Donkey Kong Jr. is a game I’ve been planning to build since I first got into the hobby twenty years ago. As a matter of fact, I had most of the parts needed for over 10 years except the cabinet, which I pickup up nearly five years ago! I always loved both Donkey Kong and DK […]

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This time it was for Donkey Kong Jr. DKJr is way harder than Donkey Kong, and I really stink at it. DKJr was another game that Billy Mitchell was a long time record holder for, until he was beat last August by a guy named Ike Hall. Steve beat Ike’s record by over 100,000 points […]

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I just got word that I am going to be picking up a Donkey Kong Jr. cabinet very soon! I’ve wanted to pick up a Nintendo cabinet for this restoration for some time. I’ve slowly been gathering all the pieces I need to restore one. I have the game PCB, a set of new sideart, […]

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Description of game: One of my all-time favorites! Restored this one from the original parts. Was originally a red Radarscope cabinet, which were all converted to Donkey Kongs at the factory since the game was a bust. I always like the “Donkey Kong Blue” so I painted it that color. Lately it has been more […]

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(Completed 9/2/2000) Background: Always wanted a Donkey Kong! This is one of my top 5 favorites. It’s also exciting that I can play Donkey Kong Jr, and Donkey Kong 3 in the same cabinet. I came about this project in a round-about way. About 5 years ago for some stupid reason I passed on a […]

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