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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: AdmiralViscen on October 01, 2012, 05:49:46 PM

Title: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 01, 2012, 05:49:46 PM
I have them in a small shelf in my second bedroom

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w275/AdmiralViscen/DBF399A1-B6A7-43A7-81C9-90C5D9151F64-9711-000004ED9374FC66.jpg)

But they get dusty as shit and I want the space back. I want to load them up in a storage ottoman but I'd want them in boxes or something first. Do you guys just use shoeboxes or do you know of some things meant to fit carts properly?
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 01, 2012, 05:53:49 PM
As roms on my computer's hard drive.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: demi on October 01, 2012, 06:04:06 PM
I shoved them in boxes. If I had the room I might consider displaying them.

Horrible iPod pics:

http://thebore.com/images/room1.jpg
http://thebore.com/images/room2.jpg
http://thebore.com/images/room3.jpg
http://thebore.com/images/room4.jpg
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 01, 2012, 06:22:26 PM
I already have all the OG boxes and manuals stored as you do, demi. I guess you keep the carts in the boxes? I like having them reasonably accesible even though they only get touched a few times a year.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: demi on October 01, 2012, 06:57:09 PM
I keep it all stored in one spot. And they are still reasonably accessible. They're in my closet, or in that box.

I like to open the box up and go through my stuff sometimes :3
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: archnemesis on October 02, 2012, 12:48:51 AM
Since I don't have any of my old systems hooked up anymore, I decided to move them to boxes and bags in storage. All of my more current games don't take as much space.

(http://i.imgur.com/k6HtN.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Momo on October 02, 2012, 12:52:31 AM
I have racks for my disc based games, cart are in shoeboxes and travelbags >.>
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 02, 2012, 12:54:29 AM
I don't.

VC all the way.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: demi on October 02, 2012, 01:06:39 AM
Lol vc
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 02, 2012, 01:23:53 AM
Now that I've ripped all my Wii games I wish I could chuck em somehow without doing anything illegal. :'(

Would just leave my DS games. Then I can just buy most 3DS and all Wii U games off the eShop...
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 02, 2012, 01:52:25 AM
In combined eBay auctions
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 02, 2012, 01:54:35 AM
Now that I've ripped all my Wii games I wish I could chuck em somehow without doing anything illegal. :'(

pussy
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 02, 2012, 04:11:56 AM
lol - i was all set to send my unboxed japanese snes and all my loose carts to Andrex - but alas, he refused.

All 200 of them.

Ah well, guess i'll just chuck em in the bin where they belong.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: tiesto on October 02, 2012, 08:51:28 AM
I just bought a bunch of Ikea BESTA units for my place, so I'll be storing them (along with all my other media) in there. Will definitely take some pics of the place when I'm done unpacking.

Imagine something like this but as one solid block broken up with some glass doors:
(http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/2011/03/26__07_55_40/CAM1.pnga5981cd4-b2ac-4a39-9b4f-6adff6505606Large.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 02, 2012, 09:22:55 AM
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o hai dcharlie, i know a guy who it would be cheap to ship to

sure - let me sort my shit out into boxes and throw em your way.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 02, 2012, 09:24:39 AM
Why would I want a bunch of Japanese games? ???
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: archnemesis on October 02, 2012, 09:34:30 AM
You can sell them and use the money to buy more Pokemon games.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 02, 2012, 09:38:29 AM
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Why would I want a bunch of Japanese games?

... says the screaming NFag.

There's nothing more disgusting than a horrible nthing that has no interest in the period/region where Nintendo truly dominated.

you are dead to me, Andrex. DEAD.

Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 02, 2012, 10:08:41 AM
I don't accept gifts from strange men I've met on the internet without knowing what the gift is. I learned my lesson last time.

In any case, Oscar would appreciate them more, and I *am* kinda trying to be digital here. Nice offer, but it's on you that you never told me what it was.

Edit- And SNES is my favorite console, yo. SMW/YI and LttP are my favorites in their series.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 02, 2012, 10:09:09 AM
jesus dicking christ andrex
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 02, 2012, 10:10:17 AM
You can sell them and use the money to buy more Pokemon games.

But I already own all of them. ??? Except the crappy spinoffs. Only spinoffs I ever got were Snap and TCG. back in the 90's.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: demi on October 02, 2012, 10:17:48 AM
Why would you skip the Mystery Dungeon games? JESUS DICKING CHRIST ANDREX
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 02, 2012, 10:18:28 AM
Well, that's another lesson learned. lol.
I demand secret santa excludes me from getting Andrex.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: T-Short on October 02, 2012, 10:25:53 AM
In any case, Oscar would appreciate them more, and I *am* kinda trying to be digital here

Well, you sure are backing the right horse then
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Momo on October 02, 2012, 10:55:46 AM
In any case, Oscar would appreciate them more, and I *am* kinda trying to be digital here

Well, you sure are backing the right horse then
In the context of playing retro games, no.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: archnemesis on October 02, 2012, 11:26:48 AM
You can sell them and use the money to buy more Pokemon games.

But I already own all of them. ??? Except the crappy spinoffs. Only spinoffs I ever got were Snap and TCG. back in the 90's.
But there are three new Pokémons this month. That's going to be expensive!
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Raban on October 02, 2012, 11:56:51 AM
lol - i was all set to send my unboxed japanese snes and all my loose carts to Andrex - but alas, he refused.

All 200 of them.

Ah well, guess i'll just chuck em in the bin where they belong.

:o

Could you, by any chance, redirect those my way? :-*
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 02, 2012, 12:17:58 PM
Why would you skip the Mystery Dungeon games? JESUS DICKING CHRIST ANDREX

Cause they're (more) furry bait(-y than the main games) and the first few games were terrible?

In any case, Oscar would appreciate them more, and I *am* kinda trying to be digital here

Well, you sure are backing the right horse then

People like to spread FUD but Nintendo has yet to disappoint when it comes to keeping your digital content.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 03, 2012, 05:53:07 AM
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People like to spread FUD but Nintendo has yet to disappoint when it comes to keeping your digital content.

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..... holy fuck.

"oh did you buy this already? Oh - i'm sorry - you bought a new device.... please buy it all over again!"
"oh you want to change machine because your last one broke? fuck you, buy all your shit again"

How does your own shit taste when Iwata pulls his cock out of your arse and asks you to gulp down his black wormy jizz?

I'd as much trust digital content in Nintendo's hands as i'd trust my cock in the hands of a maniac with a pair of scissors.


lets not forget the transfer method!

DO you have your old machine? and your new machine? are they linked up via Dickmin?
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: tiesto on October 03, 2012, 08:50:37 AM
Dickmin, Twata, they are so cheesy but I love DC's Nintendo insults.  :lol
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: demi on October 03, 2012, 08:56:38 AM
The mere fact that nothing you purchase is even account based marks Nintendo off the chart.

There's no defense. Sony has this. Microsoft has this. Nintendo does not.

One would think, hey, maybe I can just transfer it via SD Card.

Nope. As it is, you're just buying it "just to buy it" -- you have no form of digital library to select from.

Silly Andrex.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 03, 2012, 09:05:37 AM
I wasn't defending Nintendo's lack of accounts.

"oh did you buy this already? Oh - i'm sorry - you bought a new device.... please buy it all over again!"

What is this referring to? Cause it certainly isn't referring to DSi, 3DS, or Wii -> Wii U.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Raban on October 03, 2012, 12:13:23 PM
You have to have the consoles physically next to each other to do that, though.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 03, 2012, 12:30:56 PM
You have to have the consoles physically next to each other to do that, though.

I didn't say otherwise. Just that Nintendo does provide the option, which people (including Dchucks, apparently) forget.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Raban on October 03, 2012, 12:46:20 PM
I don't think anyone forgets, they're just appropriately ignorant of Nintendo's primitive customer service practices.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 03, 2012, 11:29:26 PM
-drop wii or 3DS on floor
-fucked out of all DLC purchases
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 03, 2012, 11:40:31 PM
I wasn't defending Nintendo's lack of accounts.

"oh did you buy this already? Oh - i'm sorry - you bought a new device.... please buy it all over again!"

What is this referring to? Cause it certainly isn't referring to DSi, 3DS, or Wii -> Wii U.

probably referring to the fact that if you bought nes games on the wii, and they're released on the 3ds, you have to buy em all over again.  whereas the competition allows you to buy psx games and play them on all of their devices that support psx.  that *is* kind of shitty.

i mean, nintendo isn't *quite* as bad as they used to be, or as bad as some people think, but they're without question the worst of the bunch right now.  i'm hoping the wiiU's account system finally brings them up to what i'd consider a bare minimum in this area, but i'm not counting on them catching up all around anytime this millennium.

Ah I see. I don't disagree.

-drop wii or 3DS on floor
-fucked out of all DLC purchases

Not totally.

Also dropping a Nintendo system on the floor ain't gonna do nothin'. Try a couple floors.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: archnemesis on October 04, 2012, 12:17:44 AM
It's especially difficult when you live in a country where Club Nintendo has been disbanded.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 04, 2012, 08:10:23 PM
-drop wii or 3DS on floor
-fucked out of all DLC purchases

nah, as long as your club nintendo account is linked and you send it to nintendo, they'll move everything over.  it's an inexcusable pain in the ass, but you don't have to lose everything.

give me a break



Anyway if we can separate from the Andrex Show, here is my new approach

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w275/AdmiralViscen/F2EA7D3B-1A6B-4ED8-88A0-8F9F0A88ADA7-157-00000028A413AF69.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: Tasty on October 04, 2012, 08:55:36 PM
Bob's Discount Furniture? You're in the northeast, Admiral?
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 04, 2012, 09:02:07 PM
Word

That's an ottoman that was full of stupid candles, now the games are in there and the stupid candles (and an iHome) are on the shelf in the second bedroom. Since my wife is the primary user of the room it all works out
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: demi on October 04, 2012, 09:14:23 PM
I would stack them flat, instead of like how they are. You can cover more space and fill it with more games.
Title: Re: How do you store your old game carts?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 04, 2012, 09:33:06 PM
I know but I like seeing the labels.

The only benefit would be inclusion of N64 games, but the N64 is in the second bedroom anyway so not much upside. If I wind up with a ton more old ass games then I'd have to rework it.