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It is now April 1st in some parts of the world. That being so - we now have the best Google Maps April Fool ever - an NES button on Google Maps.
Go to Google Maps and use the Quest button and you can actually browse Google Maps as it would look on an 8-bit NES.
The map even has some great detail.
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Check out Sydney Opera House, Alcatraz, Buckingham Palace, the Egyptian Pyramids, aliens at Area 51 or the Eiffel Tower.
I also found a Dragon at the centre of the world. This Reddit thread is doing a great job of listing all the great finds in the Google 8-bit map, including Dragon Warrior enemies dotted throughout the world.
There is even an 8-bit version of Street View!
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Another Google Maps related April Fool comes from Google Australia. Who are today claiming to have started collecting Google Street Roo imagery.
They say that "more than a thousand Big Red kangaroos will be equipped with a 360-degree head camera ... (and) ... solar panels stitched into the back pocket of custom-made roo jackets."
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