This is simplified take on the Colorful theme which was originally created by viking & faeran for Launchbox.
Most artwork was originally created by viking (additional artwork credits can be found in the credits section below). I translated things for the theming engine used by Batocera. The original version of the Colorful theme for Launchbox can be found here
- Translated and rewrote all Launchbox specific aspects to make the theme compatible with Batocera, RetroBat & JELOS
- Updated system image names to match the standard used by Batocera, RetroBat & JELOS
- Created images & color schemes for additional systems supported by Batocera, RetroBat & JELOS
- Embedded the ES-DE system-metadata repository to power system description, release year and color details
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| Gamelist View: Metadata Off | Gamelist View: Metadata On |
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The theme has a simple set of options that can be changed directly from the User Interface Settings > Theme Configuration menu in EmulationStation
Gamelist View Style- sets the layout used for the gamelist view when media & metadata are scraped for your games.Metadata Off- Displays just a gamelist and game artworkMetadata On- Displays all available metadata for a game along with its artwork
Color Scheme- sets the color scheme that is used for the overall theme on all views. There are 6 built in color schems:Colorful- The default color scheme. Displays a custom color for each system based on the Colorful media set.Light- Sets a light color scheme that displays for all systemsRetroBright- Sets a light color scheme that displays for all systemsDMG- Sets a light color scheme that displays for all systemsDark- Sets a dark color scheme that displays for all systemsOLED- Sets a dark color scheme that displays for all systems
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| RetroBright | DMG |
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| Dark | OLED |
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Font Size- sets the size that text will render at. This can be helpful when using the theme on small screens.- Supported Font Sizes:
Medium- Default size, good for computer monitors and tvs.Large- Larger size, good for small handheld screens under 6 inches in size.
Aspect Ratio- sets the aspect ratio to match your display. This should happen automatically but can also be set manually if needed.- Supported Aspect Ratios:
16:9
System View Video(720p)- Adds an option to turn on/off the display of videos in the system view
- Videos are sourced from the Coloful video set by viking and others in the Launchbox community
- Download & Instructions are here: https://github.com/anthonycaccese/colorful-simplified-es-addons-video-720
- If you use ES-DE... then check out the version here. The ES-DE version has most of the same base features. It also adds some additional features such as a carousel view.
- Most artwork originally created by viking & faeran
- For systems that did not exist in the Colorful set; some were sourced from the great work done by g-spawn for the ckau-book theme and they were edited to add transparency.
- OpenBOR sprites originally created by DOA687
- M.U.G.E.N. sprites originally created by mpadillathespriter
- EasyRPG artwork originally created by SeraphCircle
- Doom artwork originally created by azakachi-rd-17
- Quake artwork by noorkabir
- LowresNX artwork by Duimon
- The base folder image used to create the All Games, Favorites, Last Played and Custom Collections images was sourced from Rick Patrick.
- The icons on the folder images were sourced from FontAwesome
Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ You are free to share and adapt this theme as long as you provide attribution back as well share any updates you make under the same licence terms.