January 11, 2009

Here’s what I alluded to in my comment for the MAME cabinet.  I traveled to Indianapolis to pick up another cabinet.  Yes, it’s another Nintendo cabinet.  Yes, it’s another Donkey Kong.  However, this one is special.  This Donkey Kong is one if the few original Donkey Kong conversions from Radar Scope.  And it’s mine, all mine.

More pictures will soon follow.  It will need some work.  Most noticeably there are a couple of bad corners, the back edges are a little splintered, and some dings and scratches will need to be filled and painted.  And of course it will need new t-molding and new side art.  I want to attempt to get away with only touching up the bad spots so I can keep most of the original paint job in tact.  I don’t know when I’ll get around to working on it with all my other projects, but when I do, I will update my progress here.

January 8, 2009

-No back
-But has wheels (can lean back and roll)
-Completely painted black
-Has one noticeable bad corner (that stands out anyway)
-Comes with the pedal
-Coin door is there but no coin mechs and has been painted black
-Noticeable scratch on right side
-Still has the speakers in place
-Still has light sockets
-Not pictured are a couple of boards that served as a platform for the control panel