Google - Pac Man

[Hoopz]

Go play Pac-Man at Google!

 

[Franco B]

I just stumbled across this too and was about to post it. Most awesome 

[Malenko]

AWESOME!

[Grasshopper]

I was just about to start a thread about this and you beat me to it.

Can google do no wrong? First they smack down China over free speech and then they top it with this!

It's a very slick version. Apart from the maze layout, it feels and sounds very authentic.

I presume it's written in flash. Does anyone know how save it?

[Franco B]

255 levels + 256 level kill screen.

If you press Insert Coin twice you can play 2 player with Ms Pacman on AWSD 

[Grasshopper]

If you press Insert Coin twice you can play 2 player with Ms Pacman on AWSD 

Holy crap you're right!

[Hoopz]

255 levels + 256 level kill screen.

If you press Insert Coin twice you can play 2 player with Ms Pacman on AWSD 

Nice find!

Heck, I didnt even see the insert coin button initially.  I think if you click on the logo or wait, it eventually lets you play.

There's already another thread in EE about this.  I'm curious if it'll be posted as many times at the pixel NYC video.   

[Ginsu Victim]

There's already another thread in EE about this.  I'm curious if it'll be posted as many times at the pixel NYC video.   

I wondered the same thing

[Silly Burrito]

This is really cool. What do you mean I'm goofing off? I'm Googling something!

[eclipso]

This is really cool. What do you mean I'm goofing off? I'm Googling something!

+1

[gaffner]

Who here has already tried to play the two player mode as one player?  That is a blast!  It's definitely nice to see a ghost about to hit Pac-Man and have Ms. Pac-Man save him with a power pellet...

And if you play two boards, they have the cut-scene... 

[mohrt]

I was just about to start a thread about this and you beat me to it.

Can google do no wrong? First they smack down China over free speech and then they top it with this!

It's a very slick version. Apart from the maze layout, it feels and sounds very authentic.

I presume it's written in flash. Does anyone know how save it?

It is not flash. It must be HTML5. Playable on iphone/ipad too.

[edit] sound is flash, the rest is javascript

[Ginsu Victim]

It is not flash. It must be HTML5. Playable on iphone/ipad too.

Wow, I just tried it on my iPod Touch. Cool.

[severdhed]

completely awesome

[Grasshopper]

Apparently it's only going to be up for two days.

I just hope someone finds a way to save it as I think it could actually be quite cab friendly, especially if you're using a widescreen monitor.

[mohrt]

Well I found a bug If you let the game start and don't touch anything, your first pacman gets killed, but then the ghosts go into a looping pattern and never kill the second pacman. Play forever!

[mohrt]

It's probably possible to copy the code locally with a bit of detective work, but likely they will put it here:

http://www.google.com/logos/index.html

You can link to it and play whenever you like.

[Grasshopper]

It looks like someone has already worked out how to save a local copy.

Link

Unfortunately, the sound doesn't seem to work but I'm sure it will only be a matter of time before that gets fixed.

[Ginsu Victim]

Did anyone have sound at all? I never did. Edit: Nevermind. I just clicked that link and he mentions it having sound. Hmmm, wonder why I didn't get any....

[HaRuMaN]

Did anyone have sound at all? I never did. Edit: Nevermind. I just clicked that link and he mentions it having sound. Hmmm, wonder why I didn't get any....

Do you have flashblock installed?  I had to disable my flashblock to get sound.

[Ginsu Victim]

Did anyone have sound at all? I never did. Edit: Nevermind. I just clicked that link and he mentions it having sound. Hmmm, wonder why I didn't get any....

Do you have flashblock installed?  I had to disable my flashblock to get sound.

That's a bingo!

[sk8ersublime]

i cant play it on my iphone just sits there

[Ginsu Victim]

i cant play it on my iphone just sits there

I'm using Safari and after tapping Insert Coin, I swipe my thumb across the screen in the direction I want to go.

[mohrt]

the ipad works, just tried it

[TheGameFan]

Did anyone have sound at all? I never did.

Someone here at work just clicked the wrong button on Google and we had about 50 people hearing Pac-Man sounds. It was like that Southwest "congratulations!" commercial. Very funny. I had to show her it was a Google window she had opened in the background.

[helpmebuild]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/23/these-pac-man-30th-anniversary-zippos-are-very-cool/

AWESOME Pac-Man Zippos!!

[SammyWI]

I stumbled on this at work today.  Good thing we don't have speakers on the work computers.    Had to wait till I got home to play any - way too busy at work for a Pac-Man break.

[92greenyj]

I think the google Pac logo is cool. I saved that onto my work PC. Cool stuff. Think maybe Namco is doing this to be kind of a teaser for the new 4 player simultaneous Pac-Man cocktail table they have coming out in the fall. (A unit I am hoping to be a beta test store for. Was talking to the namco reps at the Amusement Expo about it and mentioned that I'd love to be a test sight for it.) its really cool. 4 different color pacs on the screen and if you get a power pellet not only can you eat the ghosts, you can eat your oponents Pac-men too!

[Malenko]

This is an email that we recieved from our help desk support. They are the ones that work tickets.

Team, we have seen many tickets that are being put in for customers who say when they open their browser are hearing “an alarm sound”.

Please be aware, today is the 30th anniversary of Pacman, and in celebration, Google has changed their graphics and added a Pacman sound to commemorate the event.

Due to this, if the customer has a Google tab open, they will hear a constant loop sound that sounds very familiar to an alarm.

Please make your customer aware of this, and if unable to resolve via troubleshooting, it will be gone tomorrow when Google switches everything back.

Thank you.

[patrickl]

Lol, I was wondering where that Pacman sound came from. In my case it wasn;t coming from my browser but from Yanfoe. Guess it uses a browser control and Google to look up movie info.

[Donkey_Kong]

My kid hasn't stopped playing this, he has over 40k for a high score, with the keyboard.   

[lilshawn]

video shows how to get the pac code to your computer and hack it

[kegger]

Did anyone have sound at all?

Here is what I found to get sound to work: I downloaded the GooglePacman.zip, and extracted it.  Then, you have to go to the Flash Control Panel at http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html, then press "Edit Locations", then "Add Location", then "Browse for Folder", then select the folder you extracted the files to. After that, the sound worked fine for me!

Don't know if this is the same as Flash Block as someone mentioned but this worked for me

 

[dgame]

Thanks for the tip kegger

Last night we played a lot of the 2 player simultaneous mode without sound.
Should be even more fun with the sound working.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Found this cool pacman video while I was browsing on the subject.



DeLuSioNaL29

[DeLuSioNal29]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/23/these-pac-man-30th-anniversary-zippos-are-very-cool/
AWESOME Pac-Man Zippos!!

They make other classic game lighters too.  The only downer is that they all go for about $100 each give or take.
http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/11/more-classic-arcade-game-lighters/#more-32177

And even Sega consoles
http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/10/sega-lighters-light-up-your-life/

D

[BadMouth]

Looks like google is going to host it forever: http://www.pcworld.com/article/196993/Google_Gives_the_Gift_of_Pac_Man_Forever.html?tk=rss_news

http://www.google.com/pacman/

[solidteezme]

Looks like google is going to host it forever: http://www.pcworld.com/article/196993/Google_Gives_the_Gift_of_Pac_Man_Forever.html?tk=rss_news

http://www.google.com/pacman/

Without the 2 player tho, Lame. 

[romshark]

Without the 2 player tho, Lame. 

I just checked, and it still does 2 player. Pacman and Ms Pacman, just like it was over the weekend. Just tap the Insert Coin button again after the 1 player mode starts.

[Ginsu Victim]

Without the 2 player tho, Lame. 

I just checked, and it still does 2 player. Pacman and Ms Pacman, just like it was over the weekend. Just tap the Insert Coin button again after the 1 player mode starts.

Yep, it's still there.