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Google Maps for NES

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2012-04-03 03:49 in General Discussion
Hey! We should be able to port this over to a Propeller easily enough!

http://maps.google.com <--Click Quest-->

Great stuff from Google again this year, even if it is day early.

OBC

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  • SONIC the HedgehogSONIC the Hedgehog Posts: 321
    edited 2012-03-31 20:42
    Now that is freakin awesome!!!! Maybe they can make one for the genesis and use the original modems that a few of the Japanese mega drives had;)
  • SONIC the HedgehogSONIC the Hedgehog Posts: 321
    edited 2012-03-31 20:44
    Well seeing that things like ybox2 exist and lots of programs connect the prop to the internet, it wouldn't be surprising for a widget like that to surface!
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2012-04-01 00:17
    We have been using maps from Open Street Map (openstreetmap.org). Dead easy to select and download the tiles you require although they would prefer if you set up your own tile server to generate the images and downloaded their planet database only infrequently as they don't have the server farms of Google. Often we have found OSM maps to be more accurate and up to date than Google's.
  • Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
    edited 2012-04-01 02:28
    I was able to modify a Konami VRC6 cartridge (it has got most of the needed extra goodies) and dump the google maps ROM image onto it.
    The hardest part was to get a
    CP2201 ethernet controller chip to work with 5V signals without loosing data. I was able to set it to low bandwidth mode after a bit of tweaking.
    And.... baaaang... It ACTUALLY works. :)
    My NES has never been happier!

    Now when to world has come this far and nerds does not need to be ashamed of their retro stuff anymore, I think it is time to announce that I am retrosexual and proud.
  • Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
    edited 2012-04-01 12:46
  • Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
    edited 2012-04-02 13:41
    I wonder if anyone actually fell for this?! :lol::tongue:

    In Sweden every news paper has got at least one article that is a hoax on first of April. Sometimes even television news has got a fake report.
    And everybody goes around at work and asks each other.... "did you spot any hoaxes?" or "did anyone fool you?".
    I wonder if april fools day is "celebrated" all around the globe or if it is more like a scattered phenomena?
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2012-04-03 03:49
    Ahle2,

    I always assumed that April Fools day was enjoyed in most of the western world. Seems to have started with the Romans. But Persians had something similar. As usual wikipedia knows a lot about this.

    Which leads us to the all time classic April Fools, The Spaghetti Tree Hoax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_tree_hoax

    Thing about Google Maps for the NES is that it does not seem so outlandish compared to many of the things that go on around here:)
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