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Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by smitelli on Thursday October 24, 2024 @09:02AM (#41935093)
Threes was (I believe) the first iOS game I actually paid money for. You could tell that the author was a true craftsperson who really cared about every detail of the product. It always felt unjust that the clones got all the attention, and now the nostalgia.
Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by mrgoldenbrown on Thursday October 24, 2024 @12:22PM (#41936996)
Threes would have worked fine as a free web game if they prioritized attention, but they chose to make it an iOS only paid app, presumably because they preferred making money over gaining attention. That's a very reasonable tradeoff in my book, I'd rather have money in pocket than stranger's upvotes.