DRAGON'S LAIR / SPACE ACE COMBO DIP SWITCH SETTINGS - April 9, 2002

The following chart is to be used ONLY with the Dragon's Lair / Space Ace Combo ROMs or the Space Ace DIP Switch Remap.
If you have a standard Space Ace setup, please refer to the Space Ace DIP switch chart taken from the Space Ace manual.

Printer friendly version

  Dragon's Lair (rev F2) Space Ace
A0 ON - 2 Coins per credit or to continue
OFF - 3 Coins per credit or to continue
ON - 2 Coins per credit
OFF - 3 Coins per credit
A1 ON - The highest difficulty is 'very hard'
OFF - The highest difficulty is 'hard'
Not Used
A2 ON - Always 'easy' at start of game
OFF - Always 'hard' or 'very hard', per B7 & A1
Not Used
A3 ON - Normal
OFF - Playtest for engineering use
ON - Normal
OFF - Playtest for engineering use
A4 ON - Normal
OFF - 2 credits at all times / free play
ON - Normal
OFF - 2 credits at all times / free play
A5 ON - 3 Dirks per credit
OFF - 5 Dirks per credit
ON - 3 lives per credit
OFF - 5 lives per credit
A6 ON - Pay-as-you-go disabled
OFF - Pay-as-you-go enabled
Not Used
A7 ON - Normal
OFF - Diagnostics (turn OFF after 2nd beep)
ON - Normal
OFF - Diagnostics (turn OFF after 2nd beep)
B0 ON - Attract Mode audio plays continuously (per B1)
OFF - Attract Mode audio plays every 8 times (per B1)
ON - Attract Mode audio plays continuously (per B1)
OFF - Attract Mode audio plays every 8 times (per B1)
B1 ON - Attract Mode audio is enabled
OFF - Attract Mode audio is always off
ON - Attract Mode audio is enabled
OFF - Attract Mode audio is always off
B2 ON - Normal
OFF - Unlimited Dirks
ON - Normal
OFF - Unlimited lives
B3 ON - Pioneer PR-7820 Laserdisc Player
OFF - Pioneer LD-V1000 Laserdisc Player
ON - Pioneer PR-7820 Laserdisc Player
OFF - Pioneer LD-V1000 Laserdisc Player
B4 ON - Difficulty increase with 5 scenes (harder) *
OFF - Difficulty increase with 9 scenes (easier) *
ON - Difficulty increase with 3 episodes (harder)
OFF - Difficulty increase with 5 episodes (easier)
B5 ON - If A6 is ON:  The game ends when won.
       If A6 is OFF:  The player must deposit 2 or 3
       coins (depending on A0) to continue playing
       once, after 2/3 of the game is finished.

OFF - If A6 is ON:  The game starts again from
       the beginning when won.
       If A6 is OFF:  The player must deposit 2 or 3
       coins (depending on A0) to continue playing
       three times during the game, and may deposit
       more coins to continue again from the
       beginning after the game is won.
B5    B6
ON    ON  - Normal (CP skill level buttons are enabled)
ON    OFF - Always SPACE ACE skill level
OFF   ON  - Always CAPTAIN skill level
OFF   OFF - Always CADET skill level
B6 ON - If A5 is ON and A6 is OFF:  If the player has
       less than 3 Dirks, he receives one additional
       Dirk after depositing coins to continue the
       game at any time during the first game.
       No extra Dirks are awarded after the first
       game has been won.

OFF - No extra Dirks awarded
B7 ON - Higher difficulty levels are enabled
OFF - The difficulty level will always be 'easy'
ON - Fast difficulty increase
OFF - Slow difficulty increase

NOTE:  The original Space Ace DIP switch option for 'enable frame display' is no longer available.

* For Dragon's Lair:  When B7 is OFF, switches A1, A2, & B4 have no effect.  When B7 is ON and A2 is OFF, switch B4 has no effect.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? PROBLEMS?
Contact Us

HOME | LASER GAMES | LASER COMMUNITY | TECH CENTER

This website was created by
Jeff Kinder & Dave Hallock, 1997 - 2024.
All trademarks and copyrighted materials are property of their respective owners.