'Otherside' Apes Come Home Event: Was It Worth Buying a $75K Bored Ape?

PREVIEW: Rug Radio creator Orangie went to the Otherside—and reported back from the Apes Come Home game event. Is it living up to the hype?

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Feb 29, 2024

Yuga Labs is opening the gates to Otherside for a limited-time event called "Apes Come Home," which gives Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT owners another small taste of the long-in-development metaverse game world.

Rug Radio creator Orangie hopped into the first session on Thursday with his own Bored Ape avatar in tow, and put together this video to share a look at the Ape clubhouse and other sights—and whether this small sliver of the eventual game makes him feel like his $75,000 was well spent on the Ape NFT. Click below to watch:

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