Everything you need to know about the Google dinosaur

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Who has never seen the Google dinosaur? Even if you think you don't know what I'm talking about, chances are you've seen it thousands of times, even if you haven't noticed it. T-Rex Game, Dino Runner, Chrome Dino, Dinosaur Game, and any other name they give it, it doesn't matter, we all know that they refer to the same thing.

This game pops up in chrome browser once you go offline. Some people don't realize it's a game, rather than a screen to indicate that you're offline. Those who came to touch it, were the ones who noticed it, that the dinosaur began to run while earning points. Since 2014, when the game was integrated into the Chrome browser, it has become one of the worst-kept secrets on the internet..

Today it is not such a mentioned topic, but that Google had a Dinosaur game for when there was no internet used to be a surprise until late last decade. the game was designed by Sebastien Gabriel and according to statistics from the Chrome team, it was played 270 million times a month in 2018.

Where is Google Dinosaur played?

Without connection

Nothing simpler you have to be in google chrome (it doesn't matter PC or phone). Once you run out of internet, next to the text of “no connection", you will have the dinosaur ready to play. Obviously you can just turn off the internet or put on airplane mode to bring up the “No connection” screen. Other ways to directly access the game are to put chrome: // dino o chrome://network-error/-106 in the top bar of Chrome.

As you can surely imagine, it is also very easy to play this game without having google chrome and with the internet. And, of course, how could such a famous game not have a dedicated website? If you are using another browser such as Mozilla Firefox (or any other), you can access dinorunner.com. On this site you will be able to play an exact replica of the Google dinosaur, but not only that, let me tell you more about this site.

What's so great about Dinorunner.com?

Dinorunner.com is nothing more than a site that offers us the Google dinosaur game and some variants. What are these variants? well in keep practically the same game but changing the aesthetic elements. Let me explain it to you with examples:

  • Variant with Joker: In this variant of the game, everything happens the same, the game does not change how it works, but instead of advancing with a dinosaur through a desert, You'll be running with the Joker through Gotham City.

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There are also other very curious variants: Batman, Santa Claus, Wednesday, Godzilla, Mario, among other. In all these variants only the elements change, that is, the character to control and the objects to avoid.

Another advantage that this website offers you is that saves all player resultsSo they can compete with each other. So, if you want your records to be saved, go play at dinorunner.com, it's just like the original but better. Remember to log in with Google so you can compete with the rest of the players.

In the interest of maintaining the competitive factor, on this website cannot be applied hacks that can be done to the original game. These hacks they usually allow you to get the maximum score with little or no effort.

How do you play Google's dinosaur? Rules

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Let's go back to basics, how do you play this game? Well, to tell the truth, it's very simple, so simple that it's understood as soon as you start playing, but let's talk about it anyway. Chrome Dino is a endless runner In 2D, in which you can only perform one action: skip. You can jump touching the screen (on your phone), or by pressing Above, Virtual o click (on your computer). Also if you're playing on a computer, you can crouch by tapping the Down button.

Some people may find this a bit elusive, but the height and distance of the jump is adjustable depending on how long you hold the jump button.

To start playing, you just have to touch the dinosaur, then it will start running through the desert as you earn points. Through the desert you will find different obstacles, from cacti to some creatures. your goal is overcome those obstacles, Most of the time jumping at the right time, although in some cases you have to stay without jumping.

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The more points you reach, the will increase the speed of the dinosaurWhich will increase the difficulty of the game. You must maintain maximum concentration and learn to jump at the right time to extend your life as much as possible. Once you collide with any of the obstacles, you will lose the game. There are no second chances. If you make a mistake, you can only start over.

What other popular games has Google released?

Google allows us to play many more minigames, not just T-Rex Runner, let me take the opportunity to mention the best ones.

  • Lonely: Remember what it is to play challenging card game that was so played a decade or two ago. Any solitaire game has the ability to get you just enough. In this version of Google you have all the necessary tools for a complete experience, in addition to if it bores you on "easy", you can put it on "hard"«.
  • Pac-Man: Since 2010, there is this classic of classics. Pac-Man is one of the famous early arcade games in history, nothing like remembering old times.
  • Memory games: Nothing more intuitive than memory games. Train your memory with these games, and encourage your mental agility.
  • Snake: The famous multiplatform game has a place on Google since 2018. The difference is that now we can see it with more colors than ever.
  • Dreidel: It is not a game itself, but it is the Fundamental tool for playing the traditional Jewish Dreidel. Google gives you a piece that can sometimes be hard to come by.

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And that's it, let me know in the comments what else you know about Chrome Dino that I should have mentioned. I hope that the commented games provide you leisure time. Now go play some Dinorunner to see how that mental agility is.


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