Is Google Losing the Plot?.......

[Alex H]

You can now play Pacman on Google Maps

Why?

 

[MontyVeda]

er... for fun.


I had a whale of a few minutes the other day playing pac man in Lancaster town centre

 

[simon the viking]

I saw this news on April the first and just assumed it was a joke.... I now see it wasn't.....

 

[AndyRM]

Google is pretty much Skynet, but at least they'll kill us all with a sense of humour.

 

[albion]

No fooling you lot.

 

[mybike]

You can now play Pacman on Google Maps

Why?

But only if the area has sufficient roads. Tried it with South Norfolk & got this:

 

[Saluki]

But only if the area has sufficient roads. Tried it with South Norfolk & got this:

Norwich is pretty dull too

 

[MontyVeda]

Norwich is pretty dull too

Don't let Mr Partridge catch you saying that!

 

[Saluki]

Don't let Mr Partridge catch you saying that!

Mr Partridge is not a local and can poke right off

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

You can now play Pacman on Google Maps

Why?

Maybe because it's a nifty variation of a classic game & it'll probably be right up the street of people who are Pacman fans.

I had a quick go and found it somewhat entertaining.

 

[Ian H]

I saw this news on April the first and just assumed it was a joke.... I now see it wasn't.....

But it is a joke — Google's joke.

 

[User269]

Seems perfectly reasonable to me, and much better than actually going out in the real world.

 

[mybike]

Norwich is pretty dull too

What, even the Sam & Herc?

 

[Saluki]

What, even the Sam & Herc?

I loved the Sam & Herc, when it was the Sam & Herc. It's undergoing a refit, I think some sort of fusion eatery. Possibly not though. The 'coming soon' signs were a bit meh.

 

[growingvegetables]

Heresy time - sod the bike. I'm playing Pacman instead.