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    • lipebelloL
      lipebello @hisshouburaiken
      last edited by lipebello

      @hisshouburaiken That would be awesome! i'm just remaking all japanese systems and it would be great to use the original advertising slogans! I'm also really glad that you enjoyed the theme.

      @ExarKunIv sure thing!


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

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      • ohmycommodoreO
        ohmycommodore
        last edited by

        Trying to remember what was missing for me from the earlier theme... Odyssey 2 was one I'm sure. A really distinct box art style that could be riffed on for that.

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          hisshouburaiken
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          I was originally going to send this via private message but there's apparently no way to do that on this forum. Then I figured why not share what I dug up because a lot of it was just kinda interesting. What follows is a list of multiple systems and either their Japanese advertising catchphrase, or a tagline that was used in some form of advertisement for them (catalogs, commercials, etc). Enjoy! @lipebello This list is by no means exhaustive so let me know if there are more systems you want to do Japanese pages for.

          The bold words are the ones I would suggest emphasizing if you're doing text where some words jump out, or putting in a different color if you're doing more than one. If you've got something else in mind like having five different ways to emphasize each part just let me know and I'll help you parse it out.

          WonderSwan: みんな、本気になってくる (

          )
          Note: The proper Japanese spelling for the system is ワンダースワン, which you have for the color but not the original.
          Or if you wanna tweak Conan's catchprase, 色はいつも二つ! (There are only two colors!)

          CONSTANT PARTS OF THE THEME:
          Number of players: 人数
          Best played with: オススメのコントローラー

          WonderSwan Color: ハマれるゲームが必ずある! (

          )

          SG-1000: ゲームセンターの興奮そのまま! (https://twitter.com/mk64469474/status/1110093582063398913?lang=bg)

          Super Famicom:こんにちはスーパーファミコン (

          )

          Saturn: 脳天直撃セガサターン (https://tocage.jp/pages/1408606442.html)

          Playstation: 全てのゲームは ここに集まる (

          )

          PCE SuperGrafx: マニアに挑戦! スーパーマシン登場! (https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/gamesmasa/58960124.html)

          PC-Engine: 目よ、耳よ。ここが戦場だ。 (https://ameblo.jp/w-e-m/entry-10550345855.html)

          PCE-CD: 今、CD-ROMに目覚めるキミへ。 (https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/gamesmasa/62467917.html)

          Neo-Geo (Home console/Arcade): 凄いゲームを連れて帰ろう

          Neo-Geo (Home console/Arcade alternate, 100MB + Roms: The 100 MEGA SHOCK!

          Neo-Geo (Home console/Arcade alternate 2, max game size: GIGA POWER PRO-GEAR SPEC

          Neo-Geo Pocket & Neo-Geo-Pocket Color: I'm not BOY. 誰だってBOYを捨てるときがくる (

          - Classic!)

          N64: ゲームが変わる、64が変える (http://himatubusiwtg.blogspot.com/2011/10/64.html)

          Megadrive: 時代が求めた16ビット (https://tocage.jp/pages/1408606442.html)

          Mark-III/Master System: 先進のスーパーゲームメカ! (https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/index.html)

          Famicom Disk System: 夢いっぱいディスク (URL in Japanese, too long to paste)

          Famicom: 家族みんなでファミリーコンピュータ (Japanese Wikipedia)

          Game Gear: いつでもどこでもカラーが楽しいゲームギア (https://torecaganpura.com/sega-game-gear-series/sega-game-gear-review/)

          Game Boy Color: 君とならどこまでも (http://kemurikikakuku.hatenablog.com/entry/2016/06/28/212408)

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          • lipebelloL
            lipebello
            last edited by

            Thanks a lot, @hisshouburaiken!


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

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              Gothrek
              last edited by Gothrek

              hi man, its possible add more systems to your theme?
              in some videos i can see some of them but i dont found anywhere (like apple II for example)
              Like:
              3do
              amiga600, 500, 1200 etc
              cavestory
              channelf
              msx1
              odyssey2
              oric
              prboom
              sam coupè
              satella view
              sufami turbo
              thomson
              x6800
              zx81

              apple2gs

              tks

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                ayayrun
                last edited by ayayrun

                Hi @lipebello , I love this theme and really appreciate you creating and sharing it for everyone to use! I'm running a 4:3 front end compared to the 16:9 you provide in your artwork so I was wondering if you would be so kind to send me just the blue comic background so I can create my own smaller and more simple theme? It's the one behind the box art with a burst looking background.

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                • lipebelloL
                  lipebello
                  last edited by

                  Hello @ayayrun , you mean this one?
                  gl.jpg


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

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                    ayayrun
                    last edited by

                    Close! But I mean just the blue square (first panel on page 2) in high enough res to stretch to 800 x 600?

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                    • lipebelloL
                      lipebello @ayayrun
                      last edited by

                      @ayayrun Just the original
                      Nintendo-nes-fundo.jpg


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

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                        ayayrun
                        last edited by

                        Thank you so much! Is that just a paint brush that gives it that grunge effect on top of this?

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                        • lipebelloL
                          lipebello @ayayrun
                          last edited by

                          @ayayrun i use a watercolor layer that give the color this texture


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

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                          • lipebelloL
                            lipebello
                            last edited by

                            @hisshouburaiken Thanks for the original slogans
                            sys.jpg


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

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                            • ExarKunIvE
                              ExarKunIv @lipebello
                              last edited by

                              @lipebello That looks sweet. Can't wait for you to release it.

                              ETA???
                              Just playing. :)

                              I know you can't rush something this good

                              RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                              RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                              Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                ayayrun @lipebello
                                last edited by

                                @lipebello Ok awesome that's all I need to recreate it :) Thanks again!

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                                  MarlonBarros @lipebello
                                  last edited by

                                  @lipebello Your work is amazing. I am very eager to try this theme.

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                                    Imgema
                                    last edited by

                                    What's the status of this theme? Is there any updated version with systems like 3DO and Atari Jaguar?

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                                      hipher
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi. I'm new to retropie, just got my first raspberry (a Pi 4), so as soon as retropie was relased for it, I've started to read and watch everything I've found. As soon as I came across the Retorama theme and associatted studd, I knew it would be the theme for the arcade cabine I'm building. Huge thanks to @lipebello, I can't even imagine the amount of effort and time put into creating such beatiful art.

                                      By the way, will the theme in 3:4 format finally come out? That woule be graeat as I'm planning on using and old CRT TV for my cabinet.

                                      Again, thanks to @lipebello for sharing this amazing work.

                                      Cheers

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                                      • o0alucard0oO
                                        o0alucard0o @hipher
                                        last edited by

                                        @lipebello is a generous artist

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                                          nmcnulty
                                          last edited by

                                          @lipebello your retrorama theme is absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing it.

                                          Couple of questions.

                                          1. I would love to have your game logo art for each system so that the @meleu launching art generator would pull those instead of the blank one.

                                          2. How’s the update coming along? I Can’t Wait!

                                          Cheers

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                                            mameluco @lipebello
                                            last edited by

                                            @lipebello tremendo trabajo!. Gracias por todo.

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