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Stone Age Gamer's NES BitBoxes
StoneAgeGamer:
--- Quote from: scarmullet on August 01, 2013, 09:44:36 PM ---I know this derails the thread but this is a question to SAG. The case you use for the Turbo Everdrive Deluxe, is that custom? Will that case come onto the store as well? I dunno why, but I like it.
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They are not custom cases. Obviously I add custom things to the cases like the case grips and the tray area. They are something I found after long searching for a case for the Turbo EverDrive. They were intended for a product I never even heard of. The area the cart goes into actually almost fits the size (width and height-wise) very well. I just had to add that tray to bring the depths up but to also slightly pull the top clips in to hold the cart.
I actually posted a video of how we do the case grips here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpkGFHo0bHU (be warned though, video is very boring)
The cases are actually pretty nice. Their build quality is very good and they are very strong. Even the cover art insert plastic seems thicker than normal.
Unfortunately since I have no idea if these cases are even made anymore and how much stock actually exists I would prefer, at this time, to not divulge where I got them or what they are for. I would also prefer to keep them out of competitor hands who also sell the Turbo EverDrive. If I ever switch to some alternative I would be happy to tell people.
soundwave925:
So I don't know if anyone else here has seen this but I just found out about these new NES cases from a review on youtube
http://www.stoneagegamer.com/nintendo/nes/nes-game-cases/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJxDxgxnow
These cases look really nice but they're also really expensive, is there anyone who would consider buying some? They seem like way better quality than ugc's and what makes them even more convincing is that you don't have to mod them and theres a sleeve for the manual. I cant imagine anyone who has already spent the time and money casing their entire collection with ugc's suddenly switching to these, unless maybe they have a small collection. Any thoughts?
Also interestingly enough, Stone Age Gamer is using covers from this site to go along with the cases for an extra fee
wiggy:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=12379.0
Also, they were kind enough to ask for use of the covers for retail purposes and I think are planning on using part of the profits to help support this community. Those guys are good folks.
soundwave925:
I'm really on the fence about these things :-\ They look awesome but I dont know if im ready to pony up the dough plus spend the next eternity recasing my collection.
wiggy:
The only real downside (for me) is the size. They're deeper than the UGC by a pretty significant amount. Enough that they don't comfortably fit on my shelving, and there's no way that I'm gonna re-work all that built-in storage. Since I make all my own NES covers and they're vector drawn, re-sizing and adjusting the proportion would take almost no time at all. Just a bummer about the size. I'd totally pony up the cash if it wasn't for that one detail. Guess I'll be sticking with modded UGCs for now (though I HATE modding them. Such a headache and they are far from perfect looking when done).
On a side note, they hold most everything quite nicely without modification.
A little chunk of foam for the Genesis and N64 games would make them nearly perfect.