Donkey Kong Themed Bartop

[eaconner]

Just started working on this last night. I will post more photos tomorrow.

It will be running the 60-in-1 Vertical Multi-Jamma PCB from Lizard Lick (http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/multi_jamma_faq.shtml).

[LeedsFan]

Yay! Another project dedicated to my fave arcade game of all time. 

I will be watching this one. 

[eaconner]

Just completed the Marquee and CPO artwork.

[leapinlew]

Larry -

Looks good. Would you be interested in some side art? I had some printed up a while back with the intention of a bartop and never did it. If so - send me a PM, I'll send you some photos.

[SpaceHedgehog]

Vertical bartop  I like the sound of that! The pcb looks to have some great games on it as well. Looking forward to seeing this one come to life.

[eaconner]

The back panel and sides are now cut, sanded, and ready for paint. Tonight and tomorrow night I am planing to finish cutting and sanding the last four pieces. Then I am going to spend Friday priming, sanding, priming, sanding, and then adding the final coat of paint.

[eaconner]

I just finalized my CAD plans. I have added a png and pdf for your enjoyment.

[cmoses]

Very nice looking.  What size monitor are you planning to put in there?  Regular or widescreen?

[SpaceHedgehog]

I guess that would be regular or narrow screen 

[eaconner]

Very nice looking.  What size monitor are you planning to put in there?  Regular or widescreen?

The monitor is a 17" Widescreen Link To Amazon. I removed the plastic and mounting hardware.

[eaconner]

I am actually putting the whole project on hold for a few days. A friend has offered to let me use his CNC router to cut everything out. I'm just going to scrap what I have already cut out. I will post plenty of pictures from the CNC process. I am very excited.

[leapinlew]

I am actually putting the whole project on hold for a few days. A friend has offered to let me use his CNC router to cut everything out. I'm just going to scrap what I have already cut out. I will post plenty of pictures from the CNC process. I am very excited.

Awesome. If your using a CNC, don't forget the grill on the front plate.

[Spyridon]

Awesome. If your using a CNC, don't forget the grill on the front plate.

...and cut a few extra to sell

[eaconner]

Awesome. If your using a CNC, don't forget the grill on the front plate.

I won't forget that. I'm tired of drilling and cutting with a jig saw. I am actually going to mount the speaker above the monitor; I wanted to keep the front as slim as possible.

...and cut a few extra to sell

I am already thinking of offering a kit. I'll need to get my own CNC router if I'm going to de that.

[leapinlew]

I am actually going to mount the speaker above the monitor; I wanted to keep the front as slim as possible.

I had my first bartop with the sound above the monitor and my last few the sound came out from the base of the unit. Either sounds fine and about the same from what I could tell. If it's going to be a pain mounting them higher in the unit, mount them in the base pointing down through an opening in the bottom.

[eaconner]

All of the electronics are in. I love the 60 in 1 Jamma card. I will post a review as soon as I have time.

It looks like I will be cutting the case out next week, I just need to work out a time with my friend. I'm off to Lowe's today to buy some more MDF and a few misc parts.

[Bender]

Love this project!

I have no experience with jamma boards, is that thing running everything? (in other words no need for a pc, just a power suppy)
If so, how do you hook controls up to it?

[eaconner]

Love this project!

I have no experience with jamma boards, is that thing running everything? (in other words no need for a pc, just a power suppy)
If so, how do you hook controls up to it?

A JAMMA board (Japanese Arcade Machine Manufacturers Association) is standard for arcade machines. The main part of this standard is the 46 pair wiring harness (the rainbow cable on the left side of the photo below). This harness and board are basically the CPU and iPac in a Mame machine. The harness has connections for power, video, audio, coin door/coin counter, the player-1 controls, and the player-2 controls. This specific board has a 4 pin molex connector for power, a VGA output, and an 1/8" audio jack; this way you don't need to use all of the connections on the wiring harness. The only part of the harness that I am using is the player-1 and 2 controls. I have also attached the pinout for the JAMMA connector.

[Bender]

Wow that is pretty nifty!
Thanks for the info

I can sense another project idea forming, uh-oh

[eaconner]

Wow that is pretty nifty!
Thanks for the info

I can sense another project idea forming, uh-oh

The neat thing about this card is it allows you to turn on and off any of the 60 games. If you turn all but one off it will only load that game; there is no selection screen. You can have basically a dedicated cab. I already have plans for three full sized cabs; a dedicated Donkey Kong, Ms. Pacman, and Galaga. If I can't find a decent priced/working original board I know what I will be using.


On another note: I have finished drawing the parts in the CNC program so I should get everything cut out next week. I can't wait.

[saleem]

i think there is actualy only 48 games on them if i aint mistaken,i have one myself in an upright cabinet.the other versions are just faster versions of some of the games.i think there are 2 versions of the board,1 is supposed to be better hardware,i have the better version of the board.but,yes its an icade board.

[Bender]

actually 7 new games and 5 speed up games = 12

[eaconner]

Here is the complete gamelist.

1942
1943
Amidar
Arkanoid
Bomb Jack
Burger Time
Centipede
Crush Roller
Dig Dug
Dig Dug 2
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Junior
Frogger
Galaga
Galaga 3
Galaxian
Gyruss
Hustler
Jr Pacman
Juno First
King & Balloon
Ladybug
Mappy
Millipede
Moon Cresta
Mr Do's Castle
Mr. Do
Ms Pacman
New Rally X
Pac Man
Pacman Plus
Pengo
Phoenix
Pinball Action
Qix
Scramble
Shao-Lin's Road
Space Invaders
Space Panic
Super Breakout
Super Cobra
Super Pacman
Tank Battalion
Time Pilot
Van-Van Car
Xevious
Zaxxon
 

NEW GAMES RECENTLY ADDED TO THE 60-IN-1 BOARD
Pooyan
Pleiads
Gunsmoke
The End
1943 Kai
Congo Bongo
Jumping Jack
Ms Pacman Fast
Galaga Fast
Pacman Fast
Jr. Pacman Fast
Pacman Plus Fast

[cmoses]

So how much does one of these 60 in 1 boards run and what is the best place to purchase them?

Really interested in this project.

[javeryh]

SO what kind of controls will cover you for something like that?  4-way, 8-way and 2 action buttons?

[eaconner]

So how much does one of these 60 in 1 boards run and what is the best place to purchase them?

Really interested in this project.

I bought my board from Lizard Lick, it was $149.95. You can find them on ebay but they are typically a knockoff, less reliable, and running slower hardware. You can find a very nice FAQ about the board at Multi Jamma FAQ.

SO what kind of controls will cover you for something like that?  4-way, 8-way and 2 action buttons?

I am using a 4-way Sanwa JLF-TP-8T Ball Handle Joystick and 4 Happ Pushbuttons with Horizontal Microswitchs (2 orange action and 2 blue for player 1 & 2 start). For the buttons I'm using 2 Micro-Leaf™ switches from Groovy Game Gear for the action buttons and 2 Cherry microswitches for the start buttons. Very few games will actually use the 2nd action button but, I decided to go ahead and add it. Three or four games can use a trackball but I decided to leave it out. I'll post a few photos of the controls tonight.

[eaconner]

Well, I just talked to my buddy and I am going over to use his CNC router tonight. I can't wait to try this out. Hopefully everything works out. I'll have some pictures tomorrow.

[eaconner]

The CNC process has begun. I have learned quite a bit about drawing the parts and operating the equipment. We started around 3:30 by mounting the board and starting a dry run where I found out I had the speed set a little to fast and my drawing needed to be rotated 90 degree. So, after fixing those issues it was about 5:30 we did another dry run and had to move the board and remount it. We then crossed our fingers and turned the router on. Everything went perfect! I didn't have a chance to take any pictures of the process (I will do that tomorrow) because I was very busy holding the shop-vac. We then cleaned up the shop and called it a night (by then it was 7:30). I am going back tomorrow to cut out a few more pieces, hopefully all of them.

The following are a few photos of the back panel.

1. Back panel outside - The holes are for power, fan, reset button, and vents at the top.
2. Back panel inside - Pocket cut for the fan.
3. Back panel outside - Primed and ready for sanding.

[deepblue]

Great looking project. Has motivated me to finish my 2+ year King of Kong cabinet just so I can start on a similar bartop next

[SpaceHedgehog]

That looks just so clean  CNC + laminate would be arcade heaven.

[eaconner]

That was fast! Yesterday, (3:30-10:30) I completed all of the pieces, everything has been cut with the CNC router, the edges have been slot cut for t-molding, and everything has been lightly sanded by hand. I have attached a few photos of the machine and the results.

Tonight, I will be priming and sanding the pieces. I hope to start putting everything together over the weekend.

1. CNC Router
2. Cutting out the front piece with pocket and holes for the speaker.
3. Front of the control panel.
4. Back of the control panel with pocket for the joystick.
5. Front of the front piece with holes for the speaker.
6. Back of the front piece with pocket and holes for the speaker.

[leapinlew]

Loving the grill. nice work.

[eaconner]

Last night I primed, sanded, and primed all of the parts again. I am getting ready to go pickup some paint and sand all of the parts again. Then give everything a nice coat of DK blue.

[eaconner]

Should I paint the inside edge black or blue?

[rablack97]

i dunno, both look good, depends on the color of your t-molding i guess...

Me personally would do black to create the darkness effect around my monitor.

[javeryh]

Black definitely - keep it as close to "original" as possible.  Looking good.

[SpaceHedgehog]

+1 for the black. It draws you into the game more.

[leapinlew]

black. I just painted mine with Onyx black from Home Depot. Turned out nice.

[Epyx]

For sure black.

[Ond]

Black,  wait, what was the question? *goes back and reads*  definitley black, looks very nice, the cab I mean.