OK, long time and no posts in this thread! I have been pretty much "done" with this thing for a while now but there are still some things I want to do to completely finish it.
Construction:
- I STILL haven't placed the $.25 stickers on the coin door
- I have to reorder side art for the left side - it completely came off and I think I know why (that side of the cab is next to a heat vent)
- I STILL haven't placed the long instruction sticker on the black bar above the CP (Any thoughts with what I should do here? The bar is painted black bu the wood grain still shows through which bugs me).
- I want to remake the back door out of 1/4" material and paint it black
- I want to somehow get a hold of a Nintendo Serial # plate for the back - my cab didn't come with one
There is a foot of snow on the ground so I can't really work in the shop (in my detached, unheated MESSY garage). I promised the wife I wouldn't start any new projects until the current ones are 100% complete so I better get going!
Software:
- Mala refuses to remain the top window but ONLY after exiting out of DK for the first time otherwise it works perfectly. I have several ideas on how to fix it which leads me to the next point
- I MAY install Instant Sheller - I also have to remove the XP start-up crap (welcome screen, logo splash, etc. - there are no balloon pop-ups - I successfully edited the registry for those).
- I think my gamelist is set. I decided to add a few horizontal games that I like and that are playable with my setup (Chicken Shift, Joust, Tapper and Jungle King). I also added a few vertical games that kind of work but the jury is still out (Gyruss being the main one).
- figure out how to control the volume from the CP (I think cabvol will work - maybe I can use the P2 start button as a shift key and then the hidden coin and pause buttons for Vol Up and Vol Down (any thoughts?).
- I may try and redesign the MaLa layout - I'm using the one from John's Arcade which is great but I think I may want more of a DK theme.
That's it, I think. I've been playing the cab quite a bit and my new high score is 125,600 which I think is pretty good. You need to get over 100K to even get on the high score list now. Also, check out the attached picture - I'm so proud!