Onion game Cases

[Seymor Onion]

I haven't been able to make any prototypes, using the Cut-A-Big-Block-of-Polypropylene Method (more on that below) but I do have some 3-D Printed Prototypes of the NES Game Case!

Disclaimer: The actual Injection-Molded NES Game Cases will not look exactly like this.
3D Printers are limited in what they can do, and they have weird texture issues,
and some parts of the Game Case did not print out properly.

The 3D Printer used for this Test wasn't capable of printing the whole case,
so it was printed out in three parts; Left Side, Spine, and Right Side.
The Spine isn't shown in the photos.

Also, some parts/aspects of the Game Case are still being tested and tweaked.











About the Cut-A-Block Place...
They wanted ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, for ONE, and to use the wrong material (ABS).
They totally ignored the selections I chose on their Quote Request Form, such as the "Polypropylene" material choice, from their own drop-down box.
They also ignored the text I wrote in the "Special Instructions" field.
They have yet to respond to any of my e-Mails, so I have no idea what is going on with them.  
I have been checking my Spam Folder, daily, and still not a peep.

So, since they weird-ed out on me, I went ahead and had my CAD guy print out some Prototypes, using his 3D Printer.
We're very close to wrapping up the R&D on the NES Case.
He has a few more things to fix/change, over the next few business days.
I'm set to meet with him, sometime next week, and do another Test Print.

Oh, and as I said above, the Texture of the cases shown above will NOT be the actual texture of the Game Cases.
I want to make sure that's clear. (no pun intended)  

larryinc64, that stuff we talked about in PM's isn't shown in the pictures above,
due to the resolution limitations of the 3D Printer he used.
I am having him make a special something, just for you, though.  
I'll pick it up when I meet with him, next week.

Edited to Add: The Lid/Door for the Small Manual Area will be shatterproof.

[TyrannicalFascist]

I'm very much liking what I'm seeing! You've really thought this through. Can't wait to see more, and how other cartridges fit in their cases! 

[e_brugal]

  I like it, these is the case that a cartidge needs

[Dravenae]

I spent the last 30 minutes inspecting these cases, trying to imagine the finished product, and while I admit there very cool, there's just somethings that bug me.

Since I haven't been keeping up to date, the N64 manual suggests that this is your answer to UGC?

Which is all well and good, until I realise that there's nothing to hold other games in place. I stopped using UGC for my Mega Drive games for the same reason, as foam isn't really a good enough option for me personally.

If these cases are only intended for NES games, is there enough space for dust covers? If so, awesome job dude!

I like it man, it's just not for me. I'm looking forward to see what you have planned for Genesis/Mega Drive cases?

[Arseen]

If I've understood correctly, the outer parts is the master mold and outer look is always same.

But inner bits of the mold can be changed to make cases that hold NES games, SNES games or N64 games (so innerly 3 different cases).

Different master mold for Genesis cases.

[DarrienEmerald]

I spent the last 30 minutes inspecting these cases, trying to imagine the finished product, and while I admit there very cool, there's just somethings that bug me.

At the risk of sounding a little snarky, I'd think at some point in those 30 minutes you'd see the text that specifically says "NES Game Case" a few times in the post...  Like Arseen said, the outer parts of the case are more or less universal, and the inside will change depending on the system; if you check out his website, there is a prototype listing of what cases will hold what games and the like, and you can see there are a variety of them to securely hold nearly any cartridge you can think of.

[Seymor Onion]

I spent the last 30 minutes inspecting these cases, trying to imagine the finished product, and while I admit there very cool, there's just somethings that bug me.

Since I haven't been keeping up to date, the N64 manual suggests that this is your answer to UGC?

Which is all well and good, until I realise that there's nothing to hold other games in place. I stopped using UGC for my Mega Drive games for the same reason, as foam isn't really a good enough option for me personally.

If these cases are only intended for NES games, is there enough space for dust covers? If so, awesome job dude!

I like it man, it's just not for me. I'm looking forward to see what you have planned for Genesis/Mega Drive cases?

Arseen covered most of your concerns/questions with his post

If I've understood correctly, the outer parts is the master mold and outer look is always same.

But inner bits of the mold can be changed to make cases that hold NES games, SNES games or N64 games (so innerly 3 different cases).

Different master mold for Genesis cases.

As it stands now, my NES Game Case will be not compatible with Dust Covers like this:

As I progress in the R&D for the NES Case, I check to see if the Dust Cover is compatible, or if any new alterations could make it compatible, without sacrificing the stability and safety of bare carts, and Large and Small Manuals.
So far, I haven't been able to make both work in the same case.

You could leave the Dust Cover in the original Cardboard Box, and buy some Plastic Protectors for your Boxed NES Games from VideoGameBoxProtectors.com and store them in a cool, dry, dark place.
You could put your Game Manuals and Carts in my Cases, and have them on some nice Display Shelves in your Game Room. 
If the Cover Art in my Game Cases gets sun-faded, it's easy and cheap enough to print more out, and slide it into the Jacket.

As Arseen stated, there will be *separate Game Cases for NES, SNES, SFC, n64,
and the Sega Game Cases will use a different Mold.

*I am strongly considering using a previous design, where One of the Game Cases is compatible with both SNES and SFC Game Carts.
This is mostly because European SNES Games are called Super Nintendo Games, even though they use the SFC Cart Shell, instead of the American SNES Cart Shell.
This confusion may cause a European to accidentally order the wrong Game Case; that would be Very Bad, what with the costs of shipping stuff overseas.
Not everyone can read English, and Google Translate isn't perfect. It can't translate words embedded in photos, and it doesn't always give accurate translations to plain text.
If I do this, then Super Gameboys (and possibly also the RetroGen and RetroPort) would have to be relegated to the Blank Cart Side case.

The Sega Cart Mold will make cases smaller than my Nintendo Game Cases.
My Sega Game Cases will be near-identical in outward design and size to Original Sega Cases.

[Seymor Onion]

My Sega Game Cases will be near-identical in outward design and size to Original Sega Cases.

It's nice to hear that, but I have two questions about your Sega cases:
1) The manual tabs will be the same as the original Sega cases? Because they were not good to begin with. If your manual tabs for Sega games are gonna be like DVD cases, it would be great!
2) They will come with hang tabs? I always found that to be quite annoying. I just wanted to remove them from my game cases. XD

The Manual Tabs in my Sega Cases will be the same as a DVD Case.

Current Sega Case Designs exclude the Hang-Tab.
No Hang Tab makes them easier to Package and Ship, and will be one less thing to stress out over, during R&D. 

[Dravenae]

I spent the last 30 minutes inspecting these cases, trying to imagine the finished product, and while I admit there very cool, there's just somethings that bug me.

At the risk of sounding a little snarky, I'd think at some point in those 30 minutes you'd see the text that specifically says "NES Game Case" a few times in the post...  Like Arseen said, the outer parts of the case are more or less universal, and the inside will change depending on the system; if you check out his website, there is a prototype listing of what cases will hold what games and the like, and you can see there are a variety of them to securely hold nearly any cartridge you can think of.

There was no risk. You knew it was going to be a guarantee... Anyway. Moving on...

The Sega Cart Mold will make cases smaller than my Nintendo Game Cases.
My Sega Game Cases will be near-identical in outward design and size to Original Sega Cases.

Sounds awesome man. Let us know as soon as you have a prototype ready for viewing. If there the same size as the retail cases, then you'll have a faithful customer in me! When you can get a picture comparing the two cases send it onto us.

I'm taking to guy at the moment about buying all his sports titles for the cases, he wants 3 euros a pop, and I think that's the best deal I'll be able to find in Ireland. Other places are asking for like 7 euro, but I know this guy, and have been a good customer. I should be able to work something out, but if you have cases in development that are nigh ready, then I might hold off, but if we're talking months, then I go with this guy on this lot, but do keep us updated on the Mega Drive cases! Sounds good!

[Azarkhel]

Seymours Sega cases will be more than a few months off.

[larryinc64]

I was thinking for a temporary solution for storing Genesis games, what case would be best for storing them. N64 games are the closest in size, depending on how the tabs are placed. If it is like the official N64 cases, with tabs on the top, sides and bottom, but not on the curves, they should fit. I would stick with UGC for now, but I would like a place to store my manuals in the cases, with out them loose on the top. It probably would rattle around, but probably would be better tan in UGCs.

Also

larryinc64, that stuff we talked about in PM's isn't shown in the pictures above,
due to the resolution limitations of the 3D Printer he used.
I am having him make a special something, just for you, though.  Wink
I'll pick it up when I meet with him, next week.

Sweet, can't Wait. 

[Seymor Onion]

Standard Size Master System, Genesis, and 32X Game Carts will fit in my n64 Case, without modification.
However, they will be a bit loose, and the Cart Holding Tabs are a little bit too far apart to grab those carts.

Genesis and 32X Manuals will also fit in my n64 Case; it won't be perfect, but both Manual Tabs will grab the manual.
Master System Manuals are too short; but you could put them in an envelope, before placing them in the case.

[JDavis]

*I am strongly considering using a previous design, where One of the Game Cases is compatible with both SNES and SFC Game Carts.
This is mostly because European SNES Games are called Super Nintendo Games, even though they use the SFC Cart Shell, instead of the American SNES Cart Shell.
This confusion may cause a European to accidentally order the wrong Game Case; that would be Very Bad, what with the costs of shipping stuff overseas.
Not everyone can read English, and Google Translate isn't perfect. It can't translate words embedded in photos, and it doesn't always give accurate translations to plain text.
If I do this, then Super Gameboys (and possibly also the RetroGen and RetroPort) would have to be relegated to the Blank Cart Side case.

What about calling one "US SNES Case" and the other "EU SNES/SFC Case"?

[Dravenae]

Seymours Sega cases will be more than a few months off.

That sucks.

[kaysow]

+1 for excluding the megadrive hangtabs. they only made sense on store racks.

also, i'd say 99% of europeans DO speak english. it's mandatory in elementary school in every country i know of, and apart from the big dub-countries (france, spain, germany & italy) most of us watch tv & movies with subtitles. either way, couldn't you just add an extra image to the page for the NTSC-U/C snes case illustrating that rectangular cart? maybe even cross over a SFC/PAL cart if you wanna be explicit about it. tho i suspect most peopleinto retro gaming would be pretty thorough about their orders.