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[ 0 => '{{pp-pc|small=yes}}', 1 => '{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}', 2 => '{{Infobox video game', 3 => '| title = Flappy Bird', 4 => '| image = Flappy Bird icon.png', 5 => '| developer = [[dotGears]]', 6 => '| publisher = dotGears', 7 => '| released = {{Start date|2013|5|24}}', 8 => '| platforms = [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]', 9 => '| genre = [[Arcade game#Arcade genre|Arcade]]', 10 => '| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]', 11 => '| designer = {{interlanguage link|Dong Nguyen|vi|Nguyễn Hà Đông}}', 12 => '}}', 13 => '', 14 => ''''''Flappy Bird''''' is a [[mobile game]] developed by Vietnamese [[video game artist]] and [[Video game programmer|programmer]] Dong Nguyen ({{lang-vi|Nguyễn Hà Đông}}), under his game development company [[dotGears]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Rhiannon |title=What is Flappy Bird? The game taking the App Store by storm |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10604366/What-is-Flappy-Bird-The-game-taking-the-App-Store-by-storm.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=January 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130055749/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10604366/What-is-Flappy-Bird-The-game-taking-the-App-Store-by-storm.html |archive-date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game is a [[Side-scrolling video game|side-scroller]] where the player controls a bird, attempting to fly between columns of green pipes without hitting them. Nguyen created the game over the period of several days, using a bird protagonist that he had designed for a cancelled game in 2012.', 15 => '', 16 => 'The game was released in May 2013 but received a sudden rise in popularity in early 2014. ''Flappy Bird'' received poor reviews from some critics, who criticized its high level of difficulty, alleged plagiarism in graphics and game mechanics, while other reviewers found it addictive. At the end of January 2014, it was the most downloaded free game in the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] for [[iOS]]. During this period, its developer said that ''Flappy Bird'' was earning $50,000 a day from in-app advertisements as well as sales.', 17 => '', 18 => '''Flappy Bird'' was removed from both the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] and [[Google Play]] by its creator on February 10, 2014. He claims that he felt guilt over what he considered to be its addictive nature and overuse. The game's popularity and sudden removal caused phones with it pre-installed to be put up for sale for high prices over the Internet.<ref name="techland" /><ref name="Molina-EBay" /><ref name="Thier-EBay" /> [[Video game clone|Games similar]] to ''Flappy Bird'' became popular on the iTunes App Store in the wake of its removal, and both Apple and Google have removed games from their app stores for being too similar to the original.', 19 => '', 20 => 'In August 2014, a revised version of ''Flappy Bird'', called ''Flappy Birds Family'', was released exclusively for the [[Amazon Fire TV]]. Bay Tek Games also released a licensed coin-operated ''Flappy Bird'' arcade game.<ref>Stuart, Keith (Jan 12, 2015) [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/12/flappy-bird-arcade-machine "Flappy Bird lands on arcade machine"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107164830/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/12/flappy-bird-arcade-machine |date=November 7, 2017 }} The Guardian.</ref>', 21 => '', 22 => '== Gameplay ==', 23 => '[[File:Flappy Bird gameplay.png|thumb|150px|right|Faby after passing the first pair of pipes]]', 24 => '''Flappy Bird'' is an [[Arcade game#Arcade genre|arcade]]-style game in which the player controls the bird Faby, which moves persistently to the right. The player is tasked with navigating Faby through pairs of pipes that have equally sized gaps placed at random heights. Faby automatically descends and only ascends when the player taps the [[touchscreen]]. Each successful pass through a pair of pipes awards the player one point. Colliding with a pipe or the ground ends the gameplay. During the [[game over]] screen, the player is awarded a bronze medal if they reached ten or more points, a silver medal from twenty points, a gold medal from thirty points, and a platinum medal from forty points.<ref name="twitter">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/davidkushner/status/467383612393136128 |title=Twitter / davidkushner: My email interview today w/ @dongatory about his next Flappy Bird game – and meeting @NolanBushnell at #WiredBizCon |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=July 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817064055/https://twitter.com/davidkushner/status/467383612393136128 |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haynes |first=Danielle |title=Flappy Birds dominates app lists |url=https://www.upi.com/blog/2014/01/26/Flappy-Birds-dominates-app-lists/8271390760147/ |agency=United Press International |accessdate=January 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130130947/http://www.upi.com/blog/2014/01/26/Flappy-Birds-dominates-app-lists/8271390760147 |archive-date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="charts">{{cite web |last1=Moscaritolo |first1=Angela |title=Flappy Bird Tops App Store Charts, Headed to Windows Phone |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-games/10890/flappy-bird-tops-app-store-charts-headed-to-windows-phone |website=PCmag |publisher=PCMag UK |accessdate=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909191129/http://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-games-products/10890/news/flappy-bird-tops-app-store-charts-headed-to-windows-phone |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ign review">{{cite news |last=Ingenito |first=Vince |title=Flappy Bird Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-review |accessdate=February 26, 2014 |newspaper=[[IGN]] |date=February 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223223237/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-review |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 25 => '', 26 => '== Development ==', 27 => 'Dong Nguyen grew up in [[Vạn Phúc, Hà Đông|Vạn Phúc]], a village near [[Hanoi]]. He discovered video games by playing ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' as a child, and began coding his own at age 16. At 19, while studying programming at a local university, he won an internship at [[Punch Entertainment]], one of the few video game companies in Vietnam. While using the [[iPhone]], he found that its most popular games such as ''[[Angry Birds]]'' were too complicated, and wanted to make a simpler game for people who are "always on the move".<ref name="rolling" />', 28 => '', 29 => '''Flappy Bird'' was created and developed by Nguyen in two to three days. The bird character, Faby, was originally designed in 2012 for a cancelled [[platform game]].<ref name="choco">{{cite news |last=Heney |first=Elaine |title=How to make Flappy Bird, #1 app – Interview with game developer Dong Nguyen: Updated |url=http://www.thechocolatelabapps.com/how-to-make-flappy-bird/ |newspaper=Chocolate Lab Apps |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=February 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206211056/http://www.thechocolatelabapps.com/how-to-make-flappy-bird/ |archive-date=February 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The gameplay was inspired by the act of bouncing a ping pong ball against a paddle for as long as possible.<ref name="Pingpong">{{cite web |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |title=Flappy Bird creator says game was inspired by bouncing a ping pong ball on a paddle |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/7/21/5923105/flappy-bird-interview-dong-nguyen |website=Polygon |accessdate=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630232830/http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/21/5923105/flappy-bird-interview-dong-nguyen |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially the game was significantly easier than it became in the final version, however Nguyen said he found this version to be boring and subsequently tightened up the difficulty.<ref name="Pingpong" /> He described the business plan of a free download with in-game advertisements as "very common in the Japanese market".<ref name="Verge1" />', 30 => '', 31 => 'Nguyen believes that contemporary Western games are overly complex.<ref name="choco" /> His company, dotGears, describes its games as "heavily influenced by retro pixelated games in its golden age. Everything is pure, extremely hard and incredibly fun to play".', 32 => '', 33 => '== Release ==', 34 => '''Flappy Bird'' was originally released on May 24, 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/flappy-bird/android-20012528 |title=Flappy Bird – Android |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |publisher=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220164736/http://www.ign.com/games/flappy-bird/android-20012528 |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> with support for the [[iPhone 5]]. The game was subsequently updated for [[iOS 7]] in September 2013. Although originally unsuccessful, the game received a massive influx of players after being reviewed by the Swedish YouTuber [[PewDiePie]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/flappy-bird-origin-2014-2|title=Flappy Bird's Massive Rise Can Be Traced To A Reddit Thread That Spun Out Of Control|last=Dickey|first=Megan Rose|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016222207/https://www.businessinsider.com/flappy-bird-origin-2014-2|archive-date=October 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2014, it topped the Free Apps chart in the US and Chinese [[App Store (iOS)|App Stores]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toucharcade.com/2014/01/31/super-ball-juggling-and-shuriken-block/ |title='Super Ball Juggling' and 'Shuriken Block' Join 'Flappy Bird' in Top Free Downloads Chart |author=Hodapp, Eli |publisher=TouchArcade |date=January 31, 2014 |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214131608/http://toucharcade.com/2014/01/31/super-ball-juggling-and-shuriken-block/ |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and later that month topped the same section of the UK App Store where it was touted as "the new ''[[Angry Birds]]''".<ref name="telegraph" /> It ended January as the most downloaded App on the App Store.<ref name="stokesentinel">{{cite web |last=Sentinel |first=The |url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/frustrated-stokies-blast-flappy-bird-game-twitter/story-20538032-detail/story.html |title=As frustrated Stokies blast Flappy Bird game on Twitter we ask: What's your favourite smartphone app? |publisher=Stoke Sentinel |accessdate=January 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222012742/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/frustrated-Stokies-blast-Flappy-Bird-game-Twitter/story-20538032-detail/story.html |archivedate=February 22, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Android version of ''Flappy Bird'' was released to the Google Play store on January 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/flappy-birds-popularity-on-ios-leaves-experts-baffled-478174 |title=Flappy Birds' popularity on iOS leaves 'experts' baffled |publisher=NDTV |date=February 1, 2014 |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204071136/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/flappy-birds-popularity-on-ios-leaves-experts-baffled-478174 |archive-date=February 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In early 2014, Nguyen said in an interview with ''[[The Verge]]'' that the game was earning around $50,000 a day in revenue through its [[in-game advertising]].<ref name="Verge1">{{cite web |author=Ellis Hamburger |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5383708/flappy-bird-revenue-50-k-per-day-dong-nguyen-interview |title=Indie smash hit 'Flappy Bird' racks up $50K per day in ad revenue |publisher=The Verge |date=February 5, 2014 |accessdate=February 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205232424/http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5383708/flappy-bird-revenue-50-k-per-day-dong-nguyen-interview |archive-date=February 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 35 => '', 36 => '=== Discontinuation ===', 37 => 'On February 8, 2014, Nguyen announced on [[Twitter]] that the game was to be removed from both [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] and [[Google Play]], writing: "I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore."<ref name="cannottakethisanymore">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/432227971173068800 |title=Twitter / dongatory: I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209025416/https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/432227971173068800 |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on to say that taking down the game had "nothing to do with legal issues".<ref name="nothingtodowithlegalissues">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/432228383095668737 |title=Twitter / dongatory: It is not anything related |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208205047/https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/432228383095668737 |archive-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was removed from both Apple's App Store and Google Play exactly on time,<ref name="offline">{{cite web |last1=Molina |first1=Brett |title=Developer says he's taking down popular 'Flappy Bird' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-removed/5315655/ |website=usatoday |publisher=USA Today |accessdate=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705150616/http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-removed/5315655/ |archive-date=July 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/02/09/flappy-bird-removed-from-app-store/ |title=Flappy Bird Removed From App Store |author=Haselton, Todd |publisher=TechnoBuffalo |date=February 9, 2014 |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214112459/http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/02/09/flappy-bird-removed-from-app-store/ |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> much to the dismay of many fans.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |title=Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen receives death threats on Twitter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-now-receiving-death-threats-on-twitter-9119863.html |accessdate=March 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315184603/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-now-receiving-death-threats-on-twitter-9119863.html |archive-date=March 15, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="down">{{cite web |last1=Ingenito |first1=Vince |title=Flappy Bird creator to take game down tomorrow |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-creator-to-take-game-down-tomorrow |website=IGN |publisher=IGN |accessdate=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228204134/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-creator-to-take-game-down-tomorrow |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 38 => '', 39 => '''Tuoi Tre News'', an English-language newspaper in Vietnam, reported from a local technology expert that ''Flappy Bird''{{'}}s removal could have been due to a legal challenge from [[Nintendo]] over perceived visual similarities to ''Mario'' games.<ref>{{cite news |title=The rise and fall of Flappy Bird, spurred by the media |url=http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/17409/the-rise-and-fall-of-flappy-bird-spurred-by-the-media |accessdate=March 17, 2014 |newspaper=Tuoi Tre News |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305033154/http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/17409/the-rise-and-fall-of-flappy-bird-spurred-by-the-media |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> This allegation was denied by a Nintendo spokesman to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="WSJ" /> Lawyers in Vietnam also denied allegations that Nguyen had to remove the game due to violating new laws on internet use in the country.<ref name="down" /><ref name="WSJ">{{cite news |last=Purnell |first=Newley |title=Nintendo: No Complaints About 'Flappy Bird' |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/10/no-complaints-about-flappy-bird-nintendo-says/ |accessdate=February 14, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211015917/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/10/no-complaints-about-flappy-bird-nintendo-says/ |archive-date=February 11, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 40 => '', 41 => 'Following the removal, many media outlets reported that several merchants on [[eBay]] were offering phones which had the app pre-installed for [[United States dollar|US]]$1,499 or more, with some receiving bids of over $90,000;<ref name="techland">{{cite web |url=http://time.com/6073/where-to-get-flappy-bird/ |title=Where to Get Flappy Bird: On eBay, for $900. Cheap |author=McCracken, Harry |work=Time |date=February 9, 2014 |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307014714/http://time.com/6073/where-to-get-flappy-bird/ |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Molina-EBay">{{cite news |last=Molina |first=Brett |title=Phones with 'Flappy Bird' app fetching big bids on eBay |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-auction/5358289/ |accessdate=February 10, 2014 |newspaper=USA Today |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210183329/http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-auction/5358289/ |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Thier-EBay">{{cite news |last=Thier |first=Dave |title='Flappy Bird' Price Skyrocketing on eBay |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-price-skyrocketing-on-ebay/ |accessdate=February 10, 2014 |newspaper=Forbes |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212191330/http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-price-skyrocketing-on-ebay/ |archive-date=February 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="down" /> however, the listings were removed for violating eBay's rule stating that smartphones must be restored to factory settings before being sold.<ref>{{cite news |last=Trenholm |first=Rich |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/flappy-bird-phones-kicked-off-ebay/ |title=Flappy Bird phones kicked off eBay |publisher=CNET |date=February 13, 2014 |access-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909191007/https://www.cnet.com/news/flappy-bird-phones-kicked-off-ebay/ |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 42 => '', 43 => 'In an interview with ''Forbes'', Nguyen cited the game's addictive nature for its cancellation, stating: "''Flappy Bird'' was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed. But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it's best to take down ''Flappy Bird''. It's gone forever." Nguyen said that the guilt that he felt over the game was affecting his sleep, and that his conscience was relieved after he took down the game.<ref name="forb">{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Lan Anh |title=Exclusive: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Says App 'Gone Forever' Because It Was 'An Addictive Product' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lananhnguyen/2014/02/11/exclusive-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-says-app-gone-forever-because-it-was-an-addictive-product/ |work=Forbes |accessdate=February 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120144756/http://www.forbes.com/sites/lananhnguyen/2014/02/11/exclusive-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-says-app-gone-forever-because-it-was-an-addictive-product/ |archive-date=November 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 44 => '', 45 => 'In a March 2014 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Nguyen refused to rule out re-releasing ''Flappy Bird'', on condition that it would come with a warning to "Take a break".<ref name="rolling">{{cite news |last=Kushner |first=David |title=The Flight of the Birdman: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-flight-of-the-birdman-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-speaks-out-20140311 |accessdate=March 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314230540/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-flight-of-the-birdman-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-speaks-out-20140311 |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 19, he announced via Twitter that the game will be rereleased onto App Stores, but not anytime soon.<ref>{{cite news |last=Molina |first=Brett |title=Creator says 'Flappy Bird' making comeback |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/03/19/flappy-bird-comeback/6611573/ |accessdate=March 19, 2014 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=March 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319193628/http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/03/19/flappy-bird-comeback/6611573/ |archive-date=March 19, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 15, Nguyen told CNBC's Kelly Evans that the game would return in August, with multiplayer capability and will be "less addictive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Langer |first=Eli |title=Flappy Bird 'addicts' rejoice! App will return soon |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/05/14/flappy-bird-is-coming-back-to-app-store.html |work=CNBC |accessdate=May 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804075929/http://www.cnbc.com/2014/05/14/flappy-bird-is-coming-back-to-app-store.html |archive-date=August 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 46 => '', 47 => 'As Nguyen had promised, August 2014 saw a revised version of ''Flappy Bird'', called ''Flappy Birds Family'', released exclusively through the [[Amazon Appstore]] for the [[Amazon Fire TV]] platform.<ref name="Flappybirdreturns">{{cite web |last1=Tyrrel |first1=Brandon |title=FLAPPY BIRD RETURNS WITH NEW FEATURES |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/01/flappy-bird-returns-with-new-features |website=IGN |accessdate=August 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804231733/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/01/flappy-bird-returns-with-new-features |archive-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new version also features new obstacles not in the original as well as an additional [[multiplayer]] option.<ref name="Flappybirdreturns" />', 48 => '', 49 => '=== Legacy ===', 50 => 'The removal has spawned remakes and parodies of the game,<ref name="forb" /> such as [[Sesame Street]]'s ''Flappy Bert''<ref>{{cite news |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=February 12, 2014 |title=Sesame Street takes on Flappy Bird with 'Flappy Bert' |work=Gamespot |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sesame-street-takes-on-flappy-bird-with-flappy-bert/1100-6417699/ |accessdate=February 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302015204/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sesame-street-takes-on-flappy-bird-with-flappy-bert/1100-6417699/ |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Fall Out Boy]]'s ''Fall Out Bird''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=February 12, 2014 |title=Fall Out Boy to release their own Flappy Bird game |work=Gamespot |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fall-out-boy-to-release-their-own-flappy-bird-game/1100-6417680/ |accessdate=February 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302024222/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fall-out-boy-to-release-their-own-flappy-bird-game/1100-6417680/ |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Flappy Bird'' became one of the most [[Video game clone|cloned games]] in Apple's App Store.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/crazy-flappy-bird-clones/ |title=Over 800 Flappy Bird Clones Still Exist: Here are the Most Ridiculous – Digital Trends |date=March 5, 2014 |work=Digital Trends |access-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909185725/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/crazy-flappy-bird-clones/ |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the peak of its popularity, over 60 clones per day<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/03/06/over-sixty-flappy-bird-clones-hit-apples-app-store-every-single-day/ |title=Over Sixty 'Flappy Bird' Clones Hit Apple's App Store Every Single Day |author=Paul Tassi |date=March 6, 2014 |work=Forbes |access-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830062110/https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/03/06/over-sixty-flappy-bird-clones-hit-apples-app-store-every-single-day/ |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> were appearing on the App Store, prompting both Google and Apple to begin rejecting games with the word "Flappy" in the name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/15/apple-google-begin-rejecting-games-with-flappy-in-the-title/ |title=Apple & Google Begin Rejecting Games With "Flappy" In The Title |publisher=AOL |work=TechCrunch |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801111235/https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/15/apple-google-begin-rejecting-games-with-flappy-in-the-title/ |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[CNET]] reviewed seven "Flappy copycats" for [[iOS]] two days after the original game's removal, describing the options as "pretty bleak", but singling out the underwater ''[[Splashy Fish]]'' as the closest approximation of ''Flappy Bird''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The search for an awesome Flappy Bird replacement |last=Parker |first=Jason |date=February 11, 2014 |publisher=CNET |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/the-search-for-an-awesome-flappy-bird-replacement/ |accessdate=February 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329063634/http://www.cnet.com/news/the-search-for-an-awesome-flappy-bird-replacement/ |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="verge-flappydoge">{{cite web |title=Play this: 'Flappy Bird' lives on in 'Flappy Doge' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/10/5397824/play-this-flappy-doge |work=The Verge |accessdate=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210224838/http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/10/5397824/play-this-flappy-doge |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="geek-flappymmo">{{cite web |title=Flappy Bird is now a competitve MMO |url=https://www.geek.com/games/flappy-bird-is-now-a-competitve-mmo-1584672/ |publisher=Geek.com |accessdate=February 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222164913/http://www.geek.com/games/flappy-bird-is-now-a-competitve-mmo-1584672/ |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 51 => '', 52 => 'Shortly after the game's removal, security researchers warned that some versions of ''Flappy Bird'' and its imitators available on alternative Android app stores have been found to contain [[malware]] that can lead to unauthorised charges to a user's phone bills. The number matching game ''[[Threes (video game)|Threes]]'' has been compared to ''Flappy Bird'' because of the similarities between how people react to them and by the chain of clones that they are both respectively part of.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clones, Clones Everywhere – "1024," "2048" And Other Copies Of Popular Paid Game "Threes" Fill The App Stores |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/24/clones-clones-everywhere-1024-2048-and-other-copies-of-popular-paid-game-threes-fill-the-app-stores/ |author=Sarah Perez |date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=AOL Inc. |accessdate=March 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325013644/http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/24/clones-clones-everywhere-1024-2048-and-other-copies-of-popular-paid-game-threes-fill-the-app-stores/ |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 53 => '', 54 => 'In February 2014, the non-profit computer science education organization [[Code.org]] unveiled a set of lessons that would allow the student to make their own ''Flappy Bird'' clone.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lowensohn |first1=Josh |title=Code.org turning the ashes of 'Flappy Bird' into a phoenix of coding education |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/26/5451182/code-org-turning-the-ashes-of-flappy-bird-into-a-phoenix-of-coding |website=[[The Verge]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163720/http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/26/5451182/code-org-turning-the-ashes-of-flappy-bird-into-a-phoenix-of-coding |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Suba |first1=Randell |title=Code.org cashes in on Flappy Bird craze: Code your own Flappy game |url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/3874/20140302/code-org-cashes-in-on-flappy-bird-craze-code-your-own-flappy-game.htm |accessdate=December 6, 2014 |work=Tech Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429075855/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/3874/20140302/code-org-cashes-in-on-flappy-bird-craze-code-your-own-flappy-game.htm |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 55 => '', 56 => 'Nguyen's other games ''Super Ball Juggling'' and ''Shuriken Block'' ranked at 6th and 18th respectively on the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] during early February 2014 on the back of ''Flappy Bird''{{'s}} success.<ref name="forb" /> He revealed in March 2014 that he is currently developing three other games, in similar formats to his previous releases.<ref name="rolling" /> One of those games was released in 2014 as ''[[Swing Copters]]'' and uses a similar gameplay as ''Flappy Bird''.', 57 => '', 58 => 'An [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]] in [[Android Lollipop]] (version 5.0/5.1) allows users to play a modified version of ''Flappy Bird'', entitled "L Land", involving a flying Android and Lollipops replacing the pipes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gunther |first1=Cory |title=Android 5.0 Easter Egg is Flappy Birds |url=https://www.gottabemobile.com/android-5-0-easter-egg-is-flappy-birds/ |website=Gotta Be Mobile |publisher=Notebooks.com, Inc |accessdate=February 3, 2015 |date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223032819/http://www.gottabemobile.com/android-5-0-easter-egg-is-flappy-birds/ |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Seifert |first1=Dan |title=Android 5.0 Lollipop's Easter egg is a Flappy Bird clone |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/17/6995051/android-5-0-lollipop-flappy-droid-easter-egg |accessdate=26 December 2019 |work=The Verge |date=17 October 2014 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226055936/https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/17/6995051/android-5-0-lollipop-flappy-droid-easter-egg |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was revamped in [[Android Marshmallow]] (version 6.0) as "Marshmallow Land", adding multiplayer support for up to 6 players.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/play-the-android-marshmallow-easter-egg-game/|title=Play the Android 6.0 Marshmallow Easter egg game|work=CNET|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020033440/https://www.cnet.com/how-to/play-the-android-marshmallow-easter-egg-game/|archive-date=October 20, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>', 59 => '', 60 => 'On New Year's Eve in 2014, [[Google]] displayed an animated [[Google Doodle]] featuring ''Flappy Bird'' as one of the year's most searched phenomena, alongside the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], the [[Ice Bucket Challenge]] and the [[Philae (spacecraft)|Philae spacecraft]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Jack |title=Google looks back at 2014 trending topics with New Year's Eve 2014 Google Doodle |url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/549521/New-Year-s-Eve-2014-Google-Doodle-trending-topics |accessdate=January 1, 2015 |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=December 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231192759/http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/549521/New-Year-s-Eve-2014-Google-Doodle-trending-topics |archive-date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 61 => 'A similar game featuring Talking Tom was released as a mini-game for ''[[My Talking Tom]]'', called Flappy Tom, and the same game was featured in [[Talking Tom and Friends (TV series)|''Talking Tom and Friends'']].', 62 => '', 63 => '== Reception ==', 64 => '{{Video game reviews', 65 => '| MC = 52/100<ref name="meta" />', 66 => '| Gamezebo = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/flappy-bird/review|title=Flappy Bird Review|website=GameZebo|accessdate=August 11, 2020|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302205621/http://www.gamezebo.com/games/flappy-bird/review|archivedate=March 2, 2014}}</ref>', 67 => '| IGN = 5.4/10<ref name="IGN" />', 68 => '| USG = 1/5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/flappy-bird-ios-review-18-million-players-cant-be-wrong-right|title=Flappy Bird iOS Review: 18 Million Players Can't Be Wrong, Right?|website=USgamer|accessdate=August 11, 2020}}</ref>', 69 => '}}', 70 => '', 71 => '''Flappy Bird'' received "mixed or average reviews" from critics, holding a [[Metacritic]] score of 52/100, based on seven reviews.<ref name="meta">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/flappy-bird |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |title=Flappy Bird Reviews on Metacritic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302021357/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/flappy-bird |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The app was criticized by the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', which described it as an "insanely irritating, difficult and frustrating game which combines a super-steep difficulty curve with bad, boring graphics and jerky movement".<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/flappy-bird-tips_n_4717406.html |title=Flappy Bird Tips: How To Get A High Score Without Cheats |work=Huffington Post |accessdate=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205084251/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/flappy-bird-tips_n_4717406.html |archive-date=February 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[IGN]] gave the game a mediocre score of 5.4 out of 10, quipping that the game is as addictive as it was shallow. Despite criticizing its playability and its "no skill" requirement, IGN noted that the gameplay made it "an addictive short-term distraction" for the casual skill and score-obsessed players.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last1=Ingenito |first1=Vince |title=Flappy Bird Review |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-review |website=IGN |publisher=IGN |accessdate=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921102236/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-review |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game's difficulty has been a source of ire for many users, with one user stating that it took him half an hour to achieve a score of five points.<ref name="philly">{{cite web |author=Mike Bertha, Philly.com |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/Flappy-Bird-app-game-iPhone-Android-obsessed-cheats-impossible-Ironpants.html |title=Everything you need to know about your new favorite cell phone game, 'Flappy Bird' |work=Philadelphia Daily News |date=October 22, 2012 |accessdate=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131090256/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/Flappy-Bird-app-game-iPhone-Android-obsessed-cheats-impossible-Ironpants.html |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to its creator, the game is slightly easier on [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices than on [[iOS]].<ref name="twitter2">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/428363898920529920 |title=Twitter / dongatory: @dmatttx Yes, it is easier on Android |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227140245/https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/428363898920529920 |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="phonesreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/01/30/flappy-bird-android-app-easier-than-ios/ |title=Flappy Bird Android app easier than iOS » Phone Reviews |publisher=Phonesreview.co.uk |accessdate=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131095809/http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/01/30/flappy-bird-android-app-easier-than-ios/ |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 72 => '', 73 => '[[Nolan Bushnell]], the creator of the video game ''[[Pong]]'', compared ''Flappy Bird'' to his own game by claiming that "simple games are more satisfying".<ref name="rolling" /> [[John Romero]], a co-creator of the classic first-person shooter ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'', commented that ''Flappy Bird'' is "a reaction against prevailing design the way [[grunge]] was a reaction to metal."<ref name="rolling" />', 74 => '', 75 => '=== Controversy and criticism ===', 76 => 'When questioned at the time by Chocolate Lab Apps, a website for app developers, Nguyen claimed to have used no promotional methods in the marketing of ''Flappy Bird''. He credited the sudden rise in the game's popularity in early 2014 to possibly "luck".<ref name="choco" /> However, online marketer Carter Thomas suspected that the developer had used bots to cause its success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/flappy-birds-smoke-mirrors-scamming-app-store/ |title=Flappy Bird's Smoke & Mirrors – Is Something Fishy Going On? |publisher=Blue Cloud Solutions |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204181721/http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/flappy-birds-smoke-mirrors-scamming-app-store/ |archive-date=February 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When questioned on this by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Nguyen said that he respected other people's opinions and did not wish to comment, adding, "I'd like to make my games in peace."<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Rhiannon |title=Flappy Bird: 'too good to be true?' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10615036/Flappy-Bird-too-good-to-be-true.html |accessdate=February 5, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=February 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204213352/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10615036/Flappy-Bird-too-good-to-be-true.html |archive-date=February 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> When ''[[Newsweek]]'' inquired about the matter, Nguyen wrote, "If I did fake it, should Apple let it live for months?"<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/flappy-bird-cooking-its-itunes-rank-228016 |title=Is Flappy Bird Cooking its iTunes Rank? |work=Newsweek |author=Kloc, Joe |date=February 4, 2014 |accessdate=February 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205070647/http://www.newsweek.com/flappy-bird-cooking-its-itunes-rank-228016 |archive-date=February 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 77 => '', 78 => 'The game was criticised by [[Kotaku]] for what it claimed was open use of ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-style graphics,<ref name="fiasco">{{cite web |last1=Totilo |first1=Stephen |title=The ''Flappy Bird'' Fiasco |url=http://kotaku.com/the-flappy-bird-fiasco-1519938266 |website=Kotaku |publisher=Kotaku |accessdate=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903231958/http://kotaku.com/the-flappy-bird-fiasco-1519938266 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> referring to it as "ripped-off art". It later published a [[correction (newspaper)|correction]], clarifying that the game's green pipe was "a new albeit unoriginal drawing".<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web |author=Schreier, Jason |url=http://kotaku.com/flappy-bird-is-making-50-000-a-day-off-ripped-art-1517498140 |title=''Flappy Bird'' Is Making $50,000 A Day With Mario-Like Art [UPDATE 3] |publisher=Kotaku |date=February 6, 2014 |accessdate=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209064602/http://kotaku.com/flappy-bird-is-making-50-000-a-day-off-ripped-art-1517498140 |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 79 => '', 80 => 'According to some Vietnamese newspapers, including ''[[Thanh Niên]]'' and BBC Vietnamese, ''Flappy Bird'' is very similar to a game released in 2011 (two years before ''Flappy Bird'') called ''Piou Piou vs. Cactus'', from the gameplay (by tapping on the screen) to the main character design (a small yellow bird with big red beak) to the obstacles (green cacti and pipes).<ref>{{cite web |author=BBC Vietnamese |title=Flappy Bird bị cha đẻ khai tử |work=BBC |date=February 9, 2014 |url=http://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam/2014/02/140209_flappy_bird_closed |accessdate=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909190330/http://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam/2014/02/140209_flappy_bird_closed |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is reported that several French newspapers such as [[20 minutes (France)|''20 Minutes'']] and ''[[Metronews]]'' accused ''Flappy Bird'' of being a clone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soha.vn/quoc-te/truyen-thong-phap-nghi-ngo-tac-gia-flappy-bird-dao-y-tuong-20140208140155266.htm |title=Truyền thông Pháp nghi ngờ tác giả Flappy Bird "đạo" ý tưởng |website=Soha.vn |author=Chí Quân |date=February 8, 2014 |accessdate=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214082521/http://soha.vn/quoc-te/truyen-thong-phap-nghi-ngo-tac-gia-flappy-bird-dao-y-tuong-20140208140155266.htm |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The reporter from ''Thanh Niên'' Online tried playing ''Piou Piou vs. Cactus'' and confirmed that the similarities between the two games are astonishing.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nguyễn Khang |title=Nghi án Flappy bird... đạo game |website=Thanh Niên Online |date=February 8, 2014 |url=http://thanhnien.vn/cong-nghe/nghi-an-flappy-bird-dao-game-3933.html |accessdate=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909191613/http://thanhnien.vn/cong-nghe/nghi-an-flappy-bird-dao-game-3933.html |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 81 => '', 82 => 'The [[France|French]] developer of ''Piou Piou vs. Cactus'', known as Kek, told [[Pocket Gamer]] that he, too, noticed that ''Flappy Bird'' is "very similar" to his earlier game, but when he contacted Nguyen about it, Nguyen claimed that he did not know anything.<ref>{{cite web |author=Chris Priestman |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Piou+Piou+against+cactus/news.asp?c=57203 |title=Piou Piou dev can't help but notice the resemblance between his game and Flappy Bird |publisher=Pocketgamer.co.uk |date=February 7, 2014 |accessdate=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210001922/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Piou+Piou+against+cactus/news.asp?c=57203 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Technology editor Patrick O'Rourke of [[Canada.com]] also charged that ''Flappy Bird'' is "almost a complete ripoff" of ''Piou Piou vs Cactus'', as well as that its primary gameplay mechanic is a "rip off" from a game called ''Helicopter Game'', and that it heavily borrowed sound effects from [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario Bros.'']] games.<ref name="CANADA">{{cite web |author=Patrick O'Rourke |url=http://o.canada.com/technology/gaming/flappy-bird-is-the-ultimate-mobile-game-ripoff |title=Flappy Bird is the ultimate mobile game ripoff |publisher=Canada.com |date=February 6, 2014 |accessdate=February 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207163609/http://o.canada.com/technology/gaming/flappy-bird-is-the-ultimate-mobile-game-ripoff/ |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 83 => '', 84 => '== References ==', 85 => '{{Reflist}}', 86 => '', 87 => '{{Portal bar|Video games}}', 88 => '', 89 => '[[Category:2013 video games]]', 90 => '[[Category:2010s fads and trends]]', 91 => '[[Category:Android (operating system) games]]', 92 => '[[Category:Fictional birds]]', 93 => '[[Category:IOS games]]', 94 => '[[Category:Video games involved in plagiarism controversies]]', 95 => '[[Category:Side-scrolling video games]]', 96 => '[[Category:Video game clones]]', 97 => '[[Category:Video games developed in Vietnam]]', 98 => '[[Category:Video game controversies]]' ]