LaunchBox / Big Box

<!-- Basic XAML Theme Structure -->
<UserControl>
  <Grid Background="#0a0e27">
    <!-- Header Section -->
    <TextBlock 
      Text="{Binding GameTitle}" 
      FontSize="48" 
      Foreground="#00d9ff" 
      FontFamily="Courier New" />
    
    <!-- Game Image -->
    <Image 
      Source="{Binding GameImage}" 
      Stretch="UniformToFill" />
  </Grid>
</UserControl>

<!-- In Big Box Theme: Dynamic Marquee -->
<Image 
  x:Name="Marquee"
  Source="{Binding GameMarquee}"
  Width="640"
  Height="120"
  Stretch="UniformToFill"
  Margin="0,20,0,0" />

<!-- Fallback if marquee missing -->
<TextBlock 
  Text="{Binding GameTitle}"
  Visibility="{Binding GameMarquee, Converter=NullToVisibilityConverter}"
  FontSize="64"
  Foreground="#00d9ff" />

<!-- LEDBlinky Configuration -->
1. Install LEDBlinky software
2. In LaunchBox: Tools → Options → Plugins
3. Enable LEDBlinky plugin
4. Configure button mapping:
   - Up/Down/Left/Right → Joystick directions
   - A/B/C → Button colors
5. Set LED profiles per platform
6. Test with a game launch

<!-- Absolute Path (BAD - breaks if you move) -->
C:\Users\YourName\Games\SNES\game.smc

<!-- Relative Path (GOOD - portable) -->
.\Games\SNES\game.smc

<!-- In Emulator Config -->
Emulator Path: .\Emulators\RetroArch\retroarch.exe
ROM Folder: .\Games\SNES\
Command Line: -L cores\snes9x_libretro.dll "[ROMPATH]"

// LaunchBox Plugin Example
using Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins;

public class MyPlugin : ISystemPlugin
{
    public void OnEventRaised(string eventType, object value)
    {
        if (eventType == "GameLaunching")
        {
            // Custom logic before game launch
            var game = (IGame)value;
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(
              $"Launching: {game.Title}");
        }
    }
}