JPH11319252A - Image display device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To variously change the display mode of an image display device by providing a control circuit for reading a material data from a ROM to display it on a color panel and changing a color pallet in a prescribed time to change the material data to a different color. SOLUTION: A control circuit reads and selects either one of color pallet groups CP1-3 of a character generator ROM 6, and regulates the dot constituting each picture element to a different color on the basis of the selected color pallet group CP1-3. The color distribution on a LCD color panel 22 can be changed without changing the image data of an optional character by this regulation. Namely, each pallet 1-8 of the color pallet groups CP1-3 is formed of a different color, and the color of the character as material data is changed to a color of different system by changing the color pallet groups CP1-3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an image display device of a pachinko machine which displays predetermined identification information according to a winning of a starting winning opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some pachinko machines are provided with an image display device for displaying identification information, and there are models in which the winning probability increases for a predetermined time in accordance with the identification information displayed on the image display device.

[0003] The image display device of this pachinko machine has a variable display device for displaying a plurality of types of identification information, and a pachinko ball (hereinafter, referred to as a launch ball) fired on a game board by a launch device is provided on a game board surface. When the start winning prize is won, the game is started by variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information for a predetermined variance display time.

[0004] When a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the game, the variable display device stops and displays any identification information for a predetermined stop display time. Hereinafter, identification information that is stopped and displayed for a predetermined stop display time is referred to as stop identification information.

[0005] When the stop identification information is a predetermined combination, the variable winning ball device provided on the game board is operated so that the large winning port, which is normally closed, continues for a predetermined time. Open to the public.

As a result, the winning probability increases for a predetermined period of time, so that a right advantageous to the player (hereinafter referred to as a right) is generated. The identification information that generates such a right is hereinafter referred to as specific identification information, and in the case where the identification information in one row and one column is displayed on the variable display device, the specific identification information is generally all the same stop identification information. Or a combination of specific stop identification information, and if this specific identification information is not displayed, no right is generated.

[0007]

In such a pachinko machine, what is of interest to the player is the display mode of the image display device, and it is important to keep the player from getting tired.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image display device of a pachinko machine that can change the display mode of the image display device.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention relating to an image display device for a pachinko machine according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a specific game based on a prize at a start winning prize port provided on a game board. In the image display device of a pachinko machine which starts and fluctuates a plurality of types of identification information for a predetermined change time by the specific game and performs stop display based on the elapse of the change display time, the image display device has a large number of pixels. A color panel, a control circuit for performing display control, a ROM for storing various material data, and a color pallet for displaying a plurality of colors on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The data is read out and displayed on the color panel, and the material data is changed by changing the color palette at a predetermined time. And it is characterized in that it comprises a color change means for changing the saturation.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention relating to an image display apparatus for a pachinko machine according to claim 2 is provided.
In the invention, the material data is one or more of identification information, character information, and various message information.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention relating to an image display apparatus for a pachinko machine according to claim 3 is provided in claim 1.
Alternatively, in the invention according to claim 2, the predetermined time is that the identification information is in a reach state.

[0012]

With such a structure, the color on the color panel can be easily and quickly changed without changing character data (material data) by arbitrarily changing a color palette having different color data in advance. You.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a main part of an image display device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, wherein 1 denotes a variable display device, and 2 denotes an LCD color panel constituting a part of the variable display device 1.

The variable display device 1 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 4 of the pachinko machine 3 shown in FIGS.

In this embodiment, the LCD color panel (L
The CD display element 2 includes approximately 100,000 pixels (not shown), and each pixel has three primary colors of light, red (hereinafter, referred to as R), green (hereinafter, referred to as G), and blue (hereinafter, referred to as G). B
) Are formed by a total of 6 dots, 2 dots each.

Each dot corresponds to a control circuit (see FIG. 1) as a display control circuit provided in the variable display device 1.
The control circuit 5 adjusts the brightness of each dot, and the control circuit 5 controls the brightness of each pixel in units of 409.
A function of displaying in six types of colors is provided (details will be described later).

The LCD color panel 2 has a clear viewing direction set from the upper side to the lower side (12H) so that the display contents can be clearly recognized when the pachinko machine 3 is installed and the player is sitting or standing up. doing.

As described above, since the variable display device 1 is composed of an LCD display element, its outer shape is smaller than that of a CRT and its power consumption is smaller than that of a CRT and an LED display element. The external shape of the device 1 and power consumption can be easily reduced.

As shown by the broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display surface of the LCD color panel 2 is divided into three sections, that is, right, left, upper, middle, and lower, that is, a total of 9 sections of 3 rows and 3 columns. Are controlled by the control circuit 5 for each divided display surface.

In this embodiment, the display surface of the LCD color panel 2 is divided into nine parts. However, the dividing boundary lines shown by broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 3 are for convenience. It cannot be seen.

Identification information and general information are mainly displayed as moving images or still images on each of the divided display surfaces i to r. The general information is displayed differently from the identification information, and the general information in the present embodiment includes a demonstration screen and various message screens.

In this embodiment, the numbers "0-9" and "A-
The capital letter "F" is used as identification information, the arrangement of which is shown in FIG. 4 for convenience.

On the other hand, the general information is displayed when the game is not being played, and the message screen of the general information indicates that a right and an error have occurred, the number of times the right has been exercised, the number of winning balls in a special winning opening (described later), There is a notice that the continuation of the right has been determined and that the right has been terminated.

Also, the display contents of the divided screens i to f vary according to the progress of the pachinko game, and any one of the stop identification information is assigned to each of the divided screens i to one (FIGS. 5 to 5). See FIG. 8). Then, when the game described later is not being played, the general information is displayed on the whole of the divided display surfaces 1 to 4 as shown in FIG.

When the variable display device 1 is started by starting a game, a plurality of types of identification information are scrolled from the upper side to the lower side in FIG. Then, based on the stop of the variable display due to the elapse of the variable display time, any of the identification information is stopped and displayed for a predetermined stop display time.

Returning to FIG. 1, the variable display device 1 includes a character generator ROM (hereinafter referred to as CG.ROM) 6 in addition to the LCD color panel 2 and the control circuit 5.
And a color palette RAM (hereinafter referred to as CP.RAM) 7.

The control circuit 5 is communicably connected to the MPU 9 via the interface circuit 8, and the MPU 9
Controls each unit of the pachinko machine 3 based on a control program and various data (both not shown) for the pachinko machine 3 stored in the ROM 10.

At the time of this control, the MPU 9 temporarily stores each data, operation value and instruction in the RAM 11 to execute each instruction. The MPU 9 has a clock function,
The MPU 9 is connected to a reset circuit 12, a clock circuit 13, a frequency dividing circuit 14, and a power supply circuit 15.

The reset circuit 12 is for resetting the MPU 9 to an initial state. The reset circuit 12 includes a power reset circuit.
16 is connected, and when power is supplied from the power supply circuit 15, the MPU 9 is always brought into the initial state in conjunction with the reset circuit 12.

The clock circuit 13 supplies a basic clock pulse signal to the MPU 9, and the MPU 9 executes the control program at a predetermined timing based on the basic clock pulse signal. The period of the basic clock pulse signal generated by the clock circuit 13 is about 8 MHz to 10 MHz,
The basic clock pulse signal is supplied from the clock circuit 13 to the frequency divider.
14 is entered.

The power supply circuit 15 supplies power to each part of the pachinko machine 3, but the power supply means for each part is not shown. 17 is a specific display circuit.
Reference numeral 17 controls the display of a specific display (decorative lamp) 18 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 based on a control signal input from the MPU 9 when a right is generated.

The control circuit 5 controls the display of the LCD color panel 2, that is, the scanning control based on the command input from the MPU 9. The LCD color panel 2 has X driver circuits 19, 19 and 19 shown in FIG. Y driver circuits 20 and 20 are provided for driving the divided display surfaces i to
It is controlled by the XY control circuit 21.

Data of various characters displayed on the LCD color panel 2 is stored in the CG.ROM 6 in advance as shown in FIG.

More specifically, the data stored in the CG.ROM 6 includes moving image material data for changing display of identification information, still image material data for stop identification information, and stop display material for identification information related to the reach state. Data (hereinafter referred to as “reach state stopped material data”), the number of continuations of major role processing (described later) corresponding to the generation and exercise of rights still image material data (see FIG. 9) r, and jackpot character data as right display image data (see FIG. 9) c, still image material data, video material data, and winning ball data for various demonstrations (see FIG. 9).
B), still image material data, various moving image material data, color pallet data cp, and the like for various messages (such as a large role display, a large role processing display, a right continuation display, a right end display, and an error display) are stored. .

The moving image material data for changing the identification information is data for changing and displaying the identification information along with the start of the game, and the still image material data for the stop identification information is used for stopping and displaying any of the identification information. This is the data used for

The reach state stop material data is generated by the control circuit 5 based on the generation of a reach signal described later.
The LCD color panel 2 is read from the G.ROM 6 and the currently displayed divided display surface is replaced by another divided display surface.
(See FIGS. 5 and 8).

As a result, the MPU 9 can notify and display the reach state to the player, and the specific display 18 causes the lamp to emit light and at the same time generates a sound effect, thereby notifying and displaying the reach state to the player. be able to.

The data of various characters stored in the CG.ROM 6 is formed for each divided display surface, and the control circuit 5 controls the display of the LCD color panel 2 for each divided display surface.

The reach state refers to a case where the stop symbol data of the left row and the middle row coincide with each other on each column and diagonal line. In the present embodiment, the reach state is notified and displayed by exchanging the stop identification information of the divided display surfaces a to r in the reach state and the stop state material data (corresponding to the stop state information) at a predetermined timing. .

The big hit character data c is used when a right is generated, and is composed of specific state still image material data and large role still image material data. The specific state still image material data is for displaying that a right has been generated, and the main role still image material data is mainly intended for decoration for causing a game change during the main role processing.

In this embodiment, the specific state still image material data and the large role still image material data, that is, the jackpot character data c, are stored in five different CG.ROMs.
6 are stored in the same area (see FIG. 9).

The specific state still image material data and the main role still image material data correspond one-to-one with each other. The details will be described later, but as shown in FIG. Either the still image material data or the main still image material data is read out by the control circuit 5 from among the five pairs different from each other.

The color pallet data cp is written into the CP.RAM 7 by the control circuit 5 at the same time when the power is turned on (see FIGS. 9, 12 to 15 to later).

The start memory number display 22 is driven and controlled by the display drive circuit 23 shown in FIG.
9. The start storage number display 22 includes four LEDs 24 to 27 shown in FIG. 11, and the display drive circuit 23 has a function of driving each of the LEDs 24 to 27. The display drive circuit 23 is connected to the MPU 9 via an interface circuit 28.

The interface circuit 28 is for achieving electrical matching between each part of the pachinko machine 3 and the MPU 9, and the interface circuit 8 is for achieving electrical matching between the variable display device 1 and the MPU 9. is there. In the interface circuit 28, in addition to the display drive circuit 23, the specific display circuit 17, the starting winning ball detecting circuit 29, the continuous winning ball detecting circuit 30,
The winning ball number detecting circuit 31, the display driving circuit 23, the variable winning ball device 32, and the electronic sound generating circuit 33 are connected.

The start winning ball detection circuit 29 is for detecting a winning ball (hereinafter referred to as a starting winning ball) to the starting winning port 34 shown in FIGS. The presence / absence of the starting winning ball is detected by the winning ball detection switch 35.

As a result, the starting winning ball detecting circuit 29 can detect the starting winning ball based on the operation of the starting winning ball detecting switch 35, and inputs a detection signal of the starting winning ball to the MPU 9 through the interface circuit 28. Next, the MPU 9 activates the variable display device 1 to start the above-described game based on the starting winning ball, and at the same time, determines any one of the stop identification information based on a procedure stored in the ROM 10 in advance.

During this game, in other words, the variable display device 1
If there is one starting winning ball during the fluctuation display of
Numeral 9 detects a starting winning ball during the variable display via a starting winning ball detecting circuit 29, and inputs a detection signal to a winning ball number detecting circuit 31 via an interface circuit.

Thereafter, the winning ball number detecting circuit 31 turns on the leftmost LED 24 of the starting memory number display 22 in FIG. 11, and if there are a total of two starting winning balls during the game, In FIG. 11, the LEDs 24 and 25 for the two balls on the left side are turned on, the LEDs 24 to 26 for the three balls on the left side are turned on for a total of three balls, and all the LEDs 24 to 27 are turned on for a total of four balls.

It should be noted that the winning ball number detecting circuit 31 determines which LED 24 is used when there is no starting winning ball when the game is not being played or when the identification information is being fluctuated and displayed on the variable display device 1 during the game.
Do not turn on 27.

There are a total of five starting prize balls including the starting prize ball for which the identification information is variably displayed on the variable display device 1. Even if there is a starting winning ball on or after the sixth ball, the lighting state of the LEDs 24 to 27 does not change.

During the lighting operation of the start storage number display 22, each time one game is completed, the start storage number display 22 is turned off one by one in the order of LED27, LED26, LED25 and LED24 by the display driving circuit 23. go. The LED24 described above
Lighting or extinguishing through 27 does not depend on the right generation.

The start storage number display 22 displays the jackpot character data c read out by the control circuit 5 in accordance with the number of lights displayed on the LEDs 24 to 27 at the time when the right is generated.
Is determined.

In this embodiment, if a right is generated when none of the LEDs 24 to 27 is lit, the control circuit 5 sets a pair of specific states constituting the character 1 from the big hit character data c shown in FIG. The still image material data and the major still image material data are read.

In FIG. 11, if a right is generated while the leftmost LED 24 is turned on, the control circuit 5 reads out the character 2, and in FIG. 3 is LED24 ~ 26 for 3 balls on the left side
While the light is on, character 4 and all LEDs 24
If the right is generated during the lighting of .about.27, the control circuit 5 outputs the character 5 from the jackpot character data c.
Is read.

Thus, the control circuit 5 determines the type of the big hit character data c according to the starting winning ball number displayed on the starting storage number display 22 at the time when the right is generated. The general information relating to the generation of different rights can be displayed on the variable display device 1 based on this.

In this embodiment, three combination lines L1 to L3 and two combination lines L4 and L5 are arranged in the horizontal direction and two combination lines L4 and L5 shown in FIG. The case where all pieces of identification information are the same is defined as specific identification information.

The winning ball number data b and the jackpot character data c to the special winning opening (see FIGS. 2 and 3) provided in the variable winning ball device 32 are displayed on the LCD during the main role processing.
The entire color panel 2 is simultaneously displayed, and the display is controlled by the control circuit 5 in units of divided display surfaces.

The color pallet data shown in FIG. 12 to FIG.
The groups cp1 to cp3 are stored in the CG.ROM 6, and are composed of data for a total of eight colors of the palette to.

In this embodiment, the case where the first to third color palette groups cp1 to cp3 are provided will be described.
“1” indicates “ON state”, and “0” indicates “OFF state”.
Shall be shown.

The first color palette group shown in FIG.
In cp1, the palette is black with both RGB being "0" and the palette being "1", "0",
"0" indicates red, and similarly, the palette is "0",
"1", "0" is green, palette is "0", "0",
"1" is blue, palette is "1", "1", "0" yellow, palette is "0", "1", "1" cyan, palette is "1", "0" , “1” represents magenta, and the palette represents “1”, “1”, and “1” represent white, respectively. Characters having image data as shown in FIG. 9 are displayed in colors shown in FIG. .

The second color palette group shown in FIG.
In cp2, the palette is "1" in RGB order,
"0", "0" indicates red, palette indicates "0", "1", "0" indicates green, palette indicates "0",
"0", "1" for blue, palette for "1", "1",
"0" represents yellow, palettes "0", "1", "1" cyan, palettes "1", "0", "1" magenta, palettes "1", "1" , "1" for white,
Then, the pallet indicates “0” for both RGB and black, respectively, and displays characters composed of image data in colors shown in FIG. 13 as shown in FIG.

The third color palette group shown in FIG.
In cp3, the palette is "0" in RGB order,
“1” and “0” indicate green, the palette indicates “0”, “0” and “1”, and the palette indicates “1” and “1”.
"1", "0" is yellow, palette is "0", "1",
“1” for cyan, palettes for “1”, “0”,
"1" means magenta, pallets "1", "1",
"1" means white, palette is black for RGB both "0", and palette is "1", "0",
Red is represented by “0”, and characters having image data as shown in FIG. 9 are displayed in colors shown in FIG.

Each of the palettes is set to eight colors arbitrarily selected from 4096 colors, and one color palette group cp1 to cp3 has a configuration in which a maximum of 256 types of palettes can be selected.

As described above, the color palette groups cp1 to cp1
Reference numeral 3 denotes color data of eight colors. Although each color data is common, the address of the memory storing the color data is different, in other words, the combination of the color data corresponding to each palette.

The control circuit 5 selects one of the color pallet groups cp1 to cp3 and adjusts the dots constituting each pixel to a different color tone based on the selected color pallet group cp1 to cp3. This causes the LCD color panel 2 to be in the color palette group cp.
It is displayed in a color scheme based on one of the color tones 1-3.

From this, the image data of an arbitrary character can be obtained simply by changing from one of the selected color palette groups cp1 to cp3 to one of the different color pallet groups cp1 to cp3. Can be easily and quickly changed without changing the color scheme, that is, the color tone (or luminance) on the LCD color panel 2.

When the brightness is determined to be small from the color palette group cp1 to the color palette group cp3 shown in FIG. 18, a predetermined character displayed on the LCD color panel 2 based on the color palette group cp1 is changed from the color palette group cp1 to the color palette group. By changing the order of cp2 and color pallet group cp3, the character can disappear and be displayed step by step.

In the reverse order, the color palette groups
By changing cp1 to cp3, the character can appear and be displayed on the LCD color panel 2 with similar colors step by step.

Further, by increasing the number of color pallet groups and setting the luminance difference between the color pallet groups to be small, the appearance or disappearance of a predetermined character in the same color can be displayed on the LCD color panel 2 more smoothly.

The color data constituting each of the color palette groups cp1 to cp3 is common, but is not limited thereto. Pallet groups cp1 to cp3 may be configured.

For example, if each of the color palette groups cp1 to cp3 shown in FIG. 12 to FIG.
By changing 3, the color of the predetermined character can be easily changed to a different type of color.

The addresses of various characters stored in the CG.ROM 6 are stored in the ROM 10, and the MPU 9 sequentially inputs the character addresses to the control circuit 5 in a predetermined order.
The display of the LCD color panel 2 is controlled.

The reach state stop material data stored in the CG.ROM 6 is stored for each of the combination lines L1 to L5, and when the reach state notification is displayed, the change of the color palette groups cp1 to cp3 described above is performed. Perform in a relatively short cycle. As a result, the stop identification information in the reach state is displayed in different colors from each other, so that the player can easily visually recognize the reach state. Hereinafter, such a display is referred to as a blink display.

The MPU 9 is provided with an infinite counter (or a random number table) which will be described later. In accordance with the timing of winning in the starting winning opening 34, the MPU 9 selects stop symbol data corresponding to stop identification information based on the infinite counter. . The stop symbol data is selected by the MPU 9 for each row and each column.

The stop symbol data selected by the MPU 9 is a control signal corresponding to the stop symbol data.
From the control circuit 5 through the interface circuit 8
Is input to

As will be described later in detail, the control circuit 5 displays the identification information on the LCD color panel 2 for each divided display surface for a predetermined period of time, based on the winning in the starting winning opening 34, and then moves to the left. From the right to the right, stop identification information corresponding to stop symbol data is sequentially displayed.

When the reach signal is displayed when the stop identification information is displayed, the reach signal is input from the MPU 9 to the control circuit 5 as described above. Therefore, the control circuit 5 transmits the reach combination lines L1 to L5 The display control of the divided display surfaces (1) to (4) of the stop identification information and the other divided display surfaces (1) to (4) constituting the specific combination are controlled in different modes.

Therefore, the reach state and the combination lines L1 to L5 are displayed to the player together with the stop identification information constituting the specific combination. In this embodiment, when the reach signal is input to the control circuit 5, the divided display screens in the reach state and the other divided display screens are displayed.
Are displayed at different timings with different colors.

Further, the above-mentioned different aspect is not limited to the above-described switching at different times with different colors, and it is possible to discriminate between the divided display surfaces 1 to 1 in the reach state and the other divided display surfaces 1 to 4. As long as possible, it may be in any form. Next, when the identification information of all the rows is stopped from the reach state, the MPU 9 determines whether the combination of the stop identification information corresponding to the stop symbol data is the specific identification information.

If the identification information is the specific identification information, the variable winning prize ball device 32 disposed below the variable display device 1 is driven and controlled as a major role process, thereby closing the large winning prize port (FIGS. 2 and 3). (Ref.) 36 is released continuously. On the other hand, if it is not the specific identification information, the MPU 9 waits for the next game to be started (described later).

The infinity counter is provided in correspondence with the identification information displayed on the divided display screens 1 to 4, and includes a numeral “0” to “9” and an alphabetical character “A” to “H”. Is generated in total of 18 types of stop symbol data.

The continuous winning ball detection circuit 30 has a continuous winning ball detection switch 37 in a continuous winning opening (not shown) provided in the large winning opening 36, and the continuous winning ball detecting switch 37 wins the continuous winning opening. At this time, the continuous winning ball detection signal is input to the MPU 9 via the interface circuit 28.

The winning ball number detecting circuit 31 inputs a detection signal of a winning ball to the MPU 9 via the interface circuit 28 when a winning is achieved in the special winning opening 36. A detection switch 38 is provided.

The continuation prize ball detection switch 37 is for continuing the already-executed winning combination process when detecting a prize ball to the special winning opening 36. Switch for detecting the number of winning balls
Numeral 38 counts all the pachinko balls that have won the special winning opening 36 (see FIG. 1).

The start winning ball detection switch 35, the continuous winning ball detection switch 37, and the number of winning balls detection switch 38 described above are composed of proximity sensors.
A predetermined signal is generated when approaching any one of 38.

The display driving circuit 23 controls the display of the starting storage number display 22, the winning ball number display 39, the big hit display 40, and the symbol change display 41 based on the control signal input from the MPU 9. Lamp, LCD or LE
D (not shown) and other drive means (not shown) are provided. The number of winning balls indicator
39 comprises a "7 segment" LED display element.

The start storage number display 22 is composed of four LED display elements, and is used to light up and display the number of start winning balls counted by the MPU 9 via the starting winning ball detection circuit 29. The maximum value of the winning ball count data b is 4
Specified for a sphere. The display for the winning prize balls after the fifth ball is not performed.

If there are five or more starting winning balls during the game, the MPU 9 holds the right to start the game for each starting winning ball up to the fourth ball, and each starting winning ball holding this right is held. Stop design data corresponding to the winning ball is MP
The determination is made by U9, and the determination of the stop symbol data corresponding to the starting winning ball after the fifth ball is not performed.

That is, the MPU 9 ignores the starting winning ball after the fifth ball for starting the game, and only the normal winning process is performed on the starting winning ball.

The start storage number display 22 is a variable display device 1
In other words, the state is shifted from the stop display state to the variable display state, and the number of the winning prize balls at which the game is started first is not displayed.

More specifically, the start storage number display 22 displays the start winning ball count data b during a game, that is, from when the LCD color panel 2 fluctuates the identification information to when the display is stopped, for each game. Things.

Then, the LCD color panel 2 stops and displays the identification information during the variable display, and when it is determined that the displayed stop identification information is not the specific identification information, the starting storage number display 22 displays the number of winning balls to be started. When the data b is displayed, the start storage number display 22 reduces the start winning ball count data b by one ball.

The variable winning prize ball device 32 includes an opening and closing plate (see FIGS. 2 and 3) 42 for opening and closing the special winning opening 36, a special winning opening solenoid 43 for controlling the opening and closing of the opening and closing plate 42, and a special winning opening solenoid.
The main configuration is a solenoid driving circuit 44 that drives the 43 (see FIGS. 1 to 3).

The opening / closing plate 42 is rotatably connected in the front-rear direction by a pin (not shown), and is connected to a special winning opening solenoid 43 via a link mechanism (not shown). The solenoid drive circuit 44 is controlled by the MPU 9.

When the solenoid drive circuit 44 excites the special winning opening solenoid 43, the opening and closing plate 42 of the special winning opening 36 is opened, and the shooting ball can easily enter the special winning opening 36. Grand Prize Winner
The winning ball to 36 is detected by a winning ball number detection switch 38, and the number of winning balls is counted by the MPU 9 based on the input signal from the winning ball number detection circuit 31, and at the same time, the MP
U9 displays the number of winning balls on the winning ball number display 39 via the display driving circuit 23.

When the winning ball number data b detected by the winning ball number detecting switch 38 reaches a predetermined number (10 balls in this embodiment), the MPU 9 causes the large winning opening solenoid 43 to close the opening / closing plate 42. To generate a signal.
As a result, the large winning port solenoid 43 in the excited state is demagnetized, and the open large winning port 36 is closed, so that the firing ball does not win.

The MPU 9 is provided with a winning ball number detection switch 38.
If you do not count 10 winning balls,
The opening of the special winning opening 36 is continued until approximately 30 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the 36. This winning ball number detection switch
The winning ball count data b for the special winning opening 36 counted by 38 is temporarily stored in the RAM 11 connected to the MPU 9. The opening time of the special winning opening 36 described above is hereinafter referred to as a major role time.

If the MPU 9 detects a winning ball by the continuous winning ball detection switch 37 and the continuous winning ball detection circuit 30 during such a big winning process, the continuous mode is set.
The MPU 9 drives the large winning opening solenoid 43 to close the opening / closing plate 42 once after the lapse of the large winning time or the winning of 10 balls from the start of the large winning process, and once again the large winning process regardless of the winning ball count data b. At the same time, the continuation mode that has already been set is released.

This continuation mode is not set when the continuous prize ball detection switch 37 does not detect a prize ball, and is not set again even when the main role processing is continued up to a predetermined number of times. In this embodiment,
The maximum value of the number of times the continuation mode is set is set to 15 times.

The electronic sound generation circuit 33 is controlled by the MPU 9 and generates various sound effects from the speaker 45 as the game progresses. The speaker 45 is not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

When the pachinko balls are thrown in from the upper plate 46 shown in FIG. 2, they are fed from a throwing ball feeding device (not shown) to the hitting device (not shown). By operating the handle device indicated by 47, the pachinko ball is launched toward the game board. Reference numeral 48 shown in FIG. 2 is a lower plate.

Next, a control procedure of the image display device of the pachinko machine according to the above configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, when power is supplied from the power supply circuit 15 in s101 in FIG. 20, the MPU 9 is initialized by the reset circuit 12 and the power supply reset circuit 16 in s102.

At this time, the control circuit 5 reads out the demo screen material data at the time of the initial setting from the CG.ROM 6 by the control signal input from the MPU 9 and
The data is written into the AM 7 and the demonstration screen is displayed on the LCD color panel 2. In this demonstration screen, in order to suppress the so-called burn-in to the LCD color panel 2, the display positions of the divided display screens are changed in about 3 to 5 minutes (for example, the divided display screens A, B, C, and the divided display screen). ,,… See FIG. 5).

On the LCD color panel 2, stop identification information is displayed as moving picture material data or still picture material data on the divided display surfaces 1 to 4 as a demonstration screen material in the initial state, and a trademark is displayed on the divided display surfaces 1 to 4. , Game descriptions and messages are displayed as moving image material data or still image material data.

At this time, the MPU 9 is in a wait state until the start of the game. If it is determined in step s101 that the power has already been turned on, the process proceeds to step s103.

In s103, it is determined whether or not the value of a start storage counter (not shown) (set in s201 to be described later) is "0". If it is “0”, the process returns to s101, and if it is not “0”, the process proceeds to s104. In this s104, the stop symbol data of the left row, the middle row, and the right row are called from the storage area corresponding to the value of the start storage counter.

After the value of the start storage counter is decremented by "1" at s105, a symbol automatic stop timer (not shown) is started at s106. Next, in s107, the change of the identification information of the left row, the middle row, and the right row, that is, the scrolling moving image from the top to the bottom shown in FIG.

In the next s108, the player is informed of the change of the identification information by sound and light through the symbol changing display 41 and the speaker 45, and the process proceeds to s109. In s109, it is determined whether or not the symbol automatic stop timer started in s106 has expired. If the time has not elapsed, the process returns to s108, and if the time has elapsed, the process proceeds to s110.

In s110, it is determined whether or not the left-row identification information in the variable display matches the left-row stop symbol data called in s104. If they match, go to s111,
If they do not match, loop s110 until they match.
In s111, the change of the left line identification information is stopped.

In the next s112, it is determined whether or not the middle line identification information in the variable display matches the middle line stop symbol data called in the above s104, and if they match, the change in the right line identification information is determined in s113. After stopping, s114 in Fig. 21
Proceed to.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step s112 that the middle line identification information in the variable display does not match the middle line stop symbol data called in step s104, s112 is looped until they match.

At s114, it is determined whether the left row upper row stop identification information and the middle row upper row stop identification information of the stopped and displayed left row identification information and middle row identification information are odd numbers and coincide with each other. Judge, if odd, and do not match
While proceeding to s117, if odd and match, s1
Proceed to 15.

At s115, the MPU 9 detects the reach state and inputs the reach signal to the control circuit 5 and the specific display 18, whereby the reach flag is set. At s116, the left row and upper column stop on the combination line L1. After blinking the identification information and the middle row upper column stop identification information, the process proceeds to s117.

In s117, it is determined whether or not the left row middle column stop identification information and the middle row middle column stop identification information of the stopped and displayed left row identification information and middle row identification information are odd numbers and coincide with each other. judge.

If the left row middle row stop identification information and the middle row middle row stop identification information are odd and do not match, then s1
Proceed to 20; if odd and coincide, proceed to s118. After the reach flag is set in s118 in the same manner as in s115, in the next s119, the left row middle row stop identification information and the middle row middle row stop identification information on the combination line L2 are blink-displayed, and the flow advances to s120.

In s120, it is determined whether the left row lower row stop identification information and the middle row lower row stop identification information of the stopped and displayed left row identification information and middle row identification information are odd numbers and coincide with each other. , Odd and if they do not match
The process proceeds to s123, and if it is an odd number and matches, the process proceeds to s121.

After the reach flag is set in s121 as in s118, the combination line L3 is set in the next s122.
After the upper left row lower row stop identification information and the middle row lower row stop identification information are blink-displayed, the process proceeds to s123.

In s123, it is determined whether the left row upper row stop identification information and the middle row middle row stop identification information of the stopped and displayed left row identification information and middle row identification information are odd numbers and coincide with each other. Judge, if odd, and do not match
Proceeding to s126, if it is an odd number and coincident, proceeding to s124, the reach flag is set as in s121.

In the next s125, the left row upper row stop identification information and the middle row middle row stop identification information on the combination line L4 are blink-displayed, and the flow advances to s126.

In s126, it is determined whether or not the left row lower row stop identification information and the middle row middle row stop identification information of the stopped left row identification information and the middle row identification information are odd numbers and coincide with each other. And if it is odd and does not match
Proceeding to s129, if it is an odd number and coincident, proceeding to s127, the reach flag is set as in s124.

In the next s128, the left row lower row stop identification information and the middle row middle row stop identification information on the combination line L5 are blink-displayed, and then the flow proceeds to s129.

In s129, it is determined whether or not the reach flag is set. If not, the process jumps to s134. On the other hand, if the reach flag is set, s1
Continue to 30. In s130, a reach timer (not shown) is started, and then in s131, the speed of change of the right-line identification information, that is, the scroll speed from the top to the bottom, is switched slower than the change (scroll) speed of the current moving image.

Then, in s132, the process loops until the reach timer started in s130 expires, and if the time has elapsed, the process proceeds to s133 to clear the reach flag.

Next, in s134 of FIG. 22, the two are compared and determined until the right row identification information in the variable display matches the right row stop symbol data called in s104.
Then, the variable display of the right line identification information is shifted to the stop display.

Next, in s136, of the left row identification information, the middle row identification information, and the right row identification information stopped and displayed, the left row upper row stop identification information, the middle row upper row stop identification information, and the right row upper row stop identification information are displayed. Are all odd numbers and coincide with each other. And s1 if odd and not matched
Proceeding to step 38, if the numbers are odd and coincide with each other, in s137, each stop identification information of the upper row in the left row, the upper row in the middle row, and the upper row in the right row is blink-displayed on the combination line L1. move on.

In s138, among the left row identification information, the middle row identification information, and the right row identification information stopped and displayed, all of the left row middle row stop identification information, the middle row middle row stop identification information, and the right row middle row stop identification information are all included. It is an odd number, and it is determined whether or not they match.If the number is odd, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to s140.If the number is odd and they match, in s139, the middle row and middle row in the left row are determined. The stop identification information of the column and the right middle column are blink-displayed on the combination line L2, and the process proceeds to FIG.

In s140, among the left row identification information, the middle row identification information, and the right row identification information stopped and displayed, the left row lower row stop identification information, the middle row lower row stop identification information, and the right row lower row stop identification information are all odd numbers. And, it is determined whether or not they match, and the odd number, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to s142, and if the number is odd and matches, in s141, the lower left column, the lower middle column, and the lower right column Are blinked on the combination line L3, and the process proceeds to FIG. 23S148.

In s142, among the left row identification information, the middle row identification information, and the right row identification information stopped and displayed, the left row upper row stop identification information, the middle row middle row stop identification information, and the right row lower row stop identification information are all odd numbers. It is determined whether or not they match, and the process proceeds to s144 if the number is an odd number and does not match. The stop identification information of the right row and the bottom row is blink-displayed on the combination line L4, and the process proceeds to FIG.

In s144, among the left row identification information, the middle row identification information, and the right row identification information stopped and displayed, the left row lower row stop identification information, the middle row middle row stop identification information, and the right row upper row stop identification information are all odd numbers. And, it is determined whether or not they match, odd number, and if it does not match, proceed to s146, if it is odd, and if it matches, in s145, the lower left column and the middle middle column Each stop identification information in the upper right row is blinked on the combination line L5, and the process proceeds to FIG.

In s146, an end wait timer (not shown) is started, and in the next s147, it is determined whether or not the end wait timer has timed out. When the time has expired, the flow returns to s101 in FIG.

On the other hand, in s148 in FIG. 23, the above-mentioned large role start wait timer, not shown, is started, and in the next s149, a character for displaying a big hit is displayed on the entire surface of the LCD color panel 2 (see FIG. 7). The player is notified by sound and light via the display 41 and the speaker 45 during the change.

Then, the flow proceeds to s150, and the specific identification information having the big hit is displayed on the divided display surface of the lower left row, the divided display surface of the middle lower row, and the divided display surface of the lower right row.

In the next step S151, it is determined whether or not the value of the start storage counter, that is, the number of start memories displayed on the start storage number display 22 is "0". Proceeds to the first jackpot character c shown in FIG.
After 1 is displayed on the divided display surface d of the middle row in the left row, the divided display face E of the middle row, and the divided display screen of the middle row in the right row, the process proceeds to s160.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step s151 that the value of the start storage counter is not "0", the flow advances to step s153 to determine whether or not the value of the start storage counter is "1". If the value is “1”, the process proceeds to s154, and FIG.
Is displayed on the divided display screen d of the middle row in the left row, the divided display face E of the middle row, and the divided display face of the middle row in the right row, and then proceeds to s160.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step s153 that the value of the start storage counter is not "1", the flow advances to step s155 to determine whether or not the value of the start storage counter is "2". If the value is “2”, the process proceeds to s156, and FIG.
Is displayed on the divided display surface d of the middle row on the left, the divided display face E of the middle row, and the divided display surface of the middle row on the right, and the process proceeds to s160.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step s155 that the value of the start storage counter is not "2", the flow advances to step s157 to determine whether or not the value of the start storage counter is "3". If the value is “3”, the process proceeds to s158, and FIG.
Is displayed on the divided display surface d of the middle row in the left row, the divided display face E of the middle row, and the divided display face of the middle row in the right row, and then proceeds to s160.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step s157 that the value of the start storage counter is not "3", the value of the start storage counter is "4", so that the fifth big hit character c5 shown in FIG. After displaying on the divided display surface of the middle row, the divided display surface of the middle row, and the divided display surface of the middle row, the process proceeds to s160.

In response to the value of the start storage counter at the time when the right is generated based on the display of the specific identification information on the LCD color panel 2, ie, the number of start memories displayed on the start storage number display 22, the CG Any one of five different jackpot characters (right display image data) c1 to c5 stored in the ROM 6 can be displayed as general information.

In s160, it is determined whether or not the time of the large role start wait timer started in s148 has expired. If it is determined that the time has elapsed, the process proceeds to s161 in FIG.

In s161, a special winning opening timer (not shown) is started, and in the next s162, "1" is added to a continuation number counter (not shown), and the value is displayed on the divided display surface A in the upper left row. Display and go to s163, big winning opening solenoid
43 is turned “ON” to open the special winning opening 36.

In the next s164, it is determined whether or not the value of the continuation number counter added in s162 has reached "16". If the value has reached "16", the process jumps to s169 and returns to "16". If not, go to s165.

In s165, it is determined whether or not the V winning flag is set. If the flag is set, in S166, the V winning is displayed on the divided display surface b in the upper middle row of the LCD color panel 2 and the sound and sound are displayed. After notifying the player by light, the process proceeds to s167.

At s167, it is determined whether or not the continuous prize ball detection switch 37 has detected a prize ball. If a prize ball has been detected, the flow proceeds to s168 to set a V prize (right continuation) flag, and then to s169. Proceed to.

In s169, it is determined whether or not the prize ball detection switch 38 detects a prize ball. If detected, the process proceeds to s170, where "1" is added to the prize ball detection circuit 31, and the value is added. Is displayed on the divided display surface c in the upper right row along with any of the above jackpot characters c1 to c5, and it is determined in s171 whether or not the value of the winning ball number detection circuit 31 has reached "10" ( See FIG. 8).

If the number has reached "10", the flow proceeds to s173 in FIG. 25, and if not, the flow proceeds to s172. In s172, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening timer started in s161 has timed out. If the time has not expired, the process returns to s164.
Go to 73.

In s173, the special winning opening solenoid 43 is set to “OF”.
F ”to close the special winning opening 36, and in the next s174, s1
The value of the continuation number counter added in step 62 is "16"
Is determined.

If it has reached "16", the flow advances to s186, and "1"
If it has not reached "6", proceed to s175. In s175, an effective timer (not shown) of the continuous winning ball detection switch 37 is started, and in the next s176, it is determined whether or not the continuous winning ball detection switch 37 is turned “ON” by the winning ball.

If the continuous winning ball detection switch 37 is not "ON", the process jumps to s178, and if "ON",
After setting the V winning flag in s177, the process proceeds to s178. s1
At 78, the winning ball number detection switch 38 is turned “ON” by the winning ball
It is determined whether or not s1 has been performed if it has not been turned ON.
The process jumps to 80, and if it is "ON", the winning ball number detection circuit 31 adds "1" in s179, and then proceeds to s180.

At s180, it is determined whether or not the validity timer started at s175 has timed out. If the time has not expired, the process returns to s176, and if the time has elapsed, the process proceeds to s181.

At s181, it is determined whether the V winning flag has been set at s168 or s177. If the V winning flag has been set, the flow advances to s182 to start an interval timer (not shown).

In the next s183, it is determined whether or not the time of the interval timer has expired. If the time has expired, the flow proceeds to s184 to clear the V winning flag. In the next s185, the winning ball number detecting circuit 31 is cleared. And above s161
Return to

On the other hand, when it is determined in s174 that the value of the continuation number counter has reached "16", and in s181.
If it is determined that the V winning flag has not been set in step, the process proceeds to s186, and the end wait timer is started.

Next, in s187, a winning ball number detection switch
It is determined whether 38 has been turned "ON" by the winning ball,
If not "ON", jump to s189 and "ON"
If so, the process proceeds to s188 and the winning ball number detection circuit 31 outputs “1”.
Then, the process proceeds to s189.

At s189, it is determined whether or not the time of the end wait timer started at s186 has expired. If not, the process returns to s187. On the other hand, if the time is up, the process proceeds to s190 to clear the continuation number counter, and in the next s191, the winning ball number detection circuit 31 is cleared and the process returns to s101 in FIG.

Along with the processing of the above program, the following interrupt processing is executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 4 msec). In this interrupt processing, first, in s201 shown in FIG. 26, the starting winning ball detection switch 35 is turned “ON” by the starting winning ball.
It is determined whether or not the operation has been performed. If “ON” has not been performed, the process jumps to s206.

On the other hand, if it is "ON", the flow proceeds to s202, and it is determined whether or not the value of the start storage counter has reached "4". If the number has not reached “4”, the process proceeds to s203.

In s203, "1" is added to the value of the start storage counter. Then, in s204, a random number is selected from the infinite counter, and the left row, middle row and right row stop identification information corresponding to the random number is selected. Data is determined, and the determined left row, middle row, and right row stop identification information data are written in s2.
In the storage area corresponding to the value of the start storage counter subjected to the addition processing in 03, it is stored. In step s206, the value of the start storage counter is displayed, and the interrupt processing ends.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the identification information variably displayed on the divided display surfaces 1 to 4 is stopped and displayed in the order of the left row, the middle row, and the right row is described. is not.

[0160]

As described above, according to the present invention, the colors on the color panel can be easily and quickly changed without changing character data (material data) by arbitrarily changing a color palette having different color data in advance. Can be changed to As a result, the display content on the color panel can be changed, and the player's willingness to play can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine provided with the device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an array of identification information displayed on the variable display device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display mode of the LCD color panel of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state different from FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state different from FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state different from FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of data stored in a character generator ROM of FIG. 1;

10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the variable display device in FIG. 1.

11 is an enlarged view showing a part of the variable display device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another part of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another part of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing another part of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing another part of FIG. 14;

16 is a front view showing a combination line of the divided display surfaces in FIG. 4;

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of FIG. 18;

20 is a flowchart showing a part of a control procedure of the device in FIG. 1.

21 is an explanatory diagram showing another part of FIG. 20.

22 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 21.

23 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 22.

24 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 23.

25 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 24.

26 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 25.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Variable display device 2 LCD color panel 4 Game board 5 Control circuit 16 Notification means 17 Specific display circuit 21 Variable prize ball device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A specific game is started based on a winning in a starting winning opening provided on a game board, and a plurality of types of identification information are changed for a predetermined change time by the specific game, and when the change display time elapses. An image display device of a pachinko machine that performs a stop display based on a color panel having a large number of pixels, a control circuit that performs display control, a ROM that stores various material data, and a unit of the pixel. The control circuit reads material data from the ROM, displays the material data on the color panel, and changes the material data by changing the color palette at a predetermined time. An image display device for a pachinko machine, comprising a color changing means for changing a color. 2. The image display device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the material data is any one or more of identification information, character information, and various message information. 3. The image display device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is a state in which the identification information is in a reach state.