Platform Clear Logos
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v2 Platform Logos Professionally Redrawn + Official Versions, New BigBox Defaults
By Dan Patrick
This is a giant collection of platform logos drawn digitally by hand. This took well over 500 hours of work over 15 months. While console logos exist all over the internet, this collection aims to bring them to a higher level of polish and accuracy. The default logos in BigBox will now come from this set. It was extremely tedious to ensure a very high level of accuracy across thousands of files.
So Many Versions!
Each included platform has multiple logo variants. Basically, many consoles had different logos for different regions and time periods. There are also smaller variations such as with or without a trademark (tm). There are black and white versions for each of these. With all of these it can add up to over 50 small variations for one platform! This would be impossible to navigate so I’ve split them up into smaller categories. For each format (Normal, Large and SVG) there are Light and Dark folders. For either of those there are: “Color”, “Black & White” and “Just White” (or Just Black respectively). If you wanted to use a minimalistic dark theme, you could use the “Just White” versions for a contemporary look. If you wanted logos for a standard dark theme then you could use “Light - Color”.
Official Versions Included
Besides the many hand drawn logos, I’ve also curated multiple logos that are the OFFICIAL renderings. Meaning, vector art ripped from official sources such as websites and pdf manuals. Finding official source art in the wild is pretty uncommon and required many hours of digging. Most of the source art was not in color so most of these colors are still generated by me. Some of the platforms with official logos include:
Sadly, some of these wasted a lot of my time because I drew them and later found the official versions.
The Drawing Process:
My process for drawing a logo required many steps. I first did research on each logo. Then I would dig deep for the best references I could find. One rule I had was to never trust any image. I would compare multiple sources and make sure the source I chose was not fan made or some modern re-release that changed the logo. If a better source was found that showed differences from what I drew I would redraw it again (it sucked). I redrew the NEO GEO logo about 5 times before I was finally happy with it. Generally, source art would include box art images, adverts, brochures, and manual scans. Archive.org and Manualslib.com were a huge help for a lot of these scans. I would then use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator and go to town! Sometimes if my source was really amazing, I could finish the whole logo in an hour and a half or so. Other times it would take much, much longer.
Getting the correct color was always challenging and required intelligent guesswork. For example, with the classic Konami logo, I brought in 20 images. Gathered the color from all of those and found the average color for the red and orange. Then I’d tweak it slightly more, usually to improve saturation.
When it came to fonts, I would always search for it but rarely found exact matches. If the font was found I’d obviously use it, but If not I’d have to hand draw it. However, a couple of the smaller taglines/subtitles do use a very close match. Hand drawing those fonts would do more harm than good. While drawing a logo I took great care to make things as visually pleasing as possible. Every little section of each letter of each logo was considered. Curves were carefully made to be smooth with as few anchor points as possible. Letters align with each other and angled letters all share the same angle. Hand drawing fonts is very tricky.
Many logos were substantially harder than I’d anticipated. The Sega Saturn US logo for instance, drove me insane. It took over 40 hours to draw (not to mention wasted time from failed attempts months earlier). I used Adobe Illustrator to mimic every highlight, tiny color shift, shading and glow. When I was working on this logo, I’d come home from my graphic design day job and then spend 4 hours on it, which would only finish part of one letter. As I worked, I’d have a couple copies of the logo in the same file and a couple times it bottomed out 32GB of ram!
Unique Versions
This collection brings a few unique logos to the table. I’m just going to list a few. I created multiple new arcade and pinball logos, although previous arcade logos are here too. I highly polished the Daphne logo as it needed some love. I drew a detailed version of the TeknoParrot logo which seems to be uncommon in high resolution. I also created Sega system 16 and 32 arcade logos based on the exact font used in the Sega 32X and Sega CD (Copperplate Gothic Std 31AB stretched horizontally to 130%). The Capcom logos have stylized alternate versions based on a gradated version Capcom rarely uses. There are several other unique logos I could list here.
White Outline - Default Versions
Since these logos are replacing the default logos in BigBox, Faeran smartly requested that I create versions with white outlines around the outside. That way logos could be seen against any background color. I only made the outline versions for the options I gave to Faeran. I don’t plan on making outline versions for the rest of the variations. That said, the versions I did make are included here. The outline versions don’t look quite as nice in my opinion but they serve a very functional and important purpose. Solid black logos for some systems, like the PSP, would not be visible in certain themes without a white outline. However, theme creators or those wanting to add logos to a single theme, I would still recommend the non-outline versions for the cleanest look.
Conclusion
I included every platform and version that I wanted to. There are some more obscure ones I could draw but I didn’t see the need to seeing as how I've created 22,000 files as is. If I knew how much work this was going to take, I would've never gotten myself into this (lol). I hope that you guys get a lot of enjoyment out of these. I’m glad I made them and it feels really good to finally be able to upload them. I made these originally for LaunchBox but they can be used elsewhere. I will always appreciate credit if you use them. Needless to say, I don’t own the rights to the logos and these are NEVER to be sold in any way.
Thanks
Special thanks to Juketstu and Faeran for their valuable feedback.
Also, huge thanks again to Faeran and the LaunchBox team for using these as the new defaults for BigBox!
If you like what you see here, please also check out my LaunchBox / BigBox logo collection & Pineapple Graphics' Photoreal Controller Vectors:
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platform clear logos (8Bits MIX) Clear Logos ''Categoria de Plataforma'' NES / Famicom Theme
By MarianS3
ESPAÑOL
Clear logos con temática de Nintendo NES / Famicom (8bits), para usar en ''Categoría de Plataforma''. todos los logos están en Español e Inglés, y les dejo un txt con instrucciones simples de cómo colocarlos en LaunchBox... aunque imagino que la mayoría ya debe saber como colocarlos!
Espero lo disfruten!!
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Clear Nintendo-themed NES / Famicom logos (8bits), for use in '' Platform Category ''. all the logos are in Spanish and English, and I leave you a txt with simple instructions on how to place them in LaunchBox ... although I guess most of you should already know how to place them!
I hope you enjoy it!!
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platform clear logos (City Purple) Platform Categories Clear Logo
By MarianS3
ENGLISH
Clear Logos: City Purple
recommended for BigBox Themes with dark backgrounds
Added Theme '' City Purple Silver Ring '' for use with BigBox Themes with clear backgrounds
ESPAÑOL
Clear Logos: City Purple
recomendado para BigBox Themes con fondos oscuros
Agregado el Theme ''City Purple Silver Ring'' para usar con BigBox Themes con fondos claros
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22 3D Pixel Platform Category Clear Logo Pack
By Rlad
11 Clear Logos X 2 Styles + PSD files
Arcade, Comics, Computers, Consoles, Handhelds, Magazines, Movies, Music, Pinball, Recently Played, TV Shows.
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- pixel
- platform category
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3D Rotating Platform Logos
I know I'm a dumbass for deleting my previous demo, Shame on me right? Sorry I've been out of launchbox for a very long ass time.
Full Version of 3D Rotating Platform Logos, I got bored of silver ring logos & I want to try something different.
180 and 360 spins are available, I know there's some logos missing but that's where you come in and request me to do some!
I'll start a topic for requests someday but my fucking wrist hurts...…..
I need go finish deathloop.....
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8Bit Neon Clear Logos
By Lilg1983
This here is some clear logos I created for Bigbox for the Platforms/Systems I call them 8Bit Neon you can use these with any theme but I personally use them on the the Neon Deluxe Arcade more to come hope someone enjoys these...
PS. The way I created these is starting with a Document that was 1100 X 600 and transparent Background then I created the 8-Bit Neon effect's this way they look more Uniform...
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Acrylic Logo Maker
By harryoke
Been away for quite a while , just popped in to share this with you , sorry no more startup videos for a while as my main pc i used for rendering has went to the great big silicone graveyard.
Easy to use PSD is included with some samples of what can be achieved.
Hope you create some wonderful stuff guys n gals.
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Banpresto Arcade Platform Clear Logo
By GuroDragon
Banpresto Arcade Platform Clear Logo
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clear logos Basic - Platform Clear Logo Set
By RetroNi
This is a Basic Platform Clear Logo Set containing over 500 clear logos.
It contains platform, platform category, playlist and a few third-party clear logos.
There is variations of some platform clear logos as well.
This set works well with themes that have light coloured backgrounds and i have
also made an alternate white version for themes that have dark coloured backgrounds.
Its an updated set of the platform clear logos that i used for my White Trim set.
How to add them to LaunchBox.
Instructions:
Rename the PNG file exactly the same name of the desired platform as it is named in LaunchBox.
Copy/paste *.PNG file in your ...\ LaunchBox \ Images \ Platforms \ <Platform name> \ Clear Logo.
Delete the old logo (if present).
Launch BigBox and go into -> Options -> Image Cache and Refresh Platform Wheel Images.
How to add them to a Theme.
Instructions:
Rename the PNG file exactly the same name of the desired platform as it is named in LaunchBox.
Copy/paste *.PNG file in your ...\ LaunchBox \ Themes \ <Theme name> \ Images \ Platforms \ Clear Logo.
Delete the old logos (if present).
Launch BigBox and go into -> Options -> Image Cache and Refresh Platform Wheel Images.
Enjoy!
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- platform clear logos
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Big Box ARCADE Vector
By harryoke
included in .zip is the logo with transparency in png format
Also .AI file fully vectored.
use it for your cabinets or in other projects if you wish
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Blank Clear Game Logo Set
Todays my birthday so today i'll publish all my silver rings blank so now you can put your own titles in the rings now. HAPPY?
I don't care if you publish it here or edit the rings, but make sure you give me credit.
Adobe Photoshop is required so make sure you have it.
For now you only have Nintendo, Sega, Playstation & Microsoft. I will work on more such as Atari and other fucking consoles i don't know so wait sometime ok?
Now if you'll excuse me i have family stuff to do......
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Blue / Purple Clear Logo
I like the shared Clear Logo Setting from @viking
I adapted the existing PSD file to my setup. I hope that's okay. I created also some Banner in this Style, i will upload them a.s.a.p.
173 downloads
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Capcom Home Arcade - Clear Logo
By buxilaks
Clear Logo for the 'Capcom Home Arcade'
I made this clear logo for those who want to create the 'Capcom Home Arcade' hardware as a platform or playlist.
The official fight-stick from Capcom contains the following 16 arcade games:
1944: The Loop Master Alien vs. Predator Armored Warriors Capcom Sports Club Captain Commando Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors Eco Fighters Final Fight Ghouls'n Ghosts Giga Wing Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting Mega Man: The Power Battle Progear Strider Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo In total I've uploaded video, banner and clear logo.
You can get the other files here:
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- capcom home arcade
- arcade
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Cartoonish Platform Logo Set
By tatz
Just messing around with some logos. This is my first share, just wanted to give back to the community a little.
Im definetly not a PRO by any means! Some may like and some may not and thats ok. Thanks to the real professionals that make this community GREAT!
Anyway just a small set of Logos i made a little Cartoonish but look really nice with a scroll wheel. If enough people like it i have no problem updating.
LogosV2.zip
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Cassette mockup's
By harryoke
Will add more if requested , also disk mockups for atari st/amiga etc... if requested.
please feel free to use them in your projects.
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Category Platform Clear Logos
By Retro_Rage
Hey everyone!
This is the first time i'm sharing something so go easy on me Although I have been building my collection for a while and hopefully have many more things coming.
I just threw together these platform logos for my own personal use and figured someone else might like them as well. They are based on a template that I found on picnic.com. Eventually I would like to make minor changes like change the blue with wallpaper like images for the corresponding image, If I decide to use them. I also included my PDN template (paint.net) if anyone wants to make any changes or anything. Enjoy!
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bigbox Clear Logos for SNK Neo Geo & NEC TurboGrafx-CD
By DeusX81
Hello everyone,
I just made two clear logos for platforms which doesn't have one in the default BigBox themes (at least not in my version of BigBox).
Feel free to use them as you like.
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- clearlogo
- clear logo
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Console Hacks Platform Clear Logo
By Typhon
A 'Console Hacks' logo, using the 'Pretendo' font in a faux Nintendo Logo, and the word 'Hacks' using SNES letters I made myself.
Enjoy.
283 downloads
- console hacks
- clear logo
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Crylen's Bordered Logos + PSD
By damageinc86
This is a set of bordered logos from my hyperspin days made by Crylen. It includes what edits I have personally made for my collection so far (platform and playlist logos), and the full PSD that is organized with folders and layers to easily make further edits and add to it.
660 downloads
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- clear logo
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Datach - Clear Logo
By ci2own
Datach - Clear Logo vectorized by me. I used this image as template:
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platform clear logo Daves Clear Logos Style 10.zip
By y2guru
Was taking a break from coding, so heres another batch of Platform Clear Logos.
.PSD included
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Daves Clear Logos Style 2.zip
By y2guru
This was my 2nd set that I had accidentally deleted from the downloads.
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