Angry Nerds - Hackdot

Re:Angry Nerds by zzzmarcus on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:12PM (#2394355)

I love the "Cease and desist - Rovio" testimonial. Wouldn't surprise me if that became a reality since they're selling merch. Awesome idea though.

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Re:Angry Nerds by pufuwozu on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:33PM (#2394408)

Try filling out the order form ;)

Rovio was invested in by Accel Partners - the same group that invested $68m into Atlassian. There's a bit of a connection.

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Re:Angry Nerds by Jd on Thursday March 31, 2011 @10:38PM (#2394706)

I can't decide which I like better, "In 80 characters or less, define a class object" or Chuck Norris jokes I've heard lately.

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Re:Angry Nerds by xiaomai on Friday April 01, 2011 @04:14AM (#2395433)

What happens if you fill out the form (for the lazy like me)?

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Re:Angry Nerds by statictype on Friday April 01, 2011 @06:19AM (#2395681)

The submit button doesn't seem to do anything.

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Re:Angry Nerds by w1ntermute on Friday April 01, 2011 @09:22AM (#2396057)

It's a Google Doc, so I'm guessing they collect the data you entered, but that's it.

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Re:Angry Nerds by davidmurphy on Friday April 01, 2011 @04:37AM (#2395490)

read the questions....

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Re:Angry Nerds by daveoflynn on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:16PM (#2394361)

https://twitter.com/#!/RovioMobile/status/53582855015636992

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Re:Angry Nerds by Stormbringer on Thursday March 31, 2011 @09:05PM (#2394497)

The Agilista

More process than progress. This dev fails fast and fails often.

Special Move:

Drops a jargon bomb on each level.

Priceless :D

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Re:Angry Nerds by adamtmca on Friday April 01, 2011 @03:18PM (#2397602)

That was my favourite too. Awesome.

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Re:Angry Nerds by brianwillis on Thursday March 31, 2011 @07:03PM (#2394131)

Ladies and gentlemen, April Fool's day has arrived (at least in Australia).

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Re:Angry Nerds by geuis on Thursday March 31, 2011 @07:29PM (#2394224)

Yup. Wouldn't mind seeing this as a real web game though. Could be fun.

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Re:Angry Nerds by kbutler on Thursday March 31, 2011 @11:29PM (#2394805)

But I'd really like the T-shirt. Please?

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Re:Angry Nerds by Peroni on Friday April 01, 2011 @03:51AM (#2395389)

I'll second that. I would happily pay good money for that shirt.

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Re:Angry Nerds by mrkns on Friday April 01, 2011 @04:16AM (#2395440)

Me too, the shirt rocks. Or please share the image in HQ!

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Re:Angry Nerds by Carlfish on Saturday April 02, 2011 @01:26AM (#2399289)

I work there. Half the office wants one of those tshirts.

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Re:Angry Nerds by geuis on Sunday April 03, 2011 @08:08AM (#2402514)

Here ya go, an Angry Nerds t-shirt. http://bit.ly/e9OESa

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Re:Angry Nerds by MartinCron on Thursday March 31, 2011 @10:52PM (#2394740)

I had a lot more respect for this before I realized it was an April Fools joke. Why limit such creativity to one day in April that's just awash in the inane?

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Re:Angry Nerds by brianwillis on Friday April 01, 2011 @12:20AM (#2394913)

I don't think anyone here truly thinks that there's a time restriction on creativity. April Fool's day just gives us all an excuse to be a little silly, and collectively indulge in some light humour.

If anything, the day acts as a sort of prompt for this kind of creative work. It doesn't limit creativity, stuffing it into a once-a-year box. Instead, it encourages more creative projects that otherwise wouldn't occur.

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Re:Angry Nerds by wladimir on Friday April 01, 2011 @02:36AM (#2395211)

Haha, I was very enthusiastic, finally a fun game I'd like to play. Then was disappointed when I realized it was an April Fool's joke. It's really funny though. Props for Atlassian.

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Re:Angry Nerds by mr_pppoe on Thursday March 31, 2011 @09:59PM (#2394613)

The dev manager The most useless character in the game. Nobody is quite sure what this character does.

Can't agree more, :P

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Re:Angry Nerds by piaskal on Friday April 01, 2011 @03:18AM (#2395309)

What I love the most about it is that I don't see any flash there. It's all HTML.

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Re:Angry Nerds by brown9-2 on Friday April 01, 2011 @07:56AM (#2395843)

Is the "nerds" hitting the ground rather than the pile of 0s and 1s a part of the joke?

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Re:Angry Nerds by anactofgod on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:41PM (#2394434)

April Fools?!?

Now, I'm really angry... nerds...

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Re:Angry Nerds by dcosson on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:12PM (#2394354)

Haha, this is awesome. And fairly accurate.

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Re:Angry Nerds by spenvo on Friday April 01, 2011 @06:08AM (#2395662)

(Despite just being a good joke) there's something to be said about the link between success and product familiarity/likeness. The "success" being that it got all of our attention (300+ votes on HN). It's more than just a cheap trick; companies copy ("learn from") each other's ideas and UI layouts all the time.

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Re:Angry Nerds by Brashman on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:10PM (#2394348)

I'd love to see the Nerds vs Plants mentioned.

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Re:Angry Nerds by RK on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:44PM (#2394440)

My personal experience is that plants die when I try to keep them. But I can't decide if that's me beating them or them beating me...

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Re:Angry Nerds by erik_p on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:08PM (#2394341)

The level design is a little repetitive... :P

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Re:Angry Nerds by fjw on Thursday March 31, 2011 @09:07PM (#2394501)

Should have included at least one other level design.. definitely made me laugh though.

Also: clicking on the App Store/Android link opens the game in full screen in case anyone is interested.

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Re:Angry Nerds by halv01122 on Thursday March 31, 2011 @09:19PM (#2394527)

The full screen mode is written with jQuery mobile.. it actually works pretty well on iPhone and Android.

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Re:Angry Nerds by fjw on Thursday March 31, 2011 @09:30PM (#2394560)

Very cool - I just tried it on my iPhone and it worked flawlessly. About how long did this project take?

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Re:Angry Nerds by halv01122 on Thursday March 31, 2011 @09:40PM (#2394583)

The game itself was a last minute addition that was hacked together in about 20 hours. The intention was to add more levels... but we ran out of time.

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Re:Angry Nerds by thascales on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:39PM (#2394425)

Ooh! I'm really good at this game!

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Re:Angry Nerds by robin_reala on Friday April 01, 2011 @04:22AM (#2395452)

After having to deal with Atlassian Confluence it’s no surprise I’m angry.

JIRA’s alright though.

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Re:Angry Nerds by shadowhillway on Saturday April 02, 2011 @01:41AM (#2399308)

The best Atlassian product is one they didn't develop -- Manual JIRA!

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Manual-JIRA-.aspx

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Re:Angry Nerds by halv01122 on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @05:37PM (#2417089)

The Offical Angry Nerds Shirt is now available! http://www.atlassian.com/en/angrynerds/orderform

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Re:Angry Nerds by Raphael on Saturday April 02, 2011 @01:00AM (#2399226)

Also, try Happy Owls. http://hootsuite.com/happy-owls

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Re:Angry Nerds by amitraman1 on Friday April 01, 2011 @12:59PM (#2396999)

This is the best one I've seen so far today.

BTW, Angry Birds RIO is disappointing. I miss the pigs!

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Re:Angry Nerds by sitkack on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:21PM (#2394374)

You can't lose. Lame.

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Re:Angry Nerds by gaius on Friday April 01, 2011 @06:18AM (#2395678)

The only way to win is not to play

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