In case you didn't catch IGN's April Fool's joke, they created a phony trailer for a non-existent big-budget movie based on The Legend of Zelda. Although some folks were indeed fooled, most realized within the first minute that it was all a gag. The production value of the video was right on par with movie version of classic games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, so it does give you cause to ponder, if Hollywood does ever decide to make a movie out of Link and the rest of the Zelda gang, would it be a good thing or a bad one.

Now I may not be a movie mogul, but the trailer did inspire me to go back to my Zelda roots and revisit the original NES version The Legend of Zelda. As the latest Zelda sequels are some of the best titles out there for the Nintendo Wii and DS, you sometimes forget just how well the original holds up.

• Get inspired yourself with The Legend of Zelda gag trailer.
• The Legend of Zelda – Classic Console Profile.
• Rambo for the NES – The weirdest Zelda rip-off ever.
• Yet another Zelda trailer fan film…featuring lot of walking and reaction shots.