Donkey Kong ROM Swapping

Radford119

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I have a few DK and DKJr boards I am trying to trouble shoot and was wondering if any of the ROMs are swappable between the two boards? What about different versions of the 2 board DK's (TKG4-13 and TKG4-14). I am pretty green at board troubleshooting and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
I don't know much about these, but seeing as how I have both DK 4-board and 2-board sets, I think there was a difference in the quantity of socketed chips on them.

if there's more or less roms between the two it's safe to say that no, they're not interchangeable. and between DK and DK Jr., no too.

which board type is your cab wired for? I was gonna punt on my 2-board. it was sold to me in working condition, but I'm sure the chips will need a cleaning and I have a cab now that I can test it in.
 
If I understand properly, the roms are swappable. I can't get to the site right now, but if you google "maws dkong.c" I think you'll find a map that tells you where a chip from the 4 board set goes to the 2 board set.

The 2 board sets should be a 1:1 swap.

EDIT: I misunderstood, DK JR/DK are not swappable. DK 4 board and DK 2 board are.
 
Thanks for the help guys. The only DK boards I have are 2 board versions and my cab is wired for 2 boards. I just wanted to know if they were swappable between different versions, and it sounds like they are. Thanks again for the help.
 
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