+Yurkie Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) I saw this blow molded Gorf case on Ebay and was thinking it would be a great homebrew item. A homebrewer like CollectorVision could get a mold made to produce these cases, not only would be durable with no assembly required, but they could also be sold to people that make Atari 2600 homebrews as the carts are the same size. Stoneage Gamer made these for NES carts, and the quality is great (a bought one at the Cleveland game show) They even copyrighted the case as Bitbox, so there may be even a bigger market of selling these on Ebay. There is alot of fan art out there for making the printed inserts, plus even a pocket to hold the manual. Here is a link to StoneAge Gamers fantastic product. http://www.stoneagegamer.com/nintendo/nes/nes-game-cases/ I thought I would pass this along and see what others think. Edited September 26, 2015 by Yurkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Awesome creation. I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 These are like those VHS tape cases, right? ...the ones that when they get opened and closed too many times, or as they age (not sure which), the hinges fail and they come apart into two pieces? If so, then personally, I probably would rather have a plastic universal game case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 These are not going to Crack on a seam.if anything the UGC is like a VHS case. Carts fit nice and tight and stay in place and the plastic is super durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega_SHARK Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Clamshell boxes remind me of Disney VHS tapes. I've been using the Atari box condoms from: http://www.videogameboxprotectors.com They work well for CV games too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy_Whelan Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 StoneAgeGamer sells these BitBox custom cases for the NES, and they are awesome! I am sharing this as there may be some useful design tips such as the generic case with the custom artwork that can be inserted and the optional manual holder sleeve for the inside. Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkat5200 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 As they age they crack on the inside spine and on the pocket for the game itself. I personally always thought the NEO GEO cases were great because it was vinyl and even at 20 years of age my games look brand new and the cases are fine. I also LOVED the original Intellivision gate fold boxes. I wished everyone did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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