When the page loads just click on the image, wait for the game to load, then collect those letters.Īlso see ‘The surprise behind today’s Doodle: Google does its part to save the post office’ at Save the Post Office. PEN: Would you like to play the Google Pony Express Game? Just click here and go for it. And ultimately, whatever happens in life, what’s more important than earning trust and respect from a horse?Įngineering wizardry: Mark Ivey, Kris Hom, Brian MurrayĪrt direction & character design/animation: Matt Cruickshank On December 17, 2015, a Google Doodle was featured honoring the 245th anniversary of Beethovens baptism. Collect letters, avoid obstacles and aim for the ultimate 100 letter delivery! We know everyone is busy these days but the Pony Express needs YOU. On April 14, 2015, for the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express, Google made a playable 2D side-scrolling doodle game in which the player collects mail, avoids obstacles, and delivers up to 100 letters from California to Missouri. We’ve made time-based games in the past so our new idea was simple. The Pony Express felt like a great game concept to us at Google. What a concept–riders with letters on horseback racing from California to Missouri and vice versa to deliver mail on time! True to their word, the first mail arrived on April 14th. So when William H.Russell, Alexander Majors & William B Waddell founded the Pony Express on April 3rd, 1860, they set in motion a wonderful yet daunting method of communication. The notion of triumph through adversity is so inspirational. We were so excited to share this doodle that we asked a friend of the team, animator Nate Swinehart, to tell a bit more about the history of the Pony Express and document the doodle process.
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