ComicBook Theme Launching Images

hansolo77

Just when you think nothing can improve this awesome theme, you pull this out. It's such a hard decision now figuring out which version I want to use. :) Good job buddy!

TMNTturtlguy

@hansolo77 thanks! You can always mix and match your favorites! I haven't decided which one I want to use yet either!

meleu

@tmntturtlguy FYI, when you launch a game from Favorites, Last Played or All Games menu, the launching image will be the one for the original system. Example: If I launch Mega Man X via Favorites menu, the launching image will be the SNES one. Then, I think there's no point in creating a launching image for Favorites.

By the way, I think we'll get your images installable via rpie-art this evening. :)

TMNTturtlguy

@meleu thanks for helping getting those posted. As for the favorites and custom systems........there are 3 reasons I have created them:

For custom systems if you create a configs folder and runcommand you can use them. I use this with capcom and my hacks systems. I just copy the fba config folder, rename capcom and edit my es_systems.cfg and all my capcom or hacks games can have their own launch image.
Per our previous discussion, it is my hope that someday in he future we can find a way to modify your custom runcommand in you custom system script to look for a launching image in the symlinks folder first, and then if one is not present, it will use the original systems launch image from the configs folder. I know that is not possible right now, but it would be a nice feature for the future.
Users can set these to launch to individual games. If one desires they could set the favorites launch to the games they tag as favorites. I won't ever do that, but the option is there.

I know not many will use those, but in the scheme of createing about 500 launch images in total it only took a few minutes to create those 3 systems.

Thanks again for your help!

jozzy1

@tmntturtlguy WOW! Great theme and these are the icing on the cake... Great stuff and many thanks for your efforts...

meleu

@tmntturtlguy Those are good points to create them. Nice job man!

Regarding the installation via rpie-art, the script only offers to the users the installation of images for systems they have installed (systems with a directory in /opt/retropie/configs/). Then virtual/custom systems won't be installable via script. But they always can get the images directly on github and do their hacks, of course. ;-)

Thanks!

Ranma

Oh wow, they are absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for this update. :-) Getting these straight on my Pi!

meleu

@TMNTturtlguy yeah boy! They are ready to be installed through rpie-art. How to do this:

launch rpie-art.
choose the .../meleu/rpie-launching-images repository.
choose Update files from remote repositoriy.
choose Launching image list.
check the files you want to install with space (or button B if using with joystick).
choose continue and the image files will be downloaded and installed.
done! you can exit the rpie-art and launch some games to see the beauty.

hansolo77

And.. how does one get rpie-art? Is it in the experimental menu?

meleu

@hansolo77 there are some options:

the link on my signature;
the link on the "useful topics index" post;
google for "rpie-art".

:)

I hope you like it Han!

hansolo77

Lol, you know I'm blind and lazy. :)

Ranma

These are stunning, and it really feels like I've polished the whole look of Retropie. Thanks again TMNTTurtlguy. :)

One thing though, I've lost the ability to go into the options before the game launches. The image says press a button to configure, but it's not working. Is there a way to restore this behaviour should I need it? Many thanks.

TMNTturtlguy

@ranma you have to wait until the launching images goes away, then immediately push A button. This is the way emulation station is designed.

Edit: see this post with the same question: link text

Ranma

@tmntturtlguy
Awesome, I knew it would be something daft I'd missed. :)

Thanks for replying!

meleu

@tmntturtlguy said in ComicBook Theme Launching Images:

This is the way emulation station is designed.

I would replace "emulation station" with "runcommand" in the sentence above. ;-)

holy2tack

I hope it's okay I reply to this after so long, especially for a request.

I was wondering if you have plans to expand on these? I'd love to see a Final Fantasy, Tales of, or any other jRPG series launching screen image. Or just a catch all one for that genre. Possibly ones for Zelda, Donkey Kong, Kirby, or other mainstream Nintendo characters?

Your theme and launching images have really made my retropie something I look forward to booting up every day. Thanks so much!

I made an edited version of the SNES Hacks one here SNES Hacks Alt - I liked the Samus/Mario/Link art better for it.
Also one for SNES MSU-1 (CD) SNES CD - Based on the menu logo art made by @pittstone said in New Comic Book Theme!:

@tmntturtlguy Oh, O.k. Can i ask you, to make a Wallpaper for me?

I have made a Folder for SNES MSU-1 Games and it works great. Only a nice Wallpaper is Missing. I have a Logo, too!

found in the main thread https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9211/new-comic-book-theme/836

Red5ive

Using the ComicBook theme on my Windows install and would love to add these launch images.
Can that be done and if so what do I need to do?
Thanks in advance!

S

mitu

@red5ive said in ComicBook Theme Launching Images:

Can that be done and if so what do I need to do?

The splash images are not part of Emulationstation, but part of the launcher - Runcommand. So, unless you find a substitute for it, the answer would be no.