Googles April Fools joke for this year apparently.... already uploaded?

RainMotorsports · 03-31-2012, 02:37 PM

Okay some people wanna say the US think its the center of the Universe? No we just think its the 31st when other places are the 1st... not the 30th the day this video was uploaded..... Maybe i missed something there.

Introducing Google Maps 8 bit for the NES Google Maps 8-bit for NES - YouTube

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rznYifPHxDg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Enjoy, Best part is as they say in the video you can go to google maps and hit quest in the top right corner and actually play with google maps in 8 bit.

no clue why i can not get the embed to work on this site. Have i reached my daily limit? lol

Rob Williams · 03-31-2012, 03:30 PM

I give Google major props for using Dragon Warrior as the base for this gag and not some other more popular series. DW1 was a masterpiece of a game and I am glad they chose to feature it.

As for embed, use the "old embed code". You might then need to post a second time for it to show up (vBulletin bug, I reckon).

Tharic-Nar · 03-31-2012, 05:05 PM

Blow to fix bugs.... lmao....

OriginalJoeCool · 04-01-2012, 04:59 PM

What about the NASCAR partnership they're talking about now?

Greg King · 04-01-2012, 07:13 PM

Dragon Warrior I is the best NES game I ever played. There were many that I loved, many that I still find the magic in, but Dragon Warrior sucked me in and never let me go.

Also Captain Skyhawk.

Kougar · 04-01-2012, 08:31 PM

Oh man, the street view is amazing

Rob Williams · 04-03-2012, 10:07 PM

I admit that I didn't actually watch that video until today, but I gotta say, it's epic. Seriously. When the TV started going nuts and they blew into the cartridge, I laughed hard.

The funny thing is, this product could actually work. I am not sure many people would want it, though.

03-31-2012, 02:37 PM	#1
RainMotorsports Partition Master Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 349	Googles April Fools joke for this year apparently.... already uploaded? Okay some people wanna say the US think its the center of the Universe? No we just think its the 31st when other places are the 1st... not the 30th the day this video was uploaded..... Maybe i missed something there. Introducing Google Maps 8 bit for the NES Google Maps 8-bit for NES - YouTube <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rznYifPHxDg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Enjoy, Best part is as they say in the video you can go to google maps and hit quest in the top right corner and actually play with google maps in 8 bit. no clue why i can not get the embed to work on this site. Have i reached my daily limit? lol __________________ Desktop i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz \| ASUS P8Z68-V PRO \| 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 \| Seasonic X750 MSI GTX570 TF III @ 950/1900/2300 \| 2TB 5900 + 2X320GB 7200 RAID0 \| Zalman CNPS9900 MAX Laptop ASUS G50VT \| Core2Duo T9600 @ 3.3Ghz \| 9800M GS/GTS @ 650/1625/900 Phone Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch \| CyanogenMod 9 (Nightly 6/20) \| FF11 Kernel \| FF18 Modem Last edited by RainMotorsports; 03-31-2012 at 02:41 PM.

03-31-2012, 03:30 PM	#2
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I give Google major props for using Dragon Warrior as the base for this gag and not some other more popular series. DW1 was a masterpiece of a game and I am glad they chose to feature it. As for embed, use the "old embed code". You might then need to post a second time for it to show up (vBulletin bug, I reckon). __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-31-2012, 05:05 PM	#3
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04-01-2012, 04:59 PM	#4
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04-01-2012, 07:13 PM	#5
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Dragon Warrior I is the best NES game I ever played. There were many that I loved, many that I still find the magic in, but Dragon Warrior sucked me in and never let me go. Also Captain Skyhawk. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2 Last edited by Greg King; 04-04-2012 at 10:18 AM.

04-03-2012, 10:07 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I admit that I didn't actually watch that video until today, but I gotta say, it's epic. Seriously. When the TV started going nuts and they blew into the cartridge, I laughed hard. The funny thing is, this product could actually work. I am not sure many people would want it, though. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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