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 ...

If you’ve been following Google in the last decade or so, you probably know there was a time when the search giant actually believed April Fool’s Day pranks were funny, so the company turned to all ...

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 ...

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - Google has introduced Google Maps Quest, a retro 8-bit version of its mapping tool that is... totally awesome. In a characteristically whimsical video, available above, Google ...

China’s biggest search engine, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU - News), is hosting its annual Baidu World event today, so new features are being dished out like free coffee. Here’s another. Baidu Maps has gotten a ...

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.

While there’s nothing wrong with the tattered stack of interstate guides you’ve got in the truck, these innovative maps offer new ways to see the world. Whether you’re navigating a Super Mario-themed ...

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 ...

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 ...