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    Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes

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      b0gsnjir0
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      New to this group, I saw this theme and it is great ! Lot of hard work put in to this. Is there any updated one that will support most system. Or at least FBA, MAME and PSX?

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

        The only thing I can think to do is to replace accent characters in the font such as é with a standard e. Would this be an acceptable compromise?

        Let me know.

        Just to reply to this, I find this 100% acceptable. Accents are not worth the trouble, especially if all letters are capitalized (in French, at least, accents are optional on capital letters for that very reason!)

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          ruckage @momaw27
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          @momaw27 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

          @ruckage IT WORKS!

          Thanks dude!!!

          You're welcome :)

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

          @ruckage
          I am sure you have your hands full at the moment with all the requested systems and the Newgen theme ;-)
          But if I may add one more to the list, Super Famicom would be one I would love to see.
          Thanks.

          btw. running your theme on a Pi Zero connected to a 42" Full HD TV and all looks good here.

          Nice to hear it's working well on the zero. I'll add Super Famicom to the list - nice and easy as it will be the same as the Super Nintendo with just a slightly different logo.

          @b0gsnjir0 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

          New to this group, I saw this theme and it is great ! Lot of hard work put in to this. Is there any updated one that will support most system. Or at least FBA, MAME and PSX?

          Hi and welcome. I released a new version only yesterday but the systems you've listed aren't added yet - give me a little time and I will do my best to get all requested systems added.

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

          Just to reply to this, I find this 100% acceptable. Accents are not worth the trouble, especially if all letters are capitalized (in French, at least, accents are optional on capital letters for that very reason!)

          Thanks for that - I had no idea accents were optional for capitals, it's good hear my compromise isn't much of an issue.

          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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            b0gsnjir0
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            where can I download it?

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              FlyingTomahawk @b0gsnjir0
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              @b0gsnjir0

              https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8391/cardboard-mini-nes-nes-mini-and-famicom-mini-themes/138

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                celly @ruckage
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                @ruckage hey man, just out of curiousity did you create or document the build on your cardboard mini? I know the thread kinda went towards your theme (which kicks ass by the way) but I really dig your case.

                Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                • Stuart2773S
                  Stuart2773 @ruckage
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                  @ruckage

                  i finally got round to testing this after a busy week,

                  ruckage, you have done an amazing job on this theme :)

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                  • Stuart2773S
                    Stuart2773
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                    @ruckage

                    I've just came across some more accurate NES/Famicom fonts:-
                    emulogic & press-start-2p

                    the letter "O" in these new versions is much better.

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                      b0gsnjir0 @FlyingTomahawk
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                      @FlyingTomahawk I have that one it still don't have all console that I need. learning to edit it but its to find logo's and headers. how do add the font on my Mac?

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                      • FlyingTomahawkF
                        FlyingTomahawk @b0gsnjir0
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                        @b0gsnjir0

                        I am sure ruckage is doing his best right now to add the missing or wished systems.
                        I have no Mac so I don't what works and what not.

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                        • ruckageR
                          ruckage @celly
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                          Hi everyone, sorry for no replies yesterday, I was visiting family.

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

                          @ruckage hey man, just out of curiousity did you create or document the build on your cardboard mini? I know the thread kinda went towards your theme (which kicks ass by the way) but I really dig your case.

                          Thanks :) , unfortunately I didn't document everything but did take some photos during construction so I'll in the very least add them to an imgur gallery so you can get an idea of how it was made.

                          @Stuart2773 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                          @ruckage

                          i finally got round to testing this after a busy week,

                          ruckage, you have done an amazing job on this theme :)

                          I've just came across some more accurate NES/Famicom fonts:-
                          emulogic & press-start-2p

                          the letter "O" in these new versions is much better.

                          Thanks Stuart :). Good catch with the font accuracy (I hadn't noticed - which is bad of me). I can't just directly use those fonts due to the gamelist issues mentioned but what I'll do is edit the existing font to match the NES more closely - I just realised I can use the name entry screen from Zelda to make sure all characters are accurate so that's what I'll do.

                          @b0gsnjir0 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                          @FlyingTomahawk I have that one it still don't have all console that I need. learning to edit it but its to find logo's and headers. how do add the font on my Mac?

                          Please be patient. There is a lot of work involved in making these themes. It's not just a case of 'find logo's and headers' these are all drawn by hand. I've already added 21 systems which has taken countless hours and I will be adding more but you have to remember this isn't my full-time job and I'm using my own free time to make this.

                          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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                            ruckage @Stuart2773
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                            I've edited the gamelist font to match the one used in Legend of Zelda so I think it's as accurate as it will ever be now. It will be included in the next update.

                            The characters changed were:

                            G I J L M N O P Q S V W Z - , ' " ! & 0 3 5 8

                            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
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                              @ruckage Thank you again for all your hard work, dude!

                              I REALLY appreciate it!

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                                ruckage @momaw27
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                                @momaw27 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                @ruckage Thank you again for all your hard work, dude!

                                I REALLY appreciate it!

                                You're welcome :)

                                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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                                • ruckageR
                                  ruckage
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                                  I've compiled a list of the requested systems below so that I can begin work on them - if I've missed any then let me know.

                                  Daphne
                                  Amiga
                                  Sega 32x
                                  PSP
                                  Game & watch
                                  DosBox
                                  ScummVM
                                  Kodi
                                  Dreamcast
                                  MSX
                                  Atari ST
                                  Supergrafx

                                  Super Famicom
                                  Mame
                                  Vectrex
                                  Wonderswan
                                  Wonderswan color

                                  Neo Geo Pocket
                                  Neo Geo Pocket Color

                                  PS1
                                  Famicom Disk System
                                  Final Burn Alpha
                                  N64
                                  Sega CD
                                  Arcade
                                  Nintendo DS
                                  Odyssey 2
                                  Virtualboy
                                  Ports
                                  Atari Lynx
                                  Sega SG-1000

                                  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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                                    FlyingTomahawk @ruckage
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                                    @ruckage

                                    Super Famicom is missing.

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

                                      @ruckage

                                      Super Famicom is missing.

                                      Thanks, added to the list.

                                      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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                                      • rigR
                                        rig @ruckage
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                                        Wow! this looks better than some of the cases made from actual nes cases, I bet the cardboard is more forgiving than hard plastic, thanks for sharing

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                                          atexplosion
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                                          Don't want to be "that guy," but how do you install it onto RetroPie?

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                                            slipthru @atexplosion
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                                            @atexplosion

                                            Install the themes to themes folder /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes folder, i had to create it, then you can choose it in the emulationstation themes which is in the main menu when you press start, go to ui settings and you can choose it there.

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