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Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:04:24 2018 No.4730531 [Reply] [Original]

What's the best storage solution for Gameboy shit?

I have about 30 games that I'm trying to store in one place.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:08:07 2018 No.4730538 >>4730531 Put them in those little plastic cases that snap shut and then put those in a plastic container

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:21:38 2018 No.4730552 File: 184 KB, 1200x900, 1462725501358.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Seems like I've been posting this pic a lot lately, and yet every time I do there's someone shocked about how ingenious it is.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:24:34 2018 No.4730560 >>4730552 Thats fucking brilliant! Have you played DUAL ORB 2 yet?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:27:04 2018 No.4730565 >>4730560 I haven't played DUAL ORB 2 yet! But it's the best SNES RPG I've never played!

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:39:10 2018 No.4730589 Cassette tape cases with printed J cards. Super cheap, matches the 80s feel.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:47:40 2018 No.4730595 >>4730589 >matches the 80s feel. The Game Boy reigned for exactly 5 months of the 80s. It's a 90s system.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:52:29 2018 No.4730605 File: 94 KB, 1024x742, cassette covers.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4730595 >>4730589 Cassette were popular up through the 90s and early 2000s even.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 22 23:55:38 2018 No.4730617 >>4730605 mmmm nah they were a dying medium through the 90s, and indeed were dead by 2000 in any city with a population greater than 10,000.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 00:35:45 2018 No.4730652 >>4730605 Thats actually kind of cool. Can you open one up?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 00:42:13 2018 No.4730660 >>4730531 the best way to store any game is in 0 and 1's on a hard drive. throw that clutter junk into the trash and just emulate

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 00:42:59 2018 No.4730662 >>4730552 Man, that hits the spot

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 00:43:14 2018 No.4730663 >>4730560 does that game have like two orbs or sumpting?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 00:55:36 2018 No.4730683 >>4730662 Was it good for you, honey?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 01:01:33 2018 No.4730690 >>4730552 Is that particular binder on Amazon or something, or was it just an old one you had lying around?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 01:02:54 2018 No.4730693 >>4730690 It's a standard, 5" office binder I bought at Office Max.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 02:58:00 2018 No.4730851 >>4730531 SD

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 03:09:27 2018 No.4730865 how did you even get 30 decent games for gameboy

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 03:13:28 2018 No.4730872 >>4730663 Fuckin' home run

Anonymous Mon Apr 23 03:50:25 2018 No.4730895

>>4730552
I've been storing my gb/gbc/gba games in a box for a few years and having to pull each game out in order to find the one I really wanted to play is tedious.

I have a couple of old binders lying around I can finally make use of. Do you use trading card sheets to store those games?

Anonymous Mon Apr 23 04:45:54 2018 No.4730936

>>4730617

They were dying by the late 90's but I still know people who used them until about 2003ish. Portable cd players were around but a bit bulky. Many people, myself included, would buy or burn a cd and then copy it onto a cassette for portability. It was better for riding a bike around until I got an mp3 player in the mid 2000's.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 09:59:47 2018 No.4731213 >>4730895 >Do you use trading card sheets to store those games? Yes.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 13:42:04 2018 No.4731504 >>4730552 Keep in mind that these don't really stay in too well. If you tip it upside down games will fall out.

Anonymous Mon Apr 23 14:42:28 2018 No.4731579

>trading card sleeves
Will cause wear and fading to the labels. I stick my carts in cheap hard plastic cases and stack them in a Sterilite bin. You want to keep carts in individual cases and not simply stack them, as stacking can make the plastic swell and have permanent white streaks. Having a lot of carts in a trading card binder will probably do the same thing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 14:49:02 2018 No.4731586 >>4731579 >Will cause wear and fading to the labels. As proven by all the millions of worn, faded trading cards? What the actual fuck, man?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 15:02:29 2018 No.4731607 >>4731586 >As proven by all the millions of worn, faded trading cards? Sure, if you're constantly taking the cards out and sliding them back in. Are you putting your GB carts into sleeves purely for archival purposes?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 15:28:17 2018 No.4731636 >>4730605 please, can you show more about them ?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 16:05:15 2018 No.4731676 >>4730552 This is exactly what I thought of doing when I read the OP. Don't have any gameboy games myself but this is what I'd do.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 16:06:01 2018 No.4731678 >>4731579 >Will cause wear and fading to the labels. Most GB labels have a layer of protective film. It's impossible to wear them down unless you're actively trying to damage them.

Anonymous Mon Apr 23 16:15:08 2018 No.4731692

>>4731678

It's not difficult at all. I didn't start using hard plastic cases completely at random. My decision to switch was as the result of trying various other methods beforehand. It's really more difficult to archive cartridges than one would think.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 16:19:33 2018 No.4731701 >>4731504 Putting them in penny sleeves beforehand can not only keep fhe dust out, but also helps keep them in. Also, dont turn the fucking binder outside down.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 16:21:49 2018 No.4731708 >>4731504 >>4731701 It's only an issue for the top row - the other two rows fit them in quite snug. And even then it takes a rather violent shake to jostle the top row games out.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 20:09:37 2018 No.4732137 >>4730872 faaaawk yeah

>>	Dillweed Mon Apr 23 20:13:20 2018 No.4732146 >>4730552 Tried it, does help. Thanks, Anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 20:14:39 2018 No.4732150 >>4732146 I remember you from the last thread. Glad to hear it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 20:15:52 2018 No.4732153 File: 244 KB, 455x455, 895.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4730531

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 20:16:31 2018 No.4732157 >>4730531 when you say storage, do toy really mean display? i keep stuff in plastic ziplock bags in a tote

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 20:18:13 2018 No.4732162 >>4732153 You're late. You usually show up within the first 5 replies.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 20:18:48 2018 No.4732165 >>4732153 /thread

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 23 22:55:51 2018 No.4732471 >>4730531 I just put em in a case along with some rock's from the local beach just for kicks,after more then 10 years not a single scratch on anything save a small pint on the screen

Anonymous Mon Apr 23 23:35:22 2018 No.4732519
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>>4730605
nice idea,I found pic/related but as someone who almost never shop's online for stuff like this it's kinda weird not knowing if seller's are reliable

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Clear-Plastic-Game-Cartridge-Case-Orgainzer-for-Nintendo-Game-Boy-Color-GBC/32817241634.html?s=p

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 24 00:16:46 2018 No.4732574 >>4732153 cringe.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 24 00:26:04 2018 No.4732585 >>4730605 Where can I buy those cases?

Anonymous Tue Apr 24 04:00:39 2018 No.4732772
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>>4732153
That's an ugly sticker. And also the crazy expensive model with the rtc.
I got this one. This label is a bit better. It's also half the price of the X7 and Pokemon game's RTC can be patched out. Savestates don't justify the doubled price either. Button is fine to use and doesn't justify the X5 existence either.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 24 20:09:27 2018 No.4733281 File: 230 KB, 600x600, Violet.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4732772 what's an everdrive?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 24 22:01:29 2018 No.4733492 >>4733281 A brand of flashcart, you load it up with whatever ROMs you want to play (usually via a microSD card) and then you have the convenience of playing on real hardware without ever having to swap cartridges.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 03:01:55 2018 No.4733914 File: 6 KB, 127x129, Phoots.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4733492 neato

Anonymous Wed Apr 25 03:18:42 2018 No.4733929

>>4732519
Ive ordered things from ali express, its a pretty legit site. Shipping is slow cause everything comes from china but if it doesnt arrive youll probably get a refund as the vendors value good feedback. Check the comments on the listing if youre worrried.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 03:21:18 2018 No.4733932 >>4732585 Go to any thrift store and cassettes will probably be a dollar or less.

Anonymous Wed Apr 25 03:36:45 2018 No.4733938

>>4733929
I've only had one bad experience but haven't gone back since. A seller sent me an obviously wrong item and refused to do anything about it, so I disputed the order and ali express sided with the seller. The seller even changed the listing in between my first message to him and the dispute to match the wrong item he sent, which seems like a pretty big red flag to me, and they still sided with him. So fuck them, I'm never going back.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 03:50:41 2018 No.4733941 >>4733492 The X3 is like £60, the X5 is like £50, and the X7 is like £120. You can see why I vouch for the X3.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 03:51:43 2018 No.4733942 >>4733941 X5 is £80 I mean. Sorry.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 08:14:57 2018 No.4734080 Buy nintendo Ds empty game cases

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 23:03:37 2018 No.4734762 >>4730552 I remember years back I had stored some CD's for playstation inside a similar case,one day I found it in the closet & found out most of em were bent from the pressure I'd wager the same thing could happen with gbc charts

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 25 23:31:54 2018 No.4734805 >>4734762 Yes. Plastic is malleable. The lesson here is to take care of your shit, even when you're storing it away.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 26 08:51:41 2018 No.4735424 It admittedly doesn't work quite as well with loose carts.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 26 08:54:38 2018 No.4735430 File: 219 KB, 1200x900, IMG_0805.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] It admittedly doesn't work quite as well with loose carts.

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