Which of these marquee artwork will you choose?

[redlava]

Hi guys. this my first time in the forum and I am about to embark on this wonderful journey to build my first arcade cabinet. Right now, I can't decide which marquee design I should choose. I like all of them. How about you guys? Which do you prefer?

[jmike]

They all look pretty cool but let me ask you something... what kind of control panel art do you have to go with it? Are you building a racing cab = Then I'd choose "GRID2" art

I'd go with the 2nd because it pretty much will include most arcade games: fighting, classics, racing.

Just my 2 cents.

Welcome to this crazy hobby.

 

[PL1]

Welcome aboard, Redlava.

Food for thought on the second option: Do you _really_ want anyone so stupid that they have to be told that your build is an arcade cabinet to lay a single finger on it? 

Including "arcade", "-cade", or "-kade" in the title seems like an easy answer to naming your cab, but take your time and dig deeper to find the right title/theme -- you'll be more likely to not hate an "obvious"/placeholder title in a year or two.   

It would also help us give better feedback if you mentioned the style of build (full-size cab, bartop, cocktail, cabaret, low-boy, etc.), types/examples of games you like to play (fighters, shmups, puzzles, drivers, etc.), and systems you want to emulate. (arcade, consoles, etc.)


Scott

[JDFan]

+1 to what PL1 said -- would need to know what type of machine and what uses it is going to be for to really provide any suggestions (ie. if it is not going to have a steering wheel then the Grid2 marquee would look out of place - etc.)

The all look good and any of them could be good for a build. One suggestion on the first one would be to make the text larger so it is more readable from a distance and can be done without really interfering with the theme (something like below for example)