Some Final Pics

Well, the Mario Bros. arcade has been done for QUITE some time now, but I never got around to taking any final pictures, until now. Hope you enjoy them!

Here's the cabinet in it's corner of the house.

An angled view.

A front view.

Another angled shot.

Here's the 6-button custom control panel.

Original bezel and marquee.

Reproduction side art.

Original coin door.

Another look at the control panel.

Here's the machine turned on.

Another shot with the 17" monitor.

Donkey Kong 3 Cabinet Finished

Here are some more shots of the final DK 3 cabinet. Nice work, huh?

Donkey Kong 3 Update

I know it' been awhile, but I've finished my Mario cabinet and will be back soon with some pictures of the finished product. Meanwhile, my brother's DK3 cabinet is wrapping up nicely. This weekend he finished the control panel, applying the CPO, adding buttons, and attaching the hinged CP to the cabinet. Take a look!

Here's the top-down view with the competition-style buttons.
The color scheme he chose works well I think.

Here's an angled view showing the speaker grill panel.
Both pieces are hinged for access underneath.

Here's what's under the hood. The next step will be wiring the buttons.

And here's the whole cabinet. Isn't it a beauty?

Fully Functional Arcade

While the project is not 100% complete, I was able to get it up and running by finishing the wiring and putting the computer together in the cabinet. Unfortunately my free 20" monitor has some problems (some loose connection makes the colors come in and out), so I am forced to get rid of it and use my 17" CRT for now. This will not be permanent, but it will suffice for now. The good news is that with the cabinet put together, the end is in sight. A solution for the speaker grill panel is the final step. Once this is done I'll post pictures of Mario's final home.