The prototyping phase is going good, except for a few minor issues...
I've nearly completed all of the 2D (Line Art) representations of my case designs,
but I'm waiting to get a RetroPort Cart (Converter to play NES games on a SNES) that I had ordered online from a dude in California,
and a Japanese SuperGameboy Cart, that I had ordered online from a dude in from Japan.
They should both arrive on, or shortly after, Tuesday, Jan 22'nd.
Once I have em, I can make the final revisions, if any are needed, to the NES/SGB case and the SNES/SFC Case.The First Version of the Famicom Game Case will require modification by the end user,
if they want to use it with taller-than-normal Famicom Carts.
That case will also support an American NES Game Genie, if you remove the black plastic strap, and make some minor modifications to the case.
Sonic & Knuckles Lock-On Genesis Cart is also supported, with minor modifications by the end user.
You'll just have to remove a few small tabs, to get the three aforementioned cart types to fit.
I made sure those tabs are small, so you can just use that cutting tool that looks like a big pair of fingernail clippers.This particular case will also support the following cart types, without any modification:Famicom Standard Height Carts.
American Sega Master System Carts.
American Standard Height Genesis Carts.
Japanese Standard Size Mega Drive Carts.
And now for the bad news...
The Standard Manual Size for Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, ColecoVision and Intellivision games
is
way too big to fit in my first run of Game Cases.
The First Run Game Cases are being designed to be 100% compatible with the UGC-Size Inserts hosted here.
So, I need to wait on these cases, until I've launched all of the UGC-Compatible Cases.
I'm also going to hold back on the Saturn Cart Cases until I start making the Saturn CD Cases, so both will be the same height, and look nicer on your shelves.
The Tall Saturn Cart Cases will also support standard size Genesis & MegaDrive carts, so you can have a nice tall Case to put your BackUp Ram Carts for Sega CD.
wow they did go up in price now they are $59 bucks for $100... still cheaper than Shockboxes.
Speaking of shockboxes, any plans to make shockboxes mr. onion?
For those not familiar, shockboxes are the huge cases people put neo geo arcade cartridges in & print their own art for, since collecting home carts for the neo geo is akin to faberge egg collecting.
I would like to make a case (or Cases) that's compatible with both AES and MVS NeoGeo Carts.
I'd also like to add Manual Support, and will try to make sure that they fully support the existing Exterior Artwork Inserts for BigBear's Cases.
However, before I decide whether or not to start development of the NeoGeo Game Cases, I want to consult with BigBear, since he is the creator of them.
Until then, you guys can still buy his cases online, as he is still making and selling em.
Even so, I'd like to release all of my other Game Case Designs before then,
especially since many of them just simply aren't available from anywhere,
such as the NES/SGB Game Case,
TurboGrafix HuCard Cases and Trays, (I've been getting tons of requests for these, since I started making the Sleeves)
the Sega CD/Saturn Tall Cases,
and the Handheld System's Game Cases.
