Best way to Display & Organize your Game Collection? w/Reggie 

Reggie needs to become a permanent member on your channel, you guys have such a good on camera chemistry

BTW: Reggie & I traded that extra copy of Conkers right after this episode :)

at 0:57 did Reggie say "I go by jeneer"?

You're spoiling us with all these Reggie vids. You and Reg together make some entertaining vids. The love you both have for games is great.

I got 4 Atlantic Media Towers off Amazon. Each one holds about 400 games nice and evenly. I have the shelves in the background of my videos because it keeps everything organized, orderly, and classy looking. :P

Lol, I laughed so hard at the way Reggie pronounced "Genre"

Waking up in morning eating cereal and watching metal Jesus

Really enjoy the videos with reggie, feel like you and reggie have a good back and forth.

Reggie room tour!!

Love the video guys. One of the things that keeps me coming back is you guys actually seem to really like games. I know that sounds odd with the huge surplus of gaming channels. But most of them seem unhappy or play games they dislike for views. Or only play the big new games and that's it

My first time commenting on one of your videos but I have been watching for awhile. I think there great and you have got me into collecting games. Thank you

I am a beginner collector and have been focusing on finding good deals and building my collection and not so much organization and display. I plan to move in the next year and have a brand new game room. I can't wait!

I like how you can see MJR Super Nintendo carts under Reggie and they are super sideways and impossible to select a game to play without moving the whole stack haha

I currently have four Sauder multimedia storage towers. I have everything split by console and then alphabetically sorted. It works for now, but whenever I move into a house (from an apartment) I'm definitely upgrading my shelving.

Reggie seems like a great friend.

Awesome discussion, I tend to struggle with this, myself.

I use spinning media towers that fit longboxed cases perfectly, and I keep the disks in a binder for easy access.The towers are made by Atlantic media products, and you build them yourself. You may have to search online for them now, but they are a classy way to store Sega Saturn and other longboxed cases.

Why you gotta love the Genesis, you can open those clamshells like crazy and don't have to worry about wear. I also do N64 CIB but that is a holdover from my childhood.

I have a really weird way of organizing my Games, Movies, and Records. I kinda do it all where it's like "these two seem like they would probably be good friends." It almost ends up being by genre, but it's more where I see them in relation to one another.

I have my games on a shelf in groups based on console and in those console groups all the games are in alphabetical order. It makes it very easy to quickly find a game and start playing it.

“You know I need that right?” Love Reggie haha

This guys really seem to have fun making this videos :).

Really enjoy your videos.

What do Reggie and you use/do to keep everything clean/dust free especially the systems. Love the vids

I just started Putting all of my CD games (Playstation, PS2, XBOX, XBOX 360) in Atlantic Storage containers from Amazon. They hold 80 disks. It has a pull-out directory that you can manage and print from their web site. Pros- mega room saver. Cons have to store all the cases in the attic. I like 'em.

Awesome video Jason and Reggie!

Reggie has his Radical Reggie channel, I recommend people also support him too - I liked the Interracial Gamer thing with Crazy Joe on the channel. More on subject my games are not very organized but I have no where near as many games as these guys.

For storing/collecting games, i think the following things are good to try: 1. Drawers, especially for games that you want to hide (some people are like that with certain games) 2. Boxes, you can cut the flaps off the ones that are a good fit for specific sized game cases or carts. Can make it easy to reconfigure if you aren't satisfied or your collection grows. You can use the flaps as supports for the middles of the longer boxes if it bows in the middle as well. 3. Home Depot, seriously if you have some craftsmanship, you can make any size, depth and height and in the long run it can save money 4. 12 pack soda cases, these fit Sega carts pretty well. Looks kinda cheap but simple solution for organization in a hurry or lack of supplies. You can cut the tops off and sit them sideways if needed.

I like the group by genre idea, just like an old rental video store, only it's by genre, then by a-z. Some of my collection is grouped by favourite game at the top of the pile for easier access. And also games I need to play or currently playing at the top of the pile for my most modern console.

I use track shelving. It's both strong and adjustable, and it looks nicer to me than a mass manufactured cabinet. I've found that Rubbermaid Twin Track, Project Source Dual Track (Lowe's), and ClosetMaid all have compatible shelf brackets. The Lowe's Project Source brand has 6.5" shelf brackets which are a good fit for a game shelf (though under 6" would be better). Rubbermaid used to have brackets that size but discontinued them - but the Project Source brackets are the same as the Rubbermaid so it doesn't matter. They don't seem to come in black - but a can of spray paint will fix that. I sorted my Genesis games in a weird continuum - each game is similar to the one next to it, and they gradually flow through genres that are similar to each other. NES games are the best looking loose carts, I love how they look lined up together. I have them alphabetical but might re-sort them by publisher. It gets a little messy when related systems that I think belong together don't fit on the same shelves with each other - like Sega CD, boxed Genesis/SMS, and loose Genesis/SMS are all different sizes, PS2 games are taller than PS1 games, and PC games are all over the place in size and shape. Loose Genesis, SNES, N64, Famicom, and Atari carts are messy. They might end up on a shelf together just because of size. Up to now they're in little stacks everywhere.

Thanks alot my favorite video are with Reggie you guys should almost do a daily week show together :)

For my favorite cartridge games,I'll have a double just in case one stops working or breaks,then I have a backup to replace it.

u+ reggie= kick ass videos

Hey Metal Jesus is there going to be any more gamer eats episodes ? I really love those

About the water damage on the cover that happened to the majority of my Xbox 360 collection is there a way to get the warp and creases out of them? Thanks in advance

Love this conversation.

How would you display "out of box" gameboy advance games? Mine are all in a box and extremely annoying to constantly get in and out of. There seems to be no great way to display those things. Any suggestions?

What about stacking games? Is there any problem stacking them, or should I organize them side by side?

I have organised it by owner of IP, sounds strange but it looks great when you see every Zelda on a shelf or a dedicated Metal Gear shelf or Capcom section.

Do you have doubles like you have black ops on Xbox and PS3 or will you only get it for one system?

Hey Metal Jesus, why do you stack your games on top of each other vertically? Thanks

I have multiple copies of Resident Evil 4. Two copies for GC, 2 for PS2(English and Japanese), PS3 (Japanese), Wii, and digital on 360 and Steam. It's my favorite game ever!

MJR loving your channel. An Everdrive is the way to go rather than having multiple copies IMO. All my N64, Snes and Nes games are in boxes and it's so much easier having the games on a SD card where I can play them without opening up the boxes. I always try to buy music on vinyl but it's cool to have it on mp3 as well

Sorting by genre is pretty cool. I usually do alphabetical order to keep things simple, but sequels and prequels are stuck together. My biggest issue I have are games that start with "the". For example, the sims. Do I file it under T or under S?

I do them alphabetically and I'm obsessed with putting all my loose carts in UGCs. I guess it's all down to personal preference and of course, space available.

I'm the same with CIB games .I hate having to move the carboard to get the card and I hate leaving them out of the box . Having them on a flash cart doesn't have the same ritualistic feel of putting the cart in so for games I like to re-play a lot I have two copies or I stay away from CIB . it's weird

I got a copy of TES IV Oblivion GOTY for the Xbox 360 for $5 in brand new condition. It wasn't sealed but the discs are flawless, the manual and case are flawless, and it even still has the game map included and it's flawless. On topic though, I always alphabetize my games on my shelf. It just makes sense.

I just keep all of the carts for my CIBs on display, right next to the boxes. All the duplicates are usually given to close friends and family that value them for what they are.

i always collect CIB games (very small Collection). And every Box is in a Protector and when i will play a game it was too laborious to put the protector away and take the Cardridge or CD/DVD out of the Box. So i store the Cardridge or DVD seperatly without the box. Now are the Cardridges in the CardridgeProtectors and i can play a game without damaging the boxes, the dvd/cd's are in cases. For me the best solution

You guys are the best.

If I stack my PS4 collection side ways like your games in the background, is it possible for the games at the bottom to get squashed and warped (because of weight?) i noticed this recently and stopped stacking it like that.

If I have a loose copy of a game and then happen to run across a boxed copy of that same game, I will buy it if it's a reasonable price to improve my collection. I then will sell the loose copy at a later time. For disc games they must be in their original case, I hate loose disc games. By the way, love the videos with Reggie. He is really cool.

I agree about the boxes for Nintendo products, i usually try to buy the custom game cases for the best games in collection first before the least favorites!

Man, those Wii games in the background look nice and alphabetized, just the way it should be! :P :P

I literally just come here for reggies cameos now!

You guys talked about how u have favorite games... Maybe you should consider do a video of how u have favorite games of each consoles that you guys own.

I know this video is old, but with complete boxed games you can store the cartridges in a holder or container.

I have plenty of snes boxed complete games and I only play my loose carts because I only collect for snes. I love the snes graphics and atmosphere.

I display my my N64 games face out on 3 inch wide shelving on the wall that has a lip so the games don't slide off. I was thinking about getting custom and labels ....my way takes up more space but no more than any two posters would. And they look freakin amazing sitting there front labels out.Just another option for n64, it looks better than a poster in my opinion.

I use my Everdrive for both SNES/ Super Famicom and NES games, because i don't want to damage the boxes by opening them all the time. So boxed games is for the collection only. Loose carts however, i play them all the time.

Love you channel and thanks for all the info. I'm a collector but who plays them all the time lol. I just got myself the original Playstation in mint condition for $40! This was an accident because the PS 1 I bought was the one with a screen and not original. So the guy felt bad and sent me an original!! My Playstation console collection is done for now hehe. Anyways thanks again Metal Jesus you have given me some great ideas for new games to play.

I have my collection and where possible I use emulators when I want to play the games. Discs get scratched too easily and then have to be replaced.

Just what I was looking for

I love Reggie!!! I go by "gen-aire" 0:55 as well!

if you stack your games, then putting it back is hard. either build custom shelving that allows storing on edge (like books in a library), or but the atlantic oskar 1080 with adjustable shelves. my atari 800 carts, with the horrible "left cart" end label, I built custom shelves to display them face forward.

My entire game collection is sorted by console in alphabetical order with imports at the end. Only thing thats not is my PC big box stuff because they go where ever they can fit. Now I don't do the collectors copy thing but I do buy cheap doubles all the time for trade.

I'd love to hear ideas for displaying classic game magazines (and the posters which came with them), such as Nintendo Power and Retro Gamer, and strategy guides. With hundreds of issues, my bookshelves just can't take the weight, plus they take up a considerable amount of space. I'd like to display the covers, not just the spines.

The big question is where do you put your odd games. Like some oddly shaped Famicom carts or Japanese Game Cube games. They don't go well with my European Game Cube games at all. They are these tiny plastic cases without cover art and with a paper slip case instead. Jebus who came up with those.

I don't like to stack my games for that exact reason, I much prefer to have them in a row on the shelf so I can access them easily and put them back without any hassle. It doesn't make shelves that easy to configure though, you might end up with a lot of dead space because they don't fit standing up. I go with alphabetical order as well, I've tried genre order but there were too many crossovers, things got confused....

I've been playin my sega master system I go recently, amazing. About to test out my copy of Rambo 3. Recently also playing Mario kart 8 on the wii u. It's amazing.

I am very against the fact of owning several copies of the same game, cause you ruin the chance of someone else being able to play that game also it sorta becomes hoarding especially if its a rare game, I used to hang out with this guy before and he had six CIB copies of mr gimmick which really annoyed me and yes I live in scandinavia.

I could alphabetize my entire collection, but I have an ever growing collection and I literally have no room. I got a 2nd bookcase yet I still need small plastic tubs to hold my other games.

do you have a god of war psp 2000 cause I found one at a thrift store for $10

Great Vid loved it!

I also have a sealed copy of Armored Core: Master of Arena, but I don't plan on opening that anytime soon (and it's one of my favorites on the ps1).

Am I the only one that organizes mine by order of how much I like them? Like my own personal top 100. I do a combination of genre and personal favorites with my least favorite games to the right and my most favorite to the left. I do this with my movies and books as well. And I always leave room to display my rarest and/or most favorite face first within the cabinet. With maybe some I don’t care too much for behind those. I also remove the discs and put them in a disc folder (which is organized by genre and alphabetized) so no need to ever go to the cases which eliminates the problem of finding games.

that's why I like making my own cases using mediashelving and customgamecases websites to get cases

Reggie is my favorite guy you have on

Thanks for answering man!

+MetalJesusRocks I am not sure if you went over this, but how do you keep track of all your games? Are there any good apps you trust?

For my ps2 games, if i value one enough, i get a duplicate. the better condition one ends up in a white case with the manual, and stored away in a cool dry place where theres no extreme conditioning, then the lesser conditioned one retains whatever case, with the less quality manual (if i have more than one), and thats in my stack of games of my collection available for anyone to see atop my shelves, while my better copies in the white cases rest easy out of harms way

This will come in handy when I organize my entire collection

In my opinion stacking games side by side instead of in a vertical stack makes it a lot easier to access the games. That way you don't need to lift the stack up to grab a game that may be on the bottom.

You talked about duplicates and I have quite a few. I love GTA V and I know people are going to give me crap but I just got into GTA series last year and wow do I love GTA V! I love it so much I have it for XBOX 360, XBOX One and all my Playstation Consoles! For me it's a chance to play a game I love on a different console and to enjoy a game I love.

haha he called Genre.. Jenair..is that the French pronunciation..Lol.. Love this show. These guys are great. Thanks for your tips.

I tend to orginzed by release year so I have my all my 2007 games all together cuses it easer to see the new games and easy to find a older game I what to play

I have my original games on shelves for display never to messed with and I use flash carts to play. The flash cart stays in the console and minimizes wear and tear on the pins since it is never taken out. This is my preference, maybe not for the die hard purist.

I collect many kinds of mediums including games, like books, comics, cartoons etc, so I'm considdering having kinda a library when I move to a bigger place where it goes alphabetical. Game Art-Book Soundtrack Anime-Adaption Manga-Adaption for example, and having collectibles like figures, pocketwatches etc. Behind glass in the middle of the bookshelf. My Tales of series collection is pretty huge now so it can almost have a shelf of it's own. The Zelda, Digimon,and Mario collections too probably…

The way Reggie says "genre"...so fancy...

I have about 600 nes games and I have finally decided to alphabetize them. Before, I was keeping the games I’ve cleaned separate from the ones I haven’t cleaned yet. But the collection got out of hand and now I only clean the valuable ones or if I decide to play one that is dirty I’d clean it before I pop it in the system. I can’t believe it took my 6 whole hours to sort. Keeping it all alphabetized definitely makes me appreciate the collection more cuz when I’d add another game to collection when it’s not organIzed its like: “Okay I’ll just add it to the pile of madness.”

Reggie is so awesome

You never talked about displaying consoles :(

Reggie's eyes lit up with x-ray vision, where the Conkers at.

I used to arrange my collection of ROMS by genre, good tips

I actually had to build a custom shelf for my NES games to maximize space usage. Not really a fan of owning multiple copies more due to the fact that it means fewer people will be able to obtain a complete collection because of it.

Reggie is the coolest

My OCD Senses are tingling... I like alphabetical by system. Not sure how I feel about storing most vertical and then some horizontally on top though (as seen in MJR’s room) 😂

I am by no means a hardcore game collector but I split up all my games by console and then sort those in alphabetical. I think its a no brainer to have them set up lying vertically on a shelf because, as metal jesus said, if you have them horizontal you have to lift the entire stack to put a game back. As for collector copies, all the games on my shelves are my playing copies. However, I display some of the games I really love like Uncharted and Metal Gear Solid separately. For those two series, I have hd collections which is what I actually use to play them and have the original releases on display.

I organize games by System, then alphabetical, then series in chronological order. So in my GC section, It's Resident Evil 0, then Resident Evil. Or say have Gears of War Judgment, before Gears 1,2,&3 in my 360 section. But I if there are numbered then I'd have them in that order like MGS2 then 3, even though 3 takes place in the storyline before 2.

I love to have my PS2 collection organized by release date =).. It gives me little more work to find some specific title sometimes but it's like a game as well! =P But seriously that gives me a most precise knowledge about the PS2 history. And i do that because abphabetical order it's too much standart nowadays. Great question indeed!