GHOSTS'N GOBLINS layout for M.A.M.E (Capcom 1985)
Here comes another astonishing layout and it finally takes times. Sometimes there is few or no stuff to use for drawing a layout and sometimes there is too much. I have a fun story about this one.
I remember the first time I saw the real cabinet of "Ghosts'n goblins", I was amazed by all the arts on the machine, I never saw a beautifuller one. Wow ! Funny graphics, wonderful side arts, what a cab ! More, the game was good, very good.
I needed to make a very nice layout like a challenge or a celebration of this great cabinet. All arts are available in high quality, perfect... but the instruction card has a F#¤#@¤ sticker on the right corner, hiding the last power up we can find in the game. Damn it !
I searched a lot, a very lot to find another version of the same InstCard without success except for the japanese version (Makaimura). With a better resolution, greater texts and very better colors than the poor american version. More, we have 2 funny characters (goblin and devil) not present on the US version. So... I decided to use the up half of the american version and the bottom half of the japanese version. I worked a lot of time to rebuild and adjust the parts, colorizing everything and redrawing entirely the famous 5th weapon : The cross. I translated the japanese text of the cross in english and rewrite all other texts (yep, I talk japanese too).
Wow, the result is great, wonderful. I arrange every elements and insert this Instcard in my Gimp work etc, but...
After playing the game I consulted the DAT file to read the story about the game in M.A.M.E and I discovered something I never expected : "This american version of the game has a shield to replace the cross of the japanese version".
What the F¤#@¤¤ ! Ok, I abdicate. This layout will be like this... by the way ! So, this layout is really great, one of my bests but you will be aware about the "cross" detail. If it disturbs you, play the Makaimura version ![](//www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif)
Let's talk about the features:
Features : - Full UHD horizontal TV support (3840x2160) - Based on original upright Taito's arcade cabinet. - On screen official marquee, bezel, control panel, flyer and not official instructions (but fine) - Full game zone's proportions respect (8:7) - World record from TwinGalaxies displayed - original controllers required to play
Specs : - M.A.M.E layout version 2 (tested on 0.218 version) - Can be easily converted to newer layout version if needed - Zip file size is 19.5 Megs. - Include old existing "Ghosts'n goblins/Makaimura" previous layouts - Every visual elements are joined in one bezel .png file.
Preview :
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Installation instructions for newbies : - Ensure you're using mame layout version 2. Verify it by editing another « default.lay » from the zip file of one of your working layout to be sure. - Replace (or add) the « gng.zip » file in your « /Mame/artwork/ » folder. - Start M.A.M.E then launch the game - Press the « Tab » key and go to « video » section - Chose « NOIR Homeplaying FullHD » configuration and ensure « bezel » is enabled for old Mame versions. (chose the "WR" version for displaying the world record) - Exit the M.A.M.E configuration menu - Enjoy !
Notes : This Layout is designed for homeplaying on very large screens but should fit perfectly on modern TV, HD and UHD (4K). You can chose between 2 Layouts, one with the world record and one without it. I tested the layouts on M.A.M.E 0.218.
Mod it and convert it as you like ! I hope you'll enjoy it. Let's kill some freaky creatures !
Download link : My Google drive
See you online... with more layouts.
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