How do you store your carts?

[teh_L0ki]

I'm just curious how members of this forum store their carts, do you just leave them on a shelf? Do you have dustjackets for older systems like the nes / snes, and do you use cases for gameboy games?

[joshnickerson]

Currently I keep the carts I play the most in a drawer underneath the TV, while I keep the others in boxes (I'm very limited in space at the moment). I like to use dust jackets/cases if I have them.

[QuickSciFi]

Everything on shelves:

Sega Master System/Genesis/32X - in their respective boxes
Game Boy - In plastic cases (those plastic pages with pockets for card collectors are perfect for these too--even with the plastic cases).
Game Color/GBA - in their respective boxes
NES - most in their dust jackets, but the back-to-back arrangement with the pins hiding posteriorly protects them completely.
Loose Genny Carts - In oldschool cassette tape trays (perfect for that)
Loose EA and other non-traditional Genny carts - Stacked one atop the other on a shelf.
Loose N64 carts - inside an N64 official tray (much like that of the Genny's). It carries 24, so I have a couple hanging around in wait. I may want to purchase another one of the sort.

[Emperor Megas]

I store them alphabetically, on a shelf, in their original packaging.

The only games that I don't care about the original boxes for are NES games and SNES carts. I store my NES in NES dust jackets, on their side, and I store the instruction manuals next to them inside the dust sleeve. SNES carts I have dust covers for, but I don't use them since it makes them sit funny. I'll modify my shelf at some point so that they can sit normally with the dust covers on.

I hate when carts are stacked horizontal on top of each other (which is what I see most people do). The idea that you have to pull them out and have them collapse when a bottom one is removed just seems really awkward to me.

[sheath]

I have everything on shelves, all of my NES and SNES games have dust covers if they don't have the original boxes. My Genesis and Master System games are almost all boxed, the ones that aren't are on their own little cartridge holding racks that should double as dust covers.

[Parodius Duh!]

in a closed cabinet with dust jackets/tape cases/snes covers/etc.


got to keep that dust away!

[QuickSciFi]

I store them alphabetically, on a shelf, in their original packaging.

The only games that I don't care about the original boxes for are NES games and SNES carts. I store my NES in NES dust jackets, on their side, and I store the instruction manuals next to them inside the dust sleeve. SNES carts I have dust covers for, but I don't use them since it makes them sit funny. I'll modify my shelf at some point so that they can sit normally with the dust covers on.

I hate when carts are stacked horizontal on top of each other (which is what I see most people do). The idea that you have to pull them out and have them collapse when a bottom one is removed just seems really awkward to me.

Thank you. It's so impractical. Agreed.
Even more so I'd ssy about games inside boxes. Not only do the bottom ones have to withstand the pressure of those above, but chances are that if you're that careless, you're probably just as careless when trying to take out the bottom ones. Something is bound to break at some point due to sheer negligence.

(BTW, the only ones I do this to are my 20 or so Genesis EA loose carts, but the truth is they're all doubles of items I have Mint CIB and neatly racked next to each other on shelves. The loose ones are bound to go, so I never use them).

[Nirvana]

I have them in rows inside a cabinet. Unfortunately not all of them have dust covers :(

[leatherrebel5150]

I really don't care much for trying to get the boxes so all my games are on the shelf and if I don't have dust covers for them, I make some out of paper. The NES ones I make are particularly fun because I use the scans from nintendoage and print the picture of the front and back of the box so when it is folded up it is like a defacto box. It may not the same as the original box but a least when I have kids and they go to pick up a game they can see what it looked like.

SNES and N64 carts are more difficult because the carts are smaller so I'm still trying to find a way to make picture covers for them.

[theredlineboss]

I don't have a particularly efficient way of storing my carts. I have been adding the cartridge storage units (I have ones for the 2600, NES, SNES, 64, and a generic one I use for Genesis). Otherwise, I just have the remainder of the loose carts on their sides in an old CD rack or on my entertainment center.

-Rob

[Gavica]

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[Emperor Megas]

I really don't care much for trying to get the boxes so all my games are on the shelf and if I don't have dust covers for them, I make some out of paper. The NES ones I make are particularly fun because I use the scans from nintendoage and print the picture of the front and back of the box so when it is folded up it is like a defacto box.That does sound fun, actually. Can you post a picture of some of them, or direct me to some if you have already? Thanks.

[green.eyes]

Mega Drive/ Genesis & Master System games I have in their boxes on shelves in alphabetical order.
Snes & N64 games I keep packed in N64 carry bags.
Game Gear & GB, GBC, GBA games I keep in bags.
Nes games I keep in boxes. :)

[The Jackal]

All my games are in their boxes, staked up in a couple of bookcases.

I usually put my games in order of genre or series, by which year they were originally released .e.g. Sonic Spinball followed by Dr Robotnik's.

[Baloo]

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[Baloo]

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That's how I stack my carts.

[brykasch]

For old genesis and atari carts, what I use is the old wood cassette holders that hang on the wall, they work great for storage.

[SpaceFlea]

I store them alphabetically, on a shelf, in their original packaging.

^ This.

Every game I have is stored in its original packaging in lexicographical order. I don't keep any game that does not at least have its original box - and I only keep a game that's missing its manual if the cart/disc and box are in great condition. Everything else is worthless to me and is sold.

[Emperor Megas]

I don't keep any game that does not at least have its original box - and I only keep a game that's missing its manual if the cart/disc and box are in great condition. Everything else is worthless to me and is sold.Wouldn't it be better in some instances to hold onto loose games and acquire the box and/or manual later for cheaper than purchasing a complete copy?

I was missing the case and manual for my Panzer Dragoon Saga, but I acquired both for just 20 bucks. It took years of waiting, but in the end the cost of purchasing a complete copy of PDS would have been considerably more than what I could have gotten for selling the 4 lose discs.

[SpaceFlea]

Nope. I'm impatient anymore. If it can't be displayed, I don't want it. I don't buy individual games unless they're complete. The only time I get cart/disc only games is when I purchase lots, and they immediately go into the sell pile. I don't like useless games sitting around.

And before anyone says, well at least I could still play the game if I kept it around. I rarely play games anymore, I'm almost purely a collector, so the actual games as playable objects are of no value to me.