Google developers often make surprises for users in the form of "Easter eggs". Chrome Dino (Lonely T-Rex) is one of them. Mini-game in the genre of "runner" appears in the browser when there are problems with the Internet, so the developers help users to brighten up the waiting for a signal.
You can play Google Chrome Dino from your mobile device or computer, even in offline mode. The main requirement is the presence of the Chrome browser.
Game history
Google Dinosaur game first appeared in 2014 in the Canary version of the Google Chrome browser. It took the developers a couple of months to implement the idea. The game was announced by Google Chrome Evangelist Francois Beaufort, who intrigued users with the statement that the browser has a Tyrannosaurus Rex and it is waiting.
According to Chrome designer Sebastien Gabriel, the dinosaur as the main character was chosen to refer to "prehistoric times". The Tyrannosaurus was given the code name "Project Bolan" in honor of Marc Bolan, lead singer of the English rock band T. Rex from the 70s.
According to Google employees, every month Android and Chrome users launch the game 270 million times. As you might guess, the game is popular in countries with poor Internet access.
Over time, the game Chrome Dinosaur became so popular that it received a permanent address from the developers (chrome://dino), allowing you to play without turning off the Internet.
In response to the question of how long it will take to complete "runner", Google jokes: "We set a limit that it will take about 17 million years. About as long as there were tyrannosaurs on Earth."