LimeWire gives users a chance to remember the nostalgia of music piracy and win crypto rewards.
LimeWire, once a widely used peer-to-peer file-sharing platform, has made a comeback as a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and launched an engaging game that combines the nostalgia of music piracy with cryptocurrency rewards.
On April 13th, LimeWire introduced a browser-based game designed around the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
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This innovative move brings the early 2000s music-sharing platform into the Web3 era. To participate, players must enter their email addresses, which grants them access to the game, where users can search for and "download" music and movies reminiscent of the early 2000s.
Delving deeper into the gameplay, players are presented with a list of songs or movies from that time period, with a specified time limit of one minute to "download" their selections.
Players earn points by successfully completing simulated downloads without encountering any fake "viruses." These points are subsequently tallied on a leaderboard, and the highest-scoring players qualify for distribution of LimeWire's soon-to-be-released ERC-20 token, LMWR.
This creative fusion of Web3, gaming, and digital currencies has caught the attention of both nostalgic users and cryptocurrency enthusiasts.
Under LimeWire's Twitter post announcing the launch of the game, the crypto community started praising the initiative and sharing their high scores, with one user, dubbed Chronicsmoke, noting:
If you haven’t joined yet idk wtf you’re doing. Such a fun, amazing project. I created Discord & telegram accounts just to be a part of it. LIMEWIRE GOT THAT FIRE!
Similar fun initiatives are an effective way to attract new users to the Web3 ecosystem. For example, just before Valentine's Day, an American media personality Paris Hilton joined hands with Sandbox to launch the "Parisland" Metaverse.
