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Hello to all of you!

I have recently been getting back into gaming the way that I had hoped to and have begun re-amassing my collection of games and systems. What I am having difficulty locating is a storage system designed for SMS games for which I do not have their original case. If anyone knows of one and could help me locate it, that would be awesome!

As it stands now, I am using the pull-out VHS drawers for my SMS, Atari and Intellivision games without cases and would like to find a better solution. Thanks for reading my first post!

FirDerrig wrote

Hello to all of you!

I have recently been getting back into gaming the way that I had hoped to and have begun re-amassing my collection of games and systems. What I am having difficulty locating is a storage system designed for SMS games for which I do not have their original case. If anyone knows of one and could help me locate it, that would be awesome!

As it stands now, I am using the pull-out VHS drawers for my SMS, Atari and Intellivision games without cases and would like to find a better solution. Thanks for reading my first post!

Hi,

I use old case for audio tapes and it works great :)

I use Really Useful Boxes to store my video game bits and bobs and their 4 litre box stores 36 Master System cartridges almost perfectly (the small amount of slackness allows you go get your finger in to pull a game out). The boxes stack neatly, too.

Of course, one problem with Master System cartridges is a lack of end labels, so I made some slipcases that have the name of the game on the spine along with some of the cover art and a description on the back. I've uploaded the templates I've made so far to http://benryves.com/bin/master_system_slipcases/ if they're of any interest.

4 Litre Very Useful Box.jpg (316.84 KB)

Master System Cartridge Slipcases.jpg (382.64 KB)

Wow, they're really, really elegant, congrats!

Those look really nice, benryves!

yogi_om. I didn’t even think of that! I don’t have one of those but I do have an old Iomega Zip drive soft case that would definitely do the trick for storage!

benryves: That’s awesome and those templates are great and yes they are of interest! I have the link up and will be downloading those shortly.

I just want a fun way to have them be visible/easily accessible since I still want to use them and play the games. I also ant to make it so that these games are also available for my kids to play and that they know what they’re looking at.

I’ve been using LibreOffice for a while now making case art for games that I purchased pre-owned and that’s fun. I even found this great source of scanned game case art so if anyone wants to take a look at this then great!

:-| I can't post links yet!!! Anyway, if you're looking for box art, this is a good place to go! it's the basic WorldWideWeb period TheOldComputer period com

And thank you for replying!

benryves wrote

I use Really Useful Boxes to store my video game bits and bobs and their 4 litre box stores 36 Master System cartridges almost perfectly (the small amount of slackness allows you go get your finger in to pull a game out). The boxes stack neatly, too.

Of course, one problem with Master System cartridges is a lack of end labels, so I made some slipcases that have the name of the game on the spine along with some of the cover art and a description on the back. I've uploaded the templates I've made so far to http://benryves.com/bin/master_system_slipcases/ if they're of any interest.

This is awesome thank you :)

This is what it looks like :)

20-05-28 09-58-35 3135.jpg (2.39 MB)

Small box filled with SMS games

FirDerrig wrote

if you're looking for box art, this is a good place to go!

https://www.smspower.org/Scans/

@Yogi: That DOES look awesome!

@Maxim: Yeah, I started exploring the site more after that post and found the scans! Oh well. The other site does have a lot of other box art as well!

I sold some official storage cases here some years back. They're nice, but very hard to find and don't that many ganes.

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FirDerrig Joined: 26 May 2020 Posts: 3 Location: Murrieta, California, United States	SMS Game storage solutions? Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 9:20 pm
	Hello to all of you! I have recently been getting back into gaming the way that I had hoped to and have begun re-amassing my collection of games and systems. What I am having difficulty locating is a storage system designed for SMS games for which I do not have their original case. If anyone knows of one and could help me locate it, that would be awesome! As it stands now, I am using the pull-out VHS drawers for my SMS, Atari and Intellivision games without cases and would like to find a better solution. Thanks for reading my first post!

yogi_om Joined: 05 Apr 2020 Posts: 28 Location: Marseille	Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 9:17 am
	FirDerrig wrote Hello to all of you! I have recently been getting back into gaming the way that I had hoped to and have begun re-amassing my collection of games and systems. What I am having difficulty locating is a storage system designed for SMS games for which I do not have their original case. If anyone knows of one and could help me locate it, that would be awesome! As it stands now, I am using the pull-out VHS drawers for my SMS, Atari and Intellivision games without cases and would like to find a better solution. Thanks for reading my first post! Hi, I use old case for audio tapes and it works great :)

benryves Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 391 Location: London, United Kingdom	Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:32 pm
	I use Really Useful Boxes to store my video game bits and bobs and their 4 litre box stores 36 Master System cartridges almost perfectly (the small amount of slackness allows you go get your finger in to pull a game out). The boxes stack neatly, too. Of course, one problem with Master System cartridges is a lack of end labels, so I made some slipcases that have the name of the game on the spine along with some of the cover art and a description on the back. I've uploaded the templates I've made so far to http://benryves.com/bin/master_system_slipcases/ if they're of any interest. 4 Litre Very Useful Box.jpg (316.84 KB) Master System Cartridge Slipcases.jpg (382.64 KB)

kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 881 Location: Spain	Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 9:24 pm
kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 881 Location: Spain	Wow, they're really, really elegant, congrats!

Centrale Joined: 06 Apr 2015 Posts: 89	Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 10:26 pm
Centrale Joined: 06 Apr 2015 Posts: 89	Those look really nice, benryves!

FirDerrig Joined: 26 May 2020 Posts: 3 Location: Murrieta, California, United States	This place is fun! Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 4:33 am
	yogi_om. I didn’t even think of that! I don’t have one of those but I do have an old Iomega Zip drive soft case that would definitely do the trick for storage! benryves: That’s awesome and those templates are great and yes they are of interest! I have the link up and will be downloading those shortly. I just want a fun way to have them be visible/easily accessible since I still want to use them and play the games. I also ant to make it so that these games are also available for my kids to play and that they know what they’re looking at. I’ve been using LibreOffice for a while now making case art for games that I purchased pre-owned and that’s fun. I even found this great source of scanned game case art so if anyone wants to take a look at this then great! :-\| I can't post links yet!!! Anyway, if you're looking for box art, this is a good place to go! it's the basic WorldWideWeb period TheOldComputer period com And thank you for replying!

yogi_om Joined: 05 Apr 2020 Posts: 28 Location: Marseille	Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:55 am
	benryves wrote I use Really Useful Boxes to store my video game bits and bobs and their 4 litre box stores 36 Master System cartridges almost perfectly (the small amount of slackness allows you go get your finger in to pull a game out). The boxes stack neatly, too. Of course, one problem with Master System cartridges is a lack of end labels, so I made some slipcases that have the name of the game on the spine along with some of the cover art and a description on the back. I've uploaded the templates I've made so far to http://benryves.com/bin/master_system_slipcases/ if they're of any interest. This is awesome thank you :)

yogi_om Joined: 05 Apr 2020 Posts: 28 Location: Marseille	Audio tapes box Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 8:10 am
	This is what it looks like :) 20-05-28 09-58-35 3135.jpg (2.39 MB) Small box filled with SMS games

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14726 Location: London	Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 11:09 am
	FirDerrig wrote if you're looking for box art, this is a good place to go! https://www.smspower.org/Scans/

FirDerrig Joined: 26 May 2020 Posts: 3 Location: Murrieta, California, United States	more fun! Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 3:23 pm
	@Yogi: That DOES look awesome! @Maxim: Yeah, I started exploring the site more after that post and found the scans! Oh well. The other site does have a lot of other box art as well!

S.F Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 474 Location: Netherlands	Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 8:30 pm
S.F Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 474 Location: Netherlands	I sold some official storage cases here some years back. They're nice, but very hard to find and don't that many ganes.

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