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    • sergioadS
      sergioad
      last edited by

      Looks really nice

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Looks like an improved dark theme of the original theme - I like it. I would probably switch the game count and the console summary just to have all white text flow one after the other.
        As for performance, we'll have to try it and see, will probably be a good theme for the Pi4, where GPU VRAM is not such an issue.

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        • chicueloC
          chicuelo @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu
          Thinking the same. Pi4 should handle it fine and hoping future RetroPie releases include some UI animations or transitions to make themes more dynamic

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            thedeadfish7
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            @chicuelo looks great. When do you think it'll be available?

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            • rand0mR
              rand0m @chicuelo
              last edited by

              @chicuelo Welcome back Chicuelo, the theme is looking amazing! great job! But the name can get confusing with the original.

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              • WildfireW
                Wildfire
                last edited by Wildfire

                Welcome back @chicuelo, glad to hear your working on a new theme! looks awesome already :)

                I prefer the full-color versions rather than the ones that fade to black and @mitu's makes a good point about switching game count and console summary.

                I think the theme would look better without the consoles in the background of the black section. On darker consoles like the Genesis, you can't really see it anyway and I think a more simple approach with just the picture and controller would work better.

                Do you have any mockups of the gamelist view? I'd highly recommend looking into @alphatoanant's work on the Art Book theme. He had a set of custom templates that manipulated the gamelist view based on the orientation of the boxart (i.e. vertical, horizontal, square)

                A very effective option that I've only seen in his theme and you can set up as many custom themes as you want. I've implemented it in modded themes before and had custom templates for "system options", "power", "arcade" and "loose" versions of the original templates so Artwork wouldnt get stretched.

                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11728/theme-art-book

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                  svera
                  last edited by

                  @chicuelo great to have you on board again! Looks great so far, looking forward to test it. But please, don't forget about us owners of 4:3 displays :)

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                  • chicueloC
                    chicuelo @Wildfire
                    last edited by chicuelo

                    @Wildfire Thanks for the advice! I will think about this when I go over the game list view!
                    I want a modern look on this approach, and asking people they say they prefer the colorful version too

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                      BJRetro @chicuelo
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                      @chicuelo I hope you keep the big videos/images in the gamelist view unless you are going to do a Grid View with this! That really made your original theme unique!

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                      • chicueloC
                        chicuelo @BJRetro
                        last edited by

                        @BJRetro
                        Yes, the idea is to keep the images as big as the hardware handle them fine!

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                          brigada @chicuelo
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                          @chicuelo
                          Your design is awesome, great job.
                          Your old design is still number one with me.

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                          • chicueloC
                            chicuelo
                            last edited by

                            Updated to the final design

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                            • lilbudL
                              lilbud
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                              Just a thought, maybe change the controllers to the outlines from the carbon theme. That might look a little nicer

                              Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                              Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                              • IanDaemonI
                                IanDaemon @mitu
                                last edited by IanDaemon

                                @mitu @chicuelo I think having the red text in the middle of the white text makes it "pop" and draws attention to the number of games on the system. I also see it as adding to the "topography" of that portion of the screen.

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                                • A Bored NinjaA
                                  A Bored Ninja
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                                  This looks awesome!

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                                  • chizzerC
                                    chizzer
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                                    That's a thing of beauty. Stunning design, mate.

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                                    • chicueloC
                                      chicuelo @lilbud
                                      last edited by

                                      @lilbud Thanks, I thought about it. But that will make a big black area on that bottom corner. I think the realistic version matches with the character too

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                                      • chicueloC
                                        chicuelo @IanDaemon
                                        last edited by

                                        @IanDaemon Agree, also the red text above the white button looks odd, because you have 2 call to actions very near, so I decided to leave in that position and make an information split, on the top the system name and on the bottom the specifications

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                                          xFJSx @chicuelo
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                                          @chicuelo this looks awesome. But I suggest to change the screen for Sega master system from ristar to Alex kidd. Which was more common for that system.

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                                          • chicueloC
                                            chicuelo @xFJSx
                                            last edited by chicuelo

                                            @xFJSx I was using Alex Kidd before, but there where not enough images in a good quality so I decided to use Ristar.
                                            I also thought about Asterix

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