Early Nintendo was a madhouse: "It was very difficult to finish Mario and then get the Mario programmers involved…
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, recalled that early Nintendo was a 'madhouse' due to both iconic games being in simultaneous development. He explained the challenges of managing programmers between the two projects and concerns about players understanding the initial gameplay of The Legend of Zelda.
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