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]

Ok expect a huge wave of covers coming in i'm making a ton

learn how to use title IDs. @JJTapia19 might be able to explain how to properly name your files.

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

learn how to use title IDs. @JJTapia19 might be able to explain how to properly name your files.

ok let him PM me or something

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Does this work with HANS XML's?

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

Coming Up: Mario Kart 7 Paper Mario Sticker star and i'm taking suggestions
And yes these were made with the new template

 

[JJTapia19]

ok let him PM me or something

Check out this post to learn how to get the title ids
http://gbatemp.net/threads/gridlauncher-3dsflow-project-box-cover-banners.405303/page-2#post-5856342

also read the tutorial on the op

Does this work with HANS XML's?

Yes read about xml shorcut banners here. https://github.com/mashers/3ds_hb_menu/wiki/Banners

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Cool

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

Check out this post to learn how to get the title ids
http://gbatemp.net/threads/gridlauncher-3dsflow-project-box-cover-banners.405303/page-2#post-5856342

also read the tutorial on the op

Yes read about xml shorcut banners here. https://github.com/mashers/3ds_hb_menu/wiki/Banners

Do my images look ok? I dont understand what you mean by change the id, is there anything i can chnage on my images to make them better?

 

[JJTapia19]

Do my images look ok? I dont understand what you mean by change the id, is there anything i can chnage on my images to make them better?

they need to have a region specific id on the name to work properly. Read the tutorial on the first post

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We'll start out fresh on the website to not get new and old covers mixed.
There are backups of everything on google drive.
US 3DSFlow Banners
EUR 3DSFlow Banners
3DSFlow Homebrew Banners

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

I will make one for Bird Whisperer in a bit. I'm a bit busy at the moment trying to get a Mario Kart 7 custom track to work.

 

[JJTapia19]

Coming Up: Mario Kart 7 Paper Mario Sticker star and i'm taking suggestions
And yes these were made with the new template

the only one of these using the new template is DK

 

[RocketRobz]

New and Updated Covers are here!

Game Gear VC Template:


USA Covers:


EUR Cover:


JAP Cover:


EDIT: All files are fixed and updated with new cover templates.

 

[JJTapia19]

remaking the us banners again is taking a long time
If someone start helping out with the eurs one you'll be my hero!
They are availible on google drive and they have the correct name.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByPDEX3IIg10S1RnUzNPdEVZSzg

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Mario Kart 7 (EUR)

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

A suggestion. Maybe you could have a section with Custom boxart or with Boxart for HANS mods.

 

[supercarotte]

Thanks @Bobesh8 for the idea of console logos on VC templates. I made some more if anyone's interested :

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Also, I'm starting completition of EUR database again (starting with eshop titles):

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A suggestion. Maybe you could have a section with Custom boxart or with Boxart for HANS mods.

There is a homebrew section, is that what you mean ?

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Thanks @Bobesh8 for the idea of console logos on VC templates. I made some more if anyone's interested :

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Also, I'm starting completition of EUR database again (starting with eshop titles):

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There is a homebrew section, is that what you mean ?

No, I mean so you can have boxart for things like CTGP-7 and also a section so you can have custom box art different from the original like this for example.

 

[supercarotte]

No, I mean so you can have boxart for things like CTGP-7 and also a section so you can have custom box art different from the original like this for example.

Oh, okay I understand.

Unfortunately masher's launcher doesn't load special banners when a romfs is detected : the only way to have both normal and hack banners are to set an xml HANS shortcut (with settings to load the code) and put a banner with the same name next to it, while having another banner for the game launched directly through HANS. As XML files don't have a prefigured name structure, we can't get standard names for these.

Though it would possible (and interesting?) to have an "Alternative/Misc" category regouping alternatives to the main box arts. IDK, maybe it will happen maybe not^^

 

[JJTapia19]

Almost everything is up to date. I may be missing some contributions but I'll check if I left some and I'll update some outdated screenshots and stuff from the first post tomorrow. We are still missing EUR titles but we could now create them with the correct pegi rating like they are supposed to be. I can't thank you guys enough for all your contributions and help . I need to get some sleep now.

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Pokemon X (EUR)

 

[supercarotte]

Almost everything is up to date. I may be missing some contributions but I'll check if I left some and I'll update some outdated screenshots and stuff from the first post tomorrow. We are still missing EUR titles but we could now create them with the correct pegi rating like they are supposed to be. I can't thank you guys enough for all your contributions and help . I need to get some sleep now.

None of the eshop banners I did have their PEGI ratings, you evil monster ! I nedd some sleep too !

Anyway, 'night !