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      LinuxArcadeGuy
      last edited by LinuxArcadeGuy

      thank you for answering all my questions, hopefully this beautiful creation will be the first of many arcade themes as there currently aren't many if at all, as for the neo-geo only as any theme issue, as with any theme for neo-geo i break down the games into categories instead of systems i.e. Action, Fighting, Arcade, Puzzle, Shooters and Sports, I remove the config option as i can access it thru the back end (ssh) with my ipad, iphone or linux lappy, it would be cool if you could have template psd files available so i could make categories from the systems buttons, anywhore... thanks for being KOOL @ruckage also i am reformatting your intro from 16:9 to 4:3, not a perfect solution, but a solution none-the-less... i have been looking for a bad ass neo-geo themed video boot, found one that was so-so, but yours rocks!

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        LinuxArcadeGuy
        last edited by

        i can post video if you like?

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        • hoodleH
          hoodle
          last edited by

          From start to finish, this is just outstanding. Would love to see a video of it all running!

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          • ruckageR
            ruckage @hoodle
            last edited by

            @hoodle said in Neo Geo X Build:

            From start to finish, this is just outstanding. Would love to see a video of it all running!

            Thanks. I'll maybe see about making a video at some point.

            @linuxarcadeguy said in Neo Geo X Build:

            i can post video if you like?

            I wouldn't worry, it would be better qaulity if done from my original source files as re-encoding vieos multilple times decreases image quality quite a bit. I will probably include the original mp4 file with the other assets when I upload them.

            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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              LinuxArcadeGuy @ruckage
              last edited by

              @ruckage yea, i cant seem to keep artifacts out, i know all too well about encoding and reencoding, was aware of copy of a copy syndrome, but I wanted 4:3 more than I cared about quality.... :(

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                LinuxArcadeGuy
                last edited by

                i wish they added a way to "turn off" the ES logo at boot, it ruins the experience, i mean everyone using themes, boot screens and videos to hide the fact they are using retropie or a raspberry pi is fruitless when the ES logo pops up at boot.

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                • meleuM
                  meleu @LinuxArcadeGuy
                  last edited by

                  @linuxarcadeguy Maybe our friend @Hex can take a look at it. Looks like he knows how to implement such feature:
                  https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11400/es-loading-video

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                    LinuxArcadeGuy
                    last edited by LinuxArcadeGuy

                    ha ha... fruitless, unintended pun...

                    also WHY i LOVE the your theme for arcade or even a TV, it takes the reality out of the theme, all these themes with REAL console pics and whatnot, yours uses elements of the system designs themselves and puts it in a nice multi-cart 999-in-1 one interlace (pandora's box style) this idea hasn't really been done much before

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @LinuxArcadeGuy
                      last edited by

                      @linuxarcadeguy
                      By the way, if you have a long enough video, you can make it hide the ES loading screen.
                      I posted about it here:
                      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11735/video-splashscreen-not-skipping-es/2

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                        LinuxArcadeGuy
                        last edited by LinuxArcadeGuy

                        also @ruckage if you need i made hi-rez 4:3 screenshots with proper scanlines (phosphors) for the 4:3 version of your theme will send to you on your selected platform...

                        also they are all title screens, no in-game shots

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                        • HexH
                          Hex
                          last edited by

                          You can turn off the splash screen. There is a command line parameter for that.

                          Sent from 20,000 leagues under the sea.

                          Powersaver Emulation station : https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation
                          ES dev script : https://github.com/hex007/es-dev/blob/master/es-tests.sh

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                          • ruckageR
                            ruckage @Hex
                            last edited by

                            @hex
                            Yep, just need to add the argument --no-splash when launching emulationstation. You just get a black screen instead.

                            SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

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                            • ruckageR
                              ruckage @LinuxArcadeGuy
                              last edited by ruckage

                              @linuxarcadeguy said in Neo Geo X Build:

                              also @ruckage if you need i made hi-rez 4:3 screenshots with proper scanlines (phosphors) for the 4:3 version of your theme will send to you on your selected platform...

                              also they are all title screens, no in-game shots

                              Not sure what you mean by 'proper' scanlines? Title screens are a bit redundant though with this theme as I have the game logo displayed above the screen shot so a gameplay shot makes more sense.

                              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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                                ruckage @meleu
                                last edited by

                                @meleu said in Neo Geo X Build:

                                @linuxarcadeguy
                                By the way, if you have a long enough video, you can make it hide the ES loading screen.
                                I posted about it here:
                                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11735/video-splashscreen-not-skipping-es/2

                                Yeah, that trick works great. I find on the raspberry pi 3 with a decently fast SD card (I'm using a Sandisk Ultra) the NeoGeo splash video I made is pretty much the perfect length. As soon as it finishes ES is ready to use, makes it pretty seamless.

                                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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                                  LinuxArcadeGuy @ruckage
                                  last edited by

                                  @ruckage i feel ya...

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                                    LinuxArcadeGuy @ruckage
                                    last edited by

                                    @ruckage when the hell did that get added, the last i heard you had to compile it yourself to disable screen

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                                    • ruckageR
                                      ruckage
                                      last edited by ruckage

                                      Hi everyone,

                                      I've just uploaded the first version of the theme for you try, sorry for taking so long but I re-worked a lot of theme to improve performance.
                                      This first release only supports Neo-Geo and Capcom but I will be adding a general arcade system as well. I may also do some collection systems as that seems to make sense for this - eg. differrent genres such as 'fighting', 'shmup', 'platformer' .

                                      I've also made changes to allow for different help system control schemes. So far it only has 'aes-controls' and 'arcade-controls'. These are more of a test at the moment as I don't know what control schemes people are using but I can easily add more if you request them.

                                      To change the help controls to arcade open the settings.xml file and change the following line:

                                      <include>./settings/aes-controls.xml</include>
                                      

                                      To:

                                      <include>./settings/arcade-controls.xml</include>
                                      

                                      AES CONTROLS
                                      0_1500762016386_neogeo aes controls.jpg

                                      ARCADE CONTROLS
                                      0_1500762024816_neogeo arcade controls.jpg

                                      I've also uploaded all of the required assets - these are quite big files but they cover a huge portion of the arcade titles in mame so that when I add a general arcade section to the theme all the assets will ready for it.

                                      Finally I've also uploaded the splashscreen video in 16x9 and 4x3 aspect ratios. They will be much higher quality than you would get from the youtube video I uploaded.

                                      If you need any help then post here and I'll try to answer your questions.

                                      Here are all the files:

                                      Neo-Geo Theme: DOWNLOAD
                                      Marquees: DOWNLOAD
                                      0_1500762859313_mslug-marquee.png
                                      Launch images - black: DOWNLOAD
                                      0_1500762732539_mslug-launching.png

                                      Launch images - stripes: DOWNLOAD
                                      0_1500762778222_mslug-launching.png

                                      Launch images - stripes 4x3: DOWNLOAD
                                      0_1500762824532_mslug-launching.png

                                      Splashscreen video - 16x9: DOWNLOAD
                                      Splashscreen video - 4x3: DOWNLOAD

                                      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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                                        MrJordaaany @ruckage
                                        last edited by

                                        @ruckage Amazing work. Thank you so much :)

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                                        • meleuM
                                          meleu @ruckage
                                          last edited by

                                          @ruckage I <3 you!

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                                          • FlyingTomahawkF
                                            FlyingTomahawk
                                            last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                                            YES, YES, YES! Finally the time has come!
                                            This is the highlight of this year.
                                            Thanks a ton @ruckage

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