A 20-foot recreation of the Donkey Kong arcade cabinet is coming to New York, and it will be fully playable.
A playable 20-foot Donkey Kong arcade machine is coming to the Museum of Play in New York
The game’s cabinet will be 370% bigger than the original 1981 Donkey Kong machine, and is constructed from an aluminium frame with MDF fiberboard.This will be achieved with a second, normal-sized joystick and fire button on a pedestal that will stand in front of the machine.of America, will run an original 1981 Donkey Kong motherboard, to ensure it plays authentically.
The Strong’s vice president for exhibits, Jon-Paul Dyson, said in a statement: “Donkey Kong is a true titan in the video game world – both in terms of character size and the iconic status of the game – so it lends itself perfectly to this playful, whimsical installation.
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