# Google Maps on the NES **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 31, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397 "2012-03-31T17:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/1 "2012-03-31T17:44:38Z")
A new service from Google, especially for fans of Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest. [Here is the introductory video](http://www.youtube.com/googlemaps). Go to Google Maps and click on “Start Your Quest” on the lower left, or choose the “Quest” option (next to Satellite and Map options). Move your little Dragon Quest guy around, it’s awesome!. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/2 "2012-03-31T18:12:20Z")
That is so beyond awesome! I have been grinning like an idiot for the past 15 minutes playing with this. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/3 "2012-03-31T19:09:38Z")
I don’t see “Start Your Quest” ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/4 "2012-03-31T20:51:23Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I don’t see “Start Your Quest” Do you have a box that says “Quest” in the upper right corner of the map? That’s how I turned it on. ---
**Author:** ![DCTrekkie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dctrekkie/32/18862_2.png) [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/5 "2012-04-01T01:19:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I don’t see “Start Your Quest” For some reason it didn’t work for me in Internet Explorer, but switching to Firefox sorted it. > [@fiddlesticks](#): > > Do you have a box that says “Quest” in the upper right corner of the map? That’s how I turned it on. I tried that in IE and it changed the map but not street view. Did you get both? Does anyone know what you’re supposed to do? It mentions hidden monsters and things, but I haven’t got time to search the entire world for them. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/6 "2012-04-01T01:29:09Z")
> [@DCTrekkie](#): > > For some reason it didn’t work for me in Internet Explorer, but switching to Firefox sorted it. > > I tried that in IE and it changed the map but not street view. Did you get both? > > Does anyone know what you’re supposed to do? It mentions hidden monsters and things, but I haven’t got time to search the entire world for them. Hmm, yeah, I was using FF this morning. Now when I try it using IE and I drag the Dragon Warrior Stickman into the map to turn on Street View it comes up in “normal” Street View mode rather than the 8-bit mode. So it looks like you probably need to use Chrome or FF to have the full experience. Looks like reddit comments are the best place to find the monsters. Here’s a [Blue Knight](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sandy+Valley,+NV&hl=en&ll=35.762115,-115.62973&spn=0.166596,0.352249&sll=37.237162,-115.809975&sspn=0.020432,0.044031&oq=sandy+valley&t=8&hnear=Sandy+Valley,+Clark,+Nevada&z=12). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/7 "2012-04-01T01:47:56Z")
[Tweedledum & Tweedledee in DC?](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1101+New+York+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.90142,-77.023451&spn=0.012057,0.01929&sll=38.901203,-77.028676&sspn=0.006028,0.013733&oq=1101+New+York+Ave+NW&t=8&hnear=1101+New+York+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20005&z=16) [More in Chicago.](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11+East+Illinois+Street,+Chicago,+IL&hl=en&ll=41.890793,-87.623348&spn=0.011533,0.01929&sll=39.3173,-76.625862&sspn=0.095886,0.219727&oq=11+East+Illinois+Street&t=8&hnear=11+E+Illinois+St,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60611&z=16) ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/8 "2012-04-01T01:59:09Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Tweedledum & Tweedledee in DC?](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1101+New+York+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.90142,-77.023451&spn=0.012057,0.01929&sll=38.901203,-77.028676&sspn=0.006028,0.013733&oq=1101+New+York+Ave+NW&t=8&hnear=1101+New+York+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20005&z=16) > > [More in Chicago.](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11+East+Illinois+Street,+Chicago,+IL&hl=en&ll=41.890793,-87.623348&spn=0.011533,0.01929&sll=39.3173,-76.625862&sspn=0.095886,0.219727&oq=11+East+Illinois+Street&t=8&hnear=11+E+Illinois+St,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60611&z=16) I think those might mark Google offices? The same icon can be seen at the [Googleplex](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Googleplex,+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&hl=en&ll=37.422151,-122.084413&spn=0.008776,0.018497&sll=38.90142,-77.023451&sspn=0.0086,0.018497&oq=Googleplex,+&t=8&hq=Googleplex,+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&z=16) in Mountain View, CA (along with an Android and a Dinosaur/Flamingo combo). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/9 "2012-04-01T02:17:08Z")
[Strange pink thing.](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.101022,+-3.823382&hl=en&ll=43.563974,1.520576&spn=0.179614,0.308647&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.844639,79.013672&t=8&z=12) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/10 "2012-04-01T02:18:51Z")
[A Jawa?!](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.101022,+-3.823382&hl=en&ll=39.260968,16.833801&spn=0.767701,1.234589&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.844639,79.013672&t=8&z=10) ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/11 "2012-04-01T02:46:41Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > I think those might mark Google offices? The same icon can be seen at the [Googleplex](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Googleplex,+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&hl=en&ll=37.422151,-122.084413&spn=0.008776,0.018497&sll=38.90142,-77.023451&sspn=0.0086,0.018497&oq=Googleplex,+&t=8&hq=Googleplex,+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&z=16) in Mountain View, CA (along with an Android and a Dinosaur/Flamingo combo). Likely, same icon is in [Ann Arbor.](http://maps.google.com/?ll=42.280484,-83.738308&spn=0.043753,0.104628&t=8&z=14) ETA: Look at this fellow near La Plata MD [Google Maps](http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.49928,-76.956482&spn=0.368104,0.837021&t=8&z=11) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/12 "2012-04-01T03:23:51Z")
The streetview looks mental. I bet a million stoners are freaking out right this very minute. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/13 "2012-04-01T03:56:11Z")
Check out Loch Ness, Area 51, and Roswell, NM. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/14 "2012-04-01T04:43:52Z")
Has anyone played with their new “_Really_ Advanced Search” yet? Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/15 "2012-04-01T07:38:52Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Tweedledum & Tweedledee in DC?](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1101+New+York+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.90142,-77.023451&spn=0.012057,0.01929&sll=38.901203,-77.028676&sspn=0.006028,0.013733&oq=1101+New+York+Ave+NW&t=8&hnear=1101+New+York+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20005&z=16) Found them in Cambridge, MA, too; at the site of the local Google offices. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/16 "2012-04-01T08:08:00Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > The streetview looks mental. I bet a million stoners are freaking out right this very minute. Got a screenshot? As with **DCTrekkie** , only the map changed for me. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/17 "2012-04-01T08:09:02Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Tweedledum & Tweedledee in DC?](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1101+New+York+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.90142,-77.023451&spn=0.012057,0.01929&sll=38.901203,-77.028676&sspn=0.006028,0.013733&oq=1101+New+York+Ave+NW&t=8&hnear=1101+New+York+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20005&z=16) Those two characters are everywhere. They’re on the map of about every other major city I’ve looked at. ---
**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/18 "2012-04-01T10:07:21Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Got a screenshot? As with **DCTrekkie** , only the map changed for me. you probably have flash blocked, at least that was my issue ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/19 "2012-04-01T10:21:27Z")
[Loch Ness](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loch+ness+lake&hl=nl&ll=57.336528,-4.414186&spn=0.023671,0.084543&sll=57.336158,-4.169312&sspn=0.378739,1.352692&t=8&hnear=Loch+Ness&z=14). [Area 51](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=area+51&hl=nl&ll=37.238119,-115.804396&spn=0.033278,0.084543&sll=51.604372,3.120117&sspn=3.323059,10.821533&t=8&hq=area+51&z=14). ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397/20 "2012-04-01T11:53:09Z")
> [@Hennessy](#): > > you probably have flash blocked, at least that was my issue Nope, Flash is not blocked. Could someone at least describe it for me? 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-on-the-nes/617397.md?page=2)