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Donkey Kong 3 (US)

Nintendo of America · 1983 · raster Vertical · 2P · joy · dkong3

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Display

Type: raster Vertical
Resolution: 256 x 224
Refresh: 60.61 Hz

Processors

Zilog Z80 @ 4 MHz
2x Ricoh RP2A03 @ 1.79 MHz

Audio

Ricoh RP2A03 @ 1.79 MHz
RP2A03 APU @ 1.79 MHz
Ricoh RP2A03 @ 1.79 MHz
RP2A03 APU @ 1.79 MHz
Channels: 1

Controls

Players: 2
Coin slots: 2
joy, 4-way, 1 button
joy, 4-way, 1 button

DIP Switch Settings

Data from MAME. On later hardware, game settings are typically in the Test/Service Menu, not DIP switches. Learn more

SwitchSettingOptionsDefault
SW2:1, SW2:2, SW2:3CoinageSW2:1 SW2:2 SW2:3ON OFF ON 3 Coins/1 CreditON ON OFF 2 Coins/1 CreditON ON ON 1 Coin/1 Credit ✱ON OFF OFF 1 Coin/2 CreditsOFF ON ON 1 Coin/3 CreditsOFF OFF ON 1 Coin/4 CreditsOFF ON OFF 1 Coin/5 CreditsOFF OFF OFF 1 Coin/6 Credits1 Coin/1 Credit
SW2:4UnknownON Off ✱OFF OnOff
SW2:5UnknownON Off ✱OFF OnOff
SW2:6UnknownON Off ✱OFF OnOff
SW2:7Service ModeON Off ✱OFF OnOff
SW2:8CabinetON Upright ✱OFF CocktailUpright
SW1:1, SW1:2LivesSW1:1 SW1:2ON ON 3 ✱OFF ON 4ON OFF 5OFF OFF 63
SW1:3, SW1:4Bonus LifeSW1:3 SW1:4ON ON 30000 ✱OFF ON 40000ON OFF 50000OFF OFF None30000
SW1:5, SW1:6Additional BonusSW1:5 SW1:6ON ON 30000 ✱OFF ON 40000ON OFF 50000OFF OFF None30000
SW1:7, SW1:8DifficultySW1:7 SW1:8ON ON 1 ✱OFF ON 2ON OFF 3OFF OFF 41