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Is it the actual original Angry Birds? (Now renamed "Red's First Flight" or something like that) IIRC they did this renaming switcheroo to get people into the
by kroltan 3y ago
Is it the actual original Angry Birds? (Now renamed "Red's First Flight" or something like that)
IIRC they did this renaming switcheroo to get people into the freemium+ads-supported version. The original was undercutting their new monetization.
(Which don't get me wrong, is exceedingly scummy already. "The original was undercutting their new monetization", AKA people prefer to not have ads and annoying freemium if they know the game is solid)
- lotsofpulp 3y agoApple Arcade still has a nice Angry Birds version with zero ads or gambling mechanics or any other nonsense. If it was not for Apple Arcade, I probably would restrict my kids to playing Kerbal Space Program or the few games I know that do not have all that garbage.
- theshrike79 3y agoApple Arcade is perfect for kids, you can let them install any game from there and you can be a 100% sure there's no predatory in-app purchases, subscriptions or ads. The Netflix games are trying the same approach. Basically they have games on the app stores but you can't play them without an active Netflix subscription.
- binkHN 3y agoIs there something like this for Android?
- Ageodene 3y agoThere's Google Play Pass.
- ctippett 3y agoThis made me look to see if I could find the original Angry Birds in my App Store purchase history. It's there, but its been renamed "AB Classic" – I couldn't find it by searching, so I had to scroll a loooong way down the list of apps until I found it near the bottom. Its position in the list was accompanied by other such classics as Flight Control, Doodle Jump and geoDefense, none of which have (or had) ads. I don't install or play games on my phone anymore.
- _the_inflator 3y ago+10 for "I don't install or play games on my phone anymore." Same here. I gave me this rule: No games on phones or private work computers, as well as no crap like Facebook. I might expand this rule to other non-productivity apps as well, since gaming on a phone is a time drainer and distractor for me.
- HlessClaudesman 3y agoBonus points if you have blocked your preferred web distractions at the hosts file level. I still catch myself about once a week mindlessly logging into something while waiting for a process longer than 10 seconds to finish. "Nuh-uh." - Hosts file https://www.howtogeek.com/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-your-hosts-file/ https://www.howtogeek.com/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-yo...
- _the_inflator 3y agoForgot about this one. Nice tip.
- propogandist 3y agothis can be done with NetGuard (Android) or apps like AdGuard Pro (iOs). Both function as VPNs and allow DNS filtering (load custom host lists). Essential software and should be the first app to be installed on a device.
- bombcar 3y agoI’ve started to mainly focus on games that have Ana drive community years after release - often indicated by an open source implementation of the engine. Thing the various source ports of Doom, OpenWM, OpenTTD, etc.
- selectodude 3y agoRIP Flight Control. I miss that game a lot.
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