Twitter users are currently playing Pokémon video games “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/pokemon/ “> Pokémon Red entirely within a user’s avatar.
Gameloft Montreal programmer Constantin Liétard has built a script that changes your Twitter avatar every 15 seconds with a capture of the classic Game Boy title.
Users can control the game by responding to a Twitter topic with basic commands, such as “up”, “down” or “A”, and the most commented entry is sent to the game each time Liétard’s avatar is updated .
So far, users have sent over 5,000 responses to the Pokémon topic on Twitter, which in real game terms meant that they chose an initial Pokémon (Squirtle) and barely left Pallet Town, the initial game area, over the course of a game day.
On Saturday, Liétard redefined the game’s progress to refine his script and allow users to add commands and comments at the same time.
The Twitter game is reminiscent of the 2014 social phenomenon Twitch Plays Pokémon, a crowdsourced attempt to play Game Freak “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/game-freak/ “> Game Freak Pokémon Games through the analysis of commands sent by users through the channel’s chat room.
The concept was developed by an anonymous Australian programmer and released on February 12, 2014, starting with Pokémon Red.
The stream became extremely popular, reaching an average simultaneous audience of more than 80,000 viewers (with at least 10% participating), according to Twitch.
Several weeks later, on March 1, the game was finally completed after more than 16 continuous days of play, with more than 1.16 million people participating and a peak simultaneous participation of 121,000.
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A group of Pikachu danced to the Pokémon theme song in New York’s Herald Square in November as part of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
After the presentation, the group unveiled a large banner with the official logo for the celebration of February’s landmark anniversary.
“Pokémon Company International invites fans from around the world to stay tuned for more information about Pokémon’s very special celebration of its 25th anniversary in 2021,” the company said in a press release.
Several Pokémon games were released to coincide with the franchise’s 20th anniversary in 2016, including Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon for 3DS and Pokémon Go “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-go/ ” > Pokémon Go for iOS “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/mobile/ios/ “> iOS and Android” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/mobile/android/ “> Android.
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