So everything was technically in the cab now and I was greeted by the timeless start up sounds of Donkey Kong. The game coined up and I hit the 1P button with glee and anticipation… playing Donkey Kong on my very own Nintendo Donkey Kong arcade. All was not well! As I was connecting up…

Now that I had a relatively empty arcade, I began readying all the parts for the “de-conversion”. Working my way through the .vs Unisystem manual, I knew that the majority of the original wiring loom would be in the cabinet, as the conversion kit is supplied with “bolt-on” cables that take the original connectors in…

I believed the best way to start the conversion was the change the orientation of the monitor first, leaving everything else in place. This way, I could manage the process step by step and ensure everything was still working at each stage. I disconnected the video, power and audio cable and nervously unscrewed the four…

Due to being a complete novice at this, I decided the first “conversion” I should tackle would be putting one of the vs. Unisystems back to Donkey Kong. The intention long term is to restore the arcades completely to put them back as close to factory finish as possible, but I needed to start small…