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    Question Should Newly Developed Games for Dreamcast Have CD-style or DVD-style Cases?

    Like many old consoles, the Dreamcast lives on with a small stream of newly developed game releases created by the indie commercial game community. The question is, which type of box style do you prefer: DVD-style "keep cases" or CD-style "jewel cases?" There have been releases both official and unofficial using both types of cases, but everyone has an opinion. Which type do you prefer and why?

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    I prefer jewel cases. They're fragile, but they match the original media better (other than posthumous shooters and acouple of games like Cosmic Smash). DVD cases have always felt cheap to me anyway, and they take up way more storage space for no reason.

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    Absolutely CD jewel case. The Dreamcast ain't no PS2.

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    I prefer DVD cases due to more sturdy (except for the dumb ecco cases) and room for a larger sized game manual.

    However, new games for the Dreamcast should be a standard Jewel case to keep the same layout of the existing library.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CRTGAMER View Post
    I prefer DVD cases due to more sturdy (except for the dumb ecco cases) and room for a larger sized game manual.

    However, new games for the Dreamcast should be a standard Jewel case to keep the same layout of the existing library.
    Agreed, jewel cases would be better for the sake of uniformity.
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    I myself also like the look and feel of the CD style Jewel case over the DVD case.

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