JP5991414B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the taste of a display body displayed on a display unit separately from a design. The gaming machine 10 of the present invention displays a special symbol 13A to 13C on a display screen 13G and then stops and displays the special symbol 13A to 13C when a game ball wins a winning winning opening 14A, 14B. Then, the result of the determination is determined. Also, on the display screen 13G, effect scene subtitles 81 different from the special symbols 13A to 13C are scroll-displayed. The effect scene subtitle 81 is provided with a normal subtitle 81A and a pre-read subtitle 81B. Normally, the normal subtitle 81A is scrolled regardless of the design variation, but when a hold that becomes SP reach occurs, Subtitle 81A is replaced with prefetched subtitle 81B. [Selection] Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a display body different from a variable symbol is displayed on a display unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, one that displays a character's dialogue separately from a variation pattern is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-259976 (paragraph [0215], FIG. 12)

  However, the above-described conventional gaming machine has a problem that it lacks preference because it merely displays the dialogue.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the taste of a display body displayed on a display unit separately from a design.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that determination means for determining whether or not a game is appropriate due to right / left determination right that can be randomly generated according to the progress of a game, a display unit, and the display After the symbol is variably displayed on the part, the symbol is stopped and displayed, and the symbol variation means for executing the symbol variation effect for informing the determination result of the success / failure determination and a display body different from the symbol on the display unit A display body scroll means for executing a display body scroll effect for scrolling at a constant speed, wherein the display body includes a first display body and a second display body different from the first display body. The display body scroll means normally scrolls the first display body regardless of the symbol variation effect, while the specific scroll generated due to the right / no-go judgment right. At a timing condition is satisfied, by replacing the first display body on the second display body is a game machine for causing scrolling.

  In the invention of claim 2, the first display body and the second display body are both subtitles, and the subtitles of the first display body are normal subtitles unrelated to the determination result, 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the subtitle of the second display body is a special subtitle in accordance with a possibility that the determination result is a hit.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the special subtitle is displayed in a mode different from the normal subtitle.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising subtitle audio control means for outputting subtitle audio corresponding to the subtitle scrolled by the display body scroll means. .

  The invention according to claim 5 is configured such that the symbol changing means is configured to scroll the symbol in one direction when the symbols are changed and displayed, and the scroll direction of the display body by the display body scrolling means is the same as that of the symbol. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine is orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the scroll direction.

  In the invention of claim 6, when a new right / wrong determination right is generated after the right / wrong determination right is generated until the determination result is displayed on the display unit, the new right / fail determination right is given. The specific scroll condition is satisfied only when the generated right / fail judgment right is stored and stored, and the display body scroll means is stored and stored when the specific scroll condition is satisfied. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second display body is scrolled until the symbol variation effect based on the right / no-go determination right is executed.

  The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the specific scroll condition is satisfied at a timing when the right / no-go determination right is generated when the right / left determination right for executing the specific effect is generated in the symbol variation effect. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

[Invention of Claim 1]
In the present invention, the first display body that scrolls at a constant speed regardless of the success / failure determination game is replaced with the second display body due to the right / failure determination right. According to the present invention, it is possible to make the second display body stand out by causing a sudden change in the first display body that flows at a constant speed, and it is possible to improve the preference of the display body.

[Invention of claim 2]
In the present invention, normal subtitles that are unrelated to the determination result are replaced with special subtitles according to the possibility of the determination result being hit, so that the player can be expected to win by displaying the special subtitle. It becomes.

[Invention of claim 3]
According to the present invention, it is possible to make special subtitles stand out.

[Invention of claim 4]
According to the present invention, the subtitle sound corresponding to the special subtitle is suddenly output while the subtitle sound corresponding to the normal subtitle is being output, so that the player can easily notice the replacement to the special subtitle. It becomes possible.

[Invention of claim 5]
According to the present invention, since the display body different from the design scrolls in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the scroll direction of the symbol, it is possible to make the player easily recognize the scroll of the display body.

[Invention of claim 6]
In the present invention, when the right / wrong determination right is stored on hold, the second display body is replaced until the second display body is scrolled until the symbol variation effect is executed based on the reserved / stored right / left determination right. Is displayed. According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the time during which the second display body is displayed and to make the second display body easily visible to the player.

[Invention of Claim 7]
In the present invention, when the first display body is replaced with the second display body, a specific effect is executed with the symbol variation effect that notifies the determination result of the right / wrong determination right generated at the replacement timing. Therefore, the player can be expected to have a specific performance by replacing the second display body.

Front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Table showing the types of production scenes The figure which shows the flow of the production scene change in default order change mode The figure which shows the flow of the production scene change in default order change mode The figure which shows the flow of the production scene change in random change mode The figure which shows the flow of the production scene change in random change mode Time chart of production scenes, production scene subtitles and subtitle audio in default order switching mode Time chart of production scene, production scene subtitle and subtitle audio in random switching mode Diagram showing the display mode of normal subtitles Diagram showing the flow of replacement from normal subtitles to prefetched subtitles Diagram showing the flow of production after replacement with pre-read subtitles Time chart showing the display period of normal subtitles and pre-read subtitles Block diagram showing electrical configuration of gaming machine Sub-control circuit main program flowchart Receive interrupt processing flowchart 1ms interrupt processing flowchart 10ms interrupt processing flowchart Main command analysis flowchart Narration control processing flowchart Opening process flowchart Ending process flowchart Status command analysis flowchart Flow chart of special figure 2 prefetch process

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially circular gaming area R <b> 1 surrounded by a guide rail 12 on the front surface of the gaming board 11.

  The front surface of the gaming board 11 is covered with a front frame 10Z attached to the front surface of the gaming machine 10 so as to be openable and closable, and the entire game area R1 is visible through a glass window 10W formed on the front frame 10Z. Yes. Speakers 25S and 25S are provided on both sides above the glass window 10W. Further, below the glass window 10W, an upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two upper and lower stages, and a firing handle 28 is provided at the right end of the lower plate 27. Then, when the launching handle 28 is turned, the game ball accommodated in the upper plate 26 is ejected toward the game area R1.

  An operation button 29 that can be pushed down by the player is provided at the top of the upper plate 26. Although not shown, a cross key that can be operated vertically and horizontally is provided on the side of the operation button 29.

  An odd-shaped game board display window 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 in the game board 11, and the display device 13 faces the game board display window 11H from the back side of the game board 11. The display device 13 is composed of a liquid crystal module (for example, a TFT-LCD module), and a display screen 13G (corresponding to a “display unit” of the present invention) is disposed on the back side of the game board 11.

  A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the front center of the game board 11 so as to surround the display screen 13G. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the game board display window 11H from the front surface side of the game board 11, protrudes inside the game board display window 11H, and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11. And it is comprised so that the game ball which flows down in game area | region R1 may pass the outer side of the display decoration frame 23, and may not enter the inside of the display decoration frame 23. FIG.

  In the game area R1, the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B and the big winning port 15 are provided in the center of the left and right direction below the display decoration frame 23 in order from above in a spaced manner. Yes. A plurality of general winning ports 20 are provided along the guide rail 12 on the left side of the first start winning port 14A. The game balls that have not won any of the winning ports 14A, 14B, 15, 20 are all taken into the out port 16 disposed at the lower end of the game area R1. A start gate 18 is provided on the left side of the display decoration frame 23. Although not shown, a number of obstacle nails are planted in the game area R1.

  Next, each required part will be described in further detail. The general winning opening 20 has a so-called pocket structure, and is open to the upper surface of the member protruding from the front surface of the game board 11, and is opened upward in such a size that only one game ball can enter. When a game ball enters the general winning opening 20, for example, 10 game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball.

  The start gate 18 has a portal structure through which game balls can pass. When the game ball passes through the start gate 18, a normal symbol success / failure determination is performed.

  Both the first and second start winning ports 14A, 14B have a so-called pocket structure in which an opening is provided on the upper surface of a member protruding from the game board 11. Then, the game balls that have entered the start winning ports 14A and 14B are collected on the back side of the game board 11 through through holes (not shown) provided in the game board 11.

  The first start winning opening 14A arranged on the upper side has an opening width into which only one game ball can enter. On the other hand, the second start winning port 14B disposed on the lower side is disposed directly below the first start winning port 14A, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both left and right sides of the opening. Both the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are always in an upright state, and the opening width of the second start winning opening 14B sandwiched between the two movable wing pieces 14C and 14C is large enough to contain only one game ball. It has become. In addition, the space above the second start winning opening 14B is always surrounded by the members constituting the first start winning opening 14A and the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C so that no game balls can enter. Yes. Then, when the above-described normal symbol success / failure determination is a hit, the movable blade pieces 14C and 14C are tilted sideways over a predetermined period. Then, the upper space of the second start winning opening 14B is opened to the side, and the game ball that has passed through both sides of the first start winning opening 14A is received by the movable wing piece 14C and the second start winning opening 14B. (In FIG. 1, the movable wing piece 14C laid down is shown.)

  When a game ball wins (enters) each start winning port 14A, 14B, for example, four game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball, and a special symbol success / failure determination is performed. In other words, in this embodiment, the right / no-go determination right related to the special symbol is generated by winning the game ball in each of the start winning ports 14A and 14B. The determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is notified on the display screen 13G of the display device 13 as the right / failure determination right is used. Specifically, when the right / wrong determination right is used, a determination effect related to the determination result is performed on the display screen 13G prior to the notification of the determination result. If the determination result is a win, after the determination result is notified, the game shifts to a “hit game state” and the “hit game” is executed. On the other hand, when the determination result is out, the normal gaming state that is not the “big hit gaming state” continues after the notification of the determination result. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, simply saying “determining whether or not to accept” refers to determining whether or not a special symbol is acceptable.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long rectangle, and is always closed by the movable door 15T. Then, when the “big hit game” is performed, the movable door 15T is tilted forward for a predetermined period, and the big winning opening 15 is opened. Can win. When a game ball wins the big prize opening 15, for example, 15 game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball for each win.

  As described above, the determination effect related to the special symbol determination is displayed on the display screen 13G of the display device 13. Specifically, on the display screen 13G, three special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C on the left, middle, and right are normally displayed side by side and stopped. Each of these special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C is composed of, for example, a plurality of types that express numbers “0” to “9”. Usually, each special symbol 13A, 13B, and 13C has a predetermined value. Kinds of things are stopped. Then, when a game ball wins a winning winning opening 14A, 14B and a determination effect is performed, three special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C are scrolled up and down (variable display), and after a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, , Left, right, middle. Then, the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is notified by the combination of the stopped special symbols 13A to 13C. For example, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are all the same symbol (spotted eyes), In the case of a combination other than a doublet, it indicates that it is out of place. Thus, the determination effect is configured by a symbol variation effect using the special symbols 13A to 13C. In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the success / failure determination game after the game ball is won at the start winning openings 14A and 14B until the success / failure determination result resulting from the winning is notified on the display screen 13G, It is performed every time a winning is entered to the start winning opening 14A, 14B.

  Here, of the special symbols 13A to 13C, the special symbol 13A and the special symbol 13C that are stopped and displayed first and second are the same symbol, and the special symbol 13B that is stopped and displayed last is variably displayed. The state is referred to as a “reach” state, and an effect performed on the display screen 13G in this reach state is referred to as a reach effect. There are two types of reach production: normal reach production and special reach production (hereinafter referred to as “SP reach production”), which has a higher degree of expectation for big hits than normal reach production.

  When a game ball wins (wins) in the start winning opening 14A, 14B during the determination effect (that is, during the fluctuation display of the special symbols 13A to 13C) or during the big hit game, the right / no-go determination right resulting from the winning is For example, the information is held for four times, and the determination result and the determination effect for each right / wrong determination right are stored on hold. Then, when the determination effect being executed or the big hit game is completed, the held determination right / no-use determination right is used, and the determination effect corresponding to the determination result is performed. At this time, the right / fail judgment right is used in the order of occurrence in principle. As shown in FIG. 1, when the right / left determination right is put on hold, a hold display body 13H corresponding to the right / left determination waiting for notification of the determination result (hereinafter referred to as “holding right” as appropriate) is displayed on the display screen 13G. (In the example of FIG. 1, a case where there are three reserved rights is shown).

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, after the end of the big hit game, a probability variation game with a limited number of times, a so-called special time (hereinafter referred to as “ST”) is executed. Specifically, in ST, the probability that the special symbol success / failure determination becomes a win becomes higher than that in the normal gaming state, and the probability that the normal symbol success / failure determination becomes a win also increases. Become. The ST is continued until the number of consecutive losing when the determination of success / failure of consecutive losing is made after the big hit game ends reaches a preset upper limit number (for example, 100). Then, after the number of consecutive losing times reaches the specified upper limit number of times, the ST ends and shifts to a “normal (non-probable change) gaming state”. In the present embodiment, the upper limit number of time-saving games is set to a larger value than the upper limit number of times of ST, and only the time-short state is continued when the ST ends.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, during ST or during a short time, a specific effect (hereinafter referred to as “ST short-time effect”) unrelated to the occurrence of the right / no-go determination right is displayed on the display screen 13G. . As shown in FIG. 9 (A) to FIG. 9 (C), in the ST short time effect, for example, the state of a soccer game is displayed on the entire display screen 13G, and the team to which the main character of the game belongs scores. A big hit. Note that the special symbols 13A to 13C are reduced and displayed at the corners of the display screen 13G while the ST time reduction effect is being performed.

  There are a plurality of types of effects scenes displayed on the display screen 13G in the ST short effect, that is, the effect scene 80 (see FIG. 9, which is a soccer game scene in the example of the present embodiment). It has been. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the effect scene 80 is provided with 16 types of effect scenes A-1 to D-4. The plurality of effect scenes A-1 to D-4 are displayed in the order of the effect scene A-1, the effect scene A-2, ..., the effect scene D-4 (the order in the right column in FIG. 2). And is structured to form a series of stories. Hereinafter, the order shown in the right column of FIG. 2 will be referred to as “story order”.

  Further, the plurality of effect scenes A-1 to D-4 are divided into stages A to D in which a plurality of effect scenes 80 (for example, the effect scenes A-1 to A-4) having a continuous story order are grouped. The In the present embodiment, the production elements (for example, opponents in a soccer game) are common among the plurality of production scenes 80 included in each stage, and the production elements differ between the stages.

  The effect scene 80 in the ST short-time effect is switched when a preset effect scene switching condition is satisfied. There are two types of switching modes of the production scene 80: a default order switching mode and a random switching mode. In the default order switching mode, the production scene 80 is switched in the order of stories. In the random switching mode, the effect scene 80 is switched randomly. Hereinafter, switching of the effect scene 80 in the default order switching mode and the random switching mode will be described in detail.

  First, switching of the effect scene 80 in the default order switching mode will be described. 3 (A) → FIG. 3 (B) → FIG. 3 (E) → FIG. 3 (F) and FIG. 4 (A) → FIG. 4 (B) → FIG. 4 (E) → FIG. As shown in the flow, in the default order switching mode, the effect scene 80 is switched in response to a big hit. Here, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, during the ST or in the short time, the big hit is always made through the SP reach effect (FIG. 3 (B) → FIG. 3 (E) flow and FIG. 4 ( B) → Refer to the flow in FIG. Therefore, in the default order switching mode, the effect scene 80 is switched when the SP reach effect is performed and a big hit is achieved. On the other hand, FIG. 3 (A) → FIG. 3 (B) → FIG. 3 (C) → FIG. 3 (D) and FIG. 4 (A) → FIG. 4 (B) → FIG. 4 (C) → FIG. As shown in the flow of), even if the SP reach effect is performed, the effect scene 80 is not switched if the result of the determination is wrong. In the gaming machine 10, the SP reach production has a content for notifying whether or not it will be a big hit depending on whether or not the team to which the main character of the game belongs is scored in a soccer game.

  In the default order switching mode, the production scene 80 is switched in the order of stories. In the example of FIG. 3, as shown in the change from FIG. 3A to FIG. 3F, the story order A-1 is the first effect scene A-1 and the story order is the second effect scene A-2. In the example of FIG. 4, as shown in the change from FIG. 4 (A) to FIG. 4 (F), the scene order from the eighth stage scene B-4 to the ninth stage scene from the stage order C. It has switched to -1.

  Next, switching of the effect scene 80 in the random switching scene will be described. 5 (A) → FIG. 5 (B) → FIG. 5 (C) → FIG. 5 (D) and FIG. 5 (A) → FIG. 5 (B) → FIG. 5 (E) → FIG. As shown in the flow, in the random switching mode, the effect scene 80 is switched in response to the SP reach effect. Here, the switching of the effect scene 80 in the random switching mode is not related to the determination result of the SP reach effect. Therefore, in the random switching mode, the frequency at which the effect scene 80 is switched is higher than in the above-described default order switching mode.

  In the random switching mode, the effect scene 80 is switched randomly regardless of the story order. Specifically, in the random switching mode, one stage is selected from the above-described stages A to D (see FIG. 2), and the production scene 80 among the plurality of production scenes included in the selected stage. Switch randomly. FIG. 5 shows an example in which stage A is selected, and FIG. 6 shows an example in which stage B is selected. As shown in the change from FIG. 6 (A) to FIG. 6 (F), in the random switching mode, even if the effect scene 80 is switched, the effect scene 80 (FIG. The same effect scene 80 as the effect scene B-4) of A) (the effect scene B-4 of FIG. 6F) may be displayed.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the random switching mode can be shifted only when a preset mode transition condition is satisfied. One of the mode transition conditions is that when all the production scenes 80 are displayed in the default order switching mode and the last production scene 80 is displayed, it is a big hit. According to this mode transition condition, in the random switching mode, even if the order of the production scenes 80 is different, all the production scenes 80 are already displayed, so the production displayed in the random switching mode. It is possible to make the player recognize the meaning in a series of stories in the scene 80.

  Another mode transition condition is that a big hit is made during a specific period that occurs as the game progresses. The specific period is managed by a real-time clock, and is set to, for example, 5 minutes between 30 minutes and 35 minutes per hour. According to this other mode transition condition, it is possible to display an effect scene 80 that is not displayed in the default order switching mode in the random switching mode.

  As shown in the time charts of FIGS. 7 and 8, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the effect scene subtitle 81 corresponding to the effect scene 80 being displayed is displayed on the display screen 13G, and the effect scene subtitle 81 is displayed. The subtitle sound 82 corresponding to is output. Specifically, the production scene subtitle 81 has a content that makes a soccer game live, and is scroll-displayed in a strip-shaped region R2 (see FIG. 9) at the bottom of the display screen 13G. Also, the caption audio 82 is a reading of the effect scene caption 81. Here, the effect scene subtitle 81 is scrolled in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction in which the special symbols 13A to 13C are scrolled, so that the player can easily recognize the scroll of the effect scene subtitle 81. .

  As shown in the table of FIG. 2, as the effect scene subtitle 81, there are provided a plurality of types of effect scene subtitles A′-1 to D′-4 corresponding to each of the effect scenes A-1 to D-4. As 82, subtitle sound a-1 to d-4 corresponding to effect scene subtitles A′-1 to D′-4 is provided. FIG. 7 shows switching of the effect scene 80 in the default order switching mode and switching of the effect scene subtitle 81 and subtitle sound 82 accompanying the change. FIG. 8 shows the effect scene in the random switching mode. Switching of 80 and switching of effect scene subtitle 81 and subtitle sound 82 accompanying the switching are shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the effect scene subtitle 81 is provided with two types of normal subtitle 81 </ b> A and pre-read subtitle 81 </ b> B (corresponding to “special subtitle” of the present invention). The normal subtitle 81A has a content that is unrelated to the game, that is, has nothing to do with the determination result, whereas the pre-read subtitle 81B has a content that suggests the possibility of a big hit. Specifically, the normal subtitle 81A indicates that there is no significant change in the game, and the pre-read subtitle 81B indicates that the team to which the main character of the game belongs has a chance to score. It has become contents to do.

  As shown in the flow of FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C, the normal subtitle 81 </ b> A includes a determination effect (symbol variation effect) using special symbols 13 </ b> A to 13 </ b> C performed due to the occurrence of the right / wrong determination right. Irrespective of, scroll display is performed at a constant speed in one direction (the direction toward the left side in FIG. 9A). On the other hand, as shown in the change from FIG. 10 (A) to FIG. 10 (B), the prefetched subtitle 81B is caused by the occurrence of the right / wrong determination right (that is, the winning to the second start winning opening 14B). Scroll display is performed instead of the normal subtitle 81A. From another viewpoint, due to the occurrence of the right / wrong determination right, the entire normal subtitle 81A displayed in the band-like region R2 is replaced with the pre-read subtitle 81B. FIG. 12 shows a time chart of the normal subtitle 81A and the prefetched subtitle 81B.

  Here, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the replacement with the pre-read subtitle 81B is the timing at which the right / no-go determination right for executing the above-described SP reach effect is held, that is, the hold at which the SP reach effect is executed. This is performed at the timing when a right (hereinafter referred to as “SP reach hold” as appropriate) is generated, and the prefetched subtitle 81B is as shown in the flow of FIG. 10 (B) → FIG. 11 (A) → FIG. 11 (B). Are displayed until the SP reach production (see FIG. 11B) is started. As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the normal subtitle 81A is replaced with the prefetched subtitle 81B, the SP reach effect is executed, so that the prefetched subtitle 81B gives the player an expectation for the big hit. It becomes possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the prefetched subtitle 81B is displayed in a different form from the normal subtitle 81A, thereby making the player notice that the prefetched subtitle 81B is displayed with the prefetched subtitle 81B conspicuous. It is possible to make it easier. Specifically, the normal subtitle 81A is displayed in white characters, and the prefetched subtitle 81B is displayed in a color other than white, for example, blue, red, or gold (FIGS. 10B and 11A). In this example, the difference in display mode between the pre-read subtitle 81B and the normal subtitle 81A is expressed by the difference in font (font)). Note that the scroll speed of the pre-read subtitle 81B may be the same as or different from the scroll speed of the normal subtitle 81A.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the subtitle sound 82 corresponding to the effect scene subtitle 81 is output with the scroll display of the effect scene subtitle 81. The subtitle audio 82 is provided with a normal subtitle audio 82A corresponding to the normal subtitle 81A and a pre-read subtitle audio 82B corresponding to the pre-read subtitle 81B, and at the timing when the subtitles 81A and 81B are displayed. The subtitle sounds 82A and 82B are output (see FIG. 12).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a main control circuit 50, which includes a CPU 51A, a RAM 51B and a ROM 51C, a microcomputer provided with a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the sub-control circuit 52, An input / output circuit connecting a relay circuit connected to the special prize opening 15 and the like, a payout control circuit, and the like, and performs main control related to the game. The CPU 51A includes a determination unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control, and also generates random numbers for special symbol determination and normal symbol determination, and generates control signals. An output (transmission) is possible to the sub-control circuit 52 and the like. The RAM 51B includes a storage area for the number of reserved balls for special symbols, a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 51A, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a work area for the CPU 51A. In the ROM 51C, control data, symbol variation data related to variation display, and the like are written, and determination values for special symbol success / failure determination and normal symbol success / failure determination are written.

  In the present embodiment, the main control circuit 50 determines whether or not the special symbol is correct due to the winning of the game ball in the start winning ports 14A and 14B. Further, the main control circuit 51 holds the data related to the holding right when the holding right is generated. That is, the main control circuit 50 corresponds to “determination means” and “holding storage means” of the present invention.

  Similar to the main control circuit 50, the sub control circuit 52 includes a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, a ROM 52C, a microcomputer having a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the main control circuit 50, a display control circuit 70, An input / output circuit connecting the lamp control circuit and the like is provided. The CPU 52A includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags and the like, and is configured to perform calculation control and to output (send) control signals to the display control circuit 70, the audio control circuit 55, and the like. Yes. The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area for the CPU 52A. In the ROM 52C, a sub-control circuit main program PG1 (see FIG. 14) to be described later, a variation pattern table of special symbols 13A to 13C (see FIG. 1), a production scene 80, a production scene subtitle 81, and a data table of subtitle audio 82 (FIG. 2) and the like are stored.

  In the display control circuit 70, the CPU reads predetermined display control data from the ROM based on the control signal from the sub-control circuit 52, generates control data in the storage area of the RAM, and outputs it to the VDP (not shown). The VDP reads necessary data from the ROM based on a command from the CPU, and displays a display image (special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C, effect scene 80, effect scene subtitle 81, background image, character image, Map data of a character image or the like) is created and stored in the VRAM. The image data stored and stored in the VRAM is converted into RGB signals by a D / A conversion circuit provided in the input / output circuit and output to the display screen 13G.

  Based on the control signal output from the sub-control circuit 52, the audio control circuit 55 selects the BGM generated from the speakers 25S and 25S and the audio during production, and controls the audio. Note that the audio data table and the like of the subtitle audio 82 (normal subtitle audio 82A and pre-read subtitle audio 82B) are stored in the ROM 52C of the sub control circuit 52.

  In order to realize the operation of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment described above, the main control circuit 50, the sub control circuit 52, and the like execute various programs to process information. In the following, a sub control circuit main program PG1 executed by the sub control circuit 52 will be described as a program related to the present invention.

  The CPU 52A provided in the sub control circuit 52 reads out and executes the sub control circuit main program PG1 shown in FIG. 14 from the ROM 52C. In the sub control circuit main program PG1, first, initialization processing (S21) of the CPU 52A is performed. Here, setting of the CPU 52A, setting of SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller), etc., resetting of various flags and counter values, and the like are performed. Next, in step S22, it is determined whether or not the data backed up in the RAM 52B due to power interruption is normal. If normal (Yes in S22), the process proceeds to step S24. If the contents of the RAM 52B are not normal (No in S22), the RAM 52B is initialized, various flags and counter values are reset (S23), and the process proceeds to step S24. . Note that these steps S21 to S23 are executed only when the sub control circuit main program PG1 is run for the first time after the power is turned on, and are not executed thereafter.

  When the initial setting is completed in steps S21 to S23, interruption is prohibited (S24), and random number seed update processing (S25) is executed. In this process (S25), a random number value necessary for selecting an effect performed on the display screen 13G from among a plurality of effect candidates is updated. When step S25 ends, interrupt permission (S26) is performed. These processes (S24 to S26) are repeated in an infinite loop.

  In the sub-control circuit main program PG1, the reception interrupt process (S27), 1ms timer interrupt process (S28), and 10ms timer interrupt process (S29) are interrupted and executed with respect to the infinite loop of steps S24 to S26 described above. When the sub control circuit 52 receives the strobe signal from the main control circuit 50, the reception interrupt process (S27) is executed in preference to the other interrupt processes (S28, S29). The 1 ms timer interrupt process (S28) is executed in preference to the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29), and the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29) is executed by interrupting the remaining time between the 1 ms timer interrupt processes (S28). The

  In the reception interrupt process (S27), as shown in FIG. 15, first, the strobe signal is checked (S271). If the strobe signal is on (Yes in S271), the control signal (data relating to the variation mode, determination of validity, command, etc.) sent from the main control circuit 50 to the sub-control circuit 52 is fetched and stored in the RAM 52B (S272). The reception interrupt process (S27) is terminated. If the strobe signal is not on (No in S271), the reception interrupt process (S27) is terminated.

  The 1 ms timer interrupt process (S28) is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a period of 1 msec is input to the sub-control circuit 52. As shown in FIG. 16, in the 1 ms timer interrupt process (S28), the input process (S281), the ramp data output process (S282), the drive process (S283), the 3D conversion IC process (S284), and the watchdog timer process (S285). ) Is executed. In the input process (S281), switch data for executing a process based on the switch state is input to the RAM 52B. The switch data is created by a 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29). In the lamp data output process (S282), the lamp data created in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29) is output. In the drive process (S283), creation, output, and the like of data for driving the driving agent are performed. In the 3D conversion IC process (S284), image data for 3D display is created, output, and the like. In the watchdog timer process (S285), the watchdog timer is reset.

  The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29) is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a 10 msec cycle is input to the sub-control circuit 52. In the 10 ms timer interruption process (S29), the analysis process and operation setting of the command received from the main control circuit 50 in the reception interruption process (S27) are performed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S29), a main command analysis process (S40), other processes (S41), and a watchdog timer counter initialization process (S42) are performed in order. .

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the main command analysis process (40), first, it is determined whether or not the command received from the main control circuit 50 is a command related to fluctuations in the special symbols 13A to 13C (see FIG. 1) ( S51). If the received command is a command related to fluctuation (Yes in S51), after executing the narration control process (S52), other processes not deeply related to the present invention (S53) are performed, and this main command analysis process (S40) ) Ends.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the narration control process (S52), it is first determined whether or not the prefetch counter is 0 (S521). The prefetch counter is set in a special figure 2 prefetch process (S61) described later. Specifically, the prefetch counter counts the number of reserved rights that are reserved and stored when the prefetched subtitle 81B (see FIG. 10B) is displayed due to the occurrence of SP reach hold (hold display body 13H). The number is reduced one by one as the reservation right is consumed until the SP reach reservation is consumed.

  When it is determined in step S521 that the prefetch counter is not 0, that is, the prefetch subtitle 81B is being displayed (Yes in S521), the prefetch counter is decremented by 1 (S522), and the prefetch counter after the subtraction is It is determined whether it is 0 (S523). When the prefetch counter after subtraction is 0, that is, when the prefetch subtitle 81B is not displayed due to the next change (Yes in S523), it is determined whether or not the random switching mode is set (S524). . On the other hand, when the prefetch counter after subtraction is not 0, that is, when the prefetch subtitle 81B (see FIG. 10B) is displayed even in the next change (No in S523), this narration control process (S52) Exit.

  If it is determined in step S524 that the random switching mode is not set (No in S524), the narration control process (S52) is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S524 that the random switching mode is set (Yes in S524), the effect scene 80 to be displayed after the SP reach effect predicted by the display of the pre-read subtitle 81B is displayed. The lottery is selected from a plurality of effect scenes 80 included in the stage selected in the random switching mode (any one of stages A to D) (S525), and the narration control process (S52) is terminated. The effect scene 80 set in step S525 is displayed on the display screen 13G after the SP reach effect is executed in the other process (S53) in the main command analysis process (S40) shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S521 that the prefetch counter is 0, that is, the prefetch subtitle 81B (see FIG. 10B) is not displayed (No in S521), the random switching mode is set. It is determined whether or not there is (S526). When the random switching mode is not set, that is, when the default order switching mode is set (No in S526), the effect scene subtitle 81 corresponding to the effect scene 80 currently set in the default order switching mode and The subtitle sound 82 (indicated as “narration” in FIG. 19) is output (S530), and the narration control process (S52) is terminated. On the other hand, when the random switching mode is set (Yes in S526), the effect scene subtitle 81 and the caption audio 82 corresponding to the effect scene 80 currently set in the random switching mode are output (S527).

  When the production scene subtitle 81 and the subtitle audio 82 are output in step S527, the fluctuation currently being executed is a fluctuation that triggers the switching of the production scene 80 (for example, a fluctuation in which the SP reach production is performed. FIG. 19). , “Change in which narration disappears”) is determined (S528). If the currently executed change is not a change that triggers the switching of the effect scene 80 (No in S528), the narration control process (S52) is terminated. On the other hand, if the change currently being executed is a change that triggers the switching of the effect scene 80 (Yes in S528), the effect scene 80 to be displayed after the end of the change that triggers the change is selected in the random switching mode. The lottery scenes 80 included in the stage are selected and set (S529), and the narration control process (S52) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when it is determined in step 51 of the main command analysis process (S40) that the command received from the main control circuit 50 is not a command related to fluctuation (No in S51), the received command is It is determined whether or not the command is related to the opening of the big hit game (S54). When the received command is a command related to the opening of the jackpot game (Yes in S54), after executing the opening process (S55), other processes not deeply related to the present invention (S53) are performed, and this main command analysis process (S40) is ended.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the opening process (S55), first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game related to the received command is the first hit (that is, not the jackpot during ST or short time) (S551). When it is the first hit (Yes in S551), it is determined whether or not the mode transition condition to the random switching mode is satisfied (S552). When the mode transition condition is satisfied (Yes in S552), the selection permission of the random switching mode is turned on (S553), other processing (S554) is performed, and the opening processing (S55) is ended. On the other hand, if the mode transition condition is not satisfied (No in S552), other processing (S554) is performed, and the opening processing (S55) is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S551 that the jackpot game related to the received command is not the first game (No in S551), it is determined whether or not the random switching mode is set to OFF (S555). When the random switching mode is not set to OFF, that is, when the random switching mode is set (No in S555), other processing (S554) is performed, and the opening processing (S55) is ended. On the other hand, when the random switching mode is set to OFF, that is, when the default order switching mode is set (Yes in S555), the currently set effect scene 80 is the 16th effect scene 80 (story order). Is the last effect scene D-4) (S556).

  If it is determined in step S556 that the currently set effect scene 80 is the sixteenth effect scene 80 (Yes in S556), the random switching mode is set to ON (S557), and other processing (S554). ) To complete the opening process (S55). On the other hand, if the current effect scene is not the 16th effect scene 80 (No in S556), other processing (S554) is performed, and the opening process (S55) is terminated. As is apparent from the processing in steps S556 to S557, when all the production scenes 80 are displayed in the default order switching mode, the mode automatically shifts to the random switching mode.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when it is determined in step S54 of the main command analysis process (S40) that the received command is not a command related to the opening of the big hit game (No in S54), the received command is a big hit game. It is determined whether the command is related to ending (S56). When the received command is a command related to the ending of the jackpot game, after executing the ending process (S57), other processes not deeply related to the present invention (S53) are performed, and this main command analysis process (S40) is performed. finish.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in the ending process (S57), first, it is determined whether or not the big hit game related to this command is the first hit (that is, not the big hit during ST or short time) (S571). If it is the first hit (Yes in S571), it is determined whether or not the random switching mode selection permission is turned on (S572). When the selection permission of the random switching mode is turned on (Yes in S572), it is determined whether or not a game in the random switching mode is selected (S573). When the game in the random switching mode is selected (Yes in S573), the random switching mode is set to ON (S574), and other processing (S575) is performed, and this ending processing (S57) is terminated.

  In step S572, when it is determined that the selection of the random switching mode is not on, that is, the selection of the random switching mode is prohibited (No in S572), or in step S573, the game in the random switching mode is performed. If it is determined that it is not selected (No in S573), the random switching mode is set to OFF (that is, the default order switching mode is set) (S576), and the currently set effect scene 80 is 1 (one). It is determined whether or not it is the th effect scene 80 (effect scene A-1) (S577).

  When the currently set effect scene is the first effect scene (No in S577), the first effect scene 80 is set as the effect scene 80 displayed in the ST short-time effect after the end of the big hit game (S579). ), Other processing (S575) is performed, and this ending processing (S57) is terminated. If the currently set effect scene 80 is not the first effect scene 80, that is, if the second and subsequent effect scenes 80 are set (Yes in S577), the effect scene 80 in the previous ST short-time effect is set. It is determined whether or not it is selected that the game is played (that is, the game is played from the same production scene 80 as the previous ST time production) (S578). When it is selected that the game is to be continued (Yes in S578), other processing (S575) is performed, and this ending processing (S57) is ended. On the other hand, if it is not selected to continue the game (No in S578), the first effect scene 80 is set as the effect scene 80 to be displayed in the ST short-time effect after the big hit game ends (S579). Is performed (S575), and the ending process (S57) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when it is determined in step S571 that the jackpot game related to this command is not the first hit (that is, the jackpot game during ST or short time) (No in S571), the random switching mode is set. It is determined whether or not is set to off (S580). When the random switching mode is set to OFF, that is, when the default order switching mode is set (Yes in S580), it is currently set as the effect scene 80 to be displayed in the ST short-time effect after the big hit ends. An effect scene 80 whose story order is one order after the existing effect scene 80 is set (S581), other processing (S575) is performed, and this ending process (S57) is terminated. On the other hand, when the random switching mode is not set to OFF, that is, when the random switching mode is set (No in S580), other processing (S575) is performed and the ending processing (S57) is ended. To do. In the latter case (No in S580), the effect scene 80 after the end of the big hit game is set in status command processing (S59) described later.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when it is determined in step S56 of the main command analysis process (S40) that the received command is not a command related to the big hit game ending (No in S56), the received command is a game status. It is determined whether the command is related to (S58). When the received command is a command related to the game status (Yes in S58), after executing the status command process (S59), other processes not deeply related to the present invention (S53) are performed, and this main command analysis The process (S40) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in the status command process (S59), first, it is determined whether or not the game is in ST or in a short time (S591). If the game is neither ST nor time saving (No in S591), the random switching mode is set to OFF (S594), and this status command processing (S59) is terminated. On the other hand, if the game is during ST or time saving (Yes in S591), it is determined whether or not the random switching mode is set to ON (S592). If the random switching mode is not set to ON, that is, if the default order switching mode is set (No in S592), the status command processing (S59) is terminated. When the random switching mode is set to ON (Yes in S592), the effect scene 80 displayed on the display screen 13G is selected from the plurality of effect scenes 80 included in the stage selected in the random switching mode. The lottery / setting is performed (S593), and the status command processing (S59) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in step S58 of the main command analysis process (S40), when the received command is not a command related to the status (No in S58), the received command is the second start winning opening 14B (FIG. 1). It is determined whether or not it is a command related to winning a prize (see “Special Figure 2 Winning Command” as appropriate) (S60). If the received command is not a special figure 2 winning command (No in S60), other processing not deeply related to the present invention (S53) is performed, and this main command analysis processing (S40) is terminated. If the received command is a special figure 2 winning command (Yes in S60), after executing the special figure 2 prefetch command process (S61), other processes not deeply related to the present invention (S53) are performed. The main command analysis process (S40) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 23, in the special figure 2 look-ahead process (S61), first, it is determined whether or not the game is in ST or in a short time (S611). If the game is neither ST nor time saving (No in S611), the special figure 2 prefetching process (S61) is terminated. When the game is in ST or in a short time (Yes in S611), whether or not the prefetch counter is 0 (that is, whether or not the prefetch subtitle 81B (see FIG. 10B) is being displayed). (S612). If the prefetch counter is not 0 (No in S612), the special figure 2 prefetch process (S61) is terminated. On the other hand, when the prefetch counter is 0 (Yes in S612), lottery is performed for the output of the prefetch subtitle 81B and the prefetch subtitle sound 82B (hereinafter referred to as “execution of prefetch narration” as appropriate). Based on the above, it is determined whether or not the pre-read narration can be performed (S613).

  When pre-read narration is performed (Yes in S613), a pre-read counter is set for the number of reserved rights (S614), and pre-read narration corresponding to the set pre-read counter (pre-read subtitle 81B and pre-read subtitle audio 82B) Is set (S615). Then, the prefetch narration set in step S615 is executed (prefetched subtitle 81B and prefetched subtitle sound 82B are output) (S616), and the special figure 2 prefetch process (S61) is terminated. On the other hand, when the prefetch narration is not performed (No in S613), the special figure 2 prefetch process (S61) is terminated.

  The above is the description of the sub control circuit main program PG1 executed by the sub control circuit 52. In the present embodiment, the sub control circuit 51 and the display control circuit 70 correspond to the “symbol changing means” and the “display scroll means” of the present invention, and the normal subtitle 81A and the pre-read subtitle 81B are respectively “ Corresponding to “first display body” and “second display body”, the occurrence of SP reach hold corresponds to the “specific scroll condition” of the present invention. Further, the sub control circuit 51 and the audio control circuit 55 correspond to “caption audio control means” of the present invention.

  Next, the effect of the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described. In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, during the ST or during the short time, the effect scene subtitle 81 corresponding to the effect scene 80 is scroll-displayed at a constant speed in the strip area R2, regardless of the fluctuation of the special symbols 13A to 13C. Is done. Here, as the effect scene subtitle 81, normally, the normal subtitle 81A unrelated to the determination result of the success / failure determination is displayed, and when the holding right for the SP reach effect is generated, the normal subtitle 81A is replaced with the pre-read subtitle 81B. .

  As described above, according to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, it is possible to make the prefetched subtitle 81B stand out by causing a sudden change in the normal subtitle 81A that flows at a constant speed. It becomes possible to improve the property. In addition, since the pre-read subtitle sound 82B corresponding to the pre-read subtitle 81B is suddenly output while the normal sub-title sound 82A corresponding to the normal sub-title 81A is being output, the player is sent to the pre-read subtitle 81B. It becomes possible to make the replacement easy to notice. Further, in the present embodiment, when the reserved right is generated, the replacement with the prefetched subtitle 81B is performed, and the prefetched subtitle 81B is scrolled and displayed until the symbol variation effect based on the reserved right is executed. The time for displaying the pre-read subtitle 81B can be lengthened to make it easier for the player to see the pre-read subtitle 81B.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the normal subtitle 81A that is irrelevant to the determination result is replaced with the pre-read subtitle 81B that suggests the possibility of the determination result being hit, so that the player is hit by the display of the pre-read subtitle 81B. Can be expected.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention other than the following. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to an effect performed during ST or in a short time has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a normal effect.

  (2) In the above embodiment, an example in which subtitles are scrolled has been described. However, icons and characters may be scrolled as long as the subtitles are scrolled at a constant speed. In that case, it is good also as a structure accompanied by a sound effect etc. at the time of replacement of an icon or a character.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the subtitle scrolls in the direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the scroll of the special symbols 13A to 13C, but in the same direction (vertical direction) as the scroll direction of the special symbols 13A to 13C. The structure which scrolls may be sufficient.

  (4) In the above embodiment, when the right to hold SP reach (SP reach hold) is generated, the normal subtitle 81A is replaced with the pre-read subtitle 81B. Replacement to the pre-read subtitle 81B may be performed at an arbitrary timing until the SP reach hold is consumed.

  (5) The replacement from the normal subtitle 81A to the pre-read subtitle 81B may be performed when a holding right that does not perform the SP reach effect occurs.

10 gaming machine 13 display device 13G display screen 50 main control circuit (determination means, hold storage means)
52 Sub-control circuit (design variation means, display scroll means, caption audio control means)
55 Audio control circuit (Subtitle audio control means)
70 Display control circuit (design variation means, display scroll means)
81 Production scene subtitle 81A Normal subtitle (first display)
81B Pre-read subtitle (second display)
82 Subtitle audio 82A Normal subtitle audio 82B Pre-read subtitle audio

Claims (7)

A determination means for determining whether or not the game is appropriate due to the right / left determination right that can be randomly generated according to the progress of the game;
A display unit;
After changing the display of the symbol on the display unit, the symbol change means for stopping the display of the symbol and executing the symbol change effect for informing the determination result of the success / failure determination;
A display body scroll means for executing a display body scrolling effect for scrolling a display body different from the design at a constant speed on the display unit,
The display body is provided with a first display body and a second display body different from the first display body,
The display body scroll means normally scrolls the first display body regardless of the symbol variation effect, while the first scroll body is at a timing when a specific scroll condition generated due to the right / wrong determination right is satisfied. A gaming machine, wherein a display body is replaced with the second display body and scrolled. The first display body and the second display body are both subtitles,
The subtitle of the first display body is a normal subtitle unrelated to the determination result,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the subtitle of the second display body is a special subtitle in accordance with a possibility that the determination result is a hit.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the special subtitle is displayed in a manner different from the normal subtitle.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising subtitle audio control means for outputting subtitle audio corresponding to the subtitle scrolled by the display body scroll means. The symbol variation means is configured to scroll the symbol in one direction when displaying the variation of the symbol.
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a scroll direction of the display body by the display body scroll means is orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to a scroll direction of the symbol. Machine. A holding storage means for holding the new right / left determination right when the new right / left determination right is generated after the determination result is displayed until the determination result is displayed on the display unit; Have
The specific scroll condition is satisfied only when the generated right / no-go determination right is stored on hold,
The said display body scroll means scrolls the said 2nd display body until the said design change effect based on the said right-and-left determination right preserve | saved at the time of establishment of the said specific scroll conditions is performed. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 5.   The said specific scroll condition is satisfied at the timing at which the right / left determination right is generated when the right / left determination right at which the specific effect is executed in the symbol variation effect is generated. A gaming machine according to any one of the claims.

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