20th anniversary

Second only to actually playing awesome retro video games is making them look ‘new again’. I recently had my favorite print shop (Lamin-8) print up 12 covers for some of my loose SNK Neo Geo and NES game cartridges.

Even before these covers got put into cases they look great. If I had more wall space I think these would make great posters for the game room.

First up are the mighty Neo Geo MVS Shockboxes. These beasts are very large and beautiful!

There is something about giant electronics packed in really large plastic cases that just screams RETRO. But if you have played some of the best the Neo Geo has to offer then you know that SNK’s old slogan still holds true: The Future is Now.

Unfortunately something happened with the print job for Captain Tomaday and it printed much too small for the Shockbox case. I’ll have to revisit the Captain next time when I have more covers to print.

Next up are eight covers for some of my NES cartridges. Although not entirely authentic these lined up BitBoxes look so much nicer than loose carts.

With the exception of Kid Icarus I’ve managed to find manuals for these games.

Two parts authentic and one part aftermarket. Not bad.

What really helps with these aftermarket BitBoxes is that the cover art is the same artwork that you’ll find on an authentic NES cardboard box. Giving the final product very authentic look despite being a very different style case.

Beautiful. I could just stare at these all day. Who’s with me?!

Two close friends of mine surprised me yesterday with this gift. After spending a few hours helping them demolish their garage (not yet complete) they gave me this 20th Anniversary Sonic the Hedgehog. He’s really well done. He looks spot on perfect and he’s also very pose-able.

Sonic Unwrapped

I’m sure it’s pretty hard to design a toy based off a character that was only ever 2 dimensional but Jazwares Inc. did a great job with this Sonic figure.

Sonic’s New Home

Sonic in The Sega Collection

I knew exactly where I wanted to place Sonic and I think he looks great in his new home. He adds a little splash of colour and he’s through and through SEGA. He’s perfect.

One thing I did notice after placing him is that I have a lot of white space around the collection and all of a sudden it looks a little barren. The games look great but there is some room to dress things up a little. I’ll work on this over time.

I find it ironic/funny that I got this gift just one day after I posted a comment stating that Jon doesn’t give a damn about my Sega Collection! It’s still might be true but regardless I am feel’in the love.

But back to the main point of this post. Thank you two for this very cool gift! I’m already really enjoying my Sonic 🙂