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    • ruckageR
      ruckage @runik
      last edited by

      @runik @momaw27
      Thanks for the replies.

      I will have a new update soon but bear with me as I've created more work for myself with the conversion to a 1080p optimized theme as I will have to remake all of the backgrounds - it shouldn't take too long but I want to get both themes up to the same point and then I will add some more systems. I've already drawn logos for GBA and SNES so they will definitely be next.

      Sadly there is a downside to my change to 1080p and that is that the theme unfortunately no longer displays correctly at 720p as the the gamelist doesn't line up correctly - even though technically it should. I believe this is due to a bug within ES itself as Ive had lots of problems with textlists (a good example is that if you alter the line spacing for a textlist the selector bar no longer lines up with the text - that was a big headache on my theme.)
      However if a 720p version is desperately wanted by lots of people then I'm sure I can sort something out, but to be honest I think 1080p is far more popular anyway.

      SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

      If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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      • Stuart2773S
        Stuart2773 @ruckage
        last edited by

        @ruckage

        just wandering if you created a new SVG for the famicom version?

        0_1488229329931_menu1.png

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        • ruckageR
          ruckage @Stuart2773
          last edited by

          @Stuart2773
          Yep, already done one.

          Regarding the SVG logos - I think I'm going to switch to PNG as I think they look better than the SVGs for pixel art (no antialiasing so sharper). It may also possibly speed up loading of the theme as all images for this theme will now be very small PNG files.

          SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

          If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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            momaw27
            last edited by

            Cool. The slow load time is something I've noticed as well. Hopefully (and most likely) the smaller file sizes will fix the problem!

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            • Stuart2773S
              Stuart2773
              last edited by Stuart2773

              : Off Topic,

              i was just going through my NES collection and noticed that Castlevania is not displaying fully,

              heres a pic i took via retroarch:-

              0_1488306577189_Castlevania (USA)-170228-182101.png

              heres a screen i got off google as a comparison,

              0_1488306811999_Castlevania (USA).png

              ive no idea how to fix the screen to display fully

              any ideas?

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              • mediamogulM
                mediamogul Global Moderator @Stuart2773
                last edited by

                @Stuart2773

                You can turn off cropping in the core options menu.

                RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                  momaw27
                  last edited by

                  Also, changing the emulator fixes this problem.

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @momaw27
                    last edited by mediamogul

                    @momaw27
                    That's true. However, I believe lr-quicknes is the only NES emulator that doesn't crop by default. While lr-nestopia's cropping is only done horizontally by default, it still presents the same problem in some other games. All in all there aren't to many games affected by this to begin with, due to most being designed for over-scan originally.

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                    • Stuart2773S
                      Stuart2773 @mediamogul
                      last edited by

                      @mediamogul said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                      @Stuart2773

                      You can turn off cropping in the core options menu.

                      ahh thats it, i couldnt find the where i had seen it before,

                      thanks so much problem now fixed.

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                      • ruckageR
                        ruckage
                        last edited by

                        Slowly making progress. The famicom-mini theme is now fully updated to 1080p and I'm now working on the Nes-mini theme. I've also finished off a few more logos ready for the next batch of systems so thought I'd show those now. These were all drawn by myself with the exception of the 'Famicom' logo which was copied from the real Famicom mini menu, I did however draw the Katakana that is displayed beneath (hopefully without any mistakes).

                        0_1488312747039_new system logos.png

                        SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                        If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                        • Stuart2773S
                          Stuart2773 @ruckage
                          last edited by

                          @ruckage

                          WOW !!!! they look amazing, great work

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                            momaw27
                            last edited by

                            Yeah dude, that Genesis logo is amazing!!!!

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                              justdubya
                              last edited by

                              Found this on Reddit and just came here to say this theme is looking amazing!! Can't wait to see the finished version. Keep up the good work!!

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                              • DigitalMonkeyD
                                DigitalMonkey Banned
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                                Love this theme :)

                                I'm going to go with a Pi Zero/NES only set-up so this will go perfect with it.

                                Hopefully see a new version #soon

                                :)

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                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @ruckage
                                  last edited by

                                  @ruckage awesome! I love these themes. Just curious though, why didnt you put the logos on bottom and the button info up top?

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                                  • ruckageR
                                    ruckage @edmaul69
                                    last edited by

                                    @edmaul69 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                    @ruckage awesome! I love these themes. Just curious though, why didnt you put the logos on bottom and the button info up top?

                                    Hi @edmaul69,

                                    Honestly, I hadn't even considered putting the logos at the bottom. For me personally it seems far more natural to have them at the top as they are essentially a title.

                                    SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                    If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                    • DigitalMonkeyD
                                      DigitalMonkey Banned
                                      last edited by

                                      Not sure if its been asked already but any chance of adding a PS1 section?

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                                      • ruckageR
                                        ruckage
                                        last edited by ruckage

                                        New versions are finally ready for you to try (it's been hard work.) Downloads are available at mega (links below).

                                        Famicom-mini ES Theme v1.2
                                        Nes-mini ES Theme v1.2

                                        These have both been almost completely remade to target 1080p (they won't work correctly at other resolutions). I've also added 7 new systems to each. They now support the following:

                                        NES
                                        Atari 2600
                                        Atari 5200
                                        Atari 7800
                                        Commodore 64
                                        Gameboy
                                        Gameboy Color
                                        Intellivision
                                        Sega Game Gear
                                        Sega Master System
                                        PC Engine
                                        TurboGrafx 16
                                        ZX Spectrum
                                        Retropie setup menu
                                        Famicom
                                        Gameboy Advance
                                        Super Nintendo
                                        Neo Geo
                                        Megadrive
                                        Genesis
                                        Colecovision

                                        @DigitalMonkey said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                        Not sure if its been asked already but any chance of adding a PS1 section?

                                        I'll put it on the todo list, if anyone has requests for other systems let me know here.

                                        nes-mini preview v1.2
                                        0_1488499832766_famicom-mini v1.2 preview.jpg

                                        SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                        If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                        • DigitalMonkeyD
                                          DigitalMonkey Banned
                                          last edited by

                                          Awesome work! :)

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                                            momaw27
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                                            Thank you for all your hard work @ruckage !!!!

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