Play Google Do a Barrel Roll Easter Egg
Quick Facts
- Summary
- The classic Easter egg spins your results page once, and extra buttons here let you spin it many more times.
- Creator
- Launched
- 2011-11-03
- Status
- Active
(Enhanced by elgooG)
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The Original Version
How It Started
“Do a barrel roll” is a Google Easter egg from 2011. Type “do a barrel roll” or “z or r twice” into Google, and your results page does a full 360-degree spin.
What It Did
The official trick is simple. You search, the page does one full 360-degree roll, and then it lands right back where it started. The phrase comes from Star Fox 64, where Peppy Hare tells the player to “do a barrel roll,” and Google turned that famous game line into a spin of the whole page.
Impact and Reach
The Easter egg translates Peppy Hare’s instruction from Star Fox 64 into a full rotation of the browser page. Both “do a barrel roll” and “z or r twice” refer to the game.
Its brief animation leaves the results usable once the rotation ends.
What’s Enhanced Here
This version adds a choice of roll presets. The larger ones turn the original page spin into a burst of flying fragments.
The Enhanced Experience
What’s Different Here
Google’s original Easter egg spins the page once. This enhanced version adds presets labeled “Twice”, “5.6 Times”, “20 Times”, “100 Times”, and “A Million Times”. The extra presets and the finale where the page bursts apart are additions made for this version.
The Easter Egg Experience
Click the button above and wait for the first roll to finish. Then choose one of the numbered presets near the top. Presets of 20 or more send the page spinning before it bursts into fragments.
How to Try It
- Click the button above to begin.
- Wait for the first roll to finish.
- Tap a numbered preset near the top to try another spin.
“20 Times” is enough to trigger the finale: the spinning page bursts into pieces.
Final Thoughts
Peppy Hare’s command from Star Fox 64 takes the whole search page along for the ride.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is “Do a Barrel Roll”?
“Do a barrel roll” is a Google Easter egg that makes your search results page spin 360 degrees. To see it, search the phrase on Google, or search “z or r twice.”
It’s a nod to the 1997 game Star Fox 64, where Peppy Hare famously shouts, “Do a barrel roll!” to help you dodge enemy fire.
Our enhanced version adds preset options such as “Twice”, “20 Times”, and “A Million Times”. Choosing 20 or higher adds a finale where the page bursts apart.
How does the Google “Do a Barrel Roll” Easter egg work?
When you search the phrase, Google turns the whole results page in one smooth circle, all the way around, and sets it back down. Nothing on the page breaks, and you can keep searching as soon as it stops.
Can I make Google “Do a Barrel Roll” multiple times?
Google’s original version spins once per search. Here, wait for the first roll to finish, then choose one of the presets near the top. “Twice” gives you a double roll; options of 20 or more add the burst-apart finale.
