The Empire Strikes Back
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Display
Type: vector Horizontal
Refresh: 41.02 Hz
Processors
2x Motorola MC6809E @ 1.512 MHz
4x Atari C012294 POKEY @ 1.512 MHz
Audio
Atari C012294 POKEY @ 1.512 MHz
Atari C012294 POKEY @ 1.512 MHz
Atari C012294 POKEY @ 1.512 MHz
Atari C012294 POKEY @ 1.512 MHz
TMS5220 @ 672 kHz
Channels: 1
Controls
Players: 1
Coin slots: 2
stick, 4 buttons
DIP Switch Settings
Data from MAME. On later hardware, game settings are typically in the Test/Service Menu, not DIP switches. Learn more
| Switch | Setting | Options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10D:1, 10D:2 | Starting Shields | 10D:1 10D:2OFF ON 2ON ON 3OFF OFF 4 ✱ON OFF 5 | 4 |
| 10D:3, 10D:4 | Difficulty | 10D:3 10D:4ON OFF EasyOFF OFF ModerateON ON Hard ✱OFF ON Hardest | Hard |
| 10D:5, 10D:6 | Jedi-Letter Mode | 10D:5 10D:6ON ON Level OnlyOFF ON LevelON OFF Increment OnlyOFF OFF Increment ✱ | Increment |
| 10D:7 | Demo Sounds | ON OffOFF On ✱ | On |
| 10D:8 | Freeze | OFF Off ✱ON On | Off |
| 10EF:1, 10EF:2 | Coinage | 10EF:1 10EF:2OFF OFF 2 Coins/1 CreditON OFF 1 Coin/1 Credit ✱OFF ON 1 Coin/2 CreditsON ON Free Play | 1 Coin/1 Credit |
| 10EF:3, 10EF:4 | Coin B | 10EF:3 10EF:4ON ON *1 ✱OFF ON *4ON OFF *5OFF OFF *6 | *1 |
| 10EF:5 | Coin A | ON *1 ✱OFF *2 | *1 |
| 10EF:6, 10EF:7, 10EF:8 | Bonus Coin Adder | 10EF:6 10EF:7 10EF:8OFF ON ON 2 gives 1OFF OFF ON 4 gives 2OFF ON OFF 3 gives 1ON OFF ON 4 gives 1ON ON OFF 5 gives 1ON ON ON None ✱ | None |
| Service Mode | Off ✱On | Off |