The GBA DS Cover Project (discussion & links)

[organicow]

We are keeping this thread for discussions, but please visit Snowcone's site at Snackbar Games (www.snackbar-games.com/gbacovers.php) for all the GBA cover action you could ever need!!

While I started this project in November of '04, and have done about a dozen of these myself, Snowcone has really run with it!! While a handful of other users have now contributed as well, Snowcone has proven that he has WAY too much spare time on his hands :wink: by doing a zillion of them! He says more are on the way, and we also owe a big thanks to Heavy Liquid for sharing a ton of raw box scans that we've been able to use. Thanks!!

Snowcone has now created a webpage dedicated to these covers here: www.snackbar-games.com/gbacovers.php!! Let's keep this thread alive as a place to discuss these things, but do all of our file and scan swapping through the new page.

Enjoy!!

***OP***
When I got my DS and Mario 64 DS, I was struck by how cool-looking (though not very portable) the mini-DVD-style cases are. I've always wanted a way to store my GBA games on my gameshelf in a manner similar to my PS/PS2/DC/XB/GC games. So, since all DS cases have a GBA cart slot in them as well, I decided to start a little project.
(BTW, if you want to do this too, you can buy empty DS game cases in the nintendo.com store.)

So, in the tradition of MookyJooky's PS1/DC DVD cover thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26277), here are my DS-sized GBA covers (and also a real cover for the Metroid DS demo)! These files, when printed out, should fit perfectly into the DS game cases.
We hope you guys like 'em! if you want to use these, feel free: just click on the links below the pics to download the higher-resolution files that are good to print. I ordered 20 empty DS cases from nintendo for $18 shipped; why not?!? 8)
Anyway, give us your feedback on these; I'd like to know what you guys think.

[evilmax17]

Man, I love shit like this. These shouldn't be that hard too make either, because you can find high-quality boxart for most games at amazon. Cool idea bro.

[maxflight]

those are really nice, good job!

[javeryh]

This is freaking awesome. I'm ordering the cases right now...

Requests:
Wario Ware, Inc.
Yoshi's Island
SMB3
Mario v. Donkey Kong
Chu Chu Rocket
Monkey Ball Jr.
Super Mario World

[organicow]

yeah, you can usually get the fronts at amazon, but not the backs. I actually scanned all these myself, and then photoshopped them. Actually, i lost the box for Castlevania: HOD, so i got those pics from cdcovers.cc; they aren't as good, but they'll do for now...
The scanning took a little while because my scanner's a bit slow, but the photoshop work was really easy.

hopefully i'll get around to doing the rest of my games (and my friends', too) sometime soon...

thanks for the kind words!

[Alpha2]

Hey, these are pretty cool. But how big are the DS game cases? are they like GBA boxes but plastic? Because I would think it easier to store the games in some sort of wallet/case rather than drag all these boxes around. Though they're darn sweet as show peices/

[organicow]

This is freaking awesome. I'm ordering the cases right now...

Requests:
Wario Ware, Inc.
Yoshi's Island
SMB3
Mario v. Donkey Kong
Chu Chu Rocket
Monkey Ball Jr.
Super Mario World

actually, WarioWare and all of the mario games you mentioned are in the next batch; hopefully in the next few days... glad you like them!

[organicow]

Hey, these are pretty cool. But how big are the DS game cases? are they like GBA boxes but plastic? Because I would think it easier to store the games in some sort of wallet/case rather than drag all these boxes around. Though they're darn sweet as show peices/

yeah, they aren't very portable, and i'll still use a wallet (or my pockets) to carry the games around. These are more for my home use; they look really nice on my shelf with all my other games, and its a good way to keep them organized with their manuals, etc.

[Mookyjooky]

Sounds cool, question is...will a Nintendo DS case hold a GBA cartridge being that the DS games are smaller?

[Grave_Addiction]

The DS case has a special slot for a GBA game.

[organicow]

Sounds cool, question is...will a Nintendo DS case hold a GBA cartridge being that the DS games are smaller?

yeah, each DS case comes with two slots in it - one DS-sized, and one GBA-sized! 8)

[alongx]

i really like that DS cases have GBA slots. right now i have a handful of shitty tiny GBA cases.

[organicow]

right now i have a handful of shitty tiny GBA cases.

same here - that's why i am sort of excited about the DS cases....

[Wet Ninja]

Good job on the cover art, organicow. They look great.

For those wondering about the DS cases, there's a discussion about them in this thread:
http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38782

and lots of pictures of them in this article:
http://gba.gamespy.com/articles/567/567398p1.html

[Arakias]

Amazing work! I dont even have a DS but these cases would look sweet.

[Sartori]

Fantastic - needed one for Hunters.

Now I just need a single extra case :(

Wanna hook me up with a case and a printed Hunters insert for a little cash, cow?

[organicow]

Fantastic - needed one for Hunters.

Now I just need a single extra case :(

Wanna hook me up with a case and a printed Hunters insert for a little cash, cow?

sure - i ordered the cases, and they should be here soon. I try to remember to let you know when they get here!

[Ledhed]

Wicked cool.

[Sartori]

Fantastic - needed one for Hunters.

Now I just need a single extra case :(

Wanna hook me up with a case and a printed Hunters insert for a little cash, cow?

sure - i ordered the cases, and they should be here soon. I try to remember to let you know when they get here!

Awesome dude. I don't need to reformat my entire collection, as appetizing as that is, so 20 cases is a bit overkill for me :D

And my printer is from 1993.

[Mookyjooky]

Hey, thanks for mentioning my page...I kinda gave up on the idea when I realized....the dreamcast is dead. If you want help with GBA cover games let me know....I'll give you credit for the .PSD file you're using. I have a couple to scan in.

Email me the .psd file and I'll put this on the barcode.

.PSD made by : Organic Cow
Scanned & Placed by : Mookyjooky

[Mookyjooky]

Namco Museum and Virtua Tennis links are dead, just letting you know.

[EggViper]

i dont know if its already been mentioned but the zelda4 swords link isnt working, just thought i'd point it out

[nachzeher]

:notworth:


Good work man.
:applause:

[Scorch]

I'm impressed. Nice work. You could start a little business here for CAG and make quite a nice chunk of change doing that.

[organicow]

Namco Museum and Virtua Tennis links are dead, just letting you know.

Yeah, i f'd up those links - they are fixed now. sorry a'bout that!

and mooky - i actually lied about using photoshop...well, it's just so much easier to say "photoshopped" rather than say "illustrator-ed." I actually just measured out the Mario DS inlay and then created an Illustrator template from there - so i'm not really using a .psd template...

but hey - feel free to make up some of these! I certainly don't care about being the one-and-only around here. go for it!

[Jaket]

am i the only retarded one who trys to print these and they come out WAY too big?

[k8s]

I have some game boxes (15 or so) that I could scan if you'd like.

[Trakan]

They look great.

[cag1000]

sooo fucking cool

what kind of paper do you all recommend to print them onto

[sblymnlcrymnl]

Very cool.

[jkam]

organicow,

This is a great idea!!! Although I don't have my DS yet...my birthday is right around the corner so I wasn't allowed to buy my own...if I saw these cases held GBA games I probably would have looked to do the same thing. This may actually make me get rid of all the boxes I am saving. Do the GBA instructions fit inside the cases?

I started to make covers for my playstation magazine demo discs when I saw the XBOX had slimline DVD cases for their demos. I just scanned the inserts and added a back to it so I could put them into slimline DVD cases. Here is one I did:

http://img129.exs.cx/img129/3533/CopyofCover84Custom.jpg

Thanks for all the covers and I look foward to seeing new ones!!!

[jkam]

Just wondering...What program are you printing these out from?

[organicow]

am i the only retarded one who trys to print these and they come out WAY too big?
Just wondering...What program are you printing these out from?

Hopefully, i can answer both of these at once:
I use photoshop to print out the .jpgs. it, and most other image/graphics prigrams allow you to determine the print size. stealthy, are you trying to print directly from your browser? if so, that won't work since monitors can't display the same resolution that printed paper can; therefore graphics as you view them on the screen aren't always actual-size.

so, the files as i saved them are the right size, at 300 dpi resolution. try printing them with a program that allows you options like: print actual size, resize to fit paper, custom size, etc. that way you can make sure to get it right.

also, some people have pm'ed me to ask what sort of paper i print on. the answer is "everyday use" SATIN photopaper. It is much cheaper than the glossy shit, but the quality is great for this use; you don't need to use a really glossy paper since you are going to be putting the printout behind clear plastic anyway. plus, this paper is slightly thinner than regular photopaper and therefore it bends better around the folds of the case.

and BTW, you have to have a printer that allows you to print pretty close to the edge of the paper - otherwise it might clip off a bit of the edge...

[rabbitt]

This may actually make me get rid of all the boxes I am saving.

Hell, I'll take 'em if you ever decide you don't want them anymore. Anyways, those printouts are nice! Good job OP. And may I make a request? Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem would be great!

[masha]

This may actually make me get rid of all the boxes I am saving.

Hell, I'll take 'em if you ever decide you don't want them anymore. Anyways, those printouts are nice! Good job OP. And may I make a request? Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem would be great!


I'm working on Tactics Ogre right now. I'll post it when it's ready.

[Alpha2]

I dont recall seeing in this thread but do you have a format file? would it be possible to give it out? I'd be willing to work on a couple when I get some time from some of my other projects.

[organicow]

I dont recall seeing in this thread but do you have a format file? would it be possible to give it out? I'd be willing to work on a couple when I get some time from some of my other projects.

yeah, someone already asked me for it; i actually used Illustrator for them, so i just measured out the deminsions and created a template. i know most people would use Photoshop, but i don't have a .psd for it. I can tell you though that the standard size is 11.6 cm x 27.4 cm, with the spine being approx. 1.6 cm wide. hopefully that will help you guys create your own template/format files.

Keep 'em comin' guys; I can't wait to see what you all can do!! 8)

[Sartori]

This may actually make me get rid of all the boxes I am saving.

Hell, I'll take 'em if you ever decide you don't want them anymore. Anyways, those printouts are nice! Good job OP. And may I make a request? Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem would be great!

Agreed, I'd love some boxes.

[Jaket]

lol i still cant get these damn things to print out the right size... now when i get them to print to the page size... it is 2 small :(

[Rodego]

Nice work

[Theenternal]

THANKYOU!

[Kfoster1979]

Very nice and great idea..

[Alpha2]

yeah, someone already asked me for it; i actually used Illustrator for them, so i just measured out the deminsions and created a template. i know most people would use Photoshop, but i don't have a .psd for it. I can tell you though that the standard size is 11.6 cm x 27.4 cm, with the spine being approx. 1.6 cm wide. hopefully that will help you guys create your own template/format files.

Keep 'em comin' guys; I can't wait to see what you all can do!! 8)

I'm an illustrator/photoshop user too so I can use your template. I find Illustrator is generaly best for things like dvd/cd cover creating.

[masha]

Tactics Ogre DS cover.

[jimbodan]

Awesome Work! I just saved all the ones on the front page, I can't wait for more!

[KingDox]

wow those kick ass. I can't wait to pick up some extra cases and print those out.

[organicow]

update -
i just finally printed all the covers out on the cood paper, and man they look great if i do say so myself!! My cases should be here tomorrow - i can't wait to put them all on my game shelves!! no more tiny, crappy, unstackable MadKatz cases for me!!

[masha]

Lunar Legend DS




If you want a higher resolution LL (2 meg) PM me your email address and make sure you have space..

[k8s]

If you're still doing this, could you host the covers please?
If you're not, could you pm me a template so I could do it myself?
Thanks.

[JohnnyDrama]

these covers look awesome

[swick]

Fire Emblem:

http://img91.exs.cx/img91/6623/fire_emblem.th.jpg (http://img91.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img91&image=fire_emblem.jpg)

[swick]

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance:

http://img29.exs.cx/img29/9826/ffta1.th.jpg (http://img29.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img29&image=ffta1.jpg)

[imamario02]

how much are the cases?

[javeryh]

how much are the cases?

I think they are around $1 each but you have to buy a pack of 10 or 20 or something... check nintendo's site...

[Mouse]

As cool as this is (I've printed out the Metroid Hunters one and am ordering a case for it) it appears that the GBA instructions booklets don't fit in the DS cases. At least they don't fit in the Feel the Magic case I tried to put it in. Just warning you before you guys plop $20+ for new cases.

[jkam]

As cool as this is (I've printed out the Metroid Hunters one and am ordering a case for it) it appears that the GBA instructions booklets don't fit in the DS cases. At least they don't fit in the Feel the Magic case I tried to put it in. Just warning you before you guys plop $20+ for new cases.

I was wondering if they would fit or not.

[AGuth]

Pretty cool

[Duo_Maxwell]

Nicely done and Thanks....now all I need is to borrow that template.

And a question....Do the GBA manuals fit well into DS boxes?

[organicow]

As cool as this is (I've printed out the Metroid Hunters one and am ordering a case for it) it appears that the GBA instructions booklets don't fit in the DS cases. At least they don't fit in the Feel the Magic case I tried to put it in. Just warning you before you guys plop $20+ for new cases.

Here are some pics of my finished products. I'm excited!!
Here's my games on the shelf:
http://www.mediahostage.com/cag/gbashelf1.jpg
http://www.mediahostage.com/cag/gbashelf2.jpg

Sure beats these old crappy cases!!
http://www.mediahostage.com/cag/gbaoldcases.jpg

Yes, the GBA manuals are a different size, but they will fit if you turn them like i have in these pics. and yes, the cases will close all the way.
http://www.mediahostage.com/cag/manual1.jpg
http://www.mediahostage.com/cag/manual2.jpg

someday i'll get around to doing up the rest of my games....i got lazy after the first batch... :lol:

[organicow]

how much are the cases?

I think they are around $1 each but you have to buy a pack of 10 or 20 or something... check nintendo's site...

you can buy one case for $1, but they screw you on shipping. You can get 5 for $4, and 10 for $7. Then it is like $3 shipping. So, I ordered 20 cases for $19 shipped. not too bad.

[big_squirtle]

Just a thought but why dont you guys try to get an online digital photo place to print them for you. Alot of them have like 40 % off and stuff, try ofoto or one of the others. It would be like .19 cents a piece or something, just a thought.

[organicow]

Just a thought but why dont you guys try to get an online digital photo place to print them for you. Alot of them have like 40 % off and stuff, try ofoto or one of the others. It would be like .19 cents a piece or something, just a thought.

that's not a bad idea. if you could find a place that would print them for cheaper than the cost of phot paper and printer ink, that'd be cool...or if your printer sucks...

[Mr. Anderson]

Oh man, that is so hot. Major props, organicow. Note: Everyone else who's making these cases should use the little Game Boy Advance logo that organicow made on his cases, so it'll be easier to find your games on the shelf. Just a suggestion.

[Mr. Anderson]

How did you get the resolution on the GBA covers so nice? If you made them at 300 resolution, the GBA covers come out painfully small, so when you re-scale them, they look kind of pixelated. I'm using Photoshop.

[organicow]

How did you get the resolution on the GBA covers so nice? If you made them at 300 resolution, the GBA covers come out painfully small, so when you re-scale them, they look kind of pixelated. I'm using Photoshop.

I'm not sure what we're doing different... here's my process from start to finish:
1. scan gba boxes with my HP scanner at 300 dpi, using the 'import -> from scanner' function in Photoshop.
2. crop them to get any edges off, adjust contrast, etc.
3. drag and drop the saved scans onto my blank template (sized appropriately, and at 300 dpi). this template has a canvas size (and therefore print size) that matches the DS case.
4. arrange everything right
5. print with my Epson R300M printer. it is important to note that in order to get there covers to look right, you have to have a printer that allows you to print really close to the edge of the paper...otherwise some will get cut off...

that's it! theoretically, if you just downloaded one of my 300dpi .jpgs, you could open it in PS, and then drag and drop your 300 dpi scans on top of it.

[Mr. Anderson]

How did you get the resolution on the GBA covers so nice? If you made them at 300 resolution, the GBA covers come out painfully small, so when you re-scale them, they look kind of pixelated. I'm using Photoshop.

I'm not sure what we're doing different... here's my process from start to finish:
1. scan gba boxes with my HP scanner at 300 dpi, using the 'import -> from scanner' function in Photoshop.
2. crop them to get any edges off, adjust contrast, etc.
3. drag and drop the saved scans onto my blank template (sized appropriately, and at 300 dpi). this template has a canvas size (and therefore print size) that matches the DS case.
4. arrange everything right
5. print with my Epson R300M printer. it is important to note that in order to get there covers to look right, you have to have a printer that allows you to print really close to the edge of the paper...otherwise some will get cut off...

that's it! theoretically, if you just downloaded one of my 300dpi .jpgs, you could open it in PS, and then drag and drop your 300 dpi scans on top of it.

Hm. I guess the difference is I'm not scanning, I'm getting the cover from Amazon and creating the back cover from scratch. Hm..... I used the dimensions you used, though, so in the end, it should be the same size and such, even though we took different paths. It's just a pain for me to arrange/scale the imported pictures. I wish I had a scanner.

[organicow]

How did you get the resolution on the GBA covers so nice? If you made them at 300 resolution, the GBA covers come out painfully small, so when you re-scale them, they look kind of pixelated. I'm using Photoshop.

I'm not sure what we're doing different... here's my process from start to finish:
1. scan gba boxes with my HP scanner at 300 dpi, using the 'import -> from scanner' function in Photoshop.
2. crop them to get any edges off, adjust contrast, etc.
3. drag and drop the saved scans onto my blank template (sized appropriately, and at 300 dpi). this template has a canvas size (and therefore print size) that matches the DS case.
4. arrange everything right
5. print with my Epson R300M printer. it is important to note that in order to get there covers to look right, you have to have a printer that allows you to print really close to the edge of the paper...otherwise some will get cut off...

that's it! theoretically, if you just downloaded one of my 300dpi .jpgs, you could open it in PS, and then drag and drop your 300 dpi scans on top of it.

Hm. I guess the difference is I'm not scanning, I'm getting the cover from Amazon and creating the back cover from scratch. Hm..... I used the dimensions you used, though, so in the end, it should be the same size and such, even though we took different paths. It's just a pain for me to arrange/scale the imported pictures. I wish I had a scanner.

ah, yes. getting the covers from amazon is trouble because they are only 72 dpi (usually). that's why they are so pixelated when you size them. you should try www.cdcovers.cc. they have front and back scans that are not the best, but generally much better resolution than amazon. the site is a bit wonky to navigate, but i've gotten a few things off there before.

[Mr. Anderson]

Argh, I'm so pissed. I spent all this time on a Wario Ware case, and I can't find the backside of it. Argh. I need a scanner.

[Mr. Anderson]

So, organicow, any more of these cases coming along? I have some requests for anyone willing to heed the call:

Pinball of the Dead
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Golden Sun
Iridion 3D

[zewone]

I request Wario Ware. If you ever get a chance.

[Mr. Anderson]

I request Wario Ware. If you ever get a chance.

I gotcha covered, zew. I'm working on it now. I just have to scan in the back part of the case....

[beerguy961]

Very awesome, I might have to try my hand at making some of my own....

[alongx]

I may have to attempt this eventually, though I will still keep all of my crappy GBA boxes

[jkam]

Now I just need something like this for my gameboy color games.

[AnthonyRoundtree]

(BTW, if you want to do this too, you can buy empty DS game cases in the nintendo.com store.)

thanks for the heads up.... got a few... also... they are selling blank GC cases... also the doubles discers... for a buck each....

ANOTHER THING TO NOTE.... yes you can buy old manuals... but new ones are avaialbe in PDF form.... which carries some NICE vector graphics from nintendo packaging.... INCLUDING the NINTENDO OFFICIAL SEAL OF QUALITY!


(sorry to be quasi graphic design nintendo geek there for second... but somobodies gotta understand how cool that is...)

[jkam]

A little printing help...My printer here at work (awesome laser color printer) wouldn't print these at 100%....so I ended up using Legal size paper...and they printed out fine this way. You may want to try that if you are having issues. Just put Castlevania COTM in a DS case. Awesome.

[sying]

How did you get the resolution on the GBA covers so nice? If you made them at 300 resolution, the GBA covers come out painfully small, so when you re-scale them, they look kind of pixelated. I'm using Photoshop.

I'm not sure what we're doing different... here's my process from start to finish:
1. scan gba boxes with my HP scanner at 300 dpi, using the 'import -> from scanner' function in Photoshop.
2. crop them to get any edges off, adjust contrast, etc.
3. drag and drop the saved scans onto my blank template (sized appropriately, and at 300 dpi). this template has a canvas size (and therefore print size) that matches the DS case.
4. arrange everything right
5. print with my Epson R300M printer. it is important to note that in order to get there covers to look right, you have to have a printer that allows you to print really close to the edge of the paper...otherwise some will get cut off...

that's it! theoretically, if you just downloaded one of my 300dpi .jpgs, you could open it in PS, and then drag and drop your 300 dpi scans on top of it.

Hm. I guess the difference is I'm not scanning, I'm getting the cover from Amazon and creating the back cover from scratch. Hm..... I used the dimensions you used, though, so in the end, it should be the same size and such, even though we took different paths. It's just a pain for me to arrange/scale the imported pictures. I wish I had a scanner.

ah, yes. getting the covers from amazon is trouble because they are only 72 dpi (usually). that's why they are so pixelated when you size them. you should try www.cdcovers.cc. they have front and back scans that are not the best, but generally much better resolution than amazon. the site is a bit wonky to navigate, but i've gotten a few things off there before.

Connect to form.... Bumpatron!!!

Sorry to bother you but do you know the size specs of the DS box? Thanks.

[CHARYODA]

Just thought that I'd drop a quick note about the instruction book fitting in there. I tried this last night in my feel the magic case and i came up with a few thoughts. First you can just leave it sitting to the right of the little hooks that hold down the book if you are worried about the hooks causing the book to have a permanent bend over time, otherwise you can also use something like an exacto knife to cut out the top part that is meant to keep the DS instruction books in there tightly. I know that it's not much but I hope that it helps someone. :?

[Snowcone]

I have access to the Nintendo Press site and thus most of the front box art at 800x800 already at 300dpi if that helps anyone.

[alongx]

I'd do this, but there's some games I know won't fit in the DS cases that I own, such as Boktai, and soon WarioWare Twisted. If I can't have it uniform, I won't bother.

[Weedy649]

Any chance on getting Final Fantasy DOS and the new Kingdom Hearts for these?

[Snowcone]

Anyone planning on reviving this? My PS skills are far too horrid to attempt this, but I could probably scan some boxes.

So I lied, my PS skills are way better than I let on.

[Jaket]

i would KILL for a kingdome hearts chain of memories of final fantasy dawn of souls cover!

[Mookyjooky]

I emailed you some new covers. I've made 5 for you.

[Mr. Anderson]

I need a Pinball of the Dead cover!

[Mookyjooky]

Oya...so everyone knows:

Advance Wars 2
Sonic Battle
Sonic Advanced 3
Mario VS DK
Astro Boy Omega

[Mookyjooky]

bumpppp

[soda]

Okay, I made some low-res versions that have been sized back up to what they should be to be printed at full-size to make the screen. I started with a lot of low-quality images, many have the watermark from the Moby Games website or show the reflection from the shrinkwrap on the edge of the box, but I printed them out and despite being 500x500ish images originally, they look fairly decent, so if you can't wait for people to upload high-res scans of some of these games, you can go ahead and grab them from me. Here's a list of what I did:
Advance Wars 1
Chu Chu Rocket
Dr. Mario
Golden Sun
Guilty Gear X Advance Edition
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Super Mario World: Mario Advance 2
Metroid Fusion
Pokemon Sapphire
Wario Ware: Mega Microgame$
You can find mine in this folder:
http://www.highlyderivative.net/~casey/misc/gba_box/mine/
and I went ahead and took the liberty of mirroring the other ones that had been posted already:
http://www.highlyderivative.net/~casey/misc/gba_box/cag/

If anyone has the box art for Advance Wars 2 and could scan it, that would be awesome-- I've only found the front cover in a low-res version. Also, I really would like some box art for my Famicom Mini Series 3 import of Balloon Fight, but there hasn't been a US release, so... uh... unless someone feels like improvising for me, oh well.

[Snowcone]

If you guys need a reliable place to mirror these I would be glad to host them.

[alongx]

You can find mine in this folder:
http://www.highlyderivative.net/~casey/misc/gba_box/mine/
and I went ahead and took the liberty of mirroring the other ones that had been posted already:
http://www.highlyderivative.net/~casey/misc/gba_box/cag/

What resolution did you scan yours in at? I only ask because the text seems pretty blurry. I'd make some myself if I had a scanner or a printer that could print these off nicely, but I don't. Oh well.

[Snowcone]

Luckily at work I have a very high end Xerox Tektronix printer that does 11x17

[soda]

What resolution did you scan yours in at? I only ask because the text seems pretty blurry. I'd make some myself if I had a scanner or a printer that could print these off nicely, but I don't. Oh well.

Er, maybe I failed to explain above: I didn't scan any of these-- I just looked around the internet for box art. Moby Games seemd to have the majority of them, and so they are low-res, blurry, and most of them have little Moby Games watermarks on them. As I said in my post above, I recognize these aren't of the best quality, but I printed them out on some color printers that the labs here at my university have and they look decent-- that is, the front cover art looks okay and the back cover text is readable. So if you don't want to use them, that's fine, but since I don't really have a way of getting high-res art (no scanners available) and I didn't feel like waiting for someone to post some of the obscure titles I had, I went ahead and made these.

[organicow]

sorry for the absence...finals at school are this week, and my comparative politics class really kicked my ass.

anyhoo, I plan to make Advance Wars 2, Sonic 2, and a coupla others this week. I, too, would like a WarioWare cover, but I seem to have lost my box; if anyone wants to scan it (at 330 dpi or better) and email it to me, I'll make it top priority.

Hopefully I can get back on this a bit more once my finals are over on Wed....

[alongx]

Er, maybe I failed to explain above: I didn't scan any of these-- I just looked around the internet for box art. Moby Games seemd to have the majority of them, and so they are low-res, blurry, and most of them have little Moby Games watermarks on them. As I said in my post above, I recognize these aren't of the best quality, but I printed them out on some color printers that the labs here at my university have and they look decent-- that is, the front cover art looks okay and the back cover text is readable. So if you don't want to use them, that's fine, but since I don't really have a way of getting high-res art (no scanners available) and I didn't feel like waiting for someone to post some of the obscure titles I had, I went ahead and made these.

Didn't mean to sound like a dick or an ingrate, was just asking out of curiosity.

[soda]

Didn't mean to sound like a dick or an ingrate, was just asking out of curiosity.

Nah, s'okay. I felt kind of stupid for posting the low-res ones here in the first place since the high-quality ones initially posted look SO GOOD when you print them out, but when I printed out the ones I scrapped together and they looked decent, I figured I might as well throw 'em up here.

[DeathPrawn]

I just finished making a Wario Ware one, hand-scanned and everything. It's obviously not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty well for my first attempt.

http://www.walkergroup.com/misc/warioware.jpg

[Snowcone]

I am going to try and build a small web app that will take the front and back covers as well as the spine scan and automate the process of building the covers. I will let you guys know if I have any luck.

[Mr. Anderson]

I am going to try and build a small web app that will take the front and back covers as well as the spine scan and automate the process of building the covers. I will let you guys know if I have any luck.

That would be so choice.

[Mr. Anderson]

I just finished making a Wario Ware one, hand-scanned and everything. It's obviously not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty well for my first attempt.

http://www.walkergroup.com/misc/warioware.jpg

If your looking for constructive criticism, the side title is a bit too stretched/big (IMO). Other than that, it's sweet.

[Mookyjooky]

I am going to try and build a small web app that will take the front and back covers as well as the spine scan and automate the process of building the covers. I will let you guys know if I have any luck.

Dont do all that....just make a Photoshop action.

[Snowcone]

I am going to try and build a small web app that will take the front and back covers as well as the spine scan and automate the process of building the covers. I will let you guys know if I have any luck.

Dont do all that....just make a Photoshop action.

If I could make a web based app that did it then not every would be required to have PS to create these. I may do both since the action is enough as well.

[Beccaboo0713]

Ok someone may have mentioned this and I just missed it in the jumble of all the posts but how to you get the side of the game where all it has is the name and the GBA logo.

[Snowcone]

Ok someone may have mentioned this and I just missed it in the jumble of all the posts but how to you get the side of the game where all it has is the name and the GBA logo.

You take the logo for the game and create it.

[Beccaboo0713]

Do you have to have photo shop, if so I am screwed.

[Snowcone]

No, but you have to have some sort of graphics program.

[Beccaboo0713]

Ok thanks for your help. I am really not good with those kind of programs but I will see what I can do. I think that this is a great idea and right now I have all my games and instruction booklets in a make up case. So needless to say I need to do something about that.

[sillycon]

I would like to see somebody does this, but with the art from the Japanese versions of GBA games. The Japanese box art is better 99% of the time and doesn't have the ugly GBA bar on the side of the front of the box.

[discopenguin816]

Requested box art:
Super Mario Advance 4
Stuntman
DK Country 1

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/supermarioadvance4_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/supermarioadvance4.jpg

I also mirrored all the covers to date here: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/

[Snowcone]

I would like to see somebody does this, but with the art from the Japanese versions of GBA games. The Japanese box art is better 99% of the time and doesn't have the ugly GBA bar on the side of the front of the box.

Good luck finding high res scans of the Japanese box art.

[fuzzman24]

i have a bunch of boxes for games that i don't have anymore. does anyone want them that can put them up for others to make cases out of. email me at fuseejef@msu.edu i can get a list of the names of the games when i go home friday.

Jeff

[Snowcone]

My application for dynamically creating these is well under way but it appears there is a limit to the filesize that the php gd library can handle. My sub 100k files open just fine but the 1MB files just error out. I am looking into it.

[jkam]

Does anyone else find it hard to get the GBA games in and out of these cases?

[oracrest]

really awesome idea dude, kudos for creating something so cool for the gaming community

[basketkase543]

Man, these are incredible, thanks!

[Snowcone]

i have a bunch of boxes for games that i don't have anymore. does anyone want them that can put them up for others to make cases out of. email me at fuseejef@msu.edu i can get a list of the names of the games when i go home friday.

Jeff

I emailed you about the boxes.

[Snowcone]

I have the automation partially working but it assumes you have the cover, backcover, and spine with the proper dimensions. I will finish up the page tomorrow morning and let you guys have at it.

The cover and backcover both need to be 1535x1370 and the spine needs to be 190x1370. I also pulled out the GBA logo for the spine and cleaned it up a little bit and then I will post a link to it for anyone interested in doing this. If you don't want to do it, you can always do the scans and let me know and I will do it for you.

[organicow]

Ladies (who are we kidding?) and Gentlemen, I have posted some new covers for your printing pleasure. On the 1st page of this thread, in the OP you will find 3 new covers from me, as well as:
I fixed the stretched spine on deathprawn's Wario cover; I added the GBA logo to the spine of the designs from Swick and Masha; I resized some of them for consistency.

Keep 'em comin guys, we are all doing cool work! And thanks for the WWare design - I seem to have lost my box...

Snowcone - above and beyond the call of duty, my man. that program sounds real cool; hopefully it will get more people involved here!

[Mookyjooky]

organic....do you have a FTP I can deposit some covers? I cant seem to Email them to you. PM me back...or hell... email me!

[ChrisXE]

I really would love if some one can get these

Kingdom Hearts: CHain of Memories
FF:dawn of souls

[organicow]

I really would love if some one can get these

Kingdom Hearts: CHain of Memories
FF:dawn of souls

I'd be happy to do these up if someone could email me some scans of the front, back, and spine all at 300 dpi or greater!

[liquidy_poo]

Hmm...I wonder....

Perhaps CAG can set up an official GBA DS case shop and organicow can be the shopkeeper?

It's worth a shot if you're willing to try it...

[Sartori]

Organic, ever decide if you could print and send a Metroid cover/case for me for a little compensation?

Thanks!

[organicow]

Organic, ever decide if you could print and send a Metroid cover/case for me for a little compensation?

Thanks!

Sure! Which Metroid did you want - Zero Mission or Fusion? I recently traded off those games (i finished them, but now i'm wishing I'd kept them... :( ), so I'd need to get scans of the box from someone. Can you scan yours? If not, I'm sure I can get them somewhere...

Also, I'm in the process of setting up an ftp on my server so we can all contribute if we want. It'll have an 'inbox' where CAGs can upload scans, and an 'archive' for finished products; that way we can all share easily. I may host other things like mookyjooky's PS1 & DC covers too...we'll aee. Anyhoo, I'll let you guys know when I get it ready.

[Sartori]

Hunters :P.

[CouRageouS]

I really would love if some one can get these

Kingdom Hearts: CHain of Memories
FF:dawn of souls

I'd be happy to do these up if someone could email me some scans of the front, back, and spine all at 300 dpi or greater!
Hmm..dunno if you could scan KH:CoM cause the box is foil. Would be great if you could get around it though.

[Snowcone]

I have my KH:CoM box with me this morning and I will scan it right now.

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-com_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-com.jpg

That one did not scan well at all. The back cover needs a lot of work. I am going to lighten the screens and then retype all the text by hand in white. I will let you guys know when it is updated.

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/dkc_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/dkc.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/loz_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/loz.jpg

[organicow]

Updated, so BUMP!!

I put a couple new designs on the front page - four by mookyjooky and a couple from snowcone. We're getting quite a collection here!!

[masha]

Almost all my GBA games in collection are sealed or cart only (to play). You can look at it and let me know what cover do you want. I'll see if I can make a good scan out of sealed boxes.

BTW. I'll put that GBA logo next time. Personaly, I don't like it. Looks ugly IMHO.

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/drmario_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/drmario.jpg

I still have Metroid, Castlevania, and LoZ 2: Adv of Link on the way. That will pretty much do it for my GBA collection.

[Gauss]

Those cases are awesome, keep up the work!

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/castlevania_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/castlevania.jpg

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/metroid_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/metroid.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/loz2_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/loz2.jpg

[discopenguin816]

Stuntman???

[Snowcone]

For the Chain of Memories box, I am going to custom create one if that is ok with everyone. I found lots of good art and while I am going to recreate the back of the box, the front will be unique to us and not perfectly match the US or Japanese box art. Damned foil paper.

[evilmax17]

It seems like some boxes are going to print out much larger than they should (like the WarioWare one). Can anybody write the dimensions of what the pictures should be (maybe put it on the site snowcone)?

[jkam]

It seems like some boxes are going to print out much larger than they should (like the WarioWare one). Can anybody write the dimensions of what the pictures should be (maybe put it on the site snowcone)?

You have to print them out in there actual size. If you print them using internet explorer they will print too big.

Does anyone else think the games are a bit hard to get in and out of these cases?

[Snowcone]

It seems like some boxes are going to print out much larger than they should (like the WarioWare one). Can anybody write the dimensions of what the pictures should be (maybe put it on the site snowcone)?

They should be 3260x1370 and their physical dims should be 27.6cmx11.6cm or 10.867"x4.567"

[Snowcone]

The new KH:CoM cover is coming along nicely. I think I will do 1 or 2 variations of it with some of the cool art I got.

[Mr. Anderson]

These are so choice. Great job, Snowcone and Organicow. More requests:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Pinball of the Dead
Iridion 3D
Golden Sun

[Snowcone]

I am pretty much out of GBA games. My library is quite small. I emailed Jeff about acquiring his extra boxes. Until then I can only work with what is sent to me. That or I can create completely unofficial ones, but back covers are tough to do like that.

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt.jpg

Here is my completely remade KH:CoM one. I have another one in the works with a different cover.

[Duo_Maxwell]

Well I'm going to the campus production lab tomorrow and it has a nice scanner, but unfortunately you guys have pretty done my whole GBa collection save a handful of games. Lemme know if you need any scans though and I'll see what I can do.

[Snowcone]

Well I'm going to the campus production lab tomorrow and it has a nice scanner, but unfortunately you guys have pretty done my whole GBa collection save a handful of games. Lemme know if you need any scans though and I'll see what I can do.

What games do you have that we haven't done? Scan them all and get the scans to me and I will do them.

[ChrisXE]

Prays for Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls , can anybody do this one pleas :), I would but I have no scanner and no clue, nice job on the KH's one snowcone, cant wait to see your custom made one :)

[heavy liquid]

Organicow, Snowcone, Mooky Jooky and everyone else making inserts:

Okay, I've scanned a bunch of boxes, and still have more to go. All at 350 dpi. But getting them to you guys to create the inserts might be a problem. I'm having issues with my main email, and they're too big to send through my yahoo account. Any ideas?

What I've scanned so far:

Advance Wars 1
Counter Punch
Double Dragon
Golden Sun
Golden Sun 2
Klonoa
Mario Golf Advance
Metroid Zero
Ninja Five-0
Shining Soul
Shining Soul 2
Mario and Luigi
Prince of Persia
Jet Grind Radio
Onimusha Tactics
Shin Megami Tensi-Demi Kids-Dark Version
Xevious
Bomberman
Ice Climber
Advance Guardian Heroes
River City Ransom EX
Super Mario World - Advance 2
Yoshi's Island - Advance 3
Sonic Advance 1

[organicow]

i'm working on setting up an ftp - i'll let you know when its ready!

[heavy liquid]

Sounds good, organicow. Thanks. :)

I have more scans done:

Pinball of the Dead
Defender of the Crown
Metroid Fusion
Lady Sia
Karnaaj Rally
Jazz Jackrabbit
Megaman Zero
Megaman and Bass
Boulder Dash EX
Splinter Cell
Scorpion King
Pocky & Rocky
World Championship Poker
Ecks vs Sever
Justice League- Justice For All
Konami Arcade Advanced
Rayman
Rayman 3
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Breath of Fire II
Warioland 4

[discopenguin816]

Can someone make one for:
Stuntman

[pinatamonkey]

I have some box scans up @ http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/GBA%20scans/ ....uploading as we speak

Golden Sun: TLA
Sword of Mana
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Yoshi's Island
Pokemon Sapphire
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore


I don't know if I'll get around to making completed covers anytime soon, so I stuck the scanned boxart up for grabs. Maybe someone else'll finish em off.

[kraid]

What a nice idea. I'll tag this topic.

[moe11888]

I fixed up the Metroid cover because I was bored. Part of the cover was a different color and I fixed that.

http://www.geocities.com/moe11888/metroid2.jpg

[heavy liquid]

I have some box scans up @ http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/GBA%20scans/ ....uploading as we speak

Golden Sun: TLA
Sword of Mana
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Yoshi's Island
Pokemon Sapphire
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore

Hey pinatamonkey, good stuff! I've already ftp'd Golden Sun and Yoshi's Island to organicow (and all of the others I listed above), but we don't have the others. Also, don't forget to scan the side of the box! :)

[pinatamonkey]

I have some box scans up @ http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/GBA%20scans/ ....uploading as we speak

Golden Sun: TLA
Sword of Mana
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Yoshi's Island
Pokemon Sapphire
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore

Hey pinatamonkey, good stuff! I've already ftp'd Golden Sun and Yoshi's Island to organicow (and all of the others I listed above), but we don't have the others. Also, don't forget to scan the side of the box! :)

Sides are up now...

[Snowcone]

I fixed up the Metroid cover because I was bored. Part of the cover was a different color and I fixed that.

http://www.geocities.com/moe11888/metroid2.jpg

I just compared them both and didn't see a difference between the two.

[ChrisXE]

Final Fantasy Dawn of souls pleas :)

[Snowcone]

Final Fantasy Dawn of souls pleas :)

Sent my copy to one of my writers for review so I don't have access to the box.

[Snowcone]

The backcover of my first Chain of Memories cover seemed awfully plain so I put some graphics in the background to busy it up.

[moe11888]

I fixed up the Metroid cover because I was bored. Part of the cover was a different color and I fixed that.

http://www.geocities.com/moe11888/metroid2.jpg

I just compared them both and didn't see a difference between the two.

Look at were the side and back of the cover meet. I guess that would be the left side of the spine. The color is not the same.

[Snowcone]

I fixed up the Metroid cover because I was bored. Part of the cover was a different color and I fixed that.

http://www.geocities.com/moe11888/metroid2.jpg

I just compared them both and didn't see a difference between the two.

Look at were the side and back of the cover meet. I guess that would be the left side of the spine. The color is not the same.

My monitor here at the office sucks pretty bad so if there is a slight change then I can't see it.

Nevertheless, 2 new KH:CoM covers:

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt2_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt2.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt3_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt3.jpg

[ChrisXE]

I fixed up the Metroid cover because I was bored. Part of the cover was a different color and I fixed that.

http://www.geocities.com/moe11888/metroid2.jpg

I just compared them both and didn't see a difference between the two.

Look at were the side and back of the cover meet. I guess that would be the left side of the spine. The color is not the same.

My monitor here at the office sucks pretty bad so if there is a slight change then I can't see it.

wow forget about the orginal boxart, both of yours are better, thanks again

Nevertheless, 2 new KH:CoM covers:

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt2_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt2.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt3_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt3.jpg

[Snowcone]

wow forget about the orginal boxart, both of yours are better, thanks again

Thanks. My favorite is the 3rd cover. The 2nd one is pushed a little far to the right, but I was at the mercy of the original dimensions of the artwork.

[Kirin Lemon]

Thanks. My favorite is the 3rd cover. The 2nd one is pushed a little far to the right, but I was at the mercy of the original dimensions of the artwork.

It could always be cropped a bit on the left and bottom. This could also fix the problem of the logo being rather small.

[Snowcone]

Thanks. My favorite is the 3rd cover. The 2nd one is pushed a little far to the right, but I was at the mercy of the original dimensions of the artwork.

It could always be cropped a bit on the left and bottom. This could also fix the problem of the logo being rather small.

I will mess with it when I get a chance. I have been on the phone with Dell tech support about a user's computer for over an hour now. I spent the previous 5 hours working on it as well. I hate problems related to heat. They are damned near impossible to diagnose.

[Sartori]

That second alternate rocks the house.

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt4_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/kh-alt4.jpg

I tweaked this one a bit more. I cut off a bit of Donald and Goofy and left more white space and added a larger logo. I will leave all of them up so people have a bit of variety and choice.

[Sartori]

Personally, I like less whiet and more picture. But the point to which I like one over the other is so marginal that I have a difficult time choosing.

But all awesome.

[Sartori]

Ugh, I need access to a good printer =(

[organicow]

I've mad a coupla new ones, so i'll be putting those as well as the KH covers on the front page soon. I'm also gonna reorganize the covers on the OP and shrink the thumbs a bit since there are a ton of these things now. hopefully I can do that tonight...

[Snowcone]

Personally, I like less whiet and more picture. But the point to which I like one over the other is so marginal that I have a difficult time choosing.

But all awesome.

Glad you like them.

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/advanceguardianheroes_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/advanceguardianheroes.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/doubledragonadvance_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/doubledragonadvance.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/advancewars_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/advancewars.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/supermarioadvance3_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/supermarioadvance3.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/konamiarcadeadvanced_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/konamiarcadeadvanced.jpg

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/goldensun_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/goldensun.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/goldensun2_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/goldensun2.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/marioandluigisuperstarsaga_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/marioandluigisuperstarsaga.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/mariogolfadvance_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/mariogolfadvance.jpg

[Snowcone]

There. 9 more for today. I still have a crap ton of scans to get through.

[heavy liquid]

Good stuff, snowcone. Thanks! :)

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/sonicadvance_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/sonicadvance.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/metroidfusion_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/metroidfusion.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/princeofpersia_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/princeofpersia.jpg

What can I say, I am addicted to doing this.

Edit: A few more:

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/metroidzero_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/metroidzero.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/megamanandbass_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/megamanandbass.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/megamanzero_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/megamanzero.jpg

[moe11888]

Wow! That was 15 in one day.

[DenisDFat]

I have bubble bobs to upload somewhere

[evilmax17]

Bless you sirs, bless you.

[organicow]

I have bubble bobs to upload somewhere

I am honored that my thread garnered a positive post from DDF. :cool:

Seriously, I am amazed by the number of covers Snowcone has done in the past week; I plan to reorganize the OP tomorrow to include them all, and add a few new ones of my own as well.

Great work!!

[Mr. Anderson]

Damn snowcone, your a machine! Keep it up! It's greatly appreciated. Same requests:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Pinball of the Dead
Iridion 3D

[ChrisXE]

Request, I saw that someone did the scans for Sword of mana, can someone possibly put it in printing format with sides and all so I can print it :)

[basketkase543]

That is one hell of an update. Thanks people, keep up the good work!

[xzafixz]

These are really great, about the only ones I could think of would be the Megaman Battle Network games (1,2).

Keep up the good work.

[evilmax17]

You guys should send this in to all of the magazines. I can see this being published as a "Cool thing of the month", easily.

[Snowcone]

I have 25 to do today including Pinball of the Dead. I haven't seen scans for Sword of Mana but if someone directs me to them I will gladly do them.

[Snowcone]

I have bubble bobs to upload somewhere

I am honored that my thread garnered a positive post from DDF. :cool:

Seriously, I am amazed by the number of covers Snowcone has done in the past week; I plan to reorganize the OP tomorrow to include them all, and add a few new ones of my own as well.

Great work!!

I am just getting started for this week. I did those 15 amidst a massive crisis at work.

[heavy liquid]

I just ordered Sword of Mana, so I'll scan it as soon as I get it, if no one has it by then. I'll maybe have a few more to scan as well.

[sying]

OMG snowcone you are a beast!

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/pinballofthedead_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/pinballofthedead.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/splintercell_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/splintercell.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/xevious_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/xevious.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/rivercityransom_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/rivercityransom.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/boulderdashex_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/boulderdashex.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/breatheoffire2_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/breatheoffire2.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/counterpunch_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/counterpunch.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/defenderofthecrown_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/defenderofthecrown.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/ecksvssever_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/ecksvssever.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/iceclimber_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/iceclimber.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/jazzjackrabbit_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/jazzjackrabbit.jpg

[Snowcone]

OMG snowcone you are a beast!

Thanks. :D

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/jetgrindradio_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/jetgrindradio.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/justiceleague_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/justiceleague.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/karnaajrally_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/karnaajrally.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/klonoa_thumb.jpg
http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/klonoa.jpg

After lunch:
Lady Sia
Ninja 5-0
Onimusha Tactics
Pocky and Rocky
Rayman
Rayman 3
Scorpion King
Shining Soul
Shining Soul 2
SMT Demi Kids Dark
Warioland 4
World Championship Poker

[jkam]

Thanks these are great!

[organicow]

OK - I finally updated the OP with a shit-ton of new covers, most of which were done by the fabulous Snowcone. Also thanks to Snowcone for taking the time to alphabetize them and type up the BB code.

Enjoy!

[Snowcone]

OK - I finally updated the OP with a shit-ton of new covers, most of which were done by the fabulous Snowcone. Also thanks to Snowcone for taking the time to alphabetize them and type up the BB code.

Enjoy!

Actually. I just had the script I use for my repository build the bbcode list and spit it out for me. If there is not enough space between the link and the next cover I can tweak all that as well. I am down to only having about 13 left to do so more raw box scans would be great. Anyone else order cases and have pics of your new collection? I still haven't ordered my cases. lol.

[heavy liquid]

I only have a few more boxes to scan. Maybe 3 or 4. Metal Slug Advance, Boktai, and a few more I don't remember off hand. I'll try to get to them tonight.

I ordered 20 cases from Nintendo last Friday, and tracking says that they're scheduled to arrive 12/24. I'll have to order more, because that's not even half of my GBA collection.. :o I'm going to try and have the inserts printed on good paper at Kinko's as well. I'll take some pics and put them up as soon as it all comes together. I can't wait! :)

[discopenguin816]

HOw about Final Fantasy 1&2 and Stuntman?

[Snowcone]

Here are the remaining ones:

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/demikidsdark_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/demikidsdark.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/ladysia_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/ladysia.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/ninjafive-0_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/ninjafive-0.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/onimushatactics_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/onimushatactics.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/pockyandrocky_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/pockyandrocky.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/rayman3_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/rayman3.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/raymanadvance_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/raymanadvance.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/scorpionking_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/scorpionking.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/shiningsoul_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/shiningsoul.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/shiningsoul2_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/shiningsoul2.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/warioland4_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/warioland4.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/worldchampionshippoker_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/worldchampionshippoker.jpg

[kaw]

I have 25 to do today including Pinball of the Dead. I haven't seen scans for Sword of Mana but if someone directs me to them I will gladly do them.

Pinatamonkey did the box scans for Sword of Mana, he's also got some more out on his site: http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/GBA%20scans/

This is a great idea. I hope to be getting FF: DoS in a couple of days, so if no one scans it by then, I should be able to. Also, it would be great if someone can scan in a Phantasy Star Collection box since I bought mine used without one. Keep up the good work.

[DenisDFat]

I have PSC i can scan. Just need an ftp for uploads.

[discopenguin816]

If someone could make one for
Final Fantasy 1 & 2
Stuntman
that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Snowcone]

If someone could make one for
Final Fantasy 1 & 2
Stuntman
that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Get the boxes scanned and I will.

[Mookyjooky]

Looks awesome, unfortunatly....now that they're all hosted on snackbar, I cant see them at work....oh well...they look great at home though,

[organicow]

Looks awesome, unfortunatly....now that they're all hosted on snackbar, I cant see them at work....oh well...they look great at home though,

now that Snowcone has really run with this, i gues its better that he just host them all. perhaps I'll mirror them on my site when i get back in town on the 26th. you're not the only one who has had this problem, so hopefully I can help.

[Snowcone]

Wait, why can't people see them on my site from work?

[Snowcone]

Pinatamonkey did the box scans for Sword of Mana, he's also got some more out on his site: http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/GBA%20scans/

Unfortunately the only spine scan on that site is the Harvest Moon one which won't display or open in PS as it says the file may have been truncated. I can start the covers but having the spine is pretty integral.

[Snowcone]

Looks awesome, unfortunatly....now that they're all hosted on snackbar, I cant see them at work....oh well...they look great at home though,

now that Snowcone has really run with this, i gues its better that he just host them all. perhaps I'll mirror them on my site when i get back in town on the 26th. you're not the only one who has had this problem, so hopefully I can help.

If you want to I can zip them up for you and also generate an alternate link in the BBCode to your site.

[organicow]

Looks awesome, unfortunatly....now that they're all hosted on snackbar, I cant see them at work....oh well...they look great at home though,

now that Snowcone has really run with this, i gues its better that he just host them all. perhaps I'll mirror them on my site when i get back in town on the 26th. you're not the only one who has had this problem, so hopefully I can help.

If you want to I can zip them up for you and also generate an alternate link in the BBCode to your site.

That's up to you as far as doing the code; it's fine with me the way it is. Its just that some CAGs have work environments where commercial sites are inaccessible through their company computers. I think that's why they are able to view my files and not yours...

[Mookyjooky]

Wait, why can't people see them on my site from work?

I work for GE....super firewall. Your site is on a gaming list....

[Snowcone]

Wait, why can't people see them on my site from work?

I work for GE....super firewall. Your site is on a gaming list....

That sucks, but it is nice to know we are big enough to be on a firewall list :)

[Snowcone]

Looks awesome, unfortunatly....now that they're all hosted on snackbar, I cant see them at work....oh well...they look great at home though,

now that Snowcone has really run with this, i gues its better that he just host them all. perhaps I'll mirror them on my site when i get back in town on the 26th. you're not the only one who has had this problem, so hopefully I can help.

If you want to I can zip them up for you and also generate an alternate link in the BBCode to your site.

That's up to you as far as doing the code; it's fine with me the way it is. Its just that some CAGs have work environments where commercial sites are inaccessible through their company computers. I think that's why they are able to view my files and not yours...

PM the path where you are going to dump these images and I will set up the script to output 2 sets of BBCode.

[pinatamonkey]

Pinatamonkey did the box scans for Sword of Mana, he's also got some more out on his site: http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/GBA%20scans/

Unfortunately the only spine scan on that site is the Harvest Moon one which won't display or open in PS as it says the file may have been truncated. I can start the covers but having the spine is pretty integral.

Sorry 'bout that. I had the sides scanned the other day... set them to upload via FTP. My connection must've dropped in the middle of transferring. The sides are up for real now.

[discopenguin816]

If someone could make one for
Final Fantasy 1 & 2
Stuntman
that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Get the boxes scanned and I will.

I don't have a scanner.

[evilmax17]

What program have you all been using to print these? Just got my DS for Xmas, and now I'm gonna do this for real.

[PR Mega X]

Here's a request I will probably get laughed at for :D Would anyone be willing to make covers for Pokemon Sapphire and Pokemon Pinball? Those are the only ones from my (rather small) GBA collection that, AFAIK, you fine people haven't already made covers for :) Thanks in advance!

[organicow]

Here's a request I will probably get laughed at for :D Would anyone be willing to make covers for Pokemon Sapphire and Pokemon Pinball? Those are the only ones from my (rather small) GBA collection that, AFAIK, you fine people haven't already made covers for :) Thanks in advance!

we're willing to make covers for anything, so long as we can get scans of the covers - can you get us those?

[Snowcone]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/harvestmoon_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/harvestmoon.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/lufia_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/lufia.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/pokemonsapphire_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/pokemonsapphire.jpg

http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/swordofmana_thumb.jpg
Hi Res Image: http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/swordofmana.jpg

[Snowcone]

What program have you all been using to print these? Just got my DS for Xmas, and now I'm gonna do this for real.

Any graphics program should do. I use Photoshop.

[simplygriff]

First let me say thank you to all you guys providing these. They are awesome.

I am down for providing scans of all the games I have that you don't have ones done for yet. FF1 & 2, All Super Marios, I can't even remeber what else I have that you guys don't already But I have all my boxes and would love to help. Please let me know what res you want and which parts you need. Fronts, backs and sides? Can anyone provide their .ai or.psd file as a template so I could even make some myself?
-G

[Snowcone]

First let me say thank you to all you guys providing these. They are awesome.

I am down for providing scans of all the games I have that you don't have ones done for yet. FF1 & 2, All Super Marios, I can't even remeber what else I have that you guys don't already But I have all my boxes and would love to help. Please let me know what res you want and which parts you need. Fronts, backs and sides? Can anyone provide their .ai or.psd file as a template so I could even make some myself?
-G

I can post instructions and the action files I use in photoshop to create these. Typically I scan the front, back, and side of the box. Scan them in at 300dpi.

Instructions:
1. Trim off the edges of the scan. This is to remove any worn edges of the box.
2. Reside the front and back of the boxes to 1535x1370.
3. Clean the side image up to be used for the spine of the cover.
4. Resize the spine to 190x1370 and paste this (http://www.snackbar-games.com/cone/images/gbacovers/templates/gba_spine.jpg) into the image and align it to the very top. Shift your spine image around until it looks good.
5. Create an image that is 3260x1370 and copy and paste the previous 3 images into it and align them end to end. Save it and you are done.

The thumbnails I create are 360x151 at 72dpi. Everything else is 300 and sometimes 350 since a lot of heavy liquid's scans were 350dpi.

[simplygriff]

Nice! I'll try to dig out all my old boxes tonight and start scanning. I know I can get FF1 & 2 tonight cause I just got that yesterday. Thanks for the tips!
-G

[simplygriff]

Stupid Noob question but I've never been able to get the align in PS to work properly. I can get it to work just fine inillustrator but when I'm in PS it doesn't seem to line up properly. Any tips? Do I align the layers or selections or what?
-G

[Snowcone]

Stupid Noob question but I've never been able to get the align in PS to work properly. I can get it to work just fine inillustrator but when I'm in PS it doesn't seem to line up properly. Any tips? Do I align the layers or selections or what?
-G

When you paste them into the 3260x1370 blank image you it should snap the front and back covers into place up against the edges of the canvas and if you made everything the right size, the spine will paste into the new image centered and not need to be moved. Make sure you save them with a quality of 10 in Photoshop as 11 or 12 is much too large of a file.

If you need to you can always use the arrow keys to nudge the layer or selection to line them up in the event that the above method doesn't work.

[simplygriff]

Thanks. I popped by the house and found my box of boxes. This is a cool ass project!
-G

[Snowcone]

I suppose if this gets really popular I can build a real page for it along with searchable info.

[kaw]

If I scan in some boxes can I email them to someone so they can put them up on a server? I thought about sites like photobucket, but they have size limitations. Thanks.

[k8s]

Wow, snowcone. I ordered 40 DS cases for all my GBA games a week or two ago, and thought I'd have to make most of them myself. Your covers are amazing. I'll take a picture of all my games in your new cases and host them.

[evilmax17]

I suppose if this gets really popular I can build a real page for it along with searchable info.

Do it man, this is a really neat idea. I said it before, but you guys should email this to all over the major game magazines and websites. Having that kind of exposure could have people all over the country making their own GBA/DS covers. Who knows, Nintendo might even jump on this!

[PR Mega X]

we're willing to make covers for anything, so long as we can get scans of the covers - can you get us those?

Well, thanks to Snowcone, I've got at a Pokemon Sapphire scan :) But try as I might, I can't find the back cover for Pokemon Pinball, and I no longer have the box for it. Here's hoping someone else out there happens to have it. Keep up the great work, guys!

[Snowcone]

If I scan in some boxes can I email them to someone so they can put them up on a server? I thought about sites like photobucket, but they have size limitations. Thanks.

Sure.

[Mr. Anderson]

I suppose if this gets really popular I can build a real page for it along with searchable info.

Do it man, this is a really neat idea. I said it before, but you guys should email this to all over the major game magazines and websites. Having that kind of exposure could have people all over the country making their own GBA/DS covers. Who knows, Nintendo might even jump on this!

I think you might be getting a bit ambitious, but yeah, we should spread the word on this.

[simplygriff]

I nearly finished the FF1&2 box this AM. I forgot to take the GBA logo file Snowcone posted home with me last night. Without that there's no uniformity. I'll have it done tomorrow AM. Just didn't want anyone else working on that one too since there are so many to do.

On another note the Final Fight One box I have was a used one from EB and has sticker gunk all over it. I have the back and sides fine but no front. SO any help with that one would be appreciated!
-G

[simplygriff]

Another Question. Why is the file size so low on the Zelda LTTP cover? Should it be redone at a higher res or...???

[Snowcone]

Another Question. Why is the file size so low on the Zelda LTTP cover? Should it be redone at a higher res or...???

It is kind of low res and a little grainy.

[simplygriff]

Cool. I can redo that one if necessary. Oh bTW, those instructions you gave are great, Snowcone. Everything lined up great. I'm kicking myself for not taking that file home to finish this one.
-G

[kaw]

I nearly finished the FF1&2 box this AM. I forgot to take the GBA logo file Snowcone posted home with me last night. Without that there's no uniformity. I'll have it done tomorrow AM. Just didn't want anyone else working on that one too since there are so many to do.

On another note the Final Fight One box I have was a used one from EB and has sticker gunk all over it. I have the back and sides fine but no front. SO any help with that one would be appreciated!
-G

I guess I should have posted that I sent FF I & II to Snowcone last night. Sorry about that. Maybe your version will be better. :wink:

[Snowcone]

I nearly finished the FF1&2 box this AM. I forgot to take the GBA logo file Snowcone posted home with me last night. Without that there's no uniformity. I'll have it done tomorrow AM. Just didn't want anyone else working on that one too since there are so many to do.

On another note the Final Fight One box I have was a used one from EB and has sticker gunk all over it. I have the back and sides fine but no front. SO any help with that one would be appreciated!
-G

I guess I should have posted that I sent FF I & II to Snowcone last night. Sorry about that. Maybe your version will be better. :wink:

I can compare them and see which one comes out cleaner overall and then post that one. For anyone that has created these covers, make sure I know who you are so when I finish the page on my site I can give credit to the original author.

[simplygriff]

I nearly finished the FF1&2 box this AM. I forgot to take the GBA logo file Snowcone posted home with me last night. Without that there's no uniformity. I'll have it done tomorrow AM. Just didn't want anyone else working on that one too since there are so many to do.

On another note the Final Fight One box I have was a used one from EB and has sticker gunk all over it. I have the back and sides fine but no front. SO any help with that one would be appreciated!
-G

I guess I should have posted that I sent FF I & II to Snowcone last night. Sorry about that. Maybe your version will be better. :wink:

Gaaackkkk!!! Oh well. I'll finish it up tonight since I'm so far along with it anyway. I'll probably do COntra Advanced next since I'm pretty sure I didn't see that one yet. Or maybe Mario 1 or 2.
-G

[organicow]

Another Question. Why is the file size so low on the Zelda LTTP cover? Should it be redone at a higher res or...???

It is kind of low res and a little grainy.

Yeah, that was one of the original batch of cases i made, and i couldn't find the box. So, I just used pics from cdcovers.cc, which are not as good as reg scans. I did that way before I realized that others would actually give a shit about this; I thought I was just making the covers for myself... :lol:

If anyone has that box and would like to redo it, feel free!!

[simplygriff]

I'm on it! That's a pretty important game to add to the collection. I'll try to put together a list of things I can do with the boxes I have tonight as well. No point in people doing stuff twice!:D
-G

[Mij]

Would anyone be interested in doing this for F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Megaman Battle Network 3: Blue , and Sword of Mana? I can get the covers scanned at 300 dpi if need be.

[simplygriff]

I know I don't have any of those games. I may be able to do it but I want to do the ones I have first. Anyone else?...
-G

[jkam]

Would anyone be interested in doing this for F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Megaman Battle Network 3: Blue , and Sword of Mana? I can get the covers scanned at 300 dpi if need be.

Sword of Mana is available on page 11 of this post. I have some requests:

Baseball Advance
Driver 2
Earthworm Jim
Final Fight
Invicible Iron Man
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Mega Man Zero 2
Metal Slug Advance
NHL 2002
Pac-Man (Classic Nes Series)
Spider-Man Mysterio's Menace
Spider-Man: The Movie
Spider-Man: The Movie 2
Star X
Super Dodge Ball Advance
Super Mario Bros. (Classic NES Series)
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tomb Raider: The Prophecy
X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse

I have the boxes but I just moved out of my house so it could be quite awhile before I get to them. Seriously though THANKS guys for these. Once I saw this thread I wanted to make covers as well since I already do something similar for my PS2 Demo Discs. Thanks to Organicow and Snowcone especially since half of my collection is already finished now.

[jkam]

Oh an updated better scanned Zelda LTTP would also be appreciated by me.

[Larsin]

good job, nice collection

[simplygriff]

Would anyone be interested in doing this for F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Megaman Battle Network 3: Blue , and Sword of Mana? I can get the covers scanned at 300 dpi if need be.

Sword of Mana is available on page 11 of this post. I have some requests:

Baseball Advance
Driver 2
Earthworm Jim
Final Fight
Invicible Iron Man
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Mega Man Zero 2
Metal Slug Advance
NHL 2002
Pac-Man (Classic Nes Series)
Spider-Man Mysterio's Menace
Spider-Man: The Movie
Spider-Man: The Movie 2
Star X
Super Dodge Ball Advance
Super Mario Bros. (Classic NES Series)
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tomb Raider: The Prophecy
X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse

I have the boxes but I just moved out of my house so it could be quite awhile before I get to them. Seriously though THANKS guys for these. Once I saw this thread I wanted to make covers as well since I already do something similar for my PS2 Demo Discs. Thanks to Organicow and Snowcone especially since half of my collection is already finished now.

I can do the 3 Super Mario Bros. That's all I have other than my Final Fight ,that's messed up on the front, from that list.
-G

[k8s]

Sonic Advance 3 and Sonic Battle aren't working for me. It says the file is corrupt - Maybe you can re-upload them?

[Snowcone]

I have setup an official page at my site for this lil project.
http://www.snackbar-games.com/gbacovers.php

[Snowcone]

Sonic Advance 3 and Sonic Battle aren't working for me. It says the file is corrupt - Maybe you can re-upload them?

I will look into it.