Back in the day while attending high school, I loved doing a lot of woodwork projects that consisted of pencil holders, nifty little boxes etc that I thought were amazing, well it seems that may have been a lie now that I’ve seen how it’s really done and I only wish I had thought of this when I was at school - I probably would have ended up quite rich by selling these in the school cafeteria!

This amazing creative woodwork is done by the skilled hands of IMGURian whoshowcase their masterpieces on Instagram, but not only that - you’re able to also buy these beauties for yourself on their Etsy store. Time to open that wallet and get spending I think, although the hardest task at hand would be which one to pick. IMGURian hosts an array of video game woodwork cartridges from some of the most well-known titles in history likePokemon, Metal Gear, Super Mario Bros, Mortal KombatandThe Legend of Zeldato only name a few.

This….this was a prototype I made with the help of my friend @mar_lane_a_72 (check out her work) there were to many issues with the glass effect so I never made more than one. One day I’ll figure it out. #thelegendofzelda #snesclassic #snes #thelegendofzeldabreathofthewild #nintendo #nintendo64 #nintendolife #nintendofan #nintendoswitch #gamingposts #gamingmemes # gaming #Anime #nintendo #pikachu#manga #kawaii #zelda #naruto #breathofthewild #legendofzelda #fairytail #cute #gamer #cosplay #nes #nesclassic

A post shared byPigminted(@pigminted) onAug 18, 2018 at 6:15am PDT

I still think this is the cutest cartridge I’ve made. 😍…game is still hard as fudge though. #gamingposts #gaming #gaming🎮 #gaminglife #gamingmemes #snes#snesclassic #nes #nintendo #nintendoswitch #nintendolife #finalfantasy #retrocollective #retrogames #retrogamer #etsy #raspberrypi #fortnite #retrogaming #ff4

A post shared byPigminted(@pigminted) onAug 8, 2018 at 7:10am PDT

For the older generation, there are some excellent retro titles wonderfully crafted that is a must-have for collectors - my personal favorite from the retro selection is the Sega originalSoniccartridge and the nostalgicContrathat bring back some great gaming memories.

IMGURian originally only made NES/SNES cartridges out of wood but kept getting asked about making aSoul Reavercartridge, so that started their journey into what we see now. A lot of the cartridges are made from walnut, cherry, and poplar using a laser engraver that would take a painstaking amount of hours to finish and perfect, but the end result really is second to none.

And I’m back. #gamingposts #gaming #gaming🎮 #gaminglife #gamingmemes #nes #nintendo #nintendoswitch #nintendolife #retrogames #retrogamer #etsy #raspberrypi #fortnite #retrogaming #woodworking #cartridge #finalfantasy #ff7 #cloud #ps1 #sony #playstation

A post shared byPigminted(@pigminted) onNov 24, 2018 at 7:09am PST

If you would like to pick up one or three of these handcrafted wooden video game cartridges for yourself, head on over to theirEtsy site- word of warning though, you may end up pretty poor after you see what is on offer and the quality that’s gone into them. If there’s a particular game that isn’t listed, don’t worry as they can be made to order too.

This was a custom order I got a while ago. I don’t know who he is but, Happy birthday Matthew! #pokemonx #pokemonmemes #oras #pokemoncards#pokemonsunandmoon #pokemony#pokemontcg #fairytail #cute #charizard#pokemongo #pokemonxy #pokemon#pokemoncommunity #pokemontrainer #woodworking #pkmn #gamer#pokemonoras #artist #artistsoninstagram

A post shared byPigminted(@pigminted) onFeb 24, 2019 at 8:23am PST