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Care Case
Score: 100%
Developer: Nyko
Device Type: Accessory



Function:

Ever notice that Nyko has a tendency to make products that make you say, ?Wow! Why didn?t that COME with the system in the FIRST place?!!? Well, they?ve done it again, but this time it?s with a case for Game Boy games. The games are for a PORTABLE system, and yet they have very little built-in protection. Nyko?s Care Case solves this problem easily, efficiently and stylishly. An excellent product for gamers on the go. Bravo, Nyko!

Performance:

Your Game Boy games need to be protected. Why? From what? Game Boy games come in little cartridges. These cartridges are for all intent and purposes identical in media to the (much larger) clunky ?bricks? that use to hold games for the Atari 2600. There?s an outside plastic cover and a sensitive, delicate inside. This inside houses microchips and a circuit board -- both of which are susceptible to oxidation, water damage, and shock.

Now, while it is good that the Game Boy games have an outside casing, the Atari 2600 cartridges had some protection that is absent on GB games. There is no protective cover to keep dust off of the contacts. These contacts would be the part that actually connects to the Game Boy. This would be the same area which is shaped just right to act as a ?scoop? for dust, lint, or whatever else you might have in your pockets. Add to that the fact that you?re expected to carry your Game Boy around with you and you?re just BEGGING for trouble. Enter Nyko?s Care Case. These are rugged, stylish little Game Boy game covers which protect your games from dust, dirt, and moisture... as well as the inevitable ?banging up? that will occur as things bounce around in your pocket, purse, backpack, or what-have-you. They work well and, once again, Nyko provides a product that really should have come with games to begin with.


Features:
  • Protects GB cartridges from dirt or damage
  • Durable construction
  • Easy-Open snap closure
  • Four cases per pack
  • Transparent plastic
  • For GB Color, GB Pocket, and original GB
  • Fits MOST GB games (without special Rumble Feature, etc.)

Drawbacks & Problems::

The only problem I had with the Care Case involved the easy-open closure. When games are inserted into the case correctly (with the contact edge on the side with the closure), they open and shut quickly, easily, and quite secure. However, it is possible to store the game upside down and still close the case. When this is done, it is still very secure, but it is not nearly as easy to open. This is because the side with the contacts has a bit of an opening which allows room for the locking mechanism to be depressed more easily. However, there is a special clear window for viewing the GB game?s label built into the case. This window is the same size, shape, and location as the label, and helps to quickly identify the correct orientation in which to place the game. When used incorrectly, the case is great. When used correctly, the Care Case is perfect.

-Geck0, GameVortex Communications
AKA Robert Perkins

GameBoy Color/Pocket Shock 'n' Rock GameBoy Color/Pocket Multi-Boy

 
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