Doom Video Game Integrated into Dogecoin Blockchain using Dogecoin Ordinals Protocol
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An anonymous developer embedded the 90s video game, Doom, into the Dogecoin blockchain using the Dogecoin Ordinals Protocol, making the game accessible via an embedded link. The successful integration of the protocol, originally launched on Bitcoin (BTC), into the Dogecoin and Litecoin (LTC) networks, allows users to embed images, videos and audio into both blockchains. The feature triggered a record-breaking 1.2 million transactions in a single day on May 18. This follows a trend of embedding classic games in blockchains, as seen with an emulator for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in the Bitcoin blockchain.
The meme-inspired cryptocurrency, Dogecoin (DOGE), now boasts the iconic 90s first-person shooter game, Doom, thanks to a developer who embedded the game into the blockchain. By employing the Dogecoin Ordinals Protocol, or "Doginals," an anonymous developer known as "Mini Doge" on X successfully integrated Doom onto the Dogecoin network. Consequently, anyone can now enjoy the game on their devices through the embedded link.
Initially launched in 1993, Doom quickly gained popularity among gamers. Mini Doge revealed that the introduction of the gratis version of Doom into the Dogecoin network is a nod towards the game's upcoming 30th anniversary. This blockchain-based version of the game includes nine levels that can be legally shared.
Following its initial introduction on Bitcoin (BTC), the Ordinals Protocol was brought to the Litecoin (LTC) network thanks to an unidentified Twitter user named Indigo Nakamoto, who offered $500 worth of LTC to anyone who could successfully implement it. Subsequently, Doge Labs, a group of DOGE enthusiasts, successfully introduced the protocol to the Dogecoin network.
This implementation means that users can now embed images, videos, and audio into both blockchains. The introduction of the Ordinals Protocol to DOGE’s blockchain saw a surge in crypto transactions, reaching a record-breaking 1.2 million transactions in a single day on May 18.
Before this integration of Doom, other IT experts had already embedded a classic game emulator into Bitcoin’s blockchain using the Ordinals protocol. Earlier this year, on January 8, a Satoshi-based Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator was introduced by developers at the Bitcoin Ordinals portfolio tracker, Ninjalerts. According to Ninjalerts CEO Trevor Owens, by providing a safe haven for classic video games, which are endangered, Bitcoin could secure these important "digital cultural artifacts" for future generations.
Published At
1/25/2024 2:37:40 PM
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