Futura Theme

[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.

[robertybob]

@FlyingTomahawk Phew that's a relief! Tbh you've done me a favour because that was my first ever pull request - I'm slowly but surely learning how to use Github :P

[FlyingTomahawk]

I am not so good with this whole github stuff either. I barely could update my theme. Push? Pull? Say what? no clue... hehehe... ;-)

[FlyingTomahawk]

@robertybob

So how does this work now? Let's say I update something on my theme does that carry over to the RetroPie?

[mattrixk]

@FlyingTomahawk I think that's how it works.

[herb_fargus]

@FlyingTomahawk only if you update the GitHub repository the setup script pulls from.

[FlyingTomahawk]

That's fantastic!
Good to know.
What about the other 2 Futura themes? futura-20px and futura-20px-dark
Would it make sense to add those too? Or would that be overkill?