Game label reproduction?

[atarilovesyou]

I'm certain I saw a site that had the game cartridge labels in a format that could be printed in high quality to give your old games a new look...but I can't seem to find it!

 

Also, is there a way to reproduce the plastic keypad underlays?...in the same way, could they be printed directly onto a thin plastic sheet and cut to size? Has anybody done this? I did a quick search of this site but I couldn't find much, just a topic about the metal labels on the console itself.

 

Thanks!

[Pixelboy]

I'm certain I saw a site that had the game cartridge labels in a format that could be printed in high quality to give your old games a new look...but I can't seem to find it!

There was a thread about that on these very forums, with posted label images you could download...

 

Also, is there a way to reproduce the plastic keypad underlays?...in the same way, could they be printed directly onto a thin plastic sheet and cut to size? Has anybody done this? I did a quick search of this site but I couldn't find much, just a topic about the metal labels on the console itself.

Look in the Homebrew Discussions forum for a topic on this subject, which was started by me.

 

(Sorry I can't be of more help at the moment, I'm currently doing overtime at work.)

[atarilovesyou]

I'm certain I saw a site that had the game cartridge labels in a format that could be printed in high quality to give your old games a new look...but I can't seem to find it!

There was a thread about that on these very forums, with posted label images you could download...

 

Also, is there a way to reproduce the plastic keypad underlays?...in the same way, could they be printed directly onto a thin plastic sheet and cut to size? Has anybody done this? I did a quick search of this site but I couldn't find much, just a topic about the metal labels on the console itself.

Look in the Homebrew Discussions forum for a topic on this subject, which was started by me.

 

(Sorry I can't be of more help at the moment, I'm currently doing overtime at work.)

 

..perhaps a link to that page with the label images? I just can't seem to find it!...any help would be appreciated, merci!

[tz101]

I am a major contributor to a fairly new gaming site called Silver Moon Extreme. Our aim is to cover all the classic consoles extensively. We are making every effort to scan in everything we can get our hands on. Atari boxes, Sega game clamshells, 7800 instruction manuals, Intellivision overlays, NES game manuals, etc. Currently, we are in the process of uploading game cart labels (even the tricky ones that bend over the end of the cartridge shell). We currently have an extensive library of 5200, Intellivision, Colecovision, and Jaguar overlays, and are building on the library of cart label scans. All are hi-res scans. Check us out sometime at Classic Gaming Paradise

[fiddlepaddle]

To print the overlays, use transparencies (available at office supply stores) that you can put in your color printer, (or put in a color photocopier at Kinkos or Staples), so you just need the images, a good pair of scissors, and steady hands.

[Pixelboy]

Colecovision Labels Thread

 

Interest check in ColecoVision overlay fabrication

[TI99Kitty]

To print the overlays, use transparencies (available at office supply stores) that you can put in your color printer, (or put in a color photocopier at Kinkos or Staples), so you just need the images, a good pair of scissors, and steady hands.

 

I printed up replacement "Mouse Trap" overlays on standard inkjet paper, then laminated them and cut them out. Seems to work fine -- granted, "Mouse Trap," "War Games" and "Spy Hunter" are the only CV games I own that use overlays, and of those MT is the one I play most, so I just leave the overlays in the controllers. They should be thin enough, though, that if I decide to play "Spy Hunter," I can slide the SH overlays *over* the MT ones. I don't play "War Games" because I don't have the manual and have no idea what I'm doing with it (and I can't be bothered to look for a manual online).

[ten-four]

I'm certain I saw a site that had the game cartridge labels in a format that could be printed in high quality to give your old games a new look...but I can't seem to find it!

 

Also, is there a way to reproduce the plastic keypad underlays?...in the same way, could they be printed directly onto a thin plastic sheet and cut to size? Has anybody done this? I did a quick search of this site but I couldn't find much, just a topic about the metal labels on the console itself.

 

Thanks!

 

Hi atarilovesyou

 

Perhaps it was This page you visited.

[atarilovesyou]

To print the overlays, use transparencies (available at office supply stores) that you can put in your color printer, (or put in a color photocopier at Kinkos or Staples), so you just need the images, a good pair of scissors, and steady hands.

 

I printed up replacement "Mouse Trap" overlays on standard inkjet paper, then laminated them and cut them out. Seems to work fine -- granted, "Mouse Trap," "War Games" and "Spy Hunter" are the only CV games I own that use overlays, and of those MT is the one I play most, so I just leave the overlays in the controllers. They should be thin enough, though, that if I decide to play "Spy Hunter," I can slide the SH overlays *over* the MT ones. I don't play "War Games" because I don't have the manual and have no idea what I'm doing with it (and I can't be bothered to look for a manual online).

 

WarGames instructions, right here:

 

 

http://www.colecovisionzone.com/photos/game/manual/wargames%20manual.pdf

 

The game is quite good, even better that you have the plastic keypad overlay! You'll enjoy this one, if you like Missle Command type games.