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      Syhles @ruckage
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      @ruckage
      How are you accomplishing the transparency on the system select screen?

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        ruckage @Syhles
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        @Syhles said in Neo Geo X Build:

        @ruckage
        How are you accomplishing the transparency on the system select screen?

        Do you mean for the carousel? It does that by default, it's just usually there is a white bar behind them which I've removed by making it entirely transparent.

        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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          Syhles @ruckage
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          @ruckage
          ....

          Apparently I need to pay more attention.

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            paffley
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            Looking forward to this @ruckage keep up the great work!

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              danyo
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              Awesome! Cant wait to see this released... Hitting F5 all day long

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                ruckage
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                I've edited SNK's new logo video to make an updated Neo Geo boot animation which I plan to use as a video splashscreen for when my system boots.

                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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                  meleu @ruckage
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                  @ruckage
                  takemyrupees

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                    edmaul69 @ruckage
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                    @ruckage like @meleu said. Shut up and take our rupees!! I love the splash video. That is awesome.

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                      danyo @ruckage
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                      @ruckage Epic splashscreen. Just perfect!

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                        ruckage @meleu
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                        @meleu @edmaul69 @danyo
                        Thanks, where can I cash in these rupees :D

                        Most of the credit needs to go to SNK themselves as it's their base logo video which looks and sounds so good, I just added in the 'neo geo' and 'max 300 mega, pro gear spec ' parts. Just in case you hadn't seen the unedited SNK intro I'll post it below so you can compare.

                        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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                          meleu @ruckage
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                          @ruckage Thanks for sharing! :-)

                          I've just stumbled upon this funny and detailed between three versions of the classic intro:

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                            ruckage
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                            My Neo Geo needed a suitable joystick and I already owned a mayflash and a Venom fightstick which look like this (stock photo from amazon) so decided to use one of those:

                            0_1497643989440_venom joystick.jpg

                            The beauty of these (the venom at least) is that they can be modded. The top is clear acrylic so you can put your own art underneath - you can also swap out the buttons and joystick if you wish and replace them with sanwa parts, in my case I've made new art for it and will replace the buttons for a more neogeo look.

                            Here is the artwork I made freshly out of the printer. It's printed on A3+ premium semigloss photo paper. The registration marks will be used by my cutting machine to match my cut file with the artwork, you could also cut it by hand but if you have the tools why not use them:

                            0_1497644415438_nneo print.jpg

                            The next picture shows the print held up to the light after going through the cutting machine - the white lines are all the areas that have been cut.

                            0_1497644663542_neo cut.jpg

                            And here is the cut image removed from the carrier sheet.

                            0_1497644713902_neo cutout.jpg

                            Finally here is the joystick completed with it's nice new coloured buttons (I forgot to take photos during the disassembly/assembly process but it's pretty easy).

                            0_1497644820295_neo stick modded.jpg

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                              felleg
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                              I'm getting dizzy from all the awesomeness. Terrific idea, @ruckage !!

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                                Syhles @ruckage
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                                @ruckage
                                Are you going to put a raspberry pi in the fight stick?

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                                  ruckage @Syhles
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                                  @Syhles said in Neo Geo X Build:

                                  @ruckage
                                  Are you going to put a raspberry pi in the fight stick?

                                  No, I have the raspberry pi in a 'Neo Geo X dock' (see the first post.) You could do it easily though if you wanted to as there is plenty of room.

                                  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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                                    Syhles @ruckage
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                                    @ruckage
                                    Sorry, lol. I had totally forgotten about the dock. Nice work though it's really slick.

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                                      danyo
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                                      Just ordered a Neo Geo X Stick for this project.
                                      Btw this is the overlay I use (created by John Merrit / modified by me):

                                      0_1497688307038_NeoGeo_Horizontal.jpg

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                                        ruckage @danyo
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                                        @danyo
                                        Very nice, looks like it's using a shader as well in your image as the picture is slightly distorted to add the curve of a CRT.

                                        Not something I would personally use as I like the image to fill the screen as much as possible (whilst maintaining aspect ratio). I did make a neogeo overlay a while back with border and scanline/shadowmask but it doesn't really match this theme so I may do another (pics below).

                                        0_1497706098682_neogeo overlay.jpg

                                        0_1497706125369_capcom overlay.jpg

                                        I may buy one of those negeo x joysticks, they look pretty good and would add some console authenticity, dowside is you're then restricted to 4 buttons so capcom fighters wouldn't be playable.

                                        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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                                          danyo
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                                          @ruckage
                                          I like your overlays.
                                          I think the need to fill the screen as much as possible is related to the screen size. Personally I like to decrease the size for my big tv. Having a cab bezel and curvature on the screen is giving me a bit of the feeling like back in the days playing the real thing. Just a matter of taste.

                                          Did you think about adding some custom system loading screens to your theme?
                                          Can you say something about the progress of your theme?

                                          Keep in mind that the neogeo x stick will not be recognized from retropie by default. But its possible. You just need to add an extra file.

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                                            ruckage @danyo
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                                            @danyo
                                            I always think the bigger screen the better, but it's personal taste. Personally not a big fan of warping the screen to simulate the curve of CRT, it tends to seem overly exagerated (I never really noticed so much of a curve when I had CRT) - but I do like subtle scanlines. Again it is all personal taste and there is no right or wrong way.

                                            I'd read that neogeo x stick isn't supported by default but there are a few threads discussing how to get it working. The neogeo x sticks would be a nice extra but I'm more likely to use my fightsticks as I like to play the Capcom games as well, but for a neogeo only system they are ideal.

                                            I've already made game specific loading screens for every game on my system, they look like this:

                                            0_1497721143298_mslugx-launching.png

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