vcoven — GBA Virtual Console CIA Builder

Bake GBA Virtual Console CIA injects for the Nintendo 3DS.

What is this?

vcoven builds installable .cia files that let you play GBA games on a hacked 3DS using the console's native GBA hardware — not emulated. Games run at full speed with the official Virtual Console boot animation and integrate into the 3DS home menu with your custom icon and banner.

You need: A GBA ROM (.gba), a square icon image (48×48), a banner image (256×128), and a unique Title ID.

Install: Transfer the .cia to your 3DS SD card and install with FBI.

GBA ROM

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Drop a .gba ROM here

Icon

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48×48 PNG

Banner

Title

Long Title Shown on the bottom screen. Optional.

Publisher

Title ID

16 hex digits. Auto-generated — click ↻ to randomize. Must be unique per game.

Product Code 3DS catalog code. CTR-N-XXXX where XXXX is the 4-char game code from the ROM header. Cosmetic only.

Save Type How the game saves progress. Auto-detect reads the ROM for save signatures. Override if you have a patched ROM or romhack where detection fails.

Upload a ROM to get started.

3DS Home Menu Preview

Your Game

Banner Preview

Title: —

Publisher: Homebrew

Title ID: —

Product Code: CTR-N-HMBW

Save Type: auto

ROM: —