Homebrew : Arcade Flyers Book

[Hitesh]

https://www.ukvac.com/forum/data/uploads/900/Front_Cover.zip
Morning all

In Lockdown No 1, I with my family, did a family cookbook
that we got printed and distributed to friends and family. We printed around
500 copies at a cost of around £12 a copy but that’s not relevant here.

I am doing an “Arcade Flyers” book for myself. There will be
no text, just image after image. The maximum the printers allow is 400 pages so
that’s what it will be. So I’d get around 300 different games in as some flyers
will have 2 pages.

See attached as a very first mess around draft. Anyone
interested in a copy or help choose flyers?

Send me a PM.

Regards to all and have a cracking good weekend.

Hitesh

 

[Hitesh]

Forgot to say. This is for me personally and people here who want a copy. It will not be published.

 

[pubjoe]

Nice idea Hitesh

 

[SmoMo]

I would buy a copy of this, I really like arcade flyers.

One idea might be to show the same game on two pages, as the Japanese and US/European flyers were often so different. Not for all games, just where it is interesting to compare.

Also, I offer this for the potentially the most disturbing flyer I've seen:

 

[SmoMo]

Another idea, I see on the your PDF you have a small black border around each flyer.

Maybe you could add some little icons in the border, so they don't cover the flyer at all, and a Key at the end off the book that shows what they mean.

They would look a bit like the remaining lives displayed in a game like Galaga in the corner off the screen.

The icons could be things like:

* A little flag showing where the game was produce ( Japan, US etc.. )

* A little flag showing where this particular flyer was used

* Two digits for the year

* A little joystick, or two joysticks, or trackball, or steering wheel icon to show what the controls were

 

[Hitesh]

Great feedback.

I have looked for those type of "arcade" icons before for my front end with no luck. Anyone got them?

 

[geosnow]

Happy to buy one as well.

 

[Wall_Street]

I would be interested in a copy of this also. Would it be hardback or paperback? Would they be split and organised by manufacturer, eg. An Atari chapter, Bally, Sega etc etc or just alphabetical?

 

[SmoMo]

I would be interested in a copy of this also. Would it be hardback or paperback? Would they be split and organised by manufacturer, eg. An Atari chapter, Bally, Sega etc etc or just alphabetical?

Ordered by date would be interesting as well, then you can see the general trends changing, Space games slowly being replaced with fighting games as the years play out

 

[mx5dob]

Sent you a PM

 

[Hitesh]

Thanks to all who have replied here and PM’d me.

I have to stress again that this is a homebrew, personal book and will never be commercial quality.

Some of your ideas are great and I would suggest you could set up a group and do a group project of top-notch quality that you could go commercial. I don’t know how copyright laws would come into this.

Anyway, a 2nd mock-up is attached. This is what I am aiming for.

Have a good day all.

https://www.ukvac.com/forum/data/uploads/900/02.zip

 

[Hitesh]

Morn'g all

I have progressed further with this project.

Attached is a 1st Draft with pages up to 40. I wanted to load a bigger version with higher resolution but UKVAC limits uploads to 5mb.

https://www.ukvac.com/forum/data/uploads/900/draft.zip

Feedback appreciated but be gentle as this is homebrew, not commercial grade.

List of Flyers I should include would be especially appreciated.

Regards, Hitesh

 

[SmoMo]

Looking good!

I really like the font you chose as well, really sets the mood

 

[Hitesh]

http://orders.youloveprint.co.uk/share/61f13b18296be42872abddb6

The above link will give you a online preview of my WIP..... warts and all.....

 

[italiandoh]

I'm interested too, if possible. Two copies.

Thanks,

Matteo

 

[Phils Arcade]

Would be good to go with the Bitmap Books classic arcade game art.

https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/collections/all/products/artcade-the-book-of-classic-arcade-game-art-extended-edition

Put me down for one as well

 

[Hitesh]

If you are interested in a copy, please send me a PM.
I will then send you a link to 1st draft and you can see if you still want a copy.

Once again, this is not commercial standard. It’s a gift to myself for a upcoming big birthday. Any profits will either go to charity or kept for future projects……. Book on Arcade Cabinets, book on arcade Control panels etc

 

[Hitesh]

Any ‘wordsmiths’ here?
Help needed in writing a introduction…..

 

[Hitesh]

So preview of draft:

http://orders.youloveprint.co.uk/share/6214ba74f542961812ddbcee

Still to be done:

Introduction

Back Cover

Spine

Checking that Index and Page Numbers are correct

This is Volume 1 : A to K (385 Flyers).

Volume 2 will be the same. L to Z (385 Flyers).

Price will be around £23 per volume, delivered by courier.

Printed on the heaviest paper the printers use. Website suggesting that the book will weigh 2.54kg and will be 3.5cm thick.

In the unlikely event of a profit being made, it will be used to fund future books or donated to charity.

 

[Phils Arcade]

Looking very nice. What sort of cover are you doing?

Would be interested.

Do you need reproduction permission for printing any of these, or we just assume they to be so old, nobody cares anymore?