“Thanks for the inspiration, Dong,” Cavanagh wrote. The music in Maverick Bird is a track called “Vietnam” by Kozilek, and is part of the artist’s Pluto EP. Cavanagh used the Super Hexagon code for the game as well, so the jagged and varied obstacles in the game shift with the spastic, electro soundtrack. The gameplay is pretty much what you’d expect from a Flappy Bird tribute, but featuring a pulsating and colorful aesthetic those familiar with Super Hexagon will immediately recognize, instead of the warp pipes and little bird. Go give it a play and find out for yourself.Maverick Bird is something like a Flappy Bird and Super Hexagon lovechild. And VVVVVV, Cavanagh’s gravity-flipping platformer before that, was a game we just couldn’t stop talking about in 2010. Super Hexagon was our runner-up for 2012 Game of the Year. (Let’s be clear, though – that’s entirely speculation on our part.) Still – Terry has confirmed that some of the code for Maverick Bird was ripped straight out of Super Hexagon (specifically how the game’s obstacles are matched up to the music), so… I’d say the speculation is fair. The game is only available as a Flash browser release right now, but we wouldn’t be surprised if this thing ended up on the App Store sooner or later. Maverick Bird is just like Flappy Bird, and yet it’s so much better. It’s dripping with both style and substance, pays homage to its inspiration, and does exactly what a good “me too!” game should: it improves on the formula. The creator of the equally difficult “five seconds and your dead” game Super Hexagon, Cavanagh has just released Maverick Bird: A Flappy Bird Fan Game. If you’ve been wondering which half-assed Flappy Bird knock off was going to rise to the top, you can stop wondering – Terry Cavanagh doesn’t half-ass things.

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