Game machine

Abstract

To suppress a decrease in the development efficiency of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine that performs a lottery on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined lottery condition and imparts a game profit on the basis of a result of the lottery includes: calculation means capable of executing a program that controls the game machine; and storage means for storing the program executed by the calculation means. The storage means provides a first game control area that stores a first program for executing processing to control the progress of the game, and a second game control area that stores a second program for executing processing that is not directly related to the progress of the game. The calculation means can execute the second program even after the progress of the game is stopped by the execution of the first program.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 635

Claims

[Claim 1] A gaming machine that can generate a special gaming state based on the result of a lottery, a prize medium awarding means for awarding a prize medium based on the winning of a prize; a game stopping means for calculating a difference based on the number of game media consumed in a game and the number of prize media to be awarded, and for executing a setting for stopping the game based on the calculated difference; a game stop canceling means for canceling the stop of a game when the game is stopped by the game stop means; An operation means that is operated to execute the game stop release means; Equipped with The game stop release means allows the game to be returned to a state in which the game is possible by operating the operation means after the game has been stopped by the game stop means, and initializes the difference; The gaming machine is provided with a movable accessory having a light emitting body and a specific detection means capable of detecting an error state, A specific detection notification can be executed based on the detection by the specific detection means, the gaming machine includes a specific state control process capable of controlling specific information whose output state is switched based on the difference; the specific state control process is a process of controlling a state in which output of the specific information is stopped in a normal state, and switching the state in which output of the specific information is stopped to a specific output state when the difference becomes a specific threshold that is smaller than a predetermined threshold, a symbol display means for displaying a variable symbol based on the result of the lottery; A storage means capable of storing information relating to the variable display of unexecuted symbols as reserved information up to a predetermined number; a hold display means for displaying a hold corresponding to the hold information; a performance execution means for executing a predetermined performance; a special operation means operable by a player; The hold display means can display a hold effect display including a hold pattern display corresponding to the hold information stored in the storage means and a current hold pattern display corresponding to the executed pattern change display, and a hold number display indicating a number corresponding to the number of memories in the storage means, the symbol display means is capable of displaying a first symbol and a second symbol smaller than the first symbol; the effect execution means is capable of controlling the display to a plurality of display states, The plurality of display states include: A first display state in which the hold effect display and the hold number display are displayed, and the first pattern and the second pattern are displayed; a second display state in which the hold effect display is not displayed and the hold number display is displayed, or the hold effect display and the hold number display are not displayed, and the first symbol is not displayed and the second symbol is displayed, or the first symbol and the second symbol are not displayed, the effect execution means, when a detection is made by a special detection means provided in the special operation means within a predetermined time after the second display state is entered, is capable of canceling the second display state without displaying the special display that is to be displayed after the predetermined time has elapsed; In the second display state, no display indicating the passage of the predetermined time is performed, Furthermore, in the second display state, an image display imitating the special operation means is not displayed, and the second display state can be canceled based on detection by the special detection means provided in the special operation means while the image display imitating the special operation means is not displayed, When the second display state is cancelled by detection by the special detection means provided in the special operation means, an imitation image display simulating a specific operation means different from the special operation means is displayed, and operation of the specific operation means can be accepted while the imitation image display of the specific operation means is being displayed, and a special display different from the special display can be displayed based on the operation acceptance of the specific operation means, The special operation means is provided as a pressing operation means or a rotating operation means, and the special detection means is provided as a means for detecting a pressing operation or a rotating operation on the pressing operation means or the rotating operation means, or as a means for detecting a player's contact with the pressing operation means or the rotating operation means. A gaming machine characterized by:

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