Bit Lounger Kickstarter SNES 10 Cart holders
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2033311797/bitlounger-16bitsn
Just curious what you guys think about this kind of product? It's already been funded, but to me it seems very unnecessary as it's not large enough to readily support a larger collection, or protective enough to put your really pricey games in it worry-free. I just find it a hard sell when there are literally infinite amounts of ways to store carts with all the storage options out there nowadays.
They say they're going to do more systems down the line, and the only system I can really see benefiting from this kind of storage (even slightly) would be the n64 due to lack of end labels...... (if they were all standing up and had a little space between them you could at least see the covers of the games in theory).
Just curious what you guys think about this kind of product? It's already been funded, but to me it seems very unnecessary as it's not large enough to readily support a larger collection, or protective enough to put your really pricey games in it worry-free. I just find it a hard sell when there are literally infinite amounts of ways to store carts with all the storage options out there nowadays.
They say they're going to do more systems down the line, and the only system I can really see benefiting from this kind of storage (even slightly) would be the n64 due to lack of end labels...... (if they were all standing up and had a little space between them you could at least see the covers of the games in theory).
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Good luck to the creator though.
To each their own, but this looks like one of the most pointless things anyone could have. But it got funded pretty quick, so I guess such a thing was in demand for some.
Sadly there are too many people out there that buy things on impulse because they are vintage game related. I have several things like this from garage sales, they get so much dirt and grime in them that I just throw them in a box in my attic.
I'm part of the BitLounger team and we're all huge retro game enthusiasts. Great feedback on here, and great discussion. It's definitely a niche product, and not for every collector (we're not here to compete with plastic bins from Big Lots ). Our main goal is just to provide collectors/enthusiasts down to folks that just have a handful of carts they'd like to store nicely an option with an emphasis on great build quality and styling (funny enough, we prototyped with styrofoam & 3D printing, so you hit the nail on the head, lol). Just like with most products, you have low-end options and high-end options. This aside, what would be something you would look for in a storage option? We're all ears and want to create quality non-crap products gamers can use.
With all that being said, we're working on other things that blow this out of the water
PS: I'll let the team know their photography sucks
-BL
Even if it were cheaper, this would be made for the "I got an an old SNES and a few of my favorite games from my childhood" crowd, NOT the collector crowd with hundreds of games (the ones who MOST need a place to store them). At that price a collector would probably choose to spend the money on original boxes instead! Even if they weren't going to buy original boxes, they'd buy Universal Game Cases for under $1 each. Get it under $1 a game for 30+ games and then you might have a viable product. Even then, I have several 24 cart organizers that are WAY cheaper.
it would be nice if it was like a staircase, and you could see the label on each game, so you could use it as a display for rare carts or your favourite carts or whatever
Interested to see how this does. I was just working a design on a GB oriented version of this for a class to get 3D printed. Seems like a useful idea at least.... but maybe a little pricey, yeah.
Pelican made a rack for GB games that was stackable with other racks. It definitely had room for improvement, so you might want to take a look at one.
When you have over 200 super nintendo games this is not for you, it looks ok i guess but i am not the target buyer here.
Exactly, except that you can extrapolate from this that it's not really for ANYONE. If you have 25 SNES games are you really going to spend $75+ on these (I assume that there is shipping involved)?! What about someone with 8 games spending $25+? They probably could have bought three more SNES games with that! It just doesn't seem appropriate at ANY scale. Who is the target buyer?
I mean, I thought the cost per game of BitBox was a little steep but you get a lot more with that including a document holder, insert window, and full protection. It's already surprising to me that there is a market for BitBox at the high cost per cart it commands, but expecting this rack thing to prove marketable at a similar cost per cartridge honestly seems like an even bigger stretch.
When you have over 200 super nintendo games this is not for you, it looks ok i guess but i am not the target buyer here.
Exactly, except that you can extrapolate from this that it's not really for ANYONE. If you have 25 SNES games are you really going to spend $75+ on these (I assume that there is shipping involved)?! What about someone with 8 games spending $25+? They probably could have bought three more SNES games with that! It just doesn't seem appropriate at ANY scale. Who is the target buyer?
I mean, I thought the cost per game of BitBox was a little steep but you get a lot more with that including a document holder, insert window, and full protection. It's already surprising to me that there is a market for BitBox at the high cost per cart it commands, but expecting this rack thing to prove marketable at a similar cost per cartridge honestly seems like an even bigger stretch.
When it comes to what you could buy with that money i could bring up tons of things, why buy a full set of repros when a flashcart will save you a ton of money? People spend money on what they feel like and sometimes i do facepalm but it is not my choice to make.
Seriously, good luck to them.
When you have over 200 super nintendo games this is not for you, it looks ok i guess but i am not the target buyer here.
Exactly, except that you can extrapolate from this that it's not really for ANYONE. If you have 25 SNES games are you really going to spend $75+ on these (I assume that there is shipping involved)?! What about someone with 8 games spending $25+? They probably could have bought three more SNES games with that! It just doesn't seem appropriate at ANY scale. Who is the target buyer?
I mean, I thought the cost per game of BitBox was a little steep but you get a lot more with that including a document holder, insert window, and full protection. It's already surprising to me that there is a market for BitBox at the high cost per cart it commands, but expecting this rack thing to prove marketable at a similar cost per cartridge honestly seems like an even bigger stretch.
That is part of what pushed me from BitBox to CGC. Best bang for your buck.
I could see this as an option for a certain segment of collectors. Lots of people in the reddit collecting community only have a handful of games, but are super proud of their Earthbounds and Chrono Triggers and what-not. Obviously NA in general is not really much of a target audience for this thing because this is a more hardcore group. But for a casual collector, one of those could probably be your end-all solution
You are all spot on when it comes to target market, this is most likely not intended for someone who has 200 games and is happy with plastic universal game cases. That being said, that certainly isn't everyone either. We wanted something we were proud to display that wasn't made of thin plastic. Why we landed at our current price point was after being really disappointed with the 3D printed trays we personally ordered for $20+shipping from a company that made them. Like ours, it held 10 games but was extraordinarily flimsy and felt cheap. Looking for something with better build and styling we figured hey, we can produce a product that's significantly stronger, made of better material and doesn't feel cheap and sell it for roughly what they do (or at least price matching for early backers). No harm, no foul. We didn't agree with our "competitions" price point, which is why we stepped in to provide a better product. We didn't come to outrage gamers
-BL
That's racist. No PAL cart can sit in that.
Seriously, good luck to them.
sure they would. Just like a pal cart fits in a us super Nintendo
This is all great commentary!
You are all spot on when it comes to target market, this is most likely not intended for someone who has 200 games and is happy with plastic universal game cases. That being said, that certainly isn't everyone either. We wanted something we were proud to display that wasn't made of thin plastic. Why we landed at our current price point was after being really disappointed with the 3D printed trays we personally ordered for $20+shipping from a company that made them. Like ours, it held 10 games but was extraordinarily flimsy and felt cheap. Looking for something with better build and styling we figured hey, we can produce a product that's significantly stronger, made of better material and doesn't feel cheap and sell it for roughly what they do (or at least price matching for early backers). No harm, no foul. We didn't agree with our "competitions" price point, which is why we stepped in to provide a better product. We didn't come to outrage gamers
-BL
If you ever make affordable muti color snes dust covers i will be willing to jump if the price was right, i hope all the best for you.
-BL