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Super Doginals, a fresh beat-’em-up arcade game, just dropped on the Dogecoin blockchain. The game’s arrival synced perfectly with Dogecoin’s wild surge in interest, driving DOGE to a three-year price zenith. But creator Pimax insists it wasn’t a planned coincidence.

Honoring Doge Culture Through Playful Nostalgia

Pimax, cloaked in pseudonymity, shared that the game pays homage to the goofy essence and communal vibes of Dogecoin. “I created Super Doginals as a tribute to the Doge spirit and playful culture,” said Pimax, highlighting the coin’s ten-year legacy of fun.

Inspired by retro brawlers like Fatal Fury, the game embraces simple controls and catchy art. Yet, it’s no lightweight crypto cash-in. Super Doginals leverages OpenBOR—an open-source engine reimagined in WebAssembly for browser compatibility. Despite its simplicity, the project showcases remarkable craftsmanship for a blockchain inscribed game.

A Blockchain Inscription Adventure: From Pixel Art to Music Challenges

To keep everything snug on-chain, Pimax leaned on pixel graphics—a format that’s lightweight yet scales elegantly. But squeezing 35 minutes of original music onto the Dogecoin blockchain was trickier. Pimax turned to the OGG format, making the audio browser-friendly without bogging down the chain.

For Pimax, putting every piece on Dogecoin’s blockchain wasn’t just a technical challenge—it was a mission. Using the Doginals protocol, a sibling of Bitcoin’s Ordinals, the game inscribes every pixel and code fragment directly on-chain. This lets players experience a fully blockchain-based, interactive creation.

Recursion: The Key to Expanding Dogecoin’s Gaming Frontier

Super Doginals isn’t just a game; it’s a platform for growth. Its on-chain structure utilizes multiple inscriptions, connecting them through a technique called recursion. “We inscribed the game engine, assets, and utility functions separately, then tied them all together in a final Doginal,” explained Pimax. This allows builders to add new levels or content, expanding the game’s universe.

Dogecoin Wallets as Gaming Consoles: A New Frontier

Soon, players will be able to inscribe Super Doginals on their Dogecoin wallets, enabling gameplay within compatible wallet apps. Pimax hinted at further updates on how this functionality will unfold.