Blast from the Past - Itoi discusses Mother in 1989

The title of “Mother” was something I came up with later. The basic elements of the game didn’t change much from my initial plans. It took a very long time to assemble the development team for Mother… about a month after I got the go sign from Nintendo. But at the beginning, I don’t think the team had much faith in me. There were rumors I had only ever attended two meetings, and I think people thought that this was a vanity project for me, like Takeshi no Chousenjou or something. - Shigesato Itoi

This is an excerpt from a 1989 interview with Shigesato Itoi concerning the original Mother game. All sorts of interesting details pop up in the interview. Be sure to check it out!

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