Alphabetically or Chronologically?
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I just separate my game's based on platform, that is all I do. Couldn't be bothered to do the rest
I'm quite interested to see if anyone does anything similar to me. I organise my games a bit differently.
First I organise by platform, but then I organise by which games I have played most recently. So if I want to play a game that I haven't played in a while, I just look to the back of the collection. Once I'm done with it I simply put it up the front with the other game I've played recently and look to the back again.
Does anyone else do this?
First I organise by platform, but then I organise by which games I have played most recently. So if I want to play a game that I haven't played in a while, I just look to the back of the collection. Once I'm done with it I simply put it up the front with the other game I've played recently and look to the back again.
Does anyone else do this?
oh... my cardridhes are somewhere in a bad deep in a corner with my "console"....
my dvds.... 600+ of them... (mostly movies though, games dont reach 100) i keep in order i bought them though. all of them have a number, and all of them are listed in an excel sheet. and i remmember if i have bought it 4 years ago or 5 years ago. if i dont, quick search the excel.
my dvds.... 600+ of them... (mostly movies though, games dont reach 100) i keep in order i bought them though. all of them have a number, and all of them are listed in an excel sheet. and i remmember if i have bought it 4 years ago or 5 years ago. if i dont, quick search the excel.
Funny, I have a small system for my game cases, too.
For PS2 and DS all games from the same series stand in chronological order and are surrounded by games from the same genre. As in Europe all PS2 and most of the DS games have their title printed in black on a white background it all looks the same.
However, I sort PS3 and Xbox games from the colour of their case. Makes for an interesting RPG- and FPS-Rainbow, but I found every other order distracting. My games stand in a shelf next to my TV and can easily be seen from my couch.
For PS2 and DS all games from the same series stand in chronological order and are surrounded by games from the same genre. As in Europe all PS2 and most of the DS games have their title printed in black on a white background it all looks the same.
However, I sort PS3 and Xbox games from the colour of their case. Makes for an interesting RPG- and FPS-Rainbow, but I found every other order distracting. My games stand in a shelf next to my TV and can easily be seen from my couch.
To the people who throw away your boxes: ARGH WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
I sort my games by publisher, then by developer, then by game series. For example, all EA games are sorted in a line, and all BioWare games are sorted together with DICE. (Both published by EA). So the Dragon Age and Mass Effect games are next to eachother, due to coming from the same dev. No real alphabetic order to speak of...
Limited/Collectors Editions are great for keeping the other games from falling over :3
I sort my games by publisher, then by developer, then by game series. For example, all EA games are sorted in a line, and all BioWare games are sorted together with DICE. (Both published by EA). So the Dragon Age and Mass Effect games are next to eachother, due to coming from the same dev. No real alphabetic order to speak of...
Limited/Collectors Editions are great for keeping the other games from falling over :3
I live in a small space the size of a shed so not much other than my manga is organized atm.. my 360 games are in a washing basket on the floor and the rest are stacked in piles in the wardrobe.. the only things properly sorted are the boxed console collection...
My game collection is everywhere.
The snes, nes, sms, and other cartridge cajoleries are stored in a trunk with the systems. I lost some of my genesis games during a move and deeply miss them.
The atari stuff is in random boxes I've yet to open in about ten years.
The Nintendo Wii collection is on the shelf near the main-room television (where the Wii is). Gamecube games are on one side, Wii games on the other. Games further left are the titles I play more often.
The PS1, PS2, and DS games are on the shelf with my dvds. Some of the PS1 games are on a CD rack near my computer. DS games are organized with stuff I'm more likely to play more often on the right of the line, with games I borrow from people on the furthest right. I don't think the PS1 games are organized.
The PS2 games were once shelved alphabetically, however have fallen into the timed and true 'stuff I beat on left, stuff I haven't beaten on right.' I try to keep series together, sometimes with a game from the series I haven't beaten on the right of the grouping.
The snes, nes, sms, and other cartridge cajoleries are stored in a trunk with the systems. I lost some of my genesis games during a move and deeply miss them.
The atari stuff is in random boxes I've yet to open in about ten years.
The Nintendo Wii collection is on the shelf near the main-room television (where the Wii is). Gamecube games are on one side, Wii games on the other. Games further left are the titles I play more often.
The PS1, PS2, and DS games are on the shelf with my dvds. Some of the PS1 games are on a CD rack near my computer. DS games are organized with stuff I'm more likely to play more often on the right of the line, with games I borrow from people on the furthest right. I don't think the PS1 games are organized.
The PS2 games were once shelved alphabetically, however have fallen into the timed and true 'stuff I beat on left, stuff I haven't beaten on right.' I try to keep series together, sometimes with a game from the series I haven't beaten on the right of the grouping.
Any physical games I have (Wii titles only, my parents won't let me get any other consoles) are alphabetical by moniker, i.e. SSBB (under B for "Brawl") is the very first game on the shelf in that setup. Well, besides the lame Bionicle Heroes port, but we don't talk about that one.
I have a simple, if detailed system: separated chronologically by console, then alphabetically by series, then chronologically within in the series. Handhelds are organized by the same system, but kept separate from other games.
There are two places where this falls apart: 1. My Gameboy Color cartridges are a mess. I've got the Pokemon games together and the rest is just a haphazard stack on the shelf.
2. My husband either does not understand or refuses to acknowledge the cataloging system beyond separation of console. So, I'll go looking for Jak and Daxter, and instead of finding it with the rest of the franchise, it's at the end of the shelf in between SSX Tricky and Tekken. Where is the logic in that?
There are two places where this falls apart: 1. My Gameboy Color cartridges are a mess. I've got the Pokemon games together and the rest is just a haphazard stack on the shelf.
2. My husband either does not understand or refuses to acknowledge the cataloging system beyond separation of console. So, I'll go looking for Jak and Daxter, and instead of finding it with the rest of the franchise, it's at the end of the shelf in between SSX Tricky and Tekken. Where is the logic in that?
Do it. They deserve the love. I found a great tall and skinny CD shelf at IKEA. DS/Gameboy games fit beautifully on it.Susan Arendt said: