Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes

Malixx

@sergioad Thanks! Well I could make a version with that bleep if you find it (actually I don't know what you are talking about :p)

ruckage

Hi everyone, just thought I should make a post so you didn't all think I'd deserted you. Sorry for the lack of updates lately, I've been quite busy but I am reading your posts and appreciate all your feedback. Normal service will resume soon :)

@Malixx Cool splash-video I really like it.

For anyone interested I actually made a couple of splash-videos myself, they're actually included with the Snes-mini theme but suit this theme as well. You can get the from the snes-mini github if you like them. Gif previews and download links are below.

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Retropie Splash Download

Nintendo Splash Download

sergioad

@malixx never mind, I did not heard the bleep because of the player on my pi

A Former User

One thing I thought of:

Would it be possible to do a US Dreamcast color scheme? The US Dreamcast had this reddish-orange color as opposed to the blue that you got in Europe.

g2000

Hey guys. I was playing around with the snes theme and was able to add the kodi icon in the menu (assuming you already followed the howto guide in the wiki). I looked at the NES mini theme and the process was just about the same as the SNES. If anyone wants to add it simply do the following:

Download the NES theme.
In the theme's root folder create a folder called KODI.
Copy the files from another theme (I copied all the files from the auto-lastplayed folder)
Modify the logos and add the KODI logo (use your favorite graphics editor here)
Copy the es-theme-nes-mini-master folder to your rpi's theme folder \retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\themes
Select the theme called es-theme-nes-mini-master

Here are the modified images (if anyone is interested)

Super Retropie

@livefastcyyoung just open the icon file in photoshop and change the color. save and done.

A Former User

@kal-el-1981 Thanks but I prefer leaving work on this theme to Ruckage. I don’t expect him to get to everything but I figured I’d offer up the suggestion for the different region Dreamcast.

Super Retropie

@livefastcyyoung... @ruckage does an AMAZING job on his themes! I love how customizable he's made them for us. I usually try to handle little things like color changes and regional variants of his systems for myself so that he can tackle the important stuff for his themes. That guy's an artist!

ruckage

@livefastcyyoung said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

One thing I thought of:

Would it be possible to do a US Dreamcast color scheme? The US Dreamcast had this reddish-orange color as opposed to the blue that you got in Europe.

It's an easy change so I've added them as optional extras to the theme so they will be available in the next update. I'll do the same for the Snes theme as well with the advantage that they will automatically show if you set the region to USA in that theme. In the meantime here are the updated images if you want to use them. I left the background itself blue as that matches the dreamcast packaging in the USA.

A Former User

@ruckage Yr the best. :)

PokeEngineer

@ruckage

I was going to ask about that a while back, but I forgot... Thank you.

dudumaroja

this theme is amazing.. thankyou very much @ruckage ...

i have two sugestions.. some system should get a new background image.. some are simple boring next to others.. like nes and atari.. just plain boring color.. next to master system and mega drive. they look ugly

and the other sugestion whould be a set of borders to use as overlay to match the theme.. it whoukd make the retropie look even better

matchaman

I need help setting up a custom layout.

I am messing with 4x3setup.xml (for a 4:3 CRT monitor) and I can't get it done like that:

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I don't need the "rating/played/player" bar at the bottom of the artwork, I'd like a single "genre" banner instead like in the mockup I made above.

johnodon

Will PSP Minis be added as a separate system?

A Former User

@johnodon He's said a handful of times he had no plans for separating them.

ShadeofDante

Quick question: Loving the theme, nothing but amazing work. I'm using the NES mini theme, trying to get the SNES logo to the USA type. I found the folder that has the proper files in it, thought I'd be able to edit a config file to make it US type.

Is there something I'm missing to use the purple colored SNES logo vs the JP/EUR one?

matchaman

@shadeofdante said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

Quick question: Loving the theme, nothing but amazing work. I'm using the NES mini theme, trying to get the SNES logo to the USA type. I found the folder that has the proper files in it, thought I'd be able to edit a config file to make it US type.

Is there something I'm missing to use the purple colored SNES logo vs the JP/EUR one?

Just rename the folder :)

fefitohh

Hi ruckage!

Thanks for your theme it is wonderful.

Is it possible to add background music to the main menu?

Are you going to update this theme?

ruckage

@shadeofdante said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

Quick question: Loving the theme, nothing but amazing work. I'm using the NES mini theme, trying to get the SNES logo to the USA type. I found the folder that has the proper files in it, thought I'd be able to edit a config file to make it US type.

Is there something I'm missing to use the purple colored SNES logo vs the JP/EUR one?

Just re-name the image files in the folder, currently there is no option to change it from the config file.

@fefitohh said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

Hi ruckage!

Thanks for your theme it is wonderful.

Is it possible to add background music to the main menu?

Are you going to update this theme?

There are no built in was to add music but the are ways it can be done, see here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/347/background-music-continued-from-help-support/44

I will update the theme but I've just been busy, I have a few other themes I also work on as well as my own projects and recently have had no time with Christmas coming up.

Skainlurmis

@matchaman Hey there, I'm trying to do the same thing (rename SNES) and it's not letting me change anything. I'm getting permission denied and all that. I'm trying to find how to fix it all, but I'm losing the thread. Is it easier than I am making it out to be?