GBA skin

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:30 am

does anyone know were I can find a GBA skin template to make my own skin

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:34 am

gbamod.com (site down)

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:35 am

http://www.gameboy.com/popup_gba_template.html

I think I'll start working on my own skins too--for the micro.

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:32 pm

what else would you put on the cutest system ever?
I made a ton of these...most aren't nearly as girly, though.
(yes, this linked image is much lousier than the huge one I'll be printing)

I'm thinking it's going to be easy to turn the GBM faceplates into clear faceplates again--if they don't give us clear ones. probably be able to rub the image off the inside with alcohol or simple green to avoid fogging.

I can't wait to show hello kitty off to all my friends. Or maybe I'll use my "Limited Edition Don Johnson GBM" skin.

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:13 pm

How do you do that so well?

Is their one for NDS?

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:45 pm

To remove the decals, you could just use Brasso.

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:14 am

metroid> I turned the template into a mask in photoshop and pasted a bunch of pictures behind it. I don't know about NDS templates. There probably are, but not from the guy I got my template from.

as for decals, I hope to avoid the issue. I'm planning on cutting them out of photo paper and wedging them between a clear faceplate and the system. I hope they give clear faceplates...but I'm prepared if they don't...

I can even use the GBA jpg viewer to display the rest of the image on the game screen--for when I'm looking cool wearing it around my neck. the original picture and it's dozens of layers are now nearly 500MB...I get so carried away.

MiGs · Post by **MiGs** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:02 am

Hey reaperman, where did you get the original template for the micro?

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:30 am

I got the gbm template here:
http://forum.lik-sang.com/showthread.php?t=6885

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:38 am

I kinda wanted a template for a GBA original

Conn · Post by **Conn** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:52 am

Reaperman@home wrote:http://www.gameboy.com/popup_gba_template.html

I think I'll start working on my own too--for the micro.

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:20 am

is that template actuall size

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:24 am

actual size is something you choose when you print it.
we're all viewing it at different sizes because of our various monitor sizes and resolutions. anything can be printed actual size assuming it fits on the page and is bigger than a single dot.

It's kind of low res, but since you're just using the shape it doesn't really matter, just hit the areas you want to show through with the magic wand and erase down to background.

edit:
something like this, but you may want to care more when you do it (sharpen edges, not forget that triangle by the 'A' button, etc)

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:09 pm

ok thanks

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:10 pm

looks like the big N is encouraging this practice...
TONS of GBM skins for (super)Mario's 20th B-Day:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/mario20th/20t ... index.html
if this catches on, I may not have to make a clear faceplate afterall

the lik-sang.com forum also had a kicking GBM faceplate competition going.