One last message before I step back

[PadeMoNiuM Prods]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to make one last post here, not with a new video this time, but with a link to the work I’ve already shared over time.

There is already a lot available: themes, videos, ideas, templates, collections, concepts, and different pieces of work I’ve posted since I’ve been part of this community. I think it gives a good idea of what I tried to build, share, and bring to the scene.I won’t be sharing everything, and I think that’s fair. A lot of this work represents years of creation, testing, editing, rebuilding, improving, and trying to push cinematic themes and frontends a little further.

https://forums.launchbox-app.com/profile/244237-pademonium-prods/content/?type=downloads_file

Over time, I’ve already shared a lot, probably more than many people realize. I’m genuinely happy if some of it helped, inspired, or motivated people to create something of their own.But honestly, I’m tired. Not tired of creating. Not tired of LaunchBox, Big Box, retro games, or this culture. I still love all of that deeply.

I’m tired of the atmosphere around sharing. When every post can turn into a debate, an accusation, a suspicion, or a trial about what is or isn’t allowed to exist creatively, the joy slowly disappears. And when the joy disappears, sharing publicly no longer feels right.So for now, I’ll be stepping back from Reddit, and I’ll also slow down a lot on the forum. I’ll leave what is already there. There is already a lot available, and I think it gives a good idea of what I tried to build and bring to the community.

I’ll see how the forum evolves over time. I sincerely hope it moves in a more positive direction, because I still care about this community and what it can be when the spirit is right. Maybe I’ll come back and share more one day.But for now, I feel like the mindset has changed too much. The atmosphere has become too heavy, too suspicious, and too far from what made me want to create and share in the first place. And when sharing starts taking more energy than it gives back, sometimes you have to step away.From now on, I’ll focus more on my own spaces, my own audience, and the people who actually understand the spirit behind the work.Because at the end of the day, this was never about ego. It was always about memory, passion, atmosphere, preservation, and trying to bring back something many of us grew up with: the feeling of discovering a game, a cover, a console, an interface, a collection, and being transported again.

So I’ll keep creating. I’ll keep improving Nostalgic Bedroom. I’ll keep making cinematic themes, collections, interfaces, and experiences for the people who understand the intention behind the project.

Just not everywhere anymore.No hard feelings. I just need to protect my energy, my time, and my motivation for the right things.At the end of the day, I’ll leave you with a sentence from the old retro sage RetroxO, who once told me something that I think says everything:

“I don’t have the time for negative people. Every minute I spend giving them attention is a minute I’m not spending being happy or creating new and better things for my project or my community.

And honestly, that’s exactly where I am now.Sometimes, you just have to stop firing bazookas at flies. It doesn’t help anyone. Better to save that energy for building something beautiful.

Take care of yourselves, and thank you to everyone who supported, encouraged, downloaded, commented, or simply understood the spirit behind what I tried to share here.

See you around.😉

Pad / Pademonium Cinematics

For anyone who wants to follow my work outside of Reddit and the forum, here are the main places where you can find me.

For artworks, icons, visual concepts, covers, and all kinds of graphic experiments, DeviantArt is probably the best place to follow me:

DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/pademonium

For cinematic themes, game themes, trailers, previews, and video-based work, you can find me on my YouTube channel:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PademoniumCinematics

I also create a lot of wallpapers and visual resources, but I don’t share that link publicly with everyone. There are many resources there, so I prefer to share it privately with people who have been around for a while or who genuinely support the work. If a brand-new empty profile comes out of nowhere asking for access to a rich resource folder, I’ll probably say no. Nothing personal, just common sense.

For the rest, Patreon will become more active again. It was more or less closed on purpose for a while, but if you want to follow the evolution of Nostalgic Bedroom, cinematic themes, collections, updates, and future releases, Patreon will probably be one of the best places to do it:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/padcinematic_prod

 

And of course, the Nostalgic Bedroom website will continue to grow over time with updates, previews, information, and more structured content around the project.

Nostalgic Bedroom website: https://nostalgic-bedroom.com/ ( currently under maintenance for a few days.)

So yes, even if I’m stepping back from sharing everywhere, the work continues. I’m just choosing more carefully where I put my time, my energy, and my best creations.

[ninja2bceen]

Totally get it, take care of yourself, this stuff comes in waves and can totally relate. You are a very talented person

[Tsik]

Take care, and hope to see you again anytime soon. You are such an amazing artist. Thank You 😉