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		grrowl on Feb 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Says App 'Gone For... Please get over Flappy Birds as soon as possible. The lessons to learn are: simplicity in difficulty is key (see: The Impossible Game[1]), mobile game advertising has /horrible/ ROI, and the tech world is too easy to whip itself into a frenzy caused by its own feedback. The only reason this is still a story (Flappy Bird pre-installed iPhones, knockoffs galore, etc) is because it's a story in itself. I feel really sorry for this guy. [1]: http://flukedude.com/theimpossiblegame/

hkmurakami on Feb 11, 2014 | [–]

speaking of simplicity in difficulty: Super Hexagon :)

aardshark on Feb 11, 2014 | | [–]

That game has horrible input lag. Flappy Bird doesn't/

AznHisoka on Feb 11, 2014 | [–]

Well said. Does anyone really care if he forgoes millions?

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