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THE VIETNAMESE CREATOR of Flappy Bird says he’s thinking of resurrecting the smash-hit free game that he abruptly took offline a month ago – albeit with a warning about its addictive qualities.
In his first interview since he pulled the app from the Apple and Android app stores, citing the pressure its success put on his “simple life,” Nguyen Ha Dong told Rolling Stone magazine he now feels a sense of “relief.”
But asked if Flappy Bird will ever fly again on mobile devices, Nguyen responded: “I’m considering it.”
While he is not working on a new version, he said any sequel would come with a warning to users to “please take a break.”
With its 2D retro-style graphics, Flappy Bird – in which gamers try to direct a flying bird between oncoming sets of pipes without touching them – was wildly popular.
When Nguyen, 28, announced on Twitter that he was about to take it down, 10 million people downloaded it in just 22 hours – and one month on, clone versions still pop up.
Nguyen told Rolling Stone he was upset not only by the fame that surrounded his Flappy Bird success, but also by messages from people telling him how the game caused them to flunk exams and lose jobs.
Now enjoying a quieter life, he told Rolling Stone he is busy creating other games, including a cowboy-themed shooter, a vertical flying game and an “action chess game” – one of which he will release this month.
Vietnam has a small but thriving software and games development sector and the global publicity surrounding Flappy Bird is likely to help it grow, technology experts have said.
Rolling Stone posted its interview with Nguyen on its website Tuesday ahead of publication in its March 27 issue.
- © AFP 2014.
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Ahh, good ol’ EU democracy – “but of course you’re entitled to have a vote on your country’s direction but remember, if you don’t vote the way we want you to the consequences will be dire”.
Remind me again why we still think we’re all “partners” in this project?
I’m hoarding wikipedia pages in 12 dozen open tabs to get through this blackout.
Ah thats craic about the burglers and the others.. its called making the best of bad times!!!!
the burglars were prob hungry too
so… ‘any new bailouts will be conditional on membership of the new treaty’ ….. bye bye any referendum … the writings on the wall .. WE HAVE NO SAY… bout time we all started learning german if we dont already know it!!
We should take it on the chin and tell the Bilderberg puppets we like our independence and try to learn from our mistakes re bankers, property bubbles and useless useless politicians. As long as people keep electing t Michael lowrey s we ve learned nothing.
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