“If Shovel Knight is our Mario, Mina is our Zelda,” - Yacht Club on building a new pillar franchise

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Shovel Knight
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Mina the Hollower is the newly announced title from Yacht Club Games, the original creators behind Shovel Knight. In this interview with Sandy Gordon, we talk all about Mina the Hollower and the studio's ambitions for their second headlining character in over 8 years.

Let us know in the comments if you are excited for Mina the Hollower or if you have a favorite lesser-known game from the retro handheld era and thanks for watching!

00:00 - Introducing Sandy Gordon
00:28 - What is your history with Yacht Club?
01:06 - What is Mina the Hollower?
02:11 - What are the inspirations behind Mina?
06:06 - What are the limitations you face when building a GBC-inspired game?
09:49 - Why 16x9 aspect ratio and not 10:9?
11:13 - Why did you target the handheld era for inspiration?
13:43 - Why Kickstarter and will Mina have a Shovel Knight-like run?
14:36 - “If Shovel Knight is like our Mario, Mina is our Zelda,”
15:23 - Is Mina built in a way that will allow you to iterate and make new games?
17:06 - How will Kickstarter and community participation affect Mina?
19:10 - What are your top 3 handheld games
20:35 - Anything to say to the fans?

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SOURCES

[YouTube] Mina the Hollower Official Reveal Trailer
https://youtu.be/_Fx0aJCRRpE

[YouTube] Game Informer-30 Minute Gameplay Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPdHkBBEJs

[Kickstarter] Mina the Hollower Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames/mina-the-hollower

[Yacht Club Games] Official Mina the Hollower Website
https://www.yachtclubgames.com/games/mina-the-hollower

[YouTube] Dragon Quest III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS3k3vInJPM

[YouTube] Link’s Awakening DX
https://youtu.be/QIXsnICzdCI

[YouTube] Dragon Quest Monsters
https://youtu.be/obMrw9zwz8Q

[YouTube] Dark Arms: Beast Buster
https://youtu.be/5A28fwhoSi8



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