In yesterday's edition of Show and Tell, one commenter asked for ideas on game storage, and a few others chimed in -- but it's something that comes up frequently, so we thought it might be a good time (especially with the holidays) to spotlight DS cart storage. What do you use, and do you use something different when you're on the go versus at home? At home, we tend to just leave games in their boxes and put them on a shelf, but that seems to be a minority decision. We've seen so many DIY solutions, however, that we're sometimes tempted to scrap the boxes (or at least put them away) and get crafty.
DS Daily: Storage solutions
In yesterday's edition of Show and Tell, one commenter asked for ideas on game storage, and a few others chimed in -- but it's something that comes up frequently, so we thought it might be a good time (especially with the holidays) to spotlight DS cart storage. What do you use, and do you use something different when you're on the go versus at home? At home, we tend to just leave games in their boxes and put them on a shelf, but that seems to be a minority decision. We've seen so many DIY solutions, however, that we're sometimes tempted to scrap the boxes (or at least put them away) and get crafty.
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12-07-2007 @ 9:59AM
TheCoats said...
I curently have 2 ds cases to store mine in one fits in the other and its still travelable but,
I am slowly using my home ec. skills to mod a briefcase and make it the awsomeness of ds cases......the bottom is getting elastic bands that should hold about 75 games......they are just too small and i have soooo many......
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12-07-2007 @ 10:01AM
RupeeClock said...
Currently I use these Hori CD case style holders, they're basically CD cases that hold 4 games.
Although I plan to buy some of these awesome Lego styled building block cases soon, from play-asia.
http://tinyurl.com/2o8oud
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12-07-2007 @ 10:18AM
RupeeClock said...
My mistake, that link's for a carrying case.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-zvy-71-hr-49-en-84-j-70-295g.html
12-07-2007 @ 10:24AM
misterbleepy said...
I use one of these cases:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=32807&doy=7m12
not pretty, but it holds 35 - 40 cartridges and is barely bigger than a DS Lite...
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12-07-2007 @ 10:29AM
Sean said...
I bought a silicon game case on eBay that holds 3 DS and 3 GBA games for travel. It's very sturdy, about the size of the DS lite, and.... well, am I really going to play 8 games (6 in case + 2 in DS) on the go anyway?
Product is here: http://tinyurl.com/2p6w9b
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12-07-2007 @ 10:56AM
divinenanny said...
I wanted something that could carry all my games (64 DS and GBA). I would love a folder (or something like it) that could hold 30 or 40 games, but I haven't found one that I couldn't buy it (Japan or sold out). So one day in a DIY store I found this, a sorting-box for screws and nails. It holds all my games nicely and still fits in my backpack. Individual games are kept in smaller boxes for protection.
It's bigger than misterbleepy's box, but it works. I guess it would hold 72 DS games next to the 9 GBA games.
Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/divinenanny/2093643008/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/divinenanny/2092865673/
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12-07-2007 @ 11:42AM
Author X said...
I used to try holding my DS and games in the One Piece case from this set (as well as, of course, the included game case, which holds 2): http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-b8-49-en-15-One+piece-70-1p5o-43-hl.html
However, the case is designed to exactly fit a DS Lite, and not necessarily anything else (including the stylus and larger stylus-holder that comes with the case). So, despite having slots for two DS games and a GBA game, it quickly because too full of games for the DS Lite. Now, I just keep the DS Lite, unprotected, in my jacket pocket and bring my DS case if I'm going to need my game collection. For my three favorite/current games (now two + R4) I have my DS and the two-game case.
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12-07-2007 @ 11:55AM
tetujin said...
i *really* hated having to carry around all my dozen or so carts, which makes a 'pocket' system essentially a 'backpack' system, so i got myself an M3. i had to forsake my saved games, but it was a small price to pay. now i'm a 1-cart-holds-all kinda guy.
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12-07-2007 @ 12:26PM
Author X said...
You know, there are programs to copy saves (some of them take some set-up, though.
12-07-2007 @ 12:43PM
Dig said...
I use an Altoids chewing gum tin. I put a small piece of cloth at the bottom to protect games from damage and it holds 8 carts. It's annoying to have to pull out all the games in order to reach the ones at the bottom, but for the price of $1, I got a nice metal tin and some gum as well.
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12-07-2007 @ 1:22PM
Brello said...
That's what I had as well, but I just outgrew it. Had to step it up to a portable first aid kit lined in cloth.
12-07-2007 @ 3:53PM
sergioalb64 said...
I have three Nintendo Ultimate Library cases; they hold 32 GBA carts or 64 DS cards each. I have one full of DS games, one a third way full of DS cards, and the other has my GB / GBC / GBA stuff.
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12-07-2007 @ 4:24PM
Indigo said...
I keep my games in a Whitman's sampler tin like this:
http://www.stutt.com/tins/images/3677.jpg
It can hold 24 games, and fits in my pocket. I think it's a wonderful case for less than a dollar.
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12-07-2007 @ 5:38PM
Ry Guy said...
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21qhXube3kL._SS500_.jpg
3 games, no bulk, madly pocket friendly. Everything you need for on the go.
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12-07-2007 @ 10:24PM
angelbabe531 said...
I also use those! I keep them in a bigger plastic container http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/967/cimg7349mx5.jpg so when I'm home I carry all my DS games around the house.
And for portability, I carry around a little case in my purse that I bought from Walmart. It's meant for memory cards, but they're the same size as SDcards so it works well. It has 6 slots, but I sometimes double up to carry 10 cards. http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/4383/cimg2227oh4.jpg
12-10-2007 @ 11:13AM
DrunkPenguin said...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78256324@N00/385014347/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78256324@N00/385014334/
I made several of these to store my games. Not terribly pocket friendly, but they fit in all my old cd case racks.
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12-18-2007 @ 1:33PM
Lupe said...
I love the nintendo game cases like the My Metroid, my Mario Kart, my Yoshi (ok, that was because it was the only one they had at the time I bought it, but it was cool to hold the games).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B000W4LE5E/ref=dp_image_0/203-2987222-0843943?ie=UTF8&n=300703&s=videogames
The second they release My Zelda I'm all over that, hopefully they do same for Advance Wars
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