Miyamoto reflects on the NES era and discusses western RPG’s influence on Zelda’s creation”
Shigeru Miyamoto reflected on the creation of The Legend of Zelda for the NES, stating it was inspired by western RPGs. He discussed the desire to move beyond linear, arcade-style games and incorporate save data functionality, leading to the development of the Famicom Disk System. Miyamoto also noted how Nintendo adapted elements from PC RPGs like Wizardry for the Famicom.
- Entities
- Platform: Famicom Disc System
- Topic: Role-Playing Game
- Person: Shigeru Miyamoto
- Game: The Legend of Zelda
- Topic: Game Design
- Company: Nintendo
- Game: Super Mario Bros.
- Platform: NES
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