The GBA DS Cover Project (discussion & links) [Mobile/Archive] - Page 4

evilmax17

06-18-2005, 03:18 PM

Requests:

Radar Mission (GB)
Hyper Lode Runner (GB)

I figure it's a long shot, but what the hey. If you can actually put these together, I'd be thoroughly impressed and grateful.

Another obscure random request to add:

Micro Machines (GB)

Figure if somebody randomly has the box lying around that they can scan, might get lucky.

Thanks!

daroga

06-24-2005, 11:30 AM

Hi everyone,

I know people have in the past requested people make cases for them. I just ordered 20 DS cases and only have 11 games that'll fit in them (stupid WarioWare Twisted!! ;) ). I'm in the process right now of figuring out if I can do the necessary printing at home or if I need to outsource it to a professional place, but if anyone is interested in me making them some cases, PM me and we'll see what we can work out!

daroga

magius360

06-29-2005, 12:28 PM

On the snackbar-games website, they have case designs for regular gameboy games. Are there any DVD-style cases to hold gameboy games?

evilmax17

06-29-2005, 12:31 PM

On the snackbar-games website, they have case designs for regular gameboy games. Are there any DVD-style cases to hold gameboy games?
You can mod the standard issue DS case with an exacto knife or razor blade, like so (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=822279).

daroga

06-30-2005, 06:10 PM

You can mod the standard issue DS case with an exacto knife or razor blade, like so (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=822279).

I'll be messing around with this tomorrow and try to not hack off my fingers and get some pictures posted if people would like other examples.

As a side note, not sure if this thread or the offical thread on Snackbar gets more visitors, but could someone get a Game & Watch Gallery 2 cover put togeter? I haven't been able to find decent scans of the covers but heres some crummy ones to know what we're looking for:

Front (http://www.yoshilore.com/Game_Features/images/GameAndWatchGallery2/boxartfront.jpg)
Back (http://www.yoshilore.com/Game_Features/images/GameAndWatchGallery2/boxartback.jpg)

Any thoughts would be appreciated,
daroga

daroga

07-02-2005, 12:52 AM

Hi all,

Just wanted to thank you all for your work on this project. The results of my work with it is still in progress but I was so pleased with how things came out that I thought I'd post some pics!
The line up with DS games (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gba1.JPG)
Front covers (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gba2.JPG)

Thanks again! I'll update this as I get more printed and made!

daroga

[This post was originally posted on the Snackbar-Games forum!]

daroga

07-04-2005, 10:29 PM

We're working on getting a case put together for WarioWare Twisted. If anyone is interested in doing the same thing, this might help:

Click here for the v. 0.1 PDF Guide for making this case (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/WWTwistDSv0.1.pdf)

Also:

Wario Ware Twisted Double Case Front (http://www.snackbar-games.com/uploads/slash000.wariowaretwisted_b_front.jpg)

Wario Ware Twisted Double Case Back (http://www.snackbar-games.com/uploads/slash000.wariowaretwisted_b_back.jpg)

Reply or PM me with any comments, suggestions, or questions.

daroga

Snowcone

07-07-2005, 05:19 PM

I am working on layout changes for the way the covers are organized on the site and I was curious if everyone likes the current way the covers are displayed (game name next to a thumbnail) or would it be more functional to have a list of the covers that when clicked would show the thunbmail and cover information next to the list. It would speed up loading times and prevent you from having to load covers that you didn't want to see thus saving me a little bit of bandwidth.

Backlash

07-07-2005, 06:17 PM

I would prefer not to see the thumbnail until I click, I think. Or maybe make the thumbnails smaller, though I guess at a certain point it's not even worth showing a thumbnail if it gets too small.

Snowcone

07-08-2005, 10:55 AM

A valid point. I figured the thumbnail would stay the same size and it would merely change as you clicked different titles in the list.

Snowcone

07-11-2005, 02:14 PM

Here is the beta version of the new Cover Site if everyone wants to take a look and start testing for me:

http://www.snackbar-games.com/viewcover2.php

daroga

07-11-2005, 03:54 PM

The WarioWare Twisted Case Guide is now at a final version. You can pick it up here (http://timandkaren.net/ds/WWTwistDSv1.0.pdf).

If you have any questions, email or PM me.

daroga

Snowcone

07-11-2005, 04:28 PM

Nice. I like it.

daroga

07-11-2005, 04:37 PM

I still can't believe the amount of work that went into it to figure this out. I tseemed like such a straight forward concept. But, I'm glad mine's done and hope others are able to do similar cases! :)

daroga

07-19-2005, 01:12 AM

I think I'm done for now. Here are the pics of my completed collection. The only two missing are Super Monkey Ball Jr. (Case made, but am going to trade/sell it if anyone is interested, let me know) and Rampage World Tour since the case is in the midst of being hacked apart for it's GBC cart.

The last thing I'm realling missing is Zelda DX to fill its case. Anyone have one they want to get rid of? :)

The whole line up (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gbaall.jpg)
Zoomed 1 (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gbas1.jpg)
Zoomed 2 (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gbas2.jpg)
Zoomed 3 (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gbas3.jpg)

Thanks to everyone who kept and keeps this project going!

daroga

AdvOfJet

07-22-2005, 12:53 AM

Has anyone doing this used kinko's to print their covers ? I was wondering if anyone had a general idea of how much they cost per cover. If it is comparable to the cost of buying new printer cartridges, I would rather have them do it. Thanks for the help.

daroga

07-22-2005, 09:06 AM

I used Office Max, $1.19 per legal size print. Awesome color laser quality.

I looked into Kinkos but it seemed expensive (either I had to pay them a butt load to get the images off of a disc for me, or I had to pay a by-the-minute charge to use one of their computers).

I would recommend taking them to a place to get printed, but both Kinkos and Staples were cost prohibitve for that (Staples wanted like almost $3 just to get an image off of a CD).

daroga

AdvOfJet

07-23-2005, 12:08 AM

did you have the images on a cd and just bring it in ? and was that for glossy, semi-glossy or matte ? $1.19 per image isn't bad at all.

daroga

07-23-2005, 02:34 AM

Yup, I just rotated them so they were long-ways and burned them to a disc. It was for matte, bright white paper as I think to much gloss combined with the plastic looks goofy. You can get an idea of how they turned out in the pics I posted a few above this one.

daroga

AdvOfJet

07-25-2005, 01:03 AM

Thanks for the help. Am going to head out there tomorrow morning to check it out

dayglo

08-02-2005, 03:45 AM

The WarioWare Twisted Case Guide is now at a final version. You can pick it up here (http://timandkaren.net/ds/WWTwistDSv1.0.pdf).

If you have any questions, email or PM me.

daroga

I just built one based on your design, and it looks great. Thanks for all the effort you put into making a guide.

FatBat

08-08-2005, 09:50 PM

I just ordered cases from nintendo, I'm excited.

twen

08-15-2005, 02:15 AM

Is there anyone who is printing and selling these on demand? (Or trade for things), I have a few games that I want cases for, and if anyone would want to do it, I'd gladly buy/trade for them.

evilmax17

08-19-2005, 08:07 PM

Snowcone-

I just noticed the "new" layout (it's probably been there for awhile) for the cover section, and it looks excellent!

:applause:

Very well done.

Snowcone

08-25-2005, 06:35 PM

Thanks. There are still a few things I am working on but "real" work has had me tied up for a few weeks. Things should slow down in a couple days I hope.

xfilekr

08-28-2005, 11:17 AM

Anyone able to make covers for the Jurassic Park games? Or the Scooby Doo Double pack? Or Gumby? (I might be able to scan that one if needed)
Thanks!

alleycat58

08-30-2005, 03:42 PM

Just wondering if anyone has been able to make a game cover for Nintendogs? I got one of the advance copies from Nintendo to test the game, but they did not send the case or instructions. There were quite a few other NSiders that got the game as well without case/instructions, so there might be a demand for these.

Thanks!

ThePlatinumStag

08-31-2005, 06:27 PM

Woo!
My order of cases came from Nintendo today!
This thread is awesome!

FatBat

08-31-2005, 09:05 PM

My cases arrived yesterday, I've already used five of them.

Rocko

09-03-2005, 09:49 PM

Genious idea, bro.

Once I get the time and money, I'll buy a DS case for every GB, GBC, and GBA game I have, if that site has them available (And Metriod Demo)
I have a question though, can I print these out with an inkjet, or will they not work? Will I have to save them to a disc and print them up somewhere else?

Thanks again, because I really want to make my GB/GBA collection all pretty and alphabatized like my DS collection! Although most of my GBA games are cart-only, I'd rather have a case and no manual then just a cart!

Yay, and thanks for answers to my question.

ThePlatinumStag

09-03-2005, 10:17 PM

I'm doing just fine printing them here with some good letter paper. All you need is a decent printer which will let you print without a border. I'll try and get some pictures up. Of the fifty I bought - I've used up about 44 for my GBA games. I'm going to have to order many many more for the GB/GBC games I have!
Genious idea, bro.

Once I get the time and money, I'll buy a DS case for every GB, GBC, and GBA game I have, if that site has them available (And Metriod Demo)
I have a question though, can I print these out with an inkjet, or will they not work? Will I have to save them to a disc and print them up somewhere else?

Thanks again, because I really want to make my GB/GBA collection all pretty and alphabatized like my DS collection! Although most of my GBA games are cart-only, I'd rather have a case and no manual then just a cart!

Yay, and thanks for answers to my question.

Rocko

09-03-2005, 10:23 PM

Okay, I have a cheap HP Deskjet InkJet printer, but it let's me print w/o a border. I guesS I could do it. I don't need omfgsuperquality pictures, so as long as it'll work. what kind of paper do you recommend, may I ask?

I don't have too many GBA Games, and barely any GB/GBC games, so I'm thinking I'll probably get 20-30 to cover what I have now, and a couple for the future. ^_^

Mojimbo

09-04-2005, 12:11 AM

anyone know if 'matte paper' would be any better than generic computer paper?

Snowcone

09-30-2005, 11:51 AM

anyone know if 'matte paper' would be any better than generic computer paper?

Better? Probably not. You want a slight gloss and that might be too dull. You could try it though.

jkam

10-07-2005, 12:59 PM

Request: Ultimate Spider-Man

I would have provided the scans but my box got thrown out on me. :bomb:

ZForce915

10-07-2005, 01:15 PM

Would any of you old pros consider making cases for a lazy bum like me? I've got about 30 games and was wondering what someone would charge for that.

Snowcone

10-12-2005, 01:56 PM

Just a heads up that our hard work has paid off: http://www.snackbar-games.com/news/1440

evilmax17

10-29-2005, 06:02 PM

Request (posting this on CAG and Snackbar):

Monster Rancher Advance

Thanks for the help!

chargeup45

11-06-2005, 02:00 PM

Alright, so I order 10 cases from nintendo.com, and in the meantime, I figure I might as well get some of these files printed. I e-mail some pictures over to Kinko's to be printed: 9 GBA/GBC covers and 1 Doom 3 (Xbox) cover. I had recently bought a disc only copy from BBV, and it looks ugly on the shelf.

Anyway, I got a call from Kinko's yesterday saying they couldn't print the covers because of copyright issues. Has anyone else gotten a similar response, or is it just because of the Doom cover?

daroga

11-06-2005, 02:02 PM

chargeup45

11-06-2005, 02:09 PM

No I haven't, but that sucks. Try Office Max. That's where I get my stuff done, never had a problem.

Thanks, I was thinking about going there to try. Do you need to specify legal paper, or will it print properly on standard 8x11?

ZForce915

11-07-2005, 11:19 PM

I was wondering if someone could show me a finished case with a GB or GBC game in it. I just can't see that fitting in there.

evilmax17

11-07-2005, 11:24 PM

I was wondering if someone could show me a finished case with a GB or GBC game in it. I just can't see that fitting in there.
Here you go (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=669545&postcount=429).

It requires some exacto knife work.

ZForce915

11-07-2005, 11:47 PM

Here you go (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=669545&postcount=429).

It requires some exacto knife work.

Thank you. I knew there was some cutting involved, but I wasn't able to invision that. And a funny side note, I was putting Wario Land II in my DS case to try to figure it out...(that is the game pictured)

daroga

11-08-2005, 04:44 PM

evilmax17

11-08-2005, 05:05 PM

Here's some close ups of one of my cases if you'd like a little more detail.

Cart in place (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase2.jpg)
Cart slot cuts detailed (http://www.timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase3.jpg)
Nicely done, and it shows off the manual mod nicely. I love that manual mod, it works so well.

organicow

11-19-2005, 07:14 PM

Happy b-day (on Thurs) to the GBA cover project!! Wheee!!

ZForce915

12-02-2005, 03:01 PM

daroga

12-02-2005, 04:42 PM

I had to come back to this thread to show my collection. I find that it is difficult to modify the case inside to get the instructions to lie flat. Instead I leave the inside unmodified and just let the end curl up just a little.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4930/dscustomcovers7jr.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscustomcovers7jr.jpg)

Very nice! If you have an Xacto knife, cutting out the ridge for the manual is no sweat (a real, precise Xacto knife is the best). Look at some of the detail pics I posted a few posts above to see what I mean.

Demontooth

12-02-2005, 10:20 PM

Nice!

User Friendly

12-04-2005, 06:07 PM

Hey guys, I am just wondering if anyone would be willing to scan their Mario Kart DS case and get it submitted. I recently purchased the bundle (Red DS + MK) and I would like to have a real case for collection purposes. If anyone is willing to do this, that would be great. Thanks in advance.

Sorry if this has been requested already, I didn't read the whole thread.

geedee

12-12-2005, 09:06 PM

we're gonna need a FFIV cover o_o

daroga

12-15-2005, 02:26 AM

I'll second the FFIV cover request.

I'll get a scan of my Mario Kart case if no one else does/will. I can't make the covers (no time) but I can get a quick and dirty 300 dpi scan for people to work with.

kdunn77

12-15-2005, 10:55 PM

There is a FFVI cover already posted a Snackbar.

Troz1820

12-23-2005, 08:59 PM

For those who got Golden Sun: The Lost Age at the TRU sale, or those that already have it, I've been able to squeeze the map into a DS case along with the manual. I didn't go through all 41 pages in this thread to see if it had already been done or not so please don't shoot me if this was already discussed...

Anyways, this method will require an extra one of the tabs that holds down the manuals on the left side. I stole one from the double-sized Warioware Twisted case.

http://www.twistedrails.com/cag/goldensun_cuts.jpg

First step is to completely remove the DS card holder. Second step, cut out the spot for the GBA manual, as usual. Third item is to cut the spot for the map to go, which is on the cartridge side of the case. It can be cut the same way you cut the manual slot. The last item is to glue the tab taken from another case to hold the map in place. You can see the location I chose in the picture above. I had to scuff up the case and the tab with some sandpaper to get the super glue to work. It will not stick to the plastic case if you do not use something to scuff it up.

http://www.twistedrails.com/cag/goldensun_done.jpg

All done.

takingchase

12-26-2005, 11:59 PM

i have to say this is beyond sweet. does anyone have any other golden sun scans though? the one on the website looks pretty bad.

takingchase

12-27-2005, 12:15 AM

anyone know a good online print place you can have these printed at? I checked out snapfish but you cant specify the size of the picture you want so it wont work.

Riyonuk

12-28-2005, 01:40 PM

Im liking this, so how do the instructions fit, and are these cases just DS cases? Do they have a slot for gba games, or did you just make one?

takingchase

12-28-2005, 02:13 PM

hey can anyone tell me what the measurements for the front insert are?

Riyonuk

12-28-2005, 02:26 PM

So let me get this straight. We buy DS cases from nintendo.com, we print out the cover and were done? Thats pretty simple, I just need somone to sell me some cases, and are there more than 1 diffrent cases, like the n64/Snes cases?

Also, I found some covers at cdcovers.cc, maybe they have some the projects missing.

4tygames

01-14-2006, 11:01 PM

I have some GBA, GBC, and GB boxes that do not have game covers yet. I can scan these covers and let someone work on them if they want.

GBA:
Crusin Velocity
SI Kids Baseball
Donald Duck Goin Quackers
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

GBC:
Testdrive 2001
Kobe Bryant
Top Gear Pocket 2

GB:
Tennis

Also, for some reason, everytime I click on the Tony Hawk finished game covers on the Snackbar website, they do not work.

Like A Breath

01-16-2006, 03:07 AM

Can someone put one up for the Castlevania Double Pack? That would be awesome...or if it already exists please point me in the right direction. Thanks

DisturbedZen

01-16-2006, 02:19 PM

Is there anywhere to purchase the game cases using paypal?

CouRageouS

01-20-2006, 01:44 AM

I dunno if anyones still working on these but can someone make a Tony Hawk American Sk8land cover? I'm finally getting around to doing this. I have 20 cases sitting in a box waiting to be filled and my new printer is coming from Amazon in a few days. I have to order some more cases since I've bought a few more GBA games since when I first intended to do this. I'll be sure to post pics when I'm all done.

egrudzin

01-29-2006, 01:01 AM

Uploaded the Castlevania Double Pack cover to Snackbar. Hopefully it gets posted soon.

Snowcone

01-30-2006, 04:34 PM

All the covers that I have gotten to date are online. :) To address the paypal question, I do resell the cases for people that are overseas, but the cost goes up dramatically to cover shipping and packing both trips. If you can get a CC and order them yourselves you will save some money.

CouRageouS

02-03-2006, 11:58 PM

Finally got going at this today. I still have a couple of my bro's GBA games to do but these are most of them. Now I'm thinking if I should do my GB and GBC games since I have like a dozen cases left. Though I could just save them for when I get more GBA games. Here are pics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/c0urage0us/4d8ded8a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/c0urage0us/d3408dc5.jpg
I changed the spine art of some of them, I also took the white border off the Gameboy Advance part cause I thought it would look better all black.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/c0urage0us/9a69350f.jpg
Now everything in their home.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the project, I've been meaning to case all my games for months and am glad I can look over to them and see them all pretty on the shelf.

peterjsparks

02-04-2006, 12:06 AM

i have to say this is beyond sweet. does anyone have any other golden sun scans though? the one on the website looks pretty bad.

It actually prints out pretty nice. I've got it in my collection and it fits in just fine.

nintendokid

02-11-2006, 08:59 PM

Not to sound like a dumba$$ (which I am), but I went to snackbar. Those download pictures are huge!!!!!! So exactly what am I suppose to do with them to resize them to the proper printing size (on legal paper)? Resize to what dimensions, etc.? I don't have Photoshop so I will have to download GIMP, as you all have referenced on this thread. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

4tygames

02-12-2006, 03:57 PM

Yeah, those images look huge on your computer, but in reality, the images fit perfectly on legal size paper when you print in landscape instead of portrait. No resizing is necessary.

SMMM

03-01-2006, 01:34 AM

Could anyone do a "Lock 'N Chase" cover if I provided a scan of the cart?

Lizard Axe

03-04-2006, 04:10 PM

How exactly do you all fit GB Classic games into the DS cases?

M3wThr33

03-07-2006, 06:06 AM

Could anyone do one for Rush 2049 on the Dreamcast?

daroga

03-07-2006, 08:18 AM

How exactly do you all fit GB Classic games into the DS cases?
like this:
With cart (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase2.jpg)
without cart (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase3.jpg)

Machikunas

03-13-2006, 01:27 PM

like this:
With cart (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase2.jpg)
without cart (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase3.jpg)

awesome

daroga

03-13-2006, 02:20 PM

awesome
Not real hard to do, either. 15 minutes or so with an Xacto knife to play around. You can really streamline it once you've done it a few times.

SMMM

03-17-2006, 08:45 AM

think a box cutter would work?

4tygames

03-18-2006, 11:52 PM

I have uploaded some GBA and GBC scans that do not have covers yet.

GBA:

Crusin Velocity (http://www.box.net/public/r5toytiyra)

SI Kids: Baseball (http://www.box.net/public/ko2l0fh5kz)

GBC:

Test Drive: 2001 (http://www.box.net/public/7km28bi1qp)

Top Gear Pocket 2 (http://www.box.net/public/rhuqe28m2r)

Thanks a bunch a keep up the good work!

4tygames

04-04-2006, 09:21 PM

is this project dead?

daroga

04-04-2006, 09:46 PM

I think SnackBar gets a pretty constant flow of the new GBA releases, but most of them are done already.

SMMM

04-04-2006, 10:13 PM

I think he was asking because nobody was doing his scans. Speaking of which, I have a couple raws for Castlevania Adventure.

Front (http://www.box.net/public/cq87tk6uva)
Back (http://www.box.net/public/nikqd02mz7)

4tygames

04-07-2006, 02:22 AM

I think SnackBar gets a pretty constant flow of the new GBA releases, but most of them are done already.

I still have a couple more GBA boxes to scan in, so there are still many GBA games out there that do not have a cover yet. If someone could please do SMMM's and my scans, that would be awesome. I have been really busy recently.

SMMM

04-07-2006, 10:35 PM

I think it's just not getting as much attention anymore since it's been stickied for so long, and people usually ignore stickies after a while.

FrankTheFrowner

04-12-2006, 10:46 PM

Can anyone provide the cover for Ultimate Spider-Man (DS)? I picked it up used over the weekend but got it without the cover & instructions. Thanks in advance!

Machikunas

04-18-2006, 06:56 PM

Not real hard to do, either. 15 minutes or so with an Xacto knife to play around. You can really streamline it once you've done it a few times.

The top half was surprisingly easy to cut out... the bottom half, however... surprisingly annoying.

daroga

04-18-2006, 07:38 PM

The top half was surprisingly easy to cut out... the bottom half, however... surprisingly annoying.
Yeah, the GBA cart slot is like butter. The DS card slot is a lot more intense plastic with all its reinfrocments and such.

Johnny Postman

04-22-2006, 05:36 PM

If anyone needed some extra cases, I have about 30 new DS cases that I'd sell cheaper than whatever Nintendo is charging for replacements.

PM me if interested.

Thanks,
John

Cream

04-22-2006, 08:45 PM

Out of curiosity, what kind of paper do you guys print the covers on? I would think medium-gloss photo paper would look best...

SMMM

04-26-2006, 05:32 PM

Looks like if you want something done, you have to do it yourself.

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/4230/castlevaniaadventure21st.th.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=castlevaniaadventure21st.jpg)

ZForce915

04-26-2006, 05:35 PM

Out of curiosity, what kind of paper do you guys print the covers on? I would think medium-gloss photo paper would look best...

I think there was a Snackbar topic on this. I used regular photocopy paper. You don't want it to be too glossy because there is some shine that comes off the plastic of the case.

CocheseUGA

05-14-2006, 01:18 PM

How about a request for NES Classic Legend of Zelda? I kept the box if artwork is needed.

CocheseUGA

05-18-2006, 10:26 PM

Anyone have any trouble getting them to print at the top of the page? I'd have enough room if it didn't decide to print a full two inches from the top. I'm using GIMP, BTW.

daroga

05-18-2006, 10:44 PM

How about a request for NES Classic Legend of Zelda? I kept the box if artwork is needed.
Did you look at snackbar?

http://www.snackbar-games.com/images/gbacovers/loz.jpg

CocheseUGA

05-19-2006, 12:21 AM

Did you look at snackbar?

http://www.snackbar-games.com/images/gbacovers/loz.jpg

I swear I looked everywhere on that site...

ZForce915

05-19-2006, 12:38 AM

I swear I looked everywhere on that site...

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4930/dscustomcovers7jr.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscustomcovers7jr.jpg)

It is one of my completed cases

daroga

05-19-2006, 01:19 AM

I swear I looked everywhere on that site...
It can be tricky to navigate. Run a search, and then clikc on the platform you're looking for. Like, search for "Zelda" then when it loads up, click on the GBA tab.

CocheseUGA

05-19-2006, 01:20 AM

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4930/dscustomcovers7jr.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscustomcovers7jr.jpg)

It is one of my completed cases

Ahh...still wish I could fix the printing error to get these things done. Looked fantastic before it ran out of room.

UncleBob

05-23-2006, 01:36 AM

Hey everyone!

I printed out my first two covers two days ago at the photo center in the Wal*Mart where I work. They look fricking awesome.

I'd like to request, if possible for anyone, that a cover for Mario Party 4 (GameCube, of course) get uploaded. I got the WaveBird/MP4 combo cheap at KMart and it has an ugly cover.

Thanks in advance!

4tygames

05-29-2006, 10:17 PM

Mario Party 4 Cover (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/Mario_Party_4_Dvd_ntsc-front.jpg)

Download it now, I only plan to have it up for about a week.
Since I helped you out, can you help me out by creating those covers I scanned in on page 42?

UncleBob

06-04-2006, 11:12 PM

Cool! Thanks a bunch dude!

I'd be happy to do your covers - however, I have no photoshopping skill and the only picture editing program I have is Paint. ;)

Can someone help this great person out here and make him some covers? Please? :(

jeremy517

06-08-2006, 02:21 AM

freeread

06-11-2006, 05:18 AM

The cases look great, but I don't like the black logo on the spine, but a gray gradiant on the front. Every other DVD-esque case always has the same colour on both the front and spine so it flows and just looks nicer..

Technique

06-15-2006, 04:32 PM

Thanks to everyone for your hard work.

Can someone rescan Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons? The quality of the existing scans is poor, with highly visible lines throughout all of the scans. Or did those lines appear in the original boxes?

Thanks a lot.

How are you able to fit a GB game in there? When I put a GB game and instruction booklet in the case, it closes, but there is a bulge, so it looks a bit awkward.

Technique

06-15-2006, 08:39 PM

CocheseUGA

06-15-2006, 09:31 PM

I just went into Kinkos and printed 8 covers on that special Glossy Tabloid, Heavy Stock paper and it came out to be around $18. I should've asked before he printed them, but they look really professional, so some might say it was worth it. To me it is.

I picked up some HP semi-photo paper from BB a few weeks ago when it was on sale. Could never get the printer to work right, so it came out on two sheets. Doesn't look half bad, though. Only way you can tell is if you look REALLY closely at where the two sheets were taped together.

jeremy517

06-16-2006, 12:15 PM

How are you able to fit a GB game in there? When I put a GB game and instruction booklet in the case, it closes, but there is a bulge, so it looks a bit awkward.

Firstly, you'll want to cut that tiny divider out of the side that holds the instruction booklet. That way the booklet lays flat in the case. Most people use an Exacto knife or a box cutter. You can pretty much use anything sharp. One guy used nail clippers. It comes out easily and in just a few seconds.

Making the GB/GBC cart fit is a bit harder, as the cart side of the case is quite thick in spots. Basically, cut out the bottom strip from the GBA cart holder, the top side of the DS cart holder, and amout 1/3 of the sides of the DS cart holder. If you do it correctly, the sides of the GBA cart holder will snugly hold the GB/GBC cart, and the bottom of the GB/GBC cart should rest on what is left of the DS cart holder.

Technique

06-16-2006, 09:10 PM

Firstly, you'll want to cut that tiny divider out of the side that holds the instruction booklet. That way the booklet lays flat in the case. Most people use an Exacto knife or a box cutter. You can pretty much use anything sharp. One guy used nail clippers. It comes out easily and in just a few seconds.

Making the GB/GBC cart fit is a bit harder, as the cart side of the case is quite thick in spots. Basically, cut out the bottom strip from the GBA cart holder, the top side of the DS cart holder, and amout 1/3 of the sides of the DS cart holder. If you do it correctly, the sides of the GBA cart holder will snugly hold the GB/GBC cart, and the bottom of the GB/GBC cart should rest on what is left of the DS cart holder.

I tried using an exacto knife to do this. Dude, this is way hard, I ruined 2 cases because I accidently cut through an instruction booklet tab and I accidently cut through the case.

Technique

06-17-2006, 03:05 AM

I was actaully successful at making 1 regular GB case today. Yay.

SMMM

06-17-2006, 11:42 PM

I just went into Kinkos and printed 8 covers on that special Glossy Tabloid, Heavy Stock paper and it came out to be around $18. I should've asked before he printed them, but they look really professional, so some might say it was worth it. To me it is.

You can get them A LOT cheaper by contacting Speed Racer here on CAG.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=21186

He does real high quality prints on Cardstock for .35cents a cover. I got 30 covers from him for $15 shipped!

Technique

06-17-2006, 11:45 PM

You can get them A LOT cheaper by contacting Speed Racer here on CAG.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=21186

He does real high quality prints on Cardstock for .35cents a cover. I got 30 covers from him for $15 shipped!

That's more like it! Thanks.

CocheseUGA

06-21-2006, 10:23 AM

It isn't for a GBA game, but if anyone is artistic I think we could use a Rumble Pak cover. I know I would appreciate it.

Also, on a sorta related note, I wouldn't mind a Gamecube GBP cover, and a MaxDrive PS2 cover (would use a GCN case)

4tygames

06-23-2006, 01:37 AM

Just wondering,

Who is IronFistZilla, Satoshi Matrix, and Whimsical Phil? Would they be willing to create covers of the scans I posted a few pages back?

evilmax17

06-24-2006, 01:26 PM

Can someone fix up the Sigma Star Saga cover? The spine looks bad.

Edit: Eegh, Harvest Moon: More Friends too.

mikekirk

06-27-2006, 06:13 PM

Does anyone know of anywhere in Europe (or UK) selling the official Nintendo DS cases?

The US Nintendo store won't ship to Europe, and I've scoured Google and can't find any anywhere!

KaiserWAVE

07-03-2006, 01:38 AM

Nintendo of Germany sells these cases. They sell them in sets of 3 for 4,50€ a set. You can order them via the consumer service but I don't know if they ship outside of Germany. And keep in mind that the European cases look different from the US cases that are used here and that the spine is 4mm wider.

anotherpoorgamer

07-03-2006, 11:44 PM

I wish they would sell these cases in-store. :(

4tygames

07-04-2006, 01:56 AM

I wish they would sell these cases in-store. :(

It isn't that hard to get them through Nintendo's website and I think the prices are pretty reasonable. The shipping is fast too!

There are still tons of GBA games that still do not have covers. I have at least 5 game boxes that do not have covers yet. I may try my hand and create some covers, but they may suck :cry:

PR Mega X

07-04-2006, 06:14 PM

like this:
With cart (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase2.jpg)
without cart (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase3.jpg)

Would this procedure work with Drill Dozer? I'm not sure the size, as I don't have the game on me at the moment, but I know it's not standard GBA size. Anyone have this game in a case yet?

evilmax17

07-04-2006, 06:38 PM

Would this procedure work with Drill Dozer? I'm not sure the size, as I don't have the game on me at the moment, but I know it's not standard GBA size. Anyone have this game in a case yet?
Yeah, it fits without much modification. You just have to cut off the bottom of the GBA slot, and shave off a bit from the DS slot. Nothing too bad.

organicow

07-04-2006, 09:54 PM

Yeah, it fits without much modification. You just have to cut off the bottom of the GBA slot, and shave off a bit from the DS slot. Nothing too bad.
And acutually, you don't even have to mess with the DS slot at all if you don't mind the DD cart sitting in the case upside down; that's what I did!

Mr. Anderson

07-18-2006, 07:21 PM

I know there's little to no chance, but does somebody have a cover of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire for GBA? It's the only GBA game I have that hasn't been made.

Snowcone

07-19-2006, 02:55 PM

Just wondering,

Who is IronFistZilla, Satoshi Matrix, and Whimsical Phil? Would they be willing to create covers of the scans I posted a few pages back?

Do we still need these done?

Snowcone

07-19-2006, 02:59 PM

It isn't that hard to get them through Nintendo's website and I think the prices are pretty reasonable. The shipping is fast too!

There are still tons of GBA games that still do not have covers. I have at least 5 game boxes that do not have covers yet. I may try my hand and create some covers, but they may suck :cry:

Which ones? I bought a nice HP scanner last night so I could continue to work on this project.

evilmax17

07-19-2006, 03:02 PM

Can someone fix up the Sigma Star Saga cover? The spine looks bad.

Edit: Eegh, Harvest Moon: More Friends too.
Bump. My worry is that people will casually glance and see "Oh ok, we already have a cover for Sigma Star Saga, so I don't need to do that", but we really don't have one for it. Same for Harvest Moon: More Friends. Sure, there are files up there for them, but if you look at them I'm sure you'd agree that they don't deserve to be there as permanent solutions.

4tygames

07-19-2006, 03:39 PM

Here are some scans:

Top Gear Pocket 2: Link (http://www.box.net/public/rhuqe28m2r)

Cruis'n Velocity: Link (http://www.box.net/public/r5toytiyra)

Test Drive 2001: Link (http://www.box.net/public/7km28bi1qp)

SI Kids Baseball (I sold it a few weeks ago, maybe somone else will want it): Link (http://www.box.net/public/ko2l0fh5kz)

I have the GBA boxes for Worms World Party, Chessmaster, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon, Donald Duck Advance, Nancy Drew: Message in the Haunted Mansion, and The Simpsons Road Rage.

I have the GB Color boxes for Snoopy Tennis, Men in Black: The Series, Yoda Stories, Kobe Bryant 3 on 3, and the US Version of Super Mario Bros DX.

I have the Game Boy box to Tennis.

I will be out of town tomorrow through Saturday so I will not have a chance to scan the game boxes I mentioned yet.

UlysisAM

07-25-2006, 04:48 PM

Out of curiosity, what kind of paper do you guys print the covers on? I would think medium-gloss photo paper would look best...
I ordered this paper from CompUSA and for the price, the images come out very vibrant and of high quality.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=50044759&Pn=Photo_Quality_720_dpi_Ink_Jet_Paper

100 sheets for a little over $20 and it's Legal sized (8.5 x 14). I have had no problems thus far and when placed in the DS cases, they look just as good as the real thing.

Sheila Knott

07-31-2006, 02:47 AM

I am searching for two used copies of Wario DS. Can anyone help?

SMMM

08-01-2006, 01:12 PM

rwilloug

08-02-2006, 11:00 AM

daroga

08-02-2006, 11:17 AM

Great work folks. I had one question, even though it's probably buried in the 43 pages of this thread. Do the DS cases work for GB and GBC games? If not, why are people scanning their boxes and what cases are they using?

Thanks,

Rwilloug
Yup!

I've posted this a few times, but as you said, it's buried.

Outside (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase1.jpg)
Inside (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase2.jpg)
Inside cut detail (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase3.jpg)

4tygames

08-02-2006, 10:53 PM

Ok, I made more scans of GBA, GBC, and GB boxes.

Game Boy

Tennis (http://www.box.net/public/s88c6kdkth)

Game Boy Color

(http://www.box.net/public/ir3ka02iop)Super Mario Bros. DX (http://www.box.net/public/ir3ka02iop)

Yoda Stories (http://www.box.net/public/64fbunyonu)

Kobe Bryant 3 on 3 (http://www.box.net/public/1cx9mruak6)

Snoopy Tennis (http://www.box.net/public/ipa482n6q2)

Men in Black: The Series (http://www.box.net/public/aus8vz2jid)

Game Boy Advance

Donald Duck Advance (http://www.box.net/public/0ht9z3l2nn)

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (http://www.box.net/public/qrzka9bnza)

Chessmaster
(http://www.box.net/public/een90n5iix)
Worms World Party Scan 1 (http://www.box.net/public/ffzcryyelo) Scan 2 (http://www.box.net/public/2zlgqiaf5u) Scan 3 (http://www.box.net/public/84ko2mpmzt)

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (http://www.box.net/public/mv4vlfycoh) - I scanned this because the cover up on SnackBar has a big ugly sticker on the front.

Star Wars: Flight of The Falcon (http://www.box.net/public/aeliqln6rg)

ZForce915

09-06-2006, 10:02 PM

Yup!

I've posted this a few times, but as you said, it's buried.

Outside (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase1.jpg)
Inside (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase2.jpg)
Inside cut detail (http://timandkaren.net/ds/gbcase3.jpg)

Would anyone be willing to cut up 5-7 DS cases to fit GB games? I've tried and failed more than once. Anyone who would be willing to put a little time into doing this for me drop me a PM. I'll pay you for your time and the cases or maybe I can find a game to give to you.

Snowcone

09-09-2006, 11:45 PM

This thread is pretty stagnant, but we had a few requests on the SBG forums for:

Battle B Daman and Super Robot Taisan for GBA

nyprimus4

09-10-2006, 05:29 PM

Can anyone do a Osu Tatakae Ouendan cover? I bought my copy of it off CAG cart only and would like to make a case.

-Hyper-X-

09-16-2006, 05:11 AM

could someone do mortal kombat deadly alliance (north american release)?

Snowcone

09-20-2006, 04:56 PM

Just a heads up that the Snackbar Games project is moving to it's own site now called The Cover Project at http://www.thecoverproject.net

You can see previews of the pages as I work on them here:

Main Page (http://s164060672.onlinehome.us/thecoverproject/index.php)
Game View (http://s164060672.onlinehome.us/thecoverproject/view.php)
Category View (http://s164060672.onlinehome.us/thecoverproject/view2.php)

Feedback is always welcome. Just shoot an email to snowcone@snackbar-games.com with the subject as "The Cover Project: Feedback".

Thanks

cps2's-appleidog

10-17-2006, 01:57 PM

Hey all i wondered If anybody has the European Ds template.

Thanks all for your help all,

Currently i'm doing a Street fighter 2,Final fight, Puzzle fighter, Super mario world 2:Yoshi's island. All Custom Cover's so they wont be standard stuff/;)

daroga

10-26-2006, 07:30 AM

Just a quick question here, is there a blank template for DS games out there? I think I used a GBA one to do some custom work, but has anyone edited down a photoshop file or a JPG to only include the Nintendo DS logos and everything else blank?

sasukekun

01-10-2007, 03:31 AM

Great place for covers...

http://www.thecoverproject.net/index.php

CouRageouS

01-10-2007, 05:59 PM

Just wanted to share
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6936/img5599ok1.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img5599ok1.jpg)

I finished my last 2 and I'm at 100% with all my GBA games being cased. I think I have about a dozen or so leftover cases, so I might dig out the GB and GBC games.. maybe.

naes

01-11-2007, 11:20 AM

Where can I get blank DS cases? :D

kdunn77

01-11-2007, 11:29 AM

The Nintendo Online Store.

Right here. (http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527C%2527%252C%2B%2527CategoryDisplay%2527 %252C%252762205%2527%252C%2B%2527N%2527%2529%253B% 2522%253EDS%253C%252FA%253E&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527ChooseView%2527%252C %2527%2527%252C%2B%2527%2527%2529%253B%2522%253ENi ntendo%2BDS%2BLite%253C%252FA%253E&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527C%2527%252C%2B%2527CategoryDisplay%2527 %252C%252762209%2527%252C%2B%2527N%2527%2529%253B% 2522%253EParts%2B%2526%2BAccessories%253C%252FA%25 3E&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C8%C9%C7&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=&searchText=&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=83693&categoryId=62209&lastAction=ProductDisplay&orderTotal=null)

Metalfan036

01-18-2007, 08:14 PM

Man, if i had a dollar for every playstation game or any game for that matter that i lost the case for......

Great Idea Fellas!

botticus

02-08-2007, 02:59 PM

PR Mega X

02-08-2007, 03:50 PM

Not sure how much attention is paid to this thread, but... any chance of the Bit Generations games getting custom covers? I'm anticipating my pretty white boxes to be crushed in the mail, so odds are they will be getting the DS case treatment.

I'd throw a request up at www.thecoverproject.net. If you can scan your box when it comes (even if it's crushed), the Cover Guru's over there can most likely work their magic to fix it up into a nice cover for you :)

botticus

02-08-2007, 03:52 PM

I'd throw a request up at www.thecoverproject.net (http://www.thecoverproject.net). If you can scan your box when it comes (even if it's crushed), the Cover Guru's over there can most likely work their magic to fix it up into a nice cover for you :)Then that's what I shall do.

tiredfornow

02-11-2007, 11:25 PM

what's the best printing paper for this stuff? I want to do my dreamcast games in regular dvd boxes.. and I don't want them to look cheap with just regular printing paper, ya know.

PR Mega X

02-11-2007, 11:51 PM

what's the best printing paper for this stuff? I want to do my dreamcast games in regular dvd boxes.. and I don't want them to look cheap with just regular printing paper, ya know.

According to manmann99 over at thecoverproject.net:

"Hey i work for a certain printing company and i believe you can use an 8pt gloss paper. that works great! its about as thick as the original insert"

Another option comes from The Game:

"For the DS cases, I use regular matte photo paper. You can get it anywhere. I've found that the glossy sometimes makes the colors too bright (Link's Awakening came out almost yellow.).

For the Universal cases, I got somephoto matte legal paper. Harder to get, I had to order it from Epson's website. It seems kind of thin, but it comes out beautifully."

UncleBob

06-12-2007, 03:00 AM

Hey! Sorry to dig up such an old post, but since it's sticky, I guess it doesn't much matter, eh?

Anywhoo, I recently got the bug up my butt to case my entire GBA collection.

I printed out the first batch of covers at Kinko's on regular paper for a whopping $0.99 each. Had to bring my second batch to Staples were they were only $0.49 each. Looks pretty nice from both places, although neither one was done on glossy paper. Might have looked better, but I wanted cheap and they still look nice.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/TheUncleBob/gball.jpg

Snowcone

06-14-2007, 12:33 PM

Great place for covers...

http://www.thecoverproject.net/index.php

Look up 3 posts...

darkwingduck13

07-19-2007, 06:23 AM

God help me, I am seriously thinking about doing this for my GBA games. I'd have to buy 90 of the blank DS cases, though, in order to cover my collection and have a few left over so I didn't have to order again right away. That's 9 of Nintendo's 10-packs, times $7 apiece which would be $63 fuckin' dollars before shipping, without counting the cost of printing all the inserts. o-: Crap, I don't know if I should do that or just buy some more games. :P

PR Mega X

07-20-2007, 12:18 AM

darkwingduck13

07-20-2007, 05:57 AM

Yeah, I know...I keep looking at my DS collection and thinking, "My GBA collection could look like that.......

I've got the original boxes for like 90% of my GBA carts, but they take up way more space on the shelf, and they're not durable at all (not that I'm taking them into the pit at a Pantera concert or anything, I'm just thinking of their longevity over a longer period of time).

I'm gonna break down. I know I will. :P

ShinMusashi44

01-30-2008, 01:57 PM

Are any of these sites still around? None seem to load for me. I've been wanting to do this for awhile but can't find any sites that have custom GBA covers.

PR Mega X

01-30-2008, 02:00 PM

Are any of these sites still around? None seem to load for me. I've been wanting to do this for awhile but can't find any sites that have custom GBA covers.

The Cover Project still exists, but it seems to have gone down yesterday and is still down today. Don't worry, I'm sure it'll be back :)

http://www.thecoverproject.net/

radjago

02-26-2008, 01:18 PM

Now that I have some extra money and shelf space, I'm thinking about doing this for my collection of ~50 GBA, GBC, and GB games. If I printed the sleeves myself, how much would this set me back?

Snowcone

03-07-2008, 06:25 PM

Now that I have some extra money and shelf space, I'm thinking about doing this for my collection of ~50 GBA, GBC, and GB games. If I printed the sleeves myself, how much would this set me back?

50 sheets of full color ink. I'd say at the very worst it would use a whole cartridge of ink (which I doubt it will) and 50 sheets of paper. Add in the cost of the cases, which is $7 for 10 + S/H (I think its usually about $36 for 40 or 50 cases shipped).

PleasantOne

05-13-2008, 06:18 AM

Could anyone possible a) direct me to or b) scan for me a high res copy of the Etrian Odyssey cover? I just got a cart only copy of it. I assumed it would be easy enough to find a cover scan, but apparently not :P

On a related note, if anyone knows where I could get a manual as well, please drop me a PM.

xycury

05-27-2008, 04:08 PM

According to manmann99 over at thecoverproject.net:

"Hey i work for a certain printing company and i believe you can use an 8pt gloss paper. that works great! its about as thick as the original insert"

Another option comes from The Game:

"For the DS cases, I use regular matte photo paper. You can get it anywhere. I've found that the glossy sometimes makes the colors too bright (Link's Awakening came out almost yellow.).

For the Universal cases, I got somephoto matte legal paper. Harder to get, I had to order it from Epson's website. It seems kind of thin, but it comes out beautifully."

I was wondering what's the best paper. My wife has a Pixma 6000 which makes wonderful color photos so using this printer is great to go with making the covers.

though I don't know what paper to get, i need about a ream of 100 to make....

any type of brand? I was thinking if the glossy made it too bright, I may go with a matte look.

UncleBob

08-09-2008, 02:32 AM

For anyone who hasn't done this yet and is still thinking about it... do it!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/TheUncleBob/0808082354.jpg

Homerun17

08-20-2008, 07:09 PM

If someone has a Super Mario World one could they please Upload it?

Since thecoverproject.net is down >_>

GBA One BTW :P

PR Mega X

08-21-2008, 10:28 AM

If someone has a Super Mario World one could they please Upload it?

Since thecoverproject.net is down >_>

GBA One BTW :P

Site's back up:

http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?game_id=86

maigoyume

08-21-2008, 11:35 AM

Completely forgot about this site, been meaning to start getting into it.

Antic

10-07-2008, 02:42 PM

I gotta check them out in hopes of finding one for Etrian Odyssey. Bought it at GS and they had the manual but no box art.

racer06

11-18-2008, 10:57 PM

What happened to the cover project? Curious about the whole project but mainly looking a Final Fantasy VI GBA cover for a DS case. Any luck?

PR Mega X

11-19-2008, 09:04 AM

What happened to the cover project? Curious about the whole project but mainly looking a Final Fantasy VI GBA cover for a DS case. Any luck?

Was out for a few days, but looks like it's back up.

Here's the FFVI GBA link:

http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?game_id=2578

detectiveconan16

11-19-2008, 09:28 AM

Wow, this pretty cool. If only the JP gba covers were possible. Damn their space saving designs!

xycury

11-19-2008, 10:06 AM

Wow, this pretty cool. If only the JP gba covers were possible. Damn their space saving designs!

Some other games may have alternate versions (JP) out there, just have to see if someone from Japan or imported one to scan it.

Really I would love to help, I may have a few that aren't on there and I've been waiting for some free time... sounds like i might scan some in tonight.

detectiveconan16

11-19-2008, 02:32 PM

I'm really wondering how one would go about with this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Super_Robot_Wars_D_%28boxart%29.jpg), just for a front cover.

J7.

03-19-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm not against this at all, but I am wondering why you would spend the money to do it? Do you usually show off your collection of games to people or do you just like having cases for every game? Please be honest about it. Again only asking out of high curiousity.

Greenboom98

03-27-2009, 08:55 PM

Well I the thing for me is that some of the GBA games that I have have no box so it'll be nice to have something to show for it other than just the cart itself. I'm only going to use regular paper and regular ink. Not going to spend an atrocious amount of money making Hi-Quality art.

And the answer to your question, yes I like to have my media neatly & organized. Hate the boxes because they get easily trashed but having a case out its so much easier. Have my BD (Hate the WB boxsets because they are bigger than the other BD), DVD (Have a few that are oversized but I'm good with DVDs), CDs, PS1, PS2, PS3, DS, GC, Wii, DS, & GBA boxes that look ugly on the shelf (have them in a box).

J7.

03-27-2009, 11:57 PM

I'm confused by what you mean in your last sentence. Are you saying you keep all your games that are not in regular type cases for their respective console in a separate box?

xycury

03-28-2009, 01:33 AM

I think it just looks good, plus GBA boxes don't fair to well.

Have you seen any of the pictures that have done it??? it's great.

J7.

03-28-2009, 02:22 AM

It does look great, but I'm just a cheapass and I don't care much about how my games look.

Greenboom98

03-29-2009, 02:30 AM

I'm confused by what you mean in your last sentence. Are you saying you keep all your games that are not in regular type cases for their respective console in a separate box?

Just started doing my GBA Boxes --> DS Cases...They look much better aligned with the DS cases. Right now I have all GBA original boxes in a box thrown in the closet.

donssword

04-23-2009, 01:21 AM

Getting ready to start a few cases myself :-)

dablemont

05-04-2009, 07:14 PM

This is simply AMAZING. Thank all of those who are working on those covers! I have so many GBA games without boxes that I can't believe someone came up with this great idea!

TheMaidenOfSorrow

06-16-2009, 05:31 AM

Made the GS cases; they look pretty cool. also had to do some modding inside the case so it could fit the manuals, it was a pain in the ass.

http://i40.tinypic.com/b7nw5i.jpg

xycury

06-16-2009, 10:40 AM

Made the GS cases; they look pretty cool. also had to do some modding inside the case so it could fit the manuals, it was a pain in the ass.

http://i40.tinypic.com/b7nw5i.jpg

very nice, and I agree that it is a pain to fit the manual. But not as painful as trying to fit a GB/GBC cart in there... alot more hacking.

bvharris

07-26-2009, 11:28 PM

So I know this thread is a relic, but I just wanted to mention how helpful it was in getting into this. I finally bought a good printer for unrelated reasons (not that it wasn't a factor) and figured it was a good chance to both re-case my GBA games and get covers for some of the ones in generic cases.

I'm not what you would call a "crafts guy" but I was amazed at how easy it was and how nice the finished product looks, even with just an "alright" printer. My girlfriend laughed at me when I was buying all the supplies, but when she saw the finished product even she was impressed.

I just placed an order with the Nintendo store for another 10 DS cases, so this is definitely going to be a slippery slope.

Thanks for the tips, guys!

D_Icon

10-15-2009, 08:16 PM

Hey I printed a Street Fight Cover, put the pic came out small. How do I resize?

bvharris

10-15-2009, 08:57 PM

Hey I printed a Street Fight Cover, put the pic came out small. How do I resize?

What program did you use to open it? Also, where did you find the cover?

Post a link to where the file was and I can probably figure it out for you.

D_Icon

10-15-2009, 11:24 PM

The pic opens up with quiktime.

http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?game_id=65

bvharris

10-19-2009, 03:37 PM

The pic opens up with quiktime.

http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?game_id=65

Try opening it up in MS Paint. Then just go to page setup and switch to legal sized paper and landscape layout. Should print to the right size, sometimes there are resolution issues but that one seems fine.