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:: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: The End !
« on: February 17, 2008, 07:52:00 AM »



Following this 10th Anniversary UK Roadtrîp, and because the Galaga Renovation is done... I'm starting now to work on this 'Nintendo Red Cab' loaded with Radarscope config. But I'll convert it into a far better game : Donkey Kong  :-*
In the Arcade history, it was the fate of many Radarscope...

Radarscope :

The game was popular for a short period in Japan, so the president of newly-founded Nintendo of America, Minoru Arakawa, placed a large order for it. By the time the game arrived in New York, months had passed and the buzz surrounding the game had dissipated. The game's sounds were high pitched chirps which many gamers found annoying. American arcade operators were unimpressed, and Nintendo of America was stuck with thousands of unsold units sitting in the warehouse. Arakawa faced financial disaster, so he pleaded with his father-in-law (Nintendo CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi) to provide him with a new game which he could install as a replacement in the Radar Scope arcade machines, which could be repainted to reflect a new game.

Yamauchi assigned the games designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, the task of "fixing" the game so it would appeal to gamers. Rather than tweak a poor game, Miyamoto designed an entirely new game, Donkey Kong, using the Radar Scope hardware. Out of the 3000 arcade units originally manufactured, around 2000 were converted to Donkey Kong. The converted units can be spotted by their red cabinets. Conversion kits for the new game were then shipped to North America, where Donkey Kong went on to become a huge success. As a result, Nintendo established itself as a powerhouse in the North American video game market. (source from Wikipedia)


The Radarscope to Donkey Kong is very easy task, and most important : it's a reversible operation  ;)

OK, let's start at his point : The Radarscope bezel and the control panel have been removed :



Let's remove the back door...



There is a lot of work to do on the sides  :-\ It doesn't really appear on the following picture, but there are a lot of scratches & hits on the cabinet sides to repair or paint... I'll get back on this later...



First of all, let's remove the dust inside the cab :



It looks better now :



« Last Edit: May 10, 2008, 07:46:03 AM by DarthNuno »

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2008, 07:22:43 PM »
The monitor is not working  :-[ Let's remove it...



Here's the monitor 'box '  :arrow:



There is a black bezel in heavy paper. I've to remove it :



Ok, no more bezel. Strange... it looks like a TV front cover  ???



Well, I've to remove everything... in order to put a *brand* new TV in full RGB... as usual  :P ;D





Amazing... it seems that the original Radarscope monitor was a kind of TV/Monitor  ???  :arrow:





Ok, now that the TV/Monitor box is out, let's continue to clean the cab...



Done  :-*  :arrow:


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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2008, 07:52:02 PM »
Of course, I won't use the original & broken neon tube... so I remove it, and clean all that area :



The coin door... Rust  >:(



The coin box... and I don't have the key to open it  :-\ Not a problem  :pac:  :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:



Hey, I'm rich now  :P



Ok, I remove the coin door and its frame... I'll work on it later. Note that the T-molding has to be changed :



Arghh... what T28 means  ??? Why to write T28 like that on the panel  :?  :arrow:



In order to clean the holes, I'll remove the speaker...





Ok, now let's start to examine the cab...closer !



Many hits, dirts, small holes...  :-\







...and this is only for the front of the cab'... but... it won't be a problem  ::) :P Let's start a first cleaning... only water & soap... of course it won't fixes the problems  :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:



Let's remove the "T28", like this  :arrow:



OK, it's better...

« Last Edit: February 19, 2008, 07:29:23 PM by DarthNuno »

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2008, 10:12:45 PM »
Hey Bruno,

I was waiting for this project!!! I follow it with great interest .....

I plan to build a cab like this from scratch  :shock:

Thanks Bruno !!!

Ciao
PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH:

Galaga - PacMan - Donkey Kong Red Cab - Track & Field Upright - Tempest - Burgertime - Gyruss - Defender - Track & Field Cocktail - Robotron 2084

RESTORATIONS:

Q*bert - Timber

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 07:25:59 PM »
Thanks for your support scr33n   :-*

Ok, I remove the *dead* T-molding  :arrow:



Let's start to work on the first side.



Ouchh  :-\



...a lot of work :-\



...not an easy fix... but it can be done  8)



The first step : cleaning with a simple sponge, water & soap  :arrow:



Of course... it's not enough... I've to remove these (too deep) black marks  :-\ I'll try to remove them with White Spirit  :arrow:



...mmhhhh, it's better... but still not strong enough... These marks are really hard to remove  >:(



THE SOLUTION IS : "Mr Propre Magic" sponge  :) :) :)

Check out this video  :arrow:



Yeeaahh  :-* No more black marks  :D



But I still...



...have to fix these...



scratches on the wood  :?



StAy TUnEd (hey... it's been a while  ;))

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2008, 05:22:02 PM »
Looking great!!!   ;D ;D


Another Great Game Rescued by Nuno!!!    :D :D

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2008, 05:48:51 PM »
So ... Bruno you plan to keep the red color?  :-*

Have you already found the right paint for the restoration?

Another question: it's true that Donkey Kong and generally all nintendo games (Donkey Kong 3, Mario Bros, Popeye etc...) used a particular monitor?

PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH:

Galaga - PacMan - Donkey Kong Red Cab - Track & Field Upright - Tempest - Burgertime - Gyruss - Defender - Track & Field Cocktail - Robotron 2084

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Q*bert - Timber

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2008, 09:05:00 PM »
Yeps, I'm keeping that original red color. Regarding the monitor, as you can see on the previous pictures, it really looks like a tv frame... but the electronics parts is similar to a true monitor... unfortunately, that original monitor was not working anymore... I had to replace it -as usual- by a brand new TV (in full RGB of course) ;)

Stay tuned... this project is almost finished... I just have not a lot of free time these days to post the Work In Progress  :-\ :P

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2008, 07:20:29 PM »
Well, before to remove these bad scratches, I've to clean the other side.

Here it is before the cleaning :



Dirty  :-[







...but this is the worse ... hits ... scratches  >:(  :arrow:





Ok, let's start to clean it. Same technique than the first side : strong soap + water, and rinsing with clear water  :arrow:



And the famous 'Mister Propre' sponge :arrow:



No more dirts, but still the scratches of course  :?...



OK... Got a complete Donkey Kong reproduction  :-*  :arrow:



Its particularity ? Well the game Donkey Kong was made to replace the poor Radar Scope game. So Nintendo built the control panel with the same red color than the Radar Scope cab... because -once again- DK has been made for that red cab first  ;)

Because I'll need red paint that will match my red cab, I take the panel to the paint shop in order to analyze it and get the exact red color :



We got it  8) :wink:  :arrow:



The result  :-* :-* :-* :



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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2008, 06:57:43 PM »
OK, now with the exact tint of paint, I can start the job :)

First, let's fix the biggest areas like this :







Fine, but here's the delicate job to do... fixing all of this  :-\ :





Have a look closer... see all theses tiny scratches ...



Because I have the PERFECT red tint of this cabinet, I can do this  :arrow:



OK... you'll understand better with this video  ;D :arrow:



...and the result is ... GREAT  :-* :-* :-*  :arrow:



 :-*

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2008, 06:57:50 PM »
yeah its nice but isnt it better to paint the whole cab back again?
it looks nice like that but if you have a closer look you can still see where the scratches are

but if you like it like that its also ok its just a thought ;)

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #11 on: February 29, 2008, 08:39:25 PM »
..... in the darkness of Darthnuno's gameroom you'll not see anything (scratchs or small imperfections) - thats right Bruno?  8)

Like always a great job  :-*  :-*


 
 
PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH:

Galaga - PacMan - Donkey Kong Red Cab - Track & Field Upright - Tempest - Burgertime - Gyruss - Defender - Track & Field Cocktail - Robotron 2084

RESTORATIONS:

Q*bert - Timber

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2008, 07:25:17 PM »
Great job Nuno ! I'm waiting for next posts  ;)

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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2008, 07:18:03 PM »
thanks for your enthusiasm regarding this WIP  :-*

Here's the tools of the day...



... the T-Molding session  ;)

Let's go :



Same method than my previous WIP (see Galaga, Space Ace, Pac Man, etc) ... the only 'delicate' parts are these rounds. You've to cut the T-molding like this :



I don"t hesitate to put a lot of hot glue to finish the job, like this :



This is it :







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Re: :: Donkey Kong - The ReNoVaTiOn :: Work In Progress
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2008, 07:19:43 PM »
Looking awesome! I love the Red cabinet vs the blue one. Nice work!