Flappy Bird makes a comeback.

Joe Rossignol from MacRumors:

The iconic side-scrolling game Flappy Bird will apparently be returning to the iPhone soon, according to a website dedicated to the project.

Flappy Bird was released in 2013 and quickly received tens of millions of downloads. However, the game was abruptly removed from the App Store in 2014 after its creator Dong Nguyen decided that the game was too addictive. Nguyen also disliked the excessive fame and attention that he started to receive as a result of the game's popularity.

Flappy Bird was a simple game in which players tapped on the screen to navigate a small bird through columns of green pipes without hitting them, in an attempt to set a new high score. The website for the upcoming reboot of the game promises new characters and game modes, such as shooting the bird through basketball hoops.

I remember this game getting discontinued, and the iPhones that still had it installed were selling for a premium on eBay.

A little digging on the internet though, and you will find another perspective on how the game got popular in the first place, and why it was taken down. It’s interesting to see what tactics developers used in order to promote their apps, but we will never know the real story.