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    I just saw your "Lets Compare" video and it reminded me I needed to leave feedback. I missed Crazy Brix and Scramble because of life getting in the way or first things first as Phill would say.

     

    I don't have much to add to the excellent breakdown by Trebor, but here is my DK history and 2¢.

     

    As a kid I loved DK in the arcade. I wasn't that good at it because I didn't have a lot of quarters to put in it and I lived very far from the local arcade, 15-16 miles according to google maps these days. It seemed farther than that as kid who was still in Jr. High and couldn't drive and there was no public transportation in my little AZ town. When I saw ads in Electronic Games for DK by Coleco for the 2600 I was excited. I remember "earning" the money for it and ordering it via mail order probably from an ad in Electronic Games. Well the day finally came I was so excited to open that box and get home and play. Well I am sure we all know where this is headed. Like many other 2600 Arcade ports Coleco's DK didn't really live up to my 11 year old expectations. But I played it anyway. It was all I had in terms of easy DK accessibility.

     

    Two or Three years go by. I am getting ready to graduate from high school. My 2600 had kind of taken a back seat to an Apple ] [e and an Atari 800. (The 800 was my "upgraded gaming machine" since I could never convince my parents to get me a 7800.) The main reason I wanted a 7800 as I have probably stated in previous feedback's was for the "superior" arcade ports.

     

    Fast forward to September 2016. Something lit an Atari fire under me again, I can't even remember what it was now,. I got back on Atari Age and started lurking and researching. I decided that I would get that 7800 that I never got as a kid and I would track down those games that I never got to play on a 7800 and the side bonus was that I could play all my childhood 2600 carts that I still had. So I found a used 7800 at a used record store chain here in Phoenix and paid probably too much for it knowing what I know now, but I paid for it with a rebate gift card so I can live with it.

     

    I started tracking down 7800 games. Found a few in local shops, but mostly I went the ebay route and think that I did ok with most of them even being CIB. The day finally came when the ebayed Donkey Kong showed up. I was giddy, just like that jr. high school kid was for his 2600. Again I popped it in. WOW my eyes were amazed and my ears were assaulted. What a disappointment. The sound was grating on my ears, I muted the sound but it made the game even less enjoyable.

     

    Flash forward again to about 45 days ago. Someone on Facebook, probably the Atari Age group, posted a video of DK PK. I was dying to get my hands on it. I came to the forums and found some threads about it, but couldn't figure our how to acquire it.

     

    There was an auction in the AA Forums for a one of a kind CIB DKPK cart with proceeds going to help CPU_WIZ with his medical bills. This was offered by tep392. Well I was out bid on the second day and the auction ended up going for double of my max bid. Foiled again. But in the PM bidding process told me he was getting ready to offer another run of the cart and I asked him to add me to the list.

     

    I then made some comments on that FB post and a comment was made that I needed to contact tep392 over here in the forums. I explained that I had already been in contact with tep392. I later figured out that tep392 was the one on FB that told me to contact him on AA. We both had a good laugh when we matched up our AA identities with our FB real life names. I bought 3 POKEY's on ebay for various Pokey projects that are coming up in the community and sent one to tep392 for my cart.

     

    I received my DKPK around the same time as you dauber. Unfortunately I have not had a lot of time to play it. But the little time that I have has been extremely enjoyable. The POKEY sound is outstanding and the missing levels makes it complete. I highly recommend getting on the next wait list and add this to your collection as it will NEVER see the light of day in the AA Store due to copyright issues. This is the ONLY DONKEY KONG you need on the 7800.

     

    Sorry for the long post dauber that was way more than my 2 cents. More like $20. You can edit as needed. Most of my feed back has turned into my personal history with the arcade version and then acquiring the home brew version.

    If you want you can name my segment GT's Storytellers, like VH1 Storytellers. ;-)

     

    Thanks for the all the time and hard work you put into this GREAT podcast dauber! I look forward to seeing it pop up in my feed.

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    If you don't already have the Juno First box, Marc makes two versions. I ordered the Konami Style box and love it! BTW, here's a link to another one of Marc's sites: http://www.freelancer-games.com/atari.php

    :)

     

    Do I dare admit this. I don't even have the game Juno First. :-o I guess I need to try it on my Harmony. I know everyone raves about it.

    So I see on this other site you shared he has some boxes that aren't on his main retail site. Can you also order those? I want to get a Defender Arcade!!

     

    I guess I can email Marc and ask him. Crap!!! More $$$ :_(

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    I had just ordered about 12 boxes from Marc. about 3 days later I get a PM from tep392 stating he had a DKPK slot open from me! Doh!!

     

    I need to figure out a couple of other boxes I might need down the road and place another order. They are quality boxes and the price is not that bad IMO.

     

    FYI - If you are in the US you can not order directly from the site. You just need to send Marc an email with what you want and he will get you a total and a paypal address to take payment.

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    groundtrooper- Yes, you can use the standard dual stick X-arcade in the same way you can use the Tankstick. And, yes, that is the correct Tototek adapter.

     

     

    So just to clarify my shopping list -

     

    I need:

    1 X-Arcade 5in1 Adapter.

    2 Tototek PS/Sega Adapters

    1 Best Sega to Atari Adapters or an Edladdin Seagull 78

     

    Thanks a lot for your video and input on this set up!

  24. Posted

    I asked this question here last year. I don't have the X-Arcade Tank Stick, but I do have the non trak-ball Dual Stick model. I assume it would work also with the same set up for a 7800.

    I really would like to get it working for Robotron for the 7800 since I have the X-Arcade Dual Stick I just need to purchase and sort out all the adapters.

     

    -----EDIT-----

     

    So is this the correct Tototek Converter?

     

    http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23&products_id=54

  25. Posted

    I am not an expert on this cab by any means. I wonder if the 4 rectangular pattern holes were to mount some sort of "light kit".

     

    While not authentic these days I would get a couple of LED strips to replace the lighting in the marquee.

    It will provide a more consistent light (no hot spots) little to no temperature problems, and you will never have to change a bulb in your lifetime.

     

    Just my suggestion. I am sure others here have answers of a more authentic nature.

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