Google just added the classic phone game 'Snake' to Google Maps as an April Fools' Day gag - here's how to play it
1. Download and open Google Maps.
2. Click the menu icon in the upper left corner. (Hint: It may look like a snake.)
3. Select the "Play Snake" option about halfway down the menu.
4. Choose which city overlay you'd like to use, or choose the whole world.
5. Play "Snake" to your heart's content. The goal is to pick up as many passengers as possible without falling off the map. If you snag one of the city's landmarks — like Big Ben in London — you'll get extra points.
6. Perhaps you'd prefer to play in your web browser? That's also an option!
Google set up a website as well and, honestly, it's the far better way to play "Snake." Since "Snake" was originally on mobile phones with actual buttons, the way people played "Snake" was with tactile, directional button pushes. Straight up: it's less fun to play "Snake" with swipe gestures on modern smartphones.
But with "Snake" on the web, the game feels much truer to the original form — check out the website right here.
Take a look at "Snake" in action right here:
Your favorite 90s game is taking over Maps for #AprilFools! Here’s how to play:
🐍 Update to the latest version of Maps
🚃 Tap the menu icon
🐍 Tap the Snake icon and go!
Click here to start #GoogleMapsSnake: https://t.co/rFtUnYpD8x pic.twitter.com/XkukT5MUnG
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