Flappy Bird was a simple and addictive mobile game created by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen that took the world by storm in 2013. The game was inspired by classic Nintendo titles like Super Mario Brothers and tasked players with navigating a bird between sets of pipes by tapping the screen, scoring one point for every completed pass. Released for Android and iOS in May 2013, Flappy Bird utilized retro 8-bit graphics and casual gameplay that made it hugely popular, though it was pulled from app stores in February 2014 by Nguyen.