XPost: alt.sega.genesis   
   From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   BelPowerslave wrote:   
   >>> Not a bad option...I'm just not too hip to the idea of having all of the   
   boxes   
   >>> displayed. Like I've said, I kind of hover around the idea of selling off   
   >>> almost all of my Genesis clamshells and just keeping the inserts as it is.   
   )   
   >>>   
   >> You're insane! You can't part the carts from their packaging, that's   
   >> just not cricket!!! I wouldn't dream of doing that. One day, when my g/f   
   >> and I get a bigger house, I'm going to have a dedicated games-room with   
   >> all my SNES carts (about 10!) on display in their boxes.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Well, I'd keep the inserts, and a few clamshells, but ditch the general   
   majority of   
   > them. I don't know, I've been playing around with the idea for a long time,   
   I doubt   
   > I'll ever do it. I may do it for the SCD/Saturn huge-ass, easily breakable   
   cases,   
   > but I still sort of waiver on that as well.   
      
   Have you ever broken a Sega CD/Saturn case?  I mean, I know there are   
   people who do this, but it's just never happened to me.  I've found   
   jewel cases far more easily damaged from regular use.   
      
   >> All my SNES games though, are games that I bought "back in the day" and   
   >> have huge sentimental value (especially the games I bought whilst on   
   >> holiday in the US), so maybe it's different for you?   
   >   
   > Well, for me, the cart is the most important thing. I don't mind buying   
   cart-only   
   > games, as long as the price is reasonable. For the most part, when I buy a   
   complete   
   > Genesis, GG, 32X, SMS or SNES game, I read the back of the box, enjoy/cry   
   over the   
   > cover art, read the manual, take the manual out, put the box in a larger   
   cardboard   
   > box(with other game boxes, which is in the closet) and I don't really ever   
   look at   
   > it again unless I need a scan of the insert for a quick review or something.   
   The   
   > manual goes in this set of other cardboard boxes I've got that hold all my   
   various   
   > games. I never really look at the manual again either.   
      
   > So, as you can see, mine are just pretty much taking up space. The nice   
   thing about   
   > it is that it's only closet space(which is why I've yet to just sell off all   
   the   
   > plain clamshells while keeping the inserts). :)   
      
   Five feet of wall space, and you'll have all the display space you'd   
   ever need....   ;)   
      
   > Bel   
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