Tag: Koichi Hayashida

Koichi Hayashida

Friday 13th April, 2012 - 17:00 BST

News: Super Mario 3D Land Director Shares Level Design Inspirations

Similar to four-panel 'Kishōtenketsu' comics

Super Mario 3D Land has been the recipient of critical acclaim and big sales figures. It was also the first 3D Super Mario title developed exclusively for a handheld, posing interesting challenges for Director Koichi Hayashida and his team, such as finding a way to provide short levels that are also...

Thursday 8th March, 2012 - 11:45 GMT

News: Bathe in the Glory of Miyamoto's Development Wisdom

Quotes from the master

Shigeru Miyamoto knows a thing or two about making games. As general manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis Division he's worked with staff including Yoshiaki Koizumi, Takeshi Tezuka and many more. One of his protégés is Koichi Hayashida, director of Super Mario 3D Land, who took to the stage at GDC 2012 yesterday and...

Thursday 8th March, 2012 - 10:00 GMT

News: Super Mario 3D Land Could Have Had Skateboarding

Cockroaches too

Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida took to the stage at Game Developers Conference and revealed some of the stranger ideas Nintendo's EAD team cooked up but ultimately left out of last year's platformer. Among the oddball ideas were a pro skater Mario, where the plumber rode a Koopa shell around a half pipe; an elongated...

Monday 5th December, 2011 - 17:45 GMT

News: Super Mario Galaxy Director Said No to Kuribo's Shoe

Not a wind-up

After Super Mario Bros. 3 it took the Tanooki tail years to make a resurgence, appearing in both Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, but it's not the only retro power-up from the game overdue a revival. IGN recently spoke to Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida about the game and asked about the legendary Kuribo's shoe, one of the oddest power-ups in Mario's history. It..