Random: Paul McCartney Loved Koji Kondo’s Work So Much, He Invited Him Backstage

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, Nintendo 64?

During a recent interview with Gene Park of The Washington Post, famed Nintendo composer Koji Kondo reminisced of his work with Nintendo and the impact that his music has had on the industry after its induction into the National Recording Registry.

One particular anecdote that caught our eye occured just one year after the launch of Super Mario Bros.

for the Famicom / NES. Koji Kondo and Shigeru Miyamoto happened to be in attendance at a Paul McCartney concert in Japan when the former Beatle learned of their arrival. The songwriter had apparently loved the music featured in Super Mario Bros. so much, he invited both Kondo and Miyamoto backstage.

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