Universal Game Cases: How does _____ fit into one? (+ Pictures)

[Megatron]

I bought a Game Genie for SNES yesterday and it does not fit into a UGC. on it's own (too thick because of thec artridge holder). I thought it would fit given our cover on the site is for a single wide UGC, but now I am thinking I may have to double up, something I have not done and have no experience doing.

Don't know much about double casing, but this is ONE solution...

Cut to about 3:45 to see what he did to fit his case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE2BZ6jBYIc

[SasoriSoren]

I bought a Game Genie for SNES yesterday and it does not fit into a UGC. on it's own (too thick because of thec artridge holder). I thought it would fit given our cover on the site is for a single wide UGC, but now I am thinking I may have to double up, something I have not done and have no experience doing.

Don't know much about double casing, but this is ONE solution...

Cut to about 3:45 to see what he did to fit his case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE2BZ6jBYIc

I saw that video but I do not want to modify the cart.

[wiggy]

Definitely no way to put it in a single and it's tricky to fit in a double to be honest.





My how-to for doubles is in the general section.

[SasoriSoren]

You also have a youtube vid on Doubles I believe.

I was thinking of doing a double and using some crafting foam to keep it in place.

[FritzWhite]

I don't know if this dude Sonicadvdx has already posted this here, but his videos actually led me to this site in the first place and I've found them very informative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE2BZ6jBYIc

I'm sure most of you have heard of NEScomplex, but this short vid does a good job explaining how to modify the game cases with the dremel tool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXAhZ3b5iHY

[BadChad]

You actually can fit a Game Genie in a single UGC. But it requires removing that platic tab from the Game Genie. Takes two seconds to remove and you can always put it back on. Its a really tight fit and just barely makes it but if you really want your Game Genie in a single UGC, it should fit. Thats what I did!

[wiggy]

^^^ I did that initially, but it irked me to no end. 

Making doubles is REALLY a lot less work that it might seem and requires the most minimal investment in materials.  I use pop-rivets, but it can just as effectively be done with nuts & bolts, or even high-temp hot glue should do the trick.  Just make sure to use a high-temp gun/glue.  Low-temp isn't quite enough for a permanent bond.  The only thing required that probably isn't sitting around the house for most of you guys is the material for the sleeves.  The binder sleeves that I use are DIRT cheap and available at most any local office supply store. 

So worth it IMO!  Plus it opens the doors to storing larger items like controllers, portables, and such

[BadChad]

Yeah, Im not too big on it either (would much prefer to keep the tab on) but my book shelf doesnt exactly have the room for double casing right now. Maybe something Ill do in the future. For now this works for me.

[wiggy]

Space (or rather lack-thereof): the only thing besides wives that can impede the growth of a dorky retro gaming collection

[Seandub]

Any idea how to fit an SNES controller in a UGC?

[wiggy]

Double

I've seen folks claim to fit one in a single, but it must require a serious amount of cord wrapping trickery to do so.

[Belmont86]

I did it on vhs cases on my opinion its best this way.

[Seandub]

Double

I've seen folks claim to fit one in a single, but it must require a serious amount of cord wrapping trickery to do so.

Darn. I found some covers for single UGC's in the old dead handheld cover thread and thought it could fit. Guess I should start making some doubles.

[BadChad]

Space (or rather lack-thereof): the only thing besides wives that can impede the growth of a dorky retro gaming collection

I like that! To be honest, my game room is large enough to house my entire collection with maybe even a bit of extra space to play with. But currently I have a roommate who collects just as much as I do (but unfortunetly doesnt take the time to appreciate any of it like I do) so basically the other half of my game room is all his stuff. We have separate bookshelves on opposite walls with our own collection on them. Funny to beleive that about 2 years both of our collections was able to fit on my shelf alone, and now I cant even fit all my own stuff in it any more. I have all my older school stuff stored in the game room (all my ugc games etc.) and then all my handheld and new gen stuff is kept in my room on a few more bookshelves and a giant filing cabinet. All my boxed consoles are stuffed in the top shelf of my closet which sucks!

But sooner or later Ill have the space to fully enjoy my own game room. The roommate is going to have to move out at some point. Me and my girlfriend have been together for about 2 and a half years now and I would say we would be ready to move in together anytime now aside from the fact shes still finishing up school which we both agree she should finish up before she leaves home. So when the time comes, and everything feels right, I should have all the room I need to consolidate my entire collection to one room that I can enjoy all to myself! My girlfriend has her own little collection too that she would bring with her but its not even a fraction of the size of my collection so Ill probably just get her slap it in with my collection and wouldnt even notice. Unless shed like to have her own little shelf to put her collection on.

[Seraph Man]

Double

I've seen folks claim to fit one in a single, but it must require a serious amount of cord wrapping trickery to do so.

I can fit it into a single. And yes, it's all about cord trickery. I only keep my spare SNES controller in the box for that reason.