Solving Nintendo Game Boy cartridge storage / display (+ many others) | Game Room Ideas
6,572NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH6dozBrPPg
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In this video, I discuss some common ways of displaying and storing Game Boy cartridges, and then I'll share my new method that might solve the problem permanently. Then we'll transform that idea to see what other cartridge storage problems it can solve.
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I have been receiving lots of the same questions so to help everyone out I've created a FAQ. Feel free to check here for answers.
https://topspot123.wordpress.com/my-projects/mini-video-game-retail-box-templates/
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0:00 Intro.
1:11 Existing methods to store or display Game Boy games.
4:03 Explanation of my idea.
5:07 Full tutorial on how to make mini game boxes.
11:56 Ideas for alternative image edits.
12:48 Talking about sizing alternatives
13:31 Boxes for Nintendo's other portable systems.
14:01 Boxes for all other cartridges!
15:01 Original box designing for everything else.
16:23 In summary/outro.
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*EDIT: One point I forgot to mention in my script was that this could also serve as a value added differentiation, perhaps for a retro game store, convention seller, or an ebay seller.
I estimate that these cost about $.14 per Game Boy game.
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Need plastic game box protectors in the UK?
http://www.retroempire.uk/gb-superstrong.html
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Amazon links:
Products featured in the video:
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Relevant documents and templates (will add to over time)
https://topspot123.wordpress.com/mini-video-game-retail-box-templates/
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Music Credits:
BGM #5 - Snoopy's Magic Show
Type A - Tetris
Space Zone Stage Music 2 - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Guile Stage - Street Fighter II (Game Boy) {It goes with everything}
Basement - Gremlins 2 The New Batch the Video Game
Water Land (Aquatic Ambiance) - Donkey Kong Land
Ending & Credits - Super Mario Land
Bonus Game - Super Mario Land
Marin's Song, The End - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
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