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Sega switching to cardboard boxes for Genny games
chubbito - Jun 23, 2005
  chubbito Jun 23, 2005
I have a two part question. Why did Sega start using cardboard boxes towards the end of the gennys life? Off the top of my head I remember having Phantasy Star IV and Sonic and Knuckles in these, and they were destroyed within weeks. Also, has anyone ever scanned these covers and made them into a regular insert for a regular genny case?

 schi0249 Jun 23, 2005
I hated that, when they switched. It made them no different (packaging based) than Nintendo. Those cardboard boxes just don't stand up over time. I was gonna do a similar thing, scanning and converting, with my GBA games. You can buy the DS boxes, and they accomodate GBA games as well.

 it290 Jun 23, 2005
Just SEGA being cheap.

 chubbito Jun 24, 2005
I guess I should have assumed it was just them being cheap asses. I googled it for about a half hour and couldnt find anyt good scans of the covers. On here http://www.genesiscollective.com/ShowPage.php?Game...

they have what looks like someone mocked up to be an insert, but its too small to be of any use printing it, it would look like hell if you enlarged it.

 racketboy Jun 24, 2005
yeah that sucked.

At least they went the opposite way with Sega CD.

Talk about hard to keep in good condition.

Most 32X boxes were cardboard too IIRC

 chubbito Jun 24, 2005
i dont think ive seen a 32x box that wasnt cardboard.

 Raijin Z Jun 25, 2005
Sega was jumping on that environmental kick, last I heard. Cardboard or formed pulp packaging for everything lasted even to the Dreamcast hardware packaging.

 computolio Jun 30, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by chubbito@Fri, 2005-06-24 @ 02:02 PM



Also, has anyone ever scanned these covers and made them into a regular insert for a regular genny case?




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I have:




  racketboy Jun 30, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by chubbito@Sat, 2005-06-25 @ 03:05 AM



i dont think ive seen a 32x box that wasnt cardboard.




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NBA Jam TE I have seen with traditional plastic

 BOBcoureur Oct 31, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by racketboy@Fri, 2005-07-01 @ 01:04 PM



NBA Jam TE I have seen with traditional plastic




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Yes, all the Acclaim titles had plastic boxes... very nice!

 it290 Nov 1, 2005
Did Sega switch to cardboard for the later MD games in Japan as well?

 KuKzz Nov 5, 2005
Yeah, hard to keep. But I have a few of these perfect & factory sealed