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    I like collectorz.com's Game collector

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    I use an Access database. A table for each system. Queries for adding all the counts of games in each tables.

    Reports showing all detail.

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    I add em to my personal website.

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    Anyone ever try the program i'm using? I really enjoy it cause of all the extra features.

    Such as telling what's lent out to who... when and where I bought it... and so forth.

    Just really easy to keep everything organized
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    I have an Excel list with all my games... well most of them since I haven't updated it in a month or so

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    Quote Originally Posted by VACRMH
    Anyone ever try the program i'm using? I really enjoy it cause of all the extra features.

    Such as telling what's lent out to who... when and where I bought it... and so forth.

    Just really easy to keep everything organized
    So, in what way are you affiliated with said program?

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    Quote Originally Posted by VACRMH
    Anyone ever try the program i'm using? I really enjoy it cause of all the extra features.

    Such as telling what's lent out to who... when and where I bought it... and so forth.

    Just really easy to keep everything organized
    So, in what way are you affiliated with said program?
    None at all... I haven't even paid for it yet

    But I know alot of people that have been looking for a good way to organize everything
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    DP Guides.

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    Excel spreadsheets for me.
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    DP Guide, PostgreSQL database, with a custom phpBB hack. Overkill, but it lets me and some friends keep our collections up to date and compare them.

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    Most of mine is online at FatmanGames.com.

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    HanDBase 3.0 on my PocketPC. There's nothing like having a list of what you already have with you as you scour for new stuff. Plus I have some rarity databases for the stuff I actively search for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nature Boy
    HanDBase 3.0 on my PocketPC. There's nothing like having a list of what you already have with you as you scour for new stuff. Plus I have some rarity databases for the stuff I actively search for.

    I agree. I have the same set up.

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    I use an Access database which is linked to my Sony Clie through ThinkDb. Works great and I can update the handheld 'in the field'

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    Quote Originally Posted by ste
    DP Guide, PostgreSQL database, with a custom phpBB hack. Overkill, but it lets me and some friends keep our collections up to date and compare them.
    This is exactly what I want to do, but how to go about getting all the games in the DP guide into a database?

    Keeping track of what I have is fine, but sometimes I want to know what I don't have, or what I have that somebody else doesn't have, etc. Only way to do this is to query a database.

    Basically I'd love to have a databased version of the DP guide, where you could view everything online: my collection, a friend's collection (they would make it available to others at their option), individual game details, run queries, filter results, generate reports, etc. All that, along with additional fields for your own comments, condition, whether you have box, instructions, where purchased, price paid, etc. And online is key - I'd like to check these things while ebaying with friends at their houses, etc.

    Thought about doing something myself, but where to get all the game info????? I'm *not* re-typing in the Digital Press guide!

    Also, don't feel like re-inventing the wheel - if someone has already done something this extensive already, please share the wealth. Anybody got anything to share, or interested in collaborating to create/improve upon something? I've seen Cart Commander and other similar software packages -- they've all got their limitations. I'm thinking about something online, and with no limits ... I'm thinking Digital Press guide on steroids.

    Any thoughts on this Joe? (doesn't hurt to ask The Man)
    I love, uh, games and stuff.

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    I look at them. There they are! I suppose when I start putting together a *real* collection, I'll have to do better than that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ehall
    I look at them. There they are! I suppose when I start putting together a *real* collection, I'll have to do better than that.
    By no means do I have a collection as extensive as many people on this board -- I am humbled when I see or hear about some of the collections here.

    All the more reason to have something online and flexible like I mentioned above.
    - Good for the collector with the massive collection, so they can see what they have.
    - Also good for the people who are working on building their collections to see what they need or want, at a glance.

    For one, I have friends who don't mark the little boxes in their DP guide, as they want to keep it mint. Even if they did, would you want to lug it everywhere you go? So, HOW NICE would it be for that person to print a small report of, say, what NES titles they don't have, along with a rarity and DP price approximation alongside.

    Also, have the ability to export those results as text for pasting into an email. Example: let's trade: I need these games... Lots of possibilities here.
    I love, uh, games and stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrZeroByte
    Thought about doing something myself, but where to get all the game info????? I'm *not* re-typing in the Digital Press guide!
    I just located some guides on the net. I tried to stick to ones that say something like "This list is free to distribute", and in cases where I couldn't find something like that I don't have a rarity list for the system. I don't want to get in trouble

    My database is a real hack at the moment - it's a work in progress. We won't go into the front-end, but let's just say some of my programming teachers wouldn't give me an A for Effort - I like to cut corners and used alot of special stuff I shouldn't have. But once I get some of the ugliness out of it I'll prolly make the SQL for the tables and some queries available.

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