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Title: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 16, 2012, 11:09:52 PM
WonderSwan Covers - Vita Cases
I put it in this forum subsection since its hardly ever used.
I figured we can just used this case type for all the 'other case' types.

I have been trying to figure out a better way to house my WonderSwan games.  The original boxes were in a tall vertical format and I really wanted to get them looking similar to the retail boxes.  Since i have a few extra vita cases i thought i'd see if they fit and I was very pleased to find out the WonderSwan games fit very well. The cases need no modification and can hold the instruction manual.

I was very surprised to see how small the retail boxes actually are. The Vita case is actually larger in the x and y (obviously slimmer though).  I really hope that the vita sells well enough to have a greatest hits program and red cases. That would be awesome!  Currently the blue vita cases fit very well with the SwanCrystal Games.

I am working on converting a template to fit all the various versions of the WonderSwan and am 65% complete with the template.  Its unlikely I'll finish the template in the next few days but I will try and hack it out very soon.  It will be a fully functional templet just like my other ones with just about everything being editable.

Final Fantasy II WonderSwanColor
(http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/6279/wscfinalfantasyiipre.jpg)
This one is a custom cover based on the retail arrangement. I used a red case in the preview image in hopes sony releases a greatest hits a few years down the road.

Star Hearts WonderSwanColor
(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4190/wscstarheartspre.jpg)
Retail-esque from scans.  Blue case preview showing what it would look like for now.

The lack of retail scan make the project a bit hard to get the ball rolling quickly.  There was a great deal of scans from one of our newer members and I would thank him/her by name but i can't think of them at the moment.

If anyone has any scans that would be of great help!

As always let me know what you think!  ;D
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: dcdan on May 17, 2012, 12:31:34 AM
Its sad to say that when I lived in Japan in 2004 I actually had a handfully of wonderswan boxes but when I returned to the states I had left them behind. It's all because I couldn't take anymore stuff back. I still have about 8+ wonderswan games and a white final fantasy ws color but all I saved were the manuals and games w/ their cases. When I get a scanner someday I will try to add these manuals to the side along with my genesis covers. I know it's no help to you know but I just thought I would share because ws stuff dosen't come around these parts too often.   
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: tiktektak on May 17, 2012, 02:32:04 AM
I have a shitload of WS games as those are pretty cheap to collect here in the EU.

As for feedback for the template. I dunno if I like the back actually. It looks kinda strange with those stripe on the left and right. Wouldn't it be possible to find another solution like for the front?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: sheep2001 on May 17, 2012, 04:08:17 AM
i don't yet have a wonderswann  (just looking on ebay now) - but woouldn't PSP cases be closer to the original shape of the boxes?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 17, 2012, 01:31:33 PM
Its sad to say that when I lived in Japan in 2004 I actually had a handfully of wonderswan boxes but when I returned to the states I had left them behind. It's all because I couldn't take anymore stuff back. I still have about 8+ wonderswan games and a white final fantasy ws color but all I saved were the manuals and games w/ their cases. When I get a scanner someday I will try to add these manuals to the side along with my genesis covers. I know it's no help to you know but I just thought I would share because ws stuff dosen't come around these parts too often.    
Whenever you do (even if its months or years from now) please do scan them in, i'll still be here :D


1. I have a shitload of WS games as those are pretty cheap to collect here in the EU.
2. As for feedback for the template. I dunno if I like the back actually. It looks kinda strange with those stripe on the left and right. Wouldn't it be possible to find another solution like for the front?
1. Even though I know you like making your own cover with your collection, if you wouldn't mind scanning them in that would be amazing!
2. I chose the vita case type since it was closest in physical size to the Swan boxes.  I originally had the other flap included on the back of the cover but it looked VERY weird when the front artwork extended from the front to the left spine flap.  There was a portion where the artwork abruptly stopped for the spine and started again on the back.  The red and white are on the back is so minimal I think it looked far better than the alternate way.


i don't yet have a wonderswann  (just looking on ebay now) - but woouldn't PSP cases be closer to the original shape of the boxes?
Its a pretty cool system, I wish it would have come stateside or to the EU.  I would love to have some games in english  :P
As i said to Tik earlier I chose the vita case type since it was closest in physical size to the Swan boxes.  Whichever case i would have chosen it would not be the correct dimensions to line up with the original boxes. I always found the PSP cases to be too tall for my liking and its pretty evident w/ the Wonderswan boxes.
(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6471/pspwsctestpre.jpg)
The green area shows where the box scans do not cover.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on May 17, 2012, 02:21:17 PM
The lack of retail scan make the project a bit hard to get the ball rolling quickly.  There was a great deal of scans from one of our newer members and I would thank him/her by name but i can't think of them at the moment.

If anyone has any scans that would be of great help!

As always let me know what you think!  ;D

i uploaded a bunch here ; http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10531.0 (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10531.0)

in the hope that someone would turn them into DS sized covers!

could we have a shot of the carts and covers in situ? if there really is no modding required i may be persuaded to move to vita cases...(do they sell them seperatly??)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 17, 2012, 02:39:22 PM
The lack of retail scan make the project a bit hard to get the ball rolling quickly.  There was a great deal of scans from one of our newer members and I would thank him/her by name but i can't think of them at the moment.

If anyone has any scans that would be of great help!

As always let me know what you think!  ;D

i uploaded a bunch here ; http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10531.0 (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=10531.0)

in the hope that someone would turn them into DS sized covers!

could we have a shot of the carts and covers in situ? if there really is no modding required i may be persuaded to move to vita cases...(do they sell them seperatly??)

Ah Hah! Yeah it was you that i was referring to in my first post. Thank you very much for the scans you have provided!
I was thinking about putting some little sticky foam peices to the left and the right of the cart so it hold tightly (like wiggy does with his handheld console covers)
(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/1928/20120517132910.jpg)

EDIT:
As far as i know, no place sells the cases by themselves currently. Over time the cases will become much more easily accessible.  Some GameStops throw the vita cases away after they are traded in and just put the loose cart with their loose DS carts. That is how I got mine
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: sheep2001 on May 17, 2012, 04:11:29 PM
Ah.  Seeing it in place makes more sense now why these would be preferable to ds or psp cases.

Didn't buy one today, but I'm watching a few auctions. Lol. ;D

Now to find some vita cases..........


Edit:  for once uk has something before the US,  have to get my sister to order me some......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PSP-VITA-REPLACEMENT-GAME-CASES-X5-/180882391944?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item2a1d6e4388#ht_500wt_922
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: tiktektak on May 17, 2012, 06:24:58 PM
I will see if I can get to scanning them. As quite some of them are pristine I'm kind of hesitant to fold them for a perfect scan though.

I still dunno about the back. The front looks so perfect like it has always been like that and the back especially on a none all white back game like Star Hearts looks kind of strange. Not flowing enough if you know what I mean. :)

Maybe an all white back would be better? Could be a bit bland looking then.... Hmmm.... Maybe with a bit of rearrangment of the barcode and legal stuff (difficult without writing possbibilities in JP).....
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 17, 2012, 10:25:33 PM
Makaimura for WonderSwan WonderSwan
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/568/wscghostnpre.jpg)

There is no need for the side flaps to fit the original WonderSwan box scans. They already fit perfectly  :)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 17, 2012, 10:34:33 PM
Maybe an all white back would be better? Could be a bit bland looking then.... Hmmm.... Maybe with a bit of rearrangment of the barcode and legal stuff (difficult without writing possbibilities in JP).....

All white or all black would be too bland for me. I figured just incorporating the color of the template would be best.

To be honest i really have no interest in rearranging the barcode and legal stuff.  The entire reason why i want to use this type of case over the DS cases that are currently being used is i don't want to rearrange a bunch of stuff to make it fit the case type. 
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: tiktektak on May 18, 2012, 12:25:06 PM
Couldn't they also look like the normal Wonderswan games?

The Makaimura cover looks perfect! :)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 18, 2012, 04:09:22 PM
It's pretty awesome that the original boxes and the Vita cases are so similarly sized. Man, that makes life easy!

I like the 2nd version, the one with Ghouls and Ghosts. Buuuuut, the red puts me off.  Too much intense color like that in a template feels akward to me. It commands too much of my attention when there's a dozen or so on a shelf. 

I think if you just inverted the red and white areas on the spine, made the WS logo white instead of red, and kept a nice 1/3 red, 2/3 white split, it would be about perfect ;)

Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 18, 2012, 08:16:48 PM
Couldn't they also look like the normal Wonderswan games?
I like the 2nd version, the one with Ghouls and Ghosts. Buuuuut, the red puts me off.  Too much intense color like that in a template feels akward to me. It commands too much of my attention when there's a dozen or so on a shelf. 
Do you mean the way that i formatted the box scans to the cover type? The WonderSwanColor and the original WonderSwan boxes are very different in size. The Wonderswan boxes are wider than the WonderSwanColor boxes. The spines were required on the Color version but not required on the original.
There aren't two versions of what i've shown, just two different box sizes for two different consoles.  There is just either Wonderswan or Wonderswan color.  The box scans just fit so much nicer for the original Wonderswan there is no re-sizing needed. This is not possible for the Wonderswan Color boxes because they are much thinner.


I think if you just inverted the red and white areas on the spine, made the WS logo white instead of red, and kept a nice 1/3 red, 2/3 white split, it would be about perfect ;)
I had tried that before but its ended up looking really weird. A white Wonderswan logo looks REALLY odd, i thought it would look OK but it was really funky!  I know you really like white spines for your covers but the primary color for the Wonderswan was red so i'd really like to keep it in that same vein.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 18, 2012, 08:40:25 PM
Ah, somehow I missed that. I only have boxes for some of my B&W games, none for any of the color titles.

It's not that I don't like the red, just that there's a LOT of it.

The reason that I favor neutrals (and the reason that almost ALL game packaging does as well) is because it goes with everything. Some images are just gonna look strange with a huge backdrop of a really saturated color (the Sega CD and 32X come to mind).

Obviously it comes down to personal preference, but from a technical standpoint, being forced to use a template with a large, predetermined swatch of color can cause color clashing.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: tiktektak on May 19, 2012, 04:50:40 AM
Couldn't they also look like the normal Wonderswan games?
I like the 2nd version, the one with Ghouls and Ghosts. Buuuuut, the red puts me off.  Too much intense color like that in a template feels akward to me. It commands too much of my attention when there's a dozen or so on a shelf. 
Do you mean the way that i formatted the box scans to the cover type? The WonderSwanColor and the original WonderSwan boxes are very different in size. The Wonderswan boxes are wider than the WonderSwanColor boxes. The spines were required on the Color version but not required on the original.
There aren't two versions of what i've shown, just two different box sizes for two different consoles.  There is just either Wonderswan or Wonderswan color.  The box scans just fit so much nicer for the original Wonderswan there is no re-sizing needed. This is not possible for the Wonderswan Color boxes because they are much thinner.
Yeah I forgot about that. The WSC color boxes have a kind of very strange height to width ratio.

Still for me the normal Wonderswan games look perfect in the template (I like the red as this IS the primary color of Wonderswan B/W games) but the WSC color back looks a bit odd.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on May 19, 2012, 10:34:57 AM


Ah Hah! Yeah it was you that i was referring to in my first post. Thank you very much for the scans you have provided!
I was thinking about putting some little sticky foam peices to the left and the right of the cart so it hold tightly (like wiggy does with his handheld console covers)

No problem dude, i had downloaded a lot of covers, and thought to myself "I NEED to contribute something", as my photoshop skills are non-existant the only thing i could do was scans!

as for styling, keep them as close to the originals as possible, please

can i ask something?, do SD cards fit in the cart slot?, id like an SD card solution and these seem ideal (easy to obtain/cheap)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: sheep2001 on May 19, 2012, 12:10:14 PM
Unfortunately SD cards don't fit in them - they are too wide.  Memory stick pro duo's fit just fine though.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on May 19, 2012, 12:16:48 PM
Unfortunately SD cards don't fit in them - they are too wide.  Memory stick pro duo's fit just fine though.

what, the slots or the SD cards?
dammit!, i guess the search continues...
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: sheep2001 on May 19, 2012, 12:18:43 PM
the SD cards are too wide to fit in the slot.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on May 19, 2012, 12:30:20 PM
the SD cards are too wide to fit in the slot.

by how much?, could the slot be easily modded to fit?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: sheep2001 on May 19, 2012, 12:49:13 PM
Only a couple of mm.  Could be modded if you can be bothered
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on May 19, 2012, 01:08:20 PM
Only a couple of mm.  Could be modded if you can be bothered

thanks sheep, interesting, when i eventually get some i'll have to do some experiments...
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: CommunistGamer on May 25, 2012, 07:30:35 PM
this reminded me of something... where can someone buy spare psp game cases?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 25, 2012, 08:42:47 PM
Amazon and eBay. Just checked, they're not hard to find. Would post links, but I'm on my phone.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: CommunistGamer on May 25, 2012, 08:47:47 PM
sweet, thanks! ;D

Now i can make templates for all handhelds for psp cases, cus im just weird like that
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: sheep2001 on May 26, 2012, 01:22:09 AM
Well, I have a digimon yellow Wonderswan, and a final fantasy swan color on their way to me with a bunch of games - so looking forward to this template being released.

Now to grab some vita cases.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 26, 2012, 05:15:27 AM
^^^ just got 3 more games and two more B&W systems yesterday myself :)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 27, 2012, 12:04:49 AM
Just uploaded the WonderSwan Vita case template to my box.net profile.  The link can be found in my signature, enjoy  ;D

EDIT: I made a swan crystal cover for DragonBall so ...DIBS :)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 28, 2012, 07:21:03 PM
DragonBall WonderSwan Crystal
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5424/wscdragonballpe.jpg)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 28, 2012, 08:30:21 PM
I don't' get it.  Why are you making SwanCrystal-specific covers? 
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 28, 2012, 10:20:31 PM
I don't' get it.  Why are you making SwanCrystal-specific covers?  

Thats how the retail box was. I'm not sure why Bandai decided to do this. I'm assuming they were trying to push sales of the SwanCrystal and better compete with the GameBoy.  

I was considering making both SwanCrystal and a WonderSwanColor covers for those type of games. Perhaps i should for uniformity, wouldn't be difficult at all.  In fact i think i personally prefer having the choice between the two.

Kind of like this for an alternate
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/637/wscdragonballbpe.jpg)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on May 29, 2012, 10:47:36 AM
i say keep them seperate, thats how they were made originally!,
do you keep your gameboy seperate from your gameboy colour??
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 29, 2012, 11:29:36 AM
Dude, that's wacky!

I haven't noticed/seen any retail titles like that yet.  Were there a bunch of titles that ended up in that packaging?


i say keep them seperate, thats how they were made originally!,
do you keep your gameboy seperate from your gameboy colour??

Buuuuuut, the difference is more like the GB and GB Pocket, not GB and GBC.  The WSC and SC are the exact same thing save for a WAY nicer screen.


I agree about keeping 'em separate though.  Most folks seem to want their covers to resemble the original retail packaging.  And, if there are SwanCrystal retail boxes out there, then might as well keep 'em as such.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Forte on May 29, 2012, 07:30:07 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Rockman_EXE_WS_Coverart.png)

Bandai was very strange with how they branded their boxes, like this one being SwanCrystal AND Wonderswan Color. I also second just sticking with retail and doing whatever was on the original box.

I've got high res scans of that game, btw, in my thread in the RAW section if anyone wants to make a Vita case for it :) Rockman & Forte as well
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: wiggy on May 29, 2012, 07:41:20 PM
If they're gonna brand it with the Crystal logo, then it makes sense to brand them as both.  If they didn't, then non-Crystal owners might think that the title isn't compatible with their WSC. 

The change of name from Color to Crystal seems like it was a dumb idea in the 1st place.  They shoulda done something like Nintendo did with the GB/GBP.  Less confusing.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Forte on May 29, 2012, 08:20:24 PM
If they're gonna brand it with the Crystal logo, then it makes sense to brand them as both.  If they didn't, then non-Crystal owners might think that the title isn't compatible with their WSC. 

The change of name from Color to Crystal seems like it was a dumb idea in the 1st place.  They shoulda done something like Nintendo did with the GB/GBP.  Less confusing.
Not necessarily, since Bandai (and SNK with Neo Geo Pocket Color, and to some extent Nintendo with the GBC) was generally forward compatible with its games (color games would work in an old B&W system for the most part). Nintendo, intelligently, identified color games that would not work in an original Game Boy as such, instead of labeling a game "Game Boy Color/Game Boy" as Bandai did with SwanCrystal/WonderSwan Color.

But yes, the name change was idiotic for sure.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on May 29, 2012, 09:16:39 PM
I've got high res scans of that game, btw, in my thread in the RAW section if anyone wants to make a Vita case for it :) Rockman & Forte as well

Planning on it  ;)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Dr.Agon on July 03, 2012, 11:33:37 AM
sorry to revive an old-ish thread,
but if anyone is looking for vita cases wholesale mutimedia have a pack of 20 for £8

http://www.wholesale-media.com/acatalog/Games_Cases.html (http://www.wholesale-media.com/acatalog/Games_Cases.html)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on August 16, 2012, 10:50:29 PM
Wasn't sure if i should post this here or in the PS Vita Cover Thread.

GameStop got black replacement Vita cases for pre-owned games.  If you're not a fan of blue Vita cases for other projects (like this one) then there will be black cases available.  :)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: SasoriSoren on February 23, 2013, 12:07:43 PM
I just got a few WSC games and I cannot figure out how to mod the DS cases perfectly to fit them without a bunch of foam inside of them. This looks a bit more convenient and easy, plus no cutting.

I am going to see if GameStop has he replacement cases but if they don't, I like the Blue.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: TyrannicalFascist on April 26, 2013, 11:36:22 PM
Also, GenesysDTP now has replacement Vita cases, as well as PSP, DS, 3DS, PS3, 360, Wii, Wii U and more.

http://genesysdtp.com/index.htm?psvitacasedetails.htm

http://genesysdtp.com/dvdcase.htm#REPLACEMENT_GAME_CASES
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on April 26, 2013, 11:49:05 PM
Also, GenesysDTP now has replacement Vita cases, as well as PSP, DS, 3DS, PS3, 360, Wii, Wii U and more.

http://genesysdtp.com/index.htm?psvitacasedetails.htm

http://genesysdtp.com/dvdcase.htm#REPLACEMENT_GAME_CASES

Good find.

This reminds me i need to make some covers for these  :)
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: shenske on July 06, 2013, 11:23:37 PM
I've uploaded a few more Wonderswan / Wonderswan Color games the last few days. I'll preview those individually soon, i just want to give you guys an idea of how the games look when they are all line up. (Some of these covers will not be hosted in the site due to the poor quality images used).

(http://imageshack.us/a/img812/869/ocs0.jpg)
Title: WonderSwan Covers Vita Case
Post by: BarbaraMobe on February 26, 2014, 10:42:43 AM
How about doing this as a contest along with spamming FB? I say make a post with the forum link and encourage people to choose their fave case from like the top 10 we pick.
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers Vita Case
Post by: shenske on February 26, 2014, 01:04:31 PM
How about doing this as a contest along with spamming FB? I say make a post with the forum link and encourage people to choose their fave case from like the top 10 we pick.

What are you talking about?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers Vita Case
Post by: Arseen on February 26, 2014, 01:07:22 PM
How about doing this as a contest along with spamming FB? I say make a post with the forum link and encourage people to choose their fave case from like the top 10 we pick.

What are you talking about?

I too was thinking WTF and wether to ban or not...?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers Vita Case
Post by: quickfingers818 on February 26, 2014, 01:11:38 PM
How about doing this as a contest along with spamming FB? I say make a post with the forum link and encourage people to choose their fave case from like the top 10 we pick.

Dude, are you spamming?
Title: Re: WonderSwan Covers - Vita Case
Post by: Arseen on February 26, 2014, 01:12:27 PM
actually her second post earlier today makes as little sense so arriverechi_

Sorry - I have called it different things, but you are correct - they are the same project  

You could add extra modes all from the same microcontroller.

Also, you dont even need to use PWM - you can just turn on multiple LED colors at the same time.

if you turn RED and GREEN on you get ORANGE
if you turn RED and BLUE on you get MAGENTA
if you turn Green and Blue on you get CYAN
if you turn all three on you get WHITE