Iwata Asks: Mario/Zelda’s birth, Mario riding rockets/firing beam guns, obstacles/enemies, Kondo involvement, Excitebike connection, reusing sounds, Miyamoto’s ban on mini-games. family bonding with Mario
Miyamoto: If memory serves…the first thing I told Nakago-san to do was make a big character that jumps around.
Iwata: And that’s how the big Mario first appeared.
Miyamoto: Around December of 1984, I wanted to see what it would be like with a Mario jumping around who was about twice the size of the one in [...]
