The Chrome Dinosaur, otherwise known as the Downasaur is the Dinosaur from the Google Page that appears whenever Google Chrome has lost connection to the internet, which contains a hidden game where you can play after pressing the Space bar.
Appearance[]
Chrome Dino appears to be is a monochromatic Tyrannosaurus Rex with a white outline and White Eyes.
Once nighttime hits, Chrome Dino's skin somewhat inverts, becoming brighter, while his outline and eyes turn darker.
In Low Signal, they are seen carrying Girlfriend.
Trivia[]
- The Chrome Dino is actually supposed to represent the browser not being able to reach the Internet, as if Google Chrome had the small arms that the T-Rex is known for, not being able to connect to the internet.
- There was originally a sprite of the Chrome Dino roaring, made with the intent of showing those who haven't activated the Dino Game that the Chrome Dino is alive, hinting to those that the screen is playable.
- This is referenced in the mod as alternate poses.
- During the development of the Dino Game, it was given the code name "Project Bolan".
- The code name is in reference to Marc Bolan, the lead singer of the band T-Rex.
- The game itself is designed to have a maximum score after approximately 17 millions years of playtime. This references how long the Tyrannosaurus Rex existed prior to their extinction during the Cretaceous-Paleogene period.[3]
- During Chromes's 10th anniversary event along with the game's fourth birthday on September of 2018, a birthday cake would appear somewhere in the desert and if eaten, a birthday hat will appear on Chrome Dinosaur's head.
- The Dino Game can still be played with internet by typing [chrome://dino/], or [chrome://network-error/-106] on the Google Chrome Browser.
- The sprites used by Boyfriend and Girlfriend are reused, monochrome versions from their appearances in Pixel Night Funkin', yet another mod by ZooperDuper.
- In the Dino's Left Sprite, the Pterodactyl enemy from the game can be seen.
- Low signal's asteroids references the dinosaur game is disabled screen, showing asteroids in addition to the dino's game over sprite.
Music[]
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Gallery[]
IDle pose (static)
Chrome Dino's left pose (static)
Chrome Dino's down pose (static)
Chrome Dino's up pose (static)
Chrome Dino's right pose (static)
Chrome Dino's alternate left pose (static)
Chrome Dino's alternate down pose (static)
Chrome Dino's alternate up pose (static)
Chrome Dino's alternate right pose (static)
Chrome Dino's entire spritesheet
Idle pose (static)
Chrome Dino's night left pose (static)
Chrome Dino's night down pose (static)
Chrome Dino's night up pose (static)
Chrome Dino's night right pose (static)
Chrome Dino's alt left pose (night, static)
Chrome Dino's alt down pose (night, static)
Chrome Dino's alt up pose (night, static)
Chrome Dino's alt right pose (night, static)
Sprite Sheet (Night)
Chrome Dino's and GF's idle pose (static)
Chrome Dino's and GF's left pose (static)
Chrome Dino's and GF's down pose (static)
Chrome Dino dunking (static)
Chrome Dino's and GF's up pose (static)
Chrome Dino's and GF's right pose (static)
Chrome Dino throwing GF (static)
Chrome Dino's spritesheet used during Low Signal
Chrome Dino's icons used during daytime
Chrome Dino's icons used during nighttime
Chrome Dino and GF's icons used during Low Signal
Boyfriend's idle pose (static)
Boyfriend's V pose (static)
Boyfriend's left pose (static)
Boyfriend's down pose (static)
Boyfriend's up pose (static)
Boyfriend's right pose (static)
Boyfriend's missing left pose (static)
Boyfriend's missing down pose (static)
Boyfriend's missing up pose (static)
Boyfriend's missing right pose (static)
Boyfriend's death animation (static)
Boyfriend's entire sprite sheet used during daytime.
Boyfriend's icons used during daytime
Boyfriend's night idle pose (static)
Boyfriend's night V pose (static)
Boyfriend's night left pose (static)
Boyfriend's night down pose (static)
Boyfriend's night up pose (static)
Boyfriend's night right pose (static)
Boyfriend's missing left pose (night, static)
Boyfriend's missing down pose (night, static)
Boyfriend's missing up pose (night, static)
Boyfriend's missing right pose (night, static)
Boyfriend's icons used during nighttime
Girlfriend's entire sprite sheet used during daytime.
Girlfriend's entire sprite sheet used during nighttime.
Boyfriend's entire sprite sheet used during Low signal, appears to be exactly the same compared to his daytime spritesheet.
Shoot stars as seen throughout the first week
The title screen used for the mod
The mod's menu art
Ditto, but magenta
Ditto, but blue
Ditto, but desaturated
Chrome Dino at it appears in the main menu.
Chrome Dino as it appears in the campaign menu.
Chrome Dino's week icon
The arrow UI used for the mod
The arrow ends used for the mod
Chrome dinosaur's origin
Chrome Dino's Original Appearance
Ditto, but when the Dino Game is restricted/disabled (possibly used as a reference for "Low Signal")
The background used during daytime
The foreground used during daytime
The entire setting used during daytime
The background used during nighttime
The foreground used during nighttime
The entire setting used during nighttime
Meteors used during the Low Signal cutscene
An asset used during the Low Signal cutscene
Pterodactyls as seen during the ending of Diagnostics and throughout Low signal
A cloud used during Low Signal
A cactus obstacle used during Low Signal
The foreground used during Low Signal
Said foreground, but with a skateboard
A meteor used to kill Chrome Dino
A unused file depicting Chrome Dino with googley eyes
FakeGF.png
Chrome Dino smiling, this is however used on one of the GameBanana updates
Download Links[]
Offline Dino Unofficial Website
- ↑ Aoent2309 (11/6/2017) - Can anyone explain to me what a "downasaur" is? I've not used Android, so I don't know this term.
- ↑ Craig Tumblison (3/7/2014) - Interview with Sebastien Gabriel, a Google Chrome Visual Designer.
- ↑ Chrome (9/6/2018) - As the Chrome dino runs, we caught up with the Googlers who built it