An ingenious boy from Venezuela drives gamers wild when he plays Super Mario on a Game Boy he made entirely of cardboard
A gaming-mad boy has unveiled his ingenious creation after turning cardboard into a Nintendo Game Boy console.
A video of the young boy proudly displaying his creation in Venezuela subsequently stunned fans around the world resurfaced on Twitter this week, after it was originally posted on Instagram.
The clip shows the creative child playing on his cardboard Game Boy, with Super Mario Bros being his favorite game.
He demonstrated how it works by scrolling through the level with one hand, where obstacles were drawn by hand on paper.
This is the ingenious moment a kid in Venezuela showed off the Game Boy console he made entirely out of cardboard
Meanwhile, he used his other hand to move Mario up and down, aiming to jump over green pipes, gaps and stairs, just like in the real game.
Fans were quick to praise the innovative creation and insisted that Nintendo supply the inventor with a real Game Boy.
One viewer wrote, “Nintendo better buy this kid a real one!”, to which a second replied, “Nintendo better hire this kid!”
A third praised the child and joked: 'This is the kind of innovative spirit the world needs. Love it.
“It takes a creative mind to not only come up with this with their imagination, but also be innovative to find a way to implement it.”
With Super Mario Bros as the chosen game to recreate, the cardboard console is fully functional
Social media users were quick to praise the innovative creation and insisted that Nintendo would supply the inventor with a real Game Boy
'That thought process is gold. And if you just want to go a gaming route, do you know how much the gaming and toy industry makes annually? They create a lot of products'.
Someone else agreed: 'This guy is handy. This child can grow up to be a game developer.”
Meanwhile, another user commented: 'It's amazing to see how resourceful and creative this kid was, using what he had on hand to create a much-loved video game console.'
Other generous people wrote: 'Can we get someone to send the kid a Game Boy? I feel like we could do that. No?' and 'I would like to buy him a switch if 100 people participate'.
Another fan of the youngster joked: “That's actually amazing,” while others chimed in: “Smart and creative” and “That's so cool, super smart.”