Author Topic: Donkey Kong: Ultimate (Project Code Name: Regal) - FINISHED (Read 140658 times)

yotsuya · « **Reply #120 on:** December 16, 2014, 10:32:11 pm »

SMB is a 8 way horizontal title. Pac-Man is a 4 way vertical, like the other classics. You're focusing on the wrong thing.

Vigo · « **Reply #121 on:** December 17, 2014, 02:04:32 am »

Right, it isn't a Nintendo theme issue, it is a game fitting well to the cabinet issue.

If you want SMB on your cabinet, Plan A is to make sacrifices on the controls to water it down for more games, which is gonna kill the DK experience. Plan B is to jump through hoops to make your cabinet transformable in monitor and controls, which I think in this case will still hurt the overall cabinet experience. Even if it doesn't, Flynn's Arcade can already play SMB dangerously well. I don't see the point in troubling yourself with swappable panels over a few horizontal games in this case.

I can't fault you for trying to get some more games out of your cab and ArcadeSD board, so I was recommending some 4 way vertical games that would at least play well on the cab, even if they don't fit in the theme.

By all means, give your panel the molex disconnects, whether you go swappable or not, it is a good feature for a cab. And like you said earlier, a 2nd panel would be a "Phase 2". You can make that decision when you get to that point. I really like this project, and if you can nail that ultimate DK experience, you succeeded. I will be guaranteed to drool in awe of your work. Whether or not it plays any other games is a minor thing in comparison.

Vigo · « **Reply #122 on:** December 17, 2014, 02:39:21 am »

Oh, and chopper. Just because I am giving my opinion to Chance that he doesn't need a swappable panel, don't take that as a sleight against your project. I think your DK is a different breed of project. You restored a classic but creating a non-intrusive multifunctional machine out of it at the same time. In your case, your solution is elegant and makes perfect sense.

Chance is designing up a bit of a unique statement piece here, so I think the circumstances change.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #123 on:** December 31, 2014, 12:41:42 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #124 on:** January 04, 2015, 04:58:42 am »

Vigo · « **Reply #125 on:** January 06, 2015, 05:41:28 pm »

If there is a shade called "Purple Nurple", go with it.

Otherwise, see if you can color match to King Friday's cloak. That will ensure a regal shade.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #126 on:** January 06, 2015, 06:13:11 pm »

wp34 · « **Reply #127 on:** January 06, 2015, 08:55:53 pm »

Quote from: Vigo on January 06, 2015, 05:41:28 pm

Otherwise, see if you can color match to King Friday's cloak. That will ensure a regal shade.

I keep thinking of the Regal Beagle for some reason.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #128 on:** January 11, 2015, 05:37:54 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #129 on:** January 11, 2015, 05:51:03 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #130 on:** January 14, 2015, 02:53:48 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #131 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:23:25 am »

jaharr01 · « **Reply #132 on:** January 14, 2015, 05:01:20 am »

Gonna look great Chance. I like the color scheme so far.

jdbailey1206 · « **Reply #133 on:** January 14, 2015, 06:48:26 am »

Lose the fire. And Mario needs to be hammering something. I have something at the house you might want to add. When I get home Ill PM it to you.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #134 on:** January 14, 2015, 08:06:01 am »

Minor niggle : To me, it looks like Mario is whacking at the barrels, which would require the barrels to be rolling uphill, which does not make sense.

Cobolisdead · « **Reply #135 on:** January 14, 2015, 08:32:28 am »

Well, they are being rolled at him, so they do have some speed from that.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #136 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:08:22 am »

Yes, but they are coming from the far left, think about how much force it would take to roll them uphill with enough speed to knock a grown man down. And to do that rapidly multiple times.

Rockhart · « **Reply #137 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:29:30 am »

Hmmm, I'm not sure the flame + barrels are working but I do like the new Jump Man. What if you had the barrels coming towards the viewer, i.e. getting bigger?

If you want to send me the .ai file I could play with it and give you a few options

Cobolisdead · « **Reply #138 on:** January 14, 2015, 12:15:30 pm »

Quote from: yamatetsu on January 14, 2015, 10:08:22 am

Yes, but they are coming from the far left, think about how much force it would take to roll them uphill with enough speed to knock a grown man down. And to do that rapidly multiple times.

I am assuming that there is a device on the far left, out of view, that is launching them.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #139 on:** January 14, 2015, 01:17:28 pm »

Probably the BarrelFlingGun9000.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #140 on:** January 14, 2015, 02:49:25 pm »

bfauska · « **Reply #141 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:07:55 pm »

I like it. Visually it is fun, I think the image is dynamic. Maybe it doesn't make perfect sense but really?... there's a little dude chasing a monkey who's snatched up his woman and is throwing barrels and fire at him to slow him down. Sense?

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #142 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:09:05 pm »

yotsuya · « **Reply #143 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:14:26 pm »

I think there should be barrel shards flying out from beneath the hammer. Otherwise, it looks like he's pounding the ground. But it looks good.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #144 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:29:47 pm »

Technically he pounds ground in game whether there is a barrel in front of him or not......

Still I too think barrel shards would look good.

Interested in what you end up paying for the monitor repair. I ordered a cap kit today for my Wells Gardner K7000 series but im getting cold feet.

yotsuya · « **Reply #145 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:46:02 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on January 14, 2015, 03:29:47 pm

Technically he pounds ground in game whether there is a barrel in front of him or not......

If he's pounding the empty ground that vehemently with that expression on his face, he's got other issues...

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #146 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:51:17 pm »

Le Chuck · « **Reply #147 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:54:55 pm »

Make the fire 40% smaller. Have the barrels rolling over the horizon (foreground to background) towards JM rather than coming from behind the horizon (background to foreground) and adjust the scale accordionly. Most people don't notice when you end a sentence with an instrument. Sharpen DK's teeth.

yotsuya · « **Reply #148 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:01:32 pm »

Quote from: Le Chuck on January 14, 2015, 03:54:55 pm

Make the fire 40% smaller. Have the barrels rolling over the horizon (foreground to background) towards JM rather than coming from behind the horizon (background to foreground) and adjust the scale accordionly. Most people don't notice when you end a sentence with an instrument. Sharpen DK's teeth.

BorgDog · « **Reply #149 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:02:29 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on January 14, 2015, 03:46:02 pm

Quote from: harveybirdman on January 14, 2015, 03:29:47 pm
Technically he pounds ground in game whether there is a barrel in front of him or not......

If he's pounding the empty ground that vehemently with that expression on his face, he's got other issues...

I'm thinking DK told him to "pound sand"...

Louis Tully · « **Reply #150 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:09:20 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #151 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:28:57 pm »

yotsuya · « **Reply #152 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:41:04 pm »

Dude, do you want feedback or not?

Nephasth · « **Reply #153 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:58:10 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 14, 2015, 03:51:17 pm

The monitor repair will only cost me $35 plus $20 parts (Canadian). I got a hell of a deal as a friend of a friend is doing it for me. There are almost a couple dozen components he wanted to replace. I said anything to try and save it. Might also have a line on a new frame so I can replace the bent up one.

I hear some guys will even recap D9200s for $Free.99...

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #154 on:** January 14, 2015, 05:52:21 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #155 on:** January 14, 2015, 05:54:12 pm »

Le Chuck · « **Reply #156 on:** January 14, 2015, 06:00:34 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 14, 2015, 05:52:21 pm

Quote from: yotsuya on January 14, 2015, 04:41:04 pm
Dude, do you want feedback or not?

Haha, that's not what I was getting at.

I know right?! Who says, "Go pound salt"? That's just cray right there yo.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #157 on:** January 14, 2015, 06:11:01 pm »

Le Chuck · « **Reply #158 on:** January 14, 2015, 06:11:58 pm »

Quote from: Louis Tully on January 14, 2015, 06:11:01 pm

Quote from: Le Chuck on January 14, 2015, 06:00:34 pm

Who says, "Go pound salt"? That's just cray right there yo.

They both sound weird to me.

Well why don't you just go kick rocks then?

Louis Tully · « **Reply #159 on:** January 14, 2015, 06:15:50 pm »


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Author Topic: Donkey Kong: Ultimate (Project Code Name: Regal) - FINISHED (Read 140658 times)

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