To provide a game machine configured to reduce a control load on a performance unit.

The game machine stores: period information relating to periods of controlling a plurality of types of performance units and having a common form between the plurality of types of performance units; and control information relating to the contents of control of the plurality of types of performance units and having forms corresponding to at least the plurality of types of performance units. The game machine has a second control unit, and the second control unit performs at least: processing of selecting the period information corresponding to a command received from a first control unit, from among a plurality of types of period information; and processing of selecting the control information corresponding to the selected period information, from a plurality of types of control information.