Daioh dip switches + pinout

[system11]

Well - this was a call for info, but I decided to just work it all out, so here we go:

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COUNTRY SELECT
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                        JP6   JP7   JP8   JP9
REGION:
- USA                   CUT   JOIN  JOIN  CUT
- JAPAN                 JOIN  JOIN  JOIN  CUT


DIP SWITCH #1
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                        1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
FLIP SCREEN:
- NORMAL*               OFF
- INVERT                ON
TEST MODE:
- OFF*                      OFF
- ON                        ON
DIFFICULTY:
- EASY                          ON  OFF
- NORMAL*                       OFF OFF
- HARD                          OFF ON
- HARDEST                       ON  ON
LIVES:
- 1                                     ON  ON
- 2                                     OFF ON
- 3*                                    OFF OFF
- 5                                     ON  OFF
EXTEND:
- 300K AND EVERY 800K                           ON  OFF
- 500K AND EVERY 1000K*                         OFF OFF
- 800K AND 2000K ONLY                           OFF ON
- 1000K ONLY                                    ON  ON


DIP SWITCH #2
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                        1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
COIN A:
- 4 COINS/1 CREDIT      OFF ON  ON
- 3 COINS/1 CREDIT      ON  OFF ON
- 2 COINS/1 CREDIT      ON  ON  OFF
- 1 COIN/1 CREDIT*      OFF OFF OFF
- 2 COINS/3 CREDITS     OFF OFF ON
- 1 COIN/2 CREDITS      ON  OFF OFF
- 1 COIN/3 CREDITS      OFF ON  OFF
- FREE PLAY             ON  ON  ON
COIN B:
- 4 COINS/1 CREDIT                  OFF ON  ON
- 3 COINS/1 CREDIT                  ON  OFF ON
- 2 COINS/1 CREDIT                  ON  ON  OFF
- 1 COIN/1 CREDIT*                  OFF OFF OFF
- 2 COINS/3 CREDITS                 OFF OFF ON
- 1 COIN/2 CREDITS                  ON  OFF OFF
- 1 COIN/3 CREDITS                  OFF ON  OFF
- FREE PLAY                         ON  ON  ON
DEMO SOUND:
- OFF                                           ON
- ON*                                           OFF
AUTO SHOT:
- OFF                                               OFF
- ON*                                               ON

* - default setting


6 BUTTON HARNESS
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 1  -  GND
 2  -  GND
 3  -  P1 SHOT 4
 4  -  P1 SHOT 5
 5  -  P1 SHOT 6
 6  -
 7  -  P2 SHOT 4
 8  -  P2 SHOT 5
 9  -  P2 SHOT 6
10  -

[system11]

Oh - I think a few people here have dip/etc archives - please add the above to your archives so the information gets out there. The only one I could find was an autoparsed one which was very wrong.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

When I first got my American Sammy USA Bios version of Daioh PCB several years ago, I had to by trial & error, find out the dip switch settings since no nobody on the forum could help me. And it was Matt, who gave me a 'two pin header" so I could change the country region from USA to JPN on jumper 6 and 7. Matt made me a special kick harness to take advantage of the three extra buttons afforded on the USA Bios version of Daioh.

I like how some the sprites, enemy placement, and stages are a tad bit different when playing in JPN Bios mode on a USA Bios Daioh PCB and it remains as the only 6-button arcade Tate'd shmup title ever created. ^_~

The bad thing is the difficulty ramps up rather quickly by the time one reaches stage five and beyond in USA Bios mode of Daioh.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[ELabit]

Is there a way to have the attract mode run when this board is set to free play? I'm taking this to an arcade con and have to have it free play but when I set it to that I only get the continue screen which is kind of lame. Basically there'd be no way for anyone to know what this game is unless they sat down to my cab and hit player one.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Sorry, the attract mode is disabled if free play is enabled on a USA region Daioh PCB setup. The only other alternative is to disable free play mode and bring back the attract mode by hooking up a spare push button wired up to the coin-up switch and have the interested Daioh players "coin-it" up going that particular route.

Playing the American Sammy version of Daioh on the 2nd loop is pure nuts/insane with the enemies' bullets travelling faster than you can move your fightercraft is really something.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~