Way back in 2012, Google "released" an 8-bit version of Google Maps as one of the company's then-annual April Fool's Day jokes. There was a low-res 8-bit style of Google Maps to play with, but the ...

Google has announced that its popular Maps tool will soon be available in 8-bit form for the NES. Google has announced that its popular Maps tool will soon be available in 8-bit form for the NES. is a ...

Sure, it’s a little early to call winners, but not many tech companies will be able to top Google’s genuinely clever, fun, and novel approach to April Fools Day 2012. Any other gag will seem a little ...

Legendary prankster Google is out with some early April Fools’ tomfoolery ahead of schedule, teasing nostalgic gamers with an 8-bit version of its near-ubiquitous Maps application. “In our pursuit of ...

Google offers its Maps product on a huge variety of different systems, but the one that it has so far neglected is the hugely popular Nintendo Entertainment System. Finally, the search giant has ...

A hacker has ported all of Google Maps to a modded Nintendo Entertainment System. The final product is an 8-bit map of the world. The hacker used several other NES/map mods as a launching point.

Almost a decade before the world finally realized how tedious April Fool’s Day pranks are, Google revealed a farcical 8-bit port of Google Maps for the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System. The prank ...