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Consoles, games, and manuals in one inventory

2026-09-09

A “game collection” that ignores the consoles and manuals is a half inventory. The brick under the TV cost real money. The manual you finally found for a loose cart changes completeness. Those belong on the same shelf view.

RetroStronghold logs games, hardware, and docs in one free account. Live prices sit on those rows the same way they sit on games. The Index has separate browsable slices for titles, consoles, and manuals so you can find the right row without inventing fake game entries for a controller.

Hardware is not a footnote

Systems, handhelds, and official peripherals belong in the locker with condition and what you paid. When you later care about totals, you will not be adding a mystery console from memory.

Manuals and guides

Strategy guides and console manuals are easy to forget in a closet. Logging them stops you from buying a second copy. It also makes CIB projects honest — see CIB vs loose.

One profile, whole shelf

Public profiles and exports are more useful when the page shows the real collection, not only carts. Check prices and totals here for free; Membership when you want them updated daily and a value report across the whole shelf.

Start a free collection, add the console you play on, then the games beside it. That order feels better than a game-only spreadsheet you never trust.

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