Favorite videogame storage format?
You know, I was looking at my videogame shelves this morning and realized just how much damn space my PS2 and GC games take up, considering the fact that they're in DVD cases. I mean, I own more DC games, and they take up less space. Remember when early PS1 (and all Saturn) games came in the big, suitcase-sized cases? Everyone hated them- after all, look how small a CD is. I think everyone was happy when Sony started releasing the games in jewel cases. Yet no one seems to mind the current trend of using DVD cases, even for GC games, whose discs are so small you could probably store 50 of them in a Pringles container. I don't hate DVD cases (I do like the larger area used for cover art now), but I wish a smaller storage format was used. After all, do we really need a memory card holder in each game?
Anyway, which system's games had the best format, for the purpose of storage? Carts are included in this question- I liked the Neo Geo Pocket Color's games, and how they came in little snap-shut plastic cases, which in turn came in bigger snap-shut plastic cases (well, the Japanese ones did- the U.S. ones came in cardboard cases). I suppose that this certain format goes against what I was saying about size in relation to the size of the game in the first paragraph, but I just thought it was neat. Besides, the Neo Geo Pocket was a portable system, so the overall size of the box wasn't a big deal. It ended up not being much bigger than a PS1 jewel case. Of course, I liked SNES carts too, and how they came with the little plastic dust cover over the end. Until, that is, Nintendo got too cheap to include them anymore.
Anyway, I think jewel cases are the best solution. Of course, DVD cases are here to stay, to that renders my opinion moot. I guess I'll just have to buy a bigger videogames shelf. :) I wonder what the format will be for the next round of systems in a few years? probably DVD cases again, unless Sony tries something new like storing games on dried feces or something so they can control the dried feces market. They could ship them in zip-lock baggies... :p
Anyway, what system's cases/format do you like the best? Sorry, this was just the ramble of a veeeery hungover guy... :D Happy Near Year!