Google Maps comes to ... the NES?!


In a move that is as surprising as it is whimsically delightful, Google has decided to bring its globally renowned and often essential Google Maps service to one of the best-selling home computing solutions of all time: The Nintendo Entertainment System.

As demonstrated in the video above, using Google Maps on your NES/Famicom is just as easy as using it on your desktop, smartphone or tablet. Simply insert the cartridge into the system, remove it, blow into it, reinsert it back into the system, attach a phone line and you're ready to go. Google's cloud of servers compensate for the NES's lack of processing prowess, allowing for a quick, seamless experience.

While Google Maps for NES has yet to begin shipping, a demo version is available at the web-based Google Maps portal -- just click on the Quest button on the top... (Continue Reading...)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is taking a post-E3 relaxation journey

Guys, we made it. E3 is done, and we don't have to worry about it again until the Earth completes its next revolution around the Sun. Won't you rejoice with us? We're thinking about just renting out a massive beach condo, posting up in some comfy hammocks, and just 'laxing. Oh, the condo better have some nice Wi-Fi, though. How else are we supposed to, you know, work?

Before heading to our tropical island getaway, check out our seven favorite gaming-related webcomics below! Make sure you vote for your favorite in the poll posted after the jump!

Cycle of Life (Nerf Now)
E3 2011 Wrap-Up (VG Cats)
Super Mario Land is Weird (Brawl in the Family)
This Week's Villain (Penny Arcade)
Skyscraping (Awkward Zombie)
From the Outworld Traffic Safety Act (Of Noobs and Men)
Made this Way (Virtual... (Continue Reading...)


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