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ArtBook - [Theme Stream]
By faeran
Retro Faeran's Theme Stream
In every Theme Stream, I build a BigBox theme from the ground up for the program LaunchBox, using the COMMUNITY Theme Creator. Then, I release the Theme, as well as the Theme Creator Files to you, so you can play, learn, and edit the theme to your heart's content.
If you are interested in creating themes, follow me on Twitch, or watch the videos later on YouTube.
Watch Previous Broadcasts
Theme Stream #1 - ArtBook - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv5d1e8KOIc
In this post you can download the ArtBook theme that was built during the stream.
ArtBook is a port of the ES theme of the same name by alphatoanant.
Instructions
ArtBook Theme.zip - BigBox theme. Place extracted folder in your LAUNCHBOX\Themes folder ArtBook - COMMUNITY Project files.zip - Creator Project files. Place extracted folder in your COMMUNITY\My Theme Projects folder
Credits
Original theme by alphatoanant. Find it here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11728/theme-art-book COMMUNITY Theme Creator by @y2guru. Find it here: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/2115-community-theme-creator-for-bigbox/ My Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/retrofaeran My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C5q0Muy-ehYpZUIIdJ94Q
1,052 downloads
- bigbox theme
- theme stream
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(3 reviews)0 comments
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Picard Icars Bigbox Theme (BETA)
By harryoke
Made using the wonderful
Its my first try at making a theme so please bear with me if its crap
Here is the Sound pack to accompany this theme : Icars sound.zip
Please take into consideration this is a Beta and is incomplete.
Use horizontal games 1 & Platform 1 in views.
Install fonts in FONTS folder
79 downloads
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Retro Console - BB Theme - Startup Theme - Pause Theme and more
By cemfundog
Here is my first theme. This theme was made almost entirely in @y2guru's theme creator tool that is my absolute favorite community addition. Very cool for people like me who love to design. Thank you for making this y2guru. My intention was to make a seamless theme that felt like a console but offered a very different feel than all the already existing and amazing themes found on this forum. I Hope you like it. Let me know if you need more logos but keep in mind i can only work on this once a week.
Credits:
Not sure where to start, I was mostly inspired by @viking and @Rincewind for their contributions and then i found the 'Community Theme Creator' made by @y2guru which changed everything. But most of all, credit should go to Launchbox itself and this entire community. I have used several things i found at this forum but most of this theme was made by me. If I have missed someone I am truly sorry and it was not intentional. Please let me know and I will of course edit this page.
ALSO:
@Wanderer189 has made a huge contribution to this theme in the form of several downloadable add-on packs full of clear logos for each platform. These include literally thousands of logos made for each Genre, Playmode, ETC. This is an amazing thing and I thank you for your hard work Wanderer. You are awesome. If you would like to get these logos for your setup they can be found here:
What is this theme:
This is a video snap based BigBox theme. Heavily designed around the use and display of video snaps. This theme has several views including one that offers a different look for each platform including handhelds. There is a large amount of custom graphics and logos and images and icons etc. Hence the large file size. Use the startup and pause themes to complete the seamless setup. All icons including stars for 'consumer ratings' and 'ESRB rating' are custom and included in the theme file. Use them all you want. I am using the nostalgia platform videos and these are perfect for this theme. I may make my own someday but for now these are Great. Available Downloads:
Retro Console Theme.zip - This is the entire theme including platform and platform device logos as well as all icons so you don't have to download them individually. This does not include device logos, startup video startup or pause themes, collection logos, etc. Retro Console Startup.zip - The startup and shutdown theme I made to match with this theme. (screens below) Retro Console Pause.zip - The pause theme I made also to match this theme. (screens below) Platform Clear Logos.zip - Included in the theme download but also here in case you just want them alone. These were made specifically for this theme and there are currently 194 logos. Platform Device Logos.zip - Also made for this theme for the platform view that uses device images. Currently 122 logos. Collection Device Logos.zip - Made to match this theme for the platform view that uses device images for each collection i use. I can make more upon request. Collection Logos.zip - Same as the platform logos. Made to match so they can be used in this theme. Platform Categories.zip - A bunch of category logos also made to match this theme. Startup Video.zip - A startup video I made just to add to the overall completeness of the theme. Not at all necessary but here if you want it. Retro Console Sound Pack.zip - Again not required but here if you want it. This is what i use in the video below. Just unzip it to your launchbox sounds folder and then select it in BigBox. Recommendations:
Set your Image priorities in Launchbox as follows - Cart Front ( add disc images to the list - this is used in many views in this theme) Set your startup and shutdown time limits in launchbox settings. (mine are: startup=5 sec and shutdown=3.5 sec) I designed this around the Nostalgia Platform Videos. You can use anything but those will fit and line up best. This theme assumes an xbox controller setup: A=Select, B=Back, X=Search, Y=Game Details and Select Button=Change View (not required) I also set the left bumper to platforms and right bumper to platform categories. (not required but helpful) Get as many Banner, Steam Banner and Marquee images as you can. This theme offers a unique view for all arcade cabinet based games and will use those images. There is also a custom view for systems like Windows that also use them. Future Plans:
Create a new view that uses the original loading video from each console. (started on 1-3-2020) Complete the white silhouette console and controller images that are used in the startup theme. Add animations to the theme ( @y2guru is working on this ability for his theme creator as we speak and I will update once it is ready) Make platform videos to match this theme (maybe) How to Install:
Extract Retro Console Theme.zip to your launchbox themes folder. This includes all the platform and device logos you need and will automatically use them. ( In order to use other logos just delete the ones in this theme folder) You can also use the startup and pause themes to add more of a consistent flow. Drop the startup video (if you want it) in the launchbox videos root folder. This theme currently has 80 different platforms and includes the matching device logos, collection logos, category logos and more but some of these have to be added manually through launchbox (sorry). I can not figure out how to make them automatic.
Startup Video:
Theme Video:
Screenshot System View:
Screenshots of each Logo Type:
Screenshots - Startup and Shutdown and Pause Theme:
Screenshots - Random and Extra Stuff:
Screenshots - Platforms Views:
Screenshots - Games Views:
Screenshots - Other Views: (a few examples of the platform specific views)
7,758 downloads
- startup theme
- bigbox theme
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Retrorama Loading screens
By harryoke
Loading Screens for over 50 platforms ... all artwork by Phill , i simply compiled them
543 downloads
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RetroRama Update pack (unofficial)
By harryoke
Download Retrorama By Phill Doodles Here:
this is an addon pack with more platforms , simply place System folder in .... LaunchBox\Themes\retrorama\Images\Theme\ & overwrite any dupes.
All artwork is property of Phill , i simply compiled and adjusted images to 1080p.
SYSTEMS INCLUDED :
All Games.jpg
Amiga.jpg
Amstrad CPC.jpg
Arcade Capcom.jpg
Arcade Classics.jpg
Arcade Hacks.jpg
Arcade Sega.jpg
Arcade.jpg
Atari 2600.jpg
Atari 5200.jpg
Atari 7800.jpg
Atari 800.jpg
Atari Lynx.jpg
Atari ST.jpg
Atari VCS.jpg
Capcom Play System I.jpg
Capcom Play System II.jpg
Capcom Play System III.jpg
Capcom Play System.jpg
Capcom Realm.jpg
Colecovision.jpg
Commodore 64.jpg
Commodore Amiga.jpg
CPS-1.jpg
CPS-2.jpg
CPS-3.jpg
Custom Collecions.jpg
Daphne.jpg
Default.jpg
Favourites.jpg
filename.txt
Final Burn Alpha.jpg
Game Wizard.jpg
GCE Vectrex.jpg
help.png
Intellivision.jpg
Kodi.jpg
Last Played.jpg
listmyfolder.txt
MAME.jpg
Mattel Intellivision.jpg
Menu.png
Microsoft MSX.jpg
Microsoft MSX2.jpg
MS-DOS.jpg
music.jpg
NEC PC Engine SuperGrafx.jpg
NEC PC Engine-CD.jpg
NEC PC Engine.jpg
NEC TurboGrafx-16.jpg
NEC TurboGrafx-CD.jpg
Neo Geo CD.jpg
Neo Geo Pocket Color.jpg
Neo Geo Pocket.jpg
Neo Geo.jpg
Nintendo 64.jpg
nintendo clones.jpg
Nintendo Disk System.jpg
Nintendo DS.jpg
Nintendo Entertainment System.jpg
Nintendo Famicom Disk System.jpg
Nintendo Famicom.jpg
Nintendo Family Computer.jpg
Nintendo Game & Watch.jpg
Nintendo Game Boy Advance.jpg
Nintendo Game Boy Color.jpg
Nintendo Game Boy.jpg
Nintendo GameCube.jpg
Nintendo Super Famicom.jpg
Nintendo Virtual Boy.jpg
Options.jpg
PC Ports.jpg
Ports.jpg
print.txt
resize-130.jpg
resize-143.jpg
resize-150.jpg
ScummVM.jpg
Seag Arcade Monster Hits.jpg
Sega 32X.jpg
Sega CD.jpg
Sega Dreamcast.jpg
Sega Game Gear.jpg
Sega Genesis.jpg
Sega Mark III.jpg
Sega Master System.jpg
Sega Mega Drive.jpg
Sega Megadrive (japan).jpg
Sega Megadrive.jpg
Sega Saturn.jpg
Sega SG-1000.jpg
Shmups.jpg
Sinclair ZX Spectrum.jpg
Snes EURO.jpg
SNES HACKS.jpg
SNES.jpg
SNK Neo Geo AES.jpg
SNK Neo Geo CD.jpg
SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color.jpg
SNK Neo Geo Pocket.jpg
SNK NeoGeo MVS.jpg
Sony Playstation.jpg
Sony PSP.jpg
Super Famicom.jpg
Super Nintendo Entertainment System.jpg
Supergrafx.jpg
Turbografx 16.jpg
Turbografx CD.jpg
Vectrex.jpg
Virtual Boy.jpg
WonderSwan Color.jpg
WonderSwan.jpg
778 downloads
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Vertigo - A Vertical BigBox Theme
By faeran
Welcome to Vertigo. A simple, text based, vertical BigBox Theme with an old Retro CRT nostalgic feel.
There are 2 different downloads:
Vertigo.zip - This is the theme, please place this in your /Launchbox/Themes folder (you may need to right click the zip file, go to properties, and unblock the the contents of the file). Vertigo Startup Video.zip - A Vertical startup video (created by @harryoke)
Theme Features:
Designed for a 9:16 portrait aspect ratio display Tested uses 1080x1920 resolution, however, it should scale gracefully as long as you keep the aspect ratio 9:16 The entire theme utilizes a centered text list (only possible with @eatkinola's AO Bigbox Customs Plugin) Watch the video to see the theme in action. Try it out if you like it, and let me know what you think below.
CREDITS
@faeran - Creator of this theme. @eatkinola - Utilization of his AO Bigbox Customs Plugin, along with his help and code examples. Without his work, this theme would not be possible. @harryoke - Creator of the Vertigo logo and the Vertigo startup video.839 downloads
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Y2Guru - Plain and Simple.zip
By y2guru
Here's my first (and probably last) Theme submission, if it wasn't for the work of @CriticalCid and his CriticalZoneV2 - BlueBox theme I probably would never have attempted this, but I had a lot of fun putting this together and now its time for me to focus on building my collection and correcting missing and incorrect artwork :-)
Special thanks to @CriticalCid @keltoigael @eatkinola and @Grila
Simply download, unzip and place the unzipped Y2Guru - Plain and Simple folder into LaunchBox\Themes\
Please read the Installation and Setup Guide.rtf located inside the Y2Guru - Plain and Simple folder.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting this theme and artwork together.
Cheers,
Dave
1,643 downloads
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Memories of Yesterday BigBox Theme
By scooter1974
This is my first BigBox theme made entirely with @y2guru's fantastic, Community theme creator. I called it Memories of Yesterday (I suck with cool theme names). Many Thanks to @viking, for the Silver Ring Clear Logo set. @Mr.RetroLust (I cant seem to tag you for some reason) for the Marquee Screen Filler Magic, that I used on my arcade cabinet view. @nosh for the device images that I borrowed from the "Nosh on this Twice" Theme and Everyone else on the forums for all the code snippets, that helped me make this theme.! The theme is for 1920x1080 resolutions. If you have any issues, I would love to hear about them.
Cheers!
Edit: Added video.
913 downloads
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Arcade
By Rincewind
Massive thanks goes to @y2guru for the COMMUNITY Theme Creator for BigBox. Also thanks to @Grila for some of the code snippets I've used.
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INTRODUCTION
I know there's been arcade machine based themes before, The reason I wanted to make this one was firstly to try out some of the new features that were added to the theme editor, and secondly I've always wanted to see the side of the cabinet with the artwork. There is a known issue with the theme and for that reason it's best used at 16:9 aspect ratio.
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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\
873 downloads
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Spectrum
By LogicalEgo
Spectrum is a complete rebuild of my theme Blade Runner. It focuses heavily on full screen 16x9 video backgrounds, animation, fading with 4 platform views, 5 game views and 5 color variants Blue, Green, Orange, Purple and Red.
Platform 1 uses a color shifting background that fades elements on the UI and goes completely UI free aside from the BigBox Logo after 40 seconds of idle. Switching to another platform brings the UI back. Platform 2 uses the same elements but focuses on using Platform videos such as vikings color themes. Both of these can be changed in the video folder under background.mp4 and platforms folder. Platform 2 and 4 mirror their 1 and 3 views but do not fade any UI elements for those who want to always see the platform images.
Games 1 view uses full screen video or stretched if 4:3 to output 16:9 and overlayed scanlines with animation and UI fading with slightly different timings than the platform views. Games 2 view uses the same techniques as view 1 but keeps the original aspect ratio of the gameplay videos. Games 3 and 4 are mirrored views of 1 and 2 with no scanline overlay. The text view offers no fading and outputs video as stretched with scanlines.
An optional folder is included to change the images of the button layouts from an XBOX controller to a PS4. These are located inside the Optional Button Layouts folder. Pick your option and inside is an Images folder, drag and drop these in the root of the theme(s).
599 downloads
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Simple Vewlix
By necroticart
This is a Bigbox theme I made for my Vewlix cabinet using The Community Theme Creator so a shout out goes to y2guru for his amazing app. This is a Simple theme I wanted something basic that looked good running on my cab. I plan on tweeting a few things in the future but i'm done messing with it for now Enjoy
284 downloads
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New Retro Big Box
By skainlurmis
This is a theme meant to really lean hard on nostalgia. It's inspired by "New Retro Arcade Neon" and uses some of it's assets. As of right now, it consists of 1 view, and the goal is to add more platforms if there is demand for it. The platform images are "banner" images, so using a different view with this will look a little funky.
For a little extra immersion, I have Andy Hofle's "Arcade Ambience" mp3 as the background music. Those mp3's can be found here. - http://arcade.hofle.com/
Thanks and I hope you enjoy it!
NRBB_Platform_Wheel-TEMPLATE.psd
2,620 downloads
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Play Box 2
By DazStelfox79
This is a continuation of Play Box, A modern look of Xbox One & Sony Playstation 4 user interfaces with nostalgic retro views of classic games.
Included in my theme is alternative control layouts for Microsoft XBOX One & Sony Playstation 4.
There are 3x Platform views & 11x Game views to choose from all with menu controls & all the video border views from the last theme.
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 background & videoborder folders of my Play Box theme then change the names to your actual platforms name.
Installation
Unzip the Play Box folder to your Launchbox /Themes directory.
Thanks to Nosh for Banners which i have slightly edited to scale to my theme
LaunchBox_Big_Box_2019-09-29_21-22-42.mp4681 downloads
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CriticalZone - Nebula
By harryoke
This is based on @CriticalCid amazing Criticalzone V2 - bluebox theme so all thanks should go to him.
You can find the Original theme here:
i mearly changed a few things , as you can see from the screenshots it turned out pretty good.
i know the file is huge, that is because i included all platform logos/banners/device art and my replacement background video is 177mb .... sorry
All logo/banners/device artwork belong to there respective creators .. ive had them ages so ive forgot who made them
If they are your creation please give me a shout and i will add your name to the Thanks list
Please refesh image cache in bigbox after install for the full effect.
450 downloads
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Stark
Initially a variant of Grila's Fundamental, Stark is a minimal Big Box theme focusing on usability, clean looks and fast access to what matters: the games.
Suggested image packs:
Platform/Playlist Banners (strongly recommended)
https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/113-minimal-platform-logos/
Platform ClearLogos
https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/403-basic-platform-clear-logo-set/
Platform Device Images (also supports videos)
https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/109-hardware-platform-set/
Requires LaunchBox 9.6.7 or above
Expect gremlins, I'm new at this
Currently requires 1080p resolution or equivalent (eg 200% DPI scaling at 2160p). A fix for this is in the works FIXED! hopefully
Todo:
Fix platform quickselect (favs/recent) title font Fix non-displaying A-Z index bar in some game views Add star rating images Adjust margins on wall view (I'm yet to figure out how to do this, the spacing adjustment only seems to apply horizontally).883 downloads
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CityHunter
By LogicalEgo
If you are a fan of the 80's, lasers, neon, fast cars and cyber punk then this is the theme for you! All you Cyber Punks Stay Rad.
Instructions:
Extract CityHunter 2 to "LaunchBox\Themes"
Choose CityHunter 2 in Options > Views > Theme
Set Video Playback Engine to VLC or WMP in Options > Videos
Theme Files:
CityHunter 2 (theme) Video Files:
Akira - Neo Tokyo Blame! CityHunter CityHunter 2 Cyber Punk 2077 Eva - 01 Flash Back 2012 - Scanlines Flash Back 2012 The Grid VHS Grid Clear Logo Wheel Set and Banners
Banners Clear Logos
33,261 downloads
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Alyssa - A Modern Theme
By bbweiners
This is a modern looking theme. It has 2 platform views and 4 game views. One of the game views is very simalair to the Xbox One Interface.
There's lots of art included in this theme. I've also created and included some custom playlist banners.
If anyone wants to create and share any custom art for this theme that would be awesome.
I intend to add more views. Feel free to offer suggestions.
To install -- just extract the Alyssa folder into your Launchbox/themes folder.
Alyssa_-_A_Modern_Theme.mp4976 downloads
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Play Box
By DazStelfox79
****** NOTE THIS THEME IS BUILT FOR STEAM STYLE BANNERS FOR THE FLOWCONTROL WHEEL. *********
This is my one & only theme called Play Box that started off as a personal project to what i desired which was a modern look of the sony playstation 4 & Microsoft xbox one consoles user interfaces with nostalgic retro views of classic games. This theme is highly customisasble & has been several months of hard but enjoyable work, I have tested at 1920 x 1080p screen resolution & all seems fine so any positive feedback would be gratefull.
Included in my theme is a customisable Username with Avatar picture that you can edit to use your own picture & therefor the picture needs to be 62px x 62px in size. To change the names you can just select the canvas, click & drag a rectangle shape over the names & delete. Then create a new Text & input your own names. This can be done with any editing tool such as Paint 3D in Windows 10, Or you can use the 10 other Presets that i have included. As for Menu control layouts i have created them mostly for Microsoft XBOX One but i have also included Sony Playstation 4 control layouts as an alternative.
There are 3x Platform views & 11x Game views to choose from all with menu controls.
I have sourced all fan art backgrounds through google & with them i have created over 350 VideoBorders for modern & classic systems.
Important note**If the Background & 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 Background & VideoBorder folders of my Play Box theme then change the names to your actual platforms name.
Installation
Unzip the Play Box folder to your Launchbox /Themes directory.
Setting up Steam Banners
Make sure you set Platform & Game images as Steam Banners within the game options in Launchbox. Then for them to be used in the theme correctly set the priority of the boxes view to prioritise Steam Banners first - if you ever want to revert this it is then simply a case of lowering the priority of the steam banners in the boxes list rather than having to remove or reorganise images. To do this open Launchbox and go to Tools --> Options and in the window that appear select Box Front Properties in the Images section and use the Up button to move the Steam Banners to the top of the list.
Big thanks to Jason Carr, CriticalCid & RetroHumanoid for there Unified themes which has inspired me to create my videoborder views.
and a thanks to Nosh for Banners which i have slightly edited to scale to my theme
A special thanks to Grilla for his Game controller plugin which has enabled me to show the status & battery progress of my Game controllers.
Play_Box_Video.mp4707 downloads
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Radiance
By faeran
Here is an early release version of theme Radiance.
This theme is based around the Aura theme by iGarikoitz.
Things to note:
Theme works best with game music. Theme works best when you have 1 boxart image per game. If you have more than 1 boxart image for a game, the box highlight may not work properly. This is because the coverflow will randomly select a boxart image to display, and the box highlight will also randomly select a boxart image to use for sizing the highlight. If they choose differently, then it will look off. There is currently no way to know which image the coverflow will select to display. This theme does not work well if a system has boxart that is not uniform. Custom changes on a per-platform basis need to be made. All system may not be currently covered. If you find a system that is not currently covered, please let me know and I'll look into it.
Have fun!
Credits:
Faeran - Created the Radiance theme for Launchbox
iGarikoitz - The inspiration for Radiance, including his Aura and Aura 4k themes for RetroFE
Tronkyfran - Platform background graphics used from his Tronkyfran theme for Emulation Station
2,060 downloads
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Unified Redux
By Jason Carr
Unified Redux is a very slight re-imagining of @CriticalCid's amazing Unified theme, focusing on minor tweaks to improve the experience based on the LaunchBox developer's personal preferences. Changes from the original theme are listed below:
Rounder wheels Much faster-spinning discs Wheel shadows Videos maintain their aspect ratios Smoother transitions in a few spots Top bar modified to prevent triangle corner overlap issues Version 1.8 - Released March 26, 2019 (REQUIRES LAUNCHBOX\BIG BOX 9.6):
Fixed several potential issues due to accidentally using the Unified folder instead of the Unified Redux folder Version 1.7 - Released March 25, 2019 (REQUIRES LAUNCHBOX\BIG BOX 9.6):
Removed several unnecessary plugins for functionality now built-in to LaunchBox\Big Box Modified XAML to better support Big Box 9.5/9.6 (solves several minor visual issues, primarily with text lists) Version 1.6 - Released December 3, 2018 (REQUIRES LAUNCHBOX\BIG BOX 9.1):
Added a new PrioritizedPathSelector plugin, which helps to ensure that proper images are shown for complicated playlist scenarios (multiple fallback priorities, etc.) Version 1.5 - Released November 26, 2018 (REQUIRES LAUNCHBOX\BIG BOX 9.1):
Fixed issue with Arcade/MAME playlists not using proper media Version 1.4 - Released November 15, 2018 (REQUIRES LAUNCHBOX\BIG BOX 9.0):
Pointer images will now change when entering into nested platforms and categories Year and manufacturer text will no longer show up on platform views when those values don't exist Publisher listed in the game details has been changed to developer, which is more important information to display Developer, genre, and play mode text will no longer show up on game views when those values don't exist Ratings displayed in the game views now show your personal rating instead of the community rating, if you've previously rated the game Version 1.3 - Released November 12, 2018 (REQUIRES LAUNCHBOX\BIG BOX 9.0):
Added much better support for the new nested categories and playlists in LaunchBox\Big Box 9.0 (no more black screens) Version 1.2 - Released August 31, 2018:
Removed Grila's weather plugin. As awesome as it is, it was causing 1-2 second delays loading up every view. Version 1.1 - Released August 30, 2018:
Background images revamped (and in some cases removed) for common platforms in order to increase readability of the wheels and remove JPEG artifacts (many of the Classics playlists had backgrounds with horrible artifacts from Hyperspin). Thanks to @RetroHumanoid for many of the new backgrounds. Removed the default Big Box logo for platforms or playlists with no logos. Even we're not that in love with the Big Box logo. Added background fanart images for some playlists that will show up if there are no videos for that playlist; previously the theme was showing a black screen in this case. Reduced the size of the theme by over 350 MB by converting the background images from PNGs to maximum-quality JPGs. There is no perceived quality loss and now the theme is less than half the size. Modified/removed some of the video borders with characters in order to better support the new arcade playlists (some of them were irrelevant to arcade games) and make room for arcade flyer images, which used to half-overlap the characters. Highly recommended: Modify your "Images" > "3D Box Priorities" settings in LaunchBox to include "Box - Front" and "Advertisement Flyer - Front" images in order to display regular box or arcade flyer images if no 3D box image exists.
Please note: You will need to completely delete the previous version of the theme before putting in the new version in order to get all the updates (such as removing the Big Box logo and the space-saving JPG files).
Demo Video:
Examples of changes/additions to the 1.1 version of the theme:
Please see @CriticalCid's original Unified theme for installation and troubleshooting instructions. Requires LaunchBox Big Box 8.0 or greater.
Huge thanks goes out to @CriticalCid for the original theme, as well as the many different Hyperspin contributors who donated their time and talent to build an awesome, cohesive experience:
Gibbawho
@Styphelus
Unknown50862
@Klopjero
Neonrage
@knewlife
@Creloce
Ghostlost https://www.youtube.com/user/GhostlostGames
@ninja2bceen
@THK
adamg
Rkh
Rondar
@scooter1974
Zinger19
Aloner187
@guyverjay
MetalThrix
SophT
Ledgerewskie
hoscarconh https://www.youtube.com/user/hoscarconh
@viking
@RetroHumanoid http://retrohumanoid.weebly.com/
10,271 downloads
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Unified & Ultrawide
By Jason Carr
Unified & Ultrawide is a new theme based on @CriticalCid's amazing Unified theme. It takes some liberties in order to make the best use of an ultrawide (21x9) monitor.
Please see @CriticalCid's original Unified theme for installation and troubleshooting instructions.
Version 1.1 - Released March 26, 2019 (REQUIRES BIG BOX VERSION 9.6 OR LATER):
Updated to include all the latest features and improvements from Unified Redux 1.7 Version 1.0 - Initial Release
Huge thanks goes out to @CriticalCid for the theme, as well as the many different Hyperspin contributors who donated their time and talent to build an awesome, cohesive experience:
Gibbawho
@Styphelus
Unknown50862
@Klopjero
Neonrage
@knewlife
@Creloce
Ghostlost https://www.youtube.com/user/GhostlostGames
@ninja2bceen
@THK
adamg
Rkh
Rondar
@scooter1974
Zinger19
Aloner187
@guyverjay
MetalThrix
SophT
Ledgerewskie
hoscarconh https://www.youtube.com/user/hoscarconh
@viking
@RetroHumanoid http://retrohumanoid.weebly.com/
1,954 downloads
- criticalcid
- unified
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Estuary
By BlazingRyuu
This theme is based on the default skin used in newer versions of Kodi. It features 5 platform views and 1 game view that displays the boxart and video of the selected game. Included are custom made device logos for over 100 platforms and genre playlists that are used in three of the views. There are two photoshop files that are templates located in the images folder that can be used for anything missing or custom in your set up.
The theme requires LaunchBox 9.4 as it uses platform specific settings to try to best fit the boxart for each system. This theme is best suited for vertical boxart but will squish/stretch wider images slightly and cut off unnessecary logos (like the platform name) especially for the SNES and N64 consoles. It is designed and tested at 1080p and 4K resolutions.
Platform View 1 - Uses the custom device logos with a banner image and description
Platform View 2 - Uses the custom device logos with a video and description
Platform View 3 - Uses the custom device logos with a larger video
Platform View 4 - Uses the normal clear logos with a banner image and description
Platform View 5 - Text list with favorites, recently played, and description
Game View - Text list using the games boxart and video (screenshot if no video available) with description
Installation:
Extract the zip file into the Launchbox\Themes folder.
Unblock "ListBoxScrollCenter.dll" located in the Plugins folder if needed.
Install the 3 fonts located in the "Fonts" folder
While inside BigBox, you may also need to select "Options - Image Cache - Refresh Platform Wheel Images" if the custom device logos are not displaying properly.
Optional:
To create spacing between the last platform and the first platform (as seen in the video), create a playlist with at least 1 game in it and fill in the Details tab with the following then add it to as many platforms as needed in the Parents tab:
Unique Name: Spacer1
Nested Name: -
Sort Title: ZZZ
Multiple playlists can be created with the Unique Name "Spacer2" "Spacer3" Spacer4" etc... while using the same Nested Name & Sort Title.
I've been working on this theme off and on for a year and was finally motivated to finish it after the recent features added to Launchbox. This is the first time I've coded anything besides very basic html a decade ago. I've learned how to do it by starting with one of the CoverBox themes, stripping it down, experimenting, researching how Xaml works, and seeing how the other themes were created. If there are any issues or anyone has any suggestions or requests, I'll try to help out. I'd like to thank the other theme makers, community members, and @Jason Carr for making LaunchBox so awesome to use and hope everyone keeps up the great work.
The theme uses ListBox Scroll Center for BigBox by @Grila and the star rating graphics from CoverBox by @faeran . Thank You!
You can also use the sound pack and startup theme I made to complete the whole package.
645 downloads
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Nosh On This Twice - BigBox Theme
By nosh
This is a reboot of my Nosh On This theme with new views, improved performance and a ton of platform category, platform and playlist images. Platform and game background videos are force enabled in the theme settings but you can change that if you like. There is more work I would like to do to the game views and that will be hopefully coming soon. Quick and dirty video of what you can expect below.
You can either download the entire package which is currently 2.5gb or the no images zip that just contains the theme and download the clear logo, banner and device images separately from the links below.
Nosh On This Twice - Banners
Nosh On This Twice - Clear Device Logos
Nosh On This Twice - Clear Logos
Installation:
Install the fonts from Fonts.zip and place the theme in your LaunchBox themes folder.
Other Nosh On This Downloads
Nosh On This Twice - LaunchBox Theme
Nosh On This Twice - Black LaunchBox Theme
1,146 downloads
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theme Aeon Nox Redux
By NJDave71
AEON NOX v4.1
This is modern space theme that i originally designed for RetroFE. I was inspired by other developers and ported it over to BigBox. Those of you that have tried the first few version under Aeon Nox thank you. But I still felt it needed something. Thank you to the incredible work by @keltoigael for the background video and an eye for editing and polish. This theme has been elevated to a whole new level.
Features
Date and Time Scrolling text Sliding Animation Custom Graphics and Video Full Screen Theme and Game Video Total Game Count (Category, Platforms and Playlist) (Supports all languages) Supported Views
Two Platform Views 3 Horizontal Wheel views Cover Flow view two Text Views that have been themed Getting Started
Unzip Aeon Nox to your Launchbox Themes folder
Enable platform and game videos
Switch your View Option to Aeon Nox and enjoy,
Special Notes
Tested under 1920 X 1080 display
Credits
@NJDave71 (original design and concept)
@keltoigael (background Video, Graphics editing and polished look)
@eatkinola (The resource file for font embedding)
Starup Video
SOUNDS
Arcade Playlist
Optional Plugins
2,086 downloads
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RetrAO Cafe
By SNAK3ATER
Enjoy the nostalgic inducing feel of the 80's and 90's era with bright neons, MORE NEONS, the latest in cinematic VHS and the good Ol' CRT effects that will surely awaken the inner 80's child in you.
RetrAO Cafe started as a theme variation of "Minimal-AO" by @eatkinola with the main focus of recreating a tribute to the golden era of gaming that bloomed through the arcades and home consoles with customized artwork and retro overlay effects that compliments the gaming pop-culture from the past. RetrAO Cafe at its core is based on eatkinola's Minimal-AO thus they share the same Recommendation Setup and general guidelines of the original theme.
Moving forward there will be three versions of the RetrAO Cafe theme:
RetrAO Cafe Classic - This will be the 2017 theme build but with the fixes and quality of life improvements to make it compatible to LB 9.4+ updates. As such, please be aware that this theme will only work on systems with LB 9.4 and above.
RetrAO Cafe 2.0 - This major overhaul of the theme have been in development for 2 years and includes more than 70 customization options and new features and views, etc. Coming soon
RetrAO Cafe Lite - This version of the theme is intended to use light resources for weaker systems and special hardwares such as GPD Win and Pi systems. The development of this theme will continue after the release of RetrAO Cafe Classic and RetrAO Cafe 2.0
RetrAO Cafe Classic v1.0 Changelog:
RetrAO Cafe Showcase:
Installation Guide:
Extract RetrAO Cafe Classic folder in "RetrAO_Cafe_ Classic.zip" to ...\LaunchBox\Themes Read the supplied text file in the Fonts folder and install theme fonts as per the guideline instructions IMPORTANT: RetrAO Cafe Classic uses plugins as of v1.0 so make sure you unblock the plugins found in ...\LaunchBox\Themes\RetrAO Cafe Classic\Plugins by highlighting Grila's plugin and then mouse right-click-->properties-->then scroll down and check "unblock"-->Apply Choose RetrAO Cafe Classic in Options > Views > Theme Set Video Playback Engine to VLC in Options > Videos Refresh the platform wheel cache under options Restart Big Box OPTIONAL: In order to fully enjoy the theme download the "RetrAO_Cafe_MEDIA_V2.zip" and follow the guidelines on how install Big Box Intro and add additional Background Videos as per the supplied instruction text files Downloads:
RetrAO_Cafe_Classic.zip: CORE theme file ---> Contains the Theme folder and the Fonts folder that are the only requirement to use this theme (144 MB) RetrAO_Cafe_MEDIA_V2.zip: Optional but highly recommended additional media and theme backgrounds that will enhance the nostalgic experience of the theme (367 MB) Credits:
@Jason Carr - The BRAINS (Launchbox and Big Box creator)
@eatkinola - The Architect (Minimal-AO creator, coding senpai)
@SNAK3ATER - The Designer (RetrAO Cafe landlord)
@Grila - The Wizard (Many thanks for the ListBox Scroll Center Plugin for BigBox)
Special thanks and credit goes to @eatkinola for granting his permission and assisting me in finalizing the theme for LB 9.4+. @ea4492 for the use of his Neon Platform Clear Logos and @keltoigael for granting his permission to include the awesome CityHunter background videos that can be found in the additional media folder in the download section (only included video is CyberPunk 2077, check out the rest of his amazing work Here). Also hats off to @dmjohn0x for his amazing intro video that is included in the additional media folder (permission granted), and last but not least @Zombeaver for the usage of his Platform Banners in the video showcase which can be downloaded Here.
4,807 downloads
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