[New theme] playstation

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?

lostless

@marzipantz button icons? If your talking about the ones on the bottom, they are built into emulation station. No way to change them in the theme

EARamirez21

Hi lostless,
First I have to say, Love the work you have done on this theme.
Have you made any updates since this last post? Love the theme, but its missing the video play back for the game list, and missing the following consoles artwork.

• Light gun Games
• Colecovision
• Sega Dreamcast
• FinalBurn Neo
• Lynx