Ever have that one game that you bought preplayed from Blockbuster and it didn’t have a case? Ever wish there was a better way to display all your classic cartridge games on a shelf? Well, if you suffer from video game OCD like me, you will love what the folks at The Cover Project are doing. Basically, it all started when someone realized that those nice plastic DS game cases can also store GBA games, and you could buy them direct from Nintendo for cheap. So the GBA Cover Project was born. Dozens of people feverishly contributed and as far as I know, they are pretty dang close to having 100% of the GBA boxes formatted so you can just print them out and stick them into a DS case. Now you can store and display your game collection in the same sized case as a DS game.

Apparently, this was only the beginning. Once someone with the organizational itch gets a taste of how pristine they can make their collection, they just can’t get enough. Because of another cheap (but only in bulk) universal media case, one can now store all their SNES, N64, and Genesis games in the same case. With a little modification (read: Dremeling) one can even make these cases store NES cartridges. Now the same folks from the GBA Cover Project, have just dropped the GBA, and go by the name The Cover Project. Its ultimate goal is to eventually provide covers for every game ever. For NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis games, the covers will be formatted to fit the aforementioned Universal Media Cases. For more modern DVD games, The Cover Project also wants to house image files for DVD case inserts. Apparently, work on N64 covers is nearing completion, and some of the folks have begun serious work on SNES covers. Keep up the good work, TCP.

Playing games on Nintendo’s Wi-Fi network with a Nintendo DS can be really fun. But unfortunately, Nintendo didn’t exactly use the most streamlined system. Each game you play gives you a 12 digit “Friend Code”, which you give to your friends, and you must in turn register their “Friend Codes”. Unfortunately, you must keep up with a 12 digit code for each game you play. For the Wii, there is a similar system, with each console assigned an 16 digit number. As you can see, all these numbers can become quite burdensome to keep track of. This is why I am really liking WitendoFi. It’s a forum community with features that help you track and trade all your friend codes. Check it out if you get a chance, and check out my WitendoFi WiFiTag there on the right. With obvious inspiration from Microsoft’s Gamertag, it gives you all my friend codes. Just use your mouse to rollover a game to see that game’s friend code. Shoot my an email if you add me in a game, because as you know, I have to also add you. If you register at WitendoFi, register through this link.