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Enjoy a game of Pacman on Google Maps For April Fools Day

Enjoy a game of Pacman on Google Maps For April Fools Day

Just a few hours ago, Google showed the world its April Fools Day prank. It’s not really a prank if you ask me, but it is something extremely cool that Google does. Open Maps on your browser and you will see a small Pacman logo on the bottom left corner of your screen.

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Clicking on the icon turns your screen into a Pacman maze

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I don’t think I’d be able to finish that maze, it looks wayyy too hard to complete.

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Google also did the same with mobile phones, except on a phone you have to guess certain landmarks based on some clues Google provides to find Pacman. I managed to find the first one.

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Once you’ve found the location, the Pacman logo will appear and clicking on that will result in your screen turning into a Pacman maze.

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Last year Google played a similar prank with Pokemon. Below I’ve posted the video they had released for the same

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After undergoing the IB curriculum in Kodaikanal, Joash disciplined in English and Political Science at St. Stephens, Delhi. Then went on to do his post graduate diploma in Mass communication and journalism at Xavier Institute of Mass Communications, Bombay. He has a thing for motorbikes, cameras, drums & the lovely Jeniffer Piccinato

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