Kingdom Hearts' Creator Explains How Super Mario 64 Inspired His "Guiding Principle" To 3D Design (opens in new tab)

"I felt the sensation of running around freely... was the thing that I wanted to create".In an interview with , Final Fantasy developer and Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura has shared details about how Super Mario 64 (which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary) inspired his approach to 3D gaming (h/t: on the N64, the release of the Italian plumber's first N64 adventure clearly had a profound impact on many game developers at the time.Read the