JP3000329B2 - Gaming 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 gaming machine having a combination display device, such as a pachinko machine, which produces a predetermined profitable operation by a predetermined combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A variety of predetermined symbols are variably displayed. When a game ball passes through a starting port provided with a ball detection device, each lottery symbol is determined based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. There have been proposed various types of game board surfaces provided with a symbol combination display that starts and stops changing and displays symbols of various combinations.

On the other hand, various gaming machines having a liquid crystal display provided on a gaming board have been proposed. For example, JP-A-4-90779
The symbol is a symbol combination game machine, in which a liquid crystal panel is disposed on a game board surface, a symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and a big hit operation is generated when the combination symbol is predetermined. In addition, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 4-75587 discloses a configuration in which a liquid crystal television is provided in a game machine main body.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned symbol combination display, any one of the lottery symbols is stopped at the end, and a lottery symbol other than the lottery symbol at which the last symbol is stopped is a predetermined symbol. When a combination symbol is displayed, that is, when the display of the lottery symbol is immediately before the predetermined combination (hereinafter, referred to as a “reach state”), the symbol variation speed of the last lottery symbol is set to a low speed and the expectation Has been proposed. However, even in such a configuration, a monotonous feeling cannot be denied, and a reach state display with further changes is required.

As a symbol combination display, a 7-segment display has been replaced by a dot matrix display and a liquid crystal display. However, when a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display is used, the sharpness of the pattern and Although it excels in 7 segments, such as expressive ability, all functions only to express a symbol combination, and the fact is that it does not fully utilize the uniqueness of the display.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of producing a variety of design variation modes utilizing characteristics of a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display and further stimulating a sense of expectation in a reach state. Is what you do.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned symbol combination display is constituted by a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display, and a common image group, a winning image group and a defeat image group are displayed.
When the symbol combination is displayed (reach state) except for the image memory storing the image data such as the image group and the lottery symbol where the symbol combination display finally stops, the symbol combination is a hit display. Selected a victory competition video,
Select a defeat competition video in the case of a loss display, the
With the selection, extract the victory image group or the defeat image group,
Merge to the end of the common image group, which leads to the winning image
A series of winning videos or a series of defeats leading to a defeat image
And a symbol control instructing means for generating a competition moving image and displaying and outputting it on a symbol combination display.

On the other hand, a moving picture display composed of a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display is provided separately from a symbol combination display for displaying a lottery symbol, and a moving picture is displayed on the moving picture display. A proposed configuration is also proposed.

[0009] In such a configuration, the determination from the reach
Time to reach various lengths
A plurality of scenarios with different execution times
Prepare the ones, and corresponding to the time, the common image
A group may be selected.

[0010] The athletic animation may be constituted by a soccer animation, a golf animation, or the like.

[0011]

[Action] When the lottery symbol fluctuates and reaches the reach state, the symbol set
The competition moving image is displayed and displayed on the matching display or the moving image display. The dynamic image resulting in the result of the game of the competition video enhances the expectation of the hit state following the reach state and allows the user to enjoy the change of the image.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention applied to a pachinko machine will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the game board 3 of the pachinko machine 1, and the center of the board is fixed to the front of a mounting case (not shown) as shown in FIG. The center case 4 is disposed, and a symbol combination display 6 is formed in the center case 4.

The symbol combination display 6 is composed of a liquid crystal display as shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. 2 and 3, and three lottery symbols 7a, 7b and 7c are displayed in the horizontal direction by the display image. . The lottery symbols 7a, 7b, 7c are "0" ~
A symbol such as "9" is displayed. The symbol combination display 6 also functions as a display of a competition moving image as described later. In addition, as the symbol combination display 6, it is not possible to obtain an image quality like a liquid crystal display, but it is also possible to apply a dot matrix display.

On the window hole 5 of the center case 4, a standby recording lamp array 8 composed of four pilot lamps is provided.

Further, immediately below the center case 4,
Photoelectric switch, start hole 13 provided with a start-up hole winning switch S _{1 (sphere} detecting device) shown in constituted 8 by the limit switch or the like is provided, above start dynamic port winning switches S ₁
Combination display 6
When the liquid crystal display (the liquid crystal display in FIG. 5) is driven and passes continuously, the standby recording lamp array 8 is sequentially turned on and held up to four times. Along with this operation, a predetermined number of prize balls are provided as the game balls pass.

Below the starting opening 13, a winning device 22 having a special winning opening 23 is provided. The prize winning device 22 rotates the left and right opening / closing wing pieces 24, 24 to guide the opening / closing wing pieces 24, 24.
The game ball is guided to the special winning opening 23, and when a game ball enters a specific area in the special winning opening 23, a continuous opening operation is performed.

Next, the operation of the symbol combination display 6 will be described.

When the symbol combination display 6 is driven in accordance with the inflow of the game ball into the starting port 13, as shown in FIG. 2, the lottery symbols 7a and 7b, which are displayed in a large size in one line at the center thereof. , 7c start the symbol change, and after about 5 seconds elapse, the symbol change stops in the order of the lottery symbols 7a, 7b.

In the present invention, the lottery symbols 7a,
When the reach state where 7b is the same symbol is in the reach state, the lottery symbols 7a and 7b and the lottery symbol 7c in which the fluctuation state is maintained.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, is reprinted on the upper left of the symbol combination display 6 and is reduced and displayed like lottery symbols 7a ', 7b', 7c ', and the main surface of the symbol combination display 6 is displayed. Are used as the moving image display area f. In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, a case where the image is displayed in one line at the center and a case where the image is displayed at the upper left are both shown. However, in reality, after the reach is confirmed at the center, the image is reprinted at the upper left. Therefore, only one of them is displayed. This lottery pattern 7
The transposition positions of a ′, 7b ′, and 7c ′ may be any positions that do not hinder the progress of the scenario of the competitive moving images x and y described later, and may be changed as the moving images progress. Furthermore, a line is displayed in the center part of the symbol combination display 6 in one line on the left and right, and when the reach occurs, the size is made to be the same, and is slid downward. Is also good.

Further, in a display mode in which three rows and three rows are displayed in an effective combination, as in the display of a so-called throttle machine, when one of the five lines is reach, , May be extracted and reprinted at the upper left or the like to secure the moving image display area f.

When the symbol combination display 6 functions as the moving image display area f, the competition moving images x and y are displayed and output as shown in FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a diagram in which the competition moving images x and y are constituted by soccer moving images. This soccer moving image is one in which representative images a to e or images a, b, and f are continuously and dynamically displayed in the arrow direction.
In FIG. 1, representative images are displayed in chronological order one shot at a time, but in reality, the screen is a screen in which continuous scenes are developed like a movie.

The progress of the images a to e constitutes a victory game moving image x which shoots and reaches the goal with the images c to e as victory images. On the other hand, the images a, b, f
With the progress of the game, a defeat competition moving image y which leads to a failure with the image f as the defeat image is configured. In addition, as this defeat image,
In addition to being caught by the goalkeeper, there are various proposals such as flying out of the goal. In addition, the victory image also has various goal forms, such as changing the direction in which the victory image enters, and can be varied as a whole.

In the competition videos x and y, the overall scenario setting is based on the theme of a penalty kick, but a heading shot and a volley shot from a corner kick may be dynamically displayed. Also, a plurality of left and right scenes can be set. In this scene setting, as will be described later, a competition moving image x and y including scene settings having an optimal length can be set in correspondence with the reach time.

FIG. 5 shows a game moving image x, y composed of a golf moving image. In this golf moving image, images m to q or images m, n, o, and r, which are representatively displayed, are displayed continuously and dynamically in the direction of the arrow.

The progress of the images m to q constitutes a victory game moving image x which leads to a cup-in by taking a shot and taking the images p and q as victory images. On the other hand, the image m,
The progress of n, o, and r constitutes a defeat competition moving image y that leads to failure using the image r as a defeat image. As the defeat image, a mode in which the player hits the OB area or is kicked by the edge of the cup to be an outball is proposed. Also,
In addition to the straight-in cup-in, the winning image may take various forms, such as stopping immediately before and entering after a lapse of a certain time, or returning too much on an inclined surface and cupping-in.

In response to the change, a common image group, a victory image group, and a loss image
The image data of the north image group or the like is stored in the storage device R as described later.
The data is stored in the OM 36 (image memory).

In addition to the above, there are various sports videos such as baseball games, basketball games, tennis games, rugby games, archery games, competition games, playing cards, and playing cards. Then, in baseball, for example, whether or not the hit ball is a home run, a win or loss can be determined by using a thrilling scene for each game such as out or safe in touch play at a home base.

In such a configuration, when a reach state is established by the control described later, the winning game video x is selected when the symbol combination is hit display, and the defeat game y is displayed when the symbol combination is lost display. After the selection, finally, the content of the competition moving image is made to coincide with the confirmed content of the lottery symbols 7a ', 7b', 7c '.

In the configuration shown in FIGS.
Means that the symbols a and b or the symbols m, n and o are common
You. Then, from these symbols a, b or symbols m, n, o, etc.
The common image group is used as common data,
By selecting the column O and the lost moving image random number sequence P, the winning images c to e
Or a victory image group consisting of victory images p, q, etc. or a defeat image
Select a defeated image group consisting of image f or defeated image r
And combine them at the tail of the common image group,
x and y are configured.

The series of operation control rich Such changes may be performed by the computer 30 shown in FIG.

In this computer 30, the central control unit MPU 31 is connected to a storage device ROM 32 and a storage device RAM 33 which can read and write necessary data as needed.

The storage device ROM 32 has a control program, a random number table, a big hit game pattern and a ramp,
Fixed data such as LED display patterns and competition videos x, y
And a random number for designating a moving image for designating a moving image.

Further in the storage device RAM33 is a game from start-up hole winning switches _{S 1,} V prize switches _{S 3} provided in the special winning hole attacker for count switch _{S 2} and the specific region in 23 of the start hole 13 A register area for storing information and a soft timer, a work area for the microcomputer 30, and the like are provided.

The storage device RAM 33 includes an address bus for unidirectionally transmitting information designating an address for reading and writing data to and from the memory, and a data bus for exchanging data with the central control unit MPU and the storage devices ROM 32 and RAM 33. Connected.

Further, the central control unit MPU31 has a power supply circuit, a voltage detection circuit for sending a reset signal through an OR gate when the power supply voltage deviates from an allowable voltage value, an oscillation circuit for generating a clock pulse, and a clock for the oscillation circuit. A frequency divider or the like that divides a pulse and sends a reset signal to a reset terminal via an OR gate is connected.

The starting port 13 is connected to the input side of the central control unit MPU 31 via a waveform shaping circuit for preventing chattering.
Opening prize switch S ₁ , special prize opening 2 provided in
V winning switch S ₃ and the like provided in the count switch S ₂ and the specific region 25 in the three are connected, and a waveform shaping as input data to the central controller MPU31 by the waveform shaping circuit fed signals from the switches I try to tell.

An I / O circuit is connected to the other input / output side of the central control unit MPU 31 , and the I / O circuit is connected to a second
, A solenoid (attacker solenoid) of the winning device 22, a storage number display LED constituting the standby recording lamp array 8, windmill lamps A and B, and side lamps A and B. It is connected. Further, a storage device ROM 37 for speech synthesis is connected to the I / O circuit. The storage device ROM 36 stores data for synthesizing and outputting various messages and complicated sound effects to the amplifier side.

Further, a sound generator for receiving the sound data and outputting it to the amplifier is connected to the central control unit MPU 31 via a data bus. As the sound data, as described above, sound effects and the like corresponding to the competition moving images x and y are output.

The second microcomputer 34 connected to the I / O circuit includes an LCD variable display MPU 35 and a driver, and the driver is connected to the symbol combination display 6 composed of a liquid crystal display. ing. The storage device ROM3 of the second microcomputer 34
6 includes image data for displaying the competition moving images x and y output and displayed on the symbol combination display 6, lottery symbols 7a,
The display patterns 7b and 7c (7a ', 7b' and 7c ') and fixed data such as the big hit display mode are stored, and constitute the image memory of the present invention.

Thus, the first microcomputer 30 and the second microcomputer 34 constitute a symbol control command means which is a component of the present invention.

The control mode will be described in detail. Figure
6 , "0" to "199" are stored in the storage device ROM 32.
For example, a winning random number sequence K that hits “60”, a winning symbol random number sequence L, and a winning moving image random number sequence O
, A lost animation random number sequence P, and lottery symbols 7a, 7b, 7c (7
a ′, 7b ′, and 7c ′) are stored in advance, respectively, of the internal loss random number sequences M ₁ , M ₂ , and M ₃ .

Then, a random number sequence K is selected at the same time as the ball passes through the starting port 13. At this time, when K = 60, the lottery symbols 7a, 7b, 7c are changed, and at the same time, a value is selected from the winning symbol random number sequence L, and the lottery symbols 7a, 7
The winning symbols displayed on b and 7c are determined, and the winning moving image random number sequence O is randomly selected. Then, the lottery symbols 7a and 7b displayed largely on the entire surface of the symbol combination display 6.
Are matched, and the lottery symbol 7 is reached.
a and 7b are reprinted small to the upper left, and 7c is a lottery symbol 7
a, 7b. In synchronization with this, the main surface of the symbol combination display 6 is switched to the moving image display area f,
The winning game moving image x specified by the value of the random number sequence O of the winning moving image is displayed, and for example, the winning game moving image x from the image a to the image e shown in FIG. 4 is continuously displayed. Then, the continuous display of the winning images c to e indicates a big hit, and the lottery symbol 7c stops at the upper left in synchronization with the determination.

This winning competition moving image x is, as described above,
According to the selection of the value of the winning video random number sequence O, the winning image groups c to e
(P, q) is extracted, and the common image groups a, b (m, n,
o) generated by binding to the tail,
It will be displayed on the display.

If the value of the hit random number sequence K is other than 60, the internal loss random number sequences M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ are randomly selected, and the display of the random selection symbols 7a, 7b, 7c is determined.
At this time, if the symbols were elected from the internal loss random number sequence M ₃ is when the lottery pattern 7a, 7b and happens equal, one frame destination gift to display the drawing symbol 7c, lottery pattern 7a, 7b, 7c Is always lost. In this process, if M ₁ = M ₂ , the lost moving image random number sequence P is randomly selected. Then, similarly to the above, the lottery symbols 7a, 7 displayed large on the entire surface of the symbol combination display 6.
b coincides with each other to reach the state, and the lottery symbol 7
a and 7b are reprinted to the upper left, and the symbol combination display 6
Is switched to the moving image display area f to display the defeated sports moving image y specified by the value of the lottery random number sequence P. For example, a series of the defeating sports videos y including the images a, b, and f are continuously displayed. To be displayed. Loss is indicated by the display of the defeat image f. Then, in synchronization with this, the fluctuation of the lottery symbol 7c is stopped, and the display is determined.

As described above, the defeat game video y
With the selection of the value of the defeated video random number sequence P, the defeated image group f
(R) is extracted and the common image groups a and b (m, n, o) are extracted.
Generated by combining with the tail, and display the symbol combination
It will be displayed and output on the container.

[0048] Incidentally, the over in place of the video random number sequence P, select the symbol elected from the internal loss random number sequence M _3, the defeat competition video y on the basis of the deviation between the internal loss random number sequence M _1, M ₂ You may do it. For example, lottery symbol 7
When a, 7b, 7c is determined by “7, 7, 6”,
The moving image is in a more regrettable mode than in the case where it is determined by “7, 7, 2”. That is, taking a golf movie as an example,
In the former, the ball stops at the edge of the hole, and in the latter, the ball stops further from the hole.

By doing so, it becomes possible to approximate the player's psychology to the determined symbol and the contents of the moving image.

At the time of executing the above-mentioned competition moving images x and y, if the music is converted, the feeling of excitement is further increased. This is performed by the sound processing device for controlling the speakers connected to the central control device MPU shown in FIG.

When the display execution of the victory competition moving image x is completed, the lottery symbol 7c is stopped and the lottery symbols 7a, 7b,
7c is, for example, “1,1,1”, “2,2,2”, “3,
If the symbols or figures such as "3, 3" and "4, 4, 4" are the same and the execution of the victory competition moving image x is completed, it becomes a "big hit" and the notification device emits a fanfare. At the same time, the solenoid of the winning device 22 is driven, and the left and right opening / closing wing pieces 24, 24 are rotated.
Is guided to the game ball.

In the above-mentioned configuration, there is proposed a configuration in which the time from the reach to the determination is determined in advance so as to have various lengths by a lottery value from a random number. In such a configuration, the selection of the competition videos x and y is specified by the relationship with the random numbers, and the competition videos whose display is completed at the same time corresponding to a so-called long reach having a long reach state. x and y are selected.

As described above, the reach time is set such that the lottery symbol 7c stops changing at the same time as the completion of the display of the competition moving images x and y specified by the winning moving image random number sequence O and the losing moving image random number sequence P. May be.

Further, with the determination of the lottery symbol 7c, it is also possible to redisplay a large portion again at the center as shown in FIG. 2 so as to clearly show the details of the determination.

Further, as described above, in the configuration in which the time from reach to its determination is made to be various lengths, the common image group is prepared for a plurality of scenarios having different execution times, The common image group may be selected according to the reach state time.

Further, in the above-described configuration, the moving image display area f is secured on the symbol combination display and the competition moving images x and y are displayed and executed, but the moving image display area f is separately provided on the liquid crystal display or The image may be displayed on a moving image display including a dot matrix display.

Although the above configuration is applied to a pachinko machine, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine having another configuration such as a drum-type throttle machine and an electronic gaming machine using a liquid crystal display screen. In this drum type throttle machine, the symbol combination display is constituted by a slot portion, and a moving image display for displaying the moving image display area f is separately provided.

In the above-described configuration, the lottery symbol 7
Although the display of a, 7b, and 7c is determined in synchronization with the completion of the competition moving image, for example, only the lottery symbols 7a and 7b are first displayed on the symbol combination display 6 in a fluctuating manner. When the game reaches the reach, the lottery symbols 7a and 7b may be erased, and only the competition moving image may be displayed on the screen, and only the result may be used to determine the loss.

[0059]

According to the present invention, when the symbol combination display is in the reach state, the winning competition video is selected when the symbol combination is a hit display, and the defeat competition video is selected when the loss is displayed. Select, and with the selection,
Image group or defeated image group is extracted and connected to the tail of the common image group.
This will result in winning or losing video
Since the competition moving image is generated and displayed in the moving image display area f, the expectation for the hit state following the reach state can be changed in a new mode by a dynamic image that leads to a result of the game of the competition moving image. Can be created with In addition, it is possible to enjoy an auxiliary game using a liquid crystal screen or a dot matrix screen, and to make full use of the function of this type of display. Further, the determination of hit or loss can be easily recognized from the game result. Thus, there is an excellent effect that the interest in the game can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a machine frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the symbol combination display 6 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the symbol combination display 6 in a state where a moving image display area f is secured.

FIG. 4 is a pattern diagram showing a display example of a competition moving image x, y composed of a soccer moving image.

FIG. 5 is a pattern diagram showing a display example of a competition moving image x, y composed of a golf moving image.

FIG. 6 is a block circuit diagram showing symbol control instruction means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 gaming machine 6 symbol combination display 7a, 7b, 7c lottery symbol 13 starting port 22 prize winning device 23 special winning port x victory competition video y defeat competition video

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method of displaying various predetermined lottery symbols in a fluctuating manner. When a game ball passes through a starting port provided with a ball detection device, each lottery is performed based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. The symbol combination starts and stops, and a symbol combination display for displaying various combinations of symbols is provided on the game board surface. The symbol combination display is constituted by a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display. In addition, image data such as a common image group, a winning image group, and a defeat image group
When a symbol combination is reached (reach state) except for the image memory in which the symbol combination is stored and the lottery symbol in which the symbol combination display finally stops (reach status), if the symbol combination is a hit display, the winning competition video is displayed. If you lose, the loss video will be selected.
With the selection, extract a group of winning images or a group of losing images.
And combine them at the end of the common image group,
A series of victory videos leading up to a victory or a series of
A gaming machine comprising: a symbol control commanding means for generating a defeat competition moving image and displaying and outputting it on a symbol combination display. 2. A method of displaying various predetermined lottery symbols in a fluctuating manner. When a game ball passes through a starting port provided with a ball detection device, each lottery is performed based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. The game board has a symbol combination display on which the symbols start and stop changing and display various combinations of symbols, and an animation display comprising a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display is provided. , Common image group, winning image group, defeat image group, etc.
When a symbol combination is reached (reach state) except for the image memory in which the symbol combination is stored and the lottery symbol in which the symbol combination display finally stops (reach status), if the symbol combination is a hit display, the winning competition video is displayed. If you lose, the loss video will be selected.
With the selection, extract a group of winning images or a group of losing images.
Te, attached to the tail of the common image group, to win image This ensures that
A series of victory videos leading up to a victory or a series of
A game machine comprising: a symbol control commanding means for generating a defeat game video and displaying the video on a video display. 3. The time from reach to its determination is set to various lengths.
The common image group is implemented in such a configuration that
Prepare and take multiple scenarios with different line times
The common image group is selected according to time.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: