Hideo Kojima: It took him a year in college to clear "Super Mario Bros." He even skipped class to play

Hideo Kojima recently talked about many influencing factors related to game development on a podcast.Hideo Kojima revealed that "Super Mario Bros." (Mario) was the game he played the longest. It took him almost a year to complete it in college, and he even skipped classes to play games at home.

Without this game, Hideo Kojima might not have entered the gaming industry.

He explained that he can no longer play it. Although the game uses pixel graphics and has almost no plot, the playing experience gave him the earliest sense of adventure.

He firmly believes that the medium of games will one day surpass movies, and it is this belief that brought him into the game industry.