By: NICK WINGFIELD
Source: The New York Times
iPhone applications come and go, but only the finest and most addicting ones make impressions on people. Applications, better known as apps, basically make cellular devices what they are today. Any game or utility is easily available with a simple click of a button. A revolutionized way of working with handheld devices may also become annoying and bothersome to the users of the app. In this case, the most frustrating app in all of history is said to go down with the name of “Flappy Bird.” Flappy Bird is basically a poorly graphically designed bird that must “flap” through the gaps of long, green pipes. Each gap is set at a different height (higher or lower) along the pipe. If the bird has any contact with the lengthy pole the game is immediately over. The more pipes one travels through, the higher the score is achieved. Although it seems to be an ordinary Super Mario looking wannabe game, looks can be deceiving; pure evil lies within the app itself. The creator of Flappy Bird, Mr. Dong Nguyen could not even tolerate his creation. “[Within] weeks, Flappy Bird nested atop the most downloaded app charts for Apple and Android mobile devices.” The free app made over $50,000 with advertisements and sponsors alone. The game irritated its users to no avail. The one and only way to end and relinquish the infuriating madness Flappy Bird caused was to completely remove and delete it off the App store.
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