Due to a variety of reasons, posting has been light over the past month or so. I hope to change that today, with a rare “double post” update. Hopefully, after the second post, you’ll see one of the reasons that my free time has been so limited.
First up, my Christmas haul for this year. Really, it [...]
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong restoration
Donkey Kong Reproduction Control Panel
Way Cool Jr.
My Donkey Kong Jr. boards finally showed up on my doorstep yesterday afternoon. As I’ve discussed before, you can easily play a Donkey Kong Jr. board in a Donkey Kong cabinet. It’s simply a matter of moving the connectors from one board to the other. What I didn’t realize was how easy [...]
Donkey Kong – High Score Kit Installed
Anyone familiar with Donkey Kong knows that one of the most frustrating things about the game is its inability to save high scores on power down. Powering off the machine results in all 5 top scores being erased and the high score resetting to a measly 7,650 points. Fortunately, a high score kit is available [...]
Donkey Kong – Original Flyers
As is customary with all of my games, here is a front and back scan of the original marketing flyer for Donkey Kong:
Donkey Kong Pictures
The newly acquired Donkey Kong machine made it’s way from the garage to the basement last night. I finally got a real good look at the cabinet and the work that it’s going to require. The control panel and joystick are shot and will be completely replaced. The joystick has no springback, the jump button [...]
Donkey Kong Arrives
My personal “holy grail” of arcade machines finally made it’s way into my collection. I purchased this machine from the same collector who I got the All American Football cabinet from. We worked out a deal and it now has a new place to call home.
The game, of course, is Donkey Kong, in my opinion the [...]
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