SNES mini theme

[danielmewhouse]

@lostless

So I'll try to do some adjustments on the file by myself. If I got any success, I'll post here.

[lostless]

@danielmewhouse
@ruckage doesn’t really like mods of his themes posted. But if you want edit it and make it your own, by all means. I’ve turned this theme into a NES/snes hybrid by changing the graphics myself.

[ruckage]

@danielmewhouse @lostless

4:3 options have been planned from the start, I just haven't had time to work on it yet (it's not a simple modification). The nes-mini theme already has 4:3 options so you could use that as a test to see if it works on your monitor.
It will however depend on the monitor resolution so you will need to find that out.

[ruckage]

@flyingtomahawk said in SNES mini theme:

@ruckage

I can keep my eyes open for a PCengine.
Do you want one with controllers or just the console?

What I can give you for sure is a non working Famicom. A bit yellowish, but a bit of Retrobright should work just fine.
Good for RPi projects.
Let me know.
Can also provide pics if needed.

That would great, thank you. A console with controller would be nice but isn't essential, as long as it's in good cosmetic condition. A core grafx would also be perfect and may even be better as the colour won't be susceptible to yellowing (though not sure if they're more expensive).

Regarding the Famicom that sounds really interesting, I've never even seen one in real life. How much would you want for it? I'll send you an email (is the email in your profile correct?).

[nj180grados]

Hi @ruckage , I would like to know if it would be possible to lengthen the visible text of the titles when I enter the game selection screen.
I mean the text path when I position myself in a game, in some cases the text shown is short because the game has a longer title
and the tour is somewhat brief.

I give you an example, I have some hacks games with a basic description in the text: Castlevania Vampire Kiss (E) [HACK - Unused Vampire Killer Skin]

It is an example but I have hacks of this type and it does not show all the text when doing the route .. in some cases it is confused when the roms are similar
because I can not read the full text and I have to try it.

In short I think I explained it well. I do not know if it would be very laborious I just ask.

In any case if you did, I would appreciate it.

[ruckage]

@nj180grados said in SNES mini theme:

Hi @ruckage , I would like to know if it would be possible to lengthen the visible text of the titles when I enter the game selection screen.
I mean the text path when I position myself in a game, in some cases the text shown is short because the game has a longer title
and the tour is somewhat brief.
I give you an example, I have some hacks games with a basic description in the text: Castlevania Vampire Kiss (E) [HACK - Unused Vampire Killer Skin]

Hello, that is possible but some of the game names will still be cut off as those game names are particularly long.
I made a quick test using the name you provided but I will need to adjust the font so that it is centred in the bar. This smaller font allows for around 50% more characters to be displayed.

I'll get this added as an option in the config file.

Here is a picture showing a comparison between to large and small font.

[nj180grados]

@ruckage I appreciate it very much, the size of the original source I see it well although something smaller would fit better. The other source you have put, I see something small although it would show the full title.

Would it be possible to add at least 3 font sizes?

I do not want to insist too much but I think that way we would have more options to personalize the content.

Thanks again!

PS: where I see particularly useful also the size of the letter is in the section of retropie config.

Here it is interesting that it looks smaller even showing more options before scrolling down.

[FlyingTomahawk]

@ruckage

Yep the e-mail address in my profile is correct.
I have 4 Famicoms laying around. One was my first try to bleach it for edmaul69 and it discolored the front label and rear label. Then 2 are in very shitty condition and are intended to be slaughtered and used as spare parts. And then I have one which is in not so bad condition. It could use a bit of cleaning with alcohol and some scrubbing with a brush but other then that not bad.

Today I went to three 2nd hand stores here and they had all kinds of rare stuff. They had a full working and complete PC Engine for 7600 Yen (around 50 GBP). There are core grafx here but they are VERY pricey. They also had one today complete with all what you need and working for 15000 Yen (around 100 GBP)
True, with the core grafx color would be no issue.

However they have the so called "Junk corners" where you sometimes can find those consoles without anything and not working for a very good price.

Anyways, sorry for deviating from the topic here...just send me an e-mail whenever you are ready then we can talk further about it.

[ruckage]

@nj180grados said in SNES mini theme:

@ruckage I appreciate it very much, the size of the original source I see it well although something smaller would fit better. The other source you have put, I see something small although it would show the full title.

Would it be possible to add at least 3 font sizes?

I do not want to insist too much but I think that way we would have more options to personalize the content.

Thanks again!

PS: where I see particularly useful also the size of the letter is in the section of retropie config.

Here it is interesting that it looks smaller even showing more options before scrolling down.

Sorry, no I can't. What I've posted is the best I can do. This works because those two fonts can be interchanged without affecting placement, any other fonts/sizes would require many more changes to the code which would become far too time consuming and complicated when taking into consideration the different resolutions and 4:3 support that is planned.

[nj180grados]

I understand the difficulty that it entails .. in any case I thank you the change of last hour to be able to choose source. This will help me a lot

[adu]

@ruckage the smaller font is great, do you think it is possible to align it in the center of the box ? It looks like a little up in the box to me

[ruckage]

@adu said in SNES mini theme:

@ruckage the smaller font is great, do you think it is possible to align it in the center of the box ? It looks like a little up in the box to me

You didn't read my post ;)

@ruckage said in SNES mini theme:

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I made a quick test using the name you provided but I will need to adjust the font so that it is centred in the bar. This smaller font allows for around 50% more characters to be displayed.

[SuperMagicom]

@ruckage Is there a "template" available for making our own icons to use for collections, etc.?

[xionxinx]

@ruckage How can I go about using the experimental package 'launchingimages' with your theme? You said it uses a single theme.xml and generating launching images returns an error like "no theme.xml for system". Is there a way to get this to work?

Thanks

[bobibrown]

@ruckage Would it be possible to use a retro font that is not as wide as this one though? So you wouldn't have to change font size.
Also, I would love to change the description font size, as it is far too small. And I guess it is not something that could be manipulated from a theme, but it would be cool if we could control and scroll the description using the right stick (if available) for example.

[ruckage]

@xionxinx said in SNES mini theme:

@ruckage How can I go about using the experimental package 'launchingimages' with your theme? You said it uses a single theme.xml and generating launching images returns an error like "no theme.xml for system". Is there a way to get this to work?

Thanks

I don't think there is, however I will be releasing an official launch images pack as I have with the nes-mini theme.

@bobibrown said in SNES mini theme:

@ruckage Would it be possible to use a retro font that is not as wide as this one though? So you wouldn't have to change font size.
Also, I would love to change the description font size, as it is far too small. And I guess it is not something that could be manipulated from a theme, but it would be cool if we could control and scroll the description using the right stick (if available) for example.

It 's not as simple as that due to the the precise placement needed for this theme to display correctly. Besides, the list font is based on an actual font Nintendo used and I like it.

Regarding description text I disagree that it's too small, it seems perfectly readable to me, it's certainly not something I've had any complaints about. I do however think the line spacing is a bit too close so I have increased the line spacing slightly.

[xionxinx]

@ruckage said in SNES mini theme:

I don't think there is, however I will be releasing an official launch images pack as I have with the nes-mini theme.

Oh okay, I'll definitely be looking forward to that. :)

[ruckage]

@flyingtomahawk said in SNES mini theme:

@ruckage
Today I went to three 2nd hand stores here and they had all kinds of rare stuff. They had a full working and complete PC Engine for 7600 Yen (around 50 GBP). There are core grafx here but they are VERY pricey. They also had one today complete with all what you need and working for 15000 Yen (around 100 GBP)
True, with the core grafx color would be no issue.

However they have the so called "Junk corners" where you sometimes can find those consoles without anything and not working for a very good price.

Anyways, sorry for deviating from the topic here...just send me an e-mail whenever you are ready then we can talk further about it.

Thanks for looking. Wow, PC Engines are more expensive than I thought they would be. They're expensive here due to rarity but I thought they were quite common in Japan (though I suppose nowhere near as common as Nintendo consoles). To be honest £50 or even £100 isn't bad for a fully working console but it's a bit too much to just use it for raspberry pi case (and if they are scarce it seems a bit wrong to destroy one anyway). It's a shame PC Engine isn't more mainstream as then we might have gotten a PC Engine classic :) .

[FlyingTomahawk]

@ruckage

Like I said I keep my eyes open maybe we get lucky and find a Junk one that looks decent.

Meanwhile if you like drop me an e-mail with your address and phone number and I'll send you one Famicom over.
And don't worry about the cost I got that covered. It's the least I can do considering all the work you have done for us here.

[ruckage]

@flyingtomahawk
Wow, that's amazingly kind of you. I'll email you shortly.