Newsletter 77

Most people don’t know that a Google browser is packed with lots of Easter egg commands and functions.

However, almost everybody knows about that secret browser game, Dino Run. Usually, you can only play it when there’s no internet connection, but the link we provided above allows you to play it online—and this time you can enter your name onto the leaderboards! 

Aside from that funny little dinosaur, you’d be surprised to know that there are more hidden Google games. Read on to learn more!

Five game insights we think will pique your interest!

Remember the Atari Breakout? Well, Google has its own called Block Breaker! It plays basically the same as the original, though with a more modernized vibe and the added arcade-y elements like power-ups. It’s a nice little game to play while on break that’s easy to pick up and put down.

Another nifty thing about Google games is that some users say they’re not blocked by corporate workstations. Of course, office time is work time! But maybe you can test if those claims are true during break time or after clocking out… for fact-finding purposes!

Let us introduce you to our most recent casual game addiction: Quick, Draw! There’s you, an AI and you have to draw what’s instructed within twenty seconds. For us, it started with a few minutes. Then five. Then ten… Then we ended up sharing it on social media, now our artist friends are kicking our butts…

It’s really great for the kids too! Give it a try!

Alright, let us pull out a really nifty hidden Google game! Are you into text adventures? Then follow these instructions:

• Go to Google then type in “text adventure”.

• Right-click the page then click “Inspect”.

• Now you’ll see a bunch of tabs, then click “Console”.

Would you like to play a game? (yes/no)

Now for a more casual yet worthwhile web game called “Google Doodle Coding”. It’s definitely intended for a younger audience with its graphics and sounds, but it has a strong appeal that will pique the interest of most people, not to mention it being a hidden game adds to its draw.

Google wasn’t always the household name it is now, and it was quite different in the past. Thanks to its many innovations and improvements in search engine technology, it defined our era and went above and beyond providing internet indexing services. Google now has a bit of everything in it, and that includes fun little games!

With that in mind, here’s a nice quote from Ben Silbermann, an American internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Pinterest:

“If Google teaches you anything, it's that small ideas can be big.”

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See you next Friday!

The Hey, Good Game Team