Iconic (ES version)
Iconic is a theme for EmulationStation (Batocera variant), based on the ES-DE version created by @Siddy212.
Preview
Installation
If your version of EmulationStation supports it, you can install this theme using the integrated downloader from the main menu under Updates & Downloads > Theme.
Otherwise, you can download this theme and uncompress it the appropriate "themes" folder of your distribution.
If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to open an issue.
Configuration
The following options can be changed directly from the main menu under User Interface Settings > Theme Configuration
| Setting | Description | Options |
|---|
| Aspect Ratio | Enables you to select the correct aspect ratio for your screen. This will automatically set itself so you should not need to change it but if the theme layout looks odd or spacing looks incorrect you can use this setting to make sure the aspect ratio matches your screen. | Automatic, 16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1 |
| Color Scheme | Sets the color scheme that is used for the theme. | Light, Dark |
| Game Media Type | Selects the desired type of image displayed above game details. | Boxart, Image, Marquee, Mix |
| Play Video Previews of Games | Toggles the video previews above game details (if available). | Yes, No |
| Show Game Titles in Grid | Toggles the display of game titles in the grid view. | No, Yes |
| Show Detailed Game Info | Toggles the display of game info in the detailed and grid views. | Yes, No |
| Metadata Source | Selects the primary source of metadata (name, release year, etc.) to associate with each systems. | Theme, EmulationStation |
| Use Vector Graphics for Logos | Load system logos as SVG for sharper and scalable graphics. It may require slightly more computing resources and produce artefacts. | No, Yes |
| Smooth Resize | Toggles the use of smooth resizing for images. Disabling this may lead to better looking images, but it requires the VRAM optimizations to be disabled in the settings as well. | Yes, No |
| Distribution | Used to define which folder to look in for theme customization files (see below). | None, Batocera/Knulli, RetroBat, ROCKNIX |
Customization
This theme allows customizations to artwork without the need to edit the source XML. This enables you to change the look of the theme and still retain any changes when the root theme is updated.
Start Here
- Make sure the
Distribution setting is set to the correct value for your current OS (e.g. Batocera/Knulli, RetroBat or RockNIX)
- This value determines the folder where you will add your customizations:
- Batocera/Knulli =
/userdata/theme-customizations/iconic/
- RockNIX =
/roms/_userdata/theme-customizations/iconic/
- Retrobat =
C:\RetroBat\emulationstation\.emulationstation\theme-customizations\iconic\
- Create the folders that match your distribution.
- Within the
iconic folder, create two additional subfolders named backgrounds and overlays.
Backgrounds
The artwork used on the system view can be customized with your own images.
- Copy your custom background images to the
backgrounds folder previously created.
- The images must be of 1920x1080 resolution.
- They should be named either (in order of precedence):
${system.theme}.webp${system.theme}.png
- The
${system.theme} variable corresponds to the system you are looking to override. For example if you wanted to override the artwork for snes you would create an image called snes.webp in the backgrounds folder.
- If a given system image is not found, then the built-in images from the theme will be used as a fallback. This allows you to customize only the images you want and still have images displayed for all systems.
Overlays
Custom overlays can be added to help make images pop.
- Copy your custom overlay images to the
overlays folder previously created.
- The images must be of 1920x1080 resolution.
- They should be named either (in order of precedence):
${system.theme}.webp${system.theme}.png
- As above, the
${system.theme} variable corresponds to the system you are looking to override. This also applies to the transparent default overlay.
- If a given system image is not found, then it will automatically fallback to a fully transparent overlay (if a custom background is present).
Acknowledgments
Inspiration and templates were taken from the following themes:
- Iconic (ES-DE) by Siddy212.
- Iconic (Batocera 4:3) by waffledork.
- Canvas (ES) by Siddy212.
- TechDweeb (ES) by anthonycaccese.
This theme would not have been possible without the dedicated work of numerous artists who created the artworks, including but not limited to:
- manutortosa-collab
- fagnerpc
- Robert Fink
- Mark Van Haitsma
- Yoshiyaki
- Renato Giacomo
- Vincent Moubeche
- SonicJeremy
- Hydro-Plumber
- Pik
- Nibroc-Rock
- Blueamnesiac
- Adverse56
- Chris Silva
- jlcryu
- EliteRobo
- mikimontllo
- Scotsman
- PangolinWrestler
- Luis Felipe Moura
- ZehB
- firei9pro
- CBeanowitz
- popmelon
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