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Gradius III Dip Switch Settings

Below are the specific dip-switch settings users have contributed for Gradius III:

            Gradius III, Konami 1989   Pinout = JAMMA
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Dip sw.1
-------------    |  Coin 1   |  Coin 2   |
                  4  3  2  1   8  7  6  5  Coin  Play
-----------------------------------------------------------
  Coins           -  -  -  -   -  -  -  -  1     1
                  -  -  -  +   -  -  -  +  1     2
                  -  -  +  -   -  -  +  -  1     3
                  -  -  +  +   -  -  +  +  1     4
                  -  +  -  -   -  +  -  -  1     5
                  -  +  -  +   -  +  -  +  1     6
                  -  +  +  -   -  +  +  -  1     7
                  -  +  +  +   -  +  +  +  2     1
                  +  -  -  -   +  -  -  -  2     3
                  +  -  -  +   +  -  -  +  2     5
                  +  -  +  -   +  -  +  -  3     1
                  +  -  +  +   +  -  +  +  3     2
                  +  +  -  -   +  +  -  -  3     4
                  +  +  -  +   +  +  -  +  4     1
                  +  +  +  -   +  +  +  -  4     3
                  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
                 | Free Play |   Void    |



Dip sw. 2
---------         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  
-----------------------------------------------------------
 Player           -  -                     2
                  +  -                     3
                  -  +                     5
                  +  +                     7
 Type                   -                  Table
                        +                  Upright
 Bonus                     -  -            20000, Every 70000
                           +  -            100000, Every 100000
                           -  +            50000 Only
                           +  +            100000 Only
 Difficulty                      -  -      Easy
                                 +  -      Normal
                                 -  +      Difficult
                                 +  +      Very Difficult
 Demo Sound                            -   Off
                                       +   On


Dip sw. 3
----------        1  2  3  4    
--------------------------------------------------------
 Screen           -             Normal   
                  +             Reverse 
 Control             -          Single Control Upright
                     +          Dual Control Upright
 Mode                   -       Game Mode
                        +       Test Mode
 Not Used                  .    Not Used 

        

NOTE: Dip switch setting information is contributed by the community and although is believed to be correct (most of the time), has not been tested or verified.
Use this information at your own risk.

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