Google Dinosaur Game: Entertainment Without Any Internet

In the ever-evolving world of games, fancy animation, and expensive special effects don’t always equate to success. Take for instance Google’s Dino Game. Although plain as can be, it has captured the hearts of people worldwide.

Curious why it was made and what inspired it? Let’s delve deeper into the game and find out what makes it a favorite of many, both young and old alike.

Google’s offline dino game was created by Alan Bettes, Edward Jung, and Sebastian Gabriel. It made its debut in September 2014, coinciding with the release of Chrome version 38. Originally conceptualized as entertainment for users when their internet connection suddenly drops, it earned the moniker no wifi dinosaur game. It initially did not work on older Android devices, resulting in a rewrite that was completed by December of the same year.

You can read more about the history of Dinosaur Game here.

The Dino game is basic and there lies its appeal. Players must control a pixelated T-Rex automatically running from left to right. The objective of the game is to make the T-Rex successfully avoid obstacles, such as cacti or flying pterodactyls. Pressing the spacebar or tapping the screen on mobile devices makes the dino jump while pressing the down arrow key makes the dino duck. The longer the T-Rex survives, the higher the player’s score will be.

You can read more about the gameplay here.