Fighter Multicade Marquee for Critique

[Tzakiel]

This is for a 2p cabinet, CRT screen, mostly for fighting games.  What do you think?

Vewlix-inspired background, characters found online, I certainly don't take credit for drawing them.

[Generic Eric]

I think its cool.  The 3 rightmost logos get lost in the character.  Maybe namco could be a different color?

[yotsuya]

This is for a 2p cabinet, CRT screen, mostly for fighting games.  What do you think?

Vewlix-inspired background, characters found online, I certainly don't take credit for drawing them.

Looks fine. Not bad or anything. I dunno, I guess all fighters are starting to look the same to me. 

At least you used different characters. And I do like the red and the logos.

[Tzakiel]

This version with Kirby cracked me up, but now it's growing on me.

[TopJimmyCooks]

come on yots, you holdin' back?

[EMDB]

I think the title should stand out more (bigger, light edge to pop out) and as said the right logos blend in the characters. Maybe add a light edge around them.

[yotsuya]

come on yots, you holdin' back?

Oh, are we in "Let's hand out gold stars to everyone" mode again?

[Tzakiel]

Hey, I'm open to feedback. So far I like the characters and the red vewlix-like background, and I like the logos. Not sure about either the font or the wording of "Multicade" - seems so generic. However, I want this marquee to serve the purpose of being about all games rather than 1 game or type of game, so that was the best I could think of.

[yotsuya]

Hey, I'm open to feedback.

I know you are, and that's a good quality to possess.

So far I like the characters and the red vewlix-like background, and I like the logos.

Like I stated, I like the red and the logos, too. 

Not sure about either the font or the wording of "Multicade" - seems so generic. However, I want this marquee to serve the purpose of being about all games rather than 1 game or type of game, so that was the best I could think of.

Bug Malenko for some theme/name ideas. He comes up with great ones.

[thatpurplestuff]

I like the general direction you've gone with this, but I would definitely avoid having logos running over the top of your characters... whether it's intended or not, it sends those characters into the background.  One way to make both the logos more clear and give an illusion of depth to the marquee would be to run a white band behind the characters that has the logos on it.  Also having the characters in front of the gray border along the top and bottom would make them pop a bit more as well (I just went crazy with the clone stamp to illustrate, but you could have all of them including Kirby just slightly breaching that border).  Here's a super sloppy idea as to what I'm talking about.



The only other thing that is slightly off for me is the font makes the name look like "Multkade" to me at a glance, but that might just be me.  Like I said though, I really like the direction you're going with this.

[yotsuya]

I like that off-set white line idea.

[JDFan]

Personally I'd also expand the Multicade text to line up with the smaller letters underneath - Like shown below 

[Tzakiel]

Thanks for the input. To be clear, the gray borders represent my marquee retainers... the printed image would just bleed into retainers.  I think I like the white line behind logos, also gets to the style of vewlix design which includes white with the red.

[Rick]

The only other thing that is slightly off for me is the font makes the name look like "Multkade" to me at a glance, but that might just be me.

Well crap, I'll be honest, I never read the marquee before, but now that you mention it ... I see MUOKADE.

[thatpurplestuff]

The only other thing that is slightly off for me is the font makes the name look like "Multkade" to me at a glance, but that might just be me.

Well crap, I'll be honest, I never read the marquee before, but now that you mention it ... I see MUOKADE.

Haha yeah I can definitely see that too now that you've pointed it out.  I think besides just the difficulty in making out individual letters, that font may be just overkill in terms of lines?  Maybe stick with the stylized font idea but use one that is more legible and contrasts well with the solid lines throughout the design... perhaps something scribbley or painterly?



Made that super quick so it's not perfectly lined up or anything... mainly just threw it together to see what it would look like.

[Tzakiel]

Here is my revised version with some of your changes.

[thatpurplestuff]

Looks good!

[Malenko]

Bug Malenko for some theme/name ideas. He comes up with great ones.

Mine are more Punny than great

[yotsuya]

Bug Malenko for some theme/name ideas. He comes up with great ones.

Mine are more Punny than great

Even your worst pun is better than a generic term, my friend.

[iceman73]

Maybe it's just me but it looks like the guy is holding a Kirby balloon.

[yotsuya]

Maybe it's just me but it looks like the guy is holding a Kirby balloon.

 Yeah, just noticed that looking at the thumbnail. 

[Generic Eric]

Bug Malenko for some theme/name ideas. He comes up with great ones.

Mine are more Punny than great

Even your worst pun is better than a generic term, my friend.

[Malenko]

Even your worst pun is better than a generic term, my friend.

HAHA I see wut u did thar!

@OP try the street fighter 4 font?

also, LOL at the kirby balloon

[Asmotron]

This marquee looks fantastic! The Kirby hanging out in there is just the right kind of quirky.

I really like the red and grey background, it matches the color scheme I'm doing on my CP overlay. Any chance I could beg a copy of the background out if you?

[Le Chuck]

I'd lose the title completely.  Not everything needs to be named.  It's pretty obvious what the heck it is.  Lose kirby or make kirby be fighting Chun li and lose Ken.  I like the logos as they are now.  Keep that.  Maybe put some random chinese characters up there.  Duck Soup Spleen!

[yotsuya]

I'd lose the title completely.  Not everything needs to be named.  It's pretty obvious what the heck it is.  Lose kirby or make kirby be fighting Chun li and lose Ken.  I like the logos as they are now.  Keep that.  Maybe put some random chinese characters up there.  Duck Soup Spleen!

Too late, bro. Already been printed.

[Tzakiel]

Yep this one is in the bag and my build is almost done. Link in sig.

[pbj]

Since I can't muster up the energy to make Dongle Dragon a reality, I firmly support the weirdness of Kirby on this marquee.  That makes the whole damn thing.

 

[Le Chuck]

For the record, it's never too late.  You just print another one.  It's not that hard 

Make kirby bigger and have him watching Chun Li and Ken going at it. 

[Tzakiel]

For the record, it's never too late.  You just print another one.  It's not that hard 

Make kirby bigger and have him watching Chun Li and Ken going at it.

Except its $27 plus shipping per print.

I am happy with what I have... Print looks great too. I used gameongrafix.

[yotsuya]

Make kirby bigger and have him watching Chun Li and Ken going at it.

 

Kirby Dong.

[opt2not]

Kirby Dong.

Dongle Dragon

I'm sorry, to my current art commitments...I just got busy.
 

[Rick]

I'm sorry, to my current art commitments...I just got bizzay!!!

FTFY.

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