Main > Main Forum
Donkey Kong - Restore Or Mame?
JeepMonkey:
I purchased a non working Popeye cab that was converted to Mania Challenge for $40. I am toying with the idea of making it a Donkey Kong cab. It has a monitor (not sure if it works, it does come on), a power supply (original? it does have the 100VAC plug for the monitor), and I snagged a Popeye control panel cheap. I also picked up three or four Nintendo control panels, so I have some joysticks and buttons, untested. Other than that I need pretty much everything, boards, CPO, wiring harnesses, marque, bezel, art, etc. Purchasing all of these peices will not be cheap.
I would like to have a MAME machine. The Nintendo cabs are my favorite. The monitor is currently vertical, but that could change.
Would this be a better candidate to MAME and get a more complete DK later?
Timstuff:
If you can't afford the "authentic" guts, then I'd say the solution would be to both restore and Mame. You can preserve the cabinet (control panel, wiring harness, etc.) and still hook up a PC to it, and get some Donkey Kong art printed up from Mamemarquees.com. You can have the best of both, so long as you make sure to treat the internals that the cab has with respect and try to keep the outside looking authentic.
danny_galaga:
yeah, sounds like a good candidate to make it look like a new DK and fit a pc and mame since the cosmetic side of things will probably cost the same regardless...
Level42:
Why not 48-in-1 it ?
A LOT cheaper then either fully restoring OR PC.
ArtMAME:
Buckethead did a very nice DK MAME (also from an old Popeye)
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=79183.0