Onion game Cases

[Blumpkin]

My first box of UGC from Media Shelving arrived today. Despite not paying the extra $3 they were unmolested and look great. I was half expecting a bundle of cases wrapped in thinly layred clear plastic, but thankfully they were boxed and well protected.

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My first box of UGC from Media Shelving arrived today. Despite not paying the extra $3 they were unmolested and look great. I was half expecting a bundle of cases wrapped in thinly layred clear plastic, but thankfully they were boxed and well protected.

AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!!!

[wiggy]

Seymor, I don't want to promise any sort of instant result from myself, but I'm more than capable of such an effort. I'm beyond swamped with my own thing right now, but I love and admire what you're doing and would be very much so interested in working out something that could be mutually beneficial with regards to getting CAD files built for the cases. I can think of many things that I could use pre-made cases for, and maybe my investment in time could result in some stuff that I use proprietarily for my own business needs.

I know how hard it is to do what you're doing and I 100% understand that it takes WAY more time than anyone ever expects to get the results you're after. Hang in there.

Thanks for offering the CAD services, but I still need to hear from one more company before I make a choice on who to go with.
No matter who I chose, I'm more than happy to make proprietary versions of my Game Cases for you (or anyone else who wants a non-standard internal layout),
but I need to get further along in the R&D for my own Case Designs, before I can start to delve into that.

I can say that the following Handheld Gaming Systems:
GB, GBC, GB Pocket, GBA, GBA SP, DSi XL, and PSP Slims,
will fit in my NES Game Cases, loosely, with little to no *modification required.
Others might fit too; It's just that those are the only ones I own, and have tested, with my NES Game Case designs.

*videogametrader might also make some Foam Inserts for handheld systems.
I'm not sure if he's going to make Foam Inserts only for UGCs, and/or my NES Cases, and/or my blank-cart-side cases.
We probably won't know until I at least pass the Prototype Stage, and can start posting the finalized specs for the Main Line, and Blank-Cart-Side, Game Cases.

I would suggest making the Handheld System Foam Inserts for my blank-cart-side cases, though,
so ya'll could designate cut-out areas for AC Adapters and Link Cables and such,
and won't have to deal with any Cart Walls.

Well just keep me in mind if you end up hitting a wall with the current CAD folk.  I've been doing a lot since the 3D printer arrived, so I'm all warmed up

[Seymor Onion]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

Well just keep me in mind if you end up hitting a wall with the current CAD folk.  I've been doing a lot since the 3D printer arrived, so I'm all warmed up

Yesterday, I met with, and picked, the CAD guy to go with for the NES, SNES, SFC and n64 Cases.
I'm going to call this series of Game Cases my Nintendo Main Line.
He's not your average CAD Designer.
This guy is an Engineer with over 30 years experience.
It will take somewhere between 2 weeks, or 2 months, before I can get finalized Nintendo Main Line Game Case Designs from him.
He has other clients he's working with, to design other stuff for them, and I have to wait in line.

First, I need to let you all know that my Nintendo Main Line cases are a little larger than standard UGCs.
In other words, existing UGC Covers will fit in them, but they'll be a bit too small.
As soon as I have finalized the Nintendo Main Line Case's Dimensions, I'll post the new Cover Insert Dimensions here, so whomever is interested can start doing Cover Conversions.
I'll also send out some Finalized Nintendo Main Line Prototype Cases, to a select few Cover Designers here, as well as to some Forum Admins,
so the Cover Designers can make sure the specs I gave were accurate, and so both the Cover Designers, and Admins, can post first-hand impressions/reviews of the Cases themselves.

At this point, I can send Wiggy, and videogametrader, internal case specs for the Blank Cart Side version of the cases,
so that VGT can start working on designing his Foam Inserts,
and Wiggy can let me know what he'd like for his line(s) of Specialty Cases.
Whatever Speciality Cases I make for Wiggy, will only be sold to Wiggy, unless he tells me otherwise, so you all would have to buy his variants from him.

The Sega Main Line Cases can not share the same mold as the Nintendo Main Line Cases.
They are going to be very close in size to Original Sega Game Cases (same Height and Width) but the spine will be a little wider.
It has to be, in order to accommodate the extra thickness of the Sonic & Knuckles Lock-On Cart, and to make sure there is enough room to fit all of the Printed Materials that came with the standard-size Sega Games.
As ya'll know, there were many Sega Games that were over-stuffed with printed materials, making it difficult to keep Sega's Original Plastic Game Cases Closed.

The Sega Main Line Cases will consist of three different cases:
[OGC-GEN-FC] Will support Sega Genesis Standard Size, Sega MegaDrive Standard Size, and Famicom Standard Size carts, without modification.
It is also designed to support the following carts, but several small tabs will need to be cut out:
the Sonic & Knuckles Lock-On Cart, Genesis Game Genie, and the Virtua Racing extra tall cart.
Those three special carts will be securely held in place by the same Cart Holding tabs that are there for the standard carts,
and there are strategically placed Tabs and Walls that will keep them from wiggling or sliding around.
I will have the option, on my website, to pre-mod the cases for yall, for no additional fee, so ya'll don't have to worry about cutting any plastic yourself.

[OGC-32X-EA] Will support 32x Cart-Based Games, as well as the extra-tall carts made by EA and Accolade for the Sega Genesis.

[OGC-SMS-GJC] will support American Sega Master System cart-based games,
as well as those weird Genesis/MegaDrive Games made by CodeMasters (they're often referred to as J-Carts).
 
I put these two cart types together in the same case, because their manuals are the same height.
The Manual Area in this case has 2 extra walls that will prevent the manuals from sliding up and down.
They are full width, to prevent indentations from happening to the sides of the manual.

The Fundraiser for producing the Sega Main Line Cases will be separate from the Nintendo Main Line Cases.

Wiggy, would you like to work on converting my 3 Sega Main Line Case Designs into 3D CAD files, while my local guy is working on the Nintendo Main Line Cases?
If you are too busy, or aren't interested in designing special variants for the Sega Main Line Cases, that's ok, because I can just have my local guy work on these after he finishes working on the Nintendo Main Line Cases. 

My Atari Game Cases and Jaguar Cart Shells are on hold.
I've been privately contacted by some members of the Atari Age forums, who are in the process of R&D'ing them, themselves.
I can't give out any details about it at this time, but will let you guys know what's up, as soon as they let me know it's OK to do so.

[wiggy]

I'm mondo super busy, but would love to take a look at it and see what I can do!

Shoot the files on over via my contact page if you want.

http://rosecoloredgaming.wordpress.com/contact/

[Arseen]

I'll also send out some Finalized Nintendo Main Line Prototype Cases, to a select few Cover Designers here, as well as to some Forum Admins,

As there are only 4 of us, my chances are good.

OK back to serious:
Hopefully when these cases are ready we will find some reasonable delivery option to Europe.
Postage for about 2000 cases (NES, SNES & N64) would be bad, so probably some freight company.

[larryinc64]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

[Arseen]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

[larryinc64]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

I'm not sure if NTSC SNES's can output RGB, And someone was asking about Gamecube component cables.

[Seymor Onion]

I'm mondo super busy, but would love to take a look at it and see what I can do!

Shoot the files on over via my contact page if you want.

http://rosecoloredgaming.wordpress.com/contact/

Will do, later this evening.

As there are only 4 of us, my chances are good.

OK back to serious:
Hopefully when these cases are ready we will find some reasonable delivery option to Europe.
Postage for about 2000 cases (NES, SNES & N64) would be bad, so probably some freight company.

I'm going to try to integrate Freight Options into the shopcart, for both foreign and domestic Large orders.
If shopcart intergration isn't possible, my sister and I can process them manually. 

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

He includes circuitry within the cable's connector, or in a box that's part of the wiring, that converts RGB to Component.
I don't know if he's also going to make a special cable for the GC's second Port.
If he doesn't want to, then I will. 

[Seymor Onion]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

I'm not sure if NTSC SNES's can output RGB, And someone was asking about Gamecube component cables.

IIRC, the smaller SNES consoles (mark II?) removed RGB Out from it's standard A/V connector.

[Azarkhel]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

I'm not sure if NTSC SNES's can output RGB, And someone was asking about Gamecube component cables.

IIRC, the smaller SNES consoles (mark II?) removed RGB Out from it's standard A/V connector.

It's still there, just needs a quick bit of soldering to get it to work.

[Arseen]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

I'm not sure if NTSC SNES's can output RGB, And someone was asking about Gamecube component cables.

IIRC, the smaller SNES consoles (mark II?) removed RGB Out from it's standard A/V connector.

It's still there, just needs a quick bit of soldering to get it to work.

The old fat model outputs RGB natively

[Azarkhel]

Takahashi, here is a website to keep an eye on:
http://www.hdretrovision.com/

He also has other cables in the works, but it's going to be a while before he's ready to start selling them.
I plan to partner with him, sometime next year, if he isn't able to mass produce them on his own.

The Cube has a secondary port on earlier models for Component video, It does not output it through the standard AV pot.

The cable is fore SNES, so I think it somehow converts RGB signal to Component.

I'm not sure if NTSC SNES's can output RGB, And someone was asking about Gamecube component cables.

IIRC, the smaller SNES consoles (mark II?) removed RGB Out from it's standard A/V connector.

It's still there, just needs a quick bit of soldering to get it to work.

The old fat model outputs RGB natively

Sure does, overall I prefer the SNES Mini/Jnr though. Smaller footprint and better video quality than the fat models.

[Tronin]

First, I need to let you all know that my Nintendo Main Line cases are a little larger than standard UGCs.
In other words, existing UGC Covers will fit in them, but they'll be a bit too small.

Too bad they won't be a perfect fit. How much is the difference? Is it hard to convert existing covers to the new dimensions?