RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login

    What themes are people using?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Projects and Themes
    themes
    19 Posts 10 Posters 7.1k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • AndersHPA
      AndersHP
      last edited by

      Not quite the question asked, but still has a lot to do with how everything looks.
      I use the Pegasus frontend, and I highly recommend it. Its grid view is so good looking and the speed and fluidity of scrolling makes it a great alternative to EmulationStation.

      My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
      My Gameboy

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • theissdevT
        theissdev
        last edited by

        I modified the artbook theme to run on a vert monitor for my cocktail cab:
        alt text
        alt text
        As you can tell from the top face built from marquees, I really dig all the imagery from back in the day. Being able to make the flyers/boxes the heroes works well and the theme is super clean.
        For the games that support cocktail mode, I'm even able to carry the marquees onto the screen to fill it out (w/ mame2003+):
        alt text

        Cocktail Cab Project - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23763/cocktail-cab-project?_=1592408967951

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
        • SPS
          SP
          last edited by

          I use lilbud's Angular theme. I replaced the box art with my own screenshots because a lot of pics of box arts are pretty bad. I also changed some of the system colors.
          Some pics:
          20200323_235420.jpg
          20200323_235643.jpg
          20200324_000607.jpg
          20200323_235408.jpg

          Mr. BerlinM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
          • Mr. BerlinM
            Mr. Berlin @SP
            last edited by

            @SP
            Hey dude, can u tell me how can i change systems color , and if u can provide me with this awsome pack of screenshot .

            SPS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • SPS
              SP @Mr. Berlin
              last edited by SP

              @Mr-Berlin I'll try cuz I suck at explaining things. Ha, ha.

              Double click on the Angular theme folder> Assets> Colors> Systems

              In the systems folder you'll find all of the system XML files. I use notepad to edit the files. Right click on any system xml file and select open with notepad. Look at the pic:
              rsz_screenshot_31.jpg

              The numbers and letters between <systemColor> </systemColor> are RGB color codes.

              I go to this site to pick the colors: https://www.rapidtables.com/web/color/RGB_Color.html

              Pic:
              rsz_screenshot_32.jpg

              Use the dot in the RGB color picker box and the slider next to it to get any color you want. After you're done, copy the numbers/text from the #box and paste the numbers between: <systemColor>PUT NUMBERS HERE</systemColor> text of the system xml file.

              Save the file.

              Hope I was able to explain it properly. lol

              Mr. BerlinM JezzaJ 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • Mr. BerlinM
                Mr. Berlin @SP
                last edited by

                @SP your are a great teacher XD , for real thank u it's worked for me .

                SPS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • SPS
                  SP @Mr. Berlin
                  last edited by SP

                  @Mr-Berlin lol glad I could help. But now you gotta show me some colors, man.

                  I chose my colors based on how I remember the system. I chose purple for the snes because of the controller buttons, gold for neo geo because of the gold lettering, green for n64 because of the green N at the front of the console, Yellow for the GBC because I remember the Yellow, Lime Green and Purple Game Boy Colors the most.

                  Some more pics:
                  The GBC color is actually lighter than on the pic and the n64 color is more like a mint green than on the pic
                  20200324_180659.jpg
                  20200324_180649.jpg
                  20200324_180636.jpg
                  And what I remember the most about the original Game Boy is the pea soup green screen. lol

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • JezzaJ
                    Jezza @SP
                    last edited by

                    @SP where would I find the "Angular theme folder"?

                    SPS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • SPS
                      SP @Jezza
                      last edited by SP

                      @Jezza C:\Users\your username.emulationstation\themes\

                      Hmm, don't know why there isn't a backward slash before .emulationstation.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • ?
                        A Former User
                        last edited by

                        Also using @lilbud Angular theme but, have also done some heavy modification to it. I am using the platform videos from Viking's Colorful Launchbox theme, making images out of them, doing some manipulation, changing the colors for the system in the themes, and more. Below are some images of what I have done.

                        Viking's Colorful Launchbox Theme: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/2081-colorful-bigbox-theme-beta/

                        alt text

                        alt text

                        alt text

                        Mr. BerlinM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
                        • Mr. BerlinM
                          Mr. Berlin @A Former User
                          last edited by

                          @LiveFastCyYoung
                          Any chance we have this lovely theme on emulationstation

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • ?
                            A Former User
                            last edited by

                            Since it's using Viking's work, I don't feel comfortable distributing it. With @lilbud 's permission, I'll share the XML files once I'm done but, it won't include any of the system select images. You'd have to recreate those yourself.

                            lilbudL 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • lilbudL
                              lilbud @A Former User
                              last edited by lilbud

                              @LiveFastCyYoung Sure, go ahead. Just credit me

                              Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                              Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                              • First post
                                Last post

                              Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                              Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.