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January 06, 2013, 09:02:04 AM
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Sounds really interesting now onion as this takes on more of a form.

What were the outside dimensions again of your cases? UGC compatible?
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January 06, 2013, 12:58:57 PM
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great to hear!
I got new shelves so I have room to case up my NES games.

January 06, 2013, 01:36:19 PM
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If they're the same quality as mediashelfing's cases, fit UGC art, & fit NES cases without any modding, this could be a dream come true.

Any ETA on when these NES cases might go for sale?

January 06, 2013, 02:09:36 PM
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As long as the covers work with UGCs, I may have to invest in some NES and Famicom ones.
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January 06, 2013, 02:17:17 PM
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If they're the same quality as mediashelfing's cases, fit UGC art, & fit NES cases without any modding, this could be a dream come true.

Any ETA on when these NES cases might go for sale?
They'll be better.  ;D
Will support Manuals & Have tabs to hold em in the case, like the ones in PS2 Game Cases.
The cartridge area will also have tabs to hold carts in place, similar to the ones in Genesis Cases (only, mine won't have sharp edges, or break off easily).
The outer case walls will overlap, like Genesis Game cases, preventing pinching of manuals.
They will all be custom designed from the get-go to support the games listed without requiring you all to do any modding to the cases.

*You might need to mod one or two of the Colecovision/Intelivision cases to support a double-ender.
I haven't finalized those case designs yet.
If it will require a mod, I'll make sure the tabs you have to remove are small, few, and easy to get to with some clippers and/or a dremel.
If a double-ender is too tall to fit in a standard UGC, I'll just make a custom mold/case for it in the future.

The Prototyping Phase should be complete before this month ends.
I'll start a 30-Day Kickstarter Campaign in Feb.
After that, it will take up to 3 months to make the Type A Mold and Cases (Mar, Apr, May).

I'll have a more accurate time frame for the Mold Making, and Case Manufacturing Time, after the Prototyping Phase is complete.

Sounds really interesting now onion as this takes on more of a form.

What were the outside dimensions again of your cases? UGC compatible?
The Type A Cases will fully support existing UGC Art.  ;)
« Last Edit: January 06, 2013, 02:37:32 PM by Seymor Onion »
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

January 06, 2013, 02:30:43 PM
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Are you going to price them around the same price as media shelving's cases?

January 06, 2013, 02:34:44 PM
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Are the cases going to be clear or black? I would love to still be able to use my inlays. Maybe red cases for Genesis and N64?

January 06, 2013, 02:49:11 PM
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Pricing: They will cost less than one dollar each.

The first run will be clear.
I was going to go with Black, but you guys have been making such fantastic inlays.  8)
Also, Clear Cases will be more appealing to walk-in Retro Gaming Retail stores. $_$

However, everyone who donates at least X dollars on Kickstarter will also receive the following Gold Cases, as a gift:
2 NES
2 Famicom
1 SNES/SFC
2 n64

I will only make enough Gold Cases, on the First Run, for Kickstarter Donators.

I'd also like to offer Kickstarter Donators the option to choose among several color options for the Type A Cases.
Black, White, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow.
I need more info from manufacturers before I can go into further detail on this.

I forgot to mention one case design.
It'll have the same thickness and width as my other Type A Cases, but will be as tall as my Sega CD/Saturn DVD Style & OEM Cases.
It will support Sega CD Back-Up RAM Carts & Saturn Back-Up RAM Carts & Saturn Action Replay/Game Shark Carts & Saturn Expansion carts.
If the Double-Ender carts for Coleco/Intelli are too tall to fit in a standard UGC, then I'd add support for them in this case.
It's still in development, and will be released when I start making the Sega CD/Saturn Cases.
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

January 08, 2013, 09:26:34 AM
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i may have to get these instead of getting the UGCs for my 200+ NES games.. that's a lot of modding!!  :-\

i'm excited about the Game Gear cases, too!!

January 08, 2013, 10:44:33 AM
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Sounds great, Seymor!  Would you offer bulk discounts at certain quantities?  If I decide to switch over to Onion cases, I'll be switching over ALL of my games to Onion cases, which means I'll need 500+ of the NES ones.  Also, will the same case type accommodate both standard-sized and large (e.g. Dragon Warrior III) manuals?

January 08, 2013, 11:17:32 AM
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Sounds great, Seymor!  Would you offer bulk discounts at certain quantities?  If I decide to switch over to Onion cases, I'll be switching

over ALL of my games to Onion cases, which means I'll need 500+ of the NES ones.  Also, will the same case type accommodate both standard-

sized and large (e.g. Dragon Warrior III) manuals?
Yup, I'll offer bulk discounts.

Manual Support, Short Answer:
The NES Cases will have 2 manual tabs, and come with Removable Inserts.

Manual Support, Long Answer:
Any game type that has more than 1 Manual Size (Such as NES), or are known to include folded maps or posters (Like FFIII for SNES) will either come with:
2 Manual Tabs and a removable insert,
or have more than 2 Manual Tabs,
or will have just 2 tabs that are strategically placed so as to support all manual sizes.

The Removable Insert will be about the same Height and Width, as the largest manual size, that the case supports.
It will have a pocket of sorts, centered, so that you can place smaller manuals, and maps, and key-overlays, and such, inside of them.
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

January 08, 2013, 04:28:59 PM
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This is really great news! Makes me really glad that I held off on buying either UGCs or 27mm DVD cases. :D I'll definitely pitch in on that kickstarter - I'd love to have a pair of gold N64 cases for my Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask collector's editions. My N64 collection is getting unruly at this point, so I'll be grabbing at least 100 of those, if not more. 8)
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January 09, 2013, 02:16:42 PM
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This is pretty exciting!  I'll definitely throw some bucks down on the kickstarter :D

January 10, 2013, 01:56:17 AM
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Hey, guys!

I'm putting the finishing touches on my Game Case Designs,
Pouring over previous posts in this thread,
Gathering together all of my Notes,
and hunting down any variant I'm missing, for the Type A Mold.

If you have any more Tips, Questions, or Suggestions, now's the time to post them!
I started a number of Threads, about the specific Cart Types I'm going to be working with:

ColecoVision & IntelliVision/IntelliVoice
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=11874.0

Atari 5200
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=11870.0

Atari 2600
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=11869.0

Atari 7800 & Jaguar
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=11871.0

Nintendo Carts
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=11876.0

Sega Carts
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=11875.0

Those threads contain Photographs and Specs of most of the Carts and Manuals
that I'll be using to design and test my New Game Cases.

I am still missing some Carts and Manuals; any additional help ya'll could provide is greatly appreciated.
As soon as I gather all of the necessary info and items, I'll finalize my designs, and meet with the Prototypers.
It should only take about a week or two to finish all the prep work, before I meet with them.
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

January 16, 2013, 08:35:26 PM
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With the price hike on the UGCs, I'm thinking people are going to want these even more. I can't believe they would raise the price like this.