[RELEASE| Neo Geo AES Classic Theme

Arcanthur

OK guys, here it is. The first release of the Neo Geo AES Classic theme for Emulationstation. I'm sure there are some coding mistakes, etc. so please report your issues below. This this only works with the dev brach of emulation station. Install that before the theme.
Download here:
https://github.com/Arcanthur/es-theme-NeoGeoClassic
4K version here (windows only):
https://github.com/Arcanthur/NeoGeoClassic4K

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Arcanthur

To install run this command:

sudo mkdir -p "/etc/emulationstation/themes/Neo Geo Classic/" && sudo git clone https://github.com/Arcanthur/es-theme-NeoGeoClassic.git "/etc/emulationstation/themes/Neo Geo Classic/" --branch master --depth=1

To use this theme you must install the emulationstation-dev branch.
This theme uses the grid view exclusively (for now).

To install the dev branch -

Settings > Retropie setup > Manage Packages > Manage Experamental Packages

Scroll down and install Emulationstation-Dev from source. Once the application has compiled you will need to reboot your system, and you should now be running the correct version. You can verify by pressing start on your controller and checking the version # that displays at the bottom of the screen.

Next change the view type to Grid, then select Neo Geo Classic theme.

Systems currently supported -

3DO
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari Lynx
Atari Jaguar
Bandai Wonderswan
Bandai Wonderswan Color
Commodore Amiga
Commodore CD32
Commodore 64
Commodore Plus4
Commodore Vic/20
ColecoVision
Fairchild Channel F
FM Towns Marty
Mattel Intellivision
Microsoft MSX
Microsoft MSX2
Microsoft MS-DOS
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft Xbox 360
NEC PC Engine
NEC PC Engine CD
NEC SuperGrafx
NEC Turbografx 16
NEC Turbografx CD
NEC PC-98
NEC PC-FX
Nintendo NES
Nintendo Famicom
Nintendo Famicom Disk System
Nintendo Gameboy
Nintendo Gameboy Color
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo SNES
Nintendo SNES MSU-1 (SNES CD)
Nintendo Super Famicom
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Virtual Boy
ScummVM
Sega SG1000
Sega Master Sytem
Sega Mark III
Sega Genesis
Sega Megadrive
Sega 32X
Sega CD
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Gamegear
Sharp X68000
SNK Neo Geo
SNK Neo Geo Pocket
SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color
SNK Neo Geo CD
Sony PlayStation 1
Sony PlayStation 2
Sony PlayStation 3
Sony PlayStation Portable
Vectrex
ZX81
ZX Spectrum

-Custom collections
Favorites
Capcom arcade classics
Konami arcade classics
SNK arcade classics
Gameboy Hacks
Gameboy Advance Hacks
Gamegear Hacks
Genesis Hacks
Super Nintendo Hacks

If assets don't load for your system check the folder name of your system and verify if matches the theme.

To make additions / edits -

There are 3 locations you will need to add your content.

./art/logos/"system name".png
./art/console/"system name".png

and in the root of the theme you will also need a folder with your system name with the following files:

./System Name
/theme.xml
/tile.png
/tile-selected.png

For example if you wanted to add Atari800 you will need the following:

./art/logos/atari800.png
./art/console/atari800.png
./atari800
/theme.xml
/tile.png
/tile-selected.png

Clyde

That's a very sleak design. It catches the look of the original console very nicely. 👍

Alas, I'll have to wait until the grid view makes its way to the final ES, since I won't install the dev version just for a theme (no criticism, just a sigh of regret in text form).

mitu

@Clyde The grid view is part of the stable ES release since February.

mitu

@Arcanthur The Grid View is part of the stable EmulationStation package in RetroPie since this February, so there's no need to install the -dev package.

Also, there's no need to use sudo for installation - EmulationStation can read themes from both the system folder (/etc/emulationstation/themes) and the user's folder in $HOME/.emulationstation/themes.

Arcanthur

@mitu thanks,I had no idea grid view was a part of the stable release yet. I'll update my readme for that and the install command.

paffley

Hi guys, you need to make note that the grid view on the stable branch works differently to the grid view on the es-dev package.

I would personally work with the grid view on the latest es-dev as it has better and much easier theme settings and wait for it to be merged.

Please see here - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23551/grid-updates-emulationstation-dev/24

svera

@Arcanthur Nice theme! Do you plan to do a version for 4:3 displays? Would be great to use it in Picade.

PaBLoNeKeN

@svera said in [RELEASE| Neo Geo AES Classic Theme:

Nice theme!

Nice Theme, but sadly doesn't work well in the last version of Retropie.

hhtien1408

@arcanthur loop Thanks for your great effort. Could you share me your scraped image and bezel? My image does not fit a grid entirely.