There Are A Lot Of Good Reasons You Shouldn’t Play The New Flappy Bird

The return of , the iconic mobile game from 2013, should be a joyous occasion for many and a head-scratching moment for those who were too young to enjoy it when it was released. Nevertheless, it should be an innocuous affair, one that naturally garners a handful of headlines for being a fairly momentous occasion due to the original game's legacy, but otherwise remains a brief moment of mobile gaming history that is quickly forgotten. Unfortunately, that's absolutely not the case, as the new is generating so much controversy it would have been better off staying dead.

While no one was expecting the resurrected to be one of the best mobile games of all time, many were likely looking forward to returning to the glory days when tapping a bird on the iPhone 5 was a good way to spend a quick toilet break or a few minutes on the train. Alas, its new developer, the Flappy Bird Foundation, has other ideas. Rather than being a fun throwback,the new Flappy Bird is a crypto-filled mess and has ties to a controversial messaging service.

The newgame is a crypto game, something fans would be forgiven for not knowing as it was not announced in the initial revival announcement. When players boot it up in its current state, they're told that it's currently hosting a "," in which players can mine points before it launches into Web 2 and Web 3. Additionally, they can connect their TON wallet, also known as The Open Network, to earn additional in-game currency.

It's worth noting that the option to connect a TON wallet currently does not appear. However, in gameplay clips shared online, the option is visible. It is not clear what triggers the ability to add it.

While being a crypto-focused game isn't inherently malicious, there is a trend for crypto-based products to be scams, intent on gaining as much money as possible from their users before running away. So far, the new game has shown no signs of being a scam and allows players to experience it for free without needing to interact