/vr/ - Retro Games

You pretty much answered your own question with your pic. A large, well-organized bookshelf and cable management goes a long way. He even has a little cable-cover running behind the TV so you don't see those two extra cables. Clean as fuq.

>>3602104

Honestly bro, I come to the conclusion that 90% of it has to stay out of sight, boxed and labeled. No dust, no sun damage, easy storage. And with each system style boxed separately it's really easy to just bring it out of storage every time you want to play.

you can start by not using that word incorrectly

>>3602104
It's all about cleanliness honestly.

A bookshelf that's not organized is clutter, if it's organized, it's not clutter.

I'm going to have to build some bookshelves or hit up ikea or some shit since my old ones weren't shaped right for it.

I keep all my games in a dresser. Keeps them out of the sun and away from dust, and makes organizing them very easy. I don't get to have them all out on display but honestly I'm fine with keeping things minimalistic. It isn't like I'm gonna need a game shelf to stand in front of for YouTube videos.

I keep my stuff in old dvd cabinets, VHS holders and in my entertainment center upstairs. Mine are shitty and 20 years old but you could do it much cleaner. Also I need to dust back here

>>3602104
Use furniture you would use use if it weren't used for games. And keep the shit out of site. In my living room all my consoles are in a pair of Ikea cabinets with roller shutters. In the master bedroom they're all in a cabinet with doors. Even in the den they're in a cabinet with a door. You would basically never know they're then until you opened something.
Use flash carts and mod chips. If you want to collect original games that's fine. But there's no reason to ever see them. Only autistic hoarders put them on display.

>>3602108
You pretty much confirmed your an autistic hoarder. Turning a wall into a toys r us display is exactly what autistic hoarders do that normal people don't

>>3602389
*You're

>>3602389
You can't even spell hombrew.
>site
opinion doscarded.

>>3602104
Got a pretty nice setup OP.

>>3602389
>But there's no reason to ever see them. Only autistic hoarders put them on display

lol wow what a fucking idiot. Guess whoever made OP is an autistic hoarder even though that looks better than anything you have. Flashcarts are for hipster trash, why don't you stop being poor and get a house bigger than 500 square feet.

At first it seems like a nice entertainment area. But then looking closer I see the couch looks very uncomfortable. Sitting far from the systems, do the controllers reach?

>>3602508
>Flashcarts are for hipster trash
Austistic retard detected.

Flashcarts on real hardware is the endgame way of playing games. Translations, romhacks, patches for bad games, backup save files that can be preserved, cheats, the entire library all on one cart.

>>3602104
>thousands of dollars on games
>cheap particleboard walmart furniture

>>3602534
64 might be an issue and I see 4 wavebirds for the GC. SNES and NES should be fine. I just really like how all the plastic ebay cases look and that will probably be how I set mine up in the future.

>>3602508
>Flashcarts are for hipster trash
Autistic retard detected.

Flashcarts on real hardware is the endgame way of playing games. Translations, romhacks, patches for butchered games, backup save files that can be preserved, cheats, the entire library all on one cart.

>>3602538
"Quality" furniture that could display all those games would take up much more space and would probably be more expensive than all of the games.

It's just holding hollow plastic cases.

Help is available OP. This organization helps people like you, here's a question from a concerned mom

>It may be that your son enjoys collecting >objects – as do many individuals on the >autism spectrum. Some collect typical things >such as baseball cards, coins and figurines. >However, it’s also common for individuals with >autism to collect things that seem like “junk” >to other people.

>As you’ve seen, living spaces can become >extremely cluttered when a person has trouble >parting with his or her favorite “stuff.” It’s also >very common for people with autism to >become extremely distressed if others >rearrange or throw away their items.

>However, it’s important to seek professional >help with severe hoarding that may reflect an >underlying mental health problem.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2015/02/06/autism-hoarding-adult-son-fears-parent%E2%80%99s-help-overflowing-room

Help is available OP. This organization helps people like you, here's a question from a concerned mom

>It may be that your son enjoys collecting objects – as do many individuals on the autism spectrum. Some collect typical things such as baseball cards, coins and figurines. However, it’s also common for individuals with autism to collect things that seem like “junk” to other people.

>As you’ve seen, living spaces can become extremely cluttered when a person has trouble parting with his or her favorite “stuff.” It’s also very common for people with autism to become extremely distressed if others rearrange or throw away their items.

>However, it’s important to seek professional help with severe hoarding that may reflect an underlying mental health problem.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2015/02/06/autism-hoarding-adult-son-fears-parent%E2%80%99s-help-overflowing-room

>>3602551
I think you're talking to the wrong person.

>>3602540
Poor mad faggot in his mom's basement detected. Your flashcart isn't worth shit and it won't be worth shit. Don't worry though kid, maybe someday when your balls drop and you get big boy money you can buy nice things too. Doubt it though.

>>3602551
>distressed if others [...] throw away their items.
What the fuck? No one should be okay with this.

>>3602558
>projecting this hard
I actually do have a collection and income that's probably bigger than yours, but original cartridges aren't necessarily the best way to play a game.

You type like an angst-ridden manchild who can't handle truth bombs. Spending exorbitant amounts of money on real cartridges doesn't mean you're getting the best experience. I learned that myself.

Dolphin exists.
Flashcarts exists

You probably think composite is the proper way to play games too, faggot. :^)

>>3602567
>I actually do have a collection and income that's probably bigger than yours


haha ok kid. Into the trash you go, take your 500 sq ft shack with you because we both know you don't have a nice home acting like a sad little kid who got his lollipop taken away. You should just sell your imaginary games honestly, they deserve a better home.

>>3602572
I hope you're 12 years old. There's no way to justify writing like this.

>>3602574
>he writes while living in a "home" smaller than one of my garages.

lol. I seriously hope you're 15 even though I'm sure you're just a knowitall 23 year old who doesn't have a clue how this world works.

>>3602559
lol sometimes I wonder about our medical community

>>3602104
>how can I display my manchild video toys in an aesthetic way instead of looking like an autistic hoarder hanging on to garbage toys I played with as a kid?
Stop collecting video games lmfao.

>>3602759
where do you think we are?

>>3602772
So you can't post on /vr/ without being an autistic manchild who wants to dedicate an entire room in his house to his toys he hoards?

>>3602778
yep.

>>3602778
ohhhh no not a whole room! Here's a better idea. Stop living in an apartment LMFAO.

>>3602104
So you are a tweeny bopper then. Most people organize their things so they CAN FIND THE THINGS WHEN THE FUCKING NEED TO YOU FUCKING RETARD IT IS NOT AUTISM so try to actually use that nigh existant mind you have and think

>>3602110

I do this. I use boxes that are big enough to contain one console + everdrive + 2/4 controllers + cables etc. Each console has it's own box.

I use the boxes that are clear on all sides, with clear lids. They're easiest to see what system is what at a glance. They let light in, so I keep them in a dark closet.

I made myself have a limit of three consoles at once. When I want to get a new one out I put one away.

I have some boxes that hold my collections of original games, but I keep those in storage. I personally don't see the need or want to have more than maybe 3-4 games out and visible at a time. It's a lot of visual clutter.

>>3602508
Autistic hoarder detected.
I have thousands of original games kiddo. I just don't like my house to look like a toys r us. Stay mad and project harder fucknut.

>>3602819
>I just don't like my house to look like a toys r us
>implying you have a house
>implying 150 square feet out of 3000 is a lot

I'll bet you don't even have a man's garage full of tools, a stereo, fridge full of beer and a tv either twinkletoes. Way to go full tism though, you're either a loser with nothing or a loser with a bitch who has his balls in a vice. Either way kys faggot.

>>3602104
Like the picture you posted. A nice big bookshelf with games organized (I like to organize by console first, then alphabetically by each console.)

And heck if you want to go all the way even add dividers that have letters and console names/icon for easier and quicker access.


Kinda on topic:
I myself have actually been looking into getting a glass lockable case/shelf for my CD-ROMs and gamecube games. The reason is really out of anxiety that either my friends or sister will take my games under my nose; even if I trust my friends. Not really the case with my sister though... Ever since we were little she's always nabbed stuff from me and I've sometimes did the same. And now that she lives across the country and only comes here for holiday breaks I always gotta hide them from her because I have the suspicion that she's sold some of my gamecube and 3ds games to either gamestop or local used game shop...

TL;DR: Looking into getting a lockable case for my games because sister sometimes takes them with her across the country and/or sells them for a quick buck

>>3602551
>your son
they sure know their demographic.

>>3602567
This is the exact kind of shit that sucks about retro gaming. Insecure neckbeard virgins arguing about flashcards and composite.

>>3602849
>Way to go full tism
>Goes full tism
You're not fooling anyone kiddo.

>>3604101
>kiddo.
I want this meme to end.

>>3602790

I do the same but am not that good about keeping my systems out in limit. I have 6 now, I excuse the wii and wiiu because of how tiny they are.

But yeah, the lesson is organization. I recommend on top of your move doing what I do, which is putting every controller into a resealable plastic bag with a pack of silica gel, and also putting a pack in with each console box as well (or two for big boxes). If you live in a humid climate like I do, then it's very important to keep moisture down. The bags for controllers also keeps cables from getting tangled and is easier than using cable ties, at least to me. Though I also use velcro cable ties on some controllers (ie. xbox pads because of their very long cables).

>>3602104

That way.

>>3604117

Hot and dry over here, so the main things I need to watch out for are sun and heat. Had some boxes and my SNES faded/yellowed out, but no issues with moisture so far.

The boxes that I use aren't very A E S T H E T I C , but I try to keep them tucked out of sight so it doesn't really matter that much. The annoying thing is that they all open from the top, so getting at a console that's on the bottom of the stack usually requires like 60 seconds of towers-of-hanoi reshuffling.

Once I'm all settled with like a mortgage and shit I might try getting a set of drawers.

The main thing I really like about the boxes is that it makes moving a console from room to room/in and out of storage much easier, since you can get everything you need in one go. I used to have to make a couple trips or awkwardly try to hold 6 things as I went up and down the stairs.

>>3604110
Damn you're harsh dude. I hate fucking millennials also but I don't want to end every last one of them.

>>3602104
>displaying a collection
>not looking autistic
Pick one.

>>3602104

>not having your eye line 2/3 of the way from the bottom of the screen

What the fuck is wrong with people

>>3605638
I've noticed that having your TV/monitor way too fucking high seems to be the cool thing to do in most gaming setups nowadays. Maybe they are trying to replicate the feel of playing at an in-store demo station.

My earliest memories of playing the SNES and N64 are always associated with severe neck pain.

>>3602389
>>3602386 looks significantly more autistic than op's image and everything is out of sight. op's looks pretty good minus toys.

>>3602819
>I have thousands of original games kiddo. I just don't like my house to look like a toys r us. Stay mad and project harder fucknut.
>I have thousands of original games
>Autistic hoarder detected
>Project harder fucknut
i don't see anything wrong with this post :^)

Is there really much wrong with being an autistic hoarder? I mean whether or not it's neat you are still going to look autistic.

I keep my CRT with all my consoles and a dvd vcr combo in my room.
All the games and extra contollers are tucked away in two drawers

>>3605607
Are people really this poor on here they don't have 20 square feet of free space in their homes? Or is everyone a NEET in their mom's basement or a euro in a tiny flat. This needs to stop.

>>3605927
No. We just don't want a wall of plastic in our homes. The thing is, the sheer amount of games someone owns most likely directly correlates to their autistic need to line them up and display them. People with small, focused collections of their favorite games generally have no desire to display them to the world and just keep them in a box, cabinet or drawer nearby. Also, I think most game carts look like shit lined up on a shelf, but that might just be me. I sure as hell ain't paying out the ass for stupid aftermarket, hipster-approved retro game cases like in OPs pic, either.

I bought some collapsible media boxes that are supposed to be for CDs and DVDs, and they fit most game carts nicely, and I just keep them on a shelf under or near my entertainment center. It ends up being far more efficient than lining them up on a shelf, or even worse, stacking them vertically on shelves, as many anons seem to do.

>>3602104
>very few NES games
>slightly more SNES games
>a fuckton of N64, GC and Wii games
How is it possible to proportion your collection so incorrectly?

>>3605945
collector on a budget

>>3606219
that's a cool mario chest you got there

>>3605920
the peep-hole lens makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't know why...

>>3605827
How, it's just a case, the full spectrum warrior stuff is from my trip to Japan. Also I'm not>>3602389

>>3607289

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>>3607294

>>3605952
That's way you look autistic, don't collect things that are cheap. Collect things that are interesting.

>>3607294
>>3607296
not retro or game storage dipshit

ITT: Autists judging other autists

>>3607313
ITT game room ---> 3607289

>>3607313
the title is "game room"

>>3607289

>>3607348
The board is "/vr/"

>>3607351
yes and i post this

>>3607291

>>3607351
even the OP pic have a modern monitor dipshit

at

>>3607375
How does your pic work? Is it only hdmi 2 av? just bought a new HDTV but it has no composite and the OSSC is back-ordered to hell.

>>3606219
OH SHI- I used to have that same Garfield alarm clock!
"BOOP BOOOP BOOP BOOP. Get uuup. Time to get up sleepyheeeaaaad"

>>3607378
convert hdmi to av but not av to hdmi

mine: https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B015H3ILSM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

for you: https://www.amazon.it/STONG-composito-Converter-Adattatore-AV2HDMI/dp/B015H3ILO6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478614430&sr=8-3&keywords=av+to+hdmi

>>3607385
That's really big of you. What a guy.

>>3607348
>how can i display my collection in an actual aesthetic way instead of looking like an autistic hoarder?

Are you showing us how to hoard multiple monitors, you could at least have a retro image on them mr xtreme gaymer.

>>3602551
>tfw you realize your probably autistic

>>3602104
That looks aesthetic but it's still autistic and always will be.

>>3608106
>probably
The earth is probably round

>>3606213
>>3606219

That's some Contri level autism.

>CTRL+F autis
>1 of 29 matches
Hello /v/.

just get a bookshelf and organize it, make it neat

or go with >>3602110 's idea

>>3608825
>Hello, /v/ here
FTFYK

There's a couple guidelines.

DON'T USE BOOKSHELVES. Bookshelves are much deeper than necessary, games need to be flush or close to flush with the front of the shelf to really pop. Instead look for media shelves

NO TOYS. This is what really amplifies the apparent autism in displaying a game collection. You may love all your figurines and amiibos, but to normal humans they look like toys for children.

>>3609316
>Bong and Jager bottle on display
Embarrassing

>>3606213
>>3606219
I'm moving out soon and want one display like that (the one where you're keeping the SNES, Gamecube, Dreamcast, Master System, etc) but can't find one fucking anywhere.

>>3608650
jelly

>>3609336
This is some fucking shitty damage control.

By not displaying your fucking obsession on your library-sized shelves. Used to have a turbo-normie friend, and while he was pretty /fit/ and got a lot of tail, literally all of our friends would make fun of him behind his back for his huge faggot collection of comic figures and boxed discs.

It's not a good look, stop pretending nu-male shit is in.

>>3609316
DUDE

>>3609607
>This is some fucking shitty damage control
It sure is. But you tried so deserve a participation trophy.

>>3609503
I actually picked it up at a garage sale but i seem them all the time. Try hitting up Salvation Army, I see 1 there every week