Pachinko gaming machine

Abstract

There is a demand for gaming machines that allow for smooth gameplay. [Solution] When transitioning from a first specific game state to a second specific game state, the system is configured to perform a process to output first information indicating the type of the transitioned second specific game state to the outside of the game machine, and then to perform a process to output second information indicating that the transition to the second specific game state has been confirmed to the outside of the game machine. The system has a predetermined output port, of which at least two predetermined bits are allocated for the first information, and the bits of the predetermined output port other than the predetermined bits are unused bits. The data indicating that the game is in a normal game state as the first information and the unused data corresponding to the unused bits other than the predetermined bits are the same data.

Claims

[Claim 1] The game has at least two states: a normal game state and a specific game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state. The game has at least two specific game states: a first specific game state and a second specific game state. It is possible to perform a process to output to the outside of the gaming machine first information indicating the type of specific game state or that it is in a normal game state. When a transition occurs from a first specific game state to a second specific game state, the system is configured to first output a first piece of information indicating the type of second specific game state to which the transition occurred to the outside of the game machine, and then to output a second piece of information indicating that the transition to the second specific game state has been confirmed to the outside of the game machine. It has a designated output port, Of the predetermined output ports, at least two predetermined bits are allocated for the first information. Among the predetermined output ports, the bits other than the predetermined bits have unused bits. The data indicating that the game is in a normal state as the first piece of information, and the unused data corresponding to the unused bits other than the predetermined bits, are the same data. In the process of outputting the first information to the outside of the gaming machine, only a portion of the predetermined bits are used, and the bits other than those predetermined bits are unused. The data indicating that the game is in a normal playing state as the first piece of information, and the data corresponding to the unused bits which are predetermined bits, are the same data. A gaming machine characterized by the following features.

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