Top requested arcade games for overlays

UDb23

@backstander Sure, as long as you're using a libretro core. Which one are you using ? So I can check that core actual game area size and create the overlay.
You can help me speeding up creation if you can provide link to good resolution artwork of that game (e.g. box art or flyer).

Generic Nes is easy. Was already thinking of making it.

UDb23

@backstander OK, already found artwork.

backstander

@UDb23

Sure, as long as you're using a libretro core. Which one are you using ?

It is a libretro but I can't remember which core I'm using off the top of my head. I'll look when I get home.

You can help me speeding up creation if you can provide link to good resolution artwork of that game (e.g. box art or flyer).

Will these work?

https://thewellredmage.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/rivercityransomthumb.jpg
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5411df7ee4b01dce1367679d/t/55439f18e4b03b82c61632c5/1430495006279/
https://www.retrogamecases.com/wp-content/uploads/nes_rivercityransom.png

backstander

BTW...I'm using the lr-fceumm core.

UDb23

@backstander Images are fine, thanks. Will work on it soon.

UDb23

@backstander Additional artwork and tips here.

meleu

@UDb23 I'm amazed that they didn't mention the secret shop inside the tunnel! :-)

UDb23

@meleu As I don't know the game at all, it's all new info for me. Will hunt for the secret shop ;-)

meleu

@UDb23 I'm working on that script now. Hope to release something useful for you and other artists (and the users, of course) in a week. :)

Cheers!

simbz23

@UDb23 thank you so much for the layouts and configs. I have been adding overlays to my RetroPie setup and I found a set of 1080p overlays online somewhere recently. I have gotten a good number of them to work, but I tried to apply a couple of them a couple days ago and they aren't working. I used the overlays in combination with using your config files, but modified obviously.

First game is NBA JAM, which for me is MAME 2003 ROM. Followed your instructions, and placed the overlay and the .cfg file in the retroarch/overlay/arcade-bezels folder. I then placed the .zip.cfg file in the arcade roms folder. Unfortunately, it didnt work. I also tried to place the .zip.cfg file in roms/mame2003 and roms/mame2003/cfg/, and both those locations didnt work...

I also have an overlay for xmen, which is an FBA game for me. I have gotten overlays for other fba games to work, but not this one. I haven't gotten any other overlays for MAME2003 as well.

I checked the settings in the configs and looked for spelling or directory errors. Any clues? I have included the png and cfg files for examination if you can spot something wrong with them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxwcSgT7akv6czdrZHB3VVlESG8

backstander

@UDb23
I had a subscription to Nintendo Power when I was a kid and I remember that article! Nice find!

I'm amazed that they didn't mention the secret shop inside the tunnel! :-)

Yeah I found that by accident one time playing co-op with my neighbor. I was just running across the very top of the tunnel while holding up on the d-pad and the door quickly opened & closed when I ran by lol.

I remember we would laugh every time we visited the sauna lol

Also just outside the sauna was the second encounter with Benny and Clyde.
That was a good place to go back and forth fighting them over and over to grind for more money!

mviars

@UDb23

Moon Patrol and In the Hunt! Excelent choices. I only recently found in the hunt when browsing around my mame machine and tried it out a few years back. Good game.

UDb23

@simbz23 I downloaded your files. At first glance I can't see anything wrong.
When you say overlays "aren't working" what do you mean exactly?
They don't display at all ? They display but cut off some game area ?

Did you check rom name (rom zip file) you used is exactly the same as the rom name of the .zip.cfg ? Actual romname.zip file and corresponding romname.zip.cfg must be in same folder.

Will be able to test them on my Pi tonight and will let you know.

simbz23

@UDb23 Thanks for the reply! Yes, the overlays don't show up at all when the rom is playing, for some weird reason :-/

And yes, made sure the naming on files is the same! Thanks again for your help, really appreciate it!

UDb23

@simbz23 then maybe something's wrong with the PNG file. Had already some case of png's that were displayed correctly on Mac and Windows but Photoshop was unable to open due to some format incompatibility.
I'll test when I get back home and let you know.

UDb23

@simbz23 Solved. You had png image filenames, in the .cfg file, within " " while it should be just the filename (no " " for filenames). ;-)

I also checked the PNG's and compressed them (3.5 MB -> 1.5 MB, 1.5MB-> 1 MB respectively) at same image quality (there is no lossy compression in png files).
Find fixed files here

simbz23

@UDb23 Wow, stupid mistake. Apologize greatly for wasting your time on that! Thought I double checked everything inside and outside those files. Thank you so much for your help!

simbz23

@UDb23 You might laugh at this. So the other cfg files I had that were working, all had "" around the filename. Somehow those were working lol? But for the overlays that weren't working, your fix of removing the quotes did the trick! Glad everything is working but I am stumped on that one lol...

UDb23

@simbz23 In fact it's really strange. Unless there was some unreadable ascii code in the cfg these cfgs should work like all the others !
For my overlays I used to use " " for the filenames but recently started with just the filename. Both version all worked so far.
I re-checked the Libretro Overlay wiki right now. Guess what: at the top it says just filename but examples at the bottom show use of " " !!?!!

From your experience it seems that NOT using " " makes sure overlay images DO work.
I'll keep this approach for future overlays (no " " )

UDb23

Edited the wiki accordingly: removed " " from image filenames.