LibRetro Classic TV Overlay Border

RetroArch Additions Overlays
#1

I wanted my daughters to play some retro games on our big screen tv in the living room. I thought it would be fun to make an overlay that looks like an old timey woodgrain television. I think it came out great and some of you might find it fun. Here’s some settings to help you size and center the video in the overlay. Keep in mind that my screen is 1080p 16:9 so your settings will need to be adjusted accordingly. To the devs, if you have an issue with my use of the LibRetro Logo, please let me know and I will remove the file from my server.

Low Rez Sample:
Download link: http://contentvisionaries.com/tv-classic-libretro.zip

Instructions:

  1. Unzip the .png and the .cfg file into your Retroarch/Overlays/Borders folder.
  2. Select Settings Tab > Onscreen Display > Onscreen Overlay
  3. Set Display Overlay = On and Overlay Opacity = 1.00
  4. Select Settings > Video
  5. Set the following settings. …Aspect Ratio = Custom …Custom Aspect Ratio X Pos. = 348 …Custom Aspect Ratio Y Pos. = 142 …Custom Aspect Ratio Width = 1105 …Custom Aspect Ratio Height = 813 …Integer Scale = Off
  6. Start a game and press your Menu Toggle buttons on your gamepad.
  7. Select Shaders > Load Shader Preset > Shaders_glsl > CRT > crt_geom.glslp < Resume
  • Dan
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#2

That looks really good :slight_smile:

Putting the libretro logo on there is fine. No problem at all.

#3

Thanks, this looks amazing! :smiley:

#4

edited - Updated instructions for Retroarch v1.4.1

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#5

@danh2os

Is it ok to include this is the Libretro borders GitHub repo?

#6

That would be fine with me. :slight_smile:

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