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The first game that Lewis ever played was “Horace Goes Skiing” on the ZX Spectrum. Yes, he’s that old.
I interviewed the lead designer of Lego Super Mario

I interviewed the lead designer of Lego Super Mario

As well as being obsessed with video games, I’m a big fan of Lego – as you would realise immediately if you saw all the giant Lego sets scattered around my house. So Lego Super Mario is a dream pairing of my two favourite hobbies – and getting the chance to interview the lead designer behind the sets was the icing on the cake.

Head over to Nintendo Life for the full interview with Lego’s Jonathan Bennink, who was an absolute joy to talk to. He could barely disguise the fact that he is having the time of his life throughout our half-hour chat.

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