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Just opened my US copy of Puggsy to find the case's is snapped; this has prob been asked tons of times before, but what can I use to replace it? The manuals are so fricking big.
My PAL games are easy to replace; just a simple jewel case. WTF were Sega of America thinking?
You can sometimes find us sega cd cases on ebay, if you want a new one. The guy i know who sells them fairly regularly seems all out at the moment tho.
Buy dirt cheap sega cd games (such as sports games and others) that has much better unbroken long cases, than use them to replace ones that are broken. It's easier that way and get some money back by reselling broken ones with dirt cheap games that you don't want.
@grimm: Thanks, I'll have a look later in the week.
Cheers, mate. :)
@Sly Wolf: Shipping would cost a bomb from the US to the UK just for that. There is a chance a local seller could be selling one, but alas, they would prob be overcharging.
I would not be surprised if I've bought 50-70 Saturn/Sega CD games just for their cases. They don't ship well in bubble wrapped envelopes, add in overseas shipping and you're pretty much assured a broken hinge.
I'd love to see a project that replaced the covers and manuals of SCD games for either a CD or DVD case. There is such a project for Saturn games.
Currently, all my SCDs are in slim CD jewel cases. I don't have a single SCD jewel case as none were in good enough shape to keep; I do have two Saturn jewel cases that are in the best shape I have personally ever seen: one has a crack across the front, and the other has one broken hinge. I've NEVER seen an unbroken SCD or Saturn jewel case, even in the stores.
I've purchased all my Sega CD & Saturn games online, all have their original cases, and not one arrived broken. I must be really lucky or something.:)
I've actually made DVD cases for my Sega CDs that did not come with the original cases and I use scans of the original art work and resize them to fit the DVD cases for the inserts. It works pretty well and I also put the artwork and title on the spine. They take up less space than the original cases and they are a lot more durable but you are right about the manuals being too big. They don't fit in the DVD cases so I just store them separately when I can find them. The DVD cases work well for games like Wonderdog and Batman that came in those terrible paper cases and you can find blank DVD cases pretty cheap. This way, all my Sega CD games have cases and I can find a particular game prety easily form the shelf.
More likely that I'm unlucky. For example, I've also NEVER seen a girl gamer anywhere. I know they exist... I see pictures of them and people claim to see them all the time. It's a similar phenomenon - SOMEONE has to be at one end of the scale... most folks see these things, and I don't. Sucks to be me sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by eddiespruce
I like the plastic DVD cases as opposed to jewel cases; you're much less likely to break one. I really like the slim DVD cases as well. You can buy them cheap in quantity from all sorts of online stores, or even at WalMart. I keep the manuals in a pile on one of the shelves in the TV stand I have my SCD/32X on. I kept all the inserts for the cases, but they're in a box with most of my SEGA cart boxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by SDFcommander
I do the whole DVD case thing as well. The only problem is the manuals don't fit in there, but how often do you look at the manual anyway. I keep the original cases and manuals in a storage box, and I'm afraid to say more of them than not have cracks or breaks in them. I bought a lot of Sega CD games new in shrinkwrap at the original retail stores, and most of them still had cracks.
Someone just needs to manufacture new Saturn/Sega CD cases already. I bet they would make some decent money if they did. Maybe even beef the cases up a bit, or use a stronger plastic. Who's down?
Used Sega Saturn sports games. Pretty sure they're about 25 cents if you see them in stores.
I've researched this before, and unless you either:Quote:
Originally Posted by oldskool
A) know someone with the original molds
OR
B) have $5k to drop on getting new molds made
It's just a pipe dream.
Plus, once you get the molds made you still probably need to pay another $2k for injection molding a small batch of them. It's not unfeasible, but it's more than I'd be willing to bankroll on my own for the payoff.
It's $50 for a game of Golden Axe with my sister, $200 for Toejam and Earl.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chilly Willy
Easily the worst cases ever. I mean even in Europe they got big ass VHS style cases then better DVD like cases but we get stuck with this flimsy crap that breaks with ease.
Easy way of upping your odds for unbroken/unsquished cases/boxes during shipping, dont settle for bubble envelope, ever. And keep the correspondance as proof of the seller agreeing to ship in a cardboard box. It will basically cost you about the same, unless they use a super oversized box. Thats what i do when ordering stuff, unless its a flexible plastic case like PS3 cases, i need my games boxed up for shipping.
That would lower your need to find new boxes for your games.
You can always use Sega Saturn cases, there are plenty of crappy Saturn games out there that you can buy for cheap.
Really? Would the Sega CD artwork fit all right?
Thanks man! :p
I think its the same case.
Yeah, Saturn and Sega CD games (and even some early PS1 Games) all use the plastic longbox style. There's actually a game shop near me that sells old Saturn games for like $5 a pop, and the cases are normally in decent condition. It's a little expensive for just a replacement case, but I really don't care that I'm cannibalizing another crappy sports game.
Great! I've got a few rubbish soccer games I could swap it with!
Thank you everyone! :p
I contacted a jewel case manufacturer (cannot remember the name) via their website a couple weeks ago inquiring whether they knew of a place to buy replacement SCD and Saturn game cases. Their response was, "no." I have to think though that if enough gamers contact these places with requests, then a light bulb might go off and some company might just start manufacturing new ones. The original master injection mold tools have to still exist somewhere.
you just can't contact somebody and ask them to make longboxes. you need molds first. no company is going to have longboxes molds just lying around. and the original molds probably don't exist anymore. even if they do exist, good lucking find it.
as somebody as already said, it would cost THOUSANDS to remake the mold. yes, this would be a wonderful idea. no, you are not the first person to think up this idea. the reason this idea has not been followed through before is because there is no profit to be made. unless you selling each case at 50 dollars a pop it would be impossible to make a profit, especially with 5k you have invested in the molds. hell, even if you would find the original mold it would be very difficult to make a profit.
the only way you MIGHT be able make money is if you already own a plastic factory. you would cut out the middle man, you would cut out the shipping costs, etc.
and honestly, if this would ever reach the light of day, each case would realistically probably cost 10 dollars to purchase, if not more. all of us would love to have some clean longboxes, but how many of us would actually drop 10 dollars on a case? just one case?
www.thecoverproject.netQuote:
Originally Posted by Chilly Willy
They have sega cd DVD case inserts to print, but not manuals.
Cool. I need to check there more often. They didn't have DVD/DVD slim for the SCD last time I checked... granted, that was some time ago. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by colklink77
Thanks for pointing that out.
I hated the original cases. If you looked at them cock-eyed, the hinges would break.
You think there's a demand for Repo Sega CD/Saturn Manuals for DVD Cases??, I would like to see some made
I know there are some folks on The Cover Project who have a template for making DVD SegaCD manuals, but I'm not sure if a lot of them have been made.
I hate how easily the cases break, but I still love the way they look on my shelves :D