20-Foot Donkey Kong Arcade Cabinet, The World's Largest, Is Coming To A Museum This Summer
It's 370% bigger than the standard cabinet and it's playable this June at a museum in New York.
By Eddie Makuch on
A 20-foot Donkey Kong arcade game is coming to a New York museum in partnership with Nintendo, and it's the world's largest arcade game of its kind.
The Strong National Museum of Play, based in Rochester, New York, has announced that its planned expansion will include the massive DK arcade game. The museum worked with Nintendo of America on this project by «providing input,» according to the museum. You can see a render of what it will look like in the image below.
As part of our June 30 expansion, The Strong will create the world’s largest, playable Donkey Kong arcade game. The game will stand nearly 20-feet tall and will be available for guests to play! Thank you @NintendoAmerica for providing input on the project.#DonkeyKong #Arcade pic.twitter.com/xQhsRVvCib
In a news release, The Strong National Museum Of Play's Jon-Paul Dyson said, «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.»
The museum is undergoing a 90,000 square-foot expansion with a focus on the history of video games. It's expected to open on June 30, 2023, featuring the DK arcade game and more.
The DK arcade game is about 370% bigger than the original, and it's made of an aluminum frame with an MDF fiberboard. Players will stand at a pedestal featuring a standard-size control panel with the familiar buttons and joystick. The super-size DK arcade game uses a motherboard from an original DK cabinet, so players are getting the genuine experience.
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