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MADem

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16. How did I miss that craze....?

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 03:26 PM

Feb 2014

Said a bit sarcastically...but seriously, I've never heard of this game before reading this blurb, which I guess is suggestive of the fogey-esque circles in which I travel.

The last "bird furore" I remember was Angry Birds!

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Flappy Bird creator says popular game will fly no more [View all] bananas Feb 2014 OP

Download it while you can! bananas Feb 2014 #1

It was pretty damn good advertisement, so I did yesterday. :) Neoma Feb 2014 #6

Frankly, its not worth the download. Veilex Feb 2014 #12

Good JackInGreen Feb 2014 #2

Apparently, it was very popular. bananas Feb 2014 #3

It's the ol' get it while you can ruse. CFLDem Feb 2014 #4

aka the hurry up trick. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #5

ie steal the apk PatrynXX Feb 2014 #9

What exactly... Helen Borg Feb 2014 #7

Maybe he was addicted to his own game bananas Feb 2014 #8

I've tried that with Postal 2 PatrynXX Feb 2014 #10

It looks like a Super Mario bonus level Grassy Knoll Feb 2014 #11

I saw the addiction to Flappy Bird first hand and it is addictive kimbutgar Feb 2014 #13

Like folks don't walk around (or set entranced) looking at a little screens enough already! Plucketeer Feb 2014 #14

Attempt to Get More People to Download? erpowers Feb 2014 #15

How did I miss that craze....? MADem Feb 2014 #16

Me too arikara Feb 2014 #19

He kept his word, it's gone. n/t Grassy Knoll Feb 2014 #17

He needs more time to run his Furniture Store. PeoViejo Feb 2014 #18

Following Takedown, Flappy Bird Hatches Anew on eBay for $100,000 jsr Feb 2014 #20

its kind of crappy little game d_r Feb 2014 #21