IGN and other outlets confirm and describe the gag
2 Nov 2 7:35 AM · 9d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Multiple gaming outlets (IGN, Nintendo Life, TheGamer, Vooks, Inven Global and others) pick up the find, describing the 1998 page's blue text links and simplified layout.
“Google just got a The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Easter egg that transports you back to the 1998 version of the search engine — complete with blue links for results.”
IGNGoogle Creator of the search Easter eggNintendo Publisher of the Ocarina of Time remake
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch
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first by The Verge, 9d ago · also IGN, Kotaku, Engadget, Mashable, Polygon, CNET
6 more headlines
- Google Has a Cool The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Easter Egg That Transports Us Back to the 1998 Era of Search Results IGN · 9d ago
- Google’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Easter Egg Makes The Search Engine What It Always Should’ve Been Kotaku · 9d ago
- Google's Ocarina of Time Easter egg is a link to a past when Search wasn't horrible Engadget · 9d ago
- Zelda fans should Google ‘Ocarina of Time’ if they like fun Easter eggs Mashable · 9d ago
- Google Is Quietly Hiding A New Zelda: Ocarina of Time Easter Egg Polygon.com · 9d ago
- Google’s Legend of Zelda Easter Egg Will Take You Back in Time. Here’s How to Find It CNET · 9d ago
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first by Ars Technica, 9d ago
What people said 1 voice · best of 3 · verbatim
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Those were the days. Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998 The flow of time is always cruel."
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