Boxes for loose games/replacement boxes/cases

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mrkonasoni:
I am a weird person.
But most of the time I never buy a game if it won't include both manual and box.
If the game is so expensive for the NA version then I buy the Japanese one just for collection purposes.

What most people done is buy those plastic shells for retro games.
Also I will never buy a CD game that dont include manual or case, its that hard to keep it everything for some people? It looks like.

What I done with my few loose games is make a cute tower.
It is not useful.

Warmsignal:

--- Quote from: lex2000 on December 15, 2020, 08:06:58 am ---I'm the type of person that likes to see all of their games up on a shelf, so it does irk me a little that I have so many loose games. My question to everyone is this: What do you use to get cases/boxes for your older loose games and what is, in your opinion, the best way to get them?

As for my case, all of my loose games are for handheld systems, I'm mostly looking for cases for the Game Boy lineup and some DS games.

--- End quote ---

You can get reproduction boxes for cartridges. Actually, I don't even pursue boxing a lot of my older games as it's just too space consuming. I bought some decent looking end labels for my N64 games tho.

bigbossman:
I'm a big stickler when it comes to having the actual case for my disc games. Cartridge games, not so much. If I'm in a Gamestop store & see a game in the used section, with & without a case, I will buy the one with the case every time. The way I see it, since there is no discount for buying a game without the case, I believe when buying the one with the case, you are getting more for your money.

I also have to be honest, I have resorted on occasion to raiding Gamestop's dumpster & have found some interesting items, Game cases mostly. I've even sold them on Ebay for a small profit. The problem is, I started finding other stuff, which I thought I would be able to sell, but haven't. One of these days, I'm going to have to go through the spare bedroom & toss out all that stuff that I thought would sell. ...Anyways, I'm getting off topic.

When it comes to my PS1 games & PS2 games, I keep the games stored in a CD book. The PS1 games are kept separate from my PS2's.

Most of my PS2 titles have the original cases with the game. I use the cases as a display. I generally will try to get my favorite & rarer titles to stand out. I keep all my PS2 games together, alphabetized, & don't split them up based on region (US, Japan, & Europe). Since I have amassed a massive PS2 game collection across all three regions, it almost becomes a chore, when I insert newly received games into my CD books (since they are alphabetical). That collection is spread across 4 massive CD books.

My physical PS4 games on the other hand aren't stored in a CD book. I keep them stored in the original case. Out of my current 385 PS4 game collection, I only have one game that doesn't have the original case & that it Injustice 2: Legendary Edition. I bought the game off of Gamestop.com (I'll never do that again) & they sent me the game without the original case. Those cases are kept in these bags that are designed to hold Blu-Ray cases. I currently have 8 of them filled up. Each bag holds about 46 cases. Once my stack of loose PS4 cases with games gets too big, it'll be time to fill up another bag.

oldgamerz:
If anyone is interested here is a product link from staples to buy standard empty CD cases.

https://www.staples.com/Staples-Standard-CD-Jewel-Case-24-Pack/product_390178

Some of my games are not in the original cases, but it's the game that matters most to me, for the games I've bought they at least have a case for them although I did find one game yesterday inside a paper sleeve

if you want to store them on a shelf or stand. you could always take the blank CD/DVD cases apart and write on blank sheets of paper the name of the game, if you want to.

emporerdragon:
For Game Boy games, one popular method is using audio cassette cases, as the games easily fit inside. People have also designed printable inserts for many games to keep them displayable on a shelf.

People have also designed custom game cases for older systems that never had true game cases like the more recent generations have had. Sites like www.customgamecases.com exist where you can either order generic cases or specific ones with designed cover art for the games. They can be a bit pricey though depending on your library size.

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