What happens if you type barrel roll on Google: the screen does a curious trick
The phrase do a barrel roll has transcended for almost 30 years and comes from the videogame StarFox, for Nintendo 64. Google takes it and does a famous trick
Do you remember the Nintendo video game StarFox? In the Nintendo 64 version, released in April 1997, one of the main characters drops one phrase that curiously transcended into history and that currently Google takes advantage of to perform a curious movement when it is filtered in the search engine.
To activate the cheat, enter Google search and type do a barrel roll. After hit 'Enter', your screen will rotate 360 degrees.
This eye-catching move became popular in 2011 with an Easter egg game, which consists of a smooth rotation using CSS animation. When the rotation completes, everything returns to normal. However, its true origin is more ancient.
The origin of ‘do a barrel roll’ with StarFox 64
In the famous videogame you drive the ship piloted by the protagonist of the story: Fox McCloud, an 18-year-old anthropomorphic fox. However, the curi This phrase is mentioned by his partner Peppy Hare, who during the gameplay advises him: “Do a barrel roll”, an air maneuver to evade the enemies.
By activating the movement with the Nintendo 64 controller, Fox's ship makes the same movement that imitates the Google screen. But what's most striking is that the phrase has transcended for almost more than 30 years.
Nintendo Switch 2 has already announced the remake of StarFox, with impressive graphical improvement and gameplay that not only elevates the challenge and enjoyment of players, but evokes the nostalgia of Nintendo 64.
The release of the remake, announced for June 25,2026, is creating new expectations, for example: the voices, the scenarios and whether the story will follow as-is, something typical of a remake, but generally with some variations.
This official prologue from StarFox shows James McCloud, father of Fox, entering the atmosphere of Venom, the planet where Dr. Andross, the enemy dwells final. James, accompanied by Peppy, is betrayed by a secondary enemy: Pigma, who just after sabotaging the mission, expresses: “My new boss pays better.”
After saving Peppy from an attack led by Pigma, James demands him escape and warn General Pepper of what's happened. With the n bird failing and announcing that “loses height”, both separate their paths. Before disappearing, he emphasizes: “Peppy, keep your eyes on Fox”.
In addition to the prologue, the first images of the presentation have already been leaked, where Fox does appear along with his companions, including Peppy, in addition to a clear sample of the new gameplay.
As a curious fact, we tell you that the voice actor Rick May, who gave life to Peppy Hare, died in 2020. Now, he does a barrel role It was left in the hands of a new actor, which was probably the most correct and interesting decision, instead of simply inserting it.
And another one: in the movie Super Mario Galaxy Fox McCloud appears in a kind of crossover of universes in the Marvel style. Apparently, it was a wink to the launch that Nintendo Switch 2 already had prepared.
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