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Robotron Restoration - new to the forum
GaryMcT:
--- Quote from: frailn on June 25, 2009, 12:11:53 pm ---Okay, I have decided to go with JROK's multi-williams board. I love the idea of playing the original games non-emulated. This is a total 180 from my original plan of putting a PC in this cabinet and building some sort of crazy control panel in order to play the 6,000 plus games that are emulated on MAME. JROK's board appeals to the retro-geek in me. I already have another, unrelated project in the works creating a synth out of original Commodore 64 sound chips. So, this is right up my alley!
I also decided to restore the cabinet with Robotron artwork - stencils on the sides, original marquee, and bezel artwork. So this cabinet restoration will be Robotron with a "twist." The twist being the extra Williams games available for play.
Now for the last bit - the control panel. If I'm going to invest in JROK's board, I really want the ability to play ALL the games that are available, with the exception of Sinistar (since it's requires a third joystick and vertical monitor).
So, I've looked at the two multi-williams control panel overlays that are available for sale on the internet. I don't think these would look good with full Robotron artwork on the rest of the cab.
From ArtWorkDoctor.com
From ArcadeShop.com
I figure the artwork for the cabinet should be consistent. If I have everything except the control panel in original Robotron art, then the multi-williams cpo's are going to stick out like a sore thumb. Tonight I plan to play around in Adobe Illustrator and see if I can cook up something that uses the multi-williams joystick/button layout, but has more of a Robotron look and feel.
If anyone has ideas or if someone has plowed this ground before, let me know. I want this cpo to look VERY ROBOTRONISH....
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I'd love to see what you come up with!
frailn:
Update - Cleaned out the inside of the cabinet and started stripping one side yesterday.
I FOUND A QUARTER STUCK INSIDE! I'm going to have to find a special place for this quarter.
And, here is my first attempt ad designing a control panel overlay. Keep in mind that this is an extremely rough draft, but gives you an idea of where I'm headed. I think I'll put text in the red boxes, like "FLAP" , "HYPERSPACE" etc... This is not to scale and the buttons probably need to be moved around to match the orginal Multi-Williams CPO. But, it's a start. I'm interested to hear your thoughts, ideas, input, criticism.
Epyx:
And I spy a C64 old breadbox design on your shelf ;)
venkman:
i wish i had a garage space to work on mine! im in a second story tennament flat :)
good luck with this - looking forward to seing it progress. i was happy to see your change of 'direction' ..
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