“We wish you a safe and happy quest.”
To celebrate another April Fool’s Day, Google announced that they are launching an 8-bit version of Google Maps that is made specifically for the Nintendo Entertainment System. They even made a video walk through of the spoof accessory. According to the video, the Google Maps NES cartridge will be able to connect to the internet trough a dial-up connection. The map design is modeled after the classic NES role-playing game, Dragon Warrior.
While Google Maps may not really be coming to your old Nintendo system, you can view an 8-bit version of the internet map tool. If you go to Google Maps and select “Quest” in the upper right corner, you will turn the map into an 8-bit version of itself. You can even visit different landmarks on the map, including Easter egg locations like the Loch Ness monster, a dragon, Area 51, and many more. You can even find enemies from Dragon Warrior lurking around.
Landmarks You Can Find
- Alcatraz
- Angel of the North
- Area 51
- Ayers Rock, Australia
- Big Ben
- Buckingham Palace
- Buenos Aires Cabildo
- Burj Al Arab
- Burj Khalifa
- Byodo-In Temple
- Cathedral of Learning
- Chichen Itza
- CN Tower
- Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro
- Daimonji
- Eames House, Pacific Palisades
- Easter Island Moai
- Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysees, Louvre
- Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, NYC
- Faneuil Hall, Boston
- Fernsehturm, Berlin
- Gateway Arch, St. Louis
- General Post Office, Dublin
- Google HQ Android and T-Rex
- Graceland
- Great Wall of China
- Hamamatsucho Train
- Heinz Field (Steelers)
- Himeji Castle
- Hollywood Sign
- Horyu-ji, Japan
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Japanese Cedar
- John Hancock Tower, Boston
- Kamakura Buddha
- Kinkaku-ji Temple
- Kyoto University Statue
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Loch Ness Monster
- Loring Park, Minneapolis
- Maiham Train
- Martin Luther King Memorial
- MIT
- Monona Terrace, Madison WI
- Montreal Biosphere and Habitat 67
- Mt. Everest with a Climber
- Mt. Fuji
- Mt. Rushmore
- Nagoya Castle
- Naruto Strait Whirlpool
- Nazca Lines, Peru
- Nelson’s Column, London
- Obelisk of Buenos Aires
- One Canada Square, Canary Wharf
- Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai
- Osaka Castle
- Panda
- Panda (2)
- Panda (3)
- Panda (4)
- Parthenon
- Petronas Twin Towers
- Pyramids and Sphinx
- Roman Colosseum
- Roppongi Tower (?)
- Roswell UFO
- San Francisco Ferry Building
- Shibuya Hachiko Statue and Train
- Space Needle
- Statue of Liberty
- Sutro Tower
- Sydney Opera House
- Table Mountain, South Africa
- Taipei 101
- Taj Mahal
- Tech Tower, Georgia Tech
- Temple of Heaven, Beijing
- The Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral
- Tokyo Sky Tree, Sensou-ji, Asahi Beer Hall
- Tokyo Tower and Cherry Trees
- Tower Bridge, Tate Modern
- Tower Hall, San Jose State University
- Unknown Japanese Building
- Walking to the Sky, CMU
- White House, Washington Monument, Panda
- White Rhino (?)
Dragon Warrior Enemies
- Armored Knight
- Dragonlord
- Drakee
- Drollmagi
- Drollmagi (2)
- Druinlord
- Druinlord (2)
- Goldman
- Golem
- Green Dragon
- Green Dragon (2)
- Green Dragon (3)
- Knight
- Magician
- Magidrakee
- Magiwyvern
- Magiwyvern (2)
- Magiwyvern (3)
- Metal Scorpion
- Metal Slime
- Poltergeist
- Red Dragon
- Red Dragon (2)
- Red Dragon (3)
- Red Slime
- Rogue Scorpion
- Rogue Scorpion (2)
- Skeleton
- Slime
- Spector
- Warlock
- Werewolf
- Wizard
- Wolf
- Wolflord
- Wraith
- Wraith Knight