JP3776472B2 - Image display device for gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to an image display device that variably displays an image corresponding to a game situation on a liquid crystal color panel provided in front of a game board in a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-45344, a number as a scroll character is arranged in 9 × 3 divisions on the display surface, and a dimming plate is arranged in front of every nine division frame on the display surface. 2. Description of the Related Art An image display device for a gaming machine is known in which a board is set to be either electrically transparent or semi-transparent so that only numbers corresponding to a dimming board that has become transparent are visible.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the image display device of the gaming machine has a configuration in which a light control plate is disposed on the front surface of each divided frame of the display surface, the structure is complicated and it is difficult to adopt it.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to change the number of lines of the scroll character's symbol combination with a simple structure that does not use a separate member such as a dimming plate, thereby increasing the playability. In addition, the pseudo-stereoscopic screen can be variably displayed while reducing data for variable display as much as possible.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  An image display device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes:A liquid crystal color panel, a character generator ROM, and a display control device are provided.A scroll screen for displaying scroll characters on the display surface of the LCD color panel;,liquidA middle ground screen for displaying a pattern covering the entire display surface on the crystal color panel display screen, and a sprite screen for displaying animated characters and characters on the LCD color panel display surfaceWhenScreen data for composing a virtual screen consisting ofButStore in advanceIs,The display controller is a character generator ROMThanThe extracted sprite screen or middle ground screen is placed in front of the scroll screen.Overlaid on the LCD color panel displayAnd the sprite to change the number of lines of the symbol combination by covering the scroll character variably displayed on the scroll screen with the reach informationScreen orMiddle groundPictureOne sidePartHalfTransparent designCreate and change semi-transparent design to transparent design by jackpot information or turn off the sprite screen with semi-transparent design or middle ground screen with semi-transparent design and make the LCD color panel display surface as an animation character screen with sprite screen useCharacterized by, orA liquid crystal color panel, a character generator ROM, and a display control device are provided. The character generator ROM has a scroll screen for displaying a scroll character on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel, and the entire display surface on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel. Screen data for configuring a virtual screen composed of a middle ground screen for displaying a covering pattern and a sprite screen for displaying animation characters and characters on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel is stored in advance, and the display control device Extracts the scroll screen, middle ground screen, and sprite screen from the character generator ROM, and superimposes the extracted sprite screen, middle ground screen, and scroll screen so that they are arranged in order from the front side to the rear side. A part of the sprite screen or middle ground screen is formed in a semi-transparent pattern so that the number of lines of the symbol combination is changed by covering the scroll character variably displayed on the scroll screen with reach information Depending on the jackpot information, change the translucent design to transparent design, or turn off the sprite screen with semi-transparent design or the middle ground screen with semi-transparent design, and use the LCD color panel display surface as an animation character screen with sprite screen It is characterized by doing.
[0006]
[Action]
  This inventionDisplay device for gaming machine according to the present inventionAccording toBy covering the scroll character variably displayed on the scroll screen by reach informationNumber of lines for design combinationsA part of the sprite screen or the middle ground screen is formed into a semi-transparent design so as to change the screen, and the semi-transparent design is changed to a transparent design according to jackpot information or a sprite screen having a semi-transparent design orTranslucent patternHaveTurn off the middle ground screendo itLCD color panel displayFaceUse as an animated character screen with a sprite screen.
[0007]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a game control device and an image display device in a pachinko machine as a gaming machine of an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a process from a virtual screen to a display screen in the image display device of the embodiment, FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an area configuration of a scroll screen in the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a changing process from 5 lines to 3 lines in the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing a pachinko machine of the embodiment.
[0008]
  In FIG. 5, the pachinko machine includes an outer frame 11 for installation on an island of a pachinko store, and a front frame 12 is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 11 so that it can be opened and closed by a hinge outside the figure. A metal frame 13 is fixed, and a glass frame 14 is attached to the metal frame 13 by a hinge (not shown) so that the glass frame 14 can be opened and closed. An upper plate set 16 is attached to the lower edge portion, and a locking device 17 is assembled to one side edge portion of the front frame 12. The front frame 12 is attached to the outer frame 11 by the locking / unlocking operation of the locking device 17. The glass frame 14 can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 12. Further, a handle grip 18 and a lower plate set 19 of a ball striking device are assembled to the lower edge portion of the front frame 12, and a game board 20 is mounted inside the front frame 12 so as to face the glass 15. An image display device 2 having a liquid crystal color panel 3 is attached to the center of the game board 20, and a band 21, a game nail 22, a lamp windmill 23, and a windmill 24 are provided at portions around the image display apparatus 2 of the game board 20. A start winning opening 25, 26, a winning opening 27, a variable winning ball apparatus (attacker) 29 having an opening / closing body 28, an out opening 30 and the like are provided. Therefore, in this pachinko machine, when a game ball (not shown) is put in the upper plate set 16 and the handle grip 18 is rotated in one direction, the launching device (not shown)ZFiring into the band 21 from the upper plate set 16. The launched game ball is guided along the band 21 to the upper part of the game area in the band 21, and the upward thrust of the game ball becomes smaller than the gravity of the game ball, so that the game ball moves down the game area. In the middle of the roll, the ball enters the start winning holes 25 and 26 while hitting the game nail 22, the ramp windmill 23, or the windmill 24. It becomes a constant supply ball that supplies the game balls of the game to the upper plate set 16 as balls,27The game balls that did not enter enter the out port 30 and become out balls. Further, when the image display device 2 displays a big hit by the combination of the stop symbols after the variable display operation, the opening / closing plate 28 of the variable winning ball device 29 opens and closes, and the winning ball for the game ball driven into the game area The probability of becoming higher. The opening / closing operation in the variable winning ball apparatus 29, the constant supply operation by winning to the winning opening 27, the blinking of the lamp windmill 23, and the like are controlled by the game control apparatus 1 shown in FIG.
[0009]
In FIG. 1, the game control device 1 and the image display device 2 will be described in detail. This game control device 1 is constituted by a microcomputer that operates according to a preset program, and outputs various game information such as game start information, scroll information, reach information, jackpot information, and probability variation information to the image display device 2. To do. The game start information is a signal that is output when the game control device 1 receives a game start detection signal from a sensor (not shown) that detects, for example, a rotation operation of the handle grip 18. The scroll information is a signal that is output when the game control device 1 receives a winning detection signal from a sensor (not shown) that detects that a game ball has been won at the start winning holes 25 and 26. As for the reach information, the stop symbol combination determining means using a random number outside the figure built in the game control device 1 stops first of the three scroll characters before stopping the scroll character described later due to the winning detection signal. This is a signal that is output based on the combination stop decision that the two scroll characters have the same symbol. The jackpot information is a signal that the stop symbol combination determining means outputs based on the combination stop determination that becomes the same symbol when all three scroll characters stop before the scroll character stops due to the winning detection signal. . The probability variation information is output when the probability variation determining means (not shown) built in the game control device 1 is a probability variation symbol such as “7” in which the same symbol based on the jackpot determination is preset. It is a signal that creates a trigger for probability variation. When the game control device 1 outputs the probability variation information and the probability variation symbols are all stopped in a specific direction such as a single row direction or an oblique direction and displayed on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 of the image display device 2. A high probability state in which a game state is advantageous to the player is set for a certain period of time so that all the symbols of the scroll characters are easily arranged.
[0010]
The image display device 2 shown in FIG. 1 generally includes a liquid crystal color panel 3, a character generator ROM (hereinafter referred to as CGROM) 4, and a display control device 5. The liquid crystal color panel 3 includes a display surface 3a, an X drive circuit 3b, a Y drive circuit 3c, and an XY control circuit 3d disposed on the front surface of the game board 20 (see FIG. 5). The output from the display controller 5 is received and the X drive circuit 3b and the Y drive circuit 3c are controlled, and the X drive circuit 3b and the Y drive circuit 3c display an image on the display surface 3a by the scanning operation. In the CGROM 4, in addition to screen data for configuring a virtual screen composed of a scroll screen 4a, a middle ground screen 4b and a plurality of sprite screens 4c, an address for reading the screen data and an address for designating the color palette RAM 5c Are stored in advance.
The display control device 5 includes a line RAM 5a, a control unit 5b configured as a one-chip microprocessor that operates according to a preset program, and a color palette RAM 5c. The control unit 5b includes a composite display unit 5d and a specific display unit 5e. Then, the control unit 5b responds to the game information such as game start information, winning information, reach information, jackpot information and probability variation information from the game control device 1, and from the CGROM 4 to the scroll screen 4a shown in FIG. The screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c are extracted, and the color signals extracted from the color palette RAM 5c are added to the extracted scroll screen 4a, middle ground screen 4b and sprite screen 4c, respectively. Screen 4a, for display control of the liquid crystal color panel 3 so as to variably display a display screen 6 shown in B of FIG. 2 superimposed each middle ground screen 4b and sprite screen 4c on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3.
The composite display means 5d is a display screen 6 in which the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c extracted from the CGROM 4 are superposed according to the power-on information sent from the game control device 1 to the control unit 5b. Is variably displayed on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel.
The specific display means 5e displays the liquid crystal color panel 3 on the composite display means 5d in accordance with game start information, scroll information, reach information or probability variation information in the game information sent from the game control device 1 to the control unit 5b. A part of the middle ground screen 4b constituting the display screen 6 variably displayed on the surface 3a, more specifically, as shown in FIG. Two portions 7a corresponding to the 2nd area and the 8th area are set to a semi-transparent pattern.
[0011]
  The scroll screen 4 a is a virtual screen for displaying a scroll character in a scroll area divided into a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns based on the display surface 3 a of the liquid crystal color panel 3. Rows in a plurality of rows and columns are in the vertical direction, and the columns are in the horizontal direction. In a pachinko machine, the scroll area is generally set to 3 × 2 6 sections or 3 × 3 9 sections. In this embodiment, 9 sections are taken as an example. For example, the first area shown in FIG. ~ Each of these areas has a ninth areaSoEach scroll character is variably displayed. Each of these scroll characters is, for example, the numbers “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9” and There are a total of 15 types of symbols of alphabets “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, and “E”. In this scroll screen 4a, by the operation of the composite display means 5d, a series of scroll characters appear to rotate in the vertical direction in the first area, the fourth area, and the seventh area constituting the first line on the left side. In the second area, the fifth area, and the eighth area constituting the second line in the middle, another series of scroll characters are variably displayed as if they are rotating in the vertical direction. In the third area, the sixth area, and the ninth area constituting the third row, another series of scroll characters are variably displayed as if they are rotating in the vertical direction. The middle ground screen 4b is a virtual screen for displaying, for example, a sky or a background on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 so as to cover the entire display surface 3a. The upper and lower portions 7a at the center corresponding to the second area and the eighth area of the screen 4a are set to a semi-transparent symbol as shown in FIG. 2A by the operation of the specific display means 5e. The setting of the semi-transparent design is performed by adjusting the gradation of the color applied to the upper and lower end portions 7a of the center, and the design is associated with, for example, a cocoon in which opaque portions and transparent or translucent portions are alternately arranged in parallel. It is also possible to use a design that does this, or a uniform design that is semi-transparent as a whole. The sprite screen 4 c is a virtual screen for displaying an animation character on the display surface 3 a of the liquid crystal color panel 3.
[0012]
  Example operation, translucent design7aWill be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 separately for cases where (1) game start information, (2) scroll information, (3) reach information, or (4) probability variation information is set. (1) Translucent design7aIs set according to the game start information, when the power outside the figure is turned on, the image display device 2 shown in FIG. 5 is driven, and the middle setting of the middle ground screen 4b is set by the initial setting of the screen display device 2. The upper and lower end portions are translucent, scroll characters are displayed in the first to ninth areas divided into nine parts of the scroll screen 4a, and the entire area of the sprite screen 4c becomes transparent. As a result, the liquid crystal color A display screen 6 shown in FIG. 2B is displayed on the display surface 3 a of the panel 3. The screen structure of the display screen 6 is such that the scroll characters “5” and “7” displayed in the second and eighth areas at the upper and lower ends of the center of the scroll screen 4a are the upper and lower ends of the center of the middle ground screen 4b. The translucent part ofTranslucent pattern 7a formed onIt is in a state covered with. That is, in the case where the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 is configured to display the scroll character of the scroll screen 4a every 3 × 3 9 sections, a plurality of scroll characters are variably displayed so as to rotate in the vertical direction. The reason why the plurality of scroll characters are gathered at the time of stopping is that the upper first row, as indicated by phantom lines L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 in FIG. This is a total of 5 lines including the second row in the middle, the third row in the lower portion, and two diagonal rows on the diagonal. In the image display device 2 configured as described above, the upper and lower portions of the center of the middle ground screen 4b are set by the initial setting of the image display device 2 when the power is turned on.Semi-transparent design 7aOnce set,Translucent pattern7a blinds the scroll characters "5" and "7" displayed in the second area and the eighth area, stops after the scroll characters are variably displayed so as to rotate in the vertical direction, The three scroll characters are arranged together when stopped, because the virtual lines L2, L4, and L5 in FIG. 2A are the second line in the middle and the two diagonal lines on the diagonal line in total. Become. In the state where these three lines are set, the player operates the handle grip 18 shown in FIG. 5 to play the game ball with the hitting ball launching device, and the played game balls enter the winning start openings 25 and 26 shown in FIG. When entered, the game control device 1 shown in FIG. 1 outputs scroll information to the display control device 5. Then, the display control device 5 extracts the image data of the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c from the CGROM 4, and extracts the color data for the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c from the color palette RAM 5c. To do. The color data for the sprite screen 4c at this time is transparent data. Then, the display control device 5 outputs the image data and the color data to the XY control circuit 3d of the liquid crystal color panel 3, and the XY control circuit 3d displays the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b, and the display screen 3a. The sprite screen 4c is superimposed and variably displayed. In other words, on the display surface 3a immediately after winning the game ball at the start opening, the scroll character is variable as if the scroll character is rotating in the vertical direction in the first to third rows of the scroll screen 4a. Is displayed. (2) Translucent design7aIs set in accordance with the scroll information, the image display device 2 is driven when the power outside the figure is turned on, and the first screen divided into nine scroll screens 4a by the initial setting of the screen display device 2 is provided. A scroll character is displayed in the area to the ninth area, and the entire area of the middle ground screen 4b and the entire area of the sprite screen 4c become transparent. As a result, the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 is shown in FIG. The game display screen 6 per 5 lines is displayed, and the pachinko machine is ready to start the game. In this state, when the player operates the handle grip 18 shown in FIG. 5 to play the game ball with the ball striking device, and the played game balls enter the winning start ports 25 and 26 shown in FIG. The game control device 1 shown outputs scroll information to the display control device 5. Then, the display control device 5 extracts the image data of the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c from the CGROM 4, and extracts the color data for the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c from the color palette RAM 5c. To do. At this time, the color data to the middle ground screen 4b is semi-transparent color data at the upper and lower ends 7a of the center, the other portion is transparent data, and the color data to the sprite screen 4c is transparent data. Then, the display control device 5 outputs the image data and the color data to the XY control circuit 3d of the liquid crystal color panel 3, and the XY control circuit 3d displays the scroll screen 4a, the middle ground screen 4b, and the display screen 3a. The sprite screen 4c is superimposed and variably displayed. That is, the display screen 6 of the game per three lines shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 immediately after winning the game ball at the start opening, and the first line of the scroll screen 4a. In the three lines of the third line, the scroll character is variably displayed as if it is rotating in the vertical direction through the transparent areas of the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c. In this case, the scroll characters in the first area, the third area, the fourth area to the sixth area, the seventh area, and the ninth area are clearly seen through the transparent areas of the middle ground screen 4b and the sprite screen 4c. The scroll character in the eighth area is blocked by the semi-transparent portion 7a of the middle ground screen 4b and looks totally blurred or faint, or partially visible through the transparent portion or transparent portion of the eyelid. Therefore, in this case, between the game start and the scroll start,Translucent patternChange 7a to transparent design, orTranslucent patternBy erasing the middle ground screen 4b having 7a, the entire area of the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 can be used as an animation character screen by the sprite screen 4c, so that game play can be improved. (3) Translucent design7aIs set according to the reach information, the display control device 5 performs display control based on the reach information from the game control device, following the power-on, the game start, and the game ball winning, which are not shown. That is, at first, the display screen 6 of the game per five lines shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3, and nine scroll characters are displayed on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3. It is variably displayed as if it is rotating in the vertical direction. Next, the display control device 5 responds to the reach information from the game control device 1 before the third line scroll character that stops the scroll character stops with a time difference of about several seconds between the lines. The scroll characters in the first and second lines stopped in the middle are the second column in the middle and two diagonal columns on the diagonal line (see virtual lines L3 to L5 in FIG. 2B), a total of 3 As shown in FIG. 4B, the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 is in a translucent state at the center upper and lower ends 7a of the middle ground screen 4b. The game display screen 6 for winning games from 5 to 3 lines is displayed. Then, after the reach, if the jackpot where three scroll characters are aligned in any of the three lines, the middle ground screen 4b during the jackpotTranslucent patternChange 7a to transparent design, orTranslucent patternBy erasing the middle ground screen 4b having 7a, the entire area of the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 can be used as an animation character screen by the sprite screen 4c, so that game play can be improved. In addition, in this case, it is possible to notify the player of the game situation of the three lines with the reach. (4) Translucent design7aIs set in accordance with the probability variation information, the display control device 5 performs display control based on the probability variation information from the game control device following the power-on, the game start, and the game ball winning which are not shown. That is, the display control is performed in a state where seven scroll characters are variably displayed on the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 in the state of the game per three lines shown in FIG. In response to the probability variation information from the game control device 1, the device 5 has a scroll character such as “7” set in advance as a probability variation symbol and stops after reaching a reach state with a time difference of about several seconds between each line. Middle ground screen 4b when the big hit state with three of themTranslucent patternChange 7a to transparent or setTranslucent patternBy deleting the middle ground screen 4b having 7a, the display surface 3a of the liquid crystal color panel 3 becomes the display screen 6 of the hit game from 3 lines to 5 lines as shown in FIG. 4A. Therefore, in this case, with the jackpot of the probability variation symbol as a trigger, the number of lines of the symbol combination of the scroll character can be changed from 3 lines to 5 lines, and the gameability can be improved. In addition, in this case, it is possible to notify the player of the gaming situation of the five lines with a jackpot based on the probability variation symbol.
[0013]
In short, according to this embodiment, by setting semi-transparent symbols in the two upper and lower portions 7a at the center of the middle ground screen 4b arranged in front of the scroll screen 4a, the number of lines of the symbol combination of the scroll character is set. There is no need to manufacture a dedicated image display device 2 for every 5 lines and 3 lines, and an image display device 2 for 5 lines is manufactured, and the above-mentioned specific display means 5e is provided to the control section 5b of the image display device 2. By incorporating software corresponding to the above, it is possible to easily change the 5-line image display device 2 to the 3-line image display device 2 and improve the gameability at that time.
[0014]
Further, according to this embodiment, the reach action can be expressed on the pseudo-stereoscopic screen by combining the sprite screen 4c, the middle ground screen 4b, and the scroll screen 4a. In other words, as in the conventional example described above, in a method in which a large number of frames are combined in a plane and the screen data extracted from the memory are combined, and a large number of frames are replaced one by one, such as a picture-story show or a page turning, the animation character When expressing characters or characters, it is necessary to change the scroll character on the scroll screen. In contrast, in this embodiment, only the color data of the middle ground screen 4b, which requires a small amount of image data and color data, is replaced without replacing the scroll screen 4a having a large amount of image data and color data. Probability fluctuations between a low probability and a high probability can be accurately conveyed to the player. Therefore, the pseudo-stereoscopic screen can be variably displayed while reducing the amount of data for variable display as much as possible.
[0015]
In this embodiment, the case where a semi-transparent symbol is set in the upper and lower end portions 7a of the middle ground screen 4b at the time of the probability change has been illustrated and described as an example. However, the present invention sets the translucent symbol in the sprite screen 4c. Alternatively, a configuration in which a translucent symbol is set for each portion corresponding to each area of the scroll screen 4a in the middle ground screen 4b or the sprite screen 4c is also applicable.
[0016]
In this embodiment, a pachinko machine has been illustrated and described, but the present invention is also applicable to a gaming machine such as a slot machine other than a pachinko machine. When applied to a slot machine, the game start information and scroll information in the above embodiment are replaced with information that detects the insertion of medals into the slot machine, and the stop of the scroll characters on each of the multiple lines is stopped at the front of the slot machine. It can be easily understood that the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine such as a slot machine by changing the reading so as to be performed by operating a button.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, according to the present invention,The following effects are produced. A part of the sprite screen or middle ground screen is formed into a semi-transparent pattern so as to change the number of lines of the symbol combination by covering the scroll character that is variably displayed on the scroll screen by the reach information, and the semi-transparent symbol is formed by the jackpot information. Change to a transparent design or use a sprite screen with a semi-transparent design or a middle ground screen with a semi-transparent design and use the LCD color panel display surface as an animation character screen.Do not use a separate member such as a light control plateSince there are many transparent areas, it is only necessary to replace sprite screens with a small amount of image data and color data.With simple structure,Change the number of lines of the scroll character design combinationFurthercan do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a game control device and an image display device in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process from a virtual screen to a display screen in the image display apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an area configuration of a scroll screen in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process of changing the embodiment from 5 lines to 3 lines.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
Two-screen display device
3 LCD color panel
3a LCD color panel display surface
4 CGROM (character generator ROM)
4a Scroll screen
4b Middle ground screen
4c sprite screen
5 Display controller
5b Control unit
5d Composite display means
5e Specific display means

Claims (2)

A liquid crystal color panel, a character generator ROM, and a display control device are provided. The character generator ROM has a scroll screen for displaying a scroll character on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel, and the entire display surface on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel. a middle ground screen for displaying a pattern covering, screen data for forming the virtual screen constituted of a sprite screen for displaying the animation character and characters on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel is stored in advance, the display control unit is to Viewing the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel superposed to be placed in front of the scroll screen sprite screen or middle ground screen extracted from character generator ROM, a reach information is variably displayed in the scroll screen Scroll scroll The part of the sprite screen or middle ground screen to change the number of lines symbol combination formed translucent design by covering Kuta, whether or translucent design to change the translucent symbol transparent pattern by jackpot information An image display apparatus for a gaming machine, wherein the sprite screen or the middle ground screen having a translucent pattern is erased and the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel is used as an animation character screen by the sprite screen . A liquid crystal color panel, a character generator ROM, and a display control device are provided. The character generator ROM has a scroll screen for displaying a scroll character on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel, and the entire display surface on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel. Screen data for configuring a virtual screen composed of a middle ground screen for displaying a covering pattern and a sprite screen for displaying animation characters and characters on the display surface of the liquid crystal color panel is stored in advance, and the display control device Extracts the scroll screen, middle ground screen, and sprite screen from the character generator ROM, and superimposes the extracted sprite screen, middle ground screen, and scroll screen so that they are arranged in order from the front side to the rear side. A part of the sprite screen or middle ground screen is formed as a semi-transparent pattern so that the number of lines of the symbol combination is changed by covering the scroll character variably displayed on the scroll screen with reach information Depending on the jackpot information, change the translucent design to transparent design, or turn off the sprite screen with semi-transparent design or the middle ground screen with semi-transparent design and use the display surface of the LCD color panel as an animation character screen with sprite screen the image display device of Yu TECHNICAL machine characterized by.

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