I'm new to NES collecting (about 30-40 cartridges in, many obscure ones hardly heard of in the mix), and I'm also unfortunate enough to have a mother who will kill me for trying to find the old boxes and manuals (yeah, I'm 14 and of course have no say in things) on Ebay. So I figured there could be an alternative solution to my little problem...
It's very, very easy to get ahold of those plastic cases that most game stores place their SNES or NES cartridges in. I figured I could utilize these boxes (as I have many of them), printing out the original fronts/backs/side labels and then if possible the full game manual. It's less economically distressing, but is it worth it? It would indeed look a bit nicer than just laying the loose cartridges in rows, labels up. Then again, shouldn't I just try and scratch up the extra dollars to authentically complete the games? What's your opinion, guys?