classic arcade grifix no longer offering artwork of any kind.

[rlemmon]

They were selling the dvd files, now there not even doing that just books and arcade flyer dvd's. Its too bad they had nife stuff. 


http://www.classicarcadegrafix.com/sunshop/index.php/action/news_template/

[Fozzy The Bear]

They were selling the dvd files, now there not even doing that just books and arcade flyer dvd's. Its too bad they had nife stuff.

They are still offering files..... Just that they want you to purchase the whole set at $7000 USD.

Their printed stuff was rubbish anyway. Their files, when they did offer them individually were way over priced as well. To be honest this is no huge loss.

Perhaps we should organise a fund for a group purchase of their full set, and then host the whole lot somewhere so that everybody can use them. The fact is that they don't own the copyright to the material and they were always trading on the edge of illegallity anyway.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[AlanS17]

I wonder how many of those $7000 sets they've been able to sell. I wonder if they'd take a serious offer of $500. That would be easier to come up with. It's not a lot of money by comparison, but it's doable by this community. It's not like they have the licenses to legally redistribute that stuff, anyways (at least not that I'm aware of). It's not like they have any work to do, either.They could either make $500 for doing nothing or simply not make the $500.

Of course, buying the set and hosting it could put them out of business.  What are they gonna do to stop someone? It's not like they have the legal right to it in the first placce.

[rlemmon]

"Their printed stuff was rubbish anyway. Their files, when they did offer them individually were way over priced as well. To be honest this is no huge loss."

Fozzy, I would have to disagree with you somewhat on this. I bought all the art work for my robocop machine from them. The side art looked great as did the bezel.

The cpo was not the greatest scan but still passable. The marquee however was a really bad scan. I'm going to replace it.
I also got data east art from them which also looked great.
 
 I would say it is a pretty big loss considering they were the only place offering original art that is long out of production. New old stock is good but it's getting harder to find
"Of course, buying the set and hosting it could put them out of business.  What are they gonna do to stop someone? It's not like they have the legal right to it in the first place. "

Alan, They pretty much are out of business at this point. I would give them a month or two before they close it down. there not going to make a fortune selling there book and flyer dvds. And i cant imagine theres to many people dumb enough to pay 7K  for there scan set. Of course you never know theres allot of nuts with more money than brains out there.

[TOK]

They were selling the dvd files, now there not even doing that just books and arcade flyer dvd's. Its too bad they had nife stuff.

They are still offering files..... Just that they want you to purchase the whole set at $7000 USD.

Their printed stuff was rubbish anyway. Their files, when they did offer them individually were way over priced as well. To be honest this is no huge loss.

Perhaps we should organise a fund for a group purchase of their full set, and then host the whole lot somewhere so that everybody can use them. The fact is that they don't own the copyright to the material and they were always trading on the edge of illegallity anyway.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

It is a huge loss for anyone wanting to have art recreated for an original game that isn't totally mainstream. I went with a Sky Soldiers theme for my vertical cab because I didn't want it to look like a MAME cab. I used NOS side art, but planned on getting the marquee from Classicarcadegrafix.

I've heard a lot of both good and bad about them, but they did offer something nobody else has.

[crashwg]

Perhaps we should organise a fund for a group purchase of their full set, and then host the whole lot somewhere so that everybody can use them.

On one hand, I'd hate to give someone $7000 for something they don't own the rights to but loosing access to some of the stuff that they have would downright suck!

If there is any sort of group purchase like Fozzy suggested I'm in for at least $25.

At that rate we'd only need 280 people.

[Bobbler]

Well, I would too be quite happy to stump up some money to save the artwork availability from going to oblivion. I dont really need the artwork for my project but the fact that I always like to give back to the community of a forum where I have MASSES of information from people who have already trodden the path would make me happy.

The art should be saved for anyone to have access to regardless of if they put up some dough or not IMO.

Not sure how you we are gonna get $7k but you can put me down as a definite donatee.

[Fozzy The Bear]

Fozzy, I would have to disagree with you somewhat on this. I bought all the art work for my robocop machine from them. [SNIP] The cpo was not the greatest scan but still passable. The marquee however was a really bad scan. I'm going to replace it.

So how are you disagreeing with me.... You disagree that their stuff was rubbish and then tell me that you're so dissatisfied with your Marquee that you're going to replace it.

In actual fact... if you read what I said again, you'll find I said that: Their printed stuff was rubbish anyway.(which is my personal opinion having had a large amount of artwork arrive that was very badly printed and with the wrong colours)

I also said: Their files, when they did offer them individually were way over priced as well. To be honest this is no huge loss. (meaning it's no huge loss that we're not being over charged for a few digital files on a CD)

It is a loss to the community that we don't have access to those files, and that's why I think we could organise a group purchase. But it needs somebody with more time than I have available to do that.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

P.S.

The art should be saved for anyone to have access to regardless of if they put up some dough or not IMO.

Absolutely it should.....

[rlemmon]

what i was saying was that some of there stuff was great quality and some was not. Thats why i said i somewhat  disagree.

[More Cowbell]

I'm disappointed mainly because it was such an easy way to get artwork for my cabs. Click a few links, drop in the measurements, and hope for the best. I was very happy with some of their stuff and pretty unhappy with some. The stuff I was unhappy with was mainly due to their shipping since they just crammed their cpo's into some makeshift frankenstein box taped together from 4 boxes. They replaced it though so I ended up happy, it just took them 2 tries to get me there. We've gotta talk them down off of that $7k, that's ridiculous for stuff they don't own the rights to.

[Fozzy The Bear]

We've gotta talk them down off of that $7k, that's ridiculous for stuff they don't own the rights to.

I don't think you'll move them from their price of $7K. Especially given that they won't want to see the artwork made completely public domain.

We need to find somebody who is prepared to donate the money purely to save the material and make it a public archive.  Difficult to say the least.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)