Google Maps 8-bit for NES

Right from the start I figured this was an April Fool joke. But as a retro gamer, this kinda hurts.

Why does the logo remind me of Dragon Quest ?

@ Shadow100 Probably because the whole concept is from Dragon Quest. The tiles and music are all from Dragon Quest on the NES and the logo is as such as well.
Looking at Tatsuo's desk it's obvious where the Dragon Quest love is coming from :3

It was not released on April 1st, as I used it yesterday. It is very legit. Especially 8-bit streetview.

@jdkipfer: It was the 1st of April here in Australia when they uploaded it, so technically it was still April Fool's Day. Gotta love living in the future!

I used it this morning after a friend told me about it. It was awesome seeing my street in 8-bit colours! I couldn't figure out how to 'quest' though...

Kinda a pitiful April fools prank if you ask me. I still personally think the "gameboy and gameboy advance games coming to DSiware!" prank was the best one.

This was much better.
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I liked last year's April Fool's joke better.

@smashbrawler331 NL didn't make this one, google did...

Very cool!

lol

I kinda wish this is real. Is it?

If this were real I'd buy an NES.

@Aviator you think so? This seems far more elaborate in comparison, they went so much effort with this.

Of Google April Fools jokes, I liked this one the best because they actually released an app for it also.
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A PYRAMID DRAWS NEAR!

Too cool. Those guys at Google are too cool. I just used it and it is interesting seeing the street view of an area in 8 bit color. Impressive. Very impressive.

I love april fools, this was in good taste though.

Well done Google! They really put effort into their april fools jokes. It must have taken a few hours to make this.

I totally saw this one coming. Google would never do such. (However Nintendo has teamed up with Google to make a video game a couple years ago)

You fool me once, shame on you. You fool me twice, shame on me. The same joke can't get me twice in the same day

Really cool! I just used it on Google. It was pretty entertaining!

HAHA! I was actually thinking about this concept for a minute until I realized. I think I need some more coffee!

The amount of work that had to have been put into this is just amazing, but they obviously had fun with it. As I zoomed in on my area, I actually started to recognize locations. That's not exactly easy to pull off in Dragon Quest graphics.

@Blizzaga #1
You're kidding me right? This is not even offensive. It's a light hearted joke.

@Shadow100 it actually reminds me of Blue Dragon

I wish they would actually release this, or at least keep it up!

@Aviator #10
That is so legitimate

**Checks out Google Maps.**
Oh my God, it's real!! Not the Famicom disc, but there really is an 8-bit mode on the website when you click on Quest! I know it's meant as a joke but I hope they keep it for at least a while.

pretty dang awesome if you ask me

Where the heck did all these Missouri mountains come from? The highest point in the state is less than 2,000 feet above sea level.

Also, LOL at I-70 as a dirt path.

This was quite wonderful! best joke ever!

and i loved seeing Puerto Rico in 8-bit!(where i live)

I really enjoyed 8-Bit street-view.

However, doesn't NL come out with their own every year?

Would be cool if they made an app for this. Using the 8-bit mode on Google maps was pretty cool.

Yet another reminder that we need the Dragon Warrior series to come to Virtual Console.

April fools!

Best April Fools Google pulled off imo.

Ok, now that's awesome.

Did the legend of zelda not make use of google maps? And the castles were definitly made with google maps...

@Sykotek I wish it was real