Patent ID: 6854729
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. 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; and 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.