2012 BYOAC Token design thread

[MameMaster!]

Um. How much for the free shipping on the tokens?

I need nickel plated 2011's please.

Maybe some of the 2012. But those should be gold plated.

Can someone create a cardboard version of the token so I can see if it will work in my token mechs?

Thanks!

[Zakk]

I don't think that Q-bert is a bad guy, but he's surely not gone about this the way I believe many think he should.  

I'm just sayin' a PM isn't too much to ask when taking over someone's project.  It seems an awful lot of people are willing to gloss over the fact that we even HAVE a PM feature simply because Q-bert posted it in his thread.  The re-issue of tokens from dies owned by Santoro.... I don't see anyone other than Santoro pointing out his comments on re-issuing those tokens - if people are willing to absolve Q-bert of the perceived slight simply because he posted in Santoro's thread, where are those same people SUPPORTING Santoro for posting exactly what Q-bert "ignored" after Santoro replied?  Does anyone else here see how posting in a thread isn't DIRECT contact/conversation with the relevant party like a PM would be?

As another example, Pixelhugger missed some info someone was trying to get to him for the same reasons as Santoro, real-life issues, when I had no problems getting Pixel to respond when I'd PM him.

I hang around here infrequently now, but when I've needed to get ahold of someone, the PM has always been my first step, and has yet to fail me.  

I was a beneficiary of Santoro's efforts, but there's no way he made anything close to compensate him for the work he had to do.  That will forever skew my view towards Santoro and what he provided us, and it'll always mean I'll take his side if something as dead simple as a PM can't be extended to a member who extended so much to US as a community in the first place.

 

You stole my rubber fist business model and didn't even shoot me a kiss, you bastard. 

[Santoro]

Minor clarification, I did not pay artists for BYOAC designs.  I have paid for my other designs - the MAME tokens and the Arcade Memories tokens.  Those were not community projects but private     efforts.

I appreciate the support a lot, but can we be done with this and move on yet?

[Donkey_Kong]

I don't think that Q-bert is a bad guy, but he's surely not gone about this the way I believe many think he should. 

I'm just sayin' a PM isn't too much to ask when taking over someone's project.  It seems an awful lot of people are willing to gloss over the fact that we even HAVE a PM feature simply because Q-bert posted it in his thread.  The re-issue of tokens from dies owned by Santoro.... I don't see anyone other than Santoro pointing out his comments on re-issuing those tokens - if people are willing to absolve Q-bert of the perceived slight simply because he posted in Santoro's thread, where are those same people SUPPORTING Santoro for posting exactly what Q-bert "ignored" after Santoro replied?  Does anyone else here see how posting in a thread isn't DIRECT contact/conversation with the relevant party like a PM would be?

As another example, Pixelhugger missed some info someone was trying to get to him for the same reasons as Santoro, real-life issues, when I had no problems getting Pixel to respond when I'd PM him.

I hang around here infrequently now, but when I've needed to get ahold of someone, the PM has always been my first step, and has yet to fail me. 

I was a beneficiary of Santoro's efforts, but there's no way he made anything close to compensate him for the work he had to do.  That will forever skew my view towards Santoro and what he provided us, and it'll always mean I'll take his side if something as dead simple as a PM can't be extended to a member who extended so much to US as a community in the first place.

 

You stole my rubber fist business model and didn't even shoot me a kiss, you bastard. 

So all of this righteousness was just essentially a cover-up job?  Makes sense.     :yikes

[DrewKaree]

I don't think that Q-bert is a bad guy, but he's surely not gone about this the way I believe many think he should.  

I'm just sayin' a PM isn't too much to ask when taking over someone's project.  It seems an awful lot of people are willing to gloss over the fact that we even HAVE a PM feature simply because Q-bert posted it in his thread.  The re-issue of tokens from dies owned by Santoro.... I don't see anyone other than Santoro pointing out his comments on re-issuing those tokens - if people are willing to absolve Q-bert of the perceived slight simply because he posted in Santoro's thread, where are those same people SUPPORTING Santoro for posting exactly what Q-bert "ignored" after Santoro replied?  Does anyone else here see how posting in a thread isn't DIRECT contact/conversation with the relevant party like a PM would be?

As another example, Pixelhugger missed some info someone was trying to get to him for the same reasons as Santoro, real-life issues, when I had no problems getting Pixel to respond when I'd PM him.

I hang around here infrequently now, but when I've needed to get ahold of someone, the PM has always been my first step, and has yet to fail me.  

I was a beneficiary of Santoro's efforts, but there's no way he made anything close to compensate him for the work he had to do.  That will forever skew my view towards Santoro and what he provided us, and it'll always mean I'll take his side if something as dead simple as a PM can't be extended to a member who extended so much to US as a community in the first place.

 

You stole my rubber fist business model and didn't even shoot me a kiss, you bastard. 

Yours was a rubber hand.  TOOOOTALLY different concept.  Mine is about the funk, yours is about the feelings. 

[Donkey_Kong]

haha. and oops wrong thread!

[leapinlew]

Dang it's going to be so hard to not want to try and build this OND. It's going to be reminiscent of the Mountain Jukebox or the Keneval Woody. haha! We'll all just be like sheep following the herd...bahhhh.. bahhh.

When threads collide.

[Donkey_Kong]

Dang it's going to be so hard to not want to try and build this OND. It's going to be reminiscent of the Mountain Jukebox or the Keneval Woody. haha! We'll all just be like sheep following the herd...bahhhh.. bahhh.

When threads collide.

wtf? did you get a text for this thread?   

[Barry Barcrest]

Dang it's going to be so hard to not want to try and build this OND. It's going to be reminiscent of the Mountain Jukebox or the Keneval Woody. haha! We'll all just be like sheep following the herd...bahhhh.. bahhh.

When threads collide.

wtf? did you get a text for this thread?   

We all have it on subscribe, didn't you get the memo? Oh Wait, right ... Yeah... Um move along.

[Marsupial]

Now  I  am confused.

Last year,  Santoro  was  too  busy with real life  for making  tokens.
He mentionned  he  *might*  redo  some  previous designs.

Qbert decided  to  step  up to  make tokens  -  which Santoro  certainly hasn't had  time  to do  in-time for  2011,  and people  didn't participate  that  much in applying for designs  -  for  2012.

My main question is.... WILL  WE HAVE  TOKENS  for 2012  or  not?

Honestly, I'd be  happy to  pass  trough Santoro  as he holds  previous years  tokens  I  could  order  at  the same  time, and qbert  is  the new  kid  on that  block of making BYOAC  tokens...  plus I am certain if  anything  goes  fordward  qbert  will be happy to  not have  to spend  his own time  and money on this.

but  the fact  is,  there is NOTHING  going on.  It  has  been like  this  for  two  years,  for non-hobby-non-community reasons.

can anyone  decide  to  go forward and make tokens for once?


I  really don't care  who,  please just stop whining and make  tokens.  My machines  don't accept  whinemails  for  credits.

[Zakk]

Now  I  am confused.

Last year,  Santoro  was  too  busy with real life  for making  tokens.
He mentionned  he  *might*  redo  some  previous designs.

Qbert decided  to  step  up to  make tokens  -  which Santoro  certainly hasn't had  time  to do  in-time for  2011,  and people  didn't participate  that  much in applying for designs  -  for  2012.

My main question is.... WILL  WE HAVE  TOKENS  for 2012  or  not?

Honestly, I'd be  happy to  pass  trough Santoro  as he holds  previous years  tokens  I  could  order  at  the same  time, and qbert  is  the new  kid  on that  block of making BYOAC  tokens...  plus I am certain if  anything  goes  fordward  qbert  will be happy to  not have  to spend  his own time  and money on this.

but  the fact  is,  there is NOTHING  going on.  It  has  been like  this  for  two  years,  for non-hobby-non-community reasons.

can anyone  decide  to  go forward and make tokens for once?


I  really don't care  who,  please just stop whining and make  tokens.  My machines  don't accept  whinemails  for  credits.

Well that ought to straighten them out.  HEAR THAT GUYS?!?!  MARSUPIAL WANTS YOU TO STOP WHINING AND GET HIM SOME ---smurfin---' 2012 TOKENS!!!

[CheffoJeffo]

My machines  don't accept  whinemails  for  credits.

Too bad ... you seem to have enough ... 

[leapinlew]

My machines  don't accept  whinemails  for  credits.

Too bad ... you seem to have enough ... 

+1

[pointdablame]

You're acting like these BYOAC tokens are the only tokens in existence.  Again, these are people doing this as they can, when they can... not huge companies.  Plus you said yourself there isn't a ton of art submissions, just a handful of folks bitching that they don't have new tokens.

Go buy some tokens on Santoro's site right now if your machine needs some, or go on ebay and buy any number of token packs.  I want new tokens too because they always wind up really cool, but stop this entitled attitude  .

[dstone]

Perhaps something like this for a yearless design? I just ditched the year for more "BYOAC" text.

[Ond]

I'm going to submit my design in a day or so, expect it to be a totally shameless (but very shiny) plug for my Astro project. Will anyone make a 2012 token?  cie la vie. I loved the 2010 tokens and ordered up a bunch of them but they've been done.  I'd still take some in nickel tho.  Watch this space.......

[tsaylor]

Perhaps something like this for a yearless design? I just ditched the year for more "BYOAC" text.

I'd definitely buy it!

[edekoning]

So is this still going to happen? If not, the topic should be closed and unsticked.

Anyway I really like the design made by dstone. Personally I would use both sides as fronts for individual coins. For the both back sides I would use a picture of a  large upright cabinet. I recall seeing a token with a large spinning cabinet somewhere in an older token design thread. Something like that combined with dstone's work would be really cool.

[saint]

Is this still an active project or has this died? Please advise. If it's no longer active I'd like to unsticky it.

[Santoro]

This is is Q*bert's thread, but for avoidance of doubt, I am not doing a new design this year.

[leapinlew]

Heres my suggestion for 2012



+

[Nephasth]

That'll work for 2011 too!

[lilshawn]

this is just my 2 cents, but...

make a BYOAC logo design for one side and an arcade related picture on the other.

no year.

no pissing and moaning.

buy them or don't.

limited quantities.

when they are gone, they are gone forever.

[TheShaner]

Is this thread/initiative really dead?  I would hate not to see a new token this year ...  I'll come up with one if no one else does, but the end result is always better when there are multiple entries fighting for bragging rights.

[Mysterioii]

Looks dead as a doornail to me, the OP hasn't been active on the forums since mid April and Santoro just did a big re-run of some of the older designs.

[Zakk]

Is this still an active project or has this died? Please advise. If it's no longer active I'd like to unsticky it.

I posted this same thing to your basement thread, you never answered!!

[lilshawn]

Is this still an active project or has this died? Please advise. If it's no longer active I'd like to unsticky it.

I posted this same thing to your basement thread, you never answered!!

BAZINGA!