Random Best Google Easter Eggs (19 items)

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  (#1) Google's Version of Pac-Man

  Search for "pac man" -- specifically without the hyphen --  and a playable in browser version of Pac-Man pops up.
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  (#2) Google Earth Has a Built-In Flight Simulator

  In Google Earth, you can access a flight simulator program by pressing CRTL + Alt + A on a Mac. 

  
   
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  (#3) The Google Gravity Experiment Yields Some Intereresting Results

  Click on this link to access the Chrome Experiment called "Google Gravity," to unleash some rather interesting search effects. 
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  (#4) Super Mario Bros. Coin Box

  In honor of the 30th anniversary of the iconic Super Mario Bros. franchise, Google has added an interactive coin box from the game that you can click to make coins appear. To active this easter egg, simply search for "Super Mario Bros" on Google.
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  (#5) Custom Interfaces Let You be a Pirate... Or a Muppet

  In addition to the standard languages Google also has interfaces for pirates, pig latin, l33t speak, and even the Muppets' Swedish Chef. 
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  (#6) You Can Play the Minigame Zerg Rush in Your Search Results

  Googling "Zerg Rush" will bring up a mini-game homage to the RTS classic Starcraft. Make sure you take out (click) the swarming "O's" before they destroy your search results. 
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  (#7) Google in 1998

  Search for "Google in 1998," and you can browse in their pre-millennium aesthetic. 
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  (#8) You Can Make Google "Do A Barrel Roll!"

  Paying tribute to the beloved Nintendo game Star Fox 64, Googling "do a barrel roll" (or "Z or R twice") will take the search results for a ride.
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  (#9) The TARDIS in Google Maps

  I have walked past this freaking police box at least 20-30 times in my life and never knew the significance it held. I was studying abroad in London during my junior year of college, and suddenly developed a bit of a bad back. Seeing as I was more or less stuck in the UK for the foreseeable future, I started regularly visiting a chiropractor whose office was a short walk from the Earl's Court tube station. If only I'd known to take out my phone and peer inside it. 

   
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  (#10) The Answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything

  Google search "what is the answer to life the universe and everything," and Google's calculator will show the number 42. This is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where "42" is the supercomputer's answer to the "Ultimate Question."

  For Chromecast users, check out the model number on the back. You'll see H2G2-42. While I'm sure you can sort out the 42 part of that, "H2G2" was a popular internet forum abbreviation for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 
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  (#11) Cheeky Google Results for "Anagram"

  Googling the word "anagram" yields an anagram itself.   
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  (#12) Google's Text Adventure Game Tucked Inside Its Developer Console

  For amateur and professional web developers alike, there is a fun game hidden within Google's developer console. Redditor /u/attempt_number_1 discovered the puzzle, which can be found by searching for "text adventure" or "text game" and then entering the developer console. 

  Players can use Ctrl+Shift+J (or Cmd+Alt+J for Mac users) to enter the game. Players are asked if they want to play, and by typing in "yes," you can help the capital G of Google find the rest of its friends (the rest of the letters) on the Google campus in Mountain View, CA. The puzzle takes roughly 30 to 60 minutes to complete. 
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  (#13) Google's 2018 Game Of The Year

  On December 18, 2018, Google released its "Game of the Year." The quiz-style game tested users on their pop culture knowledge from 2018 by having the player guess popular search trends. To start, players have to enter their name. They are then given 10 seconds to answer a multiple choice question.

  If you're lucky, you can trigger the bonus round mini-game, which has you swipe a certain direction based on how frequently something was searched on Google. Swiping left means the term wasn't a hot one compared to the last year, and swiping right means it was trending more than it was in 2017. It may sound simple, but it can prove difficult for those who aren't SEO-savvy. 

  The game also lets you post your score to social media so you can compare with friends. 
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  (#14) Google Earth's Firefox Logo

  Search for "45° 7'25.87"N 123° 6'48.97"W" in Google Maps and switch to the satellite view. You'll see the Firefox logo mysteriously chilling in the middle of a random field in Oregon.  
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  (#15) Google's Long Tradition of April Fool's Day Gags

  Google is notorious for pulling a MentalPlex Search Functionality like the famous MentalPlex Search Functionality. 
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  (#16) You Can Slant Your Search Results at an Angle

  Search for either "tilt" or "askew," and Google will set your entire page at a slanted angle.
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  (#17) Google Street View Peg Man

  There are a few special areas in which dragging and dropping Street View's Pegman will give him a makeover. For example, drag him to Lego Land in Carlsbad, California, and he turns into a Lego man. Place him on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California, and he breaks out the tie-dye shirt. In Antarctica, he turns into a penguin. Same goes for holidays when he rides a broomstick on Halloween or turns into a snowman around Christmas.

  A note: As of 2015, Google released a statement saying that Pegman will be dressed like a birthday cake to celebrate their 10th anniversary. We have no idea if it will last the whole year, or eventually revert back to normal. In the meantime, the above Easter eggs seem to be disabled. 
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  (#18) It's a Festivus Miracle!

  Search for "festivus," and Google will treat you to your very own festivus pole in the side margin of the page. 
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  (#19) Google Sure Loves Its StreetView

  Head to this very specific location at the Googleplex to see a special greeting from the team. 

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