RVGM (Retro/Retropie Video Game Museum) Theme in development

darknior

@son_link @nj180grados Thanks guys :D
It is not important ton translate the description 100% same in Spanish. I don't like some of my description write some years ago, and i will take the time to write better version. Like this week i've updated with a real good text the two AMIGA, two MSX and two PC DOS theme :)

duiz

@darknior Any chance you can add the MSU1?

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Manufacturer: byuu
Type: Game Enhancement Chip
Generation: Fourth
First Release: September 5, 2010
Media: Flash Cart
Controller: 8 Button Gamepad, Light Gun

Description: Designed by byuu to be originally used with the SNES emulator bsnes, MSU1 is an enhancement feature allowing Super Nintendo games to run CD audio and video streaming. This allows for games to make use of redbook audio soundtracks and FMV sequences, much like the SEGA CD. The purpose is to deliver features to match the plans of the original SNES Playstation hardware. Over time, the MSU1 has been made available across several emulators, and also on the SNES itself via the use of the SD2SNES flash cartridges.

darknior

@duiz thanks a lot for informations and english description. For manufacturer i will be more accurate, and write "Nintendo, Sony" and like for media, there are CR-Rom first.
Yes i plan to add it later because i don't have time for the moment to work on my MSU1 set. Many many games but not all really excellent, i want to make a selection that have a real interest. If not i prefer to play on the original SNES.
I will try to add it faster.

For the moment i'm working on :

Merge the Spanish translation of @son_link and generate all the INFO files.
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New background and sprite
Update the computer photo with controler.

Videopac G7000 new theme (better)

Atari ST added

Update all XML files to remove not used controller images.
Add default image for all the TAGS with a language variable.
Update almost all description ...
Add 3 news systems

Supervision not supported yet by Retropie

Commodore Vic20

Commodore PET

Update many image variant for Logo and Console : Snes, SG-1000, Genesis, 32x, etc ...

For these console & computer images, these logo, i search help if you have some of them i miss.
For exemple i have the 32x on Genesis 1 & 2, same for japanese megadrive, but i only have it on Megadrive 2 for europe.
Thanks

And i began to make a LIGHT VERSION of the theme to make it lighter, using less memory and working better on PI.

All of this at same time take me many time ... i would like to release all of this quickly.

UDb23

@darknior A really great theme ! Thanks for all your hard work.

On Vic 20, if I may give you a suggestion, I'd use Demon Attack, Jelly Monsters or Radar Rat Race art as background as these were the most famous (or "iconic") games on that home computer.
I owned it as a kid ;-)

darknior

@duiz ... sorry i change all you give to me, but i have made some search and for me the console is not MSU1, It's the Super Disc System. With an MSU1 chipset to add FMV and CD-Rom audio support. And i prefer describe the system and his story, not really the emulator to use it.

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It's why i made an SDS theme, but i also made some MSU1 logo you can found on the system directory like ever if you want to change.

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And then :

I use Killer Instinct because i already made this graphic stuff, and a new Killer Instinct MSU1 pack was release last week and it is really fantastic !!!
If i can found some time and stuff, i really dream to release an alternate one with Daemon Crest :p

@UDb23 Thanks a lot.
I have search for stuff a little, and i think i can only work on Demon Attack or maybe Radar Rat Racer ...
It's very hard to found what i search if i don't to draw so much ... an image with a good resolution to cut the center Sprite of the theme, and a background that i can let empty of characters. I will try ;)

It will be many work for me, but i finally found some good ideas for the 3 default game list : All Games, Favorites, Last Played ;)

I have PUSH a BIG part of all the new stuff on GIT ;)
Now you can try it.

UDb23

@darknior Thanks for checking the images. I don't want to create additional work for you.
As it's available on GIT, if I find time, I could try making the Vic20 background myself. If successful I'll submit it to you.

duiz

@darknior

I got some stuff for Demon Crest here

https://mega.nz/#!x1M23IrC!zO1SmVnluebl9R-gZJwSVGoxNct5ZRu8VcNZz4u8U5w

MikOzzZ

Hi @darknior

is it normal that under the system retropie the display be like that? thank you

darknior

@mikozzz No for me it's impossible, i don't understand how is it possible to do it with my skin lol

When i will work on this "system" i will modify my XML to hide many info and make it better.

MikOzzZ

@darknior said in RVGM (Retro/Retropie Video Game Museum) Theme in development:

When i will work on this "system" i will modify my XML to hide many info and make it better.

well I do not understand either because I did not change the system xml

Nowun

Very nice! Looking forward to trying it!

darknior

@mikozzz said in RVGM (Retro/Retropie Video Game Museum) Theme in development:

well I do not understand either because I did not change the system xml

I don't change anything too ... really i don't know.
Maybe stand my future update that will fix some other bugs and maybe this one for you ?

darknior

@udb23 said in RVGM (Retro/Retropie Video Game Museum) Theme in development:

On Vic 20, if I may give you a suggestion, I'd use Demon Attack, Jelly Monsters or Radar Rat Race art as background as these were the most famous (or "iconic") games on that home computer.

I made it for you, and i will use it too lol

And there are the models :p
1_1523400796198_Demon Attack2.jpg 0_1523400796198_9ba824ee3cfc7f07fd6006442960511c5c99e992_s2_n1.jpg

And a new better SNES too :

UDb23

@darknior Wow.
That Vic20 page looks so cool !!
Thanks a lot!! Really appreciated.

darknior

@udb23 Thanks :)
And i have forgot to to it yesterday, i have update GIT with them.

darknior

Refactor of the MSU-1 theme too with a new alternative :)

By working on this :

MikOzzZ

@darknior good theme I love it by cons it is very heavy and I often have white images of the problem of memory

darknior

@mikozzz Thanks
Yes it's the problem, but i also made a lite version with only one image by system and it's same, i try to remove transition effect, reduce image size to 720p, etc ... i try many things and there is always the problem of memory and white images.
The problem come from ES and it's really bad, i must open an issue, some one must try to fix this problem ... we have 1Go of RAM and a Quad Core !!!

MikOzzZ

@darknior said in RVGM (Retro/Retropie Video Game Museum) Theme in development:

Yes it's the problem, but i also made a lite version with only one image by system and it's same, i try to remove transition effect, reduce image size to 720p, etc ... i try many things and there is always the problem of memory and white images.
The problem come from ES and it's really bad, i must open an issue, some one must try to fix this problem ... we have 1Go of RAM and a Quad Core !!!

yes and what I find weird is that some theme that consume very little memory with the latest MAJ consumes much more even on theme HURSTY blue style, did you notice?

darknior

@mikozzz said in RVGM (Retro/Retropie Video Game Museum) Theme in development:

yes and what I find weird is that some theme that consume very little memory with the latest MAJ consumes much more even on theme HURSTY blue style, did you notice?

No i don't see it, i don't know this theme. Maybe it's because they have had the GRID support on the DEV branch ?