Bug 443024

Summary:	Icons for cartridge-based video game ROM images
Product:	[Plasma] Breeze	Reporter:	Nagy Tibor <xnagytibor>
Component:	Icons	Assignee:	visual-design
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kainz.a, m, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.22.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Current state of ROM icons Icon ideas

Description Nagy Tibor 2021-09-27 17:18:34 UTC

Created attachment 141958 [details]
Current state of ROM icons

SUMMARY
Currently the Breeze icon theme uses compact discs and generic executable icons for old cartridge-based video game ROM image formats. I see two issues here:

- Wrong semantics: These old video games were distributed on game cartridges, not CDs.
- Inconsistency: Half of these cartridge formats use one style of icon, the other half an another one.

I think it would make sense introducing a new icon featuring some kind of stylized game cartridge for these files. A photo of these game cartridges for reference: https://imgur.com/r/gaming/9cKpeyE

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 5.22
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.86.0

Comment 1 Nagy Tibor 2021-09-27 23:34:10 UTC

I went through the mime-info database, these are the affected MIME types:

application/x-atari-2600-rom
application/x-atari-7800-rom
application/x-atari-lynx-rom
application/x-gameboy-color-rom
application/x-gameboy-rom
application/x-gamegear-rom
application/x-gba-rom
application/x-genesis-32x-rom
application/x-genesis-rom
application/x-msx-rom
application/x-n64-rom
application/x-neo-geo-pocket-color-rom
application/x-neo-geo-pocket-rom
application/x-nes-rom
application/x-nintendo-3ds-rom
application/x-nintendo-ds-rom
application/x-pc-engine-rom
application/x-sega-pico-rom
application/x-sg1000-rom
application/x-sms-rom
application/x-thomson-cartridge-memo7
application/x-virtual-boy-rom
application/x-wonderswan-color-rom
application/x-wonderswan-rom
application/vnd.nintendo.snes.rom

Comment 2 Manuel de la Fuente 2023-01-17 12:12:57 UTC

As cool as it would be to have these, there's probably no way it's going to work for the 16 (more like 12x12) and 22 (more like 16x16) sizes unless we use a generic rom icon at smaller sizes.

Comment 3 Nagy Tibor 2023-03-27 02:43:22 UTC

Created attachment 157619 [details]
Icon ideas

Some icon ideas based on a stylized NES cartridge

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2023-03-27 18:03:47 UTC

Looks nice! Wanna submit it as a merge request?