Author Topic: New UGC Game Gear Covers  (Read 8742 times)

March 08, 2011, 02:20:09 AM
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Edit by BadChad:

Edited the first post in the thread to use it as our official UGC Game Gear cover thread rather than make a new one.

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Original post by service_gamer:
Hello all,

I've posted here a couple of times and actually contributed some raw Genesis scans some time ago, but I've only recently gotten back into my personal cover project, so I've become something of a lurker in recent months.  My question now, though, pertains to Game Gear covers for the UGCs.  I recall some time ago that templates were created for this, but I've searched the forums for recent discussions on this, but have come up empty.  I would tackle this issue myself, but my Photoshop skills are incredibly limited.  And I'm not really requesting anything (as I have zero high-res artwork to work with for my Game Gear games and I realize that they are hard to come by), but I would love nothing more than to be able to line all my Genesis, 32x, and Game Gear games together on the shame shelf.  So, I guess my question is this:  Is there any chance of such covers being made for the UGC?  Of course it's perfectly all right if the answer is no, but I've been hopeful that the topic may come up again in conversation and I'm merely bringing the issue up for confirmation one way or another.

Thanks!
« Last Edit: March 28, 2011, 12:53:59 AM by BadChad »

March 08, 2011, 03:29:46 AM
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Eesh, the chances of that are probably slim, bro. I mean, I get the look that you're trying to accomplish on a shelf, and I totally understand your desire, but it's really hard to change something that's as set as these templates. The usual formulas is:

if game = handheld; then case = DS.
if game = console; then case = UGC.

It keeps collections more consistent that way. You're just looking for a different kind of consistency. :-\

Being a fellow Game Gear fan, I sympathize with you, and would be more than happy to slap together a basic Game Gear UGC template. But, beyond that, I can't really provide you with any sort of art big enough to take up a whole UGC cover, and I only have covers that I made myself for all of the Sonic Game Gear games, because those are the only ones I own, pretty much. Even then, they're all DS case sized, and upscaling them to UGC would probably look awful. :(

You might be best off if I made a sort of template that just had the purple stripes covering it, (I'm assuming that's the game box style you're looking for.) with a centered frame in the middle that would have the cover of the game. (Picture our TurboGraphx covers to get an idea of when I'm thinking.) That way, it would be easy for you to take the covers already created on this site, and do a real simple copy-pasta job onto the UGC template without worrying about distorting the images with upscaling.

What do ya say?
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March 08, 2011, 03:38:55 AM
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Eesh, the chances of that are probably slim, bro. I mean, I get the look that you're trying to accomplish on a shelf, and I totally understand your desire, but it's really hard to change something that's as set as these templates. The usual formulas is:

if game = handheld; then case = DS.
if game = console; then case = UGC.

It keeps collections more consistent that way. You're just looking for a different kind of consistency. :-\

Being a fellow Game Gear fan, I sympathize with you, and would be more than happy to slap together a basic Game Gear UGC template. But, beyond that, I can't really provide you with any sort of art big enough to take up a whole UGC cover, and I only have covers that I made myself for all of the Sonic Game Gear games, because those are the only ones I own, pretty much. Even then, they're all DS case sized, and upscaling them to UGC would probably look awful. :(

You might be best off if I made a sort of template that just had the purple stripes covering it, (I'm assuming that's the game box style you're looking for.) with a centered frame in the middle that would have the cover of the game. (Picture our TurboGraphx covers to get an idea of when I'm thinking.) That way, it would be easy for you to take the covers already created on this site, and do a real simple copy-pasta job onto the UGC template without worrying about distorting the images with upscaling.

What do ya say?

If you wouldn't mind making a template, I would definitely be interested in just having a go at it, but I certainly wouldn't want to impose on you.  I just appreciate you taking the time to reply.

March 08, 2011, 04:33:23 AM
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Did you try the templates page?  ::)
I made the template 3 years ago ...
Universal Sega Template
        Artist: Shenske
        Information: Includes NTSC-U Red Genesis, Blue Megadrive, Yellow 32X, Black Game Gear & Purple Game Gear Templates





My Covers that ARE NOT hosted on TCP
https://app.box.com/shared/hbm9k6fhvy

March 27, 2011, 11:19:13 PM
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I found 3 complete Game Gear games last week so heres a few retail covers to get the ball rolling. I have a bunch of extra Genesis cases so Im gonna be casing my Game Gear games in those using the UGC template.

*Cover previews moved to first post*

Ill probably get around to making DS case versions of these covers at some point.
« Last Edit: March 27, 2011, 11:36:37 PM by BadChad »

March 27, 2011, 11:24:46 PM
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These are awesome!  2 questions:  How can I download them?  Are you going to convert the other game gear games already on the site for DS cases?

March 27, 2011, 11:28:25 PM
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Question 1: My list of completed covers is starting to pile up so Im thinking of sending everyhting over to tiktektak for approval soon so they'll be up on the site after that.

Question 2: I cant really convert any of the DS covers to UGC's because the boxes get seriously adjusted to fit that template. If we get more raw scans in for Game Gear games, Id be more than happy to make retail covers for them.

March 27, 2011, 11:29:32 PM
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I will begin searching then.  I may find some.

March 28, 2011, 01:49:44 AM
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Your work with Chaos and Triple Trouble brought tears to my eyes. :D Could you box.net those two for me? Or, if they're going to be uploaded to the site during the next upload batch, I can wait 'till then. They look great, man!
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March 28, 2011, 03:05:57 AM
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I Just Scanned Boxes for Aladdin, Lion King, Caesars Palace, Pac-man, Ms Pac-man, Sonic Spinball, Magic Knight Rayearth (Jap), And Magic Knight Rayearth 2 (Jap). I still have a couple more boxes to go, should be done tomorrow. See my sig for link to my scans.

April 27, 2011, 12:13:05 AM
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One for the mediafire account. Not sure if my other GG covers are gonna pass so they might end up in there too.

Shining Force - Sword of Hijya:

April 27, 2011, 11:20:25 AM
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Alright I'm sold.  I'm totally loving the idea of GG games in UGC cases now.  Hell, those Sonic coves up top have just convinced me to play my Game Gear more. 

And now to buy more shelves...
Ready to print game covers and cart labels:  http://www.mediafire.com/?5gm45wyxr3xvv

April 27, 2011, 11:23:38 AM
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BadChad, you need to make this a reality!  Game Gear games in UGC is perfect!  Your work on here is amazing all the time, I really hope this takes off, or at the very least we can get a thread of covers.  I love the Sonic ones, is there any way to download them?

April 27, 2011, 11:24:52 AM
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Yes download links would be most great. 

Also, any chance of Shinobi and Power Rangers covers?
Ready to print game covers and cart labels:  http://www.mediafire.com/?5gm45wyxr3xvv

April 27, 2011, 12:21:17 PM
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One for the mediafire account. Not sure if my other GG covers are gonna pass so they might end up in there too.

Shining Force - Sword of Hijya:

Oh man, that one's getting downloaded for sure. Could you put the other covers on your Mediafire account? That would be really great.
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