Gaming machine, gaming system, display method and program

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display configured to display a progression of a game including at least one event;

a speaker configured to output a sound of the game;

a storage device configured to store tempo data including beat information of an entire background music (BGM) and sound data of the BGM; and

a controller connected to the display, the speaker, and the storage device, wherein the controller is configured to:

display the game including a game screen displaying a plurality of reels at a predefined frame rate while causing the speaker to output the BGM on the basis of the sound data of the BGM stored in the storage device; and

detect a game start input and initiate an instance of the game by:

determining a current frame count associated with the game start input based on the predefined frame rate and an elapsed time since a start of the BGM;

determining a first frame count at which the BGM is on-beat based on the current frame count, a predefined frame count, and the tempo data;

dynamically configuring animation data so that at least one reel is displayed to spin and stop at the determined first frame count; and

displaying the reels spinning and stopping based on the dynamically configured animation data.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising, an operation unit configured to receive a player's operation, wherein the controller detects the game start input on the basis of a timing when the player operates the operation unit and the tempo data.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a stop position of the at least one reel randomly.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the storage device stores event sound data, and the controller causes the speaker to output a sound related to the event sound data stored in the storage device at the determined first frame count.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the storage device stores a rhythm pattern defining a rhythm for sequentially displaying the plurality of reels, the controller is configured to:

determine timings at which the plurality of reels are displayed on the display on the basis of the tempo data and the rhythm pattern; and

dynamically configure the animation data so that the plurality of reels are sequentially stopped at the determined timings.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays a game screen including a plurality of cells arranged in a grid form, and the controller randomly determines symbols to be arranged in the plurality of cells and performs winning determination in accordance with a combination of the symbols displayed on the display.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the display displays a game screen including a reel corresponding to a column of a plurality of cells arranged in a grid form.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising, an illumination to be lighted up, and the controller causes the illumination to be lighted up at the determined first frame count.

9. A control method of a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a display configured to display a progression of a game including at least one event, a speaker configured to output a sound of the game, a storage device configured to store tempo data including beat information of an entire BGM and sound data of the BGM, and a controller connected to the display, the speaker, and the storage device, the control method comprising the controller performing the algorithm steps of:

displaying the game in the display including a game screen displaying a plurality of reels at a predefined frame rate while causing the speaker to output the BGM on the basis of the sound data of the BGM stored in the storage device; and

detecting a game start input and initiate an instance of the game by:

determining a current frame count associated with the game start input based on the predefined frame rate and an elapsed time since a start of the BGM;

determining a first frame count at which the BGM is on-beat based on the current frame count, a predefined frame count, and the tempo data;

dynamically configuring animation data so that at least one reel is displayed to spin and stop at the determined first frame count; and

displaying the reels spinning and stopping based on the dynamically configured animation data.

10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, having a program for operating a gaming machine embodied thereon, the gaming machine including a display configured to display a progression of a game including at least one event, a speaker configured to output a sound of the game, a storage device configured to store tempo data including beat information of an entire BGM and sound data of the BGM, and a controller connected to the display, the speaker, and the storage device, the program causing the controller to execute the algorithm steps including:

displaying the game in the display including a game screen displaying a plurality of reels at a predefined frame rate while causing the speaker to output the BGM on the basis of the sound data of the BGM stored in the storage device; and

detecting a game start input and initiate an instance of the game by:

determining a current frame count associated with the game start input based on the predefined frame rate and an elapsed time since a start of the BGM;

determining a first frame count at which the BGM is on-beat based on the current frame count, a predefined frame count, and the tempo data;

dynamically configuring animation data so that at least one reel is displayed to spin and stop at the determined first frame count; and

displaying the reels spinning and stopping based on the dynamically configured animation data.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the controller to:

receive a player's operation via an operation unit; and

detect the game start input on the basis of a timing when the player operates the operation unit and the tempo data.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the controller to:

determine timings at which the plurality of reels are displayed on the display on the basis of the tempo data and a rhythm pattern defining a rhythm for sequentially displaying the plurality of reels;

dynamically configure the animation data so that the plurality of reels are sequentially stopped at the determined timings.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the controller to:

display a game screen including a plurality of cells arranged in a grid form and a reel corresponding to a column of a plurality of cells arranged in a grid form;

randomly determine symbols to be arranged in the plurality of cells and perform winning determination in accordance with a combination of the symbols displayed on the display.

14. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising the controller performing the steps of:

receiving a player's operation via an operation unit; and

detects the game start input on the basis of a timing when the player operates the operation unit and the tempo data.

15. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising the controller performing the steps of determining a stop position of the at least one reel randomly.

16. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising the controller performing the steps of causing the speaker to output a sound related to event sound data stored in the storage device at the determined first frame count.

17. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising the controller performing the steps of:

determining timings at which the plurality of reels are displayed on the display on the basis of the tempo data and a rhythm pattern defining a rhythm for sequentially displaying a plurality of reels;

dynamically configuring the animation data so that the plurality of reels are sequentially stopped at the determined timings.

18. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein the display displays a game screen including a plurality of cells arranged in a grid form, the control method includes the controller performing the steps of randomly determining symbols to be arranged in the plurality of cells and performing winning determination in accordance with a combination of the symbols displayed on the display.

19. The control method according to claim 18 , wherein the display displays a game screen including a reel corresponding to a column of a plurality of cells arranged in a grid form.

20. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising the controller performing the steps of causing an illumination unit of the gaming machine to be lighted up at the determined first frame count.