samophlange | 0 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I'd like to make a small run of cartridges for a homebrew NES game that I worked on. I've figured out how to get the game working on a cartridge from INL, but I don't know how to make a high quality label. I found this video which has some good advice: How to Make Labels for NES, SNES and Genesis But it requires a die cutter and thermal laminating equipment that I don't have. Do any folks here have tips or a workflow for making custom NES labels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 184 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I get them printed. CustomStickerMakers is decent and fast. about $0.70 a label. On 11/26/2019 at 10:07 PM, TylerBarnes said: Labels can be purchased here:https://customstickermakers.com/ Front Label Cut Settings: (about $0.70 each) Front Label File Settings: (size is larger than cut size for bleed) Rear Label Cut Settings: (about $0.35 each) Rear Label File Settings: (size is larger than cut size for bleed) Protip about working with customstickermakers. They expect your files to be in JPG and in the Adobe 1998 color space. I suggest working with your design in that space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samophlange | 0 Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 That looks like exactly what I'm looking for, I'll give it a shot. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 184 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Yeah no prob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,950 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 4:29 AM, samophlange said: laminating equipment that I don't have. I don't think laminating manually gets the best result (your labels will be very glossy!), but it's a decent cheap DIY approach. You don't need actual lamination equipment, I did mine on an ironing board. Having better equipment for cutting would definitely have helped a lot with the appearance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Man | 14 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I print the labels myself using a simple template found here: As for lamination I just use transparent tape e.g. Gorilla tape. Of course it's not like the original but still good enough imo. If anyone has more tips about lamination, I'm more than happy to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 When I used to make Repro's alot back in the day. I used 3in packing tape. There is some technique to get it to lay without bubbles but once you get the hang of it works really well and is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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