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theme PosterBox Retro Theme
PosterBox Retro Theme, made with Community theme creator
P.S: Theme is intended to be used with my pause theme
Hello, this is a theme i made back in 2018/19 just never got around to share.
Main feature of the theme is that it shows Front and Back box covers as POSTERS on the wall and they change as you change the game and resembles Old Style Retro Room.
I have made and remade room few times over the years and project contains some assets that are not used by the theme. But i just never got around to it to clean it up, so ..just deal with it any way you want..
There is one default room look that will cover any platform not covered by the theme and 50 manually created platforms.
Some of themes manually made:
Quick show
Theme can be previewed here
Video color might be off until youtube finishes processing. It should be HDR
New NDS Example:
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AI-HyperTbox (SE) Theme
By The Papaw
This is the AI-HyperTbox theme. It has been forked from the awesome "AI-HyperTocera" theme done by the The Mini Cake TV folks and they deserve most all the credit for the biggest part of the artwork.
Using nice animated AI generated backgrounds. Added over 330 platform and playlist audio clips in SE version (not shown in video)
The latest AI-HyperTbox (SE) version has:
5-Platform Views 3-Horizonal Game Wheel Views 4-Vertical Game Wheel Views 2-Game Wall Views Fullscreen Coverflow View Text Games View Platform Marquee View Game Marquee View Settings View Assets Used:
AI-HyperTbox (SE) Sound Pack AI-HyperTbox (SE) Start/Exit theme AI-HyperTbox (SE) Pause theme Jarvis Startup Video The AI-HyperTbox theme has two flavors. The SE version (used in the video), available to my BMAC members and the free basic version posted here on the forums
Comments, questions and suggestions are always welcome down below. Make sure to like and subscribe to the YouTube video if ya watch it to help out the channel, and do the bell thing to be notified of new videos.
Please consider supporting these projects with a "cup of coffee" or by becoming a member @ my BMAC page
OR
A donation of any size via PayPal
- ENJOY!!!
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
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Fading Elegance
By The Papaw
Another MAJOR Over-Haul, Faster and smoother than before with more animation. (Screenshots don't do justice as it's hard to capture with all the animations so check out the video)
Over 330 NEW custom platform and playlist audio clips with some emotion made by yours truly and the help of some AI. See changelog for new things including some Settings changes for getting Local-Internet icons to work easier. Some of the below stuff can be ignored now.
Oh, you need to go into BB settings > option > controller mapping and set "Open Index" to your "X" or "square" button to use the "Game Wheel Indexes" in the Wall Views and match the theme. Sorry, I forgot to mention in the 3.0 changelog
I have brought the Fading Elegance themes "up-to-date" to work better with the newer versions of Bigbox. Covers over 200 platforms and 60 common playlists. Other cosmetic changes and fixes.
Feature: Slow changing color background
Feature: various fading in-and-out information areas
Includes: over 300 custom made genre and play mode images (includes a PS template)
Updated: added or replaced some badges, controllers and artwork.
NEW VIDEO (01-03-2026)
Assets used in the video (already included in the SE version of the theme)
Stephen with Reverb - Platform Audio Clips PSGC Commercials - video snaps (download separately) PSGC Genre & Play Mode Images Startup Video PSGC Quiet Sound Pack some custom made Playlist videos The reason I had called the theme "Fading Elegance" was that I went for an elegant look, sharp edges and straight lines and designed certain information sections to be displayed for a few seconds, then fade out while fading in something new. Like in the platform views, it may start showing an image of the platform device, it will fade out, as the maximum number of players will fade in. These will rotate between the two. You will see this throughout the themes with various types of information. They have a smooth, slowly color changing background and have most all the bells and whistles that are available.
Just a heads up, the Fading Elegance themes are pretty resource hungry as there are some "behind the scenes" videos going on and all animations that are used. Feel free to give them a try on low end systems, if you have issues, you may be able to delete the audio clips and background videos to gain some improvement.
- To activate LAN - add LAN as a new "Play Mode" for the desired game(s)
- To activate ROM - add ROM as a new "Source" for the desired game(s)
- To activate Karaoke - add Karaoke as a new "Genre" for the desired game(s)
(bulk edit is easiest way to add new badges)
If you would like to use the new badges in Launchbox, you will need to download the Badge pack.
The SE version is being used in the video. The SE versions of my themes always have additional views and include Platform & Playlist audio clips. And of course, my supporters can change many of the assets by downloading them from the download section of my BMAC page.
Listen to sample clips of the New voices
Listen to sample clips with Reverb
380 Platform/Playlist Audio Clips (SE versions only)
215 Platform Devices Included:
65 Playlists Devices Included:
196 Conrollers/Keyboards Included:
Requires BigBox Version 13.20 or above
Comments, reviews, questions and suggestions are always welcome! Please like and Follow.
*SE versions are only available to Members that have subscribed on my BMAC page (similar to Patreon). All my "Coffee Buyers" and "Members" will be recognized in all my future themes and the ZizzleZazzle website.
Please consider supporting these projects with "buying me a cup of coffee" or even better yet, Subscribe and have access to ALL the SE versions of all my themes with additional features, views, audio pack, video snaps and more personal support and customization.
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
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Playtime
By DazStelfox79
Happy New Year Everyone!
Playtime is a modern theme that looks good on the Big Screen & showcases some nostalgia with Retro games consoles, computers & arcade machines!
Playtime is a Hybrid theme meaning some views were created with the Community Theme Creator & other views like the Game Discovery Center view & PlatformHybrid Views were only possible through coding XAML.
Playtime showcases the new Game Discovery Center view & PlatformHybrid views which give it such a modern feel, Think of Playtime like a Netflix For Games kind of look where you can browse & discover content you may have forgotten about or just not played in a while.
Playtime has had a makeover since the last upload with some smooth transitions switching between games & screens with Fullscreen Fanart & gameplay videos.
In the GDC/Game Discovery Center view or I like to call the Home Screen I have took some much appreciated feedback from faeran & utilised some navigational context when switching games as to which game you are navigating to/from. For example the screen transitions from The Highly Recommended Games in a frame at the top of screen into a list of games with Fullscreen Fanart & details.
This theme contains a Game Discovery Center View, 3 PlatformHybrid views, 4 Platform Views, 2 Text list with details Views, 3 Horizontal based Views of Game Boxes, 2 Wall Views & a Vertical View/WheelGamesView for all your retro games based in a bedroom on a desk with a device hooked up to a screen or an arcade machine in a Arcade room to showcase some Nostalgia.
Game Discovery Center View
To set Game Discovery Center to startup as your Home view. Start Big Box & go to Options/Views/Default Startup View: Game Discovery Center
Platform Hybrid Views
To set Platform Hybrid to startup as your Home view. Start Big Box & go to Options/Views/Default Startup View: Platforms
Important Note!
I have added new Fanart & Device images so you will need to refresh these images for Big Box to recognise them. Start Big Box & go to Options/Image Cache/Refresh all Images.
Note!
To change the images for the Recently Played shortcuts in the PlatformWheel3FilterViews & PlatformWheel4FiltersView press the T button on your keyboard.
Note!
To open the Index in WallGamesView & Wall2GamesView press the T button on your keyboard or bind to a desired button on your controller like the LB button.
Avatar Profile, Profile Name Customisations & Instructions
You can personalise your Home Screen ect with your own Avatar profile/Gamer Pic & i have created 50 Avatar pics for your profile for you to play around with & enjoy.
Copy & Paste the Avatar picture from the Custom Avatars/User Avatars folder to Playtime/Media/Theme folder & replace. For further instructions for text editing ect An Instructions file is included.
Important Note!
Videoborder views for the Vertical View/WheelGamesView File
Important note**If the artwork & videoborder views do not display properly for a platform on your system, there will most likely be naming conflicts between your platforms & files in my theme. To fix this issue, you must locate these files in the videoborder folder of my Playtime theme then change the names to your actual platforms name.
GDC/Game Discovery Center Skin Pack
Also included in this theme is a Game Discovery Skin Pack with different variations of the Game Discovery Center/DiscoveryPageView file. This is located in Playtime/Media/Theme folder called GDC Skin Pack.
Just Copy/Paste & Replace in the Views folder!
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theme WoodPanels
By BMovieBen
WoodPanels has the old school retro feel of playing games on an old TV in a room with bad, green carpeting, but golden wooden paneled walls. The video game console or platform appears above or beside the television to match that look and feel. It is paired with a set of 8-bit fonts to complete the experience. Now upgraded to 4K resolution!
Supports Ultrawide 21:9, Widescreen 16:9, and Fullscreen 4:3 aspect ratios. Playlist support! Watch the video frame and video size dynamically change to match the selected platform and game. Unique views for 50+ platforms with support for game videos, game 3D/2D box art, game cart images, game logos, platform logos, and platform box art. Consoles are paired with a TV from the same decade they were released. PCs likewise are paired with a monitor or setup from the same era. "Wall View" for looking at game boxes on shelves is accompanied by the platform logo and image of the original console packaging. Trailer:
Installation and Setup Instructions:
Startup Video:
List of Supported Platforms:
Theme was created using the COMMUNITY Theme Creator by @y2guru
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Flat and Classic Mini Consoles
By exodus_cl
A beautiful Launchbox's BigBox theme with "console mini" style menus for your platforms!
Features of this theme:
Main view: Simple text flat version that runs fast and looks great. Optional "Classic Mini" view for many systems (WIP). Improved original design of some "Classic Mini" (Such as PSX and Genesis). Classic Mini style views for consoles that do not have an oficial Mini version (such as PS2, WII, X360, PSP, 3DS, GBA, GB, ATARI and many more!). Platform/console selection with video (you need to download the video first from regular launchbox menu).
This new version features improved compatibility with newer versions of LaunchBox, several font fixes, and new visualizations and formats. The background music was removed to avoid a bug with CTC that occurs when launching a game directly from the game list (maybe I'll put them back in a next update). A bunch of other small adjustments were also made.
You can check some Videos of the theme in action on my Youtube Channel
If you'd like to support my work and help me dedicate more time to it, you can support me on:
https://www.patreon.com/Exodus_cl
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Alekfull-XN
By Gameon100
This is Alekfull-XN
The theme is originally from Retrobat and Batocera
and i really like it.
I remember autumn 2024 i took the images and start make it for Launchbox Bigbox
and then my laptop got broken luckly i got the files for the theme in (ctc) Community Theme Creator
and with a new pc i finally complete this theme and i hope you like this feel free and downlad.
cheers
Ninjaman
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Modernized MS-DOS Theme
By Eviljubs
I worked on this a while ago and completed it for the project I was intending to but never really released the results. It uses boot sequence sounds and old hard drives spinning as well as hard drive search sounds for the interface sounds. The idea was to recreate the feeling of using an interface like this on an old computer (I specifically built it for my CRT setup in particular). This version is in 21:9 but I have a 4:3 version somewhere as well, I'll just need to find it and upload it but I don't remember exactly where it is. I also messed with a couple of other colors for the text/lines etc. However I never really finished those as I didn't like them as much as the white. You can easily edit this to change the colors in the Community Theme Creator if you want.
I also added some animations for the text as well as the images so that they appear to load in slowly -- these can also be tweaked for speed in the community theme creator or even removed completely if that's preferable. Here's an example of what it looks like starting up and navigating around a bit:
If you want to edit this or add to it feel free to do whatever you like, I just ask you to please upload your work for the community to use.
Edit: I managed to find the alternative colors I was working on, and my backups for theme creator as well as a version that I use on my CRT screens that removes the fake scanlines (since real CRTs have real scanlines). I believe that version is also 4:3 aspect ratio. Please be aware these may be unfinished, as I'm unsure of the state they're in, they were just on my personal storage server. Dos MATRIX - Alternative Colors, CRT Version & Backups.zip
Dos MATRIX - Alternative Colors, CRT Version & Backups.zip
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VisioN
By faeran
A stylish, background heavy focused theme with inspiration from the unreleased Aura 4k theme by iGarikoitz. The theme itself uses your clear logo images, fanart - background images, screenshot images, and game video snaps to create this completed theme. There is a number of white platform clear logos made by Dan Patrick and 100+ platform/playlist/category backgrounds are included that I have curated with the ability to add your own. This theme will gracefully fall back to different images to make sure something is always displayed.
Requirements
LaunchBox must be on version 13.22 or higher (or you'll get errors) Theme is made for a 16:9 aspect ratio Views
Platform Wheel 1 - The main platform wheel for this theme Text Filters View - Used primarily when viewing other filter sections Horizontal Wheel 1 - The main game view for this theme Horizontal Wheel 2 - An alternate game view that uses your screenshots and video snaps Text Games View - Mostly used for the Game Details Menu view, but could be used as a game view
Things to Note
100+ Platform Backgrounds have been included in this theme. You can include your own by placing them in the following folders (The file name needs to match the name of your platform, category, or playlist): Platform Images: LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Platforms\Fanart Category Images: LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Platform Categories\Fanart Playlist Images: LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Playlists\Fanart White Platform Clear Logos have been included by Dan Patrick. You can add your own by placing them into the following folders (The file name needs to match the name of your platform, category, or playlist): Platform Images: LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Platforms\Clear Logo Category Images: LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Platform Categories\Clear Logo Playlist Images: LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Playlists\Clear Logo You can add your own Game Backgrounds that are specific to this theme. You can place them into the following folder (file name must either be based on the game's title, replacing special characters, or named after the LaunchBox Game ID. Check folder for some examples.) LAUNCHBOX\Themes\VisioN\Images\Games\Game Background\[platform name]
For Theme Developers
There are a number of features in this theme that have never been done before. You can examine the code to learn the following:
Use of a progress bar with the game count bindings that provides dynamic visual feedback of where you are in your game list as you are navigating around Use of the Index Visibility binding to provide animation triggers. This allows you to provide smooth animations to any element when opening and closing the alpha-numeric index The use of FlowImage (and its bindings) to provide performant image fallbacks. Using FlowImage over an Image element increases performance by loading images in an off-thread, provides better disposal logic, and doesn't lock the file that is located on the hard drive. The use of an item offset converter, which allows you to display images (or metadata) for games that are (+ or -) around the game or platform that is selected.
Thanks to
Dan Patrick - for use of his white clear logo pack
iGarikoitz - for the initial concept inspiration for this theme
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Colorful - Edited Game View
By supermandrew
Original COLORFUL theme here!
Two additional views when selecting games to go along with the Colorful theme. The preview video/screenshot for the game will appear on the console screen underneath reflective light/dirt on the console. Vertical Wheel 4 will also show the game cartridge/disc when applicable, Vertical Wheel 3 doesn't show the cartridge and simply displays the respective game media.
This view is not comprehensive, and currently only handles the following game systems:
N64 Nintendo 3DS NES Gameboy Advance Gameboy Color Gamecube Switch Wiii Wii U Dreamcast Sega Genesis Sega Saturn Playstation Playstation 2 PSP SNES Windows I may add more as I come across them/expand my own game collection or if there's a high demand for it.
There's also the PlatformWheel2 view from the original Colorful theme included but with a correction - the original version seemed to have a color mismatch for the Sega Genesis platform. A corrected version is included in this as well.
Enjoy and let me know if you have any issues with it! Shoutouts to @viking and @faeran for making such a clean and wonderful theme!
Made with the Community Theme Creator, so thanks also to @y2guru!
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3D-Details Lite (Details & 3D-Details Replacement)
By The Papaw
This theme is replacing the both the Details & 3D-Details themes.
Best to use Windows Media Player in BigBox for the colors to match the "Colorful" video snaps correctly.
If you do not plan on using the Colorful video snaps, you need to DELETE or RE-NAME a folder in the theme called "Colorful" (..\LaunchBox\Themes\3D-Details Lite (SE)\Media\Colorful) or without SE if using the Basic version
Included Views:
Platform 1 (horizontal wheel-bottom)
*Platform 2 (vertical wheel on left side)
*Platform 3 (vertical wheel on right side)
Platform Text View
Horizontal Games 1 (horizontal wheel on bottom)
*Horizontal Games 2 (horizontal wheel on bottom with different alignment)
*Vertical Games 1 (vertical wheel on left side)
*Vertical Games 2 (vertical wheel on right side)
Full Cover Flow Games
Game Text View
*Wall Game View
Marque View
Settings
(*SE version)
Assets Used in the video:
Jarvis Sound Pack
Jarvis Startup Video
3D-Details (SE) Startup/Shutdown Theme
3D-Details (SE) Pause Theme
Leave comments, suggestions and Reviews here on the forums. If you watch the video, don't forget to like, share and subscribe to help out the channel.
If you have a minute, make sure to check out our Buy Me A Coffee page for all the latest updates and information on how gain access to exclusive content to the PSGC and PSMC collections, and while you're there, maybe you'll buy me a cup of coffee and become a member.
Or maybe you might make a donation through PayPal.
All donations are to be used for my grandson's college fund.
-ENJOY!
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
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inMERSE
By IADhunter
inMERSE was born as a personal modification of the Colorful theme by Viking, but over time I made so many changes that I decided to turn it into a completely original theme. The main goal is to emulate the interfaces of its respective platforms, providing a touch of nostalgia, but maintaining a clean and user-friendly aesthetic.
At the same time, it seeks to imagine the interfaces of platforms that did not have one at the time, respecting the original design and its color palette as much as possible.
Note: To change the user image you just need to replace the image inMERSE\Media\User\00.jpg with the image of your choice
Important: The Switch view is designed to use the main menu images of the games. These can be easily obtained with the NxFileViewer tool by right-clicking on the cover image. Each image must be assigned to the corresponding game using the "Arcade-Marquee" category for everything to work properly. If you prefer not to do this task, you can change the view to "Horizontal Wheel 2", which offers a visual alternative.
inMERSE is constantly growing. In this version only PC, Xbox 360, Xbox Classic, 3DS, GBA, PS2, NES, SNES, Wii U and Switch are included. I'm open to adding new platforms, if you have any in mind or would like to make a suggestion let me know and I'll consider including it in future versions.
If you find any bugs, I'd appreciate it if you let me know. I'm new to this and even though I've done a lot of testing, it's possible that I've missed something.
platforms menu sound: 2004 Ambient Console Menu Music by Audioarc.
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Details
By The Papaw
Hey ya'll. This here's another Bigbox theme called Details. It was designed for big screens. It uses the 16:9 aspect ratio, and geared more for using on large 4K TV's.
I'm still working on this one and it's not finished. I plan to add more views like a Marquee, Coverflow, etc., I'm just not that far along yet.
Best to use Windows Media Player in BigBox for the colors to match the "Colorful" video snaps correctly UPDATED: (see changelog below) The first 4 screenshots were added in last update just to show some of the newly added badges.
Included Views:
Platform 1 (horizontal wheel-bottom) *Platform 2 (vertical wheel on left side) *Platform 3 (vertical wheel on right side) Platform Text View Horizontal Games 1 (horizontal wheel on bottom) *Horizontal Games 2 (horizontal wheel on bottom with different alignment) *Vertical Games 1 (vertical wheel on left side) *Vertical Games 2 (vertical wheel on right side) Full Cover Flow Games Game Text View *Wall Game View Settings (*included in SE version only)
Assets Used in the video: (SE version used in the video)
Jarvis Sound Pack: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA
Jarvis Startup Video: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA
Details (SE) Startup/Shutdown Theme: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA
Details (SE) Pause Theme: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA
This one has more time and work put into it, more than any theme I've done to date. From graphics to unique views. There are somewhere around 300 view files used in the theme so far and still counting.
I've done 100 or so custom wheel items/images for the platform and playlists wheels so far.
This time, I went with controllers and year for the wheel items of the platform/playlists views, and game cartridges and discs for wheel items on games views. I love how Launchbox allows us to download our artwork, but I was going for a more consistent look with the game cartridges and discs. I have spent 100's of hours trying to replicate each of the media types used so far, trying to add as much detail to each as I possibly could without going overboard and crippling the theme.
I tried keeping the look fairly simple, but this theme is very complex in design.
Unlike most themes, I'm not using 2 or 3 fonts. So far, it uses 57 different fonts, as I tried matching fonts that pertained to each included platform or platform clear logo. I tried to match them as best I could.
I also tried to throw in a bit of history you might say with some of the artwork. Or making Retro, as Retro can get. Like in some of the art I used in the Arcade platform. I used images of the very first arcade machine ever made for public use. It was called "Computer Space". Or with "Future Pinball", I used a wooden pinball machine.
I put a lot of research into this one, even details such as the years that the store fronts were founded in the Store Front playlists.
I also set it up to work well with some of the best platform videos out there, the Colorful Platform/Playlists Video Snaps.
You don't have to use them, so if you prefer different ones or none at all (choosing none will show random snaps), that's no problem. However, if you don't plan on using the Colorful videos set, you need to DELETE or RE-NAME a folder in the theme called "Colorful" (..\LaunchBox\Themes\Details (SE)\Media\Colorful).
This theme relies Heavily on "Fanart Backgrounds" and "Clear Logos". It also needs good metadata for things like ESRB Ratings. The ESRB ratings are used quite a bit on much of the media replication I've done. (I also included an extra PEGI folder for those folks that use that system as well. You may need to do a little file renaming and moving to get them going as you need too, but they are included.)
The biggest problem with this theme is the Playlists views. They can be slow. The more platforms used in a specific playlist, the slower the loading. This is because of the way LB/BB is using a "default" view when it's loading everything for that playlist. LB/BB will be loading many different types of cartridges and discs from different systems all at the same time, well, it can get slow.
BTW, the little animated trophy means that game has Achievements if you use Retro Achievements.
Well that's about it for now. Leave comments, suggestions and Reviews here on the forums. If you watch the video, don't forget to like, share and subscribe to help out the channel.
If you have a minute, make sure to check out our Buy Me A Coffee page for all the latest updates and information on how gain access to exclusive content to the PSGC and PSMC collections, and while you're there, maybe you'll buy me a cup of coffee or maybe become a member.
Or maybe you might make a donation through PayPal.
All donations are to be used for my grandson's college fund. On a side note about Papawson, (my nickname for my grandson), I'm awful proud of the little feller. We started home schooling him starting in the 1st grade, he is only 10 now and should finish the 7th grade in just a couple months. He tells me all the time, Papaw, you know you will have to drive me to college everyday, because I won't be old enough to drive.
-ENJOY!
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
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Nostalgia-Bedroom Remake
By bundangdon
Nostalgia - Bedroom (an 80's style BigBox theme)
Ready for something new, mixed together with something a little bit old and familiar? Here is my own 'retro' style version (fork) of the great "Nostalgia" theme, originally created by @eatkinola, whose fantastic themes can also be found here on the launchbox forums. This is a simple 1980's bedroom style version of that same "Nostalgia" theme with custom-designed layouts, corresponding to various computer, handheld and console systems. As of now, there are over 50 unique systems I've added/edited, with more to come in the near future. I'm not sure if I'll be doing anything with arcade platforms (mame, etc.), at least not for now.
New version:
While this theme was originally a fork of eatkinola's great "Nostalgia" theme, it's been drastically changed since there were some recent changes with the way BigBox handles themes. Keep in mind, this theme will only work with newer versions of Launchbox/Bigbox (after version 11.0). I'll also be releasing a few more versions of this same theme with different televisions and computer monitors in the future. So stay tuned!
More notes:
A very big thank you to @y2guru for his amazing COMMUNITY Theme Creator for BigBox! Without his excellent theme designing program I wouldn't have been able to re-create this theme. Really.
A short video-preview of the updated version will be coming soon ?
UPDATE (April 26, 2021)
Here is a fixed version I put together with Community Theme Creator, which is a bit more simple than the previous version. I had to abandon the older version (1.1) since it no longer works (since version 10.0?) and created this "Remake" to use less resources. In the coming days, weeks, and months I'll add more systems, new screenshots and also add the source code for anyone who wants to customize this. Enjoy!
Update (March 6, 2025)
Added the CTC (source) files just in case anyone needs them. (In the link below) Please keep in mind that this was made with an older version of the CTC program (1.0895) and there may be some compatibility issues with the newer version of that program. I'll make some more updates to this theme in the near future, and possibly port it over to the latest version of CTC.
Nostalgia-Bedroom Remake CTC Source.zip
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3D-Details
By The Papaw
This theme is similar to the Details (SE) with a lot of shadowing going on giving it a 3-D effect. I'm still tinkering with it. I tried shadowing the text wheels and it really looked great, but the theme is just way to slow.
Best to use Windows Media Player in BigBox for the colors to match the "Colorful" video snaps correctly If you don't plan on using the Colorful video snaps, you need to DELETE or RE-NAME a folder in the theme called "Colorful" (..\LaunchBox\Themes\3D-Details (SE)\Media\Colorful)
Included Views:
Platform 1 (horizontal wheel-bottom) *Platform 2 (vertical wheel on left side) *Platform 3 (vertical wheel on right side) Platform Text View Horizontal Games 1 (horizontal wheel on bottom) *Horizontal Games 2 (horizontal wheel on bottom with different alignment) *Vertical Games 1 (vertical wheel on left side) *Vertical Games 2 (vertical wheel on right side) Full Cover Flow Games Game Text View *Wall Game View Settings (*SE version)
Assets Used in the video:
Jarvis Sound Pack Jarvis Startup Video 3D-Details (SE) Startup/Shutdown Theme 3D-Details (SE) Pause Theme Leave comments, suggestions and Reviews here on the forums. If you watch the video, don't forget to like, share and subscribe to help out the channel.
If you have a minute, make sure to check out our Buy Me A Coffee page for all the latest updates and information on how gain access to exclusive content to the PSGC and PSMC collections, and while you're there, maybe you'll buy me a cup of coffee and become a member.
Or maybe you might make a donation through PayPal.
All donations are to be used for my grandson's college fund.
-ENJOY!
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
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Neon Deluxe Arcade - Final 4:3 (Big Box Theme)
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NEON DELUXE ARCADE - FINAL 4:3
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CREDITS
Huge thanks goes out to @y2guru for his Community Theme Creator Software and his endless personal help, also he created the animated wheels for this theme! @Hexxxer for the original inspiration of his FutureState theme. @Rincewind for the inspiration on his use of the icons. Thanks guys!
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INTRO
This is the final version of Neon Deluxe Arcade, it's completely rebuild from the ground up. The old theme was slow, I couldn't even run it in 4K but with this rebuild it runs even smoothly with 4K theme graphics. As the name suggests this is the 4:3 version of the theme, not all views are ported over from the 16:9 version (non of the horizontal views) but it has it's own unique views. I left out the scanlines overlay on the video's as I expect this to be running on 4:3 CRT's.
This theme looks the same in any DPI setting now but it's only for 4:3 views.
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INSTALLATION
1. Download the theme here and place the folder in Launchbox/Themes/
2. You might need to unblock all the .DLL's in the plugin folder, I usually don't have to though.
3. I recommend doing the following to speed up Big Box greatly:
- Uncheck all Background Images in launchbox/settings/image priorities
- Set all transitions to "None" in BigBox settings
- Use the Clean Up media tool in launchbox/tools/Clean Up Media... (this can really speed up lists with thousands of games and duplicate media)
- Defrag the drive that holds your media files
Hope you like and enjoy! ?
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LINKS
Neon Deluxe Arcade is a series of themes and elements, if you like you can download these to accompany the complete theme, visit this page to see all my other work:
https://forums.launchbox-app.com/profile/88501-mr-retrolust/content/?type=downloads_file
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Eclipse
By Fry
Eclipse
Eclipse for BigBox is a different kind of theme. Rather than using the normal theme engine, it uses a plug-in to build the user interface from the ground up. The goal for this plug-in is to provide:
Netflix style user interface with multiple lists of games on the screen at one time Voice search Random game function
Platform list view
Game detail view
Options for categorizing games
Startup theme
Shutdown theme
Attract mode (screen saver)
Demo
Installation Instructions
1. Download: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/3220-eclipse/
2. Extract the contents to a folder
3. Inside the Eclipse folder is a folder called LaunchBox
4. Copy the Plugins, StartupThemes, and Themes folders
5. Go to your Launch Box installation folder and paste the copied folders
6. Open Big Box
7. Esc to get to options
8. Select Options > Views
9. Set Theme to Eclipse
10. Set Platforms List View to Platform Wheel 1
11. If you want to use the startup theme, Options > Game Startup
- Uncheck Show "Loading Game..." Message
- Check Enable Startup Screen
- Startup Theme: Eclipse
- Minimum Startup Screen Display Time: 5 seconds
- Maximum Startup screen Display Time: 5 seconds
- Check Hide Mouse Cursor on Startup Screens
12. Go back - the first time the theme starts will take a long load time to generate the image cache
13. NOTE - If you get any errors, you can check the log file called Eclipse.txt in your LaunchBox folder and message me on the forums to let me know
General usage
- Up, Down, Left, Right - moves around
- Enter - selects something
- Escape - cancel or go back - pressing it will get you back to the BigBox settings where you can exit the application
- Page Up - pick a random game
- Page Down - voice search
Bezels
- Bezel images can be displayed around the preview videos
- The system will first look for a game specific bezel. If not found, it will look for a platform specific bezel. If not found, it will look for a default bezel.
- A few default bezels are provided with the installation. You can delete them from the folders specified below if you prefer the videos without bezels.
Game specific bezels
- The system tries to find a game specific bezel image in the following order:
1. In plug-in media directory:
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Eclipse\Media\Bezels\{PLATFORM}\{CleanGameTitle}.png
- Here {CleanGameTitle} replaces any invalid characters with an underscore. Characters like ' and : cannot appear in file names so they are replaced with an underscore
- For example: A bezel file for the game "19XX: The War Against Destiny" should have the following path and file name ..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Eclipse\Media\Images\Arcade\Bezel\19XX_ The War Against Destiny.png
MAME bezels
- If a game specific bezel isn't found in the plug-ins media folder as described above, then the program will look into the MAME installation folder. In order for MAME bezels to work, installing the bezel project for MAME would create files with this structure:
..\LaunchBox\Emulators\MAME\artwork{game.ApplicationFilePath}"Bezel.png"
Retroarch bezels
- Bezels installed by the bezel project for retroarch will go into a folder location like this:
..\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\overlays\GameBezels{RetroarchPlatform}{game.ApplicationFilePath}.png
Platform specific bezels
- These are used if there are no game specific bezels found
- You can specify a different image for horizontally and vertically oriented games so that they fit appropriately
- The platform specific bezel image files must have the following file names and locations:
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Eclipse\Media\Bezels\{PLATFORM}\Horizontal.png
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Eclipse\Media\Bezels\{PLATFORM}\Vertical.png
System default bezels
- These are used if there are no game specific or platform specific bezels found
- You can specify a different image for horizontally and vertically oriented games so that they fit appropriately
- The default bezel image files must have the following file name and location:
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Eclipse\Media\Bezels\Platforms\Default\Horizontal.png
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Eclipse\Media\Bezels\Platforms\Default\Vertical.png
Looking for feedback
I'm looking for any suggestions that would make this theme better. What's currently on my list for improvements:
New option to add a game to a playlist from the game detail screen New option to display game manuals from the game detail screen Improve image cache logic to better detect differences between LB images and plugin image cache Use VLC for video playback Option to flip box art This could be expanded a bit more to Show achievements in game details Improvements to the options side-panel that opens up under the gear (add some icons and make it look a little less "blah") Several ideas for configuration options Default category and list to pick when opening Minimum number of games required to be included in a category This would allow you to eliminate lists don't have more than 1 game showing in the series category for example Improvements to the loading screen to make it prettier Performance improvements for loading times by doing more work in the background Overhaul of entire codebase Support for any resolution or aspect ratio - currently this only works (well) on 16:9 screens Make game lists more dynamic - the implementation of the lists uses a bunch of static image controls Localization If anyone thinks of anything that could make this theme better, I'd be interested to hear it!
Source Code
If you're interested in the source code, it's (not pretty and it's) available here:
https://github.com/AtomFry/Eclipse
Submitter Fry Submitted 10/22/2021 Category Big Box Custom Themes3,824 downloads
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Cardagram V2
By DemmyTree
Cardagram Theme - Card/Fanart themed UI trying to give a clean interface to show off fanart for games, I reccomend if able not to use fanart that contains the games logo as the clear logo is included in the view.
Horizonatal views & Vertical Views (For any view where fanart is missing a cover box will be shown)
1. Fanart Only
2. Wheel With Details
3. Fanart with Rotatable Box
Platform Views
1 & 3 Fanart Only (Horizontal/Vertical)
2 & 4 Wheel view (Horizon tal/Vertical )
Wall Game View (Only 1 view a s did not feel format was comfortable for theme)
This also includes a Startup Theme and a Pause theme where you can provide Arcade/Controler controller overlay to aid show what controls are required in clean format. Manual icon appears when a game manual is held as the wheel shows one button only to make sure that it is visible for the specific game.
CTC Project Files
Project files for the Community Theme Creator by y2guru Please note: This version requires CTC v3.2 as it uses the 'selection bar', Dave (y2guru) is doing an amazing job with supporting in helping themes be created please support him here https://www.patreon.com/COMMUNITYThemeCreator
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CoinOP
By faeran
As per version 3.0 this theme is now rebuilt from the ground up for performance and optimization.
The theme showcases an arcade cabinet in an 80s style arcade with a dynamic marquee that can pull from a number of fallback images on a per-game basis, making sure there's always something displayed in the marquee.
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Super Mario Galaxy theme for BigBox
By The Papaw
Based off of my Super Mario Galaxy skin for PSMC and Kodi. This theme includes animations both on the main views as well as some on the wheels themselves. Rotating Coins (wheel images) have different metadata on opposite side
Originally designed for kids, both young and old!
Video to PSMC's companion theme:
The latest Super Mario Galaxy (SE) version has:
3-Platform views 3-Horizonal Game Wheel views 3-Horizontal Game Wheel views 3-Game Wall views 1-Fullscreen Coverflow view 1-Platform Text view 1-Vertical Text view Startup/Shutdown theme Pause theme and matching system messages Includes 2 versions of background music, the melody (used in video), as well as one that is original digital version. Assets Used:
Super Mario Galaxy Sound Pack: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA Super Mario Galaxy Startup Video: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA Super Mario Galaxy Startup/Shutdown Theme: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA Super Mario Galaxy Pause Theme: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA Downloads for SE version: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA
Comments, reviews, questions and suggestions are always welcome.
Please consider supporting these projects with a "cup of coffee" by becoming a member: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/zizzlezazzle
OR
A donation of any size via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/HAG9334S3WDAN
-Enjoy!!
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
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- animated bigbox theme
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Jarvis
By The Papaw
The Jarvis themes focuses much on the audio aspect as well as the visual side which is something different to BigBox. It's still a work in progress, as I am still learning the AI model I'm using for the audio clips I am creating. It includes some animation in some of the wheels thx to @y2guru and recent updates he has done with CTC .
Sample Video:
The Jarvis Basic version has 1 each of the following views (see screenshot below). The selected item rotates.
Platform Full Cover Flow Horizonal Game Wheel Vertical Game Wheel Game Wall
The Jarvis (SE) versions have:
2 additional Platform views 2 additional Horizonal Game Wheel views 2 additional Vertical Game Wheel views 2 additional Game Wall views Assets Used:
Jarvis Sound Pack: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA Jarvis Startup Video: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA - I will customize and replace all PSGC logos within the theme with your own logo if you're a current BMAC member for FREE) Custom made audio clips for Platforms and Playlists and announcements (included) The SE version has two flavors (one that uses sounds on all the Wheel views (used in the video and more a proof of concept, but can get a bit annoying) and the other one doesn't and both are available for download to my BMAC members.
Download SE version: https://bit.ly/46qXWXA
Comments, reviews, questions and suggestions are always welcome.
Please consider supporting these projects with a "cup of coffee" by becoming a member: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/zizzlezazzle
OR
A donation of any size via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/HAG9334S3WDAN
-Enjoy!!
• The Papaw 🙏❤️🙏
167 downloads
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XamimeD
By Rincewind
I've been playing around with the new animated wheels in the CTC and came up with this as a concept.
Any problems with it please let me know and all feedback is welcome.
INSTALLATION
Download the zip file and unblock it (right click the zip file, goto "Properties" then at the bottom put a tick in the "Unblock" box, hit ok when done) then extract the folder to --\Launchbox\Themes\
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Thanks as always to @y2guru for his amazing COMMUNITY Theme Creator for BigBox.
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Simple Elf
By kim_sama98
A simple BigBox theme with video and image snap. The UI takes heavy inspiration from the GameElf multicade, and the UI is completely remade. 4:3 and vertical versions coming soon
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VROOM2.zip
By PiperCalls
VROOM2 is a Bigbox theme for my driving cabinet. I use the steering wheel to navigate & gas/brake to select/back. Created in CTC re-using some assets from a WIP theme that was submitted by mgerety called Starting Line. Reach out if you want to use it and have any questions.
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