{"rewrite":{"id":"r_79012ddfae73e9b7ee1040b2","clusterId":"c_e161c1929851052f7723e6a5","slug":"google-rolls-out-master-sword-easter-egg-for-zelda-ocarina-of-time","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Google Rolls Out Master Sword Easter Egg for Zelda Ocarina of Time","summary":"Google Search has begun showing a Master Sword on screen when users search for \"The Legend of Zelda,\" \"Zelda,\" \"Ocarina of Time,\" or \"Master Sword.\" Clicking or tapping the sword pulls it from its pedestal, sends a blue effect and the Triforce across the page, and plays a voice thought to be Link's. Each tap toggles the results page between the modern Google design and a retro layout with a polygonal sword. The results count reads \"1998 results,\" a nod to the year the original Nintendo 64 release arrived, and the search time is listed as 0.64 seconds alongside a NINTENDO 64 note. The gimmick was spotted around November 2, ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which is scheduled for November 5 at 7,980 yen for the download version and 8,980 yen for the packaged version. Google has not disclosed how long the promotion will run.","whyItMatters":"Google timed the Easter egg to the Switch 2 remake's November 5 release date, while leaving the window open, so the promotion's lifespan is tied to a launch Nintendo has priced and dated but Google has only implied.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe sword can be triggered by a wider set of queries than the four most obvious ones. Searching \u0026#34;Ocarina\u0026#34; or \u0026#34;Legend of Zelda\u0026#34; also brings it up, on PC and smartphones alike, with the sword sitting in the lower right of the screen.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe toggle has more detail than a single flip. Each tap switches the whole results page between the current design and a retro layout, and the Master Sword in the corner changes to a polygonal look. Inside notes one touch: Link\u0026#39;s voice shifts between adult and child as the eras change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ocarina of Time remake adds new play options on top of redrawn graphics and revised controls. The Ocarina responds to melodies hummed or played on real instruments, per Denfaminicogamer.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original game was a 3D action adventure Nintendo released for the Nintendo 64 on November 21, 1998. In it, Link moves between his childhood and adulthood through the Master Sword, and the Easter egg mirrors that structure by sending the search page back to its own past. Reactions on X included \u0026#34;This is amazing\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;You should see it with your own eyes.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Google's Master Sword egg times the search gimmick to the Switch 2 remake's November 5 launch, but Google won't say when the sword disappears. A promotion built on a 1998 joke now runs on a clock nobody published.","twitterPost":"Google ties its Master Sword search egg to the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake, yet won't say how long the egg stays live.","threadsPost":"Google's Master Sword search egg lands days before the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrives on November 5. The retro layout and the 1998 results count are the clever part. The unanswered part is how long Google keeps the sword up, since Google has not disclosed a run time.","newsletterBlurb":"Searching for Zelda on Google now pulls up a Master Sword you can tap to flip the results page between now and a retro 1998 layout. It went live around November 2, just ahead of the Switch 2 remake's November 5 release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2153205.html\",\"title\":\"Google Shows Master Sword When Searching for \\\"The Legend of Zelda\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2611022h\",\"title\":\"The Legend of Zelda: Searching \\\"Ocarina of Time\\\" on Google Makes a \\\"Master Sword\\\" Appear; What Happens When You Touch It?\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/11/02/190270.html\",\"title\":\"Searching \\\"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time\\\" on Google Makes the \\\"Master Sword\\\" Appear! 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