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Old 12-12-02, 10:19 AM
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How do you store your GBA carts?

I would like something decent to store them in so that I can be reasonably sure I won't lose them. They are small enough to lose (especially with kids). It would be nice if Nintendo would have used a clamshell for them because they are so small, but they like the money saving option of using the same box as the GBC games, I'm sure.

But this sucks. I have over 20 carts, and need a good storage method. Anyone?
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i bought a pouch to hold my GBA and games. Its like a camera case with webbed pockets and dividers inside that hold everything.
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I store mine in a climate-controlled humidor to prolong battery life.
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I have one of those pouches, but it only holds 3 or so.

I was thinking in terms of the old storage systems they had for NES games, etc.
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My little guy has a GBA and has accumulated about 30 games, and as the collection has grown we've upgraded from the little pouch to a bigger pouch to the Phat Pack bag to the messenger-bag style carrier we're now using. We bought it at a Gamestop-affiliated B&M for @ $15 -- here's the Amazon page for the one we have (not in stock there, but the blue one is):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...A3UN6WX5RRO2AG

We like it, holds all his games along with a few of the most-needed manuals, the GBA, extra batteries, car cord, trap light.
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Looks nice. I would really like one that displays stuff so that I don't dig for it. But it looks like it don't exist
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Go to www.ncsx.com and check under GBA Hardware. The clamshell cases are PERFECT and are exactly like you would expect. I have around 80 GBA games and all of them are in these cases. There's no better way to store your carts.
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I store mine in a little pile in the corner of my room
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I bought the little sleeves that came out a while ago... They have little grooves so that you can stack them together. They're decent, the games don't slip out, and it does cover the cartridge hole. I went for the uniform color instead of the pack that comes in 6 garish colors...
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Just picked these up. Probably the same thing you are talking about. Not crazy about the colors, but the price is good (about .50 ea. shipped).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...944497618&rd=1
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These snap together like legos?
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Best Buy has them also. They are 2.99 and I think you get about 6 of them. I need to get some more since I just got Zelda and hopefullly AdvanceWars for Christmas. They also have better colors, red, yellow, orange, green, etc.
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Originally posted by Save Ferris
These snap together like legos?
basically. they have two indentations and two tabs. they don't hold together as tight as legos though.

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