diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/BGAnimations/ScreenTitleMenu background.lua b/Themes/HelloWorld/BGAnimations/ScreenTitleMenu background.lua
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index 0000000000..b2bdd597f2
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+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/BGAnimations/ScreenTitleMenu background.lua	
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+-- this file returns a single quad that represents the background of
+-- ScreenTitleMenu.
+return Def.Quad{
+	-- FullScreen is defined in Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 Actor.lua in sm-ssc.
+
+	-- colors can either be entered as hex ("#FFFFFFFF") or 0..1 ("1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0")
+	-- where the values are Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha (transparency).
+	InitCommand=cmd(FullScreen;diffuse,color("#fffdf2"));
+};
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/BGAnimations/ScreenTitleMenu underlay.lua b/Themes/HelloWorld/BGAnimations/ScreenTitleMenu underlay.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e177fce1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/BGAnimations/ScreenTitleMenu underlay.lua	
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+-- This file returns an ActorFrame that holds a few objects.
+
+-- Since I like to collapse similar code, here is a simple example:
+local lineWidth = SCREEN_WIDTH*0.9;
+-- previously, I had this set to SCREEN_WIDTH*0.8 in each of the
+-- Def.Quad blocks below. Now I just use lineWidth and I get two advantages:
+-- 1) I can change it and it takes effect in multiple places.
+-- 2) I get a human readable name out of it.
+-- It makes your code easier to read and work with.
+
+local lineTime = 0.625;
+-- same with this code.
+
+return Def.ActorFrame {
+	Def.ActorFrame{
+		Name="Flourishes";
+		-- it has to be 0.05 since 0.9 uses up space on both sides.
+		InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_LEFT+(SCREEN_WIDTH*0.05);y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;);
+
+		Def.Quad{
+			Name="Red";
+			InitCommand=cmd(horizalign,left;zoomto,0,4;diffuse,color("#DA8989");diffuserightedge,color("#FFBBBB"));
+			OnCommand=cmd(sleep,0.1;linear,lineTime;zoomx,lineWidth);
+		};
+
+		Def.Quad{
+			Name="Yellow";
+			InitCommand=cmd(y,4;horizalign,left;zoomto,0,4;diffuse,color("#DAD989");diffuserightedge,color("#FFFCBB"));
+			OnCommand=cmd(sleep,0.05;linear,lineTime;zoomx,lineWidth);
+		};
+
+		Def.Quad{
+			Name="Blue";
+			InitCommand=cmd(y,8;horizalign,left;zoomto,0,4;diffuse,color("#89C6DA");diffuserightedge,color("#BBEEFF"));
+			OnCommand=cmd(linear,lineTime;zoomx,lineWidth);
+		};
+	};
+
+	-- LoadActor() is used to automatically load objects.
+	-- You'll be using it a lot.
+
+	-- THEME:GetPathG() gets a file from the Graphics folder.
+	-- What graphic depends on the arguments.
+	-- There must always be two, and there usually is a space between the
+	-- first and second, unless you perform a trick like this:
+	LoadActor( THEME:GetPathG("","_common/_logo") ) .. {
+		-- the InitCommand puts the logo 44 pixels above vertical center
+		-- and moves it 60 pixels to the left of horizontal center.
+		-- diffusealpha,0 makes the object invisible,
+		-- which is handy for transitions...
+		InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_CENTER_X*0.8125;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y-44;diffusealpha,0;);
+		-- ...as we see in the OnCommand. linear means to perform the next
+		-- commands over a span of time (in seconds).
+		-- diffusealpha,1 makes the logo fade in when applied here.
+		OnCommand=cmd(linear,0.5;diffusealpha,1;);
+	};
+	
+	-- Creative Commons logo, using a local file in the same directory:
+	LoadActor( "creativecommons" )..{
+		InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_LEFT+64;y,SCREEN_BOTTOM-48;Real);
+	};
+};
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px [alt] 12x11.png b/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px [alt] 12x11.png
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px [main] 16x16.png b/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px [main] 16x16.png
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px.ini b/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7734e7e4a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/Fonts/_frutiger roman 24px.ini	
@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+[main]
+Baseline=23
+Top=6
+LineSpacing=28
+DrawExtraPixelsLeft=1
+DrawExtraPixelsRight=0
+AdvanceExtraPixels=0
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+[alt]
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/Graphics/ScreenTitleMenu scroll.lua b/Themes/HelloWorld/Graphics/ScreenTitleMenu scroll.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72e63f3bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/Graphics/ScreenTitleMenu scroll.lua	
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-- This file is used to define how the items should look on ScreenTitleMenu.
+-- The syntax is different because I took this code from moonlight. :)
+
+--[[
+Concepts used:
+* THEME:GetString(screen,string)
+* zoom
+* shadowlength
+* diffuse
+* halign (0 = left, 0.5 = middle, 1 = right)
+* strokecolor
+* stoptweening
+* accelerate
+--]]
+
+local t = Def.ActorFrame{
+	LoadFont( "_frutiger roman" ) ..{
+		-- This line tries to find a corresponding line in the current language
+		-- ini file; If it doesn't, (and you haven't disabled error messages,)
+		-- then an error will pop up telling you where you need to add the
+		-- string.
+		Text=THEME:GetString( 'ScreenTitleMenu', Var("GameCommand"):GetText() );
+		InitCommand=cmd(zoom,0.85;y,-1;shadowlength,0;diffuse,color("#000000");halign,1;strokecolor,color("0,0,0,0"););
+		DisabledCommand=cmd( diffuse,color("0.45,0,0,1") );
+		GainFocusCommand=cmd(stoptweening;accelerate,0.15;diffuse,color("#000000");strokecolor,color("0.85,0.9,1,0.75"););
+		LoseFocusCommand=cmd(stoptweening;accelerate,0.2;diffuse,color("#888888");strokecolor,color("0,0,0,0"););
+	};
+};
+
+return t;
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/Graphics/_common/_logo.png b/Themes/HelloWorld/Graphics/_common/_logo.png
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/Languages/en.ini b/Themes/HelloWorld/Languages/en.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..361db82e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/Languages/en.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Common]
+WindowTitle=Hello World (and other sm-ssc theming examples)
+
+[ScreenTitleMenu]
+Game Start=Enter Guide
+Tutorial=Tutorial Series
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/ThemeInfo.ini b/Themes/HelloWorld/ThemeInfo.ini
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index 0000000000..d716420a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/ThemeInfo.ini
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+# [en] ThemeInfo is used to set the theme's name (as it appears in the options
+# menu), as well as the author (which shows up on ScreenInit, assuming you use it
+# in your them).
+[ThemeInfo]
+DisplayName=Hello World
+Author=SSC
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/_assets/_logo.psd b/Themes/HelloWorld/_assets/_logo.psd
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/_assets/hello world.psd b/Themes/HelloWorld/_assets/hello world.psd
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/metrics.ini b/Themes/HelloWorld/metrics.ini
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index 0000000000..d812bbbcaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/metrics.ini
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+# Hello World
+# (and other sm-ssc theming examples)
+# A theme by various contributors. Sign your comments if you wish.
+
+# contributors:
+# AJ Kelly of the Spinal Shark Collective (http://ssc.ajworld.net/)
+
+################################################################################
+# 
+[Common]
+# InitialScreen defines the starting screen of the theme.
+# It can either be a string or a Lua function that returns a string.
+InitialScreen="ScreenTitleMenu"
+
+################################################################################
+# [core] Core Screens; these are the concrete implementations.
+[ScreenTitleMenu]
+PrevScreen="ScreenTitleMenu"
+# These settings are used to disable the attract sequence:
+IdleTimeoutSeconds=-1
+IdleTimeoutScreen="ScreenTitleMenu"
+
+# These settings define what options appear on the menu:
+#ChoiceNames="1,4,5,6,7"
+ChoiceNames="1,2,4,7"
+Choice1="applydefaultoptions;screen,ScreenProfileLoad;text,Game Start"
+Choice2="text,Tutorial"
+Choice4="screen,ScreenOptionsService;text,Options"
+Choice7="screen,ScreenExit;text,Exit"
+
+# These control the placement of the items, as well as the list:
+ScrollerX=SCREEN_RIGHT-44
+ScrollerY=SCREEN_CENTER_Y+32
+ScrollerTransform=function(self,offset,itemIndex,numItems) self:y(27*offset) end
+
+################################################################################
+# [guide] The guide splits the elements of StepMania theming into different sections. #
+# All guide pages aside from ScreenGuideMain MUST be prefixed with "Guide" in
+# order to differentiate them from the core screens.
+[ScreenGuideMain]
+
+## Metrics
+
+## Fonts
+
+## Graphics
+
+## BGAnimations
+### Decorations			(simpler)
+### Overlay/Underlay	(can be more complex)
+
+## Sounds
+
+## Scripts
+
+## the Other folder
+
+################################################################################
+# [ref] The reference section contains a complete listing of commands and examples of how they work. #
+# All reference pages aside from ScreenReferenceMain MUST be prefixed with "Reference"
+# in order to differentiate them from the core screens.
+[ScreenReferenceMain]
+
+## Screens
+
+## Classes
+
+## Etc.
+
+################################################################################
+# [tutor] Tutorials are guides to implementing specific things #
+[ScreenTutorialMain]
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diff --git a/Themes/HelloWorld/readme.txt b/Themes/HelloWorld/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d14beaae4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Themes/HelloWorld/readme.txt
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+Hello World (and other sm-ssc theming examples)
+A theme by various contributors.
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+This theme and its accompanying documentation are licensed under
+the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.
+
+The license text can be viewed at:
+http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/
+
+================================================================================
+Table of Contents
+ Introduction [intro]
+ Chapter List [chapt]
+[others tba]
+
+================================================================================
+Introduction [intro]
+
+Hello, and welcome to Hello World (and other sm-ssc theming examples).
+This theme and accompanying documentation are provided for people new to
+theming for StepMania, using sm-ssc as a base.
+
+================================================================================
+The Chapters [chapt]
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