Vine co-founder unveils NFT-based blockchain console replacing game cartridges

Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann announced the blockchain console Supdrive, which uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as virtual game cartridges.

👀 New project alert

Supdrive
On-chain fantasy game console
Coming soon@supdrive pic.twitter.com/ELu9Hvj9ng

— dom (@dhof) August 18, 2021

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In the project’s Discord-канале Hofmann said that Supdrive is aimed at \”arcade-style video games in the spirit of old-school\” such as Galaga, Pac-Man and Asteroids. The launch of the blockchain console is scheduled for October 2021.

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«As firmware updates roll out, the games will become more complex. Perhaps one day we will see Super Supdrive or Supdrive 64», wrote the project’s head.

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The first game for Supdrive is called Origin. It is being developed by Hofmann himself. If things go well, he plans to launch a platform where external teams can publish their own projects for the console.

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Because the Supdrive cartridges will be issued as NFTs, their supply is limited. In conversation with The Verge, Hofmann noted that each copy of the game will be unique — users will receive different cosmetic configurations and even levels of difficulty.

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According to the project\’s founder, Supdrive is similar to the Art Blocks platform, which allows the creation of programs for the procedural generation of NFTs.

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As a reminder, in August the daily active users of the NFT game Axie Infinity exceeded 1 million.

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