Games without cases

[Lord Thag]

Maybe we should all do up a bunch of jpegs with printable spine graphics.

You can make the back of a standard clear jewel case look just like a turbo one with a can of textured black paint. It looks/feels just like the real thing. With some spine labels, scans of manuals, you could make a pretty convincing case.

As for the interior, I wonder if we could ham something up that would work?

[Sparky]

Maybe we should all do up a bunch of jpegs with printable spine graphics.

You can make the back of a standard clear jewel case look just like a turbo one with a can of textured black paint. It looks/feels just like the real thing. With some spine labels, scans of manuals, you could make a pretty convincing case.

As for the interior, I wonder if we could ham something up that would work?

well here is a perfect time to show what sparky made up!!!! …here we go.

just an interest check as i have made up ALL the U.S hucards spine sticker labels out there including the 21 that did not come with jewel cases which was my main reason i did this as storing them in mismatched or empty cases just sucked ass!!!!

These match up closely to the original TG16 labels in fonts, quality & colour codes… i even did the logos for Sidearms, Sonic Spike & Turrican, what your seeing here are my test sheets but when i did the final of all 94 they came out even better & i did a few sets of them (at a print shop)
Again the colours don't match perfectly, some are darker but they look very professional and have been trimmed out.

EDIT: would $15 sound reasonable for the set of 94 stickers?

[ceti alpha]

 

[termis]

That is pretty darn good.  If I had bunch of loose Turbochips (I only keep complete ones), I'd definitely consider shelling out $15.

[Jitawa]

Maybe we should all do up a bunch of jpegs with printable spine graphics.

You can make the back of a standard clear jewel case look just like a turbo one with a can of textured black paint. It looks/feels just like the real thing. With some spine labels, scans of manuals, you could make a pretty convincing case.

As for the interior, I wonder if we could ham something up that would work?

well here is a perfect time to show what sparky made up!!!! …here we go.

just an interest check as i have made up ALL the U.S hucards spine sticker labels out there including the 21 that did not come with jewel cases which was my main reason i did this as storing them in mismatched or empty cases just sucked ass!!!!

These match up closely to the original TG16 labels in fonts, quality & colour codes… i even did the logos for Sidearms, Sonic Spike & Turrican, what your seeing here are my test sheets but when i did the final of all 94 they came out even better & i did a few sets of them (at a print shop)
Again the colours don't match perfectly, some are darker but they look very professional and have been trimmed out.

EDIT: would $15 sound reasonable for the set of 94 stickers?

Oh My GOD!  I was just thinking about how I could go about printing spine stickers after I goo-gone-d the labels off some Keith Courage cases.  Hah!  That's awesome.  I know you say the colors are off a bit, but those seem quite good to me.  Maybe you should take a picture of one next to a regular case for comparison?

It's funny, my girlfriend complains about me being obsessive about this sort of thing.


On the subject of manuals, these are about all the places I've found online:
http://nectaris.tg-16.com/scans-nectaris-pcengine-military_madness-turbografx.html
http://nectaris.tg-16.com/manual-nectaris-pcengine-military_madness-turbografx.html
^-JUST Military Madness/Nectarsis
http://www.geocities.com/mister_jack_dawson/videogames.html#manuals
http://www.replacementdocs.com/news.php
http://www.emumovies.com/console.html
http://imageevent.com/gamescans/turbografx16
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbo16/
^- most of the images at Gamefaqs are too small to realistically do reprints of cover art with.

[TR0N]

Maybe we should all do up a bunch of jpegs with printable spine graphics.

You can make the back of a standard clear jewel case look just like a turbo one with a can of textured black paint. It looks/feels just like the real thing. With some spine labels, scans of manuals, you could make a pretty convincing case.

As for the interior, I wonder if we could ham something up that would work?

well here is a perfect time to show what sparky made up!!!! …here we go.

just an interest check as i have made up ALL the U.S hucards spine sticker labels out there including the 21 that did not come with jewel cases which was my main reason i did this as storing them in mismatched or empty cases just sucked ass!!!!

These match up closely to the original TG16 labels in fonts, quality & colour codes… i even did the logos for Sidearms, Sonic Spike & Turrican, what your seeing here are my test sheets but when i did the final of all 94 they came out even better & i did a few sets of them (at a print shop)
Again the colours don't match perfectly, some are darker but they look very professional and have been trimmed out.

EDIT: would $15 sound reasonable for the set of 94 stickers?

Woah,that's nice heck i have some gutted jewl cases that could use the proper labels.

Sign me up 

[vestcoat]

I'd buy sheets for the caseless games.
I know you're sticking to the standard color codes but make an exception for a red Air Zonk sticker to match Aero Blasters.

[Lord Thag]

Like I mentioned earlier, I'll buy a set.

Just so you all know, if you buy black, textured spray paint, you can paint the back half of a regular jeweled CD case and make it look just like the black Turbo/PCE ones. With those stickers, you can make some nice looking cases for your loose carts. That's what I plan on doing anyway

Lemme know when you have 'em ready for sale Sparky. Hell of a nice job!

[Sparky]

I'd buy sheets for the caseless games.
I know you're sticking to the standard color codes but make an exception for a red Air Zonk sticker to match Aero Blasters.

vestcoat--> Right now im just doing them as complete sets but if i do just the 21 caseless games they will be trimmed, the print shop does machine trimming, even wielding the sharpest X-acto knife the machine does a way better job and sure beats a pair of scissors

Anyway thanks guys for the positive response, i am really happy with them and being a graphic designer i asure you the quality is saaweeeet!!!
Again just gauging interest & then i will make up a proper sales thread and figure out a nice ghetto/cheapy shipping rate for ya's.

EDIT: ya ok i will do up sets of the 21 caseless games all trimmed up as well for those who only need those, let me know who would be interested in them as well, but buying a whole set for $15 will be better bang for you buck

might bring this into the sales thread sooner.

[ceti alpha]

Yes, the X-acto knife route is much better than scissors. 

[Jitawa]

I'd buy sheets for the caseless games.
I know you're sticking to the standard color codes but make an exception for a red Air Zonk sticker to match Aero Blasters.

vestcoat--> Right now im just doing them as complete sets but if i do just the 21 caseless games they will be trimmed, the print shop does machine trimming, even wielding the sharpest X-acto knife the machine does a way better job and sure beats a pair of scissors

Anyway thanks guys for the positive response, i am really happy with them and being a graphic designer i asure you the quality is saaweeeet!!!
Again just gauging interest & then i will make up a proper sales thread and figure out a nice ghetto/cheapy shipping rate for ya's.

EDIT: ya ok i will do up sets of the 21 caseless games all trimmed up as well for those who only need those, let me know who would be interested in them as well, but buying a whole set for $15 will be better bang for you buck

might bring this into the sales thread sooner.

When you say trimmed, do you mean the rounded edges of the stickers will be pre-perforated on the sticker sheet itself?  Sorry if this should be obvious.

[Necromancer]

When you say trimmed, do you mean the rounded edges of the stickers will be pre-perforated on the sticker sheet itself?  Sorry if this should be obvious.

Based on the pics, it looks like the trimming didn't follow the curves at the end - just a square cut.  Otherwise, they look cut and ready to be slapped on a case.  Very nicely done, Sparky. 

[Sparky]

When you say trimmed, do you mean the rounded edges of the stickers will be pre-perforated on the sticker sheet itself?  Sorry if this should be obvious.

Based on the pics, it looks like the trimming didn't follow the curves at the end - just a square cut.  Otherwise, they look cut and ready to be slapped on a case.  Very nicely done, Sparky. 

yepper, all trimmed up as individual stickers ready to be peeled and stuck on the case

[vestcoat]

Cool.  I'll place an order as soon as you're ready for business.
If you're looking to add anymore stickers to the set, there are a few other US games that came without proper cases.  I would buy the first two:

TurboGrafx CD System Card--something that matches the case for the U.S. 3.0 card?

Gate of Thunder--there are a couple designs floating around already, but my printer sucks and I'd be happy with just a spine sticker.

Dungeon Explorer 2--some losers got stuck with the 1996 Hudson reprint.

Ys I-II--for the pack-in version

[Jitawa]

Cool.  I'll place an order as soon as you're ready for business.
If you're looking to add anymore stickers to the set, there are a few other US games that came without proper cases.  I would buy the first two:

TurboGrafx CD System Card--something that matches the case for the U.S. 3.0 card?

Gate of Thunder--there are a couple designs floating around already, but my printer sucks and I'd be happy with just a spine sticker.

Dungeon Explorer 2--some losers got stuck with the 1996 Hudson reprint.

Ys I-II--for the pack-in version

For at least three of those you'd actually be wanting the tray card:
http://www.fltwood.com/eps_templates/cdtray.pdf

The good thing about those titles is that you could print them one-sided since the spindles for all the CD games were opaque.  If you can get a template, some decent semi-gloss paper, and something to put on it... (Ys I & II's tray card was just a yellow border that wrapped around, the rest of the back was black except for some white text that said "CD GAME") you can do it without too much trouble in MS Word.