Thomas Game Docs

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Hi there, it's Thomas! Every week I cover a different aspect of video game history, from Animal Crossing's sound design to why Link from Zelda is so hot!

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Why Nintendo got rid of Wuhu Island

Why Nintendo almost got rid of Miis

Zelda's best dungeon theme

Why Nintendo's open worlds feel so empty

Why Animal Crossing got rid of rude villagers

Why Donkey Kong looks different now

Why there's no Zelda Maker game

The Music SECRETS hidden in the Switch 2

Why Nintendo won't put its music on Spotify

The Mario character who got deleted

How Nintendo fixed 2D Mario

Why Nintendo got rid of menu music

How Pauline was almost forgotten

Why Mario Kart got rid of crossover characters

Why Mario Kart World's music is so good

How Mario Kart tracks are created

The origin of Mario’s iconic jump sound

How Nintendo fixed Magnetic Joy-Cons

How the music of Mario Kart has evolved

When's the next Mario game coming

How Nintendo chooses its launch titles

How Mario Kart became Nintendo’s biggest franchise

Why the 3DS launch was a disaster

How Nintendo created their weirdest game, Tomodachi Life

The Switch 2's launch lineup, in my opinion

The Zelda song you've never heard (Nintendo music secrets)

The most dangerous Nintendo product

How K.K. Slider’s music was created

Why doesn't Wario sound like he used to

This Mario character was discovered after 23 years