Futura Theme

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?

FlyingTomahawk

Looking for testers.
I implemented the video feature into the Futura theme but before I can release it I need others to test it.

Here the package: Futura-10px-video

Thank you.

herb_fargus

@FlyingTomahawk you shouldn't need to create a whole new theme just to integrate video support (my main hesitation is I really don't want the theme installer doubled in size just for adding one view to a theme.)

Anyways I'm happy to give it a test. There is a also a specific way it needs to be integrated so it's backwards compatible with old versions of ES without video support

FlyingTomahawk

@herb_fargus

No worries this is just a test package.
If the tests turn out to be OK like position of video and marquee etc..., then I'll implement the video code into the current themes (futura-10px and futura-10px-dark) on github.

I also have seen your code for backwards compatibility which I haven't used yet but is on my to do list.

Yes, please go ahead and have a look at this. Any feedback is appreciated.

brettoblaster

This may be a dumb question, I'm still pretty new to EmulationStation, but if I download the Futura Dark theme from the link above, which folder do I put it into? I WOULD download it from ES Themes straight off the Pi, but it doesn't appear to be an option.

UPDATE. Nevermind. Figured it out.

brettoblaster

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chubsta

Fantastic theme, since I got my Pi a few weeks back i have been working tirelessly for the optimal system and this theme is by far the best in terms of look and layout, really impressed, and very pleased to see it is still being developed with video support!

However, i do notice that daphne seems to not be supported, will this change in the future or should i start working on my own files for that particular system? Not a problem if you don't want to add it of course, Im not trying to get you to do extra work, it is just i am sure that whatever my efforts look like for that system they wouldn't be as good as anything you could produce!

FlyingTomahawk

@chubsta

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like it.

I could add Daphne but I won't be able to do it this week. I'm very busy at work and am really exhausted when coming home. On top of that I'll have to work straight through the whole week, including weekend.

If you want you can start creating it and I could take a look later and adjust if necessary. If you want to wait is OK too, whatever is good to you.

Be careful when using the Futura video version.
That is still under development and needs still code adjustments.

chubsta

@FlyingTomahawk said in Futura Theme:

@chubsta

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like it.

I could add Daphne but I won't be able to do it this week. I'm very busy at work and am really exhausted when coming home. On top of that I'll have to work straight through the whole week, including weekend.

If you want you can start creating it and I could take a look later and adjust if necessary. If you want to wait is OK too, whatever is good to you.

Be careful when using the Futura video version.
That is still under development and needs still code adjustments.

Thats great news - well, not the bit about being really exhausted, that sucks, but about the Daphne! i know it is cheeky and lazy but i guess it would be better for me to wait for you to do it, i have no eye for this sort of thing and am working night-shifts myself, work always seems to get in the way of the good stuff!

I havent actually tried the furore with video yet, having gone around in circles over the years trying beta stuff i tend to wait for 'proper' releases these days, saves a lot of heartache!

cheers for your efforts, really appreciated