Varth - arcade overlays

UDb23

I already had found some good artwork worth making an overlay for this nice Shmup... then this week it became a candidate for mame ROW.

Therefore time to make 'em !

Couldn't find a satisfying way to use all the graphics in one layout, so you get 2 different ones to choose from:

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Have great fun !!

You can find this and more hand crafted quality overlays in the rpie-ovl repository.
And if you want an easy way to install them, @meleu created a great dedicated script.
Perform these commands on your RetroPie:

cd
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleu/rpie-art
cd rpie-art
./rpie-art.sh

After launching rpie-art.sh script you just have to follow the instructions in the dialog boxes. Once you have the rpi-art.shscript, choose the Update option to get all the latest art in the repository.

UDb23

Updated Overlay 1: added characters.

UDb23

Just found this info on wikipedia.

Cameos
Despite Varth itself seldom being referred to in other games, a number of Capcom titles cross over into Varth in some way.

Items that increase weapon power and effectiveness exist in the form of orange icons with "POW" written across them. The POW icon is a staple of many Capcom games, originating with its first title, Vulgus.

There are many parallels to 1942 and its sequels in the game. The three main weapons featured in the game, as well as the presence of a mega crash, originate with 1943. Additionally, the presence of five red aircraft which follow each other in a formation and will drop power-ups when destroyed, as featured in Varth, is a staple of the 194X series.

The player one character from Side Arms Hyper Dyne appears as an item that will destroy all on-screen enemies when collected.

Perhaps the most well-known cameo in Varth is in the fourth level. By a section of grass and pipes on the Satellite's lower-right section, Ryu from the Street Fighter series will appear and perform a shoryuken. Continuing to fire on Ryu until he disappears will yield a large amount of power-ups. Beating the game will also yield several synchronized-Shoryukening Ryus during the credits roll.

Capcom's signature yasichi power-up, originally a foe in Vulgus, makes an appearance in Varth as an item which will raise a plane's weaponry to its maximum level.

jozzy1

@UDb23 great stuff as always... I'm going with the first one. As ever will be playing around with my pi again at the weekend. Thanks...

UDb23

@jozzy1 you're welcome. And I prefer the first one too.