How to store large amount of loose Gameboy games?

[elvis8atari]

I'm starting to amass a pretty large amount of original Gameboy games and I'm looking for a way to store them.

What I'd like to do is keep them in a binder, in plastic pouches. But I'm not exactly sure how to find such a thing, and how to get the right size plastic sleeves to fit in a binder. And also, what kind of binder would be correct.

I'm wondering if anyone else has tried such a thing, and might have advice on what kind / size of binders, plastic sleeves to get. And where to get them.

[Emperor Megas]

Collector cards sheets come in standard sizes. You'd have to actually go out of your way and search for ones that aren't the size that you need. And binders are easy enough to find practically anywhere. Anything sold that's 3-holed (loose leaf paper, collector card sheets, CD sheets, etc.) will fit in a standard 3 ring binder, so card sheets will/do fit in standard binders. The kind of binder you want is/are going to be the large capacity ones, since GB games stack pretty high when you have more than a few.

http://www.restockit.com/images/Product/medium/AVE79606_1_1.jpg

You can get binders at any office supply store, or any store with an office/school supply section, and you can get collector card sheets at any comic store, or place that deals in trading cards. They're also (both) sold in Walmart. They're also perfect for store loose TG16/PC Engine hucards, if you happen to have any of those (though TG16 games are almost always found complete).

[Gameguy]

The binder method is ok but if you have a lot of games it gets full fast. A large shoebox should hold everything fine.

[Trebuken]

I have a binder similar to the one pictured (perhaps a bit bigger). It has 8 pages with 9 games in each page (trading card sized). So that's 72 games. A shoe box would certainly save space, but the pages can be alphabetized for easy searching. You can also attach a gameslist to the cover of the binder. Some of the binders have slots to insert a cover on the binder.

Trading card size is the best I've found. They seem overly large (length and width), but they are designed to hold the much thinner cards so they expand for the cartridges and hold them snugly.

[Duke.Togo]

Cardboard Velveeta boxes. Perfect size for loose GB carts.

[M.Buster2184]

Collector cards sheets come in standard sizes. You'd have to actually go out of your way and search for ones that aren't the size that you need. And binders are easy enough to find practically anywhere. Anything sold that's 3-holed (loose leaf paper, collector card sheets, CD sheets, etc.) will fit in a standard 3 ring binder, so card sheets will/do fit in standard binders. The kind of binder you want is/are going to be the large capacity ones, since GB games stack pretty high when you have more than a few.

http://www.restockit.com/images/Product/medium/AVE79606_1_1.jpg

You can get binders at any office supply store, or any store with an office/school supply section, and you can get collector card sheets at any comic store, or place that deals in trading cards. They're also (both) sold in Walmart. They're also perfect for store loose TG16/PC Engine hucards, if you happen to have any of those (though TG16 games are almost always found complete).


Megas beat me to it, but I was going to recommend the binder method. Any plastic sheet meant for baseball cards should work pretty well, also, as previously mentioned, you can alphabetize the games and label the front so you know what games you have in that particular binder.

[InsaneDavid]

Sterlite containers, same way I store all my Atari VCS cartridges. Take a few carts with you to work out what size fits smoothest and then buy a few containers.

[hellraiser]

I haven't tried it but these seem like they would work.

http://www.centercoin.com/coin_supplies/heavy_duty_vinyl_pages.htm

[slapdash]

Cardboard Velveeta boxes. Perfect size for loose GB carts.

That's what I use, but one might question the potential consequences to one's health to eat enough Velveeta to store a large collection of GB games. :-)

[Shulamana]

That's what I use, but one might question the potential consequences to one's health to eat enough Velveeta to store a large collection of GB games. :-)

Make a vat of that microwave party salsa they always used to advertise and have a big party.

[Duke.Togo]

That's what I use, but one might question the potential consequences to one's health to eat enough Velveeta to store a large collection of GB games. :-)

Oh, I don't eat it, I let someone else do that. I like to keep my bowels happy.

Just mention to people you know that you want the boxes and you'll end up with plenty.

[djshok]

Trading Card boxes work very well. Ones like these:

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You can get them from most comic book and hobby stores.

[MarioMania]

I just use my CDX Carry Case to store my GB Games & Stuff, also I have a GB Case where I store 20 games without the cases

[TheGam3r]

I put all my GB/GBC/GBA/DS games in a small Green Rubbermaid that's kept in one of my drawers

[Parodius Duh!]

binder method is cool, sexy, and you get to look at everything label forward and just turn a page..... so what if you fill up a few binders, is space that big of a problem? do you live in a closet, that happens to not be the walk in type?

[M.Buster2184]

binder method is cool, sexy, and you get to look at everything label forward and just turn a page..... so what if you fill up a few binders, is space that big of a problem? do you live in a closet, that happens to not be the walk in type?


Agreed.

[InsaneDavid]

The problem with using trading card pages and binders comes from having a large collection. We're talking about a ton of cartridges here right? That means solid organization. Have fun moving every cartridge from one pocket to another, possibly a hundred times over, when you get a couple new games to keep it alphabetized.

[Emperor Megas]

The problem with using trading card pages and binders comes from having a large collection. We're talking about a ton of cartridges here right? That means solid organization. Have fun moving every cartridge from one pocket to another, possibly a hundred times over, when you get a couple new games to keep it alphabetized.Maybe I'm a freak, but I think it is fun reorganizing my media. It's a fun weekend and/or end of month project, IMO. With that said, why do you have to alphabetize your games just because they're in a binder? I mean, sure, I would, but if it's an argument against using a binder in favor of having your carts in another disorganized method (putting them in a show box for example), it's a moot point.

[csgx1]

I came across this on another forum. Home made out of cardboard and paper.

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[Gamereviewgod]

I actually have mine shelved, and I hate it. Same with my Game Gear stuff. I used the binders for a while but they filled too quick, and the plastic drawer storage units, but those filled fast too. The problem with the latter is that the drawers are overly tall, and it looks like there's so much wasted space involved. If I could find one a few feet tall with all short shelves, it would be perfect. Until then, ugh:

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[Retromangia]

I actually Agree with DJShock on this one... Baseball card holders are fuckin sweet! I can't believe no one else mentioned this...

they come in all different sizes... 300/500/800.. I think I'm using the 500 size.. the rows fit GB/GBC/GBA games perfectly... even in or out of plastic cases.

highly Recommened! even better.. the boxes are only a few bucks!:popcorn:

[Satoshi_Matrix]

The best solution I've discovered is if you have shelf space, put them in empty DS cases. Empty DS cases can be bought from Nintendo's online store and are designed to fit GBA games without modification. All you need to go is visit http://www.thecoverproject.net/ and print out custom sleeves for your games and they end up looking fantastic.

For older GB and GBC games, you'll need to cut away some plastic to get them to fit which is admittingly a bit of work, but the results really stand out. You can also modify DS cases to fit GB/GBC/GBA manuals as well.

Here's an example of what the cases look like:

http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z398/domrego/Handheld%20games/DSC_1048.jpg

[xelement5x]

I'll use The Cover Project cases like Satoshi Matrix mentioned, but some games don't have inserts made for them so they just sit around loose for now. The trading card box method seems like it'd work the best if you put little alphabetical dividers in there as well to find your games easier.

My problem is I've got a mix of loose games, some with those protector cases and some without, so none of them are all the same size either. For Game Gear games I can find the system cases locally for like $2 so I just stick them in there.

[VideoGameRescue]

I just thought of this but are the cartridges small enough to fit into baseball card sleeves? Im thinking they won't but that would be a great way to store GB games.

[eggwolio]

I just thought of this but are the cartridges small enough to fit into baseball card sleeves? Im thinking they won't but that would be a great way to store GB games.

Wow! I can't believe this hasn't been suggested yet!

/snark