JPH06246034A - Game voice reproducing method and game device using the reproducing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To create voice data of right combination with a simple semiconductor circuit and a simple program by setting the respective low order bit values of addresses of the start position and the end position always to fixed values and changing the respective high order bit values every time to be set at the time of reading out basic voice. CONSTITUTION:Data of 8 bits (1 byte) is stored at one address in ROM 60, and the minimum duration of unit voice of reproduced sound is 0.5 second. MPU specifies an address X1, the start address 0000 of its physical address is set on a start address counter 65 and an end address 0fff is set on an end address counter 63. The low order two digits of hexadecimal of the start address 0000 is always 00, so that MPU 52 stores only high-order two digits in counters 74, 75. As the low-order two digits of hexadecimal of the end address 0fff is always ff, only high-order two digits of is stored in the end address counter 63.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a playing method for playing a game sound and a gaming machine using the playing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows the outer shape of a general pachinko machine that represents a game machine. On the board surface 1 side, there is a winning hole 2 for winning balls into which balls are inserted from above, and a pair of windmills 3 for flipping balls. 4 are provided. Also, below the sky entrance 2, a special symbol display window 15, gates 6 and 7 into which balls enter, right and left sleeve prize openings 8,
9, a special winning opening 5, an exit ball outlet 10, an upper tray 11 for receiving a ball or supplying a ball to the launching section, a handle 12 for firing a ball, and a lower tray 13 are provided. The lid 14 is normally closed at the special winning opening 5, but when it is opened, the ball passable area becomes several times the ball diameter. In addition, a large number of nails are struck at predetermined positions on the board surface 1, three display windows 15 are provided on the left, middle, and right sides, and numbers 0 to 9 and symbols are independently displayed. When the ball is placed in the upper tray 11 and the handle 12 is turned, the ball is fired by a predetermined device. The balls that go around the board 1 enter the winning entrance 2 or the like, or exit from the exit 10. When a player enters a winning hole such as the sky entrance port 2 or enters a specific area, a speaker generates a notification sound "ball has entered". Alternatively, when a ball enters the out hole, the alarm sound "disengaged" is generated from the speaker at this time, and the ball goes out through the exit 10.

Also, each time the handle 12 is turned, a ball is fired and three small display windows 2 behind the display window 15 are displayed.
0 is changed at the same time. When there is a ball in a specific winning hole, the winning hole 2, etc.
Will stop independently, but in the display window 15,
For example, if three identical symbols or numbers 7, 7, 7, are arranged, it is set in advance as a jackpot. The numbers 0 to 9 and various symbols can be displayed on the surface of each of the left, right, and right display windows 20, and when stopped, the left, middle, and right display windows 20 arbitrarily stop with independent numbers or symbols. For example, if two 7's and 7's are arranged on the left side and the inside, the reach is reached, and at this time, the notification sound "reach" is generated from the speaker. If you have three, seven, seven, you get a big hit.
It's a big hit. " When it becomes a jackpot, the lid 1
4 opens for a predetermined time, and the ball easily enters the special winning opening. If the three numbers 7 are not aligned, it is disengaged, and at this time, the notification voice is announced from the speaker, "I was sorry".

The following publications are known as conventional audio reproducing apparatuses and methods for generating the aforementioned audio. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-164982 (Voice reproduction system for PCM) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-228989 (Acoustic circuit using PSG) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-174882 (Sound effect generator) In the prior art, the configuration shown in FIG. 6 is adopted. , SW (switches) are proximity switches arranged near the winning entrance 2 of the winning hole. ROM for recording audio signals
The group corresponds to various sounds ROM1, ROM2 ... RO
It is composed of Mn. When one of the switches is turned on, the voice selection circuit 22 corresponds to, for example, the ROM 3
When you hit the jackpot, you will hear "Congratulations on the jackpot" or "You did it!" Or "You are God" from the speaker 21.

When an MPU (microcomputer) is used, the time counter detects the elapse of a predetermined time, and if the prize has not been given for a while, "do your best" or "a little more" is announced between the rounds. When a winning ball is detected, "view" or "I have entered", etc., and when a reach operation is performed, "reach" or "reach" is emitted from the speaker 21.

[0006]

In the conventional pachinko machine and game machine, as described above, the SW method and the MPU can reproduce only one sound in one reproduction operation. Conventionally, there is a problem that only a predetermined simple voice can be played at each operation of the game, and the player gets tired when he gets used to the game. On the other hand, if you use a high-density and expensive semiconductor circuit and adopt a complicated program, you can freely generate sound effects that match the progress of the game, but the price of the game machine is high and you can enjoy the game easily. It had the drawback of disappearing. According to the present invention, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine having a sound reproduction circuit and a plurality of sound data in a control board, a combination of sound data obtained from various storage devices can be appropriately obtained by a simple semiconductor circuit and a simple program. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing and reproducing a sound effect according to the progress of a game, and a more enjoyable pachinko machine using this method.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention moves a predetermined object between structures having a specific shape at dispersed positions in a game area, A plurality of sensors that detect the event that this object passes near each structure, a switch that operates by receiving signals from each of these sensors, and based on the operation of these switches, from the voice storage device according to a predetermined address In a gaming device equipped with a central control unit for reading out a voice signal and a loudspeaker for receiving the voice signal and generating a sound effect corresponding to an event, various basics lasting for about 0.5 seconds or an integral multiple thereof. A voice storage device that stores individual voice signals composed of voice, and the storage area of the voice storage device specifies the start position and end position of the storage with an address composed of multiple bits. It is configured with an integral multiple of the range for storing the voice signal for about 0.5 seconds so that the lower bit of the address at the start position and the lower bit of the address at the end position are always constant values. A high-order counter in which the value of the high-order bit of the start position address is set to changeable and advances the set value, and a low-order counter in which the low-order bit of the start position address is set to a constant value and advances the set value The counter, a register in which the value of the upper bit of the address at the end position of the basic voice is changeable, a comparator for comparing the advanced content of the upper counter with the content of the register, and the comparison result A counter control circuit that stops the stepping of the lower counter and sets a fixed value is provided, and the central control unit stops the operation of reading the basic voice in response to the comparison result. It was so.

[0008]

[Function] When reading various basic voices, the upper counter is set with the value of the upper bit of the address of the start position corresponding to the address of the basic voice, and the lower counter is set to the constant value of the lower bit. The upper bit value of the address of the end position of the same basic voice is set in the register in correspondence with the address of the basic voice. Reading of basic voice data The contents of the higher-order counter, which has been stepwise advanced, and the value of the register are compared by a comparator, and if the comparison result is coincident, a coincidence signal is output from the comparator. The control circuit of the counter receives this coincidence signal and stops the stepping of the lower counter and sets the same constant value as before. Further, upon receiving the coincidence signal, the central controller stops the operation of reading the basic voice. The addresses of the start position and the end position change only the value of the upper bits, and the comparison operation in the comparator is executed only for the value of the upper bits, so that the semiconductor circuit becomes simple and the program becomes simple.

[0009]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. An example for realizing the invention will be described below for a pachinko machine. In FIG. 4 showing the entire circuit diagram, the switch group 50 is shown in FIG.
Proximity sensors SW1 to SWn provided in the vicinity of the winning entrance 2 and the exit 10 of the structure. Each proximity sensor SW
1 to SWn form a switch group 50 itself including a plurality of switches. When the switch group 50 detects a pachinko ball of a moving object or a predetermined signal, it sequentially outputs its own identification signal (displayed by the same SW1 to SWn for easy understanding) to the buffer register 51. The buffer register 51 of the temporary storage device has three areas B1, B2,
B3 is a kind of FIFO (First In First Out). The MPU 52 periodically polls the buffer register 51 and reads the contents of the areas B1, B2 and B3.
Here, the buffer register 51 may be provided with a unique identification ID. The keyboard 53 writes a program in the RAM 70 via the MPU 52 and removes it when unnecessary.

The ROM 54 of the third storage device is a table for storing a voice combination program, and is read by the MPU 52 of the central control unit. ROM of second storage device
Reference numeral 55 is a table for storing a combination program of events, which is read by the MPU 52. The ROM 60 of the first storage device for storing the voice stores the signal of the unit voice at the address X1.
, X2, X3, ... Xn are stored, and a unit voice signal is read from the corresponding address by the selector 61 of the selection device. A control register 62 including a flip-flop, an end address counter 63, a comparator 64, and a start address counter 65 are also provided. The D / A converter 58 converts a digital signal of unit voice into an analog signal, and the analog signal is an LPF.
Sound is emitted from the speaker 56 via 57. The control register 62 is a counter control circuit that controls the stepping of the start address counter 65, and the end address counter 63 is composed of an 8-bit register.

Table 1 below shows the signal recording state of the unit voice storage area of the first ROM 60. This is an example and can be changed in various ways. Table 1 Physical Address Address Number Unit Voice Sound Long term (sec) 0000 ~ 0fff X1 "Reach" 1 1000 ~ 1fff X2 "Done" 1 2000 ~ 27ff X3 "Go (go)" 0.5 2800 ~ 37ff X4 "End "1 3800-57ff X5" Good luck "2 5800-87ff X6" Thank you for today "3" X7 "1" ・ ・ X8 "2" ・ ・ X9 "More" ・ ・ X10 "A little more" ・ ・X11 "Customer is" ・ ・ X12 "I am God" ・ ・ X13 "View-" ・ ・ X14 "Entered" ・ ・ X15 "Reach" ・ ・ X16 "Big hit" ・ ・ X17 "(silence)" ・ ・X18 "It was good" ・ ・ X19 "Bobbochi" ・ ・ X20 "Iinja" ・ ・ X21 "A little more" ・ ・ X22 "Hyaa" ・ ・ X23 "Opened" ・ ・ X24 "Enters" ・ ・ X25 "Isn't it? "・ ・ X26" Do your best "・ ・ X27" Opened "・ ・ X28" 3 "・ ・ X29" Go "・ ・ X30" ・ "・ ・ X31" ・ "・ ・ X32" ・ "・

Here, some unit sounds of reproduced sound data will be specifically described with reference to FIG. Also R
Data of 8-bit (1 byte) structure is stored in one address in the OM 60. The physical addresses in Table 1 are displayed in hexadecimal notation, and the address number Xi is a number assigned to each storage area in ascending order of the address in the area of the specific real physical address occupied by the specific unit voice. is there.

For example, the physical address of address number X1
The unit voice "reach" is stored in 0000-0fff,
Its duration is about 1 second. The playback sound for one second consists of a start address 0000 indicating where it is from and an end address 0fff = 4096 addresses indicating where it is. Since one address has 8-bit data,
It occupies about 4K bytes of storage. In addition, in the physical address 2000 to 27ff of the address number X3, the unit voice "
"Go" is memorized and the duration is about 0.5 seconds. The reproduced sound during this second is 2000 to 27ff = 2048.
Since it is one address, it occupies a storage area of about 2 Kbytes. Furthermore, the physical address of the address number X6 is 5800
The unit voice "Thank you for today" is stored in ~ 87ff, and its duration is about 3 seconds. Since the reproduced sound for this second is 5800 to 87ff = 12288 addresses, it occupies a storage area of about 12 Kbytes.

The unit voice of the reproduced sound has a minimum duration of 0.5.
The second is set as a basic period in which 0.5 seconds cannot be divided, since the voices below that are not human voices and become mere humming sounds.
Further, when the reproduced sound is digitally stored in the ROM 60 as reproduced data, if an integer multiple of 0.5 seconds is used, the effect sound of Table 1 is not divided and protruded.
You can memorize each basic word. Storage area for integer multiple of 0.5 seconds is 2K bytes, 4K bytes, 6K, 8K
..2xNK bytes, and if the addressing in the ROM 60 is started in order from 0000, the address becomes 0000 to 0fff, 1000 to 1fff, 2000 to 27f as shown in FIG. 2 and Table 1.
f, 2800-37ff, 3800-57ff, 5800-87ff ...

Now, even if the voice data has a duration of 0.5 seconds, the length is approximately 0.48 seconds or more and 0.5 seconds or less, and the storage area occupies less than 2 Kbytes.
The storage area of the M60 is divided into 2 Kbytes, and a free area is left within 2 Kbytes to be stored. In the present invention, the unit voice is assigned to the fixed length unit of 2 Kbytes so that the reproduced data can be stored in the address format having the specific regularity.

In this way, the memory map in the ROM 60 is, as shown in FIG. 2, if the upper 2 digits of the hexadecimal number are ** for the addresses of the storage areas of all the reproduction data, the start address is ** 00. , The lower 2 digits are always 00, and the end address ** ff, the lower 2 digits are always ff. That is, the upper two digits for both addresses
The ** changes according to the type of unit voice, but the lower two digits have a start address of 00 and an end address of ff, and do not change and remain a constant value.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the details of the ROM 60 and the start address counter 65. The ROM 60 has an address decoder 77 for selecting an internal basic cell. The comparator 64 of the comparator is a circuit that determines from where to where the storage cells of the ROM 60 are read. The start address counter 65 is composed of four 4-bit counters 72, 73, 74 and 75. The lowest counter 72 and the lowest counter 73 are
The lower two digits of the hexadecimal number are set one by one, and the uppermost counter 75 and the upper counter 74 have the upper two digits of the hexadecimal number.
Digits are set one by one. The one digit referred to here corresponds to four bits in the binary number, but for the sake of explanation, the hexadecimal number is omitted and the expression is four digits.

The lowermost counter 72 is activated by the control register 62 to perform a stepping (counting) operation and is reset. Lower counter 73 is the lowest counter 7
It is incremented by the carry signal of 2 and reset by the control register 62. Similarly, the upper counter 74 advances in response to the carry signal from the lower counter 73, and the uppermost counter 75 advances in response to the carry signal from the upper counter 74. Bottom and bottom counter 7
2, 73 are stopped by a stop signal from the control register 62 and are reset to a constant value of 0. Only the upper and uppermost counters 74 and 75 are set with a specific address value by a signal from the MPU 52. Further, the end address counter 63 is set by the MPU 52 with only the upper digit bits of the specific end address value.

Each of the counters 72 to 75 of the start address counter 65 outputs the count value during stepping to the address decoder 77 of the ROM 60 via the parallel signal address bus L. Here, the count values of the high-order and highest-order counters 74 and 75 during stepping are also input to the comparator 64 and are subjected to comparison. However, the bottom and bottom counters 7
It is known that the count value during the stepping of 2, 73 is 00 in the carry before the stage near the end address, and comparison is not necessary and is not targeted. That is, when the step count values of the upper and uppermost counters 74 and 75 reach the uppermost and upper 2 digit physical addresses of the designated reproduction data, the required reproduction sound is accurately read from the ROM 60. It will be.

The end address counter 63 is composed of an 8-bit register, and the MPU 52 sets only the most significant one digit and the most significant one digit of the hexadecimal number of the end address which varies depending on the type of the audio data. The lowest digit and the lowest digit of 1 digit do not need to have a storage register because the address of the storage area is always planned to be ff for any audio data type.

Since the MPU 52 can perform the intended function only by handling 8-bit data, an 8-bit IC chip is sufficient. The respective counter values of the start counters 65 and 74 of the start address counter 65 during stepping are compared with the most significant one digit and the most significant digit of the end address of the end address counter 63 by the comparator 64, respectively. When they match, the comparator 64 outputs a match signal to the control register 62, and the control register 62 outputs a stop signal in response to the match signal.

Now, assuming that the game machine is a pachinko machine, the balls of the moving object are fired at 100 pieces / 60 seconds, so the maximum speed is 1.8 pieces / second, and the ball interval is about 1.8 seconds. Mouth 2
It takes 3 seconds or more for a ball to enter, etc.
It takes more than a second. "Go and go" (X29) etc. of unit voice is 2
It has a length of seconds, and the voice memory stores one unit voice signal every 4 Kbytes. In the normal game, in each utterance,
One unit voice of at least 0.5 seconds (2 Kbytes) and 12 unit voices lasting about 6 seconds (24 Kbytes) at maximum are uttered.

The address SW1 is provided to the proximity sensor provided in the vicinity of the handle 12, and the address SW2 is provided to the sensor provided in the vicinity of the sky entrance port 2 (hereinafter proximity is omitted).
The address SW3 is attached to the sensor near the special winning opening 5.
However, the address SW4 is assigned to the sensors provided near the gates 6 and 7, and the address SW5 is assigned to the sensors provided near the winning openings 8 and 9 on the right and left sides. Also, the identity of the two numbers in the display window 15 is detected, that is, the reach sensor has the address SW6 and
Detecting the identity of two numbers, ie, the jackpot sensor is assigned the address SW7, and one of the three numbers in the display window 15 is not the same, ie the off sensor is assigned the address SW8. . Furthermore, a counter 59 that counts the balls coming out of the exit 10.
A carry sensor SW9 is connected to the carry sensor, an address SW10 is assigned to the carry sensor, and a prize-free sensor SW12 is assigned to the counter 59 and the carry sensor.
Thus, each proximity sensor SWi of each switch group 50 is considered as an address for identifying a state at each position or corresponding to a change event of the game machine as shown in Table 2 below.

Table 2 Parts / Events Proximity sensor Playback sound Exit SW1 Ball passing “GO” “GO” Heaven winning opening SW2 Ball passing Large winning opening SW3 Ball passing Gate SW4 Ball passing Left and right sleeve winning opening SW5 ball Passing through the lid SW6 Rotating the lid Reach SW7 7 and 2 are now 2 "Reach" now available "Big hit SW 8 3 are available" Omedeto "" ... "1 out of SW9 Random "I'm sorry" "Please go again" Handle SW10 Passing launch ball No winning prize SW11 Launch ball coefficient reaches a predetermined number Characteristic SW12 Passing a specific area "You are" "Eli" Failure SWn "Trouble" "occurs ”

A signal for detecting a ball is sent to the buffer register 51 in accordance with the movement of the ball as the game develops, from proximity sensors at various places. The buffer register 51 records three consecutive events as the signal sent (indicated by the proximity sensor SWi for understanding). It is expected that three consecutive events will be bound by the physical and mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine and the following results will be recorded as possible events. That is, the content of the following buffers is the expected history of how balls enter and how the game progresses. The buffer register 51 requires, for example, only three storage areas and uses three sections, and the contents thereof are updated by the MPU 52 at a predetermined cycle.

For all three possible consecutive events,
The permutation combination is used as a program, numbered, and R
Store in OM55. For all three sets of consecutive events, individual events are analyzed, appropriate sound effects are selected from the unit voice signals and applied, and as shown in Table 3 below, the addresses of the unit voices are applied to each program from the ROM 60 to generate the sound. A voice sound is designated and stored in the ROM 55 in advance.

Table 3 Buffer Content Program Numbers SW1, SW2, SW1 P3 SW4, SW1, SW2 P1 SW1, SW1, SW1 P6 SW2, SW1, SW1 P2 SW6, SW5, SW1 P8 SW5, SW5 SW7, SW3, P5 SW5 SW2 P4 SWt, SWr, SWw P9 SWd, SWf, SWg

The number of the proximity sensors SWi is the number of simple events such as winning, appearance of a ball coming out of the exit 10, opening of the special winning opening 5, and jackpots. However, in the game, the result of this operation has many influences on the next operation, and it is expected that there will be as many different events as there are consecutive compound events in the combination of proximity sensors. However, the ball firing, turning, winning, and miss actions take about 2 seconds, but since they change with time, it is not possible to follow the game with sounds of three or more consecutive events.

There are n proximity sensors SW1 to SWn,
The same number of proximity sensors SWi may be used to take out three from n, and if it is not necessary to have three, nH3 = (n + r-1)! / r! (n-1)! However, even these events are meaningless, so we will collect meaningful ones and list them in advance.
The sound effects corresponding to each event are collected from Table 1 and synthesized in advance, and the programs of Table 4 are set in the ROM 54 of the third storage device. The combined voice corresponding to the address Xi and the sensor SWi is RA via the MPU 52 using the keyboard 53.
It can also be recorded in the M (main memory) 70 as appropriate.

[0030]

The information of each voice is stored in the main program for each time unit, and the voice information is read according to the history event. Next, an example of generating a sound effect during the game will be described below with reference to the flowchart of the overall operation of FIG. When the player turns 12, a ball is fired in step S1, and when the fired ball wins, the proximity sensor SW2 senses it, and in step S2
The sound of "view" that gives a feeling of firing is emitted. This operation will be described in terms of hardware in the circuit of FIG. First,
The MPU 52 clears the buffer register 51, the handle 12 rotates, and the proximity sensor SW2 detects the winning ball. This sensing signal SW2 is temporarily stored in the buffer register 51. The MPU 52 reads this sensing signal SW2 and refers to the second ROM 55 to identify the program Pk. Further, the MPU 52 searches the first ROM 54 according to the program Pk, and specifies the addresses Xi, Xs, Xh indicating the corresponding voice combination. MP
U52 sequentially sends these addresses Xi, Xs, and Xh to the selector 61.

The selector 61 has addresses Xi, Xs, X.
In accordance with h, the unit sound is read from the third ROM 60, and the speaker 56 outputs the sound through the D / A converter 58 and the LPF 57. The following is an outline of settings for the jackpot operation. The reach is detected by the sensor SW7 in step S3, the "reach" of the address X1 is read in step S4, and the sound is emitted as described above. Thus, the voice information is set and the reach operation is started. That is, after stopping the design, the start address counter 65 is activated when the reach operation is started, the jackpot is detected by the sensor SW8 in step S5, and the voice of "I did it" is reproduced in step S6 and controlled by the comparator 64. When it is confirmed that the register 62 is set, the control register 62 stops the audio reproduction and notifies the MPU 52. Further, the MPU 52 records the number of times of reach in the RAM 70, and when the reach operation occurs twice in succession, the voice "reach" is reproduced again. After confirming the end of the voice, the player is informed by the melody sound that the reach operation is continued.

When three symbols or 777 are lined up and stopped,
The big hit "It's a big hit""Congratulations" By repeating the above-mentioned operations, the voice is played and the process proceeds to the next step program of the big hit operation. If another program Pi is prepared before step S1, each round At each start, it is possible to play back sounds such as "1", "2", "3" ... to inform the player of the start state audibly, and if another program Pj is prepared in step S6. , "End" and "Do your best" to end the jackpot operation.
When a ball enters the outside hole, the speaker 56 outputs the alarm sound "disconnected" at step S8 at this time.

Next, the operation of reading audio data will be described in more detail with reference to the detailed operation flowchart of FIG. The MPU 52 specifies the address X1, sets the start address 0000 of the physical address to the start address counter 65 (step S10), and sets the end address 0ff.
f to the end address counter 63 (step S11)
Set each. The lower 2 digits of hexadecimal of start address 0000 are always 00, so MPU 52 sets the upper 2 digits of 00.
Only stored in the counters 74 and 75, respectively. The lower two-digit counters 72 and 73 are reset by the control register 62, and 00 is automatically set as usual.

Since the lower two digits of hexadecimal of the end address 0fff are always ff and the end address counter 63 is an 8-bit counter, only the upper two digits 0f are stored in the end address counter 63. The control register 62 activates the least significant counter 72 (step S12), the values of all the bits of the start address counter 65 are read by the MPU 52, and given to the address decoder 77. Then, address 000
The first digital data forming the "reach" is read from 0. (Step S13).

Next, at the timing of ending the reading of the first digital data, the counter 72 is automatically set to 0000.
To 0001. Furthermore, from 0001, 0002 ... 0
The counter 73 advances to 00f, and then, every time the counter 72 carries up, the counter 73 advances from 0010 to 00f0. Next, every time the counter 73 goes up, the counter 74
Stepping from 0 to 0f00, and every time the counter 74 carries up, the counter 75 steps from 0100 to 0f00 (step S14). Each time the reading of digital data is completed,
The address of the count value that has been incremented is taken into the comparator 64 each time, and the end address counter 6
3 is compared (step S15).

Since the content of the end address counter 63 is only the upper 2 digits 0f, the upper 64 digits of the start address counter 65 of the comparator 64 are 0f.
Only the contents ** of 4, 75 are compared (without the lower two digits 00 being the object of calculation). Each upper 2 of end address counter 63 and start address counter 65
When the contents of the digits match, the comparator 64 outputs a match signal to the control register 62, the control register 62 outputs a stop signal to the counters 72 and 73 of the lower digits, and resets these contents to 0 (step S
16). If the contents of the upper two digits of the end address counter 63 and the start address counter 65 do not match, the process returns to step S13, and the digital data of the reproduced sound is continuously read until they match.

From the address 0000 of the storage cell of the ROM 60
The digital data up to the address 0fff is read out, and the reproduced sound "reach" of the basic sound is emitted from the speaker 56 (step S17). The MPU 52 makes a sound effect natural by providing a silent period for several seconds after the reproduced sound “reach” is emitted from the speaker 56. With respect to the other reproduced sounds, the steps S10 to S17 are similarly executed, and the programmed sound effect is appropriately generated.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, each voice signal is composed of various basic voices that last for about 0.5 seconds or an integral multiple thereof, and various basic voices are stored in the voice storage device. When storing in, the storage area indicates the start position and end position of the storage with an address consisting of multiple bits,
The storage area is configured to be an integral multiple of the range for storing the audio signal for about 0.5 seconds so that the lower bits of the address at the start position and the lower bits of the address at the end position are always constant values. When reading the basic voice of, the value of each lower bit of the address of the start position and the address of the end position is always set to a constant value, and the value of each upper bit is changed and set each time. Since only the setting and resetting of the upper 2 digits (hexadecimal) are required for both the end address and the end address, the processing time becomes faster and the program can be easily created. Since setting and resetting of the upper 2 digits (hexadecimal) is sufficient, low-priced 8-bit 52 can be used to generate sound effects, and an expensive and complicated 16-bit MPU need not be used. Since the setting and resetting of the upper 2 digits (hexadecimal) are sufficient, the hardware of the comparator is also simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a circuit showing details of an embodiment of a game device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a memory map diagram showing a configuration of a storage area of a storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a circuit showing an overall embodiment of the gaming device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the overall operation of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a circuit showing an embodiment of a game device using a conventional game sound reproducing method.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a front surface of a general pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 52 MPU 54 ROM of third storage device 55 ROM of second storage device 56 Speaker 57 LPF 58 D / A converter 60 ROM of second storage device 61 Selector 62 Control register 63 End address counter 64 Comparator 65 Start address counter 72 Lowest Counter 73 Lower counter 74 Upper counter 75 Uppermost counter 77 Address decoder

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A structure having a specific shape and a proximity sensor are respectively provided at dispersed positions in a game area, a predetermined object is moved between these structures, and the object passes near each structure. And the event to be detected by the proximity sensor,
In a method of reproducing a game voice in which each corresponding switch is controlled by the detected signal, individual voice signals are read from the voice storage device according to the operation of the controlled switch, and a sound effect device generates a sound effect corresponding to an event. When the individual voice signals are composed of various basic voices that last for about 0.5 seconds or an integral multiple thereof, and when the various basic voices are stored in the voice storage device, the storage area is a start position of the storage. And the end position are indicated by an address consisting of a plurality of bits, and the front storage area is constituted by an integral multiple of the range for storing the audio signal for about 0.5 seconds, and the lower bit of the start position address and the end position address Value of each lower bit of the address of the start position and the address of the end position when the various basic voices are read out. Is always set to a constant value, and the value of each upper bit is changed and set each time. 2. A structure having a specific shape at a dispersed position of a game area and a predetermined object are moved between these structures to detect an event in which the object passes in the vicinity of each structure. A plurality of sensors, a switch that operates by receiving signals from each of these sensors, a central control unit that reads out individual voice signals from a voice storage device according to a predetermined address based on the operation of these switches, and a voice signal In a gaming device provided with a loudspeaker that generates a sound effect corresponding to an event, the voice memory for storing the individual voice signals composed of various basic voices that last for about 0.5 seconds or an integral multiple thereof. The device and the storage area of the voice storage device specify the start position and the end position of the storage with an address composed of a plurality of bits, and the front storage region stores the voice signal for about 0.5 seconds. It is configured by an integer multiple of the range so that the lower bit of the address at the start position and the lower bit of the address at the end position always have a constant value. An upper counter whose value is set to be changeable and which advances the set value, a lower counter whose lower bit of the address at the start position is set to a constant value and which advances the set value, and the end position of the basic voice Register in which the value of the higher-order bit of the address is set to be changeable, a comparator that compares the advanced content of the higher-order counter and the content of the register, and the lower-order counter A counter control circuit that stops the stepping and sets the constant value is provided, and the central controller stops the operation of reading the basic voice in response to the comparison result. A game device characterized by being stopped.