Game Gear/Game Boy cassette cases

[pederjohnsen]

After seeing the game boy cassette cases on these forums, it inspired me to look into a nicer way to do them, and also to do ones for game gear cartridges.
After a few weeks with cad modelling and prototyping with second hand foam (then finally with some proper foam samples from a supplier), I've gotten to the point where I want to start sharing my ideas and hopefully get some encouraging feedback.

First, some photos of the final prototype of the foam I intend to use for the game boy cassette cases I need (currently just 4 :O) also uses a cassette case without pins (gives a nicer finish than ones where the pins have manually been removed)


The foam here is currently in 3 separate pieces, for the finished product they'll be a single piece!

I've yet to design any covers for the game boy cases so those pictures just have a generic one from a blank tape.


Then onto the Game Gear one, for these I use a double cassette case (again without pins) and for this case I've already created a EU and US (purple style) cover template (not 100% accurate to originals) and done a few of the covers I need myself (still plenty to do).

Here's some pics of that one:

Prototype of the foam (shaped as a U):


And a pic of the case in my shelf:


Once I'm all done, I plan to release the cad files for the foam, all the cover templates I've made, plus all the covers I've made here on the forums
I'll also be listing any suppliers of the cases I'll use that I find outside of Europe for all you guys overseas..

I do plan on buying more cases/foam than I need myself, and will likely sell these if anyone are interested, but do not plan on selling outside of Europe.
So if any of you guys overseas would be interested in doing cases like this, you'll still have all the files you'll need and suppliers for the cases. (for the foam you'll have to find suppliers yourself).

I'll keep updating this thread as I progress further

[Arseen]

Not bad looking at all.

[Tech13]

That looks really slick, but I went with CGC Gameboy cases and an knife to mod the cases for the game.

[Shadowfox]

For that foam you are using, it looks like the same foam that the SEGA CD came with... do you happen to know if it is? (I've been hunting down that particular foam)

[pederjohnsen]

CGC Gameboy cases and an knife to mod the cases

I'd probably have gone that route myself had I been in the US , or waited for the Game Gear cases..

Shadowfox: I have no idea but I can tell you the name of the foam the supplier gave me (LD18 Black Closed cell pe foam)

[pederjohnsen]

Small update:

I've hopefully finalised the foam designs and have sent them off to a couple companies for quotes.
Hoping to make an order within a couple weeks, in the meantime I better continue making the remaining covers I need

[pederjohnsen]

Google drive with EU and Purple design templates + some of the covers I've made so far:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ARF6e6H_WtynTyUk2_PHICmsrZHKwlFB

I'll continue to add covers as I do them to the Covers folder.

I never got around to ordering any foam (might do so soon though), I'll eventually share the foam insert designs too.

[TheLastMeddler]

i just put mine in dvd cases easier to print easier to read, and the cd holder presses the cartridge against the inside of case so tight and doesn't flop around.

[fiatbravodriver]

Great work pederjohnsen.