DIY Nintendo Box Reproduction 

Aloha ! Congrats on your new printer ! A-ha.... an embossing stylus. It loks more like this thing than an binding awl. The awls has no ball on the end 🙂 Cheeeeeeeeeers Jecepede

Aloha I thought of showing the making of the 'beds' but I figured it would make the video boring. It is basically more cutting and folding. Note to self: Make a retro-brighting video some day :-D

@@jecepede I should have payed more attention. You do mention that you "printed, cut, folded and glued" the plastic beds also. We only see them for a fraction of a second and they look good. At first I thought maybe they were vacu-formed or something.

@@musicalboxbitspieces Oh I will take the fact you thought the inlays were vacuformed as a huge compliment. Thank you 🙏

Thank you !

Thanx 🙂 Indeed, sometimes NintAndBox has not got the cover you search for or perhaps the wrong region. I have a EU copy of Chicken Run for GBA which is not on NintAndBox. I eventually found pictures of the box on the site : www.thecoverproject.net/ Then I just used a template from NintAndBox to recreate my own box. A bit of enthousiastic Googling/Binging/DuckDuckgoing did the trick 😀

Aloha ! I'm in the middle of moving but tried to find the printed boxes anyway. Unfortunatly I had no luck. However, if Memory serves. Mario Kart was on the thicker inject paper, as was Blobette. For the other two, Tomb Raider and Zen, I used the thiner paper printed in the laser printer. For me personally, the thicker the better. It makes for really sturdy boxes and inlays, or 'beds' if you prefer 😀 The reason why the box for Blobette looks more realistic is due to the fact I had printed the sheet on both sides. On the inside I printed a cardboard pattern I found online and on the outside the cover (obiously). The box I liked most were the Mario Kart and the Tomb Raider boxes. They looked most authentic. Next time I should print samples to get the color correct(er)... Cheeeeeeeeeers, Jecepede

Aloha ! Yub, the same as the boxes. Actually, for most boxes downlodable via NintAndBox, you can also download the label. Cheers, Jecepede

Thank you. I used both my own Inkjet and the printer at work. For example; I printed the Mario Kart on my own inkjet and Tomb Raider on the work-printer. Quality of both prints is very good. The work-printer actually wins in terms of sharpness but the inkjet has more vibrant colors.

@@jecepede Great! I just finished my first attempt -- a SMB3 US box -- and it's surprisingly decent, especially for a first attempt! I credit this video 100% for my instant mediocrity! Haha, thanks so much!

That is a very intersting question. I myself have no expirience with print shops but perhaps you can point out the little scale most box scans have. What you might also be able to do is use a photo editor and change the size of the image. Most photo programs have not only pixels but also mm or inches... Cheeeeeeeeers Jecepede

Aloha ! I had two printers at my disposal. A Canon Pixma MP270 inkjet and A Xerox from my work. Can't remember the type though. Seeing the results, I think any mid- or highrange inkjet will do just fine so no need to buy a US $ 12.000 Xerox ;-) Cheeeeeeeers, Jecepde

Aloha ! Hmmm An inkjet or laser printer, that is an interesting question. I had the same when I started reproducing my boxes. I think it all boils down on availability and/or budget. For me, I already have an inkjet printer so I'll stick to that. The MarioKart was printed with an Inkjet and it is pretty good if I may say so. For me personally, I would recommend the thicker paper. The thicker the better (with the exception of the labels). It makes for really sturdy boxes and inlays. What also you also an do (not mentioned in the vid) is printing a 'cardboard pattern' on one side of the paper and the cover on the other side. It can give a slightly more authentic feeling to the inside of your box. Just look at the finished Blobette box. You can see it in the vid. Cheeeeeeeeeeers Jecepede

I see! Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom, I appreciate that! ❤ Keep It up your Amazing work! ☺️ Cheers!

I used both 200 and 265 grams paper. The thicker, the better 🙂

Aloha! Basically this is that exact video. But in stead of downloading a Gameboy box, you can download a NES/SNES box from nintandbox.net... Cheeeeeers Jecepede

Aloha ! Anything above 200 grams should do the trick. It will feel 'cardboardy', is that a word ? My favorite however is the 265 grams. It is very sturdy and it does not tear when you fold it like real cardboard can do sometimes. Cheeeeeers Jecepede

Aloha ! Yub, most if not all covers from Nint And Box have little scales on them. Check out the video on time mark : 06:35 If there happens to be no scale, you can measure a box you already have and use that as a guide. Cheeeeeers Jecepede

Unfortunatly, I have never tried those. I can imagine the is a way to do it indeed.

Aloha! Naturally you can follow the method defined in this clip, But RMC The Cave made a great vid about resolution bug squashed and torn boxes... Cheeeeeers Jecepefe

Aloha ! Yub, the inner trays, or 'beds' as I like to call them, can be also downloaded on the Nint And Box website. Just click on "Games by consoles" there you will find a section called "Miscellaneous files" . Underneath you can click on "Inner trays"... Cheeeeeeeers Jecepede

Aloha ! I just downloadede cover : KonamiGBCollectionVol2_GBC-Box_EUR(DMG-AF6P-EUR).zip But the only thing I see is they replaced the barcode for their logo. That is easy to get rid of. I bet you can simply create your own barcode and simply place it over the mark. In fact, I did just that with all my covers in the video. Check out 24:50 where I compare the Tomb Raider with the original box. Cheeeeeeeers Jecepede

@@jecepede thank you very much i dont want the mark of them on the boxes :D

Aloha ! I... have no idea. I use an editor installed on my PC. Paint Shop Pro 2019 to be exact. Bought it a couple of years ago. My guess is there are online photo editors, but I doubt if they are as good as locally installed software. Anyhoo, you could do an internet search for "online photo editor" and see where you end up. Cheeeeeeeeeers Jecepede

Many thanks with well wishes.@@jecepede

Oh yes indeed. It really looks like one. I wonder what kind of awl mine is. Mine has a tiny ball at the tip...

Aloha ! The paper type I used were 'HP Exhibition 200 gram' & 'Canon Pixma Photo Paper Plus Glossy II 365 gram'. I am not sure if you can still buy these but basically anything that is simular to these should suffice. Bet if you do a search with your favo internet-search-engine you will get loads to choose from. Cheeeeeeeeeers Jecepede

Sure ! Just go watch the video and/or go to the Nint and Box website...

@@jecepede I did watch the video but nintandbox don't have everything with varying quality

@@NoHandleSelected. Unfortunately no website has everything. There are literally thousands of games. I choose this website due to it's ease of use, the fact you can use any box you download as a template to create your own and the things they offer next to the boxes like the trays... or 'beds' if you will... Anyway, if they don't have the box you search for.... Google is your Friend 🙂

Aloha ! Basically the same as the rest. The inner trays, or 'beds' as I like to call them, can be also downloaded on the Nint And Box website. Just click on "Games by consoles" there you will find a section called "Miscellaneous files" . Underneath you can click on "Inner trays"... Cheeeeeeeers Jecepede

@@jecepede thanks

Thanks, I just loooove your avatar. It really sums up all of the frustration we had as kids (and sometimes still have)... Cheeeeeers Jecepede

@@jecepede You are Dutch Right ?

@@GermanGarageGames Right on you are. You probably guessed it from my terrible accent (or you read the about-page 😆)

Aloha ! You can get the double-sided tape basically in any DIY store. But to get the tiny width I used, I had to go to a specialised hobby shop... Cheeeers Jecepede

Aloha ! The 'beds', or inlays, can also be downloaded from Nint And Box. Then it is even more printing and more cutting. Basically the same work as the boxes. Cheeeers...

@@jecepede thank you, kind sir.

Ok wow! I have more subscribers than I thought. Spoiler alert: Once I am more or less finished moving, more videos are coming up 😆

Aloha ! I just downloaded the cover : KonamiGBCollectionVol2_GBC-Box_EUR(DMG-AF6P-EUR).zip But the only thing I see is they replaced the barcode for their logo. That is easy to get rid of. I bet you can simply create your own barcode and simply place it over the mark. In fact, I did just that with all my covers in the video. Check out 24:50 where I compare the Tomb Raider with the original box. Cheeeeeeeers Jecepede