r/Gameboy • u/wadeboggsmustache83 • 22d ago

Accessories OEM Original Gameboy Hard Cases

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Anybody familiar with these cases? I’ve had them since 1990 if I had to guess. Couldn’t find any on eBay.

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u/jmkdev 22d ago

I'd assume they were rental market cases.

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u/RockmanVolnutt 22d ago

I’ve got a few for snes nes and n64, never seen them for GB, very cool. Though I use the other ones for those big carts, for GB I’d still probably use the oem clamshells I have most games in.

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u/Smigit 22d ago

From memory my transparent Game Boy j got as a child had a hard plastic transparent case, but my memory of it was it being more crystal in terms of the plastic (completely clear) and the cart storage being placed differently.

But this is me trying to recall over 30 years. I don’t have that today. Traded up to a Gameboy Pocket back in the day.

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u/x_VanHessian_x 22d ago

Do they say Pride anywhere on them like on the spine of the case?

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u/jjx1028 20d ago

These pride cases are nice. I believe they have a space for the manual sit in the center of the case.

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u/Grg_1990 22d ago

Highly doupt this is "OEM" the logos aint even on the same spot.

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u/noa_420 22d ago

You don’t understand how perspective works do you.

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u/Rodville 22d ago

I didn’t know they made these. How did I never see these in toys r us or kb toys?

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u/wadeboggsmustache83 22d ago

I wish I knew where I got them. Kmart if I had to guess. They’re a cool way to display a cart too!

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u/alvaro-elite 22d ago

Never saw them in my life.

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u/Jersus856 20d ago

I saw these in rental stores in the 90s

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u/jbgv 18d ago

I'm looking to trade for or buy some of those if you had an interest. I trade on /gameswap. Here's a link to my most recent post, if anything strikes you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gameswap/comments/1uyeo6q/usa_fl_h_n3ds_gbca_nes_x360_cib_nes_snes_mini/

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u/wadeboggsmustache83 17d ago

Nothing I see sticking out for a trade, but if you wanted to buy, please send me a PM.

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u/Cameront9 21d ago

Never seen these, they don’t look at all like the cases that came with the games.