Let Pac-Man Run Amok in Your Neighborhood Using Google Maps

[[Coi] Mr.CLuBBeR]

No quarters required

This generation of kids and teens are pretty lucky when it comes to time wasters on the PC. Instead of Minesweeper or, my favorite Windows game from back in the day, Ski Free, today you can play some 900 classic arcade games right in your browser. And if you're bored with those, head over to Google Maps and navigate Pac-Man through your neighborhood, or anywhere else that suits your fancy.
Apparently Google is getting a jump on April Fool's Day, the bane of every technology journalist tasked with sifting through mountains of mostly unfunny announcements for real news bits. On the flip side, some of the pranks and tech creations are pretty damn entertaining, and this is one of them.
Well, like traditional games, that depends on the map. If your city doesn't have many streets to navigate, it won't be much fun navigating Pac-Man to his inevitable demise. But choose a busy neighborhood and you're golden -- just click the Pac-Man icon in the lower left corner to get started.
Google was thoughtful enough to mute the volume, presumably so your co-workers and wandering boss don't notice that you're wasting the work day playing a game, but if you have headphones or don't need to worry about such things, you can enable sound by clicking on the icon in upper left.
Enjoy!
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