Miyamoto does it again ?

[The Ghost of RubangB]

theprof00 said:

Khuutra said:

theprof00 said:
god I wish miyamoto would get some better inspirado.
His biggest hits had some great reference material, and now it's just random stuff he likes.
Next he's gunna be like "so I've been cooking for myself recently", or, "I've been reading the dictionary...", "I like to sleep a lot"

I dunno man, his inspirations have been intensely mundance before. Zelda was about exploring caves, sure, but Mario was just "Jumping is fun"

zelda was inspired by a movie

mario was inspired by a demanding italian landlord and new york city

Some of the fantasy elements from Zelda were inspired by Legend, but the gameplay was inspired by being a kid and exploring nearby woods and mountains, and never knowing what's around any corner.

Miyamoto made Donkey Kong all about jumping, because it was fun.  He named the guy Jumpman.  You're thinking of a different story.  When they shipped the Donkey Kong arcade pieces to the new Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington, the new guys had to translate the game, and they thought the name Jumpman would be really stupid in America.  So while they were thinking of a name, their landlord Mario showed up to ask for the rent, so they named him Mario as a joke.  Nothing to do with Miyamoto.  And I have absolutely no idea why they decided he was from Brooklyn later on, because that hasn't come up in a single Mario game.  I think that was just in a manual and the TV show and the movie.