New Collection Pics!!

[NES_Rules]

I finally got around to taking some new pics of the game room. It's been almost a year to the day since I last photographed the entire room, so enjoy!

This is the view as you walk in the door, this corner holds most of the collection.
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Close up of the shelf on the left in the last pic.
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Close up of the top half of the shelf on the right in the first pic.
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Display case with the "valuables" (stuff over $50 value and the TG-16 games).
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This is the wall opposite the one with the shelf from the second pic. This wall was pretty much had nothing last year.
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And now, the close ups.

Boxed N64 games, Wii collection and some old gaming books/catalogs
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Xbox and 360 games and Genesis with SCD and 32X and GameGear collection.
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3DO and Atari 400 collection and spare Vader 2600 and Atari variants in the "Game Center".
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Random stuff and Nintendo Powers
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More random stuff and rest of gaming magazines.
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Spare Playstations and Saturn, Jungle green N64 and some variant games in the case.
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System boxes on top of shelf.
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Boxed NES, GCN, and start of loose NES and 2600 games.
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More loose NES and 2600 games.
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Rest of the 2600 games, more NES games and start of PS1 games.
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Rest of PS1 games.
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Rest of GCN games, GG, 32X games, more NES games, start of boxed SNES and boxed 2600 games
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Last of the NES games.
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Rest of the boxed SNES and 2600 games, start of loose SNES games.
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Rest of the loose SNES games
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Mario Kart phone on Nintendo stand, with Intellivision games and spare Gamecubes behind it.
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Some more collectibles and loose Genesis games that don't fit in the drawer with the others (not pictured).
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Boxed Genesis and SMS games, controllers are in the plastic storage tower.
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Loose N64 games and more controllers.
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Guitar collection
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And now, the systems.

NES, SNES, Atari 2600 Jr., Genesis 2 with SCD2, SMS (all hooked up) and TI-99/4A and TRS-80 (not hooked up)
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All hooked up,
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If anyone is curious, this is what my game room looked like this time last year.

[Feechy]

Nice collection Mike! Stupid question though, have you ever listened to the PacMan Christmas Album? Besides the Mario cake pan, that seems like the most obscure thing you have.

[NES_Rules]

Nice collection Mike! Stupid question though, have you ever listened to the PacMan Christmas Album? Besides the Mario cake pan, that seems like the most obscure thing you have.

I have not listened to it. I don't know why I haven't, other than I'm imagining it will make my ears bleed.

[modest9797]

Nice.  Really organized.  Some of those shelves seem like theyre starting to sag.

By the way, your photobucket album needs a password to see it, I think.

[NES_Rules]

Nice.  Really organized.  Some of those shelves seem like theyre starting to sag.

By the way, your photobucket album needs a password to see it, I think.

Yeah, some are sagging, I didn't have enough wood when I built them so I had to use thinner wood, but I've been slowly replacing them and doubling up others.
I forgot about the password for viewing, it's "NES_Rules"

[Ghost Soldier]

Nice pictures

[blcklblskt]

Is that an N64DD?!?!?!?

[Sirgin]

Is that an N64DD?!?!?!?

Nope, it's a 3DO.

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Amazing pictures, NES_Rules! You collection advanced a lot since last year.

Question: Are regular (1 disc) PS1 games in CD-sized cases in the US? (With CD size I mean as thick/high as a regular CD case is.)

[Tan]

Question: Are regular (1 disc) PS1 games in CD-sized cases in the US? (With CD size I mean as thick/high as a regular CD case is.)

They are exactly the same. Handy because you can buy generic jewel cases and strip them for parts if the front/backs are broken.

[Sirgin]

Question: Are regular (1 disc) PS1 games in CD-sized cases in the US? (With CD size I mean as thick/high as a regular CD case is.)

They are exactly the same. Handy because you can buy generic jewel cases and strip them for parts if the front/backs are broken.

Handy indeed!

Ours are in thicker "PlayStation" jewel cases, similar to the Dreamcast cases. (Unless, of course, Dreamcast cases are thin over there, too)
They're about as thick as a NES cart, and are much harder to replace when broken.

They take up twice as many room as yours, but look a bit better on a shelf (in my opinion)

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[NES_Rules]

Question: Are regular (1 disc) PS1 games in CD-sized cases in the US? (With CD size I mean as thick/high as a regular CD case is.)

They are exactly the same. Handy because you can buy generic jewel cases and strip them for parts if the front/backs are broken.

Handy indeed!

Ours are in thicker "PlayStation" jewel cases, similar to the Dreamcast cases. (Unless, of course, Dreamcast cases are thin over there, too)
They're about as thick as a NES cart, and are much harder to replace when broken.

They take up twice as many room as yours, but look a bit better on a shelf (in my opinion)

Our Dreamcast cases are regular CD size as well. Like Tan said, it is definitely handy. I pick up empty music CD cases all the time at garage sales (people usually give them away) to replace broken or even heavily stickered cases.

[Tan]

The other advantage of course is that CD racks, entertainment center racks, swivel displays etc. can work just as well for games as they do music. So the options for displaying one's TG16, PS1, DC, PC etc. games are nearly unlimited.

[Sirgin]

Yeah, there's more advantages to having regular CD cases than the ones we have. I wonder why a company decides to package their games differently in Europe and the US, though.

[James]

Yeah, there's more advantages to having regular CD cases than the ones we have. I wonder why a company decides to package their games differently in Europe and the US, though.

European games had thicker manuals because of all the different languages.

I personally prefer the European PS1 cases, despite taking up more room and being impossible to replace without buying another PS1 game. Normal jewel cases seem a bit disposable. I'm not sure what I mean, the PS1 cases are just sort of more special.

[Sirgin]

European games had thicker manuals because of all the different languages.

You're right. I didn't even think of that it could be so easy.

I personally prefer the European PS1 cases, despite taking up more room and being impossible to replace without buying another PS1 game. Normal jewel cases seem a bit disposable. I'm not sure what I mean, the PS1 cases are just sort of more special.

I agree with you, they certainly look better on a shelf.