Renowned Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto has had a hand in some of the greatest video games every made, with over 150 games carrying his name in the credits.
Today is his 64th birthday, so in honor of his lifelong devotion to his craft, here — in no particular order, even though we can all agree that Super Mario 3 would be #1 — are the 64 best games that bear his name.
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- Chibi-Robo!
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong 64
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
- Donkey Kong Junior
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
- Excitebike
- F-Zero GX
- F-Zero X
- Ice Climber
- Kirby Super Star
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Mario Bros.
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Kart 8
- Mario Kart DS
- Mario Kart Wii
- Mario Kart: Double Dash
- Mario Paint
- Mario Party
- Metroid Prime
- Mother
- New Super Mario Bros.
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Paper Mario
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Pikmin
- Pikmin 2
- Pokémon Red and Blue
- Pokémon Stadium
- Splatoon
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 64
- Super Mario 3D World
- Super Mario 64
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario RPG
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Super Paper Mario
- Super Smash Bros.
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Wave Race 64
- Wii Sports
- Doki Doki Panic/Super Mario Bros. 2
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
So boot up your emulator or dust off your old Nintendo consoles, because there’s a whole lot of fun to be had, courtesy of Shiggy.