JP2639379B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slingshot machine using a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some recent pachinko machines use a computer to electronically control the winning probability of a ball. In such a pachinko machine, in order to determine a winning mode, an event that depends on chance is generated, a winning mote is determined from the event, and the development of a more complex game is controlled in accordance with the winning mode. ing.
However, output devices such as light-emitting devices and sound-producing devices perform only simple controls such as single sound and single light emission. It is demanded that such control be performed.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, the processing capacity is becoming saturated due to the control mainly of such complicated game development, and the program development must be advanced by one person. Did not. For this reason, in controlling the output devices such as the sounding device and the light emitting device, more complicated control, for example, depending on the progress of the game, each sound is composed of more musical sounds, and continuous music having a melody is played. It is difficult to perform output or control to generate complicated illumination.

[0004] The present invention has been made in order to improve such a drawback, and an object of the present invention is to realize more complicated control of a pachinko machine and to further improve entertainment.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems and Action / Effect There is provided a prize detecting device for detecting a prize of a ball at a specific prize port, and a prize detecting device for detecting a prize of the ball at the specific prize port. In a pachinko machine provided with a control device that controls peripheral devices such as a light emitting device and a sound generating device while controlling a game in accordance with a winning, the control device includes: a first microprocessor that controls the game; An instruction is received from the first microprocessor in response to a winning in a specific winning opening, and an event that depends on chance is generated independently of the control of the game by the first microprocessor. The gist of the present invention is to include a second microprocessor that performs a process of determining a mode.

In this pachinko machine, the second microprocessor causes the first microprocessor to generate an event that depends on chance, independently of the control of the game.
Since the process of determining the winning mode is performed based on the event, the independence of the process of controlling the game and determining the winning mode can be easily secured, and the program can be easily developed.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on specific embodiments. In the present embodiment, a second microprocessor (hereinafter abbreviated as “MPU2”) is used for control for generating various melodies according to the state of the game,
The first MPU (hereinafter abbreviated as “MPU1”) is used for managing the progress of the game.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the mechanism of the pachinko machine. Reference numeral 50 denotes a frame, and the game board 51 is supported by the frame 50. The play board 51 is provided with a winning port of each machine, of which 52, 53, and 54 are specific winning ports. When the specific winning port is won, a combination operation for determining a winning mode starts. Is done. 56, 5
7, 58, 59 and 60 are ordinary winning openings, and 61 and 6
Numeral 2 is a winning opening with a tulip-style accessory. 63 is
It is a special winning opening that is opened and closed according to the winning mode, and the opening and closing door 64 is opened and closed by a solenoid 41 provided inside. Further, a V winning opening 63 is provided at the center of the big winning opening, and when the winning opening is won, the opening / closing door 64 generates a continuation right to open and close continuously.

In the center of the play board 51, a specific winning opening 5 is provided.
When a ball is won at 2, 53, 54, a numerical display 27 for displaying a combination state of chance and a lamp display 29 are provided. The numerical display 27 is a three-digit LED display, and the lamp display 29 is a lamp in which red and blue LEDs are cyclically arranged. When a specific winning opening is won, the three-digit numerical value and the lighting LED of the lamp display 29 are rotated at different periods to determine the winning mode, and the stationary state is established. The winning mode is determined by the combination at the time of becoming, and the opening time of the opening and closing door 64 of the special winning opening 63 is controlled according to the mode.

[0010] The game board 51 is provided with various indicators and lamps for displaying the operation state. Reference numeral 30 in the center is a stored number display for displaying the number of balls that have won a specific winning opening and have been suspended.
47a to 47j are operation lamps that blink during the combination operation for determining the winning mode. 43a-43
c is a panic lamp that blinks with the lamps 47a to 47j at the time of a big hit. 45a-45c is V
This is a V lamp that flashes when there is a winning in the winning opening 63.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. MPU1 and MPU
2 has an internal ROM and an internal RAM, respectively. A RAM 5 is connected to the outside via a multiplexer 6 so that the RAM 5 can be accessed from both sides. Each CPU can operate in parallel according to its own program. A winning detection switch 7 for detecting a winning ball in a special winning opening, a special winning opening switch 9 for detecting a winning ball in a special winning opening, and a V winning detection switch 11 for detecting a winning ball in a V winning opening prevent chattering. M through a waveform shaping circuit 13 composed of a flip prop for
It is connected to PU1. The above-mentioned switch is constituted by a limit switch, and is arranged on a rail for guiding a winning ball from each winning opening. Clock generation circuit 1
Reference numeral 7 outputs a 4 MHz clock signal to the MPU 1 and MPU 2 and outputs a signal to the frequency divider 15. The frequency divider 15 divides the frequency of the clock signal and has a period of 4.096 m.
A second external interrupt signal is output to the MPU 1. M
The main control of PU1 is started in synchronization with this interrupt signal. Reference numeral 21 denotes a power supply circuit. The signal of the activation switch 23 is input to the reset signal generation circuit 19, and the output reset signal is input to the reset terminals of MPU1 and MPU2. The program is executed.

A display drive circuit 25, a display selection circuit 31, and a driver 39 are connected to each output port of the MPU 1. The numerical value display 27, the lamp display 29, and the stored number display 30 are connected to the display drive circuit 25 and the display selection circuit 31. These indicators are
By outputting the selected data from the MPU 1 and the display data at a constant period, the data is dynamically driven. That is, each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 31 and is displayed according to the output signal of the display drive circuit 25 at that time. The driver 39 drives the solenoid 41 according to a signal from the MPU 1 to control the lighting operation of the panic lamp 43, the V lamp 45, and the operation lamp 47.

A software controlled sound generator (hereinafter simply referred to as "SSG") 33
It is connected to PU2. The SSG 33 inputs control data for sound output from the MPU 2 to each register, D / A converts a waveform created based on the control data, and outputs the converted waveform to the speaker 35. The control data for such sound generation is stored in the ROM 3 connected to the MPU 2. Next, the operation of the pachinko machine having such a configuration will be described with reference to MP.
A description will be given based on a flowchart showing the processing procedure of U1 and MPU2.

(1) Initial setting at power-on When the start switch 23 is turned on, MPU1 and MPU2
And the reset signal generation circuit 19 outputs a reset signal S4 to the reset terminal. Then M
PU1 executes the processing shown in FIG. That is, the numerical value display registers X1. X2. X3 is set to the initial value, and the display lamp register L storing the lighting lamp of the lamp display 29 is set to the initial value. A prize ball counter C for counting the number of prize balls held in a specific prize port.
Is initialized to zero, the special winning opening winning counter G for counting the number of winning balls to the special winning opening is set to zero, and the V winning ball counter A for counting the number of winning balls to the special winning opening is set to zero. Also, the status register F storing the control status is set to zero,
The hit mode register R storing the hit mode is initialized to zero, and the timers T1, T2. T3 is initialized to zero. Further, the activation flag S storing the activation state of the MPU 2 is reset. These registers, counters, flags, timers, and the like are provided in the RAM 5.

(2) Background Processing After the initial setting, every time an external interrupt signal is input every fixed time (4.096 msec), the MPU 1
Execute the program shown. In step 100, a timer updating process is performed, and in step 102, the state signals S1, S2, and S3 of the switch group are read. These status signals are configured by negative logic, and indicate that the switch is on when the signal is at a low level and that a winning ball is detected. Therefore, steps 104, 110,
At 114, the fall of each state signal is detected, and only at that time, each counter C, G, A is updated by one. However, the number of prize balls held is counted up to only 4 in step 106.

Steps 118 to 166 are processing steps corresponding to each state. Also, from step 170
Step 184 is a processing step of the output device. When the hit mode register R is 0, the solenoid 41 is turned off, so that the special winning opening is closed or the closed state is maintained. When the register R is other than 0, the solenoid 41 is turned on.
The open state is assumed (steps 170 to 174). That is,
Opening and closing of the special winning opening is controlled by the contents of the register R. The numerical display 27 displays the values of the registers X1, X2, and X3, and the lamp display 29 lights the LED specified by the register L (step 176). Register F is 1
In other words, when the combination operation is being performed, the operation lamp 47 blinks, and when the register F is 2, that is, when the special winning opening is in the open state, the operation lamp 47 and the panic lamp 43 blink, and the register F At 2, when the counter A is not 0, that is, when there is a V winning ball, the V lamp 45 is turned on.

The value of the counter C is displayed on the stored number display 30 (step 178). Step 180
Steps 184 to 184 are steps for activating the MPU 2 depending on whether or not sound generation is controlled. At the time of sound generation control, that is, when the register F is other than 0, the activation flag S is set. Thereafter, when the activation flag S is set, the MPU 1 and the MP
U2 performs real-time parallel processing. When the value of the register F becomes 0, the tone generation control is stopped, the start flag S is reset, and the MPU 2 is stopped.

(3) Processing when there is no winning ball When there is no winning ball, that is, when the counter C is 0, the processing of steps 100 to 124 and 170 to 184 is performed, whereby the numerical value is set. The display, the lamp display, and each lamp group perform a predetermined display.

(4) When a prize ball exists (C ≠ 0) (a) Combination operation processing In step 124, the value of the counter C is determined. When a prize is detected, the value of the counter C is decremented by one. The register F is set to 1 to indicate the combination operation state, and the timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (steps 124 to 130). Then, in step 132, a random number generation process is performed, and the generated random numbers are stored in the registers X1, X2, X3, and L. Until the time is up in step 134, step 100
To 118, 132, 134, and 170 to 184 are repeated. The setting of the random numbers is performed every time the process passes through step 132. When the time is up, in step 136, the registers X1, X2, X3, L
Is set in the register R, and the mode is set in the register R. 0 is out, 1 is small hit, 2 is medium hit, and 3 is big hit. If it is off, the register F is set to 0, and the process proceeds to the cycle for determining the next winning ball.

(B) Processing at the time of a hit When the result of the determination at step 136 is a hit, a time is set in the timer T2 according to the hit mode. Then, the background processing described above is performed until it is determined that the time is up. As a result, the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time, the lamp 4 is displayed to indicate a panic state, and music in a panic state is played from the speaker 35. At this time, when the number of winning balls in the special winning opening reaches 10, the same processing as the time-up is performed even before the time-up (steps 146 and 148). That is, the counter G is set to 0 and the register R is set to 0 (step 15).
0, 152).

(C) Processing when a V Winning Ball Exists If the V winning prize exists when the large winning opening is open,
If the counter A is not 0 (step 156), the value of the register F is set to 3 to indicate the generation of the continuation right in step 158.
Set to. Then, the counter A is decremented by one, and the timer T
3 is set to a predetermined time, and time-up is determined (steps 158 to 164). This process is for giving a certain delay until the special winning opening is subsequently opened. Thereafter, in step 166, the register R is set to 3 indicating a big hit, and the process proceeds to step 142 to perform the above-mentioned hit processing. However, the continuation right is adjusted in step 152 so as not to occur more than ten times.

(5) Processing of sound generation control In the background processing of steps 180 to 184, when it is determined that the sound generation control state is set and the activation flag S is set,
The MPU 2 executes the processing of FIG. 5 in parallel with the processing of the MPU 1. That is, the MPU 2 determines whether or not the activation flag S has been set in step 200, and if it has been set, the process proceeds to step 201 and thereafter to perform sound control.
In step 201, the tone generation mode is determined from the values of the status register F, the winning ball counter C, the winning mode register R, the special winning opening winning counter G, and the V winning ball counter A, and the value is set in the register W. In ROM3,
As shown in FIG. 6, a control data group for outputting a different melody for each sounding mode is stored. The control data is composed of a set of sounding data such as a sound frequency, a sound volume, and an envelope, and time data indicating a sounding continuation time of the sound. In step 202, it is determined whether or not the tone generation mode has changed from the change in the value of the register W. Set to P. Next, in step 206, the storage content of the address indicated by the data pointer P is read from the ROM 3, and
If it is not the data end code, at step 210, time data is set in the timer based on the control data. Next, in step 212, the sound data is output to each register of the SSG 33, whereby
Until it is determined at 14 that the time is up, one sound is generated. Next, when it is determined in step 214 that the time is up, the process proceeds to step 216, where the data pointer P is updated to the address of the next control data, and the process returns to step 201. If it is determined in step 202 that there is no change in the tone generation mode, the initial setting of the address is jumped, and control data of the next sound in that mode is input.

As described above, in this embodiment, the MPU
1 is used for main control of a pachinko machine, and the MPU 2 is used exclusively for generation of random numbers, determination of a hit mode based on the random numbers, and control of a sound generator, which is complicated in control. Therefore, it is only necessary to develop an independent program for each, so that the production is simple.

Further, the MPU 2 can be used for controlling a lamp group. As shown in FIG. 7, the control data includes light emission data designating which of the plurality of lamps is to be turned on, and time data for continuing the state.
As a set of data, such a data sequence is created for each light emission mode. The processing procedure of the MPU 2 is the same as that shown in FIG. 5, where step 201 is for determining the light emission mode, step 204 is for setting the initial address corresponding to the light emission mode, step 210 is for setting the time data, and step 2 is for setting the time data.
Numeral 12 enables dynamic light emission control in accordance with the control data if the light emission data is output.

Further, the MPU 2 is set to the number of times of driving the numerical value display,
It can also be used for addition of the number of opening of the winning port in the jackpot mode and other statistical processing.

In the present embodiment, a first microprocessor for controlling the development of a game of a pachinko machine and an input / output device and a random number based on chance are generated independently of the control of the game, and a hit mode is determined from the random number. And a second microprocessor that performs the operation.

Therefore, the two microprocessors can execute the tasks in parallel according to their own processing programs while sharing necessary data, thereby enabling simultaneous processing of different tasks. For this reason, it becomes possible to make the game development of the pachinko machine more complicated, to output a melody composed of complicated musical sounds in parallel with the progress of the game, and to realize lighting that fluctuates in a complicated manner, More entertaining can be improved. In addition, the development of the program can be performed independently without being affected by the programs of the other microprocessors. Therefore, the development of the game program and the development of the program such as the sound control can be performed by the respective specialists, and the development of the device becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating initialization processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a part of a fixed time external interrupt process executed by a first MPU 1 in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a part of a fixed time interruption process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a part of a fixed time interruption process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a part of a fixed time interruption process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a part of a fixed time interruption process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process executed by a second MPU 2.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of control data for sound generation control.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of control data for controlling a light emitting device of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... 1st MPU 2 ... 2nd MPU 3 ... ROM 9 ... Big winning opening winning detection switch 27 ... Numerical display 29 ... Lamp display 30 ... Storage number display 43a-43c ... Panic lamps 45a-45c ... V Lamps 47a to 47j Operation lamp 50 Frame 51 Game board 52, 53, 54 Specific winning opening 63 Large winning opening 64 Opening door 65 V winning opening

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize detecting device for detecting a prize of a ball in a specific winning opening is provided.
A pachinko machine having a control device for controlling peripheral devices such as a light emitting device and a sound generating device while controlling a game, wherein the control device includes: a first microprocessor for controlling the game; A process of receiving an instruction from the first microprocessor in response to a winning, generating an event that depends on chance, and determining a hit mode from the event, independently of the control of the game by the first microprocessor Pachinko machine comprising a second microprocessor for performing