This is what an 'Animal Crossing' town looks like after 4 years and 3,500 hours

This impressive 'Animal Crossing: New Leaf' feat is all the work of a very dedicated 87-year-old grandmother.
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This is what an 'Animal Crossing' town looks like after 4 years and 3,500 hours
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Building up a town in Animal Crossing: New Leaf takes time, effort, and patience.

Shortly after the new year arrived, an internet man named Paul Hubans shared the revelation that his 87-year-old grandmother is a proper New Leaf veteran, with 3,580 hours (and counting) invested into one single town over a four-year period. She got her first 3DS is 2014 and just kept on playing.

The impressive stat generated plenty of excitement in gaming circles, but Hubans took things a step further. He sat down with his gram and, in a new 28-minute video, takes viewers on a guided tour of her efforts.

A town like this should be goals for any serious New Leaf fan. Way to go, Gram Hubans.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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