Linktober 10: Merchant/Shopkeeper
Morita on the inspiration for the Pond Owner in Ocarina, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
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#MoritaQuote, #HaruhanaQuote, #IwataQuote
@hyruleinterviews.bsky.social![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 10: Merchant/Shopkeeper
Morita on the inspiration for the Pond Owner in Ocarina, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
#Zelda, #Linktober
#OcarinaofTimeQuote
#MoritaQuote, #HaruhanaQuote, #IwataQuote
@hyruleinterviews.bsky.socialLinktober #3: Favorite Game
Haruhana & Takizawa on being inspired by A Link to the Past, 2017.
Source: Arts & Artifacts
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#ALinktothePastQuote
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![PEOPLE:
- Yoshiki Haruhana, age 46. Artist who designed Zelda in Ocarina of Time and Toon Link in Wind Waker.
- Satoru Takizawa, age 44. Breath of the Wild Art Director, designed Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time.
QUOTE:
Haruhana: It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that playing this title [A Link to the Past] was what got me into the world of gaming and set the course of my life.
Takizawa: It’s the same for me, in that A Link to the Past was what inspired me to try my hand at Nintendo’s employment examination. It was truly sensational.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:2e7f2uvcguv4d5qxqnyjmk32/bafkreigyxv3ylba6laxakxkmcou6tsk4tl2c5nikhloclkwwv5da5pybmu@jpeg)
@hyruleinterviews.bsky.socialIwata & Haruhana on Ocarina's “hospitality” and “roughness”, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
![PEOPLE:
- Satoru Iwata, age 51. President of Nintendo.
- Yoshiki Haruhana, age 41. Ocarina of Time Character Designer.
QUOTE:
Haruhana: I played the original version [of Ocarina] again for the first time in a long while and sensed an immense amount of hospitality. In the dungeons, for example, I felt as if someone were saying, “Welcome!” each time I entered a room. … there's a roughness in the way it attacks with its full strength. After 13 years, it still has that impact.
Iwata: … What kind of hospitality is hospitality that attacks? [laughs]
Haruhana: Well, when I say hospitality … I mean that when you go somewhere, all kinds of play await for your enjoyment. … And it isn't a highly organized kind of hospitality like today's games exhibit. [Ocarina] has a certain bumpiness, irregularity or roughness.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:2e7f2uvcguv4d5qxqnyjmk32/bafkreidnr5r2usedg5ncp6hld7zeu2v5wybazfh273hxpc5t4ajf4m7u5i@jpeg)