A simple theme for the version of EmulationStation used in ES-DE v2.x.
(If you are using ES-DE v1.x or earlier please download this version instead)
| System View | Gamelist View |
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- The theme has a simple set of options that can be changed directly from the UI Settings menu of ES-DE
- Options:
Theme Aspect Ratio- sets the aspect ratio the theme will render at. If needed, this should be changed to match the aspect ratio of your screen.Theme Variant- sets the layout used for the gamelist view when media & metadata are scraped for your gamesColor- sets the color scheme that is used for the overall theme on all views
- 16:9, 16:10 and 4:3 aspect ratios are currently supported
- there are 2 gamelist layouts to choose from (metadata-on & metadata-off)
- and 4 pre-built color schemes are currently available with the option of creating your own customized color scheme through a simple XML file (details below)
| Aspect Ratio | Gamelist - Metadata On | Gamelist - Metadata Off |
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| 16:9 |  |
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| 16:10 |  |
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| 4:3 |  |
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| Color | Preview |
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| Art Book Next | |
| Art Book (based on my original theme from 2017) |  |
| Steam OS (being used as the default for RetroDeck) |  |
| SNES (simply made for fun as the SNES was my first console) |  |
The following can be changed directly from the ES-DE menu interface under UI Settings
Change the value in UI Settings > Theme Aspect Ratio to match your screen aspect ratio (default is 16-9)
Apsect Ratio Options:
16:10
16:9
4:3
Change the value in UI Settings > Theme Variant to match your preferred gamelist layout (default is metadata-on)
Theme Variant Options:
metadata-off
metadata-on
Change the value in UI Settings > Color to match your preferred color scheme (default is art-book-next)
Color Options:
art-book-next
art-book
snes
steam-deck
custom
If you change the color scheme option to custom then you can change values in the color-scheme-custom.xml file to match the colors you prefer. I am happy to add additional colors to the pre-built list too; so if you create one that you are comfortable with sharing please post it here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/33010/theme-art-book-next
(a quick list of items I am looking to add)
- Add 3:2 & 5:3 Aspect Ratios
- Create and add any missing background art
- Add the ability to provide custom background art
- Please make sure the following are set to be scraped under Scraper > Content Settings:
- Game Names
- Ratings
- Other Metadata
- Videos
- Screenshots
- Box Cover Images
- Marquee (Wheel) Images
- Other media is optional and will be used in cases where one of the above is missing (for example Title Screen images will be used if screenshots are missing)
- This theme does not display miximages so if you have those scraped they will not be used.
- If you use Retropie or ES-DE v1.x or eariler... then check out the version here.
- If you use Batocera... then check out the version here. The Batocera version has all the same base features but simply makes them available to change through Batocera's menu UI (i.e. you don't need to touch the XML as discussed above). It also adds some additional features such as the theming of the menu and the ability to toggle on/off the display of different media elements directly through the menu ui as well.
- Most system logos were sourced and modified from the excellent work done by Dan Patrick here. I modified each to be compatible with EmulationStation's current SVG support.
- ChangaOne font is by Eduardo Tunni
- Oxygen font is by Vernon Adams
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 to me (and the above credits) as well share any updates you make under the same licence terms.
Thank you for taking a look at this 😄