u/Maxwell-Faraday

I have seen on Reddit and forums that according to Miyamoto, the first Zelda title was meant to inspire social play, finding secrets and sharing them with your friends.

I have never seen this sourced, though. In fact, I've seen the opposite a few places: that you should keep things secret to your friends, that the game should simulate entering a cave alone, etc.

Google AI even says this "social play" thing, but cites random forum posts and even some interviews that say the opposite!

If anyone has a source, I would appreciate it. I can read Japanese if the original source isn't translated. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure this is an urban legend.

EDIT it's real: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jqBee2YlDPg&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D About 8 minutes in!