As a developer, I’m really impressed by this latest development. For those who don’t know, ordinals are a way of writing data into individual satoshis, which is then stored on the blockchain. It’s similar to an ERC-20 NFT, but it can also store sound and video, or in this case, a whole videogame. The game in question is a DOOM clone, which has been inscribed into the Bitcoin blockchain using ordinals. You can view and play the game off your own browser with the link provided.
DOOM is one of the most ported videogames across systems for things like homebrew modding. To give a brief explanation, the developer inscribed certain byte-code into the blockchain using ordinals. When this code is opened using a browser, it is translated to a bunch of HTML CSS and Javascript that the internet browser reads and interprets as a playable DOOM videogame clone. It’s important to note that this code probably only works with a PC browser, as a mobile browser might have some issues.
As a nerd, I think this was worth a mention! It’s amazing to see the power of ordinals and the blockchain being used to create something unique and exciting. It’s also a great way to explore the possibilities of new technologies and push the boundaries of what we can do with them.