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The direct influence of Twin Peaks on Zelda
Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost spills the beans on his conversation with Nintendo.
“Anybody ever play this?” he tweeted in response to a story about how Nintendo’s Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was inspired by Twin Peaks.“I met with them about it and gave them some ideas, never tried it myself.” Nintendo veteran Yoshiaki Koizumi has previously taken credit for Link’s Awakening ’s story, including the climactic revelation — 30-year-old spoiler alert — that the entire game has been a dream. Last year, Time Extension ’s Jack Yarwood tracked down a former producer at license holder Hi Tech Expressions, who confirmed that an ambitious-sounding Twin Peaks game inspired by Maniac Mansion was discussed but never went into production.
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