JP6056357B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

For example, a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine is known which includes an operation means operated by a player. For example, in the pachinko gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1, an operation means is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and a special effect is generated according to the player's operation in order to make the player expect a special gaming state or the like that is advantageous to the player. Is performed on a screen display or the like .

JP 2008-29764 A

Here, in improving the degree of attention to the game by using the operation means, there is still room for improvement.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably increasing the degree of attention to a game.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1
An operation means having an operation surface to be pressed by the player;
When an operation is performed on the operation means, an effect execution means for performing an effect according to the operation;
In a gaming machine comprising
On the front side of the gaming machine, there is provided an operation space in which a player performs a displacement operation of an operating body such as a hand when operating the operation surface,
Detection means capable of detecting the presence of the operating body using the operation space as a detection area;
From the detection result by the detection means, an operation state determination means for determining a state including a non-operation state in which the operation surface is not pressed by the operation body;
Display means that is visible from the front of the gaming machine and provided at a position opposite to the player across the operation space;
Display control means for causing the display means to display an invitation image for guiding the operating body to the operation space;
It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suitably increase the degree of attention to a game.

It is the perspective view seen from the front which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the main structures of a game machine main body. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. (A) It is a side view of an operation button unit, (b) It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an operation button unit. (A)-(d) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode that the position of an operating body is grasped | ascertained by a sensor apparatus, (e) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the ON / OFF state of each sensor. . (A)-(d) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode that the position of an operating body is grasped | ascertained by a sensor apparatus, (e) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of the ON / OFF state of each sensor. . It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the principle of the stereoscopic vision in a special display apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. (A), (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content in the 1st display screen of a symbol display apparatus. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for a success / failure lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process in MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows game times control processing. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure regarding an effect. (A)-(f) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the production | presentation relevant to an operation button unit. (A)-(j) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the production | presentation relevant to an operation button unit. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display control process in MPU of an audio | voice light emission control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process for a fluctuation | variation start. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation aspect setting process corresponding to deviation. It is a flowchart which shows the process for fluctuation | variation. It is a flowchart which shows the operation corresponding process for buttons. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation process of a preparation state. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation process of an implementation state. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation process of operation implementation. It is a flowchart which shows the process for production. It is a flowchart which shows the operation corresponding process for characters. It is a flowchart which shows the command corresponding | compatible process in the integrated CPU of a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a special effect setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the process for operation effect start. It is a flowchart which shows operation corresponding | compatible processing. It is the schematic for demonstrating the modification of an operation button unit.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main body 12 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward. The outer frame 11 is formed by connecting a plurality of frame members to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and may be configured such that the outer frame 11 is provided in the island facility of the game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the inner frame 13. ing. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in front view.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated backward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view.

  The gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device at the rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 to the outer frame 11 so that it cannot be opened. The door frame 14 has a function of locking the door frame 14 to the inner frame 13 so as not to be opened. Each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the cylinder lock 17 that is exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  Next, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described.

  The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed at the center of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21. The game board 24 is made of plywood, and the game area PE formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21.

  An inner rail portion 25 and an outer rail portion 26 are attached to the game board 24 so as to partition a part of the outer edge of the game area PE, and the inner rail portion 25 and the outer rail portion 26 guide the guiding means. As a guide rail, it is configured. A game ball launched from a game ball launching mechanism 27 attached below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21 is guided to the upper part of the game area PE by a guide rail.

  Incidentally, the game ball launching mechanism 27 includes a launch rail 27a extending toward the guide rail, a ball feeding device 27b for supplying a game ball stored in an upper plate 66a described later onto the launch rail 27a, and the launch rail 27a. And a solenoid 27c which is an electric actuator for firing the game ball supplied to the guide rail. When the firing operation device (or firing handle) 28 provided on the front door frame 14 is rotated, the solenoid 27c is driven and controlled, and a game ball is launched.

  Here, the structure of the game board 24 is demonstrated based on FIG.

  The game board 24 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening has a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper working port (first starting ball entering portion) 33, a lower working port (second starting ball entering portion) 34, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, A main display unit 43, an accessory display unit 44, and the like are provided.

  On the back side of the game board 24, detection sensors (not shown) are provided in correspondence with the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, and the lower operating port 34. When a ball enters the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, and the lower operating port 34, it is detected by a corresponding detection sensor, and a predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on the detection result. . In this case, 10 game balls are paid out when the general winning opening 31 is entered, and 15 game balls are paid out when the variable winning device 32 is entered. Is executed, three game balls are paid out when a ball enters the upper working port 33, and four game balls are paid out when a ball enters the lower working port 34. Is executed.

  The number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above. However, in order to increase the advantage of the lower working port 34 with respect to the upper working port 33, it is preferable to set the number of payouts related to the lower working port 34 larger than the number of payouts related to the upper working port 33. Further, in order to increase the advantage of the variable winning device 32 with respect to each operating port 33, 34, it is preferable to set the payout number related to the variable winning device 32 larger than the payout number related to each operating port 33, 34.

  In addition, an out port 37 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 24, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 37. The game board 24 is provided with a large number of nails 38 in order to disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill.

  Here, the entry means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only the mode of discharging from the game area PE after passing through the opening, but also the game area PE after passing through the opening. The aspect which is not discharged | emitted from is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 37, the game ball enters the variable winning device 32, the upper operation port 33, the lower operation port 34, or the through gate 35. Is also expressed as a prize.

  The upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 are unitized as an operating port device and are installed in the game board 24. Both the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34 are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 33 and 34 are arranged in the vertical direction, more specifically in the vertical direction, with the upper operation port 33 facing upward. The lower working port 34 is provided with an electric accessory 34a as a guide piece made up of a pair of left and right movable pieces. The electric accessory 34a is switched between a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and an open state (support state or guide state).

  The variable winning device 32 includes a large winning opening 32a that leads to the back side of the game board 24, and an open / close door 32b that opens and closes the large winning opening 32a. The open / close door 32b is connected to a drive unit such as a solenoid provided on the back side of the game board 24, and is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or is difficult to win. The game ball can be switched to a predetermined open state in which it is easy for a prize to be won when a shift to (open / close execution state) is won.

  Here, the opening / closing execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when a big win is won. The opening / closing execution mode will be described in detail later. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 32, the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. There is an embodiment.

  The main display portion 43 and the accessory display portion 44 are provided on a decorative member 39 disposed along the outer edge on the lower side of the game area PE. The decorative member 39 extends from the board surface of the game board 24 to the front of the pachinko machine 10. More specifically, the front surface of the decorative member 39 faces the window panel 62 provided on the front door frame 14 so that the game area PE can be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. The distance between is smaller than one game ball. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the front surface of the decorative member 39.

  A main display unit 43 and an accessory display unit 44 are provided so as to be exposed from the front surface of the decorative member 39. That is, the main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel 62 of the front door frame 14, and a game ball is in front of both the display units 43 and 44. It is prevented from falling.

  In the main display section 43, when the variable winning device 32 enters the opening / closing execution mode (or when the opening / closing execution mode is set) by winning the big win, the big winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode is displayed. There are set a round display section RS for clearly indicating the number of times the game is released, and a result display section AS for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on winning in the operation ports 33 and 34.

  In the round display section RS, the display of the number of times of opening is started at the start of the opening / closing execution mode, and the display is ended at the end of the opening / closing execution mode.

  In the result display section AS, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning at each of the operation ports 33 and 34 as a trigger, and the internal display performed based on the winning at each of the operation ports 33 and 34 as a result of stopping the variation display. The result of the lottery is clearly indicated by the display. When the result of the internal lottery based on winning at each of the operating ports 33 and 34 is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the result display section AS and displayed in a variable manner. After is stopped, the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

  Here, based on the winning at any one of the operation ports 33 and 34, the variable display is started in the result display section AS, a predetermined stop result is displayed, and the above-mentioned variable display is stopped until 1 of the game times. Equivalent to times. However, the number of game times is not limited to the above-mentioned contents. For example, a result display unit is provided in correspondence with each of the operation ports 33 and 34, and a prize is awarded to the operation ports 33 and 34. In such a case, in the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the corresponding result display unit, the variable display is started in the corresponding result display unit, and the above variable display is stopped in a state where the predetermined stop result is displayed. Until the game ends.

  The accessory display unit 44 is a display unit for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on winning through the through gate 35. In this case, the accessory display unit 44 displays a variation of the picture triggered by the winning of the through gate 35, and the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 35 as a result of stopping the variation display. The result of is clearly displayed. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 35 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the state where the electric role is opened, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display unit 44 and displayed in a variable manner. After is stopped, it shifts to the electric utility open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 34a provided in the lower working port 34 is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are configured by a segment display device having a plurality of segments. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other display devices such as a liquid crystal display device are used. Also good.

  The variable display unit 36 is provided with a symbol display device 41 that performs variable display (or variable display or switching display) of symbols. The variable display unit 36 is provided with a center frame 42 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. The center frame 42 has an upper portion extending forward of the pachinko machine 10. As a result, the game ball is prevented from falling in front of the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41, and the inconvenience that the visibility of the first display screen G1 is reduced due to the fall of the game ball occurs. It has no configuration.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the top, middle and bottom, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. In this case, the change display on the symbol display device 41 is started based on winning in the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34. That is, when the variable display is performed in the result display section AS, the variable display is performed in the symbol display device 41 accordingly. Then, for example, the symbol display device 41 is set in advance as a game time for shifting to the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to 15 rounds, in which the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is opened 15 times as the opening / closing execution mode. A predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  A first holding light emitting unit 45 corresponding to the result display unit AS and the symbol display device 41 is provided in the upper left portion on the front side of the center frame 42. The number of game balls won in any one of the operating ports 33 and 34 is reserved up to a maximum of four, and the reserved number is displayed when the first holding light emitting unit 45 is turned on. As described above, since the upper part of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the first reserved light emitting unit 45 is not hindered by the fall of the game ball.

  A second reserved light emitting unit 47 corresponding to the accessory display unit 44 is provided below the center frame 42. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 is held up to 4 times, and the number of the held balls is displayed by turning on the second holding light emitting unit 47. In addition, the structure etc. which each hold | maintain light emission parts 45 and 47 are displayed by a part of symbol display apparatus 41 may be sufficient.

  A front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the inner frame 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 61 so that almost the entire game area PE can be viewed from the front. The window portion 61 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 62 described above is fitted therein. Although the window panel 62 is colorless and transparent with glass, the window panel 62 is not limited to this and may be colorless and transparent with synthetic resin.

  Around the window portion 61, light emitting means such as various light emitting portions are provided. A display light emitting unit 63 is provided on the right side of the window 61 as a part of the various light emitting units. In addition, an error light emitting unit 64 is provided above the window unit 61. In addition, a pair of left and right speaker portions 65 are provided for outputting sound effects corresponding to the gaming state.

  Below the window portion 61 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 66 and a lower bulging portion 67 that bulge to the near side are provided in parallel. An upper plate 66 a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 66, and a lower plate 67 a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 67. The upper plate 66a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 27 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 67a has a function of storing game balls that become surplus in the upper tray 66a.

  An operation button unit 100 that is manually operated by the players is provided on the opposite side of the upper bulging portion 66 from the firing operation device 28. The operation button unit 100 is an operation device that is manually operated by the player during the progress of the game in order to perform a predetermined effect on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41 or the like. A specific configuration of the operation button unit 100 and a predetermined effect based on the operation will be described in detail later.

  Next, the configuration on the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main control device 81 that controls the main control of the game is mounted on the back surface of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24). The main control device 81 has a main control board accommodated in a board box.

  The back pack unit 15 is installed so as to cover the back side of the inner frame 13 including the main controller 81. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 72 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and a payout mechanism unit 73 and a controller assembly unit 74 are attached to the back pack 72.

  The payout mechanism unit 73 includes a tank 75 in which game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially replenished, and a payout device 76 for paying out the game balls stored in the tank 75. The game balls paid out from the payout device 76 are discharged to the upper plate 66a or the lower plate 67a through a payout passage provided on the downstream side of the payout device 76. The payout mechanism unit 73 is provided with a backpack substrate having a power switch for performing ON and OFF operations of the power supply, for example, while supplying a main power of AC 24 volts.

  The control device assembly unit 74 generates and outputs predetermined power required by the payout control device 77 having a function of controlling the payout device 76 and various control devices, and is accompanied by an operation of the launch operation device 28 by the player. A power supply and launch control device 78 for controlling the launch of the game ball. The payout control device 77 and the power supply / launch control device 78 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 77 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The back pack 72 is provided with an external terminal plate 79 in addition to the payout mechanism 73 and the control device assembly unit 74. The external terminal plate 79 is installed at the upper corner portion of the back pack unit 15 on the back side of the pachinko machine 10 on the rotation base end side. The external terminal board 79 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal so that the management computer of the game hall recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10.

<Operation button unit 100>
Next, the configuration of the operation button unit 100 provided in the front door frame 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As already described, the operation button unit 100 is provided on the upper bulging portion 66 on the side of the upper plate 66 a and on the opposite side of the firing operation device 28. 4A is a side view of the operation button unit 100 viewed from the upper plate 66a side, and FIG. 4B is a longitudinal sectional view of the operation button unit 100 viewed from the upper plate 66a.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the operation button unit 100 includes a button device 110 having an operation button 111 that is manually operated by players, and a sensor having a detection range (detection area) above the operation button 111. The device 120 and a special display device 130 that displays an invitation image prompting the operation of the operation button 111 are provided. Each of these devices 110, 120, and 130 is an upper plate 66 a in the upper bulging portion 66 of the front door frame 14. (See FIG. 1).

  In more detail about the attachment position of each apparatus 110,120,130, the button apparatus 110 is provided in the upper bulging part 66 by exposing the operation button 111 from the upper surface of the upper bulging part 66. No decoration member or the like is provided in the space above the operation button 111, and an operation space OE is secured so that players can manually operate the operation button 111 (see FIG. 1). Here, the operation space OE is a space that is sufficient for the players to press the operation button 111 with their hands and that can perform the previous operation without any trouble.

  The sensor device 120 and the special display device 130 are provided so as to surround the operation space OE. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a wall portion 68 is formed so as to surround the back and sides of the operation button 111 in the front portion of the gaming machine, and the sensor device 120 and the special display device are formed on the wall portion 68. 130 is provided.

  The wall portion 68 includes a first wall portion 68a and a second wall portion 68b provided at positions intersecting with each other, the sensor device 120 is provided on the first wall portion 68a, and the special display device 130 is provided on the second wall portion 68b. Is provided. The first wall portion 68 a is disposed laterally (leftward) with respect to the operation button 111, and the second wall portion 68 b is disposed rearward with respect to the operation button 111.

  That is, the sensor device 120 is arranged on the side of the operation space OE, and the special display device 130 is arranged behind the operation space OE. The detection range of the sensor device 120 is set so as to be included in the operation space OE, and an operation body such as a hand existing in the operation space OE can be detected from the side. The special display device 130 displays the invitation image from the rear position of the operation button 111, and when viewed from the player, the invitation image is displayed in the operation space OE.

  Note that the operation button 111 can be pressed by an object held by the player, and when the operation is performed by the object, the object corresponds to an “operation body”.

  The configuration of each of the devices 110, 120, and 130 arranged as described above will be described in detail below.

  First, the configuration of the button device 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The upper bulging portion 66 is formed with a receiving portion 66b that is recessed downward at the upper portion thereof. On the upper surface of the operation button 111, an operation surface 112 on which a manual operation is performed by the players is formed. The operation button 111 is inserted into the receiving portion 66 b from above, and is provided with the operation surface 112 protruding upward from the upper surface of the upper bulging portion 66. The region inserted into the receiving portion 66b on the peripheral surface of the operation button 111 of the operation button 111 is opposed to the region close to the peripheral surface defining the receiving portion 66b.

  A protrusion 113 is formed on the peripheral wall of the operation button 111 so as to protrude outward. A plurality of the protrusions 113 are formed on the peripheral wall of the operation button 111. Corresponding to each of the projections 113, a receiving groove 66c that is recessed inside the receiving portion 66b is formed on the peripheral wall of the receiving portion 66b, and each protruding portion 113 enters the corresponding receiving groove 66c. Yes. The receiving groove portion 66c is formed long in the operation direction (vertical direction) of the operation button 111, and the operation button 111 is movable in the vertical direction within a range defined by the receiving groove portion 66c.

  Between the bottom of the operation button 111 and the bottom of the receiving portion 66b, a spring spring 115 is provided as a biasing means for biasing the operation button 111 upward. Then, the operation button 111 is arranged at an initial position positioned upward by the biasing force of the spring spring 115, and the operation button 111 is positioned downward when the players press the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111 downward. Move to position. Then, by releasing the pressing force, the operation button 111 is returned to the initial position by the urging force of the spring spring 115 again. Specifically, when the operation button 111 moves from the initial position to the operation position, the upper surface of the operation button 111 moves downward by about 2 cm. The height dimension of the operation button 111 is formed to be longer than the height dimension of the receiving portion 66 b, and the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111 remains the upper surface of the upper bulging portion 66 even when the operation button 111 moves to the operation position. It is arranged above.

  Thus, the button device 110 has a simple configuration in which the protrusion 113 of the operation button 111 and the receiving groove 66c of the receiving portion 66b are engaged and urged by the spring spring 115.

  Next, the sensor device 120 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the sensor device 120 includes a plurality of non-contact type sensors 121 and a box base 122 that accommodates each sensor 121. The box base 122 is accommodated in the first wall portion 68a. Has been. The sensor device 120 is configured as a non-contact sensor group by accommodating a plurality of sensors 121 in a box base 122.

  Each sensor 121 of the sensor device 120 includes a light emitting unit 123 that outputs infrared light, and a light receiving unit 124 that receives reflected light reflected by a detection target (an operating body such as a player's hand). Yes. The light emitting unit 123 and the light receiving unit 124 are provided toward the operation space OE via a transparent synthetic resin plate (not shown) provided on the first wall 68a.

  The light emitting unit 123 and the light receiving unit 124 of each sensor 121 are electrically connected to a sound emission control device as a sub-side control device. The sensor 121 is turned on when each light receiving unit 124 receives infrared rays, and outputs a detection signal of the HI signal to the sound emission control device, and is turned off when each light receiving unit 124 does not receive infrared rays. It enters the state and outputs a LOW signal detection signal. Thereby, the sound emission control apparatus can grasp the ON / OFF state of each sensor 121.

  In addition, the infrared rays output from each light emitting unit 123 have high directivity, and the output directions are parallel to each other. The infrared rays have different wavelengths for each light emitting unit 123, and the infrared rays output from the light emitting unit 123 and the infrared rays received by the light receiving unit 124 are associated with each sensor 121 on a one-to-one basis. .

  Each sensor 121 configured as described above can detect a detection target within a range in which the reflected light of the infrared light output from the light emitting unit 123 can be received by the corresponding light receiving unit 124, more specifically. The detection object can be detected in a range up to about 10 cm away from the sensor device 120. This range includes at least the space above the operation button 111.

  Further, among the sensors 121, the sensor arranged at the lower end is arranged at a position where a hand touching the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111 can be detected, and the sensor arranged at the upper end is about 10 cm above the operation button 111. Placed in position. Further, the sensor disposed at the far end is disposed closer to the special display device 130 than the rear end of the operation button 111, and the sensor disposed at the front end is disposed closer to the player than the front end of the operation button 111. Each sensor 121 arranged in this way defines the detection range of the sensor device 120 and can detect that an operating body is present in the space above the operation button 111.

  Each sensor 121 is arranged in a matrix of m rows × n columns in the operation direction of the operation button 111 and the direction orthogonal to the operation direction. More specifically, the operation buttons 111 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the operation direction of the operation buttons 111, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in front of the special display device 130 in a direction orthogonal to the operation direction of the operation buttons 111. ing. In other words, the sensor device 120 has the sensor 121 in the 1, 2, 3,... M−1, m rows from the lower end in the operation direction of the operation button 111 and the back in the direction orthogonal to the operation direction of the operation button 111. 1, 2, 3,..., N-1, n rows of sensors 121 from the end.

  In the present embodiment, the above-described predetermined interval is uniform and 1 cm, and the sensor of 1 to 10 rows in the operation direction of the operation button 111 and the sensor of 1 to 10 columns in the direction orthogonal to the operation direction of the operation button 111 The sensor device 120 has a total of 100 sensors 121.

  Since each sensor 121 is aligned in the operation direction of the operation button 111, the pachinko machine 10 confirms the sensor 121 that is in the ON state, so that the pachinko machine 10 detects an operation body such as a player's hand that is a detection target. It is possible to grasp the position in the operation direction. Then, using this configuration for grasping the position in the operation direction, in the pachinko machine 10, the operation preparation state exists in the standby position where the operation body operates the operation button 111, and the operation body operates the operation button 111. It is possible to grasp the operation execution status.

  The configuration related to grasping the position of the operating body in the operation direction will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, for convenience of explanation, only one sensor 121 of the sensors 121 in each row is displayed, and these are displayed as # 1 to # 10 from the bottom. The ON state sensor 121 is indicated by a black circle, and the OFF state sensor 121 is indicated by a white circle.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the operating tool H is present in the operating space OE, the sensor 121 at a position corresponding to the operating tool H is turned on (# 5 to # 7). In FIG. 5A, the sensor 121 in the OFF state exists below the sensor 121 in the ON state (# 1 to # 4), and the row of the sensor 121 that is in the ON state and the OFF state are present. By grasping the boundary with the line of the sensor 121, the pachinko machine 10 can grasp the distance between the operation tool H and the operation surface 112. In this case, since the sensor (hereinafter referred to as a reference sensor) in the lower end (# 1) row is in an OFF state, the pachinko machine 10 grasps that the operating tool H is not touching the operation surface 112.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the operation is performed up to a position where the sensor (hereinafter referred to as a preparation confirmation sensor) in the row (# 3 in the present embodiment) above the reference sensor (# 1) is turned on. When the body H moves, it is grasped as an operation preparation state existing at the standby position. That is, as shown in FIG. 5E, the state where the preparation confirmation sensor (# 3) is in the ON state and the reference sensor (# 1) is in the OFF state is the operation preparation state in this embodiment. Means.

  When the operating tool H moves further downward and the operating tool H touches the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111, the reference sensor (# 1) is turned on as shown in FIG. The presence / absence of the pressing operation of the operation button 111 is grasped based on the amount of movement. As shown in FIG. 5E, the situation where the reference sensor (# 1) is in the ON state means the operation execution state in the present embodiment.

  Specifically, when the reference button (# 1) is changed from the OFF state to the ON state, one row from the upper end of the sensors in the row that is in the ON state is obtained. The sensor in the lower row is set as the operation confirmation sensor (# 2 in FIG. 5C). The operation confirmation sensor changes depending on the position (existing area) of the operating tool H in the operation space OE. Specifically, if the size and orientation of the hand are different, the presence position of the operating tool H is different. For example, when the reference sensor (# 1) changes from the OFF state to the ON state and the upper end of the sensors in the row in the ON state is # 5, the operation confirmation sensor is # 4.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, when the operation confirmation sensor (# 2) is changed from the ON state to the OFF state, that is, when the operating tool H moves downward by two lines, the operation button 111 is displayed. It is grasped as having been pressed. The movement amount for these two lines corresponds to the movement amount from the initial position to the operation position of the operation button 111.

  When the operating tool H moves in the operating direction as described above, the ON / OFF states of the sensors 121 (# 1 to # 10) are gradually switched (see FIG. 5E). The pachinko machine 10 is configured to be able to grasp the presence / absence of operation of the operation button 111 and information before the operation based on the switching information. Then, the symbol display device 41 produces an effect based on the grasped information.

  Further, since the sensor (# 2) is included between the preparation confirmation sensor (# 3) and the reference sensor (# 1), the range that can be recognized as the operation preparation state instead of the operation execution state is expanded to a plurality of stages. ing. Thereby, it is possible to grasp in detail the operation of the operating tool H in the operation preparation state. Using this configuration, the pachinko machine 10 can also grasp the operating speed of the operating tool H in the operation preparation state. Specifically, the operation amount of the operating tool H per unit time (unit period) is calculated to grasp the operating speed of the operating tool H. And according to the operation speed, it is set to produce different effects when the operation button 111 is subsequently operated. Processing for grasping the position of the operating tool H and processing related to the effects will be described in detail later.

  Further, since the sensors 121 are aligned in the front-rear direction in front of the special display device 130, the distance between the operating tool H and the special display device 130 can be grasped by grasping the sensor 121 that is in the ON state. Is possible. Further, the distance between the operating tool H and the sensor 121 can be measured by analyzing the infrared intensity received by the light receiving unit 124. That is, the sensor device 120 can grasp not only the position in the operation direction of the operation button 111 of the operation tool H but also the position in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. And in this pachinko machine 10, the effect according to the moving direction of the operation body H is performed through the symbol display apparatus 41 grade | etc.,. Processing related to these effects will be described later in detail.

  Next, the special display device 130 will be described.

  The special display device 130 has a second display screen G2 that is smaller than the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side at a position on the opposite side to the player across the operation button 111 (behind the operation button 111). It is provided to produce an effect that prompts the operation of the operation button 111.

  The special display device 130 is configured so that a player can visually recognize a three-dimensional image by a parallax barrier method. Specifically, as shown in FIG. A liquid crystal display unit 130a and a barrier display unit 130b arranged in front of the liquid crystal display unit 130a with a space therebetween, and made of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin arranged in front of both the display units 130a and 130b. It is provided so as to be visible from the front of the front door frame 14 via the protective cover 131.

  Here, the principle of allowing the player to stereoscopically view a three-dimensional image using the special display device 130 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 7, the special display device 130 overlaps the liquid crystal display unit 130 a with the barrier display unit 130 b and displays a vertical stripe filter on the barrier display unit 130 b so that different images can be displayed on the right eye and the left eye. ing.

  That is, the barrier display unit 130b allows the right eye to see only the right eye image and the left eye to see only the left eye image, so that the three-dimensional image can be viewed stereoscopically with the naked eye. When viewed from the player, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 130a appears to protrude forward from the special display device 130. The position where the image pops out is set so that the image pops out above the operation button 111, that is, in the detection range of the sensor device 120 in the operation space OE.

  As the 3D image by the special display device 130, for example, a 3D image of a button resembling the operation button 111 (hereinafter referred to as a virtual operation button image) is set, and the virtual operation button image is displayed. Thus, an effect is provided as if the operation button 111 protrudes (extends) to the operation space OE side. Since the three-dimensional image is displayed in the detection range of the sensor device 120, the pachinko machine 10 grasps when the player holds his hand or moves his hand to operate the virtual operation button image. It is possible to do.

  In this case, the reference sensor used for determining the operation execution state in the operation of the operation button 111 corresponds to the operation surface of the virtual operation button image (hereinafter referred to as a virtual operation surface), and the line above it. Sensor 121 is set.

  That is, the special display device 130 displays a virtual operation button image as a three-dimensional image in an area where the operation button 111 does not exist in the operation space OE. The virtual operation button image is an image extending from the operation button 111 so that the operation button 111 is enlarged. Then, the sensor device 120 determines that the operation body does not exist at a position overlapping the virtual operation button image in the operation space OE, so that the operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation button image has been performed. It is set as the structure which detects.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, in this embodiment, the virtual operation surface Y of the virtual operation button image X is disposed above (about 3 cm) the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111. Is projected. In this case, the reference sensor corresponding to the operation surface 112 is changed to the sensor # 4 above # 1 as the sensor corresponding to the virtual operation surface Y. Further, the sensor (# 6) above the changed reference sensor (# 4) is changed as a preparation confirmation sensor.

  When the player tries to operate the virtual operation button image X, the operation preparation state and the operation are also performed in the operation of the virtual operation button image X, as in the relationship between the operation preparation state and the operation execution state in the operation of the operation button 111 described above. The implementation status is grasped. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the operating tool H moves to a position where the preparation confirmation sensor (# 6) is in the ON state, the operation preparation state is set. In this state, the operating tool H and the virtual operation button image X do not overlap. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the operating tool H moves to a position where the reference sensor (# 4) is in the ON state, the operation execution state is entered. The sensor (# 2) four rows below the sensor (# 6) at the top of the sensor 121 that is in the ON state when the reference sensor (# 4) is in the ON state is set as the operation confirmation sensor. Is done.

  In this case, when the reference sensor (# 4) is turned on, the operation confirmation sensor (# 2) is not necessarily turned on. Therefore, by confirming that the operation confirmation sensor (# 2) has been switched from the ON state to the OFF state, that is, the detection signal from the operation confirmation sensor (# 2) has been switched from the HI signal to the OFF signal. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to recognize that an operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation button image X has been performed. In this case, the amount of movement of the operating tool H includes the amount of protrusion of the virtual operation button image X in addition to the amount of movement of the operation button 111 from the initial position to the operation position in the operation direction.

  Further, when the operating tool H moves downward after the reference sensor (# 4) is turned on, the reference sensor (# 4) may be turned off during the operating state depending on the size of the operating tool H. Therefore, the operation execution state in the operation of the virtual operation button image X includes a state where any one of the reference sensors (# 4) and below (# 1 to # 4) is in the ON state (FIG. 6). (See (e)).

  When the operating tool H moves further downward in the operation execution state, the virtual operation button image X is also displaced so as to move downward in accordance with the movement of the operating tool H as shown in FIG. Yes. As a result, it is possible to make the player feel as if the virtual operation button image X is being operated.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the operation confirmation sensor (# 2) is switched from the ON state to the OFF state, the pachinko machine 10 has completed the operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation button image X. To grasp.

  It should be noted that the virtual operation button image X of the virtual operation button image X is displayed during the operation corresponding to the operation shown in FIG. 6C instead of grasping that the operation corresponding to the operation is completed when the operation is performed up to the position shown in FIG. It is good also as a structure grasped | ascertained that the operation | movement corresponding to operation was completed. The same applies to the configuration for grasping the completion of the operation of the operation button 111.

  Furthermore, as a three-dimensional image by the special display device 130, for example, a three-dimensional image of a girl character is set. When the player tries to stroke the three-dimensional image of the girl character by using the fact that the moving direction of the operating tool H can be grasped in the pachinko machine 10 as described above. In addition, different effects are performed depending on the direction of the stroke. The effect processing using these three-dimensional images will be described later in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the special display device 130 is disposed to be inclined forward toward the left in the front portion of the gaming machine, and is inclined to the front toward the bottom. The display units 130a and 130b are installed so that the faces of the players face the player.

  For this reason, the player who is viewing the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side can see the second display screen G2 on the special display device 130 side from substantially the front as described above by moving his gaze to the lower left. It becomes possible. Here, for example, if the operation button unit 100 is provided at the approximate center in the left-right direction in the upper bulging portion 66, for the player watching the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side, the line of sight is directly below. Since it only needs to be lowered, it seems preferable from the viewpoint of movement of the line of sight.

  However, in the case of this configuration, for example, when a hand is held to operate the button device 110, the hand overlaps the second display screen G2 on the special display device 130 side, and the second display screen G2 cannot be viewed. . Therefore, in this embodiment, even when the operation button unit 100 is arranged on the left side and the player holds his hand over the button device 110, the hand overlaps the second display screen G2 on the special display device 130 side. Thus, even when the operation button 111 is operated, it is possible to suppress a reduction in the visibility of the effect due to the three-dimensional image in the special display device 130.

  Further, the second display screen G2 is prevented from entering light from the first wall 68a side by the first wall 68a. This also makes it possible to suppress a reduction in the visibility of the effect due to the three-dimensional image.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation button 111 as the operation means is provided, and an effect is performed by the operation. Therefore, a bidirectional effect of not only a one-side effect on the gaming machine side but also an operation by the player is performed. And can actively participate in the game. Then, using the operation space OE for operating the operation buttons 111, various effects are performed as described above to improve interest and to increase the degree of attention to the game.

  In particular, since it is possible to specify a state before the operation button 111 is operated, such as an operation preparation state, not only an effect depending on whether or not the operation button 111 is operated, but also an operation mode of the player at the previous stage It is a novel game machine that reflects in the production.

  Further, since the special display device 130 is used to prompt the operation of the operation button 111 and a three-dimensional image is projected, a new effect such that the player tries to touch the projected three-dimensional image. Has been added. In this case, since the three-dimensional image is displayed in the detection range of the sensor device 120, it is possible to specify that the player has tried to touch the three-dimensional image without using a dedicated sensor. Each production can be suitably realized while reducing the installation area through integration.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation button unit 100 (more specifically, the sensor device 120) is provided on the opposite side of the launch operation device 28 in the left-right direction on the front side of the gaming machine. It is possible to suppress so-called false detection that the sensor device 120 of the operation button unit 100 detects a hand or the like that operates the button. In addition to the launch operation device 28, various operation units (game ball rental button, upper plate 66a or lower) used in the normal game of the pachinko machine 10 (a game in which a game is performed without operating the operation button unit 100). The ball removal button of the dish 67a is also provided on the opposite side to the operation button unit 100 in the left-right direction. Also from this point, it is suppressed that the sensor apparatus 120 detects the hand etc. which perform the normal game in performing the normal game of this pachinko machine 10.

<Electrical configuration>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 202 is mounted on the main control board 201 provided in the main control device 81. The MPU 202 includes a ROM 203 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 202 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 203 is executed. It is an element incorporating a RAM 204, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like. Note that a part of the functions of the MPU 202, for example, the function of the ROM 203 and the function of the RAM 204 may be provided as separate elements. The same applies to MPUs of other control devices.

  The MPU 202 is provided with an input port and an output port. On the input side of the MPU 202, a power failure monitoring board 205 provided in the main control device 81, a payout control device 97, various detection sensors 211a to 211e, and the like are connected. In this case, a power supply and launch control device 98 is connected to the power failure monitoring board 205, and power is supplied to the MPU 202 via the power failure monitoring board 205. Also, as a part of the various detection sensors 211a to 211e, a winning winning entry portion (a payout corresponding entering portion) such as a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper operating opening 33, a lower operating opening 34, a through gate 35, and the like. Are connected to each other, and the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 performs a winning determination (entering determination) for each entering part. In addition, the MPU 202 executes a lottery occurrence lottery based on winning at the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34, and also performs support generation lottery based on a winning at the through gate 35.

  On the output side of the MPU 202, a power failure monitoring board 205, a payout control device 97, and a sound emission control device 82 are connected. For example, the payout control device 97 outputs a winning ball command based on the winning determination result to the winning corresponding winning portion. In this case, when outputting the prize ball command, the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to. When a winning to the general winning opening 31 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to payout of 10 game balls is output, and when a winning to the variable winning device 32 is specified, 15 winning balls are output. When a winning ball command corresponding to paying out a game ball is output and a winning to the upper operating port 33 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to paying out three gaming balls is output and sent to the lower operating port 34. When a winning is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

  Various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, an opening command, and an ending command are output from the main control device 81 to the sound emission control device 82. In this case, the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to when these various commands are output. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each command is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and various information is included as information of the predetermined number of bytes.

  Further, on the output side of the MPU 202 of the main control device 81, a variable winning drive unit 32c that opens and closes the open / close door 32b of the variable winning device 32, and an electric combination drive unit that opens and closes the electric combination 34a of the lower working port 34. 34b, the main display part 43, and the accessory display part 44 are connected. The main control board 201 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 202 executes drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

  Further, an external terminal plate 79 is connected to the output side of the MPU 202. The external terminal plate 79 is provided with a plurality of external terminals (output terminals). For example, eight external terminals are provided, and the types of information output to the management computer are different. The plurality of external terminals are used for external output of an open / close execution signal indicating that the open / close execution mode is being performed, and external output of a high frequency signal indicating that the high frequency support mode is being performed. And terminals. The MPU 202 sets information according to the progress of the game in the external output buffer provided in the RAM 204. Then, according to the information set in the external output buffer, signal output setting is performed on the external terminal board 79 so that the game hall management computer recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10. Note that each external terminal is configured using a photocoupler so as to enable the transmission of an electrical signal from the main control device 81 to the management computer while preventing the reverse flow.

  The power failure monitoring board 205 relays between the main control board 201 and the power supply / launch control device 98, and monitors a DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply / launch control device 98. The payout control device 97 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 96 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 81.

  The power source and launch control device 98 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like. Based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control board 201 and the payout control device 97, and the generated operating power is supplied through a predetermined power path. To do. The power source and launch control device 98 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 27, and the game ball launch mechanism 27 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met.

  Based on various commands input from the main control device 81, the sound emission control device 82 is configured to display the holding light emitting units 45 and 47 provided in the variable display unit 36, the display light emitting unit 63 provided in the front door frame 14, and an error. While driving and controlling the light emitting unit 64 and the speaker unit 65, the display control device 500 is controlled. The display control device 500 executes display control of the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 based on the command input from the sound emission control device 82.

  In addition, each sensor 121 of the sensor device 120 in the operation button unit 100 is connected to the sound emission control device 82. The detection result of each sensor 121 is input to the sound emission control device 82. The sound emission control device 82 analyzes the detection result of each sensor 121 to specify the position of the operation tool H and the operation amount and the operation speed when the operation tool H is operated. Then, based on the identified result, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 65 are driven and controlled, and the display control device 500 is controlled to execute effects by the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130.

  Here, the display content of the symbol display device 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage are set. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 includes a main symbol and a sub symbol arranged in a predetermined order. Specifically, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in descending order of numbers in the upper symbol row Z1, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. . In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and one sub symbol is arranged between the main symbols. That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and then between the main symbol “9” and the main symbol “1”. In addition, a main symbol “4” is additionally arranged, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. In other words, only the middle symbol row Z2 is composed of 20 symbols by arranging 10 main symbols. On the first display screen G1, the symbols of these symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction with periodicity. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the first display screen G1 is configured such that 3 symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, resulting in a total of 9 symbols of 3 × 3. The stop is displayed.

  In the first display screen G1, five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right falling line L4, and a right rising line L5 are set. Then, the variable display stops in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and all the symbol rows Z1 are formed in a state in which a combination of symbols having the same number attached to any one of the effective lines is formed. When the variation display of .about.Z3 is completed, the jackpot moving image is displayed as the occurrence of a normal jackpot result or a probable variation jackpot result which will be described later.

  In this pachinko machine 10, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to “specific symbols”, and if a probabilistic jackpot result occurs, a combination of the same specific symbols Is stopped. The main symbols with even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) correspond to “non-specific symbols”. When a normal jackpot result occurs, the combination of the same non-specific symbols is stopped and displayed. The

  In addition, the mode of the display of the symbol variation in the symbol display device 41 is not limited to the above, and is arbitrary. The number of symbol columns, the direction of the symbol variation display in the symbol sequence, the number of symbols in each symbol column, etc. Can be appropriately changed.

<About various counters>
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  The MPU 202 uses lots of counter information in the game to perform jackpot occurrence lottery, display setting of the main display unit 43, setting of symbol display of the symbol display device 41, setting of display of the accessory display unit 44, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a jackpot random number counter C1 used for lottery generation for jackpots, a jackpot type counter C2 used for determining jackpot types such as a probabilistic jackpot result and a normal jackpot result, The reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery when the symbol display device 41 fluctuates and fluctuates, the random number initial value counter CINI used for setting the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and the result display portion AS of the main display portion 43 The variation type counter CS that determines the variation display time in the display device 41 is used. Furthermore, the electric accessory release counter C4 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the electric accessory 34a of the lower working port 34 is in the electric utility open state is used.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter area 231 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 204. The RAM 204 is provided with a reserved ball storage area 232 including a result display area reservation area RE, an execution area AE, and a total number-of-holds storage area. In the reserved ball storage area 232, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are time-sequentially matched to the winning history of the game balls to the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34. It is designed to be stored.

  For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that, for example, 1 is sequentially added within a range of 0 to 599, and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The big hit random number counter C <b> 1 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34. More specifically, the result is stored in the result display area reservation area RE of the RAM 204 at the timing when a game ball is won in each of the operation ports 33 and 34.

  The value of the random number for winning the jackpot is stored as a success / failure table (availability information group) in a success / failure table storage area 221 as a success / failure information group storage means in the ROM 203. As the success / failure table, a success / failure table for the low probability mode (low probability success / failure information group) and a high probability mode's success / failure table (high probability success / failure information group) are set. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability correspondence state) and a high probability mode (high probability correspondence state) are set as the lottery modes in the success / failure lottery means.

  In the gaming state in which the low-probability mode success / failure table is referred to at the time of the lottery, the number of random numbers (that is, the winning information) for winning the jackpot is two. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the winning / failing table for the high probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, there are 21 random number values (that is, winning information) for winning the jackpot. In this case, the value group of the jackpot random number counter C1 that wins the jackpot in the situation of the low probability mode is included in the value group of the jackpot random number counter C1 that wins the jackpot in the situation of the high probability mode. If the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is configured so that 1 is added in order within a range of 0 to 29, and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. The big hit type counter C <b> 2 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when a game ball wins the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34. More specifically, the result is stored in the result display area reservation area RE of the RAM 204 at the timing when a game ball is won in each of the operation ports 33 and 34.

  Here, in this embodiment, a plurality of jackpot results are set. The plurality of jackpot results are set by providing a difference in the lottery mode in the success / failure lottery means after the opening / closing execution mode ends.

  Here, the support mode in the electric accessory 34a of the lower working port 34 will be described. As a support mode for the electric combination 34a of the lower working port 34, when compared with a situation in which a game ball is continuously being emitted in the same manner with respect to the game area PE, the electric combination 34a of the lower working port 34 is provided. The low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) ) And are set.

  Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the power combination open state in the electric combination release lottery using the electric combination release counter C4 is the same (for example, both 4/5) However, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times that the electric accessory 34a is opened when the electrified open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode, and one more release is performed. The time is set longer. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is selected and the open state of the electric accessory 34a occurs a plurality of times, the closure from the end of one open state until the start of the next open state is performed. The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high frequency support mode, the minimum secured time is set shorter when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after one electric character opening lottery is performed than in the low frequency support mode. Has been.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, there is a higher probability of winning a prize for the lower working port 34 than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, there is a higher probability that a prize will be given to the upper working port 33 than to the lower working port 34, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower working port 34 is connected to the lower working port 34. The probability of winning a prize increases. When a winning is made to the lower working port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays a game while not reducing the number of possessed balls so much. be able to.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the power release state per unit time as compared with the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described configuration, for example, the electric component release lottery It is good also as a structure which makes high the probability that it will be elected in the electric character open state in. Furthermore, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the minimum secured time is secured when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after one electric character releasing lottery is performed. By applying any one condition or any combination of conditions (that is, shortening the one-time variable display time in the display part 44 for an accessory) and increasing the winning probability, the low frequency support mode is applied. The advantage of the high frequency support mode may be increased.

  Returning to the description of the jackpot type counter C2. The game result distribution destination for the big hit type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in the distribution table storage area 222 as a distribution information group storage means in the ROM 203.

  In the allocation table, a normal jackpot result (low-probability corresponding special game result) and a probable variation jackpot result (high-probability corresponding special game result) are set as distribution destinations of game results.

  The normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / not-lotting mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. However, the high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the shift. In other words, the normal jackpot result is a jackpot result for shifting the gaming state to the normal jackpot state (special gaming state corresponding to low probability).

  The probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the win / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the winning or failing lottery becomes a big hit state win and shifts to the big hit state by that. In other words, the probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the gaming state is shifted to the probability variation jackpot state (the special gaming state corresponding to high probability).

  Note that the normal gaming state in relation to the above gaming states refers to a state in which the winning / losing lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode.

  In the distribution table of this embodiment, among the values of the jackpot type counter C2 of “0 to 29”, “0 to 14” corresponds to the normal jackpot result, and “15 to 29” corresponds to the probability variation jackpot result. doing.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and reaches a maximum value and then returns to 0. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34. More specifically, the result is stored in the result display area reservation area RE of the RAM 204 at the timing when a game ball is won in each of the operation ports 33 and 34. Then, based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 203, it is determined whether to generate a reach. However, in the game times that shift to the open / close execution mode, the MPU 202 determines the occurrence of reach regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. The number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display is the same in each gaming state, but may be set individually according to the gaming state. For example, when the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display may be set larger than that in the low frequency support mode.

  Here, the reach display (reach state) includes a symbol display device 41 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of symbols (pictures), and the opening / closing execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is a high-frequency winning mode. In the game machine in which the stop display result after the variable display is a special display result in the game times to be, the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or variable display) of the symbol (picture) on the symbol display device 41 is started. This means a display state for making the player think that the display state is a variable display state that is likely to result in the special display result in the previous stage.

  In other words, the jackpot symbol corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode is displayed by stopping the symbols for a part of the symbol sequences displayed on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41. This is a display state in which a combination of reach symbols that can possibly be combined is displayed, and in that state, the symbols are displayed in a variable manner in the remaining symbol rows.

  More specifically, as a step before ending the variable display of symbols, the jackpot symbol corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode is set on the preset effective line in the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of reach symbols that are likely to be combined, and a symbol change display is performed by a final stop symbol row in a situation where the reach line is formed.

  The display contents of FIG. 9 will be described in detail. In the state where the symbol variation display is first ended in the upper symbol row Z1 and the symbol variation display is terminated in the lower symbol row Z3, any one of the valid displays is displayed. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying the main symbols having the same numbers on the lines L1 to L5, and in the situation where the reach line is formed, the symbol variation display is performed in the middle symbol row Z2. Reach display. When the high-frequency winning mode occurs, the main symbol with the same number as the main symbol forming the reach line is stopped and displayed on the reach line in the middle symbol row Z2. The symbol variation display is terminated.

  In the reach display, in the state where the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the variation display of symbols is performed on the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. Includes those that produce effects, and those that perform reach production by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire first display screen G1 after reducing or non-displaying the combination of reach symbols. . Further, when reach display is performed or before reach display, it is determined using the reach random number counter C3 or other counter whether or not to perform a notice display using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character. May be.

  The variation type counter CS is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The variation type counter CS is used when the MPU 202 determines the variation display time in the result display portion AS of the main display portion 43 and the symbol variation display time in the symbol display device 41. The variation type counter CS is updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired when the variation pattern is determined at the start of variation display in the result display section AS and at the time of symbol variation start by the symbol display device 41.

  The electric accessory release counter C4 is, for example, configured to increment one by one within a range of 0 to 249 and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The electric accessory release counter C4 is periodically updated and stored in the electric combination holding area 233 of the RAM 204 at the timing when a game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 34a to the open state based on the value of the stored electric accessory release counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 199, the electric accessory 34a is controlled to the open state, and if C4 = 200 to 249, the electric accessory 34a is not controlled to the open state.

  As already described, in the MPU 202, at least the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is used to determine the variation display time in the result display section AS, but the variation display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203 is used for the determination. It is done. Further, in the MPU 202, the stop result in the result display section AS is determined using the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE. A result table storage area 224 is used.

<Configuration of the holding ball storage area 232>
Next, the configuration of the reserved ball storage area 232 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  The result display area reservation area RE stores the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 in time series in accordance with the winning histories of the game balls to the operation ports 33 and 34. Is a reserved area for The configuration of the result display area reservation area RE will be described below.

  The result display area reserved area RE is composed of four reserved areas, a first reserved area RE1, a second reserved area RE2, a third reserved area RE3, and a fourth reserved area RE4, and a reserved number storage area NA. . Each of the reserved areas RE1 to RE4 has a storage area for storing the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, a storage area for storing the value of the jackpot type counter C2, and a storage for storing the value of the reach random number counter C3. Each area is configured. With the four holding areas of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4, up to four game balls winning histories to each of the operation ports 33 and 34 are held and stored.

  The execution area AE shown in FIG. 10 is an area for moving each value stored in the reservation area of the result display section reservation area RE when the variable display of the result display section AS is started. The execution area AE has the same configuration as one storage area of the result display area reservation area RE.

<Various processes executed by main controller 81>
Next, a timer interrupt process and a normal process that are executed when the MPU 202 in the main controller 81 advances the game in each game time will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, the MPU 202 executes a main process activated when the power is turned on and an NMI interrupt process activated by input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). Description of these processes is omitted.

<Timer interrupt processing>
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is started periodically by the MPU 202 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In step S101, various winning switch reading processes are executed. That is, the state of various switches connected to the main control device 81 is read, and the state of the switch is determined and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored.

  Thereafter, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

  In subsequent step S103, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

  After that, in step S104, a winning process for the working port accompanying the winning of the working ports 33 and 34 is executed. In the winning process for the operating port, based on the fact that a game ball has won a prize in either of the operating ports 33 and 34, a winning ball command for setting the game ball to be paid out is set based on the winning and a jackpot random number counter Information acquisition processing for storing each value of C1, jackpot type counter C2 and reach random number counter C3 is performed.

  Specifically, whether or not a game ball has won a prize (start prize) at each of the operating ports 33 and 34 is determined based on the detection state of a detection sensor provided corresponding to each of the operating ports 33 and 34. If it is determined that the game ball has won the upper working port 33, the payout control device 97 sets a prize ball command for paying out three game balls. If it is determined that the game ball has won the lower operating port 34, the payout control device 97 sets a prize ball command for paying out four game balls.

  Further, in the information acquisition process, based on the value of the reserved number storage area NA being less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment), the value of the reserved number storage area NA is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S103. Each of the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in this way is stored in the first storage area among the free storage area areas of the result display section reservation area RE, that is, the reservation number storage area incremented by 1 Store in the reserved area corresponding to NA.

  In the winning process for the operating opening, when a game ball is won in each operating opening 33 and 34 and the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are stored, a hold command is set. . This hold command is transmitted to the sound emission control device 82 in an external output process (step S201) of a normal process described later. When receiving the hold command, the sound emission control device 82 executes a process for turning on the first hold light emitting unit 45. The first hold light emitting unit 45 is sequentially turned on from the left side. For example, if the value of the hold number storage area NA is 1, the leftmost first hold light emitting unit 45 is turned on and the value of the hold number storage area If the value is 4, all the first reserved light emitting units 45 are turned on.

  If the winning process for the operation port is executed in step S104, the process proceeds to step S105. In step S105, a through winning process for winning through the through gate 35 is executed. In the through winning process, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the through gate 35. If the accessory reserve storage number SN is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment), the value of the accessory reserve storage number SN is incremented by 1, and the electric accessory release counter updated in step S103 is used. The value of C4 is stored in the first area among the free storage areas of the electric utility reservation area 233 of the RAM 204. When the through winning process is executed, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

  In the through winning process, a process for turning on the second reserved light emitting unit 47 is executed. The second hold light emitting unit 47 is sequentially lit from the left side. For example, if the accessory holding storage number SN is 1, the leftmost second holding light emitting unit 47 is turned on and the accessory holding storage number SN is If it is 4, all the 2nd hold light emission parts 47 will be lighted.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is started when the power is turned on, and the main process of the game is executed in the normal process. As an outline, the processing of steps S201 to S207 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S209 and S210 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S201, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence / absence of a prize ball command is determined, and if a prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 97. In addition, when an effect command such as a change command, a type command, or a change end command is set, it is transmitted to the sound emission control device 82.

  Next, in step S202, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and the counter value is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the lottery counter area 231 in the RAM 204.

  In the subsequent step S203, the winning ball counting signal and the payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 97 are read. Thereafter, in step S204, a game time control process for controlling a game in each game time is executed. In the game times control process, jackpot determination, setting of symbol variation display by the symbol display device 41, display control of the result display section AS on the side performing variation display, and the like are performed. Details of the game times control process will be described later.

  Thereafter, in step S205, a game state transition process for shifting the game state is executed. With this gaming state transition process, the gaming state transitions to an opening / closing execution mode, a high probability mode, a high frequency support mode, or the like based on the result of the jackpot determination in the gaming times control process. Further, when the gaming state is the opening / closing execution mode, a special winning opening / closing process is performed in which the special winning opening 32a is closed or opened.

  In step S <b> 206, a power combination support process for driving and controlling the electric combination 34 a provided in the lower operation port 34 is executed. In this electronic combination support process, the information stored in the electronic combination holding area 233 of the RAM 204 is used to determine whether or not to open the electric combination 34a, to open / close the electric combination 34a, and for the combination Display control of the display unit 44 is performed.

  In step S207, a launch control process for controlling the launch of the game ball is executed. By executing the firing control process, in a situation where the firing operation is continued with respect to the firing operation device 28, one game ball is fired at 0.6 seconds which is a predetermined firing cycle. In the launch control process, when the launch operation is continued with respect to the launch operation device 28, a signal corresponding to the launch operation being performed is output to the sound emission control device 82. The sound emission control device 82 can grasp that the launch operation is performed by inputting the signal.

  In the subsequent step S208, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous normal process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the next normal processing execution timing (steps S209 and S210). That is, in step S209, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the lottery counter area 231 in the RAM 204. In step S210, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the lottery counter area 231 in the RAM 204.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S207 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant and varies. Therefore, by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) can be updated at random. Similarly, The variation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

<Game times control processing>
Next, the game times control process of step S204 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in effect. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode flag (opening / closing execution state information) is stored in the opening / closing execution mode flag storage area (opening / closing execution state information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. The opening / closing execution mode flag is stored when the gaming state is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode in the gaming state transition process described later, and is erased when the opening / closing execution mode is ended in the gaming state transition process.

  When in the opening / closing execution mode, the game is executed without executing any of the processes after step S302, that is, the game turn starting process in steps S303 to S309 and the game turn progress process in steps S310 to S313. End control processing. In other words, in the open / close execution mode, the game times are not started regardless of whether or not a winning for the operation ports 33 and 34 has occurred.

  If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, it is determined in step S302 whether or not the main display unit 43 is in a variable display. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the result display section AS is in a variable display. In this determination, it is determined whether or not the variable display flag (variable display information) is stored in the variable display flag storage area (variable display information storage unit) in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. To do. The variable display flag is stored when the variable display is started for the result display section AS, and is erased when the variable display ends.

  When the main display unit 43 is not in a variable display, the process proceeds to a game turn start process in steps S303 to S309. In the game turn starting process, first, in step S303, it is determined whether or not the value of the number-of-holds storage area NA is “0”. The case where the value of the reserved number storage area NA is “0” means that no winning history is stored in any of the first reserved area RE1 to the fourth reserved area RE4. Therefore, the game times control process is finished as it is.

  If the value of the reserved number storage area NA is not “0”, in step S304, data setting processing for setting the data stored in the result display area reserved area RE for variable display is executed.

  In the data setting process, the value of the reserved number storage area NA is decremented by one. Then, the data stored in the first reservation area RE1 in the result display section reservation area RE is moved to the execution area AE. Further, the data stored in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4 is shifted to the lower side. Specifically, the data in the first reservation area RE1 is cleared, and the second reservation area RE2 → the first reservation area RE1, the third reservation area RE3 → the second reservation area RE2, the fourth reservation area RE4 → the third reservation. The data in each reserved area is shifted such as area RE3.

  In addition, when the data of each holding area is shifted, a command at the time of shifting (shift occurrence) that is information for causing the voice light emission control device 82 which is the control device on the sub side to recognize that the data of the holding area has been shifted. Information). The set shift command is transmitted to the sound emission control device 82 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The sound emission control device 82 executes a process for changing the display on the first hold light emitting unit 45 of the variable display unit 36 in accordance with the decrease in the number of holds based on the received shift command.

  When the data setting process is executed, the process proceeds to step S305. In step S305, determination processing is performed. In the winner determination process, it is determined whether or not the winner lottery mode is a high probability mode. Then, in the case of the high probability mode, a validity determination process corresponding to the high probability mode is executed, and in the case of the low probability mode, a validity determination process corresponding to the low probability mode is executed. In the case of executing the winning / nothing determination process, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE matches the value set as the jackpot winning in each lottery mode. In other words, in the success / failure determination process, it is determined which one of the normal jackpot result, the probability variation jackpot result, and the losing result corresponding to the jackpot non-winning is supported. Further, when the jackpot winning is supported, it is determined from the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE whether the jackpot winning corresponds to the normal jackpot result or the probability variation jackpot result. .

  In addition, when the success / failure determination process is executed, the variable display time of the result display section AS in the current game round is set. Specifically, it is determined from the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE whether or not the current game time corresponds to the occurrence of reach. When it corresponds to the reach occurrence, the fluctuation display time table corresponding to the value of the current fluctuation type counter CS is referred to by referring to the reach generation fluctuation display time table stored in the fluctuation display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203. Time information is acquired, and the variable display time information is set in a variable display time counter area (variable display time measuring means) provided in various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. Further, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 corresponds to non-reach occurrence, the present variation type is referred to by referring to the reach non-occurrence variation display time table stored in the variation display time table storage area 223. Fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the counter CS is acquired and set in the fluctuation display time counter area. When the result of the success / failure determination process corresponds to the jackpot winning, the reach generation variation display time table is referred to regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3.

  In subsequent step S306, stop result setting processing is executed. In the stop result setting process, a stop result of the result display section AS corresponding to the result of the success / failure determination process is set. Specifically, a stop result corresponding to the normal jackpot result, a stop result corresponding to the probability variation jackpot result, and a stop result corresponding to the losing result are stored in the RAM 204 in advance. Then, in the stop result setting process, it is determined which stop result among the stored stop results.

  In step S307, a type command is set. The type command includes game result information. In other words, the type command includes information on probability variation jackpot results, information on normal jackpot results, and information on miss results as game result information.

  In the subsequent step S308, a change command is set. The change command includes information on presence / absence of reach and change display time.

  Each of the type command set in step S307 and the change command set in step S308 is transmitted to the sound emission control device 82 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The sound emission control device 82 determines the contents of the effect at the game time based on the received change command and type command, and controls various devices so that the determined contents of the effect are executed. The sound emission control device 82 transmits the received change command and type command to the display control device 500 as they are. The display control device 500 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so that the symbol variation display corresponding to each game time is performed based on the variation command and the type command.

  Thereafter, in step S309, the result display unit AS starts to display the variation of the pattern. Then, this game times control process is complete | finished.

  On the other hand, when the main display unit 43 is in a variable display in step S302, the game turn progression process in steps S310 to S313 is executed. In the process for advancing game times, first, in step S310, it is determined whether or not the current game time fluctuation display time has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable display time information stored in the variable display time counter area of the RAM 204 is “0”. The value of the variable display time information is decremented by 1 every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) is started.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed, the variable display process is executed in step S311. In the process for variable display, the display mode in the result display section related to the current game time is changed. Then, this game times control process is complete | finished.

  If the fluctuation display time has elapsed, a fluctuation end process is executed in step S312. In the variation end process, the display of the result display section AS is controlled so as to be displayed on the result display section related to the current game time determined in step S306.

  In the subsequent step S313, a change end command is set. Then, this game times control process is complete | finished. The change end command set in step S313 is transmitted to the sound emission control device 82 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The sound emission control device 82 ends the effect in the game time based on the received variation end command. Further, the change end command is transmitted from the sound emission control device 82 to the display control device 500, and the display control device 500 receives the change end command, thereby displaying the final stop symbol combination in the game round. Final stop display).

<Sound Emission Control Device 82 and Display Control Device 500>
Next, the electrical configuration of the sound emission control device 82 and the display control device 500 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  The audio emission control device 82 includes an audio emission control board 248 on which an MPU 249 is mounted. The MPU 249 includes a ROM 250 that stores various programs executed by the MPU 249 and fixed value data, and a RAM 251 that is a memory for temporarily storing various data when the control program stored in the ROM 250 is executed. In addition, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, and various counter circuits as a random number generator are incorporated.

  The MPU 249 is provided with an input port and an output port. A main control device 81 is connected to the input side of the MPU 249. The game control commands (game time control information) such as change commands, type commands, and change end commands already explained from the main control device 81 are used. Receive. Also, a hold display control command (hold display control information) such as a shift command, and an open / close execution mode command (open / close execution mode information) such as an opening command and an ending command are received.

  As described above, various light emitting units 45, 47, 63, and 64, the speaker unit 65, and the display control device 500 provided on the front door frame 14 are connected to the output side of the MPU 249. The various commands are transmitted to the display control device 500 after analyzing the state in which the information form is maintained as it is or adding new information.

  Also, each sensor 121 of the sensor device 120 of the operation button unit 100 provided on the front door frame 14 is connected to the input side of the MPU 249, and detection information (detection signal) from each sensor 121 is input. . In MPU249, the command for performing the production | presentation corresponding to detection information is transmitted to the display control apparatus 500 based on the said detection information.

  The MPU 249 receives the variation command transmitted from the main control device 81, thereby recognizing that it is necessary to start the effect for game rotation, and executes the variation start processing for game rotation. Further, by receiving the end command transmitted from the main control device 81, it is recognized that it is necessary to end the effect of the game times, and the process for ending the change of game times is executed. Also, by receiving various jackpot presentation commands transmitted from the main control device 81, it is recognized that the jackpot presentation needs to be started or advanced, and the jackpot presentation process is executed. Further, by receiving a demonstration display command transmitted from the main control device 81, it recognizes that the demonstration display needs to be started, and executes a demonstration display process.

  The MPU 249 receiving a command from the main control device 81 is not limited to a configuration that directly receives a command from the main control device 81, and includes a configuration that receives a command relayed to a relay board.

  The display control device 500 includes a display control board 501 on which a general CPU 510, a 2D display CPU 520, a 3D display CPU 530, a memory module 540, a work RAM 550, VRAMs 560 and 570, and video display processors (VDP) 580 and 590 are mounted. Yes.

  The overall CPU 510 has a function as a main control unit in the display control device 500, and reads (fetches), interprets (decodes), and executes a control program and the like. Specifically, the overall CPU 510 is connected to an input port 505 mounted on the display control board 501 via a bus, and various commands transmitted from the sound emission control device 82 are input to the overall CPU 510 through the input port 505. . Note that the command received from the sound emission control device 82 by the overall CPU 510 is not limited to a configuration that directly receives a command from the sound emission control device 82, and includes a configuration that receives a command relayed to the relay board. It is.

  The overall CPU 510 is connected to the work RAM 550, the memory module 540, and the display CPUs 520 and 530 via a bus, and the work RAM 550 stores various data stored in the memory module 540 based on commands received from the sound emission control device 82. The transfer instruction to transfer to is performed. The overall CPU 510 is connected to the display CPUs 520 and 530 via the bus, and outputs an operation command to the display CPUs 520 and 530 based on the command received from the sound emission control device 82.

  The display CPUs 520 and 530 are also connected to the memory module 540 and the VRAMs 560 and 570, and transfer is performed to transfer various data stored in the memory module 540 to the VRAMs 560 and 570 based on operation commands received from the overall CPU 510. Give instructions. The display CPUs 520 and 530 are connected to the VDPs 580 and 590 via a bus, and perform a drawing instruction for causing the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 to output image signals based on a command received from the overall CPU 510. . Hereinafter, the memory module 540, the work RAM 550, the VRAMs 560 and 570, and the VDP 580 and 590 will be described.

  The memory module 540 stores in advance control data (control information) including a control program and fixed value data, and stores in advance various image data (image information) for displaying a 2D image and a 3D image. Storage means. The memory module 540 includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory that does not require external power supply for memory retention, and more specifically, a NAND flash memory is used as the semiconductor memory. Incidentally, although the storage capacity is 4 Gbits, this storage capacity is arbitrary as long as the control in the display control apparatus 500 is executed satisfactorily. In addition, the memory module 540 is used as a non-write and read-only memory (ROM) when the pachinko machine 10 is used.

  The various image data stored in the memory module 540 includes 2D image data such as symbols and characters displayed on the symbol display device 41, and a right-eye image and a left-eye image displayed on the special display device 130. Various image data (image information) including 3D image data and the like are included.

  The work RAM 550 is a storage unit that temporarily stores control data read and transferred from the memory module 540 and temporarily stores flags and the like. The work RAM 550 includes a volatile semiconductor memory that requires external power supply for storage and retention, and in detail, a DRAM is used as the semiconductor memory. However, it is not limited to DRAM, and other RAM such as SRAM may be used. The storage capacity is 1 Gbit, but the storage capacity is arbitrary as long as the control in the display control device 500 is executed well. The work RAM 550 is used for both reading and writing when the pachinko machine 10 is used.

  Based on a data transfer instruction from the overall CPU 510 to the memory module 540, control data is transferred from the memory module 540 to the work RAM 550. In this case, the control data is transferred in advance until the execution timing of the process in the overall CPU 510 corresponding to the control data. The general CPU 510 reads the control data transferred to the work RAM 550 into an internal memory area (register group) as necessary, and executes various processes.

  The first VRAM 560 is storage means for temporarily storing various data necessary for image output to the symbol display device 41. The second VRAM 570 is storage means for temporarily storing various data necessary for outputting an image to the special display device 130. These VRAMs 560 and 570 have a volatile semiconductor memory that requires an external power supply for storing and holding, and in detail, an SDRAM is used as the semiconductor memory. However, it is not limited to SDRAM, and other RAM such as DRAM, SRAM, or dual port RAM may be used. Note that the storage capacity is 2 Gbits, but the storage capacity is arbitrary as long as the control in the display control apparatus 500 is executed satisfactorily. The VRAMs 560 and 570 are used for both reading and writing when the pachinko machine 10 is used.

  The first VRAM 560 includes a development buffer 561, and image data is transferred from the memory module 540 to the development buffer 561 based on a data transfer instruction from the 2D display CPU 520 to the memory module 540. Further, the second VRAM 570 includes a development buffer 571, and image data is transferred from the memory module 540 to the development buffer 571 based on a data transfer instruction from the 3D display CPU 530 to the memory module 540. In this case, the image data is transferred in advance until the execution timing of processing in the corresponding VDP 580 or 590 using the image data. The first VRAM 560 is provided with a frame buffer 562 in which drawing data is created by the first VDP 580. The second VRAM 570 is provided with a frame buffer 572 in which drawing data is created by the second VDP 590. The VRAMs 560 and 570 may be built in the VDPs 580 and 590.

  The first VDP 580 is an image that performs drawing on the symbol display device 41 by specifically processing using data stored in the development buffer 561 based on a drawing instruction from the 2D display CPU 520. It is a generation device that is a kind of drawing circuit that operates an image processing device 41b that is incorporated in the symbol display device 41 so as to drive and control the liquid crystal display unit 41a. In addition, the second VDP 590 performs drawing on the special display device 130 by specifically processing the data stored and held in the development buffer 571 based on the drawing instruction from the 3D display CPU 530. The image generation device is a kind of drawing circuit that operates the image processing device 130c incorporated in the special display device 130 so as to drive and control the liquid crystal display unit 130a. Since these VDPs 580 and 590 are integrated into IC chips, they are also referred to as “drawing chips”, and the substance of the VDPs 580 and 590 should be said to be a microcomputer chip incorporating drawing-dedicated firmware.

  Specifically, the VDPs 580 and 590 include control units 581 and 591, registers 582 and 592, moving image decoders 583 and 593, and display circuits 584 and 594, respectively. These circuits are connected to each other via a bus, and the first VDP 580 is connected to an I / F 585 for a 2D display CPU 520 and an I / F 586 for a first VRAM 560, and the second VDP 590 is a 3D display. An I / F 595 for the CPU 530 and an I / F 596 for the second VRAM 570 are connected.

  In these VDPs 580 and 590, a drawing list as drawing instruction information transmitted from each display CPU 520 and 530 is stored in the registers 582 and 592. By storing the drawing list in the registers 582 and 592, the control units 581 and 591 start a program according to the drawing list and execute a predetermined process. Note that all the control programs for operating the control units 581 and 591 may be provided by the drawing list, and a memory storing the control programs in advance is built in the control units 581 and 591 so that the control programs and the drawing are stored. The control units 581 and 591 may be configured to execute predetermined processing depending on the contents of the list. Alternatively, the control program may be read from the memory module 540 in advance.

  As the above process, the control unit 581 creates drawing data for one frame in the frame buffer 562 using (or processing) the image data developed in the development buffer 561 of the first VRAM 560. The drawing data for one frame is necessary for displaying an image at one update timing in a configuration in which the image on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41 is updated at a predetermined update timing. Refers to data. Further, the control unit 591 creates drawing data for one frame in the frame buffer 572 by using (or processing) the image data expanded in the expansion buffer 571 of the second VRAM 570. Similarly, the drawing data for one frame is necessary for displaying an image at one update timing in a configuration in which the image on the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130 is updated at a predetermined update timing. Refers to data.

  Here, the frame buffers 562 and 572 are provided with a plurality of frame regions 562a, 562b, 572a, and 572b, respectively. Specifically, the frame buffer 562 of the first VRAM 560 provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the 2D display CPU 520 has a first frame area 562a and a second frame area 562b, and has a one-to-one correspondence with the 3D display CPU 530. The second VRAM 570 provided corresponding to the above has a first frame region 572a and a second frame region 572b. Each of these frame regions 562a, 562b, 572a, 572b is set to a capacity capable of storing drawing data for one frame.

  Specifically, each frame region 562a, 562b, 572a, 572b has a dot (pixel) in the liquid crystal display unit 41a (ie, the first display screen G1) or the liquid crystal display unit 130a (ie, the second display screen G2), respectively. A large number of unit areas (unit setting areas) corresponding to each other at a predetermined magnification are included. Each unit area has a storage capacity capable of storing data for specifying which color to display. More specifically, a full color method is employed, and 256 colors can be set for each of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) in each dot. Corresponding to this, in each unit area, 1 byte (8 bits) is assigned to each RGB color. That is, each unit area has a storage capacity of at least 3 bytes.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the full-color method, and for example, in a configuration that can display only 256 colors in each dot, the storage capacity required to store color information in each unit area may be 1 byte.

  The frame buffers 562 and 572 are provided with the first frame areas 562a and 572a and the second frame areas 562b and 572b, so that the display devices 41 and 130 using the drawing data created in one frame area. In the situation where the drawing is executed, the creation of drawing data to be used in the future is executed for other frame areas. That is, in each of the frame buffers 562 and 572, a double buffer method is adopted.

  In the display circuit 584 of the first VDP 580, an image signal corresponding to each dot of the liquid crystal display unit 41a is generated based on the drawing data created in any one of the frame regions 562a and 562b, and the image signal is displayed. The signal is output to the symbol display device 41 via the output port 506 connected to the circuit 584. Further, in the display circuit 594 of the second VDP 590, an image signal corresponding to each dot of the liquid crystal display unit 130a is generated based on the drawing data created in any one of the frame regions 572a and 572b. The data is output to the special display device 130 via the output port 506 connected to the display circuit 594.

<About production related to the operation button unit 100>
Here, effects related to the operation button unit 100 performed by the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, a button effect related to the operation of the operation button 111 in the operation button unit 100 and a character effect are set as some special effects of various reach effects in each game time effect. In addition to the normal button effect performed only on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41, a special button effect that causes the special display device 130 to display a button of a three-dimensional image is set as the button effect. In the character effect, the effect is performed on the first display screen G1 and the second display screen G2.

  In a normal button effect, that is, a button effect that is performed only on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41, first, as an operation start effect that prompts the user to press the operation button 111 on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41. As shown in FIG. 15A, for example, a character display “Ready” is displayed. When the player holds the operating tool H such as a hand over the operation button 111 and the operating tool H is detected by the preparation confirmation sensor (# 3 in FIG. 5), the first As shown in FIG. 15B, for example, a character display of “Go !!” is displayed as a destination specific effect indicating that the display on the display screen G1 is changed and the operation button 111 is ready for operation and is ready for operation. At the same time, a bomb character ignited in the middle symbol row Z2 during reach display appears.

  The above-mentioned pre-specific effect is continuously performed unless the sensor 121 detects the operating tool H and the operation button 111 is operated within a predetermined period. On the other hand, if the sensor 121 cannot detect the operating tool H, for example, when the player withdraws his hand, for example, when the player retracts his hand after performing the pre-specified effect, the operation is performed above the preparation confirmation sensor. When the body H moves, as a non-execution effect that displays the contents changed to a state in which the preparation for the operation is not completed, for example, as shown in FIG. Bomb character disappears. In this case, the operation start effect is returned on condition that the predetermined period has not elapsed.

  Further, when the player presses the operation button 111, an operation effect of a different display mode is performed depending on the speed up to the pressing operation. Specifically, when the moving speed of the operating tool H is slower than the reference speed, as shown in FIG. 15 (d), a first operation effect is performed in which the symbols in the middle symbol row Z2 during reach display explode. When the moving speed of the operating tool H is equal to or higher than the reference speed, as shown in FIG. 15 (e), a second operation effect that causes an explosion larger than the explosion in the case of the first operation effect is performed. In addition, when the operation button 111 is not pressed even though a predetermined period has elapsed since the operation start effect has been performed, an explosion of the middle symbol row Z2 occurs as shown in FIG. A non-operational production that ends in a misfire is performed.

  The button effect includes a repetitive effect that requests the operation of the operation button 111 a plurality of times. When this repetitive effect is selected, for example, a character display “Still More!” Appears over the predetermined period after any operation effect is performed. If, for example, the player withdraws his hand before the predetermined period has elapsed despite operating the operation button 111 at least once, a character display such as “Don't give up!” Is displayed as a repetitive request effect. Is called.

  When this button effect is a special button effect, a virtual operation button image X as if the operation button 111 has moved upward from the initial position is displayed by the special display device 130, for example, as shown in FIG. Is displayed. On the other hand, on the symbol display device 41 side, the button effect is performed.

  That is, when an operation start effect for prompting the operation of the button is performed and the operation tool H is detected above the virtual operation button image X by the sensor device 120, the operation of the virtual operation button image X is ready and the operation is performed. As the preparation state is reached, a pre-specified effect is performed. In this case, as already described, the reference sensor used for determining the operation execution state is changed from the sensor on the first line from the bottom (# 1 in FIG. 6) to the sensor on the fourth line (# 4 in FIG. 6). The preparation confirmation sensor used for the determination of the operation preparation state is changed to the sensor (# 6 in FIG. 6) in the sixth row in the second row above the reference sensor. Then, when the reference sensor is in the OFF state and the preparation confirmation sensor is in the ON state, the first specific effect is performed.

  If the preparation confirmation sensor cannot detect the operating tool H before the predetermined period elapses, a non-execution effect is performed. Further, when the player moves his / her hand in the operation direction in accordance with the virtual operation button image X in a situation where the first specific effect is being performed, the first operation or the second operation is performed depending on the movement speed of the operation body H before that. An operation effect is performed, and when no operation is performed, an operation-free effect is performed. Further, when the player moves his / her hand in the operation direction in accordance with the virtual operation button image X, the special display device 130 performs a virtual operation in accordance with the operation of the operation tool H as shown in FIG. The operation button image X is moved.

  Further, when the continuous effect is selected in the special button effect, for example, when the player withdraws his hand before the predetermined period elapses although the virtual operation button image X is operated at least once. Is a repetitive request effect.

  As described above, in the special button effect, the display on the symbol display device 41 side and the three-dimensional display on the special display device 130 side are linked, and similarly to the button effect, the operation tool H is operated and the operation speed is different. By setting the display so as to be displayed, it is possible to make the player feel as if the virtual operation button image X is being operated.

  In the following description, when it is simply referred to as a button effect, it refers to a case where only the effect by the symbol display device 41 is performed, and when it is referred to as a special button effect, it refers to a case where an effect by the special display device 130 is also performed.

  In the case of the character effect, as shown in FIG. 16C, a three-dimensional image of the character as if a girl character appeared above the operation button 111 is displayed.

  When a character effect is performed on the special display device 130 side, a super reach (see FIG. 16D) in which a girl character appears as a reach effect is performed on the symbol display device 41 side. In this case, as an operation start effect for the character effect on the symbol display device 41 side, for example, a character display “Gently boiled” is performed, and then a three-dimensional image of the girl character projected above the operation button 111 is displayed. When the player moves his / her hand so as to stroke, the girl character on the symbol display device 41 side changes along with the three-dimensional display of the girl character.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16 (e), when the player moves his / her hand to stroke a three-dimensional image of the girl's character, as shown in FIG. 16 (f), the girl character's The three-dimensional display changes so as to be happy with a smile, and on the symbol display device 41 side, as shown in FIG. 16G, the girl character also changes to an image that expresses joy by winking and the like. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16 (h), when the player moves his / her hand so as to scratch the girl's character up and down, as shown in FIG. 16 (i), the three-dimensional image of the girl's character is saddened and saddened. On the symbol display device 41 side, as shown in FIG. 16 (j), the girl character changes into an image that grieves with tears.

  As described above, in the character effect, the display on the symbol display device 41 side and the three-dimensional display on the special display device 130 side are linked, and the player performs a different effect depending on the operation direction of the operating tool H, so that the player can obtain a three-dimensional image. The game is enjoyed as if you were touching.

  Incidentally, the button effect, the special button effect, and the character effect are set so that the higher the degree of expectation that the game result of the game times is the jackpot result, the easier it is to generate. On the other hand, in any of these effects, the game results of the game times in which the effects are performed depend on the operation direction and speed of the operation tool H and whether or not the operation tool H is detected by the sensor device 120. Does not change. In other words, each of these effects is set as part of the game times effect and does not affect the game result, but the player is a jackpot result by the occurrence of each of these effects in the first place. It is a production that attracts attention to expect. However, these effects may be set so as to affect the game result.

  Further, the game result may be added to one condition of the subsequent effect in addition to the operation direction and the operation speed of H of the operating body. For example, when the game result is a jackpot result in the special button effect, the second operation effect that is a flashy effect may be performed even if the operation speed of the operating tool H is less than the reference speed.

<Variable display control processing>
Next, the variable display control process executed by the sound emission control device 82 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is a process that is periodically activated by the MPU 249 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec). Here, the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82 receives a command from the main control device 81, and the received command is temporarily stored in the command storage area 252 of the RAM 251. The command storage area 252 is configured as a ring buffer that can store a plurality of commands individually and can be read from the previously stored commands. Even when a plurality of commands are received at the same time, Processing corresponding to each command can be executed satisfactorily.

  In the variation display control process, when the variation command transmitted from the main control device 81 is received, the variation display of the symbols for one game is started on the symbol display device 41 and transmitted from the main control device 81. When the change end command is received, a process for displaying the change display of the symbol at the final stop is executed.

  Specifically, first, in step S401, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation display is in progress. That is, when the symbol is being displayed, the variation flag is stored in the variation flag storage area provided in the various flag storage area 254. This variation flag is stored when a variation command is received from main controller 81, and is erased when a variation end command is received. In step S401, it is determined whether or not a variation flag is stored. If the variation flag is stored, it is determined that the variation display is being performed. If the symbol variation display is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S402. In step S <b> 402, it is determined whether a change command is received from the main controller 81. If the change command has not been received, the change display control process is terminated.

  When the change command is received in step S402, the process proceeds to step S403, the change start process is executed, and the change display control process is terminated.

  If the symbol variation display is being performed in step S401, the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, it is determined whether or not a change end command has been received. If a change end command has not been received, the changing process is executed in step S405, and the change display control process is ended. On the other hand, if the change end command has been received, the change end process is executed in step S406, and the change display control process ends. In the variation end process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 65 are controlled, and various flags for variation display are deleted, and then the received variation end command is transmitted to the display control device 500 as it is. The display control device 500 controls the symbol display device 41 to end the symbol variation display based on the received variation end command and stop the final stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the main control device 81.

<Variation start processing>
Next, the fluctuation start process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S501, the variation command received this time is read, and information on the presence / absence of reach and variation display time information are specified from the command. Further, as already described, when the main control device 81 transmits a variation command, it also transmits a type command. In step S501, the type command received together with the variation command received this time is read, and game result information such as probability variation jackpot result information, normal jackpot result information, or outage result information is specified from the command. In step S501, from the above identified information, information on the presence / absence of jackpot winning, information on the type of jackpot in the case of winning the jackpot, information on the presence / absence of reach in the case of not winning the jackpot, and the variable display time The information is grasped and the grasped information is stored in a register.

  In a succeeding step S502, it is determined whether or not a big hit is won in the current game round from the information grasped in the step S501. When the big hit is won, the process proceeds to step S503.

  In step S503, button effect lottery processing is performed. This process is a process for determining whether or not to execute a button effect at the current game round. Specifically, a button effect lottery value is acquired from various counter areas 253 provided in the RAM 251 of the sound emission control device 82. Then, it is determined whether or not the acquired value corresponds to winning of the button effect lottery. In the present embodiment, the probability of winning the lottery in step S503 is 50%.

  In a succeeding step S504, it is determined whether or not the button effect lottery has been won. If the button effect lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S505. In step S505, the button flag is stored in the button flag storage area provided in the various flag storage area 254 of the RAM 251. As a result, the MPU 249 can recognize that the button effect is executed in the current game round.

  In step S506, special button effect lottery processing is performed. This process is a process for determining whether or not to execute a special button effect in the current game round. Specifically, a special button effect lottery value is acquired from the various counter areas 253. Then, it is determined whether or not the acquired value corresponds to winning of the special button effect lottery. In the present embodiment, the probability of winning the special button effect lottery in step S506 is 10%. That is, in the game times corresponding to the jackpot, a button effect is executed with a probability of 50%, and one out of 10 game times in which the button effect is executed becomes a special button effect.

  In a succeeding step S507, it is determined whether or not a special button effect lottery has been won. If the special button effect lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S508. In step S508, special button effect restriction processing is executed. The special button effect limiting process is a process of adjusting the execution frequency of the special button effect within a predetermined period. The sound emission control device 82 includes storage means capable of storing the special button effect and the time during a specific period from the current time to at least a predetermined period (for example, 1 hour) before, and in step S508, the specific period When the special button effect is executed a predetermined number of times (10 times in this embodiment), the special button effect is set not to be executed.

  More specifically, the RAM 251 is provided with the predetermined number of individual storage areas in the RAM 251. When a special button effect is performed, an executed flag is set in the storage area. Is done. For each storage area in which the executed flag is set, the elapse of the specific period is counted, and when the specific period elapses, the executed flag is erased. In step S508, it is possible to determine whether or not the number of executions of the special button effect in the specific period has reached the upper limit by checking whether or not there is a storage area in which the executed flag is not set. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the tiredness of the player due to frequent special button effects, and to reduce the eyestrain of the player due to watching three-dimensional images continuously. . The storage means similarly stores a special button effect performed at the time of removal described later.

  Note that the specific period may be defined by a predetermined number of games prior to the current time (the winning timing of the special button effect lottery in step S506), or the game execution period (when the launch operation device 28 is operated). May be specified in the period). Also, for example, when it is specified that the player who plays the pachinko machine 10 has changed using an image sensor or the like, the execution count in the specific period is started again by deleting the executed flag in the storage area. It is good also as composition to do.

  In step S509, it is determined whether or not to limit the special button effect based on the processing in step S508. If the special button effect is not limited, the process proceeds to step S510.

  In step S510, the reference sensor and the preparation confirmation sensor are changed. As already described, the reference sensor is a sensor serving as a reference for determining that the operation is being performed, and the sensor on the first line from the bottom is normally the reference sensor (# 1 in FIG. 5). ing. In addition, the preparation confirmation sensor is a sensor serving as a reference for determining that the operation is ready, and is normally a sensor in the third row above the reference sensor (# 3 in FIG. 5). Yes. In the special button effect, since the virtual operation button image X is displayed above the operation button 111, the operation surface in the virtual operation button image X, that is, the sensor in the fourth row from the bottom corresponding to the virtual operation surface Y is used as the reference sensor. (# 4 in FIG. 6). Further, the sensor in the sixth row above the sensor in the fourth row is changed to a preparation confirmation sensor (# 6 in FIG. 6). Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether the operation is in the operation preparation state or the operation execution state in the special button effect, and the position of the operation tool H can be grasped according to the virtual operation surface Y.

  In the subsequent step S511, the special button flag is stored in the special button flag storage area provided in the various flag storage area 254 of the RAM 251. As a result, the MPU 249 can recognize that a special button effect will be performed in the current game round.

  If it is determined in step S507 that the special button effect lottery is not won, if it is determined in step S509 that the special button effect is limited, or after the process of step S511 is executed, the process proceeds to step S512. In step S512, a stop symbol setting process corresponding to the jackpot is executed. In the stop symbol setting process, the stop symbol when the current game round is ended is determined. For example, when the current jackpot type is a normal jackpot result, the same specific symbol combination is finally stopped when the jackpot type is a probabilistic jackpot result. The stop symbol is determined so that the combination of is finally stopped. Specifically, a stop symbol table storage area is set in the ROM 250 of the sound emission control device 82. In step S512, the stop symbol corresponding to the jackpot is determined with reference to the stop symbol table corresponding to the jackpot stored in the stop symbol table storage area.

  In the subsequent step S513, a variable display mode setting process corresponding to the button effect is executed. In this process, the variable display mode of the symbol is determined so that the button effect is executed as the effect of the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side from the start to the end of the current game round. Specifically, a variation mode table storage area is set in the ROM 250 of the sound emission control device 82, and the variation mode is referenced with reference to the variation mode table corresponding to the button effect stored in the variation mode table storage area. To decide. In addition, the variation mode table corresponding to the button effect includes a continuous effect.

  That is, when performing the button effect, the effect performed on the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side is the same effect regardless of whether or not the special button effect is performed. Thereby, in a configuration including a plurality of display screens controlled by the display control device 500, it is possible to reduce the processing load.

  In the subsequent step S514, the button variation command is output to the display control device 500. The button change command includes information on whether or not to execute a special button effect in addition to the stop symbol information and the change display mode information. The display control device 500 controls the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41 to perform the variable display corresponding to the button effect based on the reception of the button change command, and performs the special button effect. When performing, it controls to display the virtual operation button image X on the 2nd display screen G2 of the special display apparatus 130. FIG. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later. After executing the processing of step S514, the variation start processing is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S504 that the button effect lottery has not been won, the process proceeds to step S515. In step S515, a character effect lottery process is performed. The character effect lottery process is a process for determining whether or not to execute a character effect in the current game round. Specifically, a character effect lottery value is acquired from the various counter areas 253, and it is determined whether or not the acquired value corresponds to the winning of the character effect lottery. In this embodiment, the probability of winning the character effect lottery in step S515 is 10%. That is, in the game times corresponding to the jackpot, the button effect is executed with a probability of 50%, and the character effect is executed with a probability of 10%.

  In a succeeding step S516, it is determined whether or not the character effect lottery is won. If the character production lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S517. In step S517, a character effect restriction process is executed. The character effect limiting process is a process of adjusting the execution frequency of the character effect within a specific period, similar to the special button effect limiting process in step S508. That is, the voice light emission control device 82 is provided with a character effect storage means separately from the above-mentioned storage means for special button effects. In step S517, the voice light emission control device 82 is specified based on the information of the character effect storage means. When the character effect is executed a predetermined number of times (10 times in the present embodiment) during the period, the character effect is set not to be executed. Since the configuration of the storage means for the character effect is the same as the configuration of the storage means for the special button effect, description thereof is omitted. Further, the character effect storage means stores a character effect that is performed at the time of removal described later.

  In the present embodiment, the special button effect restriction process and the character effect restriction process are configured such that the number of executions of each effect is separately counted and the execution is restricted. It is good also as a structure restrict | limited using the total frequency | count of execution. With this configuration, it is possible to increase the effect of reducing the eyestrain of the player. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the player's tiredness due to frequent productions, the configuration of separately limiting as in the present embodiment is preferable.

  In a succeeding step S518, it is determined whether or not the character effect is restricted based on the process in the step S517. If the character effect is not restricted, the process proceeds to a step S519. In step S519, the character flag is stored in the character flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 254. As a result, the MPU 249 can recognize that a character effect will be performed in the current game round.

  In the subsequent step S520, a stop symbol setting process corresponding to the jackpot is executed. Since this process is the same as the process of step S512, description thereof is omitted.

  In step S521, the variable display mode setting process corresponding to the character effect is executed. In such a process, the design in which a girl character appears during reach display is performed as an effect on the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side from the start to the end of the current game round. To determine the variation mode. Specifically, the variation mode is determined with reference to the variation mode table corresponding to the character effect stored in the variation mode table storage area.

  In the subsequent step S522, the character variation command is output to the display control device 500. The character variation command includes stop symbol information and variation display mode information. Based on receiving the character variation command, the display control device 500 controls the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41 so that the variation display corresponding to the effect in which the girl character appears is performed. Then, the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130 is controlled to display a three-dimensional image of the girl character. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later. After executing the processing of step S521, the variation start processing is terminated.

  If the character effect lottery is not won in step S516, or if it is determined in step S518 that the character effect is limited, the process proceeds to step S523. In step S523, the stop symbol setting process corresponding to the jackpot is executed as in steps S512 and S520.

  In the subsequent step S524, a variable display mode setting process corresponding to the normal effect is executed. In this process, the variation mode of the symbol is determined so that the normal reach effect is executed as the effect of the first display screen G1 on the symbol display device 41 side from the start to the end of the current game round. . Specifically, the variation mode is determined with reference to the variation mode table corresponding to the normal performance from the variation mode table storage area. In the variation mode table corresponding to the normal performance, a variation mode in which a girl character appears during reach display is also set. Therefore, even when a girl character appears on the first display screen G1, a three-dimensional image of the girl character may appear or may not appear on the second display screen G2.

  In step S525, the normal variation command is output to the display control device 500. The normal variation command includes stop symbol information and variation mode information. Based on receiving the normal variation command, the display control device 500 controls the variation display corresponding to the normal effect on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later. After the process of step S525 is executed, the fluctuation start process is terminated.

  If the big hit is not won in step S502, the fluctuation start setting process corresponding to the loss is executed in step S526, and then the fluctuation start process is terminated.

  Here, the variation mode setting process corresponding to the deviation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The variation mode setting processing corresponding to the deviation is substantially the same as the processing in steps S502 to S525 in the variation start processing.

  That is, in step S601, it is determined from the information grasped in step S501 of the change start process whether or not the change display in the current game time corresponds to the occurrence of reach. If it is the variable display corresponding to the occurrence of reach in step S601, the process proceeds to step S602.

  In step S602, a button effect lottery process for detachment is performed. In this process, as in step S503, a button effect lottery value is acquired from the various counter areas 253, and it is determined whether or not the value corresponds to a winning button effect lottery. In this embodiment, the probability of winning the button effect lottery for losing in step S602 is 10%, which is lower than the probability of winning the button effect lottery at the big hit in step S503.

  In the subsequent step S603, it is determined whether or not the button effect lottery is won based on the processing result of the step S602. If the button effect lottery is selected, the button is displayed in the various flag storage areas 254 in the subsequent step S604. Stores the flag.

  In the subsequent step S605, a special button effect lottery process for removal is performed. Similar to step S506, this process acquires a special button effect lottery value from the various counter areas 253, and determines whether or not the value corresponds to a winning special button effect lottery. In the present embodiment, the probability of winning the special button effect lottery for losing in step S605 is 5%, which is lower than the probability of winning the special button effect lottery in the big hit in step S507.

  In subsequent step S606, it is determined whether or not the special button effect lottery is won based on the processing result in step S605. If the special button effect lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S607, special button effect restriction processing is executed in the same manner as in step S508, and it is determined whether or not the special button effect is restricted in step S608. If the special button effect is not limited, the process proceeds to step S609, the reference sensor and the preparation confirmation sensor are changed as in step S510, and the special button flag is stored in step S610.

  When the special button effect lottery is not won in step S606, when the special button effect is limited in step S608, or after the process of step S610 is executed, the process proceeds to step S611. In step S611, a stop symbol setting process corresponding to the detachment reach is executed. In the stop symbol setting process, stop symbols are determined so that a combination of reach symbols is formed and the combination of the same symbols is not stopped in the final stop symbol. Specifically, the stop symbol is determined with reference to the stop symbol table corresponding to the detachment reach stored in the stop symbol table storage area of the ROM 250.

  In the subsequent step S612, a variable display mode setting process corresponding to the button effect is executed. Specifically, the variation mode is determined with reference to the variation mode table corresponding to the button effect from the variation mode table storage area. Such processing is the same as that in step S513.

  After performing the process of step S612, in step S613, the button variation command is output to the display control device 500, and the variation mode setting process corresponding to the detachment is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S603 that the button effect lottery has not been won, the process proceeds to step S614. In step S614, a character effect lottery process for removal is performed. Similar to step S515, this process obtains a character effect lottery value from the various counter areas 253, and determines whether or not the value corresponds to a winning character effect lottery. In the present embodiment, the probability of winning the off-line character effect lottery at step S615 is 5%, which is lower than the probability of winning the character effect lottery at the time of the big hit at step S515. That is, in this pachinko machine 10, a button effect is generated with a probability of 10% when a detachment reach occurs, and a character effect is generated with a probability of 5%. In addition, 5% of the button effects at the time of the occurrence of detachment reach the special button effects.

  In subsequent step S615, it is determined whether or not the character effect lottery is won based on the processing result in step S614. If the character effect lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S616. In step S616, the character effect restriction process is executed in the same manner as in step S517, and it is determined whether or not the character effect is restricted in step S617. If the character effect is not restricted, the character flag is stored in various flag storage areas 254 in the subsequent step S618. Then, in step S619, a stop symbol setting process corresponding to the detachment reach is executed in the same manner as in step S611, and in step S620, a variable display mode setting process corresponding to the character effect is executed. Specifically, the variation mode is determined by referring to the variation mode table corresponding to the character effect from the variation mode table storage area. Such processing is the same as that in step S522. In step S621, the character variation command is output to the display control device 500, and the variation mode setting process corresponding to the deviation ends.

  If it is determined in step S615 that the character effect lottery has not been won, or if it is determined in step S617 that the character effect is to be restricted, in step S622, the same as the step S611 and step S619 is handled. The stopped symbol setting process is executed, and the variable display mode setting process corresponding to the normal effect is executed in step S623. Such processing is the same as in step S524. In step S624, the normal variation command is output to the display control device 500, and the variation mode setting process corresponding to the deviation ends.

  If it is determined in step S601 that no reach has occurred, a stop symbol setting process corresponding to complete disconnection is executed in step S625. In the stop symbol setting process, the stop symbol is determined so that the reach symbol combination is not formed and the same symbol combination is not stopped in the final stop symbol. Specifically, the stop symbol is determined with reference to the stop symbol table corresponding to the complete deviation stored in the stop symbol table storage area of the ROM 250.

  In a succeeding step S626, a variation display mode setting process corresponding to complete deviation is executed. Specifically, the variation mode is determined with reference to the variation mode table corresponding to the complete deviation from the variation mode table storage area. After the processing of step S626 is performed, the variation command for complete detachment is output to the display control device 500 in step S627, and then the variation mode setting process corresponding to detachment is terminated.

<Variation processing>
Next, the mid-variation processing executed in step S405 in the variation display control processing (FIG. 17) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 701, it is determined whether or not it is a game round in which any one of a button effect, a special button effect, and a character effect is executed. Specifically, it is checked whether any one of the button flag, the special button flag, and the character flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 254. If none of the flags are stored, the mid-change processing is terminated as it is, and if any flag is stored, the process proceeds to step S702.

  In step S <b> 702, it is determined whether an operation start flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 254 of the RAM 251. The operation start flag is a flag stored when the operation start effect is started in the game times in which the button effect, the special button effect, or the character effect is executed.

  If the operation start flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S703 to determine whether it is the start timing of the operation start effect. Specifically, the start timing of the operation start effect is set in advance in association with the combination of the variation display time of the current game time and the variation display mode determined in the variation start process. In step S703, it is determined whether it is the start timing of the preset operation start effect. Note that the RAM 251 of the sound emission control device 82 is provided with a progress counter area for measuring a period of time that has elapsed since the start of game play. The value of the elapsed counter area is updated at a predetermined cycle, and the period that has elapsed since the start of game play can be grasped from the value of the elapsed counter area. It is determined from the value of this elapsed counter area whether or not it is the start timing of the operation start effect. If it is not the start timing of the operation start effect, the mid-variation process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S703 that it is the start timing of the operation start effect, the process proceeds to step S704. In step S704, the operation start flag is stored in the operation start flag storage area. And the infrared rays output from the light emission part 123 in each sensor 121 of the sensor apparatus 120 is started. Thereby, the sensor device 120 can detect the operating tool H.

  In the subsequent step S705, an operation effect start command is output to the display control device 500. The display control device 500 that has received the operation effect start command controls the symbol display device 41 so that the operation start effect is performed. The processing on the display control device 500 side will be described in detail later. After executing the processing of step S705, the mid-variation processing is terminated.

  If the operation start flag is stored in step S702, the process proceeds to step S706. In step S706, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the special effect. The end timing of the special effect is preset in the same manner as the start timing of the operation start effect, and it is determined whether or not it is the end timing of the operation effect from the value of the elapsed counter area.

  If it is not the end time of the special effect in step S706, the process proceeds to step S707. In step S707, it is determined whether or not the special effect in the current game round is a button effect or a special button effect. Specifically, it is determined whether or not button flags are stored in various flag storage areas 254. If the button flag is stored, the button operation handling process is executed in step S708, and the changing process is terminated. On the other hand, if the button flag is not stored, the character operation corresponding process is executed in step S709, and the changing process is terminated. The operation corresponding processing corresponding to each special effect will be described in detail later.

  If it is time to end the special performance in step S706, the operation start flag is deleted in step S710. In step S710, output of infrared rays from the light emitting unit 123 in each sensor 121 of the sensor device 120 is stopped. As a result, the sensor device 120 cannot detect the operating tool H.

  That is, the period from the start of infrared output from the light emitting unit 123 in each sensor 121 in step S704 to the stop of the output in step S710 is a period during which the sensor device 120 can detect the detection target. .

  In a succeeding step S711, an operation effect end command is output to the display control device 500, and then the variation processing is ended. The operation effect end command includes information corresponding to the end timing of the special effect. The display control apparatus 500 controls the symbol display apparatus 41 to end the special effect by receiving the operation effect end command. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

<Operation for button operation>
The button operation corresponding process corresponding to the button effect and the special button effect executed in step S708 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S801, a preparation state confirmation process for confirming whether or not the operation preparation state is established is executed. In subsequent step S802, an execution state confirmation process for confirming whether or not the operation execution state is established is executed. In step S803, it is determined whether or not the operation is performed. If the operation is not performed, an effect process for setting an effect such as an operation effect is executed in step S804. If it is in the operation execution state, operation execution confirmation processing is executed in step S805. After the process of step S804 or step S805 is executed, the button operation handling process ends.

  Hereinafter, the preparation state confirmation process (step S801), the implementation state confirmation process (step S802), the effect process (step S804) and the operation execution confirmation process (step S805) will be described.

<Preparation check process>
In the preparation state confirmation process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 22, first, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the operation preparation state has already been grasped. Specifically, each flag storage area 254 of the RAM 251 is provided with a detection flag storage area, and it is determined whether or not a detection flag is stored in the area. The detection flag is a flag stored when it is recognized that the operation is ready.

  When the detection flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether or not the operating tool H is detected by the preparation confirmation sensor. As already described, the preparation confirmation sensor is usually the sensor on the third line from the bottom (# 3 in FIG. 5), and when the special button effect is performed, the sensor on the sixth line from the bottom (# 6 in FIG. 6). ). These changes are made in step S510 or step S609. If the operating tool H is not detected in step S902, the preparation state confirmation process is terminated. If the operating tool H is detected, the detection flag is stored in the detection flag storage area in the subsequent step S903. Thereby, an affirmative determination is made in step S901 in the subsequent processing.

  After performing the process of step S903, a tip specific command is output to the display control apparatus 500 in step S904, and the confirmation process of a preparation state is complete | finished. The first specifying command is a command for causing the display control device 500 to recognize that the operating tool H has been detected by the preparation confirmation sensor (# 3 or # 6). The display control device 500 that has received the destination specifying command controls the symbol display device 41 so that the destination specifying effect is performed. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

  If the detection flag is stored in step S901, the process proceeds to step S905. In step S905, it is further determined whether or not the operating tool H is detected by the preparation confirmation sensor (# 3 or # 6). The case where a negative determination is made in step S905 means that the operation preparation state was not obtained in the current processing time, although it was in the operation preparation state in the previous processing time. In this case, it is determined in step S906 whether the operation is being performed. Specifically, the arrival flag storage area is provided in the various flag storage areas 254 of the RAM 251, and it is determined whether or not the arrival flag is stored in the area. The arrival flag is a flag stored when the operating tool H is detected by the reference sensor (# 1 in FIG. 5 or # 4 in FIG. 6), that is, when the operation state is entered.

  A supplementary description will be given of the relationship between the detection flag and the arrival flag, the operation preparation state, and the operation execution state. The state where the detection flag is stored and the arrival flag is not stored is the operation preparation state, and the arrival flag is stored. Is the operation execution state. That is, the operation preparation state is a state from when the detection flag is stored until the arrival flag is stored, and the operation execution state is an operation of the operation button 111 or the virtual operation button image X after the arrival flag is stored. This is a state until the corresponding operating tool H is operated and then the arrival flag is erased.

  Here, even if the detection flag is not stored, the operating tool H may exist in the detection range of the sensor device 120. That is, there is a situation in which one of the sensors 121 is in the ON state but the preparation confirmation sensor is not in the ON state. This is the state before reaching the operation preparation state. That is, when the operating tool H is included in the detection range, the state before the operation preparation state is reached, and when the operating tool H moves to the standby position, the operation preparing state is set, and the operating tool H becomes the operation surface 112 or the virtual operation surface Y. If it moves to the position corresponding to, it will be in the operation implementation state. As described above, in this embodiment, each state is grasped step by step in accordance with the position of the operating tool H, and an effect corresponding to each state is performed, thereby enhancing a sense of unity of a series of effects.

  If it is in the operation execution state in step S906, it means that the operation preparation state has been shifted to the operation execution state, that is, the operation body H has moved in the pressing direction (downward) of the operation button 111 from the standby position, In this case, the preparation state confirmation process is terminated as it is. When the operation body is not in the operation execution state, the operation preparation state has shifted to the previous state, or the operation body H has shifted to a previous state that is not included in the detection range. And in the opposite direction (upward) or out of the detection range, in this case, the process proceeds to step S907.

  In step S907, the detection flag is deleted, and in subsequent step S908, it is determined whether or not the operation flag is stored in the operation flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 254 of the RAM 251. The operation flag is a flag stored when an operation corresponding to the operation of the operation button 111 or the virtual operation button image X is performed at least once.

  If no operation flag is stored, a non-execution command is output to the display control device 500 in step S909. The non-executable command is a command for causing the display control device 500 to recognize that the operation preparation state was not obtained in the current processing time although it was in the operation preparation state in the previous processing time. The display control device 500 that has received the non-execution command controls the symbol display device 41 so that the non-execution effect is performed. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later. After performing the process of step S909, the confirmation process of a preparation state is complete | finished.

  If the operation flag is stored in step S908, the process proceeds to step S910, and it is determined whether or not the current button effect is a continuous effect. In the case of a repetitive effect in step S910, it means that the operation corresponding to the operation has been performed at least once in the repetitive effect, but thereafter, it has disappeared in either the operation execution state or the operation preparation state. In this case, after the continuous request command is output to the display control device 500 in step S911, the preparation state confirmation process is terminated. The display control device 500 that has received the repetitive request command controls the symbol display device 41 so that the repetitive request effect is performed. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

  If it is not a repetitive effect in step S910, the preparation state confirmation process is terminated as it is.

<Confirmation process of implementation status>
Next, the execution state confirmation process executed in step S802 of the button operation handling process (FIG. 21) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether any of the sensors 121 is in an ON state. If any of the sensors 121 is in the OFF state, the operating tool H does not exist in the detection range of the sensor device 120, and thus the execution state confirmation process is terminated.

  In subsequent step S1002, the lowest position of the operating tool H is specified. Specifically, the sensor 121 at the lower end among the sensors 121 in the ON state is grasped.

  In step S1003, it is determined whether or not the lowest position of the operating tool H has reached the reference sensor. Specifically, in the button effect, it is determined whether or not the reference sensor is included in the sensor 121 grasped in step S1002. In the special button effect, the sensor 121 grasped in step S1002 is lower than the reference sensor. It is determined whether it is a sensor. As already described, the reference sensor is a sensor corresponding to the operation surface 112 or the virtual operation surface Y of the operation button 111, and is a sensor for specifying that the operation is being performed. The sensor on the first line is the reference sensor (# 1 in FIG. 5) when only the button effect is provided, and the sensor (# 4 in FIG. 6) is the reference sensor when the special button effect is also performed. It is.

  If the lower end of the operating tool H has reached the reference sensor (# 1 or # 4) in step S1003, that is, if the operation is being performed, the arrival flag storage area is confirmed in step S1004, and the arrival flag Is stored. If the arrival flag is stored in step S1004, the execution state confirmation process is terminated.

  If the arrival flag is not stored in step S1004, the arrival flag is stored in step S1005, and the uppermost position of the operating tool H is grasped in subsequent step S1006. Specifically, the sensor at the upper end of the sensors 121 in the ON state is grasped. Then, a sensor below the grasped sensor is set as an operation confirmation sensor in the subsequent step S1007, and the execution state confirmation process is terminated.

  As already described, the operation confirmation sensor is a sensor for confirming that the operation corresponding to the operation has been performed. In step S1007, the button effect sensor is used as a sensor below the sensor grasped in step S1006. In this case, the sensor in the lower row (# 2 in FIG. 5) is the operation confirmation sensor, and in the case of special button effects, the sensor in the lower row (# 2 in FIG. 6) is the operation confirmation sensor.

  That is, in the case of a button effect, it is grasped that the operation corresponding to the operation of the operation button 111 has been completed when the operation confirmation sensor in the lower row changes from the ON state to the OFF state. It is understood that the operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation button image X is completed when the operation confirmation sensors in the four rows below are changed from the ON state to the OFF state.

  Here, as a configuration for confirming that the operation corresponding to the operation has been performed, there is also a configuration for confirming the presence or absence of the operation by grasping the movement amount of the lowermost position on the basis of the lowermost position of the operation tool H. Conceivable. However, in the case of such a configuration, particularly when only the button effect is performed, the operation tool H and the operation tool H are operated after the operation tool H reaches the upper end of the operation button 111 (after # 1 is turned on). It can be difficult to clearly distinguish the border with the button 111. More specifically, for example, a sensor is provided below the sensor (# 1) in the first row, and the amount of movement after the operating tool H reaches the upper end of the operation button 111 is grasped from the fact that the sensor is turned on. Even if the operation button 111 is not pressed, the sensor is already in the ON state due to the presence of the operation button 111, and the presence of the operation tool H causes the sensor to be in the ON state. It can be difficult to figure out.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the operation execution state, it is configured to grasp the presence / absence of an operation corresponding to the operation on the basis of the uppermost position of the operation tool H, and the sensor set in step S1007 is changed from the ON state to the OFF state. In the case of a change, that is, in the case of a button effect, the operation body H is moved downward by 2 cm or more, and in the case of a special button effect, the operation body H is moved downward by 5 cm or more. Is determined to have been performed.

  If the lowest position of the operating tool H has not reached the reference sensor in step S1003, that is, if it is not in the operation execution state, the arrival flag storage area is confirmed in step S1008, and the arrival flag is stored. If it is not stored, the state is maintained, and the implementation state confirmation process is terminated.

  Therefore, when the operation is performed, the operation confirmation sensor is set at that time, and the presence or absence of an operation corresponding to the operation is grasped using the operation confirmation sensor as described above. On the other hand, when the operation state is changed to the operation preparation state or the like after that, since the arrival flag is deleted, the operation confirmation sensor is reset after the operation state is set again. By adopting such a configuration, even in the case of continuous production, for example, even when the player changes from the operation mode of pressing the operation button 111 with the palm to the operation mode of pressing with the fist, each pressing operation is performed. It becomes possible to specify suitably.

<Regarding the process for production and the confirmation process of the operation>
Next, the rendering process in step S804 and the operation execution confirmation process in step S805 in the button operation handling process (FIG. 21) will be described. As already described, when the operation is not performed, an effect process is performed, and when the operation is performed, an operation execution confirmation process is performed. That is, in the time series in which the processing is performed, the effect processing is performed first, and then the operation execution confirmation processing is performed. However, here, first, the operation execution confirmation process will be described first, and then the effect process will be described.

<Operation execution confirmation process>
In the operation execution confirmation process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 24, first, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the current button effect corresponds to the continuous effect. If it is not a repetitive effect, it is determined in the subsequent step S1102 whether or not an operation flag is stored in the operation flag storage area. If the operation flag is stored, the operation execution confirmation process is terminated as it is.

  If it is a repetitive effect in step S1101, or if an operation flag is not stored in step S1102, a process for confirming the operation corresponding to the operation in step S1103 and subsequent steps is performed. That is, in the repetitive effect, the processing after step S1103 is performed regardless of the presence or absence of the operation flag.

  In step S1103, it is determined whether or not the current button effect is a special button effect by checking whether or not a special button flag is stored. In the case of the special button effect, processing for changing the virtual operation button image X in accordance with the operation of the operating tool H is performed in steps S1104 and S1105.

  That is, in step S1104, the lowest position of the operating tool H is grasped, and the grasped result is output to the display control device 500 as a position command in step S1105. The display control apparatus 500 that has received such a position command executes a process for changing the virtual operation button image X so that the virtual operation surface Y of the virtual operation button image X comes to the lowest position of the operating tool H. The processing on the display control device 500 side will be described in detail later.

  When it is not a special button effect but a normal button effect in step S1103, or after executing the process of step S1105, the process proceeds to step S1106. In step S1106, it is determined whether or not the operation confirmation sensor set in step S1007 of the above-described execution state confirmation process (FIG. 23) has been switched from the ON state to the OFF state. The case of switching to the OFF state means that the operating tool H has moved downward by at least 2 cm (5 cm in the case of special button effects), and in this case, it is provided in various flag storage areas 254 of the RAM 251 in step S1107. It is determined whether or not the second effect flag is stored in the second effect flag storage area. The second effect flag is a flag that is stored when the operation speed of the operating tool H is equal to or higher than a reference value in a state (operation preparation state) that is a previous stage of the operation execution state. This process will be described in detail later. explain. If a negative determination is made in step S1106, the operation execution confirmation process is terminated.

  If the second effect flag is not stored in step S1107, the first operation command is output to the display control device 500 in step S1108. The first operation command is a command for causing the display control device 500 to recognize that the operation corresponding to the operation has been performed when the operation speed of the operation tool H is less than the reference value. The display control device 500 that has received the first operation command controls the symbol display device 41 so that the first operation effect is performed. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

  If the second effect flag is stored in step S1107, the second operation command is output to the display control device 500 in step S1109. The second operation command is a command for causing the display control device 500 to recognize that the operation corresponding to the operation has been performed when the operation speed of the operation tool H is equal to or higher than the reference value. The display control device 500 that has received the second operation command controls the symbol display device 41 so that the second operation effect is performed. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

  After performing the process of step S1108 or step S1109, the operation flag is stored in step S1110, and then the operation execution confirmation process is terminated. Thus, an affirmative determination is made in step S1102 in the subsequent processing times.

<Processing for production>
Next, the effect processing in step S804 of the button operation handling processing (FIG. 21) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As already described, the effect process is a process performed when the operation is not performed, and is performed prior to the operation execution confirmation process (FIG. 24).

  First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not the operating tool H is detected by any of the sensors 121. If none of the sensors 121 is detected, the effect processing is ended as it is.

  In a succeeding step S1202, it is determined whether or not the operating tool H is present at the screen limit position. In the present embodiment, a warning is given when the operating tool H approaches a position at a predetermined distance from the second display screen G2 so that the operating tool H does not approach the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130 too much. The position of the sensor in the first row from the back end disposed behind the rear end of the operation button 111 corresponds to the screen limit position. In step S1202, when the sensor in the first row is in the ON state, it is determined that the operating tool H is present at the screen limit position.

  The screen limit position is in front of the second display screen G2 and the position where the above warning is not frequently performed when the operation button 111 is operated, that is, in front of the second display screen G2. In addition, it is only necessary to be behind the operation button 111. When the screen limit position is changed, a separate sensor may be provided at that position.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1202, control is performed so that a warning sound is emitted from the speaker unit 65 in step S1203, and a warning command is output to the display control device 500. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

  When it does not exist at the screen limit position in step S1202, or after executing the process of step S1203, the process proceeds to step S1204.

  In step S1204, it is determined whether or not the preparation confirmation sensor is in the ON state. If it is not in the ON state, that is, if it is not in the operation preparation state, the effect processing is ended as it is. If it is in the operation ready state, it is determined in step S1205 whether or not the sensor (# 2 in FIG. 5 and # 5 in FIG. 6) one line below the preparation confirmation sensor is in the ON state. It is determined whether the operation of the operating tool H has been started. If this sensor is not in the ON state but in the OFF state, the rendering process is terminated as it is.

  When the sensor (# 2 or # 5) one row below the preparation confirmation sensor is switched to the ON state, measurement of a period for calculating the operating speed of the operating tool H is started in step S1206. Specifically, the various counter areas 253 of the RAM 251 are provided with period counters, and the period counters are counted (updated) one by one every predetermined period (for example, 2 msec) to calculate the operation speed. The period can be measured. In step S1206, the period counter starts counting. In step S1206, if the count of the period counter has already been started in the previous processing round, the process proceeds to step S1207 as it is.

  In subsequent step S1207, it is determined whether or not the sensor (# 1 or # 4) two rows below the preparation confirmation sensor has been switched from the OFF state to the ON state. If it is not switched to the ON state, the rendering process is terminated as it is. When the reference sensor is switched to the ON state, the operation speed of the operating tool H is calculated in the subsequent step S1208. Specifically, the period required from when the sensor one row below the preparation confirmation sensor switches to the ON state to when the sensor two rows below the preparation confirmation sensor switches to the ON state, that is, the operating body H is 1 cm in the operation direction. The period required to move (downward) is grasped from the value of the period counter, and the operating speed of the operating tool H is calculated.

  In the case of special button effects, a configuration may be used in which a period required for the operating tool H to move further in the operating direction (downward) when calculating the operation speed is referred to. In this case, for example, when a period from when # 5 is switched to the ON state to when # 1 is switched to the ON state is referred to, an average operation speed can be calculated in the operation of the operating tool H.

  In subsequent step S1209, it is determined whether or not the operation speed calculated in step S1208 is equal to or higher than a reference speed. The reference speed is 50 cm / sec in this embodiment. Note that the value of the reference speed may be a value that can distinguish between an immediate operation (operation) and an operation (operation) that is slower and less rapid than that, and is arbitrary within a possible range.

  If the operation tool H is operated at a speed equal to or higher than the reference speed in step S1209, an effect during operation is set in step S1210. In such processing, a sound effect (for example, a “bun” sound) accompanying the operation of the operating tool H in the operation direction is output by the speaker unit 65. In step S1211, the second effect flag is stored. If the second effect flag is set here, an affirmative determination is made in step S1104 of the operation execution confirmation process (FIG. 24) executed in the subsequent operation execution state. After performing the process of step S1211, the effect process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S1209 that there is no operation at a speed equal to or higher than the reference speed, the effect processing is ended as it is. Therefore, when the operation body H is slowly moved at a speed lower than the reference speed, the operation effect is not performed, and the second effect flag is not stored. Therefore, the operation corresponding to the operation in the subsequent operation execution state is performed. When it is performed, the first operation effect is performed.

  As described above, since the configuration is used to determine the effect when the operation corresponding to the subsequent operation is performed using the information of the effect processing executed prior to the operation execution state, the operation is performed. When the operation is performed in the state, there is a delay compared to the configuration in which the effect is determined based on the operation speed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load for performing an effect when an operation corresponding to the operation is performed.

<Character operation handling processing>
Next, the character operation corresponding process executed in step S709 in the changing process (FIG. 20) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As described above, in the character production, the subsequent production is set differently depending on whether the player strokes the 3D image of the character left and right or scratches up and down. The process which specifies the operation direction of the operating body H is performed.

  Specifically, first, in step S1301, it is determined whether or not the operating tool H is detected. Specifically, it is determined whether any sensor 121 of the sensor device 120 is in an ON state. If none of the sensors 121 is in the detection state, the character operation handling process is terminated.

  If any one of the sensors 121 is ON, it is determined in step S1302 whether or not the operating tool H is present at the screen limit position. This process is the same as that in step S1202. If it is the screen limit position, a warning sound is output from the speaker unit 65 and a warning command is output to the display control device 500 in the subsequent step S1303.

  If it is not the screen limit position in step S1302, or after the processing of step S1303, the process proceeds to step S1304. In step S1304, it is determined whether or not an operation flag is stored. If the operation flag is stored, the character operation corresponding process is terminated as it is. The operation flag is a flag common to that used in the button operation handling process described above, and by sharing a flag for effects executed at different timings such as a button effect (special button) and a character effect, The storage capacity can be reduced.

  If no operation flag is stored, the process advances to step S1305. In step S1305, the lowest position of the operating tool H is grasped, and processing for storing the corresponding sensor 121 as position information in the position information storage area is executed. Such a process is a process performed to grasp the amount of movement of the operating tool H in the vertical direction.

  The position information storage area is configured to be capable of storing a plurality of pieces of position information of the operating tool H, and stores information for the upper limit number of times that the character operation corresponding process is performed at least during the period when the sensor device 120 is valid. It is possible to do. In this embodiment, the effective period of the sensor device 120 is 10 seconds at the longest even in the character effect, and the position information storage area can store information for 20000 processes corresponding to the longest period. It is configured.

  In the following step S1306, the infrared intensity received by the light receiving unit 124 of each sensor 121 is analyzed, and the infrared intensity of the sensor receiving the strongest infrared ray is grasped, whereby the sensor device 120, the operating body H, and the like. Figure out the distance. And the process which memorize | stores the said grasped distance in the distance information storage area provided in RAM251 is performed. Such a process is a process performed to grasp the amount of movement of the operating tool H in the left-right direction.

  Similar to the position information storage area, the distance information storage area is configured to be capable of storing a plurality of distance information of the operating tool H, and is an upper limit at which the character operation corresponding process is performed at least during a period when the sensor device 120 is valid. It is possible to store the information for the number of times in the order in which each information is grasped. In the present embodiment, the effective period of the sensor device 120 is 10 seconds at the longest even in the character effect, and the above distance information storage area can be stored in the order in which the information for 20000 processes corresponding to the longest period is grasped. It is configured.

  In the subsequent step S1307, it is determined whether or not a character grasping period (3 sec in the present embodiment), which is a predetermined period from the detection of the operating tool H, has elapsed. The RAM 251 is provided with a grasping progress counter area where measurement is started after the operating body H is detected by any of the sensors 121 in the character effect. Then, the update of the grasping progress counter area is started at the timing of affirmative determination in step S1301, and the update of the grasping progress counter area is stopped at the timing of negative determination in step S1301 and the information so far is cleared. The In step S1307, it is determined from the value of the grasping progress counter area whether or not the character grasping period has elapsed. If the character grasping period has not elapsed, the character operation handling process is terminated.

  If the character grasping period has elapsed, in step S1308, the processing times performed before the character grasping period from the timing at which the current processing time is executed (the processing times before 6000 processing times). The process of acquiring the position information stored in the position information storage area is executed. In step S1309, the distance information stored in the distance information storage area is acquired in the processing times (processing times before 6000 processing times) performed before the character grasping period from the timing at which the current processing time is executed. Execute the process.

  In step S1310, the current position information stored in step S1305 is compared with the position information acquired in step S1308, and the amount of movement of the operating tool H in the vertical direction is grasped. In step S1311, the current distance information stored in step S1306 and the distance information acquired in step S1309 are compared to grasp the amount of movement of the operating tool H in the left-right direction.

  In the subsequent step S1312, the character reference value (the value of movement in any one of the movement amount in the vertical direction grasped in step S1310 and the movement amount in the horizontal direction grasped in step S1311 is a predetermined value). In this embodiment, it is determined whether it is 5 cm or more. If any of the movement amounts is less than the character reference value, the character operation corresponding process is terminated as it is.

  If the amount of movement in either direction is equal to or greater than the character reference value, in the following step S1313, the amount of movement in the vertical direction grasped in step S1310 and the amount of movement in the left-right direction grasped in step S1311 Are compared to determine whether the amount of motion in the left-right direction is greater than the amount of motion in the up-down direction.

  If the amount of movement in the vertical direction is larger, it is determined that the operating tool H has moved so as to scratch the character of the three-dimensional image up and down, and the first operation command is output to the display control device 500 in step S1314. . On the other hand, if the amount of movement in the left-right direction is larger, it is determined that the operating tool H has moved so as to stroke the character of the three-dimensional image to the left and right, and the second control command is displayed in step S1315. Output to. The display control device 500 that has received any of these operation commands controls the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 so that the corresponding operation effects are performed. The processing of the display control device 500 will be described in detail later.

  After performing the process of step S1314 or step S1315, after storing the operation flag in step S1316, the character operation corresponding process is terminated.

  As described above, in the character operation handling process, the vertical movement amount of the operating tool H is grasped by using the configuration in which the sensors 121 of the sensor device 120 are aligned in the vertical direction. By using the light reception intensity in the light receiving unit 124, the operation amount of the operation tool H in the left-right direction is grasped. In addition, it is also possible to use a configuration in which the sensors 121 are aligned in the front-rear direction, so that the operation amount in the front-rear direction of the operating tool H can be grasped. In this case, it is preferable that the display control device 500 produces an effect based on the grasped movement amount in the front-rear direction.

  Further, in addition to the operation direction of the operating tool H, the operation speed may be set as a condition for changing the effect as in the button operation corresponding process. In this case, for example, even if the operating tool H moves up and down, it may be determined that the operating tool H is not scratched if it is less than a predetermined speed, but it is operated as if it is stroked up and down. However, if the speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined speed, it may be determined that the operation has been performed so as not to boil but to slap. Then, it is preferable to add an effect of changing the facial expression of the girl character using the information on the movement direction and the movement speed.

<Command response processing by display control device 500>
Next, command response processing executed by the display control apparatus 500 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The command handling process is a process that is started with the highest priority when a command is received from the sound emission control device 82, whatever the process being executed at that time. Further, the command handling process is executed by the overall CPU 510, and the display CPUs 520, 530, etc. operate according to the command from the overall CPU 510. In the present embodiment, in addition to the command response processing, main control such as main processing executed at power-on and timer interrupt processing executed periodically is executed by the central CPU 510, and drawing data is displayed by the display CPUs 520 and 530. The processing load in the display control device 500 is distributed by performing various processes for generating the image.

  Note that image processing such as drawing data generation performed by the timer interrupt processing can be performed in a shorter period than the period in which the command is output from the sound emission control device 82, and the command read out by the command corresponding processing The image processing corresponding to is completed before the next timing at which a command can be output from the sound emission control device 82. Further, in the command corresponding processing, when performing image processing corresponding to the received command through the timer interrupt processing, the image being displayed is temporarily deleted and the image corresponding to the command received this time is displayed. Let the process do.

  Further, in the description of the command response processing, description will be given with reference to the contents of effects on the display screens G1 and G2 in FIGS. 15 and 16 again.

  In the command response process, first, in step S1401, it is determined whether any variable command is received. As described above, the variation command is output from the variation command for button, variation command for character, variation command for normal operation, or variation command for complete deviation in the variation start processing (FIGS. 18 and 19). Is done. If any variable command is received in step S1401, the process proceeds to step S1402. In step S1402, the stop symbol information and the variation mode information are acquired from the received variation command, and the internal command including the stopped symbol information and the variation mode information is output to the 2D display CPU 520 in the subsequent step S1403. Thereby, the effect of the variable display of the symbols on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41 is set.

  In a succeeding step S1404, it is determined whether or not the currently received variation command is a button variation command or a character variation command. If a negative determination is made in step S1404, the command response process is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made, a special effect setting process is performed in step S1405 to execute a special effect setting process. finish.

  Here, the special effect setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1501, it is determined whether the command received in step S1401 is a button variation command. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1501, that is, if the special effect performed in the current game round is a button effect or a special button effect, the received button variation command is analyzed in step S1502, and the special effect is analyzed. It is determined whether or not it is a game time to execute a button effect.

  In the case of the game times in which the special button is executed, the special button effect flag is stored in the special button effect flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas of the work RAM 550 in the subsequent step S1503. In the case of the game times in which the special button effect is not executed in step S1502, or after the process of step S1503 is executed, the button effect is stored in the button effect flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas of the work RAM 550 in step S1504. Stores the flag. After performing the process of step S1504, the special effect setting process ends.

  The case where the button variation command is not received in step S1501 means that the character variation command is received. In this case, in step S1505, the various flag storage areas of the work RAM 550 are provided. The character effect flag is stored in the character effect flag storage area, and the special effect setting process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the command response process (FIG. 27), if no variable command has been received in step S1401, the process proceeds to step S1406. In step S1406, it is determined whether an operation effect start command has been received. As already described, the operation effect start command is output in step S705 of the changing process (FIG. 20). If an operation effect start command is received, the operation start effect process is executed in step S1407, and then the command response process ends.

  In the operation start effect process, an internal command is output to the 2D display CPU 520 in order to perform an operation start effect corresponding to the type of special effect executed in the current game round on the symbol display device 41 side. Specifically, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29, it is determined in step S1601 whether or not a button effect flag is stored in the button effect flag storage area. If the button effect flag is stored, in the subsequent step S1602, the internal command for the button is output to the 2D display CPU 520, and the operation start effect for the button is started on the first display screen G1. The symbol display device 41 is controlled. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15A, a display of “Ready” is performed, and an operation of the operation button 111 or the virtual operation button image X is prompted.

  In a succeeding step S1603, it is determined whether or not a special button effect flag is stored. If the special button effect flag is stored, the special display device 130 is controlled to start displaying the virtual operation button image X by outputting an internal command to the 3D display CPU 530 in step S1604. . When a negative determination is made in step S1603, or after the process of step S1604 is executed, the operation start effect process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the button effect flag is not stored in step S1601, the character internal command is output to the 2D display CPU 520 in step S1605, and the character operation start effect is displayed on the first display screen G1. The symbol display device 41 is controlled to start. In this case, for example, the display “Gently bend sideways” is performed on the first display screen G1, and an operation of stroking the three-dimensional image of the character left and right is prompted. In step S1606, the special display device 130 is controlled to start displaying the image of the girl character by outputting an internal command to the 3D display CPU 530. After performing the process of step S1606, the operation start effect process is terminated.

  Here, in the button effect and the special button effect, since the player's operation mode is a common operation mode called the press operation, the button operation start effect is the same regardless of the special effect. It is done. As a result, the storage capacity of the display control device 500 is reduced. Further, the player is paying attention to the first display screen G1 in which the symbol display is normally performed, and it is assumed that the player moves his eyes to the operation button unit 100 by performing the button operation start effect. However, even when the same button operation start effect is performed, the virtual operation button image X may appear or may not appear, so that it is possible to increase the unexpectedness when moving the line of sight. It becomes.

  Returning to the description of the command response process (FIG. 27), if the operation effect start command is not received in step S1406, the process proceeds to step S1408. In step S1408, it is determined whether a warning command is received. As already described, the warning command is output in step S1203 of the effect processing (FIG. 25) of the button operation corresponding processing or in step S1303 of the character operation corresponding processing (FIG. 26). If a warning command has been received, the warning processing is performed in step S1409, and then the command response process is terminated. In the warning effect processing, by outputting an internal command to the 2D display CPU 520, for example, “too close, please release” is displayed on the first display screen G1 of the symbol display device 41.

  If the warning command has not been received in step S1408, the process proceeds to step S1410. In step S1410, it is determined whether a destination specific command has been received. As already explained, the destination specifying command is a case where the special effect is a button effect or a special button effect, and when the operation preparation state is entered, the confirmation process of the preparation state (FIG. 22) in the button operation corresponding process. This command is output in step S904. If the destination specific command has been received, the destination specific effect processing is performed in step S1411, and the command response processing ends. In the first specific effect process, the symbol display device 41 is controlled so that the first specific effect is performed on the first display screen G1 (see FIG. 15B).

  If the destination specific command has not been received in step S1410, the process proceeds to step S1412. In step S1412, it is determined whether a non-executable command is received. As already described, the non-execution command is used when the special effect is a button effect or a special button effect, and after the operation preparation state is entered, neither the operation execution state nor the operation preparation state is performed in the next processing time. , A command output in step S909 of the preparation state confirmation process (FIG. 22) in the button operation handling process. If the non-execution command is received, the non-execution effect process is performed in step S1413, and then the command response process ends. In the non-execution effect process, the symbol display device 41 is controlled so that the non-execution effect is performed on the first display screen G1 (see FIG. 15C).

  If no non-executable command has been received in step S1412, the process proceeds to step S1414. In step S1414, it is determined whether a repetitive request command has been received. As described above, the continuous request command is a case where the special effect is a button effect or a continuous effect in the special button effect, and the operation body H corresponding to the operation is performed at least once, but thereafter When the operating tool H moves to a position corresponding to a state before the operation preparation state, the command is output in step S911 of the preparation state confirmation processing (FIG. 22) in the button operation correspondence processing. If a repetitive request command has been received, a repetitive request effect process is performed in step S1415, and the command response process ends. In the process for the repetitive request effect, the symbol display device 41 is controlled so that the repetitive request effect such as “Don't give up!” Is performed on the first display screen G1.

  If the continuous request command has not been received in step S1414, the process proceeds to step S1416. In step S1416, it is determined whether a position command has been received. As already described, the position command is a command indicating the lowest position of the operating tool H when the operating tool H moves in the operation execution state when the special effect is a special button effect. If a position command has been received, in step S1417, the three-dimensional display change process is executed, and then the command response process ends. In the three-dimensional display change process, the special display device 130 is controlled so as to change the three-dimensional image in accordance with the operation of the operating tool H by outputting an internal command to the 3D display CPU 530 (FIG. 16B). reference).

  If the position command has not been received in step S1416, the process proceeds to step S1418. In step S1418, it is determined whether the first operation command or the second operation command is received. As already described, these operation commands are sent to step S1108 and step S1109 of the operation execution confirmation process (FIG. 24) in the button operation corresponding process, or step S1314 and step S1315 of the character operation corresponding process (FIG. 26). Command output. If any operation command has been received, the operation effect processing is executed in step S1419, and then the command response processing ends.

  In the operation effect processing, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30, it is first determined in step S1701 whether or not a button effect flag is stored, and if it is stored, the process proceeds to step S1702. In step S1702, it is determined whether or not the command received this time is the first operation command. If it is the first operation command, the process proceeds to step S1703, and the internal command is output to the 2D display CPU 520 so that the first operation effect for the button is performed on the first display screen G1. 41 is controlled (see FIG. 15D). If the second operation command is not the first operation command in step S1702, the internal command is output to the 2D display CPU 520 in step S1704, whereby the second button for the button is displayed on the first display screen G1. The symbol display device 41 is controlled so that the operation effect is performed (see FIG. 15E). After performing the process of step S1703 or step S1704, the operation effect process is terminated.

  The case where the button effect flag is not stored in step S1701 is a case where the character effect is performed. In this case, it is determined whether or not the command received this time in step S1705 is the first operation command. To do. If it is the first operation command, in step S1706, by outputting an internal command to the 2D display CPU 520 and the 3D display CPU 530, the symbol display device 41 and the character display device 41 and The special display device 130 is controlled (see FIGS. 16I and 16J).

  If the second operation command is not the first operation command in step S1705, the internal command is output to the 2D display CPU 520 and the 3D display CPU 530 in step S1707, so that the second operation effect for the character is performed. The symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 are controlled so as to be performed (see FIGS. 16F and 16G). After performing the processing in step S1706 or step S1707, the operation effect processing is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the command handling process (FIG. 27), if no operation command has been received in step S1418, the process proceeds to step S1420. In step S1420, it is determined whether an operation effect end command has been received. As already described, the operation effect end command is a command that is output in step S711 of the mid-variation process (FIG. 20). If an operation effect end command has been received, a special effect end process is executed in step S1421, and then the command response process ends. In the special effect end process, the control related to the special effect of the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 is ended, and a process of deleting special effect flags such as a button effect flag, a special button effect flag, and a character effect flag is executed. . In addition, when the special effect is ended, if no operation command is received within the period during which the special effect is performed, the symbol display device 41 is configured such that the no-operation effect is performed on the first display screen G1. To control.

  If an operation effect end command has not been received in step S1420, other processing is executed in step S1422, and then the command response processing ends. In the other process of step S1422, the process for effect setting based on the reception of the other command for the game round effect (change end command) and the command for the opening / closing execution mode (opening command and ending command) is executed.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  The range in which the operating tool H such as a hand moves in the operation space OE of the operation button 111, that is, the upper side of the operation button 111 is set as the detection range of the sensor device 120. As a result, when the player tries to operate the operation button 111, the hand can be detected before touching the operation button 111, and a novel effect such as a pre-specified effect or a non-executable effect is performed as the corresponding effect. It becomes possible.

  After the operation start effect is performed, when the player holds his / her hand over the position where the player is ready for operation, that is, the position where the preparation confirmation sensor is in the ON state, the first specific effect is assumed to be in the operation ready state It was. In other words, when the player prepares based on the operation start effect as an operation command on the gaming machine side, the player performs an effect for that purpose (first specific effect), and then the player operates When it is performed, it was set as the structure which performs the production (operation production) for it. Thereby, it is possible to reproduce a series of actions of the player based on the operation command from the gaming machine as an effect, and it is possible to enhance the sense of solidarity given to the player by the effect.

  The position in the operation preparation state is a position where the player does not touch the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111, that is, a position where the reference sensor corresponding to the operation surface 112 is in the OFF state. Therefore, it is possible to clearly distinguish and determine whether the hand or the like is in a state before the operation surface 112 is pressed or operated. As a result, the above-mentioned pre-specific effect is performed before touching the operation surface 112, and the effect changes closer to the preparation stage, and the effect changes even though the operation surface 112 is not touched. The production can be highly surprising.

  When the player is no longer in the operation ready state at the timing after determining the operation ready state, the non-execution effect is configured so that, for example, when the player changes his mind and withdraws his hand, the player will stand by again. Can be urged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from participating in the production using the prepared operation buttons 111 and to promote the active participation in the game.

  The situation in which the operation button 111 is pressed, that is, the operation execution situation is determined using the detection result of the sensor device 120. Accordingly, the operation preparation state and the operation execution state can be grasped, and the stage from the preparation stage of the pressing operation to the execution state can be performed as a series of effects.

  By arranging the sensors 121 of the sensor device 120 in alignment with a predetermined interval in the operation direction (vertical direction) of the operation button 111, it is possible to grasp the amount of movement of the player's hand, etc. It is possible to realize accompanying effects, for example, the above-described specific effect and operation effects with a simple configuration.

  When the operating speed of the player's hand is ascertained in the button operation corresponding process, and the type of operation effect to be performed when the operation button 111 is operated thereafter, the above-described operating speed is slower than the reference speed The first operation effect is configured as a second operation effect that is more flashy than the first operation effect when the reference speed is exceeded. Thereby, the player's operation mode is clearly expressed as an effect, and the sense of unity obtained by the player can be increased.

  In addition, since the operation speed is the operation speed of the preliminary operation in the operation of the operation button 111, it is possible to determine the effect in advance before the operation button 111 is actually operated, and the actual operation is performed. In comparison with the configuration in which the effect is determined according to the operation speed, the increase in processing load can be reduced.

  In the repetitive production, after the operation corresponding to at least one operation is performed, if neither the operation execution state nor the operation preparation state disappears, the repetitive request production is performed. In other words, when the operation preparation state is a predetermined distance away from the operation surface 112, the continuous request effect is not performed. Thereby, for example, while the action corresponding to the operation is going to be performed (the operation is in a ready state), the willingness to participate in the game is not reduced due to the continuous request effect.

  A special display device 130 is provided at a position behind the operation button 111, and an effect (special button effect) is generated by an invitation image prompting an operation on the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130. Therefore, since the invitation image is displayed at the rear position of the operation button 111, the player can clearly grasp the part that the operation is promoted.

  The effect by the invitation image is an effect by a three-dimensional image, and the three-dimensional image is displayed as if it exists in the operation space OE. Thereby, it becomes possible for the sensor device 120 to detect a hand or the like that the player tries to touch the three-dimensional image. Therefore, it is possible to add not only a game of operating the operation button 111 but also a new game of trying to touch the invitation image, and detecting a hand or the like trying to touch the invitation image. Can be reflected in the production.

  Further, since a three-dimensional image is displayed in the operation space OE of the operation button 111, it is not necessary to provide a separate space for the effect that the player tries to touch the three-dimensional image. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use the limited space of the gaming machine.

  Furthermore, in such a configuration in which the operation space OE is used to produce an effect, the use of a 3D image as described above rather than the use of a movable object or the like makes it possible to damage the movable object or the like. And maintenance of the gaming machine can be facilitated.

  In such a configuration, the first wall portion 68a is provided in a direction intersecting with the second wall portion 68b where the special display device 130 is installed, and the sensor device 120 is installed on the first wall portion 68a. Thereby, the first wall portion 68a can exhibit not only an effect of a member for installing the sensor device 120 but also an effect of suppressing the entry of light from the side of the special display device 130.

  By setting a three-dimensional image (virtual operation button image X) corresponding to the operation button 111 as the invitation image, it is possible to produce an effect as if the operation button 111 extends to the operation space OE side. When the player tries to operate the virtual operation button image X, it can be detected as described above, so that the virtual operation button image X is displaced based on the detection result (step S1417) can be performed. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an unexpectedness of moving the operation button 111 to the operation space OE side, and it is possible to provide a reality that a three-dimensional image is displaced when the operation button 111 is operated.

  When displaying the virtual operation button image X, the positions of the reference sensor and the preparation confirmation sensor are also changed. Thereby, also in the production | presentation using the virtual operation button image X, it becomes possible to show said outstanding effect using a reference | standard sensor and a preparation confirmation sensor.

  Since the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130 is arranged at a position where the player touches instead of a position where the player cannot touch like the first display screen G1, there is a concern about dirt and damage. However, in the present embodiment, when the operating tool H is too close using the sensor device 120, that is, when the operating tool H is present at the screen limit position, a warning is given. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the contamination and damage that are concerned.

  In particular, the special display device 130 is configured to produce a three-dimensional image as described above, and the position of the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130 is determined depending on the relationship with the space in which the three-dimensional image is produced. It is done. In the present embodiment, since the space for producing an effect by a three-dimensional image is set above the operation button 111 (operation space OE), for example, when the second display screen G2 is provided behind the window portion 61, the second display screen is displayed. Since the window portion 61 exists between G2 and the operation button 111, the operability of the operation button 111 may be hindered. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, the operation button is provided by providing the second display screen G2 outside the game area PE while taking measures to avoid inconvenience due to the proximity of the second display screen G2 and the operating tool H. It is possible to suitably realize an effect by a three-dimensional image without reducing the operability of 111.

  By providing the operation button 111 and the special display device 130 so as to be deviated to the left side from the center position in the left-right direction, the player operates the firing operation device 28 provided to be deviated to the right side with the right hand and with the left hand. An operation corresponding to the operation of the operation button 111 or the virtual operation button image X can be performed. In particular, when the player tries to touch the three-dimensional image, the player's hand and the player's eyes and the first eye are compared with the configuration provided at the center position by being biased to the left of the center position. It is possible to reduce the rate of entry between the two display screens G2. Thereby, the player can perform the operation corresponding to the operation of the three-dimensional image while confirming the display of the three-dimensional image, and can suitably perform the effect by the three-dimensional image.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, each of the following configurations may be individually applied to the above-described embodiment, or a part or all of the configurations may be combined and applied to the above-described embodiment.

  (1) Although the operation space OE is defined above the operation button 111 with the operation direction of the operation button 111 as the vertical direction, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the operation button 111 may be pressed in the front-rear direction, and the operation space OE may be defined in front of the operation button 111. Alternatively, the operation button 111 may be pressed in the left-right direction, and the operation space OE may be defined on the side thereof. In any case, an area that is used for the operation of the operation button 111 and that has a player's hand in the previous stage may be defined as the operation space OE. The detection range of the sensor device 120 may be determined within the range in which the hand moves.

  (2) The position where the operation button unit 100 is provided is not limited to the position in the above embodiment. For example, it is good also as a structure provided in the lower side bulging part 67. FIG. Even in this case, the visibility of the second display screen G <b> 2 can be improved due to the relationship between the player's hand and the operation button 111 by providing a bias toward one end with respect to the center position of the front door frame 14 in the left-right direction. Can be suppressed.

  (3) The execution trigger of the effect by a three-dimensional image is not limited to the above. For example, instead of or in addition to the configuration in which the effect of the three-dimensional image is performed during the reach display, the standby mode may be performed during the advance notice display, during the opening / closing execution mode, or when the game is not performed. You may go inside.

  Needless to say, the operation modes of the operation start effect, the destination specific effect, the non-execution effect, the continuous request effect, the operation effect, and the no operation effect are not limited to the above.

  Further, when the operation tool H is not detected by the preparation confirmation sensor while the operation start effect is being executed, the operation start effect may be changed (for example, a character display “please prepare early” is displayed). By doing in this way, it can suppress that each production prepared without use of the operation button 111 or the virtual operation button image X is wasted. Further, this effect may be adopted when an operation corresponding to the operation is not performed during the execution of the first specific effect. In other words, when the operation preparation state is not shifted to the operation execution state, the first specific effect may be changed (for example, a character display “please press quickly” is performed).

  The operation effect is configured to be performed when the operation corresponding to the operation of the operating tool H is completed, but may be configured to be performed while the operation corresponding to the operation is performed in the operation execution state.

  Further, in the special button effect, the virtual operation button is arranged so that the virtual operation surface Y is arranged at the lowest position of the operation tool H when the operation corresponding to the operation is performed in the three-dimensional display change process (step S1417). Although the configuration is such that the image X is changed, an effect may be added in which the virtual operation button image X escapes (moves downward) when the operating tool H approaches the virtual operation surface Y. In this way, by using a three-dimensional image, it is possible to set not only an effect corresponding to an operation but also various effects, and a variety of effects can be achieved.

  (4) The state in which the preparation confirmation sensor is in the ON state and the reference sensor is in the OFF state is referred to as the operation preparation state, but any one of the sensors 121 is in the ON state and includes at least the reference sensor 121. The state where is in the OFF state may be set as the operation preparation state. In this case, a state in which the operating tool H is present in the detection range of the sensor device 120 and is not touching the operation surface 112 is an operation preparation state. By doing in this way, even if the operating tool H does not exist at the specific standby position, the first specific effect is performed, so that the player can operate the operation button 111 in a free operation mode. In addition, in this configuration, it is not necessary to change the preparation confirmation sensor regardless of whether the button production is a normal button production or a special button production (the preparation confirmation sensor is not required), so the processing configuration should be simplified. Can do.

  (5) Although it is configured to produce an effect by a three-dimensional image within the detection range of the sensor device 120, this may be changed. For example, the special display device 130 performs two-dimensional display. Even in this case, an invitation image that prompts the operation of the operation button 111 may be displayed on the second display screen G2.

  Even if the special display device 130 is not provided, the symbol display device 41 side can be provided if at least the detection range of the sensor device 120 includes a range in which the operating tool H operates in the operation space OE of the operation button 111. Since it is possible to perform a pre-specific effect and a non-execution effect, it is possible to improve the degree of attention to the game.

  On the other hand, when it is set as the structure which performs the effect by a three-dimensional image, it is good also as a structure which does not provide the sensor apparatus 120. FIG. Even if the sensor device 120 is not provided, if at least the operation space OE of the operation button 111 is configured to produce an effect by a three-dimensional image, the attention degree to the game is improved by using the operation space OE in the configuration in which the operation means is provided. Can be achieved. In this case, the button device 110 may include a sensor that detects a pressing operation of the operation button 111. Further, even in such a configuration, in this operation space OE, since it is configured to produce an effect by a three-dimensional image instead of an effect using an actual movable object, for example, a player has a movable object in the operation space OE. Even though it exists, there is no inconvenience that the moving means touches the moving object and breaks down.

  (6) The sensor device 120 of the operation button unit 100 is configured to be connected to the sound emission control device 82 to specify the position of the detection target, but connected to the main control device 81 and the display control device 500. The control device may be configured to specify the position of the detection target, etc., and the information from the sensor device 120 is directly output to the other control device via the voice light emission control device 82 and is then output by the other control device. It is good also as a structure which analyzes this and pinpoints the position etc. of a detection target.

  (7) Although the sensor 121 in the sensor device 120 employs a reflection sensor using infrared rays, the sensor 121 is not limited to the above-described embodiment as long as the operation preparation state can be detected at least in the operation space OE. For example, it may be a sensor using radio waves, a sensor using electromagnetic induction, or a sensor that grasps the position of a detection target by image analysis using a camera. Further, a transmissive sensor may be used instead of the reflective sensor employed in the above embodiment. In the case of employing a transmissive sensor, it is preferable to provide a light emitting unit 123 and a light receiving unit 124 on both sides of the operation button 111, respectively.

  (8) A wall portion is provided on the opposite side of the sensor device 120 across the operation button 111 in the front portion of the gaming machine, and the operation space OE includes a first wall portion 68a having the sensor device 120 and a wall portion provided on the opposite side. It is good also as a structure enclosed by. In the configuration of FIG. 1, the wall portion is provided between the upper plate 66 a and the operation button 111. Since the detection range of the sensor device 120 is a virtual extension space to the operation button 111 side of each sensor 121, the wall portion is provided on the opposite side across the operation button 111 in this way, thereby extending the virtual extension space. The amount can be limited. In particular, by providing the wall portion between the upper plate 66a and the operation button 111, even if the player tries to touch the game ball of the upper plate 66a, his / her hand is not detected by the sensor device 120. False detection of the device 120 can be suppressed. In this case, a transmissive sensor may be used as described in (7) above.

  Further, although the sensor device 120 is provided in the lateral direction with respect to the operation space OE of the operation button 111, the sensor device 120 may be provided below the operation space OE of the operation button 111. In this case, for example, each sensor 121 may be provided around the operation button 111 in the upper bulging portion 66 provided with the operation button 111 so as to output infrared rays toward the operation space OE. In this case, the distance between the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111 and the operation tool H can be grasped by analyzing the light reception intensity of the light receiving unit 124 in each sensor 121. In this way, instead of operating the operation button 111, for example, even if the player tries to touch the game ball of the upper plate 66a, his / her hand is not detected by the sensor device 120, and erroneous detection is suppressed. can do.

  In this case, the infrared rays from the light emitting unit 123 in each sensor 121 may intersect with each other above the operation space OE, that is, the detection range of the sensor device 120 may be conical. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to make the detection range wider as it gets closer to the operation button 111, and conversely, as it gets away from the operation button 111, the effect of suppressing the above-mentioned false detection can be enhanced. it can.

  (9) The operation mode of the operation button 111 may be limited by the structure around the operation button 111 on the front surface portion of the gaming machine. Specifically, as shown in (8), for example, a wall is provided on the opposite side of the sensor device 120 across the operation button 111 in the front part of the gaming machine, and the interval between the first wall 68a and the provided wall is set. If the hand is not narrowed and the palm cannot be put in the space unless the palm is placed vertically, the operation mode for pressing the operation button 111 becomes more limited. In this case, the size of the operation button 111 is changed corresponding to the narrowed interval. By doing in this way, since the form of the operation tool H can be limited as the operation mode of the operation button 111, the configuration for grasping the position of the operation tool H can be simplified.

  (10) In the button effect, the special button effect, and the character effect, when the operation button 111, the virtual operation means image, and the operation of the operating tool H corresponding to the character operation are performed, the operation effect on the symbol display device 41 side. However, the timing of the operation of the operating tool H may be different from the timing of performing the operation effect by the display control device 500. Specifically, a waiting time is provided between the timing at which the sound emission control device 82 detects the operation of the operating tool H and the timing at which the display control device 500 starts the operation effect. The operation effect may be performed after the elapse of a predetermined period corresponding to the waiting time.

  With such a configuration, after the player enjoys watching the effects (special button effects and character effects) on the second display screen G2 side accompanying the operation, the eyes are moved to the first display screen G1, Before the operation effect on the first display screen G1 is started, there is a time allowance for moving the eyes from the operation button 111 side to the first display screen G1 side. In particular, in a gaming machine having an operation means such as the operation button 111, rather than operating the operation means, an effect generated by the operation, for example, an effect on the first display screen G1 that displays whether or not the game is a big hit. It seems that there is a high interest in Therefore, when the operation on the operation means side and the production accompanying the operation are continuously performed before and after, the operation means is already operated on the first display screen G1 instead of the second display screen G2 side. It is also possible to see the production. Therefore, by providing the waiting time as described above, the player can enjoy both effects performed at different places.

  (11) The configuration of the special display device 130 employs a parallax barrier method, but is not limited to this as long as at least a three-dimensional image appears to protrude, and the lenticular method, integral photography method, holography method, etc. Other methods may be adopted.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the display control device 500 is controlled by the sound emission control device 82 based on the command output from the main control device 81. However, instead of this, from the main control device 81. The display control device 500 may be configured to control the sound emission control device 82 based on the output command. Further, instead of the configuration in which the sound emission control device 82 and the display control device 500 are separately provided, both the control devices 82 and 500 may be provided as one control device. The configuration of commands output from the main control device 81 to the sound emission control device 82 is also arbitrary.

  In addition, the display control device 500 is configured to control the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130. Alternatively, the display control device 500 may be configured to control the symbol display device 41 and the special display device 130 by separate control devices. Good.

  (13) The arrangement position of the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130 is not limited to that of the above embodiment. For example, it is good also as a structure provided in game area PE. Further, instead of the configuration arranged at the rear position of the operation button 111, the configuration may be arranged on the left side, the configuration arranged on the right side, the configuration arranged on the upper side, or the lower side. It is good also as a structure arranged. In these cases, at least the second display screen G2 may be disposed so as to face the player's face from the viewpoint of ensuring visibility.

  As a configuration in which the second display screen G2 is arranged below the operation button 111, for example, the operation button 111 itself may have the second display screen G2. Specifically, the liquid crystal display unit 130a and the barrier display unit 130b of the special display device 130 can be bent, for example, as an organic EL liquid crystal. Then, the protective cover 131, the barrier display unit 130b, and the liquid crystal display unit 130a are stacked in this order so that the second display screen G2 is exposed on the upper surface of the operation button 111. As a result, the installation area can be reduced by integrating the button device 110 and the special display device 130.

  (14) The arrangement of the sensors 121 in the sensor device 120 is not limited to the above. In other words, the operation directions are aligned with a uniform predetermined interval, but the predetermined interval may be non-uniform. In particular, in each of the 1 to m rows, the position of the operating tool H can be grasped more finely as the interval between rows closer to the operation surface 112 of the operation button 111 is reduced. Presence / absence and calculation of the operation speed in the previous stage (operation preparation state) can be grasped in more detail. On the other hand, the interval between rows far from the operation surface 112 may be wider than that of the above-described embodiment because it is only necessary to know the presence of the operation tool H (as long as it can be determined that the operation preparation state has been entered).

  Further, in the operation direction and the direction orthogonal to the operation direction, m rows × n columns of sensors 121 are arranged, and in the above-described embodiment, the number is 10 rows × 10 columns. However, the number of m and n need not be equal, The number of m and n may not be equal. In particular, the arrangement of the m-row sensors 121 in the operation direction needs to be finely arranged in order to grasp the operation in the operation direction of the operating tool H, whereas the n-column sensors 121 in the direction orthogonal to the operation direction. Since the above arrangement is only used for grasping the screen limit position in the above embodiment, it is sufficient that at least one row of sensors corresponding to the screen limit position exists. However, in the case of a configuration in which the operation of the operating tool H is grasped in a direction orthogonal to the operation direction (front-rear direction), it is necessary to arrange sensors in a row necessary for grasping the operation.

  In addition, the detection range of the sensor device 120 is not limited to a 10 cm × 10 cm square virtual extension space, and may be, for example, a 20 cm × 10 cm rectangular virtual extension space, such as a circular or elliptical virtual extension space. May be. In short, the sensors 121 may be arranged in the operation direction so that the operation of the operation tool H in the operation direction of the operation button 111 can be grasped.

  Further, each row of the sensors 121 may be arranged so as to bend along the curved surface on the upper surface of the operation button 111. By doing so, it becomes possible to more precisely specify whether or not the player has moved his / her hand to the position corresponding to the operation button 111 or the virtual operation button image X, particularly in the reference sensor.

  Further, in order to be able to specify that the operation button 111 has been operated, at least the interval between the rows below the row sensor that can be set as the operation confirmation sensor is from the initial position of the operation button 111 to the operation position. It is only necessary to be set narrower than the movement amount.

  (15) In each sensor 121, the infrared rays from the light emitting unit 123 are output so as to be parallel to each other, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the operation body H can be detected in different ranges by each sensor 121 at least within the detection range of the sensor device 120, and the position of the operation body H within the detection range of the sensor device 120 using the detection result of each sensor 121. If it is possible to grasp. For example, the sensors 121 in the sensor device 120 are accommodated in one place or a plurality of places without being aligned in the operation direction, and the infrared rays from each light emitting unit 123 are output with the angle of the operation direction shifted and output. It is good also as a structure which can detect the operation body H in the range from which each sensor 121 differs in the detection range of the apparatus 120, respectively. However, in this case, the distance between the infrared light output from one sensor 121 and the infrared light output from another adjacent sensor 121 increases as the distance between the sensor device 120 and the operating tool H increases. The grasp of the position of the operating tool H can be ambiguous.

  (16) Based on the operation corresponding to the operation of the operation button 111 and the virtual operation button image X being performed, the operation effect is performed on the first display screen G1 where the effect for the game round is performed. It is good also as a structure which performs an operation effect by the alerting | reporting means provided separately from the 1st display screen G1. In addition, although the character on the first display screen G1 side is changed when the player touches the three-dimensional image of the character in the character effect, the configuration may not be changed.

  (17) Although the pre-rendering method in which predetermined effects such as the first operation effect and the second operation effect are performed is adopted as the effect by the three-dimensional image, the operation space OE (within the detection range of the sensor device 120) is adopted. A real-time rendering method may be adopted in which the presentation is changed each time depending on the operation of the operating tool H.

  (18) When performing an effect by a three-dimensional image, the display control device 500 corresponds to the position of the vertical stripe filter of the barrier display unit 130b in the special display device 130 and the liquid crystal display unit 130a in accordance with the positions of the eyes of the players. Alternatively, the positions of the left and right eye images may be changed. Specifically, for example, an image sensor is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine as a sensor for detecting the positions of the eyes (faces) of the players, and the display control device 500 is based on the detection results of the image sensors. For example, when the player's eyes (faces) move sideways, the vertical stripe filter of the barrier display unit 130b is also moved sideways and the left and right eye images of the liquid crystal display unit 130a are moved. When the position is moved sideways, the filter and the images for the left and right eyes are also slanted. In this way, when the player views the second display screen G2 of the special display device 130, the effect of the parallax barrier is always achieved by the filter of the barrier display unit 130b even if the position of the eyes (face) moves. It is possible to obtain a three-dimensional image.

  (19) In the button effect and the special button effect, the second operation effect that is performed when the speed is higher than the reference speed is more flashy than the first operation effect that is performed when the speed is less than the reference speed, thereby enhancing the player's satisfaction. On the contrary, it is also possible to adopt a configuration that prompts the user to perform the operation gently, such as giving a plain effect or warning when the speed is higher than the reference speed. In this case, failure of the operation button unit 100 due to the operation button 111 being struck can be suppressed.

  (20) Although the notification is made when the operating tool H is detected by the sensor in the first row at the far end, the notification is also given when the operating tool H is detected by the sensor in the tenth row at the front end. It is good also as a structure. If the operation tool H is present only in front of the detection range, a notification (for example, “display too far, please bring your hand close” on the first display screen G1) is performed. It is possible to prevent the operation from being missed, and the player can more appropriately perform an operation corresponding to the operation. From this point of view, the distance between each sensor 121 and the operating tool H is grasped, and when the operating tool H exists on the sensor 121 side from the operating button 111, or on the opposite side of the sensor 121 from the operating button 111. It is good also as a structure which alert | reports as mentioned above when the operating body H exists.

  (21) The effect by the three-dimensional image is not limited to that shown in the above embodiment. For example, the virtual operation button image X is displayed so as to correspond to the form of the operation button 111 so as to protrude above the operation button 111, but is different from the form of the operation button 111 (for example, thinning or thickening). Or the like, the size may be changed so as to protrude above the operation button 111.

  Further, the design of the virtual operation button image X, such as the color and pattern, may be different from that of the operation button 111. If the virtual operation button image X having the same design as that of the operation button 111 is displayed normally and the virtual operation button image X imitating a pudding, for example, is displayed with a predetermined probability, it is an effect that unleashes the player. It becomes possible. In such a case, the virtual operation button image X imitating the pudding may be displayed only in the case of a jackpot result in association with the game result.

  Needless to say, the girl character is not limited to that of the above embodiment. In this case, at least a character corresponding to the character displayed on the first display screen G1 is displayed on the second display screen G2 as a three-dimensional image, so that the operation of trying to touch the three-dimensional image is performed. It becomes easier for the player to understand the production corresponding to.

(22) The button device 110 may be configured so that the amount of protrusion of the operation button 111 from the button installation surface can be variably set so that the actual position (height position) of the operation surface 112 can be changed. In this case, in the game, the player performs a button pressing operation on the following operation buttons 111 or virtual operation button images X of (a) to (c).
(A) Operation button 111 in the initial position
(A) Operation button 111 in a state in which the protrusion amount is increased from the initial position.
(C) Virtual operation button image X displayed three-dimensionally by special display device 130
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 31, the button device 110 is provided with an elevating device 140 made of a motor or the like, and the operating device 111 can be raised and lowered by the elevating device 140 (that is, the protruding amount can be changed). And). The lifting device 140 moves the operation button 111 up and down based on a command from the sound emission control device 82. In this case, in which state of (a) to (c) the button effect is performed may be determined by lottery each time.

  Here, FIG. 31A shows a state in which the operation button 111 is in the initial position (above (A)), and the protruding amount from the button installation surface (height to the upper end of the button) is T1. On the other hand, FIG. 31B shows a state in which the operation button 111 is at a predetermined protruding position (above (A)), and the protruding amount from the button installation surface is T2 (T2> T1). Further, FIG. 31C shows a state in which the virtual operation button image X is displayed with the operation button 111 remaining at the initial position (above (C)), and the protruding amount from the button installation surface is (b). Same T2.

  In this case, the virtual operation button image X is displayed with the same size as that in FIG. 31 (b) on the assumption that the actual operation button 111 changes its form as shown in FIGS. 31 (a) and 31 (b). Even if the virtual operation button image X is a virtual image having no substance, the player can be made aware of its presence without a sense of incongruity. The protrusion amount of the operation button 111 in FIG. 31B and the protrusion amount of the virtual operation button image X in FIG. 31C do not have to be the same, and the protrusion amount of the operation button 111> virtual. The operation button image X or the protrusion amount of the operation button 111 may be smaller than the protrusion amount of the virtual operation button image X.

  (23) When the virtual operation button image X is displayed by the special display device 130, the height (the height from the button installation surface) of the virtual operation button image X can be switched between a plurality of heights. In this case, when the virtual operation button image X is higher in height, the degree of attention to the special button effect can be increased if the expectation level resulting in the jackpot result is increased.

  (24) Although the sensor (# 1 in FIG. 5) at the lower end of each sensor 121 in the sensor device 120 is disposed at a position where the operation surface 112 is not detected (a position where the operation body H touching the operation surface 112 can be detected). It is good also as a structure arrange | positioned below the surface 112. FIG. In this case, as a configuration for grasping which one of the operation button 111 and the operation body H is detected, for example, a configuration including a distance grasping means for grasping the distance between the operation button 111 and the sensor 121 arranged below is considered. It is done. Then, the distance between the operation button 111 and the sensor 121 grasped by the distance grasping means is a distance farther than the distance in the initial state from the distance in the initial state (distance where the operation button 111 is not pressed). In this case, the sound emission control device 82 may determine that the operation button 111 has been pressed. By doing in this way, compared with the structure which detects operation body H itself which is not necessarily constant magnitude | size, and grasps | ascertains that the operation button 111 was pressed, the amount of pressing operation of the operation button 111 is more It becomes possible to grasp accurately.

  (25) In the above embodiment, since the configuration of the special display device 130 is a parallax barrier system, the tertiary development cannot be detected by the sensor device 120. However, as described in the above (11), the special display device 130 has a special display. When the configuration of the apparatus 130 is changed so that the tertiary development is projected in the operation space OE (holographic method or the like), the tertiary development may be configured so that the sensor device 120 can detect the tertiary development. In this way, the position of the operating tool H is grasped and the third development is changed (when the virtual operation button image X is pressed, the amount of protrusion from the operation surface 112 is changed). Thus, it is possible to change the tertiary development more accurately.

  (26) In the above-described embodiment, the sensor device 120 is connected to the sound emission control device 82, but may be connected to the display control device 500. For example, when the sound emission control device 82 and the display control device 500 are configured to be capable of bidirectional communication, and the sensor device 120 detects the operation of the operating tool H, the display control device 500 is a special display device as described above. The display control device 130 is configured to control the display, and a command is output from the display control device 500 to the sound emission control device 82 to output a sound effect such as its operation. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to achieve an effect equivalent to the effect shown in the above embodiment.

  (27) In the above embodiment, at the start of the special effects (button effect, special button effect, and character effect), a series of effects can be performed even in the situation where the operating tool H exists in the operation space OE ( More specifically, the operation implementation state is detected from the operation preparation state and each production can be performed in a short time, but this configuration may be changed as follows. For example, when the sound emission control device 82 recognizes that the operating tool H exists in the operating space OE at the start of the special effect via the sensor device 120, the operating tool H is moved from the operating space OE. In the case where the voice light emission control device 82 grasps a configuration for performing an effect (such as displaying “Please move your hand over the button” on the first display screen G1) or the like as described above, A configuration of canceling a series of effects (starting effects in the middle depending on the position of the operating tool H) is conceivable.

  (28) The special effect may be configured such that the operation button 111, the virtual operation button image X, and the like are operated by the operating tool H on the first display screen G1. As this configuration, for example, based on the detection result of the sensor device 120, the position of the operation tool H, the operation button 111, etc. is grasped and displayed by animation or the like to indicate that the operation button 111 or the like is operated. It may be configured. In this way, a player who is accustomed to the operation can operate the operation button 111 and the like while looking at the first display screen G1, and the first display screen G1 and the second display screen G2 can be operated. The linkage (direction feeling) of the production can be enhanced.

  (29) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a big hit when entering, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and the like.

  Also, a non-ball-type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts rotation of the reel by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, and a stop switch is operated. If a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on the effective line visible from the display window after the reel has stopped after a predetermined time has passed, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine.

  In addition, a pachinko machine and a slot machine that have a take-in device and start rotation of a reel by operating a start lever after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which is integrated.

  In these cases, the configuration of the operation button unit 100 may be applied to the operation unit related to the progress of the game, or the configuration of the operation button unit 100 may be applied to the operation unit for presentation.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses and the like, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses and the like.

<Feature A group>
The following feature A group is “a game machine such as a pachinko machine is known to have an operation means operated by a player. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-29764 In the pachinko machines shown in (1), operating means are provided on the front of the gaming machine, and special effects are displayed on the screen according to the player's operation, etc. in order to make the player expect a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player. In a gaming machine that employs operation means in this way, it is an important issue how to increase the player's attention to the game using the operation means. Here, there is a concern that simply performing a special effect according to the operation of the operation means will make the operation monotonous and the freshness will fade, and the interest in the operation itself will be reduced. Notes on using games Time in achieving the improvement in has been made in view of the still is room for improvement. "That issues and technical background, and the like.

Feature A1. Operation means (button device 110) having an operation surface (operation surface 112) pressed by the player;
When the operation is performed on the operation means, an effect execution means (function to execute a command response process by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) that performs an effect according to the operation;
In a gaming machine comprising
On the front side of the gaming machine, an operation space (operation space OE) is provided in which a player performs a displacement operation of an operation body (operation body H) such as a hand when operating the operation surface.
Detection means (sensor device 120) capable of detecting the presence of the operation body using the operation space as a detection area;
From the detection result by the detection means, an operation state determination means (by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82) for determining a state including a non-operation state (operation preparation state) where the operation surface is not pressed by the operation body. Function to execute button operation support processing), and
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature A1, since the operation space of the operation means is included in the detection area of the detection means, the state before the operation surface is pressed when the player tries to press the operation means is detected. be able to. And since the determination of the state including the non-operation state is determined by the operation state determination means, it is possible to perform an accompanying effect. For example, in a non-operating state, it is possible to produce an effect before the operating means is operated, or to change the effect at the time of operation depending on the position and movement of the player's hand before operating the operating means. This makes it possible to diversify the production. Therefore, it becomes possible to raise the attention degree to a game.

Feature A2. Operation instruction means (function to execute an operation start effect processing by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) for instructing the player to perform the pressing operation of the operation means is provided,
When the operation instruction is performed by the operation instruction unit, the operation state determination unit determines whether the operation body is in a predetermined operation preparation position (the operation body is a preparation confirmation sensor) in the operation space as the determination of the non-operation state. The gaming machine according to Feature A1, further comprising a preparation state determination unit (a function of executing a preparation state confirmation process by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82) for determining that the vehicle is at the position reached.

  According to the feature A2, it is possible to grasp when a player moves an operating body such as a hand to a predetermined operation preparation position in accordance with an operation instruction from the gaming machine. It can also be understood that the operation instruction is not followed. Thereby, the production according to the state of preparation of the pressing operation by the player can be performed. An effect according to the state of preparation for a pressing operation is, for example, an effect that prompts an operation again when the user does not follow the operation instruction as described above, or a case where the user moves to a predetermined operation preparation position according to the operation instruction. The production of the instruction content that causes a specific pressing operation to be performed is conceivable. In this way, by performing the production according to the preparation state of the pressing operation, in addition to the change of the production due to the presence or absence of the pressing operation, the production can be changed due to the presence or absence of the preparation. You can plan.

Feature A3. The operation state determination means performs contact determination means for determining whether or not the operating body is in a reference position in contact with the operation surface in the operation space (execution state confirmation processing by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82 is executed). Function)
The preparation state determination means determines whether the operation body is the predetermined operation as the non-operation state determination when the operation means is detected by the detection means and is determined not to be at the reference position by the contact determination means. The gaming machine according to Feature A2, wherein the gaming machine is determined to be in the preparation position.

  According to the feature A3, the preparation state determination unit can determine a state where the operation surface and the operation body are not in contact with each other. In this case, it is possible to distinguish and determine whether the hand or the like is in a state before the operation surface is pressed or is in a pressing operation state. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect according to the preparation state of the operation at a timing before attaching a hand or the like to the operation surface, and it is possible to produce an effect in a state closer to the preparation stage.

  Feature A4. In the situation where the operation instruction is generated, the preparation state determination unit is configured such that the operation body no longer exists from the operation space from the predetermined operation preparation position without performing an operation according to the operation content. The gaming machine according to feature A2 or feature A3, further comprising means for determining the function (function of executing steps S905 to S911 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82).

  According to the feature A4, when the player moves the hand from the predetermined operation preparation position by moving the hand or the like to the predetermined operation preparation position according to the operation instruction and then changing his / her heart without performing the pressing operation, For example, it is possible to produce an effect according to it. Thereby, it is possible to enhance the sense of solidarity between the player's action and performance, and to further increase the degree of attention of the game.

  Feature A5. The operation state determination means executes an operation execution confirmation means for determining that the operating body has moved from the predetermined operation preparation position to the pressed position (execution confirmation processing by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). The gaming machine according to any one of features A2 to A4, wherein

  According to the feature A5, it is possible to grasp not only the non-operation state in which the pressing operation is not performed by the operation state determination unit but also the pressing operation of the operation unit. That is, as shown by the feature A1, the state before the operation surface is pressed by the detection unit is detected, and when the pressing operation is performed by the displacement of the hand or the like from the state before the operation, the operation is also detected by the detection unit. Is detected. In this case, it is possible to grasp the non-operation state before the operation means is operated and the operation state, and it is possible to grasp a series of operations from before the player press operation to the press operation. Therefore, for example, it is possible to perform a series of effects. Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the sense of solidarity between the player's action and performance.

Feature A6. The detection means includes a plurality of detection units (sensors 121),
Each detection unit has a different detection range in the pressing operation direction of the operation means in the detection area,
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A5, wherein the operation state determination unit determines the non-operation state based on a detection result of each of the detection units.

  According to the feature A6, in the pressing operation direction, the distance between the operation body and the operation surface (position of the operation body) can be grasped by a plurality of detection units. Therefore, it is preferable to determine that the state is before the operation and that the operation is actually performed from the state, and it is possible to perform different effects based on the grasped result.

  Feature A7. The operation state determination unit grasps whether or not the operation body exists in a detection range of each of the detection units in the detection unit, and the detection unit and the operation body grasped that the operation body exists. The gaming machine according to A6, wherein the position of the operating body in the detection area is specified by specifying a boundary with the detection unit that is grasped as being absent. .

  According to the feature A7, the position of the operating body in the pressing operation direction can be specified using the result of grasping whether or not the operating body exists in each detection unit. Then, by identifying the position from the boundary of each detection unit, it is possible to identify that the operating body has moved in the pressing operation direction by grasping the movement of the boundary.

  Here, for example, if it is specified that the operating means has been pressed, a configuration in which a detection sensor or the like is incorporated in the operating means is also conceivable. If the operation means has a built-in detection sensor or the like, it is possible to easily specify fine operations of the operation means such as long press, continuous press, and half press of the operation means. However, the gaming machine of feature A1 is configured to determine the state including the non-operation state of the operation means. The non-operation state is a state before the operation means is pressed and is built in the operation means. With such a detection sensor, it is difficult to detect such a non-operation state. Therefore, by configuring the detection means to have the feature A7, not only the non-operation state is detected, but also the boundary of each detection unit can be specified as described above without including a detection sensor or the like in the operation means. Since it is possible to grasp the movement of the operating body (operation means), the detailed operation of the detection means can be specified.

  Feature A8. In the situation where the operation body is disposed at a position where the operation body contacts the operation surface, the detection unit is configured to detect, as the detection unit, that the operation body does not exist in the detection range. The gaming machine according to Feature A7, wherein the gaming machine is configured to exist on a side opposite to the side on which the face is pressed.

  According to the feature A8, in order to grasp that the operating means has been pressed, the operating body is not included in the detection range among the detecting units existing on the side opposite to the side on which the operating surface is pressed. If the boundary between the detection unit that is grasped and the detection unit that is grasped when the operation body is included in the detection range is identified and the movement of the boundary is grasped, it is preferable that the operation means is pressed. Can grasp. In the detection unit on the side where the operation surface is pressed, when trying to identify these boundaries, each detection unit identifies whether the detection range includes an operation means or an operation tool. Need to do. On the other hand, if the configuration is such that the boundary of the detection unit on the side opposite to the side on which the operation surface is pressed is specified, there is no need to distinguish between such operation means and the operation body. In addition, it is possible to grasp that the operating means is pressed with a simple configuration.

  Feature A9. The operation state determination means includes speed grasping means for grasping the operation speed of the operating body in the non-operation state (function to execute the processing of steps S1204 to S1209 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A8, characterized by:

  According to the feature A9, it is possible to vary the contents of the effect by the effect executing means according to the non-operating state, that is, the operation speed of the so-called preliminary operation in the previous stage of pressing the operation surface of the operation means. In this case, for example, when the operation speed of the preliminary operation is fast, if the production is flashy, the unity of the operation and the production can be improved, so that the degree of attention to the game can be increased. When the operation speed is fast, the next time, it is possible to suppress the operation means from being broken or damaged.

  In particular, since the content of the effect varies depending on the operation speed of the preliminary operation as described above, not the operation speed when the operation means is operated, the operation means is operated before the operation means is operated. It is possible to determine the production when it is performed, and there is a delay in the time required for processing. For this reason, an extreme increase in processing load can be suppressed.

Feature A10. Continuous operation instruction means for instructing the player to perform the pressing operation of the operation means a plurality of times (for example, step S513 or step S612 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82) Function to execute processing to perform)
The operation state determination means is a re-operation instruction that prompts continuation of the continuous operation when the operating body moves from the operation space during a period in which the continuous operation instruction is given by the continuous operation instruction means. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A9, further comprising means for performing the function (function of executing steps S908 to S911 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82).

  According to the feature A10, when the player performs the pressing operation a plurality of times, for example, when the player stops the pressing operation on the way, a re-operation instruction for continuation of the continuous operation is performed. Is called. In this case, since the re-operation instruction is performed when the operating body moves from the operation space, for example (there is a hand in the operation space), the player is willing to continue the continuous operation. Regardless, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that a re-operation instruction is issued.

Feature A11. Display means (special display device 130) that is visible from the front of the gaming machine and provided at a position opposite to the player across the operation space;
Display control means for displaying an invitation image for guiding the operating body to the operation space on the display means (function for executing command response processing by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500);
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A10, comprising:

  According to feature A11, an invitation image is displayed at a position opposite to the player across the operation space, and the player is prompted to bring a hand or the like as an operation tool to the operation space. It is easy to notice the relationship between the invitation image and the operation means to be operated. If the invitation image is displayed at a location distant from the operation means, it is difficult to know where to press, and this may cause confusion especially for beginners of the game. Therefore, by adopting the configuration of the feature A11, it is possible to make the game easy to understand and not cause confusion for the player.

Feature A12. The display control means includes a three-dimensional display execution means for displaying a three-dimensional image (a function for executing a special effect setting process by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500).
The gaming machine according to Feature A11, wherein the three-dimensional display execution means displays the invitation image based on the three-dimensional image in the operation space.

  According to the feature A12, the invitation image is displayed as a three-dimensional image, so that it can be recognized as if the image exists in the depth direction of the gaming machine. Since this three-dimensional image is displayed in the operation space in front of the display means, that is, above the operation means, it can be detected when the player tries to touch the invitation image. Accordingly, it is possible to add not only an effect of pressing the operation means but also a new effect of touching the invitation image. In this case, since the detection means for the operation means is used, it is not necessary to provide a separate sensor or the like, and the functions can be integrated.

  Feature A13. The three-dimensional display executing means is means for changing the display mode of the three-dimensional image in accordance with the operation of the operating body when the operating body is detected by the detecting means (the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500). The game machine according to Feature A12, further comprising: a function of executing a three-dimensional display change process in FIG.

  According to the feature A13, when the player tries to touch the three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image changes, so that it is possible to give the player pleasure to touch the three-dimensional image. In particular, in this case, since the three-dimensional image itself changes as compared with a configuration in which the effect is produced by other effect means, it is easy to show an effect when the player tries to touch the three-dimensional image.

  Feature A14. The three-dimensional display execution means displays a virtual operation means image (virtual operation button image X) as a three-dimensional image in an area where the operation means does not exist in the operation space. The gaming machine according to feature A12 or feature A13.

  According to the feature A14, since the three-dimensional display corresponding to the operation means is performed in the operation space, it can be made to appear as if it does not actually exist. For example, even if the operation means is not actually deformed, it can be made to appear as if the operation means has been deformed in the operation space. The deformation of the operation means may include changes in the size, shape, color, etc. of the operation means. In this case, since various things can be done by the three-dimensional display, it is possible to cause the player to be interested in the operation of the operation means, and as a result, the operation means can be actively operated.

  Further, if these modifications are to be performed by the actual operation means itself, a complicated structure and control mechanism are required in the operation means. In that respect, since it looks as if the form of the operation means has changed as a virtual operation means image by a three-dimensional image, the change of the form can be performed without using a complicated structure or control mechanism in the operation means. It is possible to easily produce an effect such as deforming.

  Further, when the player tries to operate the three-dimensional image of the operation means, it is detected by the detection means. Thereby, for example, when an operation corresponding to the operation of the three-dimensional image of the operation means is performed, the effect can be performed, and the unexpectedness of the game and its realism can be provided.

Feature A15. The three-dimensional display execution means displays an image extending from the operation means so that the operation means is enlarged as the virtual operation means image,
The operation state determination unit is an overlap determination unit that determines that the operation body does not exist at a position overlapping the virtual operation unit image in the operation space (the preparation state in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). The gaming machine according to Feature A14, further comprising a function for executing a confirmation process.

  According to the feature A15, the effect described in the feature A1 can also be obtained by the effect by the virtual operation means image.

Feature A16. The operation state determination means performs contact determination means for determining whether or not the operating body is in a reference position in contact with the operation surface in the operation space (execution state confirmation processing by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82 is executed). Function)
The operation state determination means is a determination reference changing means for changing the reference position according to the virtual operation surface (virtual operation surface Y) of the virtual operation means image (steps S510 and S609 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). The game machine according to Feature A15, further comprising:

  According to the feature A16, the effect described in the feature A3 can also be obtained by the effect by the virtual operation means image.

Feature A17. The operation state determination unit is an overlap determination unit that determines that the operation body does not exist at a position overlapping the virtual operation unit image in the operation space (the preparation state in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). A function to execute the confirmation process)
When the operation corresponding to the pressing operation of the virtual operation means image by the operation body is performed, the three-dimensional display execution means displays the virtual operation means image based on the determination result of the overlap determination means. A means for changing the virtual operation means image so as not to exist at a position overlapping with each other (a function for executing a three-dimensional display change process in the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) is provided. Thru | or the game machine of any one of characteristics A16.

  According to the feature A17, the change in the pressing operation direction of the virtual operation means image can be suitably realized using the detection result of the detection means. In other words, in the configuration in which the virtual operation means image is changed based on the operation of the operation body, the virtual operation surface of the virtual operation means image can appear to operate integrally with the operation body. It is possible to realize a change in the virtual operation means image without a sense of incongruity.

Feature A18. The operating means has a height changing means (elevating device 140) capable of changing the height of the operating surface relative to the installation surface on which the operating means is installed,
The three-dimensional display execution means can change the height of the virtual operation surface of the virtual operation means image relative to the installation surface with respect to the virtual operation means image,
Means for selectively performing one of control for changing the height of the operation surface by the height changing means and control for changing the height of the virtual operation surface by the three-dimensional display execution means; The gaming machine according to any one of features A14 to A17, comprising:

  According to the feature A18, since the virtual operation means image is displayed on the assumption that the actual operation means changes in form, even if the virtual operation means image is a virtual image without an entity, the presence of the virtual operation means image is not felt by the player. Can be understood.

Feature A19. Transition determination means for performing a transition determination as to whether or not to shift the gaming state to a special state advantageous to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (execution determination processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 is executed) Function)
Based on the determination result of the transition determination means being the result of the transition execution, the game state transition means for shifting the gaming state to the special state (function for executing the game state transition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) )When,
Effect means (symbol display device 41) for executing a predetermined display effect;
Based on the fact that the transition determination by the transition determination means has been performed, the effect means starts a game turn effect and ends the game turn effect so as to obtain a stop result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination means. Game time control means (function to execute the variable display control process in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82),
With
The gaming machine according to any one of features A12 to A18, wherein the display means is provided separately from the effect means.

  According to the feature A19, although the gaming machine provided with the effect means for performing the display effect for the game times has a well-known configuration, by providing the display means separately from the effect means for performing the game time effect, Even if the configuration of the production means for production is not specially changed, it is possible to achieve the above-described excellent effect by the production using the three-dimensional image.

Feature A20. A game board (game board 24) provided so that the directing means can be viewed from the front of the game machine;
A window section (window panel 62) that divides a game area (game area PE) through which game balls flow down by facing the game board;
With
The display means is disposed outside the game area,
The detection means is configured to be able to detect the presence of the operation body at a specific position (screen limit position) that is at least in front of the display surface of the display means and behind the operation means. And
When the detection means detects that the operating body is present at the specific position, it has means for executing a predetermined notification (function for executing a warning effect process by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500). The gaming machine according to Feature A19, characterized by:

  According to the feature A20, since the display means is provided at the rear position of the operation means, the player can touch the display surface of the display means when the player reaches for operating the operation means. Since the predetermined notification is performed when the player exists, the player can be prevented from touching the display surface.

Feature A21. The game time effect is started by the effect means, and the game time effect ends as a stop result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination as one game time.
The three-dimensional display executing means determines whether or not to execute the effect by the three-dimensional image in the one game round (special button effect lottery processing and character effect lottery processing in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). Function to be executed)
The determination means is a restriction means for restricting the number of executions of the effect by the three-dimensional image by the three-dimensional display execution means per predetermined period (special button effect restriction processing and character effect restriction processing in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). The gaming machine according to Feature A19 or Feature A20, which includes a function to be executed.

  According to the feature A21, it is possible to suppress the tiredness to the effect by the three-dimensional image due to frequent effects by the three-dimensional image. Further, when comparing a two-dimensional image with a three-dimensional image, it is considered that viewing the three-dimensional image is more likely to cause eye fatigue. By limiting the number of performances of the three-dimensional image per predetermined period, It is possible to suppress eye fatigue due to continuous viewing of images.

  Feature A22. The gaming machine according to any one of features A12 to A20, wherein the three-dimensional display executing means executes an effect based on the three-dimensional image using parallax between the eyes of the player.

  According to the feature A22, since the player recognizes the three-dimensional image as a stereoscopic video using the parallax of both eyes, it is not necessary to separately prepare special glasses or the like for recognizing the stereoscopic video. In particular, in game halls where gaming machines are installed, an unspecified number of players play games, so if the above special glasses are prepared separately, for example, a game wearing normal glasses It is necessary to prepare separate special glasses for the player and the player who does not wear the normal glasses. Further, for example, even if special glasses are separately prepared in this way, there is a possibility that the player does not bother to wear special glasses or the like to play a game. In this case, the effect produced by the prepared three-dimensional image is completely wasted. Therefore, by adopting a configuration that does not require special glasses or the like, it is possible not only to facilitate the installation, but also to effectively achieve an effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game by using an effect by a three-dimensional image.

Feature A23. A launching handle (launching operation device 28) that is biased to one end in the left-right direction on the front side of the gaming machine and can be operated by a player;
Based on the operation of the launch handle, launch means for launching the game ball toward the game area (game ball launch mechanism 27);
With
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A22, wherein the operating means is provided on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be biased to the opposite side of the launching handle.

  According to feature A23, since the launching handle and the operating means are disposed at one end side and the other end side in the left-right direction on the front side of the gaming machine, respectively, the player operates the operating means while operating the launching handle with one hand. It becomes possible to do. Further, by adopting such a configuration, in the case of the configuration including the display unit as in the feature A11, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the visibility of the display unit due to the operation of the operation unit.

<Feature B group>
The following feature B group is “a game machine such as a pachinko machine is known to have a display device having a display screen such as a liquid crystal display device as an effect execution means. In the pachinko gaming machine shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-029764), an operation device is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and an effect according to the operation of the operation device by the player is displayed in order to make the player expect the occurrence of a big hit state. It is configured to be performed on a screen, etc. Here, simply performing an effect according to the operation of the operation means, the operation becomes monotonous and the freshness is weakened, and the interest in the operation itself is likely to decrease. In addition, when performing an effect according to the operation of the operation means on the display screen, the effect is performed at a remote location, so there is a relationship between the operation of the operation means and the effect on the display screen. However, if it is configured to produce a moving object or the like around the operation means, the player may be touched by the movable object, and there is a concern about the failure of the moving object. There may also be a new problem of securing an installation area for installation.Therefore, there is still room for improvement in using the operating means to increase the degree of attention to the game. ” It was made in view of the above.

Feature B1. Transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state to a special state advantageous to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (a function for executing the determination processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) When,
Based on the determination result of the transition determination means being the result of the transition execution, the game state transition means for shifting the gaming state to the special state (function for executing the game state transition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) )When,
First display means (symbol display device 41) for performing a predetermined display effect;
A game time in which a game turn operation is started by the first display unit based on the determination of the transfer by the transfer determination unit, and the game turn operation is ended as a display corresponding to the determination result of the transfer determination unit. Control means (function of executing the variable display control process in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82);
Operation means (button device 110) having an operation surface (operation surface 112) pressed by the player;
When the operation is performed on the operation unit, an effect execution unit (a function for executing a command response process by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) that performs an effect corresponding to the operation by the first display unit; ,
In a gaming machine comprising
A second display means (special display device 130) provided separately from the first display means;
An operation space (operation space OE) is provided on the front side of the gaming machine in which the player performs a displacement operation of an operating body such as a hand when operating the operation means.
The second display means is provided at a position opposite to the player across the operation space,
A game characterized in that the second display means comprises a three-dimensional display execution means (a function for executing a special effect setting process by the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) for displaying a three-dimensional image in the operation space. Machine.

  According to the feature B1, the operation space is an area where the player moves his / her hand or the like to perform a pressing operation of the operation means, and a three-dimensional image is displayed in the area. In this case, for example, a three-dimensional image of the operating means or a three-dimensional image of a character appearing as an effect by the first display means can be displayed in this operation space, thereby providing a novel effect.

  In particular, when the operation means is operated, an effect corresponding to the operation is performed on the first display means in which an effect for game times (an effect whether or not to shift to a special state) is performed. In such a gaming machine, the first display means side effect that is generally performed based on the operation of the operation means, that is, the first display means side is more interested than the operation of the operation means itself. ing. Then, even if the operation means is provided, the freshness of the operation is weakened, and the interest in the production itself of operating the operation means tends to decrease. Therefore, in this gaming machine, an image based on a three-dimensional image is displayed in the operation space. When the player moves his / her hand or the like into the operation space to operate the operation means, the image is displayed in the area. Therefore, the unexpectedness in the effect of operating the operating means can be enhanced.

  In this case, it is possible to provide a new effect that the player tries to touch the image of the three-dimensional image. In this effect, the player's hand and the like are operated in the operation space. As described above, the operation space is an area reserved for operating the operation means, and it is not necessary to secure the space separately for the above-described production to be newly added. It is also preferable from the viewpoint of effective utilization.

  Furthermore, compared to a configuration in which a movable object or the like appears in the operation space, there is no risk of damage to the movable object and the maintenance of the gaming machine is easy because the effect is performed by an image based on a three-dimensional image. It is also preferable from the viewpoint of conversion.

  As a result, it is possible to suitably increase the degree of attention of the game.

  Feature B2. The three-dimensional display execution means displays a virtual operation means image (virtual operation button image X) as a three-dimensional image in an area where the operation means does not exist in the operation space. The gaming machine according to Feature B1.

  According to the feature B2, since the three-dimensional display corresponding to the operation means is performed in the operation space, it can be made to appear as if it does not actually exist. For example, even if the operation means is not actually deformed, it can be made to appear as if the operation means has been deformed in the operation space. The deformation of the operation means may include changes in the size, shape, color, etc. of the operation means. In this case, since various things can be done by the three-dimensional display, it is possible to cause the player to be interested in the operation of the operation means, and as a result, the operation means can be actively operated.

  In particular, since the virtual operation means image is configured to be displayed in the operation space, the operation space is not provided with other members or the like for the players to move their hands or the like. Does not cause inconvenience that the player cannot see the virtual operation means image well.

  Further, if these modifications are to be performed by the actual operation means itself, a complicated structure and control mechanism are required in the operation means. In that respect, since it looks as if the form of the operation means has changed as a virtual operation means image by a three-dimensional image, the change of the form can be performed without using a complicated structure or control mechanism in the operation means. It is possible to easily produce an effect such as deforming.

  Feature B3. The game according to Feature B2, wherein the three-dimensional display execution means displays an image extending from the operation means so that the operation means is enlarged as the virtual operation means image. Machine.

  According to the feature B3, in the gaming machine of the feature B2, a virtual operation means image with an enlarged operation means is displayed. Here, it is not preferable in terms of the following points to adopt a configuration that mechanically realizes the operation means to be enlarged. That is, first, since the operating means itself needs to be accommodated inside the gaming machine in the changed size, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of securing the installation area of the operating means in the gaming machine with a limited space. Second, since the size of the operating means is changed in the direction opposite to the direction in which the pressing operation is performed, if the operating means after the change is not pressed, the operating means before the change Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a mechanism for controlling the driving in the direction in which the player performs the pressing operation without the pressing operation by the player, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of complication of the control mechanism. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the feature B3, the three-dimensional image appears as if the size of the operation unit has changed, and thus the above inconvenience cannot occur.

  Feature B4. A first wall portion (first wall portion 68a) provided with the second display means on the front surface portion of the gaming machine, and a second wall provided at a position that intersects the first wall portion and surrounds the operation space from the side. A gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3, wherein the gaming machine has a portion (second wall portion 68b).

  According to the feature B4, since the side of the operation space in which the second display means displays the three-dimensional image is surrounded by at least the second wall portion, the entry of light from the side is suppressed. Can do. In particular, the higher the illuminance of the second display means itself, the better the visibility. On the other hand, the second display means is provided by various light emitting units for effects provided in the gaming machine, lighting of the gaming hall where the gaming machine is installed, There is a concern that the visibility may deteriorate due to the light entering the means and the operation space. Therefore, by providing the second wall portion so as to surround the operation space from the side, it is possible to suppress the entry of light from at least the side and improve the visibility of the second display means.

Feature B5. A detection means (sensor device 120) for detecting the presence of the operation body using the operation space as a detection area,
The three-dimensional display execution means includes a changing means (function for executing a three-dimensional display change process in the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) that changes the display mode of the three-dimensional image based on the detection result of the detection means. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B4, comprising:

  According to the feature B5, when an operating tool exists in the operating space in which the three-dimensional image is displayed, it can be specified by the detecting means. Based on the detection result, the display mode of the three-dimensional image changes. That is, for example, when a player tries to touch a three-dimensional image, it is specified and the display mode of the three-dimensional image changes. Thereby, diversification of production can be achieved.

Feature B6. The three-dimensional display execution means displays a virtual operation means image (virtual operation button image X) in the area where the operation means does not exist in the operation space as the three-dimensional image.
The changing means changes the virtual operating means image in the pressing operation direction of the operating means in accordance with the operation of the operating body.
The detection means includes a plurality of detection units (sensors 121),
Each detection unit has a different detection range in the pressing operation direction in the detection area,
Based on the detection result of each of the detection units, specifying means (button operation in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82) is specified by the operation body corresponding to the pressing operation of the virtual operation means image. A gaming machine according to Feature B5, further comprising a function for executing a corresponding process.

  According to the feature B6, when the player tries to operate the virtual operation means image of the three-dimensional image, the detection result of each detection unit having a plurality of detection ranges arranged in the pressing operation direction is used. The action can be specified. In this case, the virtual operation means image is changed in the pressing operation direction by the changing means. By doing so, it is possible to make the player think that the virtual operation means is being operated.

  Feature B7. The detecting means grasps whether or not the operating body exists in the detection range of each detecting section, and grasps that the detecting section grasped that the operating body exists and the operating body does not exist. The gaming machine according to Feature B6, wherein the position of the operating body in the detection area is specified by specifying a boundary with the detection unit.

  According to the feature B7, the position of the operating body in the pressing operation direction can be specified using the result of grasping whether or not the operating body exists in each detection unit. Then, by identifying the position from the boundary of each detection unit, it is possible to identify that the operating body has moved in the pressing operation direction by grasping the movement of the boundary.

  Here, for example, in the case of an actual operation means, in order to grasp the pressing operation of the operation means, a detection means may be provided in the operation means itself. However, the virtual operation means image has no entity in the operation space, and the detection means cannot be provided in the virtual operation means itself without the entity. Therefore, in this configuration, instead of the virtual operation means itself, if the operation corresponding to the pressing operation of the virtual operation means is performed by grasping the operation of the operating body that is to press the virtual operation means, the virtual operation means The operation means itself is to be changed.

  In this case, as a configuration for grasping the operation of the operating tool, image processing such as a camera may be considered, but there is a concern about an increase in processing load and an increase in manufacturing cost. On the other hand, in this configuration, each detection unit only needs to grasp information (for example, ON / OFF state) that is switched depending on whether or not an operating tool is present in the detection range, and the boundary can be specified. It is possible easily and does not cause an extreme increase in processing load. Moreover, since each detection part can use general purpose goods, such as an infrared sensor, the increase in manufacturing cost can also be suppressed. Therefore, the effect using the virtual operation means image of a three-dimensional image can be suitably realized.

Feature B8. The identification unit is an overlap determination unit that determines that the operation body does not exist in the operation space at a position overlapping the virtual operation unit image (an execution state confirmation process in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). Function to execute)
When the operation corresponding to the pressing operation of the virtual operation unit image by the operation body is performed, the changing unit overlaps the virtual operation unit image with the operation body based on a determination result of the overlap determination unit. The gaming machine according to Feature B7, wherein the virtual operation means image is changed so as not to exist at a certain position.

  According to the feature B8, the change in the virtual operation means image in the pressing operation direction can be suitably realized using the detection results of the detection means having different detection areas in the pressing operation direction. That is, in the configuration in which the virtual operation means image is changed based on the operation of the operation body, the virtual operation means image can appear to operate integrally with the operation body. It is possible to realize this change without a sense of incongruity.

Feature B9. The identification unit is an overlap determination unit that determines that the operation body does not exist in the operation space at a position overlapping the virtual operation unit image (an execution state confirmation process in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). Function to execute)
Operation instruction means (function to execute an operation start effect process in the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) for instructing the player to perform the pressing operation of the virtual operation means image;
In a situation where the operation instruction is performed by the operation instruction unit, when it is determined by the duplication determination unit that the operation body does not exist at a position overlapping the virtual operation unit image , Means for specifying the operation preparation state in the state before the pressing operation (function to execute the preparation state confirmation process in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82);
A gaming machine according to Feature B7 or Feature B8, comprising:

  According to the feature B9, when the player moves an operating body such as a hand to operate the virtual operation means image in accordance with an operation instruction from the gaming machine, it can be grasped. It can also be understood that the operation instruction is not followed. Thereby, the effect according to the state of preparation of pressing operation of the virtual operation means image by a player can be performed. An effect according to the state of preparation for a pressing operation is, for example, an effect that prompts an operation again when the user does not follow the operation instruction as described above, or a case where a hand is moved in the operation space according to the operation instruction. In this case, it is possible to produce an instruction content that causes a specific pressing operation to be performed. In this way, by performing the production according to the preparation state of the pressing operation, in addition to the change of the production due to the presence or absence of the pressing operation, the production can be changed due to the presence or absence of the preparation. You can plan.

  Feature B10. The specifying unit is a unit that determines that the operating body does not exist in the operation space without moving to the position where the virtual operation unit image is pressed from the operation preparation state (sound emission control device). 82. The gaming machine according to feature B9, further comprising a function of executing the processing of steps S905 to S911 by the MPU 249 of 82.

  According to the feature B10, when the player moves his / her hand or the like to the operation-ready state according to the operation instruction and then moves his / her hand from the position in the operation-ready state by changing his / her heart without pressing, for example, For example, it is possible to produce an effect according to it. Thereby, it is possible to enhance the sense of solidarity between the player's action and performance, and to further increase the degree of attention of the game.

  Feature B11. The specifying means includes speed grasping means for grasping the operation speed of the operating body in the operation preparation state (function for executing the processing of steps S1204 to S1209 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). The gaming machine according to Feature B9 or Feature B10.

  According to the feature B11, it is possible to vary the content of the production by the production execution unit according to the operation preparation state, that is, the operation speed of the so-called preliminary operation in the previous stage of pressing the virtual operation unit image. In this case, for example, when the operation speed of the preliminary operation is fast, if the production is flashy, the unity of the operation and the production can be improved, so that the degree of attention to the game can be increased. If the operation speed is fast, the operation means itself can be prevented from malfunctioning or being damaged.

  In particular, since the content of the effect differs depending on the operation speed of the preliminary operation as described above, not the operation speed of the operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation means image, the operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation means image is performed. It is possible to determine the effect when the operation corresponding to the operation of the virtual operation means image is performed before the operation is performed, and there is a delay in the time required for the processing. For this reason, an extreme increase in processing load can be suppressed.

Feature B12. The identification unit is an overlap determination unit that determines that the operation body does not exist in the operation space at a position overlapping the virtual operation unit image (an execution state confirmation process in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). Function to execute)
When the operation corresponding to the pressing operation of the virtual operation unit image by the operation body is performed, the changing unit overlaps the virtual operation unit image with the operation body based on a determination result of the overlap determination unit. The virtual operation means image is changed so as not to exist at a position,
Continuous operation instruction means for instructing the player to perform the virtual operation means image pressing operation multiple times (for example, step S513 or step S612 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82) With a function to execute a process for performing)
The specifying unit causes a re-operation instruction to prompt continuation of a continuous operation when the operating body moves from the operation space during a period in which the continuous operation instruction is performed by the continuous operation instruction unit. The gaming machine according to any one of features B6 to B11, further comprising means (function for executing the processing of steps S908 to S911 by the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82).

  According to the feature B12, when the player performs the pressing operation a plurality of times, for example, when the player stops the pressing operation on the way, a re-operation instruction for continuation of the continuous operation is performed. Is called. In this case, since the re-operation instruction is performed when the operating body moves from the operation space, for example (there is a hand in the operation space), the player is willing to continue the continuous operation. Regardless, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that a re-operation instruction is issued.

Feature B13. The operating means has a height changing means (elevating device 140) capable of changing the height of the operating surface relative to the installation surface on which the operating means is installed,
The three-dimensional display execution means displays a virtual operation means image (virtual operation button image X) as an area where the operation means does not exist in the operation space as the three-dimensional image, About the means image, the height of the virtual operation surface of the virtual operation means image relative to the installation surface can be changed,
Means for selectively performing one of control for changing the height of the operation surface by the height changing means and control for changing the height of the virtual operation surface by the three-dimensional display execution means; The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B12, wherein the gaming machine is provided.

  According to the feature B13, since the virtual operation means image is displayed on the assumption that the actual operation means changes in form, even if the virtual operation means image is a virtual image without an entity, the presence of the virtual operation means image without any sense of incongruity to the player Can be understood.

  Feature B14. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B13, wherein the three-dimensional display executing means executes an effect based on the three-dimensional image using parallax of both eyes of the player.

  According to the feature B14, since the player recognizes the three-dimensional image as a stereoscopic video using the parallax of both eyes, it is not necessary to separately prepare special glasses or the like for recognizing the stereoscopic video. In particular, in game halls where gaming machines are installed, an unspecified number of players play games, so if the above special glasses are prepared separately, for example, a game wearing normal glasses It is necessary to prepare separate special glasses for the player and the player who does not wear the normal glasses. In addition, for example, even if special glasses etc. are prepared separately in this way, the display means itself does not affect the game result, so there is a possibility that it will not bother to wear special glasses etc. There is also. In this case, the effect produced by the prepared three-dimensional image is completely wasted. Therefore, by adopting a configuration that does not require special glasses or the like, it is possible not only to facilitate the installation, but also to effectively achieve an effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game by using an effect by a three-dimensional image.

Feature B15. A launching handle (launching operation device 28) that is biased to one end in the left-right direction on the front side of the gaming machine and can be operated by a player;
Based on the operation of the launch handle, launch means for launching the game ball toward the game area (game ball launch mechanism 27);
With
The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B14, wherein the operating means is provided on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be biased to the opposite side to the launching handle.

  According to feature B15, since the launching handle and the operating means are disposed on one end side and the other end side in the left-right direction on the front side of the gaming machine, respectively, the player operates the operating means while operating the launching handle with one hand. It becomes possible to do. Moreover, by setting it as such a structure, it becomes possible to suppress the fall of the visibility of the 2nd display means accompanying operation of an operation means.

<Feature C group>
The following feature C group is “for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, for example, a liquid crystal display device that is arranged in a portion that can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine and produces an effect as the game progresses. (For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-78904) In these display devices, the effects during the game are diversified by diversifying the variation pattern of the symbols for the effects. However, there is a limit to diversifying the production, and there is still room for improvement in improving attention. ” It is.

Feature C1. Transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state to a special state advantageous to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (a function for executing the determination processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) When,
Based on the determination result of the transition determination means being a transition response result, gaming state transition means (function for executing game state transition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for shifting the gaming state to the special state;
First display means (symbol display device 41) for performing a predetermined display effect;
Based on the transition determination by the transition determination means, the first display means starts the game turn operation, and ends the game turn action as a display corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination means. Game time control means for controlling the first display means (function to execute the variable display control processing in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82);
A game board (game board 24) provided with the first display means;
A window section (window panel 62) that divides a game area (game area PE) through which game balls flow down by facing the game board;
In a gaming machine comprising
A second display means for displaying a predetermined effect related to the progress of the game;
The second display means is provided separately from the first display means and provided on the front surface of the gaming machine outside the gaming area,
A detection means provided so as to include a space closer to the player than the second display means in the detection area;
The detection means is a predetermined distance detection means for detecting that a distance between the detection target and the second display means is a predetermined distance (in step S1202 or step S1302 in the MPU 249 of the sound emission control device 82). Function to execute processing)
A gaming machine comprising predetermined distance notification means (a function of executing a warning effect process in the overall CPU 510 of the display control device 500) for executing predetermined notification based on a detection result of the predetermined distance detection means. .

  According to the feature C1, the second display means is provided separately from the first display means for the game rotation action, and since the second display means is provided outside the game area, the front portion of the gaming machine is It is possible to produce the overall performance. Since the first display means is provided in the game area defined by the window, the player cannot touch the first display means by hand, but the second display means is provided outside the game area. Can be touched by hand. In this case, there is a concern about dirt and failure due to the player touching the second display means. However, the gaming machine of the feature C1 further includes detection means set so that the player side is included in the detection range with respect to the second display means, and the player's hand as the detection target reaches the second display means. When a predetermined distance is reached, a predetermined notification is performed. Therefore, by giving a warning or the like to the player as a predetermined notification, it is possible to suitably increase the degree of attention to the game while suppressing contamination and failure of the concerned special display means.

  The configuration limited in any of the features A1 to A23 and the features B1 to B15 may be applied to the feature C1.

  The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  Revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine: equipped with a picture display device for variably displaying a plurality of pictures, variably starting display of the plurality of pictures due to the operation of the start operation means, and due to the operation of the stop operation means In addition, the game machine is configured such that the variable display of the plurality of patterns is stopped when a predetermined time elapses and a privilege is given to the player according to the pattern after the stop.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 12 ... Game machine main body, 24 ... Game board, 28 ... Launch operation device, 41 ... Symbol display device, 61 ... Window part, 66 ... Upper bulging part, 66a ... Upper plate, 68 ... Wall part, 68a ... first wall portion, 68b ... second wall portion, 81 ... main control device, 82 ... voice light emission control device, 100 ... operation button unit, 110 ... button device, 111 ... operation button, 112 ... operation surface, 120 ... Sensor device, 121 ... sensor, 123 ... light emitting unit, 124 ... light receiving unit, 130 ... special display device, 202 ... MPU, 249 ... MPU, 510 ... overall CPU, H ... operating body, OE ... operating space, PE ... game area , X: Virtual operation button image, Y: Virtual operation surface.

Claims (1)

An operation means having an operation surface to be pressed by the player;
When an operation is performed on the operation means, an effect execution means for performing an effect according to the operation;
In a gaming machine comprising
On the front side of the gaming machine, there is provided an operation space in which a player performs a displacement operation of an operating body such as a hand when operating the operation surface,
Detection means capable of detecting the presence of the operating body using the operation space as a detection area;
From the detection result by the detection means, an operation state determination means for determining a state including a non-operation state in which the operation surface is not pressed by the operation body;
Display means that is visible from the front of the gaming machine and provided at a position opposite to the player across the operation space;
Display control means for causing the display means to display an invitation image for guiding the operating body to the operation space;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

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