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    • GreenHawk84G
      GreenHawk84 @UDb23
      last edited by GreenHawk84

      @udb23 So when I am looking at these I see some have borders all around like Cadillacs and Dinosaurs but others are just the 4:3 sidebars?

      All my games have 4:3 sidebars or the 3:4 sidebars (I think?) default for vertical games (Donkey Kong). None use the integer scale, is that what creates 4 borders?

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23 @GreenHawk84
        last edited by UDb23

        @greenhawk84 Emulators usually scale the original game screen resolution to fit your actual display best, keeping the original game screen aspect ratio.
        That causes the empty areas (black borders or bars) on the sides of the gaming area.
        You can also tell the emulator to stretch the game area to fully use your display but that, of course, gives the game a (more or less) distorted look vs the original.
        We could also discuss about pixel aspect ratio of different type of displays...
        If you use libretro emulators you can config screen / scale setting thru the RGUI.
        Edit: and with specific settings in the CFG files of course.

        One specific scaling option, as you mentioned, is integer scale: it simply forces the core to scale to use maximum display area by scaling ONLY integer multiples or the original game resolution (e.g. 3x, 4x). That should maintain original game look best.

        Usually I keep the core (emulator)'s default scaling and make the overlay to fill the black side bars. In some cases, when original artwork is worth it, I uses integer scale: that reduces the game area slightly, provides more space to place artwork and keeps original game look.
        That's of course a matter of personal taste.

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        • UDb23U
          UDb23
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          Joust overlay available.

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          • GreenHawk84G
            GreenHawk84 @UDb23
            last edited by

            @udb23 thank you for the information. I cannot understand any instructions about applying these awesome bezels to my Mame/FBAlpha games. I dumped files into my folders via WinSCP per one of your Readme files, but it did not work. Doesn't seem that straight forward..

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            • UDb23U
              UDb23 @GreenHawk84
              last edited by

              @greenhawk84 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

              I cannot understand any instructions

              Have you checked this ?

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              • GreenHawk84G
                GreenHawk84 @UDb23
                last edited by

                @udb23
                UPDATE [2017-June-29]: You can also install it on RetroPie Menu and then navigate through menus using a joystick. Just run the script with --install argument:
                ./rpie-art.sh --install

                I don't really understand what to do here, no. I am familiar with PuTTy if that's I think needs to be used.

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                • HurricaneFanH
                  HurricaneFan @GreenHawk84
                  last edited by

                  @greenhawk84 If you quit emulationstation and have a keyboard hoooked up to your pi, you can follow the steps in the link that UDb23 listed to install the overlays automatically. It's just at the command line of the pi.

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                  • meleuM
                    meleu @GreenHawk84
                    last edited by

                    @greenhawk84 you can do through SSH (putty) as well.

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                    • GreenHawk84G
                      GreenHawk84 @HurricaneFan
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                      @hurricanefan thank you, I'll give it a shot this weekend hopefully. These bezels are so cool, since they use the original arcade art. I am tired of black borders!

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @GreenHawk84
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                        @greenhawk84 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                        @udb23
                        UPDATE [2017-June-29]: You can also install it on RetroPie Menu and then navigate through menus using a joystick. Just run the script with --install argument:
                        ./rpie-art.sh --install

                        I don't really understand what to do here, no. I am familiar with PuTTy if that's I think needs to be used.

                        To install on RetroPie menu you have to perform that --install command after the others that there are on the same post (git clone, etc...).

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                        • GreenHawk84G
                          GreenHawk84
                          last edited by

                          Hello, can someone use this and make an overlay for Turtles in Time arcade? This was the original side art.

                          0_1500734284253_904_image.jpg

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                          • GreenHawk84G
                            GreenHawk84
                            last edited by

                            OK, so I figured an easy way for me to apply these amazing overlays through the Retroarch menu. How do I snag the .cfgs from Github pages?
                            0_1500735367245_github cfgs.png

                            Also, I have overlay files (.png) that I snagged from some other sources, but they did not come with .cfg. How do I apply it?

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu @GreenHawk84
                              last edited by

                              @greenhawk84 use the rpie-art. Link on my signature.

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                              • GreenHawk84G
                                GreenHawk84
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                                I found some really nice system-specific borders. I keep all my Neo Geo games in one category on ES. Unfortunately these are 2560x1440, I'll need 1920x1080. :(
                                0_1500738976346_SNK-Neo-Geo-Horizontal-Bezel-16x9-2560x1440.png

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                                • GreenHawk84G
                                  GreenHawk84 @simbz23
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                                  @simbz23 For the NBA Jam TE with MK characters, you should put the Revision (2.0 I think) near the logo. Then for regular NBA Jam TE, remove the MK characters and the Revision. Just a suggestion.

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                                  • GreenHawk84G
                                    GreenHawk84
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                                    Anyone care to take a stab at Puckman (original Japanese Pac-Man)? 0_1501028922065_puckman.png

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23 @GreenHawk84
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                                      @greenhawk84 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                      overlay for Turtles in Time arcade

                                      That image is low res and, after some research, It seems that is custom side art and NOT the original arcade side art.
                                      Good quality scans of the actual arcade cabinet artwork are quite rare.
                                      Still I was able to find some nice original stuff... so... overlay may come soon.

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                                      • GreenHawk84G
                                        GreenHawk84 @UDb23
                                        last edited by

                                        @udb23 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                        That image is low res and, after some research, It seems that is custom side art and NOT the original arcade side art.

                                        Aww man, that was really cool art (IMO), oh well, I am sure you will make a quality bezel. I may try my own hand at that graphic I posted. I am working on a Street Fighter II CE bezel (maybe both integer and non-integer). This is ADDICTING!

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                                        • UDb23U
                                          UDb23 @GreenHawk84
                                          last edited by UDb23

                                          @greenhawk84 That graphics is cool sure; the point is unfortunately for 1080p the res is too low (on the display it would look unsharp if stretched).
                                          Sure I confirm making overlays is addictive ;-)
                                          Not only the actual making but also the searching on the web... some images are so rare.. it's like treasure hunting... hours of searching and checking forums.
                                          In a few cases as no quality images existed I asked owners of real cabs to kindly take pictures of 'em (that was the case of Depth Charge and In the End).

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