Rincewind Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Wasted Youth View File A few years back I built my own arcade cabinet and called it Wasted Youth, a nod to all the hours (and coins) I spent in arcades growing up. This theme was made for that cabinet, so it has the same colours. The colours are neon green and cyan on a dark background. Everything is styled to match: the platform and game screens, Discover, game details, the system and options menus, the popups, four different screensavers, plus matching loading, game-over and pause screens and a sound pack. I made it for my own cab, but it works just as well on any Big Box setup. I hope you enjoy it. INSTALL ------- 1. Close Big Box and LaunchBox. 2. Unblock the Zip file. 3. Then copy the LaunchBox folder from the zip onto your LaunchBox folder (merge / overwrite). 4. In Big Box Options: Themes ............ WastedYouth Sounds ............ Sound pack: Wasted Youth (sounds then work from start-up) Game Startup ...... Startup theme: WastedYouth (startup screens switched on) Game Pause ........ Pause theme: WastedYouth Submitter Rincewind Submitted 10/16/26 Category Custom Themes 1 Quote
Rincewind Posted October 26 Author Posted October 26 (edited) New 1.2 version is out * Jump to letter: now full screen - the view dims and blurs behind it and the letter sits in the centre at full size (516 high at 2560x1440), with "JUMP TO" above and bigger arrows either side. * New letter pack: A-Z re-made from the original source files and some totally remade, the Search, List, Favourites and 0-9 images rebuilt to match. * Platforms screen: games with no box art now show the same size as covers with art (they were scaled up and looked taller), and now get a reflection like the others. * Discover: the game's Platform logo (or its name if there's no logo) now shows top-left on the feature card. The card builds in order: platform logo, then the game's clearlogo, then the details. * Screensavers: the Platform is now shown on Attract, Cinema and Showcase. Edited October 26 by Rincewind Added a screenshot Quote
Emily Parker Posted October 27 Posted October 27 The full-screen jump-to letter view sounds like a smart change; dimming and blurring behind it should keep focus where it belongs. Rebuilding the A-Z and utility images from the original sources makes sense for consistency. Also glad the platform screen no longer stretches no-art titles taller than the rest. Adding the platform to Attract, Cinema and Showcase sounds like a nice bit of continuity. Is the reflection something you tuned per theme, or is it drawn from Big Box? Quote
Rincewind Posted October 28 Author Posted October 28 (edited) New 1.3 version is out New view: Platform Hybrid 2 - the same layout as the main screen but with a 3D box wheel. Boxes either side angle in, the selected box spins round when you land on it and can then be turned by hand (set a Flip Image button works best). New sound pack: All four sounds remade more bass / arcade feel. Jump to letter: The letters now slide in from the direction you're moving and out the other way, and the left / right / down arrows are bolder with no glow. Game Details: New TIME PLAYED tile next to Times Played and Last Played. Game Details: The progress badge is hidden while a game is still on LaunchBox's default "Not Started / Unplayed", so it only shows once you've set a progress. @Emily Parker It’s done in the theme, not by Big Box. Edited October 28 by Rincewind Quote
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