One of our favourite stories over the past few weeks was the incredible tale of the 87-year-old grandma who had put a whopping 3,580 hours into Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Now, she's back, giving her new-found admirers a tour of her town and talking about her experiences with the game.
Since we reported on the story at the turn of the year, and thanks to going viral on the likes of Twitter and Reddit, the Animal Crossing champ has been gaining a near-endless amount of love and admiration from fans of the series and the wider gaming community in general. Many had asked to see or visit her in-game town, and with a little help from the man who originally shared her story, @phubans, this has now become a reality.
We now know that our favourite gaming grandma is called Audrey, potentially being the oldest fan of the game in the world. As well as giving you a tour of her town, which has developed beautifully over the last four years, she also reveals that her favourite villager is Filbert and that she currently has a bank balance containing more than 65.6 million bells. Wow.
Audrey has also shared her Dream Address, letting players of the game visit her town themselves. If you'd like to pay her a visit, here's the code you'll need: 4E00-0126-6834.
Are you feeling inspired by Audrey's dedication? How many hours have you put into Animal Crossing over the years? Let us know in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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Wow!
I will visit her town to see what it looks like.
By the time Animal Crossing Switch will be released, she will break my gameplay hours record. 😅
Wonder if Nintendo will allow a way for her to transfer all those bells to the eventual Switch version...
haha happy gaming, grandma!
That's the awesome thing about Nintendo. Their games ARE for the whole family.
She stores her scuba gear behind the golden screen divider so she can change in private. That's so cute 😭
That’s amazing... Makes my 400 something hours look like small bananas. I’m glad she’s found something she can enjoy! 😃
Okay, thats cool. I might dust off the old 3ds to take a glance for myself.
I love Filbert as well, always been one of my favourite villagers. I have had him in Wild World and New Leaf.
The other one that I love is Ozzie (the koala).
If I ever get New Leaf (only got into AC very recently), I'll pay a visit.
Wow. That's at least 3 whole days!
Isabelle must love her! Finally a mayor that stays!
My town must look apocalyptic by now... Isabelle is probably mad at me again for neglecting mayorship. Now she has come back in Smash Ultimate to take her revenge. Arggh how I hate good Isabelle players!!
My god I miss animal crossing.... CANNOT WAIT until the Switch one!!
I love this sooo much. Random note, she sounds like tree trunks from Adventure time. Which is awesome because I love tree trunks. I just wanna give this lady a big hug.
Life goals right there. I wanna be that kind of old lady.
While I wouldn't trade my two remaining grandmas for anything, I do wish they'd both engage in video games occasionally like this lovely lady. That takes some dedication for sure!
This lady is great! #CoolestGrandma
Huh, her and I share our favorite villager!
And here my town is still waiting for my mom to pick up her damn mail.
My favorite gaming grandma is Shirley Curry, but this is still pretty cool.
this is so pure... wow!
animal crossing really does have such a broad reach, truly for all ages.
HECK YEAHH FILBERT'S MY FAV TOO!
“That’s an ax”
“No that’s a shovel”
“Hmmm...”
Good boy. Don’t argue with grandma. If she says it’s a shovel, then it’s a shovel.
@Likethepear
Yeah, I noticed that too.
And then she remembered that she'd bought an extra axe to give to one of the other villagers. Such a sweetheart.
Someone buy grandma that Brain Training game.
This is so adorable, I got totally teared up while watching this.
I might actually take trip to her town, it looks so pretty Thank you for sharing your town with us Audrey!
Go girl! Im 53 myself and still love a good game. Gaming for life! Way to go.
I introduced a 64-year-old neighbor lady retiree of mine to AC wild world, she played the game daily until she died of cancer, just before (may after my memory fails me) the 3ds was released. Everyone thinks only young people game but many of us over 50 were the ones playing Pacman and Pong years ago. If we didn't show interest then, where would video games be today?
Wait until these guys find out she b kicken' their As$ in Smash LOL!
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