To do list:
Figure out something for speaker covers.....
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Mount and connect joystick LEDSNot possible without redoing the CP from scratch
Tint Decided against it
Fix drawer issue
Software
FUN!!!!!!!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~History of the Ultra Arcade~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So....one day I stumbled upon the world of custom arcade cabs completely on accident, and within 5 minutes decided to build my own. Over the years I have collected a lot of Emulators and ROMs, and I've built numerous custom PCs, so it just seemed to fit. My cab is going to be completely custom with the exception of using a MameRoom kit. The project won't be complete until July 2010 because I'm heading to Korea for a year, and can't take the cab with me. While I'm there, I will be organizing my emulators and ROMs and skinning Maximus as well as playing with my machine on my PC, with the completed CP. I was going to do all the graphics myself, but I quickly realized that I would spend hundreds of hours and wind up with a mediocre product. So I wisely decided to commission trebeck to do it instead. Below is my initial sketch (Clearly I'm not an artist) as well as his first sketch......
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I decided that I wanted to have different sideart on each side so that I could get more art onto the cab, so I dedicated the left side to NES/SNES (the true beginning of my love for video games) and the right side to a variety. Here are some evolutionary pics showing the progression of 5 of the 6 foreground characters.
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I told him that Luigi was my main man, and he proceeded to create the greatest Luigi pic.....ever.
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With Link, we tried a lot of things, but ended up going back to the first sketch. I like the idea of young Link heading out on his first adventure over a more experienced and world-weary Link.
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I loved the "gun show" look that trebeck came up with, so a front leg bend and smirk later, MM's ready to go.
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He nailed EJ on the first go, just had to tweak the gun....
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With Kirby, he sent me a sketch and asked if I wanted Kirby in one of his costumes. I told him, Ninja Kirby of course, and next thing I know, he's in my inbox, complete.
Sonic will be done soon, and next up is the logo, possibly with a mascot. In the meantime, I'll include some sideart mockups and pics of my CP later.