What do you do with your video game boxes?

[AznKhmerBoi]

I want to do something like this with the few snes gems that i own.



The rest can just be on normal nice wooden shelves.

[AppleQueso]

If you don't want necessarily to display your boxes, just unfold/collapse them and store them in a plastic bin somewhere or something.

I'll respectively disagree. I've personally seen a couple of boxes made to where they could not be saved or ar to well pressed to be put back correctly. Also, when done incorrectly, they can cause unwanted creases from a collector's standpoint.

I'd personally get those fitted pastic protection boxes they make for them, and keep them in those, as to save them from any dampness and dust, along with saving the conrners from falls or any part of the box tearing. Upon getting these protective boxes, you could store them as you wish.

If the boxes are especially minty or immaculate, sure.

But for your average rough, shelf-worn box? I don't know if that kind of effort is necessary.

[Forlorn Drifter]

If you don't want necessarily to display your boxes, just unfold/collapse them and store them in a plastic bin somewhere or something.

I'll respectively disagree. I've personally seen a couple of boxes made to where they could not be saved or ar to well pressed to be put back correctly. Also, when done incorrectly, they can cause unwanted creases from a collector's standpoint.

I'd personally get those fitted pastic protection boxes they make for them, and keep them in those, as to save them from any dampness and dust, along with saving the conrners from falls or any part of the box tearing. Upon getting these protective boxes, you could store them as you wish.

If the boxes are especially minty or immaculate, sure.

But for your average rough, shelf-worn box? I don't know if that kind of effort is necessary.

Ehh, I'm touchy about that stuff. I went for like two months looking for my boxed copy of HM:64 because I wanted as close to mint as possible. Still didn't get a damned manual.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

The few cardboard boxed games I have just sit in their cardboard boxes and come out when i play them.

With the Jaguar and 7800 stuff I had, I would leave the flaps open as to not tear them, but the games would still stay in the box.

If I was dictator of the world though, every DVD/CD/Cart would come in those Sega clamshell cases. I've never seen a broken one and they look fantastic on the shelf. Big spine with text big enough that you can read them anywhere in the room. Plenty of space for artwork and thick enough for large manuals and carts.

But back on track. OP you're fine doing what you're doing. If you're real worried you may just want to take your frequently played carts out of the boxes. Just be careful with them and you're good to go. If you want more space, invest in some plastic tubs to put the boxes in. You wont even need a big one if you collapse the boxes.

[MyNameIsVince]

Thank you all for the responses. Guess I'm not the only one who has video game boxes set up like this.

@ curlypaul, thanks for liking my NES lego controller. Did it out of boredom. Almost complete, but some parts still needed for it to look more like an NES controller (actual red buttons instead of those glowing orange see-thru buttons, those same buttons being flat, replacing the gray blocks above the start/select button blocks with darker gray ones, and possibly putting one of those smooth surface blocks and write "nintendo" on it.

Since this posting, I added another game with a box, so yes, I have another one. Out of all the box storage suggestions, a few I'm thinking of for future reference. I like the one where you keep the boxes with the loose games to keep it system-coordinated (SNES boxes with SNES games, and so on), but with the way my book shelf storage is, I can't really do that, plus I still wouldn't keep the games in the boxes (the ones that came in the boxes).

I like the glass case idea, but that may be for a later time for me. Certainly not now since I don't have room in my bedroom for that kind of thing. It IS something I will consider if I have a separate game room.

The most likely solution for me is probably putting them in some sort of storage, like in a plastic tub. I don't have a problem with this because I have room in my closet to put a small plastic tub in and I can keep the game boxes in there. And yes, I do have some boxes that are used and well....used. But it's doable. The only thing I'll miss is seeing them on my shelf, but only a small loss. Besides, loss of eye candy is nothing compared to loss of storage space.


Lastly, the most unlikely, yet likely thing I've thought about doing with my game boxes, which would be awesome but would KILL the collectible value of the boxes, is possibly cutting them up and making some sort of collage out of them, or several collages, like one for GBA boxes, one for NES boxes, and so on. Hell I would have done it already but 1) I don't have as much room on my walls to post stuff on, and 2) I have no cardboard/poster board to put them on, and 3) I'm hesitant to cut up my boxes right now because I'm afraid of messing up the cutting, and 4) I don't even know if it's going to look any good. We'll see what happens...


Update: I ordered some extra DS cases from Nintendo yesterday to put my GBA Games in. I started off with a small set (5 cases) to see how it works out, because I want to do that cover project as well. I ended up doing this because I had no luck getting spare DS cases from local Gamestops, and the last Gamestop I went to, I checked out the DS game selection, but I opened up a few of the cases, and they had no GBA slot. They had sets on Amazon, but they were big packages (like 25, 50, 100 ct.) and some have said they're not as good as the original DS cases. Hopefully they'll come in this week and I'll be able to store them properly now.

[WallCrusher]

Unfortunately I was a stupid kid back in the day and threw out most of my boxes without a second thought. Nowadays, however, when I get a box I keep the package and stick it on the top shelf in my closet. When it comes to plastic cases, I pretty much make it a requirement to have the case, because I stick those on my proper shelf for display.

[J_Wil]

Personally, I only shelf my PS2 or later gen games. Anything else goes in a clear drawer, so the old cartridge boxes go right alongside the loose carts.