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===Shigeru Miyamoto's opinions on ''Donkey Kong Country''=== | ===Shigeru Miyamoto's opinions on ''Donkey Kong Country''=== | ||
[[File:Electronic Games Magazine Donkey Kong Interview.jpg|thumb|left|x175px|The cover of the Electronic Games issue that allegedly contained the quote from Miyamoto]] | [[File:Electronic Games Magazine Donkey Kong Interview.jpg|thumb|left|x175px|The cover of the Electronic Games issue that allegedly contained the quote from Miyamoto]] | ||
In 2001, author {{wp|Steven L. Kent|Steven Kent}} published the book ''{{wp|The Ultimate History of Video Games}}'', in which he discussed the development of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. On page 518, the book details that [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], the creator of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', became frustrated after | In 2001, author {{wp|Steven L. Kent|Steven Kent}} published the book ''{{wp|The Ultimate History of Video Games}}'', in which he discussed the development of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. On page 518, the book details that [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], the creator of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', became frustrated after the original graphical style of ''Yoshi's Island'' was rejected for having "not enough punch" compared to the pre-rendered graphics of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Alluding to an interview he conducted with Miyamoto and Tim Stamper, the director of ''Donkey Kong Country'', Kent stated that "Miyamoto was a bit hard on Stamper", and included a quote from Miyamoto saying "Donkey Kong Country proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good".<ref>Super Mario Wiki [@SMWikiOfficial] (April 27, 2018). [https://twitter.com/SMWikiOfficial/status/989891915050029056 "An excerpt from the book "The Ultimate History of Video Games: from Pong to Pokemon and beyond...the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world" regarding Yoshi's Island development"] (Tweet) – via Twitter. Retrieved July 2, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210702160540/https://twitter.com/SMWikiOfficial/status/989891915050029056 Archived] July 2, 2021, 16:05:40 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> This created the rumor that Miyamoto disliked the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. | ||
The interview in question originates from the May 1995 issue of the magazine {{wp|Electronic Games}}. However, according to {{wp|Frank Cifaldi}}, founder of the {{wp|Video Game History Foundation}}, the supposed quote from Miyamoto is not present in the magazine.<ref>Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes [@frankcifaldi] (June 27, 2019). [https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status/1144373230364266496 "Sorry, they do talk about tech but there's nothing remotely like that in here."] (Tweet) – via Twitter. Retrieved July 2, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210627062027/https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status/1144373230364266496 Archived] June 27, 2021, 06:20:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> This led to doubts as to whether Miyamoto said it at all, or if it was merely a false memory from Kent.<ref>Hyle (June 28, 2019). [https://dkvine.com/?p=news_body&post=5978 "Guess Whose Gameplay Isn't Medicore? <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>"]. ''DK Vine''. Retrieved June 15, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210702161649/https://dkvine.com/?p=news_body&post=5978 Archived] July 2, 2021, 16:16:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | The interview in question originates from the May 1995 issue of the magazine {{wp|Electronic Games}}. However, according to {{wp|Frank Cifaldi}}, founder of the {{wp|Video Game History Foundation}}, the supposed quote from Miyamoto is not present in the magazine.<ref>Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes [@frankcifaldi] (June 27, 2019). [https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status/1144373230364266496 "Sorry, they do talk about tech but there's nothing remotely like that in here."] (Tweet) – via Twitter. Retrieved July 2, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210627062027/https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status/1144373230364266496 Archived] June 27, 2021, 06:20:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> This led to doubts as to whether Miyamoto said it at all, or if it was merely a false memory from Kent.<ref>Hyle (June 28, 2019). [https://dkvine.com/?p=news_body&post=5978 "Guess Whose Gameplay Isn't Medicore? <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>"]. ''DK Vine''. Retrieved June 15, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210702161649/https://dkvine.com/?p=news_body&post=5978 Archived] July 2, 2021, 16:16:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | ||