A few recommendations: 1st - Edit the images before printing to change the tiny side flap's position. As is, whenever you look at it from the front, you'll see where the box was "glued" together, and that was not the case on the original boxes. It should be on right side of the rear. 2nd - Use a blunt object to score the folds, something like a thick BIC pen (without ink). That way the radious of the "bend" will be larger, and the ink won't crack as much. 3rd - It's good practice to only score the smallest part of the top flap with the box fully assembled. Sometimes using the side flaps as guides will result in the wrong size. This is critical on SNES boxes. 4th - The little cuts on the flap, in the original boxes, are actually a tiny L. Because that's hard to replicate, I usually just cut a rectangle of 3mm x 1mm to allow the side flaps to notch in those gaps. 5th - Take it easy and have fun. Usually these boxes look great on the shelves :)

Thanks for the tutorial. Just printed out some boxes on a4 110lb white cardstock at Staples. Cost 64 cents per page and turned out surprisingly well.

Love the game chasers shirt 🤘

I use a nail clipper to get the rounded ends. You'll love the results. Looks like it's been die cut

I followed this tutorial and it worked perfectly. Thanks so much :)

If you take a fine point sharpie, you can run it along the edges to hide where the paper has been scored. This is papercrafting pro tip for making models look less papery.

I've just done my first one since watching your video yesterday, it looks so cool. I had battletoads, mario/duck hunt and marble madness without boxes so got them printed onto card and they look awesome

Great video!!! Im going to try this for my gbc games!

That was well done.

I recently made my first NES game boxes and took it one step further. I figured out how to make the inner tray that the cartridge sits in so it doesn't just flop around inside the box. I couldn't find any templates for that so I just had to figure it out on my own.

Thanks dude, my original FFVI box just gave up, I was sad, now happy.

Gorgeous work, and really appreciate your thoroughness here! Thank you for sharing!

This is superb ideal for all the loose carts with no box at all .

Sorry I must've missed it but what type of paper did you guys use?

And this is why ebay is flooded with 'totally new rare in box' games, and then you get them and you realize you got fucked over.

exactly what i was lookin for! Thank you so much

What kind of paper do you use to make the nes boxes?

"Other brands are available" As a non-brit who knows this sentence well I fucking WHEEZED in laughter.

Only thing is. The black toner/ink will crack on the folds. You'll see the white of the card stock used. On practically every folded corner edge. Other than that looks good

Hi, nice work! But a have a question. How can I say the box dimensions (centimeters)?!

How do I adjust the size of the A3 file in photoshop to print onto A4. I’m not bothered about the inlay trays I just want a smaller version of the original box sizes to pop my loose cartridge into. Thank you in advance. Great video by the way 👏

Can you tell us how much the print job costed per box? Sorry if you mentioned in the video and I missed it. I've heard 1-3 euros but I can't imagine a print shop in the US doing it for that cheap. Did you have to supply the glossy A3 (300g?) to them, Or did the print shop supply it? If you do it at home, any tips for what kind of printer is needed? And last, do you know anything about how the original boxes were manufactured - printing on some sticker type sheet, then laying it over a gray colored cardboard is it? Is this practical for the common man?

Thanks

So if I were to print this out on SRA3, that would be the exact size of an original box? I have a loose super Mario bros 3, Tetris, ice hockey and rad racer so this would be very help full :)

Good video! I want a super mario 64 box for my collection, but I can't afford it. Thanks!

I wouldn't mind a reproduction box, If its just going up for my own collection n show a nice crisp repro box is fine by me.

Made a European box for my American Mario 1 cart haha thanks for the tutorial lads

I prefer glue when i stick mine together i always use 2 sheets of a4 on my home printer

Thx Very Much for this Video :)

I have some old Atari 2600 and 7800 boxes with manuals and documentation. I wonder if I should contact the website and scan them in for their use if it would help.

Can you do a video on SNES carts? Because I would love to make a box for Super Mario World.

can u add the link of which paper you use, I tried many kind and they not strong enough

Trying to get some English Pokemon boxes but they just appear to all be in french writing ?

Hi, ever since I saw this video I've been trying to get the templates printed by professionals with no luck (copyright infringement and stuff). I want to invest in a printer so I can do it just like you. Can you please tell me the specs of your printer. Even better the exact printer you have on the video. In short, what should I look in a printer in order to get the great quality of your boxes. Thank you so much!

Thanks a lot for this video! I would like to print some boxes for SNES games, but I am interested in one thing. When I download an image in A3 format, do I have to change some dimensions or can I let it print immediately?

Think I'm going to use this method to get back a box I lost (if I can't find it)

There's a way to tell if it's fake the qr code now has the logo on it

Tried bringing my files to several print shops. Wouldn't let me print each time because of copyrighted images. So annoying

what card stock was used on original boxes?

I use a guy on eBay called Retrotendo64 for any boxes I need. The guy is a genius and has even made me boxes for Atari Jaguar games.

sweet ! thanks for this man

great work. One Q: once you finish, does looks like the finish of the real box? I mean, those type of comercial boxes looks as if they have a final coating or thin film on top of the printing (sorry here, not an expert on this matter). Is that the case, did they apply a thin film after printing or can you get the same result with just top quality paper? thanks!!!

since Sega used cases instead of boxes you can go to the cover project and download the covers

Off to make me some Dragon Warrior boxes for my carts. Thanks!

Where do I find the files for the game boxes?

thank you su much brother

Hello could you explain me the type of paper you are using???Is it good for the N64 games???? Great video!!

what paper use? thanks

Hi, lots of the original boxes are grey on the inside, ruff texture, and soft/glossy on the printside. Do yo know what paper that is and do you have a link? Thanks.

I'd love to do this. But I think I missed something or you didn't mention. What kind of a printer is this and what kind of paper would be needed?

Ripper video! :D

Need some advice, I recently printed out some boxes mainly snes, Super famicom and Nes, but the nes and snes have came out bigger than expected, the super famicom perfect, what size setting should I put before I print from my laptop?

Seen the website and its mostly PAL version. Is there a site where i can find NSTC boxes?

I wanna do this. I have a bunch of old nes and gameboy games and only a few of them are in boxes.

What shop did you go to for your paper? I tried Ryman and the works and they dont have any of that card

Where can I find the files for the game boxes?? I really want to print some boxes for my pokemon games for the Game Boy...

what type of paper did you use to print and make the design of the box

I went to the printshop yesterday , and when I printed the box gameboy super mario land 2 , I found the image bigger than the original box. Can you give me some tips ?

do you have the games lose in the boxes? Also what are you putting over the boxes before they go back on the shelf and where can I get them? Thanks

What about box inserts? Like the white card part in N64 boxes that holds the game in place

@Let's Talk Retro What size do you print at? Do you print A4 size or Legal size, or what?

Do you use glossy paper

Hi, I want to repro the Super Nes Console Box, but cannot find the art in that site. Any suggestions where to look for this box art? (the console nowadays is called super nes fat console

What kind of paper/cardstock thickness would you recommend for making these boxes?

can i suggest you buy a bone folder board its cheap and much better for creating the creases for the fold

All I see are videos on how to make your own repro carts, labels and boxes. What about game manuals?? Is there a site that sells custom snes game manuals? Or a way to DIY it? You would think the internet would be flooded with ways. Alas, I find nothing.

so 300gsm card and when it's printing the image does it have to be adjusted from the website if so to what and was it A1 card

Hi great video,did you say the card stock was semi gloss? Also could I ask how much did the printers charge for the print?

HELLO FRIEND WILL YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD THE FILE FOR THE SUPER NES AMERICAN BOX

So today I had Supernintendo boxes in A3 printed at staples. But the prints are a bit too big. why is it ?

Glad you liked it. Drpengin

hi. thanks thanks thanks for this tutorial. what software do you use to print the covers in the original format?

I hope this works for my 2 nes games that didnt come with a case.

How do you get inside trays?

What is the height and width for the nes games?

Thank you for the video. I am sorry, but I am having trouble determining the paper size you said. Could you please tell me if it is one of these, (A2 420 x 594 mm 16.5 x 23.4 in) ~or~ (A3 297 x 420 mm 11.7 x 16.5 in) ~or~ neither. Thank you.

The box I intend to make just so happens to be the Mario Bros./Duck Hunt so that's funny.

Nice video I found this useful. Is the box thickness about the same as an original box?

You could use the blunt side of a butter knife blade, you only need to compress the card along where you need a seem not to score anything for 350gsm card. I couldn't find any such photo inkjet A3 paper for sale on ebay though. Great website link though thanks :o)

Having trouble figuring out what size in pixels the image should be for printing. My print shop is having trouble saying my image is like 3000 x 2000. It obviously didn't save as actual size.

How do you dimension the download so that it prints off the right size ?

How do you prevent the ink from cracking when you fold the paper?

Do they have a template for the inner box?

did you use hard cardstock

I keep printing mine but the ink keeps bleeding and it sucks. How do I fix that?

i have 2 questions , 1st what kind of printer i need to do this and what kind of paper? thank you

Does this website even work anymore? To download a scan I need to register. Ok. But there's captcha to fill. Which doesn't appear.

Let’s talk Retro which Canon Printer you are using here? Kind regards

What type of paper was used?

I can't register on the website :(

Can you do this but with genesis games?

What dimensions do these get printed in from photoshop, it said width 10'' length 8'' and they look like baby boxes, the cartridge wont even fit, can somebody please give the right dimensions before I waste anymore ink ?

where can I get the template for the retail SNES cardridge boxes??

So let’s say I have original boxes... how much are they worth? Cuz literally nobody has them. I imagine they are worth more than the game itself at this point

how do make it card

What about the cover project?

Hey KID you want to get HIGH..... Love the intro

what if i print it on paper and tape it on thick card paper? because my library won't print it on the thick paper.

Big up the Game Chasers

what paper are you using to make this box?