FlightSuit Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Has anybody played this? I just discovered it for the first time a couple of days ago. Very interesting, as it goes way beyond your typical DK bootleg. In fact, MAME lists it as a "hack," rather than as a bootleg. Does anybody know anything about the history of DK Foundry? Was it ever actually in arcades during the original coin-op era, or is it a more recent labor of love created by hobbyists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Seems it's a recent hack. http://mameworld.info/mrdo/dkfoundry/index.html http://www.jeffsromhack.com/products/donkeykong.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexToyKiosk Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Has anybody played this? I just discovered it for the first time a couple of days ago. Very interesting, as it goes way beyond your typical DK bootleg. In fact, MAME lists it as a "hack," rather than as a bootleg. Does anybody know anything about the history of DK Foundry? Was it ever actually in arcades during the original coin-op era, or is it a more recent labor of love created by hobbyists? It's a hack that never existed in the arcades. However, it's such a WELL DONE hack that it's now part of the canon. Hope we see more of this sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 This is even better! http://www.arcadeshop.com/konghs_dk2/kongmultikit.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Is this Donkey Kong II? If not, what are the differences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 It's a hack that never existed in the arcades. However, it's such a WELL DONE hack that it's now part of the canon. Hope we see more of this sort of thing. Actually, you can play it on a real cabinet, at FunSpot, New Hampshire. Not sure what the story is behind how this came to be, but I saw the cabinet with my own eyes, when I visited FunSpot last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 This is even better! http://www.arcadeshop.com/konghs_dk2/kongmultikit.htm Wow! Where can I download the ROM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 So far, I think you can only buy the upgrade kit for a Donkey Kong arcade game. Which I'm about to get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Is this Donkey Kong II? If not, what are the differences? Yes, it's DK II! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Is this Donkey Kong II? If not, what are the differences? Yes, it's DK II! Well then, here are the ROMs... [REMOVED BY ADMIN] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 How do I get them to work with M.A.M.E. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 By request of the Donkey Kong II author, I have removed the ROMs that were posted in this thread. Please do not post them again. Thanks, ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Apparently the Foundry version only adds the ONE SCREEN and the shooting fireballs from SMB...DK 2 adds four screens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexToyKiosk Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 They need to do this with a few other games. I set up Asteroids, Space Wars, and Starhawk with a graphic of a starfield in the background, which made the games a lot easier on the eyes. But to truly hack a classic game and improve on it rocks! What about Battle Zone in color instead of monochrome, and with new types of enemies? Karate Champ with ninjas that has new moves and new scenes? Ms. Frogger? Super Gorf, with a spinner controller ala Tron that lets you shoot targets from an angle? Gauntlet or Gauntlet II with entirely new characters or even the ones used in Gauntlet Dark Legacy? All kinds of possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I've seen some data that makes it possible for Asteroids to have multicolor. You don't modify the ROMs but rather the video hardware. I'm sure it's possible to have Battlezone with multicolor. I know I've seen a program that allows the people to modify the levels but not add new characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 How do I get them to work with M.A.M.E. ? You have to have the original DK rom in your ROM folder as well, otherwise you get error that certain files are missing. -B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Seems it's a recent hack. http://mameworld.info/mrdo/dkfoundry/index.html http://www.jeffsromhack.com/products/donkeykong.htm More info here: http://www.jeffsromhack.com/products/d2k.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchSchaft Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Ha, I printed out that DKII cab and cut it up. I haven't put it together yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuplayer Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I just looked up Donkey Kong Foundry and Donkey Kong 2 in MAME. I didn't even know I had them. (Downloaded a fullset.) Foundry seems like it's a demo for D2K. D2K does some pretty wacky stuff. I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This is surely the thing that will consume the rest of my day. Learning more about this is a must. Sweet stuff man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I got to play this version today. Its something different alright, and the timing it crazy. There is a super slow elevator board that is challenging and you wouldn't think it would be from looking at it. Slowing that board down that much makes things real crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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