"Hello from Wonderland...

[Cheshire-Grin]

Shall we have some tea?"

As you might have guessed, I have a thing for Alice in Wonderland, mainly thanks to that lovable little kitten, the Cheshire Cat.

I'm Cheshire-Grin, but most people call me Cheshy. Please, feel free to do the same.

I started collecting at the end of 2012, but it didn't really kick off until 2013. I love gaming, technology, manga and anime, I'm really just your basic otaku.

While I did only start collecting in 2012, I did own a few before this; my first was Final Fantasy XIII: Limited Edition. As a huge fan of Final Fantasy, I just couldn't pass it up at the time. Other series I like include Assassin's Creed, The Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Witcher, the Batman: Arkham games, Tales of, inFAMOUS, Killzone, Gears of War, Halo, Forza, Star Ocean, Need for Speed....Basically anything I can get my hands on.

Still, I've never been able to go past Pokemon. Red and Blue were the games that got me into gaming, and I will always be grateful to them for the experiences they have given me.

As for my collection itself, it isn't as big as a lot of the ones I've seen on here, but I'm proud of it nonetheless. I like steelbooks, but never really got into collecting them. I hope to change that this year, though.

I'm hoping I'll find a place in this community, as it seems a great place to be apart of. Here's hoping I'll fit in ok.


Update [26/03/14] :

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[ZeeAussie]

Welcome to the fourms, hope you enjoy your stay and see the many things that us collectors collect

[Letrico]

Hello fellow australia with animated pokemon gif avatar. Reading your story reminds me so much of myself since pokemon is the reason im gaming and my first CE was final fantasy 13 as well.

Good to see someone with similar taste of gaming as mine enjoy yourself here!

[Cheshire-Grin]

ZeeAussie

Thanks, Zee, I hope I do to. There's so many different things you guys collect, I can't wait to see all the collections.

Letrico

XD Sylveon is so cute, isn't she? Your Pikachu and Pichu one is adorable as well, Letrico. I've seen you around on the site a lot, it's nice to know there are people with similar taste as mine, too!

[Cheshire-Grin]

My babies:




AC III Freedom Edition and AC IV Black Chest Edition:

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Batman Arkham Origins:

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Steelbooks:

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Random CEs:

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That's maybe two thirds of my collection, I'll probably upload the rest tomorrow.

[KnightOfTruth]

Great stuff and welcome to the forum! Definitely saw a few things that I've been hunting for myself in your car(?) there!

[Cheshire-Grin]

KnightOfTruth

Am I meant to quote people when I respond..? I wasn't sure if you got notifications on here or not, so feel free to tell me if I've got the wrong idea!

Anyway, thanks for the welcome, Knight! It's my office chair, it was apparently based on the bucket seat styling from some cars. I just liked it because it was comfy and had a recline function! I really didn't think I'd have things you guys on here didn't, though. You all have such rare stuff!

[Letrico]

Ahhh your babies are the same as mine except the Zelda DS. I have pikachu 3ds and red pokemon x/y 3ds too

We should compare collection sometime but I have yet to take any picture of my collection yet :/ Maybe next spring cleaning when I take them all out from closet.

I see you are a PC gamer too

Steam name? Mine is the same as forum name

[Cheshire-Grin]

Ugh....Today's weather forecast in Adelaide: Horribly hot and humid with thunderstorms. Goody.

On a lighter note, I bought a new shiny today~ The Afterglow 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Wireless headset. I must say, they have amazing sound clarity for a lesser known brand, not like Turtlebeach, Razer or Steelseries. For any Aussies who want them, they're still available for preorder on the EB games website, but I found them in stock in store. They're also PS4 compatible, not sure about Xbone.

KnightOfTruth

Ah, that makes sense, then. <///< I was that nervous I'd mess up it took me a while to really want to get involved on here.

I did notice that there's people from a wide range of regions on here. I didn't realize just how many countries had large gaming cultures. DX Budgets are awful, Knight. There's been more than one purchase I've had to pass up as my own budget wouldn't allow it. Amazon and Gamestop are probably my favourite US retailers, as they, to an extent, ship to Australia. I prefer Amazon though.

That 25th Anniversary Edition LoZ console was probably the first major collecting purchase I made. It was a good....fifty dollars, I think, dearer than a standard 3DS at the time and didn't come packaged with Ocarina of Time, so I was kind of torn. It's a really nice piece though, I hope you find one, too!

Dan

Thanks! I hope I have good time here. I'll try to contribute well.

Letrico

I'm a huge Zelda fanboy, I got hooked on the original Legend of Zelda. I played it in...99 I think, when I inherited my first console. The Pikachu one was a must have, though. Pikachu is my favourite Pokemon XD And the red x/y one was because I adore Yveltal. I actually have a Yveltal gijinka~

Yveltal Gijinka ( Drawn by the amazing Frostvandals @ DA ) ( Not advertising, just don't want to be mistaken as having draw it myself DX )

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XD I game on PC, but my 780m struggles with newer games. I haven't OC'ed it, so it lags a bit in games like AC IV. My steam name is Cheshire-Grin. I probably won't do a lot of PC gaming until December/January, after I get back from the states. I'm planning to pick an Alienware with dual Maxwell GPUs. Hopefully that's enough for me to be able to game properly.

[Letrico]

Ooh you are in the states for a year?

PSN Xbox Live everything is Letrico.

My favourite Zelda was Ocarina of Ages and Ocarina of Seasons. Recent zelda doesn't appeal much to me I don't know why.

Gamestop is kinda an ass to me since they decided to blacklist me for a month because I tried to order saints row GOTG edition. I love amazon the most since their shipping is affordable as well but most rare games sold out too quick on amazon since people just use it to resell the game.