# How do you all store your controllers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [October 13, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143 "2020-10-13T20:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/1 "2020-10-13T20:00:30Z")
I think this is the hardest part of the hobby to make “neat”. No matter what, whenever I’m about to start a session, I have to go to a set of drawers and dig for the right input device. They’re all in individual zip-lock freezer bags so the cords don’t get tangled, but I still find this to be the most annoying part of starting a game. Has anyone come up with a better way? I have like… 50 controllers if I had to guess and it becomes a bit much to try and dig through them all for the right one. ---
**Author:** ![Peagles](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peagles/32/3067_2.png) [@Peagles](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peagles)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/2 "2020-10-13T20:58:53Z")
Keen to hear from everyone on this tbh. I’m currently doing a huge clearout of the garage including all the retro stuff and looking for a better way to organise all the controllers. ---
**Author:** ![Danexmurder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/danexmurder/32/3014_2.png) [@Danexmurder](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Danexmurder)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/3 "2020-10-13T21:20:30Z")
I have different controllers in different drawers. I have my “usuals” in one drawer and my less used ones in another. I use cable cuffs to mange cords. You can get the small cuffs for about a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/4 "2020-10-13T21:21:58Z")
I have two boxes, one for Dreamcast controllers one for PlayStation controllers. I let the cords run free. Then all my Wii controllers are in a laptop bag. 🤷🏼‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Danexmurder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/danexmurder/32/3014_2.png) [@Danexmurder](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Danexmurder)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/5 "2020-10-13T22:00:33Z")
Here’s what my main drawer looks like. Switch pro controller is downstairs at the moment. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/6/669c32022330b720f4b8fb2ff0b4e62a97a853fa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![the\_standard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@the\_standard](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/the_standard)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/6 "2020-10-15T15:56:02Z")
I have a closet in my gaming room and on the door to the closet hanging on the inside I have one of those over the door shoe organizers its a fabric type material with pockets for many controllers most retro controllers fit in the pockets. N64 controllers poke out a bit but long as your careful they don’t fall out. ---
**Author:** ![raskulous](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/raskulous/32/11773_2.png) [@raskulous](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/raskulous)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/7 "2020-10-15T16:02:39Z")
I have a little 5-drawer thing dedicated to controllers, and I organize them by brand. Nintendo Sega Microsoft Sony TG16/Other Unfortunately I have way too many controllers, and there are too many of each brand to fit in each of the top 4 drawers, so I have a general “messy box” stored elsewhere that has anything that I don’t regularly use. ![IMG_20201015_100044](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/6/68d781475624ed3d7ee2a589d82991c150898887.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/8 "2020-10-15T16:33:58Z")
I haven’t set it up myself yet, but I own one of those over the door shoe hanger things. @the_standard’s method. Here’s an example… > **[r/organization - Using a over the door shoe organizer to display and organize my...](https://www.reddit.com/r/organization/comments/9tkfep/using_a_over_the_door_shoe_organizer_to_display/)** > > 130 votes and 12 comments so far on Reddit ---
**Author:** ![harborline\_765](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/harborline_765/32/5947_2.png) [@harborline\_765](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/harborline_765)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/9 "2020-10-15T18:06:41Z")
Badly. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jinto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/jinto/32/3334_2.png) [@Jinto](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Jinto)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/how-do-you-all-store-your-controllers/2143/10 "2020-10-16T00:36:47Z")
My modern controllers are on charging docks. I have a drawer underneath my monitor which stores my main controller for each system. I keep extra controllers in a 4-drawer shelf unit. 2 drawers for NIntendo controllers. 1 for Sega. And another for everything else. Whatever is left, I store in a bin. I used to display some of my controllers, such as my character wiimotes, but no controllers are displayed at the moment.