RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login

    New NES overlays

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Projects and Themes
    nesoverlaybezelretroarch1080p
    115 Posts 6 Posters 56.9k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @meleu
      last edited by

      @meleu

      Wow!... Ha! I've never even noticed that. Too funny.

      @UDb23

      I'm in straight up awe at some of those Mame attempts. Words fail completely.

      RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • meleuM
        meleu @UDb23
        last edited by

        @UDb23 Just arrived in home and tried to install the Mega Man 3 overlay and noticed a problem with a double quote symbol in info.txt. Submitted a PR fixing it.

        Here's the screenshot:

        0_1494545546285_megaman3_screenshot.png

        • Useful topics
        • joystick-selection tool
        • rpie-art tool
        • achievements I made
        UDb23U 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
        • UDb23U
          UDb23 @meleu
          last edited by UDb23

          @meleu Ops..again. Should re-check files before uploading.
          It's not an excuse but it's because this time I used the Macbook for doing the ovl while the program to automatically generate the CFGs is on my PC.
          Therefore manual editing of the files...and error...

          Merged now.

          Anyway, screenshot looks quite well to me; also the color combination with the actual game (of course it may be different on other levels... as said I didn't know these games).

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
          • B
            backstander
            last edited by backstander

            Great looking overlay @UDb23 ! I think when you finish the Mega Man 1 overlay, I will give this franchise another shot (since I've never beaten a Mega Man on the NES). @meleu do you have any advice for a newbie that wants to play through Mega Man 1 for the first time?

            meleuM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • meleuM
              meleu @backstander
              last edited by meleu

              @backstander said in New NES overlays:

              @meleu do you have any advice for a newbie that wants to play through Mega Man 1 for the first time?

              Advice #1

              Look at yourself in the mirror and repeat 3 times: "I am a tough guy!" There's no E-tank in this game. And no passwords. If you want to beat the game you have to play from the start (oh! I'm assuming you use retroachievements and hardcore mode enabled. If you use savestates you don't have to be that tough.)

              Advice #2

              Train your memory. Those parts where there are blocks appearing and disappearing demand a good memory. :-)

              Advice #3

              There's a "bug" in this game that you can use to your advantage when facing bosses. You know those fractions of a second after the boss take a hit, he becomes invulnerable and blinks? Well, if you hit the boss and immediatly press select (pause) the boss blinks for those fractions of a second and becomes vulnerable again. Yes, it happens even with the game paused!

              I mean, if you shoot quickly and pause immediately after the boss is hit, wait a second and unpause, your next shot will cause damage again! And if you do it when using the Elecman's weapon it's a guarantee of success!

              OK... It's cheating, but maybe you like to have this ace up your sleeve when facing the Yellow Devil. :-)

              • Useful topics
              • joystick-selection tool
              • rpie-art tool
              • achievements I made
              B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
              • B
                backstander @meleu
                last edited by backstander

                @meleu

                OK... It's cheating, but maybe you like to have this ace up your sleeve

                That is a crazy bug! Thanks for the tips! I'll see how frustrating the bosses are and as a last resort I might use this...ahem...bug.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                • UDb23U
                  UDb23
                  last edited by

                  @meleu said in New NES overlays:

                  making a cool image with the original Mega Man boxart can be challenging. :-)

                  and here comes the overlay!!!

                  alt text

                  Used Japanese Box art... therefore used same style for the logo as original Rockman...but says Mega man ;-)

                  If anybody dares to ask for the US box art... they'll get a downvote from me :-))

                  meleuM 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 2
                  • meleuM
                    meleu @UDb23
                    last edited by

                    @UDb23 Nicely done!!

                    Just a small request, if I'm not daring to much... Could you change the Roll image with a Mega Man one?

                    No, it's not a case of misogyny! I love girls! :-) It's because Roll just appeas very briefly during the ending of the game...

                    Maybe this image inspired in the original Rockman title screen:

                    rockman

                    • Useful topics
                    • joystick-selection tool
                    • rpie-art tool
                    • achievements I made
                    UDb23U 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • meleuM
                      meleu
                      last edited by meleu

                      Fun fact: in the original Japanese version, some names are music-related. For example, Dr. Light created Rock and Roll. :-)

                      update: also, Proto in Japanese version is Blues.

                      • Useful topics
                      • joystick-selection tool
                      • rpie-art tool
                      • achievements I made
                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                      • UDb23U
                        UDb23 @meleu
                        last edited by

                        @meleu sure, I'll replace Roll ;-)

                        UDb23U 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • UDb23U
                          UDb23 @UDb23
                          last edited by

                          @UDb23 Overlay updated. Good thing with posting linked images is... that they update with no need to edit post.

                          Let me know if it's ok for you.

                          meleuM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                          • meleuM
                            meleu @UDb23
                            last edited by

                            @UDb23 Looks great! I'll post a screenshot when I have time. Thanks!

                            • Useful topics
                            • joystick-selection tool
                            • rpie-art tool
                            • achievements I made
                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • meleuM
                              meleu @UDb23
                              last edited by

                              @UDb23 The rom config file for Mega Man overlay sets video_scale_integer = "true" and it looks like this:
                              0_1494733892671_megaman-ovl-1.png

                              I commented the video_scale_integer line and it seems to look better:
                              0_1494733739461_megaman-ovl.png

                              Both screenshots with lr-fceumm.

                              • Useful topics
                              • joystick-selection tool
                              • rpie-art tool
                              • achievements I made
                              UDb23U 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                              • UDb23U
                                UDb23 @meleu
                                last edited by

                                @meleu scale integer should not be there (not for this game)
                                Delete or comment provides right layout as you already found out.
                                As previously said I should not "patch around" with overlay images late at night ;-)
                                Fixed.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                • UDb23U
                                  UDb23
                                  last edited by UDb23

                                  Mega Man 5 complete Art Pack now available:

                                  @meleu: as promised ;-)

                                  Overlay
                                  alt text

                                  Launching Image
                                  alt text

                                  ES "Scrape" image
                                  alt text

                                  Have fun!

                                  meleuM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @UDb23
                                    last edited by

                                    @udb23 about 3 weeks ago I was trying to write a kind of "cheevos scraper" (discussion in this thread) but got distracted hunting cheevos for Mega Man 3 and 4. After beating Mega Man 4 i restarted the work on the cheevos-scraper. And now you throw this Mega Man 5 art here!!!

                                    They look awesome! The launching art is so beautiful!

                                    The temptation to dive into Mega Man 5 cheevos hunting is big, but I will try to finish the cheevos scraper first. I think I can release something in a week and then it will be @pjft turn to make it useful for EmulationStation. :-)

                                    @UDb23 Thanks again for this artwork!!

                                    • Useful topics
                                    • joystick-selection tool
                                    • rpie-art tool
                                    • achievements I made
                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                    • First post
                                      Last post

                                    Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                                    Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.