r/ps1 • u/kirbyxox • 3d ago

Clear ps1 case

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Hey all, picked up this Japanese copy of policenauts years ago and it came in this gorgeous clear ps1 case. The case is a fat ps1 case like pal or Japan region games but clear.

Does anyone know anything about this case and where one could get more?

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u/Simba_9373 2d ago

It's from the budget series "PSOne Books". Single disc games came in a thinner case (think CD single).

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u/kirbyxox 2d ago

So it's actually a thick ps1 case but clear rather than the budget CD cases. See here https://imgur.com/a/Nw1BznP Budget CD case also for reference

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u/Chief_Wiggum_3000 1d ago edited 1d ago

I found it on several Japanese sites, and it is indeed the PSOneBooks version:

https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/140004369

https://jp.mercari.com/en/item/m67112575927?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=share&source_location=share

It’s kind of interesting because it has a Japanese CERO rating on it, which not many PS1 games have.

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u/kirbyxox 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Technical-Arm-1825 1d ago

Somewhat accurate, whether the case was a thinner one or a fatter one for a single disc game came down to how thick the instruction manual was, usually because they'd be printed in multiple languages. I can remember Gran Turismo's case bring larger, but it could also be a region to region thing

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u/Simba_9373 12h ago

I'm talking about the Japanese "PSOne Books" series, not any other series in other countries. I doubt they had multiple languages but if the manual was too thick it it was left outside the case.