8 bit google maps

• Google Maps is exploring a brand new frontier with its next expansion: the Nintendo Entertainment System. Well, maybe not. But its a fantastic April Fools joke. Head over to the main page for the Internet giants maps tool.
(USA Today)
• Ever wanted to make your next long-distance journey seem that little bit more epic? Well now you can, thanks to a new 8-bit version of Google Maps.
(PC World)
• Google has done it again. Just in time for April Fools Day, Google has introduced Google Maps Quest, a retro 8-bit version of its mapping tool that is totally awesome.
(Huffington Post)
• Legendary prankster Google is out with some early April Fools' tomfoolery ahead of schedule, teasing nostalgic gamers with an 8-bits version of its near-ubiquitous Maps application.
(Venturebeat.com)
• And so it begins. April 1 means just one thing: the Web is full of April Fool's pranks played by the big guys. So much so it's hard to tell what's real news and what's a joke.
(TECH.BLORGE.com)
• Users can click a new option that allows them to view the world in the 8-bit style reminiscent of older Nintendo Role-Playing Games like The Legends of Zelda, Pokemon, and Square Enixs Final Fantasy.
(Lismore Northern Star)
• You can see for yourself right here on Google Maps! Click Here and you will see what we are talking about. The minimap of Final Fantasy has been implanted into the Street View as well.
(Examiner)
• Googles 2012 April Fools prank was converting its Google Maps program to primitive 8-bit graphics. CNET reports the results were hilarious, if temporary. Us Versus Them In a prank, there is usually one or two people against everyone else.
(YAHOO!)
• Cheating aside, it opted to try and convince people that it had created an 8-bit version of Google Maps.
(Pocket-lint.com)
• Sorry sojourner, this volcanic craft is as real as Google's 8-bit Maps cartridge for NES. Kudos to Virgin, though, as the brand has smartly gone with a strong social push of the Vigin Volcanic hoax on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
(Venturebeat.com)