Being the obsessive collector that I am (along with quite a few other people that frequent the boards), I like my games to be complete. Totally complete.
I am aware that the PS1 cardboard longbox games came packed with a small foam rectangle. It seems to seperate the manual from the side with the disc, to stop the manual from flying around inside the case.
However, the games that were pressed during the beginning of the transition from the jewel case longbox (Sega CD style) to the cardboard were partially made of plastic. They had a plastic spine. This didn't seem to last long and Sony quickly moved on to full cardboard cases.
Here is a comparison:
http://www.game-rave.com/variant/alpha.jpg
My question is: Did these plastic type cases come with the foam insert?
I assume they did, but I would like a second opinion.