Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Artwork => Topic started by: upprc04 on February 10, 2011, 12:35:08 pm
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I am trying to think of a theme/artwork for my bartop cabinet I'm building. I have blue buttons and red ball top joystick (could always change too I guess). I was trying to think of a certain game to base the build on. I never really got in to any specific arcade game, but one computer game I did enjoy younger was Descent. I was planning on painting the cabinet black, but wanted to try to think of theme too.
I was thinking of having the control panel have the cockpit on it similar to this screenshot:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/descent/screenshots/gameShotId,3463/ (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/descent/screenshots/gameShotId,3463/)
I could then put the blue globes on the side (been a while since I played, but I believe it was essentially health):
http://www.lauppert.ws/thumbs1/descent2.png (http://www.lauppert.ws/thumbs1/descent2.png)
And the marquee would have some space background with "Arcade" or some title in the Descent Font:
http://image.dosgamesarchive.com/screenshots/small/descent1.gif (http://image.dosgamesarchive.com/screenshots/small/descent1.gif)
What do you guys think? I know a lot of people frown upon non-arcade themes, but thought this would be similar to the "space" theme a lot of people go with.
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Be sure to go with what you like.
Don't worry about what others think!
Heck, I've had a Red Wings cab, UofM cab and right now have a Cylon inspired cab.
"The Descent" sounds like an excellent Theme for a cab.
The Cockpit for the CPO is a great idea too.
Would love to see what you come up with.
John