SNES Box Reproductions

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Ownaholic:
Hey everyone!

First and foremost, I'm not at all trying to advertise. I'm just looking for some feedback and see what the popular consensus is on this. I've put a lot of work into these boxes, and a lot of research and experimentation went in to figuring out the correct dimensions, how to create the box, how to print it properly, and creating a 100% detail-accurate replication of a SNES box.

Basically over the last few months I've taught myself how to reproduce "original" Super Nintendo Boxes, as well as posters.

I don't like the idea of reproducing boxes for games that have been officially released in America, because I don't like the legal implications of someone asking for a rare box, me making it for them, and then them just putting it up on eBay. So I only intend to make boxes and posters for games that have never been released in America. (I do not do cartridge reproductions, I'm sure most of you know where you can find those.)
I also plan on making custom-order boxes for anybody that wants them for any reason. I'm very good at making the box art myself, and I would love to be able to offer this service to the RPG Maker VX community, as I'm sure they would love to be able to have some of their homebrewed games given their own official boxes that they can hold in their hands. I'm sure I can also rig up a way to make it so that a CD (RPG Maker VX games are exported onto CDs) can fit inside, rather than the cart.

Because of college, I've only been able to make two game boxes so far:
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
and
Secret of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3) + World Map

The only thing I intend to make for games that have been released in America, are poster versions of in-game maps, as well as world maps. For example, imagine having a poster of Onett from Earthbound (or any of the other towns for that matter). I also intend to offer reproduction services for game labels. Sometimes game labels get damaged big-time, so I have no problem making game labels for games that already exist.

Anywho, here is what I have so far! For obvious reasons, I have a watermark on each image, and I am shrinking down each image so nobody can steal these from me; mainly because I don't have the time at the moment to make full on 3D display boxes.
For any would-be thieves, I also intend to put a logo for my website on each and every back in the fine-print, so as to prevent any piracy scans claiming ownership.

Also, where you traditionally see the "Official Nintendo Product" image, I replaced the text inside with "Unofficial Nintendo Reproduction", so that anybody can plainly see that these are not official SNES products. This should help combat any eBay selling claiming to be an authentic product.

ANYWHO, here are the products so far!

I've also made a version of the SOM2 box saying "Seiken Densetsu 3", rather than Secret of Mana 3.
Also, all products are not 100% finished, I still need to add some fine details.

But as soon as I get everything set up on my website, things should be ready to go.

What's your thought? Good? Bad? Any points of advice? Anything you would like to see made next?

Thanks so much for your time! ;D

Arseen:
This is a clear BIG NO NO post.

You are basicly advertizing selling copyrighted material, which compromises the integrity of our site.

If you would be providing this material for free, it would be OK, but selling/advertizing it here is not OK.

Anyway those do look amazing.

I locked this topic for other Admins to have a look, and make final decision.

I'm not against selling repro boxes, maps and manuals you have made yourself, just doing it on our site is not OK.

EDIT: Quess this topic is OK as no higher Admin has deleted this after reading, so I unlock this.

MarioMania:
I wish people sell Repro Boxes & Manuals for like free, but they will be losing Money on it...

Ownaholic:
Hey Arseen!

Like I said, this topic is more for getting feedback on those two boxes and the map, more than it is for advertising.
I figured I should at least enlighten people on what I will be doing, so nobody thinks I will be making fake boxes for games that already exist and calling them originals; because I don't agree with that.

Anyway, MarioMania, I wish I could sell them for free, but the products themselves used to create the boxes are very expensive, and the entire process is extremely time-consuming.
Even still, I intend to have them available for relatively cheap (Like $15-$20 a box maybe?). Custom-orders on the other hand will be a little bit higher.

Now like Arseen said, let's get back on-topic and talk about the boxes themselves, what does everybody think? ;D

Arseen:
It's not the selling of boxes and maps or even repro manuals or games, but advertizing (ie telling that you are selling) of selling copyrighted material which puts this site at risk.

But like I said amazing stuff.
I might order Secret of Mana 2 map if it's high quality and large (minimum of A2, but would prefer A1 or even A0) and delivered unfolded.

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