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8bit Cave Theme

8bit Cave Theme

Murat Alpaslan

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A retro-inspired VS Code theme with 8-bit aesthetics
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8bitCave Theme

A retro-inspired VS Code theme that brings the nostalgic charm of 8-bit aesthetics to your modern development environment.

Recommended Settings

To fully embrace the retro aesthetic of the 8bitCave Theme, we recommend using the following font settings in your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Press Start 2P', 'Fira Code', Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
  "editor.fontSize": 15,
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'Press Start 2P', 'Fira Code', Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 15
}

These settings combine the pixelated look of 'Press Start 2P' with the readability and ligatures of 'Fira Code'. You can, of course, use any font you prefer.

Below is a screenshot showing an example of these recommended settings in action:

Recommended Font Settings Example

Previews

Here are some previews of the 8bitCave Theme:

8bitCave Theme Preview 1

8bitCave Theme Preview 2

8bitCave Theme Preview 3

8bitCave Theme Preview 4

8bitCave Theme Preview 5

Features

  • Retro-inspired color palette
  • Carefully crafted syntax highlighting
  • Optimized for long coding sessions
  • Dark theme optimized for eye comfort
  • Support for all major programming languages

Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+X (Mac) to open the Extensions view
  3. Search for "8bitCave"
  4. Click "Install"

Usage

After installation, you can activate the theme by:

  1. Press Ctrl+K Ctrl+T (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+K Cmd+T (Mac) to open the theme selector
  2. Select "8bitCave" from the list

Or:

  1. Go to Code > Preferences > Color Theme (Mac) or File > Preferences > Color Theme (Windows/Linux)
  2. Select "8bitCave" from the list

Color Palette

The theme uses a carefully selected palette of colors inspired by classic 8-bit games:

  • Background: #1E1E1E
  • Foreground: #D4D4D4
  • Accent: #569CD6
  • Comments: #6A9955
  • Strings: #CE9178
  • Keywords: #C586C0
  • Functions: #DCDCAA
  • Variables: #9CDCFE

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

  • Inspired by classic 8-bit games and retro computing
  • Thanks to all contributors and users of the theme
  • Special thanks to the VS Code team for their amazing editor

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to open an issue on GitHub.


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