Inafune:‘If a Creator Hasn’t Played Mario, They’re Probably not a good Creator’

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Seece said:

osed125 said:

You are looking at it at the wrong angle, in his opinion, Mario is the equivalent of Beethoven (first musician that came to mind, could be any other), but that doesn't stop death metal bands or rappers for taking inspiration in his music and what it represents.

Nope, analogy doesn't work at all.

Fact of the matter is it could be considered Mario is the bible for Platformers, nothing else.

I would agree with this.  The first Mario game was very important when it comes to platformers.  However, that's just one of many genres.  I would be willing to say that Zelda is much more important in terms of overall influence than Mario.

It would be hard to become a fantasy novelist without reading Tolkien but it certainly isn't a required read for someone who aims to become a writer of mystery novels.