JP2003334311A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To operate a game machine such as Pachinko machine like a video game in accordance with a change in a liking of a player in a game such as Pachinko. <P>SOLUTION: A shooting part to be provided on the right side of a game machine main body 1 of the Pachinko machine is composed of an operating pad 5 equipped with a switch means for driving a shooting mechanism on an approximately flat operation plane portion. The operating pad 5 is formed like a rectangular board so as to be housed within a recess 7 provided on the game machine main body 1 and during no use, the operating pad is housed within the recess 7 and when using the operating pad by a user, it is pulled from the recess 7 to be turned down forwards. The middle of the upper portion of the operating pad 5 is equipped with a flat display 10 such as LCD and its lower side is provided with a touch switch 11 for turning on/off driving of the shooting mechanism that the game machine main body 1 has and a cursor button 12 or the like for operating patterns or the like displayed on the display 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to an improved gaming machine launch adjusting means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the problems to be solved by the invention
In gaming machines that use balls, such as pachinko gaming machines and throttle machines (rotary type throttle gaming machines), a handle for ball hitting is provided on the front of the gaming machine, and the player generally operates this with his right hand. Shooting a pachinko ball, sending it to the game board surface, dropping the game board surface, in the pachinko game machine, while adjusting the firing intensity by the handle operation, depending on whether the pachinko ball enters the winning opening while being repelled by nails etc. Play games.

By the way, in a pachinko machine or the like, the number of balls to be shot is set to a maximum of 100 shots / minute, and in order to launch a ball at a slow pace, a single shot button provided on the side surface of the handle is hit. It has a structure that must be pushed for each. This is because the current game of pachinko is based on the premise that the player feels an interest by increasing the number of balls played, the number of consecutive games, and the like.

That is, basically, the pachinko machine basically gives a hit ball and pays out the prize ball to the player as a game value. In recent years, however, a display unit provided on the board surface has been used. It is designed to increase the game effect by various methods such as changing the displayed contents, and further, giving various designs, blinking sound effects and electric lights, and decorating the game board body. .

These are also due to changes in the gaming value that the player finds interesting. That is,
Not only the original pachinko enthusiasts, but also games that anyone can enjoy casually are required, and many new models have been developed to support this.

An object of the present invention is to propose a game machine such as a pachinko machine which can be operated in a form similar to that of a video game or the like, in consideration of such a change in the player's preference in the game of a pachinko machine.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention uses a ball of a pachinko gaming machine or the like and is provided with a means for launching the ball. It is characterized in that it is provided with a body firing mechanism, and the firing means is an operation pad provided with a switch means for driving the firing mechanism of the ball on a substantially flat operation surface portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in the game machine according to the first aspect, the operation pad is attached to a front surface of a main body of the game machine so as to be rotatable and openable. And

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation pad is detachably attached to the front surface of the gaming machine body. And

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the operation pad is provided with a flat type display for displaying operation contents and the like. It is characterized by

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to claim 4 is characterized in that the operation pad is provided with a switch means for operating the display contents of the display. And

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view (A) showing a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention and a front view (B) of a conventional pachinko machine shown as a comparative example. All of these are provided with a board surface portion 2 provided with a winning hole, a pattern display portion, etc. in the upper center of the front of the gaming machine body 1 made of a wooden frame or the like,
A dish portion 3 for receiving a winning ball is provided below the ball, and a ball launching portion is provided on the right side thereof.

The sphere launching unit of this embodiment is an operation pad 5 having a switch means for driving a sphere launching mechanism on a substantially flat operation surface. The conventional sphere launching unit is held by the right hand and rotated. This is the handle 6.

The operation pad 5 which is the ball launching portion of this embodiment.
Is a rectangular board that can be stored in the recess 7 provided in the gaming machine body 1. When not in use, it is stored in the recess 7 of the gaming machine body 1 and is rotated forward when used by the player. It is adapted to be pulled down from the recess 7 so as to be tilted.
Therefore, the lower portion of the operation pad 5 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine main body 1 in the vertical direction, but a well-known mechanism may be used, and therefore the illustration thereof is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation pad 5 of the embodiment shown in FIG. A flat display 10 such as an LCD is provided at the center of the upper part, and the gaming machine main body 1 is provided below the flat display 10.
Touch switch 11 for turning on and off the drive of the ball firing mechanism possessed by, a symbol displayed on the display 10, a cursor button 12 for operating a symbol such as a human or animal called a character, determination of the operation content, An A button 13 and a B button 14 for canceling are arranged.

The operation pad 5 is required to have a microcomputer for changing the signal contents to be sent to the game machine main body 1 according to the operation of the player and for changing the display contents of the display 10, or a device structure equivalent thereto. However, since a known configuration may be adopted for this, description thereof will be omitted. Further, the touch switch 11 is configured such that the strength of the ball firing, the adjustment of the firing interval, and the like can be performed with appropriate contents by the operation thereof.

The buttons may have the same structure as that of a normal home video game machine (which is the same for a personal computer game) such as NES and PlayStation (both are trademarks).

In the present embodiment, the player not only can hit the ball and enjoy the game as a pachinko machine, but can also change the display contents of the display 10 in various ways according to his / her preference to satisfy the interest. it can. When the board surface section 2 on the gaming machine body 1 side also has a variable display section such as an LCD display, it is possible to program the display content of the display 10 of the operation pad 5 to interlock with this.

The operation pad 5 may be removable from the gaming machine body 1. In that case, the player can play under his or her favorite system. In addition, each player has his / her own operation pad 5, and he / she can enjoy a game such as a pachinko game with his / her own operation pad 5 in one game hall or a plurality of game halls.

[0020]

Since the gaming machine according to the present invention is as described above, the gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has a game characteristic different from the conventional one in a game of a pachinko machine, as if it were a video game. Can be operated,
Not only lovers such as pachinko machines, but also various game characteristics can be added so that anyone can feel free to enjoy it, and it is possible to respond to changing tastes of players.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view (A) showing a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention and a front view (B) of a conventional pachinko machine shown as a comparative example.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the operation pad of the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 gaming machine body 2 board part 3 plate 5 operation pad 6 handles 7 recess 10 display 11 Touch switch 12 cursor button 13 A button 14 B button

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A ball, such as a pachinko gaming machine, is provided with a floating body launching mechanism having a launching means for the ball, wherein the launching means drives a ball launching mechanism on a substantially flat operation surface portion. A game machine characterized by being an operation pad provided with. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation pad is mounted on a front surface of a gaming machine body so as to be rotatable and openable. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation pad is detachably attached to a front surface of a gaming machine main body. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation pad is provided with a flat display for displaying operation contents and the like. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the operation pad includes switch means for operating the display content of the display.