JPH08173604A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To diversify games and improve game effects for a game machine which offers a given prize when a given result is displayed, by providing a image display device working on control signals from the game machine outside of the machine body. CONSTITUTION: A game machine is equipped with a variable image display device 4 having a display section 5 in a game zone 3, where an opening/closing board of a variable prize ball device 13 is opened to give a big hit, when the displayed result shows a given pattern. The game machine is also equipped with a head mount display as an image display device 26 separated from the machine body to be worn by a player on the head, where the head mount display is equipped with a head phone 17. The image display 26 provides a player with images corresponding to those on a TV set or relevant to the game, and, at the same time, with stereo sound relevant to the displayed image by the head phone 17. A movable chair 28 for a player as part of the game machine can move three-dimensionally according to the game content, and the movement is finely turned by a movement tuning switch 29.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine provided with an image display device on a game board surface. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, and the like, in which game contents are configured by image display results output to an image display device provided in the gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a gaming machine having a variable image display device, there are a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, a slot machine and the like. Pachinko gaming machines are equipped with nails, windmills, and various winning ports that guide or obstruct the flow of hitting balls in the playing area formed on a flat gaming board, and shoot pachinko balls from the hitting ball operation handle to expand the playing area. It is what makes it flow down.

The form of the winning opening is pocket-shaped, has a variably openable / closable opening, and has various shapes of variably reciprocating / rotating operation or a rotating body to guide a hitting ball. , There are winning holes with an accessory that is involved in elimination, attacker winning holes that exhibit a variable open / closed state, etc. There are various winning holes that combine these forms. In addition, there is a warp winning hole that guides the hit balls once won to the path provided on the back of the game board and discharges them from another ball exit provided on the game board. In response to the winning of the hit ball, the variable display of the variable image display device is started in the winning opening, the starting chucker involved in changing the operation or arrangement of the accessory, the payout of the preset number of prize balls, etc. There is a setting.

The variable image display device is usually provided near the center of the game area. When a ball hits a starting winning opening that is set in advance as a starting chucker of the variable image display device, a winning ball is detected by a starting opening switch, and the variable image display device starts variable display. Generally, the display unit of a variable image display device has two or three screens, each screen is composed of a slot reel, a digital light board (LED), or a liquid crystal display (LCD). There are some that use a cathode ray tube (CRT).

In the case of a slot reel, variable display is performed by rotating a reel drawn by connecting various picture surfaces including numbers and symbols. In the case of a digital lightning board or a liquid crystal display, the screen display presented by the rotating slot reel is replaced by continuously switching the lightning output or the liquid crystal screen output. When viewed on each screen at the time of stop, one picture or three pictures including the top and bottom are displayed vertically.

Immediately after the start of the variable display, the variable display stop control works, and the two or three screens are stopped while displaying one of the picture planes. The variable display stop control of a pachinko game machine using a digital light board and a liquid crystal display gives a start winning ball a numerical value generated by a time counter or a random number generator, and stops by determining the given numerical value. Is controlled. The generated numerical value includes a specific numerical value that is a so-called hit, and when it is determined that the given numerical value is a hit, the two or three screens are displayed with a predetermined combination of patterns horizontally or diagonally. Stop in a line.
In the case of using a liquid crystal display, there are some cases in which the split display of the screen is stopped and a single image is displayed on the entire display.

In the case of a win, a specific game value is given to the operator, and the attacker prize hole and the accessory prize hole are held for a certain period of time.
Opening is limited to the number of winning balls, and the winning of ball hits is given preferential treatment. In addition, there is a prize winning opening, an attacker winning opening, or the like that sorts the hit ball. The winning balls are distributed by means such as setting a specific area in the winning opening, or making the winning balls correspond to the random numbers generated by the counter. When the winning ball passes through the specific area or is assigned a specific value, a specific game value is given.

The coin game machine, the slot machine, and the like use the same variable image display device as the pachinko game machine, and the variable image display device serves as the backbone of the game machine. The display unit of the variable image display device is generally provided with screens vertically having display frames for three patterns on three horizontal surfaces, and each screen is composed of slot reels. Variable display is performed by rotating a reel drawn with various picture planes including numbers and symbols. The variable display is started by operating the start lever or the button, and the variable display stop control is operated by operating the stop button provided for each screen. When a preset combination of patterns is stopped horizontally or diagonally, the game is won, and a specific game value is given, coins are paid out, and points are counted.

In each of the above-mentioned gaming machines, there are various ways to enhance the gaming effect, such as variably designing the patterns to be displayed, blinking sound effects and electric lights, and decorating the game board and the main body. Has been done. In addition, a new model has been developed in which game values having different settings are combined to change the mode of giving the game value.

Present game machines, particularly pachinko game machines, have only means for transmitting a game result generated by a ball hitting operation of the player to the player with a variable image display device. The most interesting points for players are at reach and when they hit. Since reach and hit also occur with a certain probability, there are cases where reach and hit occur continuously, and there are cases where the relevant state does not occur for a long time.
During this time, it has become the most boring time for the player.

[0011]

As described above, in the gaming machine provided with the variable image display device, the gaming effect is enhanced by various means. In the display part of the variable image display device, especially in a pachinko game machine, it is arranged almost at the center of the game board. In coin game machines, slot machines, etc., it is the basis of the structure of the game machine and it is important to enhance the game effect. Plays a role.

However, the variable image display device provided in these gaming machines only variably displays the combination of pictures. Taking a pachinko game machine as an example, by introducing a control means by computer, it became possible to have a liquid crystal display etc. as a result of being able to freely set the winning probability of hitting balls, the probability setting of winning, the effect sound and the illumination etc. Despite that, it only substitutes for slot reels or displays a single screen as a winning screen.

In a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, a slot machine, etc., a game that expects a winning of a hit ball or a combination of patterns appearing on the display portion of the variable image display device is developed, and it is a comparative game. The structure is uniform. On the other hand, there is a great demand for amusement machines that can be easily played, and it is required to constantly develop new models and provide new game contents.

An object of the present invention is to add a new game property to a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, etc., and create a gaming environment that can be enjoyed more than ever. In order to achieve this goal, we will develop a gaming table that works with the gaming machine and the equipment that accompanies it.

[0015]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to add more entertainment to a conventional gaming machine, and is a gaming machine equipped with a system with a realistic sensation that can be enjoyed by the whole body such as watching, listening and feeling. is there. Therefore, an external image display device that operates in conjunction with the game machine is provided. The external image display device is a display device capable of displaying images of ordinary television broadcasting and video, and also displaying images related to game contents at the time of reach and a big hit.

As the external image display device, a head mount display (HMD) directly mounted on the player's head and a type installed on the island where the game machine is installed can be considered. The HMD is combined with audio headphones, and an image can be viewed by a device worn in front of the eyes like glasses.

The external image device installed on the installation island has the same form as a normal television and is installed in the peripheral portion of the game machine. The HMD and the television-type installed island type image display device have the same function, and can be selected according to the player's preference.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko game machine is shown as an example of the game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, or the like has an image display device whose display state can be changed, and a predetermined game value is given when the display result of the image display device becomes a predetermined specific display mode. Intended for possible gaming machines.

In the present embodiment, the variable winning ball device is opened when the display result of the display means starting from the start winning of a ball hitting is a predetermined specific display mode,
1 shows a so-called fever-type pachinko gaming machine that provides a state in which a gaming value can be imparted by a value imparting means by preferentially giving a ball hitting prize.

The game machine of the present invention is not limited to the model disclosed in the embodiment, and for example, when the display result of the display means starting with the winning of a hit ball becomes a predetermined specific display mode, With a certain probability or with a probability of 100%, the variable winning ball apparatus is brought into the first state by the condition that the right is generated and the conditions such as the ball hitting the starting winning area during the generation of the right are satisfied. It may be a so-called right-of-use type pachinko gaming machine in which a game value can be added by the value adding means.

Furthermore, the variable winning ball apparatus is brought into the first state in a mode in which a relatively small game value can be imparted by the starting winning of the ball, and the ball that has entered the variable winning ball apparatus in the first state is In the so-called hit type pachinko gaming machine in which the variable winning ball device becomes the first state and becomes the jackpot state in a manner that a relatively large game value can be given if the player wins in a predetermined specific winning area If the area is composed of a normal variable winning ball device that can be changed to a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, and if the display result of the display means is the specific display mode, The ordinary variable winning ball device may be set to the first state.

In addition, in this pachinko game machine of this type, with the occurrence of the big hit, the display result of the display means is derived and displayed, and based on the display result,
The upper limit number of repeated continuation control for returning the variable winning ball device to the first state again is determined, and every time a hit ball that has entered the variable winning ball device enters the specific winning area within the range of the upper limit number, the upper limit number is again set. It is also possible to repeatedly perform continuous control in the state of 1.

Further, if a plurality of ball hitting in the game area passes through the passage areas arranged in parallel, the display portion corresponding to the passed passage areas is lit and displayed, and the combination of the lit display portions is specified. In the combination gaming machine that gives value when it becomes a combination, it may have a control means for controlling such that the predetermined combination is easily established when the display result of the display means becomes a specific display mode.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming board surface of a pachinko gaming machine in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a game area 3 is formed on the front surface of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine is provided with a game handle at the bottom for the player to operate a ball, and a ball can be shot by operating the game handle by the operator.

The fired balls are guided into the game area 3 by the partition rails 2. A valve-shaped backflow prevention member is provided at the exit portion from the partition rail 2 to the game area 3. By this backflow prevention member, the pachinko balls that have been once driven into the game area 3 are prevented from returning to the partition rail 2 and the speed of the pachinko balls that are driven into the game area 3 is controlled.

In the game area 3, a variable image display device 4 capable of changing the display state of a plurality of types of image information is provided. In this variable image display device 4, a pachinko ball that has been driven into the game area 3 wins the starting winning opening 11, the starting winning ball is detected by the starting ball detector 15, and image display is started. Immediately after the display result of the variable image display device 4 is output, if the display result becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the opening / closing plate 25 of the variable winning ball device 13 is opened and the hit ball is won. It becomes the first state that is advantageous to the possible player, and the jackpot state occurs.

The variable winning ball device 13 normally has the opening / closing plate 2
5 is closed, which is a second state that is disadvantageous to a player who cannot win a ball. However, if the above-mentioned big hit state occurs, the solenoid is excited and the opening / closing plate 25 is opened. The open / close plate 25 is in the opened first state. The first state of the variable winning ball device 13 ends and returns to the second state when a predetermined period of time elapses or a predetermined number of hit balls wins, whichever comes first. The pachinko ball that has won the attacker opening is detected by the specific ball detector 16 and the winning ball detector 17, and the detected number is displayed on the winning number display or the variable image display device. When the hit ball is won in the variable winning ball device 13, 15 winning balls are paid out.

A predetermined specific winning area is provided in the attacker opening. If a pachinko ball that has won in the variable winning ball device 13 in the first state wins this specific winning area, the specific winning ball is detected by the specific ball detector 16, and the variable winning ball device for that time is detected. 1
When the first state of No. 3 is finished, the variable winning ball device 13 again
Repetitive continuation control is performed to control the drive to the first state. The upper limit number of times of this repetitive control is set to 16 times, for example.

The variable image display device 4 is provided with a display section 5 composed of a CRT. Warp entrances 23 are provided on the left and right sides of the variable image display device 4. The pachinko ball that has entered the warp entrance 23 is the variable image display device 4
Is sent out from the warp exit 24 provided in the lower part of the above, that is, in the position just above the variable winning ball device 13. As described above, the pachinko balls that have entered the warp entrance 23 fall from the warp exit 24 so that the variable winning ball device 13 can easily hit a ball.

When the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 11 again while the variable image display device 4 is displaying an image, the start winning is stored, the display result is output to the variable image display device 4, and then the image display is started. Wait for it to return to a possible state,
Again, the variable image display device 4 is based on the memory of the winning prize.
The image display of is started. The upper limit value of the starting winning prize memory is set to, for example, 4, and the starting winning prize number at the present time is displayed by the starting memory indicator 10.

A decorative pattern 12 is provided on the variable image display device 4. The decorative design 12 is used by the game hall side to determine whether to exchange the prize ball given at the time of a big hit according to the type of the design displayed in the decorative design 12 or to use the prize ball as it is in the game.

Further, in the game area 3, ordinary winning holes 6 and 7 are provided. Driven into the game area 3,
Pachinko balls that have not won in any of the winning areas or the variable winning ball device 13 are guided to the out mouth provided at the bottom of the game area 3, and are collected from the out mouth as out balls. In the game area 3, a lamp windmill for enhancing a game effect, a side lamp 8, decorative LEDs 18 to 20,
22, various lamps such as a rail decoration lamp 21, a frame lamp, and an in-competition display lamp are provided.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the operating condition of an apparatus using the external image display apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, HM
D has a form in which the external image display device 26 and the headphone 27 are integrated, and has a form to be worn on the head like a stereo headphone. From the external image display device 26, an image linked to a television or game contents can be viewed, and from the headphones 27, a stereo sound corresponding to the image can be heard.

In this embodiment, the movable game chair 28 moves in association with the game machine 30. The game movable chair 28 is a chair that moves up, down, left, right, front and back in relation to the content of the game, and the player can finely adjust the degree of movement with the operation adjustment switch 29. The external image display device 26 can take out the image signal from the image control signal connection terminal A31, and the headphones 27 can output the audio connection terminal B32.
The audio signal can be extracted from. Image adjustment / switching is performed by the image adjustment / switching switch 33, and audio adjustment / switching is performed by the audio adjustment / switching switch 34.

In the case of the type that does not use the movable chair for gaming 28, as shown in FIG. 3, the respective signals are directly taken out from the image control signal connection terminal and the audio connection terminal at the lower left of the front of the gaming machine body 30. . When the movable chair for gaming is used, the movable chair for gaming and the gaming machine main body are connected by the image control signal connection terminal C53 and the audio connection terminal C54 on the lower back surface of the gaming machine main body shown in FIG.

The image control signal connection terminal B44 outputs only an image, but the image control signal connection terminal C53 outputs an image or an image control signal. Similarly, the audio connection terminal B45 outputs only audio, but the audio connection terminal B45
At 54, a voice or voice control signal is output. When using the movable chair for gaming, it is necessary to further operate the chair in association with the content of the game, and the connection terminal for sending out a control signal therefor is the operation control signal connection terminal 55.

When a ball wins the winning opening, the starting winning opening, or the winning opening of the variable winning ball device, as a result of the winning, the prize ball paying-out device 59 pays it out to the upper plate 38. The number of coins paid out varies depending on the winning port, but it is usually 7
There are 15 prizes when winning from the winning opening of the variable winning device.

When the dispensed pachinko balls are full in the upper plate and do not fit in, the surplus balls in the lower plate 39 are paid out. When the lower plate is also full of balls, the ball striking motor 5
7 stops and cannot hit. In the current pachinko game machines, most of such operations are controlled by a computer. Especially in the fever type digital pachinko, the computer controls the main part of the game, and the main control board 50 is the center of the control.

The control circuit of the main control board 50 used in the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine is
Main basic circuit for controlling the pachinko gaming machine according to the program for controlling various devices, and switch for giving the detection signals from the starting ball detector, the specific ball detector, and the prize ball detector to the main circuit. Circuit, the solenoid circuit that drives the solenoid according to the command of the main basic circuit, and the jackpot information that indicates the occurrence of a big jackpot according to the data given from the main basic circuit and the number of starting winning balls used to start the image display of the image display device. And an information output circuit for outputting effective start information indicating the above to a host computer such as a hall management computer.

Further, the control circuit includes an LED circuit for driving the V display LED according to the data given from the main basic circuit, and a lamp for various decorations such as a lamp windmill, a side lamp, a shoulder lamp attacker lamp, and a rail decoration lamp. And a lamp circuit for switching blinking.

The control circuit is provided with a CRT circuit which gives a display start control signal to the CRT display of the image display device in accordance with a control command signal from the main basic circuit. Inside the main basic circuit, there are a ROM storing a control program and the like, a CPU for performing a control operation according to the program and the like, a RAM as a work memory of the CPU, an I / O port, and a clock generation circuit. It is provided.

The control circuit is provided with an initial reset circuit for resetting the main basic circuit when the power is turned on, and a predetermined game control program by giving a reset pulse to the main basic circuit periodically (for example, every 2 ms). A periodic reset circuit for repeatedly executing from the beginning, and an address signal given from the main basic circuit are decoded to select any one of ROM, RAM, I / O port, etc. included in the main basic circuit. An address decode circuit for outputting a signal and a sub CPU command output circuit for outputting a command to a sub CPU circuit described later are provided. The control circuit is connected to an AC 24V AC power supply and includes a power supply circuit for generating a plurality of types of DC.

FIG. 6 shows a sub CPU circuit connected to the above control circuit. The sub CPU circuit is a sub basic circuit for controlling the entire sub CPU circuit according to command data output from the sub CPU command output circuit of the control circuit and signals output from the regular reset circuit and the initial reset circuit. It is included. Further, in the sub CPU circuit, in response to a command signal from the sub basic circuit, a start memory display, a decorative pattern, a winning number display, and an attacker LED.
And an LED circuit for driving the other decorative LEDs.

In the sub CPU circuit, a voice synthesizing circuit for synthesizing a voice such as a sound effect according to a control command given from the sub basic circuit, and a voice generated by the voice synthesizing circuit is amplified to a speaker. A volume amplifier circuit for outputting is provided.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional arrangement of a circuit for processing each control signal for audio, video, and motion of the movable chair in the sub CPU circuit. The main control board is attached to the main body of the pachinko machine, while the audio, video,
The sub-circuit that controls each signal of the operation is a circuit mounted outside the main body of the pachinko gaming machine, for example, on an installation island or a movable chair for playing. The sub CPU circuit and the pachinko game machine body are connected by a signal cable through the output terminal 60. The signal sent from the main control board is received by the interface 62, processed by the MPU 63, and V
It is sent to the movable chair for game, the external image display device, and the audio device through DP.

First, the relationship with each component when displaying an image or video on an external image display device will be shown. The display section of the external image display device is an ordinary television (hereinafter, "CR
Since it is described as "T"), a television image of a public broadcast or a video image prepared in advance can be normally viewed by the image adjustment / selection switch 33. Some video footage is related to games, while others can simply watch video movies. In the above case, the interface 62 receives the image signal and the image is directly displayed on the external image display device CRT through the tuner 71.

Here, even if the display unit of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine and the display unit of the external image display device use the same CRT, the image displayed is usually different. In the CRT of the external image display device, the normal player can enjoy the video unrelated to the game content as described above.

However, at the time of reach or big hit, the image is switched to an image related to the game contents by a signal sent from the main control board. The image may be an image from the image source 69, or may be a character image from a character ROM for storing frequently used image data in advance. The VRAM is a graphic storage device for expanding and storing the image data generated by the CRT control circuit. The character mentioned here is an image or the like made up of a person, an animal, or characters, figures, or symbols displayed on the image display device.

The CRT control circuit reads the image data from the character ROM according to the command data, generates the image data to be displayed on the CRT, and outputs the VR data to the VR.
Store in AM65. An image is displayed on the CRT by sending the image data stored in the VRAM 65 to the CRT as a video signal composed of an RGB color signal and a C-SYNC signal. There is an M inside the CRT control circuit.
It includes a PU 63, a VDP 64, and a control data ROM 67.

The MPU 63 reads data for controlling the display of the image display device from the control data ROM 67 according to the command data input from the CRT circuit. MP
U63 uses VDP64 based on the read control data.
To the control signal. The VDP 64 reads the image data from the character ROM 66 in accordance with the control signal, generates image data for displaying on the CRT using the read image data, and stores the image data in the VRAM 65.

The image data stored in the VRAM 65 is CR.
It is sent as a video signal to T and an image is displayed on the CRT. The image adjustment / selection switch 33 is a switch for adjusting brightness, selecting an image, and turning off the power when the external image display device is not used. Audio signal is VDP6
4 is sent to the audio circuit 68 and converted into audio, and the audio flows from the speaker of the audio device. Voice adjustment / changeover switch 3
Reference numeral 4 denotes a switch for arbitrarily selecting a sound, adjusting a sound volume, or turning off a sound power source.

The operation control signal generated by the main control board 50 is
It is transmitted to the game movable chair device operation source 70 via the MPU 63 and VDP 64, and the game movable chair operates. The movement adjustment switch 29 is used to adjust the movement intensity of the movable chair and to turn the power on / off. The movement of the movable chair is associated with the content of the game, and it can be expected that a staging effect for a more realistic game can be expected.

The movable chair for game 28 is not always installed due to the budget and space of the pachinko game hall. A signal control circuit of the type shown in FIG. 8 is prepared for such a game arcade. The control signal is directly transmitted to the external image display device 26 through the tuner provided on the installation island. The difference from the circuit of FIG. 7 is that
While the sub CPU circuit that controls the control signal of the external image display device is set on the installation island or the movable chair for games,
In the circuit of FIG. 8, the sub CPU circuit is built in the main body of the pachinko gaming machine. This is more convenient when the external image display device and the movable chair for a game are separately introduced.

When the movable chair for gaming is introduced, it is connected to the movable chair for gaming 28 directly from the output terminal 60. In this case, the image control, the voice control, and the operation control of the movable chair of the sub circuit portion shown in FIG. 7 are incorporated in the pachinko gaming machine main body.

The control signals to the external image display device, the audio device such as the HMD and the microphone, and the movable chair for a game perform an operation related to the content of the game at the time of reach or a big hit. This reach and jackpot can be obtained by the random number table set in the gaming machine. FIG. 9 shows a diagram of an example thereof. Taking the jackpot determination random table C_RND1 of FIG. 9 as an example, the following determination method is used. C
_RND1 is a kind of counter and is designed so that the numerical value of 0 to 209 is incremented by one every 0.002 seconds (2 ms). The value of C_RND1 is 2
When it reaches 09, it returns to 0 again.

FIG. 10 is a random number determination chart. When the value of C_RND1 at the time when the pachinko ball enters the starting winning opening and the starting ball detector detects the winning ball, it is a big hit. When it becomes a jackpot, a random table for jackpot design C
_RND_FVR is used to determine the jackpot symbol. Further, what kind of reach pattern is used is determined by the random table C_RND_RCH. The symbol determination pattern other than the jackpot is a random table C_RNDL (for the symbol on the left), C_RNDC (for the symbol in the center), C_RNDR
(For the design on the right) Decide. In some cases other than the big hit, the same pattern as the big hit may be arranged, but at that time, 1 is added to C_RNDC by the program to make it a deviating pattern.

In this embodiment, the symbols stop in the order of left, right and center. Reach is when the left and right patterns match. It is a big hit if the symbol in the center becomes the same as the left and right, but since the big hit is determined by the random table C_RND1, the probability is 2
It is one tenth. Therefore, there is basically no relation between reach and jackpot.

FIG. 11 shows the signals transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment and the operation contents corresponding thereto. An,
Bn and Cn represent audio content, image content, and movable chair operation content, respectively. In the present embodiment, there are four types of signals, that is, the voice content A1, the image content B1, and the operation content C1 of the movable chair at the normal time, and 2 to 5 at the time of reach. A2 to A5 and B2 to corresponding to the respective signals. The operation of B5 and C2 to C5 is performed.
At the time of a big hit, the operations are A6, B6, and C6.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart showing the timing of reach and external image display. If a pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening or if there are retained balls (there are usually a maximum of four retained balls and the player is notified of the presence or absence of the retained balls by the LED of the start memory indicator 10), Variable display of symbols is performed on the display unit 5 of the variable image display device 4 of the pachinko gaming machine body. It usually looks like it's spinning. At this point, the normal video display content on the CRT of the external image display device is B1. When the reach is confirmed by the random table, the image changes according to the reach pattern.

For example, in the case of reach 1 in FIG. 12, when the reach is applied, the display content becomes B2, and the predetermined display content is displayed according to the reach pattern of B2. When the fluctuation is stopped, either the jackpot or the out-of-coincident state is entered, and therefore the image either has the jackpot image display content B6 during the jackpot or returns to the normal content B1 during the jackpot. The reach length also varies depending on the reach pattern, and in the case of reach 4, it is a long reach and is prepared as a reach with a high possibility of a big hit.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the external image display contents of the gaming machine of the present invention. B1 is an image from the pachinko gaming machine main body or a non-display state. The “video from a device other than a pachinko gaming machine” refers to, for example, a TV image of public broadcasting, a video prepared in advance, or a video by a laser disk (LD).

The player can select whether to hide the image or watch a desired image by using the image adjustment / selection switch. Switching the image display related to the game content from the state of B1 is from B2
This is automatically performed when the external image display device receives the control signal of B6. However, a player who wants to keep watching the television can keep watching the image from the same image source by setting the image adjustment / changeover switch.

The display on the CRT of the external image display device is shown in FIG.
It can be used not only at the timing shown in 2, but also in a special state such as at the time of stopping a symbol or at the time of probability variation with a high probability jackpot chance in a probability variation type digital pachinko gaming machine. Although the fever type digital pachinko game machine is taken as an example of the present invention, the usage of the external image display device is a general pachinko game machine of the so-called honey type, so-called honey and a tulip type pachinko game machine or the right. It can also be used on pachinko machines, which are said to be things.

In the pachinko gaming machine as described above, the pachinko gaming machine body is not provided with a variable display device. Some of them have a digital display unit in the form of an electronic bulletin board, but no gaming machine has a display unit large enough to display an image or video. Even for such a gaming machine, the external image display device of the present invention is attached, and when a pachinko ball wins a prize in the V zone for opening a honeypot, when an accessory opens, or when a pachinko ball wins an accessory. In addition, it is also possible to display an image or video notifying that the above-mentioned state has occurred on the external image display device of the present invention. As a result, it becomes possible to give the player a visual effect that has never been seen.

Of course, even in a digital pachinko gaming machine equipped with the external image display device of the present invention, it is possible to give a player a visual effect that has never been seen. In particular, since the drum reel type digital pachinko game machine does not have a variable image display device installed, an external image display device is used instead of the fever type variable image display device, and an animation image or video image can be obtained at the time of reach or jackpot. You can increase the reach and effect of jackpot.

FIG. 14 shows specific examples of contents displayed on the display unit of the variable image display device and the CRT of the external image display device in the normal state, the reach state, and the jackpot state. In the design of the display unit of the variable image display device, three designs normally move from top to bottom at a constant speed. To the player, it appears to be spinning like a drum reel. At this time, the image source (video, LD, etc.), the image of the public broadcast, or nothing is displayed on the external image display device. The player decides which one to select.

That is, this is the state of B1 shown in FIG. If the reach does not come, the variable image display device rotates for a certain period of time and then stops. When the player enjoys the image of the external image display device, the state of the variable image display device may not be in sight, so the fact that the symbol has stopped at the time of stop is displayed on the external image display device by a telop,
There is also a way to inform the player.

When the reach is changed from the normal state, one of the images B2 to B5 shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. 14
In the above example, the characters "REACH!" Are displayed on the external image display device, and at the same time, the player is informed by the sound of the headphones or the stereo speaker that the player has reached the reach. Reach notification text display may be a short time display, and if the original video is restored immediately after the notification, the player can continue to enjoy the video of the video source or the broadcast video.

As another method, the reach effect can be enhanced by directly switching to the reach image without displaying characters. In the embodiment of the present invention, since it is assumed that the display unit of the variable image display device is equipped with a large CRT,
The reach effect image at the time of reach is displayed on this display device as usual. It is up to the player to see which image or video. Of course, the variable image display device also displays the operation contents of the symbol, so that it is possible to confirm with this display device what kind of symbol the reach is.
In this embodiment, the left and right symbols are stopped and the central symbol is rotated during the reach on the display unit of the variable image display device.

The central pattern of the variable image display device stops,
If you have three identical symbols, you can move from reach to jackpot.
When a big hit occurs, "FEVER" is displayed on the external image display device.
!! The word "" is displayed, and at the same time, the fact that the jackpot has been hit by the player is announced by voice through headphones or speakers. If you use 3D as an image, you can create a more powerful jackpot.

As mentioned above, not only at the time of reaching and jackpots, but also at the external image display device, an image or a character is displayed according to each event to notify the player of the situation in progress on the gaming machine. There is also a method. For example, every time a pachinko ball wins a prize or a symbol stops at the starting winning opening, an image associated with it is displayed, or an image or video that informs you that you are entering a high probability probability change at the time of probability change Conceivable.

Further, by using the LD, it is possible to display an actual video image on the external image display device in accordance with each situation of a big hit, a reach, and a probability change. An attempt to display a live-action image on a variable image display device at the time of a big hit has already been realized. However, since a real image requires a large amount of memory, it is a still image. By using the external image display device of the present invention, an image can be taken out directly from the LD,
Not only animation videos but also live-action video images can be displayed.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the HMD used in this embodiment. The image from the small liquid crystal display device 75 is reflected by the half mirror 73 placed in front of the eye and reaches the eye. A lens is provided between the liquid crystal image display device and the half mirror so that the image reflected by the half mirror can be seen at an appropriate position in front of the eye. As shown in FIG. 16, since the virtual image 74 passes through the mirrors, the left and right mirror images are reversed, so the image of the liquid crystal display device needs to be a left-right inverted image in advance. Further, when no image is sent from the liquid crystal display device 72, the pachinko game machine is seen as it is through the image.

In the HMD of this embodiment, the half mirror is mounted in front of the left eye and the right eye is transparent.
As shown in, the virtual image 74 from the external image display device appears to overlap the background in the lower left part of the visual field when passing through the HMD. If the distance to the virtual image 74 is exactly the same as the distance to the board of the pachinko gaming machine main body 30, it will be the easiest to see.

While the image is not sent through the half mirror of the HMD, it is in a transparent state and the pachinko machine main body can be seen as it is. When the reach or jackpot is reached, the image is sent to the external liquid crystal image display device of the HMD, and the virtual image 74 appears next to the variable image display device. Of course, a player who wants to watch a television image of a public broadcast or an image from an image source normally always sees the virtual image 74 in one corner of the field of view, so that the player can proceed with the game while watching the image.

Another type of external image display device is
It is a form of installing on an installation island. The installation island is the section where the game machines are installed. It depends on the structure of the game hall building, but
Usually, 20-40 game machines are installed on one island.
As an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 18 shows a curtain plate mounting type external image display device to be mounted on the curtain plate of the installation island. The curtain plate is a plate that covers the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine, and the pipe through which the pachinko balls normally flow is passed through the back side of the plate.

In FIG. 18, the external image display device 105 and the external speaker 111 are attached to the curtain plate 110. The external image display device 105, the external speaker 111, and the control signal connection terminals of the pachinko gaming machine are on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine body 30, and in this embodiment, the image control signal connection terminals are at the bottom of the gaming machine body for voice. The connection terminal C54 is installed at the bottom of the main body. Of course, it is not directly visible to the player, but is connected by a signal cable on the back side of the gaming machine body. Some HMDs are annoying because the HMD is something that touches the body, and some players feel that things used by others are messy. The curtain board type image display device is suitable for such a player.

In FIG. 18, a calling lamp 106 is a lamp used when calling a clerk in a game arcade. When you insert a 100-yen coin or a 500-yen coin into the coin slot, a pachinko ball comes out from the game ball outlet. The pachinko gaming machine main body 30 also looks like a conventional pachinko gaming machine. That is, if the control board for the external display device is added to the conventional game machine, the display device of the present invention can be installed in the conventional game machine.

Another game assist device of the present invention is a movable chair for games. The appearance of the movable chair for gaming is as shown in FIG. The device structure of the movable chair is shown in FIG. 19 is a front view and FIG. 20 is a side view. In FIG. 19, a support member 78 supports a chair 76 on which a player sits. The movable chair is, as the name implies, a gaming chair that can rotate, move up and down, left and right, and rotate or finely move. The horizontal (left and right) movement is possible by expanding and contracting the rolling hydraulic cylinder 80, and the vertical movement is possible by expanding and contracting the vertical moving hydraulic cylinder 79 with the support member 78 as a branch. Further, the movement in the front-back direction is possible by the expansion and contraction of the pitching hydraulic cylinder 84. Various complicated operations such as rotation and fine movement are possible depending on the combination of expansion and contraction of these cylinders and the operation strength.

The movable chair for game moves in various ways in association with the content of the game. The most common actions are the reach and jackpot actions. FIG. 21 is an operation timing chart of the movable chair for gaming, and FIG. 22 shows types of operations. If there is a pachinko ball in the starting winning opening, or if there is a reserved ball remaining, the fluctuation of the symbol (the three symbols are in a rotating state) starts, and after a certain period of time, the reach or stop state is reached.

FIG. 21 shows an example of the case where the reach comes, and the operation state of the movable chair immediately after the start of the pattern change is the operation content of C1, and when the reach is reached, C2, C3, C4, C5 are set according to the respective reach patterns. The operation of starts. Reach refers to a state in which the two symbols on the left and right of the three symbols are stopped at the same symbol, and the symbol in the center is still moving. When the symbol in the center stops at the same symbol as the symbols on the left and right, it becomes a big hit, otherwise it is off. When it becomes a big hit, the movement of the movable chair starts from one of C2 to C5,
The movable chair movement C6 at the time of a big hit shifts. When it comes off, it returns to the operating state of C1. The operation timing of the movable chair is basically the same as the image display timing on the external image display device.

FIG. 23 is a specific example of the operation contents of the display section of the variable image display device and the movable chair for gaming in the normal state, the reach state, and the jackpot state. The symbols on the display unit of the variable image display device normally move three symbols at a constant speed from top to bottom when the symbols change. To the player, the drum reels appear to be spinning. At this time, the movable chair is in a stationary state. That is, this is the state of C1 in FIG. Reach when the right and left symbols are stopped and only the central symbol is rotating.

In the reach state, the movable chair slowly rolls left and right. The motion of the movable chair at the time of reach is any of C2 to C5, but it varies depending on the reach pattern in the state of shaking. Especially in the reach, which has a high probability of a big hit, it is possible to improve the effect by giving variations such as stronger shaking.
It is a big hit if the central symbol stops at the same symbol as the left and right symbols. When the jackpot is hit, the movable chair temporarily stops, but when the winning opening of the variable winning ball device opens, the movement changes to a fine vertical movement C6.

The operation of the movable chair also differs depending on the reach pattern, the jackpot time, and the normal time.
Therefore, as the player gets used to the game, he / she can grasp the gaming status of the gaming machine only by the movement of the movable chair without constantly looking at the variable image display device or the external image display device. Furthermore, if the movement of the movable chair is linked with the image on the external image display device, a more realistic game with a high degree of playability can be enjoyed. For example, if the movable chair is tilted backward at the moment when the space shuttle displayed on the external image display device at the time of a big hit starts, the sense of presence is further enhanced.

As mentioned above, the external image display device of the present invention is not limited to the fever-type pachinko game machine having the image display device described in the above embodiments, but may be any type of pachinko game machine, slot machine or It can be used for coin game machines. FIG. 24 shows a digital pachinko game machine without an image display device.

In the above example, the variable image display device and the external image display device are used to make full use of the two images to enhance the synergistic effect, but the external image display device alone can sufficiently enhance the image effect. In the pachinko game machine of FIG. 24, the display unit 5 of the variable image display device is very small.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 24, a digital display using an electronic bulletin board is used for the display unit, and no image or video can be displayed. Some fever-type pachinko game machines also have a drum reel system, so that even this type of fever pachinko game machine cannot display images and videos on the main body of the pachinko game machine. By mounting the external image display device of the present invention on a pachinko gaming machine of the type described above, it is possible to display a powerful image as described in the above embodiments.

In FIG. 24, image control signal connection terminal B
If the signal cable of HMD is connected to 44 and the connection terminal B45 for audio | voices, HMD can be used as it is. Further, if the external image display device and the speaker are attached to the curtain plate on the upper portion of the pachinko gaming machine main body 30, the same functions as those described in the above embodiment can be used. The pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1 is expensive because it has a large variable image display device, but the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 24 is inexpensive because the variable image display unit is simple. is there. Therefore, a pachinko gaming machine having the external image display device of the present invention can be provided at low cost.

FIG. 25 shows an example of a slot machine. On the surface, there is no difference from conventional slot machines.
The variable display portion 88 starts to rotate when the rotation starter 87 is pressed, and the design of the corresponding variable display portion is stopped when the stop button 86 is pressed. In the case of a slot machine, the variable display unit 88 is often a drum reel type. Even when the liquid crystal DH display is used, only the design is displayed, and there is no type for displaying an image. The external image display device of the present invention can be attached to such a slot machine.

In FIG. 25, the connection terminal B for the image control signal
44 and audio connection terminal B45 from the signal cable to HMD
When connected, the user can enjoy the same image or video as the pachinko gaming machine described in the above embodiment, and stereo sound.

Although not used in this embodiment, half mirrors can be provided in front of both eyes to project images from independent external image devices. In this case, the images to the left and right eyes can be displayed. It is also possible to select and display a 3D stereoscopic image. Further, by adding a 3D sound effect by binaural recording as the sound of the headphones, it is possible to create a more realistic environment.

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The external image display device in the device of the present invention can enjoy television images of public broadcasting and images of image sources such as LDs and video tapes, and the player can see another boring valley during the game. You can spend without being bored with video. The difference of the apparatus of the present invention from a general television installed outside is that an image or a live-action video can be displayed in conjunction with the game contents.

The external image display device of the present invention is a character R.
Since not only the image on the OM but also the LD can be used as the image source, a wide variety of images can be provided as images at the time of reach, big hit, or probability fluctuation.

Moreover, by combining the conventional variable image display device and the external image display device of the present invention, it is possible to provide a wide range of images and images, and not only to achieve a wide range of effects during reach and jackpot, but also Various effects other than the reach and jackpot time are also possible, and it is possible for the player to enjoy the game without getting tired.

As described in the embodiments of the present invention, the pachinko game machine having no variable image display device, for example, a digital pachinko game machine of honey or drum reel type or a pachinko game machine of a simple electronic bulletin board type display function. It is one of the features of the present invention that it can be applied to conventional pachinko game machines and can be easily utilized. Another feature of the present invention is that it can be easily applied to gaming machines other than pachinko gaming machines, such as slot machines and coin gaming machines.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board surface of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the entire system of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of the main control board of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sub CPU of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a circuit block diagram.

FIG. 7 is a sub CPU of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a circuit block diagram.

FIG. 8 is a sub CPU of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a circuit block diagram.

FIG. 9 is a random number correspondence table used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a chart showing a logic when a symbol is determined based on a random number correspondence table used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a type of signal used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention, a type of operation content corresponding to it, and a corresponding chart.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart for displaying an image at the time of reach on an external image display device, which is performed by the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a table showing contents displayed on an external image display device, which is performed by the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence between display contents of the variable image display device and contents displayed on the external image display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a structure of an HMD as an example of the external image display device of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of an image viewed on an HMD as an example of the external image display device of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of an image viewed on an HMD as an example of the external image display device of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a game machine in which a curtain plate-mounted external image device which is an example of the external image display device of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 19 is a structural diagram of a movable chair for playing games used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a structural diagram of a movable chair for playing games used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an operation timing chart for operating the gaming movable chair used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of the operation contents of the movable chair for games used in the example of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing the correspondence between the display contents of the variable image display device and the operation contents of the game movable chair in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine in which the external image display device of the embodiment of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 25 is a front view of the slot machine including the external image display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 game board 2 division rails 3 gaming area 4 variable image display device 5 display unit 6 ordinary winning opening 7 ordinary winning opening 8 side lamp 9 winning opening 10 starting memory indicator 11 starting winning opening 12 decorative design 13 variable Winning ball device 14 Solenoid 15 Starting ball detector 16 Specific ball detector 17 Winning ball detector 18 Decoration LED A 19 Decoration LED B 20 Decoration LED C 21 Rail decoration lamp 22 Decoration LED D 23 Warp entrance 24 Warp exit 25 Opening plate 26 External image display device 27 Headphones 28 Movable chair for game 29 Operation adjustment switch 30 Gaming machine body 31 Image control signal connection terminal A 32 Audio connection terminal A 33 Image adjustment / changeover switch 34 Voice adjustment / changeover switch 35 Reclining switch 36 Glass frame 37 Frame lamp 38 Upper plate 39 Lower plate 40 Upper plate ball slide slide lever 41 Lower plate ball slide slide lever 42 Ashtray 43 Game lever 44 Image control signal connection terminal B 45 Audio connection terminal B 46 Speaker 47 In-play display lamp 48 Keyhole 49 Front frame 50 Main control Substrate 51 Image display device 52 Winning ball processing device 53 Image control signal connection terminal C 54 Audio connection terminal C 55 Operation control signal connection terminal 56 Mechanical plate 57 Hit ball motor 58 Hit ball ladle 59 Award ball payout device 60 Output terminal 61 Front Sub-control board (sub-control circuit) for layout type image display device 62 Interface 63 MPU 64 VDP 65 VRAM 66 Character ROM 67 Control data ROM 68 Audio circuit 69 Video source 70 Movable chair device operation source 71 Tuner 72 Liquid crystal display device 73 Half mirror 74 Virtual image 7 Liquid crystal display device 76 Chair 77 Cover member 78 Support member 79 Vertical movement hydraulic cylinder 80 Rolling hydraulic cylinder 81 Joint 82 Joint 83 Fixed part 84 Pitching hydraulic cylinder 85 Slot machine 86 Stop button 87 Rotation starter 88 Variable display part 89 Medal tray 90 Front Door 91 Function Object Continuous Actuator Operation Display Lamp 92 Function Object Continuous Actuator Number Display 93 Game Medal Payout Number Display 94 Game Medal Reservation Number Display 95 Inserted Medal Number Counter 96 Clearing / Reservation Switching Button 97 Insertion Button 98 Door lock 99 Game medal payout outlet 100 Ashtray 101 Game medal insertion number display lamp 102 Rotation stop display lamp 103 Gaming machine reset key 104 Payout table 105 External image display device 106 Call Exit lamp 107 Game ball rental machine 108 Coin slot 109 Game ball outlet 110 Curtain board 111 External speaker

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[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having an image display device and capable of imparting a predetermined game value when the display result of the image display device is a predetermined display result, based on an image control signal from the game machine. A game machine provided with an image display device provided outside the game machine that operates as described above. 2. A gaming machine having an image display device and capable of imparting a predetermined game value when the display result of the image display device is a predetermined display result, based on an image control signal from the game machine. A gaming machine provided with an image display device arranged in front of the eye, which is provided outside the gaming machine. 3. A gaming machine having an image display device and capable of imparting a predetermined game value when the display result of the image display device is a predetermined display result, based on an image control signal from the game machine. A gaming machine comprising an image display device provided on an island where the gaming machine is installed outside the gaming machine. 4. A gaming machine having an image display device and capable of imparting a predetermined game value when the display result of the image display device is a predetermined display result, based on an image control signal from the game machine. A game machine provided with an image display device and a sound device provided outside the game machine.