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Donkey Kong 3 Arcade Cabinet Restoration/Mod

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    TMNTturtlguy @spruce_m00se
    last edited by 1 Jul 2017, 16:10

    @spruce_m00se Per OP - 21" 4:3 LED in this cabinet.

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      spruce_m00se @TMNTturtlguy
      last edited by 1 Jul 2017, 16:11

      @TMNTturtlguy sweet, assumedly there is no issue with the view angle on the monitor itself? it looks sweet, Im not sure I would have done it though, I think I would have restored it to its working glory. Did you mod it in such a way that you can put it back?

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        TMNTturtlguy @spruce_m00se
        last edited by 1 Jul 2017, 16:19

        @spruce_m00se There are no issues with viewing angle of the monitor, it is a fancy NEC display and i was lucky enough to find it as a factory refurbished for a fraction of the original cost, it is beautiful.

        As for the arcade machine itself. I have all the original parts and pieces. I had previously fixed this machine several times. I had fixed the original 19" crt 2 times, this last time it actually just went out, no fixing it. So i would have to get another 19" crt, not cheap. The pcb board itself is also shot, i would have to get a new board. The only thing i did to this cabinet is put 4 holes through the body for the carriage bolts to hold the new 4 player control panel. If i want to go back to the original, i just remove that, use some putty/bondo to fill in the holes and put the crt monitor mounts back in. I left all the wiring and power supplies intact. I can guarantee I will never go back though. The novelty of these wears off pretty fast. Like I said, i have had this machine for 20+ years and only playing donkey kong 3 isn't that great. I spend enough keeping my 4 player TMNT cabinet running as it is!

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          edmaul69 @TMNTturtlguy
          last edited by 2 Jul 2017, 08:24

          @TMNTturtlguy its a franken-cade!! Noce job. It does hurt seeing a nintendo cabinet modded that much. I did take a donkey kong 1&jr arcade and put a 60 in 1 icade board, a 19 flat crt monitor, and a new donkey kong jr control panel that i added one extra button and a spinner to. If you ever want to go back to something i do have a working donkey kong mobo that i took out of a donkey kong cocktail table that i modified that you could have. I do have a dk jr marquee that i got autographed by steve weibe.

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            TMNTturtlguy @edmaul69
            last edited by 2 Jul 2017, 12:10

            @edmaul69 cool! Sounds like you also have a nice setup! Just to clarify, I do have all the original parts and I removed the control panel and i am making a stand to set on top of the machine to display it. The only mods I made to the cabinet are 4 holes to attach the new control panel that I can easily patch. I intentionally built this build to retain the original cabinet. With this new build my kids will get a ton more use out of the machine. If anything goes wrong with it it is now much more cost effective to fix as well.

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              edmaul69 @TMNTturtlguy
              last edited by 2 Jul 2017, 15:08

              @TMNTturtlguy if you ever need to make the screen more viwable there is a company that makes new nintendo cabinets. They also sell blank smoked glass for them. You can buy the glass seperate.

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                TMNTturtlguy @edmaul69
                last edited by 2 Jul 2017, 15:17

                @edmaul69 can you send me the company info/website? Thanks!

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                  edmaul69 @TMNTturtlguy
                  last edited by 2 Jul 2017, 15:21

                  @TMNTturtlguy i will try to find it. Been a while.

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                    edmaul69 @TMNTturtlguy
                    last edited by edmaul69 7 Feb 2017, 16:27 2 Jul 2017, 15:24

                    @TMNTturtlguy you can also buy a piece of plexi or glass and tint the inside of the plexi or glass.

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                      edmaul69 @TMNTturtlguy
                      last edited by 2 Jul 2017, 15:33

                      @TMNTturtlguy also if you google search for playchoice 10 glass you probably can find it. The playchoice 10 arcades didnt have bezel art on the glass

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