Waka, waka, waka … Google Maps brings Pac-Man back to play on city streets

Lombard St., San Francisco: Of course we had to include San Francisco's second crookedest street, even if the rest of this map is fairly pedestrian. Pac-Man is the fastest object to have ever swerved down Lombard without crashing. Screenshots: Tim 

Ever had the urge to walk out on the precipitously perched Mile High Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain, but the actual thought of the first few steps made your tummy do triple pike flips? Now, thanks to The Conservation Fund and Google Maps, and 

Google is usually good for some April Fools jokes, this time putting Pac-Man on the streets of Google Maps and into their alternate-reality game, Ingress. Pac-Man can be played right now on Google Maps, utilizing the streets 

Your streets can be an iconic arcade game right now. Google Maps has a Pac-Man option just in time for April Fool's Day. With the click of a button, your streets will be dotted with yellow pellets and the four famous ghosts.

Lombard St., San Francisco: Of course we had to include San Francisco's second crookedest street, even if the rest of this map is fairly pedestrian. Pac-Man is the fastest object to have ever swerved down Lombard without crashing. Screenshots: Tim