Author Topic: what is the best looking marquee you've seen? (Read 7681 times)

jim_daniels · « **on:** February 24, 2003, 12:46:43 pm »

Ok, I've been looking at marquees for hours now, looking for ideas to make my own. Then I figured, why not ask everyone else what they like? So I want to know, what is the best looking marquee you've seen? Let's see good custom ones AND originals. I found some for games I never even heard of, but had really cool marquees (good artwork, design, fonts, characters, ect). So which ones do you folks like the best???

Jakobud · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2003, 12:51:57 pm »

I custom made mine and I like it the best....but I haven't really offered to share it yet

djsting · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2003, 12:58:02 pm »

There are some good ones on this site: http://www.emdkay.net/

1UP · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2003, 01:04:53 pm »

I like the idea of making something reminiscent of a classic marquee. That's what I did with mine! You can get it at http://www.oscarcontrols.com/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?pacmameaV107.zip

The ones I don't like are the ones with a million tiny screenshots. Too cluttered if you ask me. A marquee should read well from a few feet away. Look at real marquees--very simple designs. Pick a few of your favorite characters, and use a simple, clean logo. Oscar has some good Mame logos as well as some classic game art -- http://www.oscarcontrols.com/gallery01.htm

Good luck!

rampy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2003, 01:27:33 pm »

I like the simpler ones as well... what I don't like is the montages that are almost arbitary in the character choices.

i.e. different art styles... cartooney ones, mixed with electronic looking ones, mixed with 3d shaded looking ones. I think a consistent/clean look looks to most professional.

Granted mine is cheezy ( I just changed the letters Donkey Kong to read UBERCADE ) but it works for me.

Oh, and for the love of GAWD refrain from adding a lens flare =P

Rampy

jim_daniels · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2003, 01:41:11 pm »

I agree simple tends to be better. I don't like the hundrends of screenshots either, or the ones that just have a bunch of characters pasted in a collage.

IUP - think you did a superb job, great original design. Built by MYWAY - LOL

JAKOBUD - Hurry up and share with the rest of us!!

Birdtales · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2003, 01:55:20 pm »

Here's mine, not as nice as 1 UPs but looks great on my yellow and green cabinet. I had to add extra black around the borders because my marquee area is actually oval.

MinerAl · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2003, 03:23:43 pm »

Galaxian and Galaga each had the perfect balance of style and simplicity. You could recognize a Gala* machine from across a smokey arcade.

The edge goes to Galaga for the black background and wicked blade-like outline (right Birdtales?).

My cocktail table doesn't get to have a marquee, but if it did, it would match the color scheme of the whole cabinet. Some of the every-inch-filled-with-every-cool-character-from-every-game-ever marquees that get shown on the board are fun to look at by themselves, but it seems to me they would be very hard to integrate into a cabinet design.

waveryder · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2003, 03:39:20 pm »

I like mine best personally

I do have to agree with 1Up. Steer well clear of montages with millions of characters. I personally think you should stick to a theme. Something simple and relevant to the name of your cabinet works best. The most proffesional looking marquees I have seen on BYOAC are relatively simple!

Birdtales · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2003, 03:56:09 pm »

Quote from: MinerAl on February 24, 2003, 03:23:43 pm

The edge goes to Galaga for the black background and wicked blade-like outline (right Birdtales?).

Yes I liked the Blade of Galaga (plus it's my second favorite game), hence the basis of my Marquee. Unfortunately I chose the name before I found out about the Xbox Mame project Mame-X.

CM · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2003, 04:17:14 pm »

I'm kinda partial to my custom marquee

Chris · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2004, 11:02:16 am »

Quote from: rampy on February 24, 2003, 01:27:33 pm

Oh, and for the love of GAWD refrain from adding a lens flare =P

Hey!!! A lens flare is the central theme of mine! It's even on my startup screen...

Minwah · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2004, 11:59:11 am »

I'm another who doesn't like a million characters / screenshots in a marquee. I think a marquee should look as if it could've been on a real machine...it is difficult tho to get that feel without being *too* game specific.

I know I'm probably in the minority here but I also don't like MAME logo artwork in general for cabs (sorry)...

maraxle · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2004, 01:15:14 pm »

Shockingly enough, I'm kind of partial to mine. It's reasonably authentic, not at all cluttered, and works great with a backlight (only the letters and characters glow).

hulkster · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2004, 03:21:39 pm »

mine of course! but it was made by pixelhugger...hes got mad skillz!!!

Bobby115 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2004, 10:28:10 pm »

Thanks to 3dmacman...Here is mine:

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:03:08 am »

Quote from: hulkster081 on May 20, 2004, 03:21:39 pm

but it was made by pixelhugger

Thanks Hulk!

I'm going to break with the trend here and say that while my own designs are favorites of mine my personal favorite isn't one of my own. The credit goes to Rom for this piece of art

Rom- you absolutely blew my mind with that! Shortly after I thumbed thru Frosty's remarkable vectorial and ultimately gave in to his vectorevangelizing, heading away from my PhotoShop roots to work in Illustrator...which I had only grudgingly done before. The results of which,along with Hulksters marquee, are my other personal favorites.

The chrome and gel/neon effects are raster. Everything else is vector, including the glass.

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #17 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:04:43 am »

and...

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #18 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:05:43 am »

and...

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #19 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:11:36 am »

also...

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #20 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:12:49 am »

This one is for the side of Cheetah's cocktail cab.

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #21 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:16:08 am »

This one was for AlexC's cab:

This one for Zathras' cab

This one for Greywolf22:

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #22 on:** May 21, 2004, 03:22:00 am »

My least favoite (to my constant frustration) is the chronic work in progress for my own cab. This is a rendering of what it will look like in position. I've learned a ton in making stuff for others on the board, so my next step is to apply all that to this marquee and make it something I'm really proud of like the rest of the stuff I've posted.

Rom · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2004, 12:33:23 am »

Quote from: Pixelhugger on May 21, 2004, 03:22:00 am

My least favoite (to my constant frustration) is the chronic work in progress for my own cab...

I know the feeling. Having done my design over a year ago I look at it now I'm not so sure if I will use it.
Before I decide I want to try and get a name nailed down first and see how it looks. I would love to pull something like "Playstation" or "Dreamcast" out of of my head alas it just aint happening.

AlexC · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:35:13 am »

Quote from: Pixelhugger on May 21, 2004, 03:16:08 am

This one was for AlexC's cab:

I like AlexC's the best !!

Zakk · « **Reply #25 on:** May 22, 2004, 11:55:14 pm »

I second that...the one for AlexC is killer
...must....resist....temptation....to.....steal.....idea...argh

Oh and your new avatar is nice, but I really liked your old one, it was simple and clever. Huggin dem pixels.

Richy · « **Reply #26 on:** May 26, 2004, 12:06:36 pm »

Those of you who don't like thousands of screenshots won't like mine.
It's a photomosaic of all the screenshots I had.
I wish I'd gone for something a bit simpler, but no biggie.

greywolf22 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 26, 2004, 01:33:30 pm »

I'm very partial to my marquee that Pixelhugger designed for me...he does fantastic work!

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #28 on:** May 26, 2004, 02:59:20 pm »

Did I ever give you the final Illustrator file for that Greywolf?

greywolf22 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 26, 2004, 03:47:20 pm »

Hehe not yet, but I know you've been extremely busy with all your other projects. When you get the chance could you e-mail it to me

GAS34 · « **Reply #30 on:** December 15, 2004, 09:12:28 am »

Quote from: Pixelhugger on May 21, 2004, 03:04:43 am

and...

Can someone tell me where I can get this blue slikstick marquee without the slikstick text?? Or an easy way to make it in Photoshop. Thanks

It's the slikblue3.jpg above

Thanks

Lord Hiryu · « **Reply #31 on:** December 15, 2004, 10:44:03 am »

Personally, I don't

SNAAKE · « **Reply #32 on:** December 15, 2004, 10:52:00 am »

My personal favorite !

Chris · « **Reply #33 on:** December 15, 2004, 10:53:57 am »

Quote from: Lord Hiryu on December 15, 2004, 10:44:03 am

I liked so much, later I designed one very similar one to my pleasure:

This is definately one of the best! If it went with my blue MAME theme, I'd use it in a heartbeat. You should put this in one of the art libraries if it's not already there....

Felsir · « **Reply #34 on:** December 15, 2004, 10:59:46 am »

I really like the Mamestrosity marquee

I do like it when the marquee makes it look like it could be an actual game.

My $0.05: I'm quite happy with my own marquee

jarrett · « **Reply #35 on:** December 15, 2004, 02:52:42 pm »

Well, as long as everyone else is showing off, here's the one I designed for my cab.

Chris · « **Reply #36 on:** December 15, 2004, 02:58:14 pm »

Very nice!

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #37 on:** December 15, 2004, 03:23:27 pm »

Hiryu, your work is absolutely stunning! Is this stuff vector? Your CP (image pulled from another thread) is hands down the best I've seen posted IMHO.

Amazing!! Seeing this was the same sort of transformative epiphany as seeing Rom's Fusion for the first time. Incredible talent. Very inspiring stuff!!

And that Tron inspired marquee is genius as well. What I great idea for a cab name and a really cool design too. It seems like there are a lot of talented people making cool art that never gets posted. MORE MORE MORE!!!!!

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #38 on:** December 15, 2004, 03:26:00 pm »

Gas - email or PM me if you'd like the SlikStik file.

Jarret -PLEASE POST PICS OF THE CP/CAB..... NOW!!!! PLEASE! Droooool.

Chris · « **Reply #39 on:** December 15, 2004, 04:00:21 pm »

There is another good TRON-style marquee out there:

There's a link to a high-res version on his page at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mr64source/mamecab/art.htm.

--Chris


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Author Topic: what is the best looking marquee you've seen? (Read 7681 times)

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