Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
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Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
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Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#2"Then he hit a button, and Flappy Bird disappeared. When I ask him why he did it, he answers with the same conviction that led him to create the game. 'I'm master of my own fate,' he says. 'Independent thinker.'"
Good for him. The world needs more people with this attitude.
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#3"Then he hit a button, and Flappy Bird disappeared. When I ask him why he did it, he answers with the same conviction that led him to create the game. 'I'm master of my own fate,' he says. 'Independent thinker.'" Good for him. The world needs more people with this attitude.
I agree. I love this guy. I bet that very few of us on HN would have done what he did. I certainly wouldn't have.
I'm not saying that what he did was right, but it was right for him, and what is impressive to me is that he realized that. That kind of self-knowledge is a wonderful quality to have or develop.
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#4"Then he hit a button, and Flappy Bird disappeared. When I ask him why he did it, he answers with the same conviction that led him to create the game. 'I'm master of my own fate,' he says. 'Independent thinker.'" Good for him. The world needs more people with this attitude.
I agree. I love this guy. I bet that very few of us on HN would have done what he did. I certainly wouldn't have. I'm not saying that what he did was right, but it was right for him, and what is impressive to me is that he realized that. That kind of self-knowledge is a wonderful quality to have or develop.
Yes, it is difficult to bring oneself to turn off the magic money machine once it starts printing, but keep in mind how much money he made and how much the existing installed copies still make for him. It certainly made the decision easier, I think.
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#5The featured photo for this story is very strong, and it answers more questions than the story itself ever will :)
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree. I love this guy. I bet that very few of us on HN would have done what he did. I certainly wouldn't have. I'm not saying that what he did was right, but it was right for him, and what is impressive to me is that he realized that. That kind of self-knowledge is a wonderful quality to have or develop.
Yes, it is difficult to bring oneself to turn off the magic money machine once it starts printing, but keep in mind how much money he made and how much the existing installed copies still make for him. It certainly made the decision easier, I think.
How do the installed copies still make money?
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, it is difficult to bring oneself to turn off the magic money machine once it starts printing, but keep in mind how much money he made and how much the existing installed copies still make for him. It certainly made the decision easier, I think.
How do the installed copies still make money?
Ads.
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, it is difficult to bring oneself to turn off the magic money machine once it starts printing, but keep in mind how much money he made and how much the existing installed copies still make for him. It certainly made the decision easier, I think.
How do the installed copies still make money?
The app displays banner ads.
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#9I heard it was just a reskin of a premade game he got off an asset store. Is that not the case?
This article made it sound like it was an original idea, but I thought it was just that one button to go up, no button to go down flash game. Is that not what it is?
Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
#10 three he's working on simultaneously: an untitled cowboy-themed shooter, a vertical flying game called Kitty Jetpack and an "action chess game," as he puts it, called Checkonaut, one of which he'll release this month