Ten years after the hugely popular game Flappy Bird disappeared, an organization called the Flappy Bird Foundation announced plans to “remake an official Flappy Bird® game.”
But this morning, the game’s creator, Dong Nguyen, flatly stated that he had nothing to do with Resurrection and “didn’t sell anything.” He added, “I also don’t support cryptocurrencies.”
To be clear, Nguyen’s statement does not exactly contradict the foundation’s statement, which described the group as “a new team of passionate fans who want to share games with the world” and said it had “acquired the rights from Gametech Holdings, LLC.” (Gametech apparently successfully sued Nguyen a few years ago to terminate the Flappy Bird trademark.)
But the post makes it clear that Nguyen is not involved in the new project and doesn’t seem too happy about it.
In regards to Nguyen’s comments about cryptocurrencies, the foundation’s current promotional materials don’t mention cryptocurrencies at all, but Varun Biniwale dug through a hidden page on the Flappy Bird Foundation website and found that Flappy Bird is flying “higher than ever on Solana as it soars into Web 3.0.” It’s unclear, however, whether this refers to an upcoming feature or a stalled plan.
Flappy Bird, a relatively simple side-scrolling game with retro graphics, was first released in 2013 and eventually became a viral hit, becoming the most downloaded app on both iOS and Android app stores. However, Nguyen deleted the app in February 2014, declaring, “I can’t take it anymore.”
