New NES overlays

[UDb23]

@backstander said in New NES overlays:

original NES box covers and splitting the picture in half and placing each as bezel

Splitting images can provide quite nice bezels, but it depends a lot on the specific image.
Generally I prefer not to split/cut writings and therefore try to reposition these; but that's just my personal opinion ;-)

[UDb23]

@backstander Like this one. Simple and effective.

this cool Samus Aran wallpaper

[lilbud]

@backstander

[meleu]

@lilbud Hey bud, why don't you create a repository for game specific launching images (maybe overlays too)?

I know you like to create splahscreens... In fact I use many of your splashscreens from retropie extra as game launching art.

If you like the idea we can make your art installable by my new script.

[lilbud]

@meleu Done and done

https://github.com/lilbud/Overlays-and-Launching-Images

[meleu]

@lilbud wow! Pretty fast!
Take a look at the info.txt rules here:
https://github.com/meleu/rpie-art/blob/master/INFO.md

Each game must have its own folder. You can take a look at the @UDb23 's repo as an example.

[lilbud]

@meleu Does this seem right?

https://github.com/lilbud/Overlays-and-Launching-Images/tree/master/balloonfight

Could you fix it if it isn't.

[meleu]

@lilbud said in New NES overlays:

@meleu Does this seem right?

https://github.com/lilbud/Overlays-and-Launching-Images/tree/master/balloonfight

Could you fix it if it isn't.

The Balloon Fight.zip.cfg (rom_config) is missing. Unfortunately I don't know the overlay config details... :( I just made the script to install the configs, not the configs itself.

Maybe @backstander or @UDb23 could help with it.

Also, you can name the directory with a "human friendly" name (e.g.: Balloon Fight) with spaces and capitals and even subfolders (e.g.: nes/Balloon Fight).

[backstander]

@lilbud
Have a look at my Baloon Fight directory:
https://github.com/backstander/retropie-ovl/tree/master/nes/Balloon Fight

@UDb23

Splitting images can provide quite nice bezels, but it depends a lot on the specific image.
Generally I prefer not to split/cut writings and therefore try to reposition these; but that's just my personal opinion ;-)

How I did it was how I had it pictured in my mind but it was more of an experiment. When I was making it I also thought about what you just said and worried splitting the text would look bad but after actually using it at an overlay, it doesn't bother me lol

[UDb23]

@meleu: how does your script manage overlays for the same game but from 2 different creators ? ;-)

[meleu]

Added @backstander 's repository to the new script repo list. ;-)

Don't forget that the script is in its initial development phase. Next week I'll work more on it.

@lilbud adding your nes-based splashscreens with some pixelized letters saying "now loading... press a button to configure" would be really cool! The info.txt file for launching images is pretty simple.

[UDb23]

@backstander said in New NES overlays:

@lilbud
Have a look at my Baloon Fight directory:

@lilbud , @backstander -> tip: please check cfgs and info.txt when you create overlays.
@backstander: your baloon fight info has "metroid" as game name.
@lilbud: comments in your cfg for baloon fight refers to "river city ransom" (but being comments will not hurt installation ;-) )

[meleu]

@UDb23 said in New NES overlays:

@meleu: how does your script manage overlays for the same game but from 2 different creators ? ;-)

Look the script's main screen:

If the overlays for the same game are from different repositories, there's no problem at all. But if they are from the same repo, they must be on different folders.

[backstander]

@UDb23

@backstander: your baloon fight info has "metroid" as game name.

Fixed!

[UDb23]

@meleu I created a pull request in your Repo: update to info.txt specs.
Can you have a look ?

[meleu]

@UDb23 I've just merged. Thanks.

Some things to note:

• once we started to use the info.txt file, the Option N subdir isn't necessary. You can place the optional files in the same dir (with different names, of course) and point to them correctly in the info.txt files (but using Option N/ subdir is completely valid! You can keep using this way).
• there's no need to name the console generic overlay as console-LR.cfg. You can name it as you want. Just point to it correctly in the info.txt file.

[backstander]

@meleu I just used your "development phase" script from your repo and i'm getting an error trying to install @UDb23's new Silkworm Overlay. It just says:
We've had some problem with the file ""!
Update files from remote repository and try again....

I tried updating and it still is haven't an error :-(

[meleu]

@backstander looking into it right now!

[meleu]

@backstander there's a problem in the line 6 info.txt. If you fix it in your end and also submit a PR to @UDb23 repo it would be nice (I've submitted the PR). :-)

[meleu]

I really need to make the script check and warn about info.txt inconsistencies. Will put it in my TODO list.