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 ...

New York, as seen through the eyes of a 1980’s teenager. 8-Bit City maps look like 80’s video game maps: blocky, pixelated, and uniformly colored. But that’s totally the point, says creator Brett ...

LOS ANGELES — With the march of new features and enhancements, it’s funny to me that we’re also seeing a wave of retro-inspired software. I recently looked at iOS 86, a proposed retrofit of Apple’s ...

The pixel style map can be accessed by visiting the regular Google Maps website: all you have to do is click the ‘Quest’ option, alongside the usual ‘Earth’ and ‘Satellite’ buttons. Once clicked, the ...

Google has announced the 'launch' of Google Maps 8-bit for the Nintendo Entertainment System. As an elaborate April Fool's joke, the company has posted a video and blog post advertising the new ...

Does this map sort of make you feel like you are in New York City but also like you are in Pitfall or Legend of Zelda? Creator Brett Camper says his 8-Bit NYC map "is an attempt to make the city feel ...

A funny thing happened when I went to Google Maps and zoomed in on the Street View of my hometown. In fact, the entire world has been transformed into an 8-bit universe. Google says its new Quest ...

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.

The Guardians Faction comes to 8-Bit Armies in a new free update, which also includes a Map Editor. 8-Bit Armies came out on PC last month on the 22nd of April. The game has received mostly positive ...

If you've ever wondered what your neighborhood would look like in an old-school Zelda-style RPG, your imagination is about to be realized with the latest update to Google Maps. Of course, ...

GOOGLE has partnered with game industry legends Nintendo and Square Enix to celebrate April Fool's Day with a dramatic change to their google maps service. Users can click a new option that allows ...