Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario Bros Village children
Who does not know Mario Bros? Legendary gaming character made the figure of a man named Shigeru Miyamoto. In the world of gaming, Shigeru indeed a legend. Not only Mario game that he has made. Donkey Kong, Star Fox, Pikmin and Legend of Zelda also he who creates. Consider the following story of his life.
Shigeru was born 62 years ago in rural Sonobe, Kyoto. Village surrounded by rivers and forests. He was born in a simple family, her home was tiny and no television. The little time, not many toys Shigeru. So he often makes himself which makes a lot of imagination.
He likes to draw and create their own stories about strange characters. Shigeru also like adventure into the wild. Sometimes he went into the woods, into the cave or mountain climb
One day when I was 7 years old, Shigeru found a hole in the ground. He went in there and did not see anything but darkness. The next day, he returned to it and it turns out, the hole that leads to a small cave branching. The cave was a place to play Shigeru pleasure.
Adult time, Shigeru said his adventures during the boy is a source of inspiration in creating legendary games. He recalled his childhood happy happy and hope kids today also experiencing his own adventures.
"I can still feel the sensation that I experienced while in a small river in my village, when my hand looking for something under a rock then there were touching my finger that turns out to fish," said Shigeru.
"It was an experience that can not be kuekspresikan with words. An unusual situation. I hope that today's children can undergo a similar experience but it is not easy anymore," he added
Want to Be comic
Time is fleeting, Shigeru was graduating from Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. His fondness for manga, a Japanese term for comics, comic had made him want to be alone. But fate would. Shigeru paired with Nintendo.
Nintendo initially only a relatively small Japanese company, selling toys like cards. In the mid-1960s, Nintendo then pioneered the making of the game. Well, coincidentally the father Shigeru familiar with the president of Nintendo at the time, Hiroshi Yamauchi.
So, Shigeru requested an interview with Hiroshi and appointed as an apprentice. Hiroshi Shigeru impressed with the imagination and consider potential employees.
Shigeru was instrumental in making the early Nintendo games like the Sheriff and Radar Scope is released in 1980. Radar Scope quite successful in Japan. But unfortunately, when trying to sell in the North American gaming market was not so salable.
Many unsold copies and consequently, Nintendo is almost bankrupt. Hiroshi also find a way to survive and Shigeru tasked with making Radar Scopes into the game with a new story.
Shigeru began to busy looking for story ideas about gamers will be favored. Finally he has an idea about the love story of a gorilla, a carpenter and a girl. That is, short stories, was born the game Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong and rescue Nintendo's success. Shigeru did not fall asleep, he then wants to make another game based on the characters in Donkey Kong. Jump Man he made his character Mario, and he added to the character of his brother named Luigi. Be game Mario Bros.
Then Nintendo has launched the Nintendo Entertainment System game console. Shigeru again become a key figure in which he made two title legendary game on this console, Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda. In the second game, Shigeru focus on the gameplay interesting than high scores, different from other games in the future.
The Legend of Zelda game that is regarded as a breakthrough in his time, gamers can explore the world of imagination that is full of adventure. Gamers are challenged to solve a variety of puzzles to get to the next stage.
Shigeru said Legend of Zelda inspired many of his childhood experience. "When I was little, I went hiking and found a lake. When I travel to many places without a map, I found a lot of amazing things," he said.
That is, Shigeru arguably is the key to success of Nintendo. He was touted as the father of modern video games. Game created the most phenomenal of course is Mario Bros. that has come out so many series and enter the ranks of the best-selling games of all time.
Time magazine once called Shigeru as Stephen Spielberg in the gaming world. Media renowned British Telegraph referred to it as the most influential game designers of all time.
Shigeru from 1977 till now works at Nintendo faithful with his last position as General Manager. There is a rumor that he is a strong candidate replacement Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, who recently died.
Whatever it is, so the boss or not Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto is the legend that is difficult to surpass. He once said his main mission in making the game is to make people entertained.
"When I make a video game, I want people to be entertained. I always wondered how people would enjoy playing video games that we created? And as long as I can enjoy something, other people can enjoy it," he said
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