Angry Nerds

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by kevinburke • 15 years ago

572 41 15 years ago

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brianwillis2• 15 years ago

Ladies and gentlemen, April Fool's day has arrived (at least in Australia).

geuis2• 15 years ago

Yup. Wouldn't mind seeing this as a real web game though. Could be fun.

kbutler• 15 years ago

But I'd really like the T-shirt. Please?

MartinCron• 15 years ago

I had a lot more respect for this before I realized it was an April Fools joke. Why limit such creativity to one day in April that's just awash in the inane?

brianwillis2• 15 years ago

I don't think anyone here truly thinks that there's a time restriction on creativity. April Fool's day just gives us all an excuse to be a little silly, and collectively indulge in some light humour.

If anything, the day acts as a sort of prompt for this kind of creative work. It doesn't limit creativity, stuffing it into a once-a-year box. Instead, it encourages more creative projects that otherwise wouldn't occur.

wladimir• 15 years ago

Haha, I was very enthusiastic, finally a fun game I'd like to play. Then was disappointed when I realized it was an April Fool's joke. It's really funny though. Props for Atlassian.

erik_p• 15 years ago

The level design is a little repetitive... :P

Brashman• 15 years ago

I'd love to see the Nerds vs Plants mentioned.

RK• 15 years ago

My personal experience is that plants die when I try to keep them. But I can't decide if that's me beating them or them beating me...

dcosson• 15 years ago

Haha, this is awesome. And fairly accurate.

zzzmarcus• 15 years ago

I love the "Cease and desist - Rovio" testimonial. Wouldn't surprise me if that became a reality since they're selling merch. Awesome idea though.

daveoflynn• 15 years ago

https://twitter.com/#!/RovioMobile/status/53582855015636992

pufuwozu• 15 years ago

Try filling out the order form ;)

Rovio was invested in by Accel Partners - the same group that invested $68m into Atlassian. There's a bit of a connection.

Jd• 15 years ago

I can't decide which I like better, "In 80 characters or less, define a class object" or Chuck Norris jokes I've heard lately.

xiaomai• 15 years ago

What happens if you fill out the form (for the lazy like me)?

sitkack• 15 years ago

You can't lose. Lame.

gaius• 15 years ago

The only way to win is not to play

thascales• 15 years ago

Ooh! I'm really good at this game!

anactofgod• 15 years ago

April Fools?!?

Now, I'm really angry... nerds...

Stormbringer• 15 years ago

The Agilista

More process than progress. This dev fails fast and fails often.

Special Move:

Drops a jargon bomb on each level.

Priceless :D

adamtmca• 15 years ago

That was my favourite too. Awesome.

fjw2• 15 years ago

Should have included at least one other level design.. definitely made me laugh though.

Also: clicking on the App Store/Android link opens the game in full screen in case anyone is interested.

halv011223• 15 years ago

The full screen mode is written with jQuery mobile.. it actually works pretty well on iPhone and Android.

fjw2• 15 years ago

Very cool - I just tried it on my iPhone and it worked flawlessly. About how long did this project take?

mr_pppoe• 15 years ago

The dev manager The most useless character in the game. Nobody is quite sure what this character does.

Can't agree more, :P

piaskal• 15 years ago

What I love the most about it is that I don't see any flash there. It's all HTML.

robin_reala• 15 years ago

After having to deal with Atlassian Confluence it’s no surprise I’m angry.

JIRA’s alright though.

shadowhillway• 15 years ago

The best Atlassian product is one they didn't develop -- Manual JIRA!

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Manual-JIRA-.aspx

spenvo• 15 years ago

(Despite just being a good joke) there's something to be said about the link between success and product familiarity/likeness. The "success" being that it got all of our attention (300+ votes on HN). It's more than just a cheap trick; companies copy ("learn from") each other's ideas and UI layouts all the time.

brown9-2• 15 years ago

Is the "nerds" hitting the ground rather than the pile of 0s and 1s a part of the joke?

amitraman1• 15 years ago

This is the best one I've seen so far today.

BTW, Angry Birds RIO is disappointing. I miss the pigs!

Raphael• 15 years ago

Also, try Happy Owls. http://hootsuite.com/happy-owls

halv011223• 15 years ago

The Offical Angry Nerds Shirt is now available! http://www.atlassian.com/en/angrynerds/orderform

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