All of us may face this situation more than once: we’re trying to load a website and suddenly lose Internet access, either from spotty Wi-Fi or slow network performance. A few years earlier, the Chrome team realized that there was nothing fun about being kicked offline… unless users had something to do. Then, the offline Dino game (much-known as “T Rex No Internet game”) was born. This hidden game can be found on the new tab page once Google Chrome users are offline; just press the spacebar and the dinosaur will jump into your screen.
In this article by Gurugamer.com, let’s sit down together to learn more about the journey of this creature from the Cretaceous period to the modern web browser as well as the ways to play the “No Internet game T Rex” when you’re both offline and online.
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1. The idea behind T Rex No Internet game
According to the creators of the Chrome dino - Edward Jung, Alan Bettes, and Sebastien Gabriel, the idea of “an endless runner” as an Easter came into their mind in early 2014.
Like the visuals illustrates, the team wanted to make an environment of pre-historic age when the Internet had not appeared yet. The visual background of the “No Internet connection T Rex game” is set on a desert with rocks, birds, and cacti where the T-Rex needs to jump and duck while running.
“The cacti and desert setting were part of the first iteration of the “you-are-offline” page, while the visual style is a nod to our tradition of pixel-art style in Chrome’s error illustrations,” Sebastien revealed.
The creators also shared that the only restriction they put on themselves was to preserve the motion of the T-Rex rigid that is strongly reminiscent of vintage video games.
2. T Rex No Internet game launch
Edward Jung disclosed that they had too many things to figure out at that time: collision detection, duck and jump physics and especially, cross-platform compatibility. The first iteration of “T Rex No Internet game” was run smoothly on older Android phones. It was not until December 2014 that the Chrome Dino scaled to all platforms.
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3. How to play T Rex No Internet game offline
When your Internet is down, open Google Chrome, access any web page and you will see a little dinosaur above the error message. Now, kill time playing “No Internet connection T Rex game.”
Make the dinosaur run by pressing the spacebar or up arrow. Use these keys to jump over the obstacles in the path. The longer you hold the keys, the higher the dinosaur will jump. To duck under something (like the pterosaurs), you need to press the down arrow.
Keep in mind that the longer you play, the faster the ground moves and the dinosaur runs. The game is over once the dino crash into any obstacle. Restart by hitting the spacebar.
4. How to play T Rex No Internet game online
Your Internet comes back and you still want to play the “T Rex No Internet game”? Try a few ways below:
#1: Visit the Dino URL
The creators also created a URL so that folks are able to enjoy the “No Internet game T Rex” without going offline. Just visit the “chrome://dino/” and hit the keys.
#2: Use F12 key
In case you have the Internet yet want to disable the connection, press F12. Click the “Network” tab at the top right corner, find the “Online” option, click the dropdown arrow and then select “Offline”. Now, visit any website to meet the little dino!
Press F12 again to exit the dev tools.
5. How long does it take to win the T Rex No Internet game?
Edward Jung divulged that they built “T Rex No Internet game” to max out at the same amount of time that the T-Rex was alive on Earth. In other words, you should spend it… approx. 17 million years beating the game!!!
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