Chicuelo Theme

JesseBlue

So this awesome theme is gone for good? :(

Now you basically encourage these scumbags to rip off your theme even more.

sirhenrythe5th

@JesseBlue this might be true, but i think we have to respect chicuelos descision.
I will keep his work in honor and can understand that he at least will give no further support and updates.
It is a shame indeed concerning this wonderful theme, but nethertheless its the creators choice.

ohmycommodore

Well that's too bad. Hopefully this theme will inspire another in a similar style. The challenge is out there to match it or top it I guess :)

thnder

@Keigan Thanks for uploading this

thnder

@keltoigael How did you change the colour of the logos?

Frakatchoo

Hi! I just upload my reworked theme based on the fantastic work of Chicuelo. I mainly reworked the gamelist page, changed the visuals to a more vintage style, and added some new exotic systems like visualpinball, zinc, atomiswave, cave, model 2 & 3, etc ...for a total of 60 systems!
You can download the modified theme here : https://www54.zippyshare.com/v/sHaPmbaP/file.html

Full view :

System page with vintage visuals and red logo.

New gamelist page with logo on the top of the list, and more game informations (genre, released date, rating, ...)

chicuelo

@Frakatchoo said in Chicuelo Theme:

i! I just upload my reworked theme based on the fantastic work of Chicue

Looks awesome!

quicksilver

@chicuelo glad to see you're still around! I was very upset to see the way people mistreated and misused your theme. Your chicuelo theme is still one of my favorites.

chicuelo

@quicksilver Im still here, reading every day, hided like an owl :D

mikeydoom

@chicuelo
I tried to instal lthis theme a few weeks ago but it was broken.

Did you fix it?

mitu

@mikeydoom said in Chicuelo Theme:

I tried to instal lthis theme a few weeks ago but it was broken.

The theme was pulled off from Github and it's not installable from the RetroPie themes module.

mikeydoom

@mitu

Sooooo how do I install it?

mitu

@mikeydoom You don't - as I said, the theme is not available, as the author wished.

nil06

It is really beyond disgusting what these greedy a******s did by taking Chicuelo's theme and trying to sell it off as their own creation.

I followed the thread from the beginning and one thing that truly amazed me was the hard work and dedication both by @chicuelo as well as all the other community members who contributed to the theme. Such work shows off the best aspects of open sourcing, but it only takes a few bad ones to spoil the whole deal for everyone.

Having said that, I had an earlier version of Chicuelo's theme which I decided to rework to match the original Commodore 64 OS colours, as well as changing the system artwork etc. Would it be ok with Chicuelo to provide a link to the theme / or open a new thread for it?

I also made another remix, this time keeping the original colours but adding new system screens as well as some other minor enhancements, but if Chicuelo wants to keep it offline I totally understand and respect the decision.

Cheers,
Nick

chicuelo

@nil06 Thanks for your kind words Nick, Im still working on the theme, refining graphics and updating some artwork but I would not share It again. Its a pity as a designer it's harmful when you work on a project, share for free and then you get some "pro builders" selling it.

poke-1_0

@chicuelo Only checked your reply today. That's a shame. I was really looking forward to use your theme in my new arcade.

chicuelo

@poke-1_0
Hang On, Im finishing a new dark theme with the partnertship of @nil06 and we will look forward on how to release the theme and also avoiding others self credit or profit

SP

@chicuelo Can't wait to try out that dark theme. And thanks for changing your mind on releasing it.

lilbud

@chicuelo Any one who wants the theme must send a carrier pigeon with a USB drive attached, the theme will be put on the drive and the pigeon will be sent back.

Or some kind of watermark on the theme backgrounds. like "Chicuelo - 2020" at the bottom. Noticeable, but not obtrusive.

chicuelo

@lilbud I live in Argentina, if you send here an usb drive you will never see it again. Neither I :D
Watermarks are easy to remove. I will find a way, maybe a template theme where you have to place or create your artwork in order to use it