Overview
- Typing “zelda” into Google’s search brings a Master Sword to the results page that, when clicked, plays Link’s sound effects and runs an animation that reveals a recreation of Google’s 1998 search layout.
- The retro effect shows a minimalist 1998-style interface with blue hyperlinks and the classic “I’m Feeling Lucky” button and is confined to the single Zelda results page rather than the wider site.
- The easter egg was released to coincide with renewed attention on Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2 and serves as a timed promotional moment ahead of the game’s launch.
- Coverage of the remake notes specific updates, including rebuilt visuals, expanded dialogue, updated swimming mechanics, a dedicated jump button, and selective voice work in cutscenes.
- The stunt echoes Google’s history of game-related easter eggs and uses the 1998 reference—the year Ocarina of Time and Google debuted—to create a shareable, nostalgia-driven hook that may boost fan engagement before release.