the display area 32a. In this way, when the intersection point W is located on the rear side of the display area 32a, the displayed object is viewed stereoscopically. In other words, the displayed object is located at the intersection point W, that is, the displayed object is visually recognized as if it is on the far side of the display area 32a (as if it is receded in the far side). Hereinafter, the position of the intersection point W on the rear side of the display area 32a, that is, the position of the intersection point W on the rear side of the reference position (0 position) will be referred to as the depth position (+position).

The 3D display effect is not limited to displaying a three-dimensional display object imitating the effect button 26. For example, a predetermined display object such as a predetermined character or a predetermined background as a three-dimensional display object is displayed. may Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the 2D display effect may be executed while the 3D display effect is being executed. In other words, the 3D display effect and the 2D display effect may overlap. In other words, there are cases where a display object for stereoscopic viewing (stereoscopic display object) and a display object for non-stereoscopic viewing (normal display object) are displayed at the same time. A display object (normal display object) that is displayed when the 2D display effect is executed includes, for example, a display object (information display) that includes characters and notifies predetermined information (predetermined information related to the game). . As information display, there is a timer display (countdown display), and the timer display informs, for example, the time until a predetermined game-related result (whether or not a privilege is granted) is displayed. .

As a case where the 3D display effect and the 2D display effect are executed in overlap, for example, while the 3D display effect as the ready-to-win effect is being executed and the three-dimensional display object (predetermined character, etc.) is being displayed, the chance will increase. There is a case where a 2D display effect as an effect is executed and a normal display object (timer display) is displayed. In addition, the chance-up production may be a production that suggests the degree of expectation of the special symbol lottery jackpot (expectation that the privilege is given), and the chance-up production is executed during the ready-to-win production (during the variable display production). In this case, the degree of expectation for the special symbol lottery jackpot may be higher than when the chance-up effect is not executed.

The three-dimensional display object is visible from the - position (front position) to the + position (depth position) (in other words, it includes the - position to the + position). On the other hand, the normal display object is visually recognized at the 0 position (reference position) (that is, the 0 position is fixed). As described above, the priority is set for the drawing material. In some cases, the priority is set higher than the priority of the stereoscopic material.

Here, when the 3D display effect of displaying the stereoscopic display object and the 2D display effect of displaying the normal display object are performed in duplicate, and the priority of the normal material is set higher than the priority of the stereoscopic material. problems that may arise in

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining drawing (arrangement) of each drawing material on a predetermined layer. Let a stereoscopic material Z be a stereoscopic material related to a predetermined character (stereoscopic display object), which is one of the stereoscopic materials. A normal material X is a normal material related to a timer display (normal display object), which is one of the normal materials. The stereoscopic material Z is drawn (arranged) at a predetermined position (coordinates) on a predetermined layer. 13 shows one of the left-eye material and the right-eye material that constitute the stereoscopic material Z (in FIG. 13, the drawing material is drawn in the first frame buffer 321 or the second frame buffer 322). shown).
The normal material X is drawn at a predetermined position (coordinates) in a predetermined layer having a higher priority than the layer on which the stereoscopic material Z is drawn. In addition, the size (drawing size) of the stereoscopic material Z is larger than the size (drawing size) of the normal material X, and the stereoscopic material Z and the normal material X are located at overlapping positions (layers are placed on the upper side). is drawn at a position where it is superimposed when viewed from Although illustration is omitted, the stereoscopic material Z is a material drawn in a size that occupies the entire display area 32a (full-screen material: material including a predetermined character, a predetermined background, etc., for example). good too. Also, although illustration is omitted, after each drawing material constituting one frame is drawn, a composition process (the image drawn in the second frame buffer 322 (composite image for the right eye) is drawn in the first frame buffer 321). (composite image for left eye)) is performed to generate a composite image. Then, the composite image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 .

At this time, the three-dimensional display object can be visually recognized as if it is protruding forward, but since the priority of displaying the normal display object is higher than the priority of displaying the three-dimensional display object, the two-dimensional display object (Normal display object) is visually recognized as if it exists on the near side, which causes a contradiction in depth and makes it difficult for the player to focus. This makes it difficult to visually recognize a stereoscopic display object (stereoscopic vision fails).

In this embodiment, the 3D display effect and the 2D display effect are performed in duplicate, and the priority of the normal material (normal material X) is set higher than the priority of the stereoscopic material (stereoscopic material Z). In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, a predetermined layer (referred to as a first layer) on which the stereoscopic material Z is drawn and a predetermined layer (referred to as a third layer) on which the normal material X is drawn. A specific normal material Y (corruption avoidance material) may be drawn on a predetermined layer (referred to as a second layer) between . Specifically, when the stereoscopic material Z and the normal material X overlap when viewed from the front side (upper side) (when they are drawn at the overlapping position), the specific normal material Y is drawn. In other words, the specific normal material Y is drawn when the normal material X partially overlaps the lower stereoscopic material Z. Note that "overlapping" may refer to the case where the whole normal material X (completely) overlaps the stereoscopic material Z, and the case where at least a part of the normal material X overlaps the stereoscopic material Z. It can be pointing. Also, even if the normal material X and the stereoscopic material Z do not overlap, the specific normal material Y may be rendered.
Also, in the above description, the overlapping case is defined as the case where the normal material X and the stereoscopic material Z overlap on the drawing (on the layer). . In other words, the display objects may overlap each other when displayed.

In FIG. 14, the stereoscopic material Z is drawn on a predetermined layer (first layer), then the specified normal material Y is drawn on a predetermined layer (second layer) above the first layer, Next, the normal material X is drawn on a predetermined layer (third layer) higher than the second layer. Note that the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer do not have to be consecutive layers. For example, there may be layers on which drawing materials are not drawn between layers. The priority set for the specific normal material Y is higher than the priority set for the stereoscopic material Z and lower than the priority set for the normal material X.

Like the normal material X, the specified normal material Y is one normal material corresponding to a display object (normal display object) that is not stereoscopically viewed. One of the specific normal material Y and the normal material X may be referred to as the first normal material, and the other may be referred to as the second normal material.

The size (drawing size) of the specific normal material Y drawn on the second layer is larger than the size (drawing size) of the normal material X drawn on the third layer. In other words, the specific normal material Y is rendered larger than the normal material X. In addition, the specific normal material Y and the normal material X are drawn at overlapping positions (coordinates), and when the layer is viewed from the upper side (in the composite image), a predetermined range (outside) around the normal material X ( A specific normal material Y with a predetermined width) is drawn (the specific normal material Y exists). In other words, when the layer is viewed from the upper side, the specific normal material Y is drawn outside the normal material X over the entire circumference (in all directions). In this embodiment, in the synthesized image, the specified normal material Y appears (displayed) in a frame shape around the normal material X (see FIG. 15).

In the present embodiment, the specified normal material Y has the same shape as the normal material X, and has a drawing size larger than that of the normal material X. It should be noted that "same shape" includes substantially the same shape. The width (range) of the specific normal material Y appearing around the normal material X is uniform over the entire circumference. Note that the specific normal material Y and the normal material X may not have the same shape as long as the specific normal material Y appears (protrudes) around (outside) the normal material X. Therefore, for example, when the normal material X is circular, the specific normal material Y may be rectangular with a size that encompasses the circular shape. The specified normal material Y may be a display that surrounds the normal material X. FIG.

The color (color) of the specific normal material Y is different from the color (color) of the normal material X. In this embodiment, the normal material X is a white background on which characters are drawn in red (orange) or black. In other words, the normal material X contains multiple colors. On the other hand, the specific normal material Y is black. The specific normal material Y has a single color (single color). In this embodiment, the specified normal material Y is the normal material X which is blacked out and has a drawing size larger than that of the normal material X. Note that the specific normal material Y may be subjected to blurring, which will be described later, but it can be said that it has a single color even if the blurring is applied.

In this embodiment, the normal material X consists of multiple colors. When the specific normal material Y and the normal material X have different colors, it is sufficient that the specific normal material Y and the normal material X have different colors at the boundary between the specific normal material Y and the normal material X. . In other words, the color of the specific normal material Y and the color of the normal material X may be different in at least a part of the boundary portion (it is sufficient if there is a portion with different colors). The at least part is preferably 50% or more of the boundary portion, more preferably the entire boundary portion (100%). In this embodiment, the specific normal material Y and the normal material X have different colors in the boundary portion (the outer edge of the normal material X). In other words, there is a portion (white) in which the color (black) of the specific normal material Y does not exist in the boundary portion (the outer edge of the normal material X). That is, the color of the specific normal material Y is different from the color of the outer edge side portion of the normal material X.
When the color of the specific normal material Y is different from the color of the normal material X, it is preferable that the colors are greatly different (the color difference is large). . It can also be said that it is preferable that the color of the specific normal material Y and the color of the normal material X be a combination that is easy to identify (distinguish) (colors that are difficult to blend in). The larger the color difference, the clearer (clearer) the boundary between the normal material X and the specific normal material Y is. In other words, it becomes easy to recognize that the specific normal material Y is different from the normal material X.

In this embodiment, the specific normal material Y is painted in a predetermined color, but the specific normal material Y may be formed in a frame shape (frame shape) having a predetermined width. good. That is, the specific normal material Y may be formed in a frame shape so as to border the normal material X along its outer shape (periphery). In this case, the fact that the size of the specific normal material Y drawn on the second layer is larger than the size of the normal material X drawn on the third layer means that the outermost shape of the frame-shaped specific normal material Y is It means that the size is larger than the size of the outermost shape of the normal material X. In addition, when the specific normal material Y is drawn around the normal material X, when the layer is viewed from the upper side (in the composite image), the frame-shaped specific normal material Y appears around the normal material X. means that

The gaming machine of this embodiment is
display means (liquid crystal display 32);
Display control means (display control means 312) for controlling display on the display means;
Drawing means (VDP 314) for generating a frame image to be displayed on the display means based on information from the display control means,
The display means includes a first display effect of displaying a display object in a stereoscopic display mode that allows the player to view the display object stereoscopically, and a second display effect of displaying the display object to the player in a normal display mode different from the stereoscopic display mode. is executable to render and
The drawing means draws a plurality of drawing materials on a predetermined layer based on the priority set for each drawing material, and generates the frame image by superimposing the plurality of layers,
The drawing materials include a stereoscopic material used for display in the stereoscopic display mode and a normal material used for display in the normal display mode,
The first display effect and the second display effect are executed, and based on the priority, the stereoscopic material is drawn on a predetermined layer, and the normal material is drawn on a predetermined layer higher than the predetermined layer. a specific normal material different from the normal material drawn in a higher layer is drawn on a predetermined layer between the layer on which the stereoscopic material is drawn and the layer on which the normal material is drawn. may be
The specific normal material is drawn larger than the normal material,
The specific normal material and the normal material are drawn at overlapping positions,
The color of the specific normal material and the color of the normal material are different.

The specified normal material (specific normal material Y) is drawn on a predetermined layer between the layer on which the stereoscopic material (stereoscopic material Z) is drawn and the layer on which the normal material (normal material X) is drawn. The specific normal material is drawn larger than the normal material, the specific normal material and the normal material are drawn in overlapping positions, and the color of the specific normal material and the color of the normal material are the same. different. In other words, the specific normal material different in color from the normal material is displayed around the normal material. Therefore, the specific normal material is displayed (visually recognized) between the normal material and the stereoscopic material (boundary portion).
As a result, the normal material (normal display object) is displayed in a different space (different place) from the stereoscopic material (stereoscopic display object) that is viewed as if it were protruding forward. (It becomes easier to distinguish between a normal display object and a three-dimensional display object). In other words, it becomes easier to recognize that the normal display object is the display object displayed on the back side (on the display surface of the display means) of the three-dimensional display object visually recognized on the front side. Therefore, a contradiction in depth is less likely to occur, the player can easily focus, and it is possible to suppress difficulty in visually recognizing a stereoscopic display object (prevention of stereoscopic vision failure can be suppressed). As a result, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the production effect.

In this embodiment, it is preferable that the color of the specific normal material Y is different from the color of the stereoscopic vision material Z (the color is difficult to match with the stereoscopic vision material Z). That is, it is preferable that the color of the specific normal material Y is different from the color of the normal material X and the color of the stereoscopic material Z. For example, when the color of the normal material X and the color of the stereoscopic viewing material Z are blackish colors, the color of the specific normal material Y is preferably whiteish. The color of the portion (specific normal material Y) around the normal material X (normal display object) is different from the color of the normal material X (normal display object) and the color of the stereoscopic material Z (stereoscopic display object). , it becomes easier to recognize that the normal material X is displayed on the back side of the stereoscopic material Z.

The stereoscopic material Z may consist of a plurality of colors, and the color of the specific normal material Y may be different from the colors of at least part of the stereoscopic material Z. In that case, it is preferable that the color of the specific normal material Y is different from the color of the portion of the stereoscopic material Z that is drawn around the specific normal material Y. FIG. In the example of FIG. 14, the color of the specific normal material Y is black, and the color (red) of the portion (body portion of the stereoscopic material Z) drawn around the specific normal material Y in the stereoscopic material Z. is different from

In this embodiment, when the second display effect is not executed overlapping with the first display effect, the specific normal material is not drawn on the predetermined layer. Since the normal material and the specific normal material are separately prepared, both (the normal material and the specific normal material) are drawn in a predetermined case, and only one (the normal material) is drawn in a predetermined case. It is possible to control (correspond) to draw In other words, the single normal material can be used universally. When the second display effect (for example, timer display) is executed without the first display effect being executed, the normal material X (only) is displayed without the specific normal material Y being displayed around it. can be made

Further, although not shown, in the composite image, blurring (blurring processing, blurring processing) may be performed on the outer edge portion (edge portion, outline portion) of the specified normal material (specified normal material Y). Note that when the specific normal material is frame-shaped, the outer edge is not the inner edge but the outer edge. It is sufficient that the outer edge of the specific normal material is blurred in the composite image, and the specific normal material with blurring may be prepared in advance. 2 layer), the outer edge may be blurred.

The outer edge of the specific normal material Y is the part that forms the boundary with the stereoscopic viewing material Z. If this part is blurred, the visibility of this part is reduced, and the boundary with the stereoscopic viewing material Z is reduced. becomes ambiguous. As a result, the specific normal material Y and the stereoscopic material Z can be blended together. In addition, the part of the specific normal material Y on the boundary side with the normal material X is not blurred, and the color of the specific normal material (for example, black) is visible in that part, and the color of the specific normal material Y is visible from the inside to the outside (outer edge side). It may be configured to gradually become blurred (decrease in visibility) (become thinner) as it goes toward . "The outer edge is blurred" means that at least the outer edge is blurred, and includes the case where the blur is applied from the inner side (inner edge) to the outer edge.

If the boundary between the specified normal material Y and the stereoscopic material Z is clearly (clearly) visible, there is a risk that the design will deteriorate. is applied, the boundary becomes ambiguous, and deterioration of design can be suppressed.

In the present embodiment, as a method of suppressing difficulty in viewing a three-dimensional display object (character) when a normal display object (timer display) is displayed, a specific normal material Y (corruption avoidance material) is used. However, there is a method of realizing the timer display with a stereoscopic material like the character (3D display). However, in that case, stereoscopic materials (materials for the left eye and materials for the right eye) must be prepared for each of a wide variety of patterns, such as a pattern that displays only characters, a pattern that displays both characters and timer display, etc. This causes pressure on the ROM capacity of the sub-memory 302 . In other words, it becomes necessary to prepare a ROM with a large capacity. According to the method according to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress collapse of stereoscopic vision without incurring such pressure on the ROM capacity.

(Modification)
Although FIG. 14 shows that the normal material X and the specific normal material Y are separately prepared, a modified example in which they are integrally formed (with one material) is shown. Although illustration is omitted, in this modified example, the specific normal material Y is not prepared, and instead of the normal material X, a normal material X' having a frame portion with a predetermined width is prepared. The color of the frame portion of the normal material X' is different from the color of the inner portion of the frame portion. In this way, even when the normal material X' itself is provided with a frame portion (bordering), it can be recognized that the normal material X' is displayed on the back side of the stereoscopic viewing material Z, and the stereoscopic viewing is possible. bankruptcy can be suppressed.

(liquid crystal drawing processing)
Next, an example of liquid crystal rendering processing as processing related to display on the liquid crystal display 32 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the liquid crystal drawing process shown in FIG. 16, the display control means 312 first executes a message analysis process (step S1). In the message analysis process, the display control means 312 extracts scene data specified by the message. Here, the "message" indicates the contents of the presentation, and designates the scene data. "Scene data" is data that defines the start timing of each motion, playback time, priority, etc., and is stored in the ROM of the sub-memory 302, for example.

Next, the display control means 312 executes scene data analysis processing (step S2). In the scene data analysis process, the display control means 312 analyzes the scene data extracted in the message analysis process, and creates (updates) a list of motions being reproduced. Here, the "playback motion list" is a list for managing the priority of each motion, progress of the motion, etc., and is generated on the RAM of the sub-memory 302, for example. The display control means 312 analyzes the scene data and registers the motions in the currently-reproduced motion list or discards them from the currently-reproduced motion list.

Next, the display control means 312 executes motion data analysis processing (step S3). In the motion data analysis process, the display control means 312 analyzes the motion data of each motion registered in the motion list during playback, and creates (updates) a material drawing data list for each motion. Here, "motion data" refers to the priority of each drawing material, drawing (arrangement) coordinates, opacity, calculation method between pixels (drawing material which calculation method should be used for drawing), etc., and is stored in the ROM of the sub-memory 302, for example. Each motion is defined by each motion data. In addition, the "material drawing data list" includes, for each drawing material drawn in one frame, the priority, drawing (placement) coordinates, opacity, whether or not the material is stereoscopically permitted (in this motion, the displayed object is stereoscopically The list is for managing for each motion, such as whether the drawing material is to be used for the motion), by which calculation method to combine pixels (with drawing materials), etc., and is generated on the RAM of the sub-memory 302, for example. In the material data list, a pair of left-eye material and right-eye material (stereoscopic material) may be managed collectively or individually.

The priority is the priority in drawing (display), and drawing materials with higher priority (drawing materials with higher priority motion) are displayed on the liquid crystal display 32 (preferentially) to the front side. Is displayed. Also, in the currently playing motion list and the drawing material data list, the motions or drawing materials are arranged in descending order of priority from the beginning to the end. That is, in the playing motion list and the drawing material data list, the priority of the motion or drawing material is lower toward the beginning, and the priority of the motion or drawing material is higher toward the end.

Next, the display control means 312 executes drawing command construction processing (step S4). In the drawing command construction process, a drawing command is constructed for each material based on the material drawing data list generated by the motion data analysis process. The VDP 314 performs drawing according to the drawing command, and the drawn content is displayed on the display area 32 a of the liquid crystal display 32 .

(About slot machines)
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine that uses game balls as game values has been described. The present invention may be applied to a slot machine in which the reels are rotated, the rotating reels are stopped by a stop operation on a stop button, and prizes can be generated depending on the type of symbols and the combination of symbols when the reels are stopped.

For example, when the configuration according to the above-described embodiment is applied to a slot machine, the above-described 3D display effect and 2D display effect (overlapping effect and independent effect) are performed by a game start operation and a predetermined stop operation. It is good also as what is performed triggered by predetermined operation, such as. In addition, the above-mentioned 3D display effect and 2D display effect are performed when a predetermined result is obtained in a predetermined lottery executed with the game start operation It may be possible to execute when winning a prize, etc.). In addition, when a specific role is won, the slot machine displays the navigation image on the liquid crystal display 32 or from the speaker 14 to indicate the mode of the stop operation (operation order, operation timing, etc.) that enables the winning of this specific role. A slot machine may be provided with a so-called AT (assist time) that assists the winning of a specific combination by performing a navigation effect that notifies (suggests) by outputting a predetermined effect sound. Then, by the 3D display effect, a predetermined degree of expectation regarding the navigation effect (for example, the degree of expectation of transition to a predetermined state (AT effect state) in which the execution of the navigation effect is possible and advantageous to the player, or the degree of expectation of the navigation effect). degree of expectation for an increase in the number of executions, etc.) may be suggested. Also, the 3D display effect may be one that suggests the degree of expectation for winning a bonus. In other words, when the 3D display effect and the 2D display effect are executed in an overlapping manner, a predetermined degree of expectation (the degree of expectation regarding the navigation effect and the degree of expectation regarding the bonus) is higher than when the 2D display effect is executed alone. ) may be higher.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the game control form and configuration of the pachinko game machine and the slot machine are not limited to those of the above-described embodiments. Also, the control operation described above can be applied to other gaming machines such as medalless gaming machines.

In addition, within the scope of the invention, the present invention allows free combination of each component, arbitrary modification of each component, or omission of each component.

32 liquid crystal display (display means)
312 Display control means 314 VDP (drawing means)

Claims (2)

display means;
display control means for controlling display on the display means;
a drawing means for generating a frame image to be displayed on the display means based on information from the display control means;
The display means includes a first display effect of displaying a display object in a stereoscopic display mode that allows the player to view the display object stereoscopically, and a second display effect of displaying the display object to the player in a normal display mode different from the stereoscopic display mode. and is executable to display and
The drawing means draws a plurality of drawing materials on a predetermined layer based on the priority set for each drawing material, and generates the frame image by superimposing the plurality of layers,
The drawing materials include a stereoscopic material used for display in the stereoscopic display mode and a normal material used for display in the normal display mode,
The first display effect and the second display effect are executed, and based on the priority, the stereoscopic material is drawn on a predetermined layer, and the normal material is drawn on a predetermined layer higher than the predetermined layer. a specific normal material different from the normal material drawn in a higher layer is drawn on a predetermined layer between the layer on which the stereoscopic material is drawn and the layer on which the normal material is drawn. may be
The specific normal material is drawn larger than the normal material,
The specific normal material and the normal material are drawn at overlapping positions,
A gaming machine, wherein the color of the specific normal material and the color of the normal material are different. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein in the frame image, the outer edge of the specific normal material is blurred.

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