To prevent a game background image from being displayed between both images in a case where a second game image is displayed after displaying a first game image, in a game machine capable of displaying a game background image during a non-display period of the first game image and the second game image.

A game machine includes an image display control means and a game performance control means. The game performance control means can transmit second display information after transmitting first display information, and can transmit third display information after transmitting the second display information. The image display control means can display a game background image during a non-display period of a first or a second game image, and if it determines the reception of the third display information during the display of the first game image, it displays a standby image, and if it determines the reception of the second display information during the display of the standby image, it displays the second game image instead of the standby image.