Developers are finding new fun ways to test blockchain technology.
Software engineer João Almeida has created Poketoshi, a platform that lets you play Nintendo’s iconic game Pokémon via the Lightning Network.
The game is hosted on live stream video platform Twitch and works just like the rest of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ games. The games work by reading commands entered into the chat room by users. In Poketoshi, the commands are instead entered through a Lightning-enabled virtual controller.
Commands cost the user 10 satoshis each, however the price was revised downwards from 100 satoshis originally.
If you make a set of commands and leave them to stack, it simply multiples the cost. For example, if you stack up 15 commands, it will cost you 150 satoshis. Not a bad price to play a classic game from your youth.
Currently, there are 2,514 nodes on the Lightning Network, while there are only 2,123 Bitcoin Cash nodes operating.
Many of the Poketoshi players have been very outspoken, stating that Lightning Network is superior to Bitcoin Cash, and vice versa. The arguments and bickering should be taken with a pinch of salt though, as Lightning Network is still in early beta.
While we have loved playing Poketoshi, there are many more exciting ways to play games with your Bitcoin!
