You Can Play The Nostalgic ‘Snake’ on Google Maps for a Week

This April Fools’ Day, nothing’s different.

Random pranks. Check.

People telling you your dog died. Check.

People telling you that the above is not an April Fools’ joke. Check.

Business as usual, I reckon.

Or is it?

As the average Internet streamer will attest to, big brands have been hard at work creating some quality April Fools’ jokes.

Though in all honesty, they actually sound rather appealing.

But hey I’m digressing, for unbeknownst to the majority, the biggest brand of them all has been cultivating a secret little April Fools’ gimmick in its app store:

An honest to goodness Snake game.

Happy April Fools’!

In light of the classic ‘prankster-exclusive’ occasion, Google has temporarily added a version of the classic game Snakes into its Google Maps app.

“But hey, isn’t April Fools’… you know, yesterday?” you ask.

Well, as it turns out, the game’s not just an April Fools’ special.

It’s here to stay… albeit for one week.

The game rolled out to all iOS and Android users globally yesterday (1 April), and it’ll remain on the app for the rest of the week.

So… how do I play it?

For this particular game wonder, there’s a variety of ways to be entertained:

• Play the game in the Maps app (you can find the game in the menu of the app)
• Play it via the standalone site Google established for the occasion

To play, simply select a city (Cairo, Sao Paulo, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Tokyo or heck, the entire world) and swipe to move your train or bus around the map to pick up passengers and landmarks.

Though do be careful, because running off the map or into your own vehicle will potentially end the game.

Like this.

But hey, I really doubt you can do any worse than a big fat zero, so don’t worry about it too much!

And that leads to the classic ‘What’re you waiting for?!’

If you’re starved of games to play or are just looking for new, hippy methods to fill your time, look no further.

Google Snakes is your thing.

So enjoy your playtime, and remember:

Rest your eyes every 45 minutes…

“Hey, who do you think you are, my MUM?”

Hey chill lil fella, who let you in?

“Why can’t I come in? WHY CAN’T I COME IN?”

Hey, who let this kid in?!

“Who’re you calling a kid?!”

This article has been concluded by the editor because the kid’s too damn annoying.

“WHO’RE YOU CALLING ANNOYING”