The Cover Project
Artist's Corner => Universal Game Case Covers => Topic started by: TyrannicalFascist on February 07, 2012, 08:08:47 PM
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TyrannicalFascist's Nintendo Fusion Covers for UGC
CLICK HERE for TyrannicalFascist's covers for ShadowFox cases (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=19935.0)
CLICK HERE for TyrannicalFascist's covers for StoneAgeGamer's BitBox NES cases (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=15891.0)
UGC Templates for Consoles:
- Nintendo Entertainment System (https://www.box.com/s/xkm0u9qy1w45z7g7rh2x)
• Artist(s): Created by TyrannicalFascist, based on Azarkhel's Custom PAL SNES Template. Icons by TyrannicalFascist, Deadpool and wiggy. Spine symbol by wiggy.
• Information: N64-style icons for Number of Players, Multiplayer with Shared Controller, NES Zapper, R.O.B., Multitap, Power Glove and Power Pad
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/10hm5ww.jpg) - Super Nintendo (https://www.box.com/s/d2efd3e58da9be65ca71)
• Artist(s): Created by TyrannicalFascist, based on Azarkhel's Custom PAL SNES Template. Icons and spine symbol by wiggy.
• Information: N64-style icons for Number of Players, Multiplayer with Shared Controller, SNES Mouse (required and optional), Super Scope (required and optional) and Multitap (3-5 players)
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/ftdf1j.jpg) - Nintendo 64 (https://www.box.com/s/393338b398ef1bac8c93)
• Artist(s): Created by TyrannicalFascist, based on Azarkhel's Custom PAL SNES Template.
• Information: Icons for Number of Players, Memory Pak(s), Rumble Pak, Transfer Pak and Expansion Pak (required and optional)
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/aagj8g.jpg) - GameCube (https://www.box.com/s/4b149af1590b0ac9deae)
• Intended for accessories
• Artist(s): Created by TyrannicalFascist, based on Azarkhel's Custom PAL SNES Template.
• Information: Icons for Number of Players, Memory Card, Progressive Scan and Game Boy Advance Connectivity
(http://oi47.tinypic.com/1645ra.jpg)
- Wii (https://www.box.com/s/8f33dda2f24abb9293a7)
• Intended for accessories
• Artist(s): Created by TyrannicalFascist, based on Azarkhel's Custom PAL SNES Template.
• Information: Includes logo for Wifi Connection.
(http://oi47.tinypic.com/kd72ie.jpg)
NOTE: The font I use on the back of my covers is called AvantGarde Medium BT. It is freely available here: http://www.myfontfree.com/avantgarde-md-bt-myfontfreecom96f30432.htm
NES Covers:
TyrannicalFascist's Covers: (http://www.box.com/s/e5928a871b467ce25878)
-Disney's DuckTales
-Super Mario Bros. (2 versions)
-Super Mario Bros. 2 (2 versions)
-Super Mario Bros. 3 (2 versions)
-Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (2 versions)
-VS. Super Mario Bros.
-Super Mario Bros. Special (2 versions)
dmjohn0x's Covers:
-Dragon Warrior (https://i.imgur.com/WXI3SWm.jpg)
-Final Fantasy (https://i.imgur.com/BDEghr2.png)
-Legend of Zelda, The (https://i.imgur.com/ZnElTeE.png)
-Ninja Gaiden (https://i.imgur.com/xCbp4MN.jpg)
-Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (https://i.imgur.com/xwtpaJ7.png)
Zakurowrath's Covers:
-Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese art) (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=y9ennabqsyw0pa6)(Japanese title)
-Super Mario Bros. 2 (NP Lost Levels art) (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=3cu7gfo4hha0g48) (Japanese title)
-Super Mario Bros. 3 - Variation 1 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=hpv5rk7j9fdzj96) (Japanese art and title)
-Super Mario Bros. 3 - Variation 2 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=evdvy7lv8d8to4i)(Japanese art and title)
-Super Mario Bros. USA - Variation 1 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=4j9h214chax72x5)(Japanese art and "USA" title)
-Super Mario Bros. USA - Variation 2 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=bua334knx64z89l)(Japanese art and "USA" title)
-Tetris (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?z1k5q6ws19zfq2g)
SNES Covers:
TyrannicalFascist's Covers: (http://www.box.com/s/jrqp99vv0fhedpqrfp2c)
-Batman Returns
-Donkey Kong Country
-Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters (localized SFC)
-Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (2 versions)
-Mario & Wario (localized SFC)
-Mario is Missing
-Mario Paint
-Mario's Time Machine
-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
-Pilotwings
-Star Fox
-Star Fox 2 (2 versions)
-Super Game Boy (2 versions)
-Super Mario All-Stars
-Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
-Super Mario Kart
-Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
-Super Mario World (2 versions)
-Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
-Super Star Wars
-Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
-Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
-Yoshi's Cookie
-Yoshi's Safari
Accessories:
-Cleaning Kit
-RetroPort Adapter (Play NES on SNES)
-Super Game Boy Controller (SGB Commander)
-Super NES Controller
Azarkhel's Covers: (http://www.box.com/s/1vd8vnpdxnujptuu64dz)
-Donkey Kong Country 2
-Donkey Kong Country 3
-Earthbound
-Final Fantasy II/IV
-Final Fantasy III/VI
-Final Fantasy V
-Live Alive
-Mega Man 7
-Mega Man X
-Mega Man X2
-Mega Man X3
-Star Ocean
-Super Mario World (2 versions)
-Tactics Ogre
-Treasure of the Rudras
Kaiede's Covers:
-BlackThorne (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kyrgkbk7wpwm4kg/Blackthorne%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Breath of Fire (https://www.dropbox.com/s/nk5pxc9chv1f2uh/Breath%20of%20Fire%201.jpg?dl=0) (GBA Alternate Artwork)
-Breath of Fire II (https://www.dropbox.com/s/tmljjrfo1cdhjur/Breath%20of%20Fire%202%20v1.jpg?dl=0) (GBA Alternate Artwork)
-Chrono Trigger (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ypbytqthxmyn3d2/Chrono%20Trigger%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Killer Instinct (https://www.dropbox.com/s/q98gsk1pojvr5uq/Killer%20Instinct%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Kirby's Dream Land 3 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/pncngxqqlwdotw9/Kirby%27s%20Dreamland%203%20-%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Kirby Super Star (https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjl9ppjzzxphrm8/Kirby%20Superstar%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Secret of Mana (https://www.dropbox.com/s/mgqtbvltcv2edv5/Secret%20of%20Mana%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Sparkster (https://www.dropbox.com/s/8u1kfkjgupgs4q5/Sparkster%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Super Castlevania IV (https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qc9vtg410us8ws/Super%20Castlevania%20IV%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
-Zombies Ate My Neighbors (https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6cdn87qwdojd90/Zombies%20Ate%20my%20Neighbors%20v1.jpg?dl=0)
karl_87's Covers:
-Family Dog (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10279.msg166321#msg166321)
-Family Dog PAL Edit (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10279.msg166413#msg166413)
McFlynn's Covers (https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek):
-Demon's Crest (red background)
-Demon's Crest (purple background)
RainMK's Covers:
-Castlevania: Dracula X (https://app.box.com/s/evnka076bp0bnkp5bhck)
-Castlevania: Dracula X (https://app.box.com/s/icp74gk77p65x5bxwusq) (purple moon background)
-Contra III: Alien Wars (https://app.box.com/s/j2w9jq655nhe9lzjbqxp)
-Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The (https://app.box.com/s/ussd7ivfwak2xvsj0hnq) (gold color)
-Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The (https://app.box.com/s/05z0rgrpn6hqoi2ujsq6) (silver color)
-Super Mario World (https://app.box.com/s/3c97inqm4fbzoa7knzk7) (yellow)
-Super Mario World (https://app.box.com/s/zf0q0fl3jsoo1828orvm) (white)
-Super Mario World (https://app.box.com/s/dcwt6emiq8nelhau20ci) (blue)
-Super Mario World (https://app.box.com/s/srwu1gp0mg258fyzpidd) (red)
Zakurowrath's Covers:
-Super EverDrive (http://www.mediafire.com/download/2u21qyosscirudq/SNES_Everdrive.tif)
-Super Mario World (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?561led6833v27su) (Azarkhel's cover updated to v2, American front)
-Super Mario World (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?oy9zsw35lwy45nw) (Azarkhel's cover updated to v2, Japanese front)
N64 Covers:
TyrannicalFascist's Covers: (http://www.box.com/s/0143f6d4ff62e1058d68)
-Banjo-Kazooie (2 versions)
-Super Mario 64
dmjohn0x's Covers
-Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The (https://i.imgur.com/3uOhx1N.jpg)
-Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The (https://i.imgur.com/znSQD7U.png)
Zakurowrath's Covers:
-California Speed (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?9u575c932bc5u5v) (original art)
-California Speed (http://www.mediafire.com/?1csrkv8ho070r6a) (arcade art)
-Extreme-G (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?fi8ddnrwa8bqm5m)
-GameShark (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?lr72sk608f3gjf6) (blue background)
-GameShark (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?6awt2t8vnjhlz7r) (black background)
-Mischief Makers (http://www.mediafire.com/?1dsdhulumsuj738)
-Pocket Monsters Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 0) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?8f8ix66cwetxbqd)
-Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bbl0m0tu2lt8mki)
-San Francisco Rush 2049 (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?ok9b88fg968f6mi)
-San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v6k9564ae2115no)
-The World Is Not Enough (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?p2um02xq6g2c7od)
-WWF War Zone (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?fkhlhvce9c6wdr8)
GameCube Accessory Covers:
TyrannicalFascist's Covers: (https://www.box.com/s/5fb600c1911da7c34592)
-NES controller retroPort by RetroUSB
-SNES controller retroPort by RetroUSB
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Love it! Yeah they're a little more work than the usual way but it's not that much more involved. From memory I borrowed from both Shenske and a couple other templates to make mine so I don't mind at all if you decide to organise the file and link it to people. In fact, drop in some support for PAL games as well and I may just crank out a few covers (both NTSC and PAL) as well.
Really liking the backs too, though I believe the SNES stuff generally used a Helvetica based font. That said there's no reason why the blurbs for games can't all have different fonts. Upto the designer I guess. Also if you want consistency, make the bottom spine SNES logo the same size as the 64 one?
Now if only I could get UGCs in Australia...hurry up Onion Game Cases!
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Heck I like them and the spine looks the same as the normal template so I would use these for some covers and not have to redo any which is a huge win in my book.
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Here's a couple more I made today. Not sure if I'm 100% happy on the background levels, but otherwise I think they turned out better than I expected. I'll probably finish up with Super Return of the Jedi tonight.
(http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/7271/icsnessuperswv2.png)(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/8403/icsnessuperesbv2.png)
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i like the look of these alot - and definitely prefer the back to the current template.
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Yeah just watch the levels, always bear in mind how much darker things tend to print.
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I love these covers keep pumping em out!
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Made a couple more. Super Return of the Jedi was a challenge, since the box art wasn't in very good condition and I didn't want characters at the bottom to have half a face or have Luke's face covered by the logo. I ended up remaking the image using the original poster they based it on. Even though Power Rangers didn't have an ESRB rating, I felt like it needed one.
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/kyrgh.jpg)(http://oi39.tinypic.com/65x5yq.jpg)
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(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/5415ee31963eaa6ba0fda6456961928d602b6cd06798df548c9dfa52e44a812a6g.jpg)
*fixed a few issues.
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Very nice! Is that for UGC or a DVD multi case?
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This is pretty slick. I like this template a lot. I'd definitely use it. Are there download links for those covers?
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Very nice! Is that for UGC or a DVD multi case?
It's UGC sized, used your template you posted. Pm me your imandix settings for consistency.
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This is pretty slick. I like this template a lot. I'd definitely use it. Are there download links for those covers?
I'm probably going to take a break from making covers for a bit, so I'll tidy up the ones I previewed and get them up shortly. I'll let Azarkhel distribute the template when he's ready.
Very nice! Is that for UGC or a DVD multi case?
It's UGC sized, used your template you posted. Pm me your imandix settings for consistency.
PM Sent. I'm betting your settings are more accurate as mine are just some default one that seemed okay, but looking at my previews the spines are too wide and everything is too short.
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I'm not a huge fan of the vertical covers, but I do like this a lot. I would consider moving from the retail covers to this style on my SNES and N64 games.
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Its got a very PAL feeling to it and i think you did a great job. You have my blessing :)
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Thanks for the compliments guys! Here's the covers I made for Super Mario RPG, Donkey Kong Country, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mario & Wario, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters, Super Star Wars, Super The Empire Strikes Back and Super Return of the Jedi.
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/1p86yd.jpg)
Download: http://www.box.com/s/jrqp99vv0fhedpqrfp2c
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Looks great man! Feel free to repackage any covers I do as well for people, I don't have the time to organise myself haha.
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Thanks! Will do.
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Those covers are fantastic! The only thing I've noticed is your Nintendo Seal is quite pixelated, here's a much crisper one: http://www.box.com/s/rkhxdt201vmugb7zss7r
EDIT: Also, the Star Ocean cover rocks! However, wasn't that game published by Enix not Square? At that time they were still 2 different companies.
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Those covers are fantastic! The only thing I've noticed is your Nintendo Seal is quite pixelated, here's a much crisper one: http://www.box.com/s/rkhxdt201vmugb7zss7r
EDIT: Also, the Star Ocean cover rocks! However, wasn't that game published by Enix not Square? At that time they were still 2 different companies.
Bah! Of course! Rushed the last bit, will re upload in a couple hours.
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wow this is really cool
frankly i'm tempted to convert ;D
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Re-uploaded all of mine with the improved Nintendo Seal. Thanks djshok!
EDIT: Also threw together a cover for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie and uploaded it to my box folder.
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/54t4au.jpg)
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I wonder how this template would look if you modified it a bit for Nintendo 64?
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The thought has crossed my mind... I suppose the black areas would be red mostly, and the rest would generally be the same. I'd have to figure out where to put the rumble pack, memory pack, etc logos.
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I kind of toyed around with how it might look to have an N64 version, and here's what I have so far (unfinished obviously). What do you guys think? I've had quite a time trying to find a place for the little Number of Players/Expansion/Rumble Pak icons without heavily modifying the original look of the SNES covers that this is based on. Maybe I should also reverse the order they go in, so that the number of players will be on the far right (since every game will have that one), then if a game doesn't use the rumble/memory/expansion pak then it won't leave a gap on the right? There's also the screenshots on the back - they can either be narrowed down to only 3, or I could fit in 5 like most N64 covers, but the images will be much smaller.
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/2i0w087.jpg)
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Don't think you've quite captured the 64 look yet. Black and red just screams SNES. Maybe a yellow tint on the front and a blue tint on the back?
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Yeah I know what you mean. I went with black/gray as a color for GoldenEye specifically, like how each SNES game has a certain color, but I agree that it doesn't quite work against the red like it did against the black of SNES.
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The colour addition for the SNES works as there is no established/pre-conceived look or expectation from the viewer. Because the 64 boxes are so closely associated with those 4 colour tints on each side of the box I think it's impossible to do away with them and still retain the same feel.
Definitely think the layout works for SNES and 64, but yeah it's just missing the 64 "feel" right now.
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make the red transparent, right bar blue (maybe?), back can stay yellow
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I liked what you were doing with the SNES template since it was a combination of my vertical template mixed with more of a retail PAL feel to it.
I don't think you n64 template is different enough from your modified snes template. It looks like a snes cover with red instead of black. Also watch out for the publisher logos! The reason i didnt put the publisher logo on the red bar (separate from the coverart) is most coverart has the dev logo on the art. Some covers its easy to separate ... most is very difficult to remove.
I agree with Azarkhel that having the yellow, blue, green & red would help differentiate it from the snes template and capture the n64 feeling better. I struggled a lot when making the Vertical N64 template we have right now because it was hard to capture the original feel of the boxes mixed with something that still looks appealing. I could have just changed a few logos and colors on my SNES template but since the art style of the N64 and SNES were so vastly different I felt the vertical iterations should be just as different.
Don't be afraid to try something entirely different. Play around with different layouts and don't be locked down to your current template. Have fun with moving things around and it could really work out in your favor. :)
Also you may want to consider using the same size n64 logo on the bottom part of the spine. I kept my white box the same size so it would still line up with the horizontal style. That way its make it more uniform if people decided to mix and match or slowly convert over to Vertical.
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Thanks for the input everyone, and I totally agree with everything you guys suggest, though to be honest I'm not all that interested in creating a new N64 cover style at least not any time soon, I was just toying around with what it could look like since it was suggested. I'm actually perfectly happy with the current N64 vertical style. :P
I might still toy around with it down the road based on the suggestions everyone made, but I'm mostly wanting to focus on the SNES covers.
On a related note, I got a chance to print out several of the covers and I think they turned out pretty good! They fit very nicely next to both my existing SNES vertical covers and my N64 covers.
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(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/0b4dcfa7568ba9fb9812afff129432a965b73a0a9cd06874420cc0eb3b2c66c66g.jpg)
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Very nice Azarkhel! I really like the look of your covers with the large characters on the back!
Here's a couple more of mine for a few games that I don't think anyone else will be making covers for anytime soon:
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/2hehy51.jpg)(http://oi40.tinypic.com/axzq04.jpg)(http://oi44.tinypic.com/j17r77.jpg)
Download in my box folder.
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Thanks mate, it works well with covers for repros as I only need to use a few lines of text instead of trying to rewrite a Wikipedia article into a blurb. Shame I had to start with a low res cover image but I think I managed to get a good end result with some noise filters and a bit of cheeky texture work.
Loving all the pop out bits on your covers, I know its more of a pain to do but it really makes the covers more dynamic. Good work!
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I like your style a lot. It's a good mix of what's nice about SNES and N64 packaging rolled into one ;)
Keep it up!
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(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/80b0c4e0032033192f95f69fc1f1de4ecf02756bd75c797afd51fc1f316359f06g.jpg)
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And packaged, more repros coming. Feel free to throw out some requests!
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/786d030c89e793fe4f379b5998ecd7a7ad851fb60e4fe3fe79f11876016e40e05g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/269163e269ef7122e84a7427114f7c585879ee550da208e403b6d7a149bfda8f5g.jpg)
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Would you mind doing these in the old Vertical format:
-Tactics Ocre
-Mario is Missing
-Mario's Timemachines
-Mario & Wario
-Godzilla
No hurry but when you have extra time or something...
These new covers are amazing, but I'm too far gone to switch the template I'm using.
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You could definetly convert those over to the old template without making any major changes. I think it would look great if you decided to leave all the back art and screenshots right where there are and just adapt it to the template. Great work man!
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You could definetly convert those over to the old template without making any major changes. I think it would look great if you decided to leave all the back art and screenshots right where there are and just adapt it to the template. Great work man!
I'd prefer normal Vertical US cover with gray bars.
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@Arseen - Mario & Wario and Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters are already made for the regular SNES vertical template in the Localized SFC and Reproduction covers thread. http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=3494.msg70040#msg70040
I can go ahead and make Mario is Missing and Mario's Time Machine for you soon.
@Azarkhel - Man those look great! Seems kinda silly for me to request some covers, but my photoshopping skills aren't good enough for my tastes to tackle a few big-name SNES games and be happy with the result. Plus I've gotten busy lately and haven't had time to do any more covers in a while. Would you be willing to try making some of the big ones:
-Super Mario World
-Super Mario Kart
-Super Mario All-Stars
-Star Fox
-Mario Paint
I know you did some of these in the original PAL template that I based this one on. Also if you don't mind on Mario Paint and Star Fox I'd like to keep the SNES mouse logos and Super FX logos where I have the mouse logos on my Mario & Wario cover just for consistency.
Also if you feel that that template is ready to be released, you're welcome to do so. :)
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You could definetly convert those over to the old template without making any major changes. I think it would look great if you decided to leave all the back art and screenshots right where there are and just adapt it to the template. Great work man!
I'd prefer normal Vertical US cover with gray bars.
Oh, I still want to see the grey bars left on the back of the template. Obviously the background art would need to be removed but all the other art, screenshots and text left in place would look nice.
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@TyrannicalFascist:
Thanks for reminding me.
I tought I had seen those 2 covers somewhere, just can't think straight.
This time I'm not drunk, but have fever of 39.8.
@BadChad:
I'm still not sure I like those big artpieces either as they take too much space from the text.
Star Ocean and Tactics Ogre have next to none text.
Of course one could make text smaller but that probably would not look good either. :-\
But we'll see what the end result is if someone makes the covers, they might be good. 8)
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@TyrannicalFascist:
Thanks for reminding me.
I tought I had seen those 2 covers somewhere, just can't think straight.
This time I'm not drunk, but have fever of 39.8.
@BadChad:
I'm still not sure I like those big artpieces either as they take too much space from the text.
Star Ocean and Tactics Ogre have next to none text.
Of course one could make text smaller but that probably would not look good either. :-\
But we'll see what the end result is if someone makes the covers, they might be good. 8)
If you want a big block of text find a well written section for me and i'll drop it in, as it is I just used the writing on the back of the PSP versions.
(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/2861/imndxsnessmw.png)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2466owm.jpg)
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Wow, fantastic! Now I just gotta decide which one to use... :D
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Wow, fantastic! Now I just gotta decide which one to use... :D
Go the blue ;)
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If you want a big block of text find a well written section for me and i'll drop it in, as it is I just used the writing on the back of the PSP versions.
I'l see what I can find or come up with.
That's as soon aas I can consentrate. :D
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If you want a big block of text find a well written section for me and i'll drop it in, as it is I just used the writing on the back of the PSP versions.
I'l see what I can find or come up with.
That's as soon aas I can consentrate. :D
Haha no worries. Just put my PAL SNES collection on eBay, sad to see them go but I think switching to NTSC carts is the right choice.
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Just put my PAL SNES collection on eBay
Link please ;)
but I think switching to NTSC carts is the right choice.
Why?
If you are referring to the speed, just get your SNES modified to run games on all regions, then PAL games will play in the same speed as NTSC games.
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Just put my PAL SNES collection on eBay
Link please ;)
but I think switching to NTSC carts is the right choice.
Why?
If you are referring to the speed, just get your SNES modified to run games on all regions, then PAL games will play in the same speed as NTSC games.
More a cash issue, the PAL collection generally costs more by the cart than the NTSC ones. Also there were quite a few more games that saw a US release and not a PAL one, I ten to prefer my collections to be uniform.
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(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/80b0c4e0032033192f95f69fc1f1de4ecf02756bd75c797afd51fc1f316359f06g.jpg)
PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?05rnuodce7firvz
Dude! That is FUCKING AWESOME! Well done sir.
Any chance you'd do one for Live-Alive
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Thow me some scans? If you've got 'em i'll crank it out.
EDIT: Found some usuable bits, find me a blurb for the back and i'll drop it in.
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Holy crap you're fast, and that looks damn slick. Here's a blurb on a repro cover using the other template: http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=3494.135
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(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/849/imndxntscsneslal.png)
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Man, that is top notch! Thanks a bunch.
The only suggestion I have, is you should switch the Nintendo Seal in your template to this newer one: http://www.box.com/s/rkhxdt201vmugb7zss7r The old one is quite pixelated.
I'd love to see what you could do with Earthbound.
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GAH! I fixed that in an earlier revision but starte working from an older template. Hold on while I reupload everything.
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(http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3609/imndxntscsneseb.png)
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Nice work on the Earthbound cover. You even managed to remove the last blemishes from the front image, IT'S NOW PERFECT!!!
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Love that Earthbound cover! I'd say we've gotten off to a great start on this new style of SNES covers:
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/29zh9h.jpg)
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If we make it to 50, we should talk with some of the admins about uploading these as custom covers to the main site.
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I hope you guys put up that template soon. I'd sure love to make some of these covers myself instead of just asking you guys to do requests.
Also, Azarkhel, I hate to do this you again, but that SHVC WE on the back of the Earthbound cover, shouldn't it be SNS P MB?
Also, if you're still up for doing requests, any chance you'd do a FFVI one, using the artwork I used over here: http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=3494.225 Here's the picture if you want: http://www.box.com/s/ustg78qbkvxds3og55b7
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Yeah I'd definitely love to get them on the site as custom covers! As far as sharing the template, I've left that to Azarkhel, since he wanted to add some PAL options to it. Otherwise I'm fine with letting others try their hand at this style.
As Arseen requested, I've put up the original style verticals for Mario is Missing and Mario's Time Machine.
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/xndxly.jpg)(http://oi44.tinypic.com/14nl81t.jpg)
Download: http://www.box.com/s/0o5p79id6bi8cujcsagj
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I'll clean up the template and post it today. I can change the EB cover for you if you really want it done but I tend to just use all those legal details as a graphical element, not as an actual means of communicating information.
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Got another cover done: Super Game Boy. I tried something a little different on the background and made a collage of Game Boy game screenshots, and tried to make the background a color similar to the yellow-green of the original Game Boy (a little darker so it wasn't distracting). I then made an alternate version which is colored somewhat closer to Game Boy Pocket screen colors.
(http://oi44.tinypic.com/2zq5rnl.jpg)(http://oi44.tinypic.com/qqoe9g.jpg)
Download: http://www.box.com/s/jrqp99vv0fhedpqrfp2c
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I'd use this one, has that classic 90's design feel. Great job man.
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TEMPLATE: http://www.mediafire.com/?4x4gh1x4deyi01k
If you have any questions, just ask.
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(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/bdff7df7fc989c4e2391df6e5ec3709cfc8c3ef977e7e9cdd7de9d63193768086g.jpg)
I know these arn't 100% accurate but on your DK cover it's got the publishers logo as Rare, I had a look on the net and it says that it was developed by Rare but published by Nintendo. For consistency's sake we should change one of them, let me know if you want me to re upload with the Rare logo.
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someone should edit the OP and add like a master list with links to all the currently completed covers.
I really love the look of this. I might have to join in and help out a bit when I get some time, I might switch to these after all...
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@Azarkhel - You're right, I guess I just always associated the DKC series with Rare. How about we kind of compromise on that one - I'll change the front of my DKC to say published by Nintendo if you put the Rare logo on the back under the screenshots like I did on my DKC cover. Also if you're not opposed, I'd kind of like to get an alternate image for Dixie Kong on the back. Not to sound too anal about it, but I think the image you used is from Diddy Kong Racing DS, and I'd personally like to get an image from the game's release. Would you mind making an alternate version with an image of Dixie from around that time? Maybe one of these:
http://www.mariowiki.com/images/3/35/Dkc3-hovercraft65.jpg
http://www.mariowiki.com/images/9/9d/DixieKiddy.png
http://www.mariowiki.com/images/f/f4/Dixieonkiddy.jpg
http://www.mariowiki.com/images/4/43/Dixie4.jpg
Looks great otherwise! Do you think you might convert some of your PAL covers from that template you made that this is all based on, like Mario All-Stars, Star Fox and F-Zero?
@AppleQueso - I'll make a list on the original post, though so far I've kept all of them (including copies of Azarkhel's covers) in my box folder, so I'll link to that, and if anyone else makes some and wants to host it themselves, then I can add those links. EDIT: List is up on the first post.
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Sorry man, didn't save the changes to the .PSD so I can't easily change the image on the back. Did add the Rare logo though.
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/def3bca3bf873960ebc02469e6f3cf3b9ab32945fd069a73da074c566cf54af56g.jpg)
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That's cool, it's not a big deal. :P
DKC2 looks fantastic!
Also updated DKC - aside from changing the published by logo to Nintendo, I realized on DKC, MMPR and MMPR the Movie I put the wrong number of players on the back.
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Haha annoying isn't it! Always notice little things after you've uploaded and updated.
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/537/imndxntscsnesmm7.png)
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(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8865/imndxntscsnesmmx.png)
(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/6586/imndxntscsnesmmx2.png)
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These are really nice looking, thanks for sharing.
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(http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg718/scaled.php?server=718&filename=imndxntscsnesmmx3.png&res=medium)
Haha man, that was a marathon!
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My God, man you are a machine! Awesome!
Though I do hate to be the one to point out errors, but you need to change the barcodes and SNS numbers on the backs of all of those Mega Man covers. I just pull them off of the horizontal covers here on the site.
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Haha I havn't changed that on any of the covers i've done, feel free to switch them out when you add them to your box archive. I'm photoshopped out for the day.
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I can't believe how picky you guys are about barcodes and nit-pickety details that you'll never even notice.
I did all that nonsense on the 1st 30 or so covers that I did, then I realized that I (or anyone else) won't ever notice that sort of thing.
Just download Gimp and do it yourself if it's that big of a deal.
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It's not so much that I care all that much and I don't as far as just printing and using them, but if we want to get them submitted and approved to be custom covers on the site, those things are important to the admins. Covers have been denied approval for less... I'm happy to change it myself on the one's that are done especially given the amount of work in cranking out so many in a row, but it's something to keep in mind going forward.
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I'll do it going forward from now, not gunna edit the old ones.
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It's not so much that I care all that much and I don't as far as just printing and using them, but if we want to get them submitted and approved to be custom covers on the site, those things are important to the admins. Covers have been denied approval for less... I'm happy to change it myself on the one's that are done especially given the amount of work in cranking out so many in a row, but it's something to keep in mind going forward.
Yeah, I guess that makes sense.
That said, there are some really shitty scans on the site, which confuses me with regards to the approval process. Check out Mario Golf for the N64. Holy crap is that thing a mess!
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Yeah, that's one that could really use improvement. :P
Uploaded fixed versions of the 4 Mega Man covers, 2 Super Mario World covers, 2 DKC covers and Earthbound.
Just a head's up, a few I plan to tackle soon: Pilotwings, Indiana Jones, Yoshi's Cookie, Adventures of Batman & Robin, and MMPR: Fighting Edition (if I can find scans of the box anywhere).
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Yeah, that's one that could really use improvement. :P
Uploaded fixed versions of the 4 Mega Man covers, 2 Super Mario World covers, 2 DKC covers and Earthbound.
Just a head's up, a few I plan to tackle soon: Pilotwings, Indiana Jones, Yoshi's Cookie, Adventures of Batman & Robin, and MMPR: Fighting Edition (if I can find scans of the box anywhere).
Sounds good, i'll remove the link to my PDFs from this thread. Best if everyone gets them off yours.
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That said, there are some really shitty scans on the site, which confuses me with regards to the approval process. Check out Mario Golf for the N64. Holy crap is that thing a mess!
Our site has been going for over 5 years. Our approval process has become far stricter (for the better) than it once was. If you have better scans then please post them in the appropriate forums and we can replace poor quality cover currently on the site :)
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That's sort of what I figured. I wish I had a copy of that Mario Golf box. I woulda upped it so fast...
I do have some stuff that's not up at all. I will eventually get that stuff up ;)
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Got on a small roll before bed tonight: Indiana Jones and Pilotwings.
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/23ud2ci.jpg)(http://oi43.tinypic.com/10z8s37.jpg)
Added to the downloads on page 1.
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I can't believe how picky you guys are about barcodes and nit-pickety details that you'll never even notice.
I did all that nonsense on the 1st 30 or so covers that I did, then I realized that I (or anyone else) won't ever notice that sort of thing.
That's where you are wrong. I know plenty of people who are very picky about authenticity towards these things for various reasons. For example, I organize my games by UPC, meaning those bar codes need to be correct, or else my games won't be ordered correctly. (My Xbox games are trickier, admittedly, because games that get the Platinum upgrade get new bar codes, which really throws the order for a loop. Those are organized by their original UPCs, not the Platinum Hits variant, but I digress)
I can understand how it makes no difference to you, but if you do post your covers, keep in mind that it does matter to some.
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Wait, so how do find them on your shelf? Do have the UPCs memorized?!
I definitely won't go back to fiddling with all the UPCs and SNS, SHVC, or whatever codes. I spend WAY too much time on the designs already, and that just slows me down too much ;D
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Wait, so how do find them on your shelf? Do have the UPCs memorized?!
No no. UPC is Unique Product Code. Each game has a unique code, which is a string of numbers (the bar code is a visual representation of the numbers, and the numbers it represents are just beneath). I just look at the number in the back, and put them in number order (by console, so the games aren't all over the place). Doing so automatically arranges games first by company, then by release date.
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Oh, I know what a UPC code is. I worked retail for about 7 years before going back to college ;)
I was just citing the SNS and SHVC codes because they seem to be something else that people are concerned with.
Still, I can't imagine organizing my collection that way. Shopping for what game to play by who made the game would confuse the snot outta me. Just not something I pay all that much attention to, save for the really big name titles.
But, as they say, whatever works :D
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(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/2566/imndxntscsnesff3.png)
PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?wlgcf1faf5bf7lr
I'll do all 3 SNES Final Fantasies in both the American style and the Japanese style (with correct numbering).
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(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/596/imndxntscsnesff36.png)
PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?dkwjcewciak336v
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(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7941/imndxntscsnesff2.png)
PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?386z7ctp666j1qx
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(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1479/imndxntscsnesff24.png)
PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?ve258kf6nxxiacj
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You can see the edge of the original artwork on the left in your FFIV cover. May want to dodge/brush that out ;)
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*fixed the cover for 4.
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5697/imndxntscsnesff5.png)
PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?4nf0nhlp21c3hbr
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A long time ago (before there was a PlayStation, or a FF7) I thought it would be cool to call part 5, Final Fantasy II.V (2.5 or 2 and a half).
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Sorry I haven't been around much recently - I've been really busy lately. I added the Final Fantasy covers to the list in the first post, so it should be up to date. They look great!
I'm still planning to do some more to at least round out my own collection, but if you are interested in trying any of them Azarkhel, it may be a little while before I can get to them. Did you do any alterations to the template I sent you? If not I'll release it so everyone can make covers in this style.
Here's all the covers I'd like to update to the new style:
-Battletoads and Double Dragon
-Kirby Superstar
-Kirby's Dreamland 3
-Mario Paint
-Star Fox
-Star Fox 2
-Super Mario All-Stars
-Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
-Super Mario Kart
-Yoshi's Cookie
-Yoshi's Safari
-Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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I decided to take a stab at the two Super Mario All-Star releases. The second one is adapted from Shenske's covers.
(http://oi44.tinypic.com/20z7ek2.jpg)(http://oi42.tinypic.com/10qxkyq.jpg)
EDIT: And here's Yoshi's Safari!
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/4so4go.jpg)
DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.com/s/jrqp99vv0fhedpqrfp2c
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Lookin' good man, I never ended up ading PAL support to the template as I sold all my PAL stuff haha. Just clean up the layers and throw it out for everyone to use I reckon.
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Okay I've attempted to clean up the template and make it as straight forward as I can. I'm calling it the SNES Vertical Fusion Template, since it combines elements of SNES NTSC, PAL and N64 verticals into one. Time to unleash it upon the world!
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/akjzvr.jpg)
DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE: http://www.box.com/s/e9eae88d8221fbbd7459
Big thanks to Azarkhel and Shenske for laying the groundwork!If you have any questions, please ask. Enjoy!
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2 more covers, both for Star Fox 2. The first one is the one that I plan to use, and the second is adapted from Shenske's cover for the game.
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/28rmv83.jpg)(http://oi44.tinypic.com/25h1ts9.jpg)
Added to downloads folder.
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Looking great! You just need to remove the "licensed by" text on the Nintendo published titles (Star Fox, Mario, etc).
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The more I see this template applied, the more I really dig it. It's a really good blend of the US NTSC and PAL covers :D
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This is an awesome template! I really like it a lot! And also the already done covers!
I'm thinking about to change my printed covers to this type!
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Do it man! Things have gone a little quiet lately as TF is busy with his poly cases and I'm focusing on localized reproduction manuals. It'll flare up again though, ill have to bash out quite a few when my UGCs arrive.
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Here's a new one I did a few days back and forgot to post: Yoshi's Cookie.
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/dc4i69.jpg)
Added to my box. I still need to go back and remove the "Licensed by Nintendo" on the games that it doesn't need that. After this weekend, I'll be cranking out a few more.
And don't forget I've released the template, so if anyone else wants to join in on making these, they're welcome to!
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Super Mario Kart
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/ziszd5.jpg)
Download added to Box and first post. :)
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How did I miss this thread. This style really brings the SNES artwork to life, not to mention the picture under the title on the spine is a nice touch. I really like it ;D
Hopefully someone does something like this for the NES being that all the artwork for that system aren't uniform to a straight template and spine titles are all over the place :P
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Hopefully someone does something like this for the NES being that all the artwork for that system aren't uniform to a straight template and spine titles are all over the place :P
I second this idea.
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I toyed around with the idea when I was also doing those experiments in a matching N64 cover style. I thought it would be cool to have NES, SNES and N64 all line up nicely and have a matching look, with enough differences in color and logos to be identifiable. This early spine is as far as I got. I made the top and bottom gray/silver because that's the color that comes to mind first for me when thinking of the NES (like black for SNES, red for N64). I figured the color of the middle of the spine would match whatever color the spine was on the original box art. In this case, Super Mario Bros. 3 had a yellow spine.
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/rbcmmo.jpg)
I tried to think of some kind of identifiable "symbol" for the NES that would go at the bottom of the spine. The problem is I couldn't think of anything so I just grabbed a closeup of part of the NES controller. Maybe someone can think of a more identifiable NES symbol to match the SNES and N64?
I won't get around to making a matching NES template anytime soon, so if someone else wants to give it a try, I'd be very interested to see what they come up with. Feel free to modify the SNES Fusion template I uploaded here.
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This is going FANTASTIC!!!!!!
I want to see more of these, and if I get time I'd like to take a crack at a few.
Here's some I really want to see in SNES:
-Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
-Super Punch-Out!!
-Super Street Fighter II
-Street Fighter II
-Street Fighter II Turbo
-Mortal Kombat
-Mortal Kombat II
-Mortal Kombat 3
-Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
-Secret of Evermore
-F-Zero
-Killer Instinct
-Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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If I get time this week I might have a crack at a couple of those as I have a few of those carts.
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One of my all time favorites, Link to the Past. I'm not an expert at all... I mean, [SHAQ-FU] I use Photoshop Elements for my stuff. Being it's LOZ, I went all out on this one for a couple good hours... even switched the barcode... hope it works out.... :-\
(http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp12/gdubs82881/lttp.jpg)
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Not too shabby :D
2 minor suggestions, if you don't mind. 1, take the contrast down on the front and rear background art. It competes with the other artwork as it is now. 2, fix the type so it doesn't overlap the Link artwork in the lower right on the rear.
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These covers look beautiful! I really hope I can find a way to print these because I'd love to use them.
In addition to some others mentioned already, I'd like to see covers for Kirby's Avalanche and Dream Course, Harvest Moon, Illusion of Gaia, Tetris Attack, and The Lion King.
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I toyed around with the idea when I was also doing those experiments in a matching N64 cover style. I thought it would be cool to have NES, SNES and N64 all line up nicely and have a matching look, with enough differences in color and logos to be identifiable. This early spine is as far as I got. I made the top and bottom gray/silver because that's the color that comes to mind first for me when thinking of the NES (like black for SNES, red for N64). I figured the color of the middle of the spine would match whatever color the spine was on the original box art. In this case, Super Mario Bros. 3 had a yellow spine.
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/rbcmmo.jpg)
I tried to think of some kind of identifiable "symbol" for the NES that would go at the bottom of the spine. The problem is I couldn't think of anything so I just grabbed a closeup of part of the NES controller. Maybe someone can think of a more identifiable NES symbol to match the SNES and N64?
I won't get around to making a matching NES template anytime soon, so if someone else wants to give it a try, I'd be very interested to see what they come up with. Feel free to modify the SNES Fusion template I uploaded here.
I actually like the idea of having the NES controller pad being the symbol, I can't think of any other way to identify a NES, unless you want to color the Famicom Family logo grey for the lines and red for the dots. Also it seems the Japanese artwork and spine titles fit better with the template, infact most of the Mario Japanese covers look better than their American counterparts. I'd like to see what someone would come up with to have these systems in unison.
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Maybe one of these could work?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/NES-UGC-spine-logos.png)
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Maybe one of these could work?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/NES-UGC-spine-logos.png)
Wiggy, you're a genius, awesome ideas!
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Thanks! It's sort of what I do for a living :P
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Not too shabby :D
2 minor suggestions, if you don't mind. 1, take the contrast down on the front and rear background art. It competes with the other artwork as it is now. 2, fix the type so it doesn't overlap the Link artwork in the lower right on the rear.
Another attempt. Tell me what ya think! ;)
(http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp12/gdubs82881/lttp-1.jpg)
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Looks perfect ;)
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Looks perfect ;)
PHEW! ;D
I'd love to make Super Punch-Out!! with a purple backdrop, but I can't find any other Super Punch-Out!! art... I know that the manual has great artwork inside of it though....
Also, anyone want to make MK I, II, and III, along with the NBA Jams? ::)
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That was my dilemma with Punch Out as well. I fudged is instead ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/SNES%20covers/Punch-Out.png)
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Good work on the Zelda cover man, your back text and logo is a bit close to the edge though I think. Try lining it up with the left side of the barcode (or close to).
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@GDubs - Great to have another cover maker for this new style! That Zelda cover looks great! I definitely like the look of it. I agree with Azarkhel, the ony thing I'd change is add more of a margin on the left so the back text isn't so close to the edge. You could also remove "Licensed by Nintendo" on the front, since Nintendo published it. I still need to go back and fix that on some of mine...
Off of your wishlist, I'm planning to tackle F-Zero and Yoshi's Island soon.
@Wiggy - Nice work on those NES logos! I'll have to try each of those out on the spine I made.
If there was an NES cover style to match this SNES one, would there be anything to the front and back? The thing is that the PAL-inspired black area and colored picture background only really work because the cover art is horizontal. Since the NES covers would be vertical, I'm not sure how it could keep a similar theme.
Still, the back could be made to match pretty easily for most of them...
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No prob!
Here's some high-res for ya to work with ;)
http://www.box.com/s/40d675a9379ae2a8aff1
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@GDubs - Great to have another cover maker for this new style! That Zelda cover looks great! I definitely like the look of it. I agree with Azarkhel, the ony thing I'd change is add more of a margin on the left so the back text isn't so close to the edge. You could also remove "Licensed by Nintendo" on the front, since Nintendo published it. I still need to go back and fix that on some of mine...
Off of your wishlist, I'm planning to tackle F-Zero and Yoshi's Island soon.
@Wiggy - Nice work on those NES logos! I'll have to try each of those out on the spine I made.
If there was an NES cover style to match this SNES one, would there be anything to the front and back? The thing is that the PAL-inspired black area and colored picture background only really work because the cover art is horizontal. Since the NES covers would be vertical, I'm not sure how it could keep a similar theme.
Still, the back could be made to match pretty easily for most of them...
The NES artwork doesn't have to be vertical, you could adapt them to the horizontal front this template looks best with. And also you could use the Japanese artwork which fits much better on the front using this template. I have a very rough picture I've been just playing around with just to see what it would look like. I think you're right TyrannicalFascist, the grey all over would work much better for the NES as here it doesn't look right:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/test.jpg)
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Well...even though I said I wouldn't get to making any kind of NES version of this template, I ended up trying one anyways... :P
I think the Japanese art could work on some games, but not all of them. Plus I think a lot of people would want the box art they grew up with. So here's my quick attempt at what it could maybe look like:
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/1in67o.jpg)(http://oi43.tinypic.com/2gv4voh.jpg)
Take a closer look here: http://www.box.com/s/26ee07a28887c5994b19 and here http://www.box.com/s/eac6face1cd04939c3fe
I'm not sure what thoughts I have on them, since honestly the NES is a little before my time and I don't have a lot of nostalgia for the box art like I do the SNES and N64 (my first system was an SNES, though I played my friend's NES once in a while). Maybe the gray should be lighter - like the light gray in Wiggy's NES logo?
I'm open to suggestions and thoughts, though as I said before, this is really just experimenting - my main focus will remain on the SNES covers.
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Oh I like TyrannicalFascist. Honestly the darker grey works better, I tried the lighter grey and it didn't look right to me but you could have both versions if you wanted. And you're right, some Japanese artwork wouldn't work and people like the artwork they grew up with.
I think you should have the NES version that you created as a template and let people experiment around with it since your main focus is SNES, but it looks damn good and more uniform when put on a shelf :)
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For Mario 3, the Japanese art is SOOOOO much better! I don't know why they trimmed it down to nothing for us :-\ Total weaksauce.
On a side note, SMB3 was my 1st JAP import ever. I prolly have more nostalgia for that cover than any other game out there :D
Also, I totally understand why you guys would want US art, don't get me wrong ;)
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For Mario 3, the Japanese art is SOOOOO much better! I don't know why they trimmed it down to nothing for us :-\ Total weaksauce.
On a side note, SMB3 was my 1st JAP import ever. I prolly have more nostalgia for that cover than any other game out there :D
Also, I totally understand why you guys would want US art, don't get me wrong ;)
I totally agree with you there, the Japanese artwork reminds me alot of the game, where the American artwork is just oh, it's Mario flying. I also like the Japanese title in the Mario Brothers font with the 3 having a raccoon tail.
Speaking of that font, if anyone wants it:
http://www.claycooperdesign.com/blog/super-mario-bros-wii-typeface-font-is-here/ (http://www.claycooperdesign.com/blog/super-mario-bros-wii-typeface-font-is-here/)
http://www.claycooperdesign.com/supermariobroswiifont/SuperMarioBrosWii.otf (http://www.claycooperdesign.com/supermariobroswiifont/SuperMarioBrosWii.otf)
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Thanks, can never have too many game-related fonts ;D
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See, I keep saying I won't do any of these, and yet...
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/119pdz6.jpg)(http://oi41.tinypic.com/33z4j7t.jpg)
http://www.box.com/s/e5928a871b467ce25878
But this gives you kind of an idea what I was thinking as far as making the background and spine color change to match each game's original box. If it had more than one color, I'd say just go with whichever one is predominant or fits best. I'll maybe tackle Super Mario Bros., and a couple repro games like The Lost Levels, Vs. Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. Special, but other than that I think I'll stay out of the NES covers for a while and stick to SNES.
Here's the template. It's not quite as perfectly organized as the SNES template, but you guys can take this as a starting point.
DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE: http://www.box.com/s/a6d7aa90f9c89e300644
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See, I keep saying I won't do any of these, and yet...
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/119pdz6.jpg)(http://oi41.tinypic.com/33z4j7t.jpg)
http://www.box.com/s/e5928a871b467ce25878
But this gives you kind of an idea what I was thinking as far as making the background and spine color change to match each game's original box. If it had more than one color, I'd say just go with whichever one is predominant or fits best. I'll maybe tackle Super Mario Bros., and a couple repro games like The Lost Levels, Vs. Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. Special, but other than that I think I'll stay out of the NES covers for a while and stick to SNES.
Here's the template. It's not quite as perfectly organized as the SNES template, but you guys can take this as a starting point.
DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE: http://www.box.com/s/a6d7aa90f9c89e300644
I think it's the fact that those few NES games you may have look lonely on the shelf without your awesome template :P
I really like them, the fact you have the original cover art with the extra artwork in the background, gives it a special touch than just 3 TV shaped boxes on the back. I can't wait to see what the rest of the Mario games look like, you're an amazing artist. And thanks alot for the template :)
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I really like them, the fact you have the original cover art with the extra artwork in the background, gives it a special touch than just 3 TV shaped boxes on the back. I can't wait to see what the rest of the Mario games look like, you're an amazing artist. And thanks alot for the template :)
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Here's a special pair of NES covers - Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (or Super Mario Bros. 2J if you prefer).
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/2n8wlcm.jpg)(http://oi43.tinypic.com/14j3s0l.jpg)
The art on that first one took a butt-load of work to clean it up, but I think it was worth the work. 10 points to anyone who knows where the art came from! If you look at the original source, you can see all the text and unnecessary things like UPC and the Nintendo Seal that needed to be removed, let alone extend and clean it up since the can I got had a lot of dings and marks.
Also thanks to AppleQueso for making that vectorized The Lost Levels logo for me! That is actually the official logo for The Lost Levels, you can even see it on the cover art for Super Mario All-Stars.
DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.com/s/e5928a871b467ce25878
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OMG that cover, isn't that from an old issue of Nintendo Power? That is so cool! You cleaned all that up, that's just wow, im speechless ;D
Oh the link goes to the template instead of your NES Fusion box folder, here's the correct one for ya to copy and paste: http://www.box.com/s/e5928a871b467ce25878 (http://www.box.com/s/e5928a871b467ce25878)
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Also thanks to AppleQueso for making that vectorized The Lost Levels logo for me! That is actually the official logo for The Lost Levels, you can even see it on the cover art for Super Mario All-Stars.
It really was nothing. Like an hour or two of work at most.
I take it you're experimenting with other N64 cover ideas too?
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Also thanks to AppleQueso for making that vectorized The Lost Levels logo for me! That is actually the official logo for The Lost Levels, you can even see it on the cover art for Super Mario All-Stars.
It really was nothing. Like an hour or two of work at most.
I take it you're experimenting with other N64 cover ideas too?
He's got to be --- I've found once you start down a path of doing a custom template for 1 system... you start doing them for all other systems that could occupy the same shelf space.
Just makes them look nicer and more unified and once you start it's hard to stop.
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@Zakurowrath - Yep, you got it - Nintendo Power #52. Even though it's supposed to be for Mario All-Stars, it shows basically The Lost Levels, and I came across that cover while searching and it looked perfect for what I wanted.
Here's the original: http://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/7f/Npissue52.jpg
Thanks for the catch on the download link. I've fixed it in my post. I must've been worn out enough from all that photoshopping that I copied the wrong link. :P
@AppleQueso - That logo came in very handy on several of my covers now. I'm still a novice at redrawing logos. If you don't mind taking on another one, would you mind remaking the "Special" part of the Super Mario Bros. Special logo? It doesn't have to be perfectly the same, just look nice and fancy and similar to that, kind of reminiscent of "Deluxe" on Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. I can't find any kind of decent version of that SMB Special logo anywhere, probably because it's so obscure. I'll be putting it below the bottom right corner on the Super Mario Bros. logo I used on The Lost Levels cover. http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/smbs1.jpg
He's got to be --- I've found once you start down a path of doing a custom template for 1 system... you start doing them for all other systems that could occupy the same shelf space.
Just makes them look nicer and more unified and once you start it's hard to stop.
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny...consume you it will! </Yoda>
As far as N64, early on in this thread I experimented a little with it, and came up with some very very early possibilities of what it would look like:
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/f55zfc.jpg)
My original though (left) was to have red where the black on the SNES was, which would match the spine. Then like SNES, there would be a colored background on the front and back, using related art. In the case of Goldeneye, I thought black would look cool (incidentally giving that cover a PAL-ish feel), though on other games it would have been different, like maybe blue for Super Mario 64. It was suggested that maybe alternatively I should keep the colors used on N64 boxes, leading to having all of them have a yellow back and a blue front (right). I'm not sure which I prefer, since the yellow and blue definitely captures that N64 feel, but consequently all the covers would look much more identical to each other than the NES and SNES ones we're making here. I also thought the best place for the controller/memory card/rumble pak/etc icons was below the main art on the far right, since there wouldn't be room on the red. Maybe I should do a mockup of another game using the first option - maybe Super Mario 64 as I mentioned?
Thoughts?
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to keep the artistic creativity goin i'd steer clear of the yellow back. JMO ;)
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PM'd you some ideas TF.
Also I can try and do the "Special" thing around Sunday/Mondayish when I'm off work.
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Much appreciated!
AppleQueso has made a suggestion that the red areas on the back and front could be semi-transparent, much like the original N64 boxes. He also suggested that the back would be yellow and the front would have full color art, slightly desaturated. Some of that could work, especially the semi-transparent red, but in looking at some of the more bright and colorful art out for games like Mario and Kirby, I'm not sure if the full color art might be too distracting, even if desaturated some. I also have to lean towards irvgotti452 on the back colors, and trying to keep the colors more custom like with NES and SNES.
So many possibilities...
I'll have to experiment and throw together a mockup or two of what I'm thinking at the moment. I definitely want everyone's input though.
EDIT: By the way, here's how the spines are all looking together:
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/1f7qjn.jpg)
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I'm still diggin' it. Keep 'em coming!
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Yea I agree irvgotti452, the yellow on the back looks horrible. The blue on the front is alright, but, I think the transparent grey/black fits the best with the red and as you said you can always do custom colours. And ask for the red being semi transparent, it's hard to say since there's alot of variety when it comes to N64 boxes. Can't wait to see what you come up with, this template already has my interest :)
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I think it's the fact that those few NES games you may have look lonely on the shelf without your awesome template :P
Actually.... I don't own any NES games... :-X
I am looking to rectify that soon, however.
I just need to determine the ideal NES system solution for my gaming setup (original, top loader or famiclone). Since the system was a little before my time, as I never had my own system until SNES, I will probably only collect a select number of NES games from series that I enjoy (Mario, Zelda, Kirby, other Nintendo franchises) and any others I can be swayed on getting. ;)
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The lost levels cover makes me want to start buying NES games again! (even though that wouldn't really be an NES game so much a Famicom game)
Love it!
I just need to determine the ideal NES system solution for my gaming setup (original, top loader or famiclone). Since the system was a little before my time, as I never had my own system until SNES, I will probably only collect a select number of NES games from series that I enjoy (Mario, Zelda, Kirby, other Nintendo franchises) and any others I can be swayed on getting. ;)
It's been a while since I was into NES collecting, but I recall the toaster oven being the unit that you want if optimal output is what you're after. With some modding, it can produce significantly better audio output (as I recall). I'll have to check into this again. Like I said, it's been a while...
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Well I'm certainly open to whatever. I remember hearing the top-loader is good if you get some things fixed, like the vertical lines. I had considered tracking down a Super 8 and playing them on my SNES, but I can't find one and I don't know how well it would get the job done. My other challenge is figuring out my AV setup for my TV.
Currently I have:
AV1 - Cable/DVR
AV2 - Wii (component)
AV3 - 4-to-1 Switcher (SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1)
HDMI - 2-to-1 HDMI Switch (360, Blu Ray player)
I'd like to hook up my Gamecube and an eventual NES, Saturn and Dreamcast, so I may need to get a second AV selector or something. For now the Gamecube can just share its AV connection with my N64, since it's the same hookup. And of course when WiiU comes out, I'll probably put my Wii in storage, since it would be unnecessary. I assume WiiU will support HDMI, so it wont affect my AV selector(s)
For The Lost Levels, I'll probably pick up one of the nice repro carts out there, same as VS Super Mario Bros and maybe Super Mario Bros Special (though I might wait on this one since no one has done a true hack of it, adding the new enemies and items from the game).
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Get yourself an AV Famicom an a 72 to 60 pin converter. Best composite signal of any NES model, everything looks amazing.
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A couple more covers, for SNES - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the SNES Cleaning Kit.
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/14npp9h.jpg)(http://oi40.tinypic.com/rk4u1z.jpg)
I know the Cleaning Kit shouldn't have an ESRB rating, but it seemed so empty without in on the front and back. :P
Added to the downloads in the first post. I also added links to the NES covers too.
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And here's Mario Paint:
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/351ffiw.jpg)
All that's left on my current SNES and NES to-do list is Star Fox, F-Zero, SMB, VS. SMB, and SMB Special.
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^^^ is that like a double UGC or something? Looks thick.
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And here's Mario Paint:
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/351ffiw.jpg)
All that's left on my current SNES and NES to-do list is Star Fox, F-Zero, SMB, VS. SMB, and SMB Special.
Seriously TyrannicalFascist, are you reading my mind?! I needed Mario Paint and you just did it lol, looks really amazing!
^^^ is that like a double UGC or something? Looks thick.
I forget what setting that is in CoverPro but I'm guessing he wanted something different than the triple DVD case preview :P
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Yeah, I have an old version of Imandix that doesn't let me create custom settings. It looks wide in the preview because it's set to a thick DVD case, but all my covers are definitely UGC sized. I've printed out a lot of these and they're perfect. I have recently gotten another newer version of Imandix Cover Pro to do previews of the New Poly Cases, but I haven't gotten around to setting up UGC dimensions in it.
Speaking of which, has anyone besides me printed out any of these covers?
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I was just wondering if you were trying to make a case to accommodate the mouse ;)
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Hah, not a bad idea actually. I do wish there was a thicker UGC out there to accommodate a lot of accessories and some of the thicker handheld systems....
Thick DVD cases are great and all, but a thick UGC would be better.
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I agree 100%.
I'm actually trying to hack a couple together in a way that doesn't look like shit and doesn't take like 2 hours to mod. the hardest part is figuring out how to get a sleeve that covers both cases. I've got this roll of clear PVC, but I can't find a good way to adhere it to the PP (because PP is a waxy pain in the ass >:( ).
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Thin lines of hot glue?
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Not a strong enough bond. I've tried 3 different "super" glues, and some 3 minute epoxy. I tried heat, but the PVC and PP have different melt points, so that's sort of tricky. I'll figure something out eventually...
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Hmm. For a lot of the props I've made for Spoof Wars, Gorilla Glue has worked really well. There's 2 main kinds they had at my local Ace Hardware - the bigger tubes which comes out yellow and foams up quite a bit over a long period, and the small Gorilla Super Glue tubes, which has clear quick-drying glue. The latter has worked really well on plastic, wood, metal and vinyl. If you haven't tried it yet, you might give that a try. I'm not 100% sure it'll work, but its worth a try. Just be careful not to get it on your clothes! http://www.gorillatough.com/
Wiggy, if you succeed at creating it, I'd be very interested in a documented pictures or video walkthrough of how you did it. :)
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I'll give the non-foaming stuff a whirl, can't hurt ;)
You know me, I'll take pics and post 'em when I get something figured out, for sure.
So far I've cut up a couple of cases, used pop rivets to stick them together, and now I'm just stuck on how to get a sleeve attached. I know I'll figure out something soon enough...
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Good luck! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Time for two of the "lost sequels" to Super Mario Bros.
Here's one I've had ready for a while, except for the cover art. This version is a simpler approach, akin to the alternate Lost Levels cover I made. Generally I won't be making covers for repro/hacked games, unless they are ports or recreations of real Nintendo games (Lost Levels, Star Fox 2, this, Super Mario Bros. Special). I don't know a lot about Vs. Super Mario Bros., but from what I gather it was an officially licensed arcade semi-sequel to Super Mario Bros. that incorporated levels from both the original and 2/Lost Levels. Since it's kind of a "lost SMB game", I think it deserves a cover. I originally wanted to use some kind of old Super Mario Bros art from a book or something, so that it matches the art style of the old NES game art, but until I find one, I'll release this one. http://www.mariowiki.com/Vs._Super_Mario_Bros. (http://www.mariowiki.com/Vs._Super_Mario_Bros.)
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/apjnv6.jpg)
Added to box.
Here's a WIP look at what I'm experimenting with for Super Mario Bros. Special. This is for a repro cart for a hack of SMB that attempts to recreate Super Mario Bros. Special, an officially licensed Super Mario Bros. game developed by HudsonSoft. It had unique levels and even introduced enemies and items not found in the original, like the hammer from Donkey Kong. The hack appears to at least recreate the levels, though it would be nice if someday someone made a more faithful hack that actually included the new enemies and items, and even the color palette, but without the weird screen-scrolling. http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros_Special
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/n5q7bp.jpg)
For the cover art I found a pretty decent image of an old Super Mario Bros. board game by Milton Bradley, that had art that fit the style of the time. It's not finished yet, but this is an idea of how it's looking. I still need to replace the text, screens, add back character art, and cleanup the front cover art (maybe add clouds), and I'll probably change the background art & spine color some.
AppleQueso, if you get a chance to try recreating the "Special" logo, you can now see where I intend to put it on the cover.
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I recently started a NES collection but I haven't boxed them yet. I'm thinking about going with the fusion style instead of the retail style. Here's what I've got for the NES so far:
Super Mario Bros.
Metal Gear
Metroid
Tennis
I don't have great photoshop skills but I'd love to see you guys take a crack at these! Thanks!
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AppleQueso, if you get a chance to try recreating the "Special" logo, you can now see where I intend to put it on the cover.
Oh crap I was supposed to do that over the weekend, huh? I've been kinda busy lately, sorry.
I'll get to it when I can and let you know when it's done.
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I'm not really that fantastic with covers and all, I'm kinda stuck with photoshop elements and in the dark about specifics of each game. I can definitely find great artwork to use for everything though. I'll look up some artworks to be used for some games I'd like to see then put links up to those works for ya guys.
We definitely need some Killer Instinct, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat cases :)
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I won't be getting to any of those series myself, but certainly if someone else wants to take them on, they're welcome to do so.
@AppleQueso - No worries, it's not a huge rush.
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Star Fox:
(http://oi44.tinypic.com/20f2nip.jpg)
Added to master list. :)
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I was overdue for this one, and I've got two color choices for everyone to choose from:
Super Mario Bros.
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/34sfip5.jpg)(http://oi42.tinypic.com/skxjjn.jpg)
Red, which might go well with the others, or black, which is reminiscent of the U.S. box colors. I'll probably leave the U.S. NES cover variation for someone else to do, particularly if they want to make a whole series of covers with the angled bottom to the art.
Added to the master list on page 1. I'll be doing a couple more SNES covers I want to tackle, and I'm still playing around with an N64 version of this template.
Any NES or SNES requests?
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I was overdue for this one, and I've got two color choices for everyone to choose from:
Super Mario Bros.
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/34sfip5.jpg)(http://oi42.tinypic.com/skxjjn.jpg)
Red, which might go well with the others, or black, which is reminiscent of the U.S. box colors. I'll probably leave the U.S. NES cover variation for someone else to do, particularly if they want to make a whole series of covers with the angled bottom to the art.
Added to the master list on page 1. I'll be doing a couple more SNES covers I want to tackle, and I'm still playing around with an N64 version of this template.
Any NES or SNES requests?
Ow, I really like the red one, can't wait to download it when you put it in the NES folder, love the Japanese artwork :D
Ask for requests, you've honestly covered my little SNES collection. However I would like to see Tetris for NES since that was a fairly popular game and it's the only remaining game I have in my NES collection. Also hopefully someone will do Super Mario/Duck Hunt and Super Mario/Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet
Maybe even the cleaning kit for the NES since you did the SNES one already and maybe the Game Genie's for the NES and SNES.
Ask for your N64 template , I found a picture you may wanna use for the back of your Goldeneye cover from the official players guide:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?psh9gwfvuswd6yg (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?psh9gwfvuswd6yg)
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Got the SMB covers uploaded, not sure how I forgot to actually upload them amongst posting them... ::) Thanks for the pic, that'll be handy!
I've toyed around a lot with the different possibilities for N64 - semi-transparent red, placement of the controller/accessory icons, back/front in yellow & blue or full color front or custom color for both. Ultimately, I wound up pretty much back to the simpler look that I've had on both SNES and NES. Some of those ideas would still be cool, but I think I might leave that up to each cover maker to decide.
So I guess...... "Here we gooooo!"
Super Mario 64
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/16hpz61.jpg)
What's everyone think? If everyone is good with it I can clean up my PSD for an N64 template...
N64 Vertical Fusion Cover Folder: http://www.box.com/s/0143f6d4ff62e1058d68
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Oh, where do you find all the little artwork you put on the back, I like it. It fits the N64 and it's uniform to the NES and SNES covers. The drop shadow on the Nintendo logo is a nice touch on the red spine backgrounds.
The only thing I found was the red on the spine is slightly different from the red on the front and back but printed out I bet no one would notice.
Also a problem I have making covers as well, when putting something into a template guide sometimes a layer will show up behind, and in this case the green background layer has created a vertical line from the front red stripe to the top N64 logo on the spine, I have no idea why Photoshop and Fireworks do that but, it's an easy fix just by moving a layer over a tad.
When it comes to the Only For logos, I believe Wiggy has created some vectors to make those look more high res, I believe they would be a great addition to your template since it's high res to begin with. Same with your SNES temp.
I'm interested to see how the Controller, Rumble/Memory and Expansion Pak icons will line up on the front, shouldn't be too much of a problem, but I believe you got it perfect. :D
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I fixed the things you pointed out - good catch. I didn't notice them because the guides were covering up those vertical lines. I also fixed the reds to all be the same shade. Good catch!
It's a little late to change the SNES "Only For" to the vector one, since there have been so many covers made, but I can update the N64 ones. The only minor thing for me is that Wiggy's vector, while awesome, is missing that "paper" texture that runs along the edge of the peeled back part of the "Only For" logo. I might just take the redrawn "Only For" text and arrow and put it over the original to preserve that texture, but keep the crispness.
I'll reupload the fixed version shortly.
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hey that looks pretty nice actually
...i guess this means you guys are gonna want me to convert my n64 covers?
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Okay it has been re-uploaded. I get most of my Mario-related art from each game's gallery at the Super Mario Wiki. Here's an example: http://www.mariowiki.com/Category:Super_Mario_World_Images . For the other games I scour Google Images or other wikis for those series, and in some cases I have to photoshop my own art, like the ring of orbs on the back of my Pilotwings cover - taken from the front cover art. The art on the back of VS. Super Mario Bros was originally art from Dr. Mario, where Mario and Luigi are playing Dr. Mario, but I replaced the screen with one from VS. Super Mario Bros.
Here's an example of some of the icons:
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/34eagzs.jpg)
The Transfer Pak and Expansion Pak are on the left, and the Controller Pak/Rumble Pak go in the middle. The Expansion Pak is yellow because it is important for some games to be able to function (all of these are borrowed from Shenske's original vertical template).
@AppleQueso -
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/1h7yx4.jpg)
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I've got at least 7 or so, along with the 3 or 4 I'm working on right now.
Have you uploaded any of these SNES or NES covers to the site proper yet? So long as they meet quality standards, I can't imagine them being rejected.
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I have not, though I suppose I could. Perhaps I shall. :)
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Okay it has been re-uploaded. I get most of my Mario-related art from each game's gallery at the Super Mario Wiki. Here's an example: http://www.mariowiki.com/Category:Super_Mario_World_Images
Here's an example of some of the icons:
(http://oi42.tinypic.com/34eagzs.jpg)
The Transfer Pak and Expansion Pak are on the left, and the Controller Pak/Rumble Pak go in the middle. The Expansion Pak is yellow because it is important for some games to be able to function (all of these are borrowed from Shenske's original vertical template).
Ah works for me. Now are some of the Expansion Pak logos going to be white since some games give you the option to use it to enhance the graphics or add things. Example Perfect Dark would be yellow since you can't play most of the game without the Expansion Pak, Donkey Kong should be yellow since it won't run without it. But games like San Francisco Rush 2049 or Duke Nukem Zero Hour should be white because you can still play the game without the Expansion Pak but there are benefits to using it.
Speaking of the Expansion Pak, Pokemon Stadium 2 detects it, but does it actually do something?
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^Pokemon Stadium probably just runs in hi-res mode.
Okay, here's a crazy idea: ...what about Sega?
Would it be possible to make Genesis, 32x, SMS, etc covers in a style like this?
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@zakurowrath - I could make a white version, and make the yellow one say "Expansion Pak Required" or something. That way there's both options.
@AppleQueso - Haha, oh boy I've really opened Pandora's box now, haven't I.... I suppose it would be possible to make a matching Genesis, 32X, etc. series. Maybe in place of the single color on the front/spine/back, it could have the striped look from the Genesis, 32X, Saturn, etc., but keep the customizable backgrounds and similar layout. That might be something I'd want to leave to someone else to experiment with for now, since I've just gotten the N64 ready to go. :P
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@AppleQueso - Haha, oh boy I've really opened Pandora's box now, haven't I.... I suppose it would be possible to make a matching Genesis, 32X, etc. series. Maybe in place of the single color on the front/spine/back, it could have the striped look from the Genesis, 32X, Saturn, etc., but keep the customizable backgrounds and similar layout. That might be something I'd want to leave to someone else to experiment with for now, since I've just gotten the N64 ready to go. :P
I might make an attempt to play around with it. I've kinda wanted to find a compromise between the "black grid" look of the older games and the "red stripe" of the later ones. It's no hurry.
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Sounds like a cool idea. :)
Well, I've submitted all of my covers (except for Star Fox 2, The Lost Levels and Vs. SMB)... Fingers crossed...
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I've you're thinking about taking a stab at it Apple; I've got a 6000x6000 .psd file with the setup used to do the stripes (just need to rotate it 60 degrees CW) I can send your way.
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See, what I like about your covers is not just they are now starting to become uniform among NES, SNES and N64, but the fact that, there's a good balance of colour & there's artwork behind the main artwork. The N64 is my favorite system of all time and it's the one that I have the most games for, I honestly can't wait to see what all the covers are going to look like with your N64 template.
The vertical style N64 covers are nice but, there are certain problems with them that your cover style has corrected. One of the big problems is the main cover artwork is squared and cropped instead of rectangle and full, it makes me think of Pan and Scan with a widescreen movie. Another thing is, granted people have gotten creative with the backings, but there's so many different fonts, different preview squares, different backgrounds, the yellow tint is, well yellow, there's way too much red, the fonts are huge and it just seems blocky rather than uniform.
So I have high hopes for this template, and I can't wait to see where it goes.
AppleQueso, granted I would love to see how the Sega boxart would fare with this template and I may change my mind after seeing it, but most of the Sega boxart are vertical in nature and this template may crop it. The striped Genesis,32x,CD and Saturn style scream Sega to me. The Master System and Dreamcast are the only ones that don't conform to the striped style, however they are kind of like book ends to the Sega collection. :P
Most Nintendo boxart is Horizontal so it fits better. But none the less, it's all a matter of opinion, and we pick which template fits our likes and needs. ;D
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I was overdue for this one, and I've got two color choices for everyone to choose from:
Super Mario Bros.
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/34sfip5.jpg)(http://oi42.tinypic.com/skxjjn.jpg)
Red, which might go well with the others, or black, which is reminiscent of the U.S. box colors. I'll probably leave the U.S. NES cover variation for someone else to do, particularly if they want to make a whole series of covers with the angled bottom to the art.
Added to the master list on page 1. I'll be doing a couple more SNES covers I want to tackle, and I'm still playing around with an N64 version of this template.
Any NES or SNES requests?
These look great! Still looking for Metroid, Tennis and Metal Gear.
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See, what I like about your covers is not just they are now starting to become uniform among NES, SNES and N64, but the fact that, there's a good balance of colour & there's artwork behind the main artwork. The N64 is my favorite system of all time and it's the one that I have the most games for, I honestly can't wait to see what all the covers are going to look like with your N64 template.
The vertical style N64 covers are nice but, there are certain problems with them that your cover style has corrected. One of the big problems is the main cover artwork is squared and cropped instead of rectangle and full, it makes me think of Pan and Scan with a widescreen movie. Another thing is, granted people have gotten creative with the backings, but there's so many different fonts, different preview squares, different backgrounds, the yellow tint is, well yellow, there's way too much red, the fonts are huge and it just seems blocky rather than uniform.
So I have high hopes for this template, and I can't wait to see where it goes.
I've generally been pretty happy with the vertical n64 template, but i can see what you mean. BTW, the covers are squared off so it's easier to crop off that red bar/only for sign. Covers made in the new template will be cropped too, but perhaps the composition might look a little better so who knows?
As nice as it might be to switch over completely, I still have a LOT of n64 covers that need to be done in vertical style as it is, and I imagine it'd be quite a while before all of these become available in the new style. I'll try and make some time to convert some of my covers, but until a good bulk portion of my collection/wishlist is converted, I won't be switching myself just yet. Same goes for SNES.
AppleQueso, granted I would love to see how the Sega boxart would fare with this template and I may change my mind after seeing it, but most of the Sega boxart are vertical in nature and this template may crop it. The striped Genesis,32x,CD and Saturn style scream Sega to me. The Master System and Dreamcast are the only ones that don't conform to the striped style, however they are kind of like book ends to the Sega collection.
Yeah, my early attempts at this didn't look too good. I think you'd probably end up having to just use new art entirely like with the NES covers here. I don't really have a lot of motivation to work on it, to be honest, considering I probably won't use it anyway (kinda prefer the retail cases for Genesis games). I just think it would look cool. I might give it another shot sometime, but I don't know. Maybe I'll pitch a mockup of my basic idea to someone else who might want to tackle this.
EDIT: WOAH WHEN DID I GET OVER 1500 POSTS? :o
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@zakurowrath - Thanks for the kind words on the template! I really just started out wanting to make my own take on SNES covers. I don't dislike the SNES Vertical covers on here, in fact they were part of what made me get my UGCs and round out my collection in the first place, but after a while I found it almost too uniform, especially on the front and backs, and I agree that the different fonts and things on the back was very distracting. Azarkhel's original DVD case covers had a great look to them and I adapted it into basically what you see today. I'll admit that even before anyone mentioned it, I considered the possibility of NES, N64 and actually even handheld covers in a matching style. I'm not sure I'd do handhelds now though, because they already are uniform and look great to me, and this style would force the artwork smaller even if I kept the same dimensions on the art.
Since I have a relatively humble collection of games, it won't take long to convert them, and I kind of enjoy getting to pick a color and art for each game to make it stand out. I'm actually considering redoing my Nintendo Entertainment Collection DVD set covers (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=7562.0) in a similar style. Part of the problem I had was finding good Kanto-era art for Pokémon that was vertical, but this could fix that. If I redid this in a matching style, I wonder what color I should make it since I already have used black, gray and red...
Admittedly, even with my template the N64 art is still cropped - the red area on the right is removed, and a trim a little on the top and/or bottom to allow for the art or title to "pop" above the borders. But I see what you mean in that it feels kind of like "widescreen" in a way. I think what kind of works on all of these is that the information is presented simply, without any extra stuff like the purple dots and arrows on the original SNES boxes.
@AppleQueso - Yeah, I may not completely print out my N64 covers until I/others have remade covers for all the games I have. You might post a list of the games you have though, so everyone can chip away at it. ;)
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@zakurowrath - Thanks for the kind words on the template! I really just started out wanting to make my own take on SNES covers. I don't dislike the SNES Vertical covers on here, in fact they were part of what made me get my UGCs and round out my collection in the first place, but after a while I found it almost too uniform, especially on the front and backs, and I agree that the different fonts and things on the back was very distracting. Azarkhel's original DVD case covers had a great look to them and I adapted it into basically what you see today. I'll admit that even before anyone mentioned it, I considered the possibility of NES, N64 and actually even handheld covers in a matching style. I'm not sure I'd do handhelds now though, because they already are uniform and look great to me, and this style would force the artwork smaller even if I kept the same dimensions on the art.
Your story runs pretty much parallel to mine. I started off trying to produce a few covers for some Saturn games for which I had with no covers at all. Not long after that I was directed to this site by someone on Cheap Ass Gamer and was totally blown away by what people here were doing, not to mention that there were other people actually doing this sort of thing at all! I ordered up some UGCs almost immediately and got started.
I started off with my N64 titles using the covers on the site, but after printing 3 or 4 I realized that the spine art didn't really work for me, mostly because I can't stand the colors and graphics on the original boxes. I didn't really want a row of purple or green spines on a shelf. I wanted them to be a tad more discreet. So, I made a template and went from there. Now I pretty much completely ignore the original art. I use it to grab the barcodes, release dates, and the product codes, that's it.
Plus, this is a really nice, small, & tight community. I can't stand places like Digital Press that are bloated and filled to the brim with useless troll-only members and a bunch of complete know-it-alls that insist upon using post count as a measure of someone's knowledge. Ick.
Wow, that turned into a big-ass post. My bad. Not trying to highjack your thread or anything :-X Still loving your work. I hope you end up picking up some more games soon so that your cover making doesn't come to a grinding halt :(
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@AppleQueso - Yeah, I may not completely print out my N64 covers until I/others have remade covers for all the games I have. You might post a list of the games you have though, so everyone can chip away at it. ;)
Of the games I own + the games I plan to buy, there's about 22 covers that need to be done in regular vertical style. I'm slowly chipping away at it myself.
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Still loving your work. I hope you end up picking up some more games soon so that your cover making doesn't come to a grinding halt :(
Hah, well there's still a good handful of SNES games I intend to track down that I'll make covers for, and few NES, plus all the N64 games that could potentially be redone in the new style. Aside from those, I'd still be willing to tackle more requests. Though I do hope a couple more people get in on making covers for this style to cover the....covers I won't get to (no pun intended). You may notice that most of the games I've made covers for are either platformers, big Nintendo franchises, or relates to TV shows I grew up with in the 90's. :P
I'll probably take on F-Zero, Kirby and the rest of Mario for starters. Plus I'll continue doing some NES requests here and there. Here's what I'm hoping to see done to complete my collection:
SNES
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Battletoads and Double Dragon
F-Zero
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Fighting Edition
Tetris Attack
N64
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
Blast Corps
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
Donkey Kong 64
Diddy Kong Racing
F-Zero X
GoldenEye 007
Kirby 64
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Paper Mario
Perfect Dark
Pilotwings 64
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Star Fox 64
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars Episode I Racer
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
Super Smash Bros.
Wave Race 64
Yoshi Story
I haven't listed Zelda games because (hangs head in shame) I actually haven't played that many Zelda games, and I think someone else could do them better justice than I could, much like Azarkhel did with Mega Man and Final Fantasy.
By the way, since zakurowrath asked me, the font I use on the back of my covers is called AvantGarde Medium BT, if anyone wants to use it. You can find it free with a Google search.
I'll get the N64 template ready shortly.
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Still loving your work. I hope you end up picking up some more games soon so that your cover making doesn't come to a grinding halt :(
Hah, well there's still a good handful of SNES games I intend to track down that I'll make covers for, and few NES, plus all the N64 games that could potentially be redone in the new style. Aside from those, I'd still be willing to tackle more requests. Though I do hope a couple more people get in on making covers for this style to cover the....covers I won't get to (no pun intended). You may notice that most of the games I've made covers for are either platformers, big Nintendo franchises, or relates to TV shows I grew up with in the 90's. :P
I'll probably take on F-Zero, Kirby and the rest of Mario for starters. Plus I'll continue doing some NES requests here and there. Here's what I'm hoping to see done to complete my collection:
SNES
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Battletoads and Double Dragon
F-Zero
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Fighting Edition
Tetris Attack
N64
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
Blast Corps
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
Donkey Kong 64
Diddy Kong Racing
F-Zero X
GoldenEye 007
Kirby 64
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Paper Mario
Perfect Dark
Pilotwings 64
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Star Fox 64
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars Episode I Racer
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
Super Smash Bros.
Wave Race 64
Yoshi Story
I haven't listed Zelda games because (hangs head in shame) I actually haven't played that many Zelda games, and I think someone else could do them better justice than I could, much like Azarkhel did with Mega Man and Final Fantasy.
By the way, since zakurowrath asked me, the font I use on the back of my covers is called AvantGarde Medium BT, if anyone wants to use it. You can find it free with a Google search.
I'll get the N64 template ready shortly.
Very nice, I have most of those N64 games and a few on that list I have yet to get but intend to. So many memories *looks at thumbs & palms* especially the Mario Party 1 scars :P
There are a few not on that list that I would love to see the template applied to.
Hey You Pikachu (My Voice is actually still high enough to play that game ::) )
Mischief Makers (Shake Shake, a very good side scroller for the N64)
I love the Rush series on the N64, simple yet fun racing games:
San Francisco Rush
Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA
San Francisco Rush 2049
The World Is Not Enough 007 (Not as good as classic as Goldeneye but fun) (I really like the background and spine idk did on the vertical cover)
Now if only I could get better a better computer & better editing software and do a few of these myself, Fireworks MX 2004 is starting to get really dated -.-
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Hey, great template and covers! I really love how much "freer" these feel compared to the other vertical templates. If I ever get around to buyign some UGCs these are definitely the covers I'll be printing off :)
Just one thing... does anybody else think the N64 green spines don't really work for the template? I know they're retail, but here it just clashes with the red N64 bar on the spine and feels unnecessarily colourful when the box already has a secondary colour (the one for the background art). I think it would look nicer if you took after your NES covers and made the spine the same colour as the background.
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Quick update, I'm working with a new member named rgc who is cleaning up/better organizing my NES and SNES templates, and we are working on some small tweaks.
Among other things we're looking at adding # of controller and accessory icons to the front of NES and SNES, as I've done on the N64 cover for Super Mario 64. Obviously all the previous covers will have to be updated, but fortunately it's a small minor update that can be done quickly and simply.
Thoughts on that?
What accessories are there for NES and SNES that would need icons? So far I've got on the list the NES Zapper and Multi-Tap, and the SNES Mouse, Super Scope and Super Multi-Tap. Did I forget anything?
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how about rob? i know only two games used him but why not?
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The only big ones for NES that you're missing that I can think of are the Power Pad and ROB as mentioned.
Don't think there was anything else worth mentioning for SNES
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For the NES, also Power Glove (two games that were made for it), Arkanoid controller (only Arkanoid in the US, also Arkanoid II and Chase HQ in Japan), SNES: Konami Justifier (only for Lethal Enforcers)
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The power glove worked with any game. There weren't any that were specifically made for it. Moving your hand just triggered left/right/up/down. It was "backward compatible" LOL :P
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R.O.B. would work.
On the Power Glove, it doesn't make sense to add it unless the game was designed for it. According to Wikipedia, 2 games were made to be enhanced specifically by the Power Glove - Super Glove Ball and Bad Street Brawler. On those two it would make sense to have an icon of the Power Glove and say something like "designed for use with the Power Glove", like how Pokémon Stadium says "designed for N64 Transfer Pak".
I suppose we could always add an icon on Super Game Boy for the Super Game Boy Commander. :P
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Something I worked on over the weekend and it's almost complete. It's Super Mario Brothers 3 with the Japanese style titles. The only thing I really need is the raw yellow spine without the American style title and the section on the back top left so I can put in the title there as well. I think I may even add something next to the left of the preview window. Think you could send me those TyrannicalFascist? :)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/SMB3AltPreview.png)
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Sure thing. Here's the cover without the SMB3 logos.
SMB3 - https://www.box.com/s/f9ff6b58b4a57cc467f1
And in case you want to do the others, here's Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) and both versions of Super Mario Bros. 1.
SMB (black) - https://www.box.com/s/846c3fe6c1d91ef990ed
SMB (red) - https://www.box.com/s/39ffa53f30ec299b22fa
SMB2 (USA) - https://www.box.com/s/1fef5635511eb7025d2d
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Got a new cover up for a pretty important Super Nintendo peripheral:
Super NES Controller
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/1trl8i.jpg)
This uses rgc's cleaned up version of my template (without the icons, since this controller has no peripherals or number of players). Thanks to wiggy for the logo!
Added to master list in first post.
I'll probably tackle the Super Game Boy Commander next, until the updated templates with icons are done and I can return to game covers. Can anyone confirm if the Super Game Boy Commander fits in a UGC? I haven't picked one up just yet.
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Very nice zakurowrath! Here's a blank SMB2 (J) cover if you want to do the Japanese title: http://www.box.com/s/6319aea8310c5736ea4e
I had some extra time, and coming off of making the SNES controller, I went ahead and made one for:
Super Game Boy Controller (aka SBG Commander)
(http://oi43.tinypic.com/148jjbt.jpg)
I figured that if it had been available in the west, it would have been called the Super Game Boy Controller. If someone wants to draw up a "Commander" title, I can put that in as an alternate version with the accurate name. The Super Game Boy icon is by wiggy from his template thread. This is the only cover I can think of that would ever use it, so I went ahead and put it in.
Added to the master list, along with zakurowrath's covers.
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The power glove worked with any game. There weren't any that were specifically made for it. Moving your hand just triggered left/right/up/down. It was "backward compatible" LOL :P
Yes there were, though I don't know if it made much difference. Super Glove Ball and Bad Street Brawler. There were ALMOST special U-force games as well that never made it past prototype form. Retrousb.com had a repro of that as well.
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I think either the "Super Mario Bros." needs a white stroke, or the 2 needs a black stroke so they match each other.
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Looks great!
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Looks great!
Thanks! I added a download link :D
Would you like the other version of the cover with the Nintendo Power cover you did?
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Well... :P The place where I put "The Lost Levels" is actually covering up some really bad photoshopping I had to do just to make it look nice from the original scan. I'll give it to you if you want to attempt to clean it up (mostly the sky, clouds, and the corner of the ? block).
http://www.box.com/s/8ce1cbacf1ecf4f97fce
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That question box is just yea ::)
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Haha yeah. I have a lot of experience with Photoshop, but redrawing things is not something I have much experience doing. I'm sure someone on this site probably could, but that's a decent solution. ;)
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Haha yeah. I have a lot of experience with Photoshop, but redrawing things is not something I have much experience doing. I'm sure someone on this site probably could, but that's a decent solution. ;)
Mmhm, and I'm using 7 year old software called Fireworks which is actually supposed to be used as a vector editor, I'd love to have CS6 soon thou :) Can't wait to see the N64 template done. :D
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So along with a bunch of cool games, a Sega CD, 32X AND a Saturn, my dad got me a bonus present for my birthday! He knew it probably wouldn't work well, but thought I might get a kick out of messing with it. I'm sure some of you knew about this already, but I had no idea this thing existed. Even though it's an unlicensed product, as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to make a cover for it...
RetroPort Adapter
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/15ge8sg.jpg)
To my surprise, the thing actually works with my handful of NES games! I'm still planning to get a real NES, but this thing is such a nifty oddity that I'm definitely keeping it.
And as if that wasn't crazy enough, there's another one called the RetroGen Adapter that lets you play Genesis/MD games on your SNES! I doubt that it works well, but considering how cheap it is I might pick it up anyways. I've got most of the cover for that one ready when I get it.
I had to modify some things for this special case since it isn't licensed or approved by Nintendo. I also threw in a special icon indicating its use with NES cartridges. I also made a button-mapping visual, which I'll do for the RetroGen Adapter too.
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Making covers for accessories and whatnot has become my favorite thing to do as of late. I think they're fun because it's something new every time :)
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I love the cover, but I dont like the "only for" in the front. Looks too.... wierd
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It also seems unnecessary/redundant. I mean, it's for playing NES games on the SNES. It doesn't really need something to call out that it's ONLY for Nintendo ;)
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Heh, I didn't even think about it. You guys are right, it is kind of redundant. I'll take it off.
EDIT - There we are:
(http://oi49.tinypic.com/2iboutt.jpg)
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(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/SMB2JVBPreview.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kuklyb96h2iou98 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kuklyb96h2iou98)
That question box is just yea ::)
Do you have the cover art with the top and bottom uncropped and no logo?
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I don't have it uncropped - what's on there is what remains. I had to redraw some and most of the left is just extended by me. Here's the original scan I had to work with. http://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/7f/Npissue52.jpg If you want you can take that and the logo-less version I put up for zakurowrath, http://www.box.com/s/8ce1cbacf1ecf4f97fce , and frankenstein together a mostly text-free version.
You know with all the talented people on here, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have some kind of thread for old Nintendo Power art preservation...
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So I noticed something on the spines and I redid them. They didn't line up properly so yea. Here are the updated links:
Super Mario Brothers 2 Japan Version A:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nm9i77iqvvc5hjj (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nm9i77iqvvc5hjj)
Super Mario Brothers 3 Japan Title Version A:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n0qy23ymznd0hzv (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n0qy23ymznd0hzv)
Super Mario Brothers 3 Japan Title Version B:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vzdc7rxoa31t61s (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vzdc7rxoa31t61s)
Ask for version B of Super Mario Brothers 2 Japan, I decided to delete it since I'm not to pleased with it really. larryinc64 you sound like you wanna redo it and if so, I'd love to see it :)
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Updated the links.
The N64 template will be ready soon.
I'm also working on two more templates in the series... 8)
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I can now reveal those 2 new templates - GameCube and Wii. 8)
(http://oi48.tinypic.com/t6cg15.jpg) (http://oi48.tinypic.com/bimlmw.jpg)
"But TF," you exclaim, "GameCube and Wii games have their own cases!" Well, these are not intended for the games themselves. Primarily, these will be for accessories for these systems, like cables, attachments, 3rd party controllers and other miscellaneous things you may want covered. With wiggy's guide to making double-UGCs, a lot of accessories can fit!
(http://oi47.tinypic.com/2qly4h2.jpg)
Here's the lineup of all 5 systems. Each has unique spine art:
-NES - desaturated art over original box's color (or a prominent color for the game)
-SNES - desaturated art over black
-N64 - desaturated art over green
-GCN - semi-transparent black over full color image
-Wii - semi-transparent white over full color image
The GameCube template is done. Admittedly, the accessories probably won't need any of the icons like Number of Players or Memory Card, but I left them in for completeness' sake. (if someone is crazy enough to want to redo all their game covers, this could be easily adapted to DVD/GCN cases). It has been added to the first page.
The Wii template is almost finished, but once again I need an identifiable symbol to go on the bottom of the spine. The one in the pic is temporary. Anyone got any ideas *cough*wiggy*cough*? A Wii Remote up close? The blue & gray rings from the commercials (like what I have now)?
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Hmmmm
I'll be back...
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How about a picture of the word Wii bowing, like in the original advertisements? That way it won't look too similar to th words up top.
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Good luck! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Time for two of the "lost sequels" to Super Mario Bros.
Here's one I've had ready for a while, except for the cover art. This version is a simpler approach, akin to the alternate Lost Levels cover I made. Generally I won't be making covers for repro/hacked games, unless they are ports or recreations of real Nintendo games (Lost Levels, Star Fox 2, this, Super Mario Bros. Special). I don't know a lot about Vs. Super Mario Bros., but from what I gather it was an officially licensed arcade semi-sequel to Super Mario Bros. that incorporated levels from both the original and 2/Lost Levels. Since it's kind of a "lost SMB game", I think it deserves a cover. I originally wanted to use some kind of old Super Mario Bros art from a book or something, so that it matches the art style of the old NES game art, but until I find one, I'll release this one. http://www.mariowiki.com/Vs._Super_Mario_Bros. (http://www.mariowiki.com/Vs._Super_Mario_Bros.)
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/apjnv6.jpg)
Added to box.
Here's a WIP look at what I'm experimenting with for Super Mario Bros. Special. This is for a repro cart for a hack of SMB that attempts to recreate Super Mario Bros. Special, an officially licensed Super Mario Bros. game developed by HudsonSoft. It had unique levels and even introduced enemies and items not found in the original, like the hammer from Donkey Kong. The hack appears to at least recreate the levels, though it would be nice if someday someone made a more faithful hack that actually included the new enemies and items, and even the color palette, but without the weird screen-scrolling. http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros_Special
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/n5q7bp.jpg)
For the cover art I found a pretty decent image of an old Super Mario Bros. board game by Milton Bradley, that had art that fit the style of the time. It's not finished yet, but this is an idea of how it's looking. I still need to replace the text, screens, add back character art, and cleanup the front cover art (maybe add clouds), and I'll probably change the background art & spine color some.
AppleQueso, if you get a chance to try recreating the "Special" logo, you can now see where I intend to put it on the cover.
Did you ever get to finish the Super Mario Brothers Special cover or is AppleQueso still working on the "Special" logo? I actually wanna play that game now, it's like a new Mario game for the NES, that should have been included in the All Stars collection. Also can't wait to see the N64 template up and the updated NES and SNES with controllers, etc labels :)
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@Seraph Man - That could work. I'll wait and see what Wiggy comes up with, but that's a good option.
@zakurowrath - It's almost ready, save for the Special logo. I imagine AppleQueso just hasn't gotten around to it yet. If anyone else wants to take a stab at it, please do.
Does anyone know of any old Mario art that could work for VS. Super Mario Bros. in the same way as I used the Milton Bradley board game art for SMB Special? The images of Mario and Luigi are newer, so I'd like to make an alternate with art that it might have had back in the NES days. Something old and a little obscure like this would work (high res needed):
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/oko5t4.jpg)
I'll be getting the N64 template up soon.
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I would really think this were even awesomer is there were sega and atari covers for this style too.....
Hint Hint
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Well, at long last, here is the N64 Template.
(http://oi49.tinypic.com/r1d7ow.jpg)
Thanks to rgc for cleaning up and organizing it for me. I've added it to the first post, and set up all the templates and cover links like the CD Poly Case thread is set up. I also added a link to the font I use on the back text of my covers (AvantGarde Medium BT).
If you want to start making N64 covers, be sure to look at all the Number of Player and Attachment icon choices to see what's available. With any luck the NES and SNES v2 templates will be finished up soon and I will finish a few in-progress covers and update all my old covers.
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I would really think this were even awesomer is there were sega and atari covers for this style too.....
Hint Hint
See with this template it's more really for Nintendo games. Not saying that Sega or Atari wouldn't look interesting with it but most of Sega's artwork as I said a few pages back is vertical in nature so you would be cropping alot of it off just to fit it to the front window, where as Nintendo's artwork is mostly horizontal in nature and fits really well with this template.
@TyrannicalFascist
What's weird is I installed the font yet my editing program says I still don't have it installed, oh well, must be because it's so old. Still going to be fun to see what we can do for this template.
I wanted to ask, do you think the transparent background should be blue on all of them or different colours TyrannicalFascist? Also what about the few games that aren't just for N64? I'm guessing just have the front N64 logo maybe and delete the back one.
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The transparent background should be whatever color you want, just like the NES and SNES covers. You should be able to hide/unhide the "Only For" logos, in photoshop anyways.
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Not to bad for my first N64 Fusion Cover, I like how it turned out.
The World Is Not Enough 007 Fusion:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/TWINEFusPrv.png)
Credit goes to idk for the awesome green spine :D
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?p2um02xq6g2c7od (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?p2um02xq6g2c7od)
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Needs less Brosnan, more teh hawtness ;)
Looks good!
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Needs less Brosnan, more teh hawtness ;)
Looks good!
Funny you say that lol, I have an early version of the cover that has Electra & Christmas in the blue background on the back.
And thank you ^^
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Very cool zakurowrath! Looks fantastic! :)
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Tweeked my TWINE cover a small bit and updated with a new link.
Ask for the whole expansion pak cover thing I noticed something.
When it comes to games like The World Is Not Enough, Rush 2049 & Duke Nukem Zero Hour, the original box says "Designed For Expansion Pak" but the games are fully playable 100% without it, so I think "Expansion Pak Compatible" is the better option to put on the front.
"Designed For Expansion Pak" I believe should be used with Perfect Dark only since you can't play most of the game without it so in tern it was "Designed For The Expansion Pak".
And of course Donkey Kong 64 and Legend Of Zelda ~ Majoras Mask should be the yellow label with "Requires Expansion Pak" since the N64 refuses to play the games without it.
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Yeah that was my intention for those. It's also why the "Expansion Pak Required" icon is a different color, because it says to someone "Hey! This is important! It's required!"
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I recall that icon being a different color on the originals as well. Yellow, right?
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I recall that icon being a different color on the originals as well. Yellow, right?
On the original boxes for Perfect Dark and Zelda Majoras Mask, they are in full colour and they say Required for Maximum Game Play (PD) and Required for Game Play (ZMM). On the Donkey Kong 64 boy it's yellow and says Required For Game Play. On any other box they are white, so the only covers that would need the yellow Expansion Pak on the fusion covers are Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong 64 and Zelda Majoras Mask. What's funny is Pokemon Stadium 2 uses the Expansion Pak for high res mode but it doesn't say a thing about it on the box.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Expand.jpg)
The weirdest one I've seen is Duke Nukem Zero Hour where it puts the Rumble and Expansion Pak together, but forgets to mention you need the Controller Pak to save.
Speaking of the controller pak, that thing always made me mad as a kid, especially games like California Speed, or Mario Kart that used half or the whole damn thing WTF?! Guess we need to pay attention to those "hollow" "1/2" and "Full" Icons for this template.
Also speaking of other icons TyrannicalFascist, think we need a VRU icon for Hey You Pikachu? I know it's one of the only games that use it but it would be cool to see it as a white icon on the front cover ;)
Anyway got another almost done, just need the green spine and California Speed will be up. I tried other colours with the transparent background but they didn't look right at all, I think it's the fact that Red, Green and Blue just go well together.
And yes I changed the boxart to the arcade flyer since the checkerboard flag on the original box is boring, but I will have the original boxart on the front as well as a separate cover.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/CASpeed90.png)
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Yeah I just wanted to have the expansion pak icons simplified into "needed to play" and for those where it enhances the game. The games that use it are listed on Wikipedia, so cover makers can look to that for which games could use or needed the expansion pak. I'd say on games that could use it but didn't advertise it, it should be added so that these new covers have the most complete information.
I'll take a look at the VRU. Since it was only required for one game, the maker of that cover could use the sample text in the icons folder and a custom icon to make an accessory icon for it on the cover.
Your cover looks great! Blue does seem to work well on a lot of them. Just to let everyone know, I may not be making covers for the next week or two. It's crunch time with school, and I'm studying really hard for a test-out which (if I pass) could save me from taking 2 classes and I'd complete my degree now.
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Yeah I just wanted to have the expansion pak icons simplified into "needed to play" and for those where it enhances the game. The games that use it are listed on Wikipedia, so cover makers can look to that for which games could use or needed the expansion pak. I'd say on games that could use it but didn't advertise it, it should be added so that these new covers have the most complete information.
I'll take a look at the VRU. Since it was only required for one game, the maker of that cover could use the sample text in the icons folder and a custom icon to make an accessory icon for it on the cover.
Your cover looks great! Blue does seem to work well on a lot of them. Just to let everyone know, I may not be making covers for the next week or two. It's crunch time with school, and I'm studying really hard for a test-out which (if I pass) could save me from taking 2 classes and I'd complete my degree now.
It's a shame that other things could have been used for the VRU but it's calibrated for high pitched children's voices so it's kind of funny playing Hey You Pikachu as an adult, the little rat never does what you say, well most of the time he does for me, thanks to my voice being kind of high still at 21 :P
But, looking at the icons made for the NES and SNES covers, the VRU shouldn't be too much of a challenge for someone.
And thank you, the N64 is starting to look great with this template, can't wait to see the more popular ones being made. ;)
Good luck on your schooling TyrannicalFascist, hope you get your degree and hope to see you back soon!
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Nice work!
I got a few spare minutes and wrapped up a pair of covers I started after I finished the GameCube template.
NES & SNES retroPort controller adapters by RetroUSB
(http://oi48.tinypic.com/55nva1.jpg) (http://oi50.tinypic.com/4qk9ko.jpg)
Not to be confused with the NES RetroPort by Retro-Bit for the SNES (which I made a cover for already), these covers are for RetroUSB's controller adapters that let you use NES or SNES controllers on the GameCube or Wii. While they were intended for the Wii, they use the GameCube port, so I opted to make them a GameCube accessory. If a similar device was made to connect the controllers to a Wii Remote or wirelessly to a Wii, then it would be a Wii accessory.
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Did they not make a N64 one? I know there was supposed to be one that you could plug all 3 into and then plug it into the GameCube port of the Wii.
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I'm not aware of an individual N64 to GameCube controller adapter, though I haven't investigated much.
I just found this place: http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products.php?cmd=list&category=Adapters . It looks like they have their own SNES to GameCube, N64 to GameCube, Sega (MS, GEN, GEN 6-button)/Atari to GameCube, and even GameCube to N64 and GameCube to NES! Interesting possibilities there...
Is this the 4-in-1 adapter you mean (http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-4--Virtua-Retro-Adapter/dp/B003KMWMOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336347037&sr=8-1)? I intend to do that one very soon.
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I'm not aware of an individual N64 to GameCube controller adapter, though I haven't investigated much.
I just found this place: http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products.php?cmd=list&category=Adapters . It looks like they have their own SNES to GameCube, N64 to GameCube, Sega (MS, GEN, GEN 6-button)/Atari to GameCube, and even GameCube to N64 and GameCube to NES! Interesting possibilities there...
Is this the 4-in-1 adapter you mean (http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-4--Virtua-Retro-Adapter/dp/B003KMWMOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336347037&sr=8-1)? I intend to do that one very soon.
Nope.. but this one is even better! The one I saw did NES, SNES, N64... No Genesis. Thanks for the link!
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The one word of caution is based on reviews I've seen on Amazon and on YouTube, the L and Z buttons are swapped on N64. Still I think it looks like it's worth it for NES, SNES and Sega all in one.
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Hmm, I want one of those. Will you report back and let us know if it's worth it once you have it?
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I might get one pretty soon actually. I've been wanting to play the Mega Man collections and the Game Boy Player with older controllers.
Wiggy, have you had a chance to make any of the icons for NES or SNES? And can you send me the ones you have done, like the SNES Mouse?
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The one word of caution is based on reviews I've seen on Amazon and on YouTube, the L and Z buttons are swapped on N64. Still I think it looks like it's worth it for NES, SNES and Sega all in one.
Well that ruins it for me. The N64 controller is the one I wanted it for the most. Damn it! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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The one word of caution is based on reviews I've seen on Amazon and on YouTube, the L and Z buttons are swapped on N64. Still I think it looks like it's worth it for NES, SNES and Sega all in one.
REALLY? I bought that same one a few years ago and I don't remember anything like that. I'll double check over the next few days for you guys.
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The one word of caution is based on reviews I've seen on Amazon and on YouTube, the L and Z buttons are swapped on N64. Still I think it looks like it's worth it for NES, SNES and Sega all in one.
REALLY? I bought that same one a few years ago and I don't remember anything like that. I'll double check over the next few days for you guys.
I'd appreciate that Shenske.
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It's possible the manufacturer has since fixed it, but it's worth checking. It's apparently most noticeable in Mario Kart 64 and the N64 Zelda games with Z-targetting.
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Meh. If only i could find one for ps/ps2 controllers on n64. :-\
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Actually I think there is...sort of. There's a steering wheel for PS1/N64, where the steering wheel ends in a PS1 end, but there is a little adapter to go from that to an N64 end. No idea if it works...
http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/ps2-to-n64-converter.133866/
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I might get one pretty soon actually. I've been wanting to play the Mega Man collections and the Game Boy Player with older controllers.
Wiggy, have you had a chance to make any of the icons for NES or SNES? And can you send me the ones you have done, like the SNES Mouse?
Sorry, been mondo busy. I'll get the ones that I have packaged up and get to the others as soon as I can. Haven't forgotten about ya.
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I might get one pretty soon actually. I've been wanting to play the Mega Man collections and the Game Boy Player with older controllers.
Wiggy, have you had a chance to make any of the icons for NES or SNES? And can you send me the ones you have done, like the SNES Mouse?
Sorry, been mondo busy. I'll get the ones that I have packaged up and get to the others as soon as I can. Haven't forgotten about ya.
No worries, I've been very busy too. When you do get to them, you might try the SNES Multitap first. I think that's the only remaining SNES icon, aside from the icons you've already done. That way we can get the updated SNES template out and I can update all of my SNES covers.
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The gameshark one should not have the nintendo seal, instead it should say "Piece of Junk, May Not (likely won't) Work"
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The gameshark one should not have the nintendo seal, instead it should say "Piece of Junk, May Not (likely won't) Work"
It's a good point that it shouldn't have the seal. It even has "Not licensed by Nintendo" on the case...I doubt it should also have their seal of quality.
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The gameshark one should not have the nintendo seal, instead it should say "Piece of Junk, May Not (likely won't) Work"
It's a good point that it shouldn't have the seal. It even has "Not licensed by Nintendo" on the case...I doubt it should also have their seal of quality.
Thank you for seeing my point
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You're welcome to take my "Compatible with Nintendo" parts from my recent unlicensed accessories covers (RetroPort, etc) in place of the Nintendo seal and everything. I'd also probably just leave off the Licensed by Nintendo thing at the top front.
Those covers look great. I think the N64 template is turning out pretty good. The blue definitely looks great on these covers, though have you experimented with other colors? The Game Shark might look cool with a dark gray/almost black background. Just throwing out some ideas, but it's your choice ultimately. I think they look great either way.
I'll be doing my N64 covers in a variety of colors, just like the NES and SNES. For example, I'm probably going to give GoldenEye a dark gray background, and Banjo-Kazooie a Jiggy-yellow/gold background.
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The gameshark one should not have the nintendo seal, instead it should say "Piece of Junk, May Not (likely won't) Work"
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/NotNin.jpg)
You see, I modified the logos with "Unofficial Seal Of Approval" and NOT Licensed by Nintendo right on the front cover, infact even in the writing on the back in front of the seal it says in capital letters
"THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR APPROVED BY NINTENDO. THIS OFFICIAL SEAL IS YOUR
ASSURANCE THAT NINTENDO HAS NOT APPROVED THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT."
The reason I modified them in this way was to keep up the uniformity of the template, but I may put your Compatible with Nintendo logo on there TyrannicalFascist, maybe it would fit better, either way, if you don't like it, change it or don't use it. Pretty simple.
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The gameshark one should not have the nintendo seal, instead it should say "Piece of Junk, May Not (likely won't) Work"
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/NotNin.jpg)
You see, I modified the logos with "Unofficial Seal Of Approval" and NOT Licensed by Nintendo right on the front cover, infact even in the writing on the back in front of the seal it says in capital letters
"THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR APPROVED BY NINTENDO. THIS OFFICIAL SEAL IS YOUR
ASSURANCE THAT NINTENDO HAS NOT APPROVED THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT."
The reason I modified them in this way was to keep up the uniformity of the template, but I put your Compatible with Nintendo logo on there TyrannicalFascist, maybe it would fit better, either way, if you don't like it, change it or don't use it. Pretty simple.
Or use my idea, because its true with the game shark
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I've had no less than 10 N64 GameSharks. What you say is entirely true, but it's more on Nintendo than Interact. Nintendo was making revisions left and right to ensure that new games wouldn't be compatible with older GameSharks. Hell, I don't think my current GS works with more than like 3 or 4 of my N64 games :/
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You're welcome to take my "Compatible with Nintendo" parts from my recent unlicensed accessories covers (RetroPort, etc) in place of the Nintendo seal and everything. I'd also probably just leave off the Licensed by Nintendo thing at the top front.
Those covers look great. I think the N64 template is turning out pretty good. The blue definitely looks great on these covers, though have you experimented with other colors? The Game Shark might look cool with a dark gray/almost black background. Just throwing out some ideas, but it's your choice ultimately. I think they look great either way.
I'll be doing my N64 covers in a variety of colors, just like the NES and SNES. For example, I'm probably going to give GoldenEye a dark gray background, and Banjo-Kazooie a Jiggy-yellow/gold background.
Eh, I changed it, the blue wasn't really going with it. And yes I experiment with many different colours before I start the finished product, it just seems blue goes well with alot of them. Extreme G was a fun because I had to go in game and take some screenshots for the backgrounds.
I actually can't wait to see Goldeneye since that was my all time fav Nintendo 64 game as a kid, so many hours of my childhood with that game. It's funny I'm pretty much doing the not so popular games which is fine because they are fun to do and I want to complete my N64 collection with this template :)
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Must get zelda covers for this style ;D
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The gameshark one should not have the nintendo seal, instead it should say "Piece of Junk, May Not (likely won't) Work"
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/NotNin.jpg)
You see, I modified the logos with "Unofficial Seal Of Approval" and NOT Licensed by Nintendo right on the front cover, infact even in the writing on the back in front of the seal it says in capital letters
"THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR APPROVED BY NINTENDO. THIS OFFICIAL SEAL IS YOUR
ASSURANCE THAT NINTENDO HAS NOT APPROVED THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT."
The reason I modified them in this way was to keep up the uniformity of the template, but I may put your Compatible with Nintendo logo on there TyrannicalFascist, maybe it would fit better, either way, if you don't like it, change it or don't use it. Pretty simple.
Lol, I'm going to be honest that's pretty funny. I didn't actually download the cover or anything (since I don't plan on using it), so when I saw the seal I assumed it was unaltered. An "unofficial seal of approval" makes me laugh. Nice job with the cover :)
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Thanks Maben :D
Here's some of my newest covers with the most updated links TyrannicalFascist :
Extreme G Fusion:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/ExtremeGFusPre.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dw952uwwvk6pe2f (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dw952uwwvk6pe2f)
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And the Rush series is officially done for the fusion covers. Big thanks to RGC for the green spines among other things on the Rush 2 & Rush 2049 covers.
TyrannicalFascist, San Francisco Rush 2049 has been redone so I updated the link for you to edit.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/RushFusionCollectionV3.png)
San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing Fusion:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/SFRFusPv.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v6k9564ae2115no (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v6k9564ae2115no)
Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA Fusion:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/Rush2FusionPrev.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bbl0m0tu2lt8mki (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bbl0m0tu2lt8mki)
San Francisco Rush 2049 Fusion:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/Rush2049PrevV3.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?ok9b88fg968f6mi (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?ok9b88fg968f6mi)
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Wow, excellent work! They all look great. I've caught up on updating the links, so I think the first post should be up to date now.
I've got a nice media shelf getting shipped here either today or tomorrow, so I'll finally be able to display my UGCs, DS-cased, and CD Poly Cased games the way I've wanted to all this time (rather than in several stacks on the floor). Now that I'm freed up again, I'll be wanting to fill in some of the uncovered gaps in my collection. ;)
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@TF: Just took a look through some of your uploaded covers. I kind of like your template. Looks realy nice. A few things though if if you want to see your covers on the site as well.
Only use high res stuff. Some of the screenshots and background images look pretty pixelated.
Make sure to clean everything properly. There are still some spots on some artworks.
Did you squish the screenshots? They look a bit to narrow not rectangular enough.
Please make sure the legal text is correct. At least right barcode, correct product number and correct production year and "made by xxxxx" should be on the cover.
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@tiktektak - Thanks for the tips - I'll be updating all of my covers anyways when the updated templates are ready.
It has been brought to my attention that a certain group is intending to sell my covers without my permission. My stance on selling covers has been, is, and always will be that it is absolutely unacceptable. Selling art that originally belonged to Nintendo, Sega, etc - even if it is altered - is essentially bootlegging. I want my covers freely available to those that want it. Anyone doing so does not have my consent.
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Ill keep my eye out for ya
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Got California Speed done, the first is the original cover art and the second is the arcade flyer artwork with the Mojave Desert in the background on the front. The back background is Monterey Bay on both.
California Speed Fusion Original Cover:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/CSOFusionPV.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?9u575c932bc5u5v (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?9u575c932bc5u5v)
California Speed Fusion Arcade Cover:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/CSAFusionPV2.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1csrkv8ho070r6a (http://www.mediafire.com/?1csrkv8ho070r6a)
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Starting to get back in the swing of things. What better place to start than with probably my favorite N64 game:
Banjo-Kazooie
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/289g2eh.jpg) (http://oi48.tinypic.com/2wq8jti.jpg)
I loved this game as a kid. I think I've beaten it completely 4 times. I still get those tunes randomly stuck in my head now and again. I liked the look of both green and blue as the background, so I'm making them both available to choose from.
Downloads added to first post.
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Oh I do like the green, it reminds me of Donkey Kong 64 which has a few of the same songs almost. Very nice TyrannicalFascist , can't wait to see more N64 covers from you along with the new NES and SNES covers in the future :)
Here's Mischief Makers Fusion one of my favorite N64 games :)
Mischief Makers Fusion
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/MischiefMakersFusPrv.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1dsdhulumsuj738 (http://www.mediafire.com/?1dsdhulumsuj738)
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Shake shake!
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The N64 controller icon and such in the front look way too tiny and offset, otherwise I like it!
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Looks great zakurowrath! It's been a long time, but I remember playing that game!
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Sorry I haven't put up any covers lately. When wiggy told me that someone was intending to sell my covers, I was pretty irritated, especially given all the work myself and others have put into this cover series so far. But, I'm not going to let that kill my motivation to make these, since some of you like these covers. :P
While the updated SNES and NES templates are not ready (just need the remaining NES and SNES accessory icons), I've started updating all my previous NES and SNES covers to the updated template with the icons I have. The most noticeable change is the addition of the number of controllers on the front, like N64, and there are several other minor things changed in the template, mostly clean-up related. I also took the opportunity to tweak a couple of my old covers.
You can see which covers are currently updated on the master list in the first post. I'll be making some new covers soon - there are still gaps in my collection, plus some franchises I haven't made any covers for yet...
If anyone wants to make N64 covers, the template is up-to-date.
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Well I should get right on updating my NES Japanese Title Style covers soon. And same here, I have some gaps in my collection as well, mostly N64, still looking for some N64 titles here and there I need to work on,so I can't wait to see what you come up with TyrannicalFascist and anyone that want's to help this style along :)
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I got some good HQ art for Mario USA and I think Doki Doki Panic, could that be of any use to you?
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I got some good HQ art for Mario USA and I think Doki Doki Panic, could that be of any use to you?
Really? I think it would be a great addition to the covers, I'd love to take a look at the artwork you have :)
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Wii Template
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/2i58cy.jpg)
Finally got around to finishing the Wii template. Like the Gamecube template, I made it for storing accessories, though if someone was crazy enough, it could hold games. Added to post 1.
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Finally got around to finish the SMB Special cover. I ended up attempting my own "Special" logo, but if someone wants to make an even better one, I'll make an alternate cover. This is also probably the only game hack for NES I'll be covering, only because it's based on an officially licensed SMB game.
Super Mario Bros. Special
(http://oi49.tinypic.com/py7hh.jpg)(http://oi48.tinypic.com/35nd7p5.jpg)
Available in 2 flavors. The front art is from an old Milton Bradley SMB board game, with some modifications. It has a few flaws, but they won't be noticeable when printed. And here's the complete Super Mario Bros. series on NES:
(http://oi47.tinypic.com/313ohoo.jpg)
Added to post 1. Enjoy!
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Purdy!
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Well my poor widescreen monitor died so I'm stuck with a 17 inch CRT at 1024x768 and it's almost impossible to make covers at such a lower resolution. Good thing is when I go back to school in August I'm getting a new computer with Adobe Creative Suite CS6 which will be a huge help.
But, I did redo my Japanese Title Covers with the controllers on the front before it died so here they all are for you to update the links TyrannicalFascist ;D
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/SMBJPNTitlesAll.png)
SMB USA Version A: (Has American Title Screen On Back)
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=4j9h214chax72x5 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=4j9h214chax72x5)
SMB USA Version B: (Has Japanese Title Screen On Back)
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=bua334knx64z89l (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=bua334knx64z89l)
Super Mario Brothers 2 JPN Version A:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=y9ennabqsyw0pa6 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=y9ennabqsyw0pa6)
Super Mario Brothers 2 JPN Version B:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=3cu7gfo4hha0g48 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=3cu7gfo4hha0g48)
Super Mario Brothers 3 JPN Version A:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=hpv5rk7j9fdzj96 (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=hpv5rk7j9fdzj96)
Super Mario Brothers 3 JPN Version B:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=evdvy7lv8d8to4i (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=evdvy7lv8d8to4i)
Also amazing job on Super Mario Brothers Special, I really love the Green one ;)
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I have some touched up art for SM USA and SMB3 I'll post soon
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Sorry to hear about your monitor zakurowrath. :-[ I'll get those links updated.
I'm thinking that even though the NES and SNES templates aren't ready (due to needing other accessory icons), I may go ahead and upload them as-is so anyone can make covers. Provided they don't have accessories beyond the controllers, they'll be fine. Then when the icons are done I'll update the templates again.
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Sorry to hear about your monitor zakurowrath. :-[ I'll get those links updated.
I'm thinking that even though the NES and SNES templates aren't ready (due to needing other accessory icons), I may go ahead and upload them as-is so anyone can make covers. Provided they don't have accessories beyond the controllers, they'll be fine. Then when the icons are done I'll update the templates again.
I know I owe more than what's in this file, but I figured this would at least help get you along for the moment. More to come...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Nintendohardwaredrawings.jpg)
https://www.box.com/s/e7c3c97554309b163530
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Wow, thanks wiggy! That'll indeed help a lot. In fact, I think that's everything to finish the SNES template. 8)
EDIT: Wiggy, did you upload a different version than the picture you linked? It doesn't seem to have the Super Multi Tap or most of the images at the bottom. Also the E-Reader logo is oriented differently.
Also, does anyone know any games that use the SNES Mouse AND Super Scope, or either of those AND the Multi Tap? If not, then the Mouse, Super Scope and Multi Tap icons can go to the second icon spot.
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Hrm, lemme check on that real quick. I must have goofed somewhere there. Hang tight...
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Wow, thanks wiggy! That'll indeed help a lot. In fact, I think that's everything to finish the SNES template. 8)
EDIT: Wiggy, did you upload a different version than the picture you linked? It doesn't seem to have the Super Multi Tap or most of the images at the bottom. Also the E-Reader logo is oriented differently.
Also, does anyone know any games that use the SNES Mouse AND Super Scope, or either of those AND the Multi Tap? If not, then the Mouse, Super Scope and Multi Tap icons can go to the second icon spot.
I don't know too many titles, but I know Lord of the Rings, Sim Ant, Lemmings 2, Vegas Stakes, T2: The Game and Jurassic Park use the mouse because I actually own them. To my knowledge though there was quite a bit of supported games.
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I think a Terminator game or something used both. I know one or two did.
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Wow. I had no idea that so many games supported it!
Also, fixed the file. Sorry about that.
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Wiggy if I could give you a beer for those vectors I'd probably give a case of my best aged brew! Thanks!!!
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Thanks guys, and many thanks wiggy for the updated file!
According to wikipedia, by comparing the games that use the accessories, these are the ones that can use more than one:
Mouse AND Super Scope:
-Lamborghini American Challenge
-Lemmings 2: The Tribes
-Operation Thunderbolt
-T2: The Arcade Game
-Tin Star
Mouse AND Multitap
-J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Vol. 1
-Pieces
-Vegas Stakes
There are no games that support the Super Scope AND Multitap, and thereby there are none that support all 3 at once. That being the case, I've set up the icons for any of the combinations that might arise.
So here it is:
SUPER NINTENDO FUSION TEMPLATE 2.0
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/2aj5843.jpg)
Other than several minor adjustments and general organization of the template, there are now icons for Number of Players, the Super NES Mouse, Super Scope, and Multitap. The Mouse and Super Scope both have Required and Compatible options, like the N64 Expansion Pak on the N64 template. The Multitap has options for "Up to (3, 4, or 5) Players with Multitap", since there aren't any games that support more than 5 players. If the game uses Multitap, I'd suggest you select the maximum number of players for Multitap, and in the Number of Players section, put the highest number of players without Multitap (usually 2 I'd imagine).
The Super Scope and Multitap icons are in both the left slot and middle slot. If there's only one accessory used, I suggest using the middle slot version so there isn't an awkward gap between that and the Number of Players. Hopefully that gives all the options needed. Arranging the NES accessory icons will be complicated... :P
Added to first post. Enjoy!
EDIT: Also all of my covers are updated to 2.0!
Wiggy, if you get a chance sometime, could you make these 2 as vector icons? I still want to add icons to the Super Game Boy covers (and possibly a future Super Game Boy 2 cover). Game Boy Cartridge (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4358547931_cdd57a4f47.jpg) and Super Game Boy Controller (http://implantgames.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/front.jpg).
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OFF TOPIC WARNING!!! ;D
@ Wiggy - love that vector file. Really liking the vectored handhelds.
Is there any chance you could vector the Wonderswan Color: Final fantasy version (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sh3Xp-DlIC8/SYBw-J_T4sI/AAAAAAAAAFo/KLNuJW3UbsE/s400/IMGP2871.JPG)
and the Wonderswan: Digimon edition (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cLYKHgWhL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
in the same style as that GBA?
Was about to make up some VHS cases to get them off my desk when i saw your post, and that style would be exactly what i wanted. Cheers! 8)
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TF: it's gonna kill ya, but Monopoly is up to 8 players, though I don't believe it's using the multitap, just passing around the controller. I can try to verify today.
Sheep, I actuall already made vectors for the WS, WSC, and SC when I started casing my portables ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/7e0c78bd.jpg)
I can up the EPS files, or I could just adjust them to the versions you're talking about for ya, but it might take me a couple of days to get to it.
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If you don't mind changing the for me that would be great. I can build the cover myself, but the hectoring part is beyond me! Thanks!!
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KK, I'll try and knock 'em out next time I'm in Illustrator. It'll only take a few minutes since the vector work iss pretty much all done. Just have to find and vectorize that FF logo for the one.
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If you don't mind changing the for me that would be great. I can build the cover myself, but the hectoring part is beyond me! Thanks!!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/For-Sheep.png)
For Sheep (https://www.box.com/s/e45786912890042336d1)
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Good catch wiggy! I forgot about games that share controllers. I checked and yes, Monopoly does allow up to 8 players with a shared controller. So I created a new icon for shared controller multiplayer with editable text (in case there are higher or lower player numbers on other games). If needed, use it in place of the Number of Players icon. I'll also do this for the NES template.
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/1zp0d9j.jpg)
Updated the SNES template.
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If you don't mind changing the for me that would be great. I can build the cover myself, but the hectoring part is beyond me! Thanks!!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/For-Sheep.png)
For Sheep (https://www.box.com/s/e45786912890042336d1)
WOW! Thankyou so much.
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I've done some research on Wikipedia again to see if there are any NES accessory combos I should consider when arranging the icons on the NES template. I checked the games that used these: NES Zapper, Power Pad, R.O.B., Power Glove and Multitap. Obviously ROB only works with 2 games, and while the Power Glove "works" with all games, I'm only including it for use with the two games that were specifically designed to use it: Super Glove Ball and Bad Street Brawler.
Other than the Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet combo cart, I couldn't find any games that used any combination of these accessories. If someone could verify this, that would be very helpful.
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You know I've been wondering something else about Super Mario Brothers Special, where can you get a reproduction cart of it?
Ask for the NES template can't wait to see it updated soon, I actually have Tetris done from a few months ago, just need the controller icon :)
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I'm actually on vacation right now, but I'll upload the temporary template with controller icons when I get back next week.
I'll also pm you about where to get the repro cart, since it's something the mods don't like to have displayed in public.
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Took a little longer than I thought due to some things at home lately, but here's the updated NES Fusion template:
NES FUSION TEMPLATE v2.0 beta UPDATED!
(http://oi48.tinypic.com/bjbcbk.jpg)
https://www.box.com/s/20b7d4edda16770ad587
It has all the minor adjustments the same as the SNES template, and has N64-style icons for Number of Players, and Number of Players (Shared Controller). Once I get the icons I need, I will update this template with the other accessory icons (Zapper, R.O.B., Power Pad, Power Glove, Multitap), but that is all that should change. So if you want to make an NES cover, feel free to do so, and if it will use any of the missing icons, just leave space for it so you can update it.
I'm dealing with some preparatory things for a big trip my friends and I have been planning in August to SW Celebration VI, so I won't have as much time for covers as I'd like. Now that updated templates are up for all the Nintendo systems, I'd encourage anyone to make some covers for their favorite games, even if they've been done before.
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Got the controller icon on the Tetris NES cover I was working on awile back:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/TFPreview.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?z1k5q6ws19zfq2g (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?z1k5q6ws19zfq2g)
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Awesome! That looks really cool. I was actually hoping someone would tackle Tetris. :)
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Question TyrannicalFascist, for the Super Game Boy covers are you going to put a 1 Player Controller, A SNES Mouse Compatible icon and maybe make a new vector for the Super Game Boy Commander?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3552726885_2526ebe7a9.jpg)
Also are you going to update Azarkhel's covers yourself with the icons or are you waiting on him to do it? I actually already updated Super Mario World if you want the links.
And Thanks alot TyrannicalFascist for the Tetris cover :D
I'm really hoping the style picks up again soon!
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Yeah, I was planning to have all of those icons on the SGB covers, once they are made. I actually recently got a SGB Commander, and I really like it a lot. Since it was specifically made for the SGB and also can access the unique features, I think it's deserving of it's own icon, even if just for those 2 covers.
I haven't seen Azarkhel on this thread in a while, so I don't know if he intends to update them or not. If you want to add the icons (and replace the back legal text in the black area), then that should mostly bring them up to date. I could keep his originals in one of my box folders, and link to your updated ones. I'd still like to get his permission if possible though.
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Yeah, I was planning to have all of those icons on the SGB covers, once they are made. I actually recently got a SGB Commander, and I really like it a lot. Since it was specifically made for the SGB and also can access the unique features, I think it's deserving of it's own icon, even if just for those 2 covers.
I haven't seen Azarkhel on this thread in a while, so I don't know if he intends to update them or not. If you want to add the icons (and replace the back legal text in the black area), then that should mostly bring them up to date. I could keep his originals in one of my box folders, and link to your updated ones. I'd still like to get his permission if possible though.
Nice, was it Hori that made the SGB Commander? I've been meaning to get one myself in the near future. And I hope to see those icons put on those covers soon enough.
Ask for Azarkhel's SMW covers, I mean it's up to you if you wanna go the asking route, the legal text has been updated and there's controller covers on the front:
Azarkhel's Super Mario World Version 2 American Front:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?561led6833v27su (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?561led6833v27su)
Azarkhel's Super Mario World Version 2 Japanese Front:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?oy9zsw35lwy45nw (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?oy9zsw35lwy45nw)
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Found these I was working on a few months ago, did a few touch ups to them. Also updated my GameShark cover to have a new green spine by SonicAdvDX, so credit to him for an awesome spine.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/GSF3BU.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?lr72sk608f3gjf6 (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?lr72sk608f3gjf6)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/GSF3BL.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?6awt2t8vnjhlz7r (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?6awt2t8vnjhlz7r)
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I don't think the icons on the cover of the GS are at all necessary personally.
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I don't think the icons on the cover of the GS are at all necessary personally.
You'd be surprised how many people don't know that you can use the Expansion Pak with the GameShark ::):P
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Looks great zakurowrath! Added to the master list.
So I've been practicing a bit in Photoshop using the pen tool with stroke effects, and I've gotten the hang of it enough to make some of my own icons!
Super Game Boy Updated to v2.0!
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/4rou51.jpg)(http://oi48.tinypic.com/30t0129.jpg)
Here's a first - a cover with 4 icons! In addition to the minor updates in template v2, the covers now have icons for number of players, the SNES Mouse, and 2 unique icons - one for the Super Game Boy Controller, and one for the Game Boy/Game Boy Color cartridges, much like what I did on my SNES RetroPort cover. I know a select few Game Boy games allow 2-players on the SNES with the SGB, but it would make more sense to list those exceptions on the Game Boy games' covers.
Finally, all of my covers are now updated to v2.0!
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Looks great zakurowrath! Added to the master list.
So I've been practicing a bit in Photoshop using the pen tool with stroke effects, and I've gotten the hang of it enough to make some of my own icons!
Super Game Boy Updated to v2.0!
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/4rou51.jpg)(http://oi48.tinypic.com/30t0129.jpg)
Here's a first - a cover with 4 icons! In addition to the minor updates in template v2, the covers now have icons for number of players, the SNES Mouse, and 2 unique icons - one for the Super Game Boy Controller, and one for the Game Boy/Game Boy Color cartridges, much like what I did on my SNES RetroPort cover. I know a select few Game Boy games allow 2-players on the SNES with the SGB, but it would make more sense to list those exceptions on the Game Boy games' covers.
Finally, all of my covers are now updated to v2.0!
I like, I like, that's a superb job on the icons, it makes the covers seem so complete ;)
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Thanks, I definitely agree. Now that I know how to make these icons, I'm going to start to make the missing NES icons. If you have any ideas for other unique icons that may only be used on one or two covers like the Super Game Boy Controller, let me know and I can give it a shot. Pretty much anything is fair game now.
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Thanks, I definitely agree. Now that I know how to make these icons, I'm going to start to make the missing NES icons. If you have any ideas for other unique icons that may only be used on one or two covers like the Super Game Boy Controller, let me know and I can give it a shot. Pretty much anything is fair game now.
Well, the VRU for Hey You Pikachu comes to mind when I think of icons. If I can think of any more I'll list them. ;D
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Thanks, I definitely agree. Now that I know how to make these icons, I'm going to start to make the missing NES icons. If you have any ideas for other unique icons that may only be used on one or two covers like the Super Game Boy Controller, let me know and I can give it a shot. Pretty much anything is fair game now.
Well, the VRU for Hey You Pikachu comes to mind when I think of icons. If I can think of any more I'll list them. ;D
Alright, cool. I'll start a list of the icons I'm planning to make then.
-NES Zapper
-R.O.B.
-Power Pad
-NES Multitap (Four Score)
-Power Glove
-N64 VRU
-Sega Genesis Cartridge (for RetroGen)
-Sega Genesis Controller (for controller adapters)
-Atari 2600 Joystick (for controller adapters)
EDIT: Wow I'm blowing through these pretty fast... 8)
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So, printed out a few of my covers and...yea I redid the spines because they looked horrible being dark green then light green. So here's the updated links:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/EGFV3.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?fi8ddnrwa8bqm5m (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?fi8ddnrwa8bqm5m)
This one I kind of designed for myself, for the first version of Pocket Monsters Stadium (Pokemon Stadium 0) The cover is, eh but if anyone needs it or wants to improve upon it, go ahead:
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/PS0F.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?8f8ix66cwetxbqd (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?8f8ix66cwetxbqd)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Custom%20Covers/WZFv2.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?fkhlhvce9c6wdr8 (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?fkhlhvce9c6wdr8)
Seems CRT monitors are much better for colour reproduction. ;)
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Well, I'm back from a rather epic vacation with my friends to DisneyWorld and Star Wars Celebration VI! We decided to bring a costume from our Spoof Wars parody film series, and sufficed to say "Disco Fett" was an overwhelming success - I'd guess well over 400+ pictures taken in a few hours (we literally couldn't walk more than 3-5 feet before a bunch of people wanted pictures of/with Disco Fett). We participated in the costume contest, somehow ended up in a fan's music video parody, not to mention Seth Green snuck by at the end of the day to snap a picture of our costume before making his stealthy escape! I'll be posting pics and videos of our adventure on our site (http://www.spoofwarsfilms.com), our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spoof-Wars/108308729208473), and we now have accounts for Disco Fett on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/DiscoFett) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/DiscoFett). 8)
(http://oi46.tinypic.com/2yzn5p1.jpg)
Anyways, I'm getting back into the groove of things here, so I'm ready to get that NES template finished and start doing some more covers! Also, the links in the first post should all be up-to-date.
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You are AwesomeSauceMcNerdpants!
Hero of the day award goes to you.
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Well it's about time I finished this bad boy!
NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FUSION TEMPLATE 2.0 FINAL
(http://oi49.tinypic.com/bfg6xg.jpg)
With the icons provided by Deadpool and some modifications and my own icons, I've FINALLY finished the last fusion template! This one has the most icon options including: Number of Players, Multiplayer with Shared Controller, NES Zapper, R.O.B., Multitap, Power Glove and Power Pad, many of which also have an optional or required version. Like the SNES template, if your game only has one accessory used, use the icon in the middle of the 3 slots. If I missed anything, let me know. Download in the first post.
That wraps up all the Nintendo templates. 8)
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Back from the depths! It's been far too long since I made one of these covers. I got pretty busy with other things since my last post...
But, there's a few gaping holes in my collection that I'm raring to tackle, starting with a pretty major oversight in the releases so far. Choose your flavor:
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST
(http://oi47.tinypic.com/nez6tl.jpg) (http://oi49.tinypic.com/s4ucrp.jpg)
Downloads added to first post.
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Both of those Zelda covers look nice, I can't decide which I like better.
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Both of those Zelda covers look nice, I can't decide which I like better.
Thanks. For me personally, as much as I like the gold look for Zelda, I'll be using the blue-green one. I like having a variety of colors for all my games.
Got another cover done:
DUCKTALES for NES
(http://oi46.tinypic.com/33xjvj8.jpg)
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LOVE the Zelda covers! Only thing I'm not too big on is the background image on the spine logo. Other than that though, fantastic work!
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Goddamnit, TF.
You make me want to rip out most of my other covers and put your fusion ones in place instead. But I don't know if my OCD can handle having two different style covers. ;D
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So I decided it's way past time for me to do my own take on this one.
SUPER MARIO WORLD
(http://oi40.tinypic.com/63wos8.jpg) (http://oi42.tinypic.com/5oy45x.jpg)
As usual these days, I couldn't decide and made two background color options, inspired by the ground colors in the game. Which to pick... :-\
Download on first page.
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I like the tan one :)
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I like the tan one, but maybe a slightly diferent shade.
If yo are using the SMW cover from the site, I made a new one with sharper art, and I got the logo separated if you want to use the one not from the game title screan.
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They both look sharp, good job.
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Back from the dead! :o
So I haven't had much time for cover making in a long while, mostly due to work and other goings-ons. I have a little free time here, and I'm thinking about trying out StoneAgeGamer's BitBoxes for NES games.
I thought I'd give a shot at converting my old Nintendo Fusion covers to fit these cases. I did a little future-proofing and tested SNES and N64 as well. Here's what I came up with: (note the previews are not exactly the right dimensions, just what was closest in Imandix)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/1zxlk3.png)(http://i62.tinypic.com/w1qn9s.png)(http://i61.tinypic.com/5orvbr.png)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/2zsnvpi.png)
So first of all, the front and backs were pretty much a matter of resizing them. On the front I extended the left side color to keep the aspect ratio the same. On the back, I created a little banner with the BitBox logo and the url for TheCoverProject.
The spines had to be remade, but this gave me an opportunity to change some things. For one, I added gradient fades to the spines along the spine curve (thanks to StoneAgeGamer's dimensions). I also decided a while back that having all N64 covers have Red/Green spines was not to my liking, so I changed it to Red/White (thanks to feedback from Wiggy a while back). I feel like you can see the game logo more clearly now.
Finally, after looking at my collection of GB/GBC/GBA games with characters at the bottom of the spines, I decided that I wanted to showcase a portion of the game's box art at the bottom to make it more visually interesting and for even easier identification. As great as a front or back is, the spine is what you see 99% of the time if you have your games on a shelf like me.
Nothing finalized yet, but just wanted to share this experiment so far.
EDIT: Some spines in a row from the same system. Also a test of a Gamecube cover (for storing accessories; probably would use NES case).
(http://i58.tinypic.com/r0uoms.png)(http://i57.tinypic.com/jpx014.png)
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I've always been a straight-up retail person, myself. While I can appreciate an artist's take on things, there's something about the non-uniformity of retail boxes that pleases me.
Then I saw this.
Looks like I might try out some boxes built in this style. It's incredibly clean and put together well.
Part of the image and logo that hang over the bounding box are what really grabs me, as well as the small picture on the spine.
Well done.
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the covers looks absolutely phenomenal. some of the best cover designs I've seen on these forums. great work!
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Thanks guys! Glad you like them! I'm pretty happy with the new NES covers for BitBox, so I'm uploading the covers below to my Box account: https://app.box.com/s/mo4c6969z80me8net6j1
(http://i58.tinypic.com/210anar.png)(http://i59.tinypic.com/n6zo6.png)(http://i58.tinypic.com/zu4geg.png)
(http://i59.tinypic.com/29kudte.png)(http://i60.tinypic.com/2ccqgp4.png)(http://i60.tinypic.com/28kpqbl.png)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/69mbfm.png)(http://i61.tinypic.com/ibw86s.png)(http://i57.tinypic.com/jpx014.jpg)
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I have a better logo for SMB 1 if you want it, closet to the one from Mario All-stars.
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I have a better logo for SMB 1 if you want it, closet to the one from Mario All-stars.
Sure, send it my way. I'm always down to make variations.
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To TyrannicalFascist:
Is it possible for you to make LIVE A LIVE and Holy Umbrella in horizontal version. Both of these are repros. Thanks.
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To TyrannicalFascist:
Is it possible for you to make LIVE A LIVE and Holy Umbrella in horizontal version. Both of these are repros. Thanks.
Sorry, I'm not doing requests at this time. Too busy.
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TF, I think these Fusion covers are downright awesome. So awesome that I actually bothered to register for the forums. Your template is extremely helpful.
I've done a few Saturn covers in the past, but this is the first cover I'm bothering to share with anyone. I feel like it's done, but I'm going to not look at it for a bit so I can get a fresh perspective on it later.
The cover:
https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek (https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek)
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Upload to Mediafire and share from there.
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I have a box account I never use, so I threw them up on there. I put the link in my previous post and here: https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek (https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek)
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I have a box account I never use, so I threw them up on there. I put the link in my previous post and here: https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek (https://app.box.com/s/5molt6pcqf6ptt8zq2ek)
Works good too.
I just suggested Mediafire as it has direcct preview ooption.
And covers look good already.
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Here, got a system worked out.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/LeoDude/DemonsCrestPurplePreview_zps62fb07ae.png)
Demon's Crest (Purple) (https://app.box.com/s/pxv3j0dzwhff1j50z398)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/LeoDude/DemonsCrestRedPreview_zpsdd09ba9f.png)
Demon's Crest (Red) (https://app.box.com/s/dpyv3hp5d9aidzbvhvh9)
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McFlynn,
Thank you for the Demons Crest Fusion style. It looks awesome!
Also, thank you to TyrannicalFascist and Azarkhel + everyone else for contributing these awesome covers!!!
^ This work is amazing!
If anyone can possibly post a Fusion style Super Punch Out!, Contra 3 or Zombies Ate My Neighbors (yellow US Cover) or Super Metroid that would be much appreciated!
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I decided to start making some of my own covers for SNES.
This is my WIP so far for Contra 3 Alien Wars...I was curious if I could get some feedback/how people think it looks?
Thanks in advance!
(http://i57.tinypic.com/9te9ow.png)
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I didn't look super close at the details, but I think it looks good. You'll probably want to put Konami as the publisher on the front though, unless I'm wrong about that.
Glad to see you working on the Fusion covers! I'm currently doing Cybernator and my next one will probably be Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts. I've got EVO done, but I feel like it's missing something so I'm not ready to post it online yet.
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Thank you and good call on the logo! I was just thinking of putting Konami as I noticed yours had the Capcom ( =
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I like it! :)
If I have to nitpick, I'd split "technology" in two in the first parapraph of text on the back. The spacing between the words in the line above it is a bit too wide for my liking.
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Here is a Super Mario World WIP just for fun to see what I could do. Anyone out there like this so far?
Thanks for any comments/suggestions etc.
(http://i59.tinypic.com/23wtg7p.png)
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Don't know if you're about accuracy or not (Lord knows I'm not), but Koopa jr. ISN'T in SMW.
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Oh I know he is not in it. I was honestly playing around with the template this afternoon.
I would love if some of the spelling mistakes were corrected in the original vertical files (mainly all on the back description part) so I may attempt remaking some of those...
For the most part though, I like this Fusion look with original art. I just could not find a nice non pixelated original SMW blue background (with the wind) for the cover, so I played around with the one above ^
I may try a Super Punch Out! Fusion cover (try to remain faithful to the original as much as possible) but I need to find a nice clean png etc of the logo.
By the way Wiggy awesome work on everything you have done!
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Don't forget to plan ahead when you choose the background color. So far you've made 2 shades of blue. If you do that for the next 4 covers you make, you might end up with a shelf that is half blue.
Not that it has to be a rainbow or anything, but I personally would find that frustrating. A cover template that specifically allows variety and then you end up with half of them blue anyway.
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^ Agreed! I only posted a screenshot and not the file as I was not totally happy with the color and part of the cover etc...
I will try to work on a cover in this style that has not been done though, and will certainly try to plan a bit better. My only big issue is trying to find the covers in a cleaned up form that I can easily use the lasso tool etc to capture.
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Don't forget to plan ahead when you choose the background color. So far you've made 2 shades of blue. If you do that for the next 4 covers you make, you might end up with a shelf that is half blue.
Not that it has to be a rainbow or anything, but I personally would find that frustrating. A cover template that specifically allows variety and then you end up with half of them blue anyway.
In my opinion it's hard to have too many options when it comes to custom covers. It's always great when the artist posts variants to their own work.
But it's looking good RainMK.
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Don't forget to plan ahead when you choose the background color. So far you've made 2 shades of blue. If you do that for the next 4 covers you make, you might end up with a shelf that is half blue.
Not that it has to be a rainbow or anything, but I personally would find that frustrating. A cover template that specifically allows variety and then you end up with half of them blue anyway.
In my opinion it's hard to have too many options when it comes to custom covers. It's always great when the artist posts variants to their own work.
But it's looking good RainMK.
I think we're on the same page here as I've posted two versions of the one cover 100% of the covers I've posted.
(I think I'm funny.)
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Looking great guys! Glad to see some people still enjoy this template. McFlynn, I've added your Demon's Crest covers to the first post. I've also added a link to my Nintendo Fusion covers for BitBox cases, since that's where my focus is now.
I won't be making any more covers for UGCs at this time, but if anyone wants to resize/alter my BitBox covers for UGC, that's fine with me.
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I decided to try a LTTP on my own and see what I could do. Anyone like this / have suggestions etc? I might be done...not sure. May offer it in 1 or 2 other colors.
What does everyone think?
(http://i58.tinypic.com/2repeki.png)
(http://i58.tinypic.com/554ajc.jpg)
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I've wrapped up my Cybernator. I couldn't find any good character art of the Valken Suits, but I did find decent quality pictures of the plastic models of the Valken Suits. I could only find 2 completely unique pieces of the American artwork. (The box artwork and a magazine ad.) I used the magazine ad for the background on the front. You can tell its slightly different artwork, but at first glance it kind of looks like I just used the box art for the front background.
I'm not happy with the quality of the spine/rear game logo. I couldn't do any better though.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/LeoDude/CybernatorYellowPreview_zpscceb5077.jpg)
Cybernator (Yellow) (https://app.box.com/s/ke1xx89f81xf8oztr70b)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/LeoDude/CybernatorGreenPreview_zps054b9455.jpg)
Cybernator (Green) (https://app.box.com/s/u6epzmn1tvciognn7odk)
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^ It looks like you may have forgot to shut a layer or two off near the bar-code area. (white square)
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^ It looks like you may have forgot to shut a layer or two off near the bar-code area. (white square)
I JUST noticed it. This is why I normally let them sit in my done folder for a week before I print them.
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No worries. At least it's a very minor easy to fix mistake. Anyone have any recommendations/suggestions on the Zelda cover? I was thinking of releasing a gold and silver version. Let me know, also great job on these covers to everyone in here!
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@RainMK - The Zelda covers look great! I like all three, but especially the gold and silver ones. The only thing I see is that the 1 player icon on the front seems lower than it should? Otherwise they look great to me. Great work!
@McFlynn - Cybernator covers look good to me. I hear ya on leaving covers in folders for a while before releasing them. It's really easy to miss mistakes when you've been working on every aspect of it for a while.
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OK, Cybernator is all fixed up in my last post.
RainMK, I don't see anything I don't like about your Zelda covers.
And here's the one I refuse to post yet.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/LeoDude/evopreview_zpse7da90a3.jpg)
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Nice. Good looking out guys. I wanted the straight up truth and would not be offended in any way possible. I am glad you guys approve of them. I took my time and did look at the one in this post for inspiration, but added my own personal tastes and built it from the ground up.
The Gold is good. I made the silver version a bit lighter...a better shade of silver imo.
What would be the best way to finalize these? Would it be flatten image and save as jpg? Also best way to submit these to you...thanks again!
**Edit*** I will also try and correct the controller icon positioning. I have no idea why it ended up down there but it will be brought to the top to match the others.
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Flatten as a PNG, it's better quality.
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OK thank you bud. I know the quality is higher in png just was not sure if it needed to be jpg.
I know I would have caught on soon... but good thing you mentioned it as the Youtube tutorial I am watching said to do the opposite :D
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Flatten as a PNG, it's better quality.
You can just "Save As" a png. No need to flatten.
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Ok thank you for that^.
I just fixed the controller spot to the correct one.
Quick question...It asks me if I want to interlace when I am saving it as PNG, yes or no on that?
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Sorry for a double post...
I have created a Box account and uploaded my Gold & Silver version of ALttP custom covers that I made.
If it is uploaded to this site...please give me credit as Plato G
Also, if anyone prints it out and uses it please send a picture to let me see what it looks like as my cases will not be in until Saturday, thanks!
Gold Version -----> https://app.box.com/s/ussd7ivfwak2xvsj0hnq
Silver Version ------> https://app.box.com/s/05z0rgrpn6hqoi2ujsq6
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Choose no interlace. Like that gold cover btw 8).
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Thanks man ^
I like that gold one too 8)
Glad others enjoy it as well!
I chose no interlace after I read about it... :)
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Very nice! Heres my random thought of the day. How would that spine look without the white line around Super Nintendo? I know its part of the TCP template but always wondered.
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I just printed the gold one out and am happy with it for sure. I think it looks pretty slick!
I also printed out the awesome Yoshi's Island in this thread as I needed it for my cart. Lighting was a bit bad... what does everyone think?
(http://i61.tinypic.com/f3w6l4.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/2rxit8l.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/r10tuu.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/j8gpl2.jpg)
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Looks great! :D
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I made a Castlevania Dracula X cover and uploaded it here:
https://app.box.com/s/evnka076bp0bnkp5bhck
Any recommendations, opinions etc please let me know!
(http://i58.tinypic.com/123pipt.png)
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Looks great, I really like the colors on that one.
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:) Thank You ^
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I've added all the new covers to the first post. I might need to think of a new way to list them as we get more contributors, just so titles are easier to find on the list.
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Sounds good!
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That castle in the backcover's background would happen to be the high quality version of the same one as in Bram Stoker's Dracula by any chance?
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As far as I know it is from official Castlevania art if I am not mistaken...I could be totally wrong about that.
I found it while looking around for images that I thought would fit the theme well.
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As far as I know it is from official Castlevania art if I am not mistaken...I could be totally wrong about that.
I found it while looking around for images that I thought would fit the theme well.
OK, I just need high quality version of the Bram Stoker's Dracula castle so I can finally do good US Vertical for it.
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If I find anything Arseen or see something that may help, I will let you know for sure.
TyrannicalFascist,
I actually have an update to the Castlevania back cover that I think is better...whats your opinion?
(http://i58.tinypic.com/detw2c.png)
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I like both, so I could go either way. :P
Also, I've started a new thread for Nintendo Fusion covers for BitBox cases.
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=15891.0 (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=15891.0)
Here are some of my latest ones:
(http://i58.tinypic.com/210anar.png)(http://i58.tinypic.com/3005vrb.png)(http://i58.tinypic.com/4r7xx4.png)
I will be finishing the SNES and N64 templates as soon as I know the new slightly altered dimensions for the SNES and N64 BitBox cases.
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wow, those are sick dude!
I really like the Zelda one.
I plan on using those with some insane Mario ones I saw I believe in this thread for NES when I finish up my SNES collection.
I would be totally happy with this/these ^ and never change them once I cased them all up.
Should I upload the one with the different background or just stay with the one I made...? I kind of like the first one, just wanted to make sure it came out looking good.
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wow, those are sick dude!
I really like the Zelda one.
I plan on using those with some insane Mario ones I saw I believe in this thread for NES when I finish up my SNES collection.
I would be totally happy with this/these ^ and never change them once I cased them all up.
Should I upload the one with the different background or just stay with the one I made...? I kind of like the first one, just wanted to make sure it came out looking good.
Thanks! Just keep in mind that these are for BitBox cases, which have different dimensions than a UGC. If you want to use it for a UGC case, you'll need to resize them.
Well, it's ultimately up to you, but I don't see the harm in having multiple variations of covers. Most of mine have 2 options because I can't decide. If you upload the new one, I'll add it as an alternate version in the first post.
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Nice, good looking out. I figured they were for different cases you were speaking of. Do you use UGC cases for your SNES collection and the other bit cases for NES?
Either way I would have no issue buying/using the bit box cases for NES. I think it would look cool to separate them etc.
On a sidenote...I have been making my art with the controller 1/2 option enabled. I was curious if we could get the DKC covers and everything else from everyone with it enabled to match.
***Edit*** A second version with the purple moon background ---> https://app.box.com/s/icp74gk77p65x5bxwusq
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Nice, good looking out. I figured they were for different cases you were speaking of. Do you use UGC cases for your SNES collection and the other bit cases for NES?
Either way I would have no issue buying/using the bit box cases for NES. I think it would look cool to separate them etc.
I started out getting UGCs for NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis and 32X. But over time I switched the Genesis and 32X to official Genesis and 32X cases, and then once Stone Age Gamer came out with their NES BitBoxes, I switched my small NES collection to those. So right now I only use UGCs for SNES and N64. But once they release their SNES and N64 BitBoxes, I'll likely switch over to those completely, and only use a handful of UGCs for any accessories or things that don't fit.
I like the NES BitBoxes a lot more - no modification needed, they are formed to fit any NES cartridge, and have an optional pouch to hold manuals. They are more expensive than UGCs, but I find the quality to be better overall. I also think they look nicer on my shelf, and generally look more professional, since they are designed for the NES carts.
Similarly, I started out housing my Game Boy games in EU DS cases, then switched to 3DS cases once it was discovered that they can hold them with no cutting, and just adding padding to hold it in place. Now, I'll be switching to ShadowFox's Game Boy cases, since they are specially designed to hold almost all Game Boy games, and match the DS cases. In both the case of NES in UGC and Game Boy in DS cases, I hated having to cut and modify them.
I'll look into updating some of the old covers I did where I left off the 1-2 players icon. For other peoples' covers, you might just throw it into the template with just that icon on and then save it.
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Question...How would it look if you took the spine and from the top of the art made it a solid color? For example, take Zelda and keep it like it is except for removing the gray behind the logo. I've always wondered how a TCP spine would look if the background behind the logo was the same color as the rest of the spine but I'm in no way able to do it myself.
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Awesome...thank you for all the info.
I have not seen the cases so I will look into them. Luckily I just started casing my SNES collection.
I will use your art for NES and those other cases for sure though. Thank you also for updating the icons.
Most likely I will go with these UGC to differentiate between the NES and SNES etc...but who knows maybe I will swap over later for the SNES as well. I'll check out the cases though.
Not sure on the changing the color question. I could look into it in a bit when I load up my file. It may look a bit off though if all the others are white I would imagine. I will look at it though.
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Awesome...thank you for all the info.
I have not seen the cases so I will look into them. Luckily I just started casing my SNES collection.
I will use your art for NES and those other cases for sure though. Thank you also for updating the icons.
Most likely I will go with these UGC to differentiate between the NES and SNES etc...but who knows maybe I will swap over later for the SNES as well. I'll check out the cases though.
The SNES BitBoxes aren't out yet anyways. Once they come out I'll probably put up a review of them.
Here are some of the discussions about the NES BitBoxes:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=12379.0
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=15010.msg134310#msg134310
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=13056.0
The BitBox sub forum is right under this Universal Game Case one.
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Thank you for all the info and the links. :)
Also here is a link that should go directly to the list of covers I made if you may need it:
https://app.box.com/s/x1x0oduvbteqoem4idhl
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I made a Super Mario World cover with a variety of different colors.
Any feedback/opinions would be welcome please, thank you!
Yellow Version -----> https://app.box.com/s/3c97inqm4fbzoa7knzk7
White Version -----> https://app.box.com/s/zf0q0fl3jsoo1828orvm
Blue version -----> https://app.box.com/s/dcwt6emiq8nelhau20ci
Red version -----> https://app.box.com/s/srwu1gp0mg258fyzpidd
I also made a Contra 3 Alien Wars
(http://i62.tinypic.com/8voi1t.png)
https://app.box.com/s/j2w9jq655nhe9lzjbqxp
Feedback would be appreciated!
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I'm actually putting my Gameboy games in audio cassette cases. I've got a few done, but they hit the backburner once my UGCs showed up. I really, really like the idea of putting them in 3DS cases, but I've come into 30ish cassette cases and I've spent less than a dollar total for them.
Although I currently have a rather large NES colletion, but I'm selling it all off except the Mega Man games, so I don't mind modifying 6 UGCs. (I might get 2 or 3 more NES games, but I'm still looking at less than 10 NES games total.)
I hate the bright red on the vertical N64 cases, so I went with Wiggy's white verticals. I think I'll eventually design my own template for the N64 this summer or maybe just recolor the Fusion in a way I like.
I'm almost done with my next case. They go by so much quicker when the game got more than two pieces of official artwork back in the day.
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Preview
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/LeoDude/ghoulsghostspreiveww_zpsa37d445d.png)
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These look so damn good. I'm digging the Star Ocean cover. When I collect SNES games, I'll definitely be using these.
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Great job on the cover McFlynn! I just picked up that game last week and would eventually need one.
Any feedback on the Contra and Mario from anyone would be cool!
Not sure if they are 100% solid but I think I am happy enough with them to maybe move onto working on a new one sometime...
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@McFlynn - Super Ghouls and Ghosts cover looks good. I like the font you used on the back, very appropriate.
@RainMK - Contra looks great to me. I think I personally like the Yellow, Blue and White SMW covers the best. A couple small punctuation errors on the back: "find items including (no comma, or add a : ) a feather that gives Mario a cape allowing him to fly (comma instead of period) and a flower so he can shoot fireballs." Other than that, great work!
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^ Good catch on the spelling errors. I think it happened when I was testing out the Super Mario font I had installed earlier.
I will update the links above as I just fixed them. If you could please just double check it that would be great.
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Looks fixed to me. :)
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I'm not sure if you haven't uploaded the covers yet but if you do get spare time I'd love to see covers of the following:
Bahamut Lagoon
Dragon Quest I.II
DQ III
DQ IV
DQ V
DQ VI
Romancing Saga 1 2 and 3
Chrono Trigger
Soul Blazer
Terranigma
Illusion of Gaia/Time
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Secret of Mana
Those would be some sweet cases.
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Looks cool to me. I'd stick with colorizing the backgrounds myself, just because otherwise there's a lot going on visually, and can make it harder to read the text on the back.
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I thought some people visiting the thread may be curious as to how they look. I have a blue thing going on...but am totally cool with it as many other covers colors will all even it out like the DKC etc ^_^ Plus I think each one is represented well so far...
These are the one's I have made for now...and again am very happy with them! Much better than having just a loose cart, that's for sure!
(http://i58.tinypic.com/262mmup.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/28hie7p.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/10gy43t.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2rnadcn.jpg)
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They look fantastic, I also agree with Tyrannical. There's a bit too much going on. I'll have to try and learn to make covers like that on my own :)
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Yeah I agree...Im just going to stick with the color shading we have been doing as it look fantastic ^ and does not throw anything off.
So far though I am content enough to never change these. I'll use all the other great ones that have been put out already as well as make some more in the future. :)
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Those look fantastic! I also love using blue - it just seems to go well with so many games.
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^ Totally agree!
The template is hottt man...
Just one more shot showing the games beside the cases with a pink/purple led that makes the orange etc "pop"
I know you see the Zelda million seller...regular one is in my system! ;) The cases match the games soo well imo.
(http://i59.tinypic.com/2dh91k2.jpg)
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Secret of Mana WIP cover
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8a28/zvs8yjszrs77t244g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/zvs8yjszrs77t24/Secret_of_mana.png)
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^ Looks good from what I see so far Mel.
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I still stand by the fact that these look phenomenal, I don't own any carts but I'm thinking of buying a flash cart to play these bad boys and purchasing the famicom versions of each for saving some dollars. Awesome stuff guys.
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Just whipped up for Mystic Quest, its still a WIP. But the general idea looks pretty funky.
(http://i.imgur.com/g0CvBoM.jpg)
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Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy Mystic Quest both looking great, guys!
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My god... I think I need to get a desktop up and running and install Photoshop, because this idea is just amazing and I want a full set like this :D
Edit: How has no one commented on the "Nintendo Entertaintment System" in the OP? ;)
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How has no one commented on the "Nintendo Entertaintment System" in the OP? ;)
....I don't know what you're talking about.... ;)
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I need Lamborghini American Challenge SNES custom cover,can someone create this? ???
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Okay, so with the work I've done on the BitBox version of these, I've been toying around with some modifications to the template. The way the legal info is arranged on the back, I credit Wiggy for the inspiration off of his covers. If I go ahead with these, they should still line up just fine with the covers that have already been made, but this is how I personally will be wanting mine to look from here on.
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2nthk03.png)
Some differences from left to right:
-A new banner indicating that this cover comes from TheCoverProject (something I did on the BitBox version)
-The line from the bottom of the spine continues to the back to create a divider for all the legal info and barcode. That area has been reorganized and given a dark gray background.
-The screenshot boxes are now the correct aspect ratio for 4:3 games
-When a different developer made the game, their logo will go in the space under the 3rd screenshot (where Peach is now)
-The bottom box of the spine can now optionally hold some of the artwork to make the spine more interesting (again, something I did on the BitBox version). I felt this made them more interesting on a shelf than just having a NES logo, which is already also at the top anyways.
-Some minor adjustments to the size and placement of "Nintendo Entertainment System" on the front
NOTE: The background color won't always be black, it just made sense for SMB 1.
Still toying around with some things. Let me know what you guys think. I know it's a big change considering the covers already made. But I don't think it should be too hard to make new replacement spines to allow old to match new and vice versa, so that everything matches when lined up on a shelf.
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Hi. Complete newbie to the board and custom cover design here. Just made the switch from cardboard to DS cases for my GBA games and then found out about UGC. Figured I'd start with the loose SNES carts I've had kicking around for a while.
I really like your template TF. As a PAL gamer it feels much more authentic to the box style I remember (with the benefit of being vertical).
This is my first go at one: Street Fighter II Turbo.
(http://i.imgur.com/FAyQRHv.jpg)
Still a WIP. Not married to the PEGI logos, but thought they'd be a fun addition.
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Okay, so with the work I've done on the BitBox version of these, I've been toying around with some modifications to the template. The way the legal info is arranged on the back, I credit Wiggy for the inspiration off of his covers. If I go ahead with these, they should still line up just fine with the covers that have already been made, but this is how I personally will be wanting mine to look from here on.
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2nthk03.png)
Some differences from left to right:
-A new banner indicating that this cover comes from TheCoverProject (something I did on the BitBox version)
-The line from the bottom of the spine continues to the back to create a divider for all the legal info and barcode. That area has been reorganized and given a dark gray background.
-The screenshot boxes are now the correct aspect ratio for 4:3 games
-When a different developer made the game, their logo will go in the space under the 3rd screenshot (where Peach is now)
-The bottom box of the spine can now optionally hold some of the artwork to make the spine more interesting (again, something I did on the BitBox version). I felt this made them more interesting on a shelf than just having a NES logo, which is already also at the top anyways.
-Some minor adjustments to the size and placement of "Nintendo Entertainment System" on the front
NOTE: The background color won't always be black, it just made sense for SMB 1.
Still toying around with some things. Let me know what you guys think. I know it's a big change considering the covers already made. But I don't think it should be too hard to make new replacement spines to allow old to match new and vice versa, so that everything matches when lined up on a shelf.
Somehow I missed this before, and a lot of people must have because not one person gave feedback. I personally will not be using these because every time I print out custom covers I end up going back to retail. With that said, these are fantastic looking covers and I like every change you did here. Separating the legal text at the bottom looks much cleaner. The TCP banner is such a great idea and looks really good without detracting from the cover, this should be a staple on all custom covers made by cover artists here. I like the little window on the bottom of the spine for the cover thumbnail but I think some games it may be harder to get a workable image there. Keep up the great work!
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@Nacho3 - Thanks!
@TransmitHim - Looks great! Good work.
Just so everyone knows, as I've been asked this in PMs a few times, I'll be coming back to these once I know the exact dimensions of ShadowFox's SNES cases. For now I'm taking a break from these to focus on other projects, but I definitely encourage others to make more!
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So I've finally started a decent SNES collection in order to start making more of these. My stuff isn't the best quality, I think Azarkhel needs to make more. That Treasure of the Rudras one hnnngg. Damn that looks amazing.
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Anyone going to show this style some lovin'?
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Ok guys. I have literally just taught myself photoshop all day today and have created a cover for a game I own but isn't on the website - Family Dog for the SNES. It was really difficult finding resources to use. Please go easy on me as this is literally my first photoshop thing ever, but do any experts have any advice or tips for improvement. Things like the barcode and other fine details have not been changed.
Thanks guys
(http://s28.postimg.org/mo365frr1/familydogpreview.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
(http://s27.postimg.org/yxlov34tv/family_dog.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/vdzr5a23z/full/)
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Family Dog PAL edit
(http://s1.postimg.org/ygiy049i7/Family_Dog_Pal.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/3mbp2e3vf/full/)
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I kind of forgot about this template.
Looks so nice.
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Looks great zakurowrath! Added to the master list.
So I've been practicing a bit in Photoshop using the pen tool with stroke effects, and I've gotten the hang of it enough to make some of my own icons!
Super Game Boy Updated to v2.0!
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/4rou51.jpg)(http://oi48.tinypic.com/30t0129.jpg)
Here's a first - a cover with 4 icons! In addition to the minor updates in template v2, the covers now have icons for number of players, the SNES Mouse, and 2 unique icons - one for the Super Game Boy Controller, and one for the Game Boy/Game Boy Color cartridges, much like what I did on my SNES RetroPort cover. I know a select few Game Boy games allow 2-players on the SNES with the SGB, but it would make more sense to list those exceptions on the Game Boy games' covers.
Finally, all of my covers are now updated to v2.0!
I like, I like, that's a superb job on the icons, it makes the covers seem so complete ;)
I was wondering if anyone was ever going to do the Super Game Boy cover for the Super Game Boy 2 as well :)
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I finally bought a shit load of famicom games, mainly RPG's and I'm a huge fan of Dragon Quest.
I was trying to make a combo cover but found too much good artwork and wanted to display each game on the shelf separately. It's not 100% fusion style since I loved the anime poster I found for the game. But let me know what you guys think!
(http://i.imgur.com/Onj1Njm.jpg)
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Made a cover for my Super EverDrive using TF's Fusion style, doesn't look too bad, the front image is low res but it printed out decently. And the QR Code links to the store page, so yea, enjoy.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/darkknux_2006/Super%20EverDrive%20V2_zpsyutssb9c.png)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/2u21qyosscirudq/SNES_Everdrive.tif (http://www.mediafire.com/download/2u21qyosscirudq/SNES_Everdrive.tif)
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I finally bought a shit load of famicom games, mainly RPG's and I'm a huge fan of Dragon Quest.
I was trying to make a combo cover but found too much good artwork and wanted to display each game on the shelf separately. It's not 100% fusion style since I loved the anime poster I found for the game. But let me know what you guys think!
What I'm about to say is my opinion, so don't take it as an authority on boxart design or anything like that.
The problems I see are that the poster seems a bit squished, and winds up making the text a major source of eyestrain. When you have text like that, it really needs to be the focus. Artwork is nice, and a great way to catch the eye and get someone to pick up the box, but the text and screenshots themselves are your chance to "sell the game to the customer" once they've picked it up. There's no customer in this case, but a friend seeing your collection can be sold on trying a game this way as well. So in my mind getting this right is important, and making sure your text has contrast and is easy to read is part of that. And the more contrast your background has, the harder it is to actually get the contrast you need. The upside is that you used drop shadow on the text, which does help, but it isn't quite enough for something like a manga-style artwork which runs from full black with thick lines, to full white. You are basically screwed and have to compress the color range of the background which is what TF's template does so well: gives you the tone of the game through artwork without it dominating the cover and taking away from the key parts of it.
Also on this, the shade of purple is not bad, but I might tweak it to use one of the darker shades that appears towards the bottom of the logo's gradient rather than the top. Just to get a little more contrast.
Now, that isn't to say the pros get it right all the time. My favorite example of bad on this front is Seiken Densetsu 3's back cover:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588648-seiken-densetsu-3/images/14834
The text is white on a background image that is pretty bright. They don't even bother to border the text or drop shadow it to make it easier to read. Which is all the more bizarre because they made sure to do it correctly for the logo (although the logo itself hasn't aged well, being some weird Word Art thing). But that map is certainly an interesting "come see this world" piece of bait.
I have a partially completed custom cover which I abandoned once I got a complete copy, where I tried to take a step forward on the back cover:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/srxodxafa79gwa9/Seiken%20Densetsu%203.png?dl=0
I wanted to keep the map on the back, but I wanted the text that would eventually go there to be more readable. In this case, I just dropped the exposure level on the picture a couple of stops until it was dark enough that it won't overpower white text. I didn't bother to desaturate it (it may need it, honestly). But what I'm trying to get at is that if done correctly, you can still honor the artwork while at the same time doing what is right for the box. It does take a bit more work to get it right, but I think it's worth it, IMO.
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Decided to share out the draft of a cover I've been working on for Chrono Trigger. Needs a few tweaks to the text on the back, I probably need to revisit the barcode a bit, and it could use a couple more touches (since I have Toriyama's character art sitting on my machine).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p1uuf968xs7ebnd/Chrono%20Trigger%20v1.jpg?dl=0
Now if only my printer didn't seem to absolutely murder this particular shade of magenta/burgundy and remove all the contrast when printed out.
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Some more drafts. This time of Killer Instinct and Kirby's Dreamland 3. Also attaching previews this time (including a preview for Chrono Trigger's cover from the last post)...
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ucmrqrdkikoa0s/ChronoPreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/f1m3mma97mwh6iq/KIPreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/nprw74a16tg1thx/KirbyPreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/3dmpwq43rfq70j3/SoMPreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/vr0h4n5rxu0kcf6/BoFPreview.jpg?raw=1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ypbytqthxmyn3d2/Chrono%20Trigger%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q98gsk1pojvr5uq/Killer%20Instinct%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pncngxqqlwdotw9/Kirby%27s%20Dreamland%203%20-%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mgqtbvltcv2edv5/Secret%20of%20Mana%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nk5pxc9chv1f2uh/Breath%20of%20Fire%201.jpg?dl=0
EDIT: Added Secret of Mana.
EDIT 2: Last one for the weekend, Breath of Fire (GBA Art variant)
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A couple more covers for the aether.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/5nfiovzgrfflxkh/BlackthornePreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/z5fcqwtvd3kn701/SparksterPreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dg9p72fesbu38n/ZAMPreview.jpg?raw=1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kyrgkbk7wpwm4kg/Blackthorne%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8u1kfkjgupgs4q5/Sparkster%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6cdn87qwdojd90/Zombies%20Ate%20my%20Neighbors%20v1.jpg?dl=0
EDIT: Added Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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Got even more done over the weekend... Kirby Superstar, Super Castlevania IV, and Breath of Fire 2 (GBA Alternate Artwork).
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/otcha64ok7vnvbd/KirbySSPreview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ba5mjovmr2frfbe/SC4Preview.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ai9fsw0f3wyyvxl/BoF2Preview.jpg?raw=1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjl9ppjzzxphrm8/Kirby%20Superstar%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qc9vtg410us8ws/Super%20Castlevania%20IV%20v1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tmljjrfo1cdhjur/Breath%20of%20Fire%202%20v1.jpg?dl=0
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Hey everyone! As I've said elsewhere, I really appreciate that others have continued to make covers using my template. You guys have done some excellent work. :D
I've added every completed cover up to now to the first post for easy access.
As for myself, I've moved over to ShadowFox cases, and with Kaiede's help, there is now a universal template available for those cases. This template includes all the changes I originally made for the Bit Box equivalent and more.
(http://i67.tinypic.com/153p3ee.png)(http://i66.tinypic.com/20p35e.png)
Check them out here: TF's Nintendo Fusion Covers for ShadowFox Cases (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=19935.0)
Because I feel ShadowFox cases are the new standard, I have no plans at this time to continue making UGC covers. However, I will be converting every cover I made for UGC to the new ShadowFox template. For those that plan to continue with the UGC template, keep up the awesome work!
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I've started working on some of my own UGC covers using TF's templates to add uniformity to my collection. I'll post them as I finish them.
Preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/kDv8ycD.png?1)
Fullsize
https://i.imgur.com/ZnElTeE.png
Edited to fix zapper and multitap icons.
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Cant have Zelda without Link~
preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/wvRGRLx.png?1)
Full size:
https://i.imgur.com/xwtpaJ7.png
Edited fullsize link to no longer have the zapper and multitap icons
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Final Fantasy.
Preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/DCs0kzy.png?1)
Fullsize:
https://i.imgur.com/BDEghr2.png
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Dragon Warrior
preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/pcFNc6O.jpg?1)
Fullsize:
https://i.imgur.com/WXI3SWm.jpg
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Ninja Gaiden. This is my last NES Cart for a while unless I pick up some new ones at the flea market next weekend. So I'll be shifting over to SNES.
Preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/RwOnxfi.jpg?1)
Fullsize:
https://i.imgur.com/xCbp4MN.jpg
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Majora's Mask
Preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/YnrEZqH.png?1)
Fullsize:
https://i.imgur.com/znSQD7U.png
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Ocarina of Time
Preview:
(https://i.imgur.com/qHqXXbb.jpg?1)
Fullsize:
https://i.imgur.com/3uOhx1N.jpg