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Google's hilarious April Fools' Maps launch
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| March 31, 2012
| Chris Matyszczyk
Posted on 03/31/2012 12:43:58 PM PDT by RayChuang88
Google is funny. I have wanted to write that sentence for so long in a context where funny meant "intentionally humorous."
So here is an April Fools' work of art from the company that, to many minds, just might deserve righteous laughter. For here, purportedly, is the launch of Google Maps 8-bit for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Humor
KEYWORDS: april1; google; maps; nintendo
This is just absolutely
BRILLIANT.
It's way better than the
Gmail Motion thing they did last year.
You can see it for yourself here:
Googl Maps 8-bit for NES
To: RayChuang88
If Google spent a hundredth of the time, on not being jerkwads, that they spend on being “cute” and “funny”, they’d be a pretty cool company.
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posted on
03/31/2012 12:50:53 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Burning the Quran is a waste of perfectly good fire.)
To: RayChuang88
“This is just absolutely BRILLIANT.”
You should get out more.
To: RayChuang88
the presentation, seemed fine.
but, I don't own/want the system featured.
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posted on
03/31/2012 1:10:29 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Kill all the terrorists, protect all the borders, ridicule all the (surviving) Liberals :^)
To: RayChuang88
I love it!
Talk about bringing back some old memories.
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posted on
03/31/2012 1:16:46 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: RayChuang88
That’s actually pretty good, but what I really need is Google Maps for a Commodore Vic 20.
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posted on
03/31/2012 1:18:53 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
To: RayChuang88
7
posted on
03/31/2012 1:22:30 PM PDT
by
Solson
(The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
To: RayChuang88
8
posted on
03/31/2012 1:48:42 PM PDT
by
samtheman
To: RayChuang88
Here's my place
It was worth a chuckle.
If you're a writer or a game designer, you make want to download a few!
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posted on
03/31/2012 2:12:14 PM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: RayChuang88
Ha!! I just put this up on Facebook ... wonder how many people will bite on it. Thanks!
10
posted on
03/31/2012 2:26:40 PM PDT
by
Fast Moving Angel
(Newt's not a perfect candidate but Jesus isn't running this year. - shoff)
To: Tanniker Smith
I think it’s very clever! And I didn’t realize that street view was supported, gotta go goog map some more...
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posted on
03/31/2012 3:06:14 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: RayChuang88
LOL! The map of my neighborhood is awesome!
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posted on
03/31/2012 4:02:09 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: RayChuang88
13
posted on
04/01/2012 7:00:32 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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