About This File
Commodore 64 holds a special place in my nostalgic heart. I have decided to create a number of fan made box fronts to fill in the gaps.
I'm currently working off a cabinet friendly list of originals. I will work on those first then move to larger sets. I will do as many as I can to fill in some of the holes so we don't end up have 1000's of "No Box Image" pics. I have included 2 versions of a generic "No Box Art" placeholder in this release along with ~170 box fronts covering # to E. Subsequent releases will include more covers as I finish them.
I have managed to located a few box covers as I have been going through the list. If I did any work on the images either cropping or other adjustments, I will include them in the release as well. Also, now I have included primary controller information in the form of a joystick or keyboard icon I created as well as number of player details. Also, you will notice a code for gamebase64 to help you with determining which game the cover represents in greater detail than the file names I provided.
I am not a professional graphic artist, I have been learning a few tricks as I have been going along to streamline the process. I welcome positive feedback and constructive criticism. After version one is released I do plan on moving onto Themed Clear Logos and Tape/Floppy Disk Images (As shown in my post in Games Media forum) and to take any requests to fill a fan favorite box art I may have missed.
I appreciate the hard work everyone has done do far making launch box a great aesthetic front end and this is my way of giving back to the community. I look forward to feedback.
Cheers
Lassiveran
What's New in Version 2.0 See changelog
Released
Version 1.0.0 has been released.
- Featuring 509 Fan Made Box Fronts from # to Z from the Original Set.
- 3 different "No Box Art" Box Fronts.
Roadmap to 2.0 will feature missing box fronts from the Official Set.
Version 1.0.1 has been released.
- Small change in the file naming convention. I have removed the - "Fanart - Box - Front" from the file name. This should help with scraping issue and make it easier to add the images to Launchbox.
Version 1.1.0 has been released
- Added 341 Fan Made Box Fronts from # to B from the Official Set.
- Added an additional "No Box Art" Box Front (Vintage Variant)
Please Note: Missing entries will be addressed after 2.0 release.
Version 1.3.0 has been released
- Added 804 Fan Made Box Fronts from C to J from the Official Set.
Version 1.5.0 has been released
- Added 548 Fan Made Box Fronts from K to Q from the Official Set.
- Added an additional "No Box Art" Box Front (Vintage 2 Variant)
Version 1.7.0 has been released
- Added 657 Fan Made Box Fronts from R to V from the Official Set.
Version 1.8.0 has been released
- Added 134 Fan Made Box Fronts from W to Z from the Official Set.
- Added a Text Adventure Subset featuring 243 Box Front comprised of 3 types of Fan-Made Box Fronts to represent Generic Text Adventures, Quill Text Adventures and AdventureWriter Text Adventures, 4 replica themed box fronts for The Guild, Free Spirit, CodeWriter, The 8th Day and Atlas Adventure Software. Also includes a few Original Photo Edited and Fan Reconstructed Box Fronts.
Version 1.9.0 has been released
- Added 482 Fan Made Box Fronts from # to Z from the Official Set. This includes error corrections with box fronts found in previous versions along with missing unreleased entries.
- Added a 53 Box Fronts to the Text Adventure Subset comprising of 3 types of Fan-Made Box Fronts to represent Generic Text Adventures, Quill Text Adventures and AdventureWriter Text Adventures, 4 replica themed box fronts for The Guild, Free Spirit, CodeWriter, The 8th Day and Atlas Adventure Software. Also includes a few Original Photo Edited and Fan Reconstructed Box Fronts.
Version 2.0.0 has been released
Includes
- 3,325 Themed Fan Made Box Art
- 291 Text Adventure Box Front Subset
- 697 Magazine Box Front Subset - Comprised of 23 Magazine Themed Box Art
- 5,192 Fan Art 64 Theme Clear Logos
- 5 "No Box" Variant Box Fronts
- 2 Fan Art Backgrounds
- 1 Commodore 64 Bezel (Coming in 2.1)
Note: In order to utilize the subsets you must overwrite the files in the Themed Fan Made Box Art. Always begin with the Themed Fan Made Box Art then overwrite
with the subsets you want to utilize. Please refer to the readme.txt provided in the archive for more information.