The importance of keeping track of your gaming collection

[skyknight]

Ok, did try search the forum for topics like this, but I guess the keywords are too close for other topics.

Well, ever since our family had the Super Nintendo, my bros and I moved on the new generation since, and most of the time we just find a place to store our "forgotten" consoles, that includes the Super Nintendo and PS1, as well as all the games we had for the respective systems!

Now I have joined this forum, I'm trying find the where we put the old systems! So how important you think is to keep track of your gaming collection? I never even bother to count how many games I have for system I own, which does pisses my mom for not managing things well.

[MrPopo]

A well organized collection helps you from accidentally picking up duplicates. It also makes it easier to be able to play a specific game right now.

[CRTGAMER]

I see lot of classic game rooms showing beautiful shelves full of consoles but they are not hooked up.

Whats the point in that? Is that a museum with only latest Gen System running?

I think I am an OCD gamer nut. Have everything from Atari 5200 to N64 to PS2. My systems hooked up thru 3 separate video switch boxes. Don't ask me to trace all those video inputs again! All consoles on side table and on huge coffee table in front of me. To play Joust, Robotron, Sonic, Tempest X, Conkers Bad Fur, Spyro, Wario, Black, Mario Sunshine, House Dead or any of the others all I have to do is flip video switch box and PLAY THAT RETRO!

As far as organizing I just have shelves behind me of Alphabetized CD / DVD cases. For the Game Carts I built thin wood shelves that are cut to size matching carts. (Laminated Wood flooring make great thin lightweight shelving material)


In closing I do respect and impressed by all the great collections. But come on get those retros powered up!

[Xonticus]

In closing I do respect and impressed by all the great collections. But come on get those retros powered up!

Amen.

I have 8 systems currently hocked up to one tw, but that is what space would allow.

I too concur that being well organized has many benefits, other than being attractive, the collection can be functional as well. It also can be an artist's inspiration as well as a vessel for nostalgia!

[Reverend]

I keep track of what's actually in my collection with a huge word document chronicling all my games, consoles, attachments, etc... I update it whenever I get anything new. It took a while to actually type up, but it was worth that afternoon.

[eSPy]

for keeping track of my games, i recently tried using backlogery. but since im not with my collection at the moment, typing in games by memory proved to be more difficult than expected. does anyone know any sites like this that actually have all games for all systems listed on it? if you didnt know already, backlogery requires that you type in each game. Realize that having a 100% list of all games is kinda impossible but it would be nice

[Gamerforlife]

A well organized collection helps you from accidentally picking up duplicates. It also makes it easier to be able to play a specific game right now.

You know it's strange, I don't use backloggery, lists or anything and yet I remember every single game in my collection. That's not to say that I can just name every single game I own off the top of my head, but I have never accidentally bought a duplicate before. If I recognize a certain game in a store I immediately remember whether or not I already own it.

[CRTGAMER]

Here's a Dreamcast Checklist, great for verifying collection:

USA PDF FILE
http://www.lunchwithgeorge.com/dc_checklist.pdf

PAL PDF FILE
http://www.segaforums.com/dreamcastmagi ... cklist.pdf

[girlracer]

I keep track of what's actually in my collection with a huge word document chronicling all my games, consoles, attachments, etc... I update it whenever I get anything new. It took a while to actually type up, but it was worth that afternoon.

i do the same

[Breetai]

I see lot of classic game rooms showing beautiful shelves full of consoles but they are not hooked up.

Whats the point in that?

Well, perhaps because when they are plugged in, even when not turned on, they still use some power! Not only that, but it's a pain to find switchboxes for everything. Also, but some of us don't want cords all over the place. Even if they are cleanly tied up, when you move something... it's just a hassle.

It's much easier for many people to just have the system with it's AV/power cables ready to be plugged in, rather than always plugged in. It's not like it takes that much time to move a system a few feet, plug it in and play it.


For the record, I keep tabs on my collection so that I know what I have. It's easy to forget when you've got hundreds, or even thousands, of titles.