New overlay: Space Panic - Universal

UDb23

Another classic arcade game with great artwork by Universal: Space Panic.

Overlay (1080p):

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Based on original arcade bezel; found a high res scan on arcadeartwork.org and completely restored it.

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If you'd like to make your own overlay for different resolutions you can find the full image (+other nice universal artwork) here.

Have Fun !!

You can find this and more hand crafted quality overlays in the rpie-ovl repository.
And if you want an easy way to install them, @meleu created a great dedicated script.
Perform these commands on your RetroPie:

cd
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleu/rpie-art
cd rpie-art
./rpie-art.sh

After launching rpie-art.sh script you just have to follow the instructions in the dialog boxes. Once you have the rpie-art.shscript, choose the Update option to get all the latest art in the repository.

Clyde

@udb23 Finally found this thread, after we already talked about this theme in another one. :)

jozzy1

@udb23 nice one. looks great!

quicksilver

@jozzy1 wow just used this and installed a bunch of great arcade overlays. Somehow I accidentally installed a generic NES overlay that shows up on every NES game. I'd like to remove it but it doesn't show up in the uninstall section of the rpie-art script. Anyone know how I can remove it?

Brigane

@quicksilver I had the same problem so I used winscp to ssh into the folders

/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/arcade-bezels/

I found the file and deleted them manually. I'm not exactly sure where the file is though because I removed them a while ago.
I know this ain't much help but I hope you get the idea.

UDb23

@clyde Sorry for the delay.. little time lately for overlays.
Here's the 1600x1200 as requested:

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Available in the Repo.
You have to use @meleu 's script to install and select the 1600 version; otherwise if you install manually you got to edit the cfg with the right overlay filename.

Note: never did a 1600x1200 overlay so far, so please check if the actual game area fits correctly on your screen.

Clyde

@udb23 Wow, many thanks! It fits perfectly, with and without the curved shader I use (ghogan42's zfast_crt_curve). The only detail worth mentioning is a fine yellow line at the edges where the overlay meets the game's screen.

UDb23

@clyde Huh, yellow line? Is on the sides (vertical) ? Will check and edit.

Clyde

@udb23 It's on the inward sides of the red vertical lines as well as around the astronaut's pointing hand.

UDb23

@clyde Uploaded fixed image. It seems the selection of the game area (that needs to become transparent) left some borders. Should now be ok. Let me know.

Clyde

@udb23 The yellow lines are gone and you're my hero. :) Looking forward to other 4:3 1600x1200 overlays from you in the future, maybe, I mean … O:)

Off topic, but I suddenly have no sound in Space Panic, but I am sure I had sound before. Apart from installing your overlay, I upgraded my system from Retropie 4.3 to 4.4 today, so I don't know if Space Panic had sound in 4.4 before I installed your overlay. Do you happen to know about sound issues in Space Panic, or sound issues after installing overlays? I didn't find any other arcade game without sound, yet.

UDb23

@clyde said in New overlay: Space Panic - Universal:

Do you happen to know about sound issues in Space Panic,

Space panic requires samples as far as I know. You can find them here.

or sound issues after installing overlays?

No impact on game sounds coming from overlay install :-)

Clyde

@udb23 Argh, thanks for reminding me. I wanted to copy the samples to the 4.4 sd card, but had to expand its partition first, and then I forgot to copy the samples … :P