MottZilla wrote:
Is some kind of label protection why NES and SNES labels have that "shine" to them?
Yeah, I'm sure it is. The tape I use is thicker (maybe by a thousandths of an inch or 2 - I've pulled labels off of carts and that stuff is unbelievably thin). You'd have to look really close to notice any difference (looks identical to me).
eastbayarb wrote:
Do you know of any kind of self adhesive printable paper that would be good? Also, do you know of any place to get some templates for making your own SNES/NES/etc labels?
If it's inkjet, it depends on the printer and ink being used. If durability doesn't matter, anything will do, otherwise stick with the photo paper / ink combination your printer's manufacturer makes. You'll want matte paper (not glossy) if you use the protection tape.
Also another note I forgot to mention is the make the labels in the highest resolution possible. The labels I printed for Garage Cart #1 and my UNROM dev cart were printed at 2400 dpi. I'm not sure about the size, but I probably used a ruler on it and created a blank file somehow based on the size * resolution of 2400 dpi. The resulting .PNG files are something like 70MB, heheh. But the visual detail is awesome.