Gun Smoke - gunsmoke (mrclean_08-04-08) WIP

[mrclean]

Since I'm the current unofficial record holder of Gun Smoke on MAME *(*1,896,250 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82805.0)), i figured it would be nice for me to create the theme...
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2732/gunsmokehyperspinmrcleahs8.jpg


Possibly alternate colors?

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3689/altcolorsgj8.jpg

WIP.. While this is a Work in progress, my Adobe skills are limited, If anyone can make this happen that would be nice , I have the corrected colors to the marquee, unlike on mr do's page the bottom should look like sand, not like the flesh of the cowboy, also I had someone vectorize the bullits and would like to have them flying in various directions, because during game play you can have the bullits fly in up to 6 directions.. the other gunsmoke logo is actually also vectorized which was done off the flyer. This is more or less how I think i'd like to see this layout if anyone needs those files please let me know and i can provide them to you especially if you can include this in the release on the 6th!

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2328/53004227jc7.swf

[animatrix]

cool men theme :top:

[mrclean]

cool men theme :top:

thanks, glad you dig it, but i would like to pass along this idea for someone that can incorporate this into the upcomming release!

[billpa]

Hey mrclean,

Funny you should mention GunSmoke. I read your thread on the record and thought to myself, I should create a theme for GunSmoke. I remember that game and although I was not that good, it was really fun!

So give me a few days and that will be my next theme. I will incoporate the raining bullets if you want. That will give me a reason to try out BBB's particle system.

Cheers,
billpa

[mrclean]

Hey mrclean,

Funny you should mention GunSmoke. I read your thread on the record and thought to myself, I should create a theme for GunSmoke. I remember that game and although I was not that good, it was really fun!

So give me a few days and that will be my next theme. I will incoporate the raining bullets if you want. That will give me a reason to try out BBB's particle system.

Cheers,
billpa

Hey bill, thanks ! should you want the vectorized files let me know, the bullits are actually taken from the joystick NOS sticker set which i had someone scan, and another person vectorize for me.. so they aren't just any old random bullits they are the legit ones from the game. Can't wait to see this theme completed, also on Mr. Do's artwork page, I'm also the one that provided him the Instruction sticker scan.. not sure if you wanted to include that personally I think It might become busy.. which is jwhy i kept it pretty simple

Also.. as for raining bullets id like the projectile to be upward and some slightliy diagnal just like in game play

[billpa]

I'll see what I can do :)

[mrclean]

I'll see what I can do :)


Cool beans!

and one last idea i thought of not sure if you want to undertake this .. but the logo you can have the "G" or "S" maybe during the animation make it look like it gets shot with a bullet and have it hanging tilted

Or another Idea is have the trademark logo bullet zoom in from left to right ? just food for thought

these might help you:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w8s4as

This is an what the color of the sand should look like http://www.sendspace.com/file/8vf7gq if you want to compare it to Mr do's go for it.. the one i used was too tan/yellow mr do's is too bright/ washed out this one is a photo of an actual marquee more acurate along with the birds feet are supposed to be yellow.. grab mr do's file and change the sand to this color sand and birds feet yellow i think thats the most acurate

but if you like my tan / yellower sand here is that file as well :
http://www.sendspace.com/file/62ck14

[BadBoyBill]

This is gonna be a sweet theme, I think your capturing the style I like and with your ideas you want it will even be better.

[mrclean]

File(s) in motion : concept

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2328/53004227jc7.swf


This is another flash file just as another *Idea...

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6417/36002719sm1.swf

possibly have saloon doors swing open to reveal the gunsmoke logo ?

[billpa]

Unfortunately I wont be able to complete this by release date (tomorrow) I forgot I have a shoot today at work which is all day long and tonight is not an option. I really like what you have come up with so far and it seems like you have some experience with image programs and even Flash.

Perhaps you would like to take a stab at it once you get your hands on HS. Then the theme can be your own.

[mrclean]

Unfortunately I wont be able to complete this by release date (tomorrow) I forgot I have a shoot today at work which is all day long and tonight is not an option. I really like what you have come up with so far and it seems like you have some experience with image programs and even Flash.

Perhaps you would like to take a stab at it once you get your hands on HS. Then the theme can be your own.

Well I'll download the software and take it for a "Spin" ;-) should i struggle i'll ask for help. Just so long as eventually this gets in included

[mrclean]

are we allowed to copy an ultracade theme ?
my replica : http://www.youtube.com/v/mDQdfxMC8WY


*The actual Ultracade theme for Gun Smoke:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-dv61fRc0

Personally I like my bullit idea the best

[brian_hoffman]

Not if you ripped the GFX.

Id also clean the logo up... Looks very pizelated..

Other than that.. Good theme

[mrclean]

Not if you ripped the GFX.

Id also clean the logo up... Looks very pizelated..

Other than that.. Good theme

personally I like my flying bullits one the best, if you want to clean this up and add it be my guest these were all just mearly concepts and i need someone with better photoshop skills to execute the end result.

[mrclean]

getting closer ~! http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/6881/mrcleanhyperspinjk3.jpg

[BadBoyBill]

I like your theme better than the ultracade one with flying bullets. Since the game is vertical you might want to grab the vertical flv since thats what were supplying. We merged the vertical and horizontal sets and overwrote the horizontals if there was a vertical, so if you design a video overlay then youll want to use the vert vid.

[mrclean]

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8271/mrceansmokiniu6.jpg

[BadBoyBill]

I liked it better with the bigger capcom logo, everything is starting to looked crammed in and smaller as you add more stuff.

[billpa]

I think you are on the right track but in my opinion...it doesn't feel like a cohesive theme. I like the bullets idea...I like the dude in the bottom right corner.

Video needs to get bigger. Not sure if I like straight up marquee for artwork. Just looks flat and boxy. The key to themes is big and overlapping. I always tell people to start big....you can always go smaller later.

Here is an example of what I started for Gunsmoke but just havent had the time to work on it any more. The video overlay is just a placeholder until I could put together a better looking Wanted poster. My idea was to have the left hand/cowboy come out, and then the right. Maybe play around with the bird or something. I dunno.

[RetroBorg]

I think billpa's looks better.

[mrclean]

OK, i really dig that marquee super zoomed in, but you need a better source the one you have looks like it was off joy.monkey's website and i can actually see the scan lines running through the marquee.. I have a better source if you need it, love the wanted sign with the video on the inside... Just add the flying bullits and possibly the capcom logo and let's get this one in the books. I think I'm going to add hyperspin to my cab once this one is done

[mrclean]

Update Update! !

David R. Foley the creator of Ultracade, contated me and actually sent me the files from the Gun Smoke theme that he utilized for ultracade I won't post them just yet waiting for his reply from a PM

[RetroBorg]

... Just add the flying bullits and possibly the capcom logo and let's get this one in the books.

Flying bullets and logo will top it off nicely.

[brian_hoffman]

Mr Clean,
Please see your PM's I think we should talk.

[billpa]

OK, i really dig that marquee super zoomed in, but you need a better source the one you have looks like it was off joy.monkey's website and i can actually see the scan lines running through the marquee.. I have a better source if you need it, love the wanted sign with the video on the inside... Just add the flying bullits and possibly the capcom logo and let's get this one in the books. I think I'm going to add hyperspin to my cab once this one is done

Yea it was a placeholder until I could fix it. If you have a better source, shoot me a PM. I can probably get it done in a few days. I am kind of busy right now but I will put it on my list of things to do. Capcom logo is fine. Flying bullets could be made. Do you already have a swf animation that I can use?

[mrclean]

tried to replicate what you did with cleaner images :
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6915/replicavr3.jpg

[hollywood]

I love it! It looks great in my opinion. Any way to make the logo a bit thicker?

Lance

[billpa]

Looks like you squashed the logo vertically. Part of the guys hand is missing or something. I like the cleanness of the design but was that vectorized with auto trace or something? Quite a bit of detail is lost on the guys face.

[BadBoyBill]

Well one thing Im glad about is that this is being worked on and thought about before being uploaded, this is the exact reason for this forum so people can sort out there theme before releasing it, I love all the progress so far, good job.

[thatitalian]

Love the concept on this! It is definately getting there! How is this progressing?

[hollywood]

Yeah...the theme looks really good. I would love to see it get uploaded.

[Dazz]

I just realized that we don't have a completed Gunsmoke theme yet... Update Billpa?

[tk375]

I hope this theme gets done right. there are lots of thing that can be added up on this game.

[Captain Flint]

Where did Mr. Clean go?

[FatNasty]

Update?

[Captain Flint]

Mr. Clean has obtained an actual gun smoke machine, and is currently busy refurbishing it. He has said, if anyone wants to take over for him, to do so. He will not be finishing this theme.

[tk375]

there goes the unnoficial record holder of Gun Smoke to start working on his own machine. hopefully he'll finish up his cabinet and show pics of it.

[Captain Flint]

He is the official record holder now....

[mrclean]

He is the official record holder now....

Firstly I'm sorry I have been MIA for a while, but as others said i was building my dedicated Gun.Smoke machine.

So Yes I'm the official record holder of the MAME version of Gun.Smoke and here are some pics of my dedicated non MAME machine which is just about finished.. which i hope to get the world record on the actual machine

Pics of my build:
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/9782/mrcleansgunsmokefrontgl4.th.jpg (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mrcleansgunsmokefrontgl4.jpg)http://img368.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7299/mrcleangunsmokesc3.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mrcleangunsmokesc3.jpg)http://img123.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)


So what does this all mean for the Gun.Smoke Hyper Spin Theme , if any one wants to finish as i said a while ago, you can be my guest. I would be happy to supply you with any artwork for this theme (i can scan anything at high-res). I'm not going to grab hyperspin until it's fully compatible with my ultimarc u360's / and has map support like fatfingers did with MaLa. Which i was told is / should be going to happen soon. I supplied general idea's for this theme, which personally I like the flying bullets the best.

[EvilDindon]

The joystick on your gun smoke cab is a U360 ?

Is the feeling of the 8 was good ?


PS : I want one !!!! Great job !!!

[Harry2280]

Where is the hi score recorded? I checked out Twin Galaxies but it is not listed there that I can see. I am interested in checking it out.

[bent98]

Since Mr clean is not goingto finish this theme, If anyone else wants to take a crack at it let us know.

[BadBoyBill]

billpa is almost done with it already so I'll ask him if he wants to finish, I will maybe also try to carry on with mr. cleans idea and make an ultracade clone. I personally would like to see ultracade clones for all the whole lineup of games they had, even though some themes we did already might be better, there are also some UC themes better than the ones we have here.

[mrclean]

The joystick on your gun smoke cab is a U360 ?

Is the feeling of the 8 was good ?


PS : I want one !!!! Great job !!!

Thanks for the compliment, The joystick(s) on my MAME cabinet are u360's, the joystick on my Gun.Smoke machine is a 8-way Wico leaf (which was the joystick found in most US games in the 80's)



Where is the hi score recorded? I checked out Twin Galaxies but it is not listed there that I can see. I am interested in checking it out.

I will maybe also try to carry on with mr. cleans idea and make an ultracade clone. I personally would like to see ultracade clones for all the whole lineup of games they had, even though some themes we did already might be better, there are also some UC themes better than the ones we have here.

PM Sent.


You need to type in: "Gun Smoke" not Gunsmoke, or Gun.Smoke if you type in "Gun.Smoke" only the xbox / ps2 versions will show.. when you type in "Gun Smoke" Arcade, MAME, NES, And PSP show.

[Harry2280]

You need to type in: "Gun Smoke" not Gunsmoke, or Gun.Smoke if you type in "Gun.Smoke" only the xbox / ps2 versions will show.. when you type in "Gun Smoke" Arcade, MAME, NES, And PSP show.

So it is not listed yet? http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&sid=104308 is the page I find and the score is nowhere near what you said you got on the MAME version.

[mrclean]

So it is not listed yet? http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&sid=104308 is the page I find and the score is nowhere near what you said you got on the MAME version.

Feel free to read this :

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82805.0

*First post was corrected to reflect actual score of *1,896,250

basically twin galaxies changed the rules because of me, i discovered a way to get an additional 500,000 points on level one, and they didn't like that very much, which is why now it states on twin galaxies "Special Rules: This is a Single Credit game ONLY! Inserting more then 1 credit will risk your score being immediately disqualified"

oh yeah as a side note i did infact technically beat the real world record on the actual dedicated but did not record it! My high score today was 2,240,600

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/5387/mrcleandedicatedgunsmokzp3.th.jpg (http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mrcleandedicatedgunsmokzp3.jpg)http://img55.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)

[mrclean]

bump

[Harry2280]

Maybe i am just easily pleased, but I like almost all of these.... can we have one uploaded please?

[mattdyer07]

I really like this theme. Not veery familiar with the game though, I feel that I should be though