Make Your Game Room Pop! Create places of interest! Game room Display Ideas for Game collections!

[@DiskCart]

The Support here is immense. This is why I do this so thank you!

[@reaganreed5645]

Disk Cart I wanted a way to display my console boxes on the wall. I ran out of room atop my shelves, but then I realized that I could pin them on the wall up against the ceiling using corner brackets. While holding the box, align bracket under box, Mark your holes, tighten it down. This worked over atop my window with little space.

[@__babyface]

Where'd you get the Sonic & Mario figurines?

[@DiskCart]

@@__babyface The mario is an old first for figures figure you scan still find them on ebay. the sonic is a cable guys figure. if you want to see some other cool ones search disk cart character style stands . I have a video with some other cool ones. plus a new video in the next week or so with some others.

[@__babyface]

@@DiskCart I couldn't find that statue of Mario, but I'll keep searching online for it & can't wait to see more of your gaming decorative videos.

[@isaultra3405]

@@reaganreed5645 please upload a video of this 🖒

[@ScarletSprites]

MONSTER video. All that B-roll and commentary, wow, this was a production. Excellent job! I love the foam board idea too. I might look at implementing that on my Neo shelves, there is a lot of wasted depth space currently.

[@DiskCart]

I need a closer look at all your shelves! If you have a video please link it!

[@ScarletSprites]

Disk Cart I don’t know that I have anything too close up. I’ll have to come up with something to share this weekend.

[@leemyers8292]

I don’t what it’s like in America but it’s a nightmare trying to find old TVs in England and when you do they charge the earth!!! That’s a nice little set you have mate 👌🏻

[@DiskCart]

Harder and harder to find the really nice ones now. But I did just have a friend ask a local tv station for some pvm tvs and he ended up with three two days ago. Ive heard people do this but until now i though it was lies!

[@TheGameGrinder]

2 people don't want to make their game room pop. I've really been wanting to integrate some interesting lighting into my game room. The foam board idea is pretty great, and way more sturdy than what I've been doing for a similar idea but with cardboard. Great ideas per usual!

[@DiskCart]

lol if they only left a comment I could convert them to believers! we could pop their collections.. hmm . The foam board is great at that 1/2" thickness and was so dang easy to do. Im planning for a "shelf mods" video and I want to cover all these ideas. cardboard as backstop and riser as well as foam board and even window seal tap as backstop. a lot of cool shelf hacks to get into a video!

[@TheGameGrinder]

@@DiskCart I did use some foamboard with black posterboard glued to it as a backing for my console stand (since the unit is black and I could only find white foamboard). Cut some slots to feed cables through and pretty thrilled how it turned out. Could be worth looking into using a backing in some of those instances where you don't want to have the deep excess space in some shelves even.

[@CanadianRetro]

Man you are not just a organizer but an artist. I can't believe how well you are organized ... it is crazy. Love it all brotha.

[@DiskCart]

Hahaha thank you man!

[@VGCollectaholic]

That foam core idea is awesome! I'm going to have to order some of that stuff.

[@DiskCart]

The impact from it is huge and its very cheap. Probably the best part is how easy it is. So even if you plan to make something you could easily test it with this. I dig it!

[@ConstantlyKenny]

That tiered foam board is def something I'm going to try

[@DiskCart]

Im hoping to make a "shelving mods" video just because of that. But that foam board is pretty simple. 1/2" board can be found at most craft stores, it cuts easy and hot glue works like a dream. Its really strong as well so no worries about stacking it full of games in a cube style shelf. if using for a longer shelf id think an extra support maybe needed. But either way simple enough!

[@DoYouNerd]

I really like the deeper explanations you're adding into the importance of light and depth here. The using of contrasts to make for that eye-catching appeal. Also, that DIY work with the shelf pieces is brilliant--you know I really love that stuff! Something we struggle with is having too many things we want to display--how do you choose what gets that shelf time and what, possibly, is stored away?

[@jasongray1533]

Yeah DiskCart!!!!!! Good to see a new vid! Thanks for what you do!

[@DiskCart]

WOOOO! yes! I was thrown off a bit by the convention and also working on a collaboration I did on another channel. But we are back on track now and it alwys feels great! Thank you for the kind words too! I grabbed a dislike in the first 60 seconds of posting this today so you balance that out!

[@isaultra3405]

great vid as always ⚘I would love to see your collection's design in a bigger room to celebrate each item more ❤🤓

[@rawsick]

It’s a shame I found this channel too late. Your videos are amazing

[@DiskCart]

@@rawsick it is never too late! Thankyou

[@isaultra3405]

Same here ⚘😍

[@RussLyman]

i need to order some more leds to highlight some figures and stuff ooo I like the foam core board idea for sure, damn I got black shelfs ha ooo yeah I few of those fake plants ha

[@DiskCart]

I think you are a kinda master of back grounds with your current lighting i noticed something similar in peter mckinnons videos recently. he has like one or two spots he lights differently than the rest and it makes for a really nice balance

[@rickeyrankin8457]

I like that NES shirt

[@DiskCart]

This shirt is merchandise of another channel "your player 2" i loved the design and message of it! I dig a shirt like that man its awesome!

[@RockerGaming]

Good stuff dude, layering and LEDs are where it's at 🍻

[@DiskCart]

one day we should wear suits made of leds! not sure what wed do while wearing them lol.

[@4footedshadow]

I really dig that foam board idea- relatively inexpensive and easy to do!

[@DiskCart]

Yeah im loving it! Im hoping to get a shelf mods video made so I can get that and all the other shelf modifications into one list

[@4footedshadow]

@@DiskCart that would be great!

[@ANDREWBALLINA]

Lots of great ideas. I really like the shelves that break up a larger space, it looks really clean. The foam board also looks really good.

[@moandaindesigns]

For your LEDs that are too close to the wall, you may want to look into some light diffusion plastic. Great idea with vertical shelves. I would love to see more controller display stuff like for Light guns. Maybe something about TV sensors /cameras placement. I made a very large Steel battalion controller stand that is very simple and looks great, but I need to take better pictures of it. I will share it with you when I can.

[@DiskCart]

Yeah when it comes to led strips there is nothing you can do to get rid of the dots if its too close to the wall or whatever you use to defuse it. Ive used a ton of different products trying to find a solution for the leds around that shelf including mounts with the diffused covers as well as one diy idea which was rubber tubing you put the led strip inside of. which is what it is now. no matter what you do to get an even light off of an led strip youll need distance from where you plan to project the light. So really Im pretty close to changing the leds on that shelf and switching it up to a better option for an item like that. diffusion plastic is great but it only evens out what is already diffused by distance so definitely do NOT recommend that to people unless they have proper distance from where they plan to light thats terrible advice and could cost people money for no reason. Light guns would be a awesome video to make. theres 100's of ideas for that out there already though and its easily searchable.

[@A-Wa]

maybe the dots disappear when you put a mirror between the wall and the led 🤔 just a thought, Ive never tried it

[@DiskCart]

@@A-Wa hey thats worth a try indeed!

[@ToploadedGaming]

Yep, Fluid head tripod FTW. Awesome footage man. Great video as always.

[@DiskCart]

This was done with a manfrotto tripod and fluid head. its interesting to compare the two that I have to see which is better for what. This one is lighter but id say the less expensive on i showed you is the same exact quality wise its crazy!

[@ToploadedGaming]

Disk Cart sweet!

[@Gossamer3592]

Love the foam core idea...definitely doing that to create a tiered row behind the first row of games.

[@DiskCart]

Its so goofy simple too. I couldnt believe i had ignored foam core board. Ot opens a lot of doors to design. I used the half inch thick board and that seems to be super strong!

[@DreamerDemon1979]

I totaly like your room! And your ideas! Gooood video!

[@TopSpot123]

A very well rounded and well thought out video! It was a joy to watch!

[@DiskCart]

thank you man. Im taking my time with these videos. I keep trying to put more thought into it and Im still childlike in my editing skills. I want to still loosen it all up a bit and have some small jokes and bits once ina while.

[@zeroxdogma]

Thanks for the great tips. Awesome collection men 👍🏼👍🏼

[@DiskCart]

Thank you very much!

[@KenzGamesCollection]

Prefect timing for you making this video as I’m working on a final setup in my games room, LED lights is something I’m looking into and what you have showed is great, vertical shelves in the bookcase is a great idea as I have Billy bookcase from ikea. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again your channel is awesome because it’s such a unique gaming channel. Can’t wait to see what you do next

[@DiskCart]

Yeah that vertical shelf turned out as a great divider and made the shelf feel less standard in a way. I used a shelf from the shorter width billy book case as that divider. Im working on s shelf hack/mods video now because there are some great ideas just on that alone!

[@baptistecharlot]

Amazing video !!!! So many cool ideas !!! Really loved the inclusion of Pixel Pals :) Collect what you love !!!

[@DiskCart]

I love and respect some pixel pals man! I use them almost too much!

[@LindaTheGAMERGal]

I love LEDs. You saw them behind my desk. They are so good. I like to make them go slow so it doesn't hurt my eyes. Great video.

[@DiskCart]

I still want some as do you nerd would say (closer upper) video of your collection linda! Why you hiding all that awesomeness!

[@LindaTheGAMERGal]

@@DiskCart Did you see my game room tour video?

[@PeterBatemon]

Dude! Postal Service on vinyl!? I knew we were kindred spirits.

[@DiskCart]

Death cab and postal service were big for me in highschool and stuck with me since. I Really dig postal service as easy music to listen to whil i work on things. I wonder if kids think its dated now? when does our music become "dads music"

[@PeterBatemon]

@@DiskCart I recorded an acoustic version of Such Great Heights for our first dance at our wedding. It's closer to the PS original than the Iron and Wine version.

[@IntotheSarlacc]

This video really inspired me to start decorating my nerd cave, Thanks!!

[@DiskCart]

Thats awesome!! Its a ton of fun to mess with. even just doing a small area makes a huge diffference and can completely change things. Let me know how it goes!

[@ChronikSpartan]

Mate this was a great video! Really well though out and explained! Some great ideas and your setup looks great!!

[@DiskCart]

So you did check it out! Thanks very much especially with a channel of your own I appreciate your time man!

[@ChronikSpartan]

@@DiskCart haha sure thing buddy!! I genuinely like the look of your content so it's worth my time ;)

[@moosel8453]

Love your ideas always informative keep up the good work sir

[@DiskCart]

Thank you very much moose! your always super positive and that has an awesome effect!

[@Sayajiin2]

Awesome video!! 😁

[@DesignedDNA]

Funny story about The Postal Service / Death Cab For Cutie; a guy at a Death Cab For Cutie show asked Ben (the lead singer) If he'd heard of The Postal Service, because they sounded like a rip off of Death Cab, LoL

[@DiskCart]

lol a true rip off! Ben should have yelled! Ill sue!!! lol yeah death cab and postal service hit me at the right time in high school and for some reason Ive kinda never stopped listening. the death cab vinyl is in my other room. weird to think they are slowly becoming old people music.

[@fallofsaigon]

Dude, awesome as always! :)

[@nareshsaininareshsaini6398]

Nice lighting and decoration Specially Sony crt tv this is amazing I have one

[@DiskCart]

Crt is always the best way to play! Ill always keep this one around. Thank you very much for hanging out today!

[@utnapishtim23]

Lena Raine, Blink-182, Frank Sinatra and The Postal Service?! I think I've found yet another appreciation for you as a person; your diverse yet good taste in music. Fantastic video btw. I just expanded my shelving and finally am getting a little 14" CRT TV tomorrow, so I have been thinking of what I can do with my new additions to my Nerd Cave. These are great ideas that I'll have to consider ;-)

[@DiskCart]

Looool! Holy cow you could see all of that!? Wow ! When it comes to music I am all over the place I suppose my vinyl is a boiled down version of that lol. Moving the turntable into the gameroom was an awesome choice! I kinda love the little Crts now. Small and big enough to play on. Plus they can fit anywhere!

[@GamesWithTea]

Nice advice, my problem is of course space. I need to pack some of my stuff away so that the rest looks much better. Sage Mantis in Fredericksburg? I used to visit that store often when I was living in Stafford. Brings back memories. Great video!

[@DiskCart]

stafford! awesome! Im in manassas woodbridge area a bit up 95. I used to live in fredericksburg but at the time money was an issue so i avoided that store lol. now i visit it once every other month or so. They seem very nice in there. they do have hacks and copys kinda mixed in so its a bit strange but they were pretty clear with me on what was wht inside the cases. But very cool to have a full on retro store nearby. the other big one is up north a bit more i believe i forget the name but their store front looks like a corporate buisness instead of a game store.

[@GamesWithTea]

Disk Cart Estarland but I was never really a big fan of that store. The don’t have price tags, the staff doesn’t look all that friendly, most games are overpriced and the service is beyond slow. There was a store up in Warrenton (push start I believe) which I liked but sadly they shut down. I definitely don’t miss the traffic on 66 on 95 (pick your poison). There is a “newer” store in Springfield mall but the game prices are a bit too high. I used to go to Sage after dropping my wife at college ( Mary Washington). Good old times. 😊

[@DiskCart]

gotta agree with that. I wasnt terribly comfortable i felt more like i was in the shipping location of an online store. which i guess they kinda are. I liked poking around a bit of course but ive not gone back. I'll go to 2nd and charles instead to poke around most of the time. yeah 95 and 66 pff people think they know bad traffic lol

[@GamesWithTea]

Disk Cart lol

[@Dannyjeon1]

great ideas! love the channel

[@gameoverziggy]

MORE! We want more videos!!

[@DiskCart]

😮😮😮 ha! Thank you thats super awsome and its the best thing to hear ever!

[@TBelly]

So awesome. I would love to show you what I make once I get everything done in my setup

[@Klynch111]

What led lights would you recommend, I was looking at the ones with the remote that change colour, but I like the one colour that you have running, are they battery operated or are they running through the mains?

[@DiskCart]

So for someone like me that doesnt like messing with too much electrical stuff I went with these : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GLC165Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ive been through a few different brands now none of which I can quite remember. But I have exclusively used these longer led strips that have adhesive backing. They are fantastic for what I use them for on the back sides of shelves that have at least an inch of distance from the wall. The things to look for imo are the waterproof coating over the leds. Its a kindalayer of bendable clear silicone over the top and it helps to difuse the light as well as keep fingers off the lights themselves. I used leds without it and did not like the effect. The thing about these strips is you should expect the adhesive to fail. I had one shelfs strip start to peel off and the other is fine. I used the little clips from my cable management video to hold them in place and they work great. All the blue lighting on my two kallax shelves is from this one strip and plugs into one outlet. that way i can easily turn it on or off. For the light behind my tv I have a usb powered led strip I grabbed from walmart for 5 dollars i want to say they were aura leds. but they came with a remote as well. but theres plenty of brands of leds that are tv specific to fit that bill. There are other options too for mounting leds and cutting them and wiring them up but it isnt something i have messed with yet. Im still trying to work within my abilities and kinda maximize that.

[@FairseasX]

How is that you have this production quality, and only 21xx subscribers? Lemme change that.

[@DiskCart]

haha thank you! I have a little niche I cater to so its a slow steady flow of new people coming in. Some of the upsides are that I can actually respond to comments! Thanks for checking it out too I appreciate it!

[@noahhowellstone1264]

I'm going to get that hulk video game for genesis

[@Leikjarinn]

Love it

[@PogueSquadron]

Wish I had something to just plug into the back of a pixel pal to keep it on all the time. I love mine but it almost seems loke a waste to not ever turn it on.

[@DiskCart]

Another comment here just recommended a usb adaptor for it. apparently pdp makes it so you can plug these in! They sound a bit pricey but Im definitely going to check it out because yeah those batterys get drained sooo fast!

[@grailfett4512]

Great video and ideas!!! What size is the crt tv? Mahalo.

[@Wolfstanus]

Funko pops are going to end up like pogs

[@DiskCart]

Truee !

[@isaultra3405]

Your shirt 😀🖒 Please what's that game on your TV ?? 👁👁

[@DesignedDNA]

Just finished watching the video, tons and tons of ideas in this video. The foam core idea is so amazing, that's great! Shout-out to me at 4:25

[@DiskCart]

heck yes man! whenever I can remember too I want people to know what these stands are and who they are from! its a great spot for that stand too. I love the wood on the white shelf it pops big time.

[@DesignedDNA]

@@DiskCart it's really appreciated, I'm finally moving forward and finishing some long over due projects. You'll be the first to see a couple and debut them! :)

[@DiskCart]

@@DesignedDNA dude your support is always insane. thankyou

[@velosiped135]

Another awesome video. I wish I could hire you to redesign my game room!

[@DiskCart]

Lool. I have a few people ask for something like that but the coolest thing about game collections is seeing how everyone else does it. Im sure you have plenty of cool spots and games. All I really want to do is find ideas and present them so everyone can pick and choose from them or become inspired. Thank you for that Im honored!

[@rickeyrankin8457]

I got almost all the Mario pixel pals accept for the 8bit Mario that one is hard to find I have the Sonic one too

[@DiskCart]

I Have tons more to get now! for a long time i thought they only had made 2 or 3 but now its so many! would be nice to swap them out to different characters to freshn everything once in a while!

[@rickeyrankin8457]

@@DiskCart right I just looked up the 8bit Mario and it's expensive only a few listed on eBay pretty rare

[@poupoularas]

Nice video again man I loved that crt monitor what's its name?

[@DiskCart]

Its a little Sony Pvm monitor. PVMs are a really crisp picture for retro consoles. Sometimes tv stations just have a bunch theyll give away if you ask!

[@TheGoffena]

Welcome back man! Its been awhile, how’s the convention? Hey, i want the Boo light badly!!!

[@DiskCart]

Convention was AMAZING! I tried to get that video out but decided to take my time with it instead. Its waaaay more footage than i expected and so much info to cover. I want it to be at least semi good. So thatll be coming out at somepoint but it was awesome. met a lot of good people and saw sooo many games,systems,arcades etc etc insanity!

[@DiskCart]

also the boo light looks great at night! I grabbed this from nintendo world while i was there and i think they sell them online as well. I had a manufacturing defect with mine so id keep it in mind. the batteries didnt reach the contacts so it wouldnt get power. I used a little piece of aluminum foil to fit it right up.

[@TheGoffena]

Disk Cart man i cant wait to see your coverage. Thats gonna be awesome! Did you got anything from the convention? Bout the Boo light, sorry to hear you got the defect one! But still way more cool compared to paladone light

[@DiskCart]

I grabbed some cool display Items a genesis game a handful of gameboy games and more that I cant think of. So much was there it was overwhelming in a good way.

[@jasongray1533]

Also: Switch Lite announced!

[@DiskCart]

Im very happy to see a switch lite! Its great for handheld users who want that extra portability and also the price is right!

[@princeofalltoasters8813]

>Son You're a parent?? You don't look it! I mean that in the best way possible

[@DiskCart]

lol! Hopefully I can keep looking young! But 32 is pretty young imo! But Yeah my son is 2 years old now so hes just starting to want to play with controllers and plenty of gaming stuffs its pretty awesome!

[@giuseppescrofani6113]

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[@I979WarMachine]

There are pixel palls adapters that you connect to USB instead of using batteries. There is a red and blue version compatible with certain pixel calls. You can find it on Amazon under PDP PIXEL PALS - PIXEL PALS USB ADAPTER for about $7-8. Love your channel.

[@DiskCart]

I need this! I swear the batteries only last a few hours max and dim the entire time. I really love them too so i keep putting more batteries! Thanks very much for the tip today!

[@dwallace8731]

Really good video! Hope you get monetized soon.

[@gcil8214]

One problem. I’m broke.