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    • UDb23U
      UDb23 @Ronoh55
      last edited by

      @Ronoh55 The instructions are the back of the flyer. The overlay is freely based on the marque art.
      Anyway, let me give it a try; you'll get a Retropie overlay.

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23
        last edited by UDb23

        New overlay: Gorf
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        Next step is making the right side work with lamps (specific rank gets illuminated) using Mame artwork's features of mame2003plus.

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        • UDb23U
          UDb23 @UDb23
          last edited by

          Forgot to update the thread: Gorf with lamps is working !
          Check here.

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23
            last edited by UDb23

            Choplifter overlay and launching done !

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            Marquee fully restored & vectorized (long work...) this one is complete while most images have top and/or bottom cutout.

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            • UDb23U
              UDb23 @UDb23
              last edited by

              Overlay for original Burgertime (DECO bezel - JP) created:

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              Image by www.arcade-museum.com

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              • UDb23U
                UDb23
                last edited by

                Noticed I haven't made an overlay for Galaxian !
                Can't miss as a classic.

                Here you go:

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                • UDb23U
                  UDb23
                  last edited by

                  Original cab:
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                  • AndersHPA
                    AndersHP
                    last edited by AndersHP

                    @UDb23 is it still possible to request 5:4 1280x1024 overlays from you?
                    Yours is of absolute stellar quality, and for some reason I can't get other than yours to work properly.

                    My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                    My Gameboy

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                    • UDb23U
                      UDb23 @AndersHP
                      last edited by

                      @AndersHP It is always nice to know they are appreciated. :-)

                      Concerning 1280x1024, any specific request ? Have you checked these ?

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                      • GreenHawk84G
                        GreenHawk84
                        last edited by

                        Battletoads please? I know there are hi-res art files out there.

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                        • RiverstormR
                          Riverstorm
                          last edited by

                          @GreenHawk84 - You can use any of those you find without issues. I found a few for Battletoads @ 1920x1080 that I've been using for quite a while now. These are just snaps as the originals with transparencies are to big but the all omniscient Google easily reveals all.

                          btoads_1-ovl.jpg

                          btoads_2-ovla.jpg

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                          • GreenHawk84G
                            GreenHawk84 @Riverstorm
                            last edited by

                            @Riverstorm I do have one that is from the Rare Replay on Xbox Live, but do you know if these are original bezel arcade art files or are they new gen? I was looking at the old arcade cabinet art and I really like the old art.

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                            • RiverstormR
                              Riverstorm
                              last edited by

                              @GreenHawk84 - Good point, I'm not sure if they are from the original cabinet. I just found them online while I was searching for overlays that aren't in the repo. If I come across any that are 1920 x 1080 then I make the .cfg files to work with RA.

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                              • UDb23U
                                UDb23 @GreenHawk84
                                last edited by

                                @GreenHawk84 Did a quick check and unfortunately couldn't find any high res scan of the marquee or other artwork of the original arcade cab. Even Mrdo's Mame artwork site has no bezel for that game. :-(

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                                • RiverstormR
                                  Riverstorm
                                  last edited by

                                  @UDb23 @GreenHawk84 - I do have the ones posted above in 1920 x 1080 300 DPI that look pretty decent. The first one has a "grainy/ink blotchy" look to just the characters but not the rest of the image so I don't know if is the art style used (which I kind of like) or scaled up or something else like parts of images pieced together. They are 2.5MB and the other is 5MB. If you're looking for them and they don't pop up in a quick search I can upload them with the .cfg and .zip.cfg files.

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                                  • UDb23U
                                    UDb23 @Riverstorm
                                    last edited by

                                    @Riverstorm They look cool but are not from the cab, if that's what @GreenHawk84 is looking for.

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23
                                      last edited by UDb23

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                                      side art (best I found).

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                                      marquee

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                                      • RiverstormR
                                        Riverstorm
                                        last edited by

                                        @UDb23 - It's cool looking artwork. It's a shame so many of the originals will be lost with time. I don't mind the overlays above. I figure they are definitely better than nothing if you're into overlays. I look every now and then to add a few overlays to freshen things up. Do either of you guys have a link to what the original arcade bezel looked like?

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                                        • quicksilverQ
                                          quicksilver @Riverstorm
                                          last edited by

                                          @Riverstorm I found several pictures of original cabinets. Doesnt look like there was any art around the screen itself.

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                                          • UDb23U
                                            UDb23 @Riverstorm
                                            last edited by

                                            @Riverstorm Seems no bezel, but with good quality side art and cpo I could create an "original art based" overlay. Some Arcade art Print service sites are selling prints so high res scans do exist.

                                            Currently quite busy with restoring Exidy's Venture and Crash bezels; once finalized I may give Battletoads overlay a try.

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