[ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure

HurricaneFan

Is there a way to use system images instead of videos on the systems view?

Frakatchoo

@mitu I'm using a portable version of EmulationStation (like Retrobat).
I don't have tested yet on RPI OS (Recalbox, Retropie, ...) but I've already have some feedbacks and it's a bit laggy on RPI. A solution is to convert all HD videos to 720p ;)

Frakatchoo

@HurricaneFan Yes, you have to edit the theme.xml.
I think you just have too delete this tag entry :

<video name="md_video" extra="true">
      <path>./_assets/backgrounds/${system.theme}.mp4</path>
	  <tile>false</tile>
      <color>FFFFFFFF</color>
     <origin>0 0</origin>
		<pos>0 0</pos>
		<size>1 1</size>
      <maxSize>1 1</maxSize>
      <delay>0</delay>
	  <showSnapshotNoVideo>true</showSnapshotNoVideo>
	<showSnapshotDelay>true</showSnapshotDelay>
 </video>

And change the background image to a dynamique background :

Search for :

<path>./_assets/system-global-bg.png</path>

And change it to :

<path>./_assets/backgrounds/${system.theme}.png</path>

Of course, you have to add background images in the right folder ;)

mitu

@Frakatchoo said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

@mitu I'm using a portable version of EmulationStation (like Retrobat).

RetroBat uses @f-caruso's EmulationStation fork, which is different than the fork used in RetroPie.

I don't have tested yet on RPI OS (Recalbox, Retropie, ...) but I've already have some feedbacks and it's a bit laggy on RPI. A solution is to convert all HD videos to 720p ;)

I think your theme is not compatible with RetroPie's EmulationStation fork and will not work in RetroPie as is.

Frakatchoo

@mitu As I know, the theme is compatible with RPI, but I don't know if it's on Retropie or Recalbox, the EmulationStation fork have to be compatible with videos on systems view, that's right.

GeekOB

Very informative, thank you both @mitu and @Frakatchoo. I'll try the other ES fork for windows

argnara

@Frakatchoo thank you, 100% works now :)

GeekOB

I've created PNG files to replace the videos for all system selection screens, so now it's RetroPie compatible (I called it Nostalgia Pure Lite). @Frakatchoo, let me know if you'd like me to upload it somewhere so that you can link it on your first post above.
There's a few systems missing still like AmigaCD32, Channel F, openbor, TI99 and PSP Minis, I went to the Launchbox forums links you specified but still couldn't find them.

Yobiwan

@GeekOB That's awsome ! I'm interested by your "Nostalgia Pure Lite" version ! I'm currently stuck with Showcase theme and I'd like to upgrade to something more... aesthetically up to date.

gavmacmac

@GeekOB +1 for Nostalgia Pure Lite :)

GeekOB

Thanks @gavmacmac and @Yobiwan. I would love to post it, but I really need @Frakatchoo's permission first, it's his work.

Frakatchoo

@GeekOB No problem, share the link and I add it to the first post ;)
All the systems you are talking about (CD32,Channel F,Openbor,...) are available and downloadable from the launchbox forum.

d33j4y

Will this actually work on a Rpi4 8gb via Retropie latest 4.6.x build?

ReadyPlayaWon

@d33j4y said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

Will this actually work on a Rpi4 8gb via Retropie latest 4.6.x build?

The important factor is the version of Emulationstation

Will it work on the official ES that comes with Retropie 4.6 ?

No.

it will only work on a Fork of Emulationstation that supports videos on system view.

d33j4y

The idea of replacing system view videos with png images was something I read up in a previous post on this thread! I wasn’t sure if this was implemented in the theme already or needed to be done manually in order for this theme to work on Rpi4 Retropie!?

GeekOB

The "Lite" version is still missing some screens/systems that I couldn't find on the Launchbox Community Forums. Hopefully the community can help creating these using the assets in the links you provided:

Custom Collections
All Games
Pixel/Raspbian Desktop
Setup/Configuration
ResidualVM
Ports

I also renamed some systems so that they would work with my testing. Feel free to rename to fit your own setups.

ReadyPlayaWon

@d33j4y said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

The idea of replacing system view videos with png images was something I read up in a previous post on this thread!

Yeah, i read that too and tested it .. sure it works if you replace video with an image (png, jpg, gif etc)

I thought you were asking about the Original Unmodified "Nostalgia Pure" Theme.

Ka

The Lite theme looks great, and seems to work fine. I particularly like the period-appropriate TV/monitors for each console - that's a really nice touch.

Ka

Having said that, the lite theme seems fine when you boot up emulationstation, but if you play a game for a bit and then quit out to the main menu, it seems to struggle a bit. The background images can sometimes take a while to appear, and keep fading in and out. The small button icons at the bottom of the screen tend to flicker on and off as well.

GeekOB

Yes @Ka, I noticed that as well. For me it happens if I scroll really quickly through the screens.
What Raspberry Pi Model are you using and how with much RAM?
Maybe @mitu or other dev can suggest memory setting tweaks to optimize.

I guess the lite theme itself could be further optimized by splitting the PNG files used and just have the smaller screen area that actually changes to cycle through the different systems, but that would take longer and I opted for a faster fix.