By Rory — Tap Coin Community Manager

I was a child of the late 80’s and early 90’s. I spent weekends going down the mall and spending time at the local arcade. My parents were divorced so this was always one of the “cool” things I got to do with my dad. I remember battling other kids in Street Fighter, fighting for the right to stay at the game until defeated. When at home I played games like Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Catlevainia and Contra on my trusty Nintendo. There was little access to guides and no videos back then so I often failed at beating the game, a lot. I remember spending countless hours working on Contra until we discovered the ultimate cheat code Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left Right, B, A, Start. You got 30 lives, and you can bet on most days I used almost everyone.

When I think back about what made those games great, it wasn’t fancy graphics or ad campaigns, it was that they were fun and challenging. I feel that we have lost the challenging part. Most games nowadays offer ways to get an advantage early or but large amounts of levels. It is used as another way to create a steady resource stream. There must obviously be a demand for it because it appears more and more frequently. Part of me feels that that’s okay, people are given options and if you want to jump ahead maybe you should have the right. However, a larger part of me looks forward to the challenge and sometimes even the defeat. I don’t mind figuring things out and paying attention to the details. As I get older I care more about the story and the feel of total emersion. I have a wife and kids, so my time is limited, but actually accomplishing something in a challenging game provides a unique emotional reward.

Here at Tap Project we are always looking to partner with creative forces in the gaming community. The focus of the Tap Coin is not to be part of a thousand pay to play titles. We want to work on creating rewards for actually accomplishing something meaningful. Does that mean you can’t use your coins to buy a chest or something of that nature, as a reward? Certainly not, but we want those coins to be earned, so the reward feels earned and you can attach that intrinsic value to your accomplishment. That is what I love about some of the new games with an “old school” approach. People are pushing the envelope and working to recapture what many games have lost; a real challenge, creativity, and storytelling. We want to be a part of your journey, as you navigate through new and interesting titles.

The whole concept of cryptocurrency is decentralizion and open ledger. What I think this means for us, is giving new creative forces in gaming a real way to compete and bring both young and old gamers into their games. I think this is an opportunity for gamers to be introduced to fun challenging video games again. And I think it is an opportunity for a whole community to be rewarded for their time and dedication.

Fueled by Gamers, inspired by the community, disruptive to all

Last but not least I have truly been inspired by our community. I would like to give a shout out to @shep, @Shawn Jensen, @N C, and @Yg4 Code, for giving advice, insight, and making our community great.

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