Saturday Night Live weighed in on GTA 6 vs. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake with a new Weekend Update skit featuring video game protagonists Jason Duval and Link.
Gaming fans were probably surprised to see two of November's biggest releases represented in SNL Season 52. The bit starred live-action versions of GTA 6's Jason and The Legend of Zelda's Link, played by Marcello Hernández and Mikey Day, respectively, and mostly saw the two icons arguing about who has the better game.
Also starring Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, the six-minute video game skit laid it on thick with references to stealing cars, buying RPGs, and solving puzzles in the kingdom of Hyrule. You can see the SNL Weekend Update segment in question below.
The protagonists from Legend of Zelda and GTA6 stop by the Update desk pic.twitter.com/19fsg7desg
The SNL episode was hosted by Verity star Dakota Johnson with musical guest Turnstile and even featured a surprise cameo from pop music mega-star Taylor Swift. The long-running celebrity skit show is no stranger to nights like this, and although it's been known to feature the odd gaming reference here and there, it's safe to say full-on appearances from Link and Jason probably weren't on anyone's bingo card.
So, how did this go over with gaming fans? Well… It's not great.
"Now, I don't know much about gaming because I've had sex," Jost opened the bit, joking, "but I'm told that people are calling your releases the 'Barbenheimer of video games.'"
GTA 6 fans say Hernández's Jason leaves much to be desired, with his references to Grand Theft Auto most limited to waving around an RPG and stealing lots and lots of cars. The outfit that helped him bring Jason to life, meanwhile, is little more than a bloody bandage and a tropical button-up.
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