How Do You Keep Your Gaming Room Organized?

[Error]

So I'm looking around my room right now and I'm starting to notice just how fucking much of a mess it is. Having multiple consoles with peripherals for all of them is starting to be a bit crazy. Basically I've got shit sitting everywhere, and it's time to organize. So how do you keep your shit together?

[Diff-chan]

Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Error]

heh. That is a drastic option but possibly the correct one.

[Josh]

Get rid of it. You don't need that shit anyway.

[Error]

Some of it I don't, and I will certainly be purging it when the big clean up happens. But I do need much of it.

I don't have a colossal gaming collection. I have long believed in the idea of trading games in to get other games for cheaper. But I do, for example, have a PS3 (with Eye and 4 controllers & blutooth headset), a 360 (with Kinect and 2 controllers, plus Rock Band peripherals), a PC and a G5, some work related hard ware and speakers + headphones all crammed into one room. I need both consoles for my writing, and I need both PCs for my work. They are all attached to one monitor, so that's ok at least, butt otherwise the room is a fucking nightmare.

[Nash]

I only have out two consoles at a time. Right now it's the 360 and the PS3. Everything else is in the closet. If I feel like playing another system, I'll bring it out to play, but when I'm done it goes back in the closet.

As for the games, most of them are in the closet as well. I'll keep on the shelves games for the two systems that are hooked up because those are the ones I'll most likely play.

[Fe 26]

Step 1. Buy one of those nice USA metal made shelf kits from walmart or lowes, or what have you
Step 2. Go to your local post office and get a lot of free priority mail boxes.
Step 3. Set up shelf in a storage room.
Step 4. Put games into boxes and put on shelf.

There is no real reason to display every game and console you own, all at one time.

[kingoffighters]

I put all my game discs in a binder. And no retro systems to clutter up the space.

[Fe 26]

Some of it I don't, and I will certainly be purging it when the big clean up happens. But I do need much of it.

I don't have a colossal gaming collection. I have long believed in the idea of trading games in to get other games for cheaper. But I do, for example, have a PS3 (with Eye and 4 controllers & blutooth headset), a 360 (with Kinect and 2 controllers, plus Rock Band peripherals), a PC and a G5, some work related hard ware and speakers + headphones all crammed into one room. I need both consoles for my writing, and I need both PCs for my work. They are all attached to one monitor, so that's ok at least, butt otherwise the room is a fucking nightmare.

Well, again, the answer is shelves. If it is your private game room you can put in any kind of shelves you want. If you have to share it with someone who wants shit pretty, you can look into cheap crap at IKEA. If it is a shared room with non gamers, look into cabinets with doors so you can close the games off and the room won't overwhelm non gaming guest with how big of a nerd you are.

EDIT: this is just my opinion on decoration, but if you put up book style shelves, mix up what is on them. Like don't have a wall of 500 games. Put some books on there, maybe some movies, hobby related stuff. Show that you are a person with more than 1 interest.

[Error]

I think that's going to be the answer. I want something that I can stuff shit into, yet still be portable enough that if I'm moving I don't have to tear down a wall. I also think I may invest in some kind of wicker basket for all of my controllers.