The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Artwork => Topic started by: itobandito on October 30, 2009, 09:34:01 am
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Hey Gang,
So I made a mulit MK machine using the 6 in 1 switcher and all 5 original arcade MK PCBs. I am trying to make a marquee for the machine. Check my attachment to see what I have done so far. I would like to track down the orginal MK1/MK2 Logo font but I can't find it. All i can find is the in game fonts for the games. I found one that is similar but it's just not the same. Does anyone have access to the font?? Also I wanted to add a few sprites maybe but the Arcade Art site is down, anyone have any. Also any suggestions or comments about the marquee let me know. I kind of wanted to do something with the background other than just black but I don't want it to be too noisy either.
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IMO, the cab's name needs to be more prominent. It gets a little lost amongst all the game titles.
I also agree that you need a better font. Hope you can find what you're looking for.
Good start!
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I say drop the Multi-Mortal Kombat entirely. I think the fact you have the logos from five different Kombats is pretty much self explanatory.
Swap MKI and MKII's locations. The MKII logo is at the top of the group and it just seems more appropriate to put MKI there.
Try making the logos a little larger all around. The MK3 text is hard to make out. But that might be due to the size of the sample. Would be better to see it actual size to get a grip on how that text looks. Personally, I would remove the MKIII text entirely and just have the 3 with the dragon logo. It gets the message across well enough that way. But... MK fans might not like butchering the logo that way.
A truly radical Marquee would be to have a circuit that "spot lights" the appropriate logo whenever that particular game is selected on the switcher. A little bit like the Neo Geo marquee but with a more subtle effect. But that would be quite a bit of work.