Homebrew Cover Collections - part 2

[Tetsuo Shima]

Cover Collections—part 2
featuring covers formatted for WiiFlow​

I'm uploading here all the missing covers sets for Wiiflow, as a counterpart to @mastershoes post here: Cover Collections for Emulators With Cover Support

All images have been optimized for the smallest file sizes and maximum compatibility with WiiFlow by @AdamCatalyst. If you have any compatibility issues, please let him know!

You can contribute with any missing, fixed or alernate artworks. Please PM @AdamCatalyst if you have anything that you would like added to this first post.

Please Note : The OP @Tetsuo Shima is on a well-earned break right now, so I (Adam Catalyst) am tending to this collection until he can return. Please send me a PM if you need to get my attention.

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Wiiflow Usage Notes

Please remember that you'll have to rename the png files following this format:

Title.ext.png​

Title= Name of the file used to launch the game.
ext=Extension of the file used to launch the game.
e.g. for an uncompressed NES game, the '.ext' part will be '.nes', if the game is in zip format it will be '.zip'.
png= Image format of the cover. Don't change it, all the covers need to be .png's.

Example 1 - Cover for a Sega Megadrive, unzipped game:
Alisia Dragoon.md.png
Example 2 - Cover for a Game & Watch, zipped game:
Lifeboat.zip.png

Always reload cache each time you add or change covers.

Wiiflow Utilities

Spoiler: Re-naming utilities

FuzzyRenameEXT (WiiFlow Friendly!)
Bulk Rename Utility

Spoiler: Wiiflow Cache Tools by Wiimpathy

Create Cache (Wii Homebrew)
WFC Convertor (PC Command Line Tool)

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Missing Boxart
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Blank Covers

Size/Type: various / .png
Current Cover Count: (73 + 8 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): All plugins, Wii, GC, Channels, HB
Complete Download .rar:
Blank_covers - shrunken spine (17MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

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Consoles
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Amstrad GX4000

Size/Type: 1090x680 / 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (669 + 25 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): wiixl
Complete Download .zip:
Amstrad GX4000 - shrunken spine (220 MB)
(last update: 2022-03-25)

Famicom+FDS (custom covers)

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (68 + 3 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): fceugx, fceurx, fceuxtx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Download Folder(s):
Complete Download .zip:
Famicom+FDS - shrunken spine (50MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Famicom Disk System

Size/Type: 1090x442 / .png
Current Cover Count: (266 + 166)
Supported by Plugin(s): fceugx, fceurx, fceuxtx, wiimednafen, retroarch
[Compressed]Complete Download .rar :
FDS - Shrunken Spine - by Sion_Zaphod[/B] (58 MB) Recommended for Wiiflow
FDS - Shrunken Spine - by Tetsuo Shima (35 MB) Recommended for Wiiflow
[Lossless]Complete Download .zip :
FDS - Shrunken Spine - by Sion_Zaphod (173 MB)
FDS - Shrunken Spine - by Tetsuo Shima (111MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Size/Type:[/B] 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (849 + 51 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): fceugx, fceurx, fceuxtx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
NES - Shrunken Spine (845 MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

Matched Set [by @ToddofWar420]

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: USA (950 + 80 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): snes9xgx, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
NES Regular Spine (881 MB)
(last update: 2023-03-08)

Matched Set [by @ToddofWar420]

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: USA (950 + 80 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): snes9xgx, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
NES Shrunken Spine (838 MB)
(last update: 2023-03-08)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Matched Set [by @ToddofWar420]

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: USA (1248 + 271 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): snes9xgx, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
SNES Shrunken Spine (1060 MB)
(last update: 2022-05-03)

Horizontal

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: USA (902 + 72 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): snes9xgx, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
SNES Shrunken Spine (946 MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

Vertical

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (627+128)
Supported by Plugin(s): snes9xgx, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
SNES Vertical Shrunken Spine (619 MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Super Famicom Satellaview

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (56)
Supported by Plugin(s):
Complete Download .zip:
Satellaview (10 MB)
(last update: 2022-03-25)

Nintendo 64
Horizontal

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (413 + 5 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): wii64, not64
Complete Download .zip:
N64 Shrunken Spine (524 MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Vertical (Matched Set by @RunningSnakes)

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (323 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): wii64, not64
Complete Download .zip:
N64 Shrunken Spine (294 MB)
(last update: 2023-01-07)

PC Engine
Jewel Case

Size/Type: 1090x442 / .png
Current Cover Count: (214)
Supported by Plugin(s): retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
PC Engine - shrunken spine (164 MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

PC Engine Supergrafx
Jewel Case

Size/Type: 1090x442 / .png
Current Cover Count: (7)
Supported by Plugin(s): retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Supergrafx - shrunken spine (5 MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)


PC Engine + Supergrafx
Vertical (Matched Set by @RunningSnakes)

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (307)
Supported by Plugin(s): retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
PC Engine + Supergrafx - vertical shrunken spine (115 MB)
(last update: 2022-02-17)

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Computers
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Amiga (Big Box)

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (60)
Supported by Plugin(s): Uae Wii
Complete Download .zip:
Amiga Big Box Shrunken Spine (66MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Amstrad CPC

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (1223)
Supported by Plugin(s):
Complete Download .zip:
Amstrad CPC (477 MB)
(last update: 2022-03-06)

ZX Spectrum (Tapes)

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (73)
Supported by Plugin(s): Fbzx-Wii, Fuse libretro
Complete Download .zip:
ZX Spectrum Tapes Shrunken Spine (89MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Source Ports

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (23 + 5 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): Abuse Wii, Alien Breed Obliteration, Giana's Return, Eduke32, Exult, hode, OpenJazz, OpenSupaplex, OpenTyrian, Quake WiiFps, QRevPack, prboom, Residualvm, WiiHexen2, Wolf3d
Complete Download .zip:
Miscellaneous Plugins (32MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

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Handhelds
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Game & Watch

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (55)
Supported by Plugin(s): Retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game & Watch Shrunken Spine (47MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Game Boy (Classic)
Custom Matched Set [by @RunningSnakes]

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (838)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game Boy Classic (500MB)
(last update: 2022-09-29)

Original Backs

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (357 + 64 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game Boy Classic w/alts (314MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

Game Boy Color
Custom Matched Set [by @RunningSnakes]

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (615)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game Boy Color w/alts (418MB)
(last update: 2022-10-26)

Original Backs

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (112 + 12 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game Boy Color w/alts (100MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

Game Boy Advance
Custom Matched Set [by @RunningSnakes]

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (1170)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game Boy Advance (733MB)
(last update: 2022-12-19)

Original Backs

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (600 + 39 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Game Boy Advance w/alts (524MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

Nintendo DS

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (186 + 2 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): desmumewii
Complete Download .zip:
Nintendo DS (149 MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

Pokemon Mini

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (10 + 1 Other)
Supported by Plugin(s):
Complete Download .zip:
Pokemon Mini (11 MB)
(last update: 2022-04-06)

Sega Game Gear
Custom Matched Set [by @RunningSnakes]

Size/Type: 1090 x 680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (335 + 4 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s):
Complete Download .zip:
Sega Game Gear (277 MB)
(last update: 2023-02-22)

Virtual Boy

Size/Type: 1090 x 458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (74 + 3 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .zip:
Virtual Boy w/alts (48 MB)
(last update: 2021-05-25)

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Didn't find what you’re looking for here? Check out @mastershoes post here: Cover Collections for Emulators With Cover Support

 

[Alexander1970]

Cover Collections - part 2
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I'm uploading here all the missing covers sets for Wiiflow. It will take some time to restore everything, please be patient.
You can contribute with any missing, fixed or alernate artworks. Post it here (use spoiler tags if you post single images) and I will eventually update the packs.

Please remember that you'll have to rename the png files following this format: Title.ext.png
Title= Name of the game. The one you want to see in Wiiflow.
ext= File extension. If it's a NES game it will be '.nes', if the game is in zip format it will be '.zip'. Always check you games directory.
png= Image format. Don't change it

Example 1 - Cover for a Sega Megadrive, unzipped game:
Alisia Dragoon.md.png
Example 2 - Cover for a Game & Watch, zipped game:
Lifeboat.zip.png

Utilities:

Spoiler: Re-naming utilities

FuzzyRenameEXT (WiiFlow Friendly!)
Bulk Rename Utility

Spoiler: Wiiflow Cache Tools by Wiimpathy

Create Cache (Wii Homebrew)
WFC Convertor (PC Command Line Tool)

Game & Watch

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (55)
Supported by Plugin(s): Retroarch
Complete Download .rar:
Game & Watch Shrunken Spine (48MB)


Game Boy Classic

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (356 + 64 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .rar:
Game Boy Classic w/alts (355MB)


Game Boy Color

Size/Type: 1090x458 / .png
Current Cover Count: (110 + 12 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): vbagx, wiimednafen, retroarch
Complete Download .rar:
Game Boy Color w/alts (113MB)


Famicom Disk System:

Size/Type: 1090x442 / .png
Current Cover Count: (166)
Supported by Plugin(s): fceugx, retroarch
Complete Download .rar:
FDS - shrunken spine (131MB)


Super Nintendo Entertainment System:

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: USA (768 + 67 Alts) + Europe (84) + Other Regions (31 + 1 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): snes9xgx, retroarch
Complete Download .rar:
Snes Shrunken Spine (1GB)


Nintendo 64

Horizontal

Size/Type: 1090x680 / .png
Current Cover Count: (319 + 98 Alts)
Supported by Plugin(s): wii64, not64
Complete Download .rar:
N64 Shrunken Spine (464MB)
N64 Shrunken Spine Alternates (129MB)

Thank you very,very much for this awesome and probably incredibly tedious Work.

 

[RunningSnakes]

Thanks @Tetsuo Shima for this. I still have the NES Shrunken Spine backed up on HDD. I would like to share if interested, but do not have a Mediafire or Mega account of the sorts. At 950 mb, I imagine it is much too large to upload here. If there is a different possible route i could upload it directly to you, that would be ideal.

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

Thanks @RunningSnakes but it won't be needed. Everything will be up in the next days

 

[biggzsizzle]

@Tetsuo Shima OK finally my roms are showing covers,...but theyre dispalyed like a first grader assembled them, lol
I'm using the Shrunken spine collections,...but I think my platform.ini needs some modification...
What needs to change? Or maybe its source menu settings,..I dunno anymore lol

[FLOWS]
LYNX=smallcart_box
ATARI2600=cart_box
ATARI5200=cart_box
ATARI7800=cart_box
ATARI800=pc_box
ATARIST=pc_box
AMIGA=pc_box
BBCMICRO=cart_box
TO5=cart_box
C64=pc_box
APPLE2=pc_box
DOS=pc_box
SCUMMVM=pc_box
MAME=_coverflow
FBA_PGM=_coverflow
FBA_PSIKYO=_coverflow
FB_ALPHA=_coverflow
CPS1=_coverflow
CPS2=_coverflow
NEOGEO=cart_box
NEOPOCKET=smallcart_box
GAMEANDWATCH=snescart_box
GB_JP=gameboy_jp
GBC_JP=gbc_jp
GB=smallcart_box
GBC=smallcart_box
GBA=smallcart_box
VIRTUALBOY=smallcart_box
NDS=smallcart_box
NES=cart_box
SUPERNES_MSU1=cd_case
SUPERNES=snescart_box
FDS=sfc_box
N64=snescart_box
GAMEGEAR=smallcart_box
GAMEGEAR_JP=gameboy_jp
SG1000=cart_box
MASTERSYSTEM=cart_box
MEGADRIVE=cart_box
GENESIS=cart_box
MEGACD=sega_cd
PS1=cd_case
PCENGINE=cd_case
TURBOGRAFX=cart_box
SGFX=cd_case
PCENGINECD=cd_case
PCFX=cart_box
COLECOVISION=cart_box
CREATIVISION=cart_box
INTELLIVISION=cart_box
WONDERSWAN=smallcart_box
VIDEOPAC=_coverflow
AMSTRAD=_coverflow
VG5000=_coverflow
PC8801=_coverflow
TRS80=_coverflow
COCO=_coverflow
DRAGON3264=_coverflow
VECTREX=_coverflow
MSX=_coverflow
ZX=_coverflow
openBOR=_coverflow
prboom=pc_box
RESIDUALVM=pc_box
QUAKE=pc_box
EDUKE32=pc_box
NXENGINE=pc_box
THUMBNAIL=thumbnail
BLU_RAY=blu_ray
MEDIA=_coverflow
MUSIC=cd_case
WII=_coverflow
GAMECUBE=_coverflow
NAND=_coverflow
EMUNAND=_coverflow
HOMEBREW=_coverflow

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

@biggzsizzle please be more specific. What issue are you having, exactly? Which covers are affected?
Can you post a screenshot?

 

[biggzsizzle]

I just wanna see the covers correspond to the correct rom

That way I can weed out or rename files that aren't showing a cover at all

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

@biggzsizzle I see you're using my theme, but I notice from your screenshots that you are missing backgrounds, and your settings menu is from a very old Rhapsodii Shima version. What version are you using? Did you follow the install instructions?

When the covers are all showing like this, it means that the magic numbers used in plugin .ini's and source menu .ini's are not matching with the ones found in platform.ini.

Go to wiiflow/plugins for plugin .ini files (eg in fceumm.ini --> magic=46434D4D)
Go to wiiflow/source_menu/Rhapsodii Shima for source menu .ini files (eg in consoles.ini - nes button --> check if magic=46434D4D)
Go to wiiflow/plugins_data/ for platform.ini. Open it and search (ctrl+F) for 46434D4D.

If the magic numbers for the plugins aren't found in platform.ini, wiiflow will not know which coverflow to display, thus using a standard one.
Never, ever edit platform.ini. It will mess up the database, too, among other things. There's really no reason to edit it.
If you use my theme, the source menu ini files are coming with all the right magic numbers already in.
If you changed them, just reinstall the theme.

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Also, in the plugin .ini files, check if the coverfolder is correct.
From screenshots like this:

Spoiler

it's clearly visible that you're not using the shrunken spine!
Download the correct sets for Nintendo covers.

 

[biggzsizzle]

Part of the problem,... "SNES Vert Shrunken Spine (753).rar" smh

I'll check the rest too and report back, Thank u!!

So for every plugin.ini I have

coverFolder={plugin-name}/covers

Where "coverFolder=fceugx/covers" translates to "usb1:/wiiflow/boxcovers/fceugx/covers" .. Correct?

Ok then, so to reference the correct magic number I can take from the ini's you provided in source_menu folder, Correct?

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

Part of the problem,... "SNES Vert Shrunken Spine (753).rar" smh

I'll check the rest too and report back, Thank u!!

So for every plugin.ini I have

coverFolder={plugin-name}/covers

Where "coverFolder=fceugx/covers" translates to "usb1:/wiiflow/boxcovers/fceugx/covers" .. Correct?

Ok then, so to reference the correct magic number I can take from the ini's you provided in source_menu folder, Correct?

Yes, correct.

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

All the missing cover sets for Wiiflow are up again!

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

Added cover for Grim Fandango (residual VM). This will match proportions of a pc game box.
Added some alt covers: Doom, Hexen 2 and Grim Fandango (localized versions).

 

[gonefishing1975]

All the missing cover sets for Wiiflow are up again!

Sweet thanks for this

 

[gonefishing1975]

Hey

My SNES covers dont display correctly. Some are vertical and some are horizontal using 5.4.1

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Anyone have vertical spine for SNES?

Thanks

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

@gonefishing1975 I've uploaded only the horizontal covers. I was thinking it's the most used.
Were you using the vertical SNES covers?
I could upload it in the future

 

[gonefishing1975]

@gonefishing1975 I've uploaded only the horizontal covers. I was thinking it's the most used.
Were you using the vertical SNES covers?
I could upload it in the future

Hey

Yes I was using the vertical

Thanks

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

Hey

Yes I was using the vertical

Thanks

Added the Snes vertical set for wiiflow.

 

[gonefishing1975]

Added the Snes vertical set for wiiflow.

Thanks you rock

 

[gonefishing1975]

How do I get the horizontal ones to display correctly? I ask since i noticed there are not all covers for snes when using vertical

 

[Tetsuo Shima]

what magic number are you using for snes?