Google’s Zelda Ocarina of Time easter egg transports users back to 1998
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"Google’s Zelda Ocarina of Time easter egg transports users back to 1998" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (8)
- Zelda fans should Google ‘Ocarina of Time’ if they like fun Easter eggs Mashable · 4h ago
- Google's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Easter Egg Makes The Search Engine What It Always Should've Been Kotaku · 4h ago
- Zelda: Ocarina of Time Google Easter Egg Revealed IGN · 4h ago
- Google is going back to its 1998 look to celebrate the Zelda: Ocarina of time Remake Instant Gaming News · 6h ago
- Searching 'The Legend of Zelda' on Google Takes You Back to 1998 Inven Global · 6h ago
- Google's Ocarina Of Time Easter Egg Will Transport You Back To The Internet Of Old Nintendo Life · 6h ago
- Google turns back the clock with 1998 Ocarina of Time easter egg Vooks · 6h ago
- Google’s Zelda Ocarina of Time easter egg transports users back to 1998 Video Games Chronicle · 6h ago
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