Hello! I collect everything Zelda, including Special/Collector's/Limited game editions. But mostly other merchandise. Enjoy!
holy hell, that's impressive! so many individual pieces i'd never seen before...i love the 80's Link that looks like a garden gnome, haha.
The controller was actually made to be sold as part of the pre order for twilight princess. but never took off as the gamecube was being phased out and the demand was very low so never hit the public. so I believe. this is a prototype controller and therefore very rare , must be the rarest gamecube item out there and probably the rarest controller out there too.
Yeah, the controller is an unreleased item! I am amazed to see it in this collection, as I have not seen it appear anywhere since the 2011 ebay auction where it was sold for $2500 - more than most other GC dev/proto items... It's been designed by Nubytech, the company behind a lot of quirky designs such as the RE4 Chainsaw controllers. The company went bankrupt over 6 months prior to the release of Twilight Princess though, so it's not a surprise that this one never hit the shelves.
Thanks for the comments everyone! ^_^ Commander47 & ave: I'm the one who bought it from Ebay in 2012. The seller wrote that he believed there were two of these in existense. But the designer Alfredo Tato only knows of this one.
Well it's true, you DO learn something new everyday. Long shot I know but if you ever need to move that controller then please be sure to contact me; I could probably even turn you a profit on it! Again though, amazing collection.
Wow, what an incredible Zelda collection! I especially love all the vintage figures you have, such as the rubber gachapon figures from 1986 you have displayed on the wall, plus you have some exceptionally rare Zelda items in that glass case. Love the giant Zelda wristwatch clock!
WOW! That's a really cute collection! So many rare things there!!! One of your brazilian big boxes seems a bit damaged. I think that I saw one very cheap not so long ago. Send me a message if you want to replace. I mean, if you actually don't have any special attachment to yours. ^^
That controller.... so fucking amazing!!! I'd love to have that in my collection on display too! If you ever do sell it, I hope it finds a great home!
I like zelda and all, but this collection is like POW right in the kisser lol. This is literally a wall o zelda galore here, but its so well organized and very well kept. Great presentation on this room in particular that you did. Great job =)