Top requested arcade games for overlays

UDb23

@Gosenbach My personal 2DO list for overlays currently has multiple games in WIP.
Which rom would like to have an overlay for?

Gosenbach

@UDb23 I would love it if there was one for Gladiator. One of my favorite games when I was younger. There was one at the water slide park and I would play it instead of water sliding :)

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UDb23

@Gosenbach Just found good res image of that bezel; making a retropie version shouldn't be complicated. Will work on it and let you know.
Saw a video of the game as I didn't know it; at some point you fight against a female gladiator. She looses bits of the armour during the fight ...
I seriously doubt ancient roman girls were dressed with red underware :-))

Gosenbach

@UDb23 Exactly as I remember it!

Thanks dude!

UDb23

@Gosenbach Here you go.
Some stretching to fit original bezel (4:3 to 16:9) and repositioning of the Taito logo were unavoidable.

Found interesting Trivia in Mame's History:

Gladiator was released in March 1986 in USA.
A prototype version of this game is known as "Golden Castle". This game is known in Japan as "Ougon no Shiro", and as "Great Gurianos".

Guaranos and Irene appear in Allumer's "Blandia" as the selectable characters Gurianos and Irriana respectively.

And also includes explanation about the "fancy" woman's clothing:
The Japanese version ("Ohgon no Siro") and the prototype ("Golden Castle") have a nudity feature not present in Gladiator. The female warrior Irene is shown with bare breasts when defeated by removing all layers of her chest armor (In Gladiator she still wears a bikini top when defeated this way).
Another funny case of pixel censorship :-))

Can't test the overlay right now on the Pi so please let me know if it works correctly.

As multiple fixes were made by the Mame team up to v. 136 it may be worth also testing how the game performs with Lr-Mame2010.

You can find this and other 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:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/udb23/rpie-ovl.git
cd rpie-ovl
bash rpie-ovl.sh

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

meleu

@UDb23 may I suggest a default text to use when posting overlays here in the forum?

I think many guys here do not read the previous posts, so I think this would help to popularize the use of your art.

Here is my suggestion:

You can find this and other overlays in the rpie-ovl repository. And if you want an easy way to install them, perform these commands on your RetroPie:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/udb23/rpie-ovl.git
cd rpie-ovl
bash rpie-ovl.sh

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

The markdown text to let you copy'n'paste:

**You can find this and other overlays in the [rpie-ovl repository](https://github.com/udb23/rpie-ovl).** And if you want an easy way to install them, perform these commands on your RetroPie:

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/udb23/rpie-ovl.git
    cd rpie-ovl
    bash rpie-ovl.sh

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

UDb23

@meleu Sure. It's a very good suggestion.

I slightly modified the text ;-)
You must get credit for your great work.
Check edited Gladiator post above.

Gosenbach

@UDb23 Wow! that was fast!

I should be able to try it out this weekend. My washing machine is broken so I won't have to spend all weekend doing the Fam's laundry!

Thanks thanks!
Greg

Edit: Had no idea the non-us version had that "Easter egg" good find!

UDb23

@Gosenbach Glad you like it.
When you mentioned the washing machine I first thought you embedded the raspberry in it ! :-D

Gosenbach

@UDb23 It if funny that you mention that... My wife and I were looking online at some new washers (the debate between repair or replace rages on) and she saw one of the them connected to the internet. "OMG you can connect this one to the internet. Maytag isn't really known as an internet security company"

I was thinking.. "hmmm, they make a Raspberry Pi for that!"

UDb23

@Gosenbach :-) IoT coming everywhere...

UDb23

Canyon Bomber overlay.

UDb23

With this one today we reached total of 40 new arcade overlays!!
(+4 console ones).

Not bad considering we started with @mviars 's "Top 10" ;-)

It was released by Irem in 1993 and later published to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 for the PC by Kokopeli. A Super NES version was in development, with a playable version appearing at a Consumer Electronics Show, but it was never completed. (source: Wikipedia)

Limited and low quality artwork unfortunately is available for this great horizontal shmup.
I recreated the logo as vectors and used the original arcade bezel artwork for the sidebars.

If anybody could provide a higher resolution image of the bezel it would be really helpful; couldn't find any.

Have fun !

You can find this and other 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:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/udb23/rpie-ovl.git
cd rpie-ovl
bash rpie-ovl.sh

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

UDb23

Another "must play" classic: Moon Patrol

backstander

@UDb23 do you think you could make an overlay for River City Ransom for either the NES or GBA? If you make a NES version you might also need to make a generic NES overlay as well ;-)

UDb23

@backstander Sure, as long as you're using a libretro core. Which one are you using ? So I can check that core actual game area size and create the overlay.
You can help me speeding up creation if you can provide link to good resolution artwork of that game (e.g. box art or flyer).

Generic Nes is easy. Was already thinking of making it.

UDb23

@backstander OK, already found artwork.

backstander

@UDb23

Sure, as long as you're using a libretro core. Which one are you using ?

It is a libretro but I can't remember which core I'm using off the top of my head. I'll look when I get home.

You can help me speeding up creation if you can provide link to good resolution artwork of that game (e.g. box art or flyer).

Will these work?

https://thewellredmage.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/rivercityransomthumb.jpg
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5411df7ee4b01dce1367679d/t/55439f18e4b03b82c61632c5/1430495006279/
https://www.retrogamecases.com/wp-content/uploads/nes_rivercityransom.png

backstander

BTW...I'm using the lr-fceumm core.

UDb23

@backstander Images are fine, thanks. Will work on it soon.