Designing a DS Lite case: arts & crafts with a purpose
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Sep 6th 2006 at 2:25PM }
Dave wrote us to show off his homemade DS Lite case, assembled with $1 worth of fabric, a rustic buckle, some matching thread, and a Ziploc bag (waterproof inner lining). But Dave can't take all the credit ... his girlfriend provided the sewing skills.Dave's work is the latest in a series of creative storage options that we've featured on Joystiq. From worn jeans, to the PSP sleeve, to an old sock, gamers are finding all kinds of ways to protect their Lites -- excluding, of course, throwing down for an often ugly, usually oversized, and almost always overpriced case sold at retailers. So how do you choose to protect your handhelds?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
darryl @ Sep 6th 2006 2:29PM
Teh gayness, go Nintendo, go.
WhaleMenace @ Sep 6th 2006 2:34PM
Hey my case! Awesome!
LaminatedParrot @ Sep 6th 2006 3:12PM
I just use a lovley black Ipod sock sort of thing to go with my lovely black DS Lite. (Ps: i think White Ds's look rubish) GO BLACK!!!!
Chessasaur @ Sep 6th 2006 3:17PM
Have to admit, I "threw down" and got the standard issue Nintendo case, but I did cut out the stupid plastic inner harness that allows you to play in in the case. So, I just keep it in the original bag it came in, in the nice little zipper case...which, since it's black will be a nice home for my second DS Lite that I will get. ;)
WhaleMenacer @ Sep 6th 2006 3:30PM
Hey! I thought it looked familiar you Crooks. haha get it? Crooks? No of course you don't you bunch of losers.
Rod @ Sep 6th 2006 3:41PM
darryl, are you retarded??? seriously you can tell us its okay.
doomdiver @ Sep 6th 2006 8:12PM
Too bad the DS hinge will spontaneously break like mine did today even with a good case. :-(
WhaleMenace @ Sep 6th 2006 4:05PM
HAHA WhaleMenacer, or should I say JOE! Thats right your secret identity is exposed! Nobody gets your little joke! Only me!
The Third Strongest @ Sep 6th 2006 4:19PM
That looks incredible! If I don't get one exactly the same I'm going to eat a hot dog backwards!
WhaleMenace @ Sep 6th 2006 4:24PM
Ok, nevermind. Who the hell are you WHALEMENACER? How do you know my name!?
Dr.Swiss @ Sep 6th 2006 9:20PM
"Teh gayness, go Nintendo, go."
darryl
Didn't this idiot tell us he's 31 years old multiple times before?
George @ Sep 7th 2006 12:29AM
I made mine out of batman fabric for the outside, and yellow furry fabric on the inside, and I hand sewed it myself. I'll send the pictures, it's much hotter than this one!
Mike U.K @ Sep 7th 2006 3:16AM
I use my Neoprene PSP case - works a treat.
FinalFan3 @ Sep 7th 2006 6:09PM
I got the smart KeysFactory DSLite case imported from Japan. Very classy.
WhaleMenacer @ Sep 7th 2006 7:06PM
who am I? It's-a-Me, Mario!
Ryan @ Nov 10th 2006 2:34PM
Thats pretty cool and I will definitly build it, but i'm gonna add a pocket or two in the front for tic-tac cases (they each hold 3 ds games. Go figure).