Swing Copters

The new game from Flappy Bird's creator (so annoying!)

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The new game from Flappy Bird's creator (so annoying!)

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And we thought Flappy Bird was hard. Welcome to the real world. EDIT: After 5+ minutes of gameplay I can't say with certainty that it is possible to beat the first level. :) Here are some initial thoughts. Your Copter Koopa accelerates in the x-axis and travels linearly in the y-axis. Therefore I find myself tapping way more frequently than in flappy bird, which was just one well timed tap per level. Tapping multiple times per level keeps your speed on the x-axis to a minimum. The margin of error is razor thin and I think most casual gamers will get frustrated before they get addicted. Therefore, it won't be as popular as Flappy Bird, but that was pretty much a given from the start.

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12yr ago

Lex

The way I figured it out was one tap sends you left and up, two taps sends you right and up, etc. so you have to keep alternating really fast, or you'll hit a wall.nnThe tricky part is keeping track of which direction you're currently headed and knowing when to NOT tap, in order to change your trajectory

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12yr ago

@nbashaw I can't logically keep track if the number of taps are even or odd. It needs to be a feel thing... Then again, my high score is 2 so don't take my word for it. :P

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12yr ago

Product Hunt

Dong Nguyen is a marketing genius. I don't play Flappy Birds anymore but it will forever live on page 5 of my iPhone. I wonder if he'll take Swing Copters down from the App Store, too. :) Also, if you love frustration, try Timberman.

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12yr ago

Unboxed

@rrhoover either I'm too old or i'm just plain terrible - but it took me 15 minutes to just get past level 1. Dong Nguyen's complex simplicity is what makes him and ultimately Swing Copters a winner.

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12yr ago

Startup Stash

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12yr ago

Zengo wallet

Very disappointed. They raised the point of frustration to a level that make the game unplayable. Will get to top ranks because of the buzz but won't get a fraction of the success of flappy bird

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12yr ago

Helply

Never before have I been so happy to score 1 point on a game. This might as well be a soccer match :)

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12yr ago

Hot100.ai

Funny so many people tried to copy the style and gameplay of FB a she drops this like no problem. Will make money. Probably the most important indie dev on planet right now.

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12yr ago

Hot100.ai

*he drops

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12yr ago

Dead Among Us

Trying to play this since last one hour and all I got is a ONE. Its difficult for sure, have to say it makes me want to play Flappy Bird again... hmmm.

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12yr ago

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