Neo Geo X Build

LinuxArcadeGuy

eta on release date pls... :)

ruckage

When it's ready. I made a mistake when batch processing the marquees so I need to re-do them (working on it now).

LinuxArcadeGuy

you duh man RUCK, cant wait to put it in my neo-geo cabinet! also is it a solo neo-geo only theme?

LinuxArcadeGuy

is the theme setup for 4:3 or just 16:9?, got 180 neo-geo games ready for this theme, this will seriuosly complete my cabinet, led marquee, 19" 4:3 lcd monitor, coin mech, cabinet is one switch power-up!!

LinuxArcadeGuy

my neo geo cabinet exterior is a work in progress, now that i have the hardware and software right where i want it, your theme @ruckage will be the delicious organic cherry on top!

LinuxArcadeGuy

my main concerns are that its a stand-alone neo-geo only theme and the cps stuff can be omitted and that its 4:3 compatible, and the help section doesnt seem to match the neo-geo arcade button setup, but rather a omage to the arcade but the visuals look like that of a joypad configuration, as the cabinet has only 4 buttons that are individually colored, a 1p start, 2p start and a game select button, i have mapped the game select button to "esc" to leave emulator and return to game list, 1p/2p start are white as they should be and start the games after coins are added or coin cheater buttons are pressed

LinuxArcadeGuy

hey @ruckage could you release a 720p/1080p 4:3 version of your neo-geo inrto video? it is superb but again not really for 4:3 monitors... im infusing new and old, yes raspberry pi, yes LCD but keeping it 4:3 for a more natural feel, wheras 16:9 is kind of useless, the additional real estate can only be used for a glorious menu but in-game its only use is for a border overlay of sorts...

thanks for all that you do, you are some kind of demigod!

FlyingTomahawk

@linuxarcadeguy

I would say let him release the theme first and then we'll see from there. Giving him more and more to do just delays the release.
Anything can be updated later, like he did with the NES-mini and Famicom-mini themes.

ruckage

@LinuxArcadeGuy

Woah, slow down. That's a lot of questions/requests in very short space of time. This was designed to meet my requirements for my system and as such the initial release is not going to meet your requirements, as @FlyingTomahawk said wait for the release and I can see about changes/additions from there.
I will try to breakdown some of your questions below.

is the theme setup for 4:3 or just 16:9?

It's only 16x9 (1920x1080 to be exact)at the moment as it was designed for use on my TV. It will not work at 4x3. I may add 4x3 later but that's isn't a simple task, everything has to be redesigned to work at a totally different aspect ratio.

my main concerns are that its a stand-alone neo-geo only theme and the cps stuff can be omitted

If you only add NeoGeo games it will only display a Neogeo system - same as any theme.

the help section doesnt seem to match the neo-geo arcade button setup, but rather a omage to the arcade but the visuals look like that of a joypad configuration

The theme was made for my AES build so the 'help system' reflects my arcade joystick and the Neogeo AES joystick which have all of those buttons. I have a solution planned to offer some alternative help button layouts but it won't be in the initial release.

hey @ruckage could you release a 720p/1080p 4:3 version of your neo-geo inrto video? it is superb but again not really for 4:3 monitors...

I can do that at some point, though you may just have to live with it being letter boxed for the time being.

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!

LinuxArcadeGuy

i can post video if you like?

hoodle

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

ruckage

@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.

LinuxArcadeGuy

@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.... :(

LinuxArcadeGuy

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.

meleu

@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

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

meleu

@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

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

Hex

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