Post by: UncleBob on November 20, 2007, 02:36:39 PM
http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?cover_id=6034
It's awesome!
Post by: wulffman04 on November 20, 2007, 04:31:13 PM
*edit*
Never mind i found it here for anyone who wanted it.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 20, 2007, 06:35:39 PM
I'm lazy, and I know you'll be reasonable on the price of parts($2), labor($2) and shipping($5?).
That would come to an even $10 after we throw in another dollar($1) as a tip just for going through the trouble.
p.s. I don't own Link's Crossbow Training yet, but I'm sure I will someday soon.
Post by: Kairon on November 20, 2007, 07:05:23 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 20, 2007, 09:54:34 PM
Post by: NeoThunder on November 20, 2007, 11:45:22 PM
20 bucks for a piece of plastic and a cheap game and they can't even give you a real game case
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 21, 2007, 12:04:26 AM
It's like... those free AOL discs -- it's not really internet.
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 21, 2007, 01:32:20 AM
Post by: UncleBob on November 21, 2007, 02:52:02 AM
I don't have a printer at home. While I've gotten many, many GBA covers printed off at Kinko's and Staples (Staples is way cheaper, btw), for my "deluxe" covers, I have them printed off at my Wal*Mart in the Photo Center on actual photo archive paper. Like, with the chemical processing and everything. 8"x12" prints cost $3.32, I believe. They look really, really nice, but I'm sure no one wants to pay that much (plus the $1-ish for the case, plus shipping).
*If* you want to do this yourself at your own local Wal*Mart, you'll have to open the image up in some kind of graphical editing program (I use Paint!) and expand the original image to 8"x12" (by adding white space around the edges), then trim the image down once it comes out. Whomever is working behind the counter may have copyright concerns, however, covers are released by Nintendo for free use (so long as they aren't used in ways that harm Nintendo, like copying covers for counterfeit games or such) and these covers aren't even real covers - they're unique works of art created by individuals for free distribution. But I can't say if the person behind the counter will let you have the print or not.
Post by: Shecky on November 21, 2007, 03:17:08 AM
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Originally posted by: wulffman04
does anyone know where the wii sports one went to, I seem to be starting to want one.
*edit*
Never mind i found it here for anyone who wanted it.
I may try and duplicate my effort with Wii Sports if anyone is interested.
FYI, selling these things on ebay would be a bad thing - and that's why I've never pursued that for my Wii Sports one I made up.
If I worked at a Kinkos or some other place such as that, and saw someone printing one... I'd probably let it go. Now if they wanted 50....
Most ebayers probably use plain paper though.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 21, 2007, 03:20:13 AM
Post by: UncleBob on November 21, 2007, 03:22:47 AM
Post by: vudu on November 21, 2007, 06:21:04 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 21, 2007, 06:25:52 AM
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Originally posted by: vudu
Is this really so important as to warrant a triple cross-post?
Absolutely.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on November 21, 2007, 07:27:26 AM
Post by: wulffman04 on November 21, 2007, 09:45:28 AM
Post by: Uncle Bob on November 21, 2007, 10:59:49 AM
As for buying white Wii cases, store.nintendo.com sells them. I think they're $1.25 each or 5 for $5. Ilm on my phone now, so I can't check for certian...
Post by: Maverick on November 21, 2007, 11:11:20 AM
Post by: wulffman04 on November 21, 2007, 12:47:59 PM
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Originally posted by: Uncle Bob
As for buying white Wii cases, store.nintendo.com sells them. I think they're $1.25 each or 5 for $5. Ilm on my phone now, so I can't check for certian...
Aha, i found them it seems like they are $1.50 for 1, $6.99 for 5, and $12.99 for 10.
Link
Post by: UncleBob on November 21, 2007, 02:54:18 PM
Post by: Shecky on December 15, 2007, 03:14:56 PM
Turned out a little on the dark side, but overall the clarity of the print is much better than what I can get out of my HP 712c
It was a color copy on satin paper.... the cover is a modified version of the one in this post (UPC is the real game UPC and the text on the back is sharpened and corrected)
Post by: IceCold on December 15, 2007, 05:40:18 PM
Post by: Ghisy on December 15, 2007, 09:22:05 PM
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Originally posted by: Sheckythe cover is a modified version of the one in this post (UPC is the real game UPC and the text on the back is sharpened and corrected)
Ohh, could you please post your modified version?
Thanks!!
Post by: Shecky on December 16, 2007, 09:20:20 AM
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Originally posted by: GhisyQuote
Originally posted by: Sheckythe cover is a modified version of the one in this post (UPC is the real game UPC and the text on the back is sharpened and corrected)
Ohh, could you please post your modified version?
Thanks!!
I'll give it a shot later in the week. I don't have a terribly good place to throw these things and it's just a slight improvement over the original that I doubt the coverproject site would host it. The PNG I used is 9MB and a 100% quality JPG is roughly 5MB.
The modifications totaled as follows...
- The side bar had an artifact under "Link's" which I removed along with a few other nits that I don't remember the location of.
- The back text was a scan of Super Mario Galaxy... which is fine however:
* The background of that scan was not white, but rather gray that noticeably stuck out when I viewed it on screen. I fixed that .
* I replaced the UPC of SMG with that of the "Wii Zapper + Link's Crossbow Training" along with a [Not for Resale] overlay. That way if anyone likes to scan there covers into a database it should work. I didn't bother changing the text next to the UPC. (as it still reads "RVL P RMGE USZ" which is SMG and not "RVL R RZPE USZ".... but, well the work to change that wasn't worth it
)- Added a 3 px white boarder followed by a 3 px light gray boarder to make it easier to cut.
As I noted, the overall print came out slightly dark. If you hold the case up to SMG you'll see that the Wii Logo is a notably darker gray than that found on the SMG box. I don't know if that the result of the Office Max printing equipment or software, or if the original is at fault. The quality is excellent though.
EDIT: I saved the PNG as a JPG at a 90% quality setting and it seems to look fine. It's just under 2MB, so that should fit on the yahoo space I have (which has a ~4MB hourly limit). I'll PM you the link. If anyone else is interested in this cover just PM me or post your request here
Post by: UncleBob on December 16, 2007, 12:43:49 PM
Post by: blackfootsteps on December 16, 2007, 03:41:18 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on December 16, 2007, 04:51:39 PM
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Originally posted by: blackfootsteps
I wonder why North America gets the cardboard covers while the PAL regions get full sized cases?
Because Greenpeace says its bad for the environment
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Post by: Infernal Monkey on December 16, 2007, 06:24:07 PM
You're paying for the convenience, also a huge Australian PG rating on the front!
Post by: Shecky on December 17, 2007, 12:32:50 AM
I'm not sure what the download constraints are or how long it stays up... but it was pretty easy to upload to the site.
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Shecky - I bet TCP would still host the cover. Just make sure they know that it's not wholly original work.
Eh... I'd much sooner attempt to contact the original author and offer the "fixes" maybe if I find the thread (@thecoverproject) that the author posted the original work in I'll post my revisions.
Post by: UncleBob on December 17, 2007, 12:46:00 AM
