Simplified COLORFUL Platform View Videos 1.0.0

Very nice theme. FYI you may wanna add in the description (or Title) that this is for the android version of LB so people know before downloading it, thinking it's for the windows version.

Edited September 15, 2022 by Azgorath

LOVE it, but unfortunately missing too many systems to be useful just yet... no Atari of any kind, no Intellivision, no TurboGrafx, no 32x or Sega CD, no NeoGeo, no 3DO, no C64, no Vectrex, and not even a basic Arcade (much less one-offs like Atomiswave, CPS, MVS, etc.). Really, this is just a Nintendo, Sega, and Sony build. And that's a really good start, but please keep going! 

10 hours ago, PaulXMann said:

LOVE it, but unfortunately missing too many systems to be useful just yet... no Atari of any kind, no Intellivision, no TurboGrafx, no 32x or Sega CD, no NeoGeo, no 3DO, no C64, no Vectrex, and not even a basic Arcade (much less one-offs like Atomiswave, CPS, MVS, etc.). Really, this is just a Nintendo, Sega, and Sony build. And that's a really good start, but please keep going! 

I completely agree. These are fantastic, but I won't be able to jump on board until there are more platforms available. But keep up the good work as this project certainly has a lot of potential and I'll definitely keep an eye on it too.

I haven't tested this theme yet, but I don't know if it's really necessary to use the archive embedded videos.
From LaunchBox android, you can download the Colorful videos directly. The full set is available.

40 minutes ago, viking said:

I haven't tested this theme yet, but I don't know if it's really necessary to use the archive embedded videos.
From LaunchBox android, you can download the Colorful videos directly. The full set is available.

Hey! Yes, you can absolutely download all of the Colorful videos directly through Launchbox for Android; however the only downside is that platforms in the videos themselves are all centered in the middle of the video, so you can't quite pull off the effect of having the console wheel to the left of the platform videos with a coloured background. That being said, you can still use them in conjunction with other themes, and I'm sure some themes in the future will incorporate them beautifully, but as of right now I believe this is the only way for it to work like this. I know your "Viking's Nostalgia 16x9" works perfectly using this method as the platforms in the video are already offset to right-hand side of the screen.

11 hours ago, PaulXMann said:

LOVE it, but unfortunately missing too many systems to be useful just yet... no Atari of any kind, no Intellivision, no TurboGrafx, no 32x or Sega CD, no NeoGeo, no 3DO, no C64, no Vectrex, and not even a basic Arcade (much less one-offs like Atomiswave, CPS, MVS, etc.). Really, this is just a Nintendo, Sega, and Sony build. And that's a really good start, but please keep going! 

I totally understand and know there are a lack of platforms here. I know I personally won't have the time to create all of these, so if you haven't already you can certainly try the method of using "Viking's Nostalgia 16x9" as mentioned above! However, if there is a demand for it, I'd be happy to create a couple of others.

11 minutes ago, Bawnanable said:

if there is a demand for it, I'd be happy to create a couple of others.

Awesome... appreciate the reply! I know I personally keep this theme page bookmarked in the hopes that new themes would be developed, and this is the first one to feel truly "modern" (even if it's not a complete theme, per se) I'd love if you could keep going and add some more "ready to use" videos for Android folks like us!

On 9/16/2022 at 3:54 PM, Bawnanable said:

Hey! Yes, you can absolutely download all of the Colorful videos directly through Launchbox for Android; however the only downside is that platforms in the videos themselves are all centered in the middle of the video, so you can't quite pull off the effect of having the console wheel to the left of the platform videos with a coloured background. That being said, you can still use them in conjunction with other themes, and I'm sure some themes in the future will incorporate them beautifully, but as of right now I believe this is the only way for it to work like this. I know your "Viking's Nostalgia 16x9" works perfectly using this method as the platforms in the video are already offset to right-hand side of the screen.

 

Oh, OK! I hadn't seen that at all! 

Other solution: 
- You keep the original video set.
- Shift the video to the right.
- Fill the space on the left with a color in the theme.
Like we do on Colorful in fact. You spend more time on the theme code, but less on modifying existing videos.

Check out the Android "PURE" theme by @faeran. Open the GamesView in a texteditor.
He added the code piece to add 1 color per platform.
Covering Android compatible platforms will be faster than the one for Windows.
So, no more compatibility problems with my video set !

(Note: I've never coded theme for Android. No idea if it's possible or not)

I couldn't agree more @viking! I did honestly have a crack at that exact scenario myself, but I'm just too unfamiliar with coding for Android to get it right.

I can't imagine a theme of that stature will be too far away now, which is why I felt like I shouldn't make too many of these, but at the very least it's a temporary stop-gap for some popular consoles until that day comes!

 

Great art! I will definitely use it. Even though, it doesn't have all systems. Thanks for sharing!