The Cover Project
Artist's Corner => Shadowfox Cases => Topic started by: Shadowfox on May 20, 2017, 02:19:56 PM
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Hi All!
I'm very close to ironing out all the dems on the Game Gear cases. I have a request! What is the thickness for the PAL Game Gear Superman booklet? I'm thinking 13mm?
Right now, I have the cases dems at 193mm x 129.2mm x 21mm. (Width and Height are the same as a SEGA Card or Genesis game case) the 21mm seems a bit thick in my opinion, but we do have the CodeMaster carts and PAL booklets I am trying to consider. So if any one knows of a really thick Game Gear booklet please let me know! ;)
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Great news. All my gg booklets are pretty thin, so I can't comment on that front, my only niggling issue is how different the size is in comparison to a retail box. I like to have my retail boxes displayed along side my cased games. However, having a custom case that holds the cart and manual comfortably outweighs this, and I'll be for these regardless.
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Good news ;). I was also hoping for the same dimensions as the retail box, but as I don't have any game gear game boxed I think that won't be a problem for me
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Awesome to hear! My question with the dimensions is more along the line of how easy or not it will be to create artwork for them. If the cases are taller / wider then the retail boxes then will we have to stretch / crop the covers when creating the artwork?
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Awesome to hear! My question with the dimensions is more along the line of how easy or not it will be to create artwork for them. If the cases are taller / wider then the retail boxes then will we have to stretch / crop the covers when creating the artwork?
I would suggest we make a frame around the original art rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
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Not everyone could be pleased. I was hoping that the Game Gear cases would be the same size as the Game Gear packaging/Boxes. Genesis size boxes are way to big for such a tiny cartridge. There's just no way I'd make that kind of space for cases with that Width and Height. It's too much. The Atari Lynx and Game Gear should share similarly sized cases and they're not the size of a Genesis Box.
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Not everyone could be pleased. I was hoping that the Game Gear cases would be the same size as the Game Gear packaging/Boxes. Genesis size boxes are way to big for such a tiny cartridge. There's just no way I'd make that kind of space for cases with that Width and Height. It's too much. The Atari Lynx and Game Gear should share similarly sized cases and they're not the size of a Genesis Box.
This was what I was thinking.
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Not everyone could be pleased. I was hoping that the Game Gear cases would be the same size as the Game Gear packaging/Boxes. Genesis size boxes are way to big for such a tiny cartridge. There's just no way I'd make that kind of space for cases with that Width and Height. It's too much. The Atari Lynx and Game Gear should share similarly sized cases and they're not the size of a Genesis Box.
My idea was to get the SEGA Card included in this case, however, the thickness for the booklets and or carts is getting almost double the thickness in the spine from the SEGA Card cases. If I'm able to get the spine lower to something like 15mm I'd be happy, but if I end up having to keep it "TOO Thick" then I'm more than likely throwing out the idea of the SEGA Card slot and I'll more than likely be able to lower the height on this case.
NEW QUESTION: If I am able to condense this case, do we want to make it's depth shorter, or keep it the same as the Genesis so the Genesis and GameGear spines will be flush with one another. (Like the CGC and Gameboy cases do)
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For me. Drop it to the size of an actual gg box.
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I'm not sure that Sega Cards and Game Gear cartridges are a match. Sega Cards and Hucards are a match (Even though I'd rather have authentic Jewel cases for HuCards). I think if you're trying to match Game Gear with something, it would be Lynx or even the Neo Geo Handheld.
I've been looking forward to unifying the Game Gear section on TCP. I've been looking forward to solid dimensions (for a Game Gear case) to put together a template. I love the work ShadowFox has done thus far. And I appreciate all that he's done for the community. I just want Game Gear sized boxes.
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NEW QUESTION: If I am able to condense this case, do we want to make it's depth shorter, or keep it the same as the Genesis so the Genesis and GameGear spines will be flush with one another. (Like the CGC and Gameboy cases do)
For me, I wouldn't consider that to be super important. I always put some type of spacer behind my cases so that they all sit flush with each other. If the cases are the same depth, it is EASIER, but certainly not necessary.
At the end of the day, I would also probably vote for the cases to be the same size as the GG box, even if that means loosing out on getting Sega Card cases. However, I will add that my vote is coming from someone who owns about 15 GG games, and most likely won't ever buy any more. So I won't be buying too many cases.
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I'm in for 30-40 cases initially, and my gut says same size as the GG box. It would likely bother my OCD that the case was that much bigger than the manual.
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I'm not sure that Sega Cards and Game Gear cartridges are a match. Sega Cards and Hucards are a match (Even though I'd rather have authentic Jewel cases for HuCards). I think if you're trying to match Game Gear with something, it would be Lynx or even the Neo Geo Handheld.
+1 to This. You *might* be able to get WonderSwan or Virtual Boy games in there too.
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I was going to suggest wonderswan too.
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I know I'm new to the community so my opinion doesn't carry the same weight, but I am also of the opinion that remaining as close as possible to retail dimensions is preferable. I don't own any CIB Game Gear games, but if I ever end up with any, it'd be nice if they fit with the Shadowfox cases.
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It's so great to hear about Shadowfox coming out with Sega Game Gear cases. I've been waiting for those cases. I'm drooling at the thought. I would prefer the cases to be the same height and thickness as the retail boxes. This way, we don't have to stretch the artwork. Once the cases are made and someone (such as Moviefan2k4) makes a template for it, I'll start making Game Gear covers too. This will give me something new to do.
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Just checked, wonderswan and game gear games are exactly the same width, so side clips in a GG case will definitely hold Wonderswan carts.
for retail dimensions, game gear is 15.5x11x2.5cd
wonderswan is 11x8.8x2cm
So, using the GG case for wonderswan is a bit overkill in size, but I would guess most peoples GG collections are larger than WS collections - certainly for me, I would have no concerns using a retail sized GG case for my WS. If the GG cases end up genesis sized, I would probably leave them in DS cases.
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I think that a combo GG/Sega card case is a pretty neat idea! As far as the shelf space, I don't see it being such a problem. It's like a Genesis case but thinner, and probably thinner than an actual GG box. I do get that it may be a little overkill for the GG carts (heck, the Sega Card cases are overkill for the cards, themselves) but this is a decent option.
That being said, my biggest concern would be image quality when stretched to Genesis dimensions. And my personal preference would be for CGC GG cases to be the same dimensions as the GG cardboard boxes. It would be odd to have such a difference when lining my cardboard box GG games up with Sega Card cases.
But, you know, if we are going to have an oversized GG clamshell anyway... why not go all out and make it a GG/32X combo? ;)
Edit: I will be buying a few cases regardless of what size they are.
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I guess my biggest issue with the combo GG/Sega Card case is that there were literally only 10 card games released in the west. Why use that size as the basis for a system that has over 350 releases?
I know there where more Sega Cards released in Japan, but those came in a box much closer in size to GG, but even shorter. And if there's a risk that the card case would need to be thicker to accommodate GG manuals, then for me it doesn't really fit the bill for either.
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Honestly at this point in my collecting I'm all about saving space so my vote would be to shrink the size of the case as much as possible even if it doesn't line flush with genesis games (not like i store them next to each other anyways...)
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I'm all for smaller = better, the current dimensions don't sound bad but I would consider something like the WS instead of the cards if you're going for muliti-platform. I don't mind the current sizes you've laid out, I'd be in for a preorder of 50 once I could see some pictures.
And I'm not worried about the art needing tweaked, it's going to have to be redone a lot anyways, and will be very easy if there is a template like Fusion's. I don't think many other cases have exact dimensions so there is some give and take anyways
Of course I'm not the guy that's going to be doing this stuff in bulk when it comes to art so I guess I don't really get a say lol
Good to hear you're back on the horse again man
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I'm all for smaller = better, the current dimensions don't sound bad but I would consider something like the WS instead of the cards if you're going for muliti-platform. I don't mind the current sizes you've laid out, I'd be in for a preorder of 50 once I could see some pictures.
And I'm not worried about the art needing tweaked, it's going to have to be redone a lot anyways, and will be very easy if there is a template like Fusion's. I don't think many other cases have exact dimensions so there is some give and take anyways
Of course I'm not the guy that's going to be doing this stuff in bulk when it comes to art so I guess I don't really get a say lol
Good to hear you're back on the horse again man
The problem will be for some of us that like a retail look. Will be easier if is something closer to the dimensions of the retail box ;)
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Okay, so I have nixed the SEGA Card holder in the GameGear cases. I JUST finished a 2 hour long e-mail to the factory and my design/ mold team. We are checking "waterlines" but I am attempting to make the dimensions 15.6cm X 11cm X 2.1cm. I know that the 2.1cm is thinner than the retail box... but dang, the slightly thinner spine looks so stinking nice in the smaller dems. I realized that going much lower than 2.1cm would make it harder for the SEGA logo on the top of the spine to seem right. ;) I'll keep you all informed. 8)
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That's great news! I can live with the slightly reduced spine width.
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Yeah, I actually prefer the thinner spine width. I think the main concern is the front height / width being close to the retail box size.
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No problem with the spine either
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I am extremely excited for a new case again!!! Glad to hear the dimensions are working out! :D
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I'll be cool with that. Sounds great.
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Well, today is the day! Last night we finally ironed out all the small details. Check out the draft 3D drawing! 8)
(http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag312/orders7/sgg%203D%20display_zps944vs76s.jpg) (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/orders7/media/sgg%203D%20display_zps944vs76s.jpg.html)
I wanted to post it here first! (Because I really do love TCP community) <3 :-*
The final Dimensions came to: 15.6cm X 12cm X 2.1cm so the end result is a hair wider on the front and back then the original box. (I had to make room for the booklets and support plastic. The thickness of the spine is thinner then the original boxes, but the height should be very close to the original boxes. :)
Comments?
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GIVES TO ME
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Looks great. They aren't going to be blue, right? if they are colored. Purple, like the GameGear Spines.
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Looks great man! I agree on the Purple color!
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Looking good. Thanks for the update.
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Looks great. They aren't going to be blue, right? if they are colored. Purple, like the GameGear Spines.
No blue. I am for sure going to do Black cases. I am playing with the idea of a matching Purple color to work well with the Game Gear Template. I already have the Red Genesis and Blue Mega Drives on my site as "with covers only" cases. (Mainly due to how much they cost to even make) Colored cases cost me more per unit then what I sell blank NES cases for.... due to the "low" quantities I do..... like 10,000pcs at once. For me to sell the colored cases blank just completely sucks any profit right out of them. (Unless we could get like 10,000pcs presold) Just like all the game cases so far, there is this "paying off the mold cost" phase I go through. Once the mold is paid off I can then sell the cases in lower quantities blank.
Maybe next we need to make a tally on how many cases people want? And we might as well see if they would prefer the Black or Colored case.
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I'm currently at 20-30 games at least, and I'm fine with black, myself.
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I'd be in for 50 cases. I would prefer purple if it's available but I'll take whatever I can get.
Would it be black or dark gray like the DS cases? Dark gray might be nice.
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I'd be in for 50 cases. I would prefer purple if it's available but I'll take whatever I can get.
Would it be black or dark gray like the DS cases? Dark gray might be nice.
I would think that they will be Black, like the SEGA Genesis cases.
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this looks nice. i started recently GG collection. i just have 5 games right now, but probably i will be in for 20 or 25
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I'd be down for 3-5 at this point, my GG collection is severely lacking.
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At least 50 to start.
The purple won't work with an EU template, so I'd probably prefer black.
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At least 50 to start.
The purple won't work with an EU template, so I'd probably prefer black.
Oh, forgot that, don't mind the color
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While purple would be nice, I probably wouldn't be willing to pay extra for it. I would still be happy with black. Unfortunately, my order will probably be pretty small. I don't have many GG games, and with my Everdrive, I don't expect to ever get any more.
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I would be in for 25 for sure, if the minimum is 50 again I would be down to go half & half with someone.
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Black to match the Genesis sounds good to me! How about the sleeve? Would it be textured to match?
I'd be down for 15-20 initially. My collection is relatively small now, but growing slowly.
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Black to match the Genesis sounds good to me! How about the sleeve? Would it be textured to match?
I'd be down for 15-20 initially. My collection is relatively small now, but growing slowly.
Yes! They will be textured sleeves :)
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Black to match the Genesis sounds good to me! How about the sleeve? Would it be textured to match?
I'd be down for 15-20 initially. My collection is relatively small now, but growing slowly.
Yes! They will be textured sleeves :)
Awesome! Also, I love the inclusion of a hang tab! Can't wait for these.
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this may make me the devil but is the tab made in a way that would be hard to cut off? I could live with it if needed but I think I would go ahead and xacto the tab off on the ones I buy, just makes it look cleaner in my mind but thats just me lol
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Tab = more space on shelves
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this may make me the devil but is the tab made in a way that would be hard to cut off? I could live with it if needed but I think I would go ahead and xacto the tab off on the ones I buy, just makes it look cleaner in my mind but thats just me lol
I did this with megadrive and mastersystem cases as a kid, and now I regret it.
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this may make me the devil but is the tab made in a way that would be hard to cut off? I could live with it if needed but I think I would go ahead and xacto the tab off on the ones I buy, just makes it look cleaner in my mind but thats just me lol
The tabs wont be that hard to slice off with an xacto knife ;) And I've had a few guys do this with thier Genesis cases already so I figured there would be guys wanting to do the same with the Game Gear.
I decided to go with the hanging tabs to give the case a more SEGA feel. I absolutely love the fact that the Gameboy cases match the DS cases, and that the NES/SNES/N64 cases match the theme of the Gameboy cases. Keeping the theme in the collection "family". And I'm doing the same thing with the SEGA set. ;)
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Good luck putting tabs on a Saturn case Shadowfox ;)
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Good luck putting tabs on a Saturn case Shadowfox ;)
Haha, RIGHT! Actually, when I pull off the SEGA Long Boxes I'm thinking about making a set of orange insert trays for the to accommodate the Dreamcast. ;)
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Been a long time since I followed this. Can't believe it's finally happening! The first case I wanted done after your GB/C/A ones. Looking forward to it!
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I'm drooling looking at the progress of the Game Gear cases. Once I have confirmed dimensions for the Game Gear covers, I'll start making those too. Keep up the good work, Shadowfox!
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Just got an email with the following info in it about this case:
The SEGA GAME GEAR Game Case! (SGG)
The SEGA Game Gear game case has really been a blast designing. We built it around the same foundations as the SEGA Genesis case. So this little beauty looks and feels just like you would expect it to if this case's début was in the 1990's.
A few notable points about this case (Q&A's)
The SGG cases will be released in Black for blank cases and case+cover sales.
We will be adding a CustomGameCases exclusive color (Purple) to our Game Gear case+cover collection on the site once we launch them.
These cases will be able to house the Standard Game Gear carts as well as the CodeMaster carts!
The case's dimensions will be 15.6cm X 12cm X 2.1cm meaning that the height and depth will be the same as the original cardboard boxes, the thickness (spine) will be around 3/4th the thickness of the original cardboard box. Giving this case a slightly slimmer look and feel!
The case's aesthetics can't be overlooked! From the booklet clips, to the smooth/textured transitions inside the case, to the textured artwork sleeve, all the way to the hanging clip! This case screams SEGA!
We will be announcing pre-orders for the Game Gear case once we have confirmed the phyical sample is built correctly and has no flaws. (In the design or otherwise)
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Any update on these yet? Been a minute
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Any update on these yet? Been a minute
I'm sure it'll take longer than a minute for there to be more updates. ::)
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The mold is being milled now ;)
Once it's finished I'll be receiving a prototype case to approve.
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The mold is being milled now ;)
Once it's finished I'll be receiving a prototype case to approve.
Thanks man, looking forward to these!
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Yay! These cases are going to be good! I'm looking forward to this.
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Any update on these cases? I'm leaving the country again in a few months and would like to get an order in before I go if possible
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Thought I would ask if anyone has heard how these cases are coming along?
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Just for an update for those that didn't see the newsletter from Feb 18th, He posted about a few types of blank cases being back in stock, the move to a dedicated out-building for case work (which caused some delays in shipping), and a few other things
In reference to the GG cases, the following was mentioned (Copy-pasting it here to keep other threads from being bogged down with questions, which I also did lol)
http://shoutout.wix.com/so/3M6h7gaB#/main
Basically, they have cases (black and purple) but as of now are likely going to sell them as artwork included only cases
Kind of suck but eh, his business not mine lol, although I hope there still are deals on orders more than 5-10 cases, or that eventually they will come to bulk blank sets like the other cases
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Would be very disappointed if only being sold with covers. :'(
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Everyone relax. I'm not hard set on my statements in the newsletter. ;) members of TCP (which are not newby members) we will be able to work something out.
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Everyone relax. I'm not hard set on my statements in the newsletter. ;) members of TCP (which are not newby members) we will be able to work something out.
Thanks for the clarification man!
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Oh, my gosh--I need the purple ones!!!
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(http://e.lvme.me/bssovsx.jpg)
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hi guys, any news on this. i was on CGC page and didn't see this cases.
had some rough month, with the restauration of my old Pontiac Sunfire. Finally is almost done, i'm driving it ;D. That's the reason i was a little away from the site.
Also working on my Youtube channel for the past two month. the name is Top Autos, and is all about cars, History, countdowns of the best, worst, fastest, etc.
This is the channel, it's in Spanish though :P
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHqIb9EEC5ZCImLGCCY9ivg?view_as=subscriber
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They exist. I have seen them in the United States. Not in person. But they exist. How many? IDFK. I assume Shadowfox is working his ass off to fulfill back orders while also putting together covers for these cases, and he will launch when he's ready.
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Hello guys. ;D
So I've been working like crazy lately... my biggest mountain I've been dealing with is the pricing/ shipping structure on my site. (and now soon to be higher Tariff and taxes, not to mention the Internet sales tax that has also passed.)
I'm not here to gripe about all that, I'm actually in the middle of completely re-doing my products in such a way that the cases will be a flat rate per unit. ("Free" shipping)
So! I'm going to be even more busy coming up here. Since I'm penny counting at the moment I am not planning on selling the Game Gear cases in bulk blanks. I'm really trying to plan the moves to get onto the next mold. ;)
However, I do want to make deals with thecoverproject community. So I'm hear to talk! I want to hash this out. I know that there are a good solid half dozen of you guys out there dedicating tons of time in gathering resources for these covers and I want to reward that. So what I'm thinking is something like: If you offer good raw scans that we need for a Game Gear cover AND someone takes those raws and makes a good quality cover with them. I will send you that cover in a case (either Purple or Black) Free of charge.... worldwide. This also goes for the guy (or gal) who took your raws and built the cover, they get a free game case too. If you provided the raws AND built the cover, I will send you 2 cases with covers. As we build out the collection and I have more covers in the set, you can request receiving a different cover. OR, save the "cover vouchers" and cash them in later.
One of the reasons I've been slacking on this idea is because I'm looking for high quality cover work, and I have a uniformed cover look I am trying to go with. I have most of my templates in paint.net files but if we make this idea work I'm sure we will need to get someone to build a template that conforms with my existing finished covers. So right now I'm standing at 13 completed Game Gear covers....The following link is everything I have at the moment for the Sega Game Gear covers. I have templates formats for: NTSC, EU, JP, and BR. Anyone can see what covers I need here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VoeoqAx220q_8zKNpXiR6WMH-RO3bf73c2abBG_yP60/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VoeoqAx220q_8zKNpXiR6WMH-RO3bf73c2abBG_yP60/edit?usp=sharing) if this all goes well I will be updating this daily.
Also, with every finished cover I will also be adding those to my site for purchase so anyone can buy them from there on out.
All the existing things I have for the Game Gear covers can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/1bgdyisqgbidr/SGG (http://www.mediafire.com/folder/1bgdyisqgbidr/SGG)
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I’m on board. Tell me what you need.
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Since I'm penny counting at the moment I am not planning on selling the Game Gear cases in bulk blanks.
*Heartbroken* Aw, I've had money set aside for the last 3 years, 9 days, 2 hours, and 37 minutes just waiting to buy 100 of these as soon as they came out...
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=19634.msg177707#msg177707 (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=19634.msg177707#msg177707)
Update:
Ok, the shock/disappointment of that announcement is wearing off, so now for something more serious. I'm an adult. I understand money is always tight. While i can't speak for anyone other than myself, I for one would be willing to pay more for your cases if that's what it meant to keep you and your company afloat. I know I've seen you mention before that you don't make much profit off the cases, and you are doing it more for the community. But your cases are great quality and they speak for themselves. I'm sure others see how much dedication you put into the cases and they would back you going forward.
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I, too, will be waiting this one out (depending on how long it takes)...only because I have too many projects on my plate at the moment. Perhaps when I'm less busy.
But I do think this is a fantastic idea you've put forward and I think one that lots of people would be totally on-board to put into action.
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Since I'm penny counting at the moment I am not planning on selling the Game Gear cases in bulk blanks.
Just initially or not selling them in bulk blanks ever? I'm all for helping out scanning and making covers but was really hoping for a bulk blank option.
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What are the dimensions? I downloaded some of your examples, but the dimensions I have seem to be way off.
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What are the dimensions? I downloaded some of your examples, but the dimensions I have seem to be way off.
2953x1760
Back cover is the first 1352px
then 248px for the spine
Front cover is 1353px
Hope this helps! And I have been updating the Google Drive list as we go just FYI.
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Perhaps I missed this but did you post an example template? I'm not really the guy for doing artwork but I would like to make sure that the people who need to succeed can lol
Also, depending on the up charge I would also consider paying a bit more than the normal blank rate to help support the business
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What are the dimensions? I downloaded some of your examples, but the dimensions I have seem to be way off.
2953x1760
Back cover is the first 1352px
then 248px for the spine
Front cover is 1353px
Hope this helps! And I have been updating the Google Drive list as we go just FYI.
I've got a PAL grey grid template ready to go.
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I'm not the type to ask when, specifically, these will be ready to launch. Ready when they're ready.
But since we've been told it's pretty soon, should I wait before placing my next order? :D
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I'm not the type to ask when, specifically, these will be ready to launch. Ready when they're ready.
But since we've been told it's pretty soon, should I wait before placing my next order? :D
Same. ::)
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Any word on these? Or the Gameboy cases that have been out-of-stock for awhile now?
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Any word on these? Or the Gameboy cases that have been out-of-stock for awhile now?
I was actually wondering the same thing... I tried contacting Shadowfox about the Gameboy cases though CGC's facebook page and though their contact form on their website earlier this week with no response from either so far. Has anyone bought anything from him recently?
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He logged in here on the 12th.
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I bought some gameboy game covers months ago.
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Hi All!
I'm very close to ironing out all the dems on the Game Gear cases. I have a request! What is the thickness for the PAL Game Gear Superman booklet? I'm thinking 13mm?
Right now, I have the cases dems at 193mm x 129.2mm x 21mm. (Width and Height are the same as a SEGA Card or Genesis game case) the 21mm seems a bit thick in my opinion, but we do have the CodeMaster carts and PAL booklets I am trying to consider. So if any one knows of a really thick Game Gear booklet please let me know! ;)
I have a boxed GG copy of Super Battletank the dims i have (excluding the hanging tab) 153mm x 112mm x 25mm, the included manual looks standard size
The closest box sized match I have is an ATARI LYNX
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Well I just sent him a PM on here...
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Finally got a response from Shadowfox on the GB/GBC/GBA Cases.
Hi Brother!
Yes, I have them in hand.... I just haven't gotten them back up on the site. >.< My day job revolves around football and since the Super Bowl is this up coming weekend I've been drowning in work the last 3-4 weeks.
I'll see if sometime tonight I can get them posted back up on my site.
They haven't been put up yet but keep an eye out for them soon I guess.
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Yes! Been waiting a few months for an update on those..
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Judging from the CGC Instagram account, he's been pretty busy with the side business too. Sometimes a project just takes longer than you expect! I went ahead and ordered the non-GG stuff I've been needing :)
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Hello all!
Yes, I am drowning in life right now.... >.< I'm getting close to getting a grip on it all here in about 2 weeks. I am going to stick on my calendar in 2 weekends to force myself to say in a locked room and get the GameGear cases up. I have them.... and they've been sitting here way too long I gotta get them on the site ASAP.
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Just on a personal note to everyone: I'm re-structuring my life budget and my Wife and I both agree that I need to position myself to get out of my day job and focus my time and energy on the game cases. For the last 6-8 months I feel like I'm constantly behind with it. (Even though I put in at least 5 hours a night at it) The game cases are only bringing in about 40% of my monthly needed budget. (And we have 7 kids.... so there's a massive overhead and responsibility list to go with all this.)
But I LOVE doing the cases and I LOVE launching new ones as well. So I'm juggling both jobs at the moment. (Which it has always been that way) But I think it is close to the time to take it to the next level and what we can make happen. :)
So in about 6 months or so my plan is to dedicate 100% of my day towards game cases. But in the mean time I'm drowning. lol
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Good luck man. It can be scary trying to turn a passion into a career, but if you can do it, it's totally worth it. I wish you the best.
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Started working on a new template for these cases. To test sizing, I rebuilt Tails Adventure with the new template. Not retail accurate but pretty close.
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/dd7b/7xfdnpme2avdec44g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/7xfdnpme2avdec4/tails_adventure.png/file)
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Hi nbart711,
Here is the link to the "Template" I've been using:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/i7q3nfxthfsoqpx/SGG_art_%20Tails%20Adventure.png (http://www.mediafire.com/view/i7q3nfxthfsoqpx/SGG_art_%20Tails%20Adventure.png)
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That's awesome to hear! Hopefully you'll be far less stressed and much happier with the change.
If you do ramp up with the cases, I have a suggestion of GameCube cases. No one online seems to be doing them. It'd be nice to have someone reputable for those. :) Single- and double-disc cases are only really found by buying old games with cases and just using the cases. Or giving in and using standard DVD cases. I could see an audience there (me, for one haha).
Best of luck!
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SEVEN kids! My father gave me a speech when I was a teenager. The jest of it was that condoms are more affordable than pampers! ;D
Just on a personal note to everyone: I'm re-structuring my life budget and my Wife and I both agree that I need to position myself to get out of my day job and focus my time and energy on the game cases. For the last 6-8 months I feel like I'm constantly behind with it. (Even though I put in at least 5 hours a night at it) The game cases are only bringing in about 40% of my monthly needed budget. (And we have 7 kids.... so there's a massive overhead and responsibility list to go with all this.)
But I LOVE doing the cases and I LOVE launching new ones as well. So I'm juggling both jobs at the moment. (Which it has always been that way) But I think it is close to the time to take it to the next level and what we can make happen. :)
So in about 6 months or so my plan is to dedicate 100% of my day towards game cases. But in the mean time I'm drowning. lol
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Hello all!
Yes, I am drowning in life right now.... >.< I'm getting close to getting a grip on it all here in about 2 weeks. I am going to stick on my calendar in 2 weekends to force myself to say in a locked room and get the GameGear cases up. I have them.... and they've been sitting here way too long I gotta get them on the site ASAP.
Looking forward to the SGG cases. :D And you'll figure it out man. I know CGC will be your full-time job one day, I believe in you. :)
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The folks at toyhax.com might be able to offer some tips on turning a niche hobby/side business into a primary job. Their business is also built around printing, too! They make aftermarket stickers for Transformers toys.
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Hi guys!
I just wanted to drop in and let everyone know that we are getting very close to launching the Game Gear cases. :) I good friend of mine (Spence here on the site) has come along side and has been helping me with the website side of things since I'm still catching up with the daily standard game case orders. It's going well for sure. :)
I don't have an EXACT time and day for launch, but I'll be making a 'Newsletter" for it from my site once we do. Spence has been working insanely hard with it all; if we (he) works over the weekend we could be seeing a launch as soon as Sunday-Tuesday! If not, it should be by next weekend. ;D But hat tip to Spence!
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Hi guys!
I just wanted to drop in and let everyone know that we are getting very close to launching the Game Gear cases. :) I good friend of mine (Spence here on the site) has come along side and has been helping me with the website side of things since I'm still catching up with the daily standard game case orders. It's going well for sure. :)
I don't have an EXACT time and day for launch, but I'll be making a 'Newsletter" for it from my site once we do. Spence has been working insanely hard with it all; if we (he) works over the weekend we could be seeing a launch as soon as Sunday-Tuesday! If not, it should be by next weekend. ;D But hat tip to Spence!
Haha no problem man, I do plan on working on it this weekend. If all goes well, I'm thinking you can launch sometime Monday. :)
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Welp the Game Gear cases are up for order... no option for blank cases though...
https://www.customgamecases.com/online-store/Sega-Game-Gear-c23823104?utm_campaign=a7c787c4-fdf6-4d3a-a542-013f08cb0c97&utm_source=so
I currently need about 70 of these things.
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Any word on the Game Gear cases?
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I checked his site and saw plenty of GG cases!
It wouldn't let me place an order for some reason...
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It is working now, I was able to choose items AND place an order!