Ah, the SNES. What a machine, eh? Home to some of the greatest video games of all time, this legendary 16-bit console still gets plenty of action in the Nintendo Life office – but, after more than 30 years, we have to admit that many of the games we load up are loose carts, largely because SNES software packaging is made of cardboard and isn't as resilient as we'd like.
As a result, we've got more than a few loose games knocking around, which we currently store in a rather unglamorous shoebox. That's where Book4Games comes in – this new concept is designed to liberate your beloved carts from their lacklustre storage prison and allow them to be filed away in a more upmarket fashion.
Available in four different designs and made from laminated cardboard with high-density foam inserts and a magnetic flap to keep things secure, Book4Games' "Precision Game Storage" will be a dream come true for collectors who possess a bunch of box-less games. The range covers SNES (NA), SNES (EU) and Super Famicom (Japan) so far, but it would appear that there are plans afoot to release similar products for the Game Boy.
Here's some PR:
Enhance the look of your collection and safely preserve your valuable game cartridges. Book4Games Precision Game Storage is a "Grab & Play" solution specially designed to protect your games from dust, light, and humidity while being maintained in snug, high-density foam cutouts.
Enhance the look of your collection and safely preserve your valuable game cartridges. Sized as a slightly thicker LP vinyl record cover, each box comes with extra holographic stickers allowing you to identify the stored content on your bookshelves and sort your games as you please, by title, genre, or publisher.
They're available for pre-order now, costing $24 each for the standard edition and $29 for the 'premium' edition, which comes in rather fetching "Pantone Black and Premium Metallic Gold". Will you be investing in some, or do you prefer your battered (but cheaper) shoebox solution?
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They look really cool but they aren't cheap. TBH though most loose snez games probably cost around £29 or more depending on the game.
Luckily i never trash my boxes so i am in no need of these.
I can't be the only one that's bothered that these essentially disguise your collection, making it impossible to see at a glance, which games you own.
You could resort to labelling the boxes I suppose.
Redundant and reminiscent of those fake 'book'-style covers for VHS tapes in the eighties-nineties.
$24 to store just four loose SNES / SFC cartridges, pretending to be books on a gaming collection shelf? I dunno.
It might've worked better for Game Boy games.
I’d prefer it if they showcased the game.
The could easily design them to protect the game and fit nicely on a bookshelf, but also show it inside the case through a window.
They could also provide side titles for you to print off, cut and slide into the side (without looking tacky) so you can see what game is on the shelf.
Maybe I’m asking too much, but I wouldn’t spend this much for something that neither showcased the game nor stands out on my game shelf.
With a little bit of less foam between, they probably could have fitted 6 carts per book. Yeah I think its too expensive for what it does and in the end it actually takes up more space. I have plenty of SNES carts without boxes but they fit nicely in a plastic sealed Really Useful Box.
May be interested in a GBA version that can fit like 20+ carts.
I’m happy using N64 drawer storage for my SNES games. If anything I’d like to see someone remake these drawers for all the major cartridge consoles.
I got over 100 snes cartridges! No way can i afford that. They are safely split between a plastic tool box, 2 draws and a few shoe boxes haha
feels weird having individual storage cases if you still cant see which games are which on a shelf
Weird that they're a super limited item. From the description:
"LIMITED TO 100 COPIES WORLDWIDE"
So I guess if you got some, then got more games so you wanted some more books to store them in, you'd just be screwed.
I can't affort minimum 60 of these XD
Edit:
Ok, 4 Games per Book.
So i need more or less 15.
How would you be able to tell which game is which by storing your games in these? Plus they are a little expensive especially if you needed 50+ of these good luck with that one lol
To those wanting to make an actual game library now can do so with these book style case. Only thing I don't like is that there's no way to tell which games are in there, would be nice if there is a clear window in the front and on the spine that show the cartridges. Anyways custom SNES case are still better than these even if they only fit one game.
I have something similar to this for my Switch games. Difference is it was to condense and save space on my shelf. Games I want to show off are on my shelf. Honestly people who would want to show off loose carts would use repro boxes I would imagine. I can see this being using to like store stuff away rather than show off. However that price is a bit much, I'm not going to lie.
$24 a pop? I'll, uh, have to pass.
No. No thank you. I like my OG boxes.
I think it's a neat idea but way overpriced. If you went with the premium boxes, you'd basically would be adding about $7.50 for each game. :/
Great idea, meh design. Isn't it supposed to look better than the boxes if you had them? Having the "BOOK4GAMES" logo taking up so much space on the side is questionable.
edit : + are you stuck with Japanese writings if you go for the round design? Can we just remind North America they were they only ones to get that square concrete block.
Seems like an awful waste of space on a bookshelf. Which I'd rather fill with either books, or cases/boxes the games came in
Pro: Will make your SNES game collection look neater
Con: Will force you to reverse-mortgage your home
Utterly pointless and poorly designed.
Great idea, but pricey.
The spine having the „book4games“ logo big on it makes it pretty pointless in my opinion.
I get my boxes from Gaming Relics (gamingrelics.com). They look like the real game box but are made with plastic. If I wanted to hide my games, I would just put them in a plastic bin for much cheaper.
@Folkloner That’s precisely why this product isn’t for me. I like being able to see what I have at a glance, so I can literally grab and play lol. Plus they don’t have anything for the NES!
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