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Author Topic: Running out of steam - list your picks for the coolest unfinished projects  (Read 4515 times)

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I've noticed a lot of bumps lately of projects that seem to have run out of steam, or haven't been updated in a while.

Personally I've fallen victim of this one a few times myself. I get started on a project or have an idea for a cool one, but life and circumstances get in the way and I end up putting that project on the shelf, or let it fall into the abyss.
I been wanting to start a list of cool projects that lost momentum, in hopes to revitalize the drive to completion, and also gain some recognition from a lot of the new members 'cause there's a lot of awesome projects here that a lot of us would want to see completed!

So to start it off, my picks of projects I'd love to see finished:

ond's Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet
Well Fed Games' Raiden DX dedicated cab
somunny's The ARK Project
VanillaGorilla Wide-Body Taito Classic
Ryglore's Centipede bartop
Rick's Doom'd!
iammortos' Zac's 80's Zombie Arcade
Gatsu's Vewlix Fighter - RIP  :'(

The above are all great project builds! Even unfinished, there's a lot of great info in there from construction to design...
Are there any other cool projects you'd like to call-out?

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I'd love an Alpha One update  ;)


even if it is just another sweet plane rendering!

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129074.0.html

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Couple of driving cabs that never made it:

mbasile35's Super Mario Kart themed: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,114400.0.html

NiN^_^NiN's Sega cab: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,112641.msg1195778.html#msg1195778
(although someone did steal the computer that was running it)

There were three or four Pole Position cabs started and never finished.   :dunno

There are a few I want to see completed that haven't been updated since December, but I guess that's not too long ago. (looking at you wp34!)
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I'd love an Alpha One update  ;)


even if it is just another sweet plane rendering!
haha, touché!  Don't worry, it hasn't lost momentum yet. ;)  I've been putting in early morning hours to get the artwork done, since my evenings have been soaked up due to OT at work.
I'll update it soon with the side-art layout, and the latest renderings.  :cheers:

There were three or four Pole Position cabs started and never finished.   :dunno
Yeah, I think I remember Haruman having one of those...

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Well Fed Games' Raiden DX

Ouch! Too true, especially with what the help you've shared in developing Alpha One. I need to get back to it, but the night job starts soon (tax season, blah) which means summer at best. At least I am not planning on it being a cocktail anymore!   ;D

I am in the embarrasing state of having pretty much all the physical stuff ready for two projects (the Raiden cab and a PS1- powered Point Blank cab), just lacking artwork, time, and willpower. Excuses, I know!  >:D
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Ouch! Too true, especially with what the help you've shared in developing Alpha One. I need to get back to it, but the night job starts soon (tax season, blah) which means summer at best. At least I am not planning on it being a cocktail anymore!   ;D

I am in the embarrasing state of having pretty much all the physical stuff ready for two projects (the Raiden cab and a PS1- powered Point Blank cab), just lacking artwork, time, and willpower. Excuses, I know!  >:D
Yours is going to be great man. I can't wait to see it done!

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There were three or four Pole Position cabs started and never finished.   :dunno
Yeah, I think I remember Haruman having one of those...

Still have it, still messing with it, still not working...   :banghead:

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2013,  Ond's year - mark it dude.

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2013,  Ond's year - mark it dude.

this is the year this gets done

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I declare shinnannigans!!!! OND is purposely delaying his build to take the coveted 2032 Full Size Cab of the Year Award
I drink and I know things.

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OH, and not to forget this one:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,122718.0/all.html

 ;)
I really wish I had time to help out on sprites, but the only free-time I have is in the mornings before work when I'm working on Alpha One art.  Hmmm, maybe I could juggle things around... :dunno

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Ahh it's fair enough, I should cop it for not finishing last year, what can I say, 

1. My dog ate the plans! 
2. Weather was never suitable
3. I was abducted by aliens, just got back last week.

Anyway, I am keen, and motivation being four fifths of progress that's a good thing.

Back on topic - I'd like to see the return of Rick and his Doom'd cab also.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2013, 06:56:24 pm by Ond »

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You forgot this one, bro:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107874.40
Well,  that wasn't necessarily a lack of motivation, it was more of a lack of skill. I got the board up and running, but still having troubles with the vector monitor, which is the final step to getting this done!
Since then, I've got it put on a repair wait-list for a local arcade shop here in Vancouver.  I got frustrated with the amount of time it was eating up, so I figured I'd spend the extra cash to get someone with more vector experience to fix it for me so I can move onto other things.

This one would be a better example of me petering-out. I basically let that one die...

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Can't have a thread like this without mentioning The Ark Project.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html

This awesome build has 2-1/2 pages of bumps going back almost 4 years.  It is really a cool concept.

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Can't have a thread like this without mentioning The Ark Project.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html

This awesome build has 2-1/2 pages of bumps going back almost 4 years.  It is really a cool concept.

ond's Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet
Well Fed Games' Raiden DX dedicated cab
somunny's The ARK Project
VanillaGorilla Wide-Body Taito Classic
Ryglore's Centipede bartop
Rick's Doom'd!
iammortos' Zac's 80's Zombie Arcade
Gatsu's Vewlix Fighter - RIP  :'(
:whap

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Can't have a thread like this without mentioning The Ark Project.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html

This awesome build has 2-1/2 pages of bumps going back almost 4 years.  It is really a cool concept.

ond's Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet
Well Fed Games' Raiden DX dedicated cab
somunny's The ARK Project
VanillaGorilla Wide-Body Taito Classic
Ryglore's Centipede bartop
Rick's Doom'd!
iammortos' Zac's 80's Zombie Arcade
Gatsu's Vewlix Fighter - RIP  :'(
:whap

My bad.

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Oh accursed artwork! It seems to be a common reason for delays. I'm in the same boat, but I have actually made some progress. I'd like to find an alternative to gameon graphics, there's actually a European vendor ive seen the work of on the dragonslairfans forum, that looks really impressive. Anyway, just wanted to chime in that things have begun moving forward again, and I don't know about OND, but 2013 is definitely the Taitos year :)

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Oh accursed artwork! It seems to be a common reason for delays. I'm in the same boat, but I have actually made some progress. I'd like to find an alternative to gameon graphics, there's actually a European vendor ive seen the work of on the dragonslairfans forum, that looks really impressive. Anyway, just wanted to chime in that things have begun moving forward again, and I don't know about OND, but 2013 is definitely the Taitos year :)

That's some mighty fine stencilling and paint work on the Taito, I'm glad I had another look at it.

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Rick's Doom'd!

Me /sadpandas. I'll get back in the swing, honest! Right now - and I mean right now) - we're prepping to take my six-year-old to the hospital to have some titanium rods and pins installed in his arm. Yep, his broken arm has shifted over the past week. Dammit.

:(

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Ryglore's Centipede bartop

Word on the grapevine is that Ryglore commented on Twitter that 2014 will be the "Year of the Centipede"... but sometimes I'm not sure to believe him. He's kinda a bullshitter...

I did hear that he might have found some components that would work nicely for it though... perhaps an we may even see an update soon...  ;)

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2013,  Ond's year - mark it dude.
There are 18 days left in 2013...

 :pics

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2013,  Ond's year - mark it dude.
There are 18 days left in 2013...

 :pics
yeah what a dumbass I was for making claims and predictions. No UCA for Ond. Ever.

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yeah what a dumbass I was for making claims and predictions. No UCA for Ond. Ever.

You get a pass, bud!  :cheers:

2014's gonna be your year!

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I honestly really want to see Doom'd finished. Maybe i'm just a sucker for the red/black/grey/Doom look and feel.

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Oops, double post
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Danny Galagas 1/4 scale Space Invaders gets my vote:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,58932.0/all.html

He's kinda cute too  :)