Arcade Bones (Marquee & Dashboard graphics finalised)

[MYX]

Dude, that's great. My only nay is the stars on the right. You have all this great debris flying away on the left and even on the right and then you have 6 little stars. the whole thing works except for the stars. Really nice job.

Is that illustrator or PS?

[Santoro]

Looks good to me, I can see your point about the stars, but to me that's a nit that I doubt many would pick up on.

[Boz]

Hey bones-man. Something I've been kind-of hoping you'd put up is a list of parts that you acquired for the control panel or, even better, a complete parts list. I'm sure it would probably take you a while to do a complete parts-list so obviously that would be just an optional thing. But, I have often wondered what [specific] controls you selected and why. Why the joystick you installed over others that are available, etc.

[BobbyG66]

Little known trivia.. The Edge revealed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien that that song was written after searching supermarkets for Boo-Berry cereal.

http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=ConanOBrien

Sorry to go off topic here...but

I just checked out the above link.
The background is orange and the text is blue.
After carefully reading all the stuff about U2, I came back to this site.

All of the black text is brown! That totally screwed up my eyes. WTF.
It reminds me of the REM CD cover that was called GREEN but was actually ORANGE in color. You were supposed to stare at it for a minute and then look at a white wall, you would then see the image in GREEN.

Weird stuff...

[Santoro]

cool, me too, but only the line I am reading.  very odd.

I never knew that about the Green Album cover, I need to go look at that.

[ginno]

Bones,

She looks great, and the stars on the right look good, they are not overpowering and if someone that knows what they represent is looking at them they can easily tell what they are.

Good Job, you must be pleased that you have finally settled on a design after what seems like forever  now...

go aussie.

[Bones]

Is that illustrator or PS?

All my artwork is done with Illustrator CS.

Hey bones-man. Something I've been kind-of hoping you'd put up is a list of parts that you acquired for the control panel or, even better, a complete parts list. I'm sure it would probably take you a while to do a complete parts-list so obviously that would be just an optional thing. But, I have often wondered what [specific] controls you selected and why. Why the joystick you installed over others that are available, etc.

Hmmm.... I started designing this CP well over a year ago so the thought process behind most of the decisions is no longer fresh in my mind. I wanted a four player CP with a trackball but also wanted dedicated controls I could use for Karate Champ. My design evolved pretty much around this criteria.

As for the joystick preferences etc..... I read Project Arcade then did some research in the forums. When equipped with knowledge I went shopping for CP parts but realized there really wasn't much choice if I wanted to buy locally so ultimately what decided my choice of joysticks was what was readily available.

I ended up with Sanwa 4/8 ways and if I ever build another cab I would be happy to use these again. I really dig the way they feel.

[waldo]

nice work on the cab so far Bones. Inspired myself to make my own now heh.

In fact according to my email my arcade book just arrived downstairs

Side: note, was over in Aussie in the weekend, in Vic. and went to find Ozstick, but it appears the address on there website is wrong , and they dont return calls :/ when was the last time you delt with them? I like you would like to order all things locally for some reason, and with myself in NZ I consider Aussie just another state lol

[Bones]

I haven't dealt with Ozstick in over 12 months so sorry dude, can't help you here.

I will say this though.... If I could do it all again I would have purchased all CP parts directly from one of the overseas distributors.

[waldo]

Yeah, as it is now, im planning on getting all the parts shipped to a mate in the states and then sent over here all at once... one draw back to living in these 3rd world countries is the distributors I guess.....ohh well at least there are strip clubs to keep me entertained until it all arrives...(*looks over shoulder for the wife)

[ginno]

I bought my controls from OZ Stick about 1 year ago, I live in Melbourne so I actually went out to their office and purchased my controls in person.

I still have the owners contact number and email address if you want me to try and get in contact with him for you.

I concluded as well it would probably be cheaper to purchase the controls from overseas but I like trying to support local businesses.

Let me know if you want me to try and help out waldo

Cheers.

[Vincent]

Did bones ever finish his cabinet?

[DrewKaree]

Did bones ever finish his cabinet?

There was a rocket mishap.  It only plays Moon Patrol now.  The base also had to be removed once the Tall Visitors moved on, to accomodate midgets, pygmy's and the like

[Boz]

Good to know that I'm not the only one watching a thread for a cab that never finished. :downer

[danny_galaga]

well, it might not be 100% finished, but i can atest to the fact that it plays well. and that 27" arcade monitor is the bomb.  bones even chucked on a dvd to show what it could do. lovely resolution all round (",).

[Bones]

Only have the T-molding to install and marquee to print and attach.

Should be finished in a day or two.

[Barry Barcrest]

I would have sworn that was bones playing the cab if it wasn't for the skirt........ Then again, thinking about it.

[More Cowbell]

Only have the T-molding to install and marquee to print and attach.
Should be finished in a day or two.

Be sure to have someone hold the ladder so you can get to the marquee area.

[DrewKaree]

well, it might not be 100% finished, but i can atest to the fact that it plays well. and that 27" arcade monitor is the bomb.  bones even chucked on a dvd to show what it could do. lovely resolution all round (",).

That 27" must look like a friggen big-screen TV in there to Bones

[Bones]

---smurfs---

[DrewKaree]

---smurfs---

All in good fun, right mate?  I'm sure this'll die down in a little bit, when we're on to the next thing.  Mebbe it'll be Danny's freaky extra appendage

[danny_galaga]

---smurfs---

All in good fun, right mate?  I'm sure this'll die down in a little bit, when we're on to the next thing.  Mebbe it'll be Danny's freaky extra appendage

teh wimmins dont seem to mind    oh, wait. not THAT appendage...

[DrewKaree]

---smurfs---

All in good fun, right mate?  I'm sure this'll die down in a little bit, when we're on to the next thing.  Mebbe it'll be Danny's freaky extra appendage

teh wimmins dont seem to mind    oh, wait. not THAT appendage...

De wimmins like a man with a tail in tails

[Namco]

I took a day off from work to read this thread. You'd think Bones was from Texas because everything's bigger in Texas. Love the artwork and colors. I can't wait to see the marquee and T-molding installed... I hope ordered two lengths of 20' right? 

[Boz]

I took a day off from work to read this thread. You'd think Bones was from Texas because everything's bigger in Texas. Love the artwork and colors. I can't wait to see the marquee and T-molding installed... I hope ordered two lengths of 20' right? 

See, Bonsey. Now yer gonna hafta go back through your memory of what you did a year and a half ago and start answering questions. Should'a finished it...

[Bones]

Worst thing is most of the threads posts have disappeared. All the great lengths I went to in order to accurately document the build and its all gone.... 

[dmworking247]

I took a day off from work to read this thread. You'd think Bones was from Texas because everything's bigger in Texas

Bones is from Australia I think, and we Aussies are "big down-under" 

Edit: Being from Australia also explains the 'stars' that an earlier post was complaining about in Bones' artwork... it is the southern cross, a star constellation visible from the Southern Hemisphere... its a patriotic kind of thing, kind of like superimposing the American flag

[Boz]

Worst thing is most of the threads posts have disappeared. All the great lengths I went to in order to accurately document the build and its all gone.... 

You didn't mention SlikStick did you?  Whoops. Now I've done it. Better print this one out before it gone too. 

[Namco]

Worst thing is most of the threads posts have disappeared. All the great lengths I went to in order to accurately document the build and its all gone.... 

I noticed that. It certainly decreased the time it took to read the whole thread. Each post was only a couple of sentences long, then they cut off abruptly. Strange stuff. I wonder what happened. Did you go back and make edits or change pictures at one point?

[Bones]

It's an old thread. I don't know why, but this happens with old threads.....

[Namco]

The wayback machine got it:
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35285.0

October 18th 2006 looks good, 17 pages are there:
http://web.archive.org/web/20061018110817/http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35285.0

As is April 26th 2007
http://web.archive.org/web/20070426033917/http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35285.0

The June 15th 2007 one is where it all goes to hell:
http://web.archive.org/web/20070615072311/http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35285.0