Homebrew Cover Collections for Emulators With Cover Support

kokokool · Aug 22, 2020

OfficialRammy said:
I'm currently making missing box art in Photoshop for all the systems featured in @Tetsuo Shima's beautiful theme, as I'm making my way through them. I'll put them in a folder in G Drive when I've finished and post the link. Or If I'm able to, I'll post them here Here's a NeoGeo Pocket Cover I just made.

Great News, im doing the same, trying to keep the exact shape and style of existent boxcovers for each system, therefore feeling like doing coverflow “zapping” you cant notice theres missing ones in there

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OfficialRammy · Aug 22, 2020

kokokool said:
Great News, im doing the same, trying to keep the exact shape and style of existent boxcovers for each system, therefore feeling like doing coverflow “zapping” you cant notice theres missing ones in there

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Awesome, it is fairly difficult with the systems that have a couple of different designs. Like the Game Gear for example. But I prefer the Black Cover Design over the pink

Tetsuo Shima · Aug 22, 2020

That's really great news indeed @OfficialRammy and @kokokool
Now that the covers shapes are managed by platform.ini, which uses proportions based on the actual game boxes, there's a great need of custom covers with the right proportions, and renamed by platform names from platform.ini.
The ones that I have are all in "Wii game" format and style, I don't know if there are other missing covers sets available.
If you're not familiar with shrunken spines covers, I can help you guys with the correct sizes/proportions.

kokokool · Aug 22, 2020

Tetsuo Shima said:
That's really great news indeed @OfficialRammy and @kokokool
Now that the covers shapes are managed by platform.ini, which uses proportions based on the actual game boxes, there's a great need of custom covers with the right proportions, and renamed by platform names from platform.ini.
The ones that I have are all in "Wii game" format and style, I don't know if there are other missing covers sets available.
If you're not familiar with shrunken spines covers, I can help you guys with the correct sizes/proportions.

In my case. No worries! Im using Mastershoes sets and your covers thread as well as [mention]Hakaisha [/mention]jewel case improvements.

So I’ll try, as I mentioned, to keep the same spine of each system boxcover with front and back quite retro vapour wave style + some minimalism to match Raphsodii shima theme

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OfficialRammy · Aug 22, 2020

kokokool said:
In my case. No worries! Im using Mastershoes sets and your covers thread as well as [mention]Hakaisha [/mention]jewel case improvements.

So I’ll try, as I mentioned, to keep the same spine of each system boxcover with front and back quite retro vapour wave style + some minimalism to match Raphsodii shima theme

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Thats what I was originally going to do, keep it as this theme background as found in the Cover Set for GB. I searched everywhere for this background but had no luck in finding it. Like you can see here, I use one of the existing Shrunken Spine images from the platform as a base, Looks great in WiiFlow as it stands.

Did you make the GB Missing Cover @Tetsuo Shima? If I could get the background image I could implement this into the box arts so they all match. Or maybe even the same Background as in the theme itself? What do you think would look better?

@kokokool We could split this work into half if we make a decision on this? Im easy going, let me know

Tetsuo Shima · Aug 22, 2020

OfficialRammy said:
Did you make the GB Missing Cover @Tetsuo Shima? If I could get the background image I could implement this into the box arts so they all match. Or maybe even the same Background as in the theme itself? What do you think would look better?

No, I didn't made that cover, and I don't have that set either. I think mine is a very old one. It's all in Wii DVD format, in a Wii cover template.

OfficialRammy said:
Thats what I was originally going to do, keep it as this theme background as found in the Cover Set for GB. I searched everywhere for this background but had no luck in finding it. Like you can see here, I use one of the existing Shrunken Spine images from the platform as a base, Looks great in WiiFlow as it stands.

It's a really nice cover style, very bright (maybe a little too much) but being the same pattern as the RS
theme, I fear it could be a little... redundant. I would choose something else. personally, but of course you're free to choose whichever style you like. It's only an opinion.

I was thinking more about backgrounds based on gaming systems. Like some artworks from the console's/computers original boxes, or old advertising posters, or maybe some characters from the killer applications, like it's showing in some forwarders banners.
I know that this dramatically increases the workload, but I could do a part of the covers to help.

mastershoes · Aug 22, 2020

Update Time!

Added an Update Pack for the Arcade Flyer set today.

Includes:
221 New Covers
51 New Alternate Covers
5 Updated Covers

Set now stands at 1253 Covers + 221 Alternates.

Have Fun!

kokokool · Aug 22, 2020

Tetsuo Shima said:
No, I didn't made that cover, and I don't have that set either. I think mine is a very old one. It's all in Wii DVD format, in a Wii cover template.

It's a really nice cover style, very bright (maybe a little too much) but being the same pattern as the RS
theme, I fear it could be a little... redundant. I would choose something else. personally, but of course you're free to choose whichever style you like. It's only an opinion.
I was thinking more about backgrounds based on gaming systems. Like some artworks from the console's/computers original boxes, or old advertising posters, or maybe some characters from the killer applications, like it's showing in some forwarders banners.
I know that this dramatically increases the workload, but I could do a part of the covers to help.

At first glance I thought something related with the physical console. But then I realised, is redundant since background already has it (1st draft)

Just thinking ...

I would remain the spine without a No cover text intact as i mentioned to keep consistency.

Front cover with the same box style for each system but the main image, something characteristic, perhaps a cardtrige with empty image saying [missing cover], and in background lots of system cardtriges in watermark. Just brainstorming

Back cover with the same box style with some aleatory game screenshots related.

[mention]Tetsuo Shima [/mention]
[mention]Hakaisha [/mention]

Any suggestions?

It would be an honor to me.

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Tetsuo Shima · Aug 22, 2020

kokokool said:
At first glance I thought something related with the physical console. But then I realised, is redundant since background already has it (1st draft)
Just thinking ...

I would remain the spine without a No cover text intact as i mentioned to keep consistency.

Front cover with the same box style for each system but the main image, something characteristic, perhaps a cardtrige with empty image saying [missing cover], and in background lots of system cardtriges in watermark. Just brainstorming

Back cover with the same box style with some aleatory game screenshots related.

[mention]Tetsuo Shima [/mention]
[mention]Hakaisha [/mention]

Any suggestions?

It would be an honor to me.

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Yes, that's good to me.

mastershoes said:
Update Time!

Added an Update Pack for the Arcade Flyer set today.

Includes:
221 New Covers
51 New Alternate Covers
5 Updated Covers

Set now stands at 1253 Covers + 221 Alternates.

Have Fun!

Thanks for the update mastershoes. The arcade cover set has now godzillian proportions!

OfficialRammy · Aug 23, 2020

Hey all, Please can someone help me?

How do you put the disk image/Cartridge & Game Screenshot in the game info section like this image below? I've tried scouring the internet, can't find any information regarding setting this up. Many Thanks <3

kokokool · Aug 23, 2020

OfficialRammy said:
Hey all, Please can someone help me?

How do you put the disk image/Cartridge & Game Screenshot in the game info section like this image below? I've tried scouring the internet, can't find any information regarding setting this up. Many Thanks <3

Check the @Tetsuo Shima ‘s Raphsodii Shima 5.4 thread, first page.

Scroll a bit down and You’ll find the link of database, click it and it will take you to another thread by @Wiimpathy .

Read the instructions and download the links of database, carts and snapshots.

You will find all the info you need, right there.

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Tetsuo Shima · Aug 23, 2020

@OfficialRammy Yes you are missing Wiimpathy's Database
https://gbatemp.net/threads/wiiflow-lite-with-emulators-database.527613/
I also see from your screenshot that you're using a very old version of my theme
It should look like this using the latest version 1.3

After you install the database and the latest version of the theme, remember to install again the updated platform.ini that I've posted recently.
@kokokool to tag people on these forums you have to use @ followed by the user name.
The [mention] [/mention] tags are not working here.

Tetsuo Shima · Sep 30, 2020

A little gift for the C64 lovers... two recent indie gems for the old breadbox
L'Abbaye Des Morts

Fix it Felix Jr.

The games are working good with c64-network.org (Frodo Wii), only some minor sound issues.
Enjoy

vivman1107 · Oct 1, 2020

Hi All. I am interested in the Arcade Flyer set but I don't seem to see a link to download it in the original post. Am I missing something?

olmeca · Oct 1, 2020

vivman1107 said:
Hi All. I am interested in the Arcade Flyer set but I don't seem to see a link to download it in the original post. Am I missing something?

Is there. after systems 5th generation. *Arcade Flyers for MAME & FBA*

vivman1107 · Oct 1, 2020

olmeca said:
Is there. after systems 5th generation. *Arcade Flyers for MAME & FBA*

There is the section with the detail but there is no link to download.

mastershoes · Oct 1, 2020

vivman1107 said:
There is the section with the detail but there is no link to download.

There is a link to download, as well as an update pack. Look a little harder lol.

vivman1107 · Oct 1, 2020

This is what I see. There is no link in this section. I tried viewing the source code just in case I was missing something but there are no links (for me, anyway).

vivman1107 · Oct 1, 2020

I tried it in a different browser and was able to see the links. I guess it's just a Vivaldi issue.

Ham1ltron · Oct 4, 2020

So my WonderSwan boxart isn't showing up. I put them in the proper directory for wiiflow (boxcovers/retroarch) and added the .ws suffix that I know they usually need.

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