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'Flappy Bird' Making Questionable Comeback on iPhone [Updated]

Update — September 15: We have retracted this article. Read these articles for more details.

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JMStearnsX2 Avatar
22 months ago

Ahh yes, the halcyon days where we still sort of cared if things were "good for you" (or not)

Now it's all ... "$crew it... rake that lettuce baby..."


I actually have some respect for that developer, they took responsibility. A rare virtue these days...
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 months ago
Now with ai and ray tracing?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vertsix Avatar
22 months ago
And you can bet they'll monetize the **** out of it!
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zilchfox Avatar
22 months ago
BREAKING NEWS: Today, all those iPhones with Flappy Bird installed on it being sold on eBay plummet in price.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 months ago
Deja vu?

It already came back ('https://www.flappybird.io').

Third time lucky?
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sunapple Avatar
22 months ago
Hello darkness my old friend…
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