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Dragon Buster

Namco · 1984 · raster Horizontal · 2P · joy · drgnbstr

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Display

Type: raster Horizontal
Resolution: 288 x 224
Refresh: 60.61 Hz

Processors

Motorola MC6809E @ 1.536 MHz
Hitachi HD63701V0 @ 6.144 MHz

Audio

Namco CUS30 @ 24 kHz
Channels: 1

Controls

Players: 2
Coin slots: 2
joy, 4-way, 2 buttons
joy, 4-way, 2 buttons

DIP Switch Settings

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

SwitchSettingOptionsDefault
SWA:8, SWA:7Coin BSWA:8 SWA:7ON ON 3 Coins/1 CreditOFF ON 2 Coins/1 CreditOFF OFF 1 Coin/1 Credit ✱ON OFF 1 Coin/2 Credits1 Coin/1 Credit
SWA:6FreezeOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SWA:5Round SkipOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SWA:4Demo SoundsON OffOFF On ✱On
SWA:3, SWA:2Coin ASWA:3 SWA:2ON ON 3 Coins/1 CreditOFF ON 2 Coins/1 CreditOFF OFF 1 Coin/1 Credit ✱ON OFF 1 Coin/2 Credits1 Coin/1 Credit
SWA:1Service ModeOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SWB:8Allow ContinueON NoOFF Yes ✱Yes
SWB:7Bonus LevelON PartialOFF Full ✱Full
SWB:6, SWB:5Bonus VitalitySWB:6 SWB:5OFF ON 32/64ON OFF 48/64ON ON 64OFF OFF None ✱None
SWB:4, SWB:3Starting VitalitySWB:4 SWB:3ON OFF 64OFF ON 96OFF OFF 128 ✱ON ON 160128
SWB:2Level of MonsterOFF Normal ✱ON DifficultNormal
SWB:1Spurt TimeOFF Normal ✱ON DifficultNormal