JP5572473B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine .

  With the recent improvement in computer performance, many techniques for creating a three-dimensional virtual space similar to a real space using computer graphics have been released.

  Furthermore, on the display screen provided in a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine, an effect image obtained by mapping a three-dimensional object arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space from a viewpoint from a virtual camera provided in a predetermined virtual space position The technology to display is published.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for updating and displaying in real time a video (image) at a viewpoint from a virtual camera when the viewpoint from the virtual camera or the position of a three-dimensional object is moved. .

  Since the position on the 3D virtual space where the 3D object is arranged in the 3D virtual space at this time is represented by the 3D coordinate system, the virtual camera (viewpoint) moves on the 3D virtual space. When moved, the distance between the virtual camera and the three-dimensional object is calculated by the three-dimensional coordinate system.

JP 2006-099636 A

  However, as described above, the distance between the three-dimensional object arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space and the virtual camera is determined by specifying the coordinate position arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space, and then the coordinates in the three-dimensional space. Therefore, the distance between the three-dimensional object and the virtual camera cannot be easily calculated, and the viewpoint (orientation) of the virtual camera cannot be specified.

Therefore, the present invention enables not only the distance between the three-dimensional object and the virtual camera but also the viewpoint by the virtual camera to be specified by a simple process, and has high interest by the player's operation of the virtual camera. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can provide a game .

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with map information storage means for storing map information constituted by one or a plurality of sections, and the sections of the map information stored by the map information storage means. Hierarchical information storage means for storing hierarchical information in which a plurality of hierarchies are set, and at least one hierarchy of at least one section is arranged with an effect material that informs whether or not a special game advantageous to the player is performed. Among the sections constituting the map information stored in the map information storage means, section change operation receiving means for receiving a section change operation for changing the section displayed on the display device, and hierarchy information stored in the hierarchy information storage means and hierarchy change operation accepting means for accepting hierarchical change operation for changing the hierarchy for the out of the configured hierarchy relative compartment, the compartment to be displayed on the display device by the Starring Judgment means for specific effect is the remaining presentation time until the completion determining or less than the specified time used objects, the there is the remaining presentation time for a specific effect following the specified time by said determining means, said compartment changes The zone change operation received by the hierarchy change operation received by the hierarchy change operation accepting unit is not performed, and the zone change operation received by the hierarchy change operation accepting unit is not performed. When the hierarchy is not changed to the hierarchy in which the object is arranged, display control means for controlling display of the hierarchy in the section based on the hierarchy information in which the effect is arranged, and the hierarchy in the section is displayed by the display control means If it controls, the production | generation means which performs the specific production | presentation used for alerting | reporting of the said special game with the production | presentation form designated with the said production | presentation thing is comprised .

  According to the present invention, not only the distance between the three-dimensional object and the virtual camera but also the viewpoint of the virtual camera can be specified by a simple process, and the player has high interest by operating the virtual camera. There is an effect that it becomes possible to provide a game.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine configured by applying a gaming machine, an effect control method, and an effect control program according to an embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view of the state which open | released the glass frame provided in the front surface of the game machine comprised by applying the game machine in the embodiment of this invention, the effect control method, and the effect control program. The perspective view of the back side of the gaming machine constituted by applying the gaming machine, the presentation control method, and the presentation control program in the embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the whole game machine comprised by applying the game machine in the embodiment of this invention, an effect control method, and an effect control program. The block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the image control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the presentation control part comprised by applying the game machine in the embodiment of this invention, the presentation control method, and the presentation control program The figure which shows an example of two-dimensional map information. The figure which shows the operation panel which consists of a production | presentation button and a cross key. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the main process performed with the main control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the timer interruption process performed with the main control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the special figure special electricity control process performed with the main control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the special symbol memory | storage determination process performed with the main control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the main process performed with the presentation control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the timer interruption process performed with the production | presentation control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the command analysis process performed with the presentation control board which comprises the block diagram of the whole gaming machine shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the continuation of the command analysis process performed with the production | presentation control board shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the main process performed with an image control board | substrate. The flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the effect control process performed by the effect control part of the game machine comprised by applying the game machine in the embodiment of this invention, the effect control method, and the effect control program. The flowchart which shows the flow of the detailed process of the setting process shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the detailed process of the setting process shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of two-dimensional map information. The figure which shows an example of two-dimensional map information. The figure which shows an example of two-dimensional map information. The figure which shows the hierarchy information set to each division. The figure which shows the operation panel which consists of a production | presentation button and a joystick. The figure which shows the state by which the hold image was displayed on the display apparatus of the game machine in embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an example of a device configuration diagram of a gaming machine configured by applying the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows the gaming machine 1 in a state where the glass frame of the present invention is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the back side of one gaming machine 1.

  The gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 60 attached to an island facility of a game store, and a glass frame 50 that is rotatably supported by the outer frame 60 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Further, the outer frame 60 is provided with a game board 2 in which a game area 6 in which game balls flow down is formed. In the glass frame 50, an operation handle 3 for launching a game ball toward the game area 6 by being rotated, an audio output device 32 including a speaker, an effect lighting device 34 having a plurality of lamps, An effect button 35 for changing the effect mode by a pressing operation is provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, it is good also as a structure which provided the up / down / left / right cross key 35-1 around the effect button 35, and as shown in FIG. 25, it is an operation lever next to the effect button. A joystick 37 may be provided. It is sufficient that at least one of the cross key 35-1 and the joystick 37 is installed.

  Further, the glass frame 50 is provided with a tray 40 for storing a plurality of game balls, and the tray 40 has a downward slope so that the game balls flow down toward the operation handle 3. (See FIG. 2). A receiving opening for receiving a game ball is provided at the end of the downward slope of the tray 40, and the game ball received in the receiving opening is driven by the ball feed solenoid 4b, so that the glass frame 50 One by one is sent to the ball feed opening 41 provided on the back surface.

  Then, the game ball sent out to the ball feed opening 41 is guided to the end of the downward slope of the launch rail 42 by the launch rail 42 having a downward slope toward the launching member 4c. A stopper 43 for stopping and stopping the game ball is provided above the end of the firing rail 42 that is inclined downward, and the game ball sent out from the ball feed opening 41 is the end of the downward inclination of the launch rail 42. One game ball is stopped at the section (see FIG. 2).

  Then, when the player rotates the operation handle 3, the launch volume 3b directly connected to the operation handle 3 also rotates, and the launch intensity of the game ball is adjusted by the launch volume 3b, and the launch is performed with the adjusted launch intensity. The launch member 4c directly connected to the solenoid 4a for rotation rotates. As the launch member 4c rotates, the launch ball 4c launches the game ball stored at the end of the downward slope of the launch rail 42, and the game ball is launched into the game area 6.

  When the game ball fired as described above rises between the rails 5a and 5b from the launch rail 42 and exceeds the ball return prevention piece 5c, the game ball reaches the game area 6 and then falls in the game area 6. At this time, the game ball falls unpredictably by a plurality of nails and windmills provided in the game area 6.

  The game area 6 is provided with a plurality of general winning awards 12. Each of these general winning ports 12 is provided with a general winning port detecting switch 12a. When the general winning port detecting switch 12a detects a winning of a game ball, a predetermined winning ball (for example, ten game balls) is provided. To be paid out.

  Further, in the area below the center of the game area 6, there are a first start port 14 and a second start port 15 that constitute a start area into which game balls can enter, and a second large area in which game balls can enter. A winning opening 17 is provided.

  The second starting port 15 has a pair of movable pieces 15b, a first mode in which the pair of movable pieces 15b is maintained in a closed state, and a second state in which the pair of movable pieces 15b are in an open state. The movable control is performed. When the second starting port 15 is controlled in the first mode, the winning member of the second large winning port 17 located immediately above the second starting port 15 becomes an obstacle, and the game ball Is impossible to accept.

  On the other hand, when the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode, the pair of movable pieces 15b function as a tray, and it is easy to win a game ball to the second start port 15. That is, when the second start port 15 is in the first mode, there is no game ball winning opportunity, and when it is in the second mode, the game ball winning opportunity is increased.

  Here, the first start port 14 is provided with a first start port detection switch 14a for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and the second start port 15 is provided with a second start port detection switch for detecting the entrance of a game ball. 15a is provided. When the first start port detection switch 14a or the second start port detection switch 15a detects the entry of a game ball, a special symbol determination random number value is acquired, and a right acquisition lottery (to be described later) Hereinafter, “Lottery for jackpot” is performed.

  Also, when the first start port detection switch 14a or the second start port detection switch 15a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, three game balls) is paid out.

  In addition, the second grand prize winning port 17 is configured by an opening formed in the game board 2. Below the second grand prize opening 17, there is a second big prize opening / closing door 17b that can protrude from the game board surface side to the glass plate 52 side. It is controlled to move between an open state protruding to the side and a closed state buried in the game board surface.

  When the second grand prize opening opening / closing door 17b protrudes from the game board surface, it functions as a tray for guiding the game ball into the second big prize opening 17, and the game ball can enter the second big prize opening 17. Become. The second big prize opening 17 is provided with a second big prize opening detection switch 17a. When the second big prize opening detection switch 17a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 game balls) are paid out.

  Furthermore, in the area on the right side of the game area 6, there are provided a normal symbol gate 13 constituting a normal area through which game balls can pass and a first grand prize opening 16 through which game balls can enter.

  For this reason, if the operation ball 3 is not a game ball which has been greatly rotated and launched with a strong force, the normal design gate 13 and the first big winning opening 16 are configured so that the game ball does not pass or win. Yes.

  In particular, even if the short game state, which will be described later, is entered, if the game ball flows down to the left side of the game area 6, the game ball will not normally pass through the symbol gate 13, so that it is at the second start port 15. The pair of movable pieces 15b are not opened, and it is difficult for a game ball to win the second starting port 15.

  The normal symbol gate 13 is provided with a gate detection switch 13a for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the gate detection switch 13a detects the passage of the game ball, the normal symbol determination random number value is acquired, which will be described later. “Normal lottery” is performed.

  The first grand prize opening 16 is normally kept closed by the first big prize opening opening / closing door 16b, and it is impossible to enter a game ball. In contrast, when a special game, which will be described later, is started, the first grand prize opening opening / closing door 16b is opened, and the first big prize opening opening / closing door 16b puts the game ball in the first big winning opening 16; It functions as a receiving tray that guides the game ball and can enter the first grand prize opening 16. The first grand prize opening 16 is provided with a first big prize opening detection switch 16a. When the first big prize opening detection switch 16a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 Game balls).

  Further, in the lowermost area of the game area 6 and the lowermost area of the game area 6, the general winning opening 12, the first starting opening 14, the second starting opening 15, the first major winning opening 16, and the second large winning opening. An out port 11 is provided for discharging game balls that have not entered any of the winning ports 17.

  In addition, a decoration member 7 that affects the flow of the game ball is provided in the center of the game area 6. A liquid crystal display device (LCD) 31 is provided at a substantially central portion of the decorative member 7, and an effect driving device 33 in the form of a belt is provided above the liquid crystal display device 31.

  The liquid crystal display device 31 displays an image during standby when no game is being performed, or displays an image according to the progress of the game. Among them, three effect symbols 36 for informing the jackpot lottery result, which will be described later, are displayed, and a combination of specific effect symbols 36 (for example, 777) is stopped and displayed as a jackpot lottery result. A big hit is announced.

  More specifically, when a game ball enters the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, the three effect symbols 36 are scroll-displayed, and the scroll is stopped after a predetermined time, The effect design 36 is stopped and displayed. Further, by displaying various images, characters, and the like during the variation display of the effect symbol 36, a high expectation that the player may win a big hit is given to the player.

  The effect driving device 33 gives a player a sense of expectation according to the operation mode. The effect driving device 33 performs, for example, an operation in which the belt moves downward or a rotating member at the center of the belt rotates. Various operational feelings are given to the player depending on the operation mode of the effect driving device 33.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above-described various production devices, the audio output device 32 outputs BGM (background music), SE (sound effects), etc., and produces productions using sound. The illumination direction and the emission color are changed to produce an effect by illumination.

  The effect button 35, the cross key 35-1, and the joystick 37 are effective only when a message for operating the effect button 35, the cross key 35-1, and the joystick 37 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31, for example. It becomes. The effect button 35 is provided with an effect button detection switch 35a, the cross key is provided with a cross key detection switch (not shown), and the joystick 37 is provided with a joystick detection switch 35b. When the player's operation is detected by these, further effects are executed according to this operation.

  In the lower right of the game area 6, a first special symbol display device 20, a second special symbol display device 21, a normal symbol display device 22, a first special symbol hold indicator 23, a second special symbol hold indicator 24, a normal A symbol hold indicator 25 is provided.

  The first special symbol display device 20 is for notifying a lottery result obtained when a game ball enters the first start port 14, and is composed of 7-segment LEDs. That is, a plurality of special symbols corresponding to the jackpot lottery result are provided, and the lottery result is notified to the player by displaying the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot lottery result on the first special symbol display device 20. I am doing so. For example, “7” is displayed when the jackpot is won, and “−” is displayed when the player wins. “7” and “−” displayed in this way are special symbols, but these special symbols are not displayed immediately, but are displayed in a stopped state after being displayed for a predetermined time. .

  Here, the “successful lottery” means that when a game ball enters the first starting port 14 or the second starting port 15, a special symbol determining random number value is acquired, and the acquired special symbol determining random value is acquired. Is a random number value corresponding to “big hit” or a random number value corresponding to “small hit”. The jackpot lottery result is not immediately notified to the player, and the first special symbol display device 20 displays a variation such as blinking of the special symbol, and when the predetermined variation time has passed, the jackpot lottery result The special symbol corresponding to is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result.

  The second special symbol display device 21 is for notifying a lottery result of a jackpot that is performed when a game ball enters the second start port 15, and the display mode is the above-described first display mode. This is the same as the special symbol display mode in the special symbol display device 20.

  Further, in this embodiment, “big hit” means that a right to win a big hit game is obtained in a big win lottery performed on condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 14 or the second start port 15 Say what you did. In the “hit game”, a round game in which the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is opened is performed 15 times in total. A predetermined time is set for the maximum opening time of the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 in each round game, and during this time, the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 is set. When a predetermined number of game balls (for example, nine) enter, one round game is completed.

  In other words, the “big hit game” is a game in which a game ball can enter the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big winning prize opening 17 and the player can acquire a winning ball according to the winning prize.

  The normal symbol display device 22 is for notifying the lottery result of the normal symbol that is performed when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13. As will be described in detail later, when the winning symbol is won by the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol display device 22 is turned on, and then the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for a predetermined time.

  Here, “normal symbol lottery” means that when a game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13, the normal symbol determination random number value is acquired, and the acquired normal symbol determination random value corresponds to “winning”. This is a process for determining whether or not a random value. The lottery result of the normal symbol is not always notified immediately after the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13, but the normal symbol display device 22 displays a variation such as blinking of the normal symbol. When the fluctuation time elapses, the normal symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the normal symbol is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result.

  Furthermore, if a game ball enters the first start port 14 or the second start port 15 during special symbol fluctuation display or a special game to be described later, and if a big win lottery cannot be performed immediately, a certain condition The right to win a jackpot will be withheld.

  More specifically, the random number value for special symbol determination acquired when the game ball enters the first start port 14 is stored as the first hold, and when the game ball enters the second start port 15 The acquired special symbol determination random number value is stored as the second hold.

  For both of these holds, the upper limit hold number is set to 4, and the hold number is displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 24, respectively.

  When there is one first hold, the LED on the left side of the first special symbol hold indicator 23 lights up, and when there are two first holds, two LEDs on the first special symbol hold indicator 23 Lights up. In addition, when there are three first holds, the LED on the left side of the first special symbol hold indicator 23 blinks and the right LED is lit, and when there are four first holds, the first special symbol hold. Two LEDs on the display 23 blink.

  The second special symbol hold indicator 24 also displays the number of second hold on hold in the same manner as described above.

  The upper limit reserved number of normal symbols is also set to four, and the reserved number of normal symbols is displayed in the same manner as the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 24. Displayed on the instrument 25.

  The glass frame 50 supports a glass plate 52 that covers the game area 6 so as to be visible in front of the game board 2 (player side). The glass plate 52 is detachably fixed to the glass frame 50.

  The glass frame 50 is connected to the outer frame 60 via a hinge mechanism 51 on one end side in the left-right direction (for example, the left side facing the gaming machine 1). The end side (for example, the right side facing the gaming machine 1) can be rotated in a direction to release from the outer frame 60. The glass frame 50 covers the game board 2 together with the glass plate 52, and can be opened like a door with the hinge mechanism 51 as a fulcrum to open the inner part of the outer frame 60 including the game board 2.

  On the other end side of the glass frame 50, a lock mechanism for fixing the other end side of the glass frame 50 to the outer frame 60 is provided. The fixing by the lock mechanism can be released by a dedicated key. The glass frame 50 is also provided with a door opening switch 133 that detects whether or not the glass frame 50 is opened from the outer frame 60.

  On the back surface of the gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a main control board 110, an effect control board 120, a payout control board 130, a power supply board 170, a game information output terminal board 30, and the like are provided. The power supply board 170 is provided with a power plug 171 for supplying power to the gaming machine 1 and a power switch (not shown).

  Next, control means for controlling the progress of the game will be described using the block diagram of the entire gaming machine 1 in FIG.

  The main control board 110 is a main control means for controlling the basic operation of the game, and receives various detection signals from the first start port detection switch 14a, etc., and the first special symbol display device 20 and the first big winning port opening / closing solenoid. The game is controlled by driving 16c and the like.

  The main control board 110 includes at least a one-chip microcomputer 110m including a main CPU 110a, a main ROM 110b, and a main RAM 110c, an input port for main control, and an output port (not shown).

  The main control input port includes a payout control board 130, a general winning port detection switch 12a for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning port 12, and a game ball having entered the normal symbol gate 13. Gate detection switch 13a to detect, first start port detection switch 14a to detect that a game ball has entered the first start port 14, and second start to detect that a game ball has entered the second start port 15 The mouth detection switch 15a, the first grand prize opening detection switch 16a that detects that a game ball has entered the first grand prize opening 16, and the second that detects that a game ball has entered the second grand prize opening 17 A big prize opening detection switch 17a is connected. Various signals are input to the main control board 110 through the main control input port.

  The main control output port includes a payout control board 130, a start opening / closing solenoid 15c for opening / closing the pair of movable pieces 15b of the second start opening 15, and a first large winning opening opening / closing door 16b. A special winning opening / closing solenoid 16c, a second large winning opening / closing solenoid 17c for operating the second winning opening / closing door 17b, a first special symbol display device 20 and a second special symbol display device 21 for displaying special symbols, and a normal symbol. A normal symbol display device 22 for displaying a symbol, a first special symbol hold indicator 23 and a second special symbol hold indicator 24 for displaying the number of reserved balls for a special symbol, and a normal symbol hold indicator for displaying the number of reserved balls for a normal symbol 25. A game information output terminal board 30 for outputting an external information signal is connected. Various signals are output from the main control output port.

  The main CPU 110a reads out a program stored in the main ROM 110b based on an input signal from each detection switch or timer, performs arithmetic processing, directly controls each device or display, or determines the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a command is transmitted to another board.

  The main CPU 110a can perform a jackpot lottery on the holding ball before the lottery processing on the holding ball and pre-acquire (pre-read) the lottery result. At this time, the pre-acquired lottery result is produced. The image is sent to the image control board 150 via the control board 120.

  The main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 stores a game control program and data and tables necessary for determining various games. For example, a jackpot determination table referred to in the jackpot lottery, a hit determination table referred to in the normal symbol lottery, a symbol determination table for determining the stop symbol of the special symbol, the end of the jackpot game to determine the gaming state after the jackpot ends The main ROM 110b stores a time setting data table, a special electric accessory actuating mode determining table for determining the opening / closing conditions of the special winning opening / closing door, a special winning opening opening mode table, a variation pattern determining table for determining a special symbol variation pattern, and the like. Has been.

  Note that the above-described table is merely an example of characteristic tables among the tables in the present embodiment, and a number of other tables and programs (not shown) are provided for the progress of the game. ing.

  The main RAM 110c of the main control board 110 functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 110a and has a plurality of storage areas.

  For example, in the main RAM 110c, a normal symbol hold count (G) storage area, a normal symbol hold storage area, a normal symbol data storage area, a first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area, and a second special symbol hold count (U2) A storage area, a first special symbol random value storage area, a second special symbol random value storage area, a round game number (R) storage area, a number of times of opening (K) storage area, a number of winning games (C) storage area, Game state storage area (high probability game flag storage area and short time game flag storage area), high probability game number (X) counter, short time number (J) counter, game state buffer, stop symbol data storage area, transmission data for production Various timer counters such as an area, a special symbol time counter, and a special game timer counter are provided. Note that the above-described storage area is merely an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  The game information output terminal board 30 is a board for outputting an external information signal generated in the main control board 110 to a hall computer or the like of the game shop. The game information output terminal board 30 is connected to the main control board 110 by wiring, and is provided with a connector for connecting external information to a hall computer or the like of a game store.

  The power supply board 170 includes a backup power supply made of a capacitor, supplies a power supply voltage to the gaming machine 1, and monitors a power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine 1, and when the power supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less, An interruption detection signal is output to the main control board 110. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 110a enters an operable state, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 110a enters an operation stop state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and may be a battery, for example, or a capacitor and a battery may be used in combination.

  The effect control board 120 mainly controls each effect such as during a game or standby. The effect control board 120 includes a sub CPU 120a, a sub ROM 120b, and a sub RAM 120c, and is connected to the main control board 110 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 110 to the effect control board 120. . The sub CPU 120a executes a program stored in the sub ROM 120b based on a command transmitted from the main control board 110 or an input signal from the effect button detection switch 35a, the cross key detection switch, the joystick detection switch 35b, and the timer. It reads out and performs arithmetic processing, and transmits corresponding data to the lamp control board 140 or the image control board 150 based on the processing. The sub RAM 120c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the sub CPU 120a.

  For example, when the sub CPU 120a in the effect control board 120 receives the fluctuation pattern designation command indicating the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol from the main control board 110, the contents of the received fluctuation pattern designation command are analyzed, and the liquid crystal display device 31, the voice Data for causing the output device 32, the effect driving device 33, and the effect lighting device 34 to execute a predetermined effect is generated, and the data is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140.

  The sub ROM 120b of the effect control board 120 stores a program for effect control, data necessary for determining various games, and a table.

  For example, an effect pattern determination table for determining an effect pattern based on a variation pattern designation command received from the main control board, an effect symbol determination table for determining a combination of effect symbols 36 to be stopped, and the like are stored in the sub ROM 120b. Has been.

  Note that the above-described table is merely an example of characteristic tables among the tables in the present embodiment, and a number of other tables and programs (not shown) are provided for the progress of the game. ing.

  The sub RAM 120c of the effect control board 120 functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 120a performs arithmetic processing, and has a plurality of storage areas.

  The sub RAM 120c is provided with a game state storage area, an effect mode storage area, an effect pattern storage area, an effect symbol storage area, and the like. Note that the above-described storage area is merely an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  The payout control board 130 performs payout control of game balls. The payout control board 130 includes a one-chip microcomputer including a payout CPU, a payout ROM, and a payout RAM (not shown), and is connected to the main control board 110 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The payout CPU reads out the program stored in the payout ROM based on the input signals from the payout ball count detection switch 132, the door opening switch 133, and the timer for detecting whether or not the game ball has been paid out, and performs arithmetic processing. At the same time, based on the processing, the corresponding data is transmitted to the main control board 110.

  Further, a payout motor 131 of a payout device for paying out a predetermined number of game balls from the game ball storage unit is connected to the output side of the payout control board 130. The payout CPU reads out a predetermined program from the payout ROM based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 110, performs arithmetic processing, and controls the payout motor 131 of the payout device to give a predetermined game ball. Pay out.

  At this time, the payout RAM functions as a data work area during the calculation processing of the payout CPU.

The lamp control board 140 controls the lighting of the effect lighting device 34 provided on the game board 2 and controls the driving of the motor for changing the light irradiation direction. In addition, energization control is performed on a drive source such as a solenoid or a motor that operates the effect driving device 33. The lamp control board 140 is connected to the effect control board 120 and performs the above-described controls based on various commands transmitted from the effect control board 120.

  The image control board 150 is connected to the liquid crystal display device 31 and the audio output device 32, and based on various commands transmitted from the effect control board 120, image display control and audio output device in the liquid crystal display device 31. The sound output control at 32 is performed.

  A detailed description of the image control board 150 will be described below using the block diagram of the image control board of FIG.

  Next, image display control will be described using the block diagram of the image control board 150 in FIG.

  The image control board 150 includes a host CPU 150a, a host RAM 150b, a host ROM 150c, a CGROM 151, a crystal oscillator 152, a VRAM 153, a VDP (Video Display Processor) 2000, and a sound control circuit 3000 for performing image display control of the liquid crystal display device 31. ing.

  Based on the effect pattern designation command received from the effect control board 120, the host CPU 150a instructs the liquid crystal display device 31 to display the image data stored in the CGROM 151 in the VDP 2000. Such an instruction is performed by setting data in a control register in the VDP 2000 and outputting a display list including drawing control commands.

  In addition, when receiving a V blank interrupt signal or a drawing end signal from the VDP 2000, the host CPU 150a appropriately performs an interrupt process.

  Furthermore, the host CPU 150a also instructs the audio control circuit 3000 to output predetermined audio data to the audio output device 32 based on the effect pattern designation command received from the effect control board 120.

  The host RAM 150b is built in the host CPU 150a, functions as a data work area when the host CPU 150a performs arithmetic processing, and temporarily stores data read from the host ROM 150c.

  The host ROM 150c is composed of a mask ROM, a control processing program for the host CPU 150a, a display list generation program for generating a display list, an animation pattern for displaying an animation of a production pattern, animation scene information, and the like. Is remembered.

  This animation pattern is referred to when displaying the animation of the production pattern, and stores the combination of animation scene information included in the production pattern, the display order of each animation scene information, and the like. The animation scene information stores information such as weight frame (display time), target data (sprite identification number, transfer source address, etc.), parameters (sprite display position, transfer destination address, etc.), drawing method, etc. doing.

  The CGROM 151 includes a flash memory, an EEPROM, an EPROM, a mask ROM, and the like. The CGROM 151 compresses and stores image data (sprite, movie) or the like including a collection of pixel information in a predetermined range of pixels (for example, 32 × 32 pixels). ing. The pixel information is composed of color number information for designating a color number for each pixel and an α value indicating the transparency of the image.

  In addition to the spatial information of the three-dimensional virtual space using the three-dimensional coordinate system, object information (object shape, color, etc.) of the three-dimensional object arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space is stored.

  Further, the CGROM 151 stores palette data in which color number information for designating color numbers and display color information for actually displaying colors are associated with each other without being compressed.

  Note that the CGROM 151 may have a configuration in which only a part of the image data is compressed without being compressed. As a movie compression method, various known compression methods such as MPEG4 can be used.

  The crystal oscillator 152 outputs a pulse signal to the VDP 2000, and divides the pulse signal to generate a system clock for the VDP 2000 to control, a synchronization signal for synchronizing with the liquid crystal display device 31, and the like. .

  The VRAM 153 is composed of an SRAM that can write or read image data at high speed.

  The VRAM 153 also temporarily displays a display list output from the host CPU 150a, a display list storage area 153a for storing the display list, a development storage area 153b for storing image data decompressed by the decompression circuit, and for rendering or displaying an image. The first frame buffer 153c and the second frame buffer 153d are provided. The VRAM 153 also stores palette data.

  The two frame buffers are alternately switched between a “drawing frame buffer” and a “display frame buffer” every time drawing is started.

  The VDP 2000 is a so-called image processor, reads image data from one of the frame buffers (display frame buffer) based on an instruction from the host CPU 150a, and outputs a video signal (RGB signal or the like) based on the read image data. Is generated and output to the liquid crystal display device.

  In addition to the effect control unit 200, the VDP 2000 includes a control register (not shown), a CG bus I / F, a CPU I / F, a clock generation circuit, an expansion circuit, a drawing circuit, a display circuit, and a memory controller, and is connected by a bus. Has been. The flow of processing performed in the effect control unit 200 is shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 and will be described below.

  The control register is a register for the VDP 2000 to control drawing and display, and drawing control and display control are performed by writing and reading data to and from the control register. The host CPU 150a can write and read data to and from the control register via the CPU I / F.

  This control register includes a system control register for performing basic settings necessary for the operation of the VDP 2000, a data transfer register for performing settings necessary for data transfer, and a drawing register for performing settings for controlling drawing. A bus interface register for making settings necessary for bus access, a decompression register for making settings necessary for decompressing compressed images, a display register for making settings for controlling display, and six types of registers It has.

  The CG bus I / F is an interface circuit for communication with the CGROM 151, and image data from the CGROM 151 is input to the VDP 2000 via the CG bus I / F.

  The CPU I / F is an interface circuit for communication with the host CPU 150a, and the host CPU 150a outputs a display list to the VDP 2000, accesses a control register, and accesses from the VDP 2000 via the CPU I / F. Various interrupt signals are input by the host CPU 150a.

  The data transfer circuit performs data transfer between various devices.

  Specifically, data transfer between the host CPU 150a and the VRAM 153, data transfer between the CGROM 151 and the VRAM 153, and data transfer between various storage areas (including the frame buffer) of the VRAM 153 are performed.

  The clock generation circuit receives a pulse signal from the crystal oscillator 152 and generates a system clock that determines the operation processing speed of the VDP2000. Also, a synchronization signal generation clock is generated, and the synchronization signal is output to the liquid crystal display device 31 via the display circuit.

  The decompression circuit is a circuit for decompressing the image data compressed in the CGROM 151, and stores the decompressed image data in the expanded storage area 153b.

  The drawing circuit is a circuit that performs sequence control based on a display list composed of drawing control commands.

  The display circuit generates an RGB signal (analog signal) indicating image color data as a video signal from the image data (digital signal) stored in the “display frame buffer” in the VRAM 153, and generates the generated video signal (RGB Signal) to the liquid crystal display device 31. Further, the display circuit also outputs a synchronization signal (vertical synchronization signal, horizontal synchronization signal, etc.) for synchronizing with the liquid crystal display device 31 to the liquid crystal display device 31.

  In the present embodiment, an RGB signal obtained by converting a digital signal into an analog signal is output to the liquid crystal display device 31 as the video signal. However, the video signal may be output as the digital signal.

  The memory controller performs control to switch between the “drawing frame buffer” and the “display frame buffer” when the host CPU 150a instructs to switch the frame buffer.

  The sound control circuit 3000 includes an audio ROM that stores a large number of audio data. The sound control circuit reads out a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 120, and an audio output device. The sound output control at 32 is performed.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an effect control unit configured by applying the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 6, the effect control unit 200 constitutes a part of the VDP 2000 of the image control board 150 shown in FIG. 5, and includes a reception unit 201, a condition determination unit 202, a condition storage unit 203, an effect processing control unit 204, information A reading unit 205, a map information storage unit 206, an effect information storage unit 207, a section setting unit 208, a layer setting unit 209, a distance calculation unit 210, an operation reception unit 211, a position information association unit 212, and a display control unit 213 are provided. Configured.

  The host CPU 150a of the image control board 150 that has received data (effect pattern designation command) for executing a predetermined effect from the effect control board 120 that controls each effect such as during a game or during standby is CGROM 151 to the VDP 2000. By receiving an instruction to display the image data stored in the liquid crystal display device 31, the instruction is received by the receiving unit 201 of the effect control unit 200.

  The receiving unit 201 sends data based on this instruction to the condition determining unit 202.

  In the condition determination unit 202, the data sent from the receiving unit 201 is an effect using an effect image mapped by placing a three-dimensional object in a three-dimensional virtual space and capturing the three-dimensional object with a virtual camera. Determine whether it is a display request.

  This three-dimensional virtual space is also called a “three-dimensional virtual environment”, which expresses the information of “vertical”, “horizontal” and “height” by virtual reality on the space, and plays objects in the same way as in real space It is the environment presented to the person. The “vertical” and “horizontal” information is also referred to as “width” and “depth” information.

  In this three-dimensional virtual space, a virtual reality space is reproduced by arranging a three-dimensional object.

  The player can move the virtual camera by using the effect button 35 or the cross key 35-1 provided with the effect button 35 as shown in FIG. 8, and the cross key 35-1 shown in FIG. Instead, the virtual camera can be moved in the three-dimensional virtual space using a joystick 37 as shown in FIG.

  The virtual camera at this time defines a viewpoint for displaying the three-dimensional object arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space as an effect image on the liquid crystal display device 31, and the player is a virtual camera that is the viewpoint of the character. Will be operated. When this character is applied to a three-dimensional virtual space, it will be expressed as a three-dimensional object, so it will be referred to as a “character object”.

  If the condition determining unit 202 determines that the display request is for an effect image obtained by imaging a 3D object placed in the 3D virtual space with a virtual camera, the condition determining unit 202 In addition to making a processing request for presentation to 204, the information reading unit 205 is instructed to read information, and the partition setting unit 208 is instructed to set a section where the item object is to be placed.

  First, the effect processing control unit 204 acquires effect information based on the effect requested to be processed from the effect information storage unit 207, and performs effect processing based on the effect information.

  In this effect process, the content of the effect is determined, and information for generating an effect image based on the determined effect content is sent to the display control unit 213 as a display instruction.

  At this time, the display control unit 213 reads the object information in the three-dimensional virtual space stored in the CGROM 151 based on the display instruction, arranges the three-dimensional object in the three-dimensional virtual space composed of the three-dimensional world coordinate system, The display control of the effect image which imaged and mapped the three-dimensional object arrange | positioned in the three-dimensional virtual space from a virtual camera is performed.

  When the operation of the virtual camera that is the viewpoint of the character object is received from the operation receiving unit 211, the display control unit 213 draws (renders) an effect image captured and mapped by the virtual camera on the liquid crystal display device 13. The effect image is displayed.

  The drawing process at this time first performs a process of determining a viewpoint defined by the virtual camera. This is a process for determining the range visible from the camera. Once the viewpoint is determined, the display position on the display screen is determined when the display image is drawn from the determined viewpoint.

  As the display position, the camera direction information, the degree of enlargement / reduction (zoom value), and the aspect ratio (aspect ratio) of the display screen are determined. Since the zoom value at this time is a zoom value in the three-dimensional virtual space, in addition to the zoom value for the horizontal direction (horizontal zoom value), the zoom value for the vertical direction (vertical zoom value) is set. The horizontal zoom value at this time is a zoom value in the “XY plane”, and the vertical zoom value can be expressed as a zoom value in the “XZ plane”.

  When the display position on the display screen is determined, an object to be visible is determined. That is, an object that is not visible from the viewpoint of the camera (not visible) is excluded.

  When the parameter information that forms the display image displayed on the display screen is determined in this way, the geometric shape (also referred to as “primitive”) that constitutes the visible object, for example, the polygon, The vertex coordinates are transformed from the object space coordinate system of each object to the world space coordinate system.

  Subsequently, the coordinate conversion of the object coordinate-converted into the coordinate system of the world space is performed to the coordinate system of the camera space of the viewpoint that can be seen from the camera. This camera space is a virtual space by a camera that defines the viewpoint (the origin in the coordinate space) of the scene described by the display image.

  At this time, it is also possible to increase or decrease the vertex coordinates of the primitive (polygon) of the object in the camera space coordinate system. This can be done by software such as a “geometry shader”.

  When coordinate transformation is performed in the coordinate system of the camera space, a culling process is performed to delete a geometric shape that is unnecessary in the camera space from primitives such as polygons constituting the three-dimensional object. Also, clipping processing is performed to cut out only the three-dimensional object displayed on the display screen. That is, by this clipping process, other parts than the cutout are not displayed.

  This culling process and clipping process are not essential processes, but are performed in order to reduce the burden of the rendering process.

  Subsequently, the vertices of a geometric shape (primitive) which is a component constituting the three-dimensional object are projected, and the space coordinates in the camera space are mapped to the two-dimensional screen space coordinates to generate the coordinates of the two-dimensional section. The mapping process may be executed before the culling process or clipping process described above.

  When the three-dimensional object is converted into the screen space coordinates of the two-dimensional space in this way, the coordinates are rasterized. By this rasterizing process, the polygons constituting the three-dimensional object and the pixels (pixels) of the display screen are associated with each other, and the display image is displayed on the display screen.

  Then, a shading process (light source setting process) for providing a shadow on the rasterized display image is performed. In addition, alpha blending that superimposes a plurality of semi-transparent images by multiplying the display image by the α value, and Z buffer processing that draws only the object in the foreground using the depth information memory area (Z buffer) are convenient. It is also possible to do.

  The display image is rendered by such processing.

  By displaying the rendered display image on the display screen of the display device, an image from the viewpoint of the camera is displayed.

  In this way, the rendering process in the display control unit 213 is performed whenever an input operation such as a player's effect button input or a cross key input is performed, that is, performed every time the three-dimensional object moves. Is done.

  When such a three-dimensional virtual space is imaged by a virtual camera, the position information of the virtual camera (character object) is managed using the two-dimensional information, and a process for grasping the viewpoint by the virtual camera is performed.

  This process is started when the condition determination unit 202 instructs the information reading unit 205 to read information, and instructs the partition setting unit 208 to set a section where an item object is to be placed. The information reading unit 205 instructed to read information from the condition determining unit 202 reads the “two-dimensional map information” stored in the map information storage unit 206 and also stores the virtual camera (character object) stored in the effect information storage unit 207. ) Is read.

  Information read by the information reading unit 205 is sent to the section setting unit 208.

  The two-dimensional map information represents a vertical and horizontal two-dimensional plane in a three-dimensional virtual space divided into a plurality of sections (also referred to as “blocks”), and defines a moving range of the character object. This is also referred to as “2D map”, and this 2D map is, for example, information as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 21, FIG. 22, and FIG.

  In the section setting unit 208, the condition determination unit 202 instructs the setting of the section in which the item object is to be arranged, and information is sent from the information reading unit 205, so that among the sections constituting the two-dimensional map information , One of the sections is set as a section for placing the item object. At this time, the section setting unit 208 sets the section based on the effect information sent from the information reading unit 205 as the section in which the item object is arranged.

  For example, (1) In the lottery state (reach state) whether or not the effect symbol other than one effect symbol is arranged in a predetermined combination due to the variation of the effect symbol in the normal gaming state and the jackpot gaming state is reached If the lottery result is specified in the effect information when the reach effect is being performed, a predetermined section based on the lottery result is set as a section in which the item object is arranged.

  When the lottery result at this time is “big hit” and the game is shifted to the big win game state, the range in which the virtual camera (character object) can move during the reach production in the section where the item object is arranged One of the sections. FIG. 7 shows an example of two-dimensional map information configured by dividing a vertical and horizontal two-dimensional plane in a three-dimensional virtual space into a plurality of sections (also referred to as “blocks”).

  In FIG. 7, in addition to the section to which the virtual camera (character object) belongs and the section in which the item object is arranged, the positional relationship between these sections is shown. At this time, the virtual camera (character object) is moved in the three-dimensional virtual space by operating the effect button 35 and the cross key 35-1 as shown in FIG. 8 or by operating the joystick 37 shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to move to any one of the sections corresponding to the vertical and horizontal two-dimensional planes of the three-dimensional virtual space, that is, all the eight sections in contact with the upper, lower, left, and right diagonals.

  The positional relationship between the section to which the virtual camera (character object) belongs and the section in which the item object is arranged as shown in FIG. 7 is based on the section in which the virtual camera (character object) is arranged. An example is shown in which item objects are arranged in sections that are two sections in the right direction and three sections in the vertical direction.

  If it is possible to move up, down, left, and right in an oblique direction for one section per change, the item object can be reached by moving in three changes at the shortest.

  It should be noted that, as the reach production time elapses, it is rearranged to a zone closer to the zone to which the virtual camera belongs, and the zone to which the virtual camera belongs when the remaining time of the reach production falls below a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds). It is set as the structure which rearranges to the same division.

  On the other hand, when the lottery result is not “big hit”, the section in which the item object is arranged is set as a section in a range where the virtual camera (character object) cannot move during the reach production. As described above, in the case where it is possible to move in the up / down / left / right / left / right diagonal directions for one change per change, in the example shown in FIG. 7, when the section where the virtual camera (character object) is placed is used as a reference, It is arranged in a section (not shown) that is 10 sections in the direction and 10 sections in the vertical direction.

  Further, (2) In the state where the game ball has entered the start opening and the effect design has been changed, the game design ball has entered the start entrance separately, and the effect design variation based on this entry has changed. If the pre-read result of the pre-read process for acquiring the lottery result by the fluctuation in the hold state in advance (acquired first) is specified in the production information when it is in the hold state (hold state), A predetermined section based on the prefetch result is set as a section in which the item object is arranged.

  The prefetch result at this time is a state where four hold images indicating the hold state are lit on the display screen of the display device as shown in FIG. Is included, and when transitioning to the jackpot gaming state, the item object is one of the sections within the range in which the virtual camera can move in the five fluctuations including the current fluctuation (the fluctuation). Is set as the section to be placed.

  In addition, if the prefetch result does not include “big hit” in the lottery result of the change in any holding, one of the sections in the range where the virtual camera cannot move is set as the section where the item object is arranged. In addition to setting, one of the sections in the range where the virtual camera cannot move is set as a section in which the item object is arranged.

  When the section where the item object is arranged is set by the section setting unit 208 in this way, the layer setting unit 209 subsequently sets a hierarchy (layer) where the item object is arranged.

  A plurality of hierarchies are set in each section constituting the two-dimensional map information, and the virtual camera is directed by changing the viewpoint of the virtual camera (character object) upward or downward in the section. The direction is switched to one of the hierarchies.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of the hierarchy set in each section, and FIG. 24 shows hierarchical information consisting of three hierarchies, the first hierarchy, the second hierarchy, and the third hierarchy.

  The viewpoint of the initially set virtual camera is directed to the second level in the middle (second viewpoint), and when the viewpoint by the virtual camera (third viewpoint) is changed upward, the viewpoint is directed to the third level. When the viewpoint (first viewpoint) by the virtual camera is changed downward, the state is directed to the first hierarchy.

  In this way, when an item object is placed in any hierarchy of any section constituting the 2D map information, the distance (distance between blocks) from the section to which the current virtual camera (character object) belongs is set. In addition, the distance calculation unit 210 calculates the distance (inter-layer distance) from the currently directed viewpoint layer.

  The distance calculation unit 210 receives a camera operation of the virtual camera by the operation reception unit 211 and is represented by the three-dimensional coordinates in the moved three-dimensional virtual space moved by the camera operation by the position information association unit 212. Based on the position, a mapping process for specifying a section of the two-dimensional map information corresponding to the position in the three-dimensional virtual space is performed to calculate the distance between the section and the section where the item object is arranged.

  Then, the distance calculation unit 210 sends the calculated distance information to the effect processing control unit 204, and the effect processing control unit 204 performs an effect based on the sent distance information.

  In this mapping process, a process of specifying a section of 2D map information corresponding to 3D coordinates in the 3D virtual space is performed. Specifically, the section of the two-dimensional map information is specified based on the coordinates in the horizontal and vertical XY planes of the three-dimensional coordinates.

  The distance calculation unit 210 calculates the distance between blocks as “0 (zero)”, that is, [vertical 0, horizontal 0], and the hierarchy serving as the viewpoint of the virtual camera and the hierarchy where the item object is arranged are “0 (zero). ) ”Is sent to the effect processing control unit 204. Thereby, the rendering process control unit 204 performs rendering in this state as a state where the character object (virtual camera) has acquired the item object. For example, a progressive jackpot production is performed.

  Next, the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 will be described using a flowchart.

  The main process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When power is supplied from the power supply board 170, a system reset occurs in the main CPU 110a, and the main CPU 110a performs the following main processing.

  First, in step S10, the main CPU 110a performs an initialization process. In this process, the main CPU 110a reads a startup program from the main ROM 110b and initializes a flag stored in the main RAM 110c in response to power-on.

  In step S20, the main CPU 110a performs an effect random number update process for updating the reach determination random value and the special figure variation random value for determining the variation mode (variation time) of the special symbol.

  In step S30, the main CPU 110a updates the initial random number value for special symbol determination, the initial random number value for big hit symbol, the initial random number value for small bonus symbol, and the initial random number value for normal symbol determination. Thereafter, the processes of step S20 and step S30 are repeated until a predetermined interrupt process is performed.

  The timer interrupt process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  A clock pulse is generated every predetermined period (4 milliseconds) by the reset clock pulse generation circuit provided on the main control board 110, thereby executing a timer interrupt process described below.

  First, in step S100, the main CPU 110a saves the information stored in the register of the main CPU 110a to the stack area.

  In step S110, the main CPU 110a updates the special symbol time counter, updates the special game timer counter such as the opening time of the special electric accessory, updates the normal symbol time counter, and updates the normal power release time counter. A time control process for updating various timer counters is performed. Specifically, a process of subtracting 1 from a special symbol time counter, a special game timer counter, a normal symbol time counter, and a general electricity open time counter is performed.

  In step S120, the main CPU 110a performs a random number update process for the special symbol determination random number value, the big hit symbol random number value, the small hit symbol random number value, and the normal symbol determination random number value.

  Specifically, each random number value and random number counter are updated by adding +1. When the added random number counter exceeds the maximum value in the random number range (when the random number counter makes one revolution), the random number counter is returned to 0, and each random number value is newly updated from the initial random number value at that time. .

  In step S130, as in step S30, the main CPU 110a updates the initial random number value for special symbol determination, the initial random number value for jackpot symbol, the initial random number value for small bonus symbol, and the initial random number value for normal symbol determination. Perform numerical value update processing.

  In step S200, the main CPU 110a performs input control processing.

  In this process, the main CPU 110a includes a general winning opening detection switch 12a, a first large winning opening detection switch 16a, a second large winning opening detection switch 17a, a first starting opening detection switch 14a, a second starting opening detection switch 15a, a gate. An input process for determining whether or not there is an input to each switch of the detection switch 13a is performed.

  Specifically, various detection signals from the general winning opening detecting switch 12a, the first big winning opening detecting switch 16a, the second large winning opening detecting switch 17a, the first starting opening detecting switch 14a, and the second starting opening detecting switch 15a. Is inputted, predetermined data is added to the prize ball counter used for the prize ball provided for each prize opening and updated.

  Furthermore, when a detection signal is input from the first start port detection switch 14a, if the data set in the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area is less than 4, the first special symbol hold number ( U1) Add 1 to the storage area to obtain special symbol determination random number value, jackpot symbol random number value, small hit symbol random number value, reach determination random value, and special symbol variation random value The random number value is stored in a predetermined storage unit (0th storage unit to 4th storage unit) in the first special symbol random value storage area.

  Similarly, when a detection signal is input from the second start port detection switch 15a, if the data set in the second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area is less than 4, the second special symbol hold number (U2) 1 is added to the storage area, and a special symbol determination random number value, a big hit symbol random number value, a small hit symbol random number value, a reach determination random number value, and a special symbol variation random value are acquired. Various random numbers are stored in a predetermined storage unit (0th storage unit to 4th storage unit) in the second special symbol random number value storage area.

  When a detection signal is input from the gate detection switch 13a, if the data set in the normal symbol hold number (G) storage area is less than 4, the normal symbol hold number (G) storage area is set to 1. It adds, acquires the random number value for normal symbol determination, and memorize | stores the acquired random number value for normal symbol determination in the predetermined memory | storage part (0th memory | storage part-4th memory | storage part) in a normal symbol holding | maintenance storage area.

  Further, when a detection signal is input from the first grand prize opening detection switch 16a or the second big prize opening detection switch 17a, the number of game balls won in the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is counted. 1 is added to the number of entries (C) storage area for the big winning opening to update.

  In step S300, the main CPU 110a performs a special drawing special electric control process for controlling the jackpot lottery, the special electric accessory, and the gaming state.

  In step S400, the main CPU 110a performs a normal / normal power control process for controlling the normal symbol lottery and the normal electric accessory.

  Specifically, it is first determined whether or not 1 or more data is set in the normal symbol hold count (G) storage area, and 1 or more data must be set in the normal symbol hold count (G) storage area. If this is the case, the current ordinary power transmission control process is terminated.

  If 1 or more data is set in the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, after subtracting 1 from the value stored in the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, the data is in the normal symbol holding storage area. The normal symbol determination random numbers stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit are shifted to the previous storage unit. At this time, the normal symbol determination random value already written in the 0th storage unit is overwritten and erased.

  Then, a process of determining whether or not the normal symbol determination random number value stored in the 0th storage unit of the normal symbol hold storage area is a random value corresponding to “win” is performed. Thereafter, the normal symbol display device 22 displays the fluctuation of the normal symbol. When the fluctuation time of the normal symbol elapses, the normal symbol corresponding to the result of the normal symbol lottery is stopped and displayed. If the random number for normal symbol determination referred to is “winning”, the start opening / closing solenoid 15c is driven to control the second start opening 15 to the second mode for a predetermined opening time.

  Here, in the non-short-time gaming state, the variation time of the normal symbol is set to 29 seconds, and if it is “winning”, the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for 0.2 seconds. On the other hand, in the short-time gaming state, the normal symbol variation time is set to 0.2 seconds, and if it is “winning”, the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for 3.5 seconds. .

  In step S500, the main CPU 110a performs a payout control process.

  In this payout control process, the main CPU 110a refers to each prize ball counter, generates payout number designation commands corresponding to various winning ports, and transmits the generated payout number designation commands to the payout control board 130. To do.

  In step S600, the main CPU 110a, external information data, start opening / closing solenoid data, first big prize opening opening / closing solenoid data, second big prize opening opening / closing solenoid data, special symbol display device data, normal symbol display device data, number of stored Performs data creation for the specified command.

  In step S700, the main CPU 110a performs output control processing. In this process, a port output process is performed for outputting signals of the external information data, the start opening / closing solenoid data, the first big prize opening / closing solenoid data, and the second big prize opening / closing solenoid data created in S600.

  Further, the special symbol display device data and the normal symbol display device data created in S600 are used to turn on the LEDs of the first special symbol display device 20, the second special symbol display device 21 and the normal symbol display device 22. Display device output processing is performed.

  Further, command transmission processing for transmitting the command set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c to the effect control board 120 is also performed.

  In step S800, the main CPU 110a restores the information saved in step S100 to the register of the main CPU 110a.

  With reference to FIG. 11, the special figure special power control process of the main control board 110 will be described.

  First, in step S301, the value of special figure special processing data is loaded, the branch address is referenced from the special figure special processing data loaded in step S302. The process proceeds to S310). If the special symbol special power processing data = 1, the process proceeds to the special symbol variation processing (step S320). If the special symbol special power processing data = 2, the special symbol stop processing (step S330) is performed. If special figure special electric processing data = 3, the process moves to jackpot game processing (step S340), and if special figure special electric processing data = 4, the process moves to big hit game end processing (step S350). If special electric processing data = 5, the process moves to the small hit game ending process (step S360).

  This “special drawing special electricity processing data” is set as necessary in each subroutine of the special figure special electricity control processing, so that the subroutine necessary for the game is appropriately processed.

  In the special symbol memory determination process in step S310, the main CPU 110a performs a jackpot determination process, a special symbol determination process for determining a special symbol to be stopped and displayed, a variation time determination process for determining a variation time of the special symbol, and the like. Here, the specific content of the special symbol memory determination process will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a special symbol memory determination process of the main control board 110.

  First, in step S311, the main CPU 110a determines whether one or more data is set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area.

  If one or more data is not set in any storage area of the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, the special figure special electricity processing data = 0. The special symbol variation process of this time is terminated while holding.

  On the other hand, if one or more data is set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, the process proceeds to step S312.

  In step S312, the main CPU 110a performs a jackpot determination process.

  Specifically, when one or more data is set in the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, 1 is calculated from the value stored in the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area. After the subtraction, the various random numbers stored in the first to fourth storage units in the second special symbol random number storage area are shifted to the previous storage unit. At this time, various random values already written in the 0th storage unit are overwritten and deleted. Whether the special symbol determination random number value stored in the 0th storage unit of the second special symbol random value storage area is a random value corresponding to “big hit” or a random value corresponding to “small hit” Judgment is made.

  In addition, when one or more data is not set in the second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area and one or more data is set in the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area, Various random numbers stored in the first to fourth storage units in the first special symbol random number storage area after subtracting 1 from the value stored in the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area Is shifted to the previous storage unit. Also at this time, various random numbers already written in the 0th storage section are overwritten and deleted. Whether the special symbol determination random number value stored in the 0th storage unit of the first special symbol random value storage area is a random value corresponding to “big hit” or a random value corresponding to “small hit” Judgment is made.

  In the present embodiment, the random number value stored in the second special symbol random value storage area is shifted (digested) with priority over the first special symbol random value storage area.

  Without being limited thereto, the first special symbol storage area or the second special symbol storage area may be shifted in the order of winning in the start opening, or the first special symbol storage area may be shifted to the second special symbol storage area. The shift may be performed with priority over.

  In step S313, the main CPU 110a performs a special symbol determination process for determining the type of special symbol to be stopped and displayed.

  In this special symbol determination process, when it is determined as “big hit” in the jackpot determination process (step S312), the jackpot symbol random value stored in the 0th storage unit of the first special symbol random value storage area is set. The jackpot symbol is determined based on this. Further, when it is determined as “small hit” in the big hit determination process (step S312), the small hit symbol random number value stored in the 0th storage unit of the first special symbol random number value storage area is small. The winning symbol is determined. Further, when it is determined as “losing” in the jackpot determination process (step S312), a lost symbol is determined.

  Then, stop symbol data corresponding to the determined special symbol is stored in the stop symbol data storage area.

  In step S314, the main CPU 110a performs special symbol variation time determination processing.

  Specifically, the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined based on the reach determination random number value and the special diagram variation random value stored in the 0th storage unit of the first special symbol random value storage area. Thereafter, the variation time of the special symbol corresponding to the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is determined. Then, a process of setting a counter corresponding to the determined variation time of the special symbol in the special symbol time counter is performed.

  In step S315, the main CPU 110a sets, in a predetermined processing area, variation display data for causing the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 to perform special symbol variation display (LED blinking). . As a result, when the variable display data is set in the predetermined processing area, the LED lighting / extinguishing data is appropriately created in step S600, and the created data is output in step S700. Variation display of the special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is performed.

  Further, the main CPU 110a, when the special symbol variation display is started, the special symbol variation pattern designation command (the first special symbol variation pattern designation command) corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined in step S314. Alternatively, the second special symbol variation pattern designation command) is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c.

  In step S316, the main CPU 110a sets "Special Figure Special Electric Processing Data = 0" to "Special Special Electric Processing Data = 1", prepares to move to the special symbol variation processing subroutine, and performs the special symbol memory determination processing. finish.

  The main process of the effect control board 120 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S1000, the sub CPU 120a performs an initialization process. In this process, the sub CPU 120a reads the main processing program from the sub ROM 120b and initializes and sets a flag stored in the sub RAM 120c in response to power-on. If this process ends, the process moves to a step S1400.

  In step S1100, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect random number update process. In this process, the sub CPU 120a performs a process of updating random numbers (effect random number value 1, effect random number value 2, effect design determining random value, effect mode determining random value, etc.) stored in the sub RAM 120c. Thereafter, the process of step S1100 is repeated until a predetermined interrupt process is performed.

  The timer interrupt process of the effect control board 120 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Although not shown in the figure, a clock pulse is generated every predetermined period (2 milliseconds) by a reset clock pulse generation circuit provided on the effect control board 120, a timer interrupt processing program is read, and the timer of the effect control board is read. Interrupt processing is executed.

  First, in step S1400, the sub CPU 120a saves the information stored in the register of the sub CPU 120a to the stack area.

  In step S1500, the sub CPU 120a performs update processing of various timer counters used in the effect control board 120.

  In step S1600, the sub CPU 120a performs command analysis processing. In this process, the sub CPU 120a performs a process of analyzing a command stored in the reception buffer of the sub RAM 120c. Specific description of the command analysis processing will be described later with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. When the effect control board 120 receives a command transmitted from the main control board 110, a command reception interrupt process of the effect control board 120 (not shown) occurs, and the received command is stored in the reception buffer. Thereafter, the received command is analyzed in step S1600.

  In step S1700, the sub CPU 120a checks the signal of the effect button detection switch 35a, and performs effect input control processing related to the effect button 35.

  In step S1800, the sub CPU 120a performs data output processing for transmitting various commands set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c to the lamp control board 140 and the image control board 150.

  In step S1900, the sub CPU 120a restores the information saved in step S1810 to the register of the sub CPU 120a.

  The command analysis process of the effect control board 120 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. The command analysis process 2 in FIG. 16 is performed subsequent to the command analysis process 1 in FIG.

  In step S1601, the sub CPU 120a checks whether there is a command in the reception buffer, and checks whether the command has been received.

  If there is no command in the reception buffer, the sub CPU 120a ends the command analysis process, and if there is a command in the reception buffer, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1610.

  In step S1610, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a demo designation command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is a demonstration designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1611, and if not the demonstration designation command, moves the process to step S1620.

  In step S1611, the sub CPU 120a performs a demo effect pattern determination process for determining a demo effect pattern.

  Specifically, the demonstration effect pattern is determined, the determined demonstration effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined demonstration effect pattern is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140. An effect pattern designation command based on the demo effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c.

  In step S1620, sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a special symbol storage designation command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is a special symbol storage designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1621, and if it is not a special symbol storage designation command, moves the process to step S1630.

  In step S1621, the sub CPU 120a analyzes the special symbol storage designation command to determine the display number of special figure reservation images to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31, and the special CPU corresponding to the determined display number of special figure reservation images. A special symbol memory number determination process for transmitting a figure display number designation command to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140 is performed.

  In step S1630, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is an effect designating command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is an effect designating command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1631, and moves to step S1640 if it is not an effect designating command.

  In step S1631, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect symbol determination process for determining an effect symbol 36 to be stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 based on the content of the received effect symbol designation command.

  Specifically, the effect designating command is analyzed, the effect symbol data constituting the combination of the effect symbols 36 is determined according to the presence / absence of jackpot and the type of jackpot, and the determined effect symbol data is stored in the effect symbol storage area In addition, in order to transmit the effect symbol data to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140, a stop symbol designation command indicating the effect symbol data is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

  In step S1632, the sub CPU 120a acquires one random value from the effect mode determination random value updated in step 1100, and based on the acquired effect mode determination random value and the received effect designating command, An effect mode determination process for determining one effect mode from a plurality of effect modes (for example, a normal effect mode and a chance effect mode) is performed. Further, the determined effect mode is set in the effect mode storage area.

  In step S1640, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a variation pattern designation command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is a variation pattern designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1641 and moves the process to step S1650 if it is not the variation pattern designation command.

  In step S1641, the sub CPU 120a obtains one random value from the effect random number 1 updated in step 1100, and stores the obtained effect random number 1, the received variation pattern designation command, and the effect mode storage area. Based on the set effect mode, a variation effect pattern determination process is performed for determining one variable effect pattern from a plurality of variable effect patterns.

  Thereafter, based on the effect pattern, the liquid crystal display device 31, the audio output device 32, the effect drive device 33, and the effect illumination device 34 are controlled. Note that the variation mode of the effect symbol 36 is determined based on the variation effect pattern determined here.

  In step S1650, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a symbol determination command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is a symbol confirmation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1651, and moves to step S1660 if the command is not the symbol confirmation command.

  In step S1651, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect symbol stop display process in which a stop designation command for stopping the effect symbol is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c in order to stop the effect symbol 36.

  In step S1660, the sub CPU 120a determines whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a gaming state designation command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is a gaming state designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1661, and moves to step S1670 if the command is not a gaming state designation command.

  In step S1661, the sub CPU 120a sets data indicating the gaming state based on the received gaming state designation command in the gaming state storage area in the sub RAM 120c.

  In step S1670, the sub CPU 120a checks whether the command stored in the reception buffer is an opening command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is an opening command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1671, and moves to step S1680 if the command is not the opening command.

  In step S1671, the sub CPU 120a performs a hit start effect pattern determination process for determining a hit start effect pattern.

  Specifically, the hit start effect pattern is determined based on the opening command, the determined hit start effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined hit start effect pattern is controlled by the image control board 150 and the lamp control. In order to transmit to the board 140, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined hit start effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

  In step S1680, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a special winning opening opening designation command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is a big prize opening release designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1681, and if not, it moves the process to step S1690.

  In step S1681, the sub CPU 120a performs a jackpot effect pattern determination process for determining a jackpot effect pattern.

  Specifically, the jackpot effect pattern is determined based on the big prize opening opening designation command, the determined jackpot effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined jackpot effect pattern is stored in the image control board 150 and the lamp. In order to transmit to the control board 140, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined jackpot effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

  In step S1690, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is an ending command.

  If the command stored in the reception buffer is an ending command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1691, and ends the command analysis process if the command is not the ending command.

  In step S1691, the sub CPU 120a performs a hit end effect pattern determination process for determining a hit end effect pattern.

  Specifically, the winning end effect pattern is determined based on the ending command, the determined winning end effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined hit end effect pattern is controlled by the image control board 150 and the lamp control. In order to transmit to the board 140, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined hit end effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c. When this process ends, the command analysis process ends.

  The main process of the image control board 150 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When power is supplied from the power supply board 170, a system reset occurs in the host CPU 150a, and the host CPU 150a performs the following main processing.

  In step S1710, the host CPU 150a performs an initialization process. In this processing, the host CPU 150a reads the main processing program from the host ROM 150c and instructs the initial settings of the various modules of the host CPU 150a and the VDP 2000 when the power is turned on.

  Here, the host CPU 150a uses the VDP2000 initial setting instruction as follows:

(1) To instruct the display circuit to create and output a video signal, instruct the video signal to be created (set 1 to the 0 bit of the display register),

(2) In order to expand and expand image data (image data such as production symbol 36) frequently used in the expansion circuit to the expansion storage area 153b of the VRAM 153, set predetermined initial value data in the expansion register,

(3) An initial value display list is output in order to cause the drawing circuit to draw initial value image data (such as a character image “power-on”).

  In step S1720, the host CPU 150a performs a drawing execution start process. In this process, in order to instruct the VDP 2000 to execute drawing on the display list that has already been output, drawing execution start data is set in the drawing register.

  That is, at the start of power-on, execution of drawing for the initial value display list output at step S1710 is instructed, and during normal routine processing, execution of drawing for the display list output at S1750 described later is instructed. .

  In step S1730, the host CPU 150a performs effect instruction command analysis processing for analyzing the effect instruction command (command stored in the reception buffer of the host RAM 150b) transmitted from the effect control board 120.

  When the image control board 150 receives a command transmitted from the effect control board 120, a command reception interrupt process of the image control board 150 (not shown) occurs, and the received command is stored in the reception buffer. Thereafter, the received command is analyzed in step S1730.

  The effect instruction command analysis process confirms whether or not an effect instruction command is stored in the reception buffer. If an effect instruction command is not stored in the reception buffer, the process proceeds to step S1740 as it is.

  If a production instruction command is stored in the reception buffer, a new production instruction command is read, and one or more animation groups to be executed are determined based on the read production instruction command. Determine the pattern. When the animation pattern is determined, the read effect instruction command is deleted from the transmission buffer.

  In step S1740, the host CPU 150a performs an animation control process. In this process, based on the “scene switching counter”, the “weight frame”, the “frame counter” updated in step S2210, which will be described later, and the animation pattern determined in step S1730, various animation scenes are displayed. Update the address.

  In step S1750, the host CPU 150a determines the display list from the display information (sprite identification number, display position, etc.) of the animation scene at the updated address according to the priority order (drawing order) of the animation group to which the animation scene belongs. Will be generated.

  When the generation of the display list is completed, the host CPU 150a outputs the display list to the VDP 2000.

  The display list output here is stored in the display list storage area 153a of the VRAM 153 via the CPU I / F in VDP2000.

  In step S1760, the host CPU 150a determines whether or not “FB switching flag = 01”.

  Here, the FB switching flag becomes FB switching flag = 01 if drawing of the previous display list is completed in the V blank interruption every 1/60 seconds (about 16.6 ms). That is, in step S1760, it is determined whether or not the previous drawing has been completed.

  If “FB switching flag = 01”, the host CPU 150a moves the process to step S1770, and if “FB switching flag = 00”, the host CPU 150a waits until “FB switching flag = 01”.

  In step S1770, the host CPU 150a sets “FB switching flag = 00” (sets the FB switching flag to “off”), and proceeds to step S1720.

  Thereafter, the processing from step S1720 to step S1770 is repeated until a predetermined interrupt occurs.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of effect control processing performed by the effect control unit of the gaming machine configured by applying the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 18, it is determined whether a display request for performing an effect using a 3D image of an effect image mapped by imaging a 3D object placed in the 3D virtual space from the viewpoint of the virtual camera is received (S1801). ).

  The viewpoint of the virtual camera at this time is the line of sight of the operation target. For example, in the case of an effect such as operating a character object, the line of sight of the character object is visible from the character object. Is referred to as a “three-dimensional object”.

  When another display request is received instead of this three-dimensional image display request (NO in S1801), a rendering process is performed based on the display request, and display processing for displaying the rendering image on the display device is performed. This is performed (S1802).

  On the other hand, when this three-dimensional image display request is received (YES in S1801), the vertical and horizontal two-dimensional plane when the character object at the viewpoint by the virtual camera in the three-dimensional virtual space moves in the three-dimensional virtual space. “2D map information” (hereinafter, also referred to as “2D map”) representing the movement range is read (S1803).

  This 2D map information is, for example, map information as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 21, FIG. 22, and FIG. 23, and a vertical and horizontal 2D plane in a 3D virtual space is divided into a plurality of sections (“blocks”). Map information divided into two parts.

  When the two-dimensional map information is read in this way, subsequently, the position information where the virtual camera serving as the viewpoint of the character object is installed is read (S1804).

  The position information of the virtual camera at this time is the position information stored after the virtual camera has been moved in response to another display request, in addition to the position information set in advance in advance, in the three-dimensional coordinates of the three-dimensional virtual space. In addition to being specified, it is specified by any section of the 2D map information to which the virtual camera belongs.

  When the position information of the virtual camera is designated by three-dimensional coordinates, for example, it is expressed as “coordinates (X, Y, Z)”. It is represented by a “partition number” that identifies it.

  Next, an item object is arranged in any section constituting the two-dimensional map information (S1805). The detailed processing flow of this setting processing is shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, and will be described below.

  When the section where the item object is arranged is set by this processing, the hierarchy (layer) where the item object is arranged is set among the hierarchies constituting the section (S1806). At this time, in addition to selecting and setting a hierarchy in which item objects are arranged at random, a hierarchy designated in advance can be set as a hierarchy in which item objects are arranged.

  In this way, when the hierarchy for placing the item object is set together with the section for placing the item object, the virtual camera (character object) is set to be receivable (S1807).

  In this state, it is determined whether or not a camera operation has been performed by the player (S1808), and if a virtual camera operation has been performed (YES in S1808), the section to which the virtual camera has moved after being operated and the virtual camera has moved. The “distance between blocks” with the section in which the item object is arranged is calculated (S1809). The distance between blocks at this time can be represented by the distance in the vertical direction and the distance in the horizontal direction in the two-dimensional map information. For example, when the distance between the blocks is expressed as [vertical 2, horizontal 3] This indicates that the section of the item object and the section to which the virtual camera belongs have a distance of two sections in the vertical direction and further have a distance of three sections in the horizontal direction.

  It is determined whether or not the “distance between blocks” calculated in this way is “0 (zero)” (S1810), and when the “distance between blocks” is “0 (zero)”, that is, in the vertical direction and When the distance between blocks is represented by the horizontal direction, when it becomes [vertical 0, horizontal 0], the “hierarchical distance between the hierarchy with the viewpoint by the virtual camera and the hierarchy in which the item object is arranged is subsequently displayed. Is calculated (S1811).

  When it is determined whether the hierarchical distance is “0 (zero)” (S1812) and the viewpoint by the virtual camera is changed to the hierarchy where the item object is arranged, the hierarchical distance becomes “0 (zero)”. (YES in S1812) That is, when the viewpoint from the virtual camera is changed to the level where the item object is arranged, the character object having the viewpoint from the virtual camera has acquired the item object (S1813). ).

  Thereby, it is determined whether or not “special effect” is set by acquiring the item object (S1814), and when it is determined that “special effect” is set (YES in S1814). ) Displays an effect image in the “special effect” (S1815).

  In addition, when the “special effect” is not set (NO in S1814), the normal effect is performed.

  When these effects are finished, the operation of the virtual camera is invalidated (S1816), and the processing of this flowchart is finished.

  Next, if the virtual camera operation is not accepted (NO in S1808) by determining whether or not the virtual camera (character object) can be operated and the virtual camera operation is accepted (S1808), and the virtual camera When the camera operation of the camera is accepted, but the “distance between blocks” between the section to which the virtual camera after movement by the camera operation belongs and the section where the item object is arranged is not “0 (zero)” (NO in S1810), If the “distance between blocks” becomes “0 (zero)” but the “hierarchical distance” does not become “0 (zero)” (NO in S1812), then, based on the display request. It is determined whether the production is in a continuous state (S1817).

  When it is determined that the effect based on the display request is continuously performed (YES in S1817), it is subsequently determined whether the effect that is continuously performed is the specific effect (S1821). This specific effect is a reach effect before an effect such as an “advanced jackpot effect” performed by the character object being acquired by the character object, and is this reach effect performed continuously? Judging.

  Further, when it is not determined that the effect based on the display request is continuously performed (NO in S1817), it is determined whether the end condition of the effect based on the display request is satisfied (S1818). This end condition is, for example, when the game is to be ended. When the game is to be ended (YES in S1818), the camera operation is set to be invalid (S1816), and the process of this flowchart ends.

  If this end condition is not satisfied (NO in S1818), the position information of the virtual camera is stored (S1819), the viewpoint position of the virtual camera is initialized to the initial position (S1820), and the processing of this flowchart ends. To do.

  Then, when the specific effect is not continuously performed (NO in S1821), the determination process (S1808) after the virtual camera operation is received is repeated.

  Further, when it is determined that the specific effect is being performed continuously (YES in S1821), the remaining time until the specific effect is ended is determined. Is less than the predetermined time specified in advance (S1822). If it is not less than the predetermined time (NO in S1822), that is, it has a remaining time longer than the predetermined time, and the character object changes the item object by operating the virtual camera. If it can be obtained, the determination processing (S1808) after the virtual camera operation has been accepted is repeated.

  On the other hand, if the remaining time until the specific effect ends is equal to or shorter than the predetermined time (YES in S1822), it is determined whether an item object needs to be acquired in order to perform the effect after the specific effect ( S1823).

  When it is necessary to acquire an item object (YES in S1823), that is, when an effect after a specific effect is performed by the character object acquiring the item object, a virtual camera that becomes the viewpoint of the character object Is moved to the section where the item object is arranged, and the viewpoint by the virtual camera is changed to the hierarchy where the item object is arranged (S1824).

  As a result, the character object has acquired the item object (S1813). Then, the effect performed by becoming the state which acquired the item object is performed.

  If it is not determined that the item object needs to be acquired (NO in S1823), the effect image is displayed as a “special effect” (S1815).

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of a process for arranging an item object in any section formed by the two-dimensional map information, which is performed in the effect control process shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 19, it is determined whether the display request is during a reach effect (S1901). If the display request is not during a reach effect (NO in S1901), one of the previously designated sections is selected. Is selected (S1902).

  On the other hand, if the display request is during the reach effect (YES in S1901), the lottery result of the lottery process in the reach effect is acquired (S1903).

  It is determined whether or not the lottery result is a “hit” (S1904). If it is “hit” (YES in S1904), one of the sections in the range that can be moved by the operation of the virtual camera by the player. Is selected (S1905).

  On the other hand, if the lottery result is not “big hit” (NO in S1904), one of the sections in the range that cannot be moved by operating the virtual camera is selected (S1906).

  That is, the item object cannot be acquired even by movement of the virtual camera (character object).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of the process of arranging the item object in any section constituting the two-dimensional map information, which is performed in the effect control process shown in FIG. 18, and the process shown in FIG. Is another different example.

  In FIG. 20, when the combination drawing lottery process of the effect symbol by the entry is put on hold by entering the starting opening (holding state), the lottery result is obtained by performing the held combination lottery process in advance. It shows the flow in the case of performing prefetch processing for prefetching.

  In FIG. 20, first, the lottery result of the pending combination lottery is prefetched (S2101), and it is determined whether or not “big hit” is included in the lottery result when prefetched (S2102).

  As a result of the determination, if “lottery” is included in the lottery result of the combination lottery in the pre-reading (YES in S2102), the holding information indicating the holding state as the lottery result of this “big hit” is acquired (S2103). ). The hold information includes information indicating what number of the number of holds the combination lottery results in the jackpot lottery out of the total number of holds put in the starting opening and the combination lottery is put on hold.

  Subsequently, when the player operates the virtual camera (character object), the section where the character object can be reached in the operation with the number of reservations of the reservation information is determined as the section where the item object is arranged (S2104).

  Further, if the lottery result by pre-reading does not include the “big hit” lottery result in any number of holdings (NO in S2102), one of a plurality of pre-designated sections is selected. (S2105).

  21, 22, and 23 show two-dimensional map information divided into a vertical and horizontal two-dimensional plane and a plurality of sections when the character object of the viewpoint by the virtual camera in the three-dimensional virtual space moves in the three-dimensional virtual space. Is the map information superimposed.

  In these drawings, the hatched portion indicates, for example, a building object in the three-dimensional virtual space, and the character indicates a virtual camera (character object) in the three-dimensional virtual space. That is, when the virtual camera moves in the three-dimensional virtual space, this map information indicates that the character moves, indicating that it is possible to move to a portion where no building object is provided. .

  For example, in FIG. 21, 5 routes of “route 1-1”, “route 1-2”, “route 1-3”, “route 1-4”, and “route 1-5” are the paths along which the character object moves. Two routes are shown. “Route 1-1” indicates a moving route to a vertically upward section in the section of the two-dimensional map information, and “Route 1-2” indicates the two-dimensional map information. In the section, the movement path to the section in the vertical and right diagonal direction is shown. “Route 1-3” shows the movement path to the section in the horizontal right direction in the section of the two-dimensional map information. -4 "indicates the movement path to the section in the diagonally lower right direction in the 2D map information section, and" Route 1-5 "indicates the path to the vertically downward section in the 2D map information section. The travel route is shown.

  FIG. 22 shows a state when the route “route 1-2” is selected as the route in FIG. 21, and thereby, one zone is displayed vertically upward from the zone to which the character object in FIG. 21 belongs. A state in which one section is moved in the direction is shown.

  In the state shown in FIG. 22, as in FIG. 21, the paths along which the character object moves are “path 2-1”, “path 2-2”, “path 2-3”, “path 2-4”, Six routes of “route 2-5” and “route 2-6” are shown.

  FIG. 23 shows a state when the route of “Route 2-1” is selected as the route of FIG. 22, and as a result, one block is moved vertically upward from the block to which the character object of FIG. 22 belongs. Indicates the state.

  Also in FIG. 23, as in FIGS. 21 and 22, the paths along which the character object moves are “path 3-1”, “path 3-2”, “path 3-3”, and “path 3-4”. , “Route 3-5”.

  When the route of “Route 3-2” among these five routes is moved, the route is moved to the section where the item object is arranged.

  In each of the sections constituting the two-dimensional map information shown in FIGS. 21, 22, and 23, a hierarchy as shown in FIG. 24 is set, and a virtual camera in a three-dimensional virtual space is set by these hierarchies. The viewpoint position of the virtual camera is indicated when the viewpoint is moved upward or when the viewpoint is moved downward.

  In FIG. 24, as an example, the hierarchy set in the section in which the item objects of FIGS. 21, 22, and 23 are arranged is shown. The first hierarchy at the lowest level, the second hierarchy at the middle level, and the second level at the highest level. It consists of three layers of three layers.

  The virtual camera has an initial setting of the second level of the front, and the level serving as the viewpoint of the virtual camera is changed by pressing the effect button 35 shown in FIGS. 8 and 25 in each section. When the effect button 35 is pressed in a state where the viewpoint is set to the second hierarchy, first, the first viewpoint is changed to visually recognize the first hierarchy, and then when the effect button 35 is pressed, It changes to the 2nd viewpoint which visually recognizes 2nd hierarchy. Further, when the effect button 35 is subsequently pressed, the viewpoint is changed to the third viewpoint for visually recognizing the third hierarchy, and when the effect button 35 is further pressed, the viewpoint is changed to the third viewpoint for visually recognizing the second hierarchy.

  That is, “second hierarchy → first hierarchy → second hierarchy → third hierarchy → second hierarchy → first hierarchy → second hierarchy → third hierarchy → second hierarchy → first hierarchy →... The hierarchy is changed continuously.

  At this time, since the item object is arranged in the third hierarchy, the effect button 35 is continuously displayed “three times” in the section to which the item object moves by moving along the route “route 3-2” from the state shown in FIG. By pressing, the viewpoint of the virtual camera is changed to the first hierarchy.

  As a result, the virtual camera (character object) has acquired the item object, and an effect based on the item object is performed.

  The embodiment described above is one embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to these examples, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not changing the gist thereof.

  The present invention installs the program in a computer from a recording medium (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.) storing the program for configuring the above-described means, and executes the program to execute the above-described processing. It is also possible to configure a computer to execute. At this time, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a hard disk are connected to the computer via a system bus, and the CPU is a program stored in the ROM or the hard disk. Accordingly, the RAM is used as a work area for processing.

  The medium for supplying the program may be a communication medium (a medium for temporarily or fluidly holding the program such as a communication line or a communication system). For example, the program may be posted on an electronic bulletin board (BBS: Bulletin Board Service) of a communication network and distributed via a communication line.

200 Production Control Unit 201 Reception Unit 202 Condition Determination Unit 203 Condition Storage Unit 204 Production Processing Control Unit 205 Information Reading Unit 206 Map Information Storage Unit 207 Production Information Storage Unit 208 Section Setting Unit 209 Layer Setting Unit 210 Distance Calculation Unit 211 Operation Accepting Unit 212 position information association unit 213 display control unit

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Map information storage means for storing map information composed of one or a plurality of sections;
A plurality of tiers are set for the section of the map information stored in the map information storage means, and at least one tier of at least one section is notified whether or not a special game advantageous to the player is performed. Hierarchical information storage means for storing hierarchical information on which the effects are arranged;
Of the sections constituting the map information stored in the map information storage means, a section change operation receiving means for receiving a section change operation for changing a section displayed on the display device;
A hierarchy change operation accepting means for accepting a hierarchy change operation for changing the hierarchy for the section displayed on the display device among the hierarchy set for the section by the hierarchy information stored in the hierarchy information storage means;
A judging means for judging whether or not the remaining production time until the specific production using the production is ended,
The remaining effect time of the specific effect is less than a specified time by the determining means,
The section change operation received by the section change operation receiving means does not change the section to the section where the hierarchy in which the effect is placed is set, and the layer change operation received by the hierarchy change operation receiving means. When no hierarchy change is made to the hierarchy where the effect is placed, display control means for controlling display of the hierarchy in the section based on the hierarchy information where the effect is placed;
When the display control means controls the display of the hierarchy in the section, the gaming machine includes a rendering means that performs a specific effect used for notification of the special game in a rendering mode designated by the rendering.

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