Google’s homepage doodles just keep getting better. Today’s Google is in honour of Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday, and it’s awesome.
We’ve had Pac-Man, we’ve talked to the folks behind the scenes, and I didn’t think there was anything more Google could do to surprise me. Today’s doodle — I won’t spoil it, head over to Google to view it yourself — proves that while they may be killing off all sorts of projects, Google Doodles are clearly alive and well for the time being. Although it’s obscured under layers of HMTL, it’s even got full Queen authenticity, as it appears to have been rendered in Flash.[Google]
Nicholas
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8:39 AMOh my. Oh, my.
Elizabeth
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8:43 AMGreat way to start a Monday morning.
D
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8:45 AMSorry, but it is rendered in Flash, they’ve just hidden it under other HTML layers
Alex Kidman
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8:57 AMGold star for you! I thought they’d switched over to a pure HTML5 approach, but a check of the source code does indeed suggest it’s underlying Flash.
DoctorDazza
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 9:34 AMIt’s basically just a YouTube video, hidden in HTML
LInk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX2BQM0D01M
olearymo
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 11:54 AMso… is it flash, or a youtube video? I’m intrigued.
DoctorDazza
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 12:56 PMYoutube uses flash most of the time, except when using HTML5.
This is not one of those times.
Joshua
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 9:35 AMI spotted that by having my flash disabled for google.com.
Doesn’t make it bad though.
Jo
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8:55 AMTotally agree, best Google Doodle I’ve seen yet. Absolutely brilliant!
Steve
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 6:17 PMI never pay attention to these Google Doodles because usually they’re really obscure and/or geeky but damn, this was brilliant. The best one they’ve done yet. Bravo!
Gabriel
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 9:27 AMEpic. Got me bobbing along with it :)
Jester
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 9:48 AMHoly crap that was awesome!!
jayarrr
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 10:48 AMsearched google 4 times before I realised that was a play button lol.. love freddie, that was amazing
EckyThump
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 11:29 AMAlways a place in my heart for Freddy! #]
olearymo
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 11:55 AMI laughed at the split second ‘I want to be free’ visual.
Sam
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 12:23 PMOne of the greatest musicians out there
EckyThump
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 12:50 PMWell,.. way out there now that he’s shuffled off this mortal coil!! #]
Dan Miller
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:15 PMWhat would of been better is if you hit it and the whole google screen showed the doodle. Still cool though, even if it is just a Youtube clip.
steve
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:19 PMFreddie Mercury in 8 Bit – awesome!
sparhawk0
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 3:45 PMThat’s just brilliant. Great talent, taken before his time.
H
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 4:25 PMHe’s dead, dead people don’t have birthdays.
con
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 4:41 PMAm i the only geek that occasionally when discussing adobe flash breaks into … “FLASH .. a-ah , Savior of the Universe !”
.. maybe just me then …
kim
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 5:08 PMI thought I was the only one…
Steve
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 6:17 PMYou’re alone
olearymo
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:29 AMno, you are not alone. a LOT of people do that.
he’ll save every one of us!
Gordon’s ALIIIIVE?!
Jackson Bison
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:49 AMI wish people would stop comparing Freddie Mercury with God – I mean he is good, but he’s not Freddie Mercury…
Simon
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 3:27 PM*appreciative applause*