Author Topic: White Vertical SNES Template  (Read 703 times)

November 09, 2014, 12:11:45 PM
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pringlesman

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After working on the White n64 verticals for so long I decided I also wanted my Snes games in a white format also. So I made one based heavily off of Wiggy's White N64 template.  I also liked the idea of using a consistant spine so I went with a simple 8 bit font for that. (Font found here.

I'm not going for a complete snes collection but I will make new covers as I acquire games and post them here. If you like what you see you can download the template here.  If you ask nicely I would probably do request also.



The covers


Donkey Kong Country


Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest


Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble


Earthbound


Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest


Gradius III


Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past


Mortal Kombat


Mortal Kombat II


Sim City


Super Gameboy


Super Mario Kart


Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars


Super Mario World


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
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November 09, 2014, 12:15:07 PM
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Reserved in case I want to post more stuff here.

Here is a picture of what my cased snes collection looks like.



« Last Edit: November 09, 2014, 12:17:39 PM by pringlesman »

November 09, 2014, 01:50:41 PM
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Quite nice looking actually, except slight distate of the 8-bit text... :)

November 09, 2014, 07:08:40 PM
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Wow that looks surprisingly good on a shelve. I like how simple the covers look. Good job!

November 09, 2014, 07:51:55 PM
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I like, though my only two gripes are the text on the back with the heavy shadow is a little hard on the eyes, especially when it gets really dense. The other thing that sorta bums me out is the complete lack of color in the spine. I feel like just a hint of color would really give these the little "oomph" they need to stand out.   

Hope you don't mind me putting in my .02

November 11, 2014, 09:35:10 AM
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I like, though my only two gripes are the text on the back with the heavy shadow is a little hard on the eyes, especially when it gets really dense. The other thing that sorta bums me out is the complete lack of color in the spine. I feel like just a hint of color would really give these the little "oomph" they need to stand out.   

Hope you don't mind me putting in my .02

When you print out the games physically it's not as bad, but I do see what you mean.  I will probably use black text with a white stroke for the more dense back covers like Earthbound and leave the whtie text with a black stroke for the less dense backs like the mortal kombats.

I see what you mean about color, though I like them being grey scale.  I was considering figuring out the entire snes library, putting them in order according to alphabetical-ness, and assigning them a color so that as you get more and more games the Super NES side logo forms a gradient rainbow. But I didn't for a couple of reasons.

1. It becomes awkward where you put certain games alphabetically, do you put Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 in the U's or do you put it in the M's so it can be next to mortal kombat 1, 2, & 3? (I would put it with the M's, some would with the U's)
2. Yellow would be hard to see on a white background.
3. I'm not going for a full collection so it would look awkward on my shelf.
4. What do you do about Rom hacks and Reproductions that have been put on the snes?
5. I have no idea how to make a rainbow gradient and then divide it into the 780ish games that is in the snes library.