Shigeru Miyamoto, The Mario Guy. You Know Him, Right? (Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda, Devil World, Excitebike, Kung Fu)
Secret Boss - A Video Game Auteur PodcastShow Notes
We get into the DEEP CUTS this time with underground artist Shigeru Miyamoto—oh wait, he actually created Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, which are two of the most lucrative properties in video games, along with Donkey Kong, Super Mario 64, Devil World, Excitebike, and Kung Fu. How did an industrial design major like Miyamoto adopt the "game designer" title so early? Did his philosophy change as he moved from arcade cabinets to home consoles? Is Super Mario Run a hidden masterpiece!? Shigeru Miyamoto Research Document: https://sb-shigerumiyamoto.odie.us/ Edited by Galvan. You can find Author Function on YouTube at @AuthorFunctions and Galvan at https://galvan1.neocities.org/.
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