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UFO:
Dedicated 'Pong'?

Nephasth:
Snow cone maker.

Le Chuck:
Pac-man played with the power of the mind - or at least point of focus control. 

BadMouth:

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--- Quote from: BadMouth on July 01, 2013, 08:40:42 pm ---Another idea I like, but never got around to is having labels above the buttons that are under tinted plexiglass and don't show unless an LED under them is illuminated.  I had sports games in mind, so they would be shoot, pass, turbo, etc.  Also considered using EL sheet to illuminate Golden Tee instructions when that game is loaded.
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Those ideas rock!

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The implementation I was leaning toward was applying labels to the edge of 1/4" or thicker plexi and then edge lighting it.
That should make for even light and help avoid light bleed.  Easiest way I could think of to do the labels was to use clear Avery address labels like CoreyB is using on his serial plates (I've used it inside translucent buttons also).  Or if you have a laser like Kahlid74, you can etch them.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,131361.msg1351325.html#msg1351325
Tinted plexi would be used on the CP and it would just appear gloss black until illuminated.

I scribbled down sports game controls one time to see how much they could be consolidated, but I'm not sure what I did with the paper.
Also started to do the same thing with fighting games, but don't think I got very far.  I'll see if I still have the stuff anywhere and post it if I do.

In the end, I decided that I needed to cut back on the feature creep if I ever wanted to finish the cab.
(It still isn't finished  ;)  )

spoot:

--- Quote from: HaRuMaN on July 01, 2013, 07:27:31 pm ---Make your side art be LCD screens...  matched to the game currently selected >:D

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Lol, sadly I want to do with my vpin.....wont' happen though.  :(

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