[New theme] playstation

Aengeon

I'm glad to see this finally hit the installer. It's hands down my favorite theme, being a PS fanboy and all.
I've been trying to think of something to do for the custom collection since I saw your post this morning, and I'm still at a stand still on original ideas.

sergioad

@lostless thanks

mrharias

I found this to take screenshots, it works great.

Basically this guide will teach you how to set up Raspi2PNG, use a single command script
and set up a samba link to easily access those screen shots from a designated folder.

Step 1
First you need to get the program/dependency and compile the bin

sudo apt-get install libpng12-dev

git clone https://github.com/AndrewFromMelbourne/raspi2png
cd raspi2png
make

Step 2
Now you need to move raspi2png to your local bin and create a .sh script

sudo mv raspi2png /usr/local/bin

sudo nano /usr/local/bin/screenshot.sh

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/screenshot.sh

copy and paste this

#!/bin/bash
raspi2png -p ~/RetroPie/screenshots/$(date +%m%d%Y_%H%M%S).png

save by "ctrl + x" then "y"

Step 3
now to create screenshots folder and add samba link

mkdir ~/RetroPie/screenshots

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

copy and paste this at the end of the file

[screenshots]
comment = screenshots
path = "/home/pi/RetroPie/screenshots"
writeable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
force user = pi

Step 4
Restart Samba server and take your first screenshot

sudo service smbd restart

in terminal type

screenshot.sh

Step 5
Access your screenshots folder through samba

\retropie

or mac os x

smb://retropie

Step 6
Clean up left over folder

sudo rm -r ~/raspi2png

HoraceAndSpider

@lostless just stubbled on this theme when updating one my Pi's. Very nice, reminds me of 1998 all over again :D

My only problem is, no Amiga or ZX Spectum logos?

soulgriever

@lostless could I by chance get a psd of the background you use for each system name? Trying to make this screen with a few modifications. alt text

dirty_horror

@lostless Can you please update this theme to include metadata? That would really push this theme over the top!
Thanks

lostless

I mainly made this theme for myself and my PlayStation project. I just happily shared it here for others. I don’t plan to update it. You are free to edit the theme yourself and make it your own. It’s how I got into learning making this theme was editing another theme and see how it’s all put together.

dirty_horror

@lostless Ah that’s a pity, this would’ve been a great theme for all the PlayStation classic mods that are gonna be popping up. It’s a great theme as is, but a little too plain with only the cover art.

Thanks for your response..

lostless

@dirty_horror I may one day work on it again, if I can remember how to code a theme. Lol. It’s been a while. but I’ve never really been a fan of metadata. Artwork is all I’ve ever used. Now’s the time for you to learn like I did. It was actually quite fun to learn myself and see come into a full fledged theme. It wasn’t that hard to learn. Good luck

dirty_horror

@lostless thanks man!

lostless

@soulgriever here's the raw data and psd files. Have fun looking at them and making this theme your own.
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AgOrinIIYMxZmjHCtE3hpmbKQWTg

DarishZone

To the author: are you aware Sony could be very inspired from your theme for PlayStation Classic? Gui resemblance is more than suspicious.

lostless

@DarishZone I doubt it. Nothing looks like any of my artwork. And I was inspired by sonys ps1 menu. they are using the original font, where on mine I got a close enough one. Also It’s not that hard to make a gradient background. I stole the colors from the official background of the original to make mine.

DarishZone

@lostless said in [New theme] playstation:

@DarishZone I doubt it. Nothing looks like any of my artwork. And I was inspired by sonys ps1 menu. they are using the original font, where on mine I got a close enough one. Also It’s not that hard to make a gradient background. I stole the colors from the official background of the original to make mine.

Uhm, that's my fault, i was not aware of original purple bubbles gui, i remember my old PSX feature the grid (horrible) menu system, not sure if that was for pal territory, or they just simply redesign it later.

lostless

@DarishZone the grey with the grid was the redesign for the smaller ps one.

DarishZone

@lostless said in [New theme] playstation:

@DarishZone the grey with the grid was the redesign for the smaller ps one.

As i said, my launch PlayStation, the fat model, had a grey grid ui, just like below
(I can't forget it, it was was too much horrible)

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I know they revised it for PS One, while the purple bubbles i don't know frankly from what version is coming from.

lostless

@DarishZone maybe their was a difference between the ntsc and pal versions of the menu. I had 2 fatty ps1 models in the US, and both had the menu I made with the balls and all. Interesting.

DarishZone

Could make sense, thanks

martinex

@edmaul69 can you share theme.xml for CRT for plasystation theme?

MarzipantZ

Is there a way to change the button icons to the ones used for the PS1?