Holy smokes! GameBoy Advance Shock Boxes!

[loopyeddie]

This wasn't my idea, I found the info HERE. I don't know why I never thought of this. Everybody hates the GBA boxes right? Well DS cases are great AND they have a spot for GBA games. Here's some even better news. Nintendo sells the cases for $7 for 10! At the site I linked to, they have quite a few inserts made, but you can tell they are new at this. They obviously don't have the experience we Neo fans do in building inserts. I plan on making some inserts for my games and I ordered 50 cases. If this is popular, I will add info and inserts on my site.

 

[Weevus]

Looks pretty cool. Game Boy boxes are always hard to find because so many people just throw them away.

 

[Shawn Carr2o]

Yeah I was thinking about that and I asked Eddie if their were any cases for the GBA games. I wonder if the GBA manuals will fit in those cases?.


You forgot about me mentioning that to everyone, I'm hurt. Just kidding. (Super Milk Chan always says just kidding)

 

[loopyeddie]

Looks pretty cool. Game Boy boxes are always hard to find because so many people just throw them away.

I hate paper boxes. They get crushed and fall apart. This is a great solution for me and probably a lot of other people.

Here is a Super Dodge Ball Advance Insert I made. It looks a lot the the one on the snackbar site, but it is much cleaner. This is just a low-res thumbnail so don't try printing this one. I'll have the real files up soon.

 

[pixeljunkie]

very cool! ordering some cases now! Will probably lend a hand in the inserts as well. I think its best to retain the original box and adjust it for the new size, personally.

 

[Lime2K]

I hate paper boxes. They get crushed and fall apart. This is a great solution for me and probably a lot of other people.

Here is a Super Dodge Ball Advance Insert I made. It looks a lot the the one on the snackbar site, but it is much cleaner. This is just a low-res thumbnail so don't try printing this one. I'll have the real files up soon.

You should put the logo of the publisher on the bottom of the spine -- it looks a little empty, IMO.

(I was gonna say put a meg count box, but it'd be a little depressing after SSVS' 708 megs)

 

[loopyeddie]

very cool! ordering some cases now! Will probably lend a hand in the inserts as well. I think its best to retain the original box and adjust it for the new size, personally.

Yeah, I ordered 50. I can't believe how cheap they are! I tried to keep this one as exact as I could, but the only image I had of the spine was really shitty looking, so I rebuilt it. Here's a bit of trivia: the ball I used on the spine is from the NES Dodge Ball!

You should put the logo of the publisher on the bottom of the spine -- it looks a little empty, IMO.

(I was gonna say put a meg count box, but it'd be a little depressing after SSVS' 708 megs)

I thought about that. I just looked at the spines of the DS games I have, and they all seemed a bit more busy. There wasn't anything other than the title, but there were background images and colors. I might do that. The original spine is just as boring as mine though! I'm pretty sure I'll do something to spice it up though.

 

[loopyeddie]

If you guys can wait a few days, I'll have all the templates and info uploaded. I am in the process or reworking all the Neo inserts so they fit the classic style/colors (I'm super anal). I have made 24 so far and I only have 6 left to do. Then all the inserts will match and use the same template. I want to get those done then just do a huge upload. I'll upload the GBA stuff at that time. It shouldn't take more than a week from now.

 

[Lime2K]

Just the templaye would be cool for now...

<goes to his store to jack some DS cases (I don't have to pay for them!)>

 

[loopyeddie]

Just the templaye would be cool for now...

<goes to his store to jack some DS cases (I don't have to pay for them!)>

FINE!

HERE YOU ARE, MY FRIEND.

 

[Ely13]

Great thread! Most of my GBA boxes have crushed corners and it's annoying getting the instruction manuals in and out of them. I wouldn't mind having shockboxes for games like the Castlevania trilogy, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Tactics Ogre Advance, Advance Wars 2, etc.

Right now I have all my GBA games in those cheap, plastic snap-lock cases.

 

[Lime2K]

Thank you, my friend.

(You switched right from photoshop with capslock on, didn't you? I do that too sometimes ^_^)

And as thanks, here's a present for you:

link to full size version HERE

BTW, here's the games I have and will be doing in the next week or so:
Super SF2 Turbo Revival
Zelda Four Swords
Castlevania: HOD and COTM
Sonic Advance
FF1+2 Dawn of Souls
Advance Wars
Bomberman Tournament
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Breat of Fire I and II
Super Mario World
Mario Kart Super Curcuit
Puyo Pop
I have Metriod Fusion, but the box is all jacked up, so someone else'll have to do that one!

 

[Nesagwa]

I love this.

All except for the logos they made for the spine are cramped and look pretty bad.

Whatever.

 

["Macho Man" Butta Supremo]

Now I need a CPS3 shockbox.

 

[roninbuddha]

request/suggestion...

can you try doing "Japanese" style inserts, based from the japanese boxes.. cuz some JP boxes look WAAAAYY better than US/EUR boxes (castlevania for example) ,, but oh, the JP boxes have a different/smaller size... hmmm...

just a thought anyway..

 

[NeoCverA]

I received an email from a guy asking about my site and where he might be able to get the files from (since all of my inserts are down on my site). He went on to suggest that site and perhaps sending them my inserts, etc.

I directed him to loopy and I guess this where all this came from.

I would be all over this if it weren't for the freaking roms.

 

[Shawn Carr2o]

I hate paper boxes. They get crushed and fall apart. This is a great solution for me and probably a lot of other people.

Here is a Super Dodge Ball Advance Insert I made. It looks a lot the the one on the snackbar site, but it is much cleaner. This is just a low-res thumbnail so don't try printing this one. I'll have the real files up soon.

Awesome! job Eddie.


I could never find a copy of Super Dodge Ball Advance.

 

[Shawn Carr2o]

Thank you, my friend.

(You switched right from photoshop with capslock on, didn't you? I do that too sometimes ^_^)

And as thanks, here's a present for you:

link to full size version HERE

BTW, here's the games I have and will be doing in the next week or so:
Super SF2 Turbo Revival
Zelda Four Swords
Castlevania: HOD and COTM
Sonic Advance
FF1+2 Dawn of Souls
Advance Wars
Bomberman Tournament
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Breat of Fire I and II
Super Mario World
Mario Kart Super Curcuit
Puyo Pop
I have Metriod Fusion, but the box is all jacked up, so someone else'll have to do that one!

These are all the GBA games that I have,

Advance Wars
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Contra Alien Wars EX
Fire Emblem
Gekido Advance
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Harvestmoon: Friends of Mineral Town
Iridion II
Krazy Racers
Lady Sia
Legend of Zelda
Lufia: Ruins of Lore
Lunar Legend
Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga
Megaman Zero
Megaman Zero 3
MetalGun Slinger Import
Metal Slug Advance
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Fusion
Motorcross Maniacs
One Piece
Pocky & Rocky with Becky
Puyo Pop
Robotech: The Macross Saga
Shaman King: Master of Spirits
Shining Soul
Sigma Star Saga
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Sword of Mana

 

[gamejunkie]

request/suggestion...

can you try doing "Japanese" style inserts, based from the japanese boxes.. cuz some JP boxes look WAAAAYY better than US/EUR boxes (castlevania for example) ,, but oh, the JP boxes have a different/smaller size... hmmm...

just a thought anyway..

Oh man that's right! This is such a great idea!

Here's an example of the JP box style (pulled from Shirt's selling thread)

 

[Lime2K]

ummm.. I can only do inserts for games I own unless someone wants to send me scans of boxes at 600 dpi (and that'll take forever)

 

[gamejunkie]

ummm.. I can only do inserts for games I own unless someone wants to send me scans of boxes at 600 dpi (and that'll take forever)

I know, I'm just saying...

 

[J0e Musashi]

Lol, I just don't see any point in this whatsoever. It's fair enough for MVS carts and maybe even AW carts, but GBA? Just keep the carts in a draw or something.

 

[smokehouse]

Lol, I just don't see any point in this whatsoever. It's fair enough for MVS carts and maybe even AW carts, but GBA? Just keep the carts in a draw or something.

Why don’t you put you MVS games in a big plastic tub? Different strokes for different folks my friend.

As for the scans (something I think is a great idea, I ordered some cases this morning) I have the following boxes that I can scan:

-Super Mario Advance 1&2
-Golden Sun
-Zelda Link to the past
-Castlevania Circle of the Moon
-Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
-Zelda The Minish Cap
-Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
-River City Ransom EX

All the boxes are is great shape. I don’t really have the skills to do an insert but I can provide some high quality scans if requested. I don’t know if these cases fit original GB games but I also have some boxes for Final Fantasy Adventure II&III and Dragon Warrior I&II.

 

[J0e Musashi]

Why don’t you put you MVS games in a big plastic tub? Different strokes for different folks my friend.

You'd need a real big plastic tub.

I see where you're coming from, but.....I'll just bite my tongue incase I upset someone again.

 

[loopyeddie]

Thank you, my friend.

(You switched right from photoshop with capslock on, didn't you? I do that too sometimes ^_^)

And as thanks, here's a present for you:

link to full size version HERE

BTW, here's the games I have and will be doing in the next week or so:
Super SF2 Turbo Revival
Zelda Four Swords
Castlevania: HOD and COTM
Sonic Advance
FF1+2 Dawn of Souls
Advance Wars
Bomberman Tournament
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Breat of Fire I and II
Super Mario World
Mario Kart Super Curcuit
Puyo Pop
I have Metriod Fusion, but the box is all jacked up, so someone else'll have to do that one!

Wow, looks fantastic. Shit, I think I just made a ton of work for myself! I'll have to get this stuff up on my site, pronto.

ummm.. I can only do inserts for games I own unless someone wants to send me scans of boxes at 600 dpi (and that'll take forever)

That site (snackbar) has like 800 scans at 300 dpi, that is what I used. You insert looks better though. I'm just saying... better 300 dpi, than nothing.