Decades ago, Gabe Newell revealed that Super Mario 64 influenced Half-Life, and it seems future Steam god GabeN was a lot better at Nintendo's platformer than Valve's FPS classic
Gabe Newell revealed in a 1998 interview that Super Mario 64, along with Ultima Underworld and Resident Evil 2, were significant influences on the development of Half-Life. Newell also admitted he was not particularly skilled at Half-Life's multiplayer, contrasting it with his perceived proficiency in Super Mario 64, which he later called his favorite game of all time.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Valve
- Topic: First-Person Shooter
- Game: Portal 2
- Game: Resident Evil 2
- Game: Half-Life
- Person: Gabe Newell
- Topic: Game Design
- Company: Nintendo
- Game: Ultima Underworld
- Game: Super Mario 64
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