N64 game case project - live!

[SMMM]

I won Shadowgate. Then I noticed he only takes money orders. d'oh. oh well, guess I'll to go get one at a gas station or something.

Paypal has spoiled me.

[TheValeman]

I won Shadowgate. Then I noticed he only takes money orders. d'oh. oh well, guess I'll to go get one at a gas station or something.

Paypal has spoiled me.

Fantastic.

I wondered about that. Let us know your impressions of the game as I've never even seen it down under. Yeah ... I noticed it didn't have PAYPAL which is why it put me out of the bidding. Hence putting the link on the forum in case someone was interested.

[Backlash]

I won Shadowgate. Then I noticed he only takes money orders. d'oh. oh well, guess I'll to go get one at a gas station or something.

Paypal has spoiled me.

Cool. Definitely let us know how it is, as I've always wondered. Did you ever play the original (on NES)?

[SMMM]

Actually, the money order thing may work out, as I am also watching a "Batman the Animated Series - Volume One " DVD set that's insanely cheap, and the guy only takes money orders as well. So, I'll just kill 2 birds with one stone tomorrow.

[TheValeman]

Actually, the money order thing may work out, as I am also watching a "Batman the Animated Series - Volume One " DVD set that's insanely cheap, and the guy only takes money orders as well. So, I'll just kill 2 birds with one stone tomorrow.

Excellent. Well ...... I don't know what you're bidding on ..... but hey ...... it sounds good

Seriously though .... great work securing Shadowgate 64.

I'm working with another member here to try and secure a copy of Battle Zone so could everyone here make sure they dont bid on
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8281181152&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
please so we can keep the price down as low as possible. We already have the box coming seperately to complete it. If anyone has the game cart and needs a manual let me know and if we win it I'll pdf it for the cause along with converting the box scan. Hopefully that'll knock another one off the list :)

[4tygames]

Awesome SMMM! I was going to bid on it once I got home today, but the auction ended. Still, I am glad that someone got the game for this project.

A little eBay secret is that you can make a good deal with an item on ebay if the person does not use PayPal.

Good luck on the Battle Zone game, but it was a really bad game.

Looking around on eBay I discovered a very rare developer cart of Bust-A-Move - This is really cool!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8280927655&fromMakeTrack=true

Also Dev Kit for Aidyn Chronicles - http://cgi.ebay.com/Aidyn-Chronicles-Nintendo-64-N64-long-cart-media-vr-RPG_W0QQitemZ8280184457QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Turok 3 -
http://cgi.ebay.com/Turok-3-Nintendo-64-N64-long-cart-press-media-version_W0QQitemZ8280924926QQcategoryZ62053QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and Worms Armageddon -

http://cgi.ebay.com/Worms-Armageddon-N64-Nintendo-64-development-disk_W0QQitemZ8280188675QQcategoryZ3580QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Worms-Armageddon-N64-Nintendo-64-development-disk_W0QQitemZ8280188675QQcategoryZ3580QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Very cool!

[TheValeman]

Looking around on eBay I discovered a very rare developer cart of Bust-A-Move - This is really cool!
Also Dev Kit for Aidyn Chronicles -
Turok 3 -
and Worms Armageddon -

Very cool!

Man you find some weird crap :D

Dunno what they'll do for the covers cause but still .... bragging rights I suppose. I saw a dev SF 2049 PAL cart on EBAY UK as well. Bleeding ugly aren't they. Gives yer N64 a dang seedy look from a distance if yer drunk I bet!!!

Why was Battlezone crap? I love the PC versions. I want it just because it's available for N64. People say the same about Hydro Thunder too and I enjoy that one so different strokes for different folks I guess.

Hey ... look at Backlash. He bought Midway Arcade Hits ...... ROFL

EDIT. Holy crap ..... IGN's review gave Battle Zone 3.9 out of 10. Then I see Gamespot gave it 7.3 out of 10. Geez .... who do you believe?
Maybe Backlash got the better game after all. Man .... having to admit that. Oh the pain ...the pain!!!

Oh well ..... if I get it for $2.00 it wont be too big a burden.

[Schenley]

NHL 99 is already on Snack-bar .... is that different to NHL Breakaway 99? American Sport games are so confusing being named so similar :roll:

Yea, the breakaway series is different than the NHL series.

I'm trying to avoid PAL version covers if possible. ;-)

I'll scan it tomorrow and put it up somewhere...

[SMMM]

ack, missed my Batman auction. Got too wrapped up in Advance Wars. oh well, I'll still send the MO tomorrow.

[Schenley]

And, I never got around to scanning the NHL Breakaway box...

I'll let you know when...

[TheValeman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8280410563&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

30 Games....10 of which I think we dont have scans for or we have PAL but not US.

Some people put nice collections up for sale .... bummer when yer broke though :)

[Schenley]

I'm uploading NHL Breakaway 98 raw scans now.

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

They are bigger than my previous files. I scanned at 600 dpi. I'm guessing that last time I did them at 300 dpi. What's easiest for you?

[TheValeman]

I'm uploading NHL Breakaway 98 raw scans now.

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

They are bigger than my previous files. I scanned at 600 dpi. I'm guessing that last time I did them at 300 dpi. What's easiest for you?

Nah!! What's 15mb's per scan between friends? :)

I'll download them, convert the cover and resize to 300dpi to get a cover that can be upped to Snack-bar. They drop their drawers when a file exceeds approx 6.5mbs so I have to downsize to 300dpi anyway.

EDIT. Got them .....

[Schenley]

So, I'm better off scanning at 300, right?

I'm deleting them from my server space...

[TheValeman]

So, I'm better off scanning at 300, right?

I'm deleting them from my server space...

Yep .... the front page instructions refer to 300dpi. Mainly because that's the common print rez and also because file sizes are insane with 600dpi.

Hehe .... makes for a good piccie though if you have the space to store it.

I'll resize it within Paintshop so dont bother re-scanning unless I have an issue.

Nice scans BTW .... very nice indeed. Just cleaning up a few faint cuts type issues etc and should be good to go. The backs interesting in that the red sidebar is prefectly square but writing in the centre isn't but the picture framing on the right as almost plumb. Has the box got a inward curve? I'll probably run with the sidebar being straight I think

EDIT. After consideration I adjusted my thinking and this is the result of Schenley's execellent scans

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/2323/nhlbreakaway98small9tv.th.jpg (http://img470.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nhlbreakaway98small9tv.jpg)

Upped the full version to Snack-bar ... put Schenley as contributor

[SMMM]

Sent off the MO today, and I ordered a complete NTSC Blast Corps, so that should be coming sometime as well.

Also, I e-mailed the guy that never sent those 4 N64 games I won a while ago. No response yet..

EDIT: Here's a brand new Blues Brothers 2000 if any of you are interested. Good luck finding another one anytime soon...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Blues-Brothers-2000-for-Nintendo-64-N64-New_W0QQitemZ8282197724QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[TheValeman]

Sent off the MO today, and I ordered a complete NTSC Blast Corps, so that should be coming sometime as well.

Also, I e-mailed the guy that never sent those 4 N64 games I won a while ago. No response yet..

EDIT: Here's a brand new Blues Brothers 2000 if any of you are interested. Good luck finding another one anytime soon...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Blues-Brothers-2000-for-Nintendo-64-N64-New_W0QQitemZ8282197724QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I already have Blast Corps coming ...see Message #881 pg 45. I dont know how good mine is though so if it arrives I'll wait for you to get yours so we get the best scan available.

Oh ..... I bought that Blues Brothers game :) Couldn't resist a new shrinkwrapped game.

[Backlash]

Ha ha I think you have an addiction my friend :)

PS I am still waiting for my cousin to send me that picture from lunch. I'll send you a copy whenever I get one.

[pinion247]

I have a mint copy of Shadowgate 64 that I can scan in. This project is awesome... exactly what I've been looking for as a storage solution for all of my N64 games. Anything like this for SNES games?

I'll read the beginning of this thread and figure out what to scan and then post it ASAP. I'll search through storage and see what else I can help out with.

[4tygames]

I have a mint copy of Shadowgate 64 that I can scan in. This project is awesome... exactly what I've been looking for as a storage solution for all of my N64 games. Anything like this for SNES games?

I'll read the beginning of this thread and figure out what to scan and then post it ASAP. I'll search through storage and see what else I can help out with.
You can use the same cases to store your SNES games too!

Click Here for the SNES Thread (http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57798)

Also check out the N64 List (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm) (I will update it soon) to see what games we have covers for already and what games we do not have yet.


Thanks for your help! :D

[SMMM]

I have a mint copy of Shadowgate 64 that I can scan in. This project is awesome... exactly what I've been looking for as a storage solution for all of my N64 games. Anything like this for SNES games?

I'll read the beginning of this thread and figure out what to scan and then post it ASAP. I'll search through storage and see what else I can help out with.

I am getting quite annoyed on how everything I buy is already available...but I supposed that's just bad luck. Thanks for helping out! =)

[pinion247]

^^^ Friggin' Awesome about the SNES stuff. This rocks.

So, judging by the list you posted, Shadowgate 64 is still needed? I believe that's the only one I can offer... I may have Hybrid Heaven somewhere, I'll be checking through storage this weekend.

[4tygames]

Hybrid Heaven would be sweet! That is one hard-to-find game these days.


I think there is a big backup of covers on Snackbar Games. Snowcone is alive because he has made quite a few posts on the main site. Anyone want to PM him? I want the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Wipeout 64, and Pokemon Stadium covers :)

[Schenley]

Oh ..... I bought that Blues Brothers game :) Couldn't resist a new shrinkwrapped game.Cool! That's on my list. Chipping away, brother, chipping away.

The inward curve on NHL Breakaway was probably because I didn't put pressure on the scanner cover - I usually try to hold it down as it's scanning. I guess I forgot on the back. Sorry. Let me know if you want it redone...

Oh, and speaking of shrinkwrapped games - I opened up about 4 that I had to put em in these spanking cases!

[Schenley]

You can use the same cases to store your SNES games too!

Click Here for the SNES Thread (http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57798)Oh, boy... that's next. I have about 50 loose SNES carts...

:drool:

[Schenley]

I just ran across this thread about spare boxes, manuals, etc... (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27373&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=hybrid+heaven&start=325)

I didn't read through it much, but it might help someone...

[TheValeman]

I am getting quite annoyed on how everything I buy is already available...but I supposed that's just bad luck. Thanks for helping out! =)

I hear that. But honestly....who would've thought someone would stumble onto our forum and the ONLY box they have is Shadowgate 64?

Cmon .... I hadn't even heard of it till 2 months ago. And as far as Blast Corps is concerned .... I did put it up ages ago on that message. Mine's part of a 10 game pack and the pic was ropey at best so I really have no idea if it's good enough to be bothered attempting to convert until I get it. That's why I haven't done Waialae Country Golf ..... it's pretty average so I'm mulling whether it's worth having a go at present.

Still.... look at the strides made since December 05 when total scanned stood at 22%. Now it's 57% so all things considered we're doing well.

Blue's Brother's ..... bet it's a shite game. Still .... the box is mint...hehe

[SMMM]

E-mailed snowcone about adding a Saturn section, and also reminded him to update; so we should be seeing our uploads up within a day or two hopefully.

[TheValeman]

I upped the Pokemon Stadium cover again as a precaution as I already upped it a while ago and there's no sign of it even though newer covers are available on Snack-bar.

[Backlash]

This will be more work for 4tygames, but would you be willing to update the list and put "pending" or something whenever someone on this thead mentioned that they won an auction or otherwise has a box coming? That might help cut down on buying dupes.

That said, owning Shadowgate 64 is probably a good thing just to play it!

[RockinX]

I upped the Pokemon Stadium cover again as a precaution as I already upped it a while ago and there's no sign of it even though newer covers are available on Snack-bar.
Same thing has been happening with the Megaman 64 cover :S

[TheValeman]

Ha ha I think you have an addiction my friend :)

PS I am still waiting for my cousin to send me that picture from lunch. I'll send you a copy whenever I get one.

It could be. My wife certainly thinks I have an addiction to silly little games. I can live with that :D

Yeah ... I cant believe it's been a month since we caught up. How is your cousin? Back into it 100% I guess. Bugger not having any more annual hols until Jan eh ... but then again ... look at what you've done this year :applause:

You bought that boxed Midway yet for the cause? .... hehe

[Schenley]

I got my 11 boxes in today. Will be scanning over the next couple of days. Some of them are kinda beat, so I will do my best to get a clean scan...

[TheValeman]

This will be more work for 4tygames, but would you be willing to update the list and put "pending" or something whenever someone on this thead mentioned that they won an auction or otherwise has a box coming? That might help cut down on buying dupes.

That said, owning Shadowgate 64 is probably a good thing just to play it!

Yep ..... and what would be even better is if we could get write access to that one field so as we win/purchase a game we could tick that box ourselves so it didn't put extra pressure on 4tygames. The rest could stay read only so some fekker didn't delete stuff wholesale or something equally undesirable.

Any chance of that?

And cool stuff Schenley. I look forward to seeing those scans or covers :)

[SMMM]

fecker...heh, I'm going to use that..

[TheValeman]

fecker...heh, I'm going to use that..

I'm a Battlestar Galactica fan so I prefer Fracker was in "what the frack" but wasn't sure of the spelling :D

But you know what I mean ......

Roll on October when season 3 airs

[Schenley]

And cool stuff Schenley. I look forward to seeing those scans or covers :)I did one to start with. Vigilante 8. I'm not going to post each time I upload (unless you think it's better that way). Just check my site over the next couple of days - I'll get the other 10 up by Saturday night.

Also, I decided to include the spine in with the front of the box. Let me know if you prefer the three seperate files.

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

-=Schen

[TheValeman]

I did one to start with. Vigilante 8. I'm not going to post each time I upload (unless you think it's better that way). Just check my site over the next couple of days - I'll get the other 10 up by Saturday night.

Also, I decided to include the spine in with the front of the box. Let me know if you prefer the three seperate files.

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

-=Schen

No worries. I'll keep checking. Don't drop them until I say though as it may take a few days to get them downloaded, converted and uploaded to Snack-bar... especially if there's a fair bit of work involved in cleaning them up. Going by Vigilante there could be ....

[Schenley]

Going by Vigilante there could be ....Yea, I know... Some of them are pretty beat up. The Micro Machines, which originally came with a Mini car, has a 'window' in it. Have fun with that! You'll see what I mean when I upload it.

[TheValeman]

Yea, I know... Some of them are pretty beat up. The Micro Machines, which originally came with a Mini car, has a 'window' in it. Have fun with that! You'll see what I mean when I upload it.

When you scan them don't let the scanner auto edge them..do it manually and allow a bit of excess around the outside as it makes it easier doing a rotate to straighten everything.

Interestingly I remembered that Imagscanner had 300dpi front and rears and just need the spine and this is the result of combining your spine.....

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7889/vigilante82ndoffensivesmall8rt.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vigilante82ndoffensivesmall8rt.jpg)

Worth upping to Snack-bar?

[Schenley]

Worth upping to Snack-bar?Looks good to me! But then, I don't have that cart... :D

[TheValeman]

Looks good to me! But then, I don't have that cart... :D

Me neither.....

I just won Rugrats - Scavenger Hunt (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8280915646) to go with the PAL version I scanned so that'll complete that particular game when it arrives.
I'm also after Chameleon Twist 2 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8281155641&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT) from the same seller. Maybe a couple more too !!! OK .... try several more ....

Yeah ... I know ... I'll be paying the VISA off for a while to come with all this.

Man .... I need some more plastic boxes too. When it rain's it pours eh. What to get ....games? or boxes? or colour laser toner so I can print covers for the one's I already have?

EDIT. Got Micro Machines. I see the problem. I'll probably go with the Green spine as it doesn't have that window. As far as the front is concerned maybe the best thing is to put a colour into it .... like yellow or red ... or put a tasteful pic of a nude woman sunbathing on a pacific island inside it? :D

Okay ..... I've cleaned the scan Schenley provided for Micro Machines and this is what I've come up with ......

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9743/micromachinessmall7gp.th.jpg (http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=micromachinessmall7gp.jpg)

I've left the window as is being that it's authentic to the original box and I hate deviating into custom covers .... no offense to others who like that sort of thing .... I just prefer authentic as much as possible.
Is it ok to upload to Snack-bar?

[Schenley]

I personally prefer the blue/purple spines to the green. But, in this case I know why you did it... That starburst is screwin up everything!

As for the starburst up top, I would only say to take out the shiny highlights from the plastic - so that the whole thing looks uniform. This shouldn't take to long in Photoshop.

I agree, to not mess with the originals as much as possible. But sometimes, you gotta do a little.

I'll be scanning more later during the Devils game!! :applause:

[4tygames]

Sorry about not updating, I have been really busy lately, but I finally got the chance today.

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

I added a PENDING on the note section right next to Blues Brothers and Shadowgate. If there are any other games that need that, let me know.

[Schenley]

Sorry about not updating, I have been really busy lately, but I finally got the chance today.

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

I added a PENDING on the note section right next to Blues Brothers and Shadowgate. If there are any other games that need that, let me know.Damn!! I just printed the old list like 5 minutes ago! Were there only those two changes you made?

Also, Check my post #984 on http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50941&page=50. I bought 11 boxes and will be scanning them in today.

[4tygames]

Thanks Schenley. I updated the N64 List with the games you purchased.

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

[TheValeman]

Thanks Schenley. I updated the N64 List with the games you purchased.

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

And I have the following games coming ....

Blast Corps [ SMMM also has this one on the way too ]
Rugrats Scavenger Hunt
MRC : Multi-Racing Champ
NFL Quarterback Club 99
Wheel of Fortune

so you can add those to the pending list

[4tygames]

And I have the following games coming ....

Blast Corps [ SMMM also has this one on the way too ]
Rugrats Scavenger Hunt
MRC : Multi-Racing Champ
NFL Quarterback Club 99
Wheel of Fortune

so you can add those to the pending list

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Thanks! I hope this takes the confusion away of which games are in the works for covers.

[Schenley]

Add Spiderman to the pending list.

Also, add Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey 98 to my want list.

[Schenley]

All this work with these boxes has me wondering. Anyone know why there are two different types of inserts to hold the carts? You have the one that is 'built in' to the outside box, and the other one can be removed.

There has to be a reason - anyone know why?

[TheValeman]

All this work with these boxes has me wondering. Anyone know why there are two different types of inserts to hold the carts? You have the one that is 'built in' to the outside box, and the other one can be removed.

There has to be a reason - anyone know why?

I think the games with built in inserts came along a lot later in the N64's life time than boxes with the original inserts and was probably done on costs. Notice that the cardboard is thinner too and they buckle easier than the old boxes.

Holy cow Schenley .... it's gonna take me a lit bit to wade thru all those scans of yours. If you look at your Micro Machines scan vs my conversion you'll find a lot of creases, scratches cleaned up and that takes time. But I'm on it :D

[Schenley]

If you look at your Micro Machines scan vs my conversion you'll find a lot of creases, scratches cleaned up and that takes time. But I'm on it :DI would go with the one that you have above. Just clea up the highlights of the plastic like I mentioned. No need to spend that much time on it.

[TheValeman]

I would go with the one that you have above. Just clea up the highlights of the plastic like I mentioned. No need to spend that much time on it.

Yep ... already cleaned it up. Looks nice too if I say so myself. Upped it to Snack-bar. Now we just need Snowcone to do his thing. Say's its slow news wise at present .... maybe he should look at updating the site if thats the case :)

Hey Nate .... I tried uploading the full version with 0% jpg compression to your site but it bombed. Thought you might want to archive it in your complete Dir. So I then tried to upload the smaller version but that got the same result too.

[nate1749]

strange, you're the 2nd person whose had trouble uploading hmmmm...

[TheValeman]

strange, you're the 2nd person whose had trouble uploading hmmmm...

Yep .... it gave me a "invalid image" error on both Java and standard. They are completed images so I thought maybe you had a file size limit in place and being over 5 mb's was bombing because of that.

Thought I'd be nice and upload my full size files for your complete dir ...... Oh ... and you can delete the rest of the files in the temp dir as I've finished Twooie,Space STation and South Park now ....

[svrasputin]

Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I was curious to know if the cases from media shelving.com will hold Atari Jaguar carts. If anyone knows, please reply.

[TheValeman]

Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I was curious to know if the cases from media shelving.com will hold Atari Jaguar carts. If anyone knows, please reply.

Never having seen a Jaguar cart I dont know what the size is but look at it like this ..... if the cart is the same size or less [including depth] than a SNES cart chances are it'll fit but will probably rattle around as the case has special tabs to keep N64 & SNES and Genesis carts in place. Hope that helps somewhat ....

[Schenley]

Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I was curious to know if the cases from media shelving.com will hold Atari Jaguar carts. If anyone knows, please reply.Just checked for you...

The carts fit in vertically, and are loose. When you close the cover, the curvature of the cart holds it in place and it doesn't move around.

Short story - yes, they fit.

I have a handful of loose Jag carts, so will probably look for, or start a cover project for that soon.

[Schenley]

Vale, I just uploaded Battlezone, but it's got some sun fading on the front. Are you good at fixing this kind of stuff in Photoshop?

I started playing with it, but it starting looking too fake.

[SMMM]

Do you guys still need Shadowgate 64? Just recieved it in the mail today.

[TheValeman]

Do you guys still need Shadowgate 64? Just recieved it in the mail today.

Yep .... the other dude hasn't scanned or uploaded it yet. Mind you .... I couldn't upload to UKBeats so maybe that's the problem. Dunno .... Nate?

Schenley .... I'll grab Battlezone right now and have a go. I saw another Battlezone box for sale and that was sun faded too. Seems to be common with this game. So bad it never flew off the shop shelve's eh?

Okay .... I've had a play with the colours on Battle Zone and come up with ......

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/6438/battlezonefronttestsmall9qo.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=battlezonefronttestsmall9qo.jpg)

The main problem is that different colours fade at different rates making a global adjustment finicky to say the least ... but then I'm no graphic artist so I may be wrong. I think the orange and reds are looking close at a cost to the blue but by and large looks good. The yellow we can take for the logo from another cover and overlay it so I'm not too concerned there.

Any comments on this? Shame about that big ass B sticker on the front sidebar. Any chance of getting it off without damaging the cover Schenley?

[4tygames]

Wow, that is not that bad. The original cover looks like this. (http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/70/70250/Battlezone64RiseoftheBla7_f.jpg)

That box really must have been faded.

Ok, I have been messing around with the box a little bit in photoshop. I can copy the colors off of one picture of the box off the Internet and try to match it with the faded box. The results were really impressive for 30 seconds.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2289/battlezonefronttestsmall9qo7rh.jpg

In that amount of time, I was able to get the lettering of Battle Zone to its original color and the Crave Logo to its original color. The other messed up areas are just to show what color it should be. I know we can unfade this box, but it is going to take hard work.

[TheValeman]

I've been working on it some more. Got the blue quite nice now. I'll upload it when I get home to give you guys a indicator.

That big B is annoying me though

[SMMM]

Here's Shadowgate. Lemme know if you need em rescanned.

Front (http://spoooooooon.googlepages.com/shadowgatefront.jpg)
Back (http://spoooooooon.googlepages.com/shadowgateback.jpg)

[Schenley]

I've been working on it some more. Got the blue quite nice now. I'll upload it when I get home to give you guys a indicator.

That big B is annoying me thoughI can get that off tomorrow. There's some kind of logo below it.

Not sure if this will help, but I was looking through this stuff earlier...

http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/elements/replace_color.html

[svrasputin]

Thanks for the help with the Jaguar carts. I've got several Jag boxes and would be more than willing to help with a Jaguar case project.

[Schenley]

Thanks for the help with the Jaguar carts. I've got several Jag boxes and would be more than willing to help with a Jaguar case project.I've got 6-10 boxed games and would be willing to help to - just not yet.

Maybe we should start a seperate thread....

[TheValeman]

Just an update on where I'm at with Schenley's box scans.........

I have gone thru and assessed them to determine which spines require the least effort to clean up .... sorry Schen but there are some green spines coming .... yeah yeah .... I know yah like the purple jobbies :)

I have started cleaning up several of them, removing scan specks, creases and so forth in preparation for merging into the finished covers. That Battlezone colour sidetracked me a bit .... I like a challenge but am now waiting on your attempts at removing the sticker before going any further .... and I received Robotron 64 PAL which I have put up for sale so I've quickly scanned that one too.

So bear with me and when I've got a few ready to go I'll upload them in bulk for everyone. That includes SMMM's Shadowgate 64. Looks like a game well worth playing. Had a play with it SMMM?

So there you have it on where I'm currently at. Oh .... and I'm negotiating on purchasing Daikatana boxed currently from a local source.More on that as it develops.

Whats up with Snowcone? On holiday or something?

[4tygames]

I think he must be busy with E3.

If that is the case, then I would not expect him to upload the covers until after at least 4 - 5 days.

[TheValeman]

Ahhhh .... I see .... being within spitting distance of Antactica you forget about big events like E3 and so on. Love to attend it one day.

Oh well .... gives me a few days to get those scans uploaded then :)

[Schenley]

I like a challenge but am now waiting on your attempts at removing the sticker before going any further ....

D'OH!

Completely forgot about this today. I don't feel like doing it tonight, so it'll have to wait til tomorrow.

Sounds good with the other stuff! Keep up the good work!

[TheValeman]

D'OH!

Completely forgot about this today. I don't feel like doing it tonight, so it'll have to wait til tomorrow.

Sounds good with the other stuff! Keep up the good work!

Sweet as .... I'm snowed under with everythng else anyway

You getting out of Dreamcast? Still the greatest console ever made / never advertised .... after N64 of course!!.:)

[Schenley]

You getting out of Dreamcast? Still the greatest console ever made / never advertised .... after N64 of course!!.:)Huh? What gave you that idea? I love my Dreamcasts - have two of them!

[TheValeman]

Huh? What gave you that idea? I love my Dreamcasts - have two of them!

Just saw DC bits and bobs for sale in your Store. Thought you were dumping your gear :D

[Schenley]

Just saw DC bits and bobs for sale in your Store. Thought you were dumping your gear :DAh... Naw, that's all my leftover stuff. Got more stuff going up - check back in a couple days.

[TheValeman]

Holy hell in a hand basket..... Snowcone's updated Snack-bar.

You can grab Wipeout 64 now 4tygames :)

Looks kinda good having ALL the wrestling games up there. Feel quite proud of that little achievement considering I absolutely hate sports games ... LOL

[SMMM]

Holy hell in a hand basket..... Snowcone's updated Snack-bar.

Now if he could just update the other sections where I've actually uploaded stuff...

[ZForce915]

Quick printing question. Do I just download the cover and covert it to 300 dpi like the GBA project? Will that make sure the sizing is correct?

[TheValeman]

Quick printing question. Do I just download the cover and covert it to 300 dpi like the GBA project? Will that make sure the sizing is correct?

Covers are already created at 300dpi but I just import it into MS Word and size it manually. Cant remember the exact size as I'm at work but it was something like 188 by 288 or 180 by 280 ....something like that and they fit perfectly. Just open a box and measure edge to edge and you'll see what I mean.

I did that way as we use A4 here...not US Legal or letter.

Gosh darn it. Outbid yet again in the last minute trying to get games not yet scanned..... baaahhhh!!!

[4tygames]

Yay! A snackbar games update! I got the three covers I needed :D.

Just for fun, does anyone have the n64 controller pak box? We have a cover for the expansion pak, but a cover for the controller pak would be great to store my multiple controller paks.

[TheValeman]

Yay! A snackbar games update! I got the three covers I needed :D.

Just for fun, does anyone have the n64 controller pak box? We have a cover for the expansion pak, but a cover for the controller pak would be great to store my multiple controller paks.

Yep indeedy .... I'll add it to the huge pile I'm working thru at present. :)

[Schenley]

Covers are already created at 300dpi but I just import it into MS Word and size it manually. Cant remember the exact size as I'm at work but it was something like 188 by 288 or 180 by 280 ....something like that and they fit perfectly. Just open a box and measure edge to edge and you'll see what I mean.

I did that way as we use A4 here...not US Legal or letter.
I use Photoshop to print, and check the size in inches. They are 7" x 11.22". I don't mess with the DPI, if the width is not 7", I just adjust it so it is. The length is automatically adjusted.

[Schenley]

I won an auction with Earthworm Jim 3d and Rampage World Tour. According to 4tygames list, there are PAL covers, but not NTSC. Should I scan them when I get them?

[TheValeman]

I won an auction with Earthworm Jim 3d and Rampage World Tour. According to 4tygames list, there are PAL covers, but not NTSC. Should I scan them when I get them?

Did you win that off ebay seller "mismicma"? Man I was looking at that one until the price went thru the roof ...... sigh..
EDIT ... Yep ... you did win the one I was looking at ....

And I lost out on other games too.

But yeah ....definitely scan them up. Oh ... I've now finished cleaning up one side of each of your games and am now working on the other side/spine.

I just purchased 3 more games that need to be marked as pending....

Command & Conquer ..... will complete the list for this game [ I provided a PAL version some time ago ]
All-Star Baseball 99 ..... will complete the list for this game [ I provided a PAL version some time ago ]
Triple Play 2000 ..... Someone asked for this .... Schenley?

Triple Play 2000 has a big sticker on the front which hopefully will come off but hey .... it only cost $1 so if it doesn't work out no big deal.

[Schenley]

Did you win that off ebay seller "mismicma"? Man I was looking at that one until the price went thru the roof ...... sigh..
EDIT ... Yep ... you did win the one I was looking at ....


Yea, I know - It went for more than I expected, but I bid pretty high cause I like the game (EJ). At least Rampage only went for $5.24 - so averaged together - it's not so bad.



Triple Play 2000 ..... Someone asked for this .... Schenley?

Yup, that's on my list.

Speaking of stickers - I still forgot to peel off the sticker from the Battlezone box. I'll go do it now.

[Schenley]

OK, finally did the sticker removal. Guess what was under there? The good ol' Seal of Approval. I guess someone didn't approve. :D

You can see the amount of fading underneath, though...

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

[TheValeman]

OK, finally did the sticker removal. Guess what was under there? The good ol' Seal of Approval. I guess someone didn't approve. :D

You can see the amount of fading underneath, though...

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

Wow! Now if I can get the red sidebar looking like that on my adjusted one it'll look pretty good.

Damn .... that'll set me back on those other covers. 4tygames may be waiting a few days for that controller pak cover :)

Now that you have that Earthworm Jim box I'll be able to look at picking up a cart or cart/manual at a lesser cost for my collection.

[nate1749]

glad to see everything is still chugging away... hopefully this upcoming week I'll have time to update my final gallery to mirror that of snackbar.

I just bought a psp, so when I get some more money to waste on video games I'll try to buy n64 boxes next.

Nate

[Captain_Insano16]

If anyone wants a box for Sesame Street - Elmo's Number Journey drop me a PM, otherwise I'll probably toss it. Maybe someone can take it and scan it for the case project (unfortunately, I have no scanner)

It was inside a boxed N64 I got recently - no game or manual, just the box for some reason.

[TheValeman]

If anyone wants a box for Sesame Street - Elmo's Number Journey drop me a PM, otherwise I'll probably toss it. Maybe someone can take it and scan it for the case project (unfortunately, I have no scanner)

It was inside a boxed N64 I got recently - no game or manual, just the box for some reason.

Geez .... we could certainly do with the box being scanned for the cause. Not a common game and difficult to find boxed so if you have it don't toss it until we can get it scanned or sent to someone on the forum with a scanner.

On a side note ..... I just bought Deadly Arts boxed so add that to the pending list.....

And these have been uploaded to Snack-bar today .....

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7783/robotron64palsmall6iv.th.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=robotron64palsmall6iv.jpg)
Robotron 64 PAL .... that marks that one off as Complete

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1196/pgaeuropeantoursmall7bq.th.jpg (http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pgaeuropeantoursmall7bq.jpg)
PGA European Tour .... The first of Schenley's recent contributions

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/8427/armymensargesheroessmall3sw.th.jpg (http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armymensargesheroessmall3sw.jpg)
Army Men - Sarge's Heroes .... another one of Schenley's and that gives us the last of the Army Men covers .... yippee

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7687/wargodssmall8be.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wargodssmall8be.jpg)
War Gods .... yet another Schenley contribution and an intersting looking game!!

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1513/nflblitz2000small3uo.th.jpg (http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nflblitz2000small3uo.jpg)
NFL Blitz 2000 from good Ol Schenley ....

More coming soon!!

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Everything is current and up-to-date including the PENDING List!


Captain_Insano16: I would be happy to scan the box. Shipping should not be that much, maybe a dollar or two. Let me know if this will work out for you.

EDIT: Ah, TheValeman, you snuck that NFL Blitz cover right after I updated the list, no worries, I updated it again :).

[TheValeman]

makes its way onto Snack-bar .......

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2893/southparkrallysmall7nm.th.jpg (http://img363.imageshack.us/my.php?image=southparkrallysmall7nm.jpg)
South Park Rally

Someone wanted this one :)

[4tygames]

http://gamequestdirect.com/nintendo-64-games.html?page=1

Supposedly these are new N64 Games. The prices for some of these new games are not that bad and may be worth checking out.

By the way, Snowcone is on vacation. Looks like he will be coming back to a bunch of uploaded covers ;)

[Backlash]

makes its way onto Snack-bar .......

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2893/southparkrallysmall7nm.th.jpg (http://img363.imageshack.us/my.php?image=southparkrallysmall7nm.jpg)
South Park Rally

Someone wanted this one :)

Ooo ooo me! Thanks! :)

[TheValeman]

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9206/battlezonesmall3yp.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=battlezonesmall3yp.jpg)

This is about as far as want to take this cover as ...

1. It appears to be a crap game
2. The time spent on trying to balance colours for fading of the box is time consuming and...
3. No one probably has the game here so this will suffice until someone finds this forum and has a mint box to contribute.

Any comments before I upload this to Snack-bar?

Of course .... if someone wants to buy a brand new version of this game from the link 2 posts earlier at a reasonably exorbitent price feel free to do so..... and when you decide it is crap I'll happily give you $5.00 for it :lol:

[CYRiX]

doesnt look too bad up it

[4tygames]

wow, good job with that battlezone box! I say upload it!

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

[TheValeman]

wow, good job with that battlezone box! I say upload it!

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Done. Now I just have 6 of Schenley's covers to go and someone wants a controller pak cover too :D

EDIT. Just for the fun of doing something not game oriented ......

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1015/n64controllerpak2wb.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=n64controllerpak2wb.jpg)

[Captain_Insano16]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Everything is current and up-to-date including the PENDING List!


Captain_Insano16: I would be happy to scan the box. Shipping should not be that much, maybe a dollar or two. Let me know if this will work out for you.

EDIT: Ah, TheValeman, you snuck that NFL Blitz cover right after I updated the list, no worries, I updated it again :).

You are more than welcome to the box. I'll cover shipping if it will help the cause. I'm hoping one day to get some of the media cases and make cases for my n64 games.

Any suggestion on the best way to send the empty box so it doesn't get mangled?!? I was thinking about putting it between two pieces of cardboard, sticking it in a mailer and putting "do not bend" all over it? Would that work?

[4tygames]

You are more than welcome to the box. I'll cover shipping if it will help the cause. I'm hoping one day to get some of the media cases and make cases for my n64 games.

Any suggestion on the best way to send the empty box so it doesn't get mangled?!? I was thinking about putting it between two pieces of cardboard, sticking it in a mailer and putting "do not bend" all over it? Would that work?

Awesome! That sounds great! I'll PM you my address.


On the packaging, you can open the sides of the box and flatten it, which may be a little easier than keeping the box shape.


Thanks again!

[4tygames]

All right!

I got Captain_Insano16's box today in the mail and made scans of it.

Here they are:

Front (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/Scan0020.jpg)

Back (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/Scan0021.jpg)

Blue Side (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/Scan0022.jpg)

Green Side (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/Scan0023.jpg)

[TheValeman]

All right!

I got Captain_Insano16's box today in the mail and made scans of it.



I'll get them when I get home later today.

I created the controller pak cover for you... just waiting on Snowcone getting back from holiday. If you want it quicker I can upload the full version to my Box.net dir. See you can share boxnet directories with anyone now? They dont need to be boxnet users. Good eh..

So I'll update the cart label scans soon as I now have some 45 US games to archive labels for.

Still working on Schenley's scans. Slow going as the sports ones have artwork with lines which take a bit of work when cleaning up. If I dont worry about slight blemishes it would certainly make it easier and faster.

And I've been playing Day of Defeat Source a heap online lately with a couple of guys from work. Cool fun with VOIP so its consumed a bit of my time.

Judgement day today or tomorrow. That's when the Visa bill arrives ;)

[4tygames]

I'll get them when I get home later today.

I created the controller pak cover for you... just waiting on Snowcone getting back from holiday. If you want it quicker I can upload the full version to my Box.net dir. See you can share boxnet directories with anyone now? They dont need to be boxnet users. Good eh..

So I'll update the cart label scans soon as I now have some 45 US games to archive labels for.



Could you give your Box.net address out again? I lost it and forgot what page it was on. I was planning on making a couple of cases from the covers this weekend so that would be awesome if you could upload that controller pak cover to your Box.net.

Thanks!

[TheValeman]

Could you give your Box.net address out again? I lost it and forgot what page it was on. I was planning on making a couple of cases from the covers this weekend so that would be awesome if you could upload that controller pak cover to your Box.net.

Thanks!

Boxnet directory for misc files is ... http://www.box.net/public/ve8tqrmqyk
Boxnet directory for N64 labels is ... http://www.box.net/public/jd7u3z2nlf

Controller Pak pic uploaded for you.

EDIT. Here's Schenley's SPIDERMAN all cleaned up and really to go....

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3258/spidermansmall6ne.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spidermansmall6ne.jpg)

Oh ... and Schenley ..... I got Triple Play 2000 today. Managed to remove all the stickers without damaging the box too so you'll be sweet in a day or two. Hang in there buddy :D

2nd Oh ..... the wifey hit the roof when the Visa bill arrived. T'was expected I suppose but I definitely aint buying anything more until it's paid off ... on pain of ..... quote from Shrek 2 " Let's neuter him right here. Do the Bob Barker treatment on him"

And something else turned up today ....... Blues Brothers 2000

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7070/bluesbrothers2000small6mg.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluesbrothers2000small6mg.jpg)

Here's one for Schenley ..... Triple Play 2000

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7550/tripleplay2000small8zm.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tripleplay2000small8zm.jpg)

I have updated the Boxnet label directory above so labels are stored in seperate alphabetic directories. This is because I have some 50 carts to scan and it would get unwieldly very quickly. Expect labels to be added very soon.

Here's the Players Choice Edition of Zelda - Ocarina of Time. Quite Like the whole Gold look actually.......

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4535/legendofzeldaocarinaoftimeplay.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=legendofzeldaocarinaoftimeplay.jpg)

And last for tonite.... the US version of Command & Conquer ..... that's another one marked off as Complete

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7189/commandconquersmall9jr.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=commandconquersmall9jr.jpg)

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

[TheValeman]

Here's another one off the unscanned list .....

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/962/deadlyartssmall0uk.th.jpg (http://img114.imageshack.us/my.php?image=deadlyartssmall0uk.jpg)

Deadly Arts...

Sadly the label is damaged due to it being ex-rental so if anyone has the game and can make use of the cover can they scan me their label @ 300dpi if it's intact?

Cheers

[nate1749]

valeman what is the currency exchange rate for USD to whatever they use in your country?

Nate

[TheValeman]

valeman what is the currency exchange rate for USD to whatever they use in your country?

Nate

Hehe .... really bad.

At present my $1.00 gets approximately 60c US. I've been allowing for that buying games but the postage is the killer as it's a minimum $10.00 US per game which adds up to $14-$15 NZ extra depending on currency fluctuations ....effectively doubling the price of a game purchase. So I've been buying multiple games from a single source to try and get a price break on the postage. Isn't much but it helps ....

Heres my latest news ...

I'm still waiting on a shipment of 10 games with console ... the dude shipped it surface so it 5 - 6 weeks getting here ... geez. I have received and still have the following to convert

Rugrats Scavenger Hunt - Mint condition ... already scanned ... DONE!!!!
All-star Baseball 99 - Needs a bit of work ... already scanned ... DONE!!!!

MRC Multi Racing Championship ... waiting on arrival
Wheel of Fortune ... ditto
NFL Quarterback Club 99 ... ditto
Blast Corps ... ditto

Of the other six 3 of them have now been scanned and converted from submissions made after I purchased them .... thanks to the surface mail delays ... sigh. So I know how SMMM feels...... I thought I was getting 7 games towards the project. Oh well .... since I started it's gone from 22% to 60% scanned so I dont feel too bad :)

Have a great weekend everyone. I'll try get those 2 games up sometime this weekend along with Schenley's and SMMM's Shadowgate so I can get them out of my hair.

Number 1 ..... Here's Rugrats Scavenger Hunt to go with my PAL version under the name Treasure Hunt. Mark that one as Complete 4tygames ...

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/8527/rugratsscavengerhuntsmall9ru.th.jpg (http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rugratsscavengerhuntsmall9ru.jpg)

[GameScanner]

Hi. I havent been here in a long while but I figured I may give you this nice hi-res Nintendo images for your boxes:

Nintendo Logo:
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5237/nintendologogamescanner0014bp.th.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nintendologogamescanner0014bp.jpg)

Nintendo N64 logo:
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4126/nintendo64logogamescanner0023z.th.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nintendo64logogamescanner0023z.jpg)

Nintendo Seal of Quality logo:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2825/nintendoofficiallicensedproduc.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nintendoofficiallicensedproduc.jpg)

[SMMM]

The N64 logo looks really off...

[TheValeman]

The N64 logo looks really off...

Indeed .... What was it scanned off?

Anyway... not the reason I posted. This is .......

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2667/allstarbaseball99small9yr.th.jpg (http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=allstarbaseball99small9yr.jpg)
All-Star Baseball 99 to complement my PAL version.

Another game that can now be marked off as Complete. Gotta keep 4tygames occupied eh :)

EDIT. Here's Schenley's FIFA 98 - Road to World Cup. Fair amount of work required on these sport game covers........

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5641/fifa98small0ue.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fifa98small0ue.jpg)

Another of Schenley's ....... NBA Courtside [Kobe Bryant in] .... Not a good cover. Lots of scratches,wear and tear etc ....

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/6499/nbacourtsidesmall7gv.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nbacourtsidesmall7gv.jpg)

Here's Insano16's Elmo's Number Journey. Scan was lopsided somewhat so trimmed to get correct look and fair bit of editing around rear sidebar.

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4914/snumberjourney9bb.th.jpg (http://img64.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snumberjourney9bb.jpg)

Forgot Completely about this one but here's the better quality PAL version of San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing. Note the much better colour on the rear compared to my first version.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8373/sanfranciscorushextremeracings.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanfranciscorushextremeracings.jpg)

I am bidding on a US version of this game at present as I noticed we only have my PAL version to date. Hoping it wont set me back too much!! Absolutely the ONLY reason I'm bidding on this is because someone local is selling it. EBAY is 100% off-limits at present.

Here's SMMM's Shadowgate 64 ....

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4303/shadowgate64small4xh.th.jpg (http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shadowgate64small4xh.jpg)

[Schenley]

Major Score!

Allright, boys... I hit my favorite store (http://www.digitpress.com/store) again yesterday.

Here's what I'll be scanning over the next week or so...

Ms. Pac-Man (a little beat up)
Bust a Move 2 ( a little faded)
Deadly Arts
Iggy's Reckin Balls
Disney's Tarzan
Wetrix
Starshot (!!!)

NFL Blitz Special Edition
Virtual Chess 64
Lego Racers
Virtual Pool
Transmetals - Beast Wars
Re-Volt
Tonic Trouble
Xena Warrior Princess
Hercules

The top list I got boxes only, the bottom list I bought complete games. Let me know if someone's looking for any of these, and I'll prioritize them. Also, let me know if any of these are in the works, and I won't bother scanning. I checked the list and all of these were needed.

-=Schenley

[4tygames]

@ Schenley

If you could scan Wetrix, that would be awesome! Great find!


@ Everyone Else

I'll update the list later on today, maybe tonight, and add all of Schenley's games to the pending list.

[TheValeman]

Allright, boys... I hit my favorite store (http://www.digitpress.com/store) again yesterday.

Here's what I'll be scanning over the next week or so...



Deadly Arts




-=Schenley

Hi Schen .... great stuff.

Note that I scanned and provided this one a few messages back and it's just waiting on Snowcone to become available on Snack-bar.

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Added all of the new TheValeman's game covers.
Added all of Schenley's games to the pending list.

Keep up the great work!

[Schenley]

@ Schenley

If you could scan Wetrix, that would be awesome! Great find!
Wetrix and NFL Blitz SE uploaded on my site (http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw)

More to come. It takes some time to get the stickers off right...

[TheValeman]

Wetrix and NFL Blitz SE uploaded on my site (http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw)

More to come. It takes some time to get the stickers off right...

Swap jobs then.
I'll remove the stickers and you can do the converting :D

I had the opportunity to get Daikatana boxed in reasonably good condition the other day but had to pass it up. The guy wants $40 for it .... thats about $25 US for reference which is too high for me at the present time. Still on track with SF Rush Extreme Racing though ....

[Schenley]

Swap jobs then.
I'll remove the stickers and you can do the converting :D
8-) No thanks!


I had the opportunity to get Daikatana boxed in reasonably good condition the other day but had to pass it up. The guy wants $40 for it .... thats about $25 US for reference which is too high for me at the present time. Still on track with SF Rush Extreme Racing though ....Yea, I had Daikatana in my hands on Saturday, but the box was kinda beat up and it had two huge Blockbuster stickers on it that looked like they were 15 years old. Those were the stickers with the metal strip running through em. I decided to pass on it.

[SMMM]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mystical-Ninja-Starring-Goemon-N64-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ8289329651QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here's a cheap, new copy of Mystical Ninja if anyone's interested. I'd buy it myself, but I'm completely broke after buying an NES lot.

[TheValeman]

Here's Schenley's Wetrix as 4tygames is salivating after it :) .....

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8458/wetrixsmall7uz.th.jpg (http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wetrixsmall7uz.jpg)

Upped it to Snack-bar and my boxnet temp dir (http://www.box.net/public/ve8tqrmqyk)as Snowcone is slow at updating at present.

EDIT. I've almost finished NFL Blitz SE too. Just working on the speckles on the front [ I guess sticker residue and so forth ] and once it's done I'll upload it to Snack-bar and my box.net dir for those of you who can't wait for Snowcone.

[nate1749]

excellent, i've been waiting for wetrix... too bad I suck at the game so much, still addicting.... Only for N64 & DC, not sure which console I let it better for, I think DC because of the controller.

Nate

[TheValeman]

here's Schenley's NFL Blitz Special Edition .....

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6586/nflblitzspecialeditionsmall8du.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nflblitzspecialeditionsmall8du.jpg)

Uploaded to both Snack-bar and my boxnet dir until Snack-bar gets updated.

[Schenley]

Two more uploaded on my site. (http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw)

Bust a Move 2 will need some work - it's sun faded. But, it's one that's on my list. :bouncy:

[TheValeman]

Two more uploaded on my site. (http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw)

Bust a Move 2 will need some work - it's sun faded. But, it's one that's on my list. :bouncy:

Got them both.

Boy .... that Bustamove needs a fair bit or work.

Can you also confirm that you think the front of Starshot is faded? I think it is .... although my laptop screen is shitty for this stuff... but I think the colour is muted compared to screenshots I've seen. Let me now one way or the other as I have it converted already and just waiting on whether I need to play around with the color balance on the front.

[Schenley]

Got them both.

Boy .... that Bustamove needs a fair bit or work.Yea, I know.... Sorry!

Can you also confirm that you think the front of Starshot is faded? I think it is .... although my laptop screen is shitty for this stuff... but I think the colour is muted compared to screenshots I've seen. Let me now one way or the other as I have it converted already and just waiting on whether I need to play around with the color balance on the front.It's weird.... Only the very right (the Nintendo red stripe) looks faded to me... The rest doesn't look tooo bad, but then again, I don't know what it's supposed to look like.

[Schenley]

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

Another one uploaded.

Also, I got Wheel of Fortune - 4ty can you add it as pending?

[TheValeman]

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

Another one uploaded.

Also, I got Wheel of Fortune - 4ty can you add it as pending?

It should already be marked as Pending as I am waiting on it arriving in my surface shipment. Five weeks and climbing....sheesh!!!

The colour just looks washed compared to the rear of that Starshot box....Interesting. Ill research it up a little .... keep you posted...

Alrighty .... I looked at the stock photo on EBAY for this title and it's much more yellow and vibrant. So ... I've played around with the colour balance and come up with .....

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5498/starshotfrontsmall5ph.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=starshotfrontsmall5ph.jpg)

Tell me what you think as it's more in lne with the rear ..and the red looks much nicer to boot. In fact I like it so much I'm using it for my cover .... not that I have this game cause I don't :) Just ned to yellow up the N64 logo background.

Here it is.....

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/1753/starshotspacecircusfeversmall6.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=starshotspacecircusfeversmall6.jpg)

I'll upload it to my boxnet dir. If you like it let me know and I'll Snack-bar it

[4tygames]

N64 List Update (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Thanks for the Wetrix cover, looks great! :applause:

And yes, TheValeman is right, the game was already on PENDING status.

The Starshot cover looks good enough to add to the list and upload to snackbar!

[TheValeman]

Thanks for the Wetrix cover, looks great!

No worries :)

And yes, TheValeman is right, the game was already on PENDING status.

No worries there either. If yours is in good condition Schen just upload it and I'll convert it. May never even see my package so may as well take advantage of your purchase eh!!

The Starshot cover looks good enough to add to the list and upload to snackbar!

Done!! If you need it fast get it from my Boxnet (http://www.box.net/public/ve8tqrmqyk) dir as no knowing when Snowcone will update Snack-bar.

Here's Schenley's Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition. Man...what a messy one this was. Not 100% but good enough.....

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2029/bustamove2arcadeeditionsmall0j.th.jpg (http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bustamove2arcadeeditionsmall0j.jpg)

[TheValeman]

Bad news is that Wetrix and any newer covers aren't up there in this update. So I'm keeping them on my boxnet site until they do for those of you who needed them yesterday.:)

Even worse news in my mind though is that he didn't replace the existing color faded San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing with my better one. This also happened with WWF Attitude which I upped a mint condition version to replace the low quality one submitted by Slash000.

So in my mind there's no point anyone buying Space Invaders for instance unless you make it available on an alternate site as Snowcone obviously doesn't read the description or compare old with new.... he appears to just dump newer files if he thinks we already have it.

I PM'd him about the WWF Attitude game when I submitted it and got no answer back.

Nate ..... what about your site? Can I upload converted files directly to yours?

[4tygames]

A couple of months ago I replaced the Indiana Jones: Infernal Machine cover with one that did not have a big blockbuster sticker on the back and that one was uploaded.

It seems like only 20 covers were uploaded and I know there were a lot more finished for this and other systems because I know SMMM was trying to get Snowcone to put up a Sega Saturn section for the 15+ covers he created.


Oh yeah, the 1080 cover still isn't on Snackbar yet, but Nate's website has it.

[TheValeman]

A couple of months ago I replaced the Indiana Jones: Infernal Machine cover with one that did not have a big blockbuster sticker on the back and that one was uploaded.

It seems like only 20 covers were uploaded and I know there were a lot more finished for this and other systems because I know SMMM was trying to get Snowcone to put up a Sega Saturn section for the 15+ covers he created.


Oh yeah, the 1080 cover still isn't on Snackbar yet, but Nate's website has it.

1080 Snowboarding is on Snack-bar but they dont have an index for games starting with numbers. So you need to search for it. Then click on N64 to see it.

Cheers

[Schenley]

Couple of racers uploaded to my site - www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw (http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw)

Only nine more to scan! [for now]

[TheValeman]

Couple of racers uploaded to my site - www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw (http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw)

Only nine more to scan! [for now]

No worries. I'll grab em now

Here's your Madden 2000 .... finally..... these boxes with lined artwork are a bitch .... still ....

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/872/madden2000small4hs.th.jpg (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=madden2000small4hs.jpg)

Cheers

EDIT. Got them ..... Nice scan's. I'll get them converted pronto!! Here you go ....... Revolting

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4976/revoltsmall4qd.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=revoltsmall4qd.jpg)

And here's Lego Racers .......

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6696/legoracerssmall4th.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=legoracerssmall4th.jpg)

Hey Nate .... whats up with UKBeats? I cant login using the n64covers username. I was going to upload those two files but sadly ......:cry:

Update ..... I just acquired San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing US version locally for a good price. If it's in as good a condition as the seller says it'll be another one to mark off as complete .... fingers crossed. So add that to the Pending list 4tygames ....

[Schenley]

Just upped the last 9 from this group.

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

:applause:

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

With the 9 scans Schenley made, we will be past the 200 mark or 2/3 of the way through!

[TheValeman]

Just upped the last 9 from this group.

http://www.brokenclavicle.com/covers/raw

:applause:

Got them. Wow!!! gonna be a bit of work over the next few days getting this lot converted.

BTW .... whatever happened to Earthworm Jim 3D? Didn't you get it off the same dudette I got a couple of games from?

Had a 14 hour power cut today so way behind on everything :cry:

[Schenley]

Got them. Wow!!! gonna be a bit of work over the next few days getting this lot converted.

BTW .... whatever happened to Earthworm Jim 3D? Didn't you get it off the same dudette I got a couple of games from?

Had a 14 hour power cut today so way behind on everything :cry:Oh yea!! I forgot about that (Earthworm Jim). It's down in my room of doom. I'll scan it now.

I'd go nuts without power for 14 hours. I guess I'd have to play some handhelds!

[Schenley]

OK, Earthworm Jim got a little messed up with a sticker removal. Not sure why, I've used the same technique 25 times without a problem. There's a white spot on the right between the logo and the joypad icon. I'm sure that would be easy to fix, though. I also left a sticker on that I thought should stay. It's an official sticker from Rockstar that says "Free Pager Offer" - :lol: I think it's kind of a sign of the times - who would want a pager these days?

By the way, the icon in the lower left is not a sticker.

Also, I upped Rampage World Tour - it's pending on the 4ty list, but I forget if it was pending from me or not.

[Snowcone]

Bad news is that Wetrix and any newer covers aren't up there in this update. So I'm keeping them on my boxnet site until they do for those of you who needed them yesterday.:)

Even worse news in my mind though is that he didn't replace the existing color faded San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing with my better one. This also happened with WWF Attitude which I upped a mint condition version to replace the low quality one submitted by Slash000.

So in my mind there's no point anyone buying Space Invaders for instance unless you make it available on an alternate site as Snowcone obviously doesn't read the description or compare old with new.... he appears to just dump newer files if he thinks we already have it.

I PM'd him about the WWF Attitude game when I submitted it and got no answer back.

Nate ..... what about your site? Can I upload converted files directly to yours?


Come on now, give a guy a break. I have the SFRush ready to replace the faded one, but hadn't had a chance to compare. I get tons of duplicate covers so sometimes it is hard to tell what the reason is. Send me the other 2 and I will get them fixed as well. I haven't been around as I have been planning the migration of the snackbar site as well as my movie site to a new webhost. I finished that migration today and even had time to recode the Cover page so it's a little easier to use. I also posted some pending Saturn covers. It is also a little easier to drop me an email at snowcone@snackbar-games.com to remind me or notify me of updates. I don't get to CAG near as often as I used to. That may change very soon though.

[Snowcone]

1080 Snowboarding is on Snack-bar but they dont have an index for games starting with numbers. So you need to search for it. Then click on N64 to see it.

Cheers

That was one of the things I added in the recode.

[SMMM]

2 things.

1. Super Nintendo leads to Saturn covers
2. Christmas Nights is a EU import.

Thanks for update, though. I like the recode.

EDIT: Bust-a-Move for Saturn is actually Bust-a-Move 3.

[TheValeman]

Come on now, give a guy a break. I have the SFRush ready to replace the faded one, but hadn't had a chance to compare. I get tons of duplicate covers so sometimes it is hard to tell what the reason is. Send me the other 2 and I will get them fixed as well. I haven't been around as I have been planning the migration of the snackbar site as well as my movie site to a new webhost. I finished that migration today and even had time to recode the Cover page so it's a little easier to use. I also posted some pending Saturn covers. It is also a little easier to drop me an email at snowcone@snackbar-games.com to remind me or notify me of updates. I don't get to CAG near as often as I used to. That may change very soon though.

Wow .... Snowcone's alive!!!

Seriously though .... I know you have been migrating and all that but

1. I add an appended description to the game so you can tell that it's mean to replace an existing cover.
2. I PM'd you about the WWF Attitude which I put up weeks ago and there's been several updates since then so one assumes in that situation that you thought we already had it .... even though it had a description as per 1 above
3. You never show yourself around here that much any more yet you post daily on Snack-bar.

In light of the above sometimes I get the impression that maybe NDS and GBA are more interesting for you than the N64 at this time. I wouldn't blame you ... N64's been dead for years after all ... but the lack of posting here by you gives us absolutely no info on your current status etc. It's not a gripe ... just how I see it.

Anyways ..... good to see you posting here again ... even if just to have a piece of me :D

If you want I'll re-upload WWF Attitude for you to look at. The list said we needed a better version and I got a shrinkwrapped mint one so that's where it comes from.
Additionally ..... the WWF Warzone PAL by Slash000 is an absolute shocker. The text on the back is hand editted in some places and blurred beyond readable in others. Have a look. It may pay to delete that and leave my US mint one until we can rustle up a proper PAL version of that one.
Lastly ..... can you shift my Legend of Zelda AU import sitting in the letter "L" to the "T" dir so that it sits with all the other Zelda games? Although personally I think the "The" should be dropped from the other Zelda games and those shifted to "L"

Cheers ......

[TheValeman]

Does anyone here actually like my imageshacking the covers as I post them to Snack-bar?

If no-one cares I'll stop doing it.... just wastes my bandwidth... and just leave a text post. I thought it gives you guys a chance to see what the finished product looks like so you can tell me if somethings amiss etc.

But no-one's made any comment one way or the other so hard to tell if it's used or not.

Cheers .....

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5011/earthwormjim3dsmall1uw.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=earthwormjim3dsmall1uw.jpg) Earthworm Jim 3D ... Schenley's contribution now completes this game ....

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6549/virtualpool64small6zs.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=virtualpool64small6zs.jpg) Virtual Pool 64 ... another Schenley contribution

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/6131/tonictroublesmall3nz.th.jpg (http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tonictroublesmall3nz.jpg) Tonic Trouble ...

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4064/tarzansmall3sb.th.jpg (http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tarzansmall3sb.jpg) Tarzan ..... Anyone read Tarzan at the Earth's Core? Great read for a 30's book. ERB sure had a vivid imagination.

[4tygames]

I know you have bandwidth restrictions in NZ, that must suck, but if you could, can you continue with the imageshack covers. I like seeing them.


I'll update tomorrow, I gotta get back to work....


Thanks Snowcone, I really like the new design of the cover page!

[Schenley]

Thanks, Snowcone - I like the changes.

Vale, I do check the imageshack covers, but rarely say anything cause your stuff is usually spot on. You definitely have gotten into a rhythm!

And, 4ty - thanks for keeping the list!

[Snowcone]

Wow .... Snowcone's alive!!!

Seriously though .... I know you have been migrating and all that but

1. I add an appended description to the game so you can tell that it's mean to replace an existing cover.
2. I PM'd you about the WWF Attitude which I put up weeks ago and there's been several updates since then so one assumes in that situation that you thought we already had it .... even though it had a description as per 1 above
3. You never show yourself around here that much any more yet you post daily on Snack-bar.

In light of the above sometimes I get the impression that maybe NDS and GBA are more interesting for you than the N64 at this time. I wouldn't blame you ... N64's been dead for years after all ... but the lack of posting here by you gives us absolutely no info on your current status etc. It's not a gripe ... just how I see it.

Anyways ..... good to see you posting here again ... even if just to have a piece of me :D

If you want I'll re-upload WWF Attitude for you to look at. The list said we needed a better version and I got a shrinkwrapped mint one so that's where it comes from.
Additionally ..... the WWF Warzone PAL by Slash000 is an absolute shocker. The text on the back is hand editted in some places and blurred beyond readable in others. Have a look. It may pay to delete that and leave my US mint one until we can rustle up a proper PAL version of that one.
Lastly ..... can you shift my Legend of Zelda AU import sitting in the letter "L" to the "T" dir so that it sits with all the other Zelda games? Although personally I think the "The" should be dropped from the other Zelda games and those shifted to "L"

Cheers ......


I appreciate the description you put in that filename as it does help. The reason I post occasionally and daily on SB is that I am the main Admin and Mod. I apologize if you get the impression that I don't value the N64 covers. I think it's great that you guys are still doing them and I think it's a great resource for the gaming community to have access to them. The reality is that I have yet to print out a single cover for any of my games on any system. That being said, a quick email keeps me honest. I am probably changing jobs again soon so I may have a little more free time.

If you find a problem with any of the existing covers please let me know so we can get them fixed. Also, like was already mentioned, if you find a problem with the page itself let me know and i'll get it fixed as quickly as possible. If you have suggestions as well let me know. I want that page to be as easy to use as possible so I am open to feedback. I want to add a small set of FAQs if any of you are up to contributing. Here are the topics I'd like to cover:

-Creating covers (Maybe one for each platform)
-Printing covers
-Obtaining cases

Any takers?

[RockinX]

I uploaded the Megaman 64 cover long ago and it isn't up yet. Can you fix that?

[Backlash]

I uploaded the Megaman 64 cover long ago and it isn't up yet. Can you fix that?

Dude, he just mentioned (at least twice) that the best way to contact him for things like this is to email him instead of posting here. :)

[TheValeman]

I uploaded the Megaman 64 cover long ago and it isn't up yet. Can you fix that?

Just do what Snowcone says and upload it again. I'm sure it's just MIA so if you resubmit it all will be good.

I'll resubmit my WWF Attitde too and then all will be well in N64-Land again

Now that he's done the migration etc I'm sure things will be a lot smoother. And we have his email addy to keep him honest :)

[TheValeman]

Dude, he just mentioned (at least twice) that the best way to contact him for things like this is to email him instead of posting here. :)

OMG ... Backlash's ALIVE .... muahaaahaaaaaaaa

Good to hear your banter on the boards buddy :D Long time no post!!!
Hows yer cousin? Won another trip yet?

[Backlash]

I want to add a small set of FAQs if any of you are up to contributing. Here are the topics I'd like to cover:

-Creating covers (Maybe one for each platform)
-Printing covers
-Obtaining cases

Any takers?

The OP has a doc (written by slash) that has instructions for creating covers for N64. I assume that you just want content and you'll take care of HTML yourself since it's specific to your site? If so, it should be pretty much good to go, though the images could probably be compressed a bunch to make it more palatable (the Word doc is like 13 Mb I think).

It's written for N64, but of course the dimensions and general process are for the Media shelving cases so the generic parts could be pulled out and used for SNES, Genesis, etc. Feel free to use any of the text in the OP as well, of course.

Edit: Here's the link: http://www.ukbeats.com/N64_guide.zip

[RockinX]

Dude, he just mentioned (at least twice) that the best way to contact him for things like this is to email him instead of posting here. :)
I'm too lazy to do that, and if he asked a question I figure he is going to read my post, but I'll PM him.

And Valeman, I've uploaded it twice, I'm not sure what's wrong.

[TheValeman]

So Tarzan and all the latest are now available.

Additionally ... my San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing PAL replacement is now is now up. All it needs now is for the existing one to be deleted and the new one renamed as PAL if you're listening Snowcone.

Excellent work with the recode. Is it just me or does it seem snappier. I can tell you the uploading is far quicker ... it used to hang for minutes after the upload ... now it quickly returns to the"what do you want to do" screen. When you upload the amount I do you can tell ... believe me.

On a side issue .... I know the Tonic Trouble cover is sun faded .... mainly where the color Yellow is concerned. You can tell when you look at Schenley's original scan where the color was protected by a label and the yellow is much more vibrant. But I thought it easer to patch that into the main bulk rather than the other way around and as some glues affect color without another sample to color match it to I held off. If someone wants to color it to their tastes go for it ... I probably will if I ever get the game.

Does anyone here have a mint manual for Diddy Kong Racing? If you do and have a scanner could you can the front & back cover @ 300dpi for me? My manual is missing them. Let me know if you can help.

Cheers

[Snowcone]

I'll pull down the existing SFRush one tonight and the site should be much snappier as we are running in a much better environment. Also, RockinX that cover is going up tomorrow. I dont have it here with me.

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)


I really do like the new design of the cover page. If you could Snowcone, I think a PS1 Section for the DVD covers would be great as well since there are some really amazing covers in that section. Keep up the great work!

[Snowcone]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)


I really do like the new design of the cover page. If you could Snowcone, I think a PS1 Section for the DVD covers would be great as well since there are some really amazing covers in that section. Keep up the great work!
I dropped a post in the PS1 cover thread to see if anyone minded as we will need people to upload those covers as well.

[Schenley]

Also, I think "GBA Covers" on the main page should be changed to just "Covers"....

[encendido5]

I was just thinking... wouldn't it be cool if we scanned in the game manuals too? I'm sure a lot of us have thrown away the manuals for all our old "plastic" games. We could easily print them out using the same technique. Just a thought.

[Backlash]

I was just thinking... wouldn't it be cool if we scanned in the game manuals too? I'm sure a lot of us have thrown away the manuals for all our old "plastic" games. We could easily print them out using the same technique. Just a thought.

There is a site just for that - let me try to find the url (or does someone else know it?)

[4tygames]

http://www.replacementdocs.com/ (http://www.replacementdocs.com/news.php)

http://www.gamemanuals.net/

Hope that helps

[encendido5]

whoa, awesome. Thanks!

[Backlash]

replacementdocs.com was the one I was thinking of - thanks.

[TheValeman]

replacementdocs.com was the one I was thinking of - thanks.

A lot of the pdf's on those sites are low quality where people have used 75dpi etc when converting them to keep the size down. Also some look crappy because they didn't straighten he scans before converting so although it's good to have them I decided long ago I'd convert my own as I got the time.

I have 15-20 odd done at 300 dpi from memory and as I get time where I'm not converting cover scans .... thanks Schenley for that huge lot the other day :) ... I'll keep converting the ones I have.

Dont get me wrong .... anythings better than nothing .... and some are good quality so by all means have a look at those sites.... just dont set high expectations and you'll be OK.

[Snowcone]

Also, I think "GBA Covers" on the main page should be changed to just "Covers"....

I'm going to change it right now.

[Snowcone]

Got all the covers up from last night including a pair of PS1 covers.

[Schenley]

Awesome, Snowcone... Thanks!

[TheValeman]

Got all the covers up from last night including a pair of PS1 covers.

Excellent.

Two things ..... The Genesis section goes nowhere and is it possible to state how many covers are available when you enter a section? Eg, when entering the N64 section it would say "viewing - 200 covers" or something like that?

With all the new sections like PS1, Saturn and so on it'll give casual users a much better idea of the depth of whats available without having to click thru every letter.

Just a thought .. that's all.

Cheers

[SMMM]

Excellent.

Two things ..... The Genesis section goes nowhere and is it possible to state how many covers are available when you enter a section? Eg, when entering the N64 section it would say "viewing - 200 covers" or something like that?

With all the new sections like PS1, Saturn and so on it'll give casual users a much better idea of the depth of whats available without having to click thru every letter.

Just a thought .. that's all.

Cheers

1. Nobody's uploaded any Genesis covers. Daroga said he would once he found his 300dpi scans, but I guess he either hasn't found them or has forgotten about it.

2. I like your idea, I was kinda thinking of something similar.

[TheValeman]

1. Nobody's uploaded any Genesis covers. Daroga said he would once he found his 300dpi scans, but I guess he either hasn't found them or has forgotten about it.

2. I like your idea, I was kinda thinking of something similar.

1. Oops ... although not going anywhere I couldn't tell
2. I thought it made sense....just a query on the database so shouldn't be difficult unless it's manual .... that would be a bitch :)

Hey ... didn't you order some games a while back ... before Shadowgate 64? Did they ever arrive? I know you were apprehensive after a week or two.

I'm still waiting on my surface shipment. USPS advise up to 2 months to get to New Zealand. It's almost that now so I'm getting a tad bit frustrated.

I'm slowly progressing my Visa bill ... only $300 left to pay now :D Doesn't help buying the occasional game locally.... I got that San Francisco Rush Extreme US version to supplement my PAL copy. When it arrives I'll up it....

[SMMM]

Yeah, they never showed up. It was only like $9 though, so meh. Plus, you already have all the ones I ordered now.

[TheValeman]

Yeah, they never showed up. It was only like $9 though, so meh. Plus, you already have all the ones I ordered now.

I know what its like. Had 3 games never arrive from the UK. All have from the US so far .... just that biggie now.

I found it great getting games off EBAY..... but ..... Pick up a game for $5.00 only the postage to NZ is $11+. That makes it $16 approx .... then add the exchange rate and it's gone to $25 local currency for the game which is close to the average price for a PAL game. So it's easy to see where those 70 odd games I bought for converting covers blew out my Visa bill. Luckily selling off my PAL games reduced it to $400 which is now down somewhat.

You guys in the US have a good thing with EBAY simply because you're dealing with local currency. It's the postage & conversion that hits me where it hurts. I suppose that's why I got a tad miffed a while ago as it seems so easy/cheap for you guys to grab one game every so often to progress the cause.

So its great that you and Schen decided to help out. But its a bugger when the game doesn't arrive eh.......

[Snowcone]

Excellent.

Two things ..... The Genesis section goes nowhere and is it possible to state how many covers are available when you enter a section? Eg, when entering the N64 section it would say "viewing - 200 covers" or something like that?

With all the new sections like PS1, Saturn and so on it'll give casual users a much better idea of the depth of whats available without having to click thru every letter.

Just a thought .. that's all.

Cheers

That is actually on the agenda so the guys who manage the CAG wiki can tell how many covers are available in each category. I'll try to get it done tonight or tomorrow.

[4tygames]

Little note, I will be out of town till Monday, so I will not be able to update the n64 list until then.


Keep on making those great covers!

[TheValeman]

Little note, I will be out of town till Monday, so I will not be able to update the n64 list until then.


Keep on making those great covers!

OK ..... here's Wheel of Fortune .... scan courtesy of Schenley the Great :)

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3008/wheeloffortunesmall5cw.th.jpg (http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wheeloffortunesmall5cw.jpg)

followed by transformers Beast Wars Transmetal ..... another Schenley contribution ..... I'm starting to feel inadequate now ....

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8740/transformersbeastwarstransmeta.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transformersbeastwarstransmeta.jpg)

[Snowcone]

Now the page shows the number of covers in the whole category when you click the category name and the number of covers for each letter when you click on them.

[TheValeman]

Now the page shows the number of covers in the whole category when you click the category name and the number of covers for each letter when you click on them.

Excellent.

Two issues though ...........

1. The homepage now lists 0 covers availabe instead of the total for everything. May be better to remove completely?

2. No NDS choice on the handheld menu. I thought we had NDS covers?

Other than that .... very nice!!!.

And uploading is definitely smoother now so kudo's from me as it takes far less time waiting for the page to allow the next upload etc.


Oh .... it's great to see you around here more too. Letting us know what's happening is going on with the site is much appreciated.

[Snowcone]

Excellent.

Two issues though ...........

1. The homepage now lists 0 covers availabe instead of the total for everything. May be better to remove completely?

2. No NDS choice on the handheld menu. I thought we had NDS covers?

Other than that .... very nice!!!.

And uploading is definitely smoother now so kudo's from me as it takes far less time waiting for the page to allow the next upload etc.


Oh .... it's great to see you around here more too. Letting us know what's happening is going on with the site is much appreciated.


I must have accidently broken both of those in my latest update. I will fix them both on Sunday morning as well as post all the covers uploaded since yesterday. I am trying to be more in touch with the community providing the content. If you have any additional suggestions from a layout standpoint just let me know.

[CocheseUGA]

If anyone has 25-40 of these cases you don't need, I'll buy or trade you for them. I just don't need 100, and would have nowhere to store the extras. Thanks.

[Snowcone]

Coding changes fixed and all new covers posted. I think I am going to upload a few from the PS1 thread myself.

[SMMM]

Wrong topic, but a couple things

1. I uploaded an Alone in the Dark cover for Dreamcast. Did you get that?
2. I uploaded two versions of Castelvania Adventure for GB. The second is more cleaned up and doesn't have that orange sliver at the bottom I didn't notice the first time

Thanks again.

[TheValeman]

Sorry it's taking a while to get the rest of Schenley's covers up ..... a case of too much Day of Defeat, wifey's birthday stuff, installing Vista followed by uninstalling Vista all combined to wreak havoc on my weekend.

I still have to reinstall my apps after reloading XP so it'll be a day or so before I'm back in action. There's also the time it takes to clean these things up. Did you notice I edited out the Blockbuster sticker on Beast Wars Schen? :)

Expecting SF Rush any day now .... no idea on the surface package yet .... sigh!!

[Snowcone]

Wrong topic, but a couple things

1. I uploaded an Alone in the Dark cover for Dreamcast. Did you get that?
2. I uploaded two versions of Castelvania Adventure for GB. The second is more cleaned up and doesn't have that orange sliver at the bottom I didn't notice the first time

Thanks again.

When did you upload them? I haven't seen them yet

[SMMM]

When did you upload them? I haven't seen them yet

A couple weeks ago, probably. I re-uploaded them.

[Snowcone]

Thanks.

[TheValeman]

Here's Schenley's Rampage World Tour ..... another to mark off as complete

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3226/rampageworldtoursmall1bk.th.jpg (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rampageworldtoursmall1bk.jpg)

[Schenley]

Damn! This is getting fun now! I'm printing out about 25 covers right now.

@Cochese: I might be purchasing another 100 - I'm almost out of my first 100. PM me and we'll work something out.

@Snowcone: Thanks for all your work! The new changes are great. However, my one suggestion still didn't make it: On the main home page, I thinkg the clickable link up top that says GBA Covers should say Covers.

@Valeman: No problem - I realize how much time you are spending on this, and I appreciate it! It's OK to take a week off here and there! Although, I think you're nuts for installing Vista at this point! Also, I noticed a boo-boo in the snackbar covers. For NHL Breakway'98 - which you credited to me, BTW, is less than half the size that it should be. I think it makes me look like a tool. :lol:

And, after several rounds of buying, scanning and printing covers, this is now my list of covers that I need. If anyone can help out, it would be greatly appreciated!!

A Bug's Life
Bass Hunter 64
Bottom of the 9th
Duke Nukem 64
Fifa'99
Madden 64
NBA Jam 2000
NHL Blades of Steel '99
NHL Breakaway '99
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98


Keep up the good work, everyone!

[Schenley]

Did you notice I edited out the Blockbuster sticker on Beast Wars Schen? :)
Hmmmm....

I think it should stay. Someone can correct me on this, but I think the Blockbuster Exclusive games are more rare because they were only available at Blockbuster - thus raising the value of these games.

And, it's not a sticker - it's printed right on the box.

[TheValeman]

Fark .... you're kidding?

It looked like a sticker. I thought you didn't remove it because it ripped the box layer or something like that so I thought "let's do it the arty way" Doh!!!

Seriously though .... the game must've been released without it so maybe we just need to submit both to Snack-bar and let people decide which one they prefer. Mind you ... I haven't got your scans any more as I delete as I go so you'll need to put up the scan of the front again if you want it redone. Sorry about that ...:roll:

I think I know what happened with NHL Breakaway .... I think I upped the Imageshack pic [ they have to be under 1mb ] instead of the full size one. I'll upload the full size image when I get home tonight to replace it. At least you look like the fool .... hehe .... sorry about that buddy :D

[SMMM]

http://cgi.ebay.com/N64-A-BUGS-LIFE-DISNEY-ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-64-GAME-BOX_W0QQitemZ104750758900QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageN ameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Bug's Life box is available here for $2.50 shipped. I'd advise Schenley to nab it if he wants it.

[Schenley]

http://cgi.ebay.com/N64-A-BUGS-LIFE-DISNEY-ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-64-GAME-BOX_W0QQitemZ104750758900QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageN ameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Bug's Life box is available here for $2.50 shipped. I'd advise Schenley to nab it if he wants it.Thanks! Got it. At that price, I didn't even think twice - even though I'll probably never even play that game...

[Maybe my son will some day, though]

[Schenley]

Fark .... you're kidding?

It looked like a sticker. I thought you didn't remove it because it ripped the box layer or something like that so I thought "let's do it the arty way" Doh!!!

Seriously though .... the game must've been released without it so maybe we just need to submit both to Snack-bar and let people decide which one they prefer. Mind you ... I haven't got your scans any more as I delete as I go so you'll need to put up the scan of the front again if you want it redone. Sorry about that ...:roll:

I think I know what happened with NHL Breakaway .... I think I upped the Imageshack pic [ they have to be under 1mb ] instead of the full size one. I'll upload the full size image when I get home tonight to replace it. At least you look like the fool .... hehe .... sorry about that buddy :DNope - not kidding. I'll do some research and find out if it was released without the Blockbuster Exclusive. Off the top of my head, I don't think it was... I still have the .jpgs so I can upload them again.

No problem with the NHL Breakaway... I can wait.

[TheValeman]

Thanks! Got it. At that price, I didn't even think twice - even though I'll probably never even play that game...

[Maybe my son will some day, though]

There are a couple of EBAYER's selling gme boxes. The guy you got the Battezone box from being one of them. He lists heaps of boxes individually so check if he has one or two of those you need. He doesn't ship internationally ...thank goodness for my Visa bill :D or I would've looked long and hard at getting a whole heap off him.

[SMMM]

Thanks! Got it. At that price, I didn't even think twice - even though I'll probably never even play that game...

[Maybe my son will some day, though]

He also has a ton of ther boxes for sale as well. He does free shipping with any additional buys, so check it out.

http://search.stores.ebay.com/Z-TVG_box_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZ6QQfclZ4QQfromZR10QQfsnZQ5A Q20TVGQQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQfsubZ5QQsaselZ43872123QQso fpZ0

EDIT: Out of your list, he also has

-Bass Hunter 64
-Duke Nukem 64
-Madden 64
-NBA Jam 2000
-NHL Breakaway '99

[TheValeman]

He also has a ton of ther boxes for sale as well. He does free shipping with any additional buys, so check it out.

http://search.stores.ebay.com/Z-TVG_box_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZ6QQfclZ4QQfromZR10QQfsnZQ5A Q20TVGQQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQfsubZ5QQsaselZ43872123QQso fpZ0

EDIT: Out of your list, he also has

-Bass Hunter 64
-Duke Nukem 64
-Madden 64
-NBA Jam 2000
-NHL Breakaway '99

Holy Mutha ... he has a heap of unscanned games including Dark Rift ...

If the wife wouldn't kill me I'd be in for several ..... sigh :drool: Maybe later when I'm back in the black .....

Duke Nukem condition is mint according to the seller and he's even got Space Invaders and Pilot Wings 64.

We could make a fair size dent in the missing covers list off his guy..... although methinks I would be a busy busy boy converting covers if we took advantage of it. Hmmm.......

[Schenley]

I didn't fully research this, but this thread:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83037&highlight=blockbuster+exclusive&sid=f4796dff4d57bc2004f63f58b6df5e36

says that there was a seperate retail release of Transformers...


Oh, and thanks for the ebay update - I will check out that store when I get home (and probably buy some!!)

[TheValeman]

I didn't fully research this, but this thread:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83037&highlight=blockbuster+exclusive&sid=f4796dff4d57bc2004f63f58b6df5e36

says that there was a seperate retail release of Transformers...


Oh, and thanks for the ebay update - I will check out that store when I get home (and probably buy some!!)

Looks like I'm gonna be busy soon :) .........

Oh .... if you have the BB Beastwars keep your box. Dunno if it's worth rescanning just for the BB logo though ....

[Schenley]

Welp, here's another one to add to the pending list:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8292054511

Rocket: Robot on Wheels

[Schenley]

Looks like I'm gonna be busy soon :) .........

Oh .... if you have the BB Beastwars keep your box. Dunno if it's worth rescanning just for the BB logo though ....I still have the original box, and my original scan file. Let me know if you want the front again.

[TheValeman]

Welp, here's another one to add to the pending list:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8292054511

Rocket: Robot on Wheels



Holy ..... thats nice :)

Now if I'd purchased that it would've been 4.30 + 11.00 minimum for postage + 40% more for currency conversion.... ringing it to approx $22-25 local currency and I'd still be thinking it's a great buy. Very uncommon in PAL in my neck of the wood. Shame it has no instructions though...

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)


Can't wait for that Rocket: Robot on Wheels! I bought it used a while back and it is one great game!

I also need:
World Championship Driver
Crusin World

I'll be on the lookout for any boxes.

[TheValeman]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)


Can't wait for that Rocket: Robot on Wheels! I bought it used a while back and it is one great game!

I also need:
World Championship Driver
Crusin World

I'll be on the lookout for any boxes.

The guy selling boxes in the previous post has a World Champ Driver box for sale .... :)

[Schenley]

I just figured out an easy way to print out 4TY's list.

Open the 4tygames list (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm) in your browser.

Save it as .HTML
Open the .HTML in Excel
Go into File | Page Setup, and click "Fit to:"
After playing around, I think 1 page wide by 4 pages tall works well - but you can experiment.

This is a lot better than trying to print it from the browser.


Thanks again, 4tygames for keeping this list.

I'm off to check for some more boxes from that guy on Ebay.... :D

[Snowcone]

It's going to be this afternoon before I can get the rest of these covers up. I have team training this morning and yesterday was a slaughterhouse at work.

[Schenley]

Well, I just bought a crapload of boxes off that ZTVG guy.

Stay tuned for the list...

[Schenley]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)


Can't wait for that Rocket: Robot on Wheels! I bought it used a while back and it is one great game!

I also need:
World Championship Driver
Crusin World

I'll be on the lookout for any boxes.4tygames:

I just bought World Championship Driver - so stay tuned.

Also, I noticed on your list that NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant is not marked as complete. (it should be)

[TheValeman]

I re-uploaded NHL Breakaway 98 in full size format with wording like .... NHL....- replaces Schenley's pint sized contribution.jpg or something like that :D

So give it a day or so for Snowcone and you can grab the proper one.

I was concerned the minute SMMM posted that link to the boxes that you'd go crazy. Hehe .... looks like I had reason to be concerned. Good on you ... not often we see good condition boxes for games for sale at reasonable prices so it's worth taking advantage of......

I'm out tonight with my Father-in-law [doing the Father-Son thing] so I'll be back onboard tomorrow and hoping to clean out the remainder of Schenley's scans before the next lot are bombarded on me.

Who wanted cases here? Have you been to the Video Shopper site and asked for a quote for delivery of the number you require? I think they dont just ship 100 lots as they sell individually so you can get a quote for delivery of 25 or however many you require. I was going to get 100 sent to New Zealand but the shipping came to $92 .... Holy Hell!!!! So I've put that off at present for obvious reasons..........

[Schenley]

Allright, here goes....

Vale - you are right, I went crazy. Here's what I got:

Sorry for the long post - I just cut and pasted from my EBay email...

4tyGames - could you update the list again? :D

Also, a suggestion - could you make the pending games in italics? I sometimes don't look to the last column and end up almost buying something that is pending.

Thanks!!!





Vale: you've got a week or so until the bombardment!


Various stuff:

Auction: 8286308384
Item: 19135
Description: NINTENDO DONKEY KONG MAGNET MAGNETS N64 GAMECUBE GBA
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 0.99
Line Total: 0.99
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Auction: 8286310040
Item: 19125
Description: NINTENDO SUPER MARIO MAGNET MAGNETS N64 GAMECUBE GBA
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 0.99
Line Total: 0.99
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Auction: 8286311726
Item: 19155
Description: NINTENDO N LOGO MAGNET MAGNETS ~RARE~ N64 GAMECUBE GBA
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 0.99
Line Total: 0.99
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Auction: 8290628417
Item: 14
Description: N64 BASS HUNTER INSTRUCTION BOOK BOOKLET MANUAL GUIDE
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Boxes:
Auction: 104750758900
Description: N64 A BUG'S LIFE DISNEY ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.49
Line Total: 1.49
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Auction: 8291947173
Item: 65
Description: N64 DUKE NUKEM 64 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~ RARE
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291951919
Item: 99
Description: N64 HYBRID HEAVEN ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~ RARE
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291956996
Item: 124
Description: N64 MADDEN FOOTBALL 64 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291959227
Item: 137
Description: N64 MIA HAMM SOCCER ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~RARE
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291961166
Item: 148
Description: MORTAL KOMBAT SUB-ZERO ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291978275
Item: 181
Description: N64 NIGHTMARE CREATURES ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291990608
Item: 216
Description: N64 RUSH 2 EXTREME RACING ORIGINAL NINTENDO ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8291993316
Item: 228
Description: N64 SPACE INVADERS ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~ RARE
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8292019420
Item: 282
Description: N64 WORLD DRIVER ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~ ~RARE~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.49
Line Total: 1.49
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Auction: 104750190312
Item: 175
Description: N64 NHL BREAKAWAY 99 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750260440
Item: 15
Description: N64 BASSMASTERS 2000 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750693473
Item: 262
Description: TWISTED EDGE SNOWBOARDING ORIGINAL NINTENDO ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750710536
Item: 204
Description: RAZOR FREESTYLE SCOOTER ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750711200
Item: 200
Description: N64 RALLY CHALLENGE 2000 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAMEBOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750697553
Item: 243
Description: N64 SUPERCROSS 2000 ORIGINAL NINTENDO ~GAME BOX~ ~RARE~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750740035
Item: 177
Description: N64 OLYMPIC HOCKEY 98 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.49
Line Total: 1.49
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Auction: 104750744669
Item: 146
Description: N64 MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS ORIGINAL NINTENDO ~GAME BOX~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750761623
Item: 51
Description: N64 DAIKATANA 64 ORIGINAL NINTENDO 64 ~GAME BOX~ ~RARE~
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 104750762538
Description: N64 CYBER TIGER 2000 ORIGINAL NINTENDO ~GAME BOX~ RARE
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 1.99
Line Total: 1.99
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Auction: 8287082884
Description: N64 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATER HAWK Game Games MINT + BONUS
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 2.95
Line Total: 2.95
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SubTotal: 46.21
Sales Tax: 0.00
S&H: 6.80
Insurance: 2.95
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Order Total: 55.96

[TheValeman]

Wow oh wow!!!!

Were you after Tony Hawk Pro Skater for your collection? Just that I upped all three of those game covers a while ago ... #1 & 2 from personal purchases off EBAY and #3 I converted from a contribution on UKBeats site.

Snowcone .... if you read this .... Can you change the Mario Golf cover name from Mario Goldf .... looks like a case of "two keys at same time" when I saved it. Didn't see it when uploading. Man ... that was a while ago now. Amazing that no-one commented on it before now:)

4tygames .... can you remove Star Shot Space Circus Fever from pending as it's on Snack-bar

Cheers!!!

[4tygames]

Ok, I am currently making a massive update to the n64 list.

Problem #1

Schenley: You said that NBA Courtside 2 should be marked off as complete. All I see on SnackBar is the NBA Courtside cover to the first game which is represented on the list. I just want some verification before I mark it off as a complete. Thanks for the info! Also, WOW! What a purchase! This takes care of a lot of games! I will also make the Pending games in italics which is a good idea.

If I run into any more problems, I'll let everyone know.

[Schenley]

Wow oh wow!!!!

Were you after Tony Hawk Pro Skater for your collection? Just that I upped all three of those game covers a while agoYea, I buy loose carts every now and then of games that I can print out the cover. I only buy games that I actually want to play - I'm not really going for a full collection... YET.


By the way, I'll most likely self impose a little break on the buying - for now. I'll be listing most of my covers up on my Ebay store (http://stores.ebay.com/schenleys-stuff), and I'll get new boxes with the (hopeful) profits from those.

[TheValeman]

Ok, I am currently making a massive update to the n64 list.

Problem #1

Schenley: You said that NBA Courtside 2 should be marked off as complete. All I see on SnackBar is the NBA Courtside cover to the first game which is represented on the list. I just want some verification before I mark it off as a complete. Thanks for the info! Also, WOW! What a purchase! This takes care of a lot of games! I will also make the Pending games in italics which is a good idea.

If I run into any more problems, I'll let everyone know.

Agreed ..... I didn't see anything when converting it to indicate it was game #2. But I ain't up on Sports games per se so I didn't query Schen about it.

And I know what you mean about stopping the purchases .... takes a bit of time to recover eh!!
The wifey's got me screwed down tighter than a nun's ass over the Visa bill at present. Once that's back in the black however, I'll get back to buying a game or two at a time and only getting a new one when the debt is cleared completely.
There are guys here that probably dont have the ability to do what we are doing, eg, buying for the cause .... and that's ok as it's a personal decision on our part to do this .... but there's no need for anyone to get into strife just for N64 covers so take it easy buddy. With this lot you're probably already #2 on the contribution list anyway :applause:

[Schenley]

Ok, I am currently making a massive update to the n64 list.

Problem #1

Schenley: You said that NBA Courtside 2 should be marked off as complete. All I see on SnackBar is the NBA Courtside cover to the first game which is represented on the list. I just want some verification before I mark it off as a complete. Thanks for the info! Also, WOW! What a purchase! This takes care of a lot of games! I will also make the Pending games in italics which is a good idea.

If I run into any more problems, I'll let everyone know.Oh, my fault... I always thought they were the same game. I got all confused cause one is under Kobe and one is under NBA....

Sorry.

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated with all the changes (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)


Looking at the list, Schenley's purchase took care of a lot of games.

Schenley: Don't worry about it, I do it all the time :) (look back around page 30 and see where I goofed up on Quake 1 and 2)

TheValeman: Did those game boxes ever come in?

[TheValeman]

N64 List Updated with all the changes (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

TheValeman: Did those game boxes ever come in?

Do you mean the plastic cases you sent me? If so Yep .... I just have to buy a new cyan toner for my laser printer before I can make covers for them.... hehe.

I spent too much on the N64 games from the USA and screwed my budget so the toner is on the back burner until I'm clear of the debt. And I'm short 30 odd cases as well .... getting those are also back-burnered at present.

If you mean the games marked pending? ... then No ... I'm still waiting on the surface shipment to arrive. Getting near 8 weeks now .... Jeez!!!

Interestingly ... in my pursuit of games we needed covers for I've ended up with lots of games I'll never really play .... and missing some of the classics like Mario64, Banjo Kazooie, Pilot Wings etc that I played all the time when I had PAL versions. So my first priority may be to try and get those again rather than esoteric games just for their boxes. Gotta be able to have some fun with the N64 eh :roll:

[Schenley]

Gotta be able to have some fun with the N64 eh :roll:I know what you mean! I just last night sat down and said, I've got to play some N64. Me and my buddy played some RidgeRacer, LegoRacers, Re-Volt, Top-Gear, and a couple of other racing games.

That's the first time I've used the system in months.

I do have to say, though, that having the cover at your disposal creates more of a "I want to play this" than just looking at a bunch of loose carts.

[TheValeman]

I hear that.

I used to play Mario Kart 64 with my son religiously .... that's another one on my "need to get replaced" list so I'm lost without it. It's like having a console without the controller.....

I played a bit of Banjo Twooie the other day along with SF Rush 2049 & Hydro Thunder. But Mario Kart has the feel good factor when you mushroom missile the other guy which the others dont have.

I rate Mario Kart 64 hands down as my personal favorite game ... end of story. Thats saying someone when you've owned just about every console ever made. And of all the consoles I've owned the N64 is the ONLY one I've kept since day one when it came out. Pretty good for a company that's #3 now. In fact the Revolution, er ... Wii ... is the only other console I'm thinking of getting.

I must be a Nintendo freak .... you know .... the guy that believes in gameplay over flashy graphics any day :D

[4tygames]

whoops, i meant the game boxes like blast corps, virtual chess 64, etc.

[SMMM]

I must be a Nintendo freak

well, you do have a Mario avatar. And as an SNK fan, I can definitely agree gameplay > graphics any day of the week.

[TheValeman]

whoops, i meant the game boxes like blast corps, virtual chess 64, etc.

Iggy's Wrecking Balls, Madden 2001 and Ms Pacman are all in various stages of conversion at present and hopefully will be up in the next couple of days as I get time to finish them. Worst case is I'll upload one at a time every day or so.

Blast Corps and MRC Multi Racing Championship are the only two not scanned that are coming in the surface shipment.

That should clear up whats still to come. I usually do ones that require little processing for defects first and fast, and then spend time on messier ones later although in all fairness to Schenley I've just been really busy lately rather than there being any major issues with his scans.

Here's Hercule's for today's posting .....

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8376/ssmall0ma.th.jpg (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ssmall0ma.jpg)

[DustBoogie]

Damn, I remember a while back there was someone offering to print out all the covers that you wanted and send them to you for a modest fee.. I searched through much of this thread and most of the PSX thread but I couldn't find his posts anywhere... coulda sworn it was in one of those threads..

Anyway, if anyone knows who this was, or if anyone is willing to do this, that would be awesome. I don't have legal size paper and my parents will kill me if I use eight covers worth of ink, not to mention I'm accident prone when it comes to printing/copying.

Alternatively, could I just take these to Staples and be like hey, print these out on legal-sized paper for me? I have no experience with having things printed at Staples so I appreciate the help.

[SMMM]

Damn, I remember a while back there was someone offering to print out all the covers that you wanted and send them to you for a modest fee.. I searched through much of this thread and most of the PSX thread but I couldn't find his posts anywhere... coulda sworn it was in one of those threads..

Anyway, if anyone knows who this was, or if anyone is willing to do this, that would be awesome. I don't have legal size paper and my parents will kill me if I use eight covers worth of ink, not to mention I'm accident prone when it comes to printing/copying.

Alternatively, could I just take these to Staples and be like hey, print these out on legal-sized paper for me? I have no experience with having things printed at Staples so I appreciate the help.

Speeeeed Racer!

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

I had him print about 30 covers for me a while back for $15. They are VERY nice and high-quality. I'm not sure if he still does it, but you should PM him to find out.

[DustBoogie]

I was just browsing the archives, and it seems there is no NTSC cover for Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Am I blind, or do we really not have a cover for this?

EDIT: Quick eBay search shows this guy (http://cgi.ebay.com/TUROK-DINOSAUR-HUNTER-ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-64-GAME-BOX_W0QQitemZ104750694493QQihZ020QQcategoryZ62053Q QssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) selling the box for a mere $1.98 shipped. If someone with a good scanner buys this box and scans it in to be used, that would be awesome. Hell, I could even PayPal you $2.25 to have it done (covers fees :))

I'd do it myself but my scanner sucks.

[TheValeman]

I was just browsing the archives, and it seems there is no NTSC cover for Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Am I blind, or do we really not have a cover for this?

EDIT: Quick eBay search shows this guy (http://cgi.ebay.com/TUROK-DINOSAUR-HUNTER-ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-64-GAME-BOX_W0QQitemZ104750694493QQihZ020QQcategoryZ62053Q QssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) selling the box for a mere $1.98 shipped. If someone with a good scanner buys this box and scans it in to be used, that would be awesome. Hell, I could even PayPal you $2.25 to have it done (covers fees :))

I'd do it myself but my scanner sucks.

Yep ... we only have the PAL version I supplied at the present time. It's high on my priority list but $2.00 would increase to $13 - $15 due to postage to my part of the world... and that's before my lousy exchange rate's factored into the price.

And to be honest .... I'm doing all the conversion work creating the covers at the present time so I think someone else other than Schenley and myself may need to take this one on at this point in time.

[SMMM]

I was just browsing the archives, and it seems there is no NTSC cover for Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Am I blind, or do we really not have a cover for this?

EDIT: Quick eBay search shows this guy (http://cgi.ebay.com/TUROK-DINOSAUR-HUNTER-ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-64-GAME-BOX_W0QQitemZ104750694493QQihZ020QQcategoryZ62053Q QssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) selling the box for a mere $1.98 shipped. If someone with a good scanner buys this box and scans it in to be used, that would be awesome. Hell, I could even PayPal you $2.25 to have it done (covers fees :))

I'd do it myself but my scanner sucks.

If you pay for it, I'll definitely take it.

[DustBoogie]

Payment will be sent in just a moment! Glad I can contribute something to this project.

[SMMM]

It's going to be this afternoon before I can get the rest of these covers up. I have team training this morning and yesterday was a slaughterhouse at work.

*cough*....


Btw, thanks Dust. Every little bit helps. I try to help out as much as I can, but the fact that I'm constantly broke doesn't help much.

[TheValeman]

I've converted Schenley's Xena - Talisman of Fate ......

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6081/xenatalismanoffatesmall5dw.th.jpg (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xenatalismanoffatesmall5dw.jpg)

What a bitch this one was. Had Herpes all over it. I've cleaned it up as best I could all things considered. If you remove everything it makes the cover look "unreal" so I think the work balances it out ... but take a look for yourself. If you want to improve it go right ahead and post it on Snack-bar.

[SMMM]

I've converted Schenley's Xena - Talisman of Fate ......

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6081/xenatalismanoffatesmall5dw.th.jpg (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xenatalismanoffatesmall5dw.jpg)

What a bitch this one was. Had Herpes all over it. I've cleaned it up as best I could all things considered. If you remove everything it makes the cover look "unreal" so I think the work balances it out ... but take a look for yourself. If you want to improve it go right ahead and post it on Snack-bar.

I can't really spot much wrong with it except for some fuzzines on the front and spine, but I wouldn't worry too much.

[TheValeman]

I can't really spot much wrong with it except for some fuzzines on the front and spine, but I wouldn't worry too much.

Yeah ... both spines were soft focus on Schen's scans ... nothing to do with the scan itself and I liked the other spine as it had more boobage :)
But the pic was upside down so I couldn't use it. I did very little work on the spines other than cropping them just the same as any other title I've created.

Here's Schen's Virtual Chess 64 ..... another one down .....

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1347/virtualchess64small3nr.th.jpg (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=virtualchess64small3nr.jpg)

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

Past the 200 mark.

[TheValeman]

Just received San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing US version yesterday so expect a cover to appear shortly :)

The reason the last 3 Schenley covers are not done yet? ... a fair bit of work required on them for creases, stickers etc. I have cleaned up one side of each of them .... just working on the other sides now

[SMMM]

Posted by: Snowcone
Mon June 19, 2006 - 6:59 pm
Direct Link
Out of the Office

I am out of the office tending to a medical issue. I will be returning on Wednesday morning.

Oi.

[Snowcone]

Wow oh wow!!!!

Were you after Tony Hawk Pro Skater for your collection? Just that I upped all three of those game covers a while ago ... #1 & 2 from personal purchases off EBAY and #3 I converted from a contribution on UKBeats site.

Snowcone .... if you read this .... Can you change the Mario Golf cover name from Mario Goldf .... looks like a case of "two keys at same time" when I saved it. Didn't see it when uploading. Man ... that was a while ago now. Amazing that no-one commented on it before now:)

4tygames .... can you remove Star Shot Space Circus Fever from pending as it's on Snack-bar

Cheers!!!

Fixed.

[Snowcone]

I am posting half of the recent covers now. The other half is on my work computer which I can't get to right now.

[SMMM]

I am posting half of the recent covers now. The other half is on my work computer which I can't get to right now.

Did you get my re-upload of The Castlevania Adventure (GB)?

[Snowcone]

Did you get my re-upload of The Castlevania Adventure (GB)?

I believe that is at work, but yes.

[TheValeman]

I hope everthings ok for you Snowcone and you're back up to speed soon.

Health is everything so take it easy there buddy.

[Schenley]

Got my shipment of boxes today... 21 boxes. A couple of them need some deep sticker work, so they will be coming slowly.

Also, I've got a lot of 'real world' stuff going on now, so time might be scarce.

[SMMM]

And I got Turok in. Back is a tad fudged, so try your best whenever you can.

Front (http://spoooooooon.googlepages.com/turok1.jpg)
Back (http://spoooooooon.googlepages.com/turok2.jpg)

[4tygames]

Awesome first edition of Turok!

[TheValeman]

And I got Turok in. Back is a tad fudged, so try your best whenever you can.

Front (http://spoooooooon.googlepages.com/turok1.jpg)
Back (http://spoooooooon.googlepages.com/turok2.jpg)

Had a spare 20 minutes at work so here it is .......

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/483/turokdinosaurhuntersmall7oh.th.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=turokdinosaurhuntersmall7oh.jpg)

Had a few creases that needed editing out and sticker damage on the rear etc but by and large it's come out more than good enough. Cheers SMMM on getting it and DustBoogie for contributing $ toward it.

[DustBoogie]

Wow! I just logged on to see if there was anything new, and the box is already up... :applause: for you guys!

[TheValeman]

Wow! I just logged on to see if there was anything new, and the box is already up... :applause: for you guys!

Yeah .. no worries .. I've uploaded the full sized version to Snack-bar already but it may be a day or two before it's available due to Snowcone being out of action. Wont be long though .... :)

[Snowcone]

Everything is up but the new Turok Valeman did. Was this Rampage World Tour a replacement for the current cover Valeman?

[TheValeman]

Everything is up but the new Turok Valeman did. Was this Rampage World Tour a replacement for the current cover Valeman?

No .... the existing Rampage World Tour cover is the PAL version while the new one is the US boxart. You can tell as only PAL covers have the black sidebars on the front and rear whereas US versions are almost always red and include ERSB ratings which PAL ones typically dont.

I think what happened is the original uploader didn't specify it as such and when it was added to Snack-bar it defaulted to "US", like the WWF Warzone which we had issues with for the same reason when I submitted the correct US version.

Cheers .... and it's good to see you on your feet again :D

EDIT. Turok Dinosar Hunter is now up on Snackbar contrary to the above .... he's on fire today is Ole Snowcone!!!!

UPDATE. Breaking news. You wont believe what turned up in the post today..... my surface shipment. So... after checking everything out I can confirm that I'll be able to provide covers for Blast Corps, NFL Quarterback Club 99 and MRC - Multi Racing Championship sometime this weekend.

[4tygames]

N64 List Updated (http://4tygames.googlepages.com/newn64list.htm)

[TheValeman]

Here's the US version of MRC - Multi Racing Championship to supplement the PAL version I uploaded a while ago....

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6291/mrcmultiracingchampionshipsmal.th.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mrcmultiracingchampionshipsmal.jpg)

That's another one to mark off as "Complete"

Here's NFL Quarterback Club 99 ... again, supplementing the PAL version I upped a long time ago ... Another for the "Complete" bin .....

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9928/nflqbclub99small3wz.th.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nflqbclub99small3wz.jpg)

And the last of my boxes until the Visa is cleared is ... Blast Corps US version to add to my PAL version ... Another for the "Complete" bin ......

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7653/blastcorpssmall7vw.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blastcorpssmall7vw.jpg)

[nate1749]

as usual awesome job valeman, what's the visa bill looking like now? I'd love to contribute more, but I just had my wisdom teeth pulled ($1900!), ouch!

Msg me your paypal address though, I'm sure I can donate a little USD cash =)

Nate

[TheValeman]

as usual awesome job valeman, what's the visa bill looking like now? I'd love to contribute more, but I just had my wisdom teeth pulled ($1900!), ouch!

Msg me your paypal address though, I'm sure I can donate a little USD cash =)

Nate

Thanks for the compliment. Wondered where you'd been .... wisdom teeth .... oh so long ago that I had mine out. Then again .... I'm probably the oldest one here still playing N64 ....

Don't worry about the Visa .... down to a little over $100 now so I'm making great strides all things considered. However, once I've paid it off I need to get

1. A cyan toner cartridge for my laser printer as I have 30 games in cases and no way to print covers for them at present ....
2. Some more cases as I have another 30 games needing cases from all the purchases I made for the cause. Had to sell off the game boxes to help reduce the Visa debt so they're sitting on my shelf loose at present.

After that I can start getting more games :)

Sooo little spending money vs sooo many things to buy .... sigh