April Fools’ Day falls on a Sunday this year, so luckily we won’t have to put up with a slew of midly funny to unfunny fake news stories. However, Google has gotten in on the game early with a surprisingly swell April Fool’s gag. They’re launching an 8-bit version of Google Maps made specifically for the super high tech Nintendo Entertainment System. This version of Google Maps will be available via a specially designed NES cartridge that connects to the internet by way of a dial-up connection. If you ever played Dragon Warrior on the NES, you might have a flashback.
This gag is incredibly intricate, as you’re now able to convert Google Maps on your computer to an 8-bit version that’s chock full of awesome Easter eggs like the Loch Ness monster, a dragon, Area 51, and much, much more. Hit the jump to watch the video launch for this “new” Google Maps feature, and to check out a list of where to find all the cool Easter eggs.
Thanks to Engadget for the heads up.
In order to activate the 8-bit mode, select “Quest” on Google Maps. Below is a list of Easter egg locations, with links that take you right to the source (via Reddit).
Landmarks
- 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 (?)
Enemies
This is a list of the enemies in Dragon Warrior
Discovered 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
