Action52

[C2TKD]

Hi guys, totally new to the cover project. I was looking for a cover for Action52 for NES.  Couldn't find one so have put one together myself.  I was going to upload it - maybe someone else could use it or make it better, but noticed it's not a game I can select for upload?  Are unofficial games a no go here?  If anyone wants it or knows how to upload I'm happy to pass it on.  Many thanks.  Chris 

[wiggy]

Welcome. As you suspect, only official titles will actually make it on the site.

But you’re more than welcome to upload it off-site and share. That’s what about 90% of us do anyway.

[C2TKD]

Hi Wiggy, thanks for the reply.  Where do people put if off the site - do you guys have a facebook group or similar for sharing?  I'm sure most people who want this would be more than capable of doing a better job than me anyway, but I just wanted to make a wee contribution.

[wiggy]

Just host them on box or mediafire.

I’ve got a link to my covers in my signature if you want to see how people typically post their covers.

[Arseen]

Action 52 should be official enough to be accepted as long as the quality meets our very strict standards.
I think why we don't have the cover is more due to the fact that we haven't had good enough raw for it.

But for still I suggest the Mediafire or Box route so we can assess the quality and give you tips how to improve.

And in cases that one wants to upload a ready cover (not raws, those should always be distributed by the Mediafire / Box route) that is not on the list, just use game name that is close in alphabets.

[Vt102]

Action 52 should be official enough to be accepted as long as the quality meets our very strict standards.
I think why we don't have the cover is more due to the fact that we haven't had good enough raw for it.

But for still I suggest the Mediafire or Box route so we can assess the quality and give you tips how to improve.

And in cases that one wants to upload a ready cover (not raws, those should always be distributed by the Mediafire / Box route) that is not on the list, just use game name that is close in alphabets.

I believe Arseen is correct. while it was not an "Official" title it was still a commercial release of original games. We don't host homebrew or bootleg/modded games, but we do host covers for unlicensed game such at Tengen's NES library.

Also as Arseen mentioned, we do have a very strict standard so make sure your cover meets the proper dimensions, is high resolution and in this case, does not have a Nintendo seal of quality.

[C2TKD]

Hi guys, first off thanks for all your replies and advice. 

Being new to the site and not yet being 100% on your rules it's nice to get a steer in the right direction.  At this point all my games are un-boxed and shelved.  My latest purchase came packaged in a universal game case so I just thought I'd use it for my action 52 cart as it's the only unofficial game I have and looks out of place on the shelf.

I used to be pretty hot on Photoshop but haven't used it for a good 8 years.  Also the images I used were found with a quick image search on google, and tidied up a little.  Fine for my own purposes but not of sufficient quality for The Cover Project I'd suggest.

I have thought about boxing my whole collection like this, but I've been in touch with media shelving and 1- they don't ship to Scotland, and 2 - I cant bear the thought of modifying 300+ game cases!  Maybe one day.

Happy gaming folks!

[Arseen]

www.customgamecases.com

Better cases, Worldwide shipping, no modding needed (few rare exceptions) and creator is member here.

[ShoothimNow]

I would love to see what you got together for a mock cover.  You should upload it somewhere (mediafire / box / etc) and send out the link.

[flamepanther]

Yep, we'd love to take a look 

Mockup or placeholder covers aren't accepted on the main site, but posting Mediafire links (or similar) to the forum is fine.