JPH07275465A - Japanese pin ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output sufficient game information while executing high-level display and game control with limited memory capacity concerning the Japanese pin ball game (PACHINKO) machine. CONSTITUTION:Concerning a PACHINKO machine 1 provided with a game control means 2 for outputting a game control signal to control a game and generating game information showing various playing states during the game, separately from the game control means 2, a game information output means 3 is provided to work the game information (stopped picture pattern information or the like) generated by the game control means 2 into any prescribed signal and for outputting this signal to the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine having a function of outputting game information to the outside.

[Background of the Invention] In recent years, for example, in a pachinko game shop (hereinafter referred to as a hall), more sophisticated game information collection is required in order to perform more detailed business management. The output of various game information is required for a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine.

Here, taking the first-class continuous role type pachinko gaming machine as an example, the contents of the game will be outlined. Predetermined game conditions (for example, at the time of winning at the first-class starting opening) are established. In this case, a variable display game is performed in which the display symbol displayed in the special symbol display device arranged substantially in the center of the game area starts changing display and stops changing after a predetermined time (5 seconds or more). The jackpot is a case where the display symbols at the time of stop are aligned with the specific symbols, and a predetermined game value (for example, opening of the variable winning device (special winning opening)) is given to the player.

As the game information in this case, for example,
A first-class start-port signal that informs the winning of the first-class start-port,
There are a special figure rotation signal for notifying the start of a variable display game on the special symbol display device, a jackpot signal for notifying that the jackpot is being hit, and the like.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko gaming machine (such as a Pachicon machine) for playing a ball and playing such game information (for example, a first-class starting opening signal, a special figure rotation signal, a jackpot signal, etc.) , Includes all.) Was processed and output the signal by the accessory control circuit in the game control circuit in the pachinko gaming machine.

That is, the first-class starting opening signal is output from outside (hall management device) based on the winning of the first-class starting opening.
On the other hand, for example, a pulse signal with an output time of 100 msec (hereinafter referred to as an ON signal) is output, and when continuous, for example, 100 ms between the ON signal and the ON signal.
ec pause period is inserted and output, and the special figure rotation signal is
At the start of fluctuation of the display symbol in the special symbol display device, an ON signal is output to the outside (for example, the hall management device), and the jackpot signal is output to the outside (for example, the hall management device) during the jackpot operation. Then, the ON signal is continuously output, and each contact output is performed.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional pachinko gaming machine, the program memory capacity and the data memory capacity that can be used for game control have certain limits, and the limited memory is available. Due to the restriction that the program and data must be stored in the space, there are the following problems.

In other words, in the recent pachinko gaming machines, higher and more complicated control is required for display on the special symbol display device, and it is difficult to secure a storage area for programs and data. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to balance the display control process and the game information output process when adding the game information output process required for the management of the hall.

Therefore, for example, if the emphasis is placed on the display control process, it becomes difficult to output various game information required by the hall. On the other hand, if the emphasis is placed on the output process of various game information, the display control in the variable display game is emphasized. There arises a problem that advanced and complicated processing becomes difficult.

[Purpose] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a ball game machine capable of outputting sufficient game information while performing advanced display and game control with a limited memory capacity. The purpose is to do.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 outputs a game control signal for controlling a game as shown in FIG. In a ball game machine 1 having a game control means 2 for generating game information indicating various game states, the game information generated by the game control means 2 is processed into a predetermined signal separately from the game control means 2. The game information output means 3A for outputting to the outside is provided.

In this case, in addition to the invention described in claim 1, as described in claim 2, the variable display device based on the display information included in the game control signal output from the game control means 2. A ball game machine having a display control means 3 for performing display control in the (special symbol display device 14), wherein the display control means 3 has the game information output means 3A.
May be provided.

And in addition to the invention described in claim 2, as described in claim 3, the game information output means 3A, the game information included in the display information output from the game control means 2 Is preferably processed and output to the outside.

In addition to the invention described in claim 2,
As described in claim 4, the game information output means 3A
It is preferable that the game information obtained corresponding to the display information output from the game control means 2 is processed and output to the outside.

In addition to the invention described in claim 2,
As described in claim 5, the game information output means 3A
The signal processed by and output to the outside may be information regarding a stop symbol in the variable display device (special symbol display device 14).

In addition to the invention described in claim 5,
As described in claim 6, the timing at which the information regarding the stop symbol in the variable display device (special symbol display device 14) is output to the outside, all symbols are stopped in the variable display device (special symbol display device 14). You can let it be time to be displayed.

[0017]

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the game information generated by the game control means is processed into a predetermined signal by the game information output means and output to the outside in addition to the game control means. The control means relieves the burden of processing and outputting game information, and enables advanced display and game control.

As a result, advanced display and game control and output of sufficient game information are performed with a limited memory capacity.

In this case, according to the invention of claim 2,
In addition to the invention described in claim 1 above, since the game information output means is provided in the display control means for performing display control based on the display information from the game control means, the hardware configuration becomes easy and the game is played. Memory space is effectively used.

In this case, according to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the invention described in claim 2, the display information output from the game control means (for example, various display commands, display data, etc.) Since the game information included in is processed and output to the outside by the game information output means, a new dedicated I / O port (new transmission port for transmitting game information to the game control means side, game information output) The game information is transmitted and received without providing a new receiving port for receiving the game information on the means side, and the number of I / O ports is reduced.

In this case, according to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the invention described in claim 2, the display information output from the game control means (for example, various display commands, display data, etc.) Contains the element of the required game information, and the game information obtained corresponding to the display information by utilizing this is processed by the game information output means and output to the outside. The number of O ports is reduced, transfer of dedicated data as data to be transferred is not required, and transfer time is shortened.

According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the invention described in claim 2, the signal processed by the game information output means and output to the outside is stopped in the variable display device. When the information about the symbols is used, the management device can collect detailed information about the stopped symbols, so that the appearance rate of each symbol can be analyzed based on the information, and the management can be performed. It can be used as data for analysis.

Further, since the output of the stop symbol information having a large processing load is performed by the game information output means provided separately from the game control means, the processing load of the game control means is reduced, and for that reason, for example, on the game. It is possible to enhance decoration processing and the like to enhance the interest of the.

According to the invention of claim 6, in addition to the invention of claim 5, the timing at which the information regarding the stop symbol in the variable display device is output to the outside is set in the variable display device. If all the symbols are stopped and displayed, for example, even if the variable display device goes out of control for some reason and the symbols are not stopped and displayed, the actual Information that is different from the status of the variable display device is not output to the outside, and information about a reliable stop pattern that matches the status of the variable display device can be collected by the management device. The reliability can be improved.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the ball game machine according to the present invention is a pachinko game machine will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 19, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

First, the configuration of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment.
It is a front view of the game board 11 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 13 surrounded by guide rails 12 is formed on the surface of the game board 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and a substantially central portion of the game area 13 is formed. At the position, a special symbol display device 14 for playing a variable display game is provided.

At the lower position of the special symbol display device 14, in the variable display game performed by the special symbol display device 14, there is a variable winning device (large winning hole) 15 for performing a special game when a big hit occurs. Provided, and further, the special symbol display device 14 and the variable winning device (big winning opening)
Between 15 and 1st type starting port 1 which is a special symbol starting port
6 is provided.

In FIG. 2, 17L, 17R, 18L,
18R is a winning opening, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19
Reference numeral d is a hold storage display unit showing a special symbol display device storage.

The special symbol display device 14, the symbol display area A for displaying the left symbol which is the first stop symbol, the symbol display area B for displaying the middle symbol which is the second symbol, the third stop symbol Is provided with a symbol display area C for displaying the right symbol, and the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", respectively. ],
"7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "1"
One of the 15 symbols of "2", "13", "14", and "15" is displayed.

The variable display game on the special symbol display device 14 is a game area 1 by a game ball launching device (not shown).
Provided that the game ball guided in 3 wins the first type starting opening 16, the three symbols of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol displayed in the special symbol display device 14 are displayed in a variable manner. Along with the start, after a predetermined time (5 seconds or more), the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stop changing in order, and at the time of stop, 3 symbols are "1", "2", "3", "4", "5",
"6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "1"
The case where all of the 1 "," 12 "," 13 "," 14 ", and" 15 "ditches are aligned is a big hit, and the variable winning device (big winning opening) 15 is opened for about 29.5 seconds. It is a thing.

The determination of such a big hit, the determination of the stop symbol, etc. are performed based on the random number generated by the game control circuit 5 described later, and the variable display game includes a stochastic element accompanied by chance, and pachinko. The interest in games is raised.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main structure of the game control circuit 5 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment.

In FIG. 3, the game control circuit 5 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment is roughly classified, and the accessory control circuit 2 which is the game control means, the information output circuit 3A which is the game information output means, and the display. Display control circuit 3 as control means
In particular, the information output circuit 3A of this embodiment is provided in the display control circuit 3, and in the display control circuit 3, the image output circuit 6 and the audio output are provided. Circuit 7 is provided.

Further, the accessory control circuit 2 and the display control circuit 3 are connected via a signal line L, and data is exchanged between the accessory control circuit 2 and the display control circuit 3 by communication.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 8 is an image display section and reference numeral 9 is an audio output section.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the accessory control circuit 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the accessory control circuit 2 includes a control center circuit 21 and an input / output control circuit 22, and the control center circuit 21 and the input / output control circuit 22 are respectively connected via a bus B. It is connected.

The control center circuit 21 includes a CPU (Central Pr
ocessing unit) 31, frequency dividing circuit 32, ROM (Read O
nly Memory) 33, RAM (Random Access Memory) 3
The function of generating uniform random numbers based on a predetermined setting probability and the management device of the hall (game shop)
For example, the number of winnings to the first type starting opening (special symbol starting opening) 16, the number of start of the variable display game, the jackpot in the variable display game, the number of times of the cycle at the time of the big hit, the illegal information (illegal due to winning, disconnection of connector) In order to output various kinds of information such as), it has a function of outputting game information to the information output circuit 3A.

The CPU 31 is an 8-bit microprocessor which is the center of the control center circuit 21 for controlling various other circuits, and is a program stored in the ROM 33 by a reset interrupt process based on a reset signal described later. Various program processes are executed in one sequence unit based on the processing procedure.

When a random number used for the game is required, in this embodiment, the random number is obtained by a digit-up counter (not shown) which counts up at the reset timing.

The frequency dividing circuit 32 frequency-divides the clock pulse output from the clock oscillator to about 2 msec.
A reset signal is generated every (0.0020048 seconds) and this reset signal is supplied to the CPU 31.

The ROM 33 is a semiconductor memory for storing various control programs and data used by the CPU 31, and the RAM 34 stores program data and the like used during execution of program processing in the CPU 31 and is related to games. A semiconductor memory that temporarily stores data and is used as a work area.

In the RAM 34, a predetermined storage area (hereinafter, referred to as a special figure reservation area) in which the lottery values of the jackpot random numbers at the time when the game ball wins the first type starting opening 16 are sequentially stored. Is provided, and when the lottery value is stored in the special figure holding area, the holding storage display portions 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d corresponding to the special figure holding area are turned on, and the holding memory (special symbol display device storage) It shows the memory state of.

The input / output control circuit 22 is for controlling the input and output of various signals typified by, for example, winning of a game ball into the first type starting opening 16, and specifically,
Generates a signal for starting the jackpot determination, and at the time of jackpot, the variable winning device (big winning mouth) 1
5 is driven to open.

As shown in FIG. 4, the input / output control circuit 22 includes a first type starting switch 41, a continuation switch (specific area passing ball detecting section) 42, a count switch (variable winning ball detecting section) 43, a low pass filter. 44, buffer gate 45, output port 46, driver 47, variable winning a prize device (large winning a prize mouth) 15, lamp 48, LED (Light Emitti
ng Diode) 49.

The first type starting switch 41 is a switch provided in the first type starting opening 16 for detecting the winning of a game ball, and the continuation switch 42 and the count switch 43 are
Both are configured by a proximity switch provided in the variable winning device (big winning opening) 15, and the continuation switch 42 passes through a specific area (hereinafter, referred to as V zone) in the variable winning device (big winning opening) 15. The count switch 43 detects a ball, and detects all winning balls that enter the variable winning device (big winning opening) 15.

The low-pass filter 44 receives the output signals from the first-type start switch 41, the continuation switch 42, and the count switch 43, and also outputs from a discharge control circuit (not shown) that controls the discharge of the game balls. Request signal is input, and each of these signals is shaped as a pulse wave and output to the buffer gate 45. The buffer gate 45 amplifies the pulse wave shaped by the low-pass filter 44 and outputs it to the bus B. It is a thing.

The output port 46 outputs various signals input via the bus B to the driver 47, and the driver 47 is based on the various signals input from the output port 46, for example, a variable winning device. (Winning hole) A drive control signal for driving 15 is output, or, for example, a display data signal (display information) output to the display control circuit 3 of the special symbol display device 14 via the signal line L, , The signal line L for entrusting the processing and output processing of various signals to be output to the management device etc. on the hall side (for example, the start opening winning signal, the special symbol rotation signal, the jackpot signal, the jackpot cycle continuation signal, etc.) Various signals to be output to the information output circuit 3A via the output circuit, and other control signals such as a transmission clock signal to be output to the discharge control circuit (not shown) and a prize ball data signal. A. Variable winning device (large prize hole)
15 performs a variable display game based on the winning timing to the first-type starting opening 16, and when the symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 14 becomes a specific pattern, the jackpot is about 29.5 seconds, It is opened 16 times at a maximum, and gives the player a chance of a special game and gives the player a chance of winning many prize balls.

The lamp 48 and the LED 49 are decorative lights on the surface of the game area 13 of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

When approximately 10 game balls are won in the variable winning device (large winning opening) 15, the opening time is about 2
Variable prize winning device (large prize hole) 15 even within 9.5 seconds
The opening operation of is stopped.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the display control circuit 3.

The display control circuit 3 is composed of a control center circuit 23, an image output circuit 24, and a voice output circuit 25, and is used for a variable display game based on a display data signal (display information) from the accessory control circuit 2. While displaying the image on the special symbol display device 14, a sound such as a sound effect that excites the variable display game is generated, and the game information is output to the management device.

The control center circuit 23 includes a CPU 51 and a ROM.
52 and the RAM 53, and the above-mentioned information output circuit 3
The function A is provided in the control central circuit 23.

The CPU 51 controls the generation of an image to be displayed and a sound to be output based on the display data signal input via the signal line L.

The ROM 52 is a semiconductor memory for storing various control programs used by the CPU 51 and data such as image data and audio data, and the RAM 53.
Is a semiconductor memory used as a work area for temporarily storing program data and the like used during execution of program processing in the CPU 51 and data relating to image display and audio output.

The image output circuit 24 controls the image processing independently of the CPU 51 and outputs image data to the image display unit 8 (hereinafter referred to as VDC: Video Display Controller) 24a.
And a video memory 24b for storing image data to be displayed on the image display section 8.

The sound output circuit 25 amplifies the sound generator 25a for generating the sound effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the sound signal generated by the sound generator 25a and outputs the sound signal to the sound output unit 9.
b and.

The power supply circuit 4 is a DC power supply circuit that rectifies an AC current having an average voltage of 25 V converted from a general commercial power supply and converts the AC current into a DC current, which is supplied to each circuit in the game control circuit 5.

In this embodiment, the image display unit 8 is composed of a display device using a 4-inch size LCD,
By displaying the image data output from the image output circuit 24, the central display of the variable display game is displayed.

The display device used in the image display unit 8 is not limited to the LCD in this embodiment, but may be a CRT (Cath).
It is possible to replace the display device with an ode ray tube) or a display device with a fluorescent display tube or an LED (Light Emitting Diode).

The audio output unit 9 is composed of a dynamic speaker attached to the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and outputs the audio data output from the audio output circuit 25 as an actual sound (for example, in a variable display game). BGM (BackGr
Sound Music) and sound effects, etc.) and output to the outside.

Next, the operation (action) of this embodiment will be described.

In the above structure, first, the game ball launched from the game ball launching device (not shown) by operating the handle provided at the lower right position of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is guided to the guide rail 12. It is launched into the game area 13 of the game board 11.

In the accessory control circuit 2, the presence or absence of inputs of the first type starting switch 41, the continuation switch 42 and the count switch 43 is monitored, and the game ball is the first type starting opening 16
If the winning of the game ball is detected by the first type starting switch 41, the chattering of the detection signal is removed, the logic conversion is performed, and the input processing is performed.

Further, when the winning of the game balls is detected at the first type starting opening 16, the special display holding area stores the number of the winning game balls up to four and the variable display game. Random lottery values at the time of winning, which are used for, are also temporarily stored in the special map reservation area. In this case, the random number for determining the big hit in the variable display game is generated by the accessory control circuit 2.

Then, the variable display game is started in the special symbol display device 14 based on the memory of the winning of the game ball into the first type starting opening 16, that is, based on the data stored in the special symbol reservation area.

In the variable display game process, in the accessory control circuit 2, for example, 0. Normal rotation processing, 1. Continuous rotation processing, 2. Loss stop processing, 3. Normal reach rotation processing,
4. Normal stop, 5. Special reach rotation processing, 6. Special reach stop processing, 7. Call-in process, 8. Fanfare processing, 9. Interval processing, 10. Jackpot first half treatment, 11. Jackpot second half processing, 12. Jackpot end processing, 13. Each process such as an illegal process is executed.

The aforementioned game control circuit 5 is provided with a symbol memory (not shown) for storing a stop symbol, and this symbol memory is a stop symbol corresponding to each symbol display area in the special symbol display device 14. The storage area is updated every time a reset interrupt occurs.

Then, it is determined whether the stop symbol created by the accessory control circuit 2 is in the big hit state, the reach state, or the lost state, and when it is determined that the big hit state is reached, When it is determined that the jackpot pattern memory area in the RAM 34 is in the reach state, the reach symbol memory area in the RAM 34 is in the lost state, and when it is determined that it is in the lost state, the symbol data is in the lost symbol memory area in the RAM 34, respectively. Is stored.

On the other hand, in the CPU 31, a big hit judgment, a reach judgment, or a loss judgment is decided based on the stop symbol extracted by the lottery value of the big hit determination. In the case of the big hit judgment, the big hit symbol memory area is set. The stop symbol is determined by the stored jackpot pattern, and in the case of reach determination, the stop symbol is determined by the reach symbol stored in the reach symbol memory area, and in the case of loss determination, the loss symbol memory The stop symbol is determined by the lost symbol stored in the area.

The display symbol data relating to the special symbol display device 14 set in the variable display game process is sequentially output to the display control circuit 3 via the driver 47, and the final stop symbol is stored in the RAM 34. In order to obtain the final stop design, the display design is switched from several frames before including the final design, and the special design display device 14
Is displayed and output.

Based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the control processing procedure of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the accessory control circuit 2 will be shown.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the overall processing outline in the accessory control circuit 2.

When the control process is started, first, the initial information is set (for example, the stack pointer is set, the RAM 34 is set).
Is permitted (step S1), and it is checked whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 is powered on for the first time (step S2).

Here, when it is detected that power is supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 by operating the power switch,
A register used by the CPU 31 and the RAM 34 are initialized, that is, so-called initialization processing is executed (step S3), and an interrupt waiting state is set.

On the other hand, in the processing of step S2,
When the power-on is not detected, the input process is performed (step S4), and the jackpot in the variable display game is
In order to determine either reach or loss, a new random number relating to the game content is generated based on the above-described digit rising counter X, and the random number is updated by the random number updating process (step S5).

Then, the accessory control circuit 2 performs a prize ball control process by communication with the discharge control circuit (not shown) by the communication of prize ball data (step S6).
Output processing for outputting the output data set by various subroutine processing is performed (step S7).

Then, the count switch winning a prize monitoring process,
Continuation switch prize monitoring processing, the first in the first type starting port 16
Switch input monitoring processing is performed to monitor the inputs of various switches for performing prize monitoring processing of the seed starting switch 41 (step S8), and fraud such as no count fraud and fraudulent clogging is performed in the count switch 43. Whether or not there is fraud is monitored, and if fraud is determined to have been performed, so-called fraud monitoring processing (step S9) of notifying the fraud is performed, and then each sequence is efficiently processed as shown in FIG. Branch processing is performed based on the value of the event counter for good processing (step S1).
0). The value of the event counter is set by counting the number of times the sequence is executed.

That is, when the event counter value is "0", "voice synthesis processing" for synthesizing various voice data to be output to the outside is performed (step S11), and when the counter value is "1", "LED ( "Light Emitting Diode) editing process" is performed (step S12), if the counter value is "2", "lamp editing process" is performed (step S13), and if the counter value is "3", the counter value is "3". Similar to the case of "1", "LED edit processing" is performed (step S14), and when the counter value is "4", "variable display game processing" is performed on the special symbol display device 14 (step S15), If the counter value is "5",
The "symbol control edit process" is performed (step S16), and when the counter value is "6", the "data transfer process" is performed (step S17).

Next, a sound edit output process is carried out (step S18), and the CPU 31 enters a suspended state waiting for an interrupt.

Then, based on the above-mentioned reset signal, the CPU 31 recovers from the interrupt waiting state.

In the variable display game of this embodiment, the character control circuit 2 controls the 0. Normal rotation processing, 1. Continuous rotation processing, 2. Loss stop processing, 3. Normal reach rotation processing, 4. Normal stop, 5. Special reach rotation processing,
6. Special reach stop processing, 7. Call processing,
8. Fanfare processing, 9. Interval processing, 1
0. Jackpot first half treatment, 11. Jackpot second half processing, 1
2. Jackpot end processing, 13. Unauthorized processing is performed respectively, and further, the accessory control circuit 2 displays the special symbol display device 14
To set a command relating to variable display to be output to the display control circuit 3 and to set game sound data corresponding to each game state in each process.

Here, the lamp editing process and the LED editing process are processes for setting the display data of the lamps 48, LEDs 49, etc. arranged on the game board 11 according to the game state, and the data transfer process is useful. It is a process of transferring display data and game information from the object control circuit 2 to the display control circuit 3.

That is, in the accessory control circuit 2 by the game information transfer process, the process for outputting the game information to the management device is entrusted to the display control circuit 3, and the process for outputting the game information is released.

As described above, each of the above-mentioned processes is a "voice synthesis process", "LED edit process", "lamp edit process", "LED edit process", "variable display game process" whose control contents are relatively complicated. , “Symbol control edit processing”, and seven program processing blocks including each processing of “data transfer processing” are prepared, and these program processing blocks are executed once in seven sequences. ing.

As a result, the processing time of each sequence is shortened and the processing load on the game control circuit 5 is reduced in the program processing premised on the reset interrupt processing (in this embodiment, about 2 msec intervals).
A complex processing program is executed.

In the present embodiment, "speech synthesis processing",
"LED edit process", "lamp edit process", "LED edit process", "variable display game process", "symbol control edit process", and "data transfer process" are picked up to perform time division processing. However, the processing content is not limited to this, and may be replaced or added to other processing.

Further, as described above, the processing content of each processing from step S11 to step S17 which is branched according to the value of the event counter becomes complicated, resulting in about 2 mse.
When a process that cannot be executed occurs during one sequence of processes that ends within the reset interrupt time of c, the process may be further divided. For example, in the “LED editing process” that requires a considerable processing time. , As in this embodiment, 7
It is also possible to process by assigning the sequence twice in the sequence.

8 to 16 are flowcharts for explaining the display processing of the display control circuit 3 based on the display symbol data transferred from the accessory control circuit 2, and FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a flow from power-on to activation of a mother task process which is a main process in the variable display game.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the main processing by the communication processing.

First, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is powered on, the built-in RAM is disabled, the interrupt is disabled (step P1), and the stack pointer is set (step P2).

Then, in the display control circuit 3 which has completed the initialization of the port for receiving the communication data from the accessory control circuit 2 and the initialization of the screen display port, the input / output port is set and ( (Step P3), memory areas such as RAM, video memory, sprite RAM, sprite buffer are initialized (step P4), and the task routine is initialized (step P5).

When the above initialization processing is completed, the mother task processing described later is activated (step P
6) The interrupt enabled state is entered and the wait process is started.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart for explaining the weight processing.

In the wait processing, it is first checked whether or not the wait flag is "0" (step P
8) If the wait flag is not "0", that is,
If the wait flag is "1", the wait flag is updated to "0" and the process proceeds to the task control process (step P9).

On the other hand, in the process of step P8,
If the wait flag is "0", the wait flag is updated to "1" (step P10), and the random number generation process is performed to update the random number (step P1).
1).

Next, the detection of processing over, that is,
The V-SYNC interrupt wait is performed and the interrupt wait state is continued until the wait flag is cleared in the process during the interrupt, so that it is checked whether a preset time has elapsed (step P1).
2) After a lapse of a predetermined time, the process proceeds to task control processing.

That is, in the wait process, when the wait flag is "1", the random number is generated and the set time is consumed, and the wait flag is set every time the wait process is executed. It changes like a toggle switch.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining the V-SYNC interrupt processing.

In the V-SYNC interrupt processing, first, the display control circuit 3 enters the interrupt disabled state (step P1).
3), V-SY which is interrupted at a cycle of 1/60 second
Enter the NC interrupt state.

Next, clear the timer reset port,
The vertical master offset setting (step P14) and the horizontal master offset setting (step P15) are performed.
The sprite data is transferred to the RAM 34 (step P16).

Then, the inspection process of the RAM 34, that is, it is checked whether or not the memory contents in the inspection area of the RAM 34 are normal (step P17), and if it is determined that the inspection result is not normal (data destruction is detected. If it is done), the process proceeds from the time the power is turned on.

On the other hand, when it is judged that the RAM 34 is normal in the process of step P17, it is checked whether or not the wait flag is "0" (step P18), and if the wait flag is "0". , The wait flag is updated to "1" (step P19), and the process proceeds to step P22.

On the other hand, in the process of step P18, if the wait flag is not "0", that is, if the wait flag is "1", the sprite sort process is performed (step P20) and the wait flag is "0".
Is updated (step P21).

Then, the information output circuit 3A performs an external signal output process described later (step P
Q) After the communication data is read and the communication data is checked, the input / output port is further set (step P22) and the interrupt enabled state is set (step P23).

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining a communication interrupt process by NMI (non-maskable interrupt).

When communication is performed from the accessory control circuit 2 side, an interrupt occurs and the communication data from the accessory control circuit 2 is received by the display control circuit 3.

As shown in [Table 1] and [Table 2], the concrete contents of the data are mode data indicating the operating state, and data 1 to data 6 indicating the symbols and their display positions in each mode. , Data 7 as an external command indicating game information
And 1 are transferred one by one as a total of 8 bytes of data.

Here, the data 7 is an external signal command indicating the game information transmitted to the management device, and specifically, the lower 1 bit to 4 bits are the start opening signal, the lower 5 bits and 6 bits indicate a big hit signal,
The lower 7 bits (upper 2 bits) are strobes (ST
B) signal, the lower 8 bits (upper 1 bit) is a bit indicating the reset (RST) signal. When the starting port signal is on, the lower 7th bit strobe signal and the lower 8th bit reset In addition to manipulating the bit of the signal, the lower 1st bit is set as the starting port signal, and when the jackpot signal is on, the strobe signal of the lower 7th bit and the reset signal of the lower 8th bit are manipulated. At the same time, the lower 5th bit and the 6th bit are set and transferred as a big hit signal.

That is, in the communication interrupt process, first, mode data is read (step P24), then data 1 to data 7 are read (steps P25 to P31), and data 7 is read. The game information is received from the accessory control circuit 2 to the display control circuit 3 side by the information, the game information is output to the management device by the display control circuit 3, and the left symbol to be displayed in the special symbol display device 14, After the symbol number and the symbol position of the middle symbol and the right symbol are input, the setting of the input / output port is performed (step P32).

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining the task control processing. In the task control process, in order to process the task having the activation request, first, the stack pointer is set (step P32), and the first task is set (step P33).

Then, it is checked whether or not the task is permitted to execute (step P34). If the target task is not permitted to execute, the process proceeds to step P43, while the execution permission is obtained. If so, then it is checked whether or not the target task is suspended (step P35).

If the target task is in the suspended state, the process proceeds to step P43. On the other hand, if it is not in the suspended state, the time corresponding to the waiting time of the process is decremented (step P36).

Then, it is checked whether or not the waiting time for the process is zero (step P37). If the waiting time is not zero, the process proceeds to step P43, while
If the waiting time is zero, the stack pointer is temporarily saved (step P38), the stack pointer is set for task processing (step P39), and the target task processing is activated (step P40).

When the task processing is completed, the stack pointer set for the task processing is saved (step P41), and the stack pointer temporarily saved before the task processing is restored (step P42).

It is judged whether or not all the tasks have been checked so that the above processing is performed for all the tasks (step P43). Are sequentially processed.

When the activation of all the tasks is completed, the wait process is started.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of mother task processing.

In the mother task process, the required task is activated by the communication data from the accessory control circuit 2.

First, color initialization is performed (step T1), and subsequently, after a task waiting time process described later is executed and 1/60 seconds have elapsed (step T2), the mode is other than "0". It is checked whether or not (step T
3) In the process of step T3, when the current mode is "0", the process of step T3 is executed again, and when the current mode is other than "0",
A variable display game to be described later is executed (step T
4).

When returning from the processing in the variable display game, data is set for the current mode (step T5), the task waiting time processing is executed, and 1/6 is executed.
After 0 seconds have passed (step T6), the steps T4 to
The process of step T6 is repeatedly executed.

FIG. 14A is a flowchart of task waiting time processing, and FIG. 14B is a flowchart of task end processing.

In the task waiting time process, first, the specified waiting time is set (step T11), and the task return address is set (step T12).
Proceed to the task control processing described above.

In the task end processing, the execution permission of the own task is cleared (step T21), and the above-mentioned task control processing is proceeded to.

Next, FIGS. 15 and 16 are flowcharts showing an example of the external signal output processing (step PQ) in FIG.

In this external signal output processing, the processing is advanced with reference to the data sent to the display control circuit 3. First, when not in the normal rotation, that is, in the "mode" (first byte of the transfer data). ) Is 02H or less (step Q1), and if the "mode" is 03H or more, the flag A is cleared (step Q2),
Then, the process proceeds to step Q10.

On the other hand, in the processing of step Q1 above,
The “mode” is 02H or less (that is, at the time of normal rotation (01
H) and continuous rotation (02H)), the presence or absence of flag A is checked (step Q3), and flag A is checked.
If there is, the special figure rotation signal is turned off (step Q4) and the timer is cleared (step Q4).
5) If the flag A does not exist, the special figure rotation signal is turned on (step Q6), and it is checked whether the time is up (step Q7). When the time is up, the flag A is set. (Step Q8),
If not, the timer is counted (step Q9).

Next, it is checked whether or not "data 7" (8th byte of transfer data) is 30H or more (step Q10). If less than 30H, the jackpot signal is turned off (step Q11) and 30H or more. If there is, the jackpot signal is turned on (step Q12).

Then, the logical sum of the 8-bit data of "data 7" and F0H is obtained, the upper 4 bits of "data 7" indicating the reset signal, strobe signal, and jackpot signal are masked, and this 1-byte portion is masked. Data in memory 1
Is written in (step Q13 in FIG. 16).

Then, it is checked whether or not the starting opening signal is on, that is, whether the contents of the memory 1 are F1H (step Q14), and if the starting opening signal is off, the step is started. Proceed to the process of Q18.

On the other hand, in the process of step Q14, when the starting opening signal is ON, the exclusive OR of the contents of the memory 1 and 01H is obtained, and
It is written in the memory 1 to clear the data of the starting port signal (step Q15), and then the logical product of the data of "data 7" and the contents of the memory 1 is obtained and stored again in "data 7" ( In step Q16), the starting port signal memory is incremented (+1 is added).

In this process, the starting port signal is about 100 mse.
Since the information is output to the outside by turning on / off for each c, it is a process for surely obtaining the starting opening signal even when signals are continuously transferred by the accessory control circuit 2. Is processed based on memory.

Next, it is checked whether or not the starting port signal memory is 0, that is, whether or not the starting port signal memory is stored (step Q
18) If there is no starting port signal stored, the process returns to step P22 and subsequent steps in FIG.

Further, in the processing of step Q18, if there is a start port signal stored, it is checked whether or not the flag B is present (step Q19), and if flag B is present, it is checked whether or not the time is up (step S19). Q20) If the time is not up, the timer count is started (step Q21), and the process returns to the process after step P22 in FIG. 10. At the time up, the starting port signal memory is decremented (subtraction of -1). (Step Q22), the flag B is cleared (step Q23), and the timer is cleared (step Q2).
4) and returns to the process after step P22 of FIG.

On the other hand, when the flag B does not exist in the process of the step Q19, the start opening signal is turned on (step Q25), and it is checked whether or not the time is up (step Q26), and the time is up. If not, the timer count is started (step Q21), the process returns to step P22 in FIG. 10, and when the time is up, the starting opening signal is turned off (step Q27) and the flag B is set. At the same time (step Q28), the timer is cleared (step Q29), and the process returns to step P22 and subsequent steps in FIG.

In the processing example according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 16, the game information to be output to the management device by using the data transferred from the accessory control circuit 2 to the display control circuit 3 is output to the information output circuit 3A. Can be output by

According to the above processing example, apart from the accessory control circuit 2, the game information generated by the accessory control circuit 2 is converted into a predetermined signal by the display control circuit 3 having the function of the game information output means. By being processed and output to the outside, the accessory control circuit 2 is relieved of the burden required for processing and outputting the game information, and advanced display and game control can be performed.

This makes it possible to perform sophisticated display and game control and output sufficient game information with a limited memory capacity.

Further, in this processing example, by providing the game information output means in the display control circuit 3 which performs display control based on the display information from the accessory control circuit 2, the hardware configuration becomes easy and the game is played. The memory space for can be effectively used.

Further, in this processing example, the game information (data 7 information) included in the display information (mode information, data 1 to 6 information) output from the accessory control circuit 2 is processed by the display control circuit 3. Output to the outside by a new dedicated I / O port (a new transmission port for transmitting game information to the accessory control circuit 2 side, a new transmission port for receiving game information to the display control circuit 3 side) The game information can be exchanged without providing a receiving port), and the number of I / O ports can be reduced.

Next, in the external signal processing, when the stop symbol information of the special symbol display device 14 is sent to the management device as the game information, it is executed instead of the process of the above-mentioned steps Q1 to Q12. An example of other processing content will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 17 and 18.

The above-mentioned processing from step Q13 to step Q29 in FIG. 16 is commonly executed.

In this processing example, first, step Q101.
Then, it is determined whether or not the current special symbol variable display mode is a stop (that is, whether or not the “mode” is 03H, 05H, 07H), and in the case of No, the processing directly proceeds to step Q105. If yes, go to step Q
Proceed to 102.

At step Q102, whether or not the mode in the previous processing is rotation (that is, "mode" is 0).
Whether it is 1H, 02H, 04H or 06H)
Is determined, and in the case of No, step Q105 as it is.
If Yes, the rotation information timer sets the ON time (step Q103), and then proceeds to step Q110 in FIG.

On the other hand, in step Q105, it is determined whether or not the rotation information timer has become "0". If Yes, the process proceeds to step Q107, and if No, the rotation information timer is subtracted and then step Go to Q107, turn off the rotation signal of the special symbol, and then move to step Q108.

In step Q108, it is determined whether or not the rotation information timer has become "0". If Yes, the process proceeds to step Q110, and if No, step Q1.
After proceeding to 09 and turning on the rotation signal of the special symbol, the process proceeds to step Q110.

At step Q110, whether or not the current special symbol variable display mode is stop (that is, "mode")
Is 03H, 05H, or 07H), and if No, the process proceeds to step Q114 as it is, and if Yes, the process proceeds to step Q111.

At step Q111, whether or not the mode in the previous processing is rotation (that is, "mode" is 0).
Whether it is 1H, 02H, 04H or 06H)
Is determined, and in the case of No, step Q114 as it is.
If yes, proceed to step Q112 to obtain each stop symbol number (for example, 03H for mode data).
(Stop losing), left symbol number in data 1 (for example, "1
1 "), the medium symbol number (for example," 9 ") is acquired for the data 3, and the right symbol number (for example," 5 ") is acquired for the data 5) and then the process proceeds to step Q113.

In step Q113, the stop symbol information is output to the management device, and then the process proceeds to step Q114.

Here, the process of outputting each stop symbol number in step Q113 will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. 19. First, when the rotation of the special symbol (special symbol) is stopped, the rotation of the special symbol is started. The signal (special figure rotation signal) changes from the low state to the high state (that is, the special figure rotation signal is sent to the management device).

Then, in synchronization with this special figure rotation signal, stop symbol information and mode data (loose stop: 03H, normal reach stop: 05H, special reach stop: 07H)
Of these, 03H is acquired in this example) is output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 side to the management device.

When transmitting the stop symbol information, the pachinko gaming machine 1 side first outputs one pulse of the timing signal to the management device, and the management device receives the timing signal, whereby the stop symbol information. Is ready for import.

Next to the timing signal, for example, the output of a binary signal ((1011B): hexadecimal code (0BH)) corresponding to the first symbol (left symbol) "11" is started, and a predetermined time after the output. , STB signals (strobe signals) are made active from low to high.

Then, the management device, at the timing of receiving the STB signal, the first symbol of the stop symbol information (left symbol)
Import “11”.

Similarly, the pachinko gaming machine 1 side
Sequentially, the second symbol (middle symbol) “9” ((1
001B): hexadecimal code (09H)), the third symbol (right symbol) "5" ((0101B): hexadecimal code (05H))
By outputting, and by activating the STB signal at a predetermined timing, the management device can capture the second symbol (middle symbol) "9" and the third symbol (right symbol) "5".

In the above example, the case where binary coded or hexadecimal coded data is transmitted for each stop symbol has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, in the timing chart of FIG. As shown, three stop symbols can be collectively encoded and transmitted.

That is, for example, a code 00H is assigned to the stop symbol "0,0,0", a code 01H is assigned to the stop symbol "0,0,1", etc., and the codes corresponding to all the stop symbols are arranged in advance. This makes it possible to send all the stop symbols together with one code, not for each stop symbol.

In the example shown in FIG. 20, the information corresponding to all the stopped symbols is replaced with a predetermined code (for example, "0, 0,
By transmitting the code 05H corresponding to "5"), the stop symbol information can be transmitted to the management device with a relatively small amount of data, which is effective in the case where the number of stop symbols is extremely large.

As described above, by the processing of step Q101 to step Q113, since the stop symbol information is output to the management device when the rotation of the special symbol is stopped, the special symbol display device 14 runs out of control for some reason. Even when the design is not stopped and displayed, stop design information that conflicts with the actual situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not output, and reliable stop design information according to the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is managed. Since it is sent to the device, it is possible to improve the reliability of management analysis and the like in the management device.

Next, the processing contents of the shift to step Q114 of FIG. 18 will be described.

At step Q114, whether or not the current mode is a big hit, that is, the mode data is 0BH or 0BH.
It is determined whether or not any of the CHs is applicable, and if it is determined to be applicable (in the case of Yes), step Q115.
When the jackpot signal is turned on and the process proceeds to step Q13 of FIG.
In the case of), the process shifts to step Q116 to turn off the jackpot signal, and then the process proceeds to step Q13 in FIG.

Steps Q13 to Q29 of FIG.
Since the processing contents of (1) are as described above, duplicate description will be avoided.

Steps Q101 to Q116 above
According to the processing example extending from step Q13 to step Q29, since the stop symbol information is output to the management device when the rotation of the special symbol is stopped, the special symbol display device 14 is out of control for some reason. Even when the symbol is not stopped and displayed, the stop symbol information that conflicts with the actual situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not output, and the reliable stop symbol information according to the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is displayed. Since it is sent to the management device, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management device such as business analysis.

Next, another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
1, with reference to FIG.

21 and 22, the same parts as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 20 are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a schematic main structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 21, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment is provided with a character object control circuit 2 and an information output circuit 3A which is game information output means, and particularly, the character object control circuit 2 Is a power supply circuit (DC power supply) 4, CPU 31, frequency dividing circuit 32, ROM 33, RAM 34, first-type starting switch 41, continuation switch 42, count switch 43, low-pass filter 44, buffer gate 45, output port 4.
6, a driver 47, a variable winning device (large winning hole) 15, a lamp 48, an LED 49, a sound generator 61, an amplifier 62, a speaker 63.

That is, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the function of the information output circuit 3A which is the game information output means is the display control circuit 3
Although the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the case of being included in the above has been described as an example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment has an independent information output circuit 3A separately from the accessory control circuit 2 and the display control circuit 3. It is equipped with it.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing an overall processing outline in the accessory control circuit 2 which replaces FIG.
The parts corresponding to FIG. 6 are the same.

When the control processing is started, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, after the processing of steps S1 to S9 is performed, as shown in FIG. 21, in order to efficiently process each sequence. Branch processing is performed based on the value of the event counter of (step s10). The value of the event counter is set by counting the number of times the sequence is executed.

That is, when the event counter value is "0", "voice synthesis processing" for synthesizing various voice data to be output to the outside is performed (step s11), and when the counter value is "1", "LED ( "Light Emitting Diode) editing process" is performed (step s12), if the counter value is "2", "lamp editing process" is performed (step s13), and if the counter value is "3", the counter value is "3". Similar to the case of "1", "LED edit processing" is performed (step s14), and when the counter value is "4", "variable display game processing" is performed on the special symbol display device 14 (step s15), If the counter value is "5",
"Design control edit process" is performed (step s16), if the counter value is "6", "data transfer process" is performed (step s17), and if the counter value is "7", "external information" Edit processing "is performed (step s1)
8).

Next, a sound edit output process is carried out (step s19), and the CPU 31 enters a suspended state waiting for an interrupt.

Then, based on the above-mentioned reset signal, the CPU 31 recovers from the interrupt waiting state.

Here, in the external information editing process, the first type starting switch 41, the continuation switch 42, and the count switch 4 are applied to the information output circuit 3A which is the game information output means.
3. Processing for outputting various signals such as a special figure rotation signal.

Then, the information output circuit 3A processes the signal based on the various input signals and outputs the processed signal to the management device. That is, in the accessory control circuit 2, the game information transfer processing entrusts the information output circuit 3A with the processing for outputting the game information to the management device, and the processing for outputting the game information is released.

As described above, each of the above-mentioned processes has relatively complicated control contents, that is, "voice synthesis process", "LED edit process", "lamp edit process", "LED edit process", "variable display game process". , “Symbol control edit process”, “Data transfer process”, and “External information edit process”, each of 8 program processing blocks are prepared, and these program processing blocks are once in 8 sequences. It is supposed to be run in.

As a result, in the present embodiment, the game information to be output to the management device by using the data transferred from the accessory control circuit 2 to the information output circuit 3A provided alone is output to the information output circuit 3A. Can be processed and output by.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the data 7 to be game information is included in the display information output from the accessory control circuit 2.
However, the actual display information includes the elements of the required game information (for example, the change of the display screen due to the change of the mode), and this is used to correspond to the display information. By processing the game information obtained by the information output circuit 3A and outputting it to the outside, the number of I / O ports can be reduced and the transfer of dedicated data as data to be transferred is not required, and the transfer time can be shortened. You may aim at conversion.

[0184]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game information is generated by the game control means separately from the game control means, processed into a predetermined signal by the game information output means, and output to the outside. The control means relieves the burden of processing and outputting game information, and can perform advanced display and game control.

Therefore, it is possible to perform advanced display and game control and output of sufficient game information with a limited memory capacity.

In this case, in the invention described in claim 2, the game information output means is provided in the display control means for performing display control based on the display information from the game control means, whereby the invention described in claim 1 above. In addition to this, the hardware configuration is simplified, and the game memory space can be effectively used.

Then, in this case, in the invention according to claim 3, the game information included in the display information (for example, various display commands, display data, etc.) output from the game control means is processed by the game information output means. In addition to the invention according to claim 2 described above, a new dedicated I / O port (new transmission port for transmitting game information to the game control means side, game information output means side) The game information can be exchanged without providing a new receiving port for receiving the game information), and the number of I / O ports can be reduced.

Further, in this case, in the invention described in claim 4, the display information (for example, various display commands, display data, etc.) output from the game control means includes elements of required game information. By utilizing this, the game information obtained corresponding to the display information is processed by the game information output means and output to the outside, whereby the above-mentioned claim 2
In addition to the described invention, the number of I / O ports can be reduced, and the transfer of dedicated data as the data to be transferred becomes unnecessary, and the transfer time can be shortened.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, when the signal processed by the game information output means and output to the outside is information relating to a stop symbol in the variable display device, the management device You can collect detailed information on stop symbols, so based on that information,
It is possible to analyze the appearance rate of each symbol and use it as data for business analysis. Further, since the output of the stop symbol information having a large processing load is performed by the game information output unit provided separately from the game control unit, the processing load of the game control unit is reduced, and for example, the interest in the game is increased. It is possible to enhance decoration processing for the purpose.

Further, in this case, in the invention according to claim 6, the timing at which the information relating to the stop symbol in the variable display device is output to the outside is the time when all the symbols are stopped and displayed on the variable display device. In the case of, for example, even in the case where the variable display device goes out of control for some reason and the symbols are not stopped and displayed,
Information that is different from the actual status of the variable display device is not output to the outside, and the management device can collect information about a reliable stop pattern that matches the status of the variable display device.
It is possible to improve the reliability of management analysis in the management device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram in a pachinko gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a game control circuit in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an accessory control circuit.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a display control circuit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an overview of overall processing in the accessory control circuit.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an overall processing outline in the accessory control circuit, following FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of main processing by communication processing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a weight process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a V-SYNC interrupt process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a communication interrupt process by NMI.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a task control process.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of mother task processing.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of task waiting time processing and task end processing.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of external signal output processing.

16 is a flowchart of the external signal output processing continued from FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing another processing example of the external signal output processing.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the external signal output process following FIG. 18.

FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing the transmission timing of a rotation signal of a special symbol and stop symbol information in external information processing.

FIG. 20 is a timing chart showing another information transmission method of stop symbols.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a schematic main configuration of a pachinko gaming machine of another embodiment.

22 is a flowchart showing an overall processing outline in an accessory control circuit in place of FIG. 7 of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 2 Accessory control circuit (game control means) 3 Display control circuit (display control means) 3A Information output circuit (game information output means) 5 Game control circuit 6 Image display section 7 Voice output Part 8 accessory control circuit 9 input / output control circuit 11 game board 12 guide rail 13 game area 14 special symbol display device 15 variable winning a prize device (large winning hole) 16 first-class starting port (special symbol starting port) 17L, 17R winning a prize Mouth 18L, 18R Ball path changing device 19a to 19d Suspended storage display section (special symbol display device storage) 21 Control center circuit 22 Input / output control circuit 23 Control center circuit 24 Image output circuit 24a Video display controller (V
DC) 24b Video memory 25 Voice output circuit 25a Sound generator 25b Amplifier 31 CPU 32 Frequency divider circuit 33 ROM 34 RAM 41 First type start switch 42 Continuation switch (specific area passing ball detection part) 43 Count switch (variable winning ball detection part) ) 44 low-pass filter 45 buffer gate 46 output port 47 driver 51 CPU 52 ROM 53 RAM 61 sound generator 62 amplifier 63 speaker L signal line B bus

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine having a game control means for outputting a game control signal for controlling a game and for generating game information representing various game states during a game, in addition to the game control means. A ball game machine characterized in that game information output means for processing the game information generated by the game control means into a predetermined signal and outputting the signal to the outside is provided. 2. A ball game machine having a display control means for performing display control in a variable display device based on display information included in a game control signal output from the game control means, wherein the display control means The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game information output means is provided. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the game information output means processes the game information included in the display information output from the game control means and outputs the processed game information to the outside. . 4. The ball according to claim 2, wherein the game information output means processes the game information obtained corresponding to the display information output from the game control means and outputs the processed game information to the outside. Amusement machine. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the signal processed and output to the outside by the game information output means is information regarding a stop symbol in the variable display device. 6. The ball according to claim 5, wherein the timing at which the information regarding the stop symbol in the variable display device is output to the outside is when all the symbols are stopped and displayed on the variable display device. Amusement machine.