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    • UDb23U
      UDb23 @GreenHawk84
      last edited by

      @greenhawk84 High-res scans of the artwork are available. Will have a look at this overlay.

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      • GreenHawk84G
        GreenHawk84 @UDb23
        last edited by

        @udb23 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

        @greenhawk84 High-res scans of the artwork are available. Will have a look at this overlay.

        That would be awesome!

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        • GreenHawk84G
          GreenHawk84
          last edited by

          Also Ghosts 'N Goblins if you care to try:

          0_1534690298307_ghosts_n_goblins_bezel-me.png

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23 @GreenHawk84
            last edited by

            @greenhawk84 It's already on my todo list; together with Ghouls 'N Ghosts ;-)

            Finalizing POW; also found and restored the marquee.
            Updates soon.

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            • UDb23U
              UDb23 @GreenHawk84
              last edited by

              @greenhawk84 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

              That would be awesome!

              Here you go:

              Launching image (marquee):
              alt text

              Overlay:
              alt text

              Available now in the Repo.

              Have fun!!

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              • GreenHawk84G
                GreenHawk84 @UDb23
                last edited by

                @udb23 YOU DA MAN!

                I will be loading this on later today! Thanks for the quickness!

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                • BriganeB
                  Brigane
                  last edited by Brigane

                  @UDb23 I got a few shoot'em up requests for your todo list if you dont mind :)

                  Viper Phase 1 - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10325

                  Battle Bakraid - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7033

                  Battle Garegga - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7043

                  Once again I'd like to thank you for doing these wonderful artwork for our pleasure.

                  Edit: I also noticed that Pac-Land and Varth overlays can't be installed in the arcade folder for some reason.

                  Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                  Os: RetroPie 4.5
                  Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                  • UDb23U
                    UDb23 @Brigane
                    last edited by

                    I got a few shoot'em up requests for your todo list if you dont mind :)

                    Noted.

                    Edit: I also noticed that Pac-Land and Varth overlays can't be installed in the arcade folder
                    for some reason.

                    Are U installing manually or with the script ?

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                    • BriganeB
                      Brigane @UDb23
                      last edited by Brigane

                      @udb23 Installing with the script

                      Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                      Os: RetroPie 4.5
                      Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                        AndrewH @UDb23
                        last edited by

                        Edit: I also noticed that Pac-Land and Varth overlays can't be installed in the arcade folder
                        for some reason.

                        For Varth, the overlay image names in info.txt don’t match the actual filenames.

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                        • UDb23U
                          UDb23 @AndrewH
                          last edited by

                          @andrewh said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                          For Varth, the overlay image names in info.txt don’t match the actual filenames

                          thanks; should be fixed now.

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                            jozzy1 @UDb23
                            last edited by

                            @udb23 hey buddy. I've been playing the heck out of Robocop lately. Any chance for a nice overlay for that?

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                            • markwkiddM
                              markwkidd
                              last edited by markwkidd

                              I apologize that this is slightly off topic -- and I know that UDb23 already is aware -- but I feel I must mention there is now a RetroArch bounty fundraiser going on to add at least partial support for the native MAME artwork format (specifically bezels/backdrops/overlays). That support will open up a world of possibilities for sharing and creating new artwork (for arcade and console systems) as part of the well-established MAME and MESS artwork scene.

                              This effort has been vetted by several RetroArch developers as viable and welcome as additions to the software. What is needed now is a coder to take on the project. To that end, donations are welcome. We have seen numerous examples of these bounties leading to bugfixes and new features, particularly when the bounty has input and approval from the lead RA developers.

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                              • UDb23U
                                UDb23 @markwkidd
                                last edited by

                                @markwkidd No reason to apologize!
                                Having full artwork support in retroarch mame would be absolutely great.

                                To all overlays users: if you can please contribute to that bounty to make it real. If you know a capable coder, please spread the word.

                                l”m ready to create backdrops for the classics as soon as support will be there.

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                                • UDb23U
                                  UDb23 @jozzy1
                                  last edited by

                                  @jozzy1 Robocop”s artwork is available at good resolution. Should be quite easy to create the overlay. Will have a try at it.

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                                    jozzy1 @markwkidd
                                    last edited by

                                    @markwkidd cool. I will make a donation when I get paid ☺

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23
                                      last edited by

                                      Atari's Missile Command cannot miss as a Classic.

                                      alt text

                                      Overlay now available in the Repo.

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                                      • UDb23U
                                        UDb23
                                        last edited by

                                        Atari Battlezone now available: overlay+launching+ scrape image.

                                        alt text

                                        alt text

                                        alt text

                                        The original upright cabinet had a Periscope to look at the game. This was later removed.
                                        The overlay was created by vectorizing, cleaning up scan of the original backdrop cardboard and adapting it to the actual game at 1080p. If you use mame2003plus green and red vector colors are generated by the core (otherwise you get only green).

                                        The original upright used a mirror to project the game graphics on top of the cardboard. In that cab special inks and blacklight are used so the colors of the cardboard actually looked greenish+neon like reds. Found some images and videos that show these colors so expect an additional "UV like" release of the overlay.

                                        Later cabaret versions no longer used mirror & blacklight so colors are the ones you see in this overlay but the bezel was slightly different.

                                        The original bezel graphics look like hand drawn and lines&color fills are not always straight and spill off; I tried to keep the original look.

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                                        • quicksilverQ
                                          quicksilver @UDb23
                                          last edited by

                                          @UDb23 this is awesome! Great work as usual!

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                                          • BriganeB
                                            Brigane @UDb23
                                            last edited by Brigane

                                            @UDb23 Awesome work, one question though. My game seems to be in black and white colors but it should be red, green and black right? I'm using 0.78 romset btw.

                                            Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                                            Os: RetroPie 4.5
                                            Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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