Author Topic: Gamecreature Arcade - Control Panel (Read 4457 times)

gamecreature · « **on:** June 03, 2006, 05:24:21 pm »

Here's the control panel I have planned for my arcade cabinet. It's only 6 inches deep - the lower half wraps around to the front. I plan to add some art from the marquee into the inset panels on either side of the logo.

motorfish · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2006, 01:35:00 am »

Looks pretty sharp! I like it!

walls83 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2006, 06:38:16 pm »

I really like that. Nice work

SNAAKE · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:02:48 am »

NICE WORK !

Crafty · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:12:23 am »

Well Done..

johnperkins21 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:56:27 am »

Holy F'n Cow! That has got to be one of the coolest CPs I have seen. Not to dis anyone else's work, but I absolutely love this. Great work!

Felsir · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2006, 01:45:15 pm »

Looking good! I like the freshnes of the design!

gamecreature · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2006, 02:24:22 pm »

Thanks, guys. My only concern is how the colors come out when I get it printed (I plan on using MameMarquees). Hopefully, the greens won't come out too dark.

gamecreature · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2006, 09:39:51 am »

BTW, here's how the matching marquee is shaping up. I think I'm going to add an additional horizontal element to give it more weight.

fatfingers · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2006, 09:51:16 am »

I really like your work. I wish I had any sort of skills in the art side of the world. Unfortunately, I guess I'll have to stick to coding instead...

BobbyG66 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2006, 10:38:55 am »

Dude, that is awesome!

Very fresh and unique, I wish I could think of stuff like that...

Veinman · « **Reply #11 on:** June 06, 2006, 10:34:07 pm »

Very nice work.

You broke the cartoon cardinal rule though.... he has 5 fingers.

gamecreature · « **Reply #12 on:** June 06, 2006, 10:53:53 pm »

Fatfingers: Yep, we're all good at something. Me, I'm terrible with tools - I can't finish a home repair project without drawing blood.

BobbyG66: Someday I'll share with you guys all of the rejected ideas.

Veinman:

The human characters in my cartoons have five fingers, but I sometimes forget if the creature is supposed to have 4 or 5! Here's a bit of trivia - take a look at the old Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons - you'll find that the Fleischers used five fingers. There was a New Yorker cartoonist who used to work at Disney and when he quit, he'd frequently draw characters with 6 or more fingers, just to balance things out!

Hellfromabove · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2006, 03:34:50 am »

Nice, very unique. I like the green rising sun effect. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!

leapinlew · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2006, 12:24:28 pm »

I love the artwork...

I'm curious about the layout. Do you prefer the offset 6 buttons? Also, the location of the credit - if I was playing it seems like my fore arm would accidentally hit it a lot. How does it do in a mockup?

gamecreature · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2006, 12:49:00 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on June 07, 2006, 12:24:28 pm

I love the artwork...

I'm curious about the layout. Do you prefer the offset 6 buttons? Also, the location of the credit - if I was playing it seems like my fore arm would accidentally hit it a lot. How does it do in a mockup?

The CPO is going on an existing CP that is only six inches deep. The rest wraps around the front and below. There's also a metal bracket inside that limits where I can locate some of my switches. This layout seemed to be the best way to use the real estate. The credit switches are actually located on the bottom of the front half of the CP.

leapinlew · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2006, 12:54:49 pm »

Quote from: gamecreature on June 07, 2006, 12:49:00 pm

Quote from: leapinlew on June 07, 2006, 12:24:28 pm
I love the artwork...

I'm curious about the layout. Do you prefer the offset 6 buttons? Also, the location of the credit - if I was playing it seems like my fore arm would accidentally hit it a lot. How does it do in a mockup?

The CPO is going on an existing CP that is only six inches deep. The rest wraps around the front and below. There's also a metal bracket inside that limits where I can locate some of my switches. This layout seemed to be the best way to use the real estate. The credit switches are actually located on the bottom of the front half of the CP.

Perfect!

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2006, 08:02:36 pm »

BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm a huge fan of cartoony arcade art and that's the best I've seen! Nice website too

Knievel · « **Reply #18 on:** June 11, 2006, 09:45:59 am »

Very cool CPO, I love this kind of artwork as well. Look forward to seeing it on your cabinet.

Mamemarquees is definitely the way to go, Scott will do it justice.

gamecreature · « **Reply #19 on:** June 11, 2006, 10:12:41 am »

Scott's already proven himself to be an excellent printer to me, just by the way he's been handling my order. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I'll be sure to post pics when it comes in and share the completed project with everybody. Now if only my skills with a saw equaled those with a pencil...

allroy1975 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2006, 12:17:22 pm »

great comic! I just checked out your stie. Good stuff!

the art for the cab looks FANTASTIC also.

well done!

gamecreature · « **Reply #21 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:06:59 am »

The artwork just came in from MameMarquees and it looks fantastic. I'll take pictures later. I don't think I'll have too much trouble installing the marquee (though these universal brackets still have me befuddled - I don't know how I'm supposed to squeeze the thing inbetween those things...). However, I may have to rethink my strategy concerning the CPO. I was going to apply it first and then drill, guaranteeing that the holes would line up. But I'm really concerned that the holw saw may rip or tear the art. Would it be better to risk misalignment and drill the holes before applying the art? Too many decisions...

Ninten-doh · « **Reply #22 on:** June 16, 2006, 11:35:12 am »

Can't wait to see that marquee installed and all lit up!

Spystyle used to have an awesome cab making tutorial available, but he sells it on ebay now.

Anyhoo, the reason I mention that is he used a technique for drilling with the CPO already installed that involves reverse drilling first so as not to tear the CPO. He was using a CPO printed on Avery sticker paper, so I'm not sure if this applies to a vinyl overlay, but thought I would throw that out there in case someone can confirm that works on vinyl.

gamecreature · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2006, 08:52:12 pm »

Got the CP installed. I think it came out pretty nice. You can see the pics in the project forum.

Ninten-doh · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2006, 09:02:16 pm »

So what did you end up doing...did you apply the CP then drill or vice-versa?

gamecreature · « **Reply #25 on:** June 18, 2006, 11:00:13 pm »

I laid some tissue over the CPO and made a template that I used for drilling holes. I think it saved on wear and tear on the CPO in the long run.

BamBam · « **Reply #26 on:** September 24, 2006, 06:48:50 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on June 07, 2006, 12:24:28 pm

I love the artwork...

I'm curious about the layout. Do you prefer the offset 6 buttons? Also, the location of the credit - if I was playing it seems like my fore arm would accidentally hit it a lot. How does it do in a mockup?

I was thinking the same thing. The artwork is very well done though.

gamecreature · « **Reply #27 on:** September 25, 2006, 10:01:42 am »

Quote from: BamBam on September 24, 2006, 06:48:50 pm

I was thinking the same thing. The artwork is very well done though.

I just don't have the width for a seven button layout. By staggering the buttons like this, I can remap the 6th button to become the "D" button on Neo-geo games. It's not perfect, but it was the best solution I could come up with.

As for the credit button, I think this image should clarify things:

BamBam · « **Reply #28 on:** October 02, 2006, 11:25:08 am »

Quote from: gamecreature on September 25, 2006, 10:01:42 am

Quote from: BamBam on September 24, 2006, 06:48:50 pm

I was thinking the same thing. The artwork is very well done though.

I just don't have the width for a seven button layout. By staggering the buttons like this, I can remap the 6th button to become the "D" button on Neo-geo games. It's not perfect, but it was the best solution I could come up with.

As for the credit button, I think this image should clarify things:

Well done! The placement of the credit button is great now that I see where it actually goes.
When do you upload the final draft for us to hack to our own liking?

John

gamecreature · « **Reply #29 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:01:47 pm »

Quote from: BamBam on October 02, 2006, 11:25:08 am

When do you upload the final draft for us to hack to our own liking?

And why, pray tell, would I want to do that?

Lewis Black · « **Reply #30 on:** October 05, 2006, 01:30:33 pm »

Sweet.

Texasmame · « **Reply #31 on:** October 15, 2006, 10:54:11 am »

Very nice. How's mine coming?

gamecreature · « **Reply #32 on:** October 16, 2006, 10:12:27 am »

Quote from: Texasmame on October 15, 2006, 10:54:11 am

Very nice. How's mine coming?

Patience, grasshopper! I've only got two hands!


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