Google Celebrates Pac-man's 30th Birthday With Playable Logo

Mike Melanson, ReadWriteWeb
Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:09am

As the eerily familiar bleeps and bloops of video games past began eminating from my computer this morning, a friend nearby immediately recognized them and quipped that he'd spent "way too much time and brain cells playing that game". That game is Pac-Man and it's featured in a playable Google Doodle for the next 48 hours on the Google homepage. Sponsor The search engine is celebrating the video game legend's 30th birthday today (and tomorrow) with its first playable Google Doodle. To give it a shot, simply go to Google.com and press the "Insert Coin" button or wait a few seconds and the game will start up.

Sections: news business

Topics: anniversary google google logo google pac-man logo internet pac-man pac-man anniversary search engine technology video games

Yahoo chief Mayer says she's pregnant with twins
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says she's pregnant with identical twins. More
Selena's dad: Mixed feelings about fans marking star's death
Twenty years after Selena's murder, the Latin world will remember "The Queen of Tejano" with concerts, lookalike contests, dances and a massive festival. But her father has mixed feelings about the celebrations. More

Place your ad here
Loading...

BING NEWS:

Why Today's Google Doodle Celebrates Louis Joseph César Ducornet
The first interactive Google Doodle was created in 2010 to celebrate Pac-Man's 30th anniversary, which was a playable Pac-Man ... making Wednesday his 218th birthday. He was born with phocomelia ...
01/9/2024 - 11:25 pm | View Link
Sing, hum or say 'Happy Birthday' to any Google product today. Thank us later.
The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.
09/26/2023 - 1:00 pm | View Link
More

Comment On This Story

More Movie News

More Business News

A look at 2025 U.S. budget proposals in the “Green Book”
BizJournals, Thursday - 05/02/2024 - 12:00 AM
Recently, President Joe Biden issued his 2025 proposed budget, the U. S. Department of the Treasury provided its “Green Book” explanations of these proposals, and House Republicans advanced a concurrent resolution for the 2025 congressional budget. It is uncertain any portion of these proposals will become bills, but they provide insight into priorities and a preview of what we will see in debates this year. Within the proposed budget — and, therefore, the commentary within the related Green…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act sunsetting: A health care industry perspective
BizJournals, Thursday - 05/02/2024 - 12:00 AM
Tax legislation will be a hot topic for individuals and entities in the health care industry during the upcoming election. While future legislation may be unpredictable, several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will sunset on Dec. 31, 2025, unless they are extended or made permanent by legislation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Longtime Kirkland bowling alley owners strike it rich with $26 million sale
BizJournals, Wednesday - 05/01/2024 - 11:33 PM
Demolition of the bowling alley likely will begin this summer, the new owner said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
'Everybody lost': How the war for control of Republic First became such a debacle
BizJournals, Wednesday - 05/01/2024 - 11:30 PM
Activist investors thought they could right the ship. Instead, Republic First Bancorp sank with them on board.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Sunoco on cusp of buying NuStar in $7.3B deal
BizJournals, Wednesday - 05/01/2024 - 11:02 PM
Sunoco's multibillion-dollar deal to buy pipeline operator NuStar Energy has taken a big step forward, after shareholders in the latter voted in favor of the deal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Google Celebrates Pac-man's 30th Birthday With Playable Logo

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Business News