JP7166937B2 - slot machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention includes a variable display section capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each of which is identifiable, and after variably displaying the variable display section, the display result is displayed by stopping variably displaying the variable display section. The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of deriving and winning a prize according to the display result.

As a slot machine, there is a slot machine that executes a battle effect over a plurality of games (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2015-139642 A

In the slot machine described above, there is room for improvement in the notification that the effect will continue to the next game in the effect that is executed over a plurality of games.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a slot machine improved in terms of notification that the effect is continued to the next game in the effect executed over a plurality of games. That is.

Equipped with a variable display unit that can variably display multiple types of identification information that can be individually identified,
A display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display portion after the variable display portion is variably displayed, and winning can occur according to a display result combination that is a combination of display results of a plurality of variable display portions. in a slot machine
Derivation control means for performing control to derive display result combinations;
an effect executing means for executing an effect including a specific effect over three or more games;
The three or more games include a first game, a second game following the first game, and a third game following the second game;
The production executing means is
In the first game, a first stage effect is executed as the specific effect,
In the second game, a second stage effect is executed as the specific effect,
In the third game, as the specific effect, a third-stage effect is executed in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified,
In the first game and the second game, it is possible to execute a continuous notification effect suggesting that the specific effect continues to the next game,
In the first game, regardless of whether or not the combination of display results in the first game has been derived from when the effect of the first stage is started to when the first period elapses. let the performance proceed,
In the first game, the continuous notification effect is executed based on the elapse of the first period from the start of the first stage effect,
In the second game, the continuous notification effect is executed based on the fact that the display result combination in the second game is derived from when the second stage effect is started to when the second period elapses. death,
in the second game, executing a predetermined effect based on the fact that the second period has elapsed without the display result combination being derived in the second game from the start of the second stage effect,
in the second game, executing the continuous notification effect based on the fact that the display result combination in the second game is derived during execution of the predetermined effect;
The second period is shorter than the first period,
The slot machine further comprises display means for displaying an image,
The display means is
In the first game, displaying a still image during the period in which the continuous notification effect is being executed,
In the second game, a moving image is displayed while the continuous notification effect is being executed.
Further, the slot machine may have the following configuration.
Derivation control means (for example, main control unit 41) that performs control for deriving display results;
Effect execution means (for example, sub-control unit 91) that executes specific effects (battle mission effects shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and castle search mission effects shown in FIGS. 9 to 11) over three or more games; with
The three or more games are a first game (for example, the first game), a second game following the first game (for example, the second game), and a second game following the second game. 3 games (for example, the third game game),
The production executing means is
In the first game, a first stage effect (for example, an item effect shown in FIG. 3) is executed as the specific effect,
In the second game, as the specific effect, a second stage effect (for example, a battle effect shown in FIG. 4) is executed,
In the third game, as the specific effect, a third-stage effect (for example, a result effect shown in FIG. 5) is executed to notify the effect result of the specific effect,
In the first game and the second game, the slot machine provides continuous notification suggesting that the specific effect continues to the next game (for example, the NEXT image 511 in FIG. 3 (Aa3) and the NEXT image 511 in FIG. 4 ( Ba3) and display of the next game image 512 of (Ba6)), further comprising continuous notification execution means (for example, a sub-controller 91),
The continuous notification execution means is
In the first game, the continuation notification is not executed with the derivation of the display result in the first game as a trigger (for example, as shown in the * mark 1 in (Aa3) of FIG. 3, the derivation of the display result is triggered The NEXT image 511 is not displayed, and the NEXT image 511 is displayed when 10 seconds have passed since the item effect started),
In the second game, the continuation notification is executed triggered by the derivation of the display result in the second game (for example, as shown in the upper left * mark of (Ba5) in FIG. 4, triggered by the derivation of the display result display the next game image 512),
The slot machine further comprises display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51),
The display means is
In the first game, a still image is displayed while the continuous notification is being performed (for example, as shown in (Aa3) in FIG. 3, in the battle mission effect of the first game, the still image is displayed and , displaying the NEXT image 511),
In the second game, a moving image is displayed during the period in which the continuous notification is being performed (for example, as shown in (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. 4, in the battle mission effect of the second game, repeated The next game image 512 is displayed along with the display of the moving image which is an image).

(a) is a front view of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of the main internal configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows an example of development production|presentation. It is a figure which shows an example of a battle mission production. It is a figure which shows an example of a battle mission production. It is a figure which shows an example of a battle mission production. It is a figure which shows an example of the bonus determination production|presentation via the battle mission production|presentation. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a combination effect and a minor role suggestion effect via a battle mission effect; It is a figure which shows an example of a bonus prize-winning effect via a battle mission effect. It is a figure which shows an example of a castle search mission production. It is a figure which shows an example of a castle search mission production. It is a figure which shows an example of a castle search mission production. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a bonus confirmation effect via a castle search mission effect; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a combination effect and a small role suggestion effect via a castle search mission effect; It is a figure which shows an example of the bonus prize-winning effect via the castle search mission effect. It is a figure which shows an example of AT continuation production|presentation. It is a figure which shows an example of a special zone continuous production. It is a figure which shows the execution period etc. of production|presentation. It is a figure which shows the execution period etc. of production|presentation.

A mode for implementing a slot machine as a game machine according to the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment.

[Slot machine configuration]
FIG. 1(a) is a front view of a slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 1(b) is a diagram showing an example of the main internal configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1(a), the slot machine 1 includes a liquid crystal display 51 for displaying images and a speaker 53 for outputting sounds. A see-through window 3 is formed below the liquid crystal display 51 . A player can visually recognize the reels 2L, 2C and 2R arranged side by side inside the slot machine 1 through the see-through window 3 . On each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, symbols, each of which is a plurality of types of identifiable identification information, are arranged in a predetermined order. Below the see-through window 3, there are a start switch 7 that is operated when starting a game (game), and a stop switch that is operated to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to derive the display result. 8L, 8C and 8R are provided. In this embodiment, the number of reels is three, but as a modification, the number of reels may be one, two, or four or more. As for the stop switches, stop switches corresponding to the one or more reels are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1B, inside the slot machine 1, there is provided a main control section 41 that controls the progress of the game and outputs various commands according to the progress of the game. The main control unit 41 includes a main CPU 41a that performs various controls related to the progress of the game, and a storage unit (for example, ROM and RAM 41c) that stores various data related to the progress of the game. The main control unit 41 detects operations on the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, and controls the progress of the game according to the detected operations.

Inside the slot machine 1 , a sub-control section 91 is provided for controlling effects according to commands from the main control section 41 . The sub-control unit 91 includes a sub-CPU 91a that performs various controls related to effects, and a RAM 91c that stores various data related to effects. The sub-controller 91 controls image display on the liquid crystal display 51 and sound output from the speaker 53 based on commands from the main controller 41 . Effect data used for image display on the liquid crystal display 51 and sound output from the speaker 53 is stored in the RAM 91c.

When playing a game on the slot machine 1, the player inserts medals into a medal insertion portion (not shown) or operates a BET switch (not shown) to set a prescribed number of bets. As a result, the winning line LN becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 becomes valid, so that the game can be started. The winning line is a line for judging whether or not the combination of symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R displayed in the see-through window 3 matches the combination of winning symbols.

When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C and 2R rotate. At this time, an internal lottery is performed by the main control unit 41 . The internal lottery is a process of determining symbol combinations (display results) that allow derivation. The fact that the internal lottery permits the derivation of a symbol combination is also called winning the combination corresponding to the symbol combination. When the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch stops rotating. As a result, the symbol combination is derived and displayed in the see-through window 3 . Among the operations on the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for stopping the rotation of the reels, the operation for stopping the rotation of the first reel is the first stop operation, and the operation for stopping the rotation of the second reel is is also called a second stop operation, and the operation for stopping the rotation of the third reel is also called a third stop operation. When the symbol combination that matches the winning combination (display result combination) stops on the winning line LN, a prize corresponding to the winning combination is generated.

A special winning combination (bonus), a small winning combination, and a replay combination are provided as winning combinations. A bonus is a winning combination in which the game state is controlled to a bonus state in which the probability of winning a small combination is higher than in a non-bonus state. A small winning combination is a winning combination for which a medal is awarded. A replay combination (replay) is a combination that enables the next game to be started without consuming medals owned by the player by winning a prize. As the bonus state, a big bonus and a regular bonus are provided. A big bonus is a bonus that is more advantageous than a regular bonus. For example, the number of medals to be paid out during the bonus, which is the condition for ending the big bonus, is greater than the number of medals to be paid out during the bonus, which is the condition for ending the regular bonus. For example, the big bonus is controlled when the symbol combination of red 7, red 7, and red 7 (a set of red 7) stops on the pay line LN, and the regular bonus is controlled when red 7, red 7, Controlled when the blue 7 symbol combination stops.

The winning flag set when the bonus is won is carried over across games until the winning of the winning bonus occurs. In this embodiment, when a small winning combination or a replaying combination is won while the bonus winning is carried over from before the previous game, or when a bonus is won at the same time as a small winning combination or a replaying combination, the won small winning combination or the replaying combination is won. Reel control is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is preferentially drawn onto the winning line LN. That is, the small combination and the replay combination can be won with priority over the bonus. Incidentally, the reel control may be performed so that the bonus can be won preferentially over the small combination and the replay combination.

Further, a "game (also called a unit game)" in the slot machine 1 may be narrowly defined as from when the start switch 7 is operated to when all the reels are stopped. In addition, the game includes processes incidental to the execution of one game, such as "setting the number of bets before operating the start switch 7 when playing the game", "deriving the display result", and "executing after all the reels have stopped." At least one process out of "payout of medals to be played", "change of game state", etc. may be included in the broad definition of "game". Also, in the drawings and the description below, "game" may be indicated as "G".

[Outline of various productions]
First, various effects executed by the sub-controller 91 in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described. The sub control unit 91 grasps the state of the game such as bonus winning and bonus winning based on commands from the main control unit 41, and executes various effects using the effect data stored in the RAM 91c.

(development production)
In this embodiment, in a game in which a simultaneous winning combination (for example, a rare combination such as cherry or watermelon) that can be won at the same time as a bonus is won, a development presentation is executed to make the player expect that the mission presentation will develop to be described later. may be It should be noted that the same development effect may be executed regardless of the type of the simultaneous winning combination, or different development effects may be executed according to the type of the simultaneous winning combination. In the development performance, development performance data is used as performance data.

In the development effect, an image of a treasure box is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. - 特許庁Then, when a cloud with the word "development" appears in the treasure chest, the image of the cloud continues to move, and sound output such as BGM (Background Music) and character voices continues. In the present embodiment, character sounds include speech sounds of human characters, sound effects of treasure chest and cloud characters, and the like. This gives the player a bright impression and suggests to the player that the mission performance will develop.

On the other hand, when a cloud with no letters appears in the treasure chest, a darkening process is performed, the image of the cloud eventually stops, and sound output such as BGM and character voices is stopped. The darkening process is a process of gradually darkening the entire screen by gradually decreasing the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 . In this way, the entire screen becomes dark, the moving image is changed to a still image, and the sound output is stopped, giving the player a dark impression. This suggests to the player that the mission performance will not develop. A specific presentation mode of the development presentation will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 (for example, the during-battle presentation shown in FIG. 4).

(mission production)
In this embodiment, when the development effect suggests to the player that it will develop into a mission effect, the mission effect that makes the player expect to win a bonus is executed in the next game. The mission production of this embodiment is a continuous production executed over three or more games. In the mission production, a series of stories are constructed over the three or more games. In the mission production, the production progresses step by step along the series of stories over the three or more games. Further, in this embodiment, each effect of the mission effect is composed of one part. Also, the degree of advantage for the player may be varied according to the number of games in which the mission effect is executed. For example, the greater the number of games in which mission effects are executed, the higher the advantage.

Further, in the final game of the three or more games, the effect result of the mission effect (in this embodiment, whether or not a bonus win is won) is notified.

The mission production includes a battle mission production and a castle search mission production. Which mission presentation is to be executed is determined by a lottery when a simultaneous winning combination is won. Note that the mission effect to be executed may be determined according to the types of simultaneous winning combinations.

Battle mission effect data is used as effect data in the battle mission effect. In the castle search mission production, castle search mission production data is used as production data. However, regardless of which of the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect is executed, common effect data is used for the darkening process executed in the mission effect. That is, common darkening processing is performed in both the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect.

In the battle mission production, the liquid crystal display 51 displays a series of story production images in which a friendly character and an enemy character battle. When the ally character finally wins over the enemy character, the character image "WIN" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the image of the character continues to move, and further sound output such as BGM and character voice is output. continue. This gives a positive impression to the player, suggesting to the player that the bonus has been won.

On the other hand, when the ally character is finally defeated by the enemy character, darkening processing is performed, the image of the character and the like eventually stops, and further sound output such as BGM and character voice is stopped. This gives the player a gloomy impression and suggests to the player that the bonus has not been won. Note that specific effects of the battle mission effects will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG.

In the castle search mission production, the liquid crystal display 51 displays a series of story production images in which a character searches for a castle. When the character finally finds the castle, the character image "WIN" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the image of the character continues to move, and the sound output of BGM, character voice, etc. continues. . This gives a positive impression to the player, suggesting to the player that the bonus has been won.

On the other hand, when the character finally fails to find the castle and gets lost in the forest, a darkening process is performed, the image of the character and the like eventually stops, and further sound output such as BGM and character voice stops. This gives the player a gloomy impression and suggests to the player that the bonus has not been won. A specific presentation mode of the castle search mission presentation will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG.

(Bonus confirmed effect)
In this embodiment, when the mission effect suggests to the player that the bonus has been won, the bonus confirmation effect is executed in the next game. Common bonus confirmed effect data is used as the effect data in the bonus confirmed effect regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed. That is, the common bonus confirmation effect is executed regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed.

While the bonus fixed effect is being executed, the image corresponding to the mission effect passed through is displayed on the back side of the image corresponding to the bonus fixed effect. That is, when the battle mission effect is passed through, the image of the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side based on the battle mission effect data, and the image of the bonus confirmed effect is displayed on the front side based on the bonus confirmed effect data. . Also, when going through the castle search mission effect, the image of the castle search mission effect is displayed on the back side based on the castle search mission effect data, and the bonus confirmed effect image is displayed on the front side based on the bonus confirmed effect data. Is displayed. Even if any image of the battle mission performance data or the castle search mission performance data is displayed on the back side, the image of the common bonus fixed performance is displayed on the front side based on the common bonus fixed performance data.

In the bonus confirmation effect, the character image of "BONUS confirmation" is displayed enlarged and then gradually reduced, and eventually stopped at a fixed position that does not hinder the visibility of the image of the mission effect executed on the back side. Then, an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is generated, and the voice of "Bonus confirmed" is output from the speaker 53. - 特許庁This suggests to the player that the bonus has been won. A specific effect mode of the bonus fixing effect when the battle mission effect is passed will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, a specific effect mode of the bonus fixing effect in the case of going through the castle search mission effect will be described later with reference to FIG. 12 .

(Suggesting a small role)
In the present embodiment, when a minor winning combination is won, a minor winning combination suggesting effect that suggests the type of the winning minor winning combination may be executed.

It should be noted that while the small role suggesting effect is being executed in the game after the bonus confirmation effect is executed, the image corresponding to the mission effect that has passed through is displayed on the back side of the image corresponding to the small role suggesting effect. Is displayed. That is, when going through the battle mission production, the image of the battle mission production is displayed on the back side based on the battle mission production data, and the image of the small role suggestion production is displayed on the front side based on the small role suggestion production data. be. In addition, when going through the castle search mission production, the image of the castle search mission production is displayed on the back side based on the castle search mission production data, and the front side shows the small role suggestion production based on the small role suggestion production data. An image is displayed. Even if any of the images of the battle mission production data and the castle search mission production data are displayed on the back side, the image of the common minor role suggestion production is displayed on the front side based on the common minor role suggestion production data. .

For example, a bell pattern image showing a pattern corresponding to the bell is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in the small winning effect suggesting effect when the bell is won. The bell pattern image moves upward so as to look into the screen from the bottom, and eventually stops at a fixed position that does not impede the visibility of the image of the mission effect that is being executed on the back side as much as possible. Note that a specific presentation mode of the minor combination suggestion presentation via the battle mission presentation will be described later with reference to FIG. In addition, a specific presentation mode of the minor combination suggestion presentation through the castle search mission presentation will be described later with reference to FIG. 13 .

(Combination performance)
In this embodiment, when a bonus win is carried over, a combination effect is executed in a game in which the carried over bonus can be won. Common combination effect data is used as the effect data in the combination effect regardless of whether the effect is through the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect. That is, a common combination effect is executed regardless of which of the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect is passed.

While the combination effect is being executed, the image corresponding to the passed mission effect is displayed behind the image corresponding to the combination effect. That is, when the battle mission effect is passed through, the image of the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side based on the battle mission effect data, and the image of the combination effect is displayed on the front side based on the combination effect data. Also, when going through the castle search mission effect, the image of the castle search mission effect is displayed on the back side based on the castle search mission effect data, and the combination effect image is displayed on the front side based on the combination effect data. be. Even if any image of the battle mission performance data or the castle search mission performance data is displayed on the back side, the image of the common combination performance is displayed on the front side based on the common combination performance data.

In the combination effect, an image (for example, a character image of "777") indicating a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus that can be won (for example, a symbol combination of 7 reds in the case of a big bonus) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Is displayed. The character image of "777" is enlarged and then gradually reduced, and eventually stops at a fixed position that does not interfere with the visibility of the image of the mission rendering being executed on the back side as much as possible. Note that a specific presentation mode of the combination presentation via the battle mission presentation will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, a specific presentation mode of the combination presentation through the castle search mission presentation will be described later with reference to FIG. 13 .

(Bonus winning performance)
In the present embodiment, when a bonus prize is won, a bonus prize effect suggesting the occurrence of a bonus prize is executed. Common bonus winning effect data is used as the effect data in the bonus winning effect regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed. That is, regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed through, the common bonus winning effect is executed.

For example, in the bonus prize effect when a big bonus is won, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is enlarged and then gradually reduced and then stopped at a fixed position. Then, an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BIG BONUS" is generated, and the voice of "BIG BONUS" is output from the speaker 53 . This suggests to the player that a big bonus will be won. Note that a specific effect mode of the bonus winning effect through the battle mission effect will be described later with reference to FIG. Also, a specific presentation mode of the bonus winning presentation through the castle search mission presentation will be described later with reference to FIG. 14 .

(AT continuous production)
In this embodiment, the state may be controlled to AT (assist time) having performance related to an instruction function (navigation) for instructing the player how to operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. The operating modes of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R include the order of operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R (operating procedure, pressing order) and the timing of operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R (operating timing). included. For example, when controlled by the AT, numbers and alphabets are used as operation information corresponding to the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R until the given AT game number (for example, 50 games) is played. The 7-segment display is displayed on the auxiliary display or displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 . When a player wins a role targeted by navigation, the player operates the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in accordance with the operation information reported by the navigation to win a role that gives more medals, It is possible to win a winning combination that controls the game in a more advantageous state, or to avoid winning a winning combination that controls the game in a more disadvantageous state. Therefore, by being controlled by the AT, it becomes easier for the player to obtain more medals. proceed.

The AT is controlled over the given AT game number (50 games), and when all the AT game numbers are consumed, it is determined by lottery whether or not the AT continues. If the AT continues, it is controlled by the AT over the given number of AT games again. On the other hand, if the AT does not continue, the state returns to the normal state, which is non-AT.

In the present embodiment, when all the given AT games have been played, an AT continuation effect is executed over a plurality of games to make the player expect that the AT will continue. In AT continuation performance, AT continuation performance data is used as performance data.

In the AT continuation effect, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an effect image in which a friend character and an enemy character fight. When the ally character finally wins over the enemy character, the character image "WIN" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the image of the character continues to move, and further sound output such as BGM and character voice is output. continue. This gives the player a bright impression and suggests to the player that the AT should continue.

On the other hand, when the ally character is finally defeated by the enemy character, darkening processing is performed, the image of the character and the like eventually stops, and further sound output such as BGM and character voice is stopped. This gives the player a dark impression and suggests to the player that the AT did not continue. It should be noted that a specific effect mode of the AT continuation effect will be described later with reference to FIG. 15 .

(Continuous production of specialized zone)
In this embodiment, in the AT state, the state may be controlled to a specialized zone that can extend the period of AT control. For example, when the number of specialized zone games is given during AT, the subtraction of the number of AT games in the AT is temporarily stopped, and the given number of specialized zone games (for example, 10 games) is consumed. , the state is controlled in a specialized zone.

The specialized zone is controlled over the given number of specialized zone games (10 games), and it is decided by lottery whether or not the number of AT games should be added in each game. For example, when a bell or rare combination is won in 10 games, an additional lottery is executed, and the number of AT games determined by the additional lottery is added. Furthermore, after all the specialized zone games (10 games) have been consumed, when the number of AT games is added by winning a bell or rare role, the specialized zone continues, while the bell or rare role When the number of AT games is not increased by winning a combination other than (for example, replay), the special zone ends. In this way, as long as the number of AT games is increased by winning the bell or rare role, the specialized zone continues. When the special zone ends, the state returns to the original AT state, and the number of AT games added in the special zone is added to the number of AT games whose subtraction has been temporarily stopped. Then, subtraction of the number of AT games is started again.

In the present embodiment, a special zone continuation effect is executed in which the player expects the special zone to continue in a game in which all the given special zone games (10 games) have been played. In the special zone continuation effect, special zone continuation effect data is used as the effect data.

In the specialized zone continuation effect, an image of a treasure box is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. - 特許庁Then, when the number of AT games is increased by winning the Bell or rare combination, a cloud with characters indicating the number of special zone games to be given appears from the treasure box. Then, the cloud image continues to move, and sound output such as BGM and character voice continues. This gives the player a bright impression and suggests to the player that the special zone should continue.

On the other hand, when the number of AT games is not increased by winning a role (for example, replay) other than the bell or rare role, a cloud with no letters appears in the treasure chest. As darkening processing is performed, the image of the cloud eventually stops, and sound output such as BGM and character voices is stopped. This gives the player a dark impression and suggests to the player that the specialized zone did not continue. A specific effect mode of the special zone continuation effect will be described later with reference to FIG. 16 .

[Example of development production]
A specific example of the development effect will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of development effects. In FIG. 2, regardless of whether or not it develops into the mission production, the same production is executed in (h1) to (h4), and thereafter, if it does not develop into the mission production, the production of (h5) to (h9) is executed. is executed, while the effects of (h11) to (h15) are executed when the mission effect develops. In the effects of (h5) to (h9) and the effects of (h11) to (h15), the effects transitioning on the same time axis are shown in parallel in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rendering period of (h5) to (h9) and the rendering period of (h11) to (h15) have the same length.

First, it is assumed that, in the internal lottery held when the start switch 7 is operated, a rare combination that can be won at the same time as a bonus is won. At this time, for example, it is decided by lottery whether or not the game will develop into a mission production, and if so, the type of mission production. Then, the development effect is executed in the game shown after (h1).

As shown in (h1), the operation of the start switch 7 causes the reel to rotate. The liquid crystal display 51 displays an image showing that the character is walking along with a background image of mountains and the sun showing the normal state. Normal BGM is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (h2), when the first stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the development effect starts. The liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a treasure chest and a key, and a character image of "If there is development in the treasure chest..." which makes us expect that a cloud with the word "development" attached will appear from the treasure chest. is displayed. BGM for pre-development is output from the speaker 53 . Since Cherry, which is a rare combination, is stopped at the bottom of the stopped left reel, the player can recognize that Cherry has been won as a rare combination that can be won at the same time as the bonus.

As shown in (h3), when a second stop operation is performed on the stop switch, an animation (moving image) of inserting a key into a treasure box is displayed. The speaker 53 continues to output the pre-development BGM, and further outputs a sound effect "gacha" like unlocking a treasure chest.

As shown in (h4), when the third stop operation is performed on the stop switch, an animation is displayed in which the treasure chest opens slightly and part of the cloud can be seen from inside. From the speaker 53, the output of the pre-development BGM is continued, and further, a sound effect such as "flickering" that makes the clouds appear a little is output. Such an effect can make the player expect that the mission effect will develop.

If the mission does not develop, as shown in (h5), an animation is displayed in which a treasure chest opens and a cloud appears from inside. If it does not develop into a mission production, no letters are attached to the clouds that appear. From the speaker 53, BGM for non-expansion is output, and furthermore, a sound effect such as opening a treasure box is output.

After that, as shown in (h6), an animation is displayed in which the appeared cloud moves. From the speaker 53, the non-expansion BGM is continuously output, and furthermore, a sound effect of "chouch" like moving clouds is output.

After that, as shown in (h7), the darkening process starts. Specifically, the moving cloud animation indicated by (h6) ends, the image of the moving cloud stops, and the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 changes to (h6). The brightness of the image is lower than that shown, and the entire screen becomes dark. From the speaker 53, BGM for dark conversion is output.

After that, as shown in (h8), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (h7), and the entire screen becomes even darker. The images of treasure chests and clouds remain stationary and are in the same display state as (h7). From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for dark conversion is continued, and furthermore, a sound indicating that the mission production did not develop in accordance with the black change processing from (h7) to (h8) is called "Gang". A sound effect is output.

After that, as shown in (h9), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (h8), and the entire screen becomes even darker. Note that clouds and treasure chests are visible even when the darkening process is performed. The images of treasure chests and clouds remain stationary and are in the same display state as (h7) and (h8). The speaker 53 stops sound output, and no BGM or character voice is output from the speaker 53 .

After that, as shown in (h10), when the start switch 7 is operated, it returns to the normal state effect as in (h1).

On the other hand, when developing into a mission presentation, an animation is displayed in which a treasure chest opens and a cloud appears from inside, as shown in (h11). Since it is a case of developing into a mission production, the characters "development" are attached to the clouds that appear. BGM for development is output from the speaker 53, and further, a sound effect such as opening a treasure box is output.

After that, as shown in (h12), an animation is displayed in which the appeared cloud moves. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for development is continued, and furthermore, the effect sound of "chouch" like moving clouds is output.

After that, as shown in (h13), an animation is displayed in which the clouds move further. It should be noted that, since this is a case of developing into a mission presentation, darkening processing such as (h7) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for development is continued, and furthermore, the effect sound of "christch christ" like moving clouds is output.

After that, as shown in (h14), an animation is displayed in which the clouds gradually grow larger. It should be noted that, since this is a case of developing into a mission presentation, darkening processing such as (h8) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for development is continued, and furthermore, the effect sound "pyrrololline" is output as a sound suggesting that the mission will be developed.

After that, as shown in (h15), an animation is displayed in which the clouds grow even larger. It should be noted that, since this is a case of developing into a mission presentation, darkening processing such as (h9) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for development is continued, and further, the character voice "development" is output as a sound suggesting that the mission will be developed. After that, it develops into a mission effect which will be described later in FIG. 3 (Aa1) or FIG. 9 (Ca1).

In this way, in the development production, when the mission production does not develop, the darkening process is performed so that the brightness of the images shown in (h7) to (h9) is lower than the brightness of the images shown in (h13) to (h15). Also, as shown in (h7) to (h9), the animated image stops and the sound output stops, giving the player a dark impression. This suggests to the player that the mission performance will not develop. On the other hand, when progressing to the mission production, as shown in (h13) to (h15), the animation is displayed so that the image continues to move without darkening processing, and sound output such as BGM and character voice continues. By doing so, the sound is output for a longer period of time than when the mission performance is not developed, so that a bright impression is given to the player. This suggests to the player that it will develop into a mission presentation.

[Examples of various effects when going through battle mission effects]
An example of various presentations through the battle mission presentation will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8. FIG.

(Example of battle mission production)
Next, an example of a battle mission effect (first specific effect) will be described. Here, an example of a battle mission effect executed over three games will be described. The three games are the first game (first game), the second game following the first game (second game), and the third game following the second game (three games). eye games) and

3 to 5 are diagrams showing examples of battle mission effects. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an item effect (first stage effect) that is the battle mission effect of the first game, and FIG. ), and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a result effect (third stage effect) which is a battle mission effect of the third game (final game). The result effect is a effect that suggests (announces) the result of the mission effect (battle mission effect and castle search mission effect, which will be described later) (for example, the result of whether or not a bonus is won).

In FIGS. 3 to 5, regardless of whether the bonus is won or not, the same effect is executed in (Aa1) to (Ba7), and thereafter, when the bonus is not won, (a7) to (a11). is executed, the effects of (a13) to (a17) are executed when the bonus is won. In the effects of (a7) to (a11) and the effects of (a13) to (a17), the effects transitioning on the same time axis are shown in parallel in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rendering period (a7) to (a11) and the rendering period (a13) to (a17) have the same length.

After (h15) in FIG. 2, when the start switch 7 is operated to start the next game, as shown in (Aa1), an item effect as a battle mission effect starts. Also, during the item presentation, the BGM for the item presentation is continuously output from the speaker 53 .

In the example of (Aa1), the liquid crystal display 51 displays an ally character (the character on the left side of the screen) and a plurality of types of item images (weapon images), as well as suggesting acquisition of an item. Get the item!" is displayed. In the example of (Aa1), a plurality of images (in the example of (Aa1), an image of an axe, an image of a sword, and an image of a club) are displayed as items. An image is displayed in which the friendly character acquires one of these three items. In this embodiment, the degree of advantage for the player differs depending on the item that the player acquires.

As shown in (Aa2), an image is displayed in which the ally character acquires one of the three items. Also, as indicated by the * mark in (Aa2), the item effect is a effect that progresses regardless of which of the first stop operation to the third stop operation and the display result derivation is executed. . In other words, the progress of the item presentation is not triggered by any of the first stop operation to the third stop operation and the derivation of the display result. In other words, the item presentation progresses as time elapses. Also, "progressing the effect" means, for example, "in a state in which one frame image (one cut image) is displayed, the next frame image (next cut image) is displayed". Say.

In addition, when a start operation, which is an operation related to starting the next game, is executed, an in-battle effect, which is the battle mission effect of the second game, is executed. The start operation includes, for example, "an operation of setting a prescribed number of bets by operating a BET switch", "an operation of setting a bet number by inserting medals into a slot machine", and "an operation of setting a prescribed number of bets". "operation to the start switch 7 in the state where is set". In this embodiment, the start operation is defined as "an operation to the start switch 7 in a state in which a specified number of bets has been set".

Further, when the item effect is started (that is, when the image of (Aa1) is displayed), the predetermined item effect execution period (10 seconds in this embodiment) is extended without the start operation being executed. When the time has elapsed, the image of (Aa3) is displayed.

As shown in (Aa3), an image is displayed in which the teammate character faces the Colosseum where the battle will take place. Further, as shown in (Aa3), a NEXT image 511 (continuation image), which is a character image of "NEXT", is displayed in a specific area of the entire area of the liquid crystal display 51. FIG. The specific area of the present embodiment is assumed to be the upper left area (hereinafter referred to as "upper left area"). The NEXT image 511 is an image suggesting that the battle mission effect will continue to the next game. By displaying such a NEXT image 511, it is possible to encourage the player to play the next game in which the battle mission effect continues.

Furthermore, as shown in (Aa3), a continuous sound 513 is output from the speaker 53 . The continuation sound 513 is a sound suggesting that the battle mission effect will continue to the next game. In the example of (Aa3), the continuous sound 513 is a voice such as "next".

Thus, the process of displaying the NEXT image 511 on the liquid crystal display 51 and the process of outputting the continuous sound 513 from the speaker 53 are collectively referred to as continuous notification. Further, the continuation notification may include, for example, "a process of causing the light emitting means (for example, LED) to emit light in a manner suggesting that the battle mission effect will continue to the next game".

In addition, as indicated by *1 in (Aa3), the trigger for displaying the NEXT image 511 is not "derivation of the display result (third stop operation)", but "when the item presentation is started. The execution period (10 seconds in this embodiment) has passed."

Also, as indicated by *2 of (Aa3), the image of (Aa3) is a still image. When the start operation is executed in the state where the image (Aa2) is displayed and the state where the still image (Aa3) is displayed, the in-battle effect of the second game is started. (Ba1) screen is displayed. The images to be displayed include a first image including a character image and a character image, and a second image including a background image, and the still image is an image in which the first image and the second image are still. is. As a modification, the still image may be an image in which the first image is still and the second image is moving. The image in which the second image is moving is, for example, an image in which clouds in the background image are moving. Further, when the start operation is executed, the display of the NEXT image 511 ends (the NEXT image 511 is erased).

In addition, regarding the battle mission production (in-battle production) of the second game, as indicated by the * mark on the left side of FIG. The mid-stage production progresses.

As shown in (Ba1), an image is displayed in which a friendly character (character on the left side of the screen) and an enemy character (character on the right side of the screen) face each other in the Colosseum, and in front of the image is a "battle" suggesting the type of mission production. A character image of "Mission" and a character image of "Defeat the enemy character A!" suggesting the subtitle of the battle mission production are displayed. If a plurality of types of battle mission effects are provided, the subtitle may change according to the type, for example, "Defeat enemy character B!" or "Defeat the boss!". BGM for battle is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (Ba2), after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the text image of "Battle Mission" and the text image of "Defeat Enemy Character A!" The image in which the character confronts appears more clearly. The BGM for the battle continues to be output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (Ba3), after a predetermined period of time has passed, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a battle between the friend character and the enemy character. In this example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which the teammate character is dominant. The BGM for the battle continues to be output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (Ba4), after a predetermined period of time has passed, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a battle between the friend character and the enemy character. In this example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which the teammate character is inferior. The BGM for the battle continues to be output from the speaker 53 .

As indicated by the * mark on the upper left of (Ba5), when the third stop operation is performed on the stop switch and the display result is derived, the during-battle effect progresses. In other words, the trigger for progressing the during-battle effect is the third stop operation. As shown in (Ba5), an image of an ally character brandishing a sword is displayed. Further, in the upper left area, a next game image 512 (continuation image), which is a character image of "next game", is displayed upon derivation of the display result. The next game image 512 is an image suggesting that the battle mission effect will continue to the next game. By displaying such a next game image 512, it is possible to encourage the player to play the next game in which the battle mission effect continues.

Further, as shown in (Ba5), the speaker 53 outputs a continuous sound 513 (sound of "next") that is the same as (Aa3). The continuation sound 513 is a sound suggesting that the battle mission effect will continue to the next game. In addition, the voice "torya" is also output so as not to overlap with the voice "next".

Also, after the image of (Ba5) is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), as shown in (Ba6), the next game image 512 continues to be displayed while the ally character swings down the sword. An image is displayed. After the image of (Ba6) is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), the image of (Ba5) is displayed again while the next game image 512 continues to be displayed. In this manner, the image (Ba5) and the image (Ba6) are repeatedly displayed while the display of the next game image 512 is continued until the start operation is performed. That is, by this repeated display, an image of the friend character brandishing the sword and an image of the friend character swinging the sword down are repeatedly displayed as images. When the start operation is executed while this repeated image (moving image) is being displayed, the screen of (a7) or (a13) in FIG. 5 is displayed by starting the battle mission effect of the third game. be done. Also, the display of the next game image 512 ends (the next game image 512 is erased).

Also, as described in the lower right corner of (Ba4), when the production during the battle is started (that is, when the image of (Ba1) is displayed), the display result is not derived, and is predetermined. When the in-battle effect execution period (eight seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed, an image (Ba7) is displayed.

As shown in (Ba7), an image in which the friend character and the enemy character are fighting is displayed as a still image. When the display result is derived by performing the third stop operation during the display of (Ba7), repeated images of the image of (Ba5) and the image of (Ba6) are displayed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the battle mission effect of the third game will be described. The battle mission effect of the third game proceeds regardless of the first stop operation to the third stop operation and the derivation of the display result. In the state where the image of (Ba5) and the repeated image of (Ba6) are displayed, if the start operation is executed and the bonus is not won, as shown in (a7), it is suggested that the bonus is not won. As an image to be played, an image in which the friend character is defeated by the enemy character is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.例文帳に追加Specifically, an animation is displayed in which the friendly character trembles and the enemy character is happy. BGM for LOSE is output from the speaker 53, and furthermore, a speech sound of "lost" is output to suggest that the teammate character has been defeated.

After that, as shown in (a8), an animation is displayed in which the friend character trembles while still lying down and further sheds tears, and the enemy character rejoices. From the speaker 53, the BGM for LOSE continues to be output, and the voice of the enemy character saying "Come anytime" is output.

After that, as shown in (a9), the darkening process starts. Specifically, the animation of the moving character indicated by (a8) ends, the image of the character stops, and the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 changes to the image indicated by (a8). , and the entire screen becomes dark. From the speaker 53, BGM for dark conversion is output.

After that, as shown in (a10), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (a9), and the entire screen becomes even darker. The character image remains still and is in the same display state as (a9). From the speaker 53, the BGM for dark conversion is continuously output, and furthermore, a sound effect "bang" is produced as a sound suggesting that the bonus has not been won so as to match the black change processing from (a9) to (a10). is output.

After that, as shown in (a11), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (a10), and the entire screen becomes even darker. Note that the character can be visually recognized even when the darkening process is performed. The character image remains stationary and is in the same display state as (a9) and (a10). The speaker 53 stops sound output, and no BGM or character voice is output from the speaker 53 .

After that, as shown in (a12), when the start switch 7 is operated, the performance returns to the normal state as in (h1).

In the state where the image of (Ba5) and the repeated image of (Ba6) are displayed, when the start operation is executed and the bonus is won, an image suggesting that the bonus is won as shown in (a13). , an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in which the friend character wins over the enemy character. Specifically, an animation is displayed in which the enemy character trembles and the ally character is happy. BGM for WIN is output from the speaker 53, and furthermore, the line sound "Won" is output to suggest that the teammate character has won.

After that, as shown in (a14), an animation is displayed in which the enemy character trembles while still lying down, further tears are shed, and the friendly character is delighted. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for WIN is continued, and furthermore, the line "I did it" by the friend character is output.

After that, as shown in (a15), a WIN image 515, which is a character image of "WIN", is displayed in the upper left area of the liquid crystal display 51 while the ally character and the enemy character continue to move (the lower left of (a15) * See also the mark). It should be noted that since this is a case where a bonus is won, darkening processing such as (a9) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for WIN is continued, and furthermore, the line sound "Mission cleared" by the ally character is output.

After that, as shown in (a16), an animation is displayed in which confetti falls while the character is still moving. In addition, since it is a case where the bonus is won, the darkening process such as (a10) is not performed. The BGM for WIN is continuously output from the speaker 53, and furthermore, a sound effect "pyrrololline" is output as a sound suggesting that the player has won a bonus prize.

After that, as shown in (a17), a still image (see * under (a17)) displaying a character and a large amount of confetti is displayed. Also, the display of the WIN image 515 is continued. Since this is a case where a bonus is won, darkening processing such as (a11) is not performed. The BGM for WIN is continuously output from the speaker 53, and the character voice "WIN" is output as a sound suggesting that the bonus has been won. After that, the winning of the bonus is carried over, and the process shifts to the bonus fixing effect described later with reference to FIG. 6(a18).

Thus, in the battle mission effect, when the bonus is not won, the brightness of the images shown in (a9) to (a11) is changed to the brightness of the images shown in (a15) to (a17) by performing the darkening process. In addition, as shown in (a9) to (a11), the animated image stops and the sound output stops, giving the player a dark impression. This suggests to the player that the bonus has not been won. On the other hand, when the bonus is won, as shown in (a15) to (a17), the animation is displayed so that the image continues to move without performing the darkening process, and the sound output such as BGM and character voice continues. By doing so, the sound is output for a longer period than when the bonus is not won, giving the player a bright impression. This suggests to the player that the bonus has been won.

It should be noted that during the execution of the effects shown in (a7) to (a11) when the bonus is not won, or the effects shown in (a13) to (a17) when the bonus is won, the game progresses. (for example, the operation to start the next game or the operation to set the number of bets). Therefore, when the next game is started before a series of battle mission effects are completed, it is possible to end (so-called cancel) the battle mission effects in the middle.

In addition, in (Ba5) and (Ba6) of FIG. 4, a moving image of a friendly character swinging a sword is displayed, and in the result production shown in FIG. An effect of defeating the character is executed. Therefore, the moving images of (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. 4 and the result effect shown in FIG. 5 are related in the content of the effect. More specifically, the moving images of (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. 4 and the resulting effect shown in FIG. 5 have a series of stories. In other words, in a series of stories, the resulting effect shown in FIG. 5 is a effect progressing from the moving images of (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG.

(An example of a bonus confirmation effect via a battle mission effect)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a bonus confirmation effect via a battle mission effect. When the start switch 7 is operated after the fact that the player has won the bonus in (a17) described above, the screen of (a18) is displayed. Suppose that the player wins the replay along with the carry-over bonus in the internal lottery performed when the start switch 7 is operated.

As shown in (a18), after the start switch 7 is operated, the bonus fixing effect is started. On the back side of the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed an image in which a friend character wins over an enemy character in a battle mission production, and on the front side, an enlarged character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed. At this time, some characters (“B” and “S”) of the characters “BONUS confirmed” are outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 and cannot be visually recognized. Further, the remaining characters (“O”, “N”, “U”, “definite”, and “fixed”) out of the characters of “BONUS confirmed” do not fit within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (a19), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen. As a result, some characters ("B" and "S") that were outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are barely visible within the display area. (“O”, “N”, “U”, “Ken”, “Ten”) can be accommodated in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 . However, some of the characters (“B” and “S”) outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are not yet within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 and are difficult to recognize.

After that, as shown in (a20), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen. This makes it easier to recognize the characters "BONUS confirmed".

After that, as shown in (a21), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen. As a result, the characters “BONUS confirmed” are completely contained within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (a22), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen, and temporarily stopped at the center of the screen, which is the fixed position.

As shown in (a18) to (a22), a series of screen states in which the character image "BONUS confirmed" changes from an enlarged display state in which it is difficult to recognize to a reduced display state in which it is easy to recognize suggests that a bonus has been won. A sound effect of "pappara" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound.

After that, as shown in (a23), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" starts to move toward the upper left of the screen while being displayed in reduced size again.

Then, as shown in (a24), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" continues to move toward the upper left of the screen while being further reduced in size.

As shown in (a25), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is further reduced and displayed at a fixed position on the upper left of the screen. The fixed position on the upper left of the screen is a position that does not hinder the visibility of the image related to the battle mission displayed on the back side. In this embodiment, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is not superimposed on various images (ally character, enemy character, colosseum, moon, star) of battle mission effects.

As shown in (a23) to (a25), in a series of screen states in which the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in reduced size and stopped at a fixed position in the upper left of the screen, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" moves. A combined sound effect of “shooing” is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (a26), when the character image of "BONUS confirmed" stops at a fixed position on the upper left of the screen, an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is generated. The effect is an effect of emphasizing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" by processing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" or adding another image such as a decorative image.

For example, in the screen state shown in (a25) and (a27), which will be described later, as an example in which the effect is not generated, as shown in (*1), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in gradation. Not too much. On the other hand, in the screen states shown in (a26) and (a28), which will be described later, as an example in which an effect is generated, as shown in (*2), large and small diamond-shaped decorative images are displayed as "BONUS confirmed. ” is superimposed on the character image. In this way, when the effect is generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed", the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is decorated with a diamond-shaped decoration image, so that the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is effectively displayed to the player. can draw attention. Note that the effect on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is not limited to the decoration of the diamond-shaped decorative image. Any processing may be applied as long as it emphasizes the .

Furthermore, as shown in (a26), when an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is generated, a sound effect "killer" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound corresponding to the effect, and a bonus sound is output. A character voice of "bonus confirmed" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound suggesting the winning.

After that, as shown in (a27), the effect disappears again, and the sound corresponding to the effect is not output.

Then, as shown in (a28), the effect is generated again, and a sound effect "Kiraan" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound corresponding to the effect.

Thereafter, in this game, a state in which no effect is generated as shown in (a27) and a state in which an effect is generated as shown in (a28) are repeated.

As shown in (a29), when the stop switch is operated up to the third stop operation, in this example, the replay wins, the bonus win is lost, and one game ends.

As described above, in the bonus confirmation effect, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed as follows. That is, in the period shown in (a18) to (a22), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" consisting of one image is enlarged toward the center of the screen while the image related to the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side. An animation that gradually shrinks from the state is displayed. As a result, the position of the character image "BONUS confirmed" is moved toward the center of the screen. Then, as shown in (a22), the reduced character image of "BONUS confirmed" temporarily stops at the center of the screen. After that, in the period shown in (a23) to (a25), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" consisting of one image continues to shrink again, but this time it seems to gradually shrink from the enlarged state toward the upper left of the screen. An animation is displayed. As a result, the position of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is moved toward the upper left of the screen. Then, as shown in (a25), the further reduced character image of "BONUS confirmed" stops at the upper left position of the screen. After the animation of the character image of "BONUS Confirmation" is completed and the character image of "BONUS Confirmation" is stopped, as shown in (a26), the position of the character image of "BONUS Confirmation" is not moved, and "Killern, A character voice saying "Bonus confirmed" is output from the speaker 53, and an effect is generated. After that, as shown in (a27) and (a28), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" remains stationary, and the state where no effect occurs and the state where the effect occurs are repeated.

Such a series of sound data and image data of the bonus confirmation effect is stored in the RAM 91c as bonus confirmation effect data, and is stored in the RAM 91c as effect data different from the battle mission effect data. Then, on the front side where the battle mission effect is executed based on the battle mission effect data, the bonus fixed effect is executed based on the bonus fixed effect data. Therefore, even during execution of the bonus confirmation effect, an image related to the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

(An example of combination production and small role suggestion production via battle mission production)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a combination effect and a minor role suggestion effect via a battle mission effect. It is assumed that the start switch 7 is operated after the above-mentioned (a29) indicates that the bonus has been won.

First, in the internal lottery, a description will be given of the minor winning combination suggesting effect that is executed when a small winning combination (bell in this example) is won along with the carry-over bonus. As shown in (a30), with the start operation as a trigger, the small combination suggesting effect is started, and the BGM for after the bonus is determined is output from the speaker 53 . On the rear side of the liquid crystal display 51, an image of a friendly character defeating an enemy character in a battle mission production is displayed. to be displayed.

As shown in (a31), the bell pattern image moves further upward at the bottom right of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51, and a part of the bell pattern image becomes visible.

As shown in (a32), the bell pattern image moves further upward at the bottom right of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51, and the bell pattern image completely fits within the display area.

As shown in (a33), when the bell pattern image is completely within the display area, a sound effect of "Bashi" is output from the speaker 53. FIG.

As shown in (a34), when the stop switch is operated up to the third stop operation, the bell pattern image disappears and, in this example, the bell wins and one game ends.

Such a series of sound data and image data for a small role suggesting effect is stored in the RAM 91c as minor role suggesting effect data, and is stored in the RAM 91c as effect data separate from the battle mission effect data. Then, on the front side where the battle mission effect is executed based on the battle mission effect data, the minor role suggesting effect is executed based on the minor role suggesting effect data. Therefore, even during execution of the small winning combination suggestive effect, an image related to the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

Next, a description will be given of the combination effect executed when the carry-over bonus is won alone due to a loss in the internal lottery.

As shown in (a35), with the start operation as a trigger, the combination effect is started, and the BGM for after the bonus is determined is output from the speaker 53 . On the back side of the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed an image of a friendly character defeating an enemy character in a battle mission production, and on the front side of the liquid crystal display is an image showing a combination of symbols corresponding to bonuses that can be won. 51 is enlarged. In this example, the big bonus has been won, and the character image of "777" indicating the red 7 matching corresponding to the big bonus is enlarged and displayed. At this time, some characters (“7” on both left and right) of the characters “777” do not fit within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 . Therefore, at this point, it is difficult for the player to recognize the symbol combination that is prompted to be drawn out of the big bonus and the regular bonus.

After that, as shown in (a36), the character image of "777" is gradually reduced and displayed. This makes the characters "777" a little easier to recognize.

As shown in (a37), the character image of "777" is then gradually reduced and displayed. As a result, both left and right "7" characters of the character "777" can be completely accommodated in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. FIG. As a result, the player can clearly recognize that the derivation of the big bonus symbol combination is prompted.

As shown in (a38), when the character image of "777" is completely within the display area, the speaker 53 makes a sound effect "Trun" as a sound prompting the derivation of 7 sets corresponding to the bonus that can be won. output from

As shown in (a39), when the third stop operation is performed, the character image of "777" disappears, and in this example, a big bonus is awarded, and one game ends.

As described above, in the combination effect, the character image of "777" is displayed as follows. That is, during the period shown in (a35) to (a37), the character image of "777" consisting of one image is expanded toward the center of the screen while the image related to the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side. An animation that gradually shrinks from is displayed. As a result, the character image of "777" moves toward the center of the screen. Then, as shown in (a37), the reduced character image of "777" stops at the center of the screen. After the animation of the character image of "777" is completed and the character image of "777" stops, as shown in (a38), the position of the character image of "777" does not move, and the sound of "truon" is generated. Output from the speaker 53 .

The sound data and image data of such a series of combination effects are stored in the RAM 91c as combination effect data, and are stored in the RAM 91c as effect data separate from the battle mission effect data. Then, the combination effect is executed based on the combination effect data on the front side where the battle mission effect is executed based on the battle mission effect data. Therefore, even during execution of the combination effect, an image related to the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

The above-described combination effect via the battle mission effect is an example of winning the big bonus. The sound effect of "troon" is the same as the sound that prompts the derivation of matching.

(An example of a bonus winning effect via a battle mission effect)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a bonus winning effect via a battle mission effect. After winning the bonus in (a39) described above, the bonus winning presentation starts as shown in (a40). On the liquid crystal display 51, a character image of "BIG BONUS" indicating a bonus prize is enlarged and displayed. At this time, some characters (“B” and “S”) of the characters “BIG BONUS” are outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 and cannot be visually recognized. The remaining characters (“B”, “I”, “G”, “O”, “N”, “U”) of the characters “BIG BONUS” are displayed in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. not settled.

After that, as shown in (a41), the character image of "BIG BONUS" is gradually displayed in reduced size. As a result, some of the characters (“B” and “S”) that were outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 can also be seen within the display area, and the remaining characters of “BIG BONUS” can be viewed. The characters (“B”, “I”, “G”, “O”, “N”, “U”) will fit within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 . However, some characters (“B” and “S”) outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are not within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (a42), the character image of "BIG BONUS" is gradually reduced and displayed. As a result, the characters “BIG BONUS” are completely contained within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (a43), the character image of "BIG BONUS" is further reduced in size, and temporarily stopped at the fixed position in the center of the screen.

As shown in (a40) to (a43), in a series of screen states in which the character image of "BIG BONUS" changes from an enlarged display state in which the character image is difficult to recognize to a reduced display state in which it is easy to recognize, the sound indicating the bonus prize is played. A sound effect of "pappa pappa" is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (a44), when the character image of "BIG BONUS" stops at a fixed position in the center of the screen, an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BIG BONUS" is generated. The effect is an effect of emphasizing the character image of "BIG BONUS" by processing the character image of "BIG BONUS" or adding another image such as a decorative image.

For example, in the screen state shown in (a43) and (a45), which will be described later, as an example in which the effect is not generated, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed in gradation as shown in (*3). Not too much. On the other hand, in the screen states shown in (a44) and (a46), which will be described later, as an example in which an effect is generated, as shown in (*4), large and small diamond-shaped decorative images are displayed as "BIG BONUS ” is superimposed on the character image. In this way, when the character image of "BIG BONUS" is subjected to an effect, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is decorated with a diamond-shaped decorative image. can draw attention. Note that the effect on the character image of "BIG BONUS" is not limited to the decoration of the diamond-shaped decorative image. Any processing may be applied as long as it emphasizes the .

Furthermore, as shown in (a44), when an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BIG BONUS" is generated, the character image is displayed and a sound effect "killer killer" is produced as a sound corresponding to the effect. Along with being output from the speaker 53, the character voice of "Big Bonus" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound suggesting the winning of the bonus.

After that, as shown in (a45), the effect disappears again, and the sound corresponding to the effect is not output.

Then, as shown in (a46), the effect is generated again, and a sound effect "killern killern" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound corresponding to the effect.

After that, in the game, a state in which no effect is generated as shown in (a45) and a state in which an effect is generated as shown in (a46) are repeated.

As described above, in the bonus winning effect, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed as follows. That is, during the period shown in (a40) to (a43), an animation is displayed in which the character image "BIG BONUS" consisting of one image is gradually reduced from an enlarged state toward the center of the screen. As a result, the position of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is moved toward the center of the screen. Then, as shown in (a43), the reduced character image of "BIG BONUS" stops at the center of the screen. After the animation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is completed and the character image of "BIG BONUS" is stopped, as shown in (a44), the character image of "BIG BONUS" does not move its position and the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed. , big bonus” is output from the speaker 53 and an effect is generated. After that, as shown in (a45) and (a46), the character image of "BIG BONUS" remains stationary, and the state in which no effect occurs and the state in which the effect occurs are repeated.

The sound data and image data of such a series of bonus prize effects are stored in the RAM 91c as bonus prize effect data, and are stored in the RAM 91c as effect data separate from the battle mission effect data. Then, a bonus winning effect is executed based on the bonus winning effect data.

Here, the character images of "BIG BONUS" shown in (a44) and (a46) are larger in size than the character images of "BONUS confirmed" shown in (a25) and (a27) described above in FIG. It occupies a large proportion of the display area of the display 51 . That is, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed more emphasized than the character image of "BONUS confirmed".

Furthermore, the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS" ("killern") is more "killern" than the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" ("killern"). ” is many, and the output time of the sound is long accordingly. Also, the sound when the effect occurs on the character image of "BIG BONUS" ("killern killeran") is louder than the sound when the effect occurs on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" ("killeran"). It's getting bigger. That is, the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS" ("killern") is emphasized more than the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" ("killern"). is output as

Furthermore, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is brighter than the character image of "BONUS confirmed" because it has more diamond-shaped decoration images when the effect is generated. That is, the effect on the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed more emphasized than the effect on the character image of "BONUS confirmed".

It should be noted that while the bonus winning effect shown in (a40) to (a46) is being executed, an operation for advancing the game (for example, an operation to start the next game or an operation to set the number of bets) is possible. Therefore, when the game is shifted to the next game before the series of bonus winning effects are completed, it is possible to end (so-called cancel) the bonus winning effects in the middle.

[An example of various productions when going through the castle search mission production]
An example of various presentations through the castle search mission presentation will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 14. FIG.

(An example of a castle hunting mission production)
Next, an example of a castle search mission effect (second specific effect) will be described. Here, an example of a castle-searching mission effect executed over three games will be described. The three games are the first game (first game), the second game following the first game (second game), and the third game following the second game (third game). include.

9 to 11 are diagrams showing an example of a castle search mission effect. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a map presentation (first stage presentation) that is the castle search mission presentation of the first game, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a result effect (third stage effect), which is a castle search mission effect of the third game (final game).

In FIGS. 9 to 11, regardless of whether the bonus is won or not, the same effects are executed in (Ca1) to (Da7), and thereafter, when the bonus is not won, (b7) to (b11). is executed, the effects of (b13) to (b17) are executed when the bonus is won. In the effects of (b7) to (b11) and the effects of (b13) to (b17), the effects transitioning on the same time axis are shown in parallel in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rendering period (b7) to (b11) and the rendering period (b13) to (b17) have the same length.

Furthermore, the effects of FIGS. 11(b7) to (b11) and the effects of FIGS. 5(a7) to (a11) described above transition on the same time axis. 11 (b7) to (b11) and the production period of FIG. 5 (a7) to (a11) are of the same length. The processing start timing is the same as the darkening processing start timing in (a9). In addition, the timing for starting the darkening process is the start operation for both, which is common to both.

After (h15) in FIG. 2, when the start switch 7 is operated to start the next game, as shown in (Ca1), map presentation as a castle search mission presentation is started. Further, during the map presentation, the BGM for the map presentation is continuously output from the speaker 53 .

In the example of (Ca1), the liquid crystal display 51 displays an ally character (character on the left side of the screen) and a map image that is a floating map. Get the map!” is displayed. In the example of (Ca1), one type of map is displayed. The degree of advantage for the player differs depending on whether or not the ally character can acquire this map. As a modification, a plurality of types of map images may be displayed. In this case, the degree of advantage for the player may differ according to the map acquired by the player.

As shown in (Ca2), an image is displayed in which the ally character acquires a map. In addition, as indicated by the * mark in (Ca2), the map effect is a effect that progresses regardless of which of the first stop operation to the third stop operation and the display result derivation is executed. . That is, the map presentation progresses according to the passage of time.

Further, when a start operation, which is an operation related to starting the next game, is executed, a walking effect, which is a castle search mission effect in the second game, is executed. Further, when the map effect is started (that is, when the image of (Ca1) is displayed), the predetermined map effect execution period (10 seconds in this embodiment) is extended without the start operation being executed. When the time has elapsed, the image of (Ca3) is displayed.

As shown in (Ca3), an image of a friendly character facing a mountain is displayed. As shown in (Ca3), a NEXT image 511 (continuation image) that is the same as (Aa3) is further displayed in the upper left area. The NEXT image 511 is an image suggesting that the castle-finding mission effect will continue to the next game. By displaying such a NEXT image 511, it is possible to encourage the player to play the next game in which the castle search mission effect continues.

Furthermore, as shown in (Ca3), the speaker 53 outputs a continuous sound 513 (sound such as "next") that is the same as (Aa3). The continuation sound 513 is a sound suggesting that the castle-finding mission effect will continue to the next game.

Further, as indicated by *1 in (Ca3), the trigger for displaying the NEXT image 511 is not "derivation of the display result (third stop operation)" but "when the map effect is started. The execution period (10 seconds in this embodiment) has passed."

Also, as indicated by *2 of (Ca3), the image of (Ca3) is a still image. When the start operation is executed while the still image of (Ca3) is being displayed, the screen of (Da1) of FIG. 10 is displayed by starting the road walking effect of the second game. Further, when the start operation is executed, the display of the NEXT image 511 ends (the NEXT image 511 is erased).

As for the castle-searching mission effect (road walking effect) of the second game, as indicated by the * mark on the left side of FIG. The walking performance continues.

As shown in (Da1), an image of a character walking along a road leading to a castle is displayed, and on the front side of the image is a text image of "castle search mission" suggesting the type of mission production, and a castle search mission production. A character image of "Reach the castle safely!" suggesting the subtitle of is displayed. If multiple types of castle hunting mission effects are provided, for example, the subtitle may change according to the type, such as "Reach the castle in time!" or "Get the treasure chest in the castle!" . BGM for castle search is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (Da2), after a predetermined time elapses, the character image of "Castle Search Mission" and the character image of "Reach the Castle Safely!" The image of the character walking on the road appears more clearly. From the speaker 53, output of BGM for searching for a castle is continued.

As shown in (Da3), when the first stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of the character sweating while searching for a castle. From the speaker 53, output of BGM for searching for a castle is continued.

As shown in (Da4), when the second stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the scene changes to the night scene, and the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which the character continues sweating while searching for the castle. From the speaker 53, output of BGM for searching for a castle is continued.

As indicated by the * mark on the upper left of (Da5), when the third stop operation is performed on the stop switch and the display result is derived, the street walking effect proceeds. As shown in (Da5), an image is displayed in which the character is lost, has a troubled expression, and faces straight ahead. Further, the next game image 512 (continuation image) that is the same as (Ba5) is displayed upon derivation of the display result. The next game image 512 is an image suggesting that the castle-finding mission effect will continue to the next game. By displaying such a next game image 512, it is possible to encourage the player to play the next game in which the castle search mission effect continues. Further, at (Da5), a character image such as "Which way is it?" is also displayed.

Further, as indicated by (Da5), the speaker 53 outputs a continuous sound 513 (sound of "next") that is the same as (Aa3). The continuation sound 513 is a sound suggesting that the castle-finding mission effect will continue to the next game. In addition, a voice saying "which one" is also output so as not to overlap with the voice such as "next".

Further, after the image of (Da5) is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), as shown in (Da6), the character is lost and has a troubled expression and a slanted face. The facing image is displayed while the next game image 512 continues to be displayed. After the image of (Da6) is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), the image of (Da5) is displayed again while the next game image 512 continues to be displayed. In this manner, the image of (Da5) and the image of (Da6) are repeatedly displayed while the display of the next game image 512 is continued until the start operation is performed. That is, by this repeated display, an image in which the face of the character faces straight and an image in which the face of the character faces obliquely are repeatedly displayed as images. When the start operation is executed while this repeated image (moving image) is being displayed, the screen of (b7) or (b13) in FIG. Is displayed. Also, the display of the next game image 512 ends (the next game image 512 is erased).

Also, as described in the lower right corner of (Da4), the display result is not derived from when the road walking effect is started (that is, when the image of (Da1) is displayed), and is predetermined. When the walking performance execution period (8 seconds in this embodiment) has passed, the image (Da7) is displayed.

As shown in (Da7), an image of the character walking on the road is displayed as a still image. When the display result is derived by performing the third stop operation during the display of (Da7), repeated images of the image of (Da5) and the image of (Da6) are displayed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the rendering of the castle search mission in the third game will be described. The castle search mission effect of the third game proceeds regardless of the first stop operation to the third stop operation and the derivation of the display result. In the state where the image of (Da5) and the repeated image of (Da6) are displayed, if the start operation is executed and the bonus is not won, as shown in (b7), it suggests that the bonus was not won. As an image to be displayed, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which the character fails to reach the castle and falls down in the forest with a bird flying. Specifically, an animation is displayed in which the character trembles and a bird flies toward the left of the center of the screen. BGM for LOSE is output from the speaker 53, and further, a speech sound of "I got lost" is output to suggest that the character has lost his way.

After that, as shown in (b8), an animation is displayed in which the character falls down in the forest, trembles, tears flow, and the bird flies leftward from the center of the screen. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for LOSE is continued, and furthermore, the voice of the character saying "I'm at my limit" is output.

After that, as shown in (b9), the darkening process starts. Specifically, the animation of moving characters and birds shown in (b8) ends, the images of the characters and birds stop, and the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 changes to (b8). The brightness of the image is lower than that shown in , and the entire screen becomes dark. From the speaker 53, BGM for dark conversion is output.

After that, as shown in (b10), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (b9), and the entire screen becomes even darker. The character and bird images remain stationary and are in the same display state as (b9). From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for dark conversion is continued, and furthermore, a sound effect "bang" is produced as a sound suggesting that the bonus has not been won so as to match the black change processing from (b9) to (b10). is output.

After that, as shown in (b11), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (b10), and the entire screen becomes even darker. Note that characters and birds are visible even when the darkening process is performed. The character and bird images remain stationary and are in the same display state as (b9) and (b10). The speaker 53 stops sound output, and no BGM or character voice is output.

After that, as shown in (b12), when the start switch 7 is operated, it returns to the normal game effect as in (h1).

In the state where the image of (Ba5) and the repeated image of (Ba6) are displayed, when the start operation is executed and the bonus is won, an image suggesting that the bonus is won as shown in (b13). , an image of the character arriving at the castle is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 . Specifically, an animation is displayed that makes the character happy. BGM for great success is output from the speaker 53, and furthermore, the speech sound "I found it" is output to suggest that the character has found the castle.

After that, as shown in (b14), an animation in which the character is happy is displayed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for great success is continued, and furthermore, the voice of the character saying "I did it" is output.

After that, as shown in (b15), while the character is still moving, a great success image 516, which is a character image of "great success", is displayed in the upper left area of the liquid crystal display 51 (marked with * in the lower left of (b15). see also). In addition, since it is a case where a bonus is won, darkening processing such as (b9) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for great success is continued, and furthermore, the voice of the character saying "Mission cleared" is output.

After that, as shown in (b16), an animation is displayed in which confetti falls while the character is still moving. It should be noted that, since this is a case where a bonus is won, darkening processing such as (b10) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for great success is continued, and furthermore, a sound effect of "pyrorollin" is output as a sound suggesting that the bonus has been won.

After that, as shown in (b17), a still image (see * under (b17)) displaying a character and a large amount of confetti is displayed. Also, the display of the great success image 516 is continued. It should be noted that, since this is a case where a bonus is won, darkening processing such as (b11) is not performed. The loudspeaker 53 continues to output BGM for great success, and furthermore, outputs a character voice "great success" as a sound suggesting that the player has won a bonus prize. After that, the winning of the bonus is carried over, and the process shifts to the bonus fixing effect described later in FIG. 12 (b18).

As described above, in the castle hunting mission effect, when the bonus is not won, the darkening process is performed, and the brightness of the images shown in (b9) to (b11) is changed to that of the images shown in (b15) to (b17). As shown in (b9) to (b11), the animated image stops and the sound output stops, giving the player a dark impression. This suggests to the player that the bonus has not been won. On the other hand, when the bonus is won, as shown in (b15) to (b17), the animation is displayed so that the image continues to move without performing the darkening process, and the sound output such as BGM and character voice continues. By doing so, the sound is output for a longer period than when the bonus is not won, giving the player a bright impression. This suggests to the player that the bonus has been won.

It should be noted that while the effects shown in (b7) to (b11) when the bonus is not won or the effects shown in (b13) to (b17) when the bonus is won are being executed, it is necessary to proceed with the game. (for example, the operation to start the next game or the operation to set the number of bets). Therefore, if the next game is started before a series of castle-searching mission effects are completed, the castle-searching mission effects can be terminated (so-called canceled) in the middle.

In (Da5) and (Da6) of FIG. 10, a moving image is displayed in which the character is worried about which road to go. A production that gets lost is executed. Therefore, the moving images of (Da5) and (Da6) in FIG. 10 and the resulting effect shown in FIG. 11 are related in the content of the effect. More specifically, the moving images of (Da5) and (Da6) in FIG. 10 and the resulting effect shown in FIG. 11 have a series of stories. In other words, in a series of stories, the resulting effect shown in FIG. 11 is the effect progressing from the moving images of (Da5) and (Da6) in FIG.

(An example of a bonus confirmation effect via a castle search mission effect)
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a bonus confirmation effect via a castle search mission effect. When the start switch 7 is operated after the bonus winning is suggested in (b17) described above, the screen of (b18) is displayed. Suppose that the player wins the replay along with the carry-over bonus in the internal lottery performed when the start switch 7 is operated.

As shown in (b18), after the start switch 7 is operated, the bonus confirmation effect is started. On the back side of the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed an image in which the character has reached the castle in the castle search mission presentation, but on the front side, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in an enlarged manner. At this time, some characters (“B” and “S”) of the characters “BONUS confirmed” are outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 and cannot be visually recognized. Further, the remaining characters (“O”, “N”, “U”, “definite”, and “fixed”) out of the characters of “BONUS confirmed” do not fit within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

As shown in (b19), after that, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen. As a result, some characters ("B" and "S") that were outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are barely visible within the display area. (“O”, “N”, “U”, “Ken”, “Ten”) can be accommodated in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 . However, some of the characters (“B” and “S”) outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are not yet within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 and are difficult to recognize.

After that, as shown in (b20), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen. This makes it easier to recognize the characters "BONUS confirmed".

After that, as shown in (b21), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen. As a result, the characters “BONUS confirmed” are completely contained within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (b22), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is gradually reduced toward the center of the screen and temporarily stopped at the center of the screen, which is the fixed position.

As shown in (b18) to (b22), a series of screen states in which the character image "BONUS confirmed" changes from an enlarged display state in which it is difficult to recognize to a reduced display state in which it is easy to recognize suggests that a bonus has been won. A sound effect of "pappara" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound.

After that, as shown in (b23), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" starts moving toward the upper left of the screen while being displayed in reduced size again.

Then, as shown in (b24), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" continues to move toward the upper left of the screen while being further reduced in size.

As shown in (b25), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is further reduced in size and stopped at a fixed position on the upper left of the screen. The fixed position on the upper left of the screen is a position that does not hinder the visibility of the image related to the castle search mission displayed on the back side. In this embodiment, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is not superimposed on various images (character, castle) of the castle search mission effect.

As shown in (b23) to (b25), in a series of screen states in which the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in reduced size and stopped at a fixed position in the upper left of the screen, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" moves. A combined sound effect of “shooing” is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (b26), when the character image of "BONUS confirmed" stops at a fixed position on the upper left of the screen, an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is generated. The effect is similar to the effect shown in (a26) described above, by adding processing to the character image of "BONUS confirmed" or adding other images such as decorative images, so that "BONUS confirmed " is the effect of emphasizing the character image.

For example, in the screen state shown in (b25) and (b27), which will be described later, as an example in which the effect is not generated, as shown in (*5), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in gradation. Not too much. On the other hand, in the screen states shown in (b26) and (b28), which will be described later, as an example in which an effect is generated, as shown in (*6), large and small diamond-shaped decorative images are displayed as "BONUS confirmed. ” is superimposed on the character image. In this way, when the effect is generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed", the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is decorated with a diamond-shaped decoration image, so that the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is effectively displayed to the player. can draw attention. Note that the effect on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is not limited to the decoration of the diamond-shaped decorative image. Any processing may be applied as long as it emphasizes the .

Furthermore, as shown in (b26), when an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is generated, a sound effect "killer" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound corresponding to the effect, and a bonus sound is output. A character voice of "bonus confirmed" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound suggesting the winning.

After that, as shown in (b27), the effect disappears again and the sound corresponding to the effect is not output.

Then, as shown in (b28), the effect is generated again, and a sound effect "Kiraan" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound corresponding to the effect.

Thereafter, in this game, a state in which no effect is generated as shown in (b27) and a state in which an effect is generated as shown in (b28) are repeated.

As shown in (b29), when the stop switch is operated up to the third stop operation, in this example, the replay wins, the bonus win is lost, and one game ends.

As described above, in the bonus confirmation effect, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed as follows. That is, during the period shown in (b18) to (b22), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" consisting of one image is displayed toward the center of the screen while the image related to the castle hunting mission effect is displayed on the back side. An animation that gradually shrinks from the expanded state is displayed. As a result, the position of the character image "BONUS confirmed" is moved toward the center of the screen. Then, as shown in (b22), the reduced character image of "BONUS confirmed" temporarily stops at the center of the screen. After that, in the period shown in (b23) to (b25), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" consisting of one image continues to shrink again, but this time it seems to gradually shrink from the enlarged state toward the upper left of the screen. An animation is displayed. As a result, the position of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is moved toward the upper left of the screen. Then, as shown in (b25), the further reduced character image of "BONUS confirmed" stops at the upper left position of the screen. After the animation of the character image "BONUS confirmed" is completed and the character image "BONUS confirmed" is stopped, as shown in (b26), the character image "BONUS confirmed" does not change its position. A character voice saying "Bonus confirmed" is output from the speaker 53, and an effect is generated. After that, as shown in (b27) and (b28), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" remains stationary, and the state where no effect occurs and the state where the effect occurs are repeated.

Such a series of sound data and image data of the bonus confirmation effect is stored in the RAM 91c as bonus confirmation effect data, and is stored in the RAM 91c as effect data different from the castle search mission effect data. Then, on the front side where the castle search mission effect is executed based on the castle search mission effect data, the bonus fixed effect is executed based on the bonus fixed effect data. Therefore, even during execution of the bonus confirmation effect, an image related to the castle search mission effect is displayed on the back side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

Furthermore, in the bonus confirmation effect via the castle search mission effect, the same bonus confirmation effect data as in the bonus confirmation effect via the battle mission effect shown in FIG. 6 is used. Therefore, regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed through, the effect mode of the bonus fixing effect is common to both. As a result, it is possible to easily suggest to the player that the bonus has been won.

(An example of combination production and small role suggestion production via castle search mission production)
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a combination effect and a minor role suggestion effect via a castle search mission effect. Assume that the start switch 7 is operated after the above-mentioned (b29) suggests that the player has won the bonus.

First, in the internal lottery, a description will be given of the minor winning combination suggesting effect that is executed when a small winning combination (bell in this example) is won along with the carry-over bonus. As shown in (b30), with the start operation as a trigger, the small combination suggesting effect is started, and the BGM for after the bonus is determined is output from the speaker 53 . On the back side of the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed an image of a character arriving at a castle in the production of a castle search mission. to be displayed.

As shown in (b31), the bell pattern image moves further upward at the bottom right of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51, and part of the bell pattern image becomes visible.

As shown in (b32), at the bottom right of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51, the bell pattern image moves further upward, and the bell pattern image completely fits within the display area.

As shown in (b33), when the bell pattern image is completely within the display area, a sound effect of "Bashi" is output from the speaker 53. FIG.

As shown in (b34), when the stop switch is operated up to the third stop operation, the bell pattern image disappears and, in this example, the bell wins and one game ends.

Such a series of sound data and image data for a minor role suggestive effect is stored in the RAM 91c as minor role suggestive effect data, and is stored in the RAM 91c as effect data separate from the castle search mission effect data. Then, on the front side where the castle-searching mission effect is executed based on the castle-searching mission effect data, the minor-symbol suggesting effect is executed based on the minor-symbol suggesting effect data. For this reason, even during execution of the small combination suggestive effect, the image related to the castle search mission effect is displayed on the back side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

Further, in the minor role suggesting effect via the castle search mission effect, the same minor role suggesting effect data as in the minor role suggesting effect via the battle mission effect shown in FIG. 7 is used. Therefore, regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed through, the effect mode of the minor role suggestion effect is common to both. As a result, it is possible to suggest to the player the kind of minor combination that has been won in an easy-to-understand manner.

Next, a description will be given of the combination effect executed when the carry-over bonus is won alone due to a loss in the internal lottery.

As shown in (b35), with the start operation as a trigger, the combination effect is started, and the BGM for after the bonus is determined is output from the speaker 53 . On the back side of the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed an image of a character arriving at a castle in the castle search mission presentation, and on the front side of the liquid crystal display is an image showing a combination of symbols corresponding to bonuses that can be won. 51 is enlarged. In this example, since the big bonus has been won, the character image of "777" corresponding to the big bonus is enlarged and displayed. At this time, some characters (“7” on both left and right) of the characters “777” do not fit within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 . Therefore, at this point, it is difficult for the player to recognize the symbol combination that is prompted to be drawn out of the big bonus and the regular bonus.

After that, as shown in (b36), the character image of "777" is gradually reduced and displayed. This makes the characters "777" a little easier to recognize.

After that, as shown in (b37), the character image of "777" is gradually reduced and displayed. As a result, both left and right "7" characters of the character "777" can be completely accommodated in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. FIG. As a result, the player can clearly recognize that the derivation of the big bonus symbol combination is prompted.

As shown in (b38), when the character image of "777" is completely within the display area, the speaker 53 makes a sound effect "Trun" as a sound prompting the derivation of 7 sets corresponding to the bonus that can be won. output from

As shown in (b39), when the stop switch is operated up to the third stop operation, the character image of "777" disappears, and in this example, a big bonus is won, and one game ends.

As described above, in the combination effect, the character image of "777" is displayed as follows. That is, during the period shown in (b35) to (b37), the character image of "777" consisting of one image is enlarged toward the center of the screen while the image related to the castle hunting mission effect is displayed on the back side. An animation that gradually shrinks from the state is displayed. As a result, the character image of "777" moves toward the center of the screen. Then, as shown in (b37), the reduced character image of "777" stops at the center of the screen. After the animation of the character image of "777" is completed and the character image of "777" is stopped, as shown in (b38), the character image of "777" does not move its position, and the sound effect "Trun" is played. is output from the speaker 53 .

The sound data and image data of such a series of combination effects are stored in the RAM 91c as combination effect data, and are stored in the RAM 91c as effect data separate from the castle search mission effect data. Then, the combination effect is executed based on the combination effect data on the front side where the castle search mission effect is executed based on the castle search mission effect data. Therefore, even during execution of the combination effect, an image related to the castle search mission effect is displayed on the back side thereof, so that the amusement of the game can be improved.

Furthermore, in the combination effect via the castle search mission effect, the same combination effect data as the combination effect via the battle mission effect shown in FIG. 7 is used. Therefore, regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed through, the effect mode of the combination effect is common to both. As a result, it is possible to easily suggest a symbol combination corresponding to a winable bonus to the player.

The above-described combination effect via the battle mission effect is an example of winning the big bonus. The sound effect of "troon" is the same as the sound that prompts the derivation of matching.

(An example of a bonus winning effect via a castle search mission effect)
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a bonus winning effect via a castle search mission effect. After winning the bonus in (b39) described above, the bonus winning presentation starts as shown in (b40). On the liquid crystal display 51, a character image of "BIG BONUS" indicating a bonus prize is enlarged and displayed. At this time, some characters (“B” and “S”) of the characters “BIG BONUS” are outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 and cannot be visually recognized. The remaining characters (“B”, “I”, “G”, “O”, “N”, “U”) of the characters “BIG BONUS” are displayed in the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. not settled.

After that, as shown in (b41), the character image of "BIG BONUS" is gradually displayed in reduced size. As a result, some characters ("B" and "S") that were outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 can also be seen within the display area, and further, the remaining characters of the characters of "BIG BONUS" can be viewed. (“B”, “I”, “G”, “O”, “N”, “U”) will fit within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 . However, some characters (“B” and “S”) outside the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 are not within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (b42), the character image of "BIG BONUS" is gradually reduced and displayed. As a result, the characters “BIG BONUS” are completely contained within the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 .

After that, as shown in (b43), the character image of "BIG BONUS" is gradually reduced in size and temporarily stopped at the fixed position in the center of the screen.

As shown in (b40) to (b43), in a series of screen states in which the character image of "BIG BONUS" changes from an enlarged display state in which the character image is difficult to recognize to a reduced display state in which it is easy to recognize, a sound suggesting a bonus prize is played. A sound effect of "pappa pappa" is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (b44), when the character image of "BIG BONUS" stops at a fixed position in the center of the screen, an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BIG BONUS" is generated. The effect is similar to the effect shown in (a44) described above, by adding processing to the character image of "BIG BONUS" or adding another image such as a decorative image, so that "BIG BONUS " is the effect of emphasizing the character image.

For example, in the screen state shown in (b43) and (b45), which will be described later, as an example in which the effect is not generated, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed in gradation as shown in (*7). Not too much. On the other hand, in the screen states shown in (b44) and (b46), which will be described later, as an example in which an effect is generated, as shown in (*8), large and small diamond-shaped decorative images are displayed as "BIG BONUS ” is superimposed on the character image. In this way, when the character image of "BIG BONUS" is subjected to an effect, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is decorated with a diamond-shaped decorative image. can draw attention. Note that the effect on the character image of "BIG BONUS" is not limited to the decoration of the diamond-shaped decorative image. Any processing may be applied as long as it emphasizes the .

Furthermore, as shown in (b44), when an effect for emphasizing the character image of "BIG BONUS" is generated, the character image is displayed and a sound effect "killer killer" is produced as a sound corresponding to the effect. Along with being output from the speaker 53, the character voice of "Big Bonus" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound suggesting the winning of the bonus.

After that, as shown in (b45), the effect disappears again, and the sound corresponding to the effect is not output.

Then, as shown in (b46), the effect is generated again, and a sound effect "killern killern" is output from the speaker 53 as a sound corresponding to the effect.

Thereafter, in this game, a state in which no effect is generated as shown in (b45) and a state in which an effect is generated as shown in (b46) are repeated.

As described above, in the bonus winning effect, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed as follows. That is, during the period shown in (b40) to (b43), an animation is displayed in which the character image "BIG BONUS" consisting of one image is gradually reduced from an enlarged state toward the center of the screen. As a result, the position of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is moved toward the center of the screen. Then, as shown in (b43), the reduced character image of "BIG BONUS" stops at the center of the screen. After the animation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is completed and the character image of "BIG BONUS" is stopped, as shown in (b44), the character image of "BIG BONUS" does not move its position, and the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed. , BIG BONUS” is output from the speaker 53, and an effect is generated. After that, as shown in (b45) and (b46), the character image of "BIG BONUS" remains stationary, and the state in which no effect occurs and the state in which the effect occurs are repeated.

The sound data and image data of such a series of bonus prize effects are stored in the RAM 91c as bonus prize effect data, and are stored in the RAM 91c as effect data separate from the castle search mission effect data. Then, a bonus winning effect is executed based on the bonus winning effect data.

Furthermore, in the bonus winning effect via the castle search mission effect, the same bonus winning effect data as the bonus winning effect via the battle mission effect shown in FIG. 8 is used. Therefore, regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed through, the effect mode of the bonus winning effect is common to both. As a result, it is possible to suggest the bonus winning to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

Here, the character images of "BIG BONUS" shown in (b44) and (b46) are larger in size than the character images of "BONUS confirmed" shown in (b25) and (b27) described above in FIG. It occupies a large proportion of the display area of the display 51 . That is, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed more emphasized than the character image of "BONUS confirmed".

In addition, the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS" ("killern") is more "killern" than the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" ("killern"). ” is many, and the output time of the sound is long accordingly. Also, the sound when the effect occurs on the character image of "BIG BONUS" ("killern killeran") is louder than the sound when the effect occurs on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" ("killeran"). It's getting bigger. That is, the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS" ("killern") is emphasized more than the sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" ("killern"). is output as

Furthermore, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is brighter than the character image of "BONUS confirmed" because it has more diamond-shaped decoration images when the effect is generated. That is, the effect on the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed more emphasized than the effect on the character image of "BONUS confirmed".

It should be noted that while the bonus winning effect shown in (b40) to (b46) is being executed, an operation for advancing the game (for example, an operation to start the next game or an operation to set the number of bets) is possible. Therefore, when the game is shifted to the next game before the series of bonus winning effects are completed, it is possible to end (so-called cancel) the bonus winning effects in the middle.

(Example of AT continuous production)
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an AT continuation effect. In FIG. 15, regardless of whether the AT continues or not, the same effects are executed in (c2) to (c7), and thereafter, when the AT does not continue, the effects (c8) to (c12) are executed. On the other hand, when the AT continues, the effects of (c14) to (c18) are executed. In the effects of (c8) to (c12) and the effects of (c14) to (c18), the effects transitioning on the same time axis are shown in parallel in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rendering period (c8) to (c12) and the rendering period (c14) to (c18) have the same length.

As shown in (c1), during AT, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a character running along with a background image of a mountain and a moon indicating the AT state. A number (213 in this example) is displayed below the liquid crystal display 51 as operation information. A character image of "Remaining 50 G" indicating the number of remaining AT games is displayed. BGM for AT is output from the speaker 53 .

As shown in (c2), when all the AT games have been played, the AT continuation effect is executed. The liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a friendly character (character on the left side of the screen) and an enemy character (character on the right side of the screen) facing each other. A character image of "Start" is displayed. From the speaker 53, BGM for continuous fanning is output.

As shown in (c3), after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the character image of "Battle Start" disappears, and an image of a battle between the ally character and the enemy character is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. FIG. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous fanning is continued.

After that, after the battle in the AT continuation effect is performed over a plurality of games, when the start switch 7 is operated to start the next game, the process shifts to the effect of (c4). During this time, the speaker 53 continues to output the BGM for continuous excitement.

As shown in (c4), when the first stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a battle between the friend character and the enemy character. In this example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which the teammate character is dominant. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous fanning is continued.

As shown in (c5), when the second stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the liquid crystal display 51 further displays an image of a battle between the friend character and the enemy character. In this example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which the teammate character is inferior. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous fanning is continued.

As shown in (c6), when the third stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the liquid crystal display 51 again displays an image in which the friend character and the enemy character face each other. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous excitement is continued, and further, the voice of the line "This is the last time!"

As shown in (c7), after that, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of the friendly character and the enemy character fighting again. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous excitement is continued, and further, the dialogue sound of "Tryer" is output as if a heated battle were unfolding.

If the AT does not continue, as shown in (c8), an image of the ally character being defeated by the enemy character is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as an image suggesting that the AT did not continue. Specifically, an animation is displayed in which the friendly character trembles and the enemy character is happy. BGM for LOSE is output from the speaker 53, and furthermore, a speech sound of "lost" is output to suggest that the teammate character has been defeated.

After that, as shown in (c9), an animation is displayed in which the friend character trembles while still lying down and further sheds tears, and the enemy character rejoices. From the speaker 53, the BGM for LOSE continues to be output, and the voice of the enemy character saying "Come anytime" is output.

After that, as shown in (c10), the darkening process starts. Specifically, the animation of the moving character shown in (c9) ends, the image of the character stops, and the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 changes to the image shown in (c9). The brightness is slightly lower than that of , and the entire screen becomes slightly darker. From the speaker 53, BGM for dark conversion is output.

After that, as shown in (c11), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become even lower than the brightness of the image shown in (c10), and the entire screen becomes even darker. The character image remains stationary and is in the same display state as (c10). From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for dark conversion is continued, and furthermore, the effect of "bang" as a sound suggesting that the AT has not continued so as to match the dark conversion processing from (c10) to (c11). A sound is output.

After that, as shown in (c12), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become even lower than the brightness of the image shown in (c11), and the entire screen becomes even darker. Note that the character can be visually recognized even when the darkening process is performed. The image of the character remains stationary and is in the same display state as (c9) and (c10). The speaker 53 stops sound output, and no BGM or character voice is output from the speaker 53 .

Furthermore, in a state in which the still image of the character is darkened, the result image is displayed in front of the still image so as to be superimposed on the still image. The result image is an image that reports information about the game history. is an image showing For example, as shown in (c12), a character image of "TOTAL 700 sheets" is displayed so as to be superimposed on the darkened still image. Since the result image is displayed so as to be superimposed on the still image such as the character that has undergone the darkening process, the darkening process is not performed on the result image, and the still image is darkened. Even if it is closed, the visibility of the result image is not hindered. It should be noted that the result image may be any image as long as it informs information about the game history. may

After that, as shown in (c13), when the start switch 7 is operated, the performance returns to the normal state as in (h1).

On the other hand, when the AT continues, as shown in (c14), an image in which the ally character wins over the enemy character is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as an image suggesting that the AT will continue. Specifically, an animation is displayed in which the enemy character trembles and the ally character is happy. BGM for WIN is output from the speaker 53, and furthermore, the line sound "Won" is output to suggest that the teammate character has won.

After that, as shown in (c15), an animation is displayed in which the enemy character is trembling while still lying down and further tears are shed, and the ally character is delighted. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for WIN is continued, and furthermore, the line "I did it" by the friend character is output.

After that, as shown in (c16), the character image "WIN" is displayed on the upper left of the liquid crystal display 51 while the character is still moving. Since the AT continues, darkening processing such as (c10) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for WIN is continued, and furthermore, the voice of the line "Victory" by the ally character is output.

After that, as shown in (c17), an animation is displayed in which confetti falls while the character is still moving. Since the AT continues, darkening processing such as (c11) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for WIN is continued, and further, the effect sound "pyrrololline" is output as a sound suggesting the continuation of the AT.

After that, as shown in (c18), an animation is displayed in which a large amount of confetti falls while the character is still moving. Since the AT continues, darkening processing such as (c12) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the BGM for WIN is continuously output, and the character voice "WIN" is output as a sound suggesting that the AT will continue.

After that, as shown in (c19), when the start switch 7 is operated, the character image "Continue AT!" .

Thus, in the AT continuation effect, when the AT does not continue, darkening processing is performed so that the brightness of the images shown in (c10) to (c12) is lower than the brightness of the images shown in (c16) to (c18). Also, as shown in (c10) to (c12), the animation-displayed image stops and the sound output stops, giving the player a dark impression. This suggests to the player that the AT will not continue. On the other hand, when the AT continues, as shown in (c16) to (c18), the animation is displayed so that the image continues to move without performing the darkening process, and the sound output such as BGM and character voice continues. As a result, the sound is output for a longer period than when the AT does not continue, giving a bright impression to the player. This suggests to the player that the AT should continue.

(Example of special zone continuous production)
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of special zone continuation effects. In FIG. 16, regardless of whether the special zone continues or not, the same effects are executed in (d3) to (d6), and thereafter, when the special zone does not continue, (d7) to (d11). is executed, while the effects of (d13) to (d17) are executed when the special zone continues. In the effects of (d7) to (d11) and the effects of (d13) to (d17), the effects transitioning on the same time axis are shown in parallel in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rendering period (d7) to (d11) and the rendering period (d13) to (d17) have the same length.

As shown in (d1), an image of a treasure chest is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in the specialized zone. In the example shown in (d1), the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image in which a treasure chest is slightly opened and part of the cloud can be seen from inside. Also, above the liquid crystal display 51, a character image of "in special zone" indicating that the player is in the special zone and a character image of "remaining 10 G" indicating the number of remaining special zone games are displayed. be done. From the speaker 53, BGM for the special zone is output, and furthermore, a sound effect such as "flickering" is output such that clouds can be seen slightly from the treasure chest.

As shown in (d2), when the number of AT games is added by winning a bell or a rare role, an image of a cloud with characters "+20" indicating the added number of AT games and "GET!" !” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 . This allows the player to recognize the characters "+20 GET!!" as an addition to the number of AT games. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for the special zone is continued, and the character voice "+20 GET" is output as a sound suggesting that the number of AT games has been added.

After that, after playing all the specialized zone games (10 games), when the start switch 7 is operated to start the next game, as shown in (d3), the specialized zone continuation effect is executed. be done. An image of a treasure chest is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 . From the speaker 53, BGM for continuous fanning is output.

As shown in (d4), when the first stop operation is performed on the stop switch, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an image of a treasure chest and a key. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous fanning is continued.

As shown in (d5), when the second stop operation is performed on the stop switch, an animation of inserting the key into the treasure box is displayed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for continuous excitement is continued, and furthermore, the effect sound "gacha" like unlocking a treasure box is output.

As shown in (d6), when the third stop operation is performed on the stop switch, an animation is displayed in which the treasure chest is slightly opened and part of the cloud can be seen from inside. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuous fanning is continued, and furthermore, the effect sound "flickering" that makes the clouds slightly visible is output. With such an effect, the player can expect the special zone to continue.

If the special zone does not continue, an animation is displayed in which a treasure chest opens and a cloud appears from inside, as shown in (d7). If the specialization zone does not continue, the clouds that appear are not marked with any letters. From the speaker 53, BGM for discontinuation is output, and further, a sound effect such as opening a treasure box is output.

After that, as shown in (d8), an animation is displayed in which the appeared cloud moves. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for non-continuation is continued, and furthermore, a sound effect of "chouch" like moving clouds is output.

After that, as shown in (d9), the darkening process starts. Specifically, the moving cloud animation indicated by (d8) ends, the image of the moving cloud stops, and the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 changes to (d8). The brightness of the image is lower than that shown, and the entire screen becomes dark. From the speaker 53, BGM for dark conversion is output.

After that, as shown in (d10), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (d9), and the entire screen becomes even darker. The images of treasure chests and clouds remain stationary and are in the same display state as (d9). From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for dark conversion is continued, and furthermore, the sound indicating that the special zone has not continued is "Gang" so as to match the dark conversion processing from (d9) to (d10). A sound effect is output.

After that, as shown in (d11), the darkening process causes the brightness of the image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 to become lower than the brightness of the image shown in (d10), and the entire screen becomes even darker. Note that clouds and treasure chests are visible even when the darkening process is performed. The images of treasure chests and clouds remain stationary and are in the same display state as (d9) and (d10). The speaker 53 stops sound output, and no BGM or character voice is output from the speaker 53 .

Furthermore, in a state in which the still images of clouds and treasure chests have undergone darkening processing, the result image is displayed in front of the still images so as to be superimposed on the still images. The result image is an image that notifies information about the gaming history, and in this embodiment, it is an image that indicates the total number of AT games added in the specialized zone. For example, as shown in (d11), a character image of "TOTAL150G" is displayed so as to be superimposed on the darkened still image. Since the result image is displayed so as to overlap the darkened still image, darkening is not performed on the result image, and darkening is performed on the still image. However, the visual recognition of the result image is not hindered. It should be noted that the result image may be any image as long as it informs information about the game history. For example, the result image may inform the total number of medals paid out in the specialized zone, or the total number of medals net increase. can be anything. Also, the number of continuous games in the specialized zone may be notified.

After that, as shown in (d12), when the start switch 7 is operated, the effect of the game during the AT is resumed as in (c1). At this time, a character image indicating that the number of AT games added in the special zone is added to the remainder of the number of AT games whose subtraction has been stopped by moving to the special zone is displayed on the liquid crystal display. displayed on the device 51. In the example shown in (d12), the liquid crystal display 51 displays a character image of "+150G" indicating the number of AT games added to the specialized zone below the character image of "32G remaining" indicating the remaining number of AT games. to be displayed. After that, although illustration is omitted, the character image of "+150G" disappears, and 150G is added to "remaining 32G" indicating the remaining number of AT games. 51.

On the other hand, when the special zone continues, an animation is displayed in which a treasure chest opens and a cloud appears from inside, as shown in (d13). Since this is a case where the specialized zone continues, a letter indicating the number of specialized zone games to be added is attached to the clouds that appear. For example, in this example, the letters "+100" are attached to the cloud. BGM for continuation is output from the speaker 53, and further, a sound effect such as opening a treasure box is output.

After that, as shown in (d14), an animation is displayed in which the appeared cloud moves. The speaker 53 continues to output the BGM for continuation, and furthermore, outputs a sound effect such as "chouch" like moving clouds.

After that, as shown in (d15), an animation is displayed in which the clouds move further. Since this is a case where the specialized zone continues, darkening processing such as (d9) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of BGM for continuation is continued, and further, the sound effect of "christch christ" like moving clouds is output.

After that, as shown in (d16), an animation is displayed in which the clouds gradually grow larger. Since this is a case where the specialized zone continues, darkening processing such as (d10) is not performed. From the speaker 53, the output of the BGM for continuation is continued, and furthermore, the effect sound "pyrrololline" is output as a sound suggesting the continuation of the specialized zone.

After that, as shown in (d17), the cloud moves further and the character image of "GET!!" is added. This allows the player to recognize the characters "+100 GET!!" as an addition to the number of AT games. Since this is a case where the specialized zone continues, darkening processing such as (d11) is not performed. From the speaker 53, output of BGM for continuation is continued, and character voice "+100 GET" is output as a sound suggesting that the number of AT games has been added.

After that, as shown in (d18), when the start switch 7 is operated, the special zone continuation effect is executed to prompt whether or not the special zone continues, as in (d3) again.

Thus, in the special zone continuation effect, when the special zone does not continue because the number of AT games is not added, the darkening process is performed, and the brightness of the image shown in (d9) to (d11) is changed to ( d15) to (d17), the brightness of the image becomes lower than that shown in (d15) to (d17), and as shown in (d9) to (d11), the animation-displayed image stops and the sound output also stops. Gives a dark impression. This suggests to the player that the specialization zone will not continue. On the other hand, when the special zone continues by adding the number of AT games, as shown in (d9) to (d11), the animation is displayed so that the image continues to move without darkening processing. By continuing sound output of BGM, character voices, etc., sound is output over a longer period than when the special zone does not continue, giving a bright impression to the player. This suggests to the player that the specialized zone continues.

[About the execution period of the production]
Hereinafter, the battle mission effects shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and the castle search mission effects shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 are collectively referred to as "continuous effects". Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the execution period of continuous effects will be described. FIG. 17(A) is a diagram for explaining the execution period of the continuous effect of this embodiment. Below, a battle mission production will be described as a continuous production.

FIG. 17(A-1) is a diagram showing the continuous effect of the first game (for example, the item effect of FIG. 3). With regard to the continuous effect of the first game, when a predetermined item effect execution period (10 seconds in the example of FIG. 17) has passed without the display result being derived since the effect was started, this The item presentation ends. Furthermore, as indicated by * 2 in FIG. 3 (Aa3), a still image is displayed when the item presentation ends. Further, as indicated by *1 in FIG. 3Aa3, a continuation image (NEXT image 511) is displayed.

FIG. 17(A-2) is a diagram showing the continuous effect of the second game (for example, the during-battle effect of FIG. 4). Regarding the continuous effect of the second game, when the predetermined effect execution period during the battle (eight seconds in the example of FIG. 17) has passed without the display result being derived from the start of the effect. , the production during this battle is provisionally terminated. Here, "temporarily terminated" does not mean that it is completely terminated, but a still image is displayed as shown in (Ba7) of FIG. When the display result is derived, it means that the during-battle effect is continued by displaying the repetitive images of (Ba5) and (Ba6).

Further, as shown in FIGS. 17A-1 and 17A-2, when the display result is not derived, the item effect is set to be longer than the during-battle effect.

FIG. 17(A-3) shows that, regarding the continuous effect in the first game (for example, the item effect in FIG. 3), from the time the item effect is started, the item effect execution period and the during-battle effect execution period begin. FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining a case where a display result is derived after a short specific period (5 seconds in the example of FIG. 17) has passed;

As shown in FIG. 17 (A-3), even if the display result is derived, the item effect will not end, the still image will not be displayed, and the continuous image will not be displayed until the item effect execution period elapses. . After that, when the item effect execution period has passed without the start operation being executed, the item effect ends, a still image is displayed, and a continuation image is displayed (see the description of FIG. 3).

FIG. 17A-4 shows the display result of the second game continuous effect (for example, the battle effect in FIG. 4) when a specific period (5 seconds) has passed since the start of the battle effect. is a diagram for explaining a case where is derived.

As shown in FIG. 17(A-4), when the display result is derived, the derivation of the display result is used as a trigger to advance the production during the battle, and a moving image, which is a repeated image, is displayed (see FIG. 4). (Ba5), see also (Ba6)). In addition, a continuation image is also displayed. Further, in the during-battle effect, the display of a moving image, which is a repeated image, may be expressed as “the end of the during-battle effect”. In addition, in the battle-in-flight effect, instead of displaying a moving image that is a repetitive image, performing a start operation while the moving image is being displayed is expressed as “the battle-in-flight effect has ended”. may

As shown in FIG. 17A, the execution period of the first stage effect (item effect of the first game) is different from the execution period of the second stage effect (in-battle effect of the second game). Here, "the execution period is different" means the period from when the effect is started to when the effect ends without the display result being derived (for example, the item effect 10 shown in FIG. 17A-1). seconds), and the period from when the effect is started until the effect is tentatively terminated without deriving the display result (for example, 8 seconds of the effect during the battle shown in FIG. 17 (A-2)). have the first idea that the are different.

In addition, "the execution period is different" includes the second idea that the period from when the effect is started to when the continuous image is displayed is different. Regarding the second concept, for example, in the item effect shown in FIG. is "10 seconds". On the other hand, in the during-battle effect shown in FIG. 17 (A-4), when the display result is derived in the middle from the start of the effect (that is, when the display result is derived, the continuous image is displayed). is displayed) is the specific period (5 seconds). As a modification, "execution periods are different" may have either the first idea or the second idea.

[Main effects]
Next, a description will be given of the configuration and main effects of the above-described embodiment.

(1-1) In a gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1, a modified pachinko gaming machine),
a display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
As a result of production, the first result (for example, development in development production, mission clear in mission production, AT continuation in AT continuation production, special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) or second result (for example, No development in development production, no mission clear in mission production, no AT continuation in AT continuation production, no special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) result notification production (for example, development production, mission production, AT continuation) production means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for executing production, special zone continuation production),
When a predetermined event occurs (for example, when the performance develops, when the bonus is fixed, when the AT continues, when the specialized zone continues), the first result is notified as a result of the result notification performance. 2 (h11) to (h15) images, FIG. 5 (a13) to (a17) images, FIG. 11 (b13) to (b17) images, FIG. 15 ( c14) to (c18) images and FIG. 16 (d13) to (d17) images) are displayed on the display means,
When the predetermined event does not occur (for example, when the effect does not develop, when the bonus is not confirmed, when the AT does not continue, when the special zone does not continue), the second result is given as a result of the result notification effect. 2 (h5) to (h9), FIG. 5 (a7) to (a11), FIG. 11 (b7) to (b11), FIG. 15 The images (c8) to (c12) and the images (d7) to (d11) of FIG. 16) are displayed on the display means, and the brightness of the second result image is lowered below the brightness of the first result image. Darkening processing (for example, darkening processing in FIGS. 2(h7) to (h9), darkening processing in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11), darkening processing in FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), FIG. Darkening processing of (c12), darkening processing of (d9) to (d11) in FIG. 16) are performed,
Along with the second result image, a game history image (for example, the result image of FIG. 15(c12), the result image of FIG. 16(d11)) that provides information on the game history is displayed on the display means.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15 (c12) and FIG. 16 (d11), when the AT or special zone does not continue, the game history is displayed after darkening processing is performed on images such as characters, clouds, or treasure chests. A result image is displayed that provides information about the As a result image is displayed when the player recognizes the end of the AT or special zone by darkening the image in this way, the result display can be shown to the player at a suitable timing. can be done. Furthermore, the result image is displayed after the animation display of the image such as the character, the cloud, or the treasure box stops. In this way, when the animated image stops, the result image is displayed when the player recognizes the end of the AT or the special zone, so the result display can be shown to the player at a suitable timing. can be done. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an improved slot machine 1 with respect to suggestion of granting of rights for controlling to a specific state such as AT or specialized zone.

(1-2) The game history image is information related to the game history during a predetermined period before the execution of the result notification effect (for example, the total number of medals paid out during AT, the number of AT games added in the special zone, etc.) This is an image that notifies the total of

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15 (c12) and FIG. 16 (d11), by displaying the result image, the total number of medals paid out during AT and the number of AT games added in the specialized zone The total is reported to the player. As a result, the player can recognize the total number of medals paid out during the AT or the total number of AT games added in the specialized zone when the AT or the specialized zone ends.

(1-3) The darkening process is a process of lowering the brightness of the entire screen on which the second result image is displayed below the brightness of the entire screen on which the first result image is displayed (for example, FIG. 2 ( h7) ~ (h9), Figure 5 (a9) ~ (a11), Figure 11 (b9) ~ (b11), Figure 15 (c10) ~ (c12), Figure 16 (d9) ~ (d11) , the darkening process darkens the entire screen).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 15(c10) to (c12) and FIGS. 16(d9) to (d11), darkening processing is performed to reduce the brightness of the entire screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. It lowers and the whole screen becomes dark. As a result, the darkening process is performed when the AT or the special zone ends, thereby making it easy for the player to recognize that the AT or the special zone ends.

(2-1) In a game machine (for example, slot machine 1, a modified pachinko game machine),
a display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
sound output means for outputting sound (for example, speaker 53);
As a result of production, the first result (for example, development in development production, mission clear in mission production, AT continuation in AT continuation production, special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) or second result (for example, No development in development production, no mission clear in mission production, no AT continuation in AT continuation production, no special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) result notification production (for example, development production, mission production, AT continuation) production means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for executing production, special zone continuation production),
When a predetermined event occurs (for example, when the performance develops, when the bonus is fixed, when the AT continues, when the specialized zone continues), the first result is notified as a result of the result notification performance. 2 (h11) to (h15) images, FIG. 5 (a13) to (a17) images, FIG. 11 (b13) to (b17) images, FIG. 15 ( c14) to (c18) images and FIG. 16 (d13) to (d17) images) are displayed on the display means,
When the predetermined event does not occur (for example, when the effect does not develop, when the bonus is not confirmed, when the AT does not continue, when the special zone does not continue), the second result is given as a result of the result notification effect. 2 (h5) to (h9), FIG. 5 (a7) to (a11), FIG. 11 (b7) to (b11), FIG. 15 The images (c8) to (c12) and the images (d7) to (d11) of FIG. 16) are displayed on the display means, and the brightness of the second result image is lowered below the brightness of the first result image. Darkening processing (for example, darkening processing in FIGS. 2(h7) to (h9), darkening processing in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11), darkening processing in FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), FIG. Darkening processing of (c12), darkening processing of (d9) to (d11) in FIG. 16) are performed,
If the predetermined event does not occur, the state in which the sound is output from the sound output means at least before the darkening process is performed (for example, the states of (h1) to (h6) in FIG. 2 and (a7) in FIG. 5) (a8), the states of FIGS. 11(b7) and (b8), the states of FIGS. 15(c2) to (c9), and the states of FIGS. 16(d3) to (d8)), and at least the darkening process When the lightness of the second result image is lower than the lightness of the first result image after completion, the sound is not output from the sound output means (for example, the state of FIG. 2 (h9), the state of FIG. 5). (a11) state, FIG. 11 (b11) state, FIG. 15 (c12) state, and FIG. 16 (d11) state).

In this embodiment, FIGS. 2(h1) to (h6), FIGS. 5(a7), (a8), FIGS. 11(b7), (b8), FIGS. ) to (d8), there is a state in which sounds such as BGM and character voices are output from the speaker 53 before darkening processing is performed. ), FIG. 11 (b11), FIG. 15 (c12), and FIG. 16 (d11), when the darkening process is being performed, the speaker 53 may not output sounds such as BGM and character voices. there were. In this way, when the darkening process is performed as a result of the effect, no sound is output, so that a dark impression can be given to the player. Alternatively, it is possible to emphasize and inform the player that the AT or specialized zone will not continue. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an improved slot machine 1 with respect to suggestion of granting of rights for controlling to a specific state such as AT or specialized zone.

The sounds include background sounds (eg, BGM) and character voices (eg, dialogue sounds).

(2-2) When the first result image is displayed on the display means, more sound is output from the sound output means than when the second result image is displayed on the display means. 2, 3 to 5, 9 to 11, 15, and 16, when announcing progress, WIN, or the number of additional games in the performance, these The sound output period is longer than when not notified).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 to 5, 9 to 11, 15, and 16, when development, WIN, or the number of additional games are reported in the performance, they are not reported. Sound output period is longer than usual. For example, in the development effect, when the mission effect does not develop, sound is output during the effect period (h5) to (h8), but no sound is output in the effect (h9). On the other hand, when the mission effect develops, the sound is continuously output over the effect period of (h11) to (h15). The same applies to mission effects, AT continuation effects, or specialized zone continuation effects. As a result, it is possible to give a bright impression to the player, and to emphasize and inform the player that the mission will be developed, that the bonus will be won, or that the AT or specialized zone will continue. can.

(2-3) Regardless of which of the first result and the second result is reported, a predetermined period (for example, periods (h1) to (h4) in FIG. 2, periods in FIGS. 3 and 4, 9, the period of FIG. 10, the period of (c2) to (c7) of FIG. 15, and the period of (d3) to (d6) of FIG. 16), a common background sound (eg, BGM) is output from the sound output means. , after the predetermined period has passed (for example, the period from (h5) to (h9) or (h11) to (h15) in FIG. 2, the period from (a7) to (a11) or (a13) to (a17) in FIG. , FIG. 11 (b7) to (b11) or (b13) to (b17) period, FIG. 15 (c8) to (c12) or (c14) to (c18) period, FIG. 16 (d7) to (d11) Alternatively, during the period of (d13) to (d17), different background sounds (for example, BGM) are output from the sound output means depending on which of the first result and the second result is reported.

Further, regardless of whether the first result or the second result is notified, a predetermined period (for example, the period of (h1) to (h4) in FIG. 2, the period in FIGS. 3 and 4, the period in FIGS. 10, the period of (c2) to (c7) in FIG. 15, and the period of (d3) to (d6) in FIG. After the predetermined period has passed (for example, the period of (h5) to (h9) or (h11) to (h15) in FIG. 2, (a7) to (a11) or (a13) to (a17) in period, period from (b7) to (b11) or (b13) to (b17) in FIG. 11, period from (c8) to (c12) or (c14) to (c18) in FIG. ) or the period of (d13) to (d17)), different character voices (for example, speech sounds and effect sounds) are output from the sound output means according to whether the first result or the second result is to be notified. output from

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, and 16, the presence or absence of development to mission production, the presence or absence of bonus winning, or AT or specialized zone Common BGM and character voices are output before the presentation branches depending on whether or not there is a continuation. For example, in the development production, common BGM and character voices are output regardless of whether the production (h1) to (h4) before the production branches depending on whether or not there is a development to the mission production. As a result, in the production period before the production branches, a common production is performed, so that the game can be developed into a mission production, winning a bonus, or continuing the AT or specialized zone. It is possible to make people expect effectively.

(3-1) In a gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1, a modified pachinko gaming machine),
a display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
As a result of production, the first result (for example, development in development production, mission clear in mission production, AT continuation in AT continuation production, special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) or second result (for example, No development in development production, no mission clear in mission production, no AT continuation in AT continuation production, no special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) result notification production (for example, development production, mission production, AT continuation) production means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for executing production, special zone continuation production),
When a predetermined event occurs (for example, when the performance develops, when the bonus is fixed, when the AT continues, when the specialized zone continues), the first result is notified as a result of the result notification performance. 2 (h11) to (h15) images, FIG. 5 (a13) to (a17) images, FIG. 11 (b13) to (b17) images, FIG. 15 ( c14) to (c18) images and FIG. 16 (d13) to (d17) images) are displayed on the display means,
When the predetermined event does not occur (for example, when the effect does not develop, when the bonus is not confirmed, when the AT does not continue, when the special zone does not continue), the second result is given as a result of the result notification effect. 2 (h5) to (h9), FIG. 5 (a7) to (a11), FIG. 11 (b7) to (b11), FIG. 15 The images (c8) to (c12) and the images (d7) to (d11) of FIG. 16) are displayed on the display means, and the brightness of the second result image is lowered below the brightness of the first result image. Darkening processing (for example, darkening processing in FIGS. 2(h7) to (h9), darkening processing in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11), darkening processing in FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), FIG. Darkening processing of (c12), darkening processing of (d9) to (d11) in FIG. 16) are performed,
When the first result is notified, the first result image is displayed on the display means so as to move without performing the darkening process (for example, the effects of FIGS. 2 (h13) to (h15), FIG. 5 In the effects of (a15) and (a16), the effects of (b15) and (b16) in FIG. 11, the effects of (c16) to (c18) in FIG. 15, and the effects of (d15) to (d17) in FIG. 16, images are animated. is done),
When the second result is notified, the darkening process is performed and the second result image is displayed without movement on the display means (for example, the effects of FIGS. 2(h7) to (h9), FIG. 5 Still images are displayed in the effects of (a9) to (a11), the effects of FIGS. 11 (b9) to (b11), the effects of FIGS. 15 (c10) to (c12), and the effects of FIGS. is done).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 11, 15, and 16, when announcing progress, WIN, or the number of additional games in the effect, the darkening process is not performed, and the characters and While images such as confetti are displayed in animation, when development, WIN, or the number of additional games are not reported in the presentation, darkening processing is performed and part of the animated image is stopped. As a result, it is possible to notify the player in an easy-to-understand manner depending on the content of the effect whether or not to notify the progress, WIN, or the number of additional games in the effect. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an improved slot machine 1 with respect to suggestion of granting of rights for controlling to a specific state such as AT or specialized zone.

(3-2) Regardless of which of the first result and the second result is notified, a predetermined period (for example, the performance periods of FIGS. 2(h1) to (h4), the periods of FIGS. 3 and 4, During the periods of FIGS. 9 and 10, the production periods of FIGS. 15(c2) to (c7), and the production periods of FIGS. (for example, the production period of FIG. 2 (h5), (h6) or (h11), (h12), the production period of FIG. 5 (a7), (a8) or (a13), (a14), FIG. 11 (b7), (b8) or (b13), (b14) production period, FIG. 15 (c8), (c9) or (c14), (c15) production period, FIG. 16 (d7), (d8) or during the presentation period of (d13) and (d14)), different moving images are displayed on the display means according to which of the first result and the second result is reported,
When the first result is notified, the first result image continues to be displayed on the display means so as to move without performing the darkening process (for example, the effects shown in (h13) to (h15) in FIG. 5 (a15) to (a17) production, FIG. 11 (b15) to (b17) production, FIG. 15 (c16) to (c18) production, FIG. 16 (d15) to (d17) production, the image is animated continue to appear),
When the second result is notified, the darkening process is performed and the second result image is displayed without movement on the display means as part of a moving image (for example, FIG. 2 (h7) to (h9) 5 (a9) to (a11) production, FIG. 11 (b9) to (b11) production, FIG. 15 (c10) to (c12) production, FIG. 16 (d9) to (d11) production , the darkening process is performed and a part of the image that was displayed as an animation freezes).

In this embodiment, FIGS. 2 (h7) to (h9), FIGS. 5 (a9) to (a11), FIGS. 11 (b9) to (b11), FIGS. ) to (d11), the animated image is stopped and the darkening process is performed. As a result, the player can be notified in an easy-to-understand manner that the mission performance will not develop, that the bonus will not be won, or that the AT or specialized zone will not continue. Note that in the above example, the darkening process may be performed after the image being animated is stopped. Even in this way, the player can be notified in an easy-to-understand manner that the mission performance will not develop, that the bonus will not be won, or that the AT or specialized zone will not continue.

(3-3) When the first result is notified, the display object of the background portion included in the first result image (for example, the confetti in FIG. 5 (a16), the confetti in FIG. 11 (b16), the confetti in FIG. 15 ( c17) and (c18) are displayed on the display means so as to move.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5, 11, and 15, when announcing progress, WIN, or the number of additional games in the effect, an image such as confetti is displayed as an animation without darkening processing. On the other hand, when the development, WIN, or the number of additional games is not notified in the presentation, the darkening process is performed and the animated image is partially stopped. As a result, it is possible to notify the player in an easy-to-understand manner depending on the content of the effect whether or not to notify the progress, WIN, or the number of additional games in the effect.

(3-4) When the first result is notified, the characters that appear in the result notification effect included in the first result image (for example, the clouds in FIGS. 2 (h11) to (h15), and the ) to (a16), friendly characters in FIGS. 11(b13) to (b16), characters in FIGS. 15(c14) to (c18), and clouds in FIGS. displayed on the display means.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 11, 15, and 16, clouds and characters are displayed in a moving manner when announcing development, WIN, or the number of additional games in the presentation. . As a result, the player can be notified in an easy-to-understand manner that the mission performance will develop, that the bonus will be won, or that the AT or specialized zone will continue.

(3-5) When the second result is notified, the darkening process is performed after the second result image stops moving (for example, the effects of FIGS. 2(h7) to (h9), FIG. 5( In the productions of a9) to (a11), the productions of (b9) to (b11) in FIG. 11, the productions of (c10) to (c12) in FIG. 15, and the productions of (d9) to (d11) in FIG. Darkening processing is performed thereafter).

In this embodiment, FIGS. 2 (h7) to (h9), FIGS. 5 (a9) to (a11), FIGS. 11 (b9) to (b11), FIGS. ) to (d11), the animated image is stopped and the darkening process is performed. As a result, the player can be notified in an easy-to-understand manner that the mission performance will not develop, that the bonus will not be won, or that the AT or specialized zone will not continue.

(4-1) In a gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1, a modified pachinko gaming machine),
a display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
As a result of production, the first result (for example, development in development production, mission clear in mission production, AT continuation in AT continuation production, special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) or second result (for example, No development in development production, no mission clear in mission production, no AT continuation in AT continuation production, no special zone continuation in special zone continuation production) result notification production (for example, development production, mission production, AT continuation) production means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for executing production, special zone continuation production),
When a predetermined event occurs (for example, when the performance develops, when the bonus is fixed, when the AT continues, when the specialized zone continues), the first result is notified as a result of the result notification performance. 2 (h11) to (h15) images, FIG. 5 (a13) to (a17) images, FIG. 11 (b13) to (b17) images, FIG. 15 ( c14) to (c18) images and FIG. 16 (d13) to (d17) images) are displayed on the display means,
When the predetermined event does not occur (for example, when the effect does not develop, when the bonus is not confirmed, when the AT does not continue, when the special zone does not continue), the second result is given as a result of the result notification effect. 2 (h5) to (h9), FIG. 5 (a7) to (a11), FIG. 11 (b7) to (b11), FIG. 15 The images (c8) to (c12) and the images (d7) to (d11) of FIG. 16) are displayed on the display means, and the brightness of the second result image is lowered below the brightness of the first result image. Darkening processing (for example, darkening processing in FIGS. 2(h7) to (h9), darkening processing in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11), darkening processing in FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), FIG. Darkening processing of (c12), darkening processing of (d9) to (d11) in FIG. 16) are performed,
The result notification effect includes a first result notification effect (for example, battle mission effect) and a second result notification effect (for example, castle search mission effect),
When the second result is notified as the result of the first result notification effect and when the second result is notified as the result of the second result notification effect, the darkening process is common (for example, FIG. 5(a9) to (a11) are common to the darkening processing of FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11)).

For example, the brightness of the second result image decreases when the second result is notified as a result of the first result notification effect and when the second result is notified as a result of the second result notification effect. (For example, the dark change start timing of FIG. 5(a9) and the dark change start timing of FIG. 11(b9) are common).

Further, the brightness of the second result image decreases when the second result is notified as a result of the first result notification effect and when the second result is notified as a result of the second result notification effect. (For example, the darkening process of FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11) and the darkening process of FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11) share the same darkening period). .

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11) and FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), the battle mission effect and the castle-searching mission effect are common darkening based on common effect data. processing takes place. For example, as shown in FIG. 5(a9) and FIG. 11(b9), in the battle mission presentation and the castle hunting mission presentation, the same start operation triggers the darkening process. are the same. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11) and FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), the execution period of the darkening process is the same between the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect. As a result, even if the contents of the presentation are different, it is possible to inform the player in an easy-to-understand manner that the bonus has not been won.

(4-2) When notifying the second result as a result of the first result notification effect and when notifying the second result as a result of the second result notification effect, The image display used when the brightness is lowered is common (for example, the image display for darkening between the darkening processing of FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11) and the darkening processing of FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11) is common).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5(a9) to (a11) and FIGS. 11(b9) to (b11), the same darkening process is performed in the battle mission production and the castle hunting mission production, so that the character The image display for darkening is common. In this way, since the common effect data is used for the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect, the storage capacity of the RAM 91c can be reduced.

(5-1) As shown in FIG. 6, in the bonus confirmation effect via the battle mission effect, an image related to the battle mission effect is displayed on the back side of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 (a ally character wins the enemy character). image) is displayed, the image of the bonus confirmation effect is displayed on the front side thereof. As a result, while showing the image related to the battle mission effect, the image related to the bonus confirmation effect can be shown to the player on the front side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, in the bonus confirmation effect via the castle search mission effect, an image related to the castle search mission effect (an image in which the character has reached the castle) is displayed on the back side of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. is displayed, an image of the bonus confirmation effect is displayed on the front side thereof. As a result, while showing the image related to the castle search mission performance, the player can be shown the image related to the bonus fixing performance on the front side thereof, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

Furthermore, since a common bonus confirmation effect is executed through both the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect, regardless of the type of mission effect passed through, the player can easily understand that the bonus has been won. can do. Therefore, it is possible to effectively improve the amusement of the game with respect to the suggestion of winning the bonus.

(5-2) As shown in FIGS. 6(a26) and 12(b26), regardless of whether the battle mission production or the castle-searching mission production is performed, the sound indicating that the bonus has been won is a common "killer" sound. Since the sound of ", bonus confirmed" is output from the speaker 53, regardless of the type of mission effect passed through, it is possible to more easily suggest to the player that the bonus has been won.

(5-3) As shown in FIGS. 6(a25) to 6(a29), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" after reduced display does not interfere with the visibility of the image of the battle mission effect, and is shown in FIG. 12(b25). As shown in (b29), the character image of "BONUS confirmed" after reduced display does not interfere with the visibility of the image of the castle search mission effect. Therefore, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" suggests to the player that the bonus has been won, and the visibility of the image of the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect displayed on the back side is not hindered.

(5-4) The same bonus confirmation effect data is used for the bonus confirmation effect in the case of going through the battle mission effect shown in FIG. 6 and the bonus confirmation effect in the case of going through the castle search mission effect shown in FIG. The performance mode of the bonus fixing performance is common to both through the battle mission performance and the castle search mission performance, and it is possible to easily suggest to the player that the bonus has been won. Furthermore, since there is no need to provide different bonus confirmation effect data according to the type of mission effect, the storage capacity of the RAM 41c can be reduced.

(6-1) As shown in FIG. 7, in the combination effect via the battle mission effect, an image related to the battle mission effect (an image in which the ally character wins over the enemy character) is displayed on the back side of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. ) is displayed, an image of a combination effect is displayed on the front side thereof. As a result, the image related to the combination effect can be shown to the player on the front side while the image related to the battle mission effect is shown, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, in the combination effect via the castle-searching mission effect, an image related to the castle-searching mission effect (an image in which the character has reached the castle) is displayed on the back side of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. While being displayed, an image of a combination effect is displayed on the front side. As a result, it is possible to show the player the image related to the combination performance on the front side while showing the image related to the castle search mission performance, so that the interest in the game can be improved.

In addition, since a common combination effect is executed regardless of whether the battle mission effect or the castle search mission effect is passed through, the pattern combination corresponding to the bonus winning and the bonus that can be won regardless of the type of mission effect passed through. can be suggested to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. Therefore, the amusement of the game can be effectively improved with respect to the suggestion of the winning of the bonus and the suggestion of the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus.

(6-2) As shown in FIG. 7(a38) and FIG. 13(b38), regardless of whether the battle mission presentation or the castle search mission presentation is performed, derivation of a symbol combination corresponding to a prize-winning bonus is encouraged. Since the common ``truon'' sound is output from the speaker 53 as the sound, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning bonus can be more easily suggested to the player regardless of the type of the mission performance passed through.

(6-3) As shown in FIGS. 7(a37) to 7(a38), the character image of "777" after being displayed in reduced size does not interfere with the visibility of the image of the battle mission effect as much as possible. As shown in (b38), the character image of "777" after being displayed in reduced size does not interfere with the visibility of the image of the castle search mission effect as much as possible. For this reason, the character image of "777" urges the player to derive the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus that can be won, and the visibility of the image of the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect displayed on the back side is improved. Do not hinder as much as possible.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7(a38) and 13(b38), the character image of "777" is stopped at the center of the screen and displayed on the back side. It was superimposed on the image of the mission production. However, the character image of "777" is not limited to this, and may be stopped at a position where it is not superimposed on the image of the mission effect displayed on the back side. In this way, the character image of "777" can be prevented from impairing the visibility of the image of the mission effect.

(6-4) Since the same combination effect data is used in the combination effect through the battle mission effect shown in FIG. 7 and the combination effect through the castle search mission effect shown in FIG. Regardless of whether the performance or the castle search mission performance is passed through, the performance mode of the combination performance is common to both, and the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus winning and the bonus that can be won is suggested to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. be able to. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide different combination effect data according to the type of mission effect, the storage capacity of the RAM 41c can be reduced.

(6-5) As described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 13, there is a combination effect that encourages a combination of 7 red symbols corresponding to the big bonus winning, and 7 red, 7 red, and 7 blue symbols corresponding to the regular bonus winning. In the combination effect that prompts the combination, the position and size of the character image of "777" and the sound of "troon" as the sound that prompts the derivation of the 7 are common. In this way, the only difference is the pattern combination that prompts derivation, and the position and size of the other character images of "777" and the sound "truon" that prompts the derivation of 7 sets are common. A player can easily recognize a symbol combination to aim at.

(7-1) In the bonus confirmation effect shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the content of the character image does not fit within the image display area of the liquid crystal display 51, as shown in FIGS. 6(a18) and 12(b18). 6(a25) and FIG. 12(b25). A character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed. As a result, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" can be effectively shown to the player. Therefore, it is possible to effectively improve the amusement of the game with respect to the suggestion of winning the bonus.

8 and 14, in the bonus winning effects shown in FIGS. 8(a40) and 14(b40), the size of the character image does not fit in the display area of the image on the liquid crystal display 51. A character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed, and then, as shown in FIGS. ” is displayed. As a result, the character image of "BIG BONUS" can be effectively shown to the player.

(7-2) In the bonus confirmation effects shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, as shown in FIGS. 6(a18) to (a25) and FIGS. The speaker 53 outputs the sound of "Pappara" or "Shuuen" while the display is changed from enlarged display to reduced display. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6(a26) and 12(b26), when the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in a completely reduced size and stopped at a fixed position, the sound of "Killern, bonus confirmed" is emitted from the speaker 53. output. In this way, the speaker 53 outputs a sound suggesting that the bonus has been won only after the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in a completely reduced size, so that the player can easily understand that the bonus has been won. can.

8 and 14, as shown in FIGS. 8(a40) to (a43) and FIGS. The speaker 53 outputs the sound of "pappa pappa" while the image is displayed in reduced size. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8(a44) and 14(b44), when the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed in a completely reduced size and stopped at a fixed position, the sound of "Kill, kill, big bonus" is output from speaker 53. output from In this way, since the sound suggesting bonus winning is output from the speaker 53 only after the character image of "BIG BONUS" is completely reduced and displayed, the bonus winning can be clearly communicated to the player.

(7-3) In the bonus confirmation effect shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the content of the character image does not fit within the image display area of the liquid crystal display 51, as shown in FIGS. 6(a18) and 12(b18). 6(a26) and FIG. 12(b26). A character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed. As a result, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" can be shown to the player in an impactful display mode, and the player can be easily informed that the bonus has been won.

8 and 14, in the bonus winning effects shown in FIGS. 8(a40) and 14(b40), the size of the character image does not fit in the display area of the image on the liquid crystal display 51. A character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed, and then, as shown in FIGS. ” is displayed. As a result, the character image of "BIG BONUS" can be displayed to the player in an impactful display mode, and the player can be easily informed of the bonus winning.

(8-1) In the bonus confirmation effect shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the characters "BONUS confirmed" are displayed during the period from (a18) to (a25) in FIG. 6 and from (b18) to (b25) in FIG. During the period in which the image changes from enlarged display to reduced display and the position changes, no effect is produced on the character image of "BONUS confirmed". On the other hand, after the display operation of the character image "BONUS confirmed" is completed and stopped at a fixed position as in the period after (a26) in FIG. 6 and the period after (b26) in FIG. ” effect occurs in the character image. As a result, during a period in which the position of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is moved, the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is moved, thereby drawing the player's attention to the character image of "BONUS confirmed". can be done. In addition, during a period in which the action of the character image "BONUS confirmed" is completed and the position is not moved, an effect is generated to draw the player's attention to the character image "BONUS confirmed". Furthermore, since the position of the character image "BONUS confirmed" is not moved, the content of the character image can be conveyed to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. In this way, the operation of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" and the generation of the effect on the character image of "BONUS confirmed" can draw the player's attention to the character image of "BONUS confirmed". The amusement of the game can be effectively improved with respect to the suggestion of.

8 and 14, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is enlarged as shown in the period from (a40) to (a43) in FIG. 8 and from (b40) to (b43) in FIG. During the period in which the display is changed to the reduced display and the position is changed, the character image of "BIG BONUS" does not have an effect. On the other hand, after the display operation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is completed and stopped at a fixed position as in the period after (a44) in FIG. 8 and the period after (b44) in FIG. ” effect occurs in the character image. In this way, since the effect is generated after the display operation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is completed, the completion of the display operation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" can be conveyed to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

(8-2) In the bonus confirmation effects shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, as shown in FIGS. 6(a18) to (a25) and FIGS. During the period from the enlarged display to the reduced display, the sound of "pappara" or "shooin" is output from the speaker 53 in conjunction with the display operation. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6(a26) and 12(b26), when the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed in a reduced size and stopped at a fixed position, the sound of "killer" is interlocked with the effect. Output from the speaker 53 . In this way, since the display operation of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" and the sound linked to the effect are output from the speaker 53, the amusement of the game can be improved.

In the bonus winning effect shown in FIGS. 8 and 14, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed in reduced size from enlarged display as shown in FIGS. 8(a40) to (a43) and FIGS. During this period, the speaker 53 outputs the sound of "pappa-p-p-p-p-p-p-p" in conjunction with the display operation. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8(a44) and 14(b44), when the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed in a completely reduced size and stopped at a fixed position, "Kill, kill, big bonus" is displayed in conjunction with the effect. ” is output from the speaker 53 . In this way, the speaker 53 outputs a sound linked to the display operation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" and the effect, so that the amusement of the game can be improved.

(8-3) In the bonus confirmation effect shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the character image of "BONUS Confirmation" is displayed during the period of (a18) to (a25) in FIG. 6 and the period of (b18) to (b25) in FIG. changes its position from enlarged to reduced display. On the other hand, in the period after (a26) in FIG. 6 and the period after (b26) in FIG. 12, the position of the character image "BONUS confirmed" does not change. As a result, first, the position of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" changes to draw the player's attention to the character image of "BONUS confirmed". The contents of the character image "BONUS confirmed" can be conveyed to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

8 and 14, the character image of "BIG BONUS" is enlarged and displayed during the periods of (a40) to (a43) of FIG. 8 and (b40) to (b43) of FIG. , and the position changes. On the other hand, in the period after (a44) in FIG. 8 and the period after (b44) in FIG. 14, the position of the character image of "BIG BONUS" does not change. As a result, the position of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is first changed to draw the player's attention to the character image of "BIG BONUS". BIG BONUS" can be conveyed to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

(8-4) In the bonus confirmation effects shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, as shown in FIGS. 6(a18) to (a25) and FIGS. During the period from the enlarged display to the reduced display, the effect is not generated on the character image of "BONUS confirmed", and after the display operation of the character image of "BONUS confirmed" is completed, the effect is applied to the character image of "BONUS confirmed". Occur. As a result, the effect can be generated to inform the player in an easy-to-understand manner that the operation of displaying the character image "BONUS confirmed" has been completed.

8 and 14, as shown in FIGS. 8(a40) to (a43) and FIGS. While the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed in reduced size, the effect is not generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS", and after the display operation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" is completed, the effect is generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS". As a result, the effect can be generated to inform the player in an easy-to-understand manner that the display operation of the character image of "BIG BONUS" has been completed.

(9-1) The character image of "BIG BONUS" shown in FIGS. 14(b44) and (b46) is larger in size than the character image of "BONUS confirmed" shown in FIGS. 12(b26) and (b28). also occurs flashy and is highlighted. As a result, the suggestion of actually being controlled by the bonus is emphasized more than the suggestion of winning the bonus, so that the player can be given more pleasure of being controlled by the bonus, and the game becomes more interesting. can be improved. Therefore, the amusement of the game can be effectively improved with respect to the suggestion of winning the bonus and the suggestion of control over the bonus.

(9-2) The sound when the effect is generated on the character image of "BIG BONUS" shown in FIGS. The number of sounds “killern” is greater than the sound (“killeran”) when the effect is generated on the character image “BONUS confirmed”, and accordingly the sound output time is longer and the volume is louder. As a result, the suggestion of actually being controlled by the bonus is emphasized more than the suggestion of winning the bonus, so that the player can be given more pleasure of being controlled by the bonus, and the game becomes more interesting. can be improved.

(9-3) The effect on the character image of "BIG BONUS" shown in FIGS. The number of decorative images is large and flashy. As a result, the suggestion of actually being controlled by the bonus is emphasized more than the suggestion of winning the bonus, so that the player can be given more pleasure of being controlled by the bonus, and the game becomes more interesting. can be improved.

(10-1) As shown in FIGS. 7(a30), (a35) and FIGS. 13(b30), (b35), when the start switch 7 is operated, a bonus and a bell are simultaneously won. When there is, a small combination suggesting performance is executed and a bell pattern image is displayed, and when a single bonus is won, a combination performance is executed and a character image of "777" is displayed. In this way, both when suggesting a small combination and when suggesting a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus, the symbol image is displayed at the same execution trigger of the start operation, so the symbol image starts to be displayed. Depending on the timing, it is possible to prevent, as much as possible, the player from realizing whether it is a suggestion of a small winning combination or a suggestion of a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus. Therefore, the amusement of the game can be effectively improved with respect to the suggestion of the winning of the bonus and the suggestion of the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus.

(10-2) As shown in FIGS. 7(a33), (a38) and FIGS. 13(b33), (b38), the bell pattern image is displayed first, and then the bell symbol image is displayed. A sound is output from the speaker 53 . On the other hand, in the combination effect, the character image of "777" is displayed first, and then the sound of "troon" different from "bashi" is output from the speaker 53. FIG. In this way, since there are sounds corresponding to when suggesting a small win and when suggesting a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus, it is possible to determine which of the bell symbol image and the character image "777" is displayed. It is possible to convey to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. Furthermore, the timing at which the bell pattern image and the character image of "777" start to be displayed is earlier than the timing at which these sounds are output. It is possible to prevent the player from recognizing whether the suggestion is a small win or the suggestion of a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus.

(10-3) It should be noted that even if a common sound is output from the speaker 53 when the bell pattern image is displayed in the small win suggestion effect and when the character image "777" is displayed in the combination effect, good. By doing so, it is not necessary to provide different sound data for suggesting a small combination and for suggesting a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus, so that the storage capacity of the RAM 41c can be reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the player from knowing whether the type of sound suggests a small winning combination or a symbol combination corresponding to a winable bonus.

(10-4) When a bonus and a small winning combination are simultaneously won, an image suggesting a small winning combination (for example, a bell pattern image) and an image suggesting a combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus (characters "777") image) may be displayed at the same time triggered by the start operation. In this way, an image suggesting a small winning combination and an image suggesting a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus are displayed at once on the same screen. can be performed, and the interest in the game can be improved.

(10-5) As shown in FIGS. 7(a33) and (a38) and FIGS. 13(b33) and (b38), the size of the character image of "777" is larger than the size of the bell pattern image. As a result, the character image of "777" suggesting the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus can be more focused on by the player than the bell symbol image suggesting a small winning combination.

(10-6) As shown in FIGS. 7(a34), (a39) and FIGS. 13(b34), (b39), the display of the bell pattern image and the character image of "777" is achieved by performing the third stop operation on the stop switch. to disappear. In this way, both when suggesting a small win and when suggesting a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus, the symbol image disappears at the same trigger of the third stop operation. Since there is no need to change the control for ending the display of symbols depending on when the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus is suggested, the processing is not complicated.

(11-1) having a variable display section capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable,
In a slot machine capable of deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit after variably displaying the variable display unit, and winning a prize according to the display result,
Derivation control means (for example, main control unit 41) that performs control for deriving display results;
Effect execution means (for example, sub-control unit 91) that executes specific effects (battle mission effects shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and castle search mission effects shown in FIGS. 9 to 11) over three or more games; with
The three or more games are a first game (for example, the first game), a second game following the first game (for example, the second game), and a second game following the second game. 3 games (for example, the third game game),
The production executing means is
In the first game, a first stage effect (for example, an item effect shown in FIG. 3) is executed as the specific effect,
In the second game, as the specific effect, a second stage effect (for example, a battle effect shown in FIG. 4) is executed,
In the third game, as the specific effect, a third-stage effect (for example, a result effect shown in FIG. 5) is executed to notify the effect result of the specific effect,
In the first game, when the display result of the first game is derived, the first stage effect is not progressed (for example, the third stop as indicated by the * mark on the left of (Aa2) in FIG. 3). Regardless of the operation (derivation of the display result), the item production progresses),
In the second game, the second stage effect is progressed with the derivation of the display result in the second game (for example, the derivation of the display result as indicated by the * mark in the upper left of (Ba5) in FIG. 4). Triggered by the production during the battle progresses).

According to such a configuration, in the first game, the first stage effect is not progressed with the derivation of the display result in the first game. Triggered by the derivation, the production of the second stage is advanced. Therefore, the player's attention to the third game can be drawn by progressing the effect in the second game before the third game in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified. Also, it is possible to draw attention to the notification of the effect result in the third game according to the content of the effect that progressed in the second game. As described above, it is possible to provide the slot machine 1 improved with respect to the progress of the effects executed over a plurality of games.

In the present embodiment, in the game (first game) before the second game in which the result effect is not executed, as shown in FIG. In the game (the second game) before the third game in which the result effect is executed, as shown in (Ba5) of FIG. Therefore, the progress of the presentation in the second game can be made more conspicuous than in the first game, and as a result, it is possible to draw the player's attention to the third game. Further, as shown in (Ba5) of FIG. 4, it is possible to draw attention to the notification of the effect result in the third game according to the contents of the during-battle effect that progressed in the second game.

(11-2) further comprising display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
The effect of the first stage includes an effect of displaying a still image on the display means when the execution time of the first game has elapsed (for example, a static image as indicated by * 2 in FIG. 3 (Aa3). display an image),
The effect of the second stage includes the effect of displaying a moving image on the display means when the execution time of the second game has elapsed (for example, as shown in FIGS. 4 (Ba5) and (Ba6), repeated display a moving image that is an image).

According to such a configuration, the player's expectation for the third game in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified is appropriately heightened by the display of the moving image that can attract the attention of the player more than the still image. can be done.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4(Ba5) and (Ba6), moving images, which are repetitive images, are displayed. It can be heaped up.

(11-3) further comprising display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
In the third game, the effect executing means displays a still image on the display means and notifies the effect result of the specific effect (for example, a static image as indicated by * in (a17) of FIG. 5). display the image and display the WIN image).

According to such a configuration, since the effect result of the specific effect is notified together with the display of the still image, the player can easily recognize the effect result of the specific effect.

In this embodiment, the WIN image is displayed together with the still image shown in (a17) of FIG. be able to.

(11-4) The effect of the second stage after the derivation of the display result in the second game and the effect of notifying the effect result in the effect of the third stage are the contents of the effect. are related (for example, the moving images of (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. 4 and the result effect shown in FIG. 5 are related in the content of the effect).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to attract attention to the third stage effect.

In this embodiment, in (Ba5) and (Ba6) of FIG. 4, a moving image of a friendly character swinging a sword is displayed, and in the result production shown in FIG. Alternatively, an effect is executed in which the ally character is defeated by the enemy character. Therefore, the moving images of (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. 4 and the result effect shown in FIG. 5 are related in the content of the effect. Therefore, attention can be drawn to the result effect in the flow of the effect from the mid-battle effect to the result effect.

(11-5) The execution period of the first stage effect is different from the execution period of the second stage effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 17A, the continuous effect of the first game is started). The period from when the continuous effect is started to when the continuous image is displayed is different from the period from when the continuous effect of the second game is started to when the continuous image is displayed).

According to such a configuration, since the first-stage effect and the second-stage effect are executed in the execution period according to the situation, it is possible to improve the interest of the specific effect.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17A, the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started to when the continuous image is displayed, and when the continuous effect of the second game is started to when the continuation image is displayed. Therefore, since the continuous performance is executed in the execution period according to the situation, the interest of the specific performance can be improved.

(11-6) The execution period of the second stage effect is shorter than the execution period of the first stage effect (for example, as shown in FIGS. 17(A-1) and 17(A-2) , the period from when the continuous effect of the second game is started to when the continuous image is displayed is shorter than the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started to when the continuous image is displayed. ),
The period from when the display result is derived in the second game until the end of the second stage effect is the end of the first stage effect from when the display result is derived in the first game. (For example, as shown in FIGS. 17(A-3) and 17(A-4), in the second game, when the display result is derived, the continuous image is displayed. On the other hand, in the first game, the continuous image is not displayed even if the display result is derived, and the continuous image is displayed after 10 seconds have passed).

According to such a configuration, the player can visually recognize the performance of the second stage following the performance of the third stage until the end as much as possible, so that attention can be drawn to the performance result of the performance of the third stage.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the player can visually recognize the battle-in-flight effect before the result effect until the end as much as possible, so that the result effect can attract attention.

As a modified example, the execution period of the second-stage effect is shorter than the execution period of the first-stage effect (for example, as shown in FIGS. 17A-1 and 17A-2). Thus, the period from when the continuous effect of the second game is started to when the continuous image is displayed is longer than the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started to when the continuous image is displayed. is short), the period from when the display result is derived in the second game to when the second-stage effect ends is the period from when the display result is derived in the first game to the time when the display result is derived in the first game. It may be longer than the period up to the end of the performance of one stage.

Further, when the execution period of the second stage effect is shorter than the execution period of the first stage effect (for example, as shown in FIGS. 17(A-1) and 17(A-2), 2 If the period from when the continuous effect of the game starts to when the continuous image is displayed is shorter than the period from when the continuous effect of the first game starts to when the continuous image is displayed) , a period from when the display result is derived in the second game to the end of the second stage effect, and from when the display result is derived in the first game, the first stage effect may be the same as the period until the end of

(11-7) In the first game, the effect executing means advances the first-stage effect over time (for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (Aa2), the started item The effect progresses according to the passage of time, regardless of the first to third stop operations.)
According to such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately proceed with the production of the first stage.

(12-1) having a variable display section capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be individually identified,
In a slot machine capable of deriving a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit after variably displaying the variable display unit, and winning a prize according to the display result,
Derivation control means (for example, main control unit 41) that performs control for deriving display results;
Effect execution means (for example, sub-control unit 91) that executes specific effects (battle mission effects shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and castle search mission effects shown in FIGS. 9 to 11) over three or more games; with
The three or more games are a first game (for example, the first game), a second game following the first game (for example, the second game), and a second game following the second game. 3 games (for example, the third game game),
The production executing means is
In the first game, a first stage effect (for example, an item effect shown in FIG. 3) is executed as the specific effect,
In the second game, as the specific effect, a second stage effect (for example, a battle effect shown in FIG. 4) is executed,
In the third game, as the specific effect, a third-stage effect (for example, a result effect shown in FIG. 5) is executed to notify the effect result of the specific effect,
In the first game and the second game, the slot machine provides continuous notification suggesting that the specific effect is continued in the next game (for example, the display of the NEXT image 511 in FIG. 3 (Aa3) and the 4 (Ba3), display of next game image 512 of (Ba6));
The continuous notification execution means is
In the first game, the continuation notification is not executed with the derivation of the display result in the first game as a trigger (for example, as shown in the * mark 1 in (Aa3) of FIG. 3, the derivation of the display result is triggered The NEXT image 511 is not displayed, and the NEXT image 511 is displayed when 10 seconds have passed since the item effect started),
In the second game, the continuation notification is executed triggered by the derivation of the display result in the second game (for example, as shown in the upper left * mark of (Ba5) in FIG. 4, triggered by the derivation of the display result display the next game image 512).

According to such a configuration, since the continuation notification is a notification suggesting that the specific effect will continue to the next game, it is possible to motivate the player to execute the next game. Further, in the first game, the continuous notification is not executed with the derivation of the display result in the first game as a trigger, while in the second game, the continuous notification is executed with the derivation of the display result in the second game as a trigger. . Therefore, in the second game before the third game in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified, the continuous notification is executed with the derivation of the display result as a trigger, so that the desire to execute the third game can be stimulated, As a result, the player's attention to the third game can be drawn. As described above, it is possible to provide the slot machine 1 improved in terms of notification that the effect is continued to the next game in the effect executed over a plurality of games.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, in the game (first game) before the second game in which the result effect is not executed, the continuous image is not displayed when the display result is derived, In the game (the second game) before the third game in which the effect is executed, as shown in (Ba5) of FIG. 4, the continuous image is displayed when the display result is derived. In general, once a player starts a game, the player ends the game (derives display results in the game). Therefore, it is possible to increase the chances of displaying the continuous image in the second game, in which the continuous image is displayed in response to the derivation of the display result, rather than in the first game, in which the continuous image is not displayed in response to the derivation of the display result. Therefore, it is possible to arouse the desire for the third game, and as a result, it is possible to draw the player's attention to the third game.

(12-2) further comprising display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
The display means is
In the first game, a still image is displayed while the continuous notification is being performed (for example, as shown in (Aa3) in FIG. 3, in the battle mission effect of the first game, the still image is displayed and , displaying the NEXT image 511),
In the second game, a moving image is displayed during the period in which the continuous notification is being performed (for example, as shown in (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. 4, in the battle mission effect of the second game, repeated The next game image 512 is displayed along with the display of the moving image which is an image).

According to such a configuration, the continuation notification suggesting that the specific effect will continue in the third game in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified can be executed together with the display of the moving image. Therefore, it is possible to improve interest in continuous notification.

In the present embodiment, in the game (the second game) before the third game in which the result effect is executed, as shown in (Ba5) and (Ba6) in FIG. is displayed, and the next game image 512 is displayed. Therefore, a continuation image suggesting continuation to the third game in which the result effect is executed can be executed together with the display of the moving image. As a result, it is possible to improve interest in continuous notification.

(12-3) The continuation notification in the first game and the continuation notification in the second game are different in notification mode (for example, as shown in FIG. 4 (Ba5), it is the next game image 512 in the battle mission effect of the second game).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to emphasize the continuation notification suggesting that the specific effect will continue in the third game in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified. Therefore, it is possible to improve interest in continuous notification.

In this embodiment, the continuation notification suggesting that the battle mission effect will continue in the third game in which the result effect is executed can be emphasized. Therefore, it is possible to improve interest in continuous notification.

As a modification, the continuation notification in the first game and the continuation notification in the second game may be the same.

(12-4) further comprising display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
The continuation notification is notification for displaying a continuation image in the display area of the display means (for example, display of the NEXT image 511 and display of the next game image 512);
The continuation notification in the first game and the continuation notification in the second game have a common area in which the continuation image is displayed in the display area (for example, *marked 1 in FIG. 3Aa3). , in the battle mission production of the first game, the NEXT image 511 is displayed in the upper left area, and as shown in the upper left * mark in FIG. to display the next game image 512).

According to such a configuration, since the continuation image is displayed in the common area in the continuation notification in the first game and the continuation notification in the second game, the continuation image is displayed in the common area. Regarding the continuation notification in the game, it is possible to make it easier for the player to see the continuation images in the first game and the second game, compared to the slot machine in which the continuation images are displayed in different areas.

In this embodiment, as indicated by *1 in FIG. 3(Aa3), in the battle mission effect of the first game, a NEXT image 511 is displayed in the upper left area and indicated by * in the upper left of FIG. 4(Ba5). Thus, the next game image 512 is displayed in the upper left area also in the battle mission effect of the second game. Therefore, since the continuation image is displayed in the common area in both the battle mission effects of the first game and the battle mission effects of the second game, the "battle mission effects of the first game and the battle mission effects of the second game are displayed. Compared to a slot machine in which continuation images are displayed in different areas in the second game, it is possible to make it easier for the player to see the continuation images in the battle mission production of the first game and the battle mission production of the second game.

As a modification, the continuation image may be displayed in different areas of the display area for the continuation notification in the first game and the continuation notification in the second game.

(12-5) further comprising display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
The continuation notification is a notification for displaying a continuation image in the display area of the display means (for example, as shown in * mark 1 in FIG. 3 (Aa3), in the battle mission effect of the first game, NEXT in the upper left area An image 511 is displayed, and as indicated by the * mark in the upper left of FIG.
The notification of the effect result is a notification that displays a notification image in the display area of the display means (for example, as shown in the * mark in FIG. 5 (a15), the result effect that is the battle mission effect of the third game , displaying the WIN image 515 in the upper left area),
The continuation image and the notification image are displayed in a common area in the display area (for example, the * mark 1 in FIG. 3 (Aa3), the upper left * mark in FIG. 4 (Ba5), and FIG. 5 ( As indicated by * in a15), a NET image 511 in the battle mission presentation of the first game, a next game image 512 in the battle mission presentation of the second game, and a WIN image 515 in the battle mission presentation of the third game. are commonly displayed in the upper left area).

According to such a configuration, since the continuation image and the notification image are displayed in a common area, compared to "a slot machine in which the continuation image and the notification image are displayed in different areas", the continuation image and the notification image are displayed in different areas. It is possible to make it easier for the player to see the image and the notification image.

As a modification, the continuation image and the notification image may be displayed in different areas in the display area.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the notification image (for example, the LOSE image) is not displayed when the bonus is not won. However, the notification image may be displayed even when the bonus is not won. The display area of the notification image may be the same as the display area of the continuation image, or may be different from the display area of the continuation image.

(12-6) further comprising display means for displaying an image (for example, a liquid crystal display 51);
The specific effects include a first specific effect and a second specific effect (for example, including the battle mission effects of FIGS. 3 to 5 and the castle search mission effects of FIGS. 9 to 11),
The continuous notification is performed in a common manner between the first specific effect and the second specific effect (for example, as shown in *mark 1 in FIG. 3 (Aa3) and *mark 1 in FIG. 9 (Ca3) , in the mission rendering of the first game, the NEXT image 511 is displayed in the upper left area, and as indicated by the * mark on the upper left of FIG. 4 (Ba5) and the * mark on the upper left of FIG. In the effect, the next game image 512 is displayed in the upper left area),
The notification of the effect result is executed in different modes for the first specific effect and the second specific effect (for example, in the battle mission effect, a WIN image 515 is displayed as shown in FIG. 5(a15). On the other hand, in the castle search mission presentation, a great success image 516 is displayed as shown in FIG. 11 (b15)).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to allow the player to easily recognize the continuation of the specific effect, and to improve the interest of the notification of the result of the effect.

In this embodiment, in the battle mission production, a WIN image 515 is displayed as shown in FIG. 5(a15), while in the castle hunting mission production, a great success image 516 is displayed as shown in FIG. 11(b15). do. Therefore, it is possible to allow the player to easily recognize the continuation of the mission effect, and to improve the interest of the notification of the result of the mission effect.

(12-7) The specific effects include a first specific effect and a second specific effect (for example, including the battle mission effects shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and the castle search mission effects shown in FIGS. 9 to 11). ,
Output means for outputting a common sound in both the first specific effect and the second specific effect at the time of the continuous notification (for example, FIG. 3 (Aa3), FIG. 4 (Ba5), FIG. 9 (Ca3) and FIG. 10 (Da5), in both the battle mission production and the castle search mission production, a continuous sound 513 (sound of next) is output in common).

According to such a configuration, it is possible for the player to recognize the continuation of the specific effect in an easy-to-understand manner.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (Aa3), FIG. 4 (Ba5), FIG. 9 (Ca3), and FIG. 10 (Da5), in both the battle mission production and the castle hunting mission production, , outputs a continuous sound 513 (sound of next). Therefore, by outputting the common continuation sound 513, it is possible for the player to easily recognize the continuation of the mission effect.

As a modification, the output means may output different sounds for the first specific effect and the second specific effect at the time of the continuation notification. Further, as a modification, in the first specific effect, when the continuation notification is given, the first specific effect of the first game (for example, item effect) and the first specific effect of the second game (for example, during battle effect) and may output different sounds.

(12-8) further comprising operation means (for example, start switch 7) operated by the player,
The continuous notification execution means does not end when the time elapses, but ends when the operation means is operated (for example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 3, the lower part of FIG. 4, etc., the start operation is executed). until the display of the continuous image is continued, and the display of the continuous image is terminated when the start operation is executed).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to suitably improve the player's sense of expectation toward the notification of the effect result in the third game.

In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 3, the lower part of FIG. End the display. Therefore, it is possible to suitably improve the player's sense of expectation toward the notification of the result by the result effect in the third game.

(12-9) In the first game, the continuation notification executing means executes the continuation notification upon elapse of a predetermined time (for example, as shown in FIG. seconds, the NEXT image 511 is displayed).

According to such a configuration, in the first game, the continuation notification is executed when the predetermined time has elapsed, so that it is possible to appropriately notify that the specific effect will continue in the next game.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a NEXT image 511 is displayed when 10 seconds have passed since the item effect executed in the first game was started. Therefore, since the NEXT image 511 is displayed when 10 seconds have elapsed, it is possible to appropriately notify that the mission effect will continue to the next game.

[Modification]
Although the main embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible. Modifications of the above embodiments applicable to the present invention will be described below.

[About darkening process]
In this embodiment, the darkening process is a process of darkening the entire screen of the liquid crystal display 51 by reducing the brightness of the entire screen. However, the darkening process is not limited to this, and may be a process of darkening part of the screen by reducing the brightness of part of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 . In this way, the darkening process is performed when the AT or the special zone ends, thereby making it easier for the player to recognize that the AT or the special zone ends by the darkening process. Alternatively, it is possible to minimize the deterioration of the player's visibility of the image such as the treasure box.

It should be noted that the darkening process is not limited to reducing the brightness of the screen, and may be to change the display color of the screen to a darker color. Alternatively, the brightness and display color of the screen may be partially changed to expand the area where the darkening process is performed step by step. Further, the darkening process may be a process of superimposing a dark-colored darkening image on the front side of a still image of a character, a cloud, or a treasure chest, and further superimposing a result image on the front side.

In the present embodiment, the darkening process is performed when the third stop operation is performed. The darkening process may be performed with this as a trigger. Regardless of the timing at which the darkening process is performed, it is sufficient that the timing of starting the darkening process is the same between the battle mission production and the castle-searching mission production.

[About mute]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2(h9), 5(a11), 11(b11), 15(c12), and 16(d11), the speaker 53 The sound output from the was stopped. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sound output may be stopped at the same time as the darkening process is performed, or the sound output may be stopped before the darkening process is performed. In order to give the player a dark impression, the sound output from the speaker 53 may be stopped at any timing as long as the darkening process is performed and until the darkening process is completed.

[About mission production]
In the present embodiment, the battle mission effect and the castle search mission effect have been exemplified as the effect that makes the player expect to win a bonus, but the effect is not limited to this. For example, mission effects may include mission effects other than battle mission effects and castle search mission effects, and these mission effects may be determined by lottery or may be selectable by the player. good. In addition, not only the mission effect, but also any effect may be executed as long as it is performed up to the bonus determination effect, the combination effect, and the bonus winning effect.

Further, as a modification of FIG. 17A-2, a moving image (repeated image) may be displayed when 8 seconds have passed since the start of the continuous effect in the second game without the display result being derived. good. For example, in FIG. 4, (Ba7) may be a moving image. Further, as a modification of FIG. 17A-2, a continuation image (NEXT image) may be displayed when 8 seconds have passed since the start of the continuous effect in the second game without the display result being derived. good. For example, in FIG. 4, the continuous image may be displayed at (Ba7).

At least one of the above effects (for example, mission effects) may be divided into a plurality of parts. Assume that the during-battle effect, which is the battle mission effect of the second game, is divided into two parts (first part and second part). It is assumed that the effect of the first part consists of, for example, 8 seconds, and the effect of the second part consists of, for example, 2 seconds. In this case, even if the first stop operation and the second stop operation are performed when the first part of the battle production is started, regardless of the first stop operation and the second stop operation. , the production of the first part proceeds. When 8 seconds have passed since the performance of the first part was started without executing the third stop operation, the performance of the first part ends. Here, at the end of the effect of the first part, a still image may be displayed, or a moving image (repeated image) may be displayed. Further, regardless of whether or not eight seconds have passed since the first part's presentation was started, the second part's presentation is started when the third stop operation is executed. After that, when two seconds have passed since the start of the second part production, a moving image (repeated image) and a continuous image are displayed. According to such a configuration, the effect can be composed of a plurality of parts, and the effect can be changed according to the player's operation.

Further, as described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, in the continuous effects of the first game and the continuous effects of the second game, the effects proceed regardless of the first stop operation and the second stop operation. However, in at least one effect of the first game continuous effect and the second game continuous effect, the effect develops (progresses) with at least one operation of the first stop operation and the second stop operation as a trigger. can be According to such a configuration, it is possible to advance the continuous effect in accordance with the player's operation, so that the interest in the stop operation can be improved.

Further, the continuous display may not be executed for an effect that develops according to the player's operation during the game. That is, continuous display is executed in a non-developed effect that does not develop according to the player's operation, and continuous notification is performed in the developed effect that develops according to the player's operation (at least one of the first stop operation and the second stop operation). You can choose not to run it. The reason is explained below.

In the development effect that develops according to the player's operation (at least one of the first stop operation and the second stop operation), the player recognizes that the effect will develop in the next game, and thus has an interest in the next game. There are many. Therefore, it is assumed that the player will execute the next game without executing the continuation notification.

On the other hand, in a non-development effect that does not develop according to the player's operation, the player often does not have an interest in the next game. Therefore, by executing the continuous notification, it is possible to make the player recognize that the non-development effect will proceed in the next game, and as a result, it is possible to make the player interested in the next game. As a modified example, in the non-development effect that does not develop according to the player's operation, the continuous display is not executed, and the development that develops according to the player's operation (at least one of the first stop operation and the second stop operation). In the effect, continuous display may be executed.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 5, in the continuous effect of the third game, the effect progresses regardless of the first stop operation to the third stop operation. However, in the continuous effect of the third game, the effect may develop (progress) with at least one stop operation among the first stop operation to the third stop operation as a trigger. According to such a configuration, it is possible to progress the continuous effect of the third game in accordance with the player's operation, so that the interest in the stop operation can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5(a15) and (a16), it has been described that a moving image is displayed when the WIN image 515 is displayed. However, when the WIN image 515 is displayed, a still image (for example, the image shown in FIG. 5(a17)) may be displayed. In addition, in this embodiment, when a predetermined event has not occurred (for example, when a bonus is not won), while the darkening process is executed, a result image indicating that the predetermined event has not occurred is displayed. explained as not. However, when the predetermined event has not occurred, a result image indicating that the predetermined event has not occurred may be displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, the result image indicating that the predetermined event has not occurred is, for example, the image "LOSE".

[Regarding the confirmed bonus effect]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6(a26) and FIG. It may be partially superimposed on the image. However, even in that case, it is preferable that the character image of "BONUS confirmed" does not interfere with the visibility of the mission effect.

The character image of "BONUS confirmed" is displayed stepwise from enlarged display to reduced display. It is sufficient if the image is reduced in a plurality of steps between enlarged display and reduced display.

[About combination production]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7(a35) to (a38) and FIGS. 13(b35) to (b38), when symbol combinations corresponding to bonuses that can be won are indicated, symbols corresponding to all reels are displayed. The character image of "777" was displayed at once with the start operation as a trigger. However, not limited to this, the character image of the symbol "7" corresponding to each reel may be displayed each time the stop switch is operated. For example, with the start operation as a trigger, a character image of symbol "7" corresponding to the left reel 2L is displayed, and with the first operation on the left stop switch 8L as a trigger, the symbol "77" corresponding to the left reel 2L and the middle reel 2C is displayed. is displayed, and with the second operation on the middle stop switch 8C as a trigger, the character image of the symbol "777" corresponding to the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R may be displayed. Even in this way, when suggesting a small winning combination and when suggesting a symbol combination corresponding to a bonus, the start timing of the display of the symbol images is the same with the same trigger of the start operation. In addition, until the character image of the pattern corresponding to the right reel 2R is displayed, it is not known whether the player has won the big bonus or the regular bonus. can be done.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7(a35) to (a37) and FIGS. 13(b35) to (b37), the character image of "777" is changed from enlarged display to reduced display. may be output from the speaker 53 in accordance with the display operation of .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7(a30) to (a32) and FIGS. 13(b30) to (b32), during the period in which the bell pattern image appears from the bottom to the top, a sound is generated in accordance with the display operation of the bell pattern image. It may be output from the speaker 53 .

The character image of "777" is displayed stepwise from enlarged display to reduced display. It is sufficient if the image is reduced in a plurality of stages between the display and the reduced display.

[About the bonus prize-winning performance]
8(a44), (a46) and FIGS. 14(b44), (b46), when the character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed, FIGS. As an example of the fact that the character image of "BONUS confirmed" shown in (b28) is emphasized more than when it is displayed, the size of the character image is large, the character image moves, the output sound is loud, and the sound output time is long, the character's voice is output, there are multiple characters that output voice, the brightness of the light due to the effect is high, the effect takes a long time, there are many decorative images in the effect, the decorative image in the effect is large, etc. Any method may be used as long as the character image of "BIG BONUS" is emphasized more than the character image of "BONUS confirmed".

The character image of "BIG BONUS" is displayed stepwise from enlarged display to reduced display. It is sufficient if the image is reduced in a plurality of steps between enlarged display and reduced display.

[Regarding the right to control to a specific state]
In the present embodiment, winning of a regular bonus or a big bonus has been exemplified as a right for controlling to a specific state, but it is not limited to this. For example, the right (for example, navigation stock) for controlling the operation procedure of the stop switch to AT (assist time) that can be notified to the player may be applied, or the probability of being controlled by AT is normal state Rights to control (eg, number of CZ games) may be applied to higher CZs (chance zones). A section controlled by such AT or CZ is also called an advantageous section, and a section not controlled by the advantageous section is also called a normal section. That is, as the right to control to the specific state, the right to control to the advantageous section may be applied.

Further, each of the above-described effects may be an effect that encourages whether or not to give a privilege (suggests the possibility of giving a privilege that is advantageous to the player). Also, for each effect, a privilege corresponding to the effect is determined in the above-described embodiment. For example, in the mission effect, it is a effect that arouses the winning of a bonus, which is a privilege corresponding to the mission effect. As a modification, at least one of the effects described above may be an effect that prompts whether or not to grant a privilege different from the privilege corresponding to the effect. For example, the mission effect may be an effect that encourages AT winning instead of bonus winning.

[About the execution period of the production]
In the above-described embodiment, FIG. 17A has been described as the performance execution period. However, in this modification, the execution period of the second stage effect (battle effect) is longer than the execution period of the first stage effect (item effect), and in the second game (second game) The period from when the display result is derived until the end of the second stage effect is the end of the first stage effect from when the display result is derived in the first game (first game). It may be longer than the period until when. An example of this configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 18(B-1) is a diagram showing the continuous effect of the first game (for example, the item effect of FIG. 3). As for the continuous effect of the first game, when a predetermined item effect execution period (eight seconds in the example of FIG. 18) elapses without the display result being derived from when the effect is started, this The item presentation ends. Furthermore, as indicated by * 2 in FIG. 3 (Ba3), a still image is displayed when the item effect ends. Further, as indicated by *1 in FIG. 3 (Ba3), a continuation image (NEXT image 511) is displayed.

FIG. 18(B-2) is a diagram showing the continuous effect of the second game (for example, the during-battle effect of FIG. 4). Regarding the continuous effect of the second game, when the predetermined effect execution period during the battle (in the example of FIG. 18, 10 seconds) has passed without the display result being derived from the start of the effect. , the production during this battle is provisionally terminated.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 18B-1 and 18B-2, when the display result is not derived, the in-battle effect is set to be longer than the item effect.

FIG. 18(B-3) shows that, regarding the continuous effect of the first game (for example, the item effect in FIG. 3), the item effect is executed before the item effect is executed and the during-battle effect is executed. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a case where a display result is derived after a short specific period (5 seconds in the example of FIG. 18) has passed;

As shown in FIG. 18(B-3), even if the display result is derived, the item effect will not end, the still image will not be displayed, and the continuous image will not be displayed until the item effect execution period elapses. . When S seconds have elapsed since the display result was derived, the item effect is terminated, a still image is displayed, and a continuation image is displayed (see the description of FIG. 3).

Here, S seconds=“8 seconds (item effect execution period)−specific period” (hereinafter referred to as formula (1)).

FIG. 18(B-4) shows the display result of the second game continuous effect (for example, the battle effect in FIG. 4) after a specific period (5 seconds) has passed since the start of the battle effect. is a diagram for explaining a case where is derived.

As shown in FIG. 18(B-4), even if the display result is derived, the during-battle effect continues. After that, when T1 seconds, which is the first special period, has elapsed, the moving image is displayed and the continuous image is displayed.

Here, T1 seconds=“10 seconds (during-battle effect execution period)−specific period” (hereinafter referred to as formula (2)).

T1 is a variable value that fluctuates according to the timing at which the display result is derived during execution of the in-battle effect (see *1 mark in FIG. 18). Also, when S and T1 are compared, T1>S is established according to equations (1) and (2). In other words, the period from when the display result is derived in the second game (second game) to when the second stage effect ends (that is, T1 seconds) is the first game (one game This is longer than the period (that is, S seconds) from when the display result is derived in the second game) to when the first-stage effect ends.

In this way, in FIG. 18 (B-4), when the display result is derived during the battle effect, when the predetermined battle effect execution period (10 seconds) has elapsed from the time the battle effect is started, Then, display of moving images and display of continuous images are executed.

By the way, as a modification of FIG. 18(B-2), when 10 seconds have passed since the start of the continuous effect in the second game without the display result being derived, a moving image (repeated image) may be displayed. good. Further, as a modification of FIG. 18B-2, when 10 seconds have passed since the start of the continuous effect in the second game without the display result being derived, a continuation image (NEXT image) may be displayed. good.

According to FIG. 18 (B-4) and FIG. 18 (B-2) to which such a modified example is applied, regardless of whether or not the display result is derived during the battle-in-battle effect, the in-battle effect Common control (for example, control of at least one of moving image display and continuous image display) is executed when a predetermined performance execution period (10 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the battle. Therefore, the processing capacity can be reduced compared to a slot machine that executes different controls depending on whether or not the display result is derived during the during-battle effect. As a modification of FIG. 18B-4, a still image may be displayed when T1 seconds have passed since the display result was derived.

Further, as a modification of FIG. 18(B-4), FIG. 18(B-5) may be used. In FIG. 18B-5, even if the display result is derived, the during-battle effect continues. After that, when T2 seconds, which is the second special period, has elapsed, the moving image is displayed and the continuous image is displayed.

Here, T2 is a period longer than the maximum value of S seconds during execution of the in-battle effect, regardless of the timing at which the display result is derived, and T2 is a fixed value (marked with *2 in FIG. 18). reference). The maximum value of S seconds (predetermined value) is, for example, when the display result is derived in the minimum period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started, the display result is derived. It is a period from when the continuous effect of the first game ends.

As for FIG. 18B-5, when the second special period T2, which is a fixed value, has passed since the display result was derived, the moving image display and the continuous image display are executed. Therefore, as the control of the slot machine, "control for executing the display of the continuation image triggered by the derivation of the display result" is executed.

As shown in FIG. 18, the execution period of the second stage effect is longer than the execution period of the first stage effect (for example, shown in FIG. 18 (B-1) and FIG. 18 (B-2) Thus, the period from when the continuous effect of the second game is started to when the continuous image is displayed is longer than the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started to when the continuous image is displayed. longer),
The period from when the display result is derived in the second game until the end of the second stage effect is the end of the first stage effect from when the display result is derived in the first game. (For example, as shown in FIGS. 18(B-3) to 18(B-5), in the second game, from the time when the display result is derived When T1 seconds or T2 seconds (both values are smaller than S seconds) have passed, the continuous image is displayed. indicate).

According to such a configuration, since the player can visually recognize the first-stage performance leading to the second-stage performance to the end, attention is drawn to the second-stage performance leading to the third-stage performance. can be done.

In this embodiment, since the continuous effect of the first game, which is connected to the continuous effect of the second game, can be visually recognized by the player until the end, the continuous effect of the second game, which is connected to the continuous effect of the third game, attracts attention. be able to.

Further, as a modified example described with reference to FIG. 18, the following configuration may be used. When the execution period of the second stage effect is longer than the execution period of the first stage effect (for example, as shown in FIGS. 18(B-1) and 18(B-2), two games If the period from the start of the continuous effect to the time the continuous image is displayed is longer than the period from the time the continuous effect is started to the time the continuous image is displayed in the first game) , the period from when the display result is derived in the second game to when the second stage effect is completed is the period from when the display result is derived in the first game to when the first stage effect is performed. It may be shorter than the period until the end.

Further, when the execution period of the second stage effect is longer than the execution period of the first stage effect (for example, as shown in FIGS. 18(B-1) and 18(B-2), When the period from the start of the continuous effect in the second game to the time the continuous image is displayed is longer than the time from the start of the continuous effect in the first game to the time the continuous image is displayed ), the period from when the display result is derived in the second game to the end of the second stage effect, and the period from when the display result is derived in the first game to the first stage The period until the performance ends may be the same.

Further, the execution period of the second stage effect and the execution period of the first stage effect may be the same (for example, the display result is derived from the time when the continuous effect of the second game is started). Even if the period until the continuous image is displayed without deriving the display result is the same as the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started to when the continuous image is displayed without the display result being derived. good).

In addition, when the execution period of the second stage effect and the execution period of the first stage effect are the same (for example, the display result is not derived from the start of the continuous effect of the second game). (when the period until the continuous image is displayed in the first game is the same as the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started until the continuous image is displayed without the display result being derived) , a period from when the display result is derived in the second game until the end of the second stage effect, and from when the display result is derived in the first game, the first stage effect may be the same as the period until the end of .

In addition, when the execution period of the second stage effect and the execution period of the first stage effect are the same (for example, the display result is not derived from the start of the continuous effect of the second game). (when the period until the continuous image is displayed in the first game is the same as the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started until the continuous image is displayed without the display result being derived) , the period from when the display result is derived in the second game until the end of the second stage effect is the period from when the display result is derived in the first game to the first stage effect may be longer than the period until the end of

In addition, when the execution period of the second stage effect and the execution period of the first stage effect are the same (for example, the display result is not derived from the start of the continuous effect of the second game). (when the period until the continuous image is displayed in the first game is the same as the period from when the continuous effect of the first game is started until the continuous image is displayed without the display result being derived) , the period from when the display result is derived in the second game until the end of the second stage effect is the period from when the display result is derived in the first game to the first stage effect may be shorter than the period until the end of

[About application to pachinko machines]
In the above-described embodiment, a slot machine, which is an example of a gaming machine, has been described. However, not limited to this, the above-described embodiment may be applied to a pachinko game machine in which a game is played by hitting a so-called game ball into a game area.

For example, as the right to control to a specific state, a big win is applied, and a ready-to-win effect that makes the player expect a big win to occur may be applied to the mission effect in this embodiment. Also, when a big win is won, an effect suggesting that the big win is confirmed may be applied to the bonus confirmation effect in the present embodiment. Also, the effect when the fluctuation of the symbols is stopped and seven symbols corresponding to the big win are derived and the game is controlled to the big win round may be applied to the bonus winning effect in the present embodiment. Further, the development effect that makes the player expect the game to develop into the ready-to-win effect may be applied to the development effect in the present embodiment. Furthermore, the continuation effect that makes the player expect that the variable probability state and the time saving state will continue may be applied to the AT continuation effect and the special zone continuation effect in the present embodiment. In this case, the result image displayed when the variable probability state or the time saving state does not continue in the continuous production, the duration of the variable probability state or the time saving state (for example, the number of consecutive wins) and the number of game balls paid out are displayed. good too.

As described above, even when various effects in this embodiment are applied to a pachinko game machine, the same effects as those of the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment can be obtained.

Various configurations, various processes, timings of various processes, and the like in the present embodiment and modified examples described above can be appropriately combined.

It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and range of equivalents of the scope of the claims.

1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reels, 3 perspective window, 7 start switch, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 41 main control unit, 41a main CPU, 41c RAM, 51 liquid crystal display, 53 speaker, 91 sub control Section, 91a Sub CPU, 91c RAM.

Claims (1)

Equipped with a variable display unit that can variably display multiple types of identification information that can be individually identified,
A display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display portion after the variable display portion is variably displayed, and winning can occur according to a display result combination that is a combination of display results of a plurality of variable display portions. in a slot machine
Derivation control means for performing control to derive display result combinations ;
an effect executing means for executing an effect including a specific effect over three or more games;
The three or more games include a first game, a second game following the first game, and a third game following the second game;
The production executing means is
In the first game, a first stage effect is executed as the specific effect,
In the second game, a second stage effect is executed as the specific effect,
In the third game, as the specific effect, a third-stage effect is executed in which the effect result of the specific effect is notified ,
In the first game and the second game, it is possible to execute a continuous notification effect suggesting that the specific effect continues to the next game ,
In the first game, regardless of whether or not the combination of display results in the first game has been derived from when the effect of the first stage is started to when the first period elapses. let the performance proceed,
In the first game, the continuous notification effect is executed based on the elapse of the first period from the start of the first stage effect ,
In the second game, the continuous notification effect is executed based on the fact that the display result combination in the second game is derived from when the second stage effect is started to when the second period elapses . death,
in the second game, executing a predetermined effect based on the fact that the second period has elapsed without the display result combination being derived in the second game from the start of the second stage effect,
in the second game, executing the continuous notification effect based on the fact that the display result combination in the second game is derived during execution of the predetermined effect;
The second period is shorter than the first period,
The slot machine further comprises display means for displaying an image,
The display means is
In the first game, displaying a still image during the period in which the continuous notification effect is being executed,
In the second game, the slot machine displays a moving image while the continuous notification effect is being executed.

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