I've been thinking lately about how CD-Rs are a limited resource that are pretty easy to squander. Especially if you're like me and you use burning/labelling discs to procrastinate. Burns go bad, wrong images get chosen, etc.
So I thought I'd look at how everyone else uses their spindles. How many successful? How many UNsuccessful? I'm not saying make an exhaustive list like I did, but just share some of your stories or something.
The current record of my own spindle is below:
Most of my failed discs were the result of rough handling with a pen... I have since stopped using pens.
So I thought I'd look at how everyone else uses their spindles. How many successful? How many UNsuccessful? I'm not saying make an exhaustive list like I did, but just share some of your stories or something.
The current record of my own spindle is below:
Order is approximate. Italics mark ones that either aren't or can't be used anymore.
001. Utopia Boot Disk v1.1 (Destroyed by bad label)
002. ReviveDC - Power Stone (Destroyed by bad label)
003. DCRes - Aerowings
004. DCRes - Aerowings 2
005. DCRes - Crazy Taxi
006. DCRes - Crazy Taxi 2
007. DCRes - Sonic Shuffle
008. DCRes - Space Channel 5 Special Release, Disc 1
009. DCRes - Space Channel 5 Special Release, Disc 2
010. DCRes - Chu Chu Rocket! (Destroyed by bad label)
011. ReviveDC - Sega Tetris
012. DCRes - Wacky Races (Destroyed by bad label)
013. ReviveDC - Rez (Destroyed by bad label)
014. ReviveDC - Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
015. ReviveDC - Gauntlet Legends (Destroyed by bad label)
016. ReviveDC - Cannon Spike
017. ReviveDC - Elemental Gimmick Gear
018. ReviveDC - Evolution
019. ReviveDC - Evolution 2
020. DaBomb1 - Sega Swirl Puzzle Pack (It didn't work.)
021. DCRes - Sonic Adventure Split, Disc 1 (Obsoleted in favor or RDC's single-disc release)
022. Sonic Adventure Split, Disc 2 (Obsoleted)
023. Sonic Adventure Split, Disc 3 (Obsoleted)
024. DCCM - Puyo Pop Fever
025. DCRes - Looney Tunes Space Race
026. DCRes - Fur Fighters v2
027. DCCM - Marvel Vs. Capcom
028. ReviveDC - Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
029. DCCM - South Park Rally
030. ReviveDC - South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
031. DCCM - Q*Bert
032. NoBSDC - SoulCalibur
033. DCCM - Kao the Kangaroo
034. DCCM - The Grinch
035. DCCM - Centipede
036. DCCM - Chicken Run
037. ReviveDC - Super Street Fighter II X Remix
038. Dream Explorer VMU Tool
039. Streeker - Sega Swirl (Standalone)
040. ReviveDC - Gauntlet Legends (Re-burn)
041. ReviveDC - Bleem! Soul Blade (I meant to download this BEFORE SC, but for a while, it wouldn't download for some reason.)
042. Noonofthat - DooMDC (Obsoleted because I didn't read the freaking thread)
043. ReviveDC - Super Puzzle Fighter II X English
044. ReviveDC - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure For Matching Service
045. DCRes - Wacky Races (Re-burn)
046. DCRes - Tech Romancer
047. IsoZone - Bleem! I.Q. Intelligent Qube
048. IsoZone - Bleem! Pepsi-Man (The novelty wore off, so I shelved it. *shrug*)
049. ReviveDC - ChuChu Rocket! (Re-burn)
050. ReviveDC - Power Stone (Re-burn)
051. ReviveDC - Power Stone 2
052. ReviveDC - Rez (Re-burn)
053. ReviveDC - Sonic Adventure
054. ReviveDC - Street Fighter III Triple Threat
055. ReviveDC - Star Wars Episode I Racer
056. ReviveDC - Star Wars Episode I Jedi Power Battles
057. ReviveDC - Mortal Kombat Gold
058. DCRes - Genesis Collection
059. DCRes - Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern
060. ReviveDC - Outtrigger
061. Fruit'y
062. DCRes - Half-Life
063. DCRes - Grand Theft Auto 2 (Destroyed by bad label... the damn pencil slipped and slashed through >_>)
064. DCRes - Rayman 2
065. -Drez01- - DoomDC+
066. DCCM - Sonic Adventure 2
067. ReviveDC - Ball Breakers
068. ReviveDC - Cosmic Smash
069. ReviveDC - Spider-Man
070. ReviveDC - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
071. DCCM - Quake 3
072. YZB - Bust-A-Move 4
073. DCRes - Grand Theft Auto 2 (Re-burn)
27 discs remain. Several are reserved for items now currently downloading.
001. Utopia Boot Disk v1.1 (Destroyed by bad label)
002. ReviveDC - Power Stone (Destroyed by bad label)
003. DCRes - Aerowings
004. DCRes - Aerowings 2
005. DCRes - Crazy Taxi
006. DCRes - Crazy Taxi 2
007. DCRes - Sonic Shuffle
008. DCRes - Space Channel 5 Special Release, Disc 1
009. DCRes - Space Channel 5 Special Release, Disc 2
010. DCRes - Chu Chu Rocket! (Destroyed by bad label)
011. ReviveDC - Sega Tetris
012. DCRes - Wacky Races (Destroyed by bad label)
013. ReviveDC - Rez (Destroyed by bad label)
014. ReviveDC - Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
015. ReviveDC - Gauntlet Legends (Destroyed by bad label)
016. ReviveDC - Cannon Spike
017. ReviveDC - Elemental Gimmick Gear
018. ReviveDC - Evolution
019. ReviveDC - Evolution 2
020. DaBomb1 - Sega Swirl Puzzle Pack (It didn't work.)
021. DCRes - Sonic Adventure Split, Disc 1 (Obsoleted in favor or RDC's single-disc release)
022. Sonic Adventure Split, Disc 2 (Obsoleted)
023. Sonic Adventure Split, Disc 3 (Obsoleted)
024. DCCM - Puyo Pop Fever
025. DCRes - Looney Tunes Space Race
026. DCRes - Fur Fighters v2
027. DCCM - Marvel Vs. Capcom
028. ReviveDC - Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
029. DCCM - South Park Rally
030. ReviveDC - South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
031. DCCM - Q*Bert
032. NoBSDC - SoulCalibur
033. DCCM - Kao the Kangaroo
034. DCCM - The Grinch
035. DCCM - Centipede
036. DCCM - Chicken Run
037. ReviveDC - Super Street Fighter II X Remix
038. Dream Explorer VMU Tool
039. Streeker - Sega Swirl (Standalone)
040. ReviveDC - Gauntlet Legends (Re-burn)
041. ReviveDC - Bleem! Soul Blade (I meant to download this BEFORE SC, but for a while, it wouldn't download for some reason.)
042. Noonofthat - DooMDC (Obsoleted because I didn't read the freaking thread)
043. ReviveDC - Super Puzzle Fighter II X English
044. ReviveDC - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure For Matching Service
045. DCRes - Wacky Races (Re-burn)
046. DCRes - Tech Romancer
047. IsoZone - Bleem! I.Q. Intelligent Qube
048. IsoZone - Bleem! Pepsi-Man (The novelty wore off, so I shelved it. *shrug*)
049. ReviveDC - ChuChu Rocket! (Re-burn)
050. ReviveDC - Power Stone (Re-burn)
051. ReviveDC - Power Stone 2
052. ReviveDC - Rez (Re-burn)
053. ReviveDC - Sonic Adventure
054. ReviveDC - Street Fighter III Triple Threat
055. ReviveDC - Star Wars Episode I Racer
056. ReviveDC - Star Wars Episode I Jedi Power Battles
057. ReviveDC - Mortal Kombat Gold
058. DCRes - Genesis Collection
059. DCRes - Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern
060. ReviveDC - Outtrigger
061. Fruit'y
062. DCRes - Half-Life
063. DCRes - Grand Theft Auto 2 (Destroyed by bad label... the damn pencil slipped and slashed through >_>)
064. DCRes - Rayman 2
065. -Drez01- - DoomDC+
066. DCCM - Sonic Adventure 2
067. ReviveDC - Ball Breakers
068. ReviveDC - Cosmic Smash
069. ReviveDC - Spider-Man
070. ReviveDC - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
071. DCCM - Quake 3
072. YZB - Bust-A-Move 4
073. DCRes - Grand Theft Auto 2 (Re-burn)
27 discs remain. Several are reserved for items now currently downloading.