Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: neocps1 on March 25, 2013, 11:01:28 AM
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Hi all,
I just finished my own Donkey kong jr reproduction cabinet :D
Here are some pictures :
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/15/75/27/77/img_8314.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=66&u=15752777)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/15/75/27/77/img_8315.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=67&u=15752777)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/15/75/27/77/img_8316.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=68&u=15752777)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/15/75/27/77/img_8317.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=69&u=15752777)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/15/75/27/77/img_8318.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=70&u=15752777)
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Now that's how you reproduce a nintendo cabinet, simply beautiful!
Only thing that's missing is the instruction sticker..
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Very nice! :)
Good work, Did you use the Jakobud cabinet plans?
I see your speaker slots are closer to original specs (rounder shape) than those from the Jakobud plans.
Have you ever seen my build? They look alike :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NyshNgGQFC4/UUJNI0RZ18I/AAAAAAAAAIY/LxOMuniKHfE/s1600/IMG_2574.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8OOust1sMUQ/UUJNJVsbV2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/o0EodK1vCMU/s1600/IMG_2575.jpg)
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Very nice! :)
Good work, Did you use the Jakobud cabinet plans?
I see your speaker slots are closer to original specs (rounder shape) than those from the Jakobud plans.
Have you ever seen my build? They look alike :)
Thank you ! I based my reproduction both on jakobuds plans and on the dedicated popeye cabinet I own,
so it helped a lot to have the original measures.
It took me about two months, working some weekends on it from the start to get it finished.
Nice reproduction cabinet you have too !
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Now that's how you reproduce a nintendo cabinet, simply beautiful!
Only thing that's missing is the instruction sticker..
You're right :D Do you know where I can find a picture for it so I can print it and add it to the cabinet ?
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Looking great !
about the picture, here you go ;)
Its not vectorised (yet)..
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/dkjr.jpg) (http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/dkjr.zip)
click picture for full size :P
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thank very much. Do you know the size it should have ?
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nope, i only have this file, when i open the full size in photoshop, it says its 109 x 24 cm.
that cannot be correct ;D
click the pic for the fullsize image in a zip file.
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nope, i only have this file, when i open the full size in photoshop, it says its 109 x 24 cm.
that cannot be correct ;D
;D
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you can buy them at MikesArcade
http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=INSTDKJRLONG
or on Ebay
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I guess its the same size as the sticker on a DK.
If there is anyone who has such a sticker, i am also interested in the dimentions ;)
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Nice, sharp picture you have there, what monitor did you use?
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Nice, sharp picture you have there, what monitor did you use?
I used a samsung 20 inch tv. I don't remember the exact reference. Which is nice with this
tv is it switches on automatically on the right channel on power up.
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Nice repro !!! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Congrats!
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do you have the original pcb inside?
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nice repro you have there, but if i were you i'd remove that semi-transparent dust disk from the control panel IMMEDIATELY, it will scratch your overlay up in no time.
as for the stickers: i'd get them from thisoldgame because imho the quality there is better and they don't have insane shipping prices like mike does! PLUS they also have the stickers for popeye (in two different colors to choose from)!
on a side note, nintendo cabs seem to be the most-reproduced cabs out there ...
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do you have the original pcb inside?
Yes :D
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nice repro you have there, but if i were you i'd remove that semi-transparent dust disk from the control panel IMMEDIATELY, it will scratch your overlay up in no time.
as for the stickers: i'd get them from thisoldgame because imho the quality there is better and they don't have insane shipping prices like mike does! PLUS they also have the stickers for popeye (in two different colors to choose from)!
on a side note, nintendo cabs seem to be the most-reproduced cabs out there ...
Thank you for pointing me to this site ! Also, nintendo cabs of this era are also the best looking cabs I think. This would explain
why they are so reproduced.
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Nice that you used an original pcb.
Any photo's of how you wired everything up on the inside?
Did you use a supergun or made all the wiring yourself?
Very curious.
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Nice that you used an original pcb.
Any photo's of how you wired everything up on the inside?
Did you use a supergun or made all the wiring yourself?
Very curious.
It is a bit of mess inside right now ;D I have to take some time to make things clean.
Basically, I used a converter board that connects to the edge connector of the board.
It is used to convert the board to jamma (which means sound amplification, and rgb
inversion).
Then I made the wiring from scratch, not using a supergun. There is a standard arcade psu.
Also I made myself a RGS to SCART adapter so I can connect directly to the tv.
For controls, I used the fact that the control panel plugs directly onto the game board
(there is a connector for it). I wired the coin switch to the service switch so it is easier
to add credits to play. Also because there is no free play for this game. I tried the free play
mod roms floating around on the net for this game, but couldn't make them work.
I also added an adapter board which allows connecting the control panel to the jamma connector,
so I can also plug other vertical games and play them.
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I always wonder how much such a repro would cost and if it wouldn't be cheaper to buy an original cabinet.
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I always wonder how much such a repro would cost and if it wouldn't be cheaper to buy an original cabinet.
Yes, it would have been cheaper to buy an original cabinet if I had lived in the USA.
But when you live overseas, I can assure you that building this kind of reproduction
is FAR cheaper than buying an original...
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I guess its the same size as the sticker on a DK.
If there is anyone who has such a sticker, i am also interested in the dimentions ;)
Meassured my DK Jr. sticker just now: 25,5 by 5,5 cm
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I always wonder how much such a repro would cost and if it wouldn't be cheaper to buy an original cabinet.
Yes, it would have been cheaper to buy an original cabinet if I had lived in the USA.
But when you live overseas, I can assure you that building this kind of reproduction
is FAR cheaper than buying an original...
I understand, but didn't you still have to buy parts from oversea?
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Thanks !
expect a vector in the future ;)
I guess its the same size as the sticker on a DK.
If there is anyone who has such a sticker, i am also interested in the dimentions ;)
Meassured my DK Jr. sticker just now: 25,5 by 5,5 cm
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I always wonder how much such a repro would cost and if it wouldn't be cheaper to buy an original cabinet.
Yes, it would have been cheaper to buy an original cabinet if I had lived in the USA.
But when you live overseas, I can assure you that building this kind of reproduction
is FAR cheaper than buying an original...
I understand, but didn't you still have to buy parts from oversea?
Yes and that was expensive, but not as much as buying the whole cabinet and send it here.
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WOW Looking great :)
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expect a vector in the future ;)
is there any need for that? great repros are readily available. just asking ...
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personal satisfaction ;D
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personal satisfaction ;D
Youre up early!! ;) ;D
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Very nice repro :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
i like the nintendo machines :)