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How do you inventory your collection?`
Cover-Rose:
I tried different apps and have bought the VG Collection Tracker Pro. While not perfect I liked it much more than any other app. Most of them seemed to be missing many games in their database and the only games I needed to add myself were my own games. Pretty much everything else was just a click away. I could even create new plattforms for my PC Games (I have them in 1990-2000, 2001-2010 etc) and things like that.
I also used their option to customize Themes/Tags/EveryStat for an better Overview for original packaging, Reproduction carts etc.
Tech13:
Speaking of Computer games and the like....
does anyone catalog their digital purchased games?
Personally I don't count it as part of my collection total because they are not physical, but what do you guys think?
TDIRunner:
They are included in my database, but not counted towards my physical total. My physical total is the number I use when referring to my total game collection.
EVILSANTA777:
I've got a checklist for my progress on SNES and N64 games, as I'm trying to complete the entire NA game + manual collection. That works pretty well to see what I need going forward, but I also have plenty of other consoles. For those, I keep a huge Excel file with a running tab of what I paid for each game and what an estimate of my collection cost me/is worth
aaron-hagel:
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Why? It works perfect. It may not be for everyone, but there is literally no downside to using it (referring to Excel, not Word).
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I'm shocked just because there are a LOT of alternatives which don't require that you manually input ALL of the data. I would NEVER make a spreadsheet of my own. Just waaaaaaaaay too time-consuming.
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I use Excel for a tracking my collection also, I just copied and pasted a list from someone that already did the leg work on imputing the game names. I also use gamefaqs collection builder to help keep track of my collection as well.