The Series Would Never Have Existed if Miyamoto’s Parents Had Bought Him a TV
As a child, Shigeru Miyamoto grew up in the little town of Sonobe, Japan. Because he didn’t have many toys or a TV to keep himself occupied, little Miyamoto had to entertain himself by exploring the countryside. According to Miyamoto, he one day found a pitch black cave and the next day he returned with a lantern to explore it. He ending up spending his entire summer exploring that cave.
The wonderment he experienced during these childhood adventures formed the inspiration for The Legend of Zelda series. It was the sense of discovery, of not knowing what lied beyond that drove the series, and drives it to this day.
To think this series may never have happened if Miyamoto’s parents had bought a TV or, at the very least, supervised him a little more closely.
