Author Topic: How should I store Gameboy games?  (Read 7795 times)

topspot123

Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2017, 08:17:43 pm »
For the record, I love this topic.  Here are two previous threads talking about it (with pics)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,4530.0.html,
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,5977.msg86881.html#msg86881.

Here is the 'My life in gaming' video showing the nail polish stands (for anyone who hasn't seen it) https://youtu.be/oreOa_rIUj0

Here is how I store, but not necessarily display, my Gameboy games http://youtu.be/KfMzOcwLt8A?t=3m52s

Lastly, video game display and storage is a topic that I am so passionate about that I have created a short youtube series discussing it. 

My next video will be focusing on Gameboy Advance cartridges, but the video after that is primarily about a new way to show off your Gameboy games!  I'm really excited to share it, but I can't promise a firm release schedule.  If you would like, here is a playlist for my series:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtQ6VnXl2RChS4YsT1KSvIwu4iS-uVaCX


sworddude

Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2017, 05:43:44 am »
you can't beat cib games if you want to display your games.

No matter what you do it isn't as impressive as the complete in box copies. Feeling the original boxes in your hands with cool art work.

Sure you could put some cases around them, if you feel it's good it's great, but in my opinion they are just a bunch of lose gameboy carts not worthy since they are without a box. instead they are inserted inside a fake plastic box wich many collectors use trying to fill the emptiness of the cib feeling.

you could put the cartridges seperately in a box on alphabetical order with some leaflets in between also to prevent from further damaging the boxes. lose gameboy carts are not worthy to display, maybe 10 of your favourite games but if you go for more it will take up allot of space.

Lose carts are not easy to display, you could put some fake boxes around them but to be fair you could do that even without owning them games. Just store them in those regular plastic gameboy clear cases to prevent damage. also takes up allot less space than custom boxes with artwork. If you have original boxes than you can display them nicely. I don't get why people try so hard to display lose gameboy carts. Allot of work for minimal results.
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Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2017, 10:02:44 am »
I use modified ds cases grom customgamecases.com, quality cover prints and secures the cartridge. Plus it makes my mintendo handheld section of my shelf look more uniform.

desocietas

Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2017, 11:40:00 am »
I don't get why people try so hard to display lose gameboy carts. Allot of work for minimal results.

Hey, I appreciate that other people appreciate loose carts. I personally don't care for non-CIB games but also understand that it's very difficult to acquire CIB games sometimes, especially for older titles and systems. NES games are thankfully a little easier to look at when they're loose since their label allows you to identify them when they're stacked. However, you can't do that with Gameboy games. Putting them in GB cases is good for protection but does nothing for helping to identify them when you want to browse your collection.

How people want to decorate/design/store their collection is up to them - if they want to have a nice way of displaying these items, more power to them. And I don't think it's a "minimal result." Those cassette box redesigns of the original covers are pretty clever imo. Looking at a bunch of grey carts gets pretty boring.
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Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2017, 03:55:24 pm »
Binder method looks awesome. :D



Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2017, 11:37:42 pm »
Binder method looks awesome. :D
I don't care for it since it will not make me want to pick up a game to play it. I am looking for ways to display it and make me wan tot grab a game and play it

redblaze57

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Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2017, 01:52:52 pm »
http://www.harborfreight.com/tool-storage/part-storage/4-bin-storage-container-92567.html
This is the container I was talking about earlier remove the lid and it's very easy to thumb through the games

Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #22 on: March 04, 2017, 08:08:11 pm »
http://www.customgamecases.com/online-store

This is where I go for nice cases.

topspot123

Re: How should I store Gameboy games?
« Reply #23 on: November 15, 2017, 10:44:12 pm »
I know this is an old thread, sorry, but I finally finished and published the video I mentioned earlier.

Click the picture to see the video, thanks!



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