Backdrops in mame2003-plus
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@Riverstorm @UDb23 Although German, I know about "there is more way to skin a cat" for quite a time now. It always was one of my favourite English proverbs. 😸
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@Clyde - I find the origin of some proverbs very interesting. We use them all the time without really knowing how they came about. When I look them up sometimes it's pretty surprising and some times gross how a proverb or common phrase started. :)
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@Riverstorm Same here! :D
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When I run the BD and overlay together in Space Invaders it covers my second digit credit so it always shows as 0. It's not a show stopper but just doesn't look right as it sits perfectly behind the rock. Are you guys seeing the same thing? Here's a snap below to show it.
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@UDb23 said in Backdrops in mame2003-plus:
@meleu could you be interested in enhancing your overlay script to install backdrops also ?
sure.
post what you have in mind on the rpie-art issue tracker: https://github.com/meleu/rpie-art/issues
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@Riverstorm Yes, I'm aware that current SI overlay does not fit perfectly with the backdrop.
Started some weeks ago to vectorize a high res scan of SI's bezel. Almost finished.
2 reasons:
a) all currently available bezels (including MrDo's) are ok but provide little detail (just check the borders of the game area "window")
b) The final vector version will enable to generate various resolution and aspect ratio specific bitmap overlays at top notch quality.Please be patient; you'll soon get the most accurate SI bezel+backdrop ever ;-)
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@Riverstorm said in Backdrops in mame2003-plus:
I find the origin of some proverbs very interesting.
Yes, and also etymology is very interesting to me.
Maybe already know, just an example, the origin of the word "Kaiser" (@Clyde you should know) ?
If not, hint: same origin of Russian word "Zar".
Cheating by using wikipedia not allowed :-)) -
@UDb23 - Ok, I can definitely wait for the unveiling I just wanted to make sure you knew it. Those darn space rocks always getting in the way!
Wha, no Wikipedia! Wikipedia and I are tight. I use it so much I make an annual contribution. ;)
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@meleu Great, thanks!!
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Maybe already know, just an example, the origin of the word "Kaiser" (@Clyde you should know) ?
If not, hint: same origin of Russian word "Zar".Both words were used to define the "Emperor" (Kaiser in Germany and Zar in Russia)
These both originate from the latin word "Caesar". In ancient Rome Cesar has been such an important leader that later roman emperors used the name Caesar as their title.
Caesar become Czar over centuries in Russia and later just Zar.
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@UDb23 - I was waiting to see if Clyde knew. I had a guess and it was wrong to say the least. I can tell you it was clearly wrong! ;) It's a great word it actually sounds like a great name or is that over the top, like naming someone King.
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@UDb23 @Riverstorm I did know both Kaiser (of course) and Czar, but I didn't know their common history.
@Riverstorm Thumbs up for donating to Wikipedia. I have made it a tradition to donate to one non-profit online organisation at the end of each year. Wikipedia got it in 2017, this time it was archive.org.
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This weekend I was totally knocked out by flu with high fever; so basically no progress in BD related activity. Getting slightly better now so, at least, I was able to create a shared sheet of all backdrops available for mame that includes a few comments.
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@UDb23 said in Backdrops in mame2003-plus:
It's editable so anyone can update it.
For a moment, I did read "edible". 😄
Get well soon!
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@Clyde said in Backdrops in mame2003-plus:
I did read "edible".
lol, in that case it wouldn't last long as shared :-)
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@UDb23 - Take care of yourself. I had the full blown flu about 4 years ago. I was knocked out for 5 days right through the weekend. I had a raging fever on top of something as I couldn't keep nothing down. I had to force myself to eat, drink and move a little. I hate fevers, as I feel teeth chattering cold in a hot room. Any other symptom I can handle. At work we've had no flu or colds this season...knock on wood.
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@Riverstorm said in Backdrops in mame2003-plus:
knock on wood
Since we Germans also say "klopf auf Holz" (knock on wood), I was curious where this custom came from originally. Interestingly, it may be based on German folklore. 😊
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocking_on_wood#Origin
edit: typo (can't type German anymore, it seems)
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@Clyde Very interesting, thanks. Can also confirm in Italy it’s “touch iron”.
@Riverstorm This time the flu was particularly strong and sudden. Feeling much better today, should be back to almost ok condition tomorrow. Funny that it almost always happens during weekends, ’cause you relax after a tough week ? There probably there is a scientific explanation.
Fingers crossed for you guys not to catch it !
@Clyde Daumen drücken in Germany I know, I have relatives from Germany ;-) -
@Clyde - That's great. I had no idea it was so global. I literally knock on wood wherever I am standing when needed. A desk, book case, door, door frame, whatever is wood. Availability is a bit slim in our computer room at work. It's all metal, plastic and silicone. Funny thing is no one asks what you're doing because they already know. :)
@UDb23 - I am still surprised how many people die from the flu annually. It really can be deadly. I don't know if it's global but here we do flu vaccines annually. Most agree, some don't. I go with the "for the most part". I think they do more good than harm but I respect all stands.
I think they target the top 5 or 6 strains each year and sometimes they get it right and sometimes not. It's hard to predict what strain will break out and be a "pandemic". This year has been particularly good. The flu shots start to run out around February or March and that's when the flu peaks statistically, then it dies off for the summer. They say it has to do with being cooped up indoors and less fresh air so I crack a few windows every day for a 10 or 15 minutes and they say that helps. Even when it's way below zero. I always think it is a funny thought but where does it (the flu) go in the summer and why so less prevalent and aggressive! ;)
I read an article a long time ago and for the life of me can't find it again. What you wrote prompted me to try again. It's basically exactly along the lines of what you wrote. Our immune systems have the ability to repress "sickness" to a certain degree during the work week so "we can get the job done" and when weekend rolls around and our immune system relaxes and suddenly we feel really run down or get the sniffles or that cold or full blown influenza in your case. I don't think it's an accident it happens that way.
I think you had an interest but after the nayslayer updates overlay "LEDs" do work. I've tested Gorf, Lunar Lander and Turbo. If you don't remember Turbo you will with a screenshot. I spent quite a bit of time with Lunar Lander this past weekend and you can adjust the difficulty and the lighted overlay changes as you select the level with the assigned key. It's really pretty darn cool. That's a win-win.
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@Riverstorm It's also important to distinguish between influenza and the common cold. Up until today, we have only vaccines for (some strains of) the flu, not for the common cold. But alas, many people confuse them and wonder why they get the common cold after being vaccinated.
Another misconception is that coldness causes the common cold, maybe partly because of its name (or the similar "Erkältung" in German). But as the umbrella term infectious desease points to, you have to be infected by others. AFAIK, the seasonal fluctiations in infection rates are presumed to have to do mainly (*) with people crowding together indoors during bad weather, cold air drying out our mucosa, coldness weakening our immune system, or a combination of them.
(* mainly have to do? have mainly to do?)
Maybe we should title this thread "Backdrops in mame2003-plus, and other topics we talk about when @UDb23 is temporarily unable to provide more of his excellent groundwork". 😉
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