How do you store loose Atari 2600 carts?

[Sonicwolf]

I find 2600 carts to be a big pain in the butt when it comes to storage due to the irregulars but boxes and shelving do the job in most situations for me.

[SPAZ-12]

I have around 30 carts, and I just stack them on top of each other with my Colecovision and Intellivision carts mixed in. Not the best setup, especially considering that they sit in front of my NES games, but it works fine for now.

[schnuth]

I did that for many, many years. Currently I use sterlite containers that are stored under the bed.

That is the same exact method I use, and they work well considering I have close to 300 2600 games. I love those containers for storing consoles not currently hooked up too.

[chrisbid]

flat shelving meant for CDs works well for 2600 carts. i keep m-network carts in a cart caddy made for 2600 games.

[portnoyd]

We just use the bookcases we've had since I started collecting. There are about 325 games on those shelves. M-Network games suck, but that's why they are sitting in front of the other games.

[todesengel]

I use the same storage case that Oldskool mentioned above but only for the couple of M Network style carts I have. The majority of my 2600 games are stored in those official cartridge binders that Atari released.

[aaron7]

I just piled em up.

Here's a little of the collection:

[aaron7]

I did that for many, many years. Currently I use sterlite containers that are stored under the bed. Quick snap...



Fits 96 cartridges per container comfortably, alphabetized of course. Looking at my VCS games it's nice to finally have my duplicates pushed down to a more manageable level.

Woot! Sterilite is right here in my town

[slapdash]

If you're looking for storage, as opposed to display, look for stationary boxes. My Dad used to grab these from work, and they fit the "normal-shaped" carts four wide and twelve deep. The boxes then stack nicely.

[SegaAges]

Yeah, mine are just stacked up on a shelf. I don't play my 2600 much, so it is no big deal to me that they are stack 2 or 3 back

[Carey85]

This is what I've done for the past several years, depend on the always trusty Sterilite containers.













Boxed stuff goes onto shelving built into my closet.



I'm not happy with storing my beloved 2600 collection in totes. In fact, it really pisses me off. At some point I want to build some nice pine shelving with a grid of masonite with slots for individual cartridges. I'm at ~540 2600 games now with that number expected to grow by another 50 or so before I give up. I suppose 3 sets of shelving, each accomodating 250 carts would be sufficient for my 2600, 7800, and Colecovision cartridges.

[Nature Boy]

The worst ones of course are M-Network which don't lend themselves to stacking at all but I found a neat way to stack them too: Alternate M-Network carts with Imagics.

I actually put a small piece of felt on the carts (like what you buy for the bottom of chairs so that they don't scratch hardwood floors). That basically gives the top part of the cart the same width as a regular cart and you can keep your games alpha sorted!

I have two shelves for my 2600 games: one for the half dozen or so I have in boxes (placed like books I guess you'd say), the other for the carts (which are stacked like the pic in pantechnicon's post).

[otoko]

Do you think this is a safe way of storing them? I stored mine like this for a long time, now most of them are going to be put up for sale. Sure it seems like they're going to fall, but it's pretty secure.

[Raedon]

tupperware tub atm just like all my games ... in storage. :P