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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: JeepMonkey on May 14, 2008, 02:18:50 pm

Title: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 14, 2008, 02:18:50 pm

Is it easy / possible to rotate Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr in and out of a dedicated DK Jr cab?

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: Level42 on May 14, 2008, 03:00:08 pm

Open door, remove original board, put in other board, close door.

Something like that  :D

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 14, 2008, 03:29:21 pm

I thought / hoped it was that easy, but I was not 100% sure.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: 2600 on May 14, 2008, 03:31:37 pm

It is if both boards have edge connectors.

I'm lazy and would probably do a DDK or build something to switch boardsets.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: Level42 on May 15, 2008, 12:07:53 pm

Am I correct that you can even switch Mario Bros. with DK boards ? And how about Popeye ?

I love them all, I want them all :)

DK, DKjr, DK-II,MB., Popeye all in one cab......with original hardware mind you ! Ahhhhhhh.....what a dream :)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: RetroACTIVE on May 15, 2008, 12:39:51 pm

Quote from: Level42 on May 15, 2008, 12:07:53 pm

Am I correct that you can even switch Mario Bros. with DK boards ? And how about Popeye ?

I love them all, I want them all :)

DK, DKjr, DK-II,MB., Popeye all in one cab......with original hardware mind you ! Ahhhhhhh.....what a dream :)

Mario and Popeye have different monitor orientation... so maybe 2 cabs   ;)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: Level42 on May 15, 2008, 12:50:20 pm

Quote from: RetroACTIVE on May 15, 2008, 12:39:51 pm

Quote from: Level42 on May 15, 2008, 12:07:53 pm

Am I correct that you can even switch Mario Bros. with DK boards ? And how about Popeye ?

I love them all, I want them all :)

DK, DKjr, DK-II,MB., Popeye all in one cab......with original hardware mind you ! Ahhhhhhh.....what a dream :)

Mario and Popeye have different monitor orientation... so maybe 2 cabs   ;)

Don't spoil my dream you ! :P In my dream the vertical monitor morphs into an horizontal one....no it doesn't turn, it morphs. I can dream anything I like right ? :D

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: RetroACTIVE on May 15, 2008, 01:01:56 pm

Quote from: Level42 on May 15, 2008, 12:50:20 pm

Don't spoil my dream you ! :P In my dream the vertical monitor morphs into an horizontal one....no it doesn't turn, it morphs. I can dream anything I like right ? :D

...sounds like we both have the same pathetic type dreams!  ;D      friggin arcade games!

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: Level42 on May 15, 2008, 01:31:14 pm

Waahahahaha, I actually REALLY dreamt about my new Meteor that I will pick-up next saturday a couple of days ago.....let's say that I had some  :cheers: alcoholic beverages the night before. Would that have anything to do with it ?

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Board Swapping
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 15, 2008, 01:37:49 pm

I have an partially empty Popeye can that was converted to something right now.  I am either going to make it into a DK, or MAME it.  There is a nice DK Jr for sale and if I buy that, it will be my DK machine and I can MAME the old Popeye machine.