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Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy maestro Tetsuya Nomura says Super Mario 64 "truly shaped my current guiding principle" when moving to 3D JRPGs

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Kingdom Hearts
Active · 2002–2027
Latest · Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
404 articles 145 writers 34 games
Super Mario 64
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Super Mario 64
Active · 1996–2004
Latest · Super Mario 64
Top genres · platformer
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Active · 1987–2027
Latest · Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fighting
3372 articles 480 writers 196 games
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