It's better, for sure. You know, there's really not much point in having a thruster--players are going to keep the up arrow mashed all the time to stay at the top of the screen anyway, so as to have more time to react.
"oh, almost forgot recycle to save the planet :)"
The planet doesn't need saving, doofus. And if it did, recycling wouldn't make a whit of difference as it's negative-sum and actually has a worse impact than production. (except for some metals recycling.) Worry about getting good grades and being a decent person and not the "environment." The planet will outlive all of us, barring a cataclysmic collision with an asteroid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3CZBDz7Wg
You think wrong. Malaria kills 1.5 to 2.7 million people a year, mostly in Africa, thanks in large part to Rachel Carson. War and murder don't come close, on average.
Needs a lot of work to be fun. The timer is way too quick, the power-ups are unpredictable and therefore fairly worthless and you can be stuck on a board containing none of the germz you need, while the timer blazes upward, and matching 3 barely lowers it. Wheee.
"First!" is easier and shorter to type than "I'm an idiot loser." It's sort of shorthand for idiots so they can let everyone know they're idiots with brevity and move on to the next game and comment section.
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