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I can't believe I somehow missed this interview! At E3, Chris Kohler of Wired Magazine managed to snag a VERY interesting interview with Yoshio Sakamoto where he discussed his work on his early games at Nintendo. His early titles include Donkey Kong for the Game and Watch, Donkey Kong Jr., Wrecking Crew, Balloon Fight, and Gumshoe. Mr. Sakamoto got his start working with pixel art before moving to design, mentored by both Gumpei Yokoi (his boss) and Shigeru Miyamoto (who was in charge of another department, but would often stop by to give advice). Mr. Sakamoto learned one of his most important lessons from Mr. Yokoi: "If you can draw pixel art, you can make a game." To which Mr. Sakamoto replied, "Well, if my boss says so, then maybe I can. But I certainly know that I have to try."

Until next time...
Captain Commando