Collection storage/display advice. Mold?

[gex]

Fortunately I've never had any mold problems where I live, but I'm always concerned with receiving funky stuff from others. 

I picked up Heavy Unit and was a bit surprised at what I saw when I opened the case...




Took me a moment to realize the white shit isn't mold, but just the printed artwork on the back cover.  Not exactly on topic, but WTF kind of art is that?

Is that that glossy paper?

[GoldenWheels]

May be a good idea to hit the manuals with something with something that can kill mold. Hate to say bleach but man, mold is so damn hard to actually kill. Maybe some bleach dilution or something? I bleach wipe most NES games I get (because...eww) and the labels have never been hurt (that is they didn't fade, too much moisture of course sucks in).

This is a shitty idea.

yes

Guys, people tell me to drink bleach all the time. How bad can it be?

[csgx1]

Is that that glossy paper?

Yes, it's glossy paper like most manuals. 

[esteban]

Fortunately I've never had any mold problems where I live, but I'm always concerned with receiving funky stuff from others. 

I picked up Heavy Unit and was a bit surprised at what I saw when I opened the case...




Took me a moment to realize the white shit isn't mold, but just the printed artwork on the back cover.  Not exactly on topic, but WTF kind of art is that?

Ok, you piqued my curiosity.

I'm gonna have to investigate this

[esteban]

UPDATE: Ok, after turning on my dehumidifier and placing the Heavy Unit manual in a container of baking soda, I think I may have figured something out...

  

...csgx1 is correct, that isn't a mold pattern.

IT COULD BE:

(1) aerial view of a "moon" depicting "faultlines" and craters...
(2) aerial view of earth depicting rivers and giant floating spores...
(3) painting entitled "Lilac #3"

Hmmmm....

[in99flames]

Isnt that a Jackson pollock painting?

[Keith Courage]

Oddly enough as I was looking through some of my manuals recently to see if anything new had appeared I realized something. I must have rarely looked at any of my manuals when I was a kid because I didn't remember anything I was looking through. One would assume that with all the nostalgia I have for the Tg16 that I'd remember something from one of these manuals. Even if it was just a picture from the inside or something. However, so far nothing. Maybe I should just purge my collection and get a bunch of loose games or an everdrive? hah

[esteban]

Oddly enough as I was looking through some of my manuals recently to see if anything new had appeared I realized something. I must have rarely looked at any of my manuals when I was a kid because I didn't remember anything I was looking through. One would assume that with all the nostalgia I have for the Tg16 that I'd remember something from one of these manuals. Even if it was just a picture from the inside or something. However, so far nothing. Maybe I should just purge my collection and get a bunch of loose games or an everdrive? hah

I only looked at manuals when I first got the game and later, if I was bored. The stuff I remember is always from when I was bored.

TRIVIA: I learned "rendezvous" and "doppelgänger" from NES Konami manuals.

Before you get rid of the TG-16/PCE manuals, please scan the ones that (1) need an upgrade or (2) are missing from this list:

http://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=pub&val=man

Thank you!

[Keith Courage]

Before you get rid of the TG-16/PCE manuals, please scan the ones that (1) need an upgrade or (2) are missing from this list:

http://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=pub&val=man

Thank you!

I probably keep my collection. Sure, I'll upload anything I have that is missing or nicer than what's there just because why not.

[esteban]

Before you get rid of the TG-16/PCE manuals, please scan the ones that (1) need an upgrade or (2) are missing from this list:

http://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=pub&val=man

Thank you!

I probably keep my collection. Sure, I'll upload anything I have that is missing or nicer than what's there just because why not.

You are a gracious, kind soul.

[Punch]

I'm going to print a picture of moldy paper in the back of the manual on purpose if I ever do a homebrew game.

[csgx1]

UPDATE: Ok, after turning on my dehumidifier and placing the Heavy Unit manual in a container of baking soda, I think I may have figured something out...

  

...csgx1 is correct, that isn't a mold pattern.

IT COULD BE:

(1) aerial view of a "moon" depicting "faultlines" and craters...
(2) aerial view of earth depicting rivers and giant floating spores...
(3) painting entitled "Lilac #3"

Hmmmm....

All great possibilities.  I like #3 the best!  The lilac color is know to calm and relax, which is definitely needed when playing Heavy Unit. 

Interesting, is your spine sticker faded too?  Seems like all the ones I've seen for sale have faded spine stickers as well.  I wonder if that was also part of the art design or did they all just sit in a store window for years unsold. 

[esteban]

^ I assumed it was sun-fading, but the result looks nice, especially since it echoes the fading of the Arm&Hammer box.

There is a word for fading color/blending hues... "ambre"? No, that's not it.

Dammit.

[Keith Courage]

Well, after doing even more investigation it appears that the majority of any spots I have found are near the staples on the inside of the manuals. Almost like the staples are reacting to something and then leaving spots behind. None of the other pages of any manual I own have any spots on them. Maybe I should remove all the staples? Hydrogen peroxide and UV light works great at removing any of the staining on these pages but leaves these parts looking a little rippled after drying.


Also, some of you might want to start looking at the inside page where the staples come through on your manuals. I've received a few manuals in the mail in the past week that have minor spotting in this area prior to myself owning them. So this could be starting to become a common occurrence.

[Digi.k]

you definitely have some kind of humidity/moisture problem.  I think I too have a few pc engine games that came from japan where the staples inside the manuals are rusted but I just leave it.

The back of that Taito manual could be a lost Turner painting... just saying.