JP5812326B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  Patent Document 1 describes a pachinko gaming machine in which a main control board, a sub general control board, an effect display board, and a sound / lamp control control board are mounted on the back side of the machine.

  The main control board executes various processes for controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine, performs arithmetic processing of control signals as various control commands for controlling the game according to the processing results, and outputs the control signals . The sub integrated control board comprehensively controls the effect display control board and the sound / lamp control board based on the control signal output from the main control board. The effect display control board controls the display mode (display images such as symbols, backgrounds, characters, etc.) of the effect display device and the operation mode of the movable body based on the control signals output from the main control board and the sub integrated control board. In addition, the sound / lamp control board is based on the control signals output from the main control board and the sub control board, and the light emission mode (lighting (flashing) / lighting off timing, etc.) of the lamp unit and the sound output mode of the speaker (sound output) Control timing etc.).

  In addition, on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine, an effect button that can be operated by a player and an employee of the game hall is arranged.

JP 2010-104515 A

  In the pachinko gaming machine, the central control CPU of the sub-general control board determines execution of the kite opening effect and development of the effect based on a command input from the main control board, and gives an effect instruction for the determined content of the effect. The production instruction command is output to the production display control board and the voice / lamp control board. In the 襖 opening effect, the overall control CPU displays the 襖 that opens gradually (from 0 to 20 steps) from the closed state to the fully opened state in accordance with the operation of the player's effect button during the 襖 opening effect. The effect display control board is instructed to be displayed. The overall control CPU sets an operation effective period in which the operation of the effect button is enabled, and determines whether or not the effect button has been operated every predetermined period until the end of the operation effective period. Each time the effect button is operated during the operation valid period, the effect display control board is instructed to change the opening stage of the kite (open the kite one step at a time). The display control CPU of the effect display control board controls the display contents so as to enter the opening stage in which the wrinkles displayed on the effect display device are instructed based on the effect instruction command.

  However, as in the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, in the pachinko gaming machine that instructs the effect display control board to change the effect image displayed on the effect display device by the sub-control board according to the player's operation. When repeatedly selecting and changing an effect image based on a player's arbitrary operation timing from a plurality of effect images, for example, when the effect image A is operated within 10 to 15 seconds after displaying the effect image When the image B is displayed and the operation image B is displayed again within 30 seconds to 35 seconds, the effect image C is displayed. On the other hand, the operation image A is displayed within 20 seconds to 25 seconds. In this case, the developer of the pachinko gaming machine displays the operation timing of the player in advance, such as displaying the effect image D and displaying the effect image E when operated again within 10 to 15 seconds after the effect image D is displayed. Many thoughts To, it must be performed to effect control by the complex timer management based on assumed operating timing sub integrated control board. For this reason, there is a possibility that the amount of code of the program for effect control will increase and the development man-hour will increase. In the above example, if a design change occurs such as adding a new effect image to the effect image to be displayed in response to the player's operation, the program for effect control by timer management must be significantly changed. There were times when it was necessary to increase development man-hours.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of producing an effect according to a player's operation while suppressing an increase in development man-hours.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a main control unit, a sub control unit, an effect display unit, a display effect control unit, a specific effect unit, and an operation unit. Prepare.
The main control unit executes a predetermined game process. The sub-control unit determines an effect pattern based on the game process executed by the main control unit. The display effect control unit executes display control processing for displaying the effect image on the effect display unit in accordance with the effect pattern determined by the sub-control unit. The specific effect unit executes the specific effect according to the effect pattern determined by the sub-control unit. When receiving an input operation from the player, the operation unit transmits an operation detection signal directly or indirectly to the sub-control unit. When receiving the operation detection signal, the sub control unit transmits an operation detection signal indicating that the operation unit has received an input operation to the display effect control unit. The display control process executed by the display effect control unit includes an operation appropriateness determination process that determines that the operation is appropriate when an operation detection signal is received within a predetermined period, and an effect display that is determined when the operation is determined as an appropriate operation. Specific effect image display processing for displaying a specific effect image on the part. The display effect control unit transmits an appropriate determination signal to the sub-control unit when it is determined that the operation is appropriate, and the sub-control unit causes the specific effect unit to execute the specific effect when receiving the appropriate determination signal.

The specific effect is, for example, a sound effect by sound generated from a speaker, a light emission effect by light emission of a lamp, or a movable effect by driving a movable accessory.

In the above configuration, the display effect control unit transmits an appropriate determination signal to the sub-control unit when it is determined that there is an appropriate operation, and the sub-control unit executes the specific effect on the specific effect unit when receiving the appropriate determination signal. Let As described above, since the specific effect unit executes the specific effect in response to the reception of the appropriateness determination signal by the sub-control unit, it is possible to provide various effects according to the determination result of the operation suitability determination process.

The second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, and the specific effect image display process executed by the display effect control unit is a plurality of specific values that are set in advance when it is determined that the operation is appropriate. This is a process of selecting one of the effect images and displaying the selected specific effect image on the effect display unit, and the display effect control unit sends an aptitude determination signal including information indicating the selected specific effect image to the sub-control unit. The sub control unit, when receiving the appropriateness determination signal, causes the specific effector to execute a specific effect corresponding to information indicating the specific effect image included in the appropriateness determination signal.

In the above configuration, the display effect control unit selects one of the plurality of preset specific effect images when it is determined that the operation is appropriate, and displays the selected specific effect image on the effect display unit. Various effects can be provided according to the player's operation. Further, when receiving the proper determining signal including information indicating a specific effect image display effect control unit has selected, specific effect unit to the specific effect of the sub-control unit according to the information indicating the specific effect image included in the proper determination signal since the run, it is possible to provide a more versatile presentation in accordance with the determination result of the operation appropriateness determination processing and selected specific effect image.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of producing an effect in accordance with a player's operation while suppressing an increase in development man-hours.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a slot machine. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the slot machine of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of an effect pattern table. It is a figure which shows an example of the specific accompanying production table. It is a figure which shows an example of a specific effect image table. (A) displayed on an effect display part is a figure which shows an example of an effect image and (b) is a specific effect image. (A) displayed on an effect display part is an effect image, (b) is a figure which shows the other example of a specific effect image. It is a figure which shows an example of the display control process which a display effect control part performs.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the left-right direction corresponds to the left-right direction of the gaming machine viewed from the player side. Further, in the present embodiment, a swivel type gaming machine (slot machine) that plays a game with medals will be described as an example. However, the present invention is a ball that fires a game ball to the game area of the game board to play a game. The present invention can also be applied to other gaming machines such as gaming machines and various electronic devices other than gaming machines.

[External configuration of slot machine]
The slot machine (game machine) 1 has a square box-shaped housing 2. A display window 4 is formed on the front surface 3 of the housing 2 on the player side, and a transparent cover 5 that covers the front region 6 in the housing 2 is attached to the display window 4. In the front area 6 in the housing 2 covered with the cover 5, the symbols 7d of the first reel 7a, the second reel 7b, and the reel 7c of the reel unit 7 disposed in the housing 2 are exposed and played. A symbol display window 8 that is visually recognized by a person is formed. The first reel 7a, the second reel 7b, and the reel 7c are arranged in order from the left. As is well known, various symbols 7d are arranged at a constant pitch on the outer periphery of each reel, and when the reels are stopped, three symbols 7d per reel are observed through the corresponding symbol display window 8. As a result, a total of five straight pay lines, each of which is a combination of the symbols 7d of each reel, are set in a horizontal three and two diagonal lines.

  On the front surface 3 of the housing 2 are switches that receive input operations from the player, a medal slot 9, a medal payout port 10, a medal tray 11, a speaker 12, an effect display unit 13, a movable accessory 14, and a plurality of lamps. 15 and a plurality of LEDs 16 are provided. The switches include a single bet button 17, a MAX bet button 18, a checkout switch 19, a start switch 20, and a stop switch 21. The switches, the medal slot 9, the medal payout port 10, and the medal tray 11 are arranged below the display window 4. The speaker 12 is disposed at the upper left and right corners of the front surface 3 of the housing 2.

  The medal slot 9 is located at a substantially central end portion of the front surface 3 of the housing 2, and a slot switch 22 for detecting the inserted game medal is provided inside the medal slot 9.

  The single bet button 17 is located below the first reel 7a, and the number of coins to be inserted into one game from a player from a medal inserted into the medal slot 9 or from a medal stored in the slot machine 1 A pressing operation for determining one is accepted.

  The MAX bet button 18 is located on the right side of the single bet button 17 and allows a player to insert the number of medals to be inserted into one game from medals stored in the slot machine 1. A pressing operation for determining the maximum number (three in the present embodiment) and a pressing operation during display of an effect image described later are accepted. When the MAX bet button 18 is pressed by the player, the MAX bet button 18 transmits an operation detection signal indicating the press operation to the main control unit 30 (see FIG. 2) described later.

  The settlement switch 19 is positioned obliquely below the single bet button 17 and accepts a pressing input for paying out the stored inserted medal.

  The start switch 20 is located on the right side of the settlement switch 19 and is used to start driving the reel unit 7 on condition that a game medal is inserted or a bet switch is inserted, or on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous game at the time of replay. Accepts input. The replay means that the replay is won as the lottery result as a result of the game, and the symbols 7d associated with the replay are aligned on the winning line, so that in the next game, a game medal is not newly inserted, The game can be played again.

  The stop switch 21 receives an input for stopping the driving of the reel unit 7. Specifically, the stop switch 21 is composed of three switches corresponding to each reel, and one stop switch 21 is arranged below each reel. When the stop switch 21 corresponding to each reel is pressed, the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped.

  The display screen of the effect display unit 13 is composed of liquid crystal, and various effect images for notifying the player of the gaming state such as winning are displayed on the display screen under the control of the display effect control unit 50 described later. The In addition, you may use other than liquid crystals, such as LED and a dot matrix, as a display screen of an image display apparatus.

  The movable accessory 14 is a disk-like body that is rotatably supported at the approximate center of the upper surface of the front surface 3 and rotates under the control of a movable accessory controller 80 (see FIG. 2) described later.

  The lamp 15 and the LED 16 notify the player of the gaming state by lighting or blinking the light emitter, and the speaker 12 notifies the player of the gaming state by generating sound.

[Internal configuration of slot machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main control unit 30, a sub control unit 40, a display effect control unit 50, a sound control unit 60, and light emission control inside the housing 2. Part 70, movable accessory control part 80, reel unit 7, and hopper unit 90.

  The main control unit 30 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various programs executed by the CPU in advance, and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The main control unit 30 includes a game control unit 31, an operation detection unit 32, and a main storage unit 33.

  The main storage unit 33 is composed of the ROM and RAM, and the ROM stores in advance various programs (including game control programs and operation detection programs) that are expanded and executed on the RAM by the CPU of the main control unit 30. A program storage area 33a is set. The ROM is also set with a lottery table storage area 33b for storing a lottery table in advance and a payout table storage area 33c for storing in advance a payout table in which the number of payout medals is determined for each type of winning combination. In the lottery table, a random number sampled in a game process, which will be described later, gives “BB” the right to shift to a BB (big bonus) game, “RB” gives the right to shift to an RB (regular bonus) game, a predetermined number Winners such as “Small” that corresponds to a small role winning pattern that only pays out medals, “Replay” that gives the right to play the next game with the same number of bets without inserting medals, or wins at all It is used to determine which of the losing that does not occur.

  The CPU of the main control unit 30 functions as a game control unit 31 that executes a game process according to a game control program and an operation detection unit 32 that executes an operation detection process according to an operation detection program.

  The game control unit 31 includes a random number generation unit 31a and a random value sampling unit 31b. For example, the random number generator 31a repeatedly generates numerical values of 0 to 1000 in order. The random number sampling unit 31b extracts one random value from the random numbers generated by the random number generation unit 31a every time a game is started.

  The game control unit 31 starts the game process in response to a game start signal input to the main control unit 30 when the start switch 20 is operated. In the game process, the game control unit 31 causes the random number generation unit 31a to generate a random number and causes the random number sampling unit 31b to extract the generated random number. In addition, the game control unit 31 refers to the lottery table stored in the main storage unit 33, and determines the lottery result for the currently executed game from any of the above winning combinations or losers according to the extracted random value. Select and decide.

  If the lottery result is one of the above winning combinations, the winning combination is made on condition that the combination of the reel stop symbols 7d matches a predetermined winning symbol during a predetermined period, and the game control unit 31 Benefits such as payout of medals and special games (BB game, RB game) advantageous to the player are given. When paying out a medal to the player, the game control unit 31 controls the hopper unit 70 to pay out the medal from the medal payout opening 10 to the medal tray 11.

  Further, the game control unit 31 transmits a lottery result signal indicating the lottery result to the sub-control unit 40.

  The operation detection unit 32 executes an operation detection process every predetermined time, and when the main control unit 30 receives an operation detection signal from the MAX bet button 18, an operation detection signal indicating that the MAX bet button 18 has been pressed is generated. Transmit to the sub-control unit 40. In addition, the operation detection unit 32 detects an operation detection signal within a predetermined period before the game control unit 31 starts the game process (within a period for the player to determine the number of medals inserted in one game). Only when the number of medals is received, the number of medals inserted in one game is determined to be three, and the number of medals stored in the gaming machine is reduced.

  The sub-control unit 40 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM that stores various programs executed by the CPU in advance, and a RAM. The sub-control unit 40 includes an effect pattern determination unit 41, an operation detection unit 42, a specific accompanying effect instruction unit 43, and a sub storage unit 44. The sub storage unit 44 includes the ROM and the RAM. The ROM stores various programs (production pattern determination program, operation detection program, specific accompanying production instruction program) that are developed and executed on the RAM by the CPU of the sub control unit 40. Subprogram storage area 44a for preliminarily storing), an effect pattern table storage area 44b for preliminarily storing an effect pattern table 45 in which each lottery result and the effect pattern are associated, and each specific effect image and specific associated information described later. A specific attendant effect table storage area 44c for storing in advance a specific attendant effect table 46 associated with the effect is set.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the effect pattern table 45 includes a lottery result string and an effect pattern string. For example, “BB” as the effect pattern is associated with “BB” of the winning combination. In addition, the “swimming effect” of the effect pattern is associated with “RB” of the winning combination.

  The specific accompanying effect table 46 includes a specific effect image sequence and a specific accompanying effect sequence, as shown in FIG. 4. For example, the “character is entering the door” of the specific effect image “generation of a door opening sound” , “Blinking of lamp”. In addition, “Generation of jump sound and coin acquisition sound, lighting of lamp, left rotation of movable accessory” is associated with “character jumps and coins are acquired” of the specific effect image as specific accompanying effects. .

  The CPU of the sub-control unit 40 includes an effect pattern determination unit 41 that executes an effect pattern determination process according to an effect pattern determination program, an operation detection unit 42 that executes an operation detection process according to an operation detection program, and a specific incident effect according to a specified incident effect instruction program. It functions as a specific accompanying effect instruction unit 43 that executes instruction processing.

  When the sub control unit 40 receives the lottery result signal transmitted from the main control unit 30, the effect pattern determination unit 41 starts the effect pattern determination process, and refers to the effect pattern table 45 stored in the sub storage unit 44. Then, the effect pattern associated with the lottery result is selected and determined. The effect pattern determination unit 41 transmits an effect pattern signal indicating the determined effect pattern to the display effect control unit 50, the sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80. For example, when the lottery result indicated by the lottery result signal is “BB” of the winning combination, the effect pattern determining unit 41 determines the effect pattern as “walking effect”, and generates an effect pattern signal indicating the determined “walking effect”. This is transmitted to the display effect control unit 50, the sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80.

  The operation detection unit 42 performs an operation detection process every predetermined time, and when the sub control unit 40 receives an operation detection signal transmitted from the main control unit 30, an operation indicating that the MAX bet button 18 is pressed. A detection signal (command) is transmitted to the display effect control unit 50.

  When the sub control unit 40 receives a later-described appropriateness determination signal from the display effect control unit 50, the specific accompanying effect instruction unit 43 is stored in the sub storage unit 44 based on information indicating the specific effect image included in the appropriate signal. With reference to the specific accompanying effect table 46, the specific accompanying effect associated with the specific effect image is selected, and a specific accompanying effect instruction signal for instructing execution of the selected specific accompanying effect is sent to the voice control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, This is transmitted to the movable accessory control unit 80. For example, when the specific effect image is “a character enters the door”, the specific incidental effect instruction unit 43 transmits a specific incidental effect instruction signal instructing the generation of the door opening sound to the voice control unit 60, and the lamp A specific accompanying effect instruction signal instructing 15 blinking is transmitted to the light emission control unit 70. When the specific effect image is “a character jumps and acquires a coin”, a specific accompanying effect instruction signal instructing the generation of a jump sound and a coin acquisition sound is transmitted to the voice control unit 60 and the lamp 15 is instructed to be turned on. The specific accompanying effect instruction signal to be transmitted is transmitted to the light emission control unit 70, and the specific accompanying effect instruction signal for instructing the left rotation of the movable accessory 14 is transmitted to the movable accessory control unit 80.

  The display effect control unit 50 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM that stores in advance various programs executed by the CPU, and a RAM. The display effect control unit 50 includes an effect image display unit 51, an operation suitability determination unit 52, a specific effect image display unit 53, and an effect storage unit 54.

  The effect storage unit 54 includes the ROM and the RAM, and the ROM stores various programs (display effect control program, operation suitability determination program, and specific effect image display) that are expanded and executed by the CPU of the display effect control unit 50. Display program storage area 54a for preliminarily storing programs (including programs), image storage area 54b for effects preliminarily storing effects images (including symbols, backgrounds, characters, etc.), functions and specific effects on the display effect control program A specific effect image table storage area 54c for storing in advance a specific effect image table 55 associated with an image is set.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the specific effect image table 55 includes a function sequence and a specific effect image sequence, and the effect image display unit 51 displays an effect image on the image display unit in the effect image display process. A function on the display program and a specific effect image are associated with each other. For example, the function A for displaying the effect image 100 (see FIG. 6A) in which the character CH is arranged in the center of the screen of the effect image display unit 51 and the door DO is arranged in front of the character CH includes the character A specific effect image 110 (see FIG. 6B) in which CH enters the door is associated. In the function B for displaying the effect image 101 (see FIG. 7A) in which the coin CO is arranged on the upper front side of the character CH, the specific effect image 111 (FIG. 7) in which the character CH jumps and acquires the coin CO. (B) is associated. Further, a specific effect image (not shown) in which the character jumps greatly using the jump board is associated with the function C in which the function displays an effect image in which the jump board is arranged in front of the character.

  The CPU of the display effect control unit 50 includes an effect image display unit 51 that executes an effect image display process according to an effect image display program, an operation suitability determination unit 52 that executes an operation suitability determination process according to an operation suitability determination program, and a specific effect image display program. Functions as the specific effect image display unit 53 that executes the specific effect image display process.

  When the display effect control unit 50 receives the effect pattern signal from the sub-control unit 40, the effect image display unit 51 starts the effect image display process, and on the display effect control program according to the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal. Based on the function, the effect image is read from the effect image storage area, a predetermined effect image (moving image) is generated, and displayed on the effect display unit 13. For example, when the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal is “walking effect”, the effect image display unit 51 stores the effect image from the effect storage unit 54 based on the function (including the functions A, B, and C described above). The image of the character to walk, the background image which scrolls the screen from the left to the right, the image of the coin, the image of the door, the image of the jump stand, etc. are read out appropriately, and the production image (including the production images 100 and 101) is generated and produced. It is displayed on the display unit 13.

  When the display effect control unit 50 receives the operation detection signal (command) transmitted from the sub control unit 40, the operation suitability determination unit 52 starts an operation suitability determination process, and within a predetermined period, specifically, an effect image Based on whether or not the operation detection signal is received within the period during which the display unit 51 executes the effect image display process, it is determined whether or not the pressing operation of the MAX bet button 18 by the player is an appropriate operation. . That is, if the effect image display unit 51 is executing effect image display processing when receiving the operation detection signal, the operation suitability determination unit 52 determines that the operation is an appropriate operation. On the other hand, when the effect image display unit 51 does not execute the effect image display process when receiving the operation detection signal, it is determined that the operation is not an appropriate operation.

  When the specific effect image display unit 53 determines that the operation is a proper operation, the specific effect image display unit 53 starts the specific effect image display process, refers to the specific effect image table 55 of the effect storage unit 54, and is based on a function on the effect image display program. The specific effect image is selected, and an appropriateness determination signal including information of the selected specific effect image is transmitted to the sub-control unit 40 as a reply command. After the transmission, the specific effect image (moving image) selected by reading the effect image from the effect image storage area is generated, and the specific effect image is displayed on the effect display unit 13. That is, the specific effect image display unit 53 cuts in the specific effect image in the effect image displayed by the effect image display unit 51. For example, when the function is a function A for displaying the effect image 100 (see FIG. 6A) in which the character CH is arranged in the center of the screen and the door DO is arranged in front of the character CH, the specific effect image As shown in FIG. 6B, the display unit 53 selects the specific effect image 110 where the character CH enters the door DO and displays it on the effect display unit 13 (cut-in to the effect image). Further, when the function is a function B for displaying the effect image 101 (see FIG. 4A) in which the character CH is arranged at the center of the screen and the coin CO is arranged on the upper front side of the character CH, the specific effect is displayed. As shown in FIG. 4B, the image display unit 53 jumps the character CH, selects the specific effect image 111 for acquiring the coin CO, and displays it on the effect display unit 13. When the above function is a function C that displays an effect image in which a character is placed in the center of the screen and a jump board is placed in front of the character, the specific effect image display unit 53 uses the jump board to make the character large. A specific effect image (not shown) for jumping is displayed on the effect display unit 13.

  The voice control unit 60 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM that stores various programs executed by the CPU, and a RAM. In addition, the voice control unit 60 includes a voice production unit 61 and a voice storage unit 62.

  The voice storage unit 62 includes the ROM and the RAM, and the ROM stores a voice program storage area 62a that stores in advance various programs (including a voice effect program) that are developed and executed in the RAM by the CPU of the voice control unit 60. And an effect sound storage area 62b for storing effect sound (including sound (background sound), jump sound, coin acquisition sound associated with the effect pattern) in advance. The CPU of the sound control unit 60 functions as a sound effect unit 61 that executes sound effect processing according to the sound effect program.

  When the sound control unit 60 receives the effect pattern signal from the sub-control unit 40, the sound effect unit 61 starts sound effect processing, and the effect sound is sent to the sound storage unit 62 according to the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal. The data is read from the production voice storage area 62b and output to the speaker 12. Further, when the voice control unit 60 receives the specific incidental effect instruction signal from the sub control unit 40, the audio control unit 60 executes the specific incidental effect according to the specific incidental effect instruction indicated by the specific incidental effect instruction signal. For example, when a specific accompanying effect instruction signal instructing the generation of a jump sound and a coin acquisition sound is received, the jump sound and the coin acquisition sound are read from the effect storage unit 54 and are output to the speaker 12.

  The light emission control unit 70 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM that stores in advance various programs developed and executed in the RAM by the CPU, and the RAM. In addition, the light emission control unit 70 includes a light emission effect unit 71 and a light emission storage unit 72.

  The light emission storage unit 72 includes the ROM and the RAM, and the ROM stores a light emission program storage area 72a that stores various programs (including a light emission effect program) executed by the CPU of the light emission control unit 70 in advance, and a light emission pattern ( A light emission pattern storage area 72b for storing in advance a light emission pattern (including a constant lighting and blinking) associated with the effect pattern is set. The CPU of the light emission control unit 70 functions as a light emission effect unit 71 that executes light emission effect processing according to the light emission effect program.

  When the light emission control unit 70 receives the effect pattern signal from the sub-control unit 40, the light emission effecting unit 71 starts the light emission effect processing, and the light emission pattern associated with the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal is stored in the light emission storage unit 72. The data is read from the light emission pattern storage area 72b, and a light or LED is caused to emit light. In addition, when the light emission control unit 70 receives the specific accompanying effect instruction signal from the sub control unit 40, the specific accompanying effect is executed according to the specific accompanying effect instruction indicated by the specific accompanying effect instruction signal. For example, when a specific accompanying effect instruction signal instructing blinking of the lamp 15 is received, the light emission effecting unit 71 causes the lamp 15 to blink.

  The movable accessory control unit 80 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM that stores various programs that are developed and executed in the RAM by the CPU, and a RAM. The movable accessory control unit 80 includes a movable rendering unit 81 and a movable storage unit 82.

  The movable storage unit 82 is composed of the ROM and the RAM, and the ROM includes a movable program storage area 82a for storing in advance various programs (including a movable effect program) executed by the CPU of the movable accessory control unit 80, and a movable program storage area 82a. A movable pattern storage area 82b for storing in advance patterns (including movable patterns (including left rotation and right rotation) associated with production patterns) is set. The CPU of the movable accessory control unit 80 functions as a movable effect unit 81 that executes a movable effect process according to a movable effect program.

  When the movable control unit receives the production pattern signal from the sub-control unit 40, the movable production unit 81 starts the movable production process and moves the movable pattern associated with the production pattern indicated by the production pattern signal in the movable storage unit 82. Reading from the pattern storage area 82b, the movable accessory 14 is driven. When the movable control unit receives the specific accompanying effect instruction signal from the sub control unit 40, the specific accompanying effect is executed in accordance with the specific accompanying effect instruction indicated by the specific accompanying effect instruction signal. For example, when a specific accompanying effect instruction signal instructing the left rotation of the movable accessory 14 is received, the movable effect unit 81 rotates the movable accessory 14 counterclockwise.

  Next, the operation of the slot machine of the present embodiment will be described separately for the operation when displaying the effect image and the operation when displaying the specific effect image.

[Operation when displaying effect image]
First, the operation when displaying the effect image will be described. When a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 9 and operates the start switch 20, the game control unit 31 starts a game process in response to a game start signal input to the main control unit 30. . In the game process, the game control unit 31 determines a lottery result for the currently executed game, and transmits a lottery result signal indicating the lottery result to the sub-control unit 40. For example, when the lottery result is “BB” of the winning combination, a lottery result signal indicating that is transmitted to the sub-control unit 40.

  When the sub control unit 40 receives the lottery result signal transmitted from the main control unit 30, the effect pattern determination unit 41 starts the effect pattern determination process and refers to the effect pattern table 45 and is associated with the lottery result. An effect pattern is selected and determined, and an effect pattern signal indicating the determined effect pattern is transmitted to the display effect control unit 50, the sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80. For example, when the lottery result indicated by the lottery result signal is “BB” of the winning combination, the effect pattern determining unit 41 determines the effect pattern as “walking effect”, and generates an effect pattern signal indicating the determined “walking effect”. This is transmitted to the display effect control unit 50, the sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80.

  When the display effect control unit 50 receives the effect pattern signal, the effect image display unit 51 starts the effect image display process, and for the effect based on the function on the display effect control program according to the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal. The image is read from the effect image storage area, a predetermined effect image is generated, and displayed on the effect display unit 13.

  When the sound control unit 60 receives the effect pattern signal, the sound effect process is started, and the effect sound is read from the effect sound storage area 62b of the sound storage unit 62 according to the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal, and the speaker. 12 to output. When the light emission control unit 70 receives the effect pattern signal, the light emission effect process is started, the light emission pattern associated with the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal is read from the light emission pattern storage area 72b of the light emission storage unit 72, and the light or Make the LED emit light. When the movable control unit receives the effect pattern signal, the movable effect unit 81 starts the movable effect process, and the movable pattern storage area of the movable storage unit 82 stores the movable pattern associated with the effect pattern indicated by the effect pattern signal. It reads from 82b and drives the movable accessory 14.

[Operation when displaying a specific effect image]
Next, the operation at the time of displaying the specific effect image will be described. When the player presses the MAX bet button 18, the MAX bet button 18 transmits an operation detection signal to the main control unit 30. When the main control unit 30 receives the operation detection signal, the operation detection unit 32 transmits the operation detection signal to the sub-control unit 40. When the sub control unit 40 receives the operation detection signal, the operation detection unit 42 transmits the operation detection signal to the display effect control unit 50.

  With respect to the display control process (including the operation suitability determination process and the specific image display process) executed after the display effect control unit 50 receives the operation detection signal transmitted from the sub-control unit 40, refer to the flowchart of FIG. explain. When the display effect control unit 50 receives the operation detection signal transmitted from the sub-control unit 40, the operation suitability determination unit 52 starts an operation suitability determination process, and whether or not the operation by the player is an appropriate operation in step S1. Determine whether or not. If the effect image display unit 51 is executing effect image display processing when the operation detection signal is received, it is determined that the operation is an appropriate operation, and the process proceeds to step S2. On the other hand, when the effect image display unit 51 does not execute the effect image display process at the time of receiving the operation detection signal, it is determined that the operation is not an appropriate operation, and this process is ended (the specific effect image is not displayed).

  In step S2, the specific effect image display unit 53 starts the specific effect image display process, refers to the specific effect image table 55 of the effect storage unit 54, and selects the specific effect image based on the function on the effect image display program. Then, the process proceeds to step S3. For example, if the function is a function B for displaying the effect image 101 (see FIG. 7A) in which the character CH is arranged in the center of the screen and the coin CO is arranged in front upper side of the character CH, the specific effect is displayed. As shown in FIG. 7B, the image display unit 53 selects the specific effect image 111 from which the character CH jumps and acquires the coin CO.

  In step S3, the specific effect image display unit 53 transmits an appropriateness determination signal including information on the selected specific effect image to the sub-control unit 40, and proceeds to step S4. For example, when the character CH jumps and the specific effect image 111 for acquiring the coin CO is selected in step S <b> 2, an appropriateness determination signal including information indicating the specific effect image 111 is transmitted to the sub-control unit 40.

  In step S4, the specific effect image display unit 53 reads the effect image from the effect image storage area, generates the selected specific effect image 111, displays the specific effect image on the effect display unit 13, and ends the present process. To do.

  When the sub control unit 40 receives the appropriate determination signal, the sub control unit 40 refers to the specific accompanying effect table 46 stored in the sub storage unit 44 based on the information indicating the specific effect image included in the appropriate determination signal, and associates it with the specific effect image. The selected specific incident effect is selected, and a specific incident effect instruction signal for instructing execution of the selected specific incident effect is transmitted to the voice control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80. For example, when the specific effect image is the specific effect image 111 in which the character CH jumps and acquires the coin CO, the sub-control unit 40 performs voice control on the specific accompanying effect instruction signal instructing the generation of the jump sound and the coin acquisition sound. Is transmitted to the unit 60, a specific accompanying effect instruction signal for instructing lighting of the lamp 15 is transmitted to the light emission control unit 70, and a specific accompanying effect instruction signal for instructing the left rotation of the movable accessory 14 is transmitted to the movable accessory control unit. To 80.

  When the sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80 receive the specific accompanying effect instruction signal, the sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80 execute the specific accompanying effect according to the specific accompanying effect instruction indicated by the specific accompanying effect instruction signal. In the above case, the sound control unit 60 generates a jump sound and a coin acquisition sound from the speaker 12, the light emission control unit 70 lights the lamp 15, and the movable accessory control unit 80 moves the movable accessory 14 to the left. Rotate.

  According to the present embodiment, when the MAX bet button 18 is pressed by the player and the display effect control unit 50 receives the operation detection signal from the sub control unit 40, whether or not the operation suitability determination unit 52 is the proper operation. When it is determined that the operation is proper, the specific effect image display unit 53 selects the specific effect image based on the function on the effect image display program and displays the specific effect image. Various effects can be provided according to the operation. Moreover, since the sub-control unit 40 does not execute the production control by the timer management for the production according to the player's operation, the program code for the production control of the sub-control unit 40 is prevented from being enlarged. An increase in man-hours can be suppressed. Further, even when a design change occurs such as adding a new specific effect image to the specific effect image to be displayed according to the player's operation, the developer can use an existing function on the display effect control program or A new specific effect image may be associated with the newly set function, and an increase in development man-hours due to a design change can be suppressed.

  Further, the display effect control unit 50 transmits an operation appropriateness determination signal including information on the selected specific effect image to the sub-control unit 40, and the sub-control unit 40 corresponds to the specific effect image when receiving the appropriateness determination signal. A specific accompanying effect instruction signal for instructing execution of the attached specific accompanying effect is transmitted to the voice control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80, and the voice control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory are transmitted. Since the control unit 80 controls execution of the specific accompanying effect according to the instruction, it is possible to provide various effects according to the determination result of the operation suitability determination process and the selected specific effect image.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the discussion and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the mode in which the operation detection signal is transmitted to the main control unit 30 when the MAX bet button 18 is operated has been described, but the operation detection signal may be transmitted to the sub control unit 40. Further, instead of the MAX bet button 18, an operation detection signal may be transmitted when the single bet button 17 or the start switch 20 is operated by the player. In addition, a dedicated operation unit operated by the player to instruct the specific effect image display may be provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the effect image and the specific effect image generated by the display effect control unit 50 according to the effect pattern have been described as moving images, but the display effect control unit generates a still image instead of the moving image. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, the sub storage unit 44 of the sub control unit 40 stores the specific accompanying effect table 46, and when the appropriate determination signal is received, the sub control unit refers to the specific accompanying effect table 46 and selects it. In the above description, the specific accompanying effect associated with the specified specific image is selected, and the voice control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80 are instructed to execute the selected specific accompanying effect. The sound control unit 60, the light emission control unit 70, and the movable accessory control unit 80 each have a storage unit (speech storage unit 62, light emission storage unit 72, and movable accessory storage unit 82) corresponding to the specific accompanying effect table 46. You may memorize | store the table with which the specific incidental effect and the specific effect image which each control part 60,70,80 controls were matched. In this case, when the sub control unit 40 receives the appropriateness determination signal, the sub control unit 40 transmits a specific accompanying effect instruction signal including information indicating the specific effect image selected by the display effect control unit 50 to each of the control units 60, 70, and 80. To do. The control units 60, 70, 80 that have received the specific accompanying effect instruction signal select the specific accompanying effect associated with the specific effect image with reference to the table, and control the execution of the selected specific accompanying effect. .

  That is, it is needless to say that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine, 2 ... Housing | casing, 12 ... Speaker (specific production | presentation part) , 13 ... Production display part, 14 ... Movable accessory (specific production | presentation part) , 15 ... Lamp (specific production | production part) , 16 ... LED (specification) 18 ) MAX bet button (operation unit), 30 ... main control unit, 31 ... game control unit, 32 ... operation detection unit, 40 ... sub-control unit, 41 ... production pattern determination unit, 42 ... operation detection unit , 43 ... Specific accompanying production instruction unit, 44 ... Sub storage unit, 45 ... Production pattern table, 46 ... Specific production production table, 50 ... Display production control unit, 51 ... Production image display unit, 52 ... Operation suitability determination unit, 53 ... specific effect image display part, 54 ... effect storage part, 55 ... specific effect image table, 60 ... voice control part ( specific effect part ), 70 ... light emission control part ( specific effect part ), 80 ... movable accessory control part ( specific effect section), 100 ... performance Image (first effect image), 110 ... specific effect image (second effect image)

Claims (2)

A main control unit for executing a predetermined game process;
A sub-control unit that determines an effect pattern based on a game process executed by the main control unit;
A display effect control unit for executing a display control process for displaying an effect image on the effect display unit according to the effect pattern determined by the sub-control unit;
A specific effect unit that executes a specific effect according to the effect pattern determined by the sub-control unit;
An operation unit that transmits an operation detection signal directly or indirectly to the sub-control unit when receiving an input operation from a player;
When the sub-control unit receives the operation detection signal, the sub-control unit transmits an operation detection signal indicating that the operation unit has received an input operation to the display effect control unit,
If the display the display control process performance control unit is executed, determines said operation detection signal to the operation appropriateness determination processing to determine that the proper operation when received within a predetermined time period, said a proper operation see containing and a specific image display processing for displaying the specific effect image to the effect display portion,
The display effect control unit transmits a proper determination signal to the sub control unit when it is determined that the proper operation is performed,
The sub-control unit, when receiving the appropriateness determination signal, causes the specific effect unit to execute the specific effect . The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The specific image display process executed by the display effect control unit selects one of a plurality of preset specific effect images when it is determined that the proper operation is performed, and the selected specific effect image is selected as the effect. It is a process to display on the display unit ,
The display effect control unit transmits an appropriateness determination signal including information indicating the selected specific effect image to the sub-control unit,
The said sub control part makes the said specific effect part perform the specific effect according to the information which shows the said specific effect image contained in this appropriateness determination signal, when the said appropriate determination signal is received. The gaming machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

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