diff --git a/res/GAMES.CONF b/res/GAMES.CONF
index cba83260a..5678aaad4 100755
--- a/res/GAMES.CONF
+++ b/res/GAMES.CONF
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 0001,DIG.DUG
 1001,DINO.EGGS
 1001,DINO.SMURF
-1001,DONKEY.KONG
+0001,DONKEY.KONG
 0000,DOUBLE.TROUBLE
 1001,DRELBS
 0001,DROL
diff --git a/src/prelaunch/donkey.kong.a b/src/prelaunch/donkey.kong.a
index 71c3439c7..7d73fa85f 100755
--- a/src/prelaunch/donkey.kong.a
+++ b/src/prelaunch/donkey.kong.a
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;license:MIT
-;(c) 2019 by qkumba/Frank M.
+;(c) 2019-2020 by qkumba/Frank M.
 
 !cpu 6502
 !to "build/PRELAUNCH/DONKEY.KONG",plain
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@
          lda   #$60
          sta   $3eab
          jsr   $3e36      ; decompress
-         +GET_MACHINE_STATUS
+         +READ_RAM2_NO_WRITE
+         lda   MachineStatus
+         pha
+         and   #HAS_JOYSTICK
+         bne   +
+         inc   $7CB7      ; force keyboard
++
+         pla
          and   #CHEATS_ENABLED
          beq   +
          lda   #$2c