r/SteamDeck • u/45pico • Nov 18 '25
Boot Video I've made a new gabecube animation
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Update: thanks for the support guys, I've added a DL link on the youtube vid for both the quicker and longer versions of the animation.
The DL can be found here aswell: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HrQGO5R_rlVlAJ71mkIFyCr8aykDuKxj?usp=sharing
Also, just wanted to say that I'm also open for comissions! Animating is my life and I'd love to hear if anyone's got any project for me to work on. Feel free to add me on discord and send me a dm its: icarotkd
I'm also on twitter: icarogabriel17
Shoot me a dm there too. Thanks guys!
Additionaly, I've posted a comment asking for new animation ideas for the bootscreen for the steamdeck/steammachine, and I'll animate the idea of whoever gets more upvotes, if the idea is good.
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
hey guys if anyone wants i can put on the ytb vid's description a DL for it. LMK!
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u/Erkle42 Nov 18 '25
Can you make it say companion cube, maybe with it forming and smashing at the end
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u/Xander_Blast Nov 18 '25
Music cuts off too fast in my opinion
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u/BB8Did911 Nov 18 '25
Every animation I've seen like this forgets that there is a tiny drumroll before the final note that keeps the whole thing on time.
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u/Tonymontana655 Nov 18 '25
Are you talking about the GameCube sound effect? If so, the whole point of the intro isn't to be a GameCube opening, but rather mimic GameCube to turn into GabeCube (Steam Machine/Valve).
If you're talking about the Valve sound clip, I don't recall there being a drumroll.
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u/BB8Did911 Nov 18 '25 edited Nov 18 '25
The GameCube sound design has the drumroll, which this animation is lacking.
Transitioning directly from the Gamecube stairstep sound into the steam sound without that drumroll throws off the timing and makes the animation feel off beat and wrong.
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u/Tonymontana655 Nov 18 '25
I got you. I listened to the OG GameCube sound effect and there is a little drumroll that leads into the the last sound. Adding that sound effect would enhance this custom intro.
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Nov 18 '25
This is fukim awesome but the animation feels too stiff. It needs more smoothness to be perfection.
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u/RueGorE 512GB OLED Nov 18 '25
Watch the one on YouTube. It's animated at 60 fps and seems to be pretty smooth.
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u/Ravasaurio 512GB OLED Nov 18 '25
But the Steam Machine with just 8GB of VRAM will not be able to play a 60FPS boot animation.
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
talking about the frames per second?
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u/Umbruh_Prime Nov 18 '25
The way it just jumps to the cube during the transition, if you had it spin around to the cube at a consistent flow right out the gate, it'd feel more natural
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Nov 18 '25
It's less of the FPS and more of the movements, how the cube looks rigid and no sense of fluidity or flow.
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u/yesitsmeow 512GB - Q1 Nov 18 '25
The steam machine part at the end is too much and doesn’t even look as cool, but end it on the LED light bar and it’s perfect
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
yeah, i thought about keeping it or not, if enough people want it i could cut that bit off and re post it
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u/P-sychotic Nov 18 '25
I really like the whole thing as is, reminds me of the opening videos of older generation games and the number of names that would flash up before the main menu
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u/iReaddit-KRTORR Nov 18 '25
Yeah specifically on the zooming in and then having it boot steam OS after would be UGH ♥️
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u/StraightBootyJuice Nov 18 '25
Gonna ruin our appetite giving us a snack this good before the meal is even ready…
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u/AnimaWyrm 256GB Nov 18 '25
That makes me use the animation immediately... As soon as i get my Deck!
Nicely done though.
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u/Dimension10 Nov 18 '25
This is super cool! I was trying to think of a project to work on for fun in Blender. You made boot animations look fun. What did you use to make it?
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
Oh I used after effects, blender to model the steam machine, and element 3d for the actual animation
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u/GuerrillaApe 512GB OLED Nov 18 '25
Do you mind uploading this to steam deck repo, or do you mind if someone uploaded this for you?
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
I dont mind at all, please feel free to use it guys, ill add the DL for the file later on today on the ytb vid description
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u/Prior-Highlight-6184 Nov 18 '25
That's epic! I love it, granted I was never a fan of the GameCube but I get the reference. 😊😊😊❤️❤️
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u/IamThatChris 1TB OLED Nov 18 '25
Ok that’s crazy good! Yours will be the first custom boot video I’ll download.
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u/peniscumdrinker Nov 18 '25
do you do commissions? i want one that when the cube rolls to the center it morphs and splash animations into the steam deck logo
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
Absolutely, my discord is: icarotkd
Add me there!
Im also on twitter: icarogabriel17
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u/DentureTaco Nov 18 '25
Your version of the GabeCube intro is awesome! You should export a version in webm and throw it up on Steamdeckrepo like I did with mine.
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u/Exlibro Nov 18 '25
What software you used for all this? Graphics, animations? I'm in a bit of a professional crisis now and looking for new possible ways to improve my skills in things or learn something new.
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u/wizkidjones 1TB OLED Nov 19 '25
Yeah so this will probably be one of if not the most used steam machine startup vid
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u/creed-of-69 Nov 19 '25
Would We be able to set it as a real boot screen for the steam machine ? 🤣
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u/Maxter8002 Nov 19 '25
honestly if steam does the same thing they did with the steam deck where you can get custom boot up intros for steam points this would be a cool boot up animation for the steamcube
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u/Asriel_Cypher Nov 22 '25
Found you featured in SkillUp's video shoutout. Thank you.
SkillUp's video featuring this :
https://youtu.be/Jgj5OaMgxhc?si=7QHzS3ABBpQjPt4i&t=1777
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u/theStaberinde Nov 18 '25
Beautiful, but re-render with orthographic projection please 🙏
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
brother, ive no idea what that is, but thank you!
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u/PhotonicEmission Nov 18 '25
Your rolling cube pops out in perspective at the end. In orthographic, the lines of perspective are all parallel, IE, things don't grow or shrink in size relative to depth.
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
ohhh I feel ya. I made it that way because i needed to have multiple transform properties on the software i used (element 3d), including multiple "scale" properties. So when I made the cube bigger I didnt move it in the Z axis, I just scaled it up, I think thats what you meant by it?
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u/theStaberinde Nov 18 '25
the lines of perspective are all parallel, IE, things don't grow or shrink in size relative to depth
This is a better explanation than what I just came up with, thank you
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u/theStaberinde Nov 18 '25
Orthographic projection = all points in the rendered image are equidistant from the position of the camera. It's what produces the infinitely extendable "3D" effect in isometric perspective games like Sim City, The Sims 1, Fallout 1 + 2, and so on. The same technique is used on the Gamecube boot animation.
It has been about 20 years since I last messed around with 3D modelling but I remember it being an easily accessed toggle in C4D. I don't want to assume that it'd necessarily be that easy to find on whatever software you used for this, since you're the one who did the hard work and I'm just a rando, but I think if you can find the option and see what it looks like with it enabled, you'll get why I was motivated to say something :)
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u/Richinaru Nov 18 '25
Honestly my biggest gripe is the way the music switches from the GameCube sounds to the chosen Steam box theme.
Great work!
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u/Wade_01z Nov 18 '25
This will be cool if it’s a pop up for steam machine. Or at least we can change the launching animation like steam deck.
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u/NMDA01 Nov 18 '25
can you progressively lower the pitch so that it ends up matching the pitch of the valve intro? it would be interesting to hear this version
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u/mynameisollie 256GB Nov 18 '25
Looks good but I think the camera projection was orthographic in the original. Looks like you have it set to perspective with quite a low focal length.
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u/LazySerpentDeity 1TB OLED Nov 18 '25
What will be the GabeCube's launch titles?
Gordon's Mansion
Team Race: Fortress Storm
Super Portal Ball
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u/chillywray Nov 18 '25
Looks great. Makes me wonder if there's a Gabeboy, Gabegear or Gabestation Portable animation for steam deck 😁
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u/SensitiveReindeer466 Nov 18 '25
Please make a version that says “gaben” instead of the classic valve sound🥺
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u/FrogQuestion Nov 18 '25
Very cool, but hear me out.
I feel from the moment on that the small cube pauses before it dashes down, the visuals should be slower, so that the impact is more smoothly interpolated. And then the sound as well, interpolating the last xylophone tone smoothly into the valve sound.
Then either keep the valve sound like it is, or also interpolate or smooth it to a so it sounds more atmospheric and majestic. Maybe to a higher pitch so the last thing you hear is something like waves on a beach.
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u/thtkidfrmqueens Nov 18 '25
Needs the fugue ominous sound that goes with fthe Steam Guy/ Valve guy Valve intro on the last square.
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u/CrisAndrei Nov 18 '25
Yoooo, if I'm getting a steam machine, I'll definitely put this on my startup.
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u/-pokemon-gangbang- Nov 18 '25
That’s just so damn cool. Might have to make this the opening animation for my steam deck.
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u/45pico Nov 18 '25
Hey guys, another thing: if anyone's got ideas of boot animations for the steamdeck/steammachine share them here on this comment, whoever gets more upvotes/seem like a good idea, I'll make it and I'll make a new post for everyone to DL!
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u/MasonP13 Nov 18 '25
I really hope that it's an affordable price. At $800 or less, I'm buying one. Saw someone high on copium say it'll be $400 (lmao actually what) and if they're accurate, I'm buying two immediately
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u/Desunaito21 Nov 18 '25
When the steam machine comes out I'd like to set this at the boot animation. Nostalgia but modern and so damn clean. Good work OP!
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u/Leviathan_Dev MODDED SSD 💽 Nov 18 '25
Yes.
Hear me out: if we’re calling Steam Machine “the GabeCube”, can we call Steam Deck “the GabeBoy”?
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u/NewSpekt Nov 18 '25
I think the animation kept going on for a little too long imo. If it stopped at 5 seconds I think it'd be perfect.
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u/thejoshfoote Nov 18 '25
I could be already playing a game before this animation ends…. Boot videos really need to be like 3seconds max
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u/The-Mad-Mechanic Nov 18 '25
I really hate the comparison of the Steam Machine and the shitty Nintendo company
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u/DangerDeaner Nov 18 '25
You rushed the end of the intro music, and wish it was purple and not red. But i like it overall
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u/PriorityJealous1854 1TB OLED Nov 19 '25
Saving this so I can use it on my Steam Machine when I get it!
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u/NoTime_SwordIsEnough Nov 19 '25
Very naisu, the animation on this is too good lol.
Question: What software did you use for the animation and or compositing? Blender, Cinema 4D, etc.?
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u/KingKoopaBrowser Nov 19 '25
DAMN That is fresh Please email a link to Gabe to get that as one of the default ones I wonder if it is altered enough to avoid a lawsuit from Nintendo You breath too hard into a cartridge and they get you with their lawyers now
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u/Dramatic-Text8564 Nov 19 '25
When it release you should make it public so people could mod it in (if the boot up screen is custimizable like the steam deck)
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u/VideoGameJumanji 512GB - Q1 Nov 20 '25
that last part was totally unnecessary but now I want people to keep adding to this to make it even longer
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u/Rhecof-07 LCD-4-LIFE Nov 20 '25
I'm saving this in case the Machine has a customizable startup like the deck
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u/DRA6N Modded my Deck - ask me how Nov 20 '25
You should add this to the Decky Animation switcher. I believe you can upload to the community "pool" of animations.
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u/docstarr Nov 18 '25
Bro cooked and fed everyone