The programmers are guys with a great sense of humor and from time to time present all kinds of surprises in their products in the form of hidden mini-games or options. Interesting “chips” hidden from users are present in various services and programs. Google developers also delight with such unexpected and pleasant little things called “Easter eggs”. Secret games and functions are built into various services of the company, including the search engine. Using the search, even from day to day, it is not always possible to accidentally find one of the surprises. Let’s take a look at what hidden games are available on a Google search engine, because as it turns out, Google is still a treasure trove of secrets.
Mini games
We have collected for you the best entertainment from the developers of the Corporation of Good, for which the famous search engine is rich and if you did not know about such built-in capabilities, you will be pleasantly surprised.
Dinosaur T-Rex
You can see the cutest T-Rex dinosaur in a search engine if you don’t have an Internet connection. A phenomenon such as a lack of connection is far from uncommon, so the next time this happens, instead of waiting for a connection, play with this wonderful creature. The dinosaur runs, overcoming all kinds of obstacles in the form of cacti or pterodactyls. To start the game when the message about the network outage appears, press the spacebar and the T-Rex will begin its race. You are required to help the dinosaur jump over obstacles by pressing the space bar and thereby gain points.
Pac-Man
Probably every child of the nineties who still remembers the old man DOS played this wonderful toy – Pac-Man (or CD-Man, the essence is the same). In 2010, Google developers introduced a doodle in honor of the 30th anniversary of the legendary game… After so many years, and despite the serious progress in the development of the gaming industry, it is still interesting to play this game. Its essence lies in managing a kolobok eating crumbs and bonuses appearing in different places in the maze – all crumbs must be eaten on the field to go to the next level. But it’s not that simple. Our hero is hunted by four ghosts, from which he should stay away, because when meeting with any of them, life is lost. Eating blinking crumbs in the corners, you can also chase ghosts yourself; when they are destroyed, points are added. We drive in the search query “pacman” and enjoy your favorite childhood game right in the browser.
Solitaire Solitaire
Favorite game of office workers suffering from idleness. Card games are often removed from PC functionality by system administrators, but Google does not abandon its own – you can always use the search engine, and here the developers have in store another surprise in the form of the famous solitaire. When you request “solitaire” in a small window, the classic solitaire will be available right in the browser.
Atari breakout
Who does not remember the cult arcade game Breakout, addictive for hours. In it, you will have to control the platform (arrows on the keyboard), moving from side to side at the bottom of the window and hit the ball with it, which in turn breaks the bricks lined up on top. You need to pick up the ball until they manage to break all the blocks. It’s incredible, but Atari Breakout is well over 40 years old and, despite its advanced age, it is still interesting. To start the game, go to the Google Images search service, where we enter the query “atari breakout”.
Snake
Another game that has become a classic. It is also among the secrets of Google and people of all ages know how to play it. A colorful snake, controlled by arrows on the keyboard, must move continuously while eating apples. Due to this, it grows, which complicates the gameplay. The main thing is not to bump into the wall and bite off your tail! To enjoy the legendary game, enter the query “snake” in the Google search bar.
Tic-tac-toe
A well-known children’s game is also implemented in the Google search engine , which sometimes adults do not mind playing. If there is a desire to return to childhood for a few minutes, we write in the search bar – “tic-tac-toe” and press the enter key.
What other interesting things are fraught with Google
In addition to interactive games, the developers have prepared other surprises that you may like:
- “Animal voices” – this search query will give you the opportunity to listen to the sounds that a bat, horse, camel, alpaca, tiger, lizard and other representatives of the fauna make. Pictures of these animals will also be displayed. Such a “trick” from Google will undoubtedly help parents to entertain their kids;
- “Metronome” is a useful thing for musicians. By typing a command in the search bar, you will see a virtual metronome, measuring intervals of time with uniform beats. The default is 100 beats per minute, but by moving the slider, you can select any value from 40 to 218 beats;
- “Zergrush” – this command, crammed into the search line, will launch a whole invasion of zeros that will ruin the search results on the page, and when they cope, they will form two letters G (a reference to the game Starcraft);
- “Doabarrelroll” – after this request, the page will flip 360 ° clockwise. The same effect will be if you type “Z or R twice”;
- “Askew” – The team will tilt the Google page slightly.
Finally, let’s talk about where you can view unique Google doodles. You’ve probably noticed that the company logo often changes, transforming into the theme of all kinds of events. These pictures with the inscription “Google” in thematic guise can be viewed at the link: https://www.google.com/doodles.
Of course, these are far from all the hidden games and functions of Google, and the collection of Easter eggs will be replenished more than once. Usually, such ventures are timed to some events and in the future developers are unlikely to miss the opportunity to add new interesting options.
