Video Guide

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Introduction

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This thread will guide you through on how to get any official badge you could possibly think of, and also how to group each badge into sets.

NOTE: Nintendo's servers have officially "shutdown" as of the 8/4/2024 and the downloading part of Allbadge Tool may stop working any day since it still relies on said servers. Replacing the links with mirrors that lead to the same files could be a way to go, but until the servers are fully down, we'll have to wait.

Setup

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Before starting, you're going to need a few things:

• A modded 3DS with boot9strap
• Simple Badge Injector (CIA)
• Allbadge Tool
• Advanced Badge Editor
• A way to read your SD card

Assumptions

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This guide assumes the following:

• You followed the 3ds.hacks.guide step by step to mod your 3ds, or update your modded 3ds.
• You know some basic understanding of transferring files from your 3DS's SD card to your PC and vice versa.
• Your 3DS has a Nintendo Network account associated (despite it possibly not being needed).

Getting the arm9 bootrom

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This will be needed for the allbadge tool, as it is required for decrypting some files.

• Boot your 3DS holding Start. This should open GodMode9
• Move to [M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL and press A
• Move to boot9.bin and press A
• Move to Copy to 0:/gm9/out and press A
• While holding R, press Start to turn your 3DS off

Your boot9.bin file should now be on your SD card inside of /gm9/out.

Getting the badges

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Having obtained the arm9 bootrom, you can now use the Allbadge Tool.

• Make sure your boot9.bin is in the same folder as allbadge_tool.exe
• Open allbadge_tool.exe
• Select the versions you wish to download ex.: EUR v131
• Click the begin button
  
  • Wait until everything is done
  • If any error occurs, make sure to read what the error says. If it's something you can solve manually, do it so. Report any other weird errors to me
• Once done, you should have zip files for the badges you want inside a data folder
• You may want to extract the folders for the sets you want

With this step done, we now have all the badges.

Spoiler: EXTRA: Getting badge data from the Nintendo Badge Arcade updates

This is not usually needed, but may include badges that are otherwise missing on the other files.

• Move this GodMode9 script to the /gm9/scripts folder on your SD card
• Boot your 3DS holding Start. This should open GodMode9
• Press the HOME button
• Nagivate to Scripts... > BadgeExtractTool
• Select the desired options from here
• Select Exit and press A once you're done
• While holding R, press Start to turn your 3DS off
• Take any pc_REGION.sarc file from the /gm9/out folder on your SD card and move them to the data folder of the Allbadge Tool
• Running the Allbadge Tool, you can now make use of the pc REGION options to extract their contents

With this step done, we now have ALL the badges (specially if you extracted the Japanese sarc).

Installing Simple Badge Injector and knowing your NNID

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To inject any badges, you will need to know your NNID.

• Move the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia to your SD card
• Boot your 3DS with the SD card inside
• Open FBI
• Install the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia
• Close FBI
• Open Simple Badge Injector
• Your NNID should be displayed, take note of it on your PC
• You can shutdown your 3DS

Preparations are complete, let's get these badges.

Creating badge data

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To actually import the extracted badges, you will need to use Advanced Badge Editor.

• Open Advanced_badge_editor.exe
• Go to File > New data
• Type your NNID in the respective field
  
  • An alternative to this process could involve using the Simple Badge Injector to dump your own BadgeData.dat and BadgeMngFile.dat files
  • In that case, use File > Open data and select the folder where those files are
• Go to Import > Entire set data (*.prb and *.cab)
• Select the set's .cab file
• Select the set's .prb files (you can select multiple)
• Click 255 of each badge for essentially all the badges you need
• Go to File > Save data to...
• Select a folder to save the badge files to
• You can close the app

Now you should now have seemling legit BadgeData.dat and BadgeMngFile.dat files.

Injecting the badge data

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Finally, to use your badges, you're going to need to inject them.

• Move the BadgeData.dat and BadgeMngFile.dat files to /3ds/SimpleBadgeInjector relative to the SD card's root
• Open Simple Badge Injector on your 3DS
• Select Dump badge data. This will backup any badge data you might have (optional)
• Select Create ExtData archive 0x14D1 and press A
• Select Inject custom badge data and press A
  
  • In case any unexpected errors occur, please report them to me
• Return to the home menu

You should now have injected a generous amount of official badges!

Credits

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This guide would not have been possible without a lot of research done by other people:

• 3DBrew for documenting most of data I had to deal with
• Custom Mario Kart Wiki for having information on Yaz0 compressed files
• SciresM's BadgeArcadeTool for code on reading and extracting SARC archives
• yellows8's boot9_tools for having a lot of information on the ARM9 Bootrom's AES keys

Please report any issues here, or on this repository!

Spoiler: Outdated tutorial here

Introduction​

This thread will guide you through on how to get ANY OFFICIAL badge you could possible think of, and also how to group each badge into sets!

Setup​

Before starting, you will need a few things:

• Nintendo Badge Arcade. (optional)
• A 3DS system with CFW (Preferably with Boot9strap)
• GodMode9 v1.2.7 (Read the "Quick start guide". aeskeydb.bin, seeddb.bin and encTitlekeys.bin are not needed)
• A Tool Pack I made for this guide
• Nintendo Badge Arcade's latest update installed or as CIA. (optional)
• An SD card reader

Make sure that you have GodMode9.firm inside the "luma/payloads" folder on your SD card, and that you have FBI installed!

Get the official badge data and get the arm9 bootrom file​

This is the first thing you will need to do if you want to get anything at all.

• Boot your 3DS while holding Start + Select + X. (you need to stop holding them if you want to boot normally)
• Turn your 3DS off.
• Un-zip the Tool Pack.zip you downloaded.
• Run "download data.bat" and select the data you want to download. (the data will be downloaded to the "gm9" folder)
  • If you want every single badge, then download the Japanese badge data. (They have all the badges -.-)
• Insert your 3DS's SD card in your computer.
• Copy the boot9.bin file from the boot9strap folder on the root of your SD card to the Tool Pack folder.

There exists some extra badge data, but that is located inside of the Nintendo Badge Arcade files. This part is optional, and you can do it after downloading the BOSS encrypted ("allbadge_[VERSION]_[REGION].sarc") files:

• Copy the gm9 folder from the Tool Pack folder to the root of your SD card.
• Insert your SD card back in your 3DS and boot your 3DS while holding Start.
• If you have the CIA file of the latest Nintendo Badge Arcade update:
  • Make sure the CIA file is inside the gm9 folder (on your SD card) and that it's named NBA Update [REGION].cia (replace [REGION] with the region of the CIA)
  • Boot your 3DS while holding start to launch GodMode9
  • Press the Home button
  • Select the following options: More... > Scripts... > BadgeData CIA [REGION] (select the one with the region of the CIA)
• If you have the latest Nintendo Badge Arcade updateinstalled:
  • Boot your 3DS while holding start to launch GodMode9
  • Press the Home button
  • Select the following options: More... > Scripts... > BadgeData Title [REGION] (select the one with the region of the installed title, usually the region of your console)
• Turn off your 3DS by holding R + Start.
• Insert your 3DS's SD card back into your computer.

Extract and decompress the compressed badges and sets​

Now that you have the encrypted boss files (allbadge_[VERSION]_[REGION].dat) (and optionally, the badge_data_[REGION].sarc, which isn't BOSS encrypted), you will have to decrypt the boss encrypted files and extract the badges and sets within them:

• Move the badge_data_[REGION].sarc (if you have it) file from the gm9 folder on your SD card to the Tool Pack folder on your computer.
• Run the extract badge data.bat batch file inside Tool Pack
• You should now have all of the badge data!
• Additional information:
  • The badge data was extracted to the decompressed folder.
  • The badges and set files are located in their respective set folder.
  • This Pastebin has the names of all of the sets you can get from the European and American data (The Japanese data has more badges and sets)

Edit it your own badge data (for the users that have badges, either from Nintendo Badge Arcade or customized)​

Now that you have the decompressed badges and sets, you might want to add some to your own badge data. But first, you will need to extract it...

• Insert your SD card back in your 3DS and boot it up normally.
• Launch FBI
• Go to TitleDB and look for Simple Badge Injector. Install it.
  • If for some reason you can't install it, then install it with the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia inside of the Tool Pack folder.
• Exit FBI
• Launch Simple Badge Injector
• Select the Dump badge data option, and wait...
• Exit the app
• Shutdown your 3DS and insert the SD card back into your computer.
• Inside of the Tool Pack, open Advanced badge editor
• Select File > Open data. Next, browse for your badge files folder (Select This PC > <Your SD card> > Dumped Badge Files)
• Repeat the following steps to add new sets:
  • Select Import > Entire set data (*.prb and *.cab)
  • Open the decompressed folder and choose a set folder.
  • Select the set file inside of the set folder.
  • Select all of the badges inside of that set folder.
• You can give yourself 255 of each badge by clicking the 255 of each badge button
• Select File > Save data to... and navigate to the root of your SD card and create a new folder called Badge Files (if it doesn't exist). Select it and click ok
• Close Advanced badge editor and insert your SD card back into your 3DS
• Boot your 3DS.
• Launch Simple Badge Injector
• Select the Inject custom badge data option, and wait...
• Exit the app
• Enjoy your new badges

Create badge data (for the users that never used Nintendo Badge Arcade and don't have badges)​

This will let you create your own badge data without needing Nintendo Badge Arcade

• Inside of the Tool Pack, open Advanced badge editor
• Next, select File > New Data. You will now have to find your NNID if you want your badge data to work (which is explained here).
• Insert your SD card back in your 3DS and boot it up normally.
• Launch FBI
• Go to TitleDB and look for Simple Badge Injector. Install it.
  • If for some reason you can't install it, then install it with the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia inside of the Tool Pack folder.
• Exit FBI
• Launch Simple Badge Injector
• Copy the NNID number that is displayed on your 3DS to the NNID box in the Advanced badge editor application.
• Exit the Simple Badge Injector app
• Shutdown your 3DS and insert the SD card back into your computer.
• Repeat the following steps to add new sets:
  • Select Import > Entire set data (*.prb and *.cab)
  • Open the decompressed folder and choose a set folder.
  • Select the set file inside of the set folder.
  • Select all of the badges inside of that set folder.
• You can give yourself 255 of each badge by clicking the 255 of each badge button
• Select File > Save data and navigate to the root of your SD card and create a new folder called Badge Files (if it doesn't exist). Select it and click "Ok"
• Close Advanced badge editor and insert your SD card back into your 3DS
• Boot your 3DS.
• Launch Simple Badge Injector
• Select the Create ExtData archive 0x14D1 option, and wait...
• Select the Inject custom badge data option, and wait...
• Exit the app
• Enjoy your new badges

Credits​

Here comes the part that everyone loves! Right?

• Information about *.prb and *.cab files and links to the badge data files - @redunka
• CTRAesEngine and SARC.cs (used to make BadgeExtract) - @SciresM
• BadgeExtract - @TheMachinumps
• Advanced Badge Editor V1.3.1 - The one and only, @TheMachinumps
• Simple Badge Injector - Once again, @TheMachinumps
• FBI - @Steveice10
• GodMode9 - dok3 (on GitHub)

Help​

Have any questions? Just ask me, and I will try to answer them =)

You cannot get banned by getting official badges this way (at least I don't think having them effects you in any way, I might be wrong though). If you get banned, that might be because you were caught using unauthorized software, in which case I recommend you use Luma3DS's (if you have it of course) "masking" feature to load Homebrew Launcher with a system application and also using the 3DSX version of the "Simple Badge Injector". (you need to patch the "SM" process using Rosalina (if you have Luma3DS) if you want to know what your NNID is).

Oh, and I discovered that you can only place up to 360 badges, and no more, on the Home Menu (with folders included)...

If you have succeeded in getting any badge you wanted, then take a screenshot and share it here =P (Just for fun)

Spoiler: ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿'̿'\̵͇̿̿\з= ( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀) =ε/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿

I hope this isn't illegal -.-

 

[NottellingyouLol]

I dont have boot9.firm

edit: i figured it out

 

[SeecretCitrus]

I am unable to inject the files. I followed all the steps and it just tells me "failed to copy badge files" when I try to inject custom data, I saw another post similar to this one, but no solution. please help......

I am using a homebrewed NEW 3ds XL, and once I figure it out, I will do it to my homebrewed OLD 3ds.
If there is a similar, easier way to get all of the Nintendo badges, please recommend the methods to me. If you have an app downloadable through CIA, I'd be glad to just to that.

 

[snickgaming]

i dont have a boot9strap folder do i find it somewhere or?

Post automatically merged: Sep 13, 2023

i dont have a boot9strap folder do i find it somewhere or?

 

[AntiMach]

Update: New and updated guide, contains up to date details and tools to get things done. Check it out on this repository, or this post.

 

[Quadrotix]

I have noticed that badges that open software do not get properly downloaded by this tool. Their cab file is present, but all of their prb files are missing. Unless I'm misunderstanding something about how they would be imported, this makes the title "ANY OFFICIAL badges" very misleading.

 

[redunka]

I have noticed that badges that open software do not get properly downloaded by this tool. Their cab file is present, but all of their prb files are missing. Unless I'm misunderstanding something about how they would be imported, this makes the title "ANY OFFICIAL badges" very misleading.

Quite a number of early badges are not actually included in the SpotPass archives, as the Badge Arcade app fetches them from its own files instead.
Check the spoiler with "outdated tutorial" at the bottom of the original post to see how to get the SARC archive with those from the latest NBA's update.
You might also need to use older tool pack from the same tutorial, as the newer tool doesn't seem to extract that archive.

Edit: see AntiMach's post below, both the tool and tutorial have been updated to address that.

 

[AntiMach]

Quite a number of early badges are not actually included in the SpotPass archives, as the Badge Arcade app fetches them from its own files instead.
Check the spoiler with "outdated tutorial" at the bottom of the original post to see how to get the SARC archive with those from the latest NBA's update.
You might also need to use older tool pack from the same tutorial, as the newer tool doesn't seem to extract that archive.

I have completely forgotten about this, thank you for reminding me! I will check that out and update the app accordingly.

Edit: Ok, this should now be possible, check the updated post and app!

 

[SanKing]

Updated! Now you can get even more badges!

Thank you f9r making this but how do you open exe files on 3ds you said download version v131 how do i do that on 3ds

 

[AntiMach]

Thank you f9r making this but how do you open exe files on 3ds you said download version v131 how do i do that on 3ds

Oh, you don't run executables on the 3DS! You have to use both your PC and your 3DS, and depending on the step, you'll be using one OR the other.

In this case, you run the executable after having obtained the boot9.bin from your console.

If needed, I'll make a video guide detailing every step!

 

[IncitedNBluee]

where have you released the video?
(if you've made it yet)

 

[AntiMach]

where have you released the video?
(if you've made it yet)

I haven't made it yet, I'll make it as soon as I can.

 

[IncitedNBluee]

I haven't made it yet, I'll make it as soon as I can.

ah'kay thankyouuuu

; ‎ D ;

 

[AntiMach]

ah'kay thankyouuuu

; ‎ D ;

Update: Video guide is now available!

 

[kuro0628neko]

Is there any way to do this on Mac? I don't own a PC unfortunately.

 

[MPS64]

whenever i try to inject the custom badge data, it says "failed to write to extdata archive." any help?

 

[AntiMach]

Is there any way to do this on Mac? I don't own a PC unfortunately.

Unfortunately, not that I know of. I guess the only solution I right now would be to run a virtual machine of windows, or manually edit all data...

Post automatically merged: Oct 22, 2023

whenever i try to inject the custom badge data, it says "failed to write to extdata archive." any help?

Did you create the extdata archive before injecting? If so, have you tried reopening the app? Do you have the latest version of the CIA, and are the files correctly placed?

 

[redunka]

PSA:
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63231

If Nintendo really is planning to shutdown SpotPass servers in early April 2024, then it might be good for everyone still interested in official badges to download all packs through allbadge tool and make backups as soon as possible!

The tool should still be able to extract badge packs even after the servers stop working, as long as original encrypted BOSS archives are used.

 

[IncitedNBluee]

Update: Video guide is now available!

AAAAAHH THANKYOUUUU

Post automatically merged: Oct 23, 2023

I might be looking in the wrong places, but I think Pushmo, Pikmin and a few Mario related badges are missing from allbadge_tool_1.1.exe btw

 

[AntiMach]

AAAAAHH THANKYOUUUU

Post automatically merged: Oct 23, 2023

I might be looking in the wrong places, but I think Pushmo, Pikmin and a few Mario related badges are missing from allbadge_tool_1.1.exe btw

They technically aren't in the executable, they're obtained directly from nintendo's servers (which is why the tool will probably stop working for downloads in the near future). I mentioned in the tutorial there was another way of obtaining more badges, but that would require you to actually have installed or to have a CIA of nintendo badge arcade's latest update. I'm pretty convinced that version is also missing lots of badges, so if you've really looked everywhere (including the japanese badges which should have the most badges available), then I'm sorry to inform you but I don't currently know of any way of obtaining those badges.

Note: Some badge sets have names that end in "Book", those should not contain any badges as they aren't actual sets, they are a part of Nintendo Badge Arcade that groups various sets of the same game/category.

 

[IncitedNBluee]

if I wanted to add more badges, is there a way to do that without having to wipe the ones i've previously injected? I tried dumping, renaming the file itself (BadgeData.dat) so it doesnt force itself over and replace the current badges, a few other messes, but nothing works so far

I don't wanna go through deleting every single badge from every set again :'))