What do you collect and what is your goal?

I love to collect handheld consoles, especially DS and 3DS consoles. I don’t really have a goal.

When did you start collecting?

I first went out of my way to get an older system in 2020 when I got myself a 2DS in October, but I really decided I wanted to collect was in July of 2022.

How did you get the idea to collect video games/consoles?

I have played video games for my entire life, and watching YouTube videos from people like Nathaniel Bandy and Scott the Woz convinced me to start collecting.

What's your favorite item in your collection and why?

My 3DS Panda development kit. I’ve wanted one since 2021 and I finally got one on January 13th, 2024.

What is your most memorable collecting story/experience?

It’s probably the story for my 3DS Dev Kit. I first tried to make a similar paint job with a Cosmo Black 3DS (which failed miserably), and then I posted my desire for one all over the place. Then ProtonX DM’ed me over Discord saying he had one that he had cobbled together, but it had some parts that were the wrong color. He sold it to me for $135, and it was worth it. I’ve since been working on getting the correct colored parts for it to make a complete one.