cool ui for a retro start screen in matlab

To create a cool retro start screen in MATLAB, you can start by designing a GUI using MATLAB's App Designer. Here's a simple example to show you how to design a retro start screen:

  1. Open MATLAB and create a new App Designer project.
  2. Design your retro start screen by adding images, buttons, and text to give it a retro feel.
  3. You can use custom fonts, colors, and graphics to enhance the retro vibe.
  4. Here's a basic code snippet to get you started:
main.m
classdef RetroStartScreen < matlab.apps.AppBase

    % Properties that correspond to app components
    properties (Access = public)
        UIFigure            matlab.ui.Figure
        StartButton         matlab.ui.control.Button
        TitleLabel          matlab.ui.control.Label
        BackgroundImage     matlab.ui.control.Image
    end

    % Callbacks that handle component events
    methods (Access = private)

        % Code that executes after component creation
        function startupFcn(app)
            % Set background image
            app.BackgroundImage.ImageSource = 'retro_background.jpg';
        end
        
        % Button pushed function
        function StartButtonPushed(app, event)
            % Add your code here to start the main functionality of your app
            disp('Starting main functionality...');
        end
    end

    % App creation and deletion
    methods (Access = public)

        % Construct app
        function app = RetroStartScreen

            % Create and configure components
            app.createComponents();

            % Register the app with App Designer
            registerApp(app, app.UIFigure);

            if nargout == 0
                clear app
            end
        end

        % Code that creates the components of the app
        function createComponents(app)

            % Create UIFigure and components
            app.UIFigure = uifigure;
            app.UIFigure.Position = [100 100 640 480];
            app.UIFigure.Name = 'Retro Start Screen';

            % Create TitleLabel
            app.TitleLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.TitleLabel.FontSize = 24;
            app.TitleLabel.Position = [260 400 120 22];
            app.TitleLabel.Text = 'Retro Start Screen';

            % Create BackgroundImage
            app.BackgroundImage = uiimage(app.UIFigure);
            app.BackgroundImage.Position = [1 1 640 480];
            app.BackgroundImage.ImageSource = 'retro_background.jpg';

            % Create StartButton
            app.StartButton = uibutton(app.UIFigure, 'push');
            app.StartButton.Position = [280 250 80 22];
            app.StartButton.Text = 'Start';
            app.StartButton.ButtonPushedFcn = createCallbackFcn(app, @StartButtonPushed, true);

        end
    end
end

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Make sure to replace 'retro_background.jpg' with the path to your custom retro background image. You can add more components and customize the design further to achieve your desired retro look.

Hope this helps you get started on creating a cool retro start screen in MATLAB!

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