Restored Buttons on my Donkey Kong

[Tighe]

Have you tried this on white buttons. (Or buttons that used to be white).

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

It would work best on things that used to be white.

 

[Tighe]

Ah, restored OEM buttons. So pretty. Nice job man!

Probably not noticeable to the average person, but for someone who plays DK often, the original buttons feel much better than Mike's repro buttons. They have a bit more spring to them and sit taller. Or I could just be imagining things.

Those will be very useful for my DK '94 project:

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=207483

 

[BeagleBoy]

Probably not noticeable to the average person, but for someone who plays DK often, the original buttons feel much better than Mike's repro buttons. They have a bit more spring to them and sit taller. Or I could just be imagining things.

You are absolutely correct! I could definitely tell a difference when I put a correct jump button on my DK. I'm not a great player, but before, there were times where I knew that the button let me down. Since replacing it, I just let myself down (but my game improved a little).

And to stay on topic, I would never have thought to use retr0bright on dark colored plastic. Good info!

 

[GaryMcT]

Great thread! I have some crusty old Nintendo buttons that I should work on.