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Flappy Bird is a 2013 mobile game, developed by Vietnam-based developer Nguyễn Hà Đông
(*** Nguyen) and published by .GEARS Studios, a small, independent game developer also based
in Vietnam. The game has a side-scrolling format and the player controls a bird, attempting
to fly between rows of green pipes without coming into contact with them. The developer
created the game over several days, using a bird protagonist which he had designed for
a cancelled game in 2012. The game was released on May 24, 2013 but
received a sudden rise in popularity in early 2014. It was criticized for its level of difficulty
and alleged plagiarism in graphics and game mechanics, while other reviewers found it
addictive. At the end of January 2014, it was the most downloaded free game in the iOS
App Store. During this period, its developer claimed that Flappy Bird was earning $50,000
a day from in-app advertisements. Flappy Bird was removed from both Apple's
App Store and Google Play by its creator on February 10, 2014, due to guilt over what
he considered to be its addictive nature. The game's popularity and sudden removal caused
phones with it pre-installed to be put up for sale for high prices over the Internet.
Games similar to Flappy Bird became popular on the iTunes App Store in the wake of its
removal, and both Apple and Google have removed games from their app stores for being too
similar to the original. The game has also been distributed through unofficial channels
on multiple platforms.
Gameplay
The aim of Flappy Bird is to navigate the bird through the green pipes. The player scores
one point for each set of pipes successfully passed.
Flappy Bird is a side-scrolling mobile game featuring 2D retro style graphics. The objective
is to direct a flying bird, which moves continuously to the right, between each oncoming set of
pipes without colliding with them, which otherwise ends the game. The bird briefly flaps upward
each time the player taps the screen. If the screen is not tapped, the bird falls due to
gravity. The player is scored on the number of pipe sets the bird successfully passes
through, with medals awarded for the score. There is no variation or evolution in gameplay
throughout the game as the pipes always have the same gap between them and there is no
end to the running track, having only the flap and ding sounds and the rising score
as rewards.However, some subtle elements of the gameplay design make the game easy to
learn but hard to master,a technique used in many games to make them more interesting.
Discontinuation On February 8, 2014, Nguyen announced on Twitter
that the game was to be removed from both Apple's App Store and Google Play, writing:
"I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down.
I cannot take this anymore."He went on to say that taking down the game has "nothing
to do with legal issues". The game was removed from both Apple's App Store and Google Play
exactly on cue. After removing the game, Nguyen's Twitter feed received abuse from fans unhappy
at the decision, who threatened to *** him or commit suicide.
Following the removal, many media outlets reported several merchants on eBay were offering
phones which had the app pre-installed for US$1499 or more, with some receiving bids
of over $90,000; however, the listings were removed for violating eBay's rule stating
smartphones must be restored to factory settings before being sold.
In an interview with Forbes, Nguyen cited the game's addictive nature for its cancellation,
stating: "Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed. But
it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve
that problem, it's best to take down Flappy Bird. It's gone forever." Nguyen said that
the guilt he felt over the game was affecting his sleep, and that his conscience was relieved
after he took the game down. In a March 2014 interview with Rolling Stone,
Nguyen refused to rule out re-releasing Flappy Bird, on condition that it would come with
a warning to "Take a break".
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