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tamagosan t1_iz7mcny wrote

Reply to comment by polycade in Hi everyone, I’m Tyler Bushnell, Founder of Polycade, the modern arcade gaming platform! I’m here to talk about all things gaming, art, design, and Polycade. Let’s talk! AMA by polycade

So, these aren't games meant for everyone to be able to play.

They're an "investment."

Is that what this is?

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polycade OP t1_iz7tirw wrote

These games are limited edition (1,011 per release), which by nature makes them collectibles, like a piece of art, a physical game cartridge, or a baseball card.

The limited nature has some peripheral effects as well, such as cutting down on the tournament competition - which is meaningful since we'll be awarding over $10k in prizes from those tournaments.

For the most part, you need to own the digital cartridge to play the game, but there is a second way to play! You can access one of our tournaments, plus a week of practice time playing the game before the tournament, by spending one of our digital arcade tokens. Since the arcade tokens are more plentiful and cheaper than the cartridges, more people can check out the game and have a chance to win the prizes, which include several digital cartridges.

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tamagosan t1_iz7zd2b wrote

It sounds like something out of a cyberpunk dystopia, as opposed to the dumpsterfirepunk dystopia we live in.

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I will learn to code video games if I get to make one that runs on a pregnancy test.

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polycade OP t1_iz80um5 wrote

I'm going to take this as a compliment, since cyberpunk is obviously better than dumpsterfirepunk. Thank you for this compliment :)

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