Kane99 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I know most people usually tossed the game boxes for NES, SNES games and other cardboard based games. Most people didn't think to keep the cases, because they thought they were meant to be tossed away. But, some people did save them, and good thing they did, because otherwise we wouldn't have any games out there with available boxes and inserts. Anyway, did you know anyone who threw those boxes away, but also threw away the cases for CD/DVD games? I didn't know anyone who did that, but I could see some people just keeping the discs. I knew kids who had binders full of games, and I don't know if they tossed the cases (I doubt it), but I'm sure a lot of them were lost due to neglect lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 My friend literally didn't put back any of the CDs of games he got for his Playstation 1 once they are out. It's why most of the games damaged easily and became unreadable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, Boblee said: My friend literally didn't put back any of the CDs of games he got for his Playstation 1 once they are out. It's why most of the games damaged easily and became unreadable. lol I knew many who did that. They would leave their discs out on the console itself or on a shelf out of its case. I don't know how many times I saw a friends game collection with cases damaged and without the covers. Some people just don't take care of their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I've tossed most of my game boxes/cases by now. Price of living in a tiny space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head_Hunter Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I wouldn't know the people who does that. Cos, I don't know much of the gamers here in my own locality. I mostly stay indoors, I don't throw away mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Kane99 said: lol I knew many who did that. They would leave their discs out on the console itself or on a shelf out of its case. I don't know how many times I saw a friends game collection with cases damaged and without the covers. Some people just don't take care of their games. Seriously, that's the case with my friend. He doesn't give a damn about what happens with the game CDs once it's out of the console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That's the case when you have money, it will make you not to value most of the things you own which another doesn't have. Because it will give you the motion you can buy everything literally you need in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 9:16 PM, StaceyPowers said: I've tossed most of my game boxes/cases by now. Price of living in a tiny space. Seriously, that's definitely going to be a challenging situation for one living in a tiny space. The boxes are garbage for the person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 3:16 PM, StaceyPowers said: I've tossed most of my game boxes/cases by now. Price of living in a tiny space. I know a friend of mine had to get rid of most of his cases/boxes when he moved in with his wife. He had binders of discs and boxes full of games stacked away in the garage. Felt awful for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On gamestop when you buy a used game they rarely give you the original box, most of the times they give you a generic box black box. I have a friend that used to print the original box cover to add them to the generic box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 4:07 PM, Kane99 said: I know a friend of mine had to get rid of most of his cases/boxes when he moved in with his wife. He had binders of discs and boxes full of games stacked away in the garage. Felt awful for him. Some people knew from onset that it's what they are signing up once they get married. If the woman never liked gaming, you are definitely getting rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 I definitely saw kids toss cases for CDs and DVDs! Many just kept the discs, while boxes disappeared over time. Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 Oh man, this hit me hard. As a kid, I used to toss out the boxes for my NES and SNES games without a second thought. Back then, it seemed like the logical thing to do - it’s just cardboard, right? But when CD/DVD games came along, I couldn’t imagine ditching the cases. I guess that’s when the collector mindset kicked in for me. Binders full of discs, though? That was a vibe for so many kids I knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
