Did You Know Gaming? Chronicles the Life and Career of Zelda Series Producer Eiji Aonuma

In life, we don’t all wind up where we thought we would. Some of us have led lives in directions different than what we expected and have wound up for the better. Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, for example, started as somebody who knew next-to-nothing about video games and started in a career as a woodworker. And now, Aonuma helps lead one of the biggest franchises in video game history.

The folks over at Did You Know Gaming? recently produced a retrospective looking at the life and times of series producer Eiji Aonuma. They chronicle his life growing up before video games, how his then-girlfriend got him into playing video games, and even how the Karakuri puppets Aonuma built made a big impact on Shigeru Miyamoto.

There were quite a few moments from the video that stood out to me. The retrospective mentions that the then-recent release of A Link to the Past that changed Aonuma’s philosophy on video games. Also, I learned that Aonuma was the one who convinced Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai to come back to the series and help with development on Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

What do you think of this video? What are your thoughts on Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma? Let us know in the comments below!

Kristen G. Rosario

Kristen G. Rosario is an Editor who joined Zelda Dungeon back in September of 2015. His current goal is to become a full-time video game journalist, hoping to eventually gain a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. While he pursues that dream, he not only takes care of his adorable dachshund Angel, but also helps run a YouTube channel with his brother. The Zelda series is a quest he hasn’t fully completed yet, but hopes to get there one day.