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Make Flappy Box – DIY Game Kit

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40 pointsjinrummie12 comments

I'd like this better if it wasn't tied to Flappy Bird. If it were just a more generic kit for fun. I definitely like the idea of using it for workshops for kids to get into tech, etc. But blatantly Flappy Bird? Sours it a little for me.

They have other options as well. Flappy birds is one of the themes.

They're all just Flappy Bird themes, though.

Flappy Bird isn't even a rewarding game, so it's a weird thing to base a project around. No one I know can score higher than 5 in Flappy Bird.

My younger brothers all do a lot better at the game than me (and everyone you know), the top two scores between two of them are 41 and 26.

I don't think you're giving enough credit to Flappy Bird. It's clearly a skill based game, but it's not something you can pick up right away and be good at. It takes at least 30 minutes to an hour to get decent. I remember when I was first playing and I finally broke through and had runs of 30, 40 then 70, all in a row. I felt pretty accomplished.

Now I still play sometimes, almost as a way of relaxing. Once you get the hang of it, it's easy, but you still have to pay attention and you can still get tripped up. I'd say it's a very rewarding game.

Just yesterday I finally beat my friend's score of 171 with 203.

There seems to be a lot of negativity here, and it feels misplaced.

I think this looks fantastic, and a project I'd like to try with some of the more advanced kids in my school. The fact that its based on Flappy Bird is a bonus. My students loved making Flappy Bird in Scratch, so they'll probably love trying this as well.

I like how the box closes down on you when you lose. Nice touch!

It blatantly pulls the image of the bird, as well as the name. I'm opposed to crap like trademarking "Candy" in a game name, but "Flappy" is distinct enough that this is pretty blatant. Honestly, while it looks like a cool project, were it not completely capitalizing on Flappy Bird, it'd be another one of those Kickstarters to struggle to $200.

Ah def - we got the personal green light from Dong Nguyen before launching with his theme - he's awesome!

Great to hear!

Flappy Bird aside, it looks like a cool project with minimal funding requirements.

More importantly it seems like a good cause.

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