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Google: “Google Maps for the NES”

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Alberto Saldamando
Last updated: March 31, 2012 4:04 PM
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[EN]: It looks like some people at Google still remember the old days of gaming, and decided to do what they do best to the console that saved the gaming industry. A few hours ago (it’s already April in Japan), Google released a humorous video of a version of Google Maps for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This Google Maps just doesn’t ‘bring ‘its Maps application to the NES, it also reminds us gamers of the many times we had to blow the cartridge and also the 8-bit graphics seen in one SquareEnix game.

“Our engineering team in Japan understood the importance of maps on retro game systems. With the power of Google’s immense data centers, and support from Nintendo and Square Enix, we were able to overcome the technical and design hurdles of developing 8-bit maps,” Tatsuo Nomura, software engineer at Google Maps, wrote in a blog post.

The Google Maps 8-bit functionality is actually available on its web site under ‘Quest’ (on the top right corner) and is available currently on desktop PCs.

I felt even more special when the little girl asks for the location of ‘Peru Nazca’ and it shows it right away, plus the smile seen not just in her but in her parents, too.

[ES]: Parece que algunas personas de Google aún recuerdan los días de antaño de los videojuegos, y decidieron hacer lo que mejor saben hacer a la consola que salvó a la industria de los juegos. Hace unas horas (ya es abril en Japón), Google dio a conocer un video humorístico de una versión de Google Maps para el Nintendo Entertainment System. Este Google Maps no solo ‘lleva’ su aplicación Maps al NES, sino que también nos recuerda de las varias veces que nosotros jugadores hemos tenido que soplar el cartucho y también los gráficos de 8 bits vistos en un juego de la empresa SquareEnix.

“Nuestro equipo de ingenieros en Japón entienden la importancia de los mapas en los sistemas retro de juegos. Con el poder inmenso de los centros de datos de Google, y el apoyo de Nintendo y Square Enix, hemos sido capaces de superar los obstáculos técnicos y de diseño para desarrollar mapas 8-bits”, Tatsuo Nomura, ingeniero de software en Google Maps, escribió en una entrada de blog.
La funcionalidad 8-bits de Google Maps en realidad está disponible en su sitio web bajo ‘Quest’ (en la esquina superior derecha) y actualmente funciona en las computadoras de escritorio.
Me sentí aún más especial cuando la niña pide la ubicación de ‘Perú Nazca’ y lo muestra de inmediato, además de la sonrisa no sólo vista en ella sino en sus padres también.
[Source/Fuente]: Google Blog: Begin your quest with Google Maps 8-bit for NES [https://google-latlong.blogspot.fr/2012/03/begin-your-quest-with-google-maps-8-bit.html]; Google Maps [https://maps.google.com].
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