Play Pacman For Free On Google Logo, Pacman’s 30th Anniversary
When I wrote about the Google Pacman Logo earlier today, my intention was to provide a place that allowed you to play Pacman for free online. So I embeded the Pacman game, and all was well. What I didn’t realize until that point was that when I went to Google.com to grab the image of the Google Pacman logo, I started to hear the Pacman game start playing.
At first I was confused as to where the Pacman game was playing. Perhaps I had started Pacman on a different tab somewhere. But I went through all of the tabs and nope – Pacman wasn’t running. But I failed to realize was that Pacman was actually running in the Google Logo.
Here’s how you play Pacman on the Google logo:
1) Simply go to Google.com
2) Wait about 5 seconds and suddenly the Pacman game will start up
3) You are now playing Pacman on the Google logo with the Pacman maze actually weaving around the Google logo.
And that’s it – once the game starts, you are now literally playing Pacman inside the Google logo. It’s really quite amazing, and this is clearly the first Google logo that is interactive.
The reason for the Google Pacman logo is that Google is celebrating Pacman’s 30th anniversary. It’s really hard to believe that Pacman came out when I was…. (sorry, I’ll refrain from revealing my age here).
But I guess I don’t remember the first versions of Pacman. My memory of Pacman picks up around the Atari version.
What about you?
When do you first remember playing Pacman?
Have you played Pacman on Google’s logo yet?
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And look Ma , NO ADOBE FLASH required.
This PAC-MAN game is to show Apple that they are sticking with flash development and may the best OS win.
But there's so much more. I don't know about "waiting about 5 seconds" Just click the 'Insert Coin' button (where the rarely used "Feeling lucky" one generally resides) and you can begin playing immediately using your arrow keys.
Click it once more, and Mrs. Pac-man shows up. Now two players can take to the game at once!
@David - actually no FLASH is used. Only Javascript, HTML and CSS. Google is actually helping Apple here.
I love this criative idea!!! TO PLAY PACMAN ON LINE ON GOOGLE - great !!!! I was playing and, surprise...almost 30.000 points. Fantastic ! A long time ago I don't play Pacman. This game is of chilhood's time and I always loved !
My name is Suzana and live in Rio de Janeiro. I have 42. Sorry for wrong words. Because...a long time ago I don't write in English too.
It was really annoying (sound) for me because I choose google as home page.
HTML 5 rules
Really great way to celebrate Pacman!.. wow! has it been 30 years already??
I was about to key in my search when I noticed the very recognisable image..
and fuddled around and got playing it.. what a way to celebrate it! brought back
memories ( and lots of money spent playing it!)
Thanks for sharing this.. may we continue with the game?
Hi !! such a creativeidea !! PLAY PACMAN ONLINE ON GOOGLE !!
it remind me the time when i was young & the time i was playing this game !
I love the way u all show the event !!
Keep it up !!