Noderunners Bitcoin Blitz (Arcade Game)
The resistance grows stronger. Two new characters have joined the fight in Bitcoin Blitz: The Badger and Mona. The Badger is a relentless frontline warrior — a force of raw strength and survival. Built for the chaos of the wastel…
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End credits are usually an afterthought. We decided they should feel like the final level; emotional, cinematic, and earned. Here’s how we transformed a simple scroll into a directed closing sequence with dynamic camera movement,…
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This game is built boss by boss, attack by attack, pixel by pixel. If you enjoy fighting systems, symbols, and power structures made flesh — you’re already part of it. Supporting the project helps turn ideas into fully playable b…
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To push immersion beyond the screen, I integrated real, hardware-driven arcade LEDs into the game. Buttons now light up when pressed, health and bomb indicators are shown using physical LEDs, and hit events trigger full-panel fla…
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Bitcoin Blitz now broadcasts player highscores straight onto the Nostr network, complete with character quotes, medals, and HD sprite thumbnails. No accounts, no platforms, no gatekeepers. Just pure, sovereign gaming stats posted…
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How dynamic dialogue brings every Noderunner to life in Bitcoin Blitz
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Over the past months, the project introduced its first community-backed playable characters, giving supporters a way to appear in the game in a major, highly visible role. Now we’re adding a more accessible option: logo placement…
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Our character-select system brings each hero to life through a dynamic five-state portrait sequence, ranging from calm readiness to full berserker fury. Every survivor has their own personality, combat style and strengths. Whethe…
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After weeks of sketching, coding, animating, and wrestling with particle effects that refused to fade properly, the Big Boss of International Settlements is finally alive in the game world. This isn’t just another enemy; it’s a f…
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I had to solder and rewire the Joystick and buttons to make them work properly. Big success! Now I'm going to figure out how to use LEDs with an arduino to make the cabinet more interactive! Video: https://x.com/onthebrinkie/stat…
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It outlines every phase of the game’s expansion, from new space and deep-space levels, to power-ups, bonus arcade missions, and even a full Breez SDK Lightning integration for smoother in-game payments. I’ve just begun, and your …
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At this moment I'm very busy with preparing for the conference in Amsterdam and I feel like i need a few days AFK. So I'm looking for parts in my inventory to build the arcade. Already found a screen, pi4, amplifier, joysticks an…
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