Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1997-10-10
1999-06-22
Chiu, Raleigh W.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
A63F 702
Patent
active
059135158
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a game machine, and particularly to a game machine having a display device on the game machine console panel and generating a special condition advantageous to a player when a predetermined condition is met.
BACKGROUND
Game machines, such as pinball machines, etc. may be classified into three types. A first type of game machine includes a liquid crystal display as a display device and generates a special condition advantageous to a player as an award (or prize-winning) when the display content on the liquid crystal display device is set to a special condition, such as, for example, when a set of numerals or patterns coincides with another set of numerals or patterns (a so-called "fever machine"). A second type of game machine generates a special condition when a pinball entering into a mechanical central prize-winning unit enters a special prize-winning port (a so-called "wing machine"). Finally, a third type of game machine has a mechanism which, after a prize-winning, makes it easier to obtain a next prize-winning if a special condition is met (a so-called "right-reserving machine"). Here, the prize-winning unit is defined as either a prize-winning port having a special mechanism, or simply the special mechanism itself.
Some game machines of the first and second types have been recently spotlighted because they produce display patterns on liquid crystal displays which may visually excite users. More specifically, each pattern is displayed in a scroll mode in response to a pinball falling into a special prize-winning port on a panel of the game machine. After the scroll display is stopped, if the pattern displayed is coincident with one of a number of special combinations, the game machine is kept in a special state, such as, for example, a state in which a variable prize-winning port (or "big prize-winning port") starts an opening and closing operation so that the player is provided with a prize-winning chance having a relatively higher probability of winning than when the game machine is under a usual play state.
In the above-described game machines, the patterns displayed on the display device are changed in a scroll mode such that the display patterns (e.g. numerals, etc.) are successively scrolled on the screen of the display device. These patterns are similar among game machines which are provided by different manufacturers. In addition, the conditions under which the special states are generated are common among the different game machines so that these game machines tend to lack novelty and amusement performance.
As described above, the process of gaining a combination of various patterns on the display device is simple and uniform in the conventional game machines which limits the ability of these machines to enhance a player's expectation of experiencing a special state. This limitation makes it difficult to further stir up the gambling spirit of the player or to further visually excite the player. Therefore, conventional game machines suffer from a lack of novelty and decreased game performance.
Furthermore, in conventional game machines, achieving a special combination of various patterns on the display device to generate a special state must be performed individually and independently every time. This is also a factor which reduces game performance.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been implemented in view of the foregoing problems of the prior art. One object of the invention is to provide a game machine in which a game scene constantly proceeds on a display device even while a game for gaining a condition to generate a special condition is not played. A condition to start the game for generating a special condition during consistently continuing game scenes is varied at all times, thereby enhancing the game performance of the game machine and sufficiently meeting the expectations and gambling spirit of players. Thus, there can be provided a game machine which appeals to the player for a long time.
In one embodiment, a game machine
REFERENCES:
patent: 4055342 (1977-10-01), Matsumoto
Ito Noriyuki
Takemoto Takatoshi
Chiu Raleigh W.
Kabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken
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