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

      @ruckage
      I imagine it'll cut down on time and work which I have no issues with. lol

      Though it may look nice if did something similar to Neo Geo pocket or the wonderswan (whichever has the blue dot background) instead of dots use stars possibly of varying sizes.

      Well it won't cut down on work dramatically as the icons will still be time consuming to draw, it's more to give an indication that they a related to one another.

      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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        prosthetichead
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        thank you for getting the 4:3 layout working! the theme looks amazing on my arcade table.
        I use the Auto-Favorites menu so I thought I would make a system for it I just cloned the Nes layout and added some edits.

        carousel_logo.png
        alt text

        system_art.png
        alt text

        menu_background.png
        menu_background.png

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          PetroRie
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          IMHO the cardboard case looks waaaay better compared to the NES mini released by Nintendo.

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            jonny555
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            Hi there
            I'd like to mod the gamelist view to look like the nes classic
            Can the the gamelist be horizontal using carousel like system menu
            Many thanks
            I can only see the the gamelist is a text view

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              lostless @jonny555
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              @jonny555 can't be done. It's a limitation of the current emulation station.

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              • ruckageR
                ruckage @jonny555
                last edited by

                @jonny555 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                Hi there
                I'd like to mod the gamelist view to look like the nes classic
                Can the the gamelist be horizontal using carousel like system menu
                Many thanks
                I can only see the the gamelist is a text view

                Not possible otherwise I would have done that. A text list is the only option.

                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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                  jonny555
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                  Lol i did think that when i asked
                  Im pretty sure it could be possible with abit of trickery is gridview not working anymore or some kind of mask like this and somehow using one title at top and using boxart below
                  0_1500329446070_nes_classic_mini_platform_wheel.png

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                  • ruckageR
                    ruckage @jonny555
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                    No, it's completely impossible with the current version of ES. If it had been possible in any way I would have done it. Grid view would have kind of worked but that was only in an experimental build, never official, and quite buggy - there is no gridview support in the current version of ES. You can only display art for the currently selected game so there is no way around it.

                    If the carousel is ever made available in the gamelist view then I will be the first to take advantage of it for this theme.

                    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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                      jonny555
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                      It's a crying shame as this would finish of my pi zero nes classic build
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                      • ruckageR
                        ruckage @jonny555
                        last edited by ruckage

                        @jonny555 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                        It's a crying shame as this would finish of my pi zero nes classic build

                        Well it still can, it just won't be identical to the real NES classic - it will still have a similar look and feel though. You have to remember retropie and all all the software and themes that go with it are free and maintained by volunteers - you aren't always going to get exactly what you want.

                        If it bothers you that much though then perhaps EmulationStation isn't for you and you should try 'Attract Mode' instead (though I doubt that will run well on a pi zero) or just leave it as an actual NES classic for true authenticity (I wouldn't have put a Pi in one if I had been lucky enough to get one).

                        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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                          jonny555
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                          Oh no don't get me wrong im not ungrateful im a skinner myself in hyperspin attract mode coinops i know what kind of time goes into this
                          It can take over you life lol
                          This is not a real nes classic it's a very good clone as the internals ie board is not Nintendo original no way id put a pi zero in a real one £50 from aliexpress

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                            mattmanforever
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                            I prefer this game interface over NES Mini's. Love having the game info on the right side. And the NES Mini UI is designed for a system with a limited amount of games anyway.

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                              ruckage @jonny555
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                              @jonny555 said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                              Oh no don't get me wrong im not ungrateful im a skinner myself in hyperspin attract mode coinops i know what kind of time goes into this
                              It can take over you life lol
                              This is not a real nes classic it's a very good clone as the internals ie board is not Nintendo original no way id put a pi zero in a real one £50 from aliexpress

                              Glad you haven't destroyed a real nes classic. That does look a pretty good fake as it looks like it even has the same wiimote style ports (the only thing off is the logo looks a bit wonky.)

                              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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                                jonny555 @ruckage
                                last edited by jonny555

                                @ruckage
                                Hi yes it is very good clone nearly had me fooled logos are slightly wonky .... it has wii ports to even the box is close apparently its the same factory's who made for Nintendo as there allowed to do this according to famicomworld.com ui is same but its only like 280p the internal board is different some allwinner clone but yes if you looking for a nice 95% match case and controller its worth it :)😁

                                More pics here and info good fine if you want to complete with pi zero or 3 they will both fit
                                http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=13636.45

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                                  eisnerguy1
                                  last edited by eisnerguy1

                                  ruckage, I just registered to say how awesome this theme is. I'm getting all of the stuff needed for my retropie setup tomorrow and can't wait to have this theme up & running. Just to clarify, is the carousel view not available anymore?

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                                    ruckage @eisnerguy1
                                    last edited by ruckage

                                    @eisnerguy1

                                    Hi. The carousel will be as you see in the youtube video for the system view - just make sure you have the very latest version of EmulationStation (you will need to update it once you have Retropie up and running). It will look like the images below.

                                    System select view.

                                    0_1500388630456_carousel view.jpg

                                    Game List view.

                                    0_1500388360457_gamelist 1080p.png

                                    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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                                    • MrJordaaanyM
                                      MrJordaaany
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                                      Hi, have you added 32X or Game and watch systems yet? Awesome theme by the way, one of my favorites to use.

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                                        greekmanx
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                                        no 32x yet only one I have been waiting on myself

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                                          eisnerguy1 @ruckage
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                                          @ruckage Thanks! Got it all set up! Just trying to get my SNES30 to connect via Bluetooth now >_<

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                                            roci
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                                            Awesome theme!! Love it :)

                                            1 thing though I saw that moonlight was missing from your system list. Will it be okay if I make it for you and upload it here for others? If you like it you may add it to the theme :)
                                            Your choice

                                            Greetings!

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