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Title: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: Well Fed Games on November 14, 2012, 05:18:49 pm

OK, so I have been hitting the thrift/resale stores hard lately (been really nostalgic for the 32-bit era recently) and the ol game collection is expanding... to the point that I have accidentally re-bought stuff a couple of times.  ;D Any suggestions on software or websites to keep track of stuff?

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: GibsonRiddler on November 14, 2012, 10:36:04 pm

http://www.collectorz.com/ (http://www.collectorz.com/)

I've used the movie version. Program works great.

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: SavannahLion on November 15, 2012, 12:17:17 am

Quote from: GibsonRiddler on November 14, 2012, 10:36:04 pm

http://www.collectorz.com/ (http://www.collectorz.com/)

I've used the movie version. Program works great.

Holy crap, are they still making the CueCats? I've got a couple somewhere I  never actually got around to hacking to USB.

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: Well Fed Games on November 15, 2012, 08:14:19 am

Cool, thanks. Will check it out. Tried one called GCStar but it seemed a little wonky (wouldn't fetch info from the web).

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: Generic Eric on November 15, 2012, 08:46:31 am

http://www.backloggery.com (http://www.backloggery.com)

It seemed OK when I looked at it.

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: DaveMMR on November 15, 2012, 10:31:49 pm

I've been using RFGeneration's tools and it seems pretty useful (my page for example: http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=DaveMMR&folder=Collection (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=DaveMMR&folder=Collection)) and you can export it to a CSV file.

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: Well Fed Games on November 15, 2012, 11:02:35 pm

Thanks, looks like some good options. Will keep doing my research... nice collection DaveMMR, those are some nice boxed NES carts.

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on November 16, 2012, 06:14:27 pm

GameFAQs.com lets you track your collection.

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: danny_galaga on November 17, 2012, 04:45:40 am

I find this normally does the trick

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sqqRPqaccYE/TqnEzBBZwqI/AAAAAAAAAT0/R4WGsIxVLtU/s400/pen-paper.jpg)

 ;D

Do you have any web pages of your own? I've used this guys (http://www.kryogenix.org/code/browser/sorttable/) online databasey thingo script. Make a web page, and if you have a smart phone (I don't, which is why I say IF) then you can check on your collection anytime you are picking through sales...

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: rCadeGaming on November 20, 2012, 10:52:03 pm

I just typed up a text file.  I like using my own format so I can order things in a certain way, and include extra info like, when the save battery was last replaced, region, if it's a repro, burned rom-chips, etc.

I save my lists as notes in my email, so I can get to them from anywhere.

I have a list of games I own, as well as games to get.  Both lists are too long...

Title: Re: Game collection management-anything better than just a spreadsheet?
Post by: Namco on December 13, 2012, 01:44:39 pm

I rolled my own website to store a list of my games:
http://fredgolden.com/games (http://fredgolden.com/games)

I used the Giantbomb.com API to pull info about games which saves a ton of typing and I used some javascript called Content flow to make the thumbnails horizontally scroll smoothly just like Coverflow does in that horrible iTunes program, or how the Cooliris plugin does for web browsers.