Flabby Bird is coming back

[Cpvr]

In 2014, Vietnam-based developer Dong Nguyen shocked the gaming world when he pulled viral hit Flappy Bird from the App Store and the Google Play Store at a time when it was making tens of thousands of dollars a day. He went on to say: "I can call Flappy Bird a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it."

Now, Flappy Bird is set to return, with an expanded version aiming for launch by the end of October across multiple platforms including web browsers, and an iOS and Android version planned for release in 2025. But this new Flappy Bird isn’t from Nguyen, it’s from ‘The Flappy Bird Foundation,’ which is described as “a new team of passionate fans committed to sharing the game with the world.”

 

source:Ign

[Lens]

This is what I call a blast from the past. I remember the Flappy Bird craze and how addictive it was. Dong Nguyen's decision to remove the game was surprising, but it's understandable.

 

[killamch89]

I remember the original Flappy Bird was super addictive to a lot of people. It's surprising to see it coming back, especially with a new team behind it. Do you think it will be as popular as it was back then?

[Dead2009]

I didn't play it the first go around so I probably wont play it this time lol.

[Button]

On 9/14/2024 at 11:20 AM, Lens said:

This is what I call a blast from the past. I remember the Flappy Bird craze and how addictive it was. Dong Nguyen's decision to remove the game was surprising, but it's understandable.

 

That's indeed a great point. Maybe Nguyen has found a way to manage the game's success without sacrificing his personal life. Who knows 🤔 

 

 

[Cpvr]

On 9/16/2024 at 4:22 PM, killamch89 said:

I remember the original Flappy Bird was super addictive to a lot of people. It's surprising to see it coming back, especially with a new team behind it. Do you think it will be as popular as it was back then?

Honestly, I’m not sure. It’s apparently not going to be the same game as before as this time around its going to involve crypto.

Last week, The Flappy Bird Foundation announced a game called Flappy Bird. But while the group has been framing it as the triumphant return of a classic mobile game, Flappy Bird’s original developer, Dong Nguyen isn’t calling it a comeback — in fact, he says he’s not involved at all.

Nguyen posted as much on X (for the first time since 2017!) this morning, saying he didn’t “sell anything.” The Flappy Bird Foundation wrote in the announcement it shared with press last week that it had “acquired the rights from Gametech Holdings, LLC,” which had secured the trademark from Nguyen, but it doesn’t appear as though that was the result of any dealings between him and the group.

 

source: Theverge

 

[killamch89]

On 9/24/2024 at 6:19 PM, Cpvr said:

Honestly, I’m not sure. It’s apparently not going to be the same game as before as this time around its going to involve crypto.

Last week, The Flappy Bird Foundation announced a game called Flappy Bird. But while the group has been framing it as the triumphant return of a classic mobile game, Flappy Bird’s original developer, Dong Nguyen isn’t calling it a comeback — in fact, he says he’s not involved at all.

Nguyen posted as much on X (for the first time since 2017!) this morning, saying he didn’t “sell anything.” The Flappy Bird Foundation wrote in the announcement it shared with press last week that it had “acquired the rights from Gametech Holdings, LLC,” which had secured the trademark from Nguyen, but it doesn’t appear as though that was the result of any dealings between him and the group.

 

source: Theverge

 

Sounds like a total disaster waiting to happen. Any games involving Crypto usually go sour after a while.