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Document Title: [Commando.txt (text file)]

COMMANDO
Switch Settings
Data East/Capcom, 1985

Source: Kevin Ruddy (kevin.ruddy@powerdog.com) via experimentation

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  DIP Switch Bank A Settings     | SW#1 SW#2 SW#3 SW#4 SW#5 SW#6 SW#7 SW#8 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  COIN COUNTER #1                |                                         |
|     1 coin  1 credit            | off  off                                |
|     1 coin  2 credits           | on   off                                |
|     1 coin  3 credits           | off  on                                 |
|     2 coins 1 credit            | on   on                                 |
|  COIN COUNTER #2                |                                         |
|     1 coin  1 credit            |           off  off                      |
|     1 coin  2 credits           |           on   off                      |
|     1 coin  3 credits           |           off  on                       |
|     2 coins 1 credit            |           on   on                       |
|  LIVES                          |                                         |
|     3                           |                     off  off            |
|     2                           |                     on   off            |
|     4                           |                     off  on             |
|     5                           |                     on   on             |
|  STARTING STAGE                 |                                         |
|     1                           |                               off  off  |
|     3                           |                               on   off  |
|     5                           |                               off  on   |
|     7                           |                               on   on   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  DIP Switch Bank B Settings     | SW#1 SW#2 SW#3 SW#4 SW#5 SW#6 SW#7 SW#8 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  CABINET                        |                                         |
|     cocktail                    | off  off                                |
|     upright (separate controls) | on   off                                |
|     cocktail                    | off  on                                 |
|     upright (shared control)    | on   on                                 |
|  SCREEN                         |                                         |
|     normal                      |           off                           |
|     inverted                    |           on                            |
|  GAME PLAY                      |                                         |
|     normal                      |                off                      |
|     difficult                   |                on                       |
|  SOUND                          |                                         |
|     on                          |                     off                 |
|     off*                        |                     on                  |
|  BONUS LIVES AT                 |                                         |
|     10,000 / each 50,000        |                          off  off  off  | 
|     10,000 / each 60,000        |                          on   off  off  | 
|     20,000 / each 60,000        |                          off  on   off  | 
|     20,000 / each 70,000        |                          on   on   off  | 
|     30,000 / each 70,000        |                          off  off  on   | 
|     30,000 / each 80,000        |                          on   off  on   | 
|     40,000 / each 100,000       |                          off  on   on   | 
|     None                        |                          on   on   on   | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

* SW#5 (Sound) also functions as the self-test switch at power-up.
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