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    [Idea] RetroPie communitary magazine

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    • sergioadS
      sergioad @mattrixk
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      @mattrixk As I said my friend this could be distributed digitaly to avoid taking down more trees and to be distributed outside the UK easyly, with not importation taxes and in the local currencies

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      • sergioadS
        sergioad @sergioad
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        This way we only need graphic designers and some redactors, maybe somebody who could take the screenshots but that is all

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        • lilbudL
          lilbud @sergioad
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          @sergioad I think the amount of work would be too much, even for a digital magazine. It would be difficult to make each month and have something to talk about each issue.

          I'd love to see something like a monthly newsletter, with updates, new features, etc.

          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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          • sergioadS
            sergioad @lilbud
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            @lilbud maybe also could work but if there is a magazine of a single piece of hardware I do not see the problem of doing one about hardware, software and retro games

            Also there is where the community enters, we can help the main team with some stuff like screenshots and a design

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            • sergioadS
              sergioad @mattrixk
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              @mattrixk yes... A RetroPie store with stickers gamepads cases and a RetroPie kodi remote could be awesome

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              • lilbudL
                lilbud @sergioad
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                @sergioad Once again, its takes a lot of time to make a magazine, you need 30-50 pages of content, every month. Not many people on the forum have that kind of time. Due to the fact that many of us have jobs, go to school, etc.

                Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                • mattrixkM
                  mattrixk @sergioad
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                  @sergioad Yup. When I said "print designers" I was only referring to people who know how to design and layout magazines in general, rather than making a full print magazine. That would cost way too much and be a whole heap of effort. No, I simply couldn't think of the term "graphic designer", and "print designer" was all my brain could manage.

                  @lilbud: I even like the idea of just a simple "This Month On RetroPie" article on the website about new and upcoming features, maybe a featured Theme or somethine like @sergioad mentioned. It wouldn't make any money for the project, but it's a nice little way to keep everyone up to date on the latest developments. Something more than a dry changelog anyway.

                  My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                  • lilbudL
                    lilbud
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                    @mattrixk Retropie has a lot going on, but not enough to fill a monthly magazine. Plus the time and effort to make one is more than most of us can handle.

                    And besides, if we sell a magazine, about a project that allows you to play copyrighted content for free, we will have a lot more attention then we want.

                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                    • sergioadS
                      sergioad @mattrixk
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                      @mattrixk that is true. Now that I saw the Raspi magazine has eight sections and each one is like a blog post, four redactors with two themes each is more likely but if that is not possible I would go with the "The month in RetroPie" posts đŸ˜€

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                      • sergioadS
                        sergioad @lilbud
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                        @lilbud that is true, but it is a grey area if you own a copy and flash it to a rom file, also RetroPie has the freeware ports

                        No need to mention that what @mattrixk said a monthly blog post and only about features or projects to come

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                        • lilbudL
                          lilbud @sergioad
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                          @sergioad Well...do you think Nintendo or Sega will care that it's a gray area?

                          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                          • sergioadS
                            sergioad @lilbud
                            last edited by sergioad

                            @lilbud true

                            But what about the blog post? No need to mention that what @mattrixk said a monthly blog post and only about features or projects to come and all that by free and in the RetroPie blog, also there could be featured some relevant work made by the community like themes or things like that, the community also deserves a spotlight dimer than the one the devs deserves but a spotlight non the least

                            Apologies for my horrible English

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                            • herb_fargusH
                              herb_fargus administrators
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                              we do put out a blog post: namely any time there are enough notable changes to make a new retropie release ;)

                              If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                              Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                              • sergioadS
                                sergioad @herb_fargus
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                                @herb_fargus ok, apologies đŸ˜€ what do you think about one post of the community Showcasing projects themes and howtos?

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                                • herb_fargusH
                                  herb_fargus administrators @sergioad
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                                  @sergioad isnt that the idea of the docs/ the category of projects and themes on the forum :P

                                  If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                  Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                  • sergioadS
                                    sergioad @herb_fargus
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                                    @herb_fargus it is but in my opinion could be great, talk about that with the other devs and if you like the idea well... Maybe could be done, I think if it goes forward a team of high rank users of the forum could write each post

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                                    • sergioadS
                                      sergioad
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                                      Well, I leave this theme, talk about the posibilities and see what could be done, I want to see RetroPie's creative community being hilighted once in a while, even in I do not mind if that is in a new category in the forum where only admins can post and showcase how great this community is.

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                                      • herb_fargusH
                                        herb_fargus administrators
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                                        I mean its not a terrible idea, retropie is awesome because of the community. (and of course because of @BuZz)

                                        I personally just don't have much time outside of my maintenance of the docs, and I know jools has a limited amount of time as well most of which is spent on the code.

                                        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                        • sergioadS
                                          sergioad
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                                          I see

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                                          • sergioadS
                                            sergioad
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                                            @herb_fargus @lilbud more wide known than this is imposible, this is Know how, a show of DIY projects broadcasted in a nation wide US radio station and podcast network

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