Tag Archives: Miyamoto

I bloody love Shigeru Miyamoto. I really bloody love him. It’s not just that he’s created some of the finest-crafted, wittily-designed, overall wonderful games in history. It’s not just that his eight and sixteen-bit Mario games absolutely shaped my early gaming years. It’s also the fact the he’s been responsible …

Rayman creator Michel Ancel is flattered by labels like “The French Miyamoto,” but says that as far as he’s concerned, the Mario games haven’t been an influence on his signature series at all. In fact, the designer says he’s not a fan of Nintendo’s mascot: “I understand that people love …

Even though we just posted an awesome preview for Super Mario 3D Land, we got some new images and video from Nintendo that we just had to share. Not only does the game continue to look better with each trailer we get, but there’s some new character art that illustrates …

Last month marked not just the 20th anniversary of the SNES, but also the stupendous game that was packed in, Super Mario World. One of many high points in Mario’s career, to numerous fans it’s still his best game, with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto going on record that it’s his …

After trudging through the Water Temple a week or so ago, we’re finally ready to hop back into Hyrule and tackle the Shadow Temple, the dankest, dingiest and all around creepiest dungeon in the game. Once again I’m playing (and responding to these scandalous allegations that I’m not a very …

Before you make your way to the Forest Temple, make sure you visit Lon Lon Ranch as an adult to obtain Epona. You’ll need to beat Ingo at two races first, but Epona is well worth the effort. To enter the Forest Temple, you’ll need the Hookshot, which is located …

Grab your heat-resistant red tunic and join us for the fifth video in our Ocarina FAP series. Carolyn, Henry and Mike watch Brett hoof it through a surprisingly straightforward dungeon with a serious handicap – a bizarre half-second delay that makes precise aiming and platforming nearly impossible. We get it …

This has got to be one of the slowest news days in gamz jarnlist history. Perhaps this is the calm before the storm that’s E3, but in the meantime we’ll entertain you with news-like information. For example, Nintendo released to the press some “new” art for The Legend of Zelda: …