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Arcade flight games also use simplified physics and controls in comparison to flight simulators. | Arcade flight games also use simplified physics and controls in comparison to flight simulators. | ||
==Artwork== | |||
===Flyer=== | |||
[[File:MPM Flyer.png|thumb|Ms. Pac-Man Flyer|250px]] | |||
Flyers are advertisements or trade announcements meant to entice arcade operators in to buying the latest game that a company has produced. They typically feature large amounts of artwork and a number of screenshots, along with some marketing slogan meant to hype the game. You can download flyerpacks from [http://www.arcadeflyers.com/ The Arcade Flyer Archive]. | |||
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===Marquee=== | |||
[[File:DK Marquee.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Marquee]] | |||
Marquees were the hard plastic backlit signs that adorned the tops of upright arcade cabinets. The marquee was your first indication as to what games were present. | |||
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===Title screen=== | |||
[[File:DKJR Title.png|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. title screen]] | |||
Title Screens are screenshots of each game's opening screen, showing its name. MAME Title Screens are currently available at the [http://www.mametitles.com/ MAME Titles site]. (Note that this site relies on Bit Torrent to distribute most of images; however, it usually includes links to other sites offering direct downloads.) Download the Title Screen packs and extract them to your MAME folder's "titles" subfolder. | |||
===Cabinet=== | |||
Several arcade cabinet photographs are available for download at the [http://www.mameui.info/ MAMEUI Home Page]. | |||
===Control panel=== | |||
[[File:QB Controls.png|thumb|Q*Bert control panel]] | |||
As with cabinets and marquees, control panels serve as the final image that make up the a complete arcade visual. They clarify exactly what sort of input you should expect to use, or the layout of particularly placed buttons. The home for control panel images has bounced around, but user known as Mr. Do has adopted them and made them available on his [http://www.mameworld.net/mrdo/mamepanel.html control panel page]. Incidentally, Mr. Do has also provides alternative high quality arcade cabinet pictures on his [http://www.mameworld.net/mrdo/cabpics.html Cabinet Pics project page]. | |||
