Onion game Cases

[KMSoulja]

I'll be buying your cases as well.

[Quazimoto]

While I don't really need any Genesis, NES or SNES cases, I would be VERY VERY interested in some GameBoy/GB Advance game cases when/if you get to doing those.

[WolfAlmighty]

Kickstarter and CrowdTilt are websites that help people raise money for projects.
I'm probably going to wind up using CrowdTilt, because Kickstarter won't allow "Pre-Orders".

In other words, Kickstarter wants Fundraisers to give away cheap trinkets to Donators, that are not worth the $ they donated.
I still plan on making some Gold Cases, I'll just set it up so you all can choose how many of the cases you pre-order should be Gold.

Mate, if these cases are even half as good as they sound like they're going to be, you could send a wheelbarrow being pulled by a three-legged donkey with bad breath (because most three-legged donkeys have surprisingly refreshing breath believe it or not) to my doorstep to collect the money and I'd still give it to you.

Must.  Have.  Cases!!!

[zakurowrath]

Must.  Have.  Cases!!!

Yes, this times over 9000! 

I'm so very excited to see what is going to come out of these cases, finally us classic gamers and collectors are going to have proper storage cases for all our childhood memories 

[Seymor Onion]

Sorry for the late reply; it's been a very long  Friday.

I can't give an estimate for the Sega Cases just yet, but I can confirm that they are part of this first round of prototyping.
I'll have more info for you guys, about the Sega and Nintendo Cases, sometime after 10:00 am on Monday (USA Central Standard Time).

I recently acquired a Tennokoe Bank Card for the PC Engine.
I think it lets you back-up PCE Game Saves to it (I'm not really sure).
I bought it for two reasons:
~ To get a HuCard with the extra bubble on the bottom.
~ To get the Japanese HuCard Tray Insert.

The idea was to try and squeeze in HuCard Tray prototyping, if I had any $ left over from doing the aforementioned case prototypes.
My Trays will be a bit different than it; but it will be a great visual aid, for my CAD guy.
However, someone else is actively designing a HuCard Tray, and has already reached the 3D-Printed Prototype stage.
You can read his thread about it, at: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13611.0

[Seymor Onion]

Well, here we are, a month later, and I don't have any CAD files. Yet. 

The latest promise, from the latest batch of local CAD Designers, is Monday, March 18th.
Tomorrow to get quotes on how much it will cost.

Here's how it's been going so far:
Day 1: Meet with multiple CAD Designers, and ask for a timetable, and price quote. Told to leave drawings with them, and they'll get back to me.
Day 3: No E-mail, no call, so I call them. They say they're really busy, but will have a quote for me in Two Days.
Day 6: Still no Quote. Since it's now Saturday, I wait till Monday.
Day 7: Monday comes, I E-mail them, and they say it's too difficult, or they have a last-minute rush order from one of their existing customers. Promise to get me a quote in a few days. I give them another week.

The cycle repeats, but at this point I start meeting with more CAD Designers.

I've got it down to 2 locals.
I'm suppose to hear from them tomorrow.
Just to get a price quote.

If these last two companies turn out to be flakes (or too busy) I'm going to temporarily move in with some relatives in Dallas, and start hitting up the Prototyping companies that are there.

This has been extremely frustrating, but I'm not giving up on getting the Game Cases made.

[Arseen]

Sad to hear of troubles, but way happier that you have not given up.

[wiggy]

Seymor, I don't want to promise any sort of instant result from myself, but I'm more than capable of such an effort. I'm beyond swamped with my own thing right now, but I love and admire what you're doing and would be very much so interested in working out something that could be mutually beneficial with regards to getting CAD files built for the cases. I can think of many things that I could use pre-made cases for, and maybe my investment in time could result in some stuff that I use proprietarily for my own business needs.

I know how hard it is to do what you're doing and I 100% understand that it takes WAY more time than anyone ever expects to get the results you're after. Hang in there.

[WolfAlmighty]

Thanks for the update Seymor.  I'm so sorry to hear this is giving you so much hassle, but like Arseen I'm happy to hear you haven't given up.

[Rx_79]

Man..... I wish you had some SNES ones ready. I just ran out of the UGCs.  And from your story it looks like its going to be a long wait .

[Dravenae]

Honestly? I'm happy with UGC. I keep my manuals in the box to keep them safe anyway, as well as that, I live in Europe, where the shipping cost would be the equivalent of being violently sodomized with a baseball bat with rusty nails...

Not saying I don't like what this fellow is trying to do, just wouldn't make much of a difference to me...

[Blumpkin]

...Man, I wonder what they're thinking?

"whats this?, the cover project?...blah...blah...blah...UGC's?!

MWAH HA HA HA!

(dollar signs flash before eyes)"

Call me a sucker, but I still ordered a 100. Less then a dollar a case is still within my tolerance. But now I'm sweating over not paying the $3 for extra shipping material. If my cases arrive from California all jacked up I'm going to be a very sad boy.

[wiggy]

^^^ you're prolly gonna be kicking yourself. A lot.

[Seymor Onion]

Seymor, I don't want to promise any sort of instant result from myself, but I'm more than capable of such an effort. I'm beyond swamped with my own thing right now, but I love and admire what you're doing and would be very much so interested in working out something that could be mutually beneficial with regards to getting CAD files built for the cases. I can think of many things that I could use pre-made cases for, and maybe my investment in time could result in some stuff that I use proprietarily for my own business needs.

I know how hard it is to do what you're doing and I 100% understand that it takes WAY more time than anyone ever expects to get the results you're after. Hang in there.

Thanks for offering the CAD services, but I still need to hear from one more company before I make a choice on who to go with.
No matter who I chose, I'm more than happy to make proprietary versions of my Game Cases for you (or anyone else who wants a non-standard internal layout),
but I need to get further along in the R&D for my own Case Designs, before I can start to delve into that.

I can say that the following Handheld Gaming Systems:
GB, GBC, GB Pocket, GBA, GBA SP, DSi XL, and PSP Slims,
will fit in my NES Game Cases, loosely, with little to no *modification required.
Others might fit too; It's just that those are the only ones I own, and have tested, with my NES Game Case designs.

*videogametrader might also make some Foam Inserts for handheld systems.
I'm not sure if he's going to make Foam Inserts only for UGCs, and/or my NES Cases, and/or my blank-cart-side cases.
We probably won't know until I at least pass the Prototype Stage, and can start posting the finalized specs for the Main Line, and Blank-Cart-Side, Game Cases.

I would suggest making the Handheld System Foam Inserts for my blank-cart-side cases, though,
so ya'll could designate cut-out areas for AC Adapters and Link Cables and such,
and won't have to deal with any Cart Walls.

[Shugo Takahashi]

Woah, I just found out about these. I just started an NES/Famicom collection and swung by here to see if there were any no-mod alternatives to putting NES carts in UGC's...and lo and behold, I find this. This is amazing. Whenever these go on sale, you will receive a hefty order from me, good sir!

Now I'm conflicted on whether I want to replace my UGC'd N64/SNES collection...but I probably will.

EDIT: Also I just cruised around your site and saw your plans for a third-party component GCN cable. Oh my God PLEASE! I've wanted one for so long but the prices just keep going up!