Troy sends along these great screen grabs from Google’s April Fools Day 8-Bit Google Maps. Click them to enlarge. Hilarious…
Want to see for yourself? Head over to Google Maps and click the “Quest” option in the upper-right corner.
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this is amazingly awesome and hilarious
This is so sad but someone will have to explain the hilarity to me.
+1
Thank goodness! I thought I was the only one without a clue.
ok good…I’m not the only one
From games like this from the late 80s on the Nintendo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Warrior
They were called Dragon Quest in Japan.
Here’s the map of the world from the first one released in the US:
http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/reyvgm_dragon_warrior.gif
that was the first time i’ve seen this on a post i made :
“Please verify your address. Instructions have been sent to you by e-mail. ”
is this new or am i in trouble? ha!
New! It’s because you had two or more links in your previous comment.
@Parker Cross, it’s not really “hilarity,” it’s more like “irony,” or more realistically, just wanting to go against the grain every once in a while. In an ever changing technological world growing more and more accustomed to high definition, sometimes it’s nice to “kick it old school.” Another great example of this is shown here: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/8-bit-inspired-fashion-store
I love the 8-bit furniture