Storing Games, From a Librarian's Perspective

[@nekoreiko]

Dust is the enemy.

[@8bitjoystick]

Nah, corrosive ion residue is my enemy

[@Palmtop_User]

honestly same for PCs in general. Dust loves to accumulate in heat sinks especially and can choke out you cooling. Please check any laptop and desktop fans for dust accumulation

[@MrGameAndDvD]

Been collecting for 10 years over 500 game the works. Thought I would share some of my tips. 1. Get a dehumidifier if you have a decent sized collection. Helps with dust a smidge but more importantly keeping the moisture from the games/dvds/book whatever. 2. Don’t be intimidated by a DIY shelf. Sometimes two target shelves can make the perfect shelf. (If u have the space 3. Keep away from the sun. Last thing collect what’s important to you and have fun

[@MaI2Me]

I would recommend to get some boxprotectors 👍

[@matthewhocker956]

From a fellow librarian, thank you for taking the time to share this. I work in archives and special collections and apply some of that knowledge to my personal collections. Still have a long way to go to “perfection” but it’s a process. I keep my excess games in drawers, spine-side up.

[@LordRayken]

Why? What do you do with them

[@gou5723]

I thought I was the only one who keeps the receipt in the case, those receipts are helps me remember when what day it was bought and remembering the excitement of buying that game.

[@MaskedMike]

I really love the cozy vibe to this video, most gaming related videos on KZbin tend to rely on screaming and being as bright and flashy as possible. So it's nice to see someone be layed back and chill for a change

[@lucyhtml]

That's exactly what I was feeling while watching, it's so refreshing

[@Revoker1221]

This was an unexpected hit of nostalgia for a bygone era. Seeing physical cases with instruction booklets and pamphlets inside transported me back in time like nothing else has recently. Thanks for uploading and sharing.

[@Thalanox]

Some games came with boxes that included things like pencils, erasers, notepads, and other goodies.

[@breannathompson9094]

I know some people smoke (me included oops) either vape or weed in the same room as their old cases and let me say, that plastic loves to absorb the stickiness and accumulate more dust and bad smells! A really good way to clean them up simple and cheap is just isopropyl alcohol from dollar tree. You cant use any dust removers or windex on the cases but you can use the alcohol on the case no problem with no residue or smells left over.

[@coughyybeans]

that's such a good point I hadn't thought of, especially for people who smoke! thank for for sharing! I'm likely going to talk about some conservative uses of isopropyl alcohol in future videos as well

[@laust3998]

I knew it was gonna be isopropyl

[@Sin_Alder]

Except that iso damages plastics. Not to say that I never use it, but if it's something that you're planning to preserve a long time, and ESPECIALLY if you're going to need to clean it more than once or twice, you should really avoid iso.

[@breannathompson9094]

@@Sin_Alder good point, there might be a difference in some cases as well. My xbox original cases are still tough but i think twice before using it on wii cases 😅

[@globalistgamer6418]

Don't smoke, never have, never will. But I love that 'smoker's used game' scent. Mmm...vintage!

[@MrShadowStrange]

Another thing I feel is important to mention is keeping track of what you have. I'm really big on retro stuff myself and have found that putting together a rudimentary spreadsheet or some other such document and keeping it reachable via phone is a very good way to keep track of what I own so that I don't accidentally end up buying multiple copies of things.

[@coughyybeans]

@@MrShadowStrange i have plans to talk about that in the future, my specialty is cataloging and metadata so I'm super interested in that stuff. Just want to figure out a way to make it palatable to beginners

[@LordRayken]

For what reason are you buying so many games you can't even remember what you own?

[@Kaitou1412Fangirl]

One man's ephemera is another's memorabilia. I love old game manuals. My collection is pretty small (mostly games I want to play: usually JRPGs), so everything fills half my bookshelf nicely, but even I found some tips. Thank you! :)

[@v2joecr]

The receipt paper is normally thermal paper if it is fading. There are some that use a dot matrix printer. The thermal receipts have crisp numbers, letters, & sometimes logos while the dot matrix look more like old 8-bit games.

[@skom714]

u can tell thermal paper receipt by flicking ur nail on top, if a black mark shows up it's thermal

[@kricku]

Point is they have no ink to rub off, right?

[@lucien-rowanRandomClips-lk7ob]

You are probably the first librarian I have noticed caring about video game preservation. It is really unfortunate that modern consoles barely have a disk drive anymore. I'm glad all Switches have a cartridge slot, but what about the Switch's successor? In general, preserving today's games is possibly very difficult due to it all being digital now. I am very glad I have built in the optical drive from an old, malfunctioning ThinkCentre into my HP Z240 to play physical media on there, as well as having a Windows 7 PC for older PC games which either don't work on Windows 11 or I put on there to save space on my main machine. I had some crazy reasons to get the older consoles I've bought, but it all leads to me getting to play video games the industry doesn't want me to play (anymore). Of course, preserving video games is a tedious task on its own, but we can (and should) do it. I have heard some good stuff about Terranigma on the SNES for example, but I probably will never be able to play the game in question because neither my parents nor anyone else was capable of making it possible (legally). And it's not only us who should be able to play those video games, but also the future generations to come. You also can't really play Minecraft Story Mode anymore and some fans are trying to revive The Crew which Ubisoft shut down back in early 2024. Books, audio, video, games, software and even (knowledge about the) hardware of pretty much any kind are all part of our cultures. Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video and share it to the public. It may just be what we need. Tip: If you have any downloaded games on your PS3 via the PlayStation Store, do NOT do anything which makes you lose the data, including formatting the system, swapping the hard drive, deleting any games, save files or users, selling it or throwing it into the trash (if you do have to throw it into the trash because it's severely malfunctioning, please recycle it responsibly). Preserving your console for as long as possible somewhat helps us preserving some of the digital games. If anyone working at Sony reads this: Please keep those games playable and remove the internet time check requirement before you shut down the servers. If you don't remove those internet time check requirements, we don't want you to shut down the servers.

[@beruberustudios]

thank you youtube reccomendations, i like this video a lot

[@coughyybeans]

thank you algorithm 🙏

[@thirdcoast6513]

Yoo i knew the music was from digimon world when i heard it

[@zoruasnivy]

The sun is my worst enemy. The spines of my games are all faded out, but it's too late now for me to care too much anymore.

[@willcordell3612]

I really really like your videos and knowledge shared from working in the library. You seem very kind and these vids are so chill. Can't wait for the update!!

[@coughyybeans]

thank you so much!

[@UnShredded]

Step one: own a home.

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

cloud storage, tie your games to a balloon

[@DivisibleByWaffle]

I'm currently in the process of cleaning and preserving my game collection as well. I recently picked up plastic clamshell cases for all of my loose cartridges so I can store them with their manuals. For me, preservation is just as important as enjoyment. Since the cases are aftermarket pieces intended to protect the original materials inside, I feel better about storing and transporting them when needed.

[@cs8712]

Protip: place a desiccant pack into any sealed plastic container you create to keep papers fresh

[@shugozenM]

You should do more videos like this one, this is amazingly informative and cozy

[@coughyybeans]

thank you so much, that was my aim! already working on the next ones!

[@shugozenM]

@coughyybeans good to know, subbed!

[@baronhausenpheffer]

I enjoyed this as a cozy, comforting collection-maintenance video with a ton of good tips -- well-said and well-done! Related to your anecdote about rebuying "Fable III", I did the same thing more times than I like to admit till I got organized. Something I would recommend to anyone with a sizable collection of physical media is to create yourself an online-accessible spreadsheet to keep track of what you already own. For me, I use Google Sheets, which is free and very similar to Microsoft Excel. I have my game collection broken down by one console per tab, with the name, whether it's a game only or a game with case, and any notes I want to add. You can sort it alphabetically on the fly whenever you add new titles, and if you're out and about looking at video games and can't remember if you already have something, all you have to do is pull the Google Sheet up on your phone to take a quick look. It's something you have to be thoughtful about maintaining as you add new stuff, but I loved it so well as an organizing "index" that I later did the same thing for several other types of collections I pursue.

[@braindedlsr]

This video lowkey got me wanting to make my game collection look neat. Thanks for the tips as well I'm gonna be putting these to use when I end up re organizing my collection

[@user-kl4rd]

I love this video! It’s the lost soothing youtube video I’ve seen in a while! It’s the perfect pacing, where it’s informative, but it’s at a non-overwhelming speed of info! Also your voice and the music are super soothing too! Edit: meant to also say, Nice Work!

[@Desolis_]

Good on you for starting down the path of getting your games sorted/organized/archived. It's a never ending rabbit hole for some of us lol...For the boxed GBA games, I buy rigid plastic protectors. This doesn't necessarily solve any issues related to humidity, but it adds a layer of protection against crushing damage, dust, and shelf wear. Thanks for the video!

[@AlfiereOT]

Thank you very much for this. I live in a high humidity area and have been thinking about how I'm going to store my ever-ageing collection of games. I've been thinking about extracting the rom for digital preservation, but the cruel reality is that degradation is currently happening. Great video!

[@coughyybeans]

i also live in a very high humidity area so i feel your pain!

[@Punpun6745]

Oooh, this came at a perfect time as I wanted to give my room sort of a library feel

[@suppengroove]

Discrot isn't in our hands. It just happens Example: around 2001 i bought a terminator 2-disc set (i'm the first owner) and around the same time a bunch of other dvds. they were all stored under the same conditions - terminator is the only problem child... if the manufacturer cheaped out on the wrong end, that problem will come automatically. same with laserdiscs, audio cds and every other disc based medium

[@basbas63]

It really seems random. Have music CDs from ~2000 that have stood in the sun and technically severely bad environments yet they are still good. That one damn CD among what I had stored properly however...

[@Sin_Alder]

It's kind of true that it's out of our hands, but only in the sense that we can't stop it from happening. We can, however, increase the risk of discrot. Really, our best defense against discrot is avoiding anything that could cause the silver in the disc to oxidize/corrode, ideally get discs that don't use silver to begin with, and cross our fingers. I had a copy of Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness on the Gamecube succumb to discrot less than a decade after the game's release, despite storing it properly. I also have crappy CDs I burned in the 90's that still work. Sometimes it's truly luck of the draw.

[@coughyybeans]

Some things are out of our hands but there are things we can do to preserve them as best as possible. Even rare books and collections eventually fail despite years of best practices keeping them safe. Ultimately all this stuff is meant to be used and use + time will win. Play your games while they work and you still have ownership of them

[@eightcoins4401]

@basbas63 It's mostly cds from a specific timespan from specific plants that are REALLY prone to oxidation. I.e 90s UK GPO cds are pretty infamous for being prone to discrot.

[@basbas63]

@@eightcoins4401 That is interesting, had no clue production differences could be such a big factor.

[@Badguy292]

Just saw this, and this is somehow adorable. I love it. Thank you for keeping your games and memories alive like this. ♥

[@stalkermike]

I used to collect the receipts from the game purchases too. Mostly because I got warranties for them. But I kept them in the cases too. Thank you for the helpful guide.

[@JB2X-Z]

3:40 I, TOO, keep the old receipts in the game cases. However, it is not ink that's on those receipts. Rather, that paper is thermal printing paper in which it burns a bit of the chemical on the paper to activate it and make it a shade of whatever color the chemical turns into. So it's not that the ink rubs off, but rather, that the chemical deactivates over time and just kinda disappears :(

[@tigergaj]

I think I'm almost exclusively a hardcore digital-only archivist, but I appreciate your perspective in this stuff and I do have a small CD collection! So thanks for exposing me to this mentality. It's definitely helpful

[@gyrotid]

Very nice video to watch, love hearing your perspective and advice on all of this stuff. Thank you!!!

[@8bitjoystick]

Excellent video. I deeply appreciate your dedication to making a new video after a 6-year Gap and a 4-year gap. That takes some gumption. Also as somebody who's into retro video games, this is exactly an issue that I deal with on a regular basis. I mostly collect cartridges so my enemy isn't dust, it's corrosive ion residue on connector pins.

[@xjunker]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been looking for a very long time for KZbin videos that goes down into how to collect the games, how they fit, and ofc how to protect them the best way (from dust, sun aso.) I got a decent collection for myself, and I really like the inspiration from this video! you just gained a sub, can’t wait for your future vids man

[@spunchedbob]

this was very relaxing to draw to :^) and i learned a few things!! will be bookmarking that amazon link, you are a godsend haha

[@valstutz2628]

Very cool and useful video! I've been collecting games for over 25 years now, I just finally got around to organizing and displaying my collection this past year. These are great tips, I'll keep them in mind. By the way, you have a great collection!

[@thenewdarling1]

aaa this was so cool! Really excited for part 2 ^^

[@pwnomega4562]

I've been able to fit a 32" Four consoles: Nintendo Switch, Xbox one, PS2, and a GameCube 40-ish PS2 games on a vertical standing shelf, and 20ish switch games on a space a bit larger than a nightstand It's actually been fun moving things around and managing space efficiently. I also believe I can fit more stuff.

[@adamdufty2536]

When I first came across this video, I half expected this to be a video about creating some form of cataloguing system to inventory and sort your games. Though disappointed at first, because I am looking for ideas on that front, I was also pleased because what the video did do is confirm some of my current storage choices, while bringing to light dust issues that I had never really considered. I look forward to following the rest of this series to see how deep this proverbial rabbit hole goes.

[@TechDaddyProxy]

Loved this! It serves as a reminder that I really need to organize my games as well. Maybe someday I'll have that dream game room that looks almost like a store with all the display shelves and such, but it's 2024 dang it, we can barely afford a box to keep our other boxes in. xD. Jokes aside, I love getting input from library and archival folks and I love learning about the ways we've learned to organize things for quick retrieval and longevity. Thanks for sharing and I'm looking forward to part 2!

[@Ardhamon5000]

I hear Digimon World music and Earthbound music being used in your videos and immediately I subscribed.

[@LuisKnight]

Me too!!!

[@SidShakal]

3:46 i think most receipts are printed on thermal paper with heat, not with ink. Thermal-printed receipts do tend to fade over time, especially when exposed to warmth and/or temperature changes. No clue whether they shed anything long term though. edit: ahhh someone else beat me to it like three days ago. 🙂

[@JB2X-Z]

LMFAO This is what I get for not reading the comments before I make my own. You and apparently one other person beat me to it.

[@radianttakanuva8388]

Seriously, thank you for this video. KZbin algorithm brought me here by chance, but this question of "How do I appropriately store all this so it's safe, cataloged, and known for the future?" is one I've had in my mind a lot. I have a lot of games, toys, and odd ephemera that I want to keep safe.

[@waynetemplar2183]

I don't think people know how important this aspect is

[@HittTheDekk]

For the physical media haters that didn't watch the video, here's my reply that I -wasted so much time on- made to a comment asking in essence "Why bother?" ROMs don't come with the game manual or packaging marketing what the game is. Cataloging and managing a digital collection can be as difficult as a physical one. Some people that experienced the release of the original may feel that having just the ROM and an emulator does not provide the same experience, since it's a sterilized facsimile of the original. The ROM doesn't have the personality or soul of the original physical version. If you play games on Steam, notice how the Library page has changed in recent years to a vertical image format reminiscent of game DVD cases. Valve's trying to recapture the "shelf full of DVDs" experience. In nostalgia, convenience is not king. Myself being a newcomer to the retro games space (I didn't grow up with a Super Nintendo) I'm not going to say ROMs are terrible, or that emulators are inferior. But having a physical artifact does matter. For me, it doesn't even have to be the game. It can be the game manual, a clone of the original game controller, some taste of "as it was." In today's entertainment landscape, so many things compete for our attention, so I don't like to waste time playing games that aren't fun. Going on a cycle of booting up a game, playing it for a few minutes, then switching to the next one on the massive list of "EVERY GAME EVER MADE FOR X CONSOLE" was a problem I had when I first started playing with emulators (not that everyone would do that). So when I'm unfamiliar with the games on a classic game console, I end up looking up review lists online of "The Best 100 games." With physical copies, you don't have to do this. Sure, you might still look at those lists, but that would be to look out for games to check out from the library, or to dig out of a bin at the thrift store. The list isn't as necessary, because a physical game has boxart you can look at. You can judge for yourself whether you think a game is going to be fun for you without reading someone else's opinion. Entertainment doesn't have to be a Spotify playlist.

[@coughyybeans]

I wish I had more experience with digital preservation but that is a whole beast of its own, much smarter people than me are still developing new ways to create usable and equitable digital catalogs (and game companies really, really REALLY do not want libraries to do that)

[@XI2-tu3db]

I personally like digital archives at this point in my life, I travel a lot which means I can still bring my massive library where I go and have the ability to pick whatever I want to play at that time. My collect is MASSIVE, I have over 120TB worth of games on my NAS. Everything from the Magnavox to the PS5 with all the obscure games you've never heard of in between. Another good thing about Digital is the Front-Ends, people have made some very awesome and good looking front ends that makes playing your games a great experience. That is almost every single game in existence complete with Trailers, actual photo copies of the booklets, magazines, music, and so much more with entertainment. It's a massive gaming historical archive in a tiny little box of hard drives. Yeah, not everyone will go as excessive as I did but you can still build a VERY nice collection with a 2-5TB HDD. Just put only the games you enjoy and might want to play, fix it up with all the extra goodies and your good to go. Personally, I find entertainment in collecting and building my massive project. Almost more fun than playing the actual games honestly. Don't get me wrong, physical is a good way to collect but sometimes, you just can't get things anymore and a lot of things were never made available to the public, but you can find them on emulators. I should add, I am only 28 so I lived during the physical age into the digital age, been playing games since day one.

[@coughyybeans]

@@XI2-tu3db I love hearing both sides, because digital collecting is a whole monster of its own, for good and bad (you decide, lots of reasons for both). digital collections for all types of content are going to balloon in size in the coming years. it's a shame game companies will do almost anything to prevent good eggs from proper game preservation, which is why unfortunately it falls on us

[@XI2-tu3db]

@@coughyybeans I started digital collection for that reason, to preserve what I could get for future generations. I've spent near 75K alone on storage devices in the past 5 years, but to me it is worth it. I have two separate 1PB+ servers filled of so much digital content you could look at 10 things everyday day and still never finish in your lifetime, it's been a long and tough journey getting there lol.

[@MasterKilokk]

For the Gameboy games, you can put them in cassette tape cases. There are a bunch of places online to download properly formatted cover art so it isn't much work to make it look super nice. It's the cheapest solution I've been able to find personally. Also a tip to store receipts without the thermal printing rubbing off is to put them behind the cover art. Make it as flat as possible so there's no bulge and it'll last a lot longer.

[@kyethememer9836]

Thanks. I didn't know about the dangers of keeping the reciepts. Gonna have to go though all my game boxes and Chuck the receipts.

[@coughyybeans]

i made a correction in the next video about receipts! its ok to keep them if you want to!

[@coddmodd]

That bin typing is nifty. Looks like they fit just right and fabric. I cleared out 2 shelves that are not too packed but as full as they should be. Looks good and my n64 games and some snes are still tucked away for now in an open container in a cabinet. The plastic snap-shut cases for GBA/gameboy also are a good idea for protection, with their perfect fit.

[@Cereen0]

Lovely, I'll follow this project. Looking forward to the next parts

[@Cheddarcorn]

I did not actually know compressed air was bad for electronics! Are you going to give tips then for how to get the dust out of cartridges?

[@coughyybeans]

I'll do my best!

[@baronhausenpheffer]

The advice I'm about to give might horrify extremely particular collectors out there, but unless you're dealing with some crazy-rare $1,000 game, I find Q-tips and rubbing alcohol do a marvelous job for de-gunking dusty cartridge pins and getting them back to shiny and playable shape. Just be sure that once you've got them clean, you store them somewhere where it won't be a constant problem. If you're nervous about the stringency of rubbing alcohol, glasses cleaner fluid is also a good substitute -- has a lower alcohol percentage, but enough that it will dry fairly quickly. What you definitely don't want to use is straight water due to the possibility of corrosion, and you also want to be sure it is very good and dry before you pop it in your console. Wet pins and electronics are not a good mix!

[@eightcoins4401]

@@baronhausenpheffer Why not just use electronic contact cleaner? It's meant for contacts like that.

[@tacoman6697]

I recommend custom cases for things like the GBA collection. They're typically the same size and shape as DS cases, but with a slot shaped for the cartridge you want to put in. There's also a website with custom sleeve inserts based on the original box art made just for these cases.

[@SanoviaSavonia]

Seeing as how i just finished cleaning my stuff after a few days, this video came into my recommendations at a perfect time. Thanks for the nice watch

[@nightfire734]

A tip when cleaning dust, use water last. Sometimes that dust gunk gets becomes like a paste and becomes much harder to clean.

[@ProDuelistBrandon]

Store Gameboy games in ultrapro 9 pocket card sleeves ( the sleeves you get individual you can add to a folder ) you can store the games seperate from the boxes and that way you can keep the boxes nice and the labels on the games nice while using them.

[@blakedavis2447]

3:56 ok so story time. I was getting back into cds building my collection after a house fire from a few years ago and I bought a very nice copy of the offspring Americana. It was an original copy someone bought from Walmart dated like the same week it came out in 1998 with all the promotional bits on the inside and its immaculate condition. I feel like I own a piece of history.

[@scottkempinski5655]

I also tend to always keep the receipt in my game box. Some of them from 20+ years ago are still readable.

[@8-bits-ago]

I do collect GBA JP and I recommend you plastic protectors. They work really great!

[@Zageron]

ASMR level game preservation video. 🎉 Nice watch, thanks!

[@kirinkirisake8719]

nice collection judging from what i saw dood. some of those i saw are worth a pretty penny but if you're like me you wanna keep them all and take care of them. some of my favorite/grail games i have are the utawrerumono and to heart series, arcana heart1 and 3, xenosaga 1 and 3, pokemon white 2, fate unlimited codes special edtion with the old saber lily figma, blue reflection, aquapazza aquaplus dream match,monochrome mobius rights and wrongs forgotten, some game from the neptunia and disgaea series, and castlevania bloodlines for the sega genesis ( which i had since childhood while not the prettiest or cleanest cart still works fine.

[@atomedge1690]

I am looking forward to the turbo edition.

[@TheRetroGamerBay]

receipt paper is thermal, so its not actually ink, scratch you fingernail across it and it will leave a line from the friction

[@Miles64k]

Nice Video, glad I found this channel!!

[@darrenpickard6518]

I have a cabinet for my PS2 games and a big bookshelf for all my era of Xbox games,if I run out of space in going to eventually drill more storage onto the walls😊

[@rickruivo]

I'm finally starting my collection, got lots of PS2 and PSP games x) I just need a new PSP to play my fave games. Great video!

[@Bored_Barbarian]

6:08 I got a 3 drawer tea bag container from Amazon for $18 a few years ago. I put it on its side and use it for my gba and gameboy games. It’s SO easy.

[@coughyybeans]

@@Bored_Barbarian thats a good idea! I'm gonna look that up

[@veliquence]

storing games in brown paper lunch bags is INSANE

[@marscaleb]

I also kept all my receipts in the box. Personally I wouldn't store them in one of those containers; I had bought a cloth-lined cubby box a few years back and the cloth started to rot and decay within just two years. Maybe I just bought a bad cheap one; maybe I had exposed it to some chemical that did it in, but regardless of the reason cloth just doesn't last as long as other options. It really isn't much better than a cardboard box.

[@uggima1]

About the thermal receipt paper going blank, it's hardly archival so will likely just go blank after a while. Also solvents like IPA will make them (or some? most?) go blank. Wasn't at all used to reprint bus tickets by someone else i didn't know.... Although think that was discovered with lynx/axe.

[@valygomu]

I don't know who you are, this was great I'm subscribing to see the rest of your tips.

[@thomasrdiehl]

Don't worry about the ink on receipts rubbing off, it's not ink at all. It's a chemical reaction inside the receipt paper when exposed to a laser that blackens it. It just fades over time. But that also means, if you want to keep receipts, scan them!

[@RDMANGLEYT]

i dont use compressed air anymore. i bought an electric duster. and works amazing with electronics.

[@jjc0064]

I've heard GameCube discs are particularly prone to disc rot, so during lockdown I got into Wii homebrew and copied all my Wii and GC games onto a HDD, so all those physical games are now in zipped storage under the bed, and I don't need to take out the discs to play my games.

[@cloudshadow]

Thanks I have this issue and this fix it ( even though most of my retro games are digital on moded consoles) but it’ll help me in the future and might store some manga there too

[@takmk]

I have my own system with some IKEA shelves, but sincerely I left the video on background because of the calm voice and Digimon World soundtrack :D So peaceful

[@coughyybeans]

digimon world soundtrack has immaculate vibes

[@PixelaGames2000]

Ooo, this is very helpful. I was born in 2000, so my game collection is as big as others. I have a few N64 games, Wii, WiiU, DS, 3DS, Switch, PSP, PS3, PS4, and PS5. So…my collection is decently sized, but not like a large library like other gaming collectors have.

[@ortkuenstler]

Yeah dust, humidity or sunlight can be real problems too. I only collect loose cartridges and store them into my drawer whenever i want to play some N64. But i really appreciate your way to store CD based Games and i think i should do that too Here is my secret trick for Consoles: If they are not in Use i just plug them off their power supply and throw a towel or something similar over them in order to keep them dust free. other systems i dont currently use are stored in sepparated Shopping Bags inside a Treasure chest.

[@MaI2Me]

All my games are sitting in a box protector 👍

[@EverScrolls]

Blu Rays are very durable, btw. You would have to go out of your way to destroy them vs DVDs and CDs with how they're made. However because the data on a blu ray is so much closer together, a single scratch would likely damage the whole thing.

[@DrakonBlake]

I only started with any of this stuff about last year, and only have a Pokémon Moon case and a recently acquired (seeming partially chewed up) Poptropica Adventures case (both with games). And then some ones that are just cartridges due to either the case being lost years ago (Pokémon White 2 from my older brother) or because I’m cheap and don’t have too much money for luxury stuff. And all I have to play that stuff on is emulators on my PC and a New 3DS XL. Still need a better place for storage. But I did recently empty a small chest that should be able to properly hold most if not all of my small collection. With some padding. Kinda sucks that a plenty of things relating to retro games and console gaming in general are really expensive since I’m so late to the game and don’t yet know anybody else interested in this stuff in a similar enough way to me

[@Ouefdie]

Hey, cool Video! Edit: Don't mind this Edit you mentioned what I was saying in a follow up Video!

[@HopetrashSpeed]

i needed this vid 3 years ago 😭

[@Fencer_Nowa]

This is such a comfy vibe

[@DJFaty310]

what are your thoughts on plastic cases for paper boxes such as GBA games? ive heard very conflicting things

[@coughyybeans]

what have you heard? I'll do some research on it

[@JosephStillGames]

Really cool perspective, thanks for sharing!

[@YewfNet]

Super cozy video :3 🩷

[@coughyybeans]

omg thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@BrainletReviews]

birds of a feather i see lol

[@twilightwendigo]

Very informative video, thanks for sharing!!

[@OfficialBo420]

I also like to keep my receipts when buying a game to remember where I bought it I guess

[@coughyybeans]

same! but I never really looked at them again...

[@radjago]

​@@coughyybeans A lot of collectors love finding receipts in used copies. It gives their copy a sort of provenance and history that grounds it to a time and place.

[@coughyybeans]

@@radjago very good point!

[@HittTheDekk]

I loved the bit on ephemera. Seeing a coupon for a digital bonus, an ad for another game, or a promo for a gaming club/magazine are very rare things now with most releases being digital.

[@goodnightmoon]

resealable plastic is the way to go

[@tgirlanri]

Hey, thanks for making this video. I'm studying to be a librarian right now myself and I really enjoyed the way you presented the information and tips. I'm going to sub, hope you make more like this!

[@coughyybeans]

thank you so much! and good luck with your studies! I learned a lot from my masters program

[@MasIndie]

This looks awesome! I once tried to make a archival file of every old Nintendo game but: -I didn’t want to risk getting a virus -Nintendo took down the emulator site. It went from NES to GameCube games

[@mikaelmarikarbawa4884]

god i love stuff like this

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Receipts are typically thermal printed. no "ink" involved. And as the "thermal" part might suggest. They are among other things temperature sensitive. And are generally not meant for lasting long. Thermal printers are nice for their low maintenance and therefore cheap operation in high throughput applications. Not to produce prints that last long. If you want to preserve those you should really scan them.

[@coughyybeans]

Always more to learn! Thank you for letting me know

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

@@coughyybeans No problem. You are already helping me by spreading awareness for preservation.

[@hrvstmn31]

I too Finally after 10 years had a place to actually put all my games, I just got some wire shelves made for dvds. Some boomer found a way to make two of them become three shelves perfect for dvd height.

[@shpeetytf2989]

Immaculately based collection of games

[@TheNerdyGuy84]

Cool vid thanks for the heads up my gaming friend

[@hectorpagan4812]

I heart the digimon world ost sub earned !

[@coughyybeans]

@@hectorpagan4812 just remember that the fools at ign gave Digimon world a 5.8/10 back in the day

[@LuisKnight]

@@coughyybeans IGN are such haters!

[@veefeedscatz]

Ohh this is actually really helpful, I've been wondering how to store some of my older games (which have been downsized over the last few years). Most of my Wii(+U) collection is just in a bag in my closet which I need to figure out. I do have my 3/ds and some playstation games in an open shelf children's night-stand (repurposed as a pc stand). But I keep the discs/cartridges separately in a disc folder and an old 3ds protective case. I don't know how good the protective case is though since most of the cartridges are just kept loose and I have quite a lot of 3/ds games.

[@TanteiRotana]

this was a neat little video thank you!

[@Vexe]

03:45 Fun Fact: The "Ink" on receipt paper isn't actually ink! The receipt printer heats up the paper which is specially made to react to the heat by making a non-burning semi-permanent mark. So I'm not sure why the text was "rubbing off", really. It could be that over time the paper just "repairs" itself? Or maybe the top layer is just coming off. Not sure, honestly, I've never had to think about them being stored like that.

[@juggernautwzrd]

i wish i had all my old game stuff but as someone who lived on the poorer side of the middle class i had to trade everthing in to help get the next console

[@BrickmanZero]

You might be able to find bags for the boxes of gba games, yeah it isn't as good as a plastic box but is way less cheaper and it can protect it against scratches and the dust will be easier to clean than in cardboard Also i think your snes is slightly yellow, as i see you like to keep your things clean you could try peroxide hydrogen to clean the shell (it's enough to slightly cover it with the same "cream like" peroxide people use to dye hair and cover it with film and leaving it in UV light for a day)

[@airconditionedstudios1011]

well, I needed to rebuy all my 3DS game cases because 5th grade me threw them out, might as well go hunting for all of the extra junk that came with it for my relatively small game and DVD collection (except the sleeves and boxes, those I'm fine with leaving (I do need to figure something out when I get game boy and GBA games though)

[@Iamwaytoooldforthis90]

Awesome video! That’s was entertaining.