| tta583 2007-01-30, 8:02 pm |
| Arcade game in a full size upright cabinet with a freshly rebuilt Wells
Gardner monitor.
The game is Crazy Kong. It is not a bootleg of Donkey Kong. Crazy Kong
is the licensed version of Donkey Kong for non-us markets produced by
Falcon. Falcon logos are on the game board and ROMs. The game plays
just like Donkey Kong save that it has some slightly different sounds
in a few places and is (supposedly) a bit harder. I can not comment on
the differences in difficulty as I was never much of a Donkey Kong
player until I got this game so I have no firm basis for comparison.
More general information can be found in the KLOV entry:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php...r=&game_id=7430
As to this specific game. Please take a minute to view the linked
pictures.
Front
http://www.goattraks.com/tta583/for...ykong/front.jpg
Right Side
http://www.goattraks.com/tta583/for...ong/rt-side.jpg
Left Side
http://www.goattraks.com/tta583/for...ong/lt-side.jpg
Back
http://www.goattraks.com/tta583/for...ykong/back1.jpg
The game is in a clean upright cabinet with wood grain veneer. Other
than some minor wear there is a VERY small chip just above the kick
panel on the front of the game. There is also a few inch long but
narrow chip at the very bottom of the right side. Both are visible in
the pictures below. I have installed quality 2" rubber casters (back 2
fixed, front 2 swivel with a lock) to make moving the game easier.
As you can see in the pictures the game is very solid and clean inside
and out.
The game has a nicely made arcade quality silk screened control panel
overlay and marquee. Both are in excellent shape. These are not home or
hastily made pieces.
All of the controls work with no problems. The game had a jump button
installed to the left and right of the joystick to make it easy for
either a right or left handed person to play.
The game uses a vertical Wells Gardner 19K4600 monitor. I rebuilt this
monitor this last summer with a Bob Roberts cap kit. The 4600 monitors
also tend to have cold/bad solder joints at the headers where the 3
vertical cards plug into the main monitor chassis. During the rebuild I
unsoldered, cleaned, and resoldered all of these joints. The monitor is
clean and bright and should run for years to come before needing any
other maintenance. The game is running in the linked pictures so that
you can see the monitor. I can send you hi-res versions of these
pictures should you want a better look.
The coin door does have a "free play" button installed between the coin
slots. The hole is very small. If you do not want a free play button I
can give you a spare pan head carriage bolt to put in the hole as a
cover. I can tie up the button inside the cabinet or remove it all
together if you like. Please note that the game does not have coin
mechanisms installed (coin mechs) so it will not run on quarters or
tokens. The free play button is used to add a credit. All of the
necessary hardware, mounts, wiring, and coin switches are there, just
no mechs. The coin door and mech hardware are all "standard" arcade
pieces so standard mechs can be had from any arcade supplier should you
want to operate the game on quarters or tokens. If you want I can sell
you a spare set from one of my other games for a nominal fee (I run
free play in my collection so I don't necessarily need them.)
The game is 100% working and ready to go. It has been moved from my
basement arcade to the first floor so that it can go right out the
front door. The only thing it might need (if you just want then, its
not necessary) would be a set (2) of locks. These can be had at Home
Depot for about $4 a lock. I have an appliance dolly and a truck so I
may be able to assist with a reasonably close delivery for a small cost
to cover fuel and time (I'm cheep!!)
Asking $550 obo. I am in the Louisville, Ky area. I would prefer
local pickup. I can work with a buyer to ship if interested but would
like to avoid doing so as I have no control as to what happens from my
door to yours.
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