Gameboy Cassette Cases

[Anonymous No.1531346]

/vr/

I'm doing this cassette thing as a project right now and I have the cassette cases all ready to go. Just gotta buy some ink and paper and we'll be in business.

I gotta question though: what kind of paper should I use for these covers?

>http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=5827.0

[Anonymous No.1531403]

>>1531346
cardstock should be fine

[Anonymous No.1531460]

>>1531346
I just use normal paper, once you put it inside the case you won't be able to tell, its the ink and/or gloss of the paper that really matters.

[Anonymous No.1531467]

heh, I just realized that I didn't have a proper link to my dropbox in OP's thread.

[Anonymous No.1531468]

>>1531460
I have a HP photosmart inkjet printer so I'm not too worried about the ink.

I guess I should have asked a better question. What kind of gloss should I go for?

[Anonymous No.1531532]

>>1531468
You gotta use HP photo paper if you've got an HP printer.

This is the paper I used for my cassette cases, and my printer is a Photosmart 5520, with the 564 cartridges. They turned out great! But you don't have to use the same exact stuff, just go to your local office supply store and see what glossy hp paper is on sale.

I'd also recommend getting a cheap paper reamer, it's a pain in the ass to cut out the covers with scissors.

[Anonymous No.1531637]

I will be using semi-gloss paper.


I'm near ready to start printing covers too, I just need the covers first. All the links I have seen on coverproject are scattered across dropboxes and with few covers in each one. I'm mainly looking for pokemon covers with the gameboy logo on top like in the image. The ones I found don't have them.

[EonDynamo No.1531853]

>>1531346
That's really fucking rad man, keep it up

[Anonymous No.1533170]

I don't understand what the point of this is.

[Anonymous No.1533386]

>>1531346
Soo, do you have a way to fit GB cartridges in those cases? Thatd be kinda cool.

[sega No.1533424]

>>1533170
So it can look good on a shelf and he can show all his rad friends how nerdycool he is with his awesome rare retro gaming shit

[Anonymous No.1534137]

>>1533170
To put the games in a more presentable way? whats not to get anon?

[Anonymous No.1536129]

>>1533386
Not OP but all you have to do is break one of the tabs on the inside.

[Anonymous No.1536546]

>>1533170
>>1533424
You idiots have no sense of preservation. You're like those kids who threw away the boxes and scratched the discs you borrowed from others.

[Anonymous No.1536608]

Wouldn't a cassette case be a really shitty case for game cartridge? Also you won't be able to fit the instruction manuals for the games in there.

[Anonymous No.1536627]

>>1536546
um, weren't you the same kind of kid? being as you yourself do not own the original boxes yet somehow own the games?

unless you're some kind of youngfag, but i'm sure nobody mature would get angry over cardboard boxes right? that would just be silly.

[Anonymous No.1536638]

>>1536627
>um, weren't you the same kind of kid? being as you yourself do not own the original boxes yet somehow own the games?
No, I don't even own GB material. But I don't understand how that can be something abnormal. People here buy used stuff all the time, have you ever thought about that?
Also that was my first post in this thread.

>unless you're some kind of youngfag, but i'm sure nobody mature would get angry over cardboard boxes right? that would just be silly.
What is this?

[Anonymous No.1536649]

>>1536638

[Anonymous No.1536670]

>>1536649

[Anonymous No.1536737]

Not OP but these are the ones I did. I finished the rest of them a few days ago. There's not much difference between card stock and basic printer paper in terms of quality.

[Anonymous No.1536760]

oh my god who keeps posting this hipster shit to advertise cover project, fuck off

we've had this threa da million times stop it

[Anonymous No.1536816]

>>1531346
Is there a template for making these? They're missing a lot of games I'd like to make cases for.

[Anonymous No.1536848]

>>1536760
Or you can hide it. Nothing wrong with Cover Project. I'd like it if they would regularly swing by to see if anybody had any of their missing covers in their collections, like they did in February.

[Anonymous No.1536852]

>>1536816
Dunno if these are the highest quality versions, but they're PNG, and I have a trio...

[Anonymous No.1536854]

[Anonymous No.1536860]

There's a project in the works to make Gameboy and GBA compatible clamshell cases that look like DS case, replete with clear sleeves for displaying custom inserts. I cringe at the idea of mangling cassette cases.

[Anonymous No.1536883]

>>1536852
>>1536854
>>1536860
Awesome. I'll be making some soon.

[Anonymous No.1536886]

>>1536883
What game covers are you going to make?

[Anonymous No.1536894]

>>1536886
Burgertime deluxe, galaga and galaxian, and both pokemon pinball games. Maybe a few more but I'm not sure what else.

[Anonymous No.1536908]

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What about the booklets?

[Anonymous No.1536915]

>>1536908
Then you get yourself a real box. These are made for games that are usually found cart only.

[Anonymous No.1536916]

>>1536816
Check the thread in the OP, next to last page, bottom post.
there's one in that dropbox link.

I tried to link to it a few days ago but that site is an instab&.

[Anonymous No.1536920]

>>1533424
>>1533170
so you can tell what games you have on a shelf without having to sort through them individually.
>>1536908
>>1536608
>implying anyone actually owns the manuals.

[Anonymous No.1536932]

>>1536920
I do.

>>1536737
>>1536920
That's terrible. The game is left to rattle around in the empty space.

[Anonymous No.1536943]

OP can I see a pic of a GB game inside the case? Because I'm suspecting you have to remove the two little tape holder protrusions.

[Anonymous No.1537010]

>>1536932
>The game is left to rattle around in the empty space.
No its not.
The only games I have that rattle around are the GBA games, and thats because I'm too lazy to secure them.

>>1536943
you do, unless its a gba game.

[Anonymous No.1537018]

[Anonymous No.1537031]

>>1537018
Btw, the plastic won't crack if you dont try cutting the whole tab out (leave a mm or two). Or if you can get the "flat" tabs as opposed to the triangular or "+" shaped tabs.
Also, you really only need to remove 1 tab.
The foam comes from a set of adhesive foam letters I got for $1 at a hobby lobby. Its not necessary, but it makes sure that the games fit in the case snug, as some cases are larger than others.

[Anonymous No.1537051]

am i the only one thats overloading on jelly?
that looks soo damn good.
i can only imagine how shiny and great 30 or 40 games look like.

i almost grew up, emulating everything and OP and that other guy still make me want to start making those slick boxes.

great project guys

[Anonymous No.1537052]

>>1537018
The more pictures that are posted the more awful it looks.

[Anonymous No.1537057]

>>1536920
goddamnit that looks nice.
i always look with disgust when a collector shows off his busted ass original boxes. they look so worn and shitty. id prefer having these over original boxes anytime. i mean, are there even full collectons with INTACT original boxes?

[Anonymous No.1537061]

>>1537052
who fucking cares what the inside of the cases look like, am i being trolled?

[Anonymous No.1537068]

>>1537052
ok, you dont have to like it.
but I'm going to keep doing it since I think it looks good.
Certainly better than a stack of grey plastic at least.

[Anonymous No.1537083]

>>1536920
I think that looks fucking awesome, anon. Cool way of organizing/easy access.

[Anonymous No.1537085]

>>1537052
I admit once >>1537018 was posted it changed my mind about making these things. Guess I don't have to make game covers after all.

[Anonymous No.1537091]

>>1537085
arent there other small easy to find cases, then?
how about those slim cd cases, could even fit more than one.

[Anonymous No.1537104]

>>1537091
This is now a GB/C/A organization thread.

[Anonymous No.1537109]

>>1537104
thats pretty well organized, but defeats the purpose of showing off your games (either for yourself or for others).

we need some good case ideas

[Anonymous No.1537124]

>>1537091
>>1537085
Cassette cases are an alternative to DS cases. $0.10 at goodwill vs $1.50 online (without shipping). Also since DS cases no longer are being made with the GB slots in them, the prices are starting to go up. And no, gameboy games won't fit in a CD case.

Its not hard to do, the tabs can be removed with your fingers even, and its not like you cant still keep tapes in them afterwards.
They sit on a shelf, so they're not going to be "rattling around", and you will only see the inside when you go to take a game out.

[Anonymous No.1537128]

>>1537052
>>1537085
how about this then?

[Anonymous No.1537132]

>>1537124
>>1537104
>>1537091
this is the only alternative, the inside has to have a good portion cut out though, and they're starting to get expensive.
But on the flip side you can fit the manuals inside.

[Anonymous No.1537156]

>>1537132
European DS cases have a built-in slot for GBA games, and they can be modified to fit a GB/C cartridge.
The only problem I have run into is the actual printing process.

[Anonymous No.1537160]

>>1537156
American DS cases do as well, but Nintendo (US or EU) no longer makes them in that configuration (the use the cost reduced 3DS style now). And you have to remove part of the DS slot for GB/C games to fit.

[Anonymous No.1537186]

>>1537104

That's classy as hell

[Anonymous No.1537215]

>>1537104
K'nex - carpentry for the poor/unskilled man.

[Anonymous No.1537228]

you know they made cases to hold games?

can someone tell me what is wrong with simply keeping the games in a nice case and not having everything on display like some 8 year old?

[Anonymous No.1537234]

>>1537228
tbh that looks more 8 year old than displaying the games.

[Anonymous No.1537240]

>>1537215
nice! that is so awesome, care to show what the whole thing looks like? id like to do that for my games

[Anonymous No.1537241]

>>1537228
I don't get it. When I was 8 I had your exact layout. I don't know any other 8-year-olds who keep games neatly aligned on a bookshelf.

My kid sister, 12, throws the Wii games in a drawer and just picks out the game she plays.

Making them neat like books is more for the aesthetic pleasure than anything.

[Anonymous No.1537253]

>>1537240
Sure thing. As you can probably tell from the first pic it's better suited for carts with cases, but will also fit naked carts well if you lay them on the side. Of course you can also make these doublewide as needed by swapping out purple connectors for blue ones.

[Anonymous No.1537348]

>>1537234
yeah dude the k'nex is maximum maturity right there

[Anonymous No.1537463]

>>1537348
knex doesn't "display the games". Which means that he was referring to either the DS cases or cassette cases.

[Anonymous No.1537470]

>>1537348
yeah dude keep insulting like anyone cares about you.

[Anonymous No.1537564]

why is this thread so full of rage? Gameboy games guys. Not tough guy stuff here. Keep the nerdrage on /v pls thanks

this should be a place of love

[Anonymous No.1537605]

>>1536737
cant you like, melt 1 of those tabs instead of breaking it off with a chance of braking the actual case?

[Anonymous No.1537639]

Personally, I like the cassette cases: >>1536920 for GB/GBC
And this for GBA:
>>1537132

Still no adequate storage solution for things like the E-reader or the GB Camera though..

[Anonymous No.1537832]

>>1537605
I dont see why not.

>>1537639
Or pokemon pinball. I had to cut a rectangle out of two cases and glue them together to get mine to fit.

[Anonymous No.1538000]

>>1537124
>>1537128
Oh, now I understand.

When I saw >>1537018 I had the impression you had to cut or break off the pins with scissors or pliers leaving behind sharp or jagged edges. So if the pins just unscrew then I'll be fine making these.

[Anonymous No.1538076]

>>1537832
>Or pokemon pinball. I had to cut a rectangle out of two cases and glue them together to get mine to fit.

Shit, I keep forgetting my pokemon pinball game is a bootleg without the rumble like the real game. No point in making the original pokemon pinball cover if it can't fit in the case.

[Anonymous No.1538452]

>>1537605
Probably. The easiest way is to get cases that have the flat tabs instead of the star/cross/fillips head style tab. Grab a pair of pliers and wiggle that little shit out of there. The ones I did came out clean.

>>1536932
Yeah, if you pick it up and shake it like a retard.

[Anonymous No.1538478]

>>1538076
Well you can, you just have to make a different cover for it, you can see my copy of PP in >>1536920 (below gold version, no cover).
I've gotten covers for all my games since then, I just had to print out 2 images for pinball (2 cases glued together = 2 covers)

>>1538000
>So if the pins just unscrew
Have you never seen a cassette case? Jesus man, yes you have to cut them out with pliers normally. However it doesn't leave "sharp" edges unless you have absolutely no idea what you're doing. Alternatively you could get cases that use a softer plastic, cases that use a "-" type tab instead of a triangular or "+" shaped tab ( to make removing them easier), or just get a hot knife and cut them off. If you're really worried about the back of your cart touching the spots (note I said "touching", as in they shouldn't really move around once inside), then you could cover them (the spots where the tabs were) with tape, or you could put your carts inside those plastic clam-shells like in >>1537128
Or the first few (closest to the camera) carts in >>1537215 if you need a different example of what I'm referring to.

Even if the edges were "sharp or jagged", the whole point of these is so that you can put them on a shelf, and not have to sort through all your games by hand to figure out what the game is. While still having a better appearance than just taping labels to the end of them. So they won't be moving around inside the cases enough to cause any damage. They sit, motionless, on a shelf, and when you grab them the very nature of the shape/way you open them, means that you will end up tilting the case in such a way that the cart won't be moving around much anyways. Anyone who owns cassettes (which should be about 98% of us) or who has come into contact with them (100% of us), should know that unless you purposefully shake it, the contents aren't going anywhere. Even if you open it upside down, the cart still wont come into contact with where the tabs were.