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| Matt, GoC:
How about sticking a small VGA LCD screen there with a little program running on it that shows things such as the game's controls / playtime / tips / etc. on there? That's what I'm planning for mine. I was thinking of "camoflaging" it in the artwork so it looks like a simple backlit logo or something, but in reality it's something more sinister 8) . It could also have themed messages such as "T minus 10 seconds to game launch!" and "Entering communications blackout" when shutting down and so on. Much more of a wow factor than a simple tach IMHO. That's my 2 |
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--- Quote from: Pixelhugger on July 22, 2004, 08:42:07 pm ---Emulaxian While it currently doesn't support the assignment a keystroke to a specific gamelist, Peter - the FE's developer - has agreed to provide me with an exe that allows the assignment since he says it is an easy modification to make. WOO HOO! Of course it would be up to the user to create the list that the button would switch to. So in my case, I would create separate game lists for each console's ROMs and then assign each list to a keystroke. --- End quote --- it will be a no brainer as this functionality is already in there for the arcgate functions that allows you to cross jump to any gamelist in the hierarchy of the fe. I just have to bind it to the keyinputs too and at it to the cfg file to set it up. tachometer..to gimmicky imho...remember Mies: "less is more" , even in a complex project..in the form that you ask yourself evert step of the way does it really contribute something to the organic whole... update: --- Quote ---Faceplate doesn't match the style of the rest of the cab artwork and detail (my biggest concern). --- End quote --- I agree 100%....you spend so much time to get the feel ok across all artwork... peter |
| Magnet_Eye:
Your project is called "Mission Control" and I do NOT see how a tachometer fits into that theme. My vote is DON'T! It looks like your mock "nav panel" (or whatever) is suddenly a classic car grill...This seems to have nothing to do with the "Mission Control" theme. I thought you were going for a more cool space theme, now you seem to want American Graffiti. Huh? I would re-think/design it. |
| Hoopstar:
I loved the original look of the cabinet.. but I think you've lost that direction with that tacho and slot load set up... The thing I loved about the original "theme" was that it was so slick that it could almost have been some original cabinet from some lost manufactuer - it was that slick..!! I think you've gone down that "case modders" road where they just whack stuff everywhere and it ends up looking like it... I think you need to try to make it look like it was some original proto-type and that means less = more..!! In short: Make it looks near factoryl..!! |
| dmsuchy:
I like it! The mock up looks cool and I feel it would only add to your already great design. Marquees are also not functional but they sure look cool on your cab, right? |
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