GadgetsfromThe Verge6 days agoThe wild, intense rise and fall of Flappy BirdFlappy Bird, an extremely simple tap-to-fly game, became a sudden global hit in 2014, inspired controversy, spawned clones, and was removed at peak popularity.
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