Nintendo's greatest creator (Person)

[HoloDust]

curl-6 said:

HoloDust said:

Probably not the greatest, but a lot of people either don't know or forget about him, so as someone who co-created and designed Zelda, and with his love of Lord of the Rings had a lot of influence on early Zelda (and early Zelda being my favourite Nintendo IP), was writer for Zelda II and director of A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening, my nod to Takashi Tezuka.

Tezuka is a legend for sure; he also directed Mario Bros 3 and World, as well as Yoshi's Island, so he was at the helm of some of the best games ever made.

Yeah - though I must admit, as someone who doesn't care much for MB/SMB (though I will play some of them on occasion).

What irks me is that often Miyamoto is only one mentioned when Zelda is talked about, and the truth is that without Tezuka, Zelda would be nowhere near as good of an IP as it turned to be.