Radarscope game serial numbers#
Radarscope game serial number#

Some people think their red dk may have original sideart but it's usually impossible to tell since it was something that's easy to put on afterwards. Your game would have taken a 4-board set, likely a radarsope board that has 'tkg2' stickers over the 'rds' labels. Also the bezel was a 2-piece deal, clear plastic w/art painted on the back and a seperate tint piece taped to the bezel. The artwork on these early machines was a little different: no copyright or tradmark info on the marquee, bezel, or control panel overlay. These are labeled TKG3.Īt the end of the above thread there's a spreadsheet, get your data to camo murph so he can add you in.Ĭoin Box Door (white laminate or wood). There were also red (and blue) Donkey Kong machines that started life as Donkey Kongs at the factory. It's suspected that the TKG2 models were radar scope machines that were converted at the factory to Donkey Kong. You have one of the early red Donkey Kongs. Good score mang! Do some searches on this forum and you will find tons of information.

Radarscope game serial number#

The lowest six digit serial number known from a blue cabinet is 004103.' The earliest 'Blue' cabinet (with 2 slot coin doors) games became model TKG4-UP-US with a six digit 'numeric only' serial number and the serial number plate was moved from the 'top left' to the 'top center' on the back of the game. The later 'Blue' cabinet for Donkey Kong was likely selected to better contrast with the side-art. Side art was not developed for the first DK games. The figure of red cabinets in total is from many sources Of all Nintendo games in red cabinets, no more than were dedicated Donkey Kongs, with possibly a few more being DK conversions using some of the existing RADARSCOPE cabinets. Donkey Kong production began as soon as possible on the same Radarscope line and no more Radar Scope games were producted once DK production began. The Radarscope in this auction has a serial number of 1874 and none higher has ever been discovered. This would make the last Radarscope have a serial number in the range of 1800+. It is known that roughly Eight hundred 'Radarscope' games were produced. This gives us something over 2000 'RED' Nintendo cabinets in total between the two games.

Radarscope game serial numbers#

Games with serial numbers into the low three thousands have been found in red cabinets. There are many variations in 'letters' in serial numbers but the 'numerical' sequence is pretty consistant. I've been working on compiling the production data for years.Īt any rate, the 'red' Donkey Kong is known to be rare. A few Donkey Kong arcade games were produced in rare 'red cabinets.' Being so long ago, little of that 1.5% of the total DK production (with the RED cabinets) remain. Radarscope production amounted to something like 800 units and Donkey Kong production was almost 75,000 units. The app uses the device's telephony features, such as telephony radio with data communication services.'Everyone knows the story, that Donkey Kong was developed to replace the slow selling RADARSCOPE. The app uses the device's basic two-point multitouch capabilities, such as for pinch gestures, but the app does not need to track touches independently. The app uses the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) telephony radio system. Allows an app to access precise location.Īllows applications to access information about networks.Īllows applications to open network sockets.Īllows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.Īllows an application to write to external storage.Īllows an application to read from external storage.