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    • ruckageR
      ruckage
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      Work is going well but unfortunately it doesn't look like I'll have a new version ready today. I should definitely have new versions of both themes ready sometime tomorrow though.

      SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

      If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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      • Stuart2773S
        Stuart2773 @ruckage
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        @ruckage

        today perhaps?

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        • ruckageR
          ruckage
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          Oops, sorry. Had a few unforeseen problems which delayed things but I think I should have new versions ready today (better late than never).

          SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

          If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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          • ruckageR
            ruckage @herb_fargus
            last edited by ruckage

            @herb_fargus

            Finally have the new versions ready. I have them on a GitHub repository now.

            Here are the direct download links:

            Nes mini v2
            Famicom mini v2

            The major change for both versions is the new layout and the ability to choose between several layout options - there is a file in the theme folders explaining how to do this along with the picture guide of the available layouts.

            Additionally for the Famicom mini theme you can now switch between 2 different styles - Famicom or Nes, for those who would like a simpler Nes theme, check the ## HOW TO CHANGE LAYOUTS ## for instructions.

            Famicom mini different styles:

            styles

            There are also 3 new systems, Arcade, NDS, and Odyssey 2.

            Edit: Almost forgot, another change to the the 'nes mini' theme is the metadata labels are now coloured to match each system layout.

            SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

            If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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            • Stuart2773S
              Stuart2773
              last edited by Stuart2773

              Great job on the new theme :)

              just need to add artwork now for the remaining systems,

              BTW, this little fella appears on the "CONFIG" screen behind the artwork !
              0_1492641666250_missing.png
              any chance you can "disable" him on config screen only?

              also, on the "es-theme-famicom-mini-master" system selection screen
              i think this 0_1492642313821_logo.png would look much nicer than the monochrome versions 0_1492642359836_logo.png

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              • ruckageR
                ruckage @Stuart2773
                last edited by ruckage

                @Stuart2773 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                Great job on the new theme :)

                just need to add artwork now for the remaining systems,

                BTW, this little fella appears on the "CONFIG" screen behind the artwork !
                0_1492641666250_missing.png
                any chance you can "disable" him on config screen only?

                also, on the "es-theme-famicom-mini-master" system selection screen
                i think this 0_1492642313821_logo.png would look much nicer than the monochrome versions 0_1492642359836_logo.png

                Thanks for the feedback/bug report. I'll get Toad disabled on the config screen, I completely missed that so well spotted. The config screen needs a little work anyway as it really only needs to show the large icon and the description.

                Regarding logos on the system select screen, I agree and will change the logos for the next version. The headers will have to remain monochrome however to keep a consistent look throughout the theme and to allow them to be coloured dependent on the chosen style.

                SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                • herb_fargusH
                  herb_fargus administrators @ruckage
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                  @ruckage it's so beautiful! I love it. Btw in regards to the config (retropie) menu we have a bunch of default icons that we generate for all themes but some ambitious themers (like @Rookervik ) have added their own icon folder that people can manually swap out so the retropie menu looks more like the theme

                  If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                  Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  • Stuart2773S
                    Stuart2773 @herb_fargus
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                    @herb_fargus said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                    @ruckage it's so beautiful! I love it. Btw in regards to the config (retropie) menu we have a bunch of default icons that we generate for all themes but some ambitious themers (like @Rookervik ) have added their own icon folder that people can manually swap out so the retropie menu looks more like the theme

                    i was thinking that too, rather than have the default icons, pixel art style would suit the theme much better

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                    • ruckageR
                      ruckage @herb_fargus
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                      @herb_fargus said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                      @ruckage it's so beautiful! I love it. Btw in regards to the config (retropie) menu we have a bunch of default icons that we generate for all themes but some ambitious themers (like @Rookervik ) have added their own icon folder that people can manually swap out so the retropie menu looks more like the theme

                      Thanks :) . Yeah, I've seen @Rookervik icons and it does finish off a theme nicely. I definitely plan to do something similar but I'll probably get more systems made first though as I guess users will want those more.

                      SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                      If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                        jcook84 @ruckage
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                        @ruckage
                        Thanks for all your hardwork! How did you achieve the glowing effect in the Vectrex theme? I've been hacking it up and adding it to other themes from your v1.3 build

                        http://imgur.com/P4CGXuV
                        http://imgur.com/38XDT3m

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                          arcane
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                          This is an excellent theme. Is there any chance of having the ports menu and the sega game gear themed in the next update?

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                          • fellegF
                            felleg
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                            Awesome work @ruckage , can't wait to try the new versions out! :) Just for the sake of communications, I had two quick suggestions for you that would allow us to better follow this project:

                            1. Have you made a to-do list of the upgrades you want to add to the theme (new systems, configs, various options, etc.)? If you did, maybe add it to the readme.txt and keep it updated. This should help us follow this project much better than searching posts in this (huge) thread. :)

                            2. I see you linked this thread in the readme.txt as the place to follow development of this theme. Good idea, however the OP of the thread is completely out of date with where the project is headed now. Just a suggestion, but if you agree, maybe give a quick edit to the OP to say that the theme is now the main focus of the thread, instead of the cardboard nes mini. ;)

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                            • ruckageR
                              ruckage @jcook84
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                              @jcook84 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                              @ruckage
                              Thanks for all your hardwork! How did you achieve the glowing effect in the Vectrex theme? I've been hacking it up and adding it to other themes from your v1.3 build

                              Glad you're having fun with it :) There are several ways to create the glowing effect but I did it by duplicating the layer in photoshop and then applying a Gaussian blur to the duplicated layer. You'll like the Virtual boy system I'm currently working on as that also features a glow effect. I'm also working on more style options for the famicom-mini theme and at least one of those will be glowy :)

                              @arcane said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                              This is an excellent theme. Is there any chance of having the ports menu and the sega game gear themed in the next update?

                              Game Gear has been themed for ages (it was one of the first systems added to the theme). Ports is on the list and will probably be in the next batch of systems I'm working on.

                              @felleg said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                              Awesome work @ruckage , can't wait to try the new versions out! :) Just for the sake of communications, I had two quick suggestions for you that would allow us to better follow this project:

                              1. Have you made a to-do list of the upgrades you want to add to the theme (new systems, configs, various options, etc.)? If you did, maybe add it to the readme.txt and keep it updated. This should help us follow this project much better than searching posts in this (huge) thread. :)

                              2. I see you linked this thread in the readme.txt as the place to follow development of this theme. Good idea, however the OP of the thread is completely out of date with where the project is headed now. Just a suggestion, but if you agree, maybe give a quick edit to the OP to say that the theme is now the main focus of the thread, instead of the cardboard nes mini. ;)

                              Good points. I do have a request list of systems but it's buried way up in this thread: Click Here (I do edit it as I add new systems).
                              What I'll perhaps do is add theme information (request list, download etc.) to the top of the first post so it's easy to find. Does that sound like a good idea?

                              SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                              If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                              • ruckageR
                                ruckage @arcane
                                last edited by ruckage

                                @jcook84 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                @ruckage
                                Thanks for all your hardwork! How did you achieve the glowing effect in the Vectrex theme? I've been hacking it up and adding it to other themes from your v1.3 build

                                As you seemed to like the arcade background, here's a version of it with a subtle glow effect.

                                0_1492795146287_arcade glow.png

                                SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                  arcane @ruckage
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                                  @ruckage Whoops! I meant the atari lynx not the game gear.

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                                    jcook84 @ruckage
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                                    @ruckage
                                    Awesome! I should be able to figure out the effect in GIMP, or I can switch colors around on the arcade theme you just posted. Thanks again for everything!!!!

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                                    • OmnijaO
                                      Omnija
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                                      ever thought of modifying the theme to make it less like the original theme and more like the official console?

                                      https://postimg.org/image/bbr7ntwqz/

                                      (Rough draft)

                                      Would open more doors to customization towards plugs and via view towards console look a like instead of background decoractions.

                                      Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                                      Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
                                      My Themes: Metro Theme | Simpler Turtlepi | Future Mini

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                                        Syhles @Omnija
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                                        @Omnija
                                        Are the two controller ports down at the bottom for number of players?

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                                        • ruckageR
                                          ruckage @Omnija
                                          last edited by

                                          @Omnija said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                          ever thought of modifying the theme to make it less like the original theme and more like the official console?

                                          Would open more doors to customization towards plugs and via view towards console look a like instead of background decorations.

                                          I've considered making console specific borders ( a lot of work with all the systems on retropie) and I've also considered moving away from the nes border completely to a more generic border but I think a lot of people would be upset if I did that. For now at least things will remain as they are.
                                          I can't keep going back and re-doing everything as it's a huge amount of work and the theme would never progress. I've already made at least 2 major but necessary revisions to the entire theme (first when I switched from 720p to 1080p and the last update where the layout was changed) and it takes days of work. Not to mention I could never keep everyone happy as much as I try to as everybody has there own opinion of how things should look.

                                          I'm personally quite pleased with the look of the theme now, I may update the odd system here and there that I feel could be improved but most systems will remain as is. I am adding several new styles to the famicom-mini theme which will feature different borders though so that combined with all the different layouts provides lots of options.

                                          SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                          If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                          • Stuart2773S
                                            Stuart2773 @Omnija
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                                            @Omnija said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                            ever thought of modifying the theme to make it less like the original theme and more like the official console?

                                            https://postimg.org/image/bbr7ntwqz/

                                            (Rough draft)

                                            Would open more doors to customization towards plugs and via view towards console look a like instead of background decoractions.

                                            did you see this post :- ?

                                            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8391/cardboard-mini-nes-nes-mini-and-famicom-mini-themes/197

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