{"id":8944,"date":"2017-04-04T09:59:32","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T07:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=8944"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:25:44","slug":"play-ms-pac-man-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/interesting\/play-ms-pac-man-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Ms Pac-Man With Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you missed it, Google launched an April Fool\u2019s Day version of Google Maps which allows users to play the classic arcade game Ms Pac-Man on real streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Ms Pac Man\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-613x345.png 613w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-840x472.png 840w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man-680x382.png 680w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ms-Pac-Man.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/8855\/you-can-play-ms-pac-man-on-google-maps\">The Drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dedicated Pac-Man button sits above the \u2018My Location\u2019 icon and automatically appears once Google Map is opened. The game was launched on both iOS and Android platforms, and although there have been slight differences reported \u2013 Android users get whisked to a random location, while iOS users get to choose a location \u2013 the gameplay is still the same and what you\u2019ve come to expect from the arcade classic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The game is also available on the desktop version of Google Maps.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was stated that the game is available until 4 April. Relive your childhood once more, by collecting those Pac-dots, chomping those fruits and avoiding the jelly-fish-looking ghosts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, Google launched an April Fool\u2019s Day version of Google Maps which allows users to play the classic arcade game Ms Pac-Man on real streets. Image: The Drive The dedicated Pac-Man button sits above the \u2018My Location\u2019 icon and automatically appears once Google Map is opened. 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