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    • lilbudL
      lilbud @ruckage
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      @ruckage Why don't you just add the backgrounds and graphics from the NES mini theme to the SNES mini one and have them interchangeable by a variable in the main theme.xml?

      Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

      Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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      • ruckageR
        ruckage @lilbud
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        @lilbud
        That is the general idea but I'd also add the borders as an option as well. Also it would need a bit more tweaking as the border size on the snes mini theme is slightly different to the nes mini theme so the backgrounds will need some adjusting to fit (otherwise I probably would have just added them in from the beginning.)

        SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

        If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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        • ruckageR
          ruckage @quicksilver
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          @quicksilver said in SNES mini theme:

          @ruckage Yes I used the link in your signature. If it doesnt come through let me know. I will check to see if I got a confirmation through paypal. If it doesnt go through I will try again. Thanks!

          Hi again, I think the donation has just arrived (are your initials PR?).
          Thanks very much, it's very generous of you and it will certainly buy me a few beers :)
          Cheers 🍺.

          SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

          If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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          • quicksilverQ
            quicksilver @ruckage
            last edited by

            @ruckage I logged into paypal this time (tried it before with just a credit card payment) and sent it again. I got a notification this time so it should have gone through. Thanks again!

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            • ruckageR
              ruckage @quicksilver
              last edited by

              @quicksilver
              I think we posted the same time (see my post above) , donation has arrived - thanks again 🍺🍺.

              SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

              If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                kafka_esq
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                Hey @ruckage I am loving this theme - It is pretty much the reason I got my old Raspberry Pi (in the lousy 3d printed NES case I had for it) out of the closet and started tinkering with it again. Nearly done making a ground-up image with all my favourite games complete with artwork now and a great tinytendo case!

                One problem. I am attempting some minor alterations to the theme and I have had 0 luck.

                The feature request I have is that the selected system in the carousel has an overlay image that is a nice bright blue (like the selected item on the games list, or on the official SNES/NES classic).

                I definitely intend to donate to you as soon as I'm back from vacation - This theme is amazing and I've been really enjoying using it.

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                  jetbootjack
                  last edited by jetbootjack

                  I absolutely love this theme, I’ve been away from the Pi retro scene for a while, but seeing your work has made me sort out my setup and get back into it!

                  I run both RetroPie and recalbox setups and I would love to see you support the Atari 800 system in this theme. It’s a system I enjoy using a lot :-)

                  Anyways - fantastic work, really appreciated!

                  sTeVE

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                  • ruckageR
                    ruckage @kafka_esq
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                    @kafka_esq said in SNES mini theme:

                    The feature request I have is that the selected system in the carousel has an overlay image that is a nice bright blue (like the selected item on the games list, or on the official SNES/NES classic).

                    Not a bad idea, it's something I had thought about doing but hadn't gotten around to it. I've made a start and it's working but it will take a little more time before I can release it as I will need to update all the layout files to support it. The border for the selected carousel item matches that used on the gamelist and the colour will change depending on the colour scheme selected. I will add it as an option in the config.xml so that it can be switched off if not wanted. I'll still need to test it on the raspberry pi to make sure it doesn't cause too much extra slowdown.

                    Here's a preview:

                    alt text

                    SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                    If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                    • ruckageR
                      ruckage @jetbootjack
                      last edited by

                      @jetbootjack

                      @jetbootjack said in SNES mini theme:

                      I absolutely love this theme, I’ve been away from the Pi retro scene for a while, but seeing your work has made me sort out my setup and get back into it!

                      I run both RetroPie and recalbox setups and I would love to see you support the Atari 800 system in this theme. It’s a system I enjoy using a lot :-)

                      Anyways - fantastic work, really appreciated!

                      sTeVE

                      Hi, I'm a big Atari 8bit fan myself - the Atari XE was my first computer (I like your username by the way: Jet-boot Jack was an amazing game, one of my favourites on the system). I've never actually used the atari800 emulator on retropie as it seemed cumbersome (would be nice if there was a retroarch version). I can certainly add the atari800 to my todo list though.

                      SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                      If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                        jetbootjack
                        last edited by jetbootjack

                        It is now a RetroArch core!

                        Very easy to use, you can save a per game profile (OS/RAM/PAL/NTSC/IO SPEED etc).

                        It's not Altirra, but it is great for the Pi!

                        0_1524912531688_800xl.png

                        In the mean time - a generic Atari 8bit icon - 800xl with the 800 launch date!

                        sTeVE

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                        • nestor1924N
                          nestor1924
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                          Anyways of adding th Sharp x68000 as an icon?

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                          • K
                            kafka_esq @ruckage
                            last edited by kafka_esq

                            @ruckage Wow! Looks really good. I can't wait to use it (sent you 10gbp btw, well worth it)

                            Are you planning on adding the light blue highlights to the contents of the box as well? Although implementing that properly would probably be more difficult to do I'm sure, since if you're staying close to the official UI you would need to somehow have the highlight appear above the box but below the actual console & information. Probably needing alternate icons for each system.

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                              kafka_esq @kafka_esq
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                              @ruckage I was also thinking of doing an alternate version of the icons that use the original system boxes instead of your admittedly fantastic pixel ones - Just in the interest of getting as close as possible to the official UI (with game console boxart replacing game boxart). Do you have any advice for implementing an alternate system icon for when it is 'selected'? I may make these first as a proof of concept and if you'd like me to I could send you them.

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                                kafka_esq
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                                @ruckage okay so I made a mockup of the kind of look I am thinking of going for, for both selected and unselected. I have a PSD file if you'd like it, and I would be happy to contribute if you'd like to do an alternate iconset to closer match the box-art style of the SNES classic (as I know that would be no small job at all).
                                As a note, the little icon actually belongs to this icon pack so it may have to be replaced unless we can get permission (I am not actually sure what the rules are on this).
                                I'd also really like to stress that your creative vision for this project is already quite refined, and I in no way intend this idea as a critique so much as a potential alternative approach.

                                Anyway, here is the mockup:
                                alt text

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                                • ruckageR
                                  ruckage @kafka_esq
                                  last edited by ruckage

                                  @kafka_esq

                                  Hi and thanks for the replies. I actually made a start on a boxart set of icons quite a while back (they were actually the first idea I had for the icons on the NES-mini theme before I made the pixel art icons (Link to original post).

                                  They are essentially the same as the current icons but with the boxart replacing the pixel art. Here's a preview of how they look on the nes-mini theme.

                                  0_1493833606516_nes-mini new carousel.png

                                  I'd still like to do a finished set of those but I just haven't had the time to hunt down good quality images of all the boxes. I have several scripts and programs I've written so once I have the assets generating the icons is largely automated now.

                                  If yourself or anyone else would like to assist with finding good quality photos of boxes for the various systems that would actually be really helpful and would allow me to finish the set. They could be posted in this thread and I can then clean them up and format them ready to create the icon pack.

                                  Guidelines for the photos are:
                                  At least 640x480 but higher would be better.
                                  Needs to be in focus.
                                  The boxes should preferably have even lighting without reflections etc.
                                  Photos preferably need to be face on (photos taken at a slight angle can be used and corrected if no other images are available though).
                                  Try and find photos of boxes in good condition as that minimises the amount of clean-up needed.

                                  SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                  If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                  • ruckageR
                                    ruckage @kafka_esq
                                    last edited by ruckage

                                    @kafka_esq said in SNES mini theme:

                                    @ruckage Wow! Looks really good. I can't wait to use it (sent you 10gbp btw, well worth it)

                                    Are you planning on adding the light blue highlights to the contents of the box as well? Although implementing that properly would probably be more difficult to do I'm sure, since if you're staying close to the official UI you would need to somehow have the highlight appear above the box but below the actual console & information. Probably needing alternate icons for each system.

                                    Apologies, I missed this post. Thank you for the donation, that's very kind of you 🍺🍺

                                    Unfortunately there is no way of having a selected and an unselected icon so I'm a bit limited in what I can do. I may add a tinted background image behind the selected icon (I can probably use the carousel bar for that) but I'd need to do some tests to make sure that I don't cause any excessive slowdown.

                                    SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                    If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                    • Stuart2773S
                                      Stuart2773 @ruckage
                                      last edited by Stuart2773

                                      @ruckage

                                      Do you have a list of what system box art scans your missing? i can help you out with that no problem :)

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                                      • ruckageR
                                        ruckage @Stuart2773
                                        last edited by ruckage

                                        @stuart2773 said in SNES mini theme:

                                        @ruckage

                                        Do you have a list of what system box art scans your missing? i can help you out with that no problem :)

                                        Thanks, that would be helpful.

                                        The systems I already have are:

                                        Playstation
                                        PC engine
                                        NES
                                        Famicom
                                        SNES Europe
                                        Mega Drive
                                        Super Famicom
                                        Nes Classic Mini
                                        Famicom classic mini
                                        SNES classic mini USA
                                        Snes classic mini Europe
                                        Super Famicom Classic mini

                                        Here is a list of box photos that are still needed for currently supported systems:

                                        Amiga
                                        Atari 2600
                                        Atari 5200
                                        Atari 7800
                                        Atari Lynx
                                        Commodore 64
                                        Colecovision
                                        Dreamcast
                                        Famicom Disk System
                                        Game and Watch
                                        Gamegear
                                        Gameboy
                                        Gameboy Color
                                        Gameboy Advance
                                        Genesis
                                        Intellivision
                                        Master System
                                        MSX
                                        MSX2
                                        N64
                                        Nintendo DS
                                        NeoGeo
                                        NeoGeo Pocket
                                        NeoGeo Pocket Color
                                        Odyssey 2
                                        PC Engine CD
                                        PSP
                                        Sega 32X
                                        Sega CD
                                        SNES USA
                                        Turbografx 16
                                        Vectrex
                                        Virtualboy
                                        Wonderswan
                                        Wonderswan Color
                                        ZX Spectrum
                                        *

                                        SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                        If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                        • Stuart2773S
                                          Stuart2773 @ruckage
                                          last edited by Stuart2773

                                          @ruckage

                                          Thanks for the list, ive located about 95% of the images, some are a fraction smaller than what you asked for but the quality is amazing at 600x500, and i cant see there being an issue when you make the icons.

                                          i will upload the zip when i get the remaing few :)

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                                            fernandoarafat
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                                            @ruckage, first of all, thanks for your great work.
                                            Second, I'm currently having an issue with the text boxes of the title not being aligned correctly, it's the same issue as described by @Earendr and his pictures.

                                            My setup is a 1920x1200 monitor connected by HDMI cable and I'm using the 1920x1080 resolution in the theme config file. I understand that my monitor resolution is not supported, just wanted to make clear that Earendr issue might have been that from the beginning or maybe his adapter.

                                            By setting the raspi-config video output resolution to 1920x1080, the theme would work correctly, but the picture would be stretched to fill the screen. Is there any workaround for 19:10 displays or do you have plans for adding support to them in the future. Thanks again!

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