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Is the game, Doshin the Giant, really an original piece of work created by our favourite man, Shigeru Miyamoto, the guy who created a game based on his love of his garden? Or is this what Mr. Miyamoto-san made up based upon his secretly followed religion? Joe Snow reports:
Like all games, inspiration has to come from somewhere, and where better than a secret religion to get your game ideas from? That's what Miyamoto did.
The religion is called Shin-Do, and is not too disimilar to the Christian faith. Followers worship a god, and if this god is displeased, he will turn red and show his anger by creating disasters, like throwing your home into the ocean for example. Some researchers have even gone as far to say that Shin-Do is what the Christian faith is based on.
So what compelled Mr. Miyamoto to create a game based on Shin-Do?
First of all, whilst praying to his god and reading some steamy magazines, Miyamoto was looking for some inspiration for creating his next Nintendo 64 title, originally to be designed for the Double-D. He was advised that a god-simulator would be terrible on the 64-bit machine, but with the power of the GameCube, anything would be possible.
So Shigeru's prayers were answered, he could create a game based on his beliefs, and make money from his faith in Shin-Do. So, quoting the religious texts of Shin-Do-Shin (the Shin-Do religion's bible), Do-Shin created man in his own image, Miyamoto began work on his god for his new game. He stripped down to his birthday suit and did a quick sketch of what he saw in the mirrow. Unknown to him, the tall mirror in his attic was an old relic of his grandfather's fun-house days and so made him look incredibly wierd, thus his incredibly small genitals (he is Japanese after all) appeared to be where his belly-button should be. Doshin the Giant was born.
After a bit of work, and a bit of remodelling of his genitals (it's a game for all ages after all), Doshin the Giant was ready for release and so the public of the world can now marvel in Miyamoto's game based on the ancient Japanese religion, Shin-Do.
This is Joe Snow reporting at three A.M. outside of Mr. Miyamoto's bedroom where he is currently covered in chocolate body-paint.
*ahem* That was Joe Snow reporting for us there.
In other news, the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom forgot to wipe her mouth before leaving the dinner table today and Donkey Kong has shaved his armpits.
From the news at twenty-one minutes to eight, Goodnight.
Like all games, inspiration has to come from somewhere, and where better than a secret religion to get your game ideas from? That's what Miyamoto did.
The religion is called Shin-Do, and is not too disimilar to the Christian faith. Followers worship a god, and if this god is displeased, he will turn red and show his anger by creating disasters, like throwing your home into the ocean for example. Some researchers have even gone as far to say that Shin-Do is what the Christian faith is based on.
So what compelled Mr. Miyamoto to create a game based on Shin-Do?
First of all, whilst praying to his god and reading some steamy magazines, Miyamoto was looking for some inspiration for creating his next Nintendo 64 title, originally to be designed for the Double-D. He was advised that a god-simulator would be terrible on the 64-bit machine, but with the power of the GameCube, anything would be possible.
So Shigeru's prayers were answered, he could create a game based on his beliefs, and make money from his faith in Shin-Do. So, quoting the religious texts of Shin-Do-Shin (the Shin-Do religion's bible), Do-Shin created man in his own image, Miyamoto began work on his god for his new game. He stripped down to his birthday suit and did a quick sketch of what he saw in the mirrow. Unknown to him, the tall mirror in his attic was an old relic of his grandfather's fun-house days and so made him look incredibly wierd, thus his incredibly small genitals (he is Japanese after all) appeared to be where his belly-button should be. Doshin the Giant was born.
After a bit of work, and a bit of remodelling of his genitals (it's a game for all ages after all), Doshin the Giant was ready for release and so the public of the world can now marvel in Miyamoto's game based on the ancient Japanese religion, Shin-Do.
This is Joe Snow reporting at three A.M. outside of Mr. Miyamoto's bedroom where he is currently covered in chocolate body-paint.
*ahem* That was Joe Snow reporting for us there.
In other news, the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom forgot to wipe her mouth before leaving the dinner table today and Donkey Kong has shaved his armpits.
From the news at twenty-one minutes to eight, Goodnight.
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I think it was back in the days of after the 64DD had fallen before it was even sheduled for a European release.
It was quite some time ago... not this year!
It was quite some time ago... not this year!
I ain't read much about Doshin in the magazines (and haven't had NOM or Gamesmaster for a while now) so you can't blame this from something I read in a magazine :)
I've only recently taken an interest in Doshin so I'll probably start reading up on it in magazines :)
I've only recently taken an interest in Doshin so I'll probably start reading up on it in magazines :)
I'm sure it was in an OLD issue of NOM, N64 or GamesMaster or something that I read something similar to this with Doshin, where they had noticed something about Doshin and some kind-of Religion...
But it wasn't Shin-Do, i'm sure.
And i'm not saying you've copied it or nothing either. :)
And with regard to games coming to Europe first, i've seen loads previewed in NGC recently where they've shown them with UK releases and ones in the US, but nothing for Japan! Either 'Unlikely' or 'TBA'.
Have a look...
But it wasn't Shin-Do, i'm sure.
And i'm not saying you've copied it or nothing either. :)
And with regard to games coming to Europe first, i've seen loads previewed in NGC recently where they've shown them with UK releases and ones in the US, but nothing for Japan! Either 'Unlikely' or 'TBA'.
Have a look...
Yeah, I have a SNES emu, but it's just not a...SNES!
I had a go on it using an emulator on my old PC - didn't like it on the emulator, but I never have liked emulators - doesn't quite feel right - but I know I'd be interested in a proper version!
(And no I haven't tried anything else with an emulator - was just keen to see what I was missing on the SNES front)
(And no I haven't tried anything else with an emulator - was just keen to see what I was missing on the SNES front)
Score!
That'd be groovy! It sounded like such a good game!
That'd be groovy! It sounded like such a good game!
Hopefully - I have heard rumours of a Super Mario Advance 6 - maybe that's it.
Edgy wrote:
> It is a shame that Nintendo and Square fell out before Super Mario RPG
> had a chance to be ported to PAl version...
A big shame. It may come to GBA though
> It is a shame that Nintendo and Square fell out before Super Mario RPG
> had a chance to be ported to PAl version...
A big shame. It may come to GBA though
It is a shame that Nintendo and Square fell out before Super Mario RPG had a chance to be ported to PAl version...
Surreal. But very funny :-D
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