How Do You Track Your Game Collection?

[EX-Soldier]

whats the point of keeping track? i got over 300 maybe 400 games, some of u have collections that go farrrrr beyond mine, what advantages do u get from inputting your games? do u get a grade or something?

[DigitalSpace]

The link to my collection list is in my sig. If I hadn't put it on my own freewebs site, I'd probably use RFGeneration. Stay away from IGN, it's a joke.

[SegaAges]

I use IGN.

I been meaning to write something to do it in php, but then I have to take the time to makje sure everything is added.

[jjgames]

Does RFGeneration or any other collection tracking service offer something like an "import your IGN" list or import your spreadsheet? I don't have a ton of stuff in my collection but it would still be a pain to switch. This would make it a lot easier.

[Ed Oscuro]

Updated answer to topic question:

Poorly, that's how.

[Daria]

Update: I also keep a list on Gametz, just because. I have my trades and want list there, figured may as well do the collection. I mostly use it as a check list against my notepad file. If the numbers are off I go down the lists to figure out what's missing. Keeps me accurate.

[GnawRadar]

I use RFGeneration because it's easily accessible in most places and I mostly update while I'm at work, but I'm thinking about taking my collection and creating an excel version because of the recent problems with RFGeneration I don't want to go to check what I have and realize that the site has shut down.

[dao2]

I right it down in a notepad >< Like not notepad... like paper notepad ;p

[dstone]

I put together an Access database to keep track of everything. It may not have many bells and whistles, but it works!

[jjgames]

I put together an Access database to keep track of everything. It may not have many bells and whistles, but it works!

Wow, that must have taken some time to setup. Why not just use one of the free services out there? Or do you like making databases (I can understand that having setup 4 myself)

[dstone]

Wow, that must have taken some time to setup. Why not just use one of the free services out there? Or do you like making databases (I can understand that having setup 4 myself)

Didn't take as long as what I thought. I was already working on a database for tracking my father's comic book collection (we're in the process of moving to Comic Base, it's easier to catalog over 30,000 comic books) and another database for a chamber of commerce. I was working with my uncle on the last one, he was doing the back engine stuff and I was using forms to create a nice user interface since the employees kept changing things they weren't supposed to.

So yeah, I suppose it could be said that I like building databases. I just haven't done it in a while since I've got everything set up.

[Parodius]

So, what do you guys recommend? Which one is the most complete?

I randomly searched for the Xbox version of Mashed on a few of these.

RFGeneration only shows the sequel, Mashed: Fully Loaded.

VGrebirth only shows the two Mashed games for PS2.

IGN shows only the sequel.

Grr.

Is this par for the course or did I just pick too obscure of a game for my test search?



This is a little OT, but was there actually a US release of the first Mashed? I know it came out for the PS2 under the title of Drive to Survive, and I recall seeing reviews for the Xbox version in Game Informer and other places. I have never seen the US release anywhere.

[Lemmi_Is_God]

i use the cart commander
these are pics i already had uploaded, the first one kind of shows the layout, it has many other options to pick from label/CD quality to year released etc...
the 2nd pic is a chart of how many games/movies i have for each platform
the atari800xl is alittle missleading because i have 5 multicarts with around 28 or so games on each the vectrex games is a multicart also

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Commander1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...moviechart.jpg


other threads to check out from the past
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97409
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20420

[megasdkirby]

I use Game Collector....kinda in a forced way too, after purchasing a PS2 game 3 times thinking I did not have it.

[le geek]

3 column word doc to tally games (with 2600 games further broken down by publisher) then an excel spreadsheet to do a grand total...

I've tried other services and it's just easier to do it myself...

Cheers,
Ben

[Icarus Moonsight]

I guess I'm strange. I couldn't sit down and list every game I own from memory but, I can look out in the wild and know almost instantly whether I already have a title or not.

Still at RFG. Haven't updated in a while though. Thinking about keeping an excel/notepad list also.

[Oobgarm]

Add in another Game Collector user.

[nate1749]

I've always been a big excel/access person, but once I found MovieCollector I ditched my access database right away and switched to that. I thought I'd do the same for games, but their GameCollector isn't that great (maybe in a year or two when they do more old stuff). Right now I just use excel, but will switch eventually.

[kainemaxwell]

Excel file...which I have to update sometime this weekend too.

[Sabz5150]

I just started using Access on an old 600MHz Duron box I got for free at a swap meet. I had Access drilled into my brain for six and a half years solid, so I can make it do what I want. I'm trying to find a piece of freeware to sync it to a Palm database so I can take the list on the go.