Interview with with Shigeru Miyamoto, Creater of Super Mario (in Three Volumes)

I saw this article posted by Sheila Heti on Facebook. A fascinating talk of the conceptualization behind Super Mario Brothers, with the video game designer speaking as the (humble? unaffected?) auteur. This article is divided into three volumes and multiple parts, accessible from the links below.

Volume 1

• Mario Couldn't Jump At First
• The Reason Mario Wears Overalls
• I Saw A Pipe On The Way Home From The Office
• Letting Everyone Know It Was A Good Mushroom
• Allowing Novices To See the Ending Too
• A Medal for Skilled Players
• A Block Floating In Mid-Air Is Unnatural
• Capturing That Mario-Esque "Smell"
• The Correct Way to Enjoy An Action Game

Volume 2

• It All Began In 1984
• I'd Never Heard Of Pac-Man
• It Started With A Square Object Moving
• Adjusting the Map In A Daily Cycle
• Applying A Single Idea To Both Land And Sky
• No Rest After Completing Super Mario Bros.
• Persistence Led To Mario Riding A Dinosaur
• Coming Up With Ideas Together For Twenty-Five Years
• The Three Of Us Got Sucked Into The Development Process
• There's Something New To Discover After Playing Many Times

Volume 3

• Solving Multiple Problems with Bubbles
• Shouting "Roasted Riceball"?!
• With His Wife on His Shoulders!
• The Peer-Evaluated Super Guide
• New Courses Two Weeks Before Deadline
• Heart-racing Coin Battles
• Finding Your Own Way To Play