A group of on-chain ninjas has inscribed an emulator for the classic home video game console Nintendo 64 (N64) on the Bitcoin (BTC) network as they campaign for the preservation of classic video games using the blockchain. 

一群鏈上忍者在比特幣 (BTC) 網路上為經典家用視訊遊戲機 Nintendo 64 (N64) 編寫了一個模擬器，因為他們致力於使用區塊鏈保存經典視訊遊戲。

I'm happy to share that Pizza Ninjas just inscribed a Nintendo 64 emulator on Bitcoin!

We didn't think this would be practical initially, but thanks to the new Brotli Compression on Ordinals

Inscribing a larger system like N64 and its games is more realistically feasible… pic.twitter.com/XcEAAqR04A

我很高興與大家分享，Pizza Ninjas 剛剛在比特幣上刻錄了 Nintendo 64 模擬器！我們最初認為這不切實際，但由於 Ordinals 上的新 Brotli 壓縮，Inscribing 像 N64 這樣的更大系統及其遊戲更加現實可行...... pic.twitter.com/XcEAAqR04A

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Trevor Owens, the CEO of Bitcoin Ordinals portfolio tracker Ninjalerts, announced a development in their company’s ongoing “Pizza Ninjas” project. Owens said that their developers were able to inscribe the N64 emulator on Bitcoin using the Ordinals protocol. The executive told Cointelegraph that this is part of their effort to preserve “critically endangered games.”

比特幣 Ordinals 投資組合追蹤公司 Ninjalerts 的執行長 Trevor Owens 宣布了他們公司正在進行的「Pizza Ninjas」專案的進展。 Owens 表示，他們的開發人員能夠使用 Ordinals 協定在比特幣上燒錄 N64 模擬器。這位高層告訴 Cointelegraph，這是他們保護「極度瀕危遊戲」的努力的一部分。

While games being put on the blockchain may raise eyebrows due to the existence of copyright, Owens assured the community that they are doing this project legally. The Ninjalerts CEO explained that they are not putting any games under copyright on-chain. Instead, they are choosing games that are in the public domain and will inscribe those. Owens added:

雖然由於版權的存在，遊戲被放到區塊鏈上可能會引起人們的注意，但歐文斯向社區保證他們正在合法地進行這個項目。 Ninjalerts 執行長解釋說，他們不會將任何遊戲置於鏈上版權之下。相反，他們選擇屬於公共領域的遊戲，並將其列入其中。歐文斯補充道：

“We want to advance the conversation with preservationists around classic games and hope that effort can be taken by the community to figure out how to put the critically endangered games on-chain in a legal way.”

“我們希望推進與經典遊戲保護主義者的對話，並希望社區能夠努力找出如何以合法的方式將極度瀕危的遊戲上鍊。”

This isn't Ninjalert’s first effort at preserving games through the Bitcoin network. On Jan. 8, the Ninjalerts team inscribed the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator on Bitcoin. Apart from preserving games, the project was also an attempt to raise the technical bar for Bitcoin Ordinals projects.

這並不是 Ninjalert 第一次嘗試透過比特幣網路保存遊戲。 1 月 8 日，Ninjalerts 團隊在比特幣上刻錄了超級任天堂娛樂系統 (SNES) 模擬器。除了保留遊戲之外，該項目還試圖提高比特幣序數項目的技術門檻。

Weeks later, someone else took a crack at inscribing a video game on-chain using Ordinals. Following Ninjalerts, a pseudonymous developer called “Mini Doge” inscribed the 1990s-style first-person shooter game Doom on the Dogecoin blockchain using the Ordinals protocol on Jan. 23. This allows users to play the free version of the classic game by accessing the Dogecoin network.

幾週後，其他人嘗試使用 Ordinals 將視頻遊戲寫入鏈上。繼Ninjalerts 之後，一位名為「Mini Doge」的化名開發者於1 月23 日使用Ordinals 協議將1990 年代風格的第一人稱射擊遊戲《Doom》刻在了Dogecoin 區塊鏈上。這使得用戶可以透過造訪狗狗幣網路。

Owens believes that the trend of inscribing games on-chain will persist. “I think that's really cool, and I do think this trend will continue. People want to preserve cultural history, and games are a huge part of that.” However, the executive urged community members not to break copyright laws. Owens said that they advocate for finding legal ways to preserve the games on-chain.

歐文斯認為，遊戲上鍊的趨勢將會持續下去。 「我認為這真的很酷，而且我確實認為這種趨勢將會持續下去。人們希望保存文化歷史，而遊戲是其中的重要組成部分。”然而，該行政人員敦促社區成員不要違反版權法。歐文斯表示，他們主張尋找合法的方式來保存鏈上遊戲。

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Owens also mentioned that as blockchain is permissionless, people can put whatever data they want on-chain. He suggested once it is on the blockchain it might be difficult for intellectual property holders to take down. “The interesting thing will be watching how the IP holders react. It is likely impossible to take this data down once it is uploaded onto the blockchain, especially on Bitcoin.”

歐文斯也提到，由於區塊鏈是無需許可的，人們可以將任何他們想要的數據放在鏈上。他表示，一旦進入區塊鏈，智慧財產權持有者可能很難將其刪除。 「有趣的事情是觀察智慧財產權持有者的反應。一旦這些數據上傳到區塊鏈上，尤其是比特幣上，就不可能將其刪除。”

Citing a study that found that nearly 90% of classic games released before 2010 are endangered, Owens highlighted the importance of preserving gaming history. The Ninjalerts CEO compared games to firm and music and described them as an important part of culture that is worth preserving.

歐文斯引用了一項研究，該研究發現 2010 年之前發布的近 90% 的經典遊戲都瀕臨滅絕，他強調了保存遊戲歷史的重要性。 Ninjalerts 執行長將遊戲與公司和音樂進行了比較，並將其描述為值得保留的文化的重要組成部分。

“If we care about preserving history and culture, there is no better place to immortalize the data than on Bitcoin,” Owens added.

歐文斯補充道：“如果我們關心保護歷史和文化，那麼沒有比比特幣更好的地方來永垂不朽數據了。”

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