the shigeru miyamoto gameography includes all video games directed, produced, or designed by shigeru miyamoto. hired in 1977 at nintendo co, ltd. by president hiroshi yamauchi for his toy creations, miyamoto's video game career began as nintendo entered the arcade video game market in the late 1970s, and continued to grow the company itself and take an increasing leadership role. his video game contributions began with arcade cabinet art, then pixel art design as in the arcade "sheriff" (1979), full game codevelopment roles as in the arcade "radar scope" (1979), primary concept and development roles as in nintendo's first phenomenal hit "donkey kong" (1981), and his first console-only game "devil world" (1984). miyamoto has become one of the most influential video game designers of all time, having started video game franchises such as "super mario" and "the legend of zelda".