Author Topic: GB/3DS cover scans (I need help deciding on GB/GBC cover methods)  (Read 785 times)

February 02, 2016, 05:22:17 AM
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Danno

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First off, I gotta say I love this site. I'm currently working on making covers for my GBA games by buying cheap CIB DS games at a local pawn shop (just for the cases). I really like the way the covers turn out. My poor GBA games have been hidden away in a big plastic container for far too long (mixed in with manuals, GB/GBC games, and my GB Camera).

Anyway, now I started worrying about my GB/GBC collection. I've got almost every Kirby game, all Zeldas, Metroid II, Donkey Kong, DK Land, Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow... Y'know, basically a lot of great games that defined my childhood. The poor things aren't on display at all - they're just neglected and forgotten. So, I'm thinking of making cases for them.

I'm having a hard time deciding on which option to go with. As far as I've seen, my options are:
a) Use an original DS case, slice up the GBA and DS slots so that a GB game will fit (upsidedown?).
b) Use any DS case, slice everything out and insert cardboard or foam with a GB-sized hole.
c) Use a 3DS case and put the game on top loosely sideways, strategically place foam so the game won't slide around.


So, my problem is that I would prefer the games to be facing rightsideup. I understand with option A, you can flip the case upsidedown for that effect. However, mutilating the limited GBA-type cases in existence makes me feel a little sick and I don't think I could acquire that many original DS cases (I have about 30 GB/GBC games).
Option B is kinda tempting with foam, but is it secure enough? I wish the game could snap in like option A.
Option C seems like a clever alternative to mutilating cases. I've got mixed feelings on it since the game is sideways and fairly loose.

Are there any other options I missed? Which method is most popular here?
« Last Edit: February 04, 2016, 04:09:59 PM by Danno »
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February 02, 2016, 05:31:36 AM
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February 02, 2016, 11:59:10 AM
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http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=14889.0

These are out and amazing

Buy from: http://www.customgamecases.com/

Yep, definitely this.  Worth the slightly extra cost.  

With that said, if you decide to go with DS cases, try Game Stop.  They often have extra DS cases that they are going to throw away and will give them to you for free.  I've picked up many that way for my own DS games (I don't use them for GB because of the above link).  The cases they gave me even included covers and manuals for the games that were originally in there.  They are never big name games but that's more artwork that I can scan for the site.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me "sir" without adding, "you're making a scene."

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February 03, 2016, 01:43:56 AM
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February 03, 2016, 01:56:52 AM
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February 03, 2016, 02:47:32 AM
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On another note, I believe I have some (NTSC) covers I can contribute as I have some original boxes. As a newb, I'm not entirely sure where to look to see if someone has already offered these. Would scans of these boxes be helpful?

-Gameboy-
Yogi Bear's Gold Rush
Lion King
Pocahontas
Little Mermaid
Super Battle Tank

-Gameboy Color-
Better Oracle of Ages cover (the ones on this site look kinda weird)
Hamtaro: Ham Hams Unite
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories
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February 03, 2016, 02:57:01 AM
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On quick think:

All are welcome.

300 or 600 DPI, absolutely flat and straight, moire removal on if possible.

Thank you.

February 03, 2016, 03:00:14 AM
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A lot of those game boxes are barricaded at my parent's house in a drawer, so it might be some time before I can get scans of those. I'll try and post a scan of Little Mermaid and Battle Tank in the near future since I have those with me.
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February 03, 2016, 03:42:20 AM
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Turns out I had more boxes with me than I thought. Can you work with these?

http://cloudflash.net/danno/coverproject/

Note: I scanned the front of Star Wars (GB) with 600 DPI resolution. It took forever and kinda seemed like overkill, though, so I scanned the rest with just 300 DPI. Also, I couldn't seem to scan the side of the boxes perfectly straight, but I hope you can work with those.
(PS: I scanned Star Wars since it looks like there's only a custom cover uploaded, not an authentic one)
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February 03, 2016, 04:09:01 AM
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Scans look very usable.
If your scanner has moire removal option (aka descreen or derasterize) use that, but these are good and can be fixed afterwards without loosing too much detail.

Good that you scanned Star wars @ 600DPI as that is photobased cover and needs the best detail.
Others can be fixed from 300DPI images as well.

On side note: We prefer opened and flattened boxes to eliminate softspots (where the box is not absolutely flat against the scanner bed) but these don't seem to have any anyway.

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February 03, 2016, 06:33:30 AM
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I accidentally read your post too fast before where you first mentioned moire, not realizing what I'd done until after I unplugged my scanner and put all the game boxes away. I'm not sure if my scanner has options for that or not, but I'll check it out next time I need to scan something.

I was hesitant to flatten the boxes since I wasn't sure how hard it is to put them back to normal, though I suppose that would've helped make the side images straight. Let me know if any of these are too hard to work with and need to be rescanned.
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February 03, 2016, 06:38:32 AM
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Opening and re-closing the box bottoms is easy, just push the bottom in and first take out the long flap that has the lip, then the short sides.
When closing first close the long side that has the slot, the the short sides and then the other long side (the one with the lip) and just push until the box bottom closes back to normal.

February 03, 2016, 06:56:58 AM
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Oh yeah, I also have some DS, 3DS, and Wii U covers that don't seem to be on the site yet. Again, not sure if someone else already scanned them or if I'd be the first. Would you need any of these?

-Regular DS-
Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Worms: Open Warfare 2

-3DS-
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirrors of Fate
Code Name: STEAM
Crush3d
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Fossil Fighters: Frontier
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Little Battler's Experience
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Michael Jackson: The Experience 3D
New Super Mario Bros 2
Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokemon Y
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson
Shinobi
Super Mario 3D Land
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

-Wii U-
Assassin's Creed IV
Batman Arkham City
Darksiders II
Deus Ex
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Mario Party 10
Need For Speed Most Wanted U
Ninja Gaiden 3
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Skylanders Swap Force
Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed
Tekken Tag Team Tournament 2
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
Xenoblade X
Yoshi's Woolly World
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February 03, 2016, 07:03:17 AM
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Don't remember those... So safe bet is that haven't been or quality not good enough... or are just lost somewhere.

So scan ahead.

Thank you.

February 04, 2016, 12:19:02 AM
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This time I checked, my scanner doesn't have any options for moire removal/descreening/derasterizing. Also note:

-I left some white space on the edges of the images. When cropping, my scanning software doesn't let me zoom in and I didn't want to risk cutting the image too short.
-I live in Canada, so my covers have English/French text. I hope people are okay with that.
-I don't have the original cover for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but I found it somewhere on the internet before. I don't remember where exactly. I included it with my 3DS covers.
-Some 3DS games have double-sided covers. I've included both sides of the cover for the following games: Kid Icarus, Kingdom Hearts, Senran Kagura 2

http://cloudflash.net/danno/coverproject/DS
http://cloudflash.net/danno/coverproject/3DS

Wii U covers another time.
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