NINJASUIT is a pioneering NFT minted on Counterparty on May 20, 2016. It is tied to the early play-to-earn game SaruTobi (later expanded as Sarutobi Island). With a total supply of 1,000 units (of which many have been burned or lost, it exists functionally as a “skin” that upgrades the game’s flying monkey character to a ninja, enabling double jumps, enhanced gameplay mechanics, and bonus Bitcoin rewards. This made it one of the first tokenized in-game items with real utility, predating modern NFT skins in games like Fortnite by years. NINJASUIT is: • The First Blockchain Gaming Skin, allowing players to equip a ninja outfit for better performance in SaruTobi’s endless runner style—flinging a monkey to collect bananas while earning micro-Bitcoin payouts. This bridged crypto rewards with gameplay, influencing later play-to-earn models like Axie Infinity. • An Interoperability Pioneer that can theoretically integrate into any compatible game or app, embodying early metaverse ideas. In Sarutobi Island, it unlocks special features like monster spawning when combined with other NFTs (e.g., SARUTOBICARD). • Play-to-Earn Roots: Players linked Counterparty wallets to access the skin, earning BTC (via Lightning Network in modern versions). It was part of a crossover with Spells of Genesis, making it a bridge asset in blockchain gaming history. NINJASUIT’s pixel-art depicts a ninja monkey in a jungle, symbolizing its game origins. It holds a truly special place in NFT history. #HistoricalNFTs

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SARUTOBICARD is a historic NFT minted on Counterparty on December 19, 2015, by EverdreamSoft as part of the Spells of Genesis (SoG) collection. It depicts “Sarutobi,” a flying monkey character (Japanese for “monkey” + “fly”), inspired by the SaruTobi game’s popularity in the early Bitcoin community. With a total supply of approximately 1600, it’s one of the earliest ape-themed NFTs, predating collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club by years. SARUTOBICARD directly ties the two games. Minted to celebrate SaruTobi Island’s success, it became a bridge asset between Spells of Genesis and SaruTobi Island. Here are some stats about SARUTOBICARD: • First Ape NFT: Often cited as the original ape collectible on blockchain. • Interoperability Pioneer: One of three NFTs (with SATOSHICARD and CNPCARD) enabling the first cross-game use between SoG and SaruTobi in June 2016. Holders could link wallets to unlock features like monster spawning or power-ups. • Playability: In Sarutobi Island, it generates random monsters; in SoG, it’s a playable trading card in the point-and-shoot battles. #HistoricalNFTs