Earliest trace (of quoting to Miyamoto) went to a usenet post in 2003, but prior mentions attribute to western developers like Troika, Rare Inc, GT Interactive. Author traced it back to a GDC which attribute the quote to their SO who worked in Origin Systems (Ultima, System Shock, Wing Commander)
People have tried to uncover who quoted that line. This one is pretty good so far.
https://www.acriticalhit.com/solved-miyamoto-quote-late-game-bad-forever/
Earliest trace (of quoting to Miyamoto) went to a usenet post in 2003, but prior mentions attribute to western developers like Troika, Rare Inc, GT Interactive. Author traced it back to a GDC which attribute the quote to their SO who worked in Origin Systems (Ultima, System Shock, Wing Commander)
Great read
Interesting article. Thank you for sharing.
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