Chapter 1 88 8888 Shigeru Miyamoto's E hometown of Sonobe Japan offered plenty of land for his childhood adventures FR A NATURAL EXPLORER L he woods around eight year old Shigeru Miyamoto s home in Sonobe Japan were the perfect playground Shigeru spent hours climbing trees exploring and fishing in a nearby stream Once he discovered a narrow hole in the
re ground He had no idea where the hole would lead but he wanted to find out The next day he came back with a lantern and wiggled his way through the dark tunnel to a cave underground Shigeru loved exploring the cave He liked the scary but exciting feeling of not knowing what was around the next corner Shigeru didn t know it then but these childhood adventures would inspire the video games he would create years later Although he is best known for his game ideas Miyamoto is also a talented
EARLY YEARS Shigeru Miyamoto was born in Sonobe Japan on November 16 1952 He lived with his father and mother in a home that had been in the family for generations When Shigeru was a child the family didn't own a television or a car so Shigeru rarely watched television shows or went to the movies But a few times a year the family would take the train to the nearby city of Kyoto for a special outing to a movie theater Shigeru often saw animated films movies brought to life by artists and designers Shigeruloved feeling swept up in an exciting story At home Shigeru enjoyed listening stories But he did to more than listen He told stories too He drew pictures and made cartoon flip books After school he drew cartoons with TECH TALK I know as a child I was really interested in becoming a manga artist to create my own stories and illustrate them and present something that people would be interested in reading and looking at as well Shigeru Miyamoto
PS Vitant EEE st EKERR MBS EASEATTLE Manga was a big influence on Miyamoto and his artistic style other members of a cartoon club he started Once each year members of the club displayed their work at a cartoon exhibit He also gave puppet shows using puppets he made out of sticks and string As Shigeru grew older he began to carve wooden puppets using his grandfather's tools Shigeru loved creating He thought he might want to be a puppeteer or a painter In high school he became a fan of manga a Japanese style of comic book re
