What type of storage do you use to house your SNES games?

[majax79]

Universal game cases for me for storing games. It is a pain in the ass to dig out a SNES cart on the bottom of a stack. Not to mention it can scratch the cart label over time if you aren't careful when pulling. They do look better than stacked games in my opinion



As far as shelving, anything I can get my hands on. Best bet for a book shelve is to make it custom made or order from these guys.

http://www.multimediaracks.com/

Relatively expensive but better than most shit you will find at walmart.

Those game cases are awesome. Those are the Accura universal game cases, right? Did you create the labels on the cases yourself? Those are freaking awesome.

[majax79]

I too am also looking for another way to store my SNES collection. I have 100+ carts right now. I keep them in the bottom drawer of a pretty wide dresser, but when I switch rooms in a month of so I'm ditching that dresser. So I have to find a new way to store them.

My first idea was to put shelves on the wall. Not sure what they call the exact materials I'm thinking of, but the kind where you screw vertical tracks into the wall then put the shelf legs at a desired height and lay a piece of wood across. I thought this would be ideal because you can make it any desired length, the perfect space between each shelf for a SNES cart, as long as you want it to be vertically, etc. But, I'm not sure if I want my 100+ SNES collection to be on the wall.

So my other idea was to get this CD/DVD media shelf from Wal Mart. I have two of them now, for different uses, and they're great. See this pick:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g295/ ... _shelf.jpg

I'm thinking about getting a third one for my new room to house my SNES games. It should work out pretty nicely, with some room to spare too.

But yeah, I think CD/DVD media shelves works great and they're cheap too. You can get them in so many different sizes. I really like the size of that black one from Wal Mart and it's only like $30 I think. If you search for DVD shelf or media shelf on eBay, you'll see there's a wide variety of choices. You can get smaller or much larger ones. A few years ago I got a really nice large media shelf off eBay and it's been great. It's like 37" wide and about 62" tall I think. They even had a larger one.

Not exactly mine, but very similar: http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-312-CD-DVD-24 ... 3efb9c846e

Not sure what size you're looking for exactly, or how many games you need to store. I know you said you have 63" of width to work with. My suggestion, if you can, would be to get as big of shelf as you can fit in the desired space. In my case, extra shelf space is not a problem and can always be filled.

I had read that other people are using those media holders from Wal-Mart. Don't the shelves bend a little though? The problem I'm having is that I want to place the SNES games horizontally and not vertically upright. I know, very picky. A lot of the media towers seem to have much taller shelf space then what I need. Meaning, I would need extra shelved for the stand basically. I thought about a DVD spinner but I decided against that.

[ChuChu Flamingo]

Those game cases are awesome. Those are the Accura universal game cases, right? Did you create the labels on the cases yourself? Those are freaking awesome

There from media shelving. The covers I got from
http://www.thecoverproject.net/

http://www.mediashelving.com/Merchant2/ ... _Code=USCG


I then printed them at staples on high gloss legal paper. Then tapped them to the cover via double sided clear tape.I ripped off the sleeves as they yellow over time and possibly the insides. Not to mention , the cover art looks better when it is not on, as the sleeve has a texture to it.

I still need to do my Nintendo 64 ones and mod my cases for NES games.

[Ziggy]

I had read that other people are using those media holders from Wal-Mart. Don't the shelves bend a little though? The problem I'm having is that I want to place the SNES games horizontally and not vertically upright. I know, very picky. A lot of the media towers seem to have much taller shelf space then what I need. Meaning, I would need extra shelved for the stand basically. I thought about a DVD spinner but I decided against that.

Well those shelves, and other furniture you'd buy at Wal Mart or similar store, is usually made from that kinda of particle board which isn't very strong. Yes, it will bend, IF you put enough weight on it. SNES games though, not even close to the amount of weight needed to bend a shelf. Like I said, I have two of them, and I'll probably be getting a third.

If you MUST place the carts horizontally then why not just build your own custom shelf? A shelf like that should be very easy to make. It would be pretty cheap to build too, maybe even cheaper than a shelf you could buy. Best of all, it'll definitely be 100x better than anything you could buy since you can tailor it to your needs. Just get some 1/2" pine or whatever, maybe even 1/4". If you have some saws at your disposal, it should be a simple build. Drill out little 1/16" for your screw holes so you can counter sink them, fill it with wood filler or whatever so you can hide all the screw holes. Stain it for a nice finish (I like wood) or spray it black, or whatever color you want!

[Jrecee]

I have a couple dvd shelves like Ziggy's. Works perfect for ALL my games. The only problem is SegaCD/Saturn cases hang off the edge like 1/8". Bookshelves just don't work because they're deeper than every game/case and usually don't have enough shelves, so you end up with a bunch of wasted space. Also, bookshelves usually have a center shelf built into place so you can't adjust all the shelves optimally.

[Ziggy]

Also, bookshelves usually have a center shelf built into place so you can't adjust all the shelves optimally.

The black media shelf (that I have in the pic I posted earlier) has a center shelf that can't be moved. It worked out just fine for the two that I have, but I haven't checked if it would be a problem if I space the shelves for SNES carts. Hopefully not, because like I said, I plan to pick up a third one for my SNES collection.

[Jrecee]

I got mine from big lots. They had one that's about 3 feet wide and one that's about a foot wide. I got one small one and liked it so much I went back and bought 2 of the big ones. I've only filled up the small one and about 3/4 of the big one, but this way when I do get more games I'll have nice matching shelves instead of a bunch of random storage like I see a lot (no offense). But they all have fully adjustable shelves so I was able to maximize the space. . . I'll post a pic later.

[Ziggy]

Ah yes, I forgot about Big Lots. I remember seeing a bigger media shelf in there as well.

[CRTGAMER]

If you MUST place the carts horizontally then why not just build your own custom shelf? A shelf like that should be very easy to make. It would be pretty cheap to build too, maybe even cheaper than a shelf you could buy. Best of all, it'll definitely be 100x better than anything you could buy since you can tailor it to your needs. Just get some 1/2" pine or whatever, maybe even 1/4". If you have some saws at your disposal, it should be a simple build. Drill out little 1/16" for your screw holes so you can counter sink them, fill it with wood filler or whatever so you can hide all the screw holes. Stain it for a nice finish (I like wood) or spray it black, or whatever color you want!

For the Game Carts I built wood shelves that are cut to size matching the width and height of my N64 carts stored contacts down. Five shelves tall. Laminated Wood flooring makes great space saving lightweight thin shelving material. I used a finish nailer for a quick and clean fit. Shelves are held together with ¾" slats. You could do the same with your SNES carts.

[Jbroderway]

Home depot sells these plastic containers that are 13 inches long by 8 inches wide by 4 and 1/2 inches deep. They are 88 cents apiece and hold two rows of seven snes or n64 games and the lid fits over them. I label the cover with the system and genre. The sealed boxes prevent dust and moisture and the boxes are large enough inside so that the labels don't rub and you can stack them in a coat closet.