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Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by Stormbringer »

seanalltogether wrote: post #45
ericb wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A parody is constitutionally protected free speech. Yes, they can sue regardless, but I think your leverage is higher in that scenario. I am not a lawyer. I hope the creator has spoken with one in case.

Apple however is free to suppress anything they want in the app store, so I guess we'll see.

It's not free, they charge you 30% for the privilege of violating you tenderly at their whim.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

It's also not free as in GnuBeer either, since as a general rule they generously decline to explain the reverses in policy (pet theory: it is based on the retrograde motion of Sirius the dogstar, since Apple is clearly controlled by the reptillian lizard-people from there)

Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by beder »

logic wrote: post #53
ghempton wrote: post #29

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Thanks for the feedback. An iPad 2 was my primary testing device so I surely didn't give the iPhone version the UI love it needs.

Just an FYI: it crashes while trying to open it on my iPhone 3G (displays the splash screen, then exits to springboard.) Love the idea, though. :)

@ghempton, if you're still reading these comments, it's likely you're passing a iOS 4 or 5 message without checking to see if the message is received.

I ran into this recently with a number of simple startup checks, e.g., if the device is a high-res ([UIScreen scale]) or if it's an iPhone vs. iPad ([UIDevice userInterfaceIdiom]).

Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by tankenmate »

jtreminio wrote: post #52
tankenmate wrote: post #43

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at the risk of negative karma; voilà.

Thanks... I actually know that, but I guess I had a brain fart. That and I was distracted playing the game.

Yeah it is a great game, you need to think in a broader fashion than angry birds. It is kind of like the difference between protecting something vs attacking it a la computer security; protecting takes more forethought.

Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by ploxination »

lancefisher wrote: post #33

Cool concept. Next up: multiplayer where one person plays the birds and the other plays the pigs (Rovio might have to buy your app for that). You need to explain why the pigs took the eggs. Maybe you do in the game.

It is actually pig-eggs that the righteous pigs stole back from the evil birds! This should be revealed in a dramatic epilogue.

Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by euccastro »

lancefisher wrote: post #33

Cool concept. Next up: multiplayer where one person plays the birds and the other plays the pigs (Rovio might have to buy your app for that). You need to explain why the pigs took the eggs. Maybe you do in the game.

Concentration of eggs helps all. Extra eggs will trickle down back to the birds.

Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by morsch »

scott_s wrote: post #90
TWAndrews wrote: post #89

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To be fair, PA didn't make any attempt to litigate that. American McGee told them to take it down, and they did, essentially no questions asked.

They didn't make any attempt to litigate it, because, as I understand it, a lawyer told them it was not a good idea ( http://www.penny-arcade.com/2003/04/21 ): We are, of course, talking to our lawyer about all this stuff. Readers have referred us to many sources in an effort to clarify our position legally, sites like Chilling Effects act as clearing houses for data useful in situations such as this. Also, interesti…

I clicked on this, forgot about it and looked at the tab a while later. I only realized I was looking at old comics after a couple of fairly confusing minutes, wondering about the odd art style and why on Earth they were back to playing Phantasy Star Online, but effortlessly integrating the "fact" that there's a new EverQuest expansion coming out that is similar to the previous ones. I guess that one is a timeless fact.

Re: Show HN: I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds

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Post by epaga »

This is one of those very rare moments where the idea is so funny and good that you'll probably have quite the success with the idea even if the implementation isn't the best.

But it seems like you've done a great job with the implementation as well. All the best!

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