Futura Theme

FlyingTomahawk

Futura Themes v1.3.2 now available.
(Link to first post)

Change log

v1.3.2 - 2017-02-26

Updated Atari2600 center screenshot (Special thanks to cylum)
Added MS-Dos system (Special thanks to abunille)
Added ScummVM system (Special thanks to abunille)

DeadStretch

First off amazing theme! 10px Dark is my fav.

So I am running into a small issue involving the PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16. I have manually changed the 'theme' and 'platform' in /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg to tg16. While booted in EmulationStation it displays as a blank theme pcengine.

I've tried editing the theme.xml from system.svg to tg16.svg and that didn't change anything. Any tips/help?

Thanks!

FlyingTomahawk

@DeadStretch

Thank you.
The reason that is happening is there is no tg16 theme folder or theme. You have 2 choices;

1.) Leave the es_systems.cfg entries as they were and just replace the logo path to tg16.svg.

2.) If you really want to have a dedicated tg16 theme folder and roms folder then you'll have to copy and paste the pcengine theme folder. Then change the logo path name and change all the pcengine description stuff like system_name or system_name_year. You most likely have to adjust positions too.
Also create a tg16 roms folder and add the definitions into the es_systems.cfg file.

  <system>
    <name>tg16</name>
    <fullname>Turbografx 16</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/tg16</path>
    <extension>.pce .ccd .cue .zip .PCE .CCD .CUE .ZIP</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ pcengine %ROM%</command>
    <platform>pcengine</platform>
    <theme>tg16</theme>
  </system>

Not sure about the <platform> part though, last time I scraped my pc engine roms a lot f them had the Turbografx 16 covers. I think if you change that to tg16 it won't be able to scrape the roms. Try it once and if it doesn't scrape revert back to <platform>pcengine</platform> like in my sample above.

DeadStretch

I hadn't even thought about the scraped media. All of my scraped data for my pcengine roms folder all show TG16 images granted I only have 20 or so games. So maybe that is what the platform is used for?

I may as well just revert the es_systems.cfg changes since your theme works a bit differently.

Thanks again!

FlyingTomahawk

Yes platform is used for scraping. If you say most or all your scraped images are TG16 versions then just replace the logo inside the pcengine theme folder and you are good to go.

HallelujahJaffar

I was wondering about this. If I download a theme that I enjoy from someone, and then modify it, some of the ones I have modified have had quite a few large modifications, is it okay to post and share with the community, with credit to the original creator of course?
Or is it frowned upon to post a theme that you did not create from the ground up?
Thanks guys and great work

FlyingTomahawk

@HallelujahJaffar

I can only speak for my theme here.
My theme comes with a CC (creative commons) license and that means you can take it, modify it, do what ever you like and release it again with credits to the original theme and creator.
Look at the included license.txt file for more info.
What you cannot do is sell the theme, probably any theme that is available in RetroPie.

I took the layout idea from the Newgen theme by ruckage. So I mention him inside the readme file and inside the futura.xml file.

mattrixk

@HallelujahJaffar I think as long as you call the theme something else, and give proper credits to the original theme, then it should be okay. It also couldn't hurt to ask the original theme creator first.

The only theme(s) I can think of that wouldn't be okay with this are the Pixel themes. Rook spent a lot of time making his pixel icons and logos, and doesn't want anyone else to use them. I got away with it when I made MetaPixel because he didn't have a Pixel theme with metadata yet. As such MetaPixel is the only theme allowed to use the original Pixel artwork, but even MetaPixel isn't allowed to use the new Pixel artwork.

HallelujahJaffar

@FlyingTomahawk Thanks a lot for the reply. Yeah I definately do not wish or intend to steal or take credit for anyone's work. I've just started with a few themes and changed the wallpapers and such and added things like Steam logos and some custom SVG files and wasnt sure if I could share them or show how I did it. Thank you for the clarification.

HallelujahJaffar

@HallelujahJaffar Yeah that makes sense. I dont really wish to become theme famous or anything. Just change some wallpapers and stuff and add custom colors or SVG files. I definately wouldnt take credit for someone elses work, especially Rookervik's work. I admire him greatly and his work is actually what inspired me to start making and posting Splash Videos with the community.

MapleStory

Just wanted to drop in and mention how great of a theme this is, great job, FlyingTomahawk! Are there any plans to include a few more platforms? The only ones I'm missing are Virtualboy and MSX. Keep up the great work!

FlyingTomahawk

@MapleStory

Thank you!

I will see what I can do and add those 2 systems asap.
What version of Futura are you using?

MapleStory

@FlyingTomahawk said in Futura Theme:

@MapleStory

Thank you!

I will see what I can do and add those 2 systems asap.
What version of Futura are you using?

Currently, 1.3.1 (10px dark). I was planning on updating it to 1.3.2 since scummvm was added but I'm still on the fence on whether or not I'll really end up playing games that require mouse and/or keyboard on my Pi. Really appreciate the effort and no rush!

Also, just wanted to mention that a couple of systems come with screenshots for other consoles i.e. Knuckles Chaotix (for 32x) appears above Sega CD and Pokemon Ruby (GBA) appears over Game Boy Color. I personally don't mind and I know I can change them myself but just thought it was amusing when my friend pointed it out. haha

FlyingTomahawk

@MapleStory

Thanks for pointing out the screenshot mistake. I will get that fixed with the next update.

FlyingTomahawk

New version now available (v1.3.3)
Links inside the first post

Change log

v1.3.3 - 2017-03-13

Added MSX system
Added Virtual Boy system
fixed wrong center screenshots for SegaCD and Game Boy Color

@MapleStory

I hope I got the screenshots right this time. Let me know if you find more. Thanks.

MapleStory

@FlyingTomahawk

Everything looks perfect now, thanks so much! Having checked all the systems I have set up on my Pi, I don't notice anything out of the ordinary although I have a couple suggestions (which are entirely optional, since it's possible to do it ourselves) for the screenshots that come in the stock theme.

Nearly all the systems have gameplay screenshots and that makes Nintendo DS look a tad out of place, as the two screenshots displayed are Animal Crossing's title screen logo and the second being the character customization menu of Dragon Quest 9, which look kind of "flat" in contrast to the action going on in screenshots for other systems. Again, just a suggestion as it would keep things uniform across the board.

Other than that, the only thing I can really think of to improve Futura would be to maybe change a few of the screenshots to more iconic games representative of an individual system (more of a nitpick and also optional). I actually chose to replace the Primal Rage 32x screenshot with the Knuckles Chaotix screenshot that was previously in the Sega CD folder, since it looked great! For Sega Master System, I'd personally replace Ys and Ninja Gaiden with Alex Kidd, Phantasy Star, Wonder Boy III, or Zillion. For Famicom Disk System, I would change the third Super Mario screenshot (which is almost identical to the NES) for a Famicom Grand Prix II screenshot or maybe Arumana no Kiseki. Gameboy, would replace TMNT with Kirby's Dream Land (although it's amusing to see that happy turtle. lol).

For Genesis/Mega Drive, I'd replace the Sonic 1 screenshot with any of the other Sonic entries, as the current image looks very similar to the Sonic CD screenshot over Sega CD. The third screenshot, Alien Storm, can be replaced by something like Gunstar Heroes, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star 2/4, either Shinobi game, Toejam & Earl, etc.

Again, those are just things that are more geared towards personal preference. The final thing I want to mention that has me completely perplexed is how I'm completely thrown off by the King of Fighters screenshot above Neo Geo. It looks like one of the newer entries (PS2, maybe?) but I can't figure out which game it is, as the font used for the character names and super meters aren't in any of the KoF games available on the Neo Geo. If you could post the full image just to satisfy my curiosity, I'd really appreciate it! LOL

Thank you again for the great theme and all the work you've put in!

EDIT: Finally found it! It was King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match for PS2, which was an updated re-release of KoF98. It had different lifebars, super meters, and fonts in-game.

robertybob

The 10px themes are now available to download via the ES-Themes installer

FlyingTomahawk

@robertybob

They are? How? Why? Who?

robertybob

@FlyingTomahawk I submitted a pull request, I hope you don't mind :)

FlyingTomahawk

@robertybob said in Futura Theme:

@FlyingTomahawk I submitted a pull request, I hope you don't mind :)

I absolutely don't mind, on the contrary I appreciate the help and I am honored that the theme made it to the list.
Thanks again for the help.