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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"

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Post by jusben1369 »

jonny_eh wrote: post #94
Houshalter wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I respect his morals but the people over using the game are just going to move on to some other game and get addicted to it. If he feels bad about profiting from the game, he should donate it to a charity. That amount of money can do a lot of good.

And if a drug dealer decides to stop selling meth, you'd discourage him since addicts can just buy it down the block? Note: I'm not saying Flappy Bird is like meth, but just pointing out your logic.

This only holds if meth and playing flappy are on par in terms of damaging your life.

Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"

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Post by jusben1369 »

catshirt wrote: post #62
forgottenpass wrote: post #58

Earlier 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.

even if you actually hated money , it seems strange to turn your back on your passion because it came with a shit ton of money .

His Dave Chappelle moment.

Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"

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Post by brownbat »

anon4 wrote: post #160
ultramancool wrote: post #105

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So uhhh, now that he's out of the game can I make yet another SFCave clone and start making $50k/day then?

SFCave is all mined out. The next big thing is obviously Gorillas.

And here I was going to pile on with Scorched Earth until I looked up Gorillas...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_game

Maybe the market was just oblivious in the early 90s for not putting cute animals on top of all of these tropes sooner.

How long until we see roguelikes starring cats? RTSs where you draft little fuzzy lions and bears?

Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"

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Post by jeorgun »

SungDewey wrote: post #142
a-nom-a-ly wrote: post #9

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This behavior is disgusting in ways I cannot begin to describe. You didn't even attempt to do anything helpful, and probably didn't even read the post you responded to. To others: don't waste your time clicking on this link, it's just an obfuscated link to lmgtfy.com

Get over yourself. The commenter should have just googled it if they wanted context. You are disgusting.

I'm noticing a trend recently of accounts created seemingly for the sole purpose of insulting a specific post / comment, and it's beginning to seriously irritate me. Does anyone know why this seems to be on the rise, and if there's anything that can be done to stop it?

(if you're not actually such an account, then sorry for falsely accusing you, but my irritation at the trend in general still stands).

Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"

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Post by uptown »

Jhsto wrote: post #55

As a side note, Dong has doubled his Twitter followers in one hour from 7000 to what now is nearly 16000. Whatever was his real intentions, he is receiving media attention which will most likely last even after he pulls out the game. You could speculate that he is trying to make a name for himself, so that the upcoming games would make him a stable income. As an indie developer he should know the fact that Flappy Bir…

"You could speculate that he is trying to make a name for himself, so that the upcoming games would make him a stable income."

$50k a day ... even if it only runs a couple weeks ... is beyond "stable" for Vietnam. As a reference-point, the average monthly income in that country is under $200.

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