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| Donkey Kong Jr. Restoration (COMPLETE) |
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| opt2not:
This is now complete! See this post for the final details. ======================================== While on vacation visiting the in-laws, I came across this Donkey Kong Junior cabinet on ebay. The seller insisted on local pickup only, so I figured since I'm only an hour and a half's drive away, I owe it to myself to at least check it out. It turned out that the cabinet is in great shape for it's age, physically. There are a little bit of chipping here and there, a few scratches in the artwork, but overall it's pretty nice. It's missing the monitor bezel, which I'll have to find somewhere... Electronically, the monitor needs to be re-capped (from my estimate) as well as the sound seems to be fubar'd (no sounds at all from the speaker, just buzzes loud). The buttons are good, but the joystick seems to have a very loose spring, you can tell when you depress it and feel the action when it returns to center. I'll have to replace/repair it for sure. I borrowed my brother-in-law's truck and transported it back to his place. It must have been pretty cool to see the truck on the freeway, loaded with a DK Jr. cabinet in the back. :) Here's a ton of pictures for your perusal. Sorry 56k'rs! Some side art scratches: T-molding needs to be replaced: Control Panel and parts are good: Speaker grill: Coin slots are a bit scratched from use: Don't know why this hole is bigger than the screw, but the screw isn't actually screwed into anything...it's just resting in the hole.. :angry: Some of the chipping along the back and base of the cabinet: The marquee is pristine, though the light inside isn't functional: This is what the monitor looks like when initially turned on, I tried adjusting the horizontal and vertical holds, but this is as good as I can get it. Looks like the capacitors need a replacement?: After about 3 minutes, this screen goes scrambled: Here's a look at the burn-in. It's "not bad" for it's age: The back of the cabinet. As you can see, it's missing the lock and the backboard is affixed via two screws, grrrr ugly: Nice, #57755 out of ???: Original Schematics are in there: Looks like a double DK board! Yay 2 for 1!: |
| Spyridon:
Great price for a game in that condition. Looks like you have the double donkey kong board in it, so you can play DK and DK Jr. You really don't have to do to much to it. Add a nice bezel and you are in good shape. |
| javeryh:
Wow. That's a great price - I paid $36 for an empty cab and I thought I got a deal... |
| RayB:
WTF! $125 including the Double DK ?? Must have been an angry ex-wife selling her husband's toys. ;D |
| opt2not:
Added some more annotations for the pictures. --- Quote from: Spyridon on April 16, 2009, 02:53:09 pm ---Great price for a game in that condition. Looks like you have the double donkey kong board in it, so you can play DK and DK Jr. You really don't have to do to much to it. Add a nice bezel and you are in good shape. --- End quote --- Yeah, though the chipping around the edges might bother me in the future, I'd really like to get this to a pristine condition, but for now a little work can get this to "good working condition". --- Quote from: javeryh on April 16, 2009, 03:22:38 pm ---Wow. That's a great price - I paid $36 for an empty cab and I thought I got a deal... --- End quote --- --- Quote from: RayB on April 17, 2009, 11:04:28 am ---WTF! $125 including the Double DK ?? Must have been an angry ex-wife selling her husband's toys. ;D --- End quote --- Totally, sometimes when you look around you'll be surprised what people are getting rid of these days. |
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