The Cover Project
General Category => The Photo Gallery => Topic started by: wiggy on February 20, 2012, 01:19:44 AM
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Man, Ive been trying to get registered for a while now, and it seems I was finally approved!
Anywho, I've been posting on Cheap Ass Gamer for a month or so now, and I've been making a TON of custom covers for SNES, N64, PS2, Wii, Saturn, and the GBA/DS. This site has been such a great resource for original box art that I use in a lot of my work, and I'm so thankful that it exists :) I've been trying to hammer out the SNES collection lately. I've got about 40-45 games of 125ish completed. Here's some of what I've come up with as well as some pics of the collection.
Some Olly Moss Star Wars love
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02183.jpg)
Damn BSX cart won't fit into a UGC no matter what you do >:(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02184.jpg)
Found a solution (^-^)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02186.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02188.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02191.jpg)
In the vein of the Star Wars games, I wanted to package the MMX titles in a more cohesive, trilogy-like packaging.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MegamanX1copy.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MegamanX2copy.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MegamanX3copy.jpg)
and they share a common backdrop when laid side-by-side.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MegamanX123small.jpg)
Some memory card storage solutions.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02131.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02132.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02133.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02135.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02139.jpg)
Some of my newest covers.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/SuperMetroid.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/StreetFighterAlpha2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MarioKart.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MarioAllStars.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/RType3.jpg)
Some non-SNES stuff.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02073.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02074.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02058.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02081.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02077.jpg)
And here's the collection.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02067.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02069.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02070.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02066.jpg)
Things have been rearranged a couple of times since I took these pics in order to accommodate the UGC cased games. I'll take some fresh pics soon. Also, please pardon the pile of controllers on the couch. I just bought a little organizer for them, and was pulling them out of their big, dumb plastic tub in order to sort them and toss 'em into their now home.
Hope I didn't post too many pics :/ Got a little excited to finally have my account approved :D
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Loving your work man, your custom cases look fantastic! Great contemporary feel to them, unfortunately (and fortunately) this site has some requiements that covers have to meet to be approved for upload. If your just making these for yourself then all good!
Definitely be keeping an eye on this thread.
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Thanks!
That's fine, I'm not worried about upping them. I do have some raw scans that aren't up on the site yet, so I'll make sure to get those up at some point. Also, I'm more than willing to send files via email or whatever if folks want any of my work (as long as that's kosher here).
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Welcome to the site, nice covers.
You can make Mediafire or Box.net account, upload your covers there and give us links to them.
Just don't use Photobucket or such as those screw the pictures.
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Thanks, and yeah, I absolutely wouldn't use photofuckit to upload the high res stuff. Great for low res, small file size for forums, terrible for anything else LOL!
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Very nice minimalistic covers and nice collection. Also thanks for the memory card ideas it got me motivated to do some of my own. ;D
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Thanks!
I can make some templates for you of you'd like for th men carts. Just price of 1/4" foam core an a jewel case is all it takes. The bigger stuff, like the N64 and DV are actually some old "performance" aftermarket carts holders. I've seed em on eBay though. Doesn't see too difficult to track down.
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I'm really loving those X collection covers, particularly the background images. I would like those photoshop files to further tweak them to my liking. Nothing against your designs, but there are a couple of things I would like to change for me. At the very least, I'd like those background images.
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I'm really loving those X collection covers, particularly the background images. I would like those photoshop files to further tweak them to my liking. Nothing against your designs, but there are a couple of things I would like to change for me. At the very least, I'd like those background images.
I like the Memory card option, it just looks grand. What are the thick ones you used for Dreamcast and N64?
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scarmullet, it looks like he's using the Performance memory card case for the Dreamcast. They look like this:
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d971e62d72eb16627df91e1bd0bf3526804f5c2b5590fa1720873ac36fe8af7c2g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?thumb=2&quickkey=p6hr8ea5hcpa6yb)
wiggy, did you make an insert for the back/spine of the VMU case? If so I'd love to see it.
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scarmullet, it looks like he's using the Performance memory card case for the Dreamcast. They look like this:
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d971e62d72eb16627df91e1bd0bf3526804f5c2b5590fa1720873ac36fe8af7c2g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?thumb=2&quickkey=p6hr8ea5hcpa6yb)
wiggy, did you make an insert for the back/spine of the VMU case? If so I'd love to see it.
Yea, those are not readilly available...sadly. Time to work on another option.
also
dude, you have Mexican coke! I am SOOOO jealous.
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Yay for Mexican Coke. I bugged our Coke vendor to get them in the store I work at so I can have them all the time. :D
But nice covers, by the way. :D
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Very nice minimalistic covers and nice collection. Also thanks for the memory card ideas it got me motivated to do some of my own. ;D
Thanks, and no prob! The jewel case thing works for Gamecube, PS1, and PS2 memory cards. Anything thicker and you've gotta find other options :/
I'm really loving those X collection covers, particularly the background images. I would like those photoshop files to further tweak them to my liking. Nothing against your designs, but there are a couple of things I would like to change for me. At the very least, I'd like those background images.
Sure, shoot me your email addy and I'll shoot them over to ya.
I like the Memory card option, it just looks grand. What are the thick ones you used for Dreamcast and N64?
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Thanks!
I can make some templates for you of you'd like for th men carts. Just price of 1/4" foam core an a jewel case is all it takes. The bigger stuff, like the N64 and DC are actually some old "performance" aftermarket carts holders. I've seed em on eBay though. Doesn't see too difficult to track down.
This.
Also, here's some links if you want em...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=dreamcast+memory+case&_sacat=See-All-Categories
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=n64+memory+case&_sacat=0&_odkw=dreamcast+memory+case&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
http://www.amazon.com/Sega-Dreamcast-MEGA-MEMORY-CARD-4X/dp/B000H7F3CG/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1329797007&sr=8-9
Hell, I may grab another, just in case ;)
scarmullet, it looks like he's using the Performance memory card case for the Dreamcast. They look like this:
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d971e62d72eb16627df91e1bd0bf3526804f5c2b5590fa1720873ac36fe8af7c2g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?thumb=2&quickkey=p6hr8ea5hcpa6yb)
wiggy, did you make an insert for the back/spine of the VMU case? If so I'd love to see it.
Yup, these exactly. Love 'em!
I did indeed. I'll try and get a pic up ASAP.
Yea, those are not readilly available...sadly. Time to work on another option.
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dude, you have Mexican coke! I am SOOOO jealous.
You can find 'em around the webs without too much work (the mem card cases) :D
Yay for Mexican Coke. I bugged our Coke vendor to get them in the store I work at so I can have them all the time. :D
But nice covers, by the way. :D
And yes, I love it! In fact, I also make beer and we used glass Coke bottles for our last batch LOL!
Our local supermarket carries them. We grab a few every time we go for groceries ;)
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Here's a pic of the spines (I guess I already had upped that to Photobucket). I'll have to take pics of the backs tomorrow.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02136.jpg)
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Yeah those covers of yours look really cool. Have you done stuff like that with ALL of your games?
Dammit every single time I get happy with how my collection looks I see someone doing something all ultra-cool like this and it makes me reconsider ;D
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Welcome to the site wiggy. Damn, I love, really LOVE your Star Wars and the Metroid Prime Trilogy cover. Awesome work. I'm sure your covers won't have a hard time passing our quality requirements. So if you like you could also upload them so that all the people that don'r read this thread get to see and download your covers. But do as you like, as long as you make mooooore of these :D
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Yeah those covers of yours look really cool. Have you done stuff like that with ALL of your games?
Dammit every single time I get happy with how my collection looks I see someone doing something all ultra-cool like this and it makes me reconsider ;D
LOL! No, not everything. That would be an insane undertaking. It all started a few months ago when I got sick of looking at a bunch of case-less Saturn imports that were just sitting in blank jewel cases on my shelf. I worked at a used game and music store for about 7 years from about 2006-2003. At one point a regular customer who was a fellow game importing geek traded in a huge CD wallet full of games, many of them imports. If you can believe it, this guy told me he bought the games, tossed the disc in the wallet, then threw away the cases ??? :o To make matters worse, the games who's disc art didn't make it immediately obvious what the game was had a US title written in Sharpie on em. Ugh.
Needless to say, he didn't get too much money for them, and I had a hard time passing up a stack of awesome imports for next to nothing. I was a gamer WAY before I was a collector, so I didn't cry too much about the lack of box art at the time. Then, after stumbling upon the Saturn replica cover thread on Cheap Ass Gamer a few months ago, I got really excited that I wasn't the only person who was doing this sort of thing. One thing led to another and all of a sudden I was ordering a couple hundred UGCs, DS cases, and various CD/DVD cases. It's become something of an obsession lately :D
When I started this project, I was just printing the original box art, which is easy to find for titles like Radient Silvergun, Marvel vs Capcom, etc. Then, I came to a game for which I could NOT find a good scan of on the web (Rakugaki Showtime for the PS1). Frustrated, I figured I'd just have to make something from scratch. After doing that one, I felt somewhat liberated, and, in most instances, I've completely abandoned the original art altogether.
Here's what I ended up doing for Ragukagi (mind you, I rarely do THIS much work for a cover. WAAAY too time consuming, and I would probably only be able to produce one in an entire day O_O )
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/1roughsketch2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2refinedlinedrawing2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/3rawscan2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/4coloradded2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/6completerender2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/7creatingbackgrounddesign.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Rakukagicoverart.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02060.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02061.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02058.jpg)
Welcome to the site wiggy. Damn, I love, really LOVE your Star Wars and the Metroid Prime Trilogy cover. Awesome work. I'm sure your covers won't have a hard time passing our quality requirements. So if you like you could also upload them so that all the people that don'r read this thread get to see and download your covers. But do as you like, as long as you make mooooore of these :D
I was sooooo distraught when those Olly Star Wars posters sold out in about 2 minutes >:( So, being that I can't have a set for myself in the man cave, I figured I'd use these to get the works into the collection somehow ;) I really like the Metroid Trilogy one as well (not to toot my own horn). I was doing some really clean and simple stuff at the beginning, thinking that I wasn't going to be spending a lot of time on these. Boy, was I ever wrong LOL! Still, I do really like clean design that makes effective use of the negative space. It can actually be really difficult to not just fill the space with art and text. Requires lots of restraint :P
I'd love to share them if possible. That's really why I signed up. I saw all this great stuff, and all I could think is "Man, It'd be awesome if I could up some of mine!" Just being able to share at all is great, but actually getting them upped for others to easily acquire and use is exciting! Plus, I have some raw scans that aren't on the site yet that I'll get up soon :)
And don't worry, I'll be working on these for a while to com ;)
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DAMN that was impressive demo of your skills.
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DAMN that was impressive demo of your skills.
Indeed. *bows*
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Thanks, guys! ;D
Running low on UGCs, gotta get my fix. Got these today and so I dug right in...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02192.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02193.jpg)
Shoulda bought more. At this rate I'll use these up by Monday :/
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Now those look like they could have been retail. Love the minimalist, clean look to them. Your gunna make me start collecting GBA games just to do this. Got a shot of the back?
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Thanks! I did a bunch of Saturn games with a really minimal look, and these tiny DS cases seem like they could get cluttered really quickly, so I thought I'd keep 'em simple ;)
Sorry, I'm not the best photographer (shoulda taken some classes when I had the chance LOL!).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02194.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02195.jpg)
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Fantastic work, not 100% sold on the colour difference on the GBA logo between the front and spine though. Both coloured or both grey I reckon.
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Yeah, I was on the fence about that as well. There was almost no color at all in the whole template, and it just kinda bummed me out LOL!
I did white templates for both my N64 and Super Fami games, and both had some color in the spine graphic.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02099.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02119.jpg)
Sooooo, I felt like I needed to get some color in there. It grew on me the more I worked with it.
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geez your stuff is really cool. Very different and highly personalized, I really like it a lot.
I've considered hand-drawing my own stuff for covers before (I'm not a half-bad artist myself) but I have no scanner...
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Thanks!
I'm REALLY enjoying making these. It all started as a simple fix for my case-less games, and has morphed into a totally gigantic project! Heck, I haven't even had time to actually play a game for the last month or two (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/smiley_rofl.gif)
I'd love to see some other folks drawing up stuff from scratch! Creativity inspires creativity ;)
As an FYI, I have this scanner and it's perfect for scanning line drawings and it does a pretty damned good job of scanning full color documents/covers too. I bought it new for about 150 bucks about 5 years ago. It's not high-end, but it's more about knowing how to properly adjust the settings than just owning an expensive piece of hardware. Here's a coulple on the cheap. I'd grab one and get to work! (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/headbang.gif)
$20-25 CanoScan LiDE 60 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-CanoScan-Model-LiDE-60-USB-Desktop-Flatbed-scanner-/280832052126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4162e50b9e)
$25 CanoScan LiDE 60 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/canon-CanoScan-LiDe-Model-60-Flatbed-Scanner-/140701027601?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c26f4d11)
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Oh nice, I should keep that in mind.
I'm pretty much flat broke for the next few months (just moved into a new, bigger place and all) but when things finally get settled in and I have disposable income again I'll definitely give that another look.
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I look forward to seeing your work at some point (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/clap.gif)
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02193.jpg)
Question..
What brand is that design pad under the games?
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It's a Wacom Intuos 2. Old as dirt, but serves its purpose :)
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My girlfriend has an Intuos2. I can pretty much use it whenever I need to. It's very nice.
I've got a monoprice tablet around here somewhere as well. It's actually rather amazing for a $35 new tablet. Mine's got a short in the wire, but eh what do you expect. It's not quite as good as the Intuos2, but it's damn nice for the money, I'd say at least as good if not better than Wacom's bamboo/graphire tablets.
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Had very Zelda-centric day today :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02222.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02220-1.jpg)
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i like your covers will you please post them. thank you
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Yeah, I've gotta compile them at some point and do that. I've got about 100 covers completed for various systems at this point, so it's gonna take me a solid day or two in order to get them saved as JPEGS and upload em. I'll try and get started on it this weekend ;)
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really enjoying your work!...if only working on covers was more interesting than playing the games...
As an FYI, I have this scanner and it's perfect for scanning line drawings and it does a pretty damned good job of scanning full color documents/covers too. I bought it new for about 150 bucks about 5 years ago. It's not high-end, but it's more about knowing how to properly adjust the settings than just owning an expensive piece of hardware. Here's a coulple on the cheap. I'd grab one and get to work! (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/headbang.gif)
$20-25 CanoScan LiDE 60 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-CanoScan-Model-LiDE-60-USB-Desktop-Flatbed-scanner-/280832052126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4162e50b9e)
$25 CanoScan LiDE 60 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/canon-CanoScan-LiDe-Model-60-Flatbed-Scanner-/140701027601?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c26f4d11)
I have the exact same scanner and its awesome!, except i got mine for free when the boss updated to an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier
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Those LoZ case spines are looking pretty nice. Nice enough that I think I may consider switching from the gold cases to these. Perhaps. Then again, these are a little minimalistic, which I'm not a huge fan of (which is ironic when you consider my custom Golden Sun covers, but again, I digress).
Ugh, I hate finding custom covers I really like. If I had multiple copies of games, then I could use them, but I don't.
Well, I still plan on tweaking the MMX covers, when I find the time to do so. I'm really liking those background images. What are they from, originally?
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No idea. I have a couple dozen design/concept art/illustration pages bookmarked that I use pretty regularly for this and general reference/inspiration.
You could try ol' (well, not so old) google images to try and track the source down...
http://images.google.com/
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Whelp, I just reworked your SNES covers, only to realize I changed a lot more than I originally intended. I just wanted to change a couple of images around, simply because they weren't appropriate for the game (mainly Mega Man X2, which had X1 Sigma and X in his first armor set). Instead, I ended up swapping the titles with a scan of my D-Arts Mega Man X figure (with the numbers 2 and 3 photoshopped in to look like they're part of the title), and added extra backgrounds, so the front and back of each cover had a different image.
Essentially, I took your idea and almost completely changed it, and for that I feel like I need to apologize. I didn't mean to alter it that much. However, I do like the end result, and wanted to share it.
Here's X1 (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af122/SeraphMan/Cover%20Project/snes_x_collection003.png)
Here's X2 (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af122/SeraphMan/Cover%20Project/snes_x_collection004.png)
And here's X3 (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af122/SeraphMan/Cover%20Project/snes_x_collection005.png)
All three are previews. If you or anyone would like to download the covers, they're in my box.net account, and I have given you credit, wiggy, since it is your design originally.
Here's the three together. (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af122/SeraphMan/Cover%20Project/snes_x_collection001.png)
Here are the spines, all lined up. (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af122/SeraphMan/Cover%20Project/snes_x_collection002.png)
I decided to use links, since this is your thread and I have no intention of hijacking it. I just wanted to post them here as they were inspired by your design.
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LOL, there's not much left of what I did ;D
They came out really nice. I'm happy that mine helped inspire yours :)
When I started them, I was trying to use the X armor from each game on the front, but it was hard to find high res, similarly rendered versions of each. So, I put the MMX1 armor on the MMX1 box and it looked goofy to me because I was planning on having them be a tryptic, and placing the X armor on the left hand side only threw the flow way off. Same thing with Sigma. So, I just said fuck it and arranged 'em the way that I did. Of course, in retrospect, I'm probably never going to actually have them lined up in order to see the tryptic, so it's sort of a moot point LOL! :P
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LOL, there's not much left of what I did ;D
They came out really nice. I'm happy that mine helped inspire yours :)
When I started them, I was trying to use the X armor from each game on the front, but it was hard to find high res, similarly rendered versions of each. So, I put the MMX1 armor on the MMX1 box and it looked goofy to me because I was planning on having them be a tryptic, and placing the X armor on the left hand side only threw the flow way off. Same thing with Sigma. So, I just said fuck it and arranged 'em the way that I did. Of course, in retrospect, I'm probably never going to actually have them lined up in order to see the tryptic, so it's sort of a moot point LOL! :P
Unfortunately, you're right. There isn't much left of your original design. But the idea is still yours. As for the hard to find images, that's easily explained. You were using the PSP game images for X1. Unfortunately, they never made X2 or X3 for the PSP, so you weren't gonna find that same quality image with the other armors.
Under other circumstances, I might not have cared about what images were used. But I take Mega Man very seriously. ;D
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Hell, I almost used X4-6 images :P
I love me some MM, but I also love design. And in this instance, design and layout were more important to me than technical details. Hell, they're all on the same shelf right next to each other anyway ;)
I was also really, REALLY close to re-creating the X2 and 3 armors in Illustrator. In the end, I didn't want it to be a week-long project (although it would be awesome to have those images in a vector format)
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97, 98, 99, 100!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02245.jpg)
As of today, I've completed 100 covers for a myriad of games, across a variety of different platforms!
Well, back to work...
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Hell, I almost used X4-6 images :P
I may, though I would do it for the 8 Disc Poly Cases.
I love me some MM, but I also love design. And in this instance, design and layout were more important to me than technical details. Hell, they're all on the same shelf right next to each other anyway ;)
I can appreciate your love for design. I suppose the technical details of Mega Man is more important to me.
I was also really, REALLY close to re-creating the X2 and 3 armors in Illustrator. In the end, I didn't want it to be a week-long project (although it would be awesome to have those images in a vector format)
That would be something out of my hands. I know nothing about vectoring.
In any case, congrats on your 100 cases. You've got a great amount of talent, and I intend on using a couple of your covers myself.
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Wiggy - are my eyes wrong, or is "recycle" mistyped on many of your covers?
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Hell, I almost used X4-6 images :P
I may, though I would do it for the 8 Disc Poly Cases.
I love me some MM, but I also love design. And in this instance, design and layout were more important to me than technical details. Hell, they're all on the same shelf right next to each other anyway ;)
I can appreciate your love for design. I suppose the technical details of Mega Man is more important to me.
I was also really, REALLY close to re-creating the X2 and 3 armors in Illustrator. In the end, I didn't want it to be a week-long project (although it would be awesome to have those images in a vector format)
That would be something out of my hands. I know nothing about vectoring.
In any case, congrats on your 100 cases. You've got a great amount of talent, and I intend on using a couple of your covers myself.
And I can totally appreciate your need for technical accuracy ;) I'm like that with some games, but it seems too much of a PITA with MM since the damned armor changes every freakin' game! LOL!
Thanks! I don't know what I'm gonna do when all my games are done. I guess I'll have to buy more un-boxed carts ;D
I gotta get these things saved out to JPGs and upload them sometime soon. Maybe I'll start on that this weekend...
Wiggy - are my eyes wrong, or is "recycle" mistyped on many of your covers?
It's entirely possible. I've definitely made typos in covers before that I didn't catch until much later. Anyways, don't forget to reccle your cans and bottles :P
edit: Shit, that's probably gonna be wrong on a LOT of my SNES games. I don't think that was actually my fault (well, in that I didn't make the typo, but I obviously didn't catch it either). I was using a scavenged recycling info graphic from some N64 game that I downloaded from this site for a while before I got off my lazy ass and just re-typed it. I'll have to see how many games are affected...
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please upload them man i like all your work.
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edit: Shit, that's probably gonna be wrong on a LOT of my SNES games. I don't think that was actually my fault (well, in that I didn't make the typo, but I obviously didn't catch it either). I was using a scavenged recycling info graphic from some N64 game that I downloaded from this site for a while before I got off my lazy ass and just re-typed it. I'll have to see how many games are affected...
Hope it's not too many. :(
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Those LoZ case spines are looking pretty nice. Nice enough that I think I may consider switching from the gold cases to these. Perhaps. Then again, these are a little minimalistic, which I'm not a huge fan of (which is ironic when you consider my custom Golden Sun covers, but again, I digress).
Ugh, I hate finding custom covers I really like. If I had multiple copies of games, then I could use them, but I don't.
Well, I still plan on tweaking the MMX covers, when I find the time to do so. I'm really liking those background images. What are they from, originally?
So, I did a couple more MMX titles, and I thought you'd be proud that the character artwork is accurate ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Mega-Man-Xtreme-2.png)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Mega-Man-Xtreme.png)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MMX-Collection-PS2.png)
please upload them man i like all your work.
Thanks! I will definitely get it up, it's just a matter of when, not if ;D
Hope it's not too many. :(
If it is, I won't stress about it. It doesn't matter so much for my collection, but I better fix 'em if I plan on upping them for you guys.
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The Xtreme covers are very nice indeed. Personally, I'm not a fan of the generic title, but the added bar codes in "Xtreme" are a really neat touch. Xtreme 2's cover looks particularly good.
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Thanks man!
I've just been trying to unify all the MM titles I have. There's so many different title graphics for the series and they don't all fit very neatly on the spine of a case (not to mention the headache of finding them all in equally good quality and high resolution). So, that's why I went with what I did. It's also easy to work other graphics into the different titles (like the little barcode bits ;) ).
Also, just finished up 3 more for the old GB titles. I'll post em in a bit.
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Mega-Man-1.png)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Mega-Man-2.png)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Mega-Man-3.png)
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wow, nice! gonna do IV and V too?
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Wiggy, can you post the .psd files of your templates? They look really nice and minimalist.
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wow, nice! gonna do IV and V too?
Once I eventually pick up copies, yes LOL!
Although, I don't seem to be able to find any more good mosaic images like those. I'll prolly have to make a couple of my own :/
Wiggy, can you post the .psd files of your templates? They look really nice and minimalist.
Gladly. Can I host PSDs on Mediafire or Box? I haven't looked into that yet...
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wow, nice! gonna do IV and V too?
Once I eventually pick up copies, yes LOL!
Although, I don't seem to be able to find any more good mosaic images like those. I'll prolly have to make a couple of my own :/
Wiggy, can you post the .psd files of your templates? They look really nice and minimalist.
Gladly. Can I host PSDs on Mediafire or Box? I haven't looked into that yet...
Mediafire yeah, dont know about box.
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OK, I'll get them cleaned up (things will need to be labeled and tidied up a bit before I would want anyone to see them ;D ) and then I'll get them up ASAP.
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I had to post this just because it was really fun to build and I'm really happy with how it came out :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Tetris.png)
Alright, I'm starting to save my covers as PNGs. I've actually got about 145 covers now that I've gone back and looked everything over :o I'd completely forgotten about disc-based games that I've made covers for (about 25-30), the memory card cases (6-7), a handful of SNES games that I hadn't put on my shelf yet (stuffed in a box next to my computer under yet another box of carts that need to be cased still). Sooooo, it's gonna take me a bit to get them a final once over to make sure there's no boo-boos (I know of a few), fix typos (definitely some of those), etc. Also, I'll get all of my templates properly organized so that I can up them as PSDs so they remain editable. The layers aren't labeled very clearly right now, there's redundancies from when I was building them, and some of the type isn't editable (has been rasterized for one reason or another), so I gotta fix that so the folks who are super serious about dates/barcodes/games codes/etc. can edit them without having to do a bunch of work. I've got templates for GBA/GBC/GB, Neo Geo Pocket, Sega Saturn, PS2, PS1, SNES, N64, and the UniKeep cases that I've been using for larger items that won't fit into UGCs.
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I like the Tetris cover but I think you should separate the blocks with thin gray lines and perhaps even individual pieces within the blocks with darker shade of the color used in the block.
Now the cover looks like it has "un-tetris like" big blobs.
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I started off that way actually, but it just looked cluttered and messy to me. Lemme see if I saved any part of it before moving on to what I ended up with...
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wow, nice! gonna do IV and V too?
Once I eventually pick up copies, yes LOL!
Although, I don't seem to be able to find any more good mosaic images like those. I'll prolly have to make a couple of my own :/
I know someone (satoshi_matrix) did bead sprite work. There's a bunch of Mega Man sprites in his thread (get it? Beads/Thread?), and while I haven't seen one in the pose you're using, there are a lot of images missing, plus satoshi seems to really like Mega Man (and who could blame him), so I'm willing to wager that he'd make another in that pose, and take a picture for you. You'd have to ask him though.
As for that Tetris cover, it's neat and all, but that back is just too much for my eyes.
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Cool, I'll have to ask him. I'm already trying to come up with ideas for creating a couple of mosaics myself to complete the set...
The back is a LOT less intense when printed, but it's still pretty crazy. Luckily it's pretty small scale once printed, and doesn't overwhelm the senses like it does when blown up and illuminated on a monitor.
I may tone it down a but before properly uploading it. Don't wanna give anyone vertigo or anything like that :P
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I did not save that Tetris file with any of the outlined blocks :/
So, that Zelda box set. I couldn't help but start to tinker with it today...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02261.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02262.jpg)
I'm going to make it a 10 game set. That will cover every portable that I can think of (not counting Awakening and Awakening DX as 2 separate games). Any dispute over that? I've got:
3DS
Ocarina of Time
DS
Spirit Tracks
Phantom Hourglass
GBA
Minish Cap
Link to the Past
Zelda I
Zelda II
GBC
Link's Awakening DX
Oracle of Seasons
Oracle of Ages
That seem about right? Anything that you guys think I should include or not include?
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The list looks about right. And I see you got some nice shiny gold sheets to work with. Those sheets actually remind me of a texture I used when making some of my custom Legend of Zelda cases (of which only 1 did I ever complete. I need to get back onto that). I have a gold texture that I use a lot, and I even manipulated it a bit to get a similar looking green texture, which works really well for Legend of Zelda (and is what I used the the title in my Four Swords Adventures cover). I've put it on my box.net account, in case you want to use it, or if you want to use the technique I used to make my gold color green, but with a scan of your sheets instead (as my texture has a noticeable change from light to dark, while scanning your sheets would create an even lighting)
http://www.box.com/s/hfb6qb96o45ihjhxi56h
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The list looks about right. And I see you got some nice shiny gold sheets to work with. Those sheets actually remind me of a texture I used when making some of my custom Legend of Zelda cases (of which only 1 did I ever complete. I need to get back onto that). I have a gold texture that I use a lot, and I even manipulated it a bit to get a similar looking green texture, which works really well for Legend of Zelda (and is what I used the the title in my Four Swords Adventures cover). I've put it on my box.net account, in case you want to use it, or if you want to use the technique I used to make my gold color green, but with a scan of your sheets instead (as my texture has a noticeable change from light to dark, while scanning your sheets would create an even lighting)
http://www.box.com/s/hfb6qb96o45ihjhxi56h
I wanted to make it with some proper metallic in the cover, and I found this at the art supply store today while grabbing Xacto blades, and I got totally pumped to start this project.
Thanks for the link. I'll add it the collection :) Luckily, I have a TON of high res textures that I grabbed from a former employer while I worked there. We'd purchased licenses for nearly a hundred background/texture images (stone, metals, concrete, paper, etc) for use as backdrops for an idiotic device they were putting together. The device flopped, the company went under, but at least I got some cool images out of it ;D
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HOW do you manage to get the GBA covers to fill the entire case? I print in Photoshop without scaling to media and mine are always a few millimeters too small.
(http://i.imgur.com/dRYXK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/rzhGc.jpg)
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Mine cover the same amount of the case as yours (as do OEM covers). I made my template using the exact dimensions of an original sleeve, so it's not odd that you have that small amount of extra space once it's in the sleeve.
If you really want, then just stretch the overall width about 2-3mm.
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So, finished up all my GB/GBC/GBA titles last night (I was getting pretty punchy towards the end and started just having the artwork literally break my template, see attached).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/GargoylesQuestpreview.png)(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/WarioLandpreview.png)
Now that I'm done, I realize just how many GB titles I don't own that I really "need to". Dammit. If I thought making cases for games would lead me to buying a bunch more games, then I prolly woulda giving it a 2nd thought before undertaking the project.
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...wario giving the finger?
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...wario giving the finger?
And surprise, surprise: American has a cow about it! ;D
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???
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You american, you mentioned it = American upset (had a cow like Bart Simpsons says).
Simple ;)
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I'm Uhmerikan and I made it!
Although, it should be noted that I'm far less inhibited or reserved than most.
Plus, think about it, is Wario not supposed to be the antithesis of Mario? And as such, wouldn't it make sense that he be a giant prick (which is pretty much is already, just in a very PG sort of way). Like I said, was getting punchy and I was sick of looking at cutesy artwork. I needed a little "fuck off" in my work last night.
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Really?
::facepalm::
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What?
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Although, it should be noted that I'm far less inhibited or reserved than most.
I needed a little "fuck off" in my work last night.
Thus the dare of making the three NES covers stands.
Feel free to go overboard.
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What?
Not your post.
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What?
Not your post.
Arseen's?
Although, it should be noted that I'm far less inhibited or reserved than most.
I needed a little "fuck off" in my work last night.
Thus the dare of making the three NES covers stands.
Feel free to go overboard.
You talking about the naughty NES titles?
I think I will get on that today. It seems like a good project for the day.
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Although, it should be noted that I'm far less inhibited or reserved than most.
I needed a little "fuck off" in my work last night.
Thus the dare of making the three NES covers stands.
Feel free to go overboard.
You talking about the naughty NES titles?
I think I will get on that today. It seems like a good project for the day.
It's definitely a deviation from Cutesy, I would think. Unless you're into that.
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Yep those are the titles I meant.
Well, I'm off to restaurant.
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I'll have to work on them when my wife goes to bed. She would probably understand if I explained it to her, but I'd still get more strange looks than I'd care to endure :P
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Beingg single has it's advantages.
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You american, you mentioned it = American upset (had a cow like Bart Simpsons says).
Simple ;)
...I was upset?
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You american, you mentioned it = American upset (had a cow like Bart Simpsons says).
Simple ;)
...I was upset?
Cried like a baby ... or at least mentioned the bird flipping
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I honestly have no clue what you are talking about
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I honestly have no clue what you are talking about
::) this:
...wario giving the finger?
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...asking a question is being upset?
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I'm a little confused myself. :-\
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Singer shows middle finger on Super Bowl, Americans cry.
Wario shows middle finger, american cry.
-> Conclution 1:
Americans don't like birds ... especially if the bird flips.
- > Conclution 2:
Humor is hard thing. ;)
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Singer shows middle finger on Super Bowl, Americans cry.
Wario shows middle finger, american cry.
-> Conclution 1:
Americans don't like birds ... especially if the bird flips.
- > Conclution 2:
Humor is hard thing. ;)
Then explain Angry Birds.
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Singer shows middle finger on Super Bowl, Americans cry.
Wario shows middle finger, american cry.
-> Conclution 1:
Americans don't like birds ... especially if the bird flips.
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Humor is hard thing. ;)
Then explain Angry Birds.
Simple: Angry Birds don't flip, they crash.
Americans like to crash things
So they ignore the bird part.
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Wario shows middle finger, american cry.
I asked a question, how the hell is that 'crying'?
I found it odd more than anything else. You really think Wario giving the finger actually offends me?
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Wario shows middle finger, american cry.
I asked a question, how the hell is that 'crying'?
I found it odd more than anything else. You really think Wario giving the finger actually offends me?
You're taking this way too seriously. It was just supposed to be a joke about how the first one to point out the fact that Wario was giving the bird was American, and how Americans overreact to something as simple as flipping the bird.
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Oh for Pete's sake, shut up you two.
You can't encapsule the opinions and feelings of every American in one, incredibly simple statement. The same would go for me if I were to exclaim that all Brits have shitty teeth, or all Germans have no sense of humor, or all Japanese men like sniffing school girls' underwear. Yeah, as a whole we're sorta uptight. But that doesn't that there aren't plenty of us who aren't ;)
Now get back to making covers or something :P
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(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg33/kathleenthedragon07/HIQUALITYFLIPOFF.jpg)
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(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg33/kathleenthedragon07/HIQUALITYFLIPOFF.jpg)
Now you got it!!! ;D
@Seraph Man: Thank you, could not have said it better.
@Wiggy: This is what I get for approving you to the site, you ungreatfull dick! ::) <- just in case I point out that this too was joke! Altough I was the one who approved you, that part was not joke. ;)
OK, humor over, Good night ya'll!
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Hahaha!
I'm already starting to love you guys. You're good fun ;)
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wow, nice! gonna do IV and V too?
Damn, I remember why I sold my copies of 4 and 5 while in college now. I do NOT wanna pay 100+ for 2 GB games that I'll never actually play again. Dammit.
I found Japanese versions on eBay for FAR less, so I may just grab them instead :/
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For those that have been asking, here you go ;)
Wiggy cover templates (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10368.new#new)
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Show off your 64 and SNES covers ;)
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I'm working on it, slowly but surely :)
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I am getting these covers cleaned up and uploaded, just gonna be a bit. Busy busy busy.
Anywho, someone wanted my Castlevania covers, so I got them upped ASAP. Figured I'd at least toss 'em up here.
Also, anyone else run into issues with that IMANDIX cover software? It freaks out randomly, gives me some error blurb in German, then won't let me do anything including closing the program. I have to use the task manager to close the shit. I don't feel good about that piece of shitware, and I sure don't wanna pay for a license if it's just gonna freak out and give me problems all the time :/ Anyone else run into similar issues? For now, I'm DEFINITELY NOT going to use it, so just imagine the art wrapped around a box LOL!
Click the purple titles for the high res versions.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Castlevania-4.png)
Castlevania 4 (http://www.box.com/s/nh8xhi6ly7erd8gke7hb)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Castlevania-HOD.png)
Castlevania HOD (http://www.box.com/s/ss4xz4321qshc7ttxpxr)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Castlevania-COTM.png)
Castlevania COTM (http://www.box.com/s/lvpy0hx2rdk5mkf0ojim)
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So, I'm working on about a half dozen projects for various people here. I thought I'd just make a note so that folks know where I'm at and so they don't think that I've forgotten them ;)
- Stack Up NES cover - Just about done. I saved over a file that had the type all laid out properly, so I have to start that last bit over >=( Shouldn't take long, just needed a little break after losing that file and feeling like a total moron.
- MMX cartridge label scans - I've got the carts sitting here next to me. I'll get to them as soon as humanly possible. Shouldn't take long at all once I sit down and do it.
- SFC Ranma 1/2 covers - Just started to clean up the raw scans. These will prolly take a little bit (like a week or so). But, I WILL get them done ASAP. I appreciate the scans since I've been looking for them myself for a long time.
- Bubble Bath Babes NES cover - This one isn't really something that I'm doing for any one person, but more just for my own amusement. I'll keep posting images as it comes along :P
- Neo Geo Pocket covers - Cleaned up Lumberjacks template with some fresh vector logos and such. Just need to plunk whatever art that Playcast want's me to use.
- Get SNES Olly Star Wars covers and GB Metroid covers upped - I'll do this 1st thing tomorrow.
Also, the insert list button is pretty busted. It adds a redundant set of "[ li ] [ /li ]" BBCode when you hit it, which throws up an extra set of bullet points ???
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man they look awesome. thank you homie.
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So, here's my "other" collection (mostly of projects to be completed and other junk).
Where I sit for a good chunk of the day.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02276.jpg)
The spot where I make a mess most often.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02275.jpg)
Little make-shift cutting station for all the silly covers I'm making.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02270.jpg)
And the collection of hardware that are in various states of repair or disrepair (however you wanna look at it).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02274.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02273.jpg)
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Awesome room you got there. Seem like you are also quite a handy guy with all those tools I am seeing.
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I'd like to think so (that I'm handy/crafty).
I have two recent accomplishments to that end that I'm pretty proud of.
First, I found this 60" DLP on someone's tree lawn.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02069.jpg)
All that it took to fix was a new lamp and a toothbrush to clean one of the 3 fans that had completely caked up, causing the TV to shut down the moment I would turn it on. Essentially, I fixed it for free.
My wife bought a pricey Bosch dishwasher last week that wasn't working. The upshot is that it cost almost nothing, the downside is that I was expected to fix it. It wouldn't power on at all. Took it apart, found that the power switch had a broken plastic tab that's about 1mm thick. The broken tab caused the switch to split apart ever-so-slightly when you depressed the power button which kept two metal tabs from making contact, and thus not powering up.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02279.jpg)
See how tiny that little tab is? That miniscule thing kept the whole dishwasher from functioning. It was go in the trash because it was missing .1 grams of plastic. Madness!
Anyway, a couple of drops of superglue and that fucker is never coming apart again. Free fix and a baller new (used) dishwasher!
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Great drafting lamp wiggy! Wondering if I have the same model?
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2850668/_thecoverproject/IMG_0190_thumb.jpg) (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2850668/_thecoverproject/IMG_0190.JPG)
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It's pretty damned close, but mine has slightly harder edges. Lemme take a pic...
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I know I keep saying it, but I'll be uploading a bunch of stuff soon.
170 games done to date between SNES, N64, PS2, PS1, Saturn, GBA, GBC, GB, NGPC, and the single Wonderswan game that I've done so far.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02281.jpg)
There's 12 Mega Man, and 18 Mario titles so far. Still plenty to go ;)
Alright, back to saving JPGs...
edit: SNES games are up!
Wiggy's custom SNES covers (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10385.0)
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15 bucks, now my GB Zelda collection is complete save for Ocarina 3D (don't have a 3DS yet, but I will eventually).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02289.jpg)
So, now that I have AoL, I'm working on that ol' Zelda box that I've been talking about. I'll have pics soon...
Also, this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02288.jpg)
You geezerly SNES guys should be hip to what I'm trying to do ;)
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Put the Game Genie into a standard cart shell?
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No no, 100% Super FX chip compatible Genie ;)
This copy of Stunt Race has to die for the cause, but I don't think anyone will be too upset over it.
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DONE!
Modded shell
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02292.jpg)
FX board definitely fits now
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02293.jpg)
Yanked some pins from the donor Genie and started adding them. 1 down, 15 to go...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02296.jpg)
...Aaaaaaand done with the pinning :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02297.jpg)
Sorry bud, I gotta cut ya' good
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02300.jpg)
Dissected
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02301.jpg)
Lots o' little wires
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02305.jpg)
Starting to come together now
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02306.jpg)
And pretty much done save for putting her clothes back on ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02308.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02309.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02310.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02311.jpg)
And here it is in action!
Star Fox at 100% speed and frame rate with Game Genie (http://youtu.be/ywWacDGcEA4)
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WTF.
That works? Really?!?
Do want. :D
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Yeah, works perfectly so far :D
Now I just gotta make some codes LOL!
I guess some FX (or any of the other "extra pin" chip games) do work without those extra pins being connected, but they do suffer from some performance loss. I cant' find a definitive list, but as soon as I grab yet another Genie I'll test which do and don't since I had to basically destroy the donor Genie for 16 of its precious pins ;)
So far it works 100% without any performance loss with Street Fighter Alpha 2, Star Fox, Stunt Race, Dirt Trax, The MMX games, Vortex, & Yoshi's Island. Gonna go try the rest now...
I don't have Doom or Winter Gold, but I honestly can't see why they wouldn't work either.
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Super random question, but seeing as how where I was hoping to get some foam for the CD sized poly cases isn't going to work, figured I'd check with you wiggy.
Where'd you pick up the foam inserts you used for your memory card holder?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02132.jpg)
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Any art supply store should have it. It's called "foam core", because it's got a foam core sandwiched by paper on both sides ;)
http://www.foamcoreheaven.com/
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Any art supply store should have it. It's called "foam core", because it's got a foam core sandwiched by paper on both sides ;)
http://www.foamcoreheaven.com/
Thanks! Will have to stop into a store or 2 on my way home and see what they've got locally, and what the price is.
Should work out nicely to hold UMD's in a poly case.
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It's really great stuff. Easy to cut, holds its self together pretty well over time, not too pricey.
Good luck! :D
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Yeah, works perfectly so far :D
Now I just gotta make some codes LOL!
I guess some FX (or any of the other "extra pin" chip games) do work without those extra pins being connected, but they do suffer from some performance loss. I cant' find a definitive list, but as soon as I grab yet another Genie I'll test which do and don't since I had to basically destroy the donor Genie for 16 of its precious pins ;)
So far it works 100% without any performance loss with Street Fighter Alpha 2, Star Fox, Stunt Race, Dirt Trax, The MMX games, Vortex, & Yoshi's Island. Gonna go try the rest now...
I don't have Doom or Winter Gold, but I honestly can't see why they wouldn't work either.
Try the Super Game Boy in your Frankenstien Game Genie and see if you can play w/o slowdown now.
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I've never even thought to try something like that. Do codes actually work for the SGB with the Genie?!
Either way, I'll try it out after my wife passes out.
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I think there maybe was some fan-made codes, but normally when you put the SGB in the GG, the games play in slow motion. I also remember very crudely cutting up the plastic on my Game Boy Game Genie to make it fit in the Super GB. That worked, of course.
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wiggy, how come you are so....awesome? You're my anonymous internet-dude role model hero of the month man - you're so damn creative and resourceful with all this stuff, it's sickening.
Anyway, congrats on all of your projects - it's really interesting to see what you've done both with covers, and also other stuff. Keep up the awesome work!
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You're making me blush :)
Seriously, thank you!
So, it does indeed work great with the SGB :D I took a short video of myself playing Tetris (one handed, so don't criticize my crummy playing :P ). I'll post it up soon!
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Super Gameboy working at full speed with my goofy modded GG on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRP5AJsFkk&feature=youtu.be)
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so now you should like, post a video of a game boy game pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into an SNES
sega stack will soon meet its match
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so now you should like, post a video of a game boy game pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into an SNES
sega stack will soon meet its match
Or post a video of a micro SD card plugged into Sd card adapter plugged into GB emulator cart pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into Action Replay plugged into an SNES.
Of course the SD cart is empty as we don't like video game piracy, besides the tower woulkd not work anyway, and if switched on would probably blow the fuse inside the SNES. ;)
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All that and I'll stick my Satellaview on the bottom :P
If my SNES cartridge port weren't so worn out, I'd prolly attempt all that. As it is, it took about 5 minutes just to get that SGB to fire up and run properly. I gotta grab another SNES or 2 sometime soon...
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This is pretty darn awesome.
This would be one way to get my Super Game Boy 2 to work without issues.
Alternatively, I've considered getting a second Super Game Boy 2 and original SGB and just attempting a case mod.
But this is pretty sweet too. Curious - how much would you charge for something like this?
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Hmm, not sure. Let me figure out how long it took and get an estimate thrown together. Now that I've done one, it shouldn't take nearly as long to reproduce it. The only question I have for you is whether or not you want to supply the parts, or would you want me to source them? It requires 2 Genies and any SNES game with a board that has the extra pins. I found my extra Genie on eBay for 5 bucks shipped, and picked up the copy of Stunt Race on Amazon for $1 + shipping.
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Woo-hoo!
FINALLY, some more UGCs on the way. I've still got about 75 SNES games to case up, and I've worked my way down to about 5 UGCs that I've been holding on to in order to box up some oddball items like Gamesharks, peripherals, etc. :( This time I didn't screw around and ordered 2 cases for myself. That should last me a LONG time.
Plus, Azarkhel will finally be getting a supply of cases for his games! Woo-hoo for him as well!
Sorry, I'm just so excited to get back to making SNES covers again that I had to make a random post about it ;D
Just so this isn't a totally useless post, here's a little preview of my revised PS2 template that better meets the needs/wants of TCP users. I'm liking it so far and I may have to switch my PS2 covers over (I've only done about 10, so shouldn't be too much of a headache).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/PS2rev1preview.jpg)
Do you guys have any preference with regards to the color of the template border? The blue is what I'm planning on using at the moment. That tan color is what I used for my old template, which I still like a lot, but if I'm gonna be updating my templates, then I may as well add a little color to better differentiate between the different consoles.
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Hmm, not sure. Let me figure out how long it took and get an estimate thrown together. Now that I've done one, it shouldn't take nearly as long to reproduce it. The only question I have for you is whether or not you want to supply the parts, or would you want me to source them? It requires 2 Genies and any SNES game with a board that has the extra pins. I found my extra Genie on eBay for 5 bucks shipped, and picked up the copy of Stunt Race on Amazon for $1 + shipping.
Hm. With all those parts, I can't help but think it'd be cheaper to just get a JPN Super Game Boy 2 and a US Super Game Boy... I missed that you had to use two SNES Game Genies.
If I were to have you do it, I think it'd be cheaper to have you source the parts. I'm guessing we'd both end up getting them on eBay, but I'd have to have them shipped to me where I'd re-ship to you, at an extra cost.
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That was my thought too (about the shipping). Well, I'll let you know by tomorrow sometime either way. I've already found some cheap-o items on eBay ;)
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That was my thought too (about the shipping). Well, I'll let you know by tomorrow sometime either way. I've already found some cheap-o items on eBay ;)
Don't you still have some extra pins in your broken Genie you could spare?
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Don't go out of your way yet - I can't say 100% I want you to make me one yet. :D
Well, I want you to make me one. Just not sure if I want to buy it. :D
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Don't you still have some extra pins in your broken Genie you could spare?
I do, but just barely enough to make another. I destroyed a bunch before figuring out an effective way of extracting them without bending them. If you bend them even slightly it becomes VERY difficult to reuse them. It requires 16 for the mod, and I have 17 left. That leaves me with a very small margin for error, and I can almost guarantee that I'll bend at least 2-3 making another. Even though I have a good system now, I'm apt to still have a hiccup here and there. These are pretty tiny, weak parts, so bending a few by accident is just a reality that I can't do much about :( Even after I figured out a way to extract them I still bent a few trying to reinstall them. The hole that you need to squeeze them through is about 1.5mm wide by a nearly immeasurable height, not to mention the small "ramp" inside the plastic housing that you must carefully navigate over without bending the pin.
Basically, it's REALLY tight and the parts are extremely small. This sort of thing was never meant to be done by hand (even by the hands of small Chinese sweatshop workers :P )
Don't go out of your way yet - I can't say 100% I want you to make me one yet. :D
Well, I want you to make me one. Just not sure if I want to buy it. :D
It's hardly going out of my way, don't worry. I'm on eBay every day hunting for deals anyway, and the estimate doesn't require much effort at all since it's about 97% labor and 3% materials (about 2-3" of .22" solder, 40" of 26G wire, one #2 Xacto blade, and about 4-6 drops of super glue)
I think I can do it for about 50 shipped within the US plus the cost of parts. I can pretty easily source the parts for about 10-15 shipped on eBay/Amazon, plus I may be able to find them for less if I shop locally at one of the nearby used game stores.
On a side note, do any of you guys collect Nintendo Power mags? I'm looking for a scan of the issue that has Stunt Race on the cover (plus whatever decent images are in the article about the game). I can grab the issue on eBay for about 4 shipped, but I just want the damned cover really. I'm not super excited about my cover for the game, and I'd like to revamp it a bit, but artwork for the game is pretty non-existent on the web :-\
It's issue #63 from August 1994.
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Zelda box set is coming along...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02325.jpg)
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Hey wiggy i noticed you have some of those clear colored cases for the dreamcast. Do you know of any suppliers who still sell em? Cant find any to save my life.
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Curse you wiggy and your awesome box making prowess!
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Hey wiggy i noticed you have some of those clear colored cases for the dreamcast. Do you know of any suppliers who still sell em? Cant find any to save my life.
No, sorry. I bought the yellow Sega brand case in like 2000 and the other few I had all at one time a year or two later. I wish they were still available somewhere. Probably my favorite system to mod. Compact, easy to work with, has great games plus the ability to emulate a wide variety of machines really well :(
Curse you wiggy and your awesome box making prowess!
;D
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so now you should like, post a video of a game boy game pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into an SNES
sega stack will soon meet its match
Or post a video of a micro SD card plugged into Sd card adapter plugged into GB emulator cart pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into Action Replay plugged into an SNES.
Of course the SD cart is empty as we don't like video game piracy, besides the tower woulkd not work anyway, and if switched on would probably blow the fuse inside the SNES. ;)
Don't forget to have everything plugged into a Super 8/Tri-Star! ;D
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Man, if only I had one. I wish...
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so now you should like, post a video of a game boy game pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into an SNES
sega stack will soon meet its match
Or post a video of a micro SD card plugged into Sd card adapter plugged into GB emulator cart pllugged into a game genie plugged into a super game boy plugged into a game genie plugged into Action Replay plugged into an SNES.
Of course the SD cart is empty as we don't like video game piracy, besides the tower woulkd not work anyway, and if switched on would probably blow the fuse inside the SNES. ;)
Don't forget to have everything plugged into a Super 8/Tri-Star! ;D
And few other cheat devices and you could add game doctor. :D
Man, if only I had one. I wish...
I has one. useless piece of crap.
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Tee-hee ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02370.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02383.jpg)
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Zelda box kicked my ass the 1st time around then my printer went crazy. I've been flying through ink, duh, so I risked picking up some eBay ink. HUGE, HUGE mistake. My cyan jet got clogged, the shitty ink sprayed all over the inside of the printer, and it's still recovering. I spent about 3 hours cleaning the jet, priming the printer, cleaning the jet again, etc. Blues are still sorta fucked. Lighter blues all come out far too light, and I can't seem to completely fix the issue. Can't really afford a new printer at the moment, so I'm just trying to avoid too much light blue in my covers :-[
Going to attempt Zelda box 2.0 this week with thinner material. The 45mil shit is WAY too thick. Gonna grab what I should've in the 1st place, cheap-ass poster board.
Anywho, been moving things around on the shelves and whatnot. Thought I'd post an updated pic of where the portables are at the moment.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02402.jpg)
Casing the systems has been fun, but it's a lot of work. Been doing a lot of double/tripple UGCs and DS cases lately (as you can see). Oh well, back to Ranma covers...
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Saw this over at CAG, sick work you do man. Probably have the most "Unique" collection out of all of us here.
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Thank you!
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Shelf looks great Wig, gotta get us a whole collection shot.
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Curious to see what the handhelds look like inside those cases ;D
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I'll try and take pics of both the rest of the mess and the gutty-wutts of the cases today. I tried to use the unused space for accessories (you know, for the systems that don't really need a double UGC like the PSP and DS Lite).
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Posting with a 1.5 year old sleeping on your chest makes things tough. I'm doing this all one-handed on my phone. Prolly the only time I've ever been thankful for auto-correct :P
Well, I hit 100 SNES covers (for myself, there's about 110-115 if you include covers made for other folks too).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/31be8cb4.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/ec67efb9.jpg)
Woo-hoo!
The bummer part is that it means I'm down to only 14 more SNES games :( I've been watching a few lots on eBay and I think I'm gonna hit up this one bazaar/flea market this weekend.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/a1d5cb49.jpg)
I think I'm also gonna make English covers for these >:D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/8d01d449.jpg)
Sorry for the crummy phone pics. I'll get some better pics when I'm back home later including the handheld case inners and the rest of the stash :)
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Damn, I love your N64 Covers :o
Got a link to where we can download those?
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I haven't bothered to upload them yet. It's on my list of to-dos. Those, and the NGP games.
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Omg the N64s look awesome! The white is nice! Are the fronts and backs retail?
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*chants for NGP* :D
I keep hoping someone will make a GBA SP case for single wide UGC, I suck at trying to make those double ones. Hell, I can barely mod a DS case to hold a GB game ;D Your stuff looks awesome, Wiggy. Once I get some decent shelving I need to take some pics of all of my stuff.
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Omg the N64s look awesome! The white is nice! Are the fronts and backs retail?
Almost all are retail (which is why I haven't been that amped about uploading them). There are only two that I can think of which aren't. Mario Golf and Transformers Beast Wars. Mario Golf because the scan on the site is really rough and Beast Wars both because the scan is actually corrupt and the art BLOWS! They still have all the retail info on the back and whatnot though, just different art. Here's what those two look like.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/MarioGolfcopy.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Transformerscopy.jpg)
*chants for NGP* :D
I keep hoping someone will make a GBA SP case for single wide UGC, I suck at trying to make those double ones. Hell, I can barely mod a DS case to hold a GB game ;D Your stuff looks awesome, Wiggy. Once I get some decent shelving I need to take some pics of all of my stuff.
I actually started your covers yesterday. I was actually gonna hit you up tonight or tomorrow and let you know that I didn't forget about ya :) I tend to take on a lot of projects at once, so they don't usually get done quickly, but they DO get done. I've got a row of post-its stuck to my monitor to remind of what I have lined up. Just ask Dr Agon & Super Gdubs, I get 'em done, even if it takes a month or so ;D
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Oh no worries :) Besides, I can tell on here you've got a lot going on. The life of an artist, eh?
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Wiggy... it's Mario GOLF not Mario GOLD... same difference. lol
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waiiiiiiiiit a minute
f-zero x expansion...
...holy shit you have a 64DD?
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Forte - definitely. Busy busy busy. If it's not some cover project, then it's something around the house, or some wacky new product idea, or some project for someone else. Keeps me from getting bored though ;D
AO007 - I'm the typo master. Yet another reason I decided to drop the blah blah from my covers. Too much proof reading and nobody here to proof read it all for me anyway (1st rule of proof reading; you CAN'T proof read your own work). LOL!
AppleQueso - Yup yup! I actually had a 64DD dev kit for a long time as well. It was brand new. Got it from a guy on eBay who had 10 US kits. I forgot to bid, and nobody else did. I sent him a message about it and he offered it to me for 3/4 of the asking price.
I got that damned thing for 150 bucks and it came with 5 unused blue discs. I never should have sold it. It was totally useless, like all dev kits, but it was my eBay trophy of awesome deal gone just right. But, college happened. Sold it for about 1K. The dude that bought it was blown away that I had it. What made his head spin was that the guy who sold it to me had 10 and I could have bought all 10 from him for 1K. I dropped the ball on that one. Hindsight is 20/20, foresight is about 20/500 at best. Oh well, at least I can play the commercial unit :)
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*chants for NGP* :D
I keep hoping someone will make a GBA SP case for single wide UGC, I suck at trying to make those double ones. Hell, I can barely mod a DS case to hold a GB game ;D Your stuff looks awesome, Wiggy. Once I get some decent shelving I need to take some pics of all of my stuff.
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7143/oooioioi.jpg)
Something like this?? What color do you need?
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(http://GBASP)
Something like this?? What color do you need?
Well, gee, now that you mention it, I could use an onyx cover. I don't know what Forte needs though.
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man that looks great please i need that one and also the blue version. thanks for that cover.
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AO007 - I'm the typo master. Yet another reason I decided to drop the blah blah from my covers. Too much proof reading and nobody here to proof read it all for me anyway (1st rule of proof reading; you CAN'T proof read your own work). LOL!
You should make a list of all your wonderful typos. :)
Boberman, lol
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Boberman is the only title that I've totally fubared (as far as I know).
I talk fast, I type fast, I read fast, I fuck up fast :P
I'll also provide my GBA cover if anyone likes. It's formatted for a double UGC, but that would take me about 2 seconds to change.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02442.jpg)
I also spent far too long making vector outlines for these things and will gladly make them in any color you'd like.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/GBA-outline-color-sample.png)
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Boberman is the only title that I've totally fubared (as far as I know).
I talk fast, I type fast, I read fast, I fuck up fast :P
I'll also provide my GBA cover if anyone likes. It's formatted for a double UGC, but that would take me about 2 seconds to change.
I also spent far too long making vector outlines for these things and will gladly make them in any color you'd like.
Impressive. Well people you got options lol I'll make the blue and onyx that were requested if you guys still want em.
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Shelf looks great Wig, gotta get us a whole collection shot.
Here's all the cased up cart stuff.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02432.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02428.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02429.jpg)
And the movies and disc-based games.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02431.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02424.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02425.jpg)
Plus a few of the extra consoles that don't stay hooked up.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02422.jpg)
Curious to see what the handhelds look like inside those cases ;D
I hope these do an OK job. It's dark in the man cave and I am NOT a good photographer. Guess I shoulda taken a class while I had the chance.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DoubleUSGportablecasescopy.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DoubleUSGportablecasesinside.jpg)
I didn't show the inside of the other NGP or the Swan Crystal since they both placed in the cases the exact same way. I tried to make use of the leftover space for the thinner systems like the DS, GBA SP, and PSP. Luckily those are the 3 that have rechargeable batteries, so there was a really great accessory to bundle with the lot of them ;)
These are the double/triple DS cases that I've made so far.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02450.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02451.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02452.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02453.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02454.jpg)
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Wiggy, your not a bad photographer to be honest. Images are not blurry.
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all the pictures look so cool, super jelly right now!
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Usually I look at other peoples collections and their games to give me ideas on what I am missing or just overlooked however w/ your collection Wiggy I have to take extra time and figure out what each game is, you and your uniqueness lol
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Impressive. Well people you got options lol I'll make the blue and onyx that were requested if you guys still want em.
Options are always a good thing :)
Wiggy, your not a bad photographer to be honest. Images are not blurry.
You should see how many blurry ones I took before I got these LOL! Plus, that last one is still totally blurry :(
My basement doesn't help the cause either. It's dark, and I can't hold the camera still enough no matter what for the length of exposure that I need to be even be able to see the damned images. You should've seen the stacks of boxes and whatnot that I was using as a makeshift tripod to get these shots :P
all the pictures look so cool, super jelly right now!
Thank you!
Usually I look at other peoples collections and their games to give me ideas on what I am missing or just overlooked however w/ your collection Wiggy I have to take extra time and figure out what each game is, you and your uniqueness lol
Hahaha! ;D
So, just to add to this, here are some other bits from the ol' cave that aren't really game-related.
This is the bar that I plan to rip out this summer to make room for some uprights/pool table. I shoulda done that when we refinished the damned basement, but oh well. We thought that we'd use it all the time for parties. We don't. Ever.
The shot was taken from the shelf where the GBA games are just so you get an idea of the space.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02456.jpg)
Animation cell from Futurama. Bonus points if you know what season it's from :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02459.jpg)
Wall-E Lithos that I gave my wife for her B-day around the time of its release. They're really low numbers too. One is 9 of 150 and the other is 17 of 150 ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02462.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02461.jpg)
And my absolute favorite piece of art that we have in the house!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02458.jpg)
My mother and wife pitched in on this for my 30 birthday.
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Grabbed a few more games. I haven't played half of them ever, so this should be interesting...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02464.jpg)
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There's no need to make a double-wide UGC case for the GBASP (or the DS Lite for that matter). It's thin enough that the system fits without any bulging or any buttons being pushed down. Now I'm all for the original GBA or back having double-wide cases, or the DSPhat having one, because the cases aren't thick enough for those handhelds to fit without some of the buttons being pushed down at best.
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There's no need to make a double-wide UGC case for the GBASP (or the DS Lite for that matter). It's thin enough that the system fits without any bulging or any buttons being pushed down. Now I'm all for the original GBA or back having double-wide cases, or the DSPhat having one, because the cases aren't thick enough for those handhelds to fit without some of the buttons being pushed down at best.
Dude, do you seriously think I'm so dumb that I don't know that? Come on.
Also, there's no need for the PSP, WSC, or SC to be in a double either, but I wanted them to be consistent. Plus I don't have to store the chargers elsewhere now, like I already said.
Also, you've got your GBA mixed up. The SP totally bulges, and the non-SP does not.
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Also, there's no need for the PSP, WSC, or SC to be in a double either, but I wanted them to be consistent. Plus I don't have to store the chargers elsewhere now, like I already said.
Well, I can understand for the sake of consistency, but...
Also, you've got your GBA mixed up. The SP totally bulges, and the non-SP does not.
What are you talking about? I store my SP in a standard UGC with no bulge whatsoever, but refuse to put the GBA in because I can see the A and B buttons being pushed down when I close the case. Same can be said about the Gameboy Pocket (in regards to the A and B button thing).
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Mine bulges. It's not significant, but it does.
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Animation cell from Futurama. Bonus points if you know what season it's from :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02459.jpg)
2nd Season!
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Grabbed a few more games. I haven't played half of them ever, so this should be interesting...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02464.jpg)
Bugger, bigger, bugger. You've just reminded me about spin dizzy worlds. Now I have to get it. Was addicted to the original spin dizzy on the spectrum, and loved worlds when it was released.
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2nd Season!
Sort of a trick question. It's from the 1st season. The only season that was not created entirely in a digital environment.
Bugger, bigger, bugger. You've just reminded me about spin dizzy worlds. Now I have to get it. Was addicted to the original spin dizzy on the spectrum, and loved worlds when it was released.
Dude, I played this last night for a minute and that shit is weird. I don't know if I like it or not yet. I've never heard of it, but it was cheap so I thought I'd give it a go. I'll have to play a bit longer before I make my final decision as to whether I dig it or not.
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i have seen all the collections and i`m impressed i was tempted to post my little collection but i got nothing weird or reaaly cool to show.
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i have seen all the collections and i`m impressed i was tempted to post my little collection but i got nothing weird or reaaly cool to show.
Thank you!
You don't need anything really weird or cool. Post some pics up!
Also, did this while waiting for a few things to render :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02468.jpg)
Let me just say that taking these cases apart is effin' scary! More terrifying than Saturn cases by a long shot. Replacing one of these wouldn't be fun.
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Some nice pics you got there on page 12 Wiggy. Wish I could make out all the titles :D. I like the custom white/grey spines that you did for the N64 games, much more minimalist. It's a sharp contrast to the black ones I have. Did you shoot for exactly the right amount of games to fill the 2 shelves?
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I need to get the covers from your zelda boxed set. ;D
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If I had a better camera I'd totally post up my library.
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If I had a better camera I'd totally post up my library.
You don't need good camera to take the pictures, as the resolution can't be too high anyway, otherwise we would have to scroll the picture sideways.
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Some nice pics you got there on page 12 Wiggy. Wish I could make out all the titles :D. I like the custom white/grey spines that you did for the N64 games, much more minimalist. It's a sharp contrast to the black ones I have. Did you shoot for exactly the right amount of games to fill the 2 shelves?
Thanks!
I'll take some better/closer pics at some point soon. I also need to upload the N64 covers still. The template is up if you want to make some of your own with it.
Honestly, I haven't purchased an N64 game in over 10 years, so it was just blind luck. I actually have a double UGC for the Game Shark now, the memory cards in a UGC, and my dev cart in a UGC plus the 64DD disks. So they don't even fit on those two bookcases at this point :( It's fine though, I have enough SNES games to pretty much fill both of them up with about 2-3 spaces left. Just gotta find a new home for the N64 stuff now...
I need to get the covers from your zelda boxed set. ;D
They're all posted in my portable covers thread, do it to it! ;)
I'm actually thinking about doing a set of SUPER minimal covers for them when I finally get around to making a 2nd go at the box itself. Plus, I still need to make a Ocarina 3D cover. The one in my pics is just the retail cover as a place holder, since I don't have a 3DS yet ;-\ )
If I had a better camera I'd totally post up my library.
You don't need good camera to take the pictures, as the resolution can't be too high anyway, otherwise we would have to scroll the picture sideways.
This, totally. I use a 5 year old Sony point and shoot. It actually does macro shots really nicely. If it wouldn't take about 100 pics to post my whole collection in macro, then that's how I would do it LOL! Makes everything look super baller ;D
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I need to get the covers from your zelda boxed set. ;D
They're all posted in my portable covers thread, do it to it! ;)
I'm actually thinking about doing a set of SUPER minimal covers for them when I finally get around to making a 2nd go at the box itself. Plus, I still need to make a Ocarina 3D cover. The one in my pics is just the retail cover as a place holder, since I don't have a 3DS yet ;-\ )
Well I'll Help in any way i can, i lovethe legend of zelda games.
And also non dx links awakining is a bit differant than the dx version so why not make 11 covers in the boxed set?
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It didn't seem worth it to make it include non-DX and DX. Plus, I like the idea of a 10 game box versus 11. Just an odd number, you know?
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It didn't seem worth it to make it include non-DX and DX. Plus, I like the idea of a 10 game box versus 11. Just an odd number, you know?
Yeah, until the next game comes out :P
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I was thinking have the regular version of Link's Awakening on cart, then download the DX version on 3DS down the road.
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It didn't seem worth it to make it include non-DX and DX. Plus, I like the idea of a 10 game box versus 11. Just an odd number, you know?
Yeah, until the next game comes out :P
Well, yeah, that'll throw things off, no doubt. But, you can't go on always planning for the next thing to come down the pipeline. If you did, then you'd ALWAYS be planning :P
I was thinking have the regular version of Link's Awakening on cart, then download the DX version on 3DS down the road.
You know, I could just make a dual cover for LA. Put both carts in one case if you've got 'em.
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Tee-hee ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02370.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02383.jpg)
Can i get the snes game genie label. for when i make one or two of those fx compatable ones?
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You know, I could just make a dual cover for LA. Put both carts in one case if you've got 'em.
You should.
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Yeah, sure. Or I could just post the file. I just printed on sticker paper and ghetto laminated it (clear packing tape FTW).
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N64 games had to find a new home. No longer room next to the SNES games :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02514.jpg)
Also have these just about finished.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02513.jpg)
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Pretty much out of room on the old wall shelves from hell at this point. I think I'll be making a Lowe's list this week...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/rev1compositecopy2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/rev1compositecopy.jpg)
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Nice concept. It'll be sick!
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thanks!
I went ahead and built it in Solidworks so I know exactly how much material I'll need to get the job done ;D
I'm gonna add outlets to the console cubbies and run a switchbox so that I can leave them there and play them. I'm pretty excited to get started on it. Probably start tearing out the bar tomorrow...
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Sad to see all the nice hardwood go to waste. Especially those shelves on the right, those look like they are being a pretty efficient use of space already.
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i have seen all the collections and i`m impressed i was tempted to post my little collection but i got nothing weird or reaaly cool to show.
Thank you!
You don't need anything really weird or cool. Post some pics up!
Also, did this while waiting for a few things to render :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02468.jpg)
Let me just say that taking these cases apart is effin' scary! More terrifying than Saturn cases by a long shot. Replacing one of these wouldn't be fun.
English N64 Disk Drive Cases, :o Wiggy you must post them! How hard are they to take apart?
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Sad to see all the nice hardwood go to waste. Especially those shelves on the right, those look like they are being a pretty efficient use of space already.
Well, it's all just pine, so it won't be a big loss. Plus, I'll reuse about 90% of it, I'm sure. I'm sort of a materials hoarder.
Yes, the shelves on the far right are modular and just about perfect. The rest, not so much.
i have seen all the collections and i`m impressed i was tempted to post my little collection but i got nothing weird or reaaly cool to show.
Thank you!
You don't need anything really weird or cool. Post some pics up!
Also, did this while waiting for a few things to render :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02468.jpg)
Let me just say that taking these cases apart is effin' scary! More terrifying than Saturn cases by a long shot. Replacing one of these wouldn't be fun.
English N64 Disk Drive Cases, :o Wiggy you must post them! How hard are they to take apart?
They're actually really easy to take apart. I was scared at first, but after doing one or two it became pretty apparent that it would actually take a bit of work to break them (thank goodness!)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02513.jpg)
Do you want the actual files? I still have to do the polygon studio disk, and eventually Doushin 2 and Golf when I ever pick them up. They haven't been on eBay in forever it seems :(
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I love how uniform your collection looks.
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Your collections sickens me good sir :) I do truely mean that in a good way though. Is just increadible. I just love how hands on you are with all of this.
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Sad to see all the nice hardwood go to waste. Especially those shelves on the right, those look like they are being a pretty efficient use of space already.
Well, it's all just pine, so it won't be a big loss. Plus, I'll reuse about 90% of it, I'm sure. I'm sort of a materials hoarder.
Yes, the shelves on the far right are modular and just about perfect. The rest, not so much.
i have seen all the collections and i`m impressed i was tempted to post my little collection but i got nothing weird or reaaly cool to show.
Thank you!
You don't need anything really weird or cool. Post some pics up!
Also, did this while waiting for a few things to render :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02468.jpg)
Let me just say that taking these cases apart is effin' scary! More terrifying than Saturn cases by a long shot. Replacing one of these wouldn't be fun.
English N64 Disk Drive Cases, :o Wiggy you must post them! How hard are they to take apart?
They're actually really easy to take apart. I was scared at first, but after doing one or two it became pretty apparent that it would actually take a bit of work to break them (thank goodness!)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02513.jpg)
Do you want the actual files? I still have to do the polygon studio disk, and eventually Doushin 2 and Golf when I ever pick them up. They haven't been on eBay in forever it seems :(
If you have them, I'd love my Disk Drive collection to be in English :)
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Your collections sickens me good sir :) I do truely mean that in a good way though. Is just increadible. I just love how hands on you are with all of this.
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Thanks! I'm having so much fun doing all this casing. Next up, re-case the systems ;)
I love how uniform your collection looks.
Thank you, sir! I can't wait to get the new shelving build. That will REALLY tie everything together!
If you have them, I'd love my Disk Drive collection to be in English :)
Sure thing. I'll try and get 'em up this week for ya.
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Your collections sickens me good sir :) I do truely mean that in a good way though. Is just increadible. I just love how hands on you are with all of this.
:D
Thanks! I'm having so much fun doing all this casing. Next up, re-case the systems ;)
I love how uniform your collection looks.
Thank you, sir! I can't wait to get the new shelving build. That will REALLY tie everything together!
If you have them, I'd love my Disk Drive collection to be in English :)
Sure thing. I'll try and get 'em up this week for ya.
Wonderful, can't wait to see them :)
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Here you go!
Wiggy 64DD covers (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10619.new#new)
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Absolutely amazing setup - so so awesome! :o
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Cheers Wig!
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7761/collectionv.jpg)
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Dude, I'm loving it!
You gotta hook me up with those F-Zero and Act Raiser 2 covers :o
I'm also loving that Super Metroid cover. Nice work there ;D
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I wish I could! I meant to upload them but I was in such a cover making frenzy that I printed directly from Photoshop and never saved anything haha.
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Wha?!?!?!
dude, you're killing me! Well, tell me you at least have the raw artwork?
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I wish I could! I meant to upload them but I was in such a cover making frenzy that I printed directly from Photoshop and never saved anything haha.
:'(
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Throw me a lost of the ones you want and ill rebuild them, most were quick jobs.
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Just the F-Zero and Actraiser 2. Thanks!
Out of room for portables and I've still got a bunch to case up. I'm seriously reaching the limit of my shelving capacity. When I'm done with the whole Wiggy-SNES thing I gotta get that new shelving built. I'm gonna have to start bringing down extra shelving from storage that doesn't match ANYTHING, and that would totally be a buzz-kill for me :-\
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02573.jpg)
Hey, Gameboy Micro, we need to run down to Akron today and sit in a waiting room for like an hour. Wanna come along? It's a tad chilly out today, let's get something to keep you warm ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02574.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02575.jpg)
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I want a wiggy shifty!!!! :)
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I'm trying to get the site up-and-running again by the end of the month. I'll post when it is ;)
Also, here's the URL
www.wiggyshifties.com
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Grabbed a few more games. I haven't played half of them ever, so this should be interesting...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02464.jpg)
hey, i work at the exchange :)
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Where do you live and what store do you work at? You should come over sometime. I often have BBQs and veg on the couch game night with some of my friends. We've been playing through RE1 on the 'Cube lately. A couple of my friends have never played any RE game, so it's fun to watch their reactions while working their way through. Takes me back to 1996...
I worked for the company from 1996-2003. Started at Coventry before the split (Record Exchange), then staying with Richard after the split (CD/Game Exchange), then, after being fired in a way that only Richard could do, I went over to work for John. I hear that they've since kissed and made up.
A HUGE portion of my pre-current gen games came from working there. I'd say 75-85 of my SNES collection was acquired while working for the Exchange. Some of you guys would crap yourselves if you knew what I paid for a lot of those games. They just weren't worth as much back then PLUS the massive discount meant that I would take home at least a dozen games a week. Man, before going back to college I had at least a thousand games, possibly 2K.
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i actually live in indianapolis and work at the one in broad ripple. it's only been open for about a year. i'm assuming you're somewhere in ohio if you worked for them back then. but thanks for the invite! :)
btw, your customization of your collection is truly enviable and i really admire your setup and dedication to the hobby. kudos!
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Thanks man! I put a lot of love and effort into my junk, and it's nice to hear others appreciate the effort :D
Yup, in the eastern 'burbs of Cleveland. The drama that went on back in the day. Holy crap, you shoulda seen the sort of stuff that went on. On 2nd thought, maybe it's better that you didn't LOL! 'Twas a pretty crazy place 15-20 years ago.
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I love the covers you made, I am torn between having retail and custom covers, I was going to have custom spines so they look good non the shelf, but I wanted to keep the front and back official. I may do Custom covers for Mario 1,2 and 3, because I have the original boxes but I have not desisted. I have time because I do not have any UGCs yet but i may soon if I ever have the money and space and only recently got enough carts for the 100, i currently have 21 NES games, 14 SNES, 22 N64, 23 Genesis, 31 Atari 2600. plus I am most likely going to collage in 2-3 years and if I move out to a dorm or whatever I will need to store my stuff somewhere and take up as little room as possible. Here is the spine templates I made, some of these games I do not own. The bottom SHES logo is not that dark, It's the water mark from the mock-up software.
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn182/onoez9000/SnesSpine3.png)
(http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/larryinc64/The%20Cover%20Project/NESRedSpine.png)
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Those spines are great! they give a sense of uniformity to the spines that's exactly what i've been looking for.
Would you mind uploading the template you are using for those?
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Template HERE (http://www.box.net/shared/e8o0xennrinfx6jqtcc9) Converted covers HERE (http://www.box.net/shared/oko5p969b26jrnytz6i0) Nes covers: here (https://www.box.com/s/4y4ppndlrsh3kh8ijera)
List of covers:
Actraiser
Aero The Acrobat
Animaniacs
Battletoads in Battlemainiacs
Castlevaina Dracula X
Castlevaina 4
Chrono Trigger
Cleaning Kit
Donkey Kong Country 1 , 2 & 3
Doom
Doomsday Warrior
Final Fantasy 2 & 3
F-Zero
Gods
Kawaski Super Bike Challenge
Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby's Dreamcourse
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Kirby Superstar
Lagoon
Legend of the Mystic Ninja
Mario Is Missing
Mario Paint
Mario's Time Machine
MegaMan 7
MegaMan X 1, 2 & 3
Mortal Kombat 1, 2 & 3
PacMan 2 The New Adventures
Pilotwings
Polk
Secret Of Mana
Shadowrun
Star Fox
Street Fighter 2
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Strike Gunner S.T.G.
Super Gameboy
Super Ghouls N' Ghosts
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario All stars + Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Metriod
Super Punchout
Super R-Type
Super Street Fighter 2
Tetris & Dr.Mario
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
Yoshi's Safari
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Thanks a lot! ;D
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If there is any covers you need just shoot me a message, They do not take long to convert.
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You've already converted pretty much all the covers i need for the moment, and with brighter colors than the ones i previously had, thanks!
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Send me a picture when your done casing everything.
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Or just make a photo thread ;)
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Oh man, I'm so excited! I have this Japanese NGPC, the super awesome smaller revision, and it's had a broken pin in the cartridge bay since I got it (for free). So, I finally got around to an attempted repair this morning and it was a total success! Woo-hoo! I had to steal a pin from a Dreamcast controller VMU connector (don't worry, the controller was already just a spare parts unit) and give it a little love to make it fit and work, but it did indeed work!
Thank you, Dreamcast controller :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02583.jpg)
Which one of these is not like the other...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02584.jpg)
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Thats awesome. Would you happen to know if there are any replacement/repair to a gameboy dot matrix?
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What's wrong with it?
Most likely, it'll just need a new screen. Is it an original Gameboy brick? If so, it would be pretty cool to try and retrofit a GBP screen into it.
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02624.jpg)
So, I bought 3 busted 3DS units on eBay last week knowing good and well that all of them are under warranty since the red version hasn't even been out for 12 months yet. They're all pretty much brand new. Store returns that just sat around I guess. Either way, looked 'em up, they're good to go in for repair! Paid 200 bucks for what will amount to 3 brand new units when all is said and done. I'm pretty amped. I'm taking one, and there's a pair of twins across the street that claimed the other two. About 65 bucks a pop for the each of us. I feel like I got a pretty good deal ;)
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What is broken?
Still if you open those up the warranty is gone. IF they are still under warranty i would just send them to Nintendo to get them fixed AND keep my warranty.
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What is broken?
Still if you open those up the warranty is gone. IF they are still under warranty i would just send them to Nintendo to get them fixed AND keep my warranty.
That's what I'm saying, all broken, sending in for warranty ;)
They each have a sort of different issue. One won't charge, one won't stay powered up (turns on, then shuts off 2 seconds later), and the 3rd works for about 1-2 minutes before giving me an error message telling me to turn the unit off. All are basically brand new, including the boxes (obviously), all paperwork, chargers, cradles, etc. One was registered when it originally sold, which meant just filling out the online warranty claim info, and the other two weren't registered by the original retailer. A quick phone call and they're on their way as well (ALL red 3DS systems are still under warranty, which is a big part of why I risked buying this auction).
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GBA phat, SP front light and anti-glare, adjustable brightness :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02625.jpg)
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Cheers Wig!
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7761/collectionv.jpg)
Does anyone know where to purchase the game cases he used for his PS1 games? They look awesome, also wondering if they can fit multiple disks in them.
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I'm guessing that they're 14mm poly cases.
http://www.media-packs.com/14mm-poly-cd-case.html
Not sure how you buy from that site. It doesn't seem really obvious while searching on my phone :/
On a side note, I keep buying "broken" GBA SPs in order to steal the front light and anti-glare to apply to other consoles (working on a NGPC light and a Swan Crystal light), but two of that last three that I bought work perfectly. I'm having a hard time cutting up perfectly good GBAs for this project. I wish people understood that a mild cleaning or a new battery would make these damned things work. I may just start re-selling these stupid things. The last one I picked up was 8 bucks shipped. Works perfectly and is in really good shape. Hell, the only reason the 3rd doesn't work is because the top half had literally been torn off.
I guess this isn't really much of anything to complain about. I am getting MORE than what's advertised with these damned things.
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ITS FALSE ADVERTISING! you should sue.
And with the PS1 cases, try this thread - http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=5061.0
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Thanks you guys, these are freaking awesome! Need to buy some today.
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Wiggy, these GBA SPs you speak of aren't the AGS-101 model by any chance? I'm looking for a graphite model, but all the ones on eBay are either over priced or scratched up badly...
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No, they're all 001 units. You can't strip the backlight, so I actually NEED 001s specifically.
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Went to a super dorky video game swap meet/flea market yesterday. My buddy has really been into old-school GB stuff lately and wanted a copy of Bomberman GB. They had some nice copies for 10+, and this poor littile thing for like 2 bucks.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/01fe6d6c.jpg)
I gave it a little love for him :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/c9c36cc6.jpg)
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Damn! You're GOOD. :o
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Looks nice but for me sadly labels are almost irreplacable.
You just see at first glance that this label is not retail. I use self adhesive glossy wine labels for my replacements but still you see that on small text like the seal of quality or TMs or Rs it is simply not the same as retail printed stuff. *sigh*
That really bugs me.
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@Gruesome: Thanks :)
It was a fun quick project. It always feels good doing stuff for friends.
@tiktektak: it's not my favorite thing either, but it was for a friend who isn't at all picky about it like we are, plus, that label was BEAT. Even though I wouldn't normally want a repro cart label, if that game fell into my procession, I'd make a label for myself.
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Its funny you should mention Bomberman gb. I just picked up a copy of that at my store today ^^ Plan to pick that and donkey kong land up. But still nice work on that label.
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What's wrong with it?
Most likely, it'll just need a new screen. Is it an original Gameboy brick? If so, it would be pretty cool to try and retrofit a GBP screen into it.
So what I'm late big woop wanna fightaboudit? Well the screens on a couple of my gb's are starting to crap out with these little "ink blotches" small but annoying (yes I still play them). I heard about swapping a gb pocket screen before but all my pockets work so I'm not willing to sacrifice one. Any idea of where to find one?? I'm sure it'll look great back lit.
(+points if you get the reference)
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What's wrong with it?
Most likely, it'll just need a new screen. Is it an original Gameboy brick? If so, it would be pretty cool to try and retrofit a GBP screen into it.
So what I'm late big woop wanna fightaboudit? Well the screens on a couple of my gb's are starting to crap out with these little "ink blotches" small but annoying (yes I still play them). I heard about swapping a gb pocket screen before but all my pockets work so I'm not willing to sacrifice one. Any idea of where to find one?? I'm sure it'll look great back lit.
(+points if you get the reference)
I get the reference :) Love that show!
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What's wrong with it?
Most likely, it'll just need a new screen. Is it an original Gameboy brick? If so, it would be pretty cool to try and retrofit a GBP screen into it.
So what I'm late big woop wanna fightaboudit? Well the screens on a couple of my gb's are starting to crap out with these little "ink blotches" small but annoying (yes I still play them). I heard about swapping a gb pocket screen before but all my pockets work so I'm not willing to sacrifice one. Any idea of where to find one?? I'm sure it'll look great back lit.
(+points if you get the reference)
I thought it was Fry's boss at the pizza shop ("I read about in big whoop magazine!"), but I'm guessing family guy?
eBay eBay eBay.
Search = gameboy broken
That's pretty much my number one search as of late. I hate to think that I'm telling you guys this and possibly ending up bidding against some of you, but honestly I've purchased 5 GBAs, 4 SPs, 2 NGPCs, 2 GBCs, 3 3DSs, a Pocketstation, and a Swan Crystal in the past month. I think indeed to take a portable console break anyway :P
Of the 7 "broken" portables I've purchased in the last month, only one was indeed broken (an SP that was ripped in half). The rest either worked just fine right out of the box or just needed a little cleaning. There's no moving parts on these things, and about the only thing that really breaks on them seems to be the speakers, which doesn't even matter if you're only planning on swapping the screen.
Good luck!
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What's wrong with it?
Most likely, it'll just need a new screen. Is it an original Gameboy brick? If so, it would be pretty cool to try and retrofit a GBP screen into it.
So what I'm late big woop wanna fightaboudit? Well the screens on a couple of my gb's are starting to crap out with these little "ink blotches" small but annoying (yes I still play them). I heard about swapping a gb pocket screen before but all my pockets work so I'm not willing to sacrifice one. Any idea of where to find one?? I'm sure it'll look great back lit.
(+points if you get the reference)
Paddy Tanninger the Caddy Manager - yeah it rhymes!
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I thought it was Fry's boss at the pizza shop ("I read about in big whoop magazine!"), but I'm guessing family guy?
eBay eBay eBay.
Search = gameboy broken
That's pretty much my number one search as of late. I hate to think that I'm telling you guys this and possibly ending up bidding against some of you, but honestly I've purchased 5 GBAs, 4 SPs, 2 NGPCs, 2 GBCs, 3 3DSs, a Pocketstation, and a Swan Crystal in the past month. I think indeed to take a portable console break anyway :P
Of the 7 "broken" portables I've purchased in the last month, only one was indeed broken (an SP that was ripped in half). The rest either worked just fine right out of the box or just needed a little cleaning. There's no moving parts on these things, and about the only thing that really breaks on them seems to be the speakers, which doesn't even matter if you're only planning on swapping the screen.
Good luck!
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7593/img1455jt.jpg)
lol this is what i have left from ebaying. I sold off about 5gbc and about 8-9 modded dmg-01 plus a whole box of almost 20 dmg's that really didnt work. But pretty much everything else i have bought works and that kinda does kill my sake of experimenting lol.
Paddy Tanninger the Caddy Manager - yeah it rhymes!
lol this is it 8)
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Kill desire for experimenting?! Shiiiiiiit, the more crap I pick up, the more I wanna cut it up ;D
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Kill desire for experimenting?! Shiiiiiiit, the more crap I pick up, the more I wanna cut it up ;D
My desire to repair, clean and restore > My desire to experiment
I guess it comes from my auto body experience lol. Eventually I'll find that one broken gbp with a working screen and non working board.
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While searching for broken Nintendo stuff on ebay look what I found
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Custom-Painted-Super-Nintendo-System-Sexy-Cammy-Street-Fighter-II-2-Turbo-SNES-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/$%28KGrHqNHJFIE88e5ST0oBPcjFLKE4w~~60_1.JPG)
Why would someone what this? She does not have a face. And it just occurred to me, that when you put in a cartage, you are shoving it in her ass. :-\
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While searching for broken Nintendo stuff on ebay look what I found
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Custom-Painted-Super-Nintendo-System-Sexy-Cammy-Street-Fighter-II-2-Turbo-SNES-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/$%28KGrHqNHJFIE88e5ST0oBPcjFLKE4w~~60_1.JPG)
Why would someone what this? She does not have a face. And it just occurred to me, that when you put in a cartage, you are shoving it in her ass. :-\
Hey, you found my SNES
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BTW, that SNES is 130$
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Why would someone what this? She does not have a face. And it just occurred to me, that when you put in a cartage, you are shoving it in her ass. :-\
And the problem is?? ::)
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While searching for broken Nintendo stuff on ebay look what I found
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Custom-Painted-Super-Nintendo-System-Sexy-Cammy-Street-Fighter-II-2-Turbo-SNES-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/$%28KGrHqNHJFIE88e5ST0oBPcjFLKE4w~~60_1.JPG)
Why would someone what this? She does not have a face. And it just occurred to me, that when you put in a cartage, you are shoving it in her ass. :-\
That POS has been on eBay for months. Dunno why the poor bastard thinks it's worth more than 10 bucks.
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Missed the Bomberman GB talk.
Little known fact: Of course, everyone knows that Bomberman GB supports the Super Game Boy - but did you know how MUCH it supports it? Bomberman GB is one of a small handful of Game Boy games that, when played on a Super Game Boy, actually allows multi-player support using the second controller port on the SNES.
Yes, two-players, one cartridge, one SNES.
But here's where it gets more awesome. I believe this one and Wario Blast are the only two that do this... if you use an SNES Multi-tap, you can actually get FOUR Players from one cartridge and one SNES (and four controllers, of course).
One of the reasons the Super Game Boy totally rocks. :D
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Onoz, now I need to track down a copy for myself as well! Thanks for the info ;)
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To be fair, there are better SNES Bomberman games out there... If you just want to play some Bomberman, I'd go for one of those.
But showing this feature off is always neat. :D
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Bar is gone! Woo-hoo, on to new shelving and organization ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02628.jpg)
Also, got some frames from teh wifey for a belated B-day present so I can finally get the Olly Star Wars knockoffs up :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02629.jpg)
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Well, I finally did it. I just wrapped up covers for all of my SNES games! I'll take some pics ASAP.
So, that means all my cart games and accessories are cased and shelved. Now I gotta move back over to my giant stack of disc games.
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Well, I finally did it. I just wrapped up covers for all of my SNES games! I'll take some pics ASAP.
So, that means all my cart games and accessories are cased and shelved. Now I gotta move back over to my giant stack of disc games.
Can't wait to see it, I'm sure it'll be the bees knees.
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Here's a crummy phone pic. Took some pics with the camera, but I'm too lazy to run back upstairs to upload them. Will do so tomorrow :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/e54518ce.jpg)
And, I got all the portables (except for one GBA SP) including the 3DS that's on its way back to me accordin to Nintendo! Woot!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/993c252d.jpg)
And for the heck of it, here's Izzy doing her super duper slow-mo leap from her bed :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/c9c4381b.jpg)
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Great set up. Thats a lot of handhelds lol. NewCastle ;) good choice
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Awesome!
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Lovin' it Wig!
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Thanks guys!
So all my carts are cased up. I thought I'd post a couple better pics than the cell phone stuff from a couple of days ago.
Late January
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02067.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02062.jpg)
And almost exactly 6 months and about 250-300 covers later ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02632small.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02643.jpg)
Here are the last few things that I cased, including one of those busted 3DS systems that just came back from Nintendo yesterday :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02645.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02647.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02646.jpg)
Now it's on to this mess :-\
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02649.jpg)
Anyway, thank you Cover Project! I'm still loving this place ;D Now I just gotta pick up some of the SNES games that remain on my list of must-haves ;) I could also use a 3DS game or two.
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(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/70fe/z8fmm7a61qe8i835g.jpg)
http://www.mediafire.com/?z8fmm7a61qe8i83
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/951f/bydbi9lubdpj94j5g.jpg)
http://www.mediafire.com/?bydbi9lubdpj94j
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Shweet, thanks! Wasn't looking forward to doing mine all over again.
Also, finished up one of these tonight. I think you guys can guess what's going on here ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02660.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02659.jpg)
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Wireless SNES? You crazy.
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niiice :)
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Hell to the yeah!
I actually plan on offering it as a service once I get the shells going. Wait 'til you guys see everything that I've been working on the last few weeks while waiting for the proto ;)
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Hell to the yeah!
I actually plan on offering it as a service once I get the shells going. Wait 'til you guys see everything that I've been working on the last few weeks while waiting for the proto ;)
Hot DAMN those are shexy. I've got an extra two controllers I'd love to send off. What are they running on, AAA's?
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RF? or bluetooth?
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Hot DAMN those are shexy. I've got an extra two controllers I'd love to send off. What are they running on, AAA's?
Thanks holmes!
Actually, ipod batteries. They're nice and wafer thin ;)
RF? or bluetooth?
RF
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Hot DAMN those are shexy. I've got an extra two controllers I'd love to send off. What are they running on, AAA's?
Thanks holmes!
Actually, ipod batteries. They're nice and wafer thin ;)
RF? or bluetooth?
RF
Nice whats the range and angle??
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Nice whats the range and angle??
RF = Rqadio Frequency = Angle doesn't matter, range I'd estimate 2-3 metres.
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Haven't been able to use it yet. Still need to put the receiver together. Once I've got it running, then I'll let you guys know how the range is :)
Also, just made a Neo Geo Pocket Color Light. I'm on a roll today!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02662.jpg)
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Haven't been able to use it yet. Still need to put the receiver together. Once I've got it running, then I'll let you guys know how the range is :)
Also, just made a Neo Geo Pocket Color Light. I'm on a roll today!
Shut up and take my money man, goddamnit!
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I gotta seriously go to bed or I'm gonna start modding the microwave.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02663.jpg)
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Your pretty damn innovative arent ya? lol. ;) Id love to have my Game Gear modded with a tv output sometime. Maybe even consolized somehow to run with master system controllers. I cant stand playing that thing as it is and its pretty much the only handheld I cant play on my tv aside from the DS and 3DS (someday?).
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Here is a vid on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGvMESQ8kTc&feature=youtu.be
And Nintendo better make a 3DS player for the WiiU, The tablet controller would be good for the bottom screen/.
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Finished up some appropriately revised covers ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/8b705989.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/cedf81f7.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9ed25fe6.jpg)
Still working on that last one...
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Thank you, sir! I will try and get to that Mickey cover for you at some point here...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/e9ffb237.jpg)
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Where are your NES games? Don't tell me you own a 64DD but not a NES. ;D
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Had about 350 NES games before college. Sold em all to help pay for, well, college stuff. Wasn't fun watching all that stuff go :-\
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Wiggy, what glue do you use to re-attatch the film on your double ugc's?
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This stuff.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Double%20UGC%20how%20to/DSC02397.jpg)
You can get it at Home Depot and other places like that.
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This stuff.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Double%20UGC%20how%20to/DSC02397.jpg)
You can get it at Home Depot and other places like that.
awesome dude!, and its loctite, might get lucky here in the uk then!
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It's been working well for me so far ;D
It doesn't bond the two plastics as well as it would with two like materials or softer plastics, but it holds em tight enough to get the job done ;)
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I literally ran out of room this past weekend. I still plan on the total shelving overhaul, but this should help me get along until then.
Here's what it looked like a month ago or so
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/rev1compositecopy2.jpg)
Bye old oddball shelves and goofy storage area
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/75fad401.jpg)
New, big-ass slide out controller drawer. Just needs some dividers
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/cfc3985e.jpg)
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New, shorter shelves so I can actually fit all of my consoles that aren't hooked up without having to pile them on top of each other.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/281e9aee.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/8be30490.jpg)
Just gotta build 2 more shelves tomorrow and it'll be good to go!
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Looking good, i love the unpainted wood.
I want to build my own shelves, the ones I have are completely impractical for the most part. I have 2 shelves like this:
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I use one of them for my DVD cases and some of my conlses, but the cubes are not wide enough to fit around half of them. A N64 or PS1 barely fits. I only have a drawer thing where I can stack the rest, and its a pile of 5 or 6 normal. Each cube are around a foot tall so there is a lot of wasted space above the cases, they do fit 3DO long boxes well though.
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Whats the point in having a Satellaview?
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Whats the point in having a Satellaview?
....... to be awesome! All joking aside I've wanted one for years
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Like Shenske said, just to have it in all of its awesomeness! It is entirely useless though. Buuut, according to a fellow on Digitpress, some folks are working on making it useful. Don't know specifics, but it sounded interesting. If they do, I'll be happy I own one. Well, happier than I am with owning one right now :P
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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4D4FEBA4349002B2 (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4D4FEBA4349002B2)
Thats the v-log...
I am now off to teh internets, the world wide web, or the net...which ever is available in my area, to search out a satellaview.
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I know Lingur has one up on eBay right now for the low, low price of $1,234.56. It's in retail packaging, über McRare. Plus a whole mess of carts as well.
edit:
All done!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9ce88484.jpg)
Most of the controllers fit in the big-ass drawer.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/54c1d1ea.jpg)
The stuff that rarely gets used ended up in this little bench thing that nobody ever sits on LOL!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/b68e80e6.jpg)
That frees up a little space elsewhere, albeit not much. I think I'll be packed full again by the fall to be honest.
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One of these days I'm going to have nice wooden shelves like that for my small game collection. And a Satellaview, I love it, am I one of the only few that love a "complete" system?
Examples: Famicom with Famicom Disk Drive, Super Famicom with a Satellaview, Genesis with CD/32x/Meganet Modem/Wireless Controllers, Karaoke add on thingy.....YEA NOW YOUR REALLY PLAYING WITH POWER....BLAST PROCESSING POWER NINTENDO :P
...Anyway lol....Nintendo 64 with Nintendo 64 Disk Drive....Gamecube with Gameboy Player & Broadband Adapter, PS2 with network adapter & hard drive, 360 with HD-DVD drive...LOL...I mean the list goes on, something about having a complete console I just love :D
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Nope your not alone. I can get my hands on one of those hddvd drives but sadly the one at work doesnt have the power cable.
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So, a friend, who happens to be a big gamer, is moving to Cali. He can't take everything with him, so I inherited this stash...
Free of charge :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02686.jpg)
And the icing on the cake!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02687.jpg)
Screw the NES toaster (I do actually LOVE the NES toaster), I'm gonna make me a super duper console mess with this thing. Expect lots of lights and smoke. That's all I'm saying for now...
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Very jealous! 2 Model 1 Sega CD's, 2 Model 3 Genesis' and a TG16! Lucky you.
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So, a friend, who happens to be a big gamer, is moving to Cali. He can't take everything with him, so I inherited this stash...
Free of charge :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02686.jpg)
And the icing on the cake!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02687.jpg)
Wiggy, is that a He-Man toy?
Screw the NES toaster (I do actually LOVE the NES toaster), I'm gonna make me a super duper console mess with this thing. Expect lots of lights and smoke. That's all I'm saying for now...
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Now I've gotta start collecting Genesis and TG16 games again LOL! I sold my old collection off in college about 7-8 years ago.
Yeah, it's "Castle Grayskull" from He-Man ;D
I'm not exactly sure what I'm gonna do with it, but whatever I do, it'll prolly accept one or more different types of game cartridge ;)
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I was just digging though my old stash of toys and video games at parents house. I just found castle greyskull too!
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0.0 TWO Sega Genesis/CD Model 1/32x combos, No fair I wanna a gaming buddy!
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I was just digging though my old stash of toys and video games at parents house. I just found castle greyskull too!
Haha, nice!
0.0 TWO Sega Genesis/CD Model 1/32x combos, No fair I wanna a gaming buddy!
Well, he's moving, and he was the last of two old school gamer friends that still live in the area :(
MY other buddy sold off 95% of his collection over the last 5 or so years, only to just start back into it earlier this year (same as me, but I'd only sold about 2/3 of my stuff before starting back up).
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Man, I'd forgotten how cheap so many of the really good Genesis titles are. I can't believe I'm gonna be buying Genesis and TG-16 games again. Dammit! I wanted to finish up my SNES collection first, and I've still got like 30 titles that I really want, and most of them are in the $35 and up range :(
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There's definitely some really good gems on both systems!
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Genesis manuals fit in UGCs too.
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I really, REALLY loved the TG-16 when I was a kid. Of the systems that I shed while in college, I miss it the most. I'm pretty happy to have it again ;D
The Genesis was never a favorite, but there are plenty of games that I did really like.
I don't bother with manuals. It's too much headache and I don't need to use them ever. I just toss 'em in storage with the original boxes that I have :)
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TG-16 rocked, happy hunting! If you just so happen to buy any games that are on my list of TG-16 games I need raw scans for, let me know - I'd really appreciate it! :)
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Will do, even though I'll mostly be hunting for loose cards. I'm a cheap bastard LOL!
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So, a friend, who happens to be a big gamer, is moving to Cali. He can't take everything with him, so I inherited this stash...
Free of charge :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02686.jpg)
Whoa! Free Pikachu Nintendo 64! It's super cheesy but I've always thought those were really cool anyways. ;D
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I don't think it's cheesy, I was a big fan of the Pikachu 64 as well.
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I think it stinks of cheese, but I still dig it. I was too old for Porkémans when they came out, so there's no nostalgia for me, only LULZ! :P
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..... so there's no nostalgia for me, only LULZ! :P
Oh really? Particularly attached then ... maybe a trade can come of this?
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I wanna trade you one of my model 2 genesis and model 2 sega cd for one of those model 1 genesis/ sega cd, IF you decide to go that route...
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Oh really? Particularly attached then ... maybe a trade can come of this?
Quite possibly. Whatcha got to offer?
I wanna trade you one of my model 2 genesis and model 2 sega cd for one of those model 1 genesis/ sega cd, IF you decide to go that route...
I still gotta test the Sega and TG16 stuff. I don't have any games for any of 'em LOL! Was hoping to run out this week and grab a couple cheap-o titles to test 'em out with ;D
edit: SNES, Pika N64, and at least one of the Genesis/Sega CD combos work. Yanked them all apart and got 'em all cleaned up except for the one gen/CD/32X combo. Just gotta pick up a couple games now. I'm itching to test everything it but I literally CAN'T :(
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I think it stinks of cheese, but I still dig it. I was too old for Porkémans when they came out, so there's no nostalgia for me, only LULZ! :P
You're never too old for Pokémans! Or at least that's what I say to make myself feel better. :P
Don't mean to impose or start a line up but I'd like to call second in line for a trade/cash for the Pikachu N64 if you're at all interested in getting rid of it.
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I'm totally down for a trade, just need to know what folks are offering up for it ;)
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is that 2 sega cd model ones I see there?
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I wanna trade you one of my model 2 genesis and model 2 sega cd for one of those model 1 genesis/ sega cd, IF you decide to go that route...
IF these both end up working, then I'll gladly trade with ya ;D
is that 2 sega cd model ones I see there?
Yup.
2 Genesis 1 consoles, 2 generation 1 CD units, 2 32X add-ons, and 2 Genesis 3 systems :D
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Seems that everything works save for 1 Sega CD and a crummy RF port on the TG16, which won't matter as soon as the parts that I ordered from Digikey show up so I can S-vid mod it.
The second Sega CD powers up, the drive is not running and the door wants to sorta slide out on its own when you lean it forward. I'll take a look at it and see if it's an easy fix.
Can't complain when 10 out of 11 free systems that sat in a storage locker for the better part of 10 years are working pretty much without any real effort on my part except for a serious bath for each. Man, those things were DUSTY, and you don't even wanna know what the inside of that SNES looked like :-\
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How much for the nonworking SEGA CD?
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Nevermind about the n64 wiggy. I'm having some car troubles and i should probably hold off from getting anything frivolous until i get that squared away :-\
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Dan - I'm gonna take it apart first and see if it's easily fixed, plus Rick still has first dibs. I'll let ya know either way :)
Shenske - that sucks man. I've been there. Good luck getting her patched up!
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I wanna trade you one of my model 2 genesis and model 2 sega cd for one of those model 1 genesis/ sega cd, IF you decide to go that route...
IF these both end up working, then I'll gladly trade with ya ;D
Great thanks Wig! I've always preferred the model one units but came across the number twos quite frequently. Currently have 4 model 2 combos that I acquired in a donation very similar to yours when I managed a small video game store about 12 years ago. All of them work and are in good shape, they are just put away and never see the light of day. Gonna pull them out this weekend, search for all the cables (which could be a nightmare considering I had the TERRIBLE idea to collect of of my excess cables in a 35 gallon tote which is currently PACKED), and fire it up with a few games.
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@Wiggy Damn and I thought I had a lot of genesis >.> I only have the model 2 sega cd.
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PM'd about Pikachu N64.
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Great thanks Wig! I've always preferred the model one units but came across the number twos quite frequently. Currently have 4 model 2 combos that I acquired in a donation very similar to yours when I managed a small video game store about 12 years ago. All of them work and are in good shape, they are just put away and never see the light of day. Gonna pull them out this weekend, search for all the cables (which could be a nightmare considering I had the TERRIBLE idea to collect of of my excess cables in a 35 gallon tote which is currently PACKED), and fire it up with a few games.
Would you be interested in it at all even if I can't get her up-and-running?
Man, you and I have more and more in common each day it seems. First it was really similar taste in music, now game retail management LOL!
I hear ya on the bag/bin o' cords. I just went through all of mine and cleaned house when I built those new shelves and giant controller drawer. It finally freed up enough room to store all the hookups and whatnot that had just been in a large Rubbermaid bin for a decade or so.
@Wiggy Damn and I thought I had a lot of genesis >.> I only have the model 2 sega cd.
The funny part is that I didn't have a single one until this donation LOL!
I had a CDX and 32X years ago, but sold them about 5-6 years back :-\
PM'd about Pikachu N64.
Got it. I'll get back to you later today. Sorta have a PM backlog right now. I answered 8, then got a whole mess more right afterward :)
So, went to the scrapyard today to dump 7 or 8 old car wheels that I had, some aluminum awnings from our house, and a pile of other crap that doesn't work or is useless. I ended up with about 150 bucks for the mess that I brought them. Woo-hoo! Why not spend some on games? I thought I'd just grab a Genesis game or two so I could fully test that mess o' consoles that I just got, and ended up buying a little more than that 100 bucks later*
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02716.jpg)
*None of these games were more than $6. Moviefan approved transaction.
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Fuuuuuuck! I forgot that this means I have to make a Genesis template. Sonofabitch!
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I'd take a broken one! :)
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Fuuuuuuck! I forgot that this means I have to make a Genesis template. Sonofabitch!
mwahahahaha! this is why i buy games with cases!
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Fuuuuuuck! I forgot that this means I have to make a Genesis template. Sonofabitch!
And a 32X and a CD template. ^_^
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Luckily I had the clairvoyance to make the Genesis, CD, and 32X template all at once ;)
I just finished em up and I'm knocking out a cover or two. I'm feeling pretty good about them ;D
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When do we get to see them? :)
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I'm doing Ecco and Ecco 2 right now. I'll post quick previews when I'm done a bit later :)
It's a bit later now.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Eccopreview.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/EccoTidespreview.jpg)
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It's a bit later now.
lol
They're pretty cool. It's uniform and just has that wiggy touch to them. :D
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Can we see that Sega CD template too?
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Oh yeah, I forgot! I wanna see too!
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Great thanks Wig! I've always preferred the model one units but came across the number twos quite frequently. Currently have 4 model 2 combos that I acquired in a donation very similar to yours when I managed a small video game store about 12 years ago. All of them work and are in good shape, they are just put away and never see the light of day. Gonna pull them out this weekend, search for all the cables (which could be a nightmare considering I had the TERRIBLE idea to collect of of my excess cables in a 35 gallon tote which is currently PACKED), and fire it up with a few games.
Would you be interested in it at all even if I can't get her up-and-running?
Man, you and I have more and more in common each day it seems. First it was really similar taste in music, now game retail management LOL!
I hear ya on the bag/bin o' cords. I just went through all of mine and cleaned house when I built those new shelves and giant controller drawer. It finally freed up enough room to store all the hookups and whatnot that had just been in a large Rubbermaid bin for a decade or so.
It depends on what doesn't work in it - If I feel like I could repair it myself (replacing the internal battery I'm more than capable of doing) I'd take it. I'll just keep my eyes peeled to see what's wrong with it. I just fired up my model 2 Genesis/ Sega CD combo and it works great, Genesis works and looks great, the Sega CD's battery needs to be replaced in order to save though, unless you find of of those elusive back-up cartridges. Knowing you though, you'd probably find a way to make it solar powered or something crazy like that lol!
I didn't know you managed a retail store too, that's ironic! I only did it for about two years before I moved onto a Regional Management position for a health food chain on the west coast. That's actually when I began collecting again because I lost my first collection in an electrical fire at my old apartment complex, but enough about me... :)
The plastic tote wouldn't have been such a bad idea if I neatly tied everything up and placed it in there, instead of the tangled mess it currently is.
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Rick, I'll take a look at it soon and see what I can see. It seems that the drive is dead or that something came loose. It still boots, just won't load a disk.
lol
They're pretty cool. It's uniform and just has that wiggy touch to them. :D
Thanks! I'm having a good time with them ;D Took a little from autobot's redesign of my SNES template and applied it here. The white titles make my life SOOOOO much easier :)
Can we see that Sega CD template too?
I didn't do any games yet, since I don't have any, but I'll post it up soon.
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Out of curiosity Wiggy, do the model 1 Genesis systems you own say "High Definition Graphics" above the cartridge slot? Supposedly, model 1's that contain those words, have the best sound card inside the Genesis.
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Out of curiosity Wiggy, do the model 1 Genesis systems you own say "High Definition Graphics" above the cartridge slot? Supposedly, model 1's that contain those words, have the best sound card inside the Genesis.
It's worth checking the ones that don't say it too - some of the earliest of the models 1's WITHOUT the "High Definition Graphics" ALSO have the awesome sound chip, AND they also have the best revision of the video chip out of all the Model 1's. No rainbow banding or artifacts. ;) (revision 6 I believe...)
The way to tell is the check the back:
If it looks like this (the same as the earlier model 1's, except for the EXT port being covered, and everything is on the right side) then it is the GOOD ONE.
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7376/lateva6hookups.jpg)
If it looks like this (everything moved to the left side of the back panel) then it's the really BAD ONE.
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6084/va7hookups.jpg)
All of my info is from this article (it's really a fun read!):
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?7796-GUIDE-Telling-apart-good-Genesis-1s-and-Genesis-2s-from-bad-ones
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Hmm, running downstairs to check...
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Cool, apprently I have a "Good One". I actually modded mine with a region switch and that extra space on the back was the perfect place to mount the switch. The switch even works with Master System games using the Power Base Converter.
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Effin' A! Both my model one units are of the more desirable variety :D
Well, now that I'm buying Genesis/CD/32X games, I had to make some more room. I'm seriously getting low on space and I'm actually out of space on my SNES shelves. Oh well, I'm having too much fun making covers for a new system to slow down :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02720.jpg)
There's actually 8 games on there now, including two 32X games.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02726.jpg)
Been really into collecting the portables lately.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02722.jpg)
Managed to squeeze the rest of my consoles on the bottom there.
Anyone have any cheap TG16 commons that they're looking to unload? Preferably loose because I'm a cheapass and I'm just gonna make my own cases anyway :P
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What are those single ugc handhelds?
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I might be able to get you a copy of Sonic 3, I'll know tomorrow. ;)
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Woo-hoo! Sonic 3 :D
One is a Pocketstation and the other is a Japan-only rechargeable battery pack for the non-SP GBA. I tried squeezing it in with one of the GBAs, but it wouldn't quite fit, so it got its own box ;)
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Oh cool. you know, you need to put all your covers on box.net or something. I love yours but they arn't on the site that i can find.
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My covers ARE all up.
SNES and N64 games have their own threads in the UGC section, and I have all my portable covers in the DS case section. The Genesis games are all that I haven't upped yet, but I will soon :)
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I got the copy of Sonic 3, I just PMed you about it.
As a heads up, Sonic 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00002ST7F/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1344095224&sr=8-1&keywords=sonic+2&condition=used) is curently on Amazon for a penny, with $6 shipping, and you can get the Sega 6-Pak (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005043U/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used) for fairly cheep, It's a good compilation of games, it includes Sonic 1, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Columns, and Super Hang-On. It was one of the first games I got.
Another heads up on buying Sonic 1, earlier copies have a spike bug, shown HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQL-rbgA0g#t=0h0m25s)
I think the Not for Resale Ver. has it, and the 6-Pak Ver does. not, I'll check later, I have both.
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Been really into collecting the portables lately.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02722.jpg)
Could you upload the covers for the handheld systems?
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Another heads up on buying Sonic 1, earlier copies have a spike bug, shown HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQL-rbgA0g#t=0h0m25s)
I think the Not for Resale Ver. has it, and the 6-Pak Ver does. not, I'll check later, I have both.
Thats good to know. I think I have an early Canadian Retail version, might have the bug. Ill have to check it out.
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I got the copy of Sonic 3, I just PMed you about it.
As a heads up, Sonic 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00002ST7F/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1344095224&sr=8-1&keywords=sonic+2&condition=used) is curently on Amazon for a penny, with $6 shipping, and you can get the Sega 6-Pak (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005043U/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used) for fairly cheep, It's a good compilation of games, it includes Sonic 1, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Columns, and Super Hang-On. It was one of the first games I got.
Another heads up on buying Sonic 1, earlier copies have a spike bug, shown HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQL-rbgA0g#t=0h0m25s)
I think the Not for Resale Ver. has it, and the 6-Pak Ver does. not, I'll check later, I have both.
Hmm, I never knew that about Sonic 1, and I've owned MANY different copies of that game, including quite a few NFR copies. I was REALLY close to buying the 6 Pack the other day at the shop where I bought that load of stuff that I grabbed the other day (on the page 23). I was trying to not spend too much money that day. I think it was like 6 or 7 bucks. Maybe I should go back...
Could you upload the covers for the handheld systems?
Yeah, sure! I didn't know anyone cared. Gimme a few days. I'll have to convert them over to Photoshop files since I built them all in Illustrator. It'll be a LOT easier to up PSDs over JPGs since there are so many color options for all the systems and I can just put them into layers in one PSD file instead of making a different JPG for each color.
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Wiggy, I have Keith Courage and Power Golf for TG16 if you want them.
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I thought you had these up! Weird. Anyway I'm definitely going to use these when I get those double wide UGCs from you.
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Yeah, sure! I didn't know anyone cared. Gimme a few days. I'll have to convert them over to Photoshop files since I built them all in Illustrator. It'll be a LOT easier to up PSDs over JPGs since there are so many color options for all the systems and I can just put them into layers in one PSD file instead of making a different JPG for each color.
Awesome!
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Wiggy, I have Keith Courage and Power Golf for TG16 if you want them.
Yeah, for sure! Just let me know what you want for them :)
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Wiggy, I have Keith Courage and Power Golf for TG16 if you want them.
Yeah, for sure! Just let me know what you want for them :)
PM sent.
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Sega games are coming along...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/7a31133b.jpg)
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wiggy, did you forget I'm still interested in the broken Sega CD?
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No, I just haven't had a chance to take a look at it yet. I want to see if I can easily fix it first ;)
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They look great man, not sure if I prefer full colour logos or the uniform white but either way they'll look fantastic when you get a few more.
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No, I just haven't had a chance to take a look at it yet. I want to see if I can easily fix it first ;)
I'll be waiting!
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Those covers are coming out REALLY good... :o
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They look great man, not sure if I prefer full colour logos or the uniform white but either way they'll look fantastic when you get a few more.
Thanks! I definitely borrowed the idea from Autobot. I thought it would work well with the brightly colored spines since there's no chance if colors clashing or blending into the background.
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I just noticed a yamaha box on the shelf.... Odd.
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It's part of the surround setup that I never use because it freaks out my pugs :-\
There's really no place to mount it over there, so on the shelf it's been for years now :P
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i have a yamaha in my room, its called my saxophone. ;D
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I just realized you don't have a Game Gear in your collection!
If you want I'll do a trade.
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At some point, but not yet. I'm already overwhelmed by the fact that I 'need' to collect Genesis/32X/CD and TG-16 games LOL!
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Because I'd looooooooooove to trade one for a broken Sega CD or a 32X since you have two.
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Ah, yes, the reason I never owned a Sega GenesisCD32X when I was younger.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/4a47eaea.jpg)
This would have blown a fuse in my mother's 100 year old home the moment I plugged it all in LOL!
edit: Just noticed the SNES plug in that pic :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/4a47eaea-1.jpg)
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Is that a new breed of octopus?
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LOL! I think it only has 6 legs, so it's more likely a new insect species :P
I should prolly put this in my SNES shell thread, but why not put it here too. Working on a hand-built proto for another console while I sorta wait for some other stuff to happen. If you're savvy, then you'll be able to figure out what it is that will be stuffed inside ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02746.jpg)
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Ah, yes, the reason I never owned a Sega GenesisCD32X when I was younger.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/4a47eaea.jpg)
This would have blown a fuse in my mother's 100 year old home the moment I plugged it all in LOL!
see, this is why i modded my MD/32x to only use one power brick!
new shell thing: is it for a top-loading nes??
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Nope!
Guess again ;D
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Ah, yes, the reason I never owned a Sega GenesisCD32X when I was younger.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/4a47eaea.jpg)
This would have blown a fuse in my mother's 100 year old home the moment I plugged it all in LOL!
see, this is why i modded my MD/32x to only use one power brick!
new shell thing: is it for a top-loading nes??
Are you kidding?! A true Sega fan uses all three power supplies in the tower of power known as the Genesis/CD/32x. It shows pride that you support Sonic The Hedgehog and his cause to run up your electric bill with blast processing power!!! ;)
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It's hard to guess, because the plastic is in such a weird shape!
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A box that combines the sega CD/32x/ and genesis into one neat little box?
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That was my thought. But, I was thinking, The Sega CD will be pretty hard to do that for. :-\
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see, this is why i modded my MD/32x to only use one power brick!...
Are you kidding?! A true Sega fan uses all three power supplies in the tower of power known as the Genesis/CD/32x. It shows pride that you support Sonic The Hedgehog and his cause to run up your electric bill with blast processing power!!! ;)
LOL'D !, fuck that shit!
i was originally going to do a "neptune" mod, but for some reason i decided against it, so now my 32x is perma hooked to my Megadrive 2, with power and linking cable, giving me a ghetto neptune!
(right signing off now!, my mouse is seriously starting to piss me off!)
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It's not as exciting as you guys think. Just making use of an extra console. It was ugly, plus it'll go nicely next to the SNES prototype ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02752.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02753.jpg)
I'm beat, plus there are plastic shaving shavings everywhere. Gonna try and finish it up tomorrow.
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When will you tell us! >:(
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The controller ports look like Genesis ports to me....and seeing as how you have a 32x dismantalled...i'm guessing it's a genesis/32x combo box? If not just simply a Genesis custom shell
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It's just a Genesis 3, nothing fancy. Although I do plan to S-vid mod it.
I would like to make a Neptune, but using a gen 1 Genesis and CD seems like a PITA, so I'll wait until I eventually pick up a Genesis/CD 2 :)
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Does anyone own a Sega Fusion? Look that up on youtube!!!!
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It's just a Genesis 3, nothing fancy. Although I do plan to S-vid mod it.
I would like to make a Neptune, but using a gen 1 Genesis and CD seems like a PITA, so I'll wait until I eventually pick up a Genesis/CD 2 :)
I have a couple spare model 2's. ;)
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Does anyone own a Sega Fusion? Look that up on youtube!!!!
Ifi was ever to do that mod i would combine a CDX & a 32X. That way i wouldn't have to deal with that weird bulge at the disc tray.
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Why waste a precious CDX!! :'(
wiggy, should I wait for the SEGA CD or should I go for this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Mega-CD-Black-Console-NTSC-/150874618730?pt=Video_Games&hash=item2320d3fb6a#ht_500wt_1054
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Seems awfully pricey :/
I'll try and take a look at it tomorrow.
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I must be looking in the wrong places, cause everywhere else it's like $200!! :-[
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You trying to get a Gen/CD combo, or do you just want the CD itself?
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if i ever needed to make a fusion, id go with the x'eye....
....that or a laseractive!
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Bah, that would be the easy way out. Where's the fun in that? ;)
Also, do both of those for sure have 32X compatibility?
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using a CDX board and a 32X would be sweet in a case like that, but ONLY if i could swap out the top loading disc assembly for some kind of slot loading, trayless cd drive, ike this:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=DL-8A4SH&c=fr&pid=d19bff9d856b5b71e907844a2d10fa611ee5bedb5f461f9e5e864161fffed0a6&gclid=CKuHqO2n3bECFcHsKgodqHUA9w
i don't even know if that would work, but in my mind, it works, and it's beautiful. :-*
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Thank you TCP! Some goodies came in the mail today :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/f1a8d57a.jpg)
Also, I think I'm gonna store these like this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/516013de.jpg)
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Bah, that would be the easy way out. Where's the fun in that? ;)
Also, do both of those for sure have 32X compatibility?
x'eye does;
http://www.whipassgaming.com/genesisreviews/32X_xeye.html (http://www.whipassgaming.com/genesisreviews/32X_xeye.html)
laseractive, maybe if you hard wired it into the pac;
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-26327.htm (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-26327.htm)
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TG-16 games in a DS case?? Great idea! ... but maybe I should stick with the 8-disc poly cases considering I just ordered 100... :'(
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I was thinking about using those got Sega CD games. If you don't need all of them...
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I'll send you my copy of Sonic 3 when you make those Double and Triple wide DS cases for me. ;)
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You trying to get a Gen/CD combo, or do you just want the CD itself?
I just want the CD itself.
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Jeez, looking at them now I see that they're going for a lot more than I thought. Broken units are going for like 40-50 bucks :o WOW!
Trying to get a MILLION things done today, and one is to look at that SEGA CD. I'll let you know soon (although I think Rick still has first dibs if he's interested).
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I'll send you my copy of Sonic 3 when you make those Double and Triple wide DS cases for me. ;)
Literally wrapping up cases for both you and Irv right now. Should be done in about an hour ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/c14c2c9a.jpg)
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Cool! ;D
Its hard to see in the picture, there is 3 Double Wide and 1 Triple Wide Right?
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Yup! Sorry about the pic. Snapped it with my phone really quickly, didn't think much about adjusting the lighting.
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Sorry if this is a bother, but any news on the Sega CD?
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Just tore into it...
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Cool!
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Not exactly sure what the issue is yet. May take the working unit apart as well to cross-check for physical problems.
Also, think I'm gonna go with this for the TG-16 games
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/5a543abb.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9e000bf4.jpg)
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Is it the motor?
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I really have no idea. The drive tray wants to slide out on its own. I'm gonna pop the working unit open tonight and check.
Also, just tripled my little Genesis collection today. I think I've got about 25 games now. Picked up a ton of cheap goodies today. I think almost all were $1 except for 2 or 3 that were $2.50. Grabbed some SNES and N64 stuff too. I don't have any room for more SNES and N64 games right now, so I'm not sure exactly what I'm gonna do about storing them once they're cased. Uh oz!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02755.jpg)
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Nice! You grabbed some real gems in there. :)
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The label on Revenge of Shinobi makes me want to cry! :'(
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Thanks, Rick!
Yeah, that label is a little rough. But it's hard to beat the price :)
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Wow. Fantastic genesis haul. Very good prices. Wish I could find somewhere so cheap myself.
I never knew there was a game called Ecco jr. It will be mine shortly. Lol ;D
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There are literally dozens of great used shops in my area. I'm super tankful for it!
I've never played Jr, but I figured why not round out the trilogy? :P
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I just realized this topic has almost reached 10,000 views! Woah!
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I post way too much crap :P
So that Realm game for the SNES is a pretty fun little Platformer/shooter. I'd never heard of it, so I had to make the decision to buy like we did back in the 90's; by looking at the picture on the cart LOL! Checking it out on eBay, it would seem that 2.50 is a pretty killer price too ;D
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I post way too much crap :P
+1 ;)
Though Arseen was and is the master of crap posting. ;D
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I gotta try and beat his record. Here goes nothing...
So, when I took apart that busted Sega CD I thought I'd totally scored.
What's this?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/ca755927.jpg)
Oh wow!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/b03e20f9.jpg)
Oh crap :/
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/689acf5a.jpg)
Battlecorps is effed, but Soul Star may still work. I'll check later.
Also, looks like there's an alignment issue with the CD tray drive gear. I don't know how it happened, but I think I can fix it :)
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Do you see what Blast Processing has gotten us? The horror! THE HORROR!
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HOW DO THOSE THINGS GET IN THERE!?!? :o
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If I had to guess, I bet one somehow got knocked off the spindle, the guy that owned it (not my friend that gave it to me, but the guy that would have traded it in) got frustrated, forced the tray open which knocked it off the drive gear, then tried to shove another game in to try and make it work.
Basically, what an idiot or 9 year old child would do. Or an idiot 9 year old child.
The belt is intact and as long as the motor isn't torched, then I'm pretty much positive that it will live again!
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lol! Cool!
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I post way too much crap :P
+1 ;)
Though Arseen was and is the master of crap posting. ;D
:P
I have slowed way down.
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I have a 32x recommendation, Kolibri.
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That's ironic, when I bought a Sega CD about 8 years ago it had a game stuck in it as well. Still works, it's just finicky when it needs to "sense" the disc is there. It turns 20 in September so, I'm glad it still works :D
Ask for 32x recommendations, Knuckles Chaotix of course, it's a very unique Sonic game. ;)
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@Forte - LOL!
I had a 32X and CDX years ago, and actually had both of those games ;)
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Well. YOU SHOULD GET IT AGAIN!!! It's the best side scrolling hummingbird shooter game on the 32x
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Well. YOU SHOULD GET IT AGAIN!!! It's the best side scrolling hummingbird shooter game on the 32x
LOL, that is 100% truth!
Speaking of LOLZ, I spent a good hour and a half removing the stickers and cleaning up those carts. Man, 20 at once is a serious undertaking. All work great, but I don't remember Forgotten Worlds being so damned hard!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/th_IMG_1138.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/?action=view¤t=IMG_1138.mp4)
:P
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Speaking of LOLZ, I spent a good hour and a half removing the stickers and cleaning up those carts. Man, 20 at once is a serious undertaking. All work great, but I don't remember Forgotten Worlds being so damned hard!
:P
There's a LOT of games I grew up with that got me thinking the SAME thing...
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Did you watch the vid? I mean, it hard, but the video really explains what I'm joking about ;)
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Did you watch the vid? I mean, it hard, but the video really explains what I'm joking about ;)
I didn't realize it was a video, WHAT THE HELL :o?? When you fire up the game does it keep doing that??
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Wow Wiggy, you really suck. :-\
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Suck like a fox!
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re: forgotten worlds
are you using a US copy on a US system?
when i try booting my JP copy on my EU machine it does that, (works fine on the JP system, obviously)
maybe its some kind of region protection?
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It's a US copy on 4 different US systems (two Gen1 and two Gen3).
In all my years of retail, I've actually seen plenty of copies of FW that had serious problems. Don't know why it's such a glitchy game. Buuut, I've NEVER seen this particular problem. Press start, game over. Did I win or lose LOL! I'm either the greatest or the worstest ;D
I think I'll keep it for the LULZ! After all, it was only a buck. I'll grab another copy next time I'm out. They had a few IIRC. I'm sure not gonna make a trip just to exchange this one game. The gas that I'd use just getting there costs more than that :P
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maybe its a 6-button controller problem?
link:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?4398-Forgotten-Worlds-giving-you-GAME-OVER-immediately-Fix-inside (http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?4398-Forgotten-Worlds-giving-you-GAME-OVER-immediately-Fix-inside)
give it a shot and let us know!
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maybe its a 6-button controller problem?
link:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?4398-Forgotten-Worlds-giving-you-GAME-OVER-immediately-Fix-inside (http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?4398-Forgotten-Worlds-giving-you-GAME-OVER-immediately-Fix-inside)
give it a shot and let us know!
wow, i never new what the "mode" button was for. thanks for posting that!
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Dude, that totally worked! Thanks! I didn't even think to research it any further.
I always wondered what the point of having the ability to switch to 3-button mode was, and now I know ;)
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wow, i never new what the "mode" button was for. thanks for posting that!
thanks!, i just thought sega had done something weird and used "mode" for "select" or summat!
@wiggy: cool!, now you can trick unsuspecting mates into playing with 6-button mode on!
wiggy: "here, try this..."
mate: "WTF?, game over already!, dude thats retarded!"
wiggy: LOLZ
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Them - (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/new_arcade.gif) (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/huh.gif)
Me - (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/up_to_something.gif) (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/smilielol.gif)
@Dan - I got the CD tray on that Sega CD aligned. No access light. Gotta make sure all those little momentary switches are being tripped though. It seems to think that the drive bay is open.
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Wait a second, they didn't make an orange Gameboy micro, did they? :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BB3F15A3-F95F-47C7-87F0-5AF9C995894E-1622-0000012A3A8CBE79.jpg)
What am I thinking making a cover for a console that doesn't exist ???
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If you'r planning on making a custom front faceplate let me know. I'd love to get a new faceplate for my scratched up micro (bought it that way) :'(
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wiggy, sega cd? ???
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It'll be on its way to me in a few days. I hit up a fellow that I used for stuff like this when I was doing custom car stuff. That, and a little powder coat = pretty darnn unique micro ;)
If the faceplates work out, then they're one more thing that I plan to sell once I get everything moving. Also, they can be made to order. Any color, any logo, character art, etc. limitless possibilities ;D
Haven't had time to mess with the Sega CD. Are you looking to buy or trade? I don't know when I'm gonna get around to messing with it again to be honest.
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I'm sure I have nothing you'd be interested in trading, so I'll have to buy it. :-\
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I'm itching to do an LED Game Gear mod. Still up for a little tradey tradey?
Preparing for a pair of new micros by way of a couple of my favorite TCP members ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02799.jpg)
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Yeah! I'm up for a trade!
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I'm itching to do an LED Game Gear mod. Still up for a little tradey tradey?
Preparing for a pair of new micros by way of a couple of my favorite TCP members ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02799.jpg)
are you making brand-new Faceplates? O.O
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I'm trying to. I should have the prototype here in a week or so. If they're good, then I can start selling them ASAP. There's no tooling for the process, and they'll all be made to order. So each one can be totally customized ;D
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Fantastic idea, there's enough scratched Micros on ebay to make this a necessity.
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Great, now I have to buy a Game Boy Micro so you can make me a custom Forte cover :P
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Yup, that's exactly my plan ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/forte-micro.png)
Mircos for everyone!
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Caugh caugh,
Zelda 2
Caugh.
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That cough sounds rough, you should have it looked at ;)
Also, Zelda 2? Really?
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Damn you wiggy
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8lqlwrrfE1r4zff2o2_500.jpg)
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Yes really.
Caugh ( too bad. )
Sneeze.
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I'm trying to figure out how I would do a specific Zelda 2 theme. Any thoughts?
Also, just hit 400 covers completed today, and this is it :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/Genesis%20and%2032X%20covers/Eternal-Champions.png)
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(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111022041861/nintendo/en/images/thumb/c/c9/Zelda2adventureoflink.jpg/150px-Zelda2adventureoflink.jpg)
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Or you could, you know, just shit on it, since it's Zelda 2 and all.
Nah I'm just joshin ya, Zelda 2's alright.
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Or you could, you know, just shit on it, since it's Zelda 2 and all.
Right in the favorite-game-hood.
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Zelda 3 is teh bestest. Everyone knows that :P
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Nope.AVI
Its zelda 2 and windwaker.
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AVI?
Those are my least favorite, by far.
Well, the CDi games are slightly worse ;D
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I hate you now...
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:P We gotta be able to bust each others chops. That's what the Internet is for ;)
Anyway, I'll gladly do up a cool Zelda 2 faceplate for ya, and if you're willing to part with your micro for a few days, I'll give it a sweet coat of gold powder to go along with it ;D You'll have the most baller GBA micro EVAR!
Here are some new pics of the collection. Figure it's been a while. Somehow I keep managing to make more space without starting from scratch with the new shelving that I'm planning. It is getting tight though.
SNES collection outgrew these shelves, so PS2, PS3, PSP, Saturn, Xbox/Xbox360, GameCube, and Wii all migrated over instead.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/B2A45804-94C5-47BB-A0BB-0C376B4AD158-1865-000001658A786071.jpg)
Made room for everything else over on the big wall.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/705C85B3-77DE-420E-9CC6-457F7C994CFD-1865-0000016591FCB13E.jpg)
All the portables get to hang out together now...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/A25FE55E-11D9-4AE2-8D8C-90B2AA165C87-1865-00000165A24ED0EE.jpg)
And all of the non-portable carts get to chillax with each other too while the cases portable consoles sit up top :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/C79FFFB2-8DB5-462B-925C-52BC2F689D04-1865-000001659A841F2A.jpg)
I've got 10 N64 and 15 SNES/SFC games to make covers for still, which means they're gonna spill into that shelf that's holding the Genesis stuff. Gonna be completely out of room soon :/
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About that.... I just found out. my brother "lost" my micro, so i need to get a new one. :p lucky me.
And by lost i mean he gave it to someone.
And the only other micro i have is a mother3 micro i left at my cousens house
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Wiggy, pm me about the trade?
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PMed ya!
So, this is the 1st of my own personal SNES games to have a battery go dead. I've changed plenty for other folks, but have never had a failure of my own up to this point.
It's SimCity. Of all the battery-backup SNES games that I have, I would exepct this to go first. It was a launch title AND I can't help but imagine that the save files create a tad more drain on the batery since there's so much data to keep track of, versus something like SMW where the only thing it really needs to save are whcih levels have been completed.
Anyway, I found these little battery clips that allow me to keep the original tabs in place and only require soldering to one terminal. I HATE desoldering, and I thought I'd give this a go in order to save some headache. On top of that, these are actually the cheapest CR2032 holders on digikey :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02813.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02814.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02815.jpg)
I guess .5-.6V is about when they crap out :/
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02816.jpg)
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Doing some S-vid mods tonight :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/92293084-97E5-4A0A-813D-9230DC73FC5F-998-0000009B6E1AB046.jpg)
And I know at least one member that'll be happy to see this ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6619DA44-DFE5-482E-A449-62AF8E17F411-998-0000009B1336EFF2.jpg)
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So close I can taste 'em...
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Genesis 3 S-video mod and power LED mounted under the power switch.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02870.jpg)
Custom S-vid to 1/8" mini plug cable.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02871.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02872.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/01FD83B9-92A3-4F4D-99F8-5C5ABE895415-638-0000004F3AFA5966.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E2C57F79-373E-43D9-BE75-4E16425CEF01-638-0000004F42EB8961.jpg)
And just so you have an idea of how wonderfully tedious it was to install that power LED where I did, here's the SMD that I used.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02852.jpg)
Mmmm, that was fun. Mounting it was a blast too. Nothing like needle-nose tweezers and super glue to make someone wanna rip their hair out LOL!
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why do you insist on using SMD LED's? surely mounting a regular LED would be much easier!, do you just have a large stock you want to get rid of or something??
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holy shit a penny from 1983 :o
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It's actually a '93. I modded it :P
why do you insist on using SMD LED's? surely mounting a regular LED would be much easier!, do you just have a large stock you want to get rid of or something??
I'll have to snap a pic of where and how it's mounted. This was really my only choice if I wanted to use that particular location.
Also, I like to torture myself ;D
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It's actually a '93. I modded it :P
With the way you love to mod, I wouldn't put it past you ;)
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Haha! Now I WANT to mod a penny!
So, my buddy and I were gonna play some sort of head-to-head VMU mini game or some shit like that. Of course the batteries in all of my VMUs are toast (SURPRISE!). Instead of buying 6 bucks worth of CR2032 batteries that will last me about 30 minutes, I said fudge it, and built a hack-n-slash AC adapter from and old Gameboy adapter :P
Ugh, deader than a doornail.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02825.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02827.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02826.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02829.jpg)
Take that, you stupid VMU! No more will you be able to infuriate me with your crappybattery choice and 3 minute battery lifespan.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02831.jpg)
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cool mod...You Are a Mad Scientist.. :o nothing gets away from Wiggy :D
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why do you insist on using SMD LED's? surely mounting a regular LED would be much easier!, do you just have a large stock you want to get rid of or something??
Here's what I was talking about.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02873.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02874.jpg)
It's side-facing, so the light floods that little recessed area. Trust me, if a 3MM LED would've fit, then that's what I would've used.
cool mod...You Are a Mad Scientist.. :o nothing gets away from Wiggy :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/icons/up_to_something-red.gif)
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Uh oh, what am I up to now?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/86F3AED9-5469-4358-9640-EEFBA008C791-294-0000007A022C1C93.jpg)
Making bombs?!? :P
No light
Front light
Back light ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6AE08595-54BE-4445-820B-2C3E9C4740FC-294-0000007F74BE78C7.jpg)
I'll actually have these kits for sale soon along with some of the other things that I'm working on :)
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Wiggy is doing Game Boy backlight mods?!
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma5a49hKwl1r0cemt.gif)
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Yup yup!
I'll also be selling kits for folks that wanna DIY. It's not too tricky. I'd include a good set of instructions to go along with the kit :)
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Actually I'd love some backlight mods for other consoles as well.
WS Crystal
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Game Boy / Color
Lynx
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Actually I'd love some backlight mods for other consoles as well.
WS Crystal No can do
Neo Geo Pocket Color Ditto
Game Boy / Color Totally possible
Lynx Also doable as I understand it
2 first two would require an entirely redesigned screen, like the GBA SP-101 (which is what I'm using for the old GBAs). They can't be lit from behind as is :(
The GB and GBP I know for a fact are doable, but I'll have to take a look at the color.
I have an old busted Lynx. I'll take a look at it and what makes it tick.
edit: Oh yes, the Lynx is entirely possible. It's lit with a fluorescent tube like the Gamegear. Wouldn't be hard at all ;D
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Holy crap,
Lois wiggy, I just might need one of those backlight GBA Phats because I hate the SP
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Holy crap, Lois wiggy, I just might need one of those backlight GBA Phats because I hate the SP
the backlit GBA phat looks pretty cool, id get one if i didnt already have an afterburner one!
i too am not a fan of any non-Phat GBA, but i needed a lit solution for my GB/GBC games...
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/gameathlon/P120910002.jpg)
i call it the Oh!GBA SP
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I'm pretty sure the Game Boy Color is doable, since I've seen mods on YouTube, and I believe they used the GBA SP light (not sure if it was front or back-lit version).
Not to get too ahead of myself, but do you think one day you might be able to offer LCD screen replacements and installation for Game Gear and/or Sega Nomad? I've seen several people on YouTube who offer to do that and also replace the Nomad's rechargeable battery with a modern rechargeable battery, but I would much rather go with someone here I can trust to do it to a real quality standard. ;) Here's an example of one of those people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bix64MUBx-8
EDIT: Also, caught up on what I missed in this thread while I was gone - GBA Micro faceplates?! Count me in!
With a little paint on the A and B buttons, I'm sure people would love to see these concepts realized:
(http://www.fathertom.net/gameboy_micro_new.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2411/2101017591_3560d04604.jpg)
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Holy crap, Lois wiggy, I just might need one of those backlight GBA Phats because I hate the SP
That's actually why I texted you today. I figured you'd be the 1st to want one ;)
Holy crap, Lois wiggy, I just might need one of those backlight GBA Phats because I hate the SP
the backlit GBA phat looks pretty cool, id get one if i didnt already have an afterburner one!
i too am not a fan of any non-Phat GBA, but i needed a lit solution for my GB/GBC games...
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/gameathlon/P120910002.jpg)
i call it the Oh!GBA SP
You can front light just about anything, but back lighting can be tricky. Some screens (like the GBA and NGP) cannot be backlit and must be front lit. The SP (101) came with a backlit screen, but cannot simply be plugged into a normal GBA or even a non-backlit SP (001). It requires some crafty wiring to make it work.
It may be possible with the GBC, but I haven't looked at it yet.
So what do you do exactly with that GB? Is that an SP in a GB shell?!
I'm pretty sure the Game Boy Color is doable, since I've seen mods on YouTube, and I believe they used the GBA SP light (not sure if it was front or back-lit version).
Not to get too ahead of myself, but do you think one day you might be able to offer LCD screen replacements and installation for Game Gear and/or Sega Nomad? I've seen several people on YouTube who offer to do that and also replace the Nomad's rechargeable battery with a modern rechargeable battery, but I would much rather go with someone here I can trust to do it to a real quality standard. ;) Here's an example of one of those people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bix64MUBx-8
EDIT: Also, caught up on what I missed in this thread while I was gone - GBA Micro faceplates?! Count me in!
With a little paint on the A and B buttons, I'm sure people would love to see these concepts realized:
(http://www.fathertom.net/gameboy_micro_new.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2411/2101017591_3560d04604.jpg)
Front light is 100% possible on any non-illuminated screen. Back light is another story (see above).
Maybe. It's not on my current list of things that I plan to offer :/ That is a sweet looking mod though! :o
Paint? Pffffff, I'll cast fresh new buttons in any color you want ;)
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Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?
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From what I now a GBC can be Frontlit with the use of light from a GBA SP first version. Not the SP with Brighter screen. I tried it and could not make the image show but the light mod work.
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Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?
same here!
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...i too am not a fan of any non-Phat GBA, but i needed a lit solution for my GB/GBC games...
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/gameathlon/P120910002.jpg)
i call it the Oh!GBA SP
So what do you do exactly with that GB? Is that an SP in a GB shell?!
exactly that!, i tried and failed to front light a GBC, several times, before giving up, but i still needed something to play GB/C games on, took me ages to find the sp-101, but not that long to put it together!
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I long planned to shove some GBASP guts into a GB shell, but I never got around to it.
I'm also all on board for these backlight mods. I'd been meaning to get an AGS-101 model SP for some time and switch the screen out with that of my NES Edition SP (which apparently wouldn't work, so I'd probably have to switch the whole casing out)... but with a backlight mod, I'd probably start using my original "arctic white" GBA again!
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Well I've done some investigation and it appears that there is definitely no known way to back-light a GBC. However I did find an example of a front-lit GBC mod that looks very good:
http://mikejmoffitt.com/wp/?p=70
It's all jibberish to me, maybe you understand it Wiggy? Hope it's helpful.
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Basically NONE of the non-illuminated color systems can be backlit because of how their LCDs are designed. Just can't happen.
But, pretty much every B&W portable CAN be backlit and so can systems like the Game Gear that are already rear lit from the get go. I'd just be adding an LED-based light instead of the fluorescent tube that they often use.
I don't like that the guy uses the front light turned like that. The light is going to be slightly uneven no matter what, but I think it makes more sense being uneven top to bottom versus side to side. I would just whip out the dremel and cut it down. It's just a plastic screen with a filter and a paper thin metal "mirror". The dremel would cut it down in a snap and then it would fit with far less fuss.
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Hmm makes sense. I suppose the only way to have a "backlit GBC" would be to cram the guts of a GBA SP AGS-101 into a GBC shell. :P
Still it's pretty awesome that it could be front-lit, and that the GB and GBP can be back-lit.
I know you may not be interested in this project at the moment amongst your many other projects, and you obviously know a lot more than me, but I found an explanation of basically what I believe the guy on YouTube was doing to replace Nomad screens:
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=34675
Definitely a huge improvement.
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I've been trying to get the stuff to do a backlight mod myself but have failed many times.
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I'd love to try and tackle an LED mod for the Nomad/GameGear/Lynx, but I don't have one on hand, and I refuse to experiement on someone else's console. I'll have to pick up examples of my own at some point. I also don't really have time at the moment :/
It's nearly impossible to do without the custom ribbon cable. The solder points would be insanely small, and anything thicker than said ribbon cable would be really difficult to squeeze into the GBA phat. The cable that I have requires only one solder point, and it's relatively easy to access :)
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wiggy how do you led mod a snes mini?
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Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?
same here!
I'll have pricing soon. Do you want a DYI kit, or for me to mod one for you?
wiggy how do you led mod a snes mini?
It's pretty easy. Lemme take a pic really quick...
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Wiggy I want a Backlit Phat GBA how much?
same here!
I'll have pricing soon. Do you want a DYI kit, or for me to mod one for you?
wiggy how do you led mod a snes mini?
It's pretty easy. Lemme take a pic really quick...
what do you think my friend? my knowledge in soldering are directly proportional to my knowledge in quantum phisics.
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Requires 1 solder point, but it is pretty tiny.
I can also add a brightness switch as well just like the SP 101's have.
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How much would it be for both options? :P
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You supply the GBA, or do I have to source one?
edit: figured it was time to change the name of the thread. I think it's been well established that I'm a registered user at this point ;)
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Sent you a text ;)
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Replied!
Also, this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9118263E-32BB-4DBB-B95A-F5FB75BAFB24-2449-00000167A8D74C24.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3093C478-8F16-41AB-ACD4-6CB0C66743AC-2449-00000167C188F2AE.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/09E41682-C57C-454E-9954-3D19B6C61EB6-2464-000001683FFCBAB3.jpg)
I will have these for sale along with the GBA 101 kits and some mod services as soon as I can get a thread together. Then I'll be working on getting those SNES shells up on Kickstarter. Just needed to get a few things moving in order to try and launch my brand ;D
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You supply the GBA, or do I have to source one?
edit: figured it was time to change the name of the thread. I think it's been well established that I'm a registered user at this point ;)
How much for each option if we provide the original GBA to be modded?
Aw, I'll kind of miss checking the "Holy Crap" thread. :P
Those micro plates look great! You're building quite a game modding empire!
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yea I can see that problem. I have been having problems just trying to get extra wiring in there. It really is a tight build. how different are the types of contacts between the sp 101 screens and the gbafat screens. I mean I've seen that there are 2 different board models, maybe more, for the fats which have 2 different screen setups for connections. What exactly are all the connections for and is it possible to solder the connections in any way?
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just thought i put in a little feedback for wiggy here;
got some nes carts from wiggy today, they look really great, apart from one with a torn label, (which i suspect was from a stupidly placed price sticker?)
nicely cleaned up and well packed, he is a real pleasure to deal with, and i highly recommend you do so!
(10/10, +1, 5 stars, whatever)
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You supply the GBA, or do I have to source one?
edit: figured it was time to change the name of the thread. I think it's been well established that I'm a registered user at this point ;)
How much for each option if we provide the original GBA to be modded?
Aw, I'll kind of miss checking the "Holy Crap" thread. :P
Those micro plates look great! You're building quite a game modding empire!
Fixed the title for ya. Honestly, I missed it too ;)
I'm still waiting on a price quote for a larger quantity of the parts needed, so my pricing will partially depend on that price. I'll let ya know as soon as I hear back from the guy.
just thought i put in a little feedback for wiggy here;
got some nes carts from wiggy today, they look really great, apart from one with a torn label, (which i suspect was from a stupidly placed price sticker?)
nicely cleaned up and well packed, he is a real pleasure to deal with, and i highly recommend you do so!
(10/10, +1, 5 stars, whatever)
Excellent! Can't wait for my goodies to arrive ;D
That sticker was torn when I bought it unfortunately :( trust me, if I'm pulling a price sticker and it starts to tear the label, I will stop and rethink the process in order to salvage it. I'm pretty sure it was torn from a previous price sticker though, and most likely a sticker from the chain that I purchased it from based on the position.
I wish they would stop putting the damned stickers on the labels. They obviously know about the retro market because many items are priced at appropriate market value, and those items get put into baggies with the sticker on the baggie. I just wish that they could give a similar level of care to the $10 games as well as the $100 games >:(
I can't give Agon a full rating yet, since my goodies haven't arrived. But based on just my interaction with him, I'd also give a big, fat, shiny gold 5 stars! :D
I'm SURE I'll be happy with the items once they hit my front steps.
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I almost like this title, I think if you went with "Holy crap, Lois!", you'd have a winrar
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I can't lie, I was totally inspired by Agon's Gameboy Phat SP, so when a couple of el bust-o systems showed up, I got to work...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1487CC71-B6B3-4ADF-A2E1-E349DED911DF-1481-000000E5984DEB18_zps0d9b0ff0.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3958C278-275D-445A-B5FF-FD825A771AF8-1481-000000E58E976A90_zpsd69d645a.jpg)
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To someone who is hopeless when it comes to fiddling around with electronics like that, this all looks so crazy awesome :o
(oh and I've been lurking around for a while, I'm still trying to get used to using forums though ><;)
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I can't lie, I was totally inspired by Agon's Gameboy Phat SP, so when a couple of el bust-o systems showed up, I got to work...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1487CC71-B6B3-4ADF-A2E1-E349DED911DF-1481-000000E5984DEB18_zps0d9b0ff0.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3958C278-275D-445A-B5FF-FD825A771AF8-1481-000000E58E976A90_zpsd69d645a.jpg)
AWESOME!, glad i could help!(lol)
hopefully it'll look better than my ghetto one!
will you be keeping gba compatibility?, or just using it for gb/c?
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I'm aiming for full compatibility. I had to stop last night. Got to a point where I needed to use the dremel, and I'm pretty sure waking my wife up at 3 am with a power tool would land me in hot water :P
edit: Decided that I need the brightness control, so I added it ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02944_zpse1fadfaf.jpg)
Getting close. Just trying to resolve the cart port. I think I'm gonna put it as high on the backside as possible so that I can play GBA games as well as the others. Teh GB/GBC carts will stick out of the top, but I'm not too worried about it. I RARELY play the older games.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02947_zpse0b824bb.jpg)
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Hey wiggy luv your work! Mods an covers. I Pmed you but i dont think they are goin thru.
can i commission some mod work from you?
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Thanks!
I got the PMs. Just sorta backed up on them right now. I'll try and catch up this weekend.
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Thanks!
I got the PMs. Just sorta backed up on them right now. I'll try and catch up this weekend.
Ok great! And i can pay with trade if you want. I have this GBA Sp 101 that needs work.
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As a suggestion, why not have the cart port fit exactly where an original gb would sit, and then just cut down the case to where advance games could go in also?
Does that make sense? ???
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Because it would be ugly, plain and simple. I don't want exposed PC board sitting out back :(
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Put the cartridge port on an adjustable slider, so that you can slide it up for GBA games, but slide it down for GB/GBC Games. :D
That would probably be too hard to do though...
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That would be really tough, especially considering room limitations.
The only other thing that I've been considering is keeping the original port for GB/GBC games AND putting the SP port in the battery compartment. It's still a possibility, I'm just not looking forward to all that soldering. Sooooo many pins to connect...
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Where are you putting the L & R buttons? When I was considering this mod, I wanted to either make portions of the battery cover into the buttons, or place the buttons directly above the compartment.
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Sort of in between the battery cover and the cart port. I tried to put them about where my fingers fall naturally when holding the GB :)
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Do those Micro faceplates have the clear plastic in front of where the screen would go or is it just a hole? Also, how much? I am looking for a replacement faceplate for my Micro. Mine has a scratch down the middle which makes gaming distracting.
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I'm aiming for full compatibility. I had to stop last night. Got to a point where I needed to use the dremel, and I'm pretty sure waking my wife up at 3 am with a power tool would land me in hot water :P
lol'd!, yes many a time ive been modding and had to stop cos i didnt think the dude in the appartment upstairs would appreiciate power tools after midnight!
still, looking smooth so far!
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Do those Micro faceplates have the clear plastic in front of where the screen would go or is it just a hole? Also, how much? I am looking for a replacement faceplate for my Micro. Mine has a scratch down the middle which makes gaming distracting.
It's as close to the original design as possible, so yes, it has plastic covering the screen. The guy that makes em wanted to just leave a hole, and I was like "no way", that glass screen shouldn't be exposed plus it would look like poop.
I do have to change the design slightly. The holes for the speaker are a tad tiny. It makes it hard to keep them open with the process that we use. These are basically adhesive-backed resin badges. I used to work with this guy when I worked as a vendor on a few auto enthusiast forums, and he always did beautiful work. I did custom badges for various vehicles and applications.
The process involves making a printed and cut polymer decal then adding a layer of resin on top (to seal and protect the decal). They look a little different from the OEM faceplates (see the slightly rounded edges around the buttons and whatnot), but the thickness and surface feel are great! I've been playing my orange one a lot and if anything, it actually feels better than the original. The softer edges plus the softer nature of the resin make for a more comfortable feel, especially after long use.
The only real downside is that they aren't easily removed, and once they are, they may not go back on as nicely since the adhesive will have been disturbed. But who wants to take off their totally custom faceplate anyway, right? You gonna put the ladybug plate back on to evoke your feminine side and impress that new gamer girl that you met las week? Don't worry about it, she thinks ladybugs are lame and would way rather see your custom Final Fantasy micro anyway ;)
I'm aiming for full compatibility. I had to stop last night. Got to a point where I needed to use the dremel, and I'm pretty sure waking my wife up at 3 am with a power tool would land me in hot water :P
lol'd!, yes many a time ive been modding and had to stop cos i didnt think the dude in the appartment upstairs would appreiciate power tools after midnight!
still, looking smooth so far!
Haha! Makes me wanna soundproof a small area in my studio just so I can do this sort of thing at 3am when I'm way to amped to sleep ;D
It's working out nicely. The whole cart port thing is the biggest hurdle by far. Literally everything else is worked out. I think I can make it work with the dual port system. Just gonna take a whole lot of very careful trimming of both the SP or original GB boards to make everything fit. Luckily I have about a half dozen extra SP 101 boards around, so I can screw up pretty badly and not be stuck having to spend more $$$. I even think I'm gonna use some GameCube X and Y buttons for the L and R triggers. Total Nintendo Frankenmonster :D
Out of curiosity, what did you do for the cart port? Based on what you've said so far, I presume you didn't bother with GB/GBC compatibility.
And on a totally unrelated note, the postman handed me this as I was walkin out the door this morning. Ran back in just to check it out, but no time to play just yet. I won't give away what it is just yet (don't get too excited, it's a pretty common repro), but you'll know soon enough when I get the cover/label/box art done. I think I'm gonna be working with the maker of this repro in the very near future so that Rose Colored will be able to offer repros and custom artwork :D I are teh excite!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/F3AF9494-6D9E-463E-96B0-991C5308C2DD-3010-000001E25AC5C3D4_zps4c561bd8.jpg)
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The Micro faceplate does look fantastic. For myself, the only time I would take it off would be to replace a damaged one. No problems there! Let us know how the progress goes. You do amazing work as always.
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Then I'm excited when you find someone that can and will translate manuals from Japanese to English, And make really good quality manuals.
Haven't recieved my order from one certain place so I can't judge the quality of their manuals.
I have several manuals that I'd like translated, ones like:
- Aquiltallion
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 (Dragon Ball Z: La Leyenda de Saien)
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Goku Den — Totsugeki-Hen
- Final Fantasy 5
- Front Mission: Gun Hazard
- Panel de Pon
- Slap Stick
- Super Bomberman 4
- Super Bomberman 5
- Super Bombliss
- Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss
- Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Limited Edition
- Super Tetris 3
- Tetris Battle Gaiden
- Tetris Flash
For the green ones I have US or PAL version's English manual but, I want Japanese manual translated and made in to US style manual.
For the red ones I have (or soon will) PAL version's non-English manual (French and/or Spanish), so I want both it and Japanese manual translated and made in to US style manual.
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Wiggy, is there an off-switch to your awesomeness, or do you just keep going 24/7? ;)
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still, looking smooth so far!
It's working out nicely. The whole cart port thing is the biggest hurdle by far. Literally everything else is worked out. I think I can make it work with the dual port system. Just gonna take a whole lot of very careful trimming of both the SP or original GB boards to make everything fit. Luckily I have about a half dozen extra SP 101 boards around, so I can screw up pretty badly and not be stuck having to spend more $$$. I even think I'm gonna use some GameCube X and Y buttons for the L and R triggers. Total Nintendo Frankenmonster :D
Out of curiosity, what did you do for the cart port? Based on what you've said so far, I presume you didn't bother with GB/GBC compatibility...
good idea for the buttons, those kidney shaped ones would look cool!
i only use mine for GB and GBC games, for illuminated GBA ive got an afterburnered one!
so, ive got the port mounted at the right height so that the top of the carts sit flush with the top of the case.
ive had an idea, probably TOTALLY impracticle for this but, couldnt you just mount the port low down, so that GB/GBC games sit flush, them buy a load of GB carts and swap out the boards for gba ones?, extra stealth!
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wiggy how can i buy you a blue faceplate? and can you make me a battery cover for a game boy color berry? i cant find it in that color.
also i need help with painting my zelda cartridges.
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The Micro faceplate does look fantastic. For myself, the only time I would take it off would be to replace a damaged one. No problems there! Let us know how the progress goes. You do amazing work as always.
Thanks! I just have to nail down the price. The prototype came with an order of 200 other badges that I had made up for a local tuner friend of mine, and a few others for another guy. I know what all those items cost me, but the remainder of the cost was shipping and the faceplate, so I'll have to talk to him to get an exact figure. He's on vaca in Jamaica right now, but I'll be in touch with him as soon as he gets back and THEN I'll actually having pricing.
Wiggy, is there an off-switch to your awesomeness, or do you just keep going 24/7? ;)
Honestly, I do sometimes just go go go for days on end. I actually didn't sleep at all tonight. Just worked on the GB all night ;D
Thanks for the compliment! BTW, your avatar makes me smile every time I see it :)
wiggy how can i buy you a blue faceplate? and can you make me a battery cover for a game boy color berry? i cant find it in that color.
also i need help with painting my zelda cartridges.
As soon as I get pricing on my end, then I'll start a group but thread ASAP.
I'd check eBay for the battery cover. Not something that I can just make or anything like that.
I'm actually in the middle of writing up a whole mess of FAQs about all sorts of stuff, painting included. If you're itching to do it ASAP, then shoot me a PM and we can chat.
Arseen, of course you lay out a TON of work, and I can't even do that sort of thing (translate) LOL!
Doc, figured out a simpler solution for GBA compatibility. I'm so happy that I don't have to try and figure that whole mess out. This was a snap. A ton of work, but almost zero thinking involved :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02948.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02949.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02950.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/0DF279E1-B921-4E45-A1A3-50306FF1BA46-3936-00000254F2E0985E.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/A2705ACA-D587-4434-956F-68A77F76A167-3936-00000254ED389D60.jpg)
Should be pretty smooth sailing from here. I think I'm actually going to use the original SP R & L buttons. The fit the contour of the back of the GB really well, it's just a matter of modding them and the case.
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...Doc, figured out a simpler solution for GBA compatibility. I'm so happy that I don't have to try and figure that whole mess out. This was a snap. A ton of work, but almost zero thinking involved :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02948.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02949.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02950.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/0DF279E1-B921-4E45-A1A3-50306FF1BA46-3936-00000254F2E0985E.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/A2705ACA-D587-4434-956F-68A77F76A167-3936-00000254ED389D60.jpg)
Should be pretty smooth sailing from here. I think I'm actually going to use the original SP R & L buttons. The fit the contour of the back of the GB really well, it's just a matter of modding them and the case.
HaHa!, too cool!
(but now gba games stick out!)
also, woot! post 333!
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Ingenious. ;D
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HaHa!, too cool!
(but now gba games stick out!)
also, woot! post 333!
Small price to pay to save me from the headache that I was preparing to put upon myself in order to make this damned thing work ;)
Ingenious. ;D
:D
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With every project update you post on here I can't help but be more and more impressed lol.
Even a small thing like that custom label on the gb cart....
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Yeah it's those details I love too.
Hey wiggy, when you get your site set up, if you need a promo video done or anything like that, I'd be happy to help. I obviously couldn't go film your mods in person, but if you have footage and/or images I could make a video for you. I even found a place with some nice retro-sounding video game music that's royalty free: http://www.playonloop.com/music-loops-category/videogame/
And wait til you see Disco Fett in action... (not counting the music video we ended up in)
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what game sacrificed itself for the cause?
(hopefully it was dead/crap or both!)
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The Micro faceplate does look fantastic. For myself, the only time I would take it off would be to replace a damaged one. No problems there! Let us know how the progress goes. You do amazing work as always.
Thanks! I just have to nail down the price. The prototype came with an order of 200 other badges that I had made up for a local tuner friend of mine, and a few others for another guy. I know what all those items cost me, but the remainder of the cost was shipping and the faceplate, so I'll have to talk to him to get an exact figure. He's on vaca in Jamaica right now, but I'll be in touch with him as soon as he gets back and THEN I'll actually having pricing.
Wiggy, is there an off-switch to your awesomeness, or do you just keep going 24/7? ;)
Honestly, I do sometimes just go go go for days on end. I actually didn't sleep at all tonight. Just worked on the GB all night ;D
Thanks for the compliment! BTW, your avatar makes me smile every time I see it :)
wiggy how can i buy you a blue faceplate? and can you make me a battery cover for a game boy color berry? i cant find it in that color.
also i need help with painting my zelda cartridges.
As soon as I get pricing on my end, then I'll start a group but thread ASAP.
I'd check eBay for the battery cover. Not something that I can just make or anything like that.
I'm actually in the middle of writing up a whole mess of FAQs about all sorts of stuff, painting included. If you're itching to do it ASAP, then shoot me a PM and we can chat.
is this red or berry?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Berry-Battery-Cover-Door-for-Game-Boy-Color-GBC-Brand-New-Fast-Shipping-/360490628515?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item53eeea75a3 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Berry-Battery-Cover-Door-for-Game-Boy-Color-GBC-Brand-New-Fast-Shipping-/360490628515?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item53eeea75a3) i think i have a problem with this color. the color i need is this one
(http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=8297767)
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With every project update you post on here I can't help but be more and more impressed lol.
Even a small thing like that custom label on the gb cart....
The details are quite honestly my favorite part of these sorts of projects. I'm thinking that I may make a full retail box for this one ;D
Yeah it's those details I love too.
Hey wiggy, when you get your site set up, if you need a promo video done or anything like that, I'd be happy to help. I obviously couldn't go film your mods in person, but if you have footage and/or images I could make a video for you. I even found a place with some nice retro-sounding video game music that's royalty free: http://www.playonloop.com/music-loops-category/videogame/
And wait til you see Disco Fett in action... (not counting the music video we ended up in)
Oh man, that would be really helpful! I'll hit you up as I get moving with that.
Can't wait to see disco fett in action :D
what game sacrificed itself for the cause?
(hopefully it was dead/crap or both!)
Poor ol' Tetris :(
@Deadpool - they didn't make a red GBC (in this country at least), so that is very, very likely gonna be the berry color.
Finished up the adapter. Some glue, body filler, paint and a bit of work. Now I just gotta finish the stupid GB :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/66D80852-08FE-46BC-8062-817A0ADEC57C-3936-0000028A73A2A532.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/B1F37BD8-1BCA-4445-970D-43591D8C9202-3936-0000028A79C42753.jpg)
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Hahaha, I can see pics of your adapter going viral, and people thinking there is an actual adapter to play gba on a phat game boy. Great work.
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Hahaha, I can see pics of your adapter going viral, and people thinking there is an actual adapter to play gba on a phat game boy. Great work.
+1, there's your april fools joke right there!
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That would be hilarious!
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Woah...I really did think that was a real thing. Wiggy said he had a simpler solution and I thought he found that online. That looks crazy real...
/bowdown
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Thanks, Maben :D
My neighbor came over and was like "where did you find that? I've never seen one of those before." Made me feel good :)
Hopefully I can get the GB together soon. Keep finding myself with no time which is why. I was really trying to do it in a day or two, but that was obviously wishful thinking :P
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Well, it all fits :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6811B132-1D02-4927-BB69-E2C75E1BA337-5995-00000350FAD12B88.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/624C056B-AEC4-46AF-9948-DCEE022B93BB-5995-000003512624AD1C.jpg)
Still a TON of work to do though. Lots of wiring and I still need to mount the R and L buttons.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/F4B08BC7-5DA2-4FD7-BF94-0E077D94338C-5995-00000350FF74B052.jpg)
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can't wait to see the finish DMG-SP.... ;D
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Where will you put the shoulder buttons, what will the contrast wheel do and what is your plan for the link port?
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Where will you put the shoulder buttons, what will the contrast wheel do and what is your plan for the link port?
Right on the back just outside the flat area on the rounded edge. I'm currently trying to use the actual R and L buttons from the SP. They seem like they'll fit really nicely back there with some cutting, obviously.
You're dead on with the contrast knob. Was just gonna eliminate the link port, but then that seemed like the perfect place to add that back on. Also modding the headphone jack so that it works too. The only unused port with be the GB AC adapter port. I can't think of a good use other than power LED, but I've got other plans for that. I'll prolly just make a plug for it or just leave it be.
And of course the charge port will go in the GB link port spot ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02969.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02970.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02967.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02968.jpg)
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I'm just loving this, so far.
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Thanks man!
So, I'm working on the GBA back light mod instruction manual. Ugh, a ton of work. I think it'll be worth it in the end, plus the guy that makes em for me will have a nice looking manual with the original Chinese text for his own purposes :D
Here's a little preview. Trying to make it fun, clean, and easy to follow.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/manualprev1.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/manualprev2.jpg)
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I'm so gonna buy one of these from you...
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I should have 'em in about a week or so. I'm putting together a thread right now so I can start taking orders ;D
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Sweet. I'll even supply donors for most of it. GBA internals, GB shell, GB cartridge, etc. I would prolly have about 70% of the parts if that makes it cheaper/easier. :P
The frontlight doesn't work on the GBA I have though. Can you buy new frontlights? Or will that be a problem?
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Sweet. I'll even supply donors for most of it. GBA internals, GB shell, GB cartridge, etc. I would prolly have about 70% of the parts if that makes it cheaper/easier. :P
The frontlight doesn't work on the GBA I have though. Can you buy new frontlights? Or will that be a problem?
Wait, you want a Gameboy like I'm building? I mostly talking about front and back light mods. I'll gladly do one-off stuff, but the price will go up significantly.
As an FYI, I probably have about 10-15 hours in this thing already, and at least a few more to go.
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Hey that's a great start to the instructions! If it's just a minimal amount of soldering involved, maybe I can buy a kit and get my engineer friend to help me solder it.
Have you made or seen a GBA with the backlight that has one of the semi-clear shells, like Glacier? I ask because I don't really want to mod my original, but I have a semi-clear one that I think would be awesome as my backlit version. I just want to make sure the light doesn't spill out of the screen area so much that it's distracting.
Also, that GBA in a DMG is freaking awesome... I'm very anxious to see how that turns out.
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Hey that's a great start to the instructions! If it's just a minimal amount of soldering involved, maybe I can buy a kit and get my engineer friend to help me solder it.
Have you made or seen a GBA with the backlight that has one of the semi-clear shells, like Glacier? I ask because I don't really want to mod my original, but I have a semi-clear one that I think would be awesome as my backlit version. I just want to make sure the light doesn't spill out of the screen area so much that it's distracting.
Also, that GBA in a DMG is freaking awesome... I'm very anxious to see how that turns out.
Just ONE solder point ;) It is pretty tiny though :-\
I just did a neighbor's. It looked good to me. I'll grab it tomorrow and snap some pics. Been meaning to anyway.
Thanks man! I REALLY wanna get it done. It's definitely the most complex console mod I've done to date.
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Sweet. I'll even supply donors for most of it. GBA internals, GB shell, GB cartridge, etc. I would prolly have about 70% of the parts if that makes it cheaper/easier. :P
The frontlight doesn't work on the GBA I have though. Can you buy new frontlights? Or will that be a problem?
Wait, you want a Gameboy like I'm building? I mostly talking about front and back light mods. I'll gladly do one-off stuff, but the price will go up significantly.
As an FYI, I probably have about 10-15 hours in this thing already, and at least a few more to go.
Oh, Im sorry man, didn't realize we wern't on the same page. I kind of figured it would take quite a bit of time for the Gameboy to SP mod. I could do one myself, but with where I live, For me to get all the materials to make just one, It would cost me around $400 to make for myself. I dont know anyone that could help get the parts I need on the cheap.
I know your a popular busy guy, and since I'm waiting on a request that I sent the other day I won't bug you too much lol. ;) :P
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Oh man, that request PM was a doozy! I saw it and was like "I'll just save this for a bit later. That's gonna take a few minutes to sort through." LOL! I WILL get back to you on it though.
Like I said, I most definitely can make another, it just won't be cheap.
It would cost you 400 for parts?! How? The ONLY parts that I've used so far (besides about a mile of Kynar) are the GB and SP themselves. I got the busted GB on eBay for 4 bucks and the SP (also "broken") for about 20.
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Oh man, that request PM was a doozy! I saw it and was like "I'll just save this for a bit later. That's gonna take a few minutes to sort through." LOL! I WILL get back to you on it though.
Like I said, I most definitely can make another, it just won't be cheap.
It would cost you 400 for parts?! How? The ONLY parts that I've used so far (besides about a mile of Kynar) are the GB and SP themselves. I got the busted GB on eBay for 4 bucks and the SP (also "broken") for about 20.
Well, the custom screen protector I would have to order, wire and all that I know is cheap but the Radio Shacks around here suck. You ask for something and they look at you like your speaking from outer space.
But I'm also talking about new tools and stuff. I really need a new soldering iron, mine crapped out on me, any suggestions? I was thinking a fine tip adjustable voltage Weller.
I would redo all those labels myself but I'm just unsure what to get printer/scanner and paper wise. I could also upload a crapload of new and better raws if i had a worthy scanner. (Like Attack of the Killer Tomatos, Joshua, River City Ransom) I just dont know how to obtain a lot of what I need or what to look for. :(
Like I said though. I know your busy, take your time. No rush. My games are not going anywhere. ;D
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Lookie what I got today:
(http://nintendoagemedia.com/users/7928/photobucket/C26A614E-C0ED-CF35-2CBAACB7F9546CFD.jpg)
(http://nintendoagemedia.com/users/7928/photobucket/C26EF906-B0D7-AB7E-DF51A5A16DA27A23.jpg)
(http://nintendoagemedia.com/users/7928/photobucket/C274DBCF-E977-4489-033704CC3DC1FB10.jpg)
(http://nintendoagemedia.com/users/7928/photobucket/C279C293-9A1C-82BB-19025A493066A09A.jpg)
The front lights don't show up worth a crap with the flash on, but they're there :D I believe that makes me the first customer of Rose Colored Gaming. What an honor! Thanks a lot wiggy ;D
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Congrats! Well Wiggy, get ready for the onslaught of requests and orders for things... ;)
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nice bag ;D
can't wait for my wiggytendo
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Technically, you are the first, but autobot got his package before you, since I just swapped a couple batteries for him. I couldn't have wished for a better first customer either ;D
I actually just ordered some pink bags. I wanted more of these brown ones, but the only reason that they're that color is because they're UV resistant, which of course makes em sorta pricey. I just happen to have a stash of them sitting around.
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whats the situation with the SP-in-Gameboy?, i honestly was expecting it to be done now, what with your energizer-bunny-esq approach to it!
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Ya! what that guy over there said! :P
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Bah, been so busy and now I've been sick since Sunday, so I haven't done too much lately. I did get the R and L buttons sorted out a while back. I'll snap a pic and post it ASAP.
edit: unfortunately it's upside-down, but I don't think it's worth worrying about. Mounting it right side up wouldn't work because of the shape of the button underneath.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02989.jpg)
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Still looks good man ;)
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Still looks good man ;)
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forgot you was ill wiggy!, hope you get better soon, and dont over exert yourself, you'll only make it worse!
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Man, I've been slacking. Well, not really. Just been busy with other stuff. Here's a little tidbit of goodness that I made for N64 guy ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1272E1AD-0439-44AA-B2C5-12EBA797ECD9-1054-000000AC23D58366.jpg)
edit: Credit goes to Pumanchero for the shweet Conker label!
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is that the same beast wars cart?!
looks brand new!, awesome job!
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Actually, not at all LOL! Although it is the same gutty-wutts.
It's an All Stat Baseball 2001 cart with a custom label that I made using my cover art ;D The back matches too ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BD1B569F-1C60-4CFD-B258-932219ACAE6F-1054-000000AC37575E6B.jpg)
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Hey everybody, this guy's a great big fat phony!
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???
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSTEqHxh3fI
It was a joke for making "fake" N64 carts ;)
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Looks great Wig, be curious in seeing a cart painting tutorial at some point. I've had great success with vinyl dye and clear coat but from what I've read you use quite a different method.
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Obviously, you don't watch nearly enough Family Guy.
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I've been slowly writing up a bunch of how-tos/tutorials. I'll get em up soon (hopefully).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSTEqHxh3fI
It was a joke for making "fake" N64 carts ;)
What's funny is that I read your post and in my head it sounded like that clip :P Just wasn't sure exactly how you meant :)
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Glad to see my Conker's label in action ;D
http://fav.me/d4nqyl5
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Thank you. I meant to add a credit, but my dumbass didn't bookmark your DA page when I DL'd it. N64guy gave the link. You've got some cool stuff :)
Added a credit for ya!
I've been meaning to get a DA page up for years :-\
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Thank you. I meant to add a credit, but my dumbass didn't bookmark your DA page when I DL'd it. N64guy gave the link. You've got some cool stuff :)
Added a credit for ya!
I've been meaning to get a DA page up for years :-\
Don't worry, I was to send you a few resources for the beast wars but I totally forgot about it (like the bam! logo).
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No worries, I made them from scratch myself a while back when I made my cover for it ;D
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Things are slowly coming together. I think I'll do a pre-order on these in the next couple of days.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/protopackage3.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/protopackage2.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/protopackage1.jpg)
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Dude you are a god among gamers I bow to you with respect ;D ;D
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Dude that's freaking sweet!
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I got your text last night but my phone was screwing up so I couldn't reply at the time, but this is what I would have said:
(http://soshable.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/shut-up-and-take-my-money.jpg)
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Thanks guys!
Parts are on their way. I'm hand building the first run of boxes and the instructions will be in PDF format (so conserve paper). I'll have 10 kits initially. Hopefully they sell well ;D
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Have you decided on a price yet?
To be honest when I first saw your post with the pics I really didn't notice your logo on the box...I actually thought it was a real kit that you had bought from japan or something lol.
Good job!
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well - i have a gba sitting here in need of a new screen, didn't realise your kit came with a whole new screen. can you linkl to the PDF so i can see if i can fit it myself or not? ;D
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Have you decided on a price yet?
To be honest when I first saw your post with the pics I really didn't notice your logo on the box...I actually thought it was a real kit that you had bought from japan or something lol.
Good job!
Thanks!
Price for the kit will likely be 60 plus shipping (which will be cheap since it only weighs a few ounces), 90-100 for me to mod yours for you, and 110-130ish for a pre-modded unit (sorta depends on what prices I can find since I'd be buying used consoles, obviously).
Not set in stone, but it'll be close to that. The kit will include the adapter ribbon cable, new SP 101 LCD, 2-way brightness switch & all the wire needed to put it all together. Instructions will be in the form of a PDF in the spirit of Eco-friendliness :)
The switch doesn't need to be installed (having it will mean that you can't use the GameCube link cable or anything else that uses the slots on top), but it's in the kit either way. You'll just have to choose between one of the 2 brightness options if you don't use it.
The casing does need a moderate amount of modding (i.e. cutting plastic bits) to make everything fit. It can be done with an Xacto, but a dremel is WAY more helpful. Obviously that sort of modding is permanent, but the original screen can still be reinstalled at some point if you should ever want to.
well - i have a gba sitting here in need of a new screen, didn't realise your kit came with a whole new screen. can you linkl to the PDF so i can see if i can fit it myself or not? ;D
Here you go!
http://www.2shared.com/document/m7o232TT/GBA.html
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Rose Colored Gaming blog is up, just need to post some shit now...
(click my sig to see it in all of its not-so-glorious slendor!)
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Very awesome, Wiggy! The prices are very reasonable. :)
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You know Wiggy, sex appeal sells. Throw one picture of a half naked woman holding up your box with a lit GBA and they will spread through the nation like a plague!!
;D
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on the box, instead of a smilie face, you could have a naked chick showing off her cooter!
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You know Wiggy, sex appeal sells. Throw one picture of a half naked woman holding up your box with a lit GBA and they will spread through the nation like a plague!!
;D
I got you covered.
(http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/larryinc64/RCG_2.png) (http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/larryinc64/RCG_1.png)
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I scrolled down and I was happy.
Then I scrolled down some more...
:o
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Ha ha at Forte. Is your eyes bleeding? ::) ;D
Great job Larry, I laughed so hard!
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Thanks! ;D
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Great job Larry, I laughed so hard!
+1!
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LULZ! ;D
Here's my tasteful version.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/kit-with-model.png)
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Made my first triple UGC the other night. I literally bought this game just so I could justify casing my transfer pak ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/2A04F077-094D-408B-9981-FDF211194805-1725-0000010F6D63F901.jpg)
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Both pics look pretty good, though I prefer the first one better. :P
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How sturdy is that TriUGC? How'd you connect all three?
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It's plenty sturdy :)
I put it together the same way I do the doubles, pop rivets. Holds em together perfectly ;)
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Rose Colored Gaming blog is up, just need to post some shit now...
(click my sig to see it in all of its not-so-glorious slendor!)
"This is an example of a page. Unlike posts, which are displayed on your blog’s front page in the order they’re published, pages are better suited for more timeless content that you want to be easily accessible, like your About or Contact information. Click the Edit link to make changes to this page or add another page."
The About section is very informative. :P Also I feel like it is only a matter of time now before you launch the Quad-UGC Wiggy.
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Fixed! Feel free to offer critique :)
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The switch doesn't need to be installed (having it will mean that you can't use the GameCube link cable or anything else that uses the slots on top)
Could the switch not be placed elsewhere?
As for the website *points to the reused background* I see what you did there... And I like it ;)
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No sense in not getting the most out of those little vectors ;) It's not like they make themselves :P
You could probably find another spot to mount it, but it will require a LOT more modding to do so. There isn't a whole lot of open real estate inside the GBA. It can be done at the bottom, but it takes significantly more measuring and work to make it happen, which I don't think most people would be up to. The curved surface alone makes it a headache to deal with down there at the bottom.
Basically, I'll provide instructions to mount it and wire it up in the location that I've prescribed, but it's just a generic toggle switch. You can mount it anywhere you see fit :)
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I remember when the Afterburner was the big thing, people would mount its potentiometer in all sorts of places. I recall seeing one guy put it in the battery compartment! :D
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I never got one of those kits, and I was really bummed to find out they were no more when I actually got around to ordering one a couple of years later :(
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Excuse me for posting in the wrong thread earlier, I wasn't sure where to post.
Love your work Wiggy, you have me interested in a copy of a full backlit GBA.
Are you going to ship them to Europe?
And could you please e-mail me your cover art?
I fell in love with your Megaman/Star Wars set.
My E-mail is on my profile, thanks.
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I'll gladly ship to Europe. I'll post prices once everything arrives and I get all the kits assembled :)
I sent you a pm with links to my cover threads a bit earlier ;)
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No power since yesterday afternoon, so I'm making boxes by candle light :-\ Thank goodness I printed these Sunday night. Luckily the rest is all just measuring board, cutting, and gluing. No fancy electricity needed :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/0B86F5AF-9011-419D-B7AA-7952A1F4A864-975-00000097E39A817F.jpg)
Go figure, right after I was saying how hurricanes never seen to give us any grief. That'll teach me to say shit like that. Also, product should be here this week. I'll start taking orders as soon as the goodies arrive :D
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No power since yesterday afternoon
how did.. but.. if..
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No power since yesterday afternoon
how did.. but.. if..
as far as im aware he has an iphone so prolly posted with that, otherwise ???
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No power since yesterday afternoon
how did.. but.. if..
as far as im aware he has an iphone so prolly posted with that, otherwise ???
He has an iPhone ;)
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I'm at the local library :P
No, JK. On the phone. Luckily neighbors have power, so I can charge my phone over there. Thank goodness! Gotta love technology ;D
Also, still working in the dark :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BB11DBD8-5D8C-4DA9-AC95-F57DD00BB578-1288-000000DD83FE846A.jpg)
I'm lucky that it's Halloween. I've got all these LEDs and candles out and about already. They've been a life saver :D
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So all you Americans doing okay after Sandy?
The only time I'm lucky to live in Europe.
Love the boxart Wiggy, is the GBA itself gonna be custom painted?
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So all you Americans doing okay after Sandy?
The only time I'm lucky to live in Europe.
I live in Texas, so the hurricane didn't affect me, but I do feel for the folks on the East Coast. It seems like that part of the U.S. is getting pounded more regularly...weird.
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So all you Americans doing okay after Sandy?
The only time I'm lucky to live in Europe.
Love the boxart Wiggy, is the GBA itself gonna be custom painted?
We (as in the area that I live) almost never see any serious weather change as a result of hurricanes. We're pretty far from the east coast, and prevailing winds from the North (Canada) tend to be our biggest issue normally since that wind pushes across Lake Erie and often means lots of rain and/or snow. But this crap is all coming up from the south east, where the hurricane is. According to the electric company, as of yesterday morning, 161,000 people in the greater Cleveland area were affected by the storms. That's a HUGE percentage of the population. It's down to around 100K now, so they're obviously working hard to get things back to normal. The winds have died down for us and its mostly just really rainy. Like REALLY rainy. My pugs are super pissed. They hate the rain, so getting them to go potty outside has proven a fun chore LOL!
Besides lack of power (and thus heat), we're fine. I really feel bad for the folks that have to deal with the hurricane directly. No good. Hope they're all OK. I'm actually going to my mother's house for the day in about an hour or so. She has power/heat, and it's about 55* in our house at this point. I'm wearing thermals and a huge hoodie, but even so, it's getting a tad too cold for me.
Even with all this crummy weather, the US post office has proven that their old motto still holds true (basically that they operate regardless of weather conditions) as all the lighting goodies just arrived :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6563DE24-CF85-4A57-8F4C-91A518778162-1373-000000EB3DC38916.jpg)
Gonna work on packaging and whatnot today at my mother's house and hopefully have the kits for sale in the next day or so ;)
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Wiggy...the MacGyver of video games...
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i prefer "the Emmett Brown of video games"!
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Emmit Brown works better for me. I think I'm more crazy dude with WAY too much going on than dude who makes bombs from wax paper, chewing tobacco, and aluminum foil :P
edit: Neighbor just called to tell me he sees my Halloween decorations lit up. Going home!!!
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I think I'm gonna be working with the maker of this repro in the very near future so that Rose Colored will be able to offer repros and custom artwork :D I are teh excite!
Oh. My. Gosh! I so can't wait!
BTW, how do you think the real deal OEM SNES cart labels are made? Dye sublimation? I'm not too keen on printing processes (although I am getting pretty familiar with metal forming and injection molding), just asking. OEM labels have that look & feel that I can't compare to consumer grade printer/photo paper...
That would be amazing if you offered custom label services that feel & look close to the real thing. I'd end up buying a crap load of them and swap out boards into sports shells with custom labels! :D
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I think I'm gonna be working with the maker of this repro in the very near future so that Rose Colored will be able to offer repros and custom artwork :D I are teh excite!
Oh. My. Gosh! I so can't wait!
BTW, how do you think the real deal OEM SNES cart labels are made? Dye sublimation? I'm not too keen on printing processes (although I am getting pretty familiar with metal forming and injection molding), just asking. OEM labels have that look & feel that I can't compare to consumer grade printer/photo paper...
That would be amazing if you offered custom label services that feel & look close to the real thing. I'd end up buying a crap load of them and swap out boards into sports shells with custom labels! :D
It's possible, but I also don't know all that much about very specific processes like this. I would think that they more than likely printed offset and used a lamination before cutting the rolls. That's my best guess. I think the DS process may have been too pricey for that sort of thing.
I've made a few for N64 guy. I found a good paper that's pretty close to the N64 look and feel, plus it's coated, so it takes a LOT of abuse to damage it (unlike the OEM labels).
I just had to post this because it's full of LULZ! ;D
(http://www.gamecaseworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/case2.jpg)
That's quality right there. Should we tell them that electrical tape won't keep its bond when applied in that way? Oops, I guess I just did. They'll find out soon enough when they all start peeling off. DERP!
Also gotta love this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Untitled-1366.png)
I wonder what on Earth could have made them switch from the flimsy, OfficeMax stock and eBay inks that they were using? Hmm...
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are both those from your "favorite site"!?
what the hell are they doing to that ds case?
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Indeed ;D
It's been modified for GB/GBC games. Looks real professional, eh? ::)
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Damn even my gorilla tape job looks better than that lol
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It's one thing if it's for yourself, it's another if you're gonna put your name on it and sell it :-\
I know I wouldn't put my name anywhere near that :-X
Also, LOL @ "carefully covered" with different lengths of electrical tape and a chunk of black paper!
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have they not heard of super glue?, surely it wouldnt cost THAT much more?, and if your selling it already just add 0.01 to each case!
and if that wouldnt work how about some epoxy?, that shit sticks ANYTHING!
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even still, a nice little core foam to keep the games in the middle is better then electric tape
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Also, LOL @ "carefully covered" with different lengths of electrical tape and a chunk of black paper!
Oh derp... I didn't think that was black paper lol
I seriously thought the guy used a bandaid XD
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Just saw some more of your artwork on ebay, on the plus side people are charging more as the artwork is more unique and custom lol
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NO-GAME-Custom-Super-Metroid-Super-Nintendo-SNES-Game-Collectors-Case-/320979094919?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item4abbd84d87
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Ugh, scum.
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I swear that I'm just gonna start making all of my art from scratch so I can apply proper copyright claim to it. So annoying :(
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I would.
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It never ends...
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kinda pathetic really, its the endless circle
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Looks like he's a big Wiggy fan! He's got heaps of your shit on there.
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Fuck it, I'm just gonna start filing copyright claims on all this shit. The worst eBay can say is no. Between this and LameCaseWorld, I'm so tired of people making money on what we do! >:(
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*begin sarcasm
Wiggy, draw a little penis on your covers. I'de buy a cover with a penis icon hidden on it for $10 and leave positive feedback ::)
*end sarcasm
--edit--
*begin sarcasm
or AT LEAST add this beauty's face on the back transparent!
(http://img.izismile.com/img/img2/20090113/raisons_09.jpg)
*end sarcasm
It's like, lol, she HAS a chin, but it's NOT there
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ROFL!!!!
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Okay this is starting to piss me off even, they're getting money for your work.
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What I would do is inform the buyers that you created the cover, it is of your design, and the person selling it is doing it without your permission, also link them to your covers and tell them about this site.
I noticed lamecaseworld was selling some of mine, noticed some sold, and I did just that, and the buyers demanded a refund...lamecaseworld threatened legal action against me, and it never came to pass.
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LOL, what legal action could they possibly have taken?! Morons.
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they claimed libel charges/
I found another guy like lamecaseworld
http://myworld.ebay.com/realgamehunter?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
at least Game Case World is starting to acknowledge the website, saying many of the covers that they do (lulz), can be found here.
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Libel? Yeah, good luck with that. They obviously have no idea what makes a valid libel suit. No lawyer in a million miles would touch that.
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The guy is full of crap.
I see the point of using them, but if I were to sell cases on here, it would be just for cost of materials. $0.60 for the case, plus paper and ink/toner. No labor, no profit.
the watermarking idea may be the way to go, like watermark our screen names into the image...but we gotta figure a way to make it so none of us get the watermarked version, and places like Lamecaseworld do
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We could require that you be a registered user to DL covers...
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I say require registration and a special code to download covers if possiable.
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Finally gonna try and follow through on something that I started a WHILE back. Seeing my work all over eBay, not to mention my work on GCW even after she talked all that smack about how "crappy" my scans are and whatnot. Of course they're selling my Stack Up cover that took me forever to completely rebuild from scratch using vectors. Screw 'em.
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I think the problem with just making people have to me a member is everyone will just join and do the same thing. If you did something like a "Trial" period where someone high up on the site has to grant you the privilege to download the covers by meeting certain requirements might stop some of these thieves.
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These ideas are good but they don't take into account how much work it would take. This site is run by guys in their spare time, not a full time team of dedicated moderators. Unfortunately the only thing to do is inform sellers where they can be had for free and otherwise just suck it up and take the slap in the face.
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I think there's very much so something that can be done...
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Holy Cow! They used the Mickey Mouse Box I made last week and the WolfChild box I finished this week! Actually, if someone can make money off my work... more power to them. I should be so lucky.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickeys-Ultimate-Challenge-Sega-Genesis-1991-Boxed-Game-Collectors-Case-/380515263700?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item58987a24d4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wolfchild-Sega-Genesis-1993-Boxed-Game-New-Quality-Collectors-Case-/160921411989?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2577a9e195
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Holy Cow! They used the Mickey Mouse Box I made last week! Actually, if someone can make money off my work... more power to them. I should be so lucky.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickeys-Ultimate-Challenge-Sega-Genesis-1991-Boxed-Game-Collectors-Case-/380515263700?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item58987a24d4
I was about to post that yesterday, he has a couple of other listings of your work and others. I am subscribed to his youtube page (http://www.youtube.com/user/GameHunterVideos) and decided to check out his ebay page and noticed that he was selling everyone's gamecase artwork. Damn shame... :-\
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Holy Cow! They used the Mickey Mouse Box I made last week! Actually, if someone can make money off my work... more power to them. I should be so lucky.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickeys-Ultimate-Challenge-Sega-Genesis-1991-Boxed-Game-Collectors-Case-/380515263700?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item58987a24d4
I was about to post that yesterday, he has a couple of other listings of your work and others. I am subscribed to his youtube page (http://www.youtube.com/user/GameHunterVideos) and decided to check out his ebay page and noticed that he was selling everyone's gamecase artwork. Damn shame... :-\
Son of a bitch.... I really liked his videos, but I cant in all good conscience watch his video and be subbed to him while he steals covers from this site and sells them.
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He's selling Mel's covers and that poor guy hasn't even printed any for himself yet >:(
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I would pay you guys for some printed out covers in universal game cases since I'm not rich enough to get a good enough printer and about 20 UGC cost me about 80 euros already (102 USD) minus shipping, you get the idea why I'm thinking about this.
I wouldn't buy them from Ebay though, I'm not giving these people my money and especially not for the ridiculously insane high prices they sell them for.
So if anyone would be interested, I might be doing this in about 3 weeks.
I'm willing to pay more than it has cost you to make them ofcourse.
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If you really want to stop this it's simple. Stop making covers and stop sharing them. The second you publish it some one some where is gonna use it no matter how hard you say you worked on it. That's the truth I came to realize. You can't do much more but waste energy on it.
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Not necessarily true...
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Man I absolutely hate people like this >:(
I see people doing this sort of thing a lot on deviantart (only with artwork instead of covers), but when someone does it for profit, that's just the worst.
You guys put a lot of time and effort into making good covers, and then this guy just comes along and tries to profit from it >:(
I really hope you guys find some way to at least prevent this in the future, even if you can't make him stop selling the stuff >:/
(honestly I'm not sure what can be done ><)
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I think the problem with just making people have to me a member is everyone will just join and do the same thing. If you did something like a "Trial" period where someone high up on the site has to grant you the privilege to download the covers by meeting certain requirements might stop some of these thieves.
thats what i was thinking, a month or 2 before you can download, or so many posts, like 50 or something, before you can get to the downloads, or just remove the download section entirely then have a minimum post count before your allowed to PM, at which point you would PM the mods for any covers you wanted.
something like this to make it a bit more of a hassle to get to the covers, it might put serious, "real" members off, but hopefully the leeches would be put off too...
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Still, there's the problem that people like myself will have, which is that NONE of my covers are on the site in the proper sense, so I'd have to self police, and so would a lot of others. It would make sharing covers on the forums a headache.
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I'll throw in my two cents... For myself, once I make a cover and put it out there. It's a gift. I don't care what is done with it afterwards. There are a few things that can be done.
The site can have a disclaimer... Something like this: The Cover Project is a site who's work is created as a free service from gamers by gamers. Our honor system dictates that covers are not to be downloaded and sold for profite.
Or we can put a small Cover Project water mark at the back of the box that can be easily removed by those with photoshop skills... which is everyone that's creating the covers in the first place.
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Or we can put a small Cover Project water mark at the back of the box that can be easily removed by those with photoshop skills... which is everyone that's creating the covers in the first place.
I can easily use paint and the rectangle section tool to delete and fill with black. A two year old could do that =X
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Buuuuut, if you put a copyright disclaimer in said box, then you'd have a lot more ability to argue that the work is yours when dealing with eBay and whatnot.
I couldn't care less if folks here were to erase a copyright notice on my work if it were for their personal use. Hell, I'd help them do it if they couldn't do it on their own. But I have never, and won't ever, license any of this work for profit.
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i had a brainwave!, maybe this has already been thought of...
why doesn't somebody set up a cover project store on ebay?, list a load of different covers for $1 each, (when i do a search i usually select to order the results by cheapest first), then inside the listing put something like, "if you REALLY dont want to spend a dollar on this, all covers are available for FREE on thecoverproject.net"
the people selling won't/can't list at those prices, so they would loose sales, the people looking would probably not buy and come straight here!, the downside is some people would probably still want to buy them...
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Just caught up on this thread. Man I really wish there was some kind of action i could think of that could be taken. This just isn't right... >:(
You guys were able to help me catch and stop a site from selling my Fusion covers, and just finding out that that friendly "rgc" member was actually from one of those sites and intended to steal and sell my updated covers as his own thoroughly pissed me off....
So I'm with Wiggy and Dr. Agon. If something can be done to lessen or stop this, then let's do it.
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I'm working on it...
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, why is there such a thing as Goof Troop porn?!?! Just trying to make a stupid cover and there's NOTHING but pron ???
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I dont believe you... let me.. whaaa??
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I know, right?! Like, WTF. Who is fapping to that crap? ???
I guess my goof troop cover will be R rated.
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That's the infamous "Rule 34 of the Internet": If it exists, there is porn of it.
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LOL, quite true!
I was on fire today (mostly because I was stuck at computer today and couldn't really do any physical work). Made 10 covers today :o
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/41611D76-E67A-4785-BCA2-BF6C88260183-3009-00000308616B4BB3.jpg)
My Genesis games are all caught up now. Just gotta case a handful of NGP and about 10 SNES games. My shelves will pretty much be full after that :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/C46D29F7-F822-4E05-AF9B-B747916D6F98-3063-0000030C6E967F9E.jpg)
I wish someone would buy my stupid jeep so I can spend some $$$ on materials for shelves.
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What a beautiful sight... :o Those Genesis/32X cases lined up especially look very slick, as do your cased handhelds.
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Looks good, but thous white SFC games mixed in with the black SNES games realty annoy me.
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Looks good, but thous white SFC games mixed in with the black SNES games realty annoy me.
me too!, i was thinking with your level of OCD they'd bother the hell out of you wiggy, LOL!
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I'm using the same covers, I simply put them at the end of my collection. Just treating them like related yet seperate games.
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What a beautiful sight... :o Those Genesis/32X cases lined up especially look very slick, as do your cased handhelds.
Thanks man!
Looks good, but thous white SFC games mixed in with the black SNES games realty annoy me.
As I've been picking up a lot more SFC games lately, it's started to irk me a bit as well. I considered placing them at the beginning or end, but that would annoy the hell out of me when it came time to search for a game to play (I often stand there for like 5 minutes trying to figure out what to play, and that would just makes things worse).
me too!, i was thinking with your level of OCD they'd bother the hell out of you wiggy, LOL!
Yeah, it's startin' to :-\
I'm using the same covers, I simply put them at the end of my collection. Just treating them like related yet seperate games.
I think Imma head downstairs and give that a go right now. Be back in a bit with pics...
So, they've been busting my chops over on Cheap Ass Gamer about the shelves that I need to eventually build, and this is what popped up today care of another member ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/wiggysshelf.png)
I'm still laughing about it :P
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That is funny.
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My face seriously hurts from laughing and smiling. I'm still wearing a big dumb grin ;D
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Wiggy, you project-aholic... ::)
On the SFC games, if it were me personally I'd just group them before or after the SNES games, since it's "kind of" a separate system, just like I'd separate NES and FC games if I had any of the latter.
But then, my case organization is kind of inconsistent - I put most console system games in alphabetical order, sub-organized(?) by series, so Super Empire Strikes Back and Super Return of the Jedi come right after Super Star Wars. But for Game Boy handhelds I organize them all in alphabetical order regardless of system, sub-organized by series, so SMB Deluxe, then SMA games in release order, and I have Super Mario Land 1, 2, Wario Land 1, 2, 3, 4. I also place games by what they are more commonly called, so I place SMW2 under "Y" as Yoshi's Island and SML3 under "W" as Wario Land. Sounds more complicated than it is, but my point is whatever works best for you is what you should do.
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I think we've all developed some sort of semi-bizarre organization for at least some of our collections. I also keep all the SNES Star Wars games together, even though it breaks alphabetical order. I've actually been planning a box set for those JUST so it keeps things from being technically out of alphabetical order. I've literally moved Yoshi's Island 5 or more times between "Y" and "S" ;D
This is gonna throw me off. I have some of these games on SNES and SFC (Street Fighter 2, Bahamut Lagoon, etc.) That messes with my head. Buuuuuuut, it does look cleaner. I'm on the fence. I'll leave it like this for a bit and see how I feel about it after a week or two.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E0B19AA5-D060-442C-8FF8-BA28C41A747C-4278-000003F070158BB7.jpg)
Dude, you don't even wanna know about all the ongoing projects. Between house stuff, car stuff, game stuff, business stuff, blah blah blah. I'd post my master list, but it's seriously embarrassingly long.
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/ThereIderpedit.jpg)
Why do it right when it's so easy to totally fuck it up so horrifically that I almost wanna fix it for them.
edit: Literally 2 and a half minutes of work. Geometry is your friend.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/derp.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/derpderpa.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/derpderpaderp.jpg)
Now steal it and use it as if it's your own.
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Wiggy the Hut declares war! haha
On an unrelated note, does anyone have a problem with the plastic of the UGCs rippling along the spine? It's driving me insane.
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theres a Pokeball in over your R! You dont catch em that way!
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Wiggy the Hut declares war! haha
On an unrelated note, does anyone have a problem with the plastic of the UGCs rippling along the spine? It's driving me insane.
What they do is just so laughable. It's hard not to be amazed at their inability to both come up with anything on their own, and simultaniosusly muck up some of the simplest stuff for which great solutions have already been found, like the Eco DS cases and putting anything but DS games in 'em. Palmer came up with a super clean and simple solution and it doesn't even look like they were able to effectively rip that idea off. Instead they toss paper and tape into an area for what really amounts to no reason at all. There's really no reason to even cover that bit that they cut out. Just a waste of perfectly good electrical tape and black construction paper :P Irks me so much.
Pics of said rippling?
theres a Pokeball in over your R! You dont catch em that way!
Gotta catch 'em all...
Their blunders that is ;)
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is that 'game case wankers' fucking up again?
also, in that little cartoon, are you slamming your fist into your palm or holding a tea cup??
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/cradle2/IMAG0246.jpg
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Wiggy, the R is messed up, because R stands for rarely helpful. ;D
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is that 'game case wankers' fucking up again?
also, in that little cartoon, are you slamming your fist into your palm or holding a tea cup??
Of course it's them ;)
The cartoon threw me at first too. I'm slamming my fist into my palm, as if to say "That's it! Time to get the job done!" LOL!
You would think it's meant to be a teacup LOL!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/cradle2/IMAG0246.jpg)
Hmm, I definitely don't have that problem :-\
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/498CD986-4886-497C-824E-E0F1F01412F8-6102-000004E5E7276053.jpg)
Wiggy, the R is messed up, because R stands for rarely helpful. ;D
LULZ!
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In the mean time, I'm still working on my 2 player consolized game gear...
*proceeds to bang head into wall*
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Jeep sold.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9CDC3856-0360-4BB2-A9D6-0821F3ABD14F-6134-000004F0E7418FC1.jpg)
Time to buy shelving crap :)
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Ya I should totally post my "patented" template for the ds cases, that way they can steal it too and use it with thier ds cases.
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Thoughts on a solution Wig? Perhaps a thicker stock for the covers? It's quite irritating. My official Nintendo cases don't do it, must be the shifty plastic reacting to the Aussie heat.
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I just looked at my cases and I have the same problem as Azarkhel (thanks for pointing it out, now its killing me every time I look at my shelf). So if there is a solution someone knows that would be great to hear.
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In the mean time, I'm still working on my 2 player consolized game gear...
*proceeds to bang head into wall*
Sounds like serious work :-\
Ya I should totally post my "patented" template for the ds cases, that way they can steal it too and use it with thier ds cases.
Don't do it! You'll end up seeing 'em on eBay and their site claiming that it was their own ingenious idea :P
Thoughts on a solution Wig? Perhaps a thicker stock for the covers? It's quite irritating. My official Nintendo cases don't do it, must be the shifty plastic reacting to the Aussie heat.
Is it the paper or the sleeve? It looks more like the paper to me. If so, go with heavier stock, for sure!
I just looked at my cases and I have the same problem as Azarkhel (thanks for pointing it out, now its killing me every time I look at my shelf). So if there is a solution someone knows that would be great to hear.
Pull out the printout. Is it totally flat still?
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Yeah print is fine, it's definitely the plastic. It might have something to do with how tight my cases are on the shelf. I've pulled one out per shelf to see if less stress on them alleviates the issue.
EDIT: Ok, definitely had them in too tight. Less than an hour later and the rippling has calmed down a lot.
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...in that little cartoon, are you slamming your fist into your palm or holding a tea cup??
I'm slamming my fist into my palm, as if to say "That's it! Time to get the job done!" LOL!
You would think it's meant to be a teacup LOL!
of course!, perfect way to prepare before building shelves/relax after working on the car/recover after halloween/refresh after working on handhelds/recouperate after surviving a hurricane!
*waits for something else to happen to stop the shelves getting built!*
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I would prefer a nice mildly chilled brewski for such an event ;)
Now that the Jeep sold I should have no issues getting started. That's really what I needed to do before getting started on it. The wife and I budgeted the funds from the Jeep sale for the shelves and a few other things. I can't wait to get started, especially considering that I'm actually out of space as of completing a couple of covers earlier today :(
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...in that little cartoon, are you slamming your fist into your palm or holding a tea cup??
I'm slamming my fist into my palm, as if to say "That's it! Time to get the job done!" LOL!
You would think it's meant to be a teacup LOL!
of course!, perfect way to prepare before building shelves/relax after working on the car/recover after halloween/refresh after working on handhelds/recouperate after surviving a hurricane!
*waits for something else to happen to stop the shelves getting built!*
It did happen. He had to make the tea to drink ha ha!
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why don't you guys just print and sell your own covers for $1.99 BIN w/ free shipping? that'd piss some people off, i'm sure.
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1) Not really worth the time and effort. 2) I simply don't have the time to do so. 3) I use LOTS of other people's art, and I am in NO way interested in selling something that someone else spent their own time doing unlike some folks.
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1) Not really worth the time and effort. 2) I simply don't have the time to do so. 3) I use LOTS of other people's art, and I am in NO way interested in selling something that someone else spent their own time doing unlike some folks.
i understand that for sure. i think it's frustrating to see people capitalizing off of others' work, but there is obviously a demand for it, so if someone wanted to devote the time and effort into selling pre-printed cover art & UGCs for carts at a FAIR price with the knowledge and consent of those who created the art, i think that would be a great solution. if i had the time i'd volunteer but i will refer to reasons 1 and 2 you provided above as well :)
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I just wish I could do it my got-dang self. I love the tutorials and tips on the forums, but I just don't know where I should start to begin printing off my own, high quality prints. What the best printer for the $$ is, suggested paper type, how to apply labels/clean carts, even minor design tweaks. Guess I just gotta stick around a bit longer!
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I just wish I could do it my got-dang self. I love the tutorials and tips on the forums, but I just don't know where I should start to begin printing off my own, high quality prints. What the best printer for the $$ is, suggested paper type, how to apply labels/clean carts, even minor design tweaks. Guess I just gotta stick around a bit longer!
i use this (http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Artisan-Inkjet-All-In-One-C11CA74201/dp/B003XDU8O4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354136704&sr=8-2&keywords=Epson+Artisan+725) printer with this (http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Premium-Presentation-Double-sided-S041568/dp/B00006B7PY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354136786&sr=1-3&keywords=Epson+Premium+Matte+Presentation+Paper) paper and i get fantastic results. just be sure to print at the highest quality photo and choose the right paper type and the printer driver does the rest.
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i understand that for sure. i think it's frustrating to see people capitalizing off of others' work, but there is obviously a demand for it, so if someone wanted to devote the time and effort into selling pre-printed cover art & UGCs for carts at a FAIR price with the knowledge and consent of those who created the art, i think that would be a great solution. if i had the time i'd volunteer but i will refer to reasons 1 and 2 you provided above as well :)
It sure is. It just pisses me off to see the work so blatantly ripped off, especially the templates. So damned lazy that they can't even be bothered to make their own, despite having a "designer".
I just wish I could do it my got-dang self. I love the tutorials and tips on the forums, but I just don't know where I should start to begin printing off my own, high quality prints. What the best printer for the $$ is, suggested paper type, how to apply labels/clean carts, even minor design tweaks. Guess I just gotta stick around a bit longer!
I'd prolly start where a lot of folks do; at Staples/Office Max ;)
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I just wish I could do it my got-dang self. I love the tutorials and tips on the forums, but I just don't know where I should start to begin printing off my own, high quality prints. What the best printer for the $$ is, suggested paper type, how to apply labels/clean carts, even minor design tweaks. Guess I just gotta stick around a bit longer!
i use this (http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Artisan-Inkjet-All-In-One-C11CA74201/dp/B003XDU8O4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354136704&sr=8-2&keywords=Epson+Artisan+725) printer with this (http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Premium-Presentation-Double-sided-S041568/dp/B00006B7PY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354136786&sr=1-3&keywords=Epson+Premium+Matte+Presentation+Paper) paper and i get fantastic results. just be sure to print at the highest quality photo and choose the right paper type and the printer driver does the rest.
i have the same printer =). But i mostly use my Minolta 2500w color laser for my covers.
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I just wish I could do it my got-dang self. I love the tutorials and tips on the forums, but I just don't know where I should start to begin printing off my own, high quality prints. What the best printer for the $$ is, suggested paper type, how to apply labels/clean carts, even minor design tweaks. Guess I just gotta stick around a bit longer!
I'd prolly start where a lot of folks do; at Staples/Office Max ;)
This is what i do, i've had hundreds printed off there over the years and the quality is great :)
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See, there you go! And it requires zero upfront invenstment in printers, ink, paper, etc ;D
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See, there you go! And it requires zero upfront invenstment in printers, ink, paper, etc ;D
I got shut down from Staples the last time I tried to get prints made from there. There's a mom and pop shop here that I'm thinking of checking out though. Perhaps there is still hope...
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I've heard many stories about folks getting turned away. Sucks :(
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The Staples in my town have yet to turn me away, but I might just go else where next time I'm printing. Iv got to them twice now and both times they screwed me.
I asked for them to print the covers on legal size paper. They said not a problem come back tomorrow. I go back up and pick them up, go home and realize they are all printed on standard size, so they are all small. I go back up and asked for a refund, they wouldn't give it to me.
Next time I figure I will try again and be 100% sure they print them on legal size, I told them it has to be legal size not standard its very important. Sure enough I go to pick them up, they are mixed out of the 15 covers 7 are legal size the others are standard. And again they would not refund me.
I think that it sucks up at these bigger store when you have 10 different people who work in one day so communications get lost. So next time I am going to try somewhere else and maybe they will get it right.
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The store I went to to get a few covers screwed me up too. It was a small printing shop with little communication between the 2 people who handled me. I go In with some images, they print to big, they say go and put them in a PDF, I do and come back they print the files not in the PDF, and missed 2 cover, and one was pixelated. They charged .70 per cover and $15 in labor and made me pay for rhir mistake prints. >:( I did not cause a big commotion, I just wanted to leave.
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The Staples in my town have yet to turn me away, but I might just go else where next time I'm printing. Iv got to them twice now and both times they screwed me.
I asked for them to print the covers on legal size paper. They said not a problem come back tomorrow. I go back up and pick them up, go home and realize they are all printed on standard size, so they are all small. I go back up and asked for a refund, they wouldn't give it to me.
Next time I figure I will try again and be 100% sure they print them on legal size, I told them it has to be legal size not standard its very important. Sure enough I go to pick them up, they are mixed out of the 15 covers 7 are legal size the others are standard. And again they would not refund me.
I think that it sucks up at these bigger store when you have 10 different people who work in one day so communications get lost. So next time I am going to try somewhere else and maybe they will get it right.
So are they making you pay BEFORE you get a chance to look at them? If so, tell them to fuck themselves and that you're not gonna pay until you can see the work. That's a load of horseshit.
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Yes, they make you pay right when you give them the images, and then you go to a side counter to pick them up. It really pissed me off, especially the set that was half and half because it seemed like they caught themselves fucking up but did not care enough to fully fix the issue.
I think I am just going to find somewhere else to do them, I attend university and they have a nice print shop on campus so I might try there.
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The store I went to to get a few covers screwed me up too. It was a small printing shop with little communication between the 2 people who handled me. I go In with some images, they print to big, they say go and put them in a PDF, I do and come back they print the files not in the PDF, and missed 2 cover, and one was pixelated. They charged .70 per cover and $15 in labor and made me pay for rhir mistake prints. >:( I did not cause a big commotion, I just wanted to leave.
That's a joke of a printing place. Never go back.
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Hit up FedEx/Kinkos if there's one near you. I've never been charged up front and I did a LOT of printing with them while I was in college.
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Hit up FedEx/Kinkos if there's one near you. I've never been charged up front and I did a LOT of printing with them while I was in college.
Also, with fedex, you place an online order, and It'll be shipped to your home.
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I created this for you all, it links back to the site, if you want to put it on covers.
(http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=|1&chl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoverproject.net%2F)
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That should probably replace the barcode on all cover project covers.
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Hit up FedEx/Kinkos if there's one near you. I've never been charged up front and I did a LOT of printing with them while I was in college.
Jesus, I had no idea FedEx did printing. I will definitely check them out.
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FedEx/Kinkos does, not just stand alone FedEx stores.
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A little bonus heading up to N64guy ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BA97CB23-386A-40CB-BC46-57C0855D4921-736-0000005E77A429B5.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/C60C9370-56D2-451E-BFC2-825457E6595C-736-0000005E7F3DD0EC.jpg)
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Those look absolutely amazing dude can wait to get them gonna look badass next to conkers and beast wars.
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Won't fit in a double UGC? No prob, we now have Mega Wiggy Box! ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/AFF2165E-7F28-416C-B2B5-10579A962337-1273-000000D1FC646C6A.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/AFEC39AF-FBE0-400D-9FEC-C9D8F6D2E778-1273-000000D1F7AEAD4A.jpg)
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I hate you....so much right now..... :o
I just checked, and the Sega Game Gear is about 1/2 an inch longer, and the Hyperkin SupaBoy is no more than an inch longer than the Nomad....
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Poor Spanky's Quest was officially the 1st game that absolutely would not fit on the ol' goofy shelf setup.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/29E635F9-EDED-416E-9E1D-B9BE06165897-1646-0000013376728524.jpg)
Finally time to do something about it ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/67061E49-3C40-4C43-AE04-AC567C778E35-1627-0000013195CD6713.jpg)
I also smacked my head into a big, fat nail. Might have to go get a Tetanus booster tomorrow :(
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Glad to see you have the chance to get your shelves done :P
ouch on the nail tho....
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Oh man, tell me about it. I thought I just hit my head on a chunk of wood, then I went to wipe some sawdust off my head and my hand came back bloody as hell. Didn't hurt at first, but a few hours later and it's freakin' throbbing.
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I made makeshift shelves from the old shelves so I had a place to shelve my games while I build new shelves :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/58F0F6D6-5BD7-4154-8B3B-98061E31FB5E-1987-00000173D22D154F.jpg)
Moved horrible light switch that was behind SNES Populous in that earlier pic. Now facing the steps on the opposite side of the shelves.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/5692E66A-FBDD-4D27-9FA7-50AF164ADA40-1942-0000016EAE5BCE82.jpg)
Gonna try and knock this project out ASAP. If I don't before Xmas, wifey will kill me. Sorta why I'm doing it now. Figure it'll keep me from taking forever to get it done.
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Oh man, sorry to hear about your injury. I hope you're alright?
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Oh yeah, I'm fine and dandy. No biggie :)
Got a bunch more done. All the original shelves are ripped out and I'm framing in the new ones ;D
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Blerg. Grounded a hot wire while testing it. Need to grab another I guess :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/66176EC2-46E9-4DCB-AC97-B0A32C2D7163-3353-0000028546019F0E.jpg)
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Finally got to work on the shelves a bit more today. Should be able to spend a good chunk of time I them tomorrow and hopefully have them finished up over the weekend.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/D7531009-9B00-475B-AF31-669EB6655BF3-895-000000B7638E0291.jpg)
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;D
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Thank you, N64guy ;D
Updated a couple of old covers and made a few more.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/F1691A37-2FE8-402F-B085-B8BC73FF6C96-2809-000001E3378C3C79.jpg)
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Well, all the really hard work is done. Just gotta cut the shelves, put in the brackets, and then I'll paint it and add lighting after the new year.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/0375F506-1106-4157-BC3A-D25DB00F0D85-409-00000042CD26B537.jpg)
Woah, just realized this is post # 3K :o I was thinking I should do something cool for this post, but clearly I forgot and posted a crummy cell phone picture of in-the-works shelving. Lameness. Plus it seems like I got some sort of wacky stripey star now ??? Arseen, did you do that? I know you told me there was no 10 star thing, so I never expected it to change into anything different.
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Woah, just realized this is post # 3K :o I was thinking I should do something cool for this post, but clearly I forgot and posted a crummy cell phone picture of in-the-works shelving. Lameness. Plus it seems like I got some sort of wacky stripey star now ??? Arseen, did you do that? I know you told me there was no 10 star thing, so I never expected it to change into anything different.
Indeed I did, wel sorta anyway.
It has always been 9 yellow stars maximum.
It then used to turn nto triple blue stars IIRC.
But I changed the star red for obvious selfish reason... ;)
and to one star as you climb the stars so fast that we would soon run out of stars (as I thin 3 or 4 is max for non admin levels) as we lowest level admins have 5 but we can hike that up.
Levels go no up to double red star, but your still ong way from it... and it's possible that as you aproach the limit the limit just goes up...
Just kidding I'm not that nasty.
And it should be solid red star (same as mine are but red where as mine are blue), I think Firefox shows it striped and Explorer solid.
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Edit I could of course make it go up to 99 yellow stars (max # of stars) but as you see it looks stupid. -> made it 1 red star again.
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Wait, now I have like a bazillion stars?!?!?!
I was checking on my iphail when I saw the striped star. So I guess Safari makes it stripey too :P
So, why I can no haz red starz no moar?
edit: of course it goes back to red single star as soon as I post. Derp!
Double edit: Shows up striped in IE, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. What on Earth is giving you a solid red star?
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Congrats on your 3K Wiggy, I'm only 11 posts from 1000 and you joined a few months after me, congratulations on over achieving.
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Wait, now I have like a bazillion stars?!?!?!
I was checking on my iphail when I saw the striped star. So I guess Safari makes it stripey too :P
So, why I can no haz red starz no moar?
edit: of course it goes back to red single star as soon as I post. Derp!
Double edit: Shows up striped in IE, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. What on Earth is giving you a solid red star?
As the edits of my previous post say, I first showed what 99 (max # of stars possible) yellow stars would look (messy) so I returned it to the red star.
Just checked My Windows 7 Explorer shows the stars stripey too, but my work computer's XP shows them solid.
Might be also because of my computer running full HD on 47" TV, work computer 21" not even 720P
Edit: Just checked my secondary computer running XP professional sp3 on 42" Full HD and the stars are bit stripey.
So it's either my work computers XP sp1 or the low res screenthat shows the stars solid.
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Congrats on your 3K Wiggy, I'm only 11 posts from 1000 and you joined a few months after me, congratulations on over achieving.
LOL, thanks!
I'm sort of a forum slut. I think my highest post count is on an automotive forum, and it's around 18K :P
Wait, now I have like a bazillion stars?!?!?!
I was checking on my iphail when I saw the striped star. So I guess Safari makes it stripey too :P
So, why I can no haz red starz no moar?
edit: of course it goes back to red single star as soon as I post. Derp!
Double edit: Shows up striped in IE, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. What on Earth is giving you a solid red star?
As the edits of my previous post say, I first showed what 99 (max # of stars possible) yellow stars would look (messy) so I returned it to the red star.
Just checked My Windows 7 Explorer shows the stars stripey too, but my work computer's XP shows them solid.
Might be also because of my computer running full HD on 47" TV, work computer 21" not even 720P
Edit: Just checked my secondary computer running XP professional sp3 on 42" Full HD and the stars are bit stripey.
So it's either my work computers XP sp1 or the low res screenthat shows the stars solid.
Your stars show up stripey for me too. I'm guessing it's that one work monitor ;)
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Probably.
Anyway welcome to the big star club.
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;D
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Haha, I feel like I need to post more all of a sudden...
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Yeah, you should. I'm totally winning right now :P
Just about done.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E6505E4A-C69D-4CE3-955F-082CF77EAD16-1240-000000B9532A7A24.jpg)
Gotta slap the bracket rails up on the other side then get the center area sorted out. So close I can taste it...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/5255AD07-4A59-4320-9AA7-14A535A54552-1240-000000B95929E512.jpg)
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awesome job on the shelves man, now after thats done, you only need to fill it up again!
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I think this setup will last me 'til like March LOL!
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more like Smarch ;)
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I know this looks full, but there's still a pretty good amount of space AND it eliminates two free standing shelving units that made the space rather claustrophobic.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/617938FD-FED5-4F25-8975-6740C7843BD9-1859-0000017668BFB437.jpg)
Next up is finishing up some slide out shelves for the consoles in the middle :)
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Looks very nice Wiggy.. are you gonna paint it or are you go woody style?
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Looks killer mate, stain or paint?
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put some clear coat on them, i like the pine colour
also,*grumble* wiggy you owe me some pictures!, you've clearly had the camera out about 4 times now and still haven't taken any for me! *shakes fist*
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It's not the camera, it's that I have to dig that shell out of a plastic bin that's in a deep closet under three other bins :-\ Sorry, I'll get to it ASAP.
Gonna paint em white. Before anyone groans, the whole damned house had wood paneling and wood finish when we moved in. The addition had wood floors, a cork ceiling, and literally 3 different types of wood paneling on the walls. It's was like living in a tree. Plus the basement is dark and the white will both match the wainscoting and brighten the room. Did I mention that the basement ALSO has a wood panel ceiling? Ugh.
My entire studio/office is freakin' pine, and it's a big-ass room (the entire 2nd floor of our bungalow). We're sorta done with wood finish.
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Lol I got to see all his work early! :P
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Looking very nice wiggy!
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Thanks!
Tried to get at least a couple of the pull out console shelves done before my wife's family showed up today (because the basement was still sort of a mess). Working well so far...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3AC59377-CBE4-4034-8284-F30589B6B199-2913-00000212C14E6FBF.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1064241E-2661-4453-889C-73C3C4244CAB-2913-00000212BB8C8AD1.jpg)
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Made a JP Saturn clone for old' Shenske from that terrible yellow unit I had.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/CCE9C485-4E53-4451-AA78-EEEEDF61050D-8205-0000070257723A6D.jpg)
Made a few changes to the Wiggy SNES while I was at it.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/178E7024-D764-4B49-AE1A-5B487EC6B9C9-8205-000007025FBB040D.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/4DD3E51E-CB18-4462-BE06-1D3F5FEDBBA4-5500-0000050A5D93CABE.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BA4E147A-3AA1-442F-A8E2-A3175467A284-5500-0000050A5A63CBA5.jpg)
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Shelfy shelves done! Just need some paint, which will happen in spring most likely.
Next up, new rack for modern game systems as my entertainment center is pretty much packed :/
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC03210.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC03211.jpg)
And a quick, crappy panoramic shot. I'll upload some close up shots later. I don't think I've ever really done that before.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/panoramam1-14-2013.jpg)
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Looks pretty sweet man.
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when will you start selling that snes?
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when will you start selling that snes?
this
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Looks awesome wiggy! I'm kind of entranced seing all those games lined up.
But I gotta ask...maybe because I may be semi OCD...what is the one Gamecube game that is player's choice at the bottom? :P
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that looks really nice!, but where are the rest of your games going to go??
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Wiggy, if you had to choose one game from that whole collection to keep. what would it be?
Purely research for upcoming projects.
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Looks pretty sweet man.
Thanks!
when will you start selling that snes?
Probably won't ever do the mini on a large scale. The plan has been changed to attack the SNES phat since it has both far larger installed user base and there's actually a NEED for such a thing as so many have yellowed, chipped, cracked, etc. There was just no way that I could have ever recouped the tooling cost for the SNES mini shell to have ever been able to just break even. I'm talking 5-figure costs here. I did the math, and I think I'd have to sell more shells than there are SNES minis in existence.
But I am going to be picking up a 3D printer before too long, so I will be able to produce them in small numbers, but they won't be cheap. We're talking a couple hundred bucks when all is said and done. That said, wouldn't a chrome SNES mini be bitchin'? ;D
Looks awesome wiggy! I'm kind of entranced seing all those games lined up.
But I gotta ask...maybe because I may be semi OCD...what is the one Gamecube game that is player's choice at the bottom? :P
Thanks man!
I keep meaning to print a normal cover for it. It's a Lego Star Wars game. Can't recall which at the moment. I actually have 2 other player's choice games, but I've just printed new covers for them. I really don't care for the yellow spine thing that Nintendo did and I have zero shame in simply covering it up :P
that looks really nice!, but where are the rest of your games going to go??
I've got some room if I move those big, dumb box sets elsewhere. After that's been filled, the plan is to transplant the movies (lower right) over to the other side of the basement in yet another shelving system that I'll have to make.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/basementlayout2.jpg)
Wiggy, if you had to choose one game from that whole collection to keep. what would it be?
Purely research for upcoming projects.
Most likely Zelda 3. A close, close 2nd would be SMW.
So I was looking at the local hardware store for a cool drawer pull for the controller drawer. Couldn't really find one that I liked. I solved the problem with a slightly more wiggy-like solution :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03215.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03216.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03217.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03225.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03223.jpg)
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Oh that mushrrom knob is killer awesome. I gotta have it....
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You crafty son of a bitch! I love it.
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the handle looks good, but it needs colouring in!
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Thanks all!
Doc, I'm torn on that one. I had planned on painting it, but now I think I might just lacquer it and call it done. The rest if the basement is painted green and white, so I could actually match to that scheme and keep it totally Mario, but I'm not sure I wanna anymore. I'll have to sleep on it (some more).
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I think it kinds great as is. Looks classy with its wood color. 8)
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Mushroom knob has been varnished and will stay that way ;D
So, I've been dying to finish up my DMG SP, and this is exactly what I needed to do so. WOOT!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/C228FC38-3C61-4134-9D01-CE8E5F77DBE7-1368-000000BA3C4F9AB7.jpg)
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Ah, ribbin cable what can you not fix?
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I'll try most anything ;D
I don't always succeed (see my hacked wireless retrobit SNES controller fuckup) not to mention other projects that never even make appearances here :P
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how big is the board for the sp, can it be built into a gbpocket or color instead?
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No way you'd get it into a pocket, maybe into a color. The thing is that it requires sparing a small about of the original board in order to use the original button hardware (which is how I prefer to do it, since it'll feel just like it did in the first place). Some folks just replace the old hardware with micro switches, but it'll feel COMPLETELY different then the original silicone tactile switches.
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i love the silicoln switches also, but i asked because i wanted to make a pokemon gameboy color advance for myself.
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It'll be a LOT of work.
Speaking of, this was a blast. Just gotta do that one more time (hopefully).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/207353F9-8DA2-43F5-8341-A5B60D39B813-161-000000284B997390.jpg)
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Let there be light!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/CF3895BD-E6C9-4382-A4BA-E2F5382D2329-639-0000006510834C16.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/80E26A38-DE34-4407-AEC3-FD51C15AB05A-639-00000065145AE400.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/7EB25BA4-0FBA-4C97-88F5-CC47E80B3B89-639-00000065183DB893.jpg)
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Don't take this in an awkward kind of way....but that set-up is sexy as all hell.
Well done sir!
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LOL, thank you!
Off to scope out some mini track/recessed lighting for the ceiling. I'll post my findings...
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While trying to clean my studio space today I came across an old Intec PS2 flip screen in about 10 pieces. Don't even know where it came from, but it's been here for a least 10 years. So, I hodge-podged I together to make sure it works, and it did! Woot!
Of course I couldn't let such a wonderful piece of crap go to waste, so I mocked this all up.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/FC4D8B57-EAEB-42A2-8CFC-65482837AAA9-1240-000000893480039F.jpg)
All mocked up in foam core for now. Gonna play it a bit tonight then tear it down do I can measure all the panels and then cut plywood panels later this week.
Oh well, so much for cleaning...
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While trying to clean my studio space today I came across an old Intec PS2 flip screen in about 10 pieces. Don't even know where it came from, but it's been here for a least 10 years. So, I hodge-podged I together to make sure it works, and it did! Woot!
Of course I couldn't let such a wonderful piece of crap go to waste, so I mocked this all up.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/FC4D8B57-EAEB-42A2-8CFC-65482837AAA9-1240-000000893480039F.jpg)
All mocked up in foam core for now. Gonna play it a bit tonight then tear it down do I can measure all the panels and then cut plywood panels later this week.
Oh well, so much for cleaning...
Super Famicom mini arcade. I can dig it, though I would suggest a Genesis instead due to the superb SHMUPS.
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If I were gonna make it with a proper stick and button setup, then I just might have. Hell, I prolly woulda put both a SNES and Genny in there :P
Glut of SNES units is mostly why a SNES went inside.
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That 2nd NTSC snes turned sideways behind the rest, poor guy
Seeing your setup is what makes me afraid when I set up all mine finally, I am crazy anal about things having their own space etc and feel it will either take up too much space or not be to my liking
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could have made an awesome portable...
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No. I hate those giant "portable" consoles >:(
Plus, I can just take my PSP with me if I wanna play SNES on the go.
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No. I hate those giant "portable" consoles >:(
Plus, I can just take my PSP with me if I wanna play SNES on the go.
Got me one of these to handle that job!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gcw/gcw-zero-open-source-gaming-handheld
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I've been seriously thinking about one of those. Just sorta broke right now :/
Anyway, please ignore the upside-down screen. That's what happens when you're using a hot glue gun at 4am.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/50AEC287-6165-437F-B52F-7B112C2642F4-1473-000000AA777909EA.jpg)
Now I just need to tear it apart and make it outta wood :)
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Very cool. how do you get to the power/cart slot?
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Thanks! I'm pretty amped to start playingi t! ;D
Cart port and controls/power switches are on the back. I'll snap a pic really quick before I tear it down...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/0CC36374-FAAE-4338-BA7A-9C9295A08527-1473-000000AD279B66A6.jpg)
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seriously, i am in awe of the way your mind works! lol. ;)
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You're gonna make me blush!
Made a quick little vid. Click to watch.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/th_SNESminiarcade1.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/?action=view¤t=SNESminiarcade1.mp4)
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Badass bro! I love your innovative projects! Ive thought of doing something like this too before. Would be cool to have a little mini table-top arcade going on with NES, SNES and Genesis just sitting there waiting to go at anytime! Ill have to persue something like that sometime in the future!
Anyway, looking good! Cant wait to see that final product!
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i have an idea. next build an snes *IN* an arcade joystick
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Mini SNES arcade system!!! I love it. I'd love to see the guts.
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Badass bro! I love your innovative projects! Ive thought of doing something like this too before. Would be cool to have a little mini table-top arcade going on with NES, SNES and Genesis just sitting there waiting to go at anytime! Ill have to persue something like that sometime in the future!
Anyway, looking good! Cant wait to see that final product!
That would be killer. Maybe that's what I'll have to do with ol' castle grayskull sitting here...
i have an idea. next build an snes *IN* an arcade joystick
That would be a cinch!
Mini SNES arcade system!!! I love it. I'd love to see the guts.
No prob! When I pop it back open I'll snap some pics.
In the meantime, I managed to crank out all the outter bits before the wife came home to complain about the noise and mess I'm making ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E4C1C374-D306-4896-93B7-86E15F9BAFA6-1624-000000B7DDEAE648.jpg)
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Very cool man!
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That mini arcade is amazing sick nasty. I've been wanting to do something similar with my 32x to play close-to-arcade ports of virtua fighter, nba jam t.e. and mortal kombat II. 8)
Plus to whomever mentioned it, he can always just plop the system on a flat surface and plug in two SNES advantage control sticks. ;)
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^^^ very true. Or I could just make a custom arcade stick for it, but honestly I'm not really an arcade stick kind of guy, unless I'm actually playing arcade games.
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(...) unless I'm actually playing arcade games.
Of which many are on the SNES.
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You know what I mean.
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Mini SNES arcade system!!! I love it. I'd love to see the guts.
Here it is before the wood cabinet. It's sorta messy because I obviously knew I was going to just tear it down and rebuild it, but you get the picture ;D
From the bottom
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/projects/6_zpsf4852068.jpg)
both halves
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/projects/5_zpsfdaabec0.jpg)
Front
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/projects/7_zpsdb4ade6e.jpg)
Back
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/projects/4_zps97fdc01d.jpg)
And here she is ALL done! :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/projects/2_zpsd916f3c4.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/projects/1_zpsd0914563.jpg)
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Way Cool. I love the end product. I have to make my own now!!! Thank you for taking the time to share this.
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Dude that looks siiiiiiick. I want one!!!!!!!
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That's incredible! Now I want A sega 32x version of this!
...I'm not even kidding. Imagine NBA Jam T.E., Virtua Fighter, ....
MORTAL KOMBAT II :o
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which screen are you using?
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Way Cool. I love the end product. I have to make my own now!!! Thank you for taking the time to share this.
Thanks, and good luck with yours! :)
That's incredible! Now I want A sega 32x version of this!
...I'm not even kidding. Imagine NBA Jam T.E., Virtua Fighter, ....
MORTAL KOMBAT II :o
I could get it in a really tight package if I used a Genesis 3 (doesn't take much to restore 32X compatibility).
which screen are you using?
An Intec PS2 flip screen. It would appear that you can get em for next to nothing on eBay :)
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That is seriously cool, wiggy!
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Beautiful. Imagine a whole row of mini machines for different consoles. Very cool.
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Oh no, don't got putting that idea in my head LOL!
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Wiggy you are a god. 0.0 I totally want one T_T I cant even do a simple 32x mod let alone this.
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Thanks!
I might make and sell a few of these...
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Thanks!
I might make and sell a few of these...
I dibs first one you make.
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Thanks!
I might make and sell a few of these...
Dibs on a 32x one!
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Do it! I'm sensing a killer birthday present for the missus...
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I dibs first one you make.
You got it!
Do it! I'm sensing a killer birthday present for the missus...
Can do!
Guess it's time to hunt down some bare SNES units...
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More interested in a Genesis ;)
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I know a guy who has a Genesis 3 that he's looking to unload on me...
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I know a guy who has a Genesis 3 that he's looking to unload on me...
http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_pocket-drive-arcade-otra-mini-recre-de-lucho_1088965
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Why on Earth did he cover the thing in black vinyl first ???
Also, that's a LOT of silicone caulk right there LOL!
So you telling me that you want one with a joystick setup?
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Atleast he fed that screen an RGB signal....proper arcadeness commence.
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He definitely did the work nicely on a technical level (like the DIN and blade connectors so he can easily disassemble it), it's just sorta a tad sloppy on the outside. When you make something that small, almost every little blemish is super obvious.
They're really cool though, no doubt.
Mine has imperfections too, but I tried my damnedest to keep them to a minimum.
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Nomad mod anyone?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3F8D2474-6FF1-4F68-ABEF-F2AC54738D3D-3862-00000279D92A2E92_zps8d46497d.jpg)
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Why on Earth did he cover the thing in black vinyl first ???
Also, that's a LOT of silicone caulk right there LOL!
So you telling me that you want one with a joystick setup?
Not necessarily, just thought you'd get a kick out of that project log. Not sure if buttons and a stick or controller ports are the better way to go.
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I did get a kick out of it :) It would be very cool to have a line of those like he's started there.
Could do both, just sayin' ;)
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Woot!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/DSC03354_zpsc7bb3d7c.jpg)
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Give me, give me, give me, I need, I need, I need.
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SUPER easy mod! I would gladly do this on the cheap, cheap for folks.
Here's the info:
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=17415
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You.......
Well, my "Round 3" projects just got bumped to "Round 4". I definitely want in on this.
How is the ghosting on fast movement? Do you mind throwing together a quick video of it in action with some high-speed Sonic movement?
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Will take a vid shortly for ya.
edit: Here you go!
http://youtu.be/6X70qvawKMg
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still waiting on the DMG-SP updates :-[
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I know, I've been putting that one off. I'll get back to it soon enough.
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if you get to the point where you want to make me one, color me super interested in the idea. cash/trade/hugs/whatever. it just looks so unreal slick and is exactly what i'd want out of a GBA.
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We'll see. It was a lot of work and it's not even done. It would be a lot easier the 2nd time around though...
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yeah just let me know. whatever fair price you think considering parts, labor, R&D and general blood sweat and tears.
also saw you on racketboy. hi!
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Hi! Yeah, finally made a post or two there ;D
I'll let you know about the GBA. Hell, I might just sell this one after I finish it. I need moneyz for 3D printer!!! I'm thinking of unloading the SNES mini arcade too. Honestly, I have nowhere to put it. It's on the floor of my man cave all lonely like :(
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Hi! Yeah, finally made a post or two there ;D
I'll let you know about the GBA. Hell, I might just sell this one after I finish it. I need moneyz for 3D printer!!! I'm thinking of unloading the SNES mini arcade too. Honestly, I have nowhere to put it. It's on the floor of my man cave all lonely like :(
I'm fairly sure every printer available for sale is in the 3rd dimension. ::)
How much does one cost? How does one work exactly, can you just print any 3D model?
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The one I want is about $2,500 (Makerbot Replicator 2).
It uses an additive process. Think of how a hot glue gun works, that's basically what a 3D printer does, heats up a plastic rod and ejects it through a small nozzle. That nozzle is connected to a print head that can move on all three axis (x, y, z). It builds very thin layers of that ejected hot plastic in order to build a part. Like making a a sphere out of LEGOs. Same idea, but at a much higher resolution.
That make sense?
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I'll let you know about the GBA. Hell, I might just sell this one after I finish it. I need moneyz for 3D printer!!!
please do! consider me 100% on the sale at this point, assuming you decide to sell.
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Proud of myself today. I got EVERY single on of the GBAs in that giant lot from Hit-Japan to work 100% ;D
There were 5 that worked without issue (center stack), 5 that had significant issues (right stack), and 4 that were DOA (left). ALL of them work perfectly now and I only needed to scavenge 1 CAP and 1 speaker from another very dead GBA (severe water damage). Wo-hoo!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/DSC03537_zps0b1c07f1.jpg)
Back to work...
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Proud of myself today. I got EVERY single on of the GBAs in that giant lot from Hit-Japan to work 100% ;D
There were 5 that worked without issue (center stack), 5 that had significant issues (right stack), and 4 that were DOA (left). ALL of them work perfectly now and I only needed to scavenge 1 CAP and 1 speaker from another very dead GBA (severe water damage). Wo-hoo!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Wiggy%20Design/DSC03537_zps0b1c07f1.jpg)
Back to work...
Too cool. I'll buy something from you one day.
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Very nice sir! ;D
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Thank you, gents!
Now it's on to the other GBs in the lot that need some attention...
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New office shelves done! I can store effin' everything on these, versus the crummy old mess I had in the other room. Am excite!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/AE62DCE2-A8BE-45B0-9693-51B01CC8AA67-1155-000000C8F8450D62_zps4829108f.jpg)
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That's awesome dude
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Looks great!
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I spot my Saturn on that shelf ;D
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Indeed!
Those 2 Saturns were about the last things to come downstairs for whatever reason. Now I just gotta figure where to put what. It's like a giant blank canvas, sorta overwhelming LOL!
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Nice! Can't wait to see that filled.
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Won't have to wait too long...
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This is one of my favorite topics to follow here and brings me back every day.
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Thanks ;D
So, pretty full at this point. Still have the entire top shelf (i.e. the shelf where I'll put stuff to forget about it forever), and plenty of room elsewhere once I consolidate a bit more. I'll try and snap a quick panoramic of the entire office soon. Already set aside a spot for the 3D printer too :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03649_zpsea64f35f.jpg)
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is that an office or a workshop? :D
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Loos good, but I do not like the shelves all loose and in the open, have you considered casing them up? 900 UGCs would probably do it.
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It's both, of course ;)
LOL! I don't think there are enough cases out there!
First hack at retrobright. We'll see...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/56A54FE4-A309-4A50-9E1D-BB3E5FAE9602-1905-000001168040FCBF_zps3c890ecf.jpg)
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heres a project idea for ya
http://imgur.com/gallery/mjHg108
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Holy shit is that cool! :o
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Holy shit is that cool! :o
yeah, my mind was blown when he lifted the lid lol
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Holy shit is that cool! :o
yeah, my mind was blown when he lifted the lid lol
That's what I call a....
WINtendo.
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heres a project idea for ya
http://imgur.com/gallery/mjHg108
What Madness is this?!
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So, I saw a loose copy of EB actually sell for 300 BIN on ebay not long ago. I need the scratch, and since I was planning on selling the copy that I got from N64 guy, I figured I'd go all out and try for that 300 myself. Seeing as the totally loose cart which sold was totally JUST A LOOSE cart, I think I may be able to do so with relative ease. So, über custom wiggy EB cover was made ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/SNES%20covers/Eearthbound-ebay_zpsa6b6a800.png)
Well, off to list this bish and mod some GBAs!
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I just vectorized EB logo for a custom box for a Nintendo Age fellow, nice coincidence :P
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The art is wrong For Earthbound, the kid on it, Lucas, is in Mother 3, not Mother 2 AKA "Earthbound".
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I just vectorized EB logo for a custom box for a Nintendo Age fellow, nice coincidence :P
Aw man, shoulda asked me. I did my vector version months ago.
The art is wrong For Earthbound, the kid on it, Lucas, is in Mother 3, not Mother 2 AKA "Earthbound".
I know.
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Lol, in other words.... ::) :P
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My big casing project this week! It's so teh awezome! :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03680_zps55d7ec19.jpg)
Found a little, tiny spray bottle when moving the office. Now I'm cleaning with even more power. Super Power, if you will ;)
Back to work...
Also, the 3D printer arrives tomorrow. Already have plan for first item out of the gate and I think it's gonna go fast!
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Been a while since I actually posted collection pics. Things have moved around a bit and I will soon be making more shelves. The plan is to move DVDs/Bluray and CDs to new shelf area (where Wally prints are currently). Still got about 20-25 SNES games, 10 Genesis, and 10 N64 games to case up, which will pretty much overflow the current setup.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3-224small_zps6bf45958.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3-222small_zps0a008a89.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/3-223small_zps72993c73.jpg)
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Few spines caught my attention, I'll list them when I get home.
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I'm printing out a spine right now that'll REALLY catch your attention ;)
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I'm printing out a spine right now that'll REALLY catch your attention ;)
I'll be waiting...
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DVDs are off the shelves and will HOPEFULLY find a new home soon.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/D0A089F1-30B7-4B7D-8B42-86529A6A4FC3-2142-000001FB6D597F89_zpsb77cb28f.jpg)
That makes room for the ol' game collection which has been growing sorta out of control lately. This leave me with a fair amount of room. Still have about 30 SNES games to case, about 30 NES, 15 Genesis, a handful of N64, and now I've got GameGear games to sort out too thanks to a trade. They're gonna fill up quickly...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/C3ED7A81-E1E7-4444-A48B-615B9764476E-2142-000001FB69273F83_zps87f0931b.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/03A064D7-7A4F-4AE0-AD34-978DC27B1180-2142-000001FB6459D5DF_zpsc3c647ac.jpg)
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damn, i need a basement but I live in flood zone....
will be relocating games probably soon, same house diff room, we shall see hrm
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You are a god amongst men Wiggy
and dayum that DKC Trilogy Case is so fat, I bet the other cases make fun of him/her.
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damn, i need a basement but I live in flood zone....
will be relocating games probably soon, same house diff room, we shall see hrm
Ugh, that blows :/
I'm in the near East side if Cleveland, OH. We have shite weather, but floods are like the one thing that we don't get (watch, my basement will flood tomorrow now that I've said that).
You are a god amongst men Wiggy
and dayum that DKC Trilogy Case is so fat, I bet the other cases make fun of him/her.
Thanks ;D
I've got a few triples now. DKC trilogy, MMX trilogy, Pokemon Stadium (so I could fit the transfer pak in with it), and I'll make one for Pokemon Stadium 2 when it arrives :)
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Gotta stop buying games that need to be cased. I'm getting a little backlogged.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsb53ebcad.jpg)
Close to completing my N64 goal though. Only about 5-6 more games to go before I'll have all the titles on t must-have list! ;D
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You should be able to make covers for those in no time. Which N64 games are you still looking for?
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That's the problem, I have no time LOL!
Bomberman 64 2
Dr Mario
Gauntlet Legends
Ogre Battle
Turok 3
I'm excited since the only two that are gonna cost me anything are Bomberman and Ogre Battle :D Pokemon Stadium 2 came in today, and Snowboard Kids 1 & 2 are on their way. So close...
I'll still buy games here and there, but that small list is the last of the games that I am actively looking to add to the collection.
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That's the problem, I have no time LOL!
Bomberman 64 2
Dr Mario
Gauntlet Legends
Ogre Battle
Turok 3
I'm excited since the only two that are gonna cost me anything are Bomberman and Ogre Battle :D Pokemon Stadium 2 came in today, and Snowboard Kids 1 & 2 are on their way. So close...
I'll still buy games here and there, but that small list is the last of the games that I am actively looking to add to the collection.
I wish I had some of those to help you out. I don't think I own any of those at the moment. I have a spare Turok 2 but not 3.
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Posting with a 1.5 year old sleeping on your chest makes things tough. I'm doing this all one-handed on my phone. Prolly the only time I've ever been thankful for auto-correct :P
Well, I hit 100 SNES covers (for myself, there's about 110-115 if you include covers made for other folks too).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/31be8cb4.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/ec67efb9.jpg)
Woo-hoo!
Looking back on some older posts of yours, such simpler times.
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I wish I had some of those to help you out. I don't think I own any of those at the moment. I have a spare Turok 2 but not 3.
Thanks! I'm slowly picking them off eBay and local shops ;)
Posting with a 1.5 year old sleeping on your chest makes things tough. I'm doing this all one-handed on my phone. Prolly the only time I've ever been thankful for auto-correct :P
Well, I hit 100 SNES covers (for myself, there's about 110-115 if you include covers made for other folks too).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/31be8cb4.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/ec67efb9.jpg)
Woo-hoo!
Looking back on some older posts of yours, such simpler times.
Oh wow! Yeah, wasn't nearly TCP balls-deep at that point LOL! :P
The horrendous old built in shelving though. Ugh, that was so annoying. Tearing that crap out was the best move ever down in the man cave :)
Also, I think I'm at ~225 SNES covers now :)
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Wiggy,
I'm picking up a big game lot today. Let me know what games you are looking for and I'll see if they are in this lot.
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N64?
Just these:
Bomberman 64 2
Dr Mario
Gauntlet Legends
Ogre Battle
Turok 3
thanks.
edit: Literally JUST won Gauntlet on ebay
Double edit: Also just won Dr Mario.
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Cool. I don't know how much he has in N64 stuff but U know he has SNES as well. We're meeting tomorrow and I'll let you know if anything is there for ya.
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I would send Turok 3 your way, but my brothers dog *ATE* it. :'(
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I literally just picked up turok 3 yesterday lol.
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You could have gotten Tourok 1 and 2 and ducktaped them together.
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Hey Wiggy I noticed you have the pocketstation in a ucg, and that got me thinking about the pokemon mini, do you have a ucg cover for the mini?
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Larryinc64
Derp...
8) :P
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Hey Wiggy I noticed you have the pocketstation in a ucg, and that got me thinking about the pokemon mini, do you have a ucg cover for the mini?
I don't even know what a Pokemon mini is LOL!
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Hey Wiggy I noticed you have the pocketstation in a ucg, and that got me thinking about the pokemon mini, do you have a ucg cover for the mini?
I don't even know what a Pokemon mini is LOL!
Isn't that the pokemon tamagotchi thing?
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Hey Wiggy I noticed you have the pocketstation in a ucg, and that got me thinking about the pokemon mini, do you have a ucg cover for the mini?
I don't even know what a Pokemon mini is LOL!
Isn't that the pokemon tamagotchi thing?
Yup
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Hey Wiggy I noticed you have the pocketstation in a ucg, and that got me thinking about the pokemon mini, do you have a ucg cover for the mini?
I don't even know what a Pokemon mini is LOL!
I think it its basically a Tomagotci with Pokemon
(http://jscustom.theoldcomputer.com/images/manufacturers_systems/Nintendo/Pokemon-Mini/575014pokemon-mini.jpg)
BTW, How is Little Wiggy?
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He's good, thanks for asking! Hopefully he'll be home in a week or two, tops :D
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He's good, thanks for asking! Hopefully he'll be home in a week or two, tops :D
Good to hear!
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Hey Wiggy I noticed you have the pocketstation in a ucg, and that got me thinking about the pokemon mini, do you have a ucg cover for the mini?
I don't even know what a Pokemon mini is LOL!
lol! Its a tiny handheld that plays these basic games like pokemon pinball and pokemon party mini. So yes like every one else said its like a tamagotchi pokemon thing xD. Its pretty useless it only had 3 games ..... none the less it's still a handheld :D
(http://wiki.sublab.net/images/b/b5/Pokemonmini.jpg)
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Oh I almost forgot, Congrats and good to hear Little Wiggy is doing fine
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Thanks!
He actually just came home today! So excited, so exhausted.
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N64 done!
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Those N64 shelves look nice.
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Looks great man, really.
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Thank you, gents!
Of course this means that the days of copy and paste covers (I.e. retail) are pretty much over for me. I'll still pickup cheap-o N64 titles here and there, but I'm not on the hunt at this point, so pickups will likely be few and far between.
On, and before anyone calls me out for not having it in the collection, I don't like the SSB franchise. Always been and always will be a Capcom fighter guy. Don't care for the silly, jumpy, multiplayer fighting. I get why folks dig it, but it's not for me.
The only other 2 N64 games I want are for the DD, but I'm prolly never gonna get em. Golf and Doushin 2. Both fetch around $400 and there's about .1% chance of me finding those on the cheap in the wild. That would actually give me a complete DD set, but oh well. Maybe someday...
Well, back to hunting for SNES games. My favorite system with the games who's prices seem to meet no ceiling :-\
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Congrats man! That's a very nice collection.
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On, and before anyone calls me out for not having it in the collection, I don't like the SSB franchise. Always been and always will be a Capcom fighter guy. Don't care for the silly, jumpy, multiplayer fighting. I get why folks dig it, but it's not for me.
Well, the SSB games are more party games than fighting games. Also, did you try the Arc System Works fighters? (BlazBlue, Guilty Gear) They are a lot of fun.
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Yeah, I like those just fine, just never got into them. I was playing far fewer fighting games when those rolled out. I was really into 2D fighting up to about Alpha 3 and the VS series, then my interest/time to invest sorta petered off after SF3.
It always felt like too much work to try and be effective at a a really wide range of fighters, and Street Fighter was HUGE in my area way back when. It seemed like you either got good at SF, or got good at Tekken. I picked SF and stuck with it.
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Thank you, gents!
Of course this means that the days of copy and paste covers (I.e. retail) are pretty much over for me. I'll still pickup cheap-o N64 titles here and there, but I'm not on the hunt at this point, so pickups will likely be few and far between.
On, and before anyone calls me out for not having it in the collection, I don't like the SSB franchise. Always been and always will be a Capcom fighter guy. Don't care for the silly, jumpy, multiplayer fighting. I get why folks dig it, but it's not for me.
The only other 2 N64 games I want are for the DD, but I'm prolly never gonna get em. Golf and Doushin 2. Both fetch around $400 and there's about .1% chance of me finding those on the cheap in the wild. That would actually give me a complete DD set, but oh well. Maybe someday...
Well, back to hunting for SNES games. My favorite system with the games who's prices seem to meet no ceiling :-\
You know it's funny, I am super excited every time a new Smash Bros comes out and have to get it day one but I've probably played a total of like 3 hours combined on all three of them. I'm not sure why it is but the thought of the games is way more exciting than actually playing them.
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That's how it was for me with the N64 version. Got it really early on, played it a tad with friends, and just didn't get why I should be all gaga over it. Played on the GCN and Wii, didn't care for them either. Just feels to random/sloppy/whatever.
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Because it's a party game, not a fighting game ;D
That's why I don't get the people who are super serious about it. "No items, final destination only" ??? What's the point of that!?
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But it's a fighting game. You fight. Against each other. Nothing more.
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Fine, in the strictest sense: yes, it's a fighting game, but not a serious one. :P It is to Street Fighter what Mario Kart is to Forza.
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Its nintendos take on sumo wrestling. OKAY?
okay.
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I have to say wiggy your collection is awesome I love your work and how you come up with so many great ideas with cases, loving the memory card idea.
I also hope to purchase one of your custom gba micro plates on day too
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Thank you! :D
So, wiggy shelves 2.0 are pretty much done. Way easier than the last set of shelves. Didn't have to tear out a friggen mess of crap like last time. About 3-4 hours and they're ready for DVDs and CDs!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsb0114c63.jpg)
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Thank you! :D
So, wiggy shelves 2.0 are pretty much done. Way easier than the last set of shelves. Didn't have to tear out a friggen mess of crap like last time. About 3-4 hours and they're ready for DVDs and CDs!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsb0114c63.jpg)
im jelly, i need more space, running short hehe
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Your shelves look good so far.
And with no nails in your head. ;D
Did you get my PM about le trades BTW?
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Totally got it. Totally playing PM catch up. I've got like 5 TCP PMs open in various tabs and a whole bunch more to check. I'll get back to ya tomorrow most likely ;)
Anyway, got everything organized and shelved. Took a while. DVDs were all over the freakin house at this point since they really had no home to go back to once we watched one :-\
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsb8b75723.jpg)
Now I just gotta clean up a bit. Made a pretty good sized pile of sawdust :P
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Well, that's one series that I can cross off the ol' SNES list :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsd2af12c7.jpg)
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Where's FF5?! Also totally jealous of that FF Guy...
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Where's FF5?!
Japan only. Looks like Wiggy only has the US FF snes games (hence the II & III naming).
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Yeah, meant him getting a repro cart. That'll mess with your numbering conventions Wig!
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Oh don't worry, a copy of 5 will eventually end up on the shelf and I'm sure another triple case will be its home ;)
In the meantime, this will have to do :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps226c8129.jpg)
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See I like it but at the same time it annoys me with the numbers being out of order. Would almost make me wanna make the cases with their proper Japanese release numbers.
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Oh, don't worry, when I get an English version of 5 I will be making a nice little triple set and the numbers will go from 2, 5, 3 to 4, 5, 6 ;)
My SFC games aren't normally intermingled with my SNES stuff (though I've been considering re-doing my SFC template in black so I CAN intermingle them without it looking so odd). I just tossed it there for shits and giggles :P
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Nah white for SFC definitely, maybe that Blue the used on the SFC console box could work too actually. Don't go Black, they'd look more PAL than Japanese then I reckon.
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It just bums me out keeping them separate from the SNES games especially for stuff that's part of a series, and it looks weird having them all together :-\
Oh well.
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Buy more SFC so they can rival their American cousins? Haha.
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Actually, I've got about 10 CIB SFC games on their way ;)
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Eh, Wiggington!
Did you ever see the last PM I sent you, It was a while ago, We should really Finnish up our trade soon.
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If I ever get a copy of a repre Secret of Mana 2 (3 player version) for snes, I'd gladly sell or trade my Complete Famicom Sieken Densetsu 3
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Eh, Wiggington!
Did you ever see the last PM I sent you, It was a while ago, We should really Finnish up our trade soon.
Nice double typo (big F and double n) :D
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Eh, Wiggington!
Did you ever see the last PM I sent you, It was a while ago, We should really Finnish up our trade soon.
Yeah, sorry. Keep meaning to get to that. I'll hit you up in a bit.
If I ever get a copy of a repre Secret of Mana 2 (3 player version) for snes, I'd gladly sell or trade my Complete Famicom Sieken Densetsu 3
I actually bought that game when it was available retail. One of the 1st SFC games I ever bought ;)
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Damn lol.
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I actually bought quite a few SFC games new back in the day. I used one of those places that advertised in the back of EGM, Japan Video Games (super generic name). I eventually setup a wholesale account with them under the used game/music franchise that I worked for just so I could get my import fix for less monies ;) I bought a lot of SFC and Saturn imports with that account. Those were the days...
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Picked up that Gyromite fami adapter a few weeks back, was bummed that it doesn't come in a nice shell ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsb53105ea.jpg~original)
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Bust out the ole 3d printer? Also, How killer is that Rockman cart? Glad I scored one at a decent price.
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Yes, FINALLY!
The cart is el bust-o unfortunately. Just used it to test fit the adapter :(
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Nice! That's a sexy looking case you made there. Now you just need to attach a ribbon to it like the originals, unless your using it on a top loader...
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Do you think you could make a turbo everdive shell with that 3d printer?
ie: How sturdy is the 'plastic' that comes out of it?
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Nice! That's a sexy looking case you made there. Now you just need to attach a ribbon to it like the originals, unless your using it on a top loader...
That's the plan ;) Just gotta figure out where I'm gonna get something like that or how I'm gonna make it. I bet I can find something around the house that can be cut apart...
Do you think you could make a turbo everdive shell with that 3d printer?
ie: How sturdy is the 'plastic' that comes out of it?
It sorta depends on the the parts being printed. Anything less than about 2mm thick is kinda delicate. Are you thinking a replica of what SAG has or something else?
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I like what's been done, but would be happy with pretty much anything that keeps it safe and grease/dust free.. But I'm guessing it would have to be pretty thin.
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i want one of those adapters in a shell like that. something nintendo should have made.
are you talking about adding a pull tab thingie like that black plastic thing on the original game genie?
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No, more like a nylon strap similar to what the honeybee adapter used.
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that looks like it works just as well
and it would fit in a UGC ;D
im so jealous of that. i found a 5 screw gyromyte a few days ago :( no converter though
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No, more like a nylon strap similar to what the honeybee adapter used.
Any fabric stores near you? I have one near me called Fabric Land and they sell all kinds of fabrics/materials and your able to buy just what you need.
The Honey Bee converter I have is actually missing the ribbon, so Im going to stop at Fabric Land tonight (if I remember lol) and grab a nice little piece of shiny gold ribbon to replace it! I was thinking a nice shiny red or grey ribbon would do the trick on yours!
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hey wiggy you get my text? or are you busy?
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Totally missed it. Replied :)
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Picked up that Gyromite fami adapter a few weeks back, was bummed that it doesn't come in a nice shell ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsb53105ea.jpg~original)
Can you share the 3D printer files you used to print that adapter case? I'd like to make one for myself.
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Not typically something I like to do since I do sell these and it takes me a good chunk of time to build the models. Also, it does require some modification to the cart itself. On its own, there's nothing to hold the cart in the shell, so a few notches must be cut to give it something for the cart shell to hold get a grip on. Shoot me a pm and we can talk more about it.
Quick, crappy iPhone panoramic
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/panoramic1_zpsa42afc67.jpg)
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I love the burst of color the NES games give the shelf.
Also sending a PM currently in regards to out never ending trade.
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Feels good to be back! ;D
Looking good Wiggy!
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Feels good to be back! ;D
Looking good Wiggy!
Dan-Fu!
where you been man!?
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*shiver* In the Nether... Not exactly a fun place to be...
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Wiggy, would u be willing to modify a converter with one of those shells for a price?
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*shiver* In the Nether... Not exactly a fun place to be...
Dan! What's up man?!
We're you being chased by wither skeletons and blazes??
The Nether can be quite scary...
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Wiggy, would u be willing to modify a converter with one of those shells for a price?
Sure!
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Wiggy you need a copy of Majyuuou for your SFC collection! Its a awesome game. Or maybe you already have it somewhere hidden in the box of shame.
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If I could get it for 20 bucks, then I would already have it ;D
But it doesn't seem like that's gonna happen :/
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Busy busy busy, but did manage to make some covers this weekend. The first full day I've had off in months. Did nothing but case and cover stuff all day. 'Twas seriously relaxing and I needed it :)
Not pictured is a player 2 famicom micro that's on its way
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps65980a41.jpg)
Up to 18 repros in the ol' collection now ;D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsbb159a19.jpg)
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sweet wiggy, i am jelly for that ff 4 5 6 case :P
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Thanks!
So, the micro collection is growing. Getting close to a complete set :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsab74b960.jpg)
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looking good man!,
but which ones are you missing?
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The two most expensive ones, of course :-\
Mother 3 & Pokémon
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Squeezed in a little time on a personal project finally :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps932f4c29.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps9ad69af1.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsac7a40f7.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsb5d1656f.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpse5f1552c.jpg)
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Those look great. How does the d-pad feel? Is it same as official, or softer?
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Thanks!
It feels pretty much identical. I recently switched to a different resin and have been using a far more accurate measuring tool when mixing the resin (10ml syringes versus graduated cups) which has given me FAR more consistent results in terms of part strength and hardness :)
I've got something special planned for the white one to go along with the custom SNES mini shell I have ;)
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Might be interested in 1 each red/green/rellow/blue d-pads (to match the button colours of euro controller) if you start doing them. Think that would look great for players 1-4.
(nice shot of a pube in pic 3 by the way. lol)
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I too would be more than interested in custom d-pad and buttons, just can't yet decide colors.
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps9ad69af1.jpg)
are those X and Y buttons concave like on the US SNES pad?
(http://emotibot.net/pix/5217.png)
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are those X and Y buttons concave like on the US SNES pad?
That was the first thing I looked for too.
Please tell me the light-up feature is optional. I know people really love that sort of thing, but I can't stand it. It feels obnoxious.
Unlit though, those controllers look phenomenal, especially the translucent PAL colored (coloured?) ones.
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You really outdid yourself on these. They look phenomenal. 8)
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I have always wanted properly colored snes buttons. Thought about buying a pal controller just to have a superior faceplace and the colored buttons. But the x and y buttons....ehhh......It would just feel wrong :'(
Wiggy, if you make more and sell them, I would buy 4 sets of them.
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I also want some of the multi colored buttons
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I'm also very interested in these "PAL"-Colored ones! :-D
Awesome job!
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I would totally buy a set of PAL and NTSC colored ones. They look mega cool. ;D
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Bah, it's a carpet fiber. Nobody in my house has pubes that light :P
Damn, I didn't think everyone and their mother would want these. The mold only produces 2 sets at a time. I have to mix 5 colors to produce those 2 sets (at least for the J/PAL colors) and that is seriously time consuming. I'll have to make a larger capacity mold. Making 2 sets at a time to sell would be really far from profitable.
Off to order some more silicone I guess. This mold used up the last 10 or so ounces that I had left :-\
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Would it be too hard to make Xbox 360 style buttons with embedded letters?
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Would it be too hard to make Xbox 360 style buttons with embedded letters?
He would have to make at least 2 different molds for just 1 button set. So it would take twice the amount of time to make a set of buttons. Plus the time it takes to make the inner mold for the A,B,X, and Y.
It would look awesome and is a cool idea. It would be possible. But extremely difficult and to time consuming. Extremely cost ineffective.
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I was thinking like pouring tiny bit of resin then embedding the letter and then filling the mold.
Wouldn't that work?
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Do you mean like taking a letter cutout and sticking it in clear resin? Then sticking the mold together to lets it dry?
If that's what you mean then I would just say no because you would have a high chance of the letter migrating when you put the mold together and it drying sideways/crooked/upside down/etc...
You would really need a dual cast process for it to look really good. I'll make a doodle.
Step one:
you would need to make the top mold be the smooth exterior of the button and this same mold could be used for both steps.
The bottom mold would need to form the transparent outer shell (in the color of your choice) with a letter indention into the shell. Like so...
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f199/andypalmer/B952765B-D4A3-43A4-AC18-071E14E2E08D-8158-00000416352AEC9B_zpsf4c0aa98.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/andypalmer/media/B952765B-D4A3-43A4-AC18-071E14E2E08D-8158-00000416352AEC9B_zpsf4c0aa98.jpg.html)
Step two:
Like I said, we would use the same top mold, but make sure you leave your previous shell in the mold because as shown in this step you will be pouring a solid color (white would be the best choice to make the letter most visible) inside the shell.
The bottom cast would look like the normal inside of a button. Like so...
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f199/andypalmer/4C8A400B-23EE-444F-A641-A34B7D8DAB35-8158-00000417BFDFBC24_zps80d2f972.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/andypalmer/media/4C8A400B-23EE-444F-A641-A34B7D8DAB35-8158-00000417BFDFBC24_zps80d2f972.jpg.html)
This is how you would get your cool looking xbox style buttons.
I know it looks a bit crude because it was like a 10 second drawing and I'm really freaking tired., but I hope it gets the point across. :D YAY!
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Do you mean like taking a letter cutout and sticking it in clear resin? Then sticking the mold together to lets it dry?
If that's what you mean then I would just say no because you would have a high chance of the letter migrating when you put the mold together and it drying sideways/crooked/upside down/etc...
Basicly yes, but I was thinking even simpler hand casting that only uses one mold.
Pour bit of clear resin, let it set a bit, then carefully using tweezers embed the letter in correct position, then continue pouring colored resin carefully using needle and syringe.
If I looked at the Wiggy's buttons correctly the look solid so no need for other side mold, right?
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I suppose you could try it however you want... I'm not trying to say you can't do it your way. Just sounds more difficult to me lol.
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Would it be too hard to make Xbox 360 style buttons with embedded letters?
Way more work than I'd want to put into it. WAY more.
I was thinking like pouring tiny bit of resin then embedding the letter and then filling the mold.
Wouldn't that work?
Where would I get the letters from? I'd still be stuck makin a 2nd set of molds to create the letters, which puts me right back into the "giant waste of time" zone.
Do you mean like taking a letter cutout and sticking it in clear resin? Then sticking the mold together to lets it dry?
If that's what you mean then I would just say no because you would have a high chance of the letter migrating when you put the mold together and it drying sideways/crooked/upside down/etc...
Basicly yes, but I was thinking even simpler hand casting that only uses one mold.
Pour bit of clear resin, let it set a bit, then carefully using tweezers embed the letter in correct position, then continue pouring colored resin carefully using needle and syringe.
If I looked at the Wiggy's buttons correctly the look solid so no need for other side mold, right?
Everything that Palmer said and illustrated is spot on. No way to do it with one mold. In fact, Palmer's method is a lot simpler and would require fewer molds that your method. The Molds are 2-sided. The buttons have indents and whatnot on the bottom that need to be present for the button to work correctly. I fill in the cavities just because A) they aren't needed and only served to save material, and B) if I'm going to make clear buttons, then they look far better without the empty cavities ;)
This is what I would need to do in order to make 360 style SNES buttons:
• CAD model the lower half of each button (the white part with the embossed letters).
• Have high resolution prototypes produced (my printer will NOT print these at a usable resolution).
• Make molds from said prototypes (2-piece).
• Make a 3rd half mold for the over casting (the colored bit that would finish of the part).
On top of that, the likelihood of me pulling a good, full set from those molds would be quite slim. It's really tough to get 100% air bubble free parts when casting, especially on this scale. About 15-20% of the parts I cast end up in the trash for this reason. The smallest bubble can ruin an entire part. Not to mention that I'm back to mixing 5+ colors to make a single set. No thanks.
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Where would I get the letters from? I'd still be stuck makin a 2nd set of molds to create the letters, which puts me right back into the "giant waste of time" zone.
Would letter printed on clear plastic film work instead?
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On top of that, the likelihood of me pulling a good, full set from those molds would be quite slim. It's really tough to get 100% air bubble free parts when casting, especially on this scale. About 15-20% of the parts I cast end up in the trash for this reason. The smallest bubble can ruin an entire part. Not to mention that I'm back to mixing 5+ colors to make a single set. No thanks.
Would running the resin slowly thru syringe lessen the likeliy hood of bubbles?
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Where would I get the letters from? I'd still be stuck makin a 2nd set of molds to create the letters, which puts me right back into the "giant waste of time" zone.
Would letter printed on clear plastic film work instead?
Actually if you want to go that far, you could just get water slide paper, print out your letters, then put it on the buttons yourself. It wouldn't last forever, but you would get close to the same effect.
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Where would I get the letters from? I'd still be stuck makin a 2nd set of molds to create the letters, which puts me right back into the "giant waste of time" zone.
Would letter printed on clear plastic film work instead?
Actually if you want to go that far, you could just get water slide paper, print out your letters, then put it on the buttons yourself. It wouldn't last forever, but you would get close to the same effect.
Not bad idea, but then the letter would be on top of the button, not inside it, right?
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Correct.
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Would letter printed on clear plastic film work instead?
I guess, but it would be really hard to align and I just don't feel like it would produce a good result :-\
Where would I get the letters from? I'd still be stuck makin a 2nd set of molds to create the letters, which puts me right back into the "giant waste of time" zone.
Would letter printed on clear plastic film work instead?
Actually if you want to go that far, you could just get water slide paper, print out your letters, then put it on the buttons yourself. It wouldn't last forever, but you would get close to the same effect.
Clear coat em afterward and it should last a good long time ;)
On top of that, the likelihood of me pulling a good, full set from those molds would be quite slim. It's really tough to get 100% air bubble free parts when casting, especially on this scale. About 15-20% of the parts I cast end up in the trash for this reason. The smallest bubble can ruin an entire part. Not to mention that I'm back to mixing 5+ colors to make a single set. No thanks.
Would running the resin slowly thru syringe lessen the likeliy hood of bubbles?
You've never read my casting FAQ on the blog, have you? :P
That's exactly what I do. In fact, it's about the only way to ensure that the resin flows into some if the tighter spots like the pivot posts on the back of Dpads. "Casting" and "perfect" aren't words that typically share a sentence. It's a fine art rather than an exact science. If the parts were larger and opaque, then a little spot putty or some body filler will fix the imperfections. The problem is that I can fill pits if I'm not going to paint the parts, and since the parts are so small, a bubble can eliminate an entire functional part such as one of the little arms that keep the button in place. I cannot repair something like that. And even if I could and was willing to, the amount of work required would completely negate any money I would have made.
I've worked for quite some time on a proces that provides parts who's tolerances are extremely close to the original part, require little post de-mold cleanup (another reality of casting), and allows me to pour quickly without a large amount of poking around in the mold to ensure that all the cavities have been filled. The problem is that it's always going to be laborious and time consuming to cast parts and all the time required to perfect a process that would produce a 2-color part like that would be considerable. Not to mention that the stuff I make the molds with ain't at all cheap.
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Wiggy mini-SNES will finally have a matching controller :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsde44f019.jpg)
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And just so nobody else can, reply number 1000 ;D
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I dig the the SNES controller. It looks excellent!
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Thanks! I've got one more thing to do with it before it's done...
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I'll be waiting eagerly. :D
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+1 for the eagerly waiting part for the snes controller and the Snes shell that you were working long ago
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Running low on room (as always), and I still have about 125 games to case up. I'll stuff em in there somehow.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsad5ed2ba.jpg)
Repurposed this shelf
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps6971127d.jpg)
And repurposed this to house some special goodies :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsde9f5e86.jpg)
360 is all that's missing, since it took a crap, working on a trade to get another ASAP :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsc15de7d8.jpg)
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nice!
one day my game shelves will look like that!
whats that sticking out the top of th US Snes?
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Looks good man! SVideo on the CrossPoint if I remember correctly? My plan with mine didn't quite work out, turns out the thing hates Cvid as sync and needs Csync to work at it's best so i've relegated it to the last switch things hit before they go to my display. Ended up just getting a few SCART switches for my 240p/480i stuff and put a sync stripper on the final output of those. Will use the rest of the outputs for higher res stuff instead (Dreamcast, Emulator PC etc).
Spending more time trying to get my AV setup the way I want it than I am gaming these days...
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Running low on room (as always), and I still have about 125 games to case up. I'll stuff em in there somehow.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsad5ed2ba.jpg)
Repurposed this shelf
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps6971127d.jpg)
And repurposed this to house some special goodies :)
You can add/make more shelves arownd the TV, a think ;)
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Running low on room (as always), and I still have about 125 games to case up. I'll stuff em in there somehow.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsad5ed2ba.jpg)
Repurposed this shelf
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps6971127d.jpg)
And repurposed this to house some special goodies :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsde9f5e86.jpg)
360 is all that's missing, since it took a crap, working on a trade to get another ASAP :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsc15de7d8.jpg)
Love it :D
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Those lights on the shelves are a nice touch. I like how the games look on the shelf with those lights on. I might blatantly copy that idea and use it for my own setup
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^^^ Do it!
So, just about out of room again. Gonna move the portables to a separate shelving unit (which I have yet to make), which will free up space for about 100 UGCs :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsfbe7bb2c.jpg)
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The extra space should last you a week or 2. ;D
I love how the NES games give a splash of color to the shelf.
Your son seems to like it.
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I would love a close up of your SNES collection!
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsfbe7bb2c.jpg)
hi baby Oscar in the corner!!!
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I see a game saver in the snes. Love thoese things, very under-rated snes device.
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Good eye :)
I actually got that pretty recently. I haven't had any time to mess with it yet, but someone on digital press recommended it and there was a fella on eBay selling a bunch of them for like $15 shipped. Couldn't pass it up!
Yeah, Oscar and I hung out all day while the wife was at work. We had a blast! He was scooting around all over the basement today in his little bumper car. I recently moved my home office (for the 4th time in 2 years) down there and it's like the best thing ever. Big TV right there, plus all the games and movies, it's secluded from the rest of the house, etc. Love it!
I took a ton of close ups of the snes stuff a couple of months ago with plans to collage them into a few large images, but they're already outdated. I'll try and do that later tonight.
Larry, you're totally right. The space will only last as long as it takes me to make covers for the games that I already own. I've got about 45 SNES/SFC, 15 NES, 30 Genesis, and a ton of GB and other portable games to case. That space is essentially already gone lol!
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lol, shoving oscar into your collection, I can see other mounted baby's there as well "This is oscar, and this is... NO OSCAR YOU CANNOT LEAVE YOUR SPOT!, and this is Jenna, etc"
^JK, very nice collection pic =S
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Ha!
Well, this happened.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsfc4bc320.jpg)
So I did this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpse4ebe65d.jpg)
And now I've got room (for a short while longer)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps7ce456d6.jpg)
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:P excellent
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Holy Super Nintendo collection. I only have 8 SNES games in my collection right now.. But for me they're some of the must-haves on the system.
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where do u keep all of your controllers?
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What snes games do you have? Would it be possible to see some close ups? Muchas gracias
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:P excellent
Thanks!
Holy Super Nintendo collection. I only have 8 SNES games in my collection right now.. But for me they're some of the must-haves on the system.
I love the SNES! Have the most nostalgia for it by far :)
where do u keep all of your controllers?
See that drawer in the middle, under the consoles with the mushroom pull on it? Yup, that's it ;)
I know I have pics, just have to find em in my photobucket.
edit: found a couple.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/80E26A38-DE34-4407-AEC3-FD51C15AB05A-639-00000065145AE400.jpg~original)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03225.jpg~original)
What snes games do you have? Would it be possible to see some close ups? Muchas gracias
Man, been meaning to do this for a while. Still have about 30 or so to case, so I tossed them on the shelves for the pics.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/SNES1-3-20141_zps329b2c9e.jpg~original)(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/SNES1-3-20142_zps418f51a6.jpg~original)
Well that Extron switch that I bought a while back didn't have audio in/out, but I thought I could get away with using the H & V sync for audio. Wrong! :(
So I recently bought one with audio ins and outs. Problem is that they aren't RCA or BNC connectors, which means I'd be splicing a lot of female RCA pigtails in. No thanks to that mess. So I'm gonna modify the V/H sync boards (since I don't need them) to run the audio. This way I'll have BNC connectors for everything plus the video and audio in and outputs will all be right next to each other :D
Pulled the boards that need to be modded (V/H sync + Audio)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpse4580bc4.jpg)
Backside of one of the sync boards where I will be bypassing to the audio board.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps5d356851.jpg)
Little slice with the ol' Dremel
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps17143d2b.jpg)
Bypassing the sync board and running wire to the audio board
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsc3736b29.jpg)
Here's what I would have needed to deal with for the audio.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps9f2be7a0.jpg)
Desoldered all the clips and will wire the bypass from the sync boards directly to this board.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps5af4054d.jpg)
Ran out of time tonight. Will try and finish tomorrow or early next week (it's at my office, and it's quite possible that I won't make it in tomorrow because of the lovely non-stop snowfall here :( )r
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Your projects constantly amaze me. It's interesting to see all the ideas you come up with.
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Ran out of time tonight. Will try and finish tomorrow or early next week (it's at my office, and it's quite possible that I won't make it in tomorrow because of the lovely non-stop snowfall here :( )r
I know you're a fellow ohioan (Or your o-hi-o on your profile is missleading), but snow in my area stopped. You're not some poor bastard living in the lake effect areas are you?
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Your projects constantly amaze me. It's interesting to see all the ideas you come up with.
Well thank you! It's getting harder and harder to finish them lately, but I'm working on it :)
I know you're a fellow ohioan (Or your o-hi-o on your profile is missleading), but snow in my area stopped. You're not some poor bastard living in the lake effect areas are you?
Am indeed from Ohio, and I am indeed in lake effect hell! We've got about 2' sitting outside right now. Took me 1.5 hours to get home from the office last night. It's normally a 20 minute drive :-[
But I did manage to make it in today (albeit around 3:00), and I did manage to finish up the switch. Setting it up right now. Hopefully I didn't screw anything up...
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Am indeed from Ohio, and I am indeed in lake effect hell! We've got about 2' sitting outside right now. Took me 1.5 hours to get home from the office last night. It's normally a 20 minute drive :-[
But I did manage to make it in today (albeit around 3:00), and I did manage to finish up the switch. Setting it up right now. Hopefully I didn't screw anything up...
I'm from Marion area, north of Columbus by about 30ish miles on 23. no snow today, just COLD, and lots of it. Sure am glad I work from home :D
I was a dairy farmer for 12 years though, working daily in this crap. That sucked muchly.
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Snow days stopped being fun when I was the one who had to shovel.
I had a snow day at school today, not sure how deep the snow was, guessing around a foot.
I was the only person out of the 3 - 4 other bakery staff members to show up to my job today, spent 2 hours standing around doing nothing because my manager was not their to assign anything, but I did have a load or boxes to take care of and it took me 2 hours.
Getting paid to stand around is fun. I wish it happened more often. I am normally working till the last second, my manager likes to assign more than what could be done.
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Woo-hoo! The Extron switchbox mod is a complete success! :D
I'll post more pics of the hack-and-slash process later. Off to enjoy the fruits of my labor for now...
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Am indeed from Ohio, and I am indeed in lake effect hell! We've got about 2' sitting outside right now. Took me 1.5 hours to get home from the office last night. It's normally a 20 minute drive :-[
But I did manage to make it in today (albeit around 3:00), and I did manage to finish up the switch. Setting it up right now. Hopefully I didn't screw anything up...
I'm from Marion area, north of Columbus by about 30ish miles on 23. no snow today, just COLD, and lots of it. Sure am glad I work from home :D
I was a dairy farmer for 12 years though, working daily in this crap. That sucked muchly.
It finally stopped snowing here last night. Thank goodness!
Snow days stopped being fun when I was the one who had to shovel.
I had a snow day at school today, not sure how deep the snow was, guessing around a foot.
I was the only person out of the 3 - 4 other bakery staff members to show up to my job today, spent 2 hours standing around doing nothing because my manager was not their to assign anything, but I did have a load or boxes to take care of and it took me 2 hours.
Getting paid to stand around is fun. I wish it happened more often. I am normally working till the last second, my manager likes to assign more than what could be done.
Oddly the office building that we're in was rather full yesterday, despite the mountains of snow everywhere. Even more full than it is on a good day.
Here are the last few pics of the Extron mod. Swiss cheesed a bit to run the wires where I'd like.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsf4a48db2.jpg)
Wires taped down and whatnot.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsa92664ce.jpg)
All set to reassemble.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps9f781d96.jpg)
And then just the final touch.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsa78f2cdf.jpg)
Works perfectly and it keeps the entire unit as tidy as possible, with no pigtail wires or anything dangling from the back. Couldn't be happier!
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Sorry for my question and my ignorance maybe on this, but for what is that? :P
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No need to be sorry. It is sort of strange unless you know what it is.
It's a large, rather fancy A/V switch made by a company called Extron. They make professional grade A/V equipment that gets used in broadcast TV and the like. This particular box has 8 inputs and 8 outputs and can be configured most any way you like. I've configured mine to use all 8 inputs (3 component vid, 3 S-vid, and 2 composite) and 3 outputs (to match the 3 types of input).
They're seriously nice bits of hardware. If I were to have purchased this thig new, it would have cost me a couple grand. But you can typically find them used on eBay for around 50 bucks. They're powered, and they actually boost the signal unlike passive switches, which maintain the original signal at best, and cause signal degradation at worst.
The housing is solid aluminum. The entire effing thing is aluminum. My next project will likely be to strip the shitty-ass gray finish and either polish the housing, or have it anodized in some absurdly intense color :)
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:o That sound good, amazed with your work, with everything you do
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Silly Wiggy, the snow didn't stop. It's charging it's mega-blaster for tomarrow. So make sure you bundle up for a long snowed in week, playing with your PS3, 360, and... Wuu ?
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This snow is retarded. I spend too much of my free time shoveling when I should be playing video games.
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Silly Wiggy, the snow didn't stop. It's charging it's mega-blaster for tomarrow. So make sure you bundle up for a long snowed in week, playing with your PS3, 360, and... Wuu ?
Don't knock the Wuu. It's got some solid games out already. Wonderful 101, Mario 3D world, and Nintendoland are great. Zombi U is good too, if you're into rogue-like FPS. And what's coming soon looks promising.
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My next project will likely be to strip the shitty-ass gray finish and either polish the housing, or have it anodized in some absurdly intense color :)
Dude. Sand Blast it, 3D Print custom buttons, and replace screws with steel Allen Heads! ;D
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Wanna know a secret? I have another one of these without audio capability and I already removed the faceplate and sandblasted it :P
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Killer work man, those stock audio adapters...what a joke. Ended up ditching mine because of those.
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Silly Wiggy, the snow didn't stop. It's charging it's mega-blaster for tomarrow. So make sure you bundle up for a long snowed in week, playing with your PS3, 360, and... Wuu ?
Don't knock the Wuu. It's got some solid games out already. Wonderful 101, Mario 3D world, and Nintendoland are great. Zombi U is good too, if you're into rogue-like FPS. And what's coming soon looks promising.
I'm not knocking the Wii U. I'm knocking calling it a Wuu.
Hope someone releases a system called a Tangg. Then he could place it next to his Wuu.
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What's wrong with calling it the Wuu? :-\
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Silly Wiggy, the snow didn't stop. It's charging it's mega-blaster for tomarrow. So make sure you bundle up for a long snowed in week, playing with your PS3, 360, and... Wuu ?
Don't knock the Wuu. It's got some solid games out already. Wonderful 101, Mario 3D world, and Nintendoland are great. Zombi U is good too, if you're into rogue-like FPS. And what's coming soon looks promising.
I'm not knocking the Wii U. I'm knocking calling it a Wuu.
Hope someone releases a system called a Tangg. Then he could place it next to his Wuu.
then we'd need clan, right? ;D
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I don't like calling it wuu either. XBONE is dumb too. Wii U and XB1 are better. And add another fellow Ohioan to the list, Columbus (Galloway actually).
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Killer work man, those stock audio adapters...what a joke. Ended up ditching mine because of those.
Thanks man!
Yeah, when it arrived, I was like "f this, there's no way I'm gonna dick around with these clips" ;D
I don't like calling it wuu either. XBONE is dumb too. Wii U and XB1 are better. And add another fellow Ohioan to the list, Columbus (Galloway actually).
Well, for one thing I didn't have room for 5 characters on the label (4 actual characters plus a space) and second, I'm done calling anything a Wii. What an idiotic name...
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XBONE is dumb too.
That one you can blame on Microsoft itself.
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Ok, I'm sick of my SFC games being separate from my SNES games. Just makes me nuts. So, I did this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps773a6b83.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps02638a42.jpg)
I'm 100% sure ill be reprinting my SFC covers using this revised template, but I'm not 100% on the SNES repro cover idea just yet. I wanna tweak it some more first before I commit. Just thought it would be nice to differentiate the repros as well since I'm already doing the JP titles.
Heaven forbid I add any PAL games to the collection.
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Ok, I'm sick of my SFC games being separate from my SNES games. Just makes me nuts. So, I did this.
Hence I try to make or get made all covers in US Vertical style.
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I'm 100% sure ill be reprinting my SFC covers using this revised template, but I'm not 100% on the SNES repro cover idea just yet. I wanna tweak it some more first before I commit. Just thought it would be nice to differentiate the repros as well since I'm already doing the JP titles.
Why not... If you're gonna separate the covers into 3 regions (US, JAP & PAL) the "4th region" of repro would fit nicely.
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Heaven forbid I add any PAL games to the collection.
There is that one PAL only Super FX2 game called Winter Games that is not feasable to do repro of as it's the only game that is FX2, saves AND uses large RAM.
So there is one canditate for PAL game for you.
Only feasable mod could be to switch the lock-out chip to US one so it could be played on US SNES with the higher speed and without borders.
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Heaven forbid I add any PAL games to the collection.
There is that one PAL only Super FX2 game called Winter Games that is not feasable to do repro of as it's the only game that is FX2, saves AND uses large RAM.
So there is one canditate for PAL game for you.
Only feasable mod could be to switch the lock-out chip to US one so it could be played on US SNES with the higher speed and without borders.
Sorry I meant Winter Gold.
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There are other PAL games that I actually want. Winter Gold isn't a game that I care about, just that it is a good donor for Star Fox 2 ;)
I'm 100% sure ill be reprinting my SFC covers using this revised template, but I'm not 100% on the SNES repro cover idea just yet. I wanna tweak it some more first before I commit. Just thought it would be nice to differentiate the repros as well since I'm already doing the JP titles.
Why not... If you're gonna separate the covers into 3 regions (US, JAP & PAL) the "4th region" of repro would fit nicely.
Because it means I have to reprint about 20 more covers if I do on top of the 25 or so SFC games. That's a lot of paper and ink :/
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just that it is a good donor for Star Fox 2 ;)
That I know, as I have sacrificed 2 for that: One for "Doom Edition" but with save, and another for Over-clocked version.
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Because it means I have to reprint about 20 more covers if I do on top of the 25 or so SFC games. That's a lot of paper and ink :/
Yes but think how nice they would look.
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Yeah, I was talking to Palmer about it, and he gave me what I think will be a good idea. Gotta mock it up now. If it looks good, I'll totally end up converting them all.
Bye-bye extra ink cartridges :(
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Bye-bye extra ink cartridges :(
Yeah I'm fearing the day when Onion cases come out and I might have to re-print all my covers. :'(
re-print + covers waiting to be printed = 2000+
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Oh dear! Yeah, I'm stickin' with UGCs for the foreseeable future. Switching would be a HUGE undertaking. I've got about 625 UGCs on my shelves right now. No way on Earth I'm ever gonna start all over :-[
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Have a handful of otherwise unused solid SFC titles sitting at the office, so I thought I'd spruce them up a bit so we have something to play when folks visit the office (which seems to be happening a lot lately). Still have a few others to finish up. These were fun to do :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps0170ce24.jpg)
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:o crap those look nice
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Yeah, those are hot
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Looks nice, love how they look :o
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Thanks all! ;D They were super fun to do, albeit a bit of a time waster :P
You guys think that people would buy stuff like this? They were easy enough to do, and could be a fun, cheaper item for us. If so, what do you think something like this would be worth to you, beyond the price of the game itself. Obviously some games are pricier than others, so I'd be more interested in what it would be worth to you on top of the typical price for any given game.
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It looks awesome :o and I love how they look ;D, but I prefer them with the original look in my collection (I like to buy thinks the way they are originally), but I know there's a lot of people that would like to buy them because they look awesome :o, so yes it's an item that could be sell and there would be clients for them.
The price I really can't tell you because I don't know how much Would cost all the materials that you need. Don't know prices over there, so, won't Make any opinion on that ;)
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I myself would not pay more for an officially released game with a painted shell, however I have a friend that goes apeshit over colored game carts for snes games like the maximum carnage red. For a homebrew or hack, I would much preffer a painted shell vs a grey stock one. Maybe offer limited runs of the games you produce in a fancy shell, say 5 or 10% of the total amount made, maybe even sign the inside of the cart like Wozniac apple IIgs. Wigniac editions maybe :)
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Also just noticed I got a custom title, this pleases me to no end. Thanks Admins :)
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I myself would not pay more for an officially released game with a painted shell, however I have a friend that goes apeshit over colored game carts for snes games like the maximum carnage red. For a homebrew or hack, I would much preffer a painted shell vs a grey stock one. Maybe offer limited runs of the games you produce in a fancy shell, say 5 or 10% of the total amount made, maybe even sign the inside of the cart like Wozniac apple IIgs. Wigniac editions maybe :)
Well ALL the games we produce have fancy shells, that's just a given at this point ;D
I was just curious if custom normal games were something worth looking into.
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I'd probably get a couple, but I don't know how to price them.
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might be cool/economical to just sell the custom replacement shells and not the game boards. it's easy enough to swap out the board. you could buy some gamebits in bulk and sell them, too :)
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BEST thread ever!! ;) Red all 72 pages today and holy shit youre good. Im about to start the journey uve dun with casing shit up.
a man hug and much respect from Sweden;)
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BEST thread ever!! ;) Red all 72 pages today and holy shit youre good. Im about to start the journey uve dun with casing shit up.
a man hug and much respect from Sweden;)
The Swedish word that sounds like one of the English words that mean swamp.
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I dont get it Arseen?? Träsk, kärr?? que? ;)
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I dont get it Arseen?? Träsk, kärr?? que? ;)
No English word that means swamp... that sounds like Swedish word meaning something else... What all Finns Swedes are... somethinmg Putin hates.
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BEST thread ever!! ;) Red all 72 pages today and holy shit youre good. Im about to start the journey uve dun with casing shit up.
a man hug and much respect from Sweden;)
Thank you! :D
The Swedish word that sounds like one of the English words that mean swamp.
Wait, what word are you talking about?
Got the rest of these all done :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps788bf720.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps93245d04.jpg)
Just need to make the backside labels now.
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Wait, what word are you talking about?
Swedes understand... maybe.
Read previous post for hint.
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Those carts are beautiful... so that Swedish word.
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The Englissh word seems to mean toilet as well.
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I've been wanting the SFC version of Final Fight Guy. It would look pretty cool with that orange shell :P
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I actually just picked up JP versions of 1 & 2 for myself (less censored an' all) ;D
Arseen, you ready for the most rediculous SNES buttons ever?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps177ed273.jpg)
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I've been wanting the SFC version of Final Fight Guy. It would look pretty cool with that orange shell :P
I think that would go too orange... cue for dutch to say... You can never go too ORANGE (https://www.google.fi/search?q=orange+dutch&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VAbnUrqsBcPmywPYj4KwDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=868)
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I actually just picked up JP versions of 1 & 2 for myself (less censored an' all) ;D
I has 1, 2 and Guy JAP CIB (Guy even has the CD). Looking for Tough, almost bought one few days ago.
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Arseen, you ready for the most rediculous SNES buttons ever?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps177ed273.jpg)
Hit me.
I think those will be amazing.
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No real reason to get tough unless you're just going for a complete set. The US and JP versions are identical, and as I'm sure you know, the JP version is rarer and more expensive :(
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No real reason to get tough unless you're just going for a complete set. The US and JP versions are identical, and as I'm sure you know, the JP version is rarer and more expensive :(
Yeeeh I want it for the collections sake (and naturally to scan), so I'll might get CIB copy eventually.
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For those still wondering, the English word he was talking about is "bog".
:P
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For those still wondering, the English word he was talking about is "bog".
:P
Maybe... ::), but don't tell the Swedish word.
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BEST thread ever!! ;) Red all 72 pages today and holy shit youre good. Im about to start the journey uve dun with casing shit up.
a man hug and much respect from Sweden;)
Thank you! :D
The Swedish word that sounds like one of the English words that mean swamp.
Wait, what word are you talking about?
Got the rest of these all done :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps788bf720.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps93245d04.jpg)
Just need to make the backside labels now.
Those look Great, if it wasn't for my obsesión of having games as they were originally, I thing I would probably bought from you those games
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I've been wanting the SFC version of Final Fight Guy. It would look pretty cool with that orange shell :P
I think that would go too orange... cue for dutch to say... You can never go too ORANGE (https://www.google.fi/search?q=orange+dutch&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VAbnUrqsBcPmywPYj4KwDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=868)
Yes, orange is favorite color, plus FF Guy cart in orange just seems right. Very orange, but I like :D
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Wait, what word are you talking about?
Swedes understand... maybe.
Read previous post for hint.
Indeed we understand that our Finnish little brothers have a large quantity of homofobes;) Wierd that we pansies used to rule that country?;) Olympic hockey comin up, lets see whos the toughest?!!?;) hehe.....
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Not fobia, just teasing.
And about ruling: Yeah used to ;)
About hockey: Don't care about that, BUT YOU ARE GOING DOWN!!! Just remember what we did short while ago with under 20s. ;D
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MOD NOTE: ANYWAY BACK TO TOPIC, YOU TOO ARSEEN
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How long Wiggy until those buttons come out?
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Those look Great, if it wasn't for my obsesión of having games as they were originally, I thing I would probably bought from you those games
Thanks!
How long Wiggy until those buttons come out?
As soon as I get to the office I'll yank em from the molds, which will be in about an hour :)
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iz bean 5 hours.
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CRAZY day. I'm just leaving now and I totally forgot to take pics. I'll snap some in the AM, assuming that the day doesn't go anything like this one did :P
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CRAZY day. I'm just leaving now and I totally forgot to take pics. I'll snap some in the AM, assuming that the day doesn't go anything like this one did :P
OK, no worries.
I fell asleep soon after posting that (way before midnight, that never happens).
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Man I really like these gameboy/color/advance covers;) Will u ever do more of em? Like the Marios for the gameboy, Golden Sun....etc?? Will post a pic how it looks so far soon. Had to widen them abit because I use Euro DS cases, but it still looks fuckin awsome, thank you very much Wiggy!! ;)
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Arseen, you ready for the most rediculous SNES buttons ever?
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps177ed273.jpg)
Hit me.
I think those will be amazing.
How this turn out?
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Not as cool as I thought. I'll remember to take pics on Monday since dumped them all over my desk when I left on Friday.
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/DSC02077.jpg)
is this cover out for download i like it
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I actually just uploaded that for someone else. I'll post a link when I'm back at my PC.
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I actually just uploaded that for someone else. I'll post a link when I'm back at my PC.
sweet
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Here you go!
https://app.box.com/s/371an71ckiiaiotvaaha
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Aaaaaaand all of my SNES/SFC games are finally cased! (Until I buy more :P)
On to Genesis...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsdc7598fb.jpg)
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looks nice. but tell me if that's the only space you have left for the rest of the games :P
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Aaaaaaand all of my SNES/SFC games are finally cased! (Until I buy more :P)
On to Genesis...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsdc7598fb.jpg)
Sweet jesus that collection is awesome! And yeah, I am sure that won't be the end of it. And I'm really digging the white N64 cases. It gives the collection a lot of "pop." You should do some close-up picks of your collection later on ;D
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On to Genesis Game Boy/GBC/GBA...
FTFY ;D
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Aaaaaaand all of my SNES/SFC games are finally cased! (Until I buy more :P)
On to Genesis...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsdc7598fb.jpg)
That's bigger then Arseen's collection!
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That's bigger then Arseen's collection!
Yes and no.
Yes: More cased SNES games.
No: I have about twice that many SNES games without dublicates.
Waiting for Onion Cases to continue casing.
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Based on my count that is about 290+ games. Ridiculous. And he pretty much has all of the rare and important titles.
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That's bigger then Arseen's collection!
Yes and no.
Yes: More cased SNES games.
No: I have about twice that many SNES games without dublicates.
Waiting for Onion Cases to continue casing.
Are you not currently using UGCs to house your snes collection? And if you are, will your snes collection be a mix of UGCs and onion game cases?
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Based on my count that is about 290+ games. Ridiculous. And he pretty much has all of the rare and important titles.
Believe it, Arseen has one of the larger game collections here :)
(TSOLfan, tiktektak also come immediately to mind with big collections)
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Are you not currently using UGCs to house your snes collection? And if you are, will your snes collection be a mix of UGCs and onion game cases?
Double Wide DVD cases.
And I will replace all cases with onion cases.
Also NES and N64 ones.
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Nice wall of Nintendo. I could stand and stare at that collection for a long time. If I were there my greasy fingers would be all over it! I'd want to pull them all off the shelf to look at the custom art and imagine all of the 16 bit pleasures.
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Are you not currently using UGCs to house your snes collection? And if you are, will your snes collection be a mix of UGCs and onion game cases?
Double Wide DVD cases.
And I will replace all cases with onion cases.
Also NES and N64 ones.
Yeah I kinda wish I started with double wide dvd cases cause if I ever decided I wanted to switch to either onion cases or bitbox cases my collection would look uniform since they are all black. But as for now I am stuck using UGCs
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looks nice. but tell me if that's the only space you have left for the rest of the games :P
Um, no, I totally have tons of space left (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/smiley%20and%20meme/worried.gif)
Sweet jesus that collection is awesome! And yeah, I am sure that won't be the end of it. And I'm really digging the white N64 cases. It gives the collection a lot of "pop." You should do some close-up picks of your collection later on ;D
Thanks! Definitely not the end. I've got plenty of games on my list still ;)
I took some a little while back. I think they're a couple of pages back. I can take some more this weekend though.
That's bigger then Arseen's collection!
Yes and no.
Yes: More cased SNES games.
No: I have about twice that many SNES games without dublicates.
Waiting for Onion Cases to continue casing.
You've got 550+ SNES games?!
Anyway, the only dupes I have are for good reason. Any translated JP repros I have sit next to original JP copies of the game (because it just seems "right" to own the legit copy as well), and then Final Fight 1 and 2 SCF versions for what should be well known reasons ;)
Nice wall of Nintendo. I could stand and stare at that collection for a long time. If I were there my greasy fingers would be all over it! I'd want to pull them all off the shelf to look at the custom art and imagine all of the 16 bit pleasures.
Haha! Thanks :)
FTFY ;D
:P
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Based on my count that is about 290+ games. Ridiculous. And he pretty much has all of the rare and important titles.
Believe it, Arseen has one of the larger game collections here :)
(TSOLfan, tiktektak also come immediately to mind with big collections)
So Arseen, when are we gonna see pics of your collection? :) If you already have, post the link to the thread
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So Arseen, when are we gonna see pics of your collection? :)
The year 2017
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So Arseen, when are we gonna see pics of your collection? :)
The year 2017
Are you serious :D? Everyone on these forums keeps mentioning how impressive it is, and now I am super curious. At least give me one picture ;D
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Well Arseen has been her for 7 years and I haven't seen one picture of his collection. Safe to say its a few years out ;)
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Well Arseen has been her for 7 years and I haven't seen one picture of his collection. Safe to say its a few years out ;)
Well that's a buzz kill. I guess we'll never know. Maybe when the next Olympics come around we can get photos by then? ;)
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I saw one pic once but it was a total tease. It's almost better not to see it because you'll just be left wanting more. Same reason I never visit strip clubs.
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Upload those new snes covers!
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You've got 550+ SNES games?!
That sounds about right.
But my games are in sevral boxes scattered at home and storage so I have not counted them in long time.
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Well Arseen has been her for 7 years and I haven't seen one picture of his collection. Safe to say its a few years out ;)
That sir is incorrect:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=2738.45
You have posted to my old collection topic.
Yeah I have not updated it as I have no room to set up the collection nicely.
Year 2017 is way too soon to have my house build. 2025 maybe.
Gotta save some serious doug first.
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Oh yeah! I forgot about that topic. For some reason I got your and UncleBob's collections mixed up in my mind.
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Well Arseen has been her for 7 years and I haven't seen one picture of his collection. Safe to say its a few years out ;)
That sir is incorrect:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=2738.45
You have posted to my old collection topic.
Yeah I have not updated it as I have no room to set up the collection nicely.
Year 2017 is way too soon to have my house build. 2025 maybe.
Gotta save some serious doug first.
Ok I got a small glimpse and I like what I see. Probably much more massive and more epic today since that post is kinda old. And we still gotta get you a newer computer before you buy a house ;D
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Ok I got a small glimpse and I like what I see. Probably much more massive and more epic today since that post is kinda old. And we still gotta get you a newer computer before you buy a house ;D
Yeah...
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Upload those new snes covers!
What new covers? (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/smiley%20and%20meme/worried.gif)
I'll get em up ASAP. Any in particular that I should up first?
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Ah thought youd finished up some more SNES ones to get yourself all cased up, just looking at my shame pile and trying to work out what i need to do.
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Oh, I did! Quite a few actually, hence the shifty-eyed smiley :P
I'll get em up soon.
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Basically ran out if room on the shelves the other day. Finished casing up all of my SNES games, and that pretty much did it. So, as I often do, I made more shelves to tuck into a nook or cranny in order to make room for more crap that I don't need :P
This is like a window in my basement which looks from the finished side into the unfinished side. I have no idea why on earth anyone would want something like this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsc06fde29.jpg)
Added the ol' rails for modularity and cut some quicky shelves.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps70448fd0.jpg)
I'll eventually put a piece of plywood behind the shelves to replace the window, but this works for now.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps22c51a5a.jpg)
Now I has room!!!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsc0be2744.jpg)
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Wiggy, your room.... brings a tear to my eye. :)
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and I thought I had a lot of SNES games. It's so beautiful
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You have an amazing collection wiggy :o
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I've got about 250 NES, 120 SNES, and about 100 GB games I need to case... :-\
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DAMN that collection is amazing :o
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Thanks all! Well, the space is pretty well accounted for already and then some. The empty spaces are there for games I still need to case. They will fill the gaps completely. So I moved Xbox games over to a stand alone shelf to the right of the TV :(
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps66928aa8.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps541bf59b.jpg)
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So, you use your DLP for all your gaming Wiggy? How do your older systems look on it?
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Yes. I got really lucky in that it seems to be the perfect all-around TV. It's capable of 720P (which is all I'd ever want to run for games anyway), handles 240P natively (so no lag with the classic consoles), is huge (60"), has a shit ton of inputs (5 composite, 3 s-vid, 2 component, 1 DVI-I [dual link], and 2 coax) so I can play ANY system on it with the best possible connection (I'm seriously considering a SCART to DVI adapter), and is very easily serviced (I found it on a treelawn 4 years ago and fixed it up. Been my workhorse ever since. She's my bottom bitch :D). The only real bummer is lack of light gun support, but I've got a few CRTs for that ;) In fact, I'm about to try out a dual-TV setup for lightgun games. I've got 2 27" sony tubes and an Extron composite switch which will let me effectively split one signal up among two or more sets. Don't know if that sort of thing will work, but if it does, it's gonna kick ass!
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is that a neo geo cd on the bottom right of your gaming setup? I can't quite tell
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No, it's a JP gray Saturn. It's pretty dark down there. There's a PS3, 360, the Saturn, a SNES mini, and a Genesis 3 in there.
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Well, here's everything!
Newly re-kajiggered wall (gaps are intentionally left open for games on hand which need to have covers made).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps3e31a680.jpg)
TV, various consoles, and Xbox games.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps330d3341.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps03104347.jpg)
SNES and N64
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-141small-1.jpg~original)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-142small-1.jpg~original)
PS3, PSP, TG-16, and random stuff
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-143small.jpg)
NES, Gamecube, Wii/Wuu, Genesis, Saturn imports
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-144small-1.jpg~original)
PS1, PS2, NGP, Wonderswan, GB/GBC/GBA, DS/3DS, Dreamcast, US Saturn
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-145small-1.jpg~original)
Xbox
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-146small.jpg)
Portable consoles
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-147small.jpg)
Crap that needs to be cased and all other manner of junk (little box in upper right is packed full of portable games)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-148small.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps29ca3c95.jpg)
Console drawer contents
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps2ccce24e.jpg)
And my favorite part :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsa3a6457f.jpg)
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ok wiggy now your just showing off ;D
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Well someone asked to see closeups :)
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That handmade mushroom knob is impressive
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Thanks! Made it when I built the shelves a year ago or so. It makes me smile every time I go to open that drawer :)
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Do you have blueprints for those shelves or was it built on the spot? I have to admit ... I want to build the same but half the size.
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Sort of. I planned things out in a pretty rough fashion, but had to sort of wing it as I ran into a large steel support post and beam when doing the demo work (the really thick area with no shelving just to the right of the 1st bank of shelves). The shelves are mounted on rails so I can adjust them infinitely, which is nice because I didn't have to plan for space between each or anything, just the outside dimensions of the frame :)
I documented the build a bit in this thread. Here's the page where it starts.
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10318.735
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i know you're busy, and i bug you about this all the time, but could you upload the GB/GBC/GBA covers you have cased that aren't in your thread? i would very, very much love to use them.
humbly regards,
me
:-[
ps. your collection is insane.
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where did you purchase that hand made mushroom knob? or did you build it yourself?
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where did you purchase that hand made mushroom knob? or did you build it yourself?
He did it by himself, there are making of pictures somewhere.
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here it is;
...So I was looking at the local hardware store for a cool drawer pull for the controller drawer. Couldn't really find one that I liked. I solved the problem with a slightly more wiggy-like solution :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03215.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03216.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03217.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03225.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC03223.jpg)
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i know you're busy, and i bug you about this all the time, but could you upload the GB/GBC/GBA covers you have cased that aren't in your thread? i would very, very much love to use them.
humbly regards,
me
:-[
ps. your collection is insane.
I will soon. I don't think there are that many which I haven't upped though.
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I will soon. I don't think there are that many which I haven't upped though.
these are the ones i don't see in your thread:
Advance Wars
Dr. Mario
NES e-Reader cards
SD Gundam Force
Magical Quest starring Mickey & Minnie
Phalanx
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2
many, many thanks :)
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LOL, those are indeed the exact games I don't have up yet. Dr Mario, SML1 & 2, Motocross Manics, and Porkēmans Gold (last two not in pics) I just did this week actually. Did 2 genesis covers before making some more GB covers and remembering how much fun they are since finding artwork for them can be so much easier (smaller images) ;D
I'll get em up soon.
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This is rather impressive and amazing. Looks like a lot of money, and hours of dedication went into creating what you have there :)
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Thank you!
YES! A LOT of time and a LOT of $$$ money at this point, but I've loved every minute of putting it all together :D
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you're the best, wig. just the best.
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:D
So I made some new shelves today.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps11511f1c.jpg)
But they're not so much for games as the ever-growing mass of paint that my partner keeps picking up, which we have like zero room for in the office. This will take care of that :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsdaf81747.jpg)
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Hi Wiggy. Just wanted to drop in and comment on your recent pictures. Loving your set up! I got to see your white "Wiggy-style" n64 covers in action (I see them every day when I look at my own shelf). I think it looks great and just goes to show you what a lot of planning gets you in the end. It's so worth it because once you have all of your games cased and on a shelf, you can then easily see everything you own and figure out what you'd like to play next so much easier. I also liked your NES style covers (would be cool to do but I wouldn't be able to get those coversfor all of the games I have).
I can't remember what it was like anymore having these games in boxes, hidden in the closet. Have you impressed any friends or visitors yet with your set up?
Good luck with your future endeavors!
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I was also wondering, you probably save a ton on ink when printing your n64 covers as opposed to a regular cover, right? i figured that its base color was white, which means less ink.
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Wiggy, do you sell any shelving you make? Just looking at the quality of that paint stand you just made makes me think you could make some good money on the side selling your work.
Also your collection and custom cases look fantastic.
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Hi Wiggy. Just wanted to drop in and comment on your recent pictures. Loving your set up! I got to see your white "Wiggy-style" n64 covers in action (I see them every day when I look at my own shelf). I think it looks great and just goes to show you what a lot of planning gets you in the end. It's so worth it because once you have all of your games cased and on a shelf, you can then easily see everything you own and figure out what you'd like to play next so much easier. I also liked your NES style covers (would be cool to do but I wouldn't be able to get those coversfor all of the games I have).
I can't remember what it was like anymore having these games in boxes, hidden in the closet. Have you impressed any friends or visitors yet with your set up?
Good luck with your future endeavors!
Thanks! Yeah, seeing everything cases now is so satisfying :D Was definitely worth all the time and trouble.
My gamer friends do seem to like the setup when they see it. It's a good feeling :)
I was also wondering, you probably save a ton on ink when printing your n64 covers as opposed to a regular cover, right? i figured that its base color was white, which means less ink.
Yup! A lot easier on the ol' printer versus the über black SNES covers :-\
Wiggy, do you sell any shelving you make? Just looking at the quality of that paint stand you just made makes me think you could make some good money on the side selling your work.
Also your collection and custom cases look fantastic.
I don't. Honestly, it's not terribly special. Just a bunch of butt joints and some nails. Honestly, almost anyone could make shelves like those with almost no tools and a little planning. Home Depot or Lowe's will cut the wood to length for ya, then it's just a matter of assembly (which was very literally just a hammer and nails for that paint rack). Also, I have NO extra time lol! Wish I did. Can't even finish my own projects lately :P
Whipped up a Famicom template. Thanks to Azarkhel for giving me a little head start on it :)
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I, too, make my own shelving just because it fits to the exact size you want. Its not all that difficult, and its kinda fun if you ask me.
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That's my feeling as well. Plus you have the ability to make it to your exact specifications, which is really the only way to go IMO.
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That's my feeling as well. Plus you have the ability to make it to your exact specifications, which is really the only way to go IMO.
just out of curiosity, what kind of wood do you use for your shelving? and do you buy your wood by the panels or one large piece and cut them yourself?
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Plain ol' pine. Usually just the low quality planks (1x6, 1x8, 1x10), but when I make little stuff like the paint rack I tend to use "select" or "perfect" pine (whatever they call it at any given location). I just make sure to pick the best boards I can find, which sometimes means sighting down about 10-15 boards before I find enough without significant cupping, bowing, etc.
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Famicom template, please. Might as well post that Twinbee 3 cover too.
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I gotta post all that stuff. The NES/Fami games are the only ones I haven't bothered to up yet. I'll get on that soon :)
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how hard would it be to make a mold for a clear north america SNES cartridge shell?
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how hard would it be to make a mold for a clear north america SNES cartridge shell?
What kind of demand do you think there would be for something like that? You've actually got me considering reaching out to a plastic molding company about some quotes.
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The mold, not so tough. Casting perfect parts from it, a bitch.
I assume you're talking about casting?
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i just think it would rock for the SD2SNES which has 3 colored lights on the board. and yeah i was talking about casting, just thought it would be worth it to ask.
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Apparantly retrousb doesn't sell clear NES or SNES shells anymore?
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Apparantly retrousb doesn't sell clear NES or SNES shells anymore?
correct, I haven't seen them available for years :(
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Apparantly retrousb doesn't sell clear NES or SNES shells anymore?
correct, I haven't seen them available for years :(
and they've never sold a clear North American SNES cartridge.
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I'll try and get to the bottom of it. I know some people who know some people ;)
i just think it would rock for the SD2SNES which has 3 colored lights on the board. and yeah i was talking about casting, just thought it would be worth it to ask.
It can most definitely be done, but it wouldn't be easy. Puling air-free, perfect parts from a mold which is not poured under vacuum is quite tricky. What this means is that you'll need to spot fill pits and air pockets, which of course ruins the whole clear shell thing :-\ I've got a make-shift vacuum casting setup, but it's far from industrial grade, and I can't get 100% perfect parts from it (more like 90-95%).
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I'll try and get to the bottom of it. I know some people who know some people ;)
You sounded like a gangster :P lol
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:P
Annnnnd no dice. The guy doesn't like to sell em, period. But I did have an interesting conversation with someone today about this sort of thing...
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I think the snes at least needs a clear snes shell just for the sd2snes.
btw does wiggly own any flash carts?
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I only own the TG-16 Everdrive. I'm not generally a fan, but the TG-16 library has become prohibitively expensive :/ I think I might by a SNES Everdrive this summer too since it seems I won't be buying EVO any time soon and really want to play it on an actual SNES.
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I only own the TG-16 Everdrive. I'm not generally a fan, but the TG-16 library has become prohibitively expensive :/ I think I might by a SNES Everdrive this summer too since it seems I won't be buying EVO any time soon and really want to play it on an actual SNES.
I'm considering doing the same thing. I still want to collect games, but the Everdrive would let me play the games I will never find or afford.
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Yeah it is nice for that.
I mainly use mine as an extensive demo unit so i can try out some titles before tracking them down to purchase for the collection. I never knew anyone who had a TG16 growing up so most of what i know about the system is what i have read online and have tracked down from other people's suggestions. You can't beat playing it yourself on the real hardware. My 'want list' has boomed since purchasing the everdrive line of carts. :)
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Yeah it is nice for that.
I mainly use mine as an extensive demo unit so i can try out some titles before tracking them down to purchase for the collection. I never knew anyone who had a TG16 growing up so most of what i know about the system is what i have read online and have tracked down from other people's suggestions. You can't beat playing it yourself on the real hardware. My 'want list' has boomed since purchasing the everdrive line of carts. :)
I, too grew up not even knowing what a turbografx 16 was and I just got into playing the console a few years ago and its quickly become one of my more favorites. I might look into investing into an everdrive, but they always seems to be out of stock
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I remember seeing a PC engine at a computer expo back in 87/88 - and was blown away by it. Unfortunately the TG16 never really did much in Europe, and i moved on to an Amiga a500. Only ended up getting the TG16 last year - and i also love it. Shame the good games cost so damn much. Have had the everdrive for about a year too, but not got around to even trying it yet.
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Just out of curiosity would you recommend the SNES flash drives? I've been looking to get them to test out all the cool games that cost 150+ in PAL land. 100 dollar boxed SNES to play 150+ games seems ridiculous. My emulation attempts on 3DS didn't turn out to well.
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Just out of curiosity would you recommend the SNES flash drives? I've been looking to get them to test out all the cool games that cost 150+ in PAL land. 100 dollar boxed SNES to play 150+ games seems ridiculous. My emulation attempts on 3DS didn't turn out to well.
I got the Sd2snes but its expensive. If u think $100 is expensive than you'll most likely be turned away by its price tag of $200 but to me it was worth it. Im in love with being able to play most games without changing cartridges. And hacks and translations. Buying all the repros I want would become pretty expensive and my collecting habits are expensive enough as it is. So I think in the long run it will save me major money. I bought them so I can fight the urge to buy more video games until I get my collection boxed and everything. However, whenever I see a video game I want face to face, I always give in and buy it. ThAt's just my weakness. But its just the games that are addicted to me.
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Well, here's everything!
Newly re-kajiggered wall (gaps are intentionally left open for games on hand which need to have covers made).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zps3e31a680.jpg)
TV, various consoles, and Xbox games.
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SNES and N64
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PS3, PSP, TG-16, and random stuff
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NES, Gamecube, Wii/Wuu, Genesis, Saturn imports
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PS1, PS2, NGP, Wonderswan, GB/GBC/GBA, DS/3DS, Dreamcast, US Saturn
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/2-23-145small-1.jpg~original)
Xbox
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Portable consoles
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Crap that needs to be cased and all other manner of junk (little box in upper right is packed full of portable games)
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Console drawer contents
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And my favorite part :)
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I'm never going to stop until I have a collection like this.
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Wiggy, if you don't mind, can you please show us the inside of that pokemon stadium case? I assume you cased the transfer pak in there?
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Yeah, no prob. I'll snap a pic when I get home :)
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Every time I see this collection I turn green, this is perfection. If I ever become a millionaire one day I'll aspire to do this as a hobby. Dat SNES hnngg.
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What do you use to cut the cases? Normal exacto blade, or a heated one?
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What do you use to cut the cases? Normal exacto blade, or a heated one?
Dremel like tool would be my guess.
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rotary dremel or the "back and forth" osculating kind? I've actually never messed with the back and forth, but there's no way I'd get a rotating kind in there to cut cleanly, unless maybe with a much bigger cutting wheel.
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Dremel with side cutting bits after cutting smaller, rough holes with a cutoff wheel. That's how you can get rounded corners plus access tight spaces where a cutoff wheel won't fit ;)
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very cool. thanks for sharing. looks like you've got that double/triple case making thing down.
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No prob! Yeah, I can crank them out REALLY quickly now.
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Oops! Guess I shoulda made sure the damned thing fit before I made a cover :P
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You can just bend it like this person did at 3:00 minutes into the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE2BZ6jBYIc
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Cut the top of the case so it sticks out like a hang tab
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You can just bend it like this person did at 3:00 minutes into the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE2BZ6jBYIc
Do that about 7-8 times and it'll snap off. I think I'm gonna try and shoehorn it into a double...
Also, did you see how he modified that SNES Genie?! Ick. I sure as hell wouldn't do that just to fit it into a UGC :(
Cut the top of the case so it sticks out like a hang tab
But won't fit on shelf :/
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You can just bend it like this person did at 3:00 minutes into the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE2BZ6jBYIc
Do that about 7-8 times and it'll snap off. I think I'm gonna try and shoehorn it into a double...
Also, did you see how he modified that SNES Genie?! Ick. I sure as hell wouldn't do that just to fit it into a UGC :(
Cut the top of the case so it sticks out like a hang tab
But won't fit on shelf :/
Yeah what he did to the SNES Game Genie is blasphemy! Couldn't he do a double and cut out the middle somehow to make it fit? I sure as hell would of tried harder than he did.
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Yeah what he did to the SNES Game Genie is blasphemy! Couldn't he do a double and cut out the middle somehow to make it fit? I sure as hell would of tried harder than he did.
Could have just done what i did (i had a spare Game Genie and the one i took apart had a broken hinge)
Anyone else hate the shape of the cart for the SNES Game Genie? I have a solution!
My newest project that i wanted to work on for years! I picked up some spare $1 SNES sports game for the sole purpose of doing mods with them. I've always hated the way the Game Genie is shaped on the Super Nintendo.
I gutted out the inside of an snes shell and managed to secure the Game Genie inside of one of the game shells. It wasn't the craziest of mods but it was very time consuming and I think the time was well spent. Here are my results. ;D
(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9931/20120802223728.jpg)
Fits in the UGC with no bulge whatsoever!
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All together & comparison of old shell vs new snes game shell
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Cart only, its pretty damn slick :)
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What it looks like when you put a game in my new Game Genie
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Proof that it all still works. I made a spot for the switch and lite of the front of the cart.
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heh thats a pretty good solution too.
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Your turn Wiggy. Let's see you mod a Zelda NES cart like that for the NES Game Genie! Of course you would have to extend the cart slot. Then you can also move your FX Genie into a SFC/ PAL shell for maximum compatibility. Hmm, wonder if there's any way to have the NES Game Genie work in both a Famicom or NES?
Another mod I'd like to see if the Game Boy Game Genie. I remember when the Super GB came out, I sliced up the Genie to fit. It worked, but it was sure ugly.
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remember when the Super GB came out, I sliced up the Genie to fit. It worked, but it was sure ugly.
Same here.
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Then you can also move your FX Genie into a SFC/ PAL shell for maximum compatibility.
Additional modding needed as SFC/ PAL carts don't go to US SNES as is, as the tabs in US SNES.
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Rule 34—"If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions"—
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Then you can also move your FX Genie into a SFC/ PAL shell for maximum compatibility.
Additional modding needed as SFC/ PAL carts don't go to US SNES as is, as the tabs in US SNES.
If someone can shove GG guts into an SCF or PAL shell, then I'm pretty sure they could cut the little notches in the cart which would allow it to fit an unmodded SNES ;)
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Then you can also move your FX Genie into a SFC/ PAL shell for maximum compatibility.
Additional modding needed as SFC/ PAL carts don't go to US SNES as is, as the tabs in US SNES.
If someone can shove GG guts into an SCF or PAL shell, then I'm pretty sure they could cut the little notches in the cart which would allow it to fit an unmodded SNES ;)
Yeah, like i said additional modding needed.
And knowing you, if you would do it, you would transplant the notces from the US cart in such perfect way that it would look like they would have always been there.
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Your turn Wiggy. Let's see you mod a Zelda NES cart like that for the NES Game Genie! Of course you would have to extend the cart slot. Then you can also move your FX Genie into a SFC/ PAL shell for maximum compatibility. Hmm, wonder if there's any way to have the NES Game Genie work in both a Famicom or NES?
Another mod I'd like to see if the Game Boy Game Genie. I remember when the Super GB came out, I sliced up the Genie to fit. It worked, but it was sure ugly.
Dammit, don't tempt me!
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Your turn Wiggy. Let's see you mod a Zelda NES cart like that for the NES Game Genie! Of course you would have to extend the cart slot. Then you can also move your FX Genie into a SFC/ PAL shell for maximum compatibility. Hmm, wonder if there's any way to have the NES Game Genie work in both a Famicom or NES?
Another mod I'd like to see if the Game Boy Game Genie. I remember when the Super GB came out, I sliced up the Genie to fit. It worked, but it was sure ugly.
Dammit, don't tempt me!
There is no way GB Game Genie fits in GB cart shell
I can snap you pictures of the insides as soon as I return from city in 3 hours.
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would you ever be down to do another Game genie mod?
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Ya I think I'm going to do the SNES game genie mod. It looks nice in an actual SNES cart. Also my original GG cart is broke.
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I was meaning Wiggys fx mod
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Yeah, it's not hard to do. No idea when I'd have the time though. I've got like a million projects going on at work including a couple that I can't even talk about ;D
Officially over 300 SNES games now. 309 to be exact (7 still need covers). Woo-hoo!
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Beautiful Mr. Wiggy. The collection looks awesome all lined up :)
You are a solid 200 ahead of me.
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wow wiggy...that is insane! you've got a very solid collection! I have just over 20 snes games so I think I have a ways to go lol.
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man wiggy your collection looks better every time I see it! :)
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Do you still need a Mario all-stars + world? if you do, would u consider a trade of mario all-stars + world (great condition) in exchange for FX modding a game genie? I could send the extra genie and the stunt race carts.
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Some day, some day.
Amazing your collection :o
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Are any of those super famicom games or are they all english SNES?
That collection beats my PS2 collection in terms of numbers. I can only imagine the amount of dollars that went into that.
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Alright Wiggy, I know you are a stickler for quality, so I have a question for you. Since you have gone and made all of your GBA Light+ models so friggin' awesome that they are completely sold out and I cannot purchase one, I have decided up fix up my old GBA SP in the meantime. Can you recommend a seller that sells a quality replacement shell, as close to the original as possible?
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Beautiful Mr. Wiggy. The collection looks awesome all lined up :)
You are a solid 200 ahead of me.
wow wiggy...that is insane! you've got a very solid collection! I have just over 20 snes games so I think I have a ways to go lol.
man wiggy your collection looks better every time I see it! :)
Thanks! Honestly, I would probably be happy with 50 of my favorites if it were all about playing them. But, like many of us, I really feel the need to collect and fill a wall :)
Do you still need a Mario all-stars + world? if you do, would u consider a trade of mario all-stars + world (great condition) in exchange for FX modding a game genie? I could send the extra genie and the stunt race carts.
"Need" is a strong word :P But yes, I definitely still want it ;D
If I had the free time, then I would gladly do so. Hopefully things will start to slow down for me by the end of the year. I'd really like to be able to keep bringing on more staff to do the production work, clerical stuff, and so on, so that I can step back and do what I love, which is just come up with new projects and whatnot :D
Some day, some day.
Amazing your collection :o
Thanks!
Are any of those super famicom games or are they all english SNES?
That collection beats my PS2 collection in terms of numbers. I can only imagine the amount of dollars that went into that.
There are some SFC games (look at the bottoms of the spines, and you should be able to see which are and aren't). I only buy them if there was never a US version of the game. The only two that I still have which don't fit that methodology are Xardion and Magic Sword. I've had those two forever and just can't be bothered to pick up US versions of at this point :-\
Honestly, a lot of you guys might be a little sad if you knew how much I paid for a lot of the AAA titles in there. I worked used game & music retail in the late 90' and early 00's when SNES games were worth dick. Let's just say that I was bummed if I had to pay more than 5 bucks for a single game back then, regardless of title.
Alright Wiggy, I know you are a stickler for quality, so I have a question for you. Since you have gone and made all of your GBA Light+ models so friggin' awesome that they are completely sold out and I cannot purchase one, I have decided up fix up my old GBA SP in the meantime. Can you recommend a seller that sells a quality replacement shell, as close to the original as possible?
Haha, thanks!
I've only seen a couple of aftermarket shells for the SP. Both came to me as donors for parts and on both the shells fit like hell :-\ I don't know if there is just one manufacturer for the parts or more. If there is more than one, then you'll never know, and honestly, neither will the sellers of the parts. That's sort of the nature of a lot of the Chinese no-name-brand product :(
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Wiggy Can You post of pic of your cover for banjo kazooie, love the white custom case, also can you show how you boxed up the hand helds? (gameboy color specifically) thanks!
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Finally got around to making a triple DS case. Thanks to Wiggy for the idea and for the cover. ;D
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9f1d/wy1kod88woba97l4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/wy1kod88woba97l/Triple_DS_1.JPG)
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/75f5/96ngda75x9ywd8e4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/96ngda75x9ywd8e/Triple_DS_2.JPG)
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what do you use to hold the cover-holding-film on?
ive tried a few things with mixed results...
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what do you use to hold the cover-holding-film on?
ive tried a few things with mixed results...
I used a soldering iron to melt the cover film to the case the same way that Wiggy did in his video. It works well for me and I haven't had any fall off yet. It doesn't look as good as a factory produced case because the seam is a little bigger than a normal case, but those companies have thousands of dollars worth of equipment to do this stuff. I have a $10 soldering iron. :-\
I can take a close up picture of the seam if you want to see it. It isn't perfect, but I'm happy with the results.
Actually, the big problem I had with this case was getting the rivets to hold the three cases together. My rivet gun is junk and I couldn't get it to work (even though I could get it to work on my double UGCs....). I ended up using hot glue between the cases. It seems to be holding well and since I won't open this case often, I think it will last.
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Like I said, not as good as a factory seam, but it works.
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Factory seam on the left. My seam on the right.
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0369/neaxoxbie8aa7ka4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/neaxoxbie8aa7ka/Triple_DS_3.JPG)
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never thought about melting it on...
looks good
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never thought about melting it on...
looks good
Thanks. I should have added in that last post that the case on the left was a factory seam on one of Shadowfox's cases. My seam was the one on the right. Probably obvious, but I wanted to make sure before anyone starts to think otherwise.
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Question: why didn't you just use super-glue or a similar transparent adhesive, on top of the clear film's edge? If done carefully, there'd be no need to melt anything.
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Question: why didn't you just use super-glue or a similar transparent adhesive, on top of the clear film's edge? If done carefully, there'd be no need to melt anything.
I don't like to use glue when working with anything clear.
But like Dr.Argon mentioned, there are multiple ways of doing it. If you're comfortable with that method, I would say go for it. I'm happy with my results, and next time I might even try a smaller soldering iron tip to see if I can get a smaller seam.
By the way, if you have a picture of a case with the film held on with glue, I would like to see those results. ;D
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Question: why didn't you just use super-glue or a similar transparent adhesive, on top of the clear film's edge? If done carefully, there'd be no need to melt anything.
I don't like to use glue when working with anything clear.
But like Dr.Argon mentioned, there are multiple ways of doing it. If you're comfortable with that method, I would say go for it. I'm happy with my results, and next time I might even try a smaller soldering iron tip to see if I can get a smaller seam.
By the way, if you have a picture of a case with the film held on with glue, I would like to see those results. ;D
I haven't tried any projects like this myself; it was just a suggestion, based on the compared picture.
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Question: why didn't you just use super-glue or a similar transparent adhesive, on top of the clear film's edge? If done carefully, there'd be no need to melt anything.
I don't like to use glue when working with anything clear.
But like Dr.Argon mentioned, there are multiple ways of doing it. If you're comfortable with that method, I would say go for it. I'm happy with my results, and next time I might even try a smaller soldering iron tip to see if I can get a smaller seam.
Why don't you try heating a little piece of metal like this one or thinner?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71TDsG6KhzL.jpg
And after that you can use a ruler and one of this to cut the excess of clear film paper
The bar should be the same dimension as the hight of the case
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^^^ not worth it, trust me. A 10 dollar soldering iron and a block of wood do the job very, VERY well, especially after a little practice. Not to mention finding a way to evenly heat and then handle a metal bar like that would be a headache :-\
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It would be more like an iron machine with sometime to grab it that way you can heat in a stove but with that metal stick, that way you'll have more precision and a unified job
Don't know if it was clear what i've try to say :P lol
What do you think?
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Oh, I got what you meant :) I'll snap some pics of what a block o' wood and cheap-o soldering iron can do. I just can't imagine it being worth the money and time it would take to build something that's more like what you're thinking of unless you're planning on doing hundreds upon hundreds of cases :-\
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Oh, I got what you meant :) I'll snap some pics of what a block o' wood and cheap-o soldering iron can do. I just can't imagine it being worth the money and time it would take to build something that's more like what you're thinking of unless you're planning on doing hundreds upon hundreds of cases :-\
Well that's true
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Well, out of space on the ol' portables shelf (and just about everywhere else too :-\)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps2ae76b16.jpg)
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I can...erm....look after some for you? A few of those micros perhaps? ::)
Don't micros fit in a single UGC?
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They do (as well as a number of other portables), but I was going for uniformity, which is costing me more space than I can currently afford :P
Also, I'm only missing one micro now. The Pokémon Center variant (well, and the uber rare Toonami edition, which I'm not holding my breath for).
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps2ae76b16.jpg)
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The SEGA nomad ;D
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think you should go with the UGC to case the ones that fits in them
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The SEGA nomad ;D
The Pocketstation ;D
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(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s1AdWg0aGyw/UZid1fdRubI/AAAAAAAAL5Y/3Ed_ayMid6c/s1600/sawyer.gif)
Hahahahahahaha!
The SEGA nomad ;D
Dang thing, taking up all of that real estate :(
think you should go with the UGC to case the ones that fits in them
Bah, way too much work at this point. Would have to re-kajigger all of those covers, print em, cut foam an' shit to hold the systems in place, etc. At this point in life I can't find time to finish making covers for stuff that's not even on the shelves yet, so re-doing things is off the table at the moment :(
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So nearly 2 years later I'm finally finishing my shelving. New molding, cut a piece for the corner in the pic, and the system drawer area finally has a back wall. Woo-hoo! :D Think I'm finally gonna paint them as well as my entertainment center plus add some track lighting (freakin' dark in my basement).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps9ee18cf7.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps18529d2a.jpg)
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Looks incredible!
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Looks really good there wiggy looks like your improving on near perfection! Just out of curiosity are you also building your gaming setup where all your systems are hooked up?
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Looks really good there wiggy looks like your improving on near perfection! Just out of curiosity are you also building your gaming setup where all your systems are hooked up?
Thanks!
I have shelving that I made which holds a number of Nintendo consoles, and a generic entertainment center which houses the TV and most of the newer consoles. Everything is gonna be painted white soon. It's so dark in my basement and it's starting to bug me. I'll snap a pic or two soon.
Some of you might recall that I traded with ol' Kelly B (N64guy) about 2 years ago for this.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps7c9e3ec7.jpg)
Busted Panasonic Q. One of the ribbon cables was torn, and easily fixed. The real problem was the DVD tray brackets. They'd pretty much shattered at some point. For some reason they're SUPER brittle.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpse34a4c77.jpg)
I did a quick and dirty fix to get the machine working when I received it, but I always wanted to find a better solution.
Enter Solidworks and Replicator 2 (which I didn't have at the time). No need to try and mend the busted parts or make something by hand.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps3c9fd68d.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps943ee90e.jpg)
And done! :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps78972667.jpg)
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Dude, I must say, that is pretty freakin sweet. Makes me extremely jealous... ;D
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Sweet repair job. Now read your PM's you paint junkie!
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What are PMs? :P
Anyway, seems to work perfectly after a couple of small tweaks (printed parts are, well, not perfect).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsa7e3269f.jpg)
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Finally gonna paint the ol' shelving
Before
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps1e9f7e46.jpg)
In progress
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps67b0cbe7.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps98f4af6d.jpg)
After...
(Still to come...)
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Paint them hot pink and slime green.
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wiggy would u want to trade a super FX game genie mod (i supply the genies) for that super mario world + all stars?
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Are you going to paint the actual removable shelves, or apply some type of liner to them? It seems like the games cases would want to stick to the shelves if they are painted.
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I'd go for a good stain / seal as opposed to paint. Covering up wood with paint always feels like a sin to me. :(
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wiggy would u want to trade a super FX game genie mod (i supply the genies) for that super mario world + all stars?
If I had the extra time, yes. But just don't have it to spare right now :(
Are you going to paint the actual removable shelves, or apply some type of liner to them? It seems like the games cases would want to stick to the shelves if they are painted.
Shelf surfaces are actually spray-painted. Everything else was done with brush/roll-on latex ;)
I'd go for a good stain / seal as opposed to paint. Covering up wood with paint always feels like a sin to me. :(
Two things kept me from doing that. 1) It's super dark in my basement and I was sick of it being that way, and 2) the shelving wasn't the prettiest wood. I had to piece the far left corner together since what was there originally was installed in an era when a 1"x8" was actually 1 inch thick by 8 inches wide, and there were some areas which were slightly warped, so I had to cut some oddball pieces to finish the area plus a lot of planing, sanding, etc. just to get everything nice and even. This didn't leave the corner looking all that wonderful as bare wood.
Anyway, took a few weeks of work, but it's finally done.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsc5d9a7b1.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsd9e5c46e.jpg)
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Looks good. Nicely done. ;D
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Looks amazing! :o
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Looks like you've got room for more stuff now. I bet the wife is pleased! ;D
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turned out excellent!
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Looks great
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Looks amazing! :o
Funny how the topic name changes when one of the admins leaves a comment. ;)
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lol didn't notice that :P
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Looks amazing! :o
Funny how the topic name changes when one of the admins leaves a comment. ;)
Yeah crap was not strong enough to express the awe. ;D
And FYI: Everybody can change the subject in their reply, not just the top dogs. ;)
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Looks amazing! :o
Funny how the topic name changes when one of the admins leaves a comment. ;)
Yeah crap was not strong enough to express the awe. ;D
And FYI: Everybody can change the subject in their reply, not just the top dogs. ;)
I didn't know that. 8)
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Looks amazing! :o
Funny how the topic name changes when one of the admins leaves a comment. ;)
Yeah crap was not strong enough to express the awe. ;D
And FYI: Everybody can change the subject in their reply, not just the top dogs. ;)
I didn't know that. 8)
Live and learn. :P
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Like dis! ---^ :D
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Like dis! ---^ :D
yep.
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I now know what I want my finished collection to look like. Assuming the next house I move into has a habitable basement.
(lololol I said "finished collection" like that's a thing people can have)
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I now know what I want my finished collection to look like. Assuming the next house I move into has a habitable basement.
(lololol I said "finished collection" like that's a thing people can have)
That depends, if you are talking about an specific console collection or a never ending new console release (Ps24, Xbox -1 or Nintendo us) ::) and old ones :P
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Added a dimmer for the track lighting, and figured it needed a little extra something ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps82077033.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps1794c2ee.jpg)
Still need to sand and paint it, but I think it goes well with the mushroom drawer pull ;D
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Dammit Wiggy! When are you going to sell these things? Or put the models up for people to download? :(
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I'll do both if you guys like. Didn't take very long to model up, and it would be a snap to do other icons/characters/etc ;D
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Now you just need to make a custom video game outlet/switch/dimmer plate ;)
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Damn, that looks very nice
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Now you just need to make a custom video game outlet/switch/dimmer plate ;)
Actually did just that with an unusable Zelda cart shell a while back :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsdf141985.png)
Got the knob painted last night and installed this morning. Woo-hoo!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsdfa98830.jpg)
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Actually did just that with an unusable Zelda cart shell a while back :P
............................ Have my babies.
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Actually did just that with an unusable Zelda cart shell a while back :P
............................ Have my babies.
awkward
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Actually did just that with an unusable Zelda cart shell a while back :P
............................ Have my babies.
awkward
I though the same but didn't want to say anything :P
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I think he was just saying that he appreciates his work... in a super awkward way haha. :D
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Precisely. Keeps things interesting.
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I think he was just saying that he appreciates his work... in a super awkward way haha. :D
Precisely. Keeps things interesting.
I know, it was a joke lol :P
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There, fixed it.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsf5a7d578.jpg)
aaaaaaand I just realized I made a famous wiggy typo. Oh well. "Galxy" it is then :P
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Didn't like the Japanese text or didn't have the original inserts?
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Japanese. Sick of pulling games off the shelf to figure what they were.
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Understandable. I have 20 FDS games and I can really only tell what one of them is from afar (Bubble Bobble, the font is a dead give away)
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Reorganizing a bit. The Xobx stuff won't fit and neither will any of the portable games. Not exactly sure where they'll go, but I'll figure something out. This looks more uniform anyway, and with my plans to build a complete N64 set, the whole wall is gonna end up being just UGCs, which should look really nice :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsb298c16c.jpg)
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very veryyyyyyy nice!!!! cant wait til i move back up north so i can buy a home with a basement so i can make some serious room available like this
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Thanks! It's definitely been fun building the collection AND the space to contain it :D
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What do you have your collection valued at right now Wiggy? Right now Mine is valued at around $3000 cart only, I can only guess that yours is triple that.
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Wiggy, I love that setup. I want to do something similar when I move out of my small apartment and into a larger house with a finished basement, finding room to put my collection in is very limited at the moment with three kids and another on the way. :-\
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Wiggy, I love that setup. I want to do something similar when I move out of my small apartment and into a larger house with a finished basement, finding room to put my collection in is very limited at the moment with three kids and another on the way. :-\
I guess we all share that dream :) most of my games and consoles are piled up in a utility room. Just the time it takes me to setup a console to play discourages me to play sometimes.
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Just the time it takes me to setup a console to play discourages me to play sometimes.
I so know what you mean. :)
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Wiggy, I love that setup. I want to do something similar when I move out of my small apartment and into a larger house with a finished basement, finding room to put my collection in is very limited at the moment with three kids and another on the way. :-\
I guess we all share that dream :) most of my games and consoles are piled up in a utility room. Just the time it takes me to setup a console to play discourages me to play sometimes.
Feel the same
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Wiggy, I love that setup. I want to do something similar when I move out of my small apartment and into a larger house with a finished basement, finding room to put my collection in is very limited at the moment with three kids and another on the way. :-\
I guess we all share that dream :) most of my games and consoles are piled up in a utility room. Just the time it takes me to setup a console to play discourages me to play sometimes.
Setting one of my consoles for my daughter to play sometimes makes me feel the same way, but when I see her face light up when she play TMNT turtles in time for SNES or TMNT the arcade game for NES makes it worth it.
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What do you have your collection valued at right now Wiggy? Right now Mine is valued at around $3000 cart only, I can only guess that yours is triple that.
No clue in the world. I've never really bothered to look into it.
There are some pricey items hiding in there though. Like the CIB 64DD and games. I think what I have for the DD is worth about $1,500. The Panasonic Q is worth around 300-400. Roughly $2,500 worth in the gameboy micro collection. Not sure what a Satellaview is worth at this point. Maybe I'll take a look over the collection sometime soon and sort that out. Prolly a good idea for insurance purposes.
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When you have a vast collection. It is definitely worth it lol.
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Alright, this shoulda happened a long time ago. Flip-flopped the room. Feels way more open and far less cavernous. Also added more track lighting for the music and movie shelves.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zpsc6fa6868.jpg)
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Looks awesome. Having the finished basement makes a big difference. I'm hoping to finish mine next summer.
Do you have any good close ups of all the systems hooked up?
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Thanks!
No, but I'll snap a couple when I get everything back together later tonight :)
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Looks nice, excellent work ;)
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Looks awesome. Having the finished basement makes a big difference. I'm hoping to finish mine next summer.
Do you have any good close ups of all the systems hooked up?
I can't keep everything hooked up at once, but what is hooked up is in the entertainment center, plus the Wii systems and PS4 which sit atop the skinny shelves next to the TV.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps1d61af5d.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps6793fb6f.jpg)
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Also got all the game storage sorted out. Sega games are all conveniently flanking the TV, Nintendo, Sony, Xbox, and all the portable stuff manage to fit on the wall shelving now.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/null_zps7f88be23.jpg)
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Looks awesome.
Two OUYA's is twice as nice. ;)
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Thanks!
One is just an empty shell. I printed (and painted) a plastic shell which actually allows the wi-fi signal to pass through it, making it usable :P
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Been getting into making some more "exotic" repros lately. Always wanted to play through this, and I have an SFC copy of the game, but it is not playable in Japanese. Too text heavy. Saw that there was a largely complete fan translation, so hopped on it! Super excited to play it :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/3BA2D341-9C3B-493A-AC45-9F69885D6B33.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/Game%20Stuff/3BA2D341-9C3B-493A-AC45-9F69885D6B33.jpg.html)
Waiting for chips to arrive so I can turn this into Legend of Link :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/E5E9C0C1-46CA-451F-AC37-DD71D6C542A2.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/Game%20Stuff/E5E9C0C1-46CA-451F-AC37-DD71D6C542A2.jpg.html)
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Been getting into making some more "exotic" repros lately. Always wanted to play through this, and I have an SFC copy of the game, but it is not playable in Japanese. Too text heavy. Saw that there was a largely complete fan translation, so hopped on it! Super excited to play it :D
Just FYI to everyone, reading that as erotic instead of exotic changes the entire meaning of the post lol. I think this means it's time for bed.
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Hmm, that could be fun too...
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Lol :P
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I must say Wiggy, that Socrates system looks badass! That system is way better than most of the other on those shelves! :P
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Hahahaha! ;)
Last batch of N64 covers caused this (not as though I didn't know it was gonna happen).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/7074C4FA-2225-4F91-8461-E8E33DED8BAB.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/Game%20Stuff/7074C4FA-2225-4F91-8461-E8E33DED8BAB.jpg.html)
Have another 30 or so games on hand which need covers, plus the remaining 90 which I will be picking up in the coming months. Guess I better start planning for some more shelving...
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You may have already said this but there are 88 pages and I'm already procrastinating on homework at the moment; What are the measurements of your shelves?
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I don't think I ever mentioned, and I don't blame you for not wanting to look through a zillion pages :)
I'll measure in a bit. I know each single cavity/shelf can hold 26-27 UGCs (the shelves on one side of the wall which handle the NES & SNES are ever so slightly wider beucase of existing structure that I had to work around).
edit: Had a tape measure right next to me randomly. 28.5" on the left, 27.5" on the right (N64 and other stuff)
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Portable games have long since been displaced (will need to build a wall mount unit for them), and now it looks like the Sony stuff isn't long for this shelf.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/5C78B237-02E6-48FA-962A-E96262971F65.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1C8514DA-49B4-4BAB-8E90-7E0365E9593D.jpg)
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I must say Wiggy, that Socrates system looks badass! That system is way better than most of the other on those shelves! :P
Um I don't get it. All I know about so-crates is from Bill and Ted. And by that I mean he's an old dude in a robe.
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I love looking at your collection. Mostly because it's cool to see my covers on someone elses shelf. Any plans on getting manuals on your 64 collection?
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I must say Wiggy, that Socrates system looks badass! That system is way better than most of the other on those shelves! :P
Um I don't get it. All I know about so-crates is from Bill and Ted. And by that I mean he's an old dude in a robe.
Be Excellent to each other!
I love looking at your collection. Mostly because it's cool to see my covers on someone elses shelf. Any plans on getting manuals on your 64 collection?
I know, right?! Whenever I see someone else displaying their games with my covers I get a little smile :)
Nah. I've got a bunch of CIB games from back when I was buying them *GASP* brand new (like when that was the only way to get em), but I honestly don't like having to keep that stuff around. It just takes up space. That said, I'm happy that I have many of these games CIB, and don't plan on getting rid of the boxes and manuals, just that I won't be hunting for others.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/2350CBDB-F2EC-48CD-96A0-05FD7E122842.jpg)
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Ok, but I still don't know what a "Socrates system" is?
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It's learning video game system. Kind of like the V-tech.
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It was actually produced by V-tech ;)
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That is a whole hell of a lot of N64 boxes... Glorious.
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Don't get to make a lot of custom stuff for myself anymore, but when the laser cutter showed up today, well, there was no way I was gonna pass up the chance to make the most of it :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E68070E5-13C0-48B6-8324-16D7EE0A7E61.jpg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/D3C98609-84DB-404B-AB7B-A0B168835E78.jpg)
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And this is the very first thing we etched/cut. This cutter is amazingly easy to use and is REALLY versatile. Super excited to get this thing making some money for us (lord knows it cost a lot).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DDAE75AF-1FAE-45AF-A4FF-2087553A729C.jpg)
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i just realized i missed the release of secret of mana 2, any more gonna be produced?
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Very nice. :o
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wow wiggy those look amazing! just curious how much did that laser cutter cost you? I can't imagine it being anywhere near in the ballpark of being cheap
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i just realized i missed the release of secret of mana 2, any more gonna be produced?
Shoot me a PM. We actually have ONE leftover that someone claimed, but never paid for.
Very nice. :o
Thanks! Can't lie, I'm really impressed with how it came out myself. I've been eyeballing it all day :P
wow wiggy those look amazing! just curious how much did that laser cutter cost you? I can't imagine it being anywhere near in the ballpark of being cheap
It's an Epilogue ZING 12"x16" if you want to look it up and see how many monies it costs. Yeah, not cheap. But luckily I own a business, so leasing/payment options are available, so I didn't have to plunk down $xx,xxx up front ;D
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Gee whilickers Wiggy, when I grow up I hope I am just like you.
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Ah, well the trick will be to NEVER grow up then ;)
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Ah, well the trick will be to NEVER grow up then ;)
well if i count the times i have seen someone telling you "when I grow up I hope I am just like you." then you my friend are Old and we all are young little 6 or 7 years old boys and girls ::). believe me, every one :P
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255 on the shelves! Got about 10 games in my eBay cart, but I'm gonna be hitting up some local stores tomorrow for work-related purchases, so figure I'll wait until I've made the rounds just in case I find some good deals :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6B3DCA14-0E7D-47D2-91BC-FB6887EC4ED5.jpg)
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Looks great. I love the white cases.
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Thanks! :)
After finally completing the micro collection the other day I really wanted to build something to properly display them. So, ran to Home Depot at like 8:55 right after tucking in the wife and son, then headed over to the workshop ;)
3 or so hours later this was the result
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/D6009B0F-8605-49E3-AAE8-18F53D65B58F.jpg)
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:o Now that is awesome!
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This might be the coolest thing ever.
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They're... floating.
Are... Are you a wizard!?
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Very nice. ;D
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Looks sweet bro!
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Amazing
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Looks nice ;)
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Amazing GBA display!
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Hey Wiggy,
I'll trade you my extra copy of Sega GT for that GBM collection............... :P
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It..... It's so beautiful! :'( lol
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Amazing display! What's holding them up?
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Thanks all! I'm super happy with it :)
They're on little L brackets. Super simple since the cart port is on the bottom of the micro ;)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E3A09EF9-7CF6-4748-89ED-2A346FFAD91B.jpg)
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Genius.
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That is genius. :o
I suddenly want to collect micros.......... don't tell my wife. ;)
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I don't even own a micro... Definitely on my list
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255 on the shelves! Got about 10 games in my eBay cart, but I'm gonna be hitting up some local stores tomorrow for work-related purchases, so figure I'll wait until I've made the rounds just in case I find some good deals :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6B3DCA14-0E7D-47D2-91BC-FB6887EC4ED5.jpg)
I've literally just read every post in this thread, awesome job mate!
I am currently at just over 150 N64 games (PAL region), and I'm planning on boxing them soon, I've been experimenting with some SNES games that I have. Since I'm going for a complete N64 set I want the covers all to match and it seems like you have just about every single one made? If so, do you have a zip file or a place I can download them all, I would love to use them! I've spotted your page with your covers but just wondering if that includes them all. Thanks in advance for any help!
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Thanks! :D
I'm just about done with the N64 covers. I've got 4 games left :)
I don't have a zip file or anything like that, but I was planning on doing something along those lines when I was done. I'll make sure to post updates in my N64 cover thread.
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All done!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BF28DA40-43D1-4125-B95B-A95A7401F0FA.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/BF28DA40-43D1-4125-B95B-A95A7401F0FA.jpg.html)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/6A703A70-FB51-41E1-9468-178D7E0DB868.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/6A703A70-FB51-41E1-9468-178D7E0DB868.jpg.html)
Big thanks to Pringlesman and the others who helped out with these covers along the way :)
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By pure coincidence, I just happened to reprint my N64 covers tonight as well. I switched over to Wiggy's style when I did. I kept my original covers and just inverted them to the inside. It looks good when you open the case to get a game out, and the crappy paper doesn't look as bad when looking through the inside of the cover. The imperfections are a little more hidden.
I made a few minor changes to a few of the covers. I prefer "Controller Pak" to "Memory card," and I am fine cramming the Game Shark into a single case rather then a double. I also made a cover for the Rumble Pak and Expansion Pak using your template, but I haven't printed them out yet. I can't decide if I want to actually use those or not.
I'm a "few" games short of a full set........ ;)
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/133d/v415ih1u7a7xjt16g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?v415ih1u7a7xjt1)
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/ad81/8oqoqha58o8nvyd6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?8oqoqha58o8nvyd)
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One more picture.
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a201/faru0dqwvpkcjdq6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?faru0dqwvpkcjdq)
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Glad you got it finished up mate, looks fantastic.
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looks great ;)
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:o
I know what I'm doing tonight ... my work is going to hate me, but they've got the super nice printers, soooooooooooo, I'm going to use them.
:D
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I know what I'm doing tonight ... my work is going to hate me, but they've got the super nice printers, soooooooooooo, I'm going to use them.
:D
Just wait until everyone leaves or come in on a weekend.
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Just wait until everyone leaves or come in on a weekend.
Haha exactly what I do :) come in after 7 or so when everyone is gone ... profit!
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By pure coincidence, I just happened to reprint my N64 covers tonight as well. I switched over to Wiggy's style when I did. I kept my original covers and just inverted them to the inside. It looks good when you open the case to get a game out, and the crappy paper doesn't look as bad when looking through the inside of the cover. The imperfections are a little more hidden.
I made a few minor changes to a few of the covers. I prefer "Controller Pak" to "Memory card," and I am fine cramming the Game Shark into a single case rather then a double. I also made a cover for the Rumble Pak and Expansion Pak using your template, but I haven't printed them out yet. I can't decide if I want to actually use those or not.
I'm a "few" games short of a full set........ ;)
Looking good!
Cutting the cases for those is not a fun chore :/
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to attempt to cut some cases with the laser cutter at work to hold things like the rumble pak and portable consoles in the double UCG. Should be a fun experiment and it'll help me to finally get a lot of these portables cased up which have been sitting forever (so sick of cutting them by hand).
:o
I know what I'm doing tonight ... my work is going to hate me, but they've got the super nice printers, soooooooooooo, I'm going to use them.
:D
I was considering re-printing all of them at work as well (though that still means I technically pay for it), since the colors will be 100% consistent across the board, being that they'll all have come from one batch of paper and toner. Buuuuut, that seems like a lot or work. I can print 12x16, so I'd want to put them all into a 12x16 indesign doc, at two per page, yadda yadda yadda. Sounds like work :P
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By pure coincidence, I just happened to reprint my N64 covers tonight as well. I switched over to Wiggy's style when I did. I kept my original covers and just inverted them to the inside. It looks good when you open the case to get a game out, and the crappy paper doesn't look as bad when looking through the inside of the cover. The imperfections are a little more hidden.
I made a few minor changes to a few of the covers. I prefer "Controller Pak" to "Memory card," and I am fine cramming the Game Shark into a single case rather then a double. I also made a cover for the Rumble Pak and Expansion Pak using your template, but I haven't printed them out yet. I can't decide if I want to actually use those or not.
I'm a "few" games short of a full set........ ;)
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/133d/v415ih1u7a7xjt16g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?v415ih1u7a7xjt1)
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/ad81/8oqoqha58o8nvyd6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?8oqoqha58o8nvyd)
........................this is such a fantastic idea.
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Looking good!
Cutting the cases for those is not a fun chore :/
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to attempt to cut some cases with the laser cutter at work to hold things like the rumble pak and portable consoles in the double UCG. Should be a fun experiment and it'll help me to finally get a lot of these portables cased up which have been sitting forever (so sick of cutting them by hand).
Thanks (they should look good right? ;) )
I already cut our my rumble pak case, but it looks like crap. It was some time ago and it was my first double UGC. I'm much better at making those now, so I might start over and make something cleaner. I'm sure you laser idea will be far supperior to mine, but for those of us without the fancy equipment to use, I've found that using a soldering iron with a knife tip makes cutting through the plastic very easy and it's farily clean. It just requires slight trimming afterwards and you're done.
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........................this is such a fantastic idea.
Thanks. ;D I figure, I already printed out covers for nearly every game I own. I might as well not waste them. I trim off the edges slightly before putting them in so that they are slightly smaller. It makes it easier to line up the inside cover without it showing from the outside.
For new games going forward (that don't already have covers printed out) I've been printing double-sided. Sometimes I make the inside black and white. It has a nice contrast to the outside. Just a few more ideas. ;)
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I did the same thing with all the covers I already had printed out when I switched over.
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Wiggy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hacked-Nintendo-3DS-XL-Red-NEW-Gamecube-Mod-Bundled-Controller-Not-Included-/131446100678?
How much for you to whip up a 2DS with this mod done in such a way that it's not just crazy wires sticking out of a random cable? :D
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Wiggy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hacked-Nintendo-3DS-XL-Red-NEW-Gamecube-Mod-Bundled-Controller-Not-Included-/131446100678?
How much for you to whip up a 2DS with this mod done in such a way that it's not just crazy wires sticking out of a random cable? :D
I've never seen this, but to me it seems pointles unless you are projecting your 3DS onto a larger monitor and so far, the only way I know to do that is extremely expensive.
I still don't understand why Nintendo can't make some type of add on for the Wii U that would be similar to the Game Boy Player, but would be for DS and 3Ds games. You could use the Wii U controller as the lower screen and your TV as the upper screen. I would buy that in a heat beat. If it included GB/GBC/GBA support that would be even better.
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Wiggy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hacked-Nintendo-3DS-XL-Red-NEW-Gamecube-Mod-Bundled-Controller-Not-Included-/131446100678?
How much for you to whip up a 2DS with this mod done in such a way that it's not just crazy wires sticking out of a random cable? :D
I've never seen this, but to me it seems pointles unless you are projecting your 3DS onto a larger monitor and so far, the only way I know to do that is extremely expensive.
I still don't understand why Nintendo can't make some type of add on for the Wii U that would be similar to the Game Boy Player, but would be for DS and 3Ds games. You could use the Wii U controller as the lower screen and your TV as the upper screen. I would buy that in a heat beat. If it included GB/GBC/GBA support that would be even better.
That's actually a pretty good idea, but then they would release the "NEW" Wii U controller to add a 3DS slot :)
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Wiggy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hacked-Nintendo-3DS-XL-Red-NEW-Gamecube-Mod-Bundled-Controller-Not-Included-/131446100678?
How much for you to whip up a 2DS with this mod done in such a way that it's not just crazy wires sticking out of a random cable? :D
I've never seen this, but to me it seems pointles unless you are projecting your 3DS onto a larger monitor and so far, the only way I know to do that is extremely expensive.
I still don't understand why Nintendo can't make some type of add on for the Wii U that would be similar to the Game Boy Player, but would be for DS and 3Ds games. You could use the Wii U controller as the lower screen and your TV as the upper screen. I would buy that in a heat beat. If it included GB/GBC/GBA support that would be even better.
That's actually a pretty good idea, but then they would release the "NEW" Wii U controller to add a 3DS slot :)
I guess they might, but I was thinking of some type of addon that would attach to the Wii U itself similar to the way the Game Boy Player attaches to the GC. In this way, the controller wouldn't need to change.
I don't have a Wii U yet, so I've never looked at one up close. Does it have any type of expansion slots or room for add-ons of any kind? Obviously the GC had multiple ports on the bottom for add-ons.
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Expansion ports have pretty much been replaced by the USB ports.
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Wow, I've been absent for too long. Anyway, been collecting hardware lately more than anything. Been feeding my fetish for all things orange :P
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/7CC4C133-1C91-47CB-A925-7AD725B622B3.jpg)
Also completed my Neo Geo Pocket Color slim console set
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/F0174404-A91E-4B5E-8BC4-8336CD06A98D.jpg)
Also been cranking out portable system stand designs for myself (and to sell on the website). That's been a fun mini-project. So I'm pretty much abandoning the ol' double UGC storage method, and will be building a bunch of wall-mounted display cases for them :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/282A3CCE-8E91-4585-B28F-053500BF851B.jpg)
And finally, I made this for a good friend :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/51F63B5D-C58A-4147-8F66-102200809AA5.jpg)
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sick!!! love that purple 3dsxl
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Looking good!!! :o
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bad ass
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Orange is my favorite color. Someday I'd like to have my Super Nintendo painted orange.
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Wiggy.... YOU ROCK!
Those stands look SICK! I'm going to be needing some of those wall mount ones ;)
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Neo Geo Pocket Color collection complete!
Now I guess I'll tackle the B&W model.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/F109E29A-D26A-42FF-9D07-963767FEEA14.jpg)
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Looks awesome. :o
I really want to order a bunch of your display stands for my portables, but as of right now, I don't have a place to display them. :-X
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LOL, same here :P
What you see in the pic is a shelving unit that I use in my garage normally. The rest of my portables are sitting on the couch right around the corner :-\
I've got some shelving 90% built at work, just gotta finish that last 10% and bring em home...
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That red-to-orange Nintendo shelf is just so pleasing to the eye. Nice setup, Wiggy.
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Wiggy! Save some NGP/NGPCs for the rest of us :'(
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Those display stands looks great, when I start my handheld collection I will contact you.
And the handheld collection...., just :o. I will start buying again soon, from what I can see on October. Me and my wife start a new business (for us is something new) and we are seeing how is growing. So that's why I had to stop for a moment my collection, but October is the month. If someone is interest in knowing what business I'm developing send me a pm. (this thread is not for that)
Sorry wiggy I'd I change a little bit the topic, but I saw your collection and made me think of what I will start buying on October, and wanted to explain why I have stop buying since February.
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That red-to-orange Nintendo shelf is just so pleasing to the eye. Nice setup, Wiggy.
Thanks!
Wiggy! Save some NGP/NGPCs for the rest of us :'(
Oh, there are plenty out there still...
And I'm gonna buy em all! :P
Those display stands looks great, when I start my handheasl collection I will contact you.
And the handheasl collection...., just :o. I will start buying again soon, from what I can see on October. Me and my wife start a new business (for us is something new) and we are seeing how is growing. So that's why I had to stop for a moment my collection, but October is the month. If someone is interest in knowing what business I'm developing send me a pm. (this thread is not for that)
Sorry wiggy I'd I change a little bit the topic, but I saw your collection and made me think of what I will start buying on October, and wanted to explain why I have stop buying since February.
Ooooo, I'm curious about this business :)
So I got the shelves all built. Gonna mount em to the wall as soon as humanly possible. 2DS in there to show scale. Won't hold all the portables, but it will house a pretty good chunk :
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/C1255782-2F2C-4BE0-86D1-046918CF8582.jpg)
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Hi Wiggy,
I was wondering can't you recreate the plastic cases the old gameboy classic play it loud editions came in?
It's really hard to find these things in good condition :)
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Yo wiggy,
I'm wondering, would you be able to also create plastic stands for controllers? I hate displaying controllers lasting down. I'd love to see one that could hold an n64 controller upright.
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Hmm, possibly. Someone asked for console display stands the other day lol! Those suckers would be massive!
So I finally got these shelves mounted. It became obvious pretty quickly that there isn't nearly enough space for all of my portables. I think I'll make a separate NGP unit since it's a complete set and put it on the other wall with the micro display.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/16207E58-170C-43B7-B2AA-1B0304AB66A1.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/16207E58-170C-43B7-B2AA-1B0304AB66A1.jpg.html)
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Looking good. :o
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Very jelly! ;)
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You need to throw a Nomand or a Lynx in there to show just big those suckers were......... it might make the shelf fall off the wall though due to their enourmous size... :P
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nice wiggy ;)
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I shit you not wiggy, I've been reading this entire thread for the past few days, all 90-somtin' pages of it. As someone had said it earlier your're my internet-forum role model from now on. A gentleman & a scholar. Sheer amount of your skills are just flabbergasting. You're like a fucking mental plow & pure inspiration at the same time. Is there anything you can't do for fuck's sake? But the most amazing thing I'm finding about you is the ability to manage family, work and fun. How do you do this? I gotta little pisser of my own & can barely find time to make one lousy cover a day.
You've mentioned hating imandix crapping out on ya, same happened to me. Moved onto Boxshot 4, but you probably know about it anyways.
And one more thing, I thought I was the only one in my house saying "anywho" & "what can I do you for?"
Love your work, admire skills and personality. You're one fungi :D Thanks for inspiring so many people, myself included.
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And one more thing, I thought I was the only one in my house saying "anywho" & "what can I do you for?"
You probably are the only one in your house that says those things. Unless wiggy lives with ya?...
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Very jelly! ;)
When you get your house all sorted out, I'll come over and build mad shelving for ya!
You need to throw a Nomand or a Lynx in there to show just big those suckers were......... it might make the shelf fall off the wall though due to their enourmous size... :P
LOL! The only big-ass portable that I have is the Nomad. I've been pondering whether I should make a stand or not...
nice wiggy ;)
Thank you, sir!
I shit you not wiggy, I've been reading this entire thread for the past few days, all 90-somtin' pages of it. As someone had said it earlier your're my internet-forum role model from now on. A gentleman & a scholar. Sheer amount of your skills are just flabbergasting. You're like a fucking mental plow & pure inspiration at the same time. Is there anything you can't do for fuck's sake? But the most amazing thing I'm finding about you is the ability to manage family, work and fun. How do you do this? I gotta little pisser of my own & can barely find time to make one lousy cover a day.
You've mentioned hating imandix crapping out on ya, same happened to me. Moved onto Boxshot 4, but you probably know about it anyways.
And one more thing, I thought I was the only one in my house saying "anywho" & "what can I do you for?"
Love your work, admire skills and personality. You're one fungi :D Thanks for inspiring so many people, myself included.
Haha, thanks! :D
Honestly, I like never have time to make covers anymore. Between the business blowing the hell up and my boy, Oscar being a super active 2 year-old (kid just never sits still, which is pretty much me in a nutshell, but he's an absolute blast), I have about 2-3 hours of free time a week. So I make about 3-4 covers a month anymore and barely ever get a chance to play any games (which is really odd when video games are your business). Definitely wish I had more time for the ol' hobbies right now, but I know that time will come when Oscar is a bit older and doesn't need to be watched like a hawk ;)
All that said, I was pretty proud of myself today for sorting out how to hook up the Xbox1 to my super old-ass DLP. The only compatible input is a single DVI. I can feed the video to it via a $2 HDMI-DVI connector but I can't extract the audio, even when using a converter box (some BS about the encoding blah blah). But the 1 does have a separate optical audio out, so I fed that to the surround-sound and BAM! I've got image and audio :D
Off to get a little time in before I pass out...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/CB9CB67A-24F3-4FF1-B2C3-A42519BDD3DF.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/CB9CB67A-24F3-4FF1-B2C3-A42519BDD3DF.jpg.html)
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DLP!!!! Wow, haven't seen one of those in a loooooooooong time. :P
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Wow!? 2 already?? dang time flies... ;)
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Yeah. 2 and a half almost even :o
Found this sucker on a tree lawn in 2010. Gutted it, cleaned it up, shoved a new bulb in and it's been my fav TV ever since. Does retro and modern both like a champ :D
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Yeah. 2 and a half almost even :o
Found this sucker on a tree lawn in 2010. Gutted it, cleaned it up, shoved a new bulb in and it's been my fav TV ever since. Does retro and modern both like a champ :D
Isn't there a rainbow effect that occurs if there is to much movement on screen?
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Not that I've ever seen. The only bummer about it is that it's not as bright as an LCD or plasma.
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Well, out of room again with another 25+ SNES games which need casing (which is approximately one shelf). Time to rekajigger things again...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/23307EAA-D9A5-42D6-B5A4-DF63FB2DAD49_1.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/23307EAA-D9A5-42D6-B5A4-DF63FB2DAD49_1.jpg.html)
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that's cool. is that Zelda for Atari I see or do my eyes deceive me?
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That's Zelda for NES. He did a custom template
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Thanks :)
Yeah, my NES template was intended to be very much so like other games of the era. Never cared for NES packaging design, and it was all so different from publisher to publisher, so thought more of a "book" look would work.
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Well... It is a book, that you get to watch and interact with! You can open them and look at the picture, then open it again and see it innards!!!
Ok... So it's not a book....
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Have a couple of loose TG16 games which I had been storing in modified DS cases. Found a better solution via lasers :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/2999E042-8C80-437D-9661-88C4C46ACDB6_3.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/2999E042-8C80-437D-9661-88C4C46ACDB6_3.jpg.html)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/A30C1A13-E2AA-416E-B06D-86D3048DE502_2.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/A30C1A13-E2AA-416E-B06D-86D3048DE502_2.jpg.html)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9F017AF2-4C6E-4FE7-8BE1-343AF27140F2_3.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/9F017AF2-4C6E-4FE7-8BE1-343AF27140F2_3.jpg.html)
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:P
that's really neat! http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/9F017AF2-4C6E-4FE7-8BE1-343AF27140F2_3.jpg got a flashback to some of the cases that's for floppy disks, i have a double-jewel case with the two upgrade disks (DLC equal) for S.W.O.S. 96/97. (amiga)
the divide column is wasted, just a plastic like some psx cases of the day, a fat case only housing two disks, when it could feasibly do four...as some do.
that hucard gouge in the linked image reminds me of it.
good stuff. ;D
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So................ how long before you start selling them? ;)
I only need about a dozen.
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Very nice! Now if I only had a laser.
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So................ how long before you start selling them? ;)
I only need about a dozen.
I may sell some to you guys, but I don't plan on selling them at the site. The process is sorta labor intensive.
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Make a video. I'd like to see how you're creating them.
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Definitely don't have the time ir setup to make a video, not that there's really all that much to show anyway.
To make them you'd need a laser cutter (or a ton of patience and skill with a Dremel), and the rest is just all tedious assembly. I'll post some pics of the assembly when I finally get around to making some for my collection. Right now I only have this prototype and a few others that I used to sort out the design.
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Picked up a 2nd busted Q. While trying to Frankenstein them to make a single working unit, I decided I need something a little more custom.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E6F03DB8-2DCD-4A5C-A81F-139CFA49F166.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/E6F03DB8-2DCD-4A5C-A81F-139CFA49F166.jpg.html)
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Tough to tell which are the bootleg cases :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg.html)
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Tough to tell which are the bootleg cases :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg.html)
Glad to see I'm not the only one with a Deluxe Turbo Everdrive. I still kind of wish there was a way to get more of those cases that the Deluxe models come in.
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There is :)
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There is :)
Link?
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There is :)
Link?
He come to town!
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I anyone needs TGFX replacement cases or labels, someone on pcenginefx.com is selling those already.
HuCard cases 3d printed in black or orange and the end labels (I already got) in different packs. The labels are really
nice!
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Tough to tell which are the bootleg cases :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg.html)
The PCE Memories are by all means the bootlegs.
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There is :)
Link?
There is :)
Link?
He come to town!
PM for info. I don't want to publicly give away SAG secret :)
I anyone needs TGFX replacement cases or labels, someone on pcenginefx.com is selling those already.
HuCard cases 3d printed in black or orange and the end labels (I already got) in different packs. The labels are really
nice!
3D printed parts = ick IMO. Plus they're super fragile :-\
Tough to tell which are the bootleg cases :)
IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg[/img][/URL]
The PCE Memories are by all means the bootlegs.
Yup, and some of the very best I've ever seen.
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Tough to tell which are the bootleg cases :)
IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg[/img][/URL]
The PCE Memories are by all means the bootlegs.
Yup, and some of the very best I've ever seen.
Glad to hear it, i just ordered 4 disc only games from them.
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Tough to tell which are the bootleg cases :)
IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/741248B6-CC5A-4342-A037-B6A02847AE64.jpg[/img][/URL]
The PCE Memories are by all means the bootlegs.
Yup, and some of the very best I've ever seen.
Glad to hear it, i just ordered 4 disc only games from them.
I did too. I ordered the Turbo Duo Memories. I have a Japanese version of Dynastic Hero and a Wii digital version but I wanted a physical version in English. I'd honestly be happy to fork over $500 for a Genuine North American version of Dynastic Hero but I never see it.
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After casing those few TG-16 games, that everdrive looked a bit out of place.
Fixed.
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After casing those few TG-16 games, that everdrive looked a bit out of place.
Fixed.
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Now that is nice. I might have to steal that. Any pics of how you did the inside?
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Meant to post this a while back. My son is super into cars and trucks, and for some reason really likes to park them in rows lol! So I made him a little something for Xmas to help his cause :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/74843ACF-92B2-47B2-BA7E-2C34E6025B0B.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/74843ACF-92B2-47B2-BA7E-2C34E6025B0B.jpg.html)
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Aaaaaaaand it was a success! I was sweating the whole time he was opening it, hoping that he wouldn't cast it aside and say "next".
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Damn that's awesome. My son would love that. Don't let my wife see it or she'll have me build something similar which wouldn't look nearly that good. :D
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Damn Wiggy im going to have to say your one of the reasons i went towards printing covers on my own instead of buying cases with the covers already but how the hell do you do it! how the hell are you a dad a husband and a gamer and a hobbyist and create such amazing things..i swear you have an hourglass necklace that stops time or something...seriously dude someday i hope i can manage my time and get shit done half as good as you! the thing you made for your son is friggin cool and i hope to do something like that for my son someday he isnt quite old enough yet.. he will be 2 in june man thanks for the constant inspiration and to everyone else designing covers YOU TOO give me inspiration thank you for making this site what it is
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:o damn, that's amazing. I love cars the same I love video games (hope when I have a son he does too) but never occurred to me something like that for a kid.
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The parking lot looks great! And the puzzle like pieces make for expanding it as easy as just building more!
Also, an off note but time sure flies. I remember when you announced to us the birth of your son like it was just yesterday and now he's getting so big. Looking at my nephew too who is 1.5 years old I just can't believe how fast he's grown.
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Thanks guys! I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a good time making it.
Yeah, the puzzle thing was intended to make it easy to expand his little town as he gets older. He's still enjoying it and luckily hasn't been able to destroy it yet, despite sitting and standing on it on occasion. Plywood is tougher stuff than I thought :)
I've been trying to assemble this for months now. Finally got it done and mounted :D
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Looks good. I know how you are supporting the Micros, but I'm wondering how the NGPCs are supported since the cart goes in from the top.
What kind of wood are you using for you frames?
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that looks great :o ;) i like your work man
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Looks good. I know how you are supporting the Micros, but I'm wondering how the NGPCs are supported since the cart goes in from the top.
What kind of wood are you using for you frames?
Thanks. It's a little tricky. There are little suports underneath that fit into the headphone jack on the bottom of the NGPC, and then there's a slotted bar on top which protrudes from the back wall that falls in line with the cartridge port. A slat goes into the slot and into the cartridge port itself to hold it in place. I'm gonna guess that it's kinda hard to visualize :-\ I'll post more pics of it later.
Oh, and it's just select pine.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/350DAB33-0FF2-46AC-9933-077E8869446A.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/wiggyx/media/350DAB33-0FF2-46AC-9933-077E8869446A.jpg.html)
that looks great :o ;) i like your work man
Thank you!
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Thanks. It's a little tricky. There are little suports underneath that fit into the headphone jack on the bottom of the NGPC, and then there's a slotted bar on top which protrudes from the back wall that falls in line with the cartridge port. A slat goes into the slot and into the cartridge port itself to hold it in place. I'm gonna guess that it's kinda hard to visualize Undecided I'll post more pics of it later.
I had to pull out my NGPC to look at it, but I get what you are saying. That's awesome. Love the look. I wouldn't mind trying to make something like that someday, but I don't have enough portables to fill it up, unless I decide to make one display case for all of my different portables together.
Oh, and it's just select pine.
That was actually going to be my guess. My wife wanted a small DVD shelf for all of our Disney/kids movies and the spot where we wanted it to go requried a very specific size that I could not find online. So I decided to make one myself which turned out pretty good (still need to stain the wood). It's pretty straight forward design. I didn't even bother taking a picture of it. I also made mine it out of select pine which I think looks pretty good. I really wanted to do it in oak, but I don't understand how anyone can afford to make anything out of oak with the prices they were charging for a board. Would have cost more than 3 times as much to get the same boards in oak out where I live. I'll pass on that.
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DSi XL collection is complete for now. There are 3 ugly JP-only limited models that I don't really want.
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Normal color GBC collection is done thanks to a berry arriving last week. Also pictures are JP-only transparent and Midnight Blue, plus aftermarket she'll orange and smoke/translucent black. Have a Pokemon GBC as well, just needs some love before it goes on display (or up for sale).
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Mobile%20Uploads/image_5.jpg)
And current 3DS XL/LL & New 3DS XL collection.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Mobile%20Uploads/image_6.jpg)
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Looks good
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Really nice, impressive
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CALL ME TO PLAY VIDEO GAME THIS ROOM ;D
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You've got some really amazing stuff you've come up with. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks folks.
The wifey and I are going to try and sell the house in the next couple of months. Not looking forward to making more shelving (well, I sorta am). I think this time around I won't do built-ins
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Thanks folks.
The wifey and I are going to try and sell the house in the next couple of months. Not looking forward to making more shelving (well, I sorta am). I think this time around I won't do built-ins
Move to Colorado ;)
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Would be really tough to move the business that far. I have 4 full time employees now, and I'm pretty sure I can't convince them to move along with me, and it took a LOT of work to train them all :-\
So, decided to reprint all of my SNES covers. They've been printed on various printers over the years, and the color consistency is lacking, to say the least. Roughly 350 covers. Took a few hours to get them all flattened and plopped into a giant InDesign file. Gonna take forever to cut them all.
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Act Raiser > Act Raiser 2
Just my opinion though.
But man that's a lot of covers to redo...
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I think azarkhel did 2. In fact, I'm sure he did. I touched up about 2-3 dozen in the process. Nothing big, mostly just correcting player numbers, removing the recycling stuff on the back (which I couldn't do with AR2, since all I had was the flattened JPG).
Did the math, cost be about $130 to reprint all of them. Did no expect it to be that much :-\ It'll probably take me 2-3 months to cut them all.
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I meant I like the first Act Raiser game better than the second one. Lol.
Both covers look good to me.
And hell ya man that's a lot of money to reprint covers. I don't know if I'd do that.
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Would be really tough to move the business that far. I have 4 full time employees now, and I'm pretty sure I can't convince them to move along with me, and it took a LOT of work to train them all :-\
So, decided to reprint all of my SNES covers. They've been printed on various printers over the years, and the color consistency is lacking, to say the least. Roughly 350 covers. Took a few hours to get them all flattened and plopped into a giant InDesign file. Gonna take forever to cut them all.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Mobile%20Uploads/image_13.jpg)
Oh my... cutting all of those would be my own personal hell. Good luck man.
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Yeah, it's not going quickly. I think I've cut about 20 so far :/
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I feel your pain. I have a shoe box of assorted games that are cleaned and ready for cases but cutting is my least favorite part so I keep putting it off.
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We need to find a kickstarter for an automatic cutter. That would be awesome!
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I know that most people swear by the straight edge and razor blade, but I got through my covers so much quicker with my paper cutter. I was averaging 20 to 30 covers a night for a while, and I would have gone mad if I was using a straight edge with a razor blade.
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I have one of those board cutters with the long bladed handle, and while it's nice for just cutting a stack of paper, it's not very precise. It leaves a lot of white edges. And to actually get it perfect it takes a couple of minutes per sheet. To where if I just use a metal ruler and Xacto knife I can get 1 cover way faster.
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I have one of those board cutters with the long bladed handle, and while it's nice for just cutting a stack of paper, it's not very precise. It leaves a lot of white edges. And to actually get it perfect it takes a couple of minutes per sheet. To where if I just use a metal ruler and Xacto knife I can get 1 cover way faster.
I wasn't talking about cutting a stack of paper at once. I was taking about cutting one sheet at a time, which with a paper cutter takes less than 10 seconds for all four edges with no white edges and perfectly straight cuts. There is no way I can do the same with a straight edge and knife. May be others can, but it's not for me. After about 5 pages, I would start to get sloppy with a straight edge and make mistakes. Not a problem with a paper cutter.
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No I understand man, I wasn't trying to come off like I was saying you're wrong. Sorry if I did. I was meaning that's just how I prefer it because my paper cutter is a piece of shit lol.
I'm not going to even try to tell anyone that their method of cutting paper is wrong. It's just whatever works best for thy individual.
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No I understand man, I wasn't trying to come off like I was saying you're wrong. Sorry if I did. I was meaning that's just how I prefer it because my paper cutter is a piece of shit lol.
I'm not going to even try to tell anyone that their method of cutting paper is wrong. It's just whatever works best for thy individual.
No, I didn't take it that way, I was just clarifying.
I only mentioned it because at one point in time, someone told me (honestly don't remember who) that they didn't get straight cuts with a paper cutter. The solution is pretty simple. Get a better paper cutter. :P The same thing would happen if you bought a shitty straight edge that was bent or warped or if you weren't using a sharp knife. In that case the straight edge/knife method wouldn't give you good cuts either. And again, the solution would be to buy a better straight edge or knife.
When I first started out here, I was printing my covers on cheap copy paper with my old HP printer on standard settings. Needless to say, those covers looked like crap. I also used my wife's old paper cutter from her scrap book room. This thing was old and had a $0.50 price tag from an old garage sale. This blade was so dull, it would tear the paper more than cut it. So then I had crappy quality paper and prints with torn edges. It didn't take long for me to start buying some good quality paper, along with a new printer and of course a new paper cutter with replaceable blades. And now I'm finally caught up with 100% of my game collection (approx. 1,300 games) in either their original cases or some type of custom case and cover.
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Beings I do custom dvd covers as well Im still about 200 covers behind on cutting haha. I have a paper cuter I got at hobby lobby it does alright I just cant seen to line it up that fast. Its my bevel I use I think that makes it hard for me to see.
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I added a light bar under the blade of one of my swing arm cutters at work and it's helping me line stuff up really quickly. I'll post pics tomorrow.
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Hey wiggy, did you manage to finish the 2Ds stands, do you have pictures of them with the 2Ds?
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Hey wiggy, did you manage to finish the 2Ds stands, do you have pictures of them with the 2Ds?
I did, and we're taking pics tomorrow or Tuesday for the website. I actually have a blue one on the way as well (though we'll just photoshop the green one to blue for the website). They'll be uploaded by he end of the week :)
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OMG!!! CHEATER!!! The blasphemy!!! Lol
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OMG!!! CHEATER!!! The blasphemy!!! Lol
lol :P
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Finally got the blue one, and they should be on sale tomorrow (as long as we don't run into any more hiccups with the new website)
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Haven't been here in a while, glad to see you're still active wiggy! Those 2DSes look dank as heck, nice job ;)
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those are sick.. too bad we didnt get those in the states. instead we got some stupid face plates... :-\
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Thanks gents :)
Well, sold the house, bought a new one with a massive basement, so we're gonna move the business back home. No sense in throwing money away on a lease when I could be throwing it at a mortgage instead :)
Gotta be outta here by July 1st. Not looking forward to packing everything up (in my house and the shop). Gonna be a few months of pure fucking hell, as I absolutely detest moving.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Mobile%20Uploads/image_34.jpg)
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Good lord man. I've got all my stuff in boxes from the move last year still. Collection looks great.
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WHAT!?!? You're moving?! Wow man good luck! Oh and don't lose my stuff lol. ;D :P
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Good lord man. I've got all my stuff in boxes from the move last year still. Collection looks great.
Thanks!
I'm really hoping that I won't have everything boxed up for too long. The basement in this house is the size of my current shop, which has proven to be slightly more than I need, so I'm going to put the new man cave in the basement along with the shop, albeit in a separate room. It'll be nice to have alongside the shop so we can take some staged shots of the products, plus we'll have a nice looking space in which to make how-to videos and such (I'll also be really happy to have all of my tools come back home).
WHAT!?!? You're moving?! Wow man good luck! Oh and don't lose my stuff lol. ;D :P
Nah, we won't lose anything. Luckily the shop move doesn't need to happen for a bit, since my lease isn't up until mid-October. If I had to move both the family and biz at the same time, I would likely scream for about a week straight. Anyway, we'll slowly be packing stuff up at the shop and I'll bring a bit of it back to the house every day, obviously starting with non-essentials (of which there are a LOT)
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This is the last pic of it all in this house. Packing it up right now. Found the perfect house today, with a ~2,000 sq.ft. garage with a loft. Will be perfect for the business, and the house is exactly what we want :D already have about 1/2 of it all boxed. Damn games weigh a ton :-\
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Very museum like! Sweet work! Too bad you have to pack it up.
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Good luck with the move. Hope you don't have to keep your stuff boxed up for too long. 8)
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Well, good luck with the moving thing, to bad you are leaving all you have done in that area but glad you found a place as you were looking
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As someone who just moved a few months ago I concur, physical games weigh far too much when put together into a box to be moved.
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Very museum like! Sweet work! Too bad you have to pack it up.
Thank you, sir.
Good luck with the move. Hope you don't have to keep your stuff boxed up for too long. 8)
I've been making a lot of stand alone shelving lately, so some of it will come righ out of the box, and back on to shelves. That said, the new man cave isn't nearly as large as my current basement, so I'm gonna need to be creative with storage, and I may have to (GASP) store some games UGC-free :o
Well, good luck with the moving thing, to bad you are leaving all you have done in that area but glad you found a place as you were looking
It is a bit of a bummer, but I'd be lying if I said I'm not looking forward to making new shelving and such ;D
As someone who just moved a few months ago I concur, physical games weigh far too much when put together into a box to be moved.
I was pretty shocked at how much a box of 100-150 N64 carts in UGCs weighs. I mean, it's mostly air :-\
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Well, good luck with the moving thing, to bad you are leaving all you have done in that area but glad you found a place as you were looking
It is a bit of a bummer, but I'd be lying if I said I'm not looking forward to making new shelving and such ;D
i know you will, you i like a lot all of your works.
I'm also planning on moving too, our business have grown a lot and giving us good benefits, we are planning on moving more or less in 3 or 4 month to an apartment that we have seen, is just finish the deal. i'm planing on using one of the 3 bedrooms as a game room ;D, and then ....... the making of
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Moving? Re: Holy Crap!
Hope the new place is awesome!
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All games packed.
All portables packed.
Starting on consoles.
Honestly, I can't wait to get into the new house and start planning the new setup :)
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What will new owners think of all those shelvings?
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Funny you should ask, as my wife just met him yesterday (I was still at work). He's in his early 20's, so he seemed to get it (he's obviously seen the house before it was all packed up).
Moving? Re: Holy Crap!
Hope the new place is awesome!
It's perfect! 2,000 sq-ft garage with a loft to house the business, and the house is just amazing. It'll be really nice having the biz back at home, and the best part is half of the mortgage/utilities/etc. are tax deductible now :D
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By old game room!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Mobile%20Uploads/image_46.jpg)
(Anyone who wants a 36" XBR and lives near Cleveland can feel free to come and get it. Weighs 250lbs, and is in a basement. I cannot help move it, so bring two LARGE friends and an appliance dolly if you want it)
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Oh god, with all the figures and crap I have, it's going to be a nightmare when I have to move.
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By old game room!
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Mobile%20Uploads/image_46.jpg)
(Anyone who wants a 36" XBR and lives near Cleveland can feel free to come and get it. Weighs 250lbs, and is in a basement. I cannot help move it, so bring two LARGE friends and an appliance dolly if you want it)
Danm, why this doesn't happens in my country.
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As much as I hate moving, I would probably enjoy the opportunity to setup a completely new gaming setup in a new house. I'm weird like that. Last weekend I finally hooked up my Retrovision component cables for Genesis, SMS and SNES. Because of the different video cable type, I actually had to change a bunch of stuff around in my switch boxes, which eventually lead to me unhooking every single system and rewiring it all from scratch. It took the better portion of a full day and I actually enjoyed ever second of it. :P
Anyway, good luck with the move and I look forward to seeing pictures of new setup whenever it's done.
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As much as I hate moving, I would probably enjoy the opportunity to setup a completely new gaming setup in a new house. I'm weird like that. Last weekend I finally hooked up my Retrovision component cables for Genesis, SMS and SNES. Because of the different video cable type, I actually had to change a bunch of stuff around in my switch boxes, which eventually lead to me unhooking every single system and rewiring it all from scratch. It took the better portion of a full day and I actually enjoyed ever second of it. :P
Anyway, good luck with the move and I look forward to seeing pictures of new setup whenever it's done.
Dude, totally.
My wife once asked me what heaven would be for me. She though it would "probably be a place where you don't have to fix or make anything, and it's all done for you."
I told her that sounds a lot more like hell for me lol
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Nice collection and setup. I was wondering if it would be possible to get a look on the inside of the UGC you did for your PSP please, I've scrolled through and seen the ones done for the Gameboys but couldn't see the PSP
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Nice collection and setup. I was wondering if it would be possible to get a look on the inside of the UGC you did for your PSP please, I've scrolled through and seen the ones done for the Gameboys but couldn't see the PSP
I'll have to dig it up. I don't store the portables in the UGCs anymore, and I've since stored them in boxes (the UGCs)
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100th page! ;D Woo-hoo! This ends up being the perfect post for it!
Well we've finally moved into our new house. Still need to do a ton of unpacking and organizing, cleaning, more cleaning, and so on, but we've at least managed to get a few rooms to the point where they're functioning.
This will be the new home of RCG :D
We've come full-circle. Started in my home office, which was a tiny 10x12 bedroom, has moved several times over the last 4 years, and now comes back home to a 2,200 sq ft, 2-story garage. It needs a lot of work in order to be ready for us to move the business in, but we're already moving forward with that. The best part is that I won't be throwing money away on a leased space, plus I'll be paying significantly less "rent" per month, PLUS the mortgage will seem like next to nothing for us, since we (as a family) will only be paying half of the it! House is 2.5x the size of our old house, on 5-6x as much land, yet our mortgage will be roughly half of what we were paying on the old house (when you figure in the business paying the other half)
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Living room is massive. Not even sure how we're gonna fill the whole thing...
Oh wait, vidja games. Gonna take a lot of work and planning. Since it's communal space, I can't turn it into an all-out nerd den. So I'm probably going to need doors and drawers to make it happen. I might be forced to ditch the UGCs, otherwise I'm going to need to be quite selective about what goes in this room, and what goes elsewhere.
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Seriously pleased for you mate. Lovely to hear when it's all going good for someone you 'know'.
Awesome that the business has been successful enough to fund the home upgrade. Well done. Hope it continues!!!
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Thanks, sheep!
I very much so love this community. TCP is literally the only forum that I still visit at all. I wish I had more time to contribute, but I know I'll eventually have more time to contribute again. Things are starting to nromalize a bit at the shop, and I think pretty soon I'll be able to hand a lot of the work off to current and future staff so I'm not killing myself over every little project. I've gotta give TCP a lot of credit. After all, I pretty much started RCG on this forum. Forte was my very first customer ;D
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Thanks, sheep!
I very much so love this community.
Posts: 6972 , you wouldn't say =P
Awesome place man! Take it slow! Don't rush it =) Happy for you!
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Great to hear. Can't wait to see the new game room once it's all set up.
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Wiggy I sent you a PM.
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Complete with manuals, display stands, and fancy boxes. Even shrink wrapped these suckers.
Why? I don't even like Pokemon, but it was fun and they're for a friend :)
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Not a Pokemon fan either (never played any of the games), but I still like what I see. :D
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I remember when Red and Blue was released in the US. I was on those like white on rice and I've loved them ever since. I would LOVE to have all those.
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I have been seeing Rose Colored Gaming all over this forum for quite some time, but I never took the time to look into it. My first thoughts...WOW! I work in a low tolerance manufacturing industry, so I value quality over anything else, and this stuff looks amazing. When I finally get around to setting up some nice media-sized shelves, I will definitely be buying from RCG. Seriously, this stuff looks fantastic. Will there be any more limited release backlit GBA's? I would definitely be in the market for one of those.
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I have been seeing Rose Colored Gaming all over this forum for quite some time, but I never took the time to look into it. My first thoughts...WOW! I work in a low tolerance manufacturing industry, so I value quality over anything else, and this stuff looks amazing. When I finally get around to setting up some nice media-sized shelves, I will definitely be buying from RCG. Seriously, this stuff looks fantastic. Will there be any more limited release backlit GBA's? I would definitely be in the market for one of those.
Thanks! The LCDs for the backlit GBAs recently went back into production. The prices are absurdly high (because China knows that people are desperate for them), but once the vendors start competing with each other, then prices will come down. We just did a small run of Famicom themed units and we'll be wrapping up some NES themed units early next year.
(http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3.jpg)
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They are nice, but I don't know why everyone likes the older GBA better. I threw mine in the trash to get the far, far superior SP, myself. OK, not literally, but I hate the old GBA compared to the SP.
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How is an SP superior to the older GB other than having a lit screen?
I would much prefer having an original GBA with a lit screen mod. I also like being able to replace batteries over having to make sure my unit is always charged.
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I have been seeing Rose Colored Gaming all over this forum for quite some time, but I never took the time to look into it. My first thoughts...WOW! I work in a low tolerance manufacturing industry, so I value quality over anything else, and this stuff looks amazing. When I finally get around to setting up some nice media-sized shelves, I will definitely be buying from RCG. Seriously, this stuff looks fantastic. Will there be any more limited release backlit GBA's? I would definitely be in the market for one of those.
Thanks! The LCDs for the backlit GBAs recently went back into production. The prices are absurdly high (because China knows that people are desperate for them), but once the vendors start competing with each other, then prices will come down. We just did a small run of Famicom themed units and we'll be wrapping up some NES themed units early next year.
(http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3.jpg)
(http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1.jpg)
(http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/4.jpg)
Like how this looks wiggy.
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How is an SP superior to the older GB other than having a lit screen?
I would much prefer having an original GBA with a lit screen mod. I also like being able to replace batteries over having to make sure my unit is always charged.
To me, the SP feels better, I prefer the rechargable battery, I like how it folds in half, So everything about it, to me at least, is better. The only downside is old GB(C) games sticking out, but no biggie.
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It's an ergonomics thing. I've found that most folks seem to prefer the AGB over the AGS systems. I've only run into a handful of people who like the SP better in terms of comfort/ergonomics.
Personally, I cannot stand the SP. It isn't comfortable at all for me :(
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I've never played on an SP, it looks too cramped for my hands. In my opinion, the last truly comfortable portable released was the original GBA.
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Well, I really don't like the SP, is no comfortable to play with, is ugly as hell.
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Actually, if I had to choose one GBA, I would have to go with the micro as my favorite. The battery lasts forever on it, it's extremely portable, and even though the screen is small, it's very bright and has nice contrast. I would like a few more than the one I've got but I can't really justify paying the price people want for them.
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The micro is just too small for me, I like having a larger screen and the fact that the SP folds to protect it makes it perfect for me. (I may be biased though seeing as it was my first handheld! ;D) The only issue that I have is the lack of a headphone jack. Always seemed like an odd choice to me.
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Yeah, I like the fact that it folds as well. It was nowhere near my first handheld, though. I've had all Nintendo handhelds, starting with some Game & Watches and original Game Boy through the 3DS. I even had a Game Boy Light from Japan. Never had any non-Nintendo handhelds and never had anything past 3DS (XL, New, New XL).
You of course know that they make an adapter to plug headphones in via the link (or was it charging) port, right?
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Yeah, I like the fact that it folds as well. It was nowhere near my first handheld, though. I've had all Nintendo handhelds, starting with some Game & Watches and original Game Boy through the 3DS. I even had a Game Boy Light from Japan. Never had any non-Nintendo handhelds and never had anything past 3DS (XL, New, New XL).
You of course know that they make an adapter to plug headphones in via the link (or was it charging) port, right?
Yeah, the charging port. I think Apple really loved that idea........
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:D Hahahahahahaha!
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You of course know that they make an adapter to plug headphones in via the link (or was it charging) port, right?
Yeah, the charging port. I think Apple really loved that idea........
Ha! Nice one. As for the adapter, ya, I had one at one point but it eventually got a short in the wire. I think it was the fact that it had to be bent back around by the headphones and eventually that took its toll. Still, strange design omission (same for Apple as well).
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When you can't stop making Zelda carts...
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/51a6/6txl6g9s2pkx22z6g.jpg)
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They are all very Beautiful.
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You have Zelda logo embossed ? :o
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Looks great man! Are you still in the cleveland area? I'm down in Akron and some day in the next few months would love to get some of the display stands (once I build a room to display them in lol) and if you're "local" enough I may just pick them up. Just like with the everdrive's the guy I buy from is in Ohio too, who knew lol
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They are all very Beautiful.
Thanks!
You have Zelda logo embossed ? :o
Yup. It's a little trick using the laser cutter. Cut the cartridge shell, a piece of acrylic to place behind the hole I cut in the cart shell, cut and affix the Zelda letters, then cut/etch and apply the gold label.
Looks great man! Are you still in the cleveland area? I'm down in Akron and some day in the next few months would love to get some of the display stands (once I build a room to display them in lol) and if you're "local" enough I may just pick them up. Just like with the everdrive's the guy I buy from is in Ohio too, who knew lol
Thanks and yes. I actually just moved to Macedonia, so I'm even closer to you now :D
You talking about Stoneage Gamer?
In celebration of the Switch launch details, I made this today :)
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...Glorious... :o
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Nice, know the area well, ex's cousin lived up there and I used to be attached to an army unit up there in Twinsburg across from the old auto plant. I'll definitely have to go get my order up there, and if you're getting those white cases that might make me order sooner lol. Get some Pulp while I'm there too, the guy that franchises that one used to give me half off, can't get that at any other outlet lol, been a few years since I've been there tho, probably doesn't remember me.
And yea, stone age is in the area too, not 20 minutes close but if we ever got ShadowFox to move up to like the falls or something I could just pick up everything I need for retro gaming and never mail anything lol.
The more I've been all over the place the more I think it's a really small world lol
Neat light up by the way, I know it's probably way late to say it but you got a real knack for this stuff lol. I prefer handhelds over consoles anyway so probably why your store caught my eye
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They are all very Beautiful.
Thanks!
You have Zelda logo embossed ? :o
Yup. It's a little trick using the laser cutter. Cut the cartridge shell, a piece of acrylic to place behind the hole I cut in the cart shell, cut and affix the Zelda letters, then cut/etch and apply the gold label.
Looks great man! Are you still in the cleveland area? I'm down in Akron and some day in the next few months would love to get some of the display stands (once I build a room to display them in lol) and if you're "local" enough I may just pick them up. Just like with the everdrive's the guy I buy from is in Ohio too, who knew lol
Thanks and yes. I actually just moved to Macedonia, so I'm even closer to you now :D
You talking about Stoneage Gamer?
In celebration of the Switch launch details, I made this today :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/image.jpg)
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Hey Wiggy, where did you or how did you develop the plans for your in-wall shelving? I'm thinking about making something similar in the extra space of my garage/workshop and need some tips.
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Hey Wiggy, where did you or how did you develop the plans for your in-wall shelving? I'm thinking about making something similar in the extra space of my garage/workshop and need some tips.
I drew up a model in Solidworks, which was WAY more than what was required to do the job. I just wanted to be able to render it and place it in a photo of my basement as a preview :P
Honestly I used 1x6" for the entire structure save for a 1/4" plywood back. I used shelf railing and clips like these (https://www.thehardwarehut.com/shelfbrackets_pilaster.php) in order to have a modular system. The entire thing was put together with wood screws using butt joints. I finished the front with some 1x2" and 1x8" ( it needed a clean finish around the edges since it was built in to the wall). I think the whole thing took me about 2 days to build, and then another to install, cleanup, etc.
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did you rout slots for the brackets?
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I did not. It's not neccesarry, but it definitely makes it look a bit cleaner if you do.
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Okie dokie. So what was the average length of each shelf? And I'm guessing you had to either remove the studs or had custom ones in mind when you built the wall.
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Okie dokie. So what was the average length of each shelf? And I'm guessing you had to either remove the studs or had custom ones in mind when you built the wall.
I did not remove studs. There was actually a built-in unit in place when I moved in to the house. I tore it out to make my own.
Removing studs isn't really a viable option anyway. Just build out from the wall.
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My first ever Wiki modification/entry! That was surprisingly easy. It's kind eerie how easy it is actually.
Anyway, added the gloss red DSi (and labelled the other red as "matte"), and the Saga 2 L.E. The color lists for almost all of the portable entries are incomplete. I think I'll eventually update them all. Good sitting on the pooper activity :P
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Hey Wiggy, where did you or how did you develop the plans for your in-wall shelving? I'm thinking about making something similar in the extra space of my garage/workshop and need some tips.
I drew up a model in Solidworks, which was WAY more than what was required to do the job. I just wanted to be able to render it and place it in a photo of my basement as a preview :P
Honestly I used 1x6" for the entire structure save for a 1/4" plywood back. I used shelf railing and clips like these (https://www.thehardwarehut.com/shelfbrackets_pilaster.php) in order to have a modular system. The entire thing was put together with wood screws using butt joints. I finished the front with some 1x2" and 1x8" ( it needed a clean finish around the edges since it was built in to the wall). I think the whole thing took me about 2 days to build, and then another to install, cleanup, etc.
Haha this sounds like me. I tend to draw up everything in Solidworks. I guess once you become accustomed to having CAD models, it's hard to go back.
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Hey Wiggy, where did you or how did you develop the plans for your in-wall shelving? I'm thinking about making something similar in the extra space of my garage/workshop and need some tips.
I drew up a model in Solidworks, which was WAY more than what was required to do the job. I just wanted to be able to render it and place it in a photo of my basement as a preview :P
Honestly I used 1x6" for the entire structure save for a 1/4" plywood back. I used shelf railing and clips like these (https://www.thehardwarehut.com/shelfbrackets_pilaster.php) in order to have a modular system. The entire thing was put together with wood screws using butt joints. I finished the front with some 1x2" and 1x8" ( it needed a clean finish around the edges since it was built in to the wall). I think the whole thing took me about 2 days to build, and then another to install, cleanup, etc.
Haha this sounds like me. I tend to draw up everything in Solidworks. I guess once you become accustomed to having CAD models, it's hard to go back.
I used to be the same way when I had access to a CAD program. I would draw up the entire house just to mess around with furniture layouts. I didn't really need to, it was just fun.
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Complete DSi set (covering all regions, not just US)...
I think. There isn't a massive wealth of info out there. Time to make a display case :)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/image_26.jpg)
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That is one fantastic collection. I really respect your love of portables. :)
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I have like no time for projects anymore, but I did manage to sneak in this and a copy of Link's Awakening (shell is still sitting in the paint booth).
Hopefully I can get to boxes for them before too long...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/image_38.jpg)
The Chinese bootleg carts actually make the process a LOT easier because they're about 1/2 as tall, which means I can mount them right on top of the SGB cart port vias. Way easier than using legit GB carts.
edit: all done :)
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After nearly a year living in our new house, I'm finally making some shelving. It took my wife and son being out of town for 10 days in order to find the time. Even got to break out the dado blades, which I almost never get to use :)
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Hopefully I'll be able to crank on them after work for the next couple of days and actually have them done when they come home.
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Ah, now that's more like it. Feels REALLY good to get some of these boxes emptied and off the floor. Now I just have to make 3 more units like these, plus 2 really big ones to hold consoles. My wife and son come home tomorrow, so those will likely have to wait :(
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Now that's my kind of wall!
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looking good man!
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Nice.
Do you have pics of your N64 games in the new cases yet?
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looks great wiggy. love to see ther rest when you finish
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Thanks, gents.
Nice.
Do you have pics of your N64 games in the new cases yet?
Ugh. Not yet. I need to crank out two more of these shelving units so I can get them cases up and displayed. Soon hopefully.
I did manage to shove all my game boxes into the closet. That much closer to getting that room cleaned up.
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looks good man, 1 question, I can't tell if it's bowed or it's just the way it looks on screen, but how wide are your shelves? I'm trying to math out some rough ideas but not sure how long I can make the runners without them bowing
I like that you got the rails routed in there, I still don't have a dado set lol, could be inspiration for me to go get one lol
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Mmmm asbestos'y
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It's bowed, but that's because I went the cheap-o route and used common board, which had the bow in it from the get-go. I flipped it over hoping that it'll correct itself :P The camera isn't helping the cause either. I usually try and stick to 36" or less. These are 4', which may be an issue down the road. If/When that happens, I'll just build a center brace :)
The dato blades are definitely useful. Before them I would just make a dozen passes, adjusting the gate each time ;)
Finally wrapping up a 2-3 year old personal project...
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My obsession with orange consoles knows no bounds! :D
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I saw the earlier stages on facebook. The finished product looks fantastic.
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You guys probably know I'm a fan of Jeremy's game cases. You may also know that I recently completed my NGPC complete US set. I've been storing my NGPC carts in modified Shadowfox cases for a long time, but I never really felt that my solution was the best it could be.
So today I did this instead :)
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Super Nice!
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Whoa! That's incredible, I would love to do that for my NGPC games.
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Very nice.
Soooooooooooooooo........... when can I give you my money?
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nice work.
however I have the plastic dust cases with all mine. is there a v2 that can hold the games while in the plastic dust cases?
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I'm pretty sure those won't fit in a DS style case. I can check though.
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Thank you so much for checking.
BTW I love my all black stands that you made.
I finally got all my handhelds in a slim dvd stand and it looks great!
(https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5xLaEK0oHOIOVdaUklJM09uWTg)
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I attempted to link a picture of the handheld tower in my last post. somehow it did not work
here is the link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5xLaEK0oHOIOVdaUklJM09uWTg
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Nice! They fit quite nicely in there
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I attempted to link a picture of the handheld tower in my last post. somehow it did not work
here is the link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5xLaEK0oHOIOVdaUklJM09uWTg
I have two of those exact same shelves, which I use for my portable games, but this makes me think they might be better suited for my portable consoles. I've been wanting to buy a bunch of the stands from Wiggy, but I currently don't have a place to display my portables.
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Thank you so much for checking.
BTW I love my all black stands that you made.
I finally got all my handhelds in a slim dvd stand and it looks great!
(https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5xLaEK0oHOIOVdaUklJM09uWTg)
OK, so they technically fit, but there's a hint of bulge. With that in mind, I couldn't make a part which would allow them to snap into place. I could only make a piece that would keep it from wiggling around in the cavity meant for GB games. A simple laser cut insert would do the job. Keep in mind that there's NO room for a manual in there if you store the games with the little clear clamshell cases.
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Well this was extremely satisfying. About 5-6 years ago I traded with N64guy for the silver Panasonic Q console. It had shattered DVD tray rails (like so many others, including the orange one right next to it), which I painstakingly glued back together in order to take measurements so that I could reverse engineer them.
I did indeed create CAD models for both rails and printed several of them on my old Replicator 2. Getting a set of good, non-warped parts (which ain't easy when using FDM printers) took some time. I finally did get a decent set, but the problem wasn't 100% fixed. Later on I acquired a second broken unit, which obviously got a bit of a makeover. This of course got me motivated to get them back to 100% working order. Turns out the drive belts were the other problem. Found a suitable replacement part and now both are working perfectly, each with a set of printed rails (the silver has an old set of FDM prints, and the Orange had a set from our Form2 SLA printer).
Next up I'll be making a blue unit for a friend and long-time customer :)
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I miss mine. I stupidly broke it while trying to mod the Cube part of it for US games. I think I got mad and ended up throwing it in the trash. This was when the system first came out and I got it from a friend who was living in Japan at the time.
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Just fixed my mega cd v1. Dont even get me started on repairing these front loading fuckers. Great job dude.
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OK, so they technically fit, but there's a hint of bulge. With that in mind, I couldn't make a part which would allow them to snap into place. I could only make a piece that would keep it from wiggling around in the cavity meant for GB games. A simple laser cut insert would do the job. Keep in mind that there's NO room for a manual in there if you store the games with the little clear clamshell cases.
Are those something you'd be willing to share/sell? I finally picked up my first NGPC with 6 games and I'd love to be able to box them up on a shelf
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I miss mine. I stupidly broke it while trying to mod the Cube part of it for US games. I think I got mad and ended up throwing it in the trash. This was when the system first came out and I got it from a friend who was living in Japan at the time.
Holy shit! :o
Just fixed my mega cd v1. Dont even get me started on repairing these front loading fuckers. Great job dude.
Ugh. I've got one of those sitting in a box in need of a little love as well. Congrats on getting it up-and-running. Thanks!
Are those something you'd be willing to share/sell? I finally picked up my first NGPC with 6 games and I'd love to be able to box them up on a shelf
I'm going to let Jeremy over at Shadowfox distribute them. Doing a smallish run for him right now actually. They aren't cheap to produce though. I think my materials cost for each is around $1.50 using a formlabs Form2 printer and standard resin. Not sure how much he's going to be asking for them though. I'll also be uploading the STL file to our site so folks can print them on their own :)
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FDM version of the NGPC custom game cases insert. A LOT cheaper, can be printed in any color you like, and still fits like a glove!
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Brilliant! :o
That kind of approach opens up a lot of possibilities for casing less common cartridge types. I'd buy a number of those for my NGPC games.
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Wiggy,
I wanted to show this video of the final version of the handheld tower I made using your stands. I really appreciate your work.
I filled the adjustable peg holes and finished them in black, All the rechargeable devices have power to them to keep them charged, and then I put a RGB light system in. The link is to the video.
Wiggy please feel free to use it if you like.
http://download1169.mediafireuserdownload.com/jtwzbg0rp2ag/0v8zbbea21pjbnw/My+Movie.mp4
Edit: changed the orientation of the movie to be correct.
Edit 2:: ok lesson learned, no video embedding in these forums, or none that I can see.
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Brilliant! :o
That kind of approach opens up a lot of possibilities for casing less common cartridge types. I'd buy a number of those for my NGPC games.
Thanks! I'm gonna see if I can squeeze wonderswan games in next :)
Wiggy,
I wanted to show this video of the final version of the handheld tower I made using your stands. I really appreciate your work.
I filled the adjustable peg holes and finished them in black, All the rechargeable devices have power to them to keep them charged, and then I put a RGB light system in. The link is to the video.
Wiggy please feel free to use it if you like.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ea6vy3o8aos0134/IMG_0109.MOV
I'll check it out as soon as I'm back at my computer. Sounds very cool, especially with chargers for everything. That sounds like a fun project.
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Gameboy micro display case 3.0. Don't ask. I can't really say why I feel the need to keep updating this thing, but I'm seriously hoping that I don't decide to change it again at some point. Now off to build a DSi XL/LL display case...
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I don't know why, but I never pictured Wiggy with a beard. ::)
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Saw that on Facebook. Outstanding work!
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That looks amazing :o
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I don't know why, but I never pictured Wiggy with a beard. ::)
I had a very closely trimmed beard from age 16 to about 3-4 years ago, which was mostly because I have sensitive skin, and using an actual razor caused a ton of irritation and ingrown hairs. A few years ago my clipper broke and I just didn't get around to replacing it, so I ended up growing it out. My wife really liked it, so I just kept it long :)
Saw that on Facebook. Outstanding work!
That looks amazing :o
Thanks guys! Now I need to rebuild the NGPC display to match. I also need to design/build a DSi XL display since that set is done (at least as best I can tell, minus extremely rare giveaway/prize units that I don't expect to ever find or be able to afford).
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Hey man, I got in the last round of Displai stands for the handhelds. Just really need you to break down and do a N-Gage stand now ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Hey man, I got in the last round of Displai stands for the handhelds. Just really need you to break down and do a N-Gage stand now ;) ;) ;) ;)
[img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4416/37007112811_94d7b34acd_b.jpg[img]
Are those Star Wars CCG cards?
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Hey man, I got in the last round of Displai stands for the handhelds. Just really need you to break down and do a N-Gage stand now ;) ;) ;) ;)
Are those Star Wars CCG cards?
lol, yeah. I used to be a bigger star wars collector and have a focus on Zuckuss. Sorry to hijack thread.
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Hey man, I got in the last round of Displai stands for the handhelds. Just really need you to break down and do a N-Gage stand now ;) ;) ;) ;)
Are those Star Wars CCG cards?
lol, yeah. I used to be a bigger star wars collector and have a focus on Zuckuss. Sorry to hijack thread.
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I KNEW I recognized that color blue on the cards. I always remember thinking it was a very unique shade that I'd never seen used before
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Nothing too exciting for me. Just gave my old legend of link cart a shell upgrade, and made a copy of this Zelda 2 ROM hack. A friend sent some empty official Zelda shells (no idea why he had empty Zelda shells) about a year ago, so I’m finally putting them to use.
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The gray 8bitdo wireless receiver looked out of place, so I made a clear one to match :P
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I’m not in love with how this clear SNT looks. So I drew up the veneer so that I can replace it with something more interesting. Don’t know exactly what yet though...
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Removed the transparent veneer from the SNT, polished the entire thing so that it looks more like the renderings that were used to sell it, added mohogany veneer. I’m pretty happy with it. Might eventually go back and give it a little polish on the inside so that’s it’s absolutely crystal clear.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/211A7AD5-1AF9-43B7-AF69-E4D7F1328FA4.jpeg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/EA3D4B58-F3EF-4FA6-A924-57D2BA18C6EE.jpeg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/FE7F07E2-6757-479E-9984-683F0C8872AA.jpeg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/D1565710-3568-4DFE-856A-BD10DD33F272.jpeg)
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Removed the transparent veneer from the SNT, polished the entire thing so that it looks more like the renderings that were used to sell it, added mohogany veneer. I’m pretty happy with it. Might eventually go back and give it a little polish on the inside so that’s it’s absolutely crystal clear.
Would you please tell me how you polish plastic to look clear?
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Wet sanded it with 400 then 800 grit, then took it to a polishing wheel using medium, and then fine cut polishs. Essentially the same way that one would polish most anything. Tedious and time-consuming work.
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As always, very nice. :o
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Thank you, sir!
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Looks amazing.
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Thank you!
So, as I mentioned in the May pickups thread, my old gaming TV died. My 40th b-day was on the 18th of April, so my fam pitched in for a nice gift :)
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Since it doesn't process 240p at all, the retro consoles are pretty much wiped from the new setup unless I get an upscaler. Not in a huge rush to do so. I don't have all that much time to play games, and the NT + SNT pretty well satiate my fix for retro at the moment. I moved the extron switch and some of the retro stuff into my bedroom which houses an older Samsung 46" with more analogue inputs and the ability to process 240p. So, if I'm desperate to play Saturn or TG16, then I at least have an option.
In case you can't see for yourself, the setup includes Xbox 360, XBO, PS4, Analogue SNT and NT mini, WiiU, Switch, and PS3. Just need an HDMI switch and I'll be good to go! Definitely nice to NOT have a thousand wires going through and sitting behind the entertainment center :D
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/58FD32A0-CA63-4653-BC30-58A61293422F.jpeg)
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Awesome. I saw your post on Facebook. That's the exact same TV I'm looking at right now. Although, I might have to go with the model one size smaller. I'm still not sure yet. You will have to let us know how you like it once you get a good opinion of it.
I want to buy a TV now, but I made myself promise not to buy a TV until I finish my basement project which I still plan to do this spring/summer.
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Sweet, I just got an xbox1x that would look awesome on that. My bday was the 21st. Happy birthday!
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Definitely a good TV sir
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x850e
What did you pay for it?
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Wow! I have just measured this and it's longer than my bed! Holy Crap! lol
Jelious as all hell lol :'(
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Hey Wiggy, check the Gameboy and 3DS in this picture. Looks like your stands made it onto the official Nintendo Twitter.
https://t.co/MLXqN1CaxG
(https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/993906866559254535?s=09)
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Hey Wiggy, check the Gameboy and 3DS in this picture. Looks like your stands made it onto the official Nintendo Twitter.
https://t.co/MLXqN1CaxG
(https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/993906866559254535?s=09)
I can definitely see the Game Boy Color and 3DS on there. ;)
Also, isn't there an irony level on this? I wouldn't think so. Maybe there is.
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Holy crap! That's crazy! :o
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My NES repro kick continues...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/BC3A1CF4-E46D-48C5-9391-2800B8A7CB41.jpeg)
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Well cool Rom Hacks. Super Mario all stars for the NES? What is the Black Metroid Rom Hack?
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PS4 did not get much love though, huh?
All those games look still factory sealed... ;D
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Well cool Rom Hacks. Super Mario all stars for the NES? What is the Black Metroid Rom Hack?
It’s technically a hack of SMB3, created by infidelity (same guy who made Legend of Link). It’s oretty crazy. SMB 1, 2, 3, “list levels”, and Mario Bros. Plus each game has 4 save slots. But, there’s literally one board type that can be used to make it, and only 2 games (both Japanese) use it.
The Metroid hack is called Rogue Dawn. FANTASTIC hack.
PS4 did not get much love though, huh?
All those games look still factory sealed... ;D
I actually really like the PS4. But the combination of little free time and picking up essentially EVERY LRG release means that the ol’ PS4 library is mostly sealed...
For now :)
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Well cool Rom Hacks. Super Mario all stars for the NES? What is the Black Metroid Rom Hack?
It’s technically a hack of SMB3, created by infidelity (same guy who made Legend of Link). It’s oretty crazy. SMB 1, 2, 3, “list levels”, and Mario Bros. Plus each game has 4 save slots. But, there’s literally one board type that can be used to make it, and only 2 games (both Japanese) use it.
The Metroid hack is called Rogue Dawn. FANTASTIC hack.
PS4 did not get much love though, huh?
Cheers, I had a look on Youtube and the Super Mario all stars one is just the originals but with save slots. The super mario world looks funny.
Ill have to check out the Metroid hack ;o)
All those games look still factory sealed... ;D
I actually really like the PS4. But the combination of little free time and picking up essentially EVERY LRG release means that the ol’ PS4 library is mostly sealed...
For now :)
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Well cool Rom Hacks. Super Mario all stars for the NES? What is the Black Metroid Rom Hack?
It’s technically a hack of SMB3, created by infidelity (same guy who made Legend of Link). It’s oretty crazy. SMB 1, 2, 3, “list levels”, and Mario Bros. Plus each game has 4 save slots. But, there’s literally one board type that can be used to make it, and only 2 games (both Japanese) use it.
The Metroid hack is called Rogue Dawn. FANTASTIC hack.
PS4 did not get much love though, huh?
Cheers, I had a look on Youtube and the Super Mario all stars one is just the originals but with save slots. The super mario world looks funny.
Ill have to check out the Metroid hack ;o)
All those games look still factory sealed... ;D
I actually really like the PS4. But the combination of little free time and picking up essentially EVERY LRG release means that the ol’ PS4 library is mostly sealed...
For now :)
I think you're looking at something else. It shouldn't have SMW.
Here's the one I'm talking about.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2422/
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Well cool Rom Hacks. Super Mario all stars for the NES? What is the Black Metroid Rom Hack?
It’s technically a hack of SMB3, created by infidelity (same guy who made Legend of Link). It’s oretty crazy. SMB 1, 2, 3, “list levels”, and Mario Bros. Plus each game has 4 save slots. But, there’s literally one board type that can be used to make it, and only 2 games (both Japanese) use it.
The Metroid hack is called Rogue Dawn. FANTASTIC hack.
PS4 did not get much love though, huh?
Cheers, I had a look on Youtube and the Super Mario all stars one is just the originals but with save slots. The super mario world looks funny.
Ill have to check out the Metroid hack ;o)
All those games look still factory sealed... ;D
I actually really like the PS4. But the combination of little free time and picking up essentially EVERY LRG release means that the ol’ PS4 library is mostly sealed...
For now :)
I think you're looking at something else. It shouldn't have SMW.
Here's the one I'm talking about.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2422/
Yeah my bad. I looked at that and Youtube must have auto played the next video which was a NES version of Super Mario world lol
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Still on my NES repro kick
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/F70CB14A-F587-4EB1-80ED-534B57EFF1A1.jpeg)
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I recently noticed that these old home improvement books share something in common with my nes collection...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/23A5F1DD-96AC-4DC4-9D5D-96B0A5FE4F4B.jpeg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/72C364D4-D30B-46FC-8EFC-B1B5EB7AE823.jpeg)
I’ve had those books for nearly 20 years. I honestly have no idea whether or not they influenced my NES cover design or not, but they do have a striking resemblance.
Just though that was an interesting tidbit.
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Recca is such a fun game. Whats the "Pure" hack?
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It adds a couple of extra modes that were apparently in the original, but really tricky to access for some reason.
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Always wanted to AV mod this NES-101, but don’t care for either the ‘drill holes and pop in RCA jacks’ method or 3D printed multiports.
So here’s the happy medium. Printed port shroud, original multi out port from a very, VERY dead snes.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E0D3D470-5445-4877-9CE9-39B4D42C5097.jpeg)
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Always wanted to AV mod this NES-101, but don’t care for either the ‘drill holes and pop in RCA jacks’ method or 3D printed multiports.
So here’s the happy medium. Printed port shroud, original multi out port from a very, VERY dead snes.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/E0D3D470-5445-4877-9CE9-39B4D42C5097.jpeg)
Very Nice work. Clean and looks OEM.
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Hey Wiggy... by any chance have you ever made the buttons for the SNES in the color of the SFC. I've always liked the colors of the SFC... but the two convex'd buttons seem like they would throw off the nastalgia. Thinking of buying some 8BitDo 2.4Ghz controllers (https://www.amazon.com/8Bitdo-Wireless-Controller-Double-Pack-Carrying/dp/B07D96GH2M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1544732008&sr=8-5&keywords=8bitdo+nes) and figured I would ask.
Am I the only one that thinks of the Smarties candy everytime I see the buttons on a SNES controller?
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Yup.
Very Nice work. Clean and looks OEM.
Thanks!
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Am I the only one that thinks of the Smarties candy everytime I see the buttons on a SNES controller?
At first I thought, no, the smarties have kinda dull colors. But then I realized you meant the shape of the US X/Y buttons. They sure are like those. Then I remembered that in Canada/ Europe, Smarties are like M&Ms (or was it Skittles?). So the X/ Y buttons are US Smarties and the A/B buttons are Canadian Smarties. LOL!
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Am I the only one that thinks of the Smarties candy everytime I see the buttons on a SNES controller?
At first I thought, no, the smarties have kinda dull colors. But then I realized you meant the shape of the US X/Y buttons. They sure are like those. Then I remembered that in Canada/ Europe, Smarties are like M&Ms (or was it Skittles?). So the X/ Y buttons are US Smarties and the A/B buttons are Canadian Smarties. LOL!
:D Spot on!
Smoooooooooth, here's the Jolly Rancher edition of what you're talking about.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/51EE26F2-A8D7-4046-86F2-AEC340467DC1.jpeg)
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Am I the only one that thinks of the Smarties candy everytime I see the buttons on a SNES controller?
At first I thought, no, the smarties have kinda dull colors. But then I realized you meant the shape of the US X/Y buttons. They sure are like those. Then I remembered that in Canada/ Europe, Smarties are like M&Ms (or was it Skittles?). So the X/ Y buttons are US Smarties and the A/B buttons are Canadian Smarties. LOL!
:D Spot on!
Smoooooooooth, here's the Jolly Rancher edition of what you're talking about.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/51EE26F2-A8D7-4046-86F2-AEC340467DC1.jpeg)
:o How much?
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Smoooooooooth, here's the Jolly Rancher edition of what you're talking about.
Instructions unclear. My controllers are now all sticky and broken. >:(
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I literally dropped my head and verbally said "holy craaaap.... you son-of-a-bitch...." here at work.
I am hhhhhiiiiigggghhhhhlllllyyyyyy interested in buying like 4 sets. Seeing that 8BitDo has a conversion DIY kit for the original SNES controller... ugh those look amazing
Smoooooooooth, here's the Jolly Rancher edition of what you're talking about.
Instructions unclear. My controllers are now all sticky and broken. >:(
Did they taste like real schnozberries? Because I don't want these if they have artificial flavoring!
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Dang it TDI, I came back to say something.... and you just ruined my train of thought!
(https://pics.me.me/three-signs-of-old-age-l-memory-loss-2-forget-3895881.png)
Hardy har har...
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Holy Crap meet Wiggly_Poop.
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I had to make the account =( something is wrong with me...
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Putting the UV printer to work
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Very impressive as usual.
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I want one
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Woe :o, that looks amazing
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Very cool. :o
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Looks incredible!! Do want!!
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Thanks, gents (and ladies?)
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Got some new shells in. Updated a few of my N64 repro carts ;D
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Some holo labels to go along with them as well.
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Putting the UV printer to work
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This is crazy cool! :o
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Putting the UV printer to work
This is crazy cool! :o
Well thanks! Just wait until you see the complete package though...
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Is this game "finished". I know there where some issues with some audio etc.
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Is this game "finished". I know there where some issues with some audio etc.
I believe that they are still trying to activate and incorporate some content cut from the game.
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Is this game "finished". I know there where some issues with some audio etc.
I’ve played it quite a bit and haven’t noticed anything significant, other than the usual NES graphics hiccups. And the soundtrack is fantastic!
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Good news for those interested in transparent snes buttons. While cleaning the shop I found a cache of them hiding buried in a bin :)
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Hold on and let me beat my wallet into submission.
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There
Now how much for a set?
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Shut up and take my money for like... 4 sets
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Do SNES buttons fit in an NES controller? In any case, I'd like to recreate this someday:
(https://i3.wp.com/img10.deviantart.net/a33e/i/2006/292/7/4/wii_nes_classic_controller_by_kennygs13.png)
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I'd take a set or two if you are selling them here.
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I’ll take a good look through the bags and make sure they’re all viable. Casting parts is an art moreso than a science. I’ll let you all know.
Do SNES buttons fit in an NES controller? In any case, I'd like to recreate this someday:
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They don’t. But original Gameboy buttons do, and I believe that you can buy those in a number of colors via various sites/companies.
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Thanks, I'll look into that
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Putting the UV printer to work
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This thing is awesome... had to quote it on to this page.
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Above is not the update I was looking for.
I was hopeful that Wiggy had come up with a price for the candy SNES buttons.
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I was frustrated by the inability to keep my PS VR titles easily identified without simply segregating them from the rest of my PS4 collection. The fact that there are several titles which are VR “enhanced” made the problem even more pronounced.
So I made some simple labels to identify them.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/D500844B-889F-431F-AEED-6BB68C36303C.jpeg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/87BBAEAC-18F9-4087-A937-6AC640D2057D.jpeg)
They’re printed on vinyl and then laminated. So they can be removed (relatively) easily later on if need be :)
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Very nice. Sony's VR "labeling" on the spine has been inconsistent and not very helpful.
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Very nice. Do you just tuck them in the plastic or how do you adhere them to the case (inside, outside?) Would like to make/buy a set for my VR games eventually if you make them available.
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Very nice. Sony's VR "labeling" on the spine has been inconsistent and not very helpful.
thanks! Yeah, leave it to Sony to have terribly inconsistent labeling. The little spec info boxes on the back are all over the place. It's like they provided no template to publishers.
Very nice. Do you just tuck them in the plastic or how do you adhere them to the case (inside, outside?) Would like to make/buy a set for my VR games eventually if you make them available.
They're adhesive-backed labels. I stick them to the outer sleeve itself. That's why I used vinyl versus paper - so they can be easily removed without leaving a terrible mess to cleanup ;)
I don't plan on selling them to the general public (just not worth the hassle IMO), but I'll gladly take care of peeps here on TCP.
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They're adhesive-backed labels. I stick them to the outer sleeve itself. That's why I used vinyl versus paper - so they can be easily removed without leaving a terrible mess to cleanup ;)
I don't plan on selling them to the general public (just not worth the hassle IMO), but I'll gladly take care of peeps here on TCP.
Any word on those SNES Candy buttons?
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They're adhesive-backed labels. I stick them to the outer sleeve itself. That's why I used vinyl versus paper - so they can be easily removed without leaving a terrible mess to cleanup ;)
I don't plan on selling them to the general public (just not worth the hassle IMO), but I'll gladly take care of peeps here on TCP.
Any word on those SNES Candy buttons?
They’re on my desk waiting to be sorted. Just got a million things on my plate at the moment. But they’re not going anywhere, don’t worry.
We’re also just about to make a new snes button mold tomorrow actually. Since we’re doing some custom wireless snes controllers, we need a fresh mold, as our old one only allows for 4 sets at a time, and is pretty well last its prime anyway.
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I recently noticed that these old home improvement books share something in common with my nes collection...
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/23A5F1DD-96AC-4DC4-9D5D-96B0A5FE4F4B.jpeg)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/72C364D4-D30B-46FC-8EFC-B1B5EB7AE823.jpeg)
I’ve had those books for nearly 20 years. I honestly have no idea whether or not they influenced my NES cover design or not, but they do have a striking resemblance.
Just though that was an interesting tidbit.
Holy cow, my parents had the majority of that book collection... it was one of many collections that Time-Life Books sold over the years, using that tried and true scam, err method of selling you the first book cheap, then automatically send (and bill) you the next book in the series at a ridiculous price until you either have them all, or you beg and plead for them to stop, lol! It was all the rage in the late 70's and 80's.
Hmm, I think I just dated myself... :P
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I recently noticed that these old home improvement books share something in common with my nes collection...
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[IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/72C364D4-D30B-46FC-8EFC-B1B5EB7AE823.jpeg[/im
I’ve had those books for nearly 20 years. I honestly have no idea whether or not they influenced my NES cover design or not, but they do have a striking resemblance.
Just though that was an interesting tidbit.
Holy cow, my parents had the majority of that book collection... it was one of many collections that Time-Life Books sold over the years, using that tried and true scam, err method of selling you the first book cheap, then automatically send (and bill) you the next book in the series at a ridiculous price until you either have them all, or you beg and plead for them to stop, lol! It was all the rage in the late 70's and 80's.
Hmm, I think I just dated myself... :P
ROFL! Right up there with Encyclopedia Britanica :P
Luckily I got them all at a garage sale about 15-20 years ago for next to nothing :D
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My son, Oscar, decided to organize this huge batch of LRG titles by ESRB rating so that he knows which games he can definitely play (E), possibly play (T), and definitely NOT play (M) :)
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Big thanks to Sheep for the Moss scan! I never buy digital games, but it came with the PS VR. At least I have a case now.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/17365858-3D36-451C-B00E-53D3930E925C.jpeg)
Also made a small revision to the VR labels.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1CEFCA70-A15E-4457-B6D1-A0E66CAE1832.jpeg)
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Also made a small revision to the VR labels.
I like it.
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Big thanks to Sheep for the Moss scan! I never buy digital games, but it came with the PS VR. At least I have a case now.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/17365858-3D36-451C-B00E-53D3930E925C.jpeg)
Also made a small revision to the VR labels.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/1CEFCA70-A15E-4457-B6D1-A0E66CAE1832.jpeg)
Cool, but I would've replaced the ratings thing with the American one, same with the French text on the back. But I know that you're Mr..Minimalist, so it probably doesn't bother you.
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Also made a small revision to the VR labels.
I like it.
Thanks!
Cool, but I would've replaced the ratings thing with the American one, same with the French text on the back. But I know that you're Mr..Minimalist, so it probably doesn't bother you.
It's literally never going to leave my shelf, so definitely wasn't too worried about it. Just need it as a reminder that I own the game so that I don't forget to play it :P
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Hey Wiggy, is it still a no on making N-Gage display stands? Its like my only handheld you haven't made a stand for :P
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Hey Wiggy, is it still a no on making N-Gage display stands? Its like my only handheld you haven't made a stand for :P
Unless someone sends me some to make them with, not likely. There's been no demand and I don't personally have any desire to own one.
With the SG arriving, I finally had motivation to get some labels on these repro carts that have been sitting here for literally years.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/7901567D-7A29-4C1C-B413-79D5ED9D2109.jpeg)
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Hey Wiggy, is it still a no on making N-Gage display stands? Its like my only handheld you haven't made a stand for :P
Unless someone sends me some to make them with, not likely. There's been no demand and I don't personally have any desire to own one.
Is it the same reasoning for the Lynx model 1? Or is the problem that it's too big?
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Hey Wiggy, is it still a no on making N-Gage display stands? Its like my only handheld you haven't made a stand for :P
Unless someone sends me some to make them with, not likely. There's been no demand and I don't personally have any desire to own one.
Is it the same reasoning for the Lynx model 1? Or is the problem that it's too big?
Same reason. Though that’s one that I do intend to eventually produce.
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Bought an HDMI switch for my analogue consoles. Decided to give it a little veneer and some heft to keep it out, seeing as it’s only connected to those three consoles.
(https://oi86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/258B10B1-C02D-4359-A197-5583A0023C95.jpeg)
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I like it but the pictures are too big for the site at 100%.
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Usually when images are too large, if you try to open them in a new window it will shrink it down to a proper size, but that isn't working for me today.
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I have PB setup to reduce the files automatically. No clue what happened there. I’ll fix it ASAP.
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Wiggy, by the way, check your PMs.
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I have a serious repro cart addiction at this point. I think I enjoy making them more than playing them ::)
With the 100% translation of Thracia complete, I went back and made myself a complete set of the SFC Fire Emblem games. I had loose boards of all three sitting by my desk for about a year now. Feels good to get them shelled and cased up.
(https://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/IMG_4503.jpg)
Jolly Rancher carts.
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The Gradius III hack utilizes the SA-1 chip in order to eliminate virtually ALL slowdown. F-Zero Final effectively combines both F-0 1 and BS F-0 2 into one game. Plus a couple of SMW hacks for good measure.
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YEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to that picture I went checking and first ended on Romhacking and from there to a F-Zero Discord where they make tracks, and they linked me to the videos of the three of the five official tracks never released and I had never seen and been looking forever: Metal Fort I, Metal Fort II and Forest III (Forest I and Forest II I had already seen).
Afterwards I did promise to help by mapping the tracks.
I downloaded the videos and the quality is just and just good enough to map them.
Should not take too long.
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Hey Wiggy, how about making some new Gamecube "faceplates"? We never got them in the US and I'm sure this is something you could laser cut pretty easily.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gamecube/comments/ceekg5/mario_kart_pok%C3%A9mon_channel_and_naruto_faceplate/
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Hey Wiggy, how about making some new Gamecube "faceplates"? We never got them in the US and I'm sure this is something you could laser cut pretty easily.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gamecube/comments/ceekg5/mario_kart_pok%C3%A9mon_channel_and_naruto_faceplate/
I too could like few custom ones.
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Hey Wiggy, how about making some new Gamecube "faceplates"? We never got them in the US and I'm sure this is something you could laser cut pretty easily.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gamecube/comments/ceekg5/mario_kart_pok%C3%A9mon_channel_and_naruto_faceplate/
Hmm. Could definitely make them...
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I know Rockergamingmod makes them too.
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(https://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/5223EB62-030B-4355-B071-54522A36F1AF.jpeg)
Well, the business is moving again, back to the previous facility. My workshop at home is just way too cramped for comfort. Not to mention that working from home has proven to be extremely detrimental to my mental health.
The other good thing is that I now have a garage again, and what we’re calling a “famcave” up top. I’ll FINALLY have a home for my collection again!
So, while moving can suck my balls, this is going to be a doubly good thing :D
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This is why I keep my work and home separate. A clear division in work and life is important to some people. Glad you are able to reclaim the room and devote it back to enjoying the hobby.
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I definitely need that separation.
My wife will sometimes just let our 6 year old walk on into the shop in the middle of the day. I love him to death, but he needs to be watched like a hawk in there, but she just sits in the house. She expects me to tend to all sorts of house-related BS while I’m working. Sometimes she’ll call me all exasperated, wanting me to come in and help with our son because he won’t listen.
I’ve explained to her a million times that “I’m at work” means “I’m at work”, and I wouldn’t even think to call her to come help me manage our child while she’s at work.
On an intellectual level, she gets it. In real world practice, nope. Not at all.
/rant
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I definitely need that separation.
My wife will sometimes just let our 6 year old walk on into the shop in the middle of the day. I love him to death, but he needs to be watched like a hawk in there, but she just sits in the house. She expects me to tend to all sorts of house-related BS while I’m working. Sometimes she’ll call me all exasperated, wanting me to come in and help with our son because he won’t listen.
I’ve explained to her a million times that “I’m at work” means “I’m at work”, and I wouldn’t even think to call her to come help me manage our child while she’s at work.
On an intellectual level, she gets it. In real world practice, nope. Not at all.
/rant
I understand this all too well. My job allows me to work from home on occasion, which sounds awesome, and sometimes it is, but when my wife is also home, she doesn't understand that I'm still AT WORK, meaning that I can't help with things the same way I can't when I'm physically at my work location. I cannot comprehend why that is so difficult for anyone to understand.
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Totally.
She’s in a doctorate program right now, and when she needs to do work on her computer at home, I don’t even think to bother her. I usually take Oscar elsewhere for the day so she can just work.
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Testing preview pics with mediafire. Bear with me...
https://www.mediafire.com/view/ero2s9xokqe33jr
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After clicking share the tab popping up has in the lower left corner blue text saying more sharing options, choose that and scroll to the bottom and copy the forum embed code and voila:
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9d08/ero2s9xokqe33jr4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/ero2s9xokqe33jr/2020-02-15_13.14.24.239.jpg/file)
Switch that changes text or whole game?
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Thanks buddy!
It’s got both the original JP ROM, and the ENG patched ROM on one EPROM. Ground A21, and the console can’t read the bottom half of the ROM, so it reads the other half. And since the games both fit on one 4MB EPROM, it works perfectly :)
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I miss TCP. Been too long since I’ve posted.
So here goes. In the middle of moving the games out to the old workshop (which is a 4 car, 2-story garage). Finally got the floor installed and everything painted. Super excited to have a proper game room again.
https://www.mediafire.com/view/3u89xw35lre85qk/A1E28275-49A9-4BC1-A826-D20EF970BE45.jpeg/file
Currently everything is in this tiny closet of a bedroom. It barely fits, much less affords any space to actually sit in and play games.
https://www.mediafire.com/view/u152dc4ebzchs3e/8460D5EF-0F59-48F7-9886-9309C7F561B5.jpeg/file
I can’t remember how to get image links from mediafire. I’ll fix it later. Sorry Arseen. Please don’t ban me :P
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That's going to look really cool once you get it all done man
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I can’t remember how to get image links from mediafire. I’ll fix it later. Sorry Arseen. Please don’t ban me :P
me too! someone please re-teach me because the option to "embed" has been removed and my "coding" didn't seem to be working.
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I miss TCP. Been too long since I’ve posted.
So here goes. In the middle of moving the games out to the old workshop (which is a 4 car, 2-story garage). Finally got the floor installed and everything painted. Super excited to have a proper game room again.
https://www.mediafire.com/view/3u89xw35lre85qk/A1E28275-49A9-4BC1-A826-D20EF970BE45.jpeg/file
Currently everything is in this tiny closet of a bedroom. It barely fits, much less affords any space to actually sit in and play games.
https://www.mediafire.com/view/u152dc4ebzchs3e/8460D5EF-0F59-48F7-9886-9309C7F561B5.jpeg/file
I can’t remember how to get image links from mediafire. I’ll fix it later. Sorry Arseen. Please don’t ban me :P
Good to hear from you again. Looking forward to updated game room pics. I'm also hoping to have my new game room done within the next few months.
Most of us gave up on Mediafire when they changed things around and made it almost impossible to imbed photos. I switched over to Imgur. Luckily, as far as I know, all of the old links still work, so we don't have to go back and update thousands of old posts. I'm just using Imgur going forward and keeping all of my old stuff in Mediafire.
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I can’t remember how to get image links from mediafire. I’ll fix it later. Sorry Arseen. Please don’t ban me :P
me too! someone please re-teach me because the option to "embed" has been removed and my "coding" didn't seem to be working.
We have been talking about that here in this thread (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=29483.msg234472). :)
This post from rockabilly1983 contains a good summary:
-> http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=29483.msg234472#msg234472
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We have been talking about that here in this thread (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=29483.msg234472). :)
This post from rockabilly1983 contains a good summary:
-> http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=29483.msg234472#msg234472
thanks, i was able to take the rockabilly1983 tips at the above thread and convert my links -> previews in my other thread about matte vs semi gloss paper. much appreciated!
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Dear god, that workaround for mediafire is :o
I’ll try out imgur. Thanks for the tip :)
I made some labels and a couple of covers for the first time in forever. I’ve been making repros (is saying that still taboo here?) for myself over the years. So many of them piled up needing shells, labels, and cases. It feels good to start getting them sorted out.
(https://i.imgur.com/MUfVdZV.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/IQz3pKl.jpg)
The glow in the dark cart is the exploration hack that was created using the leaked source code from a few years back. It’s pretty amazing. A bit of a chore to put on to a real cart, since it requires a GSU2 FX PCB + 1mb of SRAM, but it’s entirely doable. The other cart is a Star Fox 2 multi-game board. It’s got the CES demo, a later demo (can’t recall its origin), the beta (which was the choice ROM of repro makers for years), and the SNES Classic official release ROMs on the one cart. A guy who makes crazy repro PCBs let me snag a few of the boards from him a couple of years back. Normally he doesn’t sell them, but we’ve been trading services to each other for years, so he hooks me up from time-to-time :D
I have a special cart here for Arseen too. Just need to make a cover and label for it...
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As always, that stuff looks awesome. I missed seeing these types of pictures. I wish I could get my home made labels to look half that good.
I'm curious, it looks like some of the labels are just on the front (without an end label) and a few cover the front and top like a normal SNES game. Is there a reason for the difference? Are some of the plastic types difficult to get the sticker to apply around the corner?
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Just the smoke Star Fox cart is like that.
That label is a leftover from a Star Fox 2 release we did like 5-6 years ago. The prototype labels were like this because I wasn’t sure if they would wrap around nicely and stay put (they’re thermal printed labels with a semi-rigid cold laminate applied).
Turned out that the labels did stay on just fine, so I had a handful of the prototype labels sitting around, so that’s what I used ;)
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I have a special cart here for Arseen too. Just need to make a cover and label for it...
Thanks to a spammer this caught my eye. ???
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FINALLY! All of my SNES retail games are cased!
(https://i.imgur.com/ZeQZz4o_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium)
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FINALLY! All of my SNES retail games are cased!
(https://i.imgur.com/ZeQZz4o_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium)
Aw man! Nothing but the cream of the crop for you, I see!
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Aw man! Nothing but the cream of the crop for you, I see!
LMAO!
Yeah, it's been hard to motivate myself for these last bunch of games. Definitely just dust collectors.
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I actually was thinking you were making a joke that that was your full SNES collection. But now I see that you probably meant these were your last games that needed casing. Lol
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I actually was thinking you were making a joke that that was your full SNES collection. But now I see that you probably meant these were your last games that needed casing. Lol
Oh, yes. That is what I meant. So obviously you can see why they are dead last :P