Pacman Google

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Google usually changes their logo to
commemorate a certain special date
and today was no exception.

But they went one up.

You can actually play Pacman running
around the Google logo.

I had a blast =)

Asher
#off topic forum #google #pacman
  • Yeah - I didn't realize it until I clicked on it and noticed you could actually play along. So I wasted a few minutes for the heck of it. Pretty innovative though.
  • Man, I tried for 10 minutes to play along and was not able to do so ... maybe better that I could not.
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    • yes it took the productivity in the office right down yesterday, but hey TGIF hey? I sucked at it through got kicked out in level 2. Bring back old school games I say
  • I seen that earlier today and then came across this
    Google Gravity

    Works better in Chrome than IE of FF.
    ~MM~
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    • Is this what everyone else is seeing:

      "Your browser, IE, is not cool enough... Please upgrade"?

      Just checking to see if I might be missing something if I don't.

      When I saw the Pacman logo this morning, I didn't realize you could play the game, but I did notice it start to activate seconds before my search request moved me to a new page.

      I've never been much good at these games either, but now I'm just going to have to go back and try it. My brother was a whiz at that game.

      Sylvia
  • today is pac man 30'th anniversary. so google special.
  • Great. Another way to waste time.

    I'm glad they don't have a leaderboard or more screens. I might have taken the day off.
  • I just played it for like 20 minutes, dam that thing was so so fun.

    Google RULES
  • If you click the "insert coin" button twice. You get Mrs. Pac Man and 2 players. Awesome
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  • LOL... I guess everyone is on the same page with this one... Google found a way to make today an unproductive day!!! I was able to prove to myself how much I stink at video games... PacMan is NOT the exception.

    I remember that darn game when Atari was huge. All the cousins used to congregate in the one household that had the console. And everyone fought to have the little stick control first. But as I proved then, I did again today, video games were not designed for ME!!!
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  • I was so hooked on pacman back in the day and now here comes google blatantly shoving it in my face! I just hope they don't do the same with asteroids or space invaders...
  • yeah cool logo today. I prefer paperboy though ;-0
  • HA... I guess Pac Man has once again hypnotized both boys and girls (although only a few of us will admit it, LOL)

    I have never been much of a pac man girl, I was a feminist and defender of Mrs. Pacman, LOL!!! But that good old game as google's logo really caught me off guard. WOW, those were the days... And YES, it is kind of annoying playing with the arrows, there seems to be a delay, if you can call it that. Needless to say I lost almost immediately. Or it could just be my lack of ability to play the game...
  • I saw, I played, I died. Thanks google pacman.

    For those entire 8 seconds I was a kid again.

    Aaron
  • My business is now officially closed today. Thanks Google!
  • Perhaps it's time to stop "playing"
    and go back to work,

    Kingsley
  • That is really cool! I am still awful at pacman though... even after all these years
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    • I went into my office that I've revived to get back into marketing to discover my writer playing Pacman and was like what the ----! Talk about a time killer... I can see how it would effect production for sure because I saw it first hand today...

      Cheers,
      Dean
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    I saw google new Logo and I was like this is so COOL!!! But I have not actually taken the time to play Pac Man.
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    • It was and still is a great game. It was the first Nintendo game, I got - and I still have it in my basement.
  • Haha, I love this logo. :p I usually go to Google to break any time-wasting cycles I get into, so this completely messes me up... so devious of them.
  • I wonder if employers will block Google if they leave that logo up much longer.
  • Gee thanks Asher! Now I'm not getting anything done.

    :-Don
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  • It will be available for 48 hours only, if you want to play it you better be quick before it's taken down :p
  • what a great distraction.. lol
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    • Brings me back to my bar hopping and Atari 2600 days.

      Most of the bars I went to had video games in them. Whenever the hottest
      games came out, the bars would have them first. I remember Pac Man,
      Donkey Kong, Berzerk, QBert...and so many others.

      And the 2600...we'd wait for the newest games to come out like Space
      Invaders, Defender, Missile Command, and even Custer's Revenge, which
      was just too off the wall to even try to describe.

      And then when Activision got into the business creating Atari compatible
      games...forget it.

      I literally spent a fortune back then.

      Yeah, those were some fun times.
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  • I enjoyed playing the Pacman's game on google. You can insert a coin and play. This is great for getting the stress out.
  • Cool Stuff! Thanks!
  • I thought is was pretty cool video game logo honoring Pac Man's Birthday
  • I had fun with this, spent 10 mins playing it
  • The only one I was good at was Pong.
    It was first and it was ssso slow.
  • I loved this feature when i logged on to google i immediatley took notice to their logo and the fact you could play the game on the site. I dont think i have been more excited about a special logo before lol
  • LOL cant wait for the Super Mario Bros one in 5 years time. That's a game that meant a HUGE deal to the following generation.
  • It's up for 48 hours and has 250 levels! I wonder how many people burned through an entire workday trying to see how far they could get. LOL - I tried twice and went back to work... ok, three times.... maybe four. But that's it. Seriously.

    Really....

    I wonder how much they spent in hours to have the team code the script for it... They must really love pacman - otherwise, I doubt many people would have known it was the 30th anniversary. Pretty funny. It was a cool Gogletastic logo, though.
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    • I doubt they would of have coded much....they wouldnt of have to code the actual game, the game is already made in so many formats out there over the years. They would of just had to work out how to get it working on the browser.


  • For a short time Google will show it.
  • Had some fun with this. I hope Google doesn't get to carried away otherwise I will never get any work done LOL
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  • i've tried to play it and it really fun
    google rocks !!!
  • press "insert coin" twice and you can play 2 palyers.
  • oh shoot! I missed that one
  • I played it for long, it reminded me of the old times
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    • G has made it permanent. If you have easily distracted staff, you might want to block this URL -

      Google
  • This change actually wasted me around an hour of my time. Brings back memories. Waka waka waka
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