Flickplay and Bandai Namco Leisure are teaming as much as have a good time Pac-Man’s forty fifth anniversary with a Pokémon Go-like scavenger hunt in Tokyo’s Shibuya district.
The occasion, going down through the DIG Shibuya Competition from February 8 to 11, 2025, will permit members to gather Pac-Man-themed NFTs by visiting designated places.
Combining location-based gameplay with digital collectibles, the occasion pays homage to the arcade basic while embracing new expertise.
What’s Flickplay?
Flickplay is a platform that allows customers to interact with NFT-based digital characters in varied interactive methods.
The platform helps a number of blockchain ecosystems, together with Stream, Ethereum, and Polygon, and permits customers to combine their NFTs into digital experiences. Previous collaborations embrace a Bratz Dolls assortment, the place characters might be utilized in Flickplay’s GIF creation instrument and digital video games.
Flickplay’s focus extends past collectibles, aiming to create interoperable NFTs that can be utilized throughout a number of platforms and ecosystems.
Particulars of the Occasion
The scavenger hunt will happen throughout greater than 40 places in Shibuya, the neighborhood the place Pac-Man was first launched in 1980. Individuals will use Flickplay’s AR app to find and unlock Pac-Man-themed digital collectibles.
Two collections of NFTs shall be accessible:
- Shibuya-Unique Collection: Solely accessible to these bodily collaborating within the occasion.
- World Collection: A separate assortment shall be launched for worldwide followers after the competition.
The occasion is a part of the DIG Shibuya Competition and coincides with the celebrations of Pac-Man’s 45-year legacy.
Methods to become involved?
Individuals should purchase an Expertise Cross as a part of the pre-sale to hitch the occasion. The move supplies:
- Entry to Flickplay’s in-app foreign money, Diamonds, wanted to say the NFTs.
- A Pac-Man digital collectible as an preliminary reward.
Through the scavenger hunt, gamers will use the app to go to particular places in Shibuya, the place they’ll alternate Diamonds for the limited-edition collectibles.
Flickplay has additionally introduced that members will obtain a “Super Rare Item” as a bonus reward, although additional particulars are but to be disclosed.