The built-in EmulationStation DE theme for AstralEmu. A dark, astral-inspired interface with gold accents, per-system controller illustrations, and adaptive video frames — designed to ship as the default frontend theme across all AstralEmu images.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Per-system controller icons | 209 unique controller SVGs from the CoinOps collection |
| Per-system video frames | 210 SVG frames matching each console's native video aspect ratio |
| Grid view | Translucent cell backgrounds with gold selector |
| Responsive layout | Aspect ratio overrides for 16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 5:4, 3:2, 21:9, 32:9, 19.5:9 |
| Sound effects | Pitch-based UI sound hierarchy for navigation feedback |
| Right info panel | Separated panel with video preview, game name, and description |
This theme ships pre-installed on all AstralEmu images. No setup required — just boot and play.
To use it on a standalone ES-DE installation:
git clone https://github.com/AstralEmu/astralemu-es-theme.git ~/.emulationstation/themes/astralemu-es-theme- Controller SVG illustrations from the CoinOps project
- Inter font family by Rasmus Andersson
- Built with the ES-DE theme engine
Main Repo • Documentation • Community

