Game Art Images

To use N64 game art images, place your PNG files within the sd:/menu/metadata/ folder.

Warning: ** PRE-RELEASE ONLY** Game Boxart is now stored in sd:/menu/metadata/, rather than the previous sd:/menu/boxart/ folder, please update your folder name and structure/content to ensure compatibility.

Supported file names

boxart_front.png (DEFAULT)
boxart_back.png
boxart_top.png
boxart_bottom.png
boxart_left.png
boxart_right.png
gamepak_front.png
gamepak_back.png

Supported image sizes

Files must be in PNG format and use the following dimensions:

American/European N64 boxart sprites: 158x112
Japanese N64 boxart sprites: 112x158
64DD boxart sprites: 129x112
GamePak front and back sprites: 158x112
Boxart top/bottom spines: 158x22
Boxart left/right spines: 112x22

Images will be loaded by directories using each character (case-sensitive) of the full 4-character Game Code (as identified in the menu ROM information):
i.e. for GoldenEye NTSC USA (NGEE), this would be sd:/menu/boxart/N/G/E/E/boxart_front.png.
i.e. for GoldenEye PAL (NGEP), this would be sd:/menu/boxart/N/G/E/P/boxart_front.png.

To improve compatibility between regions (as a fallback), you may exclude the region ID (last matched directory) for GamePaks to match with 3-character IDs instead:
i.e. for GoldenEye, this would be sd:/menu/boxart/N/G/E/boxart_front.png.

ROMs that use the "Advanced Homebrew ROM Header" Game ID (xEDx) are matched using the "Game Title" (not the Game Code): e.g. sd:/menu/metadata/homebrew/{game title}/boxart_front.png

Warning: Excluding the region ID may show a box art of the wrong region.

Itterating through game art images

When added, extra images will be used if available to itterate:

boxart_back.png
boxart_top.png
boxart_bottom.png
boxart_left.png
boxart_right.png
gamepak_front.png
gamepak_back.png

On the ROM load screen, you can cycle through available images using the D-pad left/**C-pad left** and D-pad right/**C-pad right** buttons. The menu will display any available images from the list above, skipping images that don't exist.

As a starting point, here is a link to a box art pack, that has boxart_front.png:

Third party box art