YouTuber DanCreator has us questioning what enjoyable Switch equipment we’d be having fun with had Nintendo not seemingly deserted its Labo cardboard constructing kits. As enjoyable because the cardboard fishing rod was, we’d eagerly swap it for a full-on cardboard Mario Kart Arcade cabinet, full with a working steering wheel and fuel pedal.

If you don’t bear in mind Labo—which is comprehensible given 2018 now seems like a decade in the past—it was type of like Nintendo meets Ikea, however as an alternative of furnishings constructed from particle board, gamers assembled gaming equipment like VR goggles from pre-cut cardboard sheets or constructed interactive toys like a completely playable piano, which have been all powered by the Nintendo Switch and its Joy-Con controllers. When Labo was first revealed, it left lots of Nintendo followers scratching their heads, nevertheless it was a intelligent approach to broaden the Switch’s capabilities and introduce new approaches to gameplay, with out leading to a pile of deserted gaming equipment after a sport was accomplished. (Think Guitar Hero.) When you bought bored of Labo, you can simply toss all of the components within the recycling bin.

After launching a handful of preliminary kits, Nintendo hasn’t up to date Labo in just a few years now. But what if the corporate had caught with it, and launched increasingly elaborate methods to take pleasure in video games on the Switch? We can’t assist however really feel that DanCreator peered into an alternate dimension the place Labo was nonetheless going robust, and based mostly on what they noticed, was impressed to construct a cardboard recreation of the extremely enjoyable Mario Kart Arcade cupboard.

DanCreator’s creation is a variation on the official arcade cupboard, given the Mario Kart Arcade software program isn’t really accessible for any of Nintendo’s consoles, and presumably by no means will probably be. Instead, hidden inside its cardboard body is a Nintendo Switch linked to a TV operating Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: an acceptable different. There are some different electronics powering this creation, together with audio system and LED accent lights, however in any other case the cupboard is solely constructed from cardboard, together with the steering wheel and fuel pedal which each include a motion-sensing Joy-Con, and an adjustable seat which seems to be not uncomfortable.

This creation most likely wouldn’t final a day in an actual arcade—cardboard doesn’t combine nicely with spilled drinks—however for dwelling use it’s an infinitely cheaper approach to carry this sport dwelling. Sure, there’s most likely just a few hundred {dollars} value of digital components and cardboard inventory wanted to construct it, however that’s a far cry from the actual Mario Kart Arcade cabinet’s $11,500 price ticket.