Scanning Arcade Game Sideart

For all of the great arcade websites that exist for collectors to interact and collaborate, I have not come across many articles that I would consider a “primer” series stepping a potential future collector through the process of having arcade artwork reproduced. There are a lot of small nuances and skills that go into a run of reproduction artwork and we are going to try to cover all of the main points in this series.

Make a classic arcade logo in 5 minutes

There was a topic thread started today on BYOAC where a member was trying to make a simple logo with a double thick outline. This is A-typical of arcade logos on flyers and designs from the 1980’s. Fortunately, making a similar retro arcade logo today is easy, it’s quick and only takes 5 minutes. So here we go, a short little how-to tutorial on designing your own old arcade logo.

Arcade Links for 2008-04-26

• New ‘Wanted’ movie poster, comic property written by Mark Miller. Classic rich b&w profile pose – http://snipr.com/25uv1 #
• New Joker Props The Dark Knight Viral Marketing! Playing card, mask, & cryptic message on burnt paper. Jealous. – http://snipr.com/25uvi #
• Todd TNT Amusements – Q-Bert reproduction monitor covering & repro control panel ovelays / lower overlays – http://snipr.com/25uvx #
• SkyHawk Pinball Machine Ann Arbor Craigslist $50 – http://snipr.com/25wr8 #
• Same Gottleib Mad Planets Detroit Craigslist? – Maybe a good

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Donkey Kong 2 Shirt & Arcade Goodies

Even with my new Donkey Kong 2 tshirt, white man still can’t ‘jumpman’. Today I got a package of goodies in the mail from This Old Game for work on different projects. Check out the photos of the films, product samples and magazines.

Aspen Pinball $35 – North Indianapolis

Came across a listing yesterday morning on Craigslist Indianapolis for a cheap pinball for sale;

set of lamps-$20,,exerciser bike-$25,,dining table-$20,,coffee table-$20,,2 fish aquariums,10,20 gallons-$20 for both,,pinball machine-$35,,king size water bed mattress,new in box-$35,,garden tiller-$25

I am passing on this pinball, so this potentially cheap deal is still up for grabs.

Arcade Links for 2008-04-25

• Galaxian – $50 – Detroit Craigslist – Good deal? Missing PCB and sides painted over. Who knows.
  http://snipr.com/25ps8 #
• New Batman The Dark Knight Awesome movie poster – Warning – Hi-res Version – ‘Welcome to a world without rules’ – http://snipr.com/25qzq #
• Little Chief Pinball in Pittsburgh – Craigslist – $275. Did they store the backglass in water? Jeezo. –
  http://snipr.com/25tcn #
• Video rotating control panels depending game – Mame arcade machine – Seen something similar before, still cool –

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Arcade Artwork: Getting committed buying collectors for your reproduction project

For all of the great arcade websites that exist for collectors to interact and collaborate, I have not come across many articles that I would consider a “primer” series stepping a potential future collector through the process of having arcade artwork reproduced. There are a lot of small nuances and skills that go into a run of reproduction artwork and we are going to try to cover all of the main points in this series.