1985’s Super Mario Bros. is a bonafide landmark in gaming history, a platforming masterpiece that still plays beautifully today, 25 years after release . If I created that game, you’d better believe the damn world would know about it. But Shigeru Miyamoto, the genius who actually did make it? He’s embarrassed .
In an interview between Miyamoto and Japanese game designer Shigesato Itoi*, Miyamoto confessed watching his classic game on a high-definition TV caused him to blush:
Miyamoto : (looking at images of Super Mario Bros. on a large-screen TV) When I see this so clearly, it’s a little embarrassing. Itoi : Oh, really? How so? Miyamoto : Back then, with tube televisions, it was a little blurrier and the images weren’t quite so sharp. The places where we tried to fudge it a bit really stand out! (laughs)
Miyamoto’s perfectionist streak shines through again – little wonder he’s so freaking awesome as what he does, eh? Catch the whole interview here – it’s well worth a read!
* Little known (well, to me) Itoi fact I only just unearthed: while many gamers will know he created RPG classic Earthbound, he also invented the name ‘Game Boy’. Heh.
[Via Nintendo]
