Episode 250: How Nintendo Leveled Up

Over the past 40 years, Shigeru Miyamoto has been inventing the modern video game one pixel at a time. From Donkey Kong to Super Mario Bros to The Legend of Zelda, Miyamoto turned wonder and exploration into game mechanics, and he incorporated his personal experiences into his games. I talk with Illinois Institute of Technology dean Jennifer deWinter and Oakland University professor Sam Srauy about how Miyamoto changed Nintendo, and where his influence can be seen in big budget and indie video games today.
How Nintendo Leveled Up transcript
MUSIC LIST
  • Monday Morning Walk by Sanctus
  • Mega Jam by Sanctus
  • Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod
  • Super Mario Bros theme acapella by MayTree
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