Zelda: Breath Of The Wild - 10 Subtly Genius Easter Eggs You Totally Missed

10. The Map Markers Translate Into "It's Dangerous To Go Alone"

Breath Of The Wild Zelda
Nintendo

Thanks to one genius fan actually managing to translate the entire Sheikah language, it's then possible to transcode everything from the scripture written into various Shrines, to that in the Tech Labs that upgrades your Slate, to even the map markers themselves.

Simply place one down and you'll see a shaft of light denoting its position - assumedly just so you can spy your markers from afar. However, if you translate the symbols using the guide, it'll produce the line, "It's dangerous to go alone"; the very first thing said to you by The Old Man in the original The Legend of Zelda from 1986. Said 'Old Man' is later revealed to be King Rhoam, but is clearly inspired by/directly based on the same old fella that hands Link his sword in that same game.

Coolest video game callbacks of all time? Quite possibly.

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