Pixel Theme

[Syhles]

Any ideas for the carousel?

[A Former User]

Can someone catch me up on what this carousel thing is?

[Syhles]

@itsnitro
White bar center of the screen console logos on it.

[meleu]

@Rookervik said in Pixel Theme:

I'm off for 3 days so I'm excited to do a little artwork.

Maybe what @madmodder123 is asking here is little enough. :-)
I would like to see it too. ;-)

[Rookervik]

@meleu Do I just make the icon? (128 x 96). Or does it need to have a theme, too?

[meleu]

@Rookervik we mean an icon to fit well in the pixel theme (yes, just the icon).
But if you're feeling inspired I would love an icon with the same "look&feel" as the default RetroPie ones (again, just the icon).
Currently I'm using that joystick emoji because I have no talent with CG software and it is free (creative commons).

[Rookervik]

@madmodder123 Something like this?

[madmodder123]

@Rookervik
Hell yeah, that looks awesome, I can't wait! =)
Thanks!

[Rookervik]

@madmodder123 Ok, well what do I do? Just link it to you? LOL I don't even fully understand what it's for.

[backstander]

Haha...I also have no idea what everyone is talking about but I love your joystick icon @Rookervik !

[meleu]

@Rookervik post a link to the image here and I'll put it in the joystick-selection repository. I'll post a screenshot here to let you guys know what it is for. ;-)

[Rookervik]

@meleu Not sure if this link works. We'll see.

[meleu]

@Rookervik Here's how it looks (awesome in the pixel theme):

And here's how the current icon (joystick emoji) looks :

As you can see it doesn't have the same "visual identity" like the other RetroPie menu icons (the default ones, with that 3D effect). That's why I would love to see an icon for joystick-selection with the same "look&feel" as the default ones.

[Rookervik]

@meleu Is 'joystick selection' a feature added to retropie iso download? Or just something you can add in another way after you install retropie? Cause you don't need to go to retropie menu to set up a joystick. That's already a feature of EmulationStation.

[meleu]

@Rookervik said in Pixel Theme:

Is 'joystick selection' a feature added to retropie iso download?

Nop.

Or just something you can add in another way after you install retropie?

Yep.

Cause you don't need to go to retropie menu to set up a joystick. That's already a feature of EmulationStation.

Nop. It isn't to remap joystick buttons or something. It's just to let you choose which controller will be used as player1, player2, etc.
I made this tool based in a common user request like "Is there a way to set my SNES-like joystick to be the player1 when I play a SNES game and set my 8Bitdo NES30 Pro to be always the player1 when I play a NES game, and set my arcade-like joystick when I play something in FBA, and set my Super-Generic-USB joystick to be the player1 when playing other systems?"

This is the repository: https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection

And this is the topic where we talk about the tool: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/6396

BTW: I've put your pixel-friendly joystick icon in the repository. Are you OK with it?

[ClarkNova]

@Rookervik 'theme', that's what I meant. Sorry, I'm so new to all of this :)

[Swagman89]

Looks like it's just a shortcut to the global remap option. Maybe some added functionality @Rookervik .

[Nicky]

How do i install this?

[A Former User]

Should be in the ES Themes Tab. https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Themes/

[madmodder123]

@Rookervik

I know you are probably busy but I have one more request that I would love you forever if you could do.....

I would pee my pants if you could turn this into a Pixelized menu icon:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Namco-GunCon-PS1.jpg

I was planning on making a seperate folder for all the MAME light gun games and this would look awesome!
It would completely replace the MAME logo so the arcade machine would be in the background image and the light gun would be on top of it.
something like this (but with the mame logo completely gone of course): http://puu.sh/vhwue/41320d725e.jpg

If you aren't too busy i'm sure others would appreciate this, I know I would :)

Thank you for all the hard work you have already put into this theme, it is the best looking one by far :)

also if people don't know you can use a Wiimote + Dolphinbar for these arcade light gun games (no console emu support yet) or if you have money to spend, get an ultimarc aimtrak light gun!