#VIDEO GAME DISPLAY SHELF SERIES#

Now I just needed to wait for IKEA to get the darn things back in stock. The decision was made, and I had landed back on Billy. Especially lined up in an attractive manner.

The physical things are so cool to look at, even lined up on a shelf. There’s always going to be a certain amount of charm to putting an actual cartridge or disc into a game system and playing it the way I did when I was a kid, but more importantly, it’s the art.

That said, this isn’t about practicality. This begs the question, why have this stuff at all if I don’t plan on using them? Honestly, if I was being practical, no. Flash carts are a thing that exist, so it’s unlikely that I’ll need to access my games all that frequently. They can easily be moved aside if they're blocking something I need. The only question then would be about accessing the games if I lined up figures in front of them. But in my mind, if I were to do it again I would want those things to all be uniform in some way, so putting things like random toys in front wouldn’t work. What if I could actually use that space in front of the games to display cool video game related things? I did it before back in my old apartment. Billy wasn’t going to work.īut then amiibo happened. The games by themselves would just look silly with all that empty room in front of them, and I felt like coming up with a method to keep them all pushed forward would only result in a shoddy looking situation. Just deep enough to fit the games nicely, but not so deep that there was a leftover chunk of space in front of everything.īilly is a nice looking bookcase, but it left that extra space that I couldn’t stand. In my mind, the perfect shelves for video game storage were from my old FuncoLand. The problem with Billy was that the shelves were too deep. There were several other options out there, but the one I was certain I didn’t want was Billy from IKEA.

#VIDEO GAME DISPLAY SHELF SERIES#

Way back in the third part of this series (back in 2017) I wrote about special shelving units I’d want to put together with cabinet space at the bottom. Good ol’ Billyįor years, I’ve been cruising the internet looking for proper shelving units to display my games on. Today, we’re going to focus on the shelving units.

(No offense to the wire rack solution I cobbled together last year) And finally, I need to filter through what’s left and find a way to make it all accessible in my closet space. Third, I need a proper shelving unit for my retro consoles. Second, I need a proper desk to work on, preferably something where I can display my First 4 statues. First, I need a proper set of shelves to display my games on out in the open. There are four main facets remaining in my basement that need to be resolved. Well, a fortunate turn of events has changed things, and I’m finally in a position to bring my game room plans to fruition. If you’re new here, I’ve been working on turning my basement into a game room for a number of years, but the existence of small children and a lack of finances have been standing in my way. It’s been a little over a year since I’ve written one of these entries, and well, it’s been a little over a year since I’ve done anything of note with my collection.

Video game display shelf