NES Hard Cases?

Does anyone know where to find these hard cases or something similar?  does anyone use them or have a better recomendation?

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  • All they tend to be is typical general use hard plastic cases with printed out cover art from various places on the web. Should be easy to find at anybolastic container webbsite
  • Originally posted by: Kagemusha



    All they tend to be is typical general use hard plastic cases with printed out cover art from various places on the web. Should be easy to find at anybolastic container webbsite



    Do you know if there is a database for the cover art?

     
  • Originally posted by: Mega Tank



    http://www.thecoverproject.net/...



    Thanks, those look great, props to whoever took the time to put these together.

     
  • Look up "Universal Game Case" or "UGC" for short.  
  • Originally posted by: BouncekDeLemos



    Look up "Universal Game Case" or "UGC" for short.  





    Is that what those labels are fomatted for on the http://www.thecoverproject.net/
  • Originally posted by: Lando452

     
    Originally posted by: BouncekDeLemos



    Look up "Universal Game Case" or "UGC" for short.  





    Is that what those labels are fomatted for on the http://www.thecoverproject.net/

    I think so, most images on the cover project are ready to print for them. I think UGCs are pretty much the standard most people go by, however there are different case alternatives. (I can't think of any off top my head, but if I can remember, I'll share)



    If anything, get the case in first and measure out all the dimensions it would take for the insert to fit in that certain case and use those measurements to print-- just to be on the safe side. 

     
  • Google "Universal Game Case". Double check to see if it has a sleeve so you can put your cover art in. One company that sells them allegedly didn't.



    Go to http://www.thecoverproject.net/ to find cover art.



    Copy the art to a USB, go to a printing shop and have them print it for you on semi-glossy or glossy paper. It'll turn out great and it's roughly $1 for each print depending on where you are. They will also cut it for you too.



    Good luck!
  • are there any other options for a NES Hard case that's not the UGC? they don't seem to fit NES games without modifying them.
  • Yes, let me find my old thread



    edit:

    Quattro = Shadowfox custom case

    Mega Man = BitBox

    Clear case = UGC



    The Shadowfox cases are probably the all-around best



  • customgamecases.com



    can get with or without artwork for a variety of systems, very nice.
  • Originally posted by: Lando452



    are there any other options for a NES Hard case that's not the UGC? they don't seem to fit NES games without modifying them.



    I forgot about this.



    Ya you have to modify UGC's to fit NES games.



    I bought an oscillating tool to do that. You can find them for $25-$40.







     
  • UGCs aren't the best quality if you're concerned about that. Shadowfox makes the better cases, but they don't accommodate as many platforms
  • The UGCs are by far the lowest quality, and by far the cheapest. Shadowfox and BitBox are higher quality, though BB are the more expensive of the two, and take up a decent amount of space
  • Wait, UGCs don't hold NES carts? I would've thought that's like the most popular cartridge format. They should be called Limited Scope Game Cases.
  • Originally posted by: DefaultGen



    Wait, UGCs don't hold NES carts? I would've thought that's like the most popular cartridge format. They should be called Limited Scope Game Cases.

    They universally hold a (loose) grip on several types of carts!



     
  • Originally posted by: DefaultGen

    Wait, UGCs don't hold NES carts? I would've thought that's like the most popular cartridge format. They should be called Limited Scope Game Cases.



    I think it's a matter of how big NES carts are in comparison. You think of a way to have NES carts fit and still hold all the other games   I think they hold SNES, Genesis and N64 comfortably. Atari 2600 fit loose, since they're much smaller
  • My shelf holds all of those carts and more, no modification required!
  • Yeah I had some universal cases and they didn't even want to get near holding the NES stuff and I was almost ready to start making an adapter for them to hold Atari games better and casting it in resin to just make a bunch at a time. In the end i just put them on a shelf. They've survived this long and they'll probably out live me.
  • Originally posted by: DefaultGen

    My shelf holds all of those carts and more, no modification required!



    I keep em in the cardboard personally 
  • Another Source for those would be here I have ordered several time from Retro Game Cases and can say they do excellent work and ship qquickly.
  • I don't have the cardboards, I ended up ordering a case of 25, I will try them out and see how I like them, my collection is small
  • I printed the N64 North American set for another user who already had the cases. if you buy the blank cases and need the prints at a pretty cheap price, send me a PM
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