Draco1962 Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I am finally down the home stretch of a revamp of my original Space Invaders theme., It will be a full 1920x1080p theme, with some noticeable differences, yet the feel is pretty much the same, but better IMO. Changes/enhancements include:- Cleaner, nicer looking selector bars.- Enhanced graphics on display areas of theme to have that familiar CRT somewhat smokey green glare.- Added "moon" behind the foreground layer to give a little more dimension and depth and familiar with most Space Invaders cabinets.- Removal of the drop-down tool bar.- Change to white Atari Raster font.- Changed Statistics and Updating pages from stock to theme-based images.- Revised Error Dialog and Dialog boxes to be more theme-centric- Removed Image2 display on bottom right and converted it to RSS scroll, Date, Time, and Weather notification area- More changes to come...Here is a sneak peek: 6 Quote
nullPointer Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Loving the changes Draco! I'm looking forward to seeing this fantastic theme in glorious 1080p. Can't wait! The image you're using for consoles looks badass! The controller looks like a spaceship in orbit! Genius. Quote
KRC Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Looking forward to this as the original was a personal favorite of mine. Quote
ClassicGMR Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Looking forward to this as the original was a personal favorite of mine. Mine as well. It's been on my arcade unit since I found it. Can't wait to see the updated version. Quote
Draco1962 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Posted January 22, 2013 Finished the System Stats and Auto Update pages... 4 Quote
celly Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Excellent update to an excellent theme! Can't wait to test drive it. Quote
exorphin Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 This looks magnificent Draco ! Excellent work, cant wait to give it a run in my cabinet. Quote
ehuonder Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Looks great! Nice enhancement to an already popular theme. Quote
u-man Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 looks good and better as the old one. i recommend some scanlines on the screens for the perfect CRT retro look .nice job.PS: i attached a scanline-texture for usage-fun Quote
Draco1962 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 Actually had planned to add the scan lines (one of my "trademarks as I was the first to add them in the layers to my themes ). Another addition is updated weather icons (with a bit of an 8-bit pixel feel) to work visually better with the theme & fonts over all. 4 Quote
nullPointer Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Those are fantastic Draco. I tell ya your eye for details is astounding. Really getting excited to see this one in action! Quote
Draco1962 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 I can't lay claim to being the creator, just the modifier of someone else's work. Quote
nullPointer Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 All I'm saying is that you're the undisputed master of 'tying it all together' so to speak. It certainly wouldn't have occurred to me to replace the weather icons in keeping with the concept of the theme. Quote
DazzleHP Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 A classic is reborn! Nice work there Draco Quote
Draco1962 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Posted February 12, 2013 Just a little more cleanup of some images and the theme will be ready for release into the wild. A little tease, however, to keep fans of the original theme's appetite's whetted until then... 1 Quote
ClassicGMR Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 I am happy to see this is coming to fruition! Was afraid it got lost in the shuffle.Thank you for your great themes Draco. I definitely appreciate them. Quote
Draco1962 Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 Finally! Space Invaders HD is now available for download. Give it a try and let me know what you think! 4 Quote
nullPointer Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Wow, this is awesome news Draco! I'm looking forward to taking this for a spin in glorious 1080p. Well done buddy! Quote
celly Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Very awesome Draco! I too cant wait to spin one of my all time facorite themes in HD. Thank you! Quote
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