GridLauncher 3DSFlow Project (Box Cover Banners)

Hey guys! I wanted to share an idea I had when playing around with the new Full screen banners feature of the Grid Launcher. I've already made all the games I have installed and from gamecards but with some help we could expand this to have many other games until the point we all have all of our games boxes on the title menu like we used to have on the Wii days with WiiFlow. Hope you like this idea as much as I do. ​

NEW! Download covers for your installed digital games directly from your 3ds with the new 3DSFlow cover downloader by @ihaveamac

3DSFlow cover downloader​

Simple way to turn your artwork into a box cover banner

Box cover online generator​

Spoiler: Creating covers using the online generator video

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How to get the proper title id for games you don't own.​

Spoiler: How to get the proper title id from games you don't own.

1. Search for the game you're working on http://www.3dsdb.com/ Make sure it's the correct region and if it's eshop of card version.
2. Copy the title id of your game from http://www.3dsdb.com/
3. Go to this website http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/hex-to-decimal-converter and convert the title id you copied from hexadecimal value to decimal value and the decimal result is the title id the gridlauncher uses.

How to manually make a box cover banner (Noob proof guide)
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Spoiler: How to manually make a box cover banner

I'm using paint.net in this guide but any photo editor should work.
1. To have a uniform look you'll need to download the 3DSFlow template. (Right click and save as)

2. Download a box art for your game and crop only the artwork without the Nintendo 3DS logo.

You should have an image like this

4. Resize the image to 186x186

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5. Paste your box art on top of the template and align it. It should fit perfectly on top of the black square shape.

6. Now you must name correctly your image but first you must look for your game's title id.

1. On your 3DS start up the grid launcher and tap the home icon on the bottom left of the bottom screen.
2. Move your cursor to highlight your desired game and then press select.
3. On the top screen you'll find out your game's title id (The title id varies
   from region)

7. Now that you have your title id save the image titleid-banner-fullscreen in my case I'm using Kid Icarus Uprising US so I'll name it 1125899907039488-banner-fullscreen and save it as a .png

8. Place your image on your 3ds SD card in this directory SD:gridlauncher/titlebanners/

I know it sounds kind of complicated but once you try it out it will only take you a couple of minutes. Here I'll leave a little video of 2 box art I made.

How to make a homebrew box cover banner
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Spoiler: How to make a homebrew box cover banner

1. To have a uniform look you'll need to download the 3DSFlow template. (Right click and save as)

2. Please follow steps from 2. to 5. of the How to make a box cover banner (Noob proof guide) above and come back when you are done.

3. Save the image with the homebrew .3dsx name of your homebrew app and place it next to your homebrew files. In my case, with Killerman Ghost Buster I'll rename templatehb-banner-fullscreen with the same name of my homebrew .3dsx file where the templatehb goes and that leaves me with killerman_ghost_buster-banner-fullscreen. Save your image as a .png and place it within your homebrew app's folder.

Example directory:
SD:gridlauncher/folders/HBL Games/killerman_ghost_buster/killerman_ghost_buster-banner-fullscreen.png

SD:3ds/killerman_ghost_buster/killerman_ghost_buster-banner-fullscreen.png

I already created 40 banners for my US 3ds. Title id varies from region so if you use another banner from another region you'll need to rename the titles id to match your region. I'll make a list with all the game covers and regions soon but you can see them or download them on the bottom of this post.

Help wanted!!

This is not a release!! this is a project and I hope to get help from you guys. How cool would it be to have all of your games and homebrew apps with a uniform boxart? I think it would look awesome!

Anyone can contribute!

• Making and sharing new homebrew covers using the templates to expand the library!
• Helping out with the pending requests (List below)
• Providing missing titles ids (List below)

Spoiler: Pending Requests

AUS Games
Legend of Zelda
Zelda II
Link's Awakening DX
Mario Bros. Deluxe
If the games have ratings (Which they probably do) I would like them in the Australian Pegi ratings please!

Spoiler: Missing title ids

Stella Glow EUR
Shantae and the Pirates Curse JAP
Shantae Gameboy Color virtual console USA

Screenshots:

Spoiler: Screenshots

Download:
3DSFlow Website

Contributors​

Spoiler: Contributors

• zorglub07​
• Larsenv​
• ihaveamac​
• Gocario​
• supercarotte​
• reymas101​
• Xenosaiga​
• superstarxalien1​
• ElyosOfTheAbyss
• Jack_Sparrow​
• Bobesh8​
• Filo97​
• Stalls​
• Shaker78​
• Baccabechoppin​
• BurningDesire​
• wowwow​
• TurtleP​
• Jwiz33​
• Konno Ryo​
• Favna​
• Sterillo​
• xplay10​

Thanks for sharing!!​

Let us know any request you may have!

Useful links

Spoiler: Useful links

Grid launcher thread: http://gbatemp.net/threads/release-homebrew-launcher-with-grid-layout.397527/

Help by contributing new covers at http://www.gametdb.com/

Here's a useful link @Xenosaiga provided with many game covers.
http://www.nintendolife.com/3ds/covers
If the cover you're looking for is not there remember that google is your friend.

Link provided by @supercarotte where you can find all the eshop games covers
https://www.nintendo.fr

Another thread with cool banners for the grid launcher: http://gbatemp.net/threads/mashers-grid-launcher-homebrew-app-banners.403632/

Official wiki page with all the info about the launcher and banners: https://github.com/mashers/3ds_hb_menu/wiki/Banners

Thanks to @mashers for the grid launcher and it's great features!
Thanks to @ihaveamac for the awesome 3DSFlow website and 3DSFlow cover downloader.
Thanks to @supercarotte for the amazing new templates and 3DSFlow logo.
Thanks to @Gocario & @ihaveamac for the box cover online generator.
Thanks to @zorglub07 and @Larsenv for their incredible work with almost all the 3ds game covers available on their amazing site http://www.gametdb.com/​

 

[ihaveahax]

@Stalls please, next time use the proper naming format. it's explained in the first post.

 

[Stalls]

@Stalls please, next time use the proper naming format. it's explained in the first post.

oh shit

 

[ihaveahax]

oh shit

I'm sorry but this just creates lots of unnecessary work trying to name all the files. in fact I'm going to say you should do it because that's a lot of banners.

let's use Cubic Ninja US as an example

• http://www.3dsdb.com/ -> search the game name
• make sure it's the correct region (check the flag)
• get the title ID, in this case 0004000000046500
• use a hex to decimal converter like http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/hex-to-decimal-converter
• convert 0004000000046500 to decimal, getting 1125899907130624
• name it 1125899907130624-banner-fullscreen.png

 

[JJTapia19]

Look at how much I have done!

Oh wow those are a lot! some of those were already made take a look on the website to know which ones are done already so you could download them from there instead of making them again. https://ianburgwin.net/3dsflow/?type=USA
You could rename properly only the ones missing from the site to save time too. Thanks for making them. They look great.

Made a few covers.

Awesome work as always.

 

[Baccabechoppin]

Made a few AUS covers, would love to see some more covers made for us Aussies!

 

[JJTapia19]

Made a few AUS covers, would love to see some more covers made for us Aussies!

Added a AUS section to google drive.
AUS Banners

Here's what I just worked on.

 

[Baccabechoppin]

Quick suggestion: Seeing as though most games have the little 'Also compatible with 2DS' thing could we have a template added to the online creator & the template section that has this on it? Would probably make it easier to make covers that include it.

 

[JJTapia19]

Quick suggestion: Seeing as though most games have the little 'Also compatible with 2DS' thing could we have a template added to the online creator & the template section that has this on it? Would probably make it easier to make covers that include it.

Great idea It was getting tricky to edit it each time. I did some. Instead of a black box they have transparency. That way you can place it above the artwork.

@Stalls I renamed the pictures you did that were missing from the site. Thanks for making them.

 

[Baccabechoppin]

Great idea It was getting tricky to edit it each time. I did some. Instead of a black box they have transparency. That way you can place it above the artwork.

Would be a lot easier if the boxart I found on google wouldn't include it, as it takes up a small part of the cover art and I then have to try and line it up (which doesn't appear to work most of the time )

 

[JJTapia19]

Would be a lot easier if the boxart I found on google wouldn't include it, as it takes up a small part of the cover art and I then have to try and line it up (which doesn't appear to work most of the time )

ahh I know what you mean. what game are you trying to work with? I've noticed some artworks from the same game and region have the 'Also compatible with 2DS' logo and some don't. I assume the ones that have it are the reprints or some of the newer games.

 

[Baccabechoppin]

ahh I know what you mean. what game are you trying to work with? I've noticed some artworks from the same game and region have the 'Also compatible with 2DS' logo and some don't. I assume the ones that have it are the reprints or some of the newer games.

Sm4sh
Majora's Mask 3D
Omega Ruby
Reckon there the only ones as those and the ones I did before are all the games I actually own for my 3DS (Shameful isn't it)

 

[JJTapia19]

Sm4sh
Majora's Mask 3D
Omega Ruby
Reckon there the only ones as those and the ones I did before are all the games I actually own for my 3DS (Shameful isn't it)

I gave them a try. Hope they are good enough.

 

[Baccabechoppin]

I gave them a try. Hope they are good enough.

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Cheers pal! They look great! I was just in the middle of making some more AUS covers, will throw them up in a minute!

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Paper Mario Sticker Star & Star Fox 64 3D AUS Covers (Using Europe Title ID as 3DS DB doesn't list AUS ID's, not sure if correct as I don't own the games)

 

[Baccabechoppin]

I would like to put a request out for some Virtual Console covers:
Legend of Zelda
Zelda II
Link's Awakening DX
Mario Bros. Deluxe
If the games have ratings (Which they probably do) I would like them in the Australian Pegi ratings please!
Thanks in advance!
Also how about having a separate template for demo titles?

 

[Shaker78]

Emulators:

 

[Baccabechoppin]

Emulators:

Some text that states the names of the Emulators on those images would be great!

 

[Shaker78]

Some text that states the names of the Emulators on those images would be great!

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Better?

 

[supercarotte]

Great idea It was getting tricky to edit it each time. I did some. Instead of a black box they have transparency. That way you can place it above the artwork.

@Stalls I renamed the pictures you did that were missing from the site. Thanks for making them.
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So... We're using transparency finally^^ Though I think we are starting to have too much covers : we could instead have all of these icons separetely (same for VC icons and age ratings), with checkboxes inside the generator to add what's needed. If possible, the generator should also allow the use of 209x186 pics, with a 23px transparent column on the right, so we can generate covers where some part of the pic overlapses on the case.

Oh, and btw I'm not dead yet. I'm doing all the system titles but I have exams next week so it goes slowly (but steady !).

Also how about having a separate template for demo titles?

Like I said, we have a lot of covers already. Maybe if I can make a good-looking icon ?

 

[Baccabechoppin]

Another batch of AUS covers! (Still not entirely sure if the title ID's are correct as I don't own any of these games either!) @TheToxicRyu my fellow Aussie, mind giving me a hand with creating some AUS covers? Would greatly appreciate it!

 

[Shaker78]

Some german covers: