Jeff has mentioned on a few podcasts "Oh, I was just holding [old/obscure video game peripheral] not 24 hours ago." or something similar, referring to his collection of old games/accessories/memorabilia. It's become kind of a running joke on the site, but if you follow him on Tumblr or Instagram, you know what's up. Jeff is holdin'.

A few people have joked that we need compile a proper list of "things Jeff has held", so on a whim last night I made this:

http://thingsjeffgerstmannhasheld.tumblr.com/

Enjoy. Click "add to the list" to suggest more... things that Jeff has held. I'll do my best to add more non-reblogged posts regularly.

(I know this is a silly, paper-thin joke. I love everybody on the site and I'm not throwing shade.)

This is great, nice work duder! I look forwarding to seeing more random items from Jeff's collection.

I didn't even realize this was a joke, just thought we went through his collection often as one should...

I had that exact cassette deck as a kid, sans the 3DO branding (sadly).

@blannir Thanks!

@nightriff Oh I just mean it's a phrase he's used several times. He does go through his collection, and shares some pretty unique stuff. e.g. http://jeff.zone/post/105218581231/midway-pen

This is a good.

I wonder if he has ever held one of those EA Air Force pins that you could get from Electronic Arts if you bought a bunch of their air combat games during the Genesis era.