JPH09155032A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure high interest by providing a photographing means for photographing a player and an image display means for displaying photographed images at an image display device. SOLUTION: At an image display device(LCD)14, the images from a sprite VDP 54, background images from back graphic VDPs 55 and 56 and the pictures of the player photographed by a CCD camera 10 are displayed. The images from the sprite VDP 54 and the images from the back graphic VDPs 55 and 56 are composed and displayed by the scanning of a scanning converter 58 through a video capture board 59 and an LCD interface. The pictures of the player by the CCD camera 10 are composed and displayed through the LCD interface by setting a display area on the video capture board 59. Thus, since display full of interest is performed and the display full of change is performed, the high interest is secured.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a game machine which uses a game medium and which is provided with a display device for deciding whether or not to give a privilege to a player based on a display of a plurality of pieces of identification information. Among them, the pachinko gaming machine plays a game of the display device based on a predetermined winning of the game medium, and generates a gaming state advantageous to the player based on the result.

[0003]

In such a gaming machine, the display of the display device is devised so that, for example, the scroll at the time of reach, which may be a big hit, can be decorated or changed, or the big hit can be hit. The interest of the game is heightened by giving the display during the game a story such as going around the world in order for each round.

However, even if the display is devised to have a change, there is a limit. That is, since the display data and the like are predetermined, the display is limited, and thus it cannot be said that the game is so interesting.

The present invention aims to secure a high interest.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine for playing a game using a game medium, a photographing means for photographing a player and an image display means for displaying the photographed image on an image display device. Equipped with.

A second aspect of the present invention is a gaming machine having an image display device for playing a game by using a game medium, and a game display means for displaying on the image display device a game image as to whether or not to give a privilege to the player. And a photographing means for photographing the player and an image display means for displaying the photographed image on the image display device.

In a third invention, the game display means has an image synthesizing means for synthesizing a plurality of images stored in advance.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the image display means has an image synthesizing means for synthesizing the image photographed by the photographing means with the image stored in advance.

In a fifth aspect, the image display means has an image synthesizing means for synthesizing the image photographed by the photographing means with the image by the game display means.

A sixth invention comprises a display selecting means for displaying an image by the image displaying means based on a predetermined game state.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, the photographing means is provided in a game area where a game based on a game medium is played.

An eighth aspect of the invention is to release a game ball to the game area, play the image display device based on the winning of the game ball, and give a bonus to the player based on the result. ing.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game machine (pachinko machine), and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.

The outer shape of the game machine is almost entirely round and the lower part is square. Outer frame 1 forming this outer shape
The inner frame 2 is housed in the.

The outer frame 1 is formed so that the round portion is tubular, the front opening surface of the tubular portion 4 is inclined to the back, and the lower portion is box-shaped.

The inner frame 2 is provided with a panel portion 3 on the front surface of a frame body 12 arranged inside the tubular portion 4 of the outer frame 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, a game board 5 is mounted on the panel portion 3, and a cover glass 8 for covering and protecting the game board 5 is provided on the front surface of the panel portion 3 via a glass frame 6 to cover it. The lower part 7 of the panel below the glass 8 is bulged to the front of the machine.

The frame body 12 is provided on the outer frame 1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction together with the panel portion 3 via a drive mechanism, and the panel portion 3 is formed to be openable / closable as shown in FIG. 4 via the drive mechanism. It

On the surface of the game board 5, as shown in FIG. 5, an image display device 14 for displaying a game image or the like in the center of the game area,
The variable winning device 15 and the like are arranged below it. Immediately above the image display device 14, a CCD camera 10 for photographing the player in front of the game machine (game operation position) is arranged.

As the image display device 14, a display device such as a liquid crystal having a large screen is used. The variable winning device 15 is provided with an opening / closing door 17 which is driven to be converted from a closed state to an open state by a solenoid, and a count sensor 11 for detecting a winning ball. The CCD camera 10 is fitted and protected by the decorative cover portion 9 provided immediately above the image display device 14.

On the back surface of the game board 5, as shown in FIG. 6, a guide gutter (warp gutter) 13 through which a game ball is passed, and an image display device 1
4, a variable prize winning device 15, a display of images taken by the CCD camera 10, an accessory control device (game control device) 16 for controlling each decorative lamp and the like are provided.

An out port 22 is formed at the bottom of the game area of the game board 5, and an out sensor 19 for detecting an out ball (recovery ball) is provided at the bottom of the out port 22.

The hitting ball launching device 18 is arranged on the panel portion 3 of the inner frame 2 on the back surface of the upper left portion of the game board 5 as shown in FIG. 5, and the launching port 2 opened in the guide wall 20 surrounding the game area.
A game ball is launched from 1 above the game area.

On the back surface side of the panel portion 3 of the inner frame 2, as shown in FIG.
A circulation path for the game balls is provided as shown in FIG. The circulation path is a collection gutter 23 that collects balls from the outlet 22 of the game board 5, a transfer mechanism 24 that sends the balls of the collection gutter 23 upward, and a storage gutter that stores the transferred balls and guides them to the launcher 18. 25, a ball removing trough 26, a ball removing device, and the like.

The main body control device 30 controls the launching device 18, each device on the circulation path, the movement control of the frame main body 12 of the inner frame 2 of the gaming machine, the opening / closing control of the panel portion 3, and the like.

A lower panel portion 7 below the panel portion 3 is integrally attached to the panel portion 3, and as shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion is formed with inclined surfaces 27 and 28 which are gradually inclined downward at a predetermined angle toward the front of the machine. It

At the center of the inclined surfaces 27 and 28, first and second operation portions 31 and 32 for playing a game are arranged. The first and second operation units 31 and 32 include a display device 33 such as a liquid crystal display,
34 and touch panels 35 and 36 having coordinate reading switches for detecting the touch position on the display surface. As shown in FIG. 4, an operation display control device 37 is provided on the back side of the first and second operation parts 31 and 32 (inside the lower part 7 of the panel).

The right portion of the inclined surface 28 is cut away from the middle, and an insertion opening 40 into which a predetermined card is inserted is formed at the front end portion 38 as shown in FIG. At the back of the insertion slot 40 (on the outer frame 1 side), a reader / writer 41 that reads information from the inserted card and writes information to the card is arranged as shown in FIGS.

The display device 33 of the first operation section 31 has a screen shown in FIG.
7, "ball lending amount", "automatic ball lending", "accumulation amount", "100 yen", "500 yen", "1000 yen",
"Ball loan amount XXXXXX yen", "Amount of ball deposit XXXXXX"
"Circle", "Number of balls held XXXXXXX", "Interrupt", "End", "Launch", "Weak-strong", "Stop", etc. are displayed. Information, various messages, etc. are displayed.
"Automatic ball lending", "Amount of accumulated balls", "100 yen", "500"
"Circle", "1000 yen", "interrupt", "end", "fire", "weak-strong", "stop" function as switches by touching the display.

On the display device 34 of the second operation unit 32, an operation screen (an image signal is sent from the accessory control device 16) for entering the image game of the image display device 14 is displayed. FIG. 18 shows an example of the operation screen.

When the card is inserted into the insertion slot 40 and the number of balls held is displayed by the operation of the first operating section 31, or when the number of balls held is displayed by the data recorded on the card, The launching device 18 is allowed to launch a game ball.

9 and 10 show a block configuration of the accessory control device 16, which includes a CPU 49, a system ROM, and
System RAM, sprite image control controller (sprite VDP) 54, back graphic image control controller (back graphic VDP) 55, 56,
Image data ROM, image data RAM, palette circuit 5
7, scan converter 58, video capture board 59, LCD interface, image controller (VDP for second operation unit display) 63, audio controller,
It is composed of an audio data ROM, an input port, an interface circuit, an output port, a drive circuit and the like.

Signals from the respective gate sensors (guidance gutter 13, provided in the game area) 50 to 53, the count sensor 11, and the out sensor 19 provided on the game board 5 are input through the interface circuit and the input port. The output port is connected to each decorative lamp provided on the game board 5 via the drive circuit, the solenoid of the opening / closing door 17 of the variable winning device 15, and the like.

The image display device (LCD) 14 displays an image from the sprite VDP 54 (a moving image), images from the back graphic VDPs 55 and 56 (background image), and an image taken by the CCD camera 10. It

The image from the sprite VDP 54 and the images from the back graphic VDPs 55 and 56 are synthesized and displayed by the scanning of the scan converter 58 through the video capture board 59 and the LCD interface.

The image captured by the CCD camera 10 is combined and displayed (imposed display) via the LCD interface by setting the display area on the video capture board 59.

From the speaker 60, the audio data from the audio controller is sent to the amplifier and output.

From the infrared communication device 61, the image data from the second operation part display VDP 63 is transmitted to the infrared communication unit 64 (FIG. 7) of the second operation part 32, and the display device 34 of the second operation part 32 is displayed. Is displayed.

Image data RO of the sprite VDP 54
The image data ROMs of the M and back graphic VDPs 55 and 56 store image data such as game images, displays, information on games and gaming machines.

The signals from the first and second operation units 31 and 32 are sent via a network board (NB) or the like.

Next, the control operation of the accessory control device 16 will be described with reference to FIG.
1 to 16 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a general flow of the accessory control device 16, which includes "CPU mode setting", "RAM check",
After "peripheral device initialization", branch to "opening preparation", "normal display", "pachinko game", "reach game", "big hit game" to perform processing, and sprite data set in each task , Color command system RA
Write to M, transfer back graphic data to the back graphic VDPs 55 and 56, and perform "operation display data control (display control of second operation unit)" (100.0).
1-100.13).

In the interrupt processing, when the sprite VDP 54 is interrupted as shown in FIG. 12, the sprite data in the system RAM is set in a predetermined bank of the sprite RAM, and the color command is set in the palette circuit 57. Subsequently, input monitoring of each sensor, lamp control, network board transmission processing, sound control, etc. are performed (1.
01-1.11).

When the second operation unit display VDP 63 is interrupted, the image data in the system RAM set by each task is sent to the second operation unit display VDP 63 (1.1).
2, 1.13).

In the case of an interrupt from the network board, the analysis processing of the network board is performed and the data of the dual port RAM of the network board is stored in the memory (1.14, 1.15).

To initialize the peripheral devices, the image data RAM, interface circuit, drive circuit, etc. are initialized as shown in FIG.
The impose color key of D is set to green and the impose is turned off (2.01 to 2.03).

The image control of the image display device 14 displays an image for demonstration of the gaming machine, a message, and the like in the normal display (when the game is not being played, etc.).

The pachinko game is a game in which a game board or the like of a pachinko machine is displayed as an image and a game ball shot from the launching device 18 during the game is virtually displayed in the image to roll the game area in the image. To do. This game is controlled based on signals from the gate sensors 50 to 53 of the game board 5.

The reach game is entered according to the game result based on the winning of the game balls in this image.

In the reach game, an action game or the like is displayed as an image, and the game is controlled by operating the second operation unit 32 to obtain a score.

If the determination of this game is a big hit, a big hit game is generated. In this case, a pachinko game,
Instead of the reach game, a plurality of pieces of identification information may be variably displayed, and a game that causes a jackpot may be set based on the mode when these pieces of identification information are stopped.

When the jackpot game is entered, as shown in FIG. 14, the operation success message processing, CCD image processing, screen movement processing, and reward scroll processing proceed in that order, and thereafter character change processing, round processing, and interval processing are repeated every predetermined cycle. (3.01 to 3.09).

The operation success message process displays an operation success fanfare to celebrate the occurrence of a big hit.

CCD image processing is performed by the CCD as shown in FIG.
Is set to ON, and an area for displaying an image captured by the CCD camera 10 is set, that is, the color of the area to be displayed is set to green (4.01, 4.0).
2).

Next, priority display of sprites is set, and a sound request or the like is made (4.03, 4.04).

That is, the face image of the player is superimposed on the successful operation fanfare image celebrating the occurrence of the big hit.

In the screen moving process, the impose is set to OFF as shown in FIG. 16, the moving amount per unit of the image is calculated, and the scroll value is set (5.01 to 5.03).

That is, the display of the face image of the player is stopped,
Set the display to move from right to left on the next reward scroll screen.

The reward scroll process displays a roulette game for determining the maximum number of balls to be won in the jackpot game.

In the character changing process, a game character image to be displayed during the jackpot game is set.

In the round processing, the interval processing performs the game character image display, the cycle information display, the decoration display, etc. at the start of the big hit game cycle, during the cycle, between the cycles, and at the end.

During the round processing, the variable winning device 15
To open and close the open / close door 17.

Therefore, before the player plays the game or when there is no player, the image display device 1 in the game area of the gaming machine.
The display is normally displayed on 4.

A card is inserted into the card insertion port 40 of the gaming machine, and a game ball is launched from the launching device 18 by the operation of the first operating section 31, and a game is played.

This is a game in which a game board or the like of a pachinko machine is displayed as an image on the image display device 14, and a game ball shot from the launch device 18 is virtually displayed in the image to roll in the game area in the image. Is done.

If the game result in which the game ball in this image wins a predetermined winning opening in the image or the like has a predetermined mode, the reach game is executed.

In the reach game, an image of an action game or the like is displayed on the image display device 14, and a score is obtained by operating the image game with the second operating section 32.

If the determination of this game is a jackpot, a jackpot game in which a large number of balls are obtained by converting the open / close door 17 of the variable winning device 15 to an open state is generated. In this case, first, the image display device. Successful fanfare display to celebrate the occurrence of the big hit is displayed on 14, and subsequently, the face image of the player taken by the CCD camera 10 is displayed in an impose display in the successful operation fanfare image, and then the reward scroll image is displayed. Is displayed to the left and right.

That is, when a big hit occurs, a preset operation success fanfare is displayed on the image display device 14, and the face image of the player photographed by the CCD camera 10 is combined with the image, and the combination is performed. The image is displayed to celebrate the big hit.

Therefore, since the face image of the player is displayed in a surprisingly rich manner and is combined with the previously displayed image, a wide variety of displays can be obtained and a high degree of interest can be secured.

After the jackpot celebration display, when the roulette game is played and the maximum number of balls to be won in the jackpot game is determined, a predetermined character is displayed on the image display device 14, and the opening / closing door 17 of the variable winning device 15 is opened. The jackpot cycle game to convert to the open state is started.

During the cycle game, when a predetermined number of game balls are won in the variable winning device 15 or when a predetermined period of time elapses, one cycle is ended, and the cycle game is repeated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and is repeated a specified number of times. The jackpot game is over.

Predetermined displays are displayed on the image display device 14 at the start of the big hit game cycle, during the cycle, between the cycles, and at the end.

During the game, each time a game ball is shot from the launching device 18, the "ball number" displayed on the first operating section 31 is displayed.
“XXXXXXX ko” is decremented, and when there is a winning, the number of prize balls brought by the winning is added to “ball number XXXXXXXX ko” displayed on the first operation unit 31.

Since the image of the player photographed by the CCD camera 10 is displayed on the image display device 14 in this manner, a variety of displays can be obtained.

Further, since the image of the player is combined and displayed on the image displayed based on the data stored in the image data ROM or the like in advance, the display can be enjoyable and rich in taste.
Further, in this case, by adding various measures to the entire image and the image of the player, a more entertaining display can be realized.

Further, since the sprite image data and the back graphic image data are provided and the image in which the motion is intense and the background image are combined and displayed, a display full of changes and tastes can be obtained, and the image of the player can be displayed in the image. Is combined, so that a more varied and tasteful display can be secured.

Further, since the image of the player is displayed when the big hit occurs, the player can be highly satisfied and the big hit game can be enjoyed.

On the other hand, the image of the player can be displayed not only when the big hit occurs but also during other games.

At the start of the jackpot game cycle,
Images of the player can be displayed during the cycle, between cycles and at the end.

The image of the player who caused the big hit is displayed on the image display device 14 until the next big hit occurs.
It is also possible to continuously display in a predetermined area of.

When a plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed and the game is set to generate a jackpot based on the mode when these pieces of information are stopped, the image of the player can be used as one piece of the identification information. By doing this, the interest of the game will be further enhanced.

Further, although the CCD camera 10 is arranged in the game area (game board 5), it may be arranged in the game machine main body such as the panel portion 3 of the game machine or the storage equipment side of the game machine.

Note that the pachinko gaming machine of the enclosed ball type has been described as an example, but of course a gaming medium such as a coin is used, and a pachislot or the like that gives a predetermined privilege to the player based on the display of a plurality of identification information and the like It can also be applied to game machines.

[0087]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the image of the player can be displayed, it is possible to perform display with various tastes.
Since the image of the player is displayed on the image display device that displays the game image as to whether or not the privilege is given to the player, a variety of displays can be performed.

Since the image of the player can be combined and displayed with a predetermined image, and can be combined and displayed with the game image, the decoration image, and the like, a more versatile display can be performed. Further, by displaying the image of the player based on the game state, it is possible to obtain a more varied display and secure a high degree of interest.

Since the photographing means is provided in the game area, the player's face can be photographed well.

It is possible to sufficiently enhance the interest of the pachinko game in which the player is provided with a privilege based on the game result of the image display device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming machine with a cover glass frame opened.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a panel portion of an inner frame of the gaming machine is opened.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the game board.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a game board.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is a surface view of an inclined surface portion of a lower portion of the panel.

FIG. 9 is a partial block diagram of the accessory control device.

FIG. 10 is a partial block diagram of the accessory control device.

FIG. 11 is a control flowchart.

FIG. 12 is a control flowchart.

FIG. 13 is a control flowchart.

FIG. 14 is a control flowchart.

FIG. 15 is a control flowchart.

FIG. 16 is a control flowchart.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example of the operation unit.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display example of the operation unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Outer Frame 2 Inner Frame 3 Panel Part 5 Game Board 6 Glass Frame 7 Lower Panel Part 8 Cover Glass 9 Decorative Cover Part 10 CCD Camera 11 Count Sensor 13 Guide Gutter 14 Image Display Device 15 Variable Winning Device 16 Role Object Control Device 18 Launching Device 19 Out sensor 21 Launch port 23 Collection gutter 24 Transfer mechanism 25 Storage gutter 27, 28 Inclined surface 30 Main body control device 31 1st operation part 32 2nd operation part 33, 34 Display device 35, 36 Touch panel 37 Operation display control device 40 Insertion Mouth 41 Reader / writer 49 CPU 50 to 53 Gate sensor 54 Sprite image control controller 55, 56 Back graphic image control controller 57 Pallet circuit 58 Scan converter 59 Video capture board 61 Infrared communication device 63 Second operation unit display VDP 6 4 Infrared communication unit

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game machine for playing a game using a game medium, comprising: a photographing means for photographing a player and an image display means for displaying the photographed image on an image display device. 2. In a gaming machine having an image display device and playing a game using a game medium, a game display means for displaying a game image of whether or not to give a privilege to the player, and a player. A gaming machine comprising: a photographing means for photographing the image and an image display means for displaying the photographed image on an image display device. 3. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the game display means has an image synthesizing means for synthesizing a plurality of images stored in advance. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the image display means has an image synthesizing means for synthesizing an image photographed by the photographing means with an image stored in advance. 5. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the image display means has an image synthesizing means for synthesizing the image photographed by the photographing means with the image by the game display means. 6. The display selection means for displaying an image by the image display means based on a predetermined game state.
The gaming machine according to any one of 4 to 4. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the photographing means is provided in a game area where a game based on a game medium is played. 8. The game ball is discharged to the game area, the image display device is played based on the winning of the game ball, and a privilege is given to the player based on the result. The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 7.