Is anyone else like me, a box protector obsessive?
I just got some sweet new box protectors for my Japanese Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. There are two sizes for Japanese GB games, the original ones were tiny, and the later ones about 4/5 of the ‘standard’ Famicom size.
I am insane and had customs done for all these SG1000/Mark III boxes. I have about 70 boxed Mark III ‘Gold’ games so it was quite expensive, but worth it as a number of them are quite valuable. It’s a fully one off for Alex Kidd BMX (it’s the only box of that size), but a few each for the two card game sizes and big box Mark III gold.
Unfortunately my customs guy disappeared, but I really need protectors for Bit Generations, which match Japanese GBA in two dimensions, but are way too short in the other
I went on the hunt for a box protector long ago in an effort to keep my MM9 press kit safe. Thankfully there are tons off the shelf for a standard size like that.
Nice tip about the mid size FC boxes. And those Mark III games look sexy as hell with protectors.
It’s really a shame about the small size FC boxes. I really don’t get why no one makes these things. The guy I was in contact with sent me an email about having some samples and wondered where I live like half a year ago. I responded all exited but then nothing. And there’s nothing on his website. So I guess that fell through.
The GB/GBA/VB box protectors also work perfectly with PAL Gamecube Memory Card boxes btw since they’re the same size!
The other advantage of box protectors is that not only do they protect, they also make so-so condition games look in better condition, because it adds a bit of shiny and holds it in the correct shape.
I’m looking for some boxes for various CE games that I have. I have a lot of newish stuff I want to protect, like Fe dates CE, shantae and axiom Verge for switch and even Wii games that had cardboard boxes. I need to find a company that makes the protectors for a lot of newer stuff.
Most of my old NES games have boxes (same with GB) but I’ve been looking for ways to store my loose games. I think with gbx i will go with custom games cases and probably will do the same with NES and SNES. I want to find a hard case for famicom (I guess I could use the UGC).
I tried that some years ago as well since I happen to have one N64 cart protector for some reason, but I thought it was a bit too tight depth wise and worried that it would squish the box over time. I guess it could be different with different protectors, but with mine I kinda had to push the box in there and that didn’t feel good to me. It is the closest we have at the moment though for sure.
