Play Chrome Dino Game: Olympic Equestrian
Quick Facts
- Summary
- Grab the Olympic torch, and the T-Rex hops on a horse to clear show-jumping fences.
- Creator
- Launched
- 2021-07
- Status
- Restored
(Discontinued by Google)
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The Original Easter Egg
How It Started
For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, Google added six sports-themed variants to Chrome’s Dinosaur Game. Collecting an Olympic torch during the standard run activated an event.
What It Did
In Equestrian, the T-Rex rode a horse through a show-jumping arena. Players used the familiar jump controls to clear fences in place of the desert obstacles. It was one of six events, alongside Swimming, Gymnastics, Hurdling, Surfing, and Skateboarding.
A gold-medal animation appeared when a collision ended the run.
Impact and Reach
Equestrian adapted show jumping to the runner’s existing obstacle pattern, replacing the running dinosaur with a horse and rider.
Its Discontinuation
Like the other Olympic events, Equestrian was only temporary and disappeared after the Games ended in August 2021.
The Restored Experience
What’s Different Here
The horse-riding T-Rex follows the original show-jumping course, with fences set against the arena background. A collision still ends the run with the gold-medal animation. This restoration supports both desktop and touchscreen play.
The Easter Egg Experience
Press Space or the Up arrow, or tap the game on a touchscreen, to start the run. It begins in the familiar desert, and picking up the Olympic torch switches it to Equestrian. From there, press Space or the Up arrow to clear the fences, or turn on the optional AI/Bot Mode if you want to watch the timing first.
How to Try It
- Press Space or the Up arrow to begin the classic run.
- On a touchscreen, tap the game to start and jump.
- Collect the Olympic torch to switch into Equestrian.
- In Equestrian, press Space, the Up arrow, or the Down arrow to clear the fences, or tap on a touchscreen.
- As the speed rises, keep your jump timing steady.
The T-Rex rides the horse automatically, leaving you to time each jump over the fences. If you collide with one, the run ends with a gold-medal animation; press Space or click the game area to try again.
Final Thoughts
Pick up the torch to leave the desert behind and take the T-Rex into Chrome’s 2021 show-jumping arena. The fences replace the cacti, but getting over each one still comes down to timing your jump.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What makes Chrome Dino Game: Olympic Equestrian different?
Collect the Olympic torch during the standard run to switch to Equestrian. The T-Rex rides a horse over show-jumping fences, and a gold-medal animation appears when a collision ends the run.
Enable the optional AI/Bot Mode to observe the timing before taking over manually.
What is the Chrome Dinosaur Game?
The Chrome Dinosaur Game is Google’s official offline runner built into Chrome. It first appeared in 2014 on the No Internet page, where a small pixel T-Rex waited for players to press Space and run.
The game is also known as T-Rex Runner or the chrome://dino game. You jump over cacti, duck under pterodactyls, and keep going until one obstacle finally catches the dinosaur.
This website keeps the classic run playable and gives you a quick way into AI/Bot Mode, the Christmas mode, and the Birthday, Olympic, and 3D Dino editions.
How do I play the classic Chrome Dinosaur Game?
Start the run and keep your eyes on the next obstacle. The controls take seconds to learn, but the game keeps speeding up, so every run gets harder.
- Press Space, the Up arrow, or tap to jump.
- Press Down to duck when pterodactyls fly low.
- Stay alive as the score climbs and the desert moves faster.
- Try AI/Bot Mode, the Christmas mode, or the version menu when you want something different.
Is the original Chrome Dinosaur Game still available?
Yes. The classic Chrome Dinosaur Game remains part of Chrome and can still be opened from the No Internet page or from chrome://dino.
This website keeps the classic runner alongside the Birthday and Olympic editions, which were only available in Chrome for a limited time.
