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    • TMNTturtlguyT
      TMNTturtlguy @pjft
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      @pjft if you send me your bartop dimensions I can create custom art for you. You can pick out all styles/colors/design. I will provide you with the native photoshop file as well as PDF and jpeg. Getting them printed will be up to you!

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      • pjftP
        pjft @TMNTturtlguy
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        @TMNTturtlguy You're very kind for offering. :)

        It'll likely be a October to December project for me, given that there's a chance we might be moving countries in a few months, so I'll hold off building one until that happens and things settle down again.

        Still, when that does happen, and when I do have a definitive size and format, I may certainly reach out to you in case you'd still be up for that! And if not, it is - as always - perfectly fine. :) I am sure one such undertaking would take up a lot of time, so I acknowledge and respect that.

        Thank you!

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        • TMNTturtlguyT
          TMNTturtlguy @pjft
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          @pjft Moving countries! Adventure! No problems, just keep me posted.

          I love doing graphic art and design and something like this actually doesn't take that much time or effort. I could put together a similar bubble bobble graphic package in maybe 2 hours. The time consuming part is being picky and never happy! Finding the right high quality images is the trick and that can take time as well, but all in, it is fun and easy to do, so it will be no problem.

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          • pjftP
            pjft @TMNTturtlguy
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            @TMNTturtlguy You're too kind, and are likely underestimating the time and effort, but I appreciate the positivity :)

            I'll keep this on the backlog, for sure. Thank you very much for the openness, regardless of the outcome!

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            • spruce_m00seS
              spruce_m00se @pjft
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              @pjft i too may be moving countries soon, i currently live 8000km from home maybe 6k cant remember.

              if i make one next week then its a practice run for the real thing when i get home

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              • AndersHPA
                AndersHP @pjft
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                @pjft Thanks! Yeah my daughter really likes the artwork - "look at the sweet dragons" was her initial reaction :-)

                I got it printed at http://rockstarprint.co.uk/

                My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                My Gameboy

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                • AndersHPA
                  AndersHP
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                  @Rookervik What would it take to make you create some custom graphics for the coin buttons on my arcade, following my Bubble Bobble theme? :-)

                  See photo above for dimension proportions and my first attempt. It's not that it's really horrible, but I'd just really love to see what you might do...?

                  Only if you can spare the time, though :-)

                  My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                  My Gameboy

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                  • RookervikR
                    Rookervik Global Moderator @AndersHP
                    last edited by

                    @AndersHP I thought yours looked great. Not sure how I could top it.

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                    • spruce_m00seS
                      spruce_m00se @AndersHP
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                      @AndersHP
                      I have ordered some parts to make the lighting work better,
                      but so far I have taken this guys idea:


                      and I have coded it into arduino, I have made a series of different flash patterns that are randomly selected, and each flash pattern has on and off cycles which are randomly generated from similar values to what this guy has used on youtube, I have added a little flicker to the off cycle, and then programmed it to sometimes turn on normally and turn off normally, again randomly generated events.

                      I have also added a multi jog wheel to it which I am using to adjust the brightness.
                      I am going to play around making the light fade on a bit when it turns on, to make it a bit more realistic.

                      I am also planning to use the multijog to control the volume on the cabinet, that shoudl be possible, so I can select between volume or brightness from one multijog.

                      when I get the parts etc and its all working "impressivly " i will post a video, for now it is just controlling single LED's until the control board for the strips turns up.

                      In theory I could also make it control the colour for RGB led lighting,

                      And I plan to use the arduino to control the PI, I will use the push button "reset" script for the pi, and an output pin of the arduino to emulate the reset of the Pi, so the arduino turns the Pi on and off, and the user can shut down in the menu still if they like. Doing it like this, I can make the arduino turn off the lights when the Pi shuts down, and then with the realy board thats coming I can turn the TV and Speakers off with the Pi also, and then have the lights, sound and tv activate at any point duirng the Pi;s boot process.

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                        Anniecrann @TMNTturtlguy
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                        @TMNTturtlguy said in Bubble Bobble themed Bartop Arcade Build:

                        @pjft Moving countries! Adventure! No problems, just keep me posted.

                        I love doing graphic art and design and something like this actually doesn't take that much time or effort. I could put together a similar bubble bobble graphic package in maybe 2 hours. The time consuming part is being picky and never happy! Finding the right high quality images is the trick and that can take time as well, but all in, it is fun and easy to do, so it will be no problem.

                        I thought it would take more than 2 hours. Very time-cosuming

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                        • spruce_m00seS
                          spruce_m00se @Anniecrann
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                          @Anniecrann I think once you have done it once and have the templates then it is just a case of finding the right artwork and putting it in the right place

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                          • AndersHPA
                            AndersHP
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                            New photos added! Now I'm only missing the bezel and marquee area, before this project is all finished! Can't wait! :-)

                            My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                            My Gameboy

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                            • AndersHPA
                              AndersHP
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                              The project's all finished! Check out the last few pictures - I'm really happy with the result! :-)

                              My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                              My Gameboy

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                              • spruce_m00seS
                                spruce_m00se
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                                it looks sweet! I just painted my cab today with a roller, I wish I had been able to get it sprayed, putting it back together after painting was a ballache!

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                                  MattyL42
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                                  Awesome job buddy! What did you secure the marquee in with and how did you do the push to credit buttons or where did you get them from? That's a brilliant idea. The colour makes them look like coin entry slots!

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                                  • AndersHPA
                                    AndersHP @MattyL42
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                                    @mattyl42 said in Bubble Bobble themed Bartop Arcade Build:

                                    Awesome job buddy! What did you secure the marquee in with and how did you do the push to credit buttons or where did you get them from? That's a brilliant idea. The colour makes them look like coin entry slots!

                                    Thanks man! The marquee is actually a tight fit, so it's holding itself in place. That way it's easy to get to, if something happens to the light or speakers behind it, but still no visible screws or such.

                                    The coin buttons are supposed to look like old-school slots! They're red buttons from arcadeworlduk, with a black/white printed piece of paper with the graphics behind the glass. I got the BubbleBobble graphics from a Zonaarcade community thread (lots of artwork in there, by the way!) and the coin I found on google ("coin sprite"), then I edited the parts together and did the text myself in GIMP :)

                                    My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                                    My Gameboy

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                                    • caver01C
                                      caver01 @AndersHP
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                                      @andershp finished result looks great! Now you can tweak the software config for the rest of your life!

                                      My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                      • AndersHPA
                                        AndersHP @caver01
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                                        @caver01 this is so true, I can't believe it :-D

                                        My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                                        My Gameboy

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                                          gforce31
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                                          Love this project. The attention to detail is excellent.

                                          I'm currently planning my own bartop build so this has been really useful reading.

                                          I'm planning on a ninja turtles themed bartop as it was my most played arcade machine as a kid. Have everything set up on the pi3. Ordered il joysticks and suzo happ buttons from arcade world uk which arrived today so things are starting to come together. Just need to decide whether to build the bartop from scratch or to buy a flat pack kit.

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                                          • spruce_m00seS
                                            spruce_m00se @gforce31
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                                            @gforce31 ive build my cabinet from scratch, if you have the tools I think you will apreciate it more, if you dont have a jigsaw and a router and wont use them for other things I would buy a kit

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