The Making of Super Mario Bros. 3

Via Press the Buttons, a Nintendo Power feature on Super Mario Bros. 3, and the making of the game. From the post: "It's an interesting little article that has largely been forgotten over the years, as I've never seen any of the little tidbits and factoids in the piece resurface in other places (such as the existence of a centaur power-up instead of the raccoon leaf)."

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pithy quote from mr miyamoto

[vistic]

When asked for his advice to aspiring game designers, Mr. Miyamoto had these words of wisdom: "It's one thing to design games based on established characters, but the key to success in designing games is to try and create your own interesting and original game play ideas."

Yeah... you don't see too much originality in games anymore. It's all about recycling genres and franchises.