How do you keep track of your famicom and other games? Program?

[DowntimeinJapan]

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Basically I want to know if there is an app for the iPhone or pc perhaps that you guys use to keep track of all the games you have in your collection. I know things exist for NES games but do they for famicom? Or in English menus? At the point where I have bought doubles and would like a comprehensive list. I could create an Excel sheet but meh :/ anything cooler? Or a well pre-established one?

[lobdale]

I use the "meh" method of an Excel document with one sheet for Famicom games and one for FDS.  It's pretty neat actually and has a lot of power when you use the sorting methods.  I fill in the lines with lots of data.  Here's a screen...



I have this sorted by release date, but you can also sort by model number, Japanese title, English title (if an English release exists), then I have how many copies in the collection (boxed first, then loose), if I've beaten the game, and then on the right is the price I paid for my copy.  At the top of the document (not shown) I have running counters that show total number of games, total cost, and average cost per game.

[famifan]

previously i'd use excel sheet which was not handy at all.

now i use simple plaintext cvs list to keep my entire collection.
then JSON database is being generated from this list and improved by obtaining the information from bootgod site by simple python script. And the result you can check out in my signature ^_^

my list and scripts are stored in git repo on github. Geek way!

[DowntimeinJapan]

I use the "meh" method of an Excel document with one sheet for Famicom games and one for FDS.  It's pretty neat actually and has a lot of power when you use the sorting methods.  I fill in the lines with lots of data.  Here's a screen...



I have this sorted by release date, but you can also sort by model number, Japanese title, English title (if an English release exists), then I have how many copies in the collection (boxed first, then loose), if I've beaten the game, and then on the right is the price I paid for my copy.  At the top of the document (not shown) I have running counters that show total number of games, total cost, and average cost per game.

I would possibly do this but I've forgotten my excel skills back in college :/ had/have a database for anime discs when I used to do that. (over 3,000 so was necessary to log what I had and where)
Is excel viewable on an iPhone? One that syncs with ur pc would work great. I'm surprised there's no app for this. Gotta search with Japanese later.

[famifan]

Is excel viewable on an iPhone?

don't be an iPhone slave!

[DowntimeinJapan]

Is excel viewable on an iPhone?

don't be an iPhone slave!

Do you want to buy me another smartphone? Cause I got my current one free. And it was the easier contract here in Japan. I use my phone a lot when game hunting to look up titles I may not know of etc. if I could have an app or list to catalog my collection that can work on it it'd make my life a lot easier. I'm not gonna bring around a printed sheet of my stuff wherever I go.

[lobdale]

I have some Office programs on my Android, reads excel files just fine.  Honestly a spreadsheet like this is the best way for me to do it, I have the document in my Dropbox so it's always up to date whereever I am.  I add the games to the list whenever I get something new, and all the extra information is actually useful and fun to use in sort.

[jpx72]

I created a simple website with small photos of my carts (check my signature). I like to see the labels, not only a text list...

[famifan]

Is excel viewable on an iPhone?

don't be an iPhone slave!

Do you want to buy me another smartphone? Cause I got my current one free. And it was the easier contract here in Japan. I use my phone a lot when game hunting to look up titles I may not know of etc. if I could have an app or list to catalog my collection that can work on it it'd make my life a lot easier. I'm not gonna bring around a printed sheet of my stuff wherever I go.

i'd never used any smartphone, and don't know why some people can't imagine their life without it. They are slaves of their smartphonetoys!

[lobdale]

Is excel viewable on an iPhone?

don't be an iPhone slave!

Do you want to buy me another smartphone? Cause I got my current one free. And it was the easier contract here in Japan. I use my phone a lot when game hunting to look up titles I may not know of etc. if I could have an app or list to catalog my collection that can work on it it'd make my life a lot easier. I'm not gonna bring around a printed sheet of my stuff wherever I go.

i'd never used any smartphone, and don't know why some people can't imagine their life without it. They are slaves of their smartphonetoys!

Oh please.

[DowntimeinJapan]

Is excel viewable on an iPhone?

don't be an iPhone slave!

Do you want to buy me another smartphone? Cause I got my current one free. And it was the easier contract here in Japan. I use my phone a lot when game hunting to look up titles I may not know of etc. if I could have an app or list to catalog my collection that can work on it it'd make my life a lot easier. I'm not gonna bring around a printed sheet of my stuff wherever I go.

i'd never used any smartphone, and don't know why some people can't imagine their life without it. They are slaves of their smartphonetoys!

Not sure if you are trolling now. Being a slave to technology? Then why don't you look up your information through books and not use the Internet? It's called convenience.

[L___E___T]

I wish I could remember who it was on here that an awesome way of keeping track...

[famifan]

Is excel viewable on an iPhone?

don't be an iPhone slave!

Do you want to buy me another smartphone? Cause I got my current one free. And it was the easier contract here in Japan. I use my phone a lot when game hunting to look up titles I may not know of etc. if I could have an app or list to catalog my collection that can work on it it'd make my life a lot easier. I'm not gonna bring around a printed sheet of my stuff wherever I go.

i'd never used any smartphone, and don't know why some people can't imagine their life without it. They are slaves of their smartphonetoys!

Not sure if you are trolling now. Being a slave to technology? Then why don't you look up your information through books and not use the Internet? It's called convenience.

I'm not a smartphone slave. And happy enough without it.

also, if i have a smartphone and not the shitty ihpone, i beleive i can make the convinient app for keeping track of my collection from scratch. But the slave to technology can't! Feel the differencies!
Post Merge: June 20, 2012, 11:25:37 am

I have some Office programs on my Android, reads excel files just fine.  Honestly a spreadsheet like this is the best way for me to do it, I have the document in my Dropbox so it's always up to date whereever I am.  I add the games to the list whenever I get something new, and all the extra information is actually useful and fun to use in sort.

did you enter all the information to you spreadsheet manually?

even in the 21st century...

Did you never imagine about some possible automation, such as obtaining some information from bootgod or other online-databases?

i'm only entering the cart ID and the title to my list and all other information is being added automatically.

[DowntimeinJapan]

Saying you can and actually doing is different. I could out together some simple script but an actual program is different. if you can then please share the app, even a windows program then. Have you seen the gba or wii managers that exist? Or Nes? Those type of programs are wha I'm looking for. Not a simple one.

I suppose I will do an excel database. There is no need to type out most information as all carts/dates/companies are listed. They are on this sites main games page as well as Wikipedia. However they do not list the Japanese names(not in Japanese only romaji). I'd like a database that lists that as well (I'll have to enter the names) and shows box art. If I remember later ill link to the gba manager to give an idea. But it seems like it doesn't exist as I searched in Japanese as well.

[ericj]

An MS Access database would probably work well, too. It'd be better than Excel.