what are the chances that his twitter account was hacked?
Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
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Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#102If this is because of harassment then I feel really bad for him. The game may be super simple and silly but it shouldn't be ridiculed by those who are jealous of its luck and success. My personal score is 102 and I appreciate the game for what it is.
There was a Polygon article on HN recently about how the audience has no idea what it wants. It used Flappy Bird as the example, mentioning how it was an overnight success, but repeatedly slammed it: "Not only is the visual language of Flappy Bird almost entirely re-appropriated from early NES games, but it seems to be engineered and designed by someone still learning how to create games. There are frequent slowdowns…
Agreed. I think many people (myself included, probably) aren't equipped to deal with constant streams of criticism and abuse.
It's a shame the internet had to react this way. The guy seems really humble and deserving of the success. But I think he chose happiness over the money, and I think that speaks of great integrity.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dude common. You have to see it from his point of view. His money and fame aren't coming from a prestigious accomplishment. He probably doesn't want to be known for a flappy bird game for the rest of his life. Imagine being the guy who invented the turd scrubber brush next to the toilet. Everyone owns that brush but would you want to be known for it? Associated with it?
Flappy bird can make it possible for him to fund his next adventure (or next 10), whatever he chooses that to be. He should think forward a bit more. It's extraordinarily rare to be in the position to take advantage of opportunities like that. What he'd be effectively doing is just handing the money off to Clumsy Bird instead. If he has any dreams for the future, he should view it as funding those dreams; which could…
> Flappy bird can make it possible for him to fund his next adventure (or next 10)
If he lives in Vietnam, one day would set him up for the rest of his life.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#104My teenager students will be devastated by this. They really liked the game. We also had a good class discussion about adverts, the amount of money you can get from adverts, and the cost of living in Hanoi. The main thing is that they worked out that there is a human being who lives somewhere and who has a name sitting down at a computer and hacking away at this game so they can play it.
Cost of living in Hanoi is so high because of strict building codes. They have these towers, you see, and they constantly have to move them a floor at a time across the city, and the larger floors have to sit below the smaller floors, with a severely constrained workforce. It's a logistics nightmare.
They should hire someone to devise a strategy so they can move the floors more optimally.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#105This kind of helped me relate to why he's taking it down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-nzHy2DdU I know it's a joke, but on the other hand, it's only funny because a lot of people identify with the sentiment.
So uhhh, now that he's out of the game can I make yet another SFCave clone and start making $50k/day then?
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's nothing more to life than profit. Except maybe regretting your priorities on your deathbed, but whatevs, you won't be worried about it for long.
You and pikachu_is_cool are boggling my mind right now. The guy is having a moderately high amount of money coming in for him now, based on something he did out of passion. There is nothing wrong with money for stability. If you don't like it, give it to charity... or save for health issues, because we all now realize just how pricey a scrape can be in America.
Dong Nguyen lives in Vietnam.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#107There are lessons to be learned from this phenomenon in all fields (marketing, game dev, PR, etc...) One thing I can empathize, and suspect is the root of this, is that as a young developer I'm sure he's scared out of his mind of legal repercussions. It's not easy scraping pennies one day, and then the next day checking your bank account and seeing money in there that you feel you didnt work for. It doesnt feel legal…
See, it is not like that. Even if he was selling the game he would have to wait for at least a month for Apple to pay. And since this is advertising, it can take a lot longer. Also, he can have problems getting the money into Vietnam or wherever he is. He may get a large US cheque, which will be a huge pain to cash.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
You could speculate that he is trying to make a name for himself, so that the upcoming games would make him a stable income. Are you speculating that, or are you suggesting that others should speculate that?
It's an expression, bro. Calm down.
It really bothers me just how heatedly pernickety some users are.
WoodenChair, your request for calm is greatly appreciated.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
This might come as a shocker to many people on HN, but many people do not like money.
It's not noble to waste opportunity like that. If he doesn't like money, he should take the money then give it away. A lot of poor people would kill to have that money to feed themselves and their families, or send their kid to school - if he feels so inclined he should take it and give it to them. If not, he's wasting a huge opportunity to either be very rich or very charitable out of some poorly thought-through rig…
So you advocate doing things you find morally objectionable while telling yourself that it is the right thing to do because you can give the money away afterwards? That sounds insane to me.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#110My teenager students will be devastated by this. They really liked the game. We also had a good class discussion about adverts, the amount of money you can get from adverts, and the cost of living in Hanoi. The main thing is that they worked out that there is a human being who lives somewhere and who has a name sitting down at a computer and hacking away at this game so they can play it.
Cost of living in Hanoi is so high because of strict building codes. They have these towers, you see, and they constantly have to move them a floor at a time across the city, and the larger floors have to sit below the smaller floors, with a severely constrained workforce. It's a logistics nightmare.
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