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DKAFE - Donkey Kong Arcade Frontend (Windows and Raspberry Pi4)
DefJam:
Hi 10Yard,
I tried out your front-end on a different PC and it works just fine, so something about it doesn't like my gateway 7811 FX from I think 2009 that is still running strong... well, still running. Its running Windows 10.... but for whatever reason, no go.
How would you add all the consoles ? If you added console versions would they show up on the mainscreen ? (Also Wondering if I could use DKafe to launch some of the other 4 way classics, pacman, frogger, but not ruin the look of the front end...etc.. that DK game on the game boy is really fun, but just recalled it needs two buttons so I won't be able to use that one in the arcade cabinet)
It really is great, I played the first 3 cabinets, love that there are goals that unlock coins.... and then when all the coins came tumbling down.... just awesome!
10yard:
--- Quote from: DefJam on January 31, 2023, 11:00:56 pm ---I tried out your front-end on a different PC and it works just fine, so something about it doesn't like my gateway 7811 FX from I think 2009 that is still running strong... well, still running. Its running Windows 10.... but for whatever reason, no go.
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Good to know you have it working on a different PC! Maybe try the 32bit version on that older PC for better compatibility.
--- Quote from: DefJam on January 31, 2023, 11:00:56 pm ---How would you add all the consoles ? If you added console versions would they show up on the mainscreen ? (Also Wondering if I could use DKafe to launch some of the other 4 way classics, pacman, frogger, but not ruin the look of the front end...etc.. that DK game on the game boy is really fun, but just recalled it needs two buttons so I won't be able to use that one in the arcade cabinet)
e!
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For console versions, maybe I should add a second screen that is accessed by climbing up the top ladder. The screen would become active if console versions of the game were detected in the roms folder. For 4-way arcade classics, it's already fairly easy to swap out default DK games in the rom list if you wanted to. If you take a look in the artwork/icon folder, you'll see i've already created arcade cabinet sprites for Pacman, Ms.Pacman, Galaga, Rally-X and 10 Yard Fight.
I already gave some thought to an alternative 60-in-1 frontend on my github project page, under the "What's Next?" heading.
--- Quote from: DefJam on January 31, 2023, 11:00:56 pm ---It really is great, I played the first 3 cabinets, love that there are goals that unlock coins.... and then when all the coins came tumbling down.... just awesome!
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:cheers:
10yard:
Version 0.39 of my DKAFE frontend is now available at https://github.com/10yard/dkafe#get-dkafe-for-your-system
Here's a very short video review by GenXGrownUp.
Improvements since my last post are as follows.
- My Allen Kong plugin was added.
It's very screwed up version of Donkey Kong were you take control of Allen Staal. Allen will vent his joy and frustration via hundreds of included sound samples. Samples were mostly taken from his Twitch stream.
WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE
You should also check out Allen's twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/muscleandfitness
- My latest rom hacks were added:
2NUTKong - Relentless barrel boards without breaks so you must try to retain focus. All delays have been removed from the game.
NoLuck-Kong -100% barrel steering and fixed points remove your reliance on luck when putting up a score.
OctoMonkey - An extremely short game. You play 1/8 of a game with x8 points awarded.
Quarter-Kong - You play quarter of a regular game with x4 points awarded.
Half-Kong - You play half a regular game with twice the points awarded.
- Added "DK Heart Hunt" hack by Paul Goes.
- Added "Kana Kong" rom hack by Kirai Shouen and 125scratch.
- Added descriptive text for each hack displayed in the frontend - text appears when Jumpman faces a machine. Text can be toggled on/off.
- Raspberry Pi4 and XP releases were brought up to the latest 0.39 version.
ncflagg:
This is an excellent project. The pixel art is nice and I really appreciate the play-to-unlock system.
I've looked through the documentation but can't figure out how to rotate the frontend menu 90 degrees. I'm trying to add it to my Windows XP cabinet. Feel like I'm missing something obvious. The included dkwolf (mame) emulator rotates fine with the -ror command argument.
(sorry for the double-post in the software forum)
10yard:
--- Quote from: ncflagg on December 30, 2023, 03:36:21 pm ---This is an excellent project. The pixel art is nice and I really appreciate the play-to-unlock system.
I've looked through the documentation but can't figure out how to rotate the frontend menu 90 degrees. I'm trying to add it to my Windows XP cabinet. Feel like I'm missing something obvious. The included dkwolf (mame) emulator rotates fine with the -ror command argument.
(sorry for the double-post in the software forum)
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It’s good to know you appreciate my project. Thank you.
I’m away over New Year but will definitely add rotation to the frontend settings when I get home.
The next release v0.55 will include 3 stages. The barrels and rivets stages are full of DK rom hacks. The pies stage is mostly empty but I’ll be filling it out with console versions of DK. There will be 122 configurable game slots in total!
It’s been a while since I posted an update on here so I will be sure to do that soon.
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