Check out the custom Virtual Boy cases that I made. I was inspired by this post over at Nintendo Age.
1) Get Virtual Boy games
2) Get cases
3) Print artwork - Files aggregated from these sites around the web:
Cover Project, Planet VB 1, Planet VB 2, Nintendo Age
I tried to get one standard-ish set and adjusted the images to be the proper printing size. I do not use the CP template with the exception of one cover. Unfortunately CP doesn’t have all the covers available yet, so it’s not as useful for me. Download mine here.
4) Cut card holder from case - I used a knife at first, but then switched to an oscillating tool.
5) Cut area for manual in case (optional) - If you have the manuals you need to trim the cases a bit more. The Nintendo Age article shows where but it’s pretty easy to figure out. I used an Xacto knife for this.
6) Get craft foam
5) Using a knife, foam cutter or laser cutter (if your foam is laser safe) cut one of each of these templates:
- Front: LINK (with vb logo) or LINK (without vb logo)
- Back: LINK
I made the templates so that when I layered foam (backs in red, front in black) the red text would show through the black for the virtual boy logo. I used a virtual boy font that I found here. The cartridge with lower cover should fit with just a little tension provided from the foam.
When done the covers and foam will fit perfectly in each case. You can glue the foam if you like, but I saw no need.
P.S: Yes, I realize the game showing in the top photo is not Virtual Baseball. It’s T&E’s Virtual Golf.
P.P.S: Another idea I had is to cut the holes for the letters into the back portion and use a black case. You then see the full cont by using the case as the center portions. If you use black backing and red fronts, you can accomplish the same with the red cases. It will then show the letters on 3 layers (crazy 90′s 3d!).