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ARCADE PCB DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

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The dip switch settings for Contra (US) shown below are automatically parsed from Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (www.mame.net) C source code, so some of the settings can be incorrect. However, if you notice that some settings are constantly incorrectly displayed in more than one game, please contact me so that I can fix the problem. Happy gaming!

If you are trying to change this game's language or region, you might have to replace/reprogram some of the game's ROM chips.

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Contra (US) dip switch settings:
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Dip bank #1:

COIN A: (dips 1-4)
 - 4 Coins/1 Credit         ON OFF  ON  ON
 - 3 Coins/1 Credit        OFF  ON OFF  ON
 - 2 Coins/1 Credit         ON  ON  ON OFF
 - 3 Coins/2 Credits        ON  ON OFF  ON
 - 4 Coins/3 Credits       OFF  ON  ON  ON
 - 1 Coin/1 Credit*        OFF OFF OFF OFF
 - 3 Coins/4 Credits       OFF OFF  ON  ON
 - 2 Coins/3 Credits       OFF OFF OFF  ON
 - 1 Coin/2 Credits         ON OFF OFF OFF
 - 2 Coins/5 Credits        ON OFF OFF  ON
 - 1 Coin/3 Credits        OFF  ON OFF OFF
 - 1 Coin/4 Credits         ON  ON OFF OFF
 - 1 Coin/5 Credits        OFF OFF  ON OFF
 - 1 Coin/6 Credits         ON OFF  ON OFF
 - 1 Coin/7 Credits        OFF  ON  ON OFF
 - Free Play                ON  ON  ON  ON
COIN B: (dips 5-8)
 - 4 Coins/1 Credit                         ON OFF  ON  ON
 - 3 Coins/1 Credit                        OFF  ON OFF  ON
 - 2 Coins/1 Credit                         ON  ON  ON OFF
 - 3 Coins/2 Credits                        ON  ON OFF  ON
 - 4 Coins/3 Credits                       OFF  ON  ON  ON
 - 1 Coin/1 Credit*                        OFF OFF OFF OFF
 - 3 Coins/4 Credits                       OFF OFF  ON  ON
 - 2 Coins/3 Credits                       OFF OFF OFF  ON
 - 1 Coin/2 Credits                         ON OFF OFF OFF
 - 2 Coins/5 Credits                        ON OFF OFF  ON
 - 1 Coin/3 Credits                        OFF  ON OFF OFF
 - 1 Coin/4 Credits                         ON  ON OFF OFF
 - 1 Coin/5 Credits                        OFF OFF  ON OFF
 - 1 Coin/6 Credits                         ON OFF  ON OFF
 - 1 Coin/7 Credits                        OFF  ON  ON OFF


Dip bank #2:

LIVES: (dips 1-2)
 - 2                       OFF OFF
 - 3*                       ON OFF
 - 5                       OFF  ON
 - 7                        ON  ON
CABINET: (dip 3)
 - Upright*                         ON
 - Cocktail                        OFF
BONUS LIFE: (dips 4-5)
 - 30000 70000*                        OFF OFF
 - 40000 80000                          ON OFF
 - 40000                               OFF  ON
 - 50000                                ON  ON
DIFFICULTY: (dips 6-7)
 - Easy*                                       OFF OFF
 - Normal                                       ON OFF
 - Hard                                        OFF  ON
 - Hardest                                      ON  ON
DEMO SOUNDS: (dip 8)
 - Off                                                 OFF
 - On*                                                  ON


Dip bank #3:

FLIP SCREEN: (dip 1)
 - Off                      ON
 - On*                     OFF
UPRIGHT CONTROLS: (dip 2)
 - Single*                     OFF
 - Dual                         ON
SOUND: (dip 3)
 - Mono                             ON
 - Stereo*                         OFF

* - default setting


WARNING: These dip switches are parsed from
MAME source files so they can be incorrect!

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Similarly named games (worth checking if dip switches were not found or the information was incorrect) are Contra (PlayChoice-10), Contra 3: The Alien Wars (Nintendo Super System), Contra (US bootleg), Contra (Japan) and Contra (Japan bootleg)
 
Games with similar hardware (may contain applicable dip switches) are Contra (Japan), Contra (Japan bootleg), Contra (US bootleg) and Gryzor.
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