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    • UDb23U
      UDb23 @GreenHawk84
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      @greenhawk84 nice overlay!
      Unfortunately no time this week to test on Pi.

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      • GreenHawk84G
        GreenHawk84 @UDb23
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        @udb23 No this is a scan of the original that would fit in an original cabinet. This would not work with a Pi. I would use this for sampling and creating a 16:9 bezel.

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        • MrJordaaanyM
          MrJordaaany @UDb23
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          @udb23 I use whatever I need to use. GIMP, photoshop, paint.net, etc. I would really appreciate if you can share the templates with me :)

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23 @MrJordaaany
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            @mrjordaaany sure I can. Will upload them on github both as svg and PSD next weekend. Will provide link here.

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            • MrJordaaanyM
              MrJordaaany @UDb23
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              @udb23 Thank you :)

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              • N
                nasp2000
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                Arcade Generic overlays for Vertical oriented screen... ;)

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                • GreenHawk84G
                  GreenHawk84
                  last edited by GreenHawk84

                  Finished Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior (original SF2)
                  alt text

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                  • UDb23U
                    UDb23 @MrJordaaany
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                    @mrjordaaany said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                    I would really appreciate if you can share the templates with me :)

                    Templates now available here as vector (svg) and bitmap (png) for libretro @1080p, standard options, scale integer off (lr-mame2003, lr-fba).
                    PNGs include transparent game area. Side bars in solid color so they are easy to select and replace. Small borders included.

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                    • MrJordaaanyM
                      MrJordaaany @UDb23
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                      @udb23 Legend. Thank you.

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                      • UDb23U
                        UDb23
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                        And here's another new overlay ready for a great Classic: AMIDAR.

                        amidar

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                        • RiverstormR
                          Riverstorm
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                          @UDb23 I see this thread hasn't been posted in for a few months. Are you using a different thread when discussing Overlays?

                          I've been adding overlays and noticed mspacman.cfg had an incorrect name to the png.

                          Also simbz23 had a few errors I think it was dkong3 and dkongjr. They had -edit in the .cfg file or the png name. They were both part of the Donkey Kong ROMS but I believe it was those two.

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                          • RiverstormR
                            Riverstorm
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                            More details on errors. They prevent the overlays from loading.

                            mspacman.cfg (This might be an old entry I have)
                            overlay0_overlay = "mspac_udb-ovl.png"
                            png:
                            mspacman_udb-ovl.png

                            dkong3.cfg:
                            overlay0_overlay = "dkong3_simbz23_edit-ovl.png"
                            png:
                            dkong3_simbz23-ovl.png

                            dkongjr:
                            overlay0_overlay = "dkongjr_simbz23_edit-ovl.png"
                            png:
                            dkongjr_simbz23-ovl.png

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                            • UDb23U
                              UDb23 @Riverstorm
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                              @riverstorm said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                              I've been adding overlays and noticed mspacman.cfg had an incorrect name to the png.

                              Thanks for le ttimg me know.
                              Now fixed.

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                              • UDb23U
                                UDb23 @Riverstorm
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                                @riverstorm said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                I see this thread hasn't been posted in for a few months. Are you using a different thread when discussing Overlays?

                                In this thread I include only those overlays that are (or can) be considered real classic arcade games.
                                There are of course other new overlays I made meanwhile. Usually post them in separate threads for each one.
                                You can do a search for "New Overlay"; some results here.

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                                • RiverstormR
                                  Riverstorm @UDb23
                                  last edited by Riverstorm

                                  @udb23 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                  Usually post them in separate threads for each one.

                                  Ok, so I will try and locate the overlay thread if I run across an issue with a specific overlay?

                                  A quick question for you. I saw in astrob.zip.cfg you had the vertical shader setup but commented out. Is that tough to do? I mean adding it to the configs.

                                  I have all the overlays in use for games I play (which is most of them). Basically what I do is if you create an overlay for a game in my library I add it. Then I go to Dank's vertical shaders and check to see if it's vertical. If it's vertical I add the lines into the game.zip.cfg (I have the regular shader set for global). Lastly I move Dank's vertical shader config to a temp directory so the overlay works properly and just in case I am playing on a TV that's not 1080 I can move it back and disable the overlay. I wish they were dynamic! ;)

                                  Also do Burning Force and Darkstalkers work with the optional overlays that requires video_scale_integer? I like the "boxed" in overlays that surround the screen
                                  they look very sharp.

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                                  • UDb23U
                                    UDb23 @Riverstorm
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                                    @riverstorm said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                    Ok, so I will try and locate the overlay thread if I run across an issue with a specific overlay?

                                    If you have a github account you can also post issues in the Repo.

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23 @Riverstorm
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                                      @riverstorm said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                      A quick question for you. I saw in astrob.zip.cfg you had the vertical shader setup but commented out. Is that tough to do? I mean adding it to the configs.
                                      I have all the overlays in use for games I play (which is most of them). Basically what I do is if you create an overlay for a game in my library I add it. Then I go to Dank's vertical shaders and check to see if it's vertical. If it's vertical I add the lines into the game.zip.cfg (I have the regular shader set for global). Lastly I move Dank's vertical shader config to a temp directory so the overlay works properly and just in case I am playing on a TV that's not 1080 I can move it back and disable the overlay. I wish they were dynamic! ;)

                                      Some people prefer shaders, others don't use them. It would be a nice selectable option in @meleu's install script.
                                      @meleu: would that be difficult ?

                                      Also do Burning Force and Darkstalkers work with the optional overlays that requires video_scale_integer? I like the "boxed" in overlays that surround the screen
                                      they look very sharp.

                                      I'm not sure I understand your question; for those 2 games the overlay is done with "integer scale" ON: means you have artwork surrounding the game area. Some artwork looks really best with this configuration but you limit the game area size.
                                      Would you like more overlays like these 2 ?
                                      Generally I prefer the "sidebars only" overlays as you get maximum game area.

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                                      • UDb23U
                                        UDb23 @Riverstorm
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                                        @riverstorm Here's a new overlay I just created.

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                                        • RiverstormR
                                          Riverstorm @UDb23
                                          last edited by Riverstorm

                                          @udb23 said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                          Some people prefer shaders, others don't use them. It would be a nice selectable option in @meleu's install script.

                                          I definitely like using shaders but also using the correct orientation like crt-pi.glslp (horizontal) or crt-pi-vertical.glslp (vertical). I think you pulled some database information for Dank to build the shaders. I set my global to crt-pi.glslp and override the vertical games in the zip.cfg along with the overlay settings.

                                          In your Astro Blaster overlay (astrob.zip.cfg) you already have the vertical shader option set. It's just commented out.

                                          Would you like more overlays like these 2 ?
                                          Generally I prefer the "sidebars only" overlays as you get maximum game area.

                                          I find it a nice option. I was just manually digging through the files and saw you had a few that were surround overlays so I enabled them and I thought they look nice.

                                          I know you loose some space but they sure look sharp to me. It's not a must as the side bars are really nice too. I just wanted to comment on how sharp they look! :)

                                          How about Wizard of Wor? Here's some Wizard of Wor artwork. Just googling Wizard of Wor arcade shows some cabs and other variations. The one with the hand over plexiglass I just don't remember that version or I was just to focused on the gameplay back in the day. Amazing what you can block out.

                                          Ok I will post any issues I come across in the repo which will be handy.

                                          Moon War looks sharp! I love that "robotic" voice in game.

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                                          • UDb23U
                                            UDb23 @Riverstorm
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                                            @riverstorm said in Top requested arcade games for overlays:

                                            How about Wizard of Wor?

                                            I don't remember that game. It must have been one of the first co-op 2 player games.
                                            Will have a look at making the overlay (integer scale for you).

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