If you're looking for new ways to organise your retro video game collection, you might want to read on. Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Kirby and director of the Smash Bros. series, recently shared an image on social media of his impressive library of retro games.
As you can see he's got draws stacked with cartridges like GoldenEye 007 and Batman, and there's even an entire Super Famicom unit. Sakurai's latest tweet has so far generated more than 50K Likes on social media, with some followers even calling for Sakurai to start his own retro collector series on YouTube.
This isn't the first time fans have got a look at Sakurai's personal gaming collection. Previously his main setup - which is two massive televisions side-by-side and multiple consoles underneath both units - including systems from the PlayStation and Nintendo families.
Back in 2019, Sakurai mentioned in his regular Famitsu column how he (at the time) had 60 different controllers, multiple Switch consoles and multiple PlayStation devices. He's also added a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X to his collection in recent years.
What do you think of Sakurai's retro games collection? How about his storage solutions? Comment below.
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Goldeneye in the picture!? Re-release confirmed ha
That's not a collection. That's a whole library! It's a beautiful sight.
❗️I bet he's has them all WATA-graded as well.
Looks like he has good posture.
Guess that’s where all that Kirby/smash bro’s money goes to.
Old game cartridges are basically useless, but they still look cool to those of us that remember those slot-cramming days..
I use VHS tape containers for my collection along with plastic game boxes. 📼
@NeonPizza for vintage gaming i use original hardware and CRT with everdrive carts
@NeonPizza No. many speed runners use everdrive carts for their runs.
Oh this
This is beautiful
Nothing beats having a beautiful retro collection.
I love mine and I add to it regularly.
His looks very decent but I like to play and display mine so it takes up more room than my wife would like 😁
Amazing, my cousin has a whole room/library like this.
First time i played game & watch lol or old arcade games. Even has televisions from that time period to play the consoles on.
When we have familie reunion we play retro games. (Not all, only those not sealed)
I’m already copying his tv setup. So gimme more ideas, Sakura-san! It takes up more room but I like all my games on a shelf usually.
Wow we're still not done with making an article about anything sakurai does huh lmao
Ha, I've been using the same "cassette drawers" to store my loose Famicom and MD carts since I was a kid
@NinChocolate why useless?
No need for a subscription! 😂
Puts my collection to Shame!
@Scrubicius Lol
Did he throw away all the boxes?
@Ryu_Niiyama The idea of having two tvs side by side is kinda blowing my mind not gonna lie 🤔
Makes me want to buy a Famicom, those small colored carts are so cool
Looks like a museum where no one touches anything, never.
I prefer to have my games laid out so they are easy to pick up and play, not dig through a box. Whatever floats his boats.
Everybody is talking about Batman but no one talks about Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei!
@NinChocolate
@NeonPizza
For me part of the nostalgic experience is having the original cartridge in the console. Looking down from the TV and seeing the cartridge sticker of the game your currently playing on display brings back memories.
A standard PS4 and a PS4 pro both hooked up? Madness.
Not complete in box.
So not much more than a penny
Lots of loose though. Can you imagine running into Mister Sakurai himself while game hunting in Akiba?
Mines better.
It's where he puts all the dreams of people whose favourite character doesn't make it into Smash.
@BlueGBAMicro WATA are known scammers, so probably not.
Man, I love that living room set up.
@Agent_P 😅My comment was a joke.
I'm aware of the WATA scam/controversy and know someone like Sakurai wouldn't get involved.
I hope this man is living the good life and getting a chance to go back and play some of the games he's collected. Not rushing through stuff because it's research for work
@Nancyboy Either that or he's being forced to sit like that because years of crouching at a computer has knackered his spine up something awful.
.. he says, out of experience
I noticed Tales of Phantasia for SFC at the corner of the picture. That's really cool. Cless for Smash confirmed!
That’s cool. Wonder if he’ll donate them when he’s an old man.
@Aerona My thought behind it is legacy content. While I use the mini systems for my older systems and have put my originals away until I find a good CRT, anything that uses component/composite cables goes on one TV (older LCD) and newer stuff on the other. If the standard hadn’t changed I would have just gotten a new tv and more switches. As it’s obvious he has two different TVs I’ll bet there is a similar thought process with Sakurai-san’s setup.
Random question: how do I close software after playing on the n64 app with the nso n64 controller? Closing software is the X button and that controller doesn’t have one… this is my only annoyance with the thing (aside from being hard to buy)
Ah I saw him post this on Twitter. It's very cool. I miss owning some old games and having an old TV to play them on but tbh I'm fine playing retro games however at the end of the day. Living in a small space now meant I couldn't collect like I used to.
Is he a real collector if he doesn't have a room filled with clutter/figures/amiibo all over the place?🙃
(I don't like clutter. So, I respect that clean looking setup)
Sakurai is the coolest.
Just like my original 1991 SNES, his Famicom cart holder has gone yellowish.
Maybe I should be like Sakurai and not care about boxes and manuals
The lengths people will go to, in order to not pay for the Switch online "service".
Those PC Engine games 🤩
Such a waste of space when you can have every single one of those and more stored in something as small as your finger nail. Plus how much more quickly you could find and load up what you wanted...really makes no sense to me.
The sight of this makes me happy. So neat and organized.
@BlueGBAMicro Ah, well, next time, add a minor /jk or /lh for those who can't tell to make it obvious, please.
I think you mean drawers
@Knightrider1 I was gonna make that same comment. lol
@NinChocolate First it isn’t vintage gaming if you are using a everdrive. Second yes a everdrive does add to latency just like all emulation does and the only real way to get that actually real nostalgic and accurate gameplay is with. CRT tv and original game.
Don’t get me wrong I have everdrive and a 32 in crt tv but I can tell the difference between the everdrive and the original game. I will always opt for the original over a everdrive or other emulated version of a game regardless of system. Of course a crt tv is always a must.
@DdG1408 you’re gonna gatekeep the definition of “vintage video gaming”? Sure, we’ll go with your meticulous definitions. I’m just fake-vintage I guess... But who really cares? Y’know?
And not sure where you think the lag is coming from since the signal is going directly into and out of the console. Doesn’t sound like you’re making a scientific statement on lag here..
@Moonlessky Random Question: what is the capital city of Peru?
To flagrantly dismiss playing retro games on original hardware and CRT's is just foolishness. It really is the best way to play those types of games.
Lag and bad image quality is a real thing on many modern day TV's. Lower quality modern TVs that do not compensate for lag is near impossible to play on. Most midrange TVs can modestly get a passing grade for some games with some kind of "game mode". However, there are ways to get those older games looking and playing pretty good on modern TV's. But there is an investment. You need a low latency TV, the right cables and something like a retrotink. Then it can be a surprisingly good experience.
But simply hooking up your favorite retro console with stock cables to an average modern day TV will yield very disappointing results.
@NeonPizza if your NES everdrive has different colors then it’s the rom version on the flash, not the flash memory hardware itself. The console produces the colors
@NeonPizza Nintendo has added image filters to a number of their emulators which reproduce a darker image.
Mega man legacy collection on Switch is no good. Lots of emulation on Switch is worse than retroarch benchmarks which I find unacceptable for paid software.
I’m very perceptive to lag on Sega Genesis because I’ve had the original hardware running since I was young. So typically I use a model 1 Genny.
I’ve got about a dozen CRTs big and small including a 16:9 480i tube that I run my Switch on. I don’t even play switch on modern flatscreens! Lol
@NeonPizza i hear that about playing on the larger displays as my brother likes to play on a big TV. I’m partial to small and medium screens. Probably because I had a game boy for years before getting my first console
@Agent_P I thought it WAS obvious...
@Ryu_Niiyama Mmhmm, I think we've got a case of great minds thinking alike here 😏
@NeonPizza no, thank you. I still have my original systems and I don’t see a point in buying two of the same tv (also the 65 inch is too large for my space. For the distance I sit from the tv, a 55 inch is the largest I need). I’ve personally not noticed any lag with the mini systems, so I am fine using them until I snag a sony trinitron. I do plan on getting the analogue pocket to replace my gba player though.
He should get one of those fat CRTs for his old consoles. Old games look so bad on UHDs.
No Dreamcast? It's thinking...
@NeonPizza About the Dreamcast, there is one more thing you can say, especially about the launch titles, Soulcalibur.
Soulcaliber on the Dreamcast still might be my very favorite 3D fighter. And in my opinion, might be the very best launch title ever for any console.
Maybe only Zelda Breath of the Wild might eek it out slightly for the Switch. But since Zelda really is a cross over title, there might be a little gray area.
But I have never seen a game from another console's launch line up that was nearly the best looking game on the console from the very start.
Soulcalibur is a very special game for sure.
@Aerona haha I hope so!
I can sèe PC Engine there on right cabibet below and there are PC Engine HuCards on his game collections. It was the best 16 bit console at the time.
@SteamEngenius
It's called being materialistic, and also wanting the real experience rather than an emulated one. As you already know, some people like using up their space to showcase what they have, whether it's to themselves or to others people. As for emulation vs native, it's simple - either it's for the "authentic" experience of playing a game the way it should be, or it's to avoid emulation errors, whether it be from yourself screwing it up or someone else screwing up the emulation (unrendered textures, missing game files, brightness lowered, etc.).
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