Finished the Donkey Kong
I finished up work on the Donkey Kong last night. I re-capped the monitor, hooked up the coin door, and rebuilt the original joystick. Nintendo joysticks are definitely odd beasts. The joystick that came with the DK was rusted out and pretty much beyond repair. Luckily I had two Nintendo VS joysticks that I pulled out of another cab. They were similar enough that I was able to combine the nicest parts from all three to make one good DK stick.
So now my Donkey Kong is pretty much back to her original 1981 glory. Every single piece of her is either from an original DK machine, or using exact replica parts. I still have a few odds and ends I need to work on, but I’m to the point now where she’s 100% playable.
scott Said,
January 2, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
Did you by chance get this from Gary in York? I’m also in Lincoln and got the sister unit. I think I saw yours on his truck. Mine is a little worse for ware. Need to do some touch up painting and filling. Also trying to get some scratches out of the bezel. Nice to know an expert is close by…
beerorkid Said,
January 20, 2010 @ 5:55 pm
looks beautiful. nice restore
Atarifreak Said,
February 16, 2010 @ 11:26 pm
Excellent site and great work! looks like we have a bit in common!