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    Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes

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    • cellyC
      celly @ruckage
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      @ruckage hey man, just out of curiousity did you create or document the build on your cardboard mini? I know the thread kinda went towards your theme (which kicks ass by the way) but I really dig your case.

      Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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      • Stuart2773S
        Stuart2773 @ruckage
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        @ruckage

        i finally got round to testing this after a busy week,

        ruckage, you have done an amazing job on this theme :)

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        • Stuart2773S
          Stuart2773
          last edited by

          @ruckage

          I've just came across some more accurate NES/Famicom fonts:-
          emulogic & press-start-2p

          the letter "O" in these new versions is much better.

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            b0gsnjir0 @FlyingTomahawk
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            @FlyingTomahawk I have that one it still don't have all console that I need. learning to edit it but its to find logo's and headers. how do add the font on my Mac?

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            • FlyingTomahawkF
              FlyingTomahawk @b0gsnjir0
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              @b0gsnjir0

              I am sure ruckage is doing his best right now to add the missing or wished systems.
              I have no Mac so I don't what works and what not.

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              • ruckageR
                ruckage @celly
                last edited by

                Hi everyone, sorry for no replies yesterday, I was visiting family.

                @celly said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                @ruckage hey man, just out of curiousity did you create or document the build on your cardboard mini? I know the thread kinda went towards your theme (which kicks ass by the way) but I really dig your case.

                Thanks :) , unfortunately I didn't document everything but did take some photos during construction so I'll in the very least add them to an imgur gallery so you can get an idea of how it was made.

                @Stuart2773 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                @ruckage

                i finally got round to testing this after a busy week,

                ruckage, you have done an amazing job on this theme :)

                I've just came across some more accurate NES/Famicom fonts:-
                emulogic & press-start-2p

                the letter "O" in these new versions is much better.

                Thanks Stuart :). Good catch with the font accuracy (I hadn't noticed - which is bad of me). I can't just directly use those fonts due to the gamelist issues mentioned but what I'll do is edit the existing font to match the NES more closely - I just realised I can use the name entry screen from Zelda to make sure all characters are accurate so that's what I'll do.

                @b0gsnjir0 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                @FlyingTomahawk I have that one it still don't have all console that I need. learning to edit it but its to find logo's and headers. how do add the font on my Mac?

                Please be patient. There is a lot of work involved in making these themes. It's not just a case of 'find logo's and headers' these are all drawn by hand. I've already added 21 systems which has taken countless hours and I will be adding more but you have to remember this isn't my full-time job and I'm using my own free time to make this.

                SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                • ruckageR
                  ruckage @Stuart2773
                  last edited by ruckage

                  I've edited the gamelist font to match the one used in Legend of Zelda so I think it's as accurate as it will ever be now. It will be included in the next update.

                  The characters changed were:

                  G I J L M N O P Q S V W Z - , ' " ! & 0 3 5 8

                  SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                  If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                    momaw27
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                    @ruckage Thank you again for all your hard work, dude!

                    I REALLY appreciate it!

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                    • ruckageR
                      ruckage @momaw27
                      last edited by

                      @momaw27 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                      @ruckage Thank you again for all your hard work, dude!

                      I REALLY appreciate it!

                      You're welcome :)

                      SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                      If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                      • ruckageR
                        ruckage
                        last edited by ruckage

                        I've compiled a list of the requested systems below so that I can begin work on them - if I've missed any then let me know.

                        Daphne
                        Amiga
                        Sega 32x
                        PSP
                        Game & watch
                        DosBox
                        ScummVM
                        Kodi
                        Dreamcast
                        MSX
                        Atari ST
                        Supergrafx

                        Super Famicom
                        Mame
                        Vectrex
                        Wonderswan
                        Wonderswan color

                        Neo Geo Pocket
                        Neo Geo Pocket Color

                        PS1
                        Famicom Disk System
                        Final Burn Alpha
                        N64
                        Sega CD
                        Arcade
                        Nintendo DS
                        Odyssey 2
                        Virtualboy
                        Ports
                        Atari Lynx
                        Sega SG-1000

                        SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                        If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk @ruckage
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                          @ruckage

                          Super Famicom is missing.

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                          • ruckageR
                            ruckage @FlyingTomahawk
                            last edited by

                            @FlyingTomahawk said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                            @ruckage

                            Super Famicom is missing.

                            Thanks, added to the list.

                            SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                            If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                            • rigR
                              rig @ruckage
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                              Wow! this looks better than some of the cases made from actual nes cases, I bet the cardboard is more forgiving than hard plastic, thanks for sharing

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                                atexplosion
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                                Don't want to be "that guy," but how do you install it onto RetroPie?

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                                  slipthru @atexplosion
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                                  @atexplosion

                                  Install the themes to themes folder /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes folder, i had to create it, then you can choose it in the emulationstation themes which is in the main menu when you press start, go to ui settings and you can choose it there.

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                                    slipthru
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                                    Your case is awesome @ruckage and I love the themes you have created to, Thanks so much for putting all the time and effort into updating and making them available, I'm just embarking on updating three raspberry pi's a 1, 2 and new pi zero w to retropie 4.1 and will use your themes on all of them.

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                                    • fellegF
                                      felleg @ruckage
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                                      @ruckage I think "ports" is missing, too. https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Ports
                                      For what it's worth, here's how it looks in the carbon theme:

                                      alt text

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                                      • ruckageR
                                        ruckage @felleg
                                        last edited by

                                        @felleg said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                                        @ruckage I think "ports" is missing, too.

                                        Thanks, added to the list.

                                        SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                        If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                        • ruckageR
                                          ruckage
                                          last edited by

                                          Just a quick progress report. I've added another 3 systems to both themes this evening (super famicom, vectrex, mame). I'll hopefully have time to do some more tomorrow. Once I've added a few more system I'll release the next version.

                                          SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                                          If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                                          • MapleStoryM
                                            MapleStory @ruckage
                                            last edited by MapleStory

                                            @ruckage If possible, please add Dreamcast, Famicom Disk System (FDS), MSX, and Virtualboy! Keep up the great work, your theme is truly one of the greatest looking themes available.

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