René and I have known each other for almost two decades and it was bound to happen at some point. Because while I was constantly stopping myself from picking up everything, he made it his goal in life. And that’s how his impressive collection of computer games came about, which was even entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest collection of game consoles. This collection comprises an incredible 30,000 exhibits, including 1,000 games consoles, home computers and LCD games as well as 10,000 games and various accessories.
He also presents this collection as a traveling exhibition under the name “House of Computer Games”, which is regularly shown at trade fairs, congresses and museums, and the rest is stored at his home, where he has built a large house around this collection. And that’s exactly where I’m going to take you today and we’ll be amazed together at what’s hidden in the many rooms, right down to the last corner of the cellar. It will also be one of the rare private insights into an accumulation of things that we have perhaps all seen or even owned at some point. Speaking of possessions…
Obsessed is probably the best way to put it, so I’d like to say a few words about the labens’ course in advance, which will certainly explain why everything turned out the way it did. In the end, it is a causal chain that has led to this rather unique career. Born on July 25, 1970, he has since made a name for himself internationally as a journalist, author and computer game historian. His career began back in the 1980s, during his school years, when he worked intensively with home computers and learned various programming languages. After graduating from high school in 1989, he gained practical experience as a developer and completed his civilian service. He then began studying computer science at the University of Leipzig, which he later “creatively” neglected in favor of his journalistic and writing career. From 2006 to 2008, he deepened his knowledge by studying part-time at the SAW – Academy for Marketing and Communication in Leipzig.
René has worked and still works for well-known publications such as heise online and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and has already written over 60 specialist books. in 1992, he also founded the editorial office Die Schreibfabrik, which specialized in online magazines about computer games, including the well-known website mogelpower.de. Since 1993, Meyer has maintained this database as a collection of cheats and solutions for computer games, which has resulted in around 25 books, several CD-ROMs and the Mogelpower.de website. He also started the sister project EasterEggs.de, which collects Easter eggs in computer programs.
In addition to his collections, René Meyer has also made important contributions to video game culture. He campaigns for a better image of computer games, supports the developer scene and is involved in the organization of several important events. These include the “Long Night of Computer Games” and the Retro Area at Gamescom. He is a co-founder of Kreatives Leipzig e.V. and is involved in the organization of the Elstercon literature festival. He has been networking the Leipzig games scene since 2001 and was even a member of the Gamescom Awards jury until 2019.
I won’t divulge any private details at this point, as René is similar to me in that his two children play just as little a role in public as my two. But today is about the collection and not about gossip. But I always have to explain to my children exactly why his collection is a well-thought-out and reasonably well-organized mess due to its sheer size, while my sons’ children’s room has to be tidied up. After this tour, we will also take a look at a small exhibition that René opened on Sunday not far from his house in a small suburb of Leipzig. And yes, a bit of advertising is necessary, because you can even book René and his exhibits. But there’s a little more information about this at the end of today’s article. For now, let’s go in search of games and consoles.
And first things first: I’m not a child of sadness when it comes to storage, but some of the rooms and their contents were too much even for me, even though I’m not claustrophobic. You just have to experience this amount up close and let it sink in, pictures can’t convey that. And yes, a lot more is added almost every day, so there’s always something new to marvel at. Let’s go…
- 1 - Record-breaking CV
- 2 - Office, office and even more incoming things
- 3 - Cellar paradise and monitor heaven
- 4 - A different kind of home theater
- 5 - When and where the man becomes a basement dweller
- 6 - The great collecting - When the floor becomes a shelf
- 7 - René On Tour - Nostalgia on wheels
- 8 - All hands on deck: the little marvels
- 9 - Collecting mania and real rarities
- 10 - We play a round...
- 11 - We play another round...
- 12 - Played out, conclusion and a cool event idea
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