Improve Quality Standards for Arcade Fanart and Cabinet Media

📋 Summary

Improve consistency and quality control for Arcade fanart box fronts and arcade cabinet media in the LaunchBox Games Database.

❗ Problem

Some Arcade media categories contain inconsistent or low-quality images, such as CD jewel case-style box fronts, arcade cabinets with mismatched angles, non-transparent backgrounds, or visibly pixelated artwork.

This can make Arcade libraries look uneven, especially in LaunchBox and Big Box views that rely on consistent artwork presentation.

💡 Proposal

Create clearer media standards for Arcade artwork and use them to clean up or deprioritize unsuitable images.

This could include:

• Avoiding CD jewel case-style images for Arcade fanart box fronts

• Preferring cabinet images with transparent backgrounds

• Encouraging consistent cabinet perspective and angle

• Flagging or replacing low-resolution and heavily pixelated images

• Providing clearer submission guidance for Arcade media categories

🧩 Use Cases

• Make Arcade game views look more consistent

• Improve Big Box themes that display cabinet artwork

• Help contributors understand what Arcade media should look like

• Reduce mismatched artwork in downloaded media sets

📦 Benefits

• Cleaner visual presentation for Arcade libraries

• More consistent artwork across games

• Better guidance for database contributors

• Higher-quality media downloads for users

⚠️ Considerations

Existing media should be handled carefully so useful artwork is not removed without suitable replacements. A safer first step may be improving submission standards and allowing lower-quality media to be flagged, replaced, or deprioritized.