With smartphone screens glowing and fingers furiously tapping to keep a pixelated yellow bird aloft through endless green pipes, Flappy Bird became an overnight sensation in early 2014.
What began as a quiet indie release quickly rocketed to viral fame, but its time at the top was fleeting: Flappy Bird was removed from app stores in February, just one month into its meteoric rise.
Flappy Bird’s developer, Dong Nguyen, removed it from the App Store and Google Play, saying it was too addictive and that he felt guilty for its impact.
