Over the family dinner, Ponggoās sister introduced us to the Flappy Bird App. If you still havenāt tried it, you should download it from the App store nowwwwww! Itās very light and youāll find yourself playing in no time! *Did I just sound like an ad?*
At first glance, youāll think, āOoh, reminds me of Mario land! Ooh, pixel art.ā Okay, letās get real. Not everyone really says āOohā in real life. Anyway, hereās our mini Flappy Bird App review. Well, more of our complicated feelings (yes, feelings!) about the app! *Something tells me we have no future in tech bloggingā¦Weāre so emotional about the non-living & the abstract!*
You could say youāll eventually develop a love-hate relationship with the Flappy Bird App. At one time, youāre super happy because itās such an amusing game. At other times, you feel like throwing away your phone (at which point you realize you really canāt because that will make things more miserable). At some point, youāll feel that your patience, perseverance (& heck even your character) being tested. On the quest to beating your high score, you eventually find yourself playing & playing the game again & again.
Sometimes, it will make you feel depressed, sometimes, itāll make you question your life choices and even your existence: It will make you paranoid as to whether or not that funny-yet-not-so-funny head-first dive is a metaphor for your life in general! However, in the end, when you finally get through one more obstacle, ahhā¦the bittersweet taste and smell of virtual success (which doesnāt really taste or smell like anything because itās virtual)!
What makes the game endearing is the nostalgia it offers to us kids who grew up with 8-bit graphics. (3D what???) Yup, youāll find yourself reminiscingā¦that is, if youāre not busy questioning why this game exists and why people are playing it! Then you realize that your supposed stress buster has become your ultimate source of stress. Awwā¦Youāre officially in a roller coaster ride of emotions! Admit it, youāre in love with the Flappy Bird! š
Happy Tapping!
XOXO,
Tipsy & Ponggoā¤
P.S. Speaking of stress, whatās your go-to stress buster? Answer below & you might just find your answer in one of our next posts. Donāt forget to include your Twitter / Instagram handle so that we can include it as well! ā¤
Update as of February 9, 2014:
Flappy Bird Will Be Deleted
So I was trying to beat my alarm & ended up browsing my Instagram feed & saw people posting the status update of Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird. Wahh! No! Heās actually deleting the game in just a few hours.
He also said in his other Tweets that āit is not anything related to legal issuesā following the speculations that his app actually very similar to other existing games. Oh noes. According to The Guardian, users who will have already downloaded the game, will continue enjoying it. *Whew!*
Well, we donāt usually share news on this site but this oneās just a bit life-changing *sarcastic*. Hahaha.
Anyway, this is a bittersweet ending to our suffering!
XOXO,
Tipsy & Ponggo
I havenāt tried this app yet. But Iāve seen my friends ranting on FB. They said that this game left them depressed and super annoyed. Oh well, Iāll ask my hubby to download this Flabby Bird app tonight and let us see if Iāll be as depressed as my friends. Hihihi!
Oh my gosh! Hahahaha. I didnāt know it made a lot of people depressed & annoyed! Anyway, let me know what you think of the app! Hahaha.
I donāt want to download this, Iām already fighting off depression as it is. I read that a teen killed his brother because his bro got a higher score on this game. How sad!
I knowā¦.Itās so sad. I learned about the news 24 hours after I finished this cartoon. Anyhooz, thereās always Zumba (the real exercise) to fight off depression š
My go-to stress buster? Food. Glorious Food, in large calorie laden quantities. :-))
Love you guys & thank you for my really cool stylus!
āin large calorie laden quantitiesā <āAhahahahaha. Guilty of this too! Super!
You're welcome! Hope you're enjoying your stylus Basel š
Oh my gosh! Ponggo was also suspecting that it was only a hoax! Gahh..Iām too serious to take a joke. š
Anyhoozā¦Thanks for letting me know.
Youāre welcome!
TEA~! and a good book. š
Whenever Iām stressed I drink tea ā hot when Iām at home and cold if Iām out (thereās this awesome tea house here in our city) ā and read. :3
Whatās the title of that good book & what tea do you like? I personally like Genmaicha, Earl Grey & Chamomile š
Iām currently reading Dostoevskyās Crime and Punishment. š I like Blueberry, Jasmine Green & Peppermint. :3
Are you reading something right now? š
MILK TEA!! (serenitea, chatime, gongcha, etc.) especially now that busy season is starting for audit firms =/ i like munching on junk food too. huhu hello fatness.
just downloaded the app and iām still in level 6. i canāt believe iām saying this but its actually hard =(( learning curve please. haha
Milk tea is also one of my go-to drinks itās just that I end up feeling guilty when my tummy feels like exploding with all the pearls in it! Haha.