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Title: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: damphon on November 26, 2013, 11:13:46 am
It took me about 3 years of lurking these forums but I finally completed my arcade machine.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LLBHD5eoWaI/UpQB19sStoI/AAAAAAAAGPM/1aF4TKhP3M0/w630-h840-no/P1030973.JPG)

The Marquee
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ECMiFfA45rw/UpQB40GJMLI/AAAAAAAAGPs/FAA5fFvgVr0/w1120-h840-no/P1030980.JPG)

Side pic from before my marquee was mounted properly (I had a party and wanted the gap fixed)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EneypcdFZ6A/UpQBv_TyS3I/AAAAAAAAGOA/jVZ-bDS7neA/w630-h840-no/P1030957.JPG)

A better shot of the side art
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tVNAnqwRA3o/Tv49QvNk-9I/AAAAAAAAAUI/2NgkdiCZ7Ck/w630-h840-no/2011-12-29+12.28.26.jpg)
Title: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: mgb on November 26, 2013, 11:21:56 am
Very nicely done.
 The marquee looks especially nice.
I like the Contra style C there.
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: yotsuya on November 26, 2013, 11:41:15 am
Though I'm usually not a fan of character collages as artwork, I really have to commend you for keeping the art style the same on all accounts. Because of that, it actually works on your machine. Usually it's jarring when an 8-bit character is next to a 'roided out HD-quality Ryu, but I like how your style maintains the same look all around. Kudos to you! :cheers:
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: BadMouth on November 26, 2013, 12:07:16 pm
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/43323603.jpg)
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: yotsuya on November 26, 2013, 12:34:39 pm
Considering he only put 4 buttons on P3 and P4, I'm going to go out on a limb and say homeboy did his homework.
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: Generic Eric on November 26, 2013, 01:37:40 pm
Kudos for having consistent art style across different characters. Looks neat.
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: Yvan256 on November 26, 2013, 02:48:12 pm
I know I'm just repeating what everyone else already said, but the busy artwork looks nice because the style of all the characters is constant.
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: opt2not on November 26, 2013, 02:53:51 pm
I like the art!  :applaud:
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: damphon on November 26, 2013, 05:09:37 pm
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/43323603.jpg)

I saw lots of differing opinions on this forum for how to set the P3 and P4 joysticks. I have up pointing at the TV and down pointing at the player.

For everyone saying they like the artwork thank you very much. I'm not good at artistic endeavors so I went to my favorite web comic artist right when she was getting her first job and offered to pay her to do this. The side art was a steal for me she only asked for $50 so I paid her $100. After her book got funded on kickstarter she wised up and charged me $180 for the marquee. I dont regret it though since the art style matches. Also I have 4 posters from her on my walls, with matching style.
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: opt2not on November 26, 2013, 05:38:12 pm
The side art was a steal for me she only asked for $50 so I paid her $100. After her book got funded on kickstarter she wised up and charged me $180 for the marquee. I dont regret it though since the art style matches. Also I have 4 posters from her on my walls, with matching style.
:o Wow, that's a great deal on custom art.
And Yeah, $180 is about right for a custom marquee.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: Slippyblade on November 26, 2013, 06:16:37 pm
Gonna throw my hat into the, "Kick ass artwork" ring.  I'd be willing to put that on my cab.  I wanna see pics of the posters now though.
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: DarakuTenshi on November 26, 2013, 10:40:56 pm
I like it a lot!  :applaud:
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: yotsuya on November 26, 2013, 11:33:38 pm
I saw lots of differing opinions on this forum for how to set the P3 and P4 joysticks. I have up pointing at the TV and down pointing at the player.

Sounds angled.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ErIHFtEZHhA/UB5ojUXSNaI/AAAAAAAACGU/eA0wS0AhEyA/s1600/crying-indian.gif)
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: damphon on November 27, 2013, 03:36:28 pm
Gonna throw my hat into the, "Kick ass artwork" ring.  I'd be willing to put that on my cab.  I wanna see pics of the posters now though.

I have one of every poster she sells http://www.levelupstudios.com/category/publishers/awkward-zombie (http://www.levelupstudios.com/category/publishers/awkward-zombie)

You can see one of them in this picture

(https://plus.google.com/photos/112271883288835233403/albums/5639293152423949905/5950383025671428370?partnerid=gplp0&pid=5950383025671428370&oid=112271883288835233403)

Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: a1pharm on November 27, 2013, 05:26:33 pm
You got a steal on that artwork, wow!  It's awesome  :applaud:
Title: Re: Akward Zombie style arcade machine
Post by: Le Chuck on November 27, 2013, 06:30:57 pm
So you're saying that you're a long time lurker that did his homework, built a rig the way he wanted it, put in some real money on it, isn't just fishing for positive feedback, and posted a complete build out of the gate?

















































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Well done.