Black plastic cases

[Ghegs]

Just got my Gimmick! the other day and I thought to myself "Damn! Why couldn't all Famicom games come in these sexy cases?" So I started wondering what games DID come in them.

I only know of the ones I have, those being Gimmick!, Batman and Captain Saver...

[manuel]

I know of several Baseball games, Mirai Shinwa Jarvas and Don Doko Don 2.

[UglyJoe]

Family Computer 1983 - 1994 has pictures of all the game boxes.  We could use that to figure out which games did or didn't have cases.  I would guess only certain companies did it, and maybe they only did it for a certain period of time.

[manuel]

I have that book...  ... somewhere... 

[UglyJoe]

Namco, Taito, and Koei seem to be the main ones to release hard cases.  These are the first ones that I can see that use them for each respective company:

Dragon Slayer IV is first NAMCOT 1987
Bakushou! Jinseigekijou! Taito 1989
Nobunaga no Yabou Zenkokuban Koei 1988

There are more, but I have to go get ready for work.

[satoshi_matrix]

Gjegs, you could do what I did and replace those Namcot cases with UMCs - you can find more info here: http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=2425.0

[odber]

My cousin who recently got into seriously collecting video games bought the first Megami Tensei and I was awed by the sight of the black plastic case. I needed to find more of these! So I get the info somewhere that Namco is the only one that had them made (apparently others had them made too...). Below a list of all the Namco ones (that I could find) and here's a link to pictures of all of them:

http://odbeari.1g.fi/kuvat/pelit/Famicom%20hard%20box/Namco/

I'm not sure what's the case with some of these as with Galaga there's a normal box AND the hard box :/ , at least the auction site said that it was a "resale version". I'll go through the Taito and Koei games next to see which ones had the hard box.

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Babel no Tou / Babel
Battle City
Battle Fleet
Burger Time
*Chibi Maruko-Chan: Uki Uki Shopping
Choujikuu Yousai Macross
*Devil Man
*Dig Dug
Dig Dug II
*Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei
*Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei II
*Dragon Slayer IV
*Dokuganryuu Masamune
*Dragon Buster
*Dragon Buster II: Yami no Fuin
*Dragon Ninja
*Dragon Spirit: Aratanaru Densetsu
*Dream Master
*Erika to Satoru no Yume Bouken
*Family Boxing
*Family Circuit
*Family Circuit '91
*Family Jockey
*Family Mahjong
*Family Mahjong II: Shanghai heno Michi
*Family Pinball
*Family Tennis
*Famista '89
*Famista '90
*Famista '91
*Famista '92
*Famista '93
*Famista '94
*Final Lap
*Galaga
Galaxian
Genpei Toumaden
*Hayauchi Super Igo
*Heisei tensai Bakabon
*Hydlide 3: Yami karano Houmonsha
*Jikuyuden Debias
Juvei Quest
*Kai no Bouken: The Quest of Ki
Kaijuu Monogatari
*Karnov
*Kerunaguru
*King of Kings
*La Salle Ishii no Child's Quest
*Lupin the 3rd: Pandora no Isan
Mappy
*Mappy Kids
*Mappy-Land
*Metro-Cross
*Mindseeker
*Namco Classic
*Namco Classic II
*Namco Mahjong III: Mahjong Tengoku
Pac-Land
Pac-Man
*Pro Yakyu Family Stadium
*Pro Yakyu Family Stadium '87
*Pro Yakyu Family Stadium '88: Nendoban
*Pro Yakyu Family Stadium '89: Kaimakuban
*Quinty
*Rolling Thunder
*Sangokushi II: Haou no Tairiku
*Sangokushi: Nakahara no Hasha
*Sanma no Meitantei
Shell Saurs Story
*Side Pocket
Sky Kid
*Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
Star Luster
*Star Wars
Super Chinese
*Super Xevious
Tag Team Pro Wrestling
*Top Striker
Tower of Druaga, The
Valkyrie no Bouken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
*Wagyan Land
*Wagyan Land 2
*Wagyan Land 3
Warpman
Xevious
*Youkai Douchuki


[odber]

And here are the TAITO ones, there even was one RED case among these. There were a few that I couldn't find any pictures of. Pictures of each case can be found here: http://odbeari.1g.fi/kuvat/pelit/Famicom%20hard%20box/TAITO/

edit: only taito basketball missing confirmation

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*Akira
Arkanoid
Arkanoid II
Aso Maze
*Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou
*Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou 2
*Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou 3
Bubble Bobble
*Bubble Bobble 2
Burai Fighter
*Captain Saver / Power Blazer
Chack'n Pop
Chukadaisen
*Don Doko Don
Don Doko Don 2
Elevator Action
Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy, The
*Flipull: An Exciting Cube Game
Front Line
*Fudou Myououden (red case)
*Golf-kko Open
Gyrodyne
Halley Wars
*Insector X
*Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper, The
Ju Ju Densetsu
Kick and Run
Kiki Kaikai: Dotou Hen
*Kyonshiizu 2
*Kyuukyoku Harikiri Koushien
*Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium
*Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium '88
*Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium III
*Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium: Heisei Gannen Han
Kyuukyoku Tiger
Legend of Kage, The
Lickle: Seirei Densetsu
*Minelvaton Saga
*Mirai Shinwa Jarvas ++
*Musashi no Ken: Tadaima Shugyou Chuu
Ninja Cop Saizou
*Operation Wolf
*Power Blazer
Rainbow Islands
Replicart
*SD Keiji Brader
Sky Destroyer
Space Invaders
(?)Taito Basketball
Taito Chase H.Q.
*Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License
Takeshi no Chousenjou
*Takeshi no Sengoku Fuunji
Tetra Star: The Frontier
Wanpaku Cookun no Gourmet World
Wardner no Mori
Yamamura Misa Suspense Kyoto Ryu no Misshitsu satsujinjiken
*Yamamura Misa Suspense Kyoto Ryu no Tera Satsujinjiken
Yu Maze


[odber]

Been a while since I continued this. Here's a list of all the Koei ones. I was pleasently surprised that all of them have plastic cases. I also went back to the previous list and now only Taito Basketball is missing confirmation. If  any other companies have used these cases let me know.

pictures: http://odbeari.1g.fi/kuvat/pelit/Famicom+hard+box/Koei/

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*Aoki Okami to Shiroki Ojika: Genchouhishi
*Aoki Okami to Shiroki Ojika: Genghis Khan
*Daikoukaijidai
*Ishin no Arashi
*L'Empereur
*Mahjong Taikai
*Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuunroku
*Nobunaga no Yabou: Sengoku Gunyuden
*Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkokuban
*Royal Blood
*Sangokushi
*Sangokushi II
*Suikoden: Tenmei no Chikai
*Top Management


[jpx72]

Hehe got some of those too

[manuel]

And soon you'll have 2 more. 

[jpx72]

Yes, thanks for the helping hand Manuel! I'm collecting the MMC5 carts and those would be the last two out of KOEI ones.
Those KOEI cases are really nice, japanese style - opening from the other side than the rest of the world is probably used to, the only flaw is in the lower right corner where the plastic is cut-pulled inside to hold the manual so the paper insert is folding a bit over there.

[tappybot]

These games are the ancient precursors to games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dynasty Warriors.  Actually, I think one of those pictured is a Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

While I'd be dreadfully bored by such games, I've picked up a few for 50yen at GEO, and I must say, I'm quite impressed by the size of the instruction booklets.. Some of them even come with a cloth like map. 

And the case is nice.

[jpx72]

Of course it's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, most of the KOEI games are built upon stories from chinese or japanese historic novels.  The four greatest chinese novels were the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin and Dream of the Red Chamber. There's also Bandit Kings of Ancient China (from the Water Margin novel) and from japan there's the  Nobunaga's Ambition ( about the ancient unification of Japan regions).

[senseiman]

I hate to voice a contrary opinion, but those black plastic cases are my least favorite Famicom game case.  I truly can't stand them. 

The cardboard boxes just seem way nicer to me, especially the small ones that the earlier Namco games (Skykid, Burger Time, etc) came in.  When I see those I think "I WANT....must have....can't resist urge to purchase....too cool....". 

When I see the later black plastic cases I think more "What are these?  Small Mega Drive boxes?  No thanks."

I only have one of the black boxes, for my copy of Akira.  It just messes up the whole look of my small CIB collection.  Nice row of really retro-looking cardboard.....and then Akira. 

To each his own though! 

Oh, and Tappybot:  50 yen games at GEO!  High five!