A few years back, I was gifted a T-shirt with the insignia of the video-game series The Legend of Zelda. And nearly every time I wore the thing, someone — usually a middle-aged man — would point to the shirt and give me two thumbs up or just holler “Zelda!” while I was walking my dog or browsing the frozen-food section at the supermarket.
At first, I politely smiled and nodded, sneering internally at the ridiculous notion of a grown — possibly married — man publicly celebrating a video-game habit. For those unfamiliar, The Legend of Zelda follows the adventures of an elflike boy-hero named “Link” whose mission is to track down a magical princess, who is herself a reincarnation of the goddess . . .
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