Few things bring as much joy to crusty old retro gamers than watching interviews, trailers and associated footage from "the good old days" of video gaming, which makes this clip from an Australian current affairs programme - entitled "A Current Affair", rather fittingly - required viewing.
In the short segment, we not only get to see Shigeru Miyamoto dashing about Kyoto on his bike - along with a packed lunch, naturally - but we also see him flex his muscles on Super Mario Kart.
The second part of the feature is focused on Beam Software, which was, at that time, the only Australian company working on the SNES. Beam would create the seminal Shadowrun for the console, as well as some other notable titles.
Thanks to John Anderson for the tip!
[source twitter.com]
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A lot of genii have the mind of a child. Unfortunately a lot of us lose it as we grow up. That's a great video and gives an interesting insight into Miyamoto's life. I'd no idea that he cycled to work, doubt he does that these days. And he's amassed a large fortune since then, thoroughly deserved of course.
I wonder if those children playing Star Fox and the like are still playing Nintendo?
"Next, what some animals will do to be human!"
This is why I thought pikmin was his worst work, it was a game intended for children but when I was a child I couldnt figure it out. The genre felt more adult so I gave up. Now I enjoy it but that inconsistancy still lingers in my mind.
Inb4 Star Fox Zero complaints! Thought we'd have at least three by now.
Can't watch now, I'll take a look later.
@ieatdragonz while not beloved around here, I think Hey Pikmin! is a childlike game that finally fulfills that intent. I actually love it.
@Dazza More like, "Next, what some animals are forced to do by humans!"
I doubt dogs sit there looking up at the sky and think to themselves "if only I could go sky diving". lol
This is so fantastically awkward!
Imagine leading an interview with, "you are important". And then just stopping there. That's not even a question!
@Muddy_4_Ever I actually agree! When it was revealed for the first time I was intrigued and believed this was a good way to introduce the franchise to the new generation. I remember people argueing that it shouldnt be called pikmin and should be a new ip like people wanted with federation force. Calling it Pikmin made it have more selling power but irritated fans. But in the other case it would likely be even more buried under 3ds and switch releases. It was a lose-lose situation.
The sales still werent as good as I hoped but I admire the attempt. Still havent gotten it because of other games but by the end of the year I will. Hope its fun
@gcunit Give it time...
The weird part in this video is how journalists handled themes they don't get. And it hasn't change today
Makes sense. Children are very creative and we shouldn't let the child within us die out when we grow up.
Why did I read the headline and imagine Metroids stealing childrens' brains to give them to Miyamoto?
@ieatdragonz You'll love it if you go into it with the right attitude. It is a RELAXING game best enjoyed in 15-30 minute chunks before bedtime. For a lot of people, that's a bad thing... but it is just exceedingly pleasant after a hard day.
I love it
George Bernard Shaw said "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." I'm 41 years old and I have three children. I work all day to support my family. I pay a mortgage. I make difficult decisions... I'm a grown up. But I love playing Mr Miyamoto's games. You've got to make time to play.
This is the youngest I've ever seen Miyamoto in a video.
@Curlynob I'll be 41 in October, and I feel similarly.
@FragRed Yeah, we're the crowd that grew up with the company when it was the most dominant games company in the world. It's the ones who grew up with Nintendo from N64 onwards who are less likely to stick with Nintendo today.
@Curlynob @impurekind Damn,I must be the oldest then..43 year old kiddie here lol.Playing games,serious,light hearted no matter what genre has always helped relieve stress of life for me and is a hobby I'll still be playing if I ever get to retirement
Was Mario paint a new thing or was it already on pcs windows or whatever. Obviously without Mario. Basically did he invent that paint on a computer idea?
He called it "The brothers Super Mario" at the end. Lets try and get that going as a phrase.
@sandman89 MacPaint was a thing in 1984.
Did he end with "I've bought one of those computerized Aussie Rules games..."?
@gcunit
@WiltonRoots
Special games made by a genius, huh?!? Well Star Fox Zero isn't what I wanted it to be. I wanted it to be different. So nope. Not a genius.
@TheWhiteFalcon ah I see cheers
I bet after Miyamoto heard this guy calling him a, "minuiscule mastermind" there were some very severe acquisitions of asses and not only limited to Mario Kart.
"If you're lucky." what a boss.
During the early nineties there was a brilliant documentary about gaming as a whole, had an interview with the guy who made Ecco for example. There was a fantastic piece about Shigsy. They even showed him playing with his family and he made direct connections with specific real world architecture and its place in Starfox for example. Was absolutely superb. Wonder if I'm the only one old enough to remember it? 😶😉
Bwahaha. If you're wondering why Willesee wanted a "computerised Aussie rules game" where the Swans always win, some context for you: At the time this report was aired, the last time the Sydney Swans had won a premiership was in 1933! They wouldn't win one until 2005.
Definitely stubborn like a child, we can confirm that based on his "influence" over certain games that have some divisive controls and gameplay
Holding on to that simple sense of joy is what allows people like Miyamoto-dono to tap into what makes game fun. Gaming takes itself way too seriously (and for the silliest reasons) now, although that is common for anything mainstream. However it is good that there are still devs that just make games to be fun. I feel like Miyamoto-dono has managed to retain this insight despite his age and the nature of the gamer consumer and the industry as a whole. Kudos to him. Iwata-denka was another person that I felt had that understanding...which considering he was no longer in a position to create games it was amazing that he managed to still convey a respect for fun in its purest sense.
@Wazeddie22 @Curlynob @impurekind A lot of geezers here, LOL. I'll be 42 in February, and roughly 38 years a gamer. Don't think I can stop gaming if I tried, my 6-foot tall media shelf of games will see to that!
I've only played through about 7% of it all, LOL (cries)
@masterLEON Nice collection!I tend to sell most of my games once I am done with them to save room mainly as I would never have space for a collection like yours lol but if I'd of kept all games over the years for all consoles (and some I REALLY regret selling) it would be a whole rooms worth lol.But only played about 7 per cent of that??And I thought I had a backlog problem
He's THE MAN! The Spielberg of the gaming industry. And I think Steven Spielberg even said once when referring to himself that it's more like he's the Shigeru Miyamoto of the movie industry! Quite high praise! I'm 40 and even though I also game on PS4 and Xbox One, I love my Switch the most and I'm still a bigger fan of Nintendo and their franchises than everything else out there. Uncharted and Halo are right up there too, but Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong and Star Fox are still a few notches higher to me.
@gcunit StarFox Zero was rubbish Y/W
@SLIGEACH_EIRE They stopped him from doing that a decade or two ago because they were afraid people could just come up to him to get game ideas from him just talking about his life.
Super Mario Kart was such a fantastic game for its time. Total respect for Shigeru. Nintendo would not be nothing without him.
Nice video.
@Dazza "Next, what some animals will do to be human" - he was probably referring to politicians.
It was interesting the reporter went all the way to Japan to ask only 3 questions. This show is a tabloid journalism kind of show, and often Australian reporters try make the story more about themselves than the subject.
@bimmy-lee Wow. Just a friendly suggestion: learn to logic.
@aaronsullivan - Not sure how to respond because I can't tell if you took me seriously, or you're on board with the sarcasm?
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