Bitcoin Tips on iOS Game
2015-01-08 12:22 AM | Ines Deas
Apple approved an iOS game which tips players in bitcoin.
A retro-styled iOS game has been approved Apple has approved and released it onto the iTunes store recently.
This game has created so much stir in the digital currency space because it tips players in real bitcoin.
Titled as SaruTobi, the game requires the players to swing a monkey from a vine. It entails building up momentum and then releasing the monkey to collect not only power-ups but also bitcoin tokens while moving though the air.
The game’s developer, Christian Moss, said in an interview, "SaruTobi is literally Japanese for 'Monkey Fly', and this is pretty much the premise of the game.
The user flings him across an 8-bit jungle collecting floating bitcoin along the way."
The developer shared that he was going to add typical Super Mario-type coins in the appl but came up with a better idea to use bitcoin later.
He explained further by saying, “I thought it would be a nice way to introduce bitcoin to people who are not familiar with it yet.”
There are 3 main goals for those who will play this iOS game. They are expected to attain the greatest distance, collect bitcoin tokens and collecting the letters 'SARUTOBI.'
The bitcoins earned can be spent on different in-app items while the letter can be used to unlock a special bitcoin 'boost' which can be spent on in-game items too.
Moss added that, “The bitcoin tips come from the game’s shared bitcoin wallet, called a ‘pot’, revenue generated by the game (from in-app purchases and ads) is converted into bitcoin and added to the pot.”
After a user plays the game for a certain period of time, he will be rewarded with a bitcoin tip. Users can easily view how much digital currency is in the pot. They can also choose to donate and keep the pot topped up. If there are more bitcoin, players will be tipped more.
The main attraction of the game is not to earn bitcoin tips but Moss thinks it is a great way of rewarding the players for playing the game.
He explained that bitcoin is ideal for international use and even called it a people’s currency. He wants users from all around the world to feel equally involved into the world of SaruTobi.
SaruTobi relies on micro-transactions to send bitcoin of small amounts, just like Coinding, Geocaching and other bitcoin games.
However, the key difference is that SaruTobi rewards players with bitcoin where most games want its users to spend their crypto currency.
Moss said, “I have come across a few concept games that use bitcoin micro-transactions, however nothing on the iOS app store.
I believe having a popular iOS app that incorporates bitcoin can go along way to helping it become mainstream.”
He also hinted that he is working on a new bitcoin mining game now. He mentioned that the game is in a very early stage of development but it will be similar to Micecraft as the users can dig and collect bitcoin.
By Ines Deas
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