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    • lilbudL
      lilbud @TMNTturtlguy
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      @TMNTturtlguy Well, don't forget your parachute!
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      Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

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      • meleuM
        meleu @TMNTturtlguy
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        @TMNTturtlguy as I said in your thread, this method deals pretty well with .srm files and save states. IMO this is the big advantage of this method. Those files will be saved in the same dir as the real ROM (e.g. a typical NES ROM saves those files in roms/nes/).

        The launching images too, runs as expected. If you launch Castlevania - Bloodlines you'll see the MegaDrive launching image.

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          backstander @meleu
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          @meleu's bash addiction is paying off pretty well for now but I don't want to see it when we all hit the bottom!

          Image

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          • TMNTturtlguyT
            TMNTturtlguy @meleu
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            @meleu Thanks, i misread your original post in my thread, I thought you said the saved games did not work, i now understand your original post. Thanks!

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            • UDb23U
              UDb23 @meleu
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              @meleu megaman svg logo...
              mmm... are you looking at me ?

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              • meleuM
                meleu @UDb23
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                @UDb23 owww... you noticed it... 😊

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                • UDb23U
                  UDb23 @meleu
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                  @meleu Recently busy on the "hardware" side....
                  making this:
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                  It's work in progress...woodwork and painting took me far more time as I imagined (I have no dedicated tools or room).

                  Anyway; I was already thinking of "grouping" roms in ES ,so your "custom systems" tutorial comes at the right moment :-)
                  In particular I'm thinking of making 2 new "systems": Shmups and Vector Games (logo already available as svg custom).

                  Shmups logo is in the works and I'll add the Mega Man logo.
                  Do you have a preferred bitmap image or logo for Mega Man you'd like converted/adapted to SVG ?

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                  • lilbudL
                    lilbud
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                    When you're low key a couple:
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                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @UDb23
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                      @UDb23 said in Create a custom ES system able to launch games for many systems:

                      Do you have a preferred bitmap image or logo for Mega Man you'd like converted/adapted to SVG ?

                      Maybe this one from title screen:
                      megamanlogo

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                      • TMNTturtlguyT
                        TMNTturtlguy @UDb23
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                        @UDb23 I am working on making a shoot-em ups and beat-em ups system for my theme right now as well. My dilemma/question is what the proper name should be on the screen? my folder will be shmups but for my system logo on the comic book theme do i use SHMUPS or SHOOT-EM UPS?

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @TMNTturtlguy
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                          @TMNTturtlguy SHOOT'EM UPS

                          edit: SHOOT'EM UP, with no trailing S.

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                          • UDb23U
                            UDb23 @meleu
                            last edited by UDb23

                            @meleu I agree.
                            Shoot'em up
                            Wouldn't use the S at the end,

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu
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                              I've appended a FAQ to the OP with the questions we got here. I hope it clarifies some points.

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                              • meleuM
                                meleu
                                last edited by meleu

                                By the way, so far no one has tried to guess the reference used in the disclaimer.

                                It's from Mister Maker.

                                Man, I love Brittish accent! It always reminds me the John Cleese. :-)

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                                  backstander @meleu
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                                  @meleu

                                  By the way, so far no one has tried to guess the reference used in the disclaimer.
                                  It's from Mister Maker.

                                  I must be out of touch with what's cool with the youth these days because I've never heard of Mister Maker before!

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @meleu
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                                    @meleu That guy reminds me of my old science teacher, He'd be hyper at 7:45 in the morning, same with my bowling coach:

                                    Teammate: How many Coffees do you drink a day?
                                    Coach: 6
                                    Teammate: 6 COFFEES!?
                                    Coach: Listen, My wife is pregnant and I have a 3 year old, I don't sleep

                                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

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                                    • meleuM
                                      meleu @lilbud
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                                      @lilbud said in Create a custom ES system able to launch games for many systems:

                                      Teammate: How many Coffees do you drink a day?
                                      Coach: 6
                                      Teammate: 6 COFFEES!?

                                      I think when I'm working the night shift I hydrate myself with coffee. :-)

                                      It surely is more than 6.

                                      Coach: Listen, My wife is pregnant and I have a 3 year old, I don't sleep

                                      And it seems that this tends to get worse.

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                                      • spruce_m00seS
                                        spruce_m00se @UDb23
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                                        @UDb23 im thinking of making a blue and black striped theme for a cabinet. I like the stripes on the cabinet in the daft punk song derezzed. if only they showed the whole thing.!

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                                        • UDb23U
                                          UDb23 @spruce_m00se
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                                          @spruce_m00se Didn't know that Tron music was made by them. Thanks for the info.
                                          And yes, unfortunately the video does not show the entire cab.

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                                          • spruce_m00seS
                                            spruce_m00se @UDb23
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                                            @UDb23 yeh, thats why they were in the film, it was reported at the time that they would only do the soundtrack in return for a cameo.

                                            i love the tron legacy soundtrack, its great,

                                            the cabinet looks great from what you see in the video right ?

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