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General Donkey Kong Discussion => General Donkey Kong Discussion => Topic started by: JAM on November 03, 2018, 12:06:51 pm

Title: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: JAM on November 03, 2018, 12:06:51 pm

I figured if anybody would appreciate my new toy, it'd be you guys.

It will fit any two board set.  Right now there's a DDK in it.  Original DK joystick, and a nice NOS K7000 13" CRT.

You can rent them in San Fran, or play it at Free Gold Watch arcade there.  https://www.smallchangearcade.com/

This one's going in my office building where I work (Vegas).

Ignore our talking, we're just talking about random unrelated stuff...

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: ChrisP on November 04, 2018, 04:58:33 pm

Very high-quality work. I especially like the view of the PCB through the top.

It reminds me of those new Arcade1up machines, only with far more authenticity.

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: JAM on November 05, 2018, 11:01:57 am

I saw those cheap cabs in a Walmart advertisement.  Pretty cool.  I might get one for my kids since they don't care about CRT responsiveness or that scanlined look.  It would be cool to hack them and make them JAMMA.  They get mixed reviews on the web though.

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: ChrisP on November 06, 2018, 07:48:33 pm

I see that you rent these, but do you sell them by any chance? Can I "visit" them?

I'm in the region (Santa Cruz, but in SF quite often), and I'd love to come see these in person.

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: JAM on November 06, 2018, 07:58:51 pm

Hi, it's not my company.  I went to high school with the guy in SF who builds them.  But yeah, you can check them out at the arcade or in his shop.

I wish I knew how to build cabinets.  I'm getting pretty good at PCB and monitor repair though.  I'm currently sitting here fixing my Neo Geo PCB.  The sound crapped out.

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: ChrisP on November 06, 2018, 08:06:57 pm

Oh ok, so you bought this one from him.

Cool.

If he did a mini multi-Williams cab I'd be painfully tempted!

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: Iceman1540 on November 20, 2018, 03:45:26 pm

That is way cool.  8)

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: jdgilliam1 on November 28, 2018, 05:24:07 pm

That's pretty awesome! Are those red girders that hold the PCB?

Title: Re: Mini TKG4 cabinet
Post by: JAM on November 28, 2018, 05:38:24 pm

Yeah, they are.  He 3D printed them.