Donkey Kong 64 Originally Had A Realistic Shotgun
George Andreas, one of Rare’s lead developers, recalls the meeting with a mix of horror and fascination. The development team was in charge of showing the game’s progress to Nintendo’s big wigs, including Shigeru Miyamoto who is known for his skepticism of gun violence in video games. Andreas was demonstrating the game to the smiling executives, showcasing the rap, Donkey Kong swinging from vine to vine, and collecting all the bananas....