OK, so I'm gradually moving to a new place in Berkeley (fortunately,
relatively cheap -- by Berkeley standards at least), and I am establishing
the Mighty Bookcases of Doom there.
Er, okay, so they are just a set of four bookcases purchased for $70
apiece at IKEA. They still work great for computer games -- the shelves
can be spaced evenly to accomodate any normal-sized computer game (nice
fit, too -- a large box fits nicely with not much extra room to spare).
I haven't quite set everything up yet (I need to get more shelves,
actually), and I'm still agonizing over just how to organize my games on
the shelves. Not everything is going to fit, but everything significant
to me in any way should, at least at first, heh.
Anyway, a few games are misbehaving. I think I'll shelve some small books
separately on a bookcase that has actual books, but here are a few games
that will require special treatment:
* Wing Commander III Premiere Edition. Easily the largest game box I own.
There's no way this is going to fit on a bookshelf (it's way too large in
two dimensions).
* Escape From Monkey Island Signature Edition. Oh, it fits the shelves
okay, but there are props inside. Guess what one of props inside is? A
*magnet*. It's one of the flat types, so I don't think it's much of a
threat, but just as a precaution it's going to be isolated from my whole
main collection-library.
* Sid and Al's Incredible Toons. What's awkward is the package shape --
the package consists of two separable pieces that form a misshapen
cartoonish TV set. Not only is it not nicely orthagonal, it's also
fragile. (Incidentally, I have a duplicate set of trading cards and the
poster for this, but I don't have the manual -- I'd like the manual to
form a complete set. Oh, if you're a fan of the Incredible Machine
series, this is a must-own.)
If I had a Starcross saucer, that would probably make the list too, but
since I don't, it doesn't.
Any other awkward games of interest out there?
-- Stephen
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