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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: opt2not on January 31, 2013, 04:03:37 pm
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I've noticed a lot of bumps lately of projects that seem to have run out of steam, or haven't been updated in a while.
Personally I've fallen victim of this one a few times myself. I get started on a project or have an idea for a cool one, but life and circumstances get in the way and I end up putting that project on the shelf, or let it fall into the abyss.
I been wanting to start a list of cool projects that lost momentum, in hopes to revitalize the drive to completion, and also gain some recognition from a lot of the new members 'cause there's a lot of awesome projects here that a lot of us would want to see completed!
So to start it off, my picks of projects I'd love to see finished:
ond's Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,88912.0.html)
Well Fed Games' Raiden DX dedicated cab (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,116055.0.html)
somunny's The ARK Project (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html)
VanillaGorilla Wide-Body Taito Classic (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,109040.0.html)
Ryglore's Centipede bartop (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,97890.0.html)
Rick's Doom'd! (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,104525.0.html)
iammortos' Zac's 80's Zombie Arcade (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,95240.msg1002427.html#msg1002427)
Gatsu's Vewlix Fighter (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,84834.0.html) - RIP :'(
The above are all great project builds! Even unfinished, there's a lot of great info in there from construction to design...
Are there any other cool projects you'd like to call-out?
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I'd love an Alpha One update ;)
even if it is just another sweet plane rendering!
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129074.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129074.0.html)
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Couple of driving cabs that never made it:
mbasile35's Super Mario Kart themed: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,114400.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,114400.0.html)
NiN^_^NiN's Sega cab: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,112641.msg1195778.html#msg1195778 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,112641.msg1195778.html#msg1195778)
(although someone did steal the computer that was running it)
There were three or four Pole Position cabs started and never finished. :dunno
There are a few I want to see completed that haven't been updated since December, but I guess that's not too long ago. (looking at you wp34!)
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I'd love an Alpha One update ;)
even if it is just another sweet plane rendering!
haha, touché! Don't worry, it hasn't lost momentum yet. ;) I've been putting in early morning hours to get the artwork done, since my evenings have been soaked up due to OT at work.
I'll update it soon with the side-art layout, and the latest renderings. :cheers:
There were three or four Pole Position cabs started and never finished. :dunno
Yeah, I think I remember Haruman having one of those...
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thatpurplestuff's That's How I Roll! (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,91011.0.html)
yaksplat's Bryan's Payramid Reproduction (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120295.msg1275685.html#msg1275685)
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Well Fed Games' Raiden DX
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,116055.0.html)
Ouch! Too true, especially with what the help you've shared in developing Alpha One. I need to get back to it, but the night job starts soon (tax season, blah) which means summer at best. At least I am not planning on it being a cocktail anymore! ;D
I am in the embarrasing state of having pretty much all the physical stuff ready for two projects (the Raiden cab and a PS1- powered Point Blank cab), just lacking artwork, time, and willpower. Excuses, I know! >:D
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Ouch! Too true, especially with what the help you've shared in developing Alpha One. I need to get back to it, but the night job starts soon (tax season, blah) which means summer at best. At least I am not planning on it being a cocktail anymore! ;D
I am in the embarrasing state of having pretty much all the physical stuff ready for two projects (the Raiden cab and a PS1- powered Point Blank cab), just lacking artwork, time, and willpower. Excuses, I know! >:D
Yours is going to be great man. I can't wait to see it done!
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There were three or four Pole Position cabs started and never finished. :dunno
Yeah, I think I remember Haruman having one of those...
Still have it, still messing with it, still not working... :banghead:
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2013, Ond's year - mark it dude.
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2013, Ond's year - mark it dude.
this is the year this gets done
:)
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2013, Ond's year - mark it dude.
this is the year this gets done
:)
Ha!
(http://i.imgur.com/o4jwj.gif)
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2013, Ond's year - mark it dude.
this is the year this gets done
:)
Ha!
(http://i.imgur.com/o4jwj.gif)
Heh, burn indeed - coal on the fire, more steam! :P
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I declare shinnannigans!!!! OND is purposely delaying his build to take the coveted 2032 Full Size Cab of the Year Award
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OH, and not to forget this one:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,122718.0/all.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,122718.0/all.html)
;)
I really wish I had time to help out on sprites, but the only free-time I have is in the mornings before work when I'm working on Alpha One art. Hmmm, maybe I could juggle things around... :dunno
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Ahh it's fair enough, I should cop it for not finishing last year, what can I say,
1. My dog ate the plans!
2. Weather was never suitable
3. I was abducted by aliens, just got back last week.
Anyway, I am keen, and motivation being four fifths of progress that's a good thing.
Back on topic - I'd like to see the return of Rick and his Doom'd cab also.
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You forgot this one, bro:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107874.40 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107874.40)
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You forgot this one, bro:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107874.40 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107874.40)
Well, that wasn't necessarily a lack of motivation, it was more of a lack of skill. I got the board up and running, but still having troubles with the vector monitor, which is the final step to getting this done!
Since then, I've got it put on a repair wait-list for a local arcade shop here in Vancouver. I got frustrated with the amount of time it was eating up, so I figured I'd spend the extra cash to get someone with more vector experience to fix it for me so I can move onto other things.
This one (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,108477.msg1151094.html#msg1151094) would be a better example of me petering-out. I basically let that one die...
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Can't have a thread like this without mentioning The Ark Project.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html)
This awesome build has 2-1/2 pages of bumps going back almost 4 years. It is really a cool concept.
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Can't have a thread like this without mentioning The Ark Project.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html)
This awesome build has 2-1/2 pages of bumps going back almost 4 years. It is really a cool concept.
ond's Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,88912.0.html)
Well Fed Games' Raiden DX dedicated cab (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,116055.0.html)
somunny's The ARK Project (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html)
VanillaGorilla Wide-Body Taito Classic (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,109040.0.html)
Ryglore's Centipede bartop (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,97890.0.html)
Rick's Doom'd! (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,104525.0.html)
iammortos' Zac's 80's Zombie Arcade (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,95240.msg1002427.html#msg1002427)
Gatsu's Vewlix Fighter (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,84834.0.html) - RIP :'(
:whap
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Can't have a thread like this without mentioning The Ark Project.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html)
This awesome build has 2-1/2 pages of bumps going back almost 4 years. It is really a cool concept.
ond's Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,88912.0.html)
Well Fed Games' Raiden DX dedicated cab (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,116055.0.html)
somunny's The ARK Project (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76255.0.html)
VanillaGorilla Wide-Body Taito Classic (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,109040.0.html)
Ryglore's Centipede bartop (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,97890.0.html)
Rick's Doom'd! (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,104525.0.html)
iammortos' Zac's 80's Zombie Arcade (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,95240.msg1002427.html#msg1002427)
Gatsu's Vewlix Fighter (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,84834.0.html) - RIP :'(
:whap
My bad.
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Oh accursed artwork! It seems to be a common reason for delays. I'm in the same boat, but I have actually made some progress. I'd like to find an alternative to gameon graphics, there's actually a European vendor ive seen the work of on the dragonslairfans forum, that looks really impressive. Anyway, just wanted to chime in that things have begun moving forward again, and I don't know about OND, but 2013 is definitely the Taitos year :)
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Oh accursed artwork! It seems to be a common reason for delays. I'm in the same boat, but I have actually made some progress. I'd like to find an alternative to gameon graphics, there's actually a European vendor ive seen the work of on the dragonslairfans forum, that looks really impressive. Anyway, just wanted to chime in that things have begun moving forward again, and I don't know about OND, but 2013 is definitely the Taitos year :)
That's some mighty fine stencilling and paint work on the Taito, I'm glad I had another look at it.
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Rick's Doom'd! (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,104525.0.html)
Me /sadpandas. I'll get back in the swing, honest! Right now - and I mean right now) - we're prepping to take my six-year-old to the hospital to have some titanium rods and pins installed in his arm. Yep, his broken arm has shifted over the past week. Dammit.
:(
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Ryglore's Centipede bartop (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,97890.0.html)
Word on the grapevine is that Ryglore commented on Twitter that 2014 will be the "Year of the Centipede"... but sometimes I'm not sure to believe him. He's kinda a bullshitter...
I did hear that he might have found some components that would work nicely for it though... perhaps an we may even see an update soon... ;)
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2013, Ond's year - mark it dude.
There are 18 days left in 2013...
:pics
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2013, Ond's year - mark it dude.
There are 18 days left in 2013...
:pics
yeah what a dumbass I was for making claims and predictions. No UCA for Ond. Ever.
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yeah what a dumbass I was for making claims and predictions. No UCA for Ond. Ever.
You get a pass, bud! :cheers:
2014's gonna be your year!
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I honestly really want to see Doom'd finished. Maybe i'm just a sucker for the red/black/grey/Doom look and feel.
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Proof positive this hobby is circling the drain.
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Oops, double post
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Danny Galagas 1/4 scale Space Invaders gets my vote:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,58932.0/all.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,58932.0/all.html)
He's kinda cute too :)