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>I have to give Dong Nguyen credit for pulling the game when he started to believe it caused more harm then good. If he thought the game's design was "evil" wh

>I have to give Dong Nguyen credit for pulling the game when he started to believe it caused more harm then good. If he thought the game's design was "evil" why did he make the game in the first place? If you want to make a game, you need to actually sit down, come up with a game concept, prototype it and then produce it and finally publish it. He did all that but believing nobody or very few would play it but in reality Flappy Bird was sleeper hit and when it became viral he melt down. Whacky media headlines drove him "crazy" not bad or addictive game design of Flappy Bird. If you want to be a creator of any kind you need to be open to all sorts of feedback; both bad and good, crazy and kind etc. etc. >Unfortunately, greed and money always wins. They don't....if he wanted to protect whatever was left of Flappy Bird's brand he should've copyrighted it and let it rest in peace and not left it for grabs.

ASalazarMX 2y ago
> If he thought the game's design was "evil" why did he make the game in the first place? It is such a simple game, who would have thought it would inspire such overreaction? Tetris was much more addictive, and it was seen as an interesting phenomenon, but these days communication is so manipulative and violent, it seems any minor problem gets magnified into yet another crisis. Think about it: Flappy bird is ruining lives. It was said with a straight face in many infotainment shows. Anything in excess can ruin lives, should we avoid cars, knives, alcohol, smartphones, videogames, food, water, etc.? Flappy bird was never the problem, IMO the author likely withdrew it because the media magnificaton was becoming scary.
- mrkramer 2y ago
  >Think about it: Flappy bird is ruining lives. It was said with a straight face in many infotainment shows. They said the same thing about World of Warcraft, Dota, League of Legends, Fortnite and countless other examples. People and I believe all mammals are prone to the addictions, that's why you need to teach yourself self-control or find somebody else who can teach you that or perhaps help you to control yourself. >Flappy bird was never the problem, IMO the author likely withdrew it because the media magnification was becoming scary. Exactly, sensationalistic media headlines made him depressed not Flappy Bird as a game.

ASalazarMX 2y ago

> If he thought the game's design was "evil" why did he make the game in the first place? It is such a simple game, who would have thought it would inspire such overreaction? Tetris was much more addictive, and it was seen as an interesting phenomenon, but these days communication is so manipulative and violent, it seems any minor problem gets magnified into yet another crisis. Think about it: Flappy bird is ruining lives. It was said with a straight face in many infotainment shows. Anything in excess can ruin lives, should we avoid cars, knives, alcohol, smartphones, videogames, food, water, etc.? Flappy bird was never the problem, IMO the author likely withdrew it because the media magnificaton was becoming scary.

mrkramer 2y ago
>Think about it: Flappy bird is ruining lives. It was said with a straight face in many infotainment shows. They said the same thing about World of Warcraft, Dota, League of Legends, Fortnite and countless other examples. People and I believe all mammals are prone to the addictions, that's why you need to teach yourself self-control or find somebody else who can teach you that or perhaps help you to control yourself. >Flappy bird was never the problem, IMO the author likely withdrew it because the media magnification was becoming scary. Exactly, sensationalistic media headlines made him depressed not Flappy Bird as a game.