+atari2600land Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Alphabetically; by company; other? I personally have them alphabetically from A to Z, regardless of company. Adventure is first, and Zaxxon is last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 the 2005 minigame compilation should be first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 the 2005 minigame compilation should be first. I meant the collection of games you personally have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 In alphabetical order by each company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 In alphabetical order by each company. Same here. I also keep them in plastic organizer drawers. It keeps the dust off the carts and makes for easy storage. I'm planning a more open display when my game room is completed, but the shelves will have plexiglass doors with felt seals. When it comes to my collection, I'm OCD overload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire!fire! Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 On a bookshelf, by company. NO way is it in alpha-order. All homebrews are together. They don't stay on the shelf long, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 On a bookshelf, by company. NO way is it in alpha-order. All homebrews are together. They don't stay on the shelf long, tho. At one time (until I hit 70 carts) I used to keep 'em in the order I obtained them. . . .Except for the Activision carts. They were always by themselves. . . I'll be right back, there are some dust motes on the end of the desk that are in disarray. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Alphabetically by company, by label type, and if applicable, by color of label/text (red first, then orange, followed by yellow, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Alphabetically by company, by label type, and if applicable, by color of label/text (red first, then orange, followed by yellow, etc). I feel much better, now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAtari Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I organize them in Plastic sliding drawer untis to keep the dust off them as my game collection is in my shop, in my basement. Then they go by system and company (Atari, Activision, Imagic, etc.) It works pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Loose carts: Alpha by publisher. Boxes: Color by publisher, unless all the boxes from a publisher are the same color, then it's basically random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I keep mine in alpha order. The only exception is the M Network games. I keep them seperately because of their odd shape. I don't keep the others by company, just global alpha list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 by publisher/cart type, then alpha order. it looks way nicer than plain alpha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) Any way that i want on my computer and i keep mine in these boxes by company mostly Edited January 20, 2007 by Lemmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decypher Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Alpha by company. Also use cart commander If anyone is interested. http://www.arcaderestoration.com/index.asp...A=10&CBT=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I just throw them in a shoebox, though I do keep the 7800 games separate from the 2600 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I group by company then: Boxed games: By box number Companies then go in whatever order they can neatly be displayed on shelves (ie, they move around. Commavid may be on top for a few months, then a small brand like Data Age might move up if I need the space somewhere else to put an addition). Loose games: By alphabetical. I have drawers separated for Atari pic and Atari text labels. Other than that, I just sort of put the groups in drawers where they go. Target used to sell these perfect sized drawer units, just big enough Atari carts on end. Xonox and other oddballs wont fit but those are the minority and lay down next to the masses. I have a printed website from about 2000 that I use as a check off list. My collection is in numeric order because of that (boxes anyway, I don't consider them 'collected' if they are loose ). C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) In a big pile in a bookshelf. Sorted only by system. 2600, 5200, 7800. I also keep the M-Network games seperate because they don't stack well. Edited January 20, 2007 by godzillajoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Mine are in alphabetical order by title (so I can find a game I want to play without having to remember who made it or what color it is!) in cardboard boxes, carts standing on end, 1 or 2 layers deep depending on the box. Odd carts that are too big or don't stack with the others, like Imagic, Konami, M-Network, Xonox, etc., are in a separate box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I just throw them in a shoebox, though I do keep the 7800 games separate from the 2600 games. Good man I second that, well sorta mine go in drawers or my mini cabnient, no order sometimes i match similar carts, but i also separate 26 and 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Alphabetical and seperated by company. Also seperated by label variation. Atari goes: # labels Text Labels Pic Labels Red Lables Activision: Regular labels Blue lables etc. Rare stuff goes WAAAY up high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I put them by lable design and company.Atari picture,non-picture,silver picture lable,Activison,Imagic,ect.You get the ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I group by company then: Boxed games: By box number Companies then go in whatever order they can neatly be displayed on shelves (ie, they move around. Commavid may be on top for a few months, then a small brand like Data Age might move up if I need the space somewhere else to put an addition). ,This is also my approach. I also group by box design for reissues & such. Like Apollo boxes & overlaping titles like Red label boxes/silver/color/grey etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Realred5.Your little shelf for your Parker Bros. and M-Network games where is that from?Did you make it yourself?Those M-Network carts are a pain in the butt to stack so i was just wondering thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Realred5.Your little shelf for your Parker Bros. and M-Network games where is that from?Did you make it yourself?Those M-Network carts are a pain in the butt to stack so i was just wondering thanks. This is why I love Atari collecting. When I was starting out, I used to put ads in the paper. I met a lot of great people this way. One time this guy calls and gives me directions to pick up a bunch of old Atari stuff. I pull up to a log cabin house. The guy is retired and does wood working for a hobby. His entire basement is saws, sawdust and amazing wood furniture. I didn't get anything too rare out of the deal (although I did get my first jr. there). What I did get was that awesome handmade cart holder and a tea cup tree that we still hang our tea cups on in our kitchen to this day. He told me to bring it home to my wife. A few years later, when my son was born I went back and bought an amazing handmade rocking chair from him as well. The guy is a genious. I wish I had a bunch of those cart holders. They are brilliant. Each slat is removeable so you can make the compartment as big or small as you want. I thought about trying to duplicate it, but I don't think I have the talent (or the money for all that wood...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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