boxpressed Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I haven't set up a database for 2600 yet, but I use an Excel spreadsheet for other systems. I like to know when I bought something, how much I paid (including shipping), stuff like that. I have the Video Game Trader price guide app for my Ipod/Ipad, and it has a very basic have/want database. Good for taking with you on the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron99 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I use Openoffice spreadsheet, I generally dislike programs because IMO it's full of useless information, I don't care about bar-codes, description, genre, developer, publisher, how many tonnes of plastic used to make the game, rating, etc. Also, I like seeing the games I DON'T have which most collectors programs only track what you have. My Spreadsheet for all games has only 5-6 columns. with make shift boxes that I add an x into if I have it. C (Cartridge) | I (Instructions) | B (Box) | O (Overlay if Applicable) | Title | Rarity I find it much easier to find a game and edit it, plus I can color code games that I've paid for but haven't received yet, insert comments without adding a new column, and easily add a game variation. I also use RFGeneration database but it isn't ever 100% accurate since it has many titles/variations missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Just last night I got a spreed sheet from Cebus which I'm in the process of editing into what I was looking to create in the first place. Basically its a spreed sheet with most of the information from the AA 2600 data base so that it can be sorted however you would like quickly. I too like to know what games I don't have, so this sheet will let me sort out every NTSC game we have listed here buy label, rarity, company, cart design, game name, and if I own it or not. The vast majority of this work was done by Cebus so he gets the credit for sure, but I'll post the spreed sheet as soon as I'm done with it. Its a very handy thing for me. I could get more information in there, but when I list that I own a game I use a key to list what I own for it. So L/M/CIB would mean I have a loose copy with manual and a CIB copy... It wont be hard to add more rows for what ever your tracking requires. Oh, I should mention its currently in open office format, but I think I can save it in open office and XL format so I'll upload both. Should be later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Is it anything like this copy and paste thing I did awhile back for myself? Just last night I got a spreed sheet from Cebus which I'm in the process of editing into what I was looking to create in the first place. Basically its a spreed sheet with most of the information from the AA 2600 data base so that it can be sorted however you would like quickly. I too like to know what games I don't have, so this sheet will let me sort out every NTSC game we have listed here buy label, rarity, company, cart design, game name, and if I own it or not. The vast majority of this work was done by Cebus so he gets the credit for sure, but I'll post the spreed sheet as soon as I'm done with it. Its a very handy thing for me. I could get more information in there, but when I list that I own a game I use a key to list what I own for it. So L/M/CIB would mean I have a loose copy with manual and a CIB copy... It wont be hard to add more rows for what ever your tracking requires. Oh, I should mention its currently in open office format, but I think I can save it in open office and XL format so I'll upload both. Should be later tonight. Atari 2600 Games List.xls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Is it anything like this copy and paste thing I did awhile back for myself? Eh... Replace those images with actual searchable text and you might have something. As it is, it's not much better than a stapled-together print-out. And autofilter, freeze the top row, and remove that blank row while you're at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Is it anything like this copy and paste thing I did awhile back for myself? Kind of, but a bit more polished and sortable. Atleast I couldn't get the one you uploaded to sort properly. The ability to search and sort spreed sheets is really what makes them awesome to me. For example, where you have the images from the rarity copied over the sheet I have had the actual number typed in so that it can be sorted by that number. That is work Cebus did when he made his sheet so I didn't have to do it again or it would take much longer to get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 The ability to search and sort spreed sheets is really what makes them awesome to me. It's what makes them spreadsheets A list saved in Excel format is still just a list. Might as well be saved as .txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Rex Dart & HatefulGravey: Oh OK...yea I just did a lil copy and paste off the website so I can quickly open the Excel file up and look up specific games rather than reloading and sorting the rarity guide each time I wanted to check something..I guess if I wanted to I could polish it I decided to leave it simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Rex Dart: How do you freeze a specific row in MS Excel? I used to know how to do it but I totally forgot. EDIT: Nevermind...just found it, lol http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/make-row-labels-in-excel-2007-freeze-for-easier-reading/ Edited August 19, 2011 by Mark T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Rex Dart: How do you freeze a specific row in MS Excel? I used to know how to do it but I totally forgot. EDIT: Nevermind...just found it, lol http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/make-row-labels-in-excel-2007-freeze-for-easier-reading/ Yeah, just select row 2, then go up to Window > Freeze Panes. And if you'll select the top row and go up to Data > Filter > Autofilter, you'll have just made your spreadsheet twice as useful. I played around with it for a while, didn't find a simple way to replace all those images with actual text, sorry. If I were better with regexp I could have it replace all that caca in one sweep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Rex Dart: Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 A bunch of us made some excel sheets a few years back. Here's a link: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/123804-atariage-2600-rarity-database/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron99 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Here's my spreadsheet on Google Docs 2600 Spreadsheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800man Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 paper and pen... old school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelated Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I just did an Excel spreadsheet for my 54 games so far...huh, didn't take too long, obviously. Got some good ideas from this thread; I never thought of also putting in the AA rarity number for each game. Neat idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Heres another vote for RFGeneration. Not only is it good for all things Atari, but every other console and computer is covered. And like another said, its always getting updated also w/box art and screen shots. I'm happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelated Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) Here's my spreadsheet. The I column are my personal grades for each game. All the A+ ones are my favorite 2600 games. The K column is the rarity. My link Heck, I should do this for my CDs and NES games. Edited August 31, 2011 by pixelated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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