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    • N
      nighthurdles
      last edited by

      Amazing Theme! Without meaning to pester, is there a theme coming for Atari Jaguar or has it been purposefully left out? Its the only system that comes up black for me... Thankyou for all the amazing work. All the best!!

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      • IgvanI
        Igvan
        last edited by Igvan

        dam man, your work is incredible, is a theme for the eternity, where we can support you? you deserve it with greatnes.

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        • lipebelloL
          lipebello @BoxDrop
          last edited by lipebello

          @boxdrop I didn't delete, but i've moved all my stuff to a new folder on my google drive. I didn't know that the scraper overlay was linked on my google drive. I'll need to search where it is and will store on my github account. Sorry about that.
          I am working quite a lot on the past months, but i'm trying to make another theme whenever i got some free time. Lol.

          0_1539206790749_fa7c339b-abe2-46c6-ab85-0dc23c0d6abc-image.png

          0_1539206825527_e68ab0cd-6b0d-40e8-87a0-b782781e58fc-image.png

          Edit: @BoxDrop I've checked and you can download the overlay on the Screen Scraper
          0_1539207470282_7773e805-cbda-4c29-98bf-110ec314a5e8-image.png


          Retrorama Tshirts:
          https://www.teepublic.com/user/lipebello
          https://www.instagram.com/phillbello/

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          • ClydeC
            Clyde @lipebello
            last edited by

            @lipebello said in Retrorama Comic Theme:

            I am working quite a lot on the past months, but i'm trying to make another theme whenever i got some free time. Lol.

            I bow before your artistic skills. 😱 May I ask for a 4:3 version? My upright cabinet's monitor has this format.

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            • thelostsoulT
              thelostsoul @Clyde
              last edited by

              @clyde Add me to this wishlist. I use 4:3 monitor for RetroPie.

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              • BiZzAr721B
                BiZzAr721
                last edited by

                @lipebello I'm glad to hear your still creating themes! Your unique style is the reason I stated gaming on a pie board. Do you have a patreon?

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                • lipebelloL
                  lipebello
                  last edited by

                  I just got my ext drive with the retrorama files, gonna make some tests to fit the art in 4:3 format.

                  I have some easier weeks ahead and will try to convert retrorama to 4:3


                  Retrorama Tshirts:
                  https://www.teepublic.com/user/lipebello
                  https://www.instagram.com/phillbello/

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                  • robertvb83R
                    robertvb83 @lipebello
                    last edited by

                    @lipebello this would be very very very very very very sweet!

                    My full size arcade cabinet Robotron vs. Octolyzer

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                    • lipebelloL
                      lipebello @robertvb83
                      last edited by

                      @robertvb83 Made a little test. Is the 1024x768 resolution right for retropie?
                      0_1539401205285_test.jpg


                      Retrorama Tshirts:
                      https://www.teepublic.com/user/lipebello
                      https://www.instagram.com/phillbello/

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                      • ClydeC
                        Clyde @lipebello
                        last edited by

                        @lipebello It's 4:3, although I wonder if 1024x768 is a little low for bigger screens (mine is 21"). I don't know how much bigger it could get on the Pi before hitting the vram wall. Here are some more 4:3 resolutions:

                        • 1152x864
                        • 1280x960
                        • 1400x1050
                        • 1600x1200
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                        • thelostsoulT
                          thelostsoul
                          last edited by thelostsoul

                          Also: 640x480, that is what I use and could test. An old pc crt monitor maybe 15" (or 17") or so.

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                          • ClydeC
                            Clyde @thelostsoul
                            last edited by

                            @thelostsoul Yes, and 800x600. I limited my list to resolutions higher than 1024. :)

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                            • lipebelloL
                              lipebello
                              last edited by

                              The bigger resolution i can test is 1400x1050, lol.
                              0_1539435707258_test2.jpg


                              Retrorama Tshirts:
                              https://www.teepublic.com/user/lipebello
                              https://www.instagram.com/phillbello/

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                              • robertvb83R
                                robertvb83 @lipebello
                                last edited by robertvb83

                                @lipebello sorry for the late reply, but this is important.

                                the standard LCD Monitor resolution is 1280x1024! this is actually what most PC monitors are like and mostly this type of monitor is used for RPI cabinet projects.
                                this calculates to a 5:4 ratio! not 4:3

                                4:3 was a common ratio for CRT monitors but not for LCD monitors

                                if you make a true 5:4 resolution it will still look fine on a 4:3 CRT

                                see also this thread, providing awesome Bezels for 1280x1024

                                My full size arcade cabinet Robotron vs. Octolyzer

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                                • ClydeC
                                  Clyde @robertvb83
                                  last edited by

                                  @robertvb83 said in Retrorama Comic Theme:

                                  the standard LCD Monitor resolution is 1280x1024! this is actually what most PC monitors are like and mostly this type of monitor is used for RPI cabinet projects.

                                  Well, mine is 1600x1200 which is 4:3.

                                  if you make a true 5:4 resolution it will still look fine on a 4:3 CRT

                                  And vice versa I suppose. I may be a bit biased since my cabinet's monitor is 4:3, but I think that this aspect ratio may actually cover a lot of machines: TFTs with 800x600, 1024x768, 1600x1200, as well as most CRT monitors.

                                  Don't want to start a ratio war here, though. πŸ˜‡

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                                  • lipebelloL
                                    lipebello
                                    last edited by

                                    I was looking the wikipedia article about screen sizes and @Clyde is right, 1280 x 1024 is 5:4. I've runned some tests and the images looks good on this resolution too.
                                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution
                                    0_1539914693587_SLBG.jpg


                                    Retrorama Tshirts:
                                    https://www.teepublic.com/user/lipebello
                                    https://www.instagram.com/phillbello/

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                                    • robertvb83R
                                      robertvb83 @Clyde
                                      last edited by

                                      @Clyde @lipebello right now all 4:3 themes are completely fine with my 5:4 monitor! and this will definitely also be true for your theme!
                                      i was just thinking 1280x1024 gives a little bit more resolution which i consider usually better than less resolution with 1280x960 stretched.

                                      and although maybe not the case in this forum but most LCD PC monitors above 17" were 1280x1024. this was kind of the industry standard for a long time. but i might also be biased because all my monitors are 5:4 or 16:9 :-)

                                      My full size arcade cabinet Robotron vs. Octolyzer

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                                      • caver01C
                                        caver01
                                        last edited by

                                        My 19” is also 1280x1024. Its a great resolution for the Piβ€”plenty of pixels for nice crt shader, yet not so high that runs into performance issues.

                                        @lipebello thanks for the 4:3 support. It’s a great theme and I have been a long time fan of your work!

                                        My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                        • ClydeC
                                          Clyde @lipebello
                                          last edited by Clyde

                                          @lipebello It was @robertvb83 who mentioned that 1280x1024 is 5:4, actually. 😌

                                          @robertvb83 You have a point there with the slightly higher resolution, especially since mine is much higher than both 1280-based variants and has to be stretched anyway. One reason for my choice was the idea to still have enough resolution left for the games when using bezels.

                                          At the end of the day, it shouldn't make much difference for either group of users, contrary to bezels where the ratio is important for the screen cutout. I think I'm just a bit more used to 4:3 in the arcade scene because of the original CRT monitors. 😎

                                          edit: Oh, and regarding modern monitors, I'm a 16:10 guy. πŸ˜‰

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                                            djmartins
                                            last edited by

                                            I love this theme but it is missing the Tandy CoCo and Apple II.
                                            I read a bit about online trolls but I have to say I love this theme
                                            and appreciate the work put into it!
                                            Kudo!

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