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Emp
Mar 31, 2012, 01:28 PM
http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/google-maps-8-bit.jpg?w=558&h=9999&crop=0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rznYifPHxDg

Google Maps in 8-Bit! It's got a nice retro feel to it.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
Retehi
Mar 31, 2012, 02:25 PM
Ahahaha I love you google.

http://apocalypse-tribe.com/rdfox/8bitvegas1.jpg

Some of the names of the places around here sound like they're outta an JRPG anyway.
FOkyasuta
Mar 31, 2012, 02:32 PM
Dang. What CANT Google do?
Dhylec
Mar 31, 2012, 03:51 PM
Heh, 8-bit "classic".
Randomness
Mar 31, 2012, 04:52 PM
WTF is this I don't even....


Have to say, it's interesting.

"Your system may not meet the requirements for 8-bit computations"

Dear god.
DayDreamer
Mar 31, 2012, 04:59 PM
That right there, is amazing xD
The Dragon Quest feel is oozing out of it xD
Griffin
Mar 31, 2012, 05:05 PM
Google Quest!
AC9breaker
Mar 31, 2012, 05:13 PM
The best part is when you go to street view. Gives you a funky ass 16 bit view. Reminds me of that one Genesis shooter game where the dood is floating and flying forwards and the camera is behind him and your just blasting hell out of anything that moves while avoiding shit.
NoiseHERO
Mar 31, 2012, 05:38 PM
Saw this on tumblr...

Were they selling the actual cartridge?

/has an nes
FOkyasuta
Mar 31, 2012, 05:39 PM
The best part is when you go to street view. Gives you a funky ass 16 bit view. Reminds me of that one Genesis shooter game where the dood is floating and flying forwards and the camera is behind him and your just blasting hell out of anything that moves while avoiding shit.
dat space harrier.
NoiseHERO
Mar 31, 2012, 07:02 PM
dat space harrier.

That game is friggin hard.

The sequel sucks.
Outrider
Apr 1, 2012, 10:58 AM
There are Dragon Quest monsters (and other non-DQ characters) scattered around the world. If you look up Google HQ you'll see two kids and a dinosaur. There's a slime hanging out nearby Square Enix's Japanese HQ.

But the best secret?

Go to the coordinates 0.000000,0.000000 and keep zooming in on the green arrow.
Griffin
Apr 1, 2012, 11:24 AM
April Fools'.
Ketchup345
Apr 1, 2012, 12:18 PM
April Fools'.Likely is, but I do hope they'll keep some way to access it year-round, it is amusing. Not very useful, but amusing.
Randomness
Apr 1, 2012, 03:17 PM
Likely is, but I do hope they'll keep some way to access it year-round, it is amusing. Not very useful, but amusing.

http://www.google.com/racing/

No, I'm pretty sure THIS is the April fools. It's even linked directly on their home page.
NoiseHERO
Apr 1, 2012, 03:19 PM
Must be fun to work at google...
Akaimizu
Apr 1, 2012, 03:32 PM
The blow On the cartridge part had me in stitches.