Linktober 11: Boss
Aonuma on having his boss sketches shot down by Takizawa, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
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#AonumaQuote, #TakizawaQuote, #MoritaQuote
@hyruleinterviews.bsky.social![PEOPLE:
- Eiji Aonuma, age 48. Ocarina of Time Dungeon Director.
- Satoru Takizawa, age 39. Ocarina of Time Character Designer.
- Kazuaki Morita, age 45. Ocarina of Time Boss Enemy Programmer.
QUOTE:
Aonuma: One day, I showed Takizawa-san a sketch I had drawn [for Ocarina of Time] and said, “I want you to make an enemy like this.” He cut me down, saying, “Aonuma-san, could you please stop drawing your own sketches?”
Iwata: Why was that?
Aonuma: I thought, “Huh? Why?” and asked if my drawing was really that bad. He said it solidified the appearance, whereas he would rather be free to draw what he wants.
Iwata: Takizawa-san wanted to start with a blank slate when he drew the bosses.
Aonuma: I had strong feelings about it and felt like I'd come up with some unique enemies, but then Takizawa-san and Morita-san turned out a bunch of stuff far beyond what I had ever imagined.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:2e7f2uvcguv4d5qxqnyjmk32/bafkreigtluvfdhm43dbyfv6ca45u4mlsabg7pti26mxsxdrvh5cdbyv6ke@jpeg)
@hyruleinterviews.bsky.socialLinktober 11: Boss
Aonuma on having his boss sketches shot down by Takizawa, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
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@hyruleinterviews.bsky.socialLinktober 10: Merchant/Shopkeeper
Morita on the inspiration for the Pond Owner in Ocarina, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
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#MoritaQuote, #HaruhanaQuote, #IwataQuote
![PEOPLE:
- Kazuaki Morita, age 45. Programmer on Ocarina of Time.
- Yoshiki Haruhana, age 41. Ocarina of Time Character Artist.
- Satoru Iwata, age 51. President of Nintendo.
QUOTE:
Morita: I also worked on the fishing minigame [for Ocarina].
Aonuma: You didn't just do the programming, but you also wrote the script for the Pond Owner. ...
Haruhana: … Morita-san made lots of requests regarding that character's face and movements. He requested specific movements … and even drew a rough sketch of how his face should look.
Iwata: Did you make so many requests because that character was modeled after someone real?
Morita: Yes, that's right! [laughs] I like fishing and I'm from an area near Neyagawa in Osaka, and there's a fishing store I used to go to in that neighborhood. My model was the shopkeeper there.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:2e7f2uvcguv4d5qxqnyjmk32/bafkreih5zo3d6sujzgeevsmof7bms6vjgvhqa5x2aw4nsexz2c3xqctizy@jpeg)
@hyruleinterviews.bsky.socialLinktober 4: Dragons
Takizawa, Iwata, and Morita on a Volvagia animation shortcut, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
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#TakizawaQuote, #IwataQuote, #MoritaQuote
![PEOPLE:
- Satoru Takizawa, age 39. Enemy designer for Ocarina of Time.
- Satoru Iwata, age 51. 4th President of Nintendo.
- Kazuaki Morita, age 45. Boss character engineer for Ocarina of Time.
QUOTE:
Takizawa: Volvagia [in Ocarina] is a dragon, so it wriggles and undulates. I only gave Morita-san the dragon model parts, but he set it in motion immediately. It was mysterious how he could do that. I couldn't help but ask how he did it. He said it was the same as the programming for Star Fox 64. There's this scene when another fighter aircraft is tailing Arwing and…
Iwata: … Oh, that? That's right! It's the same! … The way the fighter moves as it flies and Volvagia's movements are exactly the same.
Morita: I could do it easily by switching in the dragon for the fighter.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:2e7f2uvcguv4d5qxqnyjmk32/bafkreigfuqp7u6tp2gp6nffvmbs5c76ihfm7zux23lve3tiiene5shkhva@jpeg)