Date: 2026-01-12 · basis: publication date recorded in the magazine inventory
John and Hero of Bitcoin
John interviews Hero of Bitcoin, a Bitcoin-only pixel artist who moved from sats-priced Twitter avatars used by Samson Mow and Michael Saylor to shipping a Gameboy platformer built over two years and 1000-plus hours. Hero describes writing all story and NPC dialogue and designing in reusable tiles under Gameboy memory limits with GB Studio, Tiled and Pyxel, raising sats on GeyserFund and paying musician Mr. V in fiat after V refused bitcoin even at double the cost. He confirms a top-down Zelda/Pokemon-style sequel is in progress and says there is not yet enough interest for a dedicated Bitcoin game studio.
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I love pixel art so I decided to make my own.https://www.stackchainmagazine.net/hero-of-bitcoin/
The game itself is inspired by a few games that I love, such as Super Mario, Zelda 2 and Secret of Mana.https://www.stackchainmagazine.net/hero-of-bitcoin/
I hired someone who goes by Mr. V to make the music for me.https://www.stackchainmagazine.net/hero-of-bitcoin/
Interview with pixel artist and Gameboy developer Hero of Bitcoin about his solo-built Bitcoin platformer.
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Stackchain Magazine article, catalogue item 68, category interview-profile. Summarised by the archive from the published piece; quotes below are verbatim excerpts. Original: https://www.stackchainmagazine.net/hero-of-bitcoin/