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One of Nintendo’s original developers is retiring.

Takashi Tezuka is stepping down at the end of June. He joined the company in 1984, and worked on the original Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda games, before directing titles including Super Mario Bros. 3 and A Link to the Past. More recently, he was a producer on Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Screenshot of Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka at a table covered with design documents
Tezuka, right, together with Shigeru Miyamoto for an interview commemorating the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.
Screenshot: Nintendo YouTube
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