Arcade overlays 4:3, 1600x1200

Clyde

Announcement: Scramble coming up in 4-5 hours …

(In the case that you just decided to make one for it, too. 😉 )

Clyde

Scramble

Question: Should I cut back the coloured arc at the lower left and/or the weapon at the right side, because they are too intruding, or is it okay like this? The original cabinet also had these protruding elements.

svera

@clyde I also think these elements are too intrusive. I know they were also in the original cabinet, but I guess its display had a generous black bezel around so I don't think they were hiding game graphics. I vote for cutting them. BTW, great job!

Clyde

@svera Okay like this? If so, I'll update my pull request accordingly. I cut the Weapon and the arc. The other protuding elements shouldn't hide any important graphics in my opinion. What do you think?

Scramble updated

svera

@clyde looks good to me!

Clyde

Roc'n Rope

Screenshot

(And yes, the original bezel has just mirrored images, too.)

Clyde

@svera I updated my PR with the new Scramble images and Roc'n Rope. If both are okay, you can accept the PR. I'm not planning to add or change anything more today.

Clyde

Next: Last Duel (half done)

Ashpool

@clyde Should do it... but for my own setup: Can you send me your source(s) for the 1st one?
Querying my usual suspects:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9447
-> https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=944&image=2
and
http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/media/mame.current/artworks_previews/scramble.png?release=199

I am inclined to say, personel I would srtrip the left/right borders so that the shoulder of the alien fighter on the right one is matching the displays borders and the gun should protrude (including a black bar between bezel and game screen) a bit into the screen.... Just personal taste, so if you can spare the sources, no need to change it in the repo ;)

Clyde

@ashpool said in Arcade overlays 4:3, 1600x1200:

@clyde Can you send me your source(s) for the 1st one?

Done off-site.

Clyde

Last Duel

Screenshot

I had to move the buggy, the info box, and the landscape under them up a little, so that they'd fit on the screen completely. I have to say that I'm quite happy with the result (see the original for comparison). I'm getting better at GIMP-Fu with every overlay. 😌

Fun fact: The game's full name is Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012. I guess 2012 sounded very futuristic in its release year 1988. 😄 However, it takes place in another galaxy, so the terrestrial year shouldn't matter anyway. 😉

svera

Great @Clyde ! I've also replaced Varth bezel with a new one with the artwork used in real Varth cabinets. Credit goes to ArsInvictus from the MameWorld forums for sharing this one!

Varth bezel

Clyde

@svera Great! And the new lwings, too! 👍

Clyde

@svera Thanks for Heavy Barrel, Joust 2, and Xevious!

svera

Added Volfied bezel, reaching 73 supported games.

buzztea

wow....i love it !!!!
great job, works fine !

Clyde

@svera Just saw that you added kingofb, gaplus, darius, truxton, and a new design for 19xx over the last couple of months. Thanks!

buzztea

can anyone add overlays here?

Ashpool

@buzztea Can't speak for svera, but as i see it we all droped in by ourselfs and as long as you provide the necessary files within a pull request (1600x1200, 1024x768 image together with the config files) I don't see a problem why you can't join/contribute - in fact, feel welcome if you can provide some new bezels ;)

@svera There was some discussion about parent/clone naming sheme already and some other, minor topics about the git repo, and i am not even sure how such a thing could/should be formulated/f*-manualed2bR, but in the long run there may be the need for a +-~ how2contribute&|styleguide for the repo .?.

svera

@ashpool @buzztea of course, repository is open to contributions. It is a good idea actually to create a contributions page listing all requirements, I'll do whenever I have time.