Displaying controllers on shelves along with consoles

[Marioman17]

Like the title said: I'm wondering if anyone has found a way to conveniently put controllers next to consoles on a shelf and still have anytime/easy access to them?

If anyone has found a way, please let me know!

[Mick Dundee]

I did this a while back.:


 My wife's 360 still has the Stand/controller Cradle under it but I have moved mine around so much that I didn't keep any of the few that I mnade (NES, 360, PS3, SNES)

[wiggy]

That's pretty crafty

[larryinc64]

Here is a idea I just thought of, maybe put a wall or something behind the controller to avoid it being pushed back.

[Nacho3]

I bought like 12 of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Black-Aluminum-Bike-Bicycle-Cycling-Drink-Water-Bottle-Rack-Holder-Cage-/370848921242?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item565851769a and ziptied them to my wire shelf that holds my retro systems. They work pretty good because they are easy to bend to the correct width for PS2, XBOX etc. but don't work as well for skinnier controllers such as NES or Saturn.

[Marioman17]

Thanks for the ideas! I'll have to see what I like best, and most likely I'll post pictures of what I come up with.

[wiggy]

Personally I think wrapping the cords is more of an issue than storing them.  I've been considering designing and producing a really simple device for this problem along the lines of those things that they sell for Xmas/twinkle lights.

[FritzWhite]

I like my bins. I'm not actually displaying the controllers but I don't have to worry about tripping on ugly wires. Got the idea from some other setups

[ezaviar]

I like my bins. I'm not actually displaying the controllers but I don't have to worry about tripping on ugly wires. Got the idea from some other setups

Where did you get those stickers?

[Blumpkin]

Where did you get those stickers?

I don't know where he got his, but eBay is full of them. Just type in the logo you want, followed by "decal" and you'll have plenty of buying options.

[Aton7]

I currently just have a plastic bin where I put all of my controllers, but what I would like to do eventually is build a wireless controller for each retro console that already doesn't have a retail/good one. Once I did that, I would have hooks for each one to be hung and displayed on the side of my game shelves.

But unfortunately, I've never got around to doing it. Here's more info on how to build them for anyone interested: http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=4393.0

[FritzWhite]

Like he said, ebay and also redbubble.com (lots of cool stickers, posters, shirts)

[Marioman17]

Another thing just popped into my mind. Since most manuals for games such as SNES and N64 manuals don't fit in UGC's, what do people find the best way for storing manuals?

[FritzWhite]

I stick most of my manuals in the UGC with the game and tolerate the minor bending, though I have considered putting them all in a small file box. Other issue with putting manuals in the UGC is that some instruction books have too many pages and don't fit because of their thickness.



Some people keep them stored in clear plastic sleeves inside of a binder If you're extremely anal about keeping your manuals perfect you could keep them in a comic book style plastic sleeve protector with a backer board.

[FritzWhite]

I did this a while back.:


 My wife's 360 still has the Stand/controller Cradle under it but I have moved mine around so much that I didn't keep any of the few that I mnade (NES, 360, PS3, SNES)

That's really slick. I like that option for wireless controllers.