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September 08, 2014, 11:10:39 AM
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StoneAgeGamer

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With a new more high powered ED64 coming out its time for us to begin engineering an N64 game case. Most likely the case will only be able to hold typical N64 games and ED64s. We should have plenty of room for an extra compartment for memory card and possibly other accessories. This compartment  wouldn't be form fitting like the cartridge area, but would be loose to allow memory cards of different sizes. Maybe there are other accessories that are game specific for that I don't know about. Due to the large size of the manuals most likely the case will have to be similar in size to the SNES / SFC case. If it wasn't for the manuals the case could be the size of NES, but who knows I will play around with it.

Any suggestions you guys have I will take. However please note super oddball carts or accessories will probably not be able to fit. We do plan a line of generic cases down the road for this kind of stuff. I will post progress pics and updates here as I get them.
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September 08, 2014, 11:18:31 AM
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Yeah I would think you'd be able to fit the official 'controller pak' (memory card), but likely not the rumble pak or anything else like that. I think most 3rd party versions of those memory cards are pretty close in size if I recall.

September 08, 2014, 07:45:09 PM
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I would recommend keeping the dimensions the same as SNES/SFC so they line up nicely on a shelf.
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September 08, 2014, 08:02:32 PM
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There's the rumble pak of course, as well as the gameboy transfer paks for Pokemon Stadium. These accessories are rather large though, probably much too big to fit inside. Memory cards are easily doable with a smaller side compartment, I think.

I'm not aware of any oddball unlicensed cartridges or anything. About the only thing I think might break the mold would be a cheat/passthrough device like a gameshark or passport plus. Assuming you probably aren't building the cases around those.

September 08, 2014, 09:56:35 PM
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The N64 does not have many odd ball things, most accessories are to big to fit in cases, like the rumble and GB transfer packs, also you should be able to have it fit Famicom and Genesis games, they are all very similar in size.

September 09, 2014, 07:42:02 PM
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I would love to have these be the same size as the SNES and SFC cases so they look uniform on a shelf! I can't wait for These cases too! :)
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September 12, 2014, 09:49:56 AM
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The N64 does not have many odd ball things, most accessories are to big to fit in cases, like the rumble and GB transfer packs, also you should be able to have it fit Famicom and Genesis games, they are all very similar in size.
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October 23, 2014, 10:53:23 AM
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October 23, 2014, 11:32:28 AM
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The inclusion of a memory card slot is fantastic. Especially with those sports games that NEED their own memory card for just that one game.




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December 19, 2014, 12:52:41 PM
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December 19, 2014, 03:24:03 PM
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How much are these going to sell for?
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December 19, 2014, 04:05:47 PM
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How much are these going to sell for?

Same price as the NES and the SNES / SFC game cases. http://www.stoneagegamer.com/bitbox-nes.html

December 23, 2014, 01:40:27 PM
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I am so ready for these... I don't have any special requests, just a burning desire to possess nice cases for my N64 games.
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December 25, 2014, 12:44:47 AM
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Some more pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1001118523237888.1073741852.136116593071423&type=1

I will upload them our server Friday so I can post here as well.

December 25, 2014, 04:57:54 AM
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Got an N64 and a few games recently and my first thought was "I wonder when the N64 bitboxes are coming out" can;t wait for these things. Going to make an awesome looking collection.