Frontierville

Facebook

The Best Internet Meme Ever Makes Its Way to FrontierVille

Facebook's FrontierVille, the new game from FarmVille creator Zynga, has a new decoration inspired by one of the best viral videos of all time.

Facebook's FrontierVille, the new game from FarmVille creator Zynga, has a new decoration inspired by one of the best viral videos of all time. Now, for 25 horseshoes, FrontierVille players can purchase a double rainbow as a decoration.

The description of the item reads, "Double rainbow, full on, all the way! So intense! What does it mean?!” mimicking the viral video. The double rainbow was one of 15 decorations recently added to FrontierVille and will grant users 150 experience points. I just can't get enough of this Internet meme — double rainbow all the way!

News

Lesser-Known Feature of Frontierville: Same-Sex Marriage

Shortly after Farmville was announced for the iPhone, Zynga's Frontierville hit the scene, promising the same plot-building fun but with an Oregon Trail twist.

Shortly after Farmville was announced for the iPhone, Zynga's Frontierville hit the scene, promising the same plot-building fun but with an Oregon Trail twist. Another lesser-known twist to the Western-style game? You can actually marry a partner of the same sex.

It goes like this — setting up Frontierville requires you to customize your character and settings, including gender. Later, after you've completed several quests to prepare your homestead for your arriving spouse, you can customize them with details like name, appearance, even designating them male or female — essentially choosing your character's sexual orientation. It's a big leap for games, until you realize that the post-marital Facebook announcements are still tagged with the "bride" and "groom" moniker. It's unknown if this is a bug in the system, or if Zynga just overlooked the detail.