@skj
The layout for new version hasn't really changed that much and offers lots more options for resolution, aspect ratio, and the layout. Plus it supports collections. It's really just the carousel that is different (for the better in my opinion). Why did you update EmulationStation if you were happy with the old version of the theme?
You can fix the gamelist by going to the nesmini.xml and replacing the <textlist name="gamelist"> section with:
<textlist name="gamelist">
<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
<scrollSound>./sounds/se_sys_cursor.wav</scrollSound>
<fontPath>./art/NESCyrillic_gamelist.ttf</fontPath>
<pos>0.2958333333333333 0.2185185185185185</pos>
<size>0.4083333333333333 0.5481481481481481</size>
<alignment>left</alignment>
<horizontalMargin>0.0083333333333333</horizontalMargin>
<fontSize>0.0592592592592593</fontSize>
<lineSpacing>1.375</lineSpacing>
<selectorHeight>0.0592592592592593</selectorHeight>
<selectorOffsetY>0.0074074074074074</selectorOffsetY>
</textlist>
You'll probably find other things don't work correctly as well though so it's better to use the new version.
