Bitcoin developers continue to push the boundaries of what Ordinals are capable of with a new project called Pizza Ninja, which on Monday announced that a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator had been added to the Bitcoin blockchain.

A video game emulator is software that allows one computer system to imitate another, allowing games from old arcades, consoles, or different platforms to be played on a device it was not initially intended to—in this case, the Bitcoin blockchain.

Ordinal inscriptions are often described as the equivalent of Ethereum-based NFT art for the Bitcoin blockchain. When Casey Rodarmor launched the Ordinals protocol last year, it opened the floodgates to text, images, videos, meme coins, and video games being inscribed on the blockchain.

“We did it for two reasons, one because we thought it was awesome, and two because there’s a serious problem with preserving classic video games,” CEO of Ninjalerts, Trevor Owens, told Decrypt.

87% of classic games are not in active, licensed circulation and are considered “critically endangered,” according to a July 2023
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