designer of all time, having created Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Zelda,
Mario Kart, Wii Sports, Wave Race, Star Fox, Metroid Prime, and many,
many more. Nobody even comes close to the success he's had. He just
seems to have a knack for great design.
His characters are also legendary: Link, Zelda, Yoshi, Donkey Kong,
Mario, Luigi, Bowser, the Koopa Troopas. And he doesn't just crank out
prettier versions of the same game, he reinvents them every time. Mario
for instance is in a series of innovative different styles of games,
from the 2D platformers (Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros) of the early
days, to the 3D versions (Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy), "paper"
games where the characters are made of, yes, paper (Paper Mario),
fighting games (Super Smash Bros Brawl), party games (Mario Party),
sports games (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games) and go-karting (Mario
Kart)...there isn't a genre Mario and his friends have not delved into.
Miyamoto has created many interesting characters, and some of the best
are female. Some have complained that Princess Peach is always waiting
for Mario to save her, but nobody can say Samus is a weak character;
she's the prime warrior in Metroid Prime.
On this shirt (L->R):
Princess Zelda, Peach, and Samus.
Maddie loves watching Zach play Zelda. I can't wait to give this to her.
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