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    • Stuart2773S
      Stuart2773
      last edited by Stuart2773

      new overlays added

      1943 / Kai
      Commando
      King of Boxer / Ring King
      1942
      Generic Deco Overlay

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23 @Stuart2773
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        @stuart2773 Great new overlays !!
        Are you making also the related cfg files ?

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        • Stuart2773S
          Stuart2773 @UDb23
          last edited by

          @udb23

          yes i have the cfg files for them

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23 @Stuart2773
            last edited by

            @stuart2773 Then I'd suggest you to place them in a github repo and ask @meleu to add your repo to his install script.

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            • Stuart2773S
              Stuart2773 @UDb23
              last edited by

              @udb23

              will do soon:)

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              • RiverstormR
                Riverstorm
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                @Stuart2773 or @UDb23 - Will these 16:9's work for running on 1080 without spilling over or clipping the game area? Basically what you've been doing with yours UDb?

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                • UDb23U
                  UDb23 @Riverstorm
                  last edited by

                  @riverstorm I haven't actually installed these so far so I can't tell. Little time to dedicate to Retropie over the last months.
                  Still multiple bezels and marquees in the works... ;-)
                  Hope to finalize & publish these soon.

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                  • RiverstormR
                    Riverstorm
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                    @UDb23 - Thanks for the information. I'll do some testing when Stuart posts the cfgs or creates a repo as there's some nice additions I would install.

                    I welcome any new bezels and marquees you post. I have quite a good number of yours implemented and really enjoy them. :)

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                    • Stuart2773S
                      Stuart2773
                      last edited by Stuart2773

                      @Riverstorm @UDb23

                      Sorry i haven't got round to setting up the github repo yet, but the .CFG files are the same as the ones as @UDb23 created , i Just used his template to create them.

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                      • RiverstormR
                        Riverstorm
                        last edited by Riverstorm

                        @Stuart2773 @UDb23 - I tested the first two. They worked well but there seems to be one caveat. 1943 is a jpg and that didn't seem to work. Commando as a png which worked fine.

                        The resolution doesn't seem to matter as long as it's a 16:9 AR as both are different resolutions. 1920x1080 (Udb) vs. 1600x900 (Stuart). So the 1600x900 must upscale to fit 1920x1080. There's some slight distortion in game (especially noticeable with the writing) that's not present when viewing the overlay as a pic. I would guess from upscaling?

                        It's not a very good screenshot but here's one below with the overlay. Is it possible to get a screenshot of the overlay with the game within RetroPie? You have to get so far back with a smartphone and it's fairly dark.

                        0_1529621194973_commando.png

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                        • Stuart2773S
                          Stuart2773 @Riverstorm
                          last edited by Stuart2773

                          @riverstorm

                          The 1943 & Commando PNG images were too big too upload on here (a maximum of 1mb) so i uploaded them on on that tinypic site, im not sure why they have become JPG's or why the resolution has changed, the original files that i uploaded are both .PNG format & 1920x1080

                          ive re-uploaded the originals in the 1st post, let me know if theres any more issues:-

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                          • RiverstormR
                            Riverstorm
                            last edited by Riverstorm

                            @Stuart2773 - Thank you, those fit perfect and look great. I look forward to once you get a repository or download source setup as there's several more I will be adding.

                            I receive positive responses to overlays from company. So I'll be showcasing your overlays too in the Upper Midwest.

                            The one game that I never really heard of is Donkey Kong Christmas Remix. What emulator does that run with?

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                            • Stuart2773S
                              Stuart2773 @Riverstorm
                              last edited by Stuart2773

                              @riverstorm

                              Donkey Kong Christmas Remix runs on mame,

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                              • RiverstormR
                                Riverstorm
                                last edited by

                                @Stuart2773 - Thanks. I played a game in browser they have setup. It's a nice variation. I did look through the MAME compatibility lists trying to locate it but no luck. Would you happen to know the ROM name and which emulator it specifically works in? I saw they had dkongx11 listed on the site but I couldn't find that ROM either.

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                                • Stuart2773S
                                  Stuart2773 @Riverstorm
                                  last edited by Stuart2773

                                  @riverstorm

                                  all the info you need is here

                                  http://donkeykongforum.com/index.php?topic=2015.0

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                                  • RiverstormR
                                    Riverstorm
                                    last edited by

                                    @Stuart2773 - Ok, I see what they are doing now. Thanks for all your help and I look forward to "testing" it on a bigger screen. :)

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                                    • RiverstormR
                                      Riverstorm
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                                      @Stuart2773 - I did a bit of testing and the only emulator that has native support is lr-fbalpha within RetroPie. I don't have any of the newer ones like mame2014 or mame2016 loaded so they may work on those.

                                      You would need to do some cleanup in the gamelist.xml due to RetroPie identifies dkongx11 as Donkey Kong II - Jumpman Returns (V1.1) (Hack). It must have a ROM to database file lookup.

                                      But it does work OTB and runs well in lr-fbalpha.

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                                      • Stuart2773S
                                        Stuart2773
                                        last edited by

                                        new overlays added

                                        Moon Cresta
                                        Mat Mania
                                        Monster Bash
                                        Mad Planets

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                                        • Stuart2773S
                                          Stuart2773
                                          last edited by

                                          new overlays added

                                          1941
                                          Contra
                                          Gaplus
                                          Xevious

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                                          • Stuart2773S
                                            Stuart2773
                                            last edited by Stuart2773

                                            SPACE INVADERS & FROGS (Projected Bezels)

                                            Here's a couple of overlays ive been experimenting with to replicate the original arcade projected game onto a static background, i had to tweak the images to try and create a 3D perspective.

                                            You will need to set the Opacity via RetroArch to the follwing:-

                                            Retroarch quick menu / onscreen overlay / overlay opacity = 0.50
                                            (0.50 seems to be a good compromise)

                                            @UDb23 not sure how to get it to work but is there anyway to have the bezel sitting behind the game? so that the ingame graphics are not obscured by the bezel. like how the "mame .lay files work?"

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                                            hope you enjoy them, more to come soon........

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