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wii u CoverBox Wii U Theme
By broskiplays
Hi there, this is my first ever theme that I made as an extension to the excellent Coverbox themes made by @faeran if you want more platform-specific themes, go check out his Coverbox main theme down below. I recommend using this with Coverbox. However, this theme is different compared to others that it's actually a theme that only plays when you are on the Wii U game selection screen. In order to make it work you have to do the following:
1. Head over to Options in the Big Box Menu
2. Scroll down to Keyboard Shortcuts
3. Look through the list of options until you find "Switch Theme".
4. Choose a key for the shortcut and head over to your Wii U Platform Game Selection Screen
5. Press the Key and choose the theme from the list that pops up.
6. Congratulations you now have a Wii U Theme that launches no matter what another theme you're using.
I hope that this theme will help you show off your Wii U collection even more and I will soon upload Wii U Video Snaps so stay tuned.
Link to Coverbox by @faeran
707 downloads
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nintendo ds CoverBox Nintendo DS Theme
By broskiplays
Hi there, this is the second theme that I made as an extension to the excellent Coverbox themes made by @faeran if you want more platform-specific themes, go check out his Coverbox main theme down below. I recommend using this with Coverbox. However, this theme is different compared to others that it's actually a theme that only plays when you are on the Wii U game selection screen. In order to make it work you have to do the following:
(Before starting Big Box, go to Launchbox/Themes/Coverbox - Nintendo DS/Fonts and install the Nintendo-DS-BIOS.ttf font in order to properly display the theme)
1. Head over to Options in the Big Box Menu
2. Scroll down to Keyboard Shortcuts
3. Look through the list of options until you find "Switch Theme".
4. Choose a key for the shortcut and head over to your Nintendo DS Platform Game Selection Screen
5. Press the Key and choose the theme from the list that pops up.
6. Congratulations you now have a Nintendo DS Theme that launches no matter what another theme you're using.
I hope that this theme will help you show off your Wii U collection even more and I will soon upload Wii U Video Snaps so stay tuned.
My Nintendo Wii U Coverbox Theme:
Link to Coverbox by @faeran
290 downloads
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Griddle BannerView
By shro2016
****** NOTE THIS THEME IS BUILT FOR STEAM STYLE BANNERS FOR THE FLOWCONTROL WHEEL. IF YOU WOULD RATHER USE BOXART THEN DONWLOAD THE THEME GRIDDLE BOXVIEW INSTEAD *********
Following on from the NesicaxLive theme I created previously this is my second theme - GRIDDLE
Unlike the Nesica theme this theme should scale correctly to most 16:9/16:10 resolutions. I have tested at 1080p but the theme has been built with images sized suitably for 4k displays. If anyone has a 4k display and would like to test this and feedback in the comments section that would be appreciated.
Also as with the Nesica theme I created this theme has additional elements included within it for Publisher/Developer logos to be displayed and also controller layouts to be shown for each platform. I have also included in seperate zip files below the platform fanart I have used in the screenshots above should you want to do the same in your setup (note unlike theme itself which is drawn to 4k the fanart are only 1080p but should scale ok up to 1080p). With regards the game/platform videos I recommend using default videos for this theme without other elements to keep the look clean and in 4:3 ratio where possible - videos shown in screenshots are all available from emumovies.
If you want to change or add additional controller layout images you just need to drop the images into the following directory within your Launchbox directory /Themes/Griddle/Images/Controls/Platform Name (you may need to create the relevant Platform Name if it does not already exist)
All views are the same layout but with different colour themes applied. This allows you to set each platform to a different colour scheme but whilst keeping a consistent look and feel throughout.
Any issues, recommendations etc. are always welcome.
For anyone who has posted on the Nesica theme I am going back and working on that one currently to make that one responsive so it scales to other resolutions and also adding in some of the features from this theme so expect a 2.0 Nesica release soon.
Thanks
Platform_FanArt.zip
1,135 downloads
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Griddle BoxView
By shro2016
****** NOTE THIS THEME IS BUILT FOR FOR STANDARD BOXART TO BE SHOWN ON THE FLOWCONTROL WHEEL. IF YOU WOULD RATHER USE STEAM STYLE BANNERS THEN DONWLOAD THE THEME GRIDDLE BANNERS INSTEAD *********
Following on from the NesicaxLive theme I created previously this is my second theme - GRIDDLE
Unlike the Nesica theme this theme should scale correctly to most 16:9/16:10 resolutions. I have tested at 1080p but the theme has been built with images sized suitably for 4k displays. If anyone has a 4k display and would like to test this and feedback in the comments section that would be appreciated.
Also as with the Nesica theme I created this theme has additional elements included within it for Publisher/Developer logos to be displayed and also controller layouts to be shown for each platform. I have also included in seperate zip files below the platform fanart I have used in the screenshots above should you want to do the same in your setup (note unlike theme itself which is drawn to 4k the fanart are only 1080p but should scale ok up to 1080p). With regards the game/platform videos I recommend using default videos for this theme without other elements to keep the look clean and in 4:3 ratio where possible - videos shown in screenshots are all available from emumovies.
If you want to change or add additional controller layout images you just need to drop the images into the following directory within your Launchbox directory /Themes/Griddle/Images/Controls/Platform Name (you may need to create the relevant Platform Name if it does not already exist)
All views are the same layout but with different colour themes applied. This allows you to set each platform to a different colour scheme but whilst keeping a consistent look and feel throughout.
Any issues, recommendations etc. are always welcome.
For anyone who has posted on the Nesica theme I am going back and working on that one currently to make that one responsive so it scales to other resolutions and also adding in some of the features from this theme so expect a 2.0 Nesica release soon.
Thanks
Platform_FanArt.zip
1,935 downloads
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NESiCAxLive Theme
By shro2016
Click to view video of theme
Introduction
This theme was originally requested by @Evilmaster and is designed to mirror the interface of the NESiCAxLive system Taito use in their TypeX2 mutli-game cabinets. The theme has been completely rebuilt from the ground up in version 2.0 and should now scale correctly for all resolutions.
The theme does include the ability to display publisher logos as well as game specific control layouts within the interface. The theme is also built around using steam-style banners - I have detailed the simplest way to set this up currently in Launchbox below as the wheel does not support steam banners as a games view currently without some tweaking of your library. It will however, now also work with standard game boxes but I highly recommend that you set the option to remember different views per platform so that you can use the view that works best for the given platform cover art / banners you are using.
Installation
Unzip the NESiCAxLive folder to your Launchbox /Themes directory into a subfolder called NESiCAxLive.
Setting up Steam Banners
In order to setup the steam banners you will need to download steam banners for your games manually as unfortunately Launchbox does not yet automatically download these particular files for anything other than Steam games. Some good resources I have used to get these images from are:
http://consolegrid.com/
http://steambanners.booru.org/index.php
http://www.steamgriddb.com/
(Thanks to @Evilmaster for pointing me in the direction of these)
When you download the images and add them to your games make sure you set them 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.
Setting up Control Layouts
Open the theme directory and browse to Images/Controls - in here you will find a folder for most systems, if the system you want to add control layouts for is not listed create a new Folder in this directory ensuring the folder name matches the platform name in Launchbox exactly. In each platform directory you will find a minimum of two files; controller.png and buttons.png. Using your preferred PNG image editing program (Photoshop or GIMP are recommended) open both files as layers. You can then position the buttons over the controller image as you want. When done you can hide the controller layer and just save the new button layout into the directory to replace buttons.png. This file will then be loaded by the theme and the animation applied automatically to fade it in and out.
Setting up Developer Logos
By default Launchbox/BigBox does not grab Developer/Publisher logos. I have downloaded many of the most common ones already and included in the theme. If you find that the view you are using needs developer logos and the one you need is missing you can simply download from the internet - ensuring it is a PNG file with transparent background - and place the file in the images/company logos subfolder of the theme directory ensuring the file is named exactly the same as the developer of the game/system is listed in LaunchBox.
The Platform Views
There are 4 Platform Views to select from shown below:
Platform View 1 - Banner View with Recently Played Items Bar
Platform View 2 - Banner View with Favorites Items Bar
Platform View 3 - Banner View with no Bar
There is also the Text Only Platform View
The Game Views
Horizontal Banner View *
Horizontal Boxes View
Horizontal Carts/CD/DVD View
Horizontal Screenshots View
Vertical Logos View
Vertical Banners View *
Text List View
Small Banner View *
* Requires Front Images configured with Steam Banner as the top priority and for Steam Banner images to be present in your library to display correctly.
2,218 downloads
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theme PASC V2 (Plain and Simple Carbon)
By y2guru
The theme NOW supports ALL Resolutions! (tested from 800x600 thru to 4K)
This theme was written from scratch and offers 4 views for Platform (2 Horizontal, 1 Vertical and 1 Text) and 6 views for Game (4 Horizontal, 1 Vertical and 1 Text)
There are 5 color options and 3 alternate views to support Boxes, 3D Boxes and Clear Logos.
The .zip file contains custom Banners, custom Platform Clear Logos (with Template) and I have separately posted the Platform and Game Clear Logos in the downloads section.
I have included a separate Installation and Setup Guide.
NOTE: You MUST change the video playback Engine to Windows Media Player
Many thanks to the following people:
@SIMPLY AUSTIN for my Theme design, one of his videos inspired me
@Grila for his Controller and Battery dll’s
@Zombeaver for the platform banner idea
@viking for the platform videos
And last but not least @Jason Carr
PASC_V2_-_Installation_and_Setup_Guide.rtf
1,297 downloads
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GPDWin
By Grila
GPDWin is a lightweight theme for use on the portable GPDWin computer. Since the portable has limited storage, the theme only uses clear logos and game screenshots. Along with being lightweight, an customizer application is included that lets the end user change nearly all of the theme related colors (text colors, highlight colors, star rating colors, etc.) comfortably from a GUI without having to edit any code.
Even though the theme itself is pretty basic, I put a lot of love into the ability to customize it easily and visually. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it
A couple of notes:
The customizer app, GPDWinCustomizer.exe, is in the root theme folder and needs to be run from there, don't move it. The whole theme was designed around 1280x720 because of its target platform, but it does look good at 1920x1080. Anything other than those weren't tested so I can say, but it does rely on 16:9 AR. Display scaling above 100% was tested minimally, hopefully I caught everything but please let me know if you spot any weirdness above 100% The controller images on the banners I made are from the OpenEmu GitHub. I won't be making any more...head there, grab the images, and get creative. The star rating in this one is pure XAML, not images. This was done so the colors would be changeable by the end user. It's a new way of doing it (with a gradient, some math, and tons of code) but the end result is identical to image swapping. On the Text List views, the opacity of the overlay is tied to the setting in the BigBox menu. Adjust it as needed for readability. Scrolling text was not implemented to help with performance And finally, some images:
The theme:
The Customizer:
650 downloads
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Rincewind Theme
By Rincewind
Total Game Count now works in all Languages
Updated the plugin Now on the new version of @NJDave71's Plugin (v4),
You may need to Unblock the plugin.
Credit to @NJDave71 for his plugin
Wow finally ready to release!! First off I have to mention that this is my first attempt to design a theme and secondly thank you to @viking as it was the base for the theme, and @criticalcid for all the help when I got stuck
Please install the font supplied in the folder before you start.
This theme has been designed around these platform clear logos and I recommend installing them to get the intended look
- simply download them and add them in the ...\ LaunchBox \ Themes \ <Theme name> \ Images \ Platforms \ Clear Logo.
Remember to make sure the files are named the same as your platform name.
I also recommend using these platform images.
- simply download them and add them in the ...\ LaunchBox \ Themes \ <Theme name> \ Images \ Platforms \ Banner.
Remember to make sure the files are named the same as your platform name.
3,942 downloads
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GCFE
By faeran
A simple, clean, bare-bones, theme. Comes with 1 Platform View and 1 Game View. This theme is an off-shoot of my CoverBox - Gamecube theme. I liked it enough that I decided to turn it into a generic theme that can be used for any system.
This theme is designed to run in 1080p, and has been tested to run properly in 720p and 4k.
Installation Instructions
Platform View
Designed to move out of the way of the full screen platform videos, while still retaining a semblance of menu awareness. The bar fades completely away after a few seconds, and the clear logos fade to 10% of its opacity.
Game View
1,003 downloads
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sega genesis Genesis State
By Hexxxer
Genesis State is the first of a couple themes I plan on producing specifically meant to emulate the feeling of the original game systems box art styles.
This theme is purely for use with the Sega Genesis emulators (you can use it for other systems but why would you?). It currently has one view for game play style videos.
Looking for some feedback and ideas on how to improve it. Let me know. I plan to add some more views based on feedback.
Thanks to @eatkinola for use of his Themer addon, I used it to create the random video background effect.
709 downloads
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Phill's Doodles - Retrorama
Hello everyone!
My Name is Filipe and i've been making some themes for emulationstation, specially for the Retropie version. I've bought a license on the last Black friday sale and started to messing with Launchbox and i loved it! it's such an awesome frontend!
I started to learn about custom themes and made a port of one of my ES themes to Launchbox. I hope you like it!
Special thanks for @CriticalCid for all the help and for his awesome theme, without it, i surely wouldn't understand XAML for sure!
5,905 downloads
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Futurestate Theme
By Hexxxer
Updated to 3.0 See Details in Change log
A elegant and modern feeling theme that tries to keep details to a minimum.
Warning
Must be using Launchbox 7.1+ to use the theme
Unique Features
6 custom views Images were created from scratch especially for this theme Different view based around 16:9 or 4:3 videos Custom Favorite, Broken and Completed symbols Default Black and White theme that blends with most images Custom Futurestate Background Videos Simple Views with liberal use of game information on selection pages Install instructions
Works with Launchbox version 7.1+
Do a clean unzip into your themes folder, it is recommended to not right over a previous version Make sure to install the font inside the Font Folder if you would like to use the custom font
Alternative Views
Alternative view are views requested by users that alter the default theme. I try to fulfill requests if they are reasonable but may not update the files in newer iterations.
*use at your own risk*
Futurestate no info wheelgamesview.zip - This is a 4:3 Game View that removes all text over top of the game video.
Futurestate Themes
*Download the skins in the Themes download tab
There are a few variations for skinning Futurestate in the works. To use these create backup of your existing Images/Theme folder and copy the contents of the zip files over top of the original locations.
Put my Photoshop skills to the test! Request one and I will see what I can do!
**These files over write the default Futurestate skin!
Futurestate Ruby
Futurestate_Skin-_Ruby.zip
Also check out the RetroState theme located here by Scottad! @Scottad
Futurestate_Skin-_Ruby.zip
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CityHunter Background Videos
By Zombeaver
These are some (10 currently) cyperpunk-themed background videos designed to be used with the CityHunter Big Box theme. I am not the creator of the original artwork used in these videos - all credit for the art goes to them. I simply converted them into a video format and did some cropping and color adjustment (because they look slightly darker once they're in Big Box). Most of these (all but "Camera" currently) are the work of the incredibly-talented kirokaze of DeviantArt. If he (or any other artists whose work are used in these) would like me to take them down, they can send me a message or post a comment and I'll remove them immediately.
These need to be placed in Launchbox -> Themes -> CityHunter -> Videos -> BackgroundVideo. The video has to be named "Background.mp4" so choose the one you want to use and rename it to that. I also recommend setting your "Background Fade" to 0% in Options -> Views in order to keep them from being too dark.
Enjoy!
1,697 downloads
- cityhunter
- cyberpunk
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Blade Runner
By LogicalEgo
Blade Runner
Blade Runner is an edit/redo of the Modern Mini theme by @vsilvalopes which was based off of @Grila ClassicMini theme. I'm the theme playing a theme disguised as another theme.
Theme Files
Blade Runner - PS4 Blade Runner - XBOX Options included
Full set of custom Platform Logos, you may need to match the names to your Platforms. Do this by going into Blade Runner/Images/Platforms/Clear Logo Included my custom Arcade Banner Clear Logo, its an edit/re color of the original @ReignStumble Arcade Logo Optional WheelGamesView called WheelGamesView - No Fade, renaming and replacing the xml will turn off the Fade for the first wheel video background view. Do this by going into Blade Runner/Views/ Optional Extra Background image for the Options and System views named czchmini - optional located in Blade Runner/Images/Theme. You can replace the background here as you wish In PlatformWheel1FiltersView, PlatformWheel2FiltersView, WheelGamesView, Wheel2GamesView, and WheelGamesView - No Fade all located in Blade Runner/Views, has a section in the xml called <!-- STATIC CUSTOM HEADER TEXT -->. Look in this area for text="", in this area you can customize your theme to display whatever you like here. Use Notepad++ to open the xml file, enter whatever you like and save. User created files that work well with this theme
@ReignStumble's Console Artwork Pack. Get them here @Zombeaver's excellent Platform Clear Logos. Get them here @Zombeaver's awesome, seriously!, Platform Banners. Get them here My other background videos for CityHunter 2 here Thanks to
@CriticalCid for all your input, guidance and always ready to help @eatkinola for creating an awesome backend and always taking my personal request @Grila for making the original ClassicMini that inspired @vsilvalopes to make the Modern Mini that inspired me to make Blade Runner @Zombeaver for helping me very early on with the basics of photoshop @Jason Carr for giving a canvas for the community to paint on.
952 downloads
- blade runner
- cityhunter
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LaunchBox X by Cookz718 (Cookee Astro)
By Cookz718
DEMO:
Here's a new theme i've been working on, the first theme for me to ever release. I live in florida and wanted to release this before i get hit with Hurricane Irma as you guys can see its really bad.. But anyways I Simply Wanted to make 4K / Simplistic Theme and here it is.
LaunchBox X is a BigBox theme designed for the usage of Full Screen 4K Platform Images & 4K Backgrounds.
clear logo replaced with Banners that i've created (If you can create your own good if not ill be doing my best to post as much as possible).
OPTIONS SETUP
• Default Startup View: Platforms
• Games List View: Vertical Wheel 1
• Platforms List View: Platform Wheel 1
• Game Image Type: Boxes
• Show Clear Logo in Game Details
• Show Platform Clear Logo In Games List
• Use Platform Fanart Backgrounds
• Use Platform Device Image Backgrounds
• Use Platform Clear Logo Backgrounds (if neccessary)
TRANSITIONS
• Everything to Fade.
Hope everyone in the community enjoys its not much but its extremely simplistic / organized and of course.. 4K !!
*NOTE*
The Platform Backgrounds are already included within the ZIP Files. Also i have included the Startup for this theme along with the Move / Back / Select sounds and a few Clear Logo designs that i made for this theme (will continue to add more once this hurricane is over).
DOWNLOAD THE 2 FONTS PROVIDED AS WELL !! " GOTHAM BOOK REGULAR & ZONA-PRO "
Incase of any ERROR for the system display this is the image, save it in the Image/Core folder under "System"
Special Thanks to @neil9000 & @keltoigael for helping me fix the little errors jejejeje nd also to @harryoke with the crazy themes !
2,552 downloads
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- bigbox
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Switch Theme
By Grila
Switch v1.0.3
BigBox Theme
8/30/2017
Display scaling over 100% will cause alignment issues with the platform wheel banner images.
Switch Changelog:
v1.0.3 (8/30/2017):
- moved the GrilaControlLibrary.dll to the theme Plugins folder, which is an added feature since the theme release (the .dll will still need to be un-blocked before launching BigBox)
- fixed the large outline bug reported by @jamesclarke555 (thanks again for reporting it to me)
v1.0.2 (5/2/2017):
- redesigned Text Games View (thanks for the inspiration @NahuelDS)
v1.0.1 (4/21/2017):
- Dark version added
v1.0.0 (4/20/2017):
- Initial release
Theme Description
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Switch is a very lightweight, clean theme that was designed to be as close to the original UI as possible. There isn't much artwork in this one: banners for the platform wheel view, covers for the box game view, and a video snap in the game details screen so it should run pretty smooth on low spec systems.
It includes a custom control library that I've started to build that contains the battery status indicator as well as a separate 12 and 24 hour clock (since we can't change the format of the built-in one without changing Windows settings).
Theme Notes
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* Requires the file GrilaControlLibrary.dll to be un-blocked before launching BigBox. Make sure to do this for both the light and dark versions of the theme.
* Utilizes the font Oxygen-Regular, which is included in the root theme folder. Install it before running this theme.
* Designed for 1920x1080. I can't guarantee it will work at any other resolutions (really only the platform wheel), even in the same aspect ratio, because of the margin that is applied to the wheel to get it off center. The box game view and all text views are NOT affected by this and will work at any resolution, although text spacing and some other misc. elements may not look as perfect as they do at 1080.
* Included is a sound pack for BigBox. Move it from the theme directory to LaunchBox\Sounds and select it in the BigBox options menu. It can also be downloaded here https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/467-switch/
* I've included some extra buttons and controller images along with the .PSD and .AI files to edit them if you feel the need. The extras can be swapped out to fit your system by simply copying them from the extras folder to the core image folder and renaming them. The file names have to match what's in the XAML, so you'll need to overwrite or delete the ones you are changing. Filenames are controller.png, play_button.png, and back_button.png.
Alternate Versions
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1280x720 GPDWin focused version (video replaced with screenshot):
Switch_v1.0.1_1280x720.zip
1280x800 Tablet focused version (video replaced with screenshot):
Switch_v1.0.1_1280x800.zip
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theme StationEmulation Theme
By viking
#01. Description:
A tribute to famous EmulationStation, master on Raspberry Pi system.
#02. Features:
new - FanArt blurring effect is buildin. No need to manually blur the images. (Only on Platform View without scanline) Hardware image = Banner Image folder (.png) Date = information taken into platform details setting. Vignetting effect is buildin. No image/video manipulation needed.
#03. Showcase:
Platform View variant :
Games View :
#04. Request :
Require LaunchBox and BigBox v7.0 (and supperior)
#05. How To Install :
Download the latest version of the theme. Unzipped the "StationEmulation" folder into your : .../LaunchBox / Themes. Dont rename the "StationEmulation" folder. Open BigBox, go to [Option> View] and select [StationEmulation] as theme. Go back into main interface Done !
#06. How to Setup :
IMAGES TRANSITION
= setup "Main image filter" on "Horizontal Slide". HOW TO - CHANGING THE VIEW STYLE (platform & games pages)
In BigBox Option > Keyboard Mapper > Change View = assign a key. Go back to main view and press this key. ADJUSTMENT
Please, look at the pictures above.
#07. Option & change :
Thx to @Nyny77 :
On the platform view, to replace the DATE by the NUMBER OF GAMES :
Find the good platform view file (like "PlatformWheel1FiltersView.xaml") In file, find these line : <!--"DATE" IN SMALL LINE--> <Viewbox StretchDirection="DownOnly" Stretch="Uniform" Grid.Row="2"> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=SelectedPlatform.ReleaseDate, StringFormat=yyyy}" Foreground="#393a3b" FontFamily="Segoe UI Semilight" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Center" Opacity="0.9"/> </Viewbox> Delete these lines and replace them with these : <!-- PLATFORM TOTAL GAMES --> <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Text="GAMES AVAILABLE: " Foreground="#393a3b" FontFamily="Segoe UI Semilight" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Left" Margin="750,0,0,0"/> <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Text="{Binding Path=SelectedPlatform.TotalGameCount}" Foreground="#393a3b" FontFamily="Segoe UI Semilight" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Left" Margin="1100,0,0,0"/>
#08. Specially designed custom media :
In addition, I shared a whole series of media specially designed for this theme. Of course, you can use any media your want.
I invite you to download them and follow the installation instructions on each of the pages listed below:
#09. Changelog :
v.1.3.0
add - Buildin blur effect on fanart. Only on PlatformView without scanline effet. add - Search bar by letter. Only on GamesView. (Problems remain on the TextList and BoxView views. Sorry) v.1.2.0
add - 5 platform page variant + 5 games pages variant. v.1.1.0
add - 4 platform page variant + game list page. v.1.0.1
fix - minor bug v.1.0.0
Initial BETA release.
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Fundamental Theme
By Grila
Fundamental is a clean theme that focuses on big artwork. Large, high quality covers are recommended to get the best visual appearance.
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A couple of notes about this theme:
- After unzipping, you have to unblock the DLL that contains the font (in the plugin folder).
-Requires the font Bebas Neue, included in the root theme folder. Install it before running BigBox.
-Any display scaling above or below 100% is likely to cause alignment issues with some theme elements.
-Because of the way the videos and their rounded corner mask re-size based on aspect ratio, you have to use WMP with this theme. VLC aligning in BigBox is horribly buggy at the moment and it doesn't work with the way things are accomplished in this theme.
-I realize I could have accomplished my UI background files in pure XAML. I tested this and it decreased the theme's performance substantially, so I reverted back to using the images.
-This theme is based around high quality vertical covers (1534x2100) for all platforms and game boxes (yes, even Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64). A good collection of them can be found at http://www.thecoverproject.net/. The theme will work with horizontal covers, it just won't look as intended.
-Background opacity for the text based views is changed in the BigBox "Options" menu. A good setting range is 75-90 percent depending on your display.
-I've included 12 custom platform banners that I made based on each systems game boxes. I may make a few more, but don't count on it. Be creative and make the ones you're missing yourself.
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NoshOnThis
By nosh
This is the initial release of NoshOnThis theme. Right now the theme is specifically optimized for 16:9 resolutions but that will be improved soon.
Make sure to read the readme.txt in the theme root, there are a few fonts that need to be installed, Dense and Exo and for the moment the custom platform category banners need to be moved into your LaunchBox\Images folder but that was actually just fixed on the live stream I am on currently and should be released with 7.11.0.1 beta.
This theme is packaged with a custom pack of platform banners, there are currently 63 of them. I will continue to create them and I am more than happy to take requests. I will also be releasing the banner pack separately as well. Make sure to clear your coverflow and platform wheel image cache or the custom banners will probably not show up for you.
There is an easter egg included with the theme that will show up randomly 1-30 minutes when sitting on a platform or game view. You may need to increase your Attract Mode delay time in order to see it.
Enjoy!
1,947 downloads
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Star Rider Background Video
By ea4492
I made a Background video using Star Rider for BigBox with Vhs effect.
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Modern Mini
By vsilvalopes
This is a theme based on two themes.
One is ClassicMini from @Grila https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/35204-classicmini/
And the unfinished theme "Red 84" from @Jegeroel https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/35634-red-84/
This theme is only possible with the helping hand from @Grila and his magic (and fast) codding skills.
I only did the layouts (Kinda, because mostly it's based on what Grila did and Jegeroel) but I did some touches here and there.
Also, I strongly recomend using @reignstumble console Artwork Packs : https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/33483-reignstumble-console-artwork-pack/
The main focus is to have the video playing in the Background and launch the game right away.
But if you want more info about the game (like the ROM filename) take a look on the details page.I've been using this theme for about two weeks, and haven't encountered any problem on it.
If someone needs the PSD files, so they can change the buttons layout, feel free to PM me and I release the file.
Again, it wouldn't not be possible with the help of Grila!
I hope you guys enjoy it!
2,489 downloads
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theme BigCouch Theme
By viking
#01. Description:
BigCouch was designed for use on big TV screen. A clear and clean interface to navigate easily in your games and platform.
Seems to be a display bug for the video alignment for few users on PlatformView 2 . It's random and it sounds like a bug in the video engine.
CriticalCid has bypassed the problem by fixing the placement of the video for the 16x9 screens.
If you have an alignment problem, try its patch. Available next to the theme.
Thank you !
#02. Features:
4 custom platform view + 7 custom games view. Design for used fanart in background, with automatic blur. Custom icon set. (favorites, broken, ...) Custom media set for Banner and video. (See below.) Use auto config : No adjustments to be made. Annotated XAML file for easy customization.
#03. Showcase:
Platform view 1 > Same design as the video version, but here with the banner images. (Download link below for Hardware images set) Platform view 2 > Specially designed for my 4:3 video set. (Download link below) You must use the WMP video engine for proper alignment. Platform view 3 > Same spirit, but with fanart background. (The blur is coded, no images modification required) Platform view 4 > Another way. (The blur is coded, no images modification required) Platform view 5 > A basic list page. Because I can't disable it. ^^
Game view 1 > Media center style, with horizontal cover wheel, in light color. Game view 2 > Media center style, with horizontal cover wheel, in dark color. Game view 3 > Media center style, with horizontal coverflow. Game view 4 > Media center style, with horizontal cover box. Game view 5 > Same style for the classic list view. Game view 6 > Same style as the classic list view, but with clear logo. Game view 7 > Other style, for maxi cover size. Selected Game view > For all pages, once the game is selected.
#04. Request :
LaunchBox Premium with BigBox - v.7.0 (beta) and superior. Windows Media Player must be installed on your computer.
#05. How To Install :
Download the latest version of the theme. Unzipped the "BigCouch" folder into your : .../LaunchBox / Themes. Open BigBox, go to [Option> View] and select [BigCouch] as theme. In BigBox option, set the video engine on WMP. (you can test with VLC, But there are still some bugs) Relaunch BigBox. Done !
#06. How to Setup :
HOW TO - CHANGING THE VIEW STYLE (platform & games pages)
In BigBox Option > Keyboard Mapper > Change View = assign a key. Go back to main view and press this key.
#07. Specially designed custom media :
In addition, I shared a whole series of custom media designed to work with this theme.
I invite you to follow the installation instructions on the download pages below:
#08. Changelog :
v.1.5.7
fix - Detail text space. add - Search by letter in all games view. v.1.5.5
fix - minor graphic change. add - 2 more Games View ! v.1.5.1
fix - try to fix video alignement issue with windows 10. Tell me if it's work ! fix - Now work with VLC video engine as well. But there are still some bugs for some user ... I dont know why =/ v.1.4.0
fix - try to fix video alignement issue with windows 10. Tell me if it's work ! fix - In game view, grey bakground everywhere for games without any fanart. fix - minor bug and graphic issues. add - new custom platform view. (video style, but with hardware banner pict) add - new custom games view. (list style with clear logo) add - readme file into theme folder. v.1.3.0
add - rating stars on games view. fix - adjust cover flow image size. v.1.2.0
add - another custom platform view add - auto-scroll text everywhere. fix - minor graphic fix. v.1.1.0
add - a custom platform video view fix - minor bug v.1.0.0
Initial release.
16,039 downloads
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ComixBox Theme
By Grila
ComixBox v1.0.2
BigBox Theme
2/23/2017
Theme Description
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ComixBox is a theme based on old school comic book design. It relies heavily on having the proper artwork scraped for your systems and games including background fan art, screenshots, front cover images, etc. ComixBox also features some advanced animation techniques that have never been seen before in BigBox.
Separate views were made for the diferent video snap aspects available. Utilize the option "Remember Separate View for Each Platform" in BigBox Options - Views to get the best visual from the theme (to avoid blank space on the sides of your video snaps).
Theme Notes
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* Requires the fonts Bangers and Clementine, which are included in the root theme folder. Install them before running BigBox.
* The animations in the theme were ultimately just me experimenting with some stuff to try and bring something new to a BigBox theme. I thought they ended up pretty neat so I left them in. I do have a version without them that I'm planning on adding to the .ZIP file shortly.
* The theme was ultimately designed for 1920x1080 but was tested to be fully working at these resolutions as well:
1280x720 1366x768 1600x900
Changelog
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v1.0.2 (2/23/2017):
Changed all the videos to use the background video object so they would stretch to fill their appropriate spaces Forced platform and game background videos to "On" in the theme settings file to compensate for the above change v1.0.1 (2/21/2017):
Added fade effect to the title section so the text doesn't appear until after the animation passes (applies to platform and game views 1, 2, and 3) Added the transition selector codes back to the text views that was erroneously removed during development v1.0.0 (2/20/2017):
Initial release
4,123 downloads
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