10 Video Game Hoaxes That Completely Fooled Everyone
3. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - No Triforce For You!
You could probably be forgiven for believing that a game featuring the central idea of an all-powerful relic known as the Triforce actually contained access to said relic, and thats entirely what this hoax was based on. When Nintendo, pressured for a screenshot, released a beta image of Link obtaining the full, undivided triforce, fans immediately assumed that this would happen in game. When it didnt, many were left disappointed. Thats when the numerous guides and methods hit the youngling internet (you have to remember, back then, people lying online was still a relatively new thing) detailing how to obtain the full Triforce. Thats why many then wasted innumerable hours launching bombs into lava pits, being at a certain location at a certain time in a certain time period or even defeating Ganon without 0 deaths and without Boggorons sword. Suffice it to say, it was and is the wildest of wild goose chases. The Triforce isnt a thing you can attain, its not an actual object; its an intangible idea, like heaven. Despite this, thousands still followed guides meticulously, insistent on the belief that they could find it. Unfortunately, they couldnt, no more than they could find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
