Play media shooting machine with improved stop control
AssigneeSankyo Company, Limited
InventorShinsuke Yamaguchi
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Abstract
The game machine includes a start detection unit for detecting an input from a user to start shooting balls, a shooting control unit for initiating shooting the balls in response to the start detection unit detecting the relevant input from the user and for controlling to stop shooting the balls in response to all the available balls having been shot, and a stop detection unit for detecting an input from the user to stop shooting the balls. The control unit controls to stop shooting the balls in response to the stop detection unit detecting the relevant input from the user. Thus, manipulability for shooting balls is improved. Further, a game well reflecting the player's intention to stop shooting the balls is provided.
Claims7
A game machine provided with a casing and a play field having a winning region into which a play medium can enter to achieve a win, comprising:
- storage means for storing the number of available play media for shooting into said play field;
- start detection means for detecting an input from a user to start shooting the play media into said play field;
- shooting control means for initiating shooting the play media into said play field in response to said start detection means detecting the input from the user to start shooting the play media, and controlling to stop shooting the play media in response to all the available play media having been shot;
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- stop detection means for detecting an input from the user to temporarily stop shooting the play media;
- wherein said shooting control means controls to pause shooting the play media in response to said stop detection means detecting the input from the user to temporarily stop shooting the play media before all the available play media are shot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.