JPH078303B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a game machine using a computer.

[Prior art]

Some recent game machines, for example, pachinko machines, use a computer in order to electronically control the winning probability of a ball. In such a pachinko machine, in order to determine the hit mode, an event that is influenced by chance is caused, the hit mode is determined from the event, and the development of a more complicated game is controlled in accordance with the hit mode. ing. However, the output devices such as the light emitting device and the sounding device perform only simple control such as single tone and single light emission, and in order to improve the entertainment, in order to improve the mode of a complicated game,
There is a demand for more detailed control.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in conventional pachinko machines, the processing capacity is becoming saturated because of the control mainly for such complicated game development.
Also, I had to advance the development of the program by myself. Therefore, in the control of the output device such as the sounding device and the light emitting device, more complicated control, for example, each sound is composed of more musical sounds according to the progress state of the game, and continuous music having melody is generated. It is difficult to control the output or the generation of complicated illumination. The present invention has been made to remedy such drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to realize more complicated control of a gaming machine and further improve entertainment.

[Means for solving problems]

The configuration of the invention for solving the above problems is as follows. That is, the present invention is provided with a prize detecting device for detecting a prize of a ball at a specific winning opening, controls a game according to the winning of the specific winning opening, and is a peripheral device such as a light emitting device or a sounding device. In a gaming machine including a control device that drives the peripheral device, the control device drives the peripheral device by inputting a first microprocessor that controls the game and a command or data from the first microprocessor. At least one or more second microprocessors, and a ROM storing data defining the operation of the second microprocessors. The division of labor of the above-mentioned 2 microprocessor includes, for example, the following means. The first is a method in which the first microprocessor controls the winning probability, mainly manages the game progress of the pachinko machine, and the second microprocessor performs other tasks. Second, at least one of the sounding device, the light emitting device, and the other output device has a second microprocessor.
And the first microprocessor does the other work. The third is a method in which the second microprocessor performs a process that causes an event that depends on contingency and the first microprocessor performs other work.

[Action]

The first microprocessor is used, for example, in a main process for controlling the progress state of the game, and the second microprocessor is used as a sub-process for controlling the sounding device, the light emitting device, and other output devices. The second microprocessor can operate by inputting a command or data from the first microprocessor, and both microprocessors can operate in parallel. Therefore, real-time parallel processing is possible,
For example, the progress of the game and the management of the output device can be divided and performed in parallel. Therefore, more detailed and complicated control can be performed. Also, like interrupt processing,
Since it is not necessary to perform processing peculiar to interrupt processing such as saving of registers, the operation is efficient.

【Example】

The present invention will be described below based on specific examples. In this embodiment, a second microprocessor (hereinafter abbreviated as "MPU2") is used for control for generating various melodies according to a game state, and a first MPU (hereinafter "MPU1") is used.
Abbreviated) was used to manage the progress of the game. FIG. 2 is an external view showing the mechanism of the pachinko machine. 50
Is a frame body, and the play board 51 is supported by the frame body 50. The game board 51 is provided with various winning openings, among which 52, 53 and 54 are specific winning openings, and when winning in the specific winning openings, a combination operation for determining a winning mode is started. . 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 are ordinary winning holes, and 61, 62 are tulip-type winning holes with an accessory. 63 is a special winning opening that is opened / closed in accordance with the winning mode, and an opening / closing door 64 is opened / closed by a solenoid 41 provided inside. Further, a V winning opening 63 is provided in the center of the big winning opening, and when a winning is made in the winning opening, the opening / closing door 64 generates a continuation right to continuously open and close. At the center of the game board 51, a numerical indicator that displays the state of combination of chances when a ball has won a specific winning opening 52, 53, 54.
27 and a lamp indicator 29 are provided. Numeric display 27
Is a 3-digit LED display, and the lamp display 29 is a lamp in which red and blue LEDs are cyclically arranged. When you win a specific winning hole, to determine the winning mode, each digit of the three-digit number and the lamp indicator 29 lighting
The LEDs rotate in different cycles, and when they become stationary, the winning mode is determined by the combination,
The opening time of the opening / closing door 64 of the special winning opening 63 is controlled according to the mode. Further, the play board 51 is provided with various indicators and lamps for displaying the operating state. Reference numeral 30 in the central portion is a memory number indicator for displaying the number of balls which have won a specific winning opening and whose winning process is suspended. 47a to 47j are operation lamps that blink during the combination operation for determining the hit mode. 43a to 43c are lamp 47 when jackpot
It is a panic lamp that blinks with a to 47j. Also 45a
45c are V lamps that blink when there is a winning in the V winning opening 63. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the apparatus of this embodiment. MPU1 and MPU2 are internal
It has ROM and internal RAM. A RAM 5 is connected to the outside via a multiplexer 6 so that both sides can access it. And each CPU
Can be operated in parallel along with their own program. The winning detection switch 7 for detecting a winning ball at a specific winning opening, the large winning opening winning detection switch 9 for detecting a winning ball at the large winning opening, and the V winning detection switch 11 for detecting a winning ball at the V winning opening prevent chattering. It is connected to the MPU 1 via a waveform shaping circuit 13 composed of a flip-flop for doing so. The above-mentioned switch is composed of a limit switch, and is arranged on a rail for guiding a ball won from each winning port. Clock generation circuit 17 is 4MHz
The clock signal of is output to MPU1 and MPU2, and the frequency divider
The signal is output to 15. The frequency divider 15 frequency-divides the clock signal and outputs an external interrupt signal having a cycle of 4.096 msec to the MPU 1. The main control of MPU1 is activated in synchronization with this interrupt signal. Reference numeral 21 denotes a power supply circuit, the signal of the start switch 23 is input to the reset signal generation circuit 19, and the reset signal which is the output signal is input to the reset terminals of the MPU1 and MPU2. The program runs. The display drive circuit 25, the display selection circuit 31, and the driver 39 are connected to each output port of the MPU 1. The display unit drive circuit 25 and the display unit selection circuit 31 are connected to the numerical display unit 27, the lamp display unit 29, and the stored number display unit 30 described above. These display devices output the selection data from the MPU1 and the display data at regular intervals,
It is driven dynamically. That is, each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 31, and the display drive circuit 25 at that time is selected.
It is displayed according to the output signal of. The driver 39 drives the solenoid 41 in response to the signal from the MPU 1 and controls the lighting operation of the panic lamp 43, the V lamp 45, and the operation lamp 47. A software controlled sound generator (hereinafter simply referred to as "SSG") 33 is connected to the MPU2. The SSG33 inputs control data for sound output from the MPU2 to each register, D / A converts the waveform created based on this control data, and outputs the converted waveform to the speaker 35. The control data for such pronunciation is RO connected to MPU2.
Remembered in M3. Next, the operation of the pachinko machine having such a configuration will be described based on the flowchart showing the processing procedure of the MPU1 and MPU2. (1) Initial setting when power is turned on When the start switch 23 is turned on, power is supplied to MPU1 and MPU2, and the reset signal generation circuit 19 resets the reset signal S4.
Is output to the reset terminal. Then, the MPU 1 executes the processing shown in FIG. That is, 3 displayed on the numerical display 27
Numerical value display registers X1, X2, and X3 that store the numerical values of the digits are set to initial values, and the display lamp register L that stores the lighting lamp of the lamp display 29 is set to an initial value. In addition, a winning ball counter C that counts the number of winning balls that have been won and held in a specific winning port is set to zero, and a large winning hole winning counter G that counts the number of winning balls to the special winning port is set to zero, V A V winning ball counter A that counts the number of winning balls to the winning opening is initialized to zero. Further, the state register F storing the control state is initialized to zero, the hit mode register R storing the hit mode is initialized to zero, and the timers T1, T2, T3 are initialized to zero. Further, the activation flag S that stores the activation state of the MPU 2 is reset. These registers, counters, flags, timers, etc. are provided in the RAM 5. (2) Background processing After the initial setting, the MPU1 executes the program shown in Fig. 4 every time an external interrupt signal is input at fixed time intervals (4.096 msec). In step 100, the timer is updated, and in step 102, the status signals S1, S2, S3 of the switch group are
Is read. These status signals are composed of negative logic and indicate that the switch is in the ON state when the signal is at a low level and a winning ball is detected. Therefore, in steps 104, 110 and 114, the trailing edge of each state signal is detected, and only at that time, the counters C, G and A are updated by 1. However, the number of winning prize balls that are suspended is 10
At 6, I try to count only up to 4. Steps 118 to 166 are processing steps corresponding to each state. Further, steps 170 to 184 are processing steps of the output device. The winning mode register R is 0
At this time, the solenoid 41 is turned off, so the special winning opening is closed or continues to be closed. When the register R is other than 0, the solenoid 41 is turned on, so that the special winning opening is opened or is maintained (step 17).
0-174). That is, the opening and closing of the special winning opening is controlled by the contents of the register R. The numerical display 27 has registers X1, X2,
The value of X3 is displayed, and the lamp indicator 29 lights the LED specified by the register L (step 176). When the register F is 1, that is, when the combination operation is in progress, the operation lamp 47 blinks. When the register F is 2, that is, when the special winning opening is open, the operation lamp 47 and the panic lamp 43 blink. When the register F is 2 and the counter A is not 0, that is, when there is a V winning ball, the V lamp 45 is turned on. Further, the value of the counter C is displayed on the stored number display 30 (step 178). Steps 180 to 184 are steps for activating the MPU 2 according to the presence / absence of sound generation control. During tone generation control, that is, when the register F is other than 0, the activation flag S is set. After that, when the activation flag S is set,
MPU1 and MPU2 will perform real-time parallel processing. When the register F becomes 0, the tone generation control is stopped, so the activation flag S is reset and the MPU 2 is stopped. (3) Processing when there is no winning ball When the winning ball does not exist, that is, when the counter C is 0, the processing of steps 100 to 124 and 170 to 184 is performed, whereby the numerical display and lamp display are performed. The lamp and each lamp group perform a predetermined display. (4) When there is a winning ball (C ≠ 0) (a) Combination operation processing When the value of the counter C is determined in step 124 and a winning is detected, the value of the counter C is decremented by 1 and the combination operation state is obtained. Register F is set to 1 to indicate that the timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (steps 124 to 130). And step
At 132, random number generation processing is performed, and the generated random number is registered in the register X.
Store in 1, X2, X3, L. The processes of steps 100 to 118, 132, 134, 170 to 184 are repeated until the time is up in step 134. The random number is set every time the step 132 is passed. When the time is up, the winning mode is determined from the contents set in the registers X1, X2, X3, L in step 136, and the mode is set in the register R. 0 is off, 1 is small hit, 2 is medium hit, and 3 is big hit. When the player is out of position, the register F is set to 0, and the process goes to the next winning ball determination cycle. (B) Processing when hitting When the judgment result of step 136 is hitting, the time is set in the timer T2 according to the hitting mode. And
The background process described above is performed until it is determined that the time is up. As a result, the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time, the lamp group is displayed to indicate a panic state, and the speaker 35 plays panicked music. At this time, when the number of winning balls to the big winning opening becomes 10,
Even before the time is up, the same processing as the time up is performed. That is, the counter G is set to 0 and the register R is set to 0 (steps 150, 152). (C) Processing when V winning ball is present When the V winning ball is present when the special winning opening is open, that is,
If the counter A is not 0 (step 156), the value of the register F is set to 3 in step 158 to indicate the generation of the continuing right. Then, the counter A is decremented by 1, the timer T3 is set to a predetermined time, and the time-up is determined (steps 158 to 1).
64). This process is to give a certain delay until the special winning opening is subsequently opened. After that, in step 166, the register R is set to 3 indicating a big hit,
The process proceeds to step 142, and the above-described hit processing is performed. However, the continuation right is adjusted in step 152 so that it does not occur more than 10 times. (5) Processing of sound generation control In the background processing of steps 180 to 184, when the sound generation control state is determined and the activation flag S is set, MPU2
Executes the process of FIG. 5 in parallel with the process of MPU1. That is, the MPU 2 determines whether or not the activation flag S is set in step 200, and if the activation flag S is set, the process proceeds to step 201 and subsequent steps to perform sound generation control. In step 201, the tone generation mode is determined from the values of the state register F, the winning ball counter C, the winning mode register R, the special winning opening winning counter G, and the V winning ball counter A, and the values are set in the register W. As shown in FIG. 6, the ROM 3 stores a control data group for outputting a different melody for each sounding mode. The control data is composed of a set of sounding data such as sound frequency, sound volume, envelope, and time data indicating the sounding duration of the one sound. In step 202,
It is determined from the change in the value of the register W whether there is a change in the tone generation mode. If there is a change, the process proceeds to step 204, and the head address storing the control data group of that mode is set in the data pointer P. . Then step 206
Read the stored contents of the address indicated by the data pointer P from ROM3, and if it is not the end code of the data, step
At 210, time data is set in the timer based on the control data. Next, in step 212, the pronunciation data is output to each register of the SSG33 so that the speaker 35 outputs the step 21
One tone is sounded until it is judged at 4 that the time is up.
Next, when it is determined in step 214 that the time is up, the process proceeds to step 216, the data pointer P is updated to the address of the next control data, and the process returns to step 201. If it is determined in step 202 that the tone generation mode has not changed, the initialization of the address has been jumped, so control data for the next tone in that mode is input. As described above, in the present embodiment, the MPU 1 is used for main control of the pachinko machine, and the MPU 2 is used only for controlling the sounding device, which has complicated control. Therefore, since it is only necessary to develop an independent program, production is easy. The MPU2 can also be used for controlling the lamp group.
The control data is, as shown in FIG. 7, one set of data including a light emission data designating which of a plurality of lamps is to be turned on and time data for maintaining the state, and a data string Is created for each light emission mode. The processing procedure of the MPU2 is the same as that of FIG. 5, and step 201 is to determine the light emission mode, step 204 is to set an initial address corresponding to the light emission mode, step 210 is to set time data, and step 212 is. By changing the output of the light emission data, the dynamic light emission control according to the control data is possible. The MPU 2 can also be used for addition of the number of times the numerical display is driven, the number of times the special winning opening is opened in the big hit mode, and other statistical processing.

【The invention's effect】

The present invention provides a control device for a gaming machine, which controls a game.
And at least one or more second microprocessors for inputting commands or data from the first microprocessor to drive the peripheral device,
A ROM storing data defining the operation of the second microprocessor is provided. Therefore, both microprocessors can execute in parallel according to their own processing programs.
Simultaneous processing of different jobs is possible. Also, data for controlling peripheral devices such as light emitting devices and sounding devices in a complicated manner is RO.
Since it is stored in M, it is possible to easily change the operation pattern of the light emitting device or the sounding device simply by exchanging this ROM. Therefore, it is possible to make the game development of the pachinko machine more complicated, to output a melody composed of complicated musical sounds in parallel with the progress of the game, and to realize lighting that changes in a complicated manner. It is possible to improve entertainment. Also, the program development is
A unique program for controlling each central processing unit can be executed independently without being affected by the programs of other microprocessors. Therefore, the development of the game program and the development of the program for controlling the pronunciation can be carried out by the respective experts, and the development of the device becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of the pachinko machine of the same embodiment.
FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 5 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the microprocessor used in the pachinko machine of the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart for controlling the sound generation. It is a structural diagram showing a structure of control data. FIG. 7 is a structural diagram showing a structure of control data for controlling a light emitting device of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment. 27 …… Numerical display, 29 …… Lamp display 30 …… Memory quantity display 43a ～ 43c …… Panic lamp 45a ～ 45c …… V lamp 47a ～ 47j …… Operation lamp, 50 …… Frame 51 …… Play board, 52,53,54 …… Specific winning opening 63 …… Large winning opening, 64 …… Opening / closing door 65 …… V winning opening

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A winning detection device for detecting a winning of a ball at a specific winning opening is provided, a game is controlled in accordance with winning of the specific winning opening, and peripheral devices such as a light emitting device and a sounding device are provided. In a game machine including a driving control device, the control device drives a peripheral device by inputting a first microprocessor that controls the game and a command or data from the first microprocessor. A gaming machine having at least one or more second microprocessors and a ROM storing data defining the operation of the second microprocessors. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first microprocessor manages a game progress of the gaming machine. 3. The second microprocessor controls at least one of the sounding device, the light emitting device, and other output devices.
A gaming machine according to the item. 4. The second microprocessor executes a process of causing an event that depends on chance to occur in response to a winning of a specific winning opening and determining a winning mode from the event. The gaming machine according to claim 1.