was the writer of the story. Itoi was involved in the pet simulator video game Cabbage, which was canceled after years in development hell. Itoi claims that the final battle of EarthBound with Giygas was inspired from his accidental childhood viewing of the Shintoho film titled The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty. Specifically, the scene that inspired the battle was a scene depicting a woman being murdered, which he mistook for rape. Itoi has said that he would not be involved in a fourth title of the series. Itoi’s works have had an impact on other games and other media, including Undertale, Lisa: The Painful RPG, and others. Other ventures Shigesato Itoi worked with Nintendo to design video game-themed haramaki. Itoi is an avid Monopoly player and is President of the . He also competed in the 1992 Monopoly World Championships and placed eighth. Itoi's video game development company Ape, Inc. developed two Monopoly games for the Super Famicom, with Itoi serving as producer. These versions of Monopoly were not released outside of Japan and featured a more role-playing experience. Itoi launched a photo creation tool called "Dokonoko", which is designed specifically to be used with pets. It has been described as an "Instagram for pets". Dokonoko is most famous for a particular Japanese Labrador Retriever named Corky, who made front line news because of the abnormal length of her tongue. Personal life Itoi was born on November 10, 1948 and raised in Maebashi, Gunma. He was a heavy smoker until he quit in 2002. Itoi has been married to actress Kanako Higuchi since 1993. References External links Shigesato Itoi at NHK Archives Shigesato Itoi profile at MobyGames Shigesato Itoi manga at Media Arts Database Shigesato Itoi anime at Media Arts Database Super Mario 25th Anniversary Itoi discusses Mario Bros. with its creator Shigeru Miyamoto Johnny Weir!!! Itoi interviews US Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir Special Selection: Shigesato Itoi 1948 births Japanese copywriters Japanese essayists Japanese male short story writers Japanese male voice actors Japanese video game directors Living people Mother (video game series) Nintendo people People from Maebashi