New Comic Book Theme!

3Draco

DTEAM

Hi @3Draco
You are doing a superb job. Currently we are working on a project "Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone" to easily add MAME systems to Retropie. We have an official cygnus blue flames theme, we asked other people who work on other themes to help us cover these systems (see here). If you have time, can you look at the list of systems on cygnus blue flames and get inspired by it to complete yours, in this way, there would be two complete themes to cover most of MAME systems and more on Retropie.

3Draco

@DTEAM @Folly

Thanks. I'll definitely check that out! I only have a little more time right now because I'm sick. But I'm sure I'll find time for such a project while I'm at work. I had already looked at the script beforehand and thought I had to take a closer look at it to get even more systems up and running easily.
Sorry for my short answers but I'm not a good writer and English is not my first language ;-)

3Draco

duglor

@3Draco You Have BLOWN Me Away!!!!! What an incredible job!

duglor

@koda9901 @Folly Pong? @Dteam (side bar-1- Is there a great version of Pong that is almost arcade perfect? in retropie? -death race and monaco gp are non arcade rom games too I believe
2-Any great Player vs Computer Pong game for retropie?)

kcoconnor76

The PICO-8 has been added to RetroArch 1.13.0. I just added it to my RetroPie. A theme for that one would be great! If you haven't added that system it is similar to TIC-80 or WASM-4.

3Draco

@kcoconnor76

i hope you like the pico-8

duglor

@3Draco Well done!

duglor

@3Draco said in New Comic Book Theme!:

Thank you @duglor

Today i have the PC-FX.

What's the top right game there? :D

3Draco

@duglor i cant remember! If i found it again i come back with the information

3Draco

I'm just thinking about creating loading pictures like this. I'm not quite sure yet if I should do that, but I'm also considering creating my own comic theme that would look like the loading screens. However, I'm not good at scripts, maybe I'll find someone who can help me there.
The loading pictures are not yet perfect, just a first idea.

koda9901

@3Draco
These look quite nice. Having more interesting launching images does add polish to the overall feel. I do like these much better than the script generated ones that can be created for the comic book theme.

Also thought I'd share the launching images i've been using in case anyone else is interested:

https://github.com/dale-personal/retropie-launching-images

Folly

@3Draco said in New Comic Book Theme!:

I'm just thinking about creating loading pictures like this. I'm not quite sure yet if I should do that, but I'm also considering creating my own comic theme that would look like the loading screens. However, I'm not good at scripts, maybe I'll find someone who can help me there.

I experimented with your idea.
It's possible to add a runcommand-onstart.sh script in :
/opt/retropie/configs/all

This runcommand-onstart.sh worked for me (make sure you install feh) :

# make sure feh is installed => sudo apt-get install feh
# $1 is the systemname, so for, for example, psx it becomes ..../psx/psx-onstart.png
# it only runs if it can find the onstart picture
# if you need somehow to get to the retropie-launch-screen then press the escape key when the picture appears
[[ -f /etc/emulationstation/themes/es-theme-ComicBook/$1/$1-onstart.png ]] && \
feh -F -N -Z -Y -q /etc/emulationstation/themes/es-theme-ComicBook/$1/$1-onstart.png &

3Draco

@koda9901 thank you! I didn't even know that there were already loading images for the theme -> https://github.com/TMNTturtleguy/ComicBook-Theme-Launch-Images-for-Retropie

3Draco

@Folly
very cool I did not know that you can run a script at the start. What I still don't understand is what is the difference between your script and including launching.png in the individual system configs.

Folly

@3Draco said in New Comic Book Theme!:

@Folly
very cool I did not know that you can run a script at the start. What I still don't understand is what is the difference between your script and including launching.png in the individual system configs.

Did't know that was possible.
If that works you probably don't even need a script.

Just tested including launching.png in the individual system configs and it looks the same as using the runcommand-onstart.sh solution.

With the the runcommand-onstart.sh solution you can do more things, like playing a video when starting the game, for example.
But for your needs your solution is good enough !

koda9901

@Folly @3Draco
I have used the event scripts to open a game manual PDF on a separate device or display a custom marquee. It does give you more flexibility, but the launching images were designed for this use case i think.

duglor

@3Draco There's a pc 98 set, right? I swear i saw it.
Also, is there a pc 88 set? If so, I would request pc 88.

be well!!!!!!!!

KisnardOnline

@3Draco Any chance you can make one for "Plug & Play"? I'm using the Sinden light gun bare bones 9 image. The games are Mission: Paintball Powered Up and Star Wars - The Clone Wars, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant and Monster Mayhem.

Here was my attempt for Sinden light guns :)