“By meticulously designing a game that captures the spirit of that era, we've successfully recreated the early 2000s in a captivating and enjoyable way,” Zehetmayr added. Overall, it’s a pretty simple yet fun game that maxes out on early 2000s nostalgia and recreates the now-defunct LimeWire torrenting experience that can feel like a game of Russian roulette for your computer. ![]() “Our approach in tapping into nostalgia to promote the new LimeWire was a conscious decision to acknowledge and celebrate our roots,” LimeWire Co-CEO Julian Zehetmayr told Decrypt via email. The game will be available to play until May 15. ![]() The top 1,000 players will receive a total of 150,000 LMWR distributed hierarchically among them, as well as “merch packages,” according to the company. Image: LimeWire/Decrypt.Īll scores are entered onto the leaderboard, and the players with the highest scores are being promised crypto rewards in the form of LimeWire’s upcoming ERC-20 token, LMWR, which is slated for release next month. It’s worth noting that the files are not real nor are they actually downloaded, so users can’t play or access the content they collected in-game. The LimeWire simulation continues until either the clock runs out or the user stumbles upon a “virus.” ![]() Then, players must pick which items to “download.” Each download that doesn’t contain a “virus,” regardless of type, will reward the player with 10 points. ![]() Players can search for any musician, song, or movie that was popular in the early 2000s-most will show up in the results.
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