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Google Celebrates Pac-Man's 30th Anniversary With Playable Logo

By Patrick Hedlund | May 21, 2010 4:00pm | Updated on May 22, 2010 1:34pm
Google's home page on Friday, in honor of Pac-Man's 30th anniversary.
Google's home page on Friday, in honor of Pac-Man's 30th anniversary.
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Hey you, in the cubicle — stop playing Pac-Man.

In honor the classic video game’s 30th anniversary this weekend, Google paid tribute to the arcade favorite by changing its logo to reflect the iconic game’s design.

But it doesn’t stop there — the logo is actually a functional version of the game, complete with a point-chomping Pac-Man and enemy ghosts giving chase. The site even features a cheeky “Insert Coin” tab next to its search button, which, if clicked twice, reveals a two-player version featuring Ms. Pac-Man.

Google often alters its logo to reflect holidays and special events, but this is this first time the search engine has gone so far as embedding a game into its all-knowing site.

Social-networking sites like Twitter blew up with comments on the move.

“Good luck getting anything done today,” actor and television personality Chris Hardwicke tweeted on his page.

Another Twitter user, apparently in school at the time, added: “Ms. Battersby Playing Pac Man On Google. 'The School Can Block Everything But Google Ha-Ha,'" tweeted DJ_Belly.