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Hidden Games and Easter Eggs on Google

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When Google engineers aren't busy updating serious stuff in Google's email apps or mobile OSes, they like to hide Easter eggs and games in Google products—everything from humorous search results to hidden creatures. These are just some of them.


Atari Breakout

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Run a google image search and type "Atari breakout"and you will come across a version of the classic game that you can play in your browser. Use the cursor keys (arrows) as controllers or use the mouse.


Classic Google Search Page

Visit https://archive.google.com/heart to relive your youth with the classic Google search page. It still works, but the results page is a modern version.
Click "I feel happy" on Google, and leave a blank search bar, and you're presented with a random Google link - anything from mini-puzzles to charity CDs.


Pac man

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Atari Breakout is not the only game on Google that has an easter egg spinning. Google Doodle 2010 version of the classic titlePac man can be returned using a simple search, just enter a query "pac-man".


Solitaire

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Input solitaire Google gives you the web version of the classic card game. If you don't like flashcards, try typing "tic tact toe" instead, then you can play Tic Tac Toe.


Finding Hidden Easter Eggs

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Several Google searches yield interesting results. Here are some of our favourites. Try "do a barrel roll", "google in 1998", "askew", "", "zerg rush", "super mario bros", or "sonic the hedgehog."

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