Comment by bjt12345
I've always thought this was inspired by the depiction of food in earlier arcade games like Bubble Bobble.
I've always thought this was inspired by the depiction of food in earlier arcade games like Bubble Bobble.
And (Kirby's) Gourmet Race with its food sprites, the clear ancestor of all the Kirby racing games... and from the same designer.
Even if its sprites are not photo-realistic, I am bit surprised it was excluded from TFA.
I would love to see a list of inspirations for keeping the food 2D even in a 3D environment! Pacman or Bubble Bobble seem like good places to start.
And Castlevania [1] (also from 1986) and don't forget about Pac-man, who probably started it all :)
[1] https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Food