JPH10314378A - Pachinko game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a more complicated control of a pachinko game device to improve the amusement property. SOLUTION: Prize-detecting devices 7, 9, 11 detecting a prize ball into a specified prize opening are provided in this pachinko game device. A game is controlled in accordance with the prize ball into the specified prize opening and also a controller is provided to drive peripheral devices such as light- emitting devices 27, 29, 30, 45, 43, 4 and sounding devices 35. The control device is provided with the first microprocessor 1 controlling a game, at least one or more second microprocessors 2 inputting an instruction or data from the first microprocesor 1 and driving the peripheral devices, and a ROM 3 in which the data regulating the motion of the second microprocessor 2 are stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some recent pachinko machines use a computer in order to electronically control a winning probability of a ball. In such a pachinko gaming machine, in order to determine a winning mode, an event that depends on contingency is generated, a winning mode is determined from the event, and the development of a more complicated game is controlled in accordance with the winning mode. I have to. However, the light emitting device, the output device such as a sound emitting device, only a simple control such as single sound, single light emission, etc. is performed, in order to improve the entertaining, corresponding to the complex game mode,
There is a demand for more detailed control.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pachinko game machine, the processing capacity is becoming saturated due to the control mainly of such complicated game development, and the program development must be advanced alone. I had to. For this reason,
In the control of output devices such as a sound emitting device and a light emitting device, more complicated control, for example, according to the progress state of the game, each sound is composed of more musical sounds, and further, continuous music having a melody is output. It is difficult to control such that a complicated illumination is generated. The present invention has been made in order to improve such a drawback, and an object of the present invention is to realize more complicated control of a pachinko gaming machine and to further improve entertainment.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The structure of the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows. That is, according to the present invention, a prize detecting device for detecting a prize of a ball in a specific prize port is provided, and in accordance with the prize in the specific prize port, the game is controlled and peripheral devices such as a light emitting device and a sound generating device are provided. A pachinko gaming machine comprising: a control device that drives a first microprocessor that controls the game and a command or data from the first microprocessor to control the peripheral device. It is characterized by having at least one or more second microprocessors to be driven, and a ROM storing data defining the operation of the second microprocessor.

[0005] The division of labor of the above two microprocessors includes:
For example, there are the following means. The first is a method in which the first microprocessor controls the winning probability, mainly manages the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine, and the second microprocessor performs other tasks. The second is a method in which the second microprocessor controls at least one of a sound emitting device, a light emitting device, and other output devices, and the first microprocessor performs other tasks. Third, there is a method in which the second microprocessor performs a process for generating an event that depends on contingency, and the first microprocessor performs other tasks.

[0006]

The first microprocessor is used for, for example, a main process for controlling the progress of a game, and the second microprocessor is used for a sub-process for controlling a sound generating device, a light emitting device, and other output devices. use. The second microprocessor can operate by inputting commands or data from the first microprocessor, and both microprocessors can operate in parallel. Accordingly, real-time parallel processing becomes possible, so that, for example, management of the progress of the game and management of the output device can be performed separately in parallel. Therefore, more detailed and complicated control can be performed. Further, unlike the interrupt processing, it is not necessary to perform a processing peculiar to the interrupt processing such as saving of a register, so that the operation is efficient.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on specific embodiments. In the present embodiment, a second microprocessor (hereinafter abbreviated as “MPU2”) is used for control for generating various melodies according to the state of the game,
The first MPU (hereinafter abbreviated as “MPU1”) is used for managing the progress of the game.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing a mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine. 50 is a frame, and by the frame 50,
A play board 51 is supported. The game board 51 is provided with various winning ports, of which 52, 53, and 54 are:
It is a specific winning opening, and when the specific winning opening is won, a combination operation for determining a winning mode is started. 56, 5
7, 58, 59 and 60 are ordinary winning openings, and 61 and 6
Numeral 2 is a winning opening with a tulip-style accessory. 63 is
It is a special winning opening that is opened and closed according to the winning mode, and the opening and closing door 64 is opened and closed by a solenoid 41 provided inside. Further, a V winning opening 63 is provided at the center of the big winning opening, and when the winning opening is won, the opening / closing door 64 generates a continuation right to open and close continuously.

In the center of the play board 51, a specific winning opening 5 is provided.
When a ball is won at 2, 53, 54, a numerical display 27 for displaying a combination state of chance and a lamp display 29 are provided. The numerical display 27 is a three-digit LED display, and the lamp display 29 is a lamp in which red and blue LEDs are cyclically arranged. When a special winning opening is won, the three-digit numerical value and the lighting LED of the lamp display 29 are rotated at different periods to determine the winning mode, and they are stationary. The winning mode is determined by the combination at the time of, and the opening time of the opening and closing door 64 of the special winning opening 63 is controlled according to the mode.

[0010] The game board 51 is provided with various indicators and lamps for displaying the operation state. Reference numeral 30 in the center is a stored number display for displaying the number of balls that have won a specific winning opening and have been suspended.
47a to 47j are operation lamps that blink during the combination operation for determining the winning mode. 43a-43
c is a panic lamp that blinks with the lamps 47a to 47j at the time of a big hit. 45a-45c is V
This is a V lamp that flashes when there is a winning in the winning opening 63.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. MPU1 and MPU2
Have an internal ROM and an internal RAM, respectively.
A RAM 5 is connected to the outside via a multiplexer 6 so that the RAM 5 can be accessed from both sides. Each CPU can operate in parallel according to its own program.

A winning detection switch 7 for detecting a winning ball in a special winning opening, a special winning opening winning switch 9 for detecting a winning ball in a special winning opening, and a V winning detection switch 11 for detecting a winning ball in a V winning opening are: Waveform shaping circuit 1 including flip-flop for preventing chattering
3 is connected to the MPU 1. The above-mentioned switch is constituted by a limit switch, and is arranged on a rail for guiding a winning ball from each winning opening. The clock generation circuit 17 converts a 4 MHz clock signal into an MPU
1. The signal is output to the MPU 2 and a signal is output to the frequency divider 15. The frequency divider 15 divides the frequency of the clock signal and outputs an external interrupt signal having a cycle of 4.096 msec to the MPU 1. The main control of the MPU 1 is started in synchronization with this interrupt signal. Reference numeral 21 denotes a power supply circuit, and a signal of the start switch 23 is input to a reset signal generation circuit 19,
The reset signal which is the output signal is MPU1, MPU
2 is input to the reset terminal 2 and an initial program is executed by the reset signal.

A display drive circuit 25, a display selection circuit 31, and a driver 39 are connected to each output port of the MPU 1. The numerical value display 27, the lamp display 29, and the stored number display 30 are connected to the display drive circuit 25 and the display selection circuit 31. These indicators are
By outputting the selected data from the MPU 1 and the display data at a constant period, the drive is dynamically driven. That is,
Each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 31 and is displayed according to the output signal of the display drive circuit 25 at that time. The driver 39 drives the solenoid 41 according to a signal from the MPU 1 to control the lighting operation of the panic lamp 43, the V lamp 45, and the operation lamp 47.

The software controlled sound generator (hereinafter simply referred to as “SSG”) 33
It is connected to PU2. The SSG 33 inputs control data for sound output from the MPU 2 to each register, D / A converts a waveform created based on the control data, and outputs the converted waveform to the speaker 35. The control data for such sound generation is stored in the ROM 3 connected to the MPU 2.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine having such a configuration will be described based on a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the MPU1 and MPU2.

(1) Initial setting at power-on When the start switch 23 is turned on, MPU1 and MPU2
And the reset signal generating circuit 19 outputs a reset signal S4 to the reset terminal. Then M
PU1 performs the process shown in FIG. That is, the numerical display registers X1, X2, and X3 storing the three-digit numerical values to be displayed on the numerical display 27 are set to the initial values, and the display lamp register L storing the lighting lamp of the lamp display 29 is set.
Is set to the initial value. Also, a winning prize ball counter C for counting the number of prize balls winning and holding the specific prize port is set to zero, a special prize port winning counter G for counting the number of prize balls to the special prize port is set to zero, and V A V winning ball counter A for counting the number of winning balls to the winning port is initialized to zero.

A state register F storing the control state
Is initialized to zero, the hit mode register R for storing the hit mode is initialized to zero, and the timers T1, T2, T3 are initialized to zero. Further, the activation flag S storing the activation state of the MPU 2 is reset. These registers, counters, flags, timers, and the like are provided in the RAM 5.

(2) Background Processing After the initial setting, every time an external interrupt signal is input at regular time intervals (4.096 msec), the MPU 1
Run the program. In step 100, a timer updating process is performed, and in step 102, the state signals S1, S2, and S3 of the switch group are read. These status signals are configured by negative logic, and indicate that the switch is on when the signal is at a low level, and that a winning ball is detected. Therefore, steps 104, 110, 1
At 14, the falling of each state signal is detected, and only at that time, the counters C, G, and A are updated by one. However, the number of prize balls held is counted up to only 4 in step 106.

Steps 118 to 166 are processing steps corresponding to each state. Also, from step 170
Step 184 is a processing step of the output device. When the hit mode register R is 0, the solenoid 41 is turned off, so that the special winning opening is closed or the closed state is maintained. When the register R is other than 0, the solenoid 41 is turned on.
The open state is maintained (steps 170 to 174). That is,
Opening and closing of the special winning opening is controlled by the contents of the register R. The numerical display 27 displays the values of the registers X1, X2, X3, and the lamp display 29 turns on the LED specified by the register L (step 176).

When the register F is 1, that is, during the combination operation, the operation lamp 47 blinks. When the register F is 2, that is, when the special winning opening is open, the operation lamp 47 is turned on.
And the panic lamp 43 blinks, and the register F is 2
When the counter A is not 0, that is, when there is a V winning ball,
The V lamp 45 is turned on. The value of the counter C is
It is displayed on the stored number display 30 (step 178).
Steps 180 to 184 are performed according to the presence or absence of sound control.
This is a step for activating the MPU 2. At the time of sound 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 perform real-time parallel processing. When the register F becomes 0, the sound generation control is stopped, so that the activation flag S is reset and the MPU 2
Stops.

(3) Processing when there is no winning ball When there is no winning ball, that is, when the counter C is 0, the processing of steps 100 to 124 and 170 to 184 is performed, whereby the numerical value is set. The display, the lamp display, and each lamp group perform a predetermined display.

(4) When there is a winning ball (C ≠ 0) (a) Combination operation processing In step 124, the value of the counter C is determined, and when a winning is detected, the value of the counter C is decremented by one. The register F is set to 1 to indicate the combination operation state, and the timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (steps 124 to 130). Then, in step 132, a random number generation process is performed, and the generated random numbers are stored in the registers X1, X2, X3, and L. Until the time is up in step 134, step 100
To 118, 132, 134, and 170 to 184 are repeated.

The setting of the random numbers is performed in step 13
2 is performed every time it passes. When the time is up, in step 136, the registers X1, X2, X3,
The winning mode is determined from the content set in L,
The mode is set in the register R. 0 is out, 1 is small hit, 2 is medium hit, and 3 is big hit. If it is off, the register F is set to 0, and the process proceeds to the cycle for determining the next winning ball.

(B) Processing at the time of winning When the result of the determination at step 136 is a winning, a time is set in the timer T2 according to the winning mode. Then, the background processing 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 music in a panic state is played from the speaker 35. At this time, if the number of winning balls in the special winning opening reaches 10, the same processing as the time-up is performed even before the time-up. That is, the counter G is set to 0 and the register R is set to 0 (steps 150 and 152).

(C) Processing when a V Win Ball Exists If the V win ball exists when the large winning opening is open, ie,
If the counter A is not 0 (step 156), step 1
At 58, the value of the register F is set to 3 to indicate the generation of the continuation right. Then, the counter A is decremented by 1, and the timer T3
Is set to a predetermined time, and time up is determined (steps 158 to 164). This process is for giving a certain delay until the special winning opening is subsequently opened. Thereafter, in step 166, the register R is set to 3 indicating a big hit, and the process proceeds to step 142 to perform the above-mentioned hit processing. However, the continuation right is adjusted in step 152 so as not to occur more than ten times.

(5) Processing of sound generation control In the background processing of steps 180 to 184, when it is determined that the sound generation is in the control state and the activation flag S is set,
The MPU 2 executes the processing of FIG. 6 in parallel with the processing of the MPU 1. That is, the MPU 2 determines whether or not the activation flag S has been set in step 200, and if it has been set,
The process proceeds to step 201 and thereafter to perform sound control. In step 201, the status register F, the winning ball counter C,
Winning mode register R, large winning opening winning counter G, V
The tone generation mode is determined from the value of the winning ball counter A, and the value is set in the register W. The ROM 3 stores a control data group for outputting a different melody for each tone generation mode, as shown in FIG.

The control data includes a set of sound data such as a sound frequency, a sound volume, and an envelope, and time data indicating a sound continuation time of the sound. In step 202, it is determined whether or not the tone generation mode has changed from the change in the value of the register W. Set to P. Then step 20
In step 6, the storage contents of the address indicated by the data pointer P are stored in the RO.
If the data is not the end code of the data read from M3, in step 210, time data is set in the timer based on the control data.

Next, at step 212, the pronunciation data is set to SS
By outputting to each register of G33, the speaker 3
From 5 onward, one sound is generated until it is determined in step 214 that the time is up. Next, when it is determined in step 214 that the time is up, the process proceeds to step 216, where 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 there is no change in the tone generation mode, the initial setting of the address is jumped, and control data of the next sound in that mode is input.

As described above, in this embodiment, the MPU
1 is used for main control of a pachinko gaming machine, and the MPU 2 is used exclusively for control of a sound generator, which has complicated control. Therefore, it is only necessary to develop an independent program for each, so that the production is simple. Further, the MPU 2 can be used for controlling a lamp group. As shown in FIG. 8, the control data includes, as a set of light emission data designating which one of a plurality of lamps is to be turned on, and time data for maintaining the state, as a set of data. It is created for each light emission mode. The processing procedure of the MPU 2 is the same as that of FIG. 6; step 201 is for determining the light emission mode, step 204 is for setting the initial address corresponding to the light emission mode, step 210 is for setting the time data, and step 212 is for setting the time data. By changing to the output of the light emission data, dynamic light emission control according to the control data is possible. Also, MPU2
Can be used for addition of the number of times the numerical value display is driven, the number of times of opening the special winning opening in the jackpot mode, and other statistical processing.

[0030]

According to the present invention, at least a first microprocessor for controlling a game and a command or data from the first microprocessor are input to a control device of a pachinko gaming machine to drive a peripheral device. One or more second
And a ROM storing data defining the operation of the second microprocessor.

Therefore, both microprocessors can execute in parallel according to their own processing programs, so that different tasks can be processed simultaneously. or,
Data for complicated control of peripheral devices such as light-emitting devices and sound-producing devices is stored in ROM, so it is possible to easily change the operation pattern of light-emitting devices and sound-producing devices simply by replacing this ROM. Becomes For this reason, it is possible to make the game development of pachinko machines more complicated, to output melodies composed of complex musical sounds in parallel with the progress of the game, and to realize lighting that fluctuates in a complicated manner. , It is possible to further improve the entertainment. In addition, the development of the program can be performed independently without being affected by the programs of the other microprocessors. Therefore, the development of the game program and the development of the program such as the sound control can be performed by the respective specialists, and the development of the device becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration of a pachinko gaming machine according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary plan view showing the appearance of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a microprocessor used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a microprocessor used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a microprocessor used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary flowchart showing the processing procedure of the microprocessor used in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram showing a structure of control data for sound generation control.

FIG. 8 is a structural diagram showing a structure of control data for controlling a light emitting device of a pachinko gaming machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 27 Numerical display 29 Lamp display 30 Storage number display 43a-43c Panic lamp 45a-45c V lamp 47a-47j Operation lamp 50 Frame 51 Game board 52, 53, 54 Special winning opening 63 Large winning opening 64 Opening / closing door 65 V winning opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] A prize detecting device for detecting a prize of a ball in a specific winning opening is provided to control a game in accordance with the winning in the specific winning opening, and to control peripheral devices such as a light emitting device and a sound generating device. In a pachinko gaming machine including a driving device, the control device drives a peripheral device by inputting a first microprocessor for controlling the game and a command or data from the first microprocessor. A pachinko gaming machine, comprising: at least one or more second microprocessors, and a ROM that stores data that specifies the operation of the second microprocessor.