VIDEOTRON (2 player Bartop for the kids) - video tour uploaded

[Arroyo]

I can’t tell from the pictures or the video if you kept the graphics underneath the marquee?

[Jimbo]

The speaker panel?  Yep    (I still need to replace these speaker screws with more appropriate ones)...

[Arroyo]

The speaker panel?  Yep    (I still need to replace these speaker screws with more appropriate ones)...

Nice, that turned out great!

[Ond]

Very nice work, the artwork is consistent and the cabinet finish is slick.  The music and start-up routine triggers my nostalgia synapses - well done!

[Arroyo]

The music and start-up routine triggers my nostalgia synapses - well done!

That melody has been playing on a loop in my head for a few days now.....thanks Jimbo.

[Jimbo]

The music and start-up routine triggers my nostalgia synapses - well done!

That melody has been playing on a loop in my head for a few days now.....thanks Jimbo.

Thanks guys... 80's cheese, ya see! 

[javeryh]

Thanks Javeryh...

Sounds like you're nearly finished... looking forward to seeing how it goes.  BTW, I think we used the same artist!

I'm pretty sure we did use the same artist - I would definitely use him/her again.  Your art came out awesome and I'm very pleased with mine.  Easy to work with, quick turnaround time and fair pricing.   

How did you create the custom boot video?  IMO, that is one of the best things about your cabinet.  Really ties it all together.

[Jimbo]

Thanks Javeryh...

I had the idea for some cheesy sci-fi opening with the logo zooming in and spinning etc, with 80s style sci-fi tv show/computer adverty music, then the pixel art splash screen showing while the rest of the pi loaded up.  I originally tried using Openshot (and before that Microsoft Movie Maker), but I didn't get on with it. It was basic and I couldn't get it to do what I wanted - probably more down to me than the software.  I then enlisted the help of someone at work who has an adobe subscription.  I think he used After Effects and pieced all the bits together for me in sequence (logo, stars, music, splash screen etc).

So whilst I can take the credit for the idea, the music and direction, I had help with the artwork and piecing it together into the video. 

[mgb]

I know it's a bit of an older thread but I haven't been here in a while.
I really like this build a lot. Very nice work.
I like how you fit the spinners in like that.

[Jimbo]

Thanks - I actually did a whole bunch of tweaks after this was finished.  When I get some time I plan to take another short video showcasing them.  Part of the tweaks was to completely redefine the gamelist and get custom loading screens for each game showing the controls to use, and testing everything.

Basically I redid the entire software retropie setup from scratch.  Those pre-built bazillion-game images are great, but this was the only way to get it to work exactly how I wanted.

It's now completely 100% user friendly and (so far) has proved impossible to "break" by the kids, and it has all my old favourite arcade games (and home computer/console systems).  I'd say about 150 games total.

When I get half hour spare I'll take another video and link to it here showing what I learned and what I changed.

 

[Arroyo]

I’m not that into bar tops in general but this and a handful of others are high on the list. 

When are you going to show us some new projects Jimbo?