In the world where the internet has become a norm, a moment without it can make things rather boring.
Google Chrome browser has what it's called the hidden dinosaur game. The Easter Egg is a simple infinite runner game that features the Lonely T-Rex that somehow got trapped in a desert.
The game was initially introduced as reminder of the "prehistoric ages," or the time when internet's existence wasn't yet ubiquitous. This is why the game is the default page that shows up when Chrome isn't connected to the internet.
But still, the game does have a lot of fan.
And here, 'Dino Swords' takes cue of the Chrome dinosaur Easter Egg game, recreated the experience by giving the Lonely T-Rex character an arsenal of weapons to some performance-enhancing drugs.
Created by MSCHF and Esports clan 100 Thieves, the game features an outlandish mod of the popular game, by spicing it up with the addition of an AK-47 assault rifle, a grenade launcher, a handgun, a laser gun, a pair of flip flops, a baseball bat, bow and arrow, swords, halberd, a portal gun, and more.
The additions can either be eternally useful, limited in use, or simply useless.
“Dino Swords is our take on the classic Chrome dinosaur runner game, made extravagant with 26 weapons to help your runs,” said 100 Thieves founder Matthew Haag.
“Many of them pay homage to classic video game weapons, some of them are totally OP, and some are completely useless. There’s even a few easter eggs that are pretty hard to unlock.”
The game pretty much relies on the same gameplay as Google's version, with the exception that players can acquire other tools and weapons long the way.
Each time they pick up an item, the game prompts users to use it by highlighting a key on their keyboard.
“We have all played the Dino game in Chrome, and I don’t know about you, but on our end, we always had these fun ideas of how you could mod it — so we just decided to do it,” said Daniel Greenberg from MSCHF. “Also, anything we can take from a big company (like Google) and mess with we will.”
"The original version just wasn't violent enough for us. The Dino Game is the final holdover from the golden age of things like Addicting Games and Miniclip games. We're just making it truer to form."
The Dino Swords game was first announced by 100 Thieves on Twitter.
Because the concept of an infinite runner game isn't at all new, and the Lonely T-Rex has been around for years, 100 Thieves made the game more interesting by including big prizes.
Top 10 high scores after 7 days will receive exclusive gift packages!
The high score winner will receive:
100 Thieves video feature
Entire next apparel drop
Dino Swords prize
Custom name jersey
This challenge closes Monday 8/31, 12 PM PT. Good luck! pic.twitter.com/OsdipTLpIP— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) August 24, 2020
Matthew Haag said that the prizes will be awesome, though that could be subjective.
As a result of this, only minutes after the game was first released, players began climbing their way to the top using cheats.
Players of the original dinosaur game on Chrome have been using some basic cheats on the Dino Swords, since the latter is a direct comparison to the former.
Because players started to voice their concerns over the competitive integrity of the game with such high stakes, the game has removed some highscorers from the leaderboard, despite some suspicious scores remain.
Among the projects that MSCHF has created, include 'MasterWiki', which combines MasterClass' contents with a WikiHow appearance, and deliver them for free.