Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes

[ruckage]

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

Bug report!

Just tried the new versions of both themes. The Famicom works great, no problems but the NES one is zoomed in on my TV. I'm missing/cant see the edges of the theme. So, for example, when in the Super Nintendo section what I see on the top left corner is ER NINTENDO.

Tried restarting Retropie, restarting the PI3 & installing the theme again but problem is still there.

This is on the 4.1 version of RetroPie (haven't updated it to the latest version because of problems it causes for me with Kodi)

I can't replicate this. I've tested on both 4.1 and 4.3 and it works fine here. I don't think I've changed anything that could even cause that to happen (it's essentially the same as the last version - just more systems).

All I can suggest is to completely delete the themes restart the pi and try installing them again. Also try downloading them again just in case the download was corrupted somehow (unlikely but worth a try).

[ruckage]

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

@DigitalMonkey
Confirmed: https://imgur.com/gallery/9bdta

I am using a 4:3 CRT, this might explain the problem if the original images are 16:9 only. You can see the NES looks reasonable in both themes' but other like the neogeo and n64 have their side chopped off and show part of the console next to them. .

The theme is designed for a widescreen 1080p display and will not work at other resolutions.

[DigitalMonkey]

I've a widescreen 1080p TV but the theme looks exactly the same way it does for felleg (zoomed).

Gonna try it on my other TV later when I get a chance & see whats what.

[ruckage]

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

I've a widescreen 1080p TV but the theme looks exactly the same way it does for felleg (zoomed).

Gonna try it on my other TV later when I get a chance & see whats what.

That's strange - the TV shouldn't make a difference. And if the Famicom version displays correctly I can't see a reason why the Nes version doesn't.

Could you get a photo/screen shot of both themes displayed on your TV so I can see?

[DigitalMonkey]

I edited/updated my post. The same problem is on both themes.

NES theme - both main menu & game list menus are zoomed.
Famicom - main menu looks to be fine but games list menu is zoomed.

[MapleStory]

The new systems look great! Have a slight issue with NES Mini though.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but if you have roms sorted by folders for systems (for example, under SNES, I have the folders Europe, Japan, and USA) , the folder names are invisible except for the one highlighted. This isn't an issue in Famicom Mini, as it uses black text over a white background when not highlighted and text changes to light blue with a darker blue background when highlighted.

[DigitalMonkey]

Just remembered something that might be related to the zoomed in problem.

On my main TV games are full screen (stretched to filled the screen). Now, I didnt set it up that way, its just the way it displays on that TV.

On my other (widescreen) TV, games display in 4:3 with black borders on the sides. And on this one the NES/Famicom theme displays correctly.

Again, I never set it up to do that so I think its just my main TV.

Would that be the cause? I'm not sure it is as other themes I've downloaded work fine on both TVs .

A couple of weeks ago I went through some settings in Retropie to try to get my main TV to display games in 4:3 but nothing worked. Its as if the TV just forces them to go fullscreen. There isnt any setting on the TV that seems to do anything to fix the zoomed in problem on the NES/Famincom themes. I can switch it to 4:3 but the zoom problem is still there.

[ruckage]

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

The new systems look great! Have a slight issue with NES Mini though.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but if you have roms sorted by folders for systems (for example, under SNES, I have the folders Europe, Japan, and USA) , the folder names are invisible except for the one highlighted. This isn't an issue in Famicom Mini, as it uses black text over a white background when not highlighted and text changes to light blue with a darker blue background when highlighted.

I'll get that fixed for the next version - I hadn't even considered folders as I don't use them.

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

Just remembered something that might be related to the zoomed in problem.

On my main TV games are full screen (stretched to filled the screen). Now, I didnt set it up that way, its just the way it displays on that TV.

Sounds like an issue with the the TV - probably just a setting somewhere. I'm fairly certain by default games on Retropie should display with black bars either side (correct aspect ratio). What make/model of TV is it?
Are you using the same raspberry pi on both TVs?

[lostless]

Oh ive been busy and have decided to help out with this theme.
I've added Arcade. I just took ruckage's mame theme and converted it to yellow.

I plan on helping out with this theme some more if ruckage is OK with that.

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[b0gsnjir0]

I saw this on attract mode group, might help on designing and colors for the theme.

http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=1222.0

[ruckage]

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

Oh ive been busy and have decided to help out with this theme.
I've added Arcade. I just took ruckage's mame theme and converted it to yellow.
just add the arcade folder to the theme.
I plan on helping out with this theme some more if ruckage is OK with that.

Hi,

It's nice that you'd like to help but for the time being I would prefer to work on this alone as I have ideas for the way I would like everything to look. I hope you understand. I've put a huge amount of work into this so I want to keep control of it. And as has been said before - be patient, for the foreseeable future I will continue to add all requested systems.

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

I saw this on attract mode group, might help on designing and colors for the theme.

http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=1222.0

Thanks - thats a nice theme, nice that they are changing the whole look to resemble the consoles, that's a lot of work involved.
I'll continue how I have though getting inspiration from boxart/games etc.

[Stuart2773]

@ruckage

Here's my work in progress "DEDICATED FAM/NES" theme, ive made a few changes to the theme from Ruckage:-

ive merged both nes mini & famicom mini into one & made the look more accurate to the the mini consoles.

[ruckage]

@MapleStory

New version available. This fixes folders not being visible, for the most part these are now displayed in the same color as the selector bar so they stand out.

I've also added a feature to the gamelist font to further enhance folder display. What I've done is replace the @ symbol with a small folder icon.

Instead of naming a folder for example 'Arcade Games' you would name it '@ Arcade Games'
This will then appear with a folder icon as seen in my previews below:

It also has an added benefit of grouping all the folders together at the top of the list instead mixed in with any roms.

I chose the @ symbol as I wanted a symbol that was easy to type but the wouldn't affect names in the gamelist - I can't imagine any games use the @ symbol as part of a name but if I'm wrong let me know and I can change it to another character.

Download from Mega (I will also keep my signature updated with the latest version.)

nes-famicom mini themes v1.31.zip

[Squilenator]

@ruckage

I think the arcade layout should be in screenshot format, then it can fit screenshots and things like this:

Then i just need the nintendo DS layout and i'll be happy forever :D

This is the boxart format if you are planning on adding that

[ruckage]

@MapleStory

New version available. This fixes folders not being visible, for the most part these are now displayed in the same color as the selector bar so they stand out.

I've also added a feature to the gamelist font to further enhance folder display. What I've done is replace the @ symbol with a small folder icon.

Instead of naming a folder for example 'Arcade Games' you would name it '@ Arcade Games'
This will then appear with a folder icon as seen in my previews below:

It also has an added benefit of grouping all the folders together at the top of the list instead mixed in with any roms.

I chose the @ symbol as I wanted a symbol that was easy to type but the wouldn't affect names in the gamelist - I can't imagine any games use the @ symbol as part of a name but if I'm wrong let me know and I can change it to another character.

Download from Mega (I will also keep my signature updated with the latest version.)

nes-famicom mini themes v1.31.zip

...... Sorry for double post

[dankcushions]

@ruckage this theme is excellent :D do you want some help getting it on to github so it can be used by retropie 'officially' via the theme manager etc?

myself or someone else could do it for you, but i think it's best if you did it yourself so you can easily push updates as and when. here is a good quick guide for getting up and running: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

[ruckage]

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

@ruckage this theme is excellent :D do you want some help getting it on to github so it can be used by retropie 'officially' via the theme manager etc?

myself or someone else could do it for you, but i think it's best if you did it yourself so you can easily push updates as and when. here is a good quick guide for getting up and running: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

That sounds great, I'll have a read through the guide and then ask you questions if I get stuck (if you don't mind).

[Stuart2773]

@ruckage

Great update @ruckage

i found a few things that i dont know if your aware of that can be fixed? :-

( correct & )
1, the folder example '@ Arcade Games' does not appear as the top if the are games that begin with 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

2, the '&' symbol on the new font looks wrong compared to the rest of the fonts

[dankcushions]

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

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

@ruckage this theme is excellent :D do you want some help getting it on to github so it can be used by retropie 'officially' via the theme manager etc?

myself or someone else could do it for you, but i think it's best if you did it yourself so you can easily push updates as and when. here is a good quick guide for getting up and running: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

That sounds great, I'll have a read through the guide and then ask you questions if I get stuck (if you don't mind).

absolutely! also check out https://github.com/RetroPie/es-theme-pixel - this is a good reference to an existing retropie theme on github. you could re-purpose the readme if you wanted.

i think once it's on github we only need to edit the retropie script to include it in the theme manager - I could do that :)

[ruckage]

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

@ruckage

Great update @ruckage

i found a few things that i dont know if your aware of that can be fixed? :-

1, the folder example '@ Arcade Games' does not appear as the top if the are games that begin with 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

2, the '&' symbol on the new font looks wrong compared to the rest of the fonts

Thanks.

1. Regarding folders appearing after games beginning with a number - there probably isn't anything I can do about that unless you can find an unused character that would appear before numbers in an alphabetically sorted list- if you know of any then let me know and I can change the folder symbol to that character - it must be a symbol that isn't likely to be used in a game name though and preferably one that can by typed easily on a standard keyboard.

2. The & symbol was actually changed from the one you posted to the one used now for 'accuracy' - I copied it directly from the font used on legend of Zelda (see below). I do prefer the & symbol you posted personally and as I say it was the original symbol in the font so it can be changed back (it's possible and very likely different nintendo games featured slightly different fonts).