Overlays for Retroarch / Retropie / Recalbox ...
What is this? This is my contribution to the Retro community. It is a collection of overlays that I created for the following portable systems:
- Atari Lynx I
- Atari Lynx II
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo Game Boy Color
- Game Gear
Why? Because the existing overlays for these systems have very jagged edges. I worked very hard to smooth every curved edge on all of the provided pictures while maintaining accuracy.
I scoured the Internet for very high resolution pictures of these systems. I then worked to ensure the viewport for the game was centered and the system was accurate.
All images are labeled as follows:
- Game system - Integer Display multiplier (Actual resolution of gameplay rectangle.) Example: Game Boy Color 5x5 (800x720) - Teal This overlay is for the Game Boy Color The intended emulation resolution for the screen is an integer 5 x 5. This translates to a resolution of 800x720.
There are multiple resolutions available for each overlay, depending upon how you want to play.
- Most start at 3x3 resolution, with the smallest screen, and largest area for the game system.
- They go up to almost full-screen.
- The Game Gear has a few smaller screens with a fuzzy background to emulate a sitting environment.
Some files also include nuances to the overlay. Here are some examples.
- Atari Lynx II-6x6-rounded
- Rounded corners for the Atari Lynx
- The emulation rectangle has a rounded corner for the display
- Atari Lynx II-6x6-rounded-fixed logos
- The corners are rounded and the system logo was moved so it wasn't clipped, or only half showing.
- Atari Lynx I-8x8-square-fixed logos
- The corners are square, and the logo is fixed
- Game Boy Color 6x6 (960x864) - Berry - Clipped Logo
- The GBC logo is clipped, only half showing
- Game Boy Color 6x6 (960x864) - Grape - No Logo
- The GBC logo is removed
- Game Boy Color 6x6 (960x864) - Clear - Fixed Logo
- The GBC logo is moved and resized to remain visible.
Game Gear Notes The existing Game Gear image was incorrectly squished. When I started this project, the Game Gear emulator incorrectly used square pixels. The aspect ratio is really 1.33. (4:3). The provided image was askew to make it appear to be correct. I found a straight-on view and correctly provide a 4:3 aspect ratio for the game.
Game Boy Color Notes I tried to find an original, large picture from which I could create the overlays. However, not all systems were available. In those instances, the image was color shifted to match the intended system. This worked surprisingly well!
I have worked to ensure color accuracy for the following GBC systems:
- Atomic Purple
- Berry
- Black
- Clear Green
- Clear
- Daiei
- Dandelion
- Grape
- Kiwi
- Pokemon Gold
- Pokemon Silver
- Pokemon Yellow
- Teal I created this color combination because I liked how it looked:
- Clear Cyan
More Systems:
I am not interested in making more of these for other systems at the moment. However, if a very high-resolution image is provided, I may find time to fix it up into an overlay.
Usage:
You may use these images in any compilation, granted that I am given credit for the editing of the image. I do not know who the original authors are of the original photographs. If you are the original author of the high-resolution picture, please contact me and I will add your name as author of the original image. Additionally, please contact me for any commercial use.