Janky Kong - The Final Frontier

[yotsuya]

huh? 

Bro, did you even read the last 15 posts?

Yea Chance...everyone knows not to play with their joystick until they lube up their pillow balls.

Pillow balls are exclusive to Nintendo fanbois.

[ChanceKJ]

How's the guy born in '84 the least childish in this thread? 

[jdbailey1206]

Chance if you don't know about lubing your pillow balls maybe you are on the wrong thread.

[yotsuya]

How's the guy born in '84 the least childish in this thread? 

Don't worry, when you hit puberty, your pillow balls will drop down and you'll start manhood.

Oh, and I pulled the trigger on a cheap Vs. Unisystem board. Not even sure if it works, but it's an option...

[ChanceKJ]

just make sure you have the proper power, video inverter, Audio amp, and harnesses to connect it all.  

[jugger18]

 

Yep,  baby, I practice on these machines, pretty soon,  we talkin' playoffs!

You guys must be drunk

No, we just have a sense of humor.

I was keeping the joke going, as new reports state AI was drunk during the rant
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13011685/new-book-says-former-philadelphia-76ers-star-allen-iverson-was-drunk-practice-rant

[yotsuya]

 

Yep,  baby, I practice on these machines, pretty soon,  we talkin' playoffs!

You guys must be drunk

No, we just have a sense of humor.

I was keeping the joke going, as new reports state AI was drunk during the rant
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13011685/new-book-says-former-philadelphia-76ers-star-allen-iverson-was-drunk-practice-rant

Props for you, bro!

[jugger18]

Vwall, original WD-40 makes a great flamethrower to get rid of spiders in your garage

[vwalbridge]

Vwall, original WD-40 makes a great flamethrower to get rid of spiders in your garage

  you're right about that. Only fire kills spiders.

[jdbailey1206]

Vwall, original WD-40 makes a great flamethrower to get rid of spiders in your garage

  you're right about that. Only fire kills spiders.

[yotsuya]

Done a LOT on Janky Kong the last few days, and she's almost done. More pics later,  but I had to show what I picked up today... custom built by a talented local woodworker.

[harveybirdman]

Coin box?

[yotsuya]

Coin box?

Yep. I have to build the enclosure, but the box will help me put together the right dimensions.

Oh, man, I'm loving how this has come out.

[DeLuSioNal29]

I can get actual measurements if needed. All you have to do is ask.

[yotsuya]

I can get actual measurements if needed. All you have to do is ask.

If you could measure the size of the base, the one that spans the width of the cabinet, I just need to know how deep it is. I'm guessing 10 inches or so?

[vwalbridge]

9 and 1/8 inches.

If you trust my chewed-on DK.

[yotsuya]

Sweet! DeL, if you want to double check, I would appreciate it.

I got a lot to post,  but my phone is going to die. I'll post a few pics, then fill in the narrative later...

[DeLuSioNal29]

Took some pics with the tape measure. You're in luck since I just gutted my cab to prep it for painting. So I removed the whole coin door box assembly.

[DeLuSioNal29]

More measurements...

Even measured the handle.

DeLuSioNaL29

[yotsuya]

Thanks, DeL, but you're an hour too late... much appreciated, though...

[yotsuya]

Oh, is the whole enclosure fastened down, or does it just sit there?

[DeLuSioNal29]

Oh, is the whole enclosure fastened down, or does it just sit there?

What do you mean by whole enclosure?  If you mean the wood box then, yes, it's stapled in from the bottom onto the plank that spans across the cab.

If you mean the bottom piece of wood, yes, that was screwed into the cabinet.  It was not just sitting there.

D

[yotsuya]

Oh, is the whole enclosure fastened down, or does it just sit there?

What do you mean by whole enclosure?  If you mean the wood box then, yes, it's stapled in from the bottom onto the plank that spans across the cab.

If you mean the bottom piece of wood, yes, that was screwed into the cabinet.  It was not just sitting there.

D

I meant the bottom piece. Perfect, I'll fasten it. Thanks!

[ChanceKJ]

the batons on the underside of the main plank holding the coin box are screwed into the inside of the main side walls of the cab, two screws each.

[yotsuya]

the batons on the underside of the main plank holding the coin box are screwed into the inside of the main side walls of the cab, two screws each.

You might want to link to DeL's photos in the Donkey Kong plans thread. They're really handy.

[yotsuya]

Yeah... so this happened.... I got the board cheap, desoldered the CPU from a bare NES board that I had, and plugged in some EPROMS and a PPU... now I just need to take this to Arcadenut's to test it out..   

[ChanceKJ]

Wait... What?

[yotsuya]

Wait... What?

Wait... What what?

[DeLuSioNal29]

I can grab a populated board with full harnesses (including CP harness) for $150 shipped. Is that a good deal?

[yotsuya]

I can grab a populated board with full harnesses (including CP harness) for $150 shipped. Is that a good deal?

A working board, populated with two games, with full harnesses? Snap that ---smurfette--- right up.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Not really. Only 1 side works. (I only need one for my Unisystem). Comes with Tetris. (Don't really care about the game I'm planning to get the UniVersus daughter board when it comes out)

[yotsuya]

Not really. Only 1 side works. (I only need one for my Unisystem). Comes with Tetris. (Don't really care about the game I'm planning to get the UniVersus daughter board when it comes out)

A working board (no game) seems to run for around $50-$75, and the harness is around $50 (both before shipping). So it really depends on how bad you want the board in anticipation of the UniVersus board. My untested board was $45, and the EPROMs/PPU set was $42 (free CPU). No harness, but I plan to get a Unisystem to JAMMA adapter.

[ChanceKJ]

Id say thats a decent price. and i'm rather fond of Vs Tetris. Do it.

Wait... What?

Wait... What what?

What exactly are you doing here. and do you have a link that explains more....

[ChanceKJ]

I mean, you WILL need a PPU and CPU for the UniVersus.  So why not a PPU that also works with games like Duck Hunt and Tennis?

[ChanceKJ]

You might want to link to DeL's photos in the Donkey Kong plans thread. They're really handy.

Agreed.  I'll ad them in a bit if J's cool with that?

[yotsuya]

I mean, you WILL need a PPU and CPU for the UniVersus.  So why not a PPU that also works with games like Duck Hunt and Tennis?

What are you talking about? The UniVersus works with any PPU. I picked up a tested, working Hogans Alley PPU/EPROM set. The CPU I got from a gutted NES. It's the same CPU. 

[yotsuya]

Oh wait, I see you were talking to DeL. I see I can use my PPU with Tetris as well. I can easily convert the Hogan's Alley EPROMs to Tetris. Hmmmm....

[ChanceKJ]

Yeah, sorry, I was too lazy to hit the quote button I guess.

Ive got a couple Vs PCBs. One with Wrecking Crew across both, the other with SMB. I plan to populate the WC one with a UniVersus on each side, then use the other with a third U.V. and all the Vs. guts from my DKU cab for my upcoming Mario Bros Cabaret project.

one of the Red Tents will get all the Vs games, the Cabaret will get Mario Games.

[ChanceKJ]

I guess I was also wondering why you took a CPU from a NES and not just grabbed one from an actual Vs PCB. Like you knew about some cool NES hack or something.

[yotsuya]

I guess I was also wondering why you took a CPU from a NES and not just grabbed one from an actual Vs PCB. Like you knew about some cool NES hack or something.

No cool hacks or anything. My board didn't come with one, and I had this one on hand. Free is free.