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      JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
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      (For comparison, the real DK. Pretty pleased with that.)

      dkcol.jpg

      Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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        jamrom2 @JimmyFromTheBay
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        @JimmyFromTheBay

        nice work!!

        Would love to find more, like the Bandaid and Entex series.

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          JimmyFromTheBay @jamrom2
          last edited by JimmyFromTheBay

          A few more:

          Galaxy Invader:

          ginv.png

          Galaxy Invader 1000:

          gi1000.png

          Scramble/Astro Command:

          gscramble.png

          Dig Dug:

          gdig1.png

          Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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            JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
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            Crazy Climber:

            bandaicc.png

            Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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              JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
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              And a few more.

              Jungler:

              gjungle.png

              Burger Time:

              bbtime.png

              Kingman:

              kingman.png

              Turtles:

              eturtles.png

              Zackman:

              zackmn.png

              Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
                last edited by JimmyFromTheBay

                Galaxy II, along with one for its different-graphics UK variant Astro Wars (original release with red logo), which is emulated under the name "galaxy2b":

                galaxy2.png

                astrowarsrev1.png

                Also done: Scramble and Astro Blaster (two variant releases of the same game, which is an official Konami licence and a different game to the Grandstand Scramble):

                tmscram.png

                astrobh.png

                And PacMan 2 by Entex:

                epacman2.png

                And Heiankyo Alien/Earth Invaders:

                halien.png

                Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                  jamrom2 @JimmyFromTheBay
                  last edited by jamrom2

                  If anyone is wondering how to use these...

                  They work the same as a MAME overlay.

                  You need 3 files to make it work.

                  First File placed in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich (or whereever you put your handheld roms)

                  1. A config file named EXACTLY as the rom is named with the extension included in the name.

                  Example: Donkey Kong.
                  If the rom name is donkeyk.zip, your file name would be "donkeyk.zip.cfg"

                  1. In that config file you only need the following lines:

                  input_overlay = /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/donkeyk.cfg
                  input_overlay_enable = "true"
                  input_overlay_opacity = 0.700000
                  (optional, but helpful)

                  This is the file that makes it all work. The first line points to the overlay config file and tells MAME to activate it. That's why it needs to be side-by-side with the game rom and has the same name.

                  Second File placed in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay

                  1. This file points to the overlay graphics file. Without it, it won't work. It needs to be named EXACTLY as you have it spelled in "input overlay = " statement line above. So for this example it is donkeyk.cfg

                  2. This file has the following lines:
                    overlays = 1
                    overlay0_overlay = Textures/donkeyk.png
                    overlay0_full_screen = true
                    overlay0_descs = 0

                  I have all of my overlays in the following folder... /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/Textures. That "overlay0_overlay = " statement line just needs to be pointing wherever you placed your graphics.

                  Third File
                  The actual graphic. Place it wherever you have your overlays. Again, mine are located in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/Textures for easy organization. Do whatever works for you.

                  But the name must be EXACTLY as it shows in the config file above. For this example, it would be named donkeyk.png.

                  That's it. If it doesn't show in the game, you named something wrong, or have the wrong location named... check spelling, capitals, typos... all of that. It's usually something simple and silly.

                  Enjoy! These are great to have active and look really good, just like the Arcade overlays in MAME do.

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                    JimmyFromTheBay @jamrom2
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                    Two versions of Caveman:

                    tcaveman.png

                    tcaveman2.png

                    Space Invader (Entex):

                    einvader.png

                    Invader From Space:

                    invspace.png

                    Galaxy Invader 2000:

                    ginv2000.png

                    Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                      JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
                      last edited by JimmyFromTheBay

                      Pengo:

                      bpengo2b.png

                      Recommended custom CFG settings for this one:

                      input_overlay = /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/bpengo.cfg
                      input_overlay_enable = true

                      video_shader_enable = "false"

                      aspect_ratio_index = "23"

                      video_scale_integer = false

                      input_overlay_scale = 1.000000

                      input_overlay_opacity = "0.400000"

                      custom_viewport_x = "226"
                      custom_viewport_y = "350"
                      custom_viewport_width = "920"
                      custom_viewport_height = "470"

                      Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                        JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
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                        Alien Chase:

                        alnchase.png

                        Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                          JimmyFromTheBay @JimmyFromTheBay
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                          Pretty much had to draw this one by hand - Power House Pinball:

                          powerhouse1.png

                          (Include input_overlay_opacity = "1.000000" in the CFG file in your roms folder.)

                          Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                            DTEAM @JimmyFromTheBay
                            last edited by DTEAM

                            @JimmyFromTheBay

                            Fantastic job!!! It works great!! I only have issues with the Pengo specific instructions. It doesn't work for me (full offset). I don't know if it's because I have a 5" screen.

                            Do you think you can do Raise The Devil (Pinball), Black Knight Pinball and Rocket Pinball?

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                              JimmyFromTheBay @DTEAM
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                              Raise The Devil and Wildfire Pinball:

                              rdevil.png

                              wildfire.png

                              Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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                                DTEAM @JimmyFromTheBay
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                                @JimmyFromTheBay

                                Great job !!!!!

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                                  Folly @JimmyFromTheBay
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                                  @JimmyFromTheBay

                                  Great work !

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                                    DTEAM @Folly
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                                    @Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                                    Are you at least willing to combine the lr-mess bezels into the mame artwork files and place them on the google-drive ?
                                    Others will enjoy that for sure, including me ;-)
                                    This is the first one :
                                    https://ufile.io/ph2miz4n
                                    (be sure you don't overwrite existing files if they are already there)

                                    @Folly @JimmyFromTheBay
                                    Today I did Astro Command. Can you test it if you have time? see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vjjROtpyMZbIaiVqDeVruaIWuU71qYYt/view?usp=sharing

                                    Put it in
                                    /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame/artwork

                                    If it works well with your screen, I'll continue with the others.
                                    Thanks

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                                      Folly @DTEAM
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                                      @DTEAM

                                      Looking good with 16:9 resolution.
                                      With a 4:3 resolution I have black borders on top and bottom.

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                                        DTEAM @Folly
                                        last edited by DTEAM

                                        @Folly said in Bezels for Coleco tabletop arcade games:

                                        @DTEAM

                                        Looking good with 16:9 resolution.
                                        With a 4:3 resolution I have black borders on top and bottom.

                                        For 4:3, the black borders are normal if it's outside the Bezel . The original picture size is 1000x562.
                                        For 4:3, is It fit inside the bezel with the videogame output? That's the important thing for now.

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                                          Folly @DTEAM
                                          last edited by Folly

                                          @DTEAM

                                          Game is within the bezel, so looking good.
                                          indeed, 4:3 is acceptable, if there is no other solution.

                                          Can you change the name of the bezel in the mame artwork file into :
                                          Bezel-16:9.png
                                          Then a bezel for lr-mess can be created.

                                          Edit :
                                          A second good look let me see that the number is just outside the game area, can you make it a bit wider ?

                                          I have made some pictures.

                                          4:3 :
                                          astrocmd-4x3-800x600_resized.png

                                          19:6 :
                                          astrocmd-19x6-1600x900_resized.png

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                                            DTEAM @Folly
                                            last edited by

                                            @Folly said in Bezels for Coleco tabletop arcade games:

                                            Edit :
                                            A second good look let me see that the number is just outside the game area, can you make it a bit wider ?
                                            I have made some pictures.

                                            Good point, i'll use transparent option to avoid this. I'll do it today.
                                            Thanks

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