Legendary Zelda director and Nintendo designer Takashi Tezuka is retiring after more than 40 years
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Veteran Nintendo designer and director Takashi Tezuka is retiring from the company after more than 40 years. Read more
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Tezuka joined Nintendo as a part-time employee when he was at university in 1984. He went on to become an assistant director for the original 1985 Super Mario Bros, a game he was also a designer on.
In the years since, he has worked on a huge number of the company's most high-profile and beloved titles. Think of any Nintendo series andTezuka will likely have had some part in it. During his tenure, he directed multiple games from iconic series, including the original Legend of Zelda, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Yoshi's Island.
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