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Instruction card help
« on: January 27, 2009, 05:09:53 pm »
Im creating a instruction card for my soon to be made cabinet

i wanted to ask what would be some  game controls to put on i got

street fighter
neo-geo

i need 2 more

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 05:14:00 pm »
I will post when done

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 05:16:18 pm »
classic i.e. 3 button setup
Snes
N64
Genesis, etc

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 05:17:24 pm »
ok
 i'll add it know

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 05:20:25 pm »
Italian can you make a red border for the card and dividers

please

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 07:40:27 pm »
almost done just need a better border and dividers

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« Last Edit: January 27, 2009, 07:45:18 pm by wooowman93 »

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2009, 01:25:57 am »
Those look pretty cool. Can't wait to see them finished.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2009, 07:55:46 am »
Wooooaahh, you sound like you need some cough syrup.... :P

Yeah, no prob. Colours? Styles?

I am posting up the font, etc tonight as it has been manic at work last couple of days!

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2009, 11:03:08 am »
anything that will look good

your the professional

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2009, 11:47:06 am »
UPDATE: added a more arcadish border and divider and took out snes

as it is not a arcade game

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2009, 12:31:04 pm »
I like the other border WAY better.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2009, 12:54:21 pm »
Have to agree, this looks a little too much. Let me see what I can do. What is the rest of your art like?

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2009, 01:40:51 pm »
I like the other border WAY better.

I agree. I don't like that new style.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2009, 01:47:52 pm »
i can't make borders for  :censored: i need help i can create the button templates good tho

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2009, 02:04:19 pm »
The first one looks great. I liked it enough to save it and will modify it for myself ;D

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2009, 04:04:57 pm »
Here is the first one in psd format

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x4menmzzmnz

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2009, 04:57:55 pm »
a better one is on its way

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2009, 05:44:54 pm »

1.



2.


Please tell me which one is better

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2009, 05:51:57 pm »
One thing I did on my instruction cards was to leave off the joystick. The buttons, to me, were the only thing my guests would be confused about. It's just too bad we take the time to make these things and NO ONE bothers to read the instructions.  :angry:

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2009, 06:14:46 pm »
It's just too bad we take the time to make these things and NO ONE bothers to read the instructions.  :angry:

Exactly.  People always ask a million questions and figure it out by trial and error anyway.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2009, 06:17:17 pm »
but it looks so cewl

 :cheers:

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2009, 06:43:52 pm »

1.



2.


Please tell me which one is better

If the four sub pics are x.1, x.2, x.3, & x.4, I like 2.2, 1.3 and 2.4.  1.4 is almost as good as 2.4, though.  2.3 looks out of scale to the other sub pics, and far busier too, IMO.  Of course, things might be different full scale.

Either 1.1 or 2.1 will work whatever other sub pics you use. ;D
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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2009, 11:31:30 pm »
I like the busy border!!  :cheers: It is just cool with all the different characters.
Check out my WOODY  Bubble Bobble

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2009, 10:24:50 am »
no. 1
or
no. 2


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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2009, 10:50:06 am »
I agree with u_rebelscum. I like the second one, but use the Metal Slug pic from the first one.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2009, 07:07:05 pm »
Here it is



http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2omwzrjnjty

Please edit and post

And if you print it let me see some
 :pics :pics :pics :pics :pics

Thank you

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #26 on: January 30, 2009, 07:12:59 pm »
Oh no! The first pic ruins it! You gotta change that.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2009, 08:03:56 pm »
True but i can't find any better characters in vector form

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2009, 08:18:37 pm »
I think it's just the word "Menu". You might try it different. The changing colors throws it off, in my opinion.

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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2009, 09:04:27 pm »
Here it is
with new "menu"


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Re: Instruction card help
« Reply #30 on: January 30, 2009, 09:33:18 pm »
Much better, though I'd make it the same vertical size as the Neo Geo label and the same distance from the top.