OriginalSourceArs TechnicaUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished19:52 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceArs TechnicaUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished19:52 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998”
Google showcases 1998-era search as Zelda Easter egg
Key points
- 1998 was a landmark year with Britney Spears, Clinton impeachment, and nascent Google/Ars Technica sites.
- Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64 in 1998.
- Google celebrates a remaster of Ocarina of Time by triggering a time-travel Easter egg.
- Search for 'Zelda' or 'Ocarina of Time' to activate the time machine effect.
- The page switches to a retro 1998-style results layout with seven links.
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