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Donkey Kong Junior (Junior)
Kong Jnr.:
Hey all,
having finished my first cab (a cocktail cab) with 8-way joysticks, i've decided to take the plunge again, this time with a 4-way joystick dedicated to the classics, i.e Donkey Kong series, Galaga, Pac-Man etc.
I thought about designing my own again but for the sheer coolness factor, i've decided to build a replica Donkey Kong Junior cab at 50% the original size.
The brains behind the beast will be a G3 iMac which will run the classics well (with some tweaking). The benefit of a fan-less, all-in-one, CRT system coupled with my love of those old machines (and a bit of a challenge) has led me down this path.
I'll be documenting the build process at http://jnrjnr.tumblr.com
Hope you guys get a kick out of it!
javeryh:
Cool idea but I'd only go as low as 80% for the small scale. Anything smaller might be very uncomfortable to play. An 80% cab is the perfect height for a chair (at least it is for my 80% cab based on the galaga/ms. pac-man plans). :cheers:
Kong Jnr.:
Having just moved into a tiny, tiny place, space is at a premium so anything larger than 50% may be an issue. Plus, it's more a 'can-it-be-done' than anything else. :)
Donkey_Kong:
Nice going JR! Welcome to the forum and good luck with the project.
Don't forget to post lots of pics
MinerAl:
If it's only going to be for games and mp3s I'd go with MacOS 9.2. If you're looking to make it a multimedia machine with video and all, I'd go with OSX 10.3.
Do you intend to make it vertical or horizontal?
What will you do about CD/speaker access?
Excited to see where you go with this!
Good luck
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