ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, Game Over

[davida]

removing 'contra' from the available letters we are left with:

IMLibTYBFDntheCraAt

from these letters I can get this anagram

bit.ly IMDB ethan craft

When i search IMDB for ethan craft there is a result. Probably not relevant but I thought I'd point it out.

[S4VV4S]

http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

Also I can see the words:

The
Craft
Mind
Fat
Crab
YT - the artist
Mint
Minecraft
Heat
Hear
Hat
Cat
Care

and probably a shit load more if I keep staring at it.....

Is there anything contra related in Minecraft?
Sorry I don't play the game, which is a bummer right now 

[Mister S]

There's a ton of anagrams that can result from the letters we have. I've even pulled African Creation Myth with only four letters left over. No dice, and doesn't match the clue given, really.

[shorena]

-snip-
Update 6/29

- Message decoder has been discovered.

Moving forward: old blockchain hints are no longer relevant.

Current hint: ask a classic, avid gamer

quoted for relevance.

[S4VV4S]

-snip-
Update 6/29

- Message decoder has been discovered.

Moving forward: old blockchain hints are no longer relevant.

Current hint: ask a classic, avid gamer

quoted for relevance.

Thanks! I will:

Coin Artist, what do you make of it? 

[Taras]

But what if there isn't a way to get a private key from the puzzle and this is all an inexpensive publicity stunt?

[S4VV4S]

But what if there isn't a way to get a private key from the puzzle and this is all an inexpensive publicity stunt?

3.5BTC to became worldwide famous is peanuts

That being said, I never heard of Coin Artist before this game and now I am a fan  

EDIT: A woman, who is a great artist, a gamer, got good computer skills and she is smoking hot!!!!!

What more can a guy ask for?

Coin Artist, do you like beer too?  

[shorena]

Nothing on the major Zelda wikis, found this, not sure what to make of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7xBtrb8JA


 "Contra, a.k.a. Gryzor in Europe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-nSsnZacY4

here is a speedrun http://youtu.be/Vk81FLx_Zog?t=4m59s
speed run of conta force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh7Lc11ygA
and of contra III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3GpF_OjpmA

I actually had contra III. Well no triangles and the games are classic side scrolling shoot em ups. Not sure if thats actually a clue.

[S4VV4S]

Contra was also called: Probotector

Edit: I also found the word Red Falcon - edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vKn3_CFaw

EDIT 2: Shorena you can play the original here: http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

[S4VV4S]

Relative: http://contra.wikia.com/wiki/Contra_%28original%29

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_%28video_game%29

[shorena]

Contra was also called: Probotector

Edit: I also found the word Red Falcon - edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vKn3_CFaw

EDIT 2: Shorena you can play the original here: http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

Yeah thats the game I remember.

Lol I even have (and love) that album http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/11/vampire-weekend-new-album-videogame

Yet I have no clue -_- Ill go study.

[S4VV4S]

Contra was also called: Probotector

Edit: I also found the word Red Falcon - edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vKn3_CFaw

EDIT 2: Shorena you can play the original here: http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

Yeah thats the game I remember.

Lol I even have (and love) that album http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/11/vampire-weekend-new-album-videogame

Yet I have no clue -_- Ill go study.

That makes 2 of us 

[dagi]

import into darkwallet:
ENDERMEN IN THIS CASE YOU CAN ATTACK WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE

there is one transaction:
https://blockchain.info/address/1JDghvK8TPmgTDwMXHjwNZDMCg5spoQFyC

0.00403311 BTC

?

[S4VV4S]

import into darkwallet:
ENDERMEN IN THIS CASE YOU CAN ATTACK WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE

there is one transaction:
https://blockchain.info/address/1JDghvK8TPmgTDwMXHjwNZDMCg5spoQFyC

0.00403311 BTC

?

Nice find!
How did you come up with that?

EDIT: One of the transactions led me here: https://blockchain.info/address/15E4rAKfc3tG4L7twtjNN6pR3npVD7EWkz
Notice the stealth address?

[Kangaderoo]

http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/User:CoinArtist


06:35, 22 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+66)‎ . . Enderman ‎ (→‎Beta 1.8+)
   File:Endermen.jpg|A haunting of Endermen enjoy a cryptic evening.
03:48, 23 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+66)‎ . . m Enderman ‎ (Undo revision 660263 by Orthotope (talk))
   File:Endermen.jpg|A haunting of Endermen enjoy a cryptic evening.
05:26, 23 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+27)‎ . . N File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg ‎
05:31, 23 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+138)‎ . . Enderman ‎ (→‎Beta 1.8+)
   File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg|Endermen under the effects of an invisibility splash potion.  In this case you can attack what you do not see.
05:02, 24 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg ‎ (CoinArtist uploaded a new version of "File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg")
05:09, 24 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+7)‎ . . File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg ‎ (→‎Licensing)
   {{license Mojang}}
05:10, 24 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg ‎ (CoinArtist uploaded a new version of "File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg": Reverted to version as of 05:26, 23 June 2014) (current)
21:20, 24 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-50)‎ . . Enderman ‎ (→‎Beta 1.8+)
   File:InvisibleEndermen.jpg|Endermen under the effects of an invisibility splash potion.

All activity of CoinArtist on the listed website website.

It could be the Mojang license if of importance...
Too bad I do not  have time to puzzle today.....

[Kprawn]

I hope we not wasting out time with this.

If I wanted to scam someone, I can just tell a friend, how to solve this, and let them win the BTC and we split the difference.

Would that not be cruel.. after so many hours being spend, to try to solve this.

Lets hope this is for real.

[dagi]

import into darkwallet:
ENDERMEN IN THIS CASE YOU CAN ATTACK WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE

there is one transaction:
https://blockchain.info/address/1JDghvK8TPmgTDwMXHjwNZDMCg5spoQFyC

0.00403311 BTC
?

Nice find!
How did you come up with that?

EDIT: One of the transactions led me here: https://blockchain.info/address/15E4rAKfc3tG4L7twtjNN6pR3npVD7EWkz
Notice the stealth address?

via wiki http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Enderman and diff http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Enderman&diff=661352 + Enderman

[S4VV4S]

import into darkwallet:
ENDERMEN IN THIS CASE YOU CAN ATTACK WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE

there is one transaction:
https://blockchain.info/address/1JDghvK8TPmgTDwMXHjwNZDMCg5spoQFyC

0.00403311 BTC
?

Nice find!
How did you come up with that?

EDIT: One of the transactions led me here: https://blockchain.info/address/15E4rAKfc3tG4L7twtjNN6pR3npVD7EWkz
Notice the stealth address?

via wiki http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Enderman and diff http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Enderman&diff=661352 + Enderman

Cool
Nice find, but I would suggest you redirect your search to something contra related because I think we moved from minecraft and I doubt we will get the key from now.

EDIT: The OP said: ask a classic, avid gamer 

[dagi]

EDIT: The OP said: ask a classic, avid gamer 

+1

[S4VV4S]

I can see the word defend, and I have checked Cody's website but got nothing.
https://defdist.org/

EDIT: Contra is about two guys defending the planet

EDIT 2: LOL, did anybody notice that you can make out the words brain fart?