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Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by nobbyclark on Monday February 10, 2014 @01:55AM (#7209551)
The goal needs to be _not_ pushing the button. You leave the app open, it makes light and noise. High score the longer you leave the app running _without_ pushing the button
Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by zimpenfish on Monday February 10, 2014 @03:39AM (#7209825)
Bonus points for adding Ren & Stimpy audio quotes.

    Narrator: How can he possibly resist the maddening urge to erradicate history at the mere push of a single button? The beautiful, shiny button? The jolly, candy-like button? Will he hold out, folks? Can he hold out?
Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by dasil003 on Monday February 10, 2014 @08:20AM (#7210804)
Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by Orangeair on Monday February 10, 2014 @01:59AM (#7209565)
Reminds me of the old flash game "Don't Shoot the Puppy".
Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by foz on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:47AM (#7209676)
As the creator of that old game (which is long gone), I can say there are still people coming back asking for the theme song, which apparently, they can't stop listening to once it's started playing.
Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by fossuser on Monday February 10, 2014 @09:14AM (#7211142)
Haha I liked that flash game - my favorite level was the one where after you hit start the word didn't disappear for a second or two. Appreciated that that trick got me.

Also looks like it's still available here: http://www.rrrrthats5rs.com/games/dont-shoot-the-puppy/

Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by alanfalcon on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:33AM (#7209646)
Funny enough, this was exactly my reaction to the Flappy Bird phenomenon—got the game idea email in my sent-to-self box from a few days ago. It's a neat, tidy concept too when you add a high score list but the only way to make it on the list is to lose the game.

But of course the trick is to get the right 500 people telling their friends about the game, and, well, who has the time and money to bother with figuring that out?

Re:Elance Flappy Bird jobs by zem on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:29AM (#7209637)
i spent a bunch of time leveling up in idlerpg back in the day

http://www.irc-wiki.org/IdleRPG