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UNCOVERED: Takashi tezuka | History Defined

One of Zelda: A Link to the Past's most radical ideas couldn't be realized until Link's Awakening because Shigeru Miyamoto didn't want to see Link without his sword

"We wanted players to be able to freely choose which weapons to hold"

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Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Super Mario Bros. is only good because it wasn't "done by one person alone"

Team work makes the Mario work

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My first love, The Legend of Zelda, turns 40 today — here's why I think the series has survived and thrived

The Legend of Zelda has stood the tests of time (quite literally, in-game), but there's a lot more to its success than might meet the eye...

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Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto says the Mario series will still be around for its 100th anniversary "as long as we don’t forget" what the platformer is all about – "running and jumping"

While Super Mario Bros. designer Takashi Tezuka is "always thinking" of how to keep the series fresh

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Why Super Mario Bros is still an essential lesson in game design

After 40 years, World 1-1 is still one of the most perfect introductions to a game.

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Nintendo legend Satoru Iwata "burst out in laughter" when he heard Animal Crossing would be translated to English: "I don't know how you're going to do this"

Former Nintendo of America localization manager Leslie Swan admits, "it's true, just everything in that game was so specific to Japan"

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Nintendo confirms who's playing Link and Zelda in The Legend of Zelda's live-action movie – and I think it drops a big clue about which game will be adapted

The lead cast for the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie has been revealed, confirming that Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Zelda.

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5 Year Ago, Nintendo's Most Underrated Franchise Got the Trilogy It Deserved

'Luigi's Mansion 3' captures the Halloween spirit more than any other game on Nintendo Switch.

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5 Years Ago, Nintendo's Weirdest Zelda Game Got the Remake It Deserved

We wouldn’t have 'Tears of the Kingdom' without this experimental Zelda adventure.

Inverse

After 23 years, Animal Crossing's NES emulator still houses a mystery that comes down to 30 Japanese players nobody's been able to find

Nintendo once did the unthinkable, providing an emulator that can load external ROMs

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Legendary Mario dev says the wild rush to beat every Super Mario Maker level before servers died is "actually pretty cool"

Nintendo now knows about the community's incredible efforts

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Nintendo of America President: “Everyone Has the Right To Form a Union”

Inverse sat down with Doug Bowser to talk about the release of 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder,' the future of the Nintendo Switch, and the state of the industry.

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'Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Elephant Transformation Was Originally Only For Mario

'Super Mario Bros. Wonder's director and producer wanted to make sure players felts a sense of "Wonder" with each and every main level in the game.

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo recaptures Mario’s old magic

Nintendo’s Shiro Mouri and Takashi Tezuka talk through Mario’s forthcoming return to 2D

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You Need to Play the Most Influential Mario Game on Nintendo Switch ASAP

This classic side-scroller paved the way for decades of innovation, and this bafflingly-named release is the best way to experience the magic.

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You Need to Play the Best Classic Mario Game on Nintendo Switch ASAP

This influential '90s platformer was made by only a handful of developers, and the expanded and enhanced version of the game just came to Nintendo Switch Online.

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You Need to Play the Most Experimental Zelda Game Ever on Nintendo Switch ASAP

Nearly 30 years after its original release, 'Zelda: Link's Awakening' remains perhaps the series' most experimental entry.

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The making of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Kensuke Tanabe reveal the hard work that went into this legendary SNES classic

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Post-Credits Scene Hints At A Fan Favorite Character

Will we see this iconic Nintendo character in a sequel following its Super Mario Bros. Movie post-credits cameo?

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How an 'Adventure Mario' project evolved to become The Legend Of Zelda

How Shigeru Miyamoto looked to his imaginative childhood to inspire what was then called 'Adventure Mario'

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