Buying Boxed Games - Important To The Gaming Experience?

Thanks to GameSpot for its 'GuestSpotting' editorial, in which a reader discusses why going to the store and buying a videogame is a vital part of his gaming experience. He argues: "When I hear talk of the future and how broadband-enabled gaming platforms will allow us to download entire games without leaving the comfortable wombs of our homes, I shudder", and sings the praises of "...a place where you can look over your collection [of game boxes] with pride, reminding you of the enemies you have defeated, the points you have scored, the races you have won, and, of course, the money that has been spent." Although the author of the editorial admits he's somewhat of "a fetishist when it comes to the corporeal aspect of the video games", are you happy with buying games that have no related physical artifacts?

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Re:CD Jewel Case

[The Evil Couch]

I have a giant 400-disc CD wallet and roughly 300 game discs. (I've been playing games too often for too long).

First person shooter discs go towards the front and adventure/RPG/RTS/etc go towards the rear.

Dividing the two sections are two pages that I have all of the pieces of paper, fragments of jewel cases, and cardboard with the CD keys on them.

Dismantling a jewel case to get at the piece of paper, or artfully breaking a piece of the case off because they glued the CD key to it and stuffing it into a pocket on my CD wallet is a simple chore that I do while I'm installing the game.

The end result is I have at least 5 shelves worth of games in the space of a 3-ring binder, relatively well organized, with my CD-keys easily accessable in case I need to reinstall.

That's my solution, anyways.