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Title: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: ardnut on December 15, 2006, 09:09:17 am: Well I love the Metal Slug arcade games so I decided to create a two player arcade controller with a Metal Slug theme. Documented my project below...

http://www.ardnut.co.uk/mslug/ (http://www.ardnut.co.uk/mslug/)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: javeryh on December 15, 2006, 09:46:15 am: That is super sweet. What's the extra button for on the right at the bottom?

I LOVE the artwork.

EDIT: OH MY GOD. I just checked out your site. I cannot believe you hand painted that thing. It looks like a computer print out or something. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: ardnut on December 15, 2006, 09:56:10 am: Thanks :)

Which extra button are you referring to? The one on the side?
If so there is actually one on each side, I just mapped those to the coin 1 and 2 buttons in MAME.
Could easily remap them for the odd game of pinball, as they're in a good place for the paddles.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Kaytrim on December 15, 2006, 10:00:11 am: OMG :o you have some great talent for hand painting. :o Folks the pic above does no justice for the work this guy did. :o Check out his website to see the great detail and thinking that went into this artwork and other projects. :o

I sure hope you did a few coats of clear on that work before you mounted the hardware. :cheers:
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: MaMeNnO on December 15, 2006, 10:00:53 am: That's an amazing result you achieved! :applaud:
Handpainted? :o My mouth fell open when I stared at the pics on your site.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: ardnut on December 15, 2006, 10:16:49 am: Quote from: Kaytrim on December 15, 2006, 10:00:11 am
I sure hope you did a few coats of clear on that work before you mounted the hardware.

Yea about 4 coats of polyurethane varnish went over the top. It did actually completely mess up on the second coat - all kind of shrivelled up (not sure how else to describe the effect) - not sure why, I had left it to dry for a few days before recoating but I'm guessing the first coat needed even longer. I managed to use fine wire wool to smooth it out enough. Final finish wasn't 100% perfect but close enough for me :)

Rest of my site is still work in progress, slowly putting bits and pieces up. Just posted the Metal Slug one here as it was finished.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: NinjaEpisode on December 15, 2006, 10:53:02 am: ardnut, beautiful artwork!

You need to learn to vectorize, you've got some talent there.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Hurray Banana on December 15, 2006, 11:32:19 am: That is outrageously good, awesome truely awesome. I love the little characters along the landscape. :applaud: :applaud:
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: (+_+) on December 15, 2006, 12:50:00 pm: Ola salima on that paint job. Very nicely done! :notworthy:
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: javeryh on December 15, 2006, 02:24:27 pm: Quote from: ardnut on December 15, 2006, 09:56:10 am
Which extra button are you referring to?

The one in the bottom row to the right for each player. You have the classic Street Fighter layout (6 buttons) and then two additional ones below that. The one on the left is pretty common because it allows for the true Neo Geo layout (so you can play Metal Slug!) but I'm not sure what the button on the right is for.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Kaytrim on December 15, 2006, 02:28:45 pm: Quote from: javeryh on December 15, 2006, 02:24:27 pm
Quote from: ardnut on December 15, 2006, 09:56:10 am
Which extra button are you referring to?

The one in the bottom row to the right for each player. You have the classic Street Fighter layout (6 buttons) and then two additional ones below that. The one on the left is pretty common because it allows for the true Neo Geo layout (so you can play Metal Slug!) but I'm not sure what the button on the right is for.

This looks like the X-Gaming layout. If you were to use it on one of the consoles you would need 8 buttons. I am not sure where the 8th button would be used in MAME or even what games though.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: ardnut on December 15, 2006, 04:01:56 pm: Yep I just copied it from the x-gaming board, you'll see on my site that I got a blue print for one and used that when making it.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: MameMaster! on December 15, 2006, 04:38:50 pm: OUTSTANDING.....you're really talented....and did a fantastic job.

Congrats!..... :cheers: :applaud:
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: DEVz on December 15, 2006, 05:22:39 pm: Best hand painted CP I have ever seen. You are a really talented artist. You could probably do well offering design services here.

Clearly a labor of love, and the final outcome is AWESOME!
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: arcadefever on December 15, 2006, 06:52:33 pm: :dizzy: WOWWWWWWWWWWWW

i saw the progress on your site ... very well done, AMAZING job ....
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: vrf on December 15, 2006, 08:18:57 pm: Beautiful work. Wow!

Did you have the artwork scanned before you started drilling holes in it? :)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: diverdown on December 15, 2006, 11:30:21 pm: Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard

You come in here and on the 4th post put that up. :notworthy:

Not only is your artwork sooooooo good, you pinched an idea I was having about a metal slug theme. Then you went and blew me out of the water. Nothing I could do could be that good.
Please say you are from Victoria, Australia so I can come around and throw bricks through your roof tiles

and ummm can i have a copy if you vectorize it? :-[
Can you even vectorize a painting?

And I spose ...... Welcome to BYOAC
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: danny_galaga on December 16, 2006, 02:35:38 am: sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

:o
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Loki on December 16, 2006, 06:10:58 am: Whoa, amazing!
I wish I could do stuff like that. :notworthy:
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: vrf on December 16, 2006, 07:19:48 am: Quote from: diverdown on December 15, 2006, 11:30:21 pm
can i have a copy if you vectorize it? :-[
Can you even vectorize a painting?

You could vectorize it with lots of hours of Illustrator work, but why bother? A super high-res scan of that painting would work damn nicely for a reproduction of this piece. The detail is already there.

Vectorizing is used on low-res artwork when you want to upsize it.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: diverdown on December 16, 2006, 10:04:34 pm: Quote from: vrf on December 16, 2006, 07:19:48 am
Quote from: diverdown on December 15, 2006, 11:30:21 pm
can i have a copy if you vectorize it? :-[
Can you even vectorize a painting?

A super high-res scan of that painting would work damn nicely for a reproduction of this piece. The detail is already there.

So its a super high rez can we want then :)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: ardnut on December 17, 2006, 11:06:24 am: Quote from: diverdown on December 16, 2006, 10:04:34 pm
So its a super high rez scan we want then :)

If I had the hardware to do it then I would be happy to, but unfortunately I don't
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: WunderCade on December 17, 2006, 12:42:01 pm: WOW Ardnut.....

Great Hand Job, I felt thoroughly satisfied after experiencing your exceptional talent.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Bobbler on December 17, 2006, 04:39:00 pm: Superb work!
Makes me jealous that my brain to paper interface is so damn useless.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Kaytrim on December 17, 2006, 07:16:50 pm: Quote from: Bobbler on December 17, 2006, 04:39:00 pm
Superb work!
Makes me jealous that my brain to paper interface is so damn useless.

That is my problem as well. :hissy:
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Pixelhugger on December 18, 2006, 01:27:27 am: :o :notworthy: The talent around here never ceases to amaze me.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: Neilyboy on December 18, 2006, 10:37:14 am: thats nuts man! you have the most amazing talent around i only wish i could do a 1/10 of that work hahaha. Im beyond a stick figure but dang nothing like that. you are absolutely amazing. I wouldnt even want to play on the thing for fear I would damage the artwork haha.. thanks a bunch for the inspiration though.

Neil
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: NinjaEpisode on December 18, 2006, 03:37:27 pm: http://www.retroblast.com/newsitem.php?cid=3412
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: theCoder on December 18, 2006, 09:26:52 pm: Quote from: WunderCade on December 17, 2006, 12:42:01 pm
...Great Hand Job, I felt thoroughly satisfied after experiencing your exceptional...
Say what?

Very nice job (hand or otherwise). Are you going to do something similar for the sides?
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: ardnut on December 19, 2006, 03:14:07 am: It's finished as is, the sides are just sprayed gloss black. Working on another project now (xbox 360 face plate), so wouldn't have the time any way. After that I plan on doing something good with airbrushing :)

Thanks for all the great feedback, much appreciated.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: SNAAKE on December 20, 2006, 10:16:48 am: HOLY PAINTING SKILLZ BATMAN !!!! :laugh:

nice work but next time you wanna flush mount the bolts
Title: Re: Metal Slug Themed Arcade Controller
Post by: 97thruhiker on December 24, 2006, 06:27:48 pm: Man, I wish I had some sort of artistic ability. Very nice, I really like the Metal Slug series also.