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I read somewhere that they were shooting for $10 per case. I'm not sure how accurate that is.
Sega CD/Saturn replacement case rivalry
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I read somewhere that they were shooting for $10 per case. I'm not sure how accurate that is.
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It came in both styles of long box.
I would buy a couple. My Battle Arena Toshinden Remix case got broken while I was moving to Chicago, and my Virtua Fighter 2 case was broken upon purchase. Actually, sometimes you can get a pretty good deal on shit with a broken case, as ya'll know, so I welcome the ability to buy fresh replacements
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I guess MK3 was released in a Saturn style case, too, but I could never find that game to begin with.
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From what I understood that is a higher grade one with plexiglass that will be available. The other guy has them 10 $30 shipped right now ($40 shipped after for future batches) I assume LRG's price will be closer to that. I can't believe the molds cost 150k- that is a huge investment that I'm not sure there will be enough demand for.
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98% will just sit on a shelf so it doesn't really matter. $30 for 10 sounds like a solid deal. I would purchase them if all my cases weren't already in nice shape due to swaps back when the games cost pennies.
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Yeah because laying them down flat would be a crime.
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There's a debate about this!?!? Hahaha, oh my
Hello, the 90's called, I guess every one of the millions of PS1 and Dreamcast games out there with a replaced jewel case is a half a repro now.
What will gamers whine about next?
I'm all about the complete and clean for my games, but worrying about replacement plastic cases and value...it's not like they're reprinting artwork. What a stupid 'debate'.
I'm honestly not surprised in the least about a debate about this. Remember, We have people here that have seriously tried to put a value to plastic manual baggies.
I forget the 1st person who tried to start a thread about that but I remembering tearing him a new asshole for that autistic bullshit. lol
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Their fine if you store them vertically. Its when you store them horizontally disc on bottom, manual on top.
The shitty foam helps to prevent that warping but most people threw that shit away. The real benefit to having the foam is when you ship these cases, the disc can often become dislodged. It also gives the front of the case some much needed structural support to prevent the paper mache front from breaking. I never really cared for the foam, but the few games that have it do seem stronger than those without. Might just be me.
What is even worse is that some games had different thickness foam too, mainly the working design games.
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Wow, that is even worse. Worse than gravity ruining manuals.
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Even worse still, they even came in two different colors!
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50 cents for the mold
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Good thing I didn't spend a 150k on foam block molds...
https://www.mortoffgames.com/sega-cd-foam-block
https://www.mortoffgames.com/sega-cd-foam-block
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What about those thermocol slabs made of expanded polystyrene? Those AliExpress sellers don't even know the difference between XPS and EPS. Any serious NES collectard knows that the different manufacturing processes of the two types of polystyrene insulation can have a huge effect on the long-term performance. Damn!
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More than buying saturn sports games and cannibalizing the cases probably.
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Surprised he would go with Amazon Fulfillment (or Amazon at all) as his primary distribution channel. Their fees are expensive for a niche product.