How the inventor of Mario designs a game

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Published 2017-01-12

Shigeru Miyamoto's design philosophy, explained.

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All Comments (21)

@ApPillon 4 years ago

I love that he hates micro-transactions
@artorias8125 5 years ago

Miyamoto is like the Stan Lee of gaming
@andreimina7494 5 years ago

It’s funny how Miyamoto has the same opinion about online services today as he had 20 years ago
@SwissSauce 4 years ago

"People stopped playing Mario because it was to difficult" Alright then, make the levels yourselves. Stonks
@andretsang7337 7 years ago

"It's a trend. And I try to avoid all trends." OG Hipster.
@Redishradish100 5 years ago

Not only did he make one of the best franchises He made peoples childhoods.
@hominum7699 4 years ago

He seemed so sad when he mentioned how people have stopped playing mario games...
@exixy6958 4 years ago

2:26 who ever played a Nintendo like that is now in prison.
@TrapMusicNow 7 years ago

Miyamoto is the legend of all legends.
@abrhaassad5516 7 years ago

that man is a living legend.
@ryukan250 4 years ago

Without this man, millions of people would never know Mario or Zelda. Imagine that.
@shytoad3195 5 years ago

I will never stop playing Mario
@yeskaitlyn8029 7 years ago

This made me very emotional for some reason. He seems so passionate about his work. It's just beautiful
@Dillepo14 6 years ago

Miyamoto is the guy who will be remembered in our hearts as the best game dessigner
@cjdig86 4 years ago

I don’t even know this man personally, but he has shaped my life so much. He has given me endless childhood memories. In a sense, I feel connected to him. Thank you Miyamoto, for having such a huge impact on my life!
@bilbowagons7932 4 years ago

Miyamoto: decides to not add any in game purchases media: "not the hero we need but the hero we deserve"
@hemangchauhan2864 7 years ago

If anyone is interested in more about his designs, I highly recommend Game Maker's Toolkit videos on it, "Nintendo - Putting Play First" and "Super Mario 3D World's 4 Step Level Design". Don't worry, these are not lectures, but very entertaining video essays. Another nice video by Vox, summarizing the most essential point on this topic and presenting it well.
@Eirikhauge91 7 years ago

i really love how happy he looks :)
@dioniresjustiniano5179 4 years ago

Guys if Miyamoto got rights to Popeye we wouldn't have litteraly any Nintendo character even waluigi
@c0ntra605 5 years ago

That smile carries the warmth of my childhood. I like to also think that if gaming was a person, miyamoto would be him.