AES Clear Protective Cases

kernow · Sep 13, 2012

ChuChu Flamingo said:
Too tight of a fit if you want to actually play them with relative ease.

Well... that can be easily explained.

evil wasabi · Sep 13, 2012

lachlan said:
I hope you all have a dehumidifiers running in the rooms you keep your games. Oh and keep the room pitch black!

can they make cases with UV protective coating?

theMot · Sep 13, 2012

Seriously, what is this shit?

I keep my SNES games in plastic cases like these but they are less than $1 each and it's for a cardboard box: http://www.videogameboxprotectors.com/products/nintendo/super-nintendo-custom/

WTF do you need to cover plastic cases with more plastic? If your even considering buying this stuff you obviously look after your games so why?

pipes · Sep 14, 2012

Unless you're having issues with people spontaneously ejaculating when they see your glorious collection, I don't see the need for it.

Late · Sep 14, 2012

These are a complete and utter joke, home carts stay well protected on a shelf. The only point I can see is if you are shipping carton box or old style case games, so that they stay intact. I got one last year, and I threw the "protector" in the bin.

-ori- · Sep 14, 2012

this is a great site for buy aes pvc box

http://www.saveyourgames.it/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=49

GohanX · Sep 14, 2012

pipes said:
Unless you're having issues with people spontaneously ejaculating when they see your glorious collection, I don't see the need for it.

I have pets and a little girl, and I actually like to play my stuff instead of sealing it in a vault. I see the need.

pipes · Sep 14, 2012

GohanX said:
I have pets and a little girl, and I actually like to play my stuff instead of sealing it in a vault. I see the need.

Dude, your gerbil's going to chew right through that protective case anyways. I'd leave everything in the vault.

cdamm · Sep 14, 2012

Xian Xi said:
I agree, $3 each is pretty steep for just folded plastic. It probably only costs less than $0.25 per unit for production, of course ebay and paypal fees probably skyrocket that margin.

there are probably tons of machining costs to factor in as well. the molds can be 10's of thousands of dollars. That needs to be recouped.

dan3skate · Sep 14, 2012

I like these cases, I have them on all of my aes games. They help prevent shelf wear to the plastic and keep the art inserts from getting impression marks from handling (for snap lock games).. I doubt the die cost 10's of thousands to make these but it probably was over a grand. Remember these are die cut layers, heat stamped for the bend seems and glued on the one side. The gluing is probably a manual operation. These also ship with tissue paper inbetween the layers to help keep their shine. My guess would be that the guy is doubling his money before shipping if I had to guess. With respect to the cost of the snes cases I believe this is accurate. On a side note, the snes plastic cases that I have seen cause the boxes to bow over time. Their is no clearance for the box thickness.. I know as my N64 sealed majoras mask and battletoads snes both did the same thing. They at one time had perfectly tight square corners, then they bowed out after being put in the protective cases.

GohanX · Sep 14, 2012

pipes said:
Dude, your gerbil's going to chew right through that protective case anyways. I'd leave everything in the vault.

Goddamn gerbils.

carnicero27 · Oct 25, 2012

i never saw that was box protectors for neo geo cartridges. i have this style for my super famicom games and works perfect!! i think i will buy that boxes to protect neo geo games

8man · Oct 25, 2012

Bought 400 of these back in 2007. Here's the original Link.

5 years later... I need to order 200+ more cases.
(ummm... bought a few more AES games :drool_2:

)

After 5 years, no problem whatsoever with the cases.

Keeps the dust off
Stops finger impressions "dents" on the inserts of snap cases
Keeps messy finger prints, dirt, and slime off the original SNK case
Looks really nice when they are lined up!!
Easy to open and close when you want to play a game

Joneo · Oct 25, 2012

-ori- said:
this is a great site for buy aes pvc box
http://www.saveyourgames.it/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=49

PVC is not archival safe though. As it ages, it releases hydrochloric acid, degrading what you'd intended to protect. Sticking with PET is better in the long-run.

Regarding Roger's clear cases, the only issues I've run into:
* Once in a while (say, every 15 cases) one or two will split at a seam as you're folding it into shape (he was awesome about making up for it in the following batch though).

* Since homecart case sizes are inconsistent, some games fit pretty tight in the clear protectors. This makes top flaps bulge and/or game removal difficult in such instances.
* Protectors stick to case windows in spots. When the game is removed this leaves divots in the plastic window. Maybe not a huge deal, but probably permanent.

Overall I think the pros outweigh the cons if you're careful about how you load/unload your games.

SuperGun · Oct 25, 2012

These are not for me

pipes said:
So let me get this straight.....The case you buy to protect your AES case and insert may actually damage your AES case and insert?.....Really?

BINGO.
And that is exactly what happened to me.

I bought a game on ebay that just happened to come with one of these cases. (really the only reason I came into one of them at all) Long story short, I didn't know you had to be "careful" when you insert the games inside them and I literally damaged the plastic and the insert of one of my home carts when I used it.

I was pretty disappointed.

They may be ideal for some collectors out there, and to each his own, but for me personally, I have no interest in them. Plus since I actually play my games often, they would just get in my way anyhow.

2D_mastur · Oct 25, 2012

The next step is a case over that plastic case, that is already over your AES case.

Only when your AES collection is a fucking tribute to Matryoshka dolls, will you TRULY be a big timer.

theMot · Oct 25, 2012

SuperGun said:
Plus since I actually play my games often, they would just get in my way anyhow.

Not trolling but out of interest do you actually play the AF3 homecart you have?

Kid Panda · Oct 25, 2012

theMot said:
Not trolling but out of interest do you actually play the AF3 homecart you have?

you cant be serious :/

Xian Xi · Oct 25, 2012

kidpanda said:
you cant be serious :/

I think he might be.

theMot · Oct 25, 2012

I think I have trolled too much, turning over a new leaf.

SNKorSWM · Oct 26, 2012

theMot said:
Not trolling but out of interest do you actually play the AF3 homecart you have?

If you have to start a sentence with "Not trolling but...", you're most likely trolling. XD

Dr Shroom · Oct 26, 2012

Ziplock bags not good enough for you lot? Pff.

Green Beret · Jun 18, 2013

Are these cases same to these cases?

RAZO · Jun 18, 2013

SuperGun said:
BINGO.
And that is exactly what happened to me.

I bought a game on ebay that just happened to come with one of these cases. (really the only reason I came into one of them at all) Long story short, I didn't know you had to be "careful" when you insert the games inside them and I literally damaged the plastic and the insert of one of my home carts when I used it.

I was pretty disappointed.

They may be ideal for some collectors out there, and to each his own, but for me personally, I have no interest in them. Plus since I actually play my games often, they would just get in my way anyhow.

I agree. I bought a few of these for my aes games and ended up cutting the flaps off because they were digging into the insert. I only use them now because I bought them but could live without them. If your collector and want to protect your games, just use ziplock bags.

ChuChu Flamingo · Jun 18, 2013

Doctor Shroom said:
Ziplock bags not good enough for you lot? Pff.

One has to be careful with ziplock bags. A lot of them will yellow and release chloride gas that damages stuff.

Just make sure to get some polypropolene/mylar/archival type stuff if you are that serious.

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