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

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Kasz216 said:

I'm not sure i'd go that far... though it DEFINITELY is the game anyone should play before they do make a game.

You can be good without it, just how some writers and movie makers can be good without reading the great classics... but at the same time, it really does hurt your chances and hurts your credibility.

I believe that this is what he was trying to say.