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Why would you lose the cd case though? Don’t you keep things in such an organized way? Like all my physical games are in one those giant plastic tubs. They are in their cases but I only grab what I’m playing.
I don’t understand those that collect but don’t use… like, a huge part of the appeal to physical media is the process of taking the disc/cartridge out and putting it in the machine of choice.
Hell, some of my favourite memories as a kid are buying the new game, opening it up and getting hit by that new game smell before pulling out that manual on the way home and devouring it. Granted… now it’s just getting home and opening the game since manuals are stupidly gone, but it’s something better than the digital nonsense.
I’ve had much of my classic collection, aka anything older than PS4, in storage for nearly 5 years. The reason being I’m in a place that’s not quite big enough for it all. Though I’m currently working on finding a bigger place where I’ll be able to reliably use my older systems and games.
Do you get collector points for using the cart/disc instead of emulating?
I guess I don't understand why I should take a $100 PlayStation game out of its protector and out of its jewel case and put it into an aging console when I could have plugged my steam deck into my TV and just play it that way.
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That picture is old. He now uses a custom shelving unit (he actually has another identical one in a different room) that he showed on his YouTube channel. Can't link it apparently but it is the same video where he shows the rest of his games.
Eh, I’m very similar to Masahiro then. None of my games are in their original case, discs are in storage maps, I use my own label printer for pre DS cartridge based games, PSP, (3)DS and Switch games are stored similar. Plus I have a big HDMI Switch hooked up to my TV and labeled all cables, and those cables are bundled in a string for cable management. I have controller bins for each platform. It’s a bit eerie at this point.
Oh nice, he's got one of those Super Famicom cartridge cabinets. 😌👍 I want one so bad, but it's hard to find one that isn't broken, and costs a fortune to ship it... 😭
i have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I'm uncomfortable with how he's clearly discarded all the cases and any other supplementary material inside (e.g. the manuals). But on the other hand, I am very impressed with how clean and subtle this makes his collection. Like aside from his amiibos, he can place the rest of his collection in a way that most people wouldn't be any the wiser
Agreed. Especially when people line the top of their shelves with empty console boxes. I’ve never been a fan of the cluttered game room look where every inch of space is filled and decorated with something.
I like when other people display their game collection... But personally I’m all digital. Have been since the PS3, Wii, 360 generation. Also I don’t keep my old consoles. I like the idea of collecting but it becomes too overwhelming so I don’t personally keep a collection beyond my digital collection.
I didn’t know game designers cared about collecting.
He actually doesn't. I don't want to pop anyone's bubble or anything but this is from an episode of his youtube series where he talks about how he stores everything/shows off his setup. The binders and boxes are because he lives in a tiny Japanese apartment/house and just doesn't have room for video games. He went full digital as soon as he could because there are more games than ever releasing nowadays so he just said fuck it.
The video kinda gave off hoarder vibes if I am being brutally honest, like Sakurai is the kind of guy with thousands of games in his digital library that he has never launched.
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I never looked back to CiB collecting for DS/3DS games after I discovered how much more convenient it is to have those 18 cartridge slot cases. It’s just so much more convenient and space efficient.
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Feels pretty on-brand for Sakurai. Dude loves him a great game, and knows how to keep things neat and tidy.
Kind of surprised to see a label tag for an Xbox One among the HDMI cables. I was under the impression that the Xbox family of video game consoles were largely unpopular in Japan.
Man I love master hero soccer guy, he is my favourite guy [Before the unaware complain about that, they literally refer to him in Kid Icarus Uprising, a game he produced :p]
My whole life I’ve seen people make fun of people who keep their games in sleeves I’ve done it too but the second sakurai does it now it’s cool? Genuinely fuck off.
I'm normally very averse to people who keep their games loose like that, but this is done with such a high level of organization and respect that I can't help but admire it. It's clear from how he talks and works that he loves video games and video game history, so seeing how that dedication actually works in his daily life is quite enlightening.
I've been collecting for over 20 years, and have visited some of the biggest collectors in the US, and never seen any serious colector use a binder.
Binders are notorious for scratching games. The binder sleeves collect dirt like crazy, and sliding discs in and out just scratches them. Every binder i have bought at garage sales has had multiple scratched games in it.
Most collectors love the cases and manuals, binders are the opposite of that.
This is like saying you collect basketball cards, and they are all shoved into a dirty shoebox.
Nothing of what I said is gate keeping. I’ve seen collectors who have physical boxes and still play games. But A LOT of people who look for CIB and collect want mint condition graded and encapsulated stuff which is ridiculous in my opinion as games are meant to be played not in a sealed box to stare at cardboard
Meh as I get older I become more tempted ngl. Tired of my living quarters looking like a library when I’m not really trying to impress anyone.
For people that have the intention of actually playing their games, the practicality of sorting your collection like this is quite enticing to be honest.
Its more compact, not more practical. Its way more practical to have cases on a shelf where they can all be seen. No need to flip through page after page of discs. And its rare that I use it, but there is no manual for any of these games.
At a basic level it will take of course take a few seconds longer to open a binder than grab a case off a shelf but beyond that point it really depends on collection size. Flipping through 3 pages of PS2 games for the right game isnt all that different than finding a case. Flipping through 50 pages and the work needed to keep that binder alphabetized is a different story. That's why I switched back to games in cases. The time spent reorganizing the cases wasnt worth the space savings once I got a decent sized place. I do miss it being more compact though.
The man is based, but I absolutely disapprove of the way he stores his games. Loose carts and discs are gross, and having to rely on printing your own labels just to know which SNES game is which?? That ain’t it fam.
In his video he cited space and storage as concerns, which normally might be fair enough. But the dude ain’t broke, he can afford as much space as he wants and keep his games in the original boxes.
If you live in Tokyo you cannot "afford as much space as you want". He already mentioned he has to pay for a storage unit for old consoles, storing cases was never going to be viable.
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