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rablack97:
I dunno guys....as you see bartops and minis are becoming more popular.
To say they are only for 1plyr is limiting the possibilities and the versatility.
Unless your purist having a full size arcade in your house becomes an eye sore. Being able to move the bartop and even sell it and not have to worry picking it up with a truck is huge too.
I think if the design is aesthetically correct and it all balances out, then bartops should not be limited to 2 plyr only.
It's an arcade not a megatouch. So per opt2not it is personal preference, but dont limit your builds to one player only, the demand for it is out there and you will be shorting your sales.
Rick:
--- Quote from: rablack97 on August 16, 2013, 06:41:05 pm ---To say they are only for 1plyr is limiting the possibilities and the versatility. <snip> It's an arcade not a megatouch. So per opt2not it is personal preference, but dont limit your builds to one player only, the demand for it is out there and you will be shorting your sales.
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Good points, for certain. Fear not - I will be offering a 1 and 2 player option! (How many can I put you down for?)
;)
TKW4rr10r:
I agree with the tempest style needing a more dramatic angle for the LCD, looks more like a Gyruss. To get more space the LCD can be tilted slightly back, this is a bar-top after all. The LCD wouldn't have to be perpendicular to the bar surface. One that took it a little more to the extreme shape and look of the original cab would be very appealing.
I also 2nd the Nintendo bar-top idea. Too many people (myself included) would love to make a Fix-it Felix or similar game. Whomever makes this for a reasonable price will have a lot of orders, guaranteed.
(I'll keep sending those atari cabaret measurements as I send them to HaRuMaN, crazy busy with work but took more notes as I started to dismantle my cab earlier.)
Rick:
--- Quote from: TKW4rr10r on August 16, 2013, 07:20:58 pm ---I agree with the tempest style needing a more dramatic angle for the LCD, looks more like a Gyruss. To get more space the LCD can be tilted slightly back, this is a bar-top after all. The LCD wouldn't have to be perpendicular to the bar surface. One that took it a little more to the extreme shape and look of the original cab would be very appealing.
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Agreed! I'm working on multiple changes as we speak.
--- Quote from: TKW4rr10r on August 16, 2013, 07:20:58 pm ---I also 2nd the Nintendo bar-top idea. Too many people (myself included) would love to make a Fix-it Felix or similar game. Whomever makes this for a reasonable price will have a lot of orders, guaranteed.
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Shh! Coming soon! ;)
--- Quote from: TKW4rr10r on August 16, 2013, 07:20:58 pm ---(I'll keep sending those atari cabaret measurements as I send them to HaRuMaN, crazy busy with work but took more notes as I started to dismantle my cab earlier.)
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I hear you! And thank you so much for the work you're doing for this!!! It's very much appreciated.
opt2not:
--- Quote from: rablack97 on August 16, 2013, 06:41:05 pm ---I think if the design is aesthetically correct and it all balances out, then bartops should not be limited to 2 plyr only.
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Agreed, but notice that these three designs are built off 1-player styled cabinets. For a 2-player bartop, these designs aren't the right choice.
Better to go with the Weecade style for 2-players...or an updated bartop version of the Dynamo cab I suggested.
--- Quote ---It's an arcade not a megatouch. So per opt2not it is personal preference, but dont limit your builds to one player only, the demand for it is out there and you will be shorting your sales.
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While lots of bartops were megatouch type games, there were small few that we true arcade games. rare though...
Arkanoid was one:
The Vectrex had 'em too! Ran on a coin-op timer.
http://vectrexmuseum.com/collection/vectrexminicade.php
I think some of the best looking bartops out of this forum have all been 1-player:
leapinlew's Galaga and Tempest bartops:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,49622.0.html
unstupid's neo geo duo
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,114435.0.html
retrofuture's Xevious Bartop
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=92656.0
The list goes on...
DK, DK Jr., Mario Bros. Bartops - by Jigenjuke
UK Dig Dug Bartop - by shrunkenmaster
POWcade - by endtwist <---very nice size and cute outcome.
Metroid Mother Brain Super Console - by SodaPopinksi <---- fricken amazing!!!
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