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

      @ruckage

      Why is steam needed? Genuinely curious.

      You can stream games from your powerful PC to your Raspberry Pi using Moonlight-embedded. I use it all the time:

      Cool, didn't realise that.

      I have to ask though - why does it need it's own category? Surely it's a single app you launch which then takes you to steam big picture. So you have an entire category which contains one item - seems a bit redundant. Actually same can be said for KODI as well. Why do these apps need their own section in retropie - wouldn't they be better all together in an 'Apps' folder?

      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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        backstander @ruckage
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        @ruckage

        I have to ask though - why does it need it's own category?

        It does depend on how you configure it. You can just have one entry that launches Steam in Big Picture Mode and you can have more entries that launch a specific game. An example: I have Big Picture Mode using 720p60fps and a 2nd entry for 1080p30fps and I also have a custom entry for Ghost Recon Wildlands (which isn't even in Steam...it's Uplay) briefly described here:
        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/63708

        Moonlight is mainly used to play Steam games but there are Nvidia GeForce Experience optimized games that may or may not be on Steam (like Wildlands). Here's a tread talking about making custom launch scripts for Moonlight:
        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/57654

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          backstander
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          So really the system name should say "Nvidia GeForce Experience" or "Moonlight" but I'm okay with the simple "Steam" lol

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            backstander
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            Also I didn't mention that people running the Linux x86 build with RetroPie can install Steam locally on the same machine and then they can make scripts to launch games using Steam's built in "steam://rungameid/" function. These scripts can be stored in the ~RetroPie/roms/steam/ folder as well.

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              Syhles
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              @ruckage
              Etaprime made a video showcasing your theme, thought it was cool and wanted to let you know.

              Here's the link:
              [removed references to youtube channel that now promotes piracy]

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                  Noam5651 @ruckage
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                  @ruckage
                  I have noticed you didn't put "Steam" and "Ports" in the theme so I did :P
                  https://www.dropbox.com/s/0me4m5idyzl4c6x/Steam%26Ports.rar?dl=0
                  Please if you like it add it to the theme :D

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                    ruckage @Noam5651
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                    @Noam5651 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                    @ruckage
                    I have noticed you didn't put "Steam" and "Ports" in the theme so I did :P
                    https://www.dropbox.com/s/0me4m5idyzl4c6x/Steam%26Ports.rar?dl=0
                    Please if you like it add it to the theme :D

                    These are all being done, there is a post a few posts up showing what I've done so far and what is to be added.

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

                      @ruckage
                      Etaprime made a video showcasing your theme, thought it was cool and wanted to let you know.

                      :D That's awesome, thanks for letting me know. ETAprime is great, really useful youtube channel for anyone starting out with retropie.

                      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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                        Vega
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                        Hello! ETA Prime brought me here I tried installing this theme via his instructions. Which i used winSCP to go inmy retropie backend, I placed the nes mini theme in my emulationstation/themes folder. I went back into my Retropie i saw Nes Mini theme was there i selected it but when I cruise the theme its just blank white background/black text. i scrolled through my emulators and it was like this for all of them while using this theme. Can you provide any help on getting this running?

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

                          Hello! ETA Prime brought me here I tried installing this theme via his instructions. Which i used winSCP to go inmy retropie backend, I placed the nes mini theme in my emulationstation/themes folder. I went back into my Retropie i saw Nes Mini theme was there i selected it but when I cruise the theme its just blank white background/black text. i scrolled through my emulators and it was like this for all of them while using this theme. Can you provide any help on getting this running?

                          Have you made sure when you extracted the zip that you only copied over the theme folder itself? It could be when you extracted the theme it extracted to a folder within a folder if that makes sense.

                          The base folder should be called 'es-theme-nes-mini-master' and inside that should be lots of folders for all the systems.

                          If you open 'es-theme-nes-mini-master' folder and inside is another 'es-theme-nes-mini-master' folder that's wrong and won't work.

                          Not sure if I'm being very clear but I hope it helps.

                          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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                            backstander @Vega
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                            @Vega
                            Sometimes you have to restart EmulationStation before the theme will work.

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                              shantigilbert @ruckage
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                              @ruckage as others I was made aware of your theme by ETA prime's youtube video and I really like it!

                              I wanted to ask if it was OK to include it in my project. I make a compilation of LE+Lakka+ES (and other stuff I add) for Amlogic s905 devices and I would like it to be the default ES theme if its OK with you.

                              it is of course non-commercial, here is the link to the project https://github.com/shantigilbert/LibreELEC.tv

                              Thank you!

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                                caver01 @ruckage
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                                @ruckage said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                @momaw27 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                @ruckage

                                YES!!!!! That's it!

                                WOW... that is a thing of beauty.

                                When you need testers, count me in!

                                Beau

                                Thanks. It's getting to the point where a large chunk of systems are now supported. There are 12 systems left on my todo list and once the todo list is worked through I'll see about sorting out a 4x3 version.

                                There are 40 supported systems now (some of them not released yet but will be in the next version).

                                Here is a list of all 40 systems already supported
                                (* = not released yet):

                                Arcade
                                Atari 2600
                                Atari 5200
                                Atari 7800
                                Atari Lynx*
                                Colecovision
                                Commodore 64
                                Famicom
                                Family Computer Disk System
                                Final Burn Alpha
                                Gameboy
                                Gameboy Advance
                                Gameboy Color
                                Genesis
                                Intellivision
                                MAME
                                Megadrive
                                NES
                                Neo Geo
                                NeoGeo Pocket
                                NeoGeo Pocket Color
                                Nintendo 64
                                Nintendo DS
                                Odyssey 2
                                PC Engine
                                Playstation
                                Ports*
                                PSP*
                                Retropie setup menu
                                Sega Cd
                                Sega Game Gear
                                Sega Master System
                                Sega SG-1000*
                                Super Famicom
                                Super Nintendo
                                TurboGrafx 16
                                Vectrex
                                Virtual Boy*
                                Wonderswan
                                Wonderswan Color
                                ZX Spectrum

                                Below is the current todo list:

                                Amiga
                                Atari ST
                                DosBox
                                Dreamcast
                                Game & watch
                                Kodi
                                MSX
                                pc-engine cd
                                ScummVM
                                Sega 32x
                                Steam
                                Supergrafx

                                If anyone has any more requests for systems please let me know.

                                Daphne?

                                My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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

                                  @ruckage as others I was made aware of your theme by ETA prime's youtube video and I really like it!

                                  I wanted to ask if it was OK to include it in my project. I make a compilation of LE+Lakka+ES (and other stuff I add) for Amlogic s905 devices and I would like it to be the default ES theme if its OK with you.

                                  it is of course non-commercial, here is the link to the project https://github.com/shantigilbert/LibreELEC.tv

                                  Thank you!

                                  As long as it's not for commercial use and I'm credited somewhere and it's not modified in any way then that will be fine. Please make sure the readme which includes my license terms and link to this forum is also included.

                                  Thanks for asking before using the theme, I appreciate it.

                                  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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                                    ruckage @caver01
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                                    @caver01 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                    Daphne?

                                    Doh!

                                    That was actually on the list, I must have deleted it by accident. I'll re-add it.

                                    I've actually updated the first post in the topic with useful theme information such as todo lists and downloads so it's easy to find now.

                                    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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                                      shantigilbert @ruckage
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                                      @ruckage Thank you!

                                      Yes it is non-commercial and will always be like that.

                                      Is it OK if give credit on the release notes?

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                                        ruckage
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                                        Thought I'd show the progress being made for the next version. I have some bugfixes I'd like to make before releasing it but in the meantime here's a GIF showing the new systems (Virtual boy, Ports, Atari Lynx, SG-1000, and PSP).

                                        New Systems

                                        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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                                          ruckage @dankcushions
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                                          @dankcushions

                                          If you'd still like to add this to the Retropie theme manager it's on Github now. Not sure If you'd want to add it now or when the next version is ready as that will fix a few minor bugs.

                                          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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                                            celly @ruckage
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                                            @ruckage man! The Virtual Boy and PSP looks great. Thanks for all your hard work.

                                            Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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