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| severdhed:
hey guys, i found a Donkey Kong cabinet that someone is selling. the cabinet itself seems relativly solid. back door was not on it, but he assures me he has it. the side art is gone on the one side, and has a large chunk of it missing on the other. has a DK Jr control panel, which is in good shape, as well as a DK3 marquee. the monitor glass/bezel are there and look good. there is part of a joystick base in the panel, no buttons or anything. no monitor or game boards. Coin door is intact. there are some marks in it here and there, some of the Tmolding is cracked. he wants $50 for it. i'm leaning towards getting it, but would like some advice. i took a few pics, but apparently forgot to save the good shot of the side. here is what i managed to get: is there a reason i shouldn't jump on this? (other than the angry wife) |
| garnerb350:
Why you lucky....*&^#&^%( :blah: ( I do that out of love, and jealously because I'm trying to find me one!) Heres your chance to make a fully D2k.... 50 bucks....yeah ...( i would) but make sure he gets you that back door though... the body perfect for a mame project...I think javeryh doing the same thing... On second thought...offer 25...see what happens |
| smalltownguy:
Definitely a project cab, fo sho. If you're keen on DK, then the price is OK. $25 might be interesting. Personally, I'd save what graphics/parts I could, sell them, and MAME it. This one's seen a few conversions already, and it's missing too many components to make it any more of a restoration candidate than a new build would anyway. My $.02 *plink plink* |
| Dr Zero:
Get it if you dont you will kick yourself later. |
| severdhed:
yeah, i know i will regret it. i was just hoping to find one with the DK control panel and marquee. it could be a while until i have the money to put into this. My wife is going to be pissed if i bring it home. I've been telling her for weeks that if i found one cheap i would bring it home... but i dont know if she really expects me to. it isn't in bad shape, and i doubt i'd be able to find one any cheaper than that. I'd love to do a d2k cabinet, but i dont think i can drop $225 just for artwork stuff. so i'll probably try to set it back up as just DK. my plan is to make it look like a stock DK, but runnign mame for vertical classics (just like javeryh just did). i'll probably eventualy want to get a real arcade monitor, but i have a 19" CRT pc monitor sitting in my basement that would do for a while. I'm just trying to figure out how angry my wife will be. I almost have to tell her first, because i will need her minivan to pick it up....which totally screws with the whole (it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission) idea. Maybe i can talk my friend into picking it up for me this evening. |
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