Millions of Google Chrome users were shocked to discover that the T-Rex that appears on their screen when they lose their internet connection is actually an interactive game.
A woman shared a viral TikTok video, which has been viewed by 9.6 million people, showing off new features in the browser game, officially known as Dinosaur Game.
While some were interested in learning about the updates, for many it was the first time they were finding out that the little T-Rex was a game.
It turns out that a lot of Chrome users thought the dinosaur that appears when the Internet connection goes down was just a static image.
They had never pressed the image or hit the space key, which activates an endless running game in which the player makes the dinosaur jump over obstacles.
“I’m not the one who turns off my WIFI just to check if the dinosaur game is real,” one woman commented on the video.
“There’s a dinosaur game? How did I not know about that?” asked another.
Many Chrome veterans were shocked to learn that there were other users of the browser who hadn’t discovered Dinosaur Game, which was first introduced in 2014.
A woman has left millions of internet sleuths stunned after revealing that the T-rex appearing on Google Chrome’s offline page is actually a game
The simple game was designed for users to pass the time while their Wi-Fi is down..
“Under what rock do you live?” asked a man.
“Touch it, it’s a rite of passage,” another man said.
The little T.rex on the offline page is actually a game.
The Ddinosaur game It has been built into the Google Chrome web browser since 2014 and appears on the user’s page when the Internet fails.
The original version features a pixelated T-rex that users must navigate through a desert landscape by jumping over obstacles to get a high score.
Fans discussed how the popular retro game had to be banned in some schools because it was too distracting.
“I actually love the little dinosaur game, I get excited when the internet goes down for a minute,” one fan said.
Those who knew and loved the game were pleased to discover that it has quietly undergone a surprising update.
“Did anyone notice this went through a major update… like what?” the woman who posted on TikTok said.
The video shows her playing the game where T-rex starts out in the usual desert landscape, jumping on cacti to earn points.
But as he progresses to the next level, Chrome Dino eats a pink donut and then enters a modern world.
T-rex transforms into a dinosaur wearing a yellow coat and carrying a cup of coffee as he progresses through the game.
“Oh my God… I’m like a coffee person now,” the woman said.
The desert landscape turns into a city skyline and the T-rex starts jumping on filing cabinets, desks and office chairs instead of cacti.
Fans of the dinosaur game loved the new T-rex city setting.
“The company got him too,” one man said.
“This damn economy,” another man joked.
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