What's the deal with the cake in T-Rex Runner (Downasaur)?

What's the deal with the cake in T-Rex Runner (Downasaur)? - Pink Icing Cake on Cake Stand

My internet went off for a little so naturally I played a bit of T-Rex Runner (Downasaur) to pass the time but got surprised with something I have never seen before when playing it, a cake.

It looked like a power up or a mushroom from Super Mario, it gave me a party hat and there were gray ballons flying in the background but unfortunately no extra life.

What's the reason for it to be added, I'm guessing it wasn't just a random improve of the game, is it to celebrate some birthday? Is there anything else I missed or is it just for visuals and does it matter if I jump over it and don't catch it?

Notably after getting the cake the hat stood through the rounds until I refreshed the page.

Cake, hat and ballon in the game (day and night)



Best Answer

Downasaur turned 10 this year and the cake is there to celebrate that:

Back in 2008, Google Chrome was revealed to the world via a comic book that detailed the new open source browser. To mark its 10th anniversary this month, Google has updated and themed the whimsical Offline Dino Game.
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The birthday edition allows the dinosaur to collect a birthday cake and wear a party hat, while the background features balloons. This easter egg will be themed for the entire month of September.




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How do you make at Rex cake?

It's an endless running game, like a straight-line version of Temple Run with no levels. There's literally no end: get to the maximum possible score of 99,999 and the game simply resets itself.

What happens at the end of the no internet dinosaur game?

The Dinosaur Game (also known as the Chrome Dino) is a browser game developed by Google and built into the Google Chrome web browser.



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