Google Maps Adds Playable Pac-Man Game on Mexico's City Streets Pete Evans - CBC News
go to original April 1, 2015

An image of Google Maps is shown as it looked on Tuesday, with a playable version of Pac-Man superimposed over a section of Old Town Vallarta's streets. (Google Maps)

Google has added a button to its Google Maps software that lets users play the classic arcade game Pac-Man on real city streets.

Google Maps users noticed on Tuesday the presence of a new button, toward the lower left of the screen, that converts whatever cityscape the user is looking at into a Pac-Man map.

It's not clear if the new feature is tied to April Fools' Day, the arrival of Easter this weekend (such hidden online gems are often called "Easter eggs" by video gamers) or something else. Last year, Google made its mapping page a playable version of the video game Pokemon.

Whatever the reason, a Google Maps user can tap the cursor keys to navigate a flashing Pac-Man icon through streets and away from four ghosts from the game — Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde.

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