/vr/ - Retro Games

Bump because I am also considering doing this. Hate having my carts out and exposed.

If its non-profit and good for community then why not

Where on gods green earth did you get those clear cases???

I've been looking everywhere for something like that.

>>1035934

I don't know. I just typed up coverporject and clicked on the fourth image on google.

I do get red cases though.

You're seriouy asking us if you should print pictures off the internet and put them in blank game cases....

>>1036210

Yes. It can get expensive. Just to to see if anybody else has tried to too.

Sorry for posting in your personal 4chan board. Didn't know you owned it.

>>1036215
>expensive

The fuck are you talking about? It's free...That's the whole point of the site.

>>1036243
you have to buy the cases though

>>1036243

>NES Plastic Cases
>DS Cases
>N64 Plastic Cases


>Free

>>1036248
http://www.mediashelving.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=W&Product_Code=USCG

Mad expensive bro.

>>1036260

>80$
>5$ Cardstock
>Extra Space
>20$ Extra Bookshelf
>Total around 150$+

>Loose Carts Storage Cost
>0$

>Not Expensive

Then pay it for me :^)

I've been wanted to do it for a while now. I just wish I could've ordered the cases back when they were $42 for a pack of 100, the prices raised to $59 a few months ago. Still worth it due to how nice it turns out.

Pic culled from google.

>>1036271
>Not buying regular printer paper to save money
>Thinking $150 is a lot to have 100 of your games in custom cases
>$1.50-2.00 a game
>Being this much of a poor fag

Or you know, you could get one of those job things.

>>1036283

>only 100 games

Or I could save 150 and buy more video games.

I've been doing it, OP. The main point of frustration for me is that I've never had to deal with COLOR MATCHING before and half my covers printed out, while high quality, in this sort of red-orange that doesn't match the searing high-satuation red you actually see on SNES cases and the nintendo logo

That was when I had them printed at FedEx Office, which felt like it was actually cheaper inkwise than printing them out at home. I can do it at home, but...

I've been wanted to do it for a while now. I just wish I could've ordered the cases back when they were $42 for a pack of 100, the prices raised to $59 a few months ago. Still worth it due to how nice it turns out.

Pic culled from google.

>>1036271
Don't forget about the price for a printer and ink. Cheapest decent printers would be an Epson Expression XP-410 or an HP Deskjet 3510 or 4500, all about $69-$79 on sale. Picture quality would be better on the Epson, but the HP will come with full-sized cartridges in the box.

If money isn't an issue, get an HP Officejet 8600 Pro. $149 and you're good for about a 1000 pages out of the box.

>>1036304
He doesn't need to buy a printer. He can just use mommy and daddy's instead.

>>1036304
Or I could go to staples and get them printed with 600 dpi+, for really nice quality.

>>1036309

>mommys and daddys

gr8 b8 m8

>>1036297
They're probably printing your covers with a color laser printer. They're cheap to maintain and the cartridges have high yields, but you need to stick with inkjet printers for more saturated colors.

>>1036290
>being this retarded

Then why the fuck are you asking us if you should do it then?

>>1036328

>missing the point

>>1036313
The DPI rating for color prints on an HP 8600 is 9600 x 2400. The shitty Xerox color lasers that Staples uses is a joke in comparison.

>>1036332
Oh I get it. You're trolling

Saged and reported

>>1036248
I didn't, just re-used cases from my rubbish DS games.

And yes OP, go for it, I have some of my fav Game Boy games in cases and it really looks nice on a shelf.

>>1036316
>lasers cannot into saturated colors

aahhhh soooooo

is this really the issue? Thank you so much.

The inkjet ones I printed out looked a little too purple on the reds but it was a lot subtler.

Here, have an outdated look at some partial progress

>>1036350

epic just epic

>>1036353

Where else can I print besides staples? Like, major chains.

>>1036283
>regular printer paper
Enjoy your shit quality cover.

>>1036363
Makes no difference behind a plastic cover. I've already tried both and compared. Maybe your printer is just shit, bro.

>>1036379

There's a slight different in the quality of the print though, I.E. how it folds, but that's just nitpicking at this point.

>>1036379
I got washed out colors with shittier paper because it couldn't hold enough ink to look really saturated

you don't need glossy paper but you need something with a decent threadcount if you want it to look *nice*

These are my current cases.

-Lufia and Gradius III were printed on inkjet at home, the rest are laser-printed at FedEx Office. Note the difference in hue on the Super Nintendo logos. This is what bugs me.
-No I don't know why the photo went all fucking instagram on me, I wanted something clear, lighting is just bad at this hour I guess
-These are semi-custom spines that I take no real credit for, since I basically take other peoples' covers and frankenstein them a bit into what I want, but I think they look nice

>>1036419
>forgot pic
hurrrr

>>1036243
>universal cases - $40-$50 plus shipping
>printer - if you don't have one - $30
>ink - you'll need some fucking ink - $25-$50
>time - given that it's /vr/, that'll range in the negatives to $0 range

What's the site where all the original covers? Coverproject is just scans of actual covers, right?

>>1038041
I have this if it helps.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-ahZGcijqsCX3AzLTJ0QVhTV0U#

>>1035934
I believe those might be European DS Cases. Not 100% sure so don't quote me on that.

If you have the space it looks pretty awesome. If you're just looking for dust protection there's other methods you can use for storage. I've seen a thing where people store portable games in binders with trading card holding pages for instance.

>>1038056

s'ok, I was thinking of http://vgboxart.com

Either it's all original, or all remakes

You can't mix them up. It will look like shit

>>1036304
>VGA rated Panzer Dargoon hanging on wall.
>Soundtracks hanging on wall.

NOPE.

>>1036304
i feel like knocking over everything. do you even play any games?

>>1038127
that pic always saddens me...

>>1038127
God, that's one devastatingly sad picture.

I shed a tear for this guy's entirely lost collection.

>>1038127
oh my fucking shit what happened there

I'd do it but I really don't have the shelf space to make it worthwhile. It's something I have considered, though.

>>1038127
My games are all in a big pile spread out near my consoles right now. But I can see the appeal of having everything in a nice display, if only because it makes searching for a particular game a lot easier.

>>1038127

>>1038127
Kinda makes you think. We spend so much time collecting things that will just be thrown out or destroyed in the future. Shouldn't we be focusing on the experience of the game instead?

>>1038169
Thats precisely why I collect. Sure I wanna own em all. But I wanna play em all too. I like complete disc cases but as far as carts go i could really care less if they have cases because they aren't going to to sit pretty on my shelf.

Also I live on the 4th floor of an apartment in an area where the absolute only natural disaster that could possibly occur is a flood.

>>1038127
Well now it looks like a flood and these things don't exactly just come out of nowhere in a unglodly torrent and murder your shit. Unless it was a tsunami. So this guy could have saved his stuff?

I know my dad had a hope chest with a ton of old rare comics and toys and he lost it in a flood, simply because he refused to move it, didn't think the water was gonna reach our house.

>>1038148
http://nfgphoto.com/grafx/index.php?path=Events%2FGameFlood

;_;

>>1038175
I wouldn't take the weather for granted anymore. I don't preach GW, but shit's going down.

>>1038212
It is true that some weird shit is happening. And the crazy thing is when I look back at recent moments in my life, like withing the past 2 years, there is a sense of doom to them, even if they are happy moments there is a sense that even then something was not right.

>>1036304
That actually looks pretty nice. I'm among the few to still have the plastic sleeves and a several original boxes from back in the day but after having a Genesis, Nintendo's packaging really bugs me.

Just curious for those that have ordered from mediashelving, around how much did they charge for shipping? I started mine by doing a test run on my Mega Man games with 10 boxes from a seller that wasn't horrifically gouging, but that seems to be extremely rare.

>regular paper
I've got a pretty good printer, but it sure still looks like shit to me. I went for some Target-brand semi-gloss, it's only like .20 a page, which combined with some non-OEM ink from an Amazon seller kept my cost on the covers down.

>>1038202
>http://nfgphoto.com/grafx/index.php?path=Events%2FGameFlood


>That happaned in my city, on the southside.

Boy am I glad I live on high ground away from lakes.

The flooding was fucking crazy though, I got stranded like twice. I'd originally gone in to pick up some computer parts but when I got to the store it was literally underwater.

I got good photos though.

>>1038340
It cost me $14 shipping, so $73 overall. Shipping may cost more depending on where you live. I live on the west coast so it wasn't terribly far away from them...

I find the quality of the paper doesn't matter too much as long as it can get the color you want with your ink. It's going to be behind a plastic sleeve anyway so the kind of paper you use is not that important.

>>1038391
He says he salvaged the important stuff like the computer and the tv. Jesus christ, that tv cost like what, 600 bucks? And the computer was maybe 600? And what would you have lost along with that computer, some pictures of your semi-retarded dog scooter and a couple text documents? That video game collection was probably worth thousands of dollars and to just say "Yeah lets spend thousands on a collection that not only took money but blood, sweat and tears, and then as soon as it floods lets just leave it all behind and let it ruin in muddy, contaminated water because pictures of scooter and a 600 dollar tv is worth more..

I really like how uniform the universal game cases make everything look next to eachother. If I had for example a shitload of loose N64 and SNES carts I'd definitely consider it. Really clonks my bonkers having cases next to eachother on the shelf in 47 different sizes. Prevents grouping franchises together that spanned more than one generation/console

>>1038239

Off-topic, but Is it possible you suffer from anxiety? I had this too

>>1038050
Just found out European DS cases, and it looks like you're right.

So what, just cut the inside of the case to fit Game Boy/Color games?

These cases are sexy

>>1038886

Use legal size paper for full effect, but if you wanna save a few bucks, you can use regular.

Yes and no, add foam, like in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGvyOpoy84k

>>1038465
If you keep reading, he says how he pays for really good insurance. It's notoriously more expensive, apparently, but gives zero hassle. He said the entire collection will be covered, and he did save things he didn't think he would be able to find again. He also apparently lived in Japan for a while and is able to go back there pretty easily to find stuff for a cheaper price than importing.

>tfw you live in Canada so the Universal Cases would cost like $150 to ship here.

>>1035914
they look great, but where's the best place to buy cases?

by best i mean cheapest

For anyone interested in clear DS cases

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390653165619

I used this site when making cases for some burned Dreamcast games. I really like them. I'd like to do the same for all my loose-cartridge games (read: every cartridge game I own) but the cost of 75 or so of those universal cases would be really prohibitive, I imagine. The way I have all my games displayed isn't really spectacular anyway, and I like collecting videogames more than displaying them, but it's still a project I want to do. Just not one to do right now.

>>1040968
I saw some eBay listings, but I noticed a lot of them were European cases. While I think the clear cases are prettier and leave for more creativity (inside artwork) they won't work if you're in the States very well. Reason is the thickness of the European cases. A lot of the Cover Project and VGBoxart defaults are for the US game cases, which are slightly thinner.

That, and if you're making cases for other cartridges (Game Boy/Color, Gear), the inside of the European layout looks slightly different, too.

Still, OP's pic looks like the guy got some American box art ("T" for teen), so I'm curious as to where he got the clear cases.

The only place I've seen after a day's research for American-looking clear cases is:
http://www.cdsmedia.co.uk/Gaming/Nintendo_DS_Replacement_Game_Case_Clear.aspx

But the listing doesn't give the exact dimensions, and they don't take PayPal.

Anyone can help on the clear cases for US carts?

>>1041070
Addendum:

Apparently the pic is from here: http://kaikoshumi.webs.com/apps/blog/show/7052140-the-cover-project

And the guy phoned Nintendo to get the clear cases. This was two years ago, so who knows if they'll still have any with the GBA slot, let alone in clear for NTSC games.

>>1036328
Did you ever consider that this wasn't OP, or are you just naturally annoying?

>>1036379
Yes. Yes it does. There's a nearby retro + new store that uses UGC boxes a la Gamestop, and their printer isn't even awful, but godamn those boxes look horrible.

speaking of covers, Does any of you know if there exist a good quality scan of this image?

>>1041070
I'm using European cases, I just printed out the NTSC cover art and it fits fine.

>>1041107
Really? The thickness doesn't intrude at all?
And were you able to cut the insides just fine for GB/Color carts?

I got some Game Gear carts I'd want to use, but I'm fine if they won't fit.

>>1041093
forgot the picture

>>1041112
Yeah, i just used a dremel to grind down the plastic.

>>1041107
>>1041112
I've heard tell on the coverproject forums that a 3DS case will fit an old GB cart WITHOUT any interior cutting. It wedges right in. Some people have started doing 3DS dimension casings but it's piecemeal and you have to dig in the forums or request to get them

>>1041114
All I did was search for large pictures of スウィートホーム on google

>>1041120
Pig disgusting

>>1041149
It's the inside, how is it any more pig disgusting than a DS case that's been all dremel fucked up with a huge hole in the back

>>1036260
>https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-ahZGcijqsCX3AzLTJ0QVhTV0U#

Will these fit a NES game?

Seem to list everything else but original NES.

>>1041181
And I have no idea why it linked that link was suppose to be >>1036260

The universal cases.

Always found it strange people don't scan to lossless formats, considering the archival nature of these type of projects. I mean the files are already big, why not save scans as PNG's or PDF's or something?

>>1041149

>>1041181
>>1041216
You have to do significant cutting in order to fit a NES game inside one. Basically saw out every single tab in there. It's also way fucking harder than it seems, I tried and went full retard.

They fit everything else no prob though.

>>1041231
coverproject claims it does everything as 600dpi jpg for bandwidth or something since it's hosting them all for free

>>1041248
Fuckin' rad.

>>1041115
I think I'm going the route of the black instead. They're far more readily available, and I think the colors for certain covers will pop out more.

That, and I can manipulate them any which way for whatever cart I put in.

VIRAL MARKETING

Anybody Know of a place where I can buy multicolored DVD cases?

Preferably US.

Kinda late to the party, but I do this with all my games now. Most of the games I buy are loose or I lost the original case/box as a kid, so it's nice to have them cased up. Plus, when you get a bunch of them lined up in cases, they look NICE. I'll try to post some pics of the ones I have cased.

One thing though, it can get annoying trying to hunt down a case for a game that isn't on Cover Project. I have one game in my SNES collection that I simply cannot find a high-res scan of, so I'm just half-tempted to try to find a boxed version of it

>>1041840
I know that feeling. I have no high-res scan of the back of the Action 52 box... And no high-res scans fo the Cheetahmen 2 box at all.

>>1041842
Forgot my image...

I'm in the middle of moving right now, so half my stuff is boxed up and the other half is kinda scattered around, so forgive the pictures. Here's how the N64 games look

>>1041856

I feel like I'm watching a youtube video. Do you have one?

>>1041856
And here are some of the disc-based games (Dreamcast, Saturn, and Sega CD). I really, REALLY like how the Dreamcast ones look. All in all, I recommend it OP, if you can afford it (mediashelving is a good website to look at for empty cases)

>>1041862
A YouTube vid ? No, just a shitty Windows phone

>>1041856
>>1041869

Nice. I'm probably gonna go multicolored on the DVD cases, like blue for Sega CD, and red for Atari Jaguar CD, but excellent collection.

>>1041878
Thanks man. I was gonna post more but like I said, most of my stuff is all boxed up. Multicolored DVD cases is actually a really smart way to do things... I should have done that. Right now I'm trying to decide whether or not to throw all my PS1 games in DVD cases or these: http://www.tapes.com/lenco-10mm-single-cddvd-soft-poly-box-w-overlay-p-7530.html

>>1041883

Black DVD Cases would match better with the rest of your collection. Then again, it's all personal taste.

>>1041886
Yeah, I was leaning toward those. A friend said the same thing you did

>>1041856
>Zelda at the end instead of with the "L"s

>>1041869
Are those from the Cover Project website? I love the look of the NiGHTS Saturn boxes.

>>1041301
Ah damn. Would love to case my old NES games as I hate those damn Nintendo sleeves that slide everywhere. But the only ones I ever find are dirty old Nintendo rental boxes people are price jacking.

>>1041869
Does Mediashelving Paypal?

>>1042247
I think so, they did when I bought mine.

I made an OP for the next General

Cover Project General

Actual OP Edition

Box Art for Everything
>www.thecoverproject.net/?

NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Master System Game Cases
>http://www.mediashelving.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=W&Product_Code=USCG

Clear Plastic DS Cases
>http://www.cdsmedia.co.uk/Gaming/Nintendo_DS_Replacement_Game_Case_Clear.aspx

DVD Cases
>http://www.checkoutstore.com/DVD-Cases-s/39.htm?gclid=CNam35vqrLkCFUdo7AodWzkAMg

I keep all my carts loose in a box.
All the original boxes and manuals are flat packed and stored away safely.

>>1035934
I got a case of 50 from this site for about £20. Been meaning to make custom cases but...eh, I'm lazy.

http://www.cdsmedia.co.uk/Gaming/Nintendo_DS_Replacement_Game_Case_Clear.aspx

>>1042296
Are they closer to the US size than the European cases?

>>1042296
You want to part with some?

>>1042261
Add this

Canadian who doesn't want to break the bank
>Too fucking bad

>>1042301
They're more US thickness, which is good because you can fit more on a shelf.

>>1042301
Maaaaaaybe. I have thought about putting some on ebay.

>>1042309
Email if you're interested. I was interested in 15-20.

>>1038118
I was wondering if anyone would notice, but I didn't really want to start a shitstorm over it either. He has nice cases all the same.
>>1038169
My only intent is to preserve things for the future. Obviously time will destroy all things inevitably, but we can do something to maintain that history, instead of giving it no chance to persevere by carelessly casting it aside now.

>>1038193
Think it was that NY flood that took people by surprise IIRC, he might have been out of town to avoid the storm.

I'm thinking about doing this sometime this year, what kind of paper should I use? I've tried making custom covers using normal printing paper and they looked like shit. What kind of paper will give it that 'glossy' look that most covers have?

>>1042360

Go to a copy store, use an expensive printer on legal size. The quality of the printer greatly improves it.

>>1042103
Hahahah sorry, I really didn't know whether to put them at the end or with the 'L''s

>>1042247
Pretty sure. I got 100 DVD cases and 100 UGCs for like 140 bucks (including shipping)

>>1042182
Yeah, the NiGHTS boxes are from there. NiGHTS is easily one of my favorite games, and pretty much have it on all the platforms it's currently available on (minus the PS2 remake)

I was considering doing this at one point, but I decided it would be too expensive.
My goal is to be able to play every game on original hardware as cheaply as possible. I'll miss out on some nice manuals, but that's a small price to pay.

On the topic of manuals: http://www.replacementdocs.com/news.php
If you have any manuals that aren't on there, please consider scanning and uploading them.

In fact, I think that's quite related to this thread. Consider adding that website to the OP next time.

>>1042489
That's really cool; I've been debating printing out manuals

>>1042505
It's missing a lot though, and the manuals are watermarked.

>>1042261
Another website with some cover/box scans. They're not ready to be printed out or formatted for UGCs like coverproject, but still useful for creating your own

http://www.covergalaxy.com/

>>1042530
Forgot to add: check the forums for most of them

>>1042489
This made me wanna check, I just found I have a lot of manuals for Nintendo related systems/handhelds. Both games and like in the case of Game Boy, I have the hardware manual.
Not the best scans however, but could upload some or a specific one (if I have it).

>>1042545
Hell I even have some iQue manuals apparently.

>>1042557
nigga dey all chinese
anyway, you should upload some of that

>>1042557
So looking at that manual it looks like they just cut out the L button. Would anyone know if this is right, and if so, what the hell is the point of the D-Pad?

>>1042469
>Hahahah sorry, I really didn't know whether to put them at the end or with the 'L''s
I'm the same way. I have the Lego Star Wars games with the "S" games.

>>1042562
I will, though can't at the moment.

>>1042574
I'm guessing for whatever games that could have been released on it that used it, dunno if any of'em that were did though.

>>1042261
Checkoutstore seems fairly high priced until you reach the free shipping mark, so I don't think I'd suggest it to anyone who needs less than 100 cases. I previously used Casetopia to condense my anime singles, although that was 4-6-disc Scanavo cases so they cost about double a regular 1-disc case, but 50 regular clear cases cost about 5 bucks less than Checkoutstore even after shipping.

>>1042261

>I made an OP for the next General

What's with fuckers who want to have a general for everything? There's no reason to have a continuing discussion about cases, especially when everything you posted is found in a thread on the site this whole project is from. It's totally unnecessary and stupid. If you want a permanent discussion then join that website and post on the forum.

>>1042660

>stop clogging my personal forum

>>1042669
Stop shitting up /vr/

>>1042261
Stop this shit guys, we don't need a thread for this shit up constantly. The constant crt and doom threads are bad enough as it is

>>1042694
>>1042696

>look at me, I have a trip so my opinion matters.

If they want a general, let them make one. All you have to do is skip over it.

>>1042696
nobody enjoys what you do

A while back, someone decided that cassette tape cases made good GBA cases.
Does anyone have any pictures of that in practice?

>>1042696
...Aaaaand filtered. Get a life loser.

>>1042718
>cassette tape cases

>>1042696
>>1042694

>Stop Shitting Up /vr/

>>1042726

That's cool as hell. I might have to decide between this and regular DS Cases.

>>1042735
3DS cases work for GameBoy games as well

>>1042735
This faggot needs to be banned, he is 100x worse than Before Anonymous. At least he was funny.

>>1042669
>>1042709

Do you really think that there's enough content created or people available to necessitate a 24/7 thread about cases? I've nothing wrong with the cover project and don't mind the thread but a general is stupid.

I'm looking through those DVD-case Dreamcast games, and they're godly.

I'm printing these bitches out.

>>1042726
Nice!

Took a look around, perhaps this is interesting for other European /vr/ troopers: http://tapeline.info/v2/clear-cassette-library-case.html

Anyone know of any cases that are designed for/fit NES games? I'm not liking the idea of sawing the tabs out of the universal ones.

>>1043116
Wouldn't mind knowing this as well. I still have those Nintendo sleeve things that cover them, but fuck those things suck on a shelf.

>>1043116
>>1043164
It's not a big plastic case like the universal ones, but these look to be better than just using those sleeves.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-NES-Cartridge-Clear-Box-Protectors-Sleeves-Plastic-works-w-dust-covers-DS-/160957592204

Here's a couple Dreamcast custom covers I made using orange blu-ray cases (printed with a shitty printer, which is why the colors look washed out)

>>1043220
interesting

>>1043220
Those are sweet; where did you get them? Personally I would just want normal DVD cases vs. Bluray, but still cool

>>1042694
>>1042696
I hope you can take this as constructive criticism but given the fact that you're a trip which I normally have no problem with I notice your posts a lot more and you seem to be instigating shitposting and arguing a bit more than most people here.

>>1043116
There's BitBoxes.
http://www.stoneagegamer.com/bitbox-nes-game-case.html

More expensive than UGC's yeah but designed specifically with NES in mind. The only thing that bugs me is they're proportionally-speaking too wide, so art looks squished.

>>1041131
>>1041114

Look what i did bitches

>>1043801
oh fuck now it just needs a spine and a back

do you have the UGC template

https://www.seymoronion.com/

This guy's been scraping together funds to start producing his own line of game cases specifically for retrogamers. They'll take the same covers as the UGCs but he'll have, for example, NES cases you don't have to hack up.

Sounds cool and he just announced he has the funds to actually do this now and not just dream. In a few months might be cool.

>>1043801
Great job, but...
>Not "This game contains scenes of explicit violence and gore"

Ya dun goofed.

>>1043904
That'd be an anachronism anyway

>>1043894
and does he actually plans to ship OUTSIDE the damn US.

>>1043826
maybe ill upload it tomorrow.

still working on it, cause i actually plan to make it into an actual NES box instead of a Case, but i might make a Case version as well.

>>1044059
>>1043826
>>1043801


Actually, i might need some help, to finish this, i am going to need 3 specific screen shots but not some generic ones that are unfilteres emu like, what i need are some screenshots that look either

>NTSC filter
>taken with a camera with no flash

You know, for a more authenthic look.

I Need one from the battles, one from the in game map, and one from the fresco.

Please help me.

>>1044096
Actual shots back in the day came off of Sharp NES TV's, if that helps.

>>1044160
>>1044096
>>1044059
>>1043801

Here's a preview

>>1044204
forgot the spoiler tag.

http://www.customgamecases.com/

Is this place respectable at all? They are cheap compared to the other places online that do all the work for you.

>>1045179

Do them yourself, you lazy bastard.

>>1038110
This.

If some of them are boxed, at least have them on a different shelf.

Because I know it can get hard having loose carts.

>>1038396

Ordered my cases today, shipping turned out to be $25 to Ohio.

http://www.nintandbox.net/index.php/en/

I print and make mine. Super cheap + durable + just like the real thing. This site has some pre-made american ones and all sorts of templates to make your own replica. This StarFox one was made by me on Photoshop, perfect copy of the real thing.

>>1046184
Made this one as well but still didn't print it any GameBoy cases. I also made sure to put an N64-styled internal pocket for the cartridges in the boxes, as seen in the StarFox one, so I avoid buying those expensive cardboard inserts, but you could use those if you want.

>>1046184
That looks really nice.

>>1046184
What kind of "paper" or material do Nintendo Boxes or SNES boxes utilize that don't got those nasty "white break cuts" when you fold them.

>>1046534
Cardboard ie. the stuff boxes are made of.

>>1046184
Looks like a pretty good replication. Probably going to find a plastic case though, in all honesty I never liked Nintendo's boxes too much of a pain in the ass.

Does anybody know where I could find a print-out of the label that goes on a cartridge?

Please Delete this >>1044204

Now i am uploading a better preview

>>1046768
I Still DO NEED those screenshots i asked.

>>1043801
Here's a preview

I DO NEED THOSE SCREENSHOTS to finish this

>>1046774
>times new roman
anon pls

>>1036304
Pictures like this make me want to start a physical collection right away. Too poor and probably too late though.

How much did that Sakura Taisen for the Saturn cost? Did you get one those mouses and mousepads that were bundled with some of them?

>>1046895
dont say that, you could always start checking out flea markets and yard sales.
Just pick one system or one genre to start with.
I started with NES games i played as a kid and it grew from there. It's a great hobby. You go on adventures and search for treasure, murder rivals, and then when you win you get to go home and play the video game.

>>1048794
It's just kind of feel like I missed that boat. I guess I could start with cheaper stuff but I don't even know where to put everything.

I'm trying to come up with a good layout for custom box art for universal game cases. I'm trying to integrate the company logo and ESRB rating into the design, so there is nothing covering up the art. Does this look okay?

>>1043235
Ordered them from a site called Casetopia

>>1050191
The shit stain of ESRB didn't exist yet.

>>1041843
>Suggested retail 200$

>>1050191

Don't even bother with them, since the ESRB wasn't established until 2 years before the 4th gen ended.

Anyone try to use one of those self-serve photo printing things you see in department and pharmacy stores?

It would be a decent quality print, but I don't know how long lasting they are as they are likely ink rather than laser and I've not seen how photo paper would go in a case. Suppose they do often offer matte paper too.

Who's the best ebay seller?

Anyone buy from this guy?

http://stores.ebay.com/vidya-mart

>>1050664

By the time you buy like five of those cases you could've bought a case of 100 of your own.

>>1050672

Yeah, but i only need like 3 cases, so buying the few pieces i need would be way cheaper.

I just wanted to know if anyone bought from there to find out if their print quality is good.

Kinda makes me want to just do pure artwork with the name only on the end label, since that is where you usually need it anyway.

>>1050907
If you can, that's an accepted option.
Makes me think of reversible covers. One has the standard art with the logo, and the other one's PRETTY.

>>1051292
I hate reversible covers with better artwork, but no title on the spine. Come the fuck on, Wii Okami!

Im pretty sure I already know the answer, but is there anywhere in the entire universe that sells Sega CD/Saturn/early PS1 cases? You know, those horrible fragile irreplaceable pieces of shit? I would just replace all my broken ones with DVD cases but the fucking manuals are too tall

>>1035914

Hey OP

I've been considering this for awhile as well. Thinking of starting off with my N64 collection. My problem is I just need a decent printer and shelves right now. I just hate not being able to display one of my favorite collections

>>1036304

>people actually think this is a big collection
>some one was actually stupid enough to fall for the scam that is VGA rating

This thread. 10/10 already

>>1036304
>framed games
rofl

Sidenote, that's an assload of Sakura Wars stuff up top (I think?). Are those worth playing, and not too terribly translated?

>>1051420
Only one game exists outside of Japan (So Long My Love for PS2 and Wii). Its what you would expect from an NIS localization. I thought the game was super awesome, but supposedly the other four are actually way better provided you can read moonrunes.

>>1050387
>>1050332
I guess I was just going for more of a modern look, using the Virtual Console ratings if I could find them. But yeah, I think I'll just leave the rating out now and just put the company logo in the corner. Thanks!

So I figured out my template, I'm not going to bother with ESRB ratings like suggested, and I'm not putting a banner at all on the front. I want to show off the art as much as possible.

Debating whether or not to have a description on the back though. Was thinking about having credits on the back, just because I like seeing who worked on which game. Does it look weird like this? Should I take it off?

Rough CT cover I've been working on for reference

>>1052941
That actually looks pretty good. Credits and description probably come down to personal taste.

I like the idea of them myself, but due to the variety of colors in the artwork getting a color of text that shows up well may be near impossible. But hey the great thing about digital art you can do it both ways and just remove the text layer if it doesn't work out.

>>1052985
Yeah, after printing it I'm thinking that text may end up impossible to read. Adding a shadow seemed to help a lot, but it may not translate into print as well, and it's pretty difficult to read digitally anyway. I may end up going for a description instead, since they're usually short bullet points and probably won't be as much of a wall of text as the credits. I'm trying to keep it minimalistic, but it feels like it would be a little too empty with nothing on the back.

I've actually wanted to do something like this for a while, except for my 3DS. I've always wanted the inside cover designs that some UK/Japanese games get (pic related), but even after all of these years no one ever seems to take the time to scan them. Honestly, I wish Nintendo would just offer these as club nintendo prizes, that way i'd have something to spend my coins on.

So I printed out my Chrono Trigger cover (resized to fit a Genesis case since I don't actually have universal game cases yet), and it actually turned out pretty good! The credits are actually readable, so I think I'll be including them on my covers. Low quality paper, just to get a rough idea of what the final product will look like.

Any other tips on how I could improve my template or anything?

Pic related, I also printed out a rough Super Metroid cover I've been working on.

>>1054217

It may just be the angle, but it looks like the Super Nintendo logos on the spine aren't the same size. And I'm not sure how I feel about art on the spine instead of just the name and logos.

>>1054321
They're not, the Chrono Trigger one is a bit too long since it was harder to line up that edge since the background on the front is all white. The Super Metroid one is how big it's supposed to be.

As for spine art, I think it looks a lot more visually appealing than just a solid color with the logo. To me that looks too bland, and it's something I really like about box art from the PS2 era and up.