A Year-long Project Ahead

Don't you smell something when you see the picture above?

I smell fun.

All eleven of these are Nintendo DS consoles. The original, very first model that released in 2004. They look sooooo funky in comparison to the later, thinner models! People call it the "Phat" model for a reason.

I've said elsewhere in the forum that I collect these and fix them up. I usually just browse eBay and buy them individually whenever a good deal comes up. This time, I bought eleven of them from those Japanese listings for £86.83—£7.90 per unit when you do the math. That's considerably cheaper than buying them individually.

They're all pretty badly discolored and broken. But that's exactly what I want them to be. That's the challenge! Over the next year, I'll slowly restore them back to their former glory. I've some plans for that, and some new techniques in mind...

I imagine that each one of these was well-loved, and that each one has its own unique history. Some of these still work electronically and have kept settings their previous owners set. The Nintendo DS records your name, favourite color, and even birth date so it can play a special sound when it powers on during that happy day.

Isn't that nice?

I'll name each one of these. And where possible, I'll name them after their previous owners.

Indeed, some of these have been personalized. The one on the left has a cute Minnie Mouse pendant on the lid, while the one on the front has Pokemon stickers! Another even has a tiny picture of two girls, smiling next to each other. I don't know if they were siblings or best friends or what, but I hope they are healthy adults now. I'm sure they didn't mean for some random person to have their picture though, so I'll discard it.

But over the next twelve months, this is bound to be interesting. It is a challenge for sure but I'm happy to attempt it.