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Title: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: alfredbot9000 on April 22, 2008, 05:41:41 pm

Before I get roasted like a marshmallow over a bonfire.  Let me first say that I am not planning on purchasing a Nintendo cabinet and gutting it, but instead building a cab from scratch.  I love the look and artwork of Donkey Kong cabinets, so I am planning on building a DK cabinet and using a fighter style 2 player CP. 

I am also planning on talking the orignal DK bezel and marquee and changing it to the DK2 colors and painting the cabinet dark blue.  I like the colors of the DK2, but not the side art.

I also know the common answer will be to build it on cardboard and find out first hand, but I saw this CPO and was wondering what the most amount of controls have ever been frankensteined into a Nintendo CP comfortably.

I'm planning on building this and then possibly doing something a little larger in the future (something with trackballs and spinners and dedicated joysticks) but I just love everything about DK cabinets

(im saw this cabinet and was struck with inspiration...http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=46448.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=46448.0))

Title: Re: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: TOK on April 22, 2008, 07:28:20 pm

It looks very nice. Its funny, but knowing the genres, the theme and layout are hard to put together in my mind.
How about mixing up the DK/fighter theme further and have a Mario and DK in fighting stances like Tekken or something?  :D

Title: Re: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: alfredbot9000 on April 22, 2008, 07:30:35 pm

I saw that CPO on http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/ (http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/)

I was just wondering how the heck this is even playable on a nintendo CP

Title: Re: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: DrumAnBass on April 22, 2008, 08:18:54 pm

This dude seems to make a living doing what you are talking about:
http://arcadehollywood.net/

(http://arcadehollywood.net/mediac/450_0/media/DSC01491x.jpg)

Title: Re: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: SirPeale on April 22, 2008, 08:29:35 pm

Quote from: DrumAnBass on April 22, 2008, 08:18:54 pm

This dude seems to make a living doing what you are talking about:
http://arcadehollywood.net/

No, this guy rapes classic cabs by gutting them and Maming them.

Title: Re: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: alfredbot9000 on April 22, 2008, 09:48:13 pm

I am actually leaning towards just going with a 2 player six button set up....and then building another mame machine off of a lusid style design.

Title: Re: Nintendo CP fighter style w/ trackball
Post by: Ginsu Victim on April 22, 2008, 10:26:02 pm

Quote from: DrumAnBass on April 22, 2008, 08:18:54 pm

This dude seems to make a living doing what you are talking about:
http://arcadehollywood.net/

(http://arcadehollywood.net/mediac/450_0/media/DSC01491x.jpg)

That is one of the worst things I've seen in a very long time. I'd love to have a dedicated Donkey Kong cabinet....and now there's one less in the world.