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    • chicueloC
      chicuelo @BJRetro
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      @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
                last edited by

                This looks awesome!

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                • chizzerC
                  chizzer
                  last edited by

                  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
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                      @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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                            Weatherby
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                            Love the look of this, but I'm curious if there will be an option to customize the background images used when released? Not that I dislike them by any means, but my preference would be to use screenshots directly from the games.

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                            • chicueloC
                              chicuelo @Weatherby
                              last edited by chicuelo

                              @Weatherby I will not release the artwork, only the main structure of the theme and maybe a psd template. All the backgrounds, characters and controllers will be created by each one, as a collaborative theme so you can get the look of your choice

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                                Weatherby @chicuelo
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                                @chicuelo Sorry, I didn't mean the art exactly. You said you might provide a PSD which is more or less what I was trying to get at. For example, say I wanted to do a bit of customizing, have a different game represent a system than what is pre-packaged in the theme. What I would want to do then is replace the character and background they appear on with something I custom made using my own assets or screencap from an emulator, and I was wondering how doable that would be.

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                                • chicueloC
                                  chicuelo @Weatherby
                                  last edited by

                                  @Weatherby Yes, my idea is to provide a psd where you can replace the artwork to match with your style, then you export each asset and replace on your theme

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                                    xFJSx @chicuelo
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                                    @chicuelo the old one was also ok, I think. But that Asterix one looks more familiar.
                                    By the way, there was a version of Ristar for the master system but that was pretty late in the life cycle of that system. And in my opinion not that game someone would remember when it comes to the master system.
                                    Gosh... Ristar was even late for the life cycle of the mega drive.

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                                    • chicueloC
                                      chicuelo @xFJSx
                                      last edited by

                                      @xFJSx You are right, I think Asterix is more appropriate for the MS

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                                        pootis spencer
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                                        Would there be any way to change the main system text? Is it an image or coded text? I just wondered what it would look like with the systems logos in white rather than text?

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                                        • WildfireW
                                          Wildfire @chicuelo
                                          last edited by

                                          @chicuelo the .PSD file is a great idea, I did a similar thing when modding your original theme. One thing that really helped me was creating a standard background as a smart object and making all system artwork as artboards. That way you can change the background for all systems with one layer change and quickly export with "export as"

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                                          • chicueloC
                                            chicuelo @pootis spencer
                                            last edited by

                                            @pootis-spencer I thought about a editable text, I've tried the system logo and it does not fit fine. Yes I plan to use the logo in the game list screen

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