The GBA DS Cover Project (discussion & links)

[quote name='k8s']Sonic Advance 3 and Sonic Battle aren't working for me. It says the file is corrupt - Maybe you can re-upload them?[/quote]

I will look into it.
 
[quote name='Snowcone'][quote name='k8s']Sonic Advance 3 and Sonic Battle aren't working for me. It says the file is corrupt - Maybe you can re-upload them?[/quote]

I will look into it.[/quote]

Try them again, they are working for me now.
 
Also, if you created any of these please let me know so I can give you credit. Organicow had it noted in the original first post, but we have overwritten that now.
 
The hi res image - when I open it into photoshop to print says: "JPEG marker segment length is too short. (The file may be truncated or incomplete)

Those are the only 2 images I have a problem with, and they won't open in any other program for me.
 
Well I found out that my scanner is acting up and overlays the whole image with little red dots. I can try on my other scanner but it won't be as good of quality (this is for Megaman Battle Network 3 and F-Zero: Maximum Velocity.

I decided to make a sharper side GBA logo. You can resize it as necessary to use and I don't need any credit if you use it.
gbaside9cu.jpg
 
[quote name='k8s']The hi res image - when I open it into photoshop to print says: "JPEG marker segment length is too short. (The file may be truncated or incomplete)

Those are the only 2 images I have a problem with, and they won't open in any other program for me.[/quote]

I am reuploading them. There was a hiccup in the file transfer and they did in fact get corrupted.
 
[quote name='Mij']Well I found out that my scanner is acting up and overlays the whole image with little red dots. I can try on my other scanner but it won't be as good of quality (this is for Megaman Battle Network 3 and F-Zero: Maximum Velocity.

I decided to make a sharper side GBA logo. You can resize it as necessary to use and I don't need any credit if you use it.
gbaside9cu.jpg
[/quote]

Not showing up for me...
 
Hmm they work fine over here try pasting the link in the url bar if you haven't yet, if not i'll reupload it somewhere else.
 
[quote name='Mij']Hmm they work fine over here try pasting the link in the url bar if you haven't yet, if not i'll reupload it somewhere else.[/quote]

Nope. No workey.
 
I ftp'd raw scans of Metal Slug Advance, Lost Vikings, Gekido Advance, Guilty Gear Advance, and Boktai to Organicow last week. If someone wants me to forward them elsewhere, let me know.
 
Do those pics work for anyone? and where else can i upload them

EDIT: does this work?
11222.jpg

or this?
39316.jpg
 
ok, snowcone said they weren't working for him so i was trying to get him the image. I'll edit the posts once snowcone decides to use the logo or not.
 
Just to give you a head's up, the GameBoy Advance logo on the spine of the following games is too high up and got cut off:

Advance Wars2
Astro Boy Omega Factor
Castlevania-aos
Castlevania-cotm
Castlevania-hod
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Fire Emblem
Lunar Legend
Shining Soul 2
Tactics Ogre

The following covers that I downloaded and looked at are fine, and don't need to be fixed:

Advance Guardian Heroes
Advance Wars
Breath Of Fire 2
Castlevania
Double Dragon Advance
Golden Sun
Golden Sun 2
Ice Climber
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts - alt1
Kingdom Hearts - alt2
Kingdom Hearts - alt3
Kingdom Hearts - alt4
Legend Of Zelda
Lufia
Mario & Luigi - Superstar Saga
Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Zero Mission
Ninja Five-O
River City Ransom EX
Shining Soul
Sword Of Mana
Warioland 4
Yoshi's Island
Zelda 2 - The Adventure Of Link
 
Alright. We need to decide on a spine logo so I can make sure all of the covers have the same logo from here on out.

Logo 1 (the one I currently use):
gba_spine.jpg


Logo 2 (Provided by Mij and tweaked to fit into place)
gba_logo.jpg
 
Alright I've got my FF1&2 done and a new Zelda LTTP with thumbs. Where do you want them?

These were done with the GBA logo Snowcone provided earlier. In all actuality the new logo does look better. We do need to decide on a consistent set of guidelines (imagesizeand logos). I guess I vote for the new one even though I would have to redo these two. Not a huge deal since I have the PSD but I want to work on New ones!:p:D

Also I put together a list of the games I have and can do. What does anyone want next?

Castlevania AOS -Already Done
Castlevania COTM -Already Done
Contra Advanced
FF Tactics Adv - Already Done
FF1&2 - Already Done
Final Fight One - Front messed up but may be usable
GT Advanced
Mario Kart - Already Done
Metroid Fusion - Already Done
Sonic Advanced - Already Done
Spyro Season of Flame
Spyro Season of Ice
Super Mario Advanced 1
Super Mario Advanced 2
Super Mario Advanced 3 - Already Done
Super Mario Advanced 4 - Already Done
Super Mario Classic
Tetris Worlds
Tom & Jerry The Magic Ring
Tony Hawk 2
Wario Ware - Already Done
Zelda LTTP - Already Done
 
Snowcone...I think the one you are using works really well. When I printed out each of your covers they all lined up nicely on the shelf. I also like how the top portion has some white so it looks uniform. As for the clarity...maybe it could be a little sharper but the ones I printed already look good enough to display so I wouldn't say it is a necessity.
 
[quote name='simplygriff']Alright I've got my FF1&2 done and a new Zelda LTTP with thumbs. Where do you want them? [/quote]

I don't have an FTP setup yet so let me see if I can setup a temp folder for you to upload these files to.
 
I setup a temporary page for you guys to upload files to my site.
http://www.snackbar-games.com/uploadcovers.php

Only images smaller than 7MB may be uploaded. I will handle the creation of the thumbnails. I will also be deleting these after I get them moved to the proper location. This page will only be up when someone needs to upload covers so make sure you contact me before attempting to upload.
 
Just let me know. Or I can e-mail them toyou. Whatever.:D

Oh and after further review i changed my mind and like the Snowcone GBA logo better. Just seems bolder and stands out more. The other is nice but I wish the text was bigger.
-G
 
The text is clearer on the 2nd one but with resizing it to fit it lost some of its sharpness. I think the first one works fine and since it is bolder and so small after being printed anyway I think it is good. I will fix the logo for the covers that were mentioned above and reupload them.
 
[quote name='Snowcone']I setup a temporary page for you guys to upload files to my site.
http://www.snackbar-games.com/uploadcovers.php

Only images smaller than 7MB may be uploaded. I will handle the creation of the thumbnails. I will also be deleting these after I get them moved to the proper location. This page will only be up when someone needs to upload covers so make sure you contact me before attempting to upload.[/quote]

Alright I think I loaded the Zelda and FF1 &2. After I did it it said that I "can only upload images". They both were .jpgs Can you make sure you got them? Let me know what you think of the quality of work to see if they're acceptable. I want these to be of the best quality for everyone and if there's something you think I could do better let me know. Thanks for hosting this project. If they're good enough you can just give credit to simplygriff and maybe put a link to my under construction site www.simplygriff.com
-G
 
[quote name='simplygriff'][quote name='Snowcone']I setup a temporary page for you guys to upload files to my site.
http://www.snackbar-games.com/uploadcovers.php

Only images smaller than 7MB may be uploaded. I will handle the creation of the thumbnails. I will also be deleting these after I get them moved to the proper location. This page will only be up when someone needs to upload covers so make sure you contact me before attempting to upload.[/quote]

Alright I think I loaded the Zelda and FF1 &2. After I did it it said that I "can only upload images". They both were .jpgs Can you make sure you got them? Let me know what you think of the quality of work to see if they're acceptable. I want these to be of the best quality for everyone and if there's something you think I could do better let me know. Thanks for hosting this project. If they're good enough you can just give credit to simplygriff and maybe put a link to my under construction site www.simplygriff.com
-G[/quote]

If you got that error then they didn't upload. Try it again in a minute.
 
Alright the Zelda went I think, but I keep getting this error with the FF1and2

Only images may be uploaded
Current type: image/pjpeg

Any ideas? It's just a straight jpeg outta PS. just liek the Zelda. ???
 
[quote name='simplygriff']Alright the Zelda went I think, but I keep getting this error with the FF1and2

Only images may be uploaded
Current type: image/pjpeg

Any ideas? It's just a straight jpeg outta PS. just liek the Zelda. ???[/quote]

Image/pjpeg? Odd. Lemme set it up to allow that type of file.

Fixed. I don't see any files in the uploads folder. Try them both again.
 
[quote name='simplygriff']Success! Got it! Done! WoOt! Sorry for all the trouble. Check em out let me know what you think.

So what's next?
-G[/quote]

Nice. Got them online too. Your FF: Dawn of Souls cover was more of a pure white than the other one and while I typically center the logo in the spine yours looked cleaner overall. Keep them coming guys.

On a side note, I have a contact at Nintendo who I inquired with about acquiring boxart directly from Nintendo. I fired off an email and they aren't going to be able to provide us with anything. Oh well. We just need to find more people with GBA games and access to a scanner.
 
Looks good. I see what you mean about the white of the background especially up against the Tactics box. I may adjust the levels some to brighten that up and resend it.

Have you been leaving the nintendo logo like the originals and centering the Game logo? I just took out a chunk of blank space and lined everything up. Granted that may not work on some covers, Final Fight I know cause it has a round gradient behind the logo.
 
[quote name='simplygriff']Looks good. I see what you mean about the white of the background especially up against the Tactics box. I may adjust the levels some to brighten that up and resend it.

Have you been leaving the nintendo logo like the originals and centering the Game logo? I just took out a chunk of blank space and lined everything up. Granted that may not work on some covers, Final Fight I know cause it has a round gradient behind the logo.[/quote]

I play it by ear with each cover. Sometimes you have to chop off developer logos in order to center the artwork or logo and other times you don't. Just do it however you think looks best.

I think the cover is bright enough as I lightened it up already.
 
Oh cool. Thanks. I guess I'll just start with whatever is in the rest of my collection unless someone wants a specific one from my earlier list.

Do you know of a faster way to scan images? In PS I go file>import> EpsonTwain it works fine but always prescans and closes after every scan. Should I just try to use the Scanner independent of PS? Any suggestions?
 
It doesn't close PS but it closes the scanning utility. I've used a scanner before a long long time ago where if you were doing a bunch of scanning you could have an area selected and all your settings set up and just put your item in the area and hit scan. This was forever ago on an old work PC without PS. Any ideas?
 
These are teriffic guys. Very nice work. Any chance of getting covers for the following:

Boktai
Boktai 2
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror


I'd scan 'em for ya if I had a scanner. :(
 
Ho wlong did it take you guys to get your cases? I ordered mine first thing Monday and they're still putting my order together. Just slap them in a box and get them out!!
-G
 
Well I realized that the first logo was the wrong size and blurry so here is a new logo. It's very sharp and clean and should look nice when printed.

gbaside1sr.gif

or if thats not visible here's a link to another hosted image link
 
Mij, this one really looks much better. Hopefully everyone starts using these. If I find the time, I might even start putting this in the old covers. It shouldn't take too long.
 
[quote name='Mij']Well I realized that the first logo was the wrong size and blurry so here is a new logo. It's very sharp and clean and should look nice when printed.

gbaside1sr.gif

or if thats not visible here's a link to another hosted image link[/quote]

I know this isn't much of a difference but in my opinion, the white border is too thick. Could we use something like this. Once again, I realize there is a very little difference.

gbaside1sr2.GIF
 
Hey guys -
I'm really glad you guys (esp. snowcone) have really run with this! I don't really have the time these days to fuss with this, so I hereby pass the OP torch to Snowcone.

Snowcone - I would suggest that we either kill this thread and have you start a new one (so you can update the running tally in the OP), or have you put these on a webpage somewhere and just keep this thread alive as a place to discuss the covers and set up scan trades, etc. Or, we can keep this thread like it is, and you can just PM me new BBcode whenever you want and I'll post it in the OP.
Whaddya think??

PS - I'm really glad you guys have come up with a better res scan of the GBA logo; mine looked like ass.
 
[quote name='organicow']Hey guys -
I'm really glad you guys (esp. snowcone) have really run with this! I don't really have the time these days to fuss with this, so I hereby pass the OP torch to Snowcone.

Snowcone - I would suggest that we either kill this thread and have you start a new one (so you can update the running tally in the OP), or have you put these on a webpage somewhere and just keep this thread alive as a place to discuss the covers and set up scan trades, etc. Or, we can keep this thread like it is, and you can just PM me new BBcode whenever you want and I'll post it in the OP.
Whaddya think??

PS - I'm really glad you guys have come up with a better res scan of the GBA logo; mine looked like ass.[/quote]

And lo.

www.snack-bargames.com/gbacovers.php
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson'][quote name='organicow']Hey guys -
I'm really glad you guys (esp. snowcone) have really run with this! I don't really have the time these days to fuss with this, so I hereby pass the OP torch to Snowcone.

Snowcone - I would suggest that we either kill this thread and have you start a new one (so you can update the running tally in the OP), or have you put these on a webpage somewhere and just keep this thread alive as a place to discuss the covers and set up scan trades, etc. Or, we can keep this thread like it is, and you can just PM me new BBcode whenever you want and I'll post it in the OP.
Whaddya think??

PS - I'm really glad you guys have come up with a better res scan of the GBA logo; mine looked like ass.[/quote]

And lo.

www.snack-bargames.com/gbacovers.php[/quote]

www.snackbar-games.com/gbacovers.php
 
[quote name='Snowcone'][quote name='Mr. Anderson'][quote name='organicow']Hey guys -
I'm really glad you guys (esp. snowcone) have really run with this! I don't really have the time these days to fuss with this, so I hereby pass the OP torch to Snowcone.

Snowcone - I would suggest that we either kill this thread and have you start a new one (so you can update the running tally in the OP), or have you put these on a webpage somewhere and just keep this thread alive as a place to discuss the covers and set up scan trades, etc. Or, we can keep this thread like it is, and you can just PM me new BBcode whenever you want and I'll post it in the OP.
Whaddya think??

PS - I'm really glad you guys have come up with a better res scan of the GBA logo; mine looked like ass.[/quote]

And lo.

www.snack-bargames.com/gbacovers.php[/quote]

www.snackbar-games.com/gbacovers.php[/quote]

Damn, almost had it. :wink:
 
I got the Mario Advanced 1 cover done and here. Where ya want it boss?

This one was a bugger cause of a pattern along the spine. I think I did pretty well though.
-G
 
[quote name='moe11888']Mij, this one really looks much better. Hopefully everyone starts using these. If I find the time, I might even start putting this in the old covers. It shouldn't take too long.[/quote]

I can build a Photoshop action to do that automatically, no need for you to do so.
 
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