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Flappy Royale is a thing and why do I keep playing it?

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Crossing the massive success of the battle royale genre and the eternal throne of memedom upon which Flappy Bird sits, I’m surprised we didn’t get this sooner.

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One thing you can say about the Internet, love it or hate, is that it never knows when to let a good meme die young. Although, maybe that’s not so bad in this case as the now iconic game of 2014, Flappy Bird, has just had it’s DNA crossed with the hot sauce of the hour: Battle Royale. Honestly, it doesn’t take a veteran of the industry to figure out how something like this might work. You get a bird, you spruce it up with a hat, you compete against 99 other birds to see how far you can get in the never-ending onslaught of pipes. Last bird flapping is the winner. But you already knew that.

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So I tested it out for a bit, because I’m nothing if not a committed video game journalist – and I can’t stop playing it? I’m not entirely sure if the ghosts you’re competing against are real players or just a collection of previously captured runs but I’ll be damned if I hit that retry button way more times than I’m willing to admit. I struggle to believe it’s actual live players you’re competing against, considering the games starts instantly despite a brief loading period at the very start.

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Look, it’s obviously a super silly thing so don’t expect it to consume hours of your life, but at the same time it seems just engaging enough to play in an office that may have otherwise blocked YouTube and Twitch. It’s playable right through your browser, just click here.  Am I advising you to waste your employer’s time? No. Am I saying that playing Flappy Royale during office hours is the key to overthrowing capitalism once and for all?

Maybe.

Last Updated: July 1, 2019

35 Comments

  1. Original Heretic

    July 1, 2019 at 10:41

    Still a better game than “Fappy Royale”.
    Does finishing first make one a winner or a loser?

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    • Admiral Chief Umbra

      July 1, 2019 at 10:41

      If you finish last you eat the cookie

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      • Pariah

        July 1, 2019 at 10:42

        Aaaaaaaaaand I just vomited a little. You have a knack for this.

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        • Admiral Chief Umbra

          July 1, 2019 at 10:56

          Round two vomit material: @monstercheddar:disqus and Darryn is part of the competition

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          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:02

            *are. If you’re going to try make it worse, don’t let my inner Grammar Nazi come out. That’ll just override everything.

          • Original Heretic

            July 1, 2019 at 11:02

            Your inny just became an outy.

          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:02

            Your face will become an innie with that attitude… XD

          • Original Heretic

            July 1, 2019 at 11:04

            What “attitude”? You mean the attitude of “let’s make a funny and make someone smile”?

            How dare I…

          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:07

            YES. EXACTLY. Fun is not allowed.

            *secretly laughs more than he already was*

          • Original Heretic

            July 1, 2019 at 11:20

            *sniff* gonna take my ball and go home.

          • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

            July 1, 2019 at 11:23

            Only one ball?

          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:23

            I was wondering, too.

          • Admiral Chief Umbra

            July 1, 2019 at 11:23

            Original Ace

          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:25

            Is that an Ace in the hole?

          • Admiral Chief Umbra

            July 1, 2019 at 11:35

            I hate it when that happens. You lie on your back, suddenly, testicle in the sphincter

          • Original Heretic

            July 1, 2019 at 11:30

            The more important one.

          • Admiral Chief Umbra

            July 1, 2019 at 11:23

            I thought two balls with one cookie, but oh well

          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:25

            I was hungry just before reading this. *Was*. Sometimes my imagination is a real curse.

        • Original Heretic

          July 1, 2019 at 11:02

          In your own mouth, or…?

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          • Pariah

            July 1, 2019 at 11:02

            @Admiral_Chief:disqus isn’t nearby so there wasn’t a suitable receptacle.

      • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

        July 1, 2019 at 10:56

        Fokofpolisiekar

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      • Original Heretic

        July 1, 2019 at 11:02

        Avoid the chocolate chips?

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  2. Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

    July 1, 2019 at 10:50

    GODDANG YOU BRAD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

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    • Admiral Chief Umbra

      July 1, 2019 at 10:56

      ROFL

      Reply

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