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It’s April Fools’ Day, and that means that companies everywhere are trying to figure out their best ways to prank unsuspecting readers online — tricking them into believing everything from new menu offerings (like theMcDonald’s milkshake sauce pots) to outrageous new features (Tinder claims to havea new height verification featurecoming to solve the problem of men lying about how tall they are).
Of course, none of that beats Google, which has for years now have tried to outdo everyone else in the space with a handful of outrageous hoaxes and hilarious jokes.
This year, the tech giants have topped even themselves.
Over on Google Maps, they’ve reimagined the classic game Snake — introduced back in the day on the early Nokia cell phones — for a whole new generation. Interested players need just download or open the Google Maps app in Android or iOS, where a Snake icon in the top left corner of their menu will launch the game (for those without the app, there’s also astandalone desktop site).
The goal is to pick up as many passengers or landmarks as possible without hitting the edges (or yourself). Cities including Cairo, London, San Francisco, São Paulo, Sydney and Tokyo are all at play.
That’s not the only classic game Google has reimagined for April Fools’ Day.
Over onGoogle Calendar, they’ve rebuilt Space Invaders, creating a shooting game where calendar appointments fall down from the top of the screen.
They didn’t stop there.
All were met with their own level of excitement from fans on social media.
“Google Maps’ April Fools’ Day game is Snake! Awesome!” wrote one of the Snake game.
Another Google enthusiast added, “Well, there goes my productivity.”
“I love when a company gets creative on April Fools,” said a fan on Twitter, linking to Google Tulip.
“I wish all my houseplants gave me that reminder!” journalist Vanessa Ruffes of FOX-13 quipped.
source: people.com
