JP5494630B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In recent years, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a variable display game using a liquid crystal display device has become mainstream in order to improve the interest of the game. Each company is competing to determine how to satisfy the player in this variable display game, and therefore, various ideas have been made such as providing various variations to the variable display game. In addition, the pachinko machine is provided with backup means for storing the status at the time of power failure in consideration of the case of power failure, so that the game can be continued from the state at the time of power failure when power is restored after the power failure is resolved. ing.

The display control is instructed to the display control board by a display command output from the main control board, and is performed by the display control board .

Such a command instructing the other control board, for example, voice lamp control board for performing lighting control of the output and the lamp or the like of the sound effects, also dispensing control board or the like for dispensing control of prize balls and lend sphere similar It is.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of realizing a suitable command acquisition method in the above-exemplified gaming machines and the like.

In order to achieve this object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 is stored in the storage means capable of storing game state information even after the gaming machine is powered off, and when the power interruption is eliminated. Game control means for executing game control using game state information, and a plurality of information storage means for storing a plurality of information used by the game control means, and a plurality of information for specifying a game state. Command storage means for storing commands, and the plurality of information storage means includes an address information storage section for storing address information for storing predetermined gaming state information, and an address stored in the address information storage section. A comparison information storage unit that stores comparison information for determining a gaming state from first information specified using information, and a comparison result between comparison information stored in the comparison information storage unit is used. A second information storage unit that stores second information specified by the game control unit, and the game control unit uses the second information stored in the second information storage unit to execute a command from the command storage unit. And an output control means for executing output control of a command acquired by the acquisition means, and the predetermined gaming state information includes a plurality of gaming states of the gaming machine before power-off. The game control means includes first information specified using address information stored in the game state information required when the power interruption is resolved among the plurality of game state information. The game state is determined based on the game .
The gaming machine according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, there is an effect that a suitable command acquisition method can be realized .

It is a front view of the pachinko machine which is one example of the present invention. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the pachinko machine. It is the figure which showed typically the structure of the state return check table. (A) is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of each bit of a normal state flag, (b) is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of each bit of a special figure status flag, (c) is each figure of jackpot state flag It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the bit. It is a flowchart of the NMI interruption process performed with the main control board at the time of the power failure of the pachinko machine by generation | occurrence | production of a power failure etc. It is a flowchart of the main process performed with the main control board. It is a flowchart of the power recovery process performed in the initialization process of the main control board when power is turned on.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine that is a kind of a ball game machine, in particular, a first type pachinko game machine will be described as an example of the game machine. Note that it is naturally possible to use the present invention for the third kind pachinko gaming machine and other gaming machines.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment. Around the game board 1, there are provided a plurality of winning holes 2 through which five to fifteen balls are paid out when a ball wins. A liquid crystal display (hereinafter simply referred to as “LCD”) 3 for displaying a plurality of types of identification information (special symbols) and the like is provided at the center of the game board 1. The display screen of the LCD 3 is divided into three in the vertical direction. In each of the three divided display areas, a variable display of symbols is performed while scrolling in the vertical direction from top to bottom.

  Above the LCD 3, a normal symbol display device 6 composed of two LEDs 6 a and 6 b with normal symbols “O” and “X” displayed on the surface is disposed. In this normal symbol display device 6, when the ball that has been driven into the game area passes through the gates 7 arranged on both sides of the LCD 3, the fluctuations in which the LEDs 6 a and 6 b of “◯” and “×” are alternately lit. Display is performed. When the change display is terminated with the “◯” LED 6a, the ordinary electric accessory 4 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds).

  Also, a symbol operating port (first type starting port, ordinary electric accessory) 4 is provided below the LCD 3, and when the ball is awarded to the symbol operating port 4, the variation display of the LCD 3 is displayed. Be started. Below the symbol operating port 4, a specific winning port (large winning port) 5 is provided. This specific winning opening 5 is a big hit when the display result after the fluctuation of the LCD 3 coincides with one of the predetermined symbol combinations, and a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds elapses) so that the ball is easy to win. (Or until 10 balls have been won).

  A V zone 5a is provided in the specific winning opening 5, and when the ball passes through the V zone 5a while the specific winning opening 5 is opened, a continuation right is established and the specific winning opening 5 is closed. Thereafter, the specific winning opening 5 is opened again for a predetermined time (or until a predetermined number of balls win the specific winning opening 5). The opening / closing operation of the specific winning opening 5 can be repeated up to 16 times (16 rounds), and the state in which the opening / closing operation can be performed is a state in which a so-called predetermined game value is given (special game state). is there.

  Note that a state in which a predetermined game value is given in the third type pachinko gaming machine (special game state) is specified when the display result after the change of the LCD 3 matches one of the predetermined symbol combinations. It means that the winning opening is opened for a predetermined time. When the ball wins into the specific winning opening while the specific winning opening is opened, a large winning opening provided separately from the specific winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine P. As shown in FIG. On the main control board C of the pachinko machine P, an MPU 21 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic unit is mounted. The MPU 21 includes a ROM 22 for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 21 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when executing the control program stored in the ROM 22. A certain RAM 23 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. The programs of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 are stored in the ROM 22 as a part of the control program. Further, the ROM 22 stores the state return check table 22a shown in FIG. 3 and the normal symbol command table 22b that stores the command group related to the normal symbol as a table, and similarly stores the command group related to the special symbol as a table. A special symbol command table 22c is stored.

  Here, the state return check table 22a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the state return check table 22a. The state return check table 22a is a table that is referred to in the power recovery process (see FIG. 7) when the power of the pachinko machine P is turned on. The display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3 when the power is turned off Used to return. In the pachinko machine P of this embodiment, in order to restore the display state when the power is turned off, it is determined whether or not a maximum of 10 commands are output to the display control board D in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. The state return check table 22a is composed of 10 sets of data groups. As a matter of course, depending on the configuration and specifications of the display device of the pachinko machine P, the data group of the state return check table 22a may be configured with less than 10 sets, or may be configured with 11 sets or more. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, one set of data group of the state return check table 22a is composed of four types of data of a state acquisition address 22a1, a state mask value 22a2, a state comparison value 22a3, and a search offset value 22a4. ing. The status acquisition address 22a1 indicates the address of the memory that stores the display status when the power is turned off, and is composed of 2 bytes. The display state that is restored by the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment is the display state of the normal symbol display device 6, the display state of the special symbol displayed on the LCD 3, and the jackpot progress state that is also displayed on the LCD 3. The status acquisition address 22a1 stores the addresses of the normal status flag 23a, the special figure status flag 23b, and the big hit status flag 23c shown in FIG. Specifically, the address (7F20H) of the normal state flag 23a is stored in the first and second state acquisition addresses 22a1, and the special figure state flag 23b is stored in the third and fourth state acquisition addresses 22a1. The address (7F4BH) is stored, and the address (7F47H) of the big hit state flag 23c is stored in the fifth to tenth state acquisition addresses 22a1. The addresses of the flags 23a to 23c stored in the status acquisition address 22a1 are addresses in the backup area 23h.

  The state mask value 22a2 is a mask value for extracting predetermined bit data from the memory (flag) indicated by the address of the state acquisition address 22a1, and is composed of 1 byte. Specifically, since the first state mask value 22a2 is “04H (00000100B)”, the logical product (AND logic) of this mask value and the normal state flag 23a indicated by the address of the state acquisition address 22a1 Data of the second bit of the normal state flag 23a, that is, data indicating whether or not the normal symbol is being determined is extracted (see FIG. 4A). The state comparison value 22a3 is a comparison value with the data extracted by the state mask value 22a2, and is composed of 1 byte.

  If the state comparison value 22a3 and the data extracted by the state mask value 22a2 match, the display state at the time of power-off to be restored can be specified. In this case, the state return check table A search offset value 22a4 which is the next data of 22a is acquired, and a display control command for instructing a display state to be returned from the normal symbol command table 22b or the special symbol command table 22c is obtained based on the search offset value 22a4. This is acquired and output to the display control board D. That is, the search offset value 22a4 restores the display state from the normal symbol command table 22b that stores the command group related to the normal symbol as a table or the special symbol command table 22c that stores the command group related to the special symbol as a table. This is an offset value for obtaining a display control command necessary for this purpose (a value indicating the number of display control commands stored from the start address of the corresponding command table), and is composed of 1 byte. ing.

  If the data extracted by the state comparison value 22a3 and the state mask value 22a2 do not match, the display state at the time of power-off to be restored cannot be specified. In such a case, the search offset value 22a4 is not acquired. However, a display control command is not output to the display control board D depending on the data group of the set. When the acquired search offset value 22a4 is “0”, the power recovery process (S32 to S50) for restoring the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3 is ended.

  Returning to FIG. The RAM 23 includes a normal status flag 23a, a special figure status flag 23b, a jackpot status flag 23c, a repeat counter 23d, a check table address memory 23e, a status acquisition address memory 23f, a check source data memory 23g, a backup And an area 23h. The RAM 23 is configured so that a backup voltage is supplied from a power supply board 50 (to be described later) even after the pachinko machine P is turned off, and data can be retained (backed up) even after the pachinko machine P is turned off. .

  The normal state flag 23a is a flag indicating the display state of the normal symbol display device 6, and is provided at the address 7F20H. The details of the normal state flag 23a are as shown in FIG. 4 (a). The 0th bit indicates whether or not there is a normal symbol change start request, and the first bit indicates that the normal symbol is changing. The second bit indicates whether or not the normal symbol is being determined. The third bit is unused, the fourth bit indicates the ON state of a first type start port solenoid (not shown) that opens the first type start port 4, and the fifth bit is a normal electric accessory. The type 1 start port 4 is in an operating state, and the sixth bit indicates whether or not a normal symbol is in operation. The seventh bit is unused. Of the normal state flag 23a, the second bit and the sixth bit are extracted by the state mask values 1 and 2 (see FIG. 3) by the power recovery process of FIG. 7, and a display control command corresponding to the state is obtained. The data is output from the main control board C to the display control board D.

  The special figure state flag 23b is a flag indicating a display state of a special symbol that is variably displayed on the LCD 3, and is provided at an address of 7F4BH. The details of the special symbol state flag 23b are as shown in FIG. 4B. The 0th bit indicates whether there is a special symbol change start request or not, and the first bit indicates that the special symbol is changing. The second bit indicates whether or not a special symbol is being determined. The third to fifth bits are unused, the sixth bit indicates whether or not the special symbol is in operation, and the seventh bit indicates whether or not a demo start request is present. Of the special figure state flag 23b, the second bit and the sixth bit are extracted by the state mask values 3 and 4 (see FIG. 3) by the power recovery process of FIG. 7, and the display control command corresponding to the state is obtained. Is output from the main control board C to the display control board D.

  The jackpot state flag 23c is a flag indicating the display state of the jackpot, and is provided at the address 7F47H. The details of the jackpot status flag 23c are as shown in FIG. 4C. The 0th bit indicates whether or not the jackpot is being hit, and the first bit indicates whether or not the jackpot is being ended. The second bit indicates whether or not the jackpot opening is in progress. The third bit indicates the ON state of a winning ball distribution plate solenoid (not shown) that operates a winning ball distribution plate for distributing the winning paths of the balls that have won into the big winning port 5, and the fourth bit is a large winning port. 5 indicates the ON state of a large winning opening solenoid (not shown) that opens 5, and the fifth bit indicates that the large winning opening 5 has been opened until the final round. Further, the sixth bit indicates that it is during the period during which it is effective to detect the passing of the ball that has won the grand prize opening 5 through the V zone 5a, and the seventh bit has won the big prize opening 5 during that period. It shows that the sphere has passed the V zone 5a. Of the jackpot state flag 23c, the 0th bit, the 2nd bit, the 5th, 2nd, 1st, 0th bit, the 5th bit, the 7th bit, and the 1st bit by the power recovery process of FIG. Are taken out by the state mask values 5 to 10 (see FIG. 3), and a display control command corresponding to the state is output from the main control board C to the display control board D.

  The repeat counter 23d is a counter that stores the number of repetitions to be checked regarding the return of the display state in the power recovery process of FIG. The initial value of the repeat counter 23d is set to “10” in accordance with the 10 data groups of the state return check table 22a. Each time the display state check of 1 is completed, “1” is subtracted from the value, and when the value of the repeat counter 23d after the subtraction becomes “0”, the power recovery process related to the return of the display state is completed. The check table address memory 23e is an address memory used for taking out each data of the state return check table 22a, and is composed of 2 bytes. As the initial value of the check table address memory 23e, the head address of the state return check table 22a is stored, and each time each data of the state return check table 22a is read as the power recovery process in FIG. The value of the address memory 23e is updated by adding "1" or "2".

  The status acquisition address memory 23f is an address memory for temporarily storing the status acquisition address 22a1 (see FIG. 3) read from the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e, and is composed of 2 bytes. The status acquisition address memory 23f includes “7F20H” that is the address of the normal status flag 23a, “7F4BH” that is the address of the special figure status flag 23b, and “7F47H” that is the address of the jackpot status flag 23c. , Any address is stored. The check source data memory 23g is a memory that temporarily stores the contents of the address indicated by the state acquisition address memory 23f, that is, the contents (data) of any one of the normal state flag 23a, the special figure state flag 23b, or the big hit state flag 23c. It is. Further, the data of the flags 23a to 23c stored in the check source data memory 23g is ANDed with the state mask value 22a2, and the result is also temporarily stored in the check source data memory 23g. Is done.

  In the backup area 23h, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power of the pachinko machine P is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. This is an area for storing stack pointers, values of registers, I / O, and the like. The writing to the backup area 23h is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 5). Conversely, the restoration of each value written to the backup area 23h is performed when the power is turned on (the power is turned on by eliminating the power failure). The same is performed in the initialization process (see FIG. 6). Note that a power failure signal 51 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 50b, which will be described later, is input to an NMI (Non Maskable Interrupt) terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 21 when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like. When a power failure occurs, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) in FIG. 5 is immediately executed.

  The MPU 21 including the ROM 22 and the RAM 23 is connected to an input / output port 25. The input / output port 25 is controlled by a clear switch 50c provided on the power supply board 50 and a payout motor 26 for payout of prize balls and balls. Are connected to the payout control board H that performs the above-described control, the display control board D that controls the change display of the special symbol and the normal symbol, and the other input / output device 29. The display control board D is connected to a sound lamp control board S that controls the output of sound effects from the speaker 27 and controls the lighting of LEDs and various lamps 28.

  The power supply board 50 includes a power supply unit 50a for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine P, a power failure monitoring circuit 50b, and a clear switch 50c. The power failure monitoring circuit 50b is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal 51 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 21 of the main control board C when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 50b monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the largest voltage output from the power supply unit 50a, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The power failure signal 51 is output to the main control board C and the payout control board H. Based on the output of the power failure signal 51, the main control board C and the payout control board H recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the power failure process (in the case of the main control board C, the NMI interrupt process in FIG. 5). Note that the power supply unit 50a normally outputs an output of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the process at the time of a power failure even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Since it is configured to maintain the value, the main control board C and the payout control board H can normally execute the power failure process.

  The clear switch 50c is a switch for clearing data backed up in the RAM 23 of the main control board C and the RAM (not shown) of the payout control board H, and is configured as a push button type switch. When the power of the pachinko machine P is turned on while the clear switch 50c is pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the respective RAMs 23 is cleared by the main control board C and the payout control board H. .

  Next, each process executed by the pachinko machine P configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an NMI interrupt process executed by the main control board C when the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interruption processing, the state of the main control board C when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like is stored in the backup area 23h.

  When the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure signal 51 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 50b to the NMI (Non Maskable Interrupt) terminal of the MPU 21 of the main control board C. Then, the MPU 21 interrupts the control being executed and starts the NMI interrupt process of FIG. Power is supplied from the power supply unit 50a of the power supply board 50 so that the processing of the main control board C can be executed for a predetermined time after the power failure signal 51 is output, and the NMI interrupt processing is executed within this predetermined time. Is done.

  In the NMI interrupt process, first, the values of each register and I / O are written to the stack area (S1), and then the value of the stack pointer is written to the backup area 23h and saved (S2). Further, the power failure occurrence information is written in the backup area 23h (S3), and the state at the time of power failure due to the occurrence of a power failure is stored. Thereafter, after other power failure processing is executed (S4), the processing is looped until the power is completely cut off and the processing cannot be executed.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a main process executed on the main control board C when the pachinko machine P is turned on. In the main process, if the backup is valid, each data stored in the backup area 23h is returned to the original state, and the game control is continued from the state before the power is turned off. On the other hand, if the backup is not valid, or the clear switch 50c is pressed at power-on even if the backup is valid, the RAM clearing and initialization process (S19) is executed, and the pachinko machine P is initialize.

  First, interrupts are prohibited (S11), and a stack pointer is set (S12). It is confirmed whether or not the clear switch 50c is turned on (S13). If it is not turned on (S13: No), it is confirmed whether or not the backup is valid (S14). This confirmation is determined by whether or not the keyword written in the predetermined area of the RAM 23 is correctly stored. If the keyword is stored correctly, the backup is valid. On the other hand, if the keyword is not correct, the backup data is destroyed, so the backup is not valid. If the backup is valid (S14: Yes), the process proceeds to S15, and each state of the main control board C is returned to the state before the power is turned off.

  In the processing from S15, first, the value of the stack pointer is read from the backup area 23h and written to the stack pointer to return to the state before power interruption (before power failure), that is, the state before occurrence of NMI interruption (S15). . Next, a power recovery process (S16) shown in FIG. 7 is executed to perform a power recovery process such as returning the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3 to the state before the power is turned off. Thereafter, the data of each register and I / O saved in the backup area 23h is read from the backup area 23h, and these data are written to the original register and I / O (S17). Furthermore, the interrupt state is returned to the state before the power interruption (before the power failure) stored in the processing of FIG. 5 executed at the time of the power failure, that is, the state before the NMI interrupt is generated (S18), and the NMI interrupt return. To return to the place where the process was executed before the power was turned off, and the control is continued from the state before the power was turned off. The details of the power recovery process (S16) will be described later with reference to FIG.

  On the other hand, if the clear switch 50c is turned on (S13: Yes) or the backup is not valid (S14: No), RAM clear and initialization processing is executed (S19), and each memory and I / O are initialize. After that, each interrupt such as a timer interrupt is set (S20), the interrupt is allowed to occur, and the interrupt is permitted (S21).

  After permitting the interrupt, the processing of S22 to S28 is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 2 ms) to control the game. Below, each process of S22 to S28 is demonstrated.

  In the start winning process (S22), a predetermined process is performed after confirming whether or not the ball has won the symbol operating port (first type start port) 4. That is, when it is confirmed that the first type start port switch (not shown) is turned on, it is determined that the ball has won the symbol operation port 4, and the random number counter, reach counter, jackpot symbol counter at that time are determined. The values of the three off symbol counters are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 23 to determine the special symbol variation display, and the lighting state of the lamp 28 that displays the number of special symbol variation display suspensions is updated. These processes are skipped when the number of suspensions of the special symbol variable display is 4 or more. For updating the display of the number of holding times, a display control command is output from the main control board C to the display control board D, and the display control board D to which the display control command is further input to the sound lamp control board S. This is performed by the sound lamp control board S by outputting a control command for updating the lighting state of the lamp 28.

  In the variation start process (S23), when the special symbol variation display or jackpot display has been completed and the number of special symbol variation display suspensions is not zero, a new special symbol variation display is started on the LCD 3. That is, the main control board C outputs a stop symbol command for setting a special symbol to be stopped and displayed after the fluctuation display and a variation pattern command for setting a variation pattern of the special symbol to the display control substrate D as control commands. Then, the special symbol variation display is started by the display control board D which has input the display control command. The display control board D outputs, to the sound lamp control board S, a control command for updating the lighting state of the lamp 28 for displaying the number of suspensions of the special symbol variation display, and a sound effect output in accordance with the special symbol variation display. And a control command for instructing lighting of the lamp 28 is output.

  In the fluctuation stop process (S24), first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is being made. Here, the big hit includes a special game displayed on the LCD 3 and a predetermined time after the special game is ended. The predetermined time after the end of the special game is set as, for example, the time required for adjusting each state of the pachinko machine P. If it is determined that the big hit is not being made, it is determined whether or not the variation time in the variation pattern has ended. As described in the variation start process, this process is performed by determining whether the time has elapsed since each variation pattern has a variation time set for each pattern. If the fluctuation time has ended, the stop symbol set for stopping and confirming the fluctuation is output to the display control board D as a confirmation command which is one of the display control commands, and this processing is ended. To do. The display control board D displays a stop symbol on the LCD 3 when a confirmation command is input.

  In the counter update process (S25), the values of the random counter, reach counter, jackpot symbol counter, and variation pattern counter are updated. The random number counter is a counter used when determining whether or not it is a big hit. In the present embodiment, the random number counter is incremented and updated one by one within the range of 0 to 599, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 599), the random number counter again. It consists of a loop counter that returns to zero. The reach counter is a counter that is used when determining whether or not to perform a reach game when the player goes off. In this embodiment, the reach counter is incremented and updated one by one within the range of 0 to 11, and the maximum value (ie, 11). It is composed of a loop counter that returns to 0 after reaching. The jackpot symbol counter is a counter used when determining a special symbol (hit symbol) that is stopped and displayed on the LCD 3 in the case of a jackpot, and is updated by incrementing one by one within a range of 0 to 44 in this embodiment. And a loop counter that returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (ie 44). The variation pattern counter is a counter used when determining the variation display pattern of the special symbol performed on the LCD 3. In this embodiment, the variation pattern counter is incremented and updated one by one within the range of 0 to 99, and the maximum value ( That is, it is composed of a loop counter that returns to 0 after reaching 99).

  In the jackpot process (S26), it is determined whether or not the jackpot is successful. On the other hand, if it is not a big hit, the process is skipped and the process is terminated. In the opening process of the big prize opening 5, the big prize opening 5 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds have passed or 10 balls have won) so that the ball can easily win. If the ball passes through the V zone 5a while the grand prize opening 5 is open, a continuation right is established, and after the big prize opening 5 is closed, the special prize opening 5 is again held for a predetermined time (or 10 Open until you win. The opening / closing operation of the special prize opening 5 is repeated up to 16 times (16 rounds).

  In the out symbol counter updating process (S27), the values of the three out symbol counters are respectively updated. The out symbol counter is a counter for determining the out symbol as a result of the variation display of the special symbol. According to the variation display of the special symbol, each of the left symbol, the middle stage, and the right symbol, that is, three symbol symbols in total. A counter is provided. In accordance with the values of these off symbol counters, the stop symbol of the variable display at the time of off is determined.

  After the off symbol counter update process (S27) is completed, the off symbol counter update process (S27) is repeatedly executed for the remaining time until the next execution timing of the process of S22 comes. Since each process of S22 to S26 needs to be executed periodically, in the process of S28, the elapsed time from the previous execution of the process of S22 is checked (S28). As a result of the check, if a predetermined time (for example, 2 ms) has elapsed since the previous execution of the process of S22 (S28: Yes), the process proceeds to S22. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not elapsed (S28: No), the process proceeds to S27, and the out symbol counter update process (S27) is repeated. Here, since the execution time of each process of S22-S26 changes according to the state of a game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the process of the next S22 comes is not a fixed time. Therefore, by repeatedly executing the out symbol counter update process (S27) using the remaining time, the values of the out symbol counters can be updated at random.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the power recovery process (S16). This power recovery process is executed in an initialization process at the time of power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation). In the power recovery processing, processing such as returning the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3 to the state before the power is turned off is performed. In addition to this power recovery process (S16), the special symbol and normal symbol redisplay process (S31) and other power recovery processes (S51) executed in the power recovery process are all in the form of subroutines. Although described, since the processing is executed before setting the stack pointer, it is executed in sequence without actually calling a subroutine.

  In the power recovery process, first, a special symbol and normal symbol redisplay process (S31) is executed to redisplay the special symbol displayed on the LCD 3 when the power is turned off. As described above, the special symbol and normal symbol redisplay processing (S31) is executed in sequence without a subroutine call. Next, “10”, which is the number of data groups in the state return check table 22a, is written to the repeat counter 23d (S32), and the head address of the state return check table 22a is written to the check table address memory 23e ( S33).

  2 bytes of address data, that is, the status acquisition address 22a1 (the address of one of the normal status flag 23a, the special figure status flag 23b, or the big hit status flag 23c) is read from the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e, and this status is read. Write to the acquired address memory 23f (S34). Further, the contents of the address indicated by the status acquisition address memory 23f are read out and written into the check source data memory 23g (S35). As a result, the contents of any one of the normal state flag 23a, the special figure state flag 23b, or the big hit state flag 23c are written into the check source data memory 23g.

  The contents of the check table address memory 23e are incremented by 2 (S36), and the state mask value 22a2 is read from the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e after the addition. Then, the logical product (AND logic) of the state mask value 22a2 and the check source data memory 23g is taken, and the result is written to the check source data memory 23g (S37). Thereby, 1 data indicating the state when the power is cut off is taken out to the check source data memory 23g. For example, according to the first data group of the state return check table 22a, the state of the second bit of the normal state flag 23a, that is, whether or not the normal symbol is being determined is extracted to the check source data memory 23g. .

  The contents of the check table address memory 23e are incremented by 1 (S38), the state comparison value 22a3 is read from the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e after the addition (S39), and the contents of the check table address memory 23e are further incremented by 1. (S40).

  The state comparison value 22a3 read in the process of S39 is compared with the check source data memory 23g, and if both values match (S41: Yes), the search offset value 22a4 is read from the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e. (S42). If the read search offset value 22a4 is “0” (S43: Yes), the subsequent processes from S44 to S50 are skipped, the process proceeds to S51, and the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3 is changed. Suspend (end) the process to be resumed.

  If the read search offset value 22a4 is not “0” (S43: No), the value of the repeat counter 23d is confirmed. If the value of the repeat counter 23d is 9 or more (S44: Yes), the processing is for the first and second data groups of the state return check table 22a. In this case, the normal symbol command table 22b is used. Based on the search offset value 22a4, a display control command for returning the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 is acquired. On the other hand, if the value of the repeat counter 23d is less than 9 (S44: No), the process is for the third to tenth data groups of the state return check table 22a. Based on the search offset value 22a4, the display control command for returning the display state of the LCD 3 is acquired from the table 22c. The acquired display control command is output to the display control board D by the port output process.

  On the other hand, in the process of S41, if both values of the state comparison value 22a3 and the check source data memory 23g do not match (S41: No), each process of S42 to S47 for outputting the display control command is skipped. Then, the process proceeds to S48.

  In the process of S48, 1 is added to the contents of the check table address memory 23e in order to obtain the state return address 22a1 of the next data group (S48). Then, 1 is subtracted from the value of the repeat counter 23d (S49), and if the value of the repeat counter 23d after the subtraction is not “0” (S50: No), the process proceeds to S34, and the above-described S34 to S34- Each process of S50 is repeated. On the other hand, if the value of the repeat counter 23d after subtraction is “0” (S50: Yes), another power recovery process is executed without calling a subroutine (S51), and then this power recovery process is terminated. .

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment, the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3 when the power is turned on is restored based on each data of the state return check table 22a. Therefore, even if the type and number of display states to be restored change, the number of data groups and data in the state restoration check table 22a can be changed accordingly, without changing the power recovery processing algorithm. Can do. Therefore, even for different types of pachinko machines P, by changing the number and contents (data) of the data group of the state return check table 22a, it can be shared without changing the program algorithm, The display state can be easily restored.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be guessed.

  In the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the game state to be restored when the power is turned on again is described as the display state of the normal symbol display device 6 and the LCD 3, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the present invention may be applied to the sound lamp control board S so that the output sound from the speaker 27 and the lighting state of the lamp 28 are restored to the state when the power is turned off. In such a case, a command is output to the sound lamp control board S via the display control board D by the power recovery process of FIG. If the payout control board H does not have a backup function, the present invention may be applied to the payout control board H.

  The state return check table 22a may store the command itself to be output instead of the search offset value 22a4. In such a case, each process of S42 to S47 in FIG. 7 is changed to a format of “reading a command output from the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e and outputting it to the display control board D”. If the output command is composed of 2 bytes or more, a series of commands composed of 2 bytes or more is read (obtained) based on the address indicated by the check table address memory 23e. .

  Furthermore, the check table address memory 23e, the state acquisition address memory 23f, and the check source data memory 23g are all provided in the RAM 23. However, these are not necessarily provided in the RAM 23. The part may be replaced with a register of the MPU 21. In this case, after the power recovery process is completed, the replaced register can be used for other purposes, so that the memory of the RAM 23 can be used efficiently.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a different type from the said Example. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special game state under the condition that a ball is awarded in a predetermined area. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as various game machines such as an alepatchi, a sparrow ball, a slot machine, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

  In the slot machine, for example, a symbol is changed by operating a control lever in a state where a symbol effective line is determined by inserting coins, and a symbol is stopped and confirmed by operating a stop button. Is. Accordingly, the basic concept of the slot machine is that “a variable display means for confirming and displaying a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is displayed in a variable manner, and the symbol resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, an operating lever). The change of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the fixed symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol Is a slot machine provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player. In this case, the game medium is typically a coin, a medal or the like.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated, a variable display means for displaying a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is displayed, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after throwing a predetermined amount of spheres based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the change of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

  The modification of this invention is shown below. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a command table storing a plurality of commands indicating a gaming state, wherein the table data is stored in an address of a memory storing the gaming state and a memory indicated by the address. A comparison value for determining the gaming state from the data and an offset value determined based on a comparison result of the comparison value, and the power recovery means is based on the offset value determined according to the gaming state A gaming machine 1 that acquires a command indicating a gaming state from the command table and returns the gaming state according to the acquired command. According to the gaming machine 1, the data in the memory storing the gaming state is compared with the comparison value, and an offset value for acquiring a command indicating the gaming state is determined as a result of the comparison. Then, a command indicating the gaming state is acquired from the command table based on the determined offset value, and the gaming state is restored according to the command. Therefore, it is possible to share the power recovery processing algorithm related to the notification of the gaming state regardless of the type and number of gaming states to be returned.

  2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a command table storing a plurality of commands indicating a gaming state, wherein the table data is stored in an address of a memory storing the gaming state and a memory indicated by the address. A mask value for extracting a specific gaming state from the data, a comparison value for determining the specific gaming state extracted based on the mask value, and an offset value determined based on a comparison result of the comparison value; The power recovery means acquires a command indicating the gaming state from the command table based on the offset value determined according to the gaming state, and returns the gaming state according to the acquired command. A gaming machine 2 characterized by that. According to the gaming machine 2, specific data is extracted from the data in the memory storing the gaming state based on the mask value, and the extracted data is compared with the comparison value. As a result of the comparison, an offset value for acquiring a command indicating the gaming state is determined. Then, a command indicating the gaming state is acquired from the command table based on the determined offset value, and the gaming state is restored according to the command. Therefore, it is possible to share the power recovery processing algorithm related to the notification of the gaming state regardless of the type and number of gaming states to be returned.

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, the offset value has a power recovery process end value for ending the power recovery process for returning the gaming state, and the power recovery means determines that the determined offset value is the power recovery process. A gaming machine 3 comprising: an ending means for ending the game power recovery process when the ending value is reached. The number of commands that must be output in order to restore the gaming state varies depending on the gaming state to be restored. Therefore, it is difficult to standardize the power recovery processing algorithm depending on the gaming state to be restored. However, according to the gaming machine 3, the power recovery process end value is provided in the offset value, and when the power recovery process end value is determined as the offset value, the game state power recovery process is terminated. Even if there are various game states to be restored, the power recovery processing algorithm can be shared. The power recovery process end value corresponds to the search offset value “0” in the above embodiment (see S43 in FIG. 7).

  2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the table data includes an address of a memory that stores a gaming state, a comparison value for determining the gaming state from data stored in the memory indicated by the address, and a comparison value thereof. And a command acquired based on the comparison result, and the power recovery means restores the gaming state based on the command acquired according to the gaming state. . According to the gaming machine 4, the data in the memory storing the gaming state is compared with the comparison value, and as a result of the comparison, a command indicating the gaming state is acquired, and the gaming state is restored based on the acquired command. . Therefore, it is possible to share the power recovery processing algorithm related to the notification of the gaming state regardless of the type and number of gaming states to be returned. This gaming machine 4 is realized by storing a command indicating a gaming state instead of the search offset value of the state return check table 22a (see FIG. 3) of the above embodiment.

  2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the table data includes an address of a memory that stores a gaming state, a mask value for extracting a specific gaming state from data stored in the memory indicated by the address, and the mask value. And a command acquired based on a comparison result with the comparison value for determining the specific gaming state taken out by the control unit, and the power recovery means is acquired according to the gaming state. A gaming machine 5 characterized in that the gaming state is restored based on the command. According to the gaming machine 5, specific data is extracted from the data in the memory storing the gaming state based on the mask value, and the extracted data is compared with the comparison value. As a result of the comparison, a command indicating the gaming state is acquired, and the gaming state is restored based on the acquired command. Therefore, it is possible to share the power recovery processing algorithm related to the notification of the gaming state regardless of the type and number of gaming states to be returned. This gaming machine 5 is realized by storing a command indicating a gaming state instead of the search offset value of the state return check table 22a (see FIG. 3) of the above embodiment.

  In the gaming machine 4 or 5, the table data has a power recovery process end command for ending the power recovery process for returning the gaming state as a command acquired based on the comparison result with the comparison value. The game machine 6 is characterized in that the power recovery means includes an end means for ending the power recovery process in the gaming state when the power recovery process end command is acquired. The number of commands that must be output in order to restore the gaming state varies depending on the gaming state to be restored. Therefore, it is difficult to standardize the power recovery processing algorithm depending on the gaming state to be restored. However, according to the gaming machine 6, the power recovery process end command is provided in the command, and when the power recovery process end command is acquired, the power recovery process in the gaming state is ended. Even if the state is different, the power recovery processing algorithm can be shared.

  In any of the gaming machines 1 to 6, the main control means for controlling the game and the identification of symbols and the like on the display device based on the command that is configured separately from the main control means and is output from the main control means Display control means for displaying information, wherein the main control means has the state storage means and the power recovery means, and the power recovery means displays according to the gaming state when the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. A gaming machine 7 comprising: output means for outputting a command acquired according to a gaming state when power is turned off to return the display device to the display control means. According to the gaming machine 7, the main control means for controlling the game controls the display control means configured separately from the main control means to display the display according to the game state when the power is turned off. Can be restored.

  In the gaming machine 7, the output means outputs a command from the main control means to the display control means by outputting a port while interrupts are prohibited. The display state is usually restored in a power recovery process when power is turned on again. If the power recovery process is configured to be performed in an interrupt disabled state due to the setting of the stack pointer, the program can be simplified as compared with the case where the power recovery process is performed in an interrupt enabled state. According to the gaming machine 8, since the command output for returning the display state is performed by the port output in a state in which the interruption is prohibited, the power recovery processing program can be simplified.

  The gaming machine 9 according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko machine is equipped with an operation handle, and in response to the operation of the operation handle, a ball is launched into a predetermined game area, and the ball is awarded to an operating port arranged at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition (or passing through the working port), the identification information variably displayed on the display means is determined and stopped after a predetermined time. Further, at the time of outputting the special gaming state, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include values to which value (including information written on a magnetic card as well as premium balls) is given.

  The gaming machine 10 according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after variably displaying the identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, the operation lever). Alternatively, when a predetermined time elapses, the fluctuation of the identification information is stopped, and a special gaming state advantageous to the player is output on the condition that the fixed identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information. A gaming machine provided with a special gaming state output means. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1 or any one of the gaming machines 1 to 8, wherein the gaming machine is a fusion of a pachinko machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the fused gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying identification information after variably displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The variation of the identification information is started due to the operation, the variation of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has passed, and the confirmation at the time of the stop is confirmed. Special game state output means for outputting a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the identification information is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and at the time of starting the variation of the identification information Is a gaming machine that requires a predetermined number of balls and is configured so that a large number of balls are paid out when the special gaming state is output.

3 LCD Display Lee 6 normal symbol display equipment 21 MPU
22 ROM
22a State return check table (multiple information storage means)
22a1 Status acquisition address (address information)
22a3 State comparison value (comparison information)
22a4 Search offset value (second information)
22b Command table for normal symbols (command storage means)
22c Special symbol command table (command storage means)
23 RAM
23a Normal state flag ( game state information )
23b Special figure state flag ( game state information )
23c jackpot status flag ( game status information )
23g backup area (memorize means)
C Main control board (game control means)
D Display control board P Pachinko machine (game machine)
S44 to S46 acquisition means
S47 Output control means

Claims (2)

Storage means capable of storing game state information even after the gaming machine is powered off;
In a gaming machine comprising game control means for executing game control using the game state information stored in the storage means when the power interruption is resolved,
A plurality of information storage means for storing a plurality of information used by the game control means;
Command storage means for storing a plurality of commands capable of specifying a gaming state,
The plurality of information storage means includes an address information storage unit that stores address information in which predetermined gaming state information is stored, and first information that is specified using the address information stored in the address information storage unit. Second information that is stored using the comparison result between the comparison information storage unit that stores the comparison information for determining the gaming state and the comparison information stored in the comparison information storage unit is stored. An information storage unit,
The game control means executes acquisition control for acquiring a command from the command storage means using the second information stored in the second information storage unit, and output control of the command acquired by the acquisition means. Output control means,
The predetermined gaming state information includes a plurality of information related to the gaming state of the gaming machine before power-off,
The gaming control means determines the gaming state based on the first information specified using the address information stored in the gaming state information required when the power interruption is resolved among the plurality of gaming state information. A gaming machine characterized by being discriminated . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.

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