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javeryh's Donkey Kong Plus [FINISHED]
javeryh:
--- Quote from: severdhed on July 23, 2010, 05:26:56 pm ---looks great, that turned out really well. Good job
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Thanks severdhed - your MaLa layout was the perfect finishing touch! :cheers:
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--- Quote from: javeryh on July 22, 2010, 09:23:12 am ---heh, I've reset that counter a couple of times now - at least twice I had a crashing problem when I got to 100 plays because the counter wasn't originally designed to hold more than 2 digits (or the font was too big with 3 digits or something). It took a while to figure out what the problem was on that!
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Great work as usual from you! Looks beautiful.
Where did you get the counter? Will it work with any frontend?
Encryptor
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Thanks Encryptor - severdhed put that layout together actually. I think he modified the one for download over at John's Arcade. It came out fantastic - as if DK wasn't enough, the real "wow" moment for my friends is when I show them the front end and all the other gamers it can play.
--- Quote from: Bender on July 24, 2010, 11:40:27 am ---Looks incredible Jav!!!!! :cheers: :cheers:
you do have to get rid of windows though
I've learned the hard way to actually hide windows first, then set up everything else (doesn't help you now though)
I'd see if you can clone the harddrive then mess with it
It just seems worth it to make that thing perfect, it just so good except for that windows stuff just takes you right out of the arcade felling
or you could delay the monitor starting up for a few seconds so you'd never see that stuff
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Thanks Bender - I agree about getting rid of Windows. I might just look into delaying the monitor starting up - that's a great idea. I tried hiding windows but just couldn't get it to work with the autohotkey script I need to keep MaLa as the top window.
--- Quote from: WhereEaglesDare on July 24, 2010, 11:05:37 pm ---Jav, been following this project for a while, looks great, love it. Great job. I have been looking for a Nintendo cab to follow your example.
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Thanks - I looked for this one for a while. One will eventually come up. I love these cabs! :cheers:
--- Quote from: mike boss on July 25, 2010, 11:12:19 am ---This really is an outstanding project.
Excellent work.
I'm hoping to get a Nintendo cabinet in the near future.
Like many I also really like the hidden buttons.
Great work !
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Thanks! The hidden buttons are an awesome feature. I stole that idea from Buckethead's project (I think). There's almost no original thought in my DK project! :cheers:
--- Quote from: Chicken McNobody on July 27, 2010, 08:17:27 am ---Truely beautiful. . .
Now mine is not nearly as pristine as your, and it's a 2 player 6 button MAME reproduction. But I know you must feel as I do just looking at the finished product. I will sometimes just stand next to it and admire the art, and the CP, and just let the whole peice soak in.
What's next?
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You are right - I love the way it looks in my dining room and I get quite a few compliments from friends that come over and my wife gets quite a few "you let him put that thing in the dining room?" comments from their wives. ;D
I really like your cabinet - it was one of the threads I read through multiple times as I was doing this project. Next up for me is finishing my Woody clone which I hope to get back to this month. The wife and kids really need to go visit my in-laws for a week or two so I can make some progress! :cheers:
--- Quote from: Kman-Sweden on July 27, 2010, 01:43:38 pm ---Just saw the video.. Looks fantastic. I really liked the DK frontend. :applaud:
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Thanks Kman - the DK front end sure is sweet! :cheers:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on July 29, 2010, 07:57:52 pm ---Great job JH!
Love the way it turned out.
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Thanks DaOld Man! Next up is my rotating monitor project so stay tuned for a ton of PMs I'm sure. ;D
--- Quote from: joeks on August 02, 2010, 08:09:46 am ---Hi Javeryh!
The DK cabinet is looking great! You finished building before me :)
I just started working on my scratch-build Donkey Kong cabinet again, after almost a year.
Almost finished now, you have seen my blog before (www.donkeykongarcade.blogspot.com).
The thing is, i am now in the midst of restoring my coin door and coin mechs,
when i stumbled upon a pic of you posted on your blog, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXccc8RIW9I/SoH-v2wkRgI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/q20O1l293a0/s1600-h/DK+Coin+Door+007.jpg.
Since you bought new coin mechs, do you still have those old coin reject thingies?
If so, i would like to buy them from you for use on my cab :) Those were missing on my coin door.
-Barry
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Hey Barry - Good to hear you are going to finish up your cabinet. Unfortunately, I already sold my old coin mechs after getting the new ones from Asahi Seiko. They were expensive but worth it to me because they are brand new - I could never have restored the ones I had to look that nice... :cheers:
mike boss:
I'm proud to say I'm getting a Nintendo cabinet.
Your thread was of great inspiration.
Looking to try some new things with this project and I can't wait.
I love (and am stealing) the idea of the extra buttons.
I also plan on using MALA as well as the layout from John's Arcade.
I'm hoping however I have better luck hiding Windows......fingers crossed.
Perhaps a question better suited for the software thread, but within MALA can the PC easily be shut down using a button ?
Do you know ?
Thanks
severdhed:
i think mala has that option. the other option is to set windows power options to shut down when the power button is pressed. then you can wire an arcade pushbutton to the pc power switch and use it to turn the cabinet on and off
mike boss:
--- Quote from: severdhed on August 14, 2010, 01:01:46 pm ---i think mala has that option. the other option is to set windows power options to shut down when the power button is pressed. then you can wire an arcade pushbutton to the pc power switch and use it to turn the cabinet on and off
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Thanks Severdhed,
I never even thought to take a look @ the power options.
I think that could be a really simple and very effective option.
(sorry, by no means wanted to take away from this thread....................I love that DK cabinet!)
sk8ersublime:
I dont think I saw this in the thread...but what are your specs for your computer? I am more interested in the Video card...i just got myself a DK jr. monitor that I am about to recap and I may use it in my DK scratch build from 6 months ago... did you get an ArcadeVGA?
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