Sega’s arcade game Code of Joker is being reinvented as a blockchain-enabled mobile and browser game that will run on the Sui blockchain.
Originally released in 2013, Code of Joker was a digital trading card game that was operated for six years, with a peak of 2,760 arcade units in more than 650 amusement centres. A mobile version was also released in Japan in 2016.
The current version – called Code of Joker: Evolutions – has been licensed by Mysten Labs’ gaming service outfit Parasol, with the game’s development overseen by Japanese developer Jokers Inc, which was formed in December 2023.
Its release is expected to be the first of many collaborations with Jokers Inc. bringing Japanese gaming IP to Sui.
“From our first conversation on what a digital experience of Code of Joker: Evolutions would look like, we knew that we wanted to match the physical feeling of opening a new card pack,” said Jokers Inc. co-founder Takashi “Gin” Mizouka.
“Sui was the only blockchain that could make this vision a reality, and we are thrilled to be working alongside the Parasol team on the first of many collaborations.
“Jokers has already secured multiple licensing agreements with major Japanese character IPs, and we’re excited to bring them onto Sui, further expanding the web3 gaming landscape.”
“Our work with Code of Joker: Evolutions is a labor of love from a team that grew up on classic Japanese gaming,” said Parasol’s CEO Kai Chen.
“Sui is the only blockchain capable of providing the technical support our gaming partners are looking for, and we’re very grateful for Jokers’ Inc. and Sega’s support in our flagship endeavor. There’s much more to come.”
The game is planned to launch internationally in summer 2025, with a separate Japanese version coming in 2026.
South Korean mobile game Pebble City recently launched on Sui, with other high profile games due in 2025 including shooter Xociety, and brawlers Shodown Samurai R and Darktimes.