Neo Geo MVS Clamshell Case

[banisher]

Hi, does anyone know where can I get the Neo Geo MVS Clamshell cases, like a replacement or something like that. I've made a bunch of covers, but don't know where to get those cases. Thanks.

[KalessinDB]

MVS games didn't come in a clamshell originally.  The ones you see floating around ebay or whatever are aftermarket, called "Shock Box" and available from Southtown Homebrew.

If you're talking the original AES soft cases, I don't know of any replacement for them other than scavenging them from other games, I'd suggest Ebay or Neo-Geo.com (warning:  They have a "special" board culture there, takes some getting used to).

If you ARE talking about AES soft cases and happen to have artwork for Eight Man, hook a brother up, I have a copy that's missing artwork and I do 99% of my internetting from work so I can't photoshop the Shockbox artwork to fit an AES case here

[banisher]

Yeah, I found Shock Box too, but they are too expensive. Like 8-10 dollars per case, I think I'll create my own like Shadowfox. Thanks.

[KalessinDB]

...I'm not going to disagree that shocks are expensive.  They definitely are.  But you MIGHT wanna talk to Shadowfox about how expensive it's going to be to cast a mold.  Just sayin, you may be in for a bit of sticker shock there.

If you want a protective case for the MVS and don't care about having a TON of art, there's at least 2 other options available on Neo-Geo -- one's called "Neominibox" and is, as it sounds, a smaller cardboard box that fits MVS cases perfectly and closes up, kinda like the white cardboard boxes that PC video cards or hard drives come in.  The other, I forget the name, but it's definitely the cheapest of the 3 - is basically just like an old VHS box, but sized for MVS cases.  Both of them come with attractive spine labels, but no front/back art.  MUCH cheaper though.