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"Gems Within Google's 8-Bit Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Google Headquarters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Great Wall of China\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Alcatraz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Area 51\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Sydney Opera House\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Buckingham Palace\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Statue of Liberty\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Washington, D.C.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Loch Ness Monster\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Pyramids of Giza\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Leaning Tower of Pisa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Taj Mahal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. The Kremlin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Dragonlord from Dragon Warrior\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Poltergeist from Dragon Warrior\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Skeleton from Dragon Warrior\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Wolf from Dragon Warrior\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. Metal Slime from Dragon Warrior\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Golem from Dragon Warrior\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Mount Rushmore\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Maps transformed into a gamer's paradise Sunday, adding an 8-bit layer filled with landmarks and gaming characters to its virtual globe. Quest, described as \"Google Maps 8-bit for NES,\" became an instant hit and immediately had fans hunting for gems within the world of large-colored pixels.\nThe always observant Reddit army, for example, wasted no time compiling a list of Easter eggs Google had placed throughout the Nintendo-themed Earth. \nAside from landmarks such as the Great Wall of China and the Statue of Liberty, the gallery above pictures hidden \"enemies\" from the Dragon Warrior video game series (see slides 14-19). \n\nSEE ALSO: 10 Places You\u2019re Not Allowed to See on Google Maps\nThe Maps \"upgrade\" was just one of many April Fools' Day features Google rolled out this year.\nWhich monument or character is your favorite Easter egg? Let us know in the comments.\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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