Landmark Games
The Legend of Zelda (1986): Why the Original Still Matters
From the Famicom Disk System to the gold NES cartridge, how the 1986 Legend of Zelda pioneered open exploration and battery saves.
shigeru miyamoto
Landmark Games
Super Mario Bros. (1985): The History and Legacy of a Landmark Game
How Super Mario Bros. came together in 1985: Mario's arcade roots, Miyamoto and Tezuka's design, World 1-1 as a tutorial, Koji Kondo's music and its legacy.