After learning about the existence of a Bitcoin faucet in 2010 that gave away 5 BTC just for completing a CAPTCHA, I thought it would be fun to recreate that faucet, but as a game. Of course, it isn’t a real Bitcoin faucet, so you won’t be able to get actual BTC.

In this game, you travel back to 2010 and use the 5 BTC faucet by completing a CAPTCHA, just like the original site used to work. After receiving your BTC, you’re fast-forwarded through time, and the goal is to see if you can hold on to your BTC or if you’ll lose it along the way. If you’re lucky, you might even get the chance to spend it.

There’s also a second game mode where you play as Satoshi Nakamoto, holding 1 million BTC. In this mode, you can experience what it would be like to spend Satoshi’s BTC at today’s market price. The game uses the actual BTC price to simulate what kind of ridiculous and luxurious items you could buy if Satoshi decided to cash out.

The point of these games is not just entertainment but also a commentary on how many people who got into Bitcoin early ended up losing it, whether by spending it, making poor decisions, or losing access to their wallets entirely. It’s a reminder that even the earliest adopters didn’t always hold onto their BTC for the long term.

This project is also designed to help ease the regret that many people feel when they think about missed opportunities, like not buying Bitcoin at $1 or not holding onto it when they did. It’s a lighthearted way to explore what could have been while acknowledging the realities of human behavior and financial decisions.