You may be wondering just what this is. Stark white slabs, neatly stacked ... no, it's not the preliminary plans for Apple iChocolate (available in white only), but rather, the work of a DS owner in need. Reader PeZ had a problem: a lost game. And while the missing game turned up later, it revealed a flaw in his DS cart storage system. Nothing quite fit his needs; either everything was too big, too small, or unsafe. One day, as he finished off some Läkerol mints, an idea struck. Surely that neat little tin would be good for something.And so PeZ got to work. As a designer, he had some idea of how to start -- he drew up plans for the perfect cart case. To the right, you can see the plans, which were eventually cut from black cardboard and glued to the inside of the tin. PeZ reports that, with slots cut in, the carts are perfectly secure, even with the tin held upside down! But with the practical inside complete, the outside needed a little work. To see what he came up with, jaunt on past the break.
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Mario seemed "too obvious," he said, and so Psychonauts won the day! Not bad for what PeZ calls a quick job, and since it's not covered with any protective sheeting, eventually, it will probably need to be redone. What will he think of next?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-03-2008 @ 6:19PM
Hame said...
Cool case.
PS. I like your use of the word "embiggening" Alisha. It's a perfectly crumulent word.
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4-03-2008 @ 7:04PM
Dr_W@dsy said...
It is possibly the most cromulent word in the entire language :)
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4-03-2008 @ 9:28PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
And now I have learned a new word -- I admit having to run look up "cromulent." Insert themoreyouknow.gif here!
4-03-2008 @ 7:05PM
Hafk said...
An Altoids gum case can properly hold 8 DS games and it also doubles as being delicious.
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4-03-2008 @ 9:27PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
I never tried eating the case!
;)
4-04-2008 @ 11:14AM
Donald said...
OM NOM NOM NOM
4-04-2008 @ 3:21AM
Goldilocks said...
That's great work, man!
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4-04-2008 @ 10:22AM
TheCoats said...
WOW-Impressive
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4-07-2008 @ 5:31PM
Eleniel said...
Awesome case! The slot design is pretty neat. And yay Psychonauts!
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