Runcommand System Splashscreens!

[Rookervik]

@herb_fargus Is this you telling me that the retropad I designed was crap and to do this one instead? LOL.

[herb_fargus]

@Rookervik nope I love your retropad too. I like pretty much all your art :p

[mediamogul]

@Rookervik

Very helpful advice and exactly what I was looking for, thanks. This is something that I've wanted to learn for a long time.

[Rookervik]

@herb_fargus

[Rookervik]

@mediamogul Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help out. I don't know a lot of people that do pixel art. It's a little new to me, still. I learned art on paper and then scanned it into the computer and looked up tutorials on how to color. So I can still learn some stuff about pixel art as well.

[mediamogul]

@Rookervik

Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help out.

I appreciate the offer. As long as you don't mind, I do have a few questions about working on a larger scale that I'll work into a dedicated thread down the road. However, for the time being, I like your idea of working under specd limitations as an initial focus. I've attempted pixel art before with results that were passable, but I was never satisfied with the authenticity. It seems obvious now that a better understanding of the specific technical limitations would be key, in much the same way that studying anatomy is important for any believable human figure work. Now all I have to do is find the time to experiment.

[Rookervik]

@mediamogul Now if you really want to limit yourself and make things hard, try a Commodore 64 wallpaper. Each pixel is 2:1. And the C64 had a VERY limited palette. :D

NSFW: C64 Reclining Girl Wallpaper

[meleu]

@mediamogul maybe you'll like to know this software:
https://graphicsgale.com/us/

I didn' test it, and don't even know if there's English support, but I saw that some NES homebrew developers use it (but maybe they are all Japanese guys in the end...).

Cheers!

[mediamogul]

@Rookervik

Ha! Nice. Her color palette may be limited, but everything else she has in spades.

@meleu

I'll have to take a look at that. The animation features seem especially interesting.

[AndersHP]

@Rookervik said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

@AndersHP Good lord, you're not asking much are you? LOL.

Glad you're up for the challenge :D :D

Looks great with the controllers so far, but what I initially sought was a joystick + 6 button layout actually. Like this: https://goo.gl/images/uhfKnz

With some cool symbols from each system, I could help with different arrangements if you like :-)

[Rookervik]

@meleu Graphics Gale is what I use to get the basic shape of a pixel art laid down if it is over 64x64 pixels. Graphics Gale has a wonderful bendy-line-tool that makes controllers a cinch to draw :D

[Rookervik]

@AndersHP Hmm, having a picture showing all the consoles mapped to a 6-button arcade setup won't help me or anyone else I know except exobuzz. You would need an arcade setup to benefit from that.

But most everyone (except the people with pi arcades) would benefit from a typical controller image showing where that particular emulator's buttons are. Such as Atari; there are a lot of buttons that a user might not know. Like the level change and the game start switches.

[Rookervik]

@AndersHP However, I can draw an arcade stick and some buttons and give you the assets and you can create all the screens you need. LOL.

[AndersHP]

@Rookervik well, I'd like that then.
Actually I thought many in here had arcade builds, I'm just one of the few?

I'll try the program you mention, and post a result here if I can figure it out XD

[Zigurana]

@AndersHP @Rookervik
Me too!

[Howitzer99]

@Rookervik Nice, I like the retro sprite look of the controllers! A little tough to read the buttons, maybe brighter red color might work to help them pop a bit more.

[AndersHP]

@Rookervik
Were you kidding? Because I'd actually like this :)
And would you just use Graphics Gale to draw / write button mappings on top?

[Rookervik]

@AndersHP I'll do it. I planned to, today, but I got sidetracked by my GPD Win. Installing games on it. LOL. Nothing like playing Dungeon Siege 3 and Reckoning on a 5 inch Windows 10 machine.

Anyway, yes, I will draw them. I will probably do a white wire-frame arcade stick and you can change the colors. And then a colored arcade stick with a bunch of different color buttons you can change out, and "stickers" you can put on them telling what button is what.

Just give me a little time. Working this week and have a new toy that's sidetracking me. :D

PS, I'd use Photoshop to edit images. Haha. But yeah, GraphicsGale is free. Gimp is free. And I'll give more instruction once I finish the template for you.

[meleu]

@Rookervik said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

sidetracked by my GPD Win

Hey dude, take it easy with the buttons. The rubber below the buttons is a little "cheap". I don't recommend playing Final Fight (or other button smashing game) on this device. ;-)

My friend @R1n0X had this kind of problems with his GPD Win with two months of use.

[mediamogul]

@meleu

I have an older GPD device that has a similar issue with the right shoulder button. A few games of 'F-Zero' and it completely lost it's tactile feedback click.