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[Adultery]

Also can I assume that's another entry in the theme comp? WinkWink?

[Draco1962]

TSpeirs, on 23 June 2011 - 08:09 PM, said:

Hi, I really like this. Would you mind if I hosted/posted the theme at www.gameex.com? No reply means yes

+1 to both Tom & Adultery's responses!

[Sliver X]

TSpeirs, on 23 June 2011 - 08:09 PM, said:

Hi, I really like this. Would you mind if I hosted/posted the theme at www.gameex.com? No reply means yes

No, don't mind at all.

[Hunk_4TH]

Quick question for Draco or anyone else who might know. I noticed in Draco's amazing Enter the Dragon theme he included an RRS feed ( at least I think that is what it is) I was wondering if it's possible to include this feature in some other themes such as Bluebox via theme editor?

[Adultery]

It is. I use it for BlueBox myself. You need to go into the theme editor and lay it out (I put it under the game list myself, you can shorten the length of the game list and put the RSS box under it). Then you save your theme. You can also put the weather on it using the same placement method. I put thaxt above BlueBox's version number and it looks great.

All this is easy to do in the theme editor. To add your text and/or RSS feed you just select the 2nd tab in Theme Editor (it's either options or tools, I can't remember offhand),select scroller, select the page you want from the list on the right, and paste what you want in the box to the left. Make sure you save the text after each page.

If you want to post the theme.ini on the main board I can do the cosmetics for you pretty easy.

[Draco1962]

You are correct. In Theme Editor, you can add the RSS feed through the Scroller option. From there you will be presented with the GameEx areas and emulators so that you can tailor the feed to the screen (i.e. MameDev RSS feed for MAME Screens, Nintendo RSS feeds for Nintendo screens, GameEx RSS feed for Start screen, etc.). I believe that this feature is only available for themes > Version 1 so if the theme is a default theme, it may need to be up-converted to a newer version and saved as a separate theme. I think there is also a utility on the GameEx.com site that will also convert themes without having to load in Theme Editor, however, I have never used it.

[Adultery]

It's a V4 theme so it should work.

[Hunk_4TH]

Draco1962, on 01 July 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

You are correct. In Theme Editor, you can add the RSS feed through the Scroller option. From there you will be presented with the GameEx areas and emulators so that you can tailor the feed to the screen (i.e. MameDev RSS feed for MAME Screens, Nintendo RSS feeds for Nintendo screens, GameEx RSS feed for Start screen, etc.). I believe that this feature is only available for themes > Version 1 so if the theme is a default theme, it may need to be up-converted to a newer version and saved as a separate theme. I think there is also a utility on the GameEx.com site that will also convert themes without having to load in Theme Editor, however, I have never used it.

Sweet thanks a lot! I'll definitely look into this

Adultery, on 01 July 2011 - 10:59 PM, said:

It's a V4 theme so it should work.

Thanks man!

[Adultery]

Here's the new version of BlueBox, modded out and ready to roll. My cab is Mario themed, so the sounds and some of the images and logos reflect that. Besides being updated with GameEx's new background pages, weather and RSS features, I've made a ton of changes to the original theme. Also, all 52 custom emulator layouts and native GameEx pages take advantage of foreground overlays. You'll also find a set of secondary monitor static images for GameExtender for people who use this GameEx integrated feature. For added customization to fit your cab/HTPC, I've also included the following PSDs:

• Blank Emulator
  
• Xbox Controller Layout
  
• GameExtender Image

This theme does not use Popup Descriptions, but I put the line in the THEME.INI so you can easily add them if you so choose.

Anyways, here's the snap of the main page (but it honestly doesn't do the theme justice IMHO):
 snap.png   2.84MB   24 downloads

Here's a YouTube video of the theme in action:

Be advised, it's a killer, weighing in at about 305 MB.

Thanks to:
GreatFlash for BlueBox v1.01,
Draco1962 for his logo pack of which some are included in this theme,
and the GameEx commmunity for all your help.

Of course, a HUGE thanks to Tom for making such an awesome Front End for the cab that amazes all my friends and family,
and Headkaze for all his wonderful programming skills and enhancements over the years I've been here.

Questions or comments/feedback? Please post them in the release thread located here.

Download it here!

[Draco1962]

New Theme - Space Invaders based upon the Bally/Williams bezel and the first coin-op arcade game I ever played!

Special thanks to Adultery for converting the original sounds for the theme, his friendship, encouragement, and constructive criticisms!

Thanks to the other forum members that provided their feedback along the way and to Tom and Headkaze for their continued improvements on the best FE ever!

Attached Files

•  Snap.png   1MB   17 downloads
•  Snap2.png   950.1K   14 downloads

[Adultery]

Looks awesome Drac!

[Draco1962]

New Theme - Joust for Cabinets 800x600! Details here.

Attached Files

•  Snap.png   748.87K   15 downloads
•  Snap2.png   909.42K   12 downloads

[mesk]

nice work on space invaders and joust themes Darco Draco!

* @ Mesk *

[mesk]

Damn you Draco! Now I have to choose between space invaders and joust! you had to make 2 great themes back to back huh?
seriously though,they both kick ass!!

[Draco1962]

Thanks! More "kick ass" stuff coming soon... LOL! Of the two, I like Space Invaders the best.

[mesk]

Draco1962, on 26 July 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:

Thanks! More "kick ass" stuff coming soon... LOL! Of the two, I like Space Invaders the best.

Me to

[celly]

mesk, on 26 July 2011 - 05:48 PM, said:

Me to

And me!

[Sliver X]

I updated my MPC's theme recently. Mostly layout fixes (For the 4:3 mode in particular), added a Daphne background and reduced the overall theme size by a few MB.

[Adultery]

I just released my new MegaMAME theme... You can read about it here. Feel free to leave me some feedback in the release thread.

Enjoy everyone!