elmillortoni Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 We have talked about using Game Boy cases to storage Lynx games. I think it's a really good idea, in fact, I use this method, but I've come across with this one: http://nintendonews.com/2015/01/game-boy-cassette-cases/ What do you think about doing the same for our Lynx games? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm not a fan of cassette cases myself. They tend to be a pain to close if everything is not positioned just right, and they have a tendency to crack. With that said, in the link you provided, when closed, they look really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I second the opinion of not being a fan of the cassette boxes. But hey, they look swell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Those cassette cases look really cool! I may have a case in the loft, worth giving it a try. If I have any success I will post a pic. Rgds BadPricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 OK after 30 minutes of trying to fathom how GIMP works, and this is quite a crude effort with not the best print quality, here is a rough Atari Lynx Battlezone 2000 in cassette box. I hope you like it or at least see what I was trying to replicate. Rgds BadPricey 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_reg Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It's a nice idea for those who are picking up loose carts. It would be good to insert a little foam to slip the cart under and keep it snug and from knocking about when picking up, moving about etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Very cool! Always open to new storage solutions.. Was sceptical at first but those gameboy cases sure look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Cassette case is bigger and less convenient for carrying around if you have lots of games. Still nice looking cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serblander Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Looks cool The main thing about the cassette storage i like is the old school cassette storage racks that you can house the cases in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmillortoni Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 OK after 30 minutes of trying to fathom how GIMP works, and this is quite a crude effort with not the best print quality, here is a rough Atari Lynx Battlezone 2000 in cassette box. I hope you like it or at least see what I was trying to replicate. Rgds BadPricey Wow, BadPricey, really nice work! I definitely think it's a good solution for loose carts, it worths give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) I use soft cassette boxes, you know, those like VHS cases but sized for cassette tapes. The boxes are rare, expensive and difficult to locate nowadays but they are cute with a "70's computerized style" like no other. All the artworks are vectors but raster images for original illustration, snapshots and card shot. Inside I put a little foam sheet with rounded corners to fix the card by pressure. Final result is highly usable and marvelous to flaunt. ^c- Edited April 23, 2015 by STAR 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trew Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I use soft cassette boxes, you know, those like VHS cases but sized for cassette tapes. The boxes are rare, expensive and difficult to locate nowadays but they are cute with a "70's computerized style" like no other. All the artworks are vectors but raster images for original illustration, snapshots and card shot. Inside I put a little foam sheet with rounded corners to fix the card by pressure. Final result is highly usable and marvelous to flaunt. ^c- Swish! I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serblander Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I use soft cassette boxes, you know, those like VHS cases but sized for cassette tapes. You Sir, are a genius! Hats off! *Takes deep bow* I know exactly which ones you mean because they are my favourite C64 cassette cases! The boxes are rare, expensive and difficult to locate nowadays but they are cute with a "70's computerized style" like no other. All the artworks are vectors but raster images for original illustration, snapshots and card shot. Inside I put a little foam sheet with rounded corners to fix the card by pressure. Final result is highly usable and marvelous to flaunt. ^c- Rare they are! While the first game i ever owned (Critical Mass - didn't have a C64 but bought it of my best friend because i was lost in awe of the cover-art) came in one, and a few decades later i only acquired about 4-5 more games in these cases. Only thing is, there are a few different size (width) variants - have you come across that? Also, would you be willing to share that awesome artwork you have for these? Oh, and very nice touch with the cart pic on the front cover bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Sorry. I think something is wrong with the reply/quote. My apologies. -- Only thing is, there are a few different size (width) variants - have you come across that?I know two or three variants. One is the used for 'They Sold One Million' compilation for C=64, Speccy and CPC I think. Another one is a model used for Dragon computer video games, more slim and less resistant. Then there were a few variants according the manufacturer. Also, would you be willing to share that awesome artwork you have for these?Sure. It will be my pleasure to make any design for the game you need and to share. I can customize them for cassette jewel-case style box if you want or you need, in fact I'm the mad doctor who did the solid state 'Vega Solaris' edition for Retrogames magazine spanish edition, here you may see some shots. Oh, and very nice touch with the cart pic on the front cover bottomThat is a silly anticipation. What if you have a curved-lip and a ridged card variation without its boxes? ^c- Edited April 23, 2015 by STAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saffron1 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Here is a possible supplier of these cases. Soft Poly Case CLCP £0.24 http://www.avcom.co.uk/cassettes.htm Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Here is a possible supplier of these cases. Soft Poly Case CLCP £0.24 http://www.avcom.co.uk/cassettes.htm Cheers Thank you very much but not. These cases are like you can see in the attachment. It is like the DAT cases, no transparency and a bit difficult to put an inlay. By the way the cases used in recent developments -Relief Pitcher, Solitaire!, Hotdog...- are nice but I presume they must be no cheap, ain't? I don't known its price nor where to buy. I think that our goal is to take advantage for old and unused/recicled cases like the GameBoy, cassette jewel-cases and so. I mean old card games, old-style game cases. ^c^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Nice work STAR those cases look marvelous. Reminds me of the Sega Megadrive/Genesis cases. BadPricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) I use soft cassette boxes, you know, those like VHS cases but sized for cassette tapes. The boxes are rare, expensive and difficult to locate nowadays but they are cute with a "70's computerized style" like no other. All the artworks are vectors but raster images for original illustration, snapshots and card shot. Inside I put a little foam sheet with rounded corners to fix the card by pressure. Final result is highly usable and marvelous to flaunt. ^c- Dude this is awesome! If anyone can track down a vendor of these I am down for doing up my whole collection in this style The clear plastic cases are certainly more plentiful. The other challenge is that someone has to edit all the art to fit this format of case... Edited April 24, 2015 by travistouchdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Dude this is awesome! If anyone can track down a vendor of these I am down for doing up my whole collection in this style As you wish: http://www.tapeline.info/v2/single-black-presentation-case.html Priced 2,45 pounds, $4 or 4 euro around + S&H. But there are about 80 regular Atari games -> 80 x $4 = $320. Ouch! The clear plastic cases are certainly more plentiful. The other challenge is that someone has to edit all the art to fit this format of case... I think that's not a problem. If you have all the separate elements -cover illustration, Lynx logo, Lynx background, custom snapshots...- it's easy to mount any design from a pattern. If all of you require them I can make the designs for free, just tell me the size you want/need for wich case model. If you need a particular title design I can make it too, no problem, I'll attach every file ready to print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Inspired by BadPricey I've make a cassette tape jewel-case insert for Alien vs Predator. Here goes a JPEG preview and a zipped TIFF in CMYK ready to print. PS. I used the original lightwave paint cover by Andrew H. Denton, enjoy his art at http://www.dal.net/ahd/select.html AvP.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Now that is very good STAR. You are clearly a very talented cover maker. Hats off to you sir. How long did one take? There's 72 others I'm after Rgds BadPricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Now that is very good STAR. You are clearly a very talented cover maker. What I am is a guy with too much spare time. ^c- How long did one take? There's 72 others I'm after I took an afternoon. I already had the vectorized elements, so this is like completing a puzzle. If you need I can make all the rest of covers. Anyone want to host them in some place? By the way it will great if somebody can provide a plain and clear pic from Road Riot 4WD like the one used on the Atari Falcon release, the coin-op flyer has too many letters over there. This is if you need a custom cassette tape custom inlay, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmillortoni Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Inspired by BadPricey I've make a cassette tape jewel-case insert for Alien vs Predator. Here goes a JPEG preview and a zipped TIFF in CMYK ready to print. PS. I used the original lightwave paint cover by Andrew H. Denton, enjoy his art at http://www.dal.net/ahd/select.html Impressive work! Now I wonder how to do something similar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAR Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Impressive work! Now I wonder how to do something similar... This week I'll make some more designs to share, no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Laser Lynx Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Those normal C-cassette cases look pretty nice for Lynx (or any handheld) games, but as someone said, those probably only look -really good- when they're new, since they scratch and break so easily. God damnit those soft VHS-styled cassette cases look good! I couldn't find them anymore on the whole interwebs D: someone must have bought the remaining ones for their Lynx collection. Nice work on the boxes and box-art everyone! ^^ Edited September 30, 2016 by Turbo Laser Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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