Posted 3/28/2024, 6:58:17 PM
Helldivers Director Fondly Recalls Early Love of Nintendo Games Like Contra
- Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt says Nintendo is "the reason why I became a game dev"
- Pilestedt has fond memories of playing early Nintendo games like Contra
- He suggests the Helldivers defenders of democracy should be added to an image of PlayStation characters
- Pilestedt has long been a fan of both Nintendo and PlayStation
- The text speculates that Contra, with its commandos fighting alien invaders, inspired Pilestedt's interest in games about fighting injustice