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Posted November 17, 2010
I like to keep tabs on the games I own, but I can't find any good software to track my purchases / game ownership. Right now I'm stuck with a Google Docs spreadsheet because I've been unable to find anything for Windows that -works-. I've found free (well, ad-supported) alternatives for music (Rate Your Music) and DVDs (DVD Aficionado), so why not games?

Or something. I dunno.

Can I please get some help with this? :)
Post edited November 17, 2010 by Foxhack
Posted November 17, 2010
What stops you using the DVD / CD version of that program for games?
Posted November 17, 2010
They're specialized collecting websites, not programs. (I've updated the first post.)
Posted November 17, 2010
GCstar, it does everything: http://www.gcstar.org/
Post edited November 17, 2010 by cogadh
Posted November 17, 2010
There's Napalm Riot. The site seems pretty dead now though.
Posted November 17, 2010
Aren't there like a million social websites that let you catalog all your books, movies, and whatever so you can supposedly find buddies with like interests (never used them, but I bet they all just work swell, lol)?
Posted November 17, 2010
Short answer - MS Access . . . =)
Post edited November 18, 2010 by Stuff
Posted November 17, 2010
If you've ever read Makers by Cory Doctorow I have the Home Aware product stuck in my head right now (tag all your stuff with RFID and then catalog it all in a database, search for it and have specialized locators light up/ding/whatever in the area where it is stored).

To me, that seems like the end result/desire of most of this stuff.

I will say, most folks who've done this kind of organization have thrown it all out a few years later. You start not to care, and buying the occasional second, used copy of Clive Barker's Jericho by accident (as I did last week) seems like a small price to pay to not have to deal with it.
Posted November 17, 2010
MySQL and phpMyAdmin? Sure it may take a bit to get setup exactly how you want it, but it's fully customizable and it can handle more than just games. :D
Posted November 17, 2010
I still think the best database program ever made is Notepad
Posted November 17, 2010
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cogadh: GCstar, it does everything: http://www.gcstar.org/
I am assuming it is relatively safe to add your CD Keys to this without fear of it being leaked to the web?
Posted November 18, 2010
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Aliasalpha: I still think the best database program ever made is Notepad
Yeah, I'm also a minimalist. I've always used spreadsheets to keep track of collections.
Posted November 18, 2010
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Sielle: MySQL and phpMyAdmin? Sure it may take a bit to get setup exactly how you want it, but it's fully customizable and it can handle more than just games. :D
You're talking to a guy that couldn't code his way out of a Hello World program. in QBasic. Also, I sorta tried doing this with MS Access. I figured out how to add stuff, but not how to customize the display to my tastes. I ended up using the Access thing exactly the same as my Google Docs worksheet, so I gave up on it.
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cogadh: GCstar, it does everything: http://www.gcstar.org/
I remember trying it out months ago. I also remember hating the hell outta it because it had no way of removing all the fields I didn't want from its "Video Game Collection" template. I don't want a description, or cheat codes, or screenshots... all I wanted is a list with pictures, and some specific fields I could fill out.

I ended up tinkering with this again and sorta made a working collection. Unfortunately, I can't seem to be able to add the search plugins if I do that. Kind of a pain in the butt...
Posted November 18, 2010
What about Game Collector or Sisimizi Game Catalog?
Posted November 18, 2010
I don't catalogue games, but for movies I use a spreadsheet that includes a column that hyperlinks to IMDB for each movie.

One of the great advantages of spreadsheets is there portability using Gdocs or similar you can access you stuff anywhere.
Post edited November 18, 2010 by Egotomb
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