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Title: Arcade whirligig
Post by: EightBySix on October 03, 2014, 11:17:01 am
You know the animated things people have in their garden that animate or rotate when the wind blows? Well I'm nearing completion of my shed (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,141126.0.html) and fancy something to go on top. Most whirlygigs are traditional themes, like people chopping wood, or birds with spinning wings.

I thought it might be a good theme to have an arcade related one. I've come up with some ideas, but I wondered if such a creative bunch of arcade fans might have some more...


You get the idea...
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: ChadTower on October 03, 2014, 11:28:19 am

How many frames will you get from one?
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: EightBySix on October 03, 2014, 11:45:31 am
well, its going to be analogue and spinny I guess. So not ideal for sprite animation. Some of them are like automata, with animated things which gives more scope, but more complex to make.
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: ChadTower on October 03, 2014, 11:47:12 am

Can you post a pic of a physical example?  Pretty much anything animated starts out as a series of frames and then adpated to the medium.
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: EightBySix on October 03, 2014, 12:06:51 pm
Sure. this sort of thing

Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: ChadTower on October 03, 2014, 12:26:57 pm

Ah!  I was picturing something more like a rotating windsock with pictures on it.
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: Vigo on October 03, 2014, 01:18:52 pm
Getting something to feel arcade game-ish might be a challenge. Without thinking too much on mechanics, I guess I can throw some ideas out...


Tapper sliding a beer down the rail and bar patron sliding it back
Pong paddles going up and down and a dot going back and forth
Liu Kang doing a bicycle kick
Elf shooting the food
Rampage monster climbing a building and punching
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: nordemoniac on October 03, 2014, 01:25:15 pm
Easy!
Pacman pie, double (so it is hollow), with a disc inside painted with a opening/closing animation, hook up the propeller to the wheel, you're done!

Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: knave on October 03, 2014, 01:27:24 pm
Quote from: nordemoniac on October 03, 2014, 01:25:15 pm
Easy!
Pacman pie, double (so it is hollow), with a disc inside painted with a opening/closing animation, hook up the propeller to the wheel, you're done!

or rig up a spiral, so he chomps a few times and then his death animation...
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: Le Chuck on October 03, 2014, 01:33:02 pm
hurricane kick. 
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: ChadTower on October 03, 2014, 01:44:41 pm

Humanoid running in place?
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: DaOld Man on October 05, 2014, 10:14:50 pm
Space invaders. Ship going back and forth as the horde of aliens advance down, then back up when they reach bottom.
Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: BadMouth on October 05, 2014, 11:03:19 pm
I second the pacman chomping by spinning an alternating colored disc.  It's too easy to not do.

Donkey Kong beating his chest.

Dig Dug pumping.

Pitfall Harry running



Not arcade related, but a creepy clown bringing an axe up and down would freak out the neighbors.
(I think I may have just found my pumpkin carving inspiration for this year)



Title: Re: Arcade whirligig
Post by: nordemoniac on October 06, 2014, 02:34:10 pm
How about bub/bob from bubblebobble opening and closing his mouth, and having a bubble machine inside?