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Title: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: scott on February 18, 2014, 08:52:24 am: So I was doing research on a few things for the long running Caravan Heart project, when I stumbled on this:

(http://i.imgur.com/wVTPwvYh.jpg)

That's such a cool idea!
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Post by: mastafafik on February 18, 2014, 08:58:12 am: Very good idea! :)

Found some cassette case covers:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zl5rad4gaacsi

http://www.mediafire.com/?te5bxobm024c4
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Post by: karyann on February 18, 2014, 09:02:07 am: It looks great indeed, I've been looking for cassette cases ever since I've seen this! They're hard to find nowadays, though :( I saw that post on Reddit a while back and the guy posted a link to the template he used to print the covers, if anyone's interested I can probably hunt it down.
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Post by: scott on February 18, 2014, 09:03:50 am: Amazon sells empty replacement cassette cases. I've been looking into it, haha.
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Post by: exonerator on February 18, 2014, 09:44:52 am: Oh my god. That's just such an amazing idea. I'll file that under "things to do once I have more space" because that many cassette cases would be insane in my current situation.
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Post by: scott on February 18, 2014, 09:46:58 am: I'm totally doing this. I currently have all my GB and GBC games stacked on top of each other and it's a pain in the ass looking though them all, and I'm pushing something like 90-100 carts between the two.
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Post by: exonerator on February 18, 2014, 09:49:36 am: Quote from: scott on February 18, 2014, 09:46:58 am
I'm totally doing this. I currently have all my GB and GBC games stacked on top of each other and it's a pain in the ass looking though them all, and I'm pushing something like 90-100 carts between the two.
Same here, except I only have about 50. This could work for Game Gear as well, and Game Gear cartridges are really tricky to organize so this would be especially perfect for that.
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Post by: scott on February 18, 2014, 09:53:34 am: Apparently the guy said the official plastic Game Boy cart case will fit inside as well. The biggest issue will be cutting out the spindles on the inside of the case, unless I find some without.
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Post by: topspot123 on February 18, 2014, 10:04:24 am: Very, very pretty. I've stopped doing things like this just because of space concerns. I need my stuff to take up less space, not more! I used to have all my demo discs in slimline DVD cases, but I had to discontinue that as well. But if you can swing this, I like it.

EDIT: If you I was going to go through the trouble, I would make sure the instruction book fits. Doesn't seem like it will.
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Post by: scott on February 18, 2014, 10:13:48 am: From what I read, it won't. But most of my games are cart only, so that's not a big deal for me.
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Post by: soera on February 18, 2014, 10:25:15 am: Thats a pretty nice looking case and a great idea. I have a few GB/GBC games that are just cart only and this would definitely make them more appealing.
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Post by: redblaze57 on February 18, 2014, 07:29:53 pm: Quote from: scott on February 18, 2014, 09:53:34 am
The biggest issue will be cutting out the spindles on the inside of the case, unless I find some without.
This is why I say every person who collects games should have a Dremel in their toolbox. cuts like a hot knife through butter.
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Post by: foxhack on February 18, 2014, 08:02:22 pm: If you're looking for a relatively cheap source for these cases, go to Goodwill and dig through the book section. Look for old audio books that nobody will miss, like self-help or new age ones.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: topspot123 on February 18, 2014, 10:57:38 pm: Quote from: foxhack on February 18, 2014, 08:02:22 pm
If you're looking for a relatively cheap source for these cases, go to Goodwill and dig through the book section. Look for old audio books that nobody will miss, like self-help or new age ones.

Most used cases are scratched up so badly that you wouldn't get this pristine appearance. It could be a lot cheaper though.
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Post by: foxhack on February 18, 2014, 11:00:51 pm: Quote from: topspot123 on February 18, 2014, 10:57:38 pm
Quote from: foxhack on February 18, 2014, 08:02:22 pm
If you're looking for a relatively cheap source for these cases, go to Goodwill and dig through the book section. Look for old audio books that nobody will miss, like self-help or new age ones.

Most used cases are scratched up so badly that you wouldn't get this pristine appearance. It could be a lot cheaper though.
You just have to know where to look.

I've seen some which were inside another plastic box - or even wooden boxes. The tape cases inside were mint.
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Post by: scott on February 18, 2014, 11:19:00 pm: I found an auction of 100 of them for like $45 with free shipping. I'd prolly go that route so they are all uniform.
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 12:19:54 pm: Bought that lot of 100 new cassette cases on ebay. Looks like I'll be deep in graphics projects for awhile.
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Post by: fazerco on February 21, 2014, 12:49:32 pm: Who needs ebay, just google for them ;)
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 03:11:37 pm: I have a problem with wanting things as uniform and mint looking as possible, when it comes to graphics projects. :\
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Post by: atarileaf on February 21, 2014, 03:28:00 pm: I just use a binder with those little baseball card sleeves. They work pretty well to store GB/GBC/GBA carts and saves a hell of a lot of space. The cassette idea is nice but how much more shelf space is going to be used up doing it that way?
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Post by: foxhack on February 21, 2014, 04:23:30 pm: Quote from: atarileaf on February 21, 2014, 03:28:00 pm
I just use a binder with those little baseball card sleeves. They work pretty well to store GB/GBC/GBA carts and saves a hell of a lot of space. The cassette idea is nice but how much more shelf space is going to be used up doing it that way?
If it's for shelf porn, who cares about space? ;)
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 05:31:15 pm: Quote from: atarileaf on February 21, 2014, 03:28:00 pm
I just use a binder with those little baseball card sleeves. They work pretty well to store GB/GBC/GBA carts and saves a hell of a lot of space. The cassette idea is nice but how much more shelf space is going to be used up doing it that way?

I figure, that if the cases are 1/2" thick (estimating) then my 90 Game Boy games will take up approximately 3' 9" of shelf space horizontally. Which isn't that horrible really.

Quote from: foxhack on February 21, 2014, 04:23:30 pm
If it's for shelf porn, who cares about space? ;)

Precisely this. ;D
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Post by: tpugmire on February 21, 2014, 07:20:37 pm: So are you going to make your own artwork, or use the ones linked earlier? Also, are you going to stop with the DS cases and do this instead?
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 07:44:31 pm: Still working on the DS cases for the GBA games. The original Game Boy and Color games will be put in the tape cases. Since I'm into Photoshop/Illustrator, I'll be making all my own covers. Unlike the GBA DS cases though, I am going to use the original box art for the fronts. Like how it is in the example. But I've decided I don't like a few things about their design, so I am putting my own spin on it.
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Post by: sin2beta on February 21, 2014, 07:49:29 pm: If someone has a cassette case and a Game Gear cart, can you check to see if they fit? My suspicion is that they don't. It always bummed me out that I can't do the trading card binder. I currently have two shoeboxes packed full.
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 07:51:14 pm: What's the width of a GG Cart? I have case on hand that is sub-par. I can take some quick measurements.
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Post by: sin2beta on February 21, 2014, 08:09:19 pm: Quote from: scott on February 21, 2014, 07:51:14 pm
What's the width of a GG Cart? I have case on hand that is sub-par. I can take some quick measurements.

There is part of the problem. I haven't owned a ruler since High School art class. I know GG carts are exactly as tall as a Genesis cart. So, if, you have a Genesis cart, that could be a good indicator. Sega kept all of their carts sharing similar dimensions. Not sure if this helped production costs of the PCB boards or not.
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 08:14:48 pm: If you go off of height, the cart won't fit in the tape case. A Genesis is roughly 3/16s of an inch taller than the case. If the carts are narrower than that are tall, then you might be in business.
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Post by: sin2beta on February 21, 2014, 08:20:04 pm: Quote from: scott on February 21, 2014, 08:14:48 pm
If you go off of height, the cart won't fit in the tape case. A Genesis is roughly 3/16s of an inch taller than the case. If the carts are narrower than that are tall, then you might be in business.

That's what I needed. It won't work. GG carts are almost square. I would definitely say less than an 1/8th of an inch. Sad times...

On to plan B, modifying a Halo ODST collectors edition chest to hold one game gear game a piece. Shelf porn to the max!

But seriously, I am envious of the cassette boxes for Game Boy games. Those are seriously sweet.
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Post by: scott on February 22, 2014, 10:52:09 am: Why do that, when you can get Borderlands chests and Steel Battalion boxes too!

But, ya they are. I'm looking forward to getting all my games in them. Right now I barely touch my Game Boy because it's too much of a hassle shuffling through them all.
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Post by: haloofthesun on February 22, 2014, 02:21:04 pm: Quote from: scott on February 22, 2014, 10:52:09 am
Right now I barely touch my Game Boy because it's too much of a hassle shuffling through them all.

Ugh, me too. That's why I haven't even added GB games to my collection on here yet. I have all my GBA games in the original boxes, because it's easier to find those than GB and GBC boxes generally are. If I can find cover art formatted for cassette cases for all my games I'm definitely going to do this.
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Post by: soera on February 25, 2014, 11:45:04 am: I found the cassette work for all my loose games but 2 : http://vgcollect.com/item/17412 and http://vgcollect.com/item/16907. Even got some for a couple of games I plan to purchase in the future. :)
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Post by: stethebubble on February 25, 2014, 09:19:58 pm: will this work for game gear carts as well?
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Post by: scott on February 25, 2014, 09:22:20 pm: Quote from: stethebubble on February 25, 2014, 09:19:58 pm
will this work for game gear carts as well?

I checked it for sin2beta the other day and we came to the conclusion that it would not. Of course I was going off of rough measurements. If someone has some tapes laying around and a GG cart, we'd know for sure.
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Post by: topspot123 on February 26, 2014, 11:28:11 am: Quote from: soera on February 25, 2014, 11:45:04 am
I found the cassette work for all my loose games but 2 : http://vgcollect.com/item/17412 and http://vgcollect.com/item/16907. Even got some for a couple of games I plan to purchase in the future. :)

I'm not sure I understand, are these games sized or shaped differently?
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Post by: soera on February 26, 2014, 12:30:21 pm: No, this place : http://www.mediafire.com/?zl5rad4gaacsi didnt have the artwork for them. :)
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Post by: fazerco on February 26, 2014, 01:28:53 pm: Quote from: stethebubble on February 25, 2014, 09:19:58 pm
will this work for game gear carts as well?

I tryed it and no it wont fit. Its only a millimeter, if you press a little it will go. And i didnt use the paper insert.
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Post by: scott on February 27, 2014, 03:26:02 pm: Nice. Looks like my cassette cases are delivered! I'll have to start doing some testing with them now. :D
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Post by: stethebubble on February 27, 2014, 05:17:11 pm: Quote from: fazerco on February 26, 2014, 01:28:53 pm
Quote from: stethebubble on February 25, 2014, 09:19:58 pm
will this work for game gear carts as well?

I tryed it and no it wont fit. Its only a millimeter, if you press a little it will go. And i didnt use the paper insert.
that sucks.
any ideas what boxes will fit them
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Post by: scott on February 27, 2014, 05:53:08 pm: Would a CD jewel case without the tray work? Or is it too shallow?

Of course that could look funny without rear artwork.
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Post by: stethebubble on February 27, 2014, 06:05:55 pm: Quote from: scott on February 27, 2014, 05:53:08 pm
Would a CD jewel case without the tray work? Or is it too shallow?

Of course that could look funny without rear artwork.

just tried and the cart is too deep at the grip part.
it does fit into a DVD case thou. (the cart has to be upside down to avoid the DVD area)
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Post by: scott on February 28, 2014, 01:09:23 pm: Got my cases in last night! Brought one into work this morning to play with, this one was sitting on top and must have been dropped, cause it's broken. I didn't feel bad using it as a sample. I had made a test cover the other night and decided to print it off and test fit it also. It's a tad small and needs to be enlarged. Also, I need to finalize the artwork.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140228_105259.jpg) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140227_174510.jpg)
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Post by: soera on February 28, 2014, 02:55:42 pm: Turn the game inside the case. They fit better like that and dont slide around.

Once you decide to start playing with artworks, let me know. I have a few requests. :)
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Post by: scott on February 28, 2014, 04:09:01 pm: Oh ya?

And ya, I turned it sideways after I took the picture. I also realized that I cut the wrong spindle off and the cart is laying on the top of the case. Luckily this one was a test anyway.
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Post by: soera on February 28, 2014, 05:13:17 pm: Yeah, I found a lot of the cassette artworks but I couldnt find anything for Lufia II or Heroes of might and magic.
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Post by: scott on February 28, 2014, 05:19:33 pm: Ha, k. I'm planning on doing a bit of my own thing though, so they might not match 100% with what you've found.
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Post by: soera on February 28, 2014, 05:44:40 pm: I dont mind! I only have a couple of GB/GBC games anyhow. Hell, if you going to do your own thing in general, you can just make all mine!!! :D Heh Im sure you probably have some of the same games I do. Metroid II, Link's awakening, Kid Icarus, all the DW games and eventually Zelda Oracles and Seasons plus Lufia II and Heroes of might and magic.
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Post by: scott on April 19, 2014, 08:36:50 pm: Alrighty folks. I've started casing my 90 something collection of GB and GBC carts! Here are the ones I've knocked out today (except for Caeser's Palace). They are printed on glossy Brochure paper via my Inkjet printer.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140419_202115.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140419_202029.jpg)

And here's a closer shot of Castlevania: The Adventure, which is actually the first one I made.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140419_202250.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140419_202309.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140419_202258.jpg)
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Post by: varkias on April 19, 2014, 08:42:29 pm: Wow Scott, these turned really good! As long as it doesn't take away from Diablo time keep it up! :P
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Post by: scott on April 20, 2014, 01:01:24 am: Last two of the night. Caesars Palace and Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140420_005837.jpg)
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Post by: pacpix on April 20, 2014, 01:07:17 am: Those cases turned out great Scott! Much more appealing than just stacking GB carts on a shelf.
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Post by: karyann on April 20, 2014, 08:08:29 pm: That looks awesome! It looks like it's a lot of work though, so making that on a big library would be a pain. Still, what you've done until now is a good start :D
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Post by: scott on April 20, 2014, 08:19:37 pm: Thanks guys!

@Karyann ya I debated about doing it or not but decided it was worth the effort. I can knock one out in about 20-30 minutes tho, thanks to my template. And I already have all the box art saved to a folder. So it's just a matter of finding a screenie and the box text.
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Post by: bobster on April 21, 2014, 10:47:40 am: I too would like to say these look incredibly sweet! I wish I was that ambitious :D
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Post by: burningdoom on April 21, 2014, 07:04:20 pm: I don't use individual tape cases, but I use one the tape holder things for Sega carts, which I have hanging on my man-cave wall. Sega Master System & Genesis games are a perfect fit for these things.

It's got a little Sega Master System (those are the ones with the ghetto self-made labels because Sega was too cheap to make spine labels on Master System games), a little Sega Genesis, and a some actual cassettes (mostly 80s stuff). And I do have boxes for a lot of these games, but their in a box somewhere, this was just more convenient for actual playing.

(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1175002_684061431652055_4273465096275528028_n.jpg)
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Post by: redblaze57 on April 21, 2014, 10:15:26 pm: Those Cassette cases are awesome.

also Burningdoom I do the same thing there
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Post by: scott on April 30, 2014, 01:22:10 pm: Thanks!

I ran out of ink and I can't afford to buy more until possibly next week. But on Saturday, in a bid to clean up my kitchen, I cased the rest of my games and got them put back away. Here's the set up as it sits currently. Unfortunately Pokemon Pinball is the odd man out, as it doesn't fit inside these cases. :(

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/LOPWyrm/IMG_20140427_125640_zps9gdcmcst.jpg)
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Post by: fazerco on April 30, 2014, 01:39:12 pm: That looks good Scott. I like it the way you do it, but the inkt problem holds me back.

Do you post the the Art online? Just in case i change my mind ;D
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Post by: scott on April 30, 2014, 01:41:36 pm: Ha thanks. Ya the ink is a bit spendy, but I figure it's still cheaper than printing them off at Staples or something.

I don't have the art posted anywhere online, but they are saved to a folder on my PC.
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Post by: fazerco on April 30, 2014, 03:03:46 pm: Well, its A, the money, and B, i have to replace them. And you can read about my last replacing here on the forum >:(
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Post by: atariboy on April 30, 2014, 04:34:23 pm: WOW! Those look really nice, I may have to think about doing that, I love the way they look on the shelf.
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Post by: scott on May 01, 2014, 12:08:38 pm: Ya, I can't wait until they are all done and ready to go.

But in sorting them all out, I seem to have lost my loose copy of F-1 Race... hmm. Maybe it's in one of the display Game Boys.
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Post by: argyle on May 01, 2014, 12:24:26 pm: Those do look really nice. But I would think getting them printed out at Staples/Kinko's would be cheaper than buying ink & printing them yourself. I ditched my color printer years ago because of that very reason - recently I went to Kinko's & printed out a DVD case insert for my Gamecube GBA player boot disk, so I could put it on the shelf w/ the GC games and have it match. It only cost a few cents to print it out - next to nothing, really.
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Post by: soera on May 01, 2014, 03:48:42 pm: Thats what I plan to do. I just need Scott to make me some designs. I already have a design for Zelda Seasons/Ages, Metroid II, Link's awakening, and Kid Icarus. Once I get all the ones I want, Im going to flash drive them and have Office Depot print them out.
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Post by: scott on May 01, 2014, 04:42:28 pm: Hmm. I feel the need to do a tally on how many covers I can print off on a single set of cartridges. Currently, just on paper alone I am at $.10 per cover, since I can get 2 out of a page.

Personally with these small covers I felt fine with printing them off myself. Part of the reason was that I am more of a DIY'r and I can do test prints to make sure things will come out top notch. When I made my first set of DS covers I ended up wasting money because they printed off too small.
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Post by: argyle on May 01, 2014, 05:14:14 pm: You could always do b/w rough prints at home to make sure the sizing is right before taking the files to a printing place.

I don't have any GB/GBC games I don't believe, but I plan on printing some of those DS-case covers for the GBA games I have without boxes.
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Post by: scott on May 02, 2014, 09:07:38 am: True. But my sizes were correct. The print tech dicked it all up and printed them in a scaled format.

But part of the reason that I haven't finished making my GBA cases is because I don't feel like running back and forth to Staples to get them printed. Or having to deal with my color balance/ saturation not being correct for laser printing and having to get them reprinted. Or walking into the store and having to explain that they are for personal use every. single. time. It all comes down to being less of a hassle and that I'm an artsy control freak.
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Post by: argyle on May 02, 2014, 09:24:48 am: Well I can certainly understand that. :)
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Post by: scott on May 03, 2014, 10:34:17 am: Quote from: scott on May 01, 2014, 12:08:38 pm
But in sorting them all out, I seem to have lost my loose copy of F-1 Race... hmm. Maybe it's in one of the display Game Boys.

Found it! It was in one of my storage cases. ha
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 03, 2014, 05:42:41 pm: That's a brilliant way to store and show off your Game Boy games. Any way to get a blank of the template use just for the sizing? I can use photoshop to make my own and that would finally get the games out of my drawer lol
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Post by: scott on May 03, 2014, 06:52:49 pm: Ya I can share the template. I'll have to do it later tonight though, since I'm put with friends right now.

Plus I'll have to modify the template to make it easier to know what's what.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 03, 2014, 07:14:14 pm: Quote from: scott on May 03, 2014, 06:52:49 pm
Ya I can share the template. I'll have to do it later tonight though, since I'm put with friends right now.

Plus I'll have to modify the template to make it easier to know what's what.

Awesome, thank you. It'll be fun to work up my own templates for these. Just need to get some paper that'll be good to use and a bunch of empty cassette cases lol
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Post by: scott on May 03, 2014, 07:15:15 pm: I'm using HP brand brochure paper. Its very nice.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 03, 2014, 07:19:02 pm: Quote from: scott on May 03, 2014, 07:15:15 pm
I'm using HP brand brochure paper. Its very nice.

Did you have somewhere you got casette cases or just found a bunch of used ones in reasonable condition somewhere? I could possibly find some cheapo's at the flea market tomorrow for them. Looks like I can get them for a buck a piece for a pack of 25 on Amazon also if I want clean ones.
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Post by: scott on May 03, 2014, 07:20:22 pm: I bought like 100 on eBay, brand new for $40 or something.
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Post by: scott on May 05, 2014, 01:58:53 pm: I didn't get a chance to work on the template this weekend. I'll knock it out tonight after dinner.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 05, 2014, 04:09:34 pm: Quote from: scott on May 05, 2014, 01:58:53 pm
I didn't get a chance to work on the template this weekend. I'll knock it out tonight after dinner.

No worries, I managed to get about 10 good cases to start with for .20 cents a piece at the thrift shop in nice condition, which should get me through my Zeldas before I delve into the rest I need to do which is about 20 to 30 I think.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 09, 2014, 07:54:00 pm: Got the template last night and started working on creating my own covers for my Zelda games. I have 5 of them finished, but with my test one today, I realized I was low on ink, so the quality is rather poor lol Just fine for testing though. Took a little extra trimming to fit inside, but it works well enough.

(http://i.imgur.com/ADXJz0J.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/a9xmlDC.jpg)

Should have the ink tomorrow, so I can probably have these 5 done this weekend. Just have one more to make once I find a good cover art image. That seems to be the challenging part at the moment, finding the right cover art that is large enough to fit the template.
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Post by: scott on May 09, 2014, 11:49:47 pm: Nice!
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Post by: scott on May 10, 2014, 11:10:37 am: Don't forget to set the printer to best quality - specialty or photo paper

Another thing I noticed when doing mine, was that I had to run the printer's Clean Cartridges function and after that the lines went away.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 11, 2014, 05:47:03 pm: And got my first games done! I still have one more Zelda game to go, I couldn't find a good cover at the moment, so I'll have to fool around with something for that, but I got 5 of the games done. They all came out great, though for some reason the Zelda 2 came out not as dark for the black as I would've liked and the green on it was kinda faded also which was odd, but still looks good.

I'm probably not gonna do everything, just focus on certain games like the Mario's probably, but this is pretty cool to do ^^

(http://i.imgur.com/mScmOU1.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/CcsX3qs.jpg)
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: scott on May 11, 2014, 05:50:47 pm: What's up with the spine one the blue Oracle game?
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 11, 2014, 05:56:44 pm: Quote from: scott on May 11, 2014, 05:50:47 pm
What's up with the spine one the blue Oracle game?

Well i couldn't find the same quality cover that would work as with Seasons, without all the advertisement stuff and on the cover picture, it has both those games displayed on it and while I probably could've edited it out, I kept it complete and let it wrap around the spine lol
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Post by: scott on May 11, 2014, 06:04:58 pm: Ah ok. I thought maybe you did something like I almost did. Went through and was working on one cover and didn't do the spine logo, until I went to print it and noticed at the last second, haha.

I've been working on covers today too. So far I've knocked these out. I got lines through the cover of Bionic Commando: Elite Forces, but decided it wasn't worth reprinting. I may do it later, but it printed w/ Conker's and it turned out fine. If both had been funky I'd have tried again.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140511_175938.jpg)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140511_175842.jpg)

and my shelf, so far
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140511_180629.jpg)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 11, 2014, 06:13:36 pm: Quote from: scott on May 11, 2014, 06:04:58 pm
Ah ok. I thought maybe you did something like I almost did. Went through and was working on one cover and didn't do the spine logo, until I went to print it and noticed at the last second, haha.

I've been working on covers today too. So far I've knocked these out. I got lines through the cover of Bionic Commando: Elite Forces, but decided it wasn't worth reprinting. I may do it later, but it printed w/ Conker's and it turned out fine. If both had been funky I'd have tried again.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140511_175938.jpg)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140511_175842.jpg)

and my shelf, so far
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140511_180629.jpg)

I need that Conker's game lol They all look good though and it sounds like you had the same weird issue with printing sorta, like every other one printed out in a nicely quality, but the Zelda 2 of mine was kinda faded, though it was fresh thing of ink I had in it. Odd, but still usable.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: scott on May 11, 2014, 06:34:30 pm: I had the same issue w/ Bo Jackson's, it turned out liney. I did a Clean Cartridges on my printer and redid it and it came out nice and crisp.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: scott on May 12, 2014, 12:42:07 am: Knocked out 4 more haven't been able to cut them out yet tho.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140512_004024.jpg)
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Post by: fazerco on May 12, 2014, 11:59:07 am: Hmm, its looking really good.

Is it possible to use your template in Gimp, or other free programs? I dont have photoshop (anymore).
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Post by: scott on May 12, 2014, 12:45:04 pm: Gimp reads PSD files, I think. So you should be good to go.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: scott on May 18, 2014, 01:21:40 pm: Did some more work over the last few days and knocked out these babies.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140518_001659.jpg)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140518_001821.jpg)

And now I have all but one on 2 shelves done.
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Post by: scott on May 24, 2014, 08:58:31 pm: More new covers! Kinda blurry, sorry.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140524_204730.jpg)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140524_204804.jpg)
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Post by: bobster on May 25, 2014, 01:04:48 pm: My girlfriend saw me looking at this thread last week and asked me what it was. I told her, and now she really wants to do it so I guess we're on the lookout for cassette cases now lol. I'll probably be hitting you up for your templates sometime soon.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2014, 02:43:52 pm: Quote from: bobster on May 25, 2014, 01:04:48 pm
My girlfriend saw me looking at this thread last week and asked me what it was. I told her, and now she really wants to do it so I guess we're on the lookout for cassette cases now lol. I'll probably be hitting you up for your templates sometime soon.

lol I just went to a garage sale and got about a dozen upopened cassette tapes in a box. They'll be completely clean to use for this :D
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: bobster on May 25, 2014, 07:42:16 pm: Quote from: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2014, 02:43:52 pm
Quote from: bobster on May 25, 2014, 01:04:48 pm
My girlfriend saw me looking at this thread last week and asked me what it was. I told her, and now she really wants to do it so I guess we're on the lookout for cassette cases now lol. I'll probably be hitting you up for your templates sometime soon.

lol I just went to a garage sale and got about a dozen upopened cassette tapes in a box. They'll be completely clean to use for this :D
We didn't find any at a price we really liked this weekend. Maybe next weekend!
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Post by: burningdoom on May 25, 2014, 07:57:02 pm: Quote from: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2014, 02:43:52 pm
Quote from: bobster on May 25, 2014, 01:04:48 pm
My girlfriend saw me looking at this thread last week and asked me what it was. I told her, and now she really wants to do it so I guess we're on the lookout for cassette cases now lol. I'll probably be hitting you up for your templates sometime soon.

lol I just went to a garage sale and got about a dozen upopened cassette tapes in a box. They'll be completely clean to use for this :D

What tapes, out of curiosity?
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Post by: scott on May 25, 2014, 11:46:09 pm: Quote from: bobster on May 25, 2014, 01:04:48 pm
My girlfriend saw me looking at this thread last week and asked me what it was. I told her, and now she really wants to do it so I guess we're on the lookout for cassette cases now lol. I'll probably be hitting you up for your templates sometime soon.

Nice! Lemme know when/if you want it. :D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 26, 2014, 12:52:10 am: Quote from: burningdoom on May 25, 2014, 07:57:02 pm
Quote from: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2014, 02:43:52 pm
Quote from: bobster on May 25, 2014, 01:04:48 pm
My girlfriend saw me looking at this thread last week and asked me what it was. I told her, and now she really wants to do it so I guess we're on the lookout for cassette cases now lol. I'll probably be hitting you up for your templates sometime soon.

lol I just went to a garage sale and got about a dozen upopened cassette tapes in a box. They'll be completely clean to use for this :D

What tapes, out of curiosity?

Most were called "Classic Country". Time Life music release, assortment from the 50's to the early 70's. Another was a Hank Williams cassette, and then two blanks from Sony and Zenith. Was kinda surprised to find them all still sealed up in the plastic box. They'll make for some real clean looking cases as I've been mostly just picking through ones at the thrift shop for the best quality.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 26, 2014, 11:23:26 am: Cool. I was wondering, because if there was anything good, I was sure I could have convinced you to trade em since it sounded like you were only interested in the cases. But I'm into metal and classic rock, so nothing there I'd want.
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Post by: soera on May 26, 2014, 11:28:17 am: Okay, after seeing all of these, this is going to be an official project for me! These are so awesome looking. :D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 26, 2014, 04:38:32 pm: Quote from: burningdoom on May 26, 2014, 11:23:26 am
Cool. I was wondering, because if there was anything good, I was sure I could have convinced you to trade em since it sounded like you were only interested in the cases. But I'm into metal and classic rock, so nothing there I'd want.

Yeah if they were metal cassettes, I'd probably have kept them too lol
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Post by: fazerco on May 27, 2014, 06:45:41 am: New ones 100 for 28 dollar.

http://www.duplication.ca/shop/Clear-Cassette-Box-CASSBOX100.html (http://www.duplication.ca/shop/Clear-Cassette-Box-CASSBOX100.html)
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Post by: scott on May 29, 2014, 02:39:49 pm: I'm down to 13 covers left! Entering the home stretch, so far I've done over 40 on a single set of ink cartridges too. :)
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Post by: scott on May 31, 2014, 10:31:52 pm: Finished the last of mine! Ended up getting 68 covers + 2 reprints out of a set of cartridges, not too shabby at all.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140531_221753.jpg)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140531_221855.jpg)

And BEHOLD SHELF PORN!

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/IMG_20140531_221936.jpg)
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Post by: karyann on May 31, 2014, 10:42:48 pm: That seriously looks awesome! I don't know if I'd have the patience to do all mine though, even though I have a lot less than that. But it sure looks great :) Good job!
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Post by: pacpix on May 31, 2014, 11:29:10 pm: Wow those look great! *hides stack of GB/GBC/GBA games in shame*
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 31, 2014, 11:36:46 pm: They really look great. I've been lazy getting to more of what I have, but I'll probably look at doing another batch, at least of my Mario related games here this week.
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Post by: scott on May 31, 2014, 11:50:25 pm: Thanks guys. I really like it, I've already utilized the ability to easily find a game a couple times now. So much nicer than sifting through a pile of carts.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: haloofthesun on June 01, 2014, 05:40:18 pm: I would love to do this but I sadly have no ability to be able to make my own :'(
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 01, 2014, 09:20:28 pm: Another batch done. Just one more Mario game left and then I'll look towards a few more. Also posted, while you may not notice, I printed out a fresh cover for Diddy Kong Racing on DS with a cover resource online. It looks like it's not even different and works well for the one spare DS case I had.

(http://i.imgur.com/6QWzYeh.jpg)
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Post by: scott on June 01, 2014, 09:21:51 pm: Nice!

I'm really debating on doing the GBA games too. Still not sure yet, since I have like 70 DS cases in a box waiting for GBA conversion.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 01, 2014, 09:26:37 pm: Quote from: scott on June 01, 2014, 09:21:51 pm
Nice!

I'm really debating on doing the GBA games too. Still not sure yet, since I have like 70 DS cases in a box waiting for GBA conversion.

I would see that the DS cases would generally be easier to do than cassette ones, I just have easier access around me to grab cheap casette tapes than DS cases, so it works out fine that way.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: argyle on June 14, 2014, 08:51:25 pm: So, umm...I got my first GB games today... *twitch* ::)

So do you guys still have the covers you've already made somewhere so I don't have to "reinvent the wheel" on those? :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 14, 2014, 09:03:39 pm: I don't mind sharing the ones I made with folks. Mine are probably abit less "accurate" than Scott's, but if you are just wanting the picture and side, mine will do. Which ones do you want of mine?
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: argyle on June 14, 2014, 10:53:38 pm: Quote from: kamikazekeeg on June 14, 2014, 09:03:39 pm
I don't mind sharing the ones I made with folks. Mine are probably abit less "accurate" than Scott's, but if you are just wanting the picture and side, mine will do. Which ones do you want of mine?

The 2 Super Mario Land ones. :) Oh, and did I miss the template in this thread? Probably...

EDIT: semi-related question - is there a site other than www.thecoverproject.net where you can download printable DS covers? That site is missing quite a few that I need, and since I have a ton of empty cases I was thinking about just printing up the covers to the cart-only games I've been buying from GS lately.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 15, 2014, 12:31:56 am: I found my Diddy Kong Racing one there, but I haven't used it much. You can ask Scott for the template, but I can post up the two super mario ones somewhere to use.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: argyle on June 16, 2014, 02:32:43 pm: So I'm going to ask this here instead of making a new thread because it's related. I have a ton of case-less DS games that I'd like to do something with. I also have a ton of empty/blank DS cases, so you'd think I should be set - but I can only find printable covers for *maybe* half of the games I need, probably less. For the rest, I can find a hi res front cover for MOST, but the back & spine is a no-go. So here are the options I've come up with so far:

1) I could print & case the ones I've found covers for & leave the rest. Don't like this idea.

2) I could create my own covers, ignoring what the original artwork was & just doing my own thing w/ the hi-res art I'm able to find. I'm borderline on this option, my main issue being that they wouldn't match the DS games I do actually have real cases/covers for.

3) I could do something completely different for the cart-only games I have such as making some of these cassette covers (tho a DS game would rattle around in a cassette case unless I did something to it to hold the cart in place) or something similar.

I'm really torn. Buying the real cases online isn't an option because they're just too much money, and the reason I got these games cart only is because they were so much cheaper than buying a complete version. Of course if I come across some in the wild for cheap w/ the real cases I'll grab them, but that's a crapshoot. I'd like to do something in the meantime to make it easier to look through my quickly expanding DS library. Any suggestions will be welcomed. :)
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: badATchaos on June 17, 2014, 08:05:34 pm: bad@chaos GB storage solution:

Step 1: Locate cup or container holding games
(http://i.imgur.com/LAQBBuM.jpg)

Step 2: Dump contents
(http://i.imgur.com/TWdRiQQ.jpg)
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: abe on June 17, 2014, 10:41:27 pm: What's that orange GBA cartridge that's next to Pokemon Ruby? ???
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Post by: badATchaos on June 18, 2014, 12:33:07 am: Fire Red.
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: karyann on June 18, 2014, 07:24:16 am: Best mug ever! However, it's a mess to find games in this, and call me nitpicky but this also scratches stickers a lot... So, good for you if you like that way! But I can't bring myself to do this :(
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: abe on June 18, 2014, 11:27:12 am: Quote from: badATchaos on June 18, 2014, 12:33:07 am
Fire Red.

Ooooh, thanks. It looks way more orange in that picture than in person. :P
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: badATchaos on June 18, 2014, 08:19:47 pm: Quote from: karyann on June 18, 2014, 07:24:16 am
Best mug ever! However, it's a mess to find games in this, and call me nitpicky but this also scratches stickers a lot... So, good for you if you like that way! But I can't bring myself to do this :(

The cup I purchased from a guy claiming to have been a NOA employ some years ago. I think it was some kind of pen holder for events. Weather it's legitimately from Nintendo or not I just like it for the logo.

As long as labels aren't fading or have visible cuts I don't really care. If I did care I would probably collect CIB anyways. The ones I play the most are left at the top. And thankfully I don't have many GB/GBA games. :P
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: karyann on June 22, 2014, 05:04:47 pm: Quote from: badATchaos on June 18, 2014, 08:19:47 pm
The cup I purchased from a guy claiming to have been a NOA employ some years ago. I think it was some kind of pen holder for events. Weather it's legitimately from Nintendo or not I just like it for the logo.

As long as labels aren't fading or have visible cuts I don't really care. If I did care I would probably collect CIB anyways. The ones I play the most are left at the top. And thankfully I don't have many GB/GBA games. :P

I guess it does the trick then! Mine are currently stacked in neat piles, but I hate it, I can't get easily what I want :-\
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Post by: bobster on June 22, 2014, 05:13:36 pm: Scott, my girlfriend and I have picked up a couple cassette tape cases and are ready to try our hand at doing this for our loose games. Can you hook a brother up with the templates?

Thanks!
(hugs and kisses)
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Post by: varkias on June 23, 2014, 10:33:54 pm: Scott and kamikazekeeg, those all turned out really great. They look awesome on the shelf!
Title: Re: Game Boy Games in Cassette Cases?
Post by: scott on March 15, 2015, 08:15:09 pm: New cover!

Resident Evil Gaiden.

(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/20150315_195839.jpg)

(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/20150315_195845.jpg)

(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21697512/20150315_200033.jpg)