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    Default how do you keep track of your games?

    does anybody have sort of a master list of what they have? i tried using IGN but after the 15th game that wasn't in the system i gave up. so what program if any do you use to keep track of them?
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    I use a combination of the DP Guide, the Psychopedia, and an Excel sheet tailored specifically to my needs.

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    Default Re: how do you keep track of your games?

    GameTZ, pure and simple.

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    a big list in notepad.

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    A separate list for each system in the memo section of my PDA...
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    Does anybody use Cart Commander? I've got that banging around somewhere on my PC, never have used it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Achika
    I use a combination of the DP Guide, the Psychopedia, and an Excel sheet tailored specifically to my needs.
    Ditto.

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    I'm using Cart Commander currently. The plan is eventually to switch to an Access database which currently includes my record collection, CD list, my computer software, and electronics information.

    Kind of like a master list for insurance and such.

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    I use cart commander, relying on the DP rarity list info for newer systems.
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    Most of the time I use the DP guide. Other times, I just like to write out which games I have.

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    I did an Excel spreadsheets for each system I collect (and a few that I don't collect just yet), and color code according to whether or not I have them, whether or not they're "high priority finds," or whether they're protos I'm not likely to ever see. The spreadsheets live on both my desktop machine and my handheld PC, though most of the time the MobilePro version of the lists are God - since that's what I take "into the field" with me.

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    Cart Commander and Word (with Document to Go) for dumping in my Palm.
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    A three column word doc for the lists and an excel spreadsheet to do the totals...

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    I keep an Excel sheet with them listed in it. It's pretty easy with different tabs for each system type. It was a pain setting it up at first, but it's really easy to maintain.
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    I too use Excel. I have these catagorys

    Game description Where I got it When I got it Price
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    Quote Originally Posted by l_lamb
    Quote Originally Posted by Achika
    I use a combination of the DP Guide, the Psychopedia, and an Excel sheet tailored specifically to my needs.
    Ditto.
    Double ditto. I mark off the boxes in the guide, but of course modern day systems are not in the guide yet, so they only go into the Excel file.

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