Charles Martinet, best known as the voice of Mario, made his first appearance in Sydney this week at the Myer store located in the heart of Sydney's CBD. Waiting for him were over 150 fans of his work, who took time out of their work and school days to come and see him in person. Those who decided to dress up as their favourite Nintendo character were automatically entered into the Cosplay competition, which had a Wii and six games up for grabs. We managed to take a few photos of the event today, but stay tuned to Crosshairs next week for a full rundown of the event, as well as an interview with Charles.

　　Fans were lined up all over level 6 at Myer's Sydney City store, waiting for Charles to take to the stage.

　　GameSpot AU's Dan Chiappini and James Kozanecki messing around before they started filming.

　　Charles was more than happy to pose for photos with fans. He even recorded a few voicemail messages for those who asked him to!

　　The first 50 people in line were treated to a special Mario gift bag, which included a Nintendo pen, snazzy hat, and an as yet unreleased Mario action figure.

　　These little guys took the day off school to dress up as Link and Mario and meet Chales.

　　Dan (dressed as Doctor Mario) and Koz (dressed as Princess Peach) managed to corner Charles for a few minutes-- just long enough to threaten him with the chainsaw and force him to come on camera for an interview.

　　Charles chats to Dan and Koz about voicing one of gaming's most iconic characters. Be sure to tune into Crosshairs next week to see the full interview.