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/​

 

[Jwiz33]

here's a little hint:

we already have a bunch of covers for official games and applications.

anyone who can guess how that is gets a cookie. and no it's not the ones we already have.

You must have got them from the official 3DS covers somehow?
Maybe so? I have no idea. :rolleyesaroooo:

 

[SomeGamer]

you're closer. but now the question is, how?

Maybe by downloading them from the internet?

 

[ihaveahax]

Maybe by downloading them from the internet?

but where would I get them?

if someone can correctly guess it, then I'll reveal it all right here. otherwise I'll wait until this weekend or something.

 

[Jwiz33]

but where would I get them?

Something like GameTDB?

 

[SomeGamer]

but where would I get them?

if someone can correctly guess it, then I'll reveal it all right here. otherwise I'll wait until this weekend or something.

From those Eshop square previews?

 

[ihaveahax]

well @Jwiz33 basically spoiled it since I told him beforehand, but anyway:

GameTDB has a 3DS section coming up - and it already has 1700-2000+ covers already on the site!

@JJTapia19 and I were contacted by @zorglub07 (aka lustar) about this once he saw this 3DSFlow project. so we (and mashers) worked together on things like formatting and combining game ID with title ID.

here's an example of one of the generated images:

this will be done for all of the covers uploaded on the site, and any future ones, meaning once you upload one it will be available almost immediately.

the program I've been working on will now instead download from GameTDB as soon as it's released.

thanks everyone!

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if you are not familiar with GameTDB, it has been used for things like wiiflow/USB Loader GX for cover images and the like.

 

[Jwiz33]

Yay! I had no idea!

 

[Favna]

Since the current only pokebank image was with the homebrew template around it and thus presumably for PHBank (I believe that's what it's called) I decided to generate the box arts for Pokebank and Poketransporter.


Titleids:
Pokemon Bank: 1125899907668736 (Confirmed NA and EU. NA through 3dsdb and EU through gridlauncher)
Pokemon Transporter: 1125899907668992 (Confirmed for EU. NA is not on 3dsdb)

 

[Xenosaiga]

Since the current only pokebank image was with the homebrew template around it and thus presumably for PHBank (I believe that's what it's called) I decided to generate the box arts for Pokebank and Poketransporter.


Titleids:
Pokemon Bank: 1125899907668736 (Confirmed NA and EU. NA through 3dsdb and EU through gridlauncher)
Pokemon Transporter: 1125899907668992 (Confirmed for EU. NA is not on 3dsdb)

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Of course. I tried making the PHBank banner nice. So far everyone liked it.

 

[BurningDesire]

Of course. I tried making the PHBank banner nice. So far everyone liked it.

I like it

 

[Favna]

Of course. I tried making the PHBank banner nice. So far everyone liked it.

Sorry, perhaps I worded it wrong. There is nothing wrong with the PHBank banner, it's just that like we're saying, it's for PHBank. Not for the official eshop PokeBank.

 

[Xenosaiga]

Sorry, perhaps I worded it wrong. There is nothing wrong with the PHBank banner, it's just that like we're saying, it's for PHBank. Not for the official eshop PokeBank.

I understood. I was just agreeing that it was for PHBank. And just hoped that people liked it.

 

[JJTapia19]

Since the current only pokebank image was with the homebrew template around it and thus presumably for PHBank (I believe that's what it's called) I decided to generate the box arts for Pokebank and Poketransporter.


Titleids:
Pokemon Bank: 1125899907668736 (Confirmed NA and EU. NA through 3dsdb and EU through gridlauncher)
Pokemon Transporter: 1125899907668992 (Confirmed for EU. NA is not on 3dsdb)

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They look great. I can't seem to find Pokemon Transporter on the eShop. Could someone provide the NA title id?


I did this one with the ironhax installer template in mind but I wasn't convinced with the grey and black this time. @NuikopeaDemon Icon instead of the default one since I like it more.

 

[BurningDesire]

They look great. I can't seem to find Pokemon Transporter on the eShop. Could someone provide the NA title id?


I did this one with the ironhax installer template in mind but I wasn't convinced with the grey and black this time. @NuikopeaDemon Icon instead of the default one since I like it more.

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I do love that template a lot!

 

[Xenosaiga]

They look great. I can't seem to find Pokemon Transporter on the eShop. Could someone provide the NA title id?


I did this one with the ironhax installer template in mind but I wasn't convinced with the grey and black this time. @NuikopeaDemon Icon instead of the default one since I like it more.

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As far as I know transporter is only available as a download from PokeBank
@JJTapia19, title ID for NA is 1125899907668992

 

[Jwiz33]

They look great. I can't seem to find Pokemon Transporter on the eShop. Could someone provide the NA title id?


I did this one with the ironhax installer template in mind but I wasn't convinced with the grey and black this time. @NuikopeaDemon Icon instead of the default one since I like it more.

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I didn't like the black in the text or the cluttered look. Perhaps it could be more like this?

Also, PokeTransporter only appears when you buy a Pokemon Bank subscription.

 

[JJTapia19]

As far as I know transporter is only available as a download from PokeBank
@JJTapia19, title ID for NA is 1125899907668992

That must be it. I had it long time ago and forgot.

I didn't like the black in the text or the cluttered look. Perhaps it could be more like this?
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Also, PokeTransporter only appears when you buy a Pokemon Bank subscription.

Looks good. What do others think? Left or Right?

 

[Jwiz33]

That must be it. I had it long time ago and forgot.


Looks good. What do others think? Left or Right?

You can just upload both if you want, or just yours.

 

[Favna]

As far as I know transporter is only available as a download from PokeBank
@JJTapia19, title ID for NA is 1125899907668992

Yeah that's correct. Frankly I'm not surprised it's the same for NA as for EU since that's also the case for bank.

That must be it. I had it long time ago and forgot.


Looks good. What do others think? Left or Right?

I'd say the right one with orange text.

 

[SomeGamer]

That must be it. I had it long time ago and forgot.


Looks good. What do others think? Left or Right?

Right.